#Meg Hennessy

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'Aristocrats,' Irish Repertory Theatre, Review

'Aristocrats,' presented by Irish Repertory Theatre, is a must-see.

             Danielle Ryan, Tm Ruddy in Aristocrats (Jeremy Daniel) Dysfunction and decay are principle themes in Brian Friel’s Chekovian Aristocrats, a two-act drama about a once upper middle class family in precipitous decline in the fictional village of Ballybeg, County Donegal, Ireland. Currently at the Irish Repertory Theatre as the second offering in the Friel Project, the intricate and…

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The Black Arts: Christmas Number One (2007)

Nem hallgattam elég zenét ma és a napokban, mert egyet se, úgyhogy ki kellett húzni egy kislemezt a sorból este 9:35-kor, hogy legalább egy lemenjen. Ez lett, de persze rögtön tovább is léptünk a mizantróp cinikus karácsonyi numberone-t író Luke Hainestől a szupergrup másik zenekarára, és lekerült a polcról az első Art Brut-lemez is, amit fel se kellett tennem, elég volt csak a szövegkönyvet kihúzni, és elkezdeni "énekelni" a slágereket, a legnagyobb örömömre. Mert akinek a kiselőadást, és az előadást tartottam, az pillanatok alatt elaludt, de ezért félálomból értékelő hümmögéseket küldött a Hennessy with Morrissey-rímpárra és a 18000 líra sounds like a lot of money sorra, meg a többire, mert mindben van legalább öt jó sor. Holnap meg is hallgatjuk. Az Art Brut az a maga kora Sleaford Mods-a volt?

[theuniverseawakens347]

Photos down of cashay…

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID …

Why you all not being adults and having conversations with YOUR ABUSERS… ( cardi b has a point there offset culture Hennessy… ur using me when idc not in a malice way but I have MY OWN ISH TO FIGURE OUT, Tristan pops, Malik being difficult in getting me home “we’re trying to surprise you” …. I HATE SURPRISES BEEN SAID THAT LOUD N CLEAR VOCALLY AND WRITTEN ON MY BLOG… ur not helping me. IT DOESNT FEEL THAT WAY … face to face convo or pay my phone bill to text me… PAULA LEE RONNIE … why’s it on the kids and not the adults??? Ddg thoughts ) …

You see what I can do ( who it’s entertainment let’s miss use it… that’s why celebrities scandal and personality tv entertainment platforms are garbage and brain washing the youth… suhki gon agreee .. yara wtf you doing behind the scenes I’m so tired of you as a person… black ish grownish not getting views like cardi and meg converts… I’m talking bout their campaign mostly )

Laps same bullshit you did with Darniece minus the violence. NO ONE SAID I WAS GOING TO THE PSYCHWARD Oct 9 … you detained me station 7 … called Howard nugent BUT TIMOTHY PELKO … didn’t tell me where I was going when I got on the stretcher BUT THE AMBULANCE DID … and you want me to trust you right now urban Alcott and Lapd… in you getting me home …

Me n front of Askari house you said go home “you want me in the PSYCHWARD” - you said no I want you to go home … IM HOMELESS .. I live in my fucking car … well let’s get her homeless resources SO I CAN BE AN INFORMANT FOR FUCKED UP CENTERES THAT SNEAK DISSED DARNIECE OR OTHER PPL LOOKING FOR HELP THAT MY ABUSERS “own” and got SHIT WORKERS WORKING THERE … Lee Colleen NICK OF ASKARI PAULA BENNING. KIMBERLY TAYLOR (RAYVIN )…

I COULD HAVE DONE INFORMANT WORK FROM A LEGIT HOUSE WITH MY PPL IM SUPPOSE TO BE AROUNF TAB …. BUT YOU WANA USE ME TO GET BACK AT EACH OTHER PLUS … CONFUSE ME TO SURPRISE ME WHILE GETTING THE PPL TO LIKE ME … free slavery …

YA DIDNT TALK YA PLANS TOGERHER …

You just said oh my part done at this date then we go into tackling this til here … oh cashay surpassing our time frame let’s add bullshit ( someone w the intent can we make her look stupid… and it’s backfiring on you and putting us in circles to double trouble check things…. But you still not face to face talking with me “we want it perfect when you get home don’t have to stress” … kids doing test and homework… teacher corrects it it’s not perfect always it’s to see what you retained .. then we go over it as a class… I’m a teacher yes or not? Scarlet witch can’t throw a fire ball ( AS PROTECTION PAULA AND MITCHELL CANDANCE DUMMIES HOES )… but entrantress Harley joker quin SHOWING YOU EVEN WITHOUT I AM STILL EVERYTHING IN THIS MORTAL FUCKING SKIN )

SO WHO HATES CASHAY TANEISHA WALLACE … dropping the god and universe bits??

WHO HATES MY FACE BODY N “back talk” ?

WHO LAPD HATED DARNIECE OR THE ROCK??

CAUSE SOMEONE ON THE TEAM LYING.

And you purposely not sending MY safe zones.

THE PPL KNOW IM NOT A THREAT “ she’s a bomb don’t touch or go near” .. THATS WHY HOWARD DROPPED OF SERVING PAPERS 2 birds one stone … shud have been three GETTING ME A HOTEL SHORT HOUSING TIL YOUR DUE DATE TO GET ME HOME .. WTF is this fucking car!?? IT WAS MEANT FOR DRIVING NOT SLEEPING LONG TERM “ ur not going to be homeless for a year” YOU LYING SAC OF ASS… THATS THE INTENTION SO ITS HAPPENING …

YOU LEGIT FUCKING HATE ME.

Bc why you got ALL MY MONIES TIED UP IN UR FUCKING NAME AND HOUSES AND BUSINESSES … ya want me rob a bank??? “Just say ur name it’s free..” ur trying to get me arrested like you did tab and taken… “safe place” BUT HE IN REHAB FOR WHY AND IM HOMELESS AND YAL SAYING I GOT A HOUSE N HE IN A NEW HOME …

WE NOT WHERE WE WANT OR SHUD BE … tf and you cunts know that. Get over the fucking cussing like I got over you fucking up MY ENTIRE FAMILY LIFE AND MY REPUTATION YOU SHOWING ME TWO THE WORLD STUPIDLY. A CAMPAING YOU AINT TALK TO ME ABOUT AND CLEARLY WENT OFF SCRIPT FROM THATS WHY MY FAMILY TOOK BULLETS .. AND YOU JUST … super hero’s vs humans vs y x b z … ya tryna tell the public LAPD THE ONLY SAVIORS .. LEE GARLINGTON TEAM STILL THINK THEY HAVE CONTROL … whomever the lees are in ur group chats … NEXT TIME ( won’t be keke) USE UR OWN FUCKING NAMES AND FACES TO TELL PPL UR FUCKING FEELINGS. “I’m trying surprise cashay” … ur annoying me. To surprise the ppl you mis using me.

