March 2012
bride of all unquiet things: thereisafish: You... →
thereisafish:
You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. You want the physicist to talk to your grieving family about the conservation of energy, so they will understand that your energy has not died. You want the physicist to remind your sobbing mother about the first law of…
écriture, a creature: The Icelandic Language →
poetbabble:
In this language, no industrial revolution; no pasteurized milk; no oxygen, no telephone; only sheep, fish, horses, water falling. The middle class can hardly speak it.
In this language, no flush toilet; you stumble through dark and rain with a handful of rags. The door…
February 2012
“In my mind I am eloquent; I can climb intricate scaffolds of words to reach the...”
– Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion (via ecritureacreature)
In the Writers' Room: Sherlock Series 3
Gatiss: Okay, Steven, everyone's going crazy trying to figure out how Sherlock survived that fall, so we're going to need a really clever solution.
Moffat: Sherlock stood on top of St. Bart's. And then--
Gatiss: Yes?
Moffat: More disco music.
Gatiss: What? No. It was funny at the pool, but--
Moffat: More. Disco. Music.
Gatiss: How does that even explain--
Moffat: Gloria Gaynor.
Gatiss: But you were talking about all the clues being--
Moffat: First I was afraid. I was petrified.
Gatiss: You don't need to sing it. I know the song.
Moffat: Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side.
Gatiss: Molly. Molly definitely has a part in it, right?
Moffat: But I spent so many nights, thinking how you did me wrong, and I grew strong. And I learned how to carry on.
Gatiss: Stop it. Stop it right now. Did the garbage truck break Sherlock's fa--
Moffat: Oh no, not I.
Gatiss: STEVEN. No! He used the ball to stop his pulse! The dummy that was hanging in the flat was wearing a mask! Something! Anything!
Moffat: I WILL SURVIVE. AS LONG AS I KNOW HOW TO LOVE I KNOW I'LL STAY ALIVE.
Gatiss: Please, please, Steven. I'm begging you as your friend--
Moffat: I. Will. Survive.
Gatiss: Fuck it. Fine.
Reading for Fun: What drama! What adventure! Oh, there is no pleasure equal to that of reading the miracle of the novel--to experience such joys and sorrows at the hands of a paperback is truly one of the great pleasures this life has to offer. If I could do nothing but read for the rest of my life, truly, I would be content.
Reading for Class: I DON'T CARE ABOUT THESE WORDS!
xcvii: The surrealist guide to late essay excuses →
illogicallola:
Excuse me, sir, but this essay is unfinished because;
My hands fell off mid-sentence. Yes, yes it does look as though they’re still attached, but that’s an illusion - these are artificial instruments I spent all night constructing from the debris of an argument last Thursday.
I ran out of…
The Oscars should win a Gary Oldman.
i-take-the-tardis-to-hogwarts:
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Life may be sad, but it's always beautiful: 102... →
Here are 102 resources on Character, Point of View, Dialogue, Plot, Conflict, Structure, Outlining, Setting, and World Building, plus some links to generate Ideas and Inspiration. CHARACTER, POINT OF VIEW, DIALOGUE 10 Days of Character Building Name Generators
moriartyhasthetardis:
When walking home from school becomes the most epic adventure ever because you’re listening to ‘I Am The Doctor’
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