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 Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:09 pm
Blind Dog Pride Hermes I've written a review or two on movies, and they were by far some of the best in the class each time, but I have no passion for that. It's like forcing something and it ends up sounding like someone else talking, albeit talking well. My weakest point by far is essays. I'd love to learn how to write better reviews, but I lack just a bit of passion, I just don't feel strongly enough about most things to where I could fork out 1,000 or so words. Quote: I wrote a two page essay once. =O It was in the middle of last year, and I got the third lowest mark in the class. 51% Wow. surprised Quote: I don't write story stuff ever either, I jsut really wish I did. The reason that I don't is that I can't think of any good ideas. I really am concidering doing something with my gods though. >> << Good luck with that. I should probably force myself to write at least a little bit for my plot. I haven't really done anything in a while, and I'd like to put out a complete Part 2 before I have to start my Summer Reading stuff. Quote: I've always written great things when I've had a topic, but I can't make my own topic or theme. And yet you suck at essays? xp Quote: When we got a writing test thing the topic was a lost dog poster, and I managed to pull a three page short story thing out of it, and my teacher loved it and said it would have been perfect if I'd had more time. It was a humerous tale of how a stressed out middle aged husband accidently drops a couch on the dog from a second floor window. xD Quote: Just for your reference, 7/10 people in my class killed the dog in some way, and that includes the people who chose the other topic to write about. Nice. Quote: My friend (who accidently buried the dog in a half finished swimming pool)has a little brother whose class did the same topics and he was the only one in his class to kill the dog. O.o He must have been in like Kindergarden or 1st Grade. Everyone past grade 3 or so would've loved to kill a dog. gonk I could manage a good thousand on my favorite and least favorite movies, because there's a reason to review them. Other than that, =| I think both of us are amazingly lazy with our plots. It would be different if anybody cared about them though. Stupid GCP. Well, I'm sure I could write an essay about something I cared about. We're assuming I actually like the topic here. xD All the essay topics in grade 9 are absolutely HORRIBLE. That was my second favorite piece of my own writing ever. My favorite isn't really a short story or an essay. We read this short story 'The Landlady' about this crazy lady, and we had to write why she was crazy. Mine turned into a detective investigating a disappearance and the history of the crazy lady behind it (the landlady). It was basically three letters, one was a love letter from her fiance to her from the warfront in WWII, the next a love letter reply from her to him, then the last was a letter from the guy's mother to the landlady saying the man was dead. Everyone in my class who read it (like 10 people here) said it was amazing and loved it, as did I. I got 14/15 as a mark while all of the people who read it got 15. No offence to them, but mine was clearly better than half of theirs, and they all told me so. I lost a mark for no 'human connection', but I can't figure out what would be a better human connection than love and loss. =| My friend (the pool dog one) wrote a sweet story, but it had absolutely no human connection. It was about a clumsy detective who found the bodies in the landladies attic. >=U He was expecting like 11 or 12, and he got 15, compared to my 14. D;
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:16 pm
Hermes Typing's always easier. Organise your thoughts, think it out, then s**t it out. Talking's just step 3, sometimes repeatedly. Quote: The problem is, even with the answer from a pastor or anyone, if the church is right I'm screwed. O.o Quote: Our church doesn't have a specific denomination. We're just us. It's kind of odd. Finally, something I can answer with words. dramallama The first church I went to was non-denominational too, but that was because it was on a military base and they couldn't afford to have one for each religion. Quote: With youth it was really fun when it started, but then the events became less fun when we got worse leaders, and the more boring leaders are progressively more conservative (for lack of a better word at the moment). Of course, with that comes emptier events, and now none of my friends come regularly except one, and that's only because her parents are even more religious than her. Now I've stopped going. You should go to a different church, I'm currently going to a Baptist church (though I'm not Baptist), and they're extremely more laid back than the guys that were at the Lutheran church I went to. Quote: Meh. German's not that great. It always sounds really angry, no matter what you say. xD Which explains the amount of German Metal bands. razz Quote: We're really just talking about whatever coems up now. xD So much for religious discussion, but our short talk was quite encompassing. You can't talk about religion forever. But some religious topic will come up again, and we'll be typing in uber-paragraphs soon. Quote: My sentences just sort of flow out when I type. I often don't have more than a vague clue what I'm going to say until it's down and I recite it in my head while I type it. I don't even recite it in my head, I just read it while I'm typing (it feels as if I'm reading what someone else is typing, since I'm not thinking about it at all). Quote: Especially with theories and plots and stuff for Gaia. Same here, aside from the brief little notes I make about what I want to do. I didn't even read over what I had written until I started Part 2, so Part 1 was pretty enjoyable to read for the first time.
