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Saint Keggers
01:09 / 14.05.08
There will be a Fraggle Rock movie. My inner child just exploded in glee.
 
 
Hallo, Paper Spaceboy
02:21 / 14.05.08
DEAR GOD YES!

I used to have a wind-up doozer, and it was the most awesome toy in the entire universe. Except for my Doctor Fate toy, but I'm just sayin'.

When will this movie come into being?
 
 
Saint Keggers
02:24 / 14.05.08
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481649/
 
 
Princess
06:34 / 14.05.08
*melts with pleasure like an aero bubble in the mouth of Jason Lewis wrapped in a towel*
 
 
Whisky Priestess
12:47 / 14.05.08
Duotrope's incredibly useful database of magazines and publishers and "submissions tracker" service.

I am utterly shit at remembering what I've submitted to whom and what they said, but now all I need to do is track it on Duotrope. I was super bored at work about four weeks ago and submitted to about 15 publications, and I've already sold two stories (for basically tuppence, thanks to the weak dollar, but I'm still getting paid) which is incredible beginner's luck and extremely cheering.

They are print rather than e-publications too, which means I'll be getting exciting packages through the post from the U.S. in the next few months.

Also had a great, packed Liars' League last night and got a heartfelt and really sweet thank-you email from one of the writers this morning.
 
 
Whisky Priestess
12:51 / 14.05.08
And I should add that as soon as I get paid for the stories I will be donating a percentage of my fee to Duotrope, which is free and supported by the users. The very existence of such an brilliant, user-friendly and practical site for free is a cause for happy in itself, and I promised myself I'd give them some cash as soon as I made any through them.
 
 
All Acting Regiment
14:48 / 14.05.08
Yes, something like that's been needed for a very long time. The process of submitting to little magazines is so thoroughly horrible that anything which gives you more control over it is good.

Now they just need to start accepting more things by email. That really is looking like the way forward. Would this make a good thread?
 
 
Whisky Priestess
15:38 / 14.05.08
What, a submissions tracker thread? That's partly what the Writer's Helpdesk is for, but TBH actually, yeah, I think it would make a good separate thread. It would also be useful for people to swap magazine tips: who replies, who doesn't, who gives feedback, who pays more than pin money etc. (although a lot of this is already on Duotrope - but then a lot of UK markets aren't covered by Duotrope.

You start it though, there's a good fellow/lady.
 
 
Hallo, Paper Spaceboy
17:06 / 14.05.08
Avocado & balsamic vinegar for breakfast!
 
 
grant
19:09 / 14.05.08
Try it with malt vinegar and a bit of pepper.
 
 
Automatic
08:50 / 15.05.08
I am going for lunch with a beautiful woman today, specifically for the purpose of arguing with her. It's a new brand of date I have invented - I call it a Dedate.

Will be interesting to see how it goes. If it ends with me spluttering bits of crisp at her as I shudder with indignation, I'll chalk it up to failure. What I'm hoping for is smooth, witty discourse while I sip black coffee like a beatnik James Bond.
 
 
COG
09:00 / 15.05.08
Don't eat crisps if you want to appear suave. You'll either end up with a crumby jumper or you have to open your mouth really wide to fit the big ones in. Either way, not a good look.
 
 
Automatic
09:11 / 15.05.08
Thanks for the tip, I'm also trying to think of a sandwich to order that not only accentuates my arguments, but gives me a sophisticated, worldly air, and also a sort of caring vulnerableness. Sort of like a cross between present day Michael Palin and a young Robert Fisk. Maybe I'm asking too much of a sandwich, but any ideas on that?

I've also ruled out writing a cheat-sheet of arguments on my hand after a recent viewing of the Simpsons episode "The Last Temptation of Homer".
 
 
Alex's Grandma
09:51 / 15.05.08
Eating is never a cool look, Mr F. Order a salad, and a martini (if you're going to a place that isn't licensed on a date then there is no hope for you, frankly) then talk about what you're going to do, not what you've done.

Salad can be tricky, of course (all those leaves, trying to undermine you ...) so go for a salad with definable goals. A Ceaser, a Nicoise, that sort of thing. Something you can pick at, without getting too involved in the horror of the letttuce.

(This strategy has never let me down)
 
 
COG
10:12 / 15.05.08
Wise words. And if drinking avoid Baileys and Kaluha as, instead of James Bond, you will look like the Milk Tray man on a bender.
 
 
Automatic
10:18 / 15.05.08
A salad! That's genius! It not only sidesteps the tricky question of sandwich mouth interaction and possible bread collapse, it ALSO gives me props in the form of cutlery to use as tools in my points.

I think I shall opt for a Greek Salad given the option. The feta cheese shall represent stability in my arguments, the bell peppers will show a small amount of colourful flair, and the capers highlight my tang and vigour.

