We're All Fine Here, Thanks. How Are You? - The FanFic Social Thread

Because I was so short as a kid people would try to bully me. It rarely worked because I was more than willing to fight even if the person was a lot larger. Bullys usually want to intimidate and not actually fight. We didn't have anti-bully programs when I was a kid so I didn't have much recourse to stop the bullying. I like the new school programs that use peer pressure to deter bullying.

 

Very much so, yes.

It might bolster him, also, to consider that the bullies may be acting out of their own hurt. That they're mean because they are hurt, and don't know how to deal with it but to lash out.

 

Are you hiccoughing still, Goodwood? Do you always spell it out as hiccough, rather than hiccup? Have you had many occasions to do either? Curious minds must know...

 

Dedication Day was really... chilly. I got some decent costuming pictures, but due to the sun and the angle I was at, I couldn't get a decent picture of anyone on the rostrum. I'll see what I can do, but my Jim Getty pictures all turned out like crap. Everything was backlit by the sun, and if I didn't take it at any other angle, I'd get sun-explosion lens flare. ._.

Have some pics nonetheless.

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Have some pics from Dedication Day.


Gettysburg High School Ceremonial Brass Band


Color guard


Bugler


A general, but I don't remember who.


This dapper fellow.

I'll try to get some pics from my dad, but he had about as much luck with pics as I did.

 

Funny you should ask, as the coughing stopped about five minutes after that post...must've been after-effects of being out in frigid temperatures. Anyway, I've spelled it "hiccough" for as long as I can remember, even if Firefox thinks the other way is correct. It's probably the literalist in me; a hiccough is sort of like an actual cough, and even more annoying when it happens again and again and again and again and again and again and again ad infinitum.

TrakNar: Good pictures regardless, I like the Zouave uniform on the bugler and the general looks kind of like John Buford (the cavalry gloves are a bit of a giveaway), whose cavalry division clashed with Harry Heth's brigade west of town to kick off the Battle.

 

Might have been Buford, now that I think about it. I didn't get a chance to ask. I just liked his uniform.

One of the keynote speakers talked about Alonzo Hereford Cushing, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Quite the horror story about one major badass. He held his position after being blown to bits by cannon fire, and after two hours, a musket ball finally took him down. BADASS.

 

As I recall, Cushing's battery was unloading double canister into Confederate ranks as close as twenty-five to fifty yards out before he was finally taken down. Indeed he was a badass, and I think the ball that took him literally went right down his throat as he was ordering his guns to open fire once again.

 

Hit him beneath the nose.

Quite the gory story for Dedication Day. The guy's shoulder was blown off, he blew off his thumb to fire more artillery, his guts and hips were blown to pieces by artillery fire, and he was still standing. Still standing for two hours until he took a musket ball to the face.

Alonzo Cushing laughs at cannon. Cannon may go BOOM, but Alonzo Cushing was still standing.

 

Is it very quiet here today or is it just my impression?

Don't you think it makes sense especially for such a young child? It's not like they have very sophisticated means to express their sorrow at that age.

I hope it all sorts itself out soon. I'm sure the Findsboy loves the extra cuddles, but there are nicer reasons to ask for them

Did he teach him how to use the Force yet?

Errr... Both please? And the rest of your cookbook too, if you don't mind.

 

I agree, it's too quiet. Usually somebody is complaining about their health. Briannakin needs to be a bridesmaid again. Lol!

 

I could whine about my boss being annoying and somewhat crazy if that would help liven things up.


If anyone has a fitbit, I'd just like to let you know that putting it through the washer and dryer doesn't mean it's dead! I washed/dried mine a few months ago and figured it was a goner, but that I'd let it dry a good long time and see what would happen. I plugged in the other days, let it charge and low and behold, it still works!

 

Cell phones, I have found, can also survive a washing. Not sure about a drying, though. IIRC, the phone was rescued before getting that far.

"Wash and wear, drip dry," it was.

 

Ohhhh. You're so funny. Nope. Never again.

I'm drowning in final papers and projects and I currently kinda feel a massive migraine coming on. I've got nothing done so far today, but I might just take something and go lie down for a couple hours, hopefully get something done tonight, then lock myself in the library tomorrow (because I can randomly go to the library now).

My mother once accidentally put my 2nd generation Ipod nano in the wash. It was fine, though the battery never really held a charge after. But I don't think I've heard something survive a dryer till now.

 

What in blue blazes is a fitbit?!

 

Just finished my last class period before Thanksgiving break! I intend to go hide myself away in the mountains somewhere this week and work on several artistic and literary projects that have eluded me these past months. Another post or two on my fanfic should be in order...but only if I get bored of the book I want to finish and have published by next Christmas. Things have warmed up a bit here in Colorado, so hopefully it stays that way. I love writing in the outdoors!

On the downside (or perhaps the upside, since I want to get stuff done?) my phone snapped completely in half this week, so much worse than going through the wash. I'm not going to be able to get a new one for another ten days at least, so contact is limited to Skype, Facebook, and email for the time being. That's going to be weird.

 

A fancy-schmancy pedometer and sleep tracker.

 

I was wondering about that also. My niece was on Facebook saying something about Fitbit. I had no clue what she was talking about and I get tired of Googling every damn thing she says.

 

There's some information on how a FitBit works here.

 

So, I was looking for a good picture of a Civil War soldier when I came upon this unfortunate composition...

 

A group of homeless Syrian refugees started a sit-in in front of parliament two days ago because the state is ignoring their request for asylum. I spent most of the night there. They're incredibly strong people. They've been through hell but they brought guitars and sang all night. What was really heart-warming was that people turned up at the oddest hours to bring them food, blankets and clothes -- and what was simply baffling was that they insisted that the Greeks who were there should get food first (!) My cousin went there this morning; she speaks Arabic a lot better than me and I hope she can give them some comfort.

 

That is an really unfortunate picture, Trak. LOL.

I hope you can help them Chyn.

So, my big accomplishment for today was to get through the majority of The Prince in one sitting. It wasn't quite what I wanted to get done but it's something. Hopefully tomorrow will be more productive.

 

I talked to my mom. I guess it's an accomplishment, since I don't talk to her. Missed out on the midnight release party for Pokemon OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire, and I won't be able to get the copy I preordered until sometime next week. Elsewhere people are going on about the game and how the release party was awesome, and I'm just sitting here getting ready to slather on my last treatment of miticide.

 

Sitting in the hallway outside my classroom, waiting for class period to start - it's my last class before Thanksgiving break!

Unfortunately, that break will probably mostly be comprised of writing my final papers for the week after. So, I feel your pain, Briannakin.

 

Even though I kind of enjoyed writing papers, I don't miss college. Well, except for the theatre stuff.