The Throne of Thufir's Thoroughly Theoretical and Therapeutic Random Banter #116

[Player_Zero]

I have been working on this piece for what seems like hours. When I started I had 1666 words. Now, after much hard work and heartache, I have 1686 words.

20 words. I mean, I know I deleted some stuff and added other stuff, but still. A net gain of 20 words.

If anyone wants me, I'll be in that corner crying about my lack of productivity.

Quality is better than quantity.

Unless you're talking about a formal science, then you're screwed. Physics without formal representation of ideas within a mathematical framework is quite amusing but doesn't get you very far.

[Cristo Meyers]

I have been working on this piece for what seems like hours. When I started I had 1666 words. Now, after much hard work and heartache, I have 1686 words.

20 words. I mean, I know I deleted some stuff and added other stuff, but still. A net gain of 20 words.

If anyone wants me, I'll be in that corner crying about my lack of productivity.

I might just join you...

I did maybe 200 words over the last week.

Just seems like everyone's hit dry spells lately...

[Phaedra]

Quality is better than quantity.

Unless you're talking about a formal science, then you're screwed. Physics without formal representation of ideas within a mathematical framework is quite amusing but doesn't get you very far.

Well, you know what they say - quantity has a quality all of its own.

And I try to avoid talking about formal science whenever possible. Just highlights my painful lack of knowledge in that area. In fact, I barely understood the sentence you just wrote. I think I'll stick to my social science and let you real scientists laugh at me.

[Player_Zero]

Well, you know what they say - quantity has a quality all of its own.

And I try to avoid talking about formal science whenever possible. Just highlights my painful lack of knowledge in that area. In fact, I barely understood the sentence you just wrote. I think I'll stick to my social science and let you real scientists laugh at me.

I like using big words. They make me sounds smarter even when they don't mean anything much.

[dish]

I like using big words. They make me sounds smarter even when they don't mean anything much.

You have discovered the secret of academic discourse! (Now keep quiet and don't let anyone else know.)

[Player_Zero]

Indeed. Now to cleanse excess cerumen in my external auditory canal originating from the localized cartilaginous area lest the mixture of viscous secretions from sebaceous glands impair my sensory functions.

Or rather, stick a cotton bud in my ear.

[TwoBitWriter]

I might just join you...

I did maybe 200 words over the last week.

Just seems like everyone's hit dry spells lately...

Yeah...

I haven't done crap really, aside from two small ships that I HAD to get done.

[Dragonrider]

I'm having a writing dry spell, too. I wrote that ship and I invented a band and made up two albums' worth of lyrics...so that's something...but it's not, you know, PLOTTING.

And Randman! You're back!

[cycoris]

I've had a dry spell for a couple of months, but I think I'm snapping out of it.

Shhh, don't tell, but I've started a new novel.

[Dragonrider]

I've had a dry spell for a couple of months, but I think I'm snapping out of it.

Shhh, don't tell, but I've started a new novel.

Shh, you told me. Ex-cite-in'!

(a side note to everyone in the Playground: I've known Cycoris for a long time. Makes anonymous internet convah-sations feel awkward. )

[TwoBitWriter]

I'm having a writing dry spell, too. I wrote that ship and I invented a band and made up two albums' worth of lyrics...so that's something...but it's not, you know, PLOTTING.

And Randman! You're back!

If you weren't my darling daughter, I'd totally hate you...

[Phaedra]

Heh. If we're talking fiction writing, I'm going through a dry spell that's lasted, oooh, four years? I remember when I used to write fiction. They were happy days. Now I spend my days sitting in front of a laptop writing academic stuff I find it remarkably hard to summon the enthusiasm to spend my free time sitting in front of a laptop writing.

[Dragonrider]

If you weren't my darling daughter, I'd totally hate you...

Daaaaaaaaaaaaddy Toooooooooooooooby....

If it helps, I don't have a job.


Phaedra: School is totally sapping my creative energy. Sucks.

[Neko Toast]

Heh. If we're talking fiction writing, I'm going through a dry spell that's lasted, oooh, four years? I remember when I used to write fiction. They were happy days. Now I spend my days sitting in front of a laptop writing academic stuff I find it remarkably hard to summon the enthusiasm to spend my free time sitting in front of a laptop writing.

That sounds a bit like my situation. Just, my dry spell isn't as long as that, and I don't have much free time to summon the enthusiasm to write. That and I feel belittled by my friend...

*shrug* Whatcha gonna do.

[mangosta71]

Just seems like everyone's hit dry spells lately...

Yeah, shipping has been dead the past week or so. Maybe one or two stories per day. Guess it makes the archiving easier on Ghost...

[Player_Zero]

That and I feel belittled by my friend...

