tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.comments2023-03-24T03:31:39.269-05:00The Friday Challenge~brbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10845253722980029012noreply@blogger.comBlogger905125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-83645999493158710832020-11-25T22:55:13.309-06:002020-11-25T22:55:13.309-06:00It's hard to find well-informed people for thi...It's hard to find well-informed people for this subject, but you sound like you know what you're talking about! Thanksonline erectile dysfunction prescriptionhttps://erectiledysfunctionpillscvs.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-27160311627078220152009-05-24T21:41:10.000-05:002009-05-24T21:41:10.000-05:00Add me to the 'LIKE' column. It's an amusing turn...Add me to the 'LIKE' column. It's an amusing turn on a realistic situation.WaterBoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-16346239448633760382009-05-24T16:39:02.000-05:002009-05-24T16:39:02.000-05:00No mystery. I just counted wrong last week.No mystery. I just counted wrong last week.~brbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-77879066156661465432009-05-24T13:06:50.000-05:002009-05-24T13:06:50.000-05:00and why did he make beauty if he didn't want us to...and why did he make beauty if he didn't want us to express our appreciation of it? One of the things God wants from us is our praise and our honor of his creation, which includes us.Arisianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-28734972541072934132009-05-24T12:55:40.000-05:002009-05-24T12:55:40.000-05:00OK, I know you're just waiting for someone to ask ...OK, I know you're just waiting for someone to ask what happened to the other episode. I'm willing to play straight man - go ahead and hit me.Arisianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-32069230789930251662009-05-24T08:12:03.000-05:002009-05-24T08:12:03.000-05:00Like anybody really needs to hear what I've got to...<I>Like anybody really needs to hear what I've got to say.</I> <br />To which I say, God gave you a voice for a reason. He gave you an imagination for a reason, too. If He didn't mean for you to combine the two, why would He even make that possible?Henrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-13777531998968407522009-05-23T22:13:09.000-05:002009-05-23T22:13:09.000-05:00I'm too busy wrapping up the school year and tryin...I'm too busy wrapping up the school year and trying to get a start on the courses I need to create for the next place to really write much. Plus, writing is sooo self-centered. Like anybody really needs to hear what I've got to say. I'd rather they just went and read the Bible...Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-70878033232595317762009-05-23T22:11:32.000-05:002009-05-23T22:11:32.000-05:00I only program for fun, never for profit anymore.
...I only program for fun, never for profit anymore.<br /> <br />That's why I only write in Actionscript for Adobe Flash now...<br /> <br />Its so pretty and interactive and oooooo...... *drool*Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-90524351896039767252009-05-23T21:10:41.000-05:002009-05-23T21:10:41.000-05:00Angst is the ticket to fame and fortune these days...Angst is the ticket to fame and fortune these days, too. Pity I've never been all that good at doing angst...Henrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-85574757081409815242009-05-23T19:28:34.000-05:002009-05-23T19:28:34.000-05:00The Giant Floating Shrimp Larva represents the fun...The Giant Floating Shrimp Larva represents the fundamental angst of our times.Vidadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-30811149637192304682009-05-23T18:10:18.000-05:002009-05-23T18:10:18.000-05:00Wow, good luck. You've bitten off quite a chunk.Wow, good luck. You've bitten off quite a chunk.Arisianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-13571301371403549212009-05-23T17:23:20.000-05:002009-05-23T17:23:20.000-05:00Due to circumstances beyond my control, I put the ...Due to circumstances beyond my control, I put the bulk of my writing and photography projects on the back burner to focus on landing a new job first...and then applied for seven of them, all in Omaha. I'll keep everyone posted. Also got two leads here in Lincoln which my favorite headhunter is trying to set me up with; one of them requires a medium-complexity program written in C Sharp just to get my foot in the door, and I haven't touched C (NO sharp, or even ++), since I got my VR degree ten years ago...so, I grabbed a huge stack of C sharp books and I'm going to dump every spare hour into trying to write a decent one...wish me luck.<br /> <br />-=ad=-Alnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-34451996967051665532009-05-23T17:16:56.000-05:002009-05-23T17:16:56.000-05:00Yep.
