#Mike Bailey-Gates

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Mike Bailey-Gates

[bodidarma]

Mike Bailey-Gates

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TR4UMABORN -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- indie. private. mutually exclusive multimuse

** MUSES -- primary: thomas james hammond. political animals. thomas doherty. prev: @tjhmnd. wyll ravengard. baldur's gate 3. jacob anderson. gale dekarios. baldur's gate 3. live action fc tbd. nadia godfrey. hemlock grove. milly alock. caius. the twilight saga. sam reid. natalie scatorccio. yellowjackets. sophie thatcher. prev: @natal7e felix catton. saltburn. jacob elordi. mike warren. graceland. aaron tveit. -- by request: ianto jones. torchwood. jonathan bailey. louis de pointe du lac. the vampire chronicles (mixed canon). jacob anderson. bucky barnes. marvel. jonathan bailey. bode akuna. jedi: survivor. no live action fc. abigail hobbs. hannibal. kacey rohl. eliot waugh. the magicians. hale appleman.

written by bee. tumblr elder. 21+ to follow and interact. heavily triggering themes likely present. all muses are canon divergent. mostly written in 1st person and therefore in the frame of mind of the muse. please see posts linked in name for each character on important details. carrd u/c. rules under the cut. promo. ask. memes.

affiliated with: @t1meaway. @maramcna.

ONE . The first rule of my blogs will literally always be don’t be a dick. I don’t have time for it. You don’t have time for it. Just don’t do it.

TWO . I don't have any triggers, but if you do please let me know!! this blog will contain a boat load of triggering content including but not limited to gore, violence, and mature situations. I generally don't tag triggers unless I'm asked, but I tag things with NSFW when it needs to be.

THREE . I do practice mains and exclusives, because sometimes you just click with people and that's ok! I will follow duplicates of MY muse, but unless it's a friend, I generally won't follow duplicates of exclusive muses.

FOUR . This blog is limited to interactions with mutuals. i always follow back / follow first if i feel like we can write together. if i haven't followed you back after a few days, it probably means i won't be following back to write. for the sake of my profession (i'm a high school age educator) i will not be following back anyone younger than 21.

FOUR CONT. While i do not follow back younger than 21 because i feel icky if you're young enough to be my student, my messages are always open if you ever need anything! if you need an adultier adult to talk to about something i can always try to be that for anyone. i know how important trusted adults are.

FIVE . This blog will be mostly private. I'm here for a good time not a long time. If you want to write with me, the best way is to DM me and say yo bitch let's RP.

SIX . My name is bee. i'm 32 years old. i've been writing on tumblr for like 10 years and rping in general for over half my life. i met my significant other through rp. we just moved across the country so i could go to rabbinical school. obviously i'm super busy but i love making friends!

CREDITS . psd is a combo of two by supersources. all graphics made by me unless otherwise stated.

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Miraculous 2: New York

Directed by

@miraculouslbcnreactions

@zoe-oneesama

Produced by

TBA

Associate Producer

TBA

Based on the TV show created by

Thomas Astruc

Story & Screenplay by

@jacquesthepigeon, @miraculouslbcnreactions

@red-balloon12, & @zoe-oneesama

Original Songs by

TBA

Music by

TBA

Original Miraculous Themes by

Alain Garcia

Noam Kaniel

Jeremy Zag

Original Crossover Media Themes by

Kristopher Carter, Andrea Datzman

Michael Giacchino, Henry Jackman

Michael McCuistion, Mark Mothersbaugh

Thomas Newman, Lolita Ritamanis

Alan Silvestri, & Joby Talbot

Story Supervisor(s)

TBA

Edited by

TBA

Production Designer(s)

TBA

Visual Effects Supervisor(s)

TBA

Production Manager(s)

TBA

Animation Supervisor(s)

TBA

Director(s) of Photography

TBA

Associate Visual Effects Supervisor(s)

TBA

Shading Supervisor(s)

TBA

Character Supervisor(s)

TBA

Sets Supervisor(s)

TBA

Tailoring & Simulation Supervisor(s)

TBA

Effects Supervisor(s)

TBA

Compositing Supervisor(s)

TBA

Crowds Animation Supervisor(s)

TBA

Crowds Technical Supervisor(s)

TBA

Global Technology Supervisor(s)

TBA

Dailies & Rendering Supervisor(s)

TBA

Character Art Director(s)

TBA

Sets Art Director(s)

TBA

Color & Shading Art Director(s)

TBA

Graphics Art Director(s)

TBA

Story Manager(s)

TBA

Editorial Manager(s)

TBA

Script Supervisor(s)

TBA

Art Manager(s)

TBA

Animation & Global Tech Manager(s)

TBA

Animation Pre-Production Manager(s)

TBA

Production Finance Manager(s)

TBA

Sets & Camera Staging Manager(s)

TBA

Character & Crowds Manager(s)

TBA

Shading Manager(s)

TBA

Tailoring & Simulation Manager(s)

TBA

Effects Manager(s)

TBA

Lighting Manager(s)

TBA

Dailies & Rendering Manager(s)

TBA

Post Production Producer(s)

TBA

Sound Designer(s)

TBA

Casting by

@marcmarcmomarc

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Marinette Dupain-Cheng will return in

Miraculous 3: China

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Cast

Marinette Dupain-Cheng: Cristina Vee

Adrien Agreste: Bryce Papenbrook

Tikki: Mela Lee

Plagg: Max Mittelman

Jessica Keynes: Jaimi Gray

Sparrow: Scott Whyte

Aeon: Kimberly Woods

Olympia Hill: Anairis Quiñones

Barbara Keynes: Anairis Quiñones

Knightowl: Imari Williams

Mike “Techno-Pirate” Rochip: Kellen Goff

Jeffery Lee: Jonathan Young

Zoé Lee: Deneen Melody

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Alya Césaire: Carrie Keranen

