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recluse · 06-21-2010, 02:29 AM

Let me think....what did people do to keep themselves occupied intellectually before the Internet......I'm gonna go out on a limb and say reading. I know it's frowned upon now, but it was good enough back then. Even before electricity.

Nomesque has a newish short story out?
Joy!
I am overcome with delight!
I must run out immediately and obtain this literary gem for myself!
I am sure it will fill my life with the wonder of her artistic genius!
Hurrah!

SneakySnake · 06-21-2010, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by nomesque

Just published an old short story on Smashwords - after polishing it up a bit. The storyline was good, but the execution was kinda dodgy. I'm considering fixing up all the shorts I have in that series, adding a few more, and charging for the collection...

That would be a good idea.

Do you actually get anything for yourself if smashwords only charges $1.99?

nomesque · 06-21-2010, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by recluse

Let me think....what did people do to keep themselves occupied intellectually before the Internet......I'm gonna go out on a limb and say reading. I know it's frowned upon now, but it was good enough back then. Even before electricity.

Nomesque has a newish short story out?
Joy!
I am overcome with delight!
I must run out immediately and obtain this literary gem for myself!
I am sure it will fill my life with the wonder of her artistic genius!
Hurrah!

Love you, recluse!

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

That would be a good idea.

Do you actually get anything for yourself if smashwords only charges $1.99?

About $1.40. Less if it's an affiliate sale, or sold through a retailer like B&N. Still not bad, though. Better than Amazon - 70c from charging $1.99.

recluse · 06-21-2010, 03:02 AM

Love you too, Nomesque!

You Authoress of the Gods, you!

How are you?
Are you still the you you were the last time I spoke to you?
Or have you ascended to a glorious new level of you beyond human comprehension, achieving Universal Youness?

nomesque · 06-21-2010, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by recluse

Love you too, Nomesque!

You Authoress of the Gods, you!

How are you?
Are you still the you you were the last time I spoke to you?
Or have you ascended to a glorious new level of you beyond human comprehension, achieving Universal Youness?

Possibly. A lot of people HAVE been looking confused when I've spoken to them, today.

I'm tired, to be honest. Can't kill this general feeling of feeling crap that I've had for a couple of months.

How're you, recluse m'dear?

recluse · 06-21-2010, 03:31 AM

Sorry to hear that.
Just generally run down or sick?
I get these lingering colds sometimes, I feel lousy for weeks.
And sometimes my energy level just bottoms out, but I've been taking B Complex vitamins so it hasn't been too bad.

At the moment, I am doing okay. Can't complain. Got stuff to read.

kennyc · 06-21-2010, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Wishing the weekend was a day longer. This one went way too quickly, it was spent cleaning up after Friday's monster storms that took out trees and power lines, doing laundry, and doing housework. I didn't even have the internet to entertain me until this morning, LOL. Thank goodness school is on break - if I'd had to deal with the stress of not having internet and possibly not being able to turn in assignments, I think I'd have just had a screaming nervous breakdown.

I agree, need another day even though it was a 3-day weekend for me.

montsnmags · 06-21-2010, 06:54 AM

Currently eating from a bowl of chocolate bullets, while half-watching Masterchef through my new glasses.

happy_terd · 06-21-2010, 10:02 AM

Tired.

Wife tossed and turned all night and kept me awake.

zelda_pinwheel · 06-21-2010, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Currently eating from a bowl of chocolate bullets, while half-watching Masterchef through my new glasses.

new glasses !! photos please !!!

poohbear_nc · 06-21-2010, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Crap! I should either check the TV listings or pay more attention to your announcements. Now I've already missed the first 22 minutes.

I almost missed it myself. The last one aired the weekend before the Memorial Day weekend. Ever since then, my local PBS station reverted back to fund-raiser mode b/c the last one didn't pull in enough money. Will they ever realize that broadcasting old specials with now-dead people singing in them - and interrupting the show every 10-15 minutes to beg for money - really drives people away from their station?

phenomshel · 06-21-2010, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by recluse

Let me think....what did people do to keep themselves occupied intellectually before the Internet......I'm gonna go out on a limb and say reading. I know it's frowned upon now, but it was good enough back then. Even before electricity.

