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A Fun Game – In Your Head (The Theory & Second Analyses)
Now that we have viewed the three sets of character(s) profiles (read post here) we can now move onto analysing Cynthia‘s characters in conjunction with the way she visioned the dialogue and how CM Stewart interpreted Cynthia’s characters in her version of the story -excited yet? You should be. 
Here’s Cynthia’s two characters:
Ted: Grounds keeper 75 year old and hates kids. He has a limp and very good eye sight.
Katie: A twelve year old girl hiding in the barn.
Katie knows more about why she was left at the festival than she is saying.
Yes, they are brief profiles; but the real question should be do they speak volumes, will their voices shine through?
Festival of Colour
by Cynthia
A Fun Game – In Your Head (The Theory & First Analyses)
(Whoopsie -I apparently hit save draft instead of schedule *embarrassed smile* -I wondered why I could not see it here on the blog. Here’s yesterdays’ post; apologies for the delay.)
When I set out devising this game, I had no idea how things would pan out and how life would prolong the inevitable end. Here we are -the part of which where I reveal my theory and if my findings are as I thought it would be. I realise this will likely to end up as a rather long(ish) post; therefore, depending on it’s length I will spilt this up into two or three posts (for the sake of easy reading). Before I start I would like to thank Cynthia, Stephanie, Billie Jo Woods and CM Stewart -you guys have been great sports for taking part and extremely super for being sooo patient!
Now let’s get back to my theory. My theory is a simple one; it was spurred on after I took part in Voice Week hosted by Stephanie. We were required to use different voices to re-act the same scene. Whilst taking part a thought popped in my head (a common known flaw at the best of times 
); would a perfect character sketch allow for any writer to write in the same voice (or close enough) as another writer? Hmmm was my response and then this game unwrapped itself.
I can’t believe how ironic it was that the character sketches provided by Billie Jo, Cynthia & CM Stewart was sooo different.
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A Fun Game – In Your Head (A Recap)
The week is nearing to a close as we finally get to the long-awaited A Fun Game – In Your Head (thank you for your patience); so I thought a recap would be the best thing (to re-familiarise ourselves with the game and also re-read the stories. Before I went AWOL we were one story short (Cynthia was unable to continue with the game; which meant I had to see what I could do to make this work. Then an idea hit me; remember I took part in Voice Week (see point number one below)? Well, I thought it would be apt to ask the brains behind that -and what a sweetie she turned out to be yep, Stephanie agreed to participate (you’re such a lifesaver Stephanie!). I’ve copied the relevant parts for this game below from my initial post (apologies if you have read it before; great if it is a useful refresher and if you want to skip it, please do so; but make sure you check all the stories in the linky list at the (nearly) end of this post. :D
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A Fun Game – In Your Head (Cynthia’s Submission)
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Frivolous Fun Friday:
Today I was hoping to do a bit of analyses of the dialogues and see if my theory worked; however, we are two dialogues short (one I will share with you below, the other I’m looking into seeing how I can make it work before we start to analyse the theory). Due to life’s uncertainties, Cynthia has been unable to continue with the game (I hope whatever it is will sort itself out Cynthia). Having said that, I have been in contact with Cynthia (she has kindly sent me her first dialogue so I can post it here on her behalf; however, the final dialogue is still aloof (I’ll let you know how I fair with this)). Please find below Cynthia’ dialogue to her own character(s) profile (there’s a brief recap of the rules etc for those who are not familiar with the game).
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A Fun Game – In Your Head (Part Three)
Frivolous Fun Friday:
I cannot believe I forgot today was Friday! How ditzy of me! (This is the reason why today’s blog post has just materialized!) It’s been a hectic (and fun) week spending quality time with my lovely family -unfortunately the head cold/flu I have been suffering from has not helped me to think clearly for my regular writing sprints (a fuzzy brain comes to mind). Fortunately I am getting better -therefore, I am hoping the next few days I will get back to normal (whatever normal may be). Being out of sync is just a weird-out-of-body experience, don’t you think? Have you ever had moments like that and just found it too difficult to concentrate and make sense of things? How did you resolve the setbacks (if any)? Whilst I leave you to ponder on that, I think it’s best that I do not waste any more valuable time and go straight onto today’s post.
(As always, there is a pdf document at the bottom of the post for those who may find this a difficult read.)
