Tabula rasa.(But you might forget your own stuff, too, that way.)
Lorne: Snakes? Uh-huh. And they came out of your what? Okay. Okay, well, did they get up there themselves or is this part of a, you know, a thing? No, I'm not judging...Do we fight snakes? Angel: Only if they're giant. Or demons. Or giant demons. Are they giant demon snakes? Lorne: Well, unless this guy's 30 feet tall, I'm thinking they're of the garden variety.
'Lineage'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
erikaj - Feb 20, 2005 8:44:01 am PST #134 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
deborah grabien - Feb 20, 2005 8:45:02 am PST #135 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Omigawd, from the "official" synopsis:
The conflict comes to the boil when he discovers that her family has pledged Amina in marriage against her wishes to an aged desert sheik already four times married. Izzy vows not to allow this to happen and willfully sets about forcing circumstances his way. The rest of the novel charts the hilarious and yet deeply committed actions of the hero as he fights to free his love from her hide-bound family. By forcing the issue, Izzy inevitably leads his love to a tragic end.
An aged desert sheik with four other wives!
Beverly - Feb 20, 2005 8:47:27 am PST #136 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Okay, this is sounding more and more like a screenplay for a farce.
erikaj - Feb 20, 2005 8:47:37 am PST #137 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Of course she is. And he will sneak in as a groom or something, right?ETA: "Springtime for Osama."
deborah grabien - Feb 20, 2005 8:48:21 am PST #138 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Hilarious, yet deeply committed. And tragic, too!
I wonder if they fight crime?
Polter-Cow - Feb 20, 2005 8:49:32 am PST #139 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Izzy vows not to allow this to happen and willfully sets about forcing circumstances his way.
Good! I hate when characters try to force things their way without any will at all.
erikaj - Feb 20, 2005 8:50:02 am PST #140 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
But only because their hearts are true...they don't even take money for it.
deborah grabien - Feb 20, 2005 8:52:00 am PST #141 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I'm particularly fond of the "hilarious yet deeply committed" bit, especially when you pair it with the inevitability of leading his love to a tragic end.
Polter-Cow - Feb 20, 2005 8:52:57 am PST #142 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm particularly fond of the "hilarious yet deeply committed" bit, especially when you pair it with the inevitability of leading his love to a tragic end.
It's so incongruous! But I like the tragic end part.
deborah grabien - Feb 20, 2005 8:55:28 am PST #143 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Well, hell, if you're a Spaniard frittering away your vital juices or whatever the nasty stuff was as a bureaucrat, there's no point in escaping the dire reality by writing happy fiction.
At least the events leading to the inevitable tragic end are hilarious. And deeply committed, of course.