tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post452279596143003486..comments2023-09-13T06:33:53.638+10:00Comments on Jem Jones, Writer: One Quirk Later #6 (plus a Christmas tag, because of course)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-55536351769218102222021-03-29T19:04:41.873+10:002021-03-29T19:04:41.873+10:00Hey Elisha! A pleasure to have you wander here - w...Hey Elisha! A pleasure to have you wander here - would you like a welcome lamington? <br /><br />Thank <i>you</i> for participating! (Late? pfffft we procrastinators do not recognise that word!) [lies. we recognise it and shriek. do we change our ways? no.] Seriously, though, <i>any</i> time is fine for Quirks, I'm just excited to read it!Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-12984811034384672452021-03-11T10:34:15.476+10:002021-03-11T10:34:15.476+10:00Hi Jem! I have wandered here following the directi...Hi Jem! I have wandered here following the directions of other lovely writers and I've been thoroughly enjoying my stay. I have even written a piece for this Quirk (super late, but it's fine XD) because the prompt was SO. COOL. :D Thanks for hosting this! I look forward to participating in more quirks (on time :P)<br /><br />https://thevoyagingstoryteller.wordpress.com/2021/03/11/the-trap-a-one-quirk-later-short-story/<br />Elishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05553581688022087379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-30918380799088829802021-02-28T16:58:33.095+10:002021-02-28T16:58:33.095+10:00ooh yasss<i>ooh yasss</i>Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-48494203441248235982021-02-26T20:57:25.294+10:002021-02-26T20:57:25.294+10:00Hooray! I love it!! (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧Hooray! I love it!! (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-79349944799852335402021-02-26T20:55:34.962+10:002021-02-26T20:55:34.962+10:00Velvare needs to wake up and be nice to Apen and A...Velvare needs to wake up and be nice to Apen and Avidan and Enel and also Gudrun, <i>why is Blue the only person he's actually friends with,</i> that's really sad now I think about it. (Possibly Marcus counts as a friend?? despite being younger? but Marcus has gone Novalog-ing.)<br /><br />...Armadillos will DEFINITELY do. I want to hear <i>all about</i> the armadillos. xD (If you decide to join us, this is the link: https://discord.gg/ab9K2qKYhC And I go by Jem there too, say hi!!) (Seriously though. Bring the armadillo tales, Sarah. If you tell me they are secretly aliens I'll probably believe it, they look too bizzare.)<br /><br />The Iced VoVo balls will not be necessary! I have written! *hides* *but with my mouth wide open, ready to catch if necessary*Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-1909414463103251032021-02-26T11:48:22.544+10:002021-02-26T11:48:22.544+10:00Thank you!
Same! It was...actually only recently ...Thank you!<br /><br />Same! It was...actually only recently that I realized one <em>could</em> dislike Velvare? And that it would be totally justified? But I still love him and he'd better figure himself out because I will be HEARTBROKEN if he doesn't.<br /><br />Well, maybe I should join it then! It sounds very fun. I don't have drop bears, do you think armadillos will do? "Let me tell you about that time the armadillos ate all our bread. Also they took over the dam and all the Army CORPS offices because sECRETLY they are aLIENS - " (Armadilloes ARE secretly aliens though, this is a true fact)<br /><br />^.^ I haven't eaten the ones you gave me yet, so they're reserved in readiness to throw, if need be. *stares menacingly*Sarah Seelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833954108422068010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-34234740866849008442021-02-23T03:44:33.088+10:002021-02-23T03:44:33.088+10:00*whispers conspiratorially* Just popped back to le...