I'm pretty ashamed of everything I did on TvT earlier than six months ago.
I do this weird thing where I'll remember something stupid I said and be like "shit why did i say that" under my breath. It happens at least thirty times a day.
In other news, two years ago today Jumpingzombie told us this timeless story
THIS IS THE STORY OF A DAY WHERE THERE WAS ALL THIS BLOOD. A MAN WAS WALKING AROUND AND BLOOD STARTED COMING OUT OF HIM EVERYWHERE. THERE WAS SO MUCH BLOOD THAT IT FILLED UP AN ELEVATOR. HE WENT TO THE STORE AND THERE WAS JUST BLOOD ALL OVER THE PLACE! PEOPLE WERE SLIPPING IN IT AND THEY WERE ALL GROSSED OUT. HE TRIED TO GO SWIMMING AND ALL OF THE SHARKS WENT NUTS AND BITTENED EVERYBODY. HE GOT CHASED BY ALL THE VAMPIRES EVER. ONE TIME THE BLOOD GOT A KID AND A DOG. AT THE END OF THE DAY EVERYONE DECIDED THEY WOULD SEND HIM TO SPACE SO THAT HE WOULD STOP GETTING BLOOD EVERY WHERE. THE SCARIEST PART IS THAT THE MAN WAS YOU!!! (OR HE WAS A LADY IF YOU ARE A LADY) AND YOU FORGOT THAT THIS HAPPENED
Use the ones who don't have the same last name as you. Trust me, they won't go investigating or anything. If you were applying for a job with the government that had a secret clearance or high up in a major corporation, they would. For a bagging job, they won't
Kinda toying this idea in my head about two suburban teens who have to live with [uncaring relative] in this creepy old Victorian house, but i don't want to go down the A Series of Unfortunate Events/Harry Potter dead parents route and i can't figure any other reason for this to happen that makes plausible sense.
Kinda toying this idea in my head about two suburban teens who have to live with [uncaring relative] in this creepy old Victorian house, but i don't want to go down the A Series of Unfortunate Events/Harry Potter dead parents route and i can't figure any other reason for this to happen that makes plausible sense.
Anyone have any ideas?
Well let's see. If I was going to tell a story via this setting, I would have it so several rooms in the house revert to a specific time period at random times in the week and this would create a separation of the two teens for a time being, where one is in (for instance) the 1920's while the other is in the late 60's. During these times the characters could run across a younger, nicer person than the uncaring relative came to be. The limitations would be that the rooms in the house can only project back to a time when the house actually existed. If the house is only 100 years old, that leaves a lot of room for storytelling.
Now, if I was this idea, I wouldn't go the Back To The Future/Saturday morning cartoon route where the character's actions actually set the future straight and happily ever after. In fact I wouldn't have any of that crap at all, I would attempt to immerse the characters in the period and have them find out things there about their current predicament in the present.
Kinda toying this idea in my head about two suburban teens who have to live with [uncaring relative] in this creepy old Victorian house, but i don't want to go down the A Series of Unfortunate Events/Harry Potter dead parents route and i can't figure any other reason for this to happen that makes plausible sense.
Anyone have any ideas?
Well let's see. If I was going to tell a story via this setting, I would have it so several rooms in the house revert to a specific time period at random times in the week and this would create a separation of the two teens for a time being, where one is in (for instance) the 1920's while the other is in the late 60's. During these times the characters could run across a younger, nicer person than the uncaring relative came to be. The limitations would be that the rooms in the house can only project back to a time when the house actually existed. If the house is only 100 years old, that leaves a lot of room for storytelling.
Now, if I was this idea, I wouldn't go the Back To The Future/Saturday morning cartoon route where the character's actions actually set the future straight and happily ever after. In fact I wouldn't have any of that crap at all, I would attempt to immerse the characters in the period and have them find out things there about their current predicament in the present.
i was thinking comedic but not exclusively so. Lighthearted, i guess.
Also, my fault for poor wording, but it's not a story about time travel. The house is Victorian, its occupants aren't. Although i wanted to keep temporal/spatial identifiers vague in any case.
i mean, it's a clever concept, it's just not the story i wanted to tell.
Kexruct, I'm pretty ashamed of everything I did on TvT earlier than six months ago.
I do this weird thing where I'll remember something stupid I said and be like "why did i say that" under my breath. It happens at least thirty times a day.
Embarrassing stuff is hard to let go, but I think Deathonabun makes a good point. Everybody makes mistakes (even if it might not seem like it) and trying to keep the positive things from your past and the lessons you have learned seems more useful to me than reminding yourself of something silly you did, especially when odds are that most people already forgot about it.
a8, i went back and read some of my old posts on IJBM today out of curiosity, which was a definite mistake.
i wish i was a radically different person from the person i used to be, but i haven't changed as much as i'd have liked.
Even if I withhold my judgment on that first part, I am not sure if looking at isolated internet posts are a good measure of personal development anyway. Plus, there might be some confirmation bias to that. You may have focused more on the stuff that you link to negative parts of yourself today than the differences. That is just a guess though, I could be wrong.
I feel like a big part of personal improvement is believing that you can change too. To the extent that old internet posts make that harder, I would try to steer away from them.
Also, my fault for poor wording, but it's not a story about time travel.
That's just something off the top of my head, because personally I'd find it fascinating to take a step back in the same house for a few decades. Another thing that could work is going off of Graceland for such a house and having each room themed, or each given a peculiar personality made manifest somehow.
I've sometimes thought of writing a novel with a very long time span but within a very limited space. For example, the same small house over a period of a century or more.
Not sure why this interests me, aside from the obvious emphasis on time.
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i wish i was a radically different person from the person i used to be, but i haven't changed as much as i'd have liked.
Don't let that stop ya, though!
Also, where can you get a job bagging boobs? I'd apply yesterday.
school teachers
pastor or doctor maybe?
Kinda toying this idea in my head about two suburban teens who have to live with [uncaring relative] in this creepy old Victorian house, but i don't want to go down the A Series of Unfortunate Events/Harry Potter dead parents route and i can't figure any other reason for this to happen that makes plausible sense.
Anyone have any ideas?
Others could work though. Hm. Thanks for the ideas.
@ Kex: it is one of the great mysteries of life
On the bright side i guess it's preparation for when you apply for the job you want.
Also, my fault for poor wording, but it's not a story about time travel. The house is Victorian, its occupants aren't. Although i wanted to keep temporal/spatial identifiers vague in any case.
i mean, it's a clever concept, it's just not the story i wanted to tell.
I'm pretty ashamed of everything I did on TvT earlier than six months ago.
I do this weird thing where I'll remember something stupid I said and be like "why did i say that" under my breath. It happens at least thirty times a day.
Embarrassing stuff is hard to let go, but I think Deathonabun makes a good point. Everybody makes mistakes (even if it might not seem like it) and trying to keep the positive things from your past and the lessons you have learned seems more useful to me than reminding yourself of something silly you did, especially when odds are that most people already forgot about it.
a8,
i went back and read some of my old posts on IJBM today out of curiosity, which was a definite mistake.
i wish i was a radically different person from the person i used to be, but i haven't changed as much as i'd have liked.
Even if I withhold my judgment on that first part, I am not sure if looking at isolated internet posts are a good measure of personal development anyway. Plus, there might be some confirmation bias to that. You may have focused more on the stuff that you link to negative parts of yourself today than the differences. That is just a guess though, I could be wrong.
I feel like a big part of personal improvement is believing that you can change too. To the extent that old internet posts make that harder, I would try to steer away from them.
Not sure why this interests me, aside from the obvious emphasis on time.