#Krisha // IC

[castelleve]

@batoushoujo​ x

　　Tem grunts and doesn't look at her, a bit uncomfortable at the acknowledgement.  " Nobody has to do anything, "  She says, frowning.  " That doesn't mean they shouldn't. Don't read too much into it. Just...watch out next time. "

“Ok, but... What was the reason?” It wasn’t a judgmental question, it was genuine curiosity. “It seemed kind of unnecessary.”

[mrsirenze]

Embark on the Ultimate Thanksgiving Movie Marathon with These 20 Modern Classics

Get ready for an epic cinematic journey that will elevate your Thanksgiving celebrations with a burst of movie magic! As the holiday season approaches, immerse yourself in contemporary films that capture the essence of gratitude and family. Here’s an extensive list of the top 40 Thanksgiving movies that will infuse a fresh and modern vibe into your November nights.

1. Free Birds (2013):

Kick off your Thanksgiving movie marathon with this animated adventure featuring time-traveling turkeys on a mission to rewrite the holiday menu. It’s a delightful blend of humor and heart that sets the perfect tone for the festivities.

2. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973):

Join Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang in this timeless animated special that promises to bring joy to audiences of all ages, reminding us of the true spirit of Thanksgiving.

3. The Family Stone (2005):

Immerse yourself in the complexities of modern family dynamics during the holidays with this star-studded cast led by Sarah Jessica Parker and Diane Keaton.

4. The Blind Side (2009):

Experience the uplifting story of Michael Oher and the Tuohy family, blending football and family bonds in this heartwarming tale that resonates with the spirit of Thanksgiving.

5. Pieces of April (2003):

Katie Holmes stars in this indie gem, portraying the challenges and joys of Thanksgiving as a wayward daughter attempts to host a memorable dinner.

6. Addams Family Values (1993):

Delve into dark humor and eccentricity with the Addams family in this Thanksgiving-themed sequel that adds a unique twist to your holiday movie lineup.

7. The Hollars (2016):

Directed by John Krasinski, this touching comedy-drama explores family dynamics during a Thanksgiving reunion, offering laughter and poignant moments.

8. Sweet November (2001):

Starring Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron, this romantic drama unfolds over the course of a year, culminating in a heartfelt Thanksgiving celebration.

9. The Oath (2018):

This satirical comedy follows a politically divided family navigating the challenges of Thanksgiving amidst a controversial government policy.

10. Hugo (2011):

While not directly related to Thanksgiving, this visually stunning film directed by Martin Scorsese provides a magical escape for the whole family during the holiday season.

11. The Thanksgiving House (2013):

Dive into this Hallmark Channel original movie that combines romance and family secrets during the Thanksgiving holiday.

12. Sweet Home Alabama (2002):

Join Reese Witherspoon on a journey of love and self-discovery set against the backdrop of a Southern Thanksgiving.

13. Krisha (2015):

A unique Thanksgiving drama that unfolds as a woman attempts to reconnect with her estranged family, bringing tension and emotion to the dinner table.

14. Dutch (1991):

Ed O’Neill stars in this classic comedy about a man’s cross-country journey to bring his girlfriend’s son home for Thanksgiving, leading to unexpected adventures.

15. The Ice Storm (1997):

Explore the complexities of suburban life in the 1970s during a Thanksgiving weekend filled with familial tensions and societal changes.

16. The Night Before (2015):

Dive into the holiday chaos with three friends on their annual Christmas Eve quest, featuring a hilarious Thanksgiving detour.

17. What’s Cooking? (2000):

This ensemble film weaves together diverse Thanksgiving celebrations, exploring family traditions and cultural differences in Los Angeles.

18. Son in Law (1993):

Enjoy a comedy with Pauly Shore as he shakes up a conservative family’s Thanksgiving with his unconventional charm.

19. Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors (2015):

Immerse yourself in this heartwarming tale inspired by Dolly Parton’s childhood, centered around family bonds and resilience during Thanksgiving.

20. The Myth of Fingerprints (1997):

Join a dysfunctional family as they navigate Thanksgiving, bringing secrets and emotional revelations to the dinner table.