*whispers conspiratorially* Just popped back to let you know my response to the prompt is up on my blog :)The Temperamental Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777146194765984046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-70050686406568139602021-02-17T13:59:31.345+10:002021-02-17T13:59:31.345+10:00Throw something together, Charles! Write with aban...Throw something together, Charles! Write with abandon! Pour yourself over the empty page! Do it! (Am I yelling at myself at this point? yes, yes I am)<br /><br />It was probably only a few Christmases ago that I first heard O Come Emmanuel?? shocking. Hauntingly beautiful is a perfect way to describe it! There's just <i>something</i> about it which Does The Emotions.Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-23669065160500850302021-02-17T13:52:39.952+10:002021-02-17T13:52:39.952+10:00*passes Iced VoVo balls to you politely as a rewar...*passes Iced VoVo balls to you politely as a reward instead*<br /><br />HOW DOES LAURA DO IT, NO ONE KNOWS. Velvare was one of my favourite characters, and he still is, except with a good dose of "<i>whyyyy must you do that, be nICE, make gOOD DECISIONS-" </i>xD<br /><br />I don't tend to comment on TSE much, but the Discord is very very friendly! Also full chaos but eh! I am self-described 'socially awkward' and managed to slip in (I do have the "I'm an Aussie, wanna hear about drop bears?" thing to use, though xD )<br /><br />YESSS. I'm not going to read your Quirk until I've written mine, but 'children and knives'?? <i>I want</i>. <3 Maybe I need to throw Iced VoVo balls at myself so I can read yours quicker...Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-78949671995047888542021-02-16T10:37:31.320+10:002021-02-16T10:37:31.320+10:00WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME BACK and HUZZAH for a ne...WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME BACK and HUZZAH for a new Quirk!!! For which I am determined to write something even though at the moment I have NO IDEA what it's going to be...<br />I LOVE O Come, O Come Emmanuel SO MUCH. It's definitely one of my favorite Christmas songs. It's so hauntingly beautiful. The Story Spongehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327564173858884710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-67276117762845910522021-02-16T07:34:56.878+10:002021-02-16T07:34:56.878+10:00Oh. And. I forgot a thing. https://sarahseele.word...Oh. And. I forgot a thing. https://sarahseele.wordpress.com/2021/02/15/one-quirk-later-6-a-linkup-ft-children-and-knives/Sarah Seelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833954108422068010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-47634716403246250852021-02-16T07:30:17.978+10:002021-02-16T07:30:17.978+10:00(Thank you, I think your threat worked. I could no...(Thank you, I think your threat worked. I could not have borne to have Iced VoVo balls thrown at me.)<br /><br />Okay, so they're...normal trees but...evergreens? Like spruce-ish evergreens? nvm let me just go look up a picture...okay wow that is not what I was picturing (not spruce-ish at all) but they're really pretty. I LOVE the tropical-Christmas-y vibe of them.<br /><br />WELL, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GO AWAY. (just kidding) (I didn't answer this question on Kenzie's blog because I figured I might as well answer it in just the one place xD) Ahh no I am not in the Discord and have never even commented because...shy. :3 But I've been a fan for years. TSE is life. And RIGHT?!? It's fantastic and I'm jealous of her ability to make her characters so...you know. Where we love/hate the magical healing axe wielding ninja assassin. Velvare is kind of the same way except...not as horrible as Aetius.Sarah Seelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833954108422068010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-27935909795444852332021-02-16T05:56:26.396+10:002021-02-16T05:56:26.396+10:00You're so welcome! It's always very reward...You're so welcome! It's always very rewarding to participate. <3<br /><br />(That's a reasonable reaction.)<br /><br />I posted my Quirk today! It's here: https://samsbookshire.blogspot.com/2021/02/jem-jones-linkup-quirk-6in-which.htmlSamanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921781363788196695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-66859757054126418752021-02-14T22:13:01.608+10:002021-02-14T22:13:01.608+10:00*lies down in confetti and makes a confetti angel*...*lies down in confetti and makes a confetti angel* *<i>because a snow angel's just not happening...