Nino Lahiffe: Zeno Robinson

Chloé Bourgeois: Selah Victor

Trixx: Cherami Leigh

Wayzz: Christopher Corey Smith

Pollen: Cassandra Lee Morris

Sabrina Raincomprix: Cassandra Lee Morris

Kim Chiến Lê-Ature: Grant George

Max Kanté: Zeno Robinson

Rose Lavillant: Reba Buhr

Ivan Bruel: Max Mittelman

Kagami Tsurugi: Faye Mata

Nathaniel Kurtzberg: Michael Sinterniklaas

Luka Couffaine: Andrew Russell

Alix Kubdel: Kira Buckland

Marc Anciel: Alejandro Saab

Mylène Haprèle: Jessica Gee

Juleka Couffaine: Reba Buhr

Ondine: Erika Harlacher

Markov: Grant George

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Camila Hombee: Laura Stahl

Dean Gate: Alejandro Saab

Hot Dog Dan: Kellen Goff

Snowflake: Jessica DiCicco

Hurricane: Nazia Chaudhry

Mercury: Christopher Wehkamp

Sting: Sam Riegel

Thorn: John Eric Bentley

Agent Red: Laura Bailey

Agent Blue: Alexis Tipton

Agent Yellow: Lindsay Seidel

Delmar: Cedric Williams

Liiri: Cedric Williams

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Tom Dupain: Christopher Corey Smith

Sabine Cheng: Anne Yatco

Gabriel Agreste: Keith Silverstein

Lila Rossi: Lisa Kay Jennings

Nathalie Sancoeur: Sabrina Weisz

Wang Fu: Paul St. Peter

Nooroo: Ben Diskin

Nadja Chamack: Sabrina Weisz

Nora Césaire: Laila Berzins

Émilie Agreste: Colleen O’Shaughnessey

Duusu: Melissa Fahn

Marianne Lenoir: Barbara Goodson

Manon Chamack: Stephanie Sheh

Chris Lahiffe: Alejandro Saab

Ella Césaire: Cherami Leigh

Etta Césaire: Cherami Leigh

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Barkk: Sabrina Glow

Xuppu: Sarah Weisz

Kaalki: Deneen Melody

Daizzi: Jessica Gee

Stompp: Lauren Landa

Longg: Grant George

Ziggy: Susannah Corrington

Sass: Ben Diskin

Fluff: Ryan Bartley

Orikko: Sabrina Weisz

Mullo: Deneen Melody

Roaar: Sandy Fox

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Dick Grayson (Robin): Scott Menville

Garfield Logan (Beast Boy): Greg Cipes

Victor Stone (Cyborg): Khary Payton

Koriand’r (Starfire): Hynden Walch

Rachel Roth (Raven): Tara Strong

Karen Beecher (Bumblebee): T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh

Garth ta’ldy (Aqualad): Wil Wheaton

Roy Harper (Speedy): Mike Erwin

Wally West (Kid Flash): Michael Rosenbaum

Aline Haiden (Jinx): Lauren Tom

Jason Todd (Red Hood): Curran Walters

Rose Wilson (Ravager): Pamela Adlon

Más: Freddy Rodríguez

Menos: Freddy Rodríguez

Silkie: Tara Strong

Galfore: Alan Shearman

Leonid C. Kovar (Red Star): Jason Marsden

Isaiah Crockett (Hot Spot): Bumper Robinson

Thunder: S. Scott Bullock

Lightning: Quinton Flynn

Kole Weathers: Tara Strong

John Gnarrk: Dee Bradley Baker

Wildebeest: Dee Bradley Baker

Tramm: Dave Coulier

Melvin: Luci Christian

Teether: Tara Strong

Timmy Tantrum: Grey DeLisle

Toni Louise Monetti (Argent): Hynden Walch

Rosabelle Mendez (Pantha): Diane Delano

Mal Duncan (Herald): Khary Payton

Ryuku Orsono (Bushido): Tadanobu Asano

Steve Dayton (Mento): Xander Berkeley

Cliff Steele (Robot Man): Peter Onorati

Larry Trainor (Negative Man): Judge Reinhold

Rita Farr (Elasti-Girl): Tara Strong

Nosyarg Kcid (Larry): Dee Bradley Baker

Angela Roth (Arella): Virginia Madsen

Fixit: Tom Kenny

Val-Yor: Stephen Root

Chu-Hui: Takayo Fischer

Sarasim: Kimberly Brooks

Spike: John DiMaggio

Buster Moon: Matthew McConaughey

Rosita: Reese Witherspoon

Ash: Scarlett Johansson

Johnny: Taron Egerton

Meena: Tori Kelly

Gunter: Nick Kroll

Eddie Noodleman: John C. Reilly

Miss Crawly: Garth Jennings

Clay Calloway: Bono

Porsha Crystal: Halsey

Nooshy: Letitia Wright

Suki Lane: Chelsea Peretti

Darius: Eric André

Alfonso: Pharrell Williams

Nana Noodleman: Jennifer Saunders

Big Daddy: Peter Serafinowicz

Norman: Nick Offerman

Meena’s Grandfather: Jay Pharaoh

Meena’s Mother: Leslie Jones

Meena’s Grandmother: Laraine Newman

Stan: Adam Buxton

Barry: Jim Cummings

Hiro Hamada: Ryan Potter

Baymax: Scott Adsit

Fred Fredrickson: Brooks Wheelan

Wasabi No Ginger: Damon Wayans Jr.

Ethel (Go Go Tomago): Jamie Chung

Honey Lemon: Génesis Rodríguez

Cass Hamada: Maya Rudolph

Allistair Krei: Alan Tudyk

Riley Andersen: Kensington Tallman

Jill Andersen: Diane Lane

Bill Andersen: Kyle MacLachlan

Grace Hsieh: Grace Lu

Bree Young: Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green

Valentina Ortiz: Lilimar

Dani: Melanie Injeyan

Ally: Libi Rose

Sofia: Anaiya Asomugha

Nour: Deya Nurani

Coach Roberts: Yvette Nicole Brown

WALL-E: Ben Burtt

EVE: Elissa Knight

Captain B. McCrea: Jeff Garlin

M-O: Ben Burtt

John: John Ratzenberger

Mary: Kathy Najimy

PR-T: Lori Richardson

VAQ-M: Carlos Alazraqui

VN-GO: Carlos Alazraqui

POW-R: Ben Burtt

SR-V: Carlos Alazraqui

HAN-S: Ben Burtt

GRAB-E: Ben Burtt

FIX-IT: Carlos Alazraqui

D-FIB: Tara Strong

BRL-A: Ben Burtt

Junior: Andy Samberg

Tulip: Katie Crown

Jasper: Danny Trejo

Alpha Wolf: Keegan-Michael Key

Beta Wolf: Jordan Peele

Pigeon Toady: Stephen Kramer Glickman

Leo: Adam Sandler

Squirtle: Bill Burr

Ms. Virginia Malkin: Cecily Strong

Summer Chapman: Sunny Sandler

Jayda Wenger: Sadie Sandler

Eli: Roey Smigel

Skyler: TienYa Safko

Mia Ruiz: Reese Lores

Anthony Martello: Ethan Smigel

Logan: Gloria Manning

Cole Wiseki: Carson Minniear

Kabir: Benjamin Bottani

Zane: Coulter Ibanez

Cole H.: Bryant Hardy & Corey J.

