May 25, 2012
panasonicyouth: dasdeutschtard: oftortoises: bilvum: holmestucked: popcornmassacre: zimiestef: mycroftsmuffins: hiddle-stoned: girl-panic: fuckyeahreading: What speed do you read at? (Remember, it’s not a race!) “You read 371 words per minute. That makes you 48% faster than the national average.” You read 445 words per minute.That makes you 78% faster than the national average You read 444 words per minute. That makes you 78% faster than the national average. You read 237 words per minute. That makes you 5% slower than the national average. Oh god, I’m about the same speed as a 7th/8th grader….. /sobs You read 419 words per minute. That makes you 68% faster than the national average. k You read 600 words per minute.That makes you 140% faster than the national average. o ok You read 380 words per minute.That makes you 52% faster than the national average. ah i thought i had gotten slower You read 477 words per minute. That makes you 91% faster than the national average. oooh cool. You read 638 words per minute. That makes you 155% faster than the national average. wootsauce. You read 1,134 words per minute. That makes you 346% faster than the national average. oh oh wait what  I got like 1400 wpm, and like 450% faster than the national average, but I don’t think that’s correct… I can definitely read like 500-700 a minute, though

panasonicyouth:

dasdeutschtard:

oftortoises:

bilvum:

holmestucked:

popcornmassacre:

zimiestef:

mycroftsmuffins:

hiddle-stoned:

girl-panic:

fuckyeahreading:

What speed do you read at? (Remember, it’s not a race!)

“You read 371 words per minute. That makes you 48% faster than the national average.”

You read 445 words per minute.
That makes you 78% faster than the national average

You read 444 words per minute. That makes you 78% faster than the national average.

You read 237 words per minute.

That makes you 5% slower than the national average.

Oh god, I’m about the same speed as a 7th/8th grader….. /sobs

You read 419 words per minute.

That makes you 68% faster than the national average.

k

You read 600 words per minute.
That makes you 140% faster than the national average.

o ok

You read 380 words per minute.
That makes you 52% faster than the national average.

ah i thought i had gotten slower

You read 477 words per minute.

That makes you 91% faster than the national average.

oooh cool.

You read 638 words per minute.

That makes you 155% faster than the national average.

wootsauce.

You read 1,134 words per minute.

That makes you 346% faster than the national average.

oh

oh wait what

 I got like 1400 wpm, and like 450% faster than the national average, but I don’t think that’s correct… I can definitely read like 500-700 a minute, though

(via literarybinge)


Guys Ten couldn’t carry the Olympic torch

le-claire-de-lune:

literatigeek:

if he did Donna would see it on television, recognize him and thus her mind would burn up.

Eleven has realized this and thus he’s now carrying it to save her life.

He’s got it under control. 

I am perfectly fine with this explanation. 

HA I LOVE IT

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May 23, 2012

berrylopez:

my dad just walked into my room and asked to borrow a blunt pencil and i was like ‘why’ and he was all ‘can you just please look for one’ so he just stood there while i spent 5 minutes looking for a blunt pencil for him and then i finally found one and gave it to him and he looked at me all meaningfully and said ‘oh don’t worry there’s no point’ and left the pencil on my desk　

(Source: monica-geller, via literarybinge)


“

An ignorant writer is a poor liar, and a poor liar makes for a bad crafter of fiction. If we accept that a story, no matter how grounded, is ultimately a tapestry of falsehoods, then it must follow that the author is required to tell his or her lies with as much skill as possible. As every politician and con artist will attest, nothing sells a falsehood better than a kernel of truth at its heart. Honesty at the correct moment, presented in the correct way, can buy the author an awful lot of rope with which to make the absurd seem plausible.

The way writers achieve this is through research.

Greg Rucka, “Why I Write Strong Female Characters” (via literarybinge)

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May 22, 2012

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allthedamnedlies:

suddenly-im-mister-sex:

heyyouvejustbeensherlocked:

Starry Night by Vincent VanGogh (above) and reimagined by Alex Ruiz (below)

Oh my god…

 I can’t even put into words how beautiful this is

I’m in awe.

(Source: nothingeverlost, via note-the-sarcasm)


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May 21, 2012

The moment when Harry takes Draco's wand

  • J. K. Rowling: I said to Arthur, my American editor - we had an interesting conversation during the editing of seven - the moment when Harry takes Draco's wand, Arthur said, God, that's the moment when the ownership of the Elder wand is actually transferred? And I said, that's right. He said, shouldn't that be a bit more dramatic? And I said, no, not at all, the reverse. I said to Arthur, I think it really puts the elaborate, grandiose plans of Dumbledore and Voldemort in their place. That actually the history of the wizarding world hinged on two teenage boys wrestling with each other. They weren't even using magic. It became an ugly little corner tussle for the possession of wands. And I really liked that - that very human moment, as opposed to these two wizards who were twitching strings and manipulating and implanting information and husbanding information and guarding information, you know? Ultimately it just came down to that, a little scuffle and fistfight in the corner and pulling a wand away.
  • Melissa Anelli: It says a lot about the world at large, I think, about conflict in the world, it's these little things -
  • J. K. Rowing: And the difference one individual can make. Always, the difference one individual can make.
May 18, 2012

entertainmentweekly:

There’s a movie based on Battleship — so why not adapt any of these 12 board games as well?

We put together a dozen fake posters for board game movies we’d like to see — as well as plot summaries and casting suggestions for each flick. (For Connect 4: “In Connect III, Reg Caldwell pulled one last job and thought he was out of the life for good. He was wrong. Again. With only four bullets in the chamber, he takes on syndicate boss Milton Bradley (William Fitchner), who has kidnapped Caldwell’s sister. Luckily, sis (Gina Carano) is known to be pretty sneaky herself.”)

worth looking through. my favorite is “operation”

(via haveacuppatea)