#Harriet tam

[brokenpiecesshine]

Paramore on Instagram, 22/02/2023.

This is why the album sounds so good. @musicfriend | @mannymarroquin | @harriet__ham | @demifuguemastering 📸: @nykallen, @zacfarro

[marleneoftheopera]

Holiday Audio/Video Gifts!

For the holiday season, here are some audio gifts from various shows and one Phantom video! The link to them is here and the info is below the cut:

Happy holidays and I hope you are all having time for some rest!

Audios

POTO

Jon Robyns, Paige Blankson, Joe Griffiths-Brown, Kelly Glyptis, Matt Harrop, Adam Linstead, Francesca Ellis, David Kristopher Brown, Maiya Hikasa August 22, 2023; London

Tim Howar, Harriet Jones, Nadim Naaman, Lara Martins, Nicholas Garrett, Arvid Larsen, John Ellis, Valerie Cutko, Kelsi Boyden March 19, 2023; Greece

Josh Piterman, Corinne Cowling (u/s), Danny Whitehead, Katy Hanna (u/s), Ross Dawes, Kris Manuel (u/s), Sophie Caton (u/s), Paul Ettore Tabone, Georgia Ware October 17, 2019; London ​Matinee.

Jeremy Stolle (u/s), Samantha Hill, Greg Mills (u/s), Michele McConnell, Richard Poole (u/s), Tim Jerome, Ellen Harvey, Christian Sebek, Kara Klein, Scott Mikita (u/s) March 9, 2013; Broadway Matinee performance.

John Owen-Jones, Deborah Dutcher, Matthew Cammelle, Bruce Montague, Charles Shirvell, Margaret Mary Kane (u/s), Janet Murphy, Jeremy Secomb, Lucy Middleton January 5, 2002; London

Love Never Dies

Tam Mutu, Celia Graham, David Thaxton, Daniel Dowling August 25, 2011; London Tam Mutu's last performance.

Les Miserables

Christopher Jacobsen (u/s Jean Valjean), Stewart Clarke (Javert), Katie Hall (Fantine), Will Callan (Marius), Lulu-Mae Pears (Cosette), Amena El-Kindy (Eponine), Luke Kempner (Thenardier), Claire Machin (Madame Thenardier), Dejan Van der Flyert (Enjolras), Alex Shaw (Gavroche), Clohe Sullivan (Little Cosette), Tom Hext (Grantaire/Majordomo), Adam Pearce (Bishop/Claquesous), Ellie Ann Lowe (Factory Girl), Jordan Simon Pollard (u/s Foreman/Bujon), Matt Dempsey (Bamatabopis/Lesgles), Annabelle Aquino, Hazel Baldwin, Emily Olive Boyd, Ben Culleton, Matt Hayden, Sam Kipling, Anouk Van Lake, Harry Lake, Ben Oatley, Jonathan Stevens, Phoebe Williams, Ollie Wray September 28, 2023; London 15,000th show in London and the 5th show for the new company.

Sunset Boulevard

Nicole Scherzinger (Norma), Tom Francis (Joe Gillis), David Thaxton (Max von Mayerling), Grace Hodgett Young (Betty Shaefer), Ahmed Hamaad (Artie), Tyler Davis (Sheldrake), Charlotte Jaconelli (Johanna), Jon Tsouras (Cecil B. de Mille) September 28, 2023; London

Rebecca

Laureen Jones (I), Richard Carson (Maxim de Winter), Kara Lane (Mrs Danvers), Sara Harlington (Beatrice), Neil Moor (Giles), Piers Bate (Frank Crewley), David Breeds (Ben), Alex James Ward (Jack Favell), Shrley Jameson (Mrs Van Hopper), Nicholas Lumley (Colonel Julian) September 27, 2023; Off-West End

POTO Video

Ian Jon Bourg, Olivia Safe (u/s), Kyle Gonyea 2001; Hamburg, Germany VOB files. One of the most legendary Phantom's opposite one of the youngest Christine's!

[trans-axolotl]

quarterly book recs

@librarycards tagged me for my nine quarterly book recs!! going to include a few articles and also films on the list because i have gotten really into films the past couple months and thought Why not!

