#2007 yankees

[yessoupy]

my favorite baseball game (15 april 2007)

below is something i wrote in 2012 to commemorate my favorite baseball game.

This was inspired by a thread on Myspace about how awesome Mariano Rivera is, even though he's kind of old. Whenever the-last-remaining-#42 is mentioned, just one game comes to mind, one glorious game in April.

I wrote this little ditty and posted it in that thread, but decided that here would be a good, permanent home for it.

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I will tell you about my favorite Mariano Rivera outing. I invite you all to share your own.

Over a year ago in the bright sunlight of the Oakland Coliseum, it’s a day game in April, and the date is Sunday the 15th.

The attendance is 35,077, the same it’s been for the whole series – a sellout crowd (in more ways than one). The Yankees are in town. More than just the famed Mariano Rivera is wearing the number 42.

Rich Harden is pitching.

A two-run first inning had put the A's up early, but their bats were unable to produce the rest of the game.

Goose eggs for both teams until the seventh inning, where after two pitches to Alex Rodriguez (a strike and a ball) Jason Kendall trots out to the mound in all his veteran glory and is joined by home plate umpire Laz Diaz and then the pitching coach, manager, and trainer.

Meanwhile, Rodriguez gets treatment of his own for a bloody nose.

Rich shakes his head at Larry Davis and speaks some in his Canadian tongue, which he slips into in moments of frustration and pain. (Davis, of course, is well-versed in Canadian after spending so much time with the oft-injured pitcher.)

Rich shrugs, nods, and smirks at manager Bob Geren, who is not so familiar with Canadian and steps off the mound to allow Rich to throw some pitches. Rich throws one high and windmills his shoulder. He insists upon staying in the game and Geren, lulled into a false sense of security by the Canadian's charm and gentle smirk, lets him stay in.

Rodriguez, bloody nose taken care of, steps into the box. He works a double off Rich and Geren heads back to the mound and takes the ball from that tricky Canadian. He is done for the day, done for the week, and done for most of the season.

Joe Kennedy (may he rest in peace) enters the game to face Jason Giambi (who is being heartily booed by the Oakland faithful). His first pitch ends up in right field and there are runners on the corners with no outs, Jorge Posada up to the plate. He scorches a double down the left field line on the 9th pitch of the at-bat, scoring Rodriguez and sending Giambi, not exactly fleet of foot, to third. Rich's run has scored and the lead is hanging on by a thread with men on second and third and no outs. The sun beats down on Joe's fair skin and the temperature rises.

Giambi scores on a sacrifice fly by Robinson Cano and it’s a tie ballgame. It’s 2-2 and Rich’s win is gone. Joe has blown the save and with one out and a runner on third he can only hope to get back into the dugout without giving up another run.

Kiko Calero is up in the bullpen.

The Yankees take the lead on a sac fly from Melky Cabrera and Joe keeps sweating. Doug Mientkiewicz strikes out trying to check his swing and the inning is over.

But in the 8th, Joe gives up another run to make it 4-2, Yankees. Kiko comes in to finish of the inning and Jay Marshall pitches a scoreless 9th.

Athletics fans shake their heads when Mariano Rivera steps in, that number 42 on his back making them wince, thinking of their broken starter on this Jackie Robinson Day (not to mention the closer’s impeccable stats and spotless baseball reputation).

Eric Chavez grounds out on the first pitch of his at bat and A’s fans sigh.

Bobby Crosby hits a fly ball to right field, giving the A’s fans a brief rush of “Maybe, could he possibly …?” before it lands in Bobby Abreu’s glove. The A’s fans either sit down to wait out the last out or walk up the aisles to beat the traffic home.

Todd Walker (who else remembered he had a stint with the A’s in 2007?) slaps a basehit to left field and some of those fans walking out slide into a seat, just in case.

