Neil Gaiman and Roz Kaveney at the British Library event Why We Need Fantasy 20.11.2023 :) ❤
Neil: I don't remember if it was you or John M. Ford, the late Mike Ford, who pointed out to me first that there is a thing that I do that I was not aware of doing. And it was.. and I remember this being pointed out to me at the time of the publication of American Gods. Or possibly even before it was published, when I sent it out a manuscript. Because it was pointed out to me that one way that you can tell that you're entering the third act of a Neil Gaiman story is there is always a kiss that sort of ends the second act. And it's never a sort of romantic kiss. It's always a kiss that is unexpected and a little bit wrong, but it symbolizes where we're going to go next.
Roz: Yeah, that was Mike, it's too smart for me.
Neil: That was Mike. And I remember arguing with him and then him pointing out that all the places I'd done it. And then I did it again in the Anansi Boys and didn't realize that I'd done it. And then I forget about this thing. And I saw somebody on Tumblr had found an interview with me from 2002 where I'm talking about this and the kiss, and they're like, 'Still doing it then'.
:)) Yep, Neil is still doing it :D <3 (this is the tumblr post)
left is a real prop dagger i think? its used by an ensemble member for capture the flag and i think luke also uses it after last day of summer
right is a captuee the flag sword (the pvc sword behind it is what we use for rehearsal) and thats what most campers get for capture the flag :3 i think theyre made of wood (idk im doin hand to hand)
the sheild was flipped over :/ but im guessin thats the apollo one. theres like nine or something. one for each of the actually represented cabins? idk
anyway hopefully i can go to costuming next week. i should be able to FINALLY unless the schedule gets changed last minute. uhh i went to sets for a bit this week and i think most people are workin on the columns but we had to scavange for plywood from an old platform...and that took. over an hour :/// i might force someone in props to kidnap me so i can see the minotaur (i say that as if i dont already go to tech that im not signed up for) and maybe get pictures of the shields
played the game ok boomer at my family party today, ended up explaining to a room of ~20 of my relatives what fanfiction is so they could understand the question, “in fanfiction, what does AU stand for?”. and then the card’s definition of “AU” was wrong so i also had to get into the concept of “canon”.
can u believe. in front of my whole family. a room full of people, aged 3 to 80. all staring at me intently as i explain the difference between an alternate universe and canon divergence. at one point my mom was like “daina i think we get it” and a cousin and two aunts were like “wait no we’re interested please continue” and i had to say to my own mother in front of god and my i am kenough sweatshirt “sorry but unlike you the rest of them DON’T have to listen to me talk about fanfiction on the regular”. my uncle is a retired judge. my one cousin worked for the federal government in a job that was so classified that for years he literally couldn’t legally tell us about ANYTHING he was working on. and today those men sat and patiently listened to me define “coffee shop AU”.
also, not one, not two, but THREE of the answers for the young folks, i knew solely because they were either plot points on stranger things or they were things i found out whilst reading stranger things fanfics. and then i was the only person in our age bracket (10 people, ranging from ages 9 to 42) that knew who anne rice was, and had to explain yet again that the reason i had this knowledge was because… fanfic.
it was surreal. also my aunt, aged 68, may or may not begin attempting to read fanfic now because, according to her, “there are so many stories where there are these small side characters and i’d just KILL to hear their backstory or like what was going through their minds during the main action!” i’m very happy for her. today was wild.
hi every1 dis is vergilius from da game limbus company (using panels from da leviathan webcomic which details his past) + he is my babygirl my soggy biscuit da perpetually tormented mopey-faced man i am currently obsessed wif ( •̀ ω •́ )✧
My manufacturer sent me pics of the first samples of tvc book Armand and IWTV amc Armand plushies! (Keep in mind this isn’t their final design just first sample so they will look different later on). Have to modify both of them a fair amount but here’s the start!!!
OHHHHOHOHOHOHOHOOOO I WUV WUV WUV SURPRISE INTERVIEWS . lesgo >:]
TOO MANY... all of the lost bots and ulf and brock o' lonely and sprinkleberry . also dave if he counts /silly
FROSTFERATU IS SOOOO SILLY he gives off major queer theatre kid vibes . love that for him love what he's got goin on
dare i say it ... they're toxic doomed yuri (SLASH JAY) . i think they're super sweet besides the conflict and i think they definitely have a chance to work things out . they deserve it
4. BIG TIE between spud muffin and fomo. spud because ... well. obvious reasons , and fomo for ALSO obvious reasons. theyre both major jerks. though i think spud actually has a chance of redemption so i hate him infinitely Less (but i still dont like him <:])
5. LONE BOT AND CARB NUMERO UNOOOOOO !!!!!! in second place is escape from snakatraz and also mall than meets the eye :o)
6. i DO have a few ocs, and you can find them in this post !
7. BURGERBONZ BURGERBONZ BURGERTRON X BONZ-EYE I LOVE YURI 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 THEYRE SO GIRLFRIENDS CODED
sorry im normal (NOT). for an in depth answer my favourite is Steak Cuts/Burgerbonz (i am the ceo and manager) , BUT bonz-eye / lady macaron and burgertron / ulf are ALSO very cute ( and in this post i share my polycule hcs for them all!! )
Neil Gaiman and Rob Wilkins at the British Library event The Worlds of Terry Pratchett: Neil Gaiman and Rob Wilkins 21.11.2023
Neil about Good Omens Season 2: I kept describing it to people as gentle and romantic. And they're all like, how could you say that, you evil person? And I'm like, I thought it was gentle and romantic. I mean, for me, it was gentle and romantic. I can promise you Season 3 is not gentle or romantic.
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4. Punk — How do you and your f/o enjoy spending time together?
Charlie: We usually like to spend time watching movies or playing video games together. I like going through bargain bins to find horror games, because the best ones are usually the most obscure.
2D: I'm always worried she's going to pick one out and its gonna turn out to be haunted.
Charlie: Are you really scared that'll happen?
2D: I really don't need a creepy little ghost girl or, or some sort of poltergiest keeping me up at night.
2D: But to answer the question, I really like it whenever Charlie spends time in the recording room with me. We've got a good dynamic, it makes a real nice workflow. I honestly don't know how she comes up with stuff half the time, but I'm into it. Got a real beautiful mind.
Charlie: Aww, you're sweet *mwah!*
2D: Heheh.
10. Gaming tracks — What is a core memory or a memory you will never forget with your f/o?
2D: I'll never forget, one day I'm walking into the studio and I'm hearing this sort of… cacophony of noise. It's real good noise though. It's a bunch of bits of different instruments being mixed together, like a musical smoothie.
Charlie: You have such a way with words, you know?
2D: And I walk in, and I see Charlie in there surrounded by instruments, running around and pressing and plucking and strumming, just jamming out. I was in awe. I didn't think a person could move that fast, let alone play that many instruments.
2D: Then, she ran up to an amp, plugged in this electric guitar, and played the sickest riff I ever heard. I was utterly speechless. I was just standing there asking myself why she wasn't the one who crashed a car right into my eye.
Charlie: I remember seeing your face, your jaw was on the floor hehe.
Charlie: This might be a bit cliche, but I'll never forget our first kiss.
2D: Really? I was so bloody nervous, I couldn't stop shaking.
Charlie: You were great, mon amour. It was fall, and he had taken me out on our 5th date. We were standing in front of this cute bookstore we went to where he got me this book I had wanted for a while. It was the sweetest thing anyone had done for me, and I just asked him right there if I could kiss him.
2D: And of course, I said yes.