Hey people! Long time no... something.
For those of you who don't know, I'm James (or Jam), your illustrious ML for the Newfoundland region!
*and the crowd goes wild?*
This year, we're going to make it work. We're going to get those novels done, we're going to meet each other and have a crazy good time (I see Hava Java in our future), and... yeah!
We have a new co-ML to help me out with advertising and all that fun ML jazz, miss Lilly, aka no_rhetoric. Last year, unfortunately, neither of us managed to complete our novels (boo) but this year, along with every one of you, we're going to do it!
Now, was that enough pep for you? I surely hope so, because I am pepped right out.
What I'd like everyone to do is introduce yourselves, a little bit about you, some fun information that we (can) can't blackmail you with later on.
Name: James Michael McDonald
Hometown: Brantford, Ontario, Canada (aka the whole of the universe - please don't visit - don't say you weren't warned)
NaNo year: Three
NaNo successful years: Zero (don't cry for me, Upper Island Cove)
This year's novel genre: Family/Holiday/Jumbled-up People Messes
More about me: I'm 23, quite short (but not short enough that I can walk under a coffee table), blonde-made-brunette, student at MUN. I'm also a banker and a li'l writer and an ML for this and a rambler and a dude. It's a glamorous life, but someone has to live it. Well, I guess they don't, but I do.
Anyway, introduce yourself!
...do it now!
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To settle is to fail.
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Oct 13, 2007 - 22 48
Hello everyone! Really looking forward to this year, and having a crazy good time. Here's a little about myself:
Name: Angus [middle name withheld for no particular reason] Woodman
Age: 24
Dude: Yes
Short: Only when standing
Hometown: St. John's (originally Dildo... I left as soon as I was old enough to know what it means... I haven't returned since)
Occupation: "Something with computers"
NaNo year: Year the first!
This year's novel genre: It's a geopolitical, interpersonal, fantas..... yeah, I have no idea.
Hellbent on finishing: Absolutely
Other: I live in coffee shops (you may have seen me, I'm the guy with the mocha); I'm fairly new to this whole writing thing, which I'm totally digging; I use words like 'digging'; I love my TiVo; and I drop stuff... a lot.
Hour in the morning I posted this, and glasses of wine I had before I did: 3 for both!
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Oct 14, 2007 - 11 18
Wtf is with the coding? 'strong' for bold? Pfft.
Name: Lilly (or Lilly pad, apparantly...) Greenough. Lillian to be more precise. If you needed that.
Hometown: Windsor, Nova Scotia. Fun!
NaNo year: Two
NaNo successful years: Zerooo. Thanks for outing my failure, James.
This year's novel genre: Hey, if anyone has a suggestion...I'm up for it. People messes sounds dirty, so I'll say that. I'm so waggling my eyebrows right now.
More about me: I'm 19, I'm not a dude, I'm not short, I'm a student at MUN, I love movies...I've got shitty internet so I bounce on and off like mad crazy...I use the word 'stoked' a lot. I know too many actors to be sane. Um. I don't work, just go to school.
What I am stoked about right now Halloween and wearing my bitchin' red suspenders. Yep. That and that there is a fellow named Angus. Hi, Angus.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 15 29
Well, it's good to know things. Yes, indeed.
Name: Stephen Dorey
Hometown: Little Burnt Bay, Newfoundland. Currently living in St. John's.
NaNo year: Freshman (Note: For those of you who aren't familiar with the scholarly terms, this is my first year with NaNoWriMo.)
This year's novel genre: Something that involves people doing something.
Music I listen to while I write Coheed & Cambria, Matthew Good, City & Colour, Maroon 5, System of a Down, The Receiving End of Sirens, Finger Eleven, The Used, Three Days Grace... basically anything that's in my playlist.
Contact information: E-Mail / MSN: stephen_dorey@hotmail.com (If any NaNo's add me, just let me know when you talk to me so I don't get creeped out and think that you're some type of stalker. Thank-ee!)
More about me: I'm 19, and fairly tall... 6'4" to be exact. I'm attending MUN and I'm majoring in English. I've been writing for a few years now, mostly poetry and lyrics. However, I used to be part of the e-Fedding community not too long ago, and have gotten to write some fiction because of that. Myself and fellow NaNo-er York are co-founders of Newfie Writers, which is our online writing group. Self advertising rules.
