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Looks like I may have a ton of these, so this is collection 1 of Reflections |
| 29 Serial Experience! Part One Prompt for March 29, 2014 Photo albums. On the first day (today), tell us all about your experience with photo albums (physical or electronic). Do you still have pictures from when you or your children were young? Did your mother ever bring out your baby photo album at an inopportune/embarrassing moment (family reunion, boyfriend/girlfriend visiting, etc.)? Feel free to share some pictures with us if you want to Bigsmile On the second day (tomorrow), let us in on your future photo album plans. Any big trips coming up you hope to document? What is your motivation for recording these important events if there is potential they will only sit in their albums on a shelf for most of their life until they are removed, leafed through, and winced at? As a follow-up question: do you think that hiding behind a camera lens removes the photographer from the experience taking place in front of them? For the record Emily I love long posts! More to choose from. |
| 26 BCity - Prompt: Can you be alone with yourself? Love the way this question's phrased. Knee-jerk response: If you're by yourself you are alone. But I don't think that's what this is asking. Basically, Can you be happy by yourself, without needing extra company? Absolutely. I think it's an important confidence booster parents should instill in their children. Community is great but part of taking care of yourself is being comfortable with yourself both in the mental and physical sense. Granted, I'm naturally a loner that has been nurtured to be more outgoing and attend social functions. To this end I feel very balanced and urge everyone to go out to eat and or a movie by themselves at least 3 or 4 times a year. |
| It's Funny Friday! Prompt for March 21, 2014 Have you ever been embarrassed in public (and had people laugh at you)? And/or have you ever laughed at someone who had been publicly embarrassed? Tell us the story. Hmmm, answers to this may not always be funny....but I'll recount an amicable one. Meaning I probably laughed louder than anyone else. (fell, nearly tripped, never gets old) ========================================================================== BCity: PROMPT: Would you rather be SUPER INTELLIGENT or EXTREMELY GOOD LOOKING? Why? Think we've had a similar question before, I'll take the smart gene please for 5,000 Non-Superficial points. Don't get me wrong, there are perks to being attractive and if I can/could get something for nothing I'll gladly take it from those who have it to spare. But I would not want to have to get by on that alone or predominantly. Out of the 4 Paralegals (PL) that began this job with me only 2 are left. One found a better job but the first one to go was a beautiful woman that just wasn't at the same place the rest of us were. How did she get the job? I have no idea no will I speculate, BUT it is my educated guess that she had a lot of things handed to her in the past simply because of her looks. Whether or not she was aware of that fact remained to be seen. She was nice enough and had a personality that made you want to help her and watch her succeed. Me, PL 3, and the BA were talking last Friday morning about givign her the easy work so she could shine in some capacity. Well 15 minutes later the boss comes in and says "She will no longer be joining us......*mind*blown* I get it, it's just business and he tried to say "It wasn't just that she couldn't keep up." ...riiiight, what else could it POSSIBLY have been then?! But hey, -ish happens. Just glad I was one of the smart people this time around.... ======================================================================== What's your favorite movie of 2014 so far? |
| If you could bring back one show from your childhood, what would it be and who is your favorite character in that show? Saved By The Bell, came to mind first. I'm not talking re-runs or even following the original cast past college. Nope, I'm talking bout their kids, Modern Family meets The Fosters style. I want it back just because it was...for lack of a better word, pure and relatively innocent. Nothing quite like an after school special. |
| It's War Chest Wednesday! Prompt for March 19, 2014 Artificial Intelligence: If a "robot" looks, acts, and thinks like a human, but was created not through "natural" processes, should it be considered part of humanity? Give us your thoughts about the future of Artificial Intelligence in science. By 'natural' I assume you mean, biologically? As in it needs batteries over food/organic matter to survive? Well considering "organic" is now a fad as far as food is concerned and a majority of us can only afford the basics are apparently only consuming organic 'based' products; generations from now may barely be considered fully 'human' ourselves. But I digress. No, if it's not human, it isn't a part of humanity. Now, that opens up a bigger picture. What's the latest on that stem cell research anyway?! Will test tube babies be considered humans? They still require the use of sperm and an ovum correct? Other than missing a belly button, they should be just like us. Theoretically.... ----------------------- Talk about the moment when a favorite show of yours jumped the shark.