Mary ([info]thefakeheadline) wrote in [info]sunday100,
@ 2003-09-21 11:37:00
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Current mood: hopeful
Current music:The Shins, "Weird Divide"

challenge OPEN
Posted early this week because I'm not sure when I'll next have access to a computer: here is a list of lists. Use one of them for a title, and write whatever comes to mind. (totally ripped off from [info]tww100, because they're fabulous.) Have fun. I originally posted "traveling" as the theme, but it was pointed out to me that we already did this one. Oops. If you've already written a drabble for that theme and want to post it, feel free. Sorry for any confusion or inconvenience this caused.

And, uh, first person to comment here gets to post the closing message this week, because I don't know if my home computer will have power by Tuesday. help?


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[info]othercat
2003-09-21 03:47 pm UTC (link)
What's the challenge supposed to BE, anyway?

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[info]darcydodo
2003-09-21 04:09 pm UTC (link)
It could conceivably be traveling, but we've done that so many times in one form or another that I have to read that as her saying she's traveling.

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[info]septembergrrl
2003-09-21 04:23 pm UTC (link)
I agree with you that we've done it before, but I think the theme is supposed to be traveling anyhow.

We should keep a better list of the challenges.

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[info]thefakeheadline
2003-09-21 04:51 pm UTC (link)
Oops. We *did* do traveling for challenge #21, didn't we? I believe I was away that weekend and thus it completely escaped my attention. Apologies, and I'll change the challenge to something else momentarily.

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[info]kallysten
2003-09-21 04:53 pm UTC (link)
So what do i do? delete my post?

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[info]thefakeheadline
2003-09-21 05:01 pm UTC (link)
No, definitely not necessary! :) This is the new theme, but drabbles already posted/written under the old theme are also accepted.

Sorry for all the confusion.

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[info]kallysten
2003-09-21 05:03 pm UTC (link)
alright, thanks for answering, and off to see the list :)

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[info]othercat
2003-09-21 05:03 pm UTC (link)
I just did drabble riffing off kallysten's! (well, not exactly, since I just did a "opposite of travel" drabble)

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[info]thefakeheadline
2003-09-21 05:04 pm UTC (link)
Perfectly okay. :) Drabbles written/posted with the theme of "travel" can still be posted.

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[info]sonneta
2003-09-21 05:46 pm UTC (link)
Do you still need someone to close the challenge for you? I'd do it. Let me know.

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[info]thefakeheadline
2003-09-21 06:09 pm UTC (link)
That would be great, thank you. :)

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[info]debg
2003-09-22 04:03 am UTC (link)
Damn. I'm going to pass on this week; I really dislike the lists, which feel like slapstick. There doesn't seem to be anything in there around which to write anything that illuminates a character or situation.

Can someone let me know when we have a theme, and not a drunken ebay bid or something about geek heaven, please? I love writing drabbles, but these don't strike me as anything to do with Buffyversedom.

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[info]thefakeheadline
2003-09-22 01:34 pm UTC (link)
I'm sorry the theme doesn't grab you. I chose it because I thought it might be time for a change of pace, at least for a week. I'd felt my challenges lately had been somewhat repetitive - all one-word descriptors. So I was looking for something different, and I was admittedly rushed due to limited computer time and because my original idea for a challenge had already been done, so this was the best option that presented itself at that time.

And I meant the drabbles should have to do with the *titles*, not necessarily the lists themselves. The titles, I feel, are rather evocative and could lead in some interesting directions.

Sunday100 has had some "novelty" challenges before - the movie challenge springs to mind, for example. Some lovely pieces came out of that one, as they did for this one, in my opinion.

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[info]debg
2003-09-22 04:32 pm UTC (link)
I was actually surprised - a couple of the drabblers really did get their teeth into some meat behind the titles, and got nice work done.

I know it's hard to keep things fresh - you've done a fantastic job. Just, this week? Felt that anything I was going to try was going to be a forced fit.

Some of the earliest drabble themes I saw were very tantalising bits - one of my favourites was "three words, a gun, a set of keys". Some amazing drabbles came out of that one. So the one words-themes certainly aren't the only ones, or the best.

Just, this week's selection felt - I don't know. Young? Superimposed? Rather like biting into a nice chocolate covered cherry, and cracking a tooth because there's a pit in it. And alas, I missed last week's because we were out of town, with no computer access until Tuesdsay morning.

Anyway. Next time!

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[info]fenwic
2003-09-22 04:54 am UTC (link)
Just a driveby to bring the love for this week's challenge. I got nothing (the lists are overwhelming me, and of course I'm always slow), but I'm just dazzled by the show of creativity! Moving, compelling, and illuminating stuff, y'all.

Thank you :)

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[info]thefakeheadline
2003-09-22 01:34 pm UTC (link)
Thank you. :)

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[info]leni_ba
2003-09-23 01:03 am UTC (link)
*clears throat*

Well, I just wanted to thank you for this idea.I thought my muse was truly and finally gone, but when she saw three of the titles in that list she actually sent a postcard from Hawaii (Or was it Cologne again?, it's so hard to keep tabs on her when she's travelling!) to give me some mini-plots.

And they were even Dawn/S! *grins*

So,thank you.*smooch*

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[info]thefakeheadline
2003-09-24 02:46 am UTC (link)
Thank you! Very glad you enjoyed it. :)

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