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I may be remembering incorrectly, but isn't Bronn still on his way to kill Jamie and Tyrion as per Cersei's orders? If he were to get to Winterfell and tell them why he was there, would the brothers still be as loyal to their sister?
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After seeing the part with Arya running through the tunnels and reading what people think she's running from, I can't help thinking fire. I don't see her being afraid of a person after seeing what she can do (plus she's armed) but what if she's running from something she can't fight? Maybe she's trying to outrun a fire that's raging.
Of course, this could be completely wrong and there's a good possibility that I've forgotten a key piece of information but that's my guess.
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I finally finished my novel. Can't remember how long ago I posted in here, but it's done. It seems the work to get it out is more time consuming than the actual writing but it keeps me busy and doesn't feel like a job. I'm proud of what I wrote (scared shitless too) but I'm going to do my best to get it out there. It's a YA dystopian science fiction story about a group of five who join forces to go against the only medical company in the world because they're testing on humans. I hope that all the writers on here keep up the great work and don't give up.
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I've self published as well. It started with a few small stories and stuff I should have worked on more but that taught me what not to do. There are a few things I learned about rights and who actually owns them, depending on the format. This time around, I did a lot more work (I don't have the money to hire an editor right now). It's been a few weeks since I approved my proof and it's been almost like having two full time jobs. Being active on social media is really important as well. I check in and interact with my Twitter and Instagram author pages as well as Facebook. I'm amazed by how many different ideas and resources I've come across. I just want people to read my story and be entertained and with the people I've messaged so far, I'm able to get my book out to different audiences that I couldn't have approached before. The bonus right now is that my sci-fi novel is now the number one Fiction and Science Fiction book on the site.
If anyone is interested, I say go ahead and do it. I really like actual books so the site I use, Lulu.com, is great for me. They're full service and it's all free until you order. They also have professional packages where you can get editing assistance, cover design and lots of other things. Bottom line, just write and get it out there!
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There's a picture of Stan Lee with RDJ and he's wearing a light green v-neck sweater, beige shirt and tan trousers. He wore the same outfit when he was in Toronto for FanExpo two years ago. I was lucky enough to get my picture taken with him when he was here and was looking at it on my wall when I saw the other photo posted again. I'm so sad to learn that he died but knowing he would wear the same clothes to different events makes me smile a little.
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I get the impression from this piece in Buzzfeed that they're going ahead with Mandrew (not sure what Meredith and Andrew mash up would be). Don't know if it will stick but they're trying.
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I hope that this version is truer to the book than the last one. I found it very watered down. I'll definitely check it out but HBO didn't do well with F-451.
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If they were going to drag this crap out, the least they could have done was announce the 4th place winner.
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I want that sweater/shrug that Future Syd was wearing.
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5 hours ago, Dandesun said:
So this makes me so freaking happy because, as a mini house panther owner myself, I know that black cats have a hard time getting adopted due to bullshit superstition. If this movie helps find homes for many adoptable black cats then it's ripples continue to be felt.
I adopted my little black panther almost 7 years ago and I love her to pieces. I think it's great that this movie has done more than just entertain people. I was at the hospital today and overheard some workers discussing the movie. Some of the things they said made me think they didn't quite get what this movie was about which is too bad.
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I would have thought if there was any fudging of the numbers, it would have placed Camilla in third place and not second (if that's what happened). Putting her in third gets her out of the way in the first episode and leaves the second Camilla free. Out of sight, out of mind. But MTV puts everyone's dirty laundry out on the line for all to see in hopes that no one will notice the racist isn't there so when TJ pulls out the double cross on her behalf and she wins, it won't seem so bad. What MTV has failed to realize, though, is that it is noticeable. When I wonder why this final was filmed the way it was, maybe it seemed to MTV that this was the best of all outcomes from a legal standpoint. They screwed up by not eliminating her in the first place and in order for them to keep filming, they can't mess around with the times. If that gets out then the show is over.
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I would have totally asked to see the paperwork for that dog, if it was a support animal. Guess that's why I'm not in HR.
Maggie does seem to have her moments, but for me, they are few and far between, so this stuff with her and Jackson is just filler until something new comes along.
