davecestual slurry hso 2012 yowza

by which I mean

let's actually figure things out for this so we can have an even better entry next time because damn ours was nice even though we actually started about 3 days before the deadline imagine what we could do with all of the time we're given

So far as I can tell, most of the groups have done fic/art entries, so unless we come up with another awesome idea like the slot machines, I think that sounds pretty good? The prompt is monsters, so I haven't immediately seen an opportunity for a similar collab. I'll be thinking, though!

Amy and I discussed for a bit the possibility of organizing perhaps tues-thurs-sat discussions, if those are convenient. We could also find other days, if there are too many conflicts.

Additionally, if we do a fic/art entry this round, we thought perhaps since we have two weeks, the first week could be put towards fic-ing, and on the sat/whatever final meeting of that week the team would pick which fic to use this time (because unfortunately collabing on fics is a bit harder and we can't exactly put them together unless happy coinkydinks because word limits are awful), and then our team members geared towards art/picture-y things/visuals/wait aren't written slash typed words visuals/man I'm kind of confusing myself here/ also prattling on as always but if I keep making dumb infoposts then I think you'll have to get somewhat used to it/I apologize for that though/was there a subject oh wait there we go would do their stuff over the next week.

And whichever side is off that week could work on br point racking upping!

It's a bit late for me to be talking to you guys about anything I apologize profusely

Also sorry to the writers that my lateness in alerting you guys has probably cut somewhat into your writing time?? And to artists who already started on a piece, we can figure out if we want a different system later too but howsabouts we have a team meet tomorrow since it'll be tuestay gast is this the part where i say something about fat nasty trash hm idk anyways we need to talk

we really need to talk

i dont know about you guys but I gave myself a really bad headache on the plane worrying about whether we'd be able to get a piece in on time

talk here about the prompt or what times youre available or what have you im about to be caught on the computer at obscene hours from the parents point of view so bye

 SHIT

Right, sorry, I've been really bad about pretty much everything and jeeze I'm really sorry

Tomorrow/Today is the 20th, which is the day we wanted to have our entries done and the day for us to get together and polish whatever we're sending in.

Does using 7-8 PM my time (EST or GMT-5 apparently because screw timezones and DST) as a 'mandatory' hour again sound good to everyone, or should we angle sooner, or?
Actually wait I'm not going to be available during that time, but it seems that this time services most of the people who filled the form, so I won't be there but that shouldn't affect you guys too much?

Ugh, sorry again. Please try to have at least an idea by tomorrow and if possible a rough draft of some kind of whatever you're doing.

KEEP IN MIND THAT THE DUE DATE IS THE 23RD, AND BY THAT I MEAN THE DUE DATE FOR THE ACTUAL R1 ENTRIES.

Sorry for putting you on short notice if you don't have anything yet! If you need help with ideas or anything, I'll be on tomorrow for a good deal of the day anyways, so if you want to talk to me then, definitely go ahead.

I'll have the last Skype log up and summarized right away, too. Sorry for taking so long on that.

Also, on a personal note again, my internet access starting from the 21st is going to be dubious at best, since my family's going to be travelling. Not sure if that's technically relevant to anyone, but apologies anyways.

Told you my alarm clock was shitty. =3=

Right, so according to looking at the spreadsheet, in my timezone it looks like there's a period of overlap, which is great. ouo

We appear to have three or four (I think three) people who haven't listed their times, but if they notice this and can make it, that'd be nice. If not, there will be a chat log saved and ghostpen0r is considering a Saturday chat as well (and maybe other wonderful group activities). So fear not if you can't make it!

In any case, it would appear that the overlap time is from 6-10 EST, which translates to 11-3 UTC or apparently the same thing in GMT, wow I really need to look at a timezone map and not just a converter so I'm not just plugging in numbers and being surprised.

Of course, you're not expected to be present for the entire 4 hours, because as awesome as that would be it also sounds just a bit silly, haha. So we'll say that that period of time is a preferred group time, and then we can pick an hour or two for a more 'mandatory' meeting period. And by mandatory I mean please be there but it's not like we're going to chase after you for missing it.

Does anyone have any objections for using the hour 7-8 EST which would be 12-1 UTC/GMT? Or the hour after that, maybe? Or any better suggestions for hours because I really haven't a clue at the moment. 

 I guess this is a pretty haphazard method of doing things, but we'll use Google Spreadsheets to plan at least this first meeting. 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aq5vBDTEbBtydHBidmF6XzhYNDZZZzZZT0piMFZYSnc

The only necessary information is timezone and times available, although if you want to mention more, go right ahead! If you don't want to just use the column for flexibility and comments, go ahead and just use another part of the spreadsheet, indicate that it's you talking, and just say whatever! Or comment or post anything on the comm because that's a lot easier, but I just like messing around on spreadsheets sometimes, you know?

So yeah, everyone put something down! It should be open for editing. We can decide the "official" discussion time after most if not all people have added their info, but of course it'll b

As for reminders, we have two people remaining who haven't yet checked in. You know who you are. It'll be great having you on the team, so be sure to do so! If you know them or have any methods of contacting them that haven't been listed elsewhere on here (because chances are that I have or will contact them those ways over the course of the day) then please let them know!

Also, everyone should make an effort to check the comm at least once a day, although the best thing would be to have email notifications set on, at least for new posts. After everyone's present, we won't need to make as many update posts that we have been, trying to catch everyone's attention, and we'll be doing most of our discussions via comments and chats, most likely. Don't let that deter you if you have something to say via post, but I at the least won't be spamming everyone as much. Hopefully. 

Additionally, I've made a Skype group, and if you've exchanged contact info with me, then I added you to it. I think you should be made aware of it when you get on? But I'm not sure, so we'll see. There are two people who I've added to my contacts who haven't confirmed, and then there are 2 people on our team whose Skypes I don't have at all. I'd like to have everyone in the group as soon as possible to avoid confusion later, so please check on that!

But the collab prompt just went up and naturally I'm a bit excited to be working with you all.

The prompt was "aberration", and as the mods defined it, "a break in the pattern."

So, thoughts, ideas, suggestions? Or wait till our lovely palhoncho makes a proper post on this? Also, we should immediately start thinking about at least what medium to use so we know what to expect.

About ideas, I for one was thinking that a Doomed Dave could be considered an aberration, and of course considering that there are lots of opportunities for doomed Daves considering, then that might be a good idea to start off of. That's just my thought, though, and I'm eager to hear everyone else's. ouo

Additionally, I've always considered the word aberration to imply something of a monstrosity, so going by that, perhaps we could use a trickster or grimdark Dave. That might just be my love for tricksters and grimdarks showing, though. Oops.