Psychiatry Inside out: Selected Writings of Franco Basaglia edited by Nancy Scheper-Hughes and Anne M. Lovell

Realm of the Elderlings Series by Robin Hobb

rereading Medical Apartheid by Harriet A. Washington

A Corpse Among Corpses (film about asylum graveyards, genocide, gentrification, and medical experimentation)

Every Body-intersex film in theaters June 30th.

A Disability of the Soul by Karen Nakamura (and associated films)

PERFECT STORM: A time to refrain from embracing by Richard Hunsinger

Mad People Of Colour: A Manifesto By Rachel Gorman, annu saini, Louise Tam, Onyinyechukwu Udegbe & Onar Usar

if anyone else wants to do book recs, feel free to tag me!

[dailywilliams]

paramore: This is why the album sounds so good. Carlos de la Garza | Manny Marroquin | Harriet Tam. 📸: Nyk Allen, Zac Farro

[e-b-reads]

1, 27, and 36 for the bookworm asks please!

Thank you!

1. Name the best book you've read so far this year.

Ooh, this is tricky because 1) I read a lot and 2) there's probably a difference between the best book and my favorite book, even though they're both subjective. For now, let's say: Tam Lin, by Pamela Dean, which I just read recently, and Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett, which I reread earlier this year.

27. What was the first book you remember reading as a kid?

I do have a few memories of reading the Dick and Jane and Alice and Jerry books when I was about three ("See Spot run! Silly, silly Spot!") because those are what my mom used to teach me to read. I also remember that one of the first ever chapter books I read on my own was Little House in the Big Woods, when I was 4 or 5.

36. Your absolute most favorite character(s) from any book you've ever read.

It's so hard to choose, I'm glad there's an option for multiple characters! An incomplete list:

Chrestomanci (AKA Christopher Chant) from Diana Wynne Jones's Chronicles of Chrestomanci was probably my earliest blorbo (and DWJ is generally good for characters I like!)

Of course both Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane, from the Dorothy Sayers mysteries, are favorites

Finally for now, I am rereading the Benjamin January mystery series, by Barbara Hambly, and the nice thing about a long series is that the recurring characters become old favorites! An incomplete list within a list: Ben himself (of course), his wife Rose, his disreputable friend Hannibal, the sort of backwoods City Guardsman Shaw...

(Ask game here; send me a number!)

[gundemarsivi]

Zorluklar ve Direnç: Güçlü Kalmanın Sanatı

✍🏻 SerZer

Hayat, hepimize kendi zorluklarını sunar. Kimimiz beklenmedik kayıplarla karşılaşırken, kimimiz kariyer ya da kişisel yolculuğumuzda büyük engellerle mücadele ederiz. Bu zorluklar bazen insanı köşeye sıkıştırır, umutsuzluğa düşürür ve bizi pes etmeye zorlar. Ancak tam da bu anlarda, içimizdeki direnç ve kararlılık ortaya çıkar. Direnç, zorlukların karşısında pes etmemeyi ve onlardan birer öğrenme fırsatı çıkarmayı gerektirir. Zorluklar ne kadar büyük olursa olsun, insanın içinde direnmeyi başardığı sürece hayatın en değerli derslerini keşfetmesi mümkündür.

Her birimiz, farklı büyüklükte zorluklarla karşı karşıya kalırız. Ancak bu zorlukları aşmanın yolu, direnç göstermekte gizlidir. Frida Kahlo, bu direncin en çarpıcı örneklerinden biridir. Genç yaşta geçirdiği kazadan sonra yaşamı boyunca fiziksel acılar çekmesine rağmen, bu acı onu durdurmak yerine daha da güçlü kılmıştır. Kahlo’nun resimleri, acılarını ve içsel savaşını sanata dönüştürme direncinin bir yansımasıdır. Zorluklar, bizi ne kadar zorlayıcı olursa olsun, onlarla mücadele etmek ve onları dönüştürmek insanın içinde büyük bir güç barındırır.