Jason Kendall is at bat and as he is swinging through a pitch Todd takes second base on defensive indifference. Jason takes on a 3-1 count and the umpire calls a strike. Geren hollers from the A’s dugout and A’s fans make themselves known. “Are ya crazy, blue? That was a mile high! Who’s payin’ your salary -- Steinbrenner?”

Marco Scutaro is on deck, taking his swings and waiting for the moment he was born for.

Jason fouls off the next pitch and the pitch after that and the one after that goes off his ankle. He’s a hard-nosed gamer not afraid to get dirty, but that’s not what he’s getting paid to do as an Oakland Athletic; he’s getting paid to get on base.

Jason steps back in and waves his bat and takes a pitch high and at his hands. As he takes his base the remaining A’s fans get to their feet – the winning run is at the plate and it’s Marco Scutaro holding the bat!

Posada walks out to the mound and pats Rivera on the back. Maybe he’s saying what to throw next, maybe he’s talking about what Marco’s weaknesses are, and maybe he’s just telling him a joke. Whatever it is, Marco waits patiently, prepared.

Batting ninth in this game Marco has struck out twice and grounded to short, hardly anyone’s best hope in this kind of situation, but all of Oakland remembers his magical doubles and how the stadium shook with their shouts of his name last October, the team clean and crisp and finally finally winning.

Rivera paints the black for a called strike and Marco steps back, appraising the opposing pitcher. He bows his head, adjusts his helmet, and eyes his bat as if to say, “You got a hit in you? Please, jus’ don’ strike out.” He spits in the dirt and steps back in, tapping the ground with his bat and digging in with his cleats. Marco pulls the next pitch foul and the crowd is so full of Yankees fans that hardly a sound goes up in hope. Marco steps out of the box and applies more pine tar to his bat.

It’s the bottom of the ninth. There are two outs. Todd Walker is on second, Jason Kendall is on first, the score is 4-2 favoring the visitors and Marco stands in with an 0-2 count. The crowd gets loud, Yankees fans cheering for a strike and Oakland fans just wanting to get another man on for Bradley. They dare not hope for more. Their tender hearts are already hurting from the loss of their short right-handed power pitcher.

The runners take their leads off their respective bases.

Rivera leans in, gets his sign, then straightens up.

Marco peers out intently from under the brim of his batting helmet and the ball is on its way.

Marco makes contact to left field, it’s high, it’s away, it’s heading towards the foul pole --

“If it’s fair, it’s ------ GONE! THE A’S WIN IT! SCUTARO WINS IT! Celebrate -- Oakland A’s, are you kidding me?”

Marco rounds the bases after Todd and Jason, rushing to meet the clutch of his teammates surrounding home plate, smiles splashed across their faces and the A’s fans, out-cheering the Yankees fans for once, shouting his name --

“MAR-CO! SCU-TA-RO!”

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Rivera left Oakland that April 15th, still looking for his first save of the 2007 season.

[mcmansionhell]

2007-core nostalgia extravaganza

Quick PSA: someone on Facebook is apparently impersonating me using an account called "McMansion Hell 2.0" -- If you see it, please report! Thanks!

Howdy folks! I hope if you were born between 1995 and 2001 you're ready for some indelible pre-recession vibes because I think this entire house, including the photos have not been touched since that time.

This Wake County, NC house, built in 2007, currently boasts a price tag of 1.7 million smackaroos. Its buxom 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths brings the total size to a completely reasonable and not at all housing-bubble-spurred 5,000 square feet.

I know everyone (at least on TikTok) thinks 2007 and goes immediately to the Tuscan theming trend that was super popular at the time (along with lots of other pseudo-euro looks, e.g. "french country" "tudor" etc). In reality, a lot of decor wasn't particularly themed at all but more "transitional" which is to say, neither contemporary nor super traditional. This can be pulled off (in fact, it's where the old-school Joanna Gaines excelled) but it's usually, well, bland. Overwhelmingly neutral. Still, these interiors stir up fond memories of the last few months before mommy was on the phone with the bank crying.

