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It's funny when I work in the financial district and random women start bitching about life in Chinese around me and then they stare at me and blabber random things and I hear every word. It's really wonderful he apparently not only knew Russian, but can speak unaccented. Pretty damn cool if you ask me.

Last time I had a gym crush, I ended up talking to him and realized his intelligence level is worse than talking to a rock. Rocks don't sweat as much.

https://www.gayauthors.org/story/fleetingrainbows/asinglepromise I just finished reading "A Single Promise" yesterday. It look longer than usual to read this story, since work's been crazy busy I haven't had the time to dedicate to reading much. So I wanted to start off by saying that the dialog in the story was beautifully written. The emotions tied into the conversational dialog between characters were vivid enough that I could picture actors and actresses to be able to pick it up and know exactly how to act out the scene if need be. There are almost purposeful misdirection in the narration to make the reader think that the unthinkable happen, just so it can be fully explained in the next chapter (like the gun-fight). FleetingRainbows has a distinct ability to describe raw emotions, especially pain, turmoil, regret, doubt, rage, and anger. The ability to describe both the aggressor and the victim of a domestic abuse is a unique gift and he does it superbly. However, the story did started out kind of awkward. There were definitely times when the overusage of pronouns made it difficult to follow the storyline. In fact I had to reread various sections of the first three chapters in order to get what was happening - but the plot grew on me... By the first night I had the first 15 chapters read and I was happy to see Certain inside jokes like "Who the hell is Vince and where did it come from?" was not answered until towards the very end of the book, which was again, slightly aggravating considering you had to keep reading like you knew what was going on, but knowing you hadn't had a clue who Vince was. By Chapter 33 you knew it was going to be a happy ending, but Chapter 35 the unknowns were tied into a neat package and "they lived happily ever after." I loved the plot and I really liked the progression of in depth effects of rape victims and how one could potentially feel while getting over traumatic experiences, especially those that happen over time. However, it did seem highly irregular that Alex healed psychologically and was able to "break out of his shell" in such short time. It was explained that Kris was able to do this because the two knew each other so well that they could draw each other out of their comfort zones to "move on", so to speak. However, it was almost too convenient to have Hope be their couples therapist... even live-in counseling. I'm glad the plot ended the way it did, but it almost seems like the sense of time in the story was never really constant. Certain times the story would stay in one speed for about 3/4 a chapter and then randomly time flies like a cassette tape was fast-forwarded. Other times time flew by so fast and then randomly someone hits the Slow-Motion Play button and every thought becomes breathtakingly vivid. Lastly, considering I read the story on the GA Mobile Skin, this might be through no fault of the author, but there was no difference between a story narration, dialog, a thought, a flashback, or the other end of a phone conversation. The random italicization gave little or no actual indication of what was going on until you read about three paragraphs in, which combined with the random time progressions throughout the story, became someone of a weird brain roller coaster. All in all, the flaws made the reading experience that much more uncertain. It made it actually seem like events were actually unraveling in my mind in such a way that the psychological toll and reactions were brought to me as if I were living them. If this was what the author intended, then a big bravo. It brought me to the edge of my seat... well... not necessarily, I was reading in bed and it's just weird to be lying at the edge of my bed reading... but I digress. The mental roller coaster meant I got to experience the uncertainty as well, which enriched the reading experience that much more. I think when the pain and hurt was over for Kris and Alex, there wasn't much else left to do but to wrap things up. I would like to see a sequel perhaps, or even a side plot. While I do think that Johnny was a douche for doing what he did, I must say the "I thought it was a good idea at the time" excuse was used by every one of us at one point or another. However, keeping it a secret was never a good idea and I think Johnny knew that, but didn't want to lose Kris. Irony: the truth came out anyways and Johnny lost. I do want to see what happened with Johnny, perhaps a prequel on how Johnny originally met Phil and how they were able to get back together (so conveniently quickly) could be a nice side plot to develop. An eventual meeting/catching up could draw Alex and Kris back in to the picture to really see if they saw each other, one of them would walk on the other side of the street? I hope I'm not too harsh on the review. Don't get me wrong, I LOVED the story and I wept with Alex with his pain, which in itself is a testament of how vivid those scenes were, but there are improvements in which I hope either gets fixed or is brought up prior the next story written. FleetingRainbows: Thank you for a wonderful mental roller coaster and for making me connect with the psychological effects of trauma victims. It was an eye-opening experience for sure.

I love my Samsung InFuse! Are you still running the stock firmware?

That's why you have privacy filters on who can and cannot see your phone number! The settings are there for you to edit on Facebook under Privacy Settings. I view Facebook as the nosy neighbor who you generally want to keep away from to prevent gossip. If you don't put your info out publicly, either put up your privacy settings/filters up before you add the friend, or don't add the friend at all. Most of all, lock it down from public view, especially sensitive information like your cell number.

