Spiritus Foreign Update: The “Holly Jolly Christmas” Edition.
The Government of Spiritus
President: Wuufu
Vice President: Tim
Minister of Culture: Wuufu
Deputy Minister of Culture: Vacant
Minister of Defense: Karputsk
Deputy Minister of Defense: Leutheria
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Tim
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs: The Saturnian Republic
Minister of Information: Horse
Deputy Minister of Information: Vacant
Minister of Integration: Toms
Deputy Minister of Integration: Vacant
Minister of World Assembly Affairs: The Salaxalans
Deputy Minister of World Assembly Affairs: Libertarian Librarians
Minister Without Portfolio: Charax
Regional Assembly
Speaker Pro Tempore / Representative: Toms
Representative: Sovreignry
Representative: Charax
Representative: Horse
Representative: The Saturnian Republic
Representative: Butterspring
Representative: Leutheria
Supreme Court
Chief Justice: The Salaxalans
Associate Justice: Isidor C Anumia
Associate Justice: Ceardia
Regional Assembly Passes Controversial FRA Membership Act
The Spiritus Regional Assembly recently passed a controversial Act permitting the President to file a membership application with the Founderless Regions Alliance. Sparking heated debate across the various Halls of the RA, this Bill went under quite a bit of fire before passing. Passed 5-4, and supported by a close Majority of the Citizenry (as seen in the Non-Binding Citizen Vote on it), some predict it will usher Spiritus into a new age of R/D prosperity. Others say the exact opposite, some want Spiritus to stop doing R/D altogether, but only time will tell what will actually happen. President Wuufu Valerius Vitus signed the Bill into law, but stated that he will hold off on filing the application itself until we can focus internally, uniting Spiritus as a community again. However, the bill was struck down as unconstitutional by the courts, and yet another battle has begun over the constitutionality of the bill. Libertarian Librarians has made several comments on the ruling in support of the bill. More will be reported as it comes.
Spiritus Joins the World Fair; Plans Booth
Spiritus FINALLY joined the World Fair, beginning on the 3rd of January, lasting until the 10th of January. What Spiritus will do in the fair is still being debated by the region, but expect it to be as wacky and fun as the region itself. Some of the ideas being debated are:TF2 night
Grooveshark music stream
Haxball night
Yucata games night
Movie Night
Roast of Spiritus
A official thread for the ideas will be held shortly, with ideas having only been murmurs. Hopefully, within this month, ideas will be solidified, giving Spiritus a concrete plan going into the World Fair. Hopefully, in this World Fair, Tim won’t run across the stage naked... *whacks Tim on the head*
President Wuufu Begins “Week Before Christmas” Festival; Fun Was Had; Many Snowballs Thrown; Ceardia Frozen in Snowman
Beginning on the 15th, Spiritus celebrated the season of giving with its “Week before Christmas” festival. The celebration, lasting from the 15th to the 21st, celebrated all things Sprititus: fun, insanity, and friendship. Wuufu, the Minister of Culture, announced the idea rather suddenly, but even then, the celebration was a blast. Whether it was Horse beating everyone in Haxball, Wuufu playing amazing music on Grooveshark, or the RP snowball fight held on the forum, much fun was had, and friendships only grew between the members of the region, much needed after the prior few weeks. The biggest hit of the festival was the Snowy Competition, in which members either submitted poems, songs, or images that most reminded them of the holiday. The winner has not been announced yet, but the contest has been closed, so official results will be posted to you, our embassies, consulates, etc., when they come in. Here is the winning poem, submitted by Legonimis:
Untitled, by AJH
A rosy cheeked demon
Of unfettered greed
A festive reminder
To all those in need
Of what little they have
Of what all they lack—
Warm food in their belly
Warm clothes on their back.
To the lonely and forlorn
A wintry token
Of days best forgotten
Of sadness unspoken
No tree, no holly,
No bauble, no present
Just helpings of guilt
For not being pleasant.
The ads, the sales,
The flyers, the gifts
As if money and trimming
Can heal all the rifts
'Tween child, parent,
Husband or wife
Closing old wounds
Erasing past strife.
Cookies and carols
Eggnog and songs
Do nothing to aid
In righting the wrongs
Of beatings, of scoldings
Of apathy, of tears
They sooth not the anger
Allay not the fears.
Christmas should never
An anxiety bring
In place of great joy
Or a desire to sing
Yet bring that it does
For many the soul
Our hearts, like our stockings,
Are darkened like coal.
There is no desire
To muffle or smother
The Yuletide merry
Santa gives to another.
We simply remind you
In this most merry of seasons
That we hang no tinsel
And we have our reasons.
A rosy cheeked demon
Of unfettered greed
A festive reminder
To all those in need
Of what little they have
Of what all they lack—
Warm food in their belly
Warm clothes on their back.
To the lonely and forlorn
A wintry token
Of days best forgotten
Of sadness unspoken
No tree, no holly,
No bauble, no present
Just helpings of guilt
For not being pleasant.
The ads, the sales,
The flyers, the gifts
As if money and trimming
Can heal all the rifts
'Tween child, parent,
Husband or wife
Closing old wounds
Erasing past strife.
Cookies and carols
Eggnog and songs
Do nothing to aid
In righting the wrongs
Of beatings, of scoldings
Of apathy, of tears
They sooth not the anger
Allay not the fears.
Christmas should never
An anxiety bring
In place of great joy
Or a desire to sing
Yet bring that it does
For many the soul
Our hearts, like our stockings,
Are darkened like coal.
There is no desire
To muffle or smother
The Yuletide merry
Santa gives to another.
We simply remind you
In this most merry of seasons
That we hang no tinsel
And we have our reasons.
Spiritus Elections Around the Bend; Potential Government Shake-Up in Store
In Spiritus, the Presidential elections, occurring every four months, are set to begin at the opening of the new year. The candidates for this race are Wuufu, with Toms as his Vice President, and Charax, with Butterspring as his Vice President. Wuufu, once VP for Wintermoot and current Minister of Culture, is the incumbent President after Wintermoot resigned from the position and left Spiritus. Charax is the current “Minister Without Portfolio” and a Regional Assembly member. Toms is the current Minister of Integration, Regional Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore, and an author of several Spiritusianite laws. Butterspring is a Regional Assembly member. The Straw Polls say that this race should be a competitive one!For the Regional Assembly race, as of now we have 8 candidates. Those candidates are, in no particular order: Libertarian Librarians, Sovreignry, Denth Rowan, Dolphin, Legonimis, The Saturnian Republic, ArbiterSlayer, and Horse. With many former RA members choosing not to step up for re-election, this will be an RA full of fresh faces, something that critics have said has been lacking recently.
Horsey’s Thing of the Month: Super Crate Box
So, while scrolling through the bowels of the internet, I stumbled across this game, called Super Crate Box. This game, while low in graphics, is loaded with fun. The objective: collect the crates, and do the THINGS *does the things*. The game’s main character, which alternates between different characters (just models, nothing else), try and stop creatures from going into a fire. Your job is to stop them, lest they become faster and faster, and become able to kill you easier. Each new crate allows you to grab a new weapon, ranging from the katana to a minigun, or even a flamethrower. Enemies range from small little skulls, to giant green...things. I don’t even know what they are . The game, as I will try and keep it, is free to play, but does require a download to play. I strongly recommend you play the game, and the link below will take you to the game.http://www.supercratebox.com/
And now we leave you with this lovely little webcomic:
Grammar fixed by the Salaxalans: Professional Grammarian.
Editing done by Tim.
