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Post by DraconRa on Apr 13, 2017 18:42:26 GMT
Dear Universe, that wasn't what I meant when I said: "My arms are so weak, I need to work on that!" And on top of that, I displayed a clumsiness worthy of a YA heroine, except for my old age of almost 40... I stepped on an edge with my right foot, twisted my ankle. Made a sidestep in order not to fall down, stepped on the same edge with my left foot, twisted the ankle, fell down and heard a snapping sound. Thought it was just a ripped ligament, so I drove to a hospital closer to my parents, to not to burden someone to get the car with my dogs from the next city, 45 minutes away. Surprise, it was a broken ankle joint, that needed surgery. Walking on crutches with that right foot is "pure joy", but at least the doctor said it's not badly injured and I should fully use it.
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Post by DraconRa on Mar 10, 2017 14:26:54 GMT
Ah, great movie! What reminds me, my casting choice for Cable would be Pornstar Dirk Caber ;-) I mean, he's a hot Silver Fox and his voice *melts*
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Post by DraconRa on Mar 5, 2017 22:18:26 GMT
The Saxon Prince in King Arthur is played by Til Schweiger an actual German actor, yay! (ok, I don't really like him as an actor, but I am happy for every German who makes it. Now to get roles that aren't villains...) I did like the movie, you just need to ignore that it's supposed to be the Tale of King Arthur ;-) Never watched Snow White and the Huntsman, can't stand Kristen Steward...
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Post by DraconRa on Feb 4, 2017 3:43:18 GMT
Oh, looking forward to next week, I've had such a big crush on Brendan Fraser!
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Post by DraconRa on Jan 20, 2017 2:31:12 GMT
I somehow feel a strong urge to apologize for Uwe Bolls existing... Sorry we let him make movies?
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Post by DraconRa on Aug 13, 2016 20:50:11 GMT
The adventure continues:
Went to see three horses, the first one... horribly ridden, why do people think that's the way to do it? If he'd been younger, maybe, but at age 19, no, when we trained him to be ridden in a healthy way, he'll be to old to be ridden. So, nope. But, the seller had another horse... (well a few more, but only one that would match my search criteria, kind of)
A black mare, 9 years old, so pretty, but she is not really trained yet.
Not the wisest choice, but she reminds me so much of my old horse... *sigh*
After that, we went to see another horse at another stable.
A 16 years old gelding, another really nice horse, well trained, mainly for jumping, knows it all.
The wise choice... but my heart is not in it...
I am waiting for more information on the mare and will probably get to ride her on Tuesday, after that, I'll have to decide.
Live is hard.
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Post by DraconRa on Aug 7, 2016 11:20:36 GMT
That's just where it starts? What else happens? Group of humans on an alien space station, trying to fit in and find a place for all the refugees in stasis, that are still on board. Plus the romance between the captain and the Dragon hybrid ;-) Few years ago I've written a horrible first draft, now, after some practice, I started again. We'll see how that goes. I've posted my "Sleeping Dragon" short story on the forums, it's basically a prequel, 300 years earlier, the Hybrid is the sleeping dragon. It explains a lot of my dragon lore. Oh and I forgot to commend this: My stories take place in our world, were Dragons are supposed to be a myth and the Dragons prefer it that way. So in human form, there is no good time to say "Hey, I'm some sort of mystical creature!" And on worlds were Dragons are known, everyone knows stories about the Black Dragon Quirran. Mostly horror stories, about how many people he has killed and how cruel he's supposed to be. So, again, he prefers not to tell anyone who he really is.