With these 40 contemporary gems, your Thanksgiving month is destined to be the ultimate modern cinematic feast! Whether you’re surrounded by loved ones or enjoying a cozy solo movie night, these films promise to create lasting holiday memories. Grab your favorite snacks, hit play, and let the Thanksgiving movie extravaganza unfold!

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[pvremichigan]

“Anyone who lets a man OR woman step all over them willingly is a fool. It’s about the respect and the person, not the gender.”

“I may keep people under my boot but I won’t use them as a doormat.”

“What a dumb bitch...”

[castelleve]

skullfck​:

          ❛  Just ‘cause we had conflict don’t mean we did it.  ❜          Shit.          ❛  It’s Los Angeles. All the gangs have beef. ‘Specially those guys, they start shit at the drop of a hat. Look, if I’m honest with you, it could’ve been any-fuckin’-body, ma’am. But it wasn’t us. And I don’t appreciate the steady stream of accusations. Fuck’s sake. Do you know what me and my guys spend half our time even doin’? Security detail at punk shows. Front line at protests. Protectin’ people when the cops won’t. You’ve got the wrong fuckin’ guys.  ❜          

“Hmph. We’ll keep that in mind.” It was evident she was getting nowhere with Hawk.But that was fine. Sometimes it was good enought o make them sweat. That made them slip. “And don’t worry... You’re not the only one we’re talking to. There’s quite a few other people in the area who have some opinions about your gang, I’m sure. Since you’re such good samaritans.” 

[gia-batmm-crickle22]

Hey, I was wondering what or who inspired you for the Greenbank family? Not just for Calvin and Krisha, but for Dynama and Glacier as well. I ask as I'm pretty curious. ^^;

I think I've answered this plenty of times in the server but alright, just to make it clear for everyone.

My inspiration for the Greenbank family is my old classmate's own family, which consisted of him, his brother and his sister. He was always the child that was always blamed and beaten, like Crusher in the family.

Dynama is inspired by my classmate's sister, who was straight, a diva and very likable, hot and manipulative. She was mother and father's little girl/golden child.

Glacier is inspired as an opposite to Dynama but still evil since they were fraternal twins. While Dynama wielded dark magic, Glacier wielded light but in the form of ice, which makes it still remain on the evil side.

Calvin and Krisha had gone through many stories before I finalized them. My inspiration for them is my classmate's family and other parents I've met and watched. I started with Krisha being the good woman but realized that was too cliche. I made them even, but that broke off when I started with my Calvin X Flame ship.

Through that, I managed to make Krisha the Devil in comparison to her daughter, the Devil's Daughter.

And their family name Greenbank is inspired by my fav teacher's last name, which was Greenbank.

[welcometoaether]

AUGUST 2021 EDITOR'S NOTE: A REBIRTH (OF SORTS)

When should you step back from something you love doing and accept that you cannot succeed? What is the appropriate amount of time to give yourself to make the things you want in life happen? How long can someone work on something before they burn out and begin to hate the things they are creating? Why do we, as human beings keep hoping and working even when there have been so many moments when we have failed time and time again? When nothing has come of our hard work?

This past month, these questions have become more common, for all of us. 2020 signified an epochal change, with the pandemic accelerating the cracking of an already fragile world. For many of us, 2021 was a fresh start in the truest sense of the word: being locked up at home for a whole year, many of us decided that this was finally the time for change. We would no longer hold back, we would pursue the things we had always longed for. For me, making this magazine was exactly that. But recently, it hasn't felt that way. It's become more tiring and time consuming than I had ever anticipated.

It has been 6 months since I started this magazine, and I thought by now I would be successful. By this point, The Aether was going to be a huge publication with thousands of readers all over the world and I would have a magazine that mattered. But Rome wasn't built in a day was it?

"Madness", the theme of this month's issue, hints at the state of this magazine as well as the unpredictability of the world we live in today. It has forced us all into a crisis of meaning: have I lived a life worth living? A doubt that permeates through the present with a sense of dread and trepidation.

