Peredhil

You know, while I was reading Cryptomancer's post, it really struck me how odd it is that I resonate to so many lines people are posting. Great Thread, Oh Aged LoreMaster

Guilds bring Carnival; Participation explodes! Sweet vindication...

Waddding up yet another sheet of paper, Peredhil petulantly throws it at the waste basket, where it hits the rim and bounces off onto the floor. He glares at it for a few moments, then sighs and gets up and carefully puts it into the trash so no one will feel they have to clean up after him. Picking up his quill, he gnaws on the end and sighs. Guido walks in. "Yo Boss, how dey hangin'?" "Not well, not well at all. I can't seem to get this syllable stresses thing down. " "Well, whatsa prob?" "You see, there are certain syllables which are pronounced stressed, and others softer in speech. I can't seem to hear them to do these strictured poems." "E'er t'ink it might be 'cause youse talks funny? 'I caunt seem to he-yah dem ta doo deese strrrrrictur-ed poh-emmms.' Maybe if'n youse didn't conversate likes a cross 'tween William Shatner and Peter O'Toole, youse'd have a better try." He looked at Peredhil's face. "uh... Boss." "Do you really think that could be it? It's hard enough not to sing. This tongue is so atonal. Even Mandarin has three pitches for words. I must muse on this. Thank you my friend." After standing and hugging Guido, he strides from the writing chamber deeply in thought. "Great guy, but he sure conversates funny."

Have you ever watched TV with the sound off, and listened to a record/CD with the sound on, and had the two synchronize? (Dean Martin sang Knights in White Satin PERFECTLY) Have you ever walked home after a long night of drawing dungeons, listening to the "hema-hema" of the grass against your jeans, and had the dawn spill over - and hear the opening chords of a song at the sight? Have you ever had pectoralis excavata (dip in the sternum) and used it to store M&Ms while watching TV, or sucked your tummy in and out in the bathtub to watch the water run in and out of the dip? Have you ever gone to a Mall and thrown Hula-Hoops from the Dollar Store as far down the Mall corridor as you could, with a back-spin to make them come back, until the clerks chased you out? Have you ever passed gas right before leaving an empty elevator, minutes before the lunch-time rush? Have you ever jumped from one wake to another while waterskiing, or held the rope in your toes? Have you ever jumped rope while log-rolling? Have you ever taken long car drives at night, just to free your mind to think out writing or gaming plots? Have you ever gone out to your car during a rain storm, just to watch the patterns of water running down the windshield?

W00t! Five more geld... Well thought criticism on each piece, fun contest. Nicely judged. nods Begins conspiring about the Bachelorette Auctions with Wyvern...

Gratz! And to think I dated her before she was big and famous.

'Bout time! Hugs

*hugs* Coming from a line heavily "tainted" with such things as bipolar, depression, schizophrenia, etc, I felt a resonance with this. These are the fears I faced - should I take the chance of passing these potentials into the next generation? Well written cry from the heart.

Whispers quietly, stiffling snickers, "This is brilliant..."

w00t! Huggles for Psi' and his family Wonderful news! Congrats!

Laughs happily Does Salinye NEED the five geld? She maxed out at ten early and delightfully. I think it's wonderful when people work together, but only the poster will get the geld - and only the poster's integrity can share the credit.

W00T! Signs of life. And of course you can post as many as you like - just paid for the name poem and one other. The object is creativity and fun. And I'm having fun reading these.

*huggles and holds comfortingly* For what it matters, I wuv oo!

blushes Thank you - but if you don't write one for yourself as well, you won't get any geld!!!

Can we nominate ourself? You're so good at this, I want one too! Feel free to do any of my "posse", the boys or the bodyguards, if you feel incredibly inspired and full of spare time and talent!

Sweet Salinye approved my poems, A wonderful Elven lass. Like a dandelion she comes and goes. In a blink of an eye her beauty you'll spy - Look speedily for she's awefully fast. You'd be hard-pressed to find another like her. Even if you search the Planes for a year. Salinye (An acrostic for another.)

Puzzling on how to raise some geld E'er scratching at the fevered brow Reaching for ideas which refuse to meld Each idea rejected; about to have a cow "Do I fall to the side, penniless, broken?" How fortunate that Nyyark was around to suggest 'I think an acrostic poetry contest would be best". Love live the helpful power of advisors and friends! Thus, the idea is to write an acrostic poem Holding to the pattern of a vertical name Every first letter working to write a word Pick your name and you will receive geld in number of five Otherwise, pick another member's name and five for them too Let your pen flow and write acrostic you and acrostic them I will let you walk away with a geld pouch of ten Tell your friends, challenge your foes if you can find any Everyone is welcome to participate. As you can tell, it can be rhymed, rhythmically metered, or free verse. 1) The first letters when read vertically spell your name (five geld). 2) If you have written an acrostic poem for yourself, you may play again by writing another acrostic poem for another member. (a second five geld, for a total of ten.) 3) Have fun. -Peredhil the Polite

I know! I know! but only because you told me. Really well done.

