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Post by harrisonashbay on May 13, 2019 1:50:57 GMT -5
I covered a few things mostly as they relate to popular works of others. Now my own work under the looking glass first lets start with Eagle Cliff started as a challenge follow a set of rules make a story out of it. Since the first story I've explored deeper lore and meaning to the story. I thought it important to add an intro to following additions to the story that explained how anger is takes over a persons actions and feeling that was well different than you know avoid the dark side or some other very vague thing that avoided really explaining these things are not as fake as you may hope. Controlling people with hate is a very old practice and it works because it's easier to teach someone to hate to make troops for fighting war to get what a few people want rather than figure another way or rather live without whatever the goal was.
February Land wanted to get more done on that still having troubles sleeping very blurry in thought. It's a sci-fi story takes place on an alien planet with a little plot twist. Many of the native creatures of this world February Land can freeze and survive in a frozen state naturally so instead of aliens coming in a space ship they came on their home planet. The planet is caught in the Sun's gravity and orbits the Sun which melts lots of ice waking up creatures of this planet. Well the people wake with a little catch freezing causes memory loss and over the time it took to reach the Sun the people have no idea what's going or who they are. So I set up mystery but focus on the new rather than being something always looking back. It's going to be so much of an action great hero type story as much an adventure of discovering, learning, engineering and problem solving. It starts with the mystery of what is happening on Earth and keeping February Land from running into the Earth or it's large moon.
Second Heartbeat another project I'd like to work on the story takes place largely with a flying city at the center focus as far as landscape and travel. So this is likely the most extreme story you will be finding on Mystic Adventures some material may be edited before posting. If you're interested in an edge lord story the main character Ulysses later nicknamed Heartbeat may be the type you'd like. He becomes a part of the Second Heartbeat project at a time in his life when he believes he's going to die and after meeting with his attempted murder. The Second Heartbeat project is about preservation of life long into the future. The story is a bit tricky as due to content. This comes after the fictional Charlemagne War which is a future war between human nations and A.I. machines lead by Charlemange a machine taking a name from a historical human figure. The end compromise of this war is Charlemange's forces left the solar system all together. At the point where the story actually takes place Charlemange has found problems in deep space the enemy finds out where these machines came from but doesn't pick up on the rest of situation. So just lot of things going on and possible for lots of expansion of the story which isn't really a bad thing just a cluttered at times.
Another thing been on my mind an unnamed story involves time travel and portals to other worlds. Okay so first let me explain the idea of time travel in this story. The time machine our bad guy is using has been nicknamed the doom clock. Five user before he got it the inventor disappeared, 2 others believed to have taken their own live, another one disappeared and the last went crazy. That's the back story on how it got it's name and what happened to it former owners. The underline theory of time travel in this story is once the time machine is turned on makes a door for lack of a better word to travel through time from when it's turned on into the a future that it can reach. Think about it like this a culture that invents time travel can not back before a time without time travel unless they found another culture that invented time travel with an older machine. So in this a culture basically can create a world after time travel that is unaffected by someone going back before time travel was possible. Character creation for this story I don't know for now fun and easy I can take from any planet I think of in the past or future from each other which I can see how that get confusing at some point.
Anyway happy reading all.
Sincerely, Ash
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Post by harrisonashbay on Jun 28, 2019 2:47:42 GMT -5
Tonight lets talk crazy. What is crazy? Who's crazy? How do you know? It might seem crazy to see to say see a giant sea monster fighting me get dragged under water to be infested with monster parasite then wash up on shore of a beach to witness a naked woman being tied up and painted blue. Deep breath then it be crazy to see the woman painted blue killed in front of you feeling the blood your skin soaking through clothes expanding like and ever growing blob monster. Perhaps none of that seems crazier than if I saw my skin turn gray as a seal, blood vanes turn black and tentacles coming out of my body. However if I thought it seemed crazy then none of it is crazy. Now doesn't that seem crazy. Let me explain crazy people don't think stuff that seems crazy are crazy and sure without exception crazy people don't believe they are crazy. See all of this I can say is hallucinations brought about by not sleeping well due to the extra pain like years ago when I was very sick. Or maybe if my latest problem with not sleep well got extreme the doctor gave me some meds for and set me up with physical therapy. See a symptom of not getting enough sleep is hallucinating and that's not crazy. Thinking a hallucination especially one that's really far out is real is crazy. Let me explain this way say you see your hand come apart and reform in front of your own eyes what happened wasn't real but the pain in your hand is real sounds crazy I know. If know you couldn't have seen your hand come apart and reform like you saw then it's crazy to think it's real.
So more to my point I'm writing this particular get to know your story time with Ash because I am planning on writing about hallucination and mental health.
Some problems writers have had in the past relates not understanding what they are talking about. I've seen the Joker classic character from Batman call himself crazy and that's just not right. The Dark Knight movie got him right he never called himself crazy and defended himself when was called crazy saying he wasn't. Original Batman movie I think they got right don't remember completely reason to see the movie again. Some other stuff got it wrong. They're different levels of crazy we see in stories like ones mentioned that and others we can group them together calling them criminally insane.
Then we got like Safe House crazy good movie if you haven't seen and comes with some question is he really crazy or just seems crazy. Never mind what happens if you never seen Safe House no spoils here the point is the behavior is seen as crazy the they're out to get me, they're watching, they're listening kind of thing.
Sometimes I feel some a little too over the top trying to convince you someone is crazy. Putting on a show that really isn't needed for telling of the story. Sometimes less is more.
Quiz time people have itchy nipples. Person 1, 2 and 3 think problem is hair related. Person 1 shaves hair, person 2 pulls hair out with tweezers and person 3 has their chest waxed. Now person 4 thinks no nipples no itch so cuts off their nipples with a skinning knife. Person 5 goes to the store looks for itch cream. Person 6 goes to the doctor. Person 7 makes a foal hat to block space people rays that are making their nipples itch. The 8th person cuts a potato rubs each half on a nipple and buries the potato in the back yard the night of a full moon. Person 9 puts duct tape over the nipples. Last person 10 goes the store gets 100% cotton shirts no polyester. What's the most crazy and least crazy?
