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Aug 04, 12 at 10:28pm ^Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
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Summary of "Definition: Me": Ryan, a normal teenage boy, finds himself faced with a situation in his life he feels out of his control but which controls everything in his life. Influenced by my homosexuality (so, if that's something that's going to... anger you or something, don't bother reading!), Ryan will be forced to hide his true identity when he mysteriously awakens in a stranger's body who happens to be a prisoner at a very low-security prison.
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Aug 04, 12 at 10:30pm ^re: Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
It had lingered in Ryan's life for years. The presence became so strong that Ryan believed that one day it would control his life, take over his mind and transform himself into something he knew he was not. He spent years crying himself to sleep, staining his pillow with pain and waking up the following morning only to pretend the disturbed white was as clear as the day he bought it. The problem followed him everywhere he went, and he soon found his happy-go-lucky attitude slowly evolving into one more twisted, disturbed and pessimistic one.
He tried pretending that these feelings could be ignored and hidden, flipped like his stained pillow and easily avoided. As days turned to months and soon months to years, Ryan felt an overwhelming presence of despair. Like a drowning boy in a public pool, Ryan believed there were no life guards on duty and genuinely believed he was forced to cope with something far beyond his control. His friends misunderstood his trouble with depression; his family misunderstood his long interims locked in the bathroom as a "stage in his life." No one understood the black cloud that drifted above Ryan's head and had seemed to enjoy its home – enough to appear permanent. There were those who tried helping him, but nothing alleviated the constant pain and trouble Ryan seemed to face. Nothing made Ryan happy.
He cursed God, who had spared him no aid in the previous years, for condemning him to a life he loathed; he hated himself.
Ryan returned from school one day, counting the footsteps from the bus stops robotically in his mind. The sun was blanketed with gray clouds, and rain drops slowly descended from the sky. Ryan didn't stop to even pull out the umbrella his mother put in his backpack but instead continued to robotically count his footsteps, "349, 350, 351…" Suddenly his own tear drops joined those of the rain and his head bowed in shame. Cars roamed by, oblivious to the pain the kid felt with every step he took; each step closer to his inevitable doom. He felt his heart screaming, fighting the urge to step on, but his mind persisted and silenced the beating heart – the methodical heartbeat reminding him that he truly was still alive.
Ryan's short blonde hair hung low for once in his life, drenched from the overbearing rain and ran down his pale, flawless face. His white tee-shirt exposed his pale stomach, toned from a distant love for running. His pants hugged his muscular legs and squeezed as if they, too, knew what ultimately awaited the boy. His heart reassured them, "his house – his house is at the end of the road," but Ryan's persistent mind said anything but.
He crossed the road that crossed his destined path and waited for the cars to pass him, still oblivious, unaware and, what appeared to be, uninterested. They knew nothing about this lingering feeling that even Ryan could not title, and, assuming they did, titled it "depressing" or "a stage." He suddenly became so tired, crossing the road and continuing on his path; became tired of the constant negativity he felt; became tired of the constant rain, tears and stained pillows; became tired of lying to himself and everyone else; became tired of being tired.
A chilling thought submerged in his mind, the motor to his robotic ways. His legs slowly came to a step, "568…," and he stood, staring at the rushing waters that ran along the underpass beneath the small road he had been walking on. The rain continued to fall harder and harder, still unaware to the crying boy. He felt he was contributing to the rain fall and that, through his tears, he could somehow wash away the pain like he had when he flipped his pillow over; it would be over – over very soon.
A distant "pat, pat, pat" could be heard from down the street, but Ryan's eyes stayed glued on the flowing river which was untouched by everything. It chipped away at its surrounding without hesitation; the river knew exactly who and what it was and continued to flow despite all odds. Ryan loved the thought of that – of just being instead of questioning. It was the questions that got him here in the first place; the experimenting with what he knew to be an ultimate disaster; the pondering and the thinking and the examining that ultimately led him here, to the side of the road and unknowingly drenched by the resilient rain.
The distant noise became louder and louder until the sound of all else escaped his hearing and his attention was all but forced to the sound of the closing, "pat, pat, pat…" Ryan stared into the eyes of his neighbor, Will, close friend to Ryan's father.