* *"Jump the shark" is an idiom (named for a scene in Happy Days where the Fonz did just that) that essentially means the point at which a show begins to decline, often after a particularly cheesy, unrealistic, or gimmicky scene that feels like the show just threw it in there to try to keep interest alive. Some examples of "jump the shark" moments include: Roseanne winning the lottery on ROSEANNE The reveal that Karen's dead husband Stanley was actually alive on WILL & GRACE The musical episode of GREY'S ANATOMY The reveal that Vaughn isn't actually Vaughn in ALIAS The gigantic red orb hovering over the city in ALIAS I've often pondered to true definition of this term. I think in a way it has morphed into this amalgam of analysis techniques to say: Ok, that's kewl and all, but they could have introduced it in a much more interesting and convincing way, had they bothered to take the time to do so. IOW: What was the rush?! It's refreshing to know that the term is so new! I know Happy Days...sorta. Leave it to the Fonz, am I right!? The most obvious one on my mind is True Blood. The last couple of seasons have been mediocre at best. I haven't been able to get into reading the books to offer an educated comparison, but I've heard they were fairly close for the first couple seasons then the production decided to veer off and that's probably where they went wrong. Now next season is the last one, but I KNOW the books have a ton more to them *tear*. Plots I thought jumped the True Blood shark: Season 6 Bill is seriously a God now? For realz?! The whole Tara/Pam dynamic, I get it...but then again I don't. Sookie's Dad tried to KILL her!? And now Warlow's a good guy? What?! Steve Newlin and Gov. Burrell deserved better.... O ok, so Warlow was still really bad all along? O ok..... Whyyyy kill off all those fairies in fairyland!?!?!! Season 5 Roman, Russell, Hoyt and the Fairy Queen deserved better..... I appreciate all the asides with/about Terry....but WHY bother if he just dies anyway?! Too depressing Season 4 Soooo faeries are 'evil' in that they are forcing mixed breeds to stay in fairyland...but we don't hear more about it after this season. Tommy and Jesus deserved better. Least bring back their ghosts more often or something..... This whole Alcide/Sookie maybe, probably not ruse got old fast. And proved pointless in later seasons. Season 3 - 1 I was pretty much satisfied with all those plots. Sure some of the 'big baddie' deaths were a little kooky, but for such a new series, and without reading the books, it worked. *Spoiler Alert* Note: When I say a character "deserved better" it means, they could have died with way more dignity and in a much more interesting way than they did. ====================== Blog City Prompt was done yesterday. I running list of this month's prompts posted under a dropnote on the forum page would be useful....."18: Kid 4A Day and Popular Cliffhangers"  |
| If you could be any age for one week, what age would you choose and why? 7, that's what first popped into my head. Supposedly because it's young enough as to be cute and innocent, but old enough to know what's going on around me and be able to pay attention and comprehend to a certain extent. I can be a sort of spy on the wall because adults will easily ignore me. PROMPT: Tell us about a TV show or book series you like. What makes you keep coming back to watch or read more? Relate this to your knowledge and understanding of cliffhangers - how do you write a good "cliffy?" This is no secret. Lynsay Sands Argeneau Vamp Series But, I'll add to that, Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic Series of Series. I can't wait to read about Trisana the Weather Witch going to college!!! I want to follow these 4 nature mages for the rest of their lives, and their students lives!!! I always come back because there are so many characters. The more characters the better. I think you create a good "cliffy" by giving a character depth, thus ensuring that your audience REALLY wants to know what happens next, no matter how long it takes. I tend to write cliffhangers often when given a word limit, it just sorta...happens. TV Shows? I dunno, I hate commercials and waiting and I have no cable so I haven't had to wait much for anything lately....technology has spoiled me. PROMPT: We already did something popular you don't like... but what about an incredibly popular movie or show that you've never actually seen? I will ditto Jeff   's Life of Pi and raise you Frozen, the new Disney flick everyone keeps talking about.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2294629/ But not for long! The DVD came out today and now I'm only 40 of 80 holds in line to see it. I may see it at the dollar movie before that though. |
| Day 13 March 17 Happy St. Patrick's Day You receive a mysterious email and the subject line reads Everything you know is a lie. You open the email and read further: Act calm as to not alert anyone, but everyone around you is not who they say they are. You need to quietly get out of there and meet me at the spot where you had your first kiss. You know the place. My name is Lyn. Tell me about that special place. Have you been there since? Now,you know Irish are noted for their blarney, so have fun. ---------------------------------------------- It'sWildcard Monday! Prompt for March 17, 2014 What impact does chocolate have on your writing? It could be consuming before, during, after or that you include it (subtly?) in stories. If not chocolate, then ... but what else is there? ---------------------------------------------- |
