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The first time I saw her, I would say she was a fragment of the moon, an arched and silent smile… “full of enchantment, alchemy and tenderness”. Art Jeremy Sams.
Mr Gaiman,
I wanted to say I love Good Omens and Coraline and genuinely love following you on tumblr, you are such a kind soul. Unfortunately I've never read any of your books, I love the stories that I've watched that I know you've had a hand in (like good omens, coraline, lucifer) but I have dyslexia so my reading has been somewhat limited. I really want to get into reading some of your books, but not sure where to start. What book would you recommend for a first time reader like me?
Why not check out the audiobooks? You can listen to me reading the whole of The Graveyard Book online for free at YouTube, to see if you enjoy them.
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I’ve seen multiple people genuinely asking whats wrong with playing their music on a speaker/their phone in public rather than through headphones. While it baffles me that you can’t reason it out I’m taking it in good faith that you genuinely don’t know - so here’s a list of reasons you shouldn’t:
- It sounds bad. It doesnt matter if people like the song, you might be close enough to your phone speaker for it to sound largely as intended, but everyone else is getting a distorted mess.
- Unwanted noise is extra stimulation in the already overpowering public space. Yes this is particularly bad for neurodivergent people but I actually want to acknowledge that this effects Everyone. Everyone has a stimulation threshold and unwanted music easily pushes people closer to it.
- Its distracting/disruptive. People want to focus on their own conversations, listen to their own music through their earbuds, or just be alone with their thoughts. Your music is intruding.
- Differing taste. This one is less significant but people around you just dont always like the same music you do. In extreme cases they might actively hate a song you’re playing.
- People have the right to as close to silence as they can get. If they’re in a shop playing obnoxious music they can leave, they can change the radio in their car, they can skip the song on their playlist. They have no control over what you are putting on and in bus situations they can’t get away from you.
- Any other number of reasons; Maybe your music is offensive, maybe its uncensored and there are children about, maybe someone just got horrible news and your perky feelgood song feels like salt in the wound, maybe someone’s sick or hungover or in pain and your music feels like a drill to the skull. You might think your music is good, it might make you smile after a hard day. Nobody is saying dont listen at all, just put in earphones. To everyone around you its the equivilent of a drunk guy singing loudly and off key at the back of the bus. Maybe it makes some people smile to think he’s having a good time, maybe some people are scared his lack of boundaries will mean he could act out, maybe some people wish he would just shut up.
I made another mini scrapbook 🌚💫
Inktober 2022 No. 3: Goblins! . “DID SHE SAY IT?” . You can’t talk about Labyrinth without mentioning Brian Froud’s exquisite creature designs. The sheer number and variety of goblins is astonishing, and the personality that Henson’s artists bring to them is endearing. . I spent a lot of time on this one to get it right; lots of tones and shadows in there. . LABYRINTH was released this month on Netflix US, in case you want to take your own walk back through the maze to the Goblin City. I recommend it. . 100 minutes, 7.5x11”, @drphmartins Black Star and Pen-White ink with a @speedball_calligraphy 107 nib and @pentelofamerica medium-point black pigment Color Brush on @strathmoreart 400-series watercolor paper. . Soundtrack: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures . #ink #Inktober #inktober2022 #Labyrinth #GeorgeLucas #jimhenson #davidbowie #terryjones #starwars #themuppets #montypython #goblins #brianfroud #didshesayit #wheredidshegetthatrubbish #ItdoesntevenstartwithIwish #b3nn3tt https://www.instagram.com/p/CjRUolFrM6K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=