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narwhalwrath · 7 years ago

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I’ve taken some bits of information from the old intended storyline that tied together the Haunted Mansion, Tom Sawyer’s Island and Pirates of the Caribbean, as well as some stuff from the actual rides in Florida and some parts from the comics to make one flowing story of Disney History AU.

After joining the crew of the Pomona under Captain Randall Pace, William Gracey learns that Pace is using the Pomona to act as a gunrunner. Outraged, Gracey confronts Pace during a storm, which leaves Pace indisposed when lightning topples a mast on top of him. Taking this as an opportunity, Gracey beheads Pace and declares himself to be the new captain of the Pomona under the title of Captain Blood.

Becoming a talented gunrunner himself - Gracey often plunders villages as the Pomona comes to be recognized as a pirate’s vessel. During a raid in Port Royal, Gracey encounters Captain Jean Lafitte, a man who used his good standing as a war hero as a cover for his true endeavors as a pirate. The two forge a partnership based within smuggling and selling cargo in return for a share of the profits and protection on Lafitte’s behalf. Gracey himself retires as a pirate and leads the crew of the Pomona into a trap in which they are found and executed by the British army in order to tie up any loose ends.

With Lafitte and a crew of his own in command of the Pomona, Gracey relocates to New Orleans, seeking out a hook-handed lawyer named Brian Belew alongside two architects, Mr. Marc Davis - patriarch of the Davis Clan - and Mr. Claude Coats – brother-in-law to Marc. Belew shows the group a plot overlooking the river on the outskirts of New Orleans next to a local graveyard. Belew warns Gracey that the plot is allegedly haunted, but Gracey, Marc and Claude put no faith in such stories.

Marc and Claude get to work constructing the Gracey manor, fitting it with multiple secret passageways for bringing in and storing illicit goods as well as evading pirates, thieves and the British army. Lafitte would oversee one particular passageway that would connect to his hideout on Tom Sawyer’s Island that would lead to a mausoleum in the graveyard of the mansion with an emergency exit sinking arch facing the river, which would allow easy transportation of cargo intended for smuggling and selling to the populace of New Orleans. Marc’s work is prized by Gracey more so than Claude’s – sparking Claude’s jealousy. With that, Claude seals Marc in a coffin that he nails shut – with Marc dying before he can pry himself out.

However, as Marc was the only one capable of properly navigating the mansion, Claude becomes lost, wandering the mansion with a candelabra until his untimely demise. As time passes, spirits from the graveyard, as well as the spirits of Marc and Claude make their presences known in the mansion.

Gracey meets Emily De Claire and immediately falls in love – preparing their wedding shortly there afterward. Not wanting Emily to have to live with the spirits present in the mansion, Gracey contacts a wandering gypsy named Madame Leota in hopes that she could expel the spirits from the mansion. During her time in the mansion, Leota falls in love with Gracey, though he renounces her advances and orders her to get out after her job is done. Spurned by her love, Leota opts to instead make the mansion more appealing to spirits – cursing it to befall a horrible fate upon reaching a capacity of 1000 spirits. Leota then summons the spirit of Captain Pace, who becomes the Hatbox Ghost.

On the day of their wedding, Emily goes to the attic to find something old, instead meeting the Hatbox Ghost, who reveals to her Gracey’s dark past with the Pomona. Horrified, Emily dies of a broken heart, her body found by Gracey not long after that. Furious, Gracey learns from the Hatbox Ghost that Leota had a hand in his return – prompting Gracey to come up from behind Leota during one of her séances and snap her neck. However, Leota is unaware that she has died, and proceeds to continue with her séances post mortem, a curse she bears for all eternity.

With his new life crumbling before his eyes, Gracey is overcome with depression and hangs himself in the foyer, becoming the Ghost Host.

Following Gracey’s suicide, the estate falls into Lafitte’s ownership. Going mad as a result of the British Army gets closer and closer to uncovering his operation, and believing that Gracey had committed suicide for this reason as well, Lafitte fakes his own death with Belew. Dedicating the mausoleum in the cemetery to Lafitte, Belew seals the mausoleum permanently, while Lafitte destroys any means of entering the tunnel system and seals himself and the Pomona within a cavern on Tom Sawyer’s Island with his plentiful treasure - never to be seen again.

Saddened by the death of Lafitte - the people of New Orleans place seek to commemorate the man they thought they knew - and so Belew provides an anchor from one of Lafitte’s ships to be placed within the New Orleans Square, deciding not to reveal what kind of man Lafitte truly was. Belew then leaves the mansion to the Davis Clan, feeling as though it rightfully belonged to them because of Marc and Claude’s hand in the mansion’s creation. Marc’s brother, Dave, moves in alongside Marc’s sons: Theodore, Myall, Bertie and Jacob, Jacob’s wife: Florence, children: Wellington and Forsythia, nephews: Al and Huet, and niece: Maude.

Dave, Theodore, Myall, Al and Huet all mysteriously die, leaving Jacob as the eldest son of the Davis Clan and the rightful proprietor of the Davis Clan’s family fortune; including Gracey manor. Jealous of his older brother, Bertie uses venom from his snake - being a collector and hunter of rare animals. Though Bertie takes the fortune for himself - Florence figures out that Bertie had murdered her husband and shoots Bertie in the head in cold blood. Wellington and Forsythia - who are cared for solely by Maude at this point, see an opportunity for themselves and remove the only person standing in their way of the family fortune, murdering their mother and leaving her face down in a pill of seed, surrounded by the birds she loved to feed so much. As the only one left to care for the twins, Maude becomes jealous that they should inherit the family fortune - feeling that it rightfully belongs to her, despite her not being of the direct line of Marc’s descendants. For this, Maude kills both Wellington and Forsythia in their sleep with a hammer. Content with being the last one standing, Maude plans to rest easy, however being that she used anything at her disposal in order to keep her hair tied up - the matches that sat within her hair lit that night when she slept, burning Maude alive and wiping out the Davis Clan.

The mansion eventually came into the ownership of George Hightower, brother to Harrison Hightower III – who built the Hightower Hotel, which disappeared from New York on December 31st, 1899 when it became the Tower of Terror– who was married to Constance Hatchaway.

Unbeknownst to George, Constance was a black widow and had beheaded her last four husbands. Ultimately, Constance confronted George, plunging a hatchet into his forehead before beheading his corpse. Constance then proceeded to inherit George’s wealth and the mansion itself – living a long and unpunished life.

Following Constance’s own death, she retains her youthful appearance and comes to be rather close with the Hatbox Ghost. Together, the two conspire to help bring the total count of spirits in the Haunted Mansion to 1000 in order to make Leota’s curse become a reality.

#haunted mansion #Disney #pirates of the caribbean #tom sawyer's island #tower of terror #madame leota #constance hatchaway #hatboxghost

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chasingballoons · 8 years ago

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Lots more detail for you thanks to kerrycec03. Taken directly from the forum

