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al things considered — when i post my masterpiece #1209

first posted in facebook september 4, 2023

aaron fink -- "slice" (2022)

"fink's 'slice' is indeed larger than life; it's a giant's snack, bitten into with ragged teeth, black seeds like, well, cosmic black holes" … james eves

"when one has tasted watermelon, he knows what the angels eat" … mark twain

"not being fish, how can we know their happiness. we can only take an idea and make it into a painting. to probe the subtleties of the ordinary, we must describe the indescribable" … chou tung-ch'ing

"fink’s 'slice' is an avatar of summer at its height — relaxed, sensuous, juicy. nothing lasts, of course. enjoy it while you can" … cate mcquaid

"not being watermelon, how can we know the sadness of the lonely rind?" … al janik

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The Last Frame of the Day (Dream Telegram) An exhibition of works to be viewed before falling asleep. Curated by James Clar One of the eight exhibitions of the first Ctrl+P Biennale

Hypnagogic hyp·na·go·gic ˌ hip-nə-ˈgä-jik-ˈgō-: of, relating to, or occurring in the period of drowsiness immediately preceding sleep “The hypnagogic state is that heady lull between wakefulness and sleep when thoughts and images flutter, melt, and transform into wild things.” – Cate McQuaid (Boston Globe, October 1, 1998)

As a light and media artist focusing on new technological production processes and their application to artistic narrative forms, I was inspired by Gregor Janson in his essay “Nothing New Under the Sun” [1] where he describes cinema as a dream-factory, which takes us prisoner in darkness. Essential for the cinema’s spell and fascination is precisely this darkness, which provokes immersion in a sort of cave of the subconscious, within which the images (of artificial light) develop their suggestive power. This combined with concepts of Dream Telepathy, [2] where communication can be done to someone while in a subconscious state were of interest in this project. Artworks generally require an active, focused state, but these works require the viewer to lose focus. The hope, of course, is for the works to become entry points into the viewers’ dream-space.

The artists were asked “If you could control what the last thing an audience sees before going to sleep, what would it be? What would be your wish as the last frame of their waking moment and the first frame of their dream state.” With cultural diversity and mythic undertones, their creations become a contemporary reflection on “Charon’s Obol.” [3] the coin placed in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial. The myth resonates metaphorically as a token passage into the realm of dreams.

Thus, the artists in this exhibition were invited to create works that would be the last thing a viewer sees/experiences before falling asleep. Considering the ubiquity of mobile phones used at bedtime, it is only fitting that the works were produced specifically for viewing on phones during the viewer’s transition from wakefulness to sleep. They are best experienced one work at a time as bridge from the conscious to the subconscious. There are 17 works altogether. A viewer should experience the whole exhibition one work every night within 17 days.

Click to view exhibition (on your phone)

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The White Lotus: The Devil produces a series loaded-down with gay stereotypes

So I wasn't sure about the HBO Max series White Lotus, set in a beach resort in Italy.  But someone told me that there were gay characters in Season 2, so here goes, Episode 2.1:

Scene 1: A beach resort featuring bikini models sitting under umbrellas.  A woman with her breasts hanging out of her swimsuit starts a conversation with two women who just arrived from America.  She's leaving in a few hours, but she praises the hotel, the staff, the food, and the wine.  So she spent her entire trip on a beach that looks like every beach everywhere?  Why not try to actually see the country?  Her semi-bare butt goes into the water for one last swim -- and she bumps into a dead body!

Cut to hotel staff Rocco and Valencia watching body bags being hauled away.  Several bodies of guests have turned up!

Scene 2:  A week earlier.  Two heterosexual couples on a boat, one distant and arguing, the other snuggling, kissing, and nose-rubbing.  Then a depressed woman, Allora, walking through town.  Her friend Mia asks what's wrong: "Massimo has a new girlfriend, and I'm jealous."  Mia drags her away: it's almost time for the boat to arrive.  So is this a flashback in a flashback, before the girls get on the boat with the heterosexual couples?

A boat arriving while the staff waves.  "Smiles, everyone, smiles!'   Allora and Mia look on from afar, wondering whic one "he" is.  He who?  A new boyfriend met on Tinder?

Down on the dock, Employee Valencia tells the Old Guy: "I'm surprised you are here.  It's a long way from L.A., and you are quite old."  Way to insult your guests!  Next an unidentified older-younger same-sex couple; Cameron (Theo James, above) and wife, the kissing, nose-rubbing couple); Ethan (Will Sharpe, left) and wife, the distant, arguing couple (he forces her to drink wine); and a flowsy rich lady with a hundred suitcases, Ms. McQuaid. "I am your host, Mr. Roarke.  Welcome to Fantasy Island." 

Scene 3:  The White Lotus resort is in an  old hilltop convent, nowhere near the beach -- but with a view of Mount Etna. What kind of beachside resort is this, where you have to take a bus to get to the beach?