Even more about me: You know that little voice in the back of your head that tells you not to do or say certain things? Yeah, I don't have one of those. It made a crack about my mother doing pleasurable things to random men in exchange for currency, so I took it around the back of my house and killed it until it was dead. Anyway, I love to laugh, and um... I'm fairly random and shameless. If you want to know anything else, just drop me a line, add me to MSN, or whatever, and ask!
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Oct 14, 2007 - 15 37
First of all, one can do NANO and be some type of stalker. Don't discriminate.
Second of all, pointing that out paints me as some type of stalker. And seeing that I'm replying like seconds after you post I'm pretty sure I already look like that kind of crazy anyway, but I assure you, it's because I'm watching Doctor Who on my computer so I noticed the email saying someone replied and had the window opened from earlier when I did and yep. Not really comforting, but you know. Just sayin'.
And now I'm dropping the counting in ordinal demonstratives here and going on to say oh my osh kosh be gosh, I am that kind of creepy that just looked at the writing commun you spoke of and spotted your picture in that is of Old Gregg. And my mind exploded. Because Old Gregg milks the funky.
And Holy Hannah, 6'4 IS tall (and Exact!).
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Oct 14, 2007 - 15 44
And I'll take my cue to introduce myself:
Name: Matthew Wallace (Pennamed Nicholas Graham)
Hometown: Lewisporte, Newfoundland
NaNo year: First (Though I've known about it for longer)
Current Habitat: On Campus, MUN, St. John's (Living in Residence)
Novel Genre: No idea, but 65% possibility of Fantasy (My favorite genre!)
More about me: Alright, so since I'm getting tired of typing out the strongs, I'll pick it up here. I'm currently 17 years-of-age, turning 18 near the end of NaNoWriMo (November 26th). I'm a student at Memorial University of Newfoundland, currently under an undeclared major/minor. I live in the residence, though I shall withhold which house for my own safety. Hoping to do a major in English next year, and really hoping to do the honors program in Creative Writing. On that note, since my friend Cade.Foster forgot the plug, I'll supply. I'm one of two Founders (he's the other) of Newfie Writers. Come and join, we won't bite! Anyway, if you want to know more about me, chat with me, seduce me, or pretty much anything else toward me, e-mail or add me to MSN: notorious_ehm@hotmail.com
Peace out!
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Oct 14, 2007 - 15 59
My turn!
Name: I've been tintalle` online so long that it IS my name. My "other" name is angie. Use whichever you like best
Home: St. John's for the past 15 years or so. But from a little spot on the southern shore
NaNo: Second attempt, will do it this time!
Genre: Oh there's plenty of time to figure that out. By chapter 3 should do it
Plot: See Genre
Me: 32, just married. Hubby has been warned to kiss me goodbye Oct 31 and think of me fondly during November. I work for a living (i do NOT live to work!), i used to be a MUN student (poor attempt at fitting in, did you like it?) I write on a whim, read whatever catches my attention, watch bad horror movies often, and listen to music almost constantly. Sometimes i try to do it all at once. I'm a confirmed multi-tasker, and the crown wearing queen of procrastination. All of which is sure to make NaNoWriMo quite a lot of fun!
Random: I have bunnies, think the ipod is the best invention ever, spend far too much time online, don't sleep enough and think Terry Pratchett is brilliant
Music: ipod most played currently has selections from Disturbed, NIN, Bowie, Cutting Crew, Rob Zombie, The Toadies and Robbie Williams. Make from that what you will
Find me: Y! ladylorien75@yahoo.ca
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Oct 14, 2007 - 16 24
You know, when I was in high school social studies, I got fifty points in a rather odd game of 'find the funniest place name on the map of Canada' by pointing out Dildo. Mushaboom only got me five.
I thought you ought to know that. I think it won me the game.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 16 27
I'm entertaining myself by replying to everyone's intro. Because I am the nice ML.
Who doesn't have ML status yet...Yep!
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Oct 14, 2007 - 16 33
Oh gosh, Bowie. Many a person has bonded over that man. And his bulge.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 16 38
I like how you give the option of seduction. That is both kind and hopeful of you. Wonderful!
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Oct 14, 2007 - 16 44
Until November 1st, anyway. Then all seduction, procrastination, disturbances, schoolwork, life, necessities, et cetera goes out the window. I'll become a recluse and a half (outside of my roommate) until I hit 50,000.
