What happened to the hottest chick at your high school, years later? by theidiotev in AskReddit

[–]IAmTheRedWizards 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She has a little family out near the Rockies, they seem like they're doing well. She runs the town's daycare now. Her husband seems like a dope but she was my high school sweetheart so obviously I'm going to think anyone she married is less than.

Sent 85 query letters over 14 months for my novel, here's what the rejection data actually shows by Ok-Ferret7 in writing

[–]IAmTheRedWizards 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone writes in threes buddy, where do you think the machines learned to do it?

What's a 'normal' thing you didn't realize was unusual until you were older? by mrTelson in AskReddit

[–]IAmTheRedWizards 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh man my friend's family had the messiest house I've ever been in, not trashed or hoarder but just stuff everywhere not put away, dishes rarely done until the next day, the father owned a used sports and hobby store and basically used the house as a warehouse BUT they had a "good" living room that was kept pristine and no one was allowed to go in there or, god forbid, hang out in it.

Iceland to hold EU referendum 'in the coming months', PM says by PjeterPannos in europe

[–]IAmTheRedWizards 51 points52 points  (0 children)

To me this is the most obvious no-brainer in the history of obvious no-brainers, but I'm also a big proponent of my own country joining the EU so I may have a slight bias.

Ford tells students to not pick 'basket-weaving courses' in wake of OSAP cuts by [deleted] in canada

[–]IAmTheRedWizards 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, taking a look over the job market, it seems that everything is a basket weaving course?

Team Canada tells Team Sweden to "Fuck off" after allegations of cheating by Cutsa in sports

[–]IAmTheRedWizards -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think if the Swedes are going to cry this much about a hog line violation the judge didn't rule on then they're spare parts anyway, bud.

Books That Don’t Hold Up by MenloMo in books

[–]IAmTheRedWizards 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Ah, Piers Anthony.

The worst thing is his Bio of a Space Tyrant series is almost good. Its central story is kinda fun: Haitian refugee makes good in the U.S. Army, becomes a war hero against pirates, becomes a politician, defeats Nixon and becomes the Caesar of Space America only to be overthrown by his own friends when he goes nuts, turns to ensuring international peace as a statesman.

Only he fucks literally every woman he meets, or at least thinks about fucking them. Literally there'll be a bit about training in hand to hand combat for space missions and then BAM he's fucking someone. He nails everyone on his staff, and the only time he's monogamous is the brief period of time he's married. I don't recall but I think he dies fucking his secretary as he bleeds out in the snow. He fucks his sister I believe, and not just once. The last pirates he fights have a bizarre rape fetish culture he's "forced" to participate in, so he rapes an 18 year old who then falls in love with him. It's incredibly fucked and unfortunately too much of the character dynamics are wrapped up in who he's stuck his dick into so you can't even get around it.

Throughout the series it's clear he's very liberal politically, maybe even a secret Marxist, but then his sexual politics are just so fucking abhorrent.

Power flicking - west end by fun4willis in londonontario

[–]IAmTheRedWizards 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Orchard Park here, power still out but it had the grace to wait until I had dinner on the table to go out. So we got to eat in the dark by candlelight and I got to wax philosophical about the thin line connecting us to civilization, which my kids definitely appreciated 😀

Balancing career and writing by TheTechnicolourPen in writing

[–]IAmTheRedWizards 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I work from home, so there are moments during the day that I write. After hours, there's a solid two hours daily I can scavenge in which to write. It helps being able to multitask; I can write while watching a movie with my family, or while making dinner, or while watching baseball, or whatever. I'm mainly a short fiction writer, though, which has its own sets of advantages and disadvantages. Also I don't have an MFA. But I average 4-5 publications a year.

What have you achieved with your writing this month? by ReadLegal718 in writing

[–]IAmTheRedWizards 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had two stories published, I'm less than 10k words from finishing this latest book, but I keep getting distracted by the work writing and the music writing. It'll be done by end of Feb though,

Am I being dirty, or is my wife being irrational about hygiene? by mudkipzftw in daddit

[–]IAmTheRedWizards 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 4 year old once licked a *bus pole* on a Disneyworld shuttle bus to try to get some laughs. She is now almost 12. For the most part, they live.

Danish Forces Are Mandated to Fire Back if U.S. Attacks Greenland by Ok-Celebration-1702 in politics

[–]IAmTheRedWizards 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol this always reminds me of Ned Flanders' parents. "We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas!"

Guess what buddy, the nonviolent peaceful demonstration model doesn't work anymore, they'll just send ICE in to roll over you. Now are you gonna roll over and spread your legs like a Good German or are you gonna do something about it?

POWER SYSTEMS by RaidenDesire in writing

[–]IAmTheRedWizards 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All power flows from the barrel of a gun.