Marlise Boland is on it.
Thank you, Marlise. I appreciate all that you’re doing!
Through the Eyes of the Artist
Whatever else anyone sees, an artist sees something worthy; otherwise, why spend the time to convey something to the rest of us.
This captures some of the essence of my banner picture, an essence which can still rivet me, and I guess some of you as well:
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If you have never watched Richard Armitage as Guy of Gisborne, do yourself a favor and give it try. The show was not the greatest, but he makes up for it.
Whoever gets my organs…
I will perhaps be an organ donor some day. For now, it’s on my driver’s license that I’m willing. If you’ve read much of my blog, you know why, and frankly, it is the very least I can do to give back. But lately I’ve wondered what would happen to my organ recipient, since SO has expressed an interest in foods he never liked before, and lo and behold his organ donor loved those same foods.
Then I see this:
Mind=Blown http://t.co/6KmdrQCeOZ—
Learn Everyday (@TheGoogleFactz) October 27, 2014
I hope whoever gets my organs is prepared to be a complete nut about talk, dark Englishmen who have fantastic voices and who look like this:
Dear Rich,
I would say this whether The Crucible gets a download in the U.S. or not; however, someone’s head is going to roll if we don’t. Metaphorically speaking that is. :D
Realistically speaking it means there will be those who watch the download whether it occurs in the U.S. or not. And the sad truth is that most of them will do it for free.
Signed,
A crazy fan who would prefer to pay for the privilegeP.S. Can you pitch a fit to ensure we get a download in the U.S.? *trying to think of some appropriate American slang for this*
P.P.S. Just so you know, I do very much appreciate what you’ve done so far for the fans. Maybe just a little fit? :D
note: I got the image from this Pinterest board. I would dearly love to know where it is from originally. Someone please, please tell me.
First Time Movember
Reblogged from Matt on Not-WordPress
I had never heard of this fundraiser, but I really like the idea. Men need a great campaign like the pink ribbon done for breast cancer.
Maybe it’s not too late for Richard Armitage to participate. HINT. Or maybe he can do it next year. Whatever happens, I’m tucking this away for future use, or someone’s future use. Yeah, I’m going to shave the date. ;p
Automattic is participating in Movember for the first time this year, and so to join I shaved for the first time in the better part of a decade. (Before and after pictured above.) For those not familiar with it, you shave clean on November first and grow and groom a mostache (no beard, goatee, etc) through the course of the month, and when people comment on how ridiculous you look you encourage them to donate to Movember which is a non-profit which has raise over $500 million and funded over 800 programs in 21 countries. (Wow!)
the rest here
In the meantime:
Matt, you look cute no matter if you have a beard or not.
Signed,
A fan who knows two intelligent and beautiful young women who either one would make a great wife, and you would have a fabulous mother-in-law ;-)
Beware the Social Media Trap
It’s fairly obvious that we are now watching a “controversy” about some of the dwarves not attending the London premiere of the Battle of the Five Armies. As for me, I’m not sure what I think about how all of this went down. Did Warner Brothers screw up and invite the criticism they’re now receiving by not making the game plan clear to all interested parties in the cast? Did John Callen really intend to create a groundswell of support for himself and his erstwhile cast mates, or did he stick his foot in his mouth by not realizing his words are more heeded than he may have realized? Was the L.A. premiere intended for the entire cast all along? Or is Warner Brothers really good at damage control? And to all of these questions, I say a big fat: I don’t know.
What I do know is whatever the intent of these individuals and corporations, one thing is clear: the first rule of social media is at play here, and I find it fascinating to ponder that some or all may have forgotten it existed or never knew it.
And here’s a corollary to the 1st rule of social media — its global power is directly proportional to the boredom of fandoms.
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