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In which we get updates from the lives of tropers. Kinda like Twitter with more than 140 characters, but less than a blog or LJ.

Please refrain from excess venting in this thread. Talking about negative emotions is fine but it's best not to dwell on them for too long. TV Tropes is not suited to deal with mental health situations.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Nov 11th 2022 at 8:59:38 AM

Rosvo1 Since: Aug, 2009
#383451: Aug 3rd 2014 at 5:06:23 PM

I would love to know how nuclear flora could be attacked by shadow creatures.

InverurieJones '80s TV Action Hero from North of the Wall. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
'80s TV Action Hero
#383452: Aug 3rd 2014 at 5:06:49 PM

Spectacularly?

'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#383453: Aug 3rd 2014 at 5:07:18 PM

Nuclear plants versus shadow zombies.

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
Rosvo1 Since: Aug, 2009
#383454: Aug 3rd 2014 at 5:09:16 PM

Actually, the term I used was "invasion".

So, good luck figuring that out.

InverurieJones '80s TV Action Hero from North of the Wall. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
'80s TV Action Hero
#383455: Aug 3rd 2014 at 5:10:03 PM

Telvanni-style mushroom houses?

'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
Mort08 Pirate AND writer! from Oklahoma Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Pirate AND writer!
#383456: Aug 3rd 2014 at 5:28:35 PM

This is a sad, sad day. Now I feel really guilty about not having watched more of their films.

Looking for some stories?
InverurieJones '80s TV Action Hero from North of the Wall. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
'80s TV Action Hero
#383457: Aug 3rd 2014 at 5:34:44 PM

Oh. That's...pants.

'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
Fluid Since: Jan, 2001
#383458: Aug 3rd 2014 at 5:46:29 PM

Ah, the joys of downloading anime. You find one download link...and the subtitles turn out to be in Spanish. Well, time to learn another language, I guess.

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#383459: Aug 3rd 2014 at 8:40:48 PM

Tired but don't want to sleep.

Bored but don't know what to do.

...really, I should relish this time I get doing nothing.

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#383460: Aug 4th 2014 at 7:25:17 AM

[up][up] Does that mean you're picking up Spanish or Japanese?

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#383462: Aug 4th 2014 at 8:03:26 AM

Most unusual, indeed. Whatever works for you, I suppose.

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
Fluid Since: Jan, 2001
#383463: Aug 5th 2014 at 8:53:40 AM

Hunting for jobs in information security has been interesting so far. Some of the bigger companies are paranoid about possible espionage to the point where I expect to be lit on fire during my next job interview.

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#383464: Aug 5th 2014 at 1:02:07 PM

To see how you would respond to being interrogated by the CIA?

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#383465: Aug 5th 2014 at 1:38:45 PM

See, those are actually the parts the CIA is watching to see if you'll be a good recruit for them.

edited 5th Aug '14 1:38:58 PM by Parable

SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#383466: Aug 5th 2014 at 4:15:20 PM

At the top of the coming hour, as the timestamp on this post indicates, The Synchtube Troper Coven will be providing the intriguing piece of non-Disney 1990's animated yarn Freddie as F.R.O.7.' (aka Freddie the Frog), featuring the voices of Sir Ben Kingsley and James Earl Jones and the muzak of Boy George and Grace Jones.

But first, swing by for new content from Retsupurae, more of Cybersix, a Brief History of Cats, and some other stupid stuff.

Find the rest of the group here: http://synchtube.6irc.net/r/TroperCoven

NotSoBadassLongcoat The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24 from People's Democratic Republic of Badassia (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Puppy love
The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24
#383467: Aug 5th 2014 at 5:27:41 PM

So a buddy of mine posted his photos from the football (note, not soccer) match between Gdynia Seahawks and Wroclaw Panthers. League finals, to be precise. I asked if those Seahawks won too. They did.

Now that's one crazy coincidence.

"what the complete, unabridged, 4k ultra HD fuck with bonus features" - Mark Von Lewis
Keybreak (Long Runner)
#383468: Aug 5th 2014 at 7:34:57 PM

Funny story: I went to get water from one of those big water fountains, and the nozzle on one side sprayed all over my jug. ;p

So when this woman came up behind me, I told her the nozzle was broken like three times and she said "Well let's just see...", and she lost a lot of water too. Ha.

So then I left a note saying "The nozzle on this side sprays. I'd advise you use the other side."

I left nothing to stick it on so it might not be there so long. And people might not believe me, thinking it's a prank, but if they don't, then it'll be their loss...

edited 5th Aug '14 7:36:51 PM by Keybreak

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
AnimeBadger Since: Jul, 2012
#383469: Aug 5th 2014 at 8:51:13 PM

I have now started my senior year. I am both relieved and scared.

KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#383470: Aug 6th 2014 at 12:33:07 AM

An intentional Cassandra Truth sounds like an interesting prank idea.

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
MrMallard Since: Oct, 2010
#383471: Aug 6th 2014 at 1:46:56 AM

I've been writing this story for a few days now, and I just realized that I've set myself up to fall.

The characters work in a tax office. Not only do I know next to nothing about how tax offices work, writing - and reading for that matter - about taxes and paperwork is boring as hell.

Why did I do this to myself? There are like 3 chapters detailing the characters working in a tax office. What was I thinking?

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#383472: Aug 6th 2014 at 1:56:00 AM

Congrats at getting three chapters written. I can barely force myself to do one for any given story.

But, just invoke Chandler's Law—make something really wild and dramatic happen to liven the place up.

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
Xeroop Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
#383473: Aug 6th 2014 at 5:51:55 AM

Of course, depending on the tone of your story, you could write the work scenes so that it's obvious to everyone that what they do in your story is not how a real tax office works. You know, to for comedic purposes.

I used to do that when I didn't know how army really worked. And even after my military I decided to keep the old tone despite knowing better. Same with politics and business. Of course, that makes the story full of Fridge Horror, but for me it's part of the fun.

Arcolops Since: Jan, 2010
#383474: Aug 6th 2014 at 7:01:00 AM

Well, from my experience, when you try to write something and you don't know where to take it, you just need to let loose and simply not think about how it's going to turn out. Write every moment like you're there yourself.

Fluid Since: Jan, 2001
#383475: Aug 6th 2014 at 8:12:52 AM

"Disclaimer: this is not how taxes work"

But really, if you're focusing on the boring parts like paperwork, you might want to shift the focus of your story to some other aspect.


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