  Employee Rocco tells the two couples, who are apparently all friends, the story of the testi morti: a Moor came to Sicily and seduced a local woman.  When she discovered that he had a wife and kids back home, she cut off his head. It's a warning for husbands not to cheat. 

Then he shows  them that the two rooms connect through a secret doorway.  Ethan is up for wife-swapping, but his wife disapproves: "We won't be using that."  When the kissing, nose-rubbing couple leave, Ethan starts yelling at her.  Jerk! Not into it means not into it.

Meanwhile, the older-younger same-sex couple turn out to be father Dominic and young adult son Albie (Adam DiMarco), traveling with Grandpa Bert, who flirts with a female employee until the others reigns them in.  They're here to visit their ancestral town. 

So far the only potentially gay guest is Albie, so I'll fast-forward to his story.

Minute 24: Albie gets out of the pool (nice chest shot, but every other guy in the vicinity is fully clothed0.  He sits down next to Portia, a teenage girl who just got off the phone with a friend telling her to "get some dicks" while on vacation.  SHe starts crying because "they" have half a billion dollars but won't let her have any fun.  Albie consoles her.

Minute 46: They kiss.  Ok, so Albie is straight.  All of the other guests are married, hetero-horny, or both.  Who is the gay one?

Research reveals that he is Quentin, one of those aristocratic, decadent, fey Quentin Crisp types (parents don't know that their kid is gay when he is born, so why do gay guys on tv always have tired stereotype names, like Quentin and Blaine?).  This closeted jerk pays a group of straight men to have sex with him and introduces them as "my nephew and his friends."   He's also a drug addict and a murderer.  Pure homophobic sleaze.  

Wait -- I didn't notice before, but this series is created by, written by, and directed by MIKE WHITE, aka The Devil.  This is the jerk who wrote and starred in Chuck and Buck, about gay relationships being only for adolescents experimenting on their way to a "normal" heterosexual adulthood -- then had the monumental gall to advertise it in gay magazines!  Apparently those poor souls who get stuck in their adolescent "gay phase" turn into decadent, fey drug addicted murderers.

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Correzione dell'autore: Distruzione estensiva dell'ozono mediata dagli alogeni sull'Oceano Atlantico tropicale Studio sulla Distruzione dell’Ozono sopra l’Oceano Atlantico Tropicale Il recente studio condotto da un gruppo di ricercatori internazionali ha rivelato importanti informazioni sulla distruzione dell’ozono sull’Oceano Atlantico tropicale. Le ricerche sono state coordinate da vari istituti accademici in diversi paesi. Ricercatori Coinvolti nel Progetto Il team di ricerca era composto da esperti provenienti da istituzioni di prestigio in diversi paesi. Tra i partecipanti spiccano nomi come Katie A. Read, Lucy J. Carpenter, Sarah J. Moller, Anoop S. Mahajan, Dwayne E. Heard, Hilke Oetjen, Michael J. Pilling, John MC Plane, Matthew J. Evans, James B. McQuaid, Bruno VE Faria, Luis Mendes,

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"Sep. School Board Wants Traffic Police," Kingston Whig-Standard. May 10, 1933. Page 7. ---- Will Ask That Unemployed Men Be Restored to the Job --- Members of the Separate School Board, at a meeting held on Tuesday night, deplored the fact that men from the unemployed ranks had been taken off traffic duty at the dangerous crossings near the schools. The board passed a resolution instructing Trustee W. J. Coyle, chairman of the Management Committee, to wait on Chief of Police R. J. Robinson and discuss with him the possibility of having the traffic officers restored.

The matter was brought to the attention of the board by Trustee James E. McGuire. He said that since the traffic directors had been off duty he had received a large number of complaints from mothers of the children attending the Separate Schools. The people making the complaints stated that the men who had been engaged doing traffic duty had been doing good work and it was hoped that they would be re-engaged. "The men have been taken off the job just when we need them," said Trustee McGuire.

Chairman Frank Garrigan said that the protection of the children should be considered by the board.

Trustee Charles J. Ryan drew attention to several of the very dangerous street crossings near the schools.

On motion of Trustees McGuire and McCue, it was decided to have the chairman of the Management Committee wait on the Chief of Police with a view to having the traffic officers re-engaged.

There was a very light agenda before the board on Tuesday night, and the session was a very brief one. The business for the most part was of a routine nature.

Wilfrid Jackman, recently elected as a member of the board as a representative of Cataraqui Ward, to take the place of Arthur Tidman, resigned, was introduced and took his seat on the board. The chairman, Frank Carrigan, provided, and the other members present were Trustees Vincent L. Fallon, Rev. Father J. F. Feeney, James E. McGuire, Alphonse P. McCue, Stanley J. McQuaid, C. J. Ryan, David A. Stone and William R. Tisdale.

