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benjamincox

@benjamincox@writing.exchange

Aspiring screenwriter, widowed depressive, occasional film critic, advocate of common sense & defender of what idiots call 'woke'. User of too many emojis. 😁

Discovered my autism last year at 43 & now understand why I’ve been a square peg in a round hole all my life.

Eager to find beta readers & anyone who can help me improve my craft as well as readers of my work.

#Screenwriting #GTTO #ActuallyAutistic #MentalHealth #Depression

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RickiTarr, to random
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Name a film you've seen that left you with the thought, "This is art." If you want to explain why it made you feel that way, that would be pretty cool of you.

benjamincox,
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@RickiTarr Genuinely, Citizen Kane. Of all the films I’ve seen, it was technically so far ahead of its time and made me feel privileged to be a viewer.

benjamincox, to HashtagGames
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Seriously, can’t they just invent a machine to sort it all out? How hard can it be?

benjamincox,
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@TechBean I effing LOVE that film! 🥰

Ashley, to NFL
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Aww long snapper got to do something footbally

@nfl

benjamincox,
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@Ashley @nfl Just checked the score and… WTF?!? 😱

liztai, (edited ) to random
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Bro: How did you come up with my name?
Dad: It was the only name I could think of at that time.
Bro: ...
Dad: What? They only gave me 5 minutes to fill in the name part of the birth cert.

I swear this is so classic Asian parents 🤣 Super unromantic to a fault 🤣

benjamincox,
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@liztai My mum insisted on my name when she was stoned on painkillers when she was in labour. Like, thanks for that! 🤨

vlrny, to random
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For all sorts of reasons, and no reason at all, I am having a really rough day.

Ergo I welcome any toots of: cheer, support, hope for humanity, badly punned memes, validation, or anything other general mechanisms of blowing sunshine up my butt. Because apparently I am unable to generate any of my own.

🌬️🌞🍑

benjamincox,
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@vlrny I know it’s the second time this week I’ve used this but I like it and I hope you do as well. 😁

A greenish dinosaur with coloured fins blowing a party whistle in celebration.

benjamincox,
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@vlrny And you are too kind! 🥰

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benjamincox,
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@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic Japan, 100%. Never known a serenity like that I experienced in Hakone. 🙏🏻

Daojoan, to random
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Some comments have resurfaced that I deeply regret, in which I referred to Episode 1: The Phantom Menace as “the best ever.”

To be clear, I was 10 years old at the time. But I recognise that is no excuse.

I am trying to do better.

benjamincox,
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@Daojoan For a time, it was the best of the prequels so you were right back then. Own it! 😁👍

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benjamincox,
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@emarktaylor @nfl If you listen very carefully, you’ll hear the bottom of a barrel being scraped. 🙄

inquiline, to random
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"We refuse the false choice between Jewish safety and Palestinian freedom; between Jewish identity and ending the oppression of Palestinians. In fact, we believe the rights of Jews and Palestinians go hand-in-hand. The safety of each people depends on the other’s.

We also call on governments & civil society in the US & across the West to stand up against the repression of support for Palestine.

And we refuse to allow such demands to be suppressed in our names."

https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/a-dangerous-conflation/

benjamincox,
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@inquiline @sarahijackson This. ☝🏻💯

jeffowski, to random
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benjamincox,
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@jeffowski Reasons I don’t miss night work, part 39…

ElleGray, to random
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boss: there are no stupid questions

me: rolling my eyes

boss: is there a problem elle?

me: see, there's one right there

benjamincox,
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@ElleGray I once had a line manager say “we don’t have problems here, only solutions.” Like, how is that helpful in a crisis, you utter knobcheese? 🤷🏻‍♂️

lowqualityfacts, to random
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That is downright diabolical.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

benjamincox,
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@lowqualityfacts Bastards! It's the worst one, as well! 😱

godpod, to random

Mike Pence aborted his campaign after 5 months, well into the second trimester.

benjamincox,
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@godpod Guess nobody will be hanging Mike Pence banners up now. 🤨

dancinyogi, to philadelphia
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Good morning.
The are 6-1 🏈 so it really is a good morning 😀

benjamincox,
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@dancinyogi Well played last night. Told you I was trepidatious about the game - Miami now have big questions to answer. 🫤

benjamincox,
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@dancinyogi True. That’s why I wasn’t getting carried away with our form so far - I’ve seen plenty of good starts end in disappointment.

benjamincox, to random
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Ok so after a quick revisit of the first two chapters of my fanfic, I have found the third a bit of a stop-start affair. In short, the flow has gone for now. I’m pleased with what I’ve done so far (well, mostly) but I find myself starting to reach a point where pantsing isn’t going to cut it. Do I stick with winging it which has worked so far or do I stop and start planning where this is going? Would appreciate 🤔

georgetakei, to random

Like you do.
https://www.comicsands.com/toddler-viral-coffee-maker-story-2665963292.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

benjamincox,
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@georgetakei Surely hot chocolate would work better than a coffee machine! Think of the caffeine… 🤔

benjamincox, to HashtagGames
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Fusilli Got Me - The Kinks

the_etrain, to random
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Ignoring all those cobwebs has paid off because now they just add to the ambience.

benjamincox,
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@the_etrain It’s Halloween - of course you should have cobwebs! 👻

dancinyogi, (edited ) to random
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And before I forget:

🏈

South Philadelphia String Band - Fly Eagles Fly

https://youtu.be/ouaObGOBlmI?si=NQQ6v9X2GJFnskqu

benjamincox,
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@dancinyogi Good luck for today!

brucelawson, to random
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So, goodbye,
Dan Wootton.
Off you fuck,
to be forgootton.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/sep/27/why-laurence-fox-turned-on-dan-wootton-gb-news-rant-apology

benjamincox,
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@cloudguy @brucelawson Really? I despise Braverman and her politics! I’m not actually advocating violence - just want nothing to do with the woman. 🫤

dancinyogi, (edited ) to random
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I typically tell people I love and appreciate them on a regular basis. I tend to say it more if someone has been there for me during a rough time. Over the years, I've noticed that most people respond very well to this. I've also noticed some who flinch and change the subject.

If someone (family, spouse/partner, close friend) tells you that they love and appreciate you, do you -

#poll

benjamincox,
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@dancinyogi The only person who I could stand hearing it from was my wife. It made me feel glorious. Now, I’m too suspicious and untrusting of people. 😔

floofpaldi, (edited ) to random

9.1 — Shameless Self Promotion.

I write it all. From a lot of original works, to long ongoing RP stories, to deep and insightful fanfiction that my friends thankfully love. I have Doctor Who stories published as well. I have a following on Archive of Our Own. My best friends (who I met elsewhere) are @strangeseawolf, @QuokkaMocha, @doctorwanderer, and @DoctorMonkey2. I have a paranormal podcast too! (Link on profile!)

My writing can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/users/agoodtuckering/pseuds/agoodtuckering

benjamincox,
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@floofpaldi I haven’t seen this before! 😧 Thanks!

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