Sorta OT:Destiny or Fate

[weswood]

Several months ago I attempted to write a story about T2K. I wrote it from the first person point of view, "I did this, I did that". In the story the main character gets attacked by a huge dog, gets his right hand chewed up somewhat.

About 3 1/2 weeks ago, I'm at work and walked into a customer's yard. I've been doing this for 20 years, walking into peoples yards, I thought I knew all the little tricks. I got about 15 or 20 feet into the yard and 3 rottwielers and a mutt come flying around the corner. It may sound like I'm exagerating, but it was a fight for life, if I'd have went down, knocked over or tripped, those bastards would have killed me.

I got out of it pretty light, 7 stitches in my right hand, and some nips and cuts elsewhere.

I thinik my writing days may be over:rolleyes:

[pmulcahy11b]

That's the thing about dogs like Rottweilers -- they can be absolute sweethearts, but they have serious protective and territorial instincts that can be exploited by a bad person to make them dangerous.

[helbent4]

... it was a fight for life, if I'd have went down, knocked over or tripped, those bastards would have killed me.

I got out of it pretty light, 7 stitches in my right hand, and some nips and cuts elsewhere.

I thinik my writing days may be over:rolleyes:

Wes,

I submit that if you come out alive it's neither fate nor destiny, but "field research"! Unlike Internet research, field research often involves injury and rarely leads to free pornography. That's what having rich life experiences is all about. It's about sacrifices, is what I'm saying.

In this case, if you want to you can now revisit that piece of writing with the added authority of having lived through pretty much that exact experience, including the physical and mental experience to flesh it out. If the experience pretty much sucked as bad in real life as in your imagination, you have the satisfaction of knowing you were creative enough to nail it beforehand.

Tony

[pmulcahy11b]

Unlike Internet research, field research often involves injury and rarely leads to free pornography.

WHAT?! There's free porn on the web?!

Why the hell am I not informed about these things?!

:D

[dragoon500ly]

Wes,

I submit that if you come out alive it's neither fate nor destiny, but "field research"! Unlike Internet research, field research often involves injury and rarely leads to free pornography. That's what having rich life experiences is all about. It's about sacrifices, is what I'm saying.


So THAT'S what I've been doing wrong all of these years. Note to self, must do more internet research!!!!

:p

[pmulcahy11b]

I thinik my writing days may be over:rolleyes:

Maybe your fate/luck will hold. Try writing about meeting a hot babe and see how your writing works!

OK, this has officially turned into the porn thread...

[Legbreaker]

Maybe your fate/luck will hold. Try writing about meeting a hot babe and see how your writing works!

Hot and willing twins is a better idea. :cool:

[Targan]

Hot and willing twins is a better idea. :cool:

Until the pictures on your monitor turn out to be a pair of hairy, scary Bulgarian brothers.

[helbent4]

Until the pictures on your monitor turn out to be a pair of hairy, scary Bulgarian brothers.

Targan!

That's a new record for a thread going from regular story to porn straight through to horror! :D

(Now if you like hairy, scary Bulgarian twins, then more power to you!)

Tony

[dragoon500ly]

ROFLMAO!

Thanks! That woke me up!!

[mikeo80]

Targan!

That's a new record for a thread going from regular story to porn straight through to horror! :D

(Now if you like hairy, scary Bulgarian twins, then more power to you!)

Tony

I just read this thread to my wife....

First reaction....you guys are nuts
Second Reaction...Mike, you must be nuts for reading this...
Third reaction...a fond shaking of the head as she realizes that yes we ALL are just slightly past normal...

Mike

Married to the local equivalent of Mother Theresa for being married to me.

But she has to be some where else too....we just celebrated 24 years married...and she is STILL with me???!!!???!!!

[mikeo80]

Maybe your fate/luck will hold. Try writing about meeting a hot babe and see how your writing works!

Paul

OK, this has officially turned into the porn thread...

Let me be the first to say congrats on post # 2000!!!!! :eek:

Mike

[helbent4]

I just read this thread to my wife....

First reaction....you guys are nuts
Second Reaction...Mike, you must be nuts for reading this...
Third reaction...a fond shaking of the head as she realizes that yes we ALL are just slightly past normal...

Mike

Married to the local equivalent of Mother Theresa for being married to me.

But she has to be some where else too....we just celebrated 24 years married...and she is STILL with me???!!!???!!!

Mike,

My wife was reading over my shoulder and was amused. She describes herself as a "gaming wife" but not a "gaming widow", because she hasn't "lost" me, if you follow. In fact, she joins in the odd RPG (Morrow Project, Classic Traveller, Call of Cthulhu/Delta Green, D&D 3.5, All Flesh Must Be Eaten, Serenity) but doesn't like committing to long-term campaigns and so is more of a "walk on" role-player.

Tony

[Adm.Lee]

Dear Twilight:2000 forum, I never thought this would happen to me. I am a gamer in a small Midwestern city....



:D

[helbent4]

Dear Twilight:2000 forum, I never thought this would happen to me. I am a gamer in a small Midwestern city....

:D

Lee,

Great, now we've gone from anecdote to porn through to horror and now comedy. =)

Tony

[pmulcahy11b]

Let me be the first to say congrats on post # 2000!!!!! :eek:

Mike

Wow. And how many of those have been silly, snide comments?:confused:

[helbent4]

Wow. And how many of those have been silly, snide comments?:confused:

Paul,

Nothing but pearls of wisdom, I'm sure!

Tony