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MaryRobinette Member	posted March 14, 2005 01:16 AM According to you guys, I'm still Trapped in Reykjavik chasing ninjas... Jerialy, JFK is a relatively nice airport; if you were stuck in LaGuardia I'd feel sorry for you. IP: Logged
Jeraliey Member	posted March 14, 2005 08:22 PM I dunno....the only place I could stay overnight was on a stone bench. Not so much fun... IP: Logged
MaryRobinette Member	posted March 19, 2005 02:10 PM Alright. I've thrown down the gauntlet. The Quest for Survivor [This message has been edited by MaryRobinette (edited March 19, 2005).] IP: Logged
HSO Member	posted March 19, 2005 02:56 PM Gauntlet picked up. IP: Logged
HSO Member	posted March 21, 2005 05:26 AM It occurred to me that our "Quest" really needed an antagonist... I've chosen our beloved mikemunsil for this honor. I hope that's all right, Master Munsil. [This message has been edited by HSO (edited March 21, 2005).] IP: Logged
MaryRobinette Member	posted March 21, 2005 11:24 AM He's out of town. An excellent time to pick him. Mwahahaha. IP: Logged
Robyn_Hood Member	posted March 21, 2005 12:00 PM Oh well, too bad for him -- after all he is a card carrying RPO. quote: Ditto on the HSO critiques, and might I add that if you ever need to be offended, HSO's your guy! Just take offense to anything he says, no need for rhyme nor reason. There is even a professional registration now for HSO ofendees, of which I am the proud holder of Registered Professional Offendee License #1. Now, I'm sure that soemthing HSO said on this topic offended me, but you know what? I don't even have to know what it is to be offended by it! All kidding aside smirk HSO gives as good as he gets. ~ MikeMunsil He should know what he's getting into if he turns his back for too long. IP: Logged
HSO Member	posted March 21, 2005 12:03 PM It would now appear that Master Munsil's role as evildoer has been handily usurped by Christine. Perhaps the two will meet in battle at some point, fighting over who can prevent the heroine from reaching her goal? Such a thing might be very cool indeed. IP: Logged
Jeraliey Member	posted March 21, 2005 03:08 PM I would be up for that, but I don't think I should get a vote since I'm apparently unconscious. IP: Logged
RFLong Member	posted March 22, 2005 03:46 PM I felt the need to write myself in. Is this sad? IP: Logged
Jaina Member	posted March 22, 2005 09:19 PM If it is, we're in the same boat, cause I did the same thing. But I figured that I'm the one who asked to do another story--shouldn't I get at least a cameo? IP: Logged
HSO Member	posted March 23, 2005 08:46 AM I got to be evil in the last one. I'm content to sit this one out completely. Being an evil antagonist twice in a row wouldn't be fair, and might be too much like a cheesy sequel to a bad horror movie. And suddenly being good in the new one would feel wholly inappropriate because I was evil last time. I'm happy to sit back, lick my wounds, and watch the action unfold without me as I dream up a plot to thwart our heroine in the next installment a few months from now. Anyway, the Quest is all messed up for some reason, and I have to scroll horizontally to read it. Can something be done about this? I'm losing patience scrolling back and forth, and it's well known that I have little to begin with. IP: Logged
Christine Member	posted March 23, 2005 11:15 AM I was getting really annoyed by that too...and then I realized it was my fault. Doh! I have edited the offending post (my cats did it, I swear ) so that there are line breaks and the darn thing doesn't just keep going off the page. IP: Logged
HSO Member	posted March 23, 2005 12:15 PM Thanks... I had no idea why it was happening. Maybe it was your evil alter ego that did it and not the cat? Still.... Blasted cats on keyboards! I was doing a crit a few days ago, and Shadow, our despotic black and white female, kept leaping on the keyboard to get my attention. I believe I got most of the "jsdkjfko;j9fkdjfk 2020200kdjkdjfk" out of the crit, but if I didn't, I'm sure the author will think I'm absolutely crazy -- or crazier, depending on who it was... IP: Logged
RFLong Member	posted March 23, 2005 02:01 PM I miss owning a cat. I just have children at the moment. No cat of mine ever put toast in the disk drive. sigh Sorry Christine, don't mean to scare you R IP: Logged
HSO Member	posted March 23, 2005 02:49 PM There are some who would argue that cats are better than children. When the argument comes to disk drives and toast (not with butter and marmite, or butter and jam, I hope -- that would be bad), cats usually win. IP: Logged
djvdakota Member	posted March 24, 2005 02:05 AM quote: HSO: I'm content to sit this one out completely. Too late, buddy! You're in it now! Mwahahahahahaha! (But only in a supporting role! ) IP: Logged
