Because I felt like it. 😉
You can find me playing around on Tumblr at Pioneers of the Shattered Waters (now why does that name sound familiar? 😀 )
I created the account for two reasons. One, to explore Tumblr’s options so I could help a friend figure out why her theme isn’t working the way she wants it to.
(So far the theme works as intended for me, but not for her; my current theory is that Tumblr likes to prank its users. On the other hand Continue reading
A random writing prompt.
Most of the signs are normal enough. “No trespassing.” “Trespassers will be prosecuted.” “Private property.”
There’s even some of the weirder ones. “If you can read this, you’re in range.” Or “I can make it to the fence is 1.7 seconds.”
And so on.
But one sign in particular catches your eye. “Guard ____ on duty.”
Here, then, is the prompt: guard what on duty? What is guarding this place? Is it a dog, or something else entirely? What is so unusual about it?
And what, exactly, is it guarding?
I’ve got a specific story in mind for this one, so I’ll link to that and/or upload it here once it’s written.
Meanwhile, anyone else want to give it a try? 😉
And since WordPress/Zemanta’s “related posts” focus on the trespassing and have nought to do with writing prompts (naturally, given the post’s content), I’ll leave this little gem for anyone who’s interested:
25 Brutally Honest No Trespassing Signs
The Disappeared, a Retrieval Artist novel by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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In the interest of full disclosure: I discovered this book via Storybundle. That is all.
An entertaining blend of science fiction, mystery, and police drama about people on the run from the law, and the police who have to decide between upholding that law and their own moral judgement.
Before I begin this review, let me point that I do have a certain, hmm… prior bias, merely to provide my readers an opportunity to take that bias into account.
While I do enjoy the occasional science fiction novel, I tend to prefer fantasy. Also, the element of crime and mystery present in The Disappeared puts its genre so far outside of my usual reading material that, had I not encountered it via one of Storybundle’s story… er, bundles, I might never have heard of it, and I definitely would never have read it.
And that oversight on my part does the book a serious injustice. Having read this book, I eagerly look forward to continuing the series.
There is another bias, of sorts, but I’ll get to that later. On to the review!
The Earth Alliance has joined together many alien cultures, many strange customs. Among these are the customs of law.
So new it doesn’t have any content yet. 😉
I’m working on it a little, during the occasional break from my paid work, the plot bunny infestation, and whatever else my folks think I should be doing instead, but allow me to explain.
The site: Whovian Crossover Cameos
The tagline: An eclectic collection of Doctor Who crossover fics, focusing on non-Who cameos by Who actors. Mistaken identities abound!
My new site was created specifically to feature Doctor Who (and spin-off) crossover fanfics that feature other characters the Who actors have played. Continue reading
Also known as changing the subject without actually changing the subject.
Not too long ago, my mother and I were conversing about… various things.
Somewhere along the lines we got to talking about words that are considered offensive for one reason or another, in spite of them not actually meaning anything offensive (in which I frequently referred to things from my “profanity filter” post, particularly the weird quirk I encountered in one of the Dream Eaters from Kingdom Hearts). Continue reading
was my two front teeth, my two front teeth, yeah my two front teeth!
*ahem*
For Christmas 2013, I got:
a drawing set/box (I was really only interested in the box as a hard surface to draw on that also allows me to fit my pencils and such in… but the price was good and it included a bunch of pencils and such)
I have a silly question for any artists out there. What is “tortillon,” and why does a drawing set come with sandpaper sheets?
Spies of Warsaw DVD Continue reading
Warning, contains terms that some computers might flag as offensive.
Okay, there seems to be a bit of a problem with the English language…. and other languages, I’m sure.
“Queer” means odd.
“Gay” means happy.
“Prick” means what you do when you accidentally stab your finger with a needle or a pin or a pinecone or an especially sharp blade of grass. Continue reading
Well, my first test of Fraps was a flop.
I don’t know if the problem is with Fraps, with Steam, or with the electrical connection between the keyboard and the chair, but there was a problem regardless.
Now, the first couple of videos (or the first one video, thus far) serve only to play around with the system, to become familiar with it. For this reason, I was willing to start with something that near everybody’s done: starting out in Morrowind.
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Exactly what the title says.
Unlike some of the other “bugging me” posts, this one is actually relevant to my work. See, I’m trying to work out the proper phrasing for one sentence in my pirate novel. Specifically, the correct use of the word “belie” or “belied”.
First, the definition of the word: Continue reading
Side Quest Publications 