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:19 pm
Hermes I could manage a good thousand on my favorite and least favorite movies, because there's a reason to review them. Other than that, =| I hear ya. Quote: I think both of us are amazingly lazy with our plots. It would be different if anybody cared about them though. Stupid GCP. Seriously. We need some dedicated readers outside the Guild. Oh well. It'll all be worth it when it's finished and I can shamelessly plug it in my sig. razz Quote: Well, I'm sure I could write an essay about something I cared about. We're assuming I actually like the topic here. xD All the essay topics in grade 9 are absolutely HORRIBLE. I rarely find a topic I have fun with, and even less often in an essay. I like the Standardized Test Writing Prompts, to where you can make the whole story up and get a perfect score if you write well enough. Quote: That was my second favorite piece of my own writing ever. My favorite isn't really a short story or an essay. We read this short story 'The Landlady' about this crazy lady, and we had to write why she was crazy. Mine turned into a detective investigating a disappearance and the history of the crazy lady behind it (the landlady). It was basically three letters, one was a love letter from her fiance to her from the warfront in WWII, the next a love letter reply from her to him, then the last was a letter from the guy's mother to the landlady saying the man was dead. Everyone in my class who read it (like 10 people here) said it was amazing and loved it, as did I. I got 14/15 as a mark while all of the people who read it got 15. No offence to them, but mine was clearly better than half of theirs, and they all told me so. I lost a mark for no 'human connection', but I can't figure out what would be a better human connection than love and loss. =| Wow. Sounds like a great story. The teacher was just jealous. wink Quote: My friend (the pool dog one) wrote a sweet story, but it had absolutely no human connection. It was about a clumsy detective who found the bodies in the landladies attic. >=U He was expecting like 11 or 12, and he got 15, compared to my 14. D; Teacher pity the 'foo? It's weird how some teachers can get away with being pricks/biased.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:51 pm
Blind Dog Pride Hermes Typing's always easier. Organise your thoughts, think it out, then s**t it out. Talking's just step 3, sometimes repeatedly. Quote: The problem is, even with the answer from a pastor or anyone, if the church is right I'm screwed. O.o Quote: Our church doesn't have a specific denomination. We're just us. It's kind of odd. Finally, something I can answer with words. dramallama The first church I went to was non-denominational too, but that was because it was on a military base and they couldn't afford to have one for each religion. Quote: With youth it was really fun when it started, but then the events became less fun when we got worse leaders, and the more boring leaders are progressively more conservative (for lack of a better word at the moment). Of course, with that comes emptier events, and now none of my friends come regularly except one, and that's only because her parents are even more religious than her. Now I've stopped going. You should go to a different church, I'm currently going to a Baptist church (though I'm not Baptist), and they're extremely more laid back than the guys that were at the Lutheran church I went to. Quote: Meh. German's not that great. It always sounds really angry, no matter what you say. xD Which explains the amount of German Metal bands. razz Quote: We're really just talking about whatever coems up now. xD So much for religious discussion, but our short talk was quite encompassing. You can't talk about religion forever. But some religious topic will come up again, and we'll be typing in uber-paragraphs soon. Quote: My sentences just sort of flow out when I type. I often don't have more than a vague clue what I'm going to say until it's down and I recite it in my head while I type it. I don't even recite it in my head, I just read it while I'm typing (it feels as if I'm reading what someone else is typing, since I'm not thinking about it at all). Quote: Especially with theories and plots and stuff for Gaia. Same here, aside from the brief little notes I make about what I want to do. I didn't even read over what I had written until I started Part 2, so Part 1 was pretty enjoyable to read for the first time. I don't see why the different churches rival and stuff.
