Gordon Highland
from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher MooreJanuary 16, 2013 - 4:54pm
heh. I often suffer from what I affectionately refer to as "premature nostalgia."
TomMartinArt
from Amherst, MA
January 16, 2013 - 5:41pm
I have a nebulous list of things I'm happy I don't have to deal with anymore. It includes The Black Eyed Peas, LeeLee Sobieski, people saying "if (condition) then the terrorists win" as a joke, and Outkast.
Still waiting out Tahmoh Penikett, anything that was thought up on 4chan, modern Doctor Who fandom and U2.
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Emma C
from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah DawsonJanuary 16, 2013 - 5:32pm
Tom, what do you have against Tahmoh Penikett? Besides his poor choice in taking on the doomed Dollhouse?
TomMartinArt
from Amherst, MA
January 16, 2013 - 5:40pm
He comes from the school of thin lips = tense = acting. A piece of acting-styrofoam in the Sam Worthington mold.
Renfield
from Hell is reading 20th Century GhostsJanuary 16, 2013 - 5:44pm
Whenever I get really crisp dollar bills for change I sing that "I'm so crispy, I'm so crispy. Nahnahnah nahnah nah nispy," song.
Gordon Highland
from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher MooreJanuary 16, 2013 - 6:01pm
Those are murder against a stripper's skin. Gartered though it may be.
Ian
from Texas is reading Low Down Death Right Easy by J. David OsborneJanuary 16, 2013 - 6:12pm
Nobody wants a paper cut down there.
Renfield
from Hell is reading 20th Century GhostsJanuary 16, 2013 - 6:20pm
I don't know, I've met a lot of really scary chicks at the goth nightclubs that I'm sure might be open to that idea. *shiver*
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ReneeAPickup
from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck WendigJanuary 16, 2013 - 6:55pm
Every time I read Rennie's new screenname I say it out loud and giggle.
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Emma C
from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah DawsonJanuary 16, 2013 - 7:47pm
But he cried when he was begging Adama for a raptor. Blubbery, squishy crying! He's far better than Sam Worthington, who I'm concerned may have a facial nerve problem not unlike Russell Crowe seems to have developed.
jyh
from VA is reading whatever he feels likeJanuary 16, 2013 - 8:36pm
I googled "begging Adama for a raptor" and immediately found what I was looking for.
Wonders never cease.
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Emma C
from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah DawsonJanuary 16, 2013 - 11:00pm
The future is now, J.Y.
I just spent 3 hours crying and hiding under a blanket watching BSG "Daybreak". My heart hurts. Those in the know feel my pain, I'm sure. No spoilers please.
Dino Parenti
from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands OnJanuary 16, 2013 - 11:47pm
Ah yes, the finale. Did you happen to catch the strains from the original Galactica theme?
Liana
from Romania and Texas is reading Naked LunchJanuary 16, 2013 - 11:51pm
Oh boy. Yep crying while watching BGS. Brings back memories. I have to buy the whole series for god's sake.
Renfield
from Hell is reading 20th Century GhostsJanuary 17, 2013 - 1:37am
Anyone who's finished reading this round of stories want to trade critiques privately? I'm really itching to get this one out but definitely want an opinion on a couple things. PM me.
TomMartinArt
from Amherst, MA
January 17, 2013 - 8:46am
...BAS?
Ben Freeman
from Charlottesville, Virginia is reading everything I canJanuary 17, 2013 - 12:39pm
That's Bas though, not the BAS
avery of the dead
from Kentucky is reading Cipher SistersJanuary 17, 2013 - 12:42pm
It'll be Friday night before I have time to do it. So make a note of what you like...
jyh
from VA is reading whatever he feels likeJanuary 17, 2013 - 12:45pm
If I hadn't turned out skinny, I would be Bas Rutten.
Wonder Woman
from RI is reading 20th Century GhostsJanuary 17, 2013 - 5:25pm
Tom just hasn't properly given Doctor Who a chance.
Yougoddamnmuthafuckas!! (said in my best Paul Giamatti voice).
Jonathan Riley
from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland January 17, 2013 - 6:15pm
Is there an estimate on what time these polls close tomorrow? Trying to figure out if I'll have time to finish them after work tomorrow or if I need to try to finish them up tonight. Thanks.
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.January 17, 2013 - 10:12pm
Finished reading for the latest flash round. Another good batch, right there. Several times I voted for the story that turned out to be losing in the results though. That is always a weird feeling.
