The Iron Horse

itswalky: Fix’d! time to start deleting new stuff out of my...

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:11:16 -0500

Fix’d!

time to start deleting new stuff out of my inbox

EDITED to include White Jesus because HOW THE FUCK DID THIS NOT HAVE WHITE JESUS IN IT

David Willis is an evil genius and I bow to him.
What is thy bidding, my Master?

ratemycosplaynet: More awesome Starfire #cosplay...

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:15:27 -0500

ratemycosplaynet:

More awesome Starfire #cosplay from @FrindaFrisk. #cosplay #teentitans

http://frinda-frisk.deviantart.com/
http://everage.deviantart.com/ (Photographer)

Need links to our Social Media sites? Check out http://www.ratemycosplay.net Sharing the cosplay for you!

The SFX in the 2d pic was a nice touch! Great cosplay.

chelsdamelsp: Asking the real questions

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:29:14 -0500

chelsdamelsp:

Asking the real questions

itswalky: I am Christian, which is why we have our weird...

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:45:44 -0500

itswalky:

I am Christian, which is why we have our weird moments after she sneezes. We have a good laugh about it afterwards.

“may thor command it”

As I recall, the act of saying “God bless you” after a sneeze came about because people believed the person sneezing was possessed by a demon. Therefore, they hoped that blessing the person would drive the demon out. Other cultures don’t have this superstition, so they don’t say anything when someone sneezes. When I was learning Korean, the class asked the teacher what Koreans say after a sneeze, and it surprised her because the entire concept made no sense to her.

thepoliticalfreakshow: Finally: Here’s Your First Look At The...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:52:27 -0500

thepoliticalfreakshow:

Finally: Here’s Your First Look At The Return of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Premiering July 16th At 8PM on The CW

Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the cult improv show that stopped producing new episodes nearly a decade ago, is coming back to TV starting this July — and The CW has just released a first look at the (slightly) revamped series.

Starring Whose Line? vets Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady, the revived show will be hosted by Aisha Tyler, best known as the voice of Lana on the FX show ‘Archer’, and feature a different special guest each week.

If this first clip is any indication, Stiles, Mochrie, and Brady have spent the last ten years in an improv concentration camp because they haven’t lost a single morsel of extemporaneous talent.

Whose Line Is It Anyway? Take 2 is set to premiere Tuesday, July 16th, at 8 PM ET.

[H/T: Film Thrasher via Pop Culture Brain]

Yesssss. Yes, my Precious.

justobnoxiouslychangingmyurl: coelasquid: oldmanyellsatcloud: ...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:45:17 -0500

justobnoxiouslychangingmyurl:

coelasquid:

oldmanyellsatcloud:

mrbutts:

jazuthewasianprincess:

beeishappy:

TDS | 2013.05.13

AH, I HAVE DISCOVERED WHY I HATE YOUR GUTS.

this… this explains some things.

~~I’m not crying.~~

For a guy who hates philisophical shows, he sure tries to make a lot of shows that TACKLE CORE PHILISOPHICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT REALITY AND THE HUMAN CONDITION A LOT. (And then abandons them).

Maybe that’s why he didn’t realize that Khan Noonien Singh is a Northern Indian Sikh.

Ooooooooooh

That explains Lost

Why did Paramount hand over the Star Trek franchise to a man who DOESN’T EVEN LIKE STAR TREK?1 WTF. I was already afraid to go see the new movie because the trailer doesn’t look like a Trek film, and now there’s THIS bullshit? No wonder he blew up Vulcan.

i-am-salt: cheekydickwaffle: We just wanted to see mom’s face...

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:16:32 -0500

i-am-salt:

cheekydickwaffle:

We just wanted to see mom’s face again… see her smile…

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

Ouch. Right in the Feels.

shadowkat104: kellyjacobsbooks: HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK...

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:23:50 -0500

shadowkat104:

kellyjacobsbooks:

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

Let’s say it’s 6.15pm and you’re going home (alone of course), after an unusually hard day on the job. You’re really tired, upset and frustrated. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to drag out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home. Unfortunately you don’t know if you’ll be able to make it that far. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that taught the course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself..!!

NOW HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE…

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.

However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously.

A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.

