#I blame daniel durant

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My Thoughts That No One Asked For on Dancing With The Stars season 31 ep. 8: Halloween Week!

Taken down in very real time

(get comfy I have a lot of feelings)

okay honestly tho Tyra is kinda slaying

DEREK’S LOOK HELLO??? 🤩 

Oh I just KNOW Shangela and Gleb are gonna eat this up (update: they ate that shit up)

DANIEL AND BRITT LOOK SO GOOD AAHHHH

I’m gonna say this right now if Vinny Guadagnino does not go home tonight I’m gonna lose my shit (update: I have lost my shit)

20 seconds in and Jordin is ALREADY slaying love that for her 

WELL HI THERE CARRIE ANN 🤩 

Hell yeah four nines for Jordin!!!

Mark back injury?? 🥺 

I actually think Charli’s dance was well scored it wasn’t perfect but it was AMAZING

DANIEL AND BRITT YES YES YES IM SO READY

I’m sorry they’re doing a PASO DOBLE?? Oh god I’m nervous

Oh yay! They slayed!!!

They’re the FIRST paso doble this season???? Oh my GOD 

I’m terrified you guys (if you can’t tell they’re my favorites and I am PRAYING they do not go home)

YES TWO NINES FOR DANIEL!!!!

Okay these little segments where Derek breaks down the dances are like one of my favorite parts 

Derek and Bruno have one of the single greatest dynamics ever, I swear

Okay but Shangela and Gleb just absolutely SMASHED THAT are you KIDDING

*to Derek* “Ooh, I’ve always wanted to be in your dreams!” SHANGELA SPEAKING FOR THE PEOPLE

Tens for Shangela…? 👀 

TENS FOR SHANGELA PERFECT SCORE BITCHES 🙌🏻 AAAAHHHHHHHH

Trevor having absolutely NO reaction to the spider was HYSTERICAL

Jordan’s little “Hi!” when Sasha tried to scare her was SO funny I’m sorry

Koko I love you but Vinny you are testing me

WHY DO YOU ALL KEEP VOTING FOR HIM HE’S BAD

“Nice guys finish last. Literally.” dude I want to like you so bad but you are making it so hard

I’m sorry but Daniel and Britt’s paso doble was LEAGUES better then theirs

Okay but it is NOT Koko’s fault that Vinny is just NOT a good dancer I will start yelling if anyone blames her choreo (judges you are on thin fucking ice with me rn)

WHY DOES EVERYONE LIKE HIM AM I MISSING SOMETHING WHAT

Like the dance was NOT GOOD Y’ALL

If one more person starts saying “I don’t have any dance experience 🥺” I’m gonna go insane

There is no WAY he’s getting out of the bottom two tonight

Okay I’m gonna be honest Heidi D’amelio is kind of starting to get on my nerves

I cannot BELIEVE they got away with using the song “I wanna be your slave” on DANCING WITH THE STARS 

“Bondage becomes you. Me too actually. Tie me up, tie me down, put me there. I’ll do it.” BRUNO PLS THIS IS ON DISNEY PLUS

Okay the rope thing was very confusing I didn’t get it I really think it was kind of pointless but that’s just me

NO WHY THE TEN

Ugh I’m sorry Gabby Windey is like my least favorite right behind Vinny I’m sorry I don’t like her she’s so irritating 

It’s nice to see Alan back though (but fr my man keeps getting the WORST partners #GiveAlanBerstenAnActuallyNicePartner2023)

I HATE THAT SHE’S SO GOOD GODDAMNIT I don’t like her but I have to admit she’s an AMAZING dancer it’s infuriating 

Every time Gabby claps for herself I lose two months of my life

Derek’s got puns for DAYS I live for it

I know I should be paying attention to Gabby’s interview or whatever but if Daniel and Britt are on screen I am ALWAYS staring at them at any given moment 

“I’m scared of taxes.” Wayne Brady you are so real

Witney and Wayne slaying!!!! We love to see it!!!

