JX Valentine

Hey hey hey! Happy birthday. :D

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I'd give you Bill, but I figured you already had him wrapped around your finger. xD

Happy birthday!

happy wednesday!

...or something like that

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!:)

Happy Birthday...

;_; my internet went POOF. It's back now. Sorry! AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

Oh hey Happy Birthday.

Birthday present will be late because I'm in a rotten mood and haven't been feeling well.

At any rate, happy birthday, sunshower. <3

Happy Birthday! That avatar is your early B-day present. ;)

xD True, true.

xD! I didn't think you were actually going to use it. xDD

I love your new avatar. I suddenly have visions of an ixodida with magikarp traits.

I deeply apologize for my behavior the last few days. I was and currently am going through an emotional breakdown due to unrelated causes. I know that's not an excuse, but it's an explanation and I really am sorry for being an arrogant snarky douchebag.

Sorry I haven't been on in awhile to reply, kinda hard with a broken laptop. I'm on my mom's now lol

Only a few days left and I'm (almost) free to do what I want again! On Wednesday, I'll be back more frequently. I can't wait to get these stupid exams off my heart! I also can't wait to get back to action, and I've kind of missed you and Asty and a couple of other people. Then again, there's a person in the Lounge who really, really puts me off, and I can't quite place my finger on the reason I think that way. Some people just make me want to punch them so hard.

I figured it was something like the SATs. I've heard about those from my mother's cousins, who had to take them, seeing as how they're American and all. I just wasn't really sure if the idea is the same, but I guess it is, then. And don't worry, I'm really good at relaxing, even though they try to make us as stressed as possible in school by telling us how OMGIMPORTANT these exams are and that if we fail, that'll practically be THE END OF OUR ACADEMICAL CAREER and so forth... Thanks a lot, teachers :/ Luckily, I don't have too much to stress out about this time. I already did my biology and got good scores and I know I'll do well in the English portion (especially now. Honestly, thanks <3). But oooh boy, will I be stressed out when spring comes and I have to take maths and Finnish! xD

Those are common sense. If you write badly, then you're going to be called a troll. If you're not constructive, you're flaming.

It's not deviantART. That'd be retarded of me to even suggest that. But to my credit, there are several other writers there and all have worked on song-writing, poetry, newspapers, articles, and more. Just because the community as a whole focuses more on visual art doesn't mean that the written work doesn't get attention. I fixed most of my problems going there.

They weren't just missing. I invoked frustration and curiosity, just as I wanted. You'll note that nearly the entire thing is Blue's thoughts, and the narrative caters to his thoughts. It all works together to make the reader feel as Blue was. I wouldn't call that accidental.

I never said it was the "reader's fault" alone. I agreed that certain parts were worded badly, but overall there was misinterpretation on your end on things that weren't worded badly and otherwise clear. I suppose I don't consider you an equal anymore, mostly because of your refusal to admit your own fault and the little gaggle of harpies you, Astinus, and Mika comprise of, but you're still good at what you do so I respect that. It's unfortunate that you're writing me off due to presumed assumptions on my end, which, as you put it, is ironic because I've made no assumptions. It's like when Mika got "offended" because I made the logical conclusion she was ignoring me. It's utterly ludicrous.

In any case, if you want to discontinue talking, that's fine. You've shown you're not a very constructive person, and most of your comments are bloated with ego. I don't like dealing with someone like you. Arrogance disgusts me.

Rules are common sense. Don't flame, don't post CP, and be productive.

I go to an art community that caters mostly to visual artists/animators, some of whom are the biggest names in the game development and animation industry today. They're not exactly the best when it comes to writing, but they're alright.

I wanted the flow to be interrupted. I've said that at every turn. And when did I say I wanted people to read it without pause? I didn't.

You're ignoring me by not believing me when I say what I just said above. I wanted my writing to be that way. I wanted interruption. I wanted lack of fluidity. I wanted it to be confusing. I achieved that by putting commas in places that aren't technically right. Yet you keep saying I confused the reader (like it's a bad thing) and I didn't achieve what I set out to do, when I quite clearly did if you were confused.

I'm saying you're close-minded because I've said what I just said above this entire conversation, and you still wont acknowledge that.

You're the one that didn't say "I get you're trying to do a metaphor, but it's unclear." As it stands, everything suggests you just didn't get it.

No, I didn't bother. Stickies only ever say things you should know already, and if you don't, then they're not important. I've never heard of a "beta" in any other writing community. If you want to be clear, just say "Editors' Thread" or something.

I admit that grammar is important, but I also said that I put the commas where I meant. It's called experimental writing. It's called reading as it's written, not assuming because it jolts you up it's wrong. Did you ever stop to consider I wanted that reaction? Instead you're the one that assumes I just made a mistake.

I'm not blowing you off. I've responded to every single one of your points, yet you keep ignoring what I'm saying. I did things as I intended. It's as simple as that. (Oh, and I have taken this attitude elsewhere. I often discuss such things with linguists and English teachers. They act the same way.)

This is an artificial blizzard caused by the literal Titan of Ice. It's going to be a bit worse than anything you've experienced. Plus he himself is overwhelmed, not his senses to the point that they're no longer of function. It's all five senses being hammered down with the only thing keeping him going being his resolve and sixth sense.

You're again misinterpreting me. I was not patronizing you in any way. I was simply acknowledging your failure to understand what I meant... Which if you did understand, you would have said was a metaphor from the beginning. I said it was a metaphor, and you discontinued.

I edited it all the way up until I sent it in, being five minutes shy of the deadline. I did everything myself in the time I had, I've never even heard of a "beta" and don't know what that means, and, again, nearly 95% of the commas and grammar were exactly as I intended. Get outside your technical perception and look at the bigger picture. You're good at one thing. I'm probably not, but I am better at another. I've explained my opinion of writing and how I went about writing that particular piece, yet you continue to bombard me with claims that I'm lazy and didn't edit enough. Get over your Self and be a Smeargle.

A blizzard is typically loud. And cold. And blinding. I rest my case.

It's not insulting your intelligence to say you didn't get it. You simply perceive it that way because you're apparently an egoist. People make mistakes. People have perceptions that are contrary to what was intended. It's human. To take offense simply because I said you didn't get something, when you clearly didn't, isn't an insult.

I never said grammar wasn't important. I think it's an important foundation for writing, but clearly isn't as important as the story itself. And, oh yeah, I don't want to be published. At least not with a story I worked three days on. Sorry, but you can't hold that piece up to any standard. It was one of the longest (possibly longest) entries for the entire contest, so I was a little bit more focused on working out the prose and filling in the plot holes to worry about mis-placed commas which I put in the exact places I meant them to be.