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Contests & Challenges / Re: Maxis Makeover Building Challenge | November 2015

« on: Jan 03, 2016, 04:16PM »

Gah. So pretty. I don't care what you think.

You did a really good job. I'm working on this now and the solarium is a perfect fix for that stupid little spot. Don't know what they were thinking with that or the chimney. I hope I have enough stuff in my game to decorate it though. Your decor skills are impressive.

Also--your color palette is lovely. I would live there. And relax. A lot.

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Games / Re: This or That

« on: Dec 24, 2015, 02:34PM »

I'm a sucker for a white Christmas, so long as the ice buggers off. >.> (Of course we have ice under 8 inches of snow at the moment...)

Traditional carols or modern-twist carols?

(Think Jingle Bells played on piano and vocals versus Jingle Bells in the style of Pentatonix or Manheim Steamroller).

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Games / Re: This or That

« on: Nov 04, 2015, 11:02AM »

Buy the game outright!


Britain or Ireland?

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Random Discussion / Re: Nanowrimo

« on: Nov 03, 2015, 08:41PM »

Eh, I have my moments.


Furthermore, I did over 5k words today, and still kind of want to press on. It's coming along easily! It's a miracle! (Watch it dry out by the 15th...)

I am generalizing a lot but I have a TON of time to cover and unless you want to know every time someone sneezes, well...tough. Latter will get more detailed I'm sure.

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Games / Re: This or That

« on: Nov 03, 2015, 08:39PM »

While I love on-demand (it appeases my lazy nature after all), I still buy all my must-have movies and tv shows on disc. So, both but mostly buy.


Warm bread and butter or homemade chicken soup in a bread bowl?

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Random Discussion / Re: Nanowrimo

« on: Nov 03, 2015, 12:49PM »

A few helpful links for those participating for NaNo:


Merriam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus (For word choice and word research): www.merriam-webster.com

Wikipedia (For research and ideas): www.wikipedia.org

Writing Excuses (A Brandon Sanderson and others hosted site, very clever and helpful): http://www.writingexcuses.com/

Behind the Name (Names and name research, accurately and historically accurate): www.behindthename.com

Chaotic Shiny (So many generators, for all kinds of things: stars, religion, peoples, cities, etc): www.chaoticshiny.com

Seventh Sanctum (More generators, place names, people names, etc): http://www.seventhsanctum.com/

Donjon (World generators, RPG generators, and the like): http://donjon.bin.sh/

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Games / Re: This or That

« on: Nov 03, 2015, 12:31PM »

WHAT. Oh,Nik Yui. No. We must fix this. You will have crepes!

Hmm, I'm unhealthy all around and don't really care as long as they're tasty. But oil based is probably my favorite.


The smell of woodsmoke off a campfire or the smell of freshly baked pumpkin pie?

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Random Discussion / Re: Nanowrimo

« on: Nov 03, 2015, 11:16AM »

The Lightning Tree is in an anthology called Rogues. Clever little bit of work.

Oh Kaladin. Such an unlikely guy. And yet, really freaking lucky too. Hand in hand I suppose. If you like that book, there's a second one out. Words of Radiance. A little longer than the first one too. You might also like Warbreaker, now that I think of it. The characters and how they interact with the world are quite nice. It's standalone at the moment, but I think he has plans to write more and make it a series.

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Games / Re: This or That

« on: Nov 03, 2015, 11:05AM »

Oh that's just evil. I've played both. Ughhhhhh.

I guess Magic. If I'm not playing it, I'm collecting them for the art.


Crepes or pancakes?

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Random Discussion / Re: Nanowrimo

« on: Nov 03, 2015, 01:00AM »

I think the last thing I read and really liked was Brandon Sanderson's Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell. So I guess the question will be: which Rothfuss story to crack open again? Slow Regard of Silent Things? Name of the Wind? Wise Man's Fear? The Lightning Tree?

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Games / Re: This or That

« on: Nov 03, 2015, 12:52AM »

For a while hubby and I slept on a futon when lack of bed was our problem. While not fond of it, I can't say I've ever been in a murphy bed. So, futon.


Rv or a tiny home (you know, the kind they build on a trailer but has all the amenities of a full size house, and designed to travel?)

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Random Discussion / Re: Nanowrimo

« on: Nov 02, 2015, 08:44PM »

They might have but I certainly don't remember them mentioning it. Thought that would have stood out.

Ha, I pull shit for stories out of my ass all the time. I know it's not a painful process, just an odd one. 

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Games / Re: This or That

« on: Nov 02, 2015, 08:42PM »

Oh lucky you. We got both, all the time. Plus the democrats. (Not sure why we called them that, they were the nasty little boxelder bugs. They loved to hang out on the siding in the fading autumn sun. And they stunk if you crushed one.)

Flavored water cause I haven't found a tea I really like.


Acoustic covers or live sets? (And no, you're not at the concert--just a live recording.)

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Games / Re: This or That

« on: Nov 02, 2015, 05:34PM »

Ooo. Gah I love them both so much. I think I would like something i could write to, so, rain on the tin roof.


Ladybugs on the screen doors in the fall, or crickets in the basement in the winter?

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Random Discussion / Re: Nanowrimo

« on: Nov 02, 2015, 04:45PM »

Eh, I don't know. The writing style was bland and the story was...well, while there were a few little moments where I was wondering what was going to happen next, the main character spent the entire beginning saying "I won't stay here, I don't owe them anything" and then spends the rest of the book getting into the army, marrying a local, attending the local church, dealing with assassins, righting the wrongs of the city, etc. And they keep mentioning this "maddening" thing and I frankly didn't understand what it was, why he had it, what it meant, etc. I just knew what it did. I dunno.

And, from what I read, your story is coming along nicely. I peeked in a few times and the writing was fine. Grand, even. I didn't read anything that felt forced or tight or awkward. Maybe a word or two out of place but that's what it's all about. Not a big deal. I'm sure I have plenty of typos in mine. The main thing is just to write. Get stuff down. Put it down and often.