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@williamspooky
In a child’s eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe.”
N.K. Jemisin, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. (via mariposa-mama)
blackvclvct:
If anyone would have asked him a few years back if he was planning on foster a lost child, Jim would have laughed. Now, he was actually receiving valuable information from that child. He really was sponsoring him in many different ways, from school to gear, clothes and more.
He hit the screen of his phone with his thumb and smirked as he read the intel. That was quite interesting and Will must be actually sore from all these parties. Good. That was giving him experience. Something one can only acquire that way… and it could be really useful for the boy later in life.
[Text to: Will][sent] Good. Now go to sleep. - I see you this weekend.
He didn’t need to send him more than that. Putting back his phone in his jacket, he waited for his car to stop. Himself was coming home from a long night, partying and negotiating. It actually was quite late, but he was well trained and had all morning to sleep through.
Smiling, he thought about how weird it has been to take that decision at the time. Children were weird. And Will was no exception… Well, he was, though. He was exceptional and clever. Two qualities that were necessary to work for Jim Moriarty, who eventually got to bed wondering what they should plan for the weekend.
Will set his alarm for 7am - in just three hours, he realized with a grimace - read the text and shook his head. He didn’t need to be told to go to sleep, he was already less than half awake.
The last two days of the week passed quickly. He managed to not fall asleep in class, caught up on a bit of sleep, and relayed one or two additional pieces of gossip to M. He wasn’t sure what had made the older man decide to sponsor him, but he was definitely grateful.
Saturday arrived at last, and Will made his way to their usual rendez-vous place.
who was the fool who was tasked with naming the galaxy and the only adjective they could think of was ‘mmmmmmmmmmmmilky…’
scientist: (gazing up at space) scientist: ……….. it sure is a milky boy
NO
YOU DONT UNDERSTAND
ASTRONOMERS ARE THE SHITTIEST EVER AT NAMING THINGS I KID YOU NOT.
When it came time to name the two theoretical particle types that might be dark matter THEY INTENTIONALLY CHOSE THE NAMES SO THAT THE ACRONYMS WOULD SPELL “WIMPS” AND “MACHOS” I SHIT YOU NOT
THEY ARE FUCKING TERRIBLE AT NAMING ANYTHING
I just listened to a talk by Neil deGrasse Tyson himself LAST NIGHT and he went on about this more than once.
“I’m walking down the street and I’m like ‘ooh pretty rock…’ and some Geologist is like ‘actually, that’s anorthosite feldspar’ and I’m like ‘Nevermind, I don’t want it anymore.’ Any biologists in the audience? [some clapping] Yeah, you know what I’m talking about. The most important molecule in the human body, what did you name it? It has NINE SYLLABLES and it’s so long that even YOU GUYS abbreviate it as ‘DNA’!
But astrophysicists and astronomers? No, man, we call it like we see it. Star made of neutrons? NEUTRON STAR. Small white star? WHITE DWARF. You know that big red spot on Jupiter? Know what we called it? JUPITER’S RED SPOT.”
notquitelostinspace:
williamspooky:
“Still a few months ‘til I can get my intermediate driving permit. Sucks that you can’t drive after 11, but at least I’ll be able to do stuff during the day, you know?” He shrugged.
Compared to his current learner’s permit, which made adult supervision compulsory, the intermediate driver’s permit looked like heaven, even with its restrictions on driving hours and the number of passengers under 18 (no more than one unless they’re direct family members).
“Do you drive?” He thought everyone did, but she hadn’t seemed concerned about leaving her vehicle abandonned somewhere… maybe she had taken a bus, too?
“Uhm, yeah, sure” she just nodded along, although she wasn’t quite confident she knew what she agreed too. Apparently it wasn’t possible for him to drive at night, for some reason? Well, she wasn’t going to ask any questions and raise further suspicions.
