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Hello friends. My girlfriend's internet is down and she can't get someone out to fix it until next week.
We're long distance and usually watch a show and have dinner together over vid chat each night.
Anyone have any episodes of something good saved on Google drive they'd be willing to share??
So, for most people on Tumblr, November 5, 2020 was bonkers. I’m sure you all remember it well…
November 5, 2020 was even more memorable for me because it was the day I met a beautiful, smart, talented girl, who would end up being my wonderful girlfriend, @xxxholicmaniac (Nat).
Tired of waiting for the election to be called, I posted some self-indulgent ‘I wish someone would tell me everything would be ok’ message, not expecting a stranger to do just that. Remember, 11/2020 was peak Covid times, so we ended up striking up a conversation amid the Destial Putin Election trifecta of madness. We realized we had some mutual followers and follows because we both were fans of Trixie, Katya and Drag Race, so I suggested we start vid chatting to watch the latest season together.
We became friends, then friends who flirted, then friends who did *more* than flirting.
The two of us live over 4,000 miles apart so I didn’t intend to fall in love with her. But I did. I couldn’t help it. Natalia didn’t give me any other choice.
We met in person for the first time in Mexico (halfway between me in California and her in Argentina) in December, 2021, just after our 1 year anniversary.
We were both nervous, worried our ‘Tumblr relationship’ wouldn’t translate to real life. But it was magic.
I got to go to Argentina for 6 weeks this summer and have never felt so happy, free and lucky in my life.
Being home now is hard. I miss Nat so much. But we video chat daily, and we’re planning another trip to see each other in December.
I hate to ask…but that’s what I need a little help with, though.
See, Natalia is amazing. She teaches Academic and Creative Writing Workships at the college level and is such a strong English speaker it’s hard to believe she’s not a native speaker. Nat is an great teacher and so easy to talk to. And she’s a really hard worker.
But the economy is shit in Argentina, Inflation is at 71% this year. Seventy one! And with all of that going on, Nat doesn’t have money to put towards seeing each other.
The good news is she’s a great Spanish teacher, and with the currency exchange can do Spanish tutoring or lessons over zoom for a really, really low price for anyone paying in dollars (Paypal). If you just want conversation practice, to brush up on your Spanish skills or to learn basics before a trip, she offers a half hour session for $15. If you’re taking classes and need help practicing, studying, making presentations or writing/editing papers, she does hour long sessions for $25.
She also is more than down to help with fanfics (Spanish/English). Basically anything related to writing. She worked at a publishing company and is a published author. She can also juggle empenadas (not really…well, she could try and see how it goes).
I normally don’t try to advertise anything on my Tumblr cause I’m only here to waste time and avoid thinking about capitalism just like everyone else, but Natalia’s too shy to put herself out there on her own, and I want to see my girl again as soon as possible.
So, if you could use some Spanish help for a super good price and would also like to help reunite some adorable Tumblr lesbians, message me or her and we can set something up. :)
So, for most people on Tumblr, November 5, 2020 was bonkers. I’m sure you all remember it well…
November 5, 2020 was even more memorable for me because it was the day I met a beautiful, smart, talented girl, who would end up being my wonderful girlfriend, @xxxholicmaniac (Nat).
Tired of waiting for the election to be called, I posted some self-indulgent ‘I wish someone would tell me everything would be ok’ message, not expecting a stranger to do just that. Remember, 11/2020 was peak Covid times, so we ended up striking up a conversation amid the Destial Putin Election trifecta of madness. We realized we had some mutual followers and follows because we both were fans of Trixie, Katya and Drag Race, so I suggested we start vid chatting to watch the latest season together.
We became friends, then friends who flirted, then friends who did *more* than flirting.
The two of us live over 4,000 miles apart so I didn’t intend to fall in love with her. But I did. I couldn’t help it. Natalia didn’t give me any other choice.
We met in person for the first time in Mexico (halfway between me in California and her in Argentina) in December, 2021, just after our 1 year anniversary.
