That'll be fun, Strix. Where are you reviewing?
It's not like she blew me off. She just left with another guy, that's all.
Riley ,'Conversations with Dead People'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Amy - Apr 23, 2015 1:58:45 pm PDT #6228 of 6687
Because books.
Strix - Apr 23, 2015 2:47:25 pm PDT #6229 of 6687
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Fantasy Facttion.
And yes, anyone who needs a place to stay for Worldcon 2016 is welcome. If the kiddo is not here from August 17-21, we have a guest room (geek kid, with twin bed) and a HUGE basement with a bar, and we can accomodate several people -- a couch in the living room, several people in the finished basement (bring airbeds and/or we will beg them off friends, we will also probably have a couch in the basement by then) and a backyard for grilling/drinking/hanging out.
And -- ahem -- my birthday is August 23, so early bday shenanigans!
Amy - Apr 23, 2015 2:48:49 pm PDT #6230 of 6687
Because books.
Oh, got it. I thought Facttion was a typo!
Wolfram - Apr 24, 2015 6:59:29 am PDT #6231 of 6687
Visilurking
Congrats Strix! Looking forward to reading your reviews.
(Also looking forward to prompts on Monday.)
Wolfram - Apr 28, 2015 9:46:00 am PDT #6232 of 6687
Visilurking
Psst. Amy.
Where our prompts at?
If you get a chance.
Amy - Apr 28, 2015 2:51:13 pm PDT #6233 of 6687
Because books.
Wow, I fail. Sorry.
Prompt:
PINK
Wolfram - Apr 29, 2015 12:31:05 pm PDT #6234 of 6687
Visilurking
I like it. I'll throw something up soon. ish. Have to let it stew.
Burrell - Apr 29, 2015 4:11:36 pm PDT #6235 of 6687
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I am thinking on pink
Strix - Apr 29, 2015 6:55:58 pm PDT #6236 of 6687
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I was OK with the color pink until the last semester of high school. Then I discovered The Cure and The Smiths and Sisters of Mercy, and dyed my hair red, and also discovered -- or rather, let free -- my inner sarcastic bitch. Since I was bullied for being a geek for years, I associated pink with the weak kind of femininity, and that I decided, was not the woman I wanted to be.
Years passed. I have my flaws, my weaknesses, as does everyone, but I became known as a strong woman, a touch chick. A guy I had a crush on called me a "gladiator" -- he meant to be flattering, but since I had a crush, I was taken aback.
My nickname, among my close friends, is "Captain," because I am a take-no-shit, take-charge woman. I'm forty-two years old now. I AM a strong woman. But I have made my peace with pink. It doesn't lessen my strength or turn me into a stock-character fainting damsel in distress. I look GOOD in pink.
And for my forty-third birthday, I am going to get my fifth tattoo: "Captain."
In pink ink.
SailAweigh - Apr 30, 2015 3:19:37 am PDT #6237 of 6687
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Hah. I thinks that's a feeling most women can empathize with, there. I started wearing jewel tones and other dark colors when I realized how restricting pink and other pastels felt. Especially since the pinks you could find back in the 70s all tended to be baby pinks, not bright pinks or darker rose pinks which flatter my complexion.