i'm meeeeeeeeeeelting......

[mickeym]

It was 79.9F in my office today, when I left work. When I got there this morning (at SEVEN IN THE MORNING) it was already 77.3F. I still have a headache :(

And because I'm feeling cranky/bitchy (again, still, whatever. I need to get my period before PMS becomes a permanent thing)...

The definition of a DRABBLE IS: Drabble: (n) Set by the Birmingham University SF Society as thus: a self-contained vignette of exactly 100 words, no more, no less, with up to 15 more words are allowed for the title. Hyphenated words are in dispute. The term originates from a Monty Python skit: "Drabble. A word game for 2 to 4 players. The four players sit from left to right and the first person to write a novel wins." Drabbles started in British SF fandom in the late '80s. A half-drabble is fifty words long; a double drabble is 200 words long.


This rant brought to you courtesy of the following, as seen somewhere on my flist:


I wrote drabble. Wincestuous drabble!

Title: Let Go
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Rating: R
Wordcount: 414

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH. Yes. Sorry. Any of y'all who know me know this is a THING, and you can and should just ignore me. Because it is a thing. It's my big peeve, and it always gets worse when I don't feel good. Like now.

Comments

[benitle.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hear you on the drabble. It's 100 words, not 99 and not 101. 100, period.

[poetdiva28.livejournal.com]

Wow, so if a double drabble is 200 words, does that make that a super sized extra deluxe drabble with dressing on the side?

Breathe. And bask in the glow of your air conditioning. *fierce hugs*

[raynedanser.livejournal.com]

THAT is a fic and needs to be pointed out to the original poster. Good grief.

[zillahseye.livejournal.com]

I agree. A drabble is 100 words. I mean...I can see where someone might've missed this briefing if they're newly arrived, but WHY NOT JUST CALL IT A FIC OR A FICLET. JUST TO BE SAFE.

[geeklite.livejournal.com]

so long as you don't call it a 'ficcie' or I might have to punch you in the face! (well not you in particular, although if you want me to punch you in the face, I can ;)

[zillahseye.livejournal.com]

I dunno, since I've started on my meds I'm kind of turned on by pain. We could give it a fair shot. *provides jaw*

[geneli4.livejournal.com]

oh, man, that makes me crazy, too! 414 words is not a drabble, okay? IT'S JUST NOT.

[girlmostlikely.livejournal.com]

People cannot read. Or count.

It drives me insane, too. *g*

[rivers-bend.livejournal.com]

It's a ficlet or a flash. I concur.

Sorry you've had such a hot day. We've had one here too. But you should totally have ac at work.

*hugs*

[tabularassa.livejournal.com]

*loves*

[cormallen.livejournal.com]

It's a ficlet, dagnabit! A ficlet!
(although I admit, I may have been guilty of misuse of 'drabble' once or twice back in the day)
*blows kisses*

[geeklite.livejournal.com]

I once wrote something I claimed as a drabble but it was 113 words or so. I feel so incredibly dirty having done that.

[starweather.livejournal.com]

I always thought a drabble was considered to be 100 words exactly O_O

[joans23.livejournal.com]

I thought I was the only one so extremely anal about that! If you go over a 100 words, say you started as a drabble, but ended up with *this*, but if it's not 100 words, IT'S NOT A BLOODY DRABBLE!! The whole thing about a drabble is the challenge to fit it all into those 100 words. To cheat and write 104 and still call it a drabble is CHEATING and UNFAIR and drives me BATSHIT CRAZY. Okay, okay, enough crazy for one day. Also, I would *kill* for 77F. I just got to work and it's 24F and I'm cold and whiny and soooo over winter already :(

[girlguidejones.livejournal.com]

I wrote a quadrabble once, but labeled it as such.

*prepares for defriending*

[ihearthings-ii.livejournal.com]

Oh god that annoys me so much. Why is it that the Supernatural fandom hasn't figured that one out yet?

[fpvs.livejournal.com]

Awww....

The problem is the whole one person gets it wrong. They're not told. They don't correct it. And the problem spreads.

If/when I spot it, I'll let them know about the problem :)

[scot-ty.livejournal.com]

Both of your dudes are doing Comic Con this month (7.26 and 7.27). You just have to visit the fam in San Diego, don't you?

[merihn.livejournal.com]

I am horribly guilty of committing that sin. So now I say FICLET. Everything small I write is a ficlet unless it is DEFINITELY 100 words. lol

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