J. Magi
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Always gotta love it when you get to school, ready for the Grind TM, but it turns out it's a half day and I had no idea . . .
I'm actually so happy that my math class is 45 minutes shorter, I hate that class so much lol, (and I probably won't have to go to ACT prep either!!!)
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The word 'destination' having 4 syllables is absolutely outrageous and infuriating.
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Yesss you got this
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"Destiny" only has three.
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...Not sure if that's helpful.
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I actually tried to use destiny and I couldn't cause it was too long lol,
I'm finding myself using really short and basic words because it lets me say more, it's difficult to balance things . . .
also I've got a good paragraph down now, but I'm thinking that the story should have a different opening scene, so I might have to start over
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(writing my thoughts here as I figure this hiaku story thing out)
Okay, I've started, and the main problem I'm running into is I'm not sure what the specific rules should be.
5,7,5 is a given, but that can't be the only rule because any piece of writing can be split into 5,7,5 increments, but that doesn't mean it's made of hiaku's:
ex:
into 5,7,5
increments, it doesn't need
to be a Haiku
I know for sure I want each Haiku to focus on one idea, and not have any unfinished sentences inside (like the example above)
The main issue is grammar, in a traditional Haiku, each line should portray and independent idea, but that causes issues with sentence building. For example, if each line were sectioned off as one sentence, then I think the writing itself would become really redundant out of the Haiku context-- which is the point of the project. I want the story to be able to work in both formats perfectly, the novelty being that it can switch back and forth.
Good and natural sounding paragraph structure needs variation in sentence length to give the writing good flow. I want it to sound nice lol.
I think for sure, I want to make sure that I don't have grammar in the center of a line, because as I said above, then anything can be turned into a haiku. However, I also don't know if I can really pull off each line being and independent clause, once again for the redundancy issue.
I'm thinking that I can allow lines to consist of dependent clauses, but punction should have to go at the end of each line (excluding commas, in some circumstances).
We'll see how it goes . . .
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The real question is, most every line line end in punction? Or, if the next line finishes the sentence, than it's alright if the previous doesn't finish it's thought . . . I'm thinking I'll allow it for simplicity's sake.
My current method has been using two docs, one with the haiku version, and one with the narrative version side by side, so I can edit one to fit the format of the other.
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*must every line end in punctuation
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What if--someone wrote like, an entire short story that if sectioned up correctly would make a perfect number of independently working hiakus
why do I keep having ideas that my brain isn't big enough to execute . . . now I really wanna try this
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that's what google said lol . . . I should clarify it's 1500 words, which could be a different number depending on the formatting, but still pretty short
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Wait wait wait
but- but what about the- “For sale. Baby shoes. Never used” short story? (I’m sorry if I got the wording wrong)
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but- but what about the- “For sale. Baby shoes. Never used” short story? (I’m sorry if I got the wording wrong)
I've never heard of that before . . . but after a google . . .
that would probably count as flash fiction, but do keep in mind that the lengths are general and there's no hard and fast rules. It's just good to know what to call your story depending on the length
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Does anyone have (fantasy-themed) short story pompts/ideas? I've been itching to write something lately, but all of my ideas are too large-scale and I don't have to patience to start writing one of them.
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I was in a really good mood this morning, but then I remembered that the ACT is in one month exactly today lol
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That's what I did in the end...
It'll be over when it is, and I'm sure you're going to do great. One step at a time.
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That's what I did in the end...
It'll be over when it is, and I'm sure you're going to do great. One step at a time.
thanks, that's really encouraging
SpoilerI may or may not be at the English prep class rn . . . I'm paying attention I promise!
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Seconding Bookwyrm here, try to learn how the test works. Old tests are wonderful for this kind of thing.
And for math concepts you should try to ask your friends if they get it. In my experience they can explain better than teachers half the time
(If there's no one anywhere well my PMs are open. I have never passed ACT itself (non-American moment) so I'm definitely not the best person to help but maybe I can at least clear a couple things)
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having a sick day makes me feel so useless uuugh I just want to do stuff but I have no energy . . .
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Thaid . . . Thaid buddy what the heck is going on I got like 40 notifications
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ah I figured it out, thanks infinite.
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For a second I was like "what notifs?" And then I scrolled down.
Such is the post-update age we live in.
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I'm just impressed you found so many unique "ban hammer" images.
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Why do I have to be tired all the time bro
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My mom: "shouldn't you try studying right now?"
Me: "yeah"
Me: "I should"
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Me too lol
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*considers changing my member title*
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It's been a weird day and I'm in a weird mood . ..
I might have a D in my art class forever because I missed one (1) 20 minute class. But it's fine . .. . (it's fine)
I don't want to go back to school tomorrow . . . I have to go to new classes and then decide whether or not to switch out of the one that I don't really want to take.
ugh
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day #1984 of wishing it was a snow day so that I could be at home rn
It's the second to last day of the semester but I'm pretty sure my teachers are still gonna make me do stuff which kinda sucks : /
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lol the little face got cut in half
it was supposed to be one of these : /
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...I feel that so much. I even have like a foot of snow on my front lawn, and half my friends are snowed in, but noooooo, we aren't going to just...not have school. That would be ridiculous!