| Which deceased actor or actress do you miss the most? Oi, been thinking about two a lot lately: Heath Ledger and Phil Hartman. Both for very different reasons, both taken from this world by tragedy. If I HAD to choose one it'd probably be Ledger the most, but only because he was the youngest. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005132/ His death still hits me hard because I honestly think he OD'd because he was having nightmares about being The Joker. I think it was an accident and he had been steadily taking more and more sleeping aids to fight the insomnia and dreams. This guy went from family films like 10 Things I Hate About You and A freaking Knight's Tale to hardcore stuff like Brokeback Mountain and The Dark Knight. He did great in all of them but I don't think he was mentally built for those last two roles. I think he got his female co-worker pregnant BECAUSE he was feeling the pressure of playing a gay role and wanted to reassert his masculinity, and it's possible the backlash from that role followed him into the DK Joker role. *shrug* all of this is pure speculation of course, but give me a better theory. He never had a history of drug abuse or erratic behavior to my knowledge....and these things don't usually happen over night or for no reason...... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0367005/?ref_=nv_sr_1 ------------------------------ Quick Sunday Rundown Heard lots of news actually, mainly remember the horror story of the 18 yr old that bit off 1/3 of his baby's nose because it wouldn't stop crying....I vote immediate castration. That Malaysian plane's still missing I believe? In good news: both from TBS: A Daddy love letter to his daughter - http://thebertshow.com/dad-just-changed-look-superficial-beauty/ and a TBS producer had to pay off a weight loss bet she lost to another producer and it. is. FABULOUS! - http://thebertshow.com/dad-just-changed-look-superficial-beauty/ And of course TWIP!!! - http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/week-in-pictures/week-pictures-march-6-13-n5213... Favs: 2, 5, 7, 8 (the Valentine killer is sweating it OUT!), 12 (kids always get the green light....), 13 (classic), 14 (MY FAV!!!! I LOVE women boxers!!!!!), 15 (the Malaysia incident...sigh), 16 (sigh, Syrian baby FTemotionalW) -------------------------------------------- random politcal rant ▼ |
| Update on my popular movie holds, cuz I find the whole thing fascinating, in a 'people love the library and that makes me glad' sorta way. From "2 -Sunday Movie News Review and The Quills!" Gravity [Blu-ray] / writers, Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón ; producers, Alsonso Cuarón, David Heyman ; 86 of 111 holds Frozen [Blu-ray] Buena Vista Home Entertaiment RELEASE DATE 3/18/14 50 of 73 holds The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (Rental Ready) [Blu-ray] 18 of 32 holds Anchorman. The legend of Ron Burgundy [DVD] / Dreamworks Pictures presents an Apatow production 9 of 10 holds Elysium [Blu-ray] / Tristar Pictures presents in association with Media Rights Capital, a QED Interna 16 of 16 holds Anchorman 2 : the legend continues [sound recording CD]. Ready. Must pick up by 03-22-14 Woodbourne ----------------------------------------- March 14, 2014: Have you ever seen a ghost? Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not? Not definitively. I've had 'feelings' of being watched or thinking I heard something. I totally believe in spirits and think they can manifest in a variety of different ways. ION, I also believe in ESP and strong mental/emotional connections that manifest at different times and in different ways, like de ja vu, recognizance, all that jazz. For instance, a co-worker and I were talking about how her son sometimes hears her voice even when she's not around and it's because she was just thinking about him in an excited manner and I've had the same thing happen to me. Also, 3 of us believe we have a sort of....knowing? Or connection to peoples....they say 'aura's I don't feel I see things about people but I do consider myself to be very keen and aware of the emotions and intentions of others. It takes me time to master and/or understand these things about strangers, unless I come into close contact w/ a new person for an extended amount of time or unnatural/non-traditional fashion. I know most of that makes no sense, but wanted to jot it down. ------------------- What actor or actress do you like enough to watch in just about anything? As previously mentioned a few times, Bruce Willis. I like his kewl dude attitude, somehow he manages to be ultra confident without coming across as arrogant and undeserving. He's also mega funny. Wonder what his true flaws are....can't help to imagine that Demi Moore was the lucky one in that coupling, and of course his kids, though it's a bit of a bummer his genes are so strong that the girls look more like him than their mother....just sayin. In the interest of gender fairness my fav actress at the moment is....I wanna say Sandra Bullock but I got the feeling she's not doing too many more comedies, what she's most entertaining in/at. So I'll throw McCarthy in there for pure comedic sake. O! I am a J Law fan, I saw her in this older drama on Netflix, as awkward as it was she got to play the whole dramatic gambit, including a rape scene, those hard to stomach moments tend to really make/break certain actors. ----------------------------------- Happy Pi Day, everyone! 3-14-14 It's Funny Friday! Prompt for March 14, 2014 Try to come up with five what ifs. Pick your favorite and turn it into something funny -- short story, rant, essay... Your choice. Pi Day used to be such a big deal in school, I miss that. What if Pi Day was Nationally Recognized as a big deal? What if every shop/bakery was obligated to give/sell really cheap pies on Pi Day? What if there was a race of people that could alter their race at will? What if there was a global system in place to introduce pen-pals in real life? (Sounds like a chapter for
What if the United Nations banded together and made the U.S. get with the program and off more international programs for ALL americans. (I.E. Just because you can't afford it, doesn't mean 'poor' kids can't get a free ride to visit their pen-pal) Dang, guess the last one isn't all that funny, but there's potential there..... |
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