The State of the Island: Friday, April 1st, 2011

Dear readers,
I've decided to change my sadistic and manipulative ways and fight for the good of the community.
April Fools.

This week on Diamond Island, the Islanders, the Fish, and the Queen met for a banquet. I was unable to attend for the majority of the gathering, however I was present for the highlight; evidently, her majesty was unaware of how much land had been flooded. I quite enjoyed her shock, and applaud her on being so in touch with her country (total island sarcasm).

All in all, the island experienced a sizable step backward in diplomacy.

I found it very amusing.

-Azlyn

The New Geography of Diamond Island

Hello, dearest Islanders!
I have some *very* exciting news to give you all! As many of you know, yesterday was the Seafood Banquet, where I invited several friends to come and raise awareness against the violent fish rebellions that have been plaguing our country these past few months.

This picture represents a rather bad pun. 

I would love to tell you all about who was in attendance, but I have decided to reserve that information for the Society Gems magazine (their blog post should be coming out sometime next week!)

However, since many diplomatic changes occurred, I felt that I should update you on the current status of our beloved island. You see, not only my friends were invited...I had also extended an invitation to the Black Fish! I hoped to develop a more amicable relationship, and I do think that we have begun down the right path to accomplishing just that. 

During the party, the Black Fish announced that they had flooded 21/23rds of the island. You can imagine my fury, when I had wished for more friendly diplomatic ties between the two of us, and I immediately declared this fraction to be "debatable." However, it soon became clear that the area that had been flooded (its size still remains debatable) was the unexplored territory we had not wanted. Therefore, I told the Black Fish that the land she had flooded, she could keep. No civilians were harmed in this process, nor was any land actually lost. 

In other words, this did not happen. 

I had believed that the Black Fish was satisfied with these arrangements. However, judging from their most recent blog post, it seems that the war will continue. 

I will be posting the most recent Diamond Island Map (which includes the fish's territory) as soon as it is made. In the meantime, know that these events have not changed any fundamental aspect of life on Diamond Island. This, I am sorry to say, includes the safety measures that were put in place. Please continue to follow these to protect yourself and your family.

On a happier note, during the Seafood Banquet, we developed a new Pledge of Allegiance!

I pledge allegiancecensjdlkfhskdj

to the Island

and all of its diverse species and cultures

And to the diamond that made it rich

one island,

under mother nature,

divided,

with peace and aquatic habitats

For all.

All the guests signed the first draft of this pledge, and it now proudly hangs in the Palace. 

Until next time, dear readers!

Much love,

Island Queen

a quick note from the fish

yay! that was our 50th post! *does the island's national dance a few times in celebration* and a "warm" welcome to our newest blogger

Yes. this is what google came up with when i seached "50th celebration." Thus, I am happy to report that our blog is officially "aged to perfection" 

Anyway, wow, I thought the humans were obvious, but blatenly saying you are joining my army only to take me down from the inside?? No offense, but It's like sometimes creatures just forget that fish have access to the internet and can read...

yes, I even have allies on desktop backgrounds and screensavers on most computers...amazing where you can find fish to join your evil army these days, huh?

You know I was actually excited to relax on a peaceful island and put the war on hold for a while, but threats like these just can't be ignored. So much for our "truce" and "amicable" dinner.  But alas, I supposed some wars just can't be solved with some fruit roll up sushi and a few glasses of root beer...*sigh*. But anyway, I wouldn't try  joining our army undercover because I have already warned all of our recruiting agents (including the digital ones). So just remember citizens of this island, not to sound creepy (although I guess that's my job), but: The fish are always watching you...The. Fish. Are. ALWAYS. Watching. You.
THE.
FISH.
ARE.
ALWAYS.
WATCHING.
YOU.

Yes, google images does have some very odd results when you search "evil fish."

Hmm....I guess that explains the classic Diamond Island saying, "goodnight, don't let the black fish's agents bite"
Toodles,
The BLACK fish

Melody's Tail (hahaha, get it? I have a tail because I'm a mermaid, and I'm telling my tale)

Hello everyone!

My name is Melody, Princess of the Merfolk. Or, I used to be a princess. Long before the evil black fish took over the island, the ocean was filled with merfolk that happily swam about and interacted with both fish and humans. We kept the peace between the two races, and my grandpa, King Triton, always made sure to give the island folk the best weather possible, and my mother Princess Ariel and father Prince Eric always made sure that everyone was happy.

Weren't we such a cute family long before the black fish existed?

That is until the attack. The black fish came in with her army of minions, slaughtering all the good people of our species. If it wasn't for the fact that I was hiding away in my secret underwater cave, I would have been dead, just like them. Now, you all must be wondering how a fish could take over mermaids. Well, we had traitors among us, who are still allied with the black fish.

Since that day, I have vowed to get revenge on the fish that ruined my life. Having openly joined the black fish's ranks, I plan on taking her down from the inside. (My alliances, of course, are with the Island Queen and her beautiful daughter, Daisy).

On a different note, when I googled my parents to see what photos came up, I was shocked, and quite disgusted, to find this one appearing ten (yes, I actually counted ten) times:

Hey, this kind of reminds me of the picture Daisy found of Aladdin!

A Mildly Entertaining Story

Dearest Islanders,
I only have time for a short post, but since I haven't written in a while, I thought I'd share a mildly entertaining story:
Today, as I was visiting this blog and responding to my daughter's wonderful blog post, I began clicking around in the fish gadget we have displayed on the side. Then I realized that, by doing so, I was inadvertently feeding the Black Fish.
Oops.

That's all folks! Check back soon for the Society Gem's coverage of my Seafood Banquet, which is coming up in exactly 9 minutes!

Much love,
Island Queen