I think I've seen these red/navy/beige rugs in literally every mid-2000s time capsule house. I want to know where they came from first and how they came to be everywhere. My mom got one from Kirkland's Home back in the day. I guess the 2010s equivalent would be those fake distressed overdyed rugs.

I hate the kitchen bench trend. Literally the most uncomfortable seating imaginable for the house's most sociable room. You are not at a 19th century soda fountain!!! You are a salesforce employee in Ohio!!!

You could take every window treatment in this house and create a sampler. A field guide to dust traps.

Before I demanded privacy, my parents had a completely beige spare bedroom. Truly random stuff on the walls. An oversized Monet poster they should have kept tbh. Also putting the rug on the beige carpet here is diabolical.

FYI the term "Global Village Coffeehouse" originates with the design historian Evan Collins whose work with the Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute!!!!

This photo smells like a Yankee Candle.

Ok, now onto the last usable photo in the set:

No but WHY is the house a different COLOR??????? WHAT?????

Alright, I hope you enjoyed this special trip down memory lane! Happy (American) Labor Day Weekend! (Don't forget that labor is entitled to all it creates!)

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[ushkowitzdaily]

Jenna on Yankees on Deck | August 9 2007

[venussaidso]

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝘁𝘂-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮

warnings: mentions of drug abuse and suicide.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 (2006)

A Ketu film related to one's roots, ancestry, heirdom, and hunger for power. All themes which I have touched on to be Ketu, and will be further exploring in the future.

It stars Magha Moon Steven Strait as the protagonist and Mula ASC Sebastian Stan as the antagonist.

Magha Moon Steven Strait plays Caleb who is grappling with the legacy of his ancestors. He is the leader of the covenant.

Sebastian Stan portrays the power hungry force who wants to will the power of the covenant's members. The other characters are portrayed by Moon nakshatra natives. All of them are warlocks who have supernatural powers inherited from their powerful ancestors. Sebastian Stan's character is “a teenage warlock who is the descendant of the long-banished fifth family of witches from the Ipswich Colony, who formed a covenant of silence to protect them.”

Rohini Sun, Mula Moon Toby Hemingway & Rohini Moon Taylor Kitsch play the other members of the covenant.

Moon nakshatras, along with Ketu nakshatras, are constantly seen in witch roles; such as almost the entire witch cast of AHS: Coven being portrayed by Ketu nakshatra natives!!!

𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘺𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘴 (1978)

Another Ketu film about one's ancestry roots and their pressure around legacy – this time starring an Ashwini native.

The story follows Dave, played by Ashwini Sun Eric Roberts, the grandson of a powerful clan leader.

The Stepanowicz family represents a deep connection to Romani traditions and their way of life, emphasizing the importance of lineage and cultural identity. The clan leader, recognizing the importance of preserving their traditions, seeks to pass on his leadership role to his Ashwini grandson who he deems worthy.

𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨-𝘊𝘩𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 (2021)

In this film, the Ketu native is depicted as running away from his roots, meaning to forge a new life separate from his past. Shang-Chi is played by Ashwini Sun Simu Liu. And his father is a powerful leader of the Ten Rings terrorist organization.

Instead of Shang-Chi rejecting his roots entirely, he learns to embrace his strength, face his past and accept his lineage, choosing to redefine it on his own terms.

𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 (2007)

When the King of Far, Far Away dies, Arthur Pendragon learns that he is next in line to the throne. But he doesn't want to rule, as he lacks the confidence and fears he isn't capable of being a king. But due to his roots, though unknown, he has no choice. He is voiced by Magha ASC, Mula Moon Justin Timberlake.