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Last year we had to go to school even though it was negative degrees outside . . . it sucked
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I had to submit some paintings to an online form for a state exhibition this morning and oh boy was it stressful . . . We only had a half hour before the online form closed. I was supposed to submit it yesterday but I forgot lol
However, I did get both paintings in on time which is a massive relief, and now I finally have pictures of them! So I can show you guys in you want!
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Guess who passed my robotics exam event though I didn't study or try very hard!!!
Spoilerin all reality, it doesn't go my grade so I wasn't super worried about it . . . . passing does mean I get an industry certification I can put on my resume though which is kinda cool
SpoilerThe exam program has a confetti button you can press if you pass and I'm obsessed with it
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Fun fact: I'm about 3/4 of the way through the Silmarillion and it's actually fantastic??!! Like, it's really great! I can see how it would put some people off, but I love it so much!
SpoilerunreIated but I got spoiled lol and now I know that my favorite characters gonna die at some point but it's okay!! We're a-okay!!
SpoilerHe doesn't deserve to die ya'll I'm so sad
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The Silmarilion is a wonderful book.
My fave characters are probably Feanor, Finrod or Fingolfin. I just adore them.
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I love Feanor too! I know he's supposed to be this tragic character . . . and he is. But I just find him so funny for some reason. I guess he reminds me a lot of Kelsier for some reason lol.
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school sure is schooling.
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Oh no…good luck Magi!!
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thanks guys!
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Good luck everyone!!! *gives a massive group hug*
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Hey guys! I did not mean to disappear from the Shard . . . The holidays ended up being pretty busy for me, and I had some stressful life stuff going on at around the same time that made things harder. I think stepping away from the shard for a little has helped a little with making my break a bit more restful though, so I'm partly glad I stepped away.
I've just had a lot going on recently lol, so I'm sorry to have disappeared unannounced. I'm don't worry guys, I'm still here! I should be back, at the latest, this Tuesday. I'm gonna skim through the hundreds of notifs at some point lol.
I want to wish everyone a very happy holidays (even though they're partly over)!!!
SpoilerI just finished an 11 hour extended edition lotr movie marathon so my brain is a little scrambled lol.
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Happy holidays!!
…hahaaaaa I love the extended LotR, we’re watching them today (probably)
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Me unintentionally ghosting the shard because a lot of times I'm active to procrastinate at school and now I'm on break lol
(I'm sorry)
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That must be nice
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It is actually! I think if I had to take finals my brain would implode . . .
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Lucky! Mine doesn't start till firday
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I lost my computer cord . . .
And it's about to die so . . . I really should save it's battery for class
yet here I am.
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I'd say "be responsible", but I'm doing basically the same thing...
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lol
anyway, I found my(?) cord. I went to the classroom I was 90% sure I left it in, and there was an extra one there. I'm 90% it's mine, it was just in a different place like someone moved it or something which does make me wonder. The teacher said he'd tell me if someone asks for it or something and it turns out not to be mine . . .
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The real question is, do I force myself to go to a club meeting today even though I really don't want to and I want to just go home because I'm tired and super ready for the weekend.
Or, do I go home and feel really guilty about it because I'm technically one of the people in charge, so I should go. Plus my friend really likes it when I go, and I didn't go last time.
But I'm tired, but I'm always tired.
*sigh*
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You survived, at least. Take a nap now
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heheh I considered it . . . but I have some stuff I'm gonna do on the computer now that I'm home (my brother wrote a short story and I promised him I'd read it like a week ago lol)
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Ah...okay. Enjoy!
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I could tell you how cheesy and dramatic my financial literacy textbook is, or I could just show you this direct quote:
"A few hours later, her life was ripped apart like a banana in a blender."
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Weird idk life update:
SpoilerOkay so . . .
I'm gonna share this here because I don't know what else to do with the info, and I need advice.
I've been doing some research, and I did a few online screener/ test thingies and:
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(Some of these are tests for adults, but often times that's meant to include teenagers/ the alternative is for little kids, so I took the liberty of taking adult tests)
So yeah, it's a thing . . .
It makes a lot of sense, in my mind. And I think it could be one of the reasons why I've been having such a hard time with my mental health lately.
I just have no idea how to explain this to my parents. Or if I should try to get a diagnosis or not. I just don't know what to do, I feel very stuck
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So, not to invalidate how you feel, but these tests tend to score you a little higher than you actually are. I have taken many of these, especially about things I don’t have in any way, and it tells me “oh yeah you could benefit from seeking professional attention”. So… I wouldn’t trust these websites with all my heart. They are very inaccurate in my experience. Once again, that doesn’t mean you can’t be struggling with anything of this, it might be a good indicator that you do, but as we’ve been told all our lives, don’t trust everything you see on the internet
No, your totally good bro! This is why I shared this here, because I wanted to see others opinions and get some advice. I definitely think somethings (for want of a better word) wrong, I'm just at the point where I'm trying to figure out what exactly that is (for ex. I also have a ton of symptoms for depression and anxiety, but sometimes that's misunderstood autism . . . so I'm just in the stage of trying to understand stuff). I'm not using the tests as a way to say I have this, just as a reason to believe it might be worth looking into.
Like I said, I've been struggling with mental health a lot the last few years, I'm just currently trying to determine the cause. I definitely plan on doing more research.
Thanks for the input!
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Love you
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Awe, thanks!