His question caught her off guard - like almost everything here did. “Me?” she repeated like an idiot. “No, I’ve never got a license.” That much was true - she’d never had to drive a car. She’d only see it in museums at most. She and her brother had joked about one day finding one to take a spin, but it never happened, like so many things.
“Are you going to have your own car?” she then ask to bring the focus of the conversation back on him.
“Yeah, I think so. That way I can drive to school instead of taking the bus, my parents need their cars to go to work, so... yeah.” They hadn’t discussed it that much, but still.
He was surprised that she didn’t have a license. Maybe living in a big city really was very different. He wondered for an instant, looking at the mountains surrounding them, what his life would have been like in a city.
The path turned around the corner of a fence, and they had reached the house. “We’re here,” he said rather unecessarily. “Come on in.”
camelotskeeper:
Merlin laughed, shaking his head at the implications. He kept picking up some shards and push furniture out of the way to make it easier to clean - by hand, obviously. “Sheer will power” he replied, before cracking a smile. “Or mostly it might be no other choice. And it’s alright most of the time. Helping Gaius is interesting, and Arthur…well, I’ve been told people would kill to have my job” he rolled his eyes fondly.
Will laughed at that. “Is that how you got it? Killed the previous servant of the Royal Prince, Arthur Pendragon of Camelot?” He made a point of making the name and title sound as pompous as possible, starting to mop the floor with as much dignity as he could muster.
mrsagentspooky:
“As a first name, it’s not ideal,” Mulder said with a bit of chagrin. “But there are worse names. At least my mother didn’t name me Apple or whatever the celebrities are calling their kids these days.”
Scully rolled her eyes and then focused back on William.
“I know you probably have a lot more questions to ask us, we’ll do our best to answer them. But we would like to know about you, too.”
All she knew so far was where he had grown up with his adoptive parents and that he was living with his aunt in D.C. right now. She wondered about that, but didn’t want to pry. She only wanted him to tell them what he was comfortable with and in the time he’s comfortable.
Mulder’s hand found her knee under the table and she covered his hand with hers, fingers curling around his. She knew this was affecting him more than he was letting on and he knew that all of this was a lot for her too.
Will snorted, he could indeed think of a few people whose names tended toward ridiculous. Fox Mulder was right, they had gotten off lightly by comparison.
He nodded to Dana and took a stalling sip of hot chocolate, trying to figure out what they would want to know, what he wanted to tell them, and how these two groups of facts might cover each other.
He smiled shyly at them and, fidgetting with his mug, dived in with the first thing that came to mind.
“I love dogs. We have a Newfoundland back home, Leia - I’m the one who named her, I was going through a Star Wars phase... No, that makes it sound like I’m over Star Wars, and I’m not... But I watched them just before we got Leia, so yeah. Han Solo shot first.” He looked from Dana to Fox then, as if daring them to get into this bit of fandom debate.
“Um, I tend to get excited about sci-fi,” he said, feeling a slight blush warm his cheeks. He was pretty sure Dana hadn’t asked for fandom rants when she said they wanted to know more about him. “Er, I like science, too, not just the fiction bit. I don’t know exactly what I want to do later, but I definitely want to be a scientist. Probably physics or chemistry.”
RPers, please reblog this if you’re ok with para responses that don’t include dialogue.
Often it seems like an expectation that dialogue will be exchanged in every para response, but sometimes characters are nonverbal, or don’t have anything to say, or are in a situation that would make talking impractical. If the writer puts enough attention into describing their actions, though, there’s still plenty to respond to even without dialogue. Non-dialogue responses are not “going nowhere.” Non-dialogue responses are not “filler.” Non-dialogue responses are not non-responses.
There’s a device that fits over your car’s exhaust pipe, captures pollution, and turns it into ink. Because exhaust contains the same material that ink is already made of, a company called Air Ink takes the carbon emissions collected from tailpipes, makes their own earth-friendly inks and markers, and simultaneously reduces pollution from both car exhaust and from the ink-making process. Source
If you guys are in the process of developing your original characters, maybe my playwriting assignment can help you out It’s a nice change from the usual “list of facts” resume im always seeing around
How I Learn Languages
As an aspiring polyglot, it’s important that I have a bunch of resources at my disposal for language learning. I use a variety of resources for my learning, such as books, websites, apps, T.V. shows, movies, etc. These are some of my resources!
