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:o i guess those stories will get people asking questions. i wrote some strange stories for short writing class...one where a little boy sets fire to his tree house and had an obession with wrecking things..lol didn't get me sent anywhere.i just found it easier to write than something all 'perfect' or 'wonderful'..Because with distruction you can go completely out of control and it can be all unbelieveable since it's a style..But if you make a perfect story go wonky it can come out terrible.
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Ah, i've lost my voice somewhat..erp. I woke up screaming O_o;;
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You woke up screaming?? That was some nightmare!!! Hope your voice comes back soon...:)
Hehe, thankyou, i do too.I remember the nightmare as well...Someone (dark figure of course) was in my room...And they felt like a murderer!! :O Never made me scream before though..lol
Wishful wrote: "I've just found out from my boss that the A&R store I work in is closing in a few weeks :-( sorry, everyone: it seems like all I do on here is whinge lately."I've sorry to hear this Wishful. I hope you can get another job soon. Laurel
In messages 2372 and onwards, I was talking about entering the South Australian Young Writers Award (or whatever its called), and i finished my story. I brought it to school today, and was reading in through in science, when I should have been studying. Upon completing it, I decided that it should never see the light of day, and I wont hand it it: I will take it back home and hide away in my desk draw because it is so DARK and CREEPY and MORBID.Then my friend Connor lent over and asked if he could read it. After saying 'no' over and over he snatched it from my hands and read it through. When he was finished he looked up and told me that it was 'absolutely brilliant' and it is 'no joke, one of the greatest things I have read in ages'. He says I am an 'outstanding writer'. Then he threw the story to another friend, Caitlin, who said it was 'magnificent and need to get that published one day'. I thanked them both, feeling happy, but still didnt plan on handing it up to the teacher.
However, Caitlin snatched it from my hands and thrust it into the teachers face the second we got into english.
my English teacher (who is a harsh critic/marker) read it and said something like 'the writing and style are spot-on perfect and the plot held my attention the whole way through. Really, really enjoyable. Great work!'
Since then, heaps of people have read it. Some hate it and cant get past the first page, and other love it. Makes me feel terrific inside, considering I originally didnt want anyone to read it :)
So yeah, thats what happened to me today.
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Wow, Jessica, that is so unbelievable awesome!!! Congratulations you clever girl!!
do we get to read this story?
i think you should post it hahah :D
it sounds exciting
i think you should post it hahah :D
it sounds exciting
Hmm...maybe I will. I'm on the iPad right now, but when I get back on the computer I guess I could put it up. But I'll delete it right after you guys read it, because I'm sensitive of my work like that :)
★ Jessica ★ wrote: "The person speaking is the owner of a hotel somewhere between Las Vegas and Pheonix, and hes talking with a guest. "It is probably just a typo, but it is Phoenix.
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I'd love to read it too Jess...why don't you PM it to us, that way you won't have to worry about people you don't want to read it, reading it...! :)
Brenda wrote: "★ Jessica ★ wrote: "Hmm...maybe I will. I'm on the iPad right now, but when I get back on the computer I guess I could put it up. But I'll delete it right after you guys read it, because I'm sensit..."
Brenda has all the right ideas :D
Brenda has all the right ideas :D
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Thank you *bows* ;)
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YAAYY! I look forward to going to work in the dark now..lol But yes, an hours extra sleep will be most welcomed :D!
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But yes, an hours extra sleep will be most welcomed :D!"
The problem is, your body doesn't usually let you sleep further than normal...mine doesn't anyway, lol!! So it'll be waking earlier than normal, and tryyyiing to go back to sleep..Ha!!
Yes >_<; That is going to be be a problem. Maybe for a while keep a mallet next to the bed then you can conk yourself out hahaha XDDD
doesnt effect me here in queensland however all the iphones auto change to ds and back so there were problems over here when ds started so many people rocked up to work early ahaha
im happy you all get sleep ins :D
im happy you all get sleep ins :D
lol XD Ah, you'd think they might develope something so iPhones and such that aren't effectected by DLS don't actually do the change XD
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I think it's great that my phone automatically changes, saves me doing it!!! Wish the wall clocks would do the same..
Daylight savings...crazy, silly thing. My body clock is completely out of wack. Its not even 7:30 and im dead tired.
Its either daylight savings, or the fact ive been out with friends ALLLL weekend. Or maybe a bit of both.
