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Usenet Posted 20 years ago
Screenwriting

Who left the door open?

Well, I've finally proven that removing all distractions is no way to combat procrastination. I tried swearing off this ng so that I could concentrate on an overload of work (not to mention my own projects, which I've been neglecting), but I just found myself inventing new distractions.

Curse you, YouTube! Curse you CheerleadersGoneWild.com

I think MWSM is like those places that give out needles to drug addicts. It's not doing anything to fight the problem, but at least it makes sure we get our fix safely.
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[nq:1]I think MWSM is like those places that give out needles to drug addicts. [/nq] Dude when I move my hands right in front of my eyes it looks like I have twenty fingers! How freaky is that?

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  • [nq:1]I think MWSM is like those places that give out needles to drug addicts.
  • [/nq] Dude when I move my hands right in front of my eyes it looks like I have twenty fingers!
  • How freaky is that?
  • Paulo "I got the munchies" Jingy
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[nq:1]I think MWSM is like those places that give out needles to drug addicts. It's not doing anything to fight the problem, but at least it makes sure we get our fix safely.[/nq]
Dude when I move my hands right in front of my eyes it looks like I have twenty fingers!
How freaky is that?

Paulo "I got the munchies" Jingy
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[nq:2]I think MWSM is like those places that give out ... at least it makes sure we get our fix safely.[/nq]
[nq:1]Dude when I move my hands right in front of my eyes it looks like I have twenty fingers! How freaky is that? Paulo "I got the munchies" Jingy[/nq]
That's what Frisco, Texas water does since overcrowding began.
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[nq:1]Dude when I move my hands right in front of my eyes it looks like I have twenty fingers! How freaky is that?[/nq]
How'd you get an extra twelve?
jaybee
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[nq:1]There's an article in the current issue of The Atlantic Magazine, which says that YouTune is making tv sitcoms obsolete.[/nq]
I find YouTube to be very damning evidence against the argument that internet was going to open the floodgates for countless masterpieces and undiscovered genius. Everyone may own video equipment and editing software, but offerings on YouTube worthy of attention a
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[nq:1]There's an article in the current issue of The Atlantic Magazine, which says that YouTube is making tv sitcoms obsolete.[/nq]
You mean they weren't before?

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"Avoid normal situations."
[nq:2]There's an article in the current issue of The Atlantic Magazine, which says that YouTube is making tv sitcoms obsolete.[/nq]
[nq:1]You mean they weren't before?[/nq]
Ever notice how an integral part of Western culture sitcoms are? Mary Tyler Moore, All In The Family, Three's Company, My Three Sons/Father Knows Best/Donna Reed, Partridge Family, Brady B
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[nq:1]Well, I've finally proven that removing all distractions is no way to combat procrastination. I tried swearing off this ng ... addicts. It's not doing anything to fight the problem, but at least it makes sure we get our fix safely.[/nq]
I feel your pain, Jacques. I've been a really bad boy myself lately. The comic series proposal I announced I would be sending out a few weeks ago.
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@reader2.panix.com:
[nq:2]I find YouTube to be very damning evidence against the ... worthy of attention are very few and far in between.[/nq]
[nq:1]But it's a wonderful place to find an old video of the Kinks doing "Sunny Afternoon."[/nq]
Sure, but copyright holders are cracking down. YouTube recently had to delete almost 30,000 videos at the request of a consortium of Japanese TV sta
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[nq:1]I feel your pain, Jacques. I've been a really bad boy myself lately. The comic series proposal I announced I ... if it's just the season or what, but hitting these **** keys has been like plucking nostril hairs this month.[/nq]
I find that I'm no longer able to work from home. There are simply too many things to keep me comfortably cocooned in my jammies and slippers. Ironically,
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[nq:1]I find that I'm no longer able to work from home. There are simply too many things to keep me ... At least, when you're all dressed up and out of the house, you've go nothing else to do but work.[/nq]
I was in an East Village café this weekend not even a StarBucks and there were 16 tables with 16 people using 16 laptops.

I could just imagine them, each with a Jabber chat client
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