The Drop in Centre

[Brayon]

The Four of his I've read, all suspense:

A Density of Souls

The Snow Garden

Light Before Day

Blind Fall

[Mikiesboy]

mmm  just rereading Michael Sir's poetry .. He tells me it's time for bed.

 

good night all xoxxo

[Brayon]

2 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

mmm  just rereading Michael Sir's poetry .. He tells me it's time for bed.

 

good night all xoxxo

Sleep Well, my Brother.

 

[mollyhousemouse]

@MacGreg and @MichaelS36 sorry i missed you tonight

@Mikiesboy @BHopper2 @Reader1810 @Thorn Wilde was good to see everyone here tonight

i'm off for bed now, but i'll put the candle in the window see you all later

[Brayon]

Morning.

You know what day it is?

[Thorn Wilde]

58 minutes ago, BHopper2 said:

Morning.

You know what day it is?

 

Morning, and happy Caturday! ❤️ How are you?

[Brayon]

2 minutes ago, Thorn Wilde said:

 

Morning, and happy Caturday! ❤️ How are you?

Not fully awake yet. In desperate need of coffee.

[Kitt]

Good morning all.

 

I don't mind winter cold, honestly!  What I mind is having tee shirt weather one day, and crack the ice out of water buckets the next four or five, then back to tee shirts!  My knees REALLY hate such large swings!

 

9 hours ago, MichaelS36 said:

I shall go and kick my computer's butt.

 

When computers were first introduced into my husbands machine shop 20 some odd years ago, there was a rather long period of adjustment while the machinists first learned to translate what they do into executable code, then enter it into a computer, transfer it to the CNC equipment, and finally to get it to run bug free.   Lets just say the guys,  especially the older gents in the shop at the time, found it rather difficult. 

 

I had a piece of cushion foam left over from a project and carved an oversized claw hammer from it, printed on it in block letters "In case of emergency" and sent it in.  The guys found it stress relieving to whack the towers "upside the head" with it!

[Thorn Wilde]

6 minutes ago, BHopper2 said:

Not fully awake yet. In desperate need of coffee.

 

Soon as I manage to drag myself out of bed, I'm making myself a giant mug of Ceylon tea.

 

Morning, @Kitt! Sorry about the weather, hope your knees are okay, ❤️ 

[Kitt]

8 minutes ago, Thorn Wilde said:

 

Soon as I manage to drag myself out of bed, I'm making myself a giant mug of Ceylon tea.

 

Morning, @Kitt! Sorry about the weather, hope your knees are okay, ❤️ 

Afternoon Thorn!  Nothing a bit of ibuprofen and some stretching will not relieve.  I just wish the temp changes were a bit more gradual! 

[Thorn Wilde]

4 minutes ago, Kitt said:

Afternoon Thorn!  Nothing a bit of ibuprofen and some stretching will not relieve.  I just wish the temp changes were a bit more gradual! 

 

Understandable. I wish the weather would make up its mind here, too... 

[Mikiesboy]

Morning....

 

audacious    adjective | aw-DAY-shus

Definition

1 a : intrepidly daring : adventurous     b : recklessly bold : rash   2 : contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum : insolent   3 : marked by originality and verve

 

Audacious first appeared in English in the mid-1500s. It was borrowed from the Middle French adjective audacieux, which was derived from the noun audace ("boldness, audacity"). Audace came from the Latin audacia, a derivative of the Latin root audac- ("bold"). Audac- is also the source of audacity, which appeared in Middle English (as audacite) in the 1400s. Audac- can be traced, by way of the Latin verb audēre ("to dare"), to the Latin adjective avidus ("eager" or "greedy"), which was also borrowed by English, either directly from Latin or via the French avide, to give us our adjective avid. Among the early adopters of audacious was William Shakespeare, who used the word seven times in his plays, as in Henry VI, Part 2, where Somerset addresses York with the lines, "I arrest thee, York, / Of capital treason 'gainst the King and crown. / Obey, audacious traitor, kneel for grace."

[Thorn Wilde]

5 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Morning....