Zorluklar karşısında direnmek sadece fiziksel ya da dışsal mücadelelerle sınırlı değildir. Çoğu zaman en büyük savaş, kendi iç dünyamızda yaşanır. J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter” serisini yazmadan önce ekonomik sıkıntılar ve kişisel krizlerle boğuşuyordu. Kitaplarını yazarken birçok yayın evi tarafından reddedildi, fakat o pes etmek yerine yazmaya devam etti. Rowling’in en büyük direnci, hayal gücüne ve yazma yeteneğine olan inancını kaybetmemekti. Onun hikayesi, zorluklara rağmen direnenlerin başarıya ulaşabileceğini gösterir. Hayallerini gerçekleştirmek için mücadele etmek, her şeyin zor olduğu anlarda bile devam etmeyi gerektirir.

Fiziksel sınırlar bile insanın direncini sınırlamaz. Stephen Hawking, ALS hastalığına yakalanarak zamanla tüm vücudunu hareket ettirme yetisini kaybetti, ancak zihninin gücü onu evrenin sırlarını çözmeye itti. Hawking’in direnci, sadece fiziksel zorlukların değil, aynı zamanda zihinsel ve bilimsel sınırların nasıl aşılabileceğini gösterdi. Onun içindeki güç, fiziksel engellere rağmen insanın düşünce dünyasının sınırlarını nasıl zorlayabileceğinin bir kanıtıdır. Zorluklara karşı direnmek, sadece bedensel dayanıklılık değil, aynı zamanda zihinsel gücün de ortaya çıkışıdır.

Direnç gösteren bir diğer isim de Harriet Tubman’dır. Köleliğe karşı verdiği mücadele ve kölelerin özgürlüğü için yaptığı çalışmalar, onu tarihin en güçlü direniş sembollerinden biri haline getirdi. Zorlu hayat koşullarına rağmen Tubman, özgürlüğe ve insan onuruna olan inancıyla, birçok insanın kurtuluşuna vesile oldu. Zorluklar karşısında direnmenin sadece bireysel değil, toplumsal anlamda da büyük etkileri olabileceğini bize öğretti. Onun hikayesi, direnmenin insanları nasıl dönüştürebileceğinin ve özgürlüğün ne kadar değerli olduğunun altını çiziyor.

Zorluklar karşısında gösterilen direnç, sadece büyük isimlerin değil, hepimizin hayatında önemli bir yer tutar. Hayatın küçük ya da büyük getirdiği her zorluk, bizi sınar ve bizi daha güçlü yapar. Kimi zaman bir iş görüşmesinde reddedilmek, kimi zaman bir sınavda başarısız olmak ya da kişisel hayatta karşılaşılan bir hayal kırıklığı bile büyük bir direnç göstermek için fırsat sunar. Her gün yeniden ayağa kalkmak, denemeye devam etmek, büyük ya da küçük tüm başarıların ardında yatan gizli kahramandır.

Rocky Balboa’nın ünlü sözleri tam da bu noktada aklımıza gelir: “Önemli olan ne kadar sert vurduğun değil, ne kadar darbe alıp da yola devam edebildiğindir.” Zorluklar karşısında direnenler, sadece hayatta kalmaz, aynı zamanda bu süreci anlamlı bir şekilde yaşamayı da öğrenirler. Direnç, bizi büyütür, şekillendirir ve içimizdeki gücü ortaya çıkarır.

Direnç göstermek sadece bir savunma mekanizması değil; aynı zamanda hayatı daha derinlemesine anlamak, karşılaştığımız her zorlukla daha güçlü bir versiyonumuza evrilmek demektir. Zorluklar karşısında pes etmeyip direnmek, başarıya giden yolun en önemli taşlarından biridir. Hayat bazen beklenmedik darbelerle bizi sınasa da, direnmek bize sadece güçlü olmayı değil, aynı zamanda kim olduğumuzu ve neyi başarmak istediğimizi de öğretir. Çünkü en büyük zaferler, en zorlu savaşlardan sonra gelir.

SerZer

[tveitertotwrites]

This isn't choices related but what is going on with Six in the UK

If you don't want to read keep scrolling

Yesterday: Harriet Watson (Alt Seymour/Parr for 2019-2021 UK Tour Cast, Universal Super Swing 2022-2023) does an emergency cover Cleves for the matinee on the UK Tour with Izi Maxwell (current UK Tour Alt Boleyn/Howard) does a two show day as Parr (her third cover), meaning the first double Orange Alt Show.