Now of course lately been plenty of talk about crazy in politics. Shall we look into this a moment. Honestly most of what we've seen past decade or two or three what ever is not very new. This childish name calling behavior in particular goes at least as far to days my dad told me about with Dan Aykroyd on Saturday Night Live with, "Jane you ignorant slut," you know just notice it more considering the source is now the White House. Is the president crazy well only people actually trained to figure that out that have claimed to have test him are very questionable people. Not surprising to me after all even the guys religious counsel has been investigated. It does seem like his supporters are crazy they say things that sound crazy to defend themselves. Well that depends on a few things remember, "Jane you ignorant slut," from earlier yeah that's part of it. Problem with looking for new that tells you that you are right and never been wrong well it is pretty closed down to honesty sometimes to a lot. Then the lies that are self inflicted without brain washing. I actually love the attitude of, "we won get over it," or "you lost get over it." What ever variation of you seen really do love it and gonna tell you why see it is so damn funny. Okay lets do this Obama won and he just win he won twice and got the popular vote each time I mean he won in every way he could possibly have won so get over it. Oh they hate it when you throw it back in their faces they really do. Then oh you got these absolutely hilarious people getting all puffy and lie the biggest lie, "you know we never acted this way when Obama was president." Of course maybe I need revise that a little bit some it's the biggest lie other no lie they were worse. I mean honestly how stupid or crazy do they think I am? If know you had a lot of negative things to say not a lot point in pretending different also far from the perfect crime I can go to your Facebook page scroll just before the election and find proof of the lie really your brain switch to the on position.
Ignorant it self is not an insult depends on how you use the word. Ignorant is not knowing things that doesn't mean stupid.
Moving just a bit lets talk about nonpolitical stuff or should be nonpolitical climate change. Are people crazy, stupid or something else? Very fitting this is a debate after a TV show called Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader became a thing it is ignorant. Shall we review our fifth grade science lets see what's important here ah I know the Earth is a globe revolving around the Sun on an axis and Sir Isaac Newton's law state to every action there is an equal but opposite reaction. Why is climate change happening to every action there is an equal but opposite reaction simplest way I can put it really. Why has the science changed so much because to every action there is an equal but opposite reaction. How can global warming be real when we are having a record breaking cold winter? Where is global warming? On the opposite side of the globe where they are having record heat this summer. Then the old 2016 bit oh studies say it will get colder. Okay getting out of the 5th grade a bit and up front I'll admit I'm a bit ignorant so I'm only going to talk about what I know nothing else put what ever you want to it here. What I know the study was done with George W. Bush as president, the point of the study was worst case scenario, after this new regulations/laws came up and I am positive most everyone acting like it's a good thing never read the study. Having never read the study and only knowing that it's about the worst case scenario and a president that was big on cutting regulations thinking we need more are not positive signs of a self fixing problem. Also those people complain way too damn much about the cold every winter. The future we need Duct Tape shutting people up since 1942. So think about it and start being serious or Bill Nye the science guy will cut off your nipples. Kidding I think I am not responsible for nipples being cut off.
Really craziest thing in politics lately to me seems to be Democrats attitudes lately which might seem strange but I have my reasons. Like I watched every Indiana Jones movie I was thinking well Nazi are bad but maybe the others working with them or for them are okay. Some point you have to say hey this is not okay best you can say is maybe someone was brain washed physiological torture of kids is wrong and I don't need to say that it's something we all should just know. Me I'm like no if you're going to be okay with physiological torture over a misdemeanor you're a bad person I am not expected to care about your feeling.
Sincerely, Ash
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Post by harrisonashbay on Sept 29, 2019 6:05:03 GMT -5
Hey another entry for MA readers. So earlier this year I learned the foundation I been working for wont have the founds to keep me on next year so I been busy trying to get everything done and not leave any major projects started but unfinished because after all the way I leave the place is a big part of what is likely getting my next job.
So I haven't been leaving myself the time to work on my writing lately. There's a lot going on I could work with maybe.
So later I will be adding to my notes going over ideas speaking of a lot of talk passed couple years about feminism. Especially the misunderstood things about it. Like a lot of things it's judged the most extreme or crazy side of it. Remember when around the Me Too movement picked up a lot of steam and people were acting like women were victims that normally we would never think of as a victim. Then now when we know that some have lied and some that didn't lie we hopefully put some common sense on. If except a culture of no means then we have say yes means yes and fact that being a more famous actors girlfriend didn't make you more famous is not crime. Also this bit with the woman that agreed to meet a married man while the wife was away and said yes to everything hoping get some favor out of it to help your career not something that is by nature a victim. That's the nature of a hooker. Of course it was always bad idea to just believe someone that makes an accusation because they are female. Now of course it did bring to light men that did bad things which was kind of a positive I mean the fact the true stuff is true is not good but things happened.
Anyway to my point I don't believe I have personally known a single person that wasn't at least a little feminist. I have known people that maybe didn't understand thought of feminism in terms of the crazier ideas or other misunderstandings. Common in other misunderstanding is religion thoughts that some beliefs conflict but if you're not completely sure about it is then maybe as much as conflict as they think.
One of the big myths is feminist believe we need to be less masculine that there is a problem with that. I can honestly say every woman that has ever found me attractive has never told me I should look more girly or dress more girly. Like I said it's a myth it doesn't actually become a thing except for some nutcase.
