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[violethursday]

The S4 except something looks different about them and they have real names

[zodiacrant]

What are you doing in August?

(Zodiac text RPG game)

*First what will you be doing?*

Sun:-

Aries: Clubbing

Taurus: Having a gathering

Gemini: Sleepover

Cancer: Visiting friends

Leo: Birthday party

Virgo: Taking pictures

Libra: Going out

Scorpio: Cooking

Sagittarius: Family gathering

Capricorn: Watching Netflix

Aquarius: Joining a club

Pisces: Playing video games

*With who?*

9th house:-

Aries: My bitch

Taurus: My BFF

Gemini: Random drunk girl

Cancer: S/O

Leo: Tinder date

Virgo: My parents

Libra: My crush

Scorpio: My pet

Sagittarius: My second personality

Capricorn: My favorite family member

Aquarius: My neighbors

Pisces: A homeless person

*Where is it?*

10th house:-

Aries: An abandoned barn

Taurus: A 5 star resort

Gemini: Around the block

Cancer: Someone’s remodeled basement

Leo: A house party

Virgo: Broadway show

Libra: Your friend’s boyfriend new car

Scorpio: A mansion

Sagittarius: The beach

Capricorn: High-rise penthouse

Aquarius: A junkyard

Pisces: A sketchy club

*Time to get dressed*

Raising:-

Aries: Something bold but simple

Taurus: Something elegant but comfy

Gemini: Something oversized

Cancer: Something Sweet but unique

Leo: Something flashy but not too much

Virgo: Something dressy but practical for any event

Libra: Something trendy but with your own taste

Scorpio: Something Black but with pops of color

Sagittarius: Whatever is available

Capricorn: Jeans and a T-shirts

Aquarius: Something with a statement

Pisces: Pajamas

*Oh no!*

*As you were about to change you trip on your own feet*

Saturn:- What will you grab to balance?

Aries: My dildo

Taurus: My boobs

Gemini: My bag

Cancer: The bed

Leo: The dresser

Virgo: The closet

Libra: The mirror

Scorpio: My junk

Sagittarius: The door knob

Capricorn: The chair

Aquarius: The window

Pisces: My blanket

*Oh no!*

*You ain’t grabbing shit!*

*Now what?!*

Saturn:-

Aries: Push yourself to the back

Taurus: Look at yourself go down in the mirror

Gemini: Curse one last time before making contact with the ground

Cancer: Call for your mom

Leo: Protecting your face

Virgo: Cry on the way down

Libra: Save your phone

Scorpio: Falling with a graceful resting bitch face

Sagittarius: Screaming fuck

Capricorn: Bracing

Aquarius: About to take a shit

Pisces: About to fart

*Your attempts in saving yourself have failed*

*you slam into the floor*

*You’re feeling pain*

*What’s hurting?*

8th house:-

Aries: My face

Taurus: My mouth

Gemini: My eyes

Cancer: My chest

Leo: My stomach

Virgo: My arms

Libra: My ears

Scorpio: My junk

Sagittarius: My legs

Capricorn: My head

Aquarius: My back

Pisces: My feet

*You’re scream in pain*

*There’s a sound behind the door*

*As you wail, you hear someone’s voice*

*Who is it?*

4th house:-

Aries: My sibling

Taurus: My partner

Gemini: My young sibling

Cancer: My mother

Leo: My dad

Virgo: My grandmother

Libra: My friend

Scorpio: My step sister Rebecca ?!!

Sagittarius: My Teacher

Capricorn: My grandfather

Aquarius: My cat

Pisces: My dog

*The door opens*

*What are they doing?*

5th house:-

Aries: Shaking you

Taurus: Giving you CPR

Gemini: Slapping you to wake up

Cancer: Crying that you’re dead

Leo: Pulling on your hair and clothes

Virgo: Calling the police

Libra: Passed out on top of you

Scorpio: Hugging you as they cry

Sagittarius: Shouting so you’ll get up

Capricorn: Pouring water on your face

Aquarius: Screaming for help

Pisces: Pulling you outside for some reason

*You’re clearly awake*

*They’re not paying attention to you*

*You’re getting mad*

*What do you do?*

Mars:-

Aries: Square up on that bitch

Taurus: Kick that bitch in the crotch

Gemini: Slap that bitch

Cancer: Bite that bitch

Leo: Scratch that bitch

Virgo: Pull that bitch’s hair

Libra: Poke that bitch in the eye

Scorpio: Choke that bitch

Sagittarius: Punch that bitch in the stomach

Capricorn: Grab that bitch from the ear

Aquarius: Twist that bitch’s arm

Pisces: Push that bitch

*They got off of you*

*What will you do/say?*

3rd house:-

Aries: Curse that bitch out

Taurus: Scream at that bitch

Gemini: Push that bitch out of the room

Cancer: Scream cry at that bitch

Leo: Continues on beating that bitch’s ass out of the room

Virgo: Lectures that bitch

Libra: Aggressively explains what happened to that bitch

Scorpio: Drags that bitch out by the hair

Sagittarius: Frantically scream as the bitch runs out

Capricorn: *Death glare*

Aquarius: Throwing shit at that bitch

Pisces: stays a couple more minutes on the ground moaning

*Now with that over let’s go*

*A few hours later*

*You see someone checking you out*

*You take breath of courage*

*Or a shot*

*You start walking towards them*

*How do you walk there?*

Venus:-

Aries: with confidence, knowing you’ll get them

Taurus: On the outside you’re confident but on the inside you’re freaking out

Gemini: Taking short walks as you think of what to say

Cancer: Reluctant, you walk towards them, then you walk back, you stop yourself and then you walk back towards them

Leo: You walk with all your might, giving them the impression you’re not going towards them but you’re

Virgo: Walking slowly, as you’re reciting all the moves and things you should and shouldn’t say

Libra: Acting like the best to mask the terror on your face

Scorpio: You’re scared they’ll be like the last one

Sagittarius: Memorizing and thinking of catch lines to impress them

Capricorn: You’re walking feeling guarded, like you’re about to go to war

Aquarius: Unsure of whether it’s worth it or not

Pisces: Thinking about memes to talk about

*You get there*

*You introduce yourself *

*How do you introduce yourself?*

Mercury:-

Aries: You start up the conversation by straight up telling them that they have caught your attention

Taurus: You take time warming up, standing next to them. You wait about what to say and then they catch you off guard by making their first move

Gemini: Out of nervousness, you pull out your phone and act as if you’re doing something to buy yourself some time to think. You then attempt to say hello only to say jello! They laugh it off and ask if you’re speaking Spanish

Cancer: As you got there they turn to look at you and compliment you, as you give a blushing thanks

Leo: You’re making poses next to them as they’re attempting not to look at you, as you get bored and restless and about to scream what’s wrong with them, they give a simple hi

Virgo: You two look over at each other waiting for one to talk, as you’re about to say hello they also say hello, then you both say sorry at the same time and laugh

Libra: You give them your hair-flip, smile and wink technique, and they smirk at you and get a little closer. You start acting like you don’t know what’s up as they come closer to you and say a simple hi

Scorpio: You take a deep breath, get a drink, and walk over there ask them if there’s a problem by mistake, you slam your head on your forehead and as you stumble on your words they tell you it’s okay and introduce themselves

Sagittarius: You try to act cool, like you own the shit and fail miserably. This, however, gives you an advantage, as it happens that this person has a good sense of humor. You introduce yourselves as you laugh.

Capricorn: You try to play hard to get and appear like you’re all that, pretending you don’t see this person. As you notice by the corner of tour eye that they’re getting frustrated, you take a breath and turn around with a “WHAT!” that sounded like a fight more than a flirt. They get pissed off and start to walk away as you apologize and then they chuckle under their breath.

Aquarius: You try to find a subject to talk about, you take your time looking around, so you start a conversation about their drink that ended awkwardly. Then as you wait for them to talk, you say “I am…..” as they’re about to talk.

Pisces: You don’t trip after thinking about walking straight, you get a drink and as you turn you drink flies out of your hand and falls on the floor. As you apologize and try to clean the mess up, you slip and they catch you

*After the puke fest of unrealistic cliche romance meeting scenes*

*It’s a make believe game. Leave me alone*

*You start to get to know this person*

*What are they like?*

7th house:-

Aries: A biker, bad boy/girl vibe, leather and jeans, tattoos and a lot of attitude

Taurus: Charming, elegant, classy, has an old school Hollywood type of vibe, seems opulent

Gemini: Skater, jeans and a hoodie, laid back and easy going, looks like a lot of fun with a good amount of trouble

Cancer: Classic looks but so captivating, beautiful eyes with a matching smile, your notebook fantasy boy/girl

Leo: Dressed for the 10’s, flashy, confident, owns the room, mesmerizing you with those eyes, they got the moves

Virgo: Someone that knows what they want, very intelligent person with an eye for detail and beauty, the muse to your artistic self

Libra: Classic heartthrob that everybody wants, got style and a whole lot of swag, knows what to say to make your head spin, sweet kisses

Scorpio: Seductive, absorbs all the lights in the room, undresses you with your eyes, knows how to show you a an unforgettable night

Sagittarius: A little nerdy, has that next door boy/girl kind of charm, get what they like and love what they get, will show you the world

Capricorn: Strong personality but reserved, put together and clean, angel on the street and a devil in the sheets

Aquarius: Commands and shifts the room’s energy, the wild one, eccentric, marches to the beat of their own drums

Pisces: A big hippie, an artist with an eye that separates things and put them back together, such a weirdo but they’re cute, they see you as their muse

*You two are hitting things off*

*Gasp*

*Someone unexpected came through!*

*Who is it?*

12th house:-

Aries: Your hateful sister-in-law

Taurus: Your ex partner

Gemini: Your ex Best friend

Cancer: Janet Jackson??

Leo: Your rival

Virgo: Your elementary school bully

Libra: Your frenemy

Scorpio: Your enemy

Sagittarius: A date that you ghosted

Capricorn: Your annoying boss

Aquarius: Your sister’s asshole boyfriend

Pisces: Your drug dealer!

*You start to freak out*

*You look for your friend*

*You found them*

* You run out with them losing on the possibility of love*

*1 Hour later*

*You sigh as you go to bed*

*And order some food cause ain’t no relationship feels as good as food*

The end

[tjkiahgb]

Episode Recap: 3.20, “We Were Here”

Guys, I’m sorry. I know the whole idea is, oh, tjkiahgb does his funny little recap and makes his jokes and all that.

I don’t know what to do about this episode.

I feel like this recap is just going to be a bunch of screencaps and me writing “I’m emotional!” underneath each of them. I’m going to have to do 15 paragraphs on Celia in a dinosaur costume just to have anything to say.

Alright, well, let’s see if I can pull myself together long enough to do this.

OH MY GOD, IT’S THE LAST “PREVIOUSLY ON ANDI MACK” WE’RE EVER GOING TO SEE. I NEED TO LIE DOWN!

Okay. I’m back. Let’s try this again.

For the last time, our episode begins at Celia’s house.

Celia’s all packed and ready for a trip. She gives Bex her orders and lays down the law.

Bex is like, come on, mom, you know we’re going to have a party.

And Celia’s like, yeah.

Consider this my wedding gift.

Celia departs for places unknown and...

OH NO IT’S THE LAST TIME WE’LL EVER SEE THE INTRO! HELP MEEEEE!

At Bex’s, Andi and Bex gather supplies for the party.

Bex is like, oh thank God we still have those. It’s not a party until the cheaply made SWAG sunglasses make an appearance.

They start making a list of the essentials for a party: food, balloons, glow-sticks.

Bex says she’s been meaning to get one of those. So, wait, she doesn’t already have one in the apartment’s emergency preparedness kit? What happens if there’s a natural disaster?

Bowie wanders in and they let him know there’s going to be a party. Bex and Andi start wondering what they’re going to wear to the party. Andi runs off to decide, but Bowie holds Bex back for a second to talk to her.

