As a big believer in hats myself, may I say (a) your cartoon self looks really cute in that hat and (b) it's nice to see your cartoon self smile -- and have something to smile about. (grin)
I just submitted my first story with my British SF characters to a market, and have had to beat the U.S. spellchecker in Microsoft Word into submission...
I blame it on learning to spell from my grandmother's hymnbook and other old tomes. I had a teacher in high school who raged at my spellings until he brought me into standard Americanized compliance. I have rebelled ever since by adding alternative spellings to every spellchecker I encounter. I'm a wild thing.
Good luck with the story submission! I hope the turnaround time for a response is quick, so you don't have too much agony of anticipation. And, of course, I hope you get an acceptance and a gigantic payment, followed by nominations and notoreity and dinner at an awards banquet seated at Harlan Ellison's table. Because once you survive that, you'll be ready for anything.
(hmm... I only have one Britishy icon, I'll use that.)
Would be happy to share an awards table with Harlan -- just have to get more things published before they can get nominated, of course. Wasn't sure if my last post was clear -- it's not my first submission, actually it's my 106th, but my first with these British SF characters. This is for the ChiZine contest -- they promise results by July 31st, so that's pretty decent.
So glad you seem to be in a happier mood -- a good hat can do that. Now get thee back to the Romans! (grin)
Hurrah for your own personal independence day - I think you actually deserve a full independence week, and it looks like you & the floppy hat are of the same mellow mind. Yay. But, but, she says....now I don't know where to email you anymore!!
I wants a floppy hat. R said 'no'. I said 'how am I supposed to time travel to the 70s while listening to Cream under the influence of MDMA without a floppy hat?!'. R still said 'no'. Peh.
You need a floppy hat! I cannot recommend floppy hats enough. I feel so groovy in my floppy hat, next thing you know I'll be painting flowers on my face, wearing lovebeads, and foregoing a bra. Maybe not that last bit. Gravity is not our friend.
Word, girlfriend. I learned my lesson a year ago. It was, like, 15 years in the making (or something). Thank Christ for socially acceptable, superficial surgeries!
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Is there some special significance to the moa skeleton, or is it simply random coolness?
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What Color Is The Hat?
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My cartoon self loves her weird floppy hat.
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I just submitted my first story with my British SF characters to a market, and have had to beat the U.S. spellchecker in Microsoft Word into submission...
thanks!
Dr. Phil
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Good luck with the story submission! I hope the turnaround time for a response is quick, so you don't have too much agony of anticipation. And, of course, I hope you get an acceptance and a gigantic payment, followed by nominations and notoreity and dinner at an awards banquet seated at Harlan Ellison's table. Because once you survive that, you'll be ready for anything.
(hmm... I only have one Britishy icon, I'll use that.)
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So glad you seem to be in a happier mood -- a good hat can do that. Now get thee back to the Romans! (grin)
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Rather, working as well as they ever did. Which, in some cases, means "sort of." :)
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Word, girlfriend. I learned my lesson a year ago. It was, like, 15 years in the making (or something). Thank Christ for socially acceptable, superficial surgeries!