Let the Fun Game In Your Head Begin…
It is now exactly one month since we embarked on this mind game and I am hoping all the participants have had fun *looks up expectantly* -I am actually intrigued on how they tackled the task at hand and if my theory has worked *prays*
In short: Today is part three of the game I devised four weeks ago; if you still do not know what it is all about then head on over to this post. Now comes the fun part, Billie Jo Woods, CM Stewart and Cynthia all stood up to the unusual challenge. They were required to create a character(s) profile and write a 200-300 word dialogue within the guidelines I set out in part one of this game (see the details below). In part two, I asked them to email the character(s) profile they created to one of the participants (names selected out of a hat by me); with the character(s) profile(s) they received they had to write another 200-300 word dialogue (again meeting the same requirements as mentioned below).
Setting: A small quiet village approx 200 miles from the nearest city adorned with thatched cottages and surrounded by vast empty fields. Not much happens here, except for their festival –the festival of colour, this happens once a year; tourists and families from afar visit, no one misses this event. This is the highlight of the year for the villagers; they prepare for this the whole year.
The Dialogue Prompts:
- No children live in the village.
- A child hides in a barn and stays after the festivities.
- Your character(s) interacts with the child.
- The child has a secret.
- Add a surprise of your own -in keeping with your character(s) profile.
Here’s a quick recap on my theory (just in case you have forgotten -I’ve quoted myself 
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It’s quite a simple theory if you really think about. I am inclined to think, -if and that’s a HUMANGOUS if; if our character(s) profiles are written with great care; if we build them like a real person, know their likes and dislikes etc and those random quirks they have, -then in ‘theory’ the voice of that character will not change much if another person writes from their POV (point of view). I mean, there might be the odd variation -and I don’t expect the dialogues to be identical, I just would like to believe that that voice would be easily identifiable as X character(s) voice than anyone’s else. We will now have a better idea now that we have reached the final stage of this game. We can now analyse and compare to see if my theory holds true or is just a random errand thought.
Image sourced from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Now Comes the Fun Part: It’s the Grande Finale; therefore, participants (Billie Jo, Cynthia and Cynthia ) you can now share share share all that you have done on your blog and link it in the linky tool below. I’ll leave it up to you if you would like to write one blog post or several -the linky tool will be open for two weeks so that should give you enough time (if you need more time let me know). Please ensure you display your original (own) character(s) profile(s) and dialogues separate to the character(s) profile(s) you have received and written a dialogue accordingly to.
What’s Next? The next three frivolous Friday’ post I will collate the related character(s) profile(s) and dialogues (both the original and the second writers); we will then look at the similarities and differences and see if and why they differ. Billie Jo, Cynthia and Cynthia I would like to have insights from yourselves (I will email you shortly and explain my thoughts).
If you want to display these links on your blog, please feel free to get the InLinkz code here.
Should you have any questions or suggestions, please ask/let me below in the comment box or via the contact details below.
Before I forget, this game is for fun so sadly there are no prizes; but if it proves popular and there’s a demand for it to be played again in the future, I’ll keep a note and consider it then.
Have a fab-tastic Friday and a wondrous weekend. Keep that positivity-a-glowing and your smile forever shining -stay in peace.
A Tiny Note: This game is the final stage of the game; in two weeks (22/10/2011) we shall analyse the results and have a debate/discussion, so please feel free to pop by then and join in.
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As you already know, thoughts and comments are encouraged as always -even if it is just a word -as ‘all good discussions start with just one word‘.
Pdf document: A Fun Game – In Your Head (Part Three)
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A Fun Game – In Your Head (Part Deux)
Frivolous Fun Friday:
Good morning *yawns* I’m sitting at my desk with a lovely cup of brewed English Tea and on top of that my laptop is cooperating (The external hard drive arrived this morning, so after this post I will be doing some serious backing-up *cheers*). It’s a beautiful sunny day here the UK (I know you all probably do not want a weather report -and this is not one I promise) -so despite that earlier *yawn* I’m on a positive this morning and I hope you all are too -I’m sure my fabulous readers and visitors are doing super-duper.
Before we get onto the game I had to share a video -last night as I was trying to sleep I heard a cat meowing (or rather having an argument) and it reminded me of a video I had watched on YouTube a while back, (it had me in a fit of giggles back then) and so as an extra Frivolous Fun Friday treat I give you:
(As always, there is a pdf document at the bottom of the post for those who may find this a difficult read.)
