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Aug 22, 2012 13 years ago
Dannica
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The infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare.
Born from a chat with , I give you the typing monkeys thread! After all, if monkeys can eventually produce Shakesphere, I figure as long as we keep typing we're bound to come up with something at least that good, right? :P But sometimes it can be hard to keep up the motivation or to find time or inspiration and that's where this thread comes in because a little bit of pressure can sometimes be very helpful.

Five Simple Steps to Becoming a Typewriting Monkey
[li]Join [li]Pick your word count goal for the week. Could be 500 words, could be 5k words - whatever you think you can do. [li]Post your goal on this thread and ping me so I can add it to the weekly list. [li]Write! :D [li]Come back and post whether you met your goal or not at the end of the week to receive your reward/punishment.

The rewards/punishments of being a typewriting monkey
If you were a good monkey and met your word count goal, then you get a banana! += If you were a very bad monkey and did not meet your word cout goal, then you must submit to rampant poo-flinging* from your fellow monkeys. :P += *by poo I mean you will be bombed with whatever random trash people have around because as much as I love the idea of bombing people with poo piles it would be ridiculously expensive and a little counter productive, lol. Cool points for people who can keep the bombing poo/monkey themed though. :D
Word Count Goals, Oct 29-Nov 4
For the purposes of this thread, our writing week begins on Monday morning and ends Sunday evening. This is so those of us who are procrastinators at heart can use the weekend to catch up if needed.;)

: Figure out what I want to do for Nano this year and put together a loose outline to prepare.

Aug 22, 2012 13 years ago
wimora
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hmm, this sounds like something I need to get myself back to writing regularly... i think my word count for the week will be 1.5k don't want to go too crazy since classes just started back XD

Aug 22, 2012 13 years ago
Synesthete
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Officer Coral Sumner

Hmm. I know I said I would participate in the poo-flinging, but not the writing, but I think (if you'll allow it) I have a way I could manage to do both. It's a SLIGHT deviation from your word-count idea, but would work well with my 'project'. Basically, I do little passages based around an idea, with the intention of slotting them into my NaNo when I have every important passage complete. So, I was wondering, if I could instead name you a passage idea I have to complete?

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Aug 22, 2012 13 years ago
Dannica
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Welcome!

Sure! This is really about what works for you so you're welcome to adjust it how you like. I have to go with word count myself as my outlines tend to be very very vague since I like to leave a lot of leeway for unexpected things to pop up. But if scenes work best for you then that's totally cool, just let me know what you want me to hold you accountable for at the weeks end, hehe. :)

Aug 22, 2012 13 years ago
Synesthete
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Awesome, in that case my goal is to have the sunflower painting scene done :)

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Aug 23, 2012 13 years ago
KiaArra
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Foot Rash

- My goal is 5k in two weeks is that aloud? Sooo 2.5k per week. I don't think I'll reach it, but I'm gonna try.


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Aug 23, 2012 13 years ago
Dannica
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Trying is good - at the very least you should end up with more than you currently have, so that's got to be worth something, eh?

Aug 23, 2012 13 years ago
KiaArra
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Foot Rash

- Yeah, better than nothing I guess. I really want to at least catch up to the amount of words I had to cut from my story cus it needed badly to be re-written.


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Aug 23, 2012 13 years ago
Siberia
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Tsikut

I'm busy with a personal challenge at the moment, so my goal for this week is 9k.

Aug 23, 2012 13 years ago
Synesthete
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I had a dream someone sent me the expensive poo...

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Aug 27, 2012 13 years ago
Dannica
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Don't panic if you're doing some last minute writing! I'm pinging slightly early since I'm pretty much about to pass out from sleep deprivation at the moment, lol. This is your reminder to post how you did on your writing goal for the week, and to set a new goal for the coming week. :)

Well that was fun . . . apparently I am a bad monkey. :'( Only managed to get to about 1200 words instead of the 2k I was aiming for, and it was like pulling teeth to get that many! But that's what I get for abandoning a story and trying to pick it up again later I suppose. On the upside, I am now 1200 words closer to having an ending to Chauncy's epic adventures and if I can keep this up for at least a bit it should get easier to write as I remember how everyone fits together. :) So all in all still feeling happy about having at least made some headway if not quite as much as I'd like.

And since we'll actually have a full week for a writing this time around, my new goal is 2.5k :)

Aug 27, 2012 13 years ago
KiaArra
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Foot Rash

- Well... I did zero, and after drivin for nearly 6 hours today, I don't feel like doing any last minute writing. Guess I'll have to get flung with poo and try again next week >.<


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Aug 27, 2012 13 years ago
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- I'd like to join the monkey brigade. I hope you guys stick around--I'm going to need some accountability for finishing my final paper this fall. My goal for this next week, however, is to transcribe one dream.

Aug 27, 2012 13 years ago
Synesthete
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Officer Coral Sumner

I sucked this week; I'd like to keep the same goal for the next week, seeing as that's the next thing to get complete. ducks and covers

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Aug 27, 2012 13 years ago
Fortune
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Locke Lamora

I want to be a monkey =P I need something to keep me on track with writing. I haven't been doing much of it lately, which makes me very sad considering it used to be my number one (-cough- and only -cough-) preoccupation when I graduated from high school. This week, I'll try to write 2k words or more because I don't have much other work to do (for once). We'll see how that goes :)

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Aug 27, 2012 13 years ago
Dannica
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Welcome! We're happy to add more monkeys to our little band, hehe. Added you to the list for this week. :)

Lol, guess we can all fling poo back and forth between us then. :P

Aug 27, 2012 13 years ago
Synesthete
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Officer Coral Sumner

I didn't realise you were gonna fling that much at me! I didn't actually have any junk in my inventory at the time ><

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Aug 27, 2012 13 years ago
Dannica
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Oh you don't? Perhaps I need to send you more then. xD Seems like mine collects it, lol.

Aug 27, 2012 13 years ago
KiaArra
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Foot Rash

- Yay... I think I'll be lowering my standards this week, lets try for 1500 words, that's like 200 a day, I think I can handle that.


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Rotting flesh. It is the new black. c:
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Aug 27, 2012 13 years ago
Synesthete
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Officer Coral Sumner

Am I just supposed to send your junk straight back to you? Haha! I have an inventory full of the food I need to feed Under for the Gourmet achievement; I'm so nearly there!

I can bite anyone who needs the skins: Butterfly Bruise, Dolly Dreadful, Fungus, Lovebug, Sticky, and The Baker. Comment or ping me.

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