Drink With Me

humanity-is-a-quality:

I don’t think that Grantaire’s solo in Drink With Me is
actually as sad as one may think. There’s a strong juxtaposition between him
singing about how they won’t be remembered and the reality of thousands of people commemorating their death. Perhaps the
best example of this is George Blagden’s video: the words of the song
are contradicted by the actual video, in which he returns to the site
of the barricade almost two centuries later and has now been viewed by thousands of
people. In other words, Grantaire’s solo is beautiful because he was wrong. Their
deaths did mean something and almost
two centuries later, the people who lost their lives in the June rebellion are
still remembered. Because ultimately the June rebellion has been immortalised
by Les Miserables, and I doubt anyone will ever forget it.  

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pilferingapples:

vapaus-ystavyys-tasaarvo:

bobcatmoran:

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krait:

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krait:

Ok so we know Marius kept Javert’s pistols but did Javert ever give him back his keys?

I don’t think he did? Marius just moved into Courfeyrac’s place. The Pontmercy Conflict Resolution Method: Go To Courfeyrac’s. Go Directly to Courfeyrac’s . Do not pass Go, do not collect the keys to your old apartment, just head on over. 

… It’s surprisingly effective?? 

wait so

Javert threw himself into the river

with Marius’ keys still in his pocket

That is so rude

Well Marius kept his pistols 

they just kept each others’ security deposits really XP 

I am losing my mind rn this is so baffling to me

Of all the mementos Marius could have kept after the barricades it was Javert’s pistols.

At least he doesn’t go around sniffing them (at least I hope not)

I  mean he might also have dropped the pistols? It’s not like he was in any condition to keep track of his personal effects when he left the barricade

(and we never do find out what happened to the cravat Courfeyrac used to bandage Marius up )

I just mean Marius kept them after the robbery 

…Javert probably really gave the keys back to the landlady, end result: Marius wins the loot exchange at the Gorbeau place ?  XD 

I mean, I think Marius won the loot exchange anyhow, having presumably gotten a lot more use out of the pistols than Javert did out of the keys.

Excellent point! Although both of the people he saved with them died the next day anyway…

….

… sorry.

…why did you have to say that

I turn my back on this post and it comes back with THAT *severe look*

ewock:

the devil and god are at war inside (insp.)

suicunesrider:

BB-8 when upset:  frantic beeps and boops

R2-D2 when upset:  SCCRRRRREEEEEEEAAAAACH

BB-8 translation:  “oh me oh my oh dear oh no,,”

R2-D2 translation: “FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUAAAAACCKCK”

eliseability:

An idea: They scrap the Han Solo movie and do an Obi-Wan movie instead. 

Reasons for this:

– Ewan McGregor

– That Han Solo short list is garbage.

– I feel like they will try to make young Han very macho and totally misrepresent his character. 

– I need to know what happened to Obi-Wan between III and IV. 

– Seeing Obi-Wan watch over baby Luke. 

distractedkat:

nonlinear-nonsubjective:

is anyone else annoyed by the stereotype that young people’s phones are a loud and annoying device? because i have never heard anyone under 30 who doesn’t have their phone on vibrate. like 100% of the time if the marimba ringtone starts blaring it’s the older generations.

I work at a public library. This is the truth. It’s ALWAYS the old people

When I miss out on some drama

Me: Tell me quickly what’s the story, who saw what and why and where. Let him give a full description. Let him answer to Javert.

A note for fanfic readers.

mittensmorgul:

keyofjetwolf:

seananmcguire:

I am currently in the process of porting a lot of my older fanfic onto AO3, because I want it all in one place/don’t want it to be lost/want to revise it to be a little more in-line with my current standards of both quality and language use.  It’s so quick and easy!  I can’t remember why I didn’t do this before!

…oh, right, she says, as the hit counter goes higher without the comments, or even the kudos, to match.  Because I feel like I’m screaming into the void.

I come from very comment-heavy fic environments, and like most fanfic authors I have known, I am a little twitchy about “what if this is awful what if I am awful what if nobody likes my shit at all.”  So when I have 50 hits and one kudo, I actually feel pretty rotten, which makes me less eager to do the job of cleaning and posting.

This is hence a plea on behalf of all fanfic authors: remember that the people who write the stories you enjoy are not getting paid for their time in anything other than “you did good, have a cookie” comments from people.  Please consider commenting if you liked a story.  Please consider leaving a kudo if you read all the way to the end.  There are stories that are qualitatively bad that I’ve left kudos on, because hey, I read them, they gave me an hour of enjoyment, they deserve a cookie.

We have infinite cookies to give.  We should share them freely, because wow, does it suck when fanfic makes fanfic writers sad.

That’s all.

This feels particularly relevant to a lot of chatter I’m seeing cross my dash.

Writing is hard. Writing is scary. Writing takes time and effort and care and love love love. Which is true of any fanwork of course, but fanfiction also requires a significant investment from its audience before it can even begin to be seen. With art or gifsets or any other visual medium, the work can be consumed, appreciated, and commented/reblogged/whatever within seconds. It takes longer than that just to read the description on a work of fanfiction.

But in the same vein, your fanfic writers give you hours of entertainment in return. Whether it’s a smile or a sob delivered in ten minute ficlets or 100k monsters you’re still reading at 3 am, fanfiction will give you a level of immersion unique to the fandom experience. With fanfiction, the characters live forever and the story never ends.

Still, that commitment from the audience means we’re already looking at a sliver of the same attention, without hope of the same scale of interaction and response. That makes what we DO get so very critical.

If you read something, take a moment to click those kudos or likes or whatever. If you liked it, leave a comment, If you loved it, love your fanfic author back and tell them. TELL THEM EVERYTHING I PROMISE YOU WE WANT TO HEAR

Remember that the only thing that nourishes fandom creators are your responses. Your fanfic writers are timid, starving creatures. Feed them. Love them. I said the characters live forever and the story never ends, but that’s only true if the storytellers keep telling stories. To do that, they need an audience. Make sure they know they have one.

I’ll go one small step further. Yes, it’s simple and takes a fraction of a second to leave kudos or like a tumblr post. It’s the thank you button at the end of the story. It’s also wonderful if you leave an AO3 comment or send the author a tumblr ask thanking them or flailing over their words.

But just like the lament I’ve heard from so many artists, writers’ audiences can’t grow without reblogging. I try to keep a relatively balanced blog, combining art, meta, fic, and a little bit of everything I enjoy. But I do try to reblog stories that I love.

Nothing is more exciting for a writer than to suddenly have a lot of mysterious new traffic to an old story, with a fresh crop of kudos and comments from a new group of readers. I have a fic rec that’s mostly stocked with older stories and fandom favorites, but I really love finding stories that I’ve missed, stories that might not have received a lot of attention in the past, or new stories from writers that don’t already have a huge audience.

So go forth and read, leave kudos and comments, but also spread the good words around. I, as a writer AND a reader, will be grateful to you.

inmonticello:

Eliza’s legacy is one of selflessness—of her dedication to the survival and legacy of others.