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Post by DraconRa on Aug 6, 2016 15:04:47 GMT
Well, his main problem is, when someone fell in love with him, believing he's human,they might not react to good when they find out he's actually an 8.3 foot giant, with black scales, a dragons head and feathered wings. Some are repulsed, most are scared, many angry, and way to many don't want anything do to with him anymore. The fact that the Dragons refer to him as "their living weapon", doesn't help. (modern Dragons don't get their hands dirty, they call in the old, immortal family who is still more predatory) So in my story, his plan was to help getting the spaceship ready to fly and protect the crew from scavengers. After the ship reached it's destination, he would claim that his human self died on the flight and re-introduce himself as his true self. But, stories depend on plans not working, don't they? ;-) Oh, I do that too, for spellcheck or when I'm to lazy to get the dictionary to check if I got the right word. English is hard... ;-) Dragons and spaceships? Now there's something awesome! But hiding something that big, it doesn't surprise me so many people would be upset with him once they found out. That is certainly true, that's also what makes them fun! The only dictionaries I use are online ones. Even when I was little I hated the paper ones. Yes, Dragons and spaceships My Dragons are Aliens, so after Yellow Stone erupts, sorry to my American friends, you're fucked, and Earth won't be able to sustain so many of us for a long time, a few Dragons decide to save as many as they can, by repairing an old spaceship and flying them to their home quadrant. The ship doesn't quite make it and they get rescued by a living spaceship, who was raised by the Dragon Hybrid, and brings them to an alien space station, the Dragons have friends there. And that's where the fun starts ;-)
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Post by DraconRa on Aug 6, 2016 13:02:17 GMT
No, there really isn't, is there? I've got a supernatural one in a later book, but he's not really too secretive about what he is, at least as far as his friends are concerned. Crazy enough, he's a hybrid, too! A lot of my characters are in their late teens, so they're a bit more dramatic than older people would be, but after they cool off, they talk things out and apologize. A good spell-check feature is something I'm missing in Scrivener, but thankfully I can get close enough with some words that it usually knows what I'm trying to say. If not, I just have to paste it into my search engine, that usually solves the problem. XD Well, his main problem is, when someone fell in love with him, believing he's human,they might not react to good when they find out he's actually an 8.3 foot giant, with black scales, a dragons head and feathered wings. Some are repulsed, most are scared, many angry, and way to many don't want anything do to with him anymore. The fact that the Dragons refer to him as "their living weapon", doesn't help. (modern Dragons don't get their hands dirty, they call in the old, immortal family who is still more predatory) So in my story, his plan was to help getting the spaceship ready to fly and protect the crew from scavengers. After the ship reached it's destination, he would claim that his human self died on the flight and re-introduce himself as his true self. But, stories depend on plans not working, don't they? ;-) Oh, I do that too, for spellcheck or when I'm to lazy to get the dictionary to check if I got the right word. English is hard... ;-)
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Post by DraconRa on Aug 5, 2016 23:48:31 GMT
I always make sure to have a healthy relationship, one that I would want. I'm back to writing shapeshifting dragons, such an opportunity for alpha-male crap.... but since it's my story, the love interest is never scared, he knows he can trust his partner never to hurt those dear to him. I really don't get the appeal of someone you need to be afraid of, neither in stories nor in real life... The condom part, so much this... I mean, I only have one story in a setting where condoms make sense, that is neither fantasy or science fiction, and I make sure to have the new couple use condoms. Mostly because for me it's the normal thing to do, it's what I do... And since she is the one initiating it, she's got the condoms in her backpack, and a later scene, runs up to her bedroom to get them for hot sex on the couch ;-) I would never write a story, set here and now, where this is not a thing. Except maybe the story with the lesbian couple, but even there something like a dental dam could be used, should I ever come around to write sex scenes for them. And after writing this, I remember the next pet peeve, women should be conquered, and don't go and chase the guy. *yawn* That probably ties into the: "she's scared at the beginning"- trope, no self-respecting woman would just want a guy on her own, right? *barf* Yes, I write mostly gay couples, but when I do write het romance, she's the one out to get him ;-) Another, unrelated thing, that annoys me, I write every English post in word, for spell check (browser is set for German) and then just copy + paste. But every time I do it here, I need to edit the format after posting, forum messes with it every f*cking time. Same here. They've always got problems, sure, but normal stuff, none of that crazy shit. There are men in my family that I'm afraid of instinctually, even if they never actually did anything to anyone. It's not a nice feeling, so I don't get why anyone would go out looking for a partner that made them feel that way... I actually assume my characters use them, I just don't explicitly state it. I might one day, but that's a while off. That reminds me of the first sex scene in Backstabber. Jason's worried Lena will be scared because of something that happened earlier, until she literally pulls him down and says, "Just shut up and screw me already."; I actually laugh a bit whenever I imagine the shocked look on his face. Ugh, yeah, Word is known for not playing nice when it comes to formats with other programs, but spell check is one thing it does well. It's a feature Scivener kind of needs to work on... Yes, everyone has problems, without them there wouldn't be much of a story. And with super natural lovers, angst can be a theme, but in my writing, it's solely the dragon hybrid who is afraid of his lovers reaction. Out of bad experiences in the past. Or in my "Fifty Shades, bah I can do better"- Mechanics Lovestory, he's worried about her reaction to him being a masochist in a happy poly-family. But she chases him and they use words to solve their problems ;-) Yes, Spellcheck is great, I love word for this. And I like the cloud, makes sharing stuff with my alpha-reader easier. xebi Family Guy?
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Post by DraconRa on Aug 2, 2016 10:35:14 GMT
I always make sure to have a healthy relationship, one that I would want. I'm back to writing shapeshifting dragons, such an opportunity for alpha-male crap.... but since it's my story, the love interest is never scared, he knows he can trust his partner never to hurt those dear to him. I really don't get the appeal of someone you need to be afraid of, neither in stories nor in real life...
The condom part, so much this... I mean, I only have one story in a setting where condoms make sense, that is neither fantasy or science fiction, and I make sure to have the new couple use condoms. Mostly because for me it's the normal thing to do, it's what I do... And since she is the one initiating it, she's got the condoms in her backpack, and a later scene, runs up to her bedroom to get them for hot sex on the couch ;-)
I would never write a story, set here and now, where this is not a thing. Except maybe the story with the lesbian couple, but even there something like a dental dam could be used, should I ever come around to write sex scenes for them.
