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changelingWe have this kinda bad habit of going to the pub after classes. This wouldn't be so bad, if my classes didn't finish at 9pm.
I think I mildly frightened Jess today. We were workshopping part of her novel in novel class, and I got a little... overzealous on her piece (in my defence, it really needed editing). Beware my purple fountain pen of DOOOOM! Mmm. Crunchy doom. I've apparently become a little infamous among our novel group for my editing, because at last Wednesday's session, Greg handed me his and asked me to go at it because he needed to cut back on excessive verbiage.
Just a little note: THE COMMA IS YOUR FRIEND. LIKEWISE, THE PARAGRAPH IS VERY WELL DISPOSED.
I have decided that I want to plant a reference to Charles Babbage's Difference Engine in my novel. I shall call it the Indifference Engine.
(Best quote EVAR from random google of Babbage: "He also had an interest in cyphers and lock-picking, but abhorred street musicians." Just, O.o I want to fit that in somehow as well)
In other news: *dies of laughter*
Bah. I have an editing test tomorrow. But then we're going to the pub! Yay! Which I cannot actually eat or drink at because I have no money. Boo. Oh well.
(Don't look now! It's Aubrey's Guide to Con Hygiene!)
Ooh. Lower back pain. That's whole worlds of not good. Bed soon.
Heh, I have thus far managed to neither study for editing or write more of my novel, and I wanted to do both this evening. Ah, well.
I was going to do this thing here where I went, "LINK: Blah blah Harry Potter, blah blah, Azkaban", but I can't be bothered. So here's Jaida's review. It is hysterical. In the literal sense. As in, I had hysterics when I read this:
Remus: I can't stay. People like me can't teach at schools. Think of the ramifications.
Harry: You mean, being a werewolf and all?
Remus: No, being a HOMOSEXUAL.
...and had to go use my inhaler.
Shutup, it's funny to me. Because some of us (and our gay friends as well) have already been threatened with that. In the case of one of my gay male friends (god, but that phrase is awkward), by his mother.
I think I mildly frightened Jess today. We were workshopping part of her novel in novel class, and I got a little... overzealous on her piece (in my defence, it really needed editing). Beware my purple fountain pen of DOOOOM! Mmm. Crunchy doom. I've apparently become a little infamous among our novel group for my editing, because at last Wednesday's session, Greg handed me his and asked me to go at it because he needed to cut back on excessive verbiage.
Just a little note: THE COMMA IS YOUR FRIEND. LIKEWISE, THE PARAGRAPH IS VERY WELL DISPOSED.
I have decided that I want to plant a reference to Charles Babbage's Difference Engine in my novel. I shall call it the Indifference Engine.
(Best quote EVAR from random google of Babbage: "He also had an interest in cyphers and lock-picking, but abhorred street musicians." Just, O.o I want to fit that in somehow as well)
In other news: *dies of laughter*
Bah. I have an editing test tomorrow. But then we're going to the pub! Yay! Which I cannot actually eat or drink at because I have no money. Boo. Oh well.
(Don't look now! It's Aubrey's Guide to Con Hygiene!)
Ooh. Lower back pain. That's whole worlds of not good. Bed soon.
Heh, I have thus far managed to neither study for editing or write more of my novel, and I wanted to do both this evening. Ah, well.
I was going to do this thing here where I went, "LINK: Blah blah Harry Potter, blah blah, Azkaban", but I can't be bothered. So here's Jaida's review. It is hysterical. In the literal sense. As in, I had hysterics when I read this:
Remus: I can't stay. People like me can't teach at schools. Think of the ramifications.
Harry: You mean, being a werewolf and all?
Remus: No, being a HOMOSEXUAL.
...and had to go use my inhaler.
Shutup, it's funny to me. Because some of us (and our gay friends as well) have already been threatened with that. In the case of one of my gay male friends (god, but that phrase is awkward), by his mother.
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Date: 2004-06-07 09:12 am (UTC)I was editing/proof reading/smoothing over something for coven and I needed words. So much. I had to use Teh Boy.
Also, I got Hedda a pony. I'm putting it in her room tomorrow, Liam says I can!
Oh, and I have much else to tell you.
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Date: 2004-06-07 10:03 am (UTC)Teh Boy not always as useful as he thinks he is.
You have to tell. Call me tomorrow night (ideally post 9, but so long as it's post 7.30 or so I should be able to talk for a bit), or Wednesday?
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Date: 2004-06-07 10:11 am (UTC)*laughs*
He was quite useful, actually, but we all know you would've been better.
*winks*
It's random bitching, don'chaknow, tomorrow night is bowling so I'll see what time I get in, and then I'm disappearing on Wednesday. Which also means no PoA, but I've already told Sarah!
We'll catch up when I get back and talk for daaaaaaaaays, assuming you've finished uni and we have enough sugar to keep us awake!
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Date: 2004-06-07 04:19 pm (UTC)I can find the reference, if you're interested. It was quite amusing.
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Date: 2004-06-12 10:33 pm (UTC)If you go to www.newscientist.com, and click on 'Archive' I think you can register for free for a week. If you search for 'Babbage' it's the first link. Failing that, I can e-mail you a copy...