A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.

Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating.

The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can perhaps buy precious time to get themselves to a phone and dial 911.

Rather than sharing another joke please contribute by broadcasting this which can save a person’s life!

Be prepared and become part of the solution. Get your free next-of-kin notification card today. Click here: https://www.InCaseOfEmergencyCard.com/

major signal boost

l-toomuchtv: I would watch the fuck out of this.

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:19:10 -0500

l-toomuchtv:

I would watch the fuck out of this.

Why The Mandarin needed to be portrayed as he was in Iron Man 3

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:38:13 -0500

fuckitfireeverything:

or, why the MCU didn’t ruin your favorite supervillain.

below the cut: Iron Man 3 spoilers, discussion of cultural appropriation, narrative arc, and analysis of how ridiculously, wonderfully meta the advertising scheme of IM3 was.

Read More

Brilliant insight to the movie.

-Yinsen. Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you, too. Wow. What...

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:27:06 -0500

-Yinsen. Nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you, too.

Wow. What a great call-back to Iron Man 1! I didn’t even catch that.

Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better (4:16) Damn, but I...

Thu, 09 May 2013 01:42:57 -0500

Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better (4:16)
Damn, but I love ’80s music.

itswalky: Curiosity And don’t forget the Dumbing of Age Book 2...

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:19:24 -0500

itswalky:

Curiosity

And don’t forget the Dumbing of Age Book 2 Kickstarter! If we raise another $10k in the next 48 hours, YOU WILL GET A NEW COMIC ON SATURDAY and for the next 51 Saturdays!

"Why Society Still Needs Feminism Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women,..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:09:54 -0500

“

Why Society Still Needs Feminism

Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women, it’s a weapon we hold between our fingers when we’re walking alone at night.

Because the biggest insult for a guy is to be called a “pussy,” a “little bitch” or a “girl.” From here on out, being called a “pussy” is an effing badge of honor.

Because last month, my politics professor asked the class if women should have equal representation in the Supreme Court, and only three out of 42 people raised their hands.

Because rape jokes are still a thing.

Because despite being equally broke college kids, guys are still expected to pay for dates, drinks and flowers.

Because as a legit student group, Campus Fellowship does not allow women to lead anything involving men. Look, I know Eve was dumb about the whole apple and snake thing, but I think we can agree having a vagina does not directly impact your ability to lead a
college organization.

Because it’s assumed that if you are nice to a girl, she owes you sex — therefore, if she turns you down, she’s a bitch who’s put you in the “friend zone.” Sorry, bro, women are not machines you put kindness coins into until sex falls out.

Because only 29 percent of American women identify as feminist, and in the words of author Caitlin Moran, “What part of ‘liberation for women’ is not for you? Is it freedom to vote? The right not to be owned by the man you marry? The campaign for equal pay? Did all that good shit get on your nerves? Or were you just drunk at the time
of the survey?”

Because when people hear the term feminist, they honestly think of women burning bras. Dude, have you ever bought a bra? No one would burn them because they’re freaking
expensive.

Because Rush Limbaugh.

Because we now have a record number of women in the Senate … which is a measly 20 out of 100. Congrats, USA, we’ve gone up to 78th place for women’s political representation, still below China, Rwanda and Iraq.

Because recently I had a discussion with a couple of well-meaning Drake University guys, and they literally could not fathom how catcalling a woman walking down University Avenue is creepy and sexist.
Could. Not. Fathom.

Because on average, the tenured male professors at Drake make more than the tenured female professors.

Because more people on campus complain about chalked statistics regarding sexual assault than complain about the existence of sexual assault. Priorities? Have them.

Because 138 House Republicans voted against the Violence Against Women Act. All 138 felt it shouldn’t provide support for Native women, LGBT people or immigrant women. I’m kind of confused by this, because I thought LGBT people and women of color were also human beings.
Weird, right?

Because a girl was roofied last semester at a local campus bar, and I heard someone say they think she should have been more careful. Being drugged is her fault, not the fault of the person who put drugs in her drink?

Because Chris Brown beat Rihanna so badly she was hospitalized, yet he still has fans and bestselling songs and a tattoo of an abused woman on his neck.