French philosopher, journalist and author Albert Camus, the second-youngest recipient of the nobel peace prize for literature, has been held responsible for continuing the discussion on the meaning of life in the modern world. In his 119 page philosophical essay, The Myth of Sisyphus, Camus uses the Greek myth of Sisyphus, who is condemned by the gods for eternity to repeatedly roll a boulder up a hill, only to have it roll down again once he gets it to the top, to argue that life is essentially meaningless. For Camus, Sisyphus is a metaphor for the individual’s persistent struggle against the essential absurdity of life, and only once we accept this joyfully can we gain a definition and identity for life.

And that's what this month's issue is: my own joyful acceptance towards the struggles. It's the realisation that this magazine is something I'm passionate about, something that has offered myself (and hopefully many of you) a place of comfort and acceptance. It's a place where I have been allowed to express myself freely and not be judged or prejudiced against. It's a space I've come to really love and enjoy. If the inevitable fact of life is that we are all going to die, and everything we do in-between is to fill the time between birth and death, then I don't mind doing this to pass time. So, I welcome you to the re-rebirth of The Aether Magazine.

A new look, more content, a diverse range of writers and so much more, The Aether has changed for the better. It's been madness the past few months, wanting to give up and trying to come to terms with the fact, but then realising that this was not the end, but another beginning for me. Another beginning for us all. I can't promise that this will be the last beginning The Aether goes through - there will probably be many more to come - but all I ask of you, my dear readers, is that you stick around for the ride; that you stay with us through the ups and the downs this magazine will go through; that you continue to read and talk and discuss. That you continue to make a change in your own way, for a better future.

There is so much time to fill with the things you really want to do, so pandemic or not, go out and do them. Stop waiting for the end of the world before you go out and do the things you want to do. Go bungee jump and eat ice cream for breakfast and ask your crush out, because while life is long, it ends, and in order to live a life worth living, fill it doing the things you love and nothing less. I promise that I will put my all into this and create content that I am fulfilled by, I hope you all like the new look.

And with that, I leave you. Welcome to the rebirth. Welcome to The Aether. Welcome to Madness.

Krisha Sandhu.

[bogglebabbles]

Peaches, window sills, rabbits 😊🍓

Thank you so much, Krisha! <3

Peaches- What makes you happiest in the world?

Oh god, what a question. I don’t know! I think animals, probably? Flowers? Nature in general? Crafting? I think just those moments where I feel most connected to the world and to myself.

Window sill- Whats the most beautiful view youve ever seen?

Once upon a time, when I lived back in Newfoundland, I went to this little place that was like an inlet? or something to that effect, I don’t know the word, where we were a little jaunt away from the coast proper but it was still seawater. My family went in the middle of the night, because it was a clear, cool night and the stars were so clear you could very well see by them.

At some point, one of us threw a rock in the water and we saw this shimmer just radiate out in a firework phosphorescence of blue-green. It stunned us for a moment. We threw another in. The same result. It was that luminescent algae? plankton? and we’d never seen a thing like it before. So we spent the night skipping stones, the Milky Way overhead and a light show underneath, and it was one of the most beautiful nights of my life.

Rabbits- Do you have any pets? What pets do you want?

I have many, many pets! Let me construct a list:

Phyllis~ Cat! Monumental foster-fail. Not sure of breed, but she’s a torbie dilute, is very tiny, and does not meow like a normal cat. Fae creature, and soon to be my emotional support beast.

Ledoux~ Cat! Grey tabby boy. Attention-seeking little shit who must jump into the pantry every time it’s opened. Licks plastic packaging at every chance he gets and will attempt escape into the back yard at every juncture.

Garfield~ Cat! Ginger tabby boy and litter-mate to Ledoux. Chatty fellow who shares 99% of his genetic makeup with a bowling ball. He is Large and he will yell when the food bowl is empty.

Lux~ Dog! Bernese Mountain Dog, to be exact. She will growl at you when she wants attention and is very good at conning you out of treats. Currently recovering from surgery to get a tumour removed (very well I might add!). Gorgeous beyond imagining. Designated My Doggy.

Charlie~ Dog! Yellow Lab, and built like a mixture between a freight train and a melting ice cream cake. Has a tiny nubbin tail. Very picky with his food, but will drool (a LOT) for anything you’re eating regardless of whether or not it’s something he hates. Everyone’s dog, gentle giant.

