Conversation Between HairyLoco and Nolafus
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January 18th, 2015 11:12 PMNolafusYeah, but then you want other people to know that your main secondary character likes internet forums, but can't share who he really is on them, or else he might be outcasted by the internet community he has worked hard to be integrated in. But that would make a really bad plot point, haha.
With art, I think the teachers just look for effort. They know not everyone can draw, but as long as the students put in a reasonable effort, they're happy with it. I really wish I took an art class in high school, but all of those requirements were fulfilled with band. I tried to fit one in during my senior year, but it didn't work out and I had to take a PE class instead. On the bright side though, I did make some new friends and we were grouped in teams of four that really brought out my competitive side. Oh, and on the side of homework, I only did enough to keep my mom off my back. -
January 18th, 2015 10:59 AMHairyLocoThat's true, but knowing it anyway has its value as well.
I never studied for Maths, as it was the only subject I actually did my homework for. I did have to study for French as well, but I rarely did. It was the only subject I failed for. I did have trouble with Dutch, but I had no problems adapting to German. Oh and arts. I can't draw for sh*t. Althougn my teacher would always give me a B+ for my work (not joking, throughout the 4 years that he's taught me, I only got one A- from him). -
January 17th, 2015 12:41 PMNolafusWhat kills me about it is that you can't include everything in the story. It would be amazing if I could just include every tiny detail about my worlds, but that would make for a book way longer than it needed to be, which could result in it being boring.
I rarely had to study. If I did, it was either French or math. Everything else I could just breeze by and get good grades. I find that when I did study though, I aced every test that came my way, but thanks to my lack of motivation, that didn't always happen. I wouldn't fail, but I'd normally get a high B or something. -
January 15th, 2015 1:14 AMHairyLocoWell for me it definitely sounds like fun, I mean I'd essentially be creating a fictional universe hypothetically so that I can write about it afterwards. It reminds me of just gazing at the stars and wondering how long it took for their light to reach us, just like our universe there's still so much I don't know about my fictional universe, at this moment. It intrigues me. I never thought about it this way.
It still makes me a bit arrogant honestly. The way I think is rather unique as well, in high school I was able to remember things no one else could. I hardly ever had to study because I could simply remember the previous classes, for instance. The questions on paper just triggered my memories of that class. My planning issues came to light when I started missing out on a lot of classes due to illness and insomnia, and I would actually have to study. -
January 14th, 2015 9:23 PMNolafusI used to not like planning, but once I started to do it, I really enjoy it. Well, at least there are some parts I enjoy. I'm stuck at a part where I have to somehow make a really boring life not boring to read about. I have no idea how to do that.
That just about describes my thought process too. It made me a bit arrogant my junior and senior year of high school because I could analyze things faster than mostly anyone else, so I thought I was smarter than everyone. I also think it helps with writing. I often notice patterns no one really thinks about, so I can patch up those things as well when I'm world building. -
January 14th, 2015 12:15 AMHairyLocoIt is indeed. Especially for someone like me who has trouble planning stuff, it is a massive undertaking. Although I don't write every day or every week, still, the entirety of chapter 1 took me over a year to write. The fact that I still have at least 5 - 10 of those chapters to go is rather intimidating. I wouldn't say discouraging, but I'm not quite sure how I won't run out of content before the third chapter. I'm afraid of pacing it too quickly.
Indeed, do note that it will take a long time through this method. It's going to take several years longer than just taking a course, but it'll be much more enjoyable. :)
Oh, I hear you in that regard. I think when I started thinking about what I was told, why people do what they do, say what they say and act how they act, it caused my first depression as well. However, despite that, I still consider my ability to question life a gift, as a proof of my intelligence. That I can think beyond what I can see. -
January 13th, 2015 11:15 PMNolafusWriting a novel sounds really hard to begin with, but once you actually attempt it, you realize that you can't imagine the difficulties. Just thinking about the roadblocks that went along with my first book is awful. There's so much stuff you don't realize you have to think about until you're actually doing it. Of course, you know all of this already, so I'm just rambling at this point.
Ever since high school, my interest to learn another language has disappeared. If it ever comes up again, I know which technique I'm going to try.
I might question things a bit too much. If I have too much time to think at work, I tend to get myself depressed, haha. -
January 13th, 2015 1:36 AMHairyLocoThere are quite a lot of people who say that yes. When they do, I can only agree to them. I'll take your advice to heart, and just do it. I'll see how far I get. ^^
Well if you're one who learns by doing, then gaming is the perfect way to study. If you already know a few words - enough to figure out most sentences, then you can learn new words just by using the context they're in, and if you, in games only have French to go with, that might help you out.
I do agree, reading French is easier than speaking indeed. I've never been good at French (neither am I interested).
Well at least you're open minded. It is hard to change such indeed, but you're intelligent enough to question what you're told. I'm sure you'll get there. -
January 13th, 2015 12:21 AMNolafusWriting is one of the hardest things I have ever done. Writing a novel is a lot of fun, but each time I start one, I wonder why I do this to myself, haha. The best way to learn how to organize your characters is to just do it. The first time I did it, I came up with all of this extra stuff I never really used, or really needed in the first place. That's not bad, but I was focusing in the wrong places. Now, I'm doing it much more efficiently, and am working on character weaknesses as well as strengths.
My brain is terrible at memorizing things off of paper, so it just wasn't a fit in classrooms. Maybe I should try a french game or something, because it might work out well there. I do remember a few words, and just enough to scrape by, I believe. Plus reading french is way easier than speaking it.
