Tanuki Racoon
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no, i have not been reading that decontructionalist stuff. I happen to be a fan of circular logic. It's a fun way to play with conversations. Unfotunately many people I meet can't keep up. The only person so far to best my logic verbally is my best friend, and only then because he is so stubborn.
Circular Logic is NOT real logic. It's a fallacy.
However, I often use it to tormet those who aren't swift on the uptake :)
-- wbms
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I dislike labels myself, so don't be concerned about that. Everyone is an individual, with unique attributes.
So if I called you an "address label" you'd hate that? Just trying to be clear?
Same for "mailing label"?
Do you hate all labels? Or just the ones that are sticky on the back?
Love,
WBMS
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I can't stand coffee- wretched stuff. How can you stand it? If it tastes anything like it smells, ick.
It smells AWESOME. You are SO wrong. Heathen! Infidel! Philistine. Hmph.
Tea on the other hand is my perfured method of getting caffine.Tea is so gay. Oh, um, wait. Never mind :D
-- wbms
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Haha, I know how you feel, man. My neighbors seem to have only one CD entitled "A hell of a lot of bass" that they play constantly. Plus, they also get a kick out of revving their engines for hours on end without ever driving anywhere. I've always imagined that they're amused by watching the RPM gauge going back and forth, but that's just a guess.
That's just fucking eeire. You live on the same block I do. Is it a two story yellow house with a white garage door? A silver tricked-out low-riding Honda? If you say yes, I'll scream.
-- wbms
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New Brother is very dark and rather depressive.
The VERY best kind of story, though. Just like REAL life.
-- wbms
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BTW, it works MUCH better if you spell it right :D
Buahahahahaha. OK, looks nice. Sorry. Had to. ::cough::
-- wbms
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I want to use the short story I wrote as a class assignment. Should I turn in the story the way I wrote it or Ben's edited version. Is it cheating to turn in a paper that has, in effect, been pregraded and corrected?
Point of fact: turning in your own work (published, unpublished, edited, or not) is A-OK unless you were specifically enjoined against doing so. It is absolutely NOT cheating.
Secondly, turn in the one you feel is best. If you have moral qualms, turn in your original after re-editing it yourself.
-- wbms
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I like what you wrote. Much of that is how I chose to live my life. I am often apologizing for screwing up; sadly, as a human, I tend to make mistakes. I also try and not take things too personally which is what causes half the aggravation to begin with.
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dude,
just an idea: make the page background a solid color and then put the image on top of it, that way even if we can't see the picture, we can at least read the text. also, you should try setting the size of the image in whatever page generation software you're using, cuz i'm running at 1024x768 and it goes off the edge of my window.
for all you mac people out there: safari is the way to go!
[1] PR, what say you about the background is a good idea. I am running 1600 x 1024 resultion and it just off the edge. But it's the code, not the text. I had this problem with my web page until a visitor told me to fix it :)
[2] I use a Mac and Safari isn't very good. Firefox ROCKS. Dude may have dumped it, but using a Microsloth product is just icky.
[3] My nose is full of snot, and I can't breathe.
-- wbms
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I was quite amused, thanks for sharing.
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Heh heh... I have been meaning to have y'all over for barbecue and to look around AwesomeDude.com... but considering the distances involved thought I'd show you my home office/studio where I do most of my work and also do the AD website.
1. It looks good. The white text is a bit hard to read on that background, though. You may wish to pick a new colour scheme. I would suggest a CSS style for the main page and then a different one for the other pages to keep them all consistent and easy to maintain :)
2. I like having the three links to see what's new without having the front page so cluttered.
3. You should have one more though: featured (story or chapter) of the week. Pick whatever you like most for that week and feature a link right to it on your main page.
4. More importantly, there is a bug in your code somwhere. Resize the window. The text on the RIGHT side doesn't move over. You can actually make it vanish. Depending on the user's screen resolution and browser window size, this can produce some very unwelcome side effects. (You may want to see if you specify a fixed-size browser window which is an absolute no-no.)
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I think my response came largely from events in my personal life right now' date=' plus past discouragement.
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Listen, if I wrote on my personal life, you'd all get so depressed reading it, we'd have a mass suicide. Believe it or not, as a write I can write a happy story when I'm sad or vice versa. However, regardless of my mood, I write pain much better. Alone had pain, misery, and angst. Hell, many of my stories do....
authors: Why is it we' date=' as gay writers, editors, and readers, often have negative themes in gay fic? [/quote']We write what we know, sir. The life of a gay person is generally not equal to the life of a straight person in similar circumstances. That's how it works in the world. I am neither defending it nor praising it: just observing.
