Isolated Blurt Thread

[Equinoxe]

Rinzai was dozing in the monks' hall. Obaku came in and seeing this, struck the platform with his staff. Rinzai raised his head, noticing it was Obaku, he resumed dozing. Obaku again struck the platform. He then proceeded to the upper part of the hall. Seeing the head monk in zazen, he said, “The youngster in the lower part of the hall is doing zazen. What kind of delusions are you indulging in here?” The head monk said, “This old fellow, what are you doing?” Obaku struck the platform once more and left.

Later Isan asked Kyozan, “What was the intention of Obaku's coming to the monks’ hall?” Kyozan said, “One contest, two victories.”

 

[Roxanne Appleby]

I did something hard today. First, I used Mat's good tip and saved all my PMs into a text doc. That was easy. Then I checked it, and checked in again. Then I - gulp - deleted all the PMs in my Lit box. That was hard! Good technique, though. Next time it's getting full I'll dupe the process, paste all the new ones into the doc I made today, and move on. Thanks again, Mat.

 

[arienette]

Bah.

Yep, that's a blurt indeed.

 

[Guest]

 

[rgraham666]

I missed this post earlier.

Please don't judge the quality of your pieces by the response in Non Erotic--I think the whole cat is under-read.

My Non-erotic pieces tend to do better than my Erotic Couplings stories. One of my Erotic Couplings has fewer votes than one of my Non-Erotic has comments.

 

[Aurora Black]

I missed this post earlier.

Please don't judge the quality of your pieces by the response in Non Erotic--I think the whole cat is under-read.

I don't judge them from the responses they've gotten, but from hindsight. I've matured since working on those pieces in high school and college, and looking back at them I see that they lack the overall writing techniques that I've picked up in the years since. *shrugs*

 

[scheherazade_79]

I hate fucking Windows Media Player! I think I'm going to have to take a break soon, because at this rate I'm going to be grinding my teeth and foaming at the mouth in 5 minutes...

 

[Aurora Black]

I hate fucking Windows Media Player! I think I'm going to have to take a break soon, because at this rate I'm going to be grinding my teeth and foaming at the mouth in 5 minutes...

Role reversal: Winamp has been giving me grief all this week.

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

Bah.

Yep, that's a blurt indeed.

That's a helluva blurt.

 

[scheherazade_79]

Role reversal: Winamp has been giving me grief all this week.

Seriously, Aurora... I'm getting really, really frustrated and I'm starting to feel a miniature tantrum building up inside me. I splashed out on an MP3 player, and so far NOTHING has been straightforward about it. Either that or I'm turning into a bit of a retard these days. It took me an hour just to figure out that when it's locked, my computer can't recognise it.

Now I've got as far as "synchronising". I don't know what the hell it means, but it has something to do with transferring files from the computer to the MP3 player. I'm trying to transfer one song... and it's taking fucking forever. So I've started pressing buttons on the MP3 player, and all I get each time is "welcome".

... I think I might need to smoke.

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

Roxanne

Thank you for your post and PM. I'm not sure why, but you've been exerting energy into my issue, which most people know only a tiny fraction of. (But it's flattering and makes me smile!! )My last blurt wasn't posted to garner a response, but I'm honored you took the time to read that...word mush.

I like the idea of a group like Al-Anon (and in fact, there was just an Al-Anon convention at the hotel this past weekend), but I don't think it's for me. At least not at this time. I know what I need to do though, on a small scale.

Unfortunately, this isn't a recent or present crisis. I've been in a strangled crisis situation for as long as I can remember, at least on the Chicago homefront.

On that note, I leave tonight, around 9 pm. In other words, five hours. I'll be packing light since this isn't a social visit, and I have to bring things back.

I'll be thinking of all of you...

 

[Aurora Black]

I'll be thinking of all of you...

Good luck!

 

[Aurora Black]

Seriously, Aurora... I'm getting really, really frustrated and I'm starting to feel a miniature tantrum building up inside me. I splashed out on an MP3 player, and so far NOTHING has been straightforward about it. Either that or I'm turning into a bit of a retard these days. It took me an hour just to figure out that when it's locked, my computer can't recognise it.

Now I've got as far as "synchronising". I don't know what the hell it means, but it has something to do with transferring files from the computer to the MP3 player. I'm trying to transfer one song... and it's taking fucking forever. So I've started pressing buttons on the MP3 player, and all I get each time is "welcome".

... I think I might need to smoke.

*scoffs* Technology. Who needs it?

Oh, wait. We do.

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

Good luck!

 

[FallingToFly]

Just remember, SIMA, the best revenge is living well, and free.

 

[Aurora Black]

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

 

[Nirvanadragones]

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Oh happy day...

 

[CrimsonMaiden]

I just logged into mine with no problem.

 

[Equinoxe]

A moment of cynicism.
A Catholic priest administers the Eucharist: and he may talk about transubstantiation and how the host becomes the Real Presence of Christ and how it is a mystical union between man and God; how this is done on commandment of the Lord, Our God, who became flesh and became human, who said to do this in memory of him and that it is his very body and blood, so that when one takes the Eucharist one participates for one's self in the unfathomable act of salvation as a gift of the Grace of the Almighty God -- and all of this as he is feeding crackers to anyone and everyone who walks through the door.

 

[McKenna]

I can't decide if the cow in my av looks more like she's licking, or belching. Either way, I like it.

 

[Guest]

 

[minsue]

-- and all of this as he is feeding crackers to anyone and everyone who walks through the door.

. .

 

[McKenna]

I wrote nine lines (87 words) on my new story, and then fizzled to a stop. *sigh*


In other news: Cardboard pizza and beer. Mmmmmm.

 

[Nirvanadragones]

. .

I worked on Colly's blurb most of the day. First draft ended up with over 800 words. I now have about 400.

And I am still not satisfied with the contents.

 

[minsue]

Nirvana's AV rawks.