Dude needs to chill. People who write are writers. NaNoWriMo is just an exercise in writing. Lots of writing is for the writer's sake alone .I don't think this is that much different.
...because God knows you need some satisfaction in life besides shagging Captain Cardboard! And I never really liked you anyway. And you have stupid hair!
Spike ,'Selfless'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Nov 02, 2007 9:29:43 am PDT #121 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Daisy Jane - Nov 02, 2007 9:30:17 am PDT #122 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
A whole mess of them may be shitty writers. Seriously, who cares?
I think some people have this idea of success or talent as a zero sum game. If any one is doing what they do, or heavens forfend have any success at it, there's less...I dunno...writing for them to do.
Daisy Jane - Nov 02, 2007 9:32:37 am PDT #123 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Interesting post about Halloween and sexy costumes. [link]
bon bon - Nov 02, 2007 9:58:58 am PDT #124 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
You know, sometimes I need some kind of external motivation to get my ass in gear and get my job done-- some kind of short term, group pressure. Like the "time-dash" advocated by 43 Folders or the other mental tricks propounded by Neil Fiore and GTD. I guess I'm not a lawyer like those ones that work without structure!
Speaking of which, some days I love my job, like how I get to respond to total lunatics claiming I violated their constitutional rights.
Kathy A - Nov 02, 2007 10:13:40 am PDT #125 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
That's like a few weeks ago at the bookstore, when we all got a big laugh out of the mom who went off on a manager about the fact that we had a book with the word "shit" in the title rather prominently displayed on a book at the front of the store. She apparently expected the manager to apologize and immediately remove it, but the manager didn't do either, other than say "I'm sorry you feel that way, but if I take it off the table for you, I'll have to remove a book for some other reason for another customer--where does it end?" She got in a snit and refused to shop with us anymore, and after she left, we all sort of shrugged our shoulders and thought good riddance.
You have to wonder why the difficult customers think that threatening to not shop at the store will make the store change their policy. If it's a recurrent problem, then they might revisit the policy, otherwise, fine, let them shop elsewhere!
Jesse - Nov 02, 2007 10:15:00 am PDT #126 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I am totally cleaning out my inbox and my desk today, and it is AWESOME. I am so bad at deleting emails when they're no longer useful. Like, the email from Monday that says "Let's move the Tuesday meeting to 3, OK?" Still having that in my inbox a week from Friday is ridic!
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 02, 2007 10:25:41 am PDT #127 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
He's homoriffic!
Just what I've been saying since "Inferno" aired!
Dana - Nov 02, 2007 10:36:32 am PDT #128 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
HA. Not only has the vending machine been refilled with Coke Zero, but I got an extra FREE soda. I rule all.
Lee - Nov 02, 2007 10:42:50 am PDT #129 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
So, what are people doing this weekend?
Also, Hi!
Jesse - Nov 02, 2007 10:48:07 am PDT #130 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I TOTALLY WIN AT EMAIL!!
in case anyone was wondering.
I don't know what I'm doing this weekend, but I'm pretty sure it's going to include seeing Gone, Baby, Gone finally.