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Crazy old ape
Good morning! Coffee's on, kettles boiling, and I picked up some goodies on the way. Muffins and donuts for all.
Got a new story in mind to write. It's a bit of a spooky one so I'll move quickly on it to get it up for Hallowe'en. Doesn't tie to any challenges, just a nice old school ghost story.
Got a new story in mind to write. It's a bit of a spooky one so I'll move quickly on it to get it up for Hallowe'en. Doesn't tie to any challenges, just a nice old school ghost story.
Crazy old ape
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Scott seriously I thought you were going to say you'd dealt with the hair ball from said cat.
Better than having it cough up a tessaract (Captain Marvel reference).
Actually, a feline kaiju that shoots flaming hairballs could be ...
Yeah, let's just park that one.Rice and stir fry sounds yummy, depending on what you're putting in the latter.
Crazy old ape
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I read the Kurt Vonnegut (one of my favorite writers) recommends starting the story as close to the end as possible.
But ... what if you don't know the end? How do you know where to put the start??
I'm terrible for having an idea for where things begin and then letting them run as I write in hopes that I'll reach an ending.3CzCyDnuUhEcJuFB I'm putting on the kettle. Anyone else for tea?
* feeds the cat while the kettle boils *
Crazy old ape
Perfect! I'll go get about six bags. 
(just teasin')
Blood tests today. Main purpose is to check my A1C (diabetes stuff) but there's some other numbers my doc and I monitor, too.
Writing drought continues. I have ideas. I just don't feel like writing. Every time I start, it fizzles out after a couple paragraphs no matter what the story or subject matter. Oh well. I may try to use one of the challenges, probably the moon one, as a focus to try to jumpstart things. I have been able to get some ideas documented in OneNote at least.
* pours and English Breakfast tea *
(just teasin')Blood tests today. Main purpose is to check my A1C (diabetes stuff) but there's some other numbers my doc and I monitor, too.
Writing drought continues. I have ideas. I just don't feel like writing. Every time I start, it fizzles out after a couple paragraphs no matter what the story or subject matter. Oh well. I may try to use one of the challenges, probably the moon one, as a focus to try to jumpstart things. I have been able to get some ideas documented in OneNote at least.
* pours and English Breakfast tea *
Crazy old ape
Oh, oh, Sara's hitting the marshmallows. Time to restock. Does Costco sell them, I wonder?
Back to fall here, hopefully for good this time. Though you never know. I ended up cutting the grass in shorts on Canadian Thanksgiving (2nd Monday in October) last year, a day when I have also bundled up some years.
Rediscovered an old favorite song today.
Back to fall here, hopefully for good this time. Though you never know. I ended up cutting the grass in shorts on Canadian Thanksgiving (2nd Monday in October) last year, a day when I have also bundled up some years.
Rediscovered an old favorite song today.
Crazy old ape
Quote by DenimAngel
Earlier years of daytime soap operas
General hospital
Santa Barbara
As the world turns
All my children
Ryan's hope
My mother was a big soap watcher before she went back to work (and even after since she only went back part-time). I watched General Hospital for a while when the writers went nuts and did a weird Bond-movie plot about a sinister villain trying to freeze the city and a spy for the "World Security Bureau" trying to stop him.
Crazy old ape
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Hi people
*checks the food and water dishes of the resident cat and Victor *
Does the cat have a name ?
Is the cat friendly?
*climbing up in my favorite chair with a sweet tea*
Happy Sunday people
Miss Purr is her name. Sentimental choice, I had a cat by that name. Born in our basement when I was four, shuffled off this mortal coil the year I got my Master's degree (yes, she lived to 20). And she's quite friendly. Too friendly sometimes.
* pushes cat out of the way as I reach for my tea *
Crazy old ape
Caught Captain Marvel on the plane when I went to the UK this summer. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Stands reasonably well on its own though it does have obvious hooks to other parts of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Nick Fury and Agent Coulson are major characters, the Tesseract appears, Ronan the Accuser from Guardians pops up). Brie Larson and Samuel Jackson make a good team. And there's a cat as an important character, can't forget that.
Crazy old ape
Good morning all. * pets various animals, then pours a hot Earl Grey *
We are kicking Fall off with a heat wave here. 27C and humid both days this weekend.
No offense. Very much to drink though it might work as fertilizer, too.
We are kicking Fall off with a heat wave here. 27C and humid both days this weekend.
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Hope you don't take too much offense at this question, but is that stuff something to drink or is it best suited for putting on gardens needing fertilizer?
No offense. Very much to drink though it might work as fertilizer, too.
Crazy old ape
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The pup is settled down beside me here. I had my oncologist give me an official note saying he is a service dog. He'll be joining us in the coffeehouse from now on.
Dogs, service or otherwise, are always welcome in here. Well, the cat might not be too happy but a bit of catnip will deal with that.ZdhVHiAXR5FQaHX0
Anyone else for sencha (Japanese green tea)?
Crazy old ape
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I noted that Molly is giving us a heads up that a History category is coming and is being worked on. Another fun way to write stories.
