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Anyone here bored?

I'm never bored when I'm sitting at my PC and not working to a deadline :)

i am quite bored.

Not really much to do. I've been in the market for a war to come around to give me something to do. You guys?

im not interested in war.

i had been thinking of starting a thread on cool ideas for novels that you will never write but ..... well ..... was afraid of what the responses would be.

a war! i am actually waiting for a response from another person about a war.

Write a novel about experimental government systems.

a war! i am actually waiting for a response from another person about a war.

Yea, I know. The guy with flying cities. I'm in the market for a MT-PMT war. Don't really care for FT that much.

Am bored too.

I'm on NSG after midnight on a Friday when all the people with lives are out having fun. Bored? Why yes I am!

NSG? I've always wondered what it stood for. What does it?

Write a novel about experimental government systems.

i was thinking of one set in the distant future when we are all chinese. in the inevitable collapse of one dynasty and before the rise of a new one, the poor downtrodden despised european minority decide to stage a new french revolution--locally only of course.

NSG? I've always wondered what it stood for. What does it?

Lazy person talk for NationStates: General forum :p

I admit, as I'm bored I really did have the time to write it out in full...

im not interested in war.

i had been thinking of starting a thread on cool ideas for novels that you will never write but ..... well ..... was afraid of what the responses would be.

http://staff.xu.edu/~polt/keeler/plot.html

Actually, the plots he wrote begger the generated ones.

http://staff.xu.edu/~polt/keeler/read.html

Bored out of my bloody mind.

i was thinking of one set in the distant future when we are all chinese. in the inevitable collapse of one dynasty and before the rise of a new one, the poor downtrodden despised european minority decide to stage a new french revolution--locally only of course.

Sounds good. Best of luck if you want to write it.

http://staff.xu.edu/~polt/keeler/plot.html

Actually, the plots he wrote begger the generated ones.

http://staff.xu.edu/~polt/keeler/read.html

yes but i was hoping for COOL ideas.

I know, I'l lgive everybody a lecture on Political Ideaology, like the ones I give at the college!

Sounds good. Best of luck if you want to write it.

thanks.

i just like thinking through the setting...how would chinese culture work in a science fiction setting, how would french culture survive the overlay of chinese traditions, that kind of thing.

Anyone here bored?

I don't get bored. I get mischievous. Suffice to say, my friends and loved ones keep me entertained for their own welfare. :)

I'm bored. I'm tired. I'm bored. I'm tired. I want to blow something up. I'm bored. I want to blow something up. I'm tired. I'm bored.

As you can see, I'm bored witless.

Get stumbleupon.

You'll still be bored, but you'll give your clicking finger some exercise.

im not interested in war.

i had been thinking of starting a thread on cool ideas for novels that you will never write but ..... well ..... was afraid of what the responses would be.

I've been intending to write a novel for a really long time. but it seems I can never finish what I start -- I get bored with each scenario by the time I hit chapter three or so.

I'm bored. I'm tired. I'm bored. I'm tired. I want to blow something up. I'm bored. I want to blow something up. I'm tired. I'm bored.

Then do it. Blow something up.

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Blow what up? I need a target.

I'm bored all the fucking time.

I need a good war...

I've been intending to write a novel for a really long time. but it seems I can never finish what I start -- I get bored with each scenario by the time I hit chapter three or so.

whats your favorite scenario?

Blow what up? I need a target.

It has to be something either relevant to the conversation, deeply ironic or very odd.

Blow up an inflatable sex doll. What I mean is, inflate it. Then blow it up. *nod*

whats your favorite scenario?

I've been tossing one around that deals with a future world that has regressed into the medieval era due to some unspecified catastrophe, and its rediscovery of modern technology in the form of blueprints buried in "time capsules" or miniature vaults or something -- not the most original of ideas, but I came up with it before reading Foundation.... >.<

I've been tossing one around that deals with a future world that has regressed into the medieval era due to some unspecified catastrophe, and its rediscovery of modern technology in the form of blueprints buried in "time capsules" or miniature vaults or something -- not the most original of ideas, but I came up with it before reading Foundation.... >.<

time capsules put in to rescue civilization set to open at specific times when the creator thought they would be needed?

not the most original of ideas, but

Not to put a damper on it, but reading too much can seriously stifle your urge to write. The "Ah, it's been done better" syndrome, if you will.