Bowie goes to retrieve a letter he brought in from the mailbox.

But, more importantly:

THE CAT! An appearance in the finale for The Cat! He’s been here since season one, he deserves it!

Bowie tells Bex there’s a situation. Andi has received a letter from SAVA.

The two wonder about the letter. Acceptance letters usually have a lot of paperwork and such in them and arrive in bigger envelopes. Rejection letters, on the other hand, are usually just a piece of paper that says “Thanks but no thanks.” on it.

They worry about how sad it’ll make Andi if it’s a rejection letter, and don’t want to ruin her night with that possibility, so they decide to keep it quiet for now.

Then Andi appears and Bex sits on the letter. Andi tells her she found something for her to wear, so Bex gets up and Bowie jumps on the letter like it’s a grenade.

Once he thinks the coast is clear, he gets off of it, but then Andi appears again and Bowie crumples up the letter in his hands to hide it and does this completely natural thing...

Oh, don’t mind me, just listening to my hands.

Andi tells him she picked out something for him to wear, too, and runs off.

Bowie examines the state of the letter.

On the bright side, if it is a rejection letter, you can always say this is how it showed up and trash SAVA for lacking the decency to take any care in mailing their letters. I mean, if this is how they mail stuff, imagine how little care they show in other places! Who would want to go to such a school anyway, right?

That night, everything is in place for the party.

Bex comes walking down the stairs in her wedding dress, which looks nice but feels impractical for a night of partying.

Andi tells her how beautiful she looks.

There’s a knock at the door. Andi lets Bowie in. He’s wearing his father’s tux.

Andi starts up some music and invites the bride and groom to the floor for their first dance.

And-- oh GOD it’s the song from the first season.

Well, we’re six minutes in and I guess this is going to mark the point of the episode where I start going under and just never recover.

The party is in full swing now. Cyrus finds Buffy watching Marty from across the room as he chats up another girl. Cyrus asks her if things are still weird between the two of them but she doesn’t know. He asks her what she would like things to be like between them.

Buffy feels that Marty doesn’t like her anymore. Like like. Cyrus doesn’t believe that’s true, but Buffy says Marty said it himself.

He’s like, you’re really going to believe the word of a known liar like Marty? If he’s so honest, what’s his last name? And don’t you dare say Fromdaparty.

Then TJ walks in and Buffy’s like, perfect timing, let’s get off my thing and onto yours, Cyrus.

And TJ’s like...

*waves in goofy*

And Cyrus is like...

*waves in goofy back*

Look, in fairness, there’s no way to wave enthusiastically without looking goofy. That’s why we invented that like, hand up thing, where you just put your palm out and hold it there for a second. But that’s for business scenarios and not parties. You’re at a party and see the boy you’re crushing on, you do a goofy, enthusiastic wave. It’s how it goes.

Then Kira walks in and the atmosphere instantly drops.

If some random kid came running in and shouted that they found a dead opossum on the floor of the bathroom, it could not have made the mood in the room worse. There’s a non-zero chance it could’ve made things better because at least we’re wondering where the opossum came from now.

Buffy assures Cyrus that the reason TJ is hanging out with Kira is not because he likes her, but he doesn’t agree. He thinks that ship has sailed.

So Buffy and Cyrus commiserate, both thinking they’ve lost their opportunity to get their man.

Later, Kira and TJ watch from the sidelines as the others dance.

How did Cyrus take and pass a dance class and get worse at dancing?

Kira asks TJ why he doesn’t want to dance. He says he just doesn’t want to.

Kira notes Cyrus dancing and starts to laugh.

TJ’s like, what’s so funny? Kira says look at Cyrus.

TJ’s like, yeah, he’s great, but Kira’s still laughing at him. TJ tells her she can’t do that -- laugh at someone for their dancing. Kira’s like, you thought it was funny. TJ’s like, no, I thought it was fun. There’s a big difference.

So, Kira’s like, okay, here we go again.

She says that if she made him pick between her and Cyrus, he’d pick Cyrus. TJ’s like, the fact that you’re even going to the place where you’d think of making me pick proves how wrong this all is.

Kira says that answers her question and exits the party.

The party continues on.

Electronic music starts, the lights go down, and the dinosaur descends the staircase.

Nice to get one last sentence in before the end where I can write what’s literally happening on the screen, take a step back and go, what the hell did I just write?

Everyone gathers round to watch the neon dinosaur dance. They chant “Go Andi! Go Andi!”

Then Andi shows up.

Their next guess is Jonah, but then he shows up, too. He couldn’t find the dinosaur costume because it had been stolen by the mystery dancer.

The music ends and the audience cheers for the dancing dinosaur, who finally reveals herself, ripping off her face mask like a Scooby Doo villain.

Everyone gasps. They’re like, uh oh, the party police are here and they showed up in a T-Rex costume for some reason.

But then Celia’s like...

Everyone wants to know what Celia’s doing back. She’s like, well, I got four hours out and realized I’d rather be attending one of these parties than on a vacation somewhere so I turned around and came back and snuck into the house through a second story window so no one would see me and inflated this dinosaur suit and put it on and waited for the right music to start and shut off the lights and came downstairs and performed this dance routine. Was it worth it? I spent the whole four hours on the way back practicing that “No parties, just kidding” thing.

And everyone’s like, yeah, it was alright.

And Celia’s like, okay, cool.

She’s like, I’m glad I tried fun. And then she walks off and that’s the last we ever see of her. From strict mom to dancing grandma in a dinosaur suit. What a ride. I hope she enjoys her vacation.

Later on, TJ has gotten on stage with a piano. He starts playing the intro to “Born This Way”.

TJ, NO! We don’t have the money for the rights to that song! Are you crazy? Can I interest you in some generic production music that can be purchased for a tenth the cost? Maybe something in the public domain? How about we all sing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”?

But it’s too late. TJ, to celebrate his liberation from Kira, elects to come out to the entire party by showing he knows how to play the gayest song of all time on the piano by heart.

The whole party is like, oh, this is nice. He’s playing some music. And then Cyrus is like...

SURPRISE! I have a microphone and this is a performance now!

Amber starts singing, too. TJ calls up Jonah and/or Bowie to get on stage and provide some guitar, but then Bex is like...

SURPRISE! I have a guitar and I know how to play it!

Jonah and Andi get on stage and get thrown mics.

Buffy grabs a mic and joins in. The entire cast can sing! It’s a musical miracle.

Cyrus joins TJ on the stage and they sing together.

Bowie at some point also wandered up with his own guitar and joined Bex.

Everyone performs in the song, except for Marty, who just kinda sings from the sidelines like, “Eh, this is nice but pop’s not my genre.”

The song comes to a finish.

Everyone celebrates how good that was despite it never having been rehearsed.

A gosh-dang musical miracle, I tell ya.

Later on outside, Jonah finds Andi and tells her he has something for her. Andi immediately panics. Jonah reassures her it is not one of his famous terrible gifts, like the piece of rice with Andi’s misspelled name on it. He asks if that was the worst present ever.

Jonah says this isn’t a present anyway.

He found their bracelet. The one thought lost for so long. Well, he didn’t find it.

Oh, Judy Bartholomew, you never cease to impress!

Jonah offers it back to Andi, who promises to make it disappear forever. But Jonah says, he actually wanted to know if he could keep it. It’s a great bracelet and he’s always liked it.

Andi puts the bracelet on him. She wonders what things would’ve been like if they’d met when they were older and more mature.

Well, older, at least.

Back inside the party, Buffy finds Marty at his usual party position, hanging around the food table. She starts reenacting the conversation from their first meeting. They get to the “eat a live frog” bit and Marty can’t continue.

Buffy tells him that she didn’t think that. She found him funny. Marty warns her that she is dangerously close to complimenting him. She tells him it was a compliment.

Buffy wants to try having a conversation to see if they can. So they ask each other how their day was and both agree they had fine days. Marty asks her what the next step is and Buffy decides the next step is to leave.

Buffy heads outside, but Marty chases after her. He says he thinks he messed it up and wants to try the straightforward thing again. He tells her to go first.

Yep, that’s straightforward. Marty compliments her on how straightforward it was. Buffy tells him that’s all she wanted him to know, in case he ever changes his mind about liking her, but Marty’s like...

He goes in for a kiss.

They smile at each other and head back into the party.

Cyrus, meanwhile, heads to the backyard where he finds TJ sitting on...

T H E   B E N C H.

Cyrus asks what happened to Kira. TJ says he poured water on her and she melted. Boy’s dropping Judy Garland movie references now. Really laying it on thick.

TJ says Kira’s not a nice person, but Cyrus reminds him people used to say that about him, almost verbatim.

Cyrus says he knows that, but there are things he didn’t know, like that TJ played piano. TJ tells him his mom is a piano teacher. Cyrus didn’t know that either. TJ promises he’s not that mysterious, just ask him anything.

TJ panics. He’s like, oh, you went right for the kill shot. He doesn’t want to say what his name is. He says there are only like five living souls on this planet who know what TJ stands for, and they are all of Kippen blood.

TJ’s really digging himself a hole here with Cyrus. The more you sell the mystery of this, the more a kid like Cyrus will want to know.

“My name’s only ever been said out loud once before, by the doctor who filled out the birth certificate, and then he disappeared, never to be seen again! Mythology says that my name used to be sung by the Sirens, who’d use it to lure unsuspecting sailors to their dooms! Legend says there’s a secret cave in the Gobi Desert, and that if you shout my name into it, a trap door will open revealing billions of dollars in hidden treasure! So surely you must understand, I can’t possibly tell you what it is.”

Cyrus says if he doesn’t learn what TJ’s full name is, he will literally die of curiosity. Now faced with the impending death of his crush, TJ realizes he must make the ultimate sacrifice to save his life and tell him what his name is. First, he swears him to secrecy. Cyrus swears.

TJ tells him his parents were way into music, so they named him after their favorite artists:

This is where I’d make a joke like, “It could’ve been worse, they could’ve named him...” but I don’t have a way to finish that sentence. I guess like, Beethoven Mozart, so then he couldn’t even use his initials or they’d be B.M.?

You know, though, it’s such an odd name, it becomes immediately endearing.

To Cyrus as well. They didn’t come all this way, accepting each other through everything, to be stopped in the finale by bad dancing or weird names.

TJ says his grandparents stepped in to intervene. They were like, this is preposterous and we’re not going to spend what short time remains of our lives on so many syllables! He’s TJ!

TJ asks if there’s anything else Cyrus wants to know and then he makes just the ever-so-slightest of hand movements toward him and I’m telling you right now, I don’t know if I will ever be okay watching this.

I’m serious. I don’t know when I’ll be able to watch this scene and see that hand movement and not get emotional. Definitely not now, and I can’t imagine anytime soon.

Cyrus sees his hand. He asks TJ is there’s anything else he wants to tell him.

TJ asks Cyrus if there’s anything he wants to tell him.

They grab each other’s hand.

And both let out this nervous exhale.

And they hold each other’s hand and smile at each other as the screen fades to black.

Just the two of them, together, in their own little world.

I get that people might have wanted more, more words, more actions, and I don’t necessarily disagree. I don’t think there’s a hypothetical version of this scene that has more and is bad or anything.

But, in my opinion, I think this is brilliant. In its subtlety and in its simplicity, this is one of the sweetest, most graceful, most touching ways I’ve ever seen two people express their affection for one another. That they’ve been through so much, and that they know each other so well that they can just look at each other and only need to say yes to tell the other one all they need to know, to tell each other everything? I’m not going to label two middle schoolers as “in love” because, look, they’re kids and it’s middle school. But what I will say is this: that’s what love is. When someone knows you so intensely and so intimately that you don’t have to say it. When all you have to do is look at someone to know. It’s a connection that goes beyond words. It’s beautiful.

Or, in other words, I’m emotional!