Today:

West End:

Cancelled Matinee.

Evening Show: Meg Dixon Brasil as Aragon (Super Swing) Claudia Kariuki as Seymour (Emergency Cover, former Principal Seymour), Danielle Rose as Howard (Newly Added Alt Boleyn/Seymour/Howard). Boleyn, Cleves, and Parr are played by the principals

Uk Tour:

Matinee: Shakira Simpson as Aragon (Super Swing), Harriet Watson as Boleyn (Emergency Cover), Ellie Jane Grant as Cleves (current UK Tour Alt Aragon/Cleves), Izi Maxwell as Howard (current UK Tour Alt Boleyn/Howard). Seymour and Parr were played by Principals.

Evening: Shakira Simpson as Aragon, Izi Maxwell as Howard, Harriet Watson as Parr. Boleyn, Seymour, and Cleves are played by the principals

Also Tam (current UK Tour Alt Seymour/Parr) went on for Parr in the West End recently

And for the past couple months it doesn't seem like the orange Alts get a break from six

Leesa Tulley (former UK Tour Alt Boleyn/Howard 2022-2023, wearing the orange Alt costume for all covers now) going on for 3/6 queens (but has gone on for 4/6 in the West End in total) for many of the shows in the West End the last few months (which is less likely now with her starting rehearsals for "Why Am I So Single?")

Izi Maxwell (current UK Tour Alt Boleyn/Howard, wears orange for her 2nd and 3rd covers) did a run as Temporary Principal Boleyn and then not long after returning to Alt life, she did a cleves show (which she hadn't done since her debut almost a year ago) and did the two show day as parr (her 3rd cover)

Danielle Rose (former Alt Boleyn/Howard for both the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 West End Casts and wore orange for her 2nd and 3rd covers) is now back until September (she's wearing her costumes for B/H but is potentially wearing a black costume for Seymour since someone else is wearing her orange costume)

Hana Stewart (former Alt Seymour/Parr for the west end, wearing Orange for all covers and never went on for her their covers, has been an emergency cover many times before, was in the Broadway cast around two years ago as Alt Aragon/Seymour/Parr, never went on for S, wore a principal costume for A and went on for P once in her orange costume) is now back as a super swing in the West End till september as well, wearing orange.

Harriet Watson (former UK Tour Seymour/Parr, wearing Orange for all covers, has Emergency covered a lot, was a Universal Super Swing for a little while) is back doing emergency covers for the UK Tour (did 3 queens in 2 days, Cleves at yesterday's matinee, Boleyn at Today's matinee, and Parr at today's evening show)

It seems like Six keeps their orange Alts in the basement of the Vaudeville (where the West End production is) and pulls them out at moments notice.

[best-character-named-x-poll]

Best Character Named X Poll

I'm doing a series of "Best Character Named X" polls where all the characters have the same first name but are from completely different media, feel free to send in name/charcacter suggestions, I'm posting one poll a day. New polls scheduled for 1:30PM GMT everyday.

If your favourite character is not included in the poll very sorry i have either never heard of them or actively chose not to include them as theres only 6 characters per poll. Characters will only count of that is their first name, surnames do not count. Official characters in canon only, please do not submit OCs.

