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Happy New Peter!

12/31/2013

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Hi, me again. Emily has yet to write the next Vlog. That will be coming soon so don't panic or anything. In the meantime I'd like to welcome you all to the new year - Peter. 


The RIO tradition of naming years came out of the threat of the apocalypse happening in December 2012. RIO decided that if the number were replaced with a name the year would no longer be 2012 and instead become David, or Judy, or Mark, or Lolita and therefore would circumvent the prediction of the doomsday forecasters. The name Dave, for which 2012 was replaced came out of a radio interview (on Q, I think) where the host was asking questions of a "smart" computer. When he asked what next year was called, the computer answered Dave. RIO took that as a sign, so Dave it was.


We decided to continue on this tradition of naming the years to continue to keep the next tragic event at bay - because adults are crazy and there was bound to be someone predicting the end of the world at one point or another. So the next year was called Lilly. The RIOites wanted to be fair and alternate between male and female names. 


This year, after much debating, and a shortlist containing a good name that had been co-opted by a booze company (therefore not eligible because it might upset the delicate adults who are in the RIOites' care), it was decided that 2014 would be replaced with the name Peter. Peter is a good solid name and one that should make the next year proud.


So welcome to Peter! RIO is happy to provide this world saving service free of charge. We like the world just as much as you.
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Kris Demeanor and weird dates

12/3/2013

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RIO had tons of fun hanging out with Kris Demeanor. We listened to his spoken word poetry about Doctor Meat and listened to his songs. Then Kris led us in a fun song writing exercise. We had songs about cats, dungeons and dragons, video games, geeking out, and Kris even wrote one about badminton. Have a look at our Dec/January E-zine for some of our cool lyrics.

You may notice that three Vlog posts are on the same day. Well, they were written a while ago but we kind of fell behind in our uploading. So the last two Vlogs (again that stands for vampire blog and not video blog) were by Emily. And since Emily was sick when Kris Demeanor came - I, Kim Firmston, wrote this one. We'll be back to Emily next post.

Have  a great Christmas! 
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Playing with MJ Uszy

12/3/2013

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Last meeting, we captured Mary Jean Uszy, and she gave us fictional characters questionnaires. According to Professor Moriarty (from Sherlock Holmes), what he does is not everyone’s cup of liquefied baby. Harry Potter was feeling angsty at three in the morning on a broomstick. One by one, these insane sheets of  paper were filled out, and each character went from being nightmares (or heroes), to real people. Almost. Next time, our captive is Kris Demeanor. We are looking forward to it.
Wondering what to get your youth writer for Christmas? Please no more notebooks and pens! We have computers. And no more tech! We have laptops to write on, and iPods, and iPhones, and tablets. A nice winter writing retreat would be good. Or what about a spring drama program, where you write and preform a play? DramAntics Youth Theatre and Drink the Wild Air 2014 are here to help. Sign up your child now! Just go to www.realityisoptional.weebly.com/class-camps-clubs for more information.

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RIO RADIO

12/3/2013

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Reality is Optional Kids Writing Club Started our second meeting of the year exploring the world of radio plays. We based our twisted tales off of the dark podcast Welcome To Night Vale, creating insane worlds based around our dream RIO building, with sinister figures lurking around every corner. We are all looking forward to dead authors night. Dr. Seuss will be joining us, of course, that is after we bring him back from the dead. Next meeting, we have one of our members, Mary Innes, leading strange writing prompts night. I wonder what we will create. We have a new mortal to play with (ahem, a new member), and all of us are quite content with our new toy. As you can tell, we are quite busy. Visit our new RIO TV station to see/hear our radio plays https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm7neh_rJh-eN2OeSenjnPQ  You can check out our inspiration, Welcome To Night Vale at http://commonplacebooks.com/welcome-to-night-vale/
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