Trevor Donovan you know I love you but I’m really praying you do NOT do well to keep Daniel and Britt out of the bottom two

(That being said I have no idea HOW he ended up in the bottom two last week)

Oh fuck it looks like their dance is gonna be really good oh god oh fuck

Motherfucker like ten seconds in I’m already crying

FUCK THAT WAS REALLY GOOD

I’m sorry no one touch me the parallel between this week’s “How do you feel about dancing?” “I guess I love it!” and week 1’s “You love dance!!” I’m crying 

Ten for Trevor…? 👀

Trevor shouting out the singer 🙌🏻 

TENS FOR TREVOR AAAHHHHHH GOOD FOR HIM

But oh god oh fuck Daniel and Britt are in the bottom two I’m fucking panicking guys I don’t think I’ll be able to handle them going home

PRAYING this team dance goes well for them 😭 🙏🏻 

Trevor doing ASL applause to show he chose Daniel I’m 😭 

“I definitely don’t want to be the weak link.” Heidi my love I hate to tell you but you were literally chosen last idk what to tell you

Alright I’m not gonna lie Team Wicked’s doing pretty good so far 

Okay damn that was pretty good

Team Scream I’m praying for y’all fr

Not referencing anything specific but my girl Koko Iwasaki has been fighting for her LIFE in every single episode like this is her first season as a pro could y’all like let her BREATHE??

“What was your strategy?” He literally just picked the best dancers what do you mean what was his strategy 

Okay 33/40 for Team Wicked PRAYING for nines across the board for Team Scream 😭 

GET OUT THEYRE DOING THE SIGN FOR SCREAM I’m gonna cry they’re so real for that

HEADS WILL ROLL??? OH HELL FUCKIN YEAH

All of them working hard cause they wanna keep Trevor in the competition 🥺

OKAY THIS IS A SLAY OH GOD

not to be biased but Daniel and Britt’s solo section >>>>>

CHARLI AS THE KILLER SLAY!!

They better be getting MINIMUM nines across the board 

DANIEL GETTING A CALLOUT I’M YELLING AND CRYING RN 😭 🙌🏻 

I’m sorry but they are CLEARLY the superior dance team if they don’t win I’m suing

Len’s callout to the hair makeup and costume department!!! 🙌🏻 🙌🏻 🙌🏻 

I don’t know why but there’s something so adorable about Charli calling Britt “Brittany” like it seems like Charli just respects her so much

“Well, Tyra-“ okay Trevor is absolutely growing on me

39 FOR TEAM SCREAM BABY!!!!!

Mark taking the blame for the misstep 🥺 

THE SECOND CALLOUT TO THE HAIR MAKEUP AND COSTUME CREW WE LOVE TO SEE IT 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 

Okay Vinny is literally at the bottom if he doesn’t go home I swear

DANIEL AND BRITT ROCKETING UP TO 4TH WE LOVE IT!!!!! 🙌🏻 

DANIEL AND BRITT BEING THE FIRST COUPLE TO GO HOME YES PLEASE!!!

HOW IN THE FUCK ARE VINNY AND KOKO STILL HERE MOTHERFUCKER

If Jordin Sparks goes home I’m gonna scream (update: I screamed)

THANK YOU DEREK AND BRUNO

Len pls I’m begging please pick Jordan 

NO LEN WHY FUCK

Screaming and crying on the floor rn Jordin sparks you own my heart I’ll miss you 💕😭 

Anyways closing thoughts on all the dancers in no particular order:

Yay Daniel and Britt are still here!!! Absolutely in love with these two and I hope they go even farther!! (And then I hope they get married or smth cause goddamn)

Little upset that Heidi is still around, she’s kinda falling out of my favor I’m not gonna lie

I cannot fucking BELIEVE that Vinny is still on the show America what the fuck are you doing

Not gonna lie Trevor is really growing on me I love him and Emma a lot and I would love to see them go far

TENS FOR SHANGELA!!! WHAT MORE IS THERE TO SAY?? (All I need now is a ten for Daniel and I’ll be happy)

I’m gonna miss Jordin and her like actual sibling relationship with Brandon so much 😭 

Nothing really new from Charli, she’s still kickin ass and she’s also really growing on me (I didn’t like her all that much before DWTS but like I said, she’s growing on me)

Gabby is still really irritating to me I’m sorry I know she’s a good dancer but like I really don’t like her 

It’s nice to see Wayne climbing his way back up from last week!

Looking forward to 90’s week!!!

[god-i-dreamed-there-was-an-angel]

Can we please discuss how well thought out DWSA is? This is the director’s note in the playbill.

Failed. Moritz failed. He did everything he could, and he still failed.

I think a lot of DWSA and SA fans baby Moritz a lot due to his lack of knowledge on sexuality and things in that nature, and then add in his anxiety and school struggles. But Moritz is very wise, in his own ways.

He’s a teenage boy, he’s probably sarcastic with Melchior when he’s not so uncomfortable with himself that he’s oozing with anxiety. He has dark thoughts that shouldn’t be romanticized. He’s made mistakes, but those aren’t always his fault.

