I call upon the fan fic writing gods to bless you with the perseverance to finish one of your unfinished drafts.
May your fingers dance along the letters upon your device with ease, may the devil of distraction stay far from you, and may your work not need much editing.
I pass this blessing upon every fan fic writer out there.
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I got an email from a guy who said that he was really depressed and was about to hurt himself when a friend called and asked him to go dancing. He said no, he didn’t want to go out. And then after he hung up the phone, he remembered that line: “Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy.” So he called the friend back, went dancing, had a great time, decided not to kill himself and wrote me a letter saying, “That line saved my life.” I was weeping [reading that]. What an offhand line to end up being so meaningful to someone. That blew my mind. (x)
Things that make me happy:
The realization that somewhere, in-universe, there’s some audio tech who had t design Darth Vader’s voice.
I mean- Palpatine oversaw all the aspects of Vader’s suit development, right? Which naturally includes his voice since Vader’s vocal cords got pretty darn crisped.
So some audio tech not only had to design the new voice for Darth Vader, the Emperor’s terrifying new right hand and enforcer, but probably had to go to planning meetings with and get feedback from Palpatine.
Palpatine: No. Up the bass. I want his voice to rumble through you like a thunderstorm on Kamino.
Palpatine: Also give him just a bit of a Coruscanti accent. He’s gotta sound cultured and intimidating.
Palpatine: And up all the input. Darth Vader must not sound like he’s mumbling.
Palpatine: And put a shield on the microphone. We can’t have him popping all his plosives, that’s just going to drive me crazy.
Update: I have been informed by @diaryofawriter that our hapless Audio Technician’s name is Chad, and he’s a little bit crazy.
Boss: “WTF are you doing, chad?”
Chad: “Designing Darth Vader’s voice.”
Boss: “WHY IS THAT BREATHING PLAYING ON A LOOP?!?”
Chad: “freaky, yeah?”
Boss: *did not sign up for this* “YOU’RE A PSYCHO, CHAD”Chad just goes to town on this project. If the Emperor wants Vader’s voice to be extra, might as well make it EXTRA.
He adds in subharmonics so that just the sound of Vader breathing makes people uneasy. And that feeling gets worse when he actually talks. Do something with the audio encoding so it sounds like Vader’s voice is coming from all around you. He’s standing right in front of you, but you also can’t shake the feeling that he’s right behind you and breathing down your neck. When in doubt, ADD MORE BASS.
If he could give Vader’s voice a cape he would, but he settles for a little reverb.
I love this so much ❤
To test Vader’s voice, he recorded it saying “BOM BOM BOM” and gave it to a local space pizza delivery guy to play in his ship every time he got sent out.
There may also be a clip of the Darth Vader voice ‘singing’ along with the Imperial March.
weallneedsomethingtobelievein:
N U N R A V E
BLESS THIS MOSH PIT
“Drop the blessed bass sister Mary Bethel!”
I’m not gonna lie, this made my night.
I thought this gonna be young ravers dressed as nuns but nope. they nuns.
Nuns can be a downright riot, the popular media portrayal of nuns being uptight and with a ruler in hand ready to smack you is far from accurate. They’re probably the most lively and sincere individuals you could meet in the holy family. She died before I could remember meeting her, but I had a great aunt who was a nun and she was the most ornery sister you would ever meet, in a good way.
My mom’s friend in college was a nun. She went back to school while still at the convent. She was one of the most interesting and sincere people my mom ever met.
lotr + the grey company
‘It is a gift I bring you from the Lady of Rivendell’, answered Halbarad. ‘She wrought it in secret, and long was the making. But she also sends word to you: The days now are short. Either our hope cometh, or all hopes end. Therefore I send thee what I have made for thee. Fare well, Elfstone!’
This idea that people should never relate to villains is so bizarre to me? Like? A villain that’s 0% relatable is a failed villain because part of the horror of villains is the way you see the steps that led them to where they are.
A good villain should leave you wondering what, exactly, separates you and the protagonist from them. A good villain should make you feel empathy, should make you understand how they got to be where they are, should be a little bit uncomfortably close-to-home. That’s what makes villains interesting
But a good villain should make that empathy a chilling experience..because they took impulses or beliefs you can see yourself in, and took them to a point we no longer believe in–“Too Far”. A good villain should show us the danger of our own qualities when taken in extremes.
Empathizing with a villain shouldn’t be about siding with them (or fetishizing them) but about being unnerved by the side of us who could get there too, if we allowed it.
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