We were both nervous, worried our ‘Tumblr relationship’ wouldn’t translate to real life. But it was magic.
I got to go to Argentina for 6 weeks this summer and have never felt so happy, free and lucky in my life.
Being home now is hard. I miss Nat so much. But we video chat daily, and we’re planning another trip to see each other in December.
I hate to ask…but that’s what I need a little help with, though.
See, Natalia is amazing. She teaches Academic and Creative Writing Workships at the college level and is such a strong English speaker it’s hard to believe she’s not a native speaker. Nat is an great teacher and so easy to talk to. And she’s a really hard worker.
But the economy is shit in Argentina, Inflation is at 71% this year. Seventy one! And with all of that going on, Nat doesn’t have money to put towards seeing each other.
The good news is she’s a great Spanish teacher, and with the currency exchange can do Spanish tutoring or lessons over zoom for a really, really low price for anyone paying in dollars (Paypal). If you just want conversation practice, to brush up on your Spanish skills or to learn basics before a trip, she offers a half hour session for $15. If you’re taking classes and need help practicing, studying, making presentations or writing/editing papers, she does hour long sessions for $25.
She also is more than down to help with fanfics (Spanish/English). Basically anything related to writing. She worked at a publishing company and is a published author. She can also juggle empenadas (not really…well, she could try and see how it goes).
I normally don’t try to advertise anything on my Tumblr cause I’m only here to waste time and avoid thinking about capitalism just like everyone else, but Natalia’s too shy to put herself out there on her own, and I want to see my girl again as soon as possible.
So, if you could use some Spanish help for a super good price and would also like to help reunite some adorable Tumblr lesbians, message me or her and we can set something up. :)
So, for most people on Tumblr, November 5, 2020 was bonkers. I’m sure you all remember it well…
November 5, 2020 was even more memorable for me because it was the day I met a beautiful, smart, talented girl, who would end up being my wonderful girlfriend, @xxxholicmaniac (Nat).
Tired of waiting for the election to be called, I posted some self-indulgent ‘I wish someone would tell me everything would be ok’ message, not expecting a stranger to do just that. Remember, 11/2020 was peak Covid times, so we ended up striking up a conversation amid the Destial Putin Election trifecta of madness. We realized we had some mutual followers and follows because we both were fans of Trixie, Katya and Drag Race, so I suggested we start vid chatting to watch the latest season together.
We became friends, then friends who flirted, then friends who did *more* than flirting.
The two of us live over 4,000 miles apart so I didn’t intend to fall in love with her. But I did. I couldn’t help it. Natalia didn’t give me any other choice.
We met in person for the first time in Mexico (halfway between me in California and her in Argentina) in December, 2021, just after our 1 year anniversary.
We were both nervous, worried our ‘Tumblr relationship’ wouldn’t translate to real life. But it was magic.
I got to go to Argentina for 6 weeks this summer and have never felt so happy, free and lucky in my life.
Being home now is hard. I miss Nat so much. But we video chat daily, and we’re planning another trip to see each other in December.
I hate to ask…but that’s what I need a little help with, though.
See, Natalia is amazing. She teaches Academic and Creative Writing Workships at the college level and is such a strong English speaker it’s hard to believe she’s not a native speaker. Nat is an great teacher and so easy to talk to. And she’s a really hard worker.
But the economy is shit in Argentina, Inflation is at 71% this year. Seventy one! And with all of that going on, Nat doesn’t have money to put towards seeing each other.
The good news is she’s a great Spanish teacher, and with the currency exchange can do Spanish tutoring or lessons over zoom for a really, really low price for anyone paying in dollars (Paypal). If you just want conversation practice, to brush up on your Spanish skills or to learn basics before a trip, she offers a half hour session for $15. If you’re taking classes and need help practicing, studying, making presentations or writing/editing papers, she does hour long sessions for $25.
