tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224977459467038617.post5502974831647675551..comments2023-02-27T09:12:51.953-05:00Comments on The (Next) Most Dangerous Game: Chapter 29 - BlackoutRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01100214534271300219noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224977459467038617.post-49568975850155832222008-07-25T02:44:00.000-04:002008-07-25T02:44:00.000-04:00Sorry, as mentioned in person, my notes are taken ...Sorry, as mentioned in person, my notes are taken in advance to the comment I leave. I guess I forgot to get rid of the question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224977459467038617.post-80011170458139305652008-07-25T00:42:00.000-04:002008-07-25T00:42:00.000-04:00@ CowboyI'm counting on you guys taking my ass out...@ Cowboy<BR/><BR/>I'm counting on you guys taking my ass out if I get bitten. Action resuming...right away!<BR/><BR/>@ Peace<BR/><BR/>I imagined you right next to me a la Frodo and Sam in Rivendell after getting stabbed on Weathertop.<BR/><BR/>...gay.<BR/><BR/>Also, you're right. Hatchets, not machetes. That's what I get for not having my own fucking notes in front of me when I write.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100214534271300219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224977459467038617.post-61993019121457475872008-07-25T00:39:00.000-04:002008-07-25T00:39:00.000-04:00@ AH"that’s really what I said though"I figured yo...@ AH<BR/><BR/>"that’s really what I said though"<BR/>I figured you'd comment something to that effect. Didn't think of the whale bit, though.<BR/><BR/>Yes! You caught the PB reference!<BR/><BR/>Re: deteriorating journal entries.<BR/><BR/>Absolutely there is a reason, but it's not laziness. The quality of the entries goes down as he slowly becomes a zed...he just never realizes it. I had hoped that was somewhat clearer - suggestions to improve that?<BR/><BR/>Re: word count<BR/><BR/>I really have 2 goals. The first is to write *at least* 50k, the other is to finish the story I set out to tell. I'm perfectly fine with surpassing 50k, and it's looking like that's going to be the case.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100214534271300219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224977459467038617.post-38077747644613068652008-07-23T15:38:00.000-04:002008-07-23T15:38:00.000-04:00Also, you're doing a good job of not bungling your...Also, you're doing a good job of not bungling your zombies. Unlike SOME T-Rexes. . .<BR/><BR/>http://www.qwantz.com/archive/000766.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106352374733393145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224977459467038617.post-5958498408716708852008-07-23T15:29:00.000-04:002008-07-23T15:29:00.000-04:00Very awesome, though I'd like to point out that wh...Very awesome, though I'd like to point out that while Beard and I have matching melee weapons, they are hatchets, not machetes.<BR/><BR/>Also, we all know I'd be the one at your side when you woke up. Thanks for that verisimilitude.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106352374733393145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224977459467038617.post-64687985839798415902008-07-23T14:19:00.000-04:002008-07-23T14:19:00.000-04:00Good chapter, waiting for things to start moving a...Good chapter, waiting for things to start moving again. Good thing you didn't turn into a zed, or we would have had to <B> kill you </B> :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224977459467038617.post-38922987247090692672008-07-23T10:03:00.000-04:002008-07-23T10:03:00.000-04:00If I'm not mistaken, I think the goal of NaNoWriMo...If I'm not mistaken, I think the goal of NaNoWriMo is to hit at least 50,000 words- and if you go over, that's totally fine. In fact, it's probably awesome.luckeyfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09338266098096236978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224977459467038617.post-73365575864936231732008-07-23T03:07:00.000-04:002008-07-23T03:07:00.000-04:00a zed couldn't think of the word like "deteriorati...a zed couldn't think of <B>the word like</B> "deterioration". – “a word” or no "like".<BR/><BR/>Angel Hair spoke to him, but all T.Rex heard was "Jabbajaabba head jabba dabba zed jabba jaabba?" – that’s really what I said though<BR/><BR/>“GLLLAAAD. YOUUU. ARRRR. BAAAACK," Angel Hair tried again.” – I can speak whale!<BR/>My brains, his steal and your strength against an army of zeds and you think little finger wiggle’s supposed to make me happy? Hmm?<BR/>“I'll be surprised if it lasts <B>though</B> the weekend at this rate.”<BR/>Is there any particular reason why the marshal gets steadily lazier in how he titles his entries? Other than sheer convenience on our/your part that is.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Still need more<BR/><BR/>Also, is 50,000 still your goal? You have mentioned having this planned out several chapters in advance, so getting so little in a matter of several chapters nearing possibly another climax before ending seems like a low estimate. I don't, of course, know though...Keep to your master plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224977459467038617.post-5779179603356616172008-07-23T00:23:00.000-04:002008-07-23T00:23:00.000-04:00@ PaulDamnit! I specifically looked that up tryin...@ Paul<BR/><BR/>Damnit! I specifically looked that up trying not to fuck it up, and apparently I failed hardcore. Yes, he was int he Army. He was not a Lance Corporal, apparently.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100214534271300219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224977459467038617.post-43661523852242354472008-07-22T21:33:00.000-04:002008-07-22T21:33:00.000-04:00Enlisted ranksOnly the Marines have Lance Corporal...<A HREF="http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/enlisted.html" REL="nofollow">Enlisted ranks</A><BR/><BR/>Only the Marines have Lance Corporals. The equivalent Army rank is Private First Class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224977459467038617.post-5223227530328039072008-07-22T19:26:00.000-04:002008-07-22T19:26:00.000-04:00@ PaulWhat do you mean?@ Paul<BR/><BR/>What do you mean?Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100214534271300219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224977459467038617.post-80601244683815299182008-07-22T19:24:00.000-04:002008-07-22T19:24:00.000-04:00Are you sure Marshall Franklin was a Lance Corpora...Are you <I>sure</I> Marshall Franklin was a Lance Corporal in the Army?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com