Introducing m-pyrical

So who are we, anyway?

That's a burning question lately. And while none of the three of us professes to being mysterious in the least, apparently this whole blogging thing creates an online identity that is not exactly who you are, but not exactly who you're not, either. We're three friends who have lots in common, but we're different in lots of ways too, and those samenesses and differences show up here pretty often.

On m-pyre, we tend to come across as political, serious, sarcastic, engaged, angry, reflective, action-oriented, and hungry for debate. But in our real lives, we're much more than that and not always so... on. In our free time together, we mostly just hang out and talk -- not really about politics as much as you'd expect, but everyday stuff. Girl talk. Book talk. Movie talk. Music talk. Food talk. Dog talk. You get the gist: kind of our "normal people" sides. But it turns out we don't really write about these things on m-pyre that much. Sometimes we do. But mostly we're too busy commenting on and critiquing this sometimes crazy and always interesting world around us to get around to mentioning the great novel we just read.

To the three of us, though, these other things are vital, the stuff of life. Sitting around with friends, reading fiction or poetry, seeing a great movie, listening to an incredible song, enjoying nature: these are areas that make our lives complete... mixed in with some old-fashioned organizing and agitation, of course!

Enter m-pyrical. It's new and kind of the flip side to m-pyre. Think of it as the blog version of Marjorie and Mikaela's front porch, where we sit and talk about fun stuff that has nothing to do with globalization or Bush or Marty.

So continue keeping tabs on what we think at m-pyre (and telling us what you think about what we think at m-pyre), but do check out our more interior selves on m-pyrical as well.

So who are we, you're still asking? We're m-pyre. And all things m-pyrical.

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