"Everything alright there, man," he asked, feeling obligated to stop his jog in the rain for what Ryan knew to be "a spoiled, whiny little bitch." Ryan, however, didn't feel obligated to talk to someone he very obviously disliked. Will was condescending, rude and immoral when around Ryan and he felt Will had contributed to the despair Ryan had felt for years. "Well, if you ain't going to talk, continue your little poutin'. See how much everyone else cares, man. You've got to get out of that depression – if not for your sake, at least your family's." The words echoed down the street and, at every contact point between the ground and the rain, seemed to echo louder inside Ryan's brain. Where had everything gone wrong? Why did he feel this way? What had happened to trigger such a horrible snowball effect in his life? Why did he feel so weak, so small and so fragile?
"Stop your damn questions!" Ryan had let the words ring down the street louder than any of the previous "pats" or words had. Somehow he found pleasure in knowing that he – no one else – had silenced the annoyance, the questions and the "pats" sounded by the dying footsteps of Will as he ran along the side of the road. Ryan backed up to the edge of the bridge and heard Will turn around confused at the sudden disturbance in the otherwise peaceful rainfall. He started at a pace back at Ryan, running faster than Ryan could believe.
Ryan had started to hit the railway meant to keep people from falling into the rushing waters. He slammed his bare fists into the old rusty rail until he painted it with his own blood, only then feeling more motivated to hit it. At the sight of the bloodied rail, he could suddenly feel the tears stream down his eyes, the water below him rushing, the ever growing footsteps of Will and, among the most annoying, the consistent pattering of the rain – unwilling to stop, hindering what Ryan hoped to be a justification in his mind as to why he was trying to beat down something that could not feel. At least it couldn't feel, Ryan thought; he, however, could.
"Ryan," Will screamed, his breath heavy with fatigue and his footsteps sounding quieter and quieter as he closed in.
Ryan stopped hitting the rail in order to cover what felt like bleeding ears. The rain would not stop and the sound of it hitting the rail, the ground and even his skin sent shrills down his spine.
"Just… stop! Stop, why can't I stop you?!"
At the sight of an oncoming Will, Ryan backed slowly into the rail until his body – head first – flailed over the rail, concealed by the raging white of the waters Ryan so admired for its incapability to regard the thoughts and actions of others.
The only thing left on the roadside was a frantic Will, unheard by the oblivious outside world.
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Aug 04, 12 at 10:32pm ^re: Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
Possible readers who may be interested: Spastic, NB (), Asyilem, Mouldy Cheese, Sigma, Ellipsis, Celes Leonhart, Superstar, Kubrick, Boo.
Edit - and maybe even Twilight and or Xeno for appreciating what the story will hopefully mean I dunno
I'm trying to keep this as simple as possible; without any super little details right now in hopes of keeping me entertained and still motivated to write. I'll probably redo most of this story if I actually end up writing it.
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Aug 04, 12 at 11:22pm ^re: Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
More than what it means, I appreciated how it is written; very well done for a seasoned author, let alone a person of your age. You capture the angst and self deprecation that is so very hard to express through emotional words, let alone writing.
I just want to give you kudos on how well written and thought out this was. I can tell it was no rush-job, and that every sentence was painstakingly organized in your mind in order to create the fullest impact and relatability.
Thanks for including me, despite the fact that I don't personally know you-- It was an honor and a privilege to have glimpsed the work of an aspiring author.
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Aug 04, 12 at 11:25pm ^re: Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
Xeno, thanks for the comment! It really means a lot, but that was relatively rushed. I wrote it in like an hour while watching something, so I think you're giving me more credit than deserved.
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Aug 04, 12 at 11:47pm ^re: Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
This made me cry tbh, mainly because how I was imagining it, but I'm not going into detail because it's irrelevant, but I will say I can relate on a level deeper than I wish one could relate to such on.
It's well written and if you only took an hour, I can't wait to see what you do once you actually dedicate yourself to this young boy's story, whatever that entails. Credit is most definitely deserved.
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Aug 05, 12 at 2:47am ^re: Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
I really enjoyed reading this, the themes hit pretty close to home and aside from it being a theme I can relate to it was really well written. As one of the other posters said you show a real maturity in your writing for someone of your age, and it was really powerful to read even if it's not relatable to the reader. Really well done.
bad bitches like me is hard to come by
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Aug 05, 12 at 2:04pm ^re: Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
I agree with the others, really well written. Continue....
It's a mad, mad world
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|Mouldy Cheese
Aug 06, 12 at 5:29am ^re: Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
Great job, Justin I think it's a magnificent start! I only got to read the first paragraph or so when I was at work and, I kid you not, every now and then this afternoon my mind kept wandering back and wondering what was going to happen next!