* spoilers below; if you haven't read the story, you may not want to read the review yet. *
What type of person *is* Trent' date=' really? If he can care after the accident, then why was he such a jerk before? Clearly, he was, before. Was he "keeping up appearances?" If so, what a lousy excuse for tormenting someone. [/quote']To clarify this point. An accident involving head trauma often induces dramatic and life-altering personality changes. The author wants to point out that if you were to assume this, you'd be well on-track. Also, remember this was written as a screenplay originally and as such some visual things simply aren't described because you'd see them.
(Though' date=' I'm amused by the "Tent" nickname, and at first I thought it was a typo until the text clarified it.)[/quote']I've named Tent after an ex-acquaintance of mine. I am very bitter. Don't start me. The nickname always amused me, and indeed, I called him that after a certain lady friend of his provoked that reaction and he didn't notice but everyone else did. :)
What type of person is Nathan? Why has he become so very angry that he'd attempt' date=' more than once, something even worse than tormenting a person? [/quote']I support Nathan's actions. Does that make me as much as a psychopath as he was? He finally figured out someone can change, and by then it was too late, so he killed himself. However, you must ask yourself what did our boy Trent do to Nathan to warrant such a reaction. I will not answer but rather state, I feel it was justified. Write your own backstory.
NOTE TO YOUNGER READERS: I do not advocate murdering your tormentors.
I think my reaction was because the whole story was so nihilistic' date=' something I have real trouble with.[/quote']
I really don't offend easily. But "nihilistic" -- I must disagree strongly. In what way exactly? I'm not offended but a bit put-out. There are a number of adjectives that might describe my story, but I don't believe that is one of them.
Nathan is bent on destruction' date=' of his nemesis and himself, because he was pushed too far too often,[/quote']
Actually, he was only bent on the destruction of his tormentor/nemesis. He only turns on himself when it turns out his nemesis is not his enemy and his true enemy is himself.
couldn't find the love he wanted and needed with another person' date=' any person. [/quote']How sad: that's the story of my life all summed up nice and neat. :(
However' date=' Nathan makes mistakes. [/quote']Everyone makes mistakes. That simply makes him human. Teenagers tend to make more mistakes than adults. Nathan is a teenager: and not necessarily the most mature of the lot either.
He could simply choose not to accept Trent's apology' date=' and ignore him and go on. [/quote']Trust me. There are some things no apology is sufficient for. However without writing some of the blackest, darkest, mind-bending psychological fuck-piece, you really don't see that. I had a vision and it just never got much past this story, which is a shame for me and a blessing for all of you. Blue, you'd have hated it :)
Pollyanna? Perhaps. If it's so Pollyanna' date=' then you have to explain why there is -good- in the world, doing good things to raise people out of that petty mud and change lives for the better. Heh, OK, that makes me feel a little better.[/quote']You, sir, are an optimistic. I am a pessimist and a cynic. The point is, when I write my own personal beliefs do come through in my writing -- as do those of many authors. Like many people here I am conflicted about many things.
It also points out that Trent had changed' date=' and wanted to apologize, even without knowing how to do so or what precisely he was apologizing for.[/quote']Focus on this. I'd rather wager that if the New Trent remembered what the Old Trent did, he'd kill himself and Nathan wouldn't have anything to worry about.
Yes' date=' it still isn't my cup of tea, but perhaps you can see that I did understand what it was trying to get across, and did think about it.[/quote']I'm glad you read it, even if you didn't like. In fact, it's okay if you HATE it. I don't ask people to like what I read. What I ask people to do is THINK. That's a lost art, thinking.
I'm sorry' date=' WBMS, that such a review is doubtless troubling for you, because it criticizes the how and why, the intent and execution of your story. I hope you know I admire your talent for story writing, and I'll look forward to what else you write in the future.[/quote']Actually, I'm not the least bit troubled except by that one "N" word you threw at me :)
Oh' date=' and about TR's comment about just whipping it out? [/quote']As said in Blazzing Saddles, "Stand back while I whip something out...."
OK' date=' so whipping it out might be a little extreme in certain situations. :laughing: [/quote']Don't worry. It's no big deal. ::RUNNING FAST:: :D
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I apologise that the next chapter is a little late, but there is a little thing called real-life that sometimes interferes with the writing schedule....
A likely story. Hmph.
Chapter 13 was worth the wait. I trust 14 will not be similarly delayed ::pointed stare::
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I know that's a nasty couple of words to any writer but with a lot going on lately I'm having trouble writing. How do you guys handle writers block? I'm not sure what I have even is writers block. I'm having ideas but a lot of trouble carrying thru and writing. I always thought writers block was not having ideas.
Writer's Block sucks. REALLY sucks.
Most commonly, it's the inability to get past a sticking point in a story and just stopping. Also relatively common (and the kind from which I suffer) is just a general malaise about the whole writing process which leads to indifference and no desire to write at all.
