Bears. What the hell? Everyone in Nashvegas is playing with themselves because Payton played for UT. Well, screw this one-horse town (no pun intended). The Bears should have taken it all, damn it!
I Think the NFL, with all its forgiveness (Tank) and charity (Big Brothers) should spend the money on special footballs that a young, inexperienced QB can grip in the rain. I mean, C'MON! Did anyone else see the ONE GUY on the sidelines who made sure Payton threw a dry ball (no pun intended) every time? I sure as hell did. Total Bullshit.
I hate picking second-bests. The money is no big deal...it's the shit I put up with for five hours after the game because I was the only Bears fan at the F'n party that I despise. Not only do I get crap BEFORE the game because I have chosen a misunerstood career (Block Heads think all writers are emotional misfits), but to have my ass handed to me AFTER the game...let's just say the impromtu wrestling match at one-in-the-morning brought my 335 lbs. body some SERIOUS satisfaction. Yea, say "uncle," bitch!
Hope everyone enjoyed the commercials as much as I did. And what about Prince? You go, Big Daddy. The eighties will forever rock! Oh, yes. All you Colts fans...congrats, but LICK MY BALLS!
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Ha! I liked the Bears too (I just like underdogs, don't know why), but I'm more a basketball fan.
But couldn't you just leave the party, instead of taking the abuse?
I could not care less about football. My husband called out to me when Prince did his show and that was freaking awesome! Did you notice that, in the beginning, it seemed as if, in spite of all the rain, Prince wasn't getting wet? Like he had some magical shield. I kept thinking, "Is he Jesus?"
But that weird Aunt Jemima doo rag thing he was wearing was a real turn off. What the hell was he thinking?
And now there are a few crackheads out there saying that his performance was "phallic" because of the way he held his guitar. My response: Yeah. So what?
Damn Freudians. Ruining it for the rest of us.
Luc2,
I could leave, but I am a glutton for punishment. Besides, a good wrestlin' match is always worth hanging around for!
Nik,
I thought Prince rocked it! He is such an underrated guitar player. The doo-rag thing was a bit odd, but the Jimi Hendrix tune made up for that!
Thanks for stopping by, you two.
-Doc
Hi Doc,
i didn't find an e-mail address, so I'll just post this question here.
Do you feel that you have to like/be drawn into a story to be a good editor?
I can imagine that as long as the editing is just for language, it's no big deal. But when it touches matters like plot and character development, I would think it gets more difficult.
Thanks,
Luc
Luc2,
Hey, no prob on posting the question here--that's what the blog is for. To answer your question, no. At least not for me. I can copy edit with the best of them, but I really take off when I can help a writer develop a story. I find myself helping a ton with things like exposition, beats, dialogue mechanics, charactarization, etc. That gets my juices flowin'.
The real challenge is earning an author's trust. Most tend to be a bit on the defensive side, usually from inexperience. But after an author understands the quality a good editor brings to their work, things become very productive. One thing that makes my clients come back to me is that I work in total discretion. I don't post my clients on my web site (unless I am granted that privilege), or reveal their names as references. I don't even ask to be mentioned in the book. Total phantom....ooooohhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
Why do you ask? Good to hear from ya.
-Doc
I'm asking because I'm at this online critique group, and I find it hard to crit stories that just don't appeal to me in any way. Some genres just don't do it to me, sometimes it's the subject or the characters. And then I find it hard to focus on the story and the details of it. (I have to say though, that doesn't happen often. Most stories have something that grabs me.)
Of course you're a professional, and your editing is still different from my critting, but I wondered if it's difficult for editors to focus on every line, every paragraph of a book that just doesn't do it to them.
Cheers,
Luc
Luc,
I guess the thing for me is that my goal is always to provide my client with the most "sellable" product she or he can have. In other words, once I have discussed with the client the main points of the story, my job is to make sure the book is as cinematic as possible, scenes work not only independently but as a whole, and readers are taken on a journey that constantly moves them forward. It can be more difficult when the story is unenteresting to me, but part of my job is to make it interesting.
What are you working on these days? Is editing something you are getting involved with?
-Doc
Well, I'm still working on my first attempt at a novel, a fantasy story. I finished about a third of it. I'm revising, rewriting and polishing all the time. Does that count as editing? ;)
Seriously, there was a post at Miss Snark about 10 days ago about editing. Many comments suggested that an aspiring writer shouldn't bother. Either the agent ot publisher will decide if an editor is needed. I guess you have a different opinion, but I'm curious to hear your reasoning.
Luc
i was the only bear fan too, and i was a freak about it. it started off SO well with Hester, then tanked. i was bummmmmmmed. am happy for Manning, though.
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