Brains! Falling from the sky!

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Time for the monthly brainstorming post, wooo!!!

OCD is coming up!

Not dirty.

Comments

General ideas

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

They're broad, vague, and in need of refining! Talk about 'em here.

Re: General ideas

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

After yesterday's meme I have this burning desire to organize some kind of Fandom Amazing Race. I have NO idea how to make it work, but I think it could be a lot of fun.

Re: General ideas

[ancientbschamp.livejournal.com]

A few months ago, completely based off of a wacky macro picture that longislandiceme linked me to, I did a Luke's Diner post that had random bananas showing up in it. And then people (Mary at the Arms, Tyler at the gym, Dale at the trooper station, etc.) picked it up and just started running with it for about a week, having random bananas show up in business posts.

It was completely impromptu, and very lightweight but a lot of fun. And I think it'd be kind of neat to do little running-gag things like that every now and again. If nothing else, it's a neat way to spice up business posts on those days when we're having a hard time coming up with stuff.

Re: General ideas

[bitten_notshy]

I just wanted to say how much I loved that and agree we should keep going with it. I don't have townies just now, but it could run through office and room posts, too.

This was what we were trying to do with the prompts to some extent, but they seem to be something that we're done with. Also, everyone mentioning bananas organically is way cooler than "Prompt: Work bananas into your post."

Re: General ideas

[weefeetbigboots.livejournal.com]

THIS. I love that kind of thing -- I said in the forum that I have a hard time coming up with roomposts for my girls, but I also struggle with establishy townie posts. (This, for instance, is why Robin and Tino hate each other so much. It gives me SOMETHING TO DO.)

So running gags like that are a great way to give something to write about, when you're sitting there going "God, I can't have her clean again."

Re: General ideas

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

From the wrong account entirely: would anyone be interested in a mock trial group? I don't have a student who'd run it, but I do have a townie who would love to set it up. If anyone else was interested, I mean.

Re: General ideas

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

...YES PLEASE.

Specific ideas

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Like general but in the totally opposite direction.

Re: Specific ideas

[thatsamilkshake]

*cough movestotherightplace*

I would lovelovelove for someone to start a gay-straight alliance or similar support group, because despite the impressive lack of homophobia on the island itself, there's still a lot of these kids who could use the help just in dealing for themselves. (And/or with the fact that Fandom is ten times more accepting than their homes and families might be.)

Selfish reasons ahoy, of course, but I know it ain't just my needs-it-but-would-have-to-be-dragged-there-so-bad-choice-for-setting-it-up girl.

Re: Specific ideas

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I concur with this. Not so much because my girl needs it, but it would be a good idea.

And I'm actually not saying this for selfish reasons, honestly. Just out of a sense of, y'know . . . having been there. There's only so much an open-minded environment can do if your issues are deep-seated enough.

Re: Specific ideas

[likethegun]

Oooh. Oooh. That's kind of a ridiculously fabulous idea, she says for not selfish reasons as well. Sam might be out enough to consider organizing it, for that nice shiny college application... *ponders*

Re: Specific ideas

[trigons_child]

Raven's not the organizing type, either, but she would happily join to offer her empathic gifts to help anyone.

Re: Specific ideas

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

None of my kids would necessarily need it, but I think it's a fabulous idea and if there's no one ICly who *would* set it up, I would be more than willing for God to instruct Joan to set it up.

She says from the very wrong account.

Re: Specific ideas

[life_inshadow]

No power in this universe could get Tara to organize this, but she'd go and appreciate it a lot.

Re: Specific ideas

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

Wrong account, but: I've been wanting Alice to look into what actually happened with her parents' estate -- the house burned, but there had to have been some mementos left, which were presumably sold off in order to pay for her care at the asylum. Which is probably way off, historically, but I don't know what the accurate response there is, and I've tried digging a little with no luck so far.

The point is, if anyone has any idea (OOC on the details, or IC of how to make it happen, or IC of someone whose character could help?) -- then I beg for your assistance and offer cookies.

Re: Specific ideas

[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

Speaking of groups to organize, would anyone else be interested in a sort of "Dead Parent(s)/Person of Importance in My Life Support Network"?

And the more we talk about support groups, the more I hear the song from the Life Support scene in RENT.

Re: Specific ideas

[hes-aphantom.livejournal.com]

*cough cough* Visit my journal (http://hes-aphantom.livejournal.com/2192.html). Please. *cough*

Re: Specific ideas

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Would people be intersted in visiting Bordertown?

Re: Specific ideas

[loyal-type.livejournal.com]

On the full moon, all the werewolves on the island turn into, something cute and cuddly! Like Pomeranians, or Fizzgig.

Re: Specific ideas

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Everyone turns into Muppets! Or a talent show hosted by the Muppets.

Plot Spare Parts

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Things you have that others might find useful. At least as far as plots are concerned. Though I'm sure nobody would turn down pie if you had that as well.

Re: Plot Spare Parts

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan can get instructions from God to do stuff. Little things, like getting your kid to sign up for a certain class or join a certain club or big things, like connecting dots between point A and point B in a plot.

Re: Plot Spare Parts

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

Layla = Walking plot device. Need a confluence of events to occur? Consider her your trigger

Other stuff!

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Things what don't fit in above. Maybe because they are square pegs and the above is round holes.

OOC

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

OMG WORK IS CRAZY.