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Weights & Measures Full Playlist - 2023 Update

The Cure - A Forest (Remix)

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush

It's Okay to Cry - SOPHIE

Rylan - the National

Da Funk - Daft Punk

Blue Monday (New Wave cover) - Orgy

I Got It - Charli XCX, Brooke Candy, CupcakKe, Pabllo Vittar

Where Is Her Head - the National

Something Has to Change - the Japanese House

Glow - Moose Blood

Tap Dancer - Local Natives

Everything in It's Right Place - Radiohead

Glass House - Gabbie Hanna

motive - Ariana Grande, Doja Cat

peacefall - Purity Ring

Cold World - SOPHIE

Under Ice - Kate Bush

Hot & Heavy - Lucy Dacus

Hysteria - Muse

Strange Terrain - Circa Survive

My Enemy - CHVRCHES, Matt Berninger

i like the devil - Purity Ring

Various Storms & Saints - Florence + the Machine

Is It Cold In the Water? - SOPHIE

Traffic - Thom Yorke

Lemon - Local Natives, Sharon Van Etten

Blood Bank (Bon Iver cover) - the Mountain Goats

NDA - Billie Eilish

Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

Therefore I Am (Billie Eilish cover) - Rain Paris

Rat A Tat - Fall Out Boy, Courtney Love

Go As a Dream - Caroline Polachek

No Light, No Light - Florence + the Machine

Days Go By - Dirty Vegas

Baby Girl, I'm a Blur - Say Anything

Scatterheart - Björk

Hit Me Where It Hurts - Caroline Polachek

Hey, Ma - Bon Iver

Prescilla - Bat for Lashes

Replay - Lady Gaga

Heavy Balloon - Fiona Apple

The Moment I Said It - Imogen Heap

femia - Purity Ring

Can I Believe You...? - Fleet Foxes

As You Are - Kimbra

And Dream of Sheep - Kate Bush

sinew - Purity Ring

WTH - Jhené Aiko, Ab-Soul

Burn the Witch - Radiohead

Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Glass Animals

Kingslayer - Bring Me the Horizon, BABYMETAL

Nate Growing Up - Labrinth

Good Girls - CHVRCHES

Imposter Syndrome - Circa Survive

Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush cover) - MEG MYERS

Aura - Lady Gaga

Dream Girl Evil - Florence + the Machine

Applause - Lady Gaga

2-1 - Imogen Heap

As It Was - Harry Styles

Blinding Lights (the Weeknd cover) - the Naked and Famous

Idioteque - Radiohead

One Day the Only Butterflies Left Will Be in Your Chest As You March Towards Your Death - Bring Me the Horizon, Amy Lee

A New Kind of Love - Frou Frou

The Melting of the Sun - St. Vincent

Still Don't Know My Name - Labrinth

Landmines - St. Vincent

BILLIE EILISH - Armani White

Movies - Weyes Blood

He Said She Said - CHVRCHES

Truth Is a Beautiful Thing - London Grammar

Blood Bank - Bon Iver

Gone For Good - Circa Survive

Idioteque (Radiohead cover) - Amanda Palmer

everything i wanted - Billie Eilish

Asking for a Friend - CHVRCHES

Wasting My Young Years - London Grammar

Weights & Measures - Dry the River

Feel the Love Go - Franz Ferdinand

Delete Forever - Grimes

In Circles (Sunny Day Real Estate cover) - The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die

Blood in the Cut - K.Flay

Laughing With a Mouth of Blood - St. Vincent

Sort Of - Silversun Pickups

Teardrop - Massive Attack

Would've, Could've, Should've - Taylor Swift

Your Power - Billie Eilish

cowboy like me - Taylor Swift

Skeletons (Lexi Needed a Break) - Labrinth

Decks Dark - Radiohead

Time is Running Out - Muse

Borrow Trouble - Feist

Red Bull & Hennessy - Jenny Lewis

Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover) - Scary Pockets, Elise Trouw

Thirteen (Big Star cover) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Bags - Clairo

Gum - Moose Blood

Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush cover) - First Aid Kit

Bad Friend - Rina Sawayama

HYD - Hayley Williams

Over Yet - Hayley Williams

Spiralling - Keane

Venus - Lady Gaga

Ocean of Tears - Caroline Polachek

Unholy - Sam Smith, Kim Petras

So Happy I Could Die - Lady Gaga

Ferris Wheel - Sylvan Esso

Go With the Flow - Queens of the Stone Age

I Don't Do Drugs - Doja Cat, Ariana Grande

Heat Waves - Glass Animals

Dead of Night - Orville Peck

Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance) - Silversun Pickups

Sanctuary - Joji

Blood and Butter - Caroline Polachek

Stop the Fucking Car - Circa Survive

Gone - Charlie XCX, Christine and the Queens

The Sharpest Lives - My Chemical Romance

Moon Song - Phoebe Bridgers

Fuck This World (Interlude) - Rina Sawayama

Who's Gonna Save U Now? - Rina Sawayama

Die a Little Bit - Tinashe

Blinding Lights - the Weeknd

Without Me - Halsey

Forever - Labrinth

Caves - Chiodos

1x1 - Bring Me the Horizon, Nova Twins

The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box - Modest Mouse

Impossible Weight - Deep Sea Diver, Sharon Van Etten

The Gate (Extended Mix) - Caroline Polachek

pink diamond - Charli XCX

Self Care - Mac Miller

Can't Stop Feeling - Franz Ferdinand

What's the Use? - Mac Miller

Shimmer - Moose Blood

We're All Thieves - Circa Survive

Tiny Cities Made of Ashes - Modest Mouse

My Limb - Hayley Williams

Love/Hate Letter to Alcohol - Post Malone, Fleet Foxes

Teardrop (Massive Attack cover) - Hayley Williams

Latter Days - Big Red Machine, Anaïs Mitchell

How Not to Drown - CHVRCHES, Robert Smith

Mama - My Chemical Romance

almanac - Purity Ring

evermore - Taylor Swift, Bon Iver

Newspaper - Fiona Apple

enemy - Charli XCS

Stockholm Syndrome - Muse

Endlessly - Muse

I Disagree - Poppy

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful - Florence + the Machcine

Seventeen - Sharon Van Etten

Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush cover) - Placebo

Remembrance - Balmorhea

I Know the End - Phoebe Bridgers

Waking the Witch - Kate Bush

Blinding Lights - the Weeknd, Rosalía

Sine from Above - Lady Gaga, Elton John

stardew - Purity Ring

Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush cover) - Georgia

Oh, La - Ra Ra Riot

Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper cover) - Iron & Wine

Rooting For You - London Grammar

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Covet

Chapter 1- “It’s hot girl spring break, get the stick out of your ass”

Synopsis: covet

/ˈkʌvɪt/

verb

yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another)

When Karla, a college senior meets James Brookes, a no BS marketing exec infamous for getting his way, she quickly gets into a relationship with him. But what will she do when his very shady past comes to surface and how far will James go in order to get what he wants?

Songs for this chapter:

Savage Remix- Megan Thee Stallion ft Beyoncé

Excuse Me Miss- Jay Z ft Pharrell

Act Up- City Girls

Karla

March, 20th.

"Ok, what are you doing?" Taty's loud ass just had to walk in and interrupt the peace I was in enjoying in my hotel room.

"I'm reading" I wave my book in the air.

"Yes, I see you reading and you shouldn't be. Karla, we did not fly all the way from San Francisco to Miami for you to sit indoors with Audre Lorde" Taty walls towards me and grabs my book from my hands.

"Well you want me to relax right?" I ask her. "Yes with some Don Julio, in a club and maybe you go home with a man. It is Hot Girl Spring Break, get the stick of your ass" I now spot the bottle of Don Julio in her other hands.

"You're gonna make drink that?" I already know the answer

"Yes but by not here. Chanel found out this party they're having at this beach house and we're going. Her and Adrienne are already there" She passes me a black micro bikini. "And you're wearing THAT to the party so go get dressed. Now."