River~ Dog! Mutt. Queen of eyeliner. Jealous-hearted and will growl across the room if one of the other dogs so much as looks at her Kong when she’s enjoying it. Will jump up on you to demand nose-kisses. Basically Mom’s dog. Built like an antelope.

Kaylee~ Dog! Some sort of Rottie mix as far as we can tell (though I suspect some pit bull in her make-up). An absolute and utter menace who will bark just for the sake of it and snipe treats out from under other doggies’ noses. Dad’s dog, very loving, built like a kielbasa.

Dakota~ Dog! Mutt, though I suspect some pit bull in her make-up too. Not technically belonging to the household, but rather to my older brother. Sweetest, gentlest little creature whose fur is soft as velvet and who will climb very slowly but very stubbornly into your lap if given the opportunity.

Thor~ Cockatiel! Old and grouchy, very poorly socialized as a baby. Demands treats but will bite if you put them too close to him. But loves to chat and will sing at 3am for sheer joie de vivre.

Lola~ Dog! Technically not mine anymore as I had to leave her in Georgia with my ex. Sweetest baby who tolerates just about everything, loves everyone, nibbles apples like a hamster, and will roll over for belly rubs if you wiggle your fingers at her from across the room.

As for pets I want, I would love to have a scorpion again, or a hamster, or maybe a gecko of some sort. And of course I’d love a nice little family of chickens at some point!

[michcamara]

Bente Dos

It started when I was 12. I will wait for 12 midnight, cry, wait all day for the greetings of those who remembers, and at exactly 11:59pm, one minute before the day ends, one minute before the date change, I write this words in a notebook to greet myself - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

When I turned 11, that was also the last time I have food for my birthday or handa. I remembered going to my elementary classmates houses to invite them. My Mom was happy cooking pansit, and buy some pandesal for the 13th of June. My brother ready and gave me a gallon of dirty ice cream (he's a vendor before btw). I also remembers just Rosenda, Krisha, Tresha, Mark Bien and Ismael went on that day. They handed their gifts for me. It was all pad paper, notebook and pencil. I don't care about their gifts. All matters and was important was, I was happy because they came. That was the time I learned and realized to value being together with someone more than the material thing they can give. Like, I can go with you, talk to you until you want to go home.

It was when I was 13, I started to forget the day of my birth. That every time someone asks me how old I was, I subtracted the current year to 1998. 

I turned 18. Midnight of June 13, 2016, my Ate went home having a ube cake roll from Goldilocks. She just greeted me, gave the cake and went to her jowa's house. I was alone and did my routine - to cry. That was my first ever birthday cake in my years of existence. Take note, without a candle. The day of my birthday in 2016, I was cleaning the comfort room where we stay at. I remember crying and gripping the bowl that day. When I turned 18, that just when I realized that my birthday always reminds I am lonely and the reason I choose to forget it.

But it was this day, June 13, 2020, I turned twenty-two, my rituals changed. As the clock ticks to 12 midnight, and I was about to cry, Ate Jemie video call me. She greeted me and even tweeting his greetings for my special day. This was my first time since I was 12, I did not cried minutes after the my special day came. Fourteen minutes later, I received a recorded song cover from Chii (I told her to but did not tell her why). She sent this on Telegram.

I did the health monitoring at 10am, did ZOOM with Ate Jemie until her internet had a problem, I took a nap, and eat the hotcake my Mom prepared. We don't have the time to buy the ingredients of pansit and biko because "bawal lumabas pag hindi araw ng barangay mo". Yes, we still have that this GCQ.

I turned 22. Two decades and two. That's how long I waited for me to realized what was nothing in me. That's how long I waited for me to realized why I am lonely, why I always feels so worthless, and why I don't know what direction to take anymore. The reason was I am 18 inches away.. Do you know that's the gap our brain to our heart?

It's just, I know God but not living to his principles. I know God but I do not have faith in him. I know him but I did not do anything. I know Him, that's it, period. 

Funny how I used this technique to evangelize when I was in college when all this time I did not understand it.

--

After all the birthdays I had, this was the first time I cried not because of loneliness, but because I was praying. He made me realized, "tama na ang pahinga, hinihintay kita". My heart melts.

I don't know if when you will started to believe and have faith in Him. Like some saying's on being a fan of Kpop idols, (I will just rephrase it) "Once na pumasok at nakilala mo siya, mahirap nang lumabas".

