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Posted on 07/13/2004 9:49:23 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Eleventh Thread: Wedding Edition: The Hobbit Hole XI - No One Admitted Except on Wedding Business!
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>>Any chance you remember the two old codgers I bought hay from the first year I was here? I know I remember talking about them.<<
Yes, I remember you talking about that! Glad he was able to get to you faster this year! :-) Good service!
Hay, Bear....when did she talk about this situation??
I'm always amazed at how you find these things...don't ever tell me how you do it!
Beautiful, Corin!!! Best wishes on the contest and keep me posted!
Steve took the jedis to the store on their bikes for an ice cream.
Ugh, I've got such major ear pain... all day it's been bad but now I could just scream. I thought it was wax but I'm starting to wonder if it might be an infection, the pain's that bad. Aspirin hasn't helped at all.
Try a warm washcloth...do this...
Wet the washcloth, put in an unzipped sandwich baggie, warm it up in the microwave till pretty hot but still tolerable, zip up, wrap it in a pillowcase and lay the affected ear on it...unzip and re-warm as needed.
Ok, I'll give that a try... my ear's ringing and the pain is really sharp, makes me want to cry out - does that sound like an infection to you? I just came off the amoxicil for strep throat, wonder if that might have something to do with it.
It does sound like an infection...have you taken any decongestants? A Tylenol with pseudoephedrine might help...
Oh, I haven't tried that! Thanks, I'll see what we've got.
I'm thinkin' you have fluid built up behind your eardrum...the sudafed will help dry that up a bit and perhaps relieve some of the pressure.
I hope it helps...if it does, let me know...I could use an encouraging word and if I helped ya, it would make me feel real good.
I gotta go...STeve'll be home soon.
See you later!
"I'm thinkin' you have fluid built up behind your eardrum..."
That was my first thought, too. I sometimes get that when I have sinus problems. Sometimes it helps if I lie down in a way that lets the fluid drain in the opposite direction, which can take some experimenting to see which way increases the pressure vs. which way decreases it. 2J already mentioned the warm washcloth. The only other thing I know of to help with that is eardrops--garlic oil and/or mullein flower oil can be used twice a day as long as there's no rupture.
I know that's unpleasant--I feel for ya, Jen. Hope that clears up soon. I'll be praying on it.
The washcloth's helping already! Thanks!
Howdy 2J...how ya doin'? I haven't talked with ya for awhile. Man, it's hotter than blazes here (didn't we say that when you were here too?). Over 100 again this afternoon at our house. We're going to walk the dogs down at the waterfront tonight (Ruston Way -- the other side of our peninsula). It was at least 10 degrees cooler this afternoon there and it's on the east side of the peninsula with a big hill behind it, so it will be shady and the Sound should keep it very cool.
HI Everyone...can I drop in for a spell? (at least until the powers that be decide they need the puter??)
Glad the washcloth's helping, Jen. BTW you have mail.
Hi, Alkhin! How's it going? Any progress on the writing thing? I reviewed that "DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics" yesterday, will pass some notes on to you later.
I cant wait till school starts again.
Am looking forward to your notes!
Ya there? I read my SIL your notes to me so far, and we both LOVE the ideas you have for the villain.
"Am gonna try tonight, but that is depenedent on whether or not they respect my desire to be left alone.
I cant wait till school starts again."
When you find waiting for school to start in order to get a break, you know you need a vacation, LOL!
The book was pretty good. The first part went through the principles of writing comics, the second went through how these principles apply differently depending on whether you're doing a single issue vs. a miniseries, graphic novel, ongoing series, multi-issue story arc, etc. The principles part is probably most relevant. It covers:
--The pros and cons of scripting out each panel ahead of time vs. the writer just giving the artist a general plot outline and filling in the dialogue after the panels are drawn. Basically, the first method gives the writer more control, the second gives the writer more flexibility to work around the artist's ideas.
--Story structure. Different ways of structuring the story are considered, and the author recommends as a good formula to extrapolate from a 3-act structure: Act 1 includes a hook, incident which kicks the story off, and introduction of the situation and conflict, with one major visual action scene; Act 2 develops and complicates the situation with another major visual action scene; Act 3 leads to the climax and a third major visual action scene; followed by a denouement of no more than a page or so.
--Creating drama: In starting scenes and in rising action; with comments on the use of surprise vs. suspense, and on how to keep the story moving. A big emphasis is placed on how the comic medium requires the visual depiction to focus on the most relevant parts of the action rather than depicting every event. All panels should contribute directly to the plot development either through the main plot or subplot.
--Subplot and unique aspects of using subplots in the comic medium. As with the previous point on panels contributing to the plot development, the key thing here is that all subplots should advance the main plot.
--Characterization of heroes, villains, and secondary characters, and use of dialogue and humor.
--Script preparation format mechanics.
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