I like breaking social barriers, but seeing as I grew up in a very religious home, it's hard for me to get behind them. I'm trying to get better with that, as I see nothing wrong with gay relationships and the like, but it's really hard changing the things that were drilled into your mind at a very young age. Heck, I didn't even know being gay was a thing until my freshman year of high school. -
January 12th, 2015 10:24 PMHairyLocoI'd love to learn how to do it though. I'll give it a try later on and really put my characters to life. I'm pretty sure it will help me write my story too. Gee, writing is really fun but extremely hard. A challenge worth taking, I should add.
Yeah, in games you just learn to recognize things by what happens, it's a really different learning experience than through books. Then when the social aspect of the game comes in, there was my dad who would translate things for me.
We were reminiscing over that fact not too long ago. He told me that he had to tell me less and less until they were only a few words when I was 9. When I was 11 he started asking me what things meant, hehe. I've been playing Unreal Tournament all those years, of course on and off with Renegade, Tekken and Colin McRae Rally in the mix and a few other games.
I agree, although I was reading a romance manga about a crossdressing guy who's in love with this girl. He asks her out without crossdressing, so you could imagine her face when he shows up dressed like a girl. I like the manga because it tackles a lot of social taboos. There are gay people in it and lesbians as well. And not everything is about roses there, they have their share of trouble actually with society disapproving of their relationship. It's just a light read though, that's mainly why I like it. It's nothing too serious, yet it is if you can see the underlying messages. -
January 12th, 2015 2:55 PMNolafusThis is the first time I'm really working on every aspect of my characters, and it's a lot of fun. I tried to do it with my first book, but I didn't really know what to research or pay attention to, so I'm doing it a lot more efficiently this time around. I guess it just comes with a bit of experience and a lot of dedication. Some people just kind of skimp over this part, though, so it's different for everyone.
I wish I could learn some foreign language. I tried French in high school, and despite studying for an hour every day, and up to four hours for a test, I scraped by with a C. Foreign languages just aren't my thing, although I guess if I had something as fun as video games teaching me, it could go differently.
I don't mean to be so harsh about the genre, but I can't take romance novels seriously. If it's an underlying thing to compliment the story, then I do enjoy it, but when some tragic woman meets the man of her dreams and must overcome some tragic backstory to be with him, it's silly. -
January 12th, 2015 2:49 PMHairyLocoIt makes sense that you've been planning him out for months as detailed as it is. I think I should do more like that for my characters as well. All I know for my characters are rough background stories, general traits, personalities and habits, but it makes it all a bit grey nevertheless.
It's a shame that your father doesn't acknowledge games. I owe most of my knowledge of English to games like Unreal Tournament. I'm better at English than I am at Dutch, despite Dutch being my native language.
Oh wow. In mangas I really don't mind romance, I often even like it. In novels though I'm not a fan of the genre. In novels I prefer adventure, sci-fi and thrillers. Jeffery Deaver is a writer I completely adore, his thriller detective books are amazing. -
January 12th, 2015 2:23 PMNolafusWhiskers completely relies on Dr. Casius for his attention needs, but Dr. Casius is often out of the house, so Whiskers doesn't have any social skills to speak of. Actually, that's pretty much everyone in this society. No one really knows how to communicate and be friends with each other, since all people do is work and go home. And the government likes it this way so no one tries to group up or anything. So as socially deprived as Whiskers is, he's not out of the norm. Now, he might get a little overwhelmed at first when he's out on the streets, but no one ever talks on the streets, as it's considered very rude, so no one really acknowledges his existence.
That being said, Whiskers isn't a team player. Put him in a group project, and he'll want to do all of the work himself. Aside from science, he also enjoys writing, which comes in handy at the very end.
I love creating characters. If someone said that I could only do one thing on a story, it would be that. I've spent a good few months planning this story out so far, and I've spent a great deal of that on the characters, since you can't have a good story without good characters. Oh, and Whiskers' favorite food is grilled cheese, haha.
My dad would yell at me if I spent too much time on video games. My mom would actually warn my brothers and I that my dad was starting to talk about how much time we spent on the console, so we would have to tone it back at that point. My dad could never quite get how the games worked, so he got mad at them and didn't want to play. I think it's awesome that your dad plays WoW with you. Most parents don't get the social interaction and bonding that one can actually do through them.
Oh, I read all sorts of genres. Sci-fi, horror, adventure, realism, you name it. Well, except for romance. I read a fan-fic about a trainer who fell in love with his Charizard, and I'm never picking that genre up again, haha. -
January 12th, 2015 11:52 AMHairyLocoWell what I meant by needs are more of need for privacy or need for friendship and so on. :)
I'm quite impressed by your level of detail too, it's like you're describing a family member and I can perfectly picture his quirks and (thanks for Fairy's drawing) his looks, but it seems like you have every bit of his character planned out. That's impressive.
Yeah, my dad and I play games like WoW together now, we're sitting 2 meters away from each other in the living room. :) It's really great. ^^
If you want to read that'll be great, but it's not your preferred genre so if you drop it mid-read I understand. ^^
But thanks anyway. :) -
January 12th, 2015 10:08 AMNolafusWhiskers isn't arrogant, but there are some other problems that arise. Whiskers, getting tired of having to stay in Dr. Casius' house, wants to go outside and explore the city he can only see through windows at night. Which, of course, Dr. Casius can't do. When I said teenager, I didn't mean all of these hormones racing through him, but rather something like where he's still developing mentally, but the main changes have already happened. Whiskers just needs to grow into his intelligence a bit more, and grow up a bit too. He hasn't experienced the world at all, and even though he's a miraculous thinker, he's a bit innocent.
That's pretty cool! I kind of wish my dad would play games, but he hates them with a passion, so that's not going to happen.
I haven't read it yet, but I think I better so that I can help and give my opinion on things. I don't know if I'll be able to read through it today, but give me a couple days and I'll try to keep reminding myself to read it, haha.

