#Hart Miller Island

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Shy Blackbird, Hart Miller Island May 15, 2021

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Moon Knight #25 by Jed MacKay, Alessandro Cappuccio, Alessandro Vitti and Partha Pratim. Cover by Steve McNiven. Variant covers by (2) Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau, (3) Gary Frank, (4) Frank Miller and (5) Maria Wolf. Out in July.

"MOON KNIGHT’S PAST AND PRESENT COLLIDE, LEADING INTO HIS FIRST EVENT SERIES! The past comes back to bedevil Moon Knight as he pursues his latest enemy, someone once familiar and new. From grim New York nights to the blazing sun of Alexandria days, Moon Knight hunts for answers among the graves of Hart Island while haunted by the last mission of the Karnak Cowboys, a mercenary crew counting among its members Marc Spector, Jean-Paul Duchamp, Robert Plesko… and Layla El-Faouly. PLUS: A CLASSIC MOON KNIGHT STORY FROM THE PAST BY DOUG MOENCH AND BILL SIENKIEWICZ!"

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Vintage Nolan Miller Black Wool & Sequin Evening Jacket (Dynasty Era), 8, $65.

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ace and aro books

went on a deep dive to find some aspec rep for myself and this is some of what i came up with. not official recommendations since i haven't read most of them, but they exist and i've put several of them on my own TBR list. these are all books i haven't seen on other rec lists, and i've done my best to confirm that the rep is aspec

if any of y'all have read these, feel free to share your thoughts or correct me if i've gotten something wrong

(organized alphabetically by title and separated by age demographic; mixed genres; subject to being updated)

(ftr just because an author is not specified to be ace or aro does not necessarily mean they are allo; i include that info if i happen to come across it, but i am not going out of my way to track down the identities of every single author)

(some of these books contain themes or scenarios that may be triggering for some readers; i have only done research to ascertain the ace/aro rep; if you find certain topics upsetting to read, it is your responsibility to do the research necessary to determine if a book is appropriate for you and to proceed into a story at your own discretion)

updated 5.9.24

~Mod Q

A Milky Way Home by Hsinju Chen = adult, romance; transmasc/cis f biace4panace romance, described as low heat (author is nonbinary)

A Pale Light in the Black by K.B. Wagers = adult, science fiction; asexual MC, various other rep, coast guard in space

Alchemy by Marie S. Crosswell = adult, mystery; asexual lesbian MC, genderbent Sherlock

All the Wrong Places by Ann Gallagher = adult, romance; ace4ace m/m romance, identity discovery

An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows = adult, fantasy; allosexual aromantic MC in a poly relationship

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon = adult, science fiction; aroace side character, intersex MC, themes of oppression and racism

Blank Spaces & Finding Your Feet by Cass Lennox = adult, romance; both feature asexual MCs (second one features a trans LI)

The Bone People by Keri Hulme = adult, magical realism; aroace MC, themes of family and identity, deals with child abuse

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia = adult, fantasy; aroace nonbinary MC, queernormative world-building

Catch Lili Too by Sophie Whittemore = adult, fantasy; asexual non-human MC, paranormal murder mystery

Chosen. Again. by J. Emery = adult, fantasy; asexual MC, saves the fantasy world as a teen then has to do it again as an adult

The Circus Infinite by Khan Wong = adult, sci fi-fantasy; asexual MC and found family dynamic

City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault = adult, fantasy; various rep including aspec (author is acearospec)

Coffee Cake by Michaela Grey = adult, romance; asexual MC, m/m relationship, mystery elements

The Crows by C.M. Rosens = adult, horror; ace (and aro?) major character, fucked up eldritch horror

Cupid Calling by Viano Oniomoh = adult, romance; demisexual biromantic MC, m/m romance, dating show setting, super fluffy

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz = adult, science fiction; sapphic ace MC with a robot LI

Devon's Island by Si Clarke = adult, science fiction; aroace POV character, queernormative worldbuilding, various other rep

Earthflown by Frances Wren = adult, science fiction; ace-spec MC, m/m romance, an urban fantasy climate change apocalypse story

Eight Kinky Nights by Xan West = adult, romance; gray-ace MC, butch4femme friends-to-lovers, various other rep

Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace = adult, science fiction; aroace MC, dystopia, focus on platonic relationships (author is aroace)

From the Dark We Came by J. Emery = adult, paranormal; demisexual MC, m/m romance, vampires

The Heartbreak Handshake by J.R. Hart = adult, romance; asexual MC with a non-binary LI, fully chaste (author is autistic, adhd, and nonbinary)

How Not to Summon Your True Love by Sasha L. Miller = adult, romance; ace MC and ace LI, paranormal elements

Learning Curves by Ceillie Simkiss = adult, romance; asexual MC in an f/f relationship

Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky = adult, romance; demisexual MC, m/m relationship, mistakenly sent love confessions

Perfect Rhythm by Jae = adult, romance; rural lesbian romance with an asexual LI

Poisoned Primrose by Dahlia Donovan = adult, mystery; asexual autistic MC, middle-aged protagonist (author is autistic)

Rising from Ash by Jax Meyer = adult, romance; asexual MC in an f/f romance

The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann = adult, romance; asexual MC, fake-dating (author of Let's Talk About Love)

Second Chance by Chelsea M. Cameron = adult/new adult, romance; demi bi MC in an f/f relationship, exes-to-lovers

Soft on Soft by Mina Waheed = adult, romance; demisexual MC in an f/f romance, pure fluff

Squared Away by Annabeth Albert = adult, romance; gray-a/demi MC, m/m romance with child acquisition