I'm just glad Dr. Russ is paired up. I was really sad when he split up, but can Kris keep it in his pants and not end up like his dad? That's the big question. I'm sorry I didn't review the story immediately like I did with my other ones. I decided to reread the entire story again in the last 24 hours or so. I'm excited you have another story in the works. The past couple of stories brought me a lot of details about Chicago that I didn't expect to be able to relate to when I met my first Chicagoan in passing last week. A couple of views of the lake that he talked about were similar to what you described in your stories and I kept thinking "Damn, it's like I've already been to Chicago cuz I read Jack Scribe!"

The Left is a pretty cool band from Vancouver apparently... hooked on their song right now... it's playing on repeat. lyrics slow wandering the city blocks I know you by the way you walk and white knuckled searching the atmosphere but I won’t find you cause you’re not here I’ll be falling through the cracks for you and always coming back to pull you through if the rain starts to fall you’ll be safe in my arms I’ll carry you and the waves when they crash you’ll be safe on my back I’ll carry you leaves blowing like dynamite thieves stealing my appetite everything I see is in black and white but I won’t find you cause you’re not here you’re never here I’ll be falling through the cracks for you and always coming back to pull you through if the rain starts to fall you’ll be safe in my arms I’ll carry you and the waves when they crash you’ll be safe on my back I’ll carry you the loneliest souls usually fall out where you’re heart was there’s a hole now the only way out when you’re lost and low is to find your heart or let your love go if the rain starts to fall you’ll be safe in my arms I’ll carry you and the waves when they crash you’ll be safe on my back I’ll carry you if the rain starts to fall I’ll carry you and the waves when they crash I’ll carry you

Hello Jack, This has been a really awesome story. I have always been amazed at how many different types of interesting professions you have given your main characters in your various series. To say that you did not disappoint with Life's a Grind would be an understatement. I really enjoyed reading every chapter...actually I ended up switching cell phones just so I could keep reading...haha. I am really glad that Charlie is in Jeremy's life and seeing how this story wrapped up... i'd love to read a sequel! Thanks again for a wonderful read. ~Jay on phone #2...lol

So Microsoft finally decided to come out with that "Microsoft Security Essentials" software... I decided to give it a try and see what I could complain about it... lol I was kind of bitching at my awesome desktop for taking over 36 hours to scan my computer, but then I found out why: Yeah... Remind me to toss some of that out...

I really enjoyed this chapter. Not only was it well written, but I enjoyed that even though it's been a long time since Dan and Matt were on Earth, the relationships formed didn't become weird and distant. Sam and Gary did an amazing job, and so did Matt's parents. I'm Matt's parents are really worried, but in a sense, have accepted that there is some sort of risk involved which they haven't accepted as fate, but have encouraged their son to live life as much as possible and give a lightening environment for Matt. Dan and Matt both have contributions towards the relationship which make these two whole. We get to understand how they act on Earth, as if none of the war/drama/luxuries of Galwrok were available. I think it gives a more common, relateable side to the two towards the readers. Even something as simple as getting a Christmas present still bother each other, and meeting the parents still made each other nervous. I believe most of us would love to acquire a Rune of Silence. I look forward to reading more, this is a great story you've built up and I really hope my earlier predictions on the forum thread aren't going to come true... (cuz that'd suck)

Wow... what a valuable, but unsteady childhood for Jeremy. I am glad that Winston and Karl had given him the good, bad, and ugly on everything before they passed on. Most children who are exposed to the fact that someone they knew died of AIDS make them subtly reinforce the "deviant" excuse of how people contract the disease. It's pretty sad, but I'm glad Jeremy got to learn everything and had positive role models in lieu of a proper father figure.

Great Story. I'm happy that Eric found his son and got to get together with Brian. While I thought that the relationships came to be in a really short amount of time, these were 11 great chapters that I enjoyed reading. Thank you.

So I'm still stuck on Chapter 3 right now... it's been officially 3 months since Chapter 2 came out and I'm no closer to finding a solution that I was 3 months ago... which sucks... I know... So in order to keep myself interested in the story, here's a "poll"... do you think I should write an additional "character building" chapter with Jack and Dr. Browning before the good stuff begins? I'm thinking that it'd gauge interest in the plot and potentially expose details about Jack that could potentially help me solve the current Chapter 3/5 dilemma

For a second I thought this was going to be a "The story's over... so let's just kill everyone off" kind of ending... but then BAM! it turned into a "ohai! the good guys are alive... and as per happy endings... <insert marriage proposal>" I still liked the ending. I think Jared has proven to himself and others that he'd fight for anyone he loves. I admire his focus and willpower to see things through. The story had a really awesome technical side to it that kept my attention going through most of the story. It was nice to see all of its functionalities being used and not just "oOo hey...here's all of the features, but he never really needs to use any of it" sort of thing. It kept things interesting. I think Jared's kids are adorable, but you'd think that growing up in a military family you'd learn not to complain about the chow. I had hoped that there would be an epilogue that described how Jared and Matthews developed their future together, but I guess if you're considering a sequel ("hint hint nudge nudge") that would certainly work as well! Thanks for a great story. I really enjoyed reading it over the months!

