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Taking questions.

What are you hiding under that helmet?

10 lbs of hair and a face.

Why did you change your name?

It seemed like the thing to do. I decided to go with a name that better reflected my state of mind at the time.

You'll always be Elbows to me.

That's just because you know I'm a fan of Muay Thai.

Not really, it's another one of my several-iteration portmanteaus for forumites.

I know. LB -> Ell Bee -> El Bow -> Elbows.

Why were you an LB?

When did you marry Entropy?

When the pair of them gave birth to Apathy

Well at least it wasn't Enthalpy.

I use the name "Lying Bastard" because everyone on the net is a lying bastard, I'm just upfront about it, and because it was the name of the ship from Ringworld, which was one of my favorite novels.

I did what now? BT, you always know to make me feel ignorant. Are you saying I'm even more incoherent now?

What's your dream job?

Writing is my dream job, and fortunately, while it's not paying the bills yet, I am able to so and be published. I've had my work appear in 5 books so far, as well as an e-zine, a module, and am currently under contract for 3 more books, another module, and, depending on how the licensing agreement goes, adapting an award-winning author's works for Pathfinder. I'm also rather enjoying learning about game design and the feedback I've received so far has been quite strong from non-biased audiences.

When I get to the point of being able to earn a living off my writing, I will be truly satisfied.


Re: Married to Entropy - Finally got it - the decline into nothingness. We're not married, just good friends.

Why are you leaving me?

...I mean the forum, why are you leaving the forum? aranoid:

2000's a good number to stop at. That averages out to 2 posts a day for almost 3 years. I think it's important to know when to leave. It's not about drama, or attention. It's about knowing when to say enough, and I feel I'm getting there.

what do you mean by "enough"?

Are you getting tired of us, is that it?? huh??!! huh?! ; _ ;

Why won't you stay?

WHY WONT YOU POST THAT ANSWER IN PUBLIC HERE?

What's the hardest part about writing for you?

It's like he's avoiding posting for some reason.

Gusto said:

It's like he's avoiding posting for some reason.

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I am trying to get him to post the answers here. I might have to videotape myself doing something terrible to convince him.

@Morphine: I'm just tired of getting in pointless fights with people here, for no good reason, and I think I need to take a very long, maybe permanent break. The poll and all that was basically for fun, but I will abide by the results.

@Cajungal: With poetry, finding something that moves me enough to write. Prompts are almost necessary for me, though that's no guarantee. I am terrible at formal poetry, which is probably why BJ has made me write two villanelles (the most dastardly form of poetry), a sestina, and a pantoum. All of them were just awful. In general, though, the most difficult part is following through and actually finishing a piece I've started. I think the longest single piece of original fiction I've completed is around 25 pages.

@BT I won't stay because I need to take some time off from here, and I'm not needed to keep things lively. I don't have any real reason to stay. I wasn't posting in public because I didn't want to step over one of the options before the poll is over, so I wasn't going to post. While I'm not above being bribed, what I want from you can't be offered like coin.

@Gen We'll always have Charlotte. Or whatever her name was.