Merry Christmas - Buon Natale

I chose this video for all the followers of Plaidmania.

Finally! Markiz Sorbet Is Worthy of Citizen of the Day

Well, it is amazing that this avatar, Markiz Sorbet, was overlooked as a Plaidmania Citizen of the Day. When the board of Plaidmania contacted Ms. Sorbet, she was not at all surprised. In fact, Ms. Markiz exhibited a 'It's about time' attitude to being named Citizen of the Day. So, without further comment, please just congratulate this avatar.

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all the friends of Plaidmania and my friends out there in the metaverse a very Happy Thanksgiving. Though you may not celebrate the holiday, (probably because you are unAmerican), I would also like to thank my friends from the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, and elsewhere. You are all my plaid-monsters!

Quinby Hancroft: Citizen of the Day

A special congratulations goes out to a very special avatar on her rez day, Quinby Hancroft! So much better than the rest! (well at least on this day).

Remember, Plaidmania only awards this honor to only a handful of avatars, human beings, saints, and objects (see Solo Cup). It is such an extraordinary honor. Many people awarded this honor go on to bigger and better things.

"There are many good people, but only the elite can receive Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day." -Pie Francois

How To Bring Pie To The Desktop

I had this little problem the other day. I wanted to organize my desktop. I use my icons, but I wanted to organize them more practically, so with help from my plaidmania advisers and an avatar named Igles, I created the following.

Another Halloween Totally Out of Control

DAMN! I really embarassed myself tonight!

Happy Halloween

DestinyOne Becomes Citizen of the Day

Congratulations goes out to DestinyOne, who has become another one of Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day! This is a great accomplishment, DestinyOne has lived in Tehran for ten years, she finally was able to leave the country. She is the first Iranian to become Citizen of the Day. Remember, if you see Ms. DestinyOne, (not to be confused with DestinyTwo), tell her how proud you are of her recent accomplishment.

Reminder Maybe Lunasea Still Citizen of Year

Congratulations Ms. Maybe Lunasea, You are still the Citizen of the Year.

The Citizen of the Day Is Solar Quicksand

This is going to be a quickie, because her name is Solar Quicksand, but let me just congratulate Plaidmania's newest Citizen of the Day!

AMForte Clarity: Citizen of the Day

Let's give it up for AMForte Clarity, Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day! I wrote this post yesterday and I forgot to include a link to AMForte's site. Well, I tried to insert it and it messed the whole blog post up. So, I decided not to include the usual bullshit, but I chose to still acknowledge her on this blog. So AMForte, Congratulations, once again you have made it on Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day honor roll.

Here is the link to AM Forte's webpage, amforte.com

She is a really talented SL performer (SL is Second Life of course) Great Guitar playing and Great Singing!

Myl Foxdale: Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day

Congratulations to Myl Foxdale. This Dutch sweetie has just been named Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day! This is the first time that a woman from the Netherlands was named Citizen of the Day.
Now, it should be noted that Myl does not live in a windmill. Miss Foxdale does not wear wooden shoes, and she may or may not like tulips, (which tulips were originally native to present-day Turkey.) Though, it would be interesting to know if Myl frequents the hash bars in Amsterdam; On this day, let us not be culturally insensitive to the new Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day. Once Again, Congratulations to Myl! Remember, if you see Myl out and about, tell her that you have heard the good news. (Also, ask her if she can please send some Maui Wowi to the following address:)

M Pie Francois
314 Tartan Blvd.
Bonersville, Plaidistan 31415-9314

Once again, We are so proud of you Myl!

Susybear: Plaidmania Citizen of the Day

This is long overdue, but Susybear has become the latest Plaidmania Citizen of the Day. Remember, if you see Susybear, you may congratulate her for having obtained this incredible honor.

Wild Teardrop: Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day

I was walking through the welcome area this beautiful night, when I laid eyes on this lovely who was wearing plaid. Therefore, Wild Teardrop becomes Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day. This is one of the web's highest honors. If you see Ms Wild, remember to congratulate her!

Plaidmania Formally Recognizes Filettino

The small town of Filettino has declared independence from Italy. Therefore, it is important to recognize this new principality. Though, it is sad that because of the terrible Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi having declared austerity that he would merge these small towns together. So I don this T-Shirt in support of this nascent principality.

Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee

Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day


I would not be typing this congratulatory blog post if it hadn't been for Sir Tim Berners-Lee. After all, it is thanks to him that we have the Internet which is 20 years old. Sir Tim Berners-Lee also is a proponent of network neutrality. He has been named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century. On June 13, 2007 (St. Anthony's Feast Day, it just amazes me how this all connects on this blog), he received the Order of Merit, becoming one of only 24 living members entitled to hold the honour, and to use the post-nominals 'O.M.' after their name.
Now all those awards were something, but as the readers of this blog can attest, they do not even come close to being awarded Citizen of the Day. Plus, to top it all off, I found this picture of Berners-Lee wearing what else? A plaid shirt. Not only is this distinguished gentlemen an innovator, he is a man of impeccable taste. If you see Sir Berners-Lee, tell him, "Hey, I heard you are Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day! Congratulations!" Also tell him how thankful you are for the invention of the Internet.

