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Argh, studying for standardized tests is not fun at all. I just finished up like two hours worth of it and I am drained.
Speaking of the bigboom fic, I will do my absolute best to get it back to you by the 7th; maybe around mid day on the 7th, but I will seriously do my best.
And...I have no idea what to prompt. Would you be open to something Inception-y? Arthur/Eames, "Pure Imagination".
Yeah...doing well on standardized tests was one of my few saving graces in high school, but the LSAT is significantly harder.
I've sent it along, and am kind of ashamed of myself for, um, how many parts I divided it into. I could totally look over it again to see if I could think of another way, but not until after the weekend (my mother is coming down on me for...I don't know, something.)
ETA: also, with your ETA, I knew both West and Alt!Wendy would be there before I even clicked.
Ugh, you lucky thing. I'm halfway through a PDF of the math review, and I kind of want to run screaming. Either that, or tattoo the rules of exponents on my inner forearm, maybe with that formula for solving quadratic equations (with a single variable) on the other one.
No worries, I've gone through it all and sent it in. Thanks one more time for beta-ing!
Alt!Wendy was a no-brainer. I'm afraid West was included possibly less on his own villainous merits than because I can't separate him from Alt!Wendy.
Hahah, math was the section I did worse on in the SATs, and there isn't any in the LSATs! A test designed entirely for me! It does torture me with logic games, though. I should go practice one right now, I have time. Heh, quadratic equations -b +/- the square root of b^2 - 4ac over....something. I think something that helps with math formulas is to understand them before trying to memorize them; that's based on the essential basic quadratic equation ax^2 + bx +c = 0, and then solving for x. Exponents are a little harder and do actually require memorization. (By rules you mean adding/subtracting/dividing/multipling things with exponents? Yeah, those suck).
Aww, I'm so happy for you! And so sorry I kind of lagged on getting it back to you.
*laughs* See I still contend that West isn't really evil (or even really a villain, although that's a lot closer) so much as he is desperate and bordering on amoral.
I'll definitely keep that tip in mind for the quadratic equation conundrum (totally my as-yet-unwritten Middleman script). And, yeah, I think I'll just have to stare at those stupid exponent rules until I memorize them. Tattoo them on my brain, if you will.
Eh, I could've easily sent it in as-was. Now I'm.. not really sure what to do with myself, because I consider it 100% done now.
He's definitely got a more Macbeth version of evil then, say, Don John. He found himself in a situation where he could have absolute power (even if it was just over a manor house and a troop of soldiers), and pretty much lost it. I could see him being a perfectly reasonable and upright guy when he has a superior to report to.
I'd say the best strategy for exponents is to do examples of them. Lots and lots of examples. Plus, pairings: adding/subtracting go together like multiplying/dividing and powering (to the 2nd, 3rd, etc)/rooting (square, cube, etc), and they have rules with similar logic. Also, sorry, I'm in test prep mode, coming up with special tips is kind of where my mind's at.
Awww. Deleted scenes. Honestly you could post it under the "private" filter right away and just be done with it.
*laughs* It may be my Spanish heritage but Don John makes me think of the famous lothario over the Shakespeare villain. And then I was imagining West as a Don Juan and, well, we don't need to go there. I will say that I don't even think West loses it loses it. He just kind of goes into a preservationist mindset that is arguably appropriate given the situation. The problem is that the rest of the movie is focused on characters who have gotten beyond just survival and back to humanity, with Selena especially. Danny Boyle pointed out that if she'd met West
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Practice tests. Just take as many as you can. How long is the GRE?
I would never dream of dictating what you should or should not include. Posting under private is what I did for mine. In theory so I would stop going back and "fixing" things. It mostly worked.
It's such an odd role, honestly. If there's one flaw with the film is that once he shows up everything happens so quickly that we don't get much chance to really explore the situation there.
I have no idea how long it is, but a book I ordered for it just came in the mail, and has already given me help on solving those goddamn word problems.
Hm, I think that might actually make it harder for me. I'd be tempted to slip in and "Edit Entry."
Again, it's been too long since I saw the film to really make that call, but you're probably right. Also, I think there's an element of mystery and suspense where the audience isn't supposed to be able to tell if West is going to help or hurt the main characters. So that means you can't go into too much detail about him without answering that question.
