elchupakabra: I will be taking a medical leave from wriying for a few weeks. I fractured my right pinky and now only have the use of my left hand since I have a cast on my right. I should be back in action in a few weeks. Sorry to all my fans and peers :)
    adewpearl: That sucks! I hope you're not in pain :-) Come back soon and healed. -
    Ridley Williams: Hey Jack, sorry to hear about that. Hope your feeling better soon, bud, later... -
    Selina Stambi: Hope you're healing well, Jack. Get well soon. -
    Spitfire: What a shame you're not left handed like me. -


elchupakabra: Does anyone else have experience applying for a Seal of Quality. I applied for mine more than 6+ months ago and still have no idea when the board will make a decision. I've tried contacting Tom but unfortunately he does not have the details or an exact timeframe, so I'm turning to my fellow Fanstorians who may have already gone through this process to see what advice you might have for me :)
    shelley kaye: i've applied for a few because they give better than EXCELLENT reviews! sometimes it does take awhile to hear back. one of my books took about 5-6 months. it's worth the wait though :-)

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elchupakabra: I will finally be getting my internet back after all this time away! 4-5 business days and Elchupakabra will be back better than ever :)
    elchupakabra: It took a bit longer than I expected, but I'm back :) -


elchupakabra: Wow! Still no internet but spending the night at a friend`s I am finally able to check on my FS account and I have over 80 messages! Should get internet back at the start of the month hopefully, I can`t wait to be back on site more often.


elchupakabra: Fellow Fanstorians, I am moving into a new place this month, and may be without internet in my home for a month! Fortunately, there is a Tim Horton's right next to where I live, so I will be buying lots of coffees to get reviews in when I can :) Later daze everyone!
    xotic flotsam: Tim ensures fairness in the world and buzzed confidence to face moving's challenges. Tommy ensures the certainty of enduring cool music. Ontario ensures I'll be back to hang in Owen Sound. Thanks for BB tips. Great photo. Congrats. Slainte, x. -


elchupakabra: I finally finished loading my screenplay today! I put a book balloon on the project if you would like to check it out. Check out this classic single that I used for critical scenes of the script, Crimson and Clover by Tommy James and the Shondells. Going all the way back to 1968, this single release album was meant as a change in direction for the band. Reminisce and enjoy folks.


elchupakabra: Finally finished Breaking Bad once and for all today. I won't give any spoilers away, but I have to say, it's truly an incredible show.
    Dean Kuch: Yeah, I'm really going to miss my weekly visits with Walt, Jessie, Hank and Skyler. It was an amazing series, one of the best! -
    elchupakabra: It's so hard to just declare a best drama with so many fantastic shows out like Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, The Walking Dead, etc. There are others I've heard great things about too like Boardwalk Empire that I haven't seen yet. Gotta' love how great t.v. is nowadays. House of Lies is another great show too starring Don Cheadle. I just finished the first season on Netflix. -
    elchupakabra: Update on this topic of discussion; holy shnikes, Sons of Anarchy. Again, mums the word, but I'm just going to sit tight and see what Walking Dead has in store because I don't think anything's going to top SOA's season finale. WTF, right!? -
    xotic flotsam: I have not found BB season 5.5 here. I can't see the last season until I have all 16 from season 5. It's back to The Vikings for me.
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    elchupakabra: Sry for the late response, X, but if you happen to come back and see this, I use either putlocker.com, or tvlinks.cc, or letmewatchthis.com which leads back to putlocker, but also leads to filenuke and sockshare which are also good streaming sites. Good luck, buddy :) -


FanStory wrote to elchupakabra: Congratulations on your second place finish in the Reviewing Competition.
    elchupakabra: I'd like to thank everybody who voted for me in the reviewing contest, it is greatly appreciated. Your enthusiasm and support is what keeps me reviewing. I know lately I've been a little distracted thanks to the NFL season, but I will continue to do my best to power review when I can. Thanks again to all, and especially to FanStory! -
    Sagnik Das: Congratulations, dear J! Your reviews are 'second' to none! Accept my wholehearted ovations. -


elchupakabra: After years of resistance, I have finally caved and started a Twitter account. Follow me @JackLucenay for all the same sorts of tidbits I post here on my profile. For fantasy football advice, you can also check out my blog, sundayfundayfootball.tumblr.com


elchupakabra:
I love this show.


elchupakabra:
In a word; awesome.


elchupakabra: Something I read today...

I showed my masterpiece to the grown-ups, and asked them whether the drawing frightened them.
They answered me: "Why should any one be frightened by a hat?"
My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. Then, I drew the inside of the boa constrictor, so that the grown-ups could see it clearly. They always need to have things explained.

From Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) by Antoine de St Exupéry


elchupakabra: Days like these I try to remember; suffering builds character.


elchupakabra: I was listening to this song and all I could think was; absolutely.



elchupakabra: Fanstorians; something else has taken over my life besides Fantasy Football. I just got my new P3 controller to replace my broken one! It will be a challenge to make room for my power reviewing...


elchupakabra:
We are reaching a point of no return. The human species must adapt, or be swallowed by Nature's fury. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned ~ William Congreve

    elchupakabra: This guy's performance is absolutely incredible. Please listen and enjoy! -
    DALLAS01: Thanks for sharing. That was quite a performance. -
    Debra White: That was something else! I enjoyed it, thanks for sharing :) -
    elchupakabra: @reaching - Thanks!
    @everyone else - Thanks for checkin' out the video, I was really moved by this performance piece and am so glad others can appreciate it too. -


elchupakabra: Listening to Rush's album 'Feedback' feat. awesome covers like Summertime Blues, The Seeker and, my personal fav, For What It's Worth. Definitely worth a listen, especially for you rock fans out there.


