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Mmmmmm Forgot to quote, cute pic, Nate -Kevin

LOL, well of course I know who Nero was! I'm not that unlearned We call them fillings here as well, though usually only after they've been filled.

Good for you, Tim Hope your progress continues unabated -Kevin

I did know that! I'm that guy, but it's just an illusion cleverly designed to hide my own dark and sarcastic side

I would say that my perfect guy would be about my height or smaller. Very intelligent. Very kind. Great sense of humour. Independent but still affectionate. Spontaneous but practical. Honest but not "overly so". Cute. Very Caring. Optimistic and positive but also pragmatic. He would enjoy traveling. Artistic. Empathetic. Great sense of taste and style. He would adore me but not need me.

Since we've talked so much romance and dating recently, I thought it might be fun to get feedback on what everyone's 'perfect guy' (or girl) would be like. I was about to add my thoughts, but my dinner's ready and we all know how long my posts are, so I'm going to go eat it before it gets cold and come back and add my thoughts later. But yeah, in the meantime what would your perfect mate be like?

It was a great edition, guys I enjoyed it

Woo Hoo Congrats, Krista

I am so glad to find that out!

My family is tiny too. We could only round up about 12 AT MOST (and more like 4 or 5)

LOL, I think barbecue is a bit less exciting for vegetarians. You also have to go out in the 'burbs to see non-official, city sanctioned fireworks. It'll mean a day off of work though, so that's a big plus

Happy Canada Day

Thanks Steph! I just realized I forgot to format that chapter with section breaks and my ballyhooed italics! Edited now

And true

Thanks Steph, Actually I kinda wanna do it myself. I need to work on my skills in this general area. I also want to (eventually) become proficient with HTML. Did you already read the new chapter? Any thoughts? Take care Kevin

Ohh, I hadn't quite realized it was this chapter! This and the next four are my favourites of the whole story. I really hope you guys enjoy them, and I expect this chapter to generate some interesting comments (please don't prove me wrong!) _________________________________________________________________________ Buy me a drink? Chapter 7: The Greatest Story Ever Told

Well then it was worth it just for that, Dion Thanks, Gabe! Yep, that's one of my favourites too! Thanks CJ! Glad to see that line was so popular! *sigh* I feel awful that I still haven't gotten to fix the eFiction situation. I know it's no excuse, but the reason is simply that I've been very busy this week, and while it's a high priority it's not a fun activity and it's time consuming (at least for me) so I've been putting it off. I will have the next chapter up in some form on time (which gives me exactly an hour), but I'm afraid that form will be another thread post. Sorry Everyone You have my word that I'll have all the chapters in eFiction by Thursday evening (and I'm shooting for Wednesday evening). Woo hoo! Thanks for the comment, Ashes I'm flattered that you're enjoying it and honoured that my story could be your first post! I hope it won't be the last Take care and have an awesome day all! Kevin (Chapter 7 to follow)

Hi everyone! Sorry I've been so quiet in here lately! I really REALLY appreciate your thoughts and comments Thanks Steph and Sharon. Yep, as I said to Sharon initially my primary concern for the story is how it reads, even if that comes at the expense of proper punctuation sometimes. Mostly what I was going for with that scene was showing the way in which Ben handles his feelings. First off I mean to portray him as somewhat volatile, he expresses his feelings initially but in a fairly extreme way. Next I was hoping to show that he is reluctant to openly and calmly discuss what's bothering him, even when he's calmed down. Aaron wanted to discuss things with him, but he first sent Aaron away (wasn't ready to talk to him at all), and then refused to talk directly about the subject at hand (choosing to discuss he and Daisy's meeting of Giorgio). The final thing I was trying to show is that he does 'get over things' in that he just wanted to put it behind him and continue his evening after he'd calmed down. Those were the major aspects of his personality I was hoping the scene would show I also think CJ and Steve are correct (although this is my interpretation and even though I'm the author I concede that it's still open to interpretation) in that he did need to reflect on how true Aaron's words were and that being in that familiar place did calm him down. Next, I think the mentioning of Jose had relevance there because it actually was meant as a sideways explanation. It's my opinion that Ben, Giorgio, Daisy, and Cosmo are the way they are because of each other. Discussing how far he goes back with Daisy and how Giorgio entered their lives is a roundabout explanation for how he came to be the person he is today and it's a more comfortable way to explain things for Ben than a direct approach would be. Thanks Steve! LOL, well I didn't do research on that; it's just Aaron's opinion (and mine ) Oh wow! Thank you for pointing this out, Steve! Aaron (and everyone of the other characters) does have a bit of me in them (probably couldn't write them convincingly if they didn't), but I didn't mean to put that part in Aaron. I thought it fit Aaron as I conceptualized him, but I definitely might have been blind to it. However, you're right, in that Aaron is gradually changing as a result of his makeover and a lot of other experiences...so maybe it does work anyway.