Now to center in on my point with better focus another that comes up pop culture books, comics, movies, art and music. So here's the thing everything is not as simple as some pretend. You might heard or seem something saying we should have more female heroes in books, comics and movies. Okay thing is when talking about people should do that makes money pays bill feeds them we should believe they actually want to eat food. We've seen female copies of male characters that weren't as popular. We also know one the most famous female authors JK Rowling became famous for writing about a male hero. The problem is not as clear cut as some pretend reason movies lately are so superhero heavy lately is because of what people now that are is 30's and 40's grow up with. Also preferences for female lead characters not extra high female audiences. Actually more prefer 1/2 like a female hero and rest prefer a male hero I can't remember the actual numbers but pretty close an even split when ever the study was done. On the other hand a for sure about trying to keep women done came out on country music. You might heard but I totally understand if you don't remember all the crazy things going on lately. Okay figuring you maybe lost track of sometime before SharpieGate the stupid weather map that was clearly altered we had news about country music radio where the intention was clear to limit how much people heard women sing. So this leaked and the fact was that they did and agreed to this behind close doors with absolutely no studies on target audiences, nothing about most popular artist, no input from the public or anything make this seem legit. It so clear that they just did it because they wanted to and that is actually something that is wrong.
So I been thinking about the subject some and I know movies based on video games gets a bad rep often deserved for many of those movies but a Metroid movie would check all the major boxes on most feminists wish list for a movie with a female hero lead. Samus Aran judged for work she does not her gender most that hire her think she's a guy. Her battle suit nothing revealing or showing off a female figure. She doesn't have act extra masculine. Also she is blonde and smart. I just saying wraps things up pretty nice.
Now to me I know I haven't had a female lead character on MA yet aside from one little Christmas story in fan fiction. That's not to say I haven't thought about it but as a general rule I think like a guy first so yeah maybe easier to write from that view point or you know write what you know. Second any female character I am going to write several stories about has to be one I like.
Sincerely, Ash
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Post by harrisonashbay on Sept 30, 2019 5:25:42 GMT -5
To start this one I'll start with a clarification on a earlier bit where I was talking about what is and isn't crazy. It has come to my attention there's more than one movie called Safe House. I was talking about the 1998 Patrick Stewart version I can't speak to others much since I have not seen anything to talk about past this point.
So onto my next point last time mostly focused on negatives a particular mass movement and to show I understand real thing lead to it I did bring the other side that was better. That's in no way an isolated thing just that group or just groups on the left of politics it's true of most that the masses are judged by a few that hurt the over all message. Which really brings together a major problem with that kind of mass movements although the over side of that when you have movement with a clear leader that does the speaking and sets the goal instead of just a lot people coming together with no visible leader is the leader then becomes a target. I'm sure you've heard blessed are the peace makers and cursed are the peace makers.
On some later subject cool new landscape found on Mars that looks like the Star Trek symbol. Also in science news intelligent design has taken some major leaps to replacing the old theory of evolution and many that were part of a mass movement to make that happen going to hate that they got their way so much. See problem mass moving issues in politics on the right is sometimes it doesn't seem like anyone read more than the tittle and just figured they knew what they were talking about. Actually there is actual real science to intelligent design if you're fan of the TV show Big Bang Theory you might heard about part of it already whether you know that or not. The chicken dinosaur experiments that were clearly done by someone not scared of a Jurassic Park situation. Anyway go on for a while about but here's short of it Charles Darwin's 2/12/1809 to 4/19/1882 theory was largely based on what people know about biology back in his time. So we have learned a lot since then and have much better understanding of the world. Longer story includes things we learned from DNA testing, cloning animals, discovery that we didn't come from neanderthals(commonly called cave men), find out how genes work and so on.
Then less science more funny the space war games have been announced to be in 2029 which is a year might know from the Terminator series. Why not I say after all no such thing as a force field so a space force in nothing but a joke as long as you disable literally anything you send up by throwing a rock at it you might as well get ready to fight killer robots in lala land. On side note if machines take over the world I believe meanest thing they will do is laugh as people bring about their own end but just my thoughts.
Sincerely, Ash
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Post by harrisonashbay on Nov 9, 2019 6:29:11 GMT -5
So MA readers tonight I like to talk a little about cultural development just a little bit and not too much detail. So a while back I'm doing a little shopping and look at the DVDs since I was going pass by them. I saw Transformers Age of Extinction is in the $5 bin and I saw the original animated Transformers movie on the rack twice the cost. Well I had $15 to spare I go them both.
I think this Age of Extinction is the fourth live action movie it wasn't horrible like number two was but it added to just odd nature and going off original lore more. So I get that something needed to change in general and not making the movies for a more grown up group they also need to change a few basics. Like the original the first movie ever if you ever watch it you'll notice starts by telling these events happened in the year 2005 for us on Earth. Which in 1984 seemed like the far away future I guess. Some stuff I just really didn't get the why or where of the ideas. So I get the whole new enemies not just always these 2 sides fighting but why not with one of the other transformer groups or aliens that are more recognizable. Like the Sharkiticon or those skull face aliens from Beast Wars you know something fans will see and recognize and be cooler than Sideshow Bob head of the CIA. Adding the odd nature the live action movies own lore they had a transformer smoking I mean seriously actually smoking, then this bit about Texas law about dating someone under 18 and chase in a race car doing stunts where the car wasn't a Transformer. The main human character was a bum I could be nicer but he was not even nice to people that help him kind of bum. Then lots of odd family drama for Transformers. It's like I guess soap opera action.