Cailen and I both made one coincidentally... for me. So... which one looks better? I like both, but mine seems a bit too plain... which is why I like Cailen's a lot. What do you think? I don't think I'll ever be as good as Cailen with his photoshop skills... lol I'm just not an artsy kinda guy I guess... Cailen's: Mine: <----- CLICK TO ENLARGE

I'm glad Jared got some rest. I still want to see what exactly happened to the ship, but right now I'm more focused on the well-being of Jared. I'm really concerned as to how he's reacting to the potential loss of everyone he loved and being emotionally tasked with something as big as the "assassination/forceful-removal-of-office". I like his speech, and I hope the communications weren't jammed or covered up. I'd like to know how effective the message was and see if he would be in a slightly better position to carry out his mission. Oh my... I can't wait until your next chapter is up!

Hmmmm... this is a great idea you have there... perhaps it's a new direction for GA to take... holosynaptic simulations instead of storytelling I'd like to meet Hquaio... I wonder how he'd sound if he purred... and do standard cat petting do the trick?

Thanks. I'd love to see the day when I may be able to integrate the two, however, at the current situation that I am in, it is simply something I cannot do right now.

If you haven't noticed, I don't publish who I am on here. There's a reason for that. I'm not out and I frankly have no interest to be out right now. I'm not in denial with myself, I just cannot afford to be out. In terms of my personal priorities, if it means I have a roof over my head while I bounce around trying to pay off my student loans mean that I can't live my life openly as I wish, so be it. Some of you know me on GA via Chat. I am able to truly be myself in the chat most of the time, and I am glad that you all are able to communicate with me that way. However, I generally don't mix my RL stuff with my GA activities. If I actually trust you to be on my Facebook friend, it generally means that I trust you well enough to know that you wouldn't be blabbing my RL details to others here on GA. Not being out and open about myself is a choice I make unwillingly, and I don't wake up in the morning, smell the fresh air around me, and decide I'm going to confine myself in a false persona. It's not like enjoy hiding myself from who I truly am. I hope you understand the basic mutual decency and privacy that I exercise, and why I seem distant whenever you ask me about personal details. Don't take it the wrong way, but I've probably trained myself long enough to keep my defenses up so no one can get close enough to me to make me feel threatened. And until I meet the one who will bring me out of my shell and face life the way it is, I believe that staying the course I have laid out thus far will be what I end up doing for the foreseeable future. It's ironic, even if I live in the most liberal cities in the entire US, I still cannot afford to be myself... to say it's sad would be the understatement of the millennia.

Hey, is this a doublepost of Chapter 14? It seems chapter 16 is already at when they're at Disneyland...

I wouldn't call Mr. Ass-Smacker as "Mr. Friendly" - but suit yourself

You know what? Reading all of these romance novels about kids from high school and college is making me feel like I missed the past half of my life squandering around when I was supposed to look for a soul mate while doing everything else I actually did... so... in a way, thank you. I really started to feel like shit myself when I'm not "on par" with the rest of the sappy happy endings I keep reading about. Anyways, I really think a change in scenery is a good thing. Moving out-of-state for college forced me out of my shell, my safety bubble, and nudged me into the unknown I purposefully did not prepare for so I would have to interact with new people. On your last bullet point with: I used to be like that too. I still am this way, I just don't show my blatant distaste for something I don't like or I just don't make my peeving "qualities" as apparent. But I still have them... and it works sometimes... I'm 24, so in terms of the whole age thing, I know I really have no right to be bitching whatsoever. I understand that. But the feeling's the same. I think we all have these moments where we kind of just have to force ourselves out of the pit of darkness and just... get out of it. Last time I intentionally forced myself to smile the entire day regardless of what I was doing. (Trust me, forcing a smile while you're doing #2 is just plain awkward, and I really didn't feel like doing it again on the second day after the first day didn't yield any noticeable results, but by the 2nd day I was slightly in a better mood)

So do I, but it's not like we can go in and edit it for them... ; or else I'd totally do it.

Dear Authors, Please fix your word usage errors. Grammar Nazis worldwide are cringing at your every mistake. Sincerely, Not German After browsing through "Dear blank, please blank." I decided it was time to make a request here. Please know the difference between "your" and "you're", "than" and "then", etc. If you need help, we have wonderful editors who will be glad to help you. Please, don't butcher your works of art by bad grammar. That's what this community is all about, author support and being able to read works of art that are well-written, and have our readers cling to your every word. Thanks, Fmd

Great chapter! I've been dying to read more of this story when I finished Chapter 11, I'm glad I didn't have to wait too long. I look forward to read how this story develops. You have a wonderful setup for a multi-book saga if you wanted to, so I really hope you continue writing.