-Websites-
1. Omniglot
This website is more for finding information about languages and finding languages to learn. It has a very comprehensive list of languages and you can find plenty of secondary resources for learning the language. You can find tutors for that language, and even songs in your target language. I can just about guarantee you that no matter what language you’re looking for, it will be documented here. It is absolutely amazing, and it is a FANTASTIC resource for the dedicated linguist.
http://www.omniglot.com/
2. Duolingo
This is both a website AND an app, however, I tend to use the website more frequently, mainly because I’m always on my laptop anyway. The learning system that this website uses makes out very easy to stay motivated, and the lessons are organized amazingly. Currently, the website offers about 27 different language courses for English speakers, and various language courses for speakers of languages other than English. You can set goals for yourself, take multiple courses, be involved in discussions, and even do translating activities. Beware though, it gets VERY addicting.
https://www.duolingo.com
3. Memrise
Also a website AND an app, this is my all time favorite resource for learning languages. It has SO many languages to choose from, and it even offers subjects other than languages, although foreign language learning is its primary appeal factor.
http://www.memrise.com/home/
4. BBC Languages
Although this sector of BBC has been archived and is no longer updated, it still contains some valuable information. It includes some useful phrases, alphabet guides, and jokes in many languages. You’re bound to learn something new there, so check it out!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
5. Foreign Service Institute (FSI)
This website offers language courses constructed by the U.S. government, and relies heavily on audio-based learning. However, many of the language courses include lessons in the form of pdf. There is a very large selection of languages to choose from, so this resource is very good for getting an excellent introduction to your target language.
https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/
6. Live Lingua Project
Claiming to be the internet’s largest collection of free public domain language learning materials, this website is a MUST for language learners. It contains the FSI courses, Peace Corps language learning materials, and the DLI (military) language courses. It also offers Skype sessions for language learners in several different languages! The main appeal of this website, however, is the Peace Corps language material archive. There are SO many different languages to choose from, and there are many ebooks and audio files to take advantage of here.
https://www.livelingua.com/#project
7. Languages On the Web
This website offers texts that translate English texts into 55 other languages. It is not a translator, it merely provides reading material in foreign languages to learners. It is a very useful website, especially for analyzing how sentences are formed in other languages.
http://www.lonweb.org/
8. Learn 101
This website is really helpful for explaining grammatical concepts and for learning general stuff about languages, such as verbs, vocabulary, nouns, adjectives, basic phrases, foods, etc. There are quite alot of languages offered on this website, so it’s a great resource!
http://learn101.org/
9. Clozemaster
This website is great for learning languages through a sentence based, contextual experience. It’s a bit like Duolingo in that sense, and it requires you to fill in missing words from sentences. In my opinion, it’s better for people with a background in their target language, and they offer many different options for languages. It’s also good for speakers of a native language other than English!
https://www.clozemaster.com/
10. Lexicity
This is a great website for ancient language learners, and it provides resources for Egyptian, Mayan, Hittite, Latin, Old English, Etruscan, Gaulish, and several others. I have found the majority of resources that I have looked through helpful to my learning efforts. They have dictionaries, grammars, charts, and texts, and it is a very comprehensive resource.
http://lexicity.com/
11. Book2
This is a good resource for learners looking for audio files to help them practice their listening. I haven’t used it all too much, but there are many language options, so you’re bound to find a language that you find interesting on here.
http://www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/
12. Lang-8
This is a great resource for getting feedback on your writing in your target language. You can post things in your target language, and native speakers of that language will correct it, and you can do the same for other people! It’s very helpful, and is a great resource if you have to write in your target language often.
