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like motherf&cking Tolstoy
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: New York, NY
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I haven't been to Max Brenner! I would totally go. It's going to be tough for me to make the Purgy meet up if there is one, because I have a thing on June 6 and I can usually only manage one sitter a week
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A new year, a new avatar
Join Date: Oct 2010
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YAY!
Okay, we must pick day that works for you.You haven't been? Oh no. This must be remedied. We will find a day to go.
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Rollin' Boulders, FTW
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 620
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If I haven't mentioned it, Lily and Tas are both Goddesses.
If I have mentioned it, it bears repeating.
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The Girl in the Steampunk Hat
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Non carborundum illegitimi
Posts: 25,478
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*snorples Lela*
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Wielder of the Literary Lead Pipe
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Somewhere in the Nevernever
Posts: 2,470
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Evening all.
Have to admit, I never learned that two space after periods rule, so this is news to me? Then again, my parents didn't get their first computer until like 98, I think. I remember typing my first novella (incidentally the only long thing I've ever written in German on a typewriter ) Also, it is indeed super entertaining to watch vfury type. In other news, getting used to my overnight schedule again after having been gone for four weeks is kind of kicking my ass. Tas, I'm glad my stupidly jetlaggy brain was able to crank out some semi-coherent comments. Yay for tons of clients for Para. Also yay for NYC purgie meetups. Super envious, I loved NYC. Need to go back some day. Making tea. Contemplating writing. These revisions will end some day. |
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Rollin' Boulders, FTW
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 620
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Seriously..... *** Warning big Sappy Lela Moment Ahead***
I'm a *much* better writer than I was a year and a half ago when I wandered into this strange little corner of teh interwebz. And y'all are a big part of that-- not only for the moral support, the insight, and the excellent critique-- but also because writing makes me part of this group, so I keep at it. Even when it hurts. ![]() So, thanks!
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I'm Batman
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Gotham's Finest
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*basks in gratuitous praise*
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Rollin' Boulders, FTW
Join Date: Sep 2010
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I'm the QUEEN of gratuitous
.... and that ain't even close ![]() SNORPLE!
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Mad Thread Killa
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Eye of the plotstorm
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Afternoon, all. I only went back a few pages.
Colby, I understand congrats are in order. All my best to you, your hubs, and the unborn dancer.Quote:
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Re typing: I taught myself when I was fourteen and wrote my first novel. It was a manual typewriter, and I don't have a left thumb, but I got up to 80 words a minute. Took me a few weeks to stop double-spacing after a period.
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The Girl in the Steampunk Hat
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Non carborundum illegitimi
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{{{Haupe}}}
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Mad Thread Killa
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Eye of the plotstorm
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Oh, thanks, Lily. I erased it. Didn't make me feel better and certainly won't help anyone else.
Okay. I'm off to go for a walk. Have a good evening, all.
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~ Tartitude ~ Twitter ~ Writer Unboxed ~ FB "When writing a novel, that's pretty much entirely what life turns into: House burned down. Car stolen. Cat exploded. Did 1500 easy words, so all in all it was a pretty good day." ~Neil Gaiman "Perfectionism may look good in his shiny shoes, but he's a little bit of an asshole and no one invites him to their pool parties." ~Ze Frank |
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Dancing!
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Land of Oz
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Bah Humbug
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: California
Posts: 3,636
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Bah Humbug
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: California
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D's computer died. And the car's alternator is dying and the new one won't be here until Tuesday, so no RenFaire tomorrow.
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Rollin' Boulders, FTW
Join Date: Sep 2010
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ohhhh Lily ( and other horror movie freaks!) Lookit!
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Honey Badger don't give a shit.
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 3,188
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has finally arrived
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 7,099
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Gahhhh... writing this from my phone. So my MIL keeps getting Sharkbite these various "christian" items, like books and videos. While I'm not necessarily objecting to the content (we ARE christians too - just not as conservative as her), I do insist on excellence and quality in all media I expose my son's little brain to. And everything she gets him is just god-awful CRAP. Right now he's watching this video that is supposed to be teaching the alphabet, but it's educationally just WRONG. Like they're making letters from various household items. Example: "a D looks like one half of a ring!" Sharkbite sees the ring: "O!" And apparently an E is the shape of... six dominoes. Who WROTE this crap? Very seriously considering making it disappear.
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The Girl in the Steampunk Hat
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Non carborundum illegitimi
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Lela, thanks, but [major nerd moment] I own all 3 already.
![]() Very opinionated opinion follows: I loved Supernatural for the first 5 seasons. I hated S6. S7 it had its moments... but it's jumped the shark. Just mended a bunch of clothes, fingers are sore, going to bed now. Till tomorrow.
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Wielder of the Literary Lead Pipe
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Somewhere in the Nevernever
Posts: 2,470
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Lily, I actually pretty much stopped watching it halfway through season six, dragged on to the finale and watched the beginning of season seven, but right now the rest of it is just lingering on my DVR. Meh. I agree, the first five seasons were awesome. Boo.
Had a conversation with a friend the other day about how they really should turn Stephen Hawking's stuff into children's books. Because it would be awesome. I mean, who else uses an analogy of pigeon shit to prove a point?
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has finally arrived
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 7,099
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I just read through most of this thread on reddit, and it occurred to me that a lot of other purgies might find this as fascinating as I did. It's a deaf writer asking for clarification about various sound-words. The discussions below are really interesting too.
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Honey Badger don't give a shit.
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 3,188
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Spent most of my day (a) searching for comfy summer shoes for NYC, (b) reading about superstring theory and the implications of parallel universes, and (c) kinda sorta working on the manuscript.
I suppose both (a) and (b) could be considered connected with (c), but clearly, I was just procrastinating. I did buy these, though. For Aerosoles, they're actually really cute. And comfy.
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bedazzled /bootay shaker!!
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: southern cali
Posts: 3,405
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lg yay for puglet love!
blondie, i can't see foto but bought some bjorn wedges for ALA. in 2009 i really killed my feet. now, def must be more practical. so passed on cute not as comfortable mules.
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Bah Humbug
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: California
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Jumping the shark comes from Fonzi on water skis literally jumping over a shark. SPN isn't close to that ridiculousness. I don't get the knock at all. I thought the finale was logical consequences for the season leading up to it. Now we finally get Crowley as the Big Bad.
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