Sophisticate
Wears a tuxedo when he takes his pet penguin out for a walk so that they match.
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Quote by RumpleForeskin
A Man and A Woman (French w/subtitles)
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It is. I had forgotten about it but you are right. And the French dialogue and music just add to it.
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I love the lavender, lilac or pink peony from Perlier. All made from real flowers.
The Citrus Flowers from Yves Rocher is refreshing and great in the morning.
The Citrus Flowers from Yves Rocher is refreshing and great in the morning.
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Hey Clum -
Something to add to the list when you get back to your punctuation/grammar lessons: the gerund.
I have noticed a spate of that verb form used alone in sentences, which makes them sentence fragments, as there is no active verb anywhere further along in the sentence.
I am looking forward to the primer beginning again.
Something to add to the list when you get back to your punctuation/grammar lessons: the gerund.
I have noticed a spate of that verb form used alone in sentences, which makes them sentence fragments, as there is no active verb anywhere further along in the sentence.
I am looking forward to the primer beginning again.
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Am I going bananas or is the create file button missing or somewhere else now?
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“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron is one of my favourite writers. She was the author of several books and perhaps better known as the screenwriter of "When Harry Met Sally" , "Silkwood", "You've Got Mail", "Sleepless in Seattle" and, most recently, "Julie and Julia". There are several books written by her filled with wry observations about life as well as insightful ones. She was a role model for women, writers especially, and a source of wisdom for all.
Nora Ephron is one of my favourite writers. She was the author of several books and perhaps better known as the screenwriter of "When Harry Met Sally" , "Silkwood", "You've Got Mail", "Sleepless in Seattle" and, most recently, "Julie and Julia". There are several books written by her filled with wry observations about life as well as insightful ones. She was a role model for women, writers especially, and a source of wisdom for all.
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I have to say that Mazza and Clum have put it well and I agree with what they said above. Like Clum I have had a few moments of being angry or self-doubt with a low score being given, but it the end, I write for myself, to express myself and to please no one else in particular. If readers relate to what I (and my collaborator with respect to stories) have written, that is positive. If some do not, it will not stop me from writing if I wish to or cause me to think less of myself or my ability.
Thank you both, Mazza and Clum, for putting this in proper perspective.
Thank you both, Mazza and Clum, for putting this in proper perspective.
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Quote by ArtMan
I have no doubt that we have amongst us one, two, possibly three degenerate trolls who get a thrill out of low scoring work that is much superior to anything that their small mind could contrive.
I just wrote in the Rage Cage about this. I accept that everyone does not have the same taste or reaction to various stories. I think that if you leave a low score because there is something you see that can be improved, you should communicate that to the writer. Perhaps constructive criticism would be helpful for their next story. If it is just not to your taste, leave it alone. If it is, as ArtMan describes above, from a negative place of envy, spite, or just ignorance, stop it. It is not nice, not fair, and clearly indicative of your own inadequacies.
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I understand that we all have our own likes and dislikes. I write with a wonderful friend and we have similar taste and world views that are perhaps not shared by all Lush members or those who take the time to read our stories. I accept that with humility.
What I do object to is someone who leaves a score of 3 anonymously. If you have some constructive criticism, let us know where we can improve. I suspect, however, that a low score that is left without a message accompanying it, even if as a private message rather than a posted comment, is one that comes from a different place and not a nice one.
Is it envy, spite, or is it the opposite of schadenfreude - oops, is that too big and foreign a word for you? It means feeling happiness for someone else's misfortune. The opposite, my cretinous friend, would be not being able to stand someone's success or happiness. Is that clear enough for you?
My mother used to tell me that if you have nothing nice to say, not to say anything at all. I will not go that far. If you have something to say, have the courage of your convictions and say it. Don't just pee in someone's soup anonymously.
By the way, this has not discouraged either of us. We will keep writing. You can continue to live in that little mean world of yours and you are welcome to it.
What I do object to is someone who leaves a score of 3 anonymously. If you have some constructive criticism, let us know where we can improve. I suspect, however, that a low score that is left without a message accompanying it, even if as a private message rather than a posted comment, is one that comes from a different place and not a nice one.
Is it envy, spite, or is it the opposite of schadenfreude - oops, is that too big and foreign a word for you? It means feeling happiness for someone else's misfortune. The opposite, my cretinous friend, would be not being able to stand someone's success or happiness. Is that clear enough for you?
My mother used to tell me that if you have nothing nice to say, not to say anything at all. I will not go that far. If you have something to say, have the courage of your convictions and say it. Don't just pee in someone's soup anonymously.
By the way, this has not discouraged either of us. We will keep writing. You can continue to live in that little mean world of yours and you are welcome to it.
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We plan, God laughs.
And, regarding attention seekers: She has to be the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral. (Oscar Wilde)
And, regarding attention seekers: She has to be the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral. (Oscar Wilde)
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Quote by PersonalAssistant
Where are the Grammar Nazis?
They are the mods verifying stories here on Lush.
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Now that we have the ability to sort messages into folders, it would be helpful to do so several at once as with deletions rather than having to do them one by one. I am certain that we all have a lot of them to file.
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I think that writing is an avenue for creative expression. My poetry comes from real emotions, but they may be remembered rather than current ones. The prose that I have written with Alphamagus comes from experience, imagination and fantasy and is therefore different than the poetry. The restaurant story is set in one that I like very much, for example.
I think in general writing must have some piece of you in it to be authentic, but it need not be autobiographical. It can tell in a story some insight that you have come to about the human condition with characters other than yourself.
I cherish my privacy (and anonymity on Lush) and do not share my intimate self or emotions with the world. For me that is unseemly and indiscreet, but we must each do what is comfortable for us.
I know that the poems have helped expiate some emotions for me and that has been very healthy. The stories are fun to write, perhaps because my writing partner makes it such a pleasure and they are intended to be playful as well as sexy and romantic.
The whole real me will never be on view on Lush.
I think in general writing must have some piece of you in it to be authentic, but it need not be autobiographical. It can tell in a story some insight that you have come to about the human condition with characters other than yourself.
I cherish my privacy (and anonymity on Lush) and do not share my intimate self or emotions with the world. For me that is unseemly and indiscreet, but we must each do what is comfortable for us.
I know that the poems have helped expiate some emotions for me and that has been very healthy. The stories are fun to write, perhaps because my writing partner makes it such a pleasure and they are intended to be playful as well as sexy and romantic.
The whole real me will never be on view on Lush.
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Quote by hartclass
PIMMS, strawberries and cream, smoked salmon, the sound of leather on willow, cut grass, thunder storms and rain, the mad dash for cover, the sweet smell after the rain
I love these.
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Bare legs, breezy linen clothing, wild curly summer hair (no point straightening it in the humidity), and long summer evenings eating and drinking at outdoor patios. Invitations on friends' cruiser out on the lake. Somehow summer is the sexiest season of the year.
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Quote by Catnip
Great feature finally here.
I'd like to see a "move selected to folder" next to the "delete selected" button
Please, pretty please, Gav. So we do not have to move every message individually.
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Quote by MoonlightSerenity
Only site I've seen it on is facebook, and then they only have a like button and it's for lazy people. I don't think many people would want this place turning into a facebook like place. *Shivers at the thought*
"The New York Times" has a "recommend" button with a thumbs up symbol in its comments sections attached to articles. I don't think we need it here. If you have an opiinon about a subject, it is not difficult to write a line or two.