http://lang-8.com/
13. Bilinguis
This website offers a few books to read in different languages and is good for comparing different languages of the same book. This makes for good practice for reading in your target language.
http://bilinguis.com/
14. Udemy
There are quite a few languages courses on this website, although several of them cost money. However, there are quite a few courses that are free, and are good for introducing you to your language of choice.
https://www.udemy.com/courses/
-Apps-
1. Memrise
As mentioned above in the websites section, this app is so amazing for on-the-go language learning, as well as for subjects other than languages! It helps users memorize concepts with “meme” which are pictures that will remind you of what the word or concept means, and it’s such a unique and fun learning experience! It has the feel of using flashcards, but I just love using this app so much.
2. Duolingo
Also mentioned in the websites section, this app is great for both learning new words and reviewing words that you have either memorized or have just been exposed to. There are grammar lessons available, translation activities, groups that you can join, and Duolingo makes it fun to learn a language with it’s reward system.
3. HelloTalk
This is my absolute FAVORITE app to talk to native speakers of my target language(s). You can become language partners with people, help others with translations, video/voice call, send voice messages, and have as many partners as you want! It’s an absolutely amazing app, and I highly recommend it to everyone! Warning- If you’re a native English speaker looking for a native Chinese speaker, you will get HUNDREDS of requests. It might overwhelm you for a second.
4. TuneIn Radio
This is really great for finding stations in your target language, and it helps with practicing both comprehension of spoken language as well as introduces you to awesome music in your target language!
5. Tigercards
This app presents words in the form of lists, and gives you vocab so that you can review it. Not the best presentation of words and it doesn’t really offer a memorization technique like Memrise, but it’s still helpful!
6. Busuu
This app is a bit like Duolingo, and it offers German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, English, Italian, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Japanese, and Chinese!
7. uTalk
This app offers so many different languages, it’s pretty incredible. There are games that you can play, phrasebooks, and several other features. The interface is also really awesome and simple, so it makes learning easier than usual. Definitely a must have.
8. Innovative Language
I haven’t used this app much, but I have heard that the lessons on this app are very good, and you can download the lessons so that you can view them offline.
9. FlashSticks
This has been super helpful to me, in addition to the games and flashcards that it offers, it also provides an object scanner, which uses your camera to scan objects and then tells you what it’s called in your target language!
10. Mondly
This has been an awesome resource for me since it’s a bit like Duolingo, only with more unique language options. I’m currently using it to learn Hindi, however, there are tons of other language options. The interface is awesome, and I love using it.
11. MindSnacks
This company makes several different language apps, and currently I’m using the Mandarin, Japanese, and French ones. So far, I’ve really enjoyed these apps!
12. Spotify
Through Spotify’s “Word” category, there are many different playlists dedicated to language learning, such as for Arabic, Mandarin, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, and Swedish!
13. Quizlet
This is more of a diy language learning resource. It is not an inherent language learning resource, however, if you learn best through lists and/or flashcards, then this app allows you to make cards and review vocab that way! I use it all the time for exams!
14. FluentU
This is an awesome app for watching videos in your target language, and is really good for learning new words.
-Books-
1. Teach Yourself
This series offers an astounding number of languages, and I have found them to be pretty effective in helping me learn languages. I have used the Russian, Arabic, Mandarin, and Irish ones.
2. Barron’s Grammar and Verb books
I really like the way Barron’s does language books, so far I have used their Japanese grammar book and their Russian verbs book, and I really like the layout of them, especially the grammar book!
3. Dk Visual Bilingual Dictionaries
These are so helpful for me, I’ve been using the Mandarin and Japanese dictionaries for a long time, and they are so comprehensive and awesome!
4. Ethnologue
These aren’t language “learning” materials, but rather they help me find new languages to learn. These are more for the linguistic lovers, since they catalog almost every living language in the world in every country, and provide language maps and statistics. There’s really fascinating stuff in those books, so I highly recommend purchasing them.
