Mar. 1st, 2010
Daily Entertainment.
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mujiI normally do suggestions in the order they are received, but I had a special request from Viv to do this one today so she could participate from work. Have fun, all!
Milliways Drabble Tree
For those of you new to drabble trees, the idea behind the tree is fairly simple - a drabble is included in this post, and then anyone can riff off it by taking a phrase or sentence from it and writing their own drabble that incorporates it. The drabble, by the way, does not actually have to follow the previous drabble, just incorporates something from it.
Then, as the thread expands, you can also riff off any drabble in the comment threads by replying to that comment and incorporating a word or a phrase from that one. Over time you then end up with (hopefullly) a lot of comment threads taking previous drabbles in the tree and spinning off them.
The rules are fairly simple.
1. A drabble is a ficlet of exactly 100 words, but we're not going to hold you to that. If it's somewhere thereabouts we're not going to quibble. Or count it.
2. If you see a phrase in a drabble and want to run with it, you can write whatever you like as long as it relates to Milliways characters. Jump on in!
3. Please post your drabble as a reply to the drabble you're riffing from, and highlight the sentence or phrase you're including in bold.
4. Each drabble must include a word, phrase or sentence from a previous drabble in the tree. You don't need to continue the previous drabble - it's about taking a phrase and using that, not necessarily about telling a longer story in short pieces.
5. You can post as many times as you'd like - in fact, the more the merrier and knock yourself out. Just have fun!
For examples, look here: http://community.livejournal.com/primeval_canon/117913.html
Milliways Drabble Tree
For those of you new to drabble trees, the idea behind the tree is fairly simple - a drabble is included in this post, and then anyone can riff off it by taking a phrase or sentence from it and writing their own drabble that incorporates it. The drabble, by the way, does not actually have to follow the previous drabble, just incorporates something from it.
Then, as the thread expands, you can also riff off any drabble in the comment threads by replying to that comment and incorporating a word or a phrase from that one. Over time you then end up with (hopefullly) a lot of comment threads taking previous drabbles in the tree and spinning off them.
The rules are fairly simple.
1. A drabble is a ficlet of exactly 100 words, but we're not going to hold you to that. If it's somewhere thereabouts we're not going to quibble. Or count it.
2. If you see a phrase in a drabble and want to run with it, you can write whatever you like as long as it relates to Milliways characters. Jump on in!
3. Please post your drabble as a reply to the drabble you're riffing from, and highlight the sentence or phrase you're including in bold.
4. Each drabble must include a word, phrase or sentence from a previous drabble in the tree. You don't need to continue the previous drabble - it's about taking a phrase and using that, not necessarily about telling a longer story in short pieces.
5. You can post as many times as you'd like - in fact, the more the merrier and knock yourself out. Just have fun!
For examples, look here: http://community.livejournal.com/primeval_canon/117913.html
Sunday Indulgences
Mar. 1st, 2010 10:36 amhallelujahpilotFirst up - annoymouse who gifted me with paid time for this account? THANK YOU SO MUCH WHOEVER YOU ARE :D :D :D!
Secondly - what is this? 10:34am on a Monday, and no Sunday Indulgences up yet? This isn't right. So! Have you done something awesome this week - Milliways, Other, RL, Option Not Listed? Have you seen or read something awesome and everyone needs to know?
Comment and share!
Secondly - what is this? 10:34am on a Monday, and no Sunday Indulgences up yet? This isn't right. So! Have you done something awesome this week - Milliways, Other, RL, Option Not Listed? Have you seen or read something awesome and everyone needs to know?
Comment and share!
better than evil karaoke
Mar. 1st, 2010 09:12 pmthe_croupierAs soon as I saw this on BoingBoing today, I thought, "This guy needs to be the evening act in Milliways."
Seriously. Milliways patrons must be the most jaded and impossible to impress crowd in the universe. But I bet this guy could make even them put down their drinks and go, "WTF?"
Seriously. Milliways patrons must be the most jaded and impossible to impress crowd in the universe. But I bet this guy could make even them put down their drinks and go, "WTF?"
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Mar. 1st, 2010 10:26 pmwinter_arrows*chuckle* So, I'm now under medical instruction to avoid stress as much as possible, which isn't the best of states to be in when trying to oversee a plot.
I can do some threading, but I can't run things for everybody; it's got to be more player-driven. On the bright side, the hunt doesn't have to be (and wasn't intended to be) a plot with heavy-handed moderation. The setting's there, for the most part; it just needs the motivations of the individual characters to set it in motion. Which is basically the only way I can run it at this point.
So, we can either approach it like the psychodrama version of a snowball fight thread and just dive in, or we can call it off until next winter. I'm cool with whatever, just let me know.
:D ?
I can do some threading, but I can't run things for everybody; it's got to be more player-driven. On the bright side, the hunt doesn't have to be (and wasn't intended to be) a plot with heavy-handed moderation. The setting's there, for the most part; it just needs the motivations of the individual characters to set it in motion. Which is basically the only way I can run it at this point.
So, we can either approach it like the psychodrama version of a snowball fight thread and just dive in, or we can call it off until next winter. I'm cool with whatever, just let me know.
:D ?