They all worship the same deity don't they?
Our church is super laid back as far as churches go.
The problem is, me and my friends only want the fun and the community.
The religion (even medium amounts) is what makes it less fun.
Little amounts were okay, but eventually it starts restricting what we can do and it's not as fun.
I hate metal.
All I know is that one band, and I've forgotten the name.
xD
BUDHISM IS WRONG!
DDDDD<
=P
That happens to me when I write my stories and stuff, but I like to think about other things (like this) more.
Even though it seems like that should be reversed, but hey.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:56 pm
Blind Dog Pride Hermes I could manage a good thousand on my favorite and least favorite movies, because there's a reason to review them. Other than that, =| I hear ya. Quote: I think both of us are amazingly lazy with our plots. It would be different if anybody cared about them though. Stupid GCP. Seriously. We need some dedicated readers outside the Guild. Oh well. It'll all be worth it when it's finished and I can shamelessly plug it in my sig. razz Quote: Well, I'm sure I could write an essay about something I cared about. We're assuming I actually like the topic here. xD All the essay topics in grade 9 are absolutely HORRIBLE. I rarely find a topic I have fun with, and even less often in an essay. I like the Standardized Test Writing Prompts, to where you can make the whole story up and get a perfect score if you write well enough. Quote: That was my second favorite piece of my own writing ever. My favorite isn't really a short story or an essay. We read this short story 'The Landlady' about this crazy lady, and we had to write why she was crazy. Mine turned into a detective investigating a disappearance and the history of the crazy lady behind it (the landlady). It was basically three letters, one was a love letter from her fiance to her from the warfront in WWII, the next a love letter reply from her to him, then the last was a letter from the guy's mother to the landlady saying the man was dead. Everyone in my class who read it (like 10 people here) said it was amazing and loved it, as did I. I got 14/15 as a mark while all of the people who read it got 15. No offence to them, but mine was clearly better than half of theirs, and they all told me so. I lost a mark for no 'human connection', but I can't figure out what would be a better human connection than love and loss. =| Wow. Sounds like a great story. The teacher was just jealous. wink Quote: My friend (the pool dog one) wrote a sweet story, but it had absolutely no human connection. It was about a clumsy detective who found the bodies in the landladies attic. >=U He was expecting like 11 or 12, and he got 15, compared to my 14. D; Teacher pity the 'foo? It's weird how some teachers can get away with being pricks/biased. Skip first quote, go straight to Numero Duo.
I don't think we even have loyal readers here.
Everyone reads them when we update them, but that's kind of an obligation.
They have no weight or relevance now that there is a plot.
I want to shamelessly plug in my sig, but I have no logo.
It's not working in my posts though.
Only my friends come and joke about it.
D=
My problem with essay writing is that hardly anything interests me for essays.
I tend to be a very light and comical person, and only the rare serious things interest me.
Fun things are just so much easier for a person like me.
Of course, no one except my really close friends end up ever taking me seriously though.
I was actually thinking that for a while.
=O
She's British.
Naw.
I think she just 'expects more from me than others' or some s**t like that.
If I'm expected to get more I should get more.
xD
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:59 pm
*BONUS DISCUSSION*
Just to add more confusion to the thread!
Why is it that in school everybody thinks I'm a nerdy fool?
Apparantly none of my stories are funny and half of my jokes aren't because they require too much thinking.
Dx
Of course when I'm with my close friends and all the friends I only see twice a year at the cabin I'm the coolest person ever.
emo
They think I'm hilarious, and they're all super fun, but I never get to see any of them.