I don't care what 'everyone else' says. I ...Yep.<br /> <br />I don't care what 'everyone else' says. I don't care about the market. *MY* story is going to turn the market around. Or I'll just have to write another one, and THAT one will...<br /> <br />-=ad=-Alnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-43571980012860987452009-05-23T16:08:17.000-05:002009-05-23T16:08:17.000-05:00By the way, I'm picking cartoons based on what app...By the way, I'm picking cartoons based on what appeals to me at the moment. If you have one you'd prefer that I pick up, let me know.~brbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-5295237429495148702009-05-23T15:55:44.000-05:002009-05-23T15:55:44.000-05:00No. No word from that quarter yet.No. No word from that quarter yet.torainfornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-29888663674796442522009-05-23T15:32:26.000-05:002009-05-23T15:32:26.000-05:00I added a bunch of new titles to the Door #3 heap ...I added a bunch of new titles to the <A HREF="http://thefridaychallenge.blogspot.com/2009/01/door-3.html" REL="nofollow">Door #3</A> heap and redlined all the books not currently available. (I think.) I've also got another box full of review copies to add to the heap already on <A HREF="http://thefridaychallenge.blogspot.com/2009/01/assignment-desk.html" REL="nofollow">The Assignment Desk</A>, if anyone's interested.~brbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-33812352622755145902009-05-23T15:28:57.000-05:002009-05-23T15:28:57.000-05:00I hope it wasn't from you-know-who.I hope it wasn't from you-know-who.~brbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-51707905447209192492009-05-23T15:27:48.000-05:002009-05-23T15:27:48.000-05:00Shrug. I liked the cartoon. It's the attitude you ...Shrug. I <I>liked </I>the cartoon. It's the attitude you need to have, in a capsule. Yeah, everyone says the market is down and the publishers are all jerks -- <I>but that's just because they haven't seen my story yet! </I>~brbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-50674511142056182062009-05-23T14:54:34.000-05:002009-05-23T14:54:34.000-05:00Read it already. Margaret Weiss recommended it to ...Read it already. Margaret Weiss recommended it to me a few years ago. It is one of the best books on the craft I have ever read.<br /> <br />It was early, caffeine was still needed.<br /> <br />All the recent talk about the narrow veiws/wants of publishers and this cartoon however do paint a somewhat disheartening picture.<br /> <br />DDDaveDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-60429564712691030112009-05-23T11:06:47.000-05:002009-05-23T11:06:47.000-05:00I got the world's second most thorough and compreh...I got the world's second most thorough and comprehensive and detailed rejection letter. (Second only because I don't know for sure and I wouldn't want to fall into hyperbole.) He basically said the selection was boring and poorly written. I untucked my tail from behind my legs (eventually), went to the library, and pulled out the literary equivalent of a pint of Ben and Jerry's--an anthology of Elizabeth Moon short stories. Two stories in, I said to myself, "Ah. Yes. I see," and resolved to not worry about it.torainfornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-14227512198432965532009-05-23T11:02:50.000-05:002009-05-23T11:02:50.000-05:00The Giant Floating Shrimp Larva loves fish sauce! ...The Giant Floating Shrimp Larva <I>loves</I> fish sauce! Tartar sauce, not so much...Henrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-79936110038437531992009-05-23T11:02:50.001-05:002009-05-23T11:02:50.001-05:00Ah! That's my problem. I've been sitting on my lov...Ah! That's my problem. I've been sitting on my love seat with a laptop in my lap, looking over a lovely tree. I should be in a stifling, cramped laundry room with a typewriter on my knees.<br /> <br />But, then, I don't <I>want </I>to write horror...torainfornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-75908939229983862862009-05-23T11:01:26.000-05:002009-05-23T11:01:26.000-05:00Shrimp for all! Soul's are over-rated.Shrimp for all! Soul's are over-rated.torainfornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-54278414792098542972009-05-23T10:39:21.000-05:002009-05-23T10:39:21.000-05:00Okay, you want something uplifting? Here's your as...Okay, you want something uplifting? Here's your assignment. I want you to go <B>right now</B> and find a copy of <B><I>On Writing</I>, by Stephen King</B>. Library, bookstore, I don't care. And then, I want you to sit down <B>right now</B> and start reading it. Budget at least two hours, to start. Don't be daunted; it's a fast-paced and funny read that you'll have trouble putting down.<br /> <br />And then, if you get up to the part where he tells about selling the paperback rights to <I>Carrie</I> and you still feel depressed, you may as well just quit writing now, because you're far too easily discouraged to make a go of it in this business.~brbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172555520574028929.post-77405108561562773592009-05-23T09:36:45.000-05:002009-05-23T09:36:45.000-05:00Sometimes, however, we set the taste of the times....Sometimes, however, we set the taste of the times.<br /> <br />Right now, I'm going with fish sauce, results be danged.Vidadnoreply@blogger.com