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aliettedb. I so totally have to find a way to use this because it's so totally me. >:-)I died in the Dungeon of Tlmorganfield
I was killed in a freezing cold corridor by the wrath of Jimvanpelt, whilst carrying...
the Shield of Coolmajaka, the Sceptre of Johnjosephadams, the Sceptre of Zellandyne, the Axe of Jdeveryhope, the Sceptre of Pabba, a Figurine of Simransmiles, a Figurine of Slushmaster, the Wand of N. Lee Wood, the Wand of Samhidaka, the Crown of Sensawunder and 242 gold pieces.
Score: 246
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Which work of Shakespeare was the original quote from?
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Good progress today, even though it seemed I was spending far too much time staring at the internet (as usual). I'm really going to attempt to have a draft done in time for the polish challenge next week, even if it means writing on the weekends and unplugging my damn internet. (Yes, I had a really good day word-count-wise, but I think if I wasn't wasting so much time on the internet, I could have doubled it).
Grumble, grumble....
So, another one of those memes that require you to do lots of formating. The list is the top 106 books marked "unread" on LibraryThing. Bold the ones you've read, italize those you've started but didn't finish, strike through the ones you absolutely loath, and underline the ones that are on your to-read list.
I've read very little of the list and have even less interest in reading what I hadn't read already. A lot of this stuff I read for classes in either high school or college (though books like The Scarlet Letter and the Iliad I read like 4 or 5 times, all for classes in both high school and college. I actually love both of those books, by the way.). I absolutely had to strike-through on Jane Austen because, even though I don't think I've ever read anything of hers (except maybe a short story in high school, when we were studying Romance literature in Humanities--I chose to read Wuthering Heights and really enjoyed it), every story or novel that I've read that claims to be retellings of her stuff or influenced by it, I've absolutely loathed. I guess I'm just not "chick" enough for Jane Austen, though I suppose to be fair, I should at least try to read the original, to see if the rip-offs are just really bad by comparison. I did like Charlotte Bronte, after all.
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Grrrrr! Yep, it's looking to become yet another novelette. Of course, it could be that I'm just waxing poetic for the sake of doing so and finding character voice, and maybe with edits I can get the beast under control, but as of right now I'm only 300 words off the full count of the half-finished 2nd draft I'm working from and I'm only halfway through that. 6k definitely would have been overly optimistic. The good thing is that I'm feeling a bit of a passion for this story again and I think I can actually finish a second draft.
So, how did the no-internet rule go? Well, the first step to recovering is admitting one has a problem, and it's quite apparent to me now that I'm a complete and utter internet junkie. I can't even count the number of times I stopped writing and thought about how much I really, really wished I could check my email or the blog or other such time-wasters. On the whole though, I did pretty good telling myself, "No, we're writing right now." I did break down twice and get back on the internet (though once can be blamed on my son deciding he wanted to reboot my computer for me, and since it was turned off, why not just sneak a peak at the internet?). Still, I did have a really productive day, better than most days, so I'd call it a success. It's definitely worth trying to impliment regularly, and I think with a set schedule, I can wean myself away from that insane need to check and check and check for no reason other than to waste time.
In other news, I keep forgetting to mention that I bought my ticket for MileHiCon, which is coming up at the end of October. I decided to go this year because Gardner Dozois is the toastmaster and it's been years since I've had a chance to see and talk to him, and it would be nice to do so again. I skipped out last year because there really weren't all that many good writing panels on Saturday, but hopefully they'll get some good ones this year. It's also a chance for me to meet up with one of my old college professors whom I haven't seen in about a year.
Here's a link to ten easy steps for line-editing, which I found via
nephele. Good advice to be found in there.
The results come as no surprise, though I got a big grin on my face when it asked if I owned more than a few books on a specific historic event and I immediately thought of the entire shelf of books I have devoted to the Aztecs and the Conquest (half of which are stacked on the floor next to my desk at the moment because I've been using them with my story.).
I found this via Boing-Boing, about conspiracies at Denver International Airport, quoting from a Westword article which includes a bit about former BBCer David Icke who claims that DIA is actually the homebase for a race of reptilian alien overlords which have infiltrated our society (GWB, he claims, is one of them), and that they keep hordes of slave children in a secret city under DIA.
Funny stuff. I worked at DIA for two and half years and spent many an hour down in the "underground city", delivering books to the stories out on the concourses, and yes, the underground is awesome and a sight to see. However, I never witnessed the sight of slave children or reptilian overlords (who of course would be hiding themselves in human form, so I could have missed them), nor did I ever find any elevator anywhere in the airport that went lower than the basement level, where the snazzy automated baggage system is and where I used to drive a golf cart to make deliveries. Now, the folks running the employee security screening program could very likely have been aliens, or maybe former DMV workers, because they certainly made me uneasy with their hard stares and sneers, and I was always irrationally afraid of pissing them off.
I just might have to go find a copy of Westword so I can read the full article.
Edit: here the article online, and it's brimming with nifty DIA conspiracy theories. Also to fix some wording above that made the article sound like it was mostly about Icke, though he's given only a brief mention.
Found this via elec_velo. I found it hilarious, but then I do have a strange sense of humor. I liked it enough to make a feed, so I don't miss new one when they come out.
aliettedb:Your Score: 10", Willow, Veela
You scored 47 wisdom, 27 bravery, 26 emotional, and 11 martyrdom!
A willow wand signifies that you care deeply about emotions, art, and intuition, and that you have a particular knack for charms. The veela hair as a wand core means that you are slightly unpredictable but very powerful.
| Link: The Harry Potter Wand Test written by sputnik845 on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test |
Surprisingly spot on personality wise, and though I wasn't fond of the Veela hair at first, I do think I can be unpredictable, and who doesn't like the idea of being powerful?
Which Watership Down Character are You?
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It's been excrutiatingly difficult getting through this middle section. I keep getting caught up in doing other things rather than just holding my nose and getting through this. Today it was seeking out a freeware program that would allow me to make my own cross-stitch patterns (I didn't find one, but I did find some grids and so using Microsoft Paint I made a new, more simplistic pattern of Tezcatlipoca than the one I've been working on. It now has 6 colors rather than 24). I did spend a bit of time doing research today though, trying to locate the name of the king of Tlaxcala circa 1520 (though it turns out there wasn't a king, but rather a council that oversaw the political and military issues of the entire area, but I've got actual names to work with. For those interested in the Spanish Conquest of Mexico, I highly recommend Hugh Thomas's book Conquest: Montezuma, Cortés, and the Fall of Old Mexico. It's easy to read, but also incredibly detailed.).
Well, hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.
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They have an interesting method of determining the rating. I got a PG rating because I used the work "crack", though of course it took no note of the context in which it was used, "I need to crack the whip." I guess it's a good thing I decided to edit out my choice words about scummy carsalesmen the other day, or I might have landed an R or NC-17. Though I guess "bullshit" doesn't warrant an increase in rating, but crack does. :)
But for now bedtime.
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