According to legends, King Arthur Pendragon is a folk hero who ruled Britain. I find it so f*cking awesome that he has been portrayed by Ketu natives through movies/TV shows. And being already voiced by Justin Timberlake, who is especially Magha Ascendant, validates my other observations even more of this heirdom theme in Ketu nakshatras. It really all started with my The Spoiled Brat Archetype post, which turned to providing more old money character examples. Now, Magha nakshatra is literally symbolized by a throne, representing heirdom, authority, power, and especially ancestral lineage.

Magha Moon Clive Owen portrays Arthur Pendragon in the film King Arthur (2004) while possible Mula Moon Bradley James plays the folk hero in the show Merlin.

Mula ASC Alexandre Astier plays King Arthur in the show Kaamelott. And then Mula ASC Graham Chapman is King Arthur in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Ashwini Moon Iain De Caestecker is King Arthur in the series The Winter King. Mula ASC Boris Karloff played King Arthur in the video production of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.

Ashwini Moon Sean Patrick Flanery is King Arthur in the show Guinevere. Magha Sun Mel Ferrer played King Arthur in Knights of the Round Table. Mula ASC Kenneth More is King Arthur in the film Unidentified Flying Oddball. Mula Moon James Faulkner is King Arthur in the mini series "Wizards" Battle Royal.

Also, in the series Succession, the character Kendall Roy is pretty much the heir to the media empire of his powerful father. He is portrayed by Mula Sun Jeremy Armstrong.

In the series Royal Pains, Mula Moon Andrew McCarthy plays Marshall Bryant who is the heir to the blender fortune. While Ashwini ASC Ezra Miller plays his son, Tucker Bryant, now the great-grandson of the inventor of the blender.

I've given a lot of examples of Ketu female characters who exhibit a lot of power-hungry tendencies first, especially to the point of instability. This is not uncommon at all, though I see it less with Ketu male characters. But it's interesting how much power they all gather, magnetize or internalize.

I talk more about their dynamic with Rahuvians in this post, and it's interesting how they interact.

While Rahuvians struggle with Maya while they rise in power, Ketuvians struggle more internally. The trope of the rich kid who struggles with extreme mental issues or drug abuse tends to be Ketuvian. In the film The Gentleman (2019), Ashwini ASC Eliot Sumner plays Laura Pressfield who comes from old money. Laura struggles with drug abuse and wants to escape from the culture. In the series Political Animals, Mula ASC Sebastian Stan plays T.J. Hammond who is the first openly gay child of a U.S. president, struggling with drugs and alcohol as a way to numb himself. In the film Franklyn, Magha ASC and Ashwini Moon Eva Green plays Emilia Bryant who comes from a wealthy family but is an unstable artist who has deep emotional struggles which lead to her suicide. In the film American Psycho, Ashwini Moon Christian Bale plays Patrick Bateman who comes from wealth but he is deeply mentally ill and internally miserable. In the series Succession, Mula Sun Jeremy Armstrong plays Kendall Roy who comes from wealth but he suffers from drug addiction. In the Spanish series Elite, Ashwini Moon María Pedraza plays Marina Osuna who is top in her class and is from an extremely wealthy family — yet she is deeply troubled, ill and spirals out of control, going against her family. In the Indian version of this series, Class, Ashwini Moon Anjali Sivaraman plays the same character. In the film Cruel Intentions, Ashwini Sun Sarah Michelle Gellar plays Kathryn Merteuil who is another Ketuvian rich kid with a drug addiction. Magha Sun Amy Adams played the same character in Cruel Intentions 2; and in the 2024 series remake of the story, Ashwini Sun Sarah Catherine Hook plays the same character but with a different name, Caroline Merteuil.

[slantosdoom]

got termed twice, took a break, we’re back at it again!!!

