Nennavari

I'll post something in the morning - it's 00:45 and I'm sleepy... and way past "tipsy" at this point. Hope to hear from someone... anyone in the morning. Xx

Not that I expect many people - if any - to be terribly interested in my inane comments and pointless articles about things of little interest, but I've always wanted to start a blog, so here it is dammit! As an added bonus it'll help stave off the boredom while I cut trees with the gnomes (huh, that actually sounds a little bit like a euphemism... it's not as dirty as it sounds!). The reason I've decided to start this blog (and indeed, join Tip.It in the first place) is simple: 48 days until I get the College exam results that will decide my entire bloody future, and 71 days until I (hopefully) start University... Yes, that's a lot of free time. I suppose I could get a job, but... meh Anyhow, Tipsy: The state when you are drinking alchohol in which you are past light headedness but before being drunk. ~ Courtesy of the Urban Dictionary. Seems fitting then that I'm halfway through a bottle of wine as I write the very first entry. Well, for those who are interested in my own particular brand of nonsense, I've split my blog up into a variety of different parts: - The Runescape category will contain the obvious, just little updates as to how and when I'm wasting my free time; - The Diary category is also fairly straightforward. I'll treat it as a real, virtual diary, to be viewed and laughed at by all. There probably won't be daily entries, that would be far too mundane. - The Musings category will just be filled with random, senseless comments of no significance or purpose. Well, that's that for the intro. Feel free to leave a comment - in fact I implore you to do so... Now! New here and I'd really like to get to know everyone. Consider this my introduction to the forum in general. Cheers, Nenn. Xx

Notes on the Text (1) The quote as mentioned in the thread description is marked "[1]" in the text, and was written by Erich Fromm; (2) As I also stated in the desription, this is a rough first draft, maybe 30 minutes work. My next plan is to clean up what's already there and to expand on certain parts. I want to keep it under 1,000 words, since this isn't meant to be a "story" as such, but there's definitely still room to write yet. (3) As you may have guessed the prevalent themes are (supposed to be) time, death, lost opportunities and religion's influence in causing certain individuals to lose such opportunities. (4) In my characterisation and personification of "time" I thought back on Shakespeare's Sonnet 19 as a reference. In my next draft I'll have re-read it (it's been a while) and hope to expand on the characterisation. Okay folks, let me know how it stands as a first draft; I plan to start work on the next draft tomorrow or the day after, but if there's some feedback before then I'll take it to heart. Don't feel obliged to write an essay, by the way - CC is preferred, but sometimes an author is satisfied with a "good", "bad" or "you're on the right track".

I have to agree with Crocefisso insofar as the rhyme scheme goes, but personally I believe it can be worked at. I've been reviewing poetry written by a LJ friend of mine for quite a while, and despite my telling her that she's butchering the rhymes and that she should try something else, she still persists. My point here is that over time her rhymes do seem to have gotten less artificial and cringe-worthy - either that or I've just become desensitised to them under the incessant onslaught :blink:. Nonetheless, perhaps it can be built on if you keep at it. It may be worth noting however that even modern professional poets and critics tend to shy away from rhyme schemes these days (not exclusively, mind you). I doubt that it's because a lack of ability where the poets are concerned, of course - modern poetry just tends to exclude it. Still, poetry has a history of breaking with modern traditions and consensus, be it written by Byron, yourself or any other average Joe, so just write however the hell you want. The content of the poem itself though was somewhat delightful to read, and rhyme scheme aside, you seem to have conveyed a sense of love and gratitude quite well. I'd certainly be willing to read over any future works should you post them up.

I tested it out, and when you click the link it does indeed open a new tab and switches to it, but if you use the middle-click on your mouse (i.e. pressing down on the scroll wheel, if you have one) it should open the tab but keep you on the current one. I'm using chrome, mind you, so I can't speak for other browsers. You've little to lose by testing it out though. Might not even be worth mentioning, however, since Hawkxs' solution seems to do the job well enough. It's just quicker to middle-click than it is to right click and navigate the drop-down. ~ Edit ~ Just tested in IE and Firefox - middle click does the job as prescribed.

Two months with nothing to do until I (hopefully) start uni, so I thought I'd get back into RS. It only took a day of cutting logs with the gnomes before I realised that I really needed somewhere to rant and chat, so remembering what a good time I had over at another forum while I used to play, I thought I'd get back into a community. So fellas', I'm all yours to do with as you please... Last time I uttered those words in a crowded bar it actually turned out pretty well, so hopefully it'll be a joyful stay here too ;).