Stake Sauce: The Secret Ingredient Is Love. No Really by RoAnna Sylver = adult, paranormal; gray-a MC, deals with trauma

That Kind of Guy by Talia Hibbert = adult, romance; demisexual MC, fake-dating, m/f age gap romance

Thaw by Elyse Springer = adult, romance; asexual MC, an opposites-attract f/f romance

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers = adult, science fiction; multiple ace characters, various other rep, space travel

The Trouble by Daria Defore = adult/new adult, romance?; gay aromantic MC, college setting

Upside Down by N.R. Walker = adult, romance; ace4ace m/m romance

Valentine by Julie Mannino = adult, romance; sex-averse ace MC, sexless kinky m/m relationship

We Go Forward by Alison Evans = adult, contemporary; aroace MC, centralized friendship

Werecockroach by Polenth Blake = adult, science fiction; aroace MC, deals with mental disability, also there are aliens

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Common Bonds = anthology, speculative fiction; stories that highlight aromanticism and focus on platonic relationships

Goddess of the Hunt by Shelby Eileen = poetry, mythology; an exploration of Artemis being aroace

Queerly Loving = anthology, various genres; asexual and aromantic rep, various other rep including trans, polyamorous, and platonic relationships

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A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell = young adult, paranormal; various rep including ace-spec, chosen family dynamic

Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt = young adult, thriller/mystery; several asexual characters

Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace = young adult, science fiction; aroace MC (according to author)

The Art of Saving the World by Corrine Duyvis = young adult, science fiction; asexual MC

Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp = young adult, mystery; asexual (and aro?) MC

Belle Revolte by Linsey Millery = young adult, fantasy; biromantic ace MC in an f/f romance

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria = young adult, fantasy; major ace character, various other rep, centralized platonic relationship

Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland = young adult, fantasy; asexual MC (demi-biromantic according to author)

Clariel by Garth Nix = young adult, fantasy; asexual MC, prequel to the Old Kingdom series

Dare Mighty Things by Heather Kaczynski = young adult, science fiction; asexual (and arospec?) MC

The Facts and Legends of Callie Catwell by Sophia DeRise = young adult, fantasy; asexual MC with lesbian LI

Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor = young adult, fantasy; several aspec characters

Forward March by Skye Quinlan = young adult, contemporary; asexual lesbian MC

Fourth World by Lyssa Chiavari = young adult, science fiction; demisexual MC and asexual MC (author is aroace)

From Under the Mountain by C.M. Spivey = young adult, fantasy; demisexual lesbian MC, aspec secondary characters

Good Angel by A.M. Blaushild = young adult, graphic novel; angel characters where asexual, aromantic, and agender are the assumed default but is explored with nuance

Help Wanted by J. Emery = young/new adult, fantasy; questioning aspec MC (and gender questioning)

Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie = young adult, science fiction; aroace MC, various other rep

Immoral Code by Lillian Clark = young adult, contemporary; asexual POV character, friendship dynamic with "fuck the rich" vibes

Island of Exiles by Erica Cameron = young adult, fantasy; asexual (secondary?) character, various other rep including intersex

It Sounds Like This by Anna Meriano = young adult, contemporary; asexual-questioning MC, gray-a side character, deals with a toxic friendship

The Last 8 by Laura Pohl = young adult, science fiction; aromantic MC, alien invasion apocalypse

Little Black Bird by Anna Kirchner = young adult, fantasy; questioning aspec character

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee = young adult, romance; trans male MC with asexual LI, m/m romance, fake dating

Meet You By Hachiko by Loren Greene = young adult, contemporary; aroace-spec MC, focus on friendship

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko = young adult, fantasy; asexual secondary character, centralized platonic relationship

The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath = young adult, historical; asexual MC, emphasized friendship, all main characters are also disabled

The Rhythm of My Soul by Elin Dyer = young adult, mystery; aroace MC, ballet academy setting

Running with the Pack by A.M. Burns and Caitlin Ricci = young adult, contemporary; ace LI, polyamorous romance

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand = young adult, horror; asexual POV character (all MCs are also sapphic), themes of grief, paranormal elements

Sea Foam and Silence & The Ice Princess's Fair Illusion by S.L. Dove Cooper = young adult, fairy tale; queerplatonic retellings in verse

The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow = young adult, science fiction; demisexual (biromantic) MC, post-alien invasion dystopia

Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman = young adult, contemporary; asexual (and aro?) MC, deals with family death

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson = young adult, contemporary; asexual MC, themes of family trauma and multiracial identity

Switchback by Danika Stone = young adult, thriller; aroace MC, survivalist situations

Tarnished Are the Stars by Rosiee Thor = young adult, steampunk; aroace MC, various other rep, cat-and-mouse game

That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger = young adult, contemporary; asexual MC, deals with the aftermath of a school shooting

This Golden Flame by Emily Victoria = young adult, fantasy; aroace MC (author is aroace)

Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver = young adult, fantasy; aromantic (and ace?) MC, f/nb queerplatonic relationship

Vanilla by Billy Merrell = young adult, contemporary; asexual MC, m/m relationship, coming-of-age

What We Devour by Linsey Miller = young adult, fantasy; asexual MC (biromantic according to author)

Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt = young adult, contemporary; asexual MC

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A-Okay by Jarad Greene = middle grade, graphic novel; asexual MC, deals with self-discovery and body image

Come Drink With Me, Gold and Jasper, East Flows the River by Michelle Kan = all ages?; described as aromantic chinese fairy tales

The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen = all ages, fairy tale; aroace MC (author is aroace)

Hazel's Theory of Everything by Lisa Jenn Bigelow = middle grade, contemporary; questioning aroace MC, themes of self-discovery

The Faerie Godmother's Apprentice Wore Green by Nicky Kyle = all ages?, fairy tale; major aroace character, focus on friendship

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This, I feel, is as piquant as a picture can be.  We are a production shop, we parse thousands of insect specimens collected by many people.  At times, like this one, specimens come in that are uncommon or part of a study (here from a survey of Hart-Miller Island by Gene Scarpulla) and you take what you get.  Normally it is easy to Photoshop out the pin, but in this case it is so tiny a specimen that it has integrated in with the pin and glue....the metallic-ness of both pin and wasp are complementary and the layout graceful which like any good photograph generates stories and questions which your mind answers in its search for meaning.  Phew..., heady stuff, got to cut out the late night chocolate...

