#Holden Lodge

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Lovely Molly (2011): A Haunting Descent Into Madness, But Lacking Focus

Lovely Molly (2011): A Haunting Descent Into Madness, But Lacking Focus

Synopsis- A supernatural presence menaces a newlywed couple (Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis) after they move into the wife’s long-abandoned childhood home. Director- Eduardo Sánchez Cast- Gretchen Lodge, Alexandra Holden, Johnny Lewis Genre- Horror | Drama Released- 2011 ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. Eduardo Sánchez’s Lovely Molly (2011) is a film that teeters on the edge of psychological horror…

[dirtyriver]

Elizabeth Holden was a classic letterhack. There's probably a few of her letters on that Tumblr.

the amazing heroes swimsuit issue

Appears to come as a farewell to the magazine before Wizard in all its inglory took this slot. Naturally I skip past an allusion to her negative opinion on the various new titles released by Archie in 1989 and 1990 over to this kerfufle from Archie over "Betty topless". I would guess the line in the sand -- and this is sticking to bikini tops -- is what you see on the right, except they did publish this already. So, I guess the marker here is that if it is indeed removed, it needs to be still visible under her, though preferably it would still be tied on, even if only loosely. On the other hand, maybe it was the characters of Sam and Max being emblazoned all over that was the reason for the objection.

Reviewing the reviews of Mary Smith -- a negative opinion on a seemingly random issue of Young All-Stars, that positive one of that seemingly random Betty and Veronica (mostly just sneering at the collector's market and Archie's new titles), positive on the new Katy Keene, positive on Jacques Tardi, negative on Veronica number one and this new Dan Parent fellow. Her "disappointment" with the first "Veronica's Special" issue of Archie Giant Series is that she was hoping to see twenty-some pages of Decarlo drawn stories with a lot of girls in swimsuits at the beach and only got one story with Decarlo drawn girls in swimsuits set at the swimming pool.

Incidentally, the adjective she used -- "classic"-- regarding the Don Simpson / "Anton Drek" comic is sarcasm -- she hated the thing. It does lead to some reader conversation, here a letter that I clip out the beginning off as its topic is heavier in relating to that probably indefensible Eros line comic (or if defensible at least understandable why one would find it indefensible):

So -- on male privilege issues -- does it indeed take eating a planet before The Patriarchy will give your super-heroine members of Superhero teams their proper due? You tell me. As to the next topic brought up -- that thing about Super-Horse's costume is -- she loses me on that one.

[sethcohnn]

“Hey Holden Caulfield”

Veronica Lodge and Jughead Jones in Riverdale 7x09

[theseventhoffrostfall]

I saw your post where you said your pet theory about Judge Holden is that he’s the narrator of Blood Meridian, which I found both very intriguing and fun.

But the more I thought about it, I eventually realized there seems to be two things possibly hindering the legitimacy of the theory, and I wanted to discuss, if you don’t mind. I know you made your post months ago, so I don’t know if you still stand by your theory, but I don’t really have anybody to discuss BM with.

The first potential snag is a simple question: If we want to assume Holden is the narrator, how would he know about where the Kid came from, why he ran away, what he did before they met, etc. when it seems like the Kid never told anyone about those things, and Holden - for all his incredible knowledge - isn’t omniscient. Do we have to assume he DID tell someone like Toadvine or Tobin off-page during their long travels and the judge overheard him? With how guarded emotionally the Kid is, I didn’t think that would happen.

How I came to an answer for it was by considering that maybe at some point the Judge decided to do research on this boy to understand him, to find out WHY he showed “clemency to the heathen”, in the hopes of one day dominating him, and used reasoning to retrace the Kid’s steps, like perhaps starting off with remembering the Kid would have a Tennessean accent and going to TN as a starting point. It’s a stretch, but that’s what I came up with.

The second hiccup regards the narration’s physical descriptions of the Judge throughout the novel, which come off like we’re supposed to view Holden as strange, off-putting, and kind of disgusting-looking. The example that sticks out in my mind is when the gang is at the bathhouse in Chihuahua City and he’s directly compared to a manatee, which has pretty much never been used as a flattering comparison. In contrast, the way Holden acts shows he’s very comfortable in his own skin to the point where he frequently goes naked, with nothing to suggest he deals with any sort of insecurity, or even a self-deprecating nature.

The only justification I can come up with is that he’s like SpongeBob in that one episode where he goes “I’M UGLY AND I’M PROUD!!!”

All in all, I still find your “Holden is the narrator theory” to be fun on a surface level, but for now I wouldn’t personally believe it. Heck, maybe this whole time you never took the theory seriously either and I’ve just been babbling inanely, but even three months after reading BM I still got it lodged in my brain and I gotta let some of my thoughts out.

Yo, sorry for the late answer.

I wouldn't say the theory is something I dwelt a very long time on, so I don't think it's foolproof by any means, but I might be able to address those two points you mentioned.

One, it's possible Holden out of curiosity did walk up the kid's backtrail--he's shown to be obsessive about knowing everything, especially something like a young kid who manages to defy his influence. He's not omniscient, but he also routinely shows that he has knowledge that no one else has and he has no way of knowing, such as the ancient stone-builders he goes on his infamous rant about. Some thirty years pass between the kid escaping him and their reunion, so he'd have plenty of time to follow up through means mundane or (if you buy into the common theories) supernatural. He's a convincing enough authority figure/intellectual that him showing up at the kid's family farm and ascertaining that the current owners' uncle or whatever ran away at fourteen is well within the realm of possibility.