S L A N ‘ S I N T R O D U C T I O N

⤷ i used to be vodka4reb and reb4vodka

about me: pretty confident and outgoing, i’m very social and need to be around people 24/7. insanely versatile; i love different aesthetics and music, i can’t confine myself to just one thing so i need to constantly switch things up and experiment. and i’m also bilingual! (spanish & english)

name: slantos (or slan for short, if you’re cool).

pronouns: i go by she/her ; yes, i’m a girl

age: im 16 years old and i’m interested in true crime (obviously).

blog content: of course, this is predominantly a tcc account so i’ll frequently post stupid shit, random thoughts, etc. occasionally, i’ll reblog things i find interesting/funny.

condone? i personally don’t condone, idolize, or propagate any of the actions/crimes committed by individuals in the tcc, but if you do, that’s totally cool with me. /srs

DNI: i’m pretty chill about most things so i don’t feel the need to have a DNI list; we embrace degeneracy on this blog. /j

DMS: my dms are always open if you’re down to talk, i don’t mind them whatsoever.

favorite true crime cases: eric harris, dylan klebold, dylann storm roof, elliot rodgers, jodi arias, alyssa bustamante, adam lanza, salvador ramos, andrew blaze/randy stairs, payton grendon, artyom anoufriev, nikita lytkin, igor suprunyuk, viktor sayenko, pekka eric auvinen, vladislav roslyakov, kip kinkel and bastian bosse.

favorite movies: zero day, elephant, duck! the carbine high massacre, the class (2007), zero hour, natural born killers, mean girls, jennifer’s body, confessions of a teenage drama queen, white chicks, legally blonde, transformers, fast & furious.

music preferences: KMFDM, MSI, NIN, rammstein, columbine carcass, suicideboys, nirvana, arctic monkeys, playboy carti, tay-k, chief keef, YBN nahmir, nicki minaj, ayesha erotica, blackpink, megan the stallion, britney spears, ariana grande, lady gaga, the weeknd, bktherula, lil wayne, drake, maluma, J alvarez, plan B, don omar, ozuna, natti natasha, becky g, nickyjam, karol g, shakira, daddy yankee, J balvin, and farruko.

other interests: fashion, music, makeup, youtube, literature, psychology, journaling, acting, being on camera, and writing.

kay that’s it, byeeeee!

[heedra]

review of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco, as experienced while driving a used 2007 Suzuki Sx4 I just bought with cash a hundred miles up I-5 at night: this album sure has a lot of songs and noises that sound like engine problems

[aryburn-trains]

Metro-North 207 pushes coaches south toward New York City. There's a pretty good chance folks on this train are headed to Yankee Stadium for the Yankees/Mets matchup later that evening. Bear Mountain, NY June 17, 2007

[broadwaydivastournament]

Broadway Divas Tournament: Round 2A

Brenda Braxton (1956) "BRENDA BRAXTON (Velma Kelly) was last seen on Broadway in Smokey Joe's Cafe for which she received a 1995 Tony Award nomination, NAACP Theatre Award, the city of Chicago's Jefferson Award and a Grammy Award for Best Cast Album. Other Broadway credits include: Jelly's Last Jam, Cats, Legs Diamond, and the original production of Dreamgirls. She received the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Living the Dream" Award given by New York Gov. Pataki and the Josephine Baker Award from the National Council of Negro Women for her work as founder of Leading Ladies Just for Teens, seminars geared to empowering teenage girls. Last fall she added entrepreneur to her resume with the launching of BBRAXTON Exceptional Grooming for Exceptional Men, a gentleman-only grooming parlor in Harlem." - Playbill bio from Chicago, March 2007.

Paula Leggett Chase (1961) “PAULA LEGGETT CHASE (Betty/Meg Boyd Understudy) tap-danced en pointe in the original cast of Crazy for You, and on occasion played Iren Roth. B’way debut: A Chorus Line (the final cast). Nat’l tours: Cabaret, featured with Joel Grey, A Chorus Line (Judy Turner). Regional: Annie 2 (Amanda Beekman). Favorite Role: Mrs. David Chase.” – Playbill bio from Damn Yankees, March 2, 1994

PROPAGANDA AND MEDIA UNDER CUT: ALL POLLS HERE

"Impressed and surprised Brenda managed to topple Janet McTeer. She runs a damn good cabaret show too."