Actually no. I'll do my writing each evening and hope for an average of 2,000 words a day. That way I'll finish with time to spare (since finals are almost immediately after)
But anyway, seduction's always an option!
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Oct 14, 2007 - 16 47
Are you telling me you aren't some sort of Don Juan who can seduce and pull 50K words out of his mind at the same time?! I think I'm crushed.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 16 51
What the hell? I've been seducing you for years! I'm really disappointed, I'm disgruntled, I'm another "dis" word that I don't even know right now!
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Oct 14, 2007 - 16 53
Hi Lilly! Yeah, I'm totally digging that name too... I actually have a one-month old niece named Lily.. I'm not sure when she earns the extra 'l'..
(and I could tell you why the standard was changed from <b> for bold to <strong> but whenever I talk about stuff like that people throw garbage at me)
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Oct 14, 2007 - 16 59
I think there is a ceremony held at a certain age for it. My grandmother went by 'Lily', and I could almost say it was because she lived with us and it made it easier to tell apart who was being called, but I don't think the extra L makes much difference in the sound...
And no! No, I want to know! I was all excited, see, because I thought I knew coding and then it didn't work and my heart shrunk. I might ruin christmas, it's so small.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 07
Yeah, it's pretty much a trump card in that game. It also won the 'see who can steal the best road sign to hang on their wall' game... a lot.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 12
As well as the ever popular 'name the first town that comes to your mind that sounds dirty' game. Though, oddly enough, I find myself shouting 'Chicago' more often then not when playing that...
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 13
Hi Angus! I think the name Angus is cool, and not just because it's the name of a steak, mind you.
I also think you should tell us about the strong vs. the b, because I feel sad in my soul that my HTML skillz aren't up-to-date.
Werd.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 15
Tall, eh?
...I got nothin'.
Hi! I shall check out said writing thingy tomorrow when I'm at the school. My internet connection right now is like Shania Twain: unreliable and sneaky.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 34
York eh? Why the name York? I'm from the Yorkish area of Ontario (if Yorkish is a word), so just wondering if you had lived there. 'Cause if so, then whoa.
I'm currently doing an honours in English, as well as the diploma in creative writing, so if you have any questions on all that stuff, I should be able to answer (some of) them.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 21
Robbie Williams is ever-so-lovely. I especially love his video where the roller-skating girls circle him as he rips off his flesh. Classy.
Haha, seriously, I want his babies.
And hi!
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 23
I'm nice too, see? See?
Yeah, I knew you'd be jealous.
Seriously though, I'll talk to the powers that be about what-the-dilly-yo is going on with your ML status. You should have a cool little box that says Municipal Liaison like me. I mean, that is as cool as it gets.
Also, liaison is the craziest word ever. Next to Mushaboom! Hahahaha, my word.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 28
Alright, but I may ruin everyone's christmas by explaining it:
Basically, the HTML standards changed to remove all the tags which were once responsible for styling (font, b, and i for instance). Styling was relegated to CSS, a dedicated styling language. The new tags denote what's in them, not what they should look like. You can use <em>, for emphasis, or <strong>, for strong emphasis. By default, these are displayed as italicized and bold respectively. Though if the designer so chose, he could override that with CSS.
And now I feel dirty all over.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 33
My brother is a computer major at Acadia, in his last year and a half, and that right there is what holidays is like for me. C++ owned last Christmas, I wonder what is next!
I feel dirty in a whole other way. Unless your dirty is the dirty in the naughty sense, then it's the same way. And if it's not, this is deliciously awkward!
When did this change occur? Why was I not informed? Or was it general knowledge outside of 'working with computers'?
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 34
Well I didn't say I would be doing the seducing.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 36
Dane Cook, he's so silly!
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 37
Touche.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 38
I needed an online alias and that one came out of nowhere and smacked me in the face like a flying tuna. It was painful, but I picked it up and held it up as one would once coming upon the Holy Grail, high above my head, and then slammed it down, shunned it to the side and became it.
Something like that, anyway.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 38
You can if you want.
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Oct 14, 2007 - 17 39
Nope.
It is the ultimate cool, next to being Bruce Willis. Yep.
Oh my god, it has too many 'i's. Everytime I type it, it is 'liason'.