Photograph by Brooke Alexander

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: ̗̀➛ 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐍

the mortal sun has risen and set a thousand thousand times, and HERMES is yet bound to the earthly realm, the reincarnation loop continues. this time their mortal coil has taken the shape of dylan o'brien, a human born on 24/08/1995, a virgo and named alexander rhys morgan.

TLDR found here

POWERS: the ability to manipulate anyone through persuasion, can feel the energy of spirits passing through wherever he was, mundane abilities and skills are enhanced during the night, above average speed when running (let's be real that's only handy for him when he's running away from authorities or ppl tryna break his nose)

FULL POWERS (not fully achieved but there's an inkling): getting into the minds of people, making them see and feel what he wants them to and would usually be used to play tricks on people, and the ability to communicate with the dead at night.

TW: familial death, car accident, mentions of mental health issues

PINTEREST / PLAYLIST / HERMES’ PLAYLIST 

FULL NAME: alexander morgan 

SEXUALITY & PRONOUNS: bisexual, he/him 

ROMANTIC STATUS: single 

BIRTHDAY: august 24th, 1995 

HEIGHT: 5′9

HAIR: blonde buzzcut era

BIG SIX: virgo sun, aquarius moon, aries rising, leo venus, leo mercury, scorpio mars 

PETS: a bombay cat named soup

HOMETOWN: brighton, england 

ACCENTS: english accent mixed with slight australian over the years 

OCCUPATION: bartender @ olympus nightclub 

ROOMMATES: augustus henry keene

SIBLINGS: chloe “charming” morgan (adopted) 

TATTOOS & PIERCINGS: a bunch of dumb little tattoos all over. most notably, a tattoo of a small SUN on his wrist, a CARTOONISH SNAIL on the back of his arm, and a SMILEY PIERCING

MENTAL HEALTH: depression (undiagnosed), ADHD (diagnosed from a young age) 

MUSE INSPO: shawn spencer (psych), nick miller (new girl), summer (500 days of summer), robin scherbatsky (how i met your mother), lucien carr (kill your darlings), max wolfe (gossip girl), steve harrington (stranger things), jeremiah fisher (the summer i turned pretty), eleanor shellstrop (the good place), dylan lenivy (the quarry), lip gallagher (shameless) 

BACKGROUND:

alex grew up in brighton, england surrounded by a family he loves and that loves him. he had a good social life and okay grades. as a kid, he was always known to have a bright and loud personality, the kind of crazy in a child that was endearing and charming (yet extremely annoying to both of his sisters). he was always known that he would grow up to be a troublemaker, since he discovered his love for causing it from a young age. his mother (scarlett hart) was a child psychologist, and his father (james morgan) was a stay-at-home dad and an aspiring author. he actually named his son alexander after one of his main characters of a book he was planning on publishing. his older sister was isabelle morgan, and his younger sister was adopted when he was really young -- chloe morgan, better known as charming morgan, as she prefers. 

//TW: MENTIONS OF DEATH AND LOSS// tragedy struck when he turned 13, and was woken up to the sounds of his father crying in the living room and red and blue lights coming in through his window. his mother and older sister had gotten into a car accident after she had picked isabelle up from a party she wasn’t supposed to be at, and they both died that same night from the impact. things around their house changed after that -- their father stopped writing, and tried his best to be a good father for both alex and charming but even alex could see that he was barely hanging on. charming had begun to rebel, putting even more worry onto alex and james -- james was more understanding and forgiving, because he knew it was probably her way of coping. 

one year later, james impulsively decided that a fresh start was needed for them all, and wanted to move the family to magnetic island. as a 14 year old boy who had already gone through so much loss, alex was surprisingly in support of this -- he didn’t know why, and couldn’t explain it, but when he heard ‘magnetic island’, it’s like something in him clicked. he didn’t know what it was, but he felt it. and so, after a couple long months of getting ready for the big move, they finally made it -- just in time for alex to turn 15. 

he loved his new life there -- he was finally beginning to feel like himself again. in fact, he feels like he’s exactly where he belongs, it’s as if the island brought out things in alex that he didn’t know about himself or things he didn’t know he was capable of. his fun, troublemaking nature came back to him, his need for fun and a party returned -- he was happy here. after he graduated school, charming had taken off to the states to pursue a life of her own -- something that james and alex weren’t too excited about, given she was only 16. but even at 16, charming could always take care of herself. alex, however, didn’t think that university was for him; he worked a couple of jobs here and there, and even got into a bit of gambling when he realized how GOOD he was at calling people’s bluff and manipulating others into scoring a win for himself. it was around 18 that alex first realized how good he was at persuading others to do whatever he wanted them to do, and at many points in his life, he took advantage of it. but most of the time, he just used it to fuck with people and entertain himself. 

finally, at 22, he settled into a bartending job at olympus nightclub that he loved, so here he was -- 25 and still working there. in reality, at some point int he future, alex wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a writer, as well. but for someone so brave with everything else in his life, he had a hard time showing anyone else his writing for the time being. 