Let the Fun Game Begin…
Now back to today’s post. Today is part two of the game I devised two weeks ago; if you want to see what it’s all about head on over to this post <—well, if you don’t click you will not find out; what are you like!
Have you come back? Oh good; I have to say that I am delighted by the interest shown and also extremely happy that there’s a fab few (Billie Jo Woods, Jody Moller, CM Stewart and Cynthia) who wanted to take part. I too was considering to take part but what with my laptop causing me problems -I didn’t get far enough to think about it (I was too annoyed, hence it hindered my progress), therefore, I think it’s best I be the ‘games master(ess)’ -well, someone has to do it. In addition, Jody had to pull out due to personal reasons (Jody, I hope all goes smoothly); therefore our contestants are now three in total (three is a good number -all things comes in threes, so maybe this is a good sign). 
Matching-up the Names: In order for it to be fair, I have put the three participants name into a hat and pulled them out. I matched them to the names I had previously written down in an alphabetical order; this is the final list:
Cynthia E. —> CM Stewart
CM Stewart —> Billie Jo Woods
Billie Jo Woods —> Cynthia E.
This next part will involve emailing across your character(s) profile to the person on the other side of the arrow e.g. Cynthia will email to CM Stewart; CM Stewart will send an email to Billie Jo Woods and Billie Jo will email Cynthia -ok so far? Good. (I will be contacting you guys with the email addresses you need, therefore keep an eye out for that.) Once the emails are received and you have a read of the character(s) profile you have in front of you I want you to write another 200-300 words dialogue with the same setting in mind (see below) and also include the required prompts that are needed for the dialogue (also below).
Setting: A small quiet village approx 200 miles from the nearest city adorned with thatched cottages and surrounded by vast empty fields. Not much happens here, except for their festival –the festival of colour, this happens once a year; tourists and families from afar visit, no one misses this event. This is the highlight of the year for the villagers; they prepare for this the whole year.
The Dialogue Prompts:
- No children live in the village.
- A child hides in a barn and stays after the festivities.
- Your character(s) interacts with the child.
- The child has a secret.
- Add a surprise of your own -in keeping with your character(s) profile.
Remember, no sharing your dialogues until I say so. Now get those dialogues a-ready; think, plot and come back in two weeks time; I will reveal the next stage of the game (the Grande Finale).
In Your Head…
Now comes to the part about my theory; I was in two minds if I should reveal it now or reveal it when we reach stage three (see I do not want to put pressure on my fab participants), but seeing that you have waited patiently I will let you in on my thoughts. It’s quite a simple theory if you really think about. I am inclined to think, -if and that’s a HUMANGOUS if; if our character(s) profiles are written with great care; if we build them like a real person, know their likes and dislikes etc and those random quirks they have, -then in ‘theory’ the voice of that character will not change much if another person’s writes from their POV (point of view). I mean, there might be the odd variation -and I don’t expect the dialogues to be identical, I just would like to believe that that voice would be easily identifiable as X character(s) voice than anyone’s else. Does that make sense? We will get a better idea when we reach the final stage when we can analyse and compare to see if my theory holds true or is just a random errand thought. (I will try and set up one of those linky lists so it’s easier to work with.)
If you have any questions or suggestions, please ask/let me below in the comment box or via the contact details below.
Before I forget, this game is for fun so sadly there are no prizes; but if it proves popular and there’s a demand for it to be played again in the future, I’ll keep a note and consider it then.
Have a fab-tastic Friday and a wondrous weekend. Keep that positivity-a-glowing and your smile forever shining -stay in peace.
A Tiny Note: This game is currently being played in three stages; this is stage two. Stage three is in two weeks (07/10/2011). I am having a bit of a semi-brainwave for the final stage (to make it fun), come back in two weeks and see what I am cooking up.
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As you already know, thoughts and comments are encouraged as always -even if it is just a word -as ‘all good discussions start with just one word‘.
Pdf document: A Fun Game – In Your Head (Part Deux)
If there is a topic you would like me to look into and explore in my own yikici-kind-of-way then please feel free to leave a suggestion in the comment box below or for those of you who are a wee bit shy drop me a line via my contact page or email me at admin[at]yikici[dot]co[dot]uk
My Pest Pet Hates
Frivolous Fun Friday:
Hello! Hello! Hello!
