#ScribesAndMakers 31: Creative work this month?
January's always an abysmal mess. Every year.
The one thing I can point to is taking time to update T&T for AO3 posting. Along with removing exclamation marks and renaming "Corry" to "Tori" (too many Cs), I added a sentence or two which I think helps the narrative. It's not nothing.
Time & Tied continues to update on Sundays and Wednesdays.
#ScribesAndMakers Feb 1: One creative thing for the month?
As February has the potential for more free time than the last two months put together, it would be nice to get through the Heather backstory part of "Untied", which I've been angling for since November. We'll see.
#ScribesAndMakers 2: Annual traditions aren't holidays?
My birthday, I suppose. Would be nice if it were a holiday. Or things like contributing to my daughter's RESP.
Many of the others (eg. my annual math parody) are linked to holidays.
#ScribesAndMakers 3: A creative project to give someone for their birthday?
Nope. My family isn't into my genre of thing, I rarely celebrate friend birthdays with more than a thumbs up, and I rarely have the time to create anyway.
#ScribesAndMakers 4: Comic strip/Webcomic?
I'm over five years out of date in reading, but:
-"It Never Rains" is a time travel related comic written by Kari Maaren. It's won Aurora Awards: https://www.itneverrainscomic.com/index.html
For some yuri:
-CHAMPS by Mharz. https://tapas.io/episode/759977
-The Cat, the Vine and the Victory by wnqs. https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/the-cat-the-vine-and-the-victory/list?title_no=82576
I was part of "Comic Tea Party" back in the late 2010s and read a ton of webcomics. Those are a couple I miss.
#ScribesAndMakers 5: You have the same occupation as the main character.
That would make me a university student, with no other part time job.
Funny enough, if I ever decide to write a third story in the set, the plan is to have Carrie become a teacher, effectively reversing the prompt. (The MC gaining the same occupation as the author.)
#ScribesAndMakers 6: Graphic novel: Art or words importance?
As many have said, you need both. But I'm going to buck the trend and lean on the words. Two reasons:
-Between something pretty but ultimately empty, and something meaningful that's blandly conveyed, I'd go with the second. Think xkcd. Art will elevate, but for me isn't the foundation.
-Picking the right words to both convey things and fit in the darn word balloons is non-trivial.
Granted, my art is weak, I may be biased, YMMV.
#ScribesAndMakers 7: #TTMD w/ @art_of_goulwenr
Clocking in 10pm EST with some questions:
-You say you're largely visual, so if there is dialogue, do you leave space for it, or do the whole image and then cover up a piece, something else?
-Opposite to @crcollins I remember 90% of my dreams. Are you in yours, then you recast/change that fact, or are you more watching things play out, or something else?
-Finally, anything you'd hoped to discuss that simply didn't come up? If so, go for it.
#ScribesAndMakers 8: Define a book?
In theory it's a bunch of written words (fiction or nonfiction), with or without illustration, which is different from a story. Meaning graphic novels fit and audio books don't.
In practice when does a "book" end and become its own sequel, and where do my serials even fit in. I dunno, YMMV, etc.
#ScribesAndMakers 9: Is 1 the loneliest number?
No, zero probably takes that. Mathematically, it's the only "whole number" (between natural and integer sets), it's often confused for "nothing" ("the limit does not exist" does not mean zero), and in a larger number, it's seen as a placeholder allowing for 10, 100, etc.
I don't even have a polynomial character for degree zero, though Lyn has a vertical form. It's a webcomic!
https://tapas.io/series/Any-Q/info
#ScribesAndMakers 10: Out of character creativity, challenging assumptions?
Not sure, as I'm rather all over the map. If we assume I primarily write fantasy serials, attempt drawing art and do song parodies... which of the following seems most out of character? (Based on that blurb, or my bio.) All are true, incidentally.
#ScribesAndMakers 11: Birthday song?
Add me to those puzzled by mention of the Beatles. Is it someone's birthday, incidentally?
I only know the standard song and have no desire to branch out. However, my wife's side is French, and they have a whole different song... I can never remember the lyrics.
I try to join in for the "que ces quelques fleurs, vous apportent le bonheur". Yeah, here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gNOW2knM34
#ScribesAndMakers 12: Guffaw?
I won't take any of your guff, no matter how much you say "awwww".
#ScribesAndMakers 13: How well do you sing?
