May 2013
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Trek Manifesto
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD
“Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Her five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before.”
This is the the quintessential Trek manifesto. It has narrated many of the Star Trek incarnations. It speaks about unexplored barriers,...
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Cannibal Captivation
Okay, yeah, you caught me. Not my best alliteration, but it will have to make due.
Today we’re talking about Hannibal.
So, either you’ve heard a lot of buzz about this show or you have no idea what I’m talking about. Hopefully you have at least some idea of Hannibal Lecter from his previous incarnations, whether in novel or film. Hannibal Lecter, in case you don’t know, is a fictional...
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An Open Letter to My Mom
Mother’s Day approaches and every year I ask myself what could I possibly do when I’m 600 miles away from the woman who gave birth to me. I go through a list of routine gifts you can order or send in care packages and it never seems right or enough. Not to mention I don’t often have much money to spare on gifts, but I try very hard to think of things I can send to her that will...
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[W]hen we launch in a territory the Bittorrent traffic drops as the Netflix...
– Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer at Netflix (via laliberty)
Look, someone who gets it.
(via knitmeapony)
April 2013
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Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a...
– Joss Whedon (via brambleberrycottage)
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Story Perception Survey →
I’m doing a project for one of my classes regarding story and image perception. If you could fill this out with a sentence (or more) for each question I’d be super grateful and idk I’ll give you a cookie.
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It's Not Easy Being Green
As a creative individual, I often find myself comparing my personal work to the work of others. It has been a blessing and a curse my entire life.
I remember from a very young age being incredibly jealous of the talent of people around me. I would try and try and barely scratch the surface of the quality of work they were producing. Whether it was in art, writing, or acting, it didn’t...
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You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.
– Stephen King (via brettlange)
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Thoughts on Self Expression
I once had this boyfriend. We’re not together anymore and there was a lot about that relationship that was toxic on a lot of levels. Not to say that he wasn’t a great guy in many ways, but there were some aspects that were too much for me and I’m not someone who likes to waste time in a relationship that isn’t working.
But, despite the fact that the relationship didn’t end as well as I would’ve...
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attractiveprincess:
IM 2% HUMAN and 98% pop culture references
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19% of prime time television characters are non-human while only 17% are women
– A Profile of Americans’ Media Use and Political Socialization Effects: television and the Internet’s relationship to social connectedness in the USA ― Daniel German & Caitlin Lally
There are more “non-humans” on TV than women. Talk about unequal gender representation in the media.
(via...
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Being a Writer Sucks
For a lot of reasons. But mostly just one.
For the better part of the last eighteen or nineteen years (as long as I’ve had relatively good speaking abilities) I liked telling stories. When I was a kid it was through art. I liked drawing and painting and crafting. This was probably due to the fact that my grandfather painted landscapes in oil and he was fairly decent at it. Some of his work...
March 2013
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My acting for the camera final: a monologue from A Christmas Invasion. Shot design by yours truly.
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Fiction seems to be more effective at changing beliefs than nonfiction, which is...
– “Why fiction is good for you”, Jonathan Gottschall, in The Boston Globe (via meiringens)
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dohrings:
Untalented and Completely Unprepared: The lazy person’s response to VM Kickstarter backlash
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jenngeek:
I really should make an effort to write a reasoned, well thought out response to the Justice Bloggers’ Veronica Mars backlash I am seeing crop up on the various tags. But…I’m much too lazy for that at the moment. This is why god invented bullet points.
Yes, 35,000 of...
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Quietly adds Rob Thomas to the list of writers I hope to meet and work with some day.
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Gravity Falls Renewed for Season 2!
fuckyeahgravityfalls:
From Disney Channel’s Press release:
Buoyant after another year of record-setting ratings, Disney Channels Worldwide affirmed its plan to further build its creative and ratings strength, its audience engagement and its valuable multiplatform sales opportunities, today at Disney Media’s 2013-14 Kids Upfront presentation. Held at New York’s Hudson Theatre, many sponsors and...
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I suppose we could fail in spectacular fashion, but there’s also the...
– Rob Thomas
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Veronica Mars movie almost halfway to it’s goal in the first day? The film industry ain’t never seen anything like this.
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February 2013
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Joss Whedon's Top 10 Writing Tips →
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Plot Twist: Maury is the father.
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Woo Your Idea
I’ve been thinking about writing lately.
Shocking, I know. Being a writer and all. Me? Writing? WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BROUGHT THIS ON? I think it’s this intangible need explore and expose those raw threads of worry niggling at my brain. I used to be very good at ranting my thoughts in a comical way. I feel as if I’ve lost a shred of that, like it’s burrowed deep into...
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Just remember this was 100% sanctioned by my Acting for the Camera professor. I’m not a sailor though I do often dream of the high seas.
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firelordsara:
Most days I sit around questioning why the hell I want to be a writer because it seems like everything I produce is total crap.
But then there’s a glorious day where a few wonderful blessed people validate my existence as a glorified time waster and I feel that once again all is right with the world.
This will probably last all of about 3 days and then I’ll be back to angst....
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Things I Wish I'd Been Clever Enough to Say at the...
Professor: I want to submit your spec script to the Castle writers.
Me: YEAH YOU DO.
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Fall Pilots Ordered →
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