The-spookest-of-souls - Spooky Soul

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I finally finished writing a roleplay concept that I've been meaning to finish for about a month now. I'm super proud of myself for it! I can't wait to do this recording, it's gonna be so fun! I'm also going to make a public server mid-recording so be on the lookout for that announcement!!!

So uh my mom just had me open the window and there's this spinny thing that you turn and then also there's this metal lever-ish thing that you're supposed to lift up to unlock the window. My mom said "lift up on the metal thing" but you see both the lever and the spinny thing are metal so my dumb self decided to lift up on THAT. It broke off. Luckily I was able to put it back and fix it and I figured out what I was supposed to do but like- WHY DID I THINK THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO LIFT THE SPINNY THING 🥲

New ARG Name!!! :D

When I originally sent out the casting call for the ARG, I wasn't quite sure what to call it. I didn't really have anything in mind for a title. I put it down as "Interstellar ARG" because that was what I knew about it. But I recently came up with something! It sounds pretty cool, I think! It is now called, "Welcome To Interstellar". So with that being said, Welcome to Interstellar, friends! :D

someone get this guy a bedtime

So since I've seen an uptick in people using A.I. models to copy a bunch of my friends' voices, I feel compelled to remind people that I DO NOT approve of using my voice in any A.I. related thing.

I'm not some big-name celebrity. You can always try to ask me to voice something. Heck, even if I WAS a bigger name than I am, I'd still love to chat about whatever you'd be interested in having me voice.

Worst case scenario? I say no.

That could very well happen, since I've been trying to branch out to more paid gigs. And any time used on free work could take away from paid opportunities. That said, depending on if I like your idea, I might be interested in doing it regardless of any promised payment.

But when you use A.I. to get voice lines from well-known VA talent, you're taking that choice away. You're forcing a voice actor to fit into a role that they DID NOT approve of. Forcing them to say and do things against their will. Taking away a chance for that voice actor to get a paying opportunity.

I've known this one pro in the VA sphere that's been in TONS of movies, games and shows. And yet, I saw them venting about possibly needing to apply for unemployment due to them not getting voice opportunities. And that's WITH an agent.

Imagine being a fresh face in the scene and not being able to get work because:

1. Someone steals your voice with A.I. instead of hiring you.

2. A bunch of startup projects decide to use A.I. voices instead of getting paid actors.

REALLY put yourself into their shoes. How would you feel if someone stole YOUR voice and used it in something you didn't approve of? Imagine how it feels to lose a chance at doing something you love because "A computer can get the job done."

And the saddest part of all of this; if you use A.I. to get voicework done, you end up with lackluster results. Voice lines devoid of any emotional significance or situational context. And you miss out on collaborating with a potentially fun person to work with.

There are people all over Twitter, CastingCallClub, and other places that are BEGGING to get cast for projects. Even for FREE.

Don't use A.I. Care for VAs.

Ok so at this point I've had two people roll up to me in manual wheelchairs, well, one of them was somebody pushing somebody who was nonverbal at the time, but it still counts. They asked me why I had zip ties around my tires.

It's winter where I'm living and we have really bad snow. And the snow plow people are really bad at their jobs probably because there aren't snow plow people who clean sidewalks. As a solution I got to thinking about how I could increase the traction on my wheels. And the most redneck thing I could think of was taking a bunch of zip ties and tying them around my wheels. They last surprisingly long, and work surprisingly well. It's basically the same premise as chains for your tires during the winter.

I chose to space them out pretty evenly so there's about one for every spoke. You could probably do more or less depending on how many you want and how much traction you get but I wouldn't go more than three per spoke. I realize that it's a bit later in the winter, and I probably should have made a post about this sooner, but I came up with it about a week ago. So please share this, even if you're not disabled, because there are tons of people I know who are stuck in their houses because they can't get around in the snow. A pack of zip ties costs about $5, which compared to $200 knobby snow tires is a big save, and if you want to invest you could get colored zip ties.

Anyway if you see this you have to reblog and tag with a delight from ur day -- even the littlest thing counts