If I may with the constructive criticism?
quote JustinThese sentences are a little bit confusing and sounds a little unnatural (which may have been what you were going for, but hey!). Seeing as it's so far been narrative solely from Ryan's perspective, it becomes difficult to swap to the perspective of Will for the sentence:
quoteI just think that if you're going to swap perspective, I think it'd sound better coming after an action by Will and then swap back to Ryan. For example's sake:
quoteI hope that kind of explains what I'm trying to point out a little better? Then again, I could have this completely confused...maybe the original is the impact that you were going for in the first place!
I don't like having to offer criticisms; no matter how minor they might be. But, as a writer myself, I understand how valuable it can be...even if it's a little uncomfortable to hear at the time. But it's your story and the most important thing is that you're happy with it...and that you write more so I can keep reading it! ^^
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|Celes Leonhart
Aug 06, 12 at 6:16am ^re: Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
quote JustinI'M SO ANGRY THAT YOU'RE GAY OMG
With that out of the way, I'm not going to just give you the "you're the best author in the world!", but instead I'm going to give you some C&C. If you find that valuable, fantastic, if not then nevermind - ignore my post. I start with the negatives and conclude on positives; possibly annoying but my style, sorry. But as well that, honestly, this is all of my own amateur opinion: it can be worth absolutely nothing and if you disagree, fair enough!
The tone is just far too overwhelming; I know Ryan is embodied in you (or at least I presume that's the point) so definitely your feelings are going to influence the writing style, but as the narrator it's your responsibility to be less biased and more omniscient. I'm guessing - but it's very likely I'm wrong - that this is a retrospect of Justin of sorts: that this is how you've felt at times, probably a lot of the time. But if that is the case, the fact is today Justin is more wise than that; it's not a bad thing albeit a difficult one, and I hope you don't feel now the same way Ryan does. In that sense, why it's very important to convey what Ryan's feeling, I feel like it's just too, too negative. The introduction paragraphs are fine because that's exactly their role, to set the scene. But I feel like the mention of feelings in the following paragraphs is just too recurring, without anything having happened inbetween. If he takes a step, we're reminded how he feels; if he sees his friend, we're reminded how he feels; you need to let the story tell itself for a while and let actions flow rather than the narrative continually being held back by explaining something that's already established.
Another thing, which I think I experienced twice, was a complete confusion of the chronology of things, or what actually was literally happening. For instance, take this:
quoteSomething's awaiting the boy? I didn't even know there was meant to be threat. This swings out of nowhere: Will hadn't been introduced yet, so the only thing that I could think of was "maybe there's going to be a flood of some sort?" because when you say "too", you're implying we already know what's going to happen. Or what the danger is, or that there even is going to be a danger. I didn't have a clue, but apparently everybody already knows.
Another example of this is:
quoteI have literally NO idea what happens here. I'm guessing, by the next paragraph, Ryan punching things brings attention to Will who, having run away, turns around to run back to help out. However, from this paragraph alone and without reading on, Will suddenly turns around confused at the disturbance that I'm completely unaware of. It's just not clear enough, a little too vague. Even to say something like "Ryan backed up to the edge of the bride and a large pounding suddenly made Will re-aware of his friend. Confused, Will turned on his heels and came running back, the familiar "pat, pat" ringing in Ryan's ears as he came closer". Obviously that's not the best thing in the world, but just that slight bit more clarity makes it much easier to follow, imo.
Another problem you have is the exactly the same as my own, and my teachers used to lambast me for it; and that's that you're too wordy sometimes. Just going to use one example:
quoteAdmittedly I'm a little tired but the end of that sentence almost divided my brain by zero. Oblivious is the same as unaware pretty much, so it's redundant and stressful with that many commas. "...to pass him; still oblivious and completely uninterested" would work much better. All my life my teachers have given me this one bit of advice for every piece of writing I've ever done: Keep it simple. It rings true pretty much everywhere. Not going to try and find any more examples but just keep the idea in mind if you feel like you're tripping over your own words sometimes.
One final major point is the dialogue. The dialogue feels to me forced, overly dramatic and unrealistic. Gunna go through every piece for this point.
quoteFirst of all, quickly, I'd have a question mark there.