Later, after the party has ended, the GHC, Jonah, and Bex and Bowie hang out in the backyard, reminiscing.

Andi shares a picture of the GHC starting second grade.

From the day they met.

Buffy remarks how they’re still together after all these years. And Cyrus says they always will be. And Andi says...

They’re like, uh oh. Andi says she wants to show them something and leads them to Andi Shack, which has been stripped clean.

They ask why, and Andi tells them she doesn’t need the Shack anymore. She needs a studio because she got into SAVA, which makes her parents very happy, but bums out Cyrus and Buffy. They’re happy for her, but...

This is going to change things.

Bex remarks how a lot of life has happened in Andi Shack. We see some nice clips from over the years, and, if you liked those, you can see more clips by purchasing previous seasons of Andi Mack on your preferred streaming platform. (And coming to Disney+ this Fall!)

Bex tells Andi how proud she is of her and they hug.

Bowie hugs her, too, and tells her she’s going to do great things.

And then, like responsible adults, they decide to go clean up the house. We’ve all really grown so much, haven’t we?

Andi regroups with Cyrus, Buffy, and Jonah. Cyrus says they should be mindful of the moment because after this, we’re all going our separate ways. They all yell at Cyrus for this.

Andi reassures them all that no matter where they go or what they do, they’ll always be a part of each other’s lives.

And then they do this weird sort of group imagine thing where they actually manifest images of the future.

Where they’re all like, doing adult things, but also, still look like children? It’s, um... it’s a little odd.

But I’m going to retain my positivity and head for the finish line.

Andi asks Jonah to take a picture of the GHC standing together as they did on that first day of second grade. Then, Cyrus drops a Winnie the Pooh quote: “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”

The four share one last group hug.

Andi asks if they’re all going to meet tomorrow at The Spoon, and they agree.

Each one hugs Andi one last time before exiting.

Andi watches them leave, then heads inside Andi Shack to put up the pictures. She smiles and walks out.

And that, my friends, is a wrap on Andi Mack.

This isn’t goodbye -- I’ve got a little more stuff planned -- but I think this is probably the thing that will be read by the most amount of people familiar with my blog, so let me just say this here: if you’ve read any or all of my recaps, or even if you’re just reading this one, thank you. I have loved writing them and I have loved being a part of this fandom, and I appreciate all of you who took the time to be a part of it with me.

This show and this fandom have been such an amazing experience for me, and it has brought me so much joy this past year and a half. So, once again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

I will truly never forget it.

[spnfanficpond]

January 2020 Angel Fish Raffle

Only one new prize this month!

It’s a unisex size XL shirt, as seen in this photo I blatantly stole from the internet. (Misha not included.)

Nominate a fellow Pond member’s story and get yourself an entry into the raffle! Remember, every nomination is an entry, and you can nominate as many as you want! So, share the love, guys!!

Deadline for Angel Fish nominations is Midnight, PST on Friday, January 31st!

Details on prizes, how to enter, and how it all works below the cut! (Also, we’re going to do things a little differently next month, so be sure to read all the way to the end!)

What you can win:

The winner gets an SPNFanFicPond journal from the CafePress shop!

Plus: We have two pools of prizes, and you get to pick one prize from each pool!

Prize Pool A:

SPNFanFicPond swag from the CafePress shop! (Design by @revwinchester!!) You can choose anything in the shop, shirts, sweatshirts, whatever you like!

9x12 art print (s4 Dean/Sam/snake)

9x12 art print (s9 promo pic Sam/Crowley/Dean/Cas)

9x12 art print (s14 promo pic Sam/Dean/Cas)

Gym Teacher!Dean cosplay including shirt (size 3X), headband, socks, and whistle

Castiel collectible vinyl figurine

Crowley collectible vinyl figurine

Angel wings and tie silicone mold

Rock God Roadie temporary tattoos

Happy Hellidays sweatshirt size 5X

Salt and Burn pocket t-shirt size 3X

Rock God Roadie set of patches

Misha Collins “I wish for this” charm bracelet

Briana Buckmaster Persist poster

Alaina Huffman Raise a Little Hell Poster

SPN Pride embracelet charm

Samulet necklace

Charm bracelet (skeleton, Samulet, and pentagram)

SPN red & black snapback hat

5x5 vinyl decal - Sam & Dean Join the Hunt

Demon Dean sleep mask

Dick Jr. & The Volunteers album (CD) signed by Richard Speight Jr.

NEW! XL Unisex “I wish for this” t-shirt

Prize Pool B:

1 Mama Bear temporary tattoo (you get to choose which style)

The First Blade mini-replica (approx. 7″ long)

Supernatural throw pillow cover

1 of 4 Enamel pins from Stands - SPN LOVE, Wayward AF, YANA, or I wish for this

LOVE sticker (4″x4″)

Ruby’s Demon Knife necklace

1 of 2 bracelets: Love Yourself or Just Breathe

I Wish For This sticker (4″x 4″)

Cas plush toy

8x10 season 4 promo print (Dean/Sam)

Impala picture frame

8x10 art print (Dean/Castiel/Crowley)

1″ Mark of Cain charm

Gil McKinney’s signed Christmas album (CD)

Reversible knit beanie with logo

Brothers cozy socks

Sam plush toy

How To Enter:

All you have to do is submit a story by another Pond member for an Angel Fish Award, and you get an entry for the raffle! Each nomination equals one entry, and you can nominate as many stories as you want!

HERE’S THE SCOOP ON THE ANGEL FISH AWARDS, IN CASE YOU’RE NEW:

Every month all of you fantastic writers work your asses off to post some truly incredible stories. Our Angel Fish Awards are the way for all of us, as a community of writers and readers, to lift each other up and give praise to those who have captured our attention and deserve a few kind words.

ANGEL FISH AWARDS ARE PEER-NOMINATED, WHICH MEANS ANY POND MEMBER CAN NOMINATE ANY OTHER POND MEMBER’S STORY!

Send us the fics that make you wanna bathe in holy water, that make you sob into a pint of ice-cream, that make you squee and giggle like a schoolgirl. This is one of the best ways to shine light on the fics that are near and dear to your heart- the fics that you absolutely love that aren’t talked about enough- the fics that stop you in your tracks- the fics that deserve all the love in the world.

NOT SURE IF THE WRITER IS IN THE POND? No worries, just shoot us a message or check out our registries and we’ll help you find out.

DOES THE FIC HAVE TO BE FROM THIS MONTH? Nope! As long as they are a SPN Fanfic Pond member, you can nominate any (SPN-related) fic they’ve written.

HOW DO I MAKE A NOMINATION? Easy! Simply send us a submission with the link to their fic (or title and author’s url) and a review of why it stood out to you. Tell us your favorite thing about it, about the author’s writing. Tell us why we need to read it and show your favorite authors some love. Any fic, old or new, is welcome and will be listed on our masterlist as long as the writer is a member of the pond.

ANY RESTRICTIONS AT ALL? Just one! You can only nominate four (4) stories from a single writer each month. We all know that one writer that we love and we want to nominate their entire masterlist, but we want to spread the love to as many writers as we can. The number of writers you can nominate is unlimited, but please keep the number of stories from just one writer down to four.

AND REMEMBER, SUBMITTING FICS TO THE POND MAKES THEM SUPER-EASY FOR OTHER FISH TO FIND AND ENJOY!

Pictures of everything except the shirt pictured above can be found here: Angel Fish Raffle Prize List

For February, 2010, ONLY we’re going to run the raffle differently! 

There’s such a backlog of prizes, and we’ve got more prizes coming (including a whole box of GISH items donated by @girl-with-a-fandom-fettish​), that we’re going to try to clean out some of these old prizes. Stay tuned for more info in February!

[kpophours]

a very necessary guide to SF9

so. let’s talk about these underrated kings. be prepared for rambling. I just love them too much. my favorite boys, 10/10 would recommend stanning them.

some basic information

9 members (5 vocals, 4 rappers, 9 dancers and 9 visuals just stating the facts)

SF9 stands for Sensational Feeling 9

debuted on October 5, 2016 with Fanfare (still a BOP)

currently under FNC Entertainment and actually their first male dance group

their official fandom name is Fantasy (such a good name, honestly) and the official color is Fantasia Hologram (aka the  p r e t t i e s t).

debuted after winning a survival show called Dance or Band (they participated as the dance team; the band team debuted as Honeyst in 2017)

7 mini albums so far with RPM being their latest comeback 

... now onto the members (buckle up)!

Youngbin

Kim Youngbin, born on November 23, 1993

LeaderBin aka the Dad™

very charismatic, be prepared for some really intense eye contact (two words: stage presence)

rapper (highest rapping voice out of the four of them)

D A N C E R (a former 1MILLION dance studio trainee), so he‘s obviously 1/3 of sf9′s extremely talented dance line

also 1/3 of hyung line

cutest eye-smile (so soft) + cutest giggle™

rocked his red hair and looks amazing with slightly curled hair (do not fight me on this)

is tattooed (very  p r e t t y)

threatens everyone’s bias at least once

gives amazing (and unnecessary long) pep talks together with Jaeyoon (just let the other boys sleep, please)

gazes so, so fondly at all his members in pretty much every video (no, I will NOT cry)

Jaeyoon is his roommate and secret wife.

Inseong

Kim Inseong, born on July 12, 1993

the oldest (not mentally) aka the Grandpa™

main vocal (those HIGH NOTES, damn). extremely steady voice.

unique beauty. looks a bit like a desert fox (according to himself and everyone with a pair of functioning eyes).

1/3 of extra line (see and hear three loud idiots in all their videos? yep, that’s him ft. Jaeyoon and Dawon)

also 2/3 of hyung line

v e r y intelligent and educated (holds a degree in Journalism and Communication) but also stupid

owner of an extremely cute smile 

t h i g h s  i am not weak or biased at all

SF9’s designated English speaker (used to live in London for a year)

amazing winking-ability, 10/10 will leave you weak-kneed

King of Lies. he’ll probably never pass a lie detector test. but it’s okay we still love him.

is left-handed and really good at drawing

married to Jaeyoon (it‘s complicated).

Jaeyoon

Lee Jaeyoon, born on August 9, 1994

3/3 of hyung line

honey voice (aka OST King)

d i m p l e s.

blindingly white teeth. the most beautiful smile (canines!).

very proud of his hips and butt (as he should be).

his actual name is Ethan

likes to work out and is  f i t (he ended all Fantasies during rpm promotions, so thanks for that)

King of girl group dances and in charge of sexy (Zumba) dances

a  fuc ki ng  tease (again, rip all Fantasies during the UNIXERSE rpm stage)

2/3 of extra line (shares one brain cell with Inseong and Dawon. they don’t use it very often.)

had a pink undercut during the Mamma Mia era and probably made people cry with his outstanding beauty. again, i’m not biased at all

seems a bit shy and quiet at first. don’t be fooled. he is loud and will come for you.

married to both Inseong and Youngbin.

Dawon

Lee Sanghyuk, born on July 24, 1995

oh boy... such a bundle of utter chaos.

e x t r a (3/3 of extra line and probably their President™)

hear something loud and annoying in the background? it’s probably (most definitely) Dawon (helped by the other 2/3 of extra line)

a unique and beautiful voice (he needs more lines or else I’ll throw hands) - rapping, singing, screaming, he can do it all.

a fucking tease 2.0 (seriously, he and Jaeyoon need to be stopped)

Bruce Lee impressions on point

has tattoos

such a meme-face but also so handsome, like H O W

looks amazing and so soft with curly hair must protect

had so many different hair styles during their Mamma Mia promotions, rip his hair (and rip to all new Fantasies trying to keep track lol)

actually very soft. cried when Inseong surprised them during their UNIXERSE concert (which our Grandpa couldn’t participate in due to an injury)

likes to bully Taeyang.