Taking the book from her hands, I put under my pillow and begrudgingly go into the bathroom to go change. It's been a while since I went a party so one in a beach house sounds like fun.

"Ok I'm ready. Let me just grab a sarong to wrap around my ass so it's not just hanging out the entire time" I walk out of the bathroom. Looking through my bag, I see something that wasn't originally in there.

"Taty?"

"Yeah"

I hold up the pack of condoms that magically appeared in my bag because I'm sure I didn't pack them.

"Did you put these in my bag?" I know she put them in there because it's such a Taty thing to do.

"Yeah, because I'm surprised you didn't bring any with you" She looks at me like I have two heads for asking that question.

"Look, I'm all for a hot girl spring break but I'm not looking to fuck a random dude. Getting drunk with my girls, that sounds like a good time"

"NOW...you are speaking my language. Well partially because I still don't get why you won't hook up with a random dude but enough chit chat. Let's go".

What sprung to mind when Taty said "beach house party" I was expecting a decent sized house and pool with a few kegs and red cups. The reality was literally something out of a Migos video.

Actually I wouldn't be surprised if all a sudden Offset or Quavo just popped out. Half of the girls here were influencers, making sure to get the perfect IG photo for their paid partnership with FashionNova with a City Girls or Meg Thee Stallion lyric as their caption. Speaking of taking pictures for the gram...

"Bitch...I need a picture with one of the pool floaties!" Chanel shouts from across the pool. Taty is all systems go to, phone at the ready to take the picture.

"Let see it!"

Chanel is the dream IG model. I mean she could easily be a runway model. That's how pretty she is. She screams glamour and diamonds. An aesthetic she lives by.

"I'm surprised you got her out" She says to Taty.

"Can't I go a party without being dragged?" They act as if all I do is stay indoors. We haven't even been in Miami longer than a day and I get dragged for reading in the room.

"Yes you can but sometimes you need a little convincing"

Queen B, want no smoke with me. Then turned this motherfucker up 800 degrees. The opening bars of Savage Remix starts playing and I swear every chick in this party just lost their shit includes.

Bougie, he say the way that thang move is a movie. Adrienne joins us with a bottle of Hennessy in her hand ready for me to take a sip from. The familiar burn runs down my throat. The four of us start rapping the lyrics to each other.

"Hips tick tok when I dance, on that demon time, she might start an only fans" I start whining my hips and Chanel's loud ass starts hyping me up

"If you want to see some real ass, baby here's your chance" Chanel screams.

My eyes then spot someone looking at me. He's over in a private section of the party. There's a few girls around him but he seems to not be focused on them and rather his gaze is focused on me.

"Karla, why that white dude staring at you like that. You know him or something" Taty has also noticed him staring at me.

"I don't know that man. He's probably Miami community dick anyway" I'm not entirely sold on what I said but a part of me wouldn't be surprised if he was.

"Community dick or not, he's fine. And I don't even like white men like that" Chanel gives her two cents

"Please say that louder with your racist ass. I'm sure he heard you the first time" I joke. Taty and Adrienne are now lounging on a chaise lounge and have swapped their bottles. My gaze returns back to the private section of the party and he's whispers into a waiter's ear but his gaze is still on me.

"Karla! You still need to drink some Don Julio. You've already drank some Henny" I'm sure Adrienne is already a bit tipsy. She's always been the one to get drunk the fastest but can wake up in the morning with no hangover. It's annoying

"Excuse me miss?" I snap out of my thoughts to see the same waiter with a Margarita.

"Sorry, I didn't order this"

"I know Miss. It's been paid for by Mr Brooks" he says.

"Girl, take it or I will" Taty says

"Hey it's my drink. I'll take it. Thank you"

"Karla, you should talk to him. Thank him up close and personal" Adrienne says with a wink. I know what that means and that's not happening.

"I'm sure he'd appreciate that" Of course Chanel is behind this.

"Alright! What do you want me to do? Suck his dick for buying me drink. Goddamn. You're right, I should say thank you to him. I'm going up there".

Jay Z 's Excuse Me Miss, one of my favourite tracks starts playing through the party

Excuse me, what's your name? I see some ladies tonight that should be hanging with Jay Z, Jay Z

As I walk to his section of the party, I realise how tall he is. Height wise around 6'1, 6'2, hair is slicked back. Ocean blue eyes. He's dressed pretty casual. White shirt, unbuttoned. White tank top and some shorts. Cartier Watch and a Corona in his hand. Got a little stubble on his face.

"H-Hi" Why is my voice sounding so nervous?

"James Brooks" 

Excuse me Miss, what's your name. Can you come, hang with me. Possibly can I take you home tonight

"Karla. Thanks for the drink, that was nice of you" I go to sit opposite him. Now that I'm closer, I see his eyes aren't totally blue. He has a small brown fleck in his right eye. I guess even things that appear to be perfect have their little cracks.

"Thought it would be a nice party favour" he smiles.

"Is this your party?" Would make a lot of sense. He definitely looks like someone who is balling.

"No, it's my client's. But my agency helped organise it so I thought I'd come by. Have some fun. Meet some new people" A smirk crosses his face when mentions the last part.

"Well you're certainly the people person aren't you? I ask.

He laughs. Why am I flirting with this random guy that bought me a cocktail. It must be the Hennessy.

"You live in Miami?"

"No, I'm from the bay. San Francisco. I'm just here with my girls for spring break"

"Nice. I wouldn't mind showing you around Miami. Take you to couple nice spots" I don't know why am immediately taking him up on his offer because I barely give a guy the time of the day but fuck it!

"Maybe you can" He reaches into his wallet and passes me a business card. "You really walk around with business cards. You're that guy?"

"I'm not. I just occasionally take one with him for...insurance" That goddamn smirk come back and it's kind of sexy.

"Insurance? Well I should get back to my friends. I'll see you around" As I walk away, I hear "Hopefully you will"

"What did he want?" Taty asks. "Nothing really, he was just being nice and gave me his number" I wave the card around before putting in my purse. Don't wanna lose that.

"So nice he gave you his number?" Her face now has the famous Taty "that's bullshit" expression, typically reserved for men.

"Karla, no one is that nice. You gonna call him?" Chanel asks

"Maybe. Don't see the harm in trying" I look back up to where he's sitting and he raises his bottle. In response I raise my glass in his direction.

"Well, at least he's fine" Adrienne chimes in

A/N- Hi, so a couple things. Jorja Smith is Karla, in case you didn't guess from the cover. Also they'll be different songs associated with each chapter because I listen to music when I write to sort of capture the environment the characters are in since I visualise the songs. (It's odd I know) Hence the reason why you'll see lyrics in italics

[tastingmellow]

Back it Up

A/N: Listennnnn...I think this idea is funny as hell. No cap 😂 Hope you enjoy. Listen to Simon Says by Megan Thee Stallion.

Pairing: Steve Rogers x Reader

Summary: Rogers can hold his own

Warnings: Language. Reader is BLACK!

Word Count: You still expect me to know?

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You and your friends had FINALLY had the chance to go to the new club downtown. You currently stood in line with your close friends, Mo and Shay, waiting for the line to move up. Along with you and your friends, a few mutual tagged along. Them being your fine ass man Steve, and his friends, Bucky and Sam. They wanted a night out too and having a group of tall, buff dudes looking over you wasn’t such a bad thought. Especially when creeps started to cross the line.

