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    Default Mystery Ink No. 9

    Number nine, number nine, number nine....

    Yes, dear ink fans, it’s time (or even slightly past time) for another round of Mystery Ink.

    Our theme for MI9 is graduation. Time has really flown, and we have seen progress and change on so many fronts. MI here reaches its ninth round, which is amazing in and of itself. And the Stanley Cup finals kick off tonight. It’s hard to believe, but it was almost two months ago, when we were just beginning MI7, that the Stanley Cup playoffs started with 16 teams vying for the ultimate prize. Now only the top two remain, and congratulations to both teams— the exciting and skilled Tampa Bay Lightning and MI’s beloved and never-say-die Chicago Blackhawks.

    All over the country parents are celebrating the graduations of their middle school, high school and college students We are proud and happy parents ourselves at MI Midwest, since somehow, in the blink of an eye, my two wonderful youngest children have gotten old enough to have graduated middle school and high school, respectively, this past week.

    Pomp and circumstance aplenty here. It’s really an amazing experience. Still a little bit in a daze.

    And now we graduate to MI9 as a group. Another amazing feat. All that is required of our MI9 volunteers will be a willingness to try an unknown ink, MI9, and post your impressions here. The idea is to have fun by trying an ink without any preconceptions, or even a clue as to what it might be. To preserve the mystery, the identity of the ink will not be revealed until every recipient has received his or her ink and had a chance to try it. So we also ask people not to write guesses about the ink’s name directly in the thread.

    People who've done it before are welcome again, as are people who are new to the exercise. Everyone is welcome in Mystery Ink. The more volunteers the better.

    If you’d like to volunteer, please post here and let us know why you’d like to get MI9. And if it’s not in your profile, please tell us where you live (just the state or country). That helps us pick a diverse slate of participants and figure out mailing times.

    If we have more than six volunteers, participants will be chosen randomly.
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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    Would love to be included again. Trying an unknown ink was awesome in MI7 !
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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    OOO, OOO, pick me, pick me.

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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    If you need another international (CAN). Otherwise, as I participated in MI#8, I would recuse myself and allow another the opportunity.

    I'm graduating this year - final presentation next week! Professional post-grad program. Congrats to any and all other grads!

    Good luck!

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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    I would love to have another go if I'm lucky enough to be selected.

    I met my husband just before he graduated university, and on Friday he retires from work

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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    I would love to throw my hat into the ring once more
    It's always fun to pull the gang together for another group review
    Last edited by Sammyo; June 3rd, 2015 at 04:33 PM.
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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    Count me in please.

    No graduation stories here. I did get my ass kicked by my mentor. Eating humble pie this week.

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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    I've skipped a couple, so I'll opt in if chosen to ink up.

    My cats refuse to go to school, but a little over 4 years ago a young man came to me for some intense lessons in preparation to audition for universities. In the end, he played well enough to get into his school of choice, and just last week graduated, and has turned into an amazing artist. I am a very proud drumfather.

    Gimme ink.
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    I would like to test the ink sample. I might let my wife try it also and come up with a combined reply. We live south of you in the Land of Lincoln.
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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    I've participated in the last two, so I'll be sitting this round out. It's so much fun, though! Enjoy, MI9'ers-to-be!

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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    I'm in for this one if I get chosen.

    Graduation is on my mind because final exams are over tomorrow, and graduation is Saturday. Our principal told us this week that our school's class of 2015 has already been awarded over $5 million in scholarships and grants.
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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    Quote Originally Posted by tiffanyhenschel View Post
    I'm in for this one if I get chosen.

    Graduation is on my mind because final exams are over tomorrow, and graduation is Saturday. Our principal told us this week that our school's class of 2015 has already been awarded over $5 million in scholarships and grants.
    Congrats on all the hard work...great achievement.

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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    As to graduation stories, 6yo graduates from kindergarten and will be starting 1st grade in September and his sister is "graduating" from her awesome preschool and will be entering pre-pre K
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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    I'd love to play again, if my joining does not slow the whole thread to an unacceptable crawl - and the random chooser allows me!
    No personal graduation stories here either, but I'm an examinator for the third consecutive year, and as second corrector well into my third decade. So exam time is always a busy time for me, and I can totally relate to the stress everyone involved is experiencing. I used MI8 for part of my grading, BTW - it really popped off those pages - or bled through, sorry to say... Those schools use cheap paper!
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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    Alright, this one didn't draw much interest, which I hope it isn't proof of the wisdom of crowds. We'll have to see what people think of the ink.

    I have enough of MI9 for eight volunteers, so that's what I'll do here. Last time, everyone outside the US received it, and I chose randomly among the US volunteers; so this time I will do the opposite. MI9 will go to:

    akapulko202
    BCDDiggler
    sgtstretch
    Sammyo
    Crazyorange
    Jon Szanto
    Hawk
    tiffanyhenschel


    I believe I need mailing information only for sgtstretch and Hawk, so if you could kindly PM or email me, that would be great.

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    |Delightedly jumps up and down| Thrilled to participate again
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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    Quote Originally Posted by Laura N View Post
    Alright, this one didn't draw much interest, which I hope it isn't proof of the wisdom of crowds. We'll have to see what people think of the ink.

    I have enough of MI9 for eight volunteers, so that's what I'll do here. Last time, everyone outside the US received it, and I chose randomly among the US volunteers; so this time I will do the opposite. MI9 will go to:

    akapulko202
    BCDDiggler
    sgtstretch
    Sammyo
    Crazyorange
    Jon Szanto
    Hawk
    tiffanyhenschel


    I believe I need mailing information only for sgtstretch and Hawk, so if you could kindly PM or email me, that would be great.
    I was keeping a low profile - I SAW Elaine's write up on MI8...

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    Default Re: Mystery Ink No. 9

    Well, all I'm going to say is, right now, MI9 is my favorite MI ever, because every time I open it, I see a photo of a photo of my two youngest, in their erstwhile adorable youth. I'll miss that photo when I remove it.

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    "When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
    and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."

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    Congrats to the MI9 crew! Can't wait to see the reviews. I will try to throw my hat in for MI10.
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