sell his books, and go to work at the dirty, rat-infested Warren’s Blacking Warehouse, a shoe polish factory, near Charing Cross leading from the Strand to the Thames, where Charles typed up and labeled countless pots of shoe-blacking. Dickens’ father was locked up in ...
While Saber would’ve likely refused all of Archer’s advances, Kiritsugu’s arrival forces her to submit to his final Command Spell so that the Holy Grail might be destroyed using Saber’s Excalibur. Watching Saber to struggle against the Command Spell with a look of utmost anguish on her ...
Here’s another tidbit about me: I like cigars, on occasion. As “a shy[ish] person in a big family” where “everyone’s a talker but” me, a cigar occupies me while I sit on the back deck, “on the periphery, [half-]listening” to my brother-in-law “tell the story of the...
Having fun while maintaining a friendly level of professionalism is my goal for this blog. I’m happy to take advice or constructive criticism to improve your experience. I can also answer short questions or point you in the direction of solid source material to further your knowledge. If you...
Naturally, a certain desperation grows around the needs you face in these stories, which creates real stress, usually over nothing. Is it actuallyuseful, or merely addictive, to re-enact a not-so-great speech you gave last month, for the sixteenth time? Or continually imagine a confrontation...
For example, the only Reddit “tactic” I care about is understanding the specific community (subreddit) I’m going to submit to. Generally, blurbs and personal stories command attention and off-site, longform writing doesn’t. Most users are on Reddit for a quick jolt of information they ...
I had posted a request in several Facebook, Reddit, and industry association forums for any Texas actor or casting director who had experience with Nine9 — positive or negative — to give me feedback. I got dozens of replies, but most of them aren’t things I can reproduce here because...
Reddit Share No Plain Jane: How One L.A. Based Artist Draws Inspiration From Her Grandmother’s Jewels Published on If you had to look one kitchen appliance in the eye and consider it most human which would you pick? Your coffee contraption that wakes you up each morning? Your mixer becau...
In short, memes are targeted to a large audience, yet they stay a very active and personal form of interaction with images, probably one of the most interactive that exists on the Internet. Fig 3. The expression of a general opinion. Why Create Memes? What can memes t...
After giving the applicants just 10 days to submit, Graham received an amazing 227 applications, which just goes to show the unbelievable drive that the young would-be founders had. Without something like Y Combinator – without money, support and guidance – this creative ambition and energy can...