Trustee Ryan, chairman of the Property Committee, reported on the condition of the school yards. They were not in good condition in the spring of the year, but the committee wished to be as economical as possible and for this reason had not undertaken to have the yards improved. Trustee Fallon objected to cinders in the yards and suggestedgrass.

Trustee Stone said the Property Committee had been endeavoring to keep down the expenses. He pointed out that the board was under a very heavy expense this year owing to the cost of operating the schools. He felt it was up to the board to try to keep within their appropriation. If more money was to be expended, he predicted a cut in salaries for the teachers, although he expressed the hope this would not be necessary, as he did not think they should be given a reduction.

Trustee Fallon stated that when the board, had good schools it was a shame that the entrances should be spoiled by unsightly yards.

Following the discussion a motion sponsored by Trustee Fallon and)seconded by Trustee Tisdale was carried, to have the section in front of St. Vincent's' School grassed with sod or seed.

On motion of Trustees Ryan and McQuaid, the board decided to call for tenders for the supply of coal required at the schools for the next term.

Following the business session the board went into committee of the whole, on the suggestion of Trustee Stone, to consider the question of finances in a general way.

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Today was the day i realized they have the same (french) voice actor

Oh and the one who made me realize

I am so so so happy about this

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Bill Haverchuck from Freaks and Geeks is my literal son. As is McQuaid from Everything Sucks!

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Or delve into among the lots of popular unofficial game settings established by the Arma 3 community. Experience a brand-new type of multiplayer in Arma 3 Zeus, where Game Masters LINUXWALLONIE have the capability to affect the combat zone of various other gamers in real-time. When I mosted likely to university, I uncovered text-based MUDs, or multi-user dungeons. I loved the fact that these sorts of video games had all these gamers playing at once - also when you were not playing, the globe carried on without you. Due to this, I started creating my own text-based MUD, yet I swiftly understood that with a lot of of them available, there was no other way that mine would certainly ever obtain discovered. So I began to search for a method to make my own stand apart, as well as the evident means, certainly, was to include graphics. With my game, I was attempting to replicate message MUDs at the time, totally as a pastime.

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Gamers generally interact with each other as well as the world by keying commands that look like a natural language. Observations of MUD-play show designs of play that can be approximately classified.

Many games are provided at numerous web websites, such as The Mud Adapter. Traditional MUDs implement a role-playing computer game embeded in a dream world populated by imaginary races and monsters, with players picking classes in order to obtain specific abilities or powers.

Few gamers play just one means, or play one method regularly; most display a varied design. According to Richard Bartle, "People go there as part of a hero's trip-- a method of self-discovery".

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Roleplaying MUDs, usually abbreviated as RP MUDs, urge or impose that players act out the role of their having fun characters in all times. Some RP MUDs give an immersive gaming atmosphere, while others only supply a virtual globe without game aspects. MUDs where roleplay is applied and also the game world is heavily computer-modeled are often referred to as roleplay intensive MUDs, or RPIMUDs. Oftentimes, role-playing MUDs try to differentiate themselves from hack and lower types, by going down the "MUD" name entirely, and instead utilizing MUX (Multi-User Experience) or MUSH (Multi-User Shared Hallucination). Monster was a multi-user journey game developed by Richard Skrenta for the VAX and also composed in VMS Pascal. It was publicly launched in November 1988. Monster was disk-based and also modifications to the game were prompt.

; originally multi-user dungeon, with later versions multi-user dimension and multi-user domain name) is a multiplayer real-time digital world, usually text-based. MUDs combine elements of role-playing games, hack and lower, player versus gamer, interactive fiction, and online chat. Gamers can check out or view descriptions of spaces, items, other players, non-player characters, and also actions performed in the online world.

Beast pioneered the strategy of permitting players to construct the game globe, setting brand-new challenges or developing dungeons for other gamers to explore. Monster, which comprised about 60,000 lines of code, had a great deal of features which seemed made to permit Colossal Cavern Adventure to work in it. Though there never ever were many network-accessible Beast web servers, it motivated James Aspnes to create a stripped-down version of Beast which he called TinyMUD. Many MUDs are run as pastimes as well as are free to play; some may accept contributions or permit gamers to buy online items, while others charge a month-to-month registration fee. MUDs can be accessed by means of basic telnet customers, or specialized MUD clients which are made to improve the individual experience.

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The Shadow (1940)

Film review #428

Director: James W. Horne

SYNOPSIS: A mysterious criminal mastermind known only as The Black Tiger is targeting all of the city’s infrastructure and industries in order to make a fortune. The leaders of these organisations call on Criminal scientist and investigator Lamont Cranston to apprehend the Black Tiger. Unbeknownst to them, Cranston is secretly a masked vigilante who calls himself The Shadow, who takes on the villains without any oversight. The police believe The Shadow and The Black Tiger to be one and the same, and so Cranston must thwart the Black Tiger’s operations in secret while he is also pursued in his alter-ego...

