tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52163834260891187602024-03-12T23:44:55.027-05:00The SubstituteYou can't put a dollar on me. Now accepting 100s!JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-54045845824851011712016-04-13T16:22:00.001-05:002016-04-13T16:22:59.547-05:00The inner workings of nerdrySweaties Unite: Rise of the Uber-Nerd!, via @Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1270411036/sweaties-unite-rise-of-the-uber-nerdJimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-26187761477516498502012-01-06T11:37:00.001-06:002012-01-06T11:40:57.555-06:00Malificent<div><p>With more trepidation than an elephant on a highwire, I am slowly preparing for my trip to Georgia. The downtimes may be the angst I fear most. Catatonic daydreams with the TV may my future tread.<br>
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<ul><li>Have to drive out of town, depending on the day</li>
<li>Something comes up, out-of-the-blue</li>
<li>Headache</li>
<li>The Internet - cursed thing!</li>
<li>Oh, <a href="http://lakota5-0.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lakota 5-0</a>, got to do that</li>
</ul>That might not be all. All situations are not controllable. I can blame myself for some. Time is also a factor. Just can't find the time.JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-50547705497717753822011-11-20T22:06:00.000-06:002011-11-20T22:06:17.217-06:00Drive-In Documentary Needs HelpSince I love movies, and certain documentaries, this is an excellent that even brings in movies. <i><b>Going Attractions</b></i>, a documentary about drive-ins and their unfortunate stasis, needs help in finishing the edit. Donate some money for nostalgia and awareness. <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1752495099/be-a-part-of-going-attractions-drive-in-documentar">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1752495099/be-a-part-of-going-attractions-drive-in-documentar</a>JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-25769520233907776062011-11-13T15:55:00.000-06:002011-11-13T15:55:25.317-06:00Narwhals Have All the LuckDon't know why, but they do.<br />
I setup a blog for <a href="http://lakota5-0.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lakota 5-0</a>, so that 's the place to see all updates and postings of the comings-and-goings of Lakota's greatest police force.JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-72659288611574192352011-11-10T17:43:00.000-06:002011-11-10T17:43:33.985-06:00Another Plus for NaNoWriMoI dug out the outline for the story I selected for <a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/" target="_blank">NaNoWriMo</a> 2011. Hurrah! Very good news. I was stymied a little bit as I wrote, feeling unsure that I might go somewhere with the story unintended. With this full outline, I have now an excellent guide through the darkness.JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-42419175984930599752011-11-03T12:36:00.000-05:002011-11-03T12:36:15.456-05:00It's Like a PapercutOh, another rejection, but that's just, in a way. I wanted to put that story in my book that will hopefully be put together soon, but I'm still waiting on me. The hold-up, is only a part of the 'business'--can't put in a story that is in cue for submissions, because no one wants anything that is in print somewhere else simultaneously. It's a matter of supply and demand. You know, you learned it in high school. Hopefully. So, on to NaNoWriMo, and 24 Hour Comic Book!JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-22003004607089941572011-11-01T11:21:00.000-05:002011-11-01T11:21:46.547-05:00The Words Are Like Fireflies<a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">NaNoWriMo </a>starts! I don't! At least, not yet.JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-17285115042123702912011-10-30T18:36:00.001-05:002011-10-30T18:49:35.349-05:00It's All In the UpdatesJust some points:<br />
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I swear there was a tornado in this video I took - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPP6L7rsE64">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPP6L7rsE64</a><br />
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Still working on a comic book for <a href="http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/">24 Hour Comics Day</a>, which was 30 days ago! I'll finish, for sure, all 24 pages.<br />
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Still waiting on a letter from <a href="http://www.asimovs.com/">Asimov's Science Fiction magazine</a>. Fingers are crossed.<br />
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Children these days are crazy, and fearless - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKWzDRtrZCI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKWzDRtrZCI</a><br />
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Writing a letter to <a href="http://www.cerebus.tv/">Dave Sim</a>. Yes, yes, it's true! An actual letter!<br />
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Listen to this woman say she's being violated by a police officer! - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzkU3v5fUfA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzkU3v5fUfA</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">NaNoWriMo</a> is coming again. Aargh! I have no plot yet, no characters. But I must get at least an outline before the first.<br />
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Goodnight.JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-83026488721271997532011-10-14T11:26:00.001-05:002011-10-14T11:26:34.808-05:00Earthquake of the Hands<div><p>There may be to much sugar in my system. Writing is one thing, but trying to draw during a sugar fit is like using an Etch-a-Sketch on a bungee jump. Might turn out to be a tribute to the '90s phenom "Science Court". If only...</p>
