Straziante
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Crystalis! I remember because I thought I was the only person who ever owned that game until I found OCR and he had it in his signature
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real ones remember spram's favorite game
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1. Midna
2. Boo
3. Felicia
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I'm sad I didn't realize this thread existed here. I've got some reading to catch up on.
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That was great lol
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I got a hold of a leaked copy of the new Deftones album coming out around the end of May, and I've been listening to it religiously. It's pretty good stuff.
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I've had plenty of these moments. The one that made me the angriest was my Excalibur 2 run for FF9. Got the sword and went to save it so I could finally go to sleep. The game froze while saving and corrupted the data. Only got to use the damn sword like twice.
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You may remember me better as Jungle Boy back in the days of the Hi! thread. Or not
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They're all coming outta the woodwork this week!
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It can be daunting... especially with the big stories. Knowing that there's going to be hundreds upon hundreds of pages ahead of you can seem insurmountable (for me, it'll be over a thousand pages easily). But every chunk you write gets you closer to being done, whether it's the first draft, third draft or the final one. And really, the hardest part is getting that first draft down... trying to put all your ideas into a cohesive narrative. Once you got that, then it comes down more to cleaning it up, making sure there's consistency, adding more bits in to help flesh out what feels too short, or trim down what seems too drawn out.
There's something inspirational when you sit back and look at what you've done. When you see 100 to 300 pages behind you, it gives you that little "you can do it" nudge to keep going. Knowing that you've come that far, and that it's taking a real tangible form instead of being only a mental idea, is a good motivator.
And thanks Refelos
It doesn't hurt that you have one hell of a creative streak, Coop:-P
I'm pretty sure if I had an idea that would take a thousand pages, I could fill those pages easily. I've never been one to be daunted by the scale of what I'm working on, I always get frustrated over the quality of what I'm writing.
Idk I've had an idea for a story or novel I'd like to write, dealing with the TVA flooding valleys (think Deliverance and O Brother, Where Art Thou for reference) and someone using that to conceal an atrocity they committed. There were going to be supernatural elements to it, but nothing too overboard to keep the sense of realism intact.
Problem with me is that I pull my creativity from the events in my life. And right now, my life is pretty good, yet uneventful.
But when you're done with what you're writing, I'll definitely be wanting to get a hold of it
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haven't been able to write recently because of a feeling of futility.
I hear you on that one. I haven't written anything in quite a while, even longer for anything worthwhile.
Just don't see the point of it, and that makes for big lack of inspiration.
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lol Green Whelp Armor! I kept my original druid in that bracket for so long. Almost as much fun as logging off in the morning before class while you're in Alterac, then getting home 9 hours later and ending up in the same battle you left that morning.
And Author, what you're saying is that I should let the women hit me until they get put to sleep?
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You're simply going about it the wrong way is all.
oooooooooooo gotcha
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the sweet' date=' sweet virtual crack that is World of Warcraft entered my life and well, that was the end of [i']any socializing I did for a looong time unless it had "LFG" or "WTB" at the beginning of the sentence. *tweak*
Welcome to my world. It's much less expensive than going out and getting drunk while trying to get laid.
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The name seems familiar, but I can't place it. Anyhoo welcome back!
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Remember the convenient thread alignment thread?
I found these in my old imageshack account. Some of them may be unfunny but hey, they're old.
LJU!! I miss that guy.
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Wasn't Giygacyst an enemy in Chrono Trigger?
Nah he was the last boss in Earthbound. Common mistake, though.
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Me too, probably cause my parents are italian and I pretty much have up until this point.
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lolive garden is more like it amirite?
Seriously though, I had some family in town and we went to Olive Garden. The waitor was actually trying to use an obviously fake italian accent. My aunt subsequently cursed him up and down in italian. I still like to drop in every once in a while to remind him of his stupidity over plate of overpriced pasta.
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And I was really hoping that I would never open the wounds that Bagel's wang had inflicted
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It's been a very very busy month for me. Even if I don't participate I'll be sure to read and vote this time around.
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Some of you REALLY old fogies might remember this:
Hey I remember this. Didn't I die during the Indy race cause Kureejii wrecked me?
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I'm jealous of people that can be patient and consistently write good literature. My writing is streaky and sporadic at best.
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My short stories are usually written pretty fast. I started writing as soon as I saw it was short story month. Took me about an hour and a half to write then I spent another hour tweaking.
Most of my writing occurs during short periods of time, usually in one sitting. If you would like me submit something new for argument's sake, I'm sure I could whip something up.
Announcement + The Future of OC ReMix
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You've earned some rest mate. You lead the charge in building an amazing project at the bleeding edge of the internet frontier. This place was a huge cultural force during those wild west years! Enjoy your family time and can't wait to hear a Lunar remix or two from the Pretzel Family.