"Watching this woman dance, it's easy to fall in love with her. Once again, I implore you to look up her antics on instagram because each video is a wild ride from start to finish."

[talkstothemoonandstars]

The National Film Registry Adds 25 Films

It's a most wonderful time of the year for classic film buffs and preservationists. The National Film Registry, which is part of the Library of Congress, announced on Tuesday the latest movies it plans to archive for posterity.

Each year, 25 films are added to the registry. Usually, it's a mixture of blockbusters, obscure-but-important independent films, and historical footage, all selected to highlight the depth and breadth of American film.

"Films reflect our nation's history and culture and must be preserved in our national library for generations to come," said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in a statement. "This is a collective effort in the film community to preserve our cinematic heritage."

For the first time, a Star Trek movie is joining the list, in part because of enthusiastic lobbying from fans. (Although selections are made by the National Film Preservation Board, nominations from the public are encouraged as part of the process.)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, starring Ricardo Montalban as the titular villain, came out in 1982. In a press release, the Library of Congress pointed out that the film is often considered the best of the six original-cast Star Trek theatrical films. It's also among five movies selected this year featuring prominent Hispanic artists or themes, including American Me, Mi Familia, Spy Kids, and the first Cheech & Chong movie to be added to the registry, Up in Smoke.

The complete list of films selected for the 2024 National Film Registry, in chronological order, follows:

Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895) KoKo's Earth Control (1928) Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) Pride of the Yankees (1942) Invaders from Mars (1953) The Miracle Worker (1962) The Chelsea Girls (1966) Ganja &Hess (1973) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Uptown Saturday Night (1974) Zora Lathan Student Films (1975-76) Up in Smoke (1978) Will (1981) Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan (1982) Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Dirty Dancing (1987) Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) Powwow Highway (1989) My Own Private Idaho (1991) American Me (1992) Mi Familia (1995) Compensation (1999) Spy Kids (2001) No Country for Old Men (2007) The Social Network (2010)

[queer-ragnelle]

All light-hearted options this week! Several animated choices, musicals, and parodies. Perhaps only one film this time as it’s New Years Eve. Prince Valiant (1954) / Prince Valiant (1997) and Gawain and The Green Knight (1973) / Sword of The Valiant (1984) are first renditions / remakes. They’re essentially the same films twice, down to scripts, so they get one vote. If they win, we can pick an era after that.

[helenewate]

friday night lights feels like a cozy autumn sunday in 2007 with a matching juicy track suit (low rise pants obviously) and your mom lit a yankee candle pumpkin candle and she’s been on her pink razor flip phone with her girlfriend for hours while she files her nails and flips through a magazine with a football game on the big old box tv

[vodenanimfa]

@makotoscoffee tagged me to post 5 songs I "actually listen to" ♪⁠ヽ⁠(⁠･⁠ˇ⁠∀⁠ˇ⁠･⁠ゞ⁠) so here goes ~

1. FOALS- Black bull

2. Run The Jewels- Yankee and the brave

3. FOALS- Exits

4. Daft Punk- Steam machine (live 2007)

5. The Knife- Pass this on

I tag @katebvsh and @cr0wsang (⁠~⁠‾⁠▿⁠‾⁠)⁠~💗

[angstics]

your wttbp posting just reminded me of f1's 2008 end-of-year montage where itv had the paddock singing along to the song--it feels like a trip and if u don't know the history of the sport i'm sure it's nonsensical and i'm so curious to know if the boys know the sport did this but anyway!

what u were saying about like, the song being used by sports teams as a rallying cry, and how f1 in particular saw that trend and took it in a slightly different direction, like the song is about moving on from tragedy and looking forward instead, and how that landed them closer to what wttbp might have actually been about... i'm hysterical every time i think about it like mcr really got. so incredibly mainstream and this song got taken in so many directions

i have no idea what happened with f1 (“crashgate”? though that developed in 2009). but it’s interesting how context changes the song. i really do wonder what the players thought they were singing, or what yankees (?) fans thought of it being used in that recent video, or what viewers thought they were listening to when mcr debuted the song to open the vmas in 2006. is the meaning of the song the same when it gained traction in 2007 as it was when they performed it the last time in osaka? as it was in 2016?