THOUGHTS/ANALYSIS: The Shadow is a 1940 serial composed of fifteen chapters, based on the comics and radio plays of the same name. The plot of the serial follows Lamont Cranston, a criminal investigator/scientist who is tasked with stopping a criminal mastermind known only as The Black Tiger, who is launching attacks on the companies and industries of the city in order to amass a fortune. The plot of the serial is pretty weak: each chapter focuses on a different company or industry that is under attack and Cranston/The Shadow must protect (the target of next week’s chapter is shown in the trailer at the end of each chapter). The structure is quite similar to The Green Hornet, which also focused on various industries under attack by a criminal, and the lead also playing a masked vigilante who is also wanted by the police. There’s no overarching plot or evil plan by the villain other than to just get rich. There’s nothing wrong with villains just being villains, but if there’s nothing to tie the fifteen chapters together in terms of story and consequence, then viewers aren’t going to come back week after week to see how the story continues. Many serials have the same problem, but usually there’s an overarching objective to the serial, such as sabotaging American infrastructure to pave the way for foreign invasion (particularly in the wartime serials of the 40s), but The Shadow is especially weak in this regard.

Lamont Cranston, the serial’s lead protagonist, is a little different from the usual good looking, All-American hero. Victory Jory, who plays Cranston, was typically cast as villains, and his appearance lends itself to that. here though, while being the protagonist, he is also the masked vigilante The Shadow, whose appearance is meant to be more villainous. In his disguise, only the top half of his face is visible, and Jory’s piercing stare definitely has a nefarious look. His iconic laugh, known from the radio series, announces his arrival and definitely strikes fear into his enemies. On top of this, Cranston also has another disguise as a Chinese businessman and petty criminal, which he uses to get information from other criminals. The major problem here is that Jory is white, and using makeup to magically “become Chinese” by squinting his eyes, putting in a set of big false teeth and a fake accent is undoubtedly racist, as if everyone can suddenly no longer tell he is white. It is not uncommon for white actors to portray Asian characters in this era (and for some time after), but the racist caricature he adopts here goes beyond the usual makeup jobs and is wildly unacceptable. The character is very similar to the protagonist’s alter-ego Blinky McQuaid in The Green Hornet, who also provided a disguise of a petty criminal for undercover work. All of these different alter-egos and settings in The Shadow just come across as confusing and dilute the story somewhat. The Black Tiger, as mentioned, doesn’t have much in the way of motivation or character: he is suspected of being one of the company directors who are under attack, but the mystery of his identity is a familiar plot device to those who watch these serials. His ability to turn invisible when he enters the hideout to address his henchman is somewhat impressive, but it begs the question that if he can turn invisible, why doesn’t he use these powers to commit crimes himself? The extent of this power is never explained or explored, and makes very little sense. The rest of the cast are so unremarkable and standards of the serial format that they’re not even worth commenting on.

The cliffhangers for this serial at the end of each chapter are standard stuff, but there’s quite a lot of destruction in them, as roofs collapse on top of our hero and such. Whether he is caught in an explosion, trapped under debris or crashes off a cliffside, the cliffhangers always end the same way with The Shadow just walking away from all of these incidents which should have killed him. Given that he doesn’t have any superpowers, the resolutions are always a letdown and frankly inexplicable. However, the Columbia Pictures serials often had cliffhangers end this way with the hero simply walking away from certain death with no explanation. Since we never see The Black Tiger, all of his orders come from tiger heads which have light-up eyes whenever he speaks, which are pretty cool effects for the time. The settings aren’t anything too special, and I feel like there should have been more scenes of The Shadow actually in the shadows, rather than the mostly brightly-lit settings we got. The Shadow is not the worst serial I have seen, but it has some major flaws; from the lack of substance in the plot to the racist caricatures, there’s plenty of reasons to give it a miss. The Shadow is a decent masked vigilante with the iconic laugh that viewers would have wanted to hear on the screen, but otherwise there’s not much to see or anything memorable about it. You’re better off watching The Green Hornet, which is practically identical in terms of story and characters, but executed much better.

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540 Local Elected Officials From All 50 States Urge Prez Trump to Import More Refugees to U.S.

Joe Biden has promised to make this happen, including taking in foreigners from terrorist hotspots around the world. In fact, Joe Biden was one of the original architects of the fraud-ridden refugee program that has destroyed neighborhoods across the U.S.

by Ann Corcoran

I told you here that the refugee industry was working on a letter to the President urging him to get the refugee flow into America moving again.

Yesterday they sent the letter with 540 signatories.

