Karina Sanchez

@kate-flournoy Ha! You need to take math again, but before you do I’ll quickly except that bargain.

Give me my gold back and I will bake you one big everlasting cookie.

@Daeus

@Daeus wow, talk about revenge! 😛

Hey… you accidentally left all your cookies in the process of stealing all my gold and making off in your schooner. Can I have them? Thanks. *eats all cookies*

@kate-flournoy That be ok matey. I steal all your gold and makes off in a schooner.

Aye aye, Cap’n— shiver me timbers, but we be editing too. *pauses, takes off pirate mask and squints thoughtfully at word-count*

*wonders if it will be wise to disclose said word-count*

*decides pirates don’t have to worry about being wise, slips mask back on and grins*

1,054 words edited @Daeus.

@kate-flournoy har har har, I got 625 words edited. How does we, me hearties? Editing too?

Har har har? What? Okaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy… whatever. 😛 Nine it is.

@Daeus

@kate-flournoy Har har har, let’s go till 9.

@Daeus I am. Let’s go. When do you want to write till?

@bluejay, @kate-flournoy, @hannah-c Are any of you writing tonight?

@spradlin ahhhhhhhhh… yes. That does make sense. Very much sense. 😉 Thanks for your input. 😀

*nods head sagely* We approves of all this most wholetheartednessly. I won’t repeat it all— I’d sound like a broken record. But one thing I noticed about AF (can we use initials please? Thanks) is that because Orwell simply states the facts without making it clear what his true opinion is, the book is more easily molded to suit the worldview of…[Read more]

I also noticed that Orwell did a good job with chapter breaks. The first chapter break ends the resolution on what is to be the conflict and also reminds us of the carelessness of the farmer who is the animal’s main enemy. The second chapter break is great because he ends it with one short line that totally changes everything from going perfectly…[Read more]

@gretald Alright, that’s fine.

@Daeus I just remembered that I have something to do at that time. Sorry! 🙁

@gretald That should work.

@Daeus Hmm, maybe…let’s say 3:00 until 3:30? Does that work for you?

Well, having read the story before, I know what his point (at least the one that ended up coming across) is and I would say he makes it very strongly.

It’s hard for me to imagine Animal Farm outside of its allegory. I guess if I had never heard of Communism, I would still think it was a great story, but that would just be me not noticing the…[Read more]

@gretald I should be able to write this afternoon. What time are you thinking of?