Um, this question might have already been answered somewhere, but I'll ask anyway. How did the name Pyra come to be?
posted by at 8:32 PM

Tch. Tch. All is quiet in the Shrine.
posted by Morten at 2:15 AM

Oh, and Matt is testing yet another new Blogger feature.
posted by Stefano at 6:50 PM

Morten, you should be happy to know that Derek is still tightly involved with Pyra... He seems to be getting all the pre-beta features sooner than we mortals even learn of their existence...
posted by Stefano at 6:23 PM

Ev gives us hints on soon to come Blogger gifts:

• Comment feature.
• Retroactive posts.
• Posts by email.

Wow. Jason is moving. That's a big sacrifice. He must really love her. ;-)
posted by at 4:56 PM

Not too worry. We are just having some fun, letting them know we appreciate them and all they do in hopes they are getting some laughs and smiles out of it.
posted by at 1:52 PM

Don't listen to them, Jack. They're just jealous.
posted by at 7:34 PM

*Sigh* I wonder if Ev needs a personal assistant. You know, to make him coffee and get him stuff. I'd do it. For free, even!
posted by Morten at 2:44 PM

Oh God! How dare I? I commented on the design of the god of great hair! And the god of great hair emailed me. And I replied to the god of great hair argumenting my critique. I'll be bound to Hell!
posted by Stefano at 1:30 PM

The goddess is busy cooking up yet another gift to us mortals, perhaps? I sure hope so! I am waiting with bated breath.
posted by at 8:14 AM

We've all learnt to expect great things from pyra at regular intervals. Now it's a while since the last big shot, and Meg is recreating that familiar rush atmosphere which usually anticipates a surprise. Be prepared.
posted by Stefano at 7:22 AM

Oh yeah... welcome Stefano! A big warm Pyra hug to you. And thanks for the info on Derek. I guess we need to pay more attention to MetaFilter.
posted by Morten at 6:31 AM

Derek left Pyra to dedicate his whole self to writing a book on "Design for Community" (I'm sooo looking forward to it...). There has been a thread in Metafilter about this.

By the way, hello everybody! I'm glad to join the worshipping.
posted by Stefano at 4:57 AM

A couple of corrections from the god of great hair:

1. It's Matt Hamer, not Hammer, and...
2. That's not his couch, but his friend Annette's.

There you have it, folks. A message straight from the deities... God, I feel like one of those Medjugorje teens.
posted by Morten at 8:57 PM

Seems like some of our dear deities have taken quite an interest in our little shrine, that is so great. I think Paul Day is a fabulous idea, he is definitely not appreciated enough. We love you, pb!
posted by at 7:16 PM

By the way, I've shifted the pictures of the deities (again). I got the chronology all mixed up. The one blessed with the great couch and a fantastic head of hair finally set the record straight. Thanks, Jack!

And to those who've inquired about joining the team, there is only one limitation: you can't be one of the deities.
posted by Morten at 5:25 PM

I miss Derek. Why did he leave again? Does anybody know?
posted by Morten at 5:11 PM

I think both Matts are smart. They both wear glasses, don't they? But I think Matt Hammer is smarter because he hasn't gotten married... yet. Ahahaha.. Lame joke, I know. :-)
posted by Morten at 5:02 PM

I'm forewarning everyone now. The Pyra Shrine is recruiting more people. So don't be surprised if Pyra freaks unknown to you just start posting here. It's all one love for Pyra, baby!
posted by Morten at 4:57 PM

Ooopss.. how rude of me... I forgot to introduce the latest worshipper in the Pyra Shrine. A big warm Pyra hug to Pyraguy, everyone! *HUG*
posted by Morten at 4:54 PM

Who is Pyraguy?
posted by at 4:50 PM

Isn't that weird that their are two Matt's at Pyra. I can't tell which one is smarter. Matt Hammer looks smarter in the picture, but I could be wrong. What do you guys think?
posted by at 4:25 PM

You're absolutely right. We need to be fair here and spread our love evenly. With that said, I officially declare today Paul Day. Jump everyone jump! Be happy! Say yay!
posted by Morten at 4:21 PM

Sure Meg is hot and everything, but nobody talks about Paul. Paul kicks ass. I love that guy. He says cool stuff all the time and yet people are always talking about Meg. Paul is like the sixth Beatle or something.
posted by at 4:04 PM

Hola, Alberto!
posted by Morten at 3:55 PM

Oh, and I send Pyra love and gratitude to E for setting us straight on certain things. Thanks, E!
posted by Morten at 3:43 PM

Oh, and to answer your question Per, I yanked that magnificent picture of Meg from Evan's site. I know I wasn't supposed to do that, but I took the chance anyway. I hope he doesn't turn me into a pile of useless binary codes.
posted by Morten at 3:37 PM

Alora, Stefano!
posted by Morten at 3:34 PM

Where did you get that picture of Megnut? She looks totally sensuous! I bow down to her beauty.
posted by at 11:22 AM

Oh woww... Pictures of our deities! Neat-O!
posted by at 3:28 PM

Oh! And she linked to us, too! Take that, Roma Downey!
posted by Morten at 1:36 PM

Good day sunshine! What a lovely afternoon. I go and check our e-mail and guess what was waiting in the Inbox? An e-mail from Meg! Yes, the almighty Meg wrote us! I feel so blessed. And blissed. Blessed and blissed. It's like being touched by an angel. And not the Della Reese kind, mind you.

