Hounding After Hours

soapdish said:

I sold a story.




*backreads*

*backreads*


*declares it a pantsless day*

It's warm enough for shorts here.

Or a skirt.


Or a kilt, if you go that way...

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YAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

That's great news, Soapy!! Imma go to Barnes and Noble and slip a copy into everyone's basket.

Well, whattaya' know... Sometimes it does pay to be Mr Nice Guy.

An AW and FB acquaintance who appears to know his stuff just offered to help me market my work, for free, because I backed him up in an online conversation once.

I've offered to pay him a fair rate, but he says he wants to do it for free "because it's fun".

GUY!!!!!

I GOT A C- IN MY CLASS FROM HELL WITH MY PROFESSOR FROM HELL!!! I CAN GRADUATE!!!

Well unless some horrible grade comes out from left field or something...

Congrats! He didn't dare flunk you, but he didn't do you any favors either and he made it as hard as he could for you.

OH yeah! You would not belive how many sleepless nights i've had because of him and that class. Not to mention i started seeing a shrink because of the stress from it all!

Now i'm looking forward to graduation when i draw a little tie on my middle finger to show him my "Professional" FUCK YOU!

amlptj said:

Now i'm looking forward to graduation when i draw a little tie on my middle finger to show him my "Professional" FUCK YOU!

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Make sure to have someone with a camera capture the moment for posterity. People who make the lives of others harder should realize that they aren't benefiting the world. Good luck with the rest of your grades - it may seem like a hard slog at the moment, but when you are done you will be able to reflect on all the good moments you have had without reflecting too much on the bad.

May Elements are up and posted folks.

soapdish said:

I sold a story.

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Congrats, Soapy!! This is great news! *does a dance*

SaraP said:

*barges through in rampant mode*

I have hoofs, I have a very pointy horn, and I'm majorly pissed off.

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um...good to see you, Sara...

BriMaresh said:

... Las Vegas and Disney Land for two weeks (I leave tomorrow, ahhh!)

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Have a safe and fun filled trip, my friend.

oh and bring me back a stuffed Mickey and Pooh for Soapy.

Rhoda Nightingale said:

....and I'm out! *phew* I hate sitting around all day, but AC is important, especially down here. Also--just subbed The Candelabrum. (Yipes!)

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Keeping fingers crossed for you. Good luck, Rhoda!

amlptj said:

GUY!!!!!

I GOT A C- IN MY CLASS FROM HELL WITH MY PROFESSOR FROM HELL!!! I CAN GRADUATE!!!

Well unless some horrible grade comes out from left field or something...

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w00t! I knew you could do it, Ally!! So proud of you!

THANKS GUYS!!!!

Good luck, Rhoda with the story! I remember that one from SYW. Excited to see where you sell it!

And good job, Ally!

night-flyer said:

oh and bring me back a stuffed Mickey and Pooh for Soapy.

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Eh. Hem.

What's wrong with Winnie the Pooh?

Some of us are very fond of Pooh and company....

*sigh*

The pooh-flinging is going to start again, isn't it?

BigWords said:

*sigh*

The pooh-flinging is going to start again, isn't it?

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Oh, bother.

soapdish said:

Oh, bother.

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When I read the Pooh stories to my little one, I had to work really hard on my Pooh voice.

Actually, I rather enjoy doing Eeyore's voice. I think I do it well.

amlptj said:

GUY!!!!!

I GOT A C- IN MY CLASS FROM HELL WITH MY PROFESSOR FROM HELL!!! I CAN GRADUATE!!!

Well unless some horrible grade comes out from left field or something...

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Congrats!!!



CONGA!

(I hafta agree with Greg - I think he knew he couldn't flunk you )

I have a giant Pook in my bedroom rocking chair.

"Sam" will be available on Kindle in twelve hours, give or take.

What is a Pook?

Pooh - It is a Pooh for people who are starving and therefore making typos.

One of Moreau's Pooh/Kanga hybrids?

Perhaps one that will sing you a lullaby but due to being stuffed with fluff, it'd forget the words?

LaurieD said:

Pooh - It is a Pooh for people who are starving and therefore making typos.

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Ohhh. I didn't realize you were still on that topic. I was thinking it was something like a book.... and...

Well, I dunno what. That's why I asked.

BigWords said:

One of Moreau's Pooh/Kanga hybrids?

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Yes, THAT!

LaurieD said:

Perhaps one that will sing you a lullaby but due to being stuffed with fluff, it'd forget the words?

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A pook singing a lullaby?

Thanks for the nightmares.

One of my long-standing ambitions is to do an adaptation which isn't shit. People have had so many attempts at translating it to film, comics and other media, and still (116 years since initial publication) there hasn't been a decent visualization of either the island nor the creatures. I would have to put aside at least one of my standing commitments to do so though, and knowing what the Wells fans are like...

LaurieD said:

"Sam" will be available on Kindle in twelve hours, give or take.

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And YAY!

I was so preoccupied with the Pook mystery that I forgot to say that.


Pook. The word is *really* growing on me.

I'm going to steal it, Laurie, if you don't mind?