It's the moment/day of truth for my laptop. Repair Guy will probably let me know today.
*frets*
Sick stomachs are dire. Herbal tea?
Fen is on daylight savings, so it's probably even worse than we suspect. Safer not to ask really. Get better soon.Isn't it, like, 4am for you?
I ate something that disagreed with me. I'm just sipping water at the moment and waiting for it to settle down.
It's nice that there's an upside, but yeah, sounds a bit tough. I hope it works out.But, I'm still counting my blessings. I have a job. And it's a good thing when different parts of a company are fighting over who gets to keep you, right?
Debio just wants his days off.
It's the moment/day of truth for my laptop. Repair Guy will probably let me know today.
*frets*
Too early
I'm beginning to think I'm not a very nice person. I am so very very cruel to my characters.
Is being nice to your characters a prerequisite for being a nice person? Dammit
June, I would have never taken you for a cruel person
... my tendency to cackle maniacally as I put my heroes through the metaphorical wringer ...
And it's a good thing when different parts of a company are fighting over who gets to keep you, right?
darn. I was just getting the hang of that too.Wait. We're not supposed top laugh maniacally?
In other news I have celery.
I'm beginning to think I'm not a very nice person. I am so very very cruel to my characters.
Is being nice to your characters a prerequisite for being a nice person? Dammit
June, I would have never taken you for a cruel person
Maybe I would have thought the same, that I was just being a good writer. But my tendency to cackle maniacally as I put my heroes through the metaphorical wringer is a dead giveaway.
If only it weren't so damned FUN!
Now to figure out how to get a big Word doc onto my Fire so I can do this beta read I've been neglecting.
It's the moment/day of truth for my laptop. Repair Guy will probably let me know today.
*frets*
Anyway, characters are, or should be, already at the "Oh, SHIT!" level of the patented "Life Sucks Scale". MCs generally are at 2 or 3 levels above that.
Book burning aids in Betaing? Remind me not to ask you to beta anything for me.
I think we need this scale codified. With examples. Before the start of next class, please.
My Kindle Fire will burn your words and make them meaningless!! Muwahahaha!
Went down town this morning went round a shop called Forbidden Planet, lots of role playing stuff, some of which I hadn't seen for about 25 years. It was a very friendly shop though, a nice spread of geeks. There was a Games Workshop next door. Two nerds were playing something at one of the tables. I nearly freaked when part way through working out what went where one of them produced a tape measure. What kind of game requires the use of a tape measure? I think I might take up Munchkins, it looks pretty stupid and I don't think I'll need a tape measure to play.
Dancing llamas.
Children, no matter their age, are wonderful.
*wanders into the Cantina, dodging something with pointed ears she doesn't quite recognize, and takes a seat at the bar*
Rampant Smartassery is the name of my next band.
I think I'm with you on this, but it's all very fine shades of disturbingly unattractive...
In other news, I am distributing hugs today. Who wants some?
Now that the child is done sabotaging my computer and calling 9-1-1, I believe I shall get to work. Oy.
We should change the name of the Cantina to Innuendo Central.
Anything would be better than the current name. Most names have been subtle put downs or slights on our strangeness lately and its getting old. No pun intended.
*runs into Cantina*
I still exist!
*runs out again*
Can't stop. Life-ing. Stuff. Gah.
I knew that Boston didn't mind sausage .
Is this news to you guys?
He just likes being in the buff and he peels out of clothes and his diaper given the option.
I live tooffendhorrifymenacetrouncetraumatizehelpamuse.
Just in case...
Look out the window, do you see dark impenetrable clouds in the sky and/or columns of smoke rising from various parts of the city and/or unusually abandoned streets in front of your building?
If the answer was "yes" to any of the above you should do the following:
1. come back and post here immediately so the rest of us can get a head start.
2. Pack up your belongings and flee the city.
3. Find a twelve year old girl to hang out with, they always seem to survive.
I'm beginning to think I'm not a very nice person. I am so very very cruel to my characters.
Is being nice to your characters a prerequisite for being a nice person? Dammit
In other news I have celery.
...
I just happen to have a proposed version I am happy to put up for discussion...
The Life Sucks Scale For Characters
10: **SPLAT**
9: What did you do to my leg?!?!
8: You let him eat it????
7 : O Gods! Please put down that chainsaw! The vacuum cleaner too! Please?
6: Cancer again?
5; Pfthtth. So she left me. Is that all you got?
4: Ow!
3: I'm skilled, I'll find another job.
2: Sorry, officer I really DON'T know how those drugs got there.
1: Stop poking me. Mom! she's doing it again.
7 : O Gods! Please put down that chainsaw! The vacuum cleaner too! Please?
I just happen to have a proposed version I am happy to put up for discussion...
The Life Sucks Scale For Characters
10: **SPLAT**
9: What did you do to my leg?!?!
8: You let him eat it????
7 : O Gods! Please put down that chainsaw! The vacuum cleaner too! Please?
6: Cancer again?
5; Pfthtth. So she left me. Is that all you got?
4: Ow!
3: I'm skilled, I'll find another job.
2: Sorry, officer I really DON'T know how those drugs got there.
1: Stop poking me. Mom! she's doing it again.