Two, he clearly delights in making people squirm. Usually this takes the form of tearing down their philosophical and theological views, but it occasionally delves into more blunt methods (like his treatment of the native kid he 'rescues'). I don't think it's wholly coincidental that he resembles the Baron Harkonnen of Dune fame, who's stated to have cultivated a disgusting appearance out of perverse glee for being so loathsome. Being an ugly, unnerving figure galivanting around in 'polite' company seems to me to be completely up his alley.

Ultimately, though, my theory's based more on the voice it takes matching his voice more than any other, along with certain quirks of his--he's obsessive about the natural world while holding (or at least espousing) horrifically racist views, and the narration gets extremely purple regarding the landscape and natural world around them (recall a sunrise being described like the arrival of an eldritch god) while unflinchingly referring to Native peoples as 'savages' and dwelling on the squalor of Mexican and some American settlements.

But yeah, it's not something I'm 100% convinced on myself, and certainly not something I'd bicker over defending.

[spnangelbang]

“What Sacred Game” - Friday, July 21

Author: prettydizzeed (  @campgender Artist: Hectatess ( @hectatess ) Rating: Explicit Featured characters: Sam Winchester, Gabriel, Dean Winchester  Featured relationships:  Gabriel/Sam Winchester, Sam Winchester & Dean Winchester, Gabriel & Chuck Shurley Length: 10,000 words Tags:  Alternate Universe - Murder Mystery, Script Format, Meet Ugly, Noir, Identity Porn

Summary:  Unbeknownst to them, Sam and Dean investigate a murder on a scale unlike any they’ve encountered before. In order to solve the case, they first must solve the mystery of the true nature of the victim known as Chuck Shurley—a secret even his estranged kids are determined to keep. To complicate matters more, Sam finds himself on the brink of revealing dangerous truths about his own identity to the charming, irreverent stranger who claims to be Chuck’s housekeeper.

Excerpt:

Several still shots in quick succession, the products of Sam’s camera: a smudge of the cigarette ash Poirot disdained as cliché. A pool of blood inside the white outline of where a body once lay, in approximately the location of its gut. An eerily distinct muddy footprint. Lodged in the center of the bloodstain, Sword in the Stone -style, a knife that appears to be made of nothing, an absence in the matter of the room. 

Dean tries to nudge it with the tip of his shoe, and his boot goes right through. 

Outside the room, a noise. Sam and Dean share a glance and exit the bedroom, guns ready.

MAN: (looks around the living room, whistles) Guess I’ve got my work cut out for me.

DEAN: Who the fuck are you?

MAN: The name’s Holden.

DEAN: (eyebrows raised, more than a little condescending) As in Caulfield?

HOLDEN: As in Driscoll. (flicks a rag onto his shoulder) I’ve been dusting these knickknacks for the last six years.

SAM: You’re the housekeeper?

HOLDEN: What, were you expecting a short skirt and fluffy feather duster? Only on my nights off. (winks)

[brandnulife]

Riverdale Characters Who Should've Appeared in the Final Season

Alan Mayberry

Anthony Topaz

Arthur Adams

Ms. Appleyard

Bernardo Bixby

Britta Beach

Brooke Rivers

Mrs. Burble

Carlos

Charles Smith

Chic

Chief Russell

Chuck Clayton

Coach Clayton

Commandant Carter

Darla Dickenson

Diana Whitley

Dodger Dickenson

Donna Sweett

Dreyfus Starkweather

Eddie

Elio Grande

Eric Jackson

FP, Glady and Jellybean Jones

Farmer McGinty

Ginger Lopez

Heather

Hermosa Lodge

Holden Honey

Howard Taylor

Janet Weiss

Jeffery and George Augustine

Jessica

Jillian Drake

Jonathan

KO Kelly

Katy Keene

Laurie Lake

Lerman Logan

Loudres Luna

Louis Cypher

Malachai

Marsha Lin

Marty Mantle

Moose and Marcus Mason

Malcolm Moore

Melody Valentine

Minerva Marble

Mad Dog

Mrs. Mulwray

Ms. Wright

Nana Topaz

Nancy Woods

Nick, Simone and Xander St. Clair

Oscar Castillo

Paul Sowerberry

Peaches 'N Cream

Penny Peabody

Rick

Ricky DeSantos

Sabrina Spellman

Samm Pansky

Sherry Winters

Sierra McCoy

Sister Woodhouse

Sweet Pea

Terry

Tina Patel

Toby

Trev Brown

Valerie Brown

Xandra Cabot

[ao3feed-jarchie]

i have friends in holy spaces

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by CowboyMcCoy

in the mid-1990s, jughead and archie have diverged from their small town of riverdale onto opposite roads; managing their respective bands, one being extremely successful and the other a stagnant work in progress. when circumstances draw them together, they find that they each have more to offer than what previously met the eye, and allow their mutual fascination to spiral into a relationship that risks not only their reputation, but their sanity.

Words: 3991, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Riverdale (TV 2017), Archie Comics

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con

Categories: M/M

Characters: Jughead Jones, Archie Andrews, Toni Topaz, Joaquin DeSantos, Sweet Pea (Riverdale), Holden Honey, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Cheryl Blossom, Polly Cooper, FP Jones II, Fred Andrews

Relationships: Archie Andrews/Jughead Jones, Holden Honey/Jughead Jones, Cheryl Blossom/Toni Topaz, Joaquin DeSantos/Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper/Veronica Lodge

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - 1990s, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Hurt/Comfort, Jarchie - Freeform, Jughead Jones-centric, Bisexual Archie Andrews, Asexual Jughead Jones, Band Fic, Period-Typical Homophobia, Complicated Relationships, Minor Character Death, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Mutual Pining, Slow Burn, Substance Abuse, Sexual Tension, I Wrote This While Listening to Radiohead's Music, Mental Health Issues, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con

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[garyalanhidalgo]

4. Richard Hunter in the Flesh

Not a clueless man, James must’ve felt Fabian’s fury even as he fussed over his VIP guest, who they’d kept waiting for nearly two hours.