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<a href="http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/">http://www.24hourcomicsday.com</a> has come and gone, but I, in my folly, am still working on it. Having only heard about it a few days before the event, I halfheartedly decided to do it. Then forgot. I didn't even prep. So, a few hours behind, I began, and am still going, hours and hours past deadline. But, I am jazzed about it. 24 pages. Hm.JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-77774029395587419442011-09-15T15:34:00.001-05:002011-09-15T15:34:54.058-05:00Erase This<div><p>Well, I received a rejection letter for a short story. That means, that story will be published by another means, assuredly in the book I want to put together.</p>
<p>Happy birthday, Robert Benchley.</p>
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"My Body Will Shake"<br />
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<div class="clearfix note_content"><div>My body will shake.<br />
My body will shake.<br />
My body will shake.<br />
My body will shake.<br />
My body will shake.<br />
My body will shake.<br />
My body will shake,<br />
'til it shakes no more.<br />
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Other than doing that, I'm editing a short sci-fi story for submission. Yee-haw.</div></div>JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-87959834566451350162011-02-28T12:42:00.000-06:002011-02-28T12:42:35.187-06:00Anywhere You Can VisionI pulled out a short story, a short-short, one that still beguiles me, and put it through edit again for the umpteenth time. After that, I hit the submit button. So, if everything works out, that one will be published somewhere. More details later, about that. Staying with that subject, I've reached back further into the crate, and pulled out another story, much longer, concerning my Tyren Universe--and little sci-fi adventure. I love taking the red pen to the white page and doodle notes all over it. The typing of it, of course, is less than desirable, but it is a wonderful step closer to nirvana. Once I finish that edit, I'll submit it to a different place that needs that genre, so stay tuned for that.JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-62355150178807934082011-01-01T01:24:00.000-06:002011-01-01T01:24:25.380-06:00Finished the Old Year on a Good NoteThe small idea of writing an essay on the Black and White Comics Boon during the Eighties turned into a real piece of work, but I finally finished on the last day of the year. It's posted over at Squidoo: <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/boon-to-bust-bw-comics-1980-1990">http://www.squidoo.com/boon-to-bust-bw-comics-1980-1990</a><br />
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I will put up a shorter one, too. This one was way longer than I thought it would get to. It was essential to put it all down. <br />
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Happy New Year!JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-45234143560707198012010-12-15T10:56:00.001-06:002010-12-15T14:00:33.388-06:00Writing On, and On, andPublished my first Squidoo about <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/englands-influential-punk-history-1971-1980">England's Influential Punk History, 1971-1980</a>. Enjoy!<br />
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As for NaNoWriMo last month, it was a bust, but I'm still writing on it.JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-32625780740639423122010-10-30T16:21:00.000-05:002010-10-30T16:21:21.985-05:00Pushing Candy Corn on the Kiddies<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jimcrippsadje-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0811845052&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>Just a note. Started the outline for NaNoWriMo, which this story will be a little dramatic. Concerns a guy dealing with life, and people around him dealing with his problems. He's a struggling artist, or rather, struggling with the fact that no one believes he is an artist. Jazzed about the idea, but I fear that I may have already hit a wall. We'll see in the first week.<br />
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Other things to do, cooking for a Halloween Party today. Exciting? No. A lot of work.JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-50024743371020151622010-10-26T21:46:00.002-05:002010-10-26T21:56:33.740-05:00The Old SubscriptionDigging out of the closet of forgottens, I pulled out the November 2006 issue of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spin/dp/B003XVNJQ0?ie=UTF8&tag=jimcrippsadje-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Spin magazine</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jimcrippsadje-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003XVNJQ0" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />. Not sure I've ever read it, it has Gnarls Barkley on the cover—which is torn at the top. So, starting in the back, the first major story I run into is Sleater-Kinney calling it quits and having one last show in Washington to 'celebrate'. This was news to me.<br />