His parents, and all the adults in his life really, failed him. Failure is such a huge part of his life. He failed school, he failed his parents, he failed to fit the ideal student example (through schoolwork and through his inability to communicate the way everyone wanted). But all of his issues all sprout from the adults in his life failing him.

Moritz himself, he probably views himself as a failure. Honestly, how could he not? He was surrounded by it for his entire life. He can’t help but think of himself the way it’s been fed to him his entire life.

I think that Moritz is a character who has so much to him. Much like improv, there’s always that “yes and-“. Moritz is anxious? Yes, and that’s because of his upbringing. Moritz is like an onion, with layers upon layers upon layers. In actuality, all of the DWSA characters are like that.

It’s interesting to see a person’s feelings about certain characters. It shows how much someone looked into that character, how much they tore piece and piece away, until that character is reduced to nothing.

I think a common one to see is Melchior Gabor. The following are my own personal opinions, and you are absolutely allowed to have your own, but this is my blog so I post my own thoughts?

I understand why a lot of people dislike Melchior, with the entire teenage pregnancy thing. Maybe it’s simply the portrayal of Melchior in DWSA (Austin McKenzie) that makes me feel like this, but I honestly cannot find it in my heart to not like him. Yes, he made mistakes. But they weren’t exactly his fault. If anyone was to blame for Wendla’s pregnancy, it would be the adults.

Melchior likes to act as if he knows all. But he didn’t know that sex would result in a child. He didn’t know there were any outcomes besides the pleasure of Heaven breaking over those involved. He had to learn through books, not through his parents. In a way, Wendla and Melchior knew the same amount. Melchior simply knew more on how to actually make everything work/fit.

I’m speaking directly to DWSA here as I can’t remember exactly how it went down in the original, but before Wendla and Melchior go through with it all, Melchior asks Wendla why she wants to stop. But he still completely stops his actions when he stops. Then he and Wendla kiss, but it wasn’t only him. She leaned forward too.

Please please please note that I am NOT discussing the play, or the original Spring Awakening Musical, because I cannot remember exact details and scenarios right now.

Melchior, like all the others, was failed by the adults. And I don’t believe Wendla blames him. Obviously she doesn’t, based off of “Those You’ve Known”. If anyone is to blame for what happened, it was the adults. Melchior was left out of the very important details, yet he still takes ownership and promises to help father the child.

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Ramblers Note: I know a lot of people say that fans of Melchior are r//pe apologists. Please do not put words in my mouth. Melchior’s actions were certainly not okay, but I simply don’t think he is the one to blame. I myself have a long history with s//xual ab//se, and I don’t take kindly to people trying to say I think it’s okay. It’s not and it never will be. I created this blog with my therapist’s advice, so I ask that you don’t try to accuse me of excusing terrible actions. Maybe before doing such, try to look from my point of view?

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NBA playoff predictions: 1 big question about each Eastern Conference series

The SB Nation communities preview every first round series in the East.

The Eastern Conference playoffs feature three heavy favorites and five other teams looking to make a Cinderella run to the NBA Finals. The Philadelphia 76ers have the homecourt advantage throughout the conference playoffs by finishing with the No. 1 seed, but the Brooklyn Nets are looming as the betting favorite to win it all. The Milwaukee Bucks are also lurking as they enter the postseason with an improved roster following last year’s early exit in the bubble.

The Eastern Conference playoffs get underway on May 22 and will lead up to the start of the NBA Finals on July 8. As the first round kicks off, the conference features four exciting series with storylines galore from every perspective.

Now that the playoffs are finally here, we asked the SB Nation NBA communities to preview their team’s matchup by asking one big question about each series. The communities also gave their predictions on who will win the series, as did staffers Sabreena Merchant, Sydney Umeri, and Ricky O’Donnell.

No. 1 76ers vs. No. 8 Wizards: Predictions and preview

76ers 49-23 vs. Wizards 34-38

Offensive efficiency: 76ers 112.5 (13th) | Wizards 110.7 (17th)

Defensive efficiency: 76ers 107 (2nd) | Wizards 112.3 (20th)

Net rating: 76ers +5.5 (5th) | Wizards -1.6 (22nd)

Season series: 76ers 3-0. Philadelphia swept the season series.

The Sixers swept the season series 3-0, but all of those games took place before the Wizards saved their season starting in April. Given Washington’s current hot streak and mid-season additions (led by Daniel Gafford), do you think the Wizards can make this series competitive?