HSO Member	posted March 24, 2005 03:12 AM Thanks, Dakota. Oh, well... maybe that HSO will turn out to be my nicer alter ego -- a clone perhaps. I had to laugh when you gave me strong hands because I never really think of them that way. They are strong because I play piano and guitar for several hours each day (I've been accused of having the "grip of death"). Yet I also have long, slender fingers which makes my hands look... how shall I put this... not-so-masculine, I suppose. Ideal for playing instruments, though, and typing. However... ...with the exception of the middle knuckle on each finger, every joint is double-jointed. This is not the advantage that it might at first seem, it is actually a hindrance, especially for guitar. But it does make for fun party tricks. (Pointless note: My toes are double-jointed, too. Nearly impossible to break a toe when they can bend back a fair distance.) IP: Logged
djvdakota Member	posted March 26, 2005 11:50 PM TMI, HSO! TMI! Oh, the pictures I have in my head... IP: Logged
Rocklover Member	posted March 27, 2005 01:38 AM Sorry I have been off the boards for a while. I took an hiatis to actually work on my day job (i.e. do report cards, hold parent teacher conferences, and take a week to recover. Whyew!) Anyway, here I am, just tuning in. I must say I feel the need for an EveryReady Wit Sharpener on my HUB. Otherwise, I have not a chance of keeping up with this crowd. Hmm. I wonder if Saturday Night Life is looking for writers.... There are more than a few on this board who could really run with that! IP: Logged
Rocklover Member	posted March 27, 2005 01:38 AM Mike, you should know better than to leave town. Look what happened to poor HSO when he offended us all by taking a week off.... [This message has been edited by Rocklover (edited March 27, 2005).] IP: Logged
HSO Member	posted March 27, 2005 02:53 AM two weeks, rocklover. Two very lovely, sun-drenched, warm weather weeks. Ah, the memories. Sorry, Dakota, for giving you too much information. At least I didn't tell the story of when I learned my fingers were double-jointed... that, while funny to me, would probably have been far too much. IP: Logged
mikemunsil Member	posted April 16, 2005 09:44 AM Bump IP: Logged
mikemunsil Member	posted June 02, 2005 11:16 PM Bump There were so many new members lately that I thought it appropriate to bring this benefit back into focus. IP: Logged
jeduthun Member	posted June 03, 2005 11:20 PM How about a Seam Ripper, so we can escape these long threads and get back to writing? Ha! IP: Logged
DeepDreamer Member	posted August 27, 2006 08:54 AM bump Mine came with Limited Edition Simplification Scissors. "Limited" is right. Mine have already gone dull, and I've been searching for a good scissor-sharpener. IP: Logged
sojoyful Member	posted August 27, 2006 10:27 AM What about a No-Slip Grip Opener, for extra torque when you just can't open that story no matter how hard you try? [This message has been edited by sojoyful (edited August 30, 2006).] IP: Logged
Josephine Kait Member	posted August 17, 2008 02:05 AM I did think of one addition to the HUB that might come in handy: tickets for the Train of Thought. These tickets can take you anywhere you need to go, but beware the Lost Train of Thought. If you get on the LTT by mistake, there’s no telling where you’ll end up. IP: Logged
honu Member	posted October 31, 2008 12:21 AM I have found a handy gadget that works well for run-on-sentences. It's called a snipenator and allows you to shorten sentences add the appropriate punctuation and begin anew. free to all takers that want to add it to their hub IP: Logged
Patrick James Member	posted October 31, 2008 09:46 AM I want to add that to my tools. The catch is, you have to show me how it works. IP: Logged
deebum25 Member	posted November 10, 2008 12:41 PM Ladies and gentlemen, I give you...the Proofenator. When finished writing, a Proofbot appears in a hologram and reads your story out loud to you. Good for reducing grammatical errors and comma overload. IP: Logged
KayTi Member	posted January 07, 2009 02:47 PM I'm long overdue for adding my contribution: A time dilator. You aim it at your computer screen and bam! Only one hour of real time passes for every three hours writing time. You'll have to buy the booster pack to get the 5x effect (no, the effects are not stackable...) IP: Logged
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury Administrator	posted January 27, 2010 01:28 PM posting so this topic will be visible IP: Logged
Corky Member	posted January 27, 2010 01:40 PM How about some kind of seat-of-the-pants reinforcement or inflatable seat cushion for all those "pantsers" out there who write "by the seat of their pants" instead of outlining? IP: Logged

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