Oh, and now that you mention The DUFF - I did see that DVD somewhere recently. Not sure whether it was in the department store, or JB Hi-Fi, but yeah... Had no idea it was written by an AWer! Might have to buy it if I see it again (and remember).
I must admit, I've dreamt for a long time of having something I wrote turned into a movie. It could still happen, of course, but I'm a bit more realistic with my expectations now. Hollywood blockbuster? Probably not. Indie filmmaker picking up one of my stories? Possible.
Cool.
One next week and one the week after. Then they'll let me be on my own for two weeks, then give me a follow-up call to see how I'm doing.
As far as I can tell, guys don't think my friendliness is flirtation. 'Course I don't have much prolonged interaction with "guys" of any age, so it's not much of an issue. And of course, if I actually do think a guy is cute, I more risk him thinking I *don't* like him because I can barely make eye-contact and lose all ability to talk in a coherent manner.Myrealana said:
This^
Heh, I tend to *think* I have that, and I'm pretty sure I do sometimes like when I'm just standing in line and getting bored, etc., but then I've been trained by societal expectation to smile when someone makes eye-contact, so then they think I'm friendly and can talk to me.
QFT. I wanna have a movie/TV series made out of my stories!
I know of this Icelandic folk song in which a poor woman had to drown her infant daughter, and some time later she was meeting with someone of high stature and her baby's ghost appeared and said "you can wear my dress [shroud], mama". It's so haunting I haven't listened to it in ages. Like, a decade. It terrified me when I was younger. Well, after my dad told me the story.
Write songs?
The biggest issue with sand is that it can make your pavement "slick" if there's no snow. BUT, you can take road salt (or water conditioning salt which is usually waaaaay cheaper than the stuff they sell for sidewalks/driveways) and dissolve it in really hot water and then pour that on areas that are likely to be a problem if it snows. It'll create a base layer of meltiness, and then you can use the dry stuff for any remaining problem patches after it snows. (The big problem with salt is that it melts stuff best when it's wet. Depending on the type of snow you get it can take a while for the salt to really work and the rock salt will make little holes, but not melt wide areas at first.)
We used to live on a steep driveway and when we got snow (which is fairly rare) we usually started with a big bucket of salty water dumped along the top edge, then we'd scrape it off with a shovel or a good stiff push broom. (Push broom is great for small accumulations because it doesn't scrape on the pavement, but it will sometimes leave a thin slushy layer that should be salted or rinsed off.) Please note: I am not a snow clearing professional. Advice is based on personal experience, individual results may vary.
Speaking of, they are saying we might get snow here tomorrow. Maybe. We've stocked up on bread and meat. And eggs. And coffee and water. Just in case.
Aggy, not fond of snow
Cool.
That's a bother, too. But is it just me or are they actually lousy at emoting? Some are better than others, obviously.
Reason number three to disdain it, reason number one being that it hurts puppy paws and number two being its corrosive qualities.
Cool.
The biggest issue with sand is that it can make your pavement "slick" if there's no snow. BUT, you can take road salt (or water conditioning salt which is usually waaaaay cheaper than the stuff they sell for sidewalks/driveways) and dissolve it in really hot water and then pour that on areas that are likely to be a problem if it snows. It'll create a base layer of meltiness, and then you can use the dry stuff for any remaining problem patches after it snows. (The big problem with salt is that it melts stuff best when it's wet. Depending on the type of snow you get it can take a while for the salt to really work and the rock salt will make little holes, but not melt wide areas at first.)
We used to live on a steep driveway and when we got snow (which is fairly rare) we usually started with a big bucket of salty water dumped along the top edge, then we'd scrape it off with a shovel or a good stiff push broom. (Push broom is great for small accumulations because it doesn't scrape on the pavement, but it will sometimes leave a thin slushy layer that should be salted or rinsed off.) Please note: I am not a snow clearing professional. Advice is based on personal experience, individual results may vary.
Speaking of, they are saying we might get snow here tomorrow. Maybe. We've stocked up on bread and meat. And eggs. And coffee and water. Just in case.
Aggy, not fond of snow
One of the reasons I like watching British TV/movies is because their actors are different-looking. They aren't all clones of the current 'ideal' like US actors/actresses. Their faces have character, flaws, scars, etc. They aren't plastic barbie-dolls. These days, I watch a show (Man in a High Castle is one recent example I can think of) and the main male characters look the same. It takes me three episodes to figure out their differences. Same with female characters. C'mon, folks. Not every man is tall, thin, wiry, dark short hair, with 5 O'clock shadow beards.
Be careful - road salt doesn't work if it's TOO cold. Anything under 15 degrees F or so, it just stops being effective.
I've used kittie litter to good effect
I just now saw this and cracked up! My dad was the exact same way! 