To get a little personal, last Thursday, hours before the episode aired, I was at a doctor's appointment and got to see my own tumor that is in my face. I've known about it for a little while but actually seeing it was strange. I've been very flippant and jokey about the whole thing since having a 3 inch mass in my head is a lot to think about. I've been reassured that there's nothing to worry about and it will be removed shortly. Last night, I didn't think anything of the tumor storyline but as I sat down to watch, I started tearing up during the superman pose scene just before Amelia goes under. As much as I hate that pose, I realized, that's going to be me soon and I guess it kind of hit home. I don't know if it's the tumor talking (hahaha) but Amelia didn't bug me last night.
Regarding Jackson's inheritance, I figured it had to be billion and was glad you all on here was able to confirm that.
If I were Jo, I would have just told Meredith she wasn't getting a photo from me. It's easy enough to put a little blurb that no photo was available. But then I remember that the rules change every episode.
As for the season so far, I am enjoying it. It's more lighthearted and funny but the orgasm doctor can go.
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Guess I'm not a cultured woman.
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Josh Murray? The guy from The Bachelorette? Really? What's he going to do? Eat pizza and sweat his way to the end? I really hope I'm confusing him with someone else.
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If I'm reading the vevmo spoiler page correctly, it looks like the winners will be 'announced' tonight after filming the reunion. The spec there is that each person eliminated will get to add time to a finalist. Some think it might be like a jury vote but then what's the point of running a final? Either way, the cat should be out of the bag sometime tonight after they finish taping. In any case, if I ran a final and had the best time but didn't end up winning, I'd be super pissed.
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I saw this when it came out on my own and found myself welling up shortly after the lights went down. With all the build up, I wasn't on board with everyone excitedly waiting for opening night. One reason being, I'm not a DC fan. I didn't know much about the Wonder Woman story other than watching the TV show with Lynda Carter, which, even as a kid, I found kind of campy and felt something was off. Being in my late 40's, I just accepted how things were and grumbled to myself when I would watch shows that could have been so much more if the female characters had been more than just love interests/damsels. As I sat watching this in the theatre, trying not to cry, it hit me that I never realized how much I wanted this movie until I saw it. Gal Gadot was fantastic. While I agree there were issues with some parts of the story, Gal's portrayal of Diana Prince made me feel proud and reassured me I could do almost anything. I never felt that anyone else was dumbed down or made weak just to prop her up and the whole week after, I couldn't stop telling everyone I knew to go see it.
This past weekend, I went again with my best guy friend and his girlfriend. My guy friend really liked the movie, but the look on his girlfriend's face said it all. She beamed as we walked out and completely got the little bits I told her about ahead of time. I was very careful not to spoil too much or give lots of opinions so they would have their own as they watched. I want more movies/TV/books/entertainment/real life like this. People working together, trusting each other's strengths and giving no thought to helping when it's needed.
My only negative, and this will be an unpopular opinion, but Chris Pine did nothing for me in this role. I agree that he had great chemistry with Gal Gadot, but to me, he was Chris playing Steve Trevor.
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Going from first ever to last, while trying to remember everything in between...
Shawn Cassidy in the 70's
Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5
Duran Duran - Several times
Lowest of the Low
Midnight Oil
Poison
Kim Mitchell
The Tragically Hip - a few times and was lucky to get tickets to their last tour
Lionel Ritchie
Shaggy
Jamie Cullum
The Who - 25th and 50th Anniversary shows
Pearl Jam
Heart
Van Halen
Matthew Good Band
Sade
Crowded House
Smashing Pumpkins
Queens of the Stoneage
Areosmith
Lenny Kravitz
Ce Lo Green
Harry Connick Jr
The Rolling Stones
Guns & Roses
Metallica
Chic
Roisin Murphy
I think there are a couple more but my brain is getting old.
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9 hours ago, aradia22 said:
@toomuchtv47 Did you find that lulu was a big help with the e-books? I was looking into self-publishing on amazon and the formatting requirements didn't seem so difficult that I'd require a third party app/site but I wasn't sure.
