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Old 01-20-2015, 09:09 PM   #11 (permalink)
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This is my film blog.

I write all the time. It's the best blog on film in the galaxy and all of you should read it, like ten times a day, I don't care if you read it over again, just read it.

Read it.
You know, I may just have to check that out.

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I used to write a lot more but I'm constantly documenting ideas for stories or characters. My favorite genre is creative nonfiction, I've been printed in small publications and won contests throughout the years, but nothing substantial.
Well, that's more impressive than anything I've done.

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Write **** like this all the time.You are welcome,
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Old 01-20-2015, 09:10 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Riiight...stop hitting on me you are young enough to be my son!
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Old 01-20-2015, 09:14 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Thanks guys, it's really not as impressive as it sounds. I worked for five years in the book industry, connections and zines abound.

Edit- re: The Feeling Seller, that piece got such a great reaction around here I was inspired to continue the story, perhaps I'll revisit that this week.
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Old 01-20-2015, 09:30 PM   #14 (permalink)
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I wrote some short stories in high school, but I haven't written much since apart from some poetry. I have a few ideas I've started but not finished.
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Old 01-20-2015, 10:08 PM   #15 (permalink)
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I used to write a lot more but I'm constantly documenting ideas for stories or characters. My favorite genre is creative nonfiction, I've been printed in small publications and won contests throughout the years, but nothing substantial.
I'd call it substantial. You're a wonderful writer. That short story about the hole is one of my favorite things I've ever read.
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Old 01-20-2015, 10:13 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Old 01-20-2015, 10:23 PM   #17 (permalink)
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It's in my blood--my dad's a published author and currently a freelance journalist--but I actually don't write much except in my journal (a real one, not The Scrap Heap) and the usual essays, reports, etc.
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Old 01-20-2015, 10:35 PM   #18 (permalink)
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I had forgotten about articles. In high school I served two years on the school newspaper, one as a staff writer and another as an entertainment editor. Last semester I was on the writing staff for my college paper, which was published weekly so I had 10 or so articles published last year. Here's one for those interested (I won an award for this one):

Spoiler for Anti-Vaccination: The Fear of Well Being:
There’s a killer in your home, and you don’t even know it. It’s also very likely that you think this poison is actually good for you. You’ve been eating and feeding your family a stew of chemicals including cyanide, farnesene, neoxanthin and quercetin, among many others. These are processed neatly into a convenient little package commonly known as the apple.

Of course, this line of reasoning is silly; the old adage says that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” and this is true, no matter how many scary chemicals that the fruit is comprised of. This form of logic is all too common in what’s turning out to be a deadly threat for many Americans: the anti-vaccination movement.

Vaccines immunize the body against crippling and potentially fatal diseases such as polio, measles, whooping cough and smallpox.

“Vaccination comes from the the idea of injecting a small part or parts of an infectious agent into a person and letting the person’s immune system grab on to that particle and learn how to fight that infection should you ever encounter it,” said Chad Barber, who holds a doctorate in molecular biology.

Proponents of the anti-vaccination movement suggest that vaccines cause epilepsy and autism and that these vaccines instill the belief that scientists are more credible than Jenny McCarthy. However, none of these things are true because of modern Food and Drug Administration standards.

“The FDA system for testing drugs for safety is pretty rigorous,” Barber said. “In our country almost nothing gets to market that causes any harm to any substantial part of the population that gets it.”

But of course, there is a lot of crossover between those who oppose vaccines and conspiracy theorists because once you buy into one form of paranoid logic rife with fallacies you’re more likely to buy them all. A lot of anti-vaccination advocates claim that research that goes against their beliefs is carried out by shills for “Big Pharma,” which is the argumentative equivalent of a five-year-old sticking his fingers in his ears and saying “la la la” when his mother tells him to do his chores. Ironically enough, these people cite Andrew Wakefield’s 1998 study linking the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine to autism regardless of the fact that it was funded by trial lawyers, has skewed data, and has been disproven time and time again.

Nonetheless, some parents believe that vaccines cause autism because of so many autistic children being diagnosed with their disorder following immunization. However, it’s important to note that correlation does not equal causation. Symptoms of autism begin to show at around the same time children are generally given their shots but would occur whether a child has received vaccines or not. So one more time, say it with me now: correlation does not equal causation.

Very rarely do vaccines result in negative symptoms for the person receiving the immunization. These can include a one-time seizure, allergic reaction and fevers, according to historyofvaccines.org. But refusing vaccination for these reasons is like never going outside when there’s even a single cloud in the sky for fear of being struck by lightning.

A certain portion of the population is always willing to deny what the evidence has to say and generally, there is no real harm beyond increased sales in tin foil fashion accessories. This is not the case with anti-vaccination conventional wisdom, as it poses a serious threat to many lives.

“This year we had the biggest measles outbreak since the advent of the vaccine,” said Fred Rosenberg, who has a doctorate in environmental biology. “And not all of it, but a lot of it comes from people not vaccinating their kids.”