Says Amnesty International:

By signing this letter, these elected officials have joined together to voice their commitment to welcoming refugees in their communities and reviving the United States’ legacy as a leader in refugee resettlement.

I notice something missing from the letter. It avoids giving the President a number, but the industry has made it very clear!

They want 95,000 refugees to begin arriving on October first.

The President could make a decision this month on how many refugees might be invited to live in the US in FY2021. He could also legally set the ceiling at zero.

All of my posts on the topic are tagged FY2021.

Here are the signatories from yesterday.  The list is handy for identifying those local elected officials who are changing America by changing the people.

I don’t know why the organizers think that these open borders advocates will hold any sway with the President, but they sure make it handy for you to identify the other side where you live. Target them for retirement when they come up for re-election!

(For a little additional fun, see last year’s list here.)

They say the list is bipartisan, but there is no indication of party affiliation.  You will need to look through those listed in your state to see if Republicans are among those looking to import more poverty to your city.

[Find your state in the list below the fold]

Alabama

Gary Palmer, State Representative, Birmingham Neil Rafferty, State Representative, Birmingham

Alaska Elvi Gray-Jackson, State Senator, Anchorage Andrew Josephson, State Representative, Juneau

Arizona Ylenia Aguilar, School Board Member, Phoenix Lela Alston, State Senator, Phoenix Richard Andrade, State Representative, Phoenix Andres Cano, State Representative, Tucson Steven Chapman, Governing Board Member, Phoenix Cesar Chavez, State Representative, Phoenix Paul Cunningham, Vice Mayor, Tucson Andrea Dalessandro, State Senator, Green Valley Devin Del Palacio, School Board Member, Tolleson Elora Diaz, School Governing Board Member, Phoenix Paul Durham, Councilmember, Tucson Diego Espinoza, State Representative, Avondale Charlene Fernandez, State Representative, Phoenix Kristel Ann Foster, School Board President, Tucson Randall Friese, State Representative, Tucson Rosanna Gabaldon, State Representative, Sahuarita Kate Gallego, Mayor, Phoenix Carlos Garcia, Councilmember, Phoenix Betty Guardado, Vice Mayor, Phoenix Daniel Hernandez, State Representative, Tucson Berdetta Hodge, Tempe Union Governing Board President, Tempe Steve Kozachik, Councilmember, Tucson Lauren Kuby, Councilmember, Tempe Pedro Lopez, Governing Board Member, Phoenix Adam Lopez-Falk, School Board Member, Phoenix Lindsay Love, Chandler Unified School District Governing Board Member, Chandler Juan Mendez, State Senator, Tempe Patrick Morales, Vice President of the Tempe School Elementary Board and Governing Board Member, Tempe The Honorable Channel Powe, Governing Board President, Phoenix Stanford Prescott, Governing Board Member, Phoenix Union High School District, Phoenix Martín Quezada, State Senator, Phoenix Rebecca Rios, State Senator, Phoenix Diego Rodriguez, State Representative, Laveen Regina Romero, Mayor, Tucson Athena Salman, State Representative, Tempe Lane Santa Cruz, Councilmember, Tucson Raquel Teran, State Representative, Phoenix Monica Trejo, School Board Member, Tempe Corey D. Woods, Mayor, Tempe

Arkansas Andrew Collins, State Representative, Little Rock Megan Godfrey, State Representative, Springdale Sonia Gutierrez, Councilmember, Fayetteville Lioneld Jordan, Mayor, Fayetteville Matthew Petty, Councilmember, Fayetteville Joy Springer, State Representative, Little Rock

California Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Assemblymember, Sacramento John J. Bauters, Councilmember, Emeryville Bob Blumenfield, Councilmember, Los Angeles Maya Esparza, Councilmember, San Jose Kevin Faulconer, Mayor, San Diego Eric Garcetti, Mayor, Los Angeles Sam Hindi, Councilmember, Foster City Johnny Khamis, Councilmember, San Jose Paul Koretz, Councilmember, Los Angeles Sheila Kuehl, County Supervisor, Los Angeles Gordon Mar, City and County Supervisor, San Francisco Peggy McQuaid, Vice Mayor, Albany Lisa Middleton, Councilmember, Palm Springs Hillary Ronen, Supervisor, San Francisco Philip Y. Ting, Assemblymember, San Francisco Norman Yee, President, Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco

