28 Monday Oct 2013
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This comedian does an amazing rendition of what The Three Little Pigs might have sounded like if Shakespeare had written it. And, of course, ensured to be as hilarious as possible. Watch!
17 Thursday Oct 2013
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Now, I’ve never been a huge TV watcher. In fact, I grew up without a TV for most of my childhood. Some people might call that child abuse (lol) but I’m actually rather thankful for it. I think it helped contribute to my love of reading and writing and many other things. It also had another side-effect: I hate commercials. Now, I’m still exposed to commercials on the radio, but even then I have little patience. If an obnoxious enough commercial comes on, I will simply turn it off. My tolerance for commercials is extremely low. However, every so often you get a really good commercial. There’s a special place in my heart for those. I don’t even really mind that they’re trying to sell me something. Like the following:
The innocently adorable:
The humorously morbid:
And the classic:
10 Thursday Oct 2013
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Avatar, books, conlangs, Dothraki, Elvish, entertainment, fantasy, Game of Thrones, Klingon, languages, Lord of the Rings, Na'vi, Star Trek, Stephanie Beavers, writing
Constructed languages, or “conlangs” are something that have always fascinated me. I was never a Tolkien fangirl or a Trekkie, but the invented languages in those fandoms intrigued me nonetheless. In the Valdemar series of books (some of my favorites), there was also a people who had their own language – multiple ones, come to think of it. As much as fully constructed languages intrigue me, however, I think I have more of a soft spot for when key words and phrases are cherry-picked and used the way the Valdemar books did it. Regardless, here is a very cool presentation on conlangs:
I’ve always wanted to create my own language, but I have to admit that it’s not yet something I’ve done. I’ve tried making bits and pieces here and there, but they haven’t ever turned out quite how I’d like… maybe one day!
25 Wednesday Sep 2013
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entertainment, humor, life, lol, shark, Stephanie Beavers, writing
Well, it’s about time I got this ball rolling. I confess, I’d planned to start blogging sooner than this, but life has a way of taking the reins away sometimes, doesn’t it? Step one of getting them back is realizing you’ve let them go, and thankfully I’ve reached that point. I’ve got a book to publish; it’s time to get to work!
Now I’m going to be as honest as possible – I find this whole blogging thing pretty scary. I’m not the type who is naturally inclined to spill my life on the internet. That being said, I want to create a connection with my audience, and to do that, I need to give first! As much as I might like to hide away like a little mouse, safe in my nest, all the new and exciting (and shiny!) things are out there in the wide, scary world.
So, now that life has calmed down (relatively speaking), I’m going to start blogging regularly. I know it’ll teach me a lot, and I hope to meet some awesome people! So please, if you even sorta want to comment, do! I’d love to hear from you.
Look for a new post next week!
See you then,
Stephanie
P.S. For your entertainment:
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