T.J.: Aldan Liam Phillipson

Drone: Robert Smigel

Grug Crood: Nicolas Cage

Eep Crood: Emma Stone

Guy: Ryan Reynolds

Dawn Betterman: Kelly Marie Tran

Ugga Crood: Catherine Keener

Gran Crood: Artemis Pebdani

Thunk Crood: Clark Duke

Phil Betterman: Peter Dinklage

Hope Betterman: Leslie Mann

Sandy Crood: Kailey Crawford

Belt: Chris Sanders

Sash: James Ryan

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Trigon Roth: Kevin Michael Richardson

Slade Wilson: Will Arnett

H.I.V.E. Headmistress: Andrea Romano

Mikron O’Jenesus (Gizmo): Lauren Tom

Baran Flinders (Mammoth): Kevin Michael Richardson

Billy Strayer (Billy Numerous): Jason Marsden

Seymour (See-More): Kevin Michael Richardson

Komand’r (Blackfire): Hynden Walch

Sebastian Blood (Brother Blood): John DiMaggio

The Brain: Jeff Bennett

Monsieur Mallah: Frank Welker

Laura DeMille (Madame Rouge): Hynden Walch

General Immortus: Xander Berkeley

The Amazing Mumbo: Tom Kenny

Dr. Arthur Light: Rodger Bumpass

Neil Richards (Mad Mod): Malcolm McDowell

Conrad T. Frakes (Control Freak): Alexander Polinsky

Drury Walker (Killer Moth): Thomas Haden Church

Professor Chang: James Hong

Kitten Walker: Tara Strong

Fang: Will Friedle

Puppet King: Tracey Walter

Trident: Clancy Brown

Emil LaSalle (Warp): Xander Berkeley

Atlas: Keith David

Cironielian Chrysalis Eater: Catherine Cavadini

Master of Games: Jim Cummings

Johnny Rancid: Henry Rollins

Malchior: Greg Ellis

Kardiak: Dee Bradley Baker

Adonis: Greg Cipes

Punk Rocket: Greg Ellis

Katarou: Keone Young

Mae-Eye: Lucille Soong

Andre Le Blanc: Dee Bradley Baker

Dowd (Ding Dong Daddy): David Johansson

Trogaar: Gary Sturgis

Red X: Scott Menville

Private H.I.V.E.: Greg Cipes

Baron Ryang: Khary Payton

Cinderblock: Dee Bradley Baker

Plasmus: Dee Bradley Baker

Overload: Dee Bradley Baker

Jimmy Crystal: Bobby Cannavale

Jerry: Spike Jonze

Robert Callaghan: James Cromwell

Emotions

Riley’s Joy: Amy Poehler

Riley’s Sadness: Phyllis Smith

Riley’s Anger: Lewis Black

Riley’s Fear: Tony Hale

Riley’s Disgust: Liza Lapira

Riley’s Anxiety: Maya Hawke

Riley’s Envy: Ayo Edebiri

Riley’s Ennui: Adèle Exarchopoulos

Riley’s Embarrassment: Paul Walter Hauser

Riley’s Nostalgia: June Squibb

Dad’s Anger: Pete Docter

Dad’s Fear: Carlos Alazraqui

Dad’s Sadness: Josh Cooley

Dad’s Joy: Patrick Seitz

Dad’s Disgust: J.P. Karliak

Dad’s Anxiety: Roger Craig Smith

Mom’s Sadness: Lori Alan

Mom’s Anger: Paula Pell

Mom’s Fear: Laraine Newman

Mom’s Joy: Sherry Lynn

Mom’s Disgust: Mona Marshall

Mom’s Anxiety: Mona Marshall

Singing Voices

Adrien Agreste: Drew Ryan Scott

Story

Editorial

Art

Camera & Staging

Animation

Global Technology

Dailies & Sweatbox

Simulation & Crowds

Characters

Sets

Effects

Lighting

Rendering

Production

Creative Development

Post Production

Stereoscopic 3D

Internal Production

Post Production Sound

Additional Voices

Rose Abdoo, Jason Alexander, Vida Alves-McConaughey, Wes Anderson, Jennifer Aniston, Awkwafina

Diedrich Bader, Dee Bradley Baker, Ike Barinholtz, Kelly Baskin, Brian Beacock, Morgan Berry, Nelson Beato, Paul Briggs, Paul Brittain, Reba Buhr, Ty Burrell, Adam Buxton

Nestor Carbonell, Sheila Carrasco, Dominic Catrambone, Catherine Cavadini, Allegra Clark, Blake Clark, Townsend Coleman, Josh Cooley, Christian Capozzoli, Ben Cox, Emerson Cunningham, Madeline Curry

Doug Dale, Julia Davis, Grey DeLisle, Laura Dickinson, John DiMaggio, Ben Diskin

Dorothy Fahn, John Farley, Bill Farmer, Zehra Fazal, Frankie Figliozzi, Erin Fitzgerald, Joe Fria

Germar Terrell Gardener, Heidi Gardener, Joel Marsh Garland, Ana Gasteyer, Grant George, Sean Giambrone, Isabella Gómez, André Gordon, George Griffiths, Charlotte Gulezian

Todd Haberkorn, Chris Hackney, Janie Haddad, Jon Robert Hall, John Michael Higgins, Stephanie Hsu, J.C. Hyke

Asa Jennings, Caspar Jennings, Leo Jennings, Louise Jennings, Oscar Jennings, Lileina Joy

Carrie Keranen, Elijah Kim, Jo Koy, Emily Kuroda

Mela Lee, Thomas Lennon, Sonya Leslie, Dawnn Lewis, Jenifer Lewis, Lilimar, Riki Lindhome, A.J. Locascio, Amanda Lund

Robert Marianetti, Matt Mercer, Malcolm McDowell, Dan Milano, Casey Mongillo, Naoko Mori, Brad Morris, Scott Mosier

