Random thoughts

[Incanus]

Going to my parents house this weekend to celebrate my pop's 92nd birthday. He's a pretty amazing guy--I hope I do as well when I reach that age. I think it's safe to say he's one tough cookie (A WWII vet and someone who has had FOUR open heart surgeries).

Should be fun!

 

[MineOwnKing]

The generation-x'r / Author, emerged from his hole and was blinded by the 21'st Century lights. He spent the next 12 hours trying to create a WordPress blog that was supposed to take 10 minutes to set up.

After posting his first blog he then bashed his head against his cave for another 5 hours because the blog is all screwed up and didn't get any of the cool widgets he worked so hard to add.

He then saw his shadow and declared to the world, " 4 more weeks of 20th Century."

 

[Brian Scott Allen]

Just made this for the big game today.The filling is delicious I haven't tried it with crunchy bacon on the outside though. Hope it tastes good.

 

[FifthView]

So a current Twitter Trend led me to the discovery that CBS is doing a new Star Trek series, being headed up by Bryan Fuller.

 

[Incanus]

So a current Twitter Trend led me to the discovery that CBS is doing a new Star Trek series, being headed up by Bryan Fuller.

Cool. If it's not like the new JJ Abrams Trek, then I'll be on board.

 

[Brian Scott Allen]

Cool. If it's not like the new JJ Abrams Trek, then I'll be on board.

So you don't want Star Wars featuring Spock?

 

[Incanus]

So you don't want Star Wars featuring Spock?

If I'm understanding this question aright, then, yes.

I only watched the first JJA trek movie, but it sure felt like it was being shoved in a Star Wars-y direction, leaving the Trek universe well behind. Fine for Star Wars, totally unacceptable for Star Trek.

Leonard Nimoy is the one and only Spock. No one else can do it.

Hopefully there will be an all-new cast of characters for this show.

 

[Brian Scott Allen]

One of these days I want to write an article or forum post about what we can learn about storytelling from watching sports. Suffice it to say for now that sports, both individual games and seasons, can teach a writer a lot about story telling.

 

[X Equestris]

Had to let out a chuckle while I was flipping through through the News section on YouTube. One of FRANCE 24 English's videos used a screenshot from Call of Duty: Black Ops for their thumbnail on a video totally unrelated to video games.

 

[Brian Scott Allen]

Dear work IT department do everyone a favor and make sure the Internet works after you hook up the computer. That way the guy that needs the Internet to function doesn't have to sit at his desk for 30 minutes spinning in his chair and arguing that mythic scribes updates. Thanks.

 

[X Equestris]

So apparently Harper Lee died.

 

[kennyc]

So apparently Harper Lee died.

Yes. Not unexpected but what a wonderful book Mockingbird is!

great documentary on her here: Watch Full Episodes Online of American Masters on PBS | Harper Lee - Preview


NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/20/arts/harper-lee-dies.html

 

[Incanus]

Passed the 60,000 word mark on my WIP this weekend. This tortoise is going to cross the finish line.

(I know--I need to start a thread in the new Writer's Work section about this stuff. That section didn't exist when I began writing this novel. I'll start a thread there when I begin the arduous revisions.)

 

[kennyc]

Passed the 60,000 word mark on my WIP this weekend. This tortoise is going to cross the finish line.

(I know--I need to start a thread in the new Writer's Work section about this stuff. That section didn't exist when I began writing this novel. I'll start a thread there when I begin the arduous revisions.)

Good Luck!!

 

[T.Allen.Smith]

Passed the 60,000 word mark on my WIP this weekend. This tortoise is going to cross the finish line. (I know--I need to start a thread in the new Writer's Work section about this stuff. That section didn't exist when I began writing this novel. I'll start a thread there when I begin the arduous revisions.)

You're in the home stretch now.

 

[Incanus]

You're in the home stretch now.

Very much so; I would say 'literally'.

I'm experiencing both excitement and nervous apprehension in equal measure.

 

[Nimue]

Found out today that my kitty had to be put down. Okay, post-college he was more of my parents' cat, but that didn't mean he wasn't still my sweetheart. Whenever I came home he'd wake me up with a nose in my face until I let him burrow under the covers. We adopted him after he came up to me as a year-old kitten in our backyard in Ohio, meowing his little head off. He made it to sixteen, but had a heart problem and renal failure. Farewell, fluffcat. Here's some pictures for no good reason.

Spoiler: kitty

 

[kennyc]

Found out today that my kitty had to be put down. Okay, post-college he was more of my parents' cat, but that didn't mean he wasn't still my sweetheart. Whenever I came home he'd wake me up with a nose in my face until I let him burrow under the covers. We adopted him after he came up to me as a year-old kitten in our backyard in Ohio, meowing his little head off. He made it to sixteen, but had a heart problem and renal failure. Farewell, fluffcat. Here's some pictures for no good reason.

So sorry! I lost one of my two this past fall. He was about the same age.
They are just like family.

 

[Velka]

Sorry to hear about your fluffcat. Those pictures are proof of a life well-lived and loved. That's the one unfair thing about pets, they don't live nearly long enough.

 

[Heliotrope]

So sorry Nimue