Steve Lipman of Liberty Ballers: The Philadelphia in me deeply wants to hedge my bets here just in case, but short of significant injury, I really don’t see a path for Washington to make this series competitive. Throughout the season, the Sixers have done a really good job of punishing teams that cannot match them, physically, and Washington is a much smaller team than Philly. Embiid, Simmons and Harris should be able to hunt mismatches on the court all throughout the series, and by doing so create enough advantages either at the rim or beyond the arc to rack up points on the shoddy Wizards defense.

I guess there’s a universe where Simmons, Thybulle and company simply cannot keep up with Beal and Westbrook’s offensive output, thus stealing a couple of games for the Wiz, but I think it’s unlikely. Davis Bertans is basically guaranteed to shoot 75% from 3 against the Sixers in round one after struggling mightily in the play-in games, you can write that in stone. But Davis can’t do it on his own. Ultimately, I just think the Sixers’ defense is too good to get victimized by this Washington team in a really meaningful way, and the Sixers’ personnel is tailor-made to take advantage of the Wizards’ poor defense. — @SteveJLipman

Albert Lee of Bullets Forever:

Ahead of the series, our Wizards community wrote:

The Wizards are not favorites in this series, and that’s fine, given how wild this season has been. So at the end of the day, the players should be very happy to make it to this far. While I expect Washington to lose this best-of-seven series, I also would like to see them win one game, And anything more would be a bonus.

Liberty Ballers: 76ers in 5.

Sydney Umeri: 76ers in 6.

Ricky O’Donnell: 76ers in 5.

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images

No. 2 Nets vs. No. 7 Celtics: Predictions and preview

Nets 48-24 vs. Celtics 36-36

Offensive efficiency: Nets 117.3 (1st) | Celtics 113.1 (10th)

Defensive efficiency: Nets 113.1 (22nd) | Celtics 111.8 (13th)

Net rating: Nets +4.2 (7th) | Celtics +1.2 (13th)

Season series: Nets 3-0. Brooklyn swept the season series.

Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving played just eight games together. Can the Celtics put a scare into the Nets if it takes them time to gel?

Jeff Clark from Celtics Blog: Predicting what the Boston Celtics will do from game to game or even quarter by quarter is a fool’s errand. However, given that I am a foolish fan, I’ll give it a shot anyway. If this series is to play out in a similar way to how the season has gone, we’ll see the Celtics come out flat and lose the first three games and the entire fanbase will start wearing black and sharpening pitchforks. They will then go on an absolute tear, winning three straight games and getting up the hopes of every optimist fan. That will of course be followed up by a game 7 loss in which the team tries really hard but can’t hit a shot to save their lives and Brooklyn’s 9th man goes off for 27 points.

Seriously though, the variability of this team really is maddening. Blame injuries, COVID, the schedule, or inexperience if you like. The bottom line is that they haven’t been consistent all season long and missing Jaylen Brown isn’t going to help that at all. Perhaps Jayson Tatum can carry the team to a win or two but ultimately there’s too much talent on Brooklyn’s side. I’ll be optimistic and say Nets in 6. — @CelticsBlog

Chris Milholen of Nets Daily: The Nets ‘Big Three’ of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden played only eight games together and as we all know, what separates great teams from championship teams is common history and elite chemistry in the postseason.

All three players have stressed to us over the course of the final weeks of the season that the lack of common history isn’t a problem nor a concern since their talent will make up for it. Although the ‘Big Three’ played even less games with key role players on the team, I believe their talent will make up for that lack of common history in the first round.

I believe Brooklyn will prevail over Boston in five games (4-1). The Nets are approaching the postseason as “a new season” and due to finishing second in the East, Brooklyn has had an extended period of rest mixed in with practices that have been focused on solidifying chemistry in different groups and lineups of players. Like Brad Steven’s said on Tuesday, it’s hard to see this team losing, so I’ll be going with Nets in five games. — @CMilholenSB

Nets Daily: Nets in 5.

Celtics Blog: Nets in 6.

Sabreena Merchant: Nets in 4.

Ricky O’Donnell: Nets in 5.

Sydney Umeri: Nets in 6.

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images

No. 3 Bucks vs. No. 6 Heat: Predictions and preview

Bucks 46-26 vs. Heat 40-32

Offensive efficiency: Bucks 116.5 (5th) | Heat 110.6 (18th)

Defensive efficiency: Bucks 110.7 (9th) | Heat 110.7 (9th)

Net rating: Bucks +5.8 (4th) | Heat -0.1 (17th)

Season series: Bucks 2-1. The teams split a back-to-back on Dec. 29-30, and the Bucks won on May 15 in a game at the very end of the regular season.

