That's a lot of info, physical, mental, and emotional, about your character imparted with a good deal of grace and almost no pain, Barb. Well done.
I know I'm a bad poet, but I'm a good man. All I ask is that... is that you try to see me—
William ,'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.
Beverly - Aug 19, 2008 12:30:39 pm PDT #729 of 6681
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
SailAweigh - Aug 19, 2008 3:03:49 pm PDT #730 of 6681
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
"Good luck with that in a Cuban family, m'ijo."
Hehe. Nice one, Barb. I don't mind if you blame me for that, at all. In fact, keep on blaming me, I can take it (and more of the story!)
Amy - Aug 19, 2008 3:06:54 pm PDT #731 of 6681
Because books.
Oh, Barb, that was so sharp. Both of them are so clear to me.
New hair in LJ in a minute.
Barb - Aug 19, 2008 4:04:47 pm PDT #732 of 6681
“Not dead yet!”
::curtsies::
Thank you, thank you. I'm sure it'll get tinkered with a bit-- ths is me, we're talking about after all. But I'm rather pleased with that little bit. Gives me some more to work with and crystallized some things about Gaby, in particular, for me.
Toddson - Aug 20, 2008 3:42:54 am PDT #733 of 6681
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Barb, I enjoyed that! (Now I have even more incentive to dive into the copy of It's Not About the Accent waiting for me at home.)
Deena, I enjoyed that! gave me a little chuckle in the morning.
And Amy - I recently saw a cartoon. Young woman in a doctor's office, her wrist is at an odd angle, and he's telling her "it's what we call MySpace wrist. Stop taking pictures of yourself." BUT! we want pictures of your new hair, so a few probably won't hurt.
Amy - Aug 20, 2008 3:46:38 am PDT #734 of 6681
Because books.
I posted one in LJ, Todd! I'm amy37 there.
Barb - Aug 20, 2008 5:29:07 am PDT #735 of 6681
“Not dead yet!”
Barb, I enjoyed that! (Now I have even more incentive to dive into the copy of It's Not About the Accent waiting for me at home.)
Thanks, Todd-- I love when material just flows like that. Of course, pisses me off too, because I really would like the rest of it to flow as easily.
And Amy looks bee-yoo-ti-ful
hippocampus - Aug 20, 2008 5:38:35 am PDT #736 of 6681
not your mom's socks.
I see you on my flist Amy... but canna see the hair. Am sad.
Amy - Aug 20, 2008 2:53:39 pm PDT #737 of 6681
Because books.
Fixed, Sox!
Typo Boy - Aug 21, 2008 2:39:10 pm PDT #738 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.
Black Leather Pants
I've always known I was the smartest guy in the room, though I could never prove it. Never did that well in school, or at work, or in social situations, or in games. But I have a blog with literally dozens of readers.
So when I was invited to take part in a "mystery week" reality show where I would get a chance to show off my intellect, I was on that like Rush Limbaugh on a Cheeto. When they told me that the show was being filmed in Uzbekistan to avoid the red tape caused by U.S. regulations and human rights treaties, I told them that this appealed to my love of freedom, as long as they were buying the tickets, and paying the hotel bills. In retrospect, maybe I should have wondered why a reality show was worrying about human rights treaties.
You see it turns out they've come up with a way to make a mystery week edgier. Yeah, they've staged a murder and we have to solve it. But it turns out the murder is real. And if we contestants can't figure out whodunit, we get executed for the crime. They've even managed to get hold of an antique electric chair, the third ever used in the U.S. Takes all the fun out if it.
Oh well, on the bright side, win or lose they've told me I can keep these cool black leather pants..