Because out of 7 billion people on the planet, more than 1 billion women will be raped or beaten in their lifetimes. Women and girls have their clitorises cut out, acid thrown on them and broken bottles shoved up them as an act of war. Every second of every day. Every corner of the Earth.

Because the other day, another friend of mine told me she was raped, and I can no longer count on both my hands the number of friends who have told me they’ve been sexually assaulted. Words can’t express how scared I am that I’m getting used to this.

Because a brief survey of reality will tell you that we do not live in a world that values all people equally and that sucks in real, very scary ways. Because you know we live in a sexist world when an awesome thing with the name “feminism” has a weird connotation. Because if I have kids someday, I want my son to be able to have emotions and play dress up, and I want my daughter to climb trees and care more about what’s in her head than what’s on it. Because I don’t want her to carry keys between her fingers at night to
protect herself.

Because feminism is for everybody, and this is your official invitation.

”

- Caitlin O’Donnell, Drake University. (via on-another-note)

Extra Ordinary: chaoticwaltz: : How to Write a Fight Scene (Rebloggable...

Fri, 03 May 2013 20:02:24 -0500

Extra Ordinary: chaoticwaltz: : How to Write a Fight Scene (Rebloggable...:

chaoticwaltz:

: How to Write a Fight Scene (Rebloggable Version)

writeworld:

Admin Note: This post is a rebloggable copy of our page on fight scenes. The page is being phased out, so from now on all updates will be made on this post and not on the page.

Among the typically difficult scenes writers face in their stories, the fight scene definitely ranks high on the list. Below you will find several resources with tips for writing a good fight scene.

Action with a Side of Zombies: One of our articles focused specifically on writing action scenes. Bonus: the examples all include zombies.

ArchetypesAndAllusions: An article on the three main types of fighters and their various approaches to kickin’ ass (or not).

TheCreativePenn.com: Alan Baxter, speculative fiction author, gives some great advice on characterization, setting, martial style, and cliches.

StoryHack.com: A PDF that takes you through writing a fight scene step by step by Randy Ingermanson, compiled by Bryce Beattie.

MarilynnByerly.com: An extremely good guide to writing fight scenes. This guide includes tips on character viewpoint, mapping the fight, and tricks for writing each type of fight.

Shelfari.com: This site is an interview with famed fantasy author R.A. Salvatore on how to write great fight scenes.

TheBusinessOfWriting: C. Patrick Schulze gives some good, solid advice on identifying and writing your fight scene.

EzineArticles.com: Marq McAlister explains how to make a fight scene pack some serious punch. This article is good for fine-tuning.

Martin Turner: Focusing specifically on sword-fighting scenes, Martin Turner writes in great detail on every conceivable detail of this type of time-honored fight scene.

SeriousPixie.com: Susan tells you about the three types of fight scene writers and explains how to fix the problems that arise for each type.

David Alan Lucus: This multi-part guide gives advice in exhaustive detail on how to write an awesome fight scene.

NightFoot: This Tumblr post offers some great tips for writing fight scenes.

These links provide advice specifically for writing battle scenes:

Gerri Blanc: eHow’s article on battle scenes is a basic step-by-step list for you. It’s a good introduction to writing battle scenes.

StormTheCastle.com: This article takes you through an in-depth guide on how to write battle scenes for fantasy stories.

Rhonda Leigh Jones: Jones lists some dos and don’ts of writing battle scenes.

Other resources:

List of Martial Arts: Looking for a fighting style? Find it here!

List of Weapons: Every type of weapon you can think of is listed here.

List of Military Tactics: From troop movements to siege warfare, this list has got you covered.

Asylum.com: A few examples of awesome battle tactics from history.

BadassOfTheWeek.com: Get some inspiration for awesome fight scenes and fighting characters from this compendium of badassitude.

Thearmedgentleman: Austin has offered to share his knowledge on weaponry with any writers who have questions. Thanks, Austin!

We hope this helps! If you have another link or a tip for how to write fight/battle scenes, hit up our ask box and let us know!

“It’s a … Casio.” That’s the first...

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:02:42 -0500

“It’s a … Casio.” That’s the first thing I thought of when I saw this ad. Remember the scene in “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” when John Candy tries to trade his watch for a motel room? LOL.