Talk:Ebgerd: The Rock n' Roll Troll With Soul/@comment-7706473-20140903121003/@comment-25021327-20140903193116

Thank you so much for another [(overly ;)] gracious review! Im quite pleased that you enjoyed this story. I liked writing this, but honestly had some trouble with it, I found it vexing for reasons I don't fully understand. Maybe it was trying to fit so many factors in a single story. bleh.

Anyway, I miss those old software programs and bundles, many of which came packaged with computers back in the day. I still find it odd that you now buy a computer and it oly has the bloated operating system, and a few utilities. There are no games, encyclopedias, sound recorders, or other seemingly random odds and ends. I guess it's all on the interwebs now.

Mostly in writing this I wanted to make use of the Ebgerd character, who just congealed in my head one day a while ago. He seeed so bizarre, yet innocuous that I feel he fits right in with products aimed at children, who wouldn't yet realize how strange he was. But he means well. I also wanted to use "Long Tall Sally," which is a great, fun, and, I feel, timeless song in a story. I don't know why, I always felt it could work as something dark, or sinister.

Similarly, in answer to your question, Gugger (sometimes gug) is just a word that I wanted to make use of. It's something that I use when I can't think of other words. I.E. I'll use it as a file name, e-mail subject line, anything inconsequential. Plus I like the way it looks and sounds.

I'm apt to ramble on, so I'll just finish this up. Thank you very much for your review! I am thoroughly glad that you read, and enjoyed the story. I was (am) kind of worried that it would be too weird and irrelevent for anyone to enjoy. Thanks again for reading and commenting :)