Cold Open: stairs, all 4 guys carrying take-out, Leonard asks Raj how things are going with the girl he is dating and Raj says he ended it with her, when asked why he says because she didn’t want to see him anymore. Sheldon says some people are not destined for a mate like Newton who was a virgin till death, Raj says he is not a virgin. The guys express sorrow to Raj who says “I’m fine” to which Sheldon continues on. Howard says what Raj means is he is clearlt not fine. And Sheldon says if people mean the opposite of what they say, then Howard could be wrong. The guys walk in and the girls are there (yea all 7 scene) and they ask what the guys are talking about. Sheldon goes into it and Raj says again “I’m fine which means I don’t want to talk about it”. Sheldon is frustrated because he wishes it was easier to know what people are really feeling without words. Howard tells him there is a trial experiment going on for a human emotions detector. At first Sheldon is leary but everyone thinks it would be great. Meanwhile Raj says maybe he should ask his ex-girlfriends what went wrong, get them all together. Everyone agrees thats a bad idea. Next scene: comic book store, Raj asks Leonard what he plans to do with Sheldon’s old room…he says game room. Sheldon tells Leonard he wanted a game room but Amy said no. Howard comes over and excitingly tells Sheldon he got a hold of the machine for him. Next scene: 4A (pink coffee maker now there and liquor bottles on top of fridge) penny is on her tablet and Leonard comes out from the bedroom says he measured his new game room and his dream tv will fit (if he removes boards OR that is so big he can see it from work). Penny asks him to hold off aa Randall might come stay with them. Leonard asks why and Penny says her Dad wants her to help get him an interview at her company. Leonard asks won’t they mind an ex-convict drug dealer and Penny says Pharmaceuticals is just a fancy word for drugs anyway. Leonard is clearly miffed so Penny asks him how long would he be staying, Penny says few days, more, who knows. She asks Leonard if he has a problem, he lies and says no, they hug and peck and Leonard says Randall will enjoy carrying his drugs in a brief case better than a balloon in his rectum (this was re-written a few of Leonards like and 2nd-3rd takes had the sitting hug as 1st didn’t..to me they softened it up) Next scene (playback) Howard/Bernadette kitchen with Raj. Bernadette asks Raj if he really thinks its a good idea to contact all the ex’s together, it will crush him, (meanwhile Raj has already begun plan the event). It was a quick scene. Next scene: Sheldon’s office (Sheldon, Amy, Howard). They are beginning to try the emotion detector machine that monitors the persons lines and expressions and such and an app on Sheldons phone determines the basic emotions by a smiley face system. Howard jokes it can determine if Amy wants to think about her choices (impling dating Sheldon—eyes roll). Amy has a laptop and begins looking a pics and the machine will pick up her emotion and Sheldon will go by that. First he says “happy” and Amy excitingly says yes cause its a pic of puppys, Sheldon sorta agrees but not with their tiny pointy teeth. Next pic he says sad and Amy says softly yes its a picture of her Grandma to which Sheldon says makes sense you probably miss her and you worry about getting her turkey neck. Amy’s emotion change and Sheldon says “oh wait now you are angry”. Back to 4A, Leonard at kitchen island, Penny walks out and asks Leonard to help look at her brother’s resume. Leonard makes a crack about Randall’s prison career. In walks Shamy and Sheldon is holding the detector saying “If you’re happy and you know it no need to clap your hands, I’ll know it”. Shamy walks to the Island and Leonard says he is happy for Sheldon and Sheldon says he knows its true because his phone shows a happy smiley. Amy sees the resume and asks Penny whats she is doing, Penny tells her and Sheldon says Leonard is angry about it. Leonard denies but sheldon’s machine keeps picking up angry faces. Penny asks Leonard and he finally says “fine, I am angry, how could you not ask me if its ok to have your drug dealer ex-con brother stay with us”. penny now gets defensive saying she didn’t think she would have to check with him since its her brother. Sheldon’s machine shows them both as angry. Lenny make a few jabs like Penny defends that Randall wouldn’t live with them forever, he would eventually get his own place. Leonard says when has he ever lived alone, Penny says he has, Leonard says where aside from a place with a nearby metal toliet (implying prison), Penny says that still countd. Amy tells Sheldon to stop and he points the machine at her and he says “then stop enjoying this too” (implying they are both enjoying this). Then Penny says to Leonard consider this payback for making her live with Sheldon (2 versions, one Sheldon says she was lucky to live with him, 2nd is he let her share his honeynut cheerios to which Penny snaps back that she was invoiced for those). Sheldon is offended and Amy pats Sheldons back and says they should go, Shamy proceeds to leave and Sheldon says can he storm off and Amy says it looses its impact if they discuss it, so he says instead he’ll give them the finger (which is an angry thumbs down), Amy gives a half one and stop. They exit. Next: Raj’s apartment (Lucy, Claire, Emily and deaf Emily, Howard & Raj). Ladies are seated around the coffee table. Raj explains he gathered them all together to find out what went wrong in there relationships. He explains that Howard is there to translate for Emily and take notes. Deaf Emily signs and Howard says I agree this is crazy. Raj then says its confusing there are two Emilys so he said emily Sweeny is red-head emily (but deaf Emily is also a red head), 2nd take called deaf Emily “Emily Jr”. She signs angrily and Howard says “hey you dates him”. Raj suggests they go around the room introducing themselves and why they broke up. First up is Lucy. She admits she has severe social anxiety and Raj kept pushing her into uncomfortable situations to which Howard says “like this one” and she shakes her head yes and sinks into her seat. Raj tells him to right he has personal boundary issues and Howard says/writes Shmuck. Deaf Emily says he was too dictated by what his parents said and Emily Sweeny agreed saying he was a mamas boy. Raj tells Howard to write good son. Then its Claire who said he was too needy, and then said he was too into his look with shaping eyebrows and Raj’s cuts her off. Then its Emily Sweeny. She says she is uncomfortable saying it in front of Howard. Raj says he doesn’t mind so she begins to say “well when we were in bed” and Raj says “leave”. (Done a few different ways). Clearly Raj is getting upset so Lucy says “there is something good about dating Raj”. Raj jumps in and says “thank you and yes I’ll go out with you again”. Lucy says “no, I mean I learned what not to do in a relationship for my next one”. All the women agree and Emily Sweeny starts talking about her new man Gary and Howard asks for his spelling. Raj cuts him off and asks them all if they moved on to better relationships and they all agree (and Claire says a little before actually). Howard steps in to defend the deflated Raj. He says he is proud that he is putting himself out there and trying to fix it, both sorta one arm hug and Emily Sweeny says “I’m actually surprised you two (howard/raj) never got together. Howard says "like you ladies I had to ho through this to find Bernadette” and Raj weirdly agrees. Next scene (playback) 4B. We see Amy at the island mixing a salad calling Sheldon out for dinner saying she made beefloaf not meatloaf as she knows how much he hates non-describe meals. He doesn’t come out so she walks into the bedroom and we see Sheldon cuddled sorta diagonal with a pillow. Amy asks whats wrong and he is disappointed because he really thought he was getting better at reading peoples emotions and she says he has, look at all the times he knows when she is upset to which he says she’s sorta a downer and he quickly apologized for that. Amy climbs over behind him and says they all have challenges like you and says “although probably cause of my dad” to which she takes off her glasses and says without these all I see is a blurry blob. She rubs his arm and tells him to stop using the machine, then lingerly kisses his cheek and says she loves him to which he turns and say “I Agree with that, I love you too. Can you put your glasses back on you look like a weirdo”. Next scene (4B door). Lenny knocks, Sheldon answers and Lenny says they owe him an apology and Sheldon says I forgive you for taking my suitcase when I wasn’t home. Leonard says not that, but for yelling at him because he was in the middle of their fight. And Leonard says also the suitcase to which Sheldon said he had to throw it out as a sock was in there. Sheldon asks are they ok now and Lenny says yes, Penny said she will tell her Dad its just not a good time to which Leonard rubs her back and says “he won’t get mad at his little girl” to which immediately Penny says he won’t because it was Leonard’s idea, Leonard says “you’re going throw me under the bus?” And Penny says “I’m gonna throw you so fast I’ll break windows”. Sheldon says “wait are you getting angry again” and they look snarky back and he shouts “yes I can read emotions I don’t need the machine, and slams the door”. Tag: whole gang at 4A eating and Sheldon is still a little bummed about reading emotions, so Amy (or Raj) says pregnant women have a great insight into that. Leonard says “but they can’t get Sheldon pregnant” so Sheldon asks Bernadette what he is thinking and she says “you think you are better than us, we are all be beneath you”. He is shocked and tells Howard to keep having babies. Ok I am exhausted so probably typos and errors. Will try to review later. BTS: everyone very chatty. Jim was Jim with pacing so no toe hangup. Kaley said at railing “not sure what you’ve all heard but I for one want this to keep going. Never heard her word it that way. Mayim kept making like clawing motions toward Jim and others. All messed up except Melissa and Mayim. While filled studio, there were still some seats so my guess everyone got in of standbys.

#tbbt #the big bang theory #spoilers #spoiled #taping report #shamy #lenny #howardette #raj

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acekatherineplumber · 5 years ago

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The Post of Many Questions!

PART 1. About myself…

Do you like the way you look? Right now, the answer is no. I’m really working on it. I’m in recovery. I’m going to group therapy. I’m trying.

Have you ever cut your hair yourself? Not cut, but trimmed Honestly, I don’t trust other people with my hair.

What’s your Instagram @? @cheveuxderaiponce. Follow me!

Favorite console to play video games on? I don’t play video games

Do you collect anything? Mugs!

Have you ever smoked a cigarette? Ew. No.

Are you a fan of bread and butter? Nope. It’s not vegan.

Does everything happen for a reason? No. Sometimes the world is just random and terrible. All we can do is be decent and kind to each other. Do no harm, but take no shit.

What’s the most embarrassing thing that happened to you? I tend to block that stuff out.

Have you ever almost died? Yes. Back in January, the external manifestation of my mental illness almost killed me. I had to make a choice at that point, to continue letting my mental illness take over my life and take everything from me, or to recover. I chose recovery. It is HARD. I’m not going to lie to you, and some days I really don’t want to continue with it. However, to choose recovery is to choose life. It is to choose the future. it is to choose possibility. That is what I choose.

Go-to ice cream order? I’m vegan, so it’s really hard to go somewhere and order ice cream, but I like to buy vegan rocky road at the store.

Do you like your room? I do! I’m leaving it soon though.

What do you like to do when you’re feeling stressed? Make tea and watch The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged

Who’s your best friend? @hoogwoorts and @purplerainbowsrachel

Favorite animal? Cats, hedgehogs, and otters

Do you like to read? I LOVE to read. I’m almost done with The Three Musketeers!

Are you an extrovert or introvert? Introvert

Biggest regret? Regrets are wasted energy

Are you a fan of theme parks? I don’t like big roller coasters, but I do think theme parks are fun

Have you crossed anything off your bucket list in the past 2 months? Not in the past 2 months, but about 3 months ago I graduated from college!

PART 2. Ask me if I’m a believer…

Do you believe in aliens? Yes

Do you think everything happens for a reason? No

Do you believe the butterfly effect is real? Kind of?

Do you think love at first sight is legit? Absolutely not

Do you think we go to heaven or hell when we die?

Do you believe in karma? I do. I believe that the energy you put into he world will come back to you.

Do you believe in witches and/or magic? Yes

Do you think ghosts are real? Yes

Do you believe in anything mythical/supernatural? (Bigfoot, Mermaids, Vampires, etc.) Yes

Do you believe in a God? No.

PART 3. Ask me about relationships & love…

Are you in love with anyone at the moment? No

Do you want to eventually get married? Yes

Who are your best friends? Already answered that

Have you ever broke a friend’s trust? Definitely, but usually it’s because I’m trying to help them

What was your first kiss like? Unremarkable

If a friend called you to help hide a body, would you help or turn them in? I would probably say that I was busy.

