Author Topic: Good Morning, 2010! The Princess' Diary Intarwebs Edition (Read 116118 times)

Cotigo · « **Reply #1300 on:** August 26, 2010, 03:09:00 AM »

Quote from: Makkotah on August 25, 2010, 04:08:54 PM

Second thing: Regardless, that's with all women, though. "Mackin' on Bitches" was regarded much more highly, but even then? Magdalenes, even small unknowns like BMR have a pretty high volume of material coming in all the time.

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That's the nice thing about dealing with "mackin' on bitches" .... whatever's happening in that realm is applicable to "masturbating and crying yourself to sleep" more often than not.

I like it.

AndrewRogue · « **Reply #1301 on:** August 26, 2010, 07:58:16 AM »

Yeah. I'm looking to pretty much submit exclusively to rags/ezines that focus on SF. Trust me, I know well and good about the opinions that the community holds regarding genre fiction. Its been something I love to rant about on a fairly regular basis, actually. Anyhow, based on last night's research, as it stands, my most reasonable list of candidates (thus far, provided I didn't bookmark a couple extras) looks like...

Fantasy and Science Fiction
The Absent Willow Review
Abyss and Apex (at a later date)
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine
Basement Stories
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Clarkesworld Magazine
Clonepod
Daily Science Fiction
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly
OG's Speculative Fiction
On Spec Magazine
Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show
PodCastle (in theory)
Realms of Fantasy
Reflection's Edge
Tor
and the L. Ron Hubbard Writer's of the Future Contest.

Blorch. So I've got a starting place at least, which means I can focus on revisions for the moment.

Lady Door · « **Reply #1302 on:** August 27, 2010, 04:24:55 AM »

Dog got in a dog fight. Not the most fun I've had in the past few months!

He's fine. A few scrapes we'll take him to the vet to check tomorrow, but nothing serious -- no broken bones, missing ears, torn muscles, etc. So, so angry at the other dog owners, though: 6 or 7 of them, and NOT ONE moved to do anything. Dog fights are MUCH safer to intervene in when everyone grabs a dog.

Instead, once Andrew pulled Tally free, everyone went on as if nothing had happened, letting their dogs resume roaming. It almost started a second fight.

For once, too, it wasn't Tally's fault that there was aggression. Some other dog took it as a matter of personal honor to defend to the death the stick that Tally had been sharing with three other dogs not 2 minutes before.

So much lame.

Shale · « **Reply #1303 on:** August 27, 2010, 03:53:54 PM »

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/working_home

As I approach the one-year anniversary of working from home, this comic really speaks to me.

Bardiche · « **Reply #1304 on:** August 27, 2010, 05:52:57 PM »

HOOBA PORKRIND, Shale?

Shale · « **Reply #1305 on:** August 27, 2010, 06:01:05 PM »

HURR VIDYAGAMEZ

Bardiche · « **Reply #1306 on:** August 27, 2010, 06:09:55 PM »

NO PEEPEES.

NotMiki · « **Reply #1307 on:** August 27, 2010, 09:31:30 PM »

* NotMiki is dumbstruck by the image of people having sex in a giant vagina.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #1308 on:** August 27, 2010, 10:20:09 PM »

Did you just discover 40k?

NotMiki · « **Reply #1309 on:** August 27, 2010, 11:02:26 PM »

obviously I'm talking about this.

Cotigo · « **Reply #1310 on:** August 28, 2010, 02:45:19 AM »

Well at least there aren't any ghosts.

Lady Door · « **Reply #1311 on:** August 28, 2010, 02:59:55 AM »

So in less entertaining news, doggy went to the vet today to make sure the wounds weren't terrible. He got staples. He will need to go back in 4-6 days for a check-up. Then again in 10-13 to remove the staples. CHA-CHING, CHA-CHING.

I have never felt more stupid for not agreeing to pay someone $50/month. (Pet insurance. Get it. Love it.)

The really awesome/gorey part? (Don't read if you're squeamish!) The big wound actually WAS exposing muscle and tendon, like I thought.

Poor puppy. He's at least in high spirits, despite having to wear the Cone of Shame again.

Cotigo · « **Reply #1312 on:** August 28, 2010, 03:08:08 AM »

At least he's all right.

Also, having lived with a irresponsible dog owner (well, irresponsible in that she never trained her dog to not start fights which made walking the boy a fucking chore... sometimes an expensive one*), I sympathize with the "Fuck those guys" sentiment.

*On that note, actually, it may be too late now but you totally should have raised shit about this and tried to get them to pay for your dog's treatment. There may be some legal recourse if you had and they didn't? Maybe not. Still this is something you really shouldn't have had to pay for.

Idun · « **Reply #1313 on:** August 28, 2010, 04:41:43 AM »

Cats have scats. I found out my neighbor's humungo-cat was beating up my kitten who would be outside on the porch with my other cat. Yes, I let my cats outside, therefore I am responsible. However. Humungocat was ripping fur off, etc. So. I caught the neighbor when they were checking the mail.
"Hey, your cat is beating the shit out my cat."
"Is it?"
"Yeah, I might beat the shit out of it next time."

