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I’ve been trying to write Elrond/Celebrian all day, despite frequent interruptions, and I have to say, while she is a dreadful tease, he can really tie her in knots with words when he puts his mind to it… Surprised me when I started noticing it, but then I suppose it makes sense, him being such a diplomat and all.
Yes, this means I am writing heterosexual romance… hold the press.
It also means I have broken into your box and eaten your chocolates, CL… I was writing het, I was desperate. I will get you some more

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Now that I’ve gotten over my childishness earlier, on this Thanksgiving day, I am toying with the idea of writing a comedy/horror story where the ranks of the ghosts of the working class, past and present, conspire to terrorise their enemies. Wherein the first idiot to say: “Yeah, but they’ve got a widescreen tv to watch Jeremy Kyle on!” will be decapitated by a horrifically angry child in rags. Where London’s biggest Waitrose branch becomes a food bank. And every beautiful old building we’ve got that’s been converted into a luxury anything is immediately reclaimed as a public library/art gallery/place to hang out.
Those hiding in the Ritz and Harrods will find themselves in a converted factory, on an production line where they have to sort stones from pebbles as piecework. Forever. The first of them to say: “I’ve worked hard for what I’ve got.” will lose a limb, teaching them a valuable lesson about what they’ve actually got, and how little it relates to imaginary work that they’ve never had to do. Until now.
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Anyone ever have those days where you think:
“What is the actual point?”
And then have to go back to bed before you start hitting the delete button all over the place?
*sighs*
I can never work when I feel like this. Although if I could only harness it… the sensation of being almost completely invisible while screaming into the endless void would surely come in useful for writing Maglor.
*tries to tempt brain into creativity*
Nope…

*goes back to bed*
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Yes, the daft one is working today as well. And tomorrow. And Saturday. Universities don’t close campuses. On the other hand, he’s going to make a ridiculous amount of overtime, which is always good.
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Good thing about working holidays is holiday pay!
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Ah… overtime. I remember it well. Back when we had good factory jobs and a decent industrial strategy. And a nice strong union. I was happy to work sixteen hour days then. Eight on production, eight on cleaning. My wages were immense. *sighs*
Mr xxxxx used to walk the factory floor, and everyone used to like him. Then big business bought the company so it was no longer family run. It was crap after that. For all two thousand of us.

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I appear to be the only one posting lately in the ‘Promote A Story’ thread… weird… *sets to work on The Teacher*
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Frankie Boyle. Please don’t ever stop.
QuoteTrump alienated the Republican base. There are Republican politicians who didn't vote for him. Those are some of the worst people in the world. How can you lose them? There are people who didn't vote for Trump who would have voted for Magneto.
QuoteHe said a lot of mad, racist and sexist stuff – stuff that would have got you fired from any other job. Just imagine, you get called in by your HR and they go:
“We're sorry, Larry. You've said a lot of mad, racist and sexist stuff. You can't stack timber anymore. The only job you're now qualified for is President of the United States of America.”
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And before the end of the day… Robert Vaughn. RIP
*sighs*
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Goodbye, Leonard Cohen; thank you, and peace to you.
2016 continues to march... On remembrance day, too. It seems as appropriate as any of the other insane things that have happened lately.
“They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn,
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.”
At the two minutes silence today, it’s obligatory to look back, but recent events might cause a few of us to look forward.