Got me a clear favorite for the BAS when it does go up. Usually I have two or three highlights to pick from but this time one stood out.
TomMartinArt
from Amherst, MA
January 17, 2013 - 10:14pm
Got me a clear favorite for the BAS when it does go up. Usually I have two or three highlights to pick from but this time one stood out.
Ooh ooh ooh. Uh. I can't ask you to signal which one it is, but can you think it at me really hard?
Matt
from New Zealand is reading This is how you lose her by Junot DiazJanuary 17, 2013 - 10:52pm
I think I've already found my BAS favourite and I haven't even finished reading yet. 3 matchups to go.
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Emma C
from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah DawsonJanuary 18, 2013 - 12:00am
Up late reading/voting and done. Now, to bed. I don't see how you working stiffs manage; I'm exhausted!
JEFFREY GRANT BARR
from Central OR is reading Nothing but fucking Shakespeare, for the rest of my lifeJanuary 18, 2013 - 12:19am
I just do very little actual work, it keeps me fresh like watercress.
OtisTheBulldog
from Somerville, MA is reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DiazJanuary 18, 2013 - 3:10pm
I got everything read and voted on - I'm noticing we're dropping in votes. Seems most polls are getting around 20, whereas I think we were getting close to 30 before? It's gotta be WAR fatigue. The end is in sight, right?
Who's good with the sorcery of calculations and can tell me how many stories WAR will have produced to date.
Gordon Highland
from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher MooreJanuary 18, 2013 - 3:37pm
I show 189 stories in my WAR2 folder.
Jonathan Riley
from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland January 18, 2013 - 3:55pm
Should be 216-8 dropouts 208 stories so far.
First round averged close to 50 votes.(both weeks combined-first week had mid 50's second mid 40's)
Round two in the mid to low 40's (both weeks combined)
Round three near the holidays dropped mid to low 30's
Early round four was right about 30
2nd batch round 4 average about 26
and round 5 is looking like it might hit 20 votes total for each round if we are lucky.
seems like once people fall they stop reading. I know many who are out that keep reading and I am very thankful for that!!! Thank you all!!!
sean of the dead
from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed AyresJanuary 18, 2013 - 4:18pm
Jonathan Riley - (un)official statistician for LitReactor's WAR2
avery of the dead
from Kentucky is reading Cipher SistersJanuary 18, 2013 - 4:45pm
We had way more than 8 dropouts.
JEFFREY GRANT BARR
from Central OR is reading Nothing but fucking Shakespeare, for the rest of my lifeJanuary 18, 2013 - 4:53pm
List all the droupouts! I hate dropouts! Even with strawberries!
Renfield
from Hell is reading 20th Century GhostsJanuary 18, 2013 - 5:29pm
Dropping out is understandable. I almost did before the second round started just because there's so much other writing I'm trying to get done. It was probably worth riding it out though.
JEFFREY GRANT BARR
from Central OR is reading Nothing but fucking Shakespeare, for the rest of my lifeJanuary 18, 2013 - 5:23pm
Of, I agree, However, I want to rant and rave about how lame it is to drop out, because it makes me feel like a big man.
/flexes suspenders
Jonathan Riley
from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland January 18, 2013 - 5:36pm
Some dropouts had alternates come in. 7 no shows were in the second round and 1 in the third. I forgot about the no shows in round one though. Maybe 11 total stories that didn't get turned in?
Wonder Woman
from RI is reading 20th Century GhostsJanuary 18, 2013 - 5:41pm
When do polls close? I've been swamped this week & I'm only just reading now...
avery of the dead
from Kentucky is reading Cipher SistersJanuary 18, 2013 - 6:05pm
I'm suppoed to be closing them now. ...
Wonder Woman
from RI is reading 20th Century GhostsJanuary 18, 2013 - 6:38pm
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Bummer. I got through the first three and Thinspiration in the fourth.
Jonathan Riley
from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland January 18, 2013 - 7:08pm
Aww man Wonder Woman. You missed out on some great reads. However you quite possible were about to cause a tie.
Gordon Highland
from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher MooreJanuary 18, 2013 - 9:41pm
Oops, I was looking at my backup drive and omitted most recent stories. I've got 205.
heh. I often suffer from what I affectionately refer to as "premature nostalgia."
I have a nebulous list of things I'm happy I don't have to deal with anymore. It includes The Black Eyed Peas, LeeLee Sobieski, people saying "if (condition) then the terrorists win" as a joke, and Outkast.
