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  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Tranquility in time...

    you sweard you couldn't fight it. Should be "swore". Dictionaries are lovely, lovely things, and they have information on a word's tenses, usage, and history, in addition to what it ...

    Dec 17, 2011
  • Lounge, The Re: YWS Screencaps

    I am noticing a trend or two on the front page... YWStrend.png

    Dec 16, 2011
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Noisy Nothings

    And just when I feel as if I'm about to burst (comma) the tapping starts again. And then... well... and then I'm just scared again. This sentence struck me as ...

    Dec 15, 2011
  • General Articles Re: A book that influenced me

    and the awards to which you are bestowed This reads like you are awarded to the award, which is backwards. Writing "and the awards bestowed upon you" is more correct, ...

    Dec 15, 2011
  • Other Poetry Re: Crystal Clear

    Laughing in our boats of roses and violets. Waves push us ashore. The first period should be a comma or perhaps a dash, otherwise it reads like the first two ...

    Dec 15, 2011
  • Other Re: For the "invent a word" contest

    However, it is often used in biology and scientific terms to mean "opposite." For example: catabolism is a metabolic process opposite to another....I think anabolism? Not sure though. Not quite. ...

    Dec 15, 2011
  • Lyric Poetry Re: You, the essence of my praise

    There is this inexplicable joy That I get Each time I try to employ To or intelligently detect Rhyming is more than just ending lines with words that rhyme. Rhyming ...

    Dec 15, 2011
  • Other Poetry Re: In the Waiting Room

    Dripping with Purell. Interesting image. My only quibble would be that not everyone knows that Purell is a brand of hand sanitizer, so you risk this image going over some ...

    Dec 15, 2011
  • Other Re: Coping With Death Speech

    All I know is that when it happens to someone, they go into a deep depression. They don't eat, nor do they sleep. All they do is cry. They forget ...

    Dec 15, 2011
  • Research Re: Question about a Monologue

    There's usually some leeway in how you present lines; it's part of acting. However, you have to be careful not to deviate too far from the original. It's a fine ...

    Dec 15, 2011
  • Randomosity Archive Re: Unfortunately; Fortunately

    Unfortunately, that shop is run by Vulcans, and in order to qualify as a purchaser of immortality, you must present your case for requiring immortality in a flawlessly logical fashion.

    Dec 13, 2011
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: A World With One Religion

    Correct me if I'm wrong, Snoink/Kyllorac but I think the potato thing was that homogeneousness in anything is destructive, stagnating the progress and potential of the species. No need for ...

    Dec 13, 2011
  • Lounge, The Re: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

    I think that's the only other time she didn't just... sit around and wait for Link to save the world. Zelda's fairly active in the background in the Wind Waker ...

    Dec 12, 2011
  • Lounge, The Re: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

    Zelda is adorable. And pretty darn competent, even though most of said competence is off-screen. I love how the game looks. It's so vibrant and colorful, and the motion controls ...

    Dec 12, 2011
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Chat Room FAQ

    Silly Answer: It's so you can get used to the site before plunging into the often crazy, sometimes intimidating, world of Chat. You see, we've found that new members have ...

    Dec 11, 2011


I have lived through much, and now I think I have found what is needed for happiness. A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good... then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor - such is my idea of happiness.
— Leo Tolstoy