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Apr 06, 2015 01:15PM
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I looked it up. I was..."
I suggest viewing as many images as possible for as long as possible of puppies and kittens. It helps... sometimes *twitches*
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Ah yes! I quite forgot that I apparently have a real problem with happy families. If I haven't killed off one or both parents, I'm making them terrible humans.
Riley wrote: "Don't listen to him Dwayne, don't leave the Darkside, we have cookies and pie!"
Dark side? No, no, no! Those ponies were just one of many things created in the eighties or so that just -- everything went wrong after that. Pink and purple and squeaky squawky voices. Kids were more into cartoons that were marketed to sell them crap than in quality cartoons.
In my day we had Bugs Bunny and Fat Albert and Hong Kong Phooey. Suddenly everything was Rainbow Brite and Strawberry Shortcake. Bland, boring, soulless junk peddled to kids that no longer knew what real entertainment was.
And there are adults that are still into it. Really into it. It's just... frightening.
Dark side? No, no, no! Those ponies were just one of many things created in the eighties or so that just -- everything went wrong after that. Pink and purple and squeaky squawky voices. Kids were more into cartoons that were marketed to sell them crap than in quality cartoons.
In my day we had Bugs Bunny and Fat Albert and Hong Kong Phooey. Suddenly everything was Rainbow Brite and Strawberry Shortcake. Bland, boring, soulless junk peddled to kids that no longer knew what real entertainment was.
And there are adults that are still into it. Really into it. It's just... frightening.
Melissa wrote: "I suggest viewing as many images as possible for as long as possible of puppies and kittens. It helps... sometimes *twitches* "
You can't fight cute with cute. I washed it from my mind with a couple of episodes of "My Name is Earl".
You can't fight cute with cute. I washed it from my mind with a couple of episodes of "My Name is Earl".
Dwayne wrote: "Riley wrote: "Don't listen to him Dwayne, don't leave the Darkside, we have cookies and pie!"
Dark side? No, no, no! Those ponies were just one of many things created in the eighties or so that ju..."
I was saying come to the darkside because they wanted to wash the images from your head. I agree, and I grew up in those times! I'd rather watch Bugs and Hong Kong Fooey any day! And Ricochet Rabbit, one of my favorite cartoons!
Dark side? No, no, no! Those ponies were just one of many things created in the eighties or so that ju..."
I was saying come to the darkside because they wanted to wash the images from your head. I agree, and I grew up in those times! I'd rather watch Bugs and Hong Kong Fooey any day! And Ricochet Rabbit, one of my favorite cartoons!
V.M. wrote: "It's amazing how entertaining those Bugs Bunny cartoons are, even half a century later..."
Wtb a like button.
Wtb a like button.
Looney Tunes were the best. Yosemite Sam and Daffy Duck.
V.M. wrote: "I think my favourite has to be Roadrunner/Wile E. Coyote"
When I was a kid, they were my least favorite. It wasn't until I grew up that I finally caught the joke behind it - it's a spoof of nature films. I can be a little... um... what's that word... uh...?
I'm hungry. I wonder if I have any pretzels.
When I was a kid, they were my least favorite. It wasn't until I grew up that I finally caught the joke behind it - it's a spoof of nature films. I can be a little... um... what's that word... uh...?
I'm hungry. I wonder if I have any pretzels.
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Dark side? No, no, no! Those ponies were just one of many things created in the eighties or so that ju..."
There was a Bugs Bunny Marathon on this weekend on Boomerang and I think I watched nearly every episode! :-)
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Well to be fair, if you were a murderer, it would be okay because you're an author too, so folks will weigh the odds of being murdered vs. the chance to rub elbows with someone who murdered their way to the bestseller list.
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"I swear I'm not trying to buy black market weapons or dispose of a body... but my character is."
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Lol....good point!
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It turns out that if you flag an ad here on GR, a little link to set your ad preferences shows up, and if you click it, Google displays your "profile", which it makes up if you don't have a Google account.
Google thinks I'm a 40-ish woman who is most interested in adventure games (I played Advent once and Myst a few times), and air travel (I hate flying).
This makes me quite happy.
Owen wrote: "Dang, I missed this one too. I'm not sure what readers think of me vs. the truth, but I did recently learn what Google thinks. (I have no Google accounts.)
It turns out that if you flag an ad her..."
Hahaha, that's awesome...now I want to keep all my online presence except google and find out what it says about me!
It turns out that if you flag an ad her..."