elchupakabra: Wouldn`t it be amazing if every religion that exists were true? What if they existed on different plains of the dimensions of the universe, and were freely able to walk in between these dimensions and interact with each other? Do you think they would refuse to listen to one another, each claiming their view more purposeful or meaningful than the next? Or do you think that they would be able to share their ideologies, learn from one another and nurture their own talents and beliefs while respecting the talents and beliefs of another? Wouldn't that be nice?
    Sarkems: Every religion that exists is true inside individual believers' heads. That's the dimension of the universe where it exists. In the hearts and minds of the people, who are free to walk in and out of others' private dimensions. Some of them do, indeed, interact as you suggest in your last two sentences. Unfortunately, many do not. -
    Sally Carter: Don't the Ba'haais (sp?) follow that kind of philosophy? -
    elchupakabra: Baha'i Faith
    Baha'is believe that God is indivisible. However, he periodically sends down manifestations to communicate his will to humanity. These manifestations possess the knowledge of God and are "as God" to humans, but they are not actually pieces of God. They believe these manifestations have appeared in any religions across the world. Baha'is commonly refer to their deity as Allah or God.
    *note, I am not of Baha'i faith, I am agnostic and choose rather to believe in possibility.
    Agnosticism
    The view that the truth values of certain claims especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, as well as other religious and metaphysical claims are unknown and (so far as can be judged) unknowable.
    Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosticism
    http://altreligion.about.com/od/mythologicalfigures/tp/Monotheistic-Religions.htm -
    Xylok: totally awesome comment and questions, creative concept, great stuff to ponder, and hard to verify one way or the other, which means it may already be that way, if it is. Interesting. Sounds like something a book or a poem could be written about. thanks for sharing your inquiry, now I shall wonder the same! -
    watergirl: Oh, the imaginings about the unknown! Where do our imagined landscapes and dreamings reside? What if I had chosen differently? Where would I be now? These things have consumed human thought for so long, and we are still wondering. The crucible of knowledge; is it small or large? Is wondering about these things painful or exciting? The fact that we have a quest I think keeps us alive. -


elchupakabra: Today on Fanstory, I was told by two different writers that it's a free country, they can write about what they want and that I should keep my opinion to myself and not read their work. I believe if you look in the dictionary, you will see this statement as the definition of irony.
So you're not left wondering, I politely suggested that if they were going to write 5000 works about the Bible, maybe once in a while they could mention someone other than God and Jesus. It's a pretty big book. Moses is up there thinking "What the hell? I freed a people, parted a sea, walked a desert for forty years and do I get any praise? Nope. It all goes to the Boss' kid."
    nor84: It's against site rules to defend one's writing, be rude to a reviewer, and ask the reviewer not to review one's work. Do the rest of us a favor. Don't argue back, REPORT them by clicking "Contact Us" at the top of the screen and referring the matter to Administration. -
    Sarkems: Elchupakabra, I had alook at your reviews. You only docked one star on those pieces, and you explained why, and that it was nothing to do with the faith of the particular authors. You should definitely report the one who called you a moron. -
    elchupakabra: Thank you, I was actually unaware that the comments were available to the public and not just the author, but regardless, I have a thick skin. I'm comfortable with my abilities as well as my limitations, and I have a big enough ego to handle people's objectifications of my opinions, even if it's something as trite as moron. However, I must concurr with nor84. It is a total waste of time arguing with many of these people, as they will loop over and over in a God of the Gaps argument that is as infinite as time and space. -
    Ideasaregems-Dawn: HAHAHAHAHAHA! I'm sorry, but your comments just cracked me up! (July 28). You've reviewed my poem, so I came to say hi. I see you are new, so I'll also add "Welcome!"

    "It's a pretty big book." HAHAHA. "Moses is up there thinking, 'What the hell?'..." HAHAHAHAHA! Right on! -


elchupakabra: I've had such a great time with Fanstory ever since I started, which was about three days before I upgraded my account and started uploading work and reviewing other people's work. In the ten days that I've had my account I have had the chance to share my stories and my poetry with so many people, but even better, have had a chance to hear your reactions and reciprocate in kind. This has been such a great and motivating experience for me, and it came at a time where my writing had begun to drop off. Thank you to all who run this site, and each and every member. Keep crushing it guys!


elchupakabra: "The most important day of my life, was the day I helped to create life."
    Dean Kuch: You see things; and you say, "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say," Why not?" -


elchupakabra: I write what I see, what I feel and what I dream.
    Dean Kuch: 'I believe what a writer chooses to write about; that genre where they find their unique voice, is as personal as the type of underwear they choose to wear. Many like boxers, while others prefer briefs. Even still, there are those who prefer to wear no underwear at all. They put on (or not) what's comfortable, what 'feels good'. I believe writing is a lot like a pair of comfortable underwear...'
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    Sonjalee: How many poems did you review per day. You came up fast.I am just plodding along. Glad you liked the 6 stars for a great poem -
    Jackarrie: Congratulations for winning the contest "love poem" with love deranged. Mary -
    elchupakabra: @ Sonjalee - On a good day, I'll power review between 50 to 100 works over the course of the day. I'm on parent leave right now so I'm home full time. @ Mary, Thank you, it was my first one and I was glad to get it under my belt. -