The first time I published on lulu, they were just introducing ebooks and they did everything for me at no cost. In fact, I didn't know it was done until a friend of mine did a google search and saw that I was on iTunes. Shortly after that, they had a do it yourself template but I found it complicated. I believe they've simplified it to make it easier to use but what I like about lulu is there is also a forum for writers to ask questions about all of the technical aspects of self publishing. I'd recommend checking it out and reading up on topics in their forums. The people who use the service a lot know their stuff and you'll get a lot of help. I haven't used the ebook format since the first one. I'm one of those who prefers actual books.
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8 minutes ago, aradia22 said:
I'm just curious... how does everyone get their work out there? So far I've used fanfiction but that's meant writing on my own horrible (I'm talking chapters posted years apart) schedule and honestly not committing to my best work. I'm thinking about self-publishing some romances under a pseudonym just to test the waters. I know my writing isn't bad but I have no idea if it'll sell.
I started a blog that I put a couple of stories up on but then I stopped posting. Everything else I've done I've self published on lulu.com. It's one of those sites that allows you full control of everything, doesn't charge you until you actually order a book and they have showcase where people looking for books can browse the different genres. They allow ebooks too. Everything is there, templates, paper choice, hard/soft cover, cover design choices if you can't do your own and all these services are free.
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27 minutes ago, NutMeg said:
What a beautiful post, Toomuchtv :) As to this specific part of your post, I wouldn't call it physical, but more a mental/emotional urge - for me it usually happens with a new story or a block I'm having with one in process. Sometimes I wake up on a dream that I find insightful to the knot I'm facing, and I'm super irritated that I have to take care of mundane things before getting down to it. It feels like "positive anxiety", meaning an urge that you know won't get away. I think that's the best feeling, and I wish it would happen more often :) Because when you experience it, the writing just flows!
Thank you NutMeg. 'Positive Anxiety' is a great way to describe this feeling! It's my own sort of validation. I don't think anyone's complements can come close to what I experience when this happens. It's like my body and mind are reassuring me that, yes, I AM a writer.
I'd be interested in reading a synopsis of what anyone here is working on or, if you have a blog that you post your writing on, share a link. As long as anyone is willing (I know my nerves get on edge whenever someone I know reads something of mine). We're a pretty good community here and insight, tips and suggestions from each other could be positive in so many ways. There is so much negativity in the world and we all suffer from our own insecurities that a safe place to express ourselves might be beneficial in many ways.
To share something personal, I've suffered from depression my entire life. It's affected me negatively where I've lost jobs and people in my life. Two things got me through it; my mom and writing. I always liked writing but when I was in school I got steered away from it because the pressure to be like everyone else was too great. I went to university, got the corporate job and was miserable. At a low point I started writing again. Fan fiction at first because I couldn't come up with an original idea to save my life. I still have those stories that I wrote 15 years ago and I actually made them into books for myself. After years of hard work, I know how to deal with my illness. My point is, writing, and sharing it even though I was terrified helped. If I'm able to do that for someone else that would be terrific.
I also wanted to mention something that I forgot with my previous post. I always make sure I have a beginning, a middle and an end. Each time I read a book with a crappy ending pisses me off lol. For me, when I know what the end is, the rest kind of falls into place.
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I had no idea about this thread. None of my friends are writers or into the things I write about so I don't really have many people to talk to. I've written a couple of short stories, a completed novel and am on book 2 of a trilogy right now.
I find that each story/book I write follows its own formula. Sometimes the idea just comes to me and I start, other times I plot it out, make notes, jot down things that I want to include and take it from there. I even do it long hand although it does take a lot longer that way.
One thing I would like to know from anyone here is, do any of you get a physical sensation when you want to write? When I get on a roll or get an idea (and it doesn't happen all the time) it's like there is a need to get it down on paper somehow and it won't go away until I do. I almost want to say it's like anxiety but that's not exactly right.
The first book I wrote was a spy novel but everything after that has been science fiction. I love the genre and feel that you can go so many places with it. I try and base it all in reality and push what I see now to what could eventually happen or take theories that I've learned and read about and use them that way.
The people I do meet that say they have ideas that they'd like to get down always get a "Do it" from me. It doesn't matter if anyone will read it or not, it's the experience of writing. So what if you think it sucks. That's not the point. Just write. Although, the satisfaction of completing a book is usually followed by a period of depression from me because it's over.