“What time is it?” Hughie Roman said, yawning.

“It’s only four in the afternoon. You must be so worn out from your trip.”

“Well, your boyfriend seems adamant I won’t be checking in anytime soon.”

“Your Uber driver will call soon to clear things. Hank says her name sounds familiar.”

“She mentioned she grew up here. Hank’s that hunky lawman over there?” He nudged correctly toward Sheriff Holden.

“Yes, that’s the Sheriff.”

“Maybe he’ll search or handcuff me,” Hughie said. “The evening’s still young.”

Sheriff Holden pocketed his phone and approached Mr. Roman and Fabian while James hovered nearby. “That was Rusty Fontana. She confirmed your identity and also wanted me to tell you she’s charging extra.”

“Thank you for your help. I promise to be of no more trouble during my stay in your quaint but outstandingly safe town. We don’t want you to have to handcuff me after all.”

Hank wrinkled his suntanned forehead, blind to Mr. Roman’s flirting.

“I’ll take you to Redwood Lodge now so you can rest, Mr. Roman. Thank you, Hank. And James?” The hotel manager offered his arm to his guest. 

In response, Mr. Roman linked arms with Fabian while making certain to smile smugly at James as Fabian whisked him off.

They approached the northwest edge of the property where a faint breeze that seemed to stay one step ahead of them swept through the trees, so that delicate yellow, orange, and red leaves trickled from above and carpeted the ground. They crunched softly below their shoes with each footstep.

Just as the bewildered Mr. Roman was terrified that he’d be camping out in the forest that night, Redwood Lodge sprung out of the early evening fog. Even the nodding Hughie Roman’s eyes lit up at the lovely sight of the mocha-brown wooden lodge with its tall windows lit from the inside. Its main deck faced the Cherry Hills, which blazed in its distinctive rainbow fires as if it had been saving it for Mr. Roman’s arrival.

“That is the best light show I’ve ever seen,” he said, sleepy-eyed. “But I need a hot shower, then a whole day of sleep.”

Fabian swiped his keycard. His frazzled guest rushed past him.

“Where’s the shower and bed?” he hurriedly asked.

“The master suite is on the second floor,” Fabian said to no one, since Hughie Roman was already long gone. 

He heard his heavy footsteps navigate the flight of stairs that ended on the topmost floor. Fabian understood he didn’t mean to be unsociable, but wanted to wash away the grime and stink. He hoped the water was hot enough to relax every stressed-out muscle on Mr. Roman’s body.

Fabian blushed. Why was he thinking about Hughie Roman in the shower all this time when he heard the water stop dripping? Then he remembered to put Mr. Roman’s soiled clothes in a hotel laundry bag to drop off. The less they reminded him of today’s humiliation and brutality, the better.

He entered the room, sure he had enough time to remove the offensive garments. Fabian’s first thought was to turn on the lights so his guest didn’t walk into the bedroom, which in five minutes while he showered went from dazzling to pitch black.

He reached for the light switch. Hughie Roman was drying himself off with a cotton towel when the overhead lights flooded the room. The hotel manager’s cheeks flushed red-hot at the brief glimpse of the actor’s nude backside, his creamy tan stretched from head to toe. The skin on most of his back glistened with shiny droplets that looked like he was sweating from intense activity. Hughie turned around, still not noticing he had company. He didn’t have a young man’s body with washboard abs like some celebrities. He may even have had a slight bulge, but it was neither fat nor flat. Fabian’s eyes traced the salt and pepper wisps of hair congregating in faint strokes across his armpits, chest, and tummy down to his … Fabian’s mouth dropped wide open as he finally covered his eyes …

“Mr. Roman?”

“I didn’t know you were still here,” Mr. Roman said, not shocked by the least bit. After drying his butt last, he tied the towel around his waist before the younger man had a heart attack. “Relax, it’s nothing a million viewers haven’t seen before with one caveat. I haven’t gone to the gym in two months.”

“I don’t watch your show, but our head of housekeeping’s mom is a lifelong fan.”

“That’s nice to know. I should’ve put on a robe. The shower here works better than the one I have at home.”

“Please think of Redwood Lodge as your home now.” Fabian scooped up his dirty clothes and tied them in a lavender-scented laundry bag.

“I feel so much better.” Mr. Roman raised his arms and sniffed his armpits. “I definitely smell better. You should try the shower here. I mean on your own time when I’m not using it. Maybe once I’ve gone.”

“Don’t be in a rush to leave us,” Fabian said. “You just got here. I stayed so I could apologize.”

Mr. Roman yanked off the white silk duvet from its near perfect alignment. He fondled the coolness and smoothness of the sheets. “You’ve apologized enough. Besides, it’s that hotel lawyer guy who hit me. Now, he owes me an apology.”

“I’ll talk to him about it tomorrow.”

“As long as it’s not tonight,” Mr. Roman said. “I just want to crawl into this bed. If you don’t mind.”

“We can talk business tomorrow. I’ll have breakfast sent over first thing. Maybe I could join you? Seven o’clock?”

“Yes, I’d enjoy your company. Can you make it noontime? One last favor?”