Colorado KC Becker, State Representative, Boulder Yadira Caraveo, State Representative, Thornton Lisa Cutter, State Representative, Littleton Stephen Fenberg, State Senate Majority Leader, Boulder Stacie Gilmore, Councilmember, Denver Julie Gonzales, State Senator, Denver Michael Hancock, Mayor, Denver Eva Henry, County Commissioner, Thornton John Kefalas, County Commissioner, Fort Collins Chris Kennedy, State Representative, Lakewood Cathy Kipp, State Representative, Fort Collins Robin Kniech, Councilwoman At-Large, Denver Jacob LaBure, Councilman, Lakewood Pete Lee, State Senator, Colorado Springs Susan Lontine, State Representative, Denver Dominick Moreno, State Senator, Commerce City Crystal Murillo, Councilmember, Aurora Deborah Ortega, Councilmember At-Large, Denver Dylan Roberts, State Representative, Avon Amanda P. Sandoval, Councilwoman, Denver Lauren Simpson, Councilmember, Arvada Sam Weaver, Mayor, Boulder Steven Woodrow, State Representative, Denver

Connecticut Roland Lemar, State Representative, New Haven Matthew Lesser, State Senator, Middletown Edwin Vargas, State Representative, Hartford

Delaware Bruce C. Ennis, State Senator, Dover

District of Columbia Brianne K. Nadeau, Councilmember Brooke Pinto, Councilmember Elissa Silverman, Councilmember

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[justfilms]

I Sell the Dead - Glenn McQuaid 2008

[that-buckley-gal]

Delirious #7 | Peas In a Pod

One Week Ago

Christian was Rooster’s roommate but excused himself as soon as Rooster and I entered. While Rooster went straight to his dresser to get a gym bag together, I demanded to know what it was I did wrong because he seemed to be fine all day when the parents were here and now that the day was nearly over, he decided to turn into a dick.

“Jesus Christ, Gemma! I just need to relax after today. Don’t you? I’m fucking tired as shit,” he said meanly as he stuffed clothes into the bag.

“Yet you still want to go the gym and ‘exhaust yourself some more’, huh?”

“Don’t start,” he breathed, walking past me to the bathroom.

I didn’t say anything else until he came back out. I knew he’d have to go by me again to get to the door in the first place.

I grabbed his arm when he walked by and he stopped. He didn’t pull his arm away until I let it go, which was strange for me as this isn’t how I thought that would go, especially with his reputation.

“Can you at least tell me what I did wrong?” I ask. “You were fine when I came here this morning and amazing when my parents and Teddy were here, but now that everyone’s gone? I get that you’re probably tired out from all that entertaining we had to do…”

“What’s your point?” Rooster asked, staring at the door rather than looking at me.

“We had plans, remember? We were just going to go back to my place and order a pizza and watch a movie…or two. Then you just decide to go to the gym with Zook and McQuaid?”

“I don’t treat your friends like shit,” Rooster stated simply before walking out of the room. It took me a moment to think of when I ever treated one of his friends ‘like shit’ before I remember my lack of communication with Christian earlier today as well as the not-communicating spiel we’ve had going on since the party. When I lost my respect for him because of his actions.

“THAT IS DIFFERENT!” I screamed, suddenly pissed at Rooster. “JAMES TATRO, GET YOUR SORRY ASS BACK HERE RIGHT NOW SO WE CAN TALK THIS SHIT OUT!”

I step out of the room and Rooster is still on the upper level, debating on whether or not he should stay or leave. The other open doorways in the hall slammed shut and Rooster sighed before letting his bag hit the floor.

“Well?” He asked in a bored tone.

“Well what?” I asked back.

“Aren’t you going to apologize?”

“What do I have to apologize for? For not talking to somebody? As far as I’m concerned, normal people don’t consider that as treating someone like shit.”

“What is your problem with him anyway, huh? Did he do anything to you?” Rooster asked back in a heated tone of voice. “Did he do anything to personally hurt you?”

I step back slightly. “Well, no. But – ”

“Then why the hell are you acting like a bitch?”

I stay quiet.

“I get that your last relationship was fucked. I was there! Remember? But that doesn’t automatically give you the right to judge everyone in a similar situation.”

“Jimmy.”

“You don’t even fucking know what happened between them, Gem. You heard Penny’s story and that’s all right? Did you even want to hear Christian’s?”

“Please, I – ”

“What about, uh, what’s her name? Jasmine? She barely scratched the surface of her story before you shoved her to the curb in order to go jump on Penny’s lap, but I guess that’s what you do, right? First Brooke, then Jasmine.”

“Where is this coming from? Christ, okay! I am sorry for not wanting to hear Christian’s side of the story and I will apologize to him for that!”

“Oh, don’t do me any favors now, Gem.”

“Shut the fuck up!” I yell at him. “You know the reason why I don’t want to talk to him, Rooster?”

“No! I know the reason why!”

“No you don’t!”

“Then tell me why!”

“Because it…” I swallow the lump in my throat and blink back tears that threaten to fall. “I don’t want to talk to Christian because it is too damn hard for me, Jim. Okay? Every time I see his face I just think of Pete and how he didn’t give a damn about me after two shots! Call me crazy but I just…

“You’ve never been cheated on, Rooster,” I sigh and close my eyes, feeling tears fall from both eyes. I open them again and look at Rooster, who looks ready to give up and apologize but I hold up my hand to stop him. “Just…you don’t understand, okay? And I don’t want to sit here and try to explain it because it doesn’t make sense, and I know that that’s probably hard to get, so… Go to the gym. With Brad and Zook. We can talk when you come back.”

