Ray Harryhausen, the man who pioneered the use of stop-motion special effects in Hollywood, has died at the age of 92, his family announced on Tuesday. In an era before CGI, Harryhausen used clay monsters and mythical creatures to bring life to live-action adventure films like Clash of the Titans, Valley of the Gwangi and Jason and the Argonauts. He inspired the likes of John Landis, Stephen Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Tim Burton and Guillermo Del Toro, and was awarded both a Bafta and a special Academy Award for his work

Photos: Jason and the Argonauts, 1963, directed by Don Chaffey, in which Ray Harryhausen’s skeleton models battle Jason Credit : Everett Collection/Rex Features

  Working on a model of Medusa from the film Clash Of The Titans, 1981 Credit: Allstar/Cinetext/MGM

Not Harryhausen D: ugh I will forever love this guy’s creations. He’s who made me fall in love with the original Clash of The Titans when I was little. I still have my collection vhs of the movies he had a part in. Godspeed man :/

how i feel at work.  WHY YOU 2003 MIRCOSOFT?!

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LOL.  I'm debating whether or not to bring this to work and show my human resources manager.  

I’ve heard a great deal about you, Fa Mulan.

thefrogman:

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Some days you might feel like this dog.  You can take everything.  Hold it all- well when it gets too hard and you can't take it anymore and give up- I'll help you carry your socks.  :)

haha

For some reason I would think my friends would enjoy this. 

“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.”

- Josh Billings 

Truth.

I don’t know about the rest of you, but as long as I can remember there’s been this guy that’s my age… I’ve always had a crush on him and I always see at mass. We were in the same catechism class, reconciliation/first communion class and now we go to the same time mass when we’re back from...

Too cute not to reblog!!  I love reoccurring circumstantial situations.  It's like God is trying to make you meet someone over and over again and you keep missing it so he has to send them your way again.  <3  I met one of my best friends like this. lol every class i was like "that girl is in my class" and after about 6 same classes, I figured "OKAY GOD, I'LL GO SAY HI. THANK YOU.  YOU CAN STOP BEING OBVIOUS.  I GET THE HINT"

My reaction was the same... WTF?!

then I was re-reading the book like a good Hobbit fan and pictured them.  It made me happy.  <3

Aidan Turner as Kíli in The Hobbit

so sexy.  lol.  

How to finish that last minute assignment

And people say Tumblr doesn’t teach you life skills…

this will come in handy one day

ATTENTION GRADUATING CLASS OF 2012: COLLEGE SURVIVAL 101

REBLOGGING FOR MY SISTER

the best thing i’ve ever seen 

omfg

I want to do this. 

that's probably because our bodies can handle the amount of INCREDIBLE inside us. 

~ Ginger Tea Fixings ~

(Lemon, fresh ginger root, and raw honey. ~ Bring 2C filtered water and a few slices of peeled, fresh ginger root to a boil. Turn off heat, place lid tightly on saucepan, and let steep for 10 minutes. Remove ginger slices, and pour tea into teacups. When cool enough to sip, add raw honey and fresh squeezed lemon juice to taste. Stir and serve.)