surveysays

@surveysays (278)

Singapore • Age 53

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Caring to much, is this a problem?

joey_matthews @joey_matthews (8354) 18 Feb 07

Well i was just talking to a friend who haven't spoken to for a very long time. The convo was pretty much a catch up and then all of sudden she turned into a complete B and said it's lame when people care to much amoung other...

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surveysays I don't necessarily think we can care too much. I figure we have a hard time expressing that concern perfectly, though, and maybe that sometimes leads to unwanted results. Maybe over time your friend will understand and not mistake concern for sticking your...

19 Feb 07

Which is best?

Raevyn1972 @Raevyn1972 (275) • Canada 28 Jan 07

Of the three "new" Star Wars movies (Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith), which do you like the most. I think Revenge of the Sith was the best of the three, personally because it tied up the loose ends for...

movies

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surveysays I like Revenge of the Sith best. It was appropriately dark, sad, and really tied it all together well. I thought the "new" series got better with each installment.

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What Book Would You Write?

Stiletto @Stiletto (4579) 28 Jan 07

They say that everyone has a book inside them just waiting to be written. Assuming you had the ability (and time!) what book would you write? What genre would it be - thriller, biography, horror, romance ... Mine would be a...

books

writing

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surveysays For me, I think it would have to either be poetry or a travel memoir/narrative

28 Jan 07

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12 Step Program For Writers

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36447) • United States 20 Jan 07

1)We admit that we are powerless over publishers, and that our careers have ecome completely unmanageable. 2)We believe that an Agent far greater than Our Last Agent can restore us to publications, sales, and critical acclaim....

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surveysays That's great! I couldn't help chuckling the whole time I was reading. Thanks for the laughs.

20 Jan 07

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writers- writer beware! good anti-scam site

Wanderlaugh @Wanderlaugh (1622) • Australia 19 Jan 07

Every writer on myLot has posted something about online writing,and the problems trying to get published. There are many publishing scams, vanity/self publishing, Print On Demand sites, and other horrors. It can be messy, and...

publishing

writer beware

writers

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surveysays That is a great site. I've used it before, and it has a lot of helpful information. Thanks for posting that. I think all of us get offers for scams all the time. It's good to have a place to check out the validity of all the offers.

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English Writing Major: Okay, now what?

bachelorking @bachelorking (23) • United States 14 Jan 07

I got my English Writing degree back in 1998 and still have no idea what to do with it. I get advice from other people to teach, but I have no patience for it. I'd like to know how other English majors reconcile their need to...

college degree

english major

writing

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surveysays There is teaching, of course, but don't do it if you don't love it. There are other opportunities, such as anything with your government's arts program (check local government bodies too), libraries, PR departments, any publishing related job (anything from...

14 Jan 07

what is/was your favorite cartoon?

silken @silken (259) • United States 12 Nov 06

I'd have to say the old looney tunes were my favorites

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surveysays I guess Veggie Tales has moved pretty high up on the list for me.

14 Jan 07

Roger Clemens!!!

ErrollLeVant @ErrollLeVant (4353) • United States 3 Jan 07

Will he play again? I think if he plays, it will only be for the Astros

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surveysays I think he will pitch this season, and I hope it is for Houston. I'd hate for him to go back to New York! I suspect Boston is really just a red herring, to tell the truth. Red Herrings in Red Sox? Yuck!

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Have you ever published something you've written?

AngEngland @AngEngland (320) • United States 27 Dec 06

A book? article? poem? story? I'd love to hear your publishing experience!

writing

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surveysays I've had a few poems appear in small circulation poetry magazines. Maybe 6 poems in all now, with 3 more due out soon. I have some articles here and there on the web too, one with an online magazine, and quite a number of ghost written articles for various...

12 Jan 07

Does "slang" now have a legitimate place in serious literature?

Dissposition @Dissposition (469) • Canada 2 Jan 07

In this day and age us humans have pretty much preformed "rape and pillage" on the english language. Hip hop, youthfull want to be cool talk,there are new trends and termanologies for everything! Some new words accepted into...

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surveysays This has been a fun discussion to follow. I think that slang has a definite place in "serious" literature, and always has. Even the work of, say, Shakespeare played with the slang of its day. It may not be our slang today, but it was slang in the day it...

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Carpet or Tile?

ErrollLeVant @ErrollLeVant (4353) • United States 31 Oct 06

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surveysays Tile for me! Carpet is not suitable for the hot weather here.

24 Dec 06

How many blogs do you have?

silken @silken (259) • United States 19 Dec 06

me...7

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surveysays I've got 13. One checked daily, most 2-3 times per week, but some only 1 time a week. I've got 3 new ones on the way.

24 Dec 06

what is your favorite color?

silken @silken (259) • United States 6 Nov 06

me=blue

favorite color

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surveysays blue is my favorite too, and red

24 Dec 06

Robin Williams

Meljep @Meljep (1666) • United States 13 Nov 06

He is a great actor. What is your favorite movie of his?

actor

movie

robin williams

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surveysays I like lots of his movies, but I think my favorites are "Dead Poet's Society" and "The Fisher King." Not his typical comedy offerings, but I love these!

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Jim Carrey or Robin Williams...who's funnier?

CapriKorn @CapriKorn (459) • United States 23 Oct 06

This is a tough one...I can't decide. They're both so hilarious!

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surveysays Robin Williams for me! Funny man!

23 Dec 06

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do you remember watching the original star wars film at the cinema back in the seventies?

twinkleD @twinkleD (360) 30 Nov 06

I was too young when the first film was released, but was taken to see the Empire Strikes Back. Don't really remember too much about it as I wasn't very old, but think it was my first visit to the cinema. I wasn't really into...

star wars

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surveysays I do remember it. I went to see them at the cinema before all the hype. They didn't start out with a lot of hype because the first film was virutally unknown, and George Lucas was a nobody then. It all caught on real quick though. I remember loving it...

22 Dec 06

Family chilling out and spening time together

jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 31 Jul 11

Having good things to remember your children about, as well as spending time with them as they are growing up.I like to see parents spending time with their children, rather than brushing them off out from under their feet.I love...

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surveysays Having good things to remember your children about, as well as spending time with them as they are growing up.I like to see parents spending time with their children, rather than brushing them off out from under their feet.I love to see all the things that my...

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How will houston do in 2007?

clintschubert @clintschubert (8) • United States 7 Dec 06

Any takers on how the 'stros will do in 07'?

houston astros 2007

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surveysays I think we've got a good shot at making the playoffs. I don't like losing Pettitte, but feel like our hands were tied on that one. I still have a slight hope Clemens would join us mid-year, though that seems a little shakier now. I do like the Jennings...

22 Dec 06

It's official, Andy Pettitte's a Yankee now :(

Patricia @PatriciaL (2080) • United States 8 Dec 06

I had a bad feeling he wasn't coming back and he's not. :( Andy Pettitte will not be an Astro next year, he signed a $16 million deal with the New York Yankees. Here's a short article about it:...

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surveysays I'm mad about it too, though I am glad the Astros didn't do something stupid and add a second year to that contract. It seems like it was a risk they couldn't afford at the moment, with the market like it is. I hope the Jennings trade works out to soothe...

22 Dec 06

Rush

working4theweekend @working4theweekend (2403) • United States 24 Nov 06

Do you listen to this band? I love them, I've been listening to them since I was in the womb, literally. My dad used to put the headphones on my birth mom's belly so I could listen to Rush:)

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surveysays I love Rush. Have since I was a kid. They have good thoughtful lyrics to go along with the great sound of their music.

22 Dec 06

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