So the original animated movie it been a while since I saw I remember stuff but some things well I just had to see again. It's bad for very dated movie aimed at little kids. A few parts where very cartoony and the music was picked because it was new and hip in the mid 80's. Over all I was actually surprised by it pretty good. Interesting watching it now a lot stuff I never really paid much attention to when I was a little plus first time I saw it was on an old VHS tape so interesting thing about seeing it again on DVD the digital camera equipment today picked up more detail than could be seen with 1984 film. So looking back we can see what the artists were trying to show with hand drawn pictures well it is pretty impressive any more that much detail would computer image and these guys did by hand on a deadline they had to meet. Parts the movie looks very artistic lots of detail. It is one of those rare movies that today by our standards would probably have a higher rating where most of time today we would this is rated PG but years ago it be PG13. It's the other way it's rated PG from years ago today I think it be PG13. One big negative I'll give for thinking about when you might share movies with any kids you have or might have is the movie very brutal. Of course I think it wouldn't be until later were they starting thinking of Transformers as robotic lifeforms at that time it was that famous line robots in disguise. Also I got from the extra features they just didn't know how people would react. Especially Optimist Prime they really didn't know he was such a huge pop culture icon. They were thinking about it from toy sales side there goes the old toy line all those that died in the movie and here's the new toy line. They mentioned in the extra features a little bit about the impact that movie like who ever in GI Joes that after the movie had an almost death but they lived. I think it might have a bigger impact than just that you know think about material that has come from people who are their 30's and 40's or aimed at that group. I think it had a big impact what characters die with the when and how. Well lets take the movie The Matrix well first off the tittle and I've heard how the last ends have not seen more than the first one but point is I can see that this may have connection to questions at hand. Does he die? Why does he? And how does he die if he dies? Or why and how does he survive?
Another thing I cover a little bit is a common tradition of try to copy what works. We see this in shorts, business and entertainment. A shorts team has a big turn around and became great after getting one more players outside the normally expected for the sport and other teams think that's the way to go. If something has a large measure success someone either inspired or just hoping to catch some of that success for themselves will make something new with a common theme. Example lets go with other icons of to come out of the 80's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has never not been a thing really just like Transformers they've had multiple TV show, comics and Movies that have expanded throw 4 decades and likely go on into more. Also notable fact I know there has others come along different mutant animals or what ever animals fighting crime or some enemy. I know a few maybe lots I don't know that had 1 or 2 seasons on TV then gone. The ones I would say were the most successful I don't think actually intended to copy in any way and that could a big reason for the success. Right on point what I'm talking about Penguins of Madagascar they started as extra characters in a movie clearly big names like Cris Rock played the main characters you would know even if you haven't seen Madagascar. The penguins would go on to have a TV show and their own movie with them as the main characters. So another point being inspired by others is fine but I think the best stuff has unique characters, is creative and avoids copy and paste type thinking. The penguins are not basically the same character as the turtles nor is what do.
Somethings to think about.
Sincerely, Ash
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Post by harrisonashbay on Dec 27, 2019 4:03:02 GMT -5
So Christmas conversations hey you know for some people maybe there's just a little too much Star Wars. Well the over saturated with the movies and TV shows here's an idea to make you feel better The Desk of Death Battle on why Boba Fett is an idiot.
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Post by harrisonashbay on Jan 28, 2020 3:09:31 GMT -5
So how do I start this one? A lot has been going on. I have had many distractions lately keeping me from writing. First off I had physical therapy to deal with extra pain given the fact I basically kind of more or less lost an entire year I really can't remember due memory loss from not sleeping well. Now to some of the older members of MA readers this doesn't sound much like a big deal for memory loss a year heck I've forgotten over a dozen by now wait until you're... uh wait how old am I no that can't be right I was just 40... damn.. years ago. But this is a bit of a bigger deal to me. It was a little weird to me going through the holidays Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New year's, MLK Jr. Day and so on thinking I really don't remember anything about this holiday last year.
Then there's the distraction of my dating life oh damn. I think I might be dating someone maybe. I know that odd statement to make that needs an explanation I have one but promise it makes sense. I did physical therapy and learned some work outs for pain management in order to sleep better. As I mentioned before my injury wasn't getting better on it's own and I didn't see anyone before a year had passed because honestly I hardly noticed it really got to a bad point where I couldn't keep track of time and dates well enough. So after I'm getting better I get a surprise in the form of someone claiming to be dating me and she was sorry for being impossible to contact for so long she lost her phone. Let me be clear here at this point I was not completely in the dark on this was I know her as someone I met in online dating I chatted with. So here's what I think happened to best of my memory I tried some online dating for the first oh well over a year ago well first time well about two years ago. I was not happy with my results at first but figured hey I'll it another try I changed my dating profile hoping for better results and being a noticeable difference from the other guys. I don't know for sure what I put down but I remember basic idea gave every reason I could think of for girl to not date me listed every negative I could think of. Out of those that replied I there was 3 basic types one common no matter what you put down scammers looking for money, second type sends free porn with a dirty message often saying they need to spanked and third type Christian women think it was brave of me to be so honest we should go to Church together sometime. I know some of you are thinking those types shouldn't go together. All I can say is hey most Church is about sin maybe it makes more sense than you give credit to. So this is the point I first met this mystery woman she a part of the Christian women group. At this point we chatted didn't date. Started a relationship instead with someone I'd break up with a rarely heard break up line, "I'd rather get rabies shots than having aggravate the bleeding hole in my gut." So sometime after Rabies I talked to Mystery Woman more and I guess might have started a kind of relationship. Mystery Woman got hard to talk to after a few conversations it really seemed like a challenge to talk about anything and we grow apart more than together at this point I believe just went different ways broke things off. Then gave