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<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jimcrippsadje-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B000T2IOLG&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000T2IOLG?tag=jimcrippsadje-20&camp=213761&creative=393545&linkCode=bpl&creativeASIN=B000T2IOLG&adid=00K2XXQ7MBEYDASSFYF6&" target="_blank"></a> The next surprise was a little blurb on a 'new' movie starring Heath Ledger; "Candy". It's about two junkies. There is also a review of "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fountain-Widescreen-Hugh-Jackman/dp/B00005JPAR?ie=UTF8&tag=jimcrippsadje-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Fountain</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jimcrippsadje-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00005JPAR" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />" (not a bad movie), and "Borat". More music reviews, including a fav, The Decemberists' "The Crane Wife". And Lady Sovereign; is she still around?<br />
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There's more, but I'm tired, and the only thing I accomplished today was writing a review of James Joyce's "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dubliners-James-Joyce/dp/1453637745?ie=UTF8&tag=jimcrippsadje-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Dubliners</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jimcrippsadje-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1453637745" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />". Check out the book, a collection of his first short stories.JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-59151819012511665122010-10-26T17:43:00.000-05:002010-10-26T17:43:02.396-05:00Anything You Want That I Can DeviseJust a short post, because, the evil that is NaNoWriMo is lurking around the corner. So, naturally, I've updated <a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/259058">http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/259058</a> and will try again to make the 50,000 word finish line. We'll see.<br />
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I still want to do the short stories book, so I might hash out an outline for the NaNo, and then work on the book, which I think I might be able to do in four days. Is it four? Oh, wait, I think there's a party—Halloween, you know. Blast it.JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-6739715310063620572010-08-19T23:51:00.000-05:002010-08-19T23:51:57.162-05:00Saddle Up, 'Cause We're Riding HardGoing through another bout of insomnia, I get plenty of time to think. Thinking is the anti-thesis to sleep, so in order to combat thinking (which usually pertains to work history), I start to imagine stories; mostly new stories. My best stories come from this time of the day/night, when my mind is most active and alert. It's really on its toes.<br />
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So, what's the story? It was a Western. Going along, I knew right off that it was a little dark, and the hero was an anti-hero. I see him as a young <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Searchers-John-Wayne-Collection/dp/B000O599ZS?ie=UTF8&tag=jimcrippsadje-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Duke</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jimcrippsadje-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000O599ZS" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, with a little brassy <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Steve-McQueen-King-Cool-Tales/dp/1936003058?ie=UTF8&tag=jimcrippsadje-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">McQueen</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jimcrippsadje-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1936003058" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />. The story was going very well, and I was hooked. Then as more people were coming into it, I was seeing older actors, from the old black-and-white movies of the West. It was beautiful. Sometimes the main character was snarky, playful, and wonderfully believable. I was having fun with it.<br />
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Then, I noticed something..., this is the same character that I wanted for my <a href="http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1499397-Untitled-Western">Untitled Western</a>, the first Western I have ever started. And this story, was the point I needed for the plot to continue, because I was blocked, rather, in the dark about where the story should go, and what was the gist of the characters' actions. But, this was only the backstory, the unknown story, the one that no one will probably ever read. Or perhaps, it will be the actual end of the story/novel, that will explain everything.<br />
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It's mahvelous!JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-88331045149458362512010-08-15T02:01:00.000-05:002010-08-15T02:01:35.757-05:00Take Your Time, You're The Next In LineLooking at working for publishers. Yes, I'm still out of work, and still writing. Haven't had anything sent out yet--got to work on that 'finish' thing. And mailing. Yep.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-InDesign-CS2-OLD-VERSION/dp/B00081I4W2?ie=UTF8&tag=jimcrippsadje-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Adobe InDesign CS2 [OLD VERSION]" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B00081I4W2&tag=jimcrippsadje-20" /></a>Cracked open Adobe <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-InDesign-CS2-OLD-VERSION/dp/B00081I4W2?ie=UTF8&tag=jimcrippsadje-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">InDesign</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jimcrippsadje-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00081I4W2" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />. Thinking about working on the unfinished volume 5, #1 of Paper Story magazine. I'm sure it will be cool.<br />
