Relic Short Story: How the Zebra Got His Stripes

Man, this time in my life sucks. I'm exhausted from 2½ years of trying to find a full-time job with zero success, and it's showing in my posting frequency here.

Here's a story I wrote in 7th grade. At the time, I was interested in Greek mythology, and I especially like Hermes because of his portrayal in the Disney film Hercules. I wish I could still channel this level of unhinged lack of care for story conventions. Also, as usual, Easter eggs are hidden in the story. A girl I hated at school was named Heather.

Dubbing Differences: The Princess Bride

Thank goodness The Princess Bride is on Disney+, which offers all the different audio options! This has always been one of my most treasured movies. I discovered it when I was in 6th grade, memorized the Battle of Wits, and dreamed about being Westley and rescuing Buttercup. My wife loves it too, and it turns out she shares Cary Elwes's birthday and I share Robin Wright's!

Anyway, here are the dubbing differences I found in Brazilian Portuguese. Unfortunately, it didn't have as good of an attention to detail of things like lip syncing like the Disney classics do. But there were still some gems.

Dubbing Differences: Fun & Fancy Free

 

Fun & Fancy Free is kind of an under represented Disney Classic, understandably so, but it had a few interesting dubbing differences to point out.

My Happy and Sad Boxes

In The Office, Season 7, Episode 13, "The Ultimatum," Michael has a "happy box" and a "sad box" prepared. It got me thinking, what would I have in a happy box to celebrate a happy occasion, and what would be in my sad box to help me cope?