It's 11:59pm of June 13, 2020. The last person to greet - HAPPY BIRTHDAY! - was myself and with faith to God.

[mostlysignssomeportents]

#1yrago Judge was supposed to preside over a Pennsylvania couple's wedding. She called ICE on them instead

If you want to erode the public's trust in the legal system, making a court house an unsafe place to be, even during what's supposed to be a joyful occasion, is a great place to start. Just ask Alexander Parker and Krisha Schmick: They went to a courthouse in Pennsylvania, intent on getting married. The pair had known one another since high school and it seemed like the right time. There was just one problem – Alexander's skin was brown and the judge he and his bride were to stand before was a raging bigot.

According to Newsweek, when Parker and Schmick stood before Judge Elizabeth Beckley in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, instead of presiding over their wedding ceremony, she called Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents to check out Parker.

Parker, originally from Guatemala, was adopted by American parents and brought to the United States when he was eight months old – he is legally allowed to be in the country. He has the paperwork to prove it, too. But for some reason, maybe because, I dunno, HE WAS GETTING MARRIED, he forgot the official documents that proved his right to be in the country at home. All he had on him was a Guatemalan identification card. Court staff, believing for some reason that the document was a fake, contacted ICE to check Parker out.

On his wedding day, when he should have been exchanging vows, Parker was answering questions. Instead of having a ring slipped on his finger, he was forced to provide fingerprints. A honeymoon with his wife? Nah: ICE warned that if he could not prove that he was in the country legally, he'd be whisked away to a detention center.

As it turns out, ICE was able to verify that Parker was cool to be in the country. They apologized to him. Good enough! It gets better: once Judge Beckley was sure that Parker was allowed to be in the country, brown or not, she offered to continue with the wedding ceremony. Parker and Schmick, still traumatized by what had just happened to them, decided to accept: they'd had relatives come in from out of state to attend the wedding.

Now, you could argue that the judge was just doing her job: She didn't have any proof that Parker had the right to be in the country. As a representative of the state of Pennsylvania, she was obligated to do so.

Lemme tell you a story.

My partner and I just finished spending six months in Texas' Rio Grande Valley. We decided that, after a number of years together, we didn't just want to get married: we wanted to get Texas married. When we went to the county clerk's office to get our marriage certificate, we told the attending clerk that we were Canadian. He shrugged, congratulated us and told us to let them know which courthouse we were going to so that they could send over the required documents.

So, we did that.

When we went to the courthouse, she in her wedding dress and I in an embroidered black suit (remember: Texas married,) we met the Judge. He asked us where we were from. We told him we were from Canada. "Are you going back?" was his response. It wasn't a joke. It was definitely a serious question. Our answer, of course, was yes – we were returning to Canada at the end of March. There was no talk of not being allowed to get married there. No threat of being checked out by ICE or anyone else. Just our vows, happiness, and a great meal thereafter with a small group of family and friends.

There's no difference between the reasons that I, my wife, and the Parkers came to the courthouse. Alexander Parker and I have a lot in common: we were both born outside of the United States, looking to get married in an American court of law. I'd argue that Mr. Parker has more of a right to be in the United States than I do: He was adopted by Americans when he was a baby. I was just a long-term tourist.

But I'm white. So, no threats or fingerprinting for me.

https://boingboing.net/2018/04/24/judge-was-supposed-reside-over.html

[onenettvchannel]

OneNETnews EXCLUSIVE: 31 Flavors of Baskin-Robbins sparks up for Delayed Delivery per Ice Cream Controversy in the Philippines

MAKATI, METRO MANILA -- A female netizen on Facebook captures its moments to buy an Ice Cream from Baskin-Robbins. Krisha Bettina tries to buy a Cotton Candy Crackle flavor but, the shipment was reportedly delayed for now.

In an exclusive report from Pilipino Star Ngayon via The Philippine Star with her statement: "Actually, fave ko din naman Mint Choco Chip kaya wala naman problema don pero kasi like others, syempre gusto ko din mag try pa iba flavors ulit lalo na yung isa ko pa fave yung Cotton Candy kaya medyo na-sad me kasi tuwing babalikan namin yan lang flavors nila palagi".