PERSONALITY: 

alex is a funny, class clown type that isn’t afraid to speak his mind at all and is always looking for anyway to occupy his time, and always looking for a party. he’s really easy to get along with, but he also has a small, tiny bit of a temper that usually manifests itself into fucking with whoever pissed him off and becoming the most sarcastic, punchable piece of shit you’ll ever meet. he will instigate fights at bars when he’s bored, and most of the time, they escalate into physical fights that he certainly cannot win. but if you ask him, he’d do it again, enjoying the adrenaline rush that came with it. a walking red flag, i know. 

while alex may seem really happy on the surface, he’s dealing with a great deal of mental health issues -- mostly episodes of depression. but he still refuses to admit that he has issues, and that he needs professional help. if you ask him, he’ll bark back and say i’m fine.

from a young age, though, he was diagnosed with ADHD -- his mother caught on quick, with her being a child psychologist, and immediately took him to get evaluated. alex still constantly forgets to restock and take his pills without constant reminders from charming and his dad, and it makes him super hyperactive, impulsive, and easily distracted/bored and eager to move onto the next thing. 

he can’t help but have a flirty personality. if he’s bored, he’ll probably flirt with someone  either just for the purpose of knowing he can get them if he wanted to, or to fuck around and hook up (he wasn’t exactly a commitment type guy at all) . sooooo yes he a Whore. 

at the end of the day, alex wants to become a writer like his father — or he’ll dream about it, while he reads and writes as a hobby in his own private notebook.

he’s a non-conformist at heart, and will always try to go against the grain of society and its norms. he enjoys sparking reactions out of people. 

HEADCANONS: he likes to wear eye makeup and nail polish a lot, mostly puts the obscure eye makeup on at events and parties. he has a black 67 chevy impala car that he is obsessed with. alex is aware that not only was he great at lying and manipulating, but he was also good at calling people’s bluff so he spends a good amount of time gambling in any way he finds, because he knows he’ll win. his cat, soup, is a rescue cat. 

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: ̗̀➛ 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐍

they have been on the island for twelve years and are originally from brighton, london, uk. they are born on 24th august, 1996, which makes them a virgo, and are currently 25 years old. a trivia fact about alex is that he loves to read and write, and hopes to be a writer like his father one day. one song to describe them would be magnolia by gang of youths, and whilst some would describe them as reckless with a god complex, others would say they are playful and open-minded.

TW: mentions of death & depression, slight mention of alcohol and drugs

FULL NAME: alexander rhys morgan (prefers 'alex')

SEXUALITY & PRONOUNS: bisexual, he/him

ROMANTIC STATUS: single

BIRTHDAY: august 24th, 1996

BIG SIX: virgo sun, aquarius moon, aries rising, leo venus, leo mercury, scorpio mars

MBTI TYPE: ESFP

PETS: a bombay cat named soup

HOMETOWN: brighton, england ACCENTS: english accent that is now mixed with a slight australian one

OCCUPATION: C list indie actor / bartender @ the sand dollar

ROOMMATES: adam hassan

SIBLINGS: chloe “charming” morgan

TATTOOS & PIERCINGS: tattoo of a small SUN on his wrist, the DATE of charming’s adoption on his other wrist in roman numerals, CARTOONISH SNAIL on the back of his arm, a small OPEN BOOK on his ring finger, and a SMILEY PIERCING

MENTAL HEALTH: depression (undiagnosed)

MUSE INSPO: nick miller (new girl), jake peralta (brooklyn 99), wallace (scott pilgrim vs the world), summer (500 days of summer), robin scherbatsky (how i met your mother), chandler bing & joey tribbiani (friends), lucien carr (kill your darlings), kai parker (the vampire diaries), hermes (yes, the greek god. same energy.), max wolfe (gossip girl), shawn spencer (psych)

BACKGROUND:

alex grew up in brighton, england surrounded by a family he loves and that loves him. he had a good social life and okay grades. as a kid, he was always known to have a bright and loud personality, the kind of CRAZY in a child that was endearing and charming (yet extremely annoying to both of his sisters). his mother (scarlett hart) was a child psychologist, and his father (james morgan) was a stay-at-home dad and an aspiring author. he actually named his son alexander after one of his main characters of a book he was planning on publishing. his older sister was isabelle morgan, and his younger sister was adopted when he was really young -- chloe morgan, better known as charming morgan, as she prefers.

//TW: MENTIONS OF DEATH AND LOSS// tragedy struck when he turned 13, and was alerted by the lights of police cars from outside his bedroom window and the sound of his father crying in the living room, with charming coming down the stairs close behind him. two officers stood solemn at the door -- the ones who had delivered the news about their mother and older sister being in a fatal car crash. well, it was instantly fatal for isabelle. their mother, scarlett, spent a week in a coma before she couldn’t keep holding on any longer, either. //END TW//

growing up after that was a difficult thing for alex. his mental health suffered greatly, and that spark he once had when he was a kid vaporized. he was no longer the center of attention, no longer the funny and loud kid stealing the spotlight -- he faded into the background, alienated all his friends, and spent most of his high school and middle school career alone. would have been completely alone, if it wasn’t for his sister. james tried his best constantly to take on the role of both a mother and a father for them for the longest time, but even alex could see that he was falling apart on the inside. no one could replace the bright presence of scarlett. there were two holes in their heart, where their sister and mother used to be. charming, on the other hand, coped through rebellion -- she definitely worried her alex and his father every now and then, when she snuck out, and started to come back home some nights with a new tattoo or piercing. 

it was only a year after their death that their father decided that making the move to magnetic island in australia would be best — brighton wasn’t associated with good memories anymore. and so, alex, charming, and their father had moved, but the holes in their hearts never filled up.  

when he went to university outside of the island to study english lit, however, things started to turn around for him. he was slowly getting his old personality back -- or, rather, he was getting much better at pretending that all was well, because he got so tired of hearing people just asking him to smile already or stop being so down all the time. they wanted the old alex back, and he wanted them off his back. so if he had to put on a face while his mental health continued to deteriorate over the years, then so be it. it was around that time, when alex was 19 he met soleil. they hit it off in one night, and she had pitched him her idea for a film that she thought he would be perfect for. after that, alex impulsively quit university and spent the next few years making two movies with soleil and travelling around with her.

in october of 2021, alex found himself back in magnetic with soleil. he missed charming and his father, and needed to spend some time close to where his home was.

