That Moment...

i kinda wish i was like that, but i'm no way inclined to drink and although i could drink evenings (see timetable below) i need my head screwed on for my course (computer science and artificial intelligence) especially as i am walking into it relatively blind...

 

A lot of late days ... that sucks. I always preferred finishing mid afternoon.

 

That moment where you write something meant to make sense but... don't...

 

TMW you find yourself playing Legend of Kay where you play as Kay, a ninja of the feline race in a world populated by cat-folk and other beast-folk in a world that's reminisce of Feudal Japan. TMW you're reminded of your fantasy populated by beast-folk (including cat-folk) and humans and hope that Kay doesn't stumble upon random blind assassins named Mishu Jerni.

*ahem*

<___<

Also TMW you realize the game is quirky, yet seems to be a load of fun. The default spoken language is in Spanish, so I'm going to pick that and listen to a game of ninja cats talking in Spanish.

 

TMW you picture your MC either interacting or battling it out with the MC from a TV show/game/moive/etc...

 

TMW you imagine your sci-fi character just enjoying time with her family, singing and having fun. It's beautiful and a nice break from the constant action. I must write this.

 

TMW you tell a friend that you have no hot water (and haven't had since yesterday), and the reply is "What are you going to use hot water for?"...

 

That moment when your first pay check arrives.

 

You've opened a whole new world for them.

 

TMW two things happen:

#1- You have It's A Small World After All in your head.

#2- A quote you heard once, long ago, is also in your head and you've not a clue what the context is or where it's from. It's: "You were the best friend a Ramolian could ever have." A quick Google search told me it was from a Star Trek movie Wrath of Khan, but weren't the Romuluns (it probably thought 'Ramolian' was a misspelling of this) the bad guys? Trekkies, did a Romulun ever say this line in anything Star Trek?? Were they even in that movie?

EDIT: Further research for only this word yields an image of a movie called Absolution created by California State University. Other than that, nada. Yet this quote is in my head and won't ever, ever escape.

 

TMW you have a really good idea for a thread and then realised that, A. it probably wouldn't work due to multiple posters, and B. it has most likely been tried already.

*clicks fingers* Fiddlesticks!

 

That moment when your dad sends you a link to a 30 and under writing contest, and you have to explain to him that you are ineligible.

 

TMW you wrote 4,000 words in a day and decided to celebrate by not touching the chapter again for a whole week

 

First paycheck ever or first paycheck at a new job?

 

Or TMW your dad forgets your birthday.

I think it was payback. He seems to remember mine whenever I remember his... And I forgot his b-day this year.

 

I thought we were the same age...

 

TMW you understand why a particular website is unusably slow.

 

I've had paychecks from summer jobs, but I guess those don't count as much. This feels like the real thing! Going to college, getting a degree, getting a job putting that degree to use,... I'll consider this my first paycheck.

 

TMW something clicks and you finally can get a mystery story you've had for a decade up off the ground.

Also TMW your brain conjures up a frightening image of a dude standing in the path of an oncoming train, you know he's supposed to be a character in a potential story idea but you've no idea why this image got into your head nor what compelled him to do this.

 

That moment when you're fidgeting with your brand new conch piercings and get a little too rough with them.

Ow.

 

TMW you wake up and you think you've stretched a muscle in your thigh. Dafuq? How did this happen to me?

 

That moment when you struggle for twenty minutes trying to open a new jar of salsa, and when you finally get it it rewards you by being spicy as hell.

 

TMW it seems like every writer on this forum is writing something that contains extreme violence, rape, or torture. These things can work well in a story, but they fail when they aren't the logical continuation of the escalating conflict and character development.

 

Yeah, it's the number one literary cliche.

 

I'm writing a bed time story that fits this pretty well.