(Actually, I also like Mint Choco Chip, so there is no problem with that. But because like others [of course], I also want to try other flavors again, especially my other favorite is Cotton Candy. It makes me a little sad because every time we go back to that -- just their flavors always.)

Below the brand logo with this captioned photo, there is no shortage of Mint Chocolate Chip. Other flavors have taken out of rotation due to the shipment delay from the United States of America (U.S.A.). The international Ice Cream store from Glendale, California, U.S.A. recently trended on social media after Bettina snapped a photo of tubs and tubs of only one Ice Cream flavor on display which implies for a regular Chocolate flavor.

For now, some stores have only offered their said flavor as all other stocks have been stuck abroad awaiting shipment, which is subject to the approval as according to the Bureau of Customs (BoC). The mint flavor is what in local freezers as of this writing.

Baskin-Robbins brazenly apologizes to Bettina for the actual customer damages despite for a logistic shipment delay and was taking action the soonest before the Christmas season starts up within the year-end in late 2022.

PHOTO COURTESY: Krisha Bettina via FB Photo BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY: Tegna

SOURCE: *https://www.facebook.com/100083149691667/posts/135962929185363 [Referenced FB News Article from Pilipino Star Ngayon via The PH Star] *https://bilyonaryo.com/2022/10/12/delayed-delivery-baskin-robbins-branches-in-ph-stuck-with-mint-choco-chip-ice-cream/food-nature/ [Referenced News Article #1 from Bilyonaryo] *https://www.facebook.com/280607842088267/posts/2358497180965979 [Referenced FB Photo from Baskin Robbins PH] *https://news.baskinrobbins.com/blog/baskin-robbins-mint-chocolate-chip [Referenced News Article #2 from the Baskin-Robbins' news blog] and *https://news.baskinrobbins.com/blog/april-flavor-of-the-month [Referenced News Article #3f from the Baskin-Robbins' news blog]

-- OneNETnews Team

[sahibookworm]

Sandhya Memon is the first author whose street team I was selected to be a part of and I can’t tell how excited I was when I first received my email. Reading her books is a joy and they always make me smile, and I was delighted to be part of a group who all love her books. So, when one such book lover Rachael created the Of Curses and Kisses Book Tag @ Scorpio Book Dreams, I knew I had to do it too and what better time than just a few days before it’s release. My review is also coming up on Monday, so keep your eye on that as well.

Now, let’s not waste any time and just get started….

📚 Jaya – favourite fictional bookworm 📚

There are many fictional bookworms whom I love and I actually made a whole post about it here. But someone who is very fresh in my memory is one of the deadliest assassins in the world, Ethan Blade from the Death and the Devil series. He can kill a person in many many different ways but he also loves reading the same escapist thriller novels I do (Ethan and me share the same favorite thriller writer in Matthew Reilly :)) and I just love all his eccentricities.

🐻 Grey – favourite brooding character 🐻

Sebastian from Bringing Down the Duke is definitely a brooding character, who hates socializing or doing anything to impress others. He is also very privileged and arrogant but the author does a nice job with his character arc and development.

🏰St. Rosetta’s Academy -favourite fictional school🏰

Briar University in Elle Kennedy’s Off Campus series and Briar U series has a very special place in my heart because it’s one of the first places where I fell in love with hockey romances and have even started watching the game sometimes on TV now.

👭Jaya & Isha – favourite fictional siblings👭

The Bone Witch trilogy has many absolutely wonderful elements and characters but at it’s heart, its a beautiful story of the love between a brother and sister. Tea and Fox are total sibling goals.

💕🗡Romance & Revenge – a book that features both themes🗡💕

Nevernight trilogy is the perfect series which stands for both revenge and romance equally passionately and Mia is one protagonist whom I won’t be forgetting anytime soon.

🌹Rose Pendant – a book featuring a touch of magic🌹

The Deep is a beautiful novella about legacy, generational trauma and the importance of memories, but what it truly is is magical.

👪Rao and Emerson Families – a book that deals with the pressure of family expectations👪

The male protagonist in Girl Gone Viral is Jasvinder and as a desi immigrant kid, his story is full of family expectations and his struggle at being unable to fulfil them. This was such a lovely romance novel and I can’t wait for it’s release so that everyone can experience the swoons.