Quite well, I was in a choir for years, performed in musicals, and ended up with a music minor as part of my degree. When my department at work heard me sing 'Happy Birthday' for someone, I abruptly became the birthday singer in perpetuity.
Don't take my word for it though, here's a sample from about 10 years ago when I was singing math:
https://youtu.be/G16uv0zEXYo?si=VLMF8gV0ccqiaXhp&t=310
#ScribesAndMakers 14: Creative things this month?
Done more writing this month than the last three months combined. But that's pretty typical for February, when I gain more free time, so nothing to get too excited over. (Though I suppose I could have slacked off.) We'll see if it continues.
#ScribesAndMakers 15: Hashtag's first birthday, cake?
Did not realize it had been a year (obvious if you read my confusion with prompt 11). Congratulations!
Know what I'm going to do? Introduce you to Dylan Hollis, queer social media personality and baker. Try and guess whether this Pinto Bean Cake will be any good.
You're welcome.
#ScribesAndMakers 16: Favourite decade of music?
Nope. Growing up in the 80s and 90s I listened to 60s too and thought it was neat. These days I mostly keep current but still listen to older radio stations.
I couldn't even tell you what decade half the songs on my playlists are even from.
#ScribesAndMakers 17: Memory of past SAM prompt?
Prompt answers rarely linger for me. That said, I amused myself the time I became Rapunzel.
#ScribesAndMakers 18: Have you ever done your own cover?
All the time. My webcomic had a cover page for each series that I would draw (below), Epsilon had an image on the main link page, and I have even slapped something together for "Time Untied" (below).
Are they GOOD? Not really.
Best cover is probably the commissioned art of my MC, to which I added the "Time & Tied" title. I might commission something to use again in future.
#ScribesAndMakers 19: Gaming affect creativity?
Half the characters in my "Epsilon" serials are from RPGs that ended, but then I wanted to keep the character around. These were either D&D dice style, or online MUXes. So that's a pretty big influence.
I've never been DM/GM though, so as far as plots go, nope. At least, no known direct inspiration from any game plots (visual novels or otherwise).
#ScribesAndMakers 20: Misconception in popular media that bothers you?
That's a difficult one, mostly because:
-I'm not sure I know what is currently "popular" media
-I automatically emotionally disassociate, meaning it's damn hard to "bother" me
Someone's mentioned the 10% of the brain one, that is annoying. Then there's the vaccine/autism study that was thoroughly debunked, yet a belief persists. Finally, sugar doesn't cause hyperactivity. They've done randomized controlled trials on that.
#ScribesAndMakers 21: #TTMD w/ @Firlefanz
Still 10pm for me, so first question is about the avatar. Not a wolf, dragon or person, thus what does the horse represent? (Apologies if it's an obvious thing I missed.)
Also, the buildup mentioned gaming. What sort of gaming, fantasy? Do you ever find it more of a distraction?
Finally, anything else you felt like delving into that didn't happen to come up.
#ScribesAndMakers 22: A line from a book you wrote, and from two others. Which is mine?
A. We're to text each other immediately if we get any ideas or notice any problems in the timeline.
B. I don't suppose we could just time-travel over there? We don't seem limited spatially when doing it.
C. Whatever I do, it's already happened, yeah? It's not like I can change the past.
#ScribesAndMakers 23: Line poll
The thought of needing other lines concerned me, but then I remembered #TimeTravelAuthors does quotes every couple weeks, so I used that.
A was @juliebihn ; I don't use texting much.
B was @NaraMoore ; I often have rules about moving through space
C was me from a short story anthology. I do tend to have characters argue about fate and paradox.
I did think all were plausible. The voting seems to back that up. Thanks for playing along!
#ScribesAndMakers 24: Something you learned about one community member's creativity?
Sincere apologies, but most of this tends to flow through my brain day to day with little of it sticking long term. I very possibly re-learn things I already knew. Everyone's amazing.
Today I learned @saposcat has an impressive memory, and re-learned that the people who organize this are both clever (seriously, did not pick up on the birthday thing) and dedicated.
#ScribesAndMakers 25: Stream process/work creation?
Oh, I probably would, because I've done a bunch of things online that could be considered stupid, including my song parodies.
However, it's probably not in your best interests I do, because my random outbursts aren't as interesting as they sound. And it's probably not in my best interests either, because someone out there would take offense at the smallest thing and harass me. I don't need more stress.