“Anything, Mr. Roman.”

“Well, since you’ve seen me naked. Please call me Hughie from now on.”

* * *

On his way out door, Fabian thought about the actor’s face again after its thorough washing. Why was it so familiar? Hughie Roman’s thick, black and gray beard made it difficult to tell for certain.

“Fabian?” a familiar yet anxious voice said.

“I don’t want to talk, James,” said Fabian. “Can’t it wait until tomorrow?”

“Not if you know how awful I feel.”

“You should feel awful. You punched Mr. Roman.”

“Don’t you find it dubious that the Hotel Cairo’s majority owner took a ride share here? If he’s some rich TV star, wouldn’t he have—I don’t know—flown first class and arrived in a limo?”

“Just imagine if you insulted Miss Xavier or Mr. Holden like you demeaned Mr. Roman?”

“Xenia would hang me in front of the hotel and leave my rotting corpse as a malodorous warning to anyone who crosses her,” James said. “And Mr. Holden would have Hank put me in a cell down at the station, along with Hannibal’s other smelly rabble-rousers.”

James fanned a hand across his face as if an enraged skunk had walked past them. Fabian prepared to lecture him again then remembered he still carried the laundry bag with Hughie’s filthy clothes.

 “You’re picking up after him too?” James pointed at the bag.

“I didn’t want him to be reminded how horribly we treated him,” Fabian said, being diplomatic using “we.” “Did you forget Hughie is still my boss and your client?”

“It doesn’t mean I’d pick up his dirty clothes.”

“You mean the ones you dumped in the driveway?”

“I’ll apologize to him if it means you’ll forgive me.” James tried to approach the hotel manager only to get the cold shoulder. “So it’s Hughie now?”

Fabian reached out for his arm. “I forgive you. Please apologize to him after our lunch meeting. Mr. Roman will undoubtedly be in a better mood after one of Chef Milos’ lavish brunches.”

James became more urgent, his gray-green eyes glazed over. “If we can stop talking about the hotel business, I want to discuss something personal.”

Fabian froze, and his mouth went dry. It was early evening, and the moon was gleaming high above them. “I enjoyed spending time with you this week.”

James said, “I hear a ‘but’ coming.”

“But we’ll have to pick up where we left off after the partners’ meeting.”

“That won’t be until next week.”

“I have to prepare my presentation for the shareholders and show Hughie,” he said, “I mean Mr. Roman, around the property. He should get acquainted with our business and meet everybody. I want him to know the Hotel Cairo was worth his investment.”

“You don’t need to win him over.” James reasoned with restraint. “He’s happy receiving his quarterly bank deposits. What aren’t you telling me?”

“Hughie may want to sell his shares to the other partners.”

“Sell to Xenia or Happy Holden?” James sounded amused. “Where would they get the money? Even if Xenia sold the car she inherited from Leo, she might be able to purchase half a percent. As for Happy Holden, why would he buy more shares of a business he literally avoids since Leo’s death?”

“If those shares can’t go to one of the partners, I still wouldn’t want half of the hotel to go to a property developer or, worse, a bank.”

James’ eyes lit up. “That’s why you tricked Hughie Roman into coming here? Then why hit pause on us?”

“We went out on a couple of dates. If you were hoping for something more?”

“I know,” said James. “I’ll have to wait in line while you babysit the senior citizen.”

“Hughie Roman is only sixty,” Fabian said. Why he defended him confused him, especially to James. “He’s in very good shape.”

“Already googling Hughie? Are we?”

Fabian became noticeably flustered as his thoughts wandered to Hughie toweling himself off after his shower. “Rosa filled me in. She and her mother watch Mr. Roman’s show.”

“I fully realize Hughie Roman is my client too. I’ll apologize to him tomorrow, I promise.”

“Thank you.” Fabian looked steadily into his dreamy eyes, grateful for what he assured.

James rested a hand tenderly behind Fabian’s neck while the other caught his back. “I’m going to kiss you now.”

Fabian relaxed his head to permit him. He closed his eyes, praying his heart wouldn’t race out of his chest. As James drew him closer, Fabian felt the other man’s eager lips hunting for him. When they finally found each other in the dark, they kissed without reservation. They kissed until they both were breathless.

Although Fabian wanted to stay like that, the lights in the mansion flickered on from top to bottom. He still had a great deal to take care of tonight.

“I’m sorry.” Fabian backed away.

“Was I going too fast?” James asked. “I really like you.”

“You’ve proven that. I like you too. But let’s pick up after the meeting.”

In better spirits, Fabian Flores thought about weddings as he set out for the basement with the laundry bag pressed to his chest. Maybe one day, he’d get married too. But for now, his developing feelings for James were as good as it got.

A short but curvy woman in a burgundy lapel uniform waited for him in the basement, ready to pounce.

“I heard Hughie Roman is here,” Rosa squealed, caught her breath, and tackled him as soon as he came in. “Richard Hunter from Autumn of My Discontent is at the Hotel Cairo.”

She read the show’s title with the flourish she knew it warranted.

“Richard Hunter?” Fabian said. “What a generic name.”

“On the contrary, he’s a dashing private investigator who’s solved every murder in Autumn Valley since the late 1990s. Seriously, mommy swears she wouldn’t have learned English after arriving from the Philippines if it weren’t for her soaps.”

“I never noticed that Pearl spoke dramatically like this.” Fabian tried on a Shakespearean accent to spice up his request. “This is Hughie Roman’s stinky laundry.”

“You better not let Mr. Roman hear you mocking him or soap operas. Not after everything that’s happened”

“Upsetting Hughie is the last thing I want to do. You must’ve already heard James knocked him out when he thought he was trespassing.”

