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Old 03-14-2012, 05:15 PM   #9251
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Old 03-14-2012, 05:36 PM   #9252
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Erm. *Looks around*

Did I miss something? Like an apoxyclips and no one told me? Or are we just practising again?

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Old 03-14-2012, 05:45 PM   #9253
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I've got my Z-word-fighting boots on standby. Now all I need is a shotgun...
Why doesn't anyone say ZzzZZzzZZZ, dangit, ZzZZZzzz oh crud, I haven't even been drinking yet.

Why is it so hard to say the Zword in here?

I mean, its just a word.

Anyway, I have a question about SYW etiquette. ZZzZZz, dang you can't even sneak up on it.

Anyway, being serious now, I am very unlikely to get upset over anything anyone says. I figure, that no matter how brilliant I think my words are, there will be people who don't get them. A story doesn't work unless the person reading gets them. So, I need to put them in a way the reader gets. I mean, I am a super genius and all, how hard can it be right?

Anyway, my real question is this. This time for really real serious. If there was something I was trying to do, a way of portraying a character for example, is it ok to ask if it worked the way I intended? Like I said earlier, I have no intention of getting upset or arguing or anything. I just want to know if I succeeded at what I intended.

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Erm. *Looks around*

Did I miss something? Like an apoxyclips and no one told me? Or are we just practising again?
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Old 03-14-2012, 06:01 PM   #9255
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Why is it so hard to say the Zword in here?

I mean, its just a word.
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Anyway, being serious now, I am very unlikely to get upset over anything anyone says. I figure, that no matter how brilliant I think my words are, there will be people who don't get them. A story doesn't work unless the person reading gets them. So, I need to put them in a way the reader gets. I mean, I am a super genius and all, how hard can it be right?

Anyway, my real question is this. This time for really real serious. If there was something I was trying to do, a way of portraying a character for example, is it ok to ask if it worked the way I intended? Like I said earlier, I have no intention of getting upset or arguing or anything. I just want to know if I succeeded at what I intended.

Sorry about the silly stupidness. I need to go to bed. Up too late last night editing.
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But yeah, if you're looking for something specific, there's no harm in asking. I do it to my betas all the time.*





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Old 03-14-2012, 06:20 PM   #9256
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Oh, ok, that's cool. I just thought, being the Cantina and all, there was a mind control machine in the back room or something. I wanted to know if I had to bring my tinfoil hat.

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But yeah, if you're looking for something specific, there's no harm in asking. I do it to my betas all the time.*





*Although, in all fairness, it's usually, "How does it rank on a scale of 1 to ZOMGSUX!?" or "Sorry about the mess."
Thanks. Seriously. What I put up is definitely very beginner level stuff. Looks even worse because of something I tried to do that might not work as good as I hope, but we'll see.

I'm a foreign language teacher. I firmly believe no one learns without making mistakes. If someone at AW is kind enough to point mine out, there is no way I'm going to get mad at them.

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: I should go back to back, if only I could...

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My one just helped me reassemble my sewing machine. He's spent most of the morning scraping paint from the stairs and trying to sort out a problem with a DVD my parents can't watch even though he's 200 miles away from them and having to do it all remotely. I'm fairly sure he should be doing stuff for his university course really, but he's being far to darned helpful to moan at.
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Blah. That is all. Except to say you can ask for specific feedback in SYW. Glance at a few posts, especially samples from regulars and high post count members. Many ask for specifics in a polite manner.

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Z-Words are keeping me from my office!!!!



Okay, not really. Just Seniors. (As in Uni, not ciitzens.) Some sort of ... thing... in the open area outside my office.

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Declare an event with free food somewhere. They will depart your region for said freebie.

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I still feel the need for shotguns and/or flamethrowers.
You're like the Cantina's mad uncle, aren't you, Bos? Muttering about kids on your lawn whilst clutching a shotgun.

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Old 03-14-2012, 08:34 PM   #9271
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Declare an event with free food somewhere. They will depart your region for said freebie.

Worked every time at my Uni. Was usually the only way to get people to show up...
Sadly, that's partly why they are there in the first place.

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Also, I'm doing that thing where you write down what you do all day to keep track of how you use your time.

The results are... revealing. O.O
Sadly, my life is so regimented that I wouldn't need to track my minutes to know how they were spent. Though, if I did, Cantina time would be recorded under the "Frivolities and Carnal Delights section"...emphasis on the first part.

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Not sure about the rest of the Cantina, but I am always training for the inevitable.
Me, too. This is why I'm constantly honing my dance routines, in case I'm ever called upon to join Sparkle Motion. *nods*
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Old 03-14-2012, 08:47 PM   #9273
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Or is that Gibbs rule 9? Always carry a knife...
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I had a Great Uncle like that, once.

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Oh, sure.



Let's go with that.

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Are these color coded?
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