Zuho

Baek Juho, born on July 4, 1996

Mr. Deep Ass Voice™

“my nose is my swag“

such a good dancer, definitely underappreciated. 

looks intimidating at first, but is actually the softest (d u a l i t y)

the best cat dad (Huru has yet to accept his undying love for him though)

composes/produces own songs (@FNC: please, I’m b e g g i n g you to finally put Champagne on an album) and writes lyrics for a lot of sf9′s songs

didn‘t participate in most of their Enough promotions due to his (still ongoing) back problems (#FNCletZuhoRestChallenge2019)

a dork and meme and honestly just so, so cute and lovable

social butterfly (seriously, he‘s friends with literally e v e r y idol out there)

composed a (love) letter to Fantasy while driving a car with Hwiyoung, Taeyang and Dawon sleeping in the passenger and backseat yes I cried

a scaredy cat (ran away and left his members behind when he got scared by a staff member during their Trip with Fantasy)

Rowoon

Kim Seokwoo, born on August 7, 1996

yes he‘s a Tree™. is made up of 90% unnecessary long legs.

main vocal 2.0

1/2 of actor line

very handsome, I know (but he‘s so much more than just his good looks)

a devoted mom of 8

loves all Chanis and not-Chanis equally

almost had a mental breakdown because he managed to hit Chani’s face with a football which resulted in his precious maknae getting a nosebleed

always hugging and kissing and generally just smothering all members with his endless love and affection (especially Chani)

(t) h o t  and knows it (very shy with fanboys though)

has literally only one selfie angle he uses rigorously  

his One True Talent™ is staring sexily into the camera and doing nothing else because yes, he’s just that handsome

tries to be funny and fails most of the time, but he‘s cute so it’s okay.

Taeyang

Yoo Taeyang, born on February 28, 1997

undercover main vocal (has almost as many lines as Inseong and Rowoon)

best dancer, period. his entire body is probably made out of water. such. fluid. moves. - 2/3 of dance line, often in charge of choreographies.

also 1/3 of maknae line

speaks in ᵀᴵᴺʸ ᶠᴼᴺᵀ 

the literal Sun™, his smile has healing properties.

has great hair and pushes it back a lot during his dance moves

a flower boy (literally. wanted to become a florist before debuting as an idol)

looks a bit like Lee Dongwook aka The Reaper from Goblin

you think he‘s soft? uh, sure, yeah. but is also s a v a g e (the personification of that then perish meme)

has a... unique way of drying his hair (ask Dawon, he‘ll show you. even if you don’t want him to, Dawon will show you)

gets bullied by Dawon. bullies him back. very spot-on impressions of Mr. Extraness (as seen on their Weekly Idol episode)

soulmates and married to Hwiyoung, I don’t make the rules.

Hwiyoung

Kim Youngkyun, born May 11, 1999

rapper and Mr. Charismatic™

yes he is that guy from their Now or Never mv 

looks bad-ass but is a certified baby boy (2/3 of maknae line)

cute without trying and is actually a cat

has literally the best gummy smile which he used to hide behind his hands (but his hyungs encouraged him so much and now he smiles openly, I am not crying, you are)

grew up so suddenly and had long hair out of nowhere and left everyone sh o ok (should definitely be in a shampoo commercial)

composes songs. put one on SoundCloud just very recently. writes lyrics for a lot of sf9′s songs.

cried during their survival show when he got scolded for continuing to mess up the choreography and had to be hugged by Youngbin (who really is the best dad™)

King of the Cleopatra game thanks to his dolphin screams should probably be part of vocal line

pretended to not recognize his soulmate and roommate aka Taeyang when he had to guess his members from their hands while wearing a blindfold. Taeyang will probably never recover from this betrayal and is most definitely still whining about it.

Chani

Kang Chanhee, born on January 17, 2000

deep ass voice 2.0

d a n c e r (his little solo dance in Now or Never will forever be superior), 3/3 of dance line

Evil Maknae™ (3/3 of maknae line)

2/2 of actor line (yes he‘s that boy from Sky Castle)

speaks fluent duck

Taemin‘s Nº fanboy (literally knows his blood type, like... wow okay)

can‘t remember any of the members birthdays (he actually thought Youngbin was born in August when his birthday is literally in the middle of Winter. Leaderbin was hurt).

always looks like a smol bean, but everyone else is just ridiculously tall

had bright orange hair once only for about one second though lol

constantly smothered with love and hugs from Rowoon and pretends to hates it

has all his hyungs wrapped around his finger and knows it (they‘re all whipped for him, especially when he’s doing aegyo)

has a lot of hair aka (my favorite) coconut head (#freehisforehead2019)

looks expressionless and tired 24/7 (a whole mood and true gen z)

some videos to watch

all of their mv’s of course

literally every comeback stage

the suit versions of Now or Never and RPM

the ghost prank/horror version of Now or Never (I cried laughing) 

this really cute Dingo Music version of Enough 

basically all their dance practices, but especially K.O. (we all know they should have gone viral with that choreography)

their adorable pajama version of Different

them performing RPM on a treadmill (Chani is a mood™ and Inseong’s grandpa waddle is so cute)

these stunning acoustic versions of their songs brought to you by 2/3 of extra line + The Tree™

their kcon New York 2019 performance (+ their cover of Love Shot)

their reality show Trip with Fantasy 

them dancing to O Sole Mio ft. Ostriches

their episodes on Weekly Idol and Idol Room

their girl group cover dance battle on Weekly Idol (ft. Cross Gene)

Rowoon and Inseong on Masked Singer

Dawon on Weekly Idol as part of the Masked Idol segment

the Now or Never choreography ft. dance line and the 1MILLION dance crew

them covering BTS’ Boy in Luv + EXO’s Call Me Baby

the Idol Dance Cover Challenge of Love Shot (ft. Astro, The Boyz and CIX)

this interview (I mean, that title alone... lol)

those are just a few of my favorite videos - there’s so much more content out there, so you’ll definitely never starve, lol.

I could literally ramble on about these nine incredible men for hours on end. 

But this will be the end of my guide (it’s long enough already, lol).

Stan SF9 for (clear skin and good grades) nine hard-working and so, so talented individuals with amazing voices, incredible dance moves, outstanding visuals, chaotic energies and a lot of meme-worthiness.

You won’t regret it, I promise.

(Don’t worry, Rowoon(’s face) is okay).

[masterlist] | [requests] 

[addytheheartbreaker]

My opinion to all the characters of the Masked Singer (season 1 to 2)

I'll list down my favorite characters at the final bottom with my greatest confession.

Season 1 characters:

•Hippo- he has swagger and reminds me of my oc Ishmael who is into hiphop and loves hiphop aesthetic.

•Pineapple- don't have an opinion of him but he is funny though.

•Deer- his design is so cool. Loved the steampunk and general aesthetic there, he is also one of my inspirations on making Dog (Nicol) since I am a fan of general uniforms.

•Poodle- she is the reason I first got interested on watching the Masked Singer in the first place! I loved this characters because of the pink (my favorite color), the sassy attitude and just ugh so fashionable! I loved it, she even sings "Heartbreaker" that I deeply loving her performance. Great job Margaret Cho, it very funny to trick Ken of not knowing his own sister.

•Unicorn- she is so pretty. I've been seeing unicorns everywhere in my life today and now. She is so pretty and white, I have a soft spot of her singing "Oops I did it again" and "Fight" song because of her sweet voice.

•Raven- she reminds me of my oc Ishiru. Dark, sympathetic, gothic and mourning of someone's death especially her beloved. I feel you girl.

•Alien- Alien is cool, I can see why everyone is complaining/reminded of Zim from Zim invaders (I also remember watching it in my childhood). I can't stop dancing and modelling myself while listening to "Ex's and Ohs". I didn't know Michael Jackson had a sister, I didn't know much to his family since I was so young before his death. Great knowing you La Toya Jackson.

•Lion- I am not a fan of gold though but dang she sings so strong and the tone is just over the top. I loved listening to "A little party never kill nobody" and "California Dreamin". Nice knowing you Rumor Willis.

•Peacock- this man is a living fabulous, prideful, eccentric bird I ever seen. I loved his performance, he is also funny and his voice is like an old famous singer I ever heard of. Loved the characters that Donny did and the signature moves though. Congrats to Donny for beings second place.

•Bee- I am not much of a Bee fan but I am in loved with her performance "Wrecking Ball". I can't stop listening to that song because of the high notes, strong voice and my own heart and soul suddenly clutching for this empress. Oh hail to Gladys Knight!

•Monster- aww Monster my second favorite character! I really loved you and I almost loved all of his performance (the one song I don't like is "I love Rock and Roll"). I am so glad T-Pain won the game to avenge my Rabbit since he is my second favorite. All hail to the Monster, T-Pain. (P.S: I didn't know he are the one who sing the song from my past, I guess I did know you on my childhood T-Pain).

•Rabbit- the last one is the Rabbit. My favorite character and the only favorite celebrity for the first time of my entire life! I loved so much about the Rabbit, I fell in love with madness, his edgy and lovable character, his neck twitch to show of his craziness, his design and straightjacket, his voice and performance, EVERYTHING! I am so glad to watch him performed but it broke my heart when he is eliminated on 4th place, I was devastated so much I would never ever rewatch his elimination ever. The Rabbit leading me to my forgotten childhood favorite boyband NSYNC. Joey Fatone, you are my first ever celebrity in my heart and will forever be the Rabbit I dearly cherish for my life. Stan for the Rabbit!

My top 3 favorite characters is: the Rabbit, the Monster and the Poodle.

Season 2 Characters:

•Panda- I don't have any opinions of her though.

•Skeleton- Skeleton is just so very elegant and funny. Loved his design, it gives me the vibes of Itward from the game Fran Bow. His performance is good yet I did not expect him to get eliminated in episode 4.

•Flamingo- Flamingo is pretty in pink. Welp, the idea of Peacock's sister idea is dead now. But she is fabulous in anyway.

•Ladybug- she is pretty too, she is also emotional and I am touch.

•Eagle- I don't know much of Eagle and when I get to know his he got the swag and stuff. (I ship you and Penguin so much)

•Tree- she looks weird though. A Christmas tree? It so early here on Philippines though (only started preparing Christmas on September before reaching December). When I heard her voice, I know that voice before somewhere and that person is also wearing a Christmas costume I swear!

•Rottweiler- huh another dog for this season like Poodle. I don't have an opinion of him though, I'm not really interested.

•Flower- she looks wow to look at. She is a big gal here. Like her performance and I have a feeling this is Bee's (or Glady's) friend somewhere since the voice is like a goddess. Also, I ship Flower with Nick because they both holding hands. I was like X.X oof I'm dead by love, I ship them so hard.

•Butterfly- Butterfly is just cool and alright to me, I am blown away with her performance of "Bang bang". That's all I could thought of.

•Fox- dude... I have mixed feelings to his gentleman here. The Fox has the sexy cool voice, the swag and the steampunk theme like Deer had but I don't think so. I'm not really interested on him unless he changed my mind by getting to know him every episode so I could concluded my theory. (His dancer and his performance reminds me of me with Nicol on stage. Me as a dancer to Dog's performance, what the fudge O_O)

•Black Widow- dang the twirking and the voice is just give me the face like this O.O . she looks edgy and cool, I don't know whether she will survived through episodes.

•Penguin- aww a cute Penguin~ pretty small though and goofy as well. I also want her and the Eagle together like seriously! OwO who is with me to the ship train of Eagle x Penguin?

•Leopard- oof!!! Right in the dokoro and I went doki doki to this spontaneous leopard ❤! I I can't stop listening to his performance "Somebody to love" and when I first listened, I am in the middle of confusion and shock then went to fell in loved to this character. All hail the queen (or king?), I have a soft spot to who ever he is.

•Thingamajig- Oof! I've been hit! My man is a living angel from heaven. I loved him so much omg. His voice, his character and I sympathies his clue about his darkest moment when he went to rehab. Protect this baby! I couldn't help but thought of Thingamajig is the cousin of Monster. Who ever he is, I'm going to do a headcanon for both Monster and Thingamajig's relationship as cousins from heaven.