PERSONALITY:

alex is a funny, class clown type that isn’t afraid to speak his mind at all and is always looking for anyway to occupy his time, and always looking for a party.

he’s really easy to get along with, but he also has a small, tiny bit of a temper and a really smart mouth that gets him intro trouble more often than not he also likes to cause the trouble -- for funsies. he will instigate fights at bars when he’s bored, and most of the time, they escalate into physical fights that he certainly cannot win. but if you ask him, he’d do it again, enjoying the adrenaline rush that came with it. a walking red flag, i know.

while alex may seem really happy on the surface, he’s dealing with a great deal of mental health issues -- mostly episodes of depression. but he still refuses to admit that he has issues, and that he needs professional help. if you ask him, he’ll bark back and say i’m fine.

he can’t help but have a flirty personality. if he’s bored, he’ll probably flirt with someone either just for the purpose of knowing he can get them if he wanted to, or to fuck around and hook up (he wasn’t exactly a commitment type guy at all) . sooooo yes he a Whore.

at the end of the day, alex wants to become a writer like his father — or he’ll dream about it, while he reads and writes as a hobby in his own private notebook.

he’s a non-conformist at heart, and will always try to go against the grain of society and its norms. he enjoys sparking reactions out of people.

HEADCANONS:

he likes to wear eye makeup and nail polish a lot, mostly puts the obscure eye makeup on at events and parties.

he has a 65 black mustang car that he is obsessed with.

while he has a fait bit of money, he doesn’t spend it -- he’s not materialistic. instead of buying shit for himself, alex will blow his money on parties, buying drinks and drugs for himself and all his friends, and buying stupid shit that has no real value like a fuckin flamethrower. he thrives on chaos and will probably be found doing some stupid shit.

[dvmpicsphotography]

Another view back towards Hart/Miller Island in the Chesapeake, at sunset (sun behind me as I was shooting). I liked the appearance of the clouds, and the tad bit of motion from the waves at the bottom.

[maattamatthews]

my simp list ✨hockey edition✨

Anaheim Ducks

trevor zegras

Arizona Coyotes

jakob chychrun

Boston Bruins

johnny beecher

Buffalo Sabres

jeff skinner

Calgary Flames

none

Carolina Hurricanes

andrei svechnikov

sebastian aho

jordan stall

teuvo teräväinen

Chicago Blackhawks

jonathan toews

Colorado Avalanche

gabe landeskog

nathan mackinnon

jt compher

mikko rantanen

cale makar

erik johnson

Columbus Blue Jackets

adam boqvist

nick blankenburg

Dallas Stars

jason robertson

Detroit Red Wings

olli maatta

moritz seider

lukas raymond

Edmonton Oilers

tyson barrie

Florida Panthers

matthew tkachuk

patric hornqvist

spencer knight

Los Angeles Kings

alex turcotte

Minnesota Wild

matt boldy

tyson jost

matt dumba

Montreal Canadiens

cole caufield

josh anderson

Nashville Predators

none

New Jersey Devils

nico hischier

patrick moynihan

jack hughes

New York Islanders

mat barzal

anthony beauvillier

New York Rangers

chris kreider

k’andre miller

Ottawa Senators

josh norris

Philadelphia Flyers

cam york

kevin hart

Pittsburgh Penguins

sidney crosby

kasperi kapanen

St. Louis Blues

colton parayko

Tampa Bay Lightning

none

Toronto Maple Leafs

auston matthews

mitch marner

william nylander

nick robertson

Vancouver Canucks

brock boeser

will lockwood

elias petterson

quinn hughes

Vegas Golden Knights

none

Washington Capitals

tom wilson

Winnipeg Jets

pierre-luc dubois

adam lowery

COLLEGE PLAYERS

brock caufield

shay donovan

luke martin (well he did play)

nolan moyle

[harveyspictures]

Plovers on Hart Miller Island, May 15, 2021

[brandnulife]

Celebrities Who Had Covid-19

Aaron Tevit

Adam Sclesinger

Allen West

Alyssa Milano

Andre Dickens

Andrea Bocelli

Andy Cohen

Anna Camp

Antonio Banderas

Arie Luyendyk Jr.

