The Counting Eurohippuses Doesn't Help Me Sleep Complaint Thread
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Templates - yes. The specifics change, of course.
Ancient Aboriginal Dreamtime stories aren't going to be talking about the "hero picking up his mobile phone to dial the {powers-that-be} to tell them the {bad-guys} are about to smash the {location}", are they? X). But they may describe the Lone Hero struggling against Incredible Odds, to bring {something-valuable} to the {lesser-mortals}.
another list of seven :)
seven planets?
scifi tropes - ice planet. my story doesn't have an ice planet. Lexx didn't have an ice planet, so i guess it's okay.
The ultimate list of seven: http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_seven_references_in_Halo
Ice Planet? You mean Ice Moons like Europa? :3
*Edit* Waaaiiiit... Was it Europa that was icy or Io? One of them is volcanic, the other is icy with a presumed liquid ocean beneath it ??? *End edit*
I think that icy planets are so overrated though. There needs to be more gas giants like Jupiter (Love those storms) and Neptune.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SingleBiomePlanet
oh noes, i clicked, trapped in tropes. must resist random trope button.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheSevenBasicPlots
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MacGuffin ROFL
please help me to not click 'Older Than Feudalism'. help helpp
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OlderThanDirt
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicBSOD
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoNotTauntCthulhu
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeadHorseTrope
Well while you're there, find the Xanatos one :)
Ooooh got a progress update on the drawing I commissioned 8D
i'm seeing some names from FinalFantasy like Tiamat, under Olderthandirt. i'm only up to Cs
That would be because Tiamat predates Final Fantasy by centuries. Tiamat was a primordial God in Babylonian creation myth, and was commonly depicted as a dragon. She created Marduk (Often depicted as a cow I believe) and a number of others, but considered them to be too noisy and set out to kill them. The other gods sent Marduk to deal with Tiamat and her husband, and after slaying her Marduk used her remains to create the universe, the sky, and the Earth.
Bahamut I believe was from a completely different civilization's myths, completely unrelated to Tiamat or her myth of origin and IIRC was just a demon.
Similarly, Leviathan was from a different culture's myths and was - like bahamut - "just a demon". Though to a lesser extent I think? I dunno. The name means "Twisted Creature"
All three are truly ancient, both in terms of their "Myth of Origin" where they were created, as well as their age(s) in said myths. So yeah. Older then Dirt indeed :)
*EDIT* Bahamut apparently originated in Arabian myth, and his (its?) name meant "Behemoth" in Arabian.
"The Biblical notion of the behemoth was that of a large hippopotomus, but the Arabs revised this slightly and ended up with a large fish-like creature with wings. The myth goes that seven seas could fit within its girth. It is also said that its eye can shine a very bright light which normal humans cannot see."
So much for being the "king of dragons' XD
I don't know all the historical and technical basis for this, but I used to tell my best friend all the time that there are only a handful of basic stories. What makes them different is place and time. What sometimes makes them better, or even exceptional, is how the story is told.
He began to figure out what I was saying. We would watch TV shows or movies, first run never before seen by me, and I'd recite dialog moments before it was spoken by the characters. He'd get upset, or frustrated, and would ask, "How do you do that?" I often knew "who did it" right near the beginning of the program/movie. Sometimes he'd get mad at me for ruining it. I had to keep it to myself sometimes. "You saw this already!" "No, it's first run!" "How do you do that?" "It's not hard, there are only a few stories...it's just how they're told." I like to see how it's told, and enjoy the adventure.
Unfortunately, I lost my best friend last year, unexpectedly.
Dana
Sorry to hear that Dana (v_v)...
... how do you find that skill affects your _own_ storytelling/art?
Does it dampen/depress your creative instincts, or do you see it as a challenge to "surprise yourself"?
I'm not much of a story teller, actually. I've written a few short things, but nothing that is published or anything like that. Actually, every time I think of something it's not really that original, or that's how I think of it. I did have a Writing from Experience class when I was working on my Associates degree. I enjoyed it.
Dana
I'm not much of a story teller, actually. I've written a few short things, but nothing that is published or anything like that. Actually, every time I think of something it's not really that original, or that's how I think of it. ...
