I'd give him a price for the future, and in terms of payment now, ask him how much he is short. Your price for the future should be an hourly rate, higher than he can possibly pay now. Someone here can tell you what a fair price is. But in terms of negotiating strategy "how much are you short?" is a really good way to elicit his maximum price.
Mal: That's not what I saw. You like to tell me what really happened? Book: I surely would. And maybe someday I will.
'Safe'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Typo Boy - Apr 14, 2008 11:40:41 am PDT #50 of 6681
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Miracleman - Apr 17, 2008 5:09:17 am PDT #51 of 6681
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Its embrace is cold. Not just on my skin; in my mind.
::”Interaction with ‘the Suit’ can have unintended initial side-effects. These may include: distraction, fear, emotional distancing, loss of …”::
Yes, thank you, I read the manual. Feedback level = 2.
It’s like we’re two people, though the Suit lacks an identity as we understand…
::… Model CES-100T, Unit M10XXA12-362, software V 3.12…::
Feexdback level=2!
How long is my tour?
How long until I can escape?
How long until I am me?
::…remaining time-of-service = 17 years, 4 months, 13 days …::
Feedback level=1!
Why won’t we shut up?
Amy - Apr 17, 2008 5:42:53 am PDT #52 of 6681
Because books.
Wheee! I finished the book I've been struggling with for ... way too long. Emailed it off yesterday. And woke up this morning kind of stunned that I don't actually have to write any more of it. Yay for done!
Miracleman - Apr 17, 2008 6:12:02 am PDT #53 of 6681
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Congrats, Amy!
hippocampus - Apr 17, 2008 6:13:20 am PDT #54 of 6681
not your mom's socks.
yay! AMY!
amych - Apr 17, 2008 6:43:47 am PDT #55 of 6681
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Congrats!
SailAweigh - Apr 17, 2008 7:59:40 am PDT #56 of 6681
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
MM, that's some serious creep factor in that one.
Congrats, Amy!
Laga - Apr 17, 2008 12:33:04 pm PDT #57 of 6681
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Way to go Amy!
SailAweigh - Apr 20, 2008 6:07:46 am PDT #58 of 6681
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
For Bev, who wanted more of the story:
Exodus
Her backpack rested on the seat beside her, claiming the space from possible interlopers. Unlikely, as the bus had dropped off what seemed to be a horde of itinerant workers chattering away in Spanish in Bakersfield. There were a few passengers left, none who had started as far east as she. At every stop she'd watched the ones who got off, most embraced by smiling families and friends. Not always, though. Some left slump-shouldered and shuffling; the ends of their lines a solitary exodus.
Hers wouldn't be one. She hugged the paper-wrapped cookie jar against her rounded belly, her family.
Beverly - Apr 20, 2008 6:55:39 am PDT #59 of 6681
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Thank you, Sail! Nice. I love the formatting. You can write a whole novel this way. Like a scrapbook of snapshots. Lovely.