30 seconds later you mention how rude, condescending etc the dude is, yet literally the first thing he says is completely kind and considerate? Make him more villainous if you want him to be more villainous. "You alright there princess?" - condescending, rude, oppressing.
quoteIf you ended this bit on "man" it would be fine, but then it continues. No 16 year old dick would ever, ever say "You've got to get out of that depression – if not for your sake, at least your family's." while he's on a jog and sees someone he doesn't like. He wouldn't care about your parents, and wouldn't phrase anything as "got to get out of that depression". It doesn't seem genuine enough. Something like "Cheer up saggy tits, you're always moping" would be more appropriate.
quote...Who is he talking to? The only person asking questions is the narrator.
Work on that.
What I do really like is your descriptions, I think they're absolutely wonderful. Very poetic. This paragraph in particular:
quoteBesides the points I criticised before, I love everything about the phrasing in this paragraph. You have a really strong vocabulary and that really helps you bring potency in your description. Really strong.
Following on from that, your imagery is very much the same. Even simple things like "concealed by the raging white of the waters" are so much more poetic in the way you put them forward.
quoteSIMPLE GOOD IMAGERY. Great.
Also on from that, I think your structuring is on point. As I said at the start, the pacing is held back a little bit but other than that it's strong: starts off with establishing paragraphs written well, has the beautifully written events but then ends on a complete corker of a finish. Absolutely loved this:
quoteTo finish it all off with. Succinct, simple, intriguing cliff-hanger. Done deal.
That's all I've got for now. You remind me a lot of me when I was 16, in writing style, feelings, etc. Really interesting piece and you're brave to approach it how you have, and I look forward to how the homosexuality affects the rest of the story, but most importantly, to reading past the prologue - that's what I'm excited for. If I could give any advice though, it's don't let your point overwhelm good story telling.
Also interesting that just as I started reading this Frank Ocean's Bad Religion came on (song he came out on), made me smile.
RIP Sniggit, Zhou Tai Rocks & Vergil Ties
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Aug 06, 12 at 10:40am ^re: Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
On mobile now, Celes Leonhart, but it's definitely not annoying! I'm sixteen and don't have experience as a writer... At all, really, so "it's very good!" definitely doesn't help me.
I'll look over your comments again later and try to edit the prologue, but even after a first read I agreed with just about all of it. Thanks, very much appreciated!
Celes Leonhart, have more time now. :3
quoteI'll just agree with this. I was trying to make it very clear that he's a homosexual but didn't want to actually state it anywhere. May have took it too far, I agree.
quoteMaybe this was done weirdly, too. I was trying to use the road he was walking on as a symbol of... erm, what he's going through. Before Ryan crosses the path, he feels something inevitable "coming" for him. I guess it's oddly phrased without the rest of the story (which will hopefully explain things in a clearer way. Not really sure what the rest of the story is just yet, though! ). When Ryan does cross the crossroad, he is confronted with water: a symbol for honesty and confidence due to its inability to regard others' thoughts. He bloodies the rail, a symbol for "constraint" or "limiting one's thoughts" and eventually falls over it - showing Ryan's ability to finally "wash away his pain."
I may have gotten a bit off topic there. The lingering "threat" is Ryan's knowledge that he's eventually going to have to come to terms with this and is nothing that actually happened in this chapter. The heavy mood set was supposed to make this a little more... clear, but may have just made the read more difficult.
quoteHe's not a 16 year old, he's a friend of Ryan's father, an adult. The conversation was definitely awkward, though, and used mainly just to "tip" Ryan over the edge of depression. Meh.
quoteAgain, this is Ryan asking himself, really, why he keeps questioning things instead of just accept them. I guess it goes more towards society too. Awkward again!
So, I guess I'm just assuming some things are better understood without making them clearer. Idk. I agree with all of your points but wanted to add the meaning behind them anyways. Thanks again for the criticism!
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|Celes Leonhart
Aug 06, 12 at 10:49am ^re: Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
I don't have much experience either Justin I just wing everything haha. Everything is my opinion anyway so don't worry about rewriting everything, but you said you were gunna rewrite everything eventually so maybe it's worth keeping in mind
Really glad you appreciate what I said though dude. Keep it up.
RIP Sniggit, Zhou Tai Rocks & Vergil Ties
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Sep 30, 12 at 2:29pm ^re: Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
It felt surreal, being so tall, flawless and pure. Ryan felt god-like with his new countenance; he had won the losing battle that he was so sure was to be his inevitable end, and his outward appearance finally mimicked the inward. It felt so good to feel that involuntary movement – that smile, creeping ever so lightly across his pale cheeks, screaming as if hoping to touch his aqua-blue eyes.