I step back into his room and close the door. I only lock it when I hear footsteps approaching the door.

The knob jiggled and then there was knocking on the door.

“Gemma, open the door please,” Rooster said.

“No,” I said. “I need to calm down right now, please leave.”

Rooster knocked again and I sighed. I rested my forehead on the door with my hand on the handle, resisting the insane want to open the door.

“James,” I said. My voice was cracked as silent tears made their way down my face. “I need to be alone for a little while. We can talk when you come back from the gym so just go already.”

“I’m not going to leave you here while you’re upset,” he said. “Please open the door.”

I turned and sank to the floor and I could hear Rooster do the same on the other side.

-

I must’ve fallen asleep.

I stand up slowly and unlock the door, opening it slowly to see Rooster sprawled out in front of the door, a few cans of pop lying around him. I close the door again and debate on what I should do.

Take a break.

I take off the necklace that houses Rooster’s Greek letters and let it rest on his pillow before moving over to the window and step out onto the roof. I shuffle over a few rooms down to Zook’s room and sneak in through the window; grateful that he and McQuaid were heavy sleepers and didn’t hear my feet padding around.

Once I’m in the still-lit hallway, I peer over to Rooster’s room again seeing he’d rolled onto his back. I smile sadly at the sight and make my way down the stairs as quiet as I can. I see Christian asleep on the couch and ponder Rooster’ words from before.

Just because Pete was a douche doesn’t mean Christian was one. Brooke had the hots for Pete only because he was her boyfriend’s best friend and her Little’s boyfriend. Penny and Christian didn’t make their relationship known until after the news broke of Jasmine and Christian. Maybe the whole thing really was a misunderstanding.

A misunderstanding I would need to figure out later.

I step out of the frat house and sit on the porch swing, only then questioning the time as the sky was starting to lighten up already.

I pull out my phone to see it was 5:34 A.M. and I wonder if my parents were already up and awake in order to head back down South. I call my mom and when she answers, she sounds like she’s been awake for a while.

“Mom? Can you come get me please?”

“Of course I can. Is everything all right?” She asked.

“Yeah, yeah. I just really need to take a break right now; yesterday just really made me realize it.”

“Are you with Zook?”

“Yeah, I’m at his house.”

“Okay, I’ll send the car to come pick you up before it picks us up.”

“Thanks.”

Bonus bit: Jimmy's P.O.V.

Jimmy woke up the next morning on the floor in front of his room. It was early from what he could tell from the light coming in from the window at the end of the hall. He stood up and stretched slowly and went to the bathroom.

He checked the time on his phone to see that it was 7:13 A.M. and sighed. He approached his bedroom door with caution and knocked softly. There was silence from the other side and Jimmy thought that Gemma might still be asleep. He was about to go downstairs but instead opted to try the knob. The door was unlocked and he let out a breath, feeling relieved.

That relief was short-lived as he took in the empty room. Confused, he circled the room wondering when, and how, Gemma got out. Jimmy circled the room again before his eyes landed on the necklace resting on his pillow.

“What? No,” he mumbled to himself. “No, please.” He grabbed the silver necklace and fingered the charms with the Greek letters.

Giving Gemma his Greek letters was something he didn’t have to think about. He knew there would be repercussions from his frat brothers but he knew it would be worth it to have everyone on campus know that Gemma was his.

Some time passed before Zook tentatively poked his head in, wondering if everything was ok only to see Jimmy lying on his bed, staring at the ceiling.

“She’s gone,” Jimmy said.

Now

Zook’s been keeping me up to date about the lessons I’m missing; he told the instructors and my housemates that I got sick suddenly and was staying at his dorm.

He always locked himself in his room, without Brad, before calling me in order to keep our conversations private and my location hidden from Rooster although he’s already guessed my whereabouts.

I’ve turned the send receipts off on my phone so Rooster can’t tell that I’m reading his messages.

He also sent the necklace I left back to me. The metal felt cool on my skin even now.

Since my homework was all done, I was sat on my bed watching Mean Girls eating Fruit Loops straight from the box while a can of diet soda sat on my table.

“…with rainbows and sprinkles,” I quoted along with the movie before there was a knock on the door.

“Come in,” I say expecting to see Teddy or one of my parents. I flick a Fruit Loop at the screen and quote Damien: “She doesn’t even go here!”

The sound of a breath exhale from the nose makes me look at my guest, surprisingly unsurprised by the sight of my red-hawked beau.