Inconveniently the cat was found two weeks later dead in-between my yard and my neighbor (who never stays at home). I thought it was a bunny in the morning when I went to work. Obviously not when I came home. Walked over to their house: "Your cat is dead in my yard. . . . I think." Apparently his cat hadn't been eating, but I still feel like they have it in for me. I would never harm an animal besides a little spanking on the butt though.

Lady Door · « **Reply #1314 on:** August 28, 2010, 06:29:13 AM »

It is indeed too late to do anything about it (though I've run into the owner of at least one of those dogs in the past, so I know they're regulars). I am planning on writing up a poster to put on the boards about breaking up dog fights, though. It's really not cool for everyone to just stand back and then pretend nothing happened.

The main reason we didn't do anything while we were there is because we didn't even know he was injured until we pulled him far enough away that the other dogs (who, again, were not being restrained) couldn't come after him. Even after noting that he had a few scrapes, I didn't understand the extent of them until we got home and I could clean them.

Not really sure what I would have done at the time. I was very angry but also just worried about getting Tally out before he got beat up on more/was traumatized.

Clear Tranquil · « **Reply #1315 on:** August 28, 2010, 10:41:21 AM »

Oh wow ... *hugs Idun and LD* Scary stuffs.

I didn't know you had a new kitten Idun.

Idun · « **Reply #1316 on:** August 29, 2010, 12:44:13 AM »

Oh, I don't. This was two years ago when my cat wasn't even one. Just hearing about LD's situation made me blabber.

I think the next thing we're going for is a puppy, preferably under 10lbs as we'll be in an apartment and the costs for food'll be cheaper. I want to name him Hubert.

Cotigo · « **Reply #1317 on:** August 29, 2010, 05:17:59 PM »

Class finished. Just got to student teach now. That's looking like I'll have something set up soon, so soon I will be certified get paid to tell people things about English.

5 year plan is moving slowly. Needs more oppressed workers arranging the blocks. Or something. I'm going to go sleep for a week.

Lady Door · « **Reply #1318 on:** August 29, 2010, 10:20:25 PM »

Mother@#(*@!

Last night's fun at the club got a lot less fun as I realized this morning that I seem to have dropped my keys somewhere. The club doesn't have them, which means they're either on the streets in San Francisco, or got picked up somewhere here in Oakland. Ugh.

That leaves us with a bare set of keys, and me without my key to get into work.

Why do I have to misplace keys on the effing weekend all the time, too? God.

I think I need to physically attach these things to my body next time. I'm sure someone can thread a piercing with one of those rings you put your keys on. Or better yet, implant the clip-on part of a badge reel so that I can bungee them.

Grefter · « **Reply #1319 on:** August 29, 2010, 10:29:08 PM »

Key earrings, the new black.

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #1320 on:** August 29, 2010, 10:37:10 PM »

This is an odd story, but I have a friend who had a similar problem. What she decided to do was tape them to the inside of her bra, and covered them with a bit of tissue so they wouldn't hurt her breasts with the sharp end of the key. Apparently work well for her (granted, she was also a DDD before the breast reduction, but it still worked with a C cup).

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #1321 on:** August 30, 2010, 07:38:43 AM »

Spent a lot of the day working on Memory Assisted Correction, or MAC. I have discovered that I decided that I really needed the rest of the cast of Nightman Cometh with me for my Doppleganger Party I'm throwing next month. Well, I need a Day Man, and the only way that's happening is if I have a Troll.

So I call my friend Drew up, and told him he needed to start working on his Troll guy costume. Somehow the term "bouncy castle" came in to the conversation and he informed me that if I had a bouncy castle there was no way he wouldn't come as the troll.

I told him I had "a guy." A bouncy castle guy.

Other shit happened, but most immediately I need to find a bouncy castle guy so that I can get my ensemble cast together, because god damn if I haven't already committed to this.

Luther Lansfeld · « **Reply #1322 on:** August 30, 2010, 08:12:01 AM »

The Internet is back on the ship! Everyone at breakfast was talking about how much they wanted Internet back and it's highly amusing how much it dominates everyone's entertainment.

Nephrite · « **Reply #1323 on:** August 31, 2010, 03:37:42 AM »

So I'm going to ask an incredibly selfish question!

Is there anywhere here who has any connections with Blizzard Entertainment or an employee there? I'd love, love LOVE to get into some of the betas they have and I know that if you have any connection with them that you can pretty much get into whatever you want.

If anyone would be willing to help me out, please send me a message.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #1324 on:** August 31, 2010, 08:44:18 AM »

Quote from: Nephrite on August 31, 2010, 03:37:42 AM

So I'm going to ask an incredibly selfish question!

Is there anywhere here who has any connections with Blizzard Entertainment or an employee there? I'd love, love LOVE to get into some of the betas they have and I know that if you have any connection with them that you can pretty much get into whatever you want.

If anyone would be willing to help me out, please send me a message.

GET IN LINE BITCH.

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