Speaking of line, the one you were currently in finally moved up and the bouncer allowed you and your friends to go in, the men having to pay. “That’s kinda fucked up, you know. Y’all get in because y’all got titties but we gotta pay because what?” Sam spoke up and you turned around, glancing at him as Steve wrapped an arm around your shoulders. “It’s because your ass ain’t too much to look at.” You smiled as a hurt expression crossed his face.

“I thought we was cool, Y/N.” He spoke and Bucky laughed while you and Steve chuckled.

“Y’all are cool. She wouldn’t be a real friend if she didn’t tell you the truth.” Mo came to your defense as you all sat at the bar. You turned to her and pointed before turning back to Sam.

“Exactly. You ain’t got that much, not about to let you sit here and live in a fantasy. You’re welcome.” You smiled and he rolled his eyes.

“Get your girl, Steve. She’s so damn mean.” Sam spoke and Steve laughed, turning his attention to you as you order your drink. “Ease up on him, Doll. You know he’s sensitive.”

You nodded, patting Steve’s back. “You’re right. My fault, Sam.” You chuckled, looking over to see Shay already downing her first drink. “Damn, Shay.”

She waved you off, ordering another. “Listen, the moment we stepped in this bitch I noticed the broke boys look good and the decent dudes ain’t to blessed in the face. I need to get a buzz.”

You laughed leaning your head back. The bartender finally brought you your drink and everyone else ordered theirs. “You right, might as well.” You lifted your drink before knocking it back, making a face at the burn of the alcohol.

“Not to be the girl...but we need Dusse. Immediately.” Mo spoke up and you nodded. Steve and Bucky pulled a face. “Wait...y’all have never had Cognac?” You spoke up then looked at Sam who shrugged

“Didn’t need two white boys drunk if they ass on my hands.” You smirked and leaned over the bar, waving your hand. “Y’all definitely getting fucked up tonight. Aye, bartender! We need a bottle of Dusse! ASAP!”

Bucky and Steve looked at each other as Sam smirked patting their backs. “Don’t worry, it’ll be fun.”

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Steve and Bucky were fucked. Up. I mean, legit fucked up. White boy wasted, if you will. I take that back. It wasn’t THAT bad, but they were tipping and having a bit more fun.

Bucky has been flirting with Mo through the night, the two of them seeming to hit it off greatly. Shay and Sam were walking around the club, trying to get people to drive the boat (y’all bought two more bottles and they had one of them) and Steve was currently looking at you like you were a bottle of water and he was a man that has been in the desert for months.

His cheeks were ringed pink, hair was just a tad messier than its usual neat style and his hand rested on your hip. You weren’t as tipsy send you’d only had about three shots but the liquor in your system was definitely working.

You lightly hit your lip as Steve’s hand traveled down further, his fingertips grazing your soft skin. “You’re sooo pretty.” He spoke in your ear and you laughed, leaning into his chest as he gave you a lazy smile.

Just as you were about to reply a familiar voice rang throughout the speakers of the club.

What Juicy say? He be like...shut the fuck uuuup!

Play some pimpin’, mane

Your eyes widened and you hurriedly pulled Steve over to Sam and Shay, Shay about dance on Sam. She smiled widely at you as you came over and quickly grabbed your forearms as you stood in front of Steve. Steve looked confusedly at Sam as he went behind Steve. Bucky popped up, on the other side of Sam. “You’re gonna need the support, pal.”

You bent over, Mo beside you, ready to hype you up as the beat prepared to drop. Steve’s hands fell to your waist once it did and you took off. Steve’s eyes widened, his knees bending as you bounced your ass on him.

Steve kept up, lifting up his shirt and holding the hem between his teeth as you moved your hips, ass shaking while Mo clapped beside you, recording you and Steve. Shay smiled in amusement as you stuck out your tongue, looking over your shoulder to see your ass bounce on Steve’s lap.

Left, right. Left, right, left.

Left, right. Left, right, left.

You moved your cheeks as the lyrics advised, backing your ass up on Steve. He gripped your hips more, grinding into you. The two of you drew a crowd, everyone cheering the two of you on. You rolled your hips to the beat and beat over more when Meg recited “Through the tights you can see this pussy fat, aye.”

You laughed as squatted down, clapping to cheer you on. You shook your ass before getting back to twerking backing it up more, causing Steve to fall back a bit, feet still planted in the same spot. Sam and Bucky held him up by his arms as Steve stared down, watching your ass bounce on him.

“Oh, shit! White boy keeping up!” Someone yelled and the cheers got louder. Sam and Bucky moves back some, Steve basically laid out with you twerking in his lap. He looked at Sam’s hand, snatching the bottle of Dusse from his hand and taking a swig, while you twerked. He dropped held onto the bottle and let you do what you do.

The song ended and you stood up, Mo and Shay stillhyping you up as you turned. Sam and Bucky were helping Steve sit up, the blonde looking a bit dazed and covered in sweat. His shirt was stretched a bit from it being in his mouth

You panted softly as Steve looked at you shocked and aroused. You shrugged and wrapped your arms around his neck. “You really kept up, huh?” You spoke and Steve laughed, still breathless.

“It was the Dusse.” You laughed and leaned your head back. Sam patted Steve on the back and your friends laughed at his response as well. “Steve might just be invited to the cookout.”

You smiled and patted his chest. You turned to Bucky after a small pause. “How did you already know what to do?” You spoke and Bucky looked up as he took a shot of Dusse. “I never said I never had Cognac. You guys just assumed.”

You smirked and he shrugged, wrapping an arm around Mo. “Jerk.” Steve spoke and Bucky laughed.

“I’m keeping this.” Steve held up the bottle as he took another swig. You laughed and looked at Sam. He shook his head. “No one drunk straight from it. It was waterfalls.”

You nodded and looked at Bucky as you grabbed the other bottle on the bar counter. “Pay the bartender. I got other things to show Steve about the effects of Dusse.” You bang to walk towards the door and Steve bit his lip, pulling up his jeans.

“This might be my favorite liquor.”

“Oh, wait til you have Hennessy, baby.”

“Fuck.”

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A/N: Did ya like it? Hope you did because I really loved this one. It was mad funny to me. Make sure to comment, like and reblog! Let me know if you’d like to be added to my tag list!

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6 x YA reads: eating disorders

This Friday, June 2nd, it is World Eating Disorder Action Day. In honor of that, I’m sharing something that is a little bit more personal. Over two years ago it was a book that gave me the final push to contact the therapist my doctor had redirected me to. What would’ve happened if I hadn’t read that book? Perhaps I still would’ve ended up in therapy, but it might’ve not been my own decision. Ever since I try to read a fiction book about ED at least once a year. Below I’ve listed the books I’ve read or still want to read.

Paperweight (Meg Haston)

This is the book, the push. Main character Stevie is on a path of self-destruction since her brother died. She’s overwhelmed with guilt and believes she deserves to die. Her parents send her to a camp for girls with various forms of ED, here she is diagnosed with bulimia and send to therapy. The story is set in both the present and the past, revealing through diary entries what happened when Stevie’s brother died.

Nothing Tastes As Good (Claire Hennessy)

Annabel’s eating disorder won, meaning that she died. Now she is the guardian angel of a girl. If she helps her, Annabel can move on. I know, like everybody else, that anorexia can win. And in the case of anorexia nervosa, winning means you die. Knowing this and knowing this are completely different things. Even in death, Annabel supported anorexia. She didn’t see that it was a bad thing. It was hard to read at times. This book took some unexpected turns, especially when it came to Julia, Annabel’s pupil, and her story.

