here's where wonderful surprises like site events and the much-beloved activity checks go, as they are needed. there's also a possibility that we might add some fancy-schmancy features as time goes on, so keep an eye out. we'll be sure to fill you in here.

here's the auditions board. after one of our lovely admins assesses your completed application, it'll either be placed as "pending" and we will recommend some changes, denied, or, if it's accepted, will be moved to the census bureau. herein you can also find that handy, dandy application mentioned beforehand. good luck!

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if you got accepted, here's where your awesome application went! the characters are sorted by category. be sure to check out the other characters here, too. they put as much hard work into their applications as you did and - hey - looking them over may inspire some plottiness.

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want to establish some relationships with your character? here's where you can do that and get everything worked out before, say, you post in a relationship thread. you may also request characters needed for a plot you may have in mind. once you have all the kinks of your plot worked out, you may want to write it all up so you don't forget any of the juicy details and post it in our sub-plots forum contained within.

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when the necessities of life come to mind, what often tops the list (food, water, and shelter nonwithstanding) is that shiny little cell phone in your pocket. it's truly a wonder what they're capable of nowadays; some cells are being used less for talking than anything else. you can send pictures, texts, sometimes even find a lunch special if your phone's fancy enough. post up your cell phone page here, otherwse you may find yourself having to actually make contact with friends face-to-face! the horror!

instant messenger can be accessed on nearly any computer or device that channels the magic of the internet. bored out of your mind and looking to talk to someone without texting or sending mail by carrier pigeon? then here's the place to be!

here's the mail that never fails, it makes me wanna wag my tail, when it comes i wanna wail, "MAAAAIL!" okay, i'm done now. anyway, if you happened to claim your e-mail (which you totally should) the e-mail account automatically gets its own sub-board here. when you can't reach someone by text or instant messaging, want to make a mature, professional impression, or plan on typing out more than one sentence, it's probably best that you use your e-mail to send it.

remember how you could somehow manage to fit all of the crap that accumulated over the years into your bedroom? well, not gonna happen anymore. short story? it's as cramped as the legends say so, made even more so by the stranger you're sharing it with. but, hey, in college - as with america - freedom does not come without sacrifice. in your case, all you have to give up is personal space.

since most classes have required textbooks, the campus bookstore is a place that all students have to visit to at one point during their time at mcgill university. this bookstore is a nice one, though – it has couches, a seating area, computers, and even a built-in coffee shop, as well as book stacks filled with textbooks of course.

often times, the student union is the social hub for students. the place has a lounge-type feel, with comfy armchairs and couches positioned in various places around the room, as well as a widescreen hd televison, arcade games, and a coffee cart. whether you intend to study or just chat with friends and hang out, the student union is one of the best places to be.

with majestic trees, quaint pathways, and stretches of grassy turfs, the mcgill university quad is definitely a sight to see. during the spring and summer months it tends to be one of the most popular places for students to retreat to in-between their classes, whether to study or just hang out under the sun. there's also a coffee cart and a sitting area for those who want to sit and relax with a cup of coffee.

hey, it’s where the books live! the mcgill university library is pretty huge, considering the massive amount of books that the place houses. amongst the book stacks is a great area for students to study – in fact, the library is one of the best places to study on campus because of the silence and the abundance of research materials.

a five-star hotel located in the historic old montréal, the hôtel le st-james is definitely one of the best places a tourist could reside during their stay in the city. being housed in a beautifully-constructed building that contains some of the most elegant furniture that’s situated in a quite aesthetically-pleasing fashion does make for the hotel receiving some of the most upper-class guests, so the price isn’t exactly what a normal person would call afforadable. but, if you have the cash and are vacationing in montréal, this hotel is the perfect place to stay.

designed by the same man who designed the world-famous central park in new york city, the parc du mont-royal is quite the tourist must-see place (as well as a resident must-see place!) located atop the majestic mont-royal – mount royale for all you english-speakers out there – the park is one of the largest greenspaces in all of montréal and it has one of the best views of downtown in the city.

