That Moment...

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  1. katina

    katina Banned Contributor

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    that moment when you just typed up a whole load of piece of poetry or a paragraph and then pushed the wrong key by mistake on the keyboard and everything got deleted ouch!!!!o_O
     
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    Some Guy Manguage Langler Supporter Contributor

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    Undo function?
     
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    TMW... you realize that your new character is technically a self-insert of yourself, but without the Gary-Stu shenanigans.
     
  4. katina

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    how and where?
    LOL not all of us are keyboard savvy haha ::p
     
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    shenanigation?
     
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    can you please clarify what TMW stands for?
    thanks :)
     
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    Shenanigator!!! But no, I do not believe She is a Mary-Sue... Maybe!!!!
     
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    TMW... Uh! *Clears throat* That Moment When... you explain what TMW stands for. :p . :supercheeky:
     
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    Google the program name + undo? ;)
    (It's usually Ctrl+Z or Cmd+Z.)
     
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    CTRL-Z in Microserft land.
     
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    aw!!!! now I know thank you.
    *off i go to try* ......
    wish me luck :D
     
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    Oh, believe me, nobody would ever claim I'm a Mary Sue! :D
     
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    nice one :-D
    I now know , I get it haha :rofl:
     
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    That moment?

    In Which They Said What?

    Dunno, but an old friend has just let me know about a job opportunity, a writing job. The company is well-known and solid, but the position and requirements are deliberately very vague.

    It would involve relocating back to the States if I got it.

    Which is something I plan to do anyway.

    But I'm concerned about doing now.

    And I don't know if I'm what they're looking for, but I've got a skill set and history like very few other people (not that it's especially impressive, it's just incredibly random), so I might find myself at the top of the pile.

    What's the worst they can say, "no"?

    What's the worst I can say, "no thanks"?

    Fuckit, let's go!
     
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    Go for it, Ash!!!! Sending you good vibes that it all works out the way you want it to.
     
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    Yeah, Ash... come back home. We miss you. :cry:

     
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    TMW... I realize that not every story concept I have needs to be a full length novel. Some work just fine as nice short stories. :) . Like the one I am currently working on, Samuel-9, while recovering from writers fatigue from working on Kristol of Ancea... I'm slogging through it right now, but hopefully come Monday or next Tuesday I will burn through several pages. :p
     
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    Hmmm... new adventure, or same old shite, let's see...

    Fuckit, go for it!
     
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    TMW your dyslexia makes @CaitríonaRoisín look like CaliforniaRaisin on your computer screen...o_O A couple people have asked me what it's like. This. ^^^ It's also why I'm not writing today. I'm in a part that needs an edit before I can go forward, and today is not that day.

    I'm laughing about it, but sheesh!
     
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    Oof, yep, worked with a few like that. My favorite was the navy blue sport coat over black pants, brown belt over black pants, or paisley ties over pinstripes shirts and/or suit jackets. The latter can be acceptable if paired correctly, but too often it is not.

    I think I've mentioned it before, but the shitty mommy-tied-my-tie-for-the-sadie-hawkins-dance knot really, really fries my balls. I want to reach out and retie it every time I see it.

    I believe they call it an "ivy" knot:

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    I'm a double windor man, myself:

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    I've got a monster neck. Nope, not muscles, I'm a bit of a pudge, and somehow it's disproportionately in my neck. 18, maybe 18-1/2, depending on the shirt company, so there are only a couple ties in my wardrobe that give me much choice of knots. That's part of why I like vests/waistcoats in the cooler months, nobody can see where your tie bottoms out underneath it.

    ETA: Coworker was wearing a dark navy pinstripe suit jacket, unbuttoned, no tie, light green dress shirt, black chinos, and white running shoes. Uni professor....
     
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    How do you find any shirts that fit your neck? I have a problem with it at ~17.5.
     
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    I've got a few that I've had made (pretty cheap, online company from India), but mostly I don't. I don't have to wear a tie at work, so I usually go open collar. The real problem is that when I get home and try and buy shirts, I can find ones that fit my neck and sleeves, but they assume anyone with a neck like that must have sumo proportions. I wear a 44r, but shirts with even a 17.5 neck inevitably come out with a chest somewhere in the 60 inch range it seems, which ends up being another argument for vests.
     
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    TMW the guys talk clothes more than the girls. Go equality!!!!

    ETA; Carry on, gentlemen, carry on...

    :pop:


    edited to delete the redundant "when"
     
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    TMW you saw a POPCORN EMOJI?? ahem.. for the first time.
     
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