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Now I remember. Lol sorry
evolution_rex
Grandmaster
The mutual relationship between human and canine goes back thousands and thousands of years and is one of the most natural, purest bonds humans can have. We have physically evolved along one another, side by side, for millenniums. The common theory is that ancient tribal humans took wolves and bred them for hunting. They helped us find food, and in return we gave them safety and a share of the meat.
My family is not a hunter-gatherer tribe, I was not a hunter, and he was not a wolf, but the bond he shared with our family was just as strong. He was an escape artist when he young, and a little bit of grouch when he got older. He wasn’t the cutest thing to ever exist and he wasn’t a fancy purebred. He was a scruffy little mutt. And he was our dog. And we were his humans.
I was just five years old and begging my parents to get me a dog for Christmas, even though we already had several pets, when he showed up at our grandparent’s door just before the holiday. He’d been with us for fifteen years since then, and during that time he’d seen other dogs come and go, been through three houses, and may or may not have impregnated neighbor dogs on a few occasion, He’d had a lot of lollipops to eat and squeaky toys to attack. He bit me a couple times. I believe, for a dog, that his years were good. And the mere fact that his years were good made them good for us. There was love and compassion between him and the family, and that is what any dog or human could ask for.
RIP Scrappy. He will be missed.
My family is not a hunter-gatherer tribe, I was not a hunter, and he was not a wolf, but the bond he shared with our family was just as strong. He was an escape artist when he young, and a little bit of grouch when he got older. He wasn’t the cutest thing to ever exist and he wasn’t a fancy purebred. He was a scruffy little mutt. And he was our dog. And we were his humans.
I was just five years old and begging my parents to get me a dog for Christmas, even though we already had several pets, when he showed up at our grandparent’s door just before the holiday. He’d been with us for fifteen years since then, and during that time he’d seen other dogs come and go, been through three houses, and may or may not have impregnated neighbor dogs on a few occasion, He’d had a lot of lollipops to eat and squeaky toys to attack. He bit me a couple times. I believe, for a dog, that his years were good. And the mere fact that his years were good made them good for us. There was love and compassion between him and the family, and that is what any dog or human could ask for.
RIP Scrappy. He will be missed.
Ireth
Mythic Scribe
Sorry for your loss, evolution_rex. Having said goodbye to several pets over the years, including multiple dogs, I know it hurts as much as losing a human family member.
DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
So sorry for your loss. I know how special a dog can be to you, and how deeply they can touch your life. Dogs are a true gift to humanity.
Sorry man. We've lost a lot of dogs over the years, and other animals, so I feel and understand your pain.
I'm sorry about your dog, Evolution-Rex. Losing animals is just like losing human loved ones. We build emotional connections and relationships with them. Sometimes, all people have are their pets. HUGS. Feel your sadness, and when the time is right, adopt a doggy and give him/her a good home.
Well I don't suggest typing into google worst fantasy books. You come away thinking "is mine good enough? Please don't let me be on a list!" But anyway, I think those thoughts cloud all of us while writing, deep down. Normally they don't pester me though, but after reading why all those books are failures, I guess there was a prison riot and all the thoughts escaped and were able to run amok.
DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
Yeah...I read lots of bad reviews for popular books. They're fun to read, but they also make me terrified deep down of committing the same crimes that the readers reviled in those books.
La Volpe
Mystagogue
I've done this before, for some reason. But I like to keep in mind that you're only doing really well once you've gotten a few bad reviews. I mean, there is not a single brilliant work out there without 1 star Amazon reviews that think it's not worth the paper it's printed on.
The U.S. Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775 by the Continental Congress and is the official birthday that all Marines, including this one, celebrate. The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve was founded on August 29, 1916.
Thanks for the sentiment though.
Young Reaver at Bootcamp. Parris Island, SC 1990.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, 1971.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was the godawful remake with Johnny Depp.
I don't think I saw the one with Johnny Depp.
It came out in 2005 and was directed by Tim Burton. It's a weird, unimaginative, shitty remake. You're better off having never watched it.
FifthView
Dark Lord
I pretty much hate remakes or adaptations that ignore the central nature of the source material. The Depp version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was a case in point. Also, the Ender's Game movie—despite having probably the ideal lead actor (and he did great; the script is what sucked), the movie failed so hard for me.
Ah, yes. Ender's Game. So much potential for a good movie but not even Han Solo himself could save it.
One of the worst adaptations from book to film is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. They claim that Adams signed off on it but he died before it was finished.
The director and screenwriters had no respect for him.
FifthView
Dark Lord
I've read many positive comments about the Hitchhiker's movie. I thought I was the only one disappointed by it.
[Edit: Incidentally, I was referring to Asa Butterfield. Harrison Ford also was great for his role, but....man I could go on an on about how the script and directing ruined the movie.]
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The positive comments about Hitchhiker's Guide are by people who've never read the books.
The casting for Ender's game was good and they did the best they could with the script. However, no matter how good someone is, you can't polish a turd.
DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
My mind has started toying around with my WIP again and I suddenly have enough questions discussion would alleviate to start 4 or 5 threads...but I don't think it's a good idea to post them all at once...
I don't know, might get some excitement going on around here.