Allysdelta In reply to Carprediem [2016-06-11 17:16:11 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I'm doing well. I have new obsessions, and I think my drawing's getting better (these two things may be related). You?

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Carprediem In reply to Allysdelta [2016-06-11 18:38:59 +0000 UTC]

Well, we're looking on trying to get a therapist for me (psychologist?), because we've all accepted I'm probably mentally ill at this point. I have had another disastrous year but I do want to get better, especially after this fiasco. I'm glad you are improving. (I've moved on to new obsessions too, specifically League of Legends at the moment.) I am currently doing fine though at this particular moment. (Sorry, just trying to do catchup for you.)

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Allysdelta In reply to Carprediem [2016-06-11 21:12:49 +0000 UTC]

That's fine. Just be warned that you're not going to get much out of me besides World of Warcraft for a while. Though I'm sure you already knew that. Ahhh, all-consuming media fixations!

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Carprediem In reply to Allysdelta [2016-06-12 05:02:21 +0000 UTC]

Ah, that's fine. You probably won't get much out of me besides League of Legends too.

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Allysdelta In reply to Tinyhammer [2015-10-24 04:02:12 +0000 UTC]

Not at all! Thank  you!

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Allysdelta In reply to Scorpius02 [2014-10-24 06:47:57 +0000 UTC]

You just made it.

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Allysdelta In reply to Dadrick [2013-10-24 16:49:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Allysdelta In reply to coolcaro101 [2013-10-24 03:49:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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coolcaro101 In reply to Allysdelta [2013-10-27 17:50:45 +0000 UTC]

your welcome

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Allysdelta In reply to QueenGwenevere [2013-10-24 00:12:44 +0000 UTC]

Much appreciated, thanks!

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Allysdelta In reply to diana-hnd [2013-10-23 21:02:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Allysdelta In reply to Tinyhammer [2013-10-23 16:12:28 +0000 UTC]

It's been good, thanks!

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Allysdelta In reply to Scorpius02 [2013-06-02 09:21:47 +0000 UTC]

They're both past tense, referring to something that's happened before the present.

For example, you might say "he had made his disapproval known" or "you have made that clear before" if you're referring to someone saying something much earlier. I hope that makes sense.

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Scorpius02 In reply to Allysdelta [2013-06-02 15:49:22 +0000 UTC]

Oh okay. Thanks for clearing that up for me ^^

I thought it was some weird mixture of past and present which I know it's not possible but my brain is just that retarded.

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Allysdelta In reply to Scorpius02 [2013-06-02 19:56:45 +0000 UTC]

I was lucky--my mom's an editor, and she's drummed that into my head from an early age. Also, all through my childhood, I read stuff above my grade level for the fun of it. I can't speak for everyone, but reading lots of really good literature helps in putting your sentences together. You'll remember how an author constructed his or her story, and it can be used as a guide. Watch out for JK Rowling, though. There are some grammatical mistakes in her books, as fun as they are to read.

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Scorpius02 In reply to Allysdelta [2013-06-02 21:26:01 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah, I remember how my teacher kept telling us not to use JK Rowling books to learn grammar.

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Allysdelta In reply to Scorpius02 [2013-06-02 23:00:10 +0000 UTC]

Try reading movie reviews by the late Roger Ebert ! THAT man really knew how to put words together, and I read his reviews all the time when I was a kid. Type a movie released before 2013 in the search bar, and you should find his work.

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Allysdelta In reply to azispaz [2013-05-11 05:18:42 +0000 UTC]

Me too!

It just ain't the same without your cool art showing up in my inbox every so often.

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Allysdelta In reply to Scorpius02 [2013-05-02 05:16:28 +0000 UTC]

Anyway can be used in both dialogue and description, to say "regardless" or "in any case", and is generally the accepted form. Anyways is informal and should only be used in casually-spoken dialogue.

Beside describes being next to something physically. Besides can mean either "furthermore" ("besides, it doesn't change anything!"), "in addition" ("there are seven adults and two kids besides"), or "otherwise" ("He's not going to do much besides that").

Did that help any?

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Scorpius02 In reply to Allysdelta [2013-05-02 05:50:38 +0000 UTC]

Wow, now I get it. That was very helpful. Beside & Besides should've been obvious for me. I'm such an idiot!

Anyway & Anyways is going to be a little tricky since I tend to be mixing those a lot.

Thanks a bunch for the explanation. ^^

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Allysdelta In reply to Scorpius02 [2013-05-03 20:03:57 +0000 UTC]

Just use "anyway" if you're unsure.

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Scorpius02 In reply to Allysdelta [2013-05-03 23:41:41 +0000 UTC]

Okay. Thanks ^^

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Allysdelta In reply to Tinyhammer [2013-05-01 18:58:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm so excited!

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Allysdelta In reply to Scorpius02 [2013-05-01 18:58:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much, Scorpius! Your entry was great, too!

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Scorpius02 In reply to Allysdelta [2013-05-01 19:06:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

But I personally thought that my own entry was kinda sudden in some part like what the judge said. I came up with some of the stuff while still writing some of the parts like the cypress tree. I came up with that while I was writing in the middle of part 2.

Not to mention my grammar needed more work. I seem to misuse word a lot. -_-; I even proof read it twice. I didn't even know 'dinning hall' was supposed to be 'dining hall.' My spell checker didn't mark it red, so I've been writing like that since forever.

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Allysdelta In reply to Scorpius02 [2013-05-01 19:21:26 +0000 UTC]

"Dinning" means that something is being noisy, so it is a legitimate word. Just not the right one.

Gwenevere's definitely right, about Sierra bouncing back too quickly in my entry, though I attribute that to still being shell-shocked and therefore half in denial. I'll probably have to explore her thoughts on this in a future story.

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Scorpius02 In reply to Allysdelta [2013-05-01 19:27:32 +0000 UTC]

Well, the mind is a very tricky thing to understand. I personally believe that minds won't always react the same way for everybody. People can react differently if they have a different mind set and reflex due to life experience. I thought Sierra was fine since she is a tough girl and have seen quite a lot of stuff already, so I though it was understandable if she recovered quickly from the shock.

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Allysdelta In reply to Scorpius02 [2013-05-01 19:43:16 +0000 UTC]

Yeah... this might be a good way to explore her coping mechanisms. Currently, she seems to be dealing by distracting herself from thinking about it. Probably not the healthiest thing to do, but oh well.

It's not so much that she's killed, but that it was an innocent.

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Scorpius02 In reply to Allysdelta [2013-05-01 20:51:44 +0000 UTC]

Guess that's true. She has a lot of friends so I bet they'll help her out with this. She's lucky to have good friends.

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Allysdelta In reply to WafflesOnToast [2013-03-17 20:38:53 +0000 UTC]

Well, I'm glad it's not chasing anyone away!

And not a problem at all! I like the construction of the face.

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