🥰Leo, Rahul & Daphne Elizabeth – a book featuring a supportive friendship group🥰

You say supportive friend group and all I can think of is the Super Six from Red, White and Royal Blue. We would all be lucky to have friends like that.

💏Enemies to Lovers – favourite book featuring this trope💏

A story about two rivals on opposite sides of a never ending war through strands of time, This is How You Lose the Time War is the one of the most beautifully written love stories ever. You just have to experience it to understand what I can’t put into words.

❄️Caterina – A character that seems an Ice Queen/King but is actually a cinnamon roll❄️

Nathaniel in Sorcery of Thorns is a dark sorcerer and tries very hard to give off that Ice King vibe but underneath it all has a soft vulnerable side and is an absolute cinnamon roll.

I Tag:

Dany || Ahana || Krisha || Alicia || Marta || Any other Sandhya Menon fans out there….!!!!!

  Of Curses and Kisses Book Tag Sandhya Memon is the first author whose street team I was selected to be a part of and I can't tell how excited I was when I first received my email.

[castelleve]

@wickdcreatures​ asked: “Can I walk with you? I think I’m being followed.” @ whomever you choose from lillie >:)

It was an immediate nod. Krisha looked the girl over - she seemed young. Timid, maybe, just from looking at her. She may have been wrong, but wasn’t this a woman who needed protecting? “Yeah, just act natural,” she started, reaching into her pocket to try and discreetly hand her some pepper spray. Pink, with a bedazzled ‘KRISHA’ on it. 

She continued her walk, changing her pace to match Lillie’s. “What’s your name?”

[duaneodavila]

Cold-Hearted Judge Tries To Ruin Wedding By Calling Immigration Officials On Young Couple

At the end of the day, judges are just people. That means some of them will, inevitably, be sh*tty people. Judges! They’re just like us!

Take the recent case of Alexander Parker and Krisha Schmick, high school sweethearts who went to the courthouse in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania to get married. Instead of, you know, marrying the couple, Judge Elizabeth Beckley called Immigration and Customs Enforcement because she didn’t believe Parker was in the country legally. Yes, he had identification from the Guatemalan Consulate, she just refused to believe it for reasons that are likely tinged with all sorts of racial stereotypes.

As reported by Newsweek:

“I didn’t have my Green Card yet, so I gave them the I.D. I had been given and they took it back to the judge and next thing I know a constable is coming out and telling me he needs to detain me because I.D. didn’t look real,” Alexander told Newsweek.

“I tried to tell them it wasn’t fake and that it was issued from the Guatemalan Consulate but they wouldn’t believe me and told me I wasn’t allowed to go anywhere or leave the building until I could show proof,” he added.

So, let’s get this straight: court officials don’t trust the perfectly valid identification Parker presented, so he can’t leave the building until he can show proof of legal residency. How’s he supposed to produce that documentation WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO LEAVE?? Wiggle his nose and hope it appears?

Though it seems like a Catch-22, Schmick played the role of good financée and left the courthouse to get additional documentation. But rather than wait until Schmick returned with the paperwork, Judge Beckley decided to go ahead and call ICE. Fortunately, the ICE agents were able to confirm Parker’s identity and immigration status.

Eventually, ICE officers were able to verify that Alexander was, in fact, in the country legally and “apologized for having to come out to do this.”

When ICE is the voice of reason you know you’re in the sh*tter.

Once she was proven wrong, Judge Beckley showed the smallest modicum of human decency and actually apologized to Parker and Schmick. The judge also offered to do her actual goddamn job and marry the pair. They decided to go ahead with the wedding since they had family in from out of town to witness what should have been an uncomplicated happy celebration.

“At the end of the day, I was happy we were married, but it never should have happened the way it did,” Krisha said. “We were trying literally just to get married and they brought in the ICE agents,” she added.

Yeah, no kidding. This is just awful. Plus Schmick says she and her new husband have been contacted by a lawyer representing another couple alleging that Judge Beckley called ICE on their wedding day too. Unfortunately, in the other case, the groom and best man were reportedly detained by ICE.

