anotherboywholived reblogged
anotherboywholived reblogged
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anotherboywholived reblogged
I hate loud colours. I find Batman boring, and the rainbow thing is far too on the nose for my liking. For my fiancé though, it is truly perfect. Dude keeps looking at it and almost crying.
It's a custom made wooden design. On the inside is an engraved quote from The Dark Knight Rises; Batman's words from below:
Catwoman: You don't owe these people anymore. You've given them everything. Batman: Not everything. Not yet.
#He dressed as Batman for his first Christmas#It's surprising he puts up with me#my life#love is not a competition but I'm winning#I'm hoping this means we can have simple wedding rings#a boy can dream#he's flecked with paint as I dropped by his work while he was painting a giant gorilla hand#welcome to theatre
anotherboywholived reblogged
About the French Minister of Justice, Christiane Taubira:
- February 2, 1952: birth in Cayenne, French Guiana
- 1993-2012: she joins the National Assembly of France for French Guiana
- 1994-1999: she joins the European Parliament
- May 2001: she is the principal author of Loi n° 2001-434, a law that officially recogizes the atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity [english], [french]
- 2002: she becomes the first black candidate and first black woman to run in the French presidential elections
- 2002-now: she publishes multiple books on the status of black people in French history and society
- November 2012: she introduces Projet de Loi n° 344 to the parliament. this bill goes on to become Loi no 2013-404, which legalizes same-sex marriage in france in may 2013 [x]. [here’s one of her speeches with english subtitles x]
- May 2013: she calls for the French government to redistribute land in the dom-tom (France’s Overseas Departments and Territories) to favour the descendants of slaves [x]
- October 2013: she (justifiably) calls out the front national for being racist, antisemitic, anti-arab and homophobic. the party retaliates by threatening to sue her [x]
- November 2013: she becomes the first black woman to be picked as Elle France’s Woman of the Year [x]
- June 2014: she encourages the parliament to pass a reform that emphasizes the use of probationary periods and rehabilitation for young offenders (as opposed to harsh jail sentences with no rehabilition), in order to prevent repeat offenses and reduce overcrowding in french prisons [x]
- July 2014: the court in cayenne gives anne-sophie leclère a 50 000 € fine, a 9 month jail sentence, and a 5 year ban from politics for comparing Taubira to a monkey [x] [video]
- November 2014: she takes to twitter to speak up against the grand jury’s decision not to indict darren wilson [x]
stubbytuna
Ah, c’est très bien ça! Quelle femme.
Goddess level over 9000 I love her new favorite!
I finally worked out what a theme is and now everything looks different.
I broke up for the term 12 hours ago. Spending my time well.
#screechesandturnsintoatheatreblog
Announcement
anotherboywholived, an employee of Almeida Theatre, is to marry 'captainstarflash', a trainee stage manager. No date has been set for the wedding.
Fucking weird post time
I currently have 1736 questions and some of them have been there for almost three years - I long ago lost the chase and, realistically, I'm never going to answer them all. I can't apologise enough if things got in the way to the extent that I'll never answer yours; what can I say, I'm a shit sometimes.
My life now is so different to how it was when I started this blog that I'm not even really sure how to write it anymore. I've gone from having the definition of nothing to being one of those knobs with a macbook, sipping coffee in his drama school hoodie. I'm aware that I basically wouldn't have anything I have now if it weren't for this place reviving the life in me, and I'm never going to really have a way to thank you all for that.
My crossroads is thus: I can give you guys the inside of what it's like to work in the theatre (which is a niche interest, I know) and let you into my personal life more, reblog a hell of a lot more than I ever used to, or I can do some rejigging then wander off into the distance, lying this place dormant as nothing more than an information source.
I dunno, man. What do you fancy?
Hey, I've seen your post on Mind Palaces and while my memory seems to trigger while just seeing or hearing words about a subject I might use it to help calm me down during a a panic attack. If I can really build a Mind Palace, since I don't need it as much for storing information, I could use it to stop panic by going home even if I can't really go home, which is one of my triggers. So I just wanted to say thank you so much for giving me another trick I could have for when I panic!
Hiya!
