LBY3
The continuing adventures of Beau Yarbrough

What kind of writer should you be?

Friday, September 1, 2006, 9:14
Section: Miscellany
You Should Be a Film Writer

You don’t just create compelling stories, you see them as clearly as a movie in your mind.

You have a knack for details and dialogue. You can really make a character come to life.

Chances are, you enjoy creating all types of stories. The joy is in the storytelling.

And nothing would please you more than millions of people seeing your story on the big screen!



Could You Pass the 8th Grade?

Thursday, August 31, 2006, 17:45
Section: Miscellany
You Passed 8th Grade Geography

Congratulations, you got 7/10 correct!
You Passed 8th Grade Math

Congratulations, you got 8/10 correct!
You Passed 8th Grade Science

Congratulations, you got 8/8 correct!
You Failed 8th Grade Spanish

Sorry, you only got 4/8 correct!

Soy triste. (For the record, I’ve never taken Spanish.)



Boy refuses judge’s custody decision

Thursday, August 31, 2006, 11:15
Section: Miscellany

From the Associated Press:

Roxbury, Mass. (AP) – A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a Boston courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the degree possible.

The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that they also beat him.

After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him. After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Boston Red Sox, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.



If Your Life Was a Movie, What Genre Would It Be?

Wednesday, August 30, 2006, 17:57
Section: Miscellany
The Movie Of Your Life Is Film Noir

So what if you’re a little nihilistic at times? Life with meaning is highly over-rated.

Your best movie matches: Sin City, L.A. Confidential, Blade Runner

Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.



How Capricorn am I?

Monday, August 28, 2006, 17:13
Section: Geek,Miscellany
You are 60% Capricorn
  • In completely unrelated news, I now have, in my hot little hands, my hard copies (one hardcover, two paperback) of the Koboldnomicon, my first (modestly) paying professional game-writing gig. (I wrote up Wikanby the kobold wizard and six spells.) It looks a lot better as a hard copy than as a PDF. My journey to the dork side is now complete.

 








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