“You’re already on a first-name basis?” she said as she continued to swoon even as he dropped the noxious laundry bag on top of the closest machine. She clapped her hands and demanded, “Tell me how he sounds. Tell me how he looks. Tell me how he smells.”

“His smell was what caused all the misunderstanding in the first place. He traveled here from Los Angeles in a Jetta and—don’t quote me on this—looked like he’d been drinking the entire trip.”

“I don’t blame him for being out of sorts and drinking a little,” she said. “Richard Hunter was shot by his ex-wife last February. They left him in a coma, and we had to wait until April to find out his family agreed with her to take him off life support.”

“Seriously? This is what Tita Pearl and you fangirl over?”

“Hughie Roman was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his big death scene.”

“Did he win?”

“No.” Rosa nodded. “After almost thirty years on the show, you’d think he’d get a phenomenal send-off. They had Mr. Roman sleep through the scene and relied on sound effects to finish Richard off. Mommy and I cried cause of how poorly they treated Richard and Mr. Roman. There was no way he’d win an Emmy. Even out of pity.”

“Don’t feel bad for Mr. Roman. He’s not poor. He owns half of the hotel. He doesn’t deserve your pity or your tears.”

“There’s a rumor going around the fan groups that he was fired because he was turning sixty. Gal said she’ll be happy to represent him if he wants to sue the show.”

“Don’t talk about lawsuits with Pearl or her girlfriend anymore. I don’t want to stir things up with Mr. Roman.”

“Girlfriend? Didn’t I already tell you they got engaged last Valentine’s Day?” Rosa rolled her eyes. “I know you’re busy making sure we don’t lose our jobs, so you get a free pass.”

“Don’t worry about Mr. Roman anymore, either. He’s probably being offered larger roles already. He is an attractive man if it wasn’t for his hygiene problem earlier, which was probably a one-off.” Fabian could now say, since no actual harm was done. “For someone sixty, he keeps in shape. Might not have a six-pack, but his body’s okay.”

“Oh my God!” Rosa squealed and became starry-eyed again. “You saw him shirtless?”

“He was drying himself after a long, hot shower. I was picking up his dirty laundry.” He pointed at the bag across from them. “And he didn’t know I was still in the lodge, apparently. It was all innocent.”

“Mommy’s still going to be jealous you saw Richard Hunter in the flesh.”

Rosa’s lusty emphasis on flesh made it seem less than innocent. Fabian thanked the stars Hughie didn’t make a big deal out of it, unlike his fangirl.

“Well,” he said, “you get to pick up his used towels and change his bedding.”

“Guess Mommy will have to be impressed by that for now.”

“Rosa, one last thing. When you watch Hughie Roman on TV, does he look familiar? Like you’ve met him before?” Fabian rubbed his chin and felt a five o’clock shadow emerging. “If it wasn’t for his damn beard, I’d figure out where I know him from.”

“That beard’s been his trademark since the early 2000s. You can always take him to Brenda at the Beauty Salon to get it shaved.”

“Too obvious.”

“You’re not working until dawn again. Are you?” Rosa dumped the contents of the laundry bag into the washer. “What about James?”

“I have to make sure my presentation’s airtight, especially the financials. And James and I hit pause it until after the partners’ meeting.”

“There you go again, telling yourself you don’t deserve to be loved.”

“It’s not that. Mr. Roman is a wildcard. And I need a Royal Flush.”

“So win him over before game day,” she advised, poking his shoulder for emphasis. “Show him those magic dimples and tell him why he should be interested in what you’ve got planned for his hotel.” 

After hugging Rosa adios, he went upstairs to consult Leo’s painting. He remembered it was still gone, and his answer was as plain as the nose on his face. Hughie was the problem and the solution.

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"The Cabin in the Woods," directed by Drew Goddard and co-written alongside Joss Whedon.  "The Cabin in the Woods," is a 2012 horror-comedy that involves around five college friends who plan a weekend escape to a rural lodge. The group of friends includes Dana (the virgin), Curt (the athlete), Jules (the whore), Marty (the fool), and Holden (the scholar).This film begins as a straightforward horror film narrative quickly devolves into something far more complex and funny.

The movie begins with a mismatch of two different settings including a spooky, isolated cabin in the woods and a cutting edge underground facility. The building is staffed by technological experts Sitterson and Hadley, who monitor the group's movements using hidden cameras and environmental controls. This split location provides the foundation for the film's meta commentary on horror stereotypes.

As the friends explore the cabin, they come across a basement full of mysterious items. Each item, when engaged with, has the ability to unleash a distinct monster. Dana reads from a diary, accidentally reawakening a family of zombie killers. Unnoticed to the group, the technicians are manipulating their actions and future fates by performing a ritual sacrifice to satisfy ancient gods. The technicians modify the atmosphere to fit traditional horror scenarios, ensuring that the friends play archetypal roles and meet horrible ends in a specific order.

Marty, the fool, begins to suspect that they are being manipulated, which leads the group to find the underground facility. The film transitions from a horror story to a chaotic action sequence as Dana and Marty navigate the facility, unleashing a number of terrifying animals on the technicians. They ultimately arrive at a temple-like room, where they discover the true aim of the ritual. To avoid the apocalypse by offering five archetypal people to the ancient gods.

In the last scene, Dana and Marty face a moral situation were they should finish the ritual by sacrificing themselves to preserve humanity, or reject the system that considers their lives wasteful. They pick the latter, resulting in the appearance of a huge hand representing the old gods, which destroys the facility and the world.

