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I'm Alive! by Amaya on February 25th, 2010, 6:18 pm
Hey everyone, been busy with school lately seeing as it's the second semester and all, I've really got to buckle down and concentrate. 2 more semesters after this one and then I'll be home free!!! till college, that is. I'm hopefully going to have more time to role play on here and that'll mean more of Amaya in Riverfall!!
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Fire in the hole! by Book__wyrm on February 16th, 2010, 6:04 am
Or, sand. Whatever. So, I spent the weekend in Macau, celebrating chinese new year. One of the best things about Macau was the fireworks. Here in Hong Kong, fireworks are a big, fat NO, so we go to Macau instead. This year was even better than last year. We spent two nights playing with fireworks and firecrackers. There were your usual “rocket on a stick” fireworks, the ones that would fly up and sparkle, firecrackers that were basically noise wrapped up in paper, huge boxes that, when lit, would spit out dozens of explosions, and little blue sparklers. It was pretty dangerous though. Every once in a while, a firework would go off with out flying, a “Christmas tree” fireworkA conical shaped fire work that sent out sparks would explode, something would catch fire, the ashy remains of a firework would hit someone in the eye, ect. Once, I saw a man stand too close to a hornet fireworkA piece of paper shaped like wings attached to a fireworks. It would spin, fly up, and burn. and it burned a hole through his jacket and shirt. Another time, some one shot me with a cannon fireworkA tube with several pellets in them. Similar to a gun, but far less dangerous . The price tags on the fireworks are ridiculous though. “Christmas trees” would cost over a hundred for three at best, and and 150 for one at worst. The fireworks got pricier as we approached the entrance. This is probably for those people who come in and buy something at the first shop they see. Lucky for us, we have a secret weapon on our side; my sister. She is a master bargainer in training. She managed to get prices down from $380 to $2508HKD/RMB/MOP=1USD. The prices aren’t that ridiculous. It’s only natural. She learned from the best; AKA our grandmother. Well, that’s all. Pictures below. [ Continued ]
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My take on Nature and Wildlife by Laeraix Cerys on February 16th, 2010, 3:07 am
Nature and Wildlife: My take I’ve seen some pretty amazing things in the wild. I’ve raced against horses on a four-wheeler. I’ve wrestled hunting dogs and saw those same hunting dogs go after cows like they weren’t huge and dangerous. I’ve been 40 feet under water, swimming with sharks, stingrays and other people. I’ve seen a lot of nature thus far in life, and I feel sorry for people who haven’t. I mean, most people that live in suburbia don’t have a chance to see nature. Kids raised in suburbia actually say that meat and milk come from the grocery store. The first few times I saw this, I thought it was for shock value. Now I’m actually starting to think that kids believe this. And why shouldn’t they? Aside from what their teachers tell them, all they know is what they see at a neighborhood grocery. Am I the only one who finds it sad? I am not a zealous PETA activist. I have raised 6 hogs, 13 chickens, 200+ cows, and 6 horses. It wasn’t fun all the time, and when I did all that, I was a redneck. I absolutely loathed going out every morning to feed the pigs. I hated washing them in 60 degree weather while they squealed and stepped on my feet. But them piggy were clean after words. I on the other hand, was soaked, annoyed, horribly smelly and thoroughly exhausted. The horses weren’t much nicer. We had an old green broke horse named Hammer-Head. He decided that one day, on a calm ride, he wanted to take my happy 10 year old self and GO. He galloped at top speed all the way to the gate. I was so scared…. But it was exhilarating. It has made who I am. It has changed who I am. I am no longer a redneck, but living in the middle of the boondocks will always be a part of me. Why don’t other kids get to experience that? Probably because they’re smart. But… humor aside, wild life has so much to offer, to everyone. Now we live in concrete jungles. Oh!! Wait! We have parks! I forgot about the parks. That’s our little bit of nature nestled among the hustle and bustle of the city... [ Continued ]
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It's not like riding a bike by Tarama on February 14th, 2010, 5:56 pm
It's been a very long time since I've actually made an RP post. Well, it had been a very long time since I made an actual RP post - I just made my first one today. And it took a surprising amount of effort, I'm not sure if I really remember how to do this. My post ended up being a lot longer than I had anticipated, and it said a whole lot less than I wanted it to.
One of things that I was struggling with, and that I remember only barely grasping when I was younger, was how much you can direct where the story is going. If you're RPing with another person, how much control do you have over what the other character does? Over how the react? Over what happens in the story in general.
It's hard to estimate what is an acceptable amount, you have to have some inkling of what the other person wants and how the other character acts. You have to be cautious when you write what another person does, in fact I would be inclined to think that you need to limit it as much as possible.
However! If you limit it too much, your entire post will be just describing how pretty the walls are. I suspect it will take me a while to figure this out again in practice. I've done it before so I'm confident I'll figure it out though.
Overall though, it felt good to press the submit button again. The whole experience was like having an old friend that you haven't seen in years move back into your life. Writing was like spending an afternoon with this prodigal friend, and submitting a post was hugging them with the knowledge that you'll be hugging them again shortly.
Blogging on the other hand is completely new to me. Now I feel like I'm hesitantly hugging a stranger while I press this particular submit button.
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Communication by Alistair deGrey on February 13th, 2010, 3:16 am
Consider your point of view, I am sure you do it often enough that it should come naturally. Now, humor me for a second as you hypothetically place yourself in a group of people. Imagine that this group is working on a very important project. You have devised this fantastic, bombastic, scholastic, elastic idea. Even better, everybody concludes "Holy hellfire Mr.Get Thefout, thats an amazing idea!" You sit back with a smug grin on your face, glad that for once your idea made it through the incomprehensible cacophony that is the river of understanding. Hells yeah, I finally made it across. I rock.
A month later, your team mates have come up with a product that makes no sense and has nothing to do with your idea. The idiotic product fails and you lose your job because guess what, it was your idea.
What do we have here? A team of doltfish? As much as I'd like to think so, its more likely that there is a breakdown in communication somewhere. It is so common for us to get the gist of an idea and then jump to a conclusion. Sometimes this is great! Other times it doesn't really work. Its a fast paced world we live in, Mr. Get, the faster we can reach comprehension of a subject the quicker we will accomplish our goals. This leads me to my first topic for this quick rant/do it yourself guide for communication,
1) Slow down hotrod. I am sure you would love to be done with us as soon as possible, but we need to be sure you actually understand what it is we are trying to convey to you. Getting ahead of yourself if an excellent way to miss details, which is where the devil lives. As unique and stunningly intelligent you are, some of our brains are extremely limited. We cannot multitask,... | [ Continued ]
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