Tophie's Random Stuff

Tophie's Random Stuff


bryankonietzko:

Ha ha ha, nice! Yeah, I wouldn’t know how to put these GIFs together. I had to have my 21-year-old assistant designer help me upload the GIF yesterday in the first place.

baudelaired:

Bryan uses himself as a reference= perfection.

Guys… Bryan Konietzko is officially super adorable.

(Source: asamies)


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Question of the Day

korranation:

Korra Nation,

Now that you’ve all gotten a glimpse into the new Korra universe, we have a question we’d love to pick your brain on:

If you could have any single piece of Korra swag, what would it be? A Naga dog bowl? A Fire Ferrets t-shirt? A waterbending water bottle? Reblog, comment and let us know!

-Team Korra

4/8/2012

All that stuff sounds so amazing. How could I possibly choose? If I had to pick, it would definitely be a Fire Ferrets t-shirt.

Via Korra Nation

Repeat after me:

I, as a member of the Avatar/Korra fandom, do hereby swear that I will not engage in ship wars. Whether I ship canon, non-canon, my ship isn’t canon and then becomes canon, my ship is canon and then stop being canon, is never canon, or is end game; I will treat other shippers, regardless of their ship, whether it is canon, non-canon, conflicts with my ship, or doesn’t appeal to me; with kindness and respect; even if I am not given kindness and respect in return.

(Source: highlanderhufflepuffhugmachine)

Via Just call me Korra

Toward the Terra

If anyone’s interested in watching a few episodes of Toward the Terra, I’ll be streaming it over at my livestream in a few minutes.

 So for anyone interested, hop on over to livestream.com/laterdays.


Korra Nation: ‘The Legend of Korra’ Premiere: Live on KorraNation.com!

korranation:

We’re excited to let you know that The Legend of Korra premiere is live RIGHT NOW on KorraNation.com. And there’s even more Korra goodness than you thought. Here’s what you’ll find:

I. From Aang to Korra: A look back at Avatar: The Last Airbender and a glimpse into what’s to come in The…

I also streamed it for some friends on livestream last night, so it’s recorded and sitting in the saved videos over here at laterdays, especially for anyone who doesn’t reside in Americaland who hasn’t seen it yet.

Via Korra Nation

‘THE LEGEND OF KORRA’ TO UNLOCK THIS SATURDAY

korranation:

Congrats, Korra fans! You did it!

We announced KorraNation.com on March 14th, and just 1 week later, fans have successfully reached 100,000 new likes, shares and tweets.  You know what that means? We’re rewarding fans by unlocking the first TWO episodes on KorraNation.com this Saturday, March 24th, weeks before airing on Nick. 

We are so excited to let the most passionate Korra fanatics watch the premiere before anyone else. Thanks for making it happen!

-Team Korra

3/21/2012

OH MY GOD REJOICE WITH ME KORRA FANDOM

I HAVE TOO MANY FEELINGS AND AN IMAGE FOLDER PACKED WITH GIFS

NOW COME CELEBRATE BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE IT


Via Korra Nation
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korralations:

An extended clip from Nick

A question I had for Richard Epcar at Anime Boston last year has now been answered. I AM SO HAPPY. But I can’t unsee Batou as a metalbending cop. XD

—DON’T WATCH THIS IF YOU DON’T WANT KORRA SPOILERS. This video was actually released by Nick though, jsyk.


Via Clever Korralations

no I will not shut up about Korra Nation

so yeah, about that clicking thing…

help me out? 8D I’m going around the legend of korra tag to click for people I see for a bit, and then I’ll retire for some rp tags and sleep.

also, we’re just under 10,000 of the 100,000 like/share goal GO KORRA FANS GO FORTH SO KORRA CAN COME TO US MARCH 24 INSTEAD OF APRIL 14


korranation:

Oh yeah, here’s that other exciting announcement we mentioned earlier: http://korranation.com

UPDATE:

• Don’t be discouraged if the meter stays at zero after you like or share. It will update twice a day with the new count. We’re counting, we promise!

• That’s 100,000 NEW likes and shares people. Starting tonight!

• I wonder if there is anything else you can do to move the meter daily besides like and share? Hmmm…

3/14/2012

bryke and santos i love you guys so much for overloading me with korra on pi day


also i feel obligated to mention the like count is over 80,000 LET’S KEEP GOING!!!!

Via Korra Nation

nellasaur:

GIVEAWAY TIME!

To celebrate the completion of the first line in my ‘My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic’ ear cuff collection, and in the interests of drumming up a little publicity, I’d like to give ONE lucky winner a FREE ear cuff!

RULES AND SUCH!

  • Like and reblog this post ONCE for a total of TWO ENTRIES! (But please don’t reblog more than once; I’d hate to spam dashboards.)
  • Make sure to leave your askbox OPEN so I can contact you if you win!
  • I WILL ship internationally, free of charge!
  • The winner will be selected by random number generator!

