#The Hardest Word

[baynton-nation]

Mathew Baynton as Thomas Thorne in BBC Ghosts and with ThemThere for the Comedy.co.uk Awards | Series 4 & Series 4 Christmas Special: It's Behind You

[captain-jacks-coat]

okay so since fucking when could Thomas rap, and please more?

[writersrumpus]

Following the Tracks of a Story Idea

[jonnywaistcoat]

Mr waistcoat did you do research of the Czech language and pronunciation? todays statement made me giggle with the pronunciation of "otevři své srdce" it sounded so russian

I did as much research as I could without actually knowing anyone who speaks Czech that I could consult with at short notice (I edited the episode ages beforehand, and only remembered it had the Czech phrases when I was already mid-recording), so mostly it was YouTube and referring to the International Phonetic Alphabet, then giving it my best shot. I'm under no impression I nailed it, but hey, you just do your best with this stuff. Doesn't surprise me it sounded Russian - I've a lot more experience trying to pronounce Russian words than Czech, so it makes sense my voice goes in that direction when trying to use similar phonemes.

[szynkaaa]

天命人 ✦ 桃 ✦ 争先红葫芦 钟 ✦ 土地庙 ✦ 黑风山土地庙 ✦ 袁守诚 凌虚子 ✦ 申猴 ✦ 辟火罩

The Destined One ✦ Peach ✦ Trailblazer's Scarlet Gourd The Bell ✦ Black Wind Mountain Keeper's Shrine ✦ Yuan Shoucheng Lingxuzi ✦ Shen Monkey ✦ Fireproof Mantle

[dancewriteandbehappy]

I wish I could say I was surprised by the results of this election, but I’m not. Over and over again, groups of people in America have turned over and shown their nastiest sides — hateful, evil, selfish, and more.

I guess the solution is to turn to grassroots organizations and efforts. Organize, make local voices heard, and enact small positive change where we can. I guess we can only do what we can do — $5 to another Gaza fundraiser while Trump encourages Netanyahu to do his worst. Signing yet another petition on change.org. Calling my local representatives and making my voice heard. Participating in protests.

But how can I plant a garden or focus on sustainable choices when I know the president doesn’t believe in climate change? I feel like these next six years before 2030 are absolutely crucial, and we have a governing body that will continue to do absolutely nothing. I can’t get over the feeling that we’ve completely doomed the human race in an irrevocable way. We’re never going to make it to fulfilling the Paris Agreement, or turning back from the 2% increase in global temperatures that essentially dooms our society.

The NYT says that areas in North Carolina that faced the worst of Hurricane Helene shifted right. So what do they think a Republican government is going to do? Give aid? I went to a workshop all about mitigation and adaptation — that’s what we have to focus on now, not reversal. Trump has no interest in small solutions. Trump has no interest in mitigating or adapting to anything.

There are so many horrible things that seem to be hovering right above us, waiting to drop. I hope I’m not belittling the other issues — attacks on the lgbtq+ community, removal of women’s rights, the dehumanization of immigrants — but I can’t help but feel climate change is the one that dooms everyone in an irreversible way, and will do so quite quickly and quietly. In the next few months, perhaps.

I’m not sure how to go into my classroom and teach the values of kindness, generosity, and respect that I hold so dearly when one of the most powerful people in the world doesn’t care about any of those, and will never display them. On Monday I’ll pull it together and walk in with a fierce positivity and hopefullness because I know my attitude matters. But I’m not really ready to do that yet.

[avionvadion]

“You’ve been wearing black too long.”

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

“If you hurt my girl, you will answer directly to me, and whatever crimes I commit against you; remember, I have diplomatic immunity in 46 countries, including Puerto Rico.” “Sir, you will find that the word "fear" is not in my vocabulary!” “Perhaps... but it's in your eyes.”

Man… no one does it quite like Jo.

[bunabi]

finished my work (for now) so I wanted to try a different style

I’ll post the full timelapse of this on you-know-where later this week

[danishphoner]

personal lyric analysis series (3/?): i ain’t quite where i think i am - arctic monkeys

[a-lilacsong]

This was originally meant to be a 100% goofy funny comic, but somehow it turned into angst halfway through. I still think it's funny that Minimus canonically learns the truth before Amber and James though.

(And thanks to @ograndebatata for helping me rewrite the script to be more fitting).

Comic Script: Roland: … So, now you know the truth about my first wish on the well. I'm sorry I didn't tell you before. If any of you has anything to say, please do. Roland: Okay… one at a time please. James: Does this mean I'm half-wishing well? If someone put a coin in my mouth could I grant their wishes? Roland: WHAT?! NO! Absolutely not! Sofia: I'm sorry dad. Minimus and I already knew, and I think he has told every horse in the kingdom by now. Roland: That's not… how did you…? Amber: Daddy… does that mean I could have killed Sofia when I turned her into a cat? Would she be dead because of me? Roland: No Amber. That wouldn't have happened. Don't worry, no one got hurt. Amber: But Sofia almost was! Roland: But she wasn't. She's alright. All of you are. I'm sorry I only told you now. but please remember we both love you all very much. And we'll all get through this together.

[cyberneticfire]

[captain-jacks-coat]

THE CAPTAIN IS A THEATRE KID????????????????????????????

[thatonefandomjumper]

The whole "Post being screenshotted and mocked" fiasco has lead me to actually check out what´s happening on the Pjo Twitter side of the fandom out of curiosity and holy shit I have never been more grateful to be a Tumblr user it´s like those guys hate fun and crucify anyone who disagree with them or their opinions??? Like, holy shit I'd like to issue a letter of gratitude to the fandom here, thank you so much for having basic human decency, my gods.

[just-someone-online]

Okay, I promise I'm not about to become the 'Ooh, what if x was a Terran?' guy, but I think it would be really interesting if Rubble and Gauge from IDW2 were brought back as Terrans.

[merverelli]

havin fun with gouache paint while thinking about her (baklava) 🐝

[gutterslimed]

fuck it. shawnter edit