"The Cabin in the Woods" is a good example of horror comedy, effectively combining fright and humor to both comedy and celebrate the genre. The film uses self-awareness and sarcasm to critique well known horror stereotypes. For example, the characters begin as classic horror tropes but develop greater depth and agency as the tale progresses. The engineers' deadpan humor and casual manner to organizing death lend a humorous scale that contrasts with the horror happening within the cabin.

The film also explores the audience's role in terror. The ancient gods represent the audience's hungry desire for violence and predictable horrors. The engineers' manipulation reflects filmmakers' efforts to meet these expectations. By revealing and inverting these characteristics, the film encourages audiences to examine their use of horror comedy.

In conclusion, "The Cabin in the Woods" stands out in the horror-comedy genre due to its novel approach to narrative. It blends genuine terror with incisive comedy. Source: ( The Cabin in the Woods (2011) - Plot - IMDb )

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Transform Your Home with These Easy-to-Follow Improvement Tips

Confirmations all through regular day to day existence: downfall, charges, expecting that you're a home loan holder, home fix, and improvement projects. Whether or not you plan for these endeavors, they come looking for you, in any event, a defective housetop, spilled over basement, or other can scarcely remain by tasks. Property holders consumed $522 billion on home redesigns from 2017 to 2019, taking on a normal 115 million undertakings, as shown by as of late spilled data from the U.S. List Department's American Lodging Overview. That is a $72 billion development in spending stood out from the beyond two-year time period. Likewise, since that enrollment outline period, property holders have taken on large number of various endeavors, and potentially significantly more than in a normal year, as the world was staying at home to slow the spread of the Coronavirus in 2020. As of mid-August 2020, 61% of U.S. property holders had taken on home improvement projects since Walk 1, as demonstrated by a NerdWallet survey drove online by The Harris Survey. "The pandemic in all likelihood made many fix and recuperation projects, for a few reasons," says NerdWallet's endlessly home credit ace Holden Lewis. "In any case, property holders were accessible to control the work or do it without any other person's assistance. Second, people quickly made the most of the valuable chance to repair their homes prior to posting them, going prior to taking off home arrangements in pre-fall."