THE PRIZE!
The winner can choose any ONE ear cuff jewelry piece from my ETSY SHOP!

This includes any of the pieces from my My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic collection OR any one of my original designs OR the one-of-a-kind ear cuff pictured above, inspired by the Ψiioniic from Homestuck!

A note on the Ψiioniic ear cuff: this is a totally unique piece that WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE in my shop or anywhere else. If you want it, this is your only chance. If you’d like to see more pictures of it, just send me an ask and I’d be happy to oblige!

Another note, this time regarding my original designs: some of these are VERY limited edition, so I urge you not to leave it to chance if you see one that you dearly like! Every sale in my shop goes towards feeding a starving artist (me) and supplies to make more jewelry, including NEW designs, so please, if you are so inclined, purchases would be wonderful!!

Giveaway ends SUNDAY, MARCH 18 at 12 midnight CST.

GOOD LUCK!


Via Robots and Social Consciousness


liz-tea:

Japanese Uses of Old Tea Leaves

Don’t throw away your used tea leaves anymore!! In Japanese, old tea leaves are called chagara (茶がら) and they can apparently be reused in various ways around the house.

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Cooking 
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Dry the leaves, and then roast with soy sauce, mirin, and bonito flakes to make furikake (a topping for rice.)
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Add teas like genmai-cha (brown rice) and soba-cha (buckwheat) to fried rice.
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Add to tempura batter.
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Add to stir-fried vegetables.
 -Add sugar and use to smoke meat, fish, etc.

Home and Garden
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Sprinkle the chagara on the ground and sweep; it will pick up dust and grime.
-  Dry and scatter in flowerbeds; it will act as a fertilizer and an insecticide.

Kitchen

-  Dry and sprinkle in trashcan to eliminate odors.
- Zap the chagara in the microwave to eliminate food odors. Afterwards, use the dried leaves for another purpose – kill two birds with one stone.

Room and Bath
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Sprinkle chagara in the tub instead of bath salts.
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Put chagara into a net or stocking and use for a body massage or face wash.
    

(Source: srednivashtar)


Why you should never drunk text a Whovian.

  • A friend of mine randomly got a drunk text from a stranger. She then did something that has earned my respect and awe. A transcript of her conversation follows. Some of this may be familiar to you.
  • Warning: VERY LONG. Also, words that I don't like have been bleeped out. Use your imagination.
  • [Transcript] Drunk Person: "tortyly drunk riht now. straight men everwhere."
  • Erykah: "Oh, thank God! I finally made contact! Listen, I need your help, but you're in great danger."
  • DP: "ni**a say wat?"
  • E: "Listen, my name's the Doctor. I'm a time traveler, or I was. I'm stuck in 1969 with my friend and I need your help to get my spaceship back."
  • DP: "u hav a spceshit?"
  • E: "Yes. It's a big blue box that says 'Police Call Box' on it."
  • DP: "dat doesnt sound liek a spceshp. gay."
  • E: "Hey! Don't diss the TARDIS!"
  • DP: "tarsiddd???"
  • E: "No. TARDIS. Time And Relative Dimension In Space. You see, I'm a Time Lord from ANOTHER planet called Gallifrey."
  • DP: "y u not there now?"
  • E: "Well...A long time ago, there was a war and all my people died except for me. I'm the last Time Lord. So I travel through time and space lending a hand wherever I can."
  • DP: "woahhhh. thats relly sad."
  • E: "Yes, it is. But now is no time to cry. You're in a lot of danger and you need to help me."
  • DP: "waot. how r u in 1996?"
  • E: "I'm in 1969. And it's really complicated."
  • DP: "oh."
  • E: "People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff."
  • DP: "im cofussed."
  • E: "Well, try and keep up! Never mind the wibbly stuff. All that matters is that they've taken it! The angels have the phone box."
  • DP: "wut angels?"
  • E: "Have you ever seen like a statue of an angel? At a church or a cemetary or something?"
  • DP: "ya."
  • E: "Well, they're not angels. They're creatures from another worlds. Aliens like me, except they're very, very bad."
  • DP: "dat maeks sense. they alwys creepeed me out. i thought theyre jus statues tho."
  • E: "Good eye, you've got. But they're not. They're only statues when you're looking directly at them. Once you look away, they become deadly."
  • DP: "whaaa?"
  • E: "Listen, Lonely assassins, they were called. No-one knows where they came from. They're as old as the universe, or very nearly. They've survived this long as they have the most perfect defence system ever evolved. They are quantum-locked. They don't exist when being observed. The moment they're seen by any other living creature they freeze into rock. No choice. It's a fact of their biology. In the sight of any living thing, they literally turn to stone. And you can't kill a stone. Course, a stone can't kill you either. But then you turn your head away, then you blink, and oh, yes it can! Notice how they always look like they're crying in the cemetaries? They're always covering their eyes?"
  • DP: "dats nuts! ya, ive seen dat."
  • E: "There's a reason for that. They're not weeping, they can't risk looking at each other. Their greatest asset is their greatest curse. They can never be seen. The loneliest creatures in the universe. And I'm sorry, I am very, very sorry, it's up to you now.
  • DP: "but wut can i do? tis was all thrustted uopn me!"
  • E: "The blue box, it's my time machine. There is a world of time energy in there they could feast on forever. The damage they can do can switch off the sun. You have got to send it back to me!"
  • DP: "ahhhhhh!!! im scrrd! idk wut 2 do! im srsly gon hav a pnic attck."
  • E: I'm afraid I can't help you any further. I'm stuck in 1969, but I think you're clever enough to think of something. FIND THE BLUE BOX AND GET IT BACK TO ME! The angels have it and you NEED to find it or it's all going to be over."
  • DP: "dont go doctr! help me!11211!!"
  • E: "They're coming. The angels are coming for you. But listen, your life could depend on this. Don't blink! Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. They are fast, faster than you can believe. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink! Good luck!"
  • DP: "ik! angels hng out in gravyards rite? ill check thar 1st."
  • E: "Wherever you feel the need to look. I have no idea because I'm trapped 42 years in the past. Wherever you do go, just remember DON'T BLINK."
  • DP: "omfg. holy shit. i'll find teh box and teh angels and ill text u wen i find it. goodbi doctr. uve liked changgged me life."
  • [/Transcript]
Via Philosophy of the Phantom