As for my characters, I find myself in many of them but I also have a muse of sorts. There's an actor that I've seen in a few things although he's not a big name whatsoever. One show he was on had him killed off in one episode and it angered me and then I began to think about other projects I'd like to see him in. All of a sudden on my way home from work one day, I stopped on the sidewalk for about half an hour and typed out an idea into my phone that became my first book. Inspiration can come from almost anything but I always say that if you have an idea, any idea, to put it down somewhere because you never know where it might go.
I've been getting a boost lately from the Harry Potter series. It's nothing like I write and I've only just read the books but JK Rowling's movie was on recently and even though I thought the movie itself was pretty bad, when she starts sending out her manuscript, something about that part got to me. I don't expect to have a series like that or be as popular, but a yes from an agent would be my dream after several no's.
To everyone posting here or just reading, WRITE!! Write what you think is important or what you want to read or anything at all. If you want to write then do it. I wish you all the best of luck!!
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3 hours ago, thewhiteowl said:
Oddly enough I can make that assumption with out the writers telling me. But okay. This episode would have been the perfect place to put a line like that because it wasn't full of much of anything else. Kind of fillerish to me. The biggest problem for me with the Arizona/Alex scene was him not even mentioning that he thought Deluca was attacking Jo. If he really thought that wouldn't it be his first defense? Not wah, poor me, I screwed up again. Although he went to far, it would be perfectly understandable that it happened.
The whole fact that no one (that I can recall) has said anything about Alex believing Jo was being attacked is really getting under my skin. In no way should Alex be let off the hook for what he did, but he didn't just walk up to Deluca and beat the living crap out of him. Alex walked in and saw his semi unconscious girlfriend half on the bed with Deluca over her. Should he have asked what was going on or tried to keep his temper in check? Of course but this is Grey's and I can't begin to understand the brains of the writers. It's like Alex knows he screwed up royally and is taking all the punishment for everything he's ever done in his life. I"m an Alex fan but I like Deluca too and I just feel so bad for both of them in different ways.
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11 minutes ago, RCharter said:
Not for nothing, but I think the conversation to be had is about men (sometimes white men) telling women (and sometimes women of other races) that they are overreacting and how they are supposed to feel about things. I can't stomach watching the entire video, but from the part I did watch, Frank slaps Day's ass and she loudly and clearly says "stop slapping my ass Frank!" to which he laughs and says "she doesn't mean it!"
What in the sweet fuck? To honestly think you can tell someone how they should feel and laugh at them after they have clearly asked you not to do something that they find upsetting.....I just can't.
Because, while it may not seem there is a connection I think this is exactly the sort of thinking that raises a Brock Turner. A woman says "please stop," or is too drunk to consent.....but the man of the situation inherently knows what a woman wants, so he doesn't really need to seek consent, or pay attention to the "no" because even if a woman says "no" or "stop" she is a silly woman who doesn't really know what she wants. Only the man in the situation knows what a woman wants.
Can we do something about this? I mean, it won't be much, but I'm thinking about tweeting to Big Brother asking why they're allowing Frank to sexually and physically assault female house guests. I'm not the most savvy with social media and don't have many followers but if people who watch the feeds start getting it out there so the people who don't watch the feeds start learning about it, maybe something can be done. I'm just so sick and tired of seeing this. If it were me, I'd be packing up my stuff and causing the biggest stink.
I, too, am done until I know Frank is gone for good. It's so upsetting I can't even put it into words without typing out a stream of curse words and illegible letters.
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I caught something that might clear up why the leg was put in the middle of the guy's body. I'm no doctor and know little about bones and stuff but during the computer simulation at the beginning, where Callie was showing the Dream Team the cancer in the bones, it showed the one hip being removed and what looked like the bottom piece of spine. If I saw correctly, I think that piece of spine was the bone that held the hips in place. If that part of bone is gone, they would have to set the remaining leg somehow. If it were just the hip being removed, there wouldn't be any need to set the other leg.
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
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I remember enjoying this when it first came out. I even saw it with my dad (we didn't hang much then) but watching the new trailer, I had to stop and remind myself that this was a sequel and not a remake because so many of the scenes are the same. I hope for the sake of those who go see it (I'm undecided at the moment) that it's a new story and not the same story beats updated.