The only decent way I can see to fight this is to just stop thinking about it and write like mad. Write every day. Even if you throw 19 of them away, write 20 pages a day.

I'm sure Vernor Vinge wasn't put of much by the thought that his Realtime stories were right on the pattern of Leigh Brackett and Isaac Asimov, and even so, he went ahead and wrote, and his stories stand on their own fairly well.

kinda... watching top gear, QI and stuff on tv while fixing Joomla issues and trying to get components to bridge at 2am.

will go bed now :)

Anybody who's bored, I got a new RP set up. You can check it out if you wish too.
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=561570

Not to put a damper on it, but reading too much can seriously stifle your urge to write. The "Ah, it's been done better" syndrome, if you will.
'Tis possible. I do read a lot, and write very little. (On the other hand, I listen to a lot of music and still play it, even though I know I'll never be as good as, say, Mstislav Rostropovich -- but I suppose that's different.)

time capsules put in to rescue civilization set to open at specific times when the creator thought they would be needed?

I've been variously considering that, or that they are discovered by accident, either before or after the time when they are intended to be opened.

Guess no one's interested. If you aren't, can you tell me how to improve it?

'Tis possible. I do read a lot, and write very little. (On the other hand, I listen to a lot of music and still play it, even though I know I'll never be as good as, say, Mstislav Rostropovich -- but I suppose that's different.)



I've been variously considering that, or that they are discovered by accident, either before or after the time when they are intended to be opened.

seems like a very fun idea to me. there are so many things you can do with it.

who is your main character?

Guess no one's interested. If you aren't, can you tell me how to improve it?
there arent so many role players here in nsg. i looked over your OP and thought it seemed well written. since i dont roleplay i cant judge it in that way.

there arent so many role players here in nsg. i looked over your OP and thought it seemed well written. since i dont roleplay i cant judge it in that way.

Thanks.

Definitely bored, but if I RP around here it's generally diplomacy, internal affairs, sports, or social RPs like the annual christmas party. I don't RP war.

What a stupid question. It's a friday...saturday, and we're on NS. Of course we're bored, we have no life.

Well, its not actually a war RP.

I'm the most drunk I've been for months. Of course I'm not bored.

Oh, no wonder. Your an Englishman, lol. No offense.

Well, I'm off for the night. Going to end my boredom with Boredom TV.

Not really much to do. I've been in the market for a war to come around to give me something to do. You guys?

Do you mean IC war? If so just go to II and post that your bored and are willing to fight anyone willing.:)

Oh, no wonder. Your an Englishman.
Also I got paid on Thurs and my best mate is back from her holiday to France.

Blow what up? I need a target.

A Hospital....

....Go watch Dark Knight....

Well, its not actually a war RP.

What did you have in mind? I'm pretty good at plot and character development, but I know next to nothing about weaponry/logistics.

Do you mean IC war? If so just go to II and post that your bored and are willing to fight anyone willing.:)

I'll end up getting like a dozen super-large nations attacking me for an easy win, lol.

What did you have in mind? I'm pretty good at plot and character development, but I know next to nothing about weaponry/logistics.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=561570

That's my thread. Tell me what you think, and if you want to be a part of it, feel free to post.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=561570

That's my thread. Tell me what you think, and if you want to be a part of it, feel free to post.

Maybe, but as I said, I don't do war. Perhaps as a mediator?

Maybe. I don't even know if it will make it to morning. First RPs are always flops, right, lol?

Maybe. I don't even know if it will make it to morning. First RPs are always flops, right, lol?

