Later tonight I will continue rereading my favorite series of books "The Wheel Of Time" by Robert Jordan. The world building in this series is incredible, Jordan doesn't concentrate as much on language as Tolkien did but the building of societies and nationalities is extremely rich. It is also my opinion that the television series based upon the books...well I think it is horrible. I understand that time constraints make it difficult to cover the book word for word but they skipped MAJOR parts of the book and even skipped introducing some major characters. It is a classic good v. evil and a coming of age story spanning 14 books (plus one prequel) and tonight I will be pairing it with a glass of Angel's Envy whiskey. Two great tastes that go great together.

I hereby resign from my seat in the Estats Xhenerais and will not claim a seat in the next Estats Xhenerais. I do however support the idea of a merger with some other province as this province does absolutely nothing and hasn't hardly any active citizens.

1. What is my name? Tric'hard Lenxheir

2. What is your request? If it so please the Squirrel King of Arms, I request the assistance of the College in designing and obtaining arms for myself and my lawful heirs.

3. What is your favourite colour? Blue NO...PURPLE AAARRRRGH!!!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding, my favourite colour is purple.

On May 1st I will have been a citizen for one full year. I put off applying for a CoA as I wanted to make sure I would stick around. Since I understand the next time I can be granted such is April 20th I thought now would be a good time to start the process. What is involved? What do I need to provide? How can I start this process?

I decided when I first became a citizen that I would wait one year before applying for a coat of arms. I didn't want to put people out and then decide I didn't like it here. I have decided that I love Talossa and I want a coat of arms but I know nothing about creating one. So my questions are...what is the process of creating one and how long do you think the process will take?

Does anyone have any experience with organizing a charity 5k walk/run? I was thinking this would be something we could do as a nation. We could pick a charity (perhaps by vote) and maybe even try to plan it in Talossa proper or something like that. I have walked in many 5k's but never organized one but I have been involved in charity work before and would be happy to lend what little expertise I have (not much my wife does most of the work). Anyway, let me know what you all think and if anyone has ever been involved in organizing something like this.

I hope this is allowed. I started a petition on change.org to ban Russia from international sporting events due to their unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation. I am well aware that this likely won't amount to much but perhaps if it gets enough notice someone out there with real power will see it and start an actual movement to isolate Russia and all other nations who attack militarily without provocation. This is just a small step towards a larger goal of complete isolation of nations who choose the path of violence against their neighbors. Here is the link (assuming I did this right) please sign the petition. https://www.change.org/p/everyone-ban-russia-from-international-sports

Will Talossa be joining in any sanctions against Russia? I mean I know we don't really have that power but it seems like we should at least issue some sort of proclamation condemning the invasion of one nation by another...shouldn't we???

Is there an issue with the Talossa.com website? I am trying to get a friend to sign up and it keeps giving a message saying Database Error

Are any of the provinces active at all? I rarely see any posts in the provincial boards

I suggest that we place someone in control of updating the Vuode wiki page. I tried to figure out how to do so but I honestly could not figure it out. It currently shows that we are in Grand Session XI which i believe is incorrect and does not show the current councilors, premier or presiding officer. Any suggestions on who can figure this out and fix it?

Hope I am doing this right.

Whereas Vuode does not currently have a provincial bird

I propose we name the Rufa Red Knot as the Provincial Bird.

This proud bird has one of the longest migrations of any bird some travelling as much as 9,000 miles! It breeds in the Artic and travels south to the southern tip of South America spending some time during the spring and fall on the shores of La Mar Talossan.

So I was looking at the Talossa Wiki for Vuode and according to what i was reading nothing has been updated in at least a year. Who is responsible for updating the provincial government information? According to the wiki we are still in Grand Session XI and unless i am mistaken we are actually in Grand Session XII. I mean i guess it isn't real important since it's a bit of a joke but it just seems like it should be updated.

Is this billionaire stealing our nations name? I found this article on USA Today and I just wonder if this person is a current or former citizen attempting to steal our nations name. This seems awfully close. Here is a link to the news story. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/billionaire-marc-lore-outlines-how-he-will-build-the-inclusive-utopian-desert-city-telosa/ar-AAPCYXT?ocid=msedgntp

I did a little research and it does not appear that we have a provincial bird. I propose that we name the Rufa Red Knot which is an endangered species found within the borders of Vuode along the shore of La Mar Talossan. I would like to put this up for a vote but i am not sure how to put it on the agenda.

I have been receiving an email asking me to fill out a census, but the dates say the census should be answered between january and february of 2019...I answered it once a few days ago and today i received another email. First time i used the link provided and this time i tried going directly to the website provided and it directed me to the U.S. census LOL Is this thing legitimate and if so is there anyway i can find out if the first one i sent was received?

I was wondering if Talossa had ever sponsored or considered sponsoring something like a 5k walk for charity? I think it could be a fun way to spread the word and perhaps lead to new immigration. It would be a lot of fun if each province had at least one citizen participate and walk under the provincial flag or banner, the King could also be involved either as a walker or as the official starter. We could choose a different charity each year to receive donations (also known as entry fees), i'm not sure how much it would cost to organize something like this but i know they are very popular. Anywho, it was just an idea and i honestly didn't know who to suggest it to so i thought i would post it here.

New to Vuode and wondering, are there any provincial elections that i should be aware of? I am trying to get up to speed on all of the governmental workings of Talossa and Vuode. Thank you

I feel like i'm being a pain by asking all of these questions but...better to be informed. In the upcoming election i saw a post that said citizens will receive a ballot, will this be sent via email or as a message on Wittenberg or is there some other method i am not aware of yet?

I just became a citizen today and i am trying to prepare for the upcoming elections by studying on the various parties but i have had some trouble doing so, i was wondering if it might be possible to have someplace where each party that has paid it's fees could post their platform? I found some of them either here or on TalossaWiki but not all of them. Anyway just an idea from one of the lowliest of low new citizens  :)