This is a rather quick hello and taraaaaaa -mainly because I want to tie together some loose ends with the flash fiction I am writing and want it ready for Saturday. This means I am sacrificing Fridays post by switching it with Saturday -oooer I hear some complaints *looks around and whistles into the air* -okay okaaaay a quick fun ramble I can do…
(As always, there is a pdf document at the bottom of the post for those who may find this a difficult read.)
Let the Fun Begin…
I have a pet hate -I’m not a fan of insects/bugs of any kind -I know they have their uses; spiders catch flies, worms make the soil healthy, bees pollinate etc but what’s the deal with wasps? Seriously, they must be one of the dumbest insects out there -why? Well let’s see, how can I explain it clearly… How many of you have had moments when a wasp has entered through an open window -my case usually my bedroom window -though the other day it was the kitchen window and I’m certain the wasp had been in the kitchen longer than that one day -too lazy to go home! And how many of you have stood in that room trying to encourage it to leave by the same entrance they came in from -you see where I am going with this? Yep -I have known myself to open the window to its widest to provide it an easy access out, but for the love of all things beautiful this wasp either a) refuses to acknowledge the safe route back outside b) thinks it’s highly amusing tormenting me by giving me false hopes, or my personal favourite c) they are just dumb plain and simple! Tell me why why why and how how how can such a huge escape route can take a good hour or more to reach, when all it has to do is move towards it, rather than pitifully miss it by mere inches! *shakes head in dismay* The things I have to put up with…
Do you have similar rants? Care to share with us -go on just make my day -I’d like to think I’m not alone with this particular moan *smiles encouragingly*
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As you already know, thoughts and comments are encouraged as always -even if it is just a word -as ‘all good discussions start with just one word‘.
Pdf document: My Pest Pet Hates
If there is a topic you would like me to look into and explore in my own yikici-kind-of-way then please feel free to leave a suggestion in the comment box below or for those of you who are a wee bit shy drop me a line via my contact page or email me at ozlem@yikici.co.uk
Wise Consultations, Collaborations & Plans?
Frivolous Fun Friday:
Hello! Hello! Hello!
What a glorious week it has been and the weather just seems to be getting better and better! *yay* Alright *sighs* let me get back to today’s post. Due to this week’s unexpected schedule (see Wednesday’s post) I plan to keep today’s post short(ish) -as short as I can muster (and yep I think you realise that sometimes -ok well most of the time, it’s a difficult task for me -but I will try!).
(As always, there is a pdf document at the bottom of the post for those who may find this a difficult read.)
Let the Fun Begin…
For the past few weeks I have been thinking up questions to ask a Wise WinAmp over on Violeta Nedkova‘s blog (AKA Lyn Midnight); I enjoyed this participation -especially the spooky insight of WinAmp! Please have a wander over to find out what WinAmp had to say about my following questions:
Q: Where does my muse go when I need her?
Q: What happened to my passport?
Answers can be found here.
Q: How likely am I going to reach my ROW80 goals this week?
Q: Will you help me with fab ideas for my blog posts?
Q: Winamp -does Violeta work you too hard?
Answers can be found here.
These are hillariously accurate for such random questions -if you want a giggle you must click on the links above!
Asides from consulting with Wise WinAmp via Violeta, I have also agreed to take part in a collaboration she has devised up: The Blog of Fame: Google Brain Farts -and it’s very fitting with all things fun. If you want to find out what funny searches people have been googling and ending up on my blog please head on over to and delve into the goofy silliness that is just what we call human nature -errr really? These are just too funny! I was shocked (amidst giggling extremely) at what odd searches I found.
What to Expect Over the Next Few Days:
As promised I hope to have another flash fiction lined up for you on Saturday (tomorrow). I also hope to provide you with a ROW80 update too, so keep your eyes out for that and to see if I have turned around this week or not. On Sunday, popular resident blogger Patrick Tulley will be back with another engaging topic -I wonder what he will discuss this week… Tuesday I will be issuing you with another Triptych Challenge and also collating all the entries for you to read (you are in for a treat!) -you still have time to enter just check out the prompts over here. I have other exciting news to share -but I will leave you in suspense for now -ok ok, I’ll give you a wee clue:
- Questions and Answers
- Short Stories
Can you guess what my news may be? I will let you all a pondering whilst I say my goodbyes. I hope you all have a fab weekend (just incase I forget to wish you that tomorrow) and I will keep you updated with all news relevant to yikici -or anything I just take an interest in. Please don’t forget if there is a topic you would like me to look into and explore in my own yikici-kind-of-way then please feel free to leave a suggestion in the comment box below or for those of you who are a wee bit shy drop me a line via my contact page.