Have you ever had a crush on someone that, now as you look back, is completely embarrassing? Everyone who feels romantic attraction has. It’s a part of life.

Explain your dream date. Indian food and good conversation and then a Shakespeare play

How would you react if you had a secret admirer? Confusion

You’re having dinner with your s/o, are you guys eating at a restaurant or having a home cooked meal? Home cooked that we cooked together

Talk about one of your favorite memories you share with a friend. It’s a simple one, but I just remember disappearing off to my friend’s house for a day. We ordered Chinese, watched movies, and just hung out. :)

Have you ever secretly taken something from a friend and not given it back? Definitely not on purpose.

How would you react if a friend started dating your ex? I’d warn them about what they’re really like, and tell them how much it would hurt me to see them make bad choices and be involved with any of those people

Do you think any of your friends talk about you behind your back? Only when they’re worried about me

Where would you want to have your honeymoon? France

Do you believe in sex before marriage? Yes

Are you currently single? Yes

Have you ever broken up with someone? Yes

Have you ever cried over a break-up with a friend? Yes

If you were in an emergency, which friend would you call first? Probably @purplerainbowsrachel. I trust her and she’s the closest.

PART 4. Ask me about my favorite things!

Favorite feel-good movie? The Princess Bride

Favorite song from before 2005? 1985 by Bowling for Soup or I’m a Believer. They’re super nostalgic and have a lot of good memories attached to them/

ALL-TIME favorite album? Reputation. Sue me.

Favorite actress? ANNE. HATHAWAY.

Top 3 favorite colors? Aqua, silver, and olive green

Favorite book genre? Historical, action-thriller-mystery. Think The Da Vinci Code, but better written.

Favorite poem? “Won’t You Celebrate With Me?” by Lucille Clifton

Favorite actor? Chris Evans

Favorite type of food? Indian

Favorite pair of shoes you own? Mid-calf vegan leather boots

Favorite song right now? “You Need to Calm Down” by Taylor Swift. I had it on repeat this morning.

Favorite show you’ve ever watched? Parks and Recreation or Brooklyn 99.

Favorite show as of right now? Brooklyn 99.

Favorite quote? I draw strength from different quotes at different moments. Right now I’m drawing strength from “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated” (Maya Angelou). However, I think an over-arching one is from the 2015 live-action Cinderella, “Have courage and be kind.”

Favorite thing to do when you’re bored? Read, scroll through the internet, go for a walk.

Favorite food? Samosas and hummus.

Favorite sea animal? Octopi

Favorite perfume/cologne/body spray? Black Tulip by Nest, Black Raspberry Vanilla and Vanilla Bean Noel from Bath and Body Works.

Favorite drink to order at a coffee shop? Tea!

Favorite person you know? Probably my cousin.

Favorite blog(s) here on Tumblr? Abby’s, Rachel’s, Carolyn’s, and a few others.

Favorite Youtuber? So many. I watch way too much YouTube. I like Christina Randall, Jessica Kent, Olivia Simone, Lucia Tepper, Once Upon a Bron, caitlovesdisney, Jay Swanson, Sarah Ingle, Jessica Kellgren-Fozard, Five Foot One Teacher, Colleen Ballinger (her, not Miranda Sings), Patrcia B, Katherine Steele, the Di’Amore Family, DFB Guide, The Financial Diet, Cherry Wallis, Brian Hull, Emily’s Wanderland, kenziemacbrown, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Amy Lovatt, and definitely more.

Favorite place to shop? Barnes and Noble.

Favorite book? Les Mis

Favorite musician? Taylor Swift

Favorite city you’ve been to? Paris

Favorite sport? I life to watch gymnastics and dance, but I don’t like to play sorts. Working out is fun though.

Favorite outfit you own? My teal Lularoe dress I know, MLMs are terrible, but I bought it before I knew that, and it’s higher quality than most of Lularoe’s other stuff.

Favorite app to use? Hogwarts Mystery

Favorite flower? Irises and sunflowers

PART 5. Ask me Would You Rather…

Eat a slug OR Eat a cockroach? Cockroach

Not take a shower for a week OR Not brush your teeth for a week? Not take a shower.

Cuss out your boss OR Tell your mom she looks fat? Cuss out my boss

Fart in front of your crush (and they know it’s you) OR Accidentally sneeze in your celebrity crush’s face? Definitely fart

Jump off a cliff into the ocean OR Go skydiving and jump out of a plane? Jump off a cliff

Be the girl who was known for eating her tampon OR Have everyone in your life legitimately hate you? Be known for eating my tampon.

Not be able to own anything that costs more than $20 OR Only be able to own things that cost $100 or more? $100

Shit your pants on nation television OR Shit your pants at a job interview? Job interview

Be famous while you’re alive but forgotten when you die OR Be unknown while you’re alive but famous after you die? Be unknown and then famous after death

Go to jail for 5 years for something you didn’t do OR Get away with a horrible crime and live with guilt & fear? Get away with it.

PART 6. Ask me if I’ve ever…

Have you ever cried yourself to sleep? Yes

Ever kissed someone who wasn’t single? Yes, and that is definitely part of the worst thing I have ever done.

Ever spit in someone’s food/drink? No

Have you ever done anything illegal? Jaywalking is technically illegal, but other than that, no.

Have you ever cheated on a test? Yes

Ever spread a rumor? Yes

Have you ever saved someone’s life? Yes

Have you ever been to a foreign country? Yes

Have you ever made someone cry? Yes

Ever lied straight to someone’s face? Yes

#story of my life

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thesnhuup · 6 years ago

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Commencement 2019: Hope, Heroes, and Love

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I’ve been thinking a lot about our Commencement exercises a week ago. It was a special couple of days, record setting days really. We had this year some 21,000 graduates, many of them coming to Manchester to march and receive their diploma, in four ceremonies over two days. Yes, my hand was sore after all that handshaking, but I wouldn’t trade the experience (more fist bumping I might be tempted to encourage). Anyone who was there will attest to the sense of celebration and that particular SNHU mix of ceremony with warmth and affection. Our Commencement speakers all commented on it – the feeling in the arena, the joy and pride, all the while being well managed and tight (we had one small stumble with name reading, but quickly got back on pace). Our team does an amazing job.

I find myself in the aftermath thinking more about the behind the scenes stories, the ones most people do not get to see. The audience sees only a hint of the more than 700 staff that show up to make everything work.

Their delight in the students is infectious and they bring order to chaos, even stepping in to do a touch of make-up if necessary.

Students often rush in late, almost panicked, and our staff calmly takes care of everything, with a smile and reassurance, and everyone ends up where they need to be. It really does take a village to make something this big, this complex, work so well. We talk a lot about mission, but mission is lived out in the work and SNHU staff are the most mission driven, student-focused people I know.

Everyone gets to see our Commencement speakers on stage, but behind stage it’s fun to see them meet people, take selfies, and connect as regular people. Here’s Cory Booker taking photos with some of our faculty.

Whether or not one cares for his politics, he seemed to be utterly authentic in the joy he took in meeting people, the hugs he gave graduates, and the warmth he showed everyone. He is the first Commencement Speaker to ask if he could join me to shake hands and he did, the whole time, and one could tell that rather than deplete him, the interactions charge his battery.

I loved that he brought his mom, Carolyn, and I got to meet her in the green room.

She is old enough to have be heartened by the enormous changes in America and the impact of the Civil rights movement, to be dismayed by how far we still have to go in terms of race in America, and to have unbounded pride that her son is a U.S. Senator and candidate for the presidency. She was lovely and gracious and, on Mother’s Day, a reminder that no matter how famous, liked or disliked, everyone was someone’s baby and in that mysterious mix of nature and nurture, mothers bring both.

Commencement audiences love seeing the service dogs that often assist our graduates. In the minutes before the ceremony, Harley was dressed, ready, and resting up.

I often think dogs were put on this earth to remind us humans to up our game.

The real stars of Commencement are the students and while everyone gets to see them, only a handful of people in the room know their stories. They are inspirational stories. Here are just a few of them:

Sarah Schoenback, a campus student who excelled in school, despite losing three years of memory. She suffered a traumatic brain injury while playing varsity soccer in high school. The injury caused her to lose three years of memory and she had to re-learn how to walk and talk. Despite losing years of educational experience, Sarah overcame her obstacles and caught up in school. She graduated from high school with a 3.8 GPA and also excelled at SNHU as a double major — elementary education and special education.

Hanna Sheppard, a formerly paralyzed student, defied the odds and walked across the stage to receive her master’s degree. She was thirteen when she dove into her backyard swimming pool and broke her neck, paralyzing herself instantly. She was told she’d never walk again. After months of uncertainty and acute physical therapy, she was able to stand on her own. She later regained her ability to walk independently, with a slight limp on her right side. Hanna thought she’d never be able to walk again, but she persisted. She walked proudly across the stage to receive her diploma.

Chynna Wall, the 18-year-old daughter of SNHU student, Angelique, traveled more than 1,100 miles to walk at graduation on behalf of her mom who is battling breast cancer. She walked across the stage with a cap that said “Walkin’ for Mom,” and says “every day should be treated like Mother’s Day.”