Still waiting out Tahmoh Penikett, anything that was thought up on 4chan, modern Doctor Who fandom and U2.
Tom, what do you have against Tahmoh Penikett? Besides his poor choice in taking on the doomed Dollhouse?
He comes from the school of thin lips = tense = acting. A piece of acting-styrofoam in the Sam Worthington mold.
Whenever I get really crisp dollar bills for change I sing that "I'm so crispy, I'm so crispy. Nahnahnah nahnah nah nispy," song.
Those are murder against a stripper's skin. Gartered though it may be.
Nobody wants a paper cut down there.
I don't know, I've met a lot of really scary chicks at the goth nightclubs that I'm sure might be open to that idea. *shiver*
Every time I read Rennie's new screenname I say it out loud and giggle.
But he cried when he was begging Adama for a raptor. Blubbery, squishy crying! He's far better than Sam Worthington, who I'm concerned may have a facial nerve problem not unlike Russell Crowe seems to have developed.
I googled "begging Adama for a raptor" and immediately found what I was looking for.
Wonders never cease.
The future is now, J.Y.
I just spent 3 hours crying and hiding under a blanket watching BSG "Daybreak". My heart hurts. Those in the know feel my pain, I'm sure. No spoilers please.
Ah yes, the finale. Did you happen to catch the strains from the original Galactica theme?
Oh boy. Yep crying while watching BGS. Brings back memories. I have to buy the whole series for god's sake.
Anyone who's finished reading this round of stories want to trade critiques privately? I'm really itching to get this one out but definitely want an opinion on a couple things. PM me.
...BAS?
That's Bas though, not the BAS
It'll be Friday night before I have time to do it. So make a note of what you like...
If I hadn't turned out skinny, I would be Bas Rutten.
Tom just hasn't properly given Doctor Who a chance.
Yougoddamnmuthafuckas!! (said in my best Paul Giamatti voice).
Is there an estimate on what time these polls close tomorrow? Trying to figure out if I'll have time to finish them after work tomorrow or if I need to try to finish them up tonight. Thanks.
Finished reading for the latest flash round. Another good batch, right there. Several times I voted for the story that turned out to be losing in the results though. That is always a weird feeling.
Got me a clear favorite for the BAS when it does go up. Usually I have two or three highlights to pick from but this time one stood out.
Ooh ooh ooh. Uh. I can't ask you to signal which one it is, but can you think it at me really hard?
I think I've already found my BAS favourite and I haven't even finished reading yet. 3 matchups to go.
Up late reading/voting and done. Now, to bed. I don't see how you working stiffs manage; I'm exhausted!
I just do very little actual work, it keeps me fresh like watercress.
I got everything read and voted on - I'm noticing we're dropping in votes. Seems most polls are getting around 20, whereas I think we were getting close to 30 before? It's gotta be WAR fatigue. The end is in sight, right?
Who's good with the sorcery of calculations and can tell me how many stories WAR will have produced to date.
I show 189 stories in my WAR2 folder.
Should be 216-8 dropouts 208 stories so far.
First round averged close to 50 votes.(both weeks combined-first week had mid 50's second mid 40's)
Round two in the mid to low 40's (both weeks combined)
Round three near the holidays dropped mid to low 30's
Early round four was right about 30
2nd batch round 4 average about 26
and round 5 is looking like it might hit 20 votes total for each round if we are lucky.
seems like once people fall they stop reading. I know many who are out that keep reading and I am very thankful for that!!! Thank you all!!!
Jonathan Riley - (un)official statistician for LitReactor's WAR2
We had way more than 8 dropouts.
List all the droupouts! I hate dropouts! Even with strawberries!
Dropping out is understandable. I almost did before the second round started just because there's so much other writing I'm trying to get done. It was probably worth riding it out though.
Of, I agree, However, I want to rant and rave about how lame it is to drop out, because it makes me feel like a big man.
/flexes suspenders
Some dropouts had alternates come in. 7 no shows were in the second round and 1 in the third. I forgot about the no shows in round one though. Maybe 11 total stories that didn't get turned in?
When do polls close? I've been swamped this week & I'm only just reading now...
I'm suppoed to be closing them now. ...
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Bummer. I got through the first three and Thinspiration in the fourth.
Aww man Wonder Woman. You missed out on some great reads. However you quite possible were about to cause a tie.
Oops, I was looking at my backup drive and omitted most recent stories. I've got 205.