The Heat shocked the NBA by upsetting the Bucks in the bubble in last year’s playoffs. Is Milwaukee better prepared for a matchup with Miami this year?

Kyle Carr of BrewHoop: Milwaukee’s offseason moves were a response to their dismal bubble performance and the need to convince Giannis Antetokounmpo to sign the supermax and stay in Milwaukee. Trading Eric Bledsoe, who had another disappointing playoffs, was the biggest priority and Milwaukee found an upgrade in Jrue Holiday, who has brought the Bucks a two-way performance that’s been needed. The Bucks also added Bobby Portis and Bryn Forbes to provide some offensive firepower and PJ Tucker midseason to help with their defense.

The Bucks have spent most of this season tweaking their tactics, namely adding a player to the “dunker spot” on offense and switching on defense. All of these changes, plus an improved performance from Giannis, should put Milwaukee in a better position to be prepared for Miami this year. There will be some nervy moments, but with the previously mentioned adjustments, complete focus on basketball (which they did not have last year in the bubble with COVID-19 and the shooting of Jacob Blake) and playing in front of fans in an increased capacity Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee will look to show that last year was just a mixture of poor performances and bad luck. — @KyleCoche

Diego Quezada from Hot Hot Hoops:

Here’s what our Heat community wrote ahead on the series:

The Miami Heat’s upset over the Milwaukee Bucks last year stands as perhaps the team’s biggest upset playoff victory — knocking off the No. 1 overall seed in just five games. And yes, Jimmy Butler was amazing. But aside from Butler’s greatness, Miami also pulled off the upset thanks to varied contributions from other players.

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Jae Crowder and Kelly Olynyk are both no longer with Miami. Dragic has regressed, and it seems ambitious to expect he’ll deliver another superb playoff performance this year. How can the Heat recapture that same balanced attack? The Heat will need Butler and Bam Adebayo to play like All-NBA and All-Defensive Team players in this first-round playoff series. But to pull off another upset and embarrass the Bucks yet again, the other players need to contribute.

Brew Hoop: Bucks in 6.

Ricky O’Donnell: Bucks in 7.

Sabreena Merchant: Bucks in 6.

Sydney Umeri: Bucks in 5.

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images

No. 4 Knicks vs. No. 5 Hawks: Predictions and preview

Knicks 41-31 vs. Hawks 41-31

Offensive efficiency: Knicks 110.2 (22nd) | Hawks 112.1 (18th)

Defensive efficiency: Knicks 107.8 (4th) | Hawks 101.5 (11th)

Net rating: Knicks +2.4 (9th) | Hawks +2.2 (11th)

Season series: Knicks 3-0. New York swept the season series, including winning a classic overtime battle in late April.

Both of these teams blew past preseason expectations this year. Whose success feels more sustainable for playoff basketball?

Zach Hood of Peachtree Hoops: I think both teams are legitimately good as currently constructed. However, New York enjoyed extremely hot three-point shooting late in the season, and had a few guys post career or near career marks from deep. The Hawks battled injuries all season and finished with the same 41-31 record as the Knicks. It feels like Atlanta at its peak would be the better team if they could get everyone on the floor at the same time, something they really haven’t done for an extended period this season. De’Andre Hunter appears to be ready to go for the series, so they may be as close to full strength as they have been all season when the series tips off Sunday evening. If Atlanta can stay healthy, I think they are the team with the higher ceiling.

I’m going Hawks in 7. New York is certainly going to battle and nothing will be easy. It’s also tough to pick against them in their building in a Game 7, but that’s what I’m doing here. Ultimately, a great deal of respect is due to New York for the season they have put together, but if the Hawks can keep the three-point line under control defensively, I think they will take this series. — @ZHood_

Joe Flynn from Posting and Toasting: I would disagree with the idea that the Hawks blew past preseason expectations. I think most experts had them contending for a playoff spot in the East after all their offseason improvements, albeit at a lower seed. The Knicks, on the other hand, finished damn near 20 wins higher than their preseason Vegas line in a 72-game season. That’s almost unprecedented.

The Hawks are the more talented team across the board, and that usually wins out in the postseason. The Knicks are carrying around the millstone that is Elfrid Payton - the league’s worst starting PG - despite the fact that Tom Thibodeau has 3-4 superior guards on the bench. That didn’t hurt them too often in the regular season, but it’ll catch up with them now. — @ChinaJoeFlynn

Posting and Toasting: Hawks in 6.

Peachtree Hoops: Hawks in 7.

Sabreena Merchant: Knicks in 7.

Ricky O’Donnell: Knicks in 7.

Sydney Umeri: Hawks in 7.

