Wearing your own clothes while trick-or-treating does not count as an ironic Halloween costume.

Nov 03, 2010 20:46

I don't think I should have to give kids candy if they don't even bother to put on a Halloween costume. >:( Kids these days, don't they know all the hard work and dedication we used to make our parents put in for a little free candy? No respect, I'm telling you, none at all.

1. So, the rally on Saturday! My uncle and I drove, so we avoided what I ( Read more... )

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niyazi_a November 4 2010, 00:54:42 UTC
I also had very few trick or treaters, and I have started using my Old Lady Is Clueless prerogative to ask the little buggers 'oh, who are you dressed up as?' Because yeah. Putting on your varsity lacrosse uniform does not my candy getteth.

Honestly, the only kind of beta work I feel comfortable DOING is grammar cleanup. I crit writing for a living so betaing like *that*--commenting on plot/characterization, etc-- is too much like work!

So if you need a grammar beta and nothing more, feel free to hit me up. (And let me know if you want me to give you a list of goofs or just go ahead and fix 'em all for you.)

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stunt_muppet November 6 2010, 22:34:44 UTC
See, I should have thought to do that. As it was I was just baffled as to what I was supposed to do. I mean, if they don't even say "trick or treat", what am I supposed to do, just hand them the basket? Do I say anything? What?

Oh, I am glad to hear that! :D I'm much more comfortable commenting on grammar when I do beta work for other people just because I don't feel right questioning plot decisions that other people have thought up, especially something that it'd take a long time to change. And thank you so much for your offer; I really appreciate that. :)

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pellimusprime November 4 2010, 01:01:51 UTC
> 2. So did anyone else get very few trick-or-treaters this year?

Dude we barely got any. The city and everything does all these stupid Halloween functions and like, trick-or-treating events and ruins trick-or-treating for neighborhoods. >:| what the fuck is "trunk-or-treat". I DON'T CARE GETTING CANDY FROM THE BACKS OF CARS IS RETARDED.

> Anyone else have days like that, and any advice on how to get over them?

:| Good question and I would like advice on kicking that shit because I swear to god I hate everything I make what the fuck.

> ... but I feel like that's being really stuck-up, like "oh my stories are perfectly plotted there's nothing you could possibly do to make them better".No, I think that's fine. o^o I mean, you don't always want to have to chop up something you've written, you just want to polish it a bit. Not everything has to be broken down bit by bit and re-done for BETTER BECAUSE BETTER. it can be a bit disheartening, especially when you're just writing because you enjoy it or whatever. o^o I prefer just haing a ( ... )

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stunt_muppet November 7 2010, 04:22:02 UTC
I'm surprised just how many people didn't get many trick-or-treaters. Maybe because it was on a Sunday this year, so kids had to go to school in the morning? I know my neighborhood did a few of those "trunk-or-treat" events, but enough of them and not close enough to cause this big a drop. And - yeah, I guess people are more and more worried about safety so they stick to pre-arranged and supervised events, but part of the fun of trick-or-treating was walking around the neighborhood in costume, and I'd be sad if kids didn't get to do that anymore.

Ugh, I know the feeling. Usually I'm okay with what I write after I write it, but sometimes I just re-read it and think about how it should have been better and how I'm not accomplishing anything, etc. And pretty much everything I draw I hate as soon as it's finished. Bleh.

Not everything has to be broken down bit by bit and re-done for BETTER BECAUSE BETTER.You know, I hadn't thought of it that way. I'm always convinced that what I put out there has to be THE BEST POSSIBLE ALWAYS, because ( ... )

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runyasan08 November 4 2010, 01:54:09 UTC
HUGS FOR YYOOUUUUU ♥♥♥

also, remember. periods and commas are the salt and pepper of your literary dish.

*frolics off*

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stunt_muppet November 7 2010, 04:49:27 UTC
*hugs back* Thanks. I needed that. :D

I am so terribly nitpicky about commas. I need to quit doing that; it's so much unnecessary stress. :(

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airie_fairy November 4 2010, 07:08:05 UTC
1) So what did your sign say?

2) They didn't even wear costumes? Dude, costumes are the best part. I can't believe they weren't wearing costumes.

3) Not just employees, either. :/ But ANYWAY, that's not where you're working, so yay for that, and double yay for potential employment! =D

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stunt_muppet November 9 2010, 17:39:41 UTC
1. "This is a sign." Not as clever as we thought it'd be since there were a lot of people with signs like that (or "I have a sign" or some variation) but people really seemed to like it. And anyway ours was better because it was in bigger print so there.

2. I know! What exactly is the point of Halloween if you don't even dress up? And it's not like a ten-year-old normally has to buy their own candy or anything, so even the "free candy" excuse doesn't hold up. NO EFFORT I tell you. Harumph.

3. It would not surprise me if shoppers had been killed as well. How's that for peace on earth and goodwill to men. :( And yaay, thank you! I just really like the idea that I'll be doing something, you know? Plus then paying for parking won't be as much of a steady drain on my savings.

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frogwolf November 4 2010, 08:15:04 UTC
Amazon probably would have cancelled your order for the Almanac anyway. They cancelled mine as well, with an email saying that they would not be able to get any copies in, and that it took them a long time to come to this realization, as they thought they would still be able to. :\

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stunt_muppet November 10 2010, 03:15:57 UTC
Really? Ugh, at least now I don't feel so bad about not renewing the order. I really don't understand why this book is so hard to get a hold of, since Hasbro doesn't get anything from the secondary market so it's not like they benefit any from its scarcity.

Three hundred dollars. I don't even.

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