Quote
"Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you."
H. Jackson Brown Jr
Joke
To the guy who invented Zero, thanks for nothing!
Fun Fact
The most venomous jellyfish in the world is the Irukandji.
While it’s not the most deadly jellyfish, it is number two!
Even more shocking, is that this tiny jellyfish is smaller than your fingernail.
Its venom is 100 times more powerful than a cobra’s!
Reading fact
Tsundoku means “to let reading materials pile up in one’s home and never read them”.
History Fact
Walt Disney Is Not Cryogenically Frozen
Walt Disney died in 1966 and there is a widely spread myth that his body was cryogenically frozen in the hopes that, when technology advances enough, he'd be revived. Well, sorry, but Disney was actually cremated.
Movie/TV Trivia
300: Rise Of An Empire
Though a large part of the film takes place on water and boats, the film was filmed completely "dry" with all the water digitally added in later.
Movie/TV Quote
"I am the motherfucker that found this place, sir."
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Jessica Chastain is not exactly a "funny" performer, and Zero Dark Thirty, the controversial drama about the years-long hunt for Osama bin Laden, is definitely not a "funny" movie. The character she plays, a no-nonsense CIA intelligence analyst named Maya, is obsessed with her job, and when she gets in the room with James Gandolfini's gruff CIA Director she doesn't back down. She's been pushing this rock up a hill for years. The "motherfucker" line has a grim matter-of-factness to it that speaks to the movie's focus on Maya's single-minded, ethically warped mission. Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt Locker, the two tactics-obsessed war films written by Mark Boal and directed by Kathryn Bigelow from the '00s, are filled with functional bits of military jargon, bureaucratic double-speak, and terse commands. They're not exactly quotable, choosing to focus on creating feelings of dread instead, but somehow the "motherfucker" line cuts through the tension and adds a much-needed moment of levity.
Conversation Starter
What was the best time period of your life? What do you think will be the best time period of your entire life?
Writing Prompt
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