up on dating for a while being single seemed less lonely and emotionally depressing than dating did at this point. Although someone did really want to keep me company at this point let call her Lusty Cheerleader she was very friendly. She wasn't really looking to date and don't see myself looking date anyone her age but well she was very friendly. Well see think about it this way when Mystery Woman was a senior in high school I was a freshman so easy to see why wouldn't dated for some time but now hey it seems just fine. Where now think when I was a senior in high school Lusty Cheerleader was oh damn better to not think about. At this point though I was in a lot more pain and didn't to be touched even. Not even by someone so friendly. So while was home from college I really wasn't in the mood to be friendly whether they were in the oh damn age range or above. Later on I heard from Mystery Woman some she asked if I was dating anyone or married and what has been going on with me. We chatted and chatted more until we chatted most days then there was a big drop off in chatter I wasn't hearing anything she didn't reply. Enter here the twins not real twins two women that just happened to look just like each other and had the same name spelled the same too. I mean they don't look exactly the same one has a kid she looks older but not really like if ever going through old family pictures you know how your mom looks before kid and 3 year after having her first kid that's the difference really. They do different things with their hair. The one that has no kids so far she like her hair tied up, braided, pigtails that kind of thing. The mom of the twin likes to keep her hair loose, dyes it she's a part time redhead. So one day I met Pigtails of the twins we chatted for a while she seemed nice and kept in touch and I was thinking I might want to ask her out on a date. When I am thinking this Part-time Redhead all of sudden tells me she doesn't want to be just friends. I was more than a little to a lot hesitant to say I'm actually into another girl that happens to look just like you and have the same name. The name is even spelled the same. Before I got around to asking Pigtails out Mystery Woman is back. We talk she seems think we were dating but admits she's not even sure now I'm like I have serious memory loss I hardly know what happened over the past year. So talk and talk I say I don't know she says she doesn't know. We say I don't know a few more times and well now maybe we're dating. So either I forgot I was dating someone that happens to be the most understanding woman ever or this is an absolutely evil well thought out plan to get back an ex if we ever dated making me an ex or it's just a weird story of confusion. Truth which ever it's very possible I wasn't thinking clearly when Mystery Woman first popped onto my radar or any the points following or what ever. We're trying a long distance thing for now she seems more open less closed off than she did before and she not such a struggle to talk. If this is a trick well I'm sure people ave their thoughts might not match up with my own. Maybe I should be really mad about this if it's all a trick but I'm sure can prevent myself from admiring how creative and intelligent it would be if the whole thing was planed. I happen to be attracted to smart women for me it's oh darling I should be so mad and never forgive now take off that bra. In my defense hey she would still be a lot better for me than Rabies. Should probably think of something more romantic to say like darling you make me feel like I'm loosing my mind.
Then some health stuff came up to distract me more. I was rushed to the hospital the 24th in the morning. I had a massive blood clot in the main artery that takes blood to my lungs. Came about 90% of way to a heart attack. It was expected I be in the hospital longer I got out the 25th before lunch my vitals looked good. I still have follow ups, meds to take and test results to wait for. My mom has had a lot of blood clot problems so they're looking into genetic reasons they really had expectations for me to be having blood clots at my young age. Most people my age there's a reason to worry about this kind of stuff like broken bones. I seemed perfecting health aside from having a cold or flu. Think my mom took it harder than I did.
So yeah 6am I all of sudden getting up I could hardly breath I nearly fell over catching myself on my table. Nearly broke my headphones under my body weight. I was light headed, blurry eye sight, headache, tingle in my month, chest pains, feeling very hot, sweaty, numb right hand and I could barely talk. So first thing I wanted to do after getting back was take a long shower wash off two days of sweat. So yeah that's what happened.
So yes a lot going on but I really want to get back to writing add to stories not just this section which can be fun to expand on too but really want to get working on and finishing stories.
Sincerely, Ash
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Post by harrisonashbay on Mar 2, 2020 3:34:35 GMT -5
Hello readers in this MA update I'll covering a few culture topics. To start I thought this would be a good time to talk about video games in particular in our culture. I mentioned video game inspired movies before very lightly because it came up as part of another subject. I will hit some political issues but mostly at the end so if you're not in mood for that but are interested in the rest I'll make it clear where to stop reading. That aside lets think about how much things have changed in a relatively short time. How ago was the first iPhone or Galaxy smart phone made? Now lets think January 1854 this was the day the first can opener was invented. It was January of 1810 around 15 years experiments started to preserve food in a container for extended periods of time. A physicist at the Brookhaven National Laboratory named William Higinbotham was first person known to have made a computer capable of playing a video game on. This was in October 1958 due to differences in computers in those 50's and 60's to follow this wouldn't see video games being a thing that was part of the culture even if technology to make them was around. Advancements computer technology made video games a market item to buy and sell in the 70's. The first game even inspired one of these early games that was called Pong. Early video games that where apart of the childhood of my parents generation were simple with little to no plot or story. That changed as computers would get better. Today popular video games end up branching out into TV shows, comics, movies and more. Movies based on video games can be a mixed bag although the over all impression tends to be negative but that might not be a completely fair and balanced impression. There's lots of bad movies that have been made the ones we know really tend to be once based on a something popular like a video game, book, TV show or comic. I'm sure many really bad movies have been made that neither you or I can name because they were original ideas and originally bad. We just forget about them if we ever saw them. Recently I watched a show that happened to review the Sonic The Hedgehog movie. So the guy saying it kind of a weird movie he thought it was maybe a script that had nothing to do with Sonic that rewrote to make it work for Sonic. He didn't say don't see it in fact if you are parent of young children he recommended it as a better family movie than you might expect from Sonic. It seems this version of Sonic is more child friendly less of a teenage attitude to him. So I don't know not a bad review there. Of course Sonic is a classic video game character but also really odd with multiple origin stories and has a fan base that often seems like an anti fan base. So never expect all the fans to be happy.