•Egg- I never get tired of this flamboyant, sassy and fabulous egg. I loved him so much omg I can't with his sassy and flamboyant attitude. I have a soft spot of guys with flamboyant glamour and stylish taste of fashion. Johnny Weir, you are my god to worship of your egg boi. Too bad he is no longer on the Masked Singer :(

•Ice Cream- he is such a lovable and adorable dude! I loved sweet, I'm a sweet tooth of course. But my man, he is just so sweet and friendly to watch him. Loved the performance "Old town road" you aren't well trainer enough, but I was blown away to reveal Ninja in this. I didn't know youtubers can be also be called celebrities. I just thought youtubers are just people who wanted to expressed themselves for entertainment normally but I wanna thank my friend to explained me that youtubers can be celebrities too. Nice work Ninja!

My top 3... No top 4 favorite characters for season 2 is: the Egg, the Ice Cream, Thingamajig and Leopard.

[sugarwaterradio]

Meet the Women Shaping Southern Hip-Hop | Momentum

(dramatic music) (hip hop music) I feel like southern rap got a whole lot to do with the music today. Right now the spotlight is on the girls in the South. Being in a male dominated scene is one of those things where if you don't have tough skin, and if you don't mind being left out, you know, it would get to you. Because I identify as a woman, there's so much stuff that I get told that I'm not supposed to be doing. I'm gonna do it ten times harder, just to spite you. When a strong woman is in the building, the presence is felt. (moody music) (background rapping) (piano music) I write my own raps and they be real. If it ain't what I'm going through, it's what someone close to me going through, and it's pretty much, why people can feel you know, my lyrics and understand. You know, everybody can't live the perfect life, because life's not perfect. My name is La Chat and I'm a female rapper from Memphis, Tennessee and I been rappin' forever. (rap music playing) I used to do a lot of talent shows and a lot of people love me doing talent shows and Juicy and them end up sayin' Hey, Chat, we want to sign you. I say, y'all want to sign me? He say yeah, so I came along we did the Hypnotinize Mind. "Chickenhead" was the first platinum song that came out of Hypnotize Mind, period. The first video that was playing in LA. The first song on the radio that was played in LA. Chickenhead, and it went platinum. And that was really my breakthrough, my debut. I was one of the rappers that I never feel like I had to show my body to make it, you know. Like I said, my name is La Chat, you all can Google me. I always wore the big, baggy clothes, always wore the T-shirts, always wore the hats everywhere, because I wasn't selling my body. I'm selling music, I'm not selling body. I'm not looking for no dudes, I'm not looking for no girls. Nobody can never say, ooh, look at that, they always say have you heard La Chat? Ooh, she's bumpin. You ever see they tell DJ Paul, where did you get this girl from? You know my lyrics is like, you can't be writing lyrics, and I'm like yes, I am. You know, I'm from Memphis, so to me, I'm like the lyrics weren't very impossible. But you know, people that don't know me, the streets, and Memphis life is like where this girl et this stuff from? The hardest thing I had to do in life was walk away from Three 6 Mafia Hypnotize Camp. The money wasn't adding up, you know, to what I thought it was supposed to be. I decided I wanted to do my own thing. You know, well, I said it's time for me to be Chat. Yeah, people, just up north and they ain't even from the South, they sound like Southern rappers. In our way, we love it. It don't get no more rhymin' no more guttery, no more Southern than this. Like I say, you hear it in my voice, we are Southern. (laughing) We got golds, we got tattoos, it's the real Southern truth. (hip hop music) I was a mystique, I wore a mask. Nobody knew who I was. They couldn't touch me. I was surrounded by dudes that called themselves 666. I'm Gangata Boo, southern female hip hop pioneer. My first song with the group was a solo song, that's how dope I am. Memphis artists can rap if I gotta beat and I studied that, I practiced that all the time. I practiced making my voice clearer. I practiced being very detailed in what I say. I practiced how I deliver the word. Being a fuckin rapper, from Tennessee, without no fuckin platform is not the easiest thing. So the resilience, you know, the discipline, the moving with finesse, the swag, and the not giving a fuck, being original. I think that is what has helped me. No one even sounds like their own borough, their own city state, whatever you call it because they adore and admire our town. Instead of me being bitter about it, like a weirdo, I embrace that shit, because I've never changed my shit. I don't compromise who I am at all. And people will try to make you do that in order for you to get ahead a little bit faster. But I'm not willing to do that at all. I'm bbymutha and I'm a female rap artist from Chatanooga, Tennessee. I had my second set of twins, I moved into my grandmother's house and my grandmother had like, dementia. So I was having to help take care of her and I was at home all the time, by myself, with my grandmother and two newborns and my older two kids. So I started writing and seeing what I could come up with, and it was like the only thing keeping me from going crazy, a little bit. I can be who I am and I can be proud of being where I'm from and everybody wants to sound like they're from the south, anyway. Chat would get on, you sent her a track and she would eat it up and I respect that. I respect people that can really do what they do. My rap style, I think I'm very graphic and I'm really into like painting a story, and like using different metaphors to kind of like explain simple situations. To make them more colorful. I'm inspired by of course, La Chat and life in general, inspires my music style, my rap style, my creative style. I just think a lot, so my music is a product of all of my thoughts. (hip hop music) Yo, you can't give your pussy to a nigga who not used to gettin pussy, because that pussy gonna be everybody's business. You can't sell dope to these niggas, because they broke and they snitchin', got some niggas with some straps up in your business. You can give your pussy to a nigga who not used to getting pussy When I was put in Muthaland, I originally wanted Rico Nasty on it, but she was touring. Me, Rico, and Chat are mothers. Music is supposed to heal people and make people feel good. When I go in a group and I'm having a bad day, I want to make myself feel good. I want something where when I listen to in the studio, I can listen on the way home and say, wow. (chill music) My name is Rico Nasty. I am 21 years old. I am a rapper. I am a mother and a director and a producer. I would go to school, typical, I'm around guys, they're freestylin', we freestylin' together. I jump in it. Boom! I'm freestylin with the guys. I knew about bbymutha when I was a regular person. I listened to bbymutha, I still listen to bbymutha. Like, I knew about bbymutha when I was in the tenth grade. She is dope and she's a mother, so that's inspiration in itself. My mom listens to La Chat, a lot of fire producers come from the south. They always do. When I was in Memphis, it was very eerie, but it was fire. I come from a very dark area, too. But all in all, when you go to places like that, where it's really rough, and it's dark, it be some of the brightest, happiest muthafuckas there. They just like positive vibes because they be around so much negativity. A lot of girls out here who are really fire and that's really what win my heart over. It's the originality and the sound, you know. You being yourself. I meet you in real life, and it's not an aesthetic on Instagram. It's like that's really how you talk, that's really how you dress, that's really how you call some bullshit out. Women have children and rock the shit out they lives and not care about what people have to say about them. About them raising their kids, like the confidence that it takes to be a mother, that shit is very inspiring. (rapping) Yeah. There are a lot of southern females that don't get the props like they deserve. You know, Gangata Boo before me, and then I came along and this my sister, I love her. I told y'all we argue, we love one another. But we never got to fight, we never get in each other's face. I feel like female rappers absolutely support each other. There is a group of us. If you don't play, you gotta play with the boys. You gotta be rappin harder than the boys. We the type of mothafuckas where we don't like anybody to step on our toes. We don't like anybody to get in our way of what we want in life. I think what's helping change is that we're finally starting to see, like hey, look at these guys. Like they're blowing up fast as shit, we should do the same. If we put each other on, instead of being so damn intimidated. . Read the full article

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our night, our memories

member: lai guanlin  genre: fluff summary: you go on a trip to taipei with your favourite group of 11 guys but of course a trip is nothing without a little romance, a confession and swimming at midnight requested: yes

you couldn’t believe it you were on a plane to taipei 

especially with your favourite group of 11 guys 

you brightly grin at one of your best friends, guanlin 

and he gives you his signature gummy smile, you could see how happy he was to return to his hometown

“we’re grinning like idiots you know?” you say jokingly

“do i care? nope. i’m on a plane with my favourite girl in the world to my favourite place in the world” he says brightly

you blush at his words feeling super gooey

you scold yourself, no y/n he means it as a friend nothing more

you look around and see the ruckus the guys were making

all the guys and you were all on a school trip to taipei

everyone taking the language courses gets to go on a trip 

guanlin basically made all his hyungs and of course you sign up to go to taipei, no one could resist his begging and puppy dog eyes

luckily no one else had signed up to go to taipei and since you were such a small group, they assigned jisung, one of the TAs and basically the mum of the group to look after you all during the trip

you were over the moon when you found out it'll only be the 12 of you

but even with all of your excitement, you were exhausted

you had 2 exams the day of your departure and you studied all night cramming all the information in

you didn’t realise but you dozed off, accidentally ending up with your head leaning on guanlin’s shoulder

guanlin slightly jumped as he felt your head on his shoulder

he smiled sweetly at the sight of you sleep, he made sure not to disrupt your sleep knowing how exhausted you were

as you slept, you snored lightly making him chuckle at how adorable you were

and of course seongwoo filmed you for blackmail material

you also drooled a little but instead of being disgusted at it, guanlin made sure to wipe it off with a tissue

he was glad he could take care of you for once since you always took care of you

seongwoo, daniel and jaehwan like the cheeky immature pricks they were

turned to face you sleeping and guanlin and basically made kissy faces at you two before singing teasingly

“guanlin and y/n sitting in the tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g”

just imagine jaehwan singing that like super nicely ugh i love his voice sm

you half woke up from their annoying antics and was pissed off since they disturbed you you know that state where you’re awake but you’re not yeah that’s the state you were in

you threw a pillow and seongwoo’s face then retorted half pissed off half amused

“we are on a plane not a tree, and does it look like i’m kissing guanlin i’m sleeping you blind immature brats”

guanlin muttered under his breath “i wish we were kissing”

you accidentally heard and blushed so red, he didn’t realise you heard

your mind was going haywire

you liked him so much you have for so long and he likes you

WHAT DO I DO?? you brain was basically screaming 

you were snapped out of your thoughts by seongwoo saying in a baby like voice “oooo y/n getting angry, us three leave” 

then the three of them slowly lower themselves into their seats still smirking at you two and of course jaehwan winked at you 

you groan and curse them under your breath 

then you suddenly realise you were on guanlin’s shoulder 

you blush again realising that your crush likes you back feeling ecstatic and so happy

you were completely over the moon

“y/n? earth to y/n?” guanlin said softly while waving his hand in front of your face did you see what i did there ;)

“oh sorry, i was just thinking but what’s up?” you say as casually as possible trying not to blurt your confession out

internally you decided just to leave it until the end of the trip and you could tell him then

“oh i was just going to say, you should sleep you’re exhausted i know how much you studied for those exams.” he said in a caring and loving tone making your heart flutter

“thanks guanlin i will” you sweetly reply 

“by the way if you want to sleep on my shoulder it’s fine, it’s actually really comfy” he says blushing make you feel all giddy 

and you nod and smile back at him and lean your head on his shoulder and before you knew it you were asleep

you woke up and went through all the security regulations

sungwoon the whole time was talking about all the places we should go 

“we should go to taipei 101!! apparently the view is amazing and plus i need more aesthetic pictures for my instagram”

“gosh sungwoon could you get any more superficial” minhyun said teasingly

“hey! i’m not the one who stares at the mirror all day and tell myself how handsome i am?!” sungwoon retorted

“no i don’t, i clean the mirrors not admire myself in them, but you always do that and so does jinyoung, eh and jihoon occasionally” minhyun replied nonchalantly

“why the hell are you bringing us into your argument?!” jinyoung and jihoon chorused

“it’s trueeee” daehwi adding cutely

“guys we’re holding up the line hurry the hell up, do the bickering later” woojin said rolling his eyes at his friends

you laugh at all their petty arguments thinking they’re adorable but knowing they all love each other so much

you guys arrive at the hotel and you’re so happy because you’re the only one who doesn’t have to share a room because you’re the only girl

you all end up showering, getting dressed and settling in and it was already dinner time

all the guys gathered in your room, everyone trying to decide what they want to eat, which just ends up as one huge argument

“i want fried chicken!!” jihoon said brightly 

“yah! are you crazy we’re in taipei and you want fried chicken??!” exclaimed jisung continued saying

“we’re supposed eat the regional food you know, like dumplings”

“ooo could we go to like some bubble tea place” daehwi said excitedly

“we need to eat dinner you know, i’d like to have some seafood, or sushi, i’m craving sushi” minhyun added 

“can’t we eat noodles?” woojin whined

“i want noodles as well!!” agreed sungwoon 

“well after dinner i want ice cream!” jinyoung said like a 5 year old

“i want to eat meat” seongwoo and jaehwan shouted adding to the bickering and to the noise level

“i just want a sandwich with ketchup and a beer” daniel said seriously

making all of us turn to him in wtf are you saying look

which resulted him into shrugging “what it tastes good??”

