*gives up*
Dec. 9th, 2008 04:18 pmProof Editing is not an easy thing for me at the best of times. I don't have an editor's eye (and
auntie_marion if it was in digital form I'd send the entire thing down to you to sweep over) and can't ever work out where commas should go, or not go - as my patient betas will attest to.
However, it is made a lot more challenging when certain furry occupants of the house can't work out what Mother is doing with that red stick in her hand and OOO!! Isn't it fun to pat it? And OOOO!! This big pile of paper is so warm to sit on, and if I sit on JUST THIS BIT that she's looking at, she's bound to notice me. Failing that, they sit on my shoulder as I hunch, Cratchit like over the work (trying to prevent furry bottoms from squatting on it)
Cats. Can't eat 'em. Can't make furry mittens out of 'em.
I made a HUGE mistake on www.Travian.com I attacked someone with a small population and ran off giggling with my arms full of booty. What I didn't check was that it was his SECOND village - and his main village is fuck off HUGE. And he's coming after me. eep!!!! I'm going to be attacked in about an hour and there's not a lot I can do about it. I've shunted all my resources off to someone else, have contacted my Alliance, but there's no-one answering, and I'll send my troops out on some wild goose chase just before the attack happens. He has to travel six hours to get to me, so hopefully it will be a one-off raid, but it's taught me a lesson. CHECK that the little kid you pick on doesn't have a big brother!
However, it is made a lot more challenging when certain furry occupants of the house can't work out what Mother is doing with that red stick in her hand and OOO!! Isn't it fun to pat it? And OOOO!! This big pile of paper is so warm to sit on, and if I sit on JUST THIS BIT that she's looking at, she's bound to notice me. Failing that, they sit on my shoulder as I hunch, Cratchit like over the work (trying to prevent furry bottoms from squatting on it)
Cats. Can't eat 'em. Can't make furry mittens out of 'em.
I made a HUGE mistake on www.Travian.com I attacked someone with a small population and ran off giggling with my arms full of booty. What I didn't check was that it was his SECOND village - and his main village is fuck off HUGE. And he's coming after me. eep!!!! I'm going to be attacked in about an hour and there's not a lot I can do about it. I've shunted all my resources off to someone else, have contacted my Alliance, but there's no-one answering, and I'll send my troops out on some wild goose chase just before the attack happens. He has to travel six hours to get to me, so hopefully it will be a one-off raid, but it's taught me a lesson. CHECK that the little kid you pick on doesn't have a big brother!
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Date: 2008-12-09 04:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-09 04:22 pm (UTC)And of course, I'd be more than happy to, hun - send it over when it's done! *huggles*
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Date: 2008-12-09 04:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-09 04:48 pm (UTC)The cats are, of course, absorbing the text by arse-mosis, for further furry criticism. Just make sure you put it away safely so they can't ...DO... anything to/on it!
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Date: 2008-12-09 04:49 pm (UTC)That SO needs an icon.
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Date: 2008-12-09 04:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-09 04:58 pm (UTC)You just reminded me I need to get Photoshop on the lappy.
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Date: 2008-12-09 05:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-09 05:08 pm (UTC)and that Travian looks addictive.
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Date: 2008-12-09 05:13 pm (UTC)This morning I have one cat determined to eat my cheese coffee cake for her breakfast and the other one quite convinced that my computer mouse should belong to her because she's pulled the fur off her toy mouse.
Cats. You can't cook them. You can't make boot liners out of them.
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Date: 2008-12-09 07:41 pm (UTC)Perhaps they thought the "hello kitty" meant them?
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Date: 2008-12-09 07:42 pm (UTC):)
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Date: 2008-12-09 07:51 pm (UTC)Apparently it is tres exciting when I am typing because not only are there clicky sounds, but things are flashing on the flat thing. And I move the shiny blue toy.
Hope all is going well - what you said yesterday about writing what I know has really stuck, figure it will not hurt for me to give a more "architectural" background to the stories I write - it is how I see places anyways. So first on the list is what was existing and what was being built in Florence in 1479....
Hee. You are a horrible enabler. I love it.
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Date: 2008-12-09 08:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-09 09:42 pm (UTC)*grin*
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Date: 2008-12-09 11:34 pm (UTC)Go to http://smallship1.livejournal.com/tag/the+shop and skip back 20 to get the the first post. It's developing in a very interesting way...
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Date: 2008-12-10 12:11 am (UTC)