The crowd of kids parted as he walked out of school. Their eyes no longer avoided his gaze but rather longed to meet it. They parted, unconsciously bowing to the kid they all admired for his courage. Ryan, however, avoided their gaze. He did not yet realize the importance his actions had caused, nor the impact of acceptance had on both his outward and inward appearance, causing not only his mouth to involuntary creep into a smile for what felt like the first time every but also to produce the same involuntary actions unto those around him. The world was so much more vivid – so much clearer with this new perspective. The world hadn't changed Ryan; Ryan changed the world.
It had been a year today since his accident. He questioned if he had changed in that year or if he simply accepted the change that was already so evident before. He got into the car he had gotten only a month ago. The new scent still crept into his nose, pleasing him with its pristineness. Rain thundered on his car, mimicking the day he had been reborn almost exactly. Everything was the same, but everything looked so much different to him now.
He came to the stop sign that crossed the road he walked along so long ago; the road he thought would be his last. He smiled at the distance he had come. He waited for the cars to pass as they honked and waved at him. They were suddenly so aware of his presence, feeling almost obligated to acknowledge him.
His pants had not hugged his legs this day; his shirt did not cling to his toned chest, and his hair did not hang low on his face. His pants fit comfortably; his shirt provided warmth and security and his hair stood up, excited for the discovery Ryan had made so long ago.
He came to a slow stop on the side of the road, allowing an oncoming car to pass his and continue on its destined journey. He pulled it into park and applied the emergency break. His heart pounded against his chiseled chest, anticipating what was soon to come. He hadn't visited this road for a year. He grabbed the vase of flowers from the passenger seat, unlocked the car and exited the safety of his warm, pristine vehicle for the resilient rain.
His eyes stayed glued to the cobble-stone road, hoping to avoid the inevitable revisit of his lowest moment in life. He counted his footsteps methodically, but his counting had changed since his last counting. Unknowingly, Ryan no longer robotically counted his footsteps but rather hymned them. His brain was not the puppeteer behind his methodical actions – his heart abruptly took control. The birds revealed themselves from the safety of their nests and, too, joined the resilient rain to watch the magnificent event. "145...," he counted, his breath growing heavier as the number increased until finally, he stopped. His head remained glued to the cobblestone, afraid.
His eyes slowly rose until the stream was within view. His heart stopped. The bridge overlaying the small stream was different. He reexamined
the road and assured that it was the right one. He could see Will running down from the north in his mind; he looked to the south and found the intersection; but when he looked down, something about the bridge and the stream had changed. He contemplated the difference, worried that somehow the altered appearance would change the significance of the bridge. He paced back and forth in the rain, unaware that his hair slowly begun to sag and as his shirt and pants slowly hugged his limbs tightly. His heart ever so slowly began to beat faster and faster and his countenance slowly reminded him of what he once was when he heard a distant, "pat, pat, pat…" closing in on him.
He turned to face a much older Will. Something about Will had also changed; a change Ryan hadn't noticed until now.
"Hey," Will said awkwardly, coming to a slow stop and taking a break from his evening run to talk to the kid. "You've gotten taller since I last saw you." Ryan shrugged, still silent. He let the rain do the talking as it came thundering down, washing away the pain. Ryan started to cry when he noticed his flowers were sagging from the rain. "Here," Will said, stripped his shirt off to hold as a make-shift umbrella, revealing his muscular torso and his tattoo covered interior. Ryan made no sign of detection when he spotted the word "truth" tattooed on the left side of Will's chest but instead beckoned his head to the bridge.
"It's different," he murmured, his lips trembling from the cold.
"It's unbounded," Will had answered. Ryan's mouth opened slowly; he was ashamed he hadn't noticed it. "I removed that bloodied barrier after you were rushed to the emergency room." Ryan took Will into a tight hug, feeling the warmth of his muscular stomach and the even warmer feeling of a friend. His hair and flowers alike mysteriously elongated and sprang erect.
Together the two walked to the edge of the small bridge overpassing the admirable water, unwilling to change. Their reflection smiled back at them through the lipid water and the sun peaked out of the thick, grey clouds, lighting up the creak and the two men. They simultaneously dropped the vase of flowers, allowing them individually to join the raging whites of the water and to follow the path of their choosing.
They hadn't changed themselves; they had changed the world.
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Sep 30, 12 at 2:31pm ^re: Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
Xeno, Celes Leonhart, Mouldy Cheese, Spastic, Disenchanted; not sure how to feel about this. Kind of just wrote and didn't pay attention to what I was writing. Hopefully I'll eventually fix up all the chapters I write and instead just use these as placeholders to decide where the story and everything goes.
