Semi Final Chat and Prediction

[Adonis]

Pinot Grij vs. Diode

topic:



Cimmerian vs. Mr. J

Topic:





Good Luck ladies

[UnbornBuddha]

That first topic is an interesting one. Hmmm... Double exposure.

[Adonis]

Originally Posted by Godcomplex

That first topic is an interesting one. Hmmm... Double exposure.

You should write up a quick prediction for the mag if you got the time brother man. Miss reading your shit. Though I got this book I been deep into for a couple days, when I have the time anyways

Not sure if you know the series: Mysteries of the Universe? But I came across a nice collection of them for the cheap and been reading the 'Time And Space' book of the series, some crazy shit. Learned about 'DreamTime' from I believe Aussie Island or New Zealand maybe, there cosmogony beliefs. Also learned a bunch about Indian as Hindu. Weird book that talked about worm holes and folding time and space but has mainly focused on connecting dots to hundreds religious beliefs about how we all began. Most seemed to start with an Egg.

Also Angra Mainyu is the shit

[Adonis]

What sort of topic would you four choose for the finals if you are skilled enough to make it past this round?

Picture, quote or traditional (blowing winds, chasing time, horrible examples but meh.)

[oats]

Tag me when verses are up and I'll drop a vote. Good luck to all.

[Razah]

My bad on not being able to vote- Today's my only day off this week.

Kinda' glad I lost, I was rushing every verse posted for this tourney. *shrugs

Good luck ya'll

[Certain]

I kind of wish the topics had been reversed, but I'm interested by both. I don't have time to write for the magazine this week, but my picks are Pinot Grij by a hair and Cimmerian commandingly.

[Adonis]

Originally Posted by Certain

I kind of wish the topics had been reversed, but I'm interested by both. I don't have time to write for the magazine this week, but my picks are Pinot Grij by a hair and Cimmerian commandingly.

They were. But as soon as I posted the bird topic on cimmerian it reminded me of a verse he wrote round 2 so I changed it.

He wrote that verse about a flying stock broker, soaring like a bird to his death, so I had to change it

[Diode]

.... so now Pinot and I will be subconsciously judged against a winning verse from a prior round if we even tangentially approach the same concept in any way

woooo sooooo fun

why not pick literally any other picture?

[Witty]

I honestly don't think that is something to worry about tbh.

[Witty]

Oh and good luck to all, I hope to find time to vote on both battles.

[UnbornBuddha]

Originally Posted by Adonis

You should write up a quick prediction for the mag if you got the time brother man. Miss reading your shit. Though I got this book I been deep into for a couple days, when I have the time anyways

Not sure if you know the series: Mysteries of the Universe? But I came across a nice collection of them for the cheap and been reading the 'Time And Space' book of the series, some crazy shit. Learned about 'DreamTime' from I believe Aussie Island or New Zealand maybe, there cosmogony beliefs. Also learned a bunch about Indian as Hindu. Weird book that talked about worm holes and folding time and space but has mainly focused on connecting dots to hundreds religious beliefs about how we all began. Most seemed to start with an Egg.

Also Angra Mainyu is the shit

I can give a quick prediction. I'll have it by tomorrow night. And no I don't know the series. I already have too many books more than a person can read in one lifetime, and believe me I try, but keep adding more books to the collection so its a hopeless endeavor. Yes, eggs, seeds, and womb (and more modern the term embryo) are common corporeal images used to ontologically denote the primordial suchness. But, its not an egg that can be cracked, rather its more about the concealed contents within the egg that is special since the egg casing itself is just a shell. This is a metaphorical statement that an egg might not look like anything special, but inside its walls lies a vastness that transcends those walls. That my friend is what the egg denotes and much more.

[Pinot Grij]

Originally Posted by Adonis

What sort of topic would you four choose for the finals if you are skilled enough to make it past this round?

Countries, years, historical events, historical figures, trends in popular culture, etc.

Anything that is not some artsy fartsy interpretive baloney.

[Mr. J]

How about no topic.......and just make it an original piece...

[Adonis]

Originally Posted by Mr. J

How about no topic.......and just make it an original piece...

Most down with this though people always talk shit, but I do like all pinots ideas

[Witty]

It's called the Winter Topical tho, without a topic it isn't really a topical, no? I'm all for a tournament or league without given topics, been advocating for that for a decade plus lol but right now it goes against the nature of the tournament imo and also in previous rounds it wasn't offered and that is perhaps a little unfair, I mean, I'll write the fuck out a verse with no given topic, possibly still not good enough to beat @Cimmerian who I favour for the tourney, but I believe my point stands.

[Witty]

Also, rhymes in my first sentence. I legit don't even try these days.

Genius status.

[Mr. J]

Freepost

[Adonis]

Lol at rhyme,witty killing the game. And I hear you bro, but it's the finals. You get through the gauntlet of the tourney and win the right to write about what you wish. I don't care either way. @Diablo thoughts? Maybe send me a topic or two in pm? I can't search for images anymore, I ran out of shit to look for. Been doing this too damn long

[Diablo]

I hate the idea of use your own topic tbg