Arielle Charnas

Ashanti

Balthazar Getty

Barron Trump

Begona Gomez

Ben Carson

Bill and Giuliana Rancic

Boris Johnson

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Bryan Cranston

Cam Newton

Carlin Bates (Bringing Up Bates)

Carol Sutton - deceased

Carrie Ann Inaba

Cedric Ceballos

Charley Pride - deceased

Charlotte Lawrence

Chloe Bennet (Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD)

Chris Christie

Chris Masters (The Masterpiece)

Christian Wood

Christopher Cross

Colton Underwood

Cory Booker

Craig Adams (Beyonce’s former personal trainer) - deceased

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cyril Ramaphosa

D.L. Hughley

Daniele Rugani

Danny Boaz (The Young & the Restless)

Dawn Wells (Gilligan’s Island) - deceased

Dave Chappelle

David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris

Debi Mazar

Donald and Melania Trump

Donovan Mitchell

Dustin Johnson

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

Ellen DeGeneres

Elizabeth Warren

Emmanuel Macron

Erica Watson - deceased

Erykah Badu

Fabio Wajngarten

Floyd Cardoz

Francis Suarez

Franck Riester

Frank Fox (Real World: San Diego)

Garrett Temple

George Stephanopoulos

Greg Rikaart

Harvey Weinstein

Herman Cain - deceased

Hope Hicks

Hugh Grant

Idris Elba

J Balvin

Jack Nicklaus

Janet Broderick

Jason Collins

Jason Crow

Jenee Fleenor

Jennifer Aydin (Real Housewives of New Jersey)

Jeremih

Jesse and Jacqueline Jackson

Jillian Michaels (The Biggest Loser)

Jim Parson and Todd Spiewak

Jimmie Johnson

Jim, RM and Suga of BTS

Joe Ellis

John Benjamin Hickey

John Mayer

John Taylor of Duran Duran

JoJo Siwa

Juan Williams

Kalie Shorr

Kanye West

Karl von Habsburg

Kaylee Hartung

Keisha Lance Bottoms

Keith McNally

Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds

Kevin Connolly

Keyontae Johnson

Khloe Kardashian

Kimberly Guilfoyle

Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones)

Larry Hogan

Larsa Pippen (Real Housewives of Miami)

Laura Bell Bundy

Lee Brice

Lena Dunham

Lesley Stahl

Lou Gossett, Jr.

Marcus Smart

Marianne Faithfull

Masoumeh Edtekar

Meat Loaf - deceased

Meghan King

Mel Gibson

Melissa Joan Hart

Mike Lee

Mikel Arteta

Nadine Dorries

Natalie Horler, lead singer of Cascada

Nga Nguyen

Nick Cordero - deceased

Nicki Minaj

Novak Djokovic

Olga Kurylenko

Oscar De La Hoya

Patrick McEnroe

Pere Aragones

Peter Thomas (Real Housewives of Atlanta)

Pink

Placido Domingo

Prince Albert II

Prince William

Quim Torra

Rachel Matthews

Rand Paul

Ray Benson

Richard Schiff and Shelia Kelley

Robert Pattinson 

Roy Horn - deceased

Rudy Giuliani  

Russell Westbrook

Sadie Robertson (Duck Dynasty)

Sam Asghari

Sean Payton

Sekou Smith - deceased

Sergio Garcia

Seth Curry

Sevyn Streeter

Shanna Moakler (Hollywood Exes)

Shannon Beador (Real Housewives of Orange County)

Shemar Moore

Sheree Whitfield (Real Housewives of Atlanta)

Slim Thug

Sincere Show

Sophie Trudeau

Stephen Amell

Steve Doocy

Sturgill Simpson

Tiffany Haddish

Thomas Doherty

Todd Chrisley

Tom Dempsey

Tommy “Tiny” Lester Jr. - deceased

Tony Shalhoub

Trey Songz

Tyler Hubbard

Usain Bolt

Vachik Mangassarian - deceased

Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty)

Vivica A. Fox 

Von Miller

Wendy Williams

Whitney and Zach Bates (Bringing Up Bates)

Wiz Khalifa

Zoey Duetch (The Politician)

[axiomsofice]

NHL 2021 Prediction: Atlantic

1. Boston: Sure, Pasta, Krug, and Big Z aren’t here, but the Bruins are strong and deep enough to overcome such absences. Grzelcyk is for real good, and so are so are Kase and Craig Smith. The biggest questions are about Lauzon, Vaakanainen, and Studnika which are far from big ones. McAvoy is Norris good btw.

2. Philadelphia: Could honestly push for first. Depth everywhere, before even considering the return of both Patrick and Lindblom, or the development of Frost or Farabee. Hart is money, which might be enough to keep the flyers strong for years to come, and the league is better when this gang of pirates is relevant.

3.  Pittsburgh: This division should be tight, and I was tempted to put the veteran squad of either Pittsburgh or Washington outside the playoffs. Can the goaltending and bottom 6 forward lines contribute enough? 3rd spot represents as yes, as Jarry seems pretty good (neither Fluery or Murray is a top 10 goalie) and there’s enough interesting players to fill the bottom of the lineup, at least during the regular season, as McCaan, Rodrigues, Bluger, and even Jankowski could deliver more.

4. Washington: Also didn’t have the heart to leave out of the post season. Samsonov is ready, and even though Chara kind of blocks some favourites in Seigenthaler and Fehervary, this team is deep everywhere, we know what to expect.

5. NY Islanders: It feels dumb to continuously underestimate the powers of Trotz and Lamoriello, yet here I am. Sorokin should be ready, and honestly perhaps the best goalie the Isles have had since a very long time. I think Wahlstrom, Dal Colle, and especially JOSH HO-SANG could easily hold down a top 9 spot, as Bridgeport has made everything it touches look bad for years. Now I’m angry. I think they’ll miss Toews on the back end, but in most divisions this would be a playoff team.

6. Ny Rangers: Post Lundqvist should be in good hands, Shesterkin. Fox is their best defenceman, DeAngelo and Trouba are just okay. Obviously, there’s some premier talent up front, Zibanejad and Panarin, but this team is really only a few young players exceeding expectations away from pushing the teams above them. Lafreniere, Kakko, and Miller could easily propel the Rangers to new heights. 