Round 371: Aiden

Round 372: Cynthia

Round 373: Oscar

Round 374: Mabel

Round 375: Randall

Round 376: Liesel

Round 377: Stuart

Past Polls

Poll Ideas under the cut

Names that I have a complete list for*

George, Diana, Andy, Nora, Angel, Judy, Jo, Miranda, Pearl, Jamie, Tam, Klaus, Luna, Delilah, Juliet, Celia, Katya, Minerva, Ebony, Miriam, Percy, Bianca, Amara, Cleo, May, August, Matilda, Jared, Kendra, Fitz, Aurora, Ramona, Orion, Kala, Madeline, Anastasia, Kit, Marian, Lena, Polly, Cora, Leah, Irene, Laurel, Hilda, Valentine, Joe, Skye, Walter, Marissa, Hope, Oberon, Lorna, Ace, Calvin, Bridget, Ulrich, Roger, Stella, Lenore, Wanda, Winona, Hannibal, Newt, Dorian, Dorothy, Una, Marnie, Mirabel, Olympia, Toby, Chip, Fern, Axel, Gil, Bo, Rue, Leslie, Agnes, Luther, Sally, Delia, Richter, Scarlet, Ray, Nigel, Selina, Harley, Blue, Perry, Duke, Tao, Cornelius, Wendy, Apollo, Celeste, Summer, Esther, Cole, Kieran, Melody, Haley, Prudence, Azrael, Lauren, Pauline, Darcy, Lee, Red, Octavia, Tsukasa, Esme, Ella, Riley, Pyrrha, Rupert, Orlando, Blair, Ike, Yukari, Tanya, Briar, Amber, Akira, Irma, Marlene, Trixie, Harriet, Letitia, Koichi, Katrina, Echo, Annette, Nami, Dale, Nina, Carina, Lance, Yuki, Donatello, Puck, Callie, Moe, Hunter, Poppy, Titania, Melinda, Jackson, Sunny, Dee, Freya, Caeser, Sasha, Zain, Edith, Candy, Raiden, Richter

Names I have an incomplete list for (welcome to send character suggestions)

Yasmin, Chase, Tina, Rudolf, Melvin, Melissa, Adele, Adeline, Jem, Dolores, Jude, Ginger, Bellamy, Jacob, Reese, Nemo, Addison, Adelaide, Candace, Abraham, Ragnar, Destiny, Hero, Drew, Wallace, Jean (feminine), Cheryl, Shane, Tegan, Matthias, Liam, Ellis, Dennis, Josie, Mike, Bailey, Eden, Giselle, Suki, Keith, Wilfred, Blaine, Pam, Brianna, Sabine, Roman, Kalina, Mindy, Monet, Zara, Marcus, Elias, Mira, Glen, Farah, Faith, Enid, Ross, Antoinette, Elodie, Mallory, Kay, Renee, Willow, Albert, Howard, Oswald, Clem, Jace, Howell, Rowan, José, Christian, Ravi, Dev, Valerie, Norma, Tristan, Jolene, Yumi, Sakura, Carol, Carrie, Casper, Septimus, Rosalind, Rosamund, Rosie, Rosa, Gerald, Geraldine, Gerard, Ariel, Ariadne, Anya, Ida, Rocky, Mal, Solomon, Sol, Vera, Vincent, Nolan, Sage, Jojo, Calliope, Roxy, Roxanne, Silver, Noel, Noelle, Stacy, Lloyd, Alba, Virginia, Eva, Amos, Petra, Marla, Dante, Gretchen, Rhydian, Russ, Tate, Tatum, Morris, Ambrose, Doug, Grant, Graham, Aaron, Ivan, Paris, Doris, Rain, Sora, Wayne, Helga, Garth, Constantine, Sonny, Courtney, Jamal, Niall, Cecil, Cecilia, Cat, Katherine, Ophelia, Laurie, Lori, Bernadette

Feel free to send more suggestions

*subject to change, you can still submit a character if there is no strikethrough if you think theres a character that its an absolute crime i dont add. Please don't suggest anything for the names with a strikethrough as they are polls that are already in my queue waiting to be published.

[brokenpiecesshine]

Paramore on Instagram, 05/02/2024.

A message from the band. This Is Why Produced by Carlos de la Garza Engineered by Harriet Tam Assistant Engineers: Scott Moore, Kyle McAulay, Patrick Kehrier Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios (North Hollywood, CA) Mix assisted by Zach Pereya, Anthony Vilchis, Trey Station Mastered by Emerson Mancini Recorded at United Recording, Glenwood Place, and Music Friends Vocals: Hayley Williams Backing Vocals on “Big Man, Little Dignity”: Elke  Backing Vocals on “Running Out Of Time”: Zac Farro Backing Vocals on “This Is Why”: Hayley Williams, Taylor York, Zac Farro, and Carlos de la Garza Guitars: Taylor York Drums: Zac Farro Percussion: Zac Farro and Hayley Williams Bass Guitar: Brian Robert Jones Piano: Hayley Williams Keyboards and Programming: Phil Danyew, Taylor York, and Zac Farro Vibes and Glockenspiel: Zac Farro and Taylor York Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Alto Flute: Henry Solomon Drum Tech: Joey Mullen Guitar Techs: Joanne Almeida and Erik Bailey 📸: @elkemusek

[wot-tidbits]

Stats for the period of 22.01.2014-22.01.2024

And here they are, the stats of the blog after 10 years of sharing my WOT love with you. 