Yeah, "innocence, once lost, can never be regained." (~_~)h. "You can only hear/read it for the first time, once." (v_v). Once you become aware of how the Universe works... there are no more surprises. (~/\~).
Amazing full moon and high tide at Port Melbourne tonight. Cold tho :o)
Yeah, "innocence, once lost, can never be regained." (~_~)h. "You can only hear/read it for the first time, once." (v_v). Once you become aware of how the Universe works... there are no more surprises. (~/\~).
The moon and stars and the whole universe reflected in a dew-drop on a blade of grass ^u^
Yeah, "innocence, once lost, can never be regained." (~_~)h. "You can only hear/read it for the first time, once." (v_v). Once you become aware of how the Universe works... there are no more surprises. (~/\~).
The moon and stars and the whole universe reflected in a dew-drop on a blade of grass ^u^
Stepped on by the guy with the lawnmower X)...
I am going to see Man of Steal today. Got the ticket already!
Blech - neck hurts this morning from slumping over the laptop last night watching "Hansel and Gretel, Witch Hunters". Interesting movie, though!
Back to work today, quiet so far. Cold pizza and coffee for breakfast, lemon pepper chicken wings for lunch! Yum!
Tonight I'm going to attack the Shader Mixer and see if I can add some turbulence to my water plane. I also need a sandy bottom to put underneath it all, I might have something that will do, though.. or a submerged mountain range.
Need more sleep.. early to bed tonight if possible. No real complaints.
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Gotta say, this thread has moved on rather fast.
It's truly been blasting along.. seems like only yesterday it was just Page 30, now it's 82 and still going strong!
Not long now and it'll be new thread time!
Yep this thread is going way fast
so i was plyaing some MMORPGs on my single core computer. i know, i know. my computer is seven years old. lol. i check to see how much Video RAM the games too. some use 250 - 400 MB. i was playing on low quality settings too. i guess some games use the VRAM as a cache for textures and objects like Daz Studio and Vue.
in case you are wondering, one of the games did crash 10 seconds after the world loaded. lol. i guess my six year old video card is too weak for this particular game.
escaped the swirling vortex of trope about 4am. was almost escaped after pronwithoutplot, but then found the story generator with more tropes. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/storygen.php
trapped again.
Story Generator
Setting: Ring World Planet
Plot: Satchel Switcheroo
Narrative Device: Bathroom Stall Graffiti
Hero: Anti Hero Substitute
Villain: Alpha Bitch
Character As Device: Weekend Inventor
Characterization Device: Chef Of Iron
Setting: Tunnel Network
Plot: Flowers For Algernon Syndrome
Narrative Device: Supernaturally Delicious And Nutritious
Hero: Righteous Rabbit
Villain: Villain Team Up
Character As Device: Knight Templar Parent
Characterization Device: Escapist Character
Setting: World Of Ham
Plot: Speed Dating
Narrative Device: Stuff Blowing Up
Hero: Punch Clock Hero
Villain: Evil Laugh
Character As Device: The Team Normal
Characterization Device: Leaning On The Furniture
...do you have First Bastion's Rolling Plains? It is not only morphable, but has a desert/sand texture.
...do you have First Bastion's Rolling Plains? It is not only morphable, but has a desert/sand texture.
Hmm, haven't seen Rolling Plains. I just finished getting Eternal Sands (and the Gathering Moss shader), but I have a touch of content cash left - I'll go check it out, thanks! (cool smile emote) *edit* Too dang useful to pass on, bought it! Great terrain to fill with Lisa;s Botanicals! (grin)
..I really should be saving up for a quad-core, though.. sigh. (blech face)
too many 8s in the fahrenheits. way too hot to go laundry mat.
walked buppy, my elbows were sweating. i carried a tupper of water for both of us, but he wouldn't drink it. offered water several times.
Buppy holding out for Evian. : )
I entered Monster Contest. Don't expect to win, but had fun with the render.
Cool! Good luck
...trade ya.
It's 92 F here! I'm going out, but I have a/c in the car.
Dana
92f here as well, it's going to be a hot bus ride home tonight!!!
Don't melt, stay cool! (sunglasses)
Best of luck! (grin)