If you can't write, it's writer's block. It sounds like you just have no desire to actually write. It happens. Once you start obsessing about it, it becomes a viscious circle. Relax. Do something else for a week. Do anything BUT write for a little while and then try again.
Good luck
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Colors have a number of meanings that are usually defined either by culture or religious tradition. The closer the color is to a primary color, the more important it is.
It's more complex than that. White in the US is a good colour, where in Japan it means death. So of course, when I said colour is important in my story, I mean for me and the people I know. I believe that didn't really need to be spoken, but I can just picture someone jumping in. An author is writing for his audience generally and not the world at large.
-- wbms
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wb,
what can i say other that "wow." you wrote almost the perfect short story, the structure, the length, it's all perfect (and the writing is pretty darn awesome too
)my favorite short stories always leave me wondering what happens next, and i'm glad for the chance to imagine that for this "storyverse"
I already got my first "what the hell happens next" e-mail. The best part about a short story is that you can decide what happens next. Let your imagination run wild.
Thanks for your kind words; as always they are an appreciated bone to this humble* author.
-- wbms
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sadly, even proofsters have their limitations.
Say it ain't so :)
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All my stories I pick certain colours. There's a reason for that. Not one reader has ever noticed, but I do pick them for reasons. This story is a grey background with a dark blue font. It's all about the mood and the background is the overall feeling of the story and the font is the mood of the action. Colours have connotations, you know? I think it adds to the story.
You may have all thought I was busting the Dudester's balls over that. Well, frankly, I wasn't* and I thought I ought to clarify here. I wouldn't want anyone to think I'm a bigger asshole than I really am. And I was pleased to see the Dudester changed it back -- I wasn't expecting it and I wouldn't have been mad if he didn't.
Don't y'all hate it when I ramble?
-- wbms
* but it certainly was an added side bonus :D
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Aw wibby.. you know we mostly post with a black background.But here you go.. I've reposted in the original colors you sent.
You're SO good to me :) ::blows a kiss::
And just so everybody knows... it was Write By Myself who talked me out of starting the site on April 1st, 2004. Something about it being an inauspicious date or something.I just thought everybody would take it as a joke. Never do anything important on April First.
And also -for the record- Dog is great... even Roger my cat agrees!Thanks. :
:Hey, Dude, I didn't know you were a cat person. No WONDER I like you :D
Lastly, our very own Graeme has sent me a list of typos in the story which I've fixed. In a few days, I shall send it in to Dude so you can read it typo free. I can't believe my proofers didn't catch them. ::sigh::
-- wbms of the error-laden story (3 errors, AAIIIEE)
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I had three people proofread this one. One of my proofers liked it better than Alone which shocked me -- and, in fact, said it was the best thing I've ever written. Wow.
Seems you all at least think it's okay and doesn't suck.
Dude changed my original colours though so you're reading it in black and white. I actually had 'theme' colours :) Maybe he thought it made my story darker.
This story ended up being by birthday present to the Dudester and his loyal legions.....
-- wbms
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From what I've read, you just switch back. For example:
Michael said, "And then he said, 'John told me, "Don't go there!"'"
That is, indeed, the correct answer.
You can also use DOUBLE CURLY, SINGLE CURLY, DOUBLE STRAIGHT, and SINGLE STRAIGHT quote marks. Although not quite textbook you can visually see the different levels of quoting.
-- wbms
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Been through two myself. I'm sure he'll do fine and if he has any questions, I can answer them in gorey and gruesome detail.
-- wbms
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He [Capote] may write a good story but he is NOT a good writer. I will fight you to the death on this one.
Silly me! I guess my mistake is assuming that if one can write a good story, then you're a good writer.
No, I've seen some fantastic story ideas that were written terribly poorly -- enough that I can't stand them. In fact "Fool's Tavern" comes to mind (available at Amazon but I'd not recommend it.)
Yes, I agree on both counts. Pudding to the lot, I say :)Truss points out in the introduction of the American edition the many problems between British English grammar (and punctuation) vs. Americanized English, so I'm well aware of that. Being fluent is one thing, but I find a lot of those British-isms annoying and clumsy. [Yet there are books I prefer to read in their original British editions, like the Ian Fleming James Bond novels and Jo Rowling's Harry Potter.)Still, seeing dialog punctuation placed outside of the quotes makes me absolutely nuts. Speaking as a guy who has read the Associated Press Stylebook and The Chicago Manual of StyleI agree. I don't use that convention. It looks 'icky' :)
-- wbms
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What do you all think about downloading stuff...like music? I was thinkin i could post a cd a week or somethin...if you guys aren't all Anti-downloading!
Nice idea, but don't get caught. That would be a Bad Thing. I have all-but given up my Napster & Limewire habits. I know people who've been busted and it's not worth the risk.
Mutter. Mutter. Mutter.
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I have to concede you are correct. However never "assume" anything because _______________.....