tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.comments2012-03-29T11:47:52.754-07:00The Iron PenPetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15015489586282612986noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-64395534602189003542012-03-29T11:47:52.754-07:002012-03-29T11:47:52.754-07:00I just re-read this post...it makes so much more s...I just re-read this post...it makes so much more sense to me now that I am in a 'serious' relationship. I have been feeling alone, but never alone for months. I love her...but I feel like my very thoughts little less my actions have been subverted and no longer belong to me alone. I miss the 'serenity' of gaming, the friends made there. Maybe thats why I am reaching back to this Blog, the time to come out and game is difficult. But I need a space to speak, talk about things that aren't going to be deeply analyzed by someone I live nearly every waking moment with.Leifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639656792119402670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-41123215000294384142009-05-20T20:41:35.093-07:002009-05-20T20:41:35.093-07:00hopefully this forum allows some of that 'silence'...hopefully this forum allows some of that 'silence' with which to scream aloud and make your voice heard. Good blog, long but very easy to read because its so honest. thanks for sharing.Leifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639656792119402670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-84815519197483823002009-05-06T16:50:00.000-07:002009-05-06T16:50:00.000-07:00damn right I'm serious, I'm still mad about the wh...damn right I'm serious, I'm still mad about the whole thing.Aharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034209895898149820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-20522934456070595902009-05-06T15:37:00.000-07:002009-05-06T15:37:00.000-07:00Ha. It is call of duty. Guess who is dense? This g...Ha. It is call of duty. Guess who is dense? This guy.Tanquerayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976840556746441705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-37010940162206167512009-04-17T08:58:00.000-07:002009-04-17T08:58:00.000-07:00Great to hear from you Zach. I will post my piece ...Great to hear from you Zach. I will post my piece soon on this topic.Tanquerayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976840556746441705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-2331575277352417902009-04-17T08:47:00.000-07:002009-04-17T08:47:00.000-07:00That isn't a bad idea. It would be more of an essa...That isn't a bad idea. It would be more of an essay project for me.Tanquerayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976840556746441705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-52406894179341592792009-03-30T19:23:00.000-07:002009-03-30T19:23:00.000-07:00also thanks for the comment :-)also thanks for the comment :-)Aharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034209895898149820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-63965000872236695292009-03-30T19:18:00.000-07:002009-03-30T19:18:00.000-07:00It's a freetime piece about playing call of dutyIt's a freetime piece about playing call of dutyAharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034209895898149820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-48526135375448848842009-03-30T18:16:00.000-07:002009-03-30T18:16:00.000-07:00feels like a stream of consciousness piece which I...feels like a stream of consciousness piece which I haven't seen from you before. It bounces around a bit too much for me, but I still like it.<BR/><BR/>Just curious, why the WWII setting?Tanquerayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976840556746441705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-66784413217884824642009-03-14T14:29:00.000-07:002009-03-14T14:29:00.000-07:00thank you so much for posting another topic. I had...thank you so much for posting another topic. I had a halfway-done piece about zombie animals, then realized it sucked and was dumb and ended on a cliché note, then got busy and forgot about everything.<BR/><BR/>I'm not gone yet!Zach Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01661535543963591162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-45505460336154997542009-03-04T08:37:00.000-08:002009-03-04T08:37:00.000-08:00I like this topic in that it provides a lot of lee...I like this topic in that it provides a lot of leeway for people to create. Maybe I will branch out and write about my time in the Democratic Party...Tanquerayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976840556746441705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-88884082470520477842009-03-01T18:58:00.000-08:002009-03-01T18:58:00.000-08:00Haha no...well I have given some thought to what t...Haha no...well I have given some thought to what the new topic should be. So too make it vague enough that everyone can contribute, the topic is: free-time/downtime. It could be as short as something as what you prefer to do with your own downtime or something of that nature. This topic has been on my mind lately because I have been spending alot of time gaming, and i wonder if thats good or bad.Leifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639656792119402670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-66057317467345313912009-03-01T11:51:00.000-08:002009-03-01T11:51:00.000-08:00Leif is going to post a new topic. I think it will...Leif is going to post a new topic. I think it will be about the card game, Chicks. ;)Tanquerayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976840556746441705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-85043654669440710052009-02-25T07:44:00.000-08:002009-02-25T07:44:00.000-08:00Nice job Andy. I liked this story the more it went...Nice job Andy. <BR/><BR/>I liked this story the more it went on. The first few paragraphs of the story read slowly and uneventfully, but the power