Super Mario Brothers The Movie also seems like a movie made off a scrip that wasn't made for that video game universe and didn't work well for them. In fact after that Nintendo would make a point that they wanted no movies made based on their games. Which I recently learned a Metroid movie was planned. That idea might be revived though Nintendo shown interest in being apart of movies again recently. Sometimes whether the movie was good or bad is not as simple as how it does compared to other movies or reviews. The World of Warcraft movie wasn't a very popular movie with great reviews. However it is very popular with World of Warcraft fans I think the key important thing to remember when judging that movie is was really made for fans they didn't spend a lot time explaining things that fans would know. So that fact I guess makes it special for people that are or have been really into the game. Street Fighter had a movie adaptation that was I guess you could say great for fans of Jean-Claude Van Damme movies. That is an actor the played the American hero character and was a major part of the cost of movie. Not only did he take a large pay check they hired a handler the actor because of drug problems he had. The handler was needed to make sure he finished the movie. That being said isn't a lot of that particular actors movies basically a Street Fighter type movie lots of action fights little to no plot. I personally enjoyed Street Fighter Legend Of Chun-Li it follow a single characters story and actually enjoyable if you're not a big fan of the series. Mortal Kombat had what 3 movies maybe not your thing but then I'd ask are you a 12 year old boy. If the Mortal Kombat movies where made for a juvenile audience I'd say good job I enjoyed them as a kid watching with friends at a summer break party after running around with water guns and playing video games. Tomb Raider was another one I personally liked even among some bad reviews it did effect future game style of Tomb Raider games a good sign of success. Last I want mention before moving on a bit is one I never played any games related to the series and didn't know was a video game except the fact they told me. Being sometime I really no thoughts of going in Alone In The Dark was pretty good if you're into that kind of thing. This was the 2005 version I think I saw it had kind of a X Files feel but darker. It's defiantly not for everyone it has many poor reviews I wouldn't openly recommend it to many because it has a very dark mood but also just light for people really looking for a scary movie. Maybe I'd feel different about it if I watched again I was a younger person when I saw it on TV.
Anyway for better or worse we will see more movie adaptations of video games because they're clear not just a fad. At this point these games are apart of our culture. Just as we can continue to expect to see video game adaptations of movies. A successful video game has about 20 plus hours of material to work with so you might think it should be easy to make 1hr. 30min. to a 2hr. movie. That's clearly not true having a lot to work with doesn't make things come together great. I'm sure you have heard the old line the book is better. Well hard to get people to watch a 6hr movie that's why often the book is going to come out above the movie.
On a totally different subject I got this update I'm going to be busy looking for a new job but am now trying to get some more writing done. February Land is coming together slowly a lot to go over been getting down the bare bones right now gonna add the meat after. So a lot of editing and rewriting to do before I have anything solid it's a different style for me. It's very long and wordy but that's part of the humor it adds to the story in positive way. At least I do hope so. Some stuff works in writing or for particular people like the old Who's on first bit. Several have tried but it is not funny if you can't time it and act it out right. That being said I want to work on some other I can finish and post sooner. I been thinking of my possible female or females heavy story placing a woman as a main character. I have a couple ideas one adventure with some mystery and originally thinking male character but doesn't matter what gender of main character is based on world ending events. So this first one mentioned several real life people have inspired the character some it's mix of people I hope to create a special and interesting character that any female reading can identify with at least a little bit and enjoy. Adventures I have some basic idea been character focused but I know it's sci-fi space travel is a thing. Second idea could a female just as easy as a male end of the world plot with my own twist on it. Concept is people have the power to save the world or destroy the world but they can't control the power. Everyone else can control the power and the only way to save the world is to agree to save all the world even your enemies. So that's part that gives it an extra twist that you may have come to expect from me. Some other stuff maybe on the table I do hope that I'll find the time and feel up to writing more when I have it.
Okay so this is politic part I warned about stop reading this entry here if you're sure you're not interested.
I don't really want to talk about this a lot I mean honestly not sure how much more could say that haven't already. Not ignoring the issues I'm not sure what the long term effects of recent events are going to be on our culture. I have and sadly predicted some stuff very accurately and believe me it comes to say Puerto Rico I wish I was wrong more. I would think and if I was model bad guy out of what I've seen lately it would not the president it be Mitch McConnell. You remember how the president reacted about being called a puppet? Well I feel truth is the reason he's still there is he's a good puppet. Fact is to stand on the red right at this moment you have accept the standard here. The standard is years are spent investigating people on the left nothing ever comes of it yet still people request something is done to the people on blue left with total disregard to fact no one can find any crime they committed. This in company with investigation of people in power on red right turn up very real crimes people are arrested and convicted of yet those of the red right forgive or ignore. If you're okay with that I am not gonna bother trying to make you see another point of view. This what you have to become okay along so much more. I just say people need to stop acting so surprised by things that shouldn't be a surprise. President is very unpopular the most unpopular in my life time so nothing about him being unpopular should be a surprise. Possible pandemic this is hardly new they been talking about it since at least George W. Bush was in office just like climate change we have known it was coming a long time. Could we see a real pandemic happen soon? That's uncomfortable to talk about for many know what is being talked about. At different points in history they have happened disease mutates changing what it is from what it was faster than just about anything else. The famous pandemic was the black plague lasting 4 years it's believe to be an extreme mutated form of either bubonic plague, Ebola or anthrax maybe more than one of them. Wiped out 1/2 the known worlds population in that 4 years. Of course that back when considering science and medical treatment. Thankfully people on that red right getting very annoyed and upset so that's positive sign they want to take the possible danger seriously. Bird flu, swine flu and you know the list reason people on both sides want to take this serious even if it's worst they're getting ready for is those words 4 years. That's long the black plague took to be wiped out naturally no cure or good treatment available. So it is better get serious and figure out a plan early so you don't give it years.
Anyway that's what I have to say for now happy reading to you.
Sincerely, Ash
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Post by harrisonashbay on Mar 22, 2020 21:56:24 GMT -5
Hello MA readers I spent sometime reviewing old stuff because well the bit about my memory actually true. So before opening this up I wanted to get a good idea what already came before. Spent a good amount of that time editing gave at point saying hey I could be up all night doing this. Really wish someone pointed these things to me earlier. I do like constructive criticism most of the time now not a fan of general criticism. Constructive criticism I do something with I thing how make something easier to understand or correct spelling and grammar mistakes. Or when my spell check picks the wrong word to correct to. That's helpful and nice to get it sooner rather than let years pass.
