Writing Exercises: Lists

[rowyn]

The next section, I'm afraid, promises to be boring but easy. It's just lists of stuff. Big blocks of noun and adjectives. So I won't blame any of you for not clicking.

List things you could list
Books, cups,stuffed animals, people, live animals, clouds, planets, plants, cards, body parts, emotions, tests, lists, clothing, beverages, ideas, personalities, good dreams, nightmares, chores that annoy me, art forms, artists, studies, sciences, politicians, political movements, beads, utensils, ornaments, things I hate, things I like that other people hate

Select an item from the above list, and list things you could list about it
Personalities:
Introverted, extroverted, shy, eccentric, weird, psycophathic, sociopathic, friendly, well-balanced, off-kilter, emotional, crazy, disturbingly sane, procrastinators, people who always work ahead, dreamers who drift through life without wanting to focus on it, practical people who are risk-averse, risk-takers who are practical anyway, recluses, analytical, calculating, cold-blooded, loving, stable people who want to break out of their mold and be daring and unpredictable

Now pick an item from that list, and list things you could list about it
Analytical:
Good at math, good at solving linear problems, financially-savvy, telnar, ltwarhound, level_head, works with spreadsheets, computers [if my category is really "analytical personalities" can I still include computers under it? Maybe "artificial intelligence" would be better], programmers

Well, that's enough for this part of the exercise. I think the next ones should be of a little more practical use, though probably not a lot more interesting to others.

Comments

[kelloggs2066.livejournal.com]

A list of lists!

3 degrees.

5 degrees.

29 degrees.

55 degrees...

90 degrees (!)

Blub! Blub! Blub! Blub! Blub! Blub!

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[rowyn]

Listing a bit too much there, I see.

*pushes you upright again* :D

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[level-head.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, I've had some employee turnover as well.

A proper orientation reduces this.

===|==============/ Level Head

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[rowyn]

That's ...

...

... much too clever. I can't even riff off it properly.

[jordangreywolf.livejournal.com]

Hmm. How does one define "disturbingly sane"?

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[rowyn]

I don't know, exactly. I'd think it'd be someone who was creepily consistent, though. You know, the sort that never seems to get ruffled or upset, shows no evidence of mood swings, is always pleasant, works 40 hours a week, married with 2.5 children, shows no signs of any kind of instability or irregularity whatsoever. So sane that you think "this guy HAS to go postal someday". >:D

[jordangreywolf.livejournal.com]

(... and do you seriously expect us not to click on the link, when you put up that oh-so-tempting "Nothing to see here!" tag warning? ;D )

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[rowyn]

Well ... no, not really. But it WAS boring!

[minor-architect.livejournal.com]

stable people who want to break out of their mold and be daring and unpredictable

Well, lookie. There I am.

And you forgot to add kagetsume to your "analytical list."

:-)

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[rowyn]

And you forgot to add kagetsume to your "analytical list."

Right you are!

[And there I am, too. Though I think you're better at this "stable" bit than I am. I'm just undaring and predictable. :D]

[minor-architect.livejournal.com]

Undaring? Predictable? This coming from the woman who dove across the table at that Chinese restaurant to tickle...er, convince Kage that she should pay the check? ;-)

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[rowyn]

Aw, c'mon. You could see that coming a mile off. ;)

[minor-architect.livejournal.com]

Okay, well, the tickling part, sure. But going right across the table? I barely had time to get out of the way! :-)

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[rowyn]

He deserved it, though!

[minor-architect.livejournal.com]

I can't argue with that. He usually deserves to be tickled. Sometimes he even asks for it, by deed rather than word. ;-)