</i>*<br /><br />Thanks, Becky! Join us if those ideas just won't leave you alone, but whether you do or not, I hope college goes well for you this month!Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-28595174240015573812021-02-14T22:11:08.484+10:002021-02-14T22:11:08.484+10:00Getting embarrassed in public is very relatable......Getting embarrassed in public is very relatable... but if it's because I'm singing along to a song I love, I've decided I'm going to go for it xD (Beyond that, yes, inconspicuous is the best...)<br /><br />Thank you for tagging me, Miss March! <3Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-85345759580035370352021-02-14T21:50:48.942+10:002021-02-14T21:50:48.942+10:00If I don't see a Quirk from you, Sarah, I shal...If I don't see a Quirk from you, Sarah, I shall... throw Iced VoVo balls at you. *nod seriously* <br /><br />I <i>believe</i> she-oak can be either male or female. Unless that's a different species I'm thinking of. They look like a fluffy sort of conifer? (Incidentally, a quick google suggested that she-oaks are a noxious weed in Florida. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)<br /><br />Humbug is indeed fantastic and I am so glad I could share that with you x'D (Hearing it in the shops is crazy though?? do they not realise it's a rebellion against the consumerisation of the season??)<br /><br />SARAH. Because I have been away, I missed your posts in which you mentioned TSE, so I did not realise we share that fandom!! ARE YOU IN THE DISCORD. It would be <i>so odd</i> if we'd been talking there and just. not realised. But YES. Aetius inspires such mixed feelings! because he's trying to stab our poor innocent Novalog crew (and told Enel to go for Melete's legs. and also helped murder Vels' family) but also he is cool?? and funny?? Laura's characters are so well done!! Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-59807305988959392912021-02-14T21:34:15.732+10:002021-02-14T21:34:15.732+10:00KENZIE. LET ME SEE IF I HAVE ANY ANSWERS. *rummage...KENZIE. LET ME SEE IF I HAVE ANY ANSWERS. *rummages in bag up to my shoulder as though it's got Hermione's extension charm on it* NOPE NOT LOOKING GOOD. xD<br /><br />1) It's like a rum ball, so... a no-bake coconut-covered confectionery, but instead of rum, it's flavoured like Iced VoVos. Which are a biscuit with icing and jam. (Looking up the recipe, the simplest versions seem to involve: crushing Iced VoVos; mixing with cream cheese; forming into balls and dipping in melted chocolate; covering with coconut. We're a complex people xD)<br />2) Most of the trees around here are evergreens?? She-oaks do have leaves similar to a pine, though, if that eases your panic at all??<br />3) WHAT CHRISTMAS MOVIES. DOES THE GRINCH COUNT.<br /><br />Ah, I too am 100% unprepared, so... <i>do it</i>. Kenzaroo. Join me.Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-52161277197971805782021-02-14T21:09:17.362+10:002021-02-14T21:09:17.362+10:00No, thank you, Sam, for being such a wonderful par...No, thank <i>you</i>, Sam, for being such a wonderful participant in the Quirks! <3 <3<br /><br />(In all honesty, if it starts snowing here at Christmas, I'm going to go out on the beach in my togs, take a photo, and then <i>d i e</i>.)Jem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-48452646090762123162021-02-14T21:06:06.649+10:002021-02-14T21:06:06.649+10:00*the wild Jem shrieks like Gollum and hides behind...*the wild Jem shrieks like Gollum and hides behind a rock* AHHH A PEOPLE <br />*...darts back out to push a big pile of leaves under your tree, just in case*<br /><br />If I was clever, Magneto, I'd have described the Quirk as a February Christmas present myself. As things stand, however, I must thank you for contributing that comment. xDJem Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283849842223000389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-24859848185648765542021-02-11T12:40:50.880+10:002021-02-11T12:40:50.880+10:00YAY YOU'RE BACK *throws confetti*