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Thoughts and comments are encouraged as always -even if it is just a word -as all good discussions start with just one word.
Pdf document: Wise Consultations, Collaborations & Plans
ROW80 – Up, Up and Away!
Frivolous Fun Friday:
I’m baaaaack! (Albeit slightly behind schedule –please accept my apologies.) As promised on Wednesday, I want to give you a quick update before delving into my post today. Therefore, this will be structure of my post today:
- Update on ROW80 goals this week and a revised goal schedule.
- A wee amendment to the blog schedule (just so the ROW80 updates are not random affairs -I’d hate to confuse you all -I confuse myself plenty so no need to share that experience all the time).
- Some frivolous fun thoughts, ideas that hopefully will be enjoyed by all.
(As always, there is a pdf document at the bottom of the post for those who may find this a difficult read.)
ROW80 – Updates & New Goals:
As you all know, I have had a tough week this week and did not set off on my goals as I had planned (you can read about it here and here). Having said that and as many of you know; the beauty of ROW80 is that we can make it fit into our lives (no matter how many little surprises life throws at us!). So here I am, standing tall and updating you with what I have managed to do despite my pesky low-mood trying to take away the joys of my life. -I refuse to let it win -I hope you too are not letting negativity rule you -come on let’s just get up from our seats and have a little dance *looks at each reader* come on then let’s do it *switches on iPod and starts to boogie*
-oooops (I got carried away) *blushes*; now back to my update…
- On Wednesday, I decided not to take any prisoners, so I started to get back into the swing of things with a blog post (word count 1,409 – woo hoo what a start!). Feeling good about that achievement I opened my WIP and began reading it from the beginning. I began working/editing on the prologue(s) -I have two (I know -I have tendencies for trying different things -I bet you have noticed that by now!), I then added 350 words towards my 500 word goal then got stuck (and also extremely tired -it was past midnight, therefore I decided to call it a day).
- Thursday was another challenging day; I really struggled to get motivated (I even lacked appearances on Twitter!) -regardless I still prevailed. I decided I needed time away from the screen so I printed off my draft manuscript (I could not believe how many pages I had written -my self-esteem rose somewhat at that moment and I may have also done a jig of some sort -just for the pure elation of it all!). I started to edit on the page and tried to amend those dreaded chapters (1, 2 and 3). I managed to write a measly 150 words towards my goal (I suppose that is better than nothing -though I have to admit I was still annoyed with myself -I am a harsh critic; I am very aware of this trait in me!). I realised I was not happy with how I was tying the prologue(s) with the remaining chapters; therefore I stopped reading and writing -I started to think and brainstorm my ideas instead. When my sister joined me in the evening, I discussed my concerns about the WIP with her. We talked about the possibility of going back and starting again (the prologue(s) and chapters work well separately but together it just seems iffy -this is where I find it difficult to move on as it needs to feel right and complete before I continue). I then had a brainwave, I decided to take this issue and present it to my BETA readers. I plan to ask them to read all I have written up to now and ask them their honest thoughts; which parts work for them (if any), where I can develop the story more (if needed) or do I have to have a re-think and which bits in particular. I will be emailing them after I have written this post.
- As for today (Friday), once this article is written; I plan to start work on another idea I had a while back (initially it was an idea for a screenplay; but now I’m considering it as a novella as well (otherwise I would be doing the main character a huge disservice). I went over the Main Characters’ psychological make-up with Manon Eileen* and Allie Wilde* on a special psychology discussion session on twitter hosted by Manon Eileen: Character Psychology Tweetchat – #writepsych); I will re-work the outline for this new project.
*Just a quick THANK YOU to you both –you both have helped me make my MC have more substance –I understand him a little bit more therefore, hope to build a more believable story (well I guess the proof will be in the pudding once it’s completed and put out there).
ROW80 Goals:
Here are my previous writing goals (as quoted by me):
- I will rework the first three chapters (oooer feeling panicky already -guys step in at any moment).
- I will write a minimum of 500 words per five days a week -aiming for 27,500.00 words (take a deep breath (I did) -yep this is manageable).