Expect to see my entry in… a few minutes. >__>

doctorwho:

Dear you,

This contest ends in 8 hours.

-Love, us.

doctorwho:

Create a fond memory, win a limited edition TARDIS hoodie in the process!

Ok. It’s time for another holiday giveaway courtesy of Doctor Who Tumblr and BBCAmericaShop!

The last three giveaways were fun — first you made fanart, then you wore holiday sweaters, then you went on a scavenger huntnow we want you to do something nice…

BBCAmericaShop has these exclusive videos of Matt and Karen answering three holiday questions:

  • What is your fondest holiday memory?
  • What is the best holiday gift you’ve received?
  • What is the best holiday gift you’ve ever given?

Matt was excited about giving his dad a watch.

Karen was excited about giving her friend nostril hair trimmers.

We want to know what are you going to do to create a ‘fondest holiday memory’ for a friend or family or neighbor this year?

Will you spend time with a friend you haven’t seen in a while? Cook Christmas breakfast for a parent? Give your little brother or sister a big box of Hanukkah gelt chocolates? Buy someone a combination wristwatch + nostril hair trimmers?

Whatever it is, share it and it just might win you something awesome!

  • Create a post telling us how you’re going to create a fondest holiday memory for someone you love.
  • Use text, use photos, use video — whatever works best (as usual, have fun with your post!)
  • Tag it doctor+who+tumblr+fondest+holiday+memory

We will pick one winner at random to win limited edition official Doctor Who TARDIS hoodie!

This is what it looks like:

This is what it would look like on you if it were a t-shirt with the logo on the front and you were Matt Smith:

And this is what we would look like if we were in the same room as you and the above were true:

And we’re sorry. We’re so so sorry, non-America, but again — this giveaway is only open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia.)

Read all of the official terms and conditions here.

If you win and you are under 18, you will need a parent or guardian to sign for you.

The sweepstakes ends at 8pm EST Monday, December 12th!

So go do something nice for someone you love this holiday season.

(And when you’re done entering this contest, BBCAmericaShop is running a holiday sweepstakes to win two $500 gift cards(!) through The Facebook. You should go enter!)


Via Doctor Who Official on Tumblr

Benedict Cumberbatch is my spirit animal: Doctor Who giveaway!

bowtiesandbamfs:

Doctor Who giveaway!

Includes:

  • Weeping Angel notebook (blank)
  • Three Doctor Who books (Stone Rose, The Nightmare of Black Island & The Art of Destruction)
  • Four posters (from Doctor Who Adventures, so they’re just paper.)

Turns out I can ship internationally. So yeah.

  • You only…

(Source: burningheartss)

Via Jim Moriarty... hi!

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ponywithafez:

thegreatjame:

inner-tardis:

thenizu:

piratenkoenigin:

musicfrommovies:

Deliver Us/The River - Ofra Haza and Hans Zimmer (The Prince of Egypt OST)

this always earns an automatic reblog

this movie had fantastic music

 Always reblog. My probably favorite cartoon, even if I don’t like a lot of concepts.

Forever reblog. This film is gorgeous..

omg yass

Ofra Haza’s voice is an absolute treasure. I wish she was still alive. :(

I loved this film, especially for the kickass music. ;u; Wish I still had the little bits of music from marching band… seven years ago.

Via Pony With a Fez

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