Psst, new people, and not-so-new people... in short, everyone.

Acutally, I'd say it's a fairly good thing for all to read, even those who've been around for a while.

Honestly, a little too much black.

I wanted to like it, but it drags in the middle. I didn't want to say it, but there it is.

I think if we cut down the second act, throw in some Ninjas or giant spider we'll have something.

Thanks.

I didn't make it to the part about changing my password. Would someone mind doing it for me?

I came, I read, I got it. I'm on my way to Sainthood.

MacAllister said:

What if we had a jumbo jet crash into an aircraft carrier, and then all the jets on the carrier exploded, too, whistle? Too much?

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That's perfect! Exactly what it needed. Get the notes to Jenna, and we'll see what she comes up with.

Pardon the bit of a hijack, but I felt inspired....

Jerry Bruckheimer's office, his phone rings....

"Hello?"

"Jerry baby!"

"Who is this?"

"It's me, we met outside your office a couple of weeks ag--"

"How did you get this number?"

"You gave it to me, Jerry."

"You -- you're the s.o.b. that lifted my wallet!"

"That's not important. Listen, I've got a great idea for your next picture."

"My secretary is calling the police."

"It's about this aircraft carrier, and a jumbo jet that ... that's running out of fuel ... yeah, that's it! This jumbo runs out of gas and needs a place to land but it's out over the middle of the ocean and the only thing near enough is the aircraft carrier."

"You can't land a jumbo jet on an aircraft carrier."

"So what? This is Hollywood. We can do whatever we want, we got CGI."

"The audience won't buy it for a second."

"Sure they will! Just cast Sandler as the Admiral running the boat."

"A carrier is called a ship."

"Whatever. Just sign Sandler and it'll be huge, Jerry baby!"

"You're insane. Sandler as an Admiral is even more outrageous than landing a 747 on an aircraft carrier."

JB hears the faint sound of sirens on the other end of the line....

"Listen, Jerry, I gotta run. Remember: Sandler. Big plane. Big boat. I'll be in touch...."

These are some of my favorite parts. I wish everyone would read them, even the people who won't bother to click on the link and read the rest.

QUOTING ENTIRE MESSAGES: If you want to show what you're responding to, you can use the "quote" function. However, unless the original message is about a sentence long, PLEASE TRIM DOWN the parts between the [ QUOTE ] and [ /QUOTE ] tags. We don't need to read the same post we already read. Just quote the relevant line or two if you need to show what you're responding to, and erase the rest of it.

GO EASY ON THE PICTURES: It slows down the site and uses up our bandwidth, so please don't post pictures (especially large or animated ones) just for the heck of it.

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I thought it was interesting that you called reph freaky

Also, you should sticky this, Jenna.

Chunky, Sandler would be terrible for that role...land an airbus on a carrier, now that's what I'm talking about

Yes, I really like the newbie message doohickey-thing. I try not break the unspoken rules.

I just wanna remind everyone that the first trimester is when the hormones are raging up and down as the lil develops the framework for the rest of development. As such, Mommy feels a little up and down, so we should all be on our best behavior to make this time as easy for her. If you can't do that, come back in 2 1/2 months to give yourself plenty of clearance.

Of course, at about the 8th month mark, Mommy isn't going to be feeling so swell again, as she will be ready for that lil bundle to come popping out. I will suggest again then that we all refrain from making her time a difficult one.

Jean Marie said:

Sandler would be terrible for that role

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Of course he'd be terrible, that's the point.

Just like writing is the point of this site, which is why I thought I'd try some.

Then she's gonna be sleep depraved, er...deprived, wow

ChunkyC said:

Of course he'd be terrible, that's the point.

Just like writing is the point of this site, which is why I thought I'd try some.

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When did you grow horns? On a worm...

I think it's a perfect set of guidelines that Jenna wrote. And it covers everything. I also think it's for everyone and should say so in the title. And maybe in a place easily noticed/found. Kudo's for it being done.

ChunkyC said:

Of course he'd be terrible, that's the point.

Just like writing is the point of this site, which is why I thought I'd try some.

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I could write a lovely story just by using your avatar for inspiration. Spooky stuff there mate.

Do I get extra points for reading the whole thing? 'Cuz I did...

SpookyWriter said:

I could write a lovely story just by using your avatar for inspiration. Spooky stuff there mate.

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Ditto for your avatar, Spooky. It could be the inspiration for a horror story.

SpookyWriter said:

I could write a lovely story just by using your avatar for inspiration. Spooky stuff there mate.

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Spooky, if you promise to change your damn avatar to something--anything other than that Michael Jackson look-a-like, I will do some crits. Really, I will.

Go ahead and write a lovely short or brief, I don't care. Change that ugly thang...

I tried to change my title to "Freaky genius, it's said." It reverted to "Board fanatic." Evidently the software here has good judgment.

If I go back to "Dances with words," can I keep that one?

I want it to say "Freaky Genius." Get Chunky to help you.

Jean Marie said:

Spooky, if you promise to change your damn avatar to something--anything other than that Michael Jackson look-a-like, I will do some crits. Really, I will.

Go ahead and write a lovely short or brief, I don't care. Change that ugly thang...

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But my avatar represents how I perceive the world at this moment in my life.

Good stuff, Jenna. Then, hopefully, there's no excuse for missing the necessary/crucial info. Including the interlude

And, Spooky, the fact that you feel connected to MJ...leaves me