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Cold-Hearted Judge Tries To Ruin Wedding By Calling Immigration Officials On Young Couple republished via Above the Law

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~INTRIGAS Y AMORES OCULTOS~

.E COME SPIEGARE L'INSPIEGABILE.

Caminammo per la piccola città.

Mike: -"che ne dite di fermarci in quel bar?"

John: -"okk"

Entrammo nel piccolo bar.

"Salve"

Proprietaria del bar: -"Guten tag jungs, was möchtest du bestellen?"

Al: -"eh?? Cosa??"

Proprietaria: -"Ich verstehe dich nicht!"

John: -"mi scusi, sia più chiara.."

Proprietaria: -"was sagst du jungs? Ich verstehe dich nicht!"

Elissa: -"aspettate! Che stupidi che siamo! Ci troviamo in Germania! Quello è tedesco!"

"Oddio vero, proviamo in inglese. Excuse me, we are Italians and we could not understand it, repeat in English please"

Proprietaria: -"oh, Italy! sorry I did not realize it! what do you want to order?"

Al: -"cosa si stanno dicendo, non capisco nemmeno in inglese.."

Mike: -"Malia ha spiegato che siamo italiani e la proprietaria si è scusata e ora ci ha chiesto cosa vogliamo ordinare"

"Gelato al pistacchio vi va bene?"

Risposero tutti di sì.

"Perfect, seven pistachio ice cream cones please"

Proprietaria: -"ok. Dominik! Die Jungs hier wollen sieben Pistazieneis!"

Dominik: -"sieben?"

Proprietaria: -"Genau!"

Al: -"t-thank you!"

Dopo quei discorsi incomprensibili mangiammo per poi tornare verso le 20:03 in albergo.

Mike: -"Guten Tag, Jungs!"

"Ahaha, Ich verstehe dich nicht!"

Al: -"seriamente vi ricordate le parole?? Io ricordo a malapena il nome Dominik.."

John: -"mi sa che è ora di tornare nelle camere, tra un po'si cena"

Karen: -"a dopo!"

Ritornammo ognuno nelle proprie camere per poi andare a cenare verso le 21:15.

Mike: -"Guten Abend, Jungs!"

Al: -"basta con questo tedesco, non capisco nulla"

John: -"non capisci nulla, eh Al?"

Al: -"gneeee!"

Carrie: -"ma ma ma"

Karen: -"ahaha"

Cenammo e sapendo che la mattina dopo ci saremmo dovuti svegliare verso le 6:30 andammo tutti a dormire, o.. non proprio tutti..

John: -"notte Mike, Malia e Al, io vado"

Al: -"emmhh.. v-vado anch'io a dormire!"

E restammo soli io e Mike, seduti su un piccolo divano, in un silenzio che parlava fin troppo..

Mike: -"c-certo che è stato divertente oggi.."

"Eh già.."

Mike: -"quando mi parli guardami, non ti mangio"

Mi voltai verso di lui.

"Eh.. sì, ok.."

Si avvicinò sempre di più al mio viso e iniziò e muovere lo sguardo dagli occhi alle labbra, ero confusa..

Fino a quando non mancò un secondo per baciarmi..

"N-no Mike.."

Mike: -"..."

"T-tu non eri fidanzanto..? Eh?"

Mike: -"infatti.. ero.. io e Krisha siamo stati insieme per meno di una settimana.. �� da tempo che non stiamo più insieme.. e, bè.. tu mi piaci Malia, e quando dico che mi piaci.. dico che ti amo.."

E.. bè.. sì, ci baciammo..

Mike: -"bè, ciò che hai detto prima è vero.. sono fidanzato, con te"

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@the-bittersweet-hub​ / @sweetdreamsbakery​

Krisha leaned against the outside wall of the meanor, taking in the fresh air. it wasn’t exactly crowded inside, but...stuffy. She barely noticed the young girl coming up the driveway with a box. There was no way either Damian or Beau were talking to someone so young, right? 

“...”

She was silent for a second, inspecting the young girl. A baker..?

“You sellin’ girl scout cookies or something?”

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@pvremichigan​: mich vc: there's only one type of man and that's a stain under my boot if they ever say shit like that.

“We women are in agreement. Men are pigs.”