Monday, 4 April 2011

C is for ... ???

Wow! So many comments! Thank you all so much for stopping by. I'll be spending a decent chunk of my day today making the rounds. I should technically be getting on with my second novel, but hey, who can dodge the temptation to give a little blog love?

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So, the answer to Saturday's post was, BOREDOM. Yes, practically everyone guessed right. I'm hoping that's due my awesome 'showing' skills, rather than it being easy, right? *wink wink* ;o)

So here is today's installment ...

Carl caught the basketball with one hand, maintaining his stare toward the shithead know-it-all bully who had aimed it at his head. Shame he was a little off target. If he had, in fact, aimed it correctly, Carl would now be staring at the back of his right hand, which was, actually, more pleasing to the eye than "Chuck's" pocked and pierced idea of a face. Carl, with a quick flick of his wrist, engaged the basketball into a swift spin. He held his forefinger taut, and winked at Chuck, "You game take this outside, dude?"

So, can you guess the emotion / feeling / state of mind depicted in this piece that begins with the letter ‘C’? (Thank you, MM the Queen of English, for pointing out the fact that boredom is a state of consciousness out on Saturday! You were certainly right.)

Please nip over to Nicole's blog to read her interpretation of our C-prompt word. Here’s the link!




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50 comments:

  1. mooderino4 April 2011 at 12:05

    Hmmm, contempt?

    'mood
    Moody Writing

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  2. Glynis Peters 4 April 2011 at 12:44

    Confident?

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  3. S.A. Larsenッ4 April 2011 at 12:58

    Are we looking at confidence???

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  4. Laura Pauling4 April 2011 at 13:17

    the first emotion seemed to be contempt. I was going to say anger then realized it had to start with C. :)

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  5. Unknown4 April 2011 at 13:22

    uhm...competitive? confident? No, wait, I know! It's cock-sure!

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  6. Liz P4 April 2011 at 14:02

    Ooo I don't know why I had a tough time with this one. Good challenge.

    Cocky?

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  7. Enbrethiliel4 April 2011 at 14:04

    +JMJ+

    I'm going for cockiness!

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  8. Unknown4 April 2011 at 14:12

    Oh, great idea to use the world of sports for a setting in today's entry. Loved it! I changed by post to say 'emotion/feeling/state of mind' too, that's a much better explanation of what we're attempting here. ((hugs))

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  9. Samantha Sotto4 April 2011 at 14:37

    Hmm...cocky?

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  10. Jules4 April 2011 at 14:50

    Since is little I'd have to say courage. Got to cheer for the underdog :)
    Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow

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  11. Anonymous4 April 2011 at 14:57

    confidence or courage

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  12. Angela4 April 2011 at 15:14

    Contempt. What a marvelous idea Jessica. And how cool that Nicole is doing it too!

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  13. Bish Denham4 April 2011 at 15:23

    First thought was contempt, then cocky. Maybe both?

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  14. Jeremy [Retro]4 April 2011 at 15:44

    cooks and thieves steal the cap from the bald man...
    jeremy [iZombie]

    explanation:
    http://izombielover.blogspot.com/2011/04/c-is-for-comments-and-crazy-charlie.html

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  15. Martha4 April 2011 at 15:44

    I'm thinking cocky too.
    Thanks for stopping this morning. To answer your question - believe it or not my crazy cat does play fetch. I am not even joking! Maybe I can get a video of her doing it for the letter V :-)

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  16. Rachel4 April 2011 at 15:50

    Cocky

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  17. Unknown4 April 2011 at 16:08

    I have to go with cocky.

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  18. Talei4 April 2011 at 16:10

    I say cocky too! Fits the feel of this snippet! ;-)

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  19. Creepy Query Girl4 April 2011 at 16:12

    um, feeling confrontational?? lol

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  20. Nate Wilson4 April 2011 at 16:56

    I'm confident the answer is "calm and collected."

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  21. RHYTHM AND RHYME4 April 2011 at 17:03

    Seeing that my word to day was confidence I'll stick with confidence.

