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Post by Dalton on Oct 11, 2003 21:47:44 GMT -5
Dave graciously said: "It's so simple, even Patti can do it. ;-)" Thanks Dave. You're swell. Patti T.
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Post by Dalton on Oct 11, 2003 21:48:08 GMT -5
//So...who is your favorite author, Dave?// You mean besides me? For classics, I always liked O. Henry. More contemporary, I enjoy Christopher Golden and really have great respect for his ability to capture the individual voices of the Scoobies -- something I don't feel I'd be able to master. He's also got a clean, straightforward writing style that flows very well for me; I find it very easy to keep up with his thought process. Tolkein got very complex for me at times, and I found myself getting bogged down a lot in his word choice. And in the Hobbit, he had this very whimsical style with a lot of parentheticals that sometimes made it hard for me to keep up with where he was taking me. Ironic considering that's how a lot of my posts flow. I like a writer where I don't have to think about the words a whole lot, and just enjoy the story. Tolkein had me thinking about the words too much. With Golden, on the other hand, I found I could ignore the words, if you will, and just let the story play out in my head, almost like watching it on a movie screen. David Crenshaw
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Post by Dalton on Oct 11, 2003 21:48:39 GMT -5
//at least, that's what you said in your profile...you didn't LIE did you? // I forgot I had said that. You caught me, you little dickens. My background is in jounalism and public relations. I've spent the last 17 years as a conduit between the Navy and the media, and also working as an internal source for our sailors to get news and information through writing for, taking pictures for and editing base or ship newspapers or working on base or ship television or radio stations. That's the sort of work that I was thinking about when I said I love what I do. I left active duty about two years ago looking for the silver lining of civilian employment. I figured that my skillset would translate well, and that a civilian advertising agency or newspaper staff wouldn't be looking to deploy me overseas six months out of a given year, except maybe the Associated Press or one of the other bureaus. And the Navy didn't really care about the bachelor's degree I'd earned on active duty, so I wanted to see if I could find a job that required one, to feel as if my investment was not for not. But those sorts of jobs are hard to come by, as I have found out. Nearly as elusive as the ScoopMe edit button. I do continue to be involved with the Navy through the Naval Reserve, one weekend a month and two weeks a year, but the Navy is overcrowded in my career field and not wanting me back full time, perhaps so they won't have to pay me a full retirement (they really aren't saving that much, though). So I'm doing odd jobs and etc. I've done temp work, sales work (cashier type stuff, nothing really exotic), and currently deliver pizzas for tips. But oh how I would love to get on at the Washington Post or the Baltimore Sun, or any other paper really. I miss newswriting. That, my dear, is the work that I love. Not delivering pizzas; not once has anyone tipped me like in one of those porno movies (or so I've heard). David Crenshaw
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Post by Dalton on Oct 11, 2003 21:49:11 GMT -5
//Yes, the old guy realized Fred was a girl and was majorly happy. Wesley however, seemed a bit puzzled by the whole thing. Maybe he figured it out after he realized that wasn't really Angel.// Oh, I do remember how it all played out. Just that when we start talking about gay Angel, my mind zipped right to that scene in that episode. It was a classic Angel-Wesley moment. And until that moment, I never quite realized just how effimanent Weseley was. David Crenshaw
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Post by Dalton on Oct 11, 2003 21:49:35 GMT -5
//Thanks Dave. You're swell. // I do swell, Patti. How nice of you to notice. ;-) David Crenshaw
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Post by Dalton on Oct 11, 2003 21:49:58 GMT -5
Try reading, if you can find it, THE DRACULA TAPES by Fred Saberhagen - it's Stoker's original Dracula told from Dracula's point of view. There are a few sequels, of which the best is THE HOLMES-DRACULA FILE. Gail Freeman
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