“I know Michael Sheen is a hundred percent sure that Aziraphale falls in love with Crowley, and that moment occurs when the bomb drops on the church.” (Douglas Mackinnon)

“Hey could I get some salt for my fries?” “Yeah man here”

Phantom Thread (2017), d. Paul Thomas Anderson

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I have crossed the horizon to find you. I know your name.

give me a grey makeup pencil and some white face paint and i could recreate the su*cide sq*ads look easily but do u know how complicated it would be for me to make the alien makeup of beyond? itd take years of training, and then weeks upon weeks of work to perfect the prosthetics, hours to put on the actors faces seamlessly………….im salty

You’re not the only one

This took 5 hours in the chair every day…shut up.

And I quote from the person who was the head of making the FIFTY SIX DIFFERENT aliens costumes.

“Each one of those characters had to be treated like a hero main character. On days when you had 20, 30 of these characters playing, you really had to have competent makeup application artists on-set to deliver them “

20 TO 30 on multiple days. 

For example

“For the generic characters, there was a lot of pieces, sometimes upwards of six, seven, eight silicon, overlapping prosthetics that you have to apply in sequence, and blend off, and then tie in the paint job or the patterning or whatever it is. I would think the shortest amount of time that anybody spent in the chair was probably two hours, and the longest was the Natalia character at the end of the film, and that was about six and a half, seven hours”.

So shortest. 2. Longest. SEVEN.

They spent hours, on JUST background characters. JUST THE BACKGROUND. Not even the main people. That is how much detail Star Trek put in.

For example!

Not to mention, the various stages Idris Elba had to go through. Because his wasn’t just one look. Krall’s face had multiple looks throughout the film.

And remember, there 53 other aliens I haven’t even mentioned.

Croc does look good. Can’t say he doesn’t OF COURSE he does. 

But for all that is good.

56 brand new aliens. 20-30 would be worked on on the same day, multiple times. 2 to 7 hours of work ON EVERY.SINGLE.ONE.OF.THEM.

Yeah, people are upset for a damn good reason. And telling to shut up over your croc when you haven’t even considered goolging is childs play. Not to mention!!! How it was revealed the sexiest votes SS got because of Harley Quinn!! Which means, the Oscars didn’t even care about Croc! [Source]

So please. Just don’t.

“there are no male gems besides steven!!!” okay then explain this

((passes the information i have learned to all of you????

we’re getting replies back and as usual the rolling-out system is as buggy as a certain recently-released bethesda game))

boops this over here too

ok so this isnt a replacement for replies like everybody made it out to be

its kind of sad when you hit up and old friend and you both really miss each other but the connection just isnt there anymore

the signs as the three main types of happiness

Pleasure, “Rock Star Happiness”: Often very shortlived; the happiness you get after attending an amazing concert, enjoying a fun night out, or eating at your favorite restaurant. People who depend on pleasure as their sole resource of happiness often can’t keep up and find themselves always chasing the next high; Aries, Gemini, Sagittarius, Pisces Passion, “Flow & Engagement Happiness”: The type of happiness that you feel when you work really, really hard on something you care about, and finish it; Taurus, Cancer, Capricorn, Scorpio Purpose, “Feeling Part of Something Bigger Than Yourself Happiness”: Feeling like you’re an important part of a great team, company, group or mission. Happiness that mainly comes from feeling needed, appreciated, and that the work you’re doing has a sense of purpose; Leo, Virgo, Libra, Aquarius info found here

Dr Bhagavan Antle of The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S), photographs 4 varieties of Bengal tigers

There really aren’t enough people in the world who care about protecting beautiful creatures like these.

weren’t these tigers like… bred in the institute like this like on purpose 

You know what I miss?  

Doctor Who. I miss being excited about Doctor Who.  

I miss looking forward to streaming the show every week.  I miss being excited for the Christmas special.  I miss the cliffhangers and the recurring characters and the personalities of the individual doctors.  

I just saw an ad for the new series in September and I literally thought “meh.” 

I remember a time where you’d see nothing but the show on your dash, and all the posts had 10,000+ notes because literally everyone loved it and got excited about it.  

I think the idea of fandom lost traction everywhere around the same time the show started doing plot circles, so people lost interest and it died a slow, agonizing death. 

I didn’t ever think it would get here, but it has, and somewhere it makes me sad.  

I lay the blame solidly on that sheep-headed dude whose name rhymes with STOP IT.

Guide to Self-Studying Japanese

A large proportion of Japanese learners self-study. Finding places to learn Japanese in a classroom environment can be difficult and expensive. Here’s a guide on how you can learn Japanese for free and from the comfort of your sofa.

When learning Japanese, the most important step is to learn Hiragana and Katakana, the writing alphabets of Japanese.

The best way I’ve found to do that is to make flashcards. Make sure you practice writing as well as recognizing them, this will not only be a great skill to have but will also reinforce the shapes in your mind.

Resources:

[Hiragana 42], the best guide I’ve found to learn the Hiragana (in a day!) [Hiranana and Katakana Quiz Site] [Kana Invaders Game] [Anki] An amazing program that will make sure you never forget any Kana….

The next step is to start learning vocabulary. Where can you find what to learn? Use a site like Memrise to find word lists (for example, there is a word list for all the vocabulary in starter textbooks like Genki), and use the amazing interface to learn them and keep them in your long term memory.

Resources:

[Memrise] as mentioned above to find and learn vocabulary lists. [Most Common Words List] [Anki] An amazing program that will make sure you never forget any Vocabulary….

While encountering vocabulary, you’re likely to be coming across super-complicated-looking Kanji. You can learn Kanji through Memrise as above, but there are some other websites that may be of interest.

Resources:

[Kanji Damage] A great site where you can learn Kanji through mnemonics. [WaniKani] by the same people who make TextFugu can help you learn Kanji from scratch. [Anki] An amazing program that will make sure you never forget any Kanji….

The next step is to apply that new vocabulary to grammar points and start making sentences.

If you can’t get your hands on textbooks like Genki, don’t fear! There are a lot of great online grammar resources.

Resources:

[TextFugu] a highly rated ‘online textbook’ which will guide you right from the beginning of learning Japanese. [Guide to Japanese] another online textbook with a lot of grammar points and excellent explanations.

So you probably started to learn Japanese because you have some interest in Japanese media. Time to start using it to your advantage!

Aside from the obvious watching Anime, J-dramas and films, why not try Reading Japanese News? Watching Japanese TV? Just make sure you are making these activities productive - note down new vocabulary, add them to Anki, and keep learning! It’s much easier to learn things you’re interested in.

The most important but difficult part of self-studying Japanese is getting your own compositions checked. Utilize all that grammar and vocabulary and write a short piece, it could be a diary entry or a short essay. Get it recorded for you by a native on RhinoSpike, and checked for grammar and consistencies on Lang-8.These sites also give you the chance to connect with Japanese natives, and perhaps start up some language exchanges!

For more resources, take a look at my Ultimate Resources List

Any more tips? Please submit them here!

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mintiel for that anon you got

sometimes all u can say is “yikes” and just move tf on lol

now this is the kind of quality content i’m looking for