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Missed Opportunities
Life is funny sometimes. And by funny I mean fucking frustrating, maddening, and heartbreaking. funny.
So much of life is about timing. The movie Sliding Doors has always been one of my favorites because of how well it illustrates this. Just a slight change in timing can change the rest of your life. Or, if you miss that opening, it doesn' ( Read more... ) -
Nanowrimo Day 2
A couple minutes later, Aria looked at her son resting in her lap. "Grond, you are a very special boy, though, did you know that?"
"I am?" he looked at her curiously.
"Oh, yes, you are! You may not look like all your friends, but you can do things they can't. Did you know that only you can see in the dark? No one else in the whole village can ( Read more... ) -
Nanowrimo Day 1
Well, not much written today, but I'm finding it difficult to figure out the right place to start. Ah well, more tomorrow.
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"Momma, why am I different ( Read more... ) -
Novel Synopsis (The Awakening of Grond)
Yes, the title sucks. Yes, there are probably lots of little errors and mistakes in grammar, tense, smooth word flow, and possibly even spelling in the following synopsis. This is raw, completely unedited first-draft writing. All mistakes will get fixed in editing. For now, here's a synopsis of the story I plan to write for NaNoWriMo ( Read more... ) -
Grond
So I've decided to take the plunge and attempt NaNoWriMo this year. After 36 years of programming, I feel like it's time I tried something else in my life, and I've always wanted to write. The story I'll be writing is about a fictional computer game, the experiences of a player in that game, and the awakening of an AI super-intelligence. I ( Read more... ) -
Writing Ideas
I've always been fascinated by the idea that we live in a simulation. There are even mathematical proofs out there that claim it MUST be true. It's an interesting thought, trying to figure out what the purpose of such a simulation would be. I can think of two reasons why such a thing would be done - as a game for entertainment, or as a ( Read more... ) -
Writing
I'm closer to 50 than I am 40. It's hard to believe I started writing on LJ almost 15 years ago. Of course, I wrote a lot more in my 30's when I was angsty and had "issues" to work out, but I'm still around. Still alive ( Read more... ) -
The Beginning of The End
I decided to start an outline of what I might write for NanoWrimo. This is basically a summary of how the story begins ( Read more... ) -
On Sickness, Games, and Dyson Spheres
So, after 3 months of being off work and completely unable to concentrate, my liver tests are back to only mildly alarming and I'm going back to work on Monday. I've been bored out of my skull and have played more RPGs/strategy games in the last three months than I think I have my whole life before that ( Read more... ) -
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I think this is my favorite OOTS ever:
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0563.html
Can't stop laughing... :)