Anyway, we'd like to thank the goddess for letting us know that our work here is not in vain and that we do bring joy to those who brought us the best gift from the gods since fire... Blogger.
posted by Morten at 1:31 PM

Oh, yeah... It totally slipped my mind! How unbecoming of me! I wish Matt and Kay happiness, love and prosperity forever and ever!
posted by Morten at 4:40 PM

CONGRATULATIONS, MATT AND KAY!!!
posted by at 4:26 PM

Good question. She did buy him those cool metal letters. Regardless of their relationship, she's lucky just to know and be friends with him.
posted by at 3:13 PM

Who is Caterina? Is she Ev's significant other? Must be. How else would she know what Ev is like at various points of the day?

Caterina, you are one lucky lass.
posted by Morten at 1:20 PM

I like this answer: I'd say, cute in the morning, handsome in the afternoon, sexy at night.
posted by at 10:39 AM

Good morning! Err... where is everyone? Why is it oh so quiet in the Shrine?
posted by at 8:22 AM

I want the couch on Saturn.org. It looks so comfy. I look at it and all I could think of is sitting on a pile of clouds. I wonder where Jack got it from. Ikea, maybe?
posted by at 7:31 PM

Everytime I look at Jack, I am increasingly reminded of Keanu Reeves. It's the hair, I'm telling you. That sexy mane.
posted by Morten at 1:16 PM

OMG! Jack is back! I love the red! And his hair! I am smitten.
posted by Morten at 11:56 PM

You know its strange, I was getting stuff from August when I first went to Saturn.org, finally though I found everything from today and his awesome commentary on our little blog. Congratulations on being the first to blog us, Jack, and don't worry - we'll get to worshipping you as well soon enough! (By the way, I love that top picture on saturn.)
posted by at 11:34 PM

I think they are trying to tell us. There are hints everywhere!

On a completely unrelated topic, where the hell is Jack? Is he on hiatus or something?
posted by Morten at 11:05 PM

Actually, I've stayed out of all that gossip. I figure if there was something going on and they wanted us to know about it, they would tell us. Otherwise I don't think speculation about it is too nice. Though I would hope all is going well if there is something going on.
posted by at 9:26 PM

Are Megnut and Kottke still an item? I'm getting this feeling that something's up with them. I think they broke up or are going through a relationship pain of some kind. I don't know... am I being too nosey? I'm not trying to be. I just want to know. Concerned, you know?
posted by at 7:49 PM

Welcome to the fun, Clause. I would guess that her lovely color is an acquired trait, though I could certainly be wrong.
posted by at 4:59 PM

Hello, guys! Wow, thanks for the nice warm Pyra hug.
posted by at 3:25 PM

Oh, and by the way, we've got another genuflector in the Shrine. His name is Per Boye Clausen. Really funky boy with Megnut-blonde hair. Let's give him a warm Pyra hug. *HUG*
posted by Morten at 2:17 PM

Yup. Megnut is da bomb. She's one kewl lady. I've always wondered if she's naturally blonde or it's an acquired trait. What do you think, Pet?
posted by Morten at 2:14 PM

The people at Starbucks sure love Meg. They must recognize how cool she is.
posted by at 12:09 PM

Evan is all three, honey. There's no doubt about that. Oh and by the way, he's got a new haircut. He thinks it's too short but it looks just fine. Very spiffy!
posted by Morten at 9:51 AM

Oooh! Check out Ev's enormous arm. Um, yeah.
posted by Morten at 3:33 AM

I have a big day ahead of me today. I have to write this big test at school and I forgot to study last night! I fell asleep watching the Discovery Channel.
posted by Morten at 3:30 AM

We're on Blogger's esteemed directory now! Yay!
posted by Morten at 3:23 AM

I'm not sure what it is, but I'd still be attracted to him if he was bald. Besides, sometimes a bit of a receeding hairline can be sexy on a guy. Would you say that he is cute, handsome, or sexy? I think he might just be all three, if that is possible.
posted by at 3:28 PM

I've noticed lately that Ev's hair is getting thinner and actually recedes a little bit (from what his cam pics let on). I hope it's just the weird camera angling that's creating this illusion of imminent baldness. We don't want Ev to go bald, do we?
posted by Morten at 2:31 PM

Oh, totally!
posted by Morten at 4:06 PM

When you read this, dosn't it seem like he's talking personally to you?
posted by at 3:25 PM

"If you ask me, you can't do much better than that in getting average people publishing content on the web. And the proof is in the tens of thousands of people who, because of blog publishing tools, now write and publish on the web every day, who never did before."

Evan is soOoOo right. That Jakob guy is a bit close-minded if you asked me. He needs to be spanked.
posted by Morten at 3:50 PM

Yes! I rock! I figured out what's wrong. Everything looks fine on Netscape now. Weee!
posted by Morten at 1:14 AM

Crap! The Pyra Shrine looks like crap on Netscape... I must work on this. Must. Impress. The. Gods.
posted by Morten at 12:57 AM

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