“EVERYONE WE’LL GO TO ONE OF THE NIGHT MARKETS OKAY??!!” 

you shouted grabbing everyone’s attention

guanlin brightened up at that idea and explained to the group

“the night market’s here are amazing!! they’ll definitely have the bubble tea and ice cream, they have this special beef which they light on fire and it tastes sooooo good. they have really good noodles and dumplings and there will be a couple places which serve some sushi, and chicken but probably not a ketchup sandwich sorry daniel hyung” he ended with a cheeky smile at daniel

to which daniel responded by pouting and crossing his arms like a child

“great idea y/n, gosh if you haven't suggested that we’d be here for hours” jisung said gratefully smiling at you

you smiled back and said “chop chop come on people!”

the night markets were super fun, all of you ate so much, bought clothes and different souvenirs and items

there was a few times when someone went missing but in the end it was one of the best nights of your life

you got matching sunglasses with guanlin

“put these on, you’ll look so swag” you said teasingly handing him the sunglasses

“oh gosh stop i said swag one time and you’re gonna tease me forever” he groaned while putting on the sunglasses

“damn you look good” you said appreciatively and he blushed cutely

he also puts it on you and you model it for him and he laughs and says

“you look gorgeous with them, you always look gorgeous though so not much difference” he said feeling brave but instantly hating himself for saying it

cursing himself why why why did i say that???? i probably made it sooo awkward

you feel extremely happy he said that but also super flustered and you stutter out a quick thank you

he quickly defuses the situation by buying the two sunglasses but the cashier makes it worse by saying

“aw such a cute couple item!!” 

you and him look at each other super embarrassed but you couldn’t help your huge smile and you look at him where you can see him smiling broadly 

and feeling a burst of courage you lightly hold his hand and say thank you to the cashier

he looks at you in shock and you give him a shy smile

you tug at his hand and you both joined the group 

woojin was the only one noticing you guys holding hands in the group of crowded people and whispered into guanlin’s ear knowing he hadn’t confessed yet

“take her to the rooftop pool, it’s heated and it’ll be a perfect place to confess to her, if you book it late at night it’ll only cost about $50” 

$50 you rich boi i'm broke af 

guanlin blushes at the thought of you in a swimsuit and confessing to you

teenage boys am i right? but he’s still a cutie

he thanks woojin gratefully and woojin just says “anytime little bro”

“i’m taller than you” guanlin says laughing softly

“details, details, details” woojin waved him off and left you two alone

you didn’t notice them talking admiring the colourful stalls and all the wonderful smells

anyways everyone went back to their rooms with a huge smile, you couldn’t sleep because of the time difference so when around 12 someone knocked on your door you opened it and saw guanlin 

you were in pyjama shorts, a loose t shirt and your hair back messily with a green face mask on 

even then guanlin thought you looked stunning 

you felt so embarrassed at your appearance and said “what are you doing here so late?”

“uhhhh i want to show you somewhere, wear a swimsuit, we’re going swimming” he says in the most confident tone he can muster

your heart races and you say to him “i’ll be right back, make yourself comfortable”

you quickly wash off the face mask put on your swimsuit and a flowy dress over it, and grab a towel

you see guanlin sprawled over your bed and you hit him lightly 

“oh that was quick let’s go” he says 

you head up to the rooftop and you gasp as you see the huge pool

it was an infinity pool, looking over all of taipei and no one was there

you took off your dress and set your towel down on one of the seat feeling a bit self conscious you wrap your arms around your waist

you head towards the pool and you dip your foot, relaxing when it was nice and warm

guanlin just stared at you the whole time, feeling super happy that you liked the pool, also admiring how gorgeous you were, promising to buy woojin a meal for the suggestion

he took off his shirt and set it down near your stuff

you look at the beautiful view and you turn your head around in shock and happiness and face guanlin

your cheeks heat up as you see him shirtless showing off his toned body, you ignore all the butterflies and you say to guanlin “this must of cost a lot, to book the pool out??!!” you exclaim

“who said i booked it?” he says cheekily 

“the sign where it says booked” you retorted snorting

not answering he cannonballs into the pool drenching you head to toe

you look at him in disbelief and he just smirks back making you scream

“I’M GOING TO KILL YOU LAI GUANLIN!!”

you equally cannonball into the pool splashing him

before you could process what was happening

he grabbed your waist and as an automated reaction you wrapped your legs around his torso and your arms around his neck

and suddenly you were eye to eye, noses nearly touching and guanlin smiles your favourite gummy smile 

“if you haven’t noticed, i like you a lot, and i know i make my mistakes and i have my flaws but y/n will you be my girlfriend” he whispers intimately but nervously

you couldn’t help yourself but gently press your pink wet lips on his soft ones

feeling like fireworks were going off in your stomach as he gently kissed you again and again

until you were both breathless

you loved the kisses they were slow and sweet just like you two

you realise you didn’t actually reply to his confession so you say sweetly

“of course i’ll be your girlfriend guanlin, we’ll get through everything together like we always have.”

“thank you for making this an amazing night” he says softly while kissing your forehead

“no thank you for making these unforgettable memories with me” you say in reply still feeling amazing at the fact you were guanlin’s girlfriend

you both stare at the gorgeous city sky line with his arm wrapped around your shoulder and you leaning into his chest he whispers into your ear

“this is our night, our memories, always and forever” 

sorry this took so long to make!! my draft didn’t save so i had to retype a lot. also it was so hard to find a gif suited for this scenario cause like do i do gummy smile guanlin, or super cool guanlin. i chose gummy smile guanlin. CAUSE I LOVE HIS SMILES. like tbh guanlin is so nice to write for idek why. ANYWAYS hope you enjoyed the fluff, as always leave me a message or an anon for feedback or just to text!

[nothing-but-kpop-dreams]

BTS Reaction: finding their s/o singing/rapping their solo songs (requested)

I know that not all of them are going to exactly “find” them in the middle of singing/rapping, but hopefully you still like them all.<3

Sorry for any errors.

Jin:

You had you music blasting through your earbuds as you pulled the cake out of the oven. When Jin’s ‘Awake’ came on, you immediately pulled your phone out and made sure you put it on repeat. You sang along to the song as you got the ingredients ready to make the frosting for Jin’s birthday cake.

You were in the middle of singing ‘Awake’ for the third time when suddenly someone pulled your earbuds off.

Considering that you were originally the only person in your apartment, you shrieked in fear, spinning around with your icing spatula as your only weapon.

Thankfully, the intruder turned out to be your boyfriend and the air soon returned to your body. 

Jin was already in a fit of laughter with that signature window wiping sound escaping his body. “Jagi you should have seen your face!”

“Ya! you gave me a heart attack!” You said, threatening to hit him with the spatula.

“Aish, I’m sorry! I just wanted to tell you I loved your singing voice!”

Suga:

You and Suga were walking the streets of the shopping district in a half ass disguise. Both of you only wearing face masks and caps to not be recognized by any ARMY.

You both passed this music store that was blasting music on their speakers to attract customers. 

“Pst, babe, do you hear what i hear?” you pulled your mask off to expose your smirk.

Suga rolled his eyes at you, already predicting what you would do next.

“A to the G to the U to the STD!” you began rapping. You did your best to add some “swaggy” moves, all of them in attempts to get a smile or laugh out of your boyfriend.

You could see his eyes squinting adorably, knowing his gummy smile was under his mask. This only made you rap harder. “A TO THE G TO THE U TO THE STD!” you were so loud you were starting to get attention.

Suga quickly put a finger to your lips. “Shhh!”

Now far from the music store and unable to hear the song and use it as a reference, you tried to continue to rap on your own. You rapped in a soft whisper, keeping your “badass” moves to a minimum. However, you didn’t exactly remember all the lyrics,,,or know the right ones to begin with... and were probably a bit off beat, but you kept rapping anyway.

Again, his finger stopped your lips and he shook his head at you in disapproval. “Leave the rapping to the pros baby.”

Rap monster:

“Y/n, you ready to go yet?!?” Rap monster called out from the living room. He concentrated on his reflection in the mirror, fixing his wig to look just like your hair. He made last minute adjustments to the dress you ordered him to wear because it was “a dress you would wear”. He groaned. “Stupid Halloween party. why did i agree to this couple idea?!?” he asked himself. “Y/n! How about now?!?”

“Y/n?!?” you said coming out of your bedroom in your boyfriends clothes. You wore a pair of his jeans, that you had to roll up because his legs are so much longer than yours and you wore his t-shirt and sweater that were definitely too big for you. The only things that weren’t his were the sneakers you bought and the bleached wig you ordered just for the occasion. “I am not Y/n, I am Namjoon!” you said trying to mimic his voice.

“O-M-G! Namjoon?!? From BTS?!? Rap monster said in his attempt at some form f a female voice. “Can you rap for me?!?” he asked adding a school girl giggle.

You began to nod your head to an the beat of his song joke. “Uh -Yeah -Uh -Yeah- *mumbles through the fast parts* *emphasizes only a few key words* fame, girls, money, thats ma honey to the 100 to the 100! *mumbles again* *only clearly says all the bad words* You know I got a mufuckinn beat I got a mufuckin rhyme I got a mufuckin flow I got a mufuckin style-”

“Wow!” Rap monster said cutting you off in fake amusement. “That’s like so hot!”

You popped your sweater with as much swag as you had. “Well, that is why i am the best.

Rap monster rolled his eyes at you. “Babe, let’s go already.” he said in his normal voice. “And remind me to give you rapping lessons when we get back.

Jhope:

Your close friends dragged you out to a karaoke bar as your late birthday celebration. But you knew it was mostly their way of trying to cheer you up after you have been moping around for weeks over how much you missed your boyfriend while he was on tour.

“C’mon Y/n, rap your boyfriend’s song!” they all demanded. 

“No, i cant rap like him.”

“Rap it! Rap it!” they all chanted.

With a few bottles of liquid courage already in your system, you had the guts to give it a try You looked to the screen and clicked your favorite song, that songs being 1verse.

You flew through the lyrics, trying to as many of Jhope’s vocal touches as you could. A very drunk you thought you were doing well. Certainly, your drunk friends thought you were straight up spitting fire.

“Oh my gosh! Y/n that was so good!” a familiar voice spoke out just the song ended. 

You whipped around and found your sunshine smiling at you. “Hobi!” you yelped. you ran up to him, and attacked him with a hug, feeling his arms snake around you. “I thought you wouldn’t be back for another week!”

“I wanted to surprise you!” he said before he pulled you into a kiss.

“Awww!” “ So cute!” your friends cheered.

“Let’s keep the partying going!” Jhope smiled. “Put that song again so we can rap together!”

