If you're not sensible, then all the humans in the world mightn't help.
Words to live by.
And a new writing thread. Wow.
Faith: A kid. Angel's got a kid. Wesley: Connor. Faith: A teenage kid born last year. Wesley: I told you, he grew up in a hell dimension. Faith: Right. And what, Cordelia spent her last summer as… Wesley: A divine being. Faith: Uh-huh. Can I just ask--What the hell are you people doing?
'Why We Fight'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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Connie Neil - Feb 16, 2005 12:14:32 pm PST #12 of 10001
brillig
Beverly - Feb 16, 2005 12:14:43 pm PST #13 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
In general, in matters of evaluation, the problem is that across the board the people who are best at things do not perceive themselves as above average, while people who are the worst at things think they're very good.
(snip) So someone who gives shit advice can get away with it for a long time before someone else points out he's wrong, simply because the first someone is totally sure he's right, and the second person is cautious enough to doubt.
This should be put on a damn bronze plaque somewhere. Multiple somewheres.
deborah grabien - Feb 16, 2005 12:16:39 pm PST #14 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
There's also the fact that the shit advice might be pure gold for one out of every hundred readers, while the other 99 are being screwed by it. Again, totally subjective. Wheat, chaff, skill, needed.
Scrappy - Feb 16, 2005 12:22:13 pm PST #15 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Also, even brilliant writing advice is useless if you have no talent.
ChiKat - Feb 16, 2005 12:22:58 pm PST #16 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Also, even brilliant writing advice is useless if you have no talent.
Well, damn. There goes that.
Topic!Cindy - Feb 16, 2005 12:26:52 pm PST #17 of 10001
What is even happening?
Chi, if I had a grape...
erikaj - Feb 16, 2005 1:47:50 pm PST #18 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
"Long as you keep em all of balance/How can they spot you've got no talent?" "Razzle Dazzle" Chicago
Scrappy - Feb 16, 2005 1:57:22 pm PST #19 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
"Razzle Dazzle" Chicago
Sung brilliantly in the original Broadway cast by Jerry "Lenny Brisoce" Orbach.
erikaj - Feb 16, 2005 2:05:04 pm PST #20 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
No way! Man, Uncle Lennie, was there nothing you couldn't do? Besides defeat prostate cancer, of course. (I always thought, if L&O were more like H:LOTS, it might have been funny to have the cops close out the place with "Danny Boy" or something, all except Lennie, who claims he can't carry a tune in a bucket.)
Scrappy - Feb 16, 2005 2:37:50 pm PST #21 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Check it out, Erika! [link]
You can hear snippets here. I loved Gere in the film, but Orbach has a better voice.