Considering I'm on a forum called Mobile READ, I think I know about it, thanks. I figured it went without saying.

EowynCarter · 06-21-2010, 03:52 PM

Fixing hardware.fr's lack of a topic about e-readers and ebooks.

rebarnmom · 06-21-2010, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Wishing the weekend was a day longer. This one went way too quickly, it was spent cleaning up after Friday's monster storms that took out trees and power lines, doing laundry, and doing housework. I didn't even have the internet to entertain me until this morning, LOL. Thank goodness school is on break - if I'd had to deal with the stress of not having internet and possibly not being able to turn in assignments, I think I'd have just had a screaming nervous breakdown.

Those were something, weren't they?!! Mallory & I were on our way home from the library's Summer Reading Program and I was watching this huge (long) dark line or wall of nasty-looking storm clouds approaching from the west and racing it all the way home. It beat me.

Five minutes sooner OR no train sitting on the tracks that we needed to cross, which caused me to detour in the direction toward the storm and we would've made it home dry. I was having this eerie Wizard of Oz feeling as we were trying to get out of the car and into the barn. Mallory couldn't push her car door open because of the rain & wind beating on it and because she was trying to carry her art projects in with her

, while trying to open the door. I'm screaming at her to leave them in the car and get out and into the barn! And she had the nerve to argue with me! Oh! That child!

I can't believe that we didn't lose power! We always lose power out here! We have no basement, so where were we (well... me

) with my face pressed up to the windows watching. No trees down either for us this time. Amazing & strange. There are several big dead/dying trees that I wish a storm would take down, because we can't afford to pay for someone to come out and cut them down.

I'm glad to hear that your internet is back up and that you are all safe & sound! And that you are on a well-deserved break from school Shel!

rebarnmom · 06-21-2010, 06:29 PM

Desperately seeking chocolate! ... There's got to be some around here somewhere, but where?! ...

Score! (found a Hershey Bar)

Whew!! That was a close one! Now I need the peanut butter! MMMM!

06-21-2010, 03:52 PM	#17878
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,338 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	Fixing hardware.fr's lack of a topic about e-readers and ebooks. Last edited by EowynCarter; 06-21-2010 at 04:25 PM.

06-21-2010, 02:29 AM	#17866
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	Let me think....what did people do to keep themselves occupied intellectually before the Internet......I'm gonna go out on a limb and say reading. I know it's frowned upon now, but it was good enough back then. Even before electricity. Nomesque has a newish short story out? Joy! I am overcome with delight! I must run out immediately and obtain this literary gem for myself! I am sure it will fill my life with the wonder of her artistic genius! Hurrah!

06-21-2010, 03:02 AM	#17869
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	Love you too, Nomesque! You Authoress of the Gods, you! How are you? Are you still the you you were the last time I spoke to you? Or have you ascended to a glorious new level of you beyond human comprehension, achieving Universal Youness?

06-21-2010, 03:31 AM	#17871
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	Sorry to hear that. Just generally run down or sick? I get these lingering colds sometimes, I feel lousy for weeks. And sometimes my energy level just bottoms out, but I've been taking B Complex vitamins so it hasn't been too bad. At the moment, I am doing okay. Can't complain. Got stuff to read.

06-21-2010, 06:54 AM	#17873
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	Currently eating from a bowl of chocolate bullets, while half-watching Masterchef through my new glasses.

06-21-2010, 10:02 AM	#17874
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	Tired. Wife tossed and turned all night and kept me awake.

06-21-2010, 06:29 PM	#17880
rebarnmom Wizard Posts: 1,289 Karma: 4525055 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: rural Illinois, USA Device: Sony PRS-700 (traded in), Sony PRS-650	Desperately seeking chocolate! ... There's got to be some around here somewhere, but where?! ... Score! (found a Hershey Bar) Whew!! That was a close one! Now I need the peanut butter! MMMM!