Ricardo Scarello, a legally blind student, traveled to Manchester with his service dog, Puck to receive his master’s degree in IT. He currently works as a senior software developer and hopes to continue advancing his career. Ricardo worked extensively with our online accessibility team throughout his time at SNHU and even offered to help make SNHU programs more accessible for visually impaired students. Demita Furnner, SNHU’s director of online accessibility, said Ricardo’s extra work with SNHU made the university better equipped to serve visually impaired students in the future. Ricardo said SNHU gave him the ability to learn on an equal playing field.

Christen Ganley, a 42-year-old SNHU student, earned her master’s degree in higher education administration after surviving a brain tumor. She earned multiple degrees (one from SNHU) while battling cancer, and pursued a career in radiation therapy – the treatment that saved her life. She is the Clinical Coordinator for the Radiation Therapy Program at Baptist Health Science College. Christen is the first faculty member at her workplace to teach online-only courses. She says her experience studying online with SNHU allowed her to become a better instructor.

Carissa Gurung, a Bhutanese refugee who resettled in the U.S. in 2010, walked across the stage with her two young boys (also dressed in cap and gown!) watching from the crowd. She’s pursuing a career in law enforcement with her justice studies degree from SNHU. Her dream is to become a Manchester, NH police officer and make a positive impact on her community.

Emily Myott is an extraordinary mom of five who completed her bachelor’s degree while also homeschooling her children. Her kids were all under the age of nine when she started her program six years ago.

With every hand I shake and diploma I hand out, I know there is a story and so often I just want to stop the ceremony and ask, “What’s your story?” One man, about my age, whispered to me that he was walking for his wife, who had completed her degree with us and passed away before she could march. Her family was sitting behind Cory Booker’s team and they later shared with me that they heard the story and both family members and staffers cried together.

Behind the scenes, I at least get to hear some of these stories and feel so inspired and proud to be with our students.

DeElva Harrell made her way to Manchester, in the middle of her chemotherapy for breast cancer, and she wasn’t sure she’d be well enough to join us that day. She did indeed join us, she stood up to get her degree, and I wore with pride the breast cancer ribbon and flower she gave me. She later told me it was one of the best days of her life. It was for us too.

After the Commencement ceremonies were over, Pat and I hosted an evening at our home for some of the graduates who had come far without family to celebrate their accomplishment. Students from Rwanda and from the Rio Grande Valley. Here is the latter group.

On the right is Birmingham Mayor, Randall Woodfin, our fourth speaker of the weekend (and maybe the coolest speaker we’ve ever had). I was reminded of the diversity of our community, the multitude of dreams embodied in the arena that weekend, and what a privilege it is do this work. It does not feel like work really. It feels like a calling.

In that spirit, I offer up this podcast from David Brooks (not someone with whom I’ve often agreed). Brooks speaks to the power of community, the fulfillment that comes with connectedness. I know a Commencement is in many ways a celebration of individual achievement, but at an SNHU commencement there really is such a strong sense of community, of family, of camaraderie and mutual delight. I know it sounds a bit corny, but it feels like a room abounding in love. Who wouldn’t want to be in such a place?

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New top story from Time: The 50 Most Anticipated Movies Coming Out in Summer 2019

Blockbuster film season has arrived, and its first entry will almost certainly be its biggest. Avengers: Endgame opened last week and shattered all kinds of box office records; its reviews have also been extremely strong.

But the rest of the slate of summer movies is just as intriguing: ambitious live-action Disney adaptations, a star-studded Tarantino return, terrifying original horror stories and soundtracks from rock legends. Here are 50 of the biggest summer movies coming to theaters (and, in some cases, streaming in a living room) near you.

Avengers: Endgame (April 26)

If you’ve stayed with the Marvel Cinematic Universe for 21 films, you’ll probably be happy to sit through the climactic film’s monstrous three-hour runtime. Those of the Avengers extended family who survived Thanos’ devastating final attack in Avengers: Infinity War—including Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, and Black Widow—are joined by newcomer Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) to turn the tables against him.

Knock Down the House (May 1, Netflix)

In 2018, a record 529 women ran for Congress. This documentary, which won the Festival Favorite Award at Sundance this year, follows four of them, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as they attempt to overcome skepticism and long odds on the campaign trial.

Long Shot (May 3)

For some reason, beautiful and impressive women, from characters played by Katherine Heigl to Rose Byrne to Elizabeth Banks, tend to fall in love with Seth Rogen in movies. The latest to do so is Charlize Theron’s Charlotte Field, the poised and intelligent U.S. Secretary of State running for president who hires Rogen’s schlubby journalist to punch up her speechwriting.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (May 3, Netflix)

This controversial film about Ted Bundy has received mixed reviews since its Sundance premiere, but Zac Efron has drawn raves for his shivering portrayal of the serial killer. Lily Collins plays Bundy’s girlfriend, who witnesses his descent into a steadily darkening place.

Wine Country (May 8, May 10 on Netflix)

A group of SNL pals—Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, and Emily Spivey—have been taking real-life vacations together for years. Those uproarious, disastrous trips served as the inspiration for this warm comedy, which is Poehler’s directorial debut.

Detective Pikachu (May 10)

The creatures of Pokémon invaded the real world three years ago thanks to Pokémon Go—but they lacked fur, scales or saliva. This quasi-live-action film, in which Ryan Reynolds voices Pikachu, imbues Pokémon with all of those physical attributes, making them alternately unsettling and adorable.

The Hustle (May 10)

Scam Season never ends. This remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels features one experienced con artist (Anne Hathaway) taking a small-time scammer (Rebel Wilson) under her wing, as they embark on a quest to swindle a tech billionaire. Hathaway slips into her British accent and sillier side.

Poms (May 10)

A group of legendary actresses (Diane Keaton, Pam Grier, Jacki Weaver and Rhea Perlman) play women in a retirement community who shake off rust and bad hips to form a cheerleading squad.

Tolkien (May 10)

The $1 billion Lord of the Rings Amazon series won’t arrive for awhile, but Tolkien fans can bide their time with this biopic starring Nicholas Hoult. The film presumably takes liberties, as many biopics do, with the writer’s life; Tolkien’s family recently issued a statement expressing their disapproval.

The Souvenir (May 17)

Two generations of Swintons appear in critical darling Joanna Hogg’s latest film, which premiered to raves at Sundance. A shy film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) enters into a turbulent and destructive relationship which threatens to throw her off her path. Her real-life mother Tilda Swinton plays her buttoned-up mother in the movie.

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (May 17)

The legend of Keanu Reeves has only seemed to deepen over time. He returns to play the title character of this cult-favorite franchise, which features plenty of exquisite hand-to-hand combat and canine love.

The Sun Is Also A Star (May 17)

Grown-ish star Yara Shahidi and Riverdale‘s Reggie Charles Melton play star-crossed lovers in this adaptation of the YA novel by Nicola Yoon.

Aladdin (May 24)

Disney hopes that the live-action reboot of its beloved animated take on the Middle Eastern folktale will be a huge hit. For better or worse, much of the recent discourse surrounding the film has centered on Will Smith’s bewildering body paint. “Will Smith as #Aladdin’s genie makes me want to uninvent CGI,” wrote one user on Twitter. Blue paint aside, the film itself looks like a splashy, effects-heavy take on the original.

Booksmart (May 24)

The trope of the Last High School Party has been told time and time again through the years—from Dazed and Confused to Superbad—but very rarely has it been seen through female eyes. Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut features two goodie-two-shoes seniors (played by Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever) as they attempt to leave high school with a bang.

Always Be My Maybe (May 29, May 31 on Netflix)

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Randall Park and Ali Wong play childhood best friends-turned lovers in this will-they-won’t-they rom-com. Look out for lots of delicious-looking food, a spot-on D’Angelo impression and a hysterical cameo from one of the superstars on this list.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (May 31)

The mythical Japanese monster was given a jolt in 2014, when Gareth Edwards’ film was largely praised (though not in this magazine) for its jaw-dropping visuals and action sequences. The sequel features Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown and an array of leviathans and giant brutes.

Rocketman (May 31)

The latest entry of the classic rock biopic boom traces the life of Elton John, who is imbued with flair and an impressively accurate singing impression by actor Taron Egerton.

Domino (May 31)

The director Brian De Palma celebrates 50 years in cinema with this grisly thriller starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. The Game of Thrones alumnus plays a Copenhagen police officer tracking down the killer of his partner.

Ma (May 31)

Octavia Spencer has often been typecast as sweet or wearied characters, perhaps in part due to what she terms her “nurse face.” She is far more sinister in this new psychological thriller, in which she plays a woman who begins to terrorize a group of teenagers in small-town Ohio.

Deadwood: The Movie (May 31, HBO)

Fans of the HBO Western series have been begging for a reboot since the show was abruptly cancelled after three seasons. The film, which has been in development hell for more than a decade, will finally come to fruition and grapple with death and memory loss—themes that creator David Milch has confronted in his real life after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

Dark Phoenix (June 7)

Game of Thrones will be wrapped up by early June, but Sophie Turner’s rise is just getting started. The actor who portrays Sansa Stark on the HBO series will lead the latest X-Men installment; she plays Jean Grey, a telepathic mutant struggling with the power of her alter ego, Phoenix.

Late Night (June 7)

Emma Thompson plays a curmudgeonly late-night talk show host opposite Mindy Kaling—who also wrote the movie—as an idealistic writer and the only woman in the writers room. The unlikely pair attempts to lift the show out of white-male mediocrity and prevent a looming cancellation.

