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@inthegardensofourminds / inthegardensofourminds.tumblr.com

My URL is inspired by a quote from Mr. Rogers. TV shows, books, music, and movies are all things that grow in the gardens of our minds, those of the audience and their creators. I like too many things to list, so if you like what you see, you can follow my blog if you want. Asexual, "she," Canadian. I'm on AO3.
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tommyspeck
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spacepunksupreme

I spent like 5 hours editing this gif frame by frame to make this shitty edit that I wanted to exist

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spacepunksupreme

@neonicclover your tag gave me a chuckle because if I was a sensible digital artist you would be right, but Im actually an insane traditional artist who is too used to working without layers, so no. There was never a version with just the F because I did the removing of the original text and addition of my own text all directly onto the original frame layers.

HOWEVER. There is this version that I made by accident which does a bounce loop right before the text appears

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taffywabbit

oh hey hope i'm not derailing from this very good post but check out this emote i made for my old roommate groupchat after we marathoned the spy kids trilogy a few years ago

get flooped on!!!!

#Nice#I found this amusing#Spy Kids
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consultingzoologist
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wizardarchetypes

marine biology is so scary because it’s such a small field. i was giving a talk on cetaceans and afterward a woman approached me with her husband and she said, “you did very well. [husband’s name] actually pioneered the research and published the first paper on that. We were very impressed by you.”

Which is such a scientific interpretation/public education win I will cherish forever but also for the rest of my life any time I give a talk I will be haunted by the knowledge that the world’s leading expert who literally discovered/invented the topic might be in the room,

which is like, the opposite of what you’re supposed to do for stage fright. In fact I never used to experience stage fright but now I will.

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unashamedly-enthusiastic

There are limitations to the benefits of being a marine biologist

#Wow
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inthedayswhenlandswerefew
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scretladyspider

“If you have time to watch Netflix you have time for a side hustle” my side hustle is relaxing so that my body and brain can heal from by this nose-to-the-grindstone bullshit. I refuse to feel guilty for being a human with the need to relax sometimes. my side hustle is no.

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cognitohazardous

whenever i hear about hustle culture i always think about this post on r/antiwork

#Wow
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trashcora
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ayo-edebiri

#Literally stop tweeting things like "what do you said to them after filming this". It's just a movie, it's pretend. You're an adult you should know that.

#I remember them asking Emma Watson and Rupert Grint this too#and them talking about how it was weird and uncomfortable and they were happy when it was over#but they did it because it was in the script#I'm sure there's a romance novel out there somewhere where the two leads have to kiss and there's anticipation and release and whatever#but that's not most situations
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kozmicrain
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psychoticallytrans

If a worker who isn't the owner says ANYTHING similar to "I'm not really supposed to do this but-" and then does something that helps you, under no circumstances inform the business, including through reviews. You tell them that the worker was polite, professional, the very model of customer service and why you like to go there. You do not breathe a word of the rulebreaking.

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koto-wari

Unfortunate news from Hakumyu: during the afternoon performance today, Yamazaki Susumu's actor, Taguchi Tsukasa, suffered a leg injury and will, until further notice, no longer "physically" appear in the musical. He will be replaced by an understudy, but will still provide voice-over.

I hope his injury isn't too grave, and that he will still be able to participate in the blu-ray recording on the 29th. HakuMyu staff didn't provide any additional information for the time being.

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inthegardensofourminds

My initial reaction to this (other than hoping Tsukasa's injuries will heal without lasting damage and that he's not in too much pain) was "what an interesting but odd decision!" This is definitely not anything I've heard of happening in theatre where I live. Around here, a swing or an understudy takes on every aspect of the performance when the main actor isn't there, either for planned or unplanned reasons (and that would probably be the case, too, if Tsukasa lost his voice and couldn't speak/sing, though I could be wrong, this is just speculation). The only time I've heard of an actor lip-synching to someone else's voice is when it's an intentional artistic choice that's part of how a play was created. But the more I thought about this, the more I could think of multiple reasons why they would do this (all unconfirmed, as this is just my guess based on things I already know):

  1. The actors for these shows have a certain amount of name recognition, even if their fanbases are not necessarily as big as some super-popular idols or something, they do have fanclubs. People buy their tickets through those fanclubs and want to come to the show, at least to some extent, to see that particular actor. I believe Tsukasa's fanclub was one that had a ticket sale. So this takes into consideration the audience and not wanting to disappoint them.
  2. @liliththunder said she'd feel bad if Tsukasa couldn't give his all to the role because of what happened, which was honestly a point of view I hadn't considered in this way before. But perhaps there is some consideration for him in this decision, allowing him to be involved in the performance in whatever way he can despite current limitations. In that way, this way of dealing with the problem does give him some consideration.
  3. There's also the possibility that the understudy isn't as strong a singer. I think understudies and swings are kind of the unsung heroes of theatre and deserve to have their talent recognized, and so my initial response to feel bad that the understudy for the role couldn't display every aspect of his talent. But I don't know what he does or doesn't do, or is contractually meant to do. Which brings me to my last point of speculation.
  4. Contracts and labour laws could be a factor. This is the most of a guess of all of these, because I don't know much about how these work in Japan (and my knowledge of how it works in Canada isn't exactly expansive either). But it could be that they have to do whatever they can to get Tsukasa to play the role in whatever capacity possible. This could be demand from his/his team's side guaranteeing his participation, or it could be a demand from the company, that he must play the role at every performance unless it's absolutely impossible. In my part of the world, there will sometimes be performances where the main person cast in a role doesn't perform and is instead played by a secondary casting choice. I think this probably has something to do with unions and hours, but don't quote me on that and I don't think it's the case for every play. I've seen substitutions mostly with commercial productions of musicals. But anyway, maybe there's no requirement to limit hours (or maybe Hakumyu doesn't have enough performances to reach a limit like that, I don't know). I don't even know if stage actors in Japan have a union or what kind of labour protections exist for them (though I'm not accusing the Hakumyu production of exploiting them, let me make that clear) or requirements that they don't have to work under certain circumstances.
#I hope this ramblings isn't boring or annoying#I just find this interesting and I have thoughts#Hakumyu
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