Holding Up the Universe (Jennifer Niven)

This is, to my regret, the only book on my list that discusses overweight instead of anorexia. I started reading it because I wanted to try a Jennifer Niven book after reading so many praises about her work. I didn’t expect to be able to relate to Libby, a girl once the fattest teen in America. She lost her mother and used food as a way to cope with her emotions. The ironic thing is that I used non-eating as a way to cope with my emotions. I regret that this is the only book about overweight because I don’t know any other books, but I’d love to read more.

What I Lost (Alexandra Ballard), releases June 6th, 2017

Blurb: What sixteen-year-old Elizabeth has lost so far: forty pounds, four jean sizes, a boyfriend, and her peace of mind. As a result, she’s finally a size zero. She’s also the newest resident at Wallingfield, a treatment center for girls like her—girls with eating disorders. Elizabeth is determined to endure the program so she can go back home, where she plans to start restricting her food intake again.She’s pretty sure her mom, who has her own size-zero obsession, needs treatment as much as she does. Maybe even more. Then Elizabeth begins receiving mysterious packages. Are they from her ex-boyfriend, a secret admirer, or someone playing a cruel trick? This eloquent debut novel rings with authenticity as it follows Elizabeth’s journey to taking an active role in her recovery, hoping to get back all that she lost.

Sweet Fall (Tilly Cole)

This is actually a New Adult book. NA books often have a character dealing with something heavy, but this was the first time I read an NA book about the main character suffering from an eating disorder. Lexi is a cheerleader who has a tight group of friends, throughout the book she falls in love with Austin, a former gang member who is now a star athlete. This isn’t a book where the boy saves the girl, but where both main characters are struggling with their own stuff and though they do find support with each other, the only person who can truly help them are themselves.

Wintergirls (Laurie Halse Anderson)

Blurb:  Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. But what comes after size zero and size double-zero? When Cassie succumbs to the demons within, Lia feels she is being haunted by her friend’s restless spirit. Laurie Halse Anderson explores Lia’s descent into the powerful vortex of anorexia, and her painful path toward recovery.

[skonnaris]

Books I’ve Read: 2006-2019

Alexie, Sherman - Flight

Anderson, Joan - A Second Journey

                          - An Unfinished Marriage

                          - A Walk on the Beach

                          - A Year By The Sea

Anshaw, Carol - Carry the One

Auden, W.H. - The Selected Poems of W.H. Auden

Austen, Jane - Pride and Prejudice

Bach, Richard - Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Bear, Donald R - Words Their Way

Berg, Elizabeth - Open House

Bly, Nellie - Ten Days in a Madhouse

Bradbury, Ray - Fahrenheit 451

                        - The Martian Chronicles

Brooks, David - The Road to Character

Brooks, Geraldine - Caleb’s Crossing

Brown, Dan - The Da Vinci Code

Bryson, Bill - The Lost Continent

Burnett, Frances Hodgson - The Secret Garden

Buscaglia, Leo - Bus 9 to Paradise

                         - Living, Loving & Learning

                         - Personhood

                         - Seven Stories of Christmas Love

Byrne, Rhonda - The Secret

Carlson, Richard - Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

Carson, Rachel - The Sense of Wonder

                          - Silent Spring

Cervantes, Miguel de - Don Quixote

Cherry, Lynne - The Greek Kapok Tree

Chopin, Karen - The Awakening

Clurman, Harold - The Fervent Years: The Group Theatre & the 30s

Coelho, Paulo -  Adultery

                           The Alchemist

Conklin, Tara - The Last Romantics

Conroy, Pat - Beach Music

                    - The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son

                    - The Great Santini

                    - The Lords of Discipline

                    - The Prince of Tides

                    - The Water is Wide

Corelli, Marie - A Romance of Two Worlds

Delderfield, R.F. - To Serve Them All My Days

Dempsey, Janet - Washington’s Last Contonment: High Time for a Peace

Dewey, John - Experience and Education

Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol

                             - Great Expectations

                             - A Tale of Two Cities

Didion, Joan - The Year of Magical Thinking

Disraeli, Benjamin - Sybil

Doctorow, E.L. - Andrew’s Brain

                         - Ragtime

Doerr, Anthony - All the Light We Cannot See

Dreiser, Theodore - Sister Carrie 

Dyer, Wayne - Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life

                     - The Power of Intention

                     - Your Erroneous Zones

Edwards, Kim - The Memory Keeper’s Daughter

Ellis, Joseph J. - His Excellency: George Washington

Ellison, Ralph - The Invisible Man

Emerson, Ralph Waldo - Essays and Lectures

Felkner, Donald W. - Building Positive Self Concepts

Fergus, Jim - One Thousand White Women

Flynn, Gillian - Gone Girl

Follett, Ken - Pillars of the Earth

Frank, Anne - The Diary of a Young Girl

Freud, Sigmund - The Interpretation of Dreams

Frey, James - A Million Little Pieces

Fromm, Erich - The Art of Loving

                       - Escape from Freedom

Fulghum, Robert - All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

Fuller, Alexandra - Leaving Before the Rains Come

Garield, David - The Actors Studion: A Player’s Place

Gates, Melinda - The Moment of Lift

Gibran, Kahlil - The Prophet

Gilbert, Elizabeth - Eat, Pray, Love

                            - The Last American Man

                            - The Signature of All Things

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader - My Own Words

Girzone, Joseph F, - Joshua

                               - Joshua and the Children

Gladwell, Malcom - Blink

                              - David and Goliath

                              - Outliers

                              - The Tipping Point

                              - Talking to Strangers

Glass, Julia - Three Junes

Goodall, Jane - Reason for Hope

Goodwin, Doris Kearnes - Team of Rivals

Graham, Steve - Best Practices in Writing Instruction

Gray, John - Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

Groom, Winston - Forrest Gump

Gruen, Sarah - Water for Elephants

Hannah, Kristin - The Great Alone

                          - The Nightingale

Harvey, Stephanie and Anne Goudvis - Strategies That Work

Hawkins, Paula - The Girl on the Train

Hedges, Chris - Empire of Illusion

Hellman, Lillian - Maybe

                         - Pentimento

Hemingway - Ernest - A Moveable Feast

Hendrix, Harville - Getting the Love You Want

Hesse, Hermann - Demian

                            - Narcissus and Goldmund

                            - Peter Camenzind

                            - Siddhartha

                            - Steppenwolf

Hilderbrand, Elin - The Beach Club

Hitchens, Christopher - God is Not Great

Hoffman, Abbie - Soon to be a Major Motion Picture 

                          - Steal This Book

Holt, John - How Children Fail

                  - How Children Learn

                 - Learning All the Time

                 - Never Too Late

Hopkins, Joseph - The American Transcendentalist

Horney, Karen - Feminine Psychology

                        - Neurosis and Human Growth

                        - The Neurotic Personality of Our Time

                        - New Ways in Psychoanalysis

                        - Our Inner Conflicts

                        - Self Analysis

Hosseini, Khaled - The Kite Runner

Hoover, John J, Leonard M. Baca, Janette K. Klingner - Why Do English Learners Struggle with Reading?

