Northern Downpour

The way they have the student’s as numbers really got to me on a personal level I can’t even begin to describe. My school boards treat us as if we are just simply numbers, that’s why we have ‘student numbers’ that we use for everything.

The horrible pollution and toxins we are practically pouring into the air we need to survive.

The way the teacher just looked at him like he was an ‘it’ and not an actual person.

The way they graded the students not even caring.

The way it literally BROKE not only him but an entire generation.

The worse part is the ending because not only did he save the dogs life, that he had watched die everyday, he died himself doing something different for once in his life.

Not to mention that’s probably the first and last time he has ever laughed.

and then the part where he starts shaking and the teacher looks so confused. because the teacher cannot comprehend why a student could POSSIBLY be unhappy when he/she gets such good grades.

If you are at the speed of light and throw a baseball in front of you at 50mph, you will watch it move away from you at a speed of 50mph, even if it by all means shouldn't be able to go faster than the fastest speed which you at at right now. However, because all motion is relative to a frame of reference, someone watching you throw the ball away from you at 50mph while you are going the speed of light will only see light.

Simply put:: "Even if you are traveling at the speed of light, because of the constant speed of light, C, in the viewers frame of reference(in this case your frame of reference), light will still be moving from you at the same speed of C."

Here are ten questions to ask that will not put your friend in a tough spot, but will still give you some useful input on your novel:

1. At what point did you feel like “Ah, now the story has really begun!”  2. What were the points where you found yourself skimming?  3. Which setting in the book was clearest to you as you were reading it? Which do you remember the best?  4. Which character would you most like to meet and get to know?  5. What was the most suspenseful moment in the book?  6. If you had to pick one character to get rid of, who would you axe?  7. Was there a situation in the novel that reminded you of something in your own life?  8. Where did you stop reading, the first time you cracked open the manuscript? (Can show you where your first dull part is, and help you fix your pacing.)  9. What was the last book you read, before this? And what did you think of it? (This can put their comments in context in surprising ways, when you find out what their general interests are. It might surprise you.)  10. Finish this sentence: “I kept reading because…”

Your friend is probably still going to tell you, “It was good!” However, if you can ask any specific questions, and read between the lines, you can still get some helpful information out of even the most well-meaning reader.

GM: *steepling his fingers like an anime villain* You have been asked to perform. Remember your restrictions.

Me (OOC): Like you would ever make me forget. I take the stage and begin to play my lute.

GM: Roll for Perform

*success*

Me: Now I tell you a tale        Of some Pythons and a Grail        We start in Anthrax,        A castle, true facts,        With virgins begging to be nailed.

GM: Are you seriously doing Monty Python and the Holy Grail right now?

Wizard (OOC): I cast Amplify Voice on him. I want the entire kingdom to hear this.

Me: Galahad was a knight quite pure        His leanings, indeed, demure.        Anthrax ladies seemed querulous,        His position, quite perilous,        Indeed he needed a rescuer.        Enter Lancelot to the fray!        He kept the horny ladies at bay.        Galahad was dragged        And Lancelot bragged        About how he saved him that day.        Yet still, Galahad groaned,        for, if about Lancelot he had known        he wouldn’t consider it sin        if he decided to put in        to eight score ladies, his bone.

*the entire table starts laughing, with the obvious exception of the GM*

me: 

is a teenager

is living life and having fun

is bothering no one

hasn’t had 3 failed marriages

You’re the same as the one-eyed fish in that pond. Eventually, you’ll turn into darkness too.

In my mind it’s always Ginko = Plants