DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
Who cares about future historians when you can have ice cream?
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Who cares about future historians when you can have ice cream?
It is.
They're written and sold as children't book, but there's enough depth to them that even adults can appreciate them. I tend to re-read most of the books every few years, and I've got a picture from one of them tattooed on my arm.
EDIT: ...and I regularly try to convince people around me to read them.
The author is Tove Jansson and the books you ought to read are Finn Family Moomintroll (first) and then Moominland Midwinter after that.
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Banten
Shadow Lord
It is.
They're written and sold as children't book, but there's enough depth to them that even adults can appreciate them. I tend to re-read most of the books every few years, and I've got a picture from one of them tattooed on my arm.
EDIT: ...and I regularly try to convince people around me to read them.
The author is Tove Jansson and the books you ought to read are Finn Family Moomintroll (first) and then Moominland Midwinter after that.
Well I suppose Christmas is getting closer and closer at a rapid pace, so it's about time I start reading something from old scandinavia. Perfect time of year for it.
Writing and creating for a young audience is something I'd like to do at some point in time (another thing to put on the wishlist). The things we see and read at that point in our lives often stick with us for life, if the story is good. Your moominland is my "fox and the hound" or "the land before time".
Writing a children's story is next on the list of new projects to do. There's a side character in an earlier story that will hopefully be a great character for it. I'll try and pull that off in parallel with editing on my more "serious" stories.
...I was thinking of whether to use "adult" or "mature" but both of those words carried some dodgy connotations that didn't quite fit in this context.
...I was thinking of whether to use "adult" or "mature" but both of those words carried some dodgy connotations that didn't quite fit in this context.
Tom
Istari
Who knew I could get into an argument with my relatives over the motivations behind the switch from BC/AD to BCE/CE and whether it's a sign of the "degradation" of Western culture. At this point, I'm not really surprised. I've had arguments with them about almost everything. The only thing that has me worried is that it's not even Thanksgiving yet. Great...
So there's this marsh on the way to our house. We drove down the hill and saw a jeep stuck in the snow. He wasn't even in the ditch...apparently, the boy had driven 50-60 feet into the marsh in an effort to turn around after he slid off the road. It's a steep road but that's why, when it's covered in ice, people go slow. My husband got out of the truck and talked to him. It's..honestly a pretty sad sight (can I laugh instead and say how stupid he was to drive beyond the possibility of rescue?). Mechanic husband says that it'll cost him a lot of money to get the jeep unstuck in its location on frozen ground. When it warms up, the vehicle will sink into the marsh. Apparently its a tough job for a tow truck. We'll see if it's still there tomorrow.
I'm sorry, Tom. This is why I hate the holidays. I hope it gets better for you. x
Tom
Istari
Thanks, Chessie. To survive this holiday season, I think I'm just going to have to bite my tongue and broadcast my frustrations on the internet via the phone-under-the-table method.
DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
Holding on tight to the quote attributed to Ernest Hemingway, whom I highly respect:
"The first draft of anything is sh*t."
Because it definitely is right now.
"The first draft of anything is sh*t."
Because it definitely is right now.
Russ
Dark Lord
Don't leave us in suspense...what happened to the truck?
Lucky kid got pulled out that night. His jeep was gone by morning.
DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
I just got a nosebleed, blood streaming down my face...It would have been all over my clothes and the floor had I not been in the bathroom at the time getting ready for a shower with toilet paper close at hand to mop it up. Do normal people get nosebleeds like this??
I need a life.
I need a life.
Tom
Istari
Today I gave a presentation on abstract art and almost died from nerves.
I also refrained from dragging Piet Mondrian when I discussed one of his pieces, which should earn me an automatic A. That took a lot of willpower.
I also refrained from dragging Piet Mondrian when I discussed one of his pieces, which should earn me an automatic A. That took a lot of willpower.
Banten
Shadow Lord
My broken hand has broken free from its cast!
Russ
Dark Lord
I just got a nosebleed, blood streaming down my face...It would have been all over my clothes and the floor had I not been in the bathroom at the time getting ready for a shower with toilet paper close at hand to mop it up. Do normal people get nosebleeds like this??
I need a life.
Actually lots of people get nosebleeds for many reasons. Some people get them due to deficiencies in their diet. You may want to discuss this issue with a physician.
DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
Don't worry, I believe this one was due to recovering from a cold.
Many years ago, I used to get them constantly, though. Not anymore.
I just experienced what I think is my first case of plagiarism. In fairness I'm not even sure if I can call it that, but still...
Whenever I upload a new set to mixcloud I also have to pick out a cover image, and I tend to pick photos I've taken myself (usually with my cell pone).
Today, when checking how my latest set was doing (it gets ranking depending on how many plays it gets) I spotted my cover image on someone else's set. At first I got worried they'd copied the entire thing, music and all, but they hadn't. It's just the picture.
If they'd uploaded my music and claimed credit for it I'd probably have been upset (I paid for the tracks and spent quite a lot of time and effort putting them together). Now though, it's just an image from my archives, and while it feels a bit cheap of them not to say anything I'm still kind of flattered they liked my image enough to use it to represent their own stuff.
It's a weird feeling.
Whenever I upload a new set to mixcloud I also have to pick out a cover image, and I tend to pick photos I've taken myself (usually with my cell pone).
Today, when checking how my latest set was doing (it gets ranking depending on how many plays it gets) I spotted my cover image on someone else's set. At first I got worried they'd copied the entire thing, music and all, but they hadn't. It's just the picture.
If they'd uploaded my music and claimed credit for it I'd probably have been upset (I paid for the tracks and spent quite a lot of time and effort putting them together). Now though, it's just an image from my archives, and while it feels a bit cheap of them not to say anything I'm still kind of flattered they liked my image enough to use it to represent their own stuff.
It's a weird feeling.
DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
Ummm...how do I upload an avatar? I feel like i had this figured out not too long ago, but now I don't have any idea...
DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
Ok nvm...the toothless pic is cute, I like.
La Volpe
Mystagogue
So do you usually wait until you make 1000 posts before you upload an avatar?