Famous Mortimer

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A film you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif

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Lot of people on social media right now saying "can this post get more views than this celebrity I don't like?"

You know who gets even fewer post views than that? Media archivists & preservationists. People literally saving history.

How about we see if this post can get, I dunno, fifteen views?

I never got around to seeing this, and I was number four or five on that list. 🤔

You’re not wrong, but I can only imagine how much more insufferable I would have been in high school if I had gotten into The Smiths at a younger age.

Holy crap! Mend up, my friend!

Ah, my wasted youth. THE CITY was always one of the first things to read in the Chicago Reader each week.

“Plot”? What an odd word.

He never did mentally recover from that “Chunky Reese Witherspoon” incident, did he?

And to think, you used to have to be willing to climb up to a billboard to do this kind of thing. How thoughtful of them to bring the ad space to us!

If you see this, post a gif from one of your comfort shows.

Thanks darling!

I would also find, “punch myself in the balls,” to be acceptable. I’m magnanimous that way.

Congrats and well deserved!

Whatever you do, don’t you monkey with the monkey.

Is there a DVD or Blu-ray of CLUE that will serve you up one of the three endings at random when you watch? Because, if not.. massive missed opportunity there.

Unfilled kanji practice sheet for 本 (ホン, もと, book, main)

Filled kanji practice sheet for 本 (ホン, もと, book, main)

Given my posting schedule, this may take slightly longer than one year. By which time, twiXter may well no longer functionally exist. Do you think I should continue to write alt texts for these? Doesn’t take long, but I’m unsure of how much value is added for this kind of project.

Unfilled kanji practice sheet for 中 (チュウ, なか, inside, middle)

Filled kanji practice sheet for 中 (チュウ, なか, inside, middle)

Ok, back in the saddle again today. Is it too early to decide whether or not my initial one-a-day plan was too ambitious? Who knows. What’s important, to me at least, is that there is still progression happening. It will happen at its own pace.

Unfilled kanji worksheet for 正 (ショウ, ただ, correct, just)

Filled kanji worksheet for 正 (ショウ, ただ, correct, just)

Ok, we are back with day five. I always did like the look of this particular character. The writing is enjoyable, too, all alternating horizontal and vertical strokes.

Need to watch that again. Haven’t since I did in theaters.

We are back into the numbers with this sheet. Although, we have gone from three to five, another number skipped. If this pattern holds, we should see the number seven on day eight.

Unfilled kanji practice sheet for 五 (ゴ, いつ, five)

Filled kanji practice sheet for 五 (ゴ, いつ, five)

Ok! So I did miss two days, largely due to fatigue tied to a belated portion of my daughter’s birthday celebration. However! Unlike past experiences, I am not going to let a minor setback derail my efforts!

I did this sheet last night, but I was too distracted by Albert Pyun’s ARCADE to post.

Some would rest on their laurels after Bound and The Matrix, yet, here you are, continuing to innovate. Truly inspirational!

SIR YES SIR

Partially filled kanji practice sheet for 下 (カ, した, below, low)

Fully filled kanji practice sheet for 下 (カ, した, below, low)

No no, I didn’t forget or lose interest already. Just had a bit of a .. complicated evening. Still, I haven’t gone to bed yet, so it counts for day three. As you can see, I was distracted enough that I started my work before taking the traditional “before” pic.

I really, really want to go back in time and show this headline to 16-year-old me.

It’s only meta if it’s posted to Threads. Otherwise, it’s just sparkling self-referential.

Unfilled kanji practice sheet for 三 (サン, みつ, three)

Filled kanji practice sheet for 三 (サン, みつ, three)

Ok! Day one was the number one, so naturally day two is the number.. three. I actually didn’t see that coming. We are on an unpredictable journey of discovery, my friends.