William de Worde, Things Written Down, being more like our parents than we'd care to admit, and every day getting a little bit better.
MUSIC:
Adventures by A Himitsu https://soundcloud.com/a-himit...
Look, have you been watching Derry Girls on Channel 4? Because if not you really need to catch up on Derry Girls. It's only six episodes.
Trust me, you may love it. Though you may need subtitles.
Question from AngelNatari via email to say: how do I know if I'm a good writer or not?
To which my answer is: well, first it depends what you mean by a good writer, and second it's not really that...
What I've been reading over Christmas!
- The Deed of Paksenarrion,
- lots of Honor Harrington
- iGen by Jean Twenge,
- The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt, and
- The Righteous Mind, also...
GOOD NEWS! Turns out there were 2 asks from one person (totally fine number) and...5 from someone else. (Still a bit high, my man, but better than 7, so let's go with it.)
How not to be a "Nice Gu...
Hey look it's a review of the Rogue One novelisation by Alexander Freed! Shh, don't tell anyone, they'll never figure out it's only slightly a review of the actual Rogue One movie.
NEVER.
I learned about fallacies recently, and it's nice to have a way to put a name to ways in which we don't think or argue logically.
Music: Adventures by A Himitsu
Website about fallacies: http://yo...
A brief review of Marie Kondo's Spark Joy, and an update on how well Konmari has persisted in my house two years after I finished tidying.
Happy New Year everyone! And happy Get Organised Month in...
I got an ask recently about dealing with hate for things you really enjoyed (like The Last Jedi, for example!) and I thought it'd make an interesting video topic.
Happy almost New Year, everyone! ...
I HAVE ALL THE LAST JEDI FEELS. Let me share them with you.
Merry Christmas or other seasonally appropriate holiday! This week we're taking a break to learn a very entertaining game I learned on Tumblr. (No, honestly, it's genius). Leave your game mashups i...
So I got an email from the Vidme team the other week, saying hey, we're closing the site down, all your videos will be deleted.
You might think there'd be wailing and gnashing of teeth but, you kn...
Princess Leia on Bespin, or in Cloud City, or making unimpressed faces at Lando, or in the Empire Strikes Back.
You know. That one. With the loopy bits at the back.
The Sil Vous Plaits Method: ht...
This week it's Avatar Aang, of Avatar: The Last Airbender (or if you prefer, Avatar: The Legend of Aang, because 'Airbender' sounds a bit odd to British ears.
Do you find it odd when people overl...
Today's episode: Yes, Minister! Aka Old British TV, French phrases pronounced badly, the incomparable wit of Sir Humphrey Appleby, and winning the same BAFTA FOUR TIMES.
Another Star Wars hair tutorial! With 25 days to go until The Last Jedi hits cinemas, we're recreating Princess Leia's laced braids plus braided buns from Return of the Jedi. Though I do wonder whe...
By popular request: Princess Leia's crown braids on Hoth, from The Empire Strikes Back. And, bonus, how I make a similar set of braids when filming Stuff You Like and History of Fanfiction episode...
IngSoc, Newspeak, and terrapins all the way down. The turtles were busy. You know how it is.
Orwell is loved by everyone, because 1984 is a cornucopia of horrors and you can pick your (least) favo...
How does promotion of fanfiction even work in a gift economy? What's a gift economy? And are you feeling bereft of fic?
If so, I think this episode might just help you out. Don't forget to add you...
Gotta be done: Princess Leia's A New Hope cinnamon buns. Star Wars hair tutorials yay!
A few other hair tutorials in this vein:
Galaxy Buns for natural hair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmCvr...
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