 

audacious    adjective | aw-DAY-shus

Definition

1 a : intrepidly daring : adventurous     b : recklessly bold : rash   2 : contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum : insolent   3 : marked by originality and verve

 

Audacious first appeared in English in the mid-1500s. It was borrowed from the Middle French adjective audacieux, which was derived from the noun audace ("boldness, audacity"). Audace came from the Latin audacia, a derivative of the Latin root audac- ("bold"). Audac- is also the source of audacity, which appeared in Middle English (as audacite) in the 1400s. Audac- can be traced, by way of the Latin verb audēre ("to dare"), to the Latin adjective avidus ("eager" or "greedy"), which was also borrowed by English, either directly from Latin or via the French avide, to give us our adjective avid. Among the early adopters of audacious was William Shakespeare, who used the word seven times in his plays, as in Henry VI, Part 2, where Somerset addresses York with the lines, "I arrest thee, York, / Of capital treason 'gainst the King and crown. / Obey, audacious traitor, kneel for grace."

 

Interestingly, there's a recording programme called Audacity, and a company called Avid who produce hardware and software for musical recording and mixing. Funny coincidence.

 

EDIT: Also, good morning! ❤️ 

Edited November 24, 2018 by Thorn Wilde

[Mikiesboy]

So usually i put a motivational poster here.  Today i share a 13 minute short film.  The next time i'm bitter or down on life, i will remember Ricky Jackson.  i spent time in jail,  i deserved to be there but i can relate in a small way to this:

 

What Does Freedom Look Like

Edited November 24, 2018 by Mikiesboy

[Reader1810]

Good morning everyone, and have a great day. As for me, like A was earlier (still?) I am in need of coffee...

[Brayon]

1 hour ago, Reader1810 said:

Good morning everyone, and have a great day. As for me, like A was earlier (still?) I am in need of coffee...

Finally got it, and I was dragged out of the house kicking and screaming this morning. I had to go to Walmart.

Alright, a bit dramatic there, but *sigh* I had to go to Walmart. Surprisingly... there was not a soul to be found, aside from the workers, and two little old ladies in the bakery department looking at the marked down baked goods. Well, I was too.

[Brayon]

Also, if you see the Pic in my signature... While waiting for the next site update, where we can put series down in the signature and have them explode as stories do, I went a different route.

[Zenobia]

12 hours ago, MichaelS36 said:

Tablet looks like a big phone. LOL

Definitely! That's why I don't have a phone, at least not a smartphone 😉

 

[Zenobia]

11 hours ago, BHopper2 said:

Your writing sometimes reminds me of Christopher Rice. He's Anne Rice's son. 

Now that you mention it, and as I read the first 4 books of Anne Rice's vampire chronicles.

You obviously like Christopher Rice - so, what are his books like, if I may ask? - Hm, it's a very general question, I know.

Are they books about the supernatural, and are they similar to Anne's in their style?

I think they have even published one book together.

[Brayon]

1 minute ago, Zenobia said:

Now that you mention it, and as I read the first 4 books of Anne Rice's vampire chronicles.

You obviously like Christopher Rice - so, what are his books like, if I may ask? - Hm, it's a very general question, I know.

Are they books about the supernatural, and are they similar to Anne's in their style?

I think they have even published one book together.

Most are suspense/thriller style. He did write one with his mom.

The ones I've read were well thought out and had some interesting twists. Plots within plots. He's very descriptive with scene setting. It's good, but can come across as "fluff." Which is expected, sort of, in the publishing world, and needing to "pad the pages."

According to his website, he's branched out to do Erotic Romance and Supernatural Thrillers.

 

The part of Christopher Rice's writing that tim reminds me of is the well thought out plot, and character depth.

[Zenobia]

11 hours ago, BHopper2 said:

I've read a few of his. I bought in hardback, his debut novel A Density of Souls, that he wrote when he was 22.  And he co-wrote a story with his mother Ramses The Dammned: The Passion Of Cleopatra.

 

Oh, and he's gay. A Density of Souls, made his mother ask him, "Did this happen to you?"

Um, yeah... that answers my question, at least mostly - sorry

But I guess I was just so happy to read that you know his books.

[Zenobia]

11 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

don't know his work .. i've read hers though  love her vampires

Me too Well, I've only read the first four of the vampire chronicles and three of her other books but Interview with the Vampire is still one of my favourite books ever.

[Defiance19]

good afternoon 😃 

[Thorn Wilde]

So, what are you all up to on this fine Saturday? I've been gaming all day. Needed to relax. My anxiety's letting up a little, which is good. Nothing like distraction as a coping mechanism, I guess.

Edited November 24, 2018 by Thorn Wilde

[Brayon]

Pray for me... Beta Reading a classmate's Term Paper.

 

Diplomatic mode activate.