Plaidmania's Movie of the Millenium: Source Code

After seeing the movie, the Source Code has been released on DVD, I have got to declare that this is definitely a movie that has got to be seen.
A few months ago, I wanted to see the Source Code in the theater, but for some reason or another I did not. However, after watching it on DVD, I was amazed how great of a movie it was. I expected it to be similar to the Matrix and Inception. I was surprised how it felt like Groundhog Day. I do not want to tell you what the movie is about, (there are plenty of sites that will tell you.) It's just that I, Pie Francois, highly suggest that you go and buy this movie as soon as possible.

Shrinkage

Ahh!

Just Thinking

I'm sitting in somebody's room, (Actually the Fuzzy Bee, one of the greatest places to find low-prim furniture.) Hmmm... Who should be Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day?

Natalie Hanly: Citizen of the Week

A very special congratulations goes out to Natalie Hanly, Plaidmania's Citizen of the Week. Remember if you see Natalie, congratulate on her accomplishment. Let it be known that Natalie is Citizen of the Week NOT the Year. The Plaidmania Citizen of the Year remains the honourable Maybe Lunasea.

I Hope Everyone Had a Good 4th of July

Hi there, if you were out and about on this holiday then this what you might have missed.

Maybe Lunasea: Citizen of the YEAR

Congratulations Ms Maybe Lunasea! You have been nagging me for weeks, and months to be Citizen of the Day. Well, guess what? You will receive an honor that has not yet been bestowed on an avatar. Let the trumpets proclaim that Maybe Lunasea has been named Plaidmania's Citizen of the Year! Not only did she receive the highest honor of plaid, she also was given the medal of the Plaidistan High Order of the Plaid in a private ceremony. Well, Maybe it doesn't get much better than this (yeah it probably does, but I am really tired.)

The John Locke and Amanda Hocking Phenomenon

I'm not quite ready to name them Citizen of the Day (because of envy.) However, I have been both inspired and intrigued with their recent successes. If you have not heard of these two names, they are both authors of best-selling books. They are not only authors but they are self-published authors. Last night, I read all about John Locke's success. John sells his books for $0.99(USD) and of that he makes $0.35. He has over 1,000,000 books. I hope that you find some inspiration from this post tonight. Just for reference I am providing hyperlinks to their respective sites.
Hey! Let's write a book now!
http://lethalbooks.com/
--John Locke's site.

http://amandahocking.blogspot.com/p/my-books.html
--Amanda Hocking's site.

Citizen of the Day: The Solo Cup

Plaidmania proudly bestows the honor of Citizen of the Day to none other than the Solo Cup.
Solo Cup, you are always at the party. You have always been there for me when I needed you the most. Only you can make Natty Light taste good when you contain it. Therefore, let it be declared in the States and the and the Kingdoms as well as in the Metaverse, that you are Citizen of the Day. (I will see you tomorrow night at the keg party.)

Fuzzy Bee: Nothing abnormal here....

Fuzzy Bee: Nothing abnormal here....: "Just another calm night on the porch for these two :D In other news, we EXPANDED the shop and are working on some new cool things, plus ..."

MoShang: Citizen of the Day

I really wanted to listen to some music tonight, and there was this really intriguing description that stated the following, "MoShang is a sound jeweler living in Taiwan. He collects rough audio diamonds from the streets of Taiwan (be they overheard conversations, street-ads blared from the ubiquitous blue-trucks, street processions or funeral chants) and fuses them with traditional Chinese instruments http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifand laid-back beats to create a unique blend of downtempo electronica he likes to call Chinese Chill.

MoShang has released 4 full-length albums and an EP commercially - his latest, Further East (2010), is now available from iTunes and other online retailers.

In SL, MoShang performs live on a WX-5 midi windcontroller (electronic sax), lending a jazzy air to his all-original downtempo live-mixes. He shares one of his SL performances per week as part of his MoShang Live Online podcast.

http://moshang.net"

So I go to the virtual concert which was hosted at Starport Omega, awesome place by the way. One of the most interesting musician that I have listened to in a long time.

It was no question that I just had to make MoShang Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day. Congratulations!

St Anthony Could Have Been Citizen Back in the Day

Saint Anthony of Padua (actually he was from Lisbon, Portugal) is Plaidmania's Saint of the day! I know what some of you are thinking to yourselves, "Come on Pie, don't play around with this!" But allow me to retort, I figured that June 13th is the Feast Day and it would be most appropriate to make him Saint of the Day. He is the patron saint of lost items and I have prayed to Saint Anthony many times when I had lost my television's remote control or had misplaced the keys to the car. Therefore, I feel St. Anthony should be honored by Plaidmania. So, if you lose an item today (I hope you don't) you can pray to St. Anthony and say, "Hey, congratulations! You are Plaidmania's Citizen mmm... I mean Saint of the Day!"