It gets lonely, dreaming alone. That's what Arthur tells himself, when he's not telling himself it's just the drugs they use messing with his subconscious; he's been around the guy too often lately; dreams don't actually mean anything anyway.
That's why, out of the swirling random chaos of his natural dreams, a grinning face emerges, followed by a body too loose and casual in its movements to be anything but completely feral just underneath. Eames peers around his frenzied surroundings in distaste, saying, "I said bigger, my love, not... this."
He wraps a hand around Arthur's and takes him far, far away.
Argh, studying for standardized tests is not fun at all. I just finished up like two hours worth of it and I am drained.
Speaking of the bigboom fic, I will do my absolute best to get it back to you by the 7th; maybe around mid day on the 7th, but I will seriously do my best.
And...I have no idea what to prompt. Would you be open to something Inception-y? Arthur/Eames, "Pure Imagination".
If not I can come up with something else.
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Seriously. I'm really hoping I'm not totally out of practice. I didn't even do spectacularly on the SAT... :(
Mmkay. It's fine if you can't, just let me know on the seventh.
Oh boy, my first Arthur/Eames! I think I'm gonna give it a shot in a separate comment, if you don't mind...
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Yeah...doing well on standardized tests was one of my few saving graces in high school, but the LSAT is significantly harder.
I've sent it along, and am kind of ashamed of myself for, um, how many parts I divided it into. I could totally look over it again to see if I could think of another way, but not until after the weekend (my mother is coming down on me for...I don't know, something.)
ETA: also, with your ETA, I knew both West and Alt!Wendy would be there before I even clicked.
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No worries, I've gone through it all and sent it in. Thanks one more time for beta-ing!
Alt!Wendy was a no-brainer. I'm afraid West was included possibly less on his own villainous merits than because I can't separate him from Alt!Wendy.
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Aww, I'm so happy for you! And so sorry I kind of lagged on getting it back to you.
*laughs* See I still contend that West isn't really evil (or even really a villain, although that's a lot closer) so much as he is desperate and bordering on amoral.
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Eh, I could've easily sent it in as-was. Now I'm.. not really sure what to do with myself, because I consider it 100% done now.
He's definitely got a more Macbeth version of evil then, say, Don John. He found himself in a situation where he could have absolute power (even if it was just over a manor house and a troop of soldiers), and pretty much lost it. I could see him being a perfectly reasonable and upright guy when he has a superior to report to.
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Awww. Deleted scenes. Honestly you could post it under the "private" filter right away and just be done with it.
*laughs* It may be my Spanish heritage but Don John makes me think of the famous lothario over the Shakespeare villain. And then I was imagining West as a Don Juan and, well, we don't need to go there. I will say that I don't even think West loses it loses it. He just kind of goes into a preservationist mindset that is arguably appropriate given the situation. The problem is that the rest of the movie is focused on characters who have gotten beyond just survival and back to humanity, with Selena especially. Danny Boyle pointed out that if she'd met West ( ... )
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Heh, deleted scenes, huh? Like maybe a certain fade-to-black moment? Posting under private might be a good idea.
Yeah, like I said, there's no way West is one of those "mwahaha" villains, but his mindset clashes way too much with that of the other characters.
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I would never dream of dictating what you should or should not include. Posting under private is what I did for mine. In theory so I would stop going back and "fixing" things. It mostly worked.
It's such an odd role, honestly. If there's one flaw with the film is that once he shows up everything happens so quickly that we don't get much chance to really explore the situation there.
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Hm, I think that might actually make it harder for me. I'd be tempted to slip in and "Edit Entry."
Again, it's been too long since I saw the film to really make that call, but you're probably right. Also, I think there's an element of mystery and suspense where the audience isn't supposed to be able to tell if West is going to help or hurt the main characters. So that means you can't go into too much detail about him without answering that question.
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That's why, out of the swirling random chaos of his natural dreams, a grinning face emerges, followed by a body too loose and casual in its movements to be anything but completely feral just underneath. Eames peers around his frenzied surroundings in distaste, saying, "I said bigger, my love, not... this."
He wraps a hand around Arthur's and takes him far, far away.
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