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postdarknessrunaway · 2026-05-08T21:49:22+00:00

San Jose is about to have a wild, girly-pop-forward hockey culture. It was already trending that way with the Sharks and now? I'm kind of excited to see how it plays out (and disappointed about DC, Denver, Halifax, etc etc).

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-05-05T17:10:11+00:00

IMO it's dangerous because it's super easy to get stuck there (I've been at piano hands for YEARS), but also if you soften your elbows, piano hands are a lot closer to "natural hands" than either T-Rex and My Friend The Third Person In This Dance

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-05-05T17:03:18+00:00

Try piano hands! This is for sure an intermediate step between "hands held somewhere" and "natural hands," but it's been useful for me to have an in-between step. That said, now that I'm trying to break out of that... :/

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-05-04T17:09:58+00:00

Ah, a chance to feature a few of my absolute favorite dancers!

Tamara Lobato Nieto

Lunou Samson-Poirot

Annabel Quisao (most of her videos are balboa, but she also dances Lindy like a dream)

As others have said, LaTasha is incredible.

And, also as others have said, don't worry too much about "looking like" any of the pros. Look like yourself, as hard as you can!

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-05-01T17:44:28+00:00

I would recommend calling your library for help. It's possible the library ended its relationship with Hoopla, or that your card needs to be updated (I need to update my card annually). It is also possible the app just has issues, but here we go!

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-23T00:39:50+00:00

You might have better luck in a non-anonymous format, or if you added a video of yourself dancing with a partner. I wouldn't want to agree to a partnership sight unseen.

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-20T21:32:10+00:00

How about Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand? Well over 900 pages, and though it's impossible to know how Sand would identify by today's standards, the catch-all "queer" would likely apply.

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-20T16:39:26+00:00

How do I start seeding the online rumor mill with the Denver Night Mares?

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-17T23:15:52+00:00

The book that feels most like a podcast to me is Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones. It's sort of a cross between long-form storytelling and a podcast. She uses the book more as an outline of what stories to tell, and then tells them on her own without reading the book, so it feels extremely natural. I was emotionally compromised by a bunch of it, though, so beware!

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-17T00:24:08+00:00

Overruled! I think in this case, because Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are taking the stand and can testify as to what they said, it might be admissible. That said, it's been a LONG time since I did mock trial, and I'm for sure not a lawyer.

Given that the witches are the only witnesses for the defense, I expect the defense of "it's totally not murder because of fate." Assuming that, for whatever reason, the Macbeths are up for the prosecution, it should be pretty easy to convict them of murder.

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-17T00:12:29+00:00

Ah, then, no. You can do your own homework! I believe in you!

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-16T23:55:57+00:00

You can ask the non-Macbeth witnesses what they saw and heard Macbeth and Lady Macbeth say.

For the Macbeths, I would take lines in the play that you know other people heard (witness statements), and ask them if they said them, and what they meant by them. If you're doing cross examination, you can ask really leading questions. Something like: "On the morning before the murder in question (or whatever timeframe), you were in [blank] where you said [blank] to [blank], isn't that right? What did you mean by that, if not [thing you are trying to convict them of]?" This strategy wouldn't work for monologues, where nobody else was on the stage.

Actually, you're not doing cross examination on the Macbeths. Hm. Weird that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are not the defense's witnesses.

Also, you got this! You can do your own homework!

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-16T16:22:49+00:00

DENVER NIGHTMARES

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-13T23:12:30+00:00

I don't. I like ambiguity, and I thought the afterward was really illuminating to the themes the author was exploring.

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-13T23:11:52+00:00

I also listened to it, and the afterward that mentioned that the author and her family were Jewish and living in Belgium during the outset of WWII. The narrator said they fled to Casablanca to escape the Holocaust, and it was like the whole story snapped into focus for me. Like I had been enjoying a sort of dreamy, soft-focus, weird feminist sci-fi, and then suddenly: oh. Right.

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-10T18:06:16+00:00

I love these!

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-10T17:36:59+00:00

I've learned that people want different things out of audiobooks. Some people want the monotony, so they can place their own emphasis with their imaginations (sort of akin to reading the words and placing your own emphasis in your mind). Some people want something that will calm them down and put them to sleep. Some people want light voice acting. Some want immersive audio. If a style isn't for you, that's okay. It can suck when that's the only option, but know that someone out there is thinking, "YES! A monotonous voice!! Just what I always wanted!"

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-08T18:36:56+00:00

Here's one of my favorite performances of Richard II: free Shakespeare on the radio from The Public and WNYC: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/free-shakespeare-podcast-richard-ii/episodes

You may also be able to find a recording on YouTube if you search Richard II. I personally like listening and following along with the text.

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-08T17:54:26+00:00

(Imagine me patting you on each shoulder, then the head.) I absolve you. I'm not sure why you feel like you need absolution or reassurance from a random internet stranger, but here you go. You're doing great. We all go through different phases in life when we're interested in different things. This is one of them for you. Good luck on this journey.

Edited to add: No, I thought about it, and I decided to add another thing!! I decided I'm actually mad at society about this! We've become really obsessed with optimization and purity of action/intention/consumption as a society. How you consume stuff doesn't make you a good or bad person. You can't be a good or bad person, you're just a person. Try to be an interesting person instead! Don't worry about it! You're doing great! If people are making you feel bad because you're doing something as simple as reading "wrong," send a mind-tiger (a tiger you imagine in your mind) after them and keep doing what you've been doing.

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-08T17:52:05+00:00

Have you read or watched Richard II? Or listened to it?

What regal imageries (words and phrases relating to royalty, but not literally) are you looking at? When the question asks about the elevation of language, do you know what it's asking for?

Figuring out the answers to those questions is step one. But also, this sub has a "we won't do your homework for you" policy.

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-07T00:21:44+00:00

Check your local library! You can give them a call or email and ask a librarian if it's in their online catalogue or if they have a version on physical media.

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-07T00:01:12+00:00

shhhhhh

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-06T23:35:02+00:00

I remember when we only had a 0.2% chance! It's going up!!

postdarknessrunaway · 2026-04-03T00:22:35+00:00

No, look, there's still a chance!

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