my parents were all like DON’T MAKE ANY PLANS TONIGHT YOU HAVE A LOT OF CHRISTMAS CHORES TO DO and now they’re like you can do that stuff tomorrow…. let’s watch a christmas movie….
sneaky mom. sneaky dad
- my dad (after securing the christmas tree in its stand): Well, THAT'S not going anywhere.
- me: That is comforting.
- my dad: That is comforting.
- my mom: That is comforting.
The Williams-Sonoma universe is a magical pristine alternate dimension where every room has crown molding and your wife can fart out a perfect red velvet bundt cake in nine seconds flat from her Wolf oven and you are fucking RICH. Just so rich you don’t even know what to do with yourself, which is how you end up spending $48 on a tin of peppermint bark. You host fabulous parties with educated neighbors and you eat organic soup out of a tureen hand-crafted by a cedar farmer in Alaska who only makes four of these tureens a year. It’s a fabulous world, chock full of copper cookware dangling from stainless steel hooks and a framed picture of Ina Garten in every room, even the parlor!YAY IT’S BACK a new holiday tradition: Deadspin’s evisceration of the Williams-Sonoma holiday catalog
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excuse me but bisexuality means you are only allowed to be attracted to two people in your lifetime and we know damn well about your crush on susie in the third grade so you better use your next one wisely pal
*spider shaking dice in casino* come on, daddy longlegs needs a new pair of shoes and a new pair of shoes and a new pair of shoes and a new pair of shoes
TW: RAPE, MISOGYNY, TRANSPHOBIA, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, SEXUAL ABUSE, ABUSE, ABLEISM, HOMOPHOBIA, RAPE PROMOTION
Reddit Refusing To Remove Popular Subpages That Promote Harmful Behavior
I’m writing in an attempt to bring awareness to a current petition going on trying to enforce Reddit to actually act on their own User Agreement and remove all their pages (subreddits) that do not follow these guidelines.
“You agree not to use any obscene, indecent or offensive language… [material must not be] defamatory, abusive, bullying, harassing, racist, hateful, or violent….further agree not to use any sexually suggestive language…” - taken from Reddits User Agreement
Unfortunately right now Reddit is ignoring their own rules and letting pages like the following exist with little to absolutely no moderation:
These all exist on Reddit~ one of the most popular social networking sites that has had 34 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS. Reddit gets around 1.8 billion page views every month. These subreddits are not that unknown either. If you go through the top subreddits on Reddit you will find almost every single one of these within the first 10-20 pages. This is simply something that everyone that uses Reddit, including their own moderating team, turn a blind eye too.
Recently one of the most popular subreddits on Reddit “creepshots” that was dedicated to users taking suggestive pictures of woman without their consent and putting it online without their knowledge was taken down. Users of this subreddit were known for posting pictures of underage girls, a teacher was even fired from taking pictures of his students and posting it on creepshots. This subreddit was deleted by the creator of creepshots because someone was blackmailing him and threatening to expose his identity. It was not taken down by Redditors moderators even after all the media backlash and arrests made that have come from Creepshots.
Related reading on the awfulness that existed in creepshots that was allowed to be there by Reddit if you are not convinced by my words alone:
Obviously, a lot of bad came from creepshots. Was this all really worth leaving it up for? Can we now learn from creepshots that getting like minded people talking about taking advantage of/raping/and even murdering is only going to lead to worse actions and encouragement of individuals to do harm to others.for more examples of the TERRIBLE BEHAVIOR and related news articles about said behavior on these subreddits please visit: http://predditor.tumblr.com/im going to casually boost my reddit posts because we’re almost 500 signers away from the 10,000 goal!
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bunny fauns
page (gray patch), laurel (plain choco), prince (plain white), mallow (choco/white)
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It’s a fungal snowman!
Hat, Eyes, Mouth, Buttons: Aspergillus niger; Arms: Aspergillus nidulans; Nose: Aspergillus terreus with Penicillium marneffei; Body: NeosartoryaHas science gone too far?
