Xenophobia: Pride & Prejudice - Chapter Twenty-four
Sam the T-man:
@Hooligan: That's very interesting. I'm actually well aware of the brain gender issue - I'm on the receiving end of such a thing myself. Wondered for ages why sometimes I'd feel so confused, how masculine I am in some ways, and then I came across a "condition" for want of a better word, where it's possible that your brain gender can consist of both male and female, which has happened in my case.. might explain how I can empathise with men in some ways more than I can women. Which is a bonus when it comes to writing, as it helps loads with character development ;) What happened with Tank was more on-the-fly stuff, trying to dig underneath the macho shell his dad had made around him, and that's what I unearthed (I'm a big believer of "appearance can be deceiving" ;)). Interesting about writers tending to be more like that though, makes me glad I took him down that road :) Single parent? You have no idea... *headdesk* It does feel like that sometimes, complete with wanting to give Ripp a big hug, stroke his hair and tell him everything's gonna be okay... :(
@Ginger: That's pretty bad, they need to tell you something about this necessary evil soon since you need it to live. Re: hospitals etc. over here? There are still private hospitals/clinics that charge closer to the US equivalents, but they're less aggressive in collecting payments, will arrange repayment plans and all sorts. For the rest of us, the NHS still charges people who have to pay, but are a lot easier to manage - none of this charging for rooms, for a start. Medical insurance in these cases actually helps you cover the cost with a nice small premium every month. Those of us (like students) who are less rich get full exemption from most NHS charges, but in the main it's still funded by the taxpayer (hence not technically free). The other side of the coin of course is things like long waiting lists, crippling debts the NHS is faced with, that kinda thing. Swings in roundabouts I guess.
*looks above* Now who's replying with books? :oops:
Hooligan:
@Sadie: Yeah, I write too, so I do know how it is. Half the time they don't talk to you at all, and the other half you just can't get them to shut up. The latter is usually when you have to sleep due to class or work in the morning. Mostly my characters keep me up by having noisy sex in the upstairs bedrooms. It is a real...bummer. Been there; you have my sympathy. You'll look back on it and laugh (usually).
Yeah, I ended up at that site because I was looking for some explanation of why I think the way that I do, it's been bugging me for a couple years now. I think I may be coming into an answer.
@GingerGirl08: Haha, I'll trade you!
Sam the T-man:
Oh damn, I know! Want a bout of insomnia? Become a writer :P I actually pictured myself beckoning those kids forth and giving them an earful about keeping me awake, how much work I've gotta do and how they can't keep bugging me when it's inconvenient.. (yep, definitely single parent syndrome :lol:). And yeah, usually when you need to sleep. Always either during the night, or when I'm doing something else during the day, where I'll drift off and start hoping I have a notebook handy (it's not always a good time to even use one, like walking down the street!). I even scribbled down ideas during a lecture once :laughing:
It is a good thing though. Great exercises in creativity, it needs to be kept active. Don't fancy another long spell of block like I did before finding the contest section here... They're lovely boys really, there's just some times I wish they'd shut up for a while ;) No chance of that happening any time soon though...
No offense, but I couldn't live in America. I'd rather be somewhere in Europe, maybe Austria (although I haven't been there yet, would like to). I speak German fairly well, it just needs quite a bit of brushing up on.
Hooligan:
Yeah, It's becoming highly apparent that I can't live here either, and that makes me deeply sad in ways that I can't even express well to other people who've never felt that. I love this country dearly, but I hate what it's becoming. And really, in the extremely unlikely chance that McCain wins this next election, I really will have to leave, because I just can't stand another four years of jobless, aid-less mockery of my existence. And that just makes me feel really upset.
ANYway. >> OFFU TOPPIKU!! I need to find something else to say to justify this post. Gimme a minute....
Yeah, OK. So, my folks in Pleasantview have just...stopped talking to me at all. I am clearly not going to have 50k words by the end of the month, I have just barely 14k now, and I haven't written since the twelfth, I think. It sucks.
How hard would it be to find a school in the UK that teaches Metallurgy and Jewelery making? That's, uh, kinda what I was going to study. >>
GingerGal08:
Okaay...think I get the message.I thought students were supposed to listen to lectures,not give them? :-P
By the way,if you must move to Europe from america,DON'T MOVE TO BRITAIN!!!!!It's political mess!!!AND I MEAN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!A war could break out any minute between imigrants and british people,(I'm not joking!)with our own government against us middle class civilians.Why do you think my sig has 'It's WAR!!!!' on it?!
Okay,I'm done now...
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