[crowsandmurder]

NAME?: Tanya

PRONOUNS?: she/her

MOST ACTIVE MUSE(S)?: Anakin/Vader & Nathan. Sometimes Jax. He's fickle.

RP PET PEEVES?: People who talk to friends less, in favor of newer ones. This goes fo rp partners too. People who think if you message them to take accountability for something you did wrong to them, that you are stalking them. People tend to follow the same people in fandoms. Having too many replies to do / Having not enough replies to do. Yankee fans who bash the best infielder on their team, when he's not perfect. Fandoms still arguing over the same BS, twenty years later. Yes I'm talking Brucas/Leyton. I'm Team Naley and also Brooke/Nathan. People who don't understand explaining why a villain does bad things does not mean I think it was right. People who refuse to admit that Anakin Skywalker is a HUGE part of Star Wars. People who want to make tragedies happy. People who can't accept that some people like canon.

EXPERIENCE / HOW MANY YEARS?: Um well, I started rping a soap opera on invisionfree in 2007, Tumblr in 2011 and indie rping in 2016. I have played Glee characters, The Vampire Diaries, tons of time in the Marauders Era of Harry Potter, Sons of Anarchy, Game of Thrones, Vikings, Versailles, Star Wars, American Horror Story, The Umbrella Academy, One Tree Hill, and I'm sure I'm missing some. I don't write many OC's. I had one in the Marauders Era, but really, that's it. I've also adminned probably 20 tumblr RPs, had 4 last over 2 years. I messed around with indie a tiny bit in 2013, but I hated the idea of switching to icons so I refused until there were no SOA rps and I made an Indie Jax Teller.

FLUFF, ANGST, OR SMUT?: Angst and Smut and angsty smut. Fluff, it has to be the right ship and I do better if I have an angsty thread too. I can do more fluff with a ship like Naley than most of my others.

PLOTS OR MEMES?: Both. I am honestly up for either one, depending on my mood. If your meme sits too long and you want to plot, just message me.

LONG OR SHORT REPLIES?: I can write anywhere from 2-40 paragraphs. I'll do one for the write person. But, I don't do sentence replies. I really have some people and characters, I can write novels on.

TIME TO WRITE?: Um lately, I've been trying to more. School kicks my ass. I'm in my Senior Year for my Bachelor's in Education and even though it's going to last 2 years, I have all the classes I put off. But, I have been trying to do at least five a day. Like right now, I have no replies to do. I have starters but no replies. If I get back on the right sleep pattern, I can crank out 30 replies at 7am. Other than the last two weeks, I can reply a lot on Discord.

ARE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSE(S)?: God, I hope not. But, the stubbornness and reactiveness of Anakin, Jax, James and Nathan is definitely similar. I'm a Taurus. I don't kill people though. I do threaten to throat punch people who talk shit on my favorite baseball player, though.

TAGGED BY: I stole it.

