Month: January 2016

The Millennium Falcon was the first thing we were actually building. I had been in London and I came home back to L.A. for Christmas. So I go to Sports Chalet to do some last-minute shopping; I get there early, run to the back of the store, get what I need. I’m coming back through the store, and I just happen to pass this person holding up a pair of ski pants, and it’s Harrison Ford. I look at him, he looks at me and puts his head right down. I can tell he doesn’t want to be bothered; I’m sure from the look on my face he knew I knew who he was. So I walk past him, and after about 10 feet I think, ‘If there’s ever a time to say hello to Harrison Ford, I’m building the Millennium Falcon!’ So I turn around very hesitantly and go, ‘Harrison, I’m sorry to bother you. I’m co-production designer on the new Star Wars, I’m just back from London, and I’ve been building the Falcon.’ A big smile came across his face, he put his hand out, and we had such a great conversation — he couldn’t have been sweeter. As I’m walking away, he goes, ‘Darren!’ and calls me back. He goes, ‘The toggle switches.’ I go, ‘Toggle switches.’ He goes, ‘The toggle switches on the Falcon. When they built it the first time, they bought cheap toggle switches without any springs in them. Every time I threw a toggle switch, it fell back; it wouldn’t hold. It drove me crazy. Please, make sure the toggle switches are fixed this time.’ I go, ‘No problem! I’ll take care of it!’ So months go by, I’m back in London, we’re getting close [to principal photography], and I get a phone call saying J.J.’s headed down to check out the cockpit, and Harrison’s with him. I run down there and I see J.J. in the passenger seat and Harrison in the pilot seat. They’re just giddy; they’re having so much fun. And then I see Harrison look up, and he just starts throwing all the toggle switches: boom, boom, boom, boom. [Laughs.] And I remember thinking, ‘Phew, minor victory. Take solace in that and move on. Next task.’ That’s my favorite story.

Darren Gilford (x)

This is so sweet.

(via bedlamsbard)

Oakland Cattown Cafe

amysnotdeadyet:

I went to Oakland Cattown Cafe and it was awesome.

A friend from out of town (hi, Holly!) is visiting Oakland for a few weeks, which gave us the perfect excuse to visit somewhere I’ve been dying to go — the cat cafe! Oakland Cattown Cafe is associated with a shelter, so the money you pay to visit the cats is actually a tax-deductible donation to the shelter. Holly made our reservations online, so they were $10 each (it’s $5 if you drop in and…

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Cattown is awesome. They have a tumblr (that isn’t active right now) and are on insta and fb.  You get updates every time a cat gets adopted.

thebibliosphere:

snaxattacks:

cardozzza:

bakasara:

katbelleinthedark:

gokuma:

arkhaeology:

Does anyone remember fanfiction from like 2001 to 2004 tho?

-wacky, highly out of character ‘sleepovers’ with the villains of the series

-not bothering to research the culture the series originated from (we live in Japan but for some reason we’re celebrating a westernized version of Christmas?)

-sugar highs??? the entire cast has eaten sugar and now randomness ensues!!1!

-really surreal oneshots taking a completely illogical idea to the highest possible level played completely for laughs (re: maybe Harry was so good at flying because He Was A Broom All Along)

-user guides for characters (as if they’re adoptable robots)

-disclaimer at the beginning of the story, end of the story,
used as page breaks in the middle of the story I DO NOT OWN THIS PLEASE
DON’T SUE I’M DIRT POOR

-author’s notes at the beginning of the story, end of
the story, used as page breaks in the middle of the story, LOL I WROTE
THIS AT ONE IN THE MORNING PLEASE REVIEW

-nutshell/condensed retellings of the series, again usually humorous

-AUs where everything except the main character’s names are completely different that have no real connections to the series (High School AUs are EVERYWHERE)

-The writer’s favourite character isn’t dead and the rest of the cast questions it once and then never mentions it again

-the writer talking to the characters in script form before the story actually starts

I don’t think I had Internet in 2001

I had. The fic of that era IS bonkers.

Though high school AUs are still everywhere.

I first read fanfic in 2005 and it was still like this.

The idea of reading fanfic in 2001 is so wild to me, I was six

I wrote a few of those kinds of fics back in that era. Fanfiction.net was the very first website I was allowed to go on with zero monitoring from parents and I’m 96.7% sure it put me on the path to the horrible person I am today.

And the Fake Married Trope rides immortal.

I’m telling you, you’ve never known true fandom meth until you’ve read your first fake-married-villains-high-on-sugar-sleep-over-au fic at 1am, and enjoyed it.

Now I feel old. I was reading fanfic on the internet in 1987. Trust me, rec.arts.** was definitely all about this stuff.

thingsfortwwings:

[Image: 1) Bucky Barnes, Sam Wilson, Steve Rogers, and Natasha Romanoff standing together, arms around each other. 2) Tony Stark with his arms around Pepper Potts and James Rhodes.]

akabanii:

Hey guys! I opened up a redbubble shop, and thought a great way to start off was with these babies! They come in stickers/notebooks/T-shirts/laptop skins/phone skins and more! ;v; (I’ll probably make more designs soon, so send me some suggestions of what ya’ll would like!)

Fic Rec: have you heard

johanirae:

have you heard (3829 words) by peradi
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
Rating: Not Rated
Relationships: Poe Dameron/Finn
Summary:

“I heard FN-2187 was a Stormtrooper.”
“What a terrible rumour.”
“We must make sure it doesn’t spread further.”
It’s a code. Any officer listening in would think they were safeguarding the Order.
Being seen as mindless, faceless automatons has its advantages, especially when you are planning high treason.
–
Finn sparks a revolution.

Note:
This fic explores the possibility that Finn’s defection unintentionally sparked a revolution in the Stormtroopers, and OMG, it is SO POWERFUL. The theme that all lifeforms crave freedom and libery, and how an idea once sparked can never fade…
They really should film this for the next episode, because most other stories of a single person savior will have PALED in comparison to what is written here.
Not going to lie, I cried when I read this. So good. SO DAMN GOOD. Go forth and read

@cacchieressa