Given Steve's survival it seems likely now that Helen will die. I mean I guess she might not, but with all the miraculous saves how much longer can their luck hold out? I was really think Steve was a goner for sure. His survival seems to bode ill for Helen IMO. I know they're ostensibly unrelated in terms of plot, but I'd probably feel compelled to kill at least one of them if I were the author. Nevertheless, I'm definitely still rooting for Helen. It was an awesome chapter, my favourite of the last several. It was very exciting and fairly "happy", lol. Great job, CJ! -Kevin

I'm going to go with my mother. I think she's done everything a mother should do and I'm proud of her and love her very much.

Happy Birthday

Welcome again, Jovian! I've really been enjoying your threads and posts -Kevin

I can't help my lust for information, but I'll try to refrain from indiscreet discourse

Grrrr! I undoubtedly copied and pasted the wrong tag the first time. For some odd reason it's not letting me fix it now and worse it seems to have messed up my quoting of Menzo and my initial quoting of Nick. I'll fix the attributions later if I can. My apologies for misattributing the information! -Kevin

Hi all, Just curious about what people most enjoy about the site. This is just for my information and curiosity, not on behalf of the site in any way. I wanted to allow multiple choices, but I didn't want to allow unlimited choices lest people just tick every box. I also thought that if "other" applied to all, or some combination of, the above choices it would negate the point of the poll since people could just pick it and say, "I said other because I enjoy everything." Hopefully many of you do, but I'm curious about what you most enjoy so I want people to commit to an answer My top three choices were easy for me: Top two which were tied: "The 'community' feel and aspect of the forums" - I like the fun and supportive atmosphere. I like feeling like I might be able to help people with an encouraging word or a bit of advice. I like getting people's support and friendship from the various threads and discussions. "The discussion/informational/intellectual aspect of the forums" - I love a good, deep discussion. I love to expound on how I feel about things and gain a better understanding of other people's views. Third choice: The Blogs - for pretty much the same combination of what I get and how I feel about the two aspects of the forum. Although there's more of an emphasis on 'community' and emotion related stuff. The blogs feel more personal to me so I really feel like I get to know people through their blogs, I often feel like I can give the most supportive, helpful advice on blogs, and I often feel like I can get the best advice and most support in my blog. I have often used it as a tool to expound on my thoughts about an issue in a purely intellectual way, but I tend to prefer the forums for that since in that case I have more of a desire for discussion about the issue. Occasionally I've gained knowledge and learning about something from someone's blog and been very appreciative, but usually I find the forums better for that as well. So those are my picks. I love the stories, but I have no doubt that if this were only a story site I'd have simply read a couple stories and then wandered off again. Thus my next choices would have been: The Regular Stories would have come next as a combination of reader and author. Then the anthologies for the same reason. Then the archive. Live Chat is certainly lowest on my list of motivations for being here. I'm really glad it's a part of the site and I think it definitely benefits the site and its members, but I seldom do it (only been in once since it came back) and don't have much desire to. Usually when I'm online I prefer to focus my attention on other things, just my preference. I didn't really have any thoughts about "other" (in all honesty if I had I'd have likely just included them in the poll directly ) So what about you folks? -Kevin