November 2009
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I'm a good judge of character....
Anne-Marie: "We're being led on an illegal suicide mission by a selfish maniac."
Klaus Daimler: "I hear what you're saying, but I think you misjudged the guy."
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You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness,...
– Stephen King, On Writing
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How to write properly ~
treasurecat:
1. Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects.
2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
3. And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction.
4. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.
5. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They’re old hat)
6. Also, always avoid annoying alliteration.
7. Be more or less specific.
8. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually)...
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True friends stab you in the front.
– Oscar Wilde
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"word-that-i-want-to-try-to-work-into-sentences"
ruinous
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This happened to me, but it was "Gray's... →
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It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when...
– Oscar Wilde
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The Impossible Project inspires Polaroid to...
drippingsawblades:
Polaroid has decided to rise from the bankrupt ashes and make cameras again. Well at least the joint venture between Gordon Brother Brands and Hilco who now own the rights to the Polaroid name have decided to follow the lead of The Impossible Project to make the instant photos a reality once again. The camera will be manufactured in China by Summit Global and the film...
Don’t undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly...
– Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid Land Camera
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Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do...
– Mark Twain via Quotes (via jnunemaker)
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October 2009
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Interesting read, including the comments...but as... →
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Pet Peeve #1 (in no particular order)
People who are too lazy or suspicious to post a profile pic on facebook.
Corollary A: people who use a pic of their pet as their profile pic.
Corollary B: people who use a pic of their kid as their own profile pic.
Corollary C: people who use a pic with their ex clearly cropped out (the half-pic) as a profile pic.
Sorry but these non-profile pics don’t help me remember you when you ask...
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I'm-a try this out.
No idea what I’m doing. Pretty much like normal.
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