Lucas Neff, Laraine Newman, Minae Noji

Joe Ochman, Patton Oswalt

Sunita Param, Chris Parnell, Gregory Perler, Rhea Perlman, Paul St. Peter, Adeline Krupinski Poliodoro

Alex Quijano

Chad Reisser, Dan Reitz, Chris Renaud, Andy Richter, Noah Robbins, Zeno Robinson, Jon Rudnitsky

Alejandro Saab, Jeanne Sakata, Jackie Sandler, David Shaughnessy, Rob Schneider, Laura Silverman, Keith Silverstein, Christian Slater, Robert Smigel, Christopher Corey Smith, Christopher Nicolas Smith, Anton Starkman, Haviland Stillwell, Nicole Sullivan, Susan Sullivan, Cree Summer, Nick Swardson

Jorma Taccone, Fred Tatasciore, Brian Tee, Chris Titone, Haley Tju, Tiffany Topol, Alan Tudyk, Nick Turturro

Paris Van Dyke, Rebecca Vigil

Kyra Wachtenheim, Kari Wahlgren, Ezra Weisz, Sabrina Weisz, Edgar Wright, Stevie Wonder, Kimberly Woods

Anne Yatco, Jaboukie Young-White, Ryan Yu

Music

“You Don’t Stop - NYC”

Written by Ali Dee

Performed by Chris Classic and Alana D

Property of Walt Disney Records; Copyright ©2013

“Thunderstruck”

Written by Angus Young and Malcolm Young

Performed by AC/DC

Property of Columbia Records; Copyright ©1990

Parody of “A Frigate That Flies” from “The Pirate Fairy”

Written by Gaby Alter & Itamar Moses

Performed by Kevin Michael Richardson, Will Arnett, Andrea Romano, Lauren Tom, Jason Marsden, Hynden Walch, John DiMaggio, Jeff Bennett, Frank Welker, Xander Berkeley, Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Malcolm McDowell, Alexander Polinsky, Thomas Haden Church, James Hong, and Tara Strong

Original Song Performed by Tom Hiddleston, Jim Cummings, Mick Wingert, Carlos Ponce, and Kevin Michael Richardson

Property of Walt Disney Records; Copyright ©2014

“One Big World” (from Orca Encounter at SeaWorld)

Performed by Jaimi Gray, Kimberly Woods, Reba Buhr, the Crossover Characters, and Cast

Property of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.; Copyright ©2017

ZAG Entertainment Team

Production Babies

Special Thanks

Sound created in Dolby Atmos

“Teen Titans” is property of Warner Bros. Animation; Copyright ©2003

“Sing” is property of Illumination; Copyright ©2016

“Big Hero 6” is property of Walt Disney Pictures; Copyright ©2014

“Inside Out” is property of Pixar Animation Studios; Copyright ©2015

“WALL-E” is property of Pixar Animation Studios; Copyright ©2008

“Storks” is property of Warner Animation Group; Copyright ©2016

“Leo” is property of Netflix Animation; Copyright ©2023

“The Croods” is property of DreamWorks Animation SKG; Copyright ©2013

All brands depicted in this film are protected by trademarks and copyrights owned by their respective owners.

©2026 ZAG Entertainment

All Rights Reserved

For the purposes of copyright law in the United Kingdom, ZAG Entertainment was the owner of copyright in this motion picture immediately after it was made.

Created and Produced at ZAG Entertainment Paris, France

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https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240802_MorningMonarchy.mp3 Download MP3 Losing in front of your home crowd, crashing bores and shoplifters of the world + this day in history w/Woodstock cancelled and our song of the day by Joe Normal on your #MorningMonarchy for August 2, 2024. Notes/Links: ‘DEATH BY HOLLYWOOD’ by Stephen Bochco | Read by Dennis Franz https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/15227/death-by-hollywood-by-stephen-bochco-read-by-dennis-franz/ @mattsdriscoll: Waited a LONG time for this. [Unmuzzled with his muzzled and now-fatherless children.] (May 22, 2021) https://x.com/mattsdriscoll/status/1396260973468536836 // https://archive.is/wrjeC Boxers who failed gender tests at world championships cleared to compete at Olympics https://archive.is/m0H4N Video: Slowed down video from the boxing match between Imane Khelif and Angela Carini shows the biological male, who has XY chromosomes, touch her BREAST after humiliating her and reducing her to tears. https://x.com/OliLondonTV/status/1819160503056498980 After beating Italian female boxer Angela Carini at the Paris Olympics today, Imane Khelif, who is biologically male with XY chromosomes, will compete with another woman on Saturday facing off against Hungarian boxer Luca Anna Hamori. 🥊 Is this fair for women? https://x.com/OliLondonTV/status/1819116896320389602 Could any picture sum up our new men’s rights movement better? The smirk of a male who’s knows he’s protected by a misogynist sporting establishment enjoying the distress of a woman he’s just punched in the head, and whose life’s ambition he’s just shattered. #Paris2024 https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1819007216214573268 Video: Female Olympic boxer quits amid gender controversy (Audio) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1phdcY74Qto Morrissey – “Boxers” (Audio) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxers_(song) // https://genius.com/Morrissey-boxers-lyrics // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_jvm7aqoWQ Breaking News: Mike Tyson says he’s willing to Box Olympic DUDE with all Proceeds to go to a Battered Women’s Charity https://x.com/Rob1865_/status/1819056508425884144 ‘It’s Like a Game of Chess’: How 2 Members of the U.S. Breaking Team Prepared for the Paris Olympics; The American B-Boys discuss bringing breakdancing to the Olympics and why improvisation is key: “You never know what’s going to happen.” https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/team-usa-breaking-b-boys-olympics-interview-what-to-expect-1235741035/ 🏀 The NBA’s $77B swish https://sherwood.news/snacks/newsletters/the-nbas-usd77b-swish/ Video: This Woman’s Rant That Recently Went Viral On TikTok Has Been Banned (Audio) https://odysee.com/@TheSearch4Truth:8/7486293745281055283:d Mercury Prize 2024 Shortlist: Charli XCX, Beth Gibbons, Nia Archives, and More; Berwyn, the Last Dinner Party, Barry Can’t Swim, and Corinne Bailey Rae are also among the nominees for the year’s best British or Irish album https://pitchfork.com/news/mercury-prize-2024-shortlist-charli-xcx-beth-gibbons-nia-archives-and-more/ Mercury Retrograde will begin on August 4, 2024. https://www.almanac.com/content/mercury-retrograde-dates Singer Morrissey Slams Fauci, Schwab & Gates In New Song https://vigilantnews.com/post/singer-morrissey-slams-dr-fauci-klaus-schwab-bill-gates-in-new-song/ Video: “Singer Morrissey calls out Bill Gates, Klaus Schwab and Dr Fauci. During a performance in Las Vegas, the English singer sang about ‘criminals’ as he pointed to images of Klaus Schwab on the screen alongside images of Gates and Fauci.” (Audio) https://x.com/FatEmperor/status/1817875767038009789 ISTA – “The Sound” (Vinyl // Audio) https://istasound.bandcamp.com/track/the-sound #MagazineTime: MOJO 369 – August 2024: Stevie Nicks https://www.mojo4music.com/magazine/latest-issues/mojo-369-august-2024-stevie-nicks/ #MagazineTime: MOJO 368 – July 2024: Paul Weller https://www.mojo4music.com/magazine/latest-issues/mojo-368-july-2024-paul-weller/ #MagazineTime/Search: SPORTS ILLUSTRAT...