5. The “Dirty” books
So far, I have only used the Japanese version, however, I really like what the book includes, and it’s great for learning slang in your target language, and things that traditional textbooks wouldn’t teach you.
6. Living Language
I LOVE these books so much, I’ve used the Russian, Mandarin, and French ones and I’ve found them very helpful! The layout of these are very nice, and they’re pretty comprehensive.
7. Tuttle books
Tuttle offers several different language books, and they all are very good in my opinion. I have used their books for Arabic, Korean, Mandarin, Japanese, and Hindi.
That’s all that I have right now, but if you all would like more resources than I will definitely make a second one!
( ooc ) Hello everyone!! I’m back to my turtle-slow writing, but I am back :) I’m going to queue replies so as not to get overwhelmed.
Right now I’ve only got a few old (but dearly loved) threads in the drafts, but feel free to hit me up if you want to start something new!! Even if we already have something in the works I’m always open to new threads.
See you around :)
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She’s not just another suburban girl who thinks she’s rebelling by doing exactly what every other suburban girl does.
Have you always wanted to be Pixar animator? Now that process is a tiny bit easier. The animation studio recently made a number of courses available on the Khan Academy website to help you start yo…
Calling all storytellers! This is real!!!
Free Video course by the creators from Pixar.
“Have you always wanted to be Pixar animator? Now that process is a tiny bit easier. The animation studio recently made a number of courses available on the Khan Academy website to help you start your journey - and they’re free.”
The group of courses are called “Pixar in a Box” and include short lessons on everything from character modeling and animation to using virtual cameras. Today, it added a new course into the mix: The Art of Storytelling.
The free course is an exploration into the storytelling process at Pixar. From the course description:
“What makes someone a good storyteller? Storytelling is something we all do naturally, starting at a young age, but there’s a difference between good storytelling and great storytelling. In this lesson you’ll hear from Pixar directors and story artists about how they got their start, what stories inspire them, and you’ll begin to think about what kinds of stories you might want to tell.”
Read the full piece here
CURRENT MOOD:
me, a writer, staring at one sentence for 10 minutes straight: i don’t know what’s wrong with you but i don’t like you
there isn’t any wind in space, so Darth Vader was using the Force to make his cape flow for #aesthetic
People can only dream of being this extra
Humans are adorable.
Supporting evidence:
1. Humans say ‘ow’, even if they haven’t actually been hurt. It’s just a thing they say when they think they might have been hurt, but aren’t sure yet.
2. Humans collect shiny things and decorate their bodies and nests with them. The shinier the better, although each individual has a unique taste for style and colouring
3. Humans are not an aquatic or even amphibious species, but they flock to bodies of water simply to play in it. They can’t even hold their breath all that long; they just love to splash!
4. When night falls and the sky goes dark, humans become drowsy and begin to cocoon themselves in soft, fluffy bedding.
5. Some humans spend time in each other’s nests! Just for fun! It’s not their nest; they’re just visiting each other.
6. Some humans use pigments and dyes to make their bodies flashy and colourful! They even attach shiny dangly bits to their cartalidgous membranes!
7. Humans are very clever, and sometimes adopt creatures from other species into their family units. They don’t seem to notice the obvious differences, and often raise them alongside their own young!
8. If a human sees another creature in distress, they can commonly be observed trying to help! Even at their own risk, most humans are deeply compassionate creatures!
9. If a human hears a particularity catchy sound or tune, it will often mimic it, even to the point of annoying themselves!
10. Sneezes are entirely involuntary, and completely adorable. Especially when the human in question becomes frustrated
11. Humans love treats!!! Some more than others. Many humans will save these treats specifically for a later date when they are in need of comfort or reassurance. IE, pickles, pop tarts, Popsicles, etc
12. They’re learning to travel in space!!! They can’t get very far, but they’re trying!!! So far, they’ve made it to the end of their yard, and have found rocks