Had heaps of fun last night. Went to a delicious dinner at a nice cafe with 8 other friends-4 boys and 4 girls-then walked back to my house. We watched 'Misery', which is damn scary, but funny watching other peoples reactions. After that we played some card games and then sat by the pool, talked and some people played soccer. Then we dragged out the chairs, sat in the middle of the grass and talked until about 11, then people got picked up. Lots of fun :)
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My body clock is completely out of wack. Its not even 7:30 and im dead tired.
Its either daylight savings, or the fact ive been out with friends ALLLL weeke..."
Sounds like a great night out Jessica! Great to do that with friends isn't it...
It definitely is day light savings making you so tired....I'm exactly the same. Takes our body clocks awhile to catch up, that's for sure!!!
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Better an hour early, than at the other end of the time frame, and an hour late...lol
Michael wrote: "Loled bigtime at work a night shift lady rocked up early for work. Someone didnt put there clocks back. Had a good chuckle about that one. :D"lol nice!
I'm drinking a strange pear cider...It is black currant/pear. It's odd.
http://www.taste.com.au/news+features...
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lol nice!
I'm drinking a strange pear..."
Where do you pick up all these weird and wonderful drinks you try Laura?? It sure is odd....I can believe it would be moreish, as they say, though :)
@Brenda- I'm subscribed to Beer Masons where I get different beer from all over the world 4 times a year and then there is this shop in town called 'Cool Wines' that has a very interesting range of beers/wines/ciders.It was cool pouring the drink into a glass cause it was purple, looked like a poison..lol
@Carmel- Yay! And glad you have a greeeaat time :D!
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I'm off sick..Much to my dislike of missing my 3rd last day -.-; Either lots of sleeping today or some reading if my eyes can focus..lol
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Oh Laura, I hope you are better very soon..not a good thing to be unwell! Take care :)
I didn't realize you received beer from all over the world with your subscriptions! I think that purple drink would be good, cos you can tell everyone it's just blackcurrent juice, and very healthy.. lol
Thanks guys :) Seems everyone who got the first cold (which i got) is also getting this second cold..It comes in two waves..bblleeeghh!
@Brenda- LOL nice point on the drink! Except it forms a purple/pinkish head...I'll just say that's the part with extra health benfits xD
@Carmel- Hehe..yes pls!
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Seems everyone who got the first cold (which i got) is also getting this second cold..It comes in two waves..bblleeeghh!
@Brenda- LOL nice point on the drink! Except it forms a pu..."
Definitely...get stuck into it Laura...lol
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BD, that the Book Depository, right? Do they often damage parcels?
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Now that's a bit annoying, hope they do the right thing & replace it for you Brenda, was the outside of the packa..."
No, and the part torn off wasn't in the box either, so it's been sent like that :(
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Do they often damage parcels?"
No this is the first time it's ever happened Jessica. I'd say it wasn't noticed when it was packed, because it was the back of the book...
Brenda wrote: "Just received my parcels from BD...both of my classics that I ordered David Copperfield and A Tale of Two Cities. But the 2nd one is very badly damaged...part of the back c..."Oh no >:( That is very annoying. I hope the respond quickly and replace it with no fuss.
Anyone else notice that on some of the posts 'by' it says 'deleted member'..how odd. i'm guessing they no longer have a GR account.
#1 on each topic-http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Someone who was called Kate..I'm guessing by the 2nd msg.
Yep. If I deactivated my goodreads account, this post would say BY DELETED MEMBER.
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Yes, I noticed, and deduced 'Kate' but I can't remember who 'Kate' is....
My question is; why deactivate your Goodreads account*Goodreads Addict*
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*Goodreads Addict*"
Agreed!!! I would be lost without mine! Ha!!
i just got my to packages from DB and they are all fine:D
im supper excited i got them haha.
i hope they get your problem sorted out soon Brenda!
you would think they would notice something like that
im supper excited i got them haha.
i hope they get your problem sorted out soon Brenda!
you would think they would notice something like that
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im supper excited i got them haha.
i hope they get your problem sorted out soon Brenda!
you would think they would notice something like that"
Glad yours are fine Melanie! Hopefully I'll have an email from them tomorrow...wait and see.
I love BD (not DB) and if there is any problems, they always send me another copy of the book :D
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That's good to know, I thought that would be the case...but I guess you never know, do you..:)
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but hey its a mark of a good writer that they sat up and noticed :D