Thanks to Megan Denny for this bit of linkage:
EGM: Kids Play
My favorite quote? “Tim: My line is so beating the heck out of your stupid line. Fear my pink line. You have no chance. I am the undisputed lord of virtual tennis. [Misses ball] Whoops.”

Thanks to Megan Denny for this bit of linkage:
EGM: Kids Play
My favorite quote? “Tim: My line is so beating the heck out of your stupid line. Fear my pink line. You have no chance. I am the undisputed lord of virtual tennis. [Misses ball] Whoops.”
Geoffrey and I went to the Portland-area NaNoWriMo meet at Powell’s Books yesterday evening for a couple hours’ worth of writers talking about writing. Of the dozen or so folks crowded around the long table, I was one of only two people present who were successful NaNo 2002 participants returning for another try at fame and fortune.
Between talk of lesbian vampire cabbages and plot ninjas and crazy dreams and two guys at the door with guns, the group managed to share a decent amount of encouragement, words to the wise and snippets of useful technique. I came away from the meeting sure in the knowledge that I’m at least not the only crazy masochistic wannabe-writer in the city.
Hey, we take what comfort we can in these dark times, right? Right!
NaNoWriMo
In case you’re wondering, no I’m not dead. I’m just busy working and resting, by turns.
Today I made two minor tweaks to this site. On the right side, you’ll see a new button for DeviantArt which will take you to my DevArt page. (I even posted some new art today, whee!)
On the left side, way down there, is the BlogSnob advert. Yes, I decided to go ahead and put it back on again. I’ve been meaning to ever since Wander-Lust went away, and just now got around to it.
This evening marks another get-together for Portland-area NaNoWriMo participants. A report on that, as well as other recent activities, will appear here some time in the next twenty-four hours.
No, really. I mean it.
Found at Strangechord, the BBCi “What kind of thinker are you?” quiz insists that:
You are a Linguistic Thinker
Linguistic thinkers:* Tend to think in words, and like to use language to express complex ideas.
* Are sensitive to the sounds and rhythms of words as well as their meanings.Other Linguistic Thinkers include William Shakespeare, Sylvia Plath, Anne Frank
Careers which suit Linguistic thinkers include Journalist, Librarian, Salesperson, Proof-reader, Translator, Poet, Lyricist
Go forth and find out what kind of thinker you are, hmm?
The results of my BBCi “Lonely Hearts” quiz read thusly (tooltip emphasis and commentary mine):
Describing Yourself
Younger men are keen to advertise their earning potential to prospective partners. Words like educated and professional give the impression that you can provide for a partner, even if they don’t yet have the money in the bank.
You picked “Funny, Intelligent”.
Category: Social SkillsYou really want the world to know what a fun guy you are, which is great. Women rate social skills highly in a partner. They may have evolved this instinct for verbal courtship to keep males around. This was important because males had a natural temptation to abandon a female after pregnancy.
You picked “Caring”.
Category: CommitmentYou are offering commitment, which women put at the top of their wish list. Women see you as someone who will stick around and provide for a baby. Some men emphasise this quality to compensate for a lack of wealth and power (which women also find attractive). In evolutionary terms, your preference for a woman who can show commitment is likely to result from a desire to ensure the paternity of your children.
Describing Your Partner
This shouldn’t come as a surprise, but twenty-something men have low standards. Once they reach 30, their standards rise because they’re raking in the cash, pushing up their value in the Lonely Hearts market place. However, age and attractiveness rate highly with all men, regardless of their age.
You picked “Sensual”.
Category: SexinessYour woman needs to be able to light a fire in your loins. You may be surprised to know that sexiness is low down the list of qualities men request of a woman. Attractiveness is much more important to men because it is an indicator of a woman’s fertility.
You picked “Confident, Good sense of humour”.
Category: Social SkillsYour partner needs to be the light of any social occasion. Beware, her chatterbox qualities could drive you to distraction. Social skills are high on most men’s list of preferred qualities, but attractiveness and youth are the big winners. Women tend to value social skills much more highly than men do.
PAST: What was the first book you can recall reading?
PRESENT: What are you reading now, or if applicable what’s the most recent book you read?
FUTURE: Name some books you’ll be adding to your personal library when time and finances permit.
I was a quarter of the way through “Rise of a Merchant Prince” by Raymond E. Feist when I realized there was a PPF that needed preparing. (For the record, I’ll be skimming through large portions of that particular book. Watching Roo Avery make an ass of himself for several hundred pages isn’t my cuppa, so I’ll be looking for the other plot threads.)
As always, I beg of you to leave a comment so we know you were here and felt inclined to answer, so we can find and enjoy those answers. When you link back, please use the following useful permalink: http://greyduck.net/ppf/
Thank you all, yet again!