despite what its name promises, the hôtel-dieu de montréal is actually a hospital – in fact, it’s the oldest in the whole city. although it is no longer housed in its original building (the building in its original location in old montréal was burnt down, and rebuilt three times), its mount royale location is really a sight to see. having moved in 1861 to its present location, the group of buildings owned by the hospital boasts majestic architecture, and there’s even a museum chronicling its history. the hospital is also an impeccable one, so you can be assured that you’re in good hands should you fall ill by some unfortunate turn of events.

this roman catholic basilica – “a roman public building,” in case you were wondering what that meant – perched atop the northern slope of mont-royal first appeared in 1924, but construction wasn’t actually completed until a whopping 43 years later in 1967. this wasn’t even the first building; a small chapel was first constructed in 1904 on the side of mont-royal. the oratory is also one of the national historic sites of canada.

when you think barren winter landscape, you automatically think canada, right? who wouldn’t? well, apparently, the olympic planning committee did not, because instead of making it a site of the winter olympics, the stade olympique was created for the 1976 summer olympics. just because it’s been over thirty years since that olympic competition was on doesn’t mean it hasn’t seen some action. it’s since become the home of montréal’s baseball and canadian football teams. naturally, it also contains an olympic sized pool and plays host to the tallest inclined tower in the world. however, with its many financial and structural problems, it’s mostly seen as a white elephant by the locals. a more accurate term, however, would be chrome elephant. since it’s all shiny, but also useless.

though magical scholars are entirely unaware of this, there is an opening to hell in every town in canada. it’s called high school. like every other one, there’s cliques of chicks, cocks and jocks, freaks and geeks. unlike every other one, they have a brand spanking new gym, after the new one burned down, like, a zillion years ago. apparently some freaky american girl torched it down in a fit of wild rage. but the time when that story was a hot-button item has long since passed. it only serves as a quirky anecdote for the new kids trickling in every once and a while.

looking for a class to teach you how to touch your toes and so much more? you've come to the right place. luckily for the owner of the yogalicious's owner, sonja maly, yoga is totally in right now. it relieves stress, helps you stand up straighter (and thus look up to ten pounds lighter, and that's not just a ploy), and also makes you totally awesome in bed flexible. this particular yoga studio is quite popular due to its prime location in downtown and also sonja's soothing instructions in that hypnotic australian accent of hers. just don't try to imitate it, she might choke you with her thighs. and not in the fun way.

rue sainte-catherine may be the main street running through downtown montréal, but the rest of the downtown area is quite vast. mcgill university is located here, as well as countless other shops and restaurants. plus, the architecture is quite pretty, so it makes for a mice place to just walk around in.

stomach getting all rumbly? lack the ability or desire to cook? well, have other people do it for you, silly! you're sure just to find what you're craving somewhere in here. and, fortunately, if you ate a little too much, montréal has a club scene like no other and you could totally dance those calories off. that is, of course, assuming you get in.

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omg, let's get some fancy new shoes!

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the capitol of the entertainment industry in the united states, los angeles is more known for "hollywood" than anything else. with fabulous weather, fabulous beaches, fabulous shopping, and fabulous residents, los angeles presents an easily believable illusion of perfection. just beware – it's easy to be dragged into the vortex of fame, and not so easy to claw your way out.

chi-town! situated on the expansive lake michigan, chicago is pretty much your only excuse for living in the midwest. after all, it must be a pretty awesome place to live if sufjan stevens wrote an entire song about the place, am i right? explore navy pier, rip off ferris bueller's day off and lean against the glass at the sears tower, whatever you want.

"you sound like you're from lahndahn!" if you do, then good for you! your accent is awesome. anyway, those who do not possess a british brogue can still enjoy all the wonderful, stereotypical london britishness has to offer, from double-deckers to big ben.

you saw london, now you see france, so soon you'll be seeing someone's underpants!

got an event in your history that's so made-of-win that you're just dying to role play it out? well, first, don't die! and second, you can totally do it here! it's kind of like a flashbacks-'r-us.

we at suffer for fashion would like to think that this board is pretty self-explanatory.

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