I'm trying to stay inspired for my writing challenge, and I was wondering if anyone would be willing to do me a picture of one of my characters. Even just a quick sketch would be much appreciated, and would give me a visual reference and a bunch of inspiration. If you'd be interested, please comment here or send me a note, and I'll give you some information on the character.

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Day number: 5? I'm losing count XD

...had five days left to live?

This is purely hypothetical, so don't worry. There's nothing wrong with me, I'm just curious.

Say money wasn't an issue. You were going to die in five days. What would you do on this world? Would you stock up on coffee and go to every Disneyland and Disneyworld on the planet? Would you contact some of your favorite actors and try to meet up with them? Would you try to reach out to as many people as you possibly could? Would you go to your local hospital and try to cheer up some of the patients there? Would you write a journal on dA saying you were gonna die, so SO LONG, SUCKERS!!!?

I'm curious, people. Tell me what you would do. It can be as long or as short as you like, just keep it PG, please.

Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween...

Right! So, recently I've been watching through some of the campiest horror movies of all time. I wanted to list a few, along with my favorite quotes from them. If you've seen them, we can talk about them and trade quotes in the comments, but no spoilers please! If not, I recommend you go watch them! I'd also like to hear some of you guys's favorite silly spooky movies.

Please note, some of these movies contain foul language, sexual content, and violence and gore (and ketchup!), and may not be appropriate for everyone. If you're not sure, have your parents preview it for you.


1. Transylvania 6-5000.

Truly one of the greatest horrorible movies of all time! Two journalists are sent to Transylvania to find a Frankenstein story...but what they find is much more terrifying than that.

Quotes: "Is good, yes? Is nice?"
"I am low!" "I'm lower!"
"Oh, Radu! Are you alright? Would you like some espresso? Sit down, take a break...WHAT ARE YOU DOING SITTING!!! RAWR!!!"

2. Return of the Killer Tomatoes.

What more need I say? Not only was this movie actually real, it was a sequel to one called Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, and starred a number of people, including George Clooney. FEAR THE KETCHUP!

Quotes: None that I can remember right now. Wasn't the title scary enough?

3. Young Frankenstein.

The great-grandson of the original Doctor Frankenstein finds the diary of his ancestor, along with his laboratory. With the help of Igor, he creates...a MONSTER!

Quotes: "It's pronounced FRAHNKENSTEEN."
"Frau Blücher!" "NEEEIIIIGH!!!"

Bewitched.

A real witch is set to star in the upcoming remake of the old tv-show Bewitched...playing a witch! But magical things start to happen as she falls in love with her jerk of a co-star...

Quotes: Again, no truly memorable ones. But the movie is cute!

And, let us not forget all the other great, campy Halloween movies: Ghostbusters, High Spirits, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile, and many more. So, please, share with me some of your favorites!

To many of us, the idea or concept of people going out and risking their lives for us is just that - an idea. Some of us never fully understand just what it is they're doing. Every day, soldiers, police officers, firefighters, and many others are doing their job and putting aside their family and friends for us. This article, and the picture in it, really brought the issue home for me: [link] Please, pray for all those who are apart from their families.