ShopDreamUp AI ArtDreamUp
Deviation Actions
You know what's completely not useful in peer workshopping?
"Very nice."
"This poem was nice to read."
"This poem is also a good story."
Argh! Give me critique!
So my plan was to wait until after the workshopping of my poem before posting it here, but honestly, if the peer comments continue like this then what's the point of waiting?
Either way, expect a poem within the week.
By the way, I had a hilarious encounter with Mr. not-so-smart smartass (the one who started an argument with the teacher over a minor formatting detail). I noticed that in his critique of someone else he called them on not following the requirements of the assignment, stating, "I tend to take the requirements more seriously than others at any rate." (Wow, way to condescend.) For the sake of the other student, I gave a quick reply to that, saying, "In [_____]'s defense, we are allowed to move beyond our assignment requirements now" and I provided the link to the question forum where I specifically asked if we still had to follow the assignment rules, and the teacher replied that we are both free to and encouraged to edit our poems from our initial draft in whatever way we see fit.
His exact response: "In my defense, I'm not saying we need to follow rules because there are rules, but because the rules (and as I said, I never considered them to be requirements, for me, they had always been prompts) happened to be a rough guide that if followed, could potentially improve the poem.Whether such rules are enforced or not enforced, is completely irrelevant."
Defensive much?
Ugh, it is so hard not to take this bait, but I know that it isn't the place to be starting an argument, so I'm forcing myself not to reply. (Sorry, venting here is the only way I could manage it.) Honestly though, one more arrogant comment like this and I might just have to send him a personal message of "Hey, could you try not talking down to everyone else in the class? It's kind of annoying."
Yes, a part of me is hoping for that opportunity...
"Very nice."
"This poem was nice to read."
"This poem is also a good story."
Argh! Give me critique!
So my plan was to wait until after the workshopping of my poem before posting it here, but honestly, if the peer comments continue like this then what's the point of waiting?
Either way, expect a poem within the week.
By the way, I had a hilarious encounter with Mr. not-so-smart smartass (the one who started an argument with the teacher over a minor formatting detail). I noticed that in his critique of someone else he called them on not following the requirements of the assignment, stating, "I tend to take the requirements more seriously than others at any rate." (Wow, way to condescend.) For the sake of the other student, I gave a quick reply to that, saying, "In [_____]'s defense, we are allowed to move beyond our assignment requirements now" and I provided the link to the question forum where I specifically asked if we still had to follow the assignment rules, and the teacher replied that we are both free to and encouraged to edit our poems from our initial draft in whatever way we see fit.
His exact response: "In my defense, I'm not saying we need to follow rules because there are rules, but because the rules (and as I said, I never considered them to be requirements, for me, they had always been prompts) happened to be a rough guide that if followed, could potentially improve the poem.Whether such rules are enforced or not enforced, is completely irrelevant."
Defensive much?
Ugh, it is so hard not to take this bait, but I know that it isn't the place to be starting an argument, so I'm forcing myself not to reply. (Sorry, venting here is the only way I could manage it.) Honestly though, one more arrogant comment like this and I might just have to send him a personal message of "Hey, could you try not talking down to everyone else in the class? It's kind of annoying."
Yes, a part of me is hoping for that opportunity...
Drabble-Matic
https://prillalar.com/drabbles/ Very addictive. Create your own short piece of fiction, a la Mad Libs! Here are a couple of the best ones I got:
1. Romantic Love
Alaena finished packing. Ever since Katrina, her own true love, had been lost at sea, Alaena had been cold.
There was nothing left for her anymore, nothing tickled her, all was black. So today, Valentine's Day, she was going up in a tree to become a fluffy mirror.
Just then, there was an angry-looking knock at the door. Alaena opened it and stood there accidently for a moment, before falling to the floor in a swoon and bruising her back.
When Alaena came to, Katrina was holding
Cartoons!
I really really should be sleeping right now, but this just intrigued me so much!
x - Seen
o - Partially seen
CLASSIC DISNEY
-------------------------------
[x] 101 Dalmatians (1961)
[x] Alice in Wonderland (1951)
[x] Bambi (1942)
[x] Cinderella (1950)
[x] Dumbo (1941)
[x] Fantasia (1940)
[x] Lady and the Tramp (1955)
[x] Mary Poppins (1964)
[x] Peter Pan (1953)
[x] Pinocchio (1940)
[x] Sleeping Beauty (1959)
[x] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
[ ] The Relunctant Dragon (1941)
[o] Song of the South (1946)
x - 12
o - 1
DISNEY'S DARK AGE
-------------------------------
[x] The Aristocats (1970)
[ ] The Black Cauld
Top Ten Reason Final Fantasy XIII Fails
(No real spoilers in the journal. There could be some in the comments.)
Yeah, I'm a little late on this one, especially considering I beat this game about a month ago... Still, I've known for a while that this must be said, so I'm finally going to say it:
I have been a long-time fan of the Final Fantasy game franchise. For years I have always felt that I could depend on these games to consistently raise the bar on gameplay and entertain me with amazing storylines and awesome characters. With this in mind, Final Fantasy XIII receives a failing grade. Here are my top ten reasons why (and I say this having played the game beginning to end):
1
Getting Some Real Work Done Again!
I finally seem to be out of my recent writing slump and back into a real work mode. Yey me! :boogie:
And as those who know me are aware, when I'm on a role with writing I often have a hard time hitting the brakes, thus my need to write this journal right now. :) After last week finishing a thorough edit of first two chapters of the the semi-historical humour-fiction my dad is hoping to publish, and this week finishing the first chapter of a graphic novel that ~Pixy-Brand (https://www.deviantart.com/pixy-brand) has started with me as a collaborative work, I finally got the inspiration to buckle down and get some work done on my own graphic novel story, Soul of the Forest. Now
© 2009 - 2024 hpets
Comments5
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
good good and enjoy it poets are odd people as you well know