owlmoose | morning

So when we got home from the movies last night, the DSL was down. We didn't get it back on until 11:30 this morning, so except for a couple of times I dialed in on T's computer to check my email and poke at LJ a little, I was completely offline all morning. It was a weird experience. It concerns me, actually, a little bit, the amount that I've come to depend on having access to email and AIM and LiveJournal.

Not like I didn't have anything to do this morning. I read some Gabaldon (almost halfway through now) and wrote a bit. I seem to have gone back to my old habit (broken somewhat, temporarily, while writing in the Confessional universe) of writing out of order. I write a little Zanarkand, then some Djose followed by a big section of Luca, poke a little at Bevelle (large sections of which I wrote months ago), then come back to Luca for awhile. I have written so little of AGL in a linear fashion. Whether this is good or not I can't say, but it seems to be the way this story is working for me.

So it could have been a productive morning, but it was just too strange, knowing that I couldn't poke someone via AIM if I felt like chatting, or browse LJ for an hour when I got stuck on a paragraph or after finishing a chapter. It's like I need the distractions in the background in order to focus on what I'm doing. Hmm.

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browse LJ for an hour when I got stuck on a paragraph or after finishing a chapter. It's like I need the distractions in the background in order to focus on what I'm doing. Hmm.

Yes, that is how it is. I use DU (where I have recently poked a wasp's nest) for that purpose. ;)

Glad I am not the only one!

A wasp's nest, eh? Did you insult someone's favorite government project or congressperson? Claim that maybe Karl Rove isn't so bad after all? Inquiring minds want to know. :)

Not so obvious, I responded to a thread discussing the tarradiddle about a xian 12 year old girl who was allegedly raped by 16 Muslim men because she would not renounce her believe in JC. I pointed out the absurdity of believing any of these types of stories as well as the advantage to the fundies of creating a child martyr in order to rally the unwashed. And so on...

BTW: Acupuncture!? I think Jamie would have been better off with Baralai. And why don't those two just handcuff themselves together? They keep on getting separated and lost.

I had not heard that story. Horrifying if true, but I agree with you re. the dangers of believing such things blindly.

Acupuncture!?

Well, it does seem to have worked for him. Perhaps it was just mind over matter. :) I actually think it was a rather clever solution given the constraints of the time period. I suspect that Jamie would likely agree with you on the handcuffs, but I can't see Claire going quietly with that solution.

I have a practice of never believing any of these torture unless you renounce JC tales. One of the idiots in the thread calling himself 'Journalist'! said he believed it because such episodes were mentioned in the bible. He then proceeded to quote Revelations.

I courteously pointed out that no one who was a journalist would base a story on the poetic words of a raving maniac. That got some applause from the rational elements. LOL

Could you write a scene in which 16 men, not 15 nor 17, waved their penes at a 12 year old girl and threatened to impale her unless she changed her religion? I would not be able to control my hilarity. Sixteen waggling willies, .... Too much.

Ugh. "Because it might have happened two thousand years ago" is no reason to credit a story being told about recent events, whether one believes in biblical truth or not. I prefer my corroborating sources to be more recent, thanks.

I courteously pointed out that no one who was a journalist would base a story on the poetic words of a raving maniac. That got some applause from the rational elements.

And rightly so.

I agree, I don't think I could write such a scene in an even vaguely believable fashion. Things stranger than fiction do happen, of course, but this? I'd say not.

Sounds like you have an environment in which you're used to writing, and without it things don't flow as smoothly?

By the way, are you possibly interested in joining a book club?

Hmm, possibly. I don't have as much time to read lately as I have in the past, but I like the *idea* of book clubs very much. Discussing books with literate people is a great pleasure of mine. Do you have more details?

It's a group I recently joined here on LJ. It just started a few months ago. It's fairly small & informal. We aim for a book a month, though we may slow that down over the holidays. There are about 19 people who originally signed up but a few are really busy and so sitting out for a few months. Others seem to have fallen by the wayside. There are four of us who seem to be a core group with occasional appearances from the other members. It would be nice to have some more people involved in the discussions.

If you're interested I'll suggest you to the moderator to get you added. You can check out some of our current discussions & book suggestions here (http://www.livejournal.com/community/clubbook)

Yes. I do believe I am. That seems fairly low-pressure in terms of reading and the discussions look interesting (I look a look over the "Kavalier & Clay" discussion since that's a book I've read). So yeah, go ahead and recommend me; we'll see how it goes. Thanks for the invite!

Go ahead and request membership (http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=clubbook). Joyce knows to add you. And if you get a chance hurry up and vote for what you want to read, because we'll be deciding soon!

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