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Will
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Damn, that stuffs cold...
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old.ignus
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Nice to know what you lads do in your spare time.
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old.Bose
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'Bose'
Anyone ever played Road Rash (of course) on the Mega Drive? He's the hardman who dont take shit from no-one. (neither do i
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Anyone ever played Road Rash (of course) on the Mega Drive? He's the hardman who dont take shit from no-one. (neither do i
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Perplex
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I used to be called Izzy (due to my first name) but one day, very confused on IRC (about 3 years ago) I was really confused and changed my name to Perplexed. It kindof stuck (mores the pity). That and I spend a lot fo the time in a moderately confused state.
There, your life has been enriched (not)
There, your life has been enriched (not)
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Sir Frizz
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so where did you get izzy from?
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Perplex
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My first name is Islam, hence, I've always been called Izzy by mates etc
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DAN200
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I was gonna tell ya the story behind mine, but itll just end up with Ch3tan shouting the word "2000!" at the top of his voice for no apparent reason...
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Sir Frizz
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but youve already told us a load of times already
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DAN200
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Have I?
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Moving Target
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erm no
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old.Kez
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He has, and no-one cared then, nor now.
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Summo
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Didn't you get your name because you're that bird off Voyager?
/me dregs up old joke
/me dregs up old joke
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Greef
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I am dull.
Lifer (Plays Half-Life) 181 (arbitrary number) God I'm dull <yawn>
Thinking about using Binks (my girlfriend says I have binky eyes - I thinks it's a complement )
Lifer (Plays Half-Life) 181 (arbitrary number) God I'm dull <yawn>
Thinking about using Binks (my girlfriend says I have binky eyes - I thinks it's a complement
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Cod
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His name is Dan he has a p200..
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Wij
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Not a P4 2 gig ?
*get coat*
*get coat*
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bodhi
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Point Break. The Bodhasaffa is the name of the surfing guru played by Patrick Swayze. Bodhi is short fro Bodhasaffa. I held a surfboard once.
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Summo
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Sad. Being named after a Patrick Swayze character.
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bodhi
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Almost as sad as being named after the mad Psychiatrist in Hitch-Hiker's Guide
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Summo
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I don't know what you mean.
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DAN200
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Or at least i HAD a p200 when i conjured up that nick, tho its a bit more complex than that... do I have to explain it all again? I fear that i might...
It was just under a year or so ago when I was trying to get into Half-Life mapping, so, i popped over to Wavelength and booted up a tutorial, and one of things that it said was that you needed a good, up to date PC to do mapping. Now, having a p200, an up to date PC was something I certainally did not have. So, I had the idea of changing my name (I had had loads of crap ones prieviously) to p200boy, or p200boydan. I then realized that these names were CRAP. So I shortened them to DAN200.
I later realised that I was crap at mapping.
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Summo
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Heh. A dire story but with a good twist. 7/10.
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DAN200
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Well, its true. Whadaya expect?
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Cod
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6/10
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Summo
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A theme is something important the story tries to tell us -- something that might help us in our own lives. Not every story has a theme, but it's best if it does.
Plot is most often about a conflict or struggle that the main character goes through. The conflict can be with another character, or with the way things are, or with something inside the character, like needs or feelings.
The conflict should get more and more tense or exciting. The tension should reach a high point or "climax" near the end of the story, then ease off. The basic steps of a plot are: conflict begins, things go right, things go WRONG, final victory (or defeat), and wrap-up. The right-wrong steps can repeat.
Even if you write in third person, try to tell the story through the eyes of just one character -- most likely the main character. Don't tell anything that the character wouldn't know. This is called "point of view." If you must tell something else, create a whole separate section with the point of view of another character.
Decide about writing either in "present tense" or in "past tense." Writing in past tense means writing as if the story already happened. That is how most stories are written. Writing in present tense means writing as if the story is happening right now. Stick to one tense or the other!
I want the completed version on my desk by the morning.
Plot is most often about a conflict or struggle that the main character goes through. The conflict can be with another character, or with the way things are, or with something inside the character, like needs or feelings.
The conflict should get more and more tense or exciting. The tension should reach a high point or "climax" near the end of the story, then ease off. The basic steps of a plot are: conflict begins, things go right, things go WRONG, final victory (or defeat), and wrap-up. The right-wrong steps can repeat.
Even if you write in third person, try to tell the story through the eyes of just one character -- most likely the main character. Don't tell anything that the character wouldn't know. This is called "point of view." If you must tell something else, create a whole separate section with the point of view of another character.
Decide about writing either in "present tense" or in "past tense." Writing in past tense means writing as if the story already happened. That is how most stories are written. Writing in present tense means writing as if the story is happening right now. Stick to one tense or the other!
I want the completed version on my desk by the morning.
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DAN200
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lol
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PR.
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If theres ever another T.L.S.I.T.W.O.T.W that should be added at the beginning
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DAN200
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Hmm, i might take the honour of starting a new TLSITWOTW when we finish the Novelisation project thingy. Tho we'd have to be sooo carefull that it didnt turn into Spam this time.
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Testin da Cable
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yeah yeah I know I know
been a tad busy heh I'll get to work on vI sooner or later
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old.ignus
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those are the basic rules someguy, a good writer always bends the rules. I find that telling the story through the eyes of one character gets a little boring, you should pick at most three characters to view your world from, sometimes different perspective can make things interesting. Also it is good if you take a paragraph to include an account from a character that doesn't appear often in the plot, or make up a newspaper clipping.
I also tend to use present tense to tell the story and past tense to explain things relevant to the plot. There should always be a good plot twist at some point, a revelation about the main character is always a good one. And I find that a love interest always adds a little spice to the story, it gives the reader the "will they won't they" impression, as in the X files with Mulder and Scully (bad comparison, but you know what I mean) it always keeps them wanting for more.
Not that I know about these things.
I also tend to use present tense to tell the story and past tense to explain things relevant to the plot. There should always be a good plot twist at some point, a revelation about the main character is always a good one. And I find that a love interest always adds a little spice to the story, it gives the reader the "will they won't they" impression, as in the X files with Mulder and Scully (bad comparison, but you know what I mean) it always keeps them wanting for more.
Not that I know about these things.