10 years!

Anniversary that it usually requires attention. So I did try to recollect my thoughts going through the memory lane and it grew up out of proportions for just one post. What a surprise. Not for me.

So in the following days I will post parts of this big Anniversary Project. Now I am leaving you this post to the bare bones of the traditional statistics.

Thank you for clicking on this piece of the Internet, fellow WoT nerds!

Let the Light keep you safe.

LightOne

And now the numbers

Followers  –  4396

Average number of followers per day/month – 1.20/36.63

Visits – 88,062

Average – 24.11 visits per day

Countries – 159

Here are TOP 10 of WOT art and photos posted by my blog.

Heron-Marked Warder Sword made by Brendan Olszowy by Fableblades

Various awesome art pieces by Gal Or (lightwaved)

Rand, Mat, Perrin, Nyneave and Egwene by Ariel Burgess

Bobby and banana for scale

Don’t share your secrets Randlanders! (Graph of conflict in WOT)

Rand alThor by reddera

Share a coke with Nyneave

Dance with Jak o’ the Shadows - Mat Cauthon by endave

Bela’s Garden

If you needed one more reason to love Brandon Sanderson

[acourtcfmuses]

❔ pretty sure we’ve sent this to each other before but still

send ❔ and i’ll list a couple muses that i’d like to throw at yours!

Bold is your muse, then a list of my muses I'd like to write against yours!

Buckle up lol

Nesta Archeron - Cassian, Feyre, Gwyn, Emerie, Elain Elain Archeron - Feyre, Nuala, Helion Feyre Archeron - Cassian, Azriel, Viviane, Elain, Jurian Morrigan - Emerie, Fawn, Alpin, Kerne (oc brother) Emerie - Gwyn, Fawn, Jarek Lucien Vanserra - Elain, Helion, Oriane (OC younger sister), Fawn (OC aunt), Jurian Gwyneth Berdara - Eularia, Rhea (semi-oc mom), Azriel Daemon Targaryen - Yennefer, Violet, Calix Alicent Hightower - Cassian, Azriel, Alyx, Xaden Harwin Strong - Feyre, Zion Helaena Targaryen - Elain, Jaskier, Liam, Willow Rosenberg - Rebekah Buffy Summers - Elijah Gil Legume - Harriet, Sammy, Damian Evie Grimhilde - Mal, Ben, Derek, Jonathan D. Audrey Rose Reine - Ben, Piotr, Kris, Fleur F. Ben Florian Au Roi - Mal, Evie, Olwen, Piotr Mal Bertha Draconis - Anthony T., Ben, Evie Aimee White - Derek, Calder, Fleur F. Ruby, Chesney Harry Potter - Hermione, Blaise, Charlie, Fleur D. Ginny Weasley - Angus, Charlie, Hermione, Blaise Ron Weasley - Charlie, Hermione, Blaise, Fleur D. Draco Malfoy - Hermione, Blaise Lily Evans - Sirius, Peter, Marlene River Tam - Ed, Kelly, Shepard, Garrus, Tali Inara - Ed, Kelly, Shepard, Garrus, TaliPrince Charming/David Nolan - Emma, Hook, Neal Evil Queen/Regina Mills - Emma, Hook, Neal, Maleficent Baelfire/Neal Cassidy - Emma, Hook, Harriet Henry Mills - Emma, Hook, Neal, Harriet Lily Page - Maleficent, Emma Will Turner - Elizabeth Annie Cresta - Finnick, Peeta Johanna Mason- Finnick, Peeta Peeta Mellark - Finnick Stefan Salvatore - Caroline, Rebekah, Klaus, Elijah Bonnie Bennett - Caroline, Rebekah, Klaus, Elijah Liz Forbes - Caroline Tauriel - Kili Renesmee “Carlie” Cullen - Emmett, Carlisle Bella Swan-Cullen - Emmett, Carlisle, Jacob Edward Cullen - Emmett, Carlisle, Jaco Emmett Cullen - Carlisle Rosalie Hale - Emmett

[greendaleshistorian]

@harriet-bailes and I cracked the code. #notmymarywardwell.