She also is more than down to help with fanfics (Spanish/English). Basically anything related to writing. She worked at a publishing company and is a published author. She can also juggle empenadas (not really…well, she could try and see how it goes).
I normally don’t try to advertise anything on my Tumblr cause I’m only here to waste time and avoid thinking about capitalism just like everyone else, but Natalia’s too shy to put herself out there on her own, and I want to see my girl again as soon as possible.
So, if you could use some Spanish help for a super good price and would also like to help reunite some adorable Tumblr lesbians, message me or her and we can set something up. :)
So, for most people on Tumblr, November 5, 2020 was bonkers. I’m sure you all remember it well...
November 5, 2020 was even more memorable for me because it was the day I met a beautiful, smart, talented girl, who would end up being my wonderful girlfriend, @xxxholicmaniac (Nat).
Tired of waiting for the election to be called, I posted some self-indulgent ‘I wish someone would tell me everything would be ok’ message, not expecting a stranger to do just that. Remember, 11/2020 was peak Covid times, so we ended up striking up a conversation amid the Destial Putin Election trifecta of madness. We realized we had some mutual followers and follows because we both were fans of Trixie, Katya and Drag Race, so I suggested we start vid chatting to watch the latest season together.
We became friends, then friends who flirted, then friends who did *more* than flirting.
The two of us live over 4,000 miles apart so I didn’t intend to fall in love with her. But I did. I couldn’t help it. Natalia didn’t give me any other choice.
We met in person for the first time in Mexico (halfway between me in California and her in Argentina) in December, 2021, just after our 1 year anniversary.
We were both nervous, worried our ‘Tumblr relationship’ wouldn’t translate to real life. But it was magic.
I got to go to Argentina for 6 weeks this summer and have never felt so happy, free and lucky in my life.
Being home now is hard. I miss Nat so much. But we video chat daily, and we’re planning another trip to see each other in December.
I hate to ask...but that’s what I need a little help with, though.
See, Natalia is amazing. She teaches Academic and Creative Writing Workships at the college level and is such a strong English speaker it’s hard to believe she’s not a native speaker. Nat is an great teacher and so easy to talk to. And she’s a really hard worker.
But the economy is shit in Argentina, Inflation is at 71% this year. Seventy one! And with all of that going on, Nat doesn’t have money to put towards seeing each other.
The good news is she’s a great Spanish teacher, and with the currency exchange can do Spanish tutoring or lessons over zoom for a really, really low price for anyone paying in dollars (Paypal). If you just want conversation practice, to brush up on your Spanish skills or to learn basics before a trip, she offers a half hour session for $15. If you’re taking classes and need help practicing, studying, making presentations or writing/editing papers, she does hour long sessions for $25.
She also is more than down to help with fanfics (Spanish/English). Basically anything related to writing. She worked at a publishing company and is a published author. She can also juggle empenadas (not really...well, she could try and see how it goes).
I normally don’t try to advertise anything on my Tumblr cause I’m only here to waste time and avoid thinking about capitalism just like everyone else, but Natalia’s too shy to put herself out there on her own, and I want to see my girl again as soon as possible.
So, if you could use some Spanish help for a super good price and would also like to help reunite some adorable Tumblr lesbians, message me or her and we can set something up. :)
COME OVER HERE I GOT SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU.
With all this Bert+Ernie debating, now seems like a very good time for me to point out the REAL iconic gay couple of the Muppetverse we’ve all been ignoring for YEARS
Shit guys I always thought Statler and Waldorf were brothers but I just went online and no they aren’t but Waldorf is married to this muppet Astoria and guys you’ll never believe this
Astoria is Statler in a fucking dress…
I think we’ve stumbled onto a real conspiracy here folks.
As this just came back up on my dash, I just want to remind everyone there “older gentlemen who have reserved seats at the theatre they go to every week just to be catty bitches” doesn’t have a heterosexual explanation.
