All is well that ends well…but when does it end? Does it end when the problem is resolved, or does it end years and years later when the people involved finally let go of the emotions that were stirred? Who decides? And how do we know if it ended well or not when people tend to keep so much thought and emotion internally bound?
Rainy Days
There are good rainy days and bad rainy days…
My favorite are the ones that are warm. The rain gives a nice cooling breeze and taps a sleepy pattern on the windows and roof. The trees welcome the rain and sway softly as though they are dancing like children in the rain.
My least favorite are the ones that are cold. The rain is bullet-like and so cold that one drop can freeze you to the bone. The tapping on the windows is foreboding and the trees come alive like they are trying to escape their roots so they can eat you.
In my experience, writers tend to be really good at the inside of their own heads and imaginary people, and a lot less good at the stuff going on outside, which means that quite often if you flirt with us we will completely fail to notice, leaving everybody involved slightly uncomfortable and more than slightly unlaid.
Which means that any attempted seduction of a writer would probably go a great deal easier for all parties if you sent them a cheerful note saying “YOU ARE INVITED TO A SEDUCTION: Please come to dinner on Friday Night. Wear the kind of clothes you would like to be seduced in.”
And alcohol may help, too. Or kissing. Many writers figure out that they’re being seduced or flirted with if someone is actually kissing them.
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Neil Gaiman, How To Seduce a Writer (It’s like this man actually knows my life) |
When you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You didn’t place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.
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Jamie Raskin - who is now a senator in Maryland and served as floor manager of the recently passed bill allowing same sex marriage. (via nowimstatic) OH SNAP, SON. (via regala-electra) This is important and true for so many political contexts these days. (via keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus)
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Just watch this. (If it lets you watch it where you are.)
“You’ve confused a war on religion with not always getting everything you want.”
“There will never be a better time to be a Doctor Who fan, I absolutely promise you that,” says showrunner Steven Moffat on the topic of the series’ forthcoming 50th anniversary in 2013.
When quizzed about Doctor Who’s return later in 2012, Moffat did his utmost to encourage fan speculation by saying that there would be “at least” 14 episodes (including the Christmas special) in series seven.
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| — | Steven Moffat in Radio Times (via doctorwho) |
