h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

As Groucho Marx said 'I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.' I remember getting so upset about failing in my objectives in the past that I would self sabotage. I got to that grumpy stage of saying to myself that if anyone turned round after apparently snubbing me and said that they really liked my work, I was waiting for the rejoinder I had been rehearsing, to be used. But no, those people who cut me dead, ensured I stayed dead by never getting back to me. Such a waste of witty but snide retorts, still it led to some good ideas for stories and sharpened my writing skills.

In life this was also reflected in failed relationships, failed jobs and the failure to stay anywhere long term, after I left home. I was on a science website for 3 years at least, which was double the time I had held down my longest job (I nearly stormed off this site in a huff, after plonking four entries down at the same time and having pot-shots taken at my ego because I hadn't checked the grammar, the spelling and the facts in some cases, simply because one post became three and it had bored the hell out of me by the time I had finished).

Glad you're still around in here - there is plenty to explore, and you're dong well so far.

Peer Review is a challenge, as Dmitri said this week A87917098 but the rewards are good too - stick with it and take the feedback on board and you'll get the thrill of your work being accepted into the Edited Guide

Sorry you didn't enjoy the bird Entries - you took on a mammoth task there, as it is hard to describe birds in words... Hopefully after having had a break from them you'll be able to look at them with fresh eyes - they will be an asset to the Edited Guide once they have been polished up

All the best, and see you around

Polished up? I feel more like getting a shotgun and polishing off any of the blighters that land in the garden from now on!