    Yvonne

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  22. Amy Saia4 April 2011 at 17:06

    First of all, great paragraph! I'm thinking cocky . . . but I'm probably wrong, haha.

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  23. jabblog4 April 2011 at 18:01

    I wrote confident and commanding on Nicole's post and I'll stick with confident. I'm not so sure about commanding now - it doesn't quite fit your character.

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  24. Unknown4 April 2011 at 18:27

    I'm going with control and confident.

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  25. Laura S.4 April 2011 at 18:31

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  26. Matthew MacNish4 April 2011 at 18:31

    I'm going with crazy, because whoever named all these kids names that begin with C, was crazy.

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  27. Laura S.4 April 2011 at 18:32

    Cocky or confident!

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  28. MM the Queen of English4 April 2011 at 18:34

    This one is hard. My first impression was anger, but today is C, not A day. Then came disgust -- d-- tomorrow, not today.
    So then I looked at everyone else's comments. I know you don't consider that cheating. I consider it learning from the group approach. So here goes: I vote for contempt.

    MM the Queen of English
    queenofenglish.wordpress.com

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  29. RosieC4 April 2011 at 18:51

    Concentration? That's not really an emotion, either, but I'm not sure on this one.

    Rosie
    East for Green Eyes

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  30. Soooz Burke4 April 2011 at 18:59

    I'll go with Confidence or Cocky.

    Great post again, looking forward to reading much more.

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  31. Linda G.4 April 2011 at 19:12

    Confidence. :)

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  32. MJ4 April 2011 at 19:17

    cocky confidence.

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  33. Talli Roland4 April 2011 at 19:27

    Cocky? Coniferous? Snort. Sorry!

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  34. Unknown4 April 2011 at 20:44

    I am going to go with cocky!

    Teresa
    Fangirl Next Door CLICK ME

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  35. FilmMattic4 April 2011 at 20:54

    One of the best blog titles I've seen yet! Love alliteration!

    As for the emotion, I'd say cockiness!

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  36. Marjorie4 April 2011 at 21:01

    I think I'm going with confidence, but this time I cheated and looked at what other people were saying. I couldn't think of "C" emotions.

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  37. Tiger854 April 2011 at 21:29

    I had a tough time with this one. It seems to me it could be cocky and confidence. Although one is usually mistaken for the other at times. =)

    http://tigeronmybookshelf.blogspot.com/

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  38. Anonymous4 April 2011 at 21:40

    What a fun idea!

    I'm gonna go with confidence. ;)

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  39. LTM4 April 2011 at 21:54

    Clever? Or maybe Cocky?

    Although if he's challenging the bully, then he's pretty confident...

    I give~ :D

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  40. Southpaw5 April 2011 at 00:04

    My first thought was contempt, but overall I think it is cocky.

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  41. Arlee Bird5 April 2011 at 00:16

    I guess Charisma on Nicole's, but now I guess I'm more apt to guess Confidence.


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  42. Mimi5 April 2011 at 00:30

    Cool, calm, collected, challenging and confident.
    I know tht's really five guesses, but it's what came to mind!

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  43. Sue5 April 2011 at 01:43

    Contemptuous challenge?

    Sue@traverselife

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  44. The Words Crafter5 April 2011 at 01:59

    Well written! How about confrontational?

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  45. Anonymous5 April 2011 at 02:35

    aw this one is hard. I've been jumping backwards and forwards between yours and Nicole's. The more I read them the more I think it's Cocky as well.

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  46. Jennifer Hoffine5 April 2011 at 02:57

    After reading both passages, I'm guessing confident.

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  47. Cat Lavoie5 April 2011 at 04:02

    I guess confidence too!

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  48. Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy5 April 2011 at 05:23

    Cocky :)

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  49. Stephen T. McCarthy5 April 2011 at 09:53

    AlliAllo ~
    Well, I don't know the answer, but I just wanted to say this is an awesome post and that you rock, girl!

    [I've decided to make a "sincere" attempt to blend in and become part of the crowd. How'm I doin'?]

    ~ D-FensDogg
    'Loyal American Underground'

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