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:41 pm
Hermes I don't see why the different churches rival and stuff. They all worship the same deity don't they? I think some just believe that their own Christian denomination is 100% correct and reject any other opinions. But this isn't the case in all churches, in fact I haven't seen many (if any) that could be considered rivaling other churches. Quote: Our church is super laid back as far as churches go. The problem is, me and my friends only want the fun and the community. The religion (even medium amounts) is what makes it less fun. Little amounts were okay, but eventually it starts restricting what we can do and it's not as fun. I can tolerate it, mainly because I don't go there just to have fun and hang out, I go to listen. I can have fun any other time of the week, 1-2 hours a week in church isn't even that much. Quote: I hate metal. All I know is that one band, and I've forgotten the name. xD I'm sure there's some metal band out there that you'd like. Quote: BUDHISM IS WRONG! DDDDD< =P srly worshipping fat ppl is t3h uber wrong. razz
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:47 pm
Hermes I don't think we even have loyal readers here. Everyone reads them when we update them, but that's kind of an obligation. True. And honestly, the Theory sub-forum is a dead place at the moment. Very few of us actually care to discuss anything that isn't occurring in the real plot. Quote: They have no weight or relevance now that there is a plot. Yep. Quote: My problem with essay writing is that hardly anything interests me for essays. Same here half the time. Quote: I tend to be a very light and comical person, and only the rare serious things interest me. Fun things are just so much easier for a person like me. Of course, no one except my really close friends end up ever taking me seriously though. That's what the internet is for, to meet us losers who listen to everything. dramallama Quote: I was actually thinking that for a while. =O Quote: She's British. Naw. I think she just 'expects more from me than others' or some s**t like that. If I'm expected to get more I should get more. xD And she should be grading yours the same way as the others, regardless of how she feels about your skills. One way she could get you to improve is just to tell you what you could fix up, and if you don't take her advise for the next essay, then she'll start giving you lower grades.
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:50 pm
Hermes Apparantly none of my stories are funny and half of my jokes aren't because they require too much thinking. Dx Most people don't want to have to use their brains half the time, even if it's required. I just keep quiet if I know something is over my friends' heads (though most of the time I'm around one who will get it). Quote: Of course when I'm with my close friends and all the friends I only see twice a year at the cabin I'm the coolest person ever. emo Then it all balances out. 3nodding Quote: They think I'm hilarious, and they're all super fun, but I never get to see any of them. [Insert cheesy quote about 'the best things in life' blah blah blah 'can't happen every day' blah blah ' or else they'd lose their uniqueness'.]
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:27 pm
Blind Dog Pride Hermes I don't see why the different churches rival and stuff. They all worship the same deity don't they? I think some just believe that their own Christian denomination is 100% correct and reject any other opinions. But this isn't the case in all churches, in fact I haven't seen many (if any) that could be considered rivaling other churches. Quote: Our church is super laid back as far as churches go. The problem is, me and my friends only want the fun and the community. The religion (even medium amounts) is what makes it less fun. Little amounts were okay, but eventually it starts restricting what we can do and it's not as fun. I can tolerate it, mainly because I don't go there just to have fun and hang out, I go to listen. I can have fun any other time of the week, 1-2 hours a week in church isn't even that much. Quote: I hate metal. All I know is that one band, and I've forgotten the name. xD I'm sure there's some metal band out there that you'd like. Quote: BUDHISM IS WRONG! DDDDD< =P srly worshipping fat ppl is t3h uber wrong. razz You know what I mean.
None of them can prove they are right, but I guess the competition or whatever you'll call it is human nature.
I never clicked into the churches beliefs, and that makes it seem repetitive to me.
They make good points, but then a couple weeks later they make the same point.
The pastor is better, but the youth leaders have other jobs, and aren't quite as gifted at speaking as the pastor.
Rammstein!
That's it!
xD
I know two songs that aren't total crap by them.
=P
wut if ur like eunuch?
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:33 pm
Blind Dog Pride Hermes I don't think we even have loyal readers here. Everyone reads them when we update them, but that's kind of an obligation. True. And honestly, the Theory sub-forum is a dead place at the moment. Very few of us actually care to discuss anything that isn't occurring in the real plot. Quote: They have no weight or relevance now that there is a plot. Yep. Quote: My problem with essay writing is that hardly anything interests me for essays. Same here half the time. Quote: I tend to be a very light and comical person, and only the rare serious things interest me. Fun things are just so much easier for a person like me. Of course, no one except my really close friends end up ever taking me seriously though. That's what the internet is for, to meet us losers who listen to everything. dramallama Quote: I was actually thinking that for a while. =O Quote: She's British. Naw. I think she just 'expects more from me than others' or some s**t like that. If I'm expected to get more I should get more. xD And she should be grading yours the same way as the others, regardless of how she feels about your skills. One way she could get you to improve is just to tell you what you could fix up, and if you don't take her advise for the next essay, then she'll start giving you lower grades. I always check if anyone replied to anything but nobody ever does.
emo
The theory subforum is dead in the Vonpire Sanctuary as well.
