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Old 11-08-2009, 09:12 PM   #13276
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Because everyone else is doing it (gee, that's a serious lack of originality comin' through) I both 'cast' my NaNo novel and got a soundtrack together from what I'm listening to. Lame, I know.
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Old 11-08-2009, 09:55 PM   #13277
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Old 11-08-2009, 10:15 PM   #13278
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Old 11-08-2009, 10:49 PM   #13279
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Old 11-08-2009, 10:50 PM   #13280
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Old 11-08-2009, 10:56 PM   #13281
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Old 11-08-2009, 11:02 PM   #13282
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On FI, I ask why you put soundtracks to your novels and cast them and what do you get out of doing it? I think I'm one of the only people that doesn't do either.
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Old 11-09-2009, 02:20 AM   #13283
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Old 11-09-2009, 03:21 AM   #13284
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Old 11-09-2009, 03:32 AM   #13285
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Old 11-09-2009, 05:58 AM   #13286
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Old 11-09-2009, 06:18 AM   #13287
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Old 11-09-2009, 07:57 AM   #13288
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Old 11-09-2009, 08:35 AM   #13289
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Old 11-09-2009, 09:04 AM   #13291
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Old 11-09-2009, 03:32 PM   #13292
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Old 11-09-2009, 05:52 PM   #13293
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Old 11-09-2009, 05:54 PM   #13294
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This coming Wed November 11 is Remembrance Day in Canada (US marks Veteran's Day). We don't have Memorial Day, but the week of Remembrance Day we remember all the Vets who served and especially those who were killed and are being killed in Afghanistan.

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Old 11-09-2009, 06:33 PM   #13296
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Old 11-09-2009, 10:58 PM   #13300
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