Point of View: Wishes and Likes

JeffEngel wrote:

cthia wrote:I'd like the POV of Theodosia and Hamish's affair. Blame it on my college days of watching soap operas. It was the "in thing" then. Got you brownie points with the college girls too, who ALL watched them. Hey, when in Rome you eat spaghetti, if you have any hopes of an Italian girl. lol

I haven't anything serious against soap operas, but I really don't want to read the story of that affair. There was altogether too much pain there. Hamish had exhausted all the hopes his energy and fortune could extend for making Emily's condition any better. He was someone who expected, by inclination, background and training all combined, to be able to do something, and when it came time to do anything for the woman he loved, he couldn't. He couldn't even face that shame squarely, couldn't let Emily be a partner in healing it. He was as broken in his spirit as she was in body and it took another shameful violation, of his marriage vows this time, before his best friend could put him back together and sent him home.

I will take my drama and my melodrama as it comes, but that's too much for me to go through in detail, thanks.

Aside:
Less than a month now and I'll be walking down the aisle.

This is my first time. I have come to know why people get cold feet. Single Friends! Friends are supposed to be supportive, but it seems they take it as their job to test your convictions and certainty.

"Are you sure you're doing the right thing?"

"Marriage can go North or South and there's hell at the bottom and loneliness at the top -- which results in hell as well."

"It's too much like base jumping. You jump off of a bridge in faith, to plunge headlong into danger not really knowing the gravity of the situation, with an escape clause that can get you out of either at any time if you don't wait 'til it's too late -- a chute or a divorce. Except in marriage, many choose to not want to pull the cord when they need it, wanting gravity to settle the score."

"Marriage is too much like bungee jumping or having sex with a prostitute. You risk it all for less than 60 seconds of thrills but if that band breaks your ass is grass."

" "

Friends!

Do they, ah, have serious objections or are they just the sort who like to swat you around for kicks? Not that I have to know!

I can certainly accept your reasoning against the story. It does promise to be quite a tear-jerker. Yet, I personally like those types of stories and that one has a hint of a very tender side, from both Theodosia and Hamish's POV. Hamish has a very profound love for Emily. Enduring. And Kuzak is a very special woman and friend. I'd like to be in on it. Perhaps not an entire novel, but certainly a few chapters.

It's okay that you asked regarding my friends stance, Jeff. I put it out there. And thanks to you all for your comment and/or support. (Thanks a bunch John!)

I can't put my finger on anything except what they tell me. Which is that they are simply against the institution of marriage. And "your life is so perfect, why would you want to rock the boat?" To me, perfect is like the loving family I grew up in.

They all adore my fiancée. She's a very likeable, and quite beautiful, down to earth English girl. All of my friends even like her family, they are all quite remarkable. And a woman that can also win over my five sisters, cousins and nieces is remarkable. And all of the friends in question are from successful families -- parents still together and in love.

So I'm at a loss. Of course, all of my female friends and married friends are all for it.

Hilarious responses kzt, SWM. lol

cthia wrote:

JeffEngel wrote:Do they, ah, have serious objections or are they just the sort who like to swat you around for kicks? Not that I have to know!

It's okay that you asked regarding my friends stance, Jeff. I put it out there. And thanks to you all for your comment and/or support. (Thanks a bunch John!)

I can't put my finger on anything except what they tell me. Which is that they are simply against the institution of marriage. And "your life is so perfect, why would you want to rock the boat?" To me, perfect is like the loving family I grew up in.

They all adore my fiancée. She's a very likeable, and quite beautiful, down to earth English girl. All of my friends even like her family, they are all quite remarkable. And a woman that can also win over my five sisters, cousins and nieces is remarkable. And all of the friends in question are from successful families -- parents still together and in love.

So I'm at a loss. Of course, all of my female friends and married friends are all for it.

Hilarious responses kzt, SWM. lol

I think you can probably take it that the best and most relevantly informed opinions are for it, and that the people who get anxious about marriage are at least approving of the two of you. So go on, go out into this domestic adventure. If you both seriously want it and love one another, there's hardly a better background possible for making it work or a worse one for not going ahead.

Best of luck and many happy years together.

cthia wrote:Less than a month now and I'll be walking down the aisle.

This is my first time. I have come to know why people get cold feet. Single Friends! Friends are supposed to be supportive, but it seems they take it as their job to test your convictions and certainty.