D=
I joined so someone would listen to me.
Essays require too much organisation, so I need to really want to write it for it to be good.
I can organise, but I don't enjoy it.
I love teh intrawebz!
DDDD=
I didn't want to talk to her.
She's insane, even if she isn't biased (which I'm still notr absolutely sure about).
She'll end up talking about how talented I am and it'll be really awkward.
Just like when she tells the whole class how gifted I am at reading, and writing, and acting, and stuff.
Actually, she starting to sound more biased.
O.o
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:37 pm
Blind Dog Pride Hermes Apparantly none of my stories are funny and half of my jokes aren't because they require too much thinking. Dx Most people don't want to have to use their brains half the time, even if it's required. I just keep quiet if I know something is over my friends' heads (though most of the time I'm around one who will get it). Quote: Of course when I'm with my close friends and all the friends I only see twice a year at the cabin I'm the coolest person ever. emo Then it all balances out. 3nodding Quote: They think I'm hilarious, and they're all super fun, but I never get to see any of them. [Insert cheesy quote about 'the best things in life' blah blah blah 'can't happen every day' blah blah ' or else they'd lose their uniqueness'.] If I have a story or joke to say, I do.
I often overlook the fact that present company will just be annoyed.
Sometimes I say "Screw them," and sometimes I say "Damnit! Why did I say that?"
=|
No it doesn't.
If it was balanced I'd be the coolest person ever about a third of the year.
Or at least all summer.
I want to have fun friends.
D=
-cry cry-
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:17 pm
Hermes You know what I mean. None of them can prove they are right, but I guess the competition or whatever you'll call it is human nature. Yep. Quote: I never clicked into the churches beliefs, and that makes it seem repetitive to me. They make good points, but then a couple weeks later they make the same point. The pastor is better, but the youth leaders have other jobs, and aren't quite as gifted at speaking as the pastor. I think the pastor/youth pastors at my church do a good job of not keeping it too repetitive, but I get what you're saying about making the same points later on. It's a lot more enjoyable to be taught how to live as a Christian than to be told how others did by stories in the Bible. Quote: Rammstein! That's it! xD I know two songs that aren't total crap by them. =P Amerika? I dunno. surprised
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:22 pm
Hermes I always check if anyone replied to anything but nobody ever does. Same here. We need to bring it back to life. Once school has started up for a week or so I should be able to finish my plot. Until then I might do a couple updates. We should think of something we could get the whole guild to participate in, like a Legion X plot (not necessarily based around us, but you know what I mean, something we'd all work on in some way). Quote: The theory subforum is dead in the Vonpire Sanctuary as well. D= I joined so someone would listen to me. Once again, same here. xp Quote: Essays require too much organisation, so I need to really want to write it for it to be good. I can organise, but I don't enjoy it. Yep. Quote: I love teh intrawebz! DDDD= I really wish I could find some reason to stay away from a computer for at least a month or so. My guitar skills would improve so much. gonk Quote: I didn't want to talk to her. She's insane, even if she isn't biased (which I'm still notr absolutely sure about). She'll end up talking about how talented I am and it'll be really awkward. Just like when she tells the whole class how gifted I am at reading, and writing, and acting, and stuff. Actually, she starting to sound more biased. O.o
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:24 pm
Hermes If I have a story or joke to say, I do. I often overlook the fact that present company will just be annoyed. Sometimes I say "Screw them," and sometimes I say "Damnit! Why did I say that?" =| Don't know what to tell you. sad Quote: No it doesn't. If it was balanced I'd be the coolest person ever about a third of the year. Or at least all summer. Being cool is overrated. That and it's all "in the eyes of the beholder". Quote: I want to have fun friends. D= -cry cry- I've got a few, but I'm not really one to hang out that often outside of school.
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