7. Buffalo: Tough look for the Sabres, as in most other divisions they might have a better shot. Like the Rangers they have some elite offensive talent in Eichel and Hall. Dahlin figures to really establish himself as a force at some point, and Staal should help stabilize things down the middle a little. This group has gotten off to strong starts the past couple seasons, before fading into irrelevance and proving any optimism misguided. I still don’t really believe in the goaltending, Ullmark COULD be a 1A, but it would certainly help if he were on a team with more of an established quality. Instead there’s just so many questions throughout each phase of the game, although I believe they are on the path out of this karma sinkhole, it’s not the year to expect playoffs.

8. New Jersey: I really wanted to have the Devils not-last, but alas, here we are. Blackwood is good and fully part of the youth movement at G across this division. Crawford could honestly steal the starters job from him too (ahem, Sabres...) so this STABILITY should at least give the rest of the teams a fair evaluation. Hughes and Hischier will be a really strong centre tandem sometime soon, if not this year. Adding legit top 9 talents in Johnsson and Gusev will surely help in this regard. Murray will likewise help on the blueline, although this team will only be ready to take off when the likes of Holtz and Ty Smith start to occupy leading roles. Honestly, especially with some better defencemen, this team could be ready to compete soon.  

[vegasgogreen]

Stranded Sailor Rescued Near Hart Miller Island - CBS Baltimore

http://dlvr.it/R2v9cQ

[allthecanadianpolitics]

List of all Ontario NDP candidates in the Ontario election!

Hey Ontario! There is an election coming up on June 7th, 2018. According to the polls, the only party who has enough momentum to beat the Ontario PC’s run by Doug Ford is the Ontario NDP (in polls they’re either tied, in 1st place or in 2nd place in the polls). Doug Ford has no platform and has pledged to cut billions of dollars (which is going to lead to cuts to healthcare, education, etc) and he opposes things like a $15/hour minimum wage. I know people want change and are sick of the Liberals, but he’s not a good leader.

The Ontario NDP also have a really good election platform. So check it out:

https://www.ontariondp.ca/platform

So I’ve compiled a list of every electoral district/riding with a link to what NDP candidate is running. Each candidate name links to a short biography of the candidate, and a link to their website where you can follow them on social media, donate or volunteer with their campaign.

If you do not know your riding/electoral district, use this tool to find out:

https://www.elections.on.ca/en/voting-in-ontario/electoral-districts.html

I’ve listed all ridings/electoral districts in alphabetical order.

Please share this widely.

There are 124 ridings in the election, so this post is long, so the rest of this post will be under a ‘read more’ button.