Anyway so a lot things going out of my control right now I had pulmonary embolism back in January I was struggling a lot before that which I know were because of blood clots. I mean maybe totally out of my control but well first I think about that and know to talk to the doctor before the pulmonary embolism. Then we this corona virus which has officially been called a global pandemic. This is first in what over one hundred years and shouldn't have a damn thing to do with toilet paper. The toilet paper hoarders are just freaking nuts. Then this coming after the huge raise in measles that was 2019. I understand the fear and panic I mean this all seems like dark age stuff. Then I'm trying to find a new job in all this and no one really knows what to do shaking hands is off the table interviews starts on awkward note and then well even if I'm guy they want they like to hire me it still up in the air because we're making plans really day by day based on what's going on that's out of our control. Even the 20th Dummy Downhill has been shut down.
Aside from all that I really wanted to hit the ground running this year since I'm feeling better getting good sleep. I figuratively want to be running forward getting a lot more done. I started a new thread for previews and so far added one new short story to Romance and Lust. Next month and in general looking forward I'll likely be adding to previews some more and April I want to have a new story done posted ready to read.
So looking back let me update some facts on old posts Story time with Ash Facebook page isn't a thing any more at this moment it's all on MA. Sometimes I post things on my personal page but best way to find finished work well sometimes needing more editing is on MA. As for the building of the story characters some might be found on my personal Facebook page but that still might not be best place to send someone to check because it's my personal page with all my other stuff on it. If you're interested and especially if you're not on Facebook send me a message here on MA. What ever you to know I haven't covered yet or if interested in knowing where I am in a story that interest you send a message or drop a comment.
Here's where things are from where they were. So 2016 I did talk about some ideas was working on. Now see in the previews one of those characters named Vince appears under no tittle preview. This is because the word Fantasy was in the old tittle which no longer fits. I've reworked, deleted, started over, picked different parts of the story to work on and wasn't happy with results. So dropped the fantasy and going full sci-fi. So why does that work and why haven't I just created more problems? Okay first glance you might thing more science fantasy with talk of spirits. I can explain think Star Trek when humans had to deal with volcans maybe more when they were new to humans than later on I can picture someone calling a volcan an elf. Elf is a fantasy creature with different looks however by time of first contact I'd guess it be something that comes to mind I figure Lord of Rings would still be a big name book and movie then. Same logic here and not just here also under the tittle Super Machines I haven't gotten into much detail on the alien but going for something different. I'm interested in theory of possible life forms different from anything that comes to mind when we think of carbon or silicone based life. I'll get into that more and well honestly I will likely BS some of it because you know unproven theory with very little science fact to it. February Land first mentioned 2018 finally got a preview I have a lot more to anyone interested that doesn't want a spoiler I wasn't going to put every thing down. So that one was part of the biggest reason I made previews a thing I kind of felt bad it been so long and didn't have anything expect some art work with a few lines about the story world. We'll see how things go I don't want to promise a preview of Second Heartbeat until I know I get it out another 2018 one hard thing about starting writing style and all the little details aside is the question of where to start. So not saying it's going to be this month or next at all for sure.
The tittle of Monster World I might change not very attached to it. So tittle aside if you read it sure you get the idea that just like Eagle Cliff I'm using the darker more monster in the dark type material to talk about some important social and politic issues without getting far into a talk about politics. I was pretty blunt and to the point right murder hate crime. So everything really in some way reflects me or how I see the world one reason why writing a female lead has seemed to be challenge to me. So monster, demons or what ever kind of my way of talking about really evils I see in this world like blind hatred. Romance and Lust pretty clear I think if not I'm sure going to be the one that explains the birds and bees to you. I some more I want say on this subject but I'm getting hungry so can come back later. I just now leave some thought from a song Same Love by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert I would hope one day we can see a world kids can walk around halls of a school without being plagued by pain in there hearts. A world so hateful someone rather die than be themselves shouldn't be something we are exceptionally comfortable with.
Then one more preview female no tittle not sure about got that point where I stopped and I don't know maybe too much like Wonder Woman. Clearly a lot different but I just can't but feel I copy paste changed a few key words and names. Don't know where to go and not happy about it might not become anything.
Sincerely, Ash
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Post by harrisonashbay on Mar 23, 2020 1:25:37 GMT -5
Hello again MA readers I got something to eat had some time to think about what to add. I was on the subject of darker stories when I was like oh too hungry to on much more. So what is a significant problem I see in regards to where I am getting my subject material? That's the big question right now I would think and that is a several part answer. Now I consider myself a religious person and attitudes that I'm a bad Christian because I'm more open minded and accepting bother me. To me one key message of the New Testament is don't worship the law instead worship the whom the law came from. When see people quoting a verse as reasons why they're right well to me that is like worship of the law. Then why does love your neighbor seem to disappear so much?
Look a lot has been said on the law best answers I can give don't actually come from me they come from Lewis Black. Yes guy reading the peanut butter rant I dropped a link to at an earlier date. Hear me out the thought is we shouldn't be surprised they had so many laws that many of us don't think of needing now. People back then were out of control a guy disappears for a few days comes home with a camel and say mom dad I'm in love and want to get married. Actual parts in the Bible where a new person comes to town and it seems like whole town is like lets go gang rape them. Remember we're talking about people that couldn't wait for ten commandments wanted to give up their religion and make a new one after everything they went through to get there because they had to wait a while. Then lets also cover the fact that to this day can't agree on what the ten commandments are. Okay at that last one you might be wondering what I'm talking about I'm getting to that wait don't go off and make yourself a golden cow.
Are the 10 commandments... 1. I AM is the Lord your God 2. You shall have no other gods 3. You shall not take the name of the Lord in vain 4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy 5. Honor your father & mother 6. You shall not murder 7. You shall not commit adultery 8. You shall not steal 9.You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor 10. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife; and you shall not desire anything that is your neighbor's.
Or is it... 1. You shall have no other gods 2. You shall not take the name of the Lord in vain 3. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy 4. Honor your father & mother 5. You shall not murder 6. You shall not commit adultery 7. You shall not steal 8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor 9. You shall not covet your neighbor's house 10. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife or anything that belongs to your neighbor's.