Transform Your Home with These Easy-to-Follow Improvement Tips

Rundown of parts Key disclosures Home overhauls in the midst of a pandemic Paying for home overhauls Do-It-Yourself endeavors Future home improvement projects Home improvement little PC Approach The pandemic probably created many fix and recuperation projects for a few reasons. In the first place, property holders were accessible to direct the work or do it without any other person's assistance. Second, people make the most of the chance to fix their homes prior to posting them, going prior to taking off home arrangements in pre-fall. Key revelations Home improvement spending is up. According to enlistment data, American home loan holders consumed $522 billion on home overhauls from 2017 to 2019, an augmentation of $72 billion appeared differently in relation to the beyond two-year time frame. Ordinary spending per project similarly rose from $1,350 to $1,500. Contract holders are making redesigns during the pandemic yet are reluctant to enlist specialists. Around 3 out of 5 home loan holders (61%) have taken on home improvement projects since Walk 1. At the point when we asked in September, the more huge part (53%) of property holders wouldn't allow home fix or improvement specialists in their home on account of safety stresses over the Coronavirus. Various home loan holders are prepared to pay for home overhauls. Four-fifths (80%) of property holders consistently stick to the spending plan they set for home fix/improvement projects, and 75% have cash put something aside consequently, according to the September study. Do-It-Yourself endeavors are at this point the minority. Contract holders Do-It-Yourself 37% of their endeavors, for the most part on a norm with the number uncovering Do-It-Yourself projects (38%) quite a while ago in our 2018 Home Improvement Report. The data shows that these Do-It-Yourself projects are less expensive, likely not on the grounds that contract holders get a magnificent arrangement on work costs. However, likewise, property holders have bound to Do-It-Yourself more reasonable exercises overall. Home updates in the midst of an overall pandemic Extra time at home in 2020 suggests more energy for home redesigns. Around 3 of each and every five property holders (61%) have done home improvement projects since Walk 1, 2020, according to the August NerdWallet outline. In general, on those endeavors. About a third (34%) of home loan holders who homed improvement projects throughout the course of recent years say they took them since they were effective money management more energy at home in view of pandemic-related social eliminating measures, the September NerdWallet survey found. The pandemic has moreover changed how property holders feel about having laborers for recruit in their homes. According to the September audit, the more huge part (53%) say they wouldn't allow home fix/improvement specialists in their home in light of safety stresses over the Coronavirus. Likewise, more than three-fourths (79%) say that accepting that a home improvement capable expected to enter their home, they'd be more cautious than anticipated as a result of prosperity stresses over the Coronavirus. Accommodating home loan holder tip: Impart any family safety efforts before laborers for employ come to your home. Set their suppositions viewing cloak wearing and tidiness as you would set their presumptions with respect to the degree of the endeavor you're mentioning that they do. Paying for home upgrades Home fix and improvement exercises can be essentially surprisingly exorbitant — sorting out your lines spill have occurred in a spoiled subfloor, or your shingles were covering despicable fix work. Nevertheless, according to the September NerdWallet survey, 80% of property holders say they usually stick to the monetary arrangement they set for such exercises, as differentiated and 76% when we asked in 2018. Sticking to a home improvement monetary arrangement suggests unequivocally surveying an endeavor's cost regardless and adding a 10%-20% pad for surprising shocks that result in cost overages. Starting there, contract holders need to conclude how they'll pay for the undertaking. This home improvement project assessor uncovers center costs for a grouping of exercises in the American Lodging Study. Three-fourths (75%) of home loan holders say they have cash put something aside for home fixes/upgrades, according to the September outline, differentiated and 69% when we asked in 2018. Also, remembering that 52% of home loan holders who have done projects in the beyond two years say they were "actually prepared to pay for the vast majority of them without exploiting save reserves, wandering into the red, or doing compensations," that leaves about half who were not. Luckily, there are different supporting decisions open. The American Lodging Overview demonstrates that money from save finances covers most endeavors. However, more expensive endeavors are paid for with sources like cash out reconsidering, home estimation propels, project specialist coordinated help, and even Mastercards. "Something else," the review response picked for 6% of undertakings, conceivable insinuates individual credits, getting cash from associates or family, and government grants available for home improvement projects. Helpful home loan holder tip: In the event that you want to back a home improvement project, explore your decisions carefully. The best choice will depend upon a grouping of factors, including how much your errand will cost, how long it will expect you to pay for it, your available home estimation, and your money related situation. A home improvement supporting analyst can help you with checking the costs of decisions, for instance, home estimation advances and credit expansions, individual advances, rethinking your home credit, and Mastercards. Doing it without anybody's assistance. There are many purposes behind taking on home fixes and redesigns yourself. This year, the Coronavirus pandemic is just a single Coronavirus pandemic. Cost is another. Contract holders Do-It-Yourself 37% of home improvement adventures and enroll specialists for 63%. Notwithstanding addressing over 33% of exercises, Do-It-Yourself projects make up only 17% of complete home improvement spending, showing these are less expensive endeavors. More than 1 out of 5 (22%) property holders who have done projects throughout recent years took on Do-It-Yourself projects since they couldn't bear recruiting a specialist, as demonstrated by the September NerdWallet outline. According to measurements data, the standard assignment cost as of now stays at about $1,500, yet the average Do-It-Yourself project cost is $600. While the case achieving the work yourself can save your money, it's similarly a reality that property holders are bound to Do-It-Yourself less obfuscated — and subsequently less expensive — projects. "Stay at-home demands gave people time to watch HGTV and YouTube, where home fixes and overhauls look conceivable," Lewis says. "That might have driven contract holders to deal with projects that they ordinarily would give to subject matter experts." Advantageous home loan holder tip: Assuming you're new to DIYing home fixes and redesigns, start with direct errands like structure, getting done, and exchanging out light establishments. These are reasonably easy to do — and to fix. The cost of utilizing a specialist to fix a Do-It-Yourself project went bad can far counterbalance the money you'll potentially save by not selecting a specialist regardless. Home redesigns in years to come Most property holders are a lot of mindful that some endeavor or fix will without a doubt come up in the accompanying two or three years; nonetheless, a confident 7% of home loan holders say they desire to spend no money on home fixes and overhauls in the accompanying two years, as shown by the September NerdWallet outline. Property holders desire to consume $6,251 on home fixes and redesigns in the accompanying two years, with 1 out of 5 (20%) expecting $10,000 or more. Whenever asked how they'll pay for these approaching endeavors, property holders seemed to zero in on using cash — that is, cash they have accessible (34%), cash they expect to save expressly for these undertakings (40%), or different venture reserves (21%). More than 1 out of 10 (11%) say they'll use cash they've saved from their money related overhaul check; notwithstanding, it isn't clear accepting for the time being that they're insinuating the money they have as of late, then again, assuming they're hoping to have additional resources from an ensuing improvement check when they take on these endeavors. One-fourth (25%) will use a Visa, which could look at in the event that they plan to get charge card advantages and pay off the balance before interest disproves those benefits. Advantageous home loan holder tip: The further ahead you can plan and save for home improvement projects, the better. However, not all things venture can be anticipate

[sethcohnn]

“You just hit the jackpot, Holden Caulfield.”

- Veronica Lodge in Riverdale 7x03

[three-sentences-four]

August 16

We took the Lady of the Lake boat up Lake Chelan where a school bus drove us the final 10 miles to Holden Village. On board the boat, we watched a huge wildfire surround Fields Point. After orientation and a village tour, we settled in to Holden’s Lodge 3 to begin a relaxing week.  

[magdatf13]

Giving you a little bit of Context

Hiiiii, 

Today I’am going to give you my opinion and a summary about the book, So guys as you know I'm reading the book “The Catcher in the Rye”, which is from the author J.D Salinger with the genre of realistic fiction. This book has a lot of things to take in consideration!!!! I'am telling you, i am not lying.

