what new things have you experienced this year? (serious)

[arkskier]

Originally Posted by edible_eye

- Entering several writing contests and awaiting results.
- Spending an extended amount of time in front of TV cameras.
- Damage to my knee and trying to work through it.
- Pain in my right elbow that I can't shake.
- Experiencing the mindset of my kids another year older.

what contests did u join? i plan on joining this contest 2 years from now, im really focused on just really perfecting the writing before i send it out there.

[edible_eye]

Originally Posted by arkskier

what contests did u join? i plan on joining this contest 2 years from now, im really focused on just really perfecting the writing before i send it out there.

Writers Digest. They sponsor several contests throughout the year, every year.

http://writersdigest.com/Competitions/

[White_Goodman]

new career - futures

[PathOhLife]

Originally Posted by arkskier

what's your course
at uni?

from the 100, i can think of these that stuck with me, off the top of my head:

moby dick, by melville
the grapes of wrath, john steinbeck
The complete novels, by sherlock holmes
the code of the woosters, by p.g. wodehouse
on ugliness, umberto eco
maldoror, by comte de lautreamont
refusing heaven, by jack gilbert
happiness: a history, by darrin mcmahon
cyrano de bergerac, by edmond rostand,
ficciones, by jorge luis borges
paroles, jacques prevert
poetry by Du Fu

I want to read maybe 110 before the year ends, time permitting

Doing Engineering/Commerce
Major in computer engineering and accounting. My social life is non-existent right now.

[vazquez]

Originally Posted by arkskier

wow, how was it like living in a foreign country man? I want to try doing that maybe a year from now. maybe singapore or africa.



what's your course
at uni?

from the 100, i can think of these that stuck with me, off the top of my head:

moby dick, by melville
the grapes of wrath, john steinbeck
The complete novels, by sherlock holmes
the code of the woosters, by p.g. wodehouse
on ugliness, umberto eco
maldoror, by comte de lautreamont
refusing heaven, by jack gilbert
happiness: a history, by darrin mcmahon
cyrano de bergerac, by edmond rostand,
ficciones, by jorge luis borges
paroles, jacques prevert
poetry by Du Fu

I want to read maybe 110 before the year ends, time permitting

sup brah? bolded up top. in what language did you read the book? can you post cliffs?

thanks brah and repped. on your book thread(last year) i read guns, germs and steel. i view people and society different now. i have more conviction than ever too see people and see myself as equal.

[kebab69]

almost died beginning of the year
saved a life
went overseas and saw how others lived

[hampo]

Originally Posted by MaqAtaq

- Got my Open Water Dive Certification
- Went surfing (not that different from snowboarding i learned)
- Began saving money

Wut bra i surf all the time and have been snowboarding 4 times its completely and utterly different.

[Naughty_Roo]

- First time I volunteered for the Red Cross and was driving the lead vehicle in a convoy to deliver food and medical aid to flooded provinces when this ****ing typhoon hit my country
- First time I'd seen massive gains in my workout regimen before 08
- First time I lost a license plate on my car
- First time I played with fire crackers while it wasn't new years
- First time I was piitb (wait, wut?)
- First time I slapped a bish and actually laughed
- First time got myself a Siberian Husky

[Mcfaol]

First time driving (pathetic at my age, I know)
First time I got a tattoo
First time I told my mother what I rlly think about her
First time I owned a dog
First time bulking
First time I went to a bodybuilding contest (to watch not participate...yet)

[arkskier]

Originally Posted by kebab69

almost died beginning of the year
saved a life
went overseas and saw how others lived

what happened, what do you mean you almost died?

Originally Posted by PathOhLife

Doing Engineering/Commerce
Major in computer engineering and accounting. My social life is non-existent right now.

at uni i used to double major with comp eng, but shifted out. good luck with that man.

Originally Posted by edible_eye

Writers Digest. They sponsor several contests throughout the year, every year.

http://writersdigest.com/Competitions/

thanks for the heads up. which category are you joining? i'd join but they have an entry fee.

Originally Posted by vazquez

sup brah? bolded up top. in what language did you read the book? can you post cliffs?

thanks brah and repped. on your book thread(last year) i read guns, germs and steel. i view people and society different now. i have more conviction than ever too see people and see myself as equal.

i read maldoror in english translation. i dont know a word of french except merci and i love you. it's about this superhuman weird0 guy who hates mankind and god and does all these strange, dark, sinister things. it's kind of like dostoevsky's character in notes from underground, but darker and more harrowing. There's this one scene there that I don't think I'll ever forget in my lifetime; it involves maldoror, a dog, and a little girl under a tree. diction-wise, it reads like a romantic 19th century novel, so it can be verbose and circuitous, but once you get the hang of it, and once you get into the very strange parts, the book is unforgettable.

man, i havent read guns germs and steel yet. ive been meaning to! how was it? i might pick it up before the year ends. been hearing good things about it.

Originally Posted by Naughty_Roo

- First time I volunteered for the Red Cross and was driving the lead vehicle in a convoy to deliver food and medical aid to flooded provinces when this ****ing typhoon hit my country
- First time I was piitb (wait, wut?)
- First time got myself a Siberian Husky

how are siberians as pets? ive always wanted to own one. and which typhoon is this? is this the one in october? it hit the philippines like mad and killed 100+ people and ruined billions worth of property.

Originally Posted by Mcfaol

First time I went to a bodybuilding contest (to watch not participate...yet)

when do you plan to participate? i want to join in maybe 2-3 years if i can.