To be truthful I mainly use mine these days to manage my PTSD in this fashion, since the days of cramming for exams are behind me. It is a fantastic hideaway you’ve always got with you; I hope it calms your panic attacks as much as it does mine. Music is brilliant for me too, especially when you can feel yourself becoming overwhelmed but can remove yourself from the situation before shit goes down. A pair of noise-cancelling headphones will be the best thing you can ever buy yourself, trust me. Take careful of yourself; if you haven’t someone to talk to when this shit goes down then feel free to come to me.
Anonymous asked:
What is your old url
I’ve never changed my url; it’s been the same since I started on tumblr. I am unoriginal.
anotherboywholived reblogged
As a hearing person, it is so important to educate yourself on deaf culture, particularly the complex issue that is cochlear implants.
It is a dividing discussion in the Deaf community (there’s even two different signs to use depending on whether or not you support the implants) and something you really should spend some time thinking about if you have ever seen one of these videos. (x)
The Imitation Game
I can't really give a comprehensive review as my brain's all muddled but I am disappointed with BC.
The film roughed me up both personally and professionally. The sad thing is that I was prepared to forgive the issues up until the last fifteen minutes or so, when everything rather spiralled. Both as a dramatist and a lifelong admirer of Turing I couldn't quite believe what I was seeing, right down to Kiera Knightley giving Joan Clarke the same 'oh my god' she gave in Bend In Like Beckham. In terms of his acting, BC flirted between astounding me and upsetting me. The boy really needs better direction and the let's-make-a-TV-movie feel of the entire thing is proof enough he wasn't gonna find it here.
I thought of a better framing device which wouldn't turn my Rory Kinnear adoration into something close to loathing within five minutes. On a purely emotional level, I genuinely found the depiction mildly acceptable up until all my worst fears came true, all the 'they can't do something that shit, surely' thoughts throughout which were finally thrust into our faces.
I didn't like what the filmmakers reduced him to. I really didn't like what they reduced his colleagues to; at several points it was hard not to walk out in protest. Yes, they could have done a worse job (at least it's not a repeat of 2001), but my god they could've done it so much better, too. So it doesn't get my seal of approval; to be brutal, it gets my 'good enough' silent sigh. It gets confirmation that one day I'm going to better it.
Then again, if BC can't do it, I genuinely cannot conceive of a currently performing actor who can.
I was pretty incredible seeing an almost accurate Bletchley Park not reduced to ruins, though. Best thing in the film by far.
#my life#I guess#The Imitation Game#genuinely had a jerk I-want-to-leave-this-industry reaction#weird to consider that if only were I good at science I'd only have half the issues I do#Benedict Cumberbatch#we've had a falling out you and I#Rory Kinnear#Keira Knightley#rather want the whole business to go away more than ever#got a few giggles out of how they managed to obscure Hut 14 which is now a cafe and is right beside the manor#that said it's been a long time since I reguarly took my lunch to the lake#Wouldn't be at all surprised if they've found an excuse to tear it down now#Alan Turing#one day
Anonymous asked:
What are your thoughts on the trailer for The Imitation Game? Last I heard, you were really excited for it
Starting the ask backlog here as today’s the day.
I haven’t seen the trailer, truth be told. I actually do my best to avoid trailers, so I won’t be able to tell you what I think of it till I gather up the courage to go sit in a cinema. As you can imagine I’m still incredibly nervous, and it is really fucking strange to see BC’s face as Turing plastered all over Bletchley.
I’m nervous as ever but I firmly believe that if they were going to do this BC’s pretty much the only one in the world I’d trust with it. For me the bottom line really comes down to how sickeningly overdue Turing’s worldwide respect is (I could tell you so many awful stories about what they’ve done to Bletchley Park in my lifetime) and that he’s finally being recognised. Hopefully The Imitation Game will lead to similar recognition for Tommy Flowers and the many others whose work secretly saved our lives.
Even if they’ve not got things completely right, people will know. After a lifetime of constantly explaining who he was, I don’t think I’ll ever get over how intoxicating it is that I may never have to again; people will know.
Life is pretty much insane lately but thanks to a new job I've been able to get both a laptop and a smartphone so may end up tumbling more than I did in my original heyday. So many exciting things have been happening that I figured I'd start with something more mundane - the not-at-all intimidating steps leading in to my drama school. I figured this name would appeal to tumblr the most.
Rachel Update
Re John Green - we've got his attention and he's sending her some mail. Hence I've deleted the original post. Thanks everyone for all your help.