I love the ...YAY YOU'RE BACK *throws confetti*<br /><br />I love the prompts! I'm not sure if I'll be able to write anything this month, because college, but I'll definitely join in if I have any ideas I can't resist!Beckyhttps://mothoftheday.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-51836684847535365072021-02-11T06:02:03.658+10:002021-02-11T06:02:03.658+10:00"That said, I would also be low-key panicking..."That said, I would also be low-key panicking, because Christmas is in summer here." Heehee. Very true. :)<br /><br />Going out and getting a couple she-oaks from the creek and zip-tying them together sounds like a really creative and practical way of doing a Christmas tree. Very cool!<br /><br />Haha. If I was one of your siblings I'd probably be saying the same thing to you. "YOU'RE IN PUBLIC!" I get embarrassed really easily if anyone I know does something in public that might draw attention to us. I like to go about in as inconspicuous a manner as possible. ;)<br /><br />Thank you for filling out the tag, Jem! I enjoyed reading your answers! :) Miss Marchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088465083055515308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-47779865389784266652021-02-09T12:01:02.626+10:002021-02-09T12:01:02.626+10:00I HAVE AN IDEA I HAVE AN IDEA. (Seriously, I know ...I HAVE AN IDEA I HAVE AN IDEA. (Seriously, I know what I'm writing and I'm actually writing it this time. Please come...throw things at me if I don't follow through on this. Or something.)<br /><br />So...what are she-oaks (and what are he-oaks and do either of them differ from gender-neutral oaks?)?<br /><br />I just discovered Humbug and it is...truly fantastic. I showed it to my sister just so I could watch her facial expressions evolve from bemused to completely confused to "WHAT?!" to reluctant amusement to dying laughing. It was grand. And I would toootally sing it in public! If I ever actually...went...into public, these days.<br /><br />Also cold ham off the bone and Aetius Nimrod content are both strangely satisfying. Though it will be even more satisfying if/when Aetius and his stupid magical axe get what's coming to them (and get a lot of it. i have such conflicted feelings about him because obviously he's a HORRIBLE person but...so <em>funny</em>. But that SCENE on the Novalog [when the table is cruelly stabbed]... Help.)<br /><br />Lovely to see you're not dead!Sarah Seelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833954108422068010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-42013044580009951922021-02-09T09:12:03.881+10:002021-02-09T09:12:03.881+10:00OH MY GOODNESS. JEM. THIS CHRISTMAS TAG. I HAVE SO...OH MY GOODNESS. JEM. THIS CHRISTMAS TAG. I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS.<br /><br />1) what is a Vo Vo ball? WHAT IS THIS. I AM SO CONFUZZLED.<br />2) What....what is a she-oak??? WHERE ARE THE PINE TREES. THE EVERGREENS. WHAT IS HAPPENING.<br />3) YOU'VE NEVER WATCHED CHRISTMAS MOVIES????? ?????????<br /><br />I just.....what. We NEED to discuss this at some point. XD<br /><br />Also! I am DETERMINED to participate in this Quirk! I'm very excited, have no ideas, and am 100% unprepared, but I AM EXCITED!Kenziehttps://smudgedthoughts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-21085663989122322562021-02-09T05:40:31.937+10:002021-02-09T05:40:31.937+10:00Jem! Welcome back to the blogosphere! We missed yo...Jem! Welcome back to the blogosphere! We missed you. :)<br /><br />This new quirk prompt is amazing! I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone does with it! (And thank you so much for the shoutout!)<br /><br />"That said, I would also be low-key panicking, because Christmas is in summer here." << *laughter*<br /><br /><br />Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921781363788196695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652645226882883505.post-53260111471089332922021-02-09T04:40:57.452+10:002021-02-09T04:40:57.452+10:00*eyes widening behind my binoculars* IT'S A JE...*eyes widening behind my binoculars* IT'S A JEM. A JEM HAS BEEN SPOTTED IN HER NATURAL HABITAT.<br />*squawks too excitedly and nearly falls out of the tree I'm perched in*<br />Welcome back! And what is this? You brought a new Quirk with you?? It's like a February Christmas present to go with the February Christmas tag, clearly this is perfect. The Temperamental Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777146194765984046noreply@blogger.com