V:

You and V finally had your schedules match up and you both decided to take a mini vacation together. There was a long drive ahead for the two of you and you decided to be civil and each of you had half an hour to play your music in the car. V had won the game of rock, paper, scissors, so he got to play his music first.

Finally, his half hour came to an end and it was now your turn to blast your music. “Yay! My turn!” you cheered as you ripped the aux cord off his phone and plugged your phone in. 

“Agh! Fine!” V groaned with a playful pout.

“You’ll like my music.”

“But I like mine more.”

You laughed at his little attitude, he was just too cute when he was pouty. “Trust me, you will LOVE this song. I know you will!” you said as you searched through your song list for the right song. 

You clicked the song “stigma’ and you peeked at him to see his reaction. Within the first few seconds, is eyebrows shot up and and a cute smile lit up his face. “Aw, jagi, that is my song!”

You began singing along right when the lyrics started. You let your voice get disgustingly out of tune as you reached the chorus, because  your vocal range did not match the emotions you were trying to covey. How your boyfriend had such a voice and such a talent still amazed you. 

V giggled at you, still trying to keep his eyes on the road, but sneaking peeks at you from time to time. Just before the song ended, he joined and sang out of tune with you. “Aw jagi, your voice is so beautiful when you sing my song!”

Jimin:

You sat at your vanity, applying to makeup as you jammed out to your loud music.The next song that came up was Jimin’s song and you squealed to yourself, as was your usual habit of your favorite song coming out on your speakers. 

You began humming along immediately and when the lyrics started, you began to sing to yourself. Words weren’t exactly words as you applied your lipstick, eyeliner and mascara. The sounds that came out of you were more like whale sounds rather than actual Korean words since most of your concentration went to your makeup. 

Suddenly, you heard a fit of giggled in the room. You jumped in your seat , causing mascara you were putting on to smear on your eyebrow and forehead.

Jimin laughed harder.

“Jimin! How long were you there?!?” you could feel your face burning

“I saw everything!” he held his hand over his stomach because he was laughing so hard

You looked at yourself in the mirror. “Jimin! You made me mess up my make up!” 

Jimin came up to you, handing you one of your makeup wipes. “Sorry sweetie, I got bored waiting for you to get ready then I caught you singing and I thought you were so cute.”

Jungkook:

It was the first time in months that you and your boyfriend both had the days off at the same time. This time was now dedicated to being lazy together.  

It was the late morning and you were the only one awake. Seeing the mess the two of you made the night before, it was best you cleaned before Jungkook woke up and you two started another movie marathon. 

You plugged in your headphones, grabbed a broom and began an attempt to clean. Of course, being in the lazy mood you were already in, you were easily distracted by the music to actually do any type of real cleaning. Instead, you mostly sang along to your music. 

The beat of Jungkook’s song ‘Begin’ started to play and you were quickly sucked into the vibe of it. You were deep into the lyrics. Your eyes were closed, your arms were flying dramatically and you were using the broom as a microphone.

Eventually the song ended and your performance was over. You opened your eyes and as you waited for the next song to start, you heard the sound of someone laughing. You turned around and saw Jungkook standing by the kitchen doorway. His phone was pointed at you ans he was in a fit of laughs. “Babe, oh my- ha! I am- haha!” He was luaghing too hard to keep talking.

“You better delete that!” you ran up to him, and tried to snatch the phone out of his hand.

He was fast and held it above his head. “Now way jagi! I am going to keep this forever!”

-Admin Boat

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Game #6: Mama Said Knock You Out

The usual camera phone feed clicked on, revealing Mike McGuire standing in her backyard, leaning against a tall privacy fence. She had her fists taped but was otherwise dressed casually- jeans with holes in the knees, sneakers, her Mets cap, and a brand new t-shirt touting EWC’s newest facial hair based team, The tMc Club. Her hands were tucked behind her back, and she addressed the camera frankly. “Well, EWC Faithful, this is it. Weeks and weeks of climbing, clawing, and scratching, and ya boys finally made good. Number One Contenders to the motherfucking Tag Team Titles. I got a feeling that shot’s gonna be coming sooner rather than later, but this week, in Miami? I got me a one on one with one big hairy drink’a whiskey named Grizzly Duggan. I’m sure people are gonna have their eyes on it. I mean, for one, it’s yours truly’s second singles match in EWC, not to mention my first freakin’ singles main event. But other than that? People are probably gonna be seeing it as something as a bellwether for the eventual title match. Which is smart, I guess.” She shrugged, reaching up and adjusting her cap. “I’ll get to Griz in a second. Firstly, I want to say a quick piece about my own partner. You’ll notice he’s not here at the moment- I told him to take it the fuck easy. I want that gash in his side to be a total non-issue by go time, both for professional and personal reasons. See, Bishop Church is a goddamn saint. He grounds me. Keeps me from getting too nasty. There’s a lot of terrible things I would’ve said and done to people if it weren’t for him- in short, he truly is my better angels given flesh. He is kind, he is self-sacrificing, he is morally upright…” Mike’s grin split from genuine, almost sweet fondness into something outright shark-like. “...and he’s watching Cloud Atlas right now, so I don’t have a fucking filter for the next three hours.” Reaching out, Mike plucked the phone from its tripod and swiveled it around- through the sliding glass back door, a glimpse of the living room could be seen. Bishop himself could be spotted nestled into a recliner wearing a too-small light blue Snuggie adorned with monkeys, absorbed in the first act of the multi-plot epic. Back over to her, camera set back in place. “So, with that established, let’s start at the beginning, shall we? Okay. I have wanted to fight fucking Grizzly Duggan one on one pretty much since I got here. Not for any personal reasons, but because I just want to test my mettle against somebody twice my goddamn size. I wanted to get in the ring and get scrappy as fuck with him just to see if I could. But outside that? Seemed like an okay enough dude. Not the brightest, shiniest bulb in the lamp, but eh. No real reason to dislike the guy. And I didn’t. Until he opened that fucking hole in his ugly hairy-ass face. But more on that in a second.” Picking the camera and tripod up, the picture moved across the backyard to the backdoor of the garage. Mike opened it up and stepped inside- in lieu of a car, it was filled with workout equipment. Jump rope, weight bench, dumbbells, mats on the floor for doing calisthenics on, and other such things. There’s also a table off to the side where several cardboard boxes and large plastic buckets were stacked, along with packing materials- NSFW’s own personal merch station. “Yeah, see that? We send out our own goddamn shit. Everything someone gets with the NSFW brand on it, they get right from us. Nice personal touch, yeah? I wouldn’t recommend you do it though, Duggan. See, we include an autographed picture with our swag. You’d probably just wind up including beard hair and armpit sweat, you uncouth fuck.” Shrugging, they turn their attention to the makeshift gym proper. Tripod is set down, and Mike took a seat on the weight bench. “You’re probably going to go on about how much you work out. How much you fucking lift. The only thing you probably lift on the regular is takeout bags, you fat sonovabitch. But oh no, you’re probably thinking right now, what did you do or say to deserve this? Why am I being so… gasp… mean? I’ll allow our personal motivational speaker to enlighten you, you living drain clog.” The camera was adjusted so it faced the wall, where a slightly terrifying enlarged cutout of David Scott’s stern face is hung up, with blinking red Christmas lights poked where the eyes were. Underneath was a whiteboard, usually adorned with some tongue in cheek inspirational quote and workout schedules, but this time, it bore Grizzly’s own words. Back on her. Emerald eyes flashed from the slight shadow cast by the brim of her cap. “How dare you try to psychoanalyze me, Sigmund Fuck? You ain’t got the skills or brains to do that. I mean, look at you. I bet you chew on your own fucking beard thinking it’s your girlfriend’s bush, you fucking moron. Or is that even a beard? It looks like your face is home to wild growing fucking pubes. I bet you just shaved your fucking undercarriage and glued it to your face, which sure explains why you always stink of fermented ball sweat.” Inhale. Exhale. There was a visible tic in their jaw, and they attempted to calm themselves down, at least a little. “So. The match at fucking hand. I mean, people probably have me pegged as the underdog here. I mean, for one, you outweigh me. By a LOT. I mean, you have bigger fucking tits than I do. You ever considered putting on a bra? Your goddamn business is always jiggling up front. You have protruding nipples, for God’s sake. Very disrespectful. Cover that shit. And maybe stop guzzling Campbell’s Chunky right out of the fucking can. Or maybe that’s part of your master plan, huh? I have it on good authority you only beat Annabelle because you farted on her and she passed the fuck out. The evil spirits in her head couldn’t fucking contend with the ones coming out of your hairy ass. You better not try that shit on me, big boy. I WILL wear a goddamn gas mask to the ring if I have to.” She rolled her shoulders, smirking. “Number two, some would say you outclass me. Don’t make me fucking laugh, you wouldn’t know class if you tripped through the fucking window of a high society party. Class wouldn’t spend each and every week droning on and on about how many matches you’ve had. Nobody cares how many you’ve won, nobody cares how many you’ve shat down your leg like the regular bouts of explosive diarrhea you get after eating an entire Taco Bell party pack by your lonesome and chasing it with two gallons of goddamn Schlitz. Nobody gives a fuck. So you’re on a hot streak. Big fucking deal, you leave hot streaks in your underwear fucking daily. Bet Candice loves doing your laundry.” Stretching, she stood up. Perhaps this all was a little much- she knew damn sure by this point that John wouldn’t really like it if he was here- but there was no sense in trying to re-cork the bottle now that the genie’d already flown the coop. “But fine, let’s humor you. You got some wins. Wins that you got through either Carlos- hey there, sweetie!- or dumb fucking luck. If I have to hear you crow about it for another fucking minute I’m going to beat your ass to death just so I never have to hear it again. There’s something else I never wanna hear too. C’mere, I wanna show you something.” The tripod was picked up once more, carried back through the door she came in. The focus now was on a different part of the backyard- a huge spreading maple, the leaves just starting to turn. Beneath it was a wrestling ring. The ropes didn’t match- red, gold, and green- and the turnbuckles were different sizes, the canvas stained and worn in places, ring apron patched here and there. But nonetheless, it was a ring, and she slid into it expertly, setting up the tripod in the center and leaning back into the corner. “This ring, it’s mine. I bought it before I even got a job at EWC. I wasn’t a wrestler anymore, just an auto mechanic, but I still bought it. I wanted to be in it, work in it, keep myself as fucking sharp as possible, because I love wrestling and I always wanted it to be a part of my life. That’s who I am, not what you’re fucking pigeonholing me into. But hold up… the shit you said about me, you haven’t said just about me. In fact, you’ve tried to chalk up the wills of damn near every fucking woman you’ve ever stepped in the ring with to some sort of personal fucking inadequacy. Abuse, trauma, illness, being bullied, something has to be fundamentally broken or we wouldn’t be fighting so hard to prove ourselves. Right?” She leaned forward, hands on her knees. Her teeth grit in an angry grimace. “Just last week you chalked Annabelle up to, I quote, a ‘scared little girl’. Fuck that and fuck you. I don’t get her much and I don’t like her much, but that woman is fucking legit. I got a scar on my head to prove it. She’s a fighter, and she’s eaten better men than you for fucking breakfast. You had weak-ass platitudes for Lavender, and you didn’t have the balls to say shit about Ruthann Hunter, a goddamn legend in this company, before she put you in your fucking place. And then there’s me. Are you right about me? Are you wrong? You ain’t never gonna know, because it ain’t your goddamn business, Duggan. It sure as fuck ain’t who I am. Let me tell you who I am.” She stood up straight, pushing the brim of her cap to the side with one thumb. Her face was full of hard, steely determination. “I am Mike Fucking McGuire, from New York City. I was trained by Harley Race. I’ve fought fucking harder and longer than you could even wrap your head around. I love this business more than your tiny mind could fathom. I. Am a Professional Fucking Wrestler, and I will NOT be fucking marginalized by you or anybody, you cuck. I’m not afraid of you. I’m not intimidated by your size, your weight, or your momentum.” She let out a brief, dry laugh. “I am Mike McGuire… and I’m gonna knock you out.” A taped fist went sailing toward the screen. The letters ‘KF6’ could be seen for a split second before the picture abruptly went dark. Mike tucked their phone into the pocket of their jeans and let out an exhale. They felt almost ten pounds lighter- there had been a lot rolling around in their head, festering like some vestigial gangrenous limb. The excision had been an absolute relief- they’d spat poison, true, but if they hadn’t it would’ve wasted no time eating at them instead. Enough was eating at them lately. The letter they’d gotten from Natalie was hanging heavily around their neck and they knew that they hadn’t been themself since the night they read it. They strode through the back door and padded into the living room. The movie was still going, at one of the parts involving the cute rebel waitress clone. Or something. A glance to the Lay-Z-Boy made Mike smile fondly- their partner had fallen asleep. At what point, they couldn’t say, but if this wasn’t a testament to the inherent dullness of Cloud Atlas Mike didn’t know what was. They turned it off, and watched him sleep for about as long as they could allow themselves without feeling like a creeper before nudging him gently. “Hey, buddy. I’m all done.” “Huh?” John’s eyes slowly blinked awake, and he yawned, rubbing them with one hand. Mike chuckled softly. He eyed the TV and then back to them. “I guess it wasn’t very good after all.” And then he sat up in the recliner, rolling the blanket off his chest to free his arms from its sleeves. “You feel better?” “Yeah, a little. I mean, I’ve felt a lot better since Monday, t’ be honest.” Last week had been truly terrible, and one of the worst parts was that their partner didn’t know just how awful it’d been. But they hadn’t told him what that letter’d said. It was too painful, even now, to try and speak it aloud. “Good. That letter from Natalie. Saw what was left of it, cinders and all, in the trash. What’s going on?” They closed their eyes. For a moment, John saw on their face an expression that’d been all too common in the last week- a sadness that was very unlike them. Something different than even the sadness that’d been there during the fight of sorts they’d had a few weeks ago- at least that came with an almost wild persistence to work things out. No, this was resignation, as if what was lost wouldn’t ever come back. Still, as unpalatable as the idea of talking about the contents of that letter was, they knew better now than to be elusive. They instead spoke earnestly. “I’ll tell you. I promise I will. I just can’t talk about it right now. Gimme a few more days and I’ll tell you everything, but it’s just… too raw to talk about at th’ moment. Okay?” John kicked off the blanket and stood up. Despite towering over them, he was far from intimidating in their presence. The usual blank expression that he sported turned to one of brief acknowledgement. “Okay.” “Okay.” They smiled, that sad expression melting back into the background, just visible if you knew where to look. “I don’t know about you, but I could go for some goddamn strawberry pancakes.”