That's the food sorted.

On the menu for debate is the good and bad points of faith-based education. I know it is a bad idea to turn up with printed citations for my arguments, but I am so tempted...
 
 
Whisky Priestess
11:05 / 15.05.08
Don't forget the tomato, cucumber and onion - make sure they earn their keep in symbolising various cornerstones of your argument too.

Soup's not a bad alternative if the place is low on salad. Anything you don't have to pick up with your fingers and cram in your mouth (except for chips/potato wedges which are excellent for making a point) is good, essentially.
 
 
COG
11:32 / 15.05.08
Hey I have my own happy. After posting in the Frowny thread yesterday about job indecision and weird situations, I have just accepted a new job for a slight pay rise and I can keep my 4 day work week. I rejected their 1st offer and they came back with what I wanted. Sweet.

It's a nice, well organised company who used to be my client company so I know a few of the people there. Also it feels great to leave my old job as it is all slowly going down the pan and has become bit of a circus lately.

so win for me.
 
 
Automatic
12:29 / 15.05.08
Well, I'm pleased to inform you all that the inaugural dedate went swimmingly.

Apart from a few initial hitches, namely the fact that after I'd ordered my salad, she opted to only have a latte, which set off a little panic in my head as I realised there'd be too much asymmetry at the table for my liking.

She also let loose the hitherto unknown fact that she's an Oxford theology graduate, which to begin with left me feeling a touch out of my depth in the dedate.

BUT

Once I had gotten over my initial worries everything went very well. She was creaming me over the merits of faith-based education, but the conversation soon moved on to more philosophical and less political issues. We spent a long time discussing the essential differences between human beings and other animals, and our differing opinions on how inherent instincts inform society around us.

I was quite proud when I demonstrated how I believe the concepts and behaviour of prehistoric hunter gatherer society translate into human interaction in a massive metropolitan area using several olives, a piece of bread and a butter knife.

I would recommend a dedate to anyone. It's very liberating to go to a sub-romantic meeting with the full intention of disagreeing and arguing with the person in question!
 
 
Whisky Priestess
12:35 / 15.05.08
But did you score?
 
 
Automatic
12:50 / 15.05.08
Uhh.. no.

But we've already arranged Dedate II: The Museum!

I'm going to make my move at the Leatherback Turtle exhibit. That place is always deserted and has soothing ambient ocean sounds to set the mood. Hopefully the enormous stuffed carcass won't distract.
 
 
Whisky Priestess
16:07 / 15.05.08
Well, that sounds promising. Taxidermy is so erotic.
 
 
Hallo, Paper Spaceboy
16:54 / 15.05.08
Taxidermy is so Erotic: The Musical!

Go make now.
 
 
grant
18:55 / 15.05.08
As long as evolution doesn't become an issue.

Or the exquisite flavor of leatherback soup.
 
 
Automatic
19:21 / 15.05.08


This is where I shall make my move. Uh, it's honestly much more relaxing and romantic than the picture makes it look.
 
 
Kali, Queen of Kitteh
20:08 / 15.05.08
Good Lord, that leatherback turtle is HUNGRY.
 
 
COG
20:34 / 15.05.08
Mate. No! The Turtle plan is a non-starter. Just 'cos you ate a salad without getting a cherry tomato wedged up your nose does not mean that you have the chops to pull this off. Give yourself a break and pick a better venue.

Like where they sluice out the bins behind Tescos.
 
 
Alex's Grandma
21:21 / 15.05.08
I'm concerned that there may, or may not, be this or that reason why the young lady in the photo is facing away from the camera, the little tease.
 
 
Saint Keggers
21:43 / 15.05.08
red wine, warm days, good company and the smell of apple blossoms in the wind.
 
 
Tsuga
21:50 / 15.05.08
Go, California!
 
 
Alex's Grandma
21:53 / 15.05.08
That's what you'd have to tell hir, I guess.

But, not to reveal seduction secrets on the interweb!
 
 
HCE
01:56 / 16.05.08
Go Calif. indeed!
 
 
Whisky Priestess
10:06 / 16.05.08
Where are you taking her, Flunchy? The Museum of Horrible Shit? In Merthyr Tydfil?
 
 
Automatic
11:42 / 16.05.08
It's the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff.

Look, I know that picture makes the place not look immediately romance-filled, but I'm sure that's just the flash of the camera washing away the oceany ambience of the place.

Although I should bear in mind that I haven't actually visited this place in a few years. I'll stop by tomorrow, and take a better photo, then you'll see. You'll all see!
 
 
Whisky Priestess
13:23 / 16.05.08
If you're lucky there will be an alien invasion, a massvie timewarp, or else the leatherback turtle will come to life, a la Torchwood. That would be cool.
 
  

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