TRINITYTAO

DONT KNOW IF YOU ALL HEARD BUT "JAYNE COBB" WILL BE AT THE SEATTLE WASHINGTON EMERALD CITY COMICON MAY 10TH AND 11TH IF YOU ARE NEAR ENOUGH YOU MIGHT WANNA CHECK IT I WILL BE THERE ---6th Annual ECCC :: May 10th & 11th, 2008 :: Seattle, WA Washington State Convention & Trade Center---

COSMICFUGITIVE

Lately, my mind has been transfixed on this wee short story entry that I'm putting together for a sci-fi magazine. It seems that the plot and the characters consume every waking moment. Every word and sentence is under my own anal scrutiny, wonderin' if this piece of narrative is high quality. There's a part of me that thinks: 'hang on, this isn't really healthy.' Yet, the other part of me knows that it takes a lot to motivate my muse, and that deadline is creeping ever closer. (The beginning of June.) An obsessive, rigorous approach to writing is required. This is no wee trip down fan fiction lane. I want this to be high calibre, as the level of writing is always very high in previous years. (The contest is now in its third year.) Since Saturday, when I first put my ideas down on the screen, I've been struggling for a bigger idea. A secondary plotline as it were, that makes the story stand up to credibility. I've already got the premise, now I need the reason for writing it; something that makes the story memorable, and chills you to the centre of your being. For, the original notion was to lean towards my horror writing strengths. Last night, before my head hit the pillow, I had a eureka moment. I'm not going to outline what it was here, but AT LAST, it feels like a whole load has been taken off now.. :D I can't wait to finish this thing, and email it to the magazine. I feel that it is thematically strong, and lends itself to realism. I was partly inspired by a real news article, but with a lot of creative ingenuity, the plotline has thankfully taken on a life of its own. I plan to make this as unique as possible. The threat of falling into cliché is always near. Looking back to last night, simplicity was the key - not some over indulgent narrative that reads like a novel. 'True skill comes from less effort', as they say in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. :) I'm a wee bit disturbed by my own thought process. Hehe.. Seriously though, I'm glad to have some direction in my story. It's a real buzz writing something that initially started out as a joke. Also, to watch a story take shape, and come to life from scratch. Now, the 'silly notion' doesn't feel so bad. It's been cool so far. I just wanted to record the details of this writing process here..

UPPERSON

I'll be working my last day at my current job on Friday, and there has to be a farewell. The company always gives a present to the person who is leaving. Now as it happens, two of us are leaving at the same time. So we had to buy a present for this guy. It's so much easier to buy something for a girl, than for a guy. But in this case, I knew just the thing. A snake. My friend who also resigned loves snakes. So I trundle off to buy him the snake (no-one else will go) and I go pick him up the prettiest little mottled corn snake. This was on Tuesday, and the farewell is only on Friday, so the snake has to stay at my place in the meantime. Which is fine, except that I already have a pet rat, who now smells the scary (teensy-tiny) snake and is all upset. I admit, it was a little insensitive of me. The snake on the other hand is alone for the fist time in his life, and was probably cold. So I made a hot water bottle for the snake, just in case. And he wanted it too, because he went and lay against the side of the container that was against the hot water bottle. Shame, poor little one. Tomorrow will be the test... that is when I have to go and buy a pink (baby mouse) for the snake's dinner. I can't help but wonder whether he can't just stay hungry until Friday!

ANGELLEMARCS

This idea has been goin through my head for a very long time. What if an assassin meant to hunt Mal actually fell in love with him instead? I played with it and thought about writing it, but so many love Inara and her attraction to Mal that i wondered how something like this would be accepted. Now, no spoiler here since I will not tell how it ends. After all, she has a history as a weapon. As always, thanks to everyone who had read and enjoyed this little off shoot of an already awesome tale and I hope I can do her justice. Stay tuned for the next installment and as always, may the black keep you and the stars never let you go. :smile: Enjoy the ride!!

ANOTHERSKY

So, the odd arc phrases: "Hands of blue, two by two..." "Also, I can kill you with my mind." Those kids say the darndest things: "They took Christmas away. All the presents,the tree, and the stockings. Nothing left but coal. Can't look in the closet, either. It's greedy--not in the spirit of the season." "Hummingbird." "Your toes are in the sand." I just want to say that if Whedon thought all these up, then he is even more of an evil genius than I thought. Because on the surface, almost every single thing River says makes absolutely no sense. But looking at it from the perspective of the scene, or the end of the episode, or the end of the movie changes everything. But maybe it's like fortune cookies. They're random bits of information, but they can be applied to pretty much anything. Still, the inspiration had to come from somewhere. And the quality of writing and acting is very subtle--it's not easy writing or acting an "interesting" kind of 'crazy'. I like how River's character applies old sayings to new situations. The nursery rhymes, old fragments and the detritus of a mind slowly sweeping itself back together make me think of 1984's "Oranges and lemons/Say the bells of St. Clemens"...

RIVERS0LOST0SANITY

“For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future,” once said the revolutionary 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy. Known for his He handled some of the toughest times for the U.S.

RIVERS0LOST0SANITY

John F Kennedy, one of the best presidents of our time, helped us begin to understand space exploration, and helped us get closer to equal and civil rights. It started with his Inaugural Address following his domestic goals including space exploration and ending segregation. His first goal was Space Exploration; he wanted to have the first man on the moon before Russia had their people on the moon. “Scientists don’t know anything about the surface of the moon”, adding that the landing attempt could be ‘a terrible disaster’ if NASA doesn’t find out ahead of time what the lunar surface is like” - Jerome Weisner, Kennedy’s science adviser. A special joint section of congress had the ambitious goal of sending an America safely to the moon before the end of the decade. JFK felt pressure to have the US “Catch up and overtake” the Soviet Union in the “Space Race” (Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human is space April 12, 1961). “This is, whether we like or not, a race. Every thing we do (in space) ought to be tied into getting to the moon ahead of the Russians.” JFK agreed to start the “Mercury” project because we had enough technology and education to develop a good first plan to space. Project mercury made its way into space with its 34-hour orbital mission of Astronaut Cooper. The second manned space launch was sent with objectives of: subjecting a man and equipment to space flight up to two weeks in duration, to rendezvous and dock with orbiting vehicles and maneuver the docked combination by using the target vehicles propulsion system, last but not least to prefect the methods of entering the atmosphere and landing at a pre-selected point on land. Announced on January 1962, project “Gemini” became the second planed launch into our galaxy. Then John F Kennedy then agreed to start the “Apollo” project to the surface of the moon. “We choose to go to the moon! We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard.” They achieved their goal on July 20, 1969- Apollo II commander Neil Armstrong triumphantly stepped on the moon. The Moon landing was a huge accomplishment for Americans. So JFK helped us achieve our goal to the moon with many rewards and also consequences. “Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead if it terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths and encourage the arts and commerce. One of the hugest and most difficult goals Kennedy had, had been civil rights. The civil rights act or acts started with the famous Montgomery bus boycott in 1955. With Rosa parks coming home to her family on a segregated bus, took a stand when a white man asked her to give up her seat. Rosa sent the message and was later arrested. Many other acts for freedom continued with Sit-ins and Freedom rides. One huge spark in the fight for civil rights was the southern university desegregation. Many Whites protested against it and dropped out of their classes. March on Washington took its toll with its leader Martin Luther king in 1963.