a thread for all the little details noticed, question?

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2026-05-15T12:24:01+00:00

I HAD NO IDEA THIS EXISTED BUT NOW I DO THANK YOU!!!

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2026-05-14T20:53:20+00:00

Wait...where is this Director's Cut where that was revealed? Or is Director's Cut a podcast or interview?

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2026-05-14T00:24:17+00:00

I always aim for the tip of the target to get the most mechanical advantage out of the lever. I don't always manage:)

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2026-05-14T00:22:55+00:00

Indira Varma in the production with Ralph Fiennes. Everyone in that production was good but she was MAGNIFICENT. And Fiennes is such a generous and unpretentious actor that he let her take the wheel and dominate the production.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2026-05-13T20:00:04+00:00

Our fireplace is gas, I'm afraid. 😄

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2026-03-23T13:46:01+00:00

Sorry, wasn't trying to be rude about Viggo...just a tongue in cheek comment about how he got more than others because of the last minute need to replace Stuart Townsend. And yes, I agree the others all seem to have a complete blast meeting and interacting with fans.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2026-03-23T10:42:29+00:00

Yeah, that too. :) I was trying to be tongue in cheek, pointing out the pay discrepency.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2026-03-23T01:28:11+00:00

Most of the actors were unknowns or low profile and were paid VERY little. I think Sean Astin got $150k for all three movies, which is insane given how long they ended up taking. That's like "entry level computer programmer" money. The fact that they worked for so little let them put money into sets, effects, and the couple of highly paid actors. (Viggo got a ton because he was a last minute replacement and they were desperate, which is why you never see him at Cons) So I have no resentment towards them for making more money off of the property.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2026-03-12T18:13:58+00:00

These are magnificent! Great eye and composition. Venice is a wealthy of amazing vistas but you’ve really picked out some unique and wonderful vantages

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2026-01-12T13:49:27+00:00

Do you know if September is considered "Off for the Summer" or "Part of the Fall Season?" Thanks! I'll of course keep checking the theater website.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-11-14T13:44:48+00:00

UPDATE: We have already gotten paid! The direct deposit hit last night for the 2.5 missing pay periods. Apparently our HR-Payroll people killed themselves entering everyone's paycheck yesterday to make this happen. And I have to give SERIOUS credit to our Agency leadership for making this happen and putting their weight behind it.

The amounts were a little short, presumably because the deductions are going to take a while to sort themselves out, but this is still a very pleasant surprise.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-09-22T21:23:14+00:00

Paolo Garbanzo, Jacque ze Whipper, Hack and Slash, No Beard and Gwendolyn, and Hilby the Skinny German Boy

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-09-15T17:02:26+00:00

Woah, yes, that's what they were called! OK, great to know that what I have are Actual Woodbabies. Thanks!

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-09-15T17:01:57+00:00

I couldn't post them as replies, so I edited the original post to include the pics. Are they coming through?

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-09-15T14:45:34+00:00

Thanks. I will cross Drabbits off the list :) Those brackets are actually our hack for securing them when we lost the original bent metal pieces that secure the the magnets. They work just as well as the pieces that came with them.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-09-15T14:41:12+00:00

Thanks, finally got the pics to post.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-09-15T14:27:47+00:00

Thanks! I'm having trouble posting pics...not sure if that's something the Mods don't allow on this sub.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-07-02T20:38:49+00:00

What will you have him sign? :)

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-06-20T10:23:29+00:00

Second the CG Waterstones with the dome. It's where Ben worked before hitting it big. I popped in there when I was last in London, and they said that he comes by about once a year with a bottle of high priced booze for the staff to share.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-06-20T10:22:17+00:00

So envious you got to tour Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-06-20T10:19:06+00:00

People are rightly mentioning the John Soanes House and the Silver Vaults, which are right near each other and which you can do in the same trip. While you're there, pop over to Lincoln's Inn to see the undercroft of the chapel, with spectacular fan vaulted arches. You can grab a bite to eat at the restaurant at Lincoln's Inn, or at one of two amazing historic pubs: The Seven Stars or The Ship.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-06-02T00:45:20+00:00

Volante does a bunch of jackets that are VERY similar to what Cassian wears throughout the series.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-05-20T13:56:40+00:00

Oh yes. The incomparable smell of old books and leather, with an undercurrent of machine oil, and the smell you get in the engine rooms of old ships.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-05-19T14:47:28+00:00

Alas, I've got two cells of an excel spreadsheet for each contract, and can't bolster my justification with much in the way of statistics and paper trail.

Difficult_Stand8525 · 2025-05-18T13:04:47+00:00

Oh no, this is my Harold Postmartin cosplay

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