"Are you sure you're doing the right thing?"

"Marriage can go North or South and there's hell at the bottom and loneliness at the top -- which results in hell as well."

"It's too much like base jumping. You jump off of a bridge in faith, to plunge headlong into danger not really knowing the gravity of the situation, with an escape clause that can get you out of either at any time if you don't wait 'til it's too late -- a chute or a divorce. Except in marriage, many choose to not want to pull the cord when they need it, wanting gravity to settle the score."

"Marriage is too much like bungee jumping or having sex with a prostitute. You risk it all for less than 60 seconds of thrills but if that band breaks your ass is grass."

" "

Friends!

Many thanks John. It means a lot.

JohnRoth wrote:Best of luck and many happy years together.

cthia wrote:Less than a month now and I'll be walking down the aisle.

This is my first time. I have come to know why people get cold feet. Single Friends! Friends are supposed to be supportive, but it seems they take it as their job to test your convictions and certainty.

"Are you sure you're doing the right thing?"

"Marriage can go North or South and there's hell at the bottom and loneliness at the top -- which results in hell as well."

"It's too much like base jumping. You jump off of a bridge in faith, to plunge headlong into danger not really knowing the gravity of the situation, with an escape clause that can get you out of either at any time if you don't wait 'til it's too late -- a chute or a divorce. Except in marriage, many choose to not want to pull the cord when they need it, wanting gravity to settle the score."

"Marriage is too much like bungee jumping or having sex with a prostitute. You risk it all for less than 60 seconds of thrills but if that band breaks your ass is grass."

" "

Friends!

Exactly where is McQueen's diary of her intended purge list?

Ashes of Victory

A dead, martyred McQueen will be a hell of a lot less threat to us than a live McQueen organizing firing squads of her own!"

cthia wrote:Exactly where is McQueen's diary of her intended purge list?

Atomized.

timmopussycat wrote:Atomized.

It seems likely that Theisman implemented much of it, though being a nice guy, he settled for exiling or imprisoning some of them ...

drothgery wrote:

timmopussycat wrote:Atomized.

It seems likely that Theisman implemented much of it, though being a nice guy, he settled for exiling or imprisoning some of them ...

Indeed, drothgery. And good riddance too.

It's just that I can see the tables finally being turned after the reign of Rob Pierre & Saint Just and the march of soldiers that turned the tables. It conjures likewise images in my head when I imagine the Ransom-like officers serving under the Führer finally getting theirs for all of their war crimes.

Both of the related imageries are quite satisfying.

More of the following POV would be most welcome. Or if someone could be so kindly to point me to the archives if've just misplaced my copy of the memo.

What was the name of the planet? What is the final resolution of said planet? What percentage of the population was the seven billion? What two navies were fighting?

The Eridani Edict is a significant part of the series, ever looming in the background or in a cloud. As a reader, I've always wanted to know more. We are given much of the what and even more of the cure, but little of the cause - the history.

The Epsilon Eridani Incident was the incident that led to the creation of the Eridani Edict.

During a military conflict in the middle of the 2nd Millenium PD, a Solarian League-member world in the Epsilon Eridani System suffered a massive planetary bombardment by enemy forces which resulted in the death of over seven billion people. As a consequence, the Solarian League ruled that any star nation bombarding civilians on planetary surfaces without warning and military reason would face severe punishment through the Solarian Navy. (HH8) -wiki

cthia wrote:More of the following POV would be most welcome. Or if someone could be so kindly to point me to the archives if've just misplaced my copy of the memo.

What was the name of the planet? What is the final resolution of said planet? What percentage of the population was the seven billion? What two navies were fighting?

The Eridani Edict is a significant part of the series, ever looming in the background or in a cloud. As a reader, I've always wanted to know more. We are given much of the what and even more of the cure, but little of the cause - the history.

The Epsilon Eridani Incident was the incident that led to the creation of the Eridani Edict.

During a military conflict in the middle of the 2nd Millenium PD, a Solarian League-member world in the Epsilon Eridani System suffered a massive planetary bombardment by enemy forces which resulted in the death of over seven billion people. As a consequence, the Solarian League ruled that any star nation bombarding civilians on planetary surfaces without warning and military reason would face severe punishment through the Solarian Navy. (HH8) -wiki

Not only that, but which were systems that were punished by the SLN for Eridani Edict violations?