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Still want to do the short stories book, using Blurb to put it together. Blurb is very nice, and should be very inexpensive for publishing.<br />
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AND, it's freakin' <b>HOT</b>!! It's so hot, I feel like passing out like a Guantanamo defense lawyer.JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-85589751843441770762010-07-16T22:48:00.000-05:002010-07-16T22:48:57.085-05:00I Can Write It Like This, I Can Write It Like That!Since IWriteLike.com has become super popular suddenly (http://iwl.me), I've decided to check it out. One story I have, has me evaluated as :<br />
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<div style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(247, 247, 247); border: 2px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); color: #555555; font: 20px/1.2 Arial,sans-serif; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 380px;"><img src="http://s.iwl.me/w.png" style="float: right;" width="120" /><div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); padding: 20px; text-shadow: 0pt 1px rgb(255, 255, 255);"> I write like<br />
<a href="http://iwl.me/w/85a62134" style="color: #698b22; font-size: 30px; text-decoration: none;">Stephenie Meyer</a></div><div style="color: #888888; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;"><em>I Write Like</em> by Mémoires, <a href="http://www.codingrobots.com/memoires/" style="color: #888888;">Mac journal software</a>. <a href="http://iwl.me/" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 224); color: #333333;"><b>Analyze your writing!</b></a></div></div><br />
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And the really fun thing is, the working title is similar to one of her books--though mine has NOTHING to do with sparkly vampires.<br />
Here's another:<br />
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<a href="http://iwl.me/w/147eabd8" style="color: #698b22; font-size: 30px; text-decoration: none;">H. P. Lovecraft</a></div><div style="color: #888888; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;"><em>I Write Like</em> by Mémoires, <a href="http://www.codingrobots.com/memoires/" style="color: #888888;">Mac journal software</a>. <a href="http://iwl.me/" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 224); color: #333333;"><b>Analyze your writing!</b></a></div></div><br />
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I'm honored!!!<br />
Whoa!? Another honor...<br />
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<a href="http://iwl.me/w/d7939cdb" style="color: #698b22; font-size: 30px; text-decoration: none;">David Foster Wallace</a></div><div style="color: #888888; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;"><em>I Write Like</em> by Mémoires, <a href="http://www.codingrobots.com/memoires/" style="color: #888888;">Mac journal software</a>. <a href="http://iwl.me/" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 224); color: #333333;"><b>Analyze your writing!</b></a></div></div><br />
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Awesomeness! Tho' strange, for a Western:<!-- Begin I Write Like Badge --><br />
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<a href="http://iwl.me/w/d760c1b4" style="color: #698b22; font-size: 30px; text-decoration: none;">James Joyce</a></div><div style="color: #888888; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;"><em>I Write Like</em> by Mémoires, <a href="http://www.codingrobots.com/memoires/" style="color: #888888;">Mac journal software</a>. <a href="http://iwl.me/" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 224); color: #333333;"><b>Analyze your writing!</b></a></div></div><br />
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That's it, for now. Mwuhaha!JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216383426089118760.post-717451636549061412010-03-28T00:08:00.000-05:002010-03-28T00:08:24.442-05:00She Didn't Put Sugar in the Tea, But the Gas Tank is FullOh, there are plenty of things in my life going on, not just writing-wise, but I am keeping this strictly along those lines, so...I'll post some triviality.<br />
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I want my career to be writing. And I am spurned by my self, that can't be helped. I go at my own pace when there are obstacles. The main obstacle is work. Now if that were out of the way, I could be doing something like my friend. She is actually going back into writing, working on a TV movie script. This gives me two reasons to get busy.<br />
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A book I've been trying to read, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Obscene-Extreme-Burning-Banning-Steinbecks/dp/B003A02RC6?ie=UTF8&tag=jimcrippsadje-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Obscene in the Extreme</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jimcrippsadje-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003A02RC6" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></i>, is a little taxing on me. The writer isn't very good, but he does put a lot of facts in his book, a scholarly look back into the banning of John Steinbeck's <i>The Grapes of Wrath</i>.<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jimcrippsadje-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B001250SAY&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe> So far though, it's been a real eye-opener. Hm, love that history.JimCrippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.com0