Would be nice to hear some thoughts on it, though.
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|Mouldy Cheese
Oct 08, 12 at 5:18pm ^re: Definition: Me (Comment for Comment; Rated T)
Okay Justin, this is going to be fast and...hopefully not too short but I'm at work and have to move fast! (subsequently, please ignore all of the typos).
I love the way you write; you have a lovely voice and your characters are interesting. I also like how this scene is a reflection of the first where everything emotional (and physical with Ryan's hot new bod...phwoar) is very changed but the amount of steps, the rain, the river...it's a great use of using the same setting to convey familiarity but changing the tone completely from the other excerpt. It's also interesting that this scene feels completely like an epilogue even though it's directly after the prologue and the reader is really wondering what happened in between those two scenes. However, for a first chapter, you might want less finality in the last few words. Don't get me wrong! It's gorgeous writing, but seems a little out of place so early in the story. I think it'd be a little more gripping if you ended on them jumping into the water:
quoteI also think it's a little too flowery. For a point of such tension (symbolic though it may be) shorter, sharper sentences would really drive the point home and make the reader a lot more eager to turn the page. Although, then again, I don't have a clue where anything is going so there might be a very good reason you've written in like that!
The fact that both the characters are so physically perfect is kind of a bit "erghgh" to me (I swear, I'd try and explain that emotion better but dammit, the words won't come out right). From someone else's perspective the character might be perfect (and I suppose you can also have a biased narrator) but something about reading about perfectly sculptured bodies and glistening, golden skin just doesn't work for me. I just think that something should be off..maybe his nose is a little wonky, maybe he has an odd birthmark...it can be a cute flaw, but to me, it's important that there is at least one of them. Other reader's might be different, that's just one thing that makes me a little irked when I read it in all books, not just in your story!
I'll come back and have another crack later, but those are just the things that jumped right out at me.
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And that's a good thing, because parts of this story needed telling before November. The IPA, Northwest Physician Network, was testing this EMR/practice management system even though it was skeptical about the promised returns given that members had seen past EMR/billing system efficiency promises turn out to be overblown.
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I won't blow the whole story, but let's just say that without adopting this particular EMR/practice management system, David Fairbrook, MD, and his two associates would now be working for a hospital as salaried physicians-and they'd be a lot less happy working for the man instead of themselves. Northwest encouraged Fairbrook to start his practice slowly with just the e-prescribing module, but Fairbrook was in no mood to wait and "begged" to jump in feet-first, with the EMR and billing/collections module included in the beta-test. When I asked if he had any apprehensions about trying the latest EMR system and possibly screwing up his practice, he somewhat surprisingly offered me an emphatic "no."
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Well, since then, the Clinic at Panorama City has reduced its overhead by 10 percent and dropped a coder from the payroll at $50,000 a year--and now Fairbrook and his colleagues get paid in an average of 10 days instead of 30.
At HealthLeaders, we hear all kinds of wild claims from EMR/practice management vendors. They all want us to write a story on how wonderful their "game-changing" software is and how it will do just about everything for the physician practice but go out for coffee. But talk is cheap. Fairly regularly, when we ask those vendors if we can talk to their clients, that's the last we hear of them.
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Cory Burns: The Rangers were intrigued enough his funky delivery and changeup to give him three different callups, but the change just didn't play that well in the majors. He walked or hit eight batters in 11 1/3 innings and never established himself as a trustworthy bullpen option. This is perhaps most notable: In two appearances against Oakland, he allowed six hits and four runs in 2 1/3 innings. The A's are a discerning hitting team. The Rangers need guys who can retire discerning hitters. Grade: 72 (It's a C-; just a little bit below average).
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Big East Presidents approve, extend invitations
On Tuesday, the Big East held their annual meeting of the school Presidents in Philadelphia. As expected, commissioner John Marinatto used the gathering as an opportunity to get the official votes from league members regarding the specific plan for conference expansion. After the meeting, Marinatto provided a veiled update on the league's plan and timetable regarding expansion and the exit process for West Virginia.
"Our Presidents voted unanimously to extend invitations to specific institutions, including both football-only and all-sport members to join the Big East Conference," Marinatto explained in his official statement. "I will be speaking to representatives of those schools shortly and look forward to announcing with them their acceptance into the Big East. The addition of these members will extend our reach, bring us to exciting new markets, strengthen our status within the BCS, and lay the foundation for possible further expansion, all while maintaining the high quality and standards our Conference is known for.