- Each day I will set aside a 15-30 minute editing session, before I start my writing; reworking the previous day’s works (also a ploy to get myself back into the flow of things).
This is my now amended ROW80 Goals:
- Email BETA Readers my current WIP (for feedback).
- Start outline for new project (novella/script).
- Try to write 0-500 words per day towards WIP (a reality-check was in order here –pressure taken off in order for my muse to roam freely).
- Should I feel stuck with point three I will consider how well I have done with my blog posts –as a means to stay positive –any achievements’ considered for acknowledgement right? *looks up expectantly*
- Each day I will set aside a 15-30 minute editing session, before I start my writing; reworking the previous day’s works (still a ploy to get myself back into the flow of things).
THEN (When responses come back from my lovely BETA Readers:
- I will rework the first three chapters of my WIP.
- I will start to contribute towards the above set word goal (maybe alternate with the WIPs for a bit of variety and also it’s good my muse can just tackle something different every once in a while).
Amended ROW80 Blog Schedule:
I know I said in a previous post that I would be updating you with my ROW80 goals on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and/or Saturdays. I have had a rethink and believe that is too unorganised therefore I have narrowed the days down to Wednesdays and Saturdays (it will tie-in better with the actual ROW80 check-ins; hopefully no confusions there!).
With Hindsight Comes Clarity –Well So They Say…
Why do I say that? Well, I have realised that after writing the above, I have lost my trail of thought for what I wanted to write here; so now I will share you some random thoughts –just for the sheer heck of it! Let’s see what you make of the concoction of thoughts that will fly off the page and into your mind… What you do with it is entirely up to you; bite, chomp, chew, churn, gulp, digest, stew, rip it apart, knock a nail through it, toss it in the air –or the bin, swish it, squash it –the list is endless; I suggest you enjoy the blast and then share your angst with it (if any).
- In my last post I was kindly reminded (by a few thoughtful souls –you know who you are, I will not be naming any names) that the plural for sheep is sheep and not sheeps or sheep’s as I have written…err hellooooooooooooooo guys I know that already! What do you take me for?!!! I just felt it sounded as if it was missing something therefore, I went with the overall sound quality rather than the correct spelling (pah humbug to that!). Did I not already mention I rather be an individual than follow the norm? -What’s that? Are you recollecting your thoughts back to what I wrote in that last post? Now are you quietly nodding you head in acknowledgement? Hmmmm… Well, like I said there was some rhyme and reason to why I decided to ignore the etiquette of spelling in that particular scenario (if you want to scream or shoot me or just give me a crash course in spelling and grammar –you can’t –I’m vetoing that decision –why? I’m in that kind of mood so tough!).
- I cleared the door of my fridge-freezer yesterday and found a few Chinese proverbs (don’t ask); I thought I’d share these with you (just because I can & because I find them witty and quite true).
- A sharp wit is better than a harmful weapon. (I’d love to see those in the line of fire apply wit and see if it does really abode well in all circumstances –in theory it is great but in reality…?)
- Money dishonestly acquired is never worth the cost. (I have no qualms with that –I even touch on it briefly in a poem I wrote about Life <— check it out )
- He who laughs last did not get the joke. (Lol!!!!! I have been in this predicament plenty of times –sometimes it’s true I laughed out of politeness but other times –maybe I was just a wee bit slow –now now there is no need for such comments! *sulks*)
- Finally, on a very warm day like today (the sun was out and beaming today!) we all enjoy cool drinks, which quench our thirst. With this in mind I wanted to share a favourite drink of mine that is really simple to make (you may have come across it in some shops already); it’s a well-known yoghurt drink in Turkey, it’s called Ayran. What you will need is natural yoghurt, water (bottled or tap) and a little salt for flavour. I will give guideline for one cup; you can add the ingredients to apply this for greater quantities. In a clean glass spoon in some natural yogurt (I prefer to add enough to meet half of the glass –you can add less accordingly to your tastes). Then top up with water, add salt for taste and stir the mixture until it all blends in (I guess you could mix it in a cocktail shaker so it becomes fluffy); add ice for extra coolness and then enjoy its delicious taste. It’s a good, refreshing and healthy drink with all the goodness of all those friendly bacteria’s –you know the ones that go “hello, hello, hello, hello…etc…” :D
So after all those hellos it’s time for me to say adios, taraaa, goodbye etc… –It’s time to tackle that all important ROW80 goal –wish me luck
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Thoughts and comments are encouraged as always -even if it is just a word -as all good discussions start with just one word.