[mara-the-cactupus]

Tagged by @a-candle-for-sherlock... ohhhh boy, I am in SUCH a music mood right now for some reason, so thank you!! I’m just gonna cobble together a whole bunch of songs for each:

A song you like with a color in the title: Black Tears by Tyler Bates

A song you like with a number in the title: A Thousand Years by Christina Perri

A song that reminds you of summer time: Folding Chair by Regina Spektor

A song that reminds you of someone you’d rather forget: hmm, I have a weird relationship with the Sherlock s4 score, but David Arnold and Michael Price just create such heartbreakingly lovely music. My favorites this season are Murder This Time and Who You Really Are.

A song that needs to be played LOUD: Uprising by Muse, The Whyle by Qntal, Beautiful Crime by Tamer, Take You Down by Daniel Pemberton

A song that makes you want to dance: Ninna Nanna and Amado Mio by Pink Martini, Bailando by Enrique Iglesias, Wannabe by the Spice Girls, Toxic by Britney Spears, Hold Me Down by Halsey

A song to drive to: hmm, I don’t drive much... I like listening to Mamma Mia (the 2008 movie recording) or The Man From UNCLE score on long car rides, though.

A song about drugs or alcohol: You Were the Last High by the Dandy Warhols, Habits (Stay High) by Tove Lo (because of this), Something Good by Alt-J. I don’t support drug use, but there’s something that’s gotta be said about it as a metaphor for certain moods.

A song that makes you happy: Make Someone Happy by Jimmy Durante... I sob internally whenever I hear it, and the world just seems to slow into this glowing, carousel-christmas lights nostalgia.

A song that makes you sad: Wow, I’m gonna have to make a whole sub-paragraph because that’s such a big mood... but if I have to boil it down to just one song, the answer is simple: Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley. There are no words to describe it.

(And here’s the sub-paragraph, in case you’re wondering: Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Kimi wo Nosete by Joe Hisaishi, Safe & Sound by Taylor Swift and the Civil Wars, and Atlas by Coldplay. These all give me this weird wrenching combination of nostalgia and despair. Then there’s the gut-punches, which you should not click on if you aren’t planning on clicking on something else afterwards: Dumbledore’s Farewell by Nicholas Hooper, and oh god I’ve been listening to that score again, so I’ll throw in In Noctem too; Aurora by Hans Zimmer, and most of the Inception score, which sounds awesome but then makes me feel really crappy. Also, Captain America by Henry Jackman puts me in a weird mood, but I absolutely love it; it’s like floating on an airplane. And We Are All To Blame by Rupert Gregson-Williams feels a bit cathartic.)

...and I didn’t know what category to put this one in, but it crushes me every time because I grew up listening to it every year around Christmas: Walking in the Air. Just watch the short film. You will cry.

Thank you so much for tagging me! Anyone who sees this post, PLEASE make your own list of songs! And tag me! Also tagging @bidianaprinxe, @sci-fi-hero, @little-bookbird, @bleedingsilverbird, @margheritart, @klixse, @toboldlygay : )

[chaquetadecuero]

Los renacuajos de la ciudad.

El tiempo se comparte cuando la estancia es agradable, aun cuando el taller se este quemando por las moscas.

Se esconden los huevos en los plateros de peces que de plata se vean cuando se hacen en el estanque. Intriga como nacieron, intriga verlos estancados y divierte cuando se van por las cloacas sin barco, los barcos de papel ni se mueven ni entran hormigas.

Algunos gritan recordando insectos, otros lloran, yo me enojo al verlos.

Yo encerrado y otros pocos igual encerrados haciendo el amor durante el tiempo de arenas movedizas nos reíamos y solo entraban al agua con sapos de agua estancada los que de poder vivían y de envidia murieron. Solo los solitarios en sus barquitos de papel disfrutaron. No hay dinero y hay compañía cuando el trabajo y esfuerzo de los nobles suda la frente y las axilas de peso de carga.

Los incautos brotaron con escamas y sin raíces treparon saltando para ser devorados todos los dias.

Triste agonía, risa perpetua , hasta los cristales se oxidaron cuando se engaño la risa interna personal como se.

Y los lazos de estrecha complicidad que prefiere sonar a musica sin instrumentos musicales no son mas que acorde de sinfonías tristes infectadas de pus de heridas viejas; reprendimientos de agonías que nunca pidieron ayuda solo se escuchan cuando no se ven las figuras de los ventanales del espíritu.

(Interlude)

-Fire on the hills, fleaming lips, watering the path getting out the border line.