The Last Black Man in San Francisco (June 7)

Joe Talbot’s directorial debut won rave festival reviews for its wistful portrayal of a rapidly-gentrifying San Francisco. A black San Franciscan named Jimmie Fails plays himself as he attempts to reclaim his childhood home in the Fillmore District.

Secret Life of Pets 2 (June 7)

Patton Oswalt, Tiffany Haddish and Harrison Ford join an already star-studded cast of voice actors for the second installment of this chipper animated franchise. Oswalt takes over for the disgraced Louis C.K. in voicing the protagonist Jack Russell Terrier.

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (June 12, Netflix)

From The Last Waltz to Shine a Light, Martin Scorsese has proven that few directors can match his ability to capture the intimacy and kinetic energy of a rock concert. Here, he turns his focus to Bob Dylan—whose life he explored in the 2005 documentary No Direction Home—and his legendarily freewheeling 1975-1976 tour, which featured appearances from Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez.

Shaft (June 14)

The third generation of “the black James Bond” arrives in the guise of Jessie Usher. He is joined by the Shafts who came before him: his father (played by Samuel L. Jackson) and grand-uncle (played by Richard Roundtree, the original Shaft). The last Shaft movie, released in 2000, was directed by the late director John Singleton.

Men in Black: International (June 14)

Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson showed off a crackling rapport in Thor: Ragnarok. The duo reconvenes in this latest installment of the alien franchise that leaves Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones on the sidelines. In this one, Hemsworth and Thompson take their carbonizers to London.

Spider-Man: Far From Home (June 14)

Spider-Man: Homecoming served as a welcome reprieve from the weary darkness of much of the rest of the Marvel Universe. In this sequel to that 2017 movie, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) sets off on a European vacation, where Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) recruits him in a fight against Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal).

The Dead Don’t Die (June 14)

Jim Jarmusch, a titan of independent film, wrote and directed a movie populated by what is being billed “the greatest zombie cast ever disassembled”: Bill Murray, Adam Driver and Chloë Sevigny play police officers who lead the defense against a zombie attack on a small town. They are joined, in living and undead form, by Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Selena Gomez and Iggy Pop, among others.

Wild Rose (June 14)

A brash ex-convict and single mother from Glasgow, played by Jessie Buckley, strives to become a Nashville country star. Buckley has received rave reviews for the role: “As a musician, she’s terrific, but as an actress she’s even better, with ceaselessly mobile features like a changeable Northern sky,” Leslie Felperin wrote in the Hollywood Reporter.

Child’s Play (June 21)

Mark Hamill, who in addition to playing Luke Skywalker is one of the great voice actors in film and television history for his Joker and other roles, lends his pliable vocal cords to another terrifying villain: Chucky. Aubrey Plaza plays a mother who gifts her son that unsettling doll before realizing it has started murdering people.

Toy Story 4 (June 21)

Woody, Buzz and the gang meet a new friend: a plastic spork with googly eyes and an existential crisis. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and the rest of the talented voice cast return for the fourth installment of this beloved series—as does the voice of Mr. Potato Head, the irascible, late Don Rickles, whose parts were assembled through archival recordings.

Annabelle Comes Home (June 28)

The Conjuring universe continues to expand and terrify. This film—the third of the hugely successful Annabelle subfranchise—takes place between The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2 and follows the paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) as they bring home a doll that will soon torment their young daughter.

Yesterday (June 28)

A mediocre singer-songwriter (Himesh Patel) is hit by a bus during a global blackout and wakes up to a world in which nobody but him remembers the Beatles. He begins passing their songs off as his own, kickstarting a long and winding road through fame and disillusionment.

Midsommar (July 3)

Director Ari Aster shocked the world last year with his grotesque and exhilarating horror film Hereditary. From the looks of it, his follow-up will be equally unsettling: it follows a summer festival in a small Swedish village that quickly turns into a bloody competition.

Crawl (July 12)

You’ll probably want to stay away from bodies of water after seeing Alexandre Aja’s latest horror flick. The film sees a daughter and father trapped inside a house during a hurricane—along with a teeming horde of alligators from the Florida Everglades.

Stuber (July 12)

Kumail Nanjiani is a nebbish Uber driver; Dave Bautista is a gassed-up cop. They bounce off each other in this 21st-century take on the odd-couple road trip.

The Farewell (July 12)

Courtesy of A24Awkwafina stars in The Farewell, written and directed by Lulu Wang.

Awkwafina is best known for her uproarious, scene-stealing turns in Ocean’s 8 and Crazy Rich Asians. But she shows off her range in The Farewell, a sensitive family drama in which her character and her family travel to China from New York City to say goodbye to her dying grandmother.

The Lion King (July 19)

The big cats of this computer-generated, photorealistic remake of Disney’s animated classic have some new and famous voices: Donald Glover will voice Simba, while Beyoncé lends her pipes to Nala. But one voice will remain from the original 1994 film: the deep, reassuring tones of James Earl Jones as Mufasa.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (July 26)

Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film—he has said he’s retiring after ten—takes place in 1969 Los Angeles as the city reels from the Manson Family murders. Leonardo DiCaprio took a pay cut to star as a washed-up Western actor; Brad Pitt plays his body double and Margot Robbie is Sharon Tate. Al Pacino, Bruce Dern, Lena Dunham and Luke Perry—in his last credited role—also star.

Dora and the Lost City of Gold (July 31)

Dora, the diminutive explorer, charmed a generation of children on Nickelodeon with her whimsical, low-stakes cartoon adventures. Will those fans follow her into this live-action adventure film? Dora, now in high school, plunges into the jungle to confront a familiar foe (Swiper the fox) with a terrifying new voice (Benicio del Toro).

New Mutants (August 2)

Two months after Dark Phoenix, it’s the little Stark sister’s turn to plunge into the X-Men universe. Maisie Williams plays one in a group of young mutants who are held against their will and attempt to break out of their captivity. The movie is being billed, unlike its more action-oriented predecessors, as horror.

The Nightingale (August 2)

Jennifer Kent’s harrowing follow-up to the global horror phenomenon The Babadook had a successful run at film festivals beginning last summer. The movie, which stars Aisling Franciosi and Sam Claflin, follows a young woman seeking revenge for the murder of her family.

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (August 2)

The latest Fast and Furious spinoff knows exactly what it is, and so do you: there will be fast cars, flying fists, hair-raising explosions, sweeping waterfront locales, and grandiose paeans to importance of family. Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham frontline this mission against a menacing and cyber-genetically enhanced Idris Elba.

Artemis Fowl (August 9)

It’s been 18 years since the twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl hacked his way into the hearts of young readers across the world. Seven novels later, the precocious criminal will finally arrive on the big screen in the hopes of kickstarting the next blockbuster fantasy franchise.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (August 9)

Guillermo del Toro loves his monsters, and especially the ones found in this book by Alvin Schwartz. Del Toro stumbled upon the series at a bookstore in Texas and was compelled to produce this adaptation; it will likely feature a handful of the series’ creepiest and most compelling tales.

The Kitchen (August 9)

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Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss and Melissa McCarthy play mob wives-turned-mobsters in this 1970s period drama. They confront rival gangs, the FBI, and their own criminal husbands with barrage after barrage of gunfire.

Blinded By the Light (August 14)

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Sarfraz Manzoor was born thirty years after Bruce Springsteen and grew up more than three thousand miles away. But as a teenager, he came to realize that the existential dread of Thatcherite Britain closely mirrored the “death trap” of Springsteen’s New Jersey. This film, which Manzoor co-adapted from his memoir, Greetings from Bury Park, dramatizes the story of how he turned to The Boss’ music for escape and uplift.

Good Boys (August 16)

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg specialize in the hijinks of juvenile men. But this film, which they produced, might be their first since Superbad in which the characters’ maturity levels properly match their ages. It centers around three middle-schoolers as they enter the agonies and ecstasies of teeangerdom. Jacob Tremblay, one of the youngest Oscar nominees ever, gets in on their potty-mouthed humor.

Where’d You Go, Bernadette (August 16)

Maria Semple’s 2012 novel about a disappearing mother spent a year on the New York Times‘ bestseller list. Cate Blanchett stars in the titular role; Richard Linklater directs.

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10 Influencer Marketing Campaigns to Inspire and Get You Started With Your Own

You can't go anywhere these days without hearing about the elusive, purportedly mystical powers of influencer marketing.

But is this buzzword-laden tactic actually worth your time and energy?

According to a recent study comprised of marketers from a variety of industries, 94% said influencer marketing was an effective campaign strategy. That's great news for marketers -- right?

Not so fast. Even though a majority of marketers believe influencer marketing is a viable tactic, it's still incredibly challenging to report accurately on influencer campaign ROI. In fact, 78% of marketers said that determining the success of influencer marketing campaigns would be a top challenge this year.

So even though the tangible benefits of influencer marketing -- follower engagement, driving traffic, and creating more authentic content -- seem clear-cut, there's still a lot of progress to be made in making this form of campaign measurable for agencies and marketers.

The Components of Influencer Marketing

What Is Influencer Marketing?

Influencer marketing is designed to tap into an existing community of engaged followers on social media. Influencers are specialists in their niches. These individuals have influence over an audience you might be trying to reach, and can be helpful marketing to those buyers.

Let's back up for a minute. How exactly do you perform influencer marketing, and how does it differ from the traditional celebrity spokesperson advertising model?

There is some overlap between celebrity endorsements and influencer marketing campaigns. But fans of influencers trust that their endorsement of a product or brand comes from a well-researched, more holistic place, rather than something as simple as a signed contract between a brand and a person of influence.