Anthony Weiner: NOT Citizen of the Day

Plaidmania was going to announce that the congressman, Anthony Weiner was nominated Plaidmania's coveted Citizen of the Day, but after further discussions with the selection committee, Plaidmania decided it would be best to table that motion. If Mr. Weiner had been selected as the Citizen of the Day, he would have been the second real-life person to be so. The first was acclaimed football draft expert, Mel Kiper. By the way, Mr. Weiner tweets.

Daily Puppy Is Removed

Mr. Pie Francois has decided to remove the Daily Puppy from his gadgets on the Plaidmania Blog. It was taking up too much resources. Plus, Pie could not figure out how it related to plaid. There is no animosity toward the Daily Puppy. Please, stay tuned to Plaidmania and watch out who may next become Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day. It could be YOU!!!

Santa What?

This is a video someone showed me in a welcome area. One look at it and I thought that this has got to be put on the blog.

Mel Kiper: Citizen of the Day

Because somebody has got to be a fan, the following T-Shirt commemorates Mel Kiper who is a self-described NFL draft expert. He has been seen and heard on ESPN's draft coverage for years. He is often criticized. Perhaps, people are just jealous of him.
I just want you to know Mel, I'll be your fan. Therefore I say, congratulations Mel Kiper! You are the first real-life person to become Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day!
Mel, let them hate. After all haters hate, but players play.

Pie Pies

I hope that you have a Happy Easter! Here is a little gift to my plaid monsters!

Jano Runo: Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day

Felicitaciones a Jano Runo!

http://www.twitter.com/janoruno

The following was taken from his profile and made into more descriptive English by Pie Francois.
Songwriter, guitar player and singer. He was born and currently lives in Mexico. His style of music is Bossa, Samba, Cuban Clave Songs and his own original music. He has been performing live concerts in SL for almost 3 years now. He sings because he feels a desperate need to bring joy in the world. No matter what´s going on in his life, his music is dedicated to bring joy to those who listen to it.

Plaidmania highly recommends that you check this artist out. Jano is very unique.

Digby Smalls is Citizen of the Day

This selection was long overdue, but well deserved. This man is an awesome musician. Great guitarist! Check out his MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/digbysmallsband
Plaidmania Citizen of the Day is a program implemented by Pie Francois in order for the betterment of the metaverse.
Remember, if you see Digby, Congratulate him.

Stargazer Dream

Out of the corner of my eye I saw the sexiest avatar that I have met in a while. So, I decided to make her Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day!

Led Zeppelin at Sanctuary Falls City

Great concert tonight, I must say, they had an awesome replica of a concert, with fireworks. I was even tempted to name Led Zeppelin group members as Citizens of the Day!

Meet Britney Spears, Citizen of the Day

I told Britney she had a nice body and she held it against me! I found the beautiful Britney Spears at the club tonight and she was so Gracious to take the time and chat. Plus she took a picture with me. So automatically, I chose to make her Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day!

We Are All Egyptians

BREAKING -- NEWS
CAIRO, EGYPT


Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt Resigns.
Amid protests the leader of Egypt has transferred power to the military. When you want fast-breaking news, go to plaidmania.blogspot.com.

Pie Francois has declared, "Tonight, we are all Egyptians."

Kaylor Blayzie Named Citizen of the Day

Congratulations goes out to Kaylor Blayzie who has been awarded the coveted Citizen of the Day from Plaidmania. She is like a cake, the frosting being her fishnet stockings and signature pink hair. If you see Kaylor, you should congratulate her and tell her what an honor it is to be named Citizen of the Day.

Sher Salmson Named Citizen of the Day

Plaidmania is proud to name Sher Salmson as their Citizen of the Day. Sher is a very nice avatar and she won because she teleported me to the Digby Smalls concert the other night. Remember that if you see Sher, congratulate her today!

Citizen of the Day: Nardra Oran-Longfall

NARDRA ORAN-LONGFALL RULES!

Congratulations to Nardra Oran-Longfall who has been selected Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day. Nardra Oran-Longfall is the co-owner of White Wolf Village along with her husband Shawn Oran-Longfall and friend Stacey Zirgar (whose photo is featured behind Nardra).

After attending an AMForte concert at the White Wolf Village I caught up to Nardra and asked her what qualities does she have that make her shine as one of Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day? She replied, "Make new friends, keep the old, one is silver & the other gold."

Remember to come down to the White Wolf Village for fabulous entertainment. Come visit!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/QQ/147/101/22

Polyhistor Citizen of the Day

The coveted Plaidmania Citizen of the Day goes to none other than Polyhistor, who had been previously overlooked. Though there are many things to be said about Polyhistor, words do not give justice to the avatar of Poly. I've often told Polyhistor not to talk, for I just stare at the avatar. Remember, if you see Polyhistor, offer your congratulations and say, "Hey! Poly I heard that you are Citizen of the Day!"