I read NTraveler2's post and intially thought, "Oh dear. This is why I have a distaste for emotionally-linked threads such as religion and politics." However, on thinking about it, I feel I owe it to the Pen not to just shake my head and walk away with a sigh, but to express WHY the post disturbed me. It wasn't WHAT was said as much as HOW it was said. I'm quite religious in my own way. Fine so far. Many of us echo this in variations. Notice the "I" statement owning the thought and feelings, but implicitly acknowledging that others may not be religious or religious in not their own way or her way. "I believe, but you can believe differently" works well at the Pen. It allows discussion instead of battle. I picture it as if we are friends standing side-by-side, laying our cards on the table and examining the configurations, similarities, and differences and commenting on them. One alternative picture is the fox-hole mentality - I'm on this side of the table with my cards, and the area between us is an expected battlefield. If you lay down a card, I have to neutralize it or trump it - and there can only be one over-all winner. I worship the Goddess. Okay. Another "I" statement. Several of my friends do too. Their choice. *shrugs* All these monotheistic, savagely proselytizing, male-deity-oriented religions do give me headaches. Now I have a problem. Monotheistic religions, when analyzed for what they are, not what claim to be, fall into Hebrew (waiting for a Messiah), Christian (Messiah came and is returning), and Moslem (Have the Prophet, waiting on Messiah? I'm still learning this one). But common to all three is the basic principle of separation. There is a single God, who created a creation, but is totally separate from it. Help in one way or another is needed to reach or communicate with this diety (if desired). Contrast this with the myriad forms of unary-theistic, in which individuals are an extension of creation. The base form is that all is one, and individuals are extensions of whatever form(s) the diety(dieties) are identified. The ultimate goal is a blending of ego with the oneness of all in some form, merging with the all. Now, it is the word savagely which disturbs me most, as that word makes this an attack. I'm quite good at attack and defense of ideas in the rest of my life. I'd rather not have to deal with it at the Pen. Normally I don't. Using the word savagely makes this a post which seeks to manipulate through generalization and implicitly in second-order analysis places any who disagree in condemnation. Jareena Fay, in one of her first posts, wrote a manipulative post. When it was pointed out to her, she changed her style and has been a welcome member since. Alternatively, she could've taken refuge in pride and anger, and decided, "they misunderstood, I'm right, they're wrong." One of the problems with anger as a ego-protector is that it forms an "ego-net feedback loop". In order to justify self, the other person must be dejustified. To be good, they must be bad. This effects future perceptions and receptions in interpreting events and words, and becomes a self-fulfilling perception which can lead to the dehumanization of the "opponent". An example would be someone who believes in the absolute right to life of all and is willing to kill anyone who disagrees as they must not be human and are therefore exempt from not being killed. All these monotheistic, savagely proselytizing, male-deity-oriented religions do give me headaches. Oh, forgot the use of "all" lumping anyone who disagrees with the statement as an enemy. Gross generalization. Everyone I've met at the Pen is unique. The only "all" statement I've found that fits is that we're all unique together. "proselytizing" - anyone who holds an idea does this in any forum. All that differs is the manner. Anyone who says, "I believe ..." or "I think..." is proselytizing. Male-deity-oriented - yeah, that's traditionally the way its viewed. In nearly every culture, loving discipline was masculine. Given its commonality, I might suspect it is genetically based - and I'm very suspicious of any genetic-thinking. I do note that my particular religion has many references (often ignored by people seeking ego-power) to male and female not mattering. y'all submit to each other (whoever is most qualified in the situation lead and the rest follow. The word submit translating from a military term meaning, "willing obedience to a legal and lawful authority", not blind slavery. In any group, there will be formal or informal leadership, and the final decision will come from the leaders, or the leaders validating someone else's decision. see sociology and dynamics of small group interactions.) Additionally, in my religion, I seem to recall a "neither hebrew or gentile, male nor female, bond-servant (hebrew variant of slavery, different from American traditional) or free ..." Hard to be clearer than that I'd think, but I see it ignored routinely. I'm sorry they give you headaches though. I think anyone who endures headaches can relate to that part. We need some more love in the world. I agree and its the foundation of my religion. Nice to have overlap! Love even for monotheistic, savagely proselytizing, male-deity-oriented religious people? My personal beliefs are heavily Buddhist, somewhat Hindu, but centered around the Goddess. It makes me happy. Good! My personal belief system is that a religion should work for the individual, as well as their effect on others. It should set up the choice for "win-win" situations. I was once an atheist, and I think much like one now, but I have chosen to love the Goddess. Right on! More "I" statements. In my opinion, religion should be a choice - allowed for every person whether they agree or disagree with each other. All in all, in my opinion, if you'd left out the headache sentence, that would've been a personal affirmation of belief that would've fit in well with the rest of the posting Penners. Except maybe Aardvark, but his hyperbolic rant was so well written and done in such an offensively humorous way that it wasn't offensive. He's very skilled at that. hugs Hopefully this feedback will be received in the gentle analytically based way it was intended. If not, I apologize in advance if I was too harsh. -Pendantic Peredhil

Having lost fear eons before (much to the regret of his Bodyguards), Peredhil hugs her tenderly as she leaves. Slash me if you need Honey, I always heal. But you needed a hug from someone who cares.

After the weekly wait, of course Xaious nailed it on the head. Although in her promotion piece the shy angel with the tilted halo carefully shines and straightens it for her again, was given a different side to show.

Having given it the requisite time, the answer is Dr. Evil. Polite Points award to those who can explain all the allusions.

Yay! I'm always happy to see you post. Good expression of feeling in the poem, although if you expect the relationship to fail, it tends to make it happen faster. Or at least, in my experience with that perception filtering. Awkward rhyme with "awaken" instead of "awakening". Maybe rework it? Welcome back.

Couldn't resist - there's now a short epilogue...

Epilogue It was about a week later when the package came for Miss Ayshela. It was good timing 'cause Elladan had asked for the knives back and she was a bit down. Guido was all mad that he'd missed the fun; I told him to go steal some of Elladan's knives for Miss Ayshela if he wanted to be useful. Shut him right up. Anyway, the package wasn't a bomb. Instead, it turned out to be a big bear-skin rug, and two wolverine cloaks. Wolverine furs is funny in a way - it's the only one which doesn't build up ice from your breath in freezing temperatures. I guess since the other one was outside, he must've managed to weasel his way back into B.B's good graces. At least the date wasn't boaring... -Nuncio