[talentedmrsalas]

Liked on YouTube: Buzzin - Mann {I Feel Like Money} https://youtu.be/zkGrP_L0Ywk Man I feel like money (man I feel like money) They're attracted to me They come around like honey (they come around like honey) Cuz I'm fly like a bee Man I got 'em all buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' Like da-da-da-da-da-da-da Man I got the world buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' Like da-da-da-da-da-da-da Audi R8, laid back Black on Black Diamonds on my neck and my wrist matchin that Black mask, black mag, brown bag drop down now or i'll shoot your black ass I'm a magnet to money, the paper is where I'm at They attracted to me, they treat me like Pimp C I'm a P-I-M-P yo chick just chose me I got so much swag, is that why you mad? Control your hate trick Nothing good to say don't say sh-t keep walkin' quit talkin' keep it movin' We can keep the club jumpin' till daylight From New York to LA through the Bay right Uh , back up to back up in the mix like that And I know ya like it when it's just like that All the girlies just love my swag From my kicks to the way I fix my hat I'm...back Fresh like some new J's Brodie got next NBA to pay I'm too paid Shaded with some ladies Reppin' my city West LA baby ! West LA made me this way Two rules : Stay fresh , homie and get paid Hey ! Never broke and never bummy I'm from where it's forever sunny Man I feel like money (man I feel like money) They're attracted to me They come around like honey (they come around like honey) Cuz I'm fly like a bee Man I got 'em all buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' Like da-da-da-da-da-da-da Man I got the world buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' Like da-da-da-da-da-da-da When I come around, 'round , 'round They go Yeah , yeah it's going down , down , down They go New cat with a old school feel Only new artist with a old school deal Tied to the game by Steve Lobell So we always win , don't receive no help New girls act like they know me so well But I shows no love and be like oh well When my album drops , sure as hell goin' sell Stack cash and laugh like L-O-L Man I feel like money (man I feel like money) They're attracted to me They come around like honey (they come around like honey) Cuz I'm fly like a bee Man I got 'em all buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' Like da-da-da-da-da-da-da Man I got the world buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' Like da-da-da-da-da-da-da When I come around , 'round , 'round They go Yeah , when I come around , 'round , 'round They go When I step in yo town , town , town They go Yeah , yeah it's going down , down , down They go Yee-uh Yee-uh Shawty in my ear Saying all the things that I wanna hear Buzzin' ! And as the night ends I'ma have her and get all her friends Buzzin' ! Okay , hands in the air (Yee-uh) From the back to the front Everywhere Buzzin' ! Throwin' out 20's Throwin' out hundreds Ladies gotta love it Man I feel like money (man I feel like money) They're attracted to me They come around like honey (they come around like honey) Cuz I'm fly like a bee Man I got 'em all buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' Like da-da-da-da-da-da-da Man I got the world buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' buzzin' Like da-da-da-da-da-da-da When I come around , 'round , 'round They go Yeah , when I come around , 'round , 'round They go When I step in yo town , town , town They go Yeah , yeah it's going down , down , down They go Mann Ft. 50 Cent -- Buzzin' Lyrics

[lipwak]

VHS #342

3 2003 WFMU marathon show webcams and a 5/23/03 Monica Burlesque show webcam56k modem video, jerky and low res/blurry, sometimes not too bad…but mostly a blur. Handheld cam moves around. *** WFMU marathon 2003 Small Change,  Sun 3/9,  5-7pm missed about 10 min of beginning(Hear the whole thing here: http://wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=3&show=6846&archive=117283) No playlist. Small Change wearing a red fez and a gold jacket standing and pacing, Jim Price, people dancing in the phone room, disco ball and colored lights, playing records, Eva in phone room, chopping block, freeze - see desktop, Vanilla Bean mentioned, fog machine, “heavy 60s shit" (cut out), about to conclude week 1, c/us of dancers, ecu of Small Change, 35 min to go, Radio Archival Oddities for $100, Funk Dat - Sagat (https://youtu.be/iOFKU_hwj2o), Sinner's Crossroads on next, FMU collage with Terre, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Monica, Rob - non graphical interface, get drunk for FMU, samples with Arnold, breaks $2600, Doug S?, it cuts off as show ends, see desktop. *** Ken and Andy - 7 Second Delay1 hr(3/12/03, 6 pm, Here the whole thing here: http://wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=3&show=6876&archive=106035) No playlist. Shot of the ceiling, Hugo Montenegro - James Bond Theme (From Dr No), Andy was in LA last week, no soaking tonight, talk about Monk, Ken is getting tattooed for $10,000, atonement, Ken wants Andy to get tattooed, $20 gets video of Andy and Ken (The Best of Andy and Ken), Jim Flora Dave Cunningham FMU t-shirt, (audio dies), Monk swag - moist towelette, first chance to cause Andy physical lasting pain, make him bleed, people calling from Andy’s office, Ken shows Eagles tattoo, they break 2 grand, hear tattoo gun, Read 'Em and Weep after this, less than 25 minutes to do it, shows Andy’d doodles, 5 grand to make in the next 16 minutes, $6857 10 minutes left, Zoe from Switzerland, $8297, done it?, (freeze), end theme, $11,230 enough to put salt in, wistful shot of Andy sitting at end. WFMU home page, trouble loading the cam, link outdated?, I keep reloading it. *** Bronwyn - Pander Cam (Read 'Em and Weep with Bronwyn C)1 hr3/12/03, 7 pm, Hear the whole thing here: http://wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=3&show=6877&archive=120433) No playlist. Perry Mason Theme - Those Damn Accordions, Bronwyn in yellow Trauma Team slicker and clear plastic helmet, shot of Ken’s butt, Terre T co-host, Sluggo running the Pander Cam, Read 'Em and Weep battle thong, Kenny G tried them on, Terre helps Bronwyn take off the suit, we see Terre's thong, Brownyn wearing a Portland Beavers baseball shirt, 7:15 pm, jockstrap for the unendowed, Sluggo designed it, focus on Bronwyn’s fishnet stockings, see people sitting around the phone room, people in the hall, zoom in to ventilation holes on computer monitor, puts on baseball mitt and "pitches", (freeze), message board, Bronwyn’s "chestal mass", if she makes $10,000 will put on pasties, cam focuses on her rack, rabbit penises, Bronwyn lifts her skirt so Terre can feel her butt, her butt is as hard as wood cuz she works out, focuses on her tits, panties is fundamental, hallway shot, Ken sitting on the spiral staircase, Andy Breckman, zoom in to his mouth, Diane getting ready to do Andy's tattoo, artwork, Andy puts his leg up for Diane, Andy has his head in his hand, hear dog barking in the background, Bronwyn has a little dog in her lap, puts top hat on it, thong fits Bronwyn, crotch shot, focuses on her tits, 5 min left, Bronwyn is low level, marathong, her favorite skip, your copy won’t have that, Kenny G, less entertaining candor, more titillating pander, station ID, more panties, less dogs, Ken with no shirt and his tattoo, Bronwyn fawns over Terre, Kenny G is next, (static) *** 5/23/03 Monica - New York Burlesque Fest Webcam Blowout!w/ Jo Boob, Kellita, Torchy Taboo & Gusto', Miss Delirium Tremens, Kitten On The Keys, Monkeyzuma & Gusto' (inc)(Hear the whole thing here: http://wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=3&show=7563&archive=116423)  No playlist. pt of this on VHS #332 WFMU curtain, James Brown doll, horse with ponytail hair, (Gypsy Overture), hula hooping girl doll, barbie doll, pokemon?, Scott. (More Bumps and Grinds), (freeze), stage, Monica starts, Angie Pontani standing at mic, NY Burlesque Festival this weekend,  Jo Boob in red cowgirl outfit, (This Should Go On Forever - Wanda Jackson), Jo Boob talks, thank you for having me, so good to be had, stripping vs burlesque, Carrie Finnell’s educated breasts, back to the dolls, Kellita of Hot Pink Feathers, red bikini, Brazilian music, she talks about how she got into this, shimmy shake, dolls again, Torchy Taboo & Gusto', Gusto plays ukulele as she sings My Heart Belongs To Daddy, (Bettie Page look), very low audio from them, she’s from Atlanta, she talks about how she got into this, (Gusto is married to Monkey Zuma), Gusto' talks about the ukulele, he sings a little of The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, see webcam software on monitor, talk about Gypsy Rose Lee (Ann Corio’s book), new burlesque scene, Miss Delirium Tremens (Bettie Page look), Chinese fan, she strips, she talks about her act, (hard to hear her), hands and dolls dance by some guy sitting on the floor, woman with red shows on stage, unknown man (Mike Lupica?), Italian Stallion of Burlesque - Angie, Evangeline The Oyster Girl Kitty West, reads other names, (freezes), Kitten On The Keys, (gets louder), she sings, sings My Girl’s Pussy, she talks about her background, her first performance!, Hello Kitty vibrator, the other pink meat, Kitty Muffins CD, song about her grandma selling her panties on eBay, men working on the stage, red sneakers dancing, (static), Monkeyzuma & Gusto’, dancing gorilla, strips but leaves monkey mask on, they like Dave The Spazz, (tape ends)