Some of these viruses are airborne and can easily infect children too young to receive the vaccines, according to nih.gov. So when a parent chooses not to vaccinate their child, they are not only endangering the health of their offspring, they are unfairly bestowing the consequence of their irresponsibility onto other people’s children.

All of this is the product of a lack of understanding of how both vaccines and the scientific community operate. It’s fine to be scared of the technologies that make your life safer, but when it puts lives in danger, that’s where the line should be drawn. While it may take years, turning this around is crucial.

“A good basic course in science may be the thing for it,” Rosenberg said.


I've been considering freelancing for music websites or starting my own blog as well.
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Old 01-20-2015, 11:04 PM   #19 (permalink)
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I used to write quite a bit but I've been really uninspired and disheartened artistically for an upsetting amount of time. Every time I try and go back to it I feel fake and like I'm forcing it.
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I had forgotten about articles. In high school I served two years on the school newspaper, one as a staff writer and another as an entertainment editor. Last semester I was on the writing staff for my college paper, which was published weekly so I had 10 or so articles published last year. Here's one for those interested (I won an award for this one):

Spoiler for Anti-Vaccination: The Fear of Well Being:
There’s a killer in your home, and you don’t even know it. It’s also very likely that you think this poison is actually good for you. You’ve been eating and feeding your family a stew of chemicals including cyanide, farnesene, neoxanthin and quercetin, among many others. These are processed neatly into a convenient little package commonly known as the apple.

Of course, this line of reasoning is silly; the old adage says that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” and this is true, no matter how many scary chemicals that the fruit is comprised of. This form of logic is all too common in what’s turning out to be a deadly threat for many Americans: the anti-vaccination movement.

Vaccines immunize the body against crippling and potentially fatal diseases such as polio, measles, whooping cough and smallpox.

“Vaccination comes from the the idea of injecting a small part or parts of an infectious agent into a person and letting the person’s immune system grab on to that particle and learn how to fight that infection should you ever encounter it,” said Chad Barber, who holds a doctorate in molecular biology.

Proponents of the anti-vaccination movement suggest that vaccines cause epilepsy and autism and that these vaccines instill the belief that scientists are more credible than Jenny McCarthy. However, none of these things are true because of modern Food and Drug Administration standards.

“The FDA system for testing drugs for safety is pretty rigorous,” Barber said. “In our country almost nothing gets to market that causes any harm to any substantial part of the population that gets it.”

But of course, there is a lot of crossover between those who oppose vaccines and conspiracy theorists because once you buy into one form of paranoid logic rife with fallacies you’re more likely to buy them all. A lot of anti-vaccination advocates claim that research that goes against their beliefs is carried out by shills for “Big Pharma,” which is the argumentative equivalent of a five-year-old sticking his fingers in his ears and saying “la la la” when his mother tells him to do his chores. Ironically enough, these people cite Andrew Wakefield’s 1998 study linking the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine to autism regardless of the fact that it was funded by trial lawyers, has skewed data, and has been disproven time and time again.

Nonetheless, some parents believe that vaccines cause autism because of so many autistic children being diagnosed with their disorder following immunization. However, it’s important to note that correlation does not equal causation. Symptoms of autism begin to show at around the same time children are generally given their shots but would occur whether a child has received vaccines or not. So one more time, say it with me now: correlation does not equal causation.

Very rarely do vaccines result in negative symptoms for the person receiving the immunization. These can include a one-time seizure, allergic reaction and fevers, according to historyofvaccines.org. But refusing vaccination for these reasons is like never going outside when there’s even a single cloud in the sky for fear of being struck by lightning.

A certain portion of the population is always willing to deny what the evidence has to say and generally, there is no real harm beyond increased sales in tin foil fashion accessories. This is not the case with anti-vaccination conventional wisdom, as it poses a serious threat to many lives.

“This year we had the biggest measles outbreak since the advent of the vaccine,” said Fred Rosenberg, who has a doctorate in environmental biology. “And not all of it, but a lot of it comes from people not vaccinating their kids.”

Some of these viruses are airborne and can easily infect children too young to receive the vaccines, according to nih.gov. So when a parent chooses not to vaccinate their child, they are not only endangering the health of their offspring, they are unfairly bestowing the consequence of their irresponsibility onto other people’s children.

All of this is the product of a lack of understanding of how both vaccines and the scientific community operate. It’s fine to be scared of the technologies that make your life safer, but when it puts lives in danger, that’s where the line should be drawn. While it may take years, turning this around is crucial.

“A good basic course in science may be the thing for it,” Rosenberg said.
When I read the first paragraph, I thought this was an article against getting vaccinated. That was an awesome, logical-beatdown of an article.


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Do what you do for all your problems: drink, and then try it.


Hmmm, that may have been dangerous advice considering who I am talking to.
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