#ScribesAndMakers 26: Abandon creative projects?
Frequently. Usually because others aren't interacting with them and wouldn't seem to miss them. Rarely because I stopped enjoying them myself, but did have other projects to attend to. I always try to leave off at an endpoint.
Examples include personified math (serial, revived as webcomic, shelved again), Epsilon (less than 5 votes on plot) and Marmalade Mercury (revived 18 years later and completed).
#ScribesAndMakers 27: Splat?
The name of the cat in the series of books by Rob Scotton? My daughter read them more a year ago, less so of late.
#ScribesAndMakers 28: How was Feb?
More productive than the last three months combined (despite being shorter), but that's pretty much par for the course after we've achieved semester turnaround.
In brief, actual writing occurred on at least four separate occasions, resulting in getting through a couple scenes. Meanwhile, the AO3 repost continues.
#ScribesAndMakers Mar 1: How much creative time this month?
Eh. Work will be busier than February, but there's March Break, but I'll be spending that as a full time Dad as my wife works.
Maybe the same as last month, meaning I could get through a couple more scenes.
#ScribesAndMakers 2: #TTMD @NaraMoore
Getting late, a few more questions to round things out:
-You mentioned having set things in the same universe with some character crossover. Was that a conscious decision, organization tool, Easter Egg for readers, other?
-Do you read manga in the original Japanese?
-Might the WebAuthorsCafe make a return someday?
-How much of a slow burn do you like in yuri, is it different reading vs writing?
Finally, any other thoughts that didn't already come up.
#ScribesAndMakers 3: Ripple?
I do prefer the ripple cut potato chips to flat potato chips, though I really don't know why. Possibly more robust in dips?
#ScribesAndMakers 4: MadLib Request
Okay, I'll take:
-Two plural nouns
-Two verbs ending in -ed
-A verb ending in -ing
-Two speaking words (eg. "said")
-Two adjective/noun combos (eg. "large table")
-An adverb
-An article of clothing
-A body part
Those last just to make it interesting. Results will follow tonight.
#ScribesAndMakers 5a: MadLib Reveal
(original to follow)
@saposcat version:
βLots of bicycles,β Peaches yelled.
Carrie clapped. Peaches had whacked a piece of wacky clown by wrapping her hand around her skivvies, using the piece to flip open one of the towers.
Carrie approached, bluntly ignoring the extra elbow Peaches was exposing.
βSomeone is whining to stay here for a while,β Carrie called.
βOr theyβre whining a very terrible actor.β
#ScribesAndMakers 5c: MadLib Reveal
(original to follow)
@adaddinsane version:
βLots of cats,β Peaches said.
Carrie ranted. Peaches had lasted a piece of sleepy cat by wrapping her hand around her bandanna, using the piece to flip open one of the dogs.
Carrie approached, coldly ignoring the extra knuckle Peaches was exposing.
βSomeone is requiring to stay here for a while,β Carrie said.
βOr theyβre requiring a very sleepy cat.β
(Golly, Carrie sounds threatening in this one!)
#ScribesAndMakers 5x: MadLib Reveal
(original text)
βLots of {instant noodles},β Peaches {remarked}.
Carrie {turned}. Peaches had {grasped} a piece of {discarded wood} by wrapping her hand around her {skirt}, using the piece to flip open one of the {boxes}.
Carrie approached, {pointedly} ignoring the extra {thigh} Peaches was exposing.
βSomeone is {planning} to stay here for a while," Carrie {said}.
βOr theyβre {planning} a very {sad party}.β
#ScribesAndMakers 6: Choosing a title?
For the work? Generally come up with wordplay options and settle on what I like the most. ("Time & Tied" is a play on "time and tide", formerly "Time Trippers" until I learned that name was in use elsewhere. "Epsilon Project" references math epsilon as being a small change.)
For the serial entry? Whatever I like, based on what I wrote. A bit generic, so need to keep a record so I don't reuse titles.
#ScribesAndMakers 7: Communicate in sign language?
I wouldn't say communicate. I know bits and pieces from when we took a course with my daughter back when she was two or so. I remember "more", "thank you" and some letters. All ASL, I don't think I realized there was no universal standard.
#ScribesAndMakers 8: Country other than yours (Canada) that influences creativity?
Can't really escape the influence of the USA, for better or worse. To a lesser degree there's also shades of France (my in-laws are from there, my French isn't all Quebecois) and England (my father and grandparents, plus royalty on our currency).