And while there is often a formal agreement in place between both parties, influencers tend to be more selective about their affiliations, choosing to partner with brands that reflect their unique personal brands and won't alienate their followers.

With that in mind, here are four things you need to keep in mind when launching an influencer marketing campaign:

Expertise: Would the content of your campaign be appropriate coming from this influencer, given what he or she is famous for?

Reach: Can this influencer engage your audience? Does she specifically have reach on the social media channels where your audience spends its time?

Demographic: Is this person's following similar to your company's buyer persona? Does he or she affect the same people?

Notoriety: Is this influencer well liked? Is his/her fame split between admiration and condemnation, or are they a person of mass appeal? (The latter is what you want, so as to not alienate potential customers.)

In other words, celebrity product endorsements are less about engagement and more about attaching a person's fame and name recognition to a particular brand -- regardless of who specifically follows their career. For brands, this type of campaign is much more about grabbing the attention of a wide audience than tapping into a very specific niche.

10 Influencer Marketing Examples

To give you an idea of how brands -- both big and small -- are leveraging the power of influencers in their marketing efforts, we've put together a list of ten influencer-driven campaigns. Check them out below and decide for yourself: Is influencer marketing worth the hype?

1. Sprint

Influencers: Lele Pons, Gerard Adams, Prince Royce, Bradley Martyn, Rachel Cook

Not only did Sprint cause Verizon's famous "can you hear me now?" guy to switch to Sprint, but the company has done a ton of collaborative work with musicians, entrepreneurs, and actors to gain the attention of a massive young audience.

Their latest influencer campaign is rooted in the social media hashtag #LiveUnlimited, and features people who have massive social media presences. The best part is these people naturally embody the appearance and lifestyle of #LiveUnlimited. Elite Daily founder Gerard Adams and internet personality Lele Pons are just two of them.

Sprint introduces all five influencers (listed above) in this video ad:

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2. Fiji Water

Influencer: Danielle Bernstein

You know the water brand, Fiji, but you might know their campaign partner better by the name, weworewhat.

Danielle Bernstein's fashion blog, We Wore What, recently joined Fiji Water to create Bodyworewhat, an influencer marketing campaign offering eight-minute workout videos with Danielle and personal trainer Eric Johnson.

This campaign was meant to demonstrate Fiji's commitment to hydrating those who want to look and feel as fit as Danielle, while helping her fans get there with all the right motivators.

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3. H&M

Influencers: Julie Sariñana, Ela Velden

H&M has one of the largest Instagram followings of any fashion brand on social media today, due in large part to its influencer campaign with women who reflect H&M's style all by themselves.

Fashion blogger Julie Sariñana and model Ela Velden are two influencers with whom H&M partnered for its fall 2017 catalogue. They loved the clothing so much, H&M wasn't the only one who promoted it:

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4. Sperry

Influencers: Sperry Enthusiasts

Toward the end of 2016, the boat shoe brand began working with more than 100 micro-influencers on Instagram to create engaging content for its followers. Sperry identified fans of the brand on Instagram who were already sharing high-quality photos of its products, and started inviting these users to develop visual content for its official Instagram account.

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5. My Tales of Whisky

Influencer: Nick Offerman

Diageo, the parent company of Scottish whiskey brands Lagavulin and Oban, was awarded a Shorty Award for Best Influencer Marketing Campaign for this yule log video starring Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman.

The 44-minute minute video shows Offerman sitting by a crackling fireplace, staring broodingly into the camera, and occasionally savoring a sip of his drink. Thanks to the simple seasonal premise and Offerman's unique brand, the video was a viral hit.

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6. GAP

Influencers: Refinery29, Celebrity Blogs

GAP's successful Styld.by campaign featured a number of influential social media personalities from blogging giants like Refinery29 and WhoWhatWhere, showing how they incorporate GAP clothing into their personal wardrobes. Users viewing the influencers' posts on social media were given options to "Shop this Look" conveniently in the caption of photos.

Thanks to the involvement of multiple influencers from different niches, GAP's campaign had enormous reach.

7. Stride Gum

Influencer: DJ Khaled

If anyone has figured out how to gain a loyal following on Snapchat, it's hip-hop artist and producer DJ Khaled. Once a minor figure in the music world, Khaled has enjoyed an unprecedented level of success on the ephemeral photo-sharing app, with each of his snaps garnering over 3 million views on average.

"DJ Khaled has completely cracked the platform," said Emmanuel Seuge, senior vice president for content at Coca-Cola, one of Snapchat’s major advertisers. "He’s the king of Snapchat."

His "King of Snapchat" status means Khaled is in high-demand for influencer campaigns with brands. He regularly takes part in "Snapchat takeovers," where a brand hands over the reigns of their corporate Snapchat to Khaled for a brief period of largely unfiltered antics.

Working with W+K London, Stride Gum launched a Snapchat takeover campaign with Khaled last year to promote its "Mad Intense Gum" campaign. The brand called the takeover "an unpredictable, fun day for all his followers."

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8. Naked Juice

Influencer: Kate La Vie

This bottled smoothie brand is edging its way into the beauty, fashion, and health scene on Instagram with help from key influencers in the space. Lifestyle bloggers like Kate La Vie (below) share sponsored posts featuring snapshots of their daily outfits and beauty essentials -- including a strategically placed Naked Juice in the mix.

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9. Loeffler Randall

Influencers: Creative Businesswomen

High-end accessory and footwear brand Loeffler Randall has become a favorite among artists, bloggers, and fashion insiders, thanks in big part to the company's commitment to involving social media influencers in its marketing campaigns.

The brand's "LR Ambassadors" include a diverse group of writers, painters, florists and other creative businesswomen "leading dynamic lives." In the brand's own words, their LR Ambassadors are "cool girls doing cool things."

In addition to profiling its LR Ambassadors on the company blog, Loeffler Randall shares pictures of its ambassadors wearing LR shoes and accessories on Instagram, using the hashtag #LRambassador.

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10. Glossier

Influencers: All Women

This Manhattan-based beauty startup (which was recently named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2017) owes much of their seemingly overnight cult status to their ever-expanding network of super fans and micro-influencers -- those people who may have high influence, but low individual reach.

Instead of paying a few big names to promote their minimal skincare and cosmetics, the brand relies on "regular women" to spread the word.

"What's very motivating to us is this idea of every single woman being an influencer," Glossier CEO Emily Weiss told Quartz. Glossier recently introduced a referral program to enable its more influential followers to offer product discounts and other incentives to their unique networks.

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How Oscar Weekend Launched a Buying Spree for L.A.’s Art Collectors

Photo by Caleb George.

There’s usually a picture-perfect view of the Hollywood sign from the balcony of what was once Cary Grant’s Spanish Colonial Revival house in Los Feliz, the hilly neighborhood in Los Angeles by Griffith Park. But last Friday was one of the approximately three-dozen days a year when it rains in L.A., and the sign was obscured by rolling clouds, nothing visible beyond the hanging gardens that engulf the house.

“It’s actually great that it’s raining,” said Jeffrey Deitch, bounding down the stairs of the classic La La Land manse, which he purchased in 2010, passing Warhols and a Jordan Wolfson wall work and plenty of technicolor Gaetano Pesce sofas. “We’ve been desperate for it.”

Deitch has been spending more time in Los Angeles as he readies a new 15,000-square-foot gallery out here for its September opening—his grand return to the West Coast after leaving the directorship of L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in 2013—and this particular weekend was a critical one. The run-up to the Academy Awards ceremony sees Los Angeles at its most frenzied, but it’s also a key window for the city’s galleries to show off for the art-collecting entertainment big shots—and, increasingly, tech world titans—who fly into town for the festivities. And he’s not the only one placing a big bet on L.A. in early spring. Next year, Los Angeles will officially become a stop on the global art world circuit when Frieze opens a fair in Paramount Studios, which will run the week prior to the Oscars festivities, creating a two-week boondoggle for collectors to snap up canvases and hit all the movie parties.

Why hasn’t this happened before? Several international art fairs have, in fact, tried and failed to set up shop in Los Angeles. FIAC, the Paris fair which will have its 45th edition this October, was set to open an edition here in 2015, but it was first postponed, and then canceled. Paris Photo had an L.A. iteration from 2013 to 2015, but cancelled the fair after just three years because, as a representative for the parent company put it, “the level of sales during Paris Photo Los Angeles is not sufficient to support such a Fair and to offer our exhibitors the best conditions of return on their investment.”

But Deitch insists that this time is different.

“I was there when Norman Braman was trying to bring Art Basel to Miami Beach, and that’s what this feels like,” Deitch said, walking past the stained glass windows that were built into the house.

“Everyone is going to come, it will be just a new spot on the schedule—Asian collectors, Latin American collectors,” Deitch said. “People want to be a part of the scene here—they can relax here.”

Los Angeles does share a number of elements that made Miami such an attractive city for a European-based art fair company to put down roots. There’s a ravenous and unabashedly rich base of collectors both young and old, clusters of white-hot galleries, big mansions with wallspace to be filled, and museums that constantly need to replenish their holdings with fresh material. There’s a rich institutional landscape full of deep-pocketed boards—the Hammer Museum recently announced that it has raised $50 million of a $180 million fundraising goal, LACMA inched closer to its long-awaited new building with a $150 million donation from David Geffen, and the Getty is still attracting new donors despite being the richest art institution on earth, with an endowment of nearby $7 billion. There are also newer private museums, such as the Broad (founded by Eli Broad, dubbed the “Lorenzo de’ Medici of Los Angeles” by The New Yorker) and the Marciano Art Foundation, and George Lucas is building his $1 billion museum in the city’s Exposition Park, set to open in 2021.