Hahaha, that's awesome...now I want to keep all my online presence except google and find out what it says about me!
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Spoiler! ;)
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It was definitely fun. It also explains the ads I tend to see here.
Charles wrote: "That made my day Owen."
Glad to hear it. Now I'm trying to figure out how I can use this as an alibi.
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Another thing that mystifies me is that a few readers have taken my story's framing device at face value, and believe I'm adapting an obscure Victorian melodrama. I thought I'd made the play's dialogue as hackneyed as possible, and even had the author explicitly identified as one of the characters, but writing a scholarly Author's Note seems to have given it a badge of authenticity! Never mind.
Rachael wrote: "After reading my books, people apparently come away with the idea I'm ultra kinky and emo, never mind that these are the characters' preferences, not mine. In real life I prefer humorous books and ..."
Haha, that sounds like the exact opposite of me...I Love myself some graphically gory violence and sex in movies, but reading it in words just makes me feel dirty!
Haha, that sounds like the exact opposite of me...I Love myself some graphically gory violence and sex in movies, but reading it in words just makes me feel dirty!
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I have a confession: I'm too scared to watch horror movies. I watched Dawn of the Dead mostly through my hands, and I stopped watching The Walking Dead after the first episode because of that one zombie that was just an upper torso with a spinal cord (bleah! But I did READ a bunch of the recaps). I'm a zombie reader...but I just can't handle the movies.
I figure one of the ways I'll promote my book is by doing a blog series on the movies--as reviewed by a chickenshit writer--but I expect nightmares for months!
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I don't.
I just have a vivid imagination.
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So you didn't look up Merkin? **sinister laugh**
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;(
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I agree Riley! that show messed with my head ;)
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I have a dog who is very old and makes a weird clucking noise that my husband and I call 'clopping.' I was informed that word has an utterly different meaning i..."
I had to look it up, I couldn't resist! I did however, have the restraint to not look at pictures....
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I miss the #1 Super Guy who was quicker than the human eye.
Igzy wrote: "Dwayne wrote: "In my day we had Bugs Bunny and Fat Albert and Hong Kong Phooey."
I miss the #1 Super Guy who was quicker than the human eye."
Me, too, Igzy. Me, too.
I miss the #1 Super Guy who was quicker than the human eye."
Me, too, Igzy. Me, too.
Marcelle wrote: "...its priceless to see the look on their faces when they realize not all black authors write "urban" novels."
What do you write, Marcelle?
What do you write, Marcelle?
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What do you write, Marcelle?"
I write mostly fantasy. Sometimes I'll do religious stuff if I'm feeling philosophical, but even then it bends toward fantasy.
Marcelle wrote: "I write mostly fantasy. Sometimes I'll do religious stuff if I'm feeling philosophical, but even then it bends toward fantasy."
Ah, cool. I like fantasy now and again.
Ah, cool. I like fantasy now and again.
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It's usually the "Oh well you don't sound Indian... and I just think.. really?!
It's unfortunate, but alot of the authors with ethnic names are writing about things directly related to their culture. Fairly certain no-one would pick up my books if my real first name was on the cover..."
Actually that's one of the great things about indie publishing. You can write what you want and not have to bow to what an editor, agent, or publisher thinks they can sell.
Women have a problem with this all the time. I read someone like Kristine Kathryn Rusch, or Madeline Ashby (I just read vN by her and it's highly recommended for those into action-based SF of the nano-robotics variety)...and I can't tell any difference between what/how they write and how male authors write. Yet if left up to big publishers, books written by women are usually stuck between "feminine" book covers, prejudicing all readers.
Expecting anyone to write only from the narrow point of view of ethnicity or social background or socio-economic setting acts as a kind of marginalization: authors are seen only in light of those terms, rather than as complex, multi-faceted human beings with a wealth of experience and feeling and thought. Our creativity goes far beyond those narrow-minded labels.
All that said, I did write a story about a man trapped in a lesbian's body, so, uh...sometimes we have to explore personal stuff like that too, you know? **wicked grin**
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;("
OUCH. I think I'm in that boat. Except, well, nobody knows we're here but the two of us and maybe our moms. :-)
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What do you write, Marcelle?"
I write mostly fantasy..."
I write fantasy also, sometimes in realistic settings, sometimes in unrealistic settings.
Books mentioned in this topic
vN (other topics)In Spirit and Truth (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Kristine Kathryn Rusch (other topics)Madeline Ashby (other topics)