Japan is a reach, but given I've watched anime for over half my life, read manga and written fanfic, it may be influencing me more than I think.
#ScribesAndMakers 9: Song line, guess how it continues.
Canadian Content time. Using Carly Rae Jepsen's song "Tonight I'm Getting Over You".
LINE: "It's been a real hard night. And I just hold my pillow tight."
THEN:
(1) But the more we try, no, this we can't deny.
(2) It won't love me back, no, it's not you and I.
(3) You won't know the truth, if it hit you in the eye.
#ScribesAndMakers 10: Song results
Carly Rae Jepsen's "Tonight I'm Getting Over You":
It's been a real hard night. And I just hold my pillow tight.
It won't love me back, no, it's not you and I.
Half of voters picked the correct lyric above. Either knowing a less popular song, or process of elimination, or luck.
-"...this we can't deny" is in fact from my song parody "Probability", which used this same tune.
-"...hit you in the eye" is from a song by The Clash.
#ScribesAndMakers 11: Ever done 3D printing?
Nope. Saw a 3D printer once, forget where, I think some Professional Development thing. Have never felt the need (or time) for one.
#ScribesAndMakers 12: Any customizations, like an em-dash key?
Nothing occurs. I am pretty much novice level in all the things, having no motivation to figure out such details.
#ScribesAndMakers 13: Short fiction?
I don't read short stories much, unless they're part of an anthology. Weird, I know, because it takes me forever to get through novels unless it's summer. Somehow I prefer reading to take a while?
Nothing against them of course; I have some published myself. I do find them harder to write in that I always want to spin things out more, but in the right circumstances I manage.
#ScribesAndMakers 14: #TTMD with @degroof
Random mix here:
-Where did the name Pickles come from? Do you ever have difficulty naming characters?
-Are you in any of your dreams that became short stories?
-I have to know about the Adam Savage art connection, and was it during Mythbusters' run?
And then, whether there was anything else you wanted to comment on that you weren't specifically asked about.
#ScribesAndMakers 15: Time for creativity expected thus far?
Pretty much. Some words have been achieved. Could have even finished the Heather scene, but took a detour to edit an older work instead. No regrets.
#ScribesAndMakers 16: Convincing to read a book you don't care for
Might get what this is going for, but I don't know classics and hesitate on disparaging. So yuri again.
"The Executioner and Her Way of Life". Religious figure Menou tasked with eliminating characters who come to their world, and can't kill the one whose power is to reverse time. They travel together.
Great premise, superior villains, but you have to get over how time girl's a ditz, and Menou's sidekick is worse. I can't. No.
#ScribesAndMakers 17: Creative habit you've wanted to adopt?
Making more videos. Not necessarily filming, but parody lyric videos and photo sequences with song backgrounds. I'd wanted to do one for every year of my daughter's life but never made it past three.
Part of the issue is time, and part is software. I'm most familiar with Final Cut Express, which now only runs on my older Mac (with less memory). I'm not paying new subscription fees for something I'll use very infrequently.
#ScribesAndMakers 18: If your creative work could speak, what would it say about you?
'He gets distracted a lot, but gets back to us eventually.'
Also possibly, 'You need to stop editing and go try new stuff. Seriously, I'm fine, move on already.'
#ScribesAndMakers 19: How did you feel finishing most recent project?
A mix of satisfaction and sadness, as always. The first over having managed to conclude something, always taking months if not years. The second over not having anyone to share it with in person.
I've mentioned before that no one I know RL really cheers me on, as I don't write or draw things they like. Congratulations is fine, but I always have sequel thoughts, and is there a point? Well, there's always another project.
#ScribesAndMakers 20: Self-promotion.
Go figure, JUST finished my repost of "Time & Tied: Escalation" to AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/72528136/chapters/188874546
Carrie's origin story is complete. Owing to people from the future manipulating her and her friends, she now has the power to control time. It was a bumpy road that included attempted suicide by time travel.
"Time & Tied: Destruction" will start posting in about a week. Previously posted to RoyalRoadL (link on my page), for the curious. #TimeTravelAuthors
#ScribesAndMakers 21: What everyday object to photograph as art?
As many have said, could be anything. I tend to go for scenery rather than people. Sometimes for inspiration, other times for kicks.
Here's a picture sitting on my feed from last year. Party on, dudes.