"In light of the lawsuit filed by West Virginia yesterday, the Presidents also discussed and confirmed our continuing commitment to enforce the Conference's 27-month notification period for schools choosing to leave. The Conference believes these claims to be wholly without merit and will explore all its legal options to protect its interests and to ensure that West Virginia lives up to its obligations."
There are not too many surprises in this update, including the clarification that both football-only and all-sports invitations will be extended. Navy, Air Force, and Boise State are expected to be among the football-only invitations, while Conference USA schools UCF, Houston, and SMU have been awaiting official invitations to join in all sports since the 12-team football expansion plans began taking shape.
The real development in the statement is the league's plan to hold West Virginia to the 27-month withdrawal period. CBSSports.com's Brett McMurphy detailed West Virginia's lawsuit against the Big East hoping for an exit in time to compete in the Big 12 for the 2012-2013 academic year. In the Big 12's teleconference, West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck explained that "our team is working with their team" to make it happen. Marinatto's statement on Tuesday suggests that this may be a more difficult process than the Mountaineers originally imagined.
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Posted on: November 1, 2011 3:29 pm
Rebuilding the Big East
Division A & Division B (mcubed average ranking 1960-2010)
Cincinnati (67.1) & Louisville (63.3) [Ohio Valley]
Connecticut (69.3) & Massachusetts (NA) [New England]
Buffalo (96.7) & Rutgers (73.2) [New York & Jersey]
South Florida (46.3) & Central Florida (72.3) [Florida]
Southern Methodist (69.3) & Houston (53.1) [Texas]
Villanova (89.9) & Temple (76.4) [Philadelphia]
Navy (68.7) & Army (80.5) [Military]
Average mcubed (72.5) & (69.8)
The two matched programs should open conference play with each other. Given inclusion of a bye week, all Big East programs can open conference play over two weekends. To foster a sense of rivalry and Big East conference should pay for a trophy of some sort trophy to represent these games but allow the two teams to name the trophy. The Big East would be smart to award the winner of the trophy a donation to their general scholarship fund ($10k+?). A scholarship contribution would make it more than a game trophy and get buy in from students (prospective, current, and alumni) and faculty. The Big East would be extra smart if it uses the exit fee money from teams leaving to create an endowment fund for a "Big East" scholarship at each schools (to remain at each school as long as they are members). The rivalry game prize money would go into this endowment fund. All this would generate a certain buzz and allow the Big East to market their conference play openers.
The Big East should also open conference play with the annual cross division rivalry games because it is possible that both teams could become division champions and a rematch could occur in the Big East championship game. Better to put as many games between their first encounter and their last encounter.
This Big East does not guarantee an automatic bid to the BCS (average rankings for the new Big East is 71.3 as compared to 57 for the old) but it does help lay a foundation for a good conference. How so? Well in addition to markets and marketing opportunities, this Big East will also have footprints in 5 of the top 10 states for for football recruitment according to (#1 Texas, #2 Florida, #5 Ohio, #6 Pennsylvania, and #10 New Jersey. The Big East has to rebuild for the long term.
Since: Apr 23, 2007
Posted on: November 1, 2011 3:27 pm
Big East Presidents approve, extend invitations
If the Big East is raiding other conferences, it should not be hypocritical and hold Pitt, Syracuse, and WVU hostage for 27 months. Marinatto fiddled while the Big East burned and now he is just being petty.
Since: Mar 6, 2007
Posted on: November 1, 2011 3:19 pm
Big East Presidents approve, extend invitations
Same reason WV is joining the train wreck known as the Big 12. Do you really think that conference will survive?
Since: Mar 12, 2007
Posted on: November 1, 2011 3:16 pm
Big East Presidents approve, extend invitations
Pitt, Syracuse, West Virginia and TCU are gone or are in the process of leaving. Connecticut, Rutgers, Louisville and Cincinnati would jump at the chance to leave if offered. Wy would anybody in their right mind want to join this train wreck of a conference. The Big East needs to drop football and concentrate on basketball.
Since: Aug 21, 2006
Posted on: November 1, 2011 3:16 pm
Big East Presidents approve, extend invitations
Those schools should tell the Big East to go F themselves and just let the Big East die out. Those schools are better off where they are since their conferences are better than the Big East is currently.