of the narrative picks up when the faculty meeting begins. It reads, in a good way, like the parts of the Golden Compass books where professors of magic discuss magical scholarship. <BR/><BR/>I genuinely found your faculty section to be a fun and interesting read. If I had to criticize, I'd say the faculty section crammed too many characters in such a short space which made keeping track be a little difficult.Tanquerayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976840556746441705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-41676684271382382692009-02-24T11:47:00.000-08:002009-02-24T11:47:00.000-08:00I like it, rather etherical in concept. But I want...I like it, rather etherical in concept. But I want to see where this goes.Leifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639656792119402670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-66922974426312292382009-02-19T15:08:00.000-08:002009-02-19T15:08:00.000-08:00Although I liked this subject idea, no one has add...Although I liked this subject idea, no one has added anything? Personally I have been a bit busy...and truthfully cant think of a really cool story to tell, well yet that is. Perhaps we can come back to this one...any other ideas for other subjects?Leifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639656792119402670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-18395302975702556072009-02-19T12:23:00.000-08:002009-02-19T12:23:00.000-08:00Thank you for reading this one as well. It's great...Thank you for reading this one as well. It's great to see two well thought out comments from you guys. <BR/><BR/>Yah, I hoped that there might be a little mystery left over as the Lt. walked through town. But I am still not sure if the sign language was too much...Tanquerayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976840556746441705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-48006798539537117402009-02-18T18:44:00.000-08:002009-02-18T18:44:00.000-08:00THANK YOU, TANQ...The minute I heard badgers I had...THANK YOU, TANQ...<BR/><BR/>The minute I heard badgers I had an ear to ear smile. this could have been completely mundane story about superstition, or he could have been attacked, but I really loved the fact that they had them trained.<BR/><BR/>P.S. you made a story out of the best one liner ever, and I respect that.Aharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034209895898149820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-26333282552053859652009-01-29T13:29:00.000-08:002009-01-29T13:29:00.000-08:00The suggested ending would definitely lead to more...The suggested ending would definitely lead to more mystery. When I wrote the ending, I thought enough unanswered questions were left open as to the exact nature of the badgers, the relationship between the military and the badgers, and how much control Brown had over the badgers (gun drawn, whistles). But the more I read the ending, I can see it Leif's way.<BR/><BR/>What does everyone else think?Tanquerayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976840556746441705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-32391175733743064492009-01-29T13:08:00.000-08:002009-01-29T13:08:00.000-08:00Tom Zarek, here I come.Tom Zarek, here I come.Tanquerayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976840556746441705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-79494582283468875202009-01-28T22:29:00.000-08:002009-01-28T22:29:00.000-08:00i think you could have cut the story at the end wh...i think you could have cut the story at the end when he is simply speaking to them with the gun drawn. Then its ambigious to what is really going on...maybe he shoots them, or maybe they do talk but it leaves your audience with a sense of wanting more or to piece it together for themselves.Leifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639656792119402670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-48864972859865110472009-01-28T08:09:00.000-08:002009-01-28T08:09:00.000-08:00Thanks Leif. Yah, I can see issue with sign langua...Thanks Leif. <BR/><BR/>Yah, I can see issue with sign language too. I am not really sure how experimental man-eating badger beasts would communicate with their human masters, so I just picked a way that would make the badgers seem intelligent without having having the badgers actually speak a language aloud.Tanquerayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976840556746441705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-45553006903122285692009-01-27T23:54:00.000-08:002009-01-27T23:54:00.000-08:00Haha what? completely random but fun. I like the c...Haha what? completely random but fun. I like the continuation of the mysterious animal theme lots though. The thing I dont understand is the sign language, reallY? does he need to be able to communicate with them haha. good fun though non the less!Leifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639656792119402670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-25151683358336592842009-01-26T09:32:00.000-08:002009-01-26T09:32:00.000-08:00This story is inspired by article I remember readi...This story is inspired by article I remember reading last year. You can find it here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article2059824.eceTanquerayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976840556746441705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373703395711824725.post-77900704708511006822009-01-16T19:08:00.000-08:002009-01-16T19:08:00.000-08:00Good note, something I should certainly work on, g...Good note, something I should certainly work on, good dialogue can make all the difference. Also in future ideas/stories concerning Anotonio I want to do it from a first person dialogue, not so much from an outside view, make things more realistic and pointed in the view...we will see how this works out.Leifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639656792119402670noreply@blogger.com