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One of the few actors I've seen go out of their way to credit their stunt actors by name in an interview is Keanu Reeves, who makes sure that Chad Stahelski gets his stars whenever he does press.

Thing is, Keanu does all his own action. But Chad does all his stunts. And when Keanu was asked to explain the difference, he was like, "oh, I'll fight ten guys and pretend to shoot a gun and run around and do some acting... And then Chad will get by a car. And then I'll stand up, and do some running and shooting, and then Chad will jump off of a building. And then I'll get up and do some more running."

Funniest way to break down action and stunts, and also really cool to actually credit his stuntman that's been bringing the character to life alongside him.

#stunt performers #keanu reeves

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[slamming my little fists on the table] WER-GILD (“weregild”) MENTION, WER-GILD MENTION—

#Oh no what a turn of events #Tragic #language #german #austria

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listen. i personally do not ship fearne and chetney romantically but i am wholly enjoying their current vibe of “we fucked once and now we’re platonic besties who hook up sometimes and also would kill for each other”

#I don't go there but I love this kind of dynamic #friendship #friends with benefits

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THE EXPANSE ↳ 5x06 Tribes “No, your dad. You said that he liked trees, not that he likes trees. I hadn't heard that he died. But I don't watch the news feeds much.” “I don't think he's dead… but after I went into prison, I didn't hear from him… at all.”

#clarissa mao #amos burton #the expanse

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Alpine tundra along Trail Ridge Road at Gore Range Overlook, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

#colorado #usa

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— Ursula K. Le Guin, from “A Rant About ‘Technology’”

#history

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I cannot stress how much of an impact this will have for the aspec community. It shows a character who has quite literally seen almost every inch of the universe, met all kinds of people, has been in all kinds of relationships. And what makes him the happiest is settling down with his best friend. He doesn't need romantic love or a relationship. How incredible is that? To have a show, in this sex obsessed day and age, do that?

When the entire world is telling aspec people our "lifestyle" is wrong or depressing or sad. When everyone is trying to "fix" us or is pitying us. When aroace erasure is so deeply rooted in society that you can scarcely find a fictional pairing where the fandom isn't crying their eyes out because they didn't get together or didn't kiss, as if their relationship is somehow lesser or inferior because of it.

I could go on and on about how earth-shattering it is to have one of the most popular and beloved characters in media choose platonic love. To show how platonic love and friendships are so powerful they even defied physics, probably even deeper and more powerful than romantic ones.

"This is the happiest I've ever been" Me too pal. Me too

#friendship #dr who

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#judaism #Too shy to explain my vote and reasoning #Scheduling for after the poll ends so I can check in to see if I was correct #Update: phew I got it right

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I used to think people called me irresponsible, dirty, immoral, or speculated about me having diseases because I wrote about having multiple partners.

Then I changed my name from Holly to Cliff.

I used to think people called me fat because I’m overweight.

Then I changed my name from Holly to Cliff.

I used to think people talked about whether they’d have sex with me (and somehow managed to make “yes” and “no” equally disdainful) because I wrote about sex.

Then I changed my name from Holly to Cliff.

I used to think a certain level of trolling and insulting was just the base state of the Internet, just something you had to thicken your skin to because Internet’s gonna Internet.

Then I changed my name from Holly to Cliff.

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My initial conclusion is, of course, “damn, everyone should change their name to Cliff,” but as that seems to not be right for everyone, let’s try:

“Damn, never think that abuse is inevitable or something you deserve”

and

“Damn, never think your judgement of a person is unaffected by your knowledge about their identity.”

and

“Damn, you can live in the same spaces with people for a while and still have no idea what a different view of the world and of human interaction they’re getting.”

#sexism #misogyny

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No see results option, I'm forcing you to perceive yourself. rb for more results plus

#I don't think I come across as cool anywhere #but online more than offline #about me

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I can't see I'm sobbingewhay the what the hell was that

What a plot twist that killed me

I means I knew it was gay but not like this

Not like this

#black sails #episode 2.05 #:)

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#yeah this is about wanting BETTER things for cishet people#not thinking they're innately terrible (sixth-light)

listening to cis straight people talk about how they view dating makes me wanna jump out a window its just so bleak

#queer #masculinitx #femininity #relationships

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happy lesbian visibility week

#lesbian #queer

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#internet #about me

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happy It's A Wednesday Sir wednesday

#the terror

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Conlanging for cheaters

quick tips for creating fantasy language(s) that look believable if you squint

Pick a few rules about what letter/sound combinations can and cannot exist (or are common/uncommon). For example, in English, "sp" or "st" can begin a word, but in Spanish they can't. The "ng" sound (or the voiced velar nasal if you want to get technical), can't appear at the beginning of a syllable in English, but it can in at least of third of languages around the world. English allows for consonant clusters (more than one consonant together without a vowel), but some languages, such as Hawaiian, don't. Picking a few distinctive rules that are different from English or the language you are writing in, and sticking to them, will yield a lot better results than just keysmashing.

Assign meaning to a few suffixes, prefixes, or roots. A simple and useful example of this is making up a particle that means -land or -city or -town, and tacking it onto your appropriate place names. You could also have a particle with a similar meaning to the "er/or one we have in English, such as in "baker," "singer," or "operator," and then incorporate it in your fantasy titles or professions. It's like an Easter egg for careful readers to figure out, and it will make your language/world feel more cohesive.

Focus on places and names. You usually don't need to write full sentences/paragraphs in your conlang. What you might want to do with it is name things. The flavor of your language will seep in from the background, with the added benefit of giving readers some hints on background lore. For example, you could have a conlang that corresponds to a certain group of people, and a character with a corresponding name could then be coded as being from that group without having to specify. A human-inhabited city with an elven-sounding name might imply that it was previously inhabited by elves.

You don't have to know what everything means. Unless you are Linguistics Georg R. R. Tolkien, you probably don't want to (and shouldn't!) actually make up a whole language. So stick some letters together (following your linguistic rules, of course) and save fretting over grammar and definitions for the important stuff.

(Bonus) This isn't technically conlanging, but it can be fun to make up an idiom or two for your fantasy culture (just in English or whatevs) and sprinkle that in a few times. The right made-up idiom can allude to much larger cultural elements without you having to actually explain it.

Congrats! You now have a conlang you can dust over your wip like an appropriate amount of glitter. Conlangs can be intimidating, just because there's so much you can do, but that doesn't mean you have to do it all. So yeah anyway here's what I would recommend; hope y'all have fun :D

#language #conlang

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In primary school I wanted to be George from the Famous five and then after that I wanted to be Strider from Lord of the Rings

#In hindsight I could have seen my gender coming in so many little things that weren't much on their own but added up #personal