Since: Jan 29, 2008
Posted on: November 1, 2011 3:10 pm
Big East Presidents approve, extend invitations
Day late and a dollar short. Maybe if he had done this I don't know, two years ago, we wouldn't all be in this mess. If they had invited UCF, ECU and maybe someone else like Navy in football, we aren't watching this saga unfold. Marinara looks like he needs to get back to a plate of spaghetti and meatballs anyway.
Since: Oct 5, 2009
Posted on: November 1, 2011 3:07 pm
Big East Presidents approve, extend invitations
The BE looks like CUSA from 8 years ago. so now since they are in the BE they are AQ teams but they werent when they were in CUSA? It doesnt make cense all of a sudden these teams are AQ teams becuase they are in the BE? The teams havent gotten any better in that time frame.
Since: Mar 12, 2007
Posted on: November 1, 2011 3:06 pm
Big East Presidents approve, extend invitations
I find it kind of funny the Big East is extending six invitations and most likely want them playing in the Big East next year. But, they want to hold the teams leaving for 27 months. Looks like to me it should work both ways.
Since: Dec 15, 2006
Posted on: November 1, 2011 3:03 pm
Big East Presidents approve, extend invitations
Marinatto is a clown....that is all
Since: May 27, 2011
Posted on: November 1, 2011 3:01 pm
Big East Presidents approve, extend invitations
Navy and Air Force will reject unless Army is offered an invite..the other 2 academies will not show that kind of disrespect unless Army delcines an invitation.Both academies have all ready brought that to the attention of the Big East...


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Uhm Jung Hwa as Oh Young-shim
Kim Nam Jin as Park Jung-woo
Shin Sung Woo as Dr. Min Ji-hwan (Young-shim's husband)
Choi Jung Won as Song Ji-hye
Jung Hye Sun as Choi Kkeut-soon (Young-shim's mother)
Jang Yong as Park Tae-bok (Jung-woo's father)
Suh Young Hee as Park Myung-sook (Jung-woo's younger sister)
Won Woong Jae as Han Soo-chang (Jung-woo's brother-in-law)
Kim Seung Min as Eom Gi-tae (Jung-woo's friend)
Park Won Sook as Na Ae-sook (Ji-hwan's mother)
Lee Soon Jae as Dr. Min Tae-joon (Ji-hwan's father)
Lee Hyun Kyung as Min Soo-hyun (Ji-hwan's younger sister)
Choi Sung Min as Dr. Min Jae-hwan (Ji-hwan's younger brother)
Kim Young Ok as hospice patient
Kim Ho Jung as Kim Soo Mi (Young-shim's orange wig friend)
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Bae Yoo Mi
Director: Lee Tae Gon
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14 Comments to "Tropical Nights in December"
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linjh Says:
July 25th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
very nice drama, worth watching.
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ginny Says:
December 26th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
im interested. where can i watch these drama? thanks
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baby Says:
January 26th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
very heart warming drama, please upload
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CS Says:
March 11th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
When can I expect this drama in English Subtitle.
Please help. Hope to get it fast. Thank You
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yuyito Says:
June 6th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
I expect this drama in English Subtitle.
Please help. Hope to get it fast. Thank You
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hope Says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 1:37 pm
it's on mysoju now
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claribel Says:
October 17th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
i cried a lot… it's worth watching! u can watch or download it over veoh TV
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lin lin Says:
April 17th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
i like it very much! it is quite touching!i want to get the song.
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lin lin Says:
April 17th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
where can i down load the song?pls help,thanks!
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mutiara Says:
June 19th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
I love korean drama! The story's beautiful, and the casts were sooo great! The pictures were also very wonderful! well done!
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mel Says:
June 19th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
look so funny… i love funny movie especially korean movie…
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ontak Says:
June 25th, 2010 at 3:38 am
i love korean drama,, can i have a download link of this?
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you y kim Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 12:54 am
This is awesome and classic Korean drama.
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daryl Says:
August 27th, 2013 at 8:35 pm
what a sad love story! it made me cry a lot!!!!
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Imo, almond milk, although nursing past a year and foregoing milk altogether is best. :)
They are very different. It depends on your view of dairy products in general.
2 of my 3 kids did not drink milk from sippy cups. It was water all the time. The finally started to occasionally drink milk when they were able to drink from open cups. The 3rd drank whole milk from a sippy but still mostly water.
We have only whole milk in the house. It's used mostly for making cheese, ice cream or baking. None of us are huge milk drinkers.
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