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After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he’s human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Stephanie Speck: Ally Sheedy Newton Crosby: Steve Guttenberg Ben Jabituya: Fisher Stevens Howard Marner: Austin Pendleton Skroeder: G.W. Bailey Frank: Brian McNamara Number 5 (voice): Tim Blaney Duke: Marvin J. McIntyre Otis: John Garber Mrs. Cepeda: Penny Santon General Washburne: Vernon Weddle Senator Mills: Barbara Tarbuck Howard Marner’s Aide: Tom Lawrence Norman: Fred Slyter Zack: Billy Ray Sharkey Reporter: Robert Krantz Reporter: Jan Speck Barmaid: Marguerite Happy Farmer: Howard Krick Farmer’s Wife: Marjorie Card Hughes Gate Guard: Herb Smith Party Guest: Jack Thompson Party Guest: William Striglos Party Guest: Mary Reckley Party Guest: Shay McLean Party Guest: Eleanor C. Heutschy Frank: Sergio Kato Film Crew: Producer: David Foster Producer: Lawrence Turman Director: John Badham Editor: Frank Morriss Art Direction: Dianne Wager Original Music Composer: David Shire Director of Photography: Nick McLean Second Unit Director: Gregg Champion Scenario Writer: S.S. Wilson Writer: Brent Maddock Location Manager: Mark Indig Casting: Jane Feinberg Script Supervisor: H. Bud Otto Co-Producer: Dennis E. Jones Title Designer: David Oliver Pfeil Casting: Mike Fenton Executive Producer: Mark Damon Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis Associate Producer: Dana Satler Hankins Associate Producer: Gary Foster Title Designer: Wayne Fitzgerald Executive Producer: John W. Hyde Casting: Judy Taylor Production Coordinator: Mary Cay Hollander Unit Production Manager: Steve Perry First Assistant Director: Jerry Ziesmer Second Assistant Director: Bryan Denegal Assistant Art Director: Donald B. Woodruff Camera Operator: Michael D. O’Shea Camera Operator: Steve Bridge First Assistant Camera: Michael A. Chavez Still Photographer: Bruce McBroom Sound Mixer: Willie D. Burton Boom Operator: Marvin E. Lewis Utility Sound: Robert W. Harris Supervising Sound Editor: William L. Manger Supervising Sound Editor: Milton C. Burrow Sound Editor: Richard Burrow Sound Editor: Scott Burrow Sound Editor: Richard Oswald Music Editor: Stan Witt Assistant Sound Editor: Kelly L. Manger Construction Coordinator: Michael Muscarella Construction Foreman: Joseph C. Fama Property Master: Gregg H. Bilson Assistant Property Master: Stan Cockerell Standby Painter: Jerry Gadette Greensman: Philip C. Hurst Makeup Artist: Tom Lucas Hairstylist: Damon Grill Gaffer: Colin J. Campbell Key Grip: Bill Young Dolly Grip: Donald L. Hartley Grip: Johnny London Jr. Leadman: Mark Woods Video Assist Operator: Richmond G. Cogswell Production Illustrator: Martin A. Kline Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Wayne Artman Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom E. Dahl Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom Beckert Unit Publicist: Vic Heutschy Production Accountant: Jan Garner Negative Cutter: Donah Bassett Stunt Coordinator: Walter Scott Special Effects Coordinator: Chuck Gaspar Stunts: Freddie Hice Stunts: Christine Anne Baur Stunts: Brad Bovee Stunts: Vince Deadrick Sr. Stunts: Marguerite Happy Stunts: Clifford Happy Stunts: Danny Costa Stunts: Bob Harris Stunts: Loren Janes Stunts: Robert Jauregui Stunts: Ben Scott Stunts: John-Clay Scott Stunts: Sasha Jenson Stunts: Ted White Stunts: R.L. Tolbert Second Assistant Camera: Robert Samuels Movie Reviews:

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Voices of Wrestling Match of the Year 2023 Ballot

Here is my ballot for the Voices of Wrestling Match of the Year 2023 Poll.

Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kento Miyahara (NOAH One Night Dream, July 15, 2023)

Fuminori Abe vs. Takuya Nomura (Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura Produce, October 12, 2023)

Yuji Okabayashi vs. Yuya Aoki (BJW Endless Survivor: Infinity Independent, May 4, 2023)

Mascara Dorada vs. Titan (CMLL Noche de Campeones 2023, September 29, 2023)

Luke Jacobs vs. Tomohiro Ishii (RevPro 11 Anniversary Show, August 26, 2023)

Angel De Oro vs. Volador Jr. (CMLL 90 Aniversario, September 16, 2023)

Rocky Romero vs. Volador Jr. (CMLL Super Viernes, January 20, 2023)

El Desperado vs. Jon Moxley (NJPW Strong Independence Day Night 2, July 5, 2023)

BIG BOSS Shimizu vs. Madoka Kikuta (Dragongate The Gate of Destiny 2023, November 5, 2023)

Jake Something vs. Jay Malachi vs. Mike Bailey vs. Tom Lawlor (DPW Carolina Classic 2023, September 17, 2023)

[if-you-leave]

This image by artist Mike Bailey-Gates, was the first ever post on If You Leave, 10 years ago today (Dec 10th 2009).