I wouldn't mind doing some historicals, probably set in the Hellenistic kingdoms or Roman Empire but I'd have to put in some research time (been over 30 years since I did my Classics degree), and I don't have much time for writing as it is. Still, I think it is a much needed category.
Crazy old ape
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Wow, a coffee bar! Whodathunkit?
This place needed a social hangout and this seemed better than a bar.
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Life with a toddler is interesting, to say the least. I went from hard-partying to changing poopy diapers. I guess this is what adulting is like.
Been there, done that, kind of miss it at times. My son now lives several hundred km away and is in his third year of university. IOW, it may be his turn, soon (he has a girlfriend, I can hope
).* pours a green tea *
Not if anyone else is familiar with "smile cookies" but they're a charity thing that Tim Horton's does up here in the Great White North. Chocolate chip cookies with icing faces on them. Here's a box to enjoy.
Crazy old ape
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I mentioned the FB site because LadySharon left a message there. I haven't seen her here on-site in ages.
Just finished my dance class. It is a great, fun workout for me. Working on my third cuppa java now.
Nor have I. Nice to know she's thinking about us.
It's afternoon so I'm on to green tea (Japanese sencha) now.
Crazy old ape
Got the voucher figured out. I think. We'll see what Fuzzy thinks when he gets reimbursed.ZHeZELLGS1em7yOB
Been working away in OneNote trying to recreate the notes I used to have about my fantasy world. The old notebook got deleted during one of my "fuck it I'm done with this shit" moments. When you've only got one or two stories in such a world (there's two right now, one here and one on another site), it's not needed, but now that I'm trying to write more in that setting, I want to make sure I keep some consistency. Plus the world has been kicking around in my head for over a decade so I want to start keeping better notes on it so I can actually remember stuff.
* pours a tea and gets back to work *
Been working away in OneNote trying to recreate the notes I used to have about my fantasy world. The old notebook got deleted during one of my "fuck it I'm done with this shit" moments. When you've only got one or two stories in such a world (there's two right now, one here and one on another site), it's not needed, but now that I'm trying to write more in that setting, I want to make sure I keep some consistency. Plus the world has been kicking around in my head for over a decade so I want to start keeping better notes on it so I can actually remember stuff.
* pours a tea and gets back to work *
Crazy old ape
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Any word on Mnedalla getting an expresso machine? Thought not.
It's on order. Had to get advice on a model from my son first since he's the coffee gourmet in this family. How the hell two tea drinkers ended up with someone who grinds his own beans, I'll never know.
I half expect him to start his own roaster (or craft brewery, but that's a whole other story).I did get one of those fancy kettles that lets you set the exact perfect temp for whatever you're brewing. * hits the "black tea" button *
Crazy old ape
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Larry, in the 'first thing first' department, would you mind sending Molly a PM with info about the new multi-chapter organizing feature you helped Gav design? She has not heard about all that.
I am messaging Maggie since I was one of the ones who requested it originally. I'll include a link to Gav's explanation of it.
Crazy old ape
Good morning. * pours a hot tea *
I am trying to figure out what my new story is. It's in the setting of Night of the Wind and focusses on two of the characters from that story but so far it's very muted, basically just a character study of how the war that was mentioned in Night affected them. There isn't really a fantasy element beyond some world-building around the religion of their culture and not really a sense of where it is going plotwise. My original plan for doing a sequel was to make it more of a fantasy-mystery following on from the events of Night of the Wind but this doesn't feel like that story. I'll keep going and see where things land. It may be one of those cases where the story writes itself (okay, it's probably the writer's subconscious but it feels like the story is writing itself).
I am trying to figure out what my new story is. It's in the setting of Night of the Wind and focusses on two of the characters from that story but so far it's very muted, basically just a character study of how the war that was mentioned in Night affected them. There isn't really a fantasy element beyond some world-building around the religion of their culture and not really a sense of where it is going plotwise. My original plan for doing a sequel was to make it more of a fantasy-mystery following on from the events of Night of the Wind but this doesn't feel like that story. I'll keep going and see where things land. It may be one of those cases where the story writes itself (okay, it's probably the writer's subconscious but it feels like the story is writing itself).
Crazy old ape
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Good Morning Everyone!
Just sitting with my coffee reviewing my writing. Up to 11,300 words now. I have the whole plot in my head, just working out the details to make the events flow smoothly. I've been hoping to call it a novel, but I'll be lucky to get to 20,000 words. The story will decide how long it is, but I feel the need to go back and flesh out some scenes. Hope you're all doing well!
Good luck. I am having trouble even getting one started these days. If you're posting here, may want to look at breaking it into 2-3 chapters, BTW. People seem to prefer shorter bits on SS these days.
Crazy old ape
Best place to find me other than here and related sites is Wondercafe2.ca. It's a discussion forum and I am an admin there so am on fairly regularly. Handle and avatar there are the same as on here (Mendalla with the gorilla avatar).
I am also on Twitter as @Mendalla.
I am also on Twitter as @Mendalla.