Janouch, Gustav - Conversations with Kafka

Jefferson, Thomas - Crusade Against Ignorance

Jong, Erica - Fear of Dying

Joyce, Rachel - The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

                       - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Kafka, Franz - Amerika

                      - Metamophosis

                      - The Trial     

Kallos, Stephanie - Broken For You  

Kazantzakis, Nikos - Zorba the Greek

Keaton, Diane - Then Again

Kelly, Martha Hall - The Lilac Girls

Keyes, Daniel - Flowers for Algernon

King, Steven - On Writing

Kornfield, Jack - Bringing Home the Dharma

Kraft, Herbert - The Indians of Lenapehoking - The Lenape or Delaware Indians: The Original People of NJ, Southeastern New York State, Eastern Pennsylvania, Northern Delaware and Parts of Western Connecticut

Kundera, Milan - The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Lacayo, Richard - Native Son

Lamott, Anne - Bird by Bird

                         Word by Word

L’Engle, Madeleine - A Wrinkle in Time

Lahiri, Jhumpa - The Namesake

Lappe, Frances Moore - Diet for a Small Planet

Lee, Harper - To Kill a Mockingbird

Lems, Kristin et al  - Building Literacy with English Language Learners

Lewis, Sinclair - Main Street

London, Jack - The Call of the Wild

Lowry, Lois - The Giver

Mander, Jerry - Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television

Marks, John D. - The Search for the Manchurian Candidate: The CIA and Mind         Control

Martel, Yann - Life of Pi

Maslow, Abraham - The Farther Reaches of Human Nature

                              - Motivation and Personality

                              - Religions, Values, and Peak Experiences

                             - Toward a Psychology of Being                            

Maugham. W. Somerset - Of Human Bondage

                                        - Christmas Holiday

Maurier, Daphne du - Rebecca

Mayes, Frances - Under the Tuscan Sun

Mayle, Peter - A Year in Provence

McCourt, Frank - Angela’s Ashes

                          - Teacher man

McCullough, David - 1776

                                - Brave Companions

McEwan, Ian - Atonement

                      - Saturday

McLaughlin, Emma - The Nanny Diaries

McLuhan, Marshall - Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man

Meissner, Susan - The Fall of Marigolds

Millman, Dan - Way of the Peaceful Warrior

Moehringer, J.R. - The Tender Bar

Moon, Elizabeth - The Speed of Dark

Moriarty, Liane - The Husband’s Sister

                         - The Last Anniversary

                         - What Alice Forgot

Mortenson, Greg - Three Cups of Tea

Moyes, Jo Jo - One Plus One

                       - Me Before You 

Ng, Celeste - Little Fires Everywhere

Neill, A.S. - Summerhill

Noah, Trevor - Born a Crime

O’Dell, Scott - Island of the Blue Dolphins

Offerman, Nick - Gumption

O’Neill, Eugene - Long Day’s Journey Into Night

                            A Touch of the Poet

Orwell, George - Animal Farm

Owens, Delia - Where the Crawdads Sing

Paulus, Trina - Hope for the Flowers

Pausch, Randy - The Last Lecture

Patchett, Ann - The Dutch House

Peck, Scott M. - The Road Less Traveled

                         - The Road Less Traveled and Beyond

Paterson, Katherine - Bridge to Teribithia

Picoult, Jodi - My Sister’s Keeper

Pirsig, Robert - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Puzo, Mario - The Godfather

Quindlen, Anna - Black and Blue

Radish, Kris - Annie Freeman’s Fabulous Traveling Funeral

Redfield, James - The Celestine Prophecy

Rickert, Mary - The Memory Garden

Rogers, Carl - On Becoming a Person

Ruiz, Miguel - The Fifth Agreement

                     - The Four Agreements

                     - The Mastery of Love

Rum, Etaf - A Woman is No Man

Saint-Exupery, Antoine de - The Little Prince

Salinger, J.D. - Catcher in the Rye

Schumacher, E.F. - Small is Beautiful

Sebold, Alice - The Almost Moon

                       - The Lovely Bones

Shaffer, Mary Ann and Anne Barrows - The Gurnsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Shakespeare, William - Alls Well That Ends Well

                                   - Much Ado About Nothing

                                   - Romeo and Juliet

                                   - The Sonnets

                                   - The Taming of the Shrew

                                   - Twelfth Night

                                   - Two Gentlemen of Verona

Sides, Hampton - Hellhound on his Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin

Silverstein, Shel - The Giving Tree

Skinner, B.F. - About Behaviorism

Smith, Betty - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Snyder, Zilpha Keatley - The Velvet Room

Spinelli, Jerry - Loser

Spolin, Viola - Improvisation for the Theater

Stanislavski, Constantin - An Actor Prepares

Stedman, M.L. - The Light Between Oceans

Steinbeck, John - Travels with Charley

Steiner, Peter - The Terrorist

Stockett, Kathryn - The Help

Strayer, Cheryl - Wild

Streatfeild, Dominic - Brainwash

Strout, Elizabeth - My Name is Lucy Barton

Tartt, Donna - The Goldfinch

Taylor, Kathleen - Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control

Thomas, Matthew - We Are Not Ourselves

Thoreau, Henry David - Walden

Tolle, Eckhart - A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose

                      - The Power of Now

Towles, Amor - A Gentleman in Moscow

                       - Rules of Civility

Tracey, Diane and Lesley Morrow - Lenses on Reading

Traub, Nina - Recipe for Reading

Tzu, Lao - Tao Te Ching

United States Congress - Project MKULTRA, the CIA's program of research in behavioral modification: Joint hearing before the Select Committee on Intelligence and the ... Congress, first session, August 3, 1977

Van Allsburg, Chris - Just a Dream

                                - Polar Express

                                - Sweet Dreams

                                - Stranger

                                - Two Bad Ants

Walker, Alice - The Color Purple

Waller, Robert James - Bridges of Madison County

Warren, Elizabeth - A Fighting Chance

Waugh, Evelyn - Brideshead Revisited

Weir, Andy - The Martian

Weinstein, Harvey M. - Father, Son and CIA

Welles, Rebecca - The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood

Westover, Tara - Educated

White, E.B. - Charlotte’s Web

Wilde, Oscar - The Picture of Dorien Gray

Wolfe, Tom - I Am Charlotte Simmons

Wolitzer, Meg - The Female Persuasion

Woolf, Virginia - Mrs. Dalloway

Zevin, Gabrielle - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Zusak, Marcus - The Book Thief

[cindersmagazine]

Happy Easter folks! And we have a great way for you to spend it - by reading issue three of Cinders out today! Head on over to www.cindersmagazine.com  to get a look at the issue all about books, learning, Beauty and the Beast, and feminism! Happy reading!

[aruna82]

Mi írjuk meg a saját szerepünket, aztán úgy játsszuk el, mintha nem lenne más választásunk. Holott aki folyton mindenhonnan elkésik, éppen pontos is lehetne amennyiben tenne róla. Nem muszáj akként folytatnunk, amivé lettünk. Soha nem késő változtatni.

-Rachel Joyce: Quennie Hennessy szerelmes levelei c. könyv

[caroleditosti]

'The Shadow of a Gunman,' The Sean O'Casey Season at the Irish Repertory Theatre

‘The Shadow of a Gunman,’ The Sean O’Casey Season at the Irish Repertory Theatre

(L to R): Una Clancy, Robert Langdon Lloyd, Ed Malone, James Russell, Meg Hennessy in the Irish Rep production of Sean O’Casey’s ‘The Shadow of a Gunman’ directed by Ciarán O’Reilly (Carole Rosegg)

Sean O’Casey’s compelling The Shadow of a Gunman (1923), the first play of his Dublin Trilogy, has been selected by the Irish Repertory Theatre as the “send off” to introduce theirSean O’Casey Season…

[womenofcolor15]

Inside The Diamond Ball - Everything That Went Down With Rihanna, Cardi & Offset, Meg & Moneybagg Yo, Emily & Fab, Kehlani & YG & More

Rihanna got all glammed up for her 5th annual Diamond Ball that brings out all of her celeb friends. Go inside to see the Bad Gal serve up old Hollywood glam, Cardi B’s Cinderella vibes and her husband Offset's Prince Charming 'fit, plus couples Megan Thee Stallion & Moneybagg Yo, Emily B & Fabolous, Kelani & YG and more…

Rihanna’s 5th Annual Diamond Ball went down at Cipriani Wall Street New York City, following her Savage x Fenty lingerie runway show during New York Fashion Week.