Frieze may have more of a fighting chance to succeed where others failed, thanks to a built-in entree into Tinseltown’s inner sanctum: mega-agent Ari Emanuel, whose company Endeavor—a talent and events business that reps Ben Affleck, Tina Fey, and others—purchased an initially undisclosed slice of Frieze in 2016; ArtReview later pegged the stake at 70 percent. Deitch himself is one degree away from Frieze—he is Emanuel’s informal advisor and often curates shows from work in Emanuel’s collections. For Emanuel’s famed pre-Oscars party on Saturday night, attended by the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Emma Stone, Deitch chose work by young artists of color to install at the bash, which was held at a Beverly Hills home that formerly belonged to Paul McCartney.

In the days leading up to the Oscars, the city’s rapidly intensifying art-social circuit was on full display, with a number of openings, dinner parties, and plenty of art being sold. The spree began as early as Wednesday, when Guess co-founders Maurice and Paul Marciano hosted a dinner for the opening of Olafur Eliasson’s Reality projector (2018) at the private museum they opened last year, located in a former Masonic Temple on the outskirts of Koreatown. That was a mere run-up for Thursday’s festivities, the opening of the annual Oscar week show at Gagosian’s Los Angeles outpost.

Installation view of Damien Hirst “The Veil Paintings” at Gagosian, Los Angeles. Photo by Emily Berl for Artsy.

This marathon of a night began at the Beverly Hills Hotel’s venerable watering hole, the Polo Lounge, and then onto the gallery, where hundreds of people saw Damien Hirst’s new exhibition, “The Veil Paintings.” It kicked off a week of art selling out at galleries—all 24 works in the show sold by dinner, for prices between $400,000 and $1.6 million, Gagosian confirmed. For the select few, there were cocktails on the gallery’s roof, which has a little garden displaying work by Sterling Ruby. There, the model Karlie Kloss talked to the artist Alex Israel, and Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel, the youngest billionaire on the planet, hovered nearby. He was described to me by one dealer as “the one all the dealers are after.” Even though he’s barely filled the walls of the $12 million Brentwood house he bought last year, he’s seen as part of the next generation of Los Angeles collectors.

The tech macher conga line snaked the night—when I was getting ready to fire up the Uber app and get a car home, I turned to see Travis Kalanick, the co-founder of Uber, sitting next to me at the bar at Mr. Chow during the dinner for Hirst. Sources said the artist left the dinner in his honor and didn’t make it to his own after party—but Amazon founder Jeff Bezos did, and on Tuesday, he was named the richest person on the planet, with a net worth of $112 billion, according to Forbes.

On Friday, I made my way to Deitch’s, with the steam billowing from above the heated pool. Hung by the front door was an invitation to the first show Deitch ever put together, which included work by Joseph Beuys. The artist received the card in the mail, signed it, and sent it back to Deitch—“My prized possession,” he said. In the dining room, there was a table designed for him by Urs Fischer, featuring Deitch posing for Robert Longo’s famed “Men in the Cities” series, where he photographed ’80s figures as if they were in a mid-dance state of ecstacy, and an image of Cary Grant running from the airplane in North By Northwest. (The home’s former owner is also featured in the room’s den, where on the wall is a gigantic Kurt Kauper painting of the actor fully nude, walking through the house.) Deitch commissioned Israel to paint a mural in the bedroom, and there’s a very early Warhol in the guest bedroom, which is going to be loaned to the Whitney for the giant retrospective planned for this November.

We had originally planned to meet at the new gallery space, but the construction workers can’t work in the rain (Los Angeles more or less shuts down when it rains). It’s a breezy 15-minute drive from the house to the gallery, and when the programming starts in early September, he’ll use the house for dinners and events. The gallery is in a neighborhood that’s south of Hollywood and close to Paramount Studios, just an eight-minute drive. Galleries such as Regen Projects, Various Small Fires, and Hannah Hoffman are so close to Deitch’s space, you could walk there without Angelenos giving you weird looks—when the fair opens in February, all those spots will have shows up, creating a center of gravity in the sprawling town.

Even if it’s opening five months into Deitch’s programming, the planning for Frieze L.A. is already very much underway; when I ran into director Victoria Siddall at the Hirst opening, she said they’ve already started whittling away applicants for the founding exhibitor list, which will set the tenor of the fair. Unlike Frieze New York, which has 190 galleries per year on Randall’s Island, Frieze Los Angeles will have just around 60 galleries.

“That’s the problem right now, figuring out which galleries will make it in,” Siddall said, with an easy smile that made her appear not the least bit concerned.

Infinity Mirrored Room - The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away, 2013. Yayoi Kusama "The Inaugural Installation" at The Broad, Los Angeles

Saturday morning saw more evidence of the growing appetite for art in Los Angeles: A ten-deep mob of people clutching iPhones swelled around a building downtown, mucking up traffic as cars slowed to catch a glimpse of the action. But it wasn’t some star-studded Oscars Eve happening—it was the line to get into the Broad, the private museum opened by the collectors Eli and Edythe Broad in 2015 to instant acclaim and crowds. The queue was primarily to get into Infinity Mirrored Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away, the 2013 Yayoi Kusama work that inspired hours-long waits when it debuted at David Zwirner’s Chelsea gallery in New York. The Broads acquired it in 2014, and the rest is selfie history. (The wait to get that precious selfie last Saturday: 250 minutes.)

From the Broad, past a throng of taco stands and Thai food hawkers at Grand Central Market, the pastel-colored huts of the Toy District, and the web of yakitori spots in Little Tokyo, one arrives at the industrial feel of the Arts District, which is now anchored by Hauser & Wirth’s complex in a former Pillsbury flour mill. The Swiss-based mega-gallery’s L.A. outpost has three separate gallery spaces, an education lab, a bookstore, a gift shop, and a charming restaurant, Manuela, whose walls are hung with profane anti-Trump drawings, which Hauser artist Paul McCarthy likes to scribble onto stationery when he comes by. The first gallery had ten new paintings by Mark Bradford, all of which sold in the show’s opening days for figures between $2.5 million and $5 million, setting the tone for more sales to come. The guestbook for the Bradford show had been signed by Tracey Emin and Sam Taylor-Johnson, the Turner Prize nominee who also directed the first Fifty Shades of Grey movie.

Casey Fremont Crowe, director of the Art Production Fund, was strolling the Arts District that Saturday. She had, earlier in the week, unveiled a new project with New York artist Zoë Buckman at The Standard Hollywood, a neon work called Champ. It soars nearly 50 feet over the Sunset Strip, and it is something—“a glowing white neon outline of an abstracted uterus with fiberglass boxing gloves in place of ovaries,” according to the fund’s website.

Crowe is based in New York, but said that L.A. during Oscar weekend was now firmly on the calendar for her.

“It makes sense to take advantage of the crowds who come to town for the awards,” she said. “I’m sure it will become the next must-attend destination.”

Sunday saw the opening of a gallery consortium space-sharing experiment, something similar to (though not associated with) Condo, the gallery share that Carlos/Ishikawa co-owner Vanessa Carlos started in 2016, allowing London spots to host gallery programs in other countries. Three Los Angeles galleries—Hannah Hoffman, Kristina Kite, and Park View—would be hosting a dozen spaces from overseas, including Düsseldorf’s Max Meyer, Cologne’s Jan Kaps, and Tokyo’s Misako & Rosen.

And Sunday was also, of course, the Oscars. Deitch said he used to enjoy attending the ceremony when he was director of MOCA, taking in the full majesty of Hollywood. It was a reminder that, however big the art scene gets in Los Angeles, it will always be second banana to the movie business. After The Shape of Water won Best Picture, stars went on to a variety of parties—the Governor’s Ball, the Vanity Fair party, the under-wraps bash at the Chateau Marmont garage thrown by Jay-Z and Beyonce for Time’s Up. But Deitch said he was already looking ahead—The Armory Show was set to open in New York, and the next stop on the global art tour beckoned.

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theheadlessgroom · 7 years ago

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THE BASICS.

NAME : Randall Huit Pace AGE : 33 mentally; 235 physically ZODIAC SIGN : Taurus ONE GOOD TRAIT : Loyal ONE BAD TRAIT : Hot-headed

HABITS.

ONE BAD HABIT : Randall can’t keep anything neat to save his life-living in an attic crammed from floor to ceiling might’ve influenced that, but just the same, his room is filled with stacks of hatboxes covered in dust and cobwebs, and on top of that, things such as fabrics, spools of thread, and needles litter the room. It’s a wonder he can find anything at all in there. ONE GOOD HABIT : Randall is a remarkably loyal spook when it comes to those he’s close to, and has been known to sit and talk with those who need an ear lent to them. Little Leota likes to come up to the attic and sit with him, sometimes venting about her frustrations about her mother, as well as her affections for Beau; and when she manages to escape her home to Anaheim, Melanie Ravenswood likes to talk to Randall about her missing groom, reminiscing about happier days. ONE HABIT THEY CAN’T BREAK : For the most part, Randall does not easily warm up to new people, usually remaining wary for sometime after meeting them, an action stemming from his life in New Orleans-people would fool him into thinking they were a potential friend, only to pull the rug out from underneath him, and he still fears it may happen again sometimes. ONE THEY’VE BROKEN : Though he’s still about as curmudgeonly and grumpy as they get, Randall’s gotten better about coming out of the attic and spending time with the other happy haunts, becoming just a little more comfortable in being around them again. It’s a far cry from when he got back, and he hardly even left the attic at all, and talked even less to the others. WHAT THEY’RE AFRAID OF : Banishment still terrifies him to no end, but what frightens him more is the thought of never seeing Emily again-he doesn’t want to face an eternity of living with Constance of all people, and the idea of doing so is one that keeps him up at night.

