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Lazlo
Mar 13, 2010, 3:34 PM
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notapplicable
Mar 13, 2010, 4:06 PM
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Lazlo wrote: Lazlo wrote: Lazlo wrote: kachoong wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: kachoong wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: I've been busy all day. Just now getting productive, though. wrote for a couple of hours and sent out / prepared a few short stories for submission. If I get my fourth one out tonight then I'll be happy. How long is a short story supposed to be? Is it a rhetorical thing? Once upon a time there lived a short story. It died in a puddle of remorseful naiivity, never knowing how long it should have become. The end! It depends. My shortest one is 399 words, and my longest decent one is about 2700 words. I've written a couple that went about 8000 words, too, but I don't like them as much. Anything longer than that starts to get into the murky long short story vs. novella waters. I've written a novella, too. There are some publications that ask for what are called short-shorts. These are usally less than 500 words, but some can be less than 50 words. There's one publication that asks for a six-word short story. I kind of like the publications that ask for a one-sentence story. I've written one that was about 30 words long and I really liked it. Haven't submitted it anywhere, though. Gotta wait for that opportunity to present itself again. In general, the publication defines what is a short story. Most give a min and / or max word count. Wow... six word stories huh? That would be tough. One sentence stories could be kinda fun. Words are amazing things. One of my favorite writing styles is to intentionally break the rules. For instance; I wrote a story in first person based on someone who knew he was about to die and was writing his last mements. So the writting had tons of spelling and punctuation errors. The effect was to pull the reader in to a faster frenzied 'tempo' as they read; which meshed with the true tempo of the story in that moment. Richard Matheson did something similar in a story called (I think) Father Thing Correction; Born of Man and Woman is the story. Father Thing is a Phillip K Dick story
Woo!! We finally dragged you down to the nerdy level with the book talk.
Welcome. You can pick up your broken glasses and pocket protector at the front desk.
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notapplicable
Mar 13, 2010, 4:07 PM
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I like the new sig. line BTW. That N/A sure sounds like a classy chap.
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notapplicable
Mar 13, 2010, 4:09 PM
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Gmburns2000 wrote: donald949 wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: donald949 wrote: getting a little tired of rain on the weekends right about now. i always loved rain midweek and hated rain on the weekends. here's hoping things turn around for you once the good season comes into full swing. Weather is suposed to be sunny for the next 10 days. What to do? Maybe some climbing. Maybe get the family off to the mountains for some snow play. rock season is upon us. embrace it as you should.
He has a point
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notapplicable
Mar 13, 2010, 4:12 PM
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Gmburns2000 wrote: sitting at my uncle's in bar harbor. took a walk to day with my aunt's dogs. went around the Ocean Drive with my grandmother then we parked the cah on the wharf and sat and watched the world go by. been a good day so far. having steak for dinner, should be a good day later on, too.
Sounds pleasant. Being obliged to do little other than watch the world go by has a certain charm about it.
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notapplicable
Mar 13, 2010, 4:18 PM
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Gmburns2000 wrote: Jeremiah had his gear stolen while in NC while doing a guide cert exam. Damn that sucks. Don't know details yet, but still sucks.
Yeah I saw the thread he posted. Thats fucked.
Any news?
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notapplicable
Mar 13, 2010, 4:21 PM
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Lazlo wrote: Lazlo wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: Jeremiah had his gear stolen while in NC while doing a guide cert exam. Damn that sucks. Don't know details yet, but still sucks. Wow. That does suck pretty bad. My life would be over.
It was a hell of a lot of gear too. He posted a list of everything here > http://www.rockclimbing.com/...d;page=unread#unread
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notapplicable
Mar 13, 2010, 4:28 PM
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The Texans seemed like pretty nice folks to me. Sure, their hats are kind of big and they talk a little fuuuuunny but they damn sure know how to make some BBQ.
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Gmburns2000
Mar 13, 2010, 11:57 PM
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notapplicable wrote: Lazlo wrote: Lazlo wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: Jeremiah had his gear stolen while in NC while doing a guide cert exam. Damn that sucks. Don't know details yet, but still sucks. Wow. That does suck pretty bad. My life would be over. It was a hell of a lot of gear too. He posted a list of everything here > http://www.rockclimbing.com/...d;page=unread#unread
no details from him. I tried calling him but he was enflight. that and he doesnt have my cell phone number I guess and my home numbers are not valid any more (he tried calling, but couldn't get through).
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kachoong
Mar 14, 2010, 2:01 AM
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notapplicable wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: Jeremiah had his gear stolen while in NC while doing a guide cert exam. Damn that sucks. Don't know details yet, but still sucks. Yeah I saw the thread he posted. Thats fucked. Any news?
Insurance perhaps? I'll have to check out the thread. Sucks ass!
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kachoong
Mar 14, 2010, 2:02 AM
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notapplicable wrote: The Texans seemed like pretty nice folks to me. Sure, their hats are kind of big and they talk a little fuuuuunny but they damn sure know how to make some BBQ.
You think they talk funny.... you never met me.... they think I talk funny.
