#czech it out

[emperor-bohous]

Playmobil >>>>> Igráček

[benjaminsblog]

Joshua Tree National Park

I had a very short shift today, as the only women’s match being shown was the doubles final*. I knew that this was going to be the case at the start of the tournament, so I was looking forward to rewarding myself with some sightseeing after the hellish start. I earmarked the rest of the day for a trip through the gigantic JTNP, so waited impatiently for the tennis to finish. It took longer than it should have, but as soon as the trophies were lifted, I was swiftly out the door and on the road by 2pm.

I drove 30 minutes to the southern entrance of JT, stopped for a quick photo op, and then proceeded through the park at a leisurely pace, stopping as and when I fancied. In truth, it wasn’t the most photogenic place I’ve visited, but I think the most impressive aspect was the enormity of the place – I looked out across a plain towards what looked like multiple layers of mountains, and could never remember being able to see so far into the distance. It made me wish I had a viewfinder with me to check how far it was!

Not that the views weren't impressive - there were noticeable shifts in the environment as I drove through, with some distinctly green patches that I was not expecting. The sun shone all day and was accompanied by a delightful breeze, making my journey all the more pleasurable. I suddenly found myself passing the 'You are now leaving JNTP' sign 2h30 later, but the scenery kept delivering on my drive back - the San Gorgonio Mountain seemed to loom above/around/in front of me regardless of which direction I was driving in.

As I pootled along on my expedition, I kept catching myself smiling a goofy smile, still not believing four years later that this is my job!

* I often accuse people of not giving doubles its due, so I should give it more of a mention. I covered the doubles final on the penultimate day – Barbora Krejickova (CZE) & Katerina Siniakova (CZE) v Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) & Laura Siegemund (GER) – phew! Barbs & Kat are the World Number 1s, whereas Bea & Laura were playing their first tournament together (although they are both accomplished doubles players).

The Cezchs took the first set before the underdogs won the second through sheer bloody mindedness, but they eventually ran out of steam in the ensuing championship tie break. Given that I was itching to get going, I could have done without the four copy+paste speeches from each player, but I couldn't really begrudge them their moment in the sun.

[valerieandherweekofwonderz]

Vlastimil Harapes as the Beast in Panna a netvor / Beauty and the Beast (1978) dir. by Juraj Herz.

[dangerouslyhungryprocrastiner]

TMAGP EPISODE 29 OUT OF CONTEXT

[nastyalover123]

My partner got me into the 1980s Soviet Sherlock and so now I'm here to spread the word, enjoy

[tomsturbotwinks]

Is this anything?

[patrickztump]

🎱 – 2024

i debated between these lyrics and "if i spilled my guts, the world would never look at you the same way" because the way i was able to capture him in this image he looked relatively serious. or at least more-so than he actually is. i did manage to give him more of a sinister look here, which i feel works with the lyrics. but this felt like an appropriate balance between being about a dog that could actually cause you physical harm and an eight ball reference.

[bogkeep]

realized something earlier today. you know that trope where bilingual characters in fiction will sprinkle their native language into english sentences? and how i personally, while i can't speak for every bilingual person on the planet, don't really see that happening in reality pretty much ever, at least not with people who are passingly fluent in english? anyway i realized i DO mix languages, just the other way. i will happily throw english words and phrases into my daily speech when chatting with my peers in norwegian or czech like it's no biggie. because we all know english here, so it makes sense to swap in words if i'm falling short! but why would i say words other people don't understand in conversation...!

[luderailing]

Czechy-Slovakia

[enlitment]

Rameau's Nephew: A Case for Book History

if you've scanned through the whole text you're getting a strawberry as a treat: 🍓

[glossykris]

god I admire his bluntness

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[rpfisfine]

many don’t realize this

[grahamcarmen]

And my thing STILL is that as carmen gets a stronger sense of her past and better connections with her friends and allies the need/desire for Gray in her life doesn't decrease and dissapate, it INCREASES and is refined. All while constantly being more sincerely layered in romantic tones as the show goes on.

[aceofneptunes]

Calling Czech/Slovak Good Omens fandom!

YOOO guys, my people, listen.

As a person whose love language when it comes to various pieces of media is translation, I just went and translated the awesome Demonology fic on AO3 that everyone is talking about (and if they aren't, they should) into Slovak language. I don't see many Czech or Slovak Good Omens fans out here in the seven seas of the internet, the only ones I know are my friends I forced to watch the show.

It would really make me happy if you went to show some love to both the original work and my translation, as it took me a whole year to translate. :'). And honestly, just the fact that Czech and Slovak fans exist in this fandom would be mindblowing.

Here's the link, new chapter every other day, thank uuu. ^^

And shh, while you're still here: I'm a smol streamer who's just starting out, and I would really appreciate if you stopped by on one of my streams, first one today at 2 PM CET!

[eighthwholove]

Doctor Who (1996) + VHS & DVD covers, variations.

Featuring Australia's M rated cover, and the very rare US VHS.

I included Finland's release of the VHS, for apparently (according to The TARDIS Library), it translates to "1999: Destruction of Earth." And I found that quite interesting!

Bonus: The Chinese Laserdisc, Japanese VHS, & Czech Republic VHS:

Sidenote: The Czech Republic & French VHS both translate to: The Lord of Time. How intriguing!

[johankasas]

Ez

Also these two are living in my head rent free :3