Creativity moves in mysterious ways

It's strange. Whenever I suffer writer's block or  have trouble thinking an argument through, as s oon as I go to bed, my mind is flooded with ideas. Yesterday evening, I was trying to write a poem for my mom's 60th birthday. But I couldn't think of anything to write. Then I went to bed and immediately had an idea. I wrote the poem within 15 minutes. Though, I'll probably add another stanza since...

Quickly Improving Listening Comprehension

...I'm new to this community, so sorry if this question is frequently asked/answered. I was just wondering what your ideas are of ways to quickly improve my listening comprehension. I find that even when I KNOW all the words in a sentence that someone says, it'...prepared to put in a lot of time to improve this skill, but I'm just curious what your ideas are about the best ways to go about it. Thanks!

De ignorantiae

... of late. I suppose it all began when zentiger made the claim that Aquinas’s Five Ways are “ bullshit ,” but it wasn’t until later I realized the extent of the problem. I ..., for the record, respond to zentiger ’s ignorance of the defensibleness of the Five Ways, but vox_diabolica has rejected my convert_me post on Aquinas’s First Way and once again arbitrarily—...

Fic: Spaghetti, Showers, and Soho - Rufus/Nik - NC17

... the most enjoyable of activities. One has to find ways of amusing one's self, Rufus supposes, draping ...s ties. It hardly bothers him as, in many ways, Rufus lives to amuse himself and can find humor ... himself between them. They've tried numberless different ways, but this is how Rufus prefers it (though he's hardly unenthusiastic about any of the other ways). It's simply that this way he can watch...

Itaku @ amatomnes

... he was used to. If it were any other time, Itaku probably could get used to this. Maybe. Except it didn’t feel like home and nothing like how a youkai’s lair felt. It made him uncomfortable in countless ways, and Itaku didn’t even know what they all were. It was just this uneasy feeling; even his body didn’t feel the same. It felt as if- … What was this that he felt? Definitely not like a weasel...

Crackfic/Musical Parody: "Amestrian Idol--A Salute to Edward Elric" with M.C. Hughesyourdaddy"

...until that final vote cast by Major General Armstrong—“ HUGHES: “—boy, that was one hell of a nut-cutting for the Colonel. But it was The Metal Man who came out on top —in more ways than one, so tonight, we’re going to look back on the highlights of that…er…. climactic …final battle!” ( cue lights down—camera on video screen) HUGHES: “Our first clip comes from his ...

Sermon for this Sunday, Trinity 23 in the Historic Lectionary

...your self-justifiying lies, your vain posturing, your half-truths, and deliberate deceptions.  He knows your plotting ways and shallow excuses.  Who do you think you are?  He knows you.  He knows what you are: ... unto God what is God’s,” who could stand? Repent.  The way of the Pharisees, the ways of the world are through loopholes, doubletalk, deception, and excuses.  They come and try to outsmart...

Femslash, hurray!

... we haven't enough space.” “You're moving in with me. I mean,” said Tegan, realising how that sounded, “you can share my room. Like we did on the TARDIS. We wouldn't have to--” There were only two ways to shut Tegan up, and Nyssa didn't have a gun about her person, so she kissed her. * “Er, Tegan,” said her assistant, “I think you should come out here and see this.” A crowd was gathered in ...

... through having them more that once :D Do you think​ peopl​e talk about​ you? Ehh, doubt it. Do you like anyon​e?​ Yeah :] Are you the same perso​n as you were at the begin​ning of 2008?​ In some ways. Do you think​ two peopl​e can last forev​er?​ Yeah Who were you in a car with yeste​rday?​ Just myself. Is there​ someo​ne on your mind that shoul​dn'​t be? Nope :] Do you care what peopl​e ...

log; complete

..., and he knows that Tieria can't know all the ways he means it. "This is going to get complicated. But ...he's done his best not to be human in some ways, hasn't he? It turned out not to work that well... hasn't muddled his words or train of thought in ways he can't determine. "It's all right to trust ...a lie, because he does understand Tieria in so many ways. Just not this one. "It's all right. I'll...