TAGGING: @mayxthexforce, @story1ines, @burnnouts, @cagedpotential, @petitsdieu, @taliaromanova, @writtenxbeginnings, @nieithryn, @xx--ofmanythoughts--xx

[aliveandfullofjoy]

nobody asked but i started my day off with attempting a ranking of the best actor and actress oscar winners lmfao so here are my personal top fifteens <3

actress

vivien leigh, gone with the wind (1939)

emma thompson, howards end (1992)

janet gaynor, sunrise: a song of two humans (1928)

olivia de havilland, the heiress (1949)

elizabeth taylor, who's afraid of virginia woolf? (1966)

meryl streep, sophie's choice (1982)

michelle yeoh, everything everywhere all at once (2022)

diane keaton, annie hall (1977)

marion cotillard, la vie en rose (2007)

emma stone, poor things (2023)

liza minnelli, cabaret (1972)

julie andrews, mary poppins (1964)

jane fonda, klute (1971)

cher, moonstruck (1987)

frances mcdormand, fargo (1996)

(stone might seem a touch premature, and i was fully #teamlily this year, but it's a mind-blowing performance imo and one of the very best to win so! here we are)

actor

f. murray abraham, amadeus (1984)

marlon brando, on the waterfront (1954)

robert de niro, raging bull (1980)

daniel day-lewis, there will be blood (2007)

clark gable, it happened one night (1934)

anthony hopkins, the father (2020)

james cagney, yankee doodle dandy (1942)

anthony hopkins, the silence of the lambs (1991)

gregory peck, to kill a mockingbird (1962)

casey affleck, manchester by the sea (2016)

fredric march, the best years of our lives (1946)

daniel day-lewis, lincoln (2012)

alec guinness, the bridge on the river kwai (1957)

philip seymour hoffman, capote (2005)

sidney poitier, lilies of the field (1963)

(honest to god didn't even realize both of hopkins' movies made it in the top 10 till just now but i stand by it)

and just to be rude, the bottom five, from worst to slightly less worse:

actress

mary pickford, coquette (1929)

luise rainer, the good earth (1937)

joan fontaine, suspicion (1941)

kate winslet, the reader (2008)

sandra bullock, the blind side (2009)

actor

roberto benigni, life is beautiful (1998)

brendan fraser, the whale (2022)

sean penn, mystic river (2003)

george arliss, disraeli (1930)

john wayne, true grit (1969)

[nimuetheseawitch]

🎬 + 2007

🎶 + 1994

and for the music asks: 💖🧼🌅

🎬 + 2007

Oh man, apparently this was a year of big blockbuster hits that were sequels or 3rd or 4th in a series. But also some movies that are just super important to me. I saw a lot of movies that year because I had a part-time job, so I had some spending money, and the movie theater on the bus line I took to get anywhere and tickets were only $5.

Okay, I have to choose only one, so I choose Pan's Labyrinth. But I'm also going to cheat and make some honorable mentions: 28 Weeks Later, There Will Be Blood, and Juno. I was also obsessed with Once, but I'm afraid to rewatch it because I'm pretty sure it wasn't as good as I thought it was back then.

🎶 + 1994

Wow, so, this is the year of music that defines my taste. The albums from this year are ones I have on burnt CDs copied from friends or from the library as I was learning to care about music (besides classical - that's a whole different story) and fell in love with grunge and pop punk and alt rock. There are so many to choose from, and I kept paging back and forth between track listings.

And the winner is: Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden. I almost didn't pick it because it's so popular, but a) it's popular because it's good, and b) it was fucking brilliant live. Soundgarden will remain one of my favorite ever live shows (I saw them open for NIN).

To close this one out, I wanna say that I hate that I had to choose because I had to choose between some of my favorite albums of all time: The Downward Spiral and Superunknown.

💖A guilty pleasure song

Havana by Camila Cabello, the Daddy Yankee remix

🧼What you sing in the shower

I tend to sing whatever I'm obsessing over right now (so the last few months have had a lot of Metric) or classic rock or top 40 from 2005-2015. Right now though, it's Janelle Monae because Lipstick Lover has me incredibly excited for her new album.

🌅 A song for sunrise

I just laughed as I remembered I use to sing Good Morning from Singin' in the Rain to campers as my way to wake them up when I was a camp counselor. But my actual answer is A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left by Andrew Bird. That whole album, The Mysterious Production of Eggs, feels like an early morning album.