Set up by photographer Laurence Von Thomas, If you Leave featured what he found to be an impressive “new wave” of talented and underrepresented young photographers emerging onto the scene.

In a style that was not exactly fine-art, portrait, documentary, commercial or street photography, it felt more closely related to the works of 19th and 20th century painters such as Monet, Friedrich and Hopper or cinematography by the likes of Tarkovski, Bertolucci or Wong Kar Wei.

The concept was simple, feature one photo a day by a new artist, preferably up-and-coming.

The sharing platform was Tumblr, but most content came from Flickr. In a pre-instagram age, personal blogs where peaking and an online world without borders was attracting young talent from far and wide.

Today, ten years later, If You Leave has featured more than 3000 photographers across 63 countries, resulting in over original 5000 posts, 4 books, two magazine issues, 2.7M instagram tags and 4 international showcases.

2020 will celebrate #IYL10 with several revisiting features and a re-publishing of the 4 IYL volumes in a limited hardback edition, as well as a new 5th volume and a special event in December 2020 to top it off.

A warm and grateful gratitude goes out to everyone who has been involved over these past 10 years, from the more than 50 people behind the scenes, to the generous co-curators, bookstores, venues, and of course you our loyal followers.

And finally, to the photographers... thank you for all these years of inspiration!

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Mania Weekend: Thursday March 31

I'm trying to map out all the minor-league shows that will be running in Dallas over Wrestlemania weekend. There's a lot! This post will just cover Thursday, so check back later for the rest.

Since I won't be in Dallas, I'm just focusing on the ones that I know will be streaming live. I'll call out some of the matches that catch my eye, but for the full card I recommend googling each show or checking the promotion's Twitter feed.

Glory Pro Wrestling: Cemetery Gates [The Collective]

12pm EDT (11am CDT) - $12.99 on Fite or part of The Collective bundle (12 shows for $139.99)

Glory Pro is an indy promotion that mainly runs in the St. Louis/East St. Louis area. I mainly hear about them because of Davey Richards and WARHORSE, but they're also turning out a lot of up-and-coming Black wrestlers like Tootie Lynn and Mike Outlaw. I believe this is their first Mania weekend show so I hope they do well.

Josh Alexander vs. WARHORSE

Davey Richards & Rocky Romero vs. Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett

Jake Something vs. Max the Impaler

Tootie Lynn vs. Janai Kai

Mike Outlaw vs. Bryan Keith

and more!

GCW: Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 8

4pm EDT (3pm CDT) - $19.99 on Fite or part of The Collective bundle (12 shows for $139.99)

I've never actually checked out Bloodsport before. As I understand it, it's meant to be a hybrid of MMA and pro wrestling that emphasizes grappling and strikes without all the flips and dives. If you dig Jon Moxley and Minoru Suzuki matches, you'll probably love this shit.

Jon Moxley vs. Biff Busick (Oney Lorcan)

Minoru Suzuki vs. Chris Dickinson

Josh Barnett vs. JONAH (Bronson Reed)

Marina Shafir vs. Zeda Zhang

John Hennigan (John Morrison) vs. Simon Grimm (Simon Gotch)

Masha Slamovich vs. Janai Kai

and more!

AAA Invades WrestleCon

6pm EDT (5pm CDT) - $14.99 on Fite or part of the WrestleCon bundle ($74.99 for 5 shows)

The top promotions in Mexico are CMLL, which is entrenched in traditional lucha, and AAA, which goes all out with ridiculous overbooked clusterfucks. Do you enjoy heel referees, fucky finishes, scary dives, endless run-ins, false advertising, and unprofessional conduct? Well, even if you don't, AAA has a certain car-crash appeal.

Psycho Clown vs. Black Taurus

AAA cruiserweight title: Laredo Kid vs. Flamita vs. Bandido

NWA tag title: Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf vs. Aero Star & Drago

and more!

GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break 6, Part 1

9pm EDT (8pm CDT) - $19.99 on Fite or part of The Collective bundle (12 shows for $139.99)

This is the centerpiece of GCW's sprawling empire of Mania weekend shows. I've never watched a JJSB but I've always spent Mania weekend hearing all about it. I expect at least one deathmatch on this show, but for the most part this looks like it'll be more about big names than blood 'n' guts.

GCW world title: Jon Moxley vs. AJ Gray

Joey Janela vs. X-Pac

Mickie James vs. Allie Katch

GCW tag title: Nick Gage & Matt Tremont vs. Mark Briscoe & Jay Briscoe vs. Mance Warner & Matthew Justice

GCW ultraviolent title: Alex Colon vs. John Wayne Murdoch

and more!

WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow

9pm EDT (8pm EDT) - $14.99 on Fite or part of the WrestleCon bundle ($74.99 for 5 shows)

WrestleCon has been a fan convention over Mania weekend since 2013, and the Supershow since 2014. The show was renamed in 2018 to honor Mark Hitchcock, a member of the con's team. This show is running head-to-head with JJSB, which should get more buzz, but this one's arguably got the biggest star power of the night. Incredibly, the Briscoes are booked for both events, which are three miles apart, so I guess somebody's going to give them a ride.

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Timothy Thatcher

Minoru Suzuki vs. Biff Busick (Oney Lorcan)

Athena (Ember Moon) vs. Mia Yim

Johnny WrestleCon (John Morrison) vs. Taya Valkyrie (Frankie Monet)

Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe vs. Homicide & Low Ki

Bandido vs. Mike Bailey

and more!

Control Your Narrative: The Awakening

9pm EDT (8pm CDT) - Free (with ads) on Pro Wrestling TV

After EC3 was released from WWE he turned "Control your narrative" into a catchphrase, a mantra, and now a wrestling promotion. This isn't CYN's first show, but it's gotten a lot of negative buzz, due to its weird rules and the booking of problematic wrestlers like Austin Aries. (There was also a crazy Reddit post claiming the whole thing is a right-wing operation backed by Donald Trump, which is absurd, but the upshot is that a lot of people are rooting for EC3 to fail.)

I've read this will be exclusive to a new streaming venture called Pro Wrestling TV, which tweeted that the show will be free. But PWTV's site is very short on details, which isn't very promising. We'll see what happens.