On the other hand it could be... 1. You shall have no other gods 2. You shall not make yourself a graven image 3. You shall not take the name of the Lord in vain 4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy 5. Honor your father & mother 6. You shall not murder 7. You shall not commit adultery 8. You shall not steal 9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor 10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor's.
And these can basically changed and doubled with one word murder. Is it murder or kill that is kind of important. Anyway this is where I'm coming from. Also notice what doesn't make to list of 10 remembering these are the 10 that should be above all others.I've hard time listening to an coveting adulterer that bears false witness and you get the point right I do need to finish?
Happy reading to you.
Sincerely, Ash
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Post by harrisonashbay on Apr 12, 2020 22:00:52 GMT -5
Eagle Cliff 7 towers what is it? Actually something I've thought about for years before I put it into the part 4 preview it's fast way of casting magic spells notice Eagle doesn't say any incantations when casting.
His first tower is air/gas basically focus on elements air forms of gas. That's elements plural. I know some might be be thinking air as one element. Also molecules. Power to move gases.
His second tower is lightning which if you've read any Eagle uses electric attacks at times. A common one called purifying lightning. I'll hit that some more in a bit.
The third tower is sky so why air and sky? It does narrow and limit Eagles powers in a way. The benefits learning to fly possible without his armor or huge wind storm and allows him to detect movements, sudden change in the area, ect. So why gas since sky seems so nice giving heighten senses and flying on top of being able to do some neat attacks. Sky magic can't separate particular types of gases a skill Eagle has used to turn fire attacks against the attackers.
The fourth tower is forge This relates to his magic armor mostly at the moment later on I'll go into detail about this better in story how it was made when it gets broken and Eagle needs to fix it.
The fifth tower is heart/soul in part 3 Eagle needs Mouse to find the hate master telling her to find the one without a heartbeat. His purifying lightning might hurt a person a lot but doesn't kill people ever. He often finds himself facing dark spirits and people lead down the path of the dark spirits. I'll likely think about this more and figure out stuff to go along with this.
The sixth tower is spirit and it's about being able to sense them, track them down and deal with them. So yeah maybe some over lap still figuring out some basics.
The seventh tower seals I do have a reason for this and why it's the last. Think the 7 towers as a hexagon the 6 before on the corners and the seventh in the middle. It strengthens all others allowing them to work together smoothly.
At this moment that's what I got figured out about the seven towers I'm sure I figure out more as I dive into it more. Okay one more note out there tomorrow I'm starting a new job so yeah of course that's going to have an effect on how things go as to when I finish things or time I have to work on them. My over all plan to be a lot active in my project hasn't changed happy reading to you.
Sincerely, Ash
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Post by harrisonashbay on Apr 30, 2020 23:09:54 GMT -5
Hello MA readers I have cancelled plan to talk about some. For the most part people are going to understand and not need to read much into this. This past weekend I planned to post a political comedy. So this past Friday I get on the computer and the whole news feed is warnings don't drink or inject yourself with disinfectants. Also I've heard people actually tired this after a comment from the president. That reflects something I was going to say as a joke.
At this moment talking about how the president is now a cult leader with follows that will poison themselves if given the order is now less a joke and more disturbing. Even more contacted people in the healthcare field asking about this then didn't try to their health benefit. So this is so stupid right? I mean just about every first grader in the country can tell you this is a bad idea yet here we are which is similar to where we were a few years ago with the Tide Pod challenge. Like I mean really now really is it really this hard to teach adults something learned when they were 6 years old. Why do adults need to relearn this?
Now there is some humor here like how the political party that is most against teaching evolution often finds themselves dropping numbers with social Darwinism. However I feel I'd be more comfortable cutting some stuff and rethink what to say.
Anyway going to be working on other stuff while that project is on hold. I say it never under estimate how stupid people can be yet even I am caught off guard sometimes I never thought any grown ass adult would be so stupid. Anyway hope you stay healthy happy reading to you and remember never stand down wind of the wild wildebeest.
Sincerely, Ash
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Post by harrisonashbay on Aug 17, 2020 18:57:48 GMT -5
Hello readers back story here I actually found from a random YouTube find. One of the previews I dropped earlier was an idea I'm still working on figuring out a some stuff on how bast to feature it called Flies and Bees. Based on hero characters I came up with years ago as a preteen child. Anyway a video recommended to me on YouTube showed a short chip of the Masked Rider which I recognized at least one of the old action figures represented and very likely both were related to that show. I been trying to figure out the characters should look keeping in mind original idea was based off some old toys from I show I couldn't even name until recently. It's slow work in progress I think well maybe they should have wings then I'm second guessing that.
That little odd fact aside I also want to say I'm still want to be more active and get a lot more done. Like said before things come up I have no control over but I remain committed to making this priority. And were others have fallen a bit short if writing is something to do when you have the time that can be very big difference from what someone gets done when they intend to make time for writing. I know it might seem a bit off at times I'm more active but less available social media foot is dropped not increased. Well thing is right now it's mostly just me I don't have help to expand things which I would need to bring up my level of writing. If say I spent time on art work, videos, memes and what ever else someone might want to see from me that would cut down on time to work on writing. I done some art work but that takes me a long time it's not high on my list of things to do and right now I don't have artist to bring together things in a more visual way. I'm going to be doing a lot things that might be great and a lot fun at this time because I don't have anyone else to share credit with at this time.
One last random note only thing anyone has told about the latest entry romance and lust in my writing I'm told it's hilarious. I was asked is this a joke well the whole idea really seemed like a joke. Just think about the idea an adult content story with the adult content removed yeah right that makes sense. I got the request several times and I cave doesn't mean they got what they looking for in the end I'm not one that really make the call on joke or not.
Happy reading to you from and sincerely, Ash
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