And after writing this, I remember the next pet peeve, women should be conquered, and don't go and chase the guy. *yawn* That probably ties into the: "she's scared at the beginning"- trope, no self-respecting woman would just want a guy on her own, right? *barf* Yes, I write mostly gay couples, but when I do write het romance, she's the one out to get him ;-)
Another, unrelated thing, that annoys me, I write every English post in word, for spell check (browser is set for German) and then just copy + paste. But every time I do it here, I need to edit the format after posting, forum messes with it every f*cking time.
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Post by DraconRa on Aug 1, 2016 12:14:13 GMT
And, part two.
We changed plans on Saturday, after the owner of the horse we initially wanted to see told us about some more behavior problems of her horse, that made it a no go.
Anyways, we went to see two horses, first one was... bad. First, we hardly recognized the horse from the, really old, pictures from the add. Horse looked years older than she's supposed to be, no muscles to be found. It got worse, as we got her to move around on the paddock:
Riding teacher: "Your horse is limping. Badly." Seller: "I don't know, are you sure?"
Yes, yes we were, that poor horse could hardly set one foot in front of the other. I kindly suggested she calls a vet and get back to me after that. I mean, sure, both of the dogs greeting us were limping, so it's quite possible she just doesn't see shit. Some people shouldn't have pets.
Second horse of the day, we waited half an hour at the stables, seller was stuck in traffic jam, happens.
First eye roll after as she started riding, the modern way of pull on the rains while pocking viciously with the spurs. My riding teacher rode him a bit afterwards, the horse tested her, he's clever and I would have a lot trouble with him, and there were already hints of some problems with his back, that could lead to more problems in the future. For the horse people, his lineage is prone to kissing spines.
Trying to get to see a horse later today, otherwise it's going to be Sunday in two weeks.
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Post by DraconRa on Jul 26, 2016 12:30:54 GMT
Dracon’s adventures, buying a horse, part one.
Because horse-people are strange. (yes, that includes me)
First, I will tell you the ideal scenario, when you go to see a horse you’re interested in. You arrive, the horse is still in the stable, or on the paddock. You can see how it reacts to people, to the halter, being saddled. Then you go the to the riding arena, the owner rides a bit, so you can get an impression of what the horse is able to do and what style it’s used to. After that, your riding teacher and you, in that order, ride a bit to get a feel for the horse, see how it’s suited for you.
Well, Sunday, we looked at the first horse. The owner couldn’t be 100% sure if we would be there, she sent an ask but I was already on my way and didn’t get to answer it.
When we arrived, she awaited us, sitting on the already saddled horse, standing in her driveway. Huge red flag. She greeted us, and said, she just doesn’t like to stand much… yeah, right. We went to the “riding arena” nature had claimed it back, all the riding pictures in the add were taken elsewhere. My riding teacher gets on the horse, rides for a bit, getting a feel for the horse, nicely asking it to follow, the way it should be. Meanwhile, the owner asked: “Which one of you is the riding teacher? She seems a bit scared!” Yeah, well, you see, there are two riding schools, the original art form, working with the horse, with its wellbeing in mind, and the newer abomination, working against the horse, dominating it, breaking it. The owner definitely belongs to the latter… The horse itself… no muscles, too thin… very nice horse, lots of thoroughbred, if not a pure one. Not a bad thing, but you never know how much temperament such a horse might develop, if proper fed. The whole farm was…. Awfully kept, from the size of it, enough for 2-3 horses, not 10.
Overall, an unpleasant experiment, even if it was nice to sit on a horse for a few minutes, after a break of a few months. I didn’t realize how much I missed it, until I was back on horseback. But there is now way I would throw money at this woman… so, next Sunday, there will be part two of Dracon’s adventures, horse buying. I’ve already made a date, this time the horse is in a big stable, competition riders, from the videos I’ve got, again the abomination of riding, but sadly, today that is the majority. Should both of my riding teachers have time, we might want to look into the Hannibal Lector outfit from the silence of the lambs, to make sure she doesn’t freak out too much at the sight… And I ordered a few new shirts, I only own nerdy ones, some with dragons or band shirts, not quite the outfit for this bunch of snobs…
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Post by DraconRa on Jul 23, 2016 16:44:27 GMT
I started looking for a new horse... I really miss riding and my back is killing me, riding helps.
It's probably not the wisest decision, but hey, life is to short and I have two people who would want to share the horse, so it's not this much of a risk.
Now waiting for someone to answer me. *bites nails*
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Post by DraconRa on Jul 21, 2016 23:08:43 GMT
It is a great movie, I like it a lot! But, there is only one true Captain Jack and that is Captain Jack Harkness <3 (he probably smells better, too ;-) ) There's no Captain like Captain Jack Sparrow (Also, I've never seen whatever show that guy's from). This week, I reviewed the Disney version of Mulan. What? You don't know Captain Jack Harnkess from Dr. Who and Torchwood? You're missing out!
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