I'm getting all giggly and erect!

[elfs]

I'm having fun with this story. In fact, I think I'm even going to work my favorite contraceptive into this story:

I was deep inside myself, running virtual fingers through the goldmine of new knowledge I'd picked up from my last freelance gig, when a loud bang yanked me back to reality.

Keep reality out of the reach of children.

"Always use a new reality with each and every sex act." "Reality make may some noise during sex. This is normal." and "Reality may become twisted during sex." "Reality only works if you use it." "You may notice that Reality moves around during sex." "Don't tear reality." "Some people may feel reality, and some may not." "Remember, reality can only work if you use it." "Reality is both strong and soft."

So, let's see: I want to write a story heavy on the gay sex, heavy on the introspection, heavy on the moral difference between open source and closed source software, with a decrepit, near-future SFnal cyberpunk background, and work in an entire series of winks about an obscure female contraceptive?

Between 3500 and 7500 words.

And I'm out of practice.

No sweat.

"Pretending you know what you're doing is almost the same as knowing what you're doing, so just accept that you know what you're doing even if you don't and do it." - The Cult of Done Manifesto, Credo 4.

Comments

[gromm.livejournal.com]

"Pretending you know what you're doing is almost the same as knowing what you're doing, so just accept that you know what you're doing even if you don't and do it."

Also known as: Creativity is the same thing as completely ignoring the rules. :)

[mouser.livejournal.com]

Didn't they change the name of Reality....

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they did. That doesn't mean it isn't the sweetest insert for a contraceptive device ever published.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_candide_/]

That's so awesome. ^_^

Especially the, "Reality may become twisted during sex." :D

Of course, the, "Remember, reality can only work if you use it," quote is terribly profound.

(To say nothing of True.
  (I find that far too many people use reality these days.
    (Ooooh! Look at me! I'm all lisp-ish.)))

[hugh-mannity.livejournal.com]

When Reality first came out, a friend sent me the instructions. I read them and laughed. A lot.

Then I had to explain to my then 5ish-yo son why I was laughing.

His comment: "Oh that's gross! I'm *never* going to do that!"

15 or so years later, I really think I should remind him about that. In front of Not The Girlfriend. After they've woken me up twice in the night with their shenanigans.