#ScribesAndMakers 22: Six word story
The guests arrived. They never left.
(What amuses me about that thought is you could imagine it as a scary story... or a horror story. Which did you think of first?)
#ScribesAndMakers 23: A frood who knows where their towel is?
No, to me that feels like something you can't self identify, it needs to be external. And I've often found myself forgetting where things are in my late 40s anyway, so may not qualify.
I may sass people, however.
#ScribesAndMakers 24: Sewing kit at home?
Yes, my mom gave it to me when I moved out and it travels with me. It's in a plastic container slightly larger than a standard cookie tin.
I'm the only one who does sewing in the house. Badges for Guides, popped buttons, surgery on soother giraffes... it sits idle for months at a time, only to be very useful in emergencies. I can't thread a needle like I used to though.
#ScribesAndMakers 25: Use music as a storytelling tool?
I write song parodies. And I made up a song for "Time & Tied" that kind of fit the narrative. But really, music and story are separate entities for me. I rarely even have characters listen to music.
#ScribesAndMakers 26: Dance/move to music when you listen?
Dance no, often not even at a dance (I'm more a wallflower). Move, occasionally, depends on if I'm actively listening or doing something else. Also whether the music is suitable. (I have been known to somewhat conduct a waltz or classical music rather than sway.)
#ScribesAndMakers 27: A book that made you see the world differently?
The one that comes to mind is "How to Be an Antiracist" by Ibram X Kendi. Part of a book club. I knew some of the ideas, but the history wasn't something I'd looked into.
#ScribesAndMakers 28: Day job influence creativity?
Massively. Teaching is a job I enjoy, and it brings in money, but it also means I'm often only "job" creative (outside of July/August).
It's inspired me to do song parodies and personified math. Then ensured I couldn't have that both in class and on the web, lest students use it to track me down and see anything else I do, which might be objectionable.
It's helped me gain perspectives, and neuroses. It's exhausting.
Life goes on.
#ScribesAndMakers 29: G Riddle?
"As I was going to St Ives,
I met a man with 7 wives,
Each wife had 7 sacks,
Each sack had 7 cats,
Each cat had 7 kits:
Kits, cats, sacks and wives,
How many were there going to St Ives?"
That's the most G-rated riddle I know. (Wait, people are talking about food?)
#ScribesAndMakers 30: Birds feature in your work?
25 years of writing and drawing, can't think of a bird at all. So if any did appear, they weren't memorable.
Incidentally, the G-Riddle yesterday was solved by someone in the comments.
@QuasiTemporal Do I spoil it with the answer...?
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@QuasiTemporal we can only definitely know that one is going to St. Ives. The others were met along the way, and could have been coming from St. Ives, or at a crossroads going somewhere completely different, or to the other St. Ives (depending which one the narrator was going to in the first place). If the man and the wives (some/all) end up in St. Ives at some point does that count?
I might be over thinking this.
Wow, I gave up on that one as well. OP characters being OP is not my thing.
Thank goodness I don't have to sell your pick.
@NaraMoore Fair enough. Guess I don't mind OP, or didn't mind it so much in that story. (Perhaps because Carrie herself can qualify.)
But Akari is whiny, and Momo is jealous, and when it didn't seem like those arcs were going to resolve any time soon after the second book, I couldn't go on. Both character traits I loathe. (I gave the manga an extra volume past it, then shifted attention elsewhere.)
Makes me curious where else we cross over, or don't.
I imagine we will find out as time goes by.
Some things I gave up on:
I also gave up on "The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady," again because of OP characters.
There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless...: I'm not good with satire. So for me, it reads like an over-the-top, poor imitation of better work.
And there was the one about the woman who becomes invincible with a cursed sword. OP again.
@NaraMoore True enough. Interesting list.
-"Princess and Genius" is on my to-read.
-"No freaking" I was hesitant on, but damned if it didn't suck me in. To the point of following the anime.
-Don't know the sword one.
I admit I gave up on "Adachi & Shimamura" in light novel form, the pacing was too slow. I'm trying out the manga.
"I'm not a Succubus" had enough plot for me to try it, but it wore out its welcome.
"Citrus". Stepsisters mixed with non-consent became a deal breaker.
Right Citrus. The manga was tolerable, but I haven't kept up on it. The anime was sickening.
Don't know the succubus one.
And we know I've read and am still reading AtS. I have two short story books on my e-reader.