Ajax: Monique Hughes

Algoma—Manitoulin: Michael Mantha

Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill: Katrina Sale

Barrie—Innisfil: Pekka Reinio

Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte: Dan Janssen

Bay of Quinte: Joanne Belanger

Beaches—East York: Rima Berns-McGown

Brampton Centre: Sara Singh

Brampton East: Gurratan Singh

Brampton North: Kevin Yarde

Brampton South: Paramjit Gill

Brampton West: Jagroop Singh

Brantford—Brant: Alex Felsky

Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound: Karen Gventer

Burlington: Andrew Drummond

Cambridge: Marjorie Knight

Carleton: Courtney Potter

Chatham-Kent—Leamington: Jordan McGrail

Davenport: Marit Stiles

Don Valley East: Khalid Ahmed

Don Valley North: Akil Sadikali

Don Valley West: Amara Possian

Dufferin—Caledon: Andrea Mullarkey

Durham: Joel Usher

Eglinton—Lawrence: Robyn Vilde

Elgin—Middlesex—London: Amanda Stratton

Essex: Taras Natyshak

Etobicoke Centre: Erica Kelly

Etobicoke—Lakeshore: Phil Trotter

Etobicoke North: Mahamud Amin

Flamborough—Glanbrook: Melissa McGlashan

Glengarry—Prescott—Russell: Bonnie Jean-Louis

Guelph: Agnieszka Mlynarz

Haldimand—Norfolk: Danielle Du Sablon

Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock: Zac Miller

Hamilton Centre: Andrea Horwath

Hamilton East—Stoney Creek: Paul Miller

Hamilton Mountain: Monique Taylor

Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas: Sandy Shaw

Hastings—Lennox and Addington: Nate Smelle

Humber River—Black Creek: Tom Rakocevic

Huron—Bruce: Jan Johnstone

Kanata—Carleton: John Hansen

Kenora—Rainy River: Glen Archer

Kiiwetinoong: Sol Mamakwa

King—Vaughan: Andrea Beal

Kingston and the Islands: Ian Arthur

Kitchener Centre: Laura Mae Lindo

Kitchener—Conestoga: Kelly Dick

Kitchener South—Hespeler: Fitzroy Vanderpool

Lambton—Kent—Middlesex: Todd Case

Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston: Ramsey Hart

Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes: Michelle Taylor

London—Fanshawe: Teresa Armstrong

London North Centre: Terence Kernaghan

London West: Peggy Sattler

Markham—Stouffville: Kingsley Kwok

Markham—Thornhill: Cindy Hackelberg

Markham—Unionville: Sylvie David

Milton: Brendan Smyth

Mississauga Centre: Laura Kaminker

Mississauga East—Cooksville: Tom Takacs

Mississauga—Erin Mills: Farina Hassan

Mississauga—Lakeshore: Boris Rosolak

Mississauga—Malton: Nikki Clarke

Mississauga—Streetsville: Jacqueline Gujarati

Mushkegowuk—James Bay: Guy Bourgouin

Nepean: Zaff Ansari

Newmarket—Aurora: Melissa Williams

Niagara Centre: Jeff Burch

Niagara Falls: Wayne Gates

Niagara West: Curtis Fric

Nickel Belt: France Gélinas

Nipissing: Henri Giroux

Northumberland—Peterborough South: Jana Papuckoski

Oakville: Lesley Sprague

Oakville North—Burlington: Saima Zaidi

Orléans: Barbara Zarboni

Oshawa: Jennifer French

Ottawa Centre: Joel Harden

Ottawa South: Eleanor Fast

Ottawa—Vanier: Lyra Evans

Ottawa West—Nepean: Chandra Pasma

Oxford: Tara King

Parkdale—High Park: Bhutila Karpoche

Parry Sound—Muskoka: Erin Horvath

Perth—Wellington: Michael O’Brien

Peterborough—Kawartha: Sean Conway

Pickering—Uxbridge: Nerissa Cariño

Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke: Ethel LaValley

Richmond Hill: Marco Coletta

St. Catharines: Jennie Stevens

Sarnia—Lambton: Kathy Alexander

Sault Ste. Marie: Michele McCleave-Kennedy

Scarborough—Agincourt: Tasleem Riaz

Scarborough Centre: Zeyd Bismilla

Scarborough—Guildwood: Tom Packwood

Scarborough North: Dwayne Morgan

Scarborough—Rouge Park: Felicia Samuel

Scarborough Southwest: Doly Begum

Simcoe—Grey: David Matthews

Simcoe North: Elizabeth Van Houtte Spadina—Fort York: Chris Glover

Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry: Marc Benoit

Sudbury: Jamie West

Thornhill: Ezra Tanen

Thunder Bay—Atikokan: Judith Monteith-Farrell

Thunder Bay—Superior North: Lise Vaugeois

Timiskaming—Cochrane: John Vanthof

Timmins: Gilles Bisson

Toronto Centre: Suze Morrison

Toronto—Danforth: Peter Tabuns

Toronto—St. Paul's: Jill Andrew

University—Rosedale: Jessica Bell

Vaughan—Woodbridge: Sandra Lozano

Waterloo: Catherine Fife

Wellington—Halton Hills: Diane Ballantyne

Whitby: Niki Lundquist

Willowdale: Saman Tabasinejad

Windsor—Tecumseh: Percy Hatfield

Windsor West: Lisa Gretzky York Centre: Andrea Vásquez Jiménez

York—Simcoe: Dave Szollosy

York South—Weston: Faisal Hassan

[hockey-finns]

WHICH NHL TEAM HAS THE BEST GOALIES?

Jan 17th 2019

(Based on save percentage average. I picked two goalies with most games played that are currently on the team’s roster. If there was a tie, the team with smaller GAA is palced first. I also put down each team’s current place in the standings after the team’s name which got quite interesting...)

1. Winnipeg Jets (4)

Connor Hellebuyck and Laurent Brossoit - .925,5

2. New York Islanders (12)

Robin Lehner and Thomas Greiss - .923

3. Dallas Stars (15)

Ben Bishop and Anton Khudobin - .922,5

4. Anaheim Ducks (21)

John Gibson and Ryan Miller - .920

5. Boston Bruins (10)

Jaroslav Halak and Tuukka Rask - .919,5

6. Los Angeles Kings (31)

Jonathan Quick and Jack Campbell - .918,5

7. St. Louis Blues (22)

Jake Allen and Jordan Binnington - .918

8. New Jersey Devils (25)

Keith Kinkaid and Mackenzie Blackwood - .917

9. Pittsburg Penguins (13)

Casey DeSmith and Matt Murray - .916

10. Tampa Bay Lightning (1)

Andrei Vasilevskiy and Louis Domingue - .915

11. Buffalo Sabres (14)

Carter Hutton and Linus Ullmark - .915

12. Ottawa Senators (29)

Craig Anderson and Anders Nilsson - .914

13. Toronto Maple Leaves (9)

Frederik Andreson and Garret Sparks - .913,5

14. Philadephia Flyers (28)

Brian Elliott and Carter Hart - .913

15. Nashville Predators (5)

Pekka Rinne and Juuse Saros - .912,5

16. Arizona Coyotes (23)

Darcy Kuemper and Antti Raanta - .910

17. Washington Capitals (8)

Brayden Holtby and Pheonix Copley - .909

18. Carolina Hurricanes (18)

Petr Mrazek and Curtis McElhinney - .907,5

19. Vegas Golden Knights (6)

Marc-Andre Fleury and Malcolm Subban - .907,5

20. Minnesota Wild (17)

Devan Dubnyk and Alex Stalock - .906

21. Edmonton Oilers (19)

Cam Talbot and Mikko Koskinen - .905,5

22. Detroit Red Wings (25)

Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Bernier - .904,5

23. Montreal Canadiens (11)

Carey Price and Antti Niemi - .904,5

24. Calgary Flames (2)

David Rittich and Mike Smith - .903

25. Columbus Blue Jackets (7)

Sergei Bobrovsky and Joonas Korpisalo - .902,5

26. Vancouver Canucks (20)

Jacob Markstrom and Anders Nilsson (not currently on the roster) - .901,5

27. Colorado Avalanche (16)

Semyon Varlamov and Philipp Grubauer - .901,5

28. New York Rangers (24)

Henrik Lundqvist and Alexandar Georgiev - .901,5

29. San Jose Sharks (3)

Martin Jones and Aaron Dell - .897

30. Chicago Blackhawks (30)

Corey Crawford and Cam Ward - .893

31. Florida Panthers (27)

James Reimer and Roberto Luongo - .892,5

I know this doesn’t tell everything because there are huge differences in save percentages and the amount of games played between the goalies in the same team but I think this was an interesting ranking to make! Tell me if you’d like me to make more charts/ranking in the future!