The Bajan beauty hosts the annual gala to benefit her Clara Lionel Foundation, which supports education programs around the world. From lingerie to philanthropy, we stan.

The Grammy Award winning artist never disappoints when it comes to fashion on the carpet for her annual gala and this year was no different. The “Work” singer served up old Hollywood glam in a black Givenchy haute couture gown from Claire Waight Keller's Fall 2019 collection. The gown featured a high neck, long sleeves, and a sheer white cage skirt at the hem.

Not only did she look amazing, she offered up some amazing words about being a proud black woman. And we just…ugh! LOVE HER! Check it:

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                  “I’m a black woman. I came from a black woman who came from a black woman who came from a black woman.” #Rihanna flexed her black excellence at last night’s #DiamondBall. Via @essence #YBFInspiration

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  #BlackExcellence indeed.

Make way for the belle of the ball!

Cardi B hit the carpet in this fairytale-like light pink tiered Georges Hobeika Couture gown. The “Press” rapper loves a princess vibe at Rih’s Diamond Ball. She rocked a princess style Christian Siriano gown to the Diamond Ball in 2017.

Oh, and she had her boo Offset dress as Prince Charming:

Bardi also brought her sister Hennessy Carolina, who rocked a glittery rainbow Georges Hobeika dress that featured a thigh-high leg slit.

Back to the couples...

Rapper Fabolous and Emily B are still together.

Over the summer, drama popped off online after flicks of Fabolous having lunch with a woman surfaced. He claims the woman was a teacher form his son's school and even threatened to sue for defamation. Meanwhile, Emily B was on a girls trip...with some NFL company - i.e. Panthers QB Cam Newton. Weeks later, Fab and Em were spotted at the strip club together, so they're seemingly still working on keeping their relationship solid.

New rap couple Megan Thee Stallion and Moneybagg Yo made their way to the Diamond Ball. These two have been all lovey dovey on social media lately and they're kinda growing on us.

Brand new couple YG and Kehalni made another carpet appearance together.

Kehlani recently vented her frustration at internet trolls (again) and revealed her 3-year battle with "media related PTSD." Catch up HERE.

Oh baby! DJ Khaled - who was tapped to perform - hit the carpet with his pregnant partner Nicole. They're gearing up for baby #2.

Pharrell Williams - who was tapped to perform - made his way on the carpet with his wife and mother of his kids, Helen.

Rapper ASAP Ferg and his model/photographer girlfriend Renell Medrano served up coupledom vibes.

NBA baller Carmelo Anthony hit the carpet - solo - sans his estranged wife LaLa Anthony. She was in attendance though.

Singer Normani stepped outside of the box in this J'Aton Couture dress. We feelin' it?

Rapper A$AP Rocky has been all over the place since he made it back to the United States following his assault case in Sweden.

He rocked a Raf Simons ensemble from the SS 2020 collection.

Rapper/REFORM co-chair Meek Mill was in the mix, dapping up fellow rapper YG on the carpet.

"Love & Hip Hop" star Cyn Santana - who is single these days - posed it up in a Garo Sparo dress, Stella Hues shoes, and Erickson Beamon earrings. She brought her "LAAH" co-star Jonathan Fernandez as her date.

Model/"Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood" star Slick Woods popped up on the carpet to support Rih's cause. If you didn't know, she went into labor right after hitting the carpet for Rihanna's Savage x Fenty runway show last year.

Hey, 2 Chainz!

"Power" star Naturi Naughton rocked this pink and black striped Rubin Singer gown, accessorized with Dannijo jewels and a Judith Leiber bag.

Well, hello there! Actress Paula Patton worked this Valentino number on Rih's purple carpet.

"Love & Hip Hop" star Yandy Smith looked gorge when she hit the carpet.

Terrence J - who's currently hosting "Power's" after show - was all smiles.

Raptress Rapsody was in the mix.

Fat Joe hit the carpet in his blue suit before hitting the stage to perform.

Model Cindy Bruna showed off her stems in this green high-low Rami Kadi dress.

Celebrity stylist June Ambrose kept it simple and sexy in a Bibhu Mohapatra RTW dress.

"Love & Hip Hop" star Erica Mena was also in the mix.

Inside...

Rih made her way on stage with Pharrell to perform their hit track, "Lemon."

Yo Gotti, DJ Khaled and ASAP Ferg also hit the stage to perform.

Cardi was spotted chatting up journalist/activist Shaun King, who was honored during the event.

He shared a video of his wife turning up during the party:

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                  Dance @mrsraiking

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  During the action, Bardi experienced a faux pas. She apparently outbid herself during the charity portion of the event where she was trying to nab Rih's upcoming coffee table book.

PEOPLE reports:

At first, Cardi bid $106K on the designer table top book, even though the auctioneer had asked for $110K. After another bidder rang in at $107K, the singer upped her bid to $108K before bidding a final $111K — $1,000 more than the auctioneer had asked for.

“Do you know how this works?” the auctioneer joked, but Cardi — who attended the event with husband Offset — appeared unbothered and celebrated with her hands in the air as she won the coffee table book.

Ha!

Well, aren't they cute!

Rapper 21 Savage came out to party.

Check out video from inside Rih's LIT Diamond Ball below: 

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                  Riri and @pharrell with LEMON at #DiamondBall @badgalriri - - - #rihanna #singer #rihannanavy #navy #bff #fentybeauty #rihannafenty #love #sexy #queen #riri #sephora #photooftheday #music #pop #robyn #fenty #rih #beautiful #robynfenty #R9 #italy #savagexfenty #savage #ProFiltrConcealer #spotify #prokissrbalm #SavageXCLF #SAVAGEXFENTYSHOW

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  Fun times.

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[abit-nerdy]

i was tagged by @kimberlunas {thanks!!!} to list the ten songs that i currently cannot stop listening to and then tag ten people —

Red Bull & Hennessy - Jenny Lewis

Give A Little - Maggie Rogers

Tourniquet - Meg Myers

Juice - Lizzo

The End of Love - Florence + the Machine

Animal - Troye Sivan

Don’t Wanna Be Your Girl - Wet

Good Love - Aly & AJ 

Saturdays - Twin Shadow

When The Party’s Over - Billie Eilish

tagging @ladyvader139, @leatvshows, @mammothluv, @katullys, @fionamartinxoxo, @abigailkanes, @brittanias & anyone else who wants to do it! 