Nice, but I must remind you of this moment:
So the Muppets are very gay then
Do you have any tips on how to capture the characters’ voices in fic? I feel like I can never quite do them justice. Thanks!
that’s a good question, and i don’t know that it’s one that i necessarily have an easy answer to. because i think that even if i could somehow give you a checklist of do this, don’t do that, etc. you could follow it exactly and it still wouldn’t guarantee you’d get there. that being said, i do think there are some general things you can do to help yourself out...
1. listen to the show. when i feel like i’m struggling to find their voices, i will throw on a few episodes and just re-immerse myself in the characters. the more recently i’ve actually heard them speaking, the easier i find it not only to write them in the first place but also to tell if what i’ve already written actually sounds like them.
if you’re the kind of person who can write/edit with the tv on, i find that letting episodes just play in the background while i’m working helps even more—i’m not consciously paying attention, but their voices are more present in my head anyway.
2. read it out loud. this is a writing tip i repeat again and again for all kinds of reasons, but when it comes to voice, i think it is truly one of the most helpful tools. it can feel ridiculous, but put on your best david impression or your best moira impression or whatever, and read their dialogue out loud. it’ll give you a better idea of whether or not you can hear those characters actually saying the words that you’ve written, and it can help you make decisions about pacing, emphasis, punctuation, etc. which brings me to my next point...
3. voice is about more than just the words they say. i mean the words are important, and there are definitely word choices that will pull readers right out of the character, but it goes beyond that, too. i talked in this post about some ways to adjust your use of dialogue tags and actions to change the pace of your characters’ speech (#4 on that list), and you can do the same thing with punctuation and italics and all that too to really capture the rhythm of the characters’ speech patterns. don’t go overboard though—if you find yourself putting every third word in italics or punctuating. a whole. entire. paragraph. of dialogue. like this. that’s gonna get really cumbersome for your readers. it’s about finding a balance between trusting that your readers know the characters voices well enough that they can infer some of that for themselves, and gently guiding them to read it specific ways when you need them to.
also, to reiterate something i mentioned in that linked post, characters generally don’t monologue, especially on this show. scenes are short, dialogue is quick, and even the Big Speech kinds of moments tend to come in starts and stops. think about patrick’s proposal, for instance. after david asks what’s going on? we get the whole of patrick’s speech without interruption: so i used to come on this hike a lot when i first moved here and i was developing feelings for this guy i had just gotten into business with. and i didn’t know what to do about it because i didn’t know if that guy had the same feelings or if i’d ever be able to muster up the courage to let him know how i felt. and now here he is, the love of my life, standing in front of me, and this just felt like the perfect place to ask you to marry me. if you put that on the page in one unbroken chunk like that, i’d prob say it was kinda out of character because we don’t ever see patrick give a long speech that smoothly, especially not something he’s so understandably nervous about. the way noah actually delivers that dialogue, it’s in smaller pieces; he pauses, he breathes, he stumbles over himself a little, and then the editing breaks it up even further with shots of david getting progressively more overwhelmed. all of that adds to the way that scene sounds to us, to what we hear as patrick’s voice. you gotta do the same thing with your writing. if you’re putting in unbroken monologues, it better be because they’re auditioning for the next community theatre production, and they better have rehearsed it a whole lot before that lolol. (i’m kidding, obviously, because there are certainly times that i think a character can get on a roll and you want them to just basically word vomit every thought in their head onto your page uninterrupted, but there has to be a reason in order for it to be plausible.)
4. voice is about more than the dialogue. last but not least, if a story is being told from a particular character’s point of view (as most fics are), their voice has to carry through your prose as well. i think most people have a pretty good handle on this concept, but sometimes i do notice what seems to be the author’s voice slipping through and expressing opinions that the pov character probably would not hold. so just remember to keep an eye on that as you write and edit—question whether the things you’re describing really match with the character’s pov. because even if your dialogue is the most spot-on thing ever written, if the rest feels more like what you as an author have to say about it, it’s still not going to feel fully in character
I fucking love this little bit jenny does about football sdkjfhkdsjhfks