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Lazlo
Mar 14, 2010, 7:14 PM
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notapplicable wrote: Lazlo wrote: Lazlo wrote: Lazlo wrote: kachoong wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: kachoong wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: I've been busy all day. Just now getting productive, though. wrote for a couple of hours and sent out / prepared a few short stories for submission. If I get my fourth one out tonight then I'll be happy. How long is a short story supposed to be? Is it a rhetorical thing? Once upon a time there lived a short story. It died in a puddle of remorseful naiivity, never knowing how long it should have become. The end! It depends. My shortest one is 399 words, and my longest decent one is about 2700 words. I've written a couple that went about 8000 words, too, but I don't like them as much. Anything longer than that starts to get into the murky long short story vs. novella waters. I've written a novella, too. There are some publications that ask for what are called short-shorts. These are usally less than 500 words, but some can be less than 50 words. There's one publication that asks for a six-word short story. I kind of like the publications that ask for a one-sentence story. I've written one that was about 30 words long and I really liked it. Haven't submitted it anywhere, though. Gotta wait for that opportunity to present itself again. In general, the publication defines what is a short story. Most give a min and / or max word count. Wow... six word stories huh? That would be tough. One sentence stories could be kinda fun. Words are amazing things. One of my favorite writing styles is to intentionally break the rules. For instance; I wrote a story in first person based on someone who knew he was about to die and was writing his last mements. So the writting had tons of spelling and punctuation errors. The effect was to pull the reader in to a faster frenzied 'tempo' as they read; which meshed with the true tempo of the story in that moment. Richard Matheson did something similar in a story called (I think) Father Thing Correction; Born of Man and Woman is the story. Father Thing is a Phillip K Dick story Woo!! We finally dragged you down to the nerdy level with the book talk. Welcome. You can pick up your broken glasses and pocket protector at the front desk.
Schweet!
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Lazlo
Mar 14, 2010, 7:15 PM
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notapplicable wrote: I like the new sig. line BTW. That N/A sure sounds like a classy chap.
Voted most quotable in the spci three years running.
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Lazlo
Mar 14, 2010, 7:15 PM
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notapplicable wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: donald949 wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: donald949 wrote: getting a little tired of rain on the weekends right about now. i always loved rain midweek and hated rain on the weekends. here's hoping things turn around for you once the good season comes into full swing. Weather is suposed to be sunny for the next 10 days. What to do? Maybe some climbing. Maybe get the family off to the mountains for some snow play. rock season is upon us. embrace it as you should. He has a point
And out goes skiiing season.
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Lazlo
Mar 14, 2010, 7:16 PM
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notapplicable wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: sitting at my uncle's in bar harbor. took a walk to day with my aunt's dogs. went around the Ocean Drive with my grandmother then we parked the cah on the wharf and sat and watched the world go by. been a good day so far. having steak for dinner, should be a good day later on, too. Sounds pleasant. Being obliged to do little other than watch the world go by has a certain charm about it.
Well put^^^
And I bet he's fairly close to being stress free too. What a life.
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Lazlo
Mar 14, 2010, 7:21 PM
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Well, pretty good skiing for being so close to my house I should say. Makes for a nice morning.
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Lazlo
Mar 14, 2010, 7:23 PM
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Notice how firm the snow seems in this picture?
It had rained (read; stormed) for two days before then froze the night before I went up. Make for quite the snow pack. It was like riding a groomer.
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Lazlo
Mar 14, 2010, 7:26 PM
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This was a south facing slope and the snow density was fairly uniform the whole way down to the soil. On a north facing slope, it was a HORRIBLE rain crust. I could hardly ski it. I almost wiped out bad in front of a dad and his kids sledding.
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Lazlo
Mar 14, 2010, 7:29 PM
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There is something so satisfying about earning your turns in the back country. As I skin back up the hill, I get to admire my turns and rehearse and critique my run and my style. I get to laugh at my blunders and decisions...because it's all written right there in the snow.
There was one moment where I couldn't turn in time to avoid two saplings, and had to straddle them in a last ditch attempt to not eat it. Seeing the ski tracks on the way back up looked hilarious. I should have gotten a picture.
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notapplicable
Mar 14, 2010, 11:03 PM
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Stymingersfink wrote: Stymingersfink wrote: Stymingersfink wrote: Stymingersfink wrote: Stymingersfink wrote: Stymingersfink wrote: Stymingersfink wrote: Stymingersfink wrote: Stymingersfink wrote: notapplicable wrote: Stymingersfink wrote: Guess who just replaced their keyboard? Yep, that's right... ME, BABY, ME!!! Congratulations. Thank you.. thank you.. I'd like to thank the Academy... those of you I call friends... Some I call enemies... but most of all... I'd really like to thank the little people... in CHINA, cranking out keyboards as if their life depended on it... ...but hey, their life DOES depend on it, doesn't it? 'cause dissent in China will always be crushed WITH AND IRON FIST!!!!!!!!11111111oneoneone |
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notapplicable
Mar 14, 2010, 11:04 PM
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kachoong wrote: notapplicable wrote: The Texans seemed like pretty nice folks to me. Sure, their hats are kind of big and they talk a little fuuuuunny but they damn sure know how to make some BBQ. You think they talk funny.... you never met me.... they think I talk funny.
If you typed with an accent, I could be entertained too!
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notapplicable
Mar 14, 2010, 11:05 PM
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Lazlo wrote: notapplicable wrote: I like the new sig. line BTW. That N/A sure sounds like a classy chap. Voted most quotable in the spci three years running.
*fist pump*
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