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Hi dear!! So sorry to bother you (again because i've asked you for fic recs before and they WERE amazing so im back aha) but would hav any good jerejean fic recs?? Ive become kinda obsessed with them

hii you’re never a bother!! sorry this took so long i lost my list of jerejean fics that i’ve read r i p zoe! they’re all under the cut and * means i haven’t read it yet, and please make sure to look at the warnings if you have any triggers!! have fun reading:)

thanks again to everyone who offered me some more recs :)

*hair dye by profslupin

Renee convinces Jean to let her dye his hair. The rest is exactly what you’d expect. (2k)

*mirrors by profslupin

The Trojans help Jean learn to look in the mirror and see himself instead of his scars

“Jean had a complicated relationship with his appearance. It wasn’t that he was insecure about his flaws, necessarily, but rather that they reminded him of his time in the Nest. Of his time with him.” (2.6k)

*watermarked by fairietailed

He hops into the kitchen on one foot, catching his mother before she carries the bowl of peas she’s holding into the dining room.

“Jeremy?” Her eyebrows pull together in concern at the look on his face. “What is it?”

“I don’t know,” he says, sticking out his foot. “I think it’s my soul mate?”

–

In which bruises and scars from your soulmate appear on your skin, and Jeremy’s skin is a myriad of colored stains. (4.6k)

*and i wanna come home to you. by redhoods

He’s so absorbed in staring at the way the sleeves are pulled up around his wrists that he doesn’t realize the team has filed out to the locker rooms until Jeremy crouches into his line of sight, “Everything alright?”

No, he thinks desperately, you’re too much.

“Sure,” he says eventually, standing up and walking away.

this is actually two parts, so it’s about 6k total

*the smell of honey by lilaliacs

Martha’s was a cozy little coffee shop that always smelled of honey, lilacs and something that couldn’t be described as anything less than home.And that’s what it was to Jeremy, who had spent his childhood sat on a stool at the tiny bar, coloring in the patterns of the menus, or watching his mother creating the most beautiful cakes and pastries that he had ever seen.

The place was filled with good memories and everyone who came in could sense the atmosphere of peace that seemed to fill the soft light falling in through lacy curtains at any time of day. In fact, multiple patrons had stated that they came in for exactly this, for a break from their everyday stress, to just grab a coffee and absorb whatever magic the smell of Martha’s cakes emitted and it was something Jeremy’s mother was very proud of.It was also something Jeremy was very proud of, and the reason for him to put his all in making the customers’ time there worthwhile.He never thought that one day, doing that would be a challenge.

(AU in which everything is the same only that Jeremy isnt captain of the trojans but works in his mom’s coffeeshop instead) (11k)

*eyes wide open by jaylocked

Jean blinked. Blinked again. Was sure he didn’t recognize the man on his doorstep, with his bright eyes and enormous grin and wavy blonde hair. Waited for him to explain himself with a simple raised eyebrow.

“Hi!” the man finally chirped. The sound was happiness channeled into a single word, and Jean wasn’t sure how he didn’t hate him already.

(based on the prompt from tumblr: “hi sorry I live below you and I hear your dog running around and barking all the time and– no no it’s fine I was just wondering if I could pet it?” au) (13k)

*i’ll come crashing by exyfexyfoxes

Hades/Persephone in the modern world where Jean runs an underground club that herds the souls of the dead. It’s a place where even gods die if they stay too long, regardless of how many pomegranate seeds they eat. Jean wants out. Jeremy wants in. Everybody wants them far away from each other. (19k)

*je reviens by laarusthefirst

‘Moreau is a rain cloud,’ Alvarez muttered, annoyed and bruised, watching Jean stalk ahead to the changing rooms. ‘He’s the human embodiment of a headache. He is the opposite of a Trojan.’‘Fucking good though, isn’t he?’ grinned Connor, jogging past.‘Can’t we all just be nice?’ Jeremy asked. (20k)

*this ink is still drying by ghostqueen

You can’t control who you want and you can’t control who hurts you

Jeremy was staring at Jean’s arms, tracing the bright swirls and splotches of ink that made up his sleeves with his eyes. His sleeves had been months of work and they still weren’t quite complete, he was still figuring out how to finish them. The first tattoo on his arms had been eight months ago, his first tattoo had been long before that. (26k)

*thick skin, an elastic heart by badacts

Jean sleeps around and learns how to make friends rather than alliances. Jeremy falls in love and can’t stop fucking up. (26k)

*ask the messenger by metis_ink

Jeremy Knox and the soulmate.

Guest starring: Exy, a transfer student, generalized anxiety, older sisters, drunk lesbians, bread, cake, a shed, the beach, the absence of Hennessy, Star Wars, Renee Walker, self-taught smooth talking, gratuitous French, No. 1 Trojans fan Kevin Day, relationship drama, general drama, the power of Friendship, questions, answers, team spirit!, and, of course, romance. (32k)

he could taste the stars by subtlehysteria

Jean is still adjusting to being a Trojan, Jeremy tries to help Jean open up to his new team. (47k)

*shield for a heart by neilskey

“It’s your choice, but you’re rotting away in here, Jean and no matter what she says, you can’t live in Abby’s spare bedroom forever. Time to start fighting again.”

Kevin’s hard and commanding tone was no surprise. The softness had been beaten out of him around the same time as Jean.

“What if I don’t want to anymore?”

Maybe it was because he had been half hidden in shadows-Jean had kept the shades drawn, but light still seeped in the cracks- but Jean thought he had seen something akin to understanding paint Kevin’s cool expression.“He’s gone. You survived. Play or don’t, it’s up to you, but you need to get out of this fucking house.”//Jean’s first year at USC. Jeremy falls hard, Jean comes around eventually. (55k)

*a little illumination by lazarusthefirst

Jean’s a lonely firefighter, and Jeremy teaches kindergarten. Everyone learns something about themselves. (56k)

*shooting for the stars, desperately reaching for something in the dark by cryptidkidprem

“He just won’t be back in black.”

A look at Jean’s first year with the Trojans, and his slightly rocky path to recovery. (146k)

WIPs:

*these streets by profslupin

alternate title: Jean and Jeremy’s Guide to an Epic Cross Country Road Trip

After one of Alvarez’s pranks leaves the boys stranded in South Carolina after a game, they decide to take the long route home. (1.6k, chapters 1/?)

*under the sun by knox_moreau

Jean Moreau is an exy player, not a writer. At least that’s what he thinks. His newfound therapist, however, has other ideas. Seeing as Jean refuses to talk to her in his hour-long therapy sessions, Ms. Dawson suggests perhaps writing down whatever he’s keeping inside. Jean can’t possibly see how he’s expected to write when he has nothing to write about. Then comes Jeremy Knox, in all his brightness and magnitude. Maybe, Jean thinks, he has something to write about. (7.2k, ch. 5/?)

*daffodils & gardenias by profslupin (any and all works by meg sponsored by this blog)

Jeremy Knox is the owner of a tattoo parlor when Jean Moreau opens up a flower shop next door. Jeremy gets a crush, but thankfully Laila and Alvarez are there to play matchmaker, with the help of Renee. (14k, ch. 9/?)\

*leaving marks by blackcatiiix

In a world where your soulmate’s injuries appear as bruises on your skin, Jeremy is… struggling. And that’s even before he meets Jean Moreau. (46k, ch. 12/?)

*marrow without bone by exyfexyfoxes

Onscreen Jeremy didn’t hesitate, displaying an eagerness that translated well across television. “Yeah, I spoke to Jean earlier this week. He’s definitely done for the year but he’ll be back in the fall.”Then, impeccably, a twitch at the corner of his mouth. “He just won’t be back in black.“Jean’s eyes narrowed.

(The season hasn’t even started yet and Jeremy already wants to cut their newest player from the team. Making the switch from Raven to Trojan isn’t quite what Jean thought it would be.) (68k, ch. 18/20)