Watch out for their newest one. I finished it, incest and pedophilia galore, and a bad ending. "My First Love's Kiss," I have very mixed feelings about it.
@NaraMoore I couldn't even get past the third volume of Citrus. But then, I had similar feelings about Bloom Into You. Never gave either anime a try.
Succubus is a sapphic send-up of Monster Musume, so given your remark about satire, probably not for you.
And thank you for that warning, yikes and a half.
I enjoyed "Bloom into You," especially the spin-off novels, "Regarding Saeki Sayaka."
I could talk about a lot of series. I have read a ton. But yeah, I have been finding high school yuri less and less interesting. Thank goodness there is more Joseshi yuri these days.
My favorite high school yuri would be "A Kiss and White Lily for Darling Girl," or "Sami Koto/Whispered Words.
As for "Failed Princesses," I thought it was meh.
I'm working on "The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess" right now, and if I hadn't bought it I would have given up already.
@NaraMoore Another new one on me. (Oh, and it's an anime.) Hope it improves for you.
I finally got around to "I don't know which is love" but think I'll be dropping it after 3 volumes.
"I don't know which is love" is also kind of meh. Good enough that I am keeping up on it.
The most recent joshi yuri I have liked alot were:
@NaraMoore I liked Donuts. I got Landlord after you mentioned it but haven't had a chance to read yet. Teachers was fine, and I don't know the last.
I've been reading a weird mix lately. "Boyfriend, Sometimes Girlfriend" for instance, which shows some promise.
@NaraMoore I suppose I could as well. And I don't get the opportunity much RL, so thanks for indulging me. ^^
Heard of the former, not the latter, haven't gotten to reading them.
I'm of course keen on "Strawberry Fields Again" but I'm not sure it counts since one character travels back in time to be in high school.
I had forgotten Strawberry Field was a time-travel story. I remember it was very pretty.
Whispered Words is a classic. There is no iffing around if the yuri is queer. It is.
@QuasiTemporal #ScribesAndMakers Mar 14Β½: Where did the name Pickles come from? Do you ever have difficulty naming characters?
Y'know, I'm not sure where the name came from. I think it just felt like a fun name for a cat.
Pickles was supposed to be a one-off character for a short story, but turned out to take on a recurring role. I mean, a being with almost unlimited power over time and space, but in the form of a capricious little bundle of fur? How could I resist?
@QuasiTemporal #ScribesAndMakers Mar 14Β½: Are you in any of your dreams that became short stories?
I don't think so. Usually, with the dreams that make the best stories, I'm watching the action as an audience member. Those are the sorts of dreams that tend to have more coherent, almost cinematic plots to them.
For example, there was this one dream about a haunted space station. It took the form of a movie I was watching, starring Freema Agyeman as the station captain.
@QuasiTemporal #ScribesAndMakers Mar 14Β½: I have to know about the Adam Savage art connection, and was it during Mythbusters' run?
Ah, well, that's a bit of a convoluted story...
In December of 2012, George Hrab presented a holiday wish list on his podcast. The list included "One clockwork orange. Not the book but an actual wind-up piece of fruit."
I latched onto that and made an orange with a bowler hat and one gear-shaped eye.
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I managed to find a paperweight that played "Singing in the Rain" when you wound it up, and fitted that into the back of the orange.
In the summer of 2013, I donated the orange to a fundraising auction run by a friend of mine (Maria). Another friend of mine (A), saw it at the auction but was unable to acquire it. At the time, A was working as a logistics manager for Adam Savage. She knew that "A Clockwork Orange" was one of Adam's favorite movies, ...
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...and so she approached me to build another one as a present for him.
If I recall correctly, A was not terribly familiar with the movie, and so didn't really know the significance of the tune this orange played.
When she presented it to Adam β and I'm getting this second-hand, so I might not have the events exactly correct β he enthusiastically asked, "Does it play 'Singing in the Rain'?", to which A replied, "How did you know that?!"
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As far as I know, the orange is in a display case somewhere in Adam Savage's workshop. Any time there's a video that pans across the display cases, I freeze-frame to see if I can spot it, but no luck so far.
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@degroof That's a really neat story, thanks. It also means you somehow found two paperweights that play the song, which is impressive.
He seems to answer a lot of viewer mail on his Tested channel, maybe you should send something in asking him if he still keeps it in his shop.
#3 does sound like "The Clash."
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