“Took you long enough,” I say and scoot over on my bed, making room for him to sit. Jimmy gives me a surprised look before he shuts the door and comes and sits by me. We watch the movie in an awkward silence.

I pause the movie and sigh. “I’m sorry…for sticking my nose into someone else’s relationship. And for ignoring your friend. And for yelling at you. And leaving without saying anything. Ok? I’m sorry.”

“I’m sorry, too,” Jimmy said. “I’m sorry for yelling at you, and calling you names. And for not understanding your reasons for being upset. And for not coming here sooner. I thought you would’ve kicked me out.”

“I still can,” I smile briefly. We look at each other, and Rooster leans in. I turn away from him and instead he fingers the Greek letter charms on my necklace.

“You really are an idiot, you know that?”

“What?” I turn to him.

“Leaving this on my pillow and then leaving without saying anything to anyone? Jeez, you made me think we were done!”

“Well you are a nimrod, nimrod!”

“How?”

“Please, let me in,” I mock him. “You could’ve broke down the door or tried to get in through the window.”

“We wouldn’t get our security deposit back if I broke the door. As for the window, well… I thought – you said you wanted space!”

We fell into a tense silence.

“Can we just pretend that the fight never happened?” He asked.

“No because it did,” I said. “But we can try to work on issues that were brought up during it and move past it.”

He grabbed my chin and made me look at him. Our eyes were boring into each other’s and I leaned in and kissed him. He kissed me back instantly, his arms pulling me into him.

“You have no idea how much I love you, Jimmy Tatro” I said.

“You can bet that I love you more than that, Gemma Haythe,” he said.

[dubersbutt]

Speaking of fangirling over hockey boys, a fun little ask: who is do u think the hottest player is on each nhl team!!

Oh boi, I’ve been waiting for an ask like this:

[Disclaimer: being very superficial here]

Anaheim Ducks: Brandon Montour (i dont really like the ducks so I dont know much about them)

Arizona Coyotes: Alex Galchenyuk, though i do have a love for raccon boy- Dylan Strome

Boston Bruins: Axel Andersson, maybe Adam Mcquaid, or Debrusk is a bit of a cutie

Buffalo Sabres: Jeff Skinner is a fav of mine for personal reasons

Calgary Flames: hands down, Matthew Tkachuk and I refuse to name anymore cause the flames are yucky

Carolina Hurricanes: Andrei Svenchnivok 

Chicago: Patrick Sharp (idc if hes retired thats my answer)

Colorado Avalanche: GABE THE BABE, runners up- Tyson Jost, Nathan Mckinnon

Colombus Blue Jackets: PIERRE LUC DUBOIS OWNS MY ASS, runners up- Alexander Wennberg (model), Josh Anderson (big fridge boy), Cam Atkinson (cutie), and idk what it about Boone Jenner that I find so attractive…Also Anthony Duclaire is on the team now and hes a stud

Dallas Stars: well i dont think theres anyone good looking on this team…jk jk, Tyler Seguin, runners up: Ben Bishop, Jamie Benn, and idk if she counts but Katie Hoaldridge is more just as hot as Segs

Detroit Red Wings: Dylan Larkin, Filip Zadina

Edmonton Oilers: Leon Draisaitl BUT its a very close race with, Jujhar Khaira, Darnell Nurse, Oscar Klefbom, Cam Talbot, AND CONNOR MCDAVID IS HOT HE JUST DOESNT KNOW HOW TO TAKE PICTURES OF HIMSELF OKAY

 Florida Panthers: Aaron “I was borne 25″ Ekblad

LA Kings: Adrian Kempe

Minnesota wild: Marcus Foligno

Montreal Canadians: Carey Price (obviously), Jordie Benn (i like the beard, leave me alone), i dont think Jonathan Druin is too bad either

Nashville Predators: Roman friggen Josi is gorgeous, PK Subban is up there

NJ Devils: Taylor Hall…

New York Islanders: MATHEW BARZAL

New York Rangers: Henrique Lunqvist (did I spell that right?)

Ottawa Senators: Well…it would have been Erik Karlsson but now idk

Philadelphia Flyers: Nolan Patrick, Travis Konecny

Pittsburgh Pangwangs (hmu if you know where thats from): Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang

San Jose Sharks: Martin Jones

St. Louis Blues: Colton Parayko

Tampa Bay Lightning: Brayden Point (lil wolf boy)

Toronto Maple Leafs: I would’ve said Matt Martin but hes not a leaf anymore (poor mitchy) but like maybe Nazem Kadri or like…Freddie (with a beard of course)

Vancouver Canucks: Brock Boeser (dont like the nucks that much, dont know the team)

Vegan Golden Knights: Is James Neal still on the team? cause him and Wild Bill are my favs.

Washington Capitols: Tom Wilson, followed shortly by Andre Burakovsky

Winnipeg Jets: Mark Shieffle (Those eyes)