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[kittydesade]

In a German statement, the finite verb is always in second position (except when it isn't, heh) even when an element other than the subject is in first position. When an element other than the subject is in first position, the subject follows the verb.

Der Sommer ist in Deutschland anders.
In Deutschland ist der Sommer anders.

Restate the comment given beginning with the word in parentheses. Follow the model:
Es ist heute schön, nicht? (heute) Ja. Heute ist es schön.

1. Es bleibt hoffentlich warm. (hoffentlich) Ja. Hoffentlich bleibt es warm.
2. Das Wetter war gestern schlecht, nicht? (gestern) Ja. Gestern war das Wetter schlecht.
3. Das Wetter war aber am Mittwoch gut, nicht? (am Mittwoch) Ja. Am Mittwoch war das Wetter gut.
4. Das Wetter bleibt jetzt bestimmt gut, nicht? (jetzt) Ja. Jetzt bleibt das Wetter bestimmt gut.
5. Die Sonne scheint hoffentlich. (hoffentlich) Ja. Hoffentlich scheint die Sonne.

Construct sentences with the elements given, beginning with the time element.

Am Montag spielen Michael und Hans Tennis.
Heute geht Anna ins Kino.
Am Sonntag habt Carla Geburtstag.
Heute Abend spielen David und Greta Volleyball.
Morgen arbeite ich nicht.


Oh baby, who's awesome? I am awesome. Admittedly, mostly because I can follow directions carefully, but STILL. I now have a dark rust colored leotard (and if I'm really fussy about it I might order another white one to dye a slightly lighter shade, but still) upon which I can sew my Thundercats patch and that means the Cheetara costume is pretty much done, baby. Oh yeah, who's your daddy?

At some point I'm guessing later this week I might actually dress up in my Cheetara costume and take pictures. Or possibly next week before Dragon Con, we'll see.

Seriously, I am feeling so awesomely achieved right now. I have a bunch of costumes that I've done alterations to that actually will work as altered, I have a few pirate/poet/generic non-blouse shirts that will work, I have corsets and random other shit for my off days (or I may just cop out and go with jeans and t-shirts if I can't get EVERYTHING sewn in time) and, really, I'm not feeling rushed in any of this. I am fucking ready for Dragon Con. And, on the other plus side of it, if I want I can probably dye another leotard and keep that for the Cheetara costume, but either way? I have two (plus garb) costumes I can reuse next year. This, too, is awesome.


13. What's your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?

14. How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?

15. Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!

16. Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing? ;)

17. Favorite protagonist and why!

18. Favorite antagonist and why!

19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!

20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?

21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?

22. Tell us about one scene between your characters that you've never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not.

23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story—from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?

24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What's the most interesting way you've killed someone?

25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.

26. Let's talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!

27. Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if not, how you go about designing your characters.

28. Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there's nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.

29. How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?

30. Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!


11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?

Ohhh I've been dreading this question. I don't really have a least favorite character to write. Right now my favorite to write is definitely Nameless, because he's uncouth, he says things that I want to say even if they're not always (read: almost never) in the way I want to say them, and even despite all his many, many flaws he's still a pretty cool guy. Sam the Sorcerer is my other favorite. Because he's Sam. And he's really damn easy. Pun intended.

Least favorite... I don't know. I don't really have a least favorite. Probably whoever's being stubborn about being written at the time.

12. In what story did you feel you did the best job of worldbuilding? Any side-notes on it you'd like to share?

I think the worst job I did of worldbuilding was probably the Kovalenko Contingency Mars colony. I didn't map anything out, I didn't take notes, I didn't figure out a damn thing beforehand with the end result being a lot of the description was half-assed and would probably give a real scientist fits, not to mention writers who demand at least a little consistency in their rules-breaking. The best job... probably goes to my first novel. I had the maps of everything worked out, the climates, the cultures of most places, I had a lot of detail jammed into that thing. Which, since I was working on it for five or six years, sort of makes sense. A pity it was actually written like crap. The other place I can think of that I did a decent job of building is the Desert, but that's still a work in progress. I'm still working on that. And I hope that the first novel that's set there will turn out to be better than the first novel set in my other world. Which, since there's about twelve years of experience between then and now, is probably pretty easy to assure.