[we-are-a-dragon]

Lyra (playing Hesty): I go to the nearest farm I can see.

DM: They haven't been affected by the Returned relatives, but they point out a little workers' cottage nearby.

Lyra: I go there and knock.

DM: A bronze tiefling opens the door. "Yeah?"

Lyra: I ask, "Do you have any dead relatives here who have returned recently?"

DM: They nod slowly. "Uncle Tam." They call and another tiefling with deeper bronze skin comes through. He looks perfectly healthy and alive, though his eyes shine with an eerie starlight.

Adam (playing Harriet): Don't like that.

Lyra: I say, "Hello. Did you recently return to life?"

DM: He nods.

Lyra: "Can you tell us what happened?"

DM: Blank look.

Lyra: "Where did you... wake up?"

DM: He says in a placid way, "In the barrow."

Lyra: "Right. Where's that?"

DM: He points.

Adam: I ask, "How did you die?"

DM: His head turns unnervingly to you. "Drowned."

Adam: "How long ago?"

DM: "Five years."

Lyra: Quite a while, then.

Andy (playing Diardi): Can I do a Heal check to get a feel for whether he's alive or dead or what?

DM: He does not appear to be undead in the traditional sense. However, you can feel what you would only describe as necro-celestial energy coming from him.

Andy: *impressed* Necro-celestial energy!

DM: The younger tiefling shows you out. On the doorstep they hesitate, then say, "My mother's really happy he's back, and it's great, but... if I'm being honest, it's a little creepy. He's not like he was before. I remember him being very animated, always involved in the community and strong opinions. Now... Well, you saw."

Lyra: I ask, "Do you know of anyone else who has a family member like this?"

Adam: We don't have time.

Lyra: I've got three minutes left, shh.

DM: They point out another nearby cottage.

Lyra: "Thank you."

[cha-faile]

Quite awhile ago I saw someone say that Brandon Sanderson handled being the fandoms’s stepfather with grace. I thought that was an excellent analogy - anything the fans didn’t like could be blamed on it being Brandon instead of RJ, and it’s true that he did things differently than RJ would have, as they’re different people.

But now the fandom has a new stepdad, and Brandon and Rafe are both handling it with grace. Reddit is full of people saying that they know Brandon must have objected to the changes for all of us, or hoping that Brandon would tell us what he thought and what he recommended. People losing their minds over every conceivable change in the adaptation. Some can’t believe there wasn’t a 20 minute sequence of Rand dragging Tam in episode 1. Others are furious for Abel Cauthon’s sake. A disturbing number of people are upset over the Whitecloaks’ characterization.

I just saw a Reddit post by Brandon, talking about the first few episodes, and it reminded me again of the stepfathers analogy. How lucky the Wheel of Time is to have such caring successors — and Harriet, who has seen the whole thing through from tEotW to S01, although she doesn’t make Reddit posts about the production. But reddit denizens are listening to Brandon, calming down, and thinking sensibly. And it’s an interesting post, from any perspective! It’s a little sneak peek behind the scenes.

[benmisim]

öğlen 1e kadar öyle bir uyudum ki.... bayılmış gibi. uyandığımda bile bedenim uyanmıştı sadece, beynim hala uyuşuk, bedenime komut veremiyodu. yataktan zar zor söküp çıkardım kendimi. el yüz yıka diş fırçala kremlen oh mis akabinde bi kahve yaptım, geçtim odama, ölü canlar’ı okudum. sonra harriet lerner’ın yakın ilişkiler dansı var, onu okumaya başladım, oha dedim ya harika bi kitap, tam ihtiyacım olan şeyleri okuyorum şu an. sonra bıraktım mutfağa geldim e çünkü yeter artık acıktım kahvaltı yapacağım. bitti.

[hownot2doit]

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