That Probably Explains Why I Write Magic The Way I Do.

That probably explains why I write magic the way I do.

Honestly, the fact that terry Pratchett has experience around nuclear power makes so much sense once you realize what magic is standing as a metaphor for in the discworld. Like, look at this fucking quote from going postal:

"That's why [magic] was left to wizards, who knew how to handle it safely. Not doing any magic at all was the chief task of wizards—not "not doing magic" because they couldn't do magic, but not doing magic when they could do and didn't. Any ignorant fool can fail to turn someone else into a frog. You have to be clever to refrain from doing it when you knew how easy it was. There were places in the world commemorating those times when wizards hadn't been quite as clever as that, and on many of them the grass would never grow again."

Like... It feels incredibly obvious what he's talking about once you know the context.

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2 months ago

really i think the key difference between david tennant and peter capaldi as fans of the show they were in is that david tennant's childhood obsession shows through when he comes face to face with elisabeth sladen in school reunion with all the joy of someone who was in love with the show as a kid in the 70s. you know, like a normal person. (by doctor who standards.) whereas peter capaldi's childhood obsession shows through when he comes face to face with creepy mummy-like cybermen based off a partly-lost william hartnell serial which is deeply deeply disturbing on a psychological level with all the glee of someone who was disturbed on a psychological level by the show as a kid in the 60s

2 weeks ago

Might I add: the death ray from The Weakest Link teleported people instead, and was yellow.

I think it's time to go back to the end of the last episode. The last scene, you know thr whole "the pieces of earth were in front of them but they didn't see them".

It's because those bits and pieces don't exist yet when they go look outside. Both in a "the earthvhasnt been destroyed yet" but also in a "what hasn't appeared onscreen doesn't exist yet".

And I love the this episode add to this with the whole "but once the camera is gone it keeps existing".

3 weeks ago
From Anomaly Diversion For The Upcoming Chapter 4.
From Anomaly Diversion For The Upcoming Chapter 4.
From Anomaly Diversion For The Upcoming Chapter 4.
From Anomaly Diversion For The Upcoming Chapter 4.
From Anomaly Diversion For The Upcoming Chapter 4.
From Anomaly Diversion For The Upcoming Chapter 4.
From Anomaly Diversion For The Upcoming Chapter 4.
From Anomaly Diversion For The Upcoming Chapter 4.

From Anomaly Diversion For the upcoming Chapter 4.


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3 days ago

Thanks.

what abled ppl think is a massive problem for disabled folks: 13 year old on the internet faking something

what is actually a massive problem for disabled folks: "well you don't LOOK disabled, are you sure you're not faking? I'm not giving you accommodations until you PROVE you're not faking. Please give me, a stranger, your medical info and explain your condition to me in detail so I know you're not faking and only then will I respect or take you seriously"

2 months ago
Trust Me, I Wouldn't Be Doing This If I Didn't Think It Would Be Easy

Trust me, I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't think it would be easy

Ha! I Knew It! Your Words Are No Match For The Pure Strength Of Our Hearts, Bound Together As One.

Ha! I knew it! Your words are no match for the pure strength of our hearts, bound together as one.


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2 months ago

You've got this, no matter what the little voices tell you, you have got this.

They might say it's hopeless or that she's too powerful to take head on, but you should ignore those voices.

You are special. You, and only you, can slay her. You don't need a grand sword to do it; a knife is more than enough.

This sucks so bad, I need to [remembers suicide jokes only worsen my mental health] slay the Princess. If I don’t, it will be the end of the world.

1 month ago

Attention, rare sightings of the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork 🦩 🖤

Attention, Rare Sightings Of The Patrician Of Ankh-Morpork 🦩 🖤
Attention, Rare Sightings Of The Patrician Of Ankh-Morpork 🦩 🖤
Attention, Rare Sightings Of The Patrician Of Ankh-Morpork 🦩 🖤

“From the back, Vetinari looked like a carnivorous flamingo.” - Men at Arms

“Thin, pale, and clad all in dusty black, the Patrician always put Ridcully in mind of a predatory flamingo, if you could find a flamingo that was black and had the patience of a rock.” - Reaper Man

2 months ago

I’m writing scenes which are good, and I don’t know where they are going to fit in the book. But it’s what I call ‘The Valley Filled With Clouds’ technique. You’re at the edge of the valley, and there is a church steeple, and there is a tree, and there is a rocky outcrop, but the rest of it is mist. But you know that because they exist, there must be ways of getting from one to the other that you cannot see. And so you start the journey. And when I write, I write a draft entirely for myself, just to walk the valley and find out what the book is going to be all about.

-- Terry Pratchett - A Slip Of The Keyboard: Collected Non-fiction

2 months ago
1 month ago

wait a bunch of ppl ( in mexico i belive) got togheter and made a mini movie where everyone is poorly pretending to be french in retaliation for the dogshit emilia perez musical this is awesome tjhey all have little mustaches drawn on with sharpie and are spealing the worst french ever

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