This novel is about a 16 year old boy named Holden Caulfield, who has been expelled from 4 different schools. Pretty bad this guy!!!!!!! In Pencey Prep he has failed 4 of 5 subjects, what a terrible thing!!! After that, we meet two “friends” of Holden, Ackley, a very dirty man and Stradlater, his roommate, he was going to meet Jane, an old friend of Holden. After a time he asks Stradlater about the date with her, but he didn’t answer so they start to fight for a woman, very typical. Holden decides to leave Pencey. He reaches New York and lodges in a hotel, he remembers Jane and how he met her for the first time. He takes a taxi to Ernie’s tavern, during the trip he asks the cab about where ducks go during winter, here we can see how afraid he was of changing. In Ernie’s, he meets Lillia Simons, an ex-girlfriend of his brother DB. The brother was working in Hollywood, but he felt weird and returned to the hotel. Maurice the assistant of the elevator, offers Holden for a prostitute for only 5 dollars!!!! He was anxious about having s*x, then the prostitute cames but nothing happens, they only talk. Holden wasn’t prepared for this, he needs to mature first and grow mentally. The prostitute argue about the 5 dollars, instead they were 10!!!! He calls Sally, a friend of his, for them to meet. He takes a cab to Central Park in search of Phoebe, but he encounters a Phoebe’s friend in the park that tells Holden about where to encounter his sister, the museum. Here Holden compares the museum not changing but the people that go to it yes, mentioning his afrainess of the changes of life. He meets Sally, but all goes very wrong. Then he meets Carl Luce, a student of a past school, he leaves irritated because of the childness of Holden. He sneaks his own apartment, waking up with Phoebe, he tells the truth about school, he was expelled, he hates everything except for one thing, saving the kids from adulthood or in other words, The Catcher in the Rye. Holden goes for “living” to the house of Mr. Antolini a very drunk guy, during the night he felt the hand of the teacher, making Holden thinks about the teacher being an absolute pervert and leaves that night, leading to sleeping in a bench.After that day we writes a note to Phoebe for them to encounter during lunch time in the museum. Holden tells about the plan of leaving but Phoebe makes him regret his decision. The story ends in the mental facility with Holden there. THE END.

 As i made you a little summary now let me tell you what is good from the book. So here in this book you can find a lot of things, when i tell you a lot is A LOT. What I most like is the stream of consciousness he uses since it is really interesting to know what is exactly going on throughout the mind of the character. For example when in the beginning of chapter two he says “The minute I went in, I was sort of sorry I’d come. He was reading the Atlantic Monthly, and there were pills and medicine all over the place, and everything smelled like Vicks Nose Drops”. With the example mentioned we can see the thoughts of him which are really impressive. 

 But no, let's talk about the weakness of this book. What I really didn’t like was the time he spent talking, since the book was only two days, but while reading it seems like you have been reading like a month of his life. Which made it kind of boring since the transitions were really slow and long to change. 

Well, I have told you a lot about this book, JAJAJAJA, but having opinions is pretty important before reading a book. I think that this book is really good, but not for all types of people, since not all readers like books with a stream of consciousness. I’m going to give you an example, in chapter 20 “I kept sitting there getting drunk and waiting for old Tina and Janine to come out and do their stuff, but they weren’t there. A flitty-looking guy with wavy hair came out and played the piano, and then this new babe, Valencia came out and sang”.  With this I can tell you that he talks about three different things at once since streams of consciousness are all of the thoughts that come to his mind. So I would not recommend this book. 

Pretty hard, I toold you

This need ALLLLLLLLLL of your neurons

Hope You find a better book, guy but is my opinion, hope you like it. 

SEE YOU IN A FEW DAYS

[h-deaton]

"Head still lodged so far up your own ass you remain history's blondest ouroboros," Holden huffed, his reaction to her wink being a slight raise of his brow. Despite their distaste for each other he could see how it worked; neither of them were trying to impress the other, they truly did not care, which in itself was a rare kind of freedom. "If I didn't know you any better I could almost be proud of you for that growth. No doubt you've only become more insidious though," he too was smirking by that point if only because it was sickening to realise there was a comparison to be made. If she had only become more sly over the years, then so had he.

"Have you ever considered how much of a cosmic joke it is that we're two sides of the same coin?" It wasn't like him to speak to her in much more than open insults, but if not her, then who? "I'm considering the hypothesis that we're stuck with each other as some sort of karmic justice for Violet." Not a name he cared to bring up, considering how colossal of a hit their break up had been for him all those years ago, but she was perhaps the common point they shared.

Tinsley found herself rolling her eyes at the display in front of her— but without the disdain that'd once been solely reserved for the man in front of her. To say their relationship was a tumultuous one would be an understatement. At one point, the mere sight of him soured her mood. But now a days, it felt like if anyone understood her... it was him. "I'm sorry, all I retained from that was that you were looking for me." Tinsley let him know, with a small wink before taking another sip from her champagne flute. "Oh, I do." She nodded, a smile finding itself on her face as she thought of years prior. "It would have resulted in being doused with wine and a really good public shaming." Tinsley told him. "But isn't that the truth with any newer generation? Unfortunately that's one constant we're always going to be able to rely on. Well, that and the fact that you can't stand my guts and vice versa."

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i have friends in holy spaces

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by CowboyMcCoy

in the mid-1990s, jughead and archie have diverged from their small town of riverdale onto opposite roads; managing their respective bands, one being extremely successful and the other a stagnant work in progress, and phasing through their day-to-days questioning their purposes in the music industry's wheel. when circumstances draw them together, they find that they each have more to offer than what previously met the eye, and allow their mutual fascination to spiral into a relationship that risks not only their reputation, but their sanity.

Words: 4008, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Riverdale (TV 2017)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Jughead Jones, Archie Andrews, Holden Honey, Cheryl Blossom, Toni Topaz, Joaquin DeSantos, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Kevin Keller, FP Jones II, Fred Andrews, Jellybean Jones

Relationships: Archie Andrews/Jughead Jones, Holden Honey/Jughead Jones, Joaquin DeSantos/Jughead Jones, Cheryl Blossom/Toni Topaz, Archie Andrews/Betty Cooper

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - 1990s, Band Fic, Mutual Pining, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Eventual Smut, Developing Relationship, Relationship(s), Slow Burn, Tension, POV First Person, Sex Work, Flirting, Possessive Behavior, Jarchie Longcon, I Wrote This While Listening to Radiohead's Music, Confessions, Violence, Abuse, Smut, Recreational Drug Use, Infidelity, Enemies to Friends to Lovers

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