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enjoy the mandatory fun
"While I would never advocate mandatory attendance, cooperation with your organization’s mission in paying for the office party signals your commitment to the company and your understanding of the goals of the office party."
This is why I can't have a real grownup job. -
going to NYC this weekend
Never been. Kind of scared. I hear NYC eats people.
So stressed over final project for teaching class. So stressed over trip. So cold.
Will possibly amuse self in NYC by taking down notes for Spider-Man AU fic where Peter moonlights as a stripper.
Yep.
The things we do. -
black swan
I don't know if the movie wasn't as good as I'd hoped because it's thematically similar to a movie that I thought built up its story far better, or if I'd seen the trailer and it's become the worst thing you can do to see the trailer for a movie you want to see ( Read more... ) -
food poisoning
hrughghhrhghrughghrhgh. -
load-bearing fail
One of the biggest problems with putting plot above characterization while writing is that it leads to situations where events have been so painstakingly constructed, Jenga-like, with no regard for what the characters want or need that you cannot edit anything. Taking out or altering even one tiny event pulls the entire story to pieces because ( Read more... ) -
assassin's creed needs to be more like inception
What I mean by this is that any extended story, especially epic-style stories that span multiple books, games, manga or let's say, 60+ hours of gameplay essentially ought to have three separate, interweaving arcs, studded with moments intended to Amaze the Audience.
Plot
Character Growth
Taking it With You
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instant karma
I chased a guy down to let him know he left his credit card at the 7-11.
I got home to realize I've lost my keys for the second time in six months.
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Two pyramids
Ok, so in life you've got your money-time-quality pyramid head. So if you don't have a lot of money but you still want a quality product, you invest a lot of time into it. If you don't have a lot of time, you invest a lot of money buying the specialists you need to make it quality. If you don't want to take the time and you're broke, you'll end ( Read more... ) -
Tangled
Did you know if you pre-order the Tron: Legacy soundtrack you get the 'Derezzed' single right away? Did you know it's less than two minutes long, so you can totally listen to it 48 times in a row without even noticing ( Read more... ) -
assbro - complete for various definitions of complete
I think I burned through AC: Brotherhood about as fast as I've ever gone through a game. So yes, addictive and interesting. Packed to the gills with various missions, searches, events, and other crap to keep you occupied for a while - I maybe have done a quarter of the total unlockables in the game, and this time they even tied a portion of them ( Read more... )