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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) 

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Man: Hi can I get a haircut?

Me: You can but you’re going to have to wait for half an hour.

Man: Oh no its okay I’ll just take whoever’s available.

Me: No one is available right now. It’s going to be a half hour wait.

Man: Oh its okay just give me whoever can take me right now.

Me: There. Is. No. One. Available. To. Give. You. A. Hair. Cut. Right. Now.

Man: what do you mean?

Me rapidly losing patience: I have a colour and my coworker has a Perm. We are both busy and there is no one else in the salon. So if you’d like to take a seat we can fit you in in 30 minutes.

Man: Oh….. Well I don’t want to wait.

Me: Then I suggest you make an appointment and come back and you won’t have to wait.

Man: So there’s no one available right now?

Me:

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By tjjwelch

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Unusual Asks

Spotify, SoundCloud, or Pandora? 

is your room messy or clean?

what color are your eyes?

do you like your name? why?

what is your relationship status? 

describe your personality in 3 words or less

what color hair do you have?

what kind of car do you drive? color?

where do you shop?

how would you describe your style?

favorite social media account

what size bed do you have? 

any siblings?

if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why?

favorite snapchat filter? 

favorite makeup brand(s)

how many times a week do you shower?

favorite tv show?

shoe size?

how tall are you?

sandals or sneakers? 

do you go to the gym? 

describe your dream date

how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment?

what color socks are you wearing? 

how many pillows do you sleep with?

do you have a job? what do you do? 

how many friends do you have? 

whats the worst thing you have ever done? 

whats your favorite candle scent? 

3 favorite boy names

3 favorite girl names

favorite actor? 

favorite actress? 

who is your celebrity crush?

favorite movie? 

do you read a lot? whats your favorite book? 

money or brains? 

do you have a nickname? what is it? 

how many times have you been to the hospital?

top 10 favorite songs

do you take any medications daily? 

what is your skin type? (oily, dry, etc)

what is your biggest fear? 

how many kids do you want? 

whats your go to hair style?

what type of house do you live in? (big, small, etc) 

who is your role model? 

what was the last compliment you received?

what was the last text you sent?

how old were you when you found out santa wasn’t real?

what is your dream car? 

opinion on smoking?

do you go to college? 

what is your dream job? 

would you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs? 

do you take shampoo and conditioner bottles from hotels? 

do you have freckles? 

do you smile for pictures?

how many pictures do you have on your phone? 

have you ever peed in the woods? 

do you still watch cartoons? 

do you prefer chicken nuggets from Wendy’s or McDonalds?

Favorite dipping sauce? 

what do you wear to bed? 

have you ever won a spelling bee?

 what are your hobbies?

can you draw? 

do you play an instrument?

what was the last concert you saw? 

tea or coffee?

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts?

do you want to get married?

what is your crush’s first and last initial?

are you going to change your last name when you get married? 

what color looks best on you? 

do you miss anyone right now? 

do you sleep with your door open or closed?

do you believe in ghosts?

what is your biggest pet peeve? 

last person you called`

favorite ice cream flavor? 

regular oreos or golden oreos? 

chocolate or rainbow sprinkles? 

what shirt are you wearing? 

what is your phone background?

are you outgoing or shy?

do you like it when people play with your hair?

do you like your neighbors? 

do you wash your face? at night? in the morning?

have you ever been high? 

have you ever been drunk? 

last thing you ate? 

favorite lyrics right now

summer or winter? 

day or night? 

dark, milk, or white chocolate? 

favorite month? 

what is your zodiac sign

 who was the last person you cried in front of? 

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Pixar’s 22 rules of storytelling:

1) You admire a character for trying more than for their successes 

2) Keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be very different.

3) Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about until you’re at the end of it. Now re-write. 

4) Once upon a time there was...every day...one day...because of that,...because of that,...until finally...

5) Simply. Focus. Combine characters. Hop over detours. You’ll feel like you’re losing valuable stuff but it sets you free.

6) What is your character good at / comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at them. Challenge them. How do they deal?

7) Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front. 

8) Finish your story, let go, even if it’s not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time. 

9) When you’re stuck, make a list of what wouldn’t happen next. Lots of times the material to get you unstuck will show up. 

10) Pull apart the stories you like. What you like in them is a part of you; you’ve got to recognise it before you can use it. 

11) Putting on paper lets you start fixing it. If it stays in your head, a perfect idea, you’ll never share it with anyone.

12) Discount the 1st thing that comes to mind. And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th - get the obvious out of the way. Surprise yourself.

13) Give your characters opinions. Passive / malleable might seem likeable to you as you write, but it’s poison to the audience.

14) Why must you tell this story? What’s the belief burning within you that your story feeds off of? THAT’S the heart of it.

15) If you were your character in this situation, how would you feel? Honesty lends credibility to unbelievable situations. 

16) What are the stakes? Give us reason to root for the character. What happens if they don’t succeed? Stack the odds against them. 

17) No work is ever wasted. If it’s not working, let go and move on - it’ll come back around to be useful later.

18) You have to know yourself: The difference between doing your best and fussing. Story is testing, not refining. 

19) Coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of it are cheating. 

20) Exercise: Take the building blocks of a movie you dislike. How do you rearrange them into what you do like? 

21) You’ve got to identify with your situation / characters. You can’t just write something to be ‘cool’. What would MAKE you / them act that way? 

22) What is the essence of your story? Most economical telling of it. IF you know that, you can build out from there.

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Those were 2.20 minutes well spent!

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me at this point of the year, reacting to any bad news

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The Little Rascals (1994) Dir. Penelope Spheeris

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Twelve Apostles - Australia (by Philip N Young) 

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You know you’re already winning at pride month when Natasha Lyonne likes your tweet

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HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

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The bear is telling you to have a Happy Pride Month and support Gay Rights. Anyone who doesn’t will get viciously mauled.