EC3 & Adam Scherr (Braun Strowman) vs. Damo (Killian Dain) & Erick Redbeard (Erick Rowan)

Westin Blake (Wesley Blake) vs. Austin Aries

Dirty Dango (Fandango) vs. Flip Gordon

Killer Kross (Karrion Kross) vs. Vincent Marseglia

and more (maybe?)

GCW: Planet Death

12:59am EDT (11:59 CDT) - $12.99 on Fite or part of The Collective bundle (12 shows for $139.99)

GCW loves doing these midnight shows. This looks to be the real deathmatch show, for anybody who thinks there isn't enough broken glass on the rest of the lineup. I'm not familiar with anybody announced for the card, so I take that to mean they're deathmatch specialists that make Nick Gage look tame.

Hoodfoot vs. Mad Man Pondo

Slade vs. Bam Sullivan

Shane Mercer vs. Neil Diamond Cutter

Sawyer Wreck vs. Brandon Kirk

and more!

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Mike Bailey-Gates

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Mike Bailey-Gates

[thebelmontgoats]

We have been SUPER lucky to get the opportunity to collaborate with the incredibly talented and generous Mike Bennett (whom some of you may know as the A-B-Sea artist, or for the A to Zoo installation on Alberta!) Mike has created these really wonderful cartoon depictions of Bambi, Chester, Carl, & Bailey for us! We hope to have them on display at Open Gate Hours in the near future (Keep your eyes open here for more info coming up - This is where we'll announce things!). We will also be holding a few more Volunteer Orientations this summer if you have any interest in helping with Gate Hours, Daily Chores, Supply Runs, Building Maintenance and more! In the meantime, the best place to get info on how to help is www.thebelmontgoats.org/help ! (You can click the Linktree in our bio for all of our links, too!) Don't forget to check out Mike Bennett and the rest of the amazing animal creations! Thanks again, Mike!

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5, 4, 3, 2, 1! (Luke Hemmings One Shot)

Summary: Told from an unnamed, female-presenting character's perspective. Luke and the reader confess that they have feelings for one another at the New Year's Eve party she hosts.

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I was frantically mixing my cake batter together when I heard my doorbell ring. I wasn't expecting Michael to turn up until 4pm. So either he was uncharacteristically early or I was running further behind schedule than I thought. I glanced at my watch as I trotted from the kitchen to the front door. It was 4:07pm. I could feel the stress and panic expand in my body. I was stressed enough when I thought I was just 20 minutes behind schedule. I was actually running over an hour behind. I knew hitting snooze would be a mistake.

"Hey!" Michael greeted me with his usual Labrador level of cheer when I flung the door open.

"I'm so glad you're here," I confessed, the words tumbling out of my mouth as fast as I could form them, "I'm running so, so far behind schedule."

"Chill; it's fine." Michael chuckled while pulling me into a friendly hug, "I'm here to help set up, so we'll make up time."

"You're stealing precious seconds," I mumbled into the front of his shoulder as I tried to end the hug, "I needed my cake in the oven 15 minutes ago. It won't have cooled enough to ice properly before people arrive now."

Micheal unwrapped his arms from around my torso to let me run back to my cake batter in the kitchen. He followed behind with an amused smile and calm energy.

"What can I do to help stop you freaking out? Decorate? Set up the bar? Pour snacks into bowls?" Michael asked as I searched a cupboard for a cake tin.

"AH-HA!" I exclaimed, grabbing a cupcake tray and grinning manically, "Cupcakes don't take as long to bake! We've got 15 minutes back!"

"Shit, I didn't realise you were stressed to the point of deranged." Michael half-joked.

"Shut up and prep the bar." I ordered while starting to spoon batter into paper cases, "Please!" I added as an afterthought behind him.

Just as I'd put the cupcakes in the oven and set a timer, Michael reappeared in the kitchen.

"Right, the bar is all set. I've also put anything that look potentially breakable in the nearest cupboard or drawer." He informed me, "Also Luke texted me, so I talked him into coming over to help too."

"You are a life saver, Cliffo." I smiled, now feeling a bit more relaxed.

The two of us then went about checking off various tasks to get my house party-ready. About 25 minutes in my doorbell rang.

"That'll be Luke!" I called out to Michael as I made why way to the door, "Heya! Come on in." I greeted Luke as I pulled the door open.

Luke walked through the door, his duffle bag hung off his shoulder, and smiled down at me,

"Everything going okay? You look more flustered than Mike let on."

"I'm great. I'm great." I assured him, "We've made up some time and now we've got you too. So it's fine. I'm fine."

"Whatever you say," he chuckled, "Let me go dump my bag in your room so I can get changed later and then I'll be your devoted servant ready to follow orders."

~

"I'm going to need to head off," Michael announced after checking the time of his phone, "It's nearly 6 and I've gotta go walk to dogs, eat and get ready. I'll see you guys at 8."

"See ya in a bit!" Luke called after us as I walked with Michael to the door.

"Thanks so much for helping, Cliffo." I said as I hugged him goodbye, "The place looks great and I feel a lot more relaxed now. See you later."

I waved him off down the front path. Once he reached the gate I closed the door and headed back to the lounge.

"So what's left to do?" Luke asked when I re-entered the room.

"We're going to the kitchen to ice those cupcakes. And after that it'll just be a case of getting ready ourselves." I smiled at him gratefully, "We should even have time to start pre-drinking now that we've regained some time. Thanks for your help."

"No worries," he said returning my smile and then headed to the kitchen, "Now let's get icing."

After such a rushed, blur of a day it was unbelievably calming to methodically ice and embellish cupcakes with a friend I had such a comfortable connection with. It made me imagine the two of us playing out homely scenarios in romantic bliss. But that was an ideal world. In the real world we were just two friends with natural chemistry, so I tried to curb my imagination.

"Are you bothering with any new year's resolutions?" I asked, knowing that conversation would keep my mind from wandering back to its dream world.

"I always break them and only half-heartedly make them in the first place." He responded as he dropped little, silver sugar balls onto the lilac icing I had just swirled onto a cupcake, "Getting in shape is always one; listening to critics less; getting at least one full night of sleep next year would be nice too."

I laughed at his last resolution as I placed a loveheart sweet on another cupcake.

"What about you?" He asked.

"Getting in shape would be one of mine too if I weren't so lazy," I began, "I'm thinking of going vegetarian, so maybe that too. I might start dating too, now that I'm settled in the city, but it's still a bit terrifying."