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Are You a Pet Lover? – I Have My Moments!
Frivolous Fun Friday: Yay its Friday! (Ermm actually, for me, it’s Wednesday! I have a busy schedule (mine and my teams’ leaving do and a special birthday party for a very sweet one year old) until Sunday, therefore I am trying to plan ahead and get my posts ready; in the eventuality that Saturday’s post fails to make a showing I wanted to just say apologies from now -I know you will understand -and maybe even glad that’s one less post to read *stares in disbelief* -not impressed! *sulks off into a quiet corner and cries a huge boo hoo hooooooooooooo*) -now that I have that off my chest; back to Friday’s post; it may be shorter than normal (time-constraints etc) but I hope it will entertain you somewhat.
(As always, there is a pdf document at the bottom of the post for those who may find this a difficult read.)
ARE YOU A PET LOVER? – I HAVE MY MOMENTS!
I was not born into the world as a pet lover; well not to my knowledge anyhow. Sure, at school, we had Gerbils, African snails -did I mention Gerbils? Those pesky rodents -you call it scratch, I call it bite; yes it bit me! How dare it!!! How dare my school teacher appoint me and my table to safely harbour the Gerbils!!!! Since then my love affair with pets of any kind diminished dramatically. I had already had a dislike to dogs [one had followed me as I was going home and ambushed the path of safety (I'm sure he/she -I didn't check for fear he/she would attack -did I mention I was going to the infants at the time -that's Primary School to those who do not know.)], my list grew.
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A Fun Game – In Your Head
Frivolous Fun Friday:
Oh my! *looks around in excitement* ‘you really and truly think so? Oooo now I must get some sort of acceptance speech together -hey! No need to be such a meanie!’ *pouts* ‘I was dreaming of the possibilities, I am soooo touched by the lovely suggestion.‘ *dabs tears with handkerchief* -are you feeling the love also? I surely am; spammers or not -who cares, it certainly put a smile on my face and a spring in my steps.
I may not be of Pulitzer Prize material (a girl can dream), but it’s good to know somewhere out there a-Marty Feldman-deceased *ahem* thinks I am worthy of such a honour. *beams a gracious smile then winks* what are your spammers like? Any quirky, fun, polite, wacky, courteous, advice seeking, advice giver, constant sales reps’ -or like mine; totally complimentary? 
I’d love to hear any fun/bizarre anecdotes.
(As always, there is a pdf document at the bottom of the post for those who may find this a difficult read.)
Let the Fun Game Begin…
How’s it going so far? Need to digest it? Sure, in the meantime let me delve into the whys and hows… I actually got inspired to create this game after three random occurrences fell my way.
In Your Head
Now let’s think back to the setting and the character(s) that will take part in that setting (go on have another read if you must -then come back here); back and ready? Good, now I want you to devise a short dialogue of about 200-300 words -this can be in any genre you feel comfortable with. Ok so far? Excellent, now listen carefully, do not post this little exercise until I say so -or else the fun will be lost. The key point of this game is your character(s), I want you to build them as you would any other character, get to know them inside and out, their likes, their hates etc -jot it all down and keep this for the second round of this game (that’ll be in two weeks time). Great, now that you know your character(s); write them in into that 200-300 piece of writing, make sure the following points are included and acted out within the dialogue (this is still in line with my theory):
Ok, with these guidelines in mind build your character(s). Note: Try to keep away from stereotypes -if you cannot then add a quirky character trait; this will help the game be more fun and hopefully challenge you all. Remember, no sharing your dialogues or character(s) until I say so. Now get those character(s) and dialogue a-ready; think, plot and come back in two weeks time; I will reveal the next stage of the game. Before you disappear, please let us know if you would be joining in with the game by adding a comment below -just so we know. The more the merrier!
If you have any questions, please ask me below in the comment box or via the contact details below.
Before I forget, this game is for fun so sadly there are no prizes; but if it proves popular and there’s a demand for it to be played again in the future, I’ll keep a note and consider it then.
Have a fab-tastic Friday and a wondrous weekend. Keep that positivity-a-glowing and your smile forever shining -stay in peace.
A Tiny Note: This game will be played in three stages; this is stage one. Stage two is in a fortnight (23/09/2011) and stage three is two weeks after that (07/10/2011). I will let you in on my theory in two weeks time.
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