Another track, another forgetten letter, aint no song in the background, carring chaos as candy jewelry.

Lossin my sight by my own, smells like pussy, smells like your exgirlfriend in your legs to tour vagina, taking out the wine of the backseat.

Take out the shotgun, sleeping keeping me in safe of my own riffs and disasters.

Fire before and after cry when I lost my wallet isnt the money it was the few or lot of family photos.

Laughing when fall by my own stupid on the space gravity, think was the acids dont ever blame the beer, the cow will have a son of my chivo loco, and the weed will produce better liqour aint rather the wine for the morning. Still in the night the lights fly as UFOs maybe is the weird sight for the song writting for you.

PUBLICACIÓN #157

JUAN DANIEL ALEJANDRE PELAEZ.

Y'HAX. 09:16m. 21/06/2018.

Y'HAX. 09:36m. 21/06/2018

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There’s only 1 great choice for NBA Coach of the Year

We dissect a crowded field from all angles and find one obvious candidate.

Every NBA award will be controversial this season. For some awards, this is the case every year. But the tight MVP race, the bizarre Rookie of the Year contest, and the always-confusing Most Improved Player battle should all bring out the knives.

Coach of the Year is one of those awards folks don’t get too hepped up about, despite fuzzy criteria and a perennial lack of consensus. This year’s race is really interesting precisely because there are no runaway candidates. There are a few contenders who have separated themselves from the pack as we approach April. We’ll get to them.

But in order to offer a full review of the league’s 30 head coaches — in this unusually stable season — we’ll start by eliminating those not in contention for consideration. This isn’t to say these coaches have done a bad job, just not a job worthy of league-wide accolades.

TEAMS ARE TOO BAD

Kenny Atkinson, Nets Luke Walton, Lakers Earl Watson, Suns Brett Brown, Sixers Frank Vogel, Magic Dave Joerger, Kings Jeff Hornacek, Knicks Tom Thibodeau, Timberwolves

We can scratch off eight candidates just because their teams are awful. Only one coach has ever won the award with a sub-.500 record — Red Kerr in 1967 for the Bulls’ inaugural season, where he went 33-40. Only twice have coaches won the award while going .500: Hubie Brown with the 1978 Hawks and Doc Rivers with the 2000 Magic.

These coaches, some promising and some less so, are all well under .500. There’s no chance for them.

TEAMS DIDN’T MEET EXPECTATIONS

Steve Kerr, Warriors Tyronn Lue, Cavaliers

Kerr will get some votes because the Warriors will have the best record in the league and the coach with the best record always seems to get votes. But Kerr won last year with a record-breaking 73-9 season, and his team added Kevin Durant. There’s some resentment toward the Warriors in general and there will be some penalty for finishing with a worse record, no matter how ridiculous that sounds. (There also has never been a back-to-back Coach of the Year.)

Lue’s Cavaliers, meanwhile, are currently in a dogfight for the No. 1 seed in the East despite having the most talented roster and the best player in the world. Coaches often take the most credit and blame for their teams’ defensive performances. Cleveland’s weakness on that end kills Lue’s case.

Alvin Gentry, Pelicans

Fred Hoiberg, Bulls

The Pelicans haven’t met expectations before or after trading for DeMarcus Cousins. Gentry is probably out the day after the regular season ends.

Hoiberg was right there with Gentry as a candidate for an in-season dismissal. He survived the season (well, so far) but the summer doesn’t look so comforting.

Michael Malone, Nuggets Terry Stotts, Blazers

One of these coaches will make the playoffs. Malone’s reputation as a defensive master is clearly misplaced, and it took him too long to devote his life to the siren song of Nikola Jokic.

Stotts followed up a shockingly good season with Portland with a shockingly mediocre campaign. He’s still a good coach, but falling this short of expectations disqualifies you for Coach of the Year.

Doc Rivers, Clippers

There is serious debate everywhere as to whether Doc Rivers is actually a good coach. I would argue in the affirmative, but ... no, he’s not the Coach of the Year with the Clippers hanging on to the No. 5 seed for dear life.

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Steve Clifford, Hornets Stan Van Gundy, Pistons

Disappointing seasons for well-respected coaches. The Hornets have talent issues, but fell off hard compared to both last season and to the early part of this season. Clifford is likely safe in the offseason, but the shine wears thin when you can’t put together a good team in back-to-back seasons with similar talent levels.

Van Gundy seems absolutely miserable. He gets paid too much to get fired now, but you almost wonder if that’s not what he’s after. This is perhaps his worst season ever in the NBA.

