I'll have time tonight erika.
I like money better than people. People can so rarely be exchanged for goods and/or services!
Willow ,'Showtime'
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.
Daisy Jane - Oct 05, 2006 4:23:11 am PDT #8466 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Atropa - Oct 06, 2006 12:46:24 pm PDT #8467 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Because I need to vent about this somewhere:
As an editor in the technology industry/field/war/whatever it's currently being called, I shouldn't be saying this, but I don't care. I do not consider "passive voice" to be a horrible sin in technical writing. Yes, it should be avoided, but sometimes the most important thing is the clarity of the documentation, not the writing style. Can the reader easily and quickly understand what they need to do? Great! If not, there is a problem.
I feel much better for having said that.
t /venty-cakes
Connie Neil - Oct 06, 2006 12:50:42 pm PDT #8468 of 10001
brillig
Passive voice is not of the devil, sometimes it's just what works best in the situation.
Daisy Jane - Oct 06, 2006 1:21:38 pm PDT #8469 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Daisy Jane - Oct 06, 2006 1:21:57 pm PDT #8470 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I had this fight about a month ago. What if the focus is not the one performing the action. I suppose I could have worded it awkwardly, but without the passive, it seemed like the paragraph was scattershot.
Lee - Oct 09, 2006 11:55:12 am PDT #8471 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Challenge #127 (the list challenge) is now closed.
Challenge #128 is a cup of coffee and a piece of pie.
Amy - Oct 09, 2006 12:19:07 pm PDT #8472 of 10001
Because books.
Mmmm. It's never the wrong time for pie.
Ginger - Oct 09, 2006 12:20:40 pm PDT #8473 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Here's Irving Berlin's entry:
Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee
Just around the corner,
There's a rainbow in the sky,
So let's have another cup of coffee,
And let's have another piece of pie.
Trouble's like a bubble,
And the clouds will soon roll by,
So let's have another cup of coffee,
And let's have another piece of pie.
Let a smile be your umbrella,
For it's just an April shower,
Even John D. Rockefeller
Is looking for the silver lining!
Mr. Herbert Hoover
Says that now's the time to buy,
So let's have another cup of coffee,
And let's have another piece of pie!
Connie Neil - Oct 09, 2006 12:39:09 pm PDT #8474 of 10001
brillig
pie
I don't understand the urge to gussie up food. Three-adjective-and-a-noun flavors just strike me as something too afraid to stand up for itself. Prove to me you can make ice cream, give me your best vanilla and stand or fall.
Pie. Apple, hot. No ice cream. No, not even on the side. Cinnamon, apple slices just soft enough to give. Dense, buttery crust.
Lemon merengue. No shavings of anything on top, just the merengue, the lemon, the crust.
Chocolate. Dark, warm, maybe some whipped cream if I'm feeling giddy.
Pie. For some things, a blood sugar spike is worth the cost.
Connie Neil - Oct 09, 2006 12:43:38 pm PDT #8475 of 10001
brillig
Blessed mother, I'm hungry.