Mine was. Also, I'm late PMT verging on FT (fusion power, planetary exploration, no FTL) is that ok?

Mine was. Also, I'm late PMT verging on FT (fusion power, planetary exploration, no FTL) is that ok?

Nevermind. My nation's modern or early PMT. Nothing extra-solar for me yet, lol.

I don't get bored. I get mischievous. Suffice to say, my friends and loved ones keep me entertained for their own welfare. :)

I'm surprised they just don't drug you. :p

I'm the most drunk I've been for months. Of course I'm not bored.

for being drunk, you can type very well. i remember posting drunk/high at uni and attempting to read my unintelligible posts the next morning, heh. i guess i was a drunk with poor motor control ;)

I occasionally want to switch between the sorts of fun I have.

for being drunk, you can type very well. i remember posting drunk/high at uni and attempting to read my unintelligible posts the next morning, heh. i guess i was a drunk with poor motor control ;)

AH! Another Scottsman!!

Nevermind. My nation's modern or early PMT. Nothing extra-solar for me yet, lol.

Nor for me. We've sent a manned mission to Mars, and last time I RP'd I ws considering one of Jupiter's moons, but we don't have FTL, so no extra-solar travel.

Nor for me. We've sent a manned mission to Mars, and last time I RP'd I ws considering one of Jupiter's moons, but we don't have FTL, so no extra-solar travel.

Yea, I'm pretty grounded to Earth, lol. No trips to Io or Europa yet.

seems like a very fun idea to me. there are so many things you can do with it.

who is your main character?

I considered following the events over the course of many generations, and thus not having a single protagonist (unless humanity itself counts). Alternately, I considered establishing the existence of a secret bunker where ancient scientists had hooked themselves up to life support systems to keep an eye on the world, as it were, until the effects of the catastrophe had ceased to be felt; thus, all of the events in the novel would be witnessed by one such observer, making him or her the main character (continuing the Asimov analogue, a sort of Hari Seldon standin).

Of course, I never got far enough to decide which approach I wanted to take, but I'm leaning towards the first way.

I'll end up getting like a dozen super-large nations attacking me for an easy win, lol.

The beuty of II is you can choose which types of nations are allowed to post and which ones aren't.

For example MT only means modern nations only, PMT means post modern (pre-future) nations only, FT only means futuristic nations only ect ect. You can also put n00bs only so that only new nations fight you. Or you can ask the others to go easy on you since its a first time.

It's not my first time. I've been involved in dozens of wars. I know what the different time periods are. I post on II all the time. I appreciate your willingness to help me though.

I'll probably make a post tommorrow for a war.

Yea, I'm pretty grounded to Earth, lol. No trips to Io or Europa yet.

I was considering Ganymede or Callisto. Io's too volatile, and Europa's ice covering doesn't strike me as the best surface to try to build a base on. One of these days, I may try to start an RP around space colonization.

I was considering Ganymede or Callisto. Io's too volatile, and Europa's ice covering doesn't strike me as the best surface to try to build a base on. One of these days, I may try to start an RP around space colonization.

I'd join. I love space colonization, or actually, different planetary environments to be specific.

I'd join. I love space colonization, or actually, different planetary environments to be specific.

Well, getting ready to move IRL, so I'll let you know when and if I do the RP.

I considered following the events over the course of many generations, and thus not having a single protagonist (unless humanity itself counts). Alternately, I considered establishing the existence of a secret bunker where ancient scientists had hooked themselves up to life support systems to keep an eye on the world, as it were, until the effects of the catastrophe had ceased to be felt; thus, all of the events in the novel would be witnessed by one such observer, making him or her the main character (continuing the Asimov analogue, a sort of Hari Seldon standin).

Of course, I never got far enough to decide which approach I wanted to take, but I'm leaning towards the first way.

even asimov had central characters in his foundation books. not great characters but characters none-the-less.

Well, getting ready to move IRL, so I'll let you know when and if I do the RP.

Ok. I'll be waiting

nope. My thoughts keep me busy.