FAMILY.

THEIR PARENTS NAMES : Wilhelm and June Pace nee’ Burke THEIR SIBLINGS NAMES : None FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY : Spending time with Dorian at Gracey Manor: During his mother’s brief stint as the Gracey’s gardener, Randall and Dorian would spend hours together exploring the mansion, playing games and having fun, usually under the watchful eye of the Gracey’s butler, Beau. Their class differences (and Randall’s status as an Irish-American) mattered not to Dorian, and even though their time together was ultimately short in hindsight, it created a brotherly bond that can be seen even today. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TOY : Randall didn’t have a lot of toys growing up, but his favorite in particular was a teddy bear, which he named Knox. In the formative years of his life, Knox was Randall’s companion, him often cuddling the bear when he went to bed at night, or carrying him around the house. He still has the old toy, lovingly patched up after years of wear and tear, up on a shelf in his room. EMBARRASSING STORY : Randall’s got a lot of embarrassing stories, but one that sticks out comes from his time with Dorian at Gracey Manor, and the two, bored, decided to go play with Dorian’s mother’s boudoir, getting into her jewelry and makeup and playing with them. Thankfully, neither of their mother’s found out what they had been up too, on account of Beau finding the two troublemakers and scolding them sharply before ushering them off to the bathroom to clean the makeup off their faces and making them put everything back where it belonged. Beau still likes to bring this story up, embarrassing both Dorian and Randall in the process. FAVORITE FAMILY MEMBER : His mother! Given his father died when he was very young and he had no contact with any other family members, Randall was extremely close to his mother. A STORY ABOUT THAT FAMILY MEMBER : June Pace was a good and loving mother to her only son, and tried to do what she could to make his life a little happier, make it a little less stressful. So, one Mardi Gras, she decided to purchase a couple of masks and slip out with her son in tow to see the balls-even if they couldn’t necessarily participate in the bigger parties thrown by the upper-class. Randall loved the sight of the colorful costumes and masks and decor, and he and his mother enjoyed the music and food before going home, happy for once.

WHAT THEY PREFER.

COFFEE OR TEA ? Coffee, preferably black, though he doesn’t object to a cup of hot tea, usually a special blend concocted by Madame Leota. SHOWERING IN THE DAY OR NIGHT ? Morning-it helps him wake up a little more, and get prepared for the day. Every now and again, though, he’ll take a bath to relax in the evening, if it’s been a long day. TAKING BATHS OR TAKING SHOWERS ? Baths. The tub in his bathroom does have a showerhead, and if he’s in a hurry, he’ll use it, but for the most part, he prefers to take baths. TV OR MOVIES ? WRITING OR READING ? Movies and reading: Randall was fortunate enough to witness the birth of cinema as a spirit, and fell in love with it as a result, silent cinema in particular. As for reading, even if he’s not the best at it, he enjoys a good story, and always has, mostly thanks to the fairy tales his mother would read to him as a boy. PLATONIC OR ROMANTIC LOVE ? Both! He deeply loves his wife, Emily, of course, there’s no two ways about that, but he deeply loves his friends as well, and values both of these loves greatly. ICED TEA OR LEMONADE ? Lemonade-he doesn’t mind iced tea, but if given the choice, he’ll go for lemonade. ICE CREAM OR SMOOTHIES ? Randall’s more partial to ice cream-particularly if it’s strawberry-flavored. CUPCAKES OR CAKE ? Is there really a difference? He does prefer cake, though (and Gracey Manor has seen its fair share of fantastic cakes on its tables in the ballroom!) BEACH OR MOUNTAINS ? Beach-Randall’s never really been to any mountainous areas, and prefers a calm, empty beach, particularly at night.

FAVOURITES.

SONG : Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? - he’s heard a lot of different versions over the years, but no matter who’s singing, he’ll sing along. He’s also partial to other modern love songs, like How Deep Is Your Love? and the like BAND : He doesn’t have a particular favorite singer or band, but he’s fond of a lot of modern ones, and quite a few older ones-he has a phonograph in his room and a number of records that he’ll play from time to time, by a variety of artists. OUTFIT : There’s a particularly nice suit he made several decades prior, a svelte jet-black suit with matching cape and hat, one he wore when going to the picturehouse with Emily. He plans to wear it when she returns. PLACE : Admittedly, the attic is his favorite place to be-it’s his home, his sanctuary, a place where he has so many memories (both happy and sad). It’s a bittersweet place, but it’s his. MEMORY : He has so many-being with his mother or Dorian, meeting Emily, returning to Gracey Manor...marrying Emily just might be his favorite, though. PERSON : Emily, of course! His beautiful bride, who he loves more than any other woman in the world. MOVIE : London After Midnight, a lost silent film from 1927-you should’ve seen the frustration on Randall’s face when Dori told him how long it’s been missing. SHOW : None-Randall doesn’t watch too much TV!

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theheadlessgroom · 8 years ago

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(original meme here!)

Who believes in love at first sight? Admittedly, both Randall and Emily subscribe to the notion of love at first sight, and believe it was this way for them, the only difference being that Randall fell fast, and it took Emily a few days to realize her feelings for this sweet haberdasher

Who started liking the other first? As stated above, Randall was the first to fall, and he fell hard for Emily, and he was hardly subtle about it-he tripped over his words, he blushed, he was clumsy, he was a lovestruck mess. Initially, though, he felt guilty for having these feelings for a woman about to be married, but luckily, such feelings were assuaged when Emily later told him she felt the same, and preferred the notion of marrying him instead

Who is more likely to suggest a romantic, candle-lit dinner? Because he was always so busy, actually sitting down to a leisurely dinner was a bit of an alien concept to Randall, but when he had died and could worry a lot less about work, Emily would be able to get him to sit down and enjoy dinner by candlelight. It would always be Randall to try and make it romantic for her, with flowers he’d gather for her, and meals he’d insist on making himself (though Emily would always end up helping anyhow, not wanting him to do all the work himself)

Who’s behind the wheel more often during road trips? Though they’d usually walk during their travels prior to arriving at Disneyland, they would sometimes take a horse and buggy, with Randall at the reins-he didn’t have much practice with it, but he knew enough to get them along. Emily had wished to learn when she was alive, but she never had the chance to

Who sets up the tent and who gathers firewood during a camping trip? Randall and Emily had never gone camping, but if they had, Emily would set the tent, while Randall would gather firewood-when looking for places to stay during their travel out to California, Emily was always on the lookout, and always found the nicest little empty homes to cozy up in for the day, and Randall would gather items, including wood, should their shelter have a fireplace

Who hooks bait during a fishing trip? Who catches more fish? Randall has a lot more experience with fishing than Emily, and would likely be the one to hook the bait, and likely catch more. He did show Emily how to fish during their travels, though-she wasn’t the best at it, but she did catch a few small fish

Who insists on learning how to ballroom dance? Emily was insistent upon teaching Randall to dance when he told her he didn’t know how-she adored dancing, and she wanted to share that joy with Randall, who was always very shy about dancing with her, at least in the beginning. They shared their first kiss when they were dancing, though, and they loved to dance together, along with the other ghosts in the Ballroom

Who goes all out on the other’s birthday? It can be a bit of a toss-up: Emily liked to bake for Randall and find him new things such as books or new needles, and always insisted on taking Randall to the movies for his birthday, but Randall would go crazy, always making Emily new clothes, be it dresses (which he made a ton of, in various styles) or accessories (and he too would want to take her to the movies as well)

Who sings louder while cooking? While showering? Randall was usually the one to sing while cooking, something quiet and oftentimes an Irish song his own mother would sing when she was cooking. Emily was more inclined to sing as she bathed, usually in French, songs she recalled her mother singing when she was very young, before she passed away

Who teases the other for said singing? On occasion, Randall would call Emily a ‘siren’, since he’d often be so distracted by her singing that he’d stop to listen-it always made her giggle shyly, so flustered that he loved to hear it

Who insists on checking their zodiac sign compatibility every so often? Randall is a Taurus (May 9th) and Emily is an Aquarius (February 19th), but their zodiac’s were never something they ever really payed much mind to. When they were at the Mansion, though, Emily once asked Madame Leota about it, to which the fortune teller told her not to worry-their love was as genuine as could be

Who drags the other to fortune tellers at fairs? Randall and Emily loved to investigate the old county fairs-always at night, when the rides were off, and there were no mortal around-liking to play the games and generally mess around, and one of the places they’d go to was the fortune tellers booth. They never really bought into the fortunes it would give, finding those to be really silly-a stark contrast from listening to Madame Leota, who they did believe if she ever had something to say

Who would carry who over the doorstep of a new home? A stickler for tradition, Randall always insisted upon carrying Emily into their new homes: Be it their old home in New Orleans or their home in the attic, he’d always scoop his bride up and carry her inside (much to her playful protest)

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