Who the hell do you think you are? Isn't your drill the one that will pierce the heavens, the earth and through to tomorrow?!

Remember, if there's a wall you break it down! If there is no path you make one with these hands!

You cannot fault Kamina's logic.

[Oregano]

My DS is broked! but it still works, what did Nintendo make it out off.

the part connecting the hinge to the bottom part broke a part but the internal pieces are fine and the connections fine(it was twisted by I twisted it back round). My mom jinxed me though.

I'm getting a DSi in April so it's all good.

[Cristo Meyers]

That sounds a bit like my situation. Just, my dry spell isn't as long as that, and I don't have much free time to summon the enthusiasm to write. That and I feel belittled by my friend...

*shrug* Whatcha gonna do.

Drink?

It's what I do...

[Neko Toast]

Who the hell do you think you are? Isn't your drill the one that will pierce the heavens, the earth and through to tomorrow?!

Remember, if there's a wall you break it down! If there is no path you make one with these hands!

You cannot fault Kamina's logic.

... Goddamn you. You're right.

@Cristo - Not only am I underage, but I'm the one driving my friends around most of the time... drinking = stupid.

[Cristo Meyers]

Anime speeches. Is there any problem they can't solve?

[TwoBitWriter]

The theme of TwoBit's day today... is melancholy. Beautiful, sweet melancholy. How I wish I could have you more, for you make me blissfully and painfully aware of my own existence...

[CurlyKitGirl]

(a side note to everyone in the Playground: I've known Cycoris for a long time. Makes anonymous internet convah-sations feel awkward. )

Oooooh! I think I may have an inkling who this is!

*nods hello to Cycoris*
Hi! I'm DeeRee's almost - triplet; I may be the eldest too, nice to meet you.

@Daddy Tooby: *asks for 'allowance'*
*pokes fun at odd song*

News:

I'M FREE FROM COURSEWORK!!
Until the weekend!

But I did it! Three days of working straight until two am (barring interruptions); then getting up at six am to work for another hours.
And no hours of sleep inbetween times.
I'm woozy . . .
Boooooooookssssssssssss.
Need. Booooookssss.

Now to do two thousand words of my story.

:smallorginalsmilyhereindicatingtotalsleepdeprivat ion:

Also:
a discussion about book one of the Aeneid turned into one about how Cupids' wings couldn't possibly be the jetpacks of the Roman (and pre - Roman) era because they weren't impressive enough.
And I've found one of the best insults ever: to adapt it, it pretty much goes as follows: your face is like an abortive hedgehog.

Ah, Webster, giving giggles to all. Don't even get me started about when he wrote about 'fingering the lute'. :smalltitter:

[Cristo Meyers]

Also:
a discussion about book one of the Aeneid turned into one about how Cupids' wings couldn't possibly be the jetpacks of the Roman (and pre - Roman) era because they weren't impressive enough.

If the Romans could've imagined strapping two portable internal combustion rocket engines onto someone's back and shooting them into the atmosphere with them they would have.

[TwoBitWriter]

@Daddy Tooby: *asks for 'allowance'*
*pokes fun at odd song*

Odd Song? It's a beautiful song! Look up the lyrics!

*sigh*

I'm a sucker for your pretty smile, melts me everytime.

*pulls out a twenty dollar bill, hands it to Curly*

Be good, kiddo.

[Cristo Meyers]

Odd Song? It's a beautiful song! Look up the lyrics!

*sigh*

I'm a sucker for your pretty smile, melts me evertime.

*pulls out a twenty dollar bill, hands it to Curly*

Be good, kiddo.

Isn't the uncle supposed to be the one doing the spoiling?

[TwoBitWriter]

Isn't the uncle supposed to be the one doing the spoiling?

I haven't seen you doing any!

[Alleine]

drinking = stupid.

I aim to become one of the world's stupidest people when I hit 21.
Now if only it wouldn't take so long to get there.

[CurlyKitGirl]

*snaffles cash*

You like songs? Try this one.
Now imagine this done as a cover by three hundred and eighty students from 3 to 11 yrs old (this is what my primary school did for hymn practice when it was request time).
We made people cry. Including ourselves.
Hertbreaking.

[TwoBitWriter]

*snaffles cash*

You like songs? Try this one.
Now imagine this done as a cover by three hundred and eighty students from 3 to 11 yrs old (this is what my primary school did for hymn practice when it was request time).
We made people cry. Including ourselves.
Hertbreaking.

It helps if you actually feel sorry for the homeless...

*cough*

Forgive the Cristo moment there...

[Cristo Meyers]

It helps if you actually feel sorry for the homeless...

*cough*

Forgive the Cristo moment there...

I'll show you a "Cristo Moment"...

I must be like the last person in the US that doesn't actually use YouTube for anything. I don't even go to the site...