HAPPY BIRTHDAY MION!!!!

Alo peoplez!
Happy May Day to those that celebrate it!  :D

May will be a month of many great occasions, including May 17th which will be Cay Day, a unique server holiday celebrating the birthday of our glorious leader, Cayfie.  :D

But on top of that, we also have May 1st itself, which as it turns out is UncleMion's birthday!!!  ^v^

UncleMion, as most of you already know (or should), is the developer of the Gulliver mod, so we owe a good deal of our success and prosperity for her efforts.  A lot of us assumed at first glance that she was male because of the "Uncle" prefix, but in fact it was added there as a bit of translation humor that's a bit hard to explain, but is similar to how the expression "Bob's Your Uncle" is used.  And Mion, of course, is a cool character from the anime series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, -- for those that are old enough to watch it, I highly recommend doing so since it is a fantastic slice-of-life/comedy/murder-mystery/horror/fantasy/paranormal/mind-f***/gore-fest story unlike any you've ever seen before.

And if you don't have time to watch it, here's a 30 second abridged version:

I know for me it's been a real treat to keep in contact with Mion, not only to get news about developments of such a crucial mod to our server and to drop the occasional donation, but also to show solidarity with her since her Minecraft Forum thread, at least when I first started posting on her thread, was overrun with whiny, ungrateful little twerps constantly pestering her for updates.  There was never any consideration over her own IRL needs or over the fact a core mod such as Gulliver requires a lot more complicated coding -- she was simply penalized and badgered for not meeting some unrealistic expectations.  Few even knew that, up until recently, her own development machine was barely powerful enough to code, let alone play Minecraft -- it seems the irony of ironies that Mion invested so much heart and soul into a creation she herself couldn't really enjoy.

Instead, she both sought to bring joy to others and prove to herself she was technically-capable enough to handle the challenge of developing this mod; and seeing myself in an almost similar situation, I couldn't help but give her nothing less than my full, undying support.  Whether it worked or not is up to her to say, but I am happy to be part of the opposing voice... the voice of admiration and praise for such a selfless person, possessing such a complex and beautiful mind, and on top of that a fun spiting sense of humor.

So for all of us from Big Sister and Little Brother, we say to you Mion....

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!