Nope! Did you know the discoverer of penicillin would do this too?
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Sorry it took me all day to reply, I saw it when I logged on and then it completely slipped my mind! Anyway, I hope you don’t mind that I’m answering publicly, but I figure that when giving out advice like this, the more people see it, the better. Anyhow, I assume you’re meaning this in the sense of “I’d like to take up VA stuff myself” (I definitely hope so, at least, because otherwise this whole post is gonna be pointless!), so here we go!
- I know it’s advice you hear from literally every VA, but it’s utterly crucial: your acting is, and always will be, more important than your voices. It doesn’t matter how different you can make your voice sound, if it doesn’t sound believable, it doesn’t mean a thing. Acting workshops/classes are always the best option, but if that’s something unavailable to you (like it was for me), then just baptise yourself by fire and throw yourself into auditioning for things and making videos and whatnot. Practise and patience are essential. You don’t do something for a long time without getting the hang of it, after all!
- Absolutely do not be thin-skinned. you’re going to hear negative comments and judgements everywhere you turn, especially when you’re new. Yes, they can hurt, especially when delivered tactlessly. but they’re how you get better. You might be your own harshest critic, but that doesn’t mean you can spot all of your mistakes. Others can. Don’t let it get you down, just take it in stride and promise yourself “I’ll get it next time”.
- Leave your inhibitions at the door. Inevitably, you’re going to have to do some shouting, or crying, or screaming, or something similarly loud. Alternatively, you’ll have to read some particularly risque lines. Don’t let this hinder you at all. If you’re too embarrassed to read lines like that, you’ll end up giving a stiff, awkward performance. Trust me when i say the shame of having wooden takes out in the open is much greater than the shame of recording them as you would any other line. If you’ve gotta say some dumb shit, do it with pride, man!
- A lot of people will say “your equipment doesn’t matter if you’re a good actor”, but here’s the unfortunate truth: your mic quality is more important to your recordings than you’d imagine. You could be the next Olivier, but if you’re auditioning for projects on a laptop mic in the middle of a thunderstorm, you won’t be viewed favourably. Now, this doesn’t mean you have to shell out a fuckton of cash for something good, but absolutely do your research before buying a mic. The mic I used for the past year or so was the Blue Snowball, which you can find for around $40-50 used on Amazon. I’d recommend it highly for a beginner. (I’d also recommend asking around when it comes to hardware, I’m not very knowledgeable on the tech side of things.) You should also learn how to properly use noise removal, as it’s essential for making your audio sound as clean as can be. Here’s a tutorial for it in Audacity. If that’s not your recording software of choice, do some googling, I’m sure you can find something effective.
- Finally, get integrated into some communities! Meet other voice actors, new OR experienced! I learned a lot of the things I know just from talking with other VAs that i met around. Don’t be afraid to ask people to collaborate with you, either. After all, we all do this because we love it, and being offered roles is always a pleasure, no matter where they come from. Plus, when has new friends ever been a bad thing? The ‘voice acting’ and 'voice over’ tags on Tumblr are home to a lot of newbies looking for an audience that I’m certain would be overjoyed to help you out. As for open auditions, Voice Acting Alliance and Voice Acting Club are excellent places to keep an eye out! There’s also the audio and collaboration forums on Newgrounds (though I’ll be frank, I don’t understand NG very well) and Behind the Voice Actors (which is more of a database than anything else, but still a good resource to have). There’s a lot of good reads and some really cool people, so knock yourself out.
Oh, and I know it sounds like a trite thing to say, but really: have fun. If you take it all too seriously, you’ll stress yourself out. Hope I actually helped out a little, sorry for the long-ass post, and good luck!
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haircut, got my bangs again
Korean food for lunch and apparently we’re going to the mall, though for what earthly purpose I can’t fathom
this is it. the most beautiful girl in the whole world