Direct me to the Purple People Eater!!

Tiz_Mee · May 19, 2009

On making my rounds yesterday - I have come to the humbling conclusion that I am without-a-doubt PURPLE!!!

I tend to write how I talk - guide me in the right direction to rid myself of this horrilbe stain. I beg you.

Willowmound · May 19, 2009

No problem. Here.

Tiz_Mee · May 19, 2009

okay - I need somekind of password to get in to see the beast. Please?

Willowmound · May 19, 2009

vista

NeuroFizz · May 19, 2009

Mysterious

In the darkness, not one day past
blunt end to me, serendipitous cast
an oak did lie full grooved and etched
impacted sinew thusly stretched
a trestle, hissed in cadence force
the act without, but delayed remorse

Or, put in non-Gongorian roe
I just stubbed my fucking toe

NOTE: Gongorism is considered a deliberately ornamental, meaningless and obscure style. It is reported to originate from the works of the Spanish poet Luis de Gongora y Argote (1561-1627), however, the exaggerations of his imitators (evidently) contributed more to the hits on his reputation than did his own work.

Willowmound · May 19, 2009

I still find that poem ridiculously funny.

Tiz_Mee · May 19, 2009

I'm an idiot. Can't get the dang password to work. Suggestions?

Willowmound · May 19, 2009

Okay. Go to the root of these boards (clicky) and scroll down till you find the Share Your Work subforum. Click it. The password is still "vista".

jessicaorr · May 19, 2009

Whatever you do, don't read anything by Darwin. I was infected for weeks after I read the Origin of Species for a history and philosophy of science class. I swear, every sentence was twice as long as need be. I'm still not settled enough in my own voice to be unaffected.

Tiz_Mee · May 19, 2009

I GIVE UP! (slamming mouse into wall, across room). It will not take vista when I type it in.

The only thing it will let me do is go back into my profile and pull up the post I made this morning in Young Adult SYW.

I am stuck in cyber hell! @&%!

CACTUSWENDY · May 19, 2009

I know what you mean...but from a different slant. I don't like reading 'fluff'. That also means I don't like to write it either. My stuff tends to be a bit on the dry side. I have to go back and addddd that type of stuff in order to bring life to my folks. I still don't do a very good job with it. Sigh.

Willowmound · May 19, 2009

wsknable said:
I GIVE UP! (slamming mouse into wall, across room). It will not take vista when I type it in.

The only thing it will let me do is go back into my profile and pull up the post I made this morning in Young Adult SYW.

I am stuck in cyber hell! @&%!

Hm. Maybe time for you to pm a mod.

Tiz_Mee · May 19, 2009

WOO HOO! I'm in! My computer still loves me. Imagine that. (hubby's kind of jealous though.)

MaLanie1971 · May 19, 2009

I am a prose girl myself.

seun · May 19, 2009

Purple writing has always struck me as a writer forcing himself to stand out, to say look at me! I'm writing! It's as if a book, poem or story has to sound like a story rather than real life.

Either way, it must be stopped.

10er · May 19, 2009

NeuroFizz said:
It is reported to originate from the works of the Spanish poet Luis de Gongora y Argote (1561-1627)

Ouch.
That's definitely not how I'd like to be remembered.
*deletes all of his beloved purple prose

C.M.C. · May 19, 2009

I think I'm alone, but I would much rather read purple writing than Hemingway style minimalism.

scottishpunk · May 19, 2009

wsknable said:
I GIVE UP! (slamming mouse into wall, across room). It will not take vista when I type it in.

The only thing it will let me do is go back into my profile and pull up the post I made this morning in Young Adult SYW.

I am stuck in cyber hell! @&%!

It could be that you simply haven't posted enough and gained enough rep. on the boards to get in yet...

10er · May 19, 2009

scottishpunk said:
It could be that you simply haven't posted enough and gained enough rep. on the boards to get in yet...

Nope, from newbie experience I can tell you that section is accessible from post #1.

Matera the Mad · May 19, 2009

It must have been the purple cookies.

Direct me to the Purple People Eater!!

Tiz_Mee

iz bossy . . .

Willowmound

Lightly salted

Tiz_Mee

iz bossy . . .

Willowmound

Lightly salted

NeuroFizz

The grad students did it

Willowmound

Lightly salted

Tiz_Mee

iz bossy . . .

Willowmound

Lightly salted

jessicaorr

Book fanatic

Tiz_Mee

iz bossy . . .

CACTUSWENDY

An old, sappy, and happy one.

Willowmound

Lightly salted

Tiz_Mee

iz bossy . . .

MaLanie1971

seun

Horror Man

10er

C.M.C.

Archetype

scottishpunk

10er

Matera the Mad

Bartender, gimme a Linux Mint