Nate McMillan, Pacers Mike Budenholzer, Hawks Dwane Casey, Raptors

McMillan has done a perfectly cromulent job with a weird roster. Nothing in Indiana is his fault. They are just ... there.

The Hawks have fallen fast, and Bud can’t exactly blame odd front office moves since he also runs the front office.

Casey looked like a contender until Kyle Lowry’s injury helped derail Toronto’s 50-win quest. (It’s again in play after a win streak.) But there are too many better candidates at this point. Casey had his chance, so to speak, last season when the Raptors leaped into contendership.

We have cut our list down to 10.

TEAMS HAVE NO REAL NARRATIVE

Jason Kidd, Bucks David Fizdale, Grizzlies

The Bucks and Grizzlies have been fine, and Kidd and Fizdale are doing fine jobs under difficult circumstances (as in, having no shooting). But neither Milwaukee and Memphis surprised anyone, and neither team is good enough to drive the conversation toward their coaches. The Bucks and Grizzlies just kind of ... are.

TEAM DOES NOT EXHIBIT QUITE ENOUGH WIZARDRY

Rick Carlisle, Mavericks

Carlisle deserves immense respect for pulling a team starring Seth Curry, Yogi Ferrell, Harrison Barnes, and Dirk Nowitzki to relative respectability. A playoff nod would have gotten Carlisle into the conversation.

We are now down to seven contenders.

OVERSHADOWED BY HIS SUPERSTAR

Billy Donovan, Thunder

For all we know Billy Donovan has done an exceptional job as the head coach of the Thunder. But it’s hard to think about anything other than RUSSELL WESTBROOK when you’re thinking about the Thunder.

A FEW WINS SHY OF REAL CONTENTION

Quin Snyder, Jazz

The Jazz are quite good, and will likely hit 50 wins. But they are no better than the fourth best team in the West, and that’s where expectations pegged them in the preseason. It’s not fair to discount the work Snyder has done to get the Jazz over the hump from intriguing upstart to legit challenger, but that’s what we have to do given what other coaches have pulled off. Snyder is hurt by so many of us recognizing that Utah could be awesome.

Down to five. Let’s break each one down.

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THE FOUR RUNNERS-UP FOR 2016-17 NBA COACH OF THE YEAR, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

Brad Stevens, Celtics

The boy wizard won over LeBron at All-Star, molded an unwieldy, guard-heavy roster into an elite team, and helped Isaiah Thomas become a flat-out star and local legend. Stevens has the juice of a top NBA prospect as a coach. That tells you something. He’d be an excellent Coach of the Year option.

Scott Brooks, Wizards

This is a classic Coach of the Year case. A new coach arrives at an underperforming franchise, takes a couple months to get the house in order, turns a young player or two into stars and puts together the team’s best record in decades. The Wizards need to finish 5-4 to win 50 games a year after missing the playoffs. That’s huge! Brooks’ involvement in turning Bradley Beal into a reliable scoring star, Otto Porter into a max player, and Kelly Oubre into a key defender will be smiled upon by voters.

Erik Spoelstra, Heat

If ever the coach of a .500 team deserved Coach of the Year, it’s Spoelstra right now. There’s no realm in which anyone thought Miami, with its 11-30 record in mid-January, would end up in the playoff race with LeBron and Wade gone, Bosh out, and Justise Winslow injured. But Spo has turned Goran Dragic, Hassan Whiteside, and Dion Waiters into the core of a juggernaut! If Spoelstra doesn’t win Coach of the Year, perhaps we can nominate him for a Nobel.

Mike D’Antoni, Rockets

Like Brooks, D’Antoni took over a clearly talented team that underwhelmed in 2015-16. Perhaps even more impressive than Brooks’ work to elevate the unreliable youth, D’Antoni has helped unleash James Harden, the likely MVP, and create a wholly inspiring attack while winning tons of games. (Houston is on track for about 57 wins.) A Coach of the Year trophy would also be a nice form of penance from the media for all the dismissive analysis we’ve given to D’Antoni since he left Phoenix.

Any one of those four candidates would be highly deserving of the honor. However, the award should instead go to ...

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THE COACH OF THIS YEAR AND EVERY YEAR FOR TIME IMMEMORIAL

Gregg Popovich, Spurs

Another 60-win season. With one All-Star. (Albeit an MVP-caliber All-Star.) Plus he’s had time to serve as the conscience of the NBA at the same time.

Popovich and Pat Riley are the only coaches to have ever won three Coach of the Year award. Getting Pop another would put him in a class of his own, which is where he belongs.

Give it to Pop. You’ll never regret it.