"Yeah, the dating scene here is rough." Luke responded flatly.

"Well, it looks like we're done here." I chirped as I placed the last of the 20 cupcakes back on the counter. I smiled down at the four rows of cupcakes, with their lilac icing, silver balls and carefully centered loveheart toppings, "We did good! Now let's get ready so we can get drinking!"

Luke followed me into my bedroom, where he had dumped his bag earlier. As he began pulling out the crumpled clothes he had haphazardly stuffed in the bag earlier, I opened my closet door and began picking our various items. In the end I had four potential outfits draped over my left forearm.

"How dressed up are you meant to get for a New Year's Eve party in your own home?" I inquired, not knowing which outfit to go with.

"It's your house and you're the host, so get as dolled up as you want I guess." He answered; his hand hovering between a shirt and a t-shirt he'd laid out on my bed, not sure which one to go with.

"That's not the helpful answer I wanted," I teased before continuing, "What are you wearing then? I'll gauge my outfit off of yours."

"It's currently between this vintage Guns n' Roses tee or the pale yellow shirt. Which d'you think?"

I walked over to my bed for a closer look at his two options. I told him to go with the vintage GnR t-shirt as it went better with his black skinny jeans and wouldn't show alcohol stains as easily as the pastel lemon shirt. He then proceeded to carelessly stuff the shirt back into his duffle bag and switch the t-shirt he had on for the Guns n' Roses one. He was so used to dressing rooms that a quick shirt change in front of someone wasn't a big deal. Nevertheless I still politely attempted to avert my gaze and turn my attention back to my outfit for the night.

Using his outfit as guidance, so I was at least on the same level as someone that night, I opted for my distressed Metallica t-shirt and my favourite leather-look mini skirt. As I wasn't as comfortable getting changed in front of people, especially those I had bottled up feelings for, I told Luke to go and grab the denim jacket I knew he kept in his car.

"It'll complete the look." I told him when he questioned why I was telling him to get a jacket for a house party, "I'll get changed and started on my make-up while you get it. Then we can concoct some cocktails."

Once Luke had left my room I slipped out of my bike shorts and loose v-neck and into my chosen outfit for the night. I looked at myself in the full length mirror attached to the closet door and did a few little half spins to check out how I looked from various angles. I loved the look. I particularly liked the subtle flash of my bright red triangle bra through some of the little holes and tears in the black fabric of my Metallica t-shirt. It gave me an added touch of confidence.

I already had make-up on; but it was just foundation, mascara and the nearest brown eyeshadow I could find to fill in my brows. I pulled my liquid eyeliner pen from my make-up bag and began outlining a wing. Just as I was finishing up my second eye, Luke entered my bedroom again.

"Jesus! You made me jump!" I exclaimed when I first caught a glimpse his reflection behind me in the mirror.

"Sorry," he laughed, "I left the front door ajar while I ran to the car. Didn't want to disturb you and get you all stressed again."

"Aww, well thanks I guess," I said awkwardly while applying my berry red liquid lipstick, "Right, I think I'm done." I announced turning to face Luke who was leant up against my doorframe.

Luke straitened up to standing and unfolded his arms, moving his hands into his pockets.

"You look great," He smiled sweetly down at me, "Really great."

I thanked him as I approached him and linked my arm through his. Arm-in-arm I led him to the bar area Michael had set up at the far end of my lounge.

We were both on our third cocktail, sprawled out on my corner sofa and listening to Nimrod when guests started arriving.

"Ayyyy! Cool Guy Cal!" I greeted Calum at the door, who was shortly followed by Roy, Ash and Sasha.

Michael, Georgie, Joel and Christina were next to arrive. Shortly followed by Rian and Bailey. Then Alex, Lisa and Jack turned up and the guest list was complete.

By 10pm everyone was suitably drunk, my carefully crafted playlist was being appreciated and the party was in full swing. Like all good house parties, the kitchen was nearly as crowded as the lounge.

"Coming through! This lady wants a snack!" I declared as I tipsily weaved through Jack, Ash, Christina, Luke and Georgie to get to the snack bowls.

"Really? Tiny pretzels?" Ash asked with a mischievous grin, "I thought Luke over here would be your first choice snack."

"Aha, you're funny." I said sarcastically. I hoped my cheeks already had an alcohol flush so no one would notice that his sly comment had made me blush.

"No, no, she said she's ready for the dating scene here. So I'm just those bar peanuts that have been left out for a questionable amount of time." Luke jumped in, randomly gesticulating with the cup in his hand.

"Oh shut up; you are not. You know you're just as good as tiny pretzels." I scolded him before turning to Ashton with the cupcake I had just picked up with the loveheart that read 'Bite Me', "This is specially for you, Ash."

"'Bite Me', ooh that cuts deep." Ashton chuckled before taking a bite, "I stand by what I said though." He spoke through his barely chewed mouthful.

I simply rolled my eyes at him and made my way back to the lounge to pour another drink.

I was still at the bar area, sipping my cocktail, while chatting to Alex and Lisa when Acting Like That began to play.

"Oh, oh my god, okay, I'm sorry but you guys are going to need to excuse me a sec." I apologised as I dashed into the middle of the crowd in my lounge, where I hoped to convene with the four 5SOS boys.

None of them disappointed me. Hearing their call to arms (a.k.a. the opening bar of the song) we formed a tight circle of five and went crazy. As we sang passionately and jumped around I noticed where Luke had positioned himself in relation to me and remembered Ash's comment from earlier in the kitchen. I never thought Luke would like me back, but here he was closer to me than anyone else. And what was comparing himself to stale peanuts earlier meant to mean? I shook the thoughts out of my head. It was New Year's Eve, I should be having a great time with my friends, not fixating on the behaviour of one of them.

"Want to grab a refill?" Luke called into my ear as Acting Like That transitioned into Afterglow.

"Sure," I responded while also trying to catch my breath from all the jumping around. I hooked my arm through his, did a little skip-step and headed back to where I'd run off from Alex and Lisa moments ago.

"Too cool to dance to your own song?" I teased Alex when I saw he was still stood by the bar.

He just laughed my comment off as he stepped to the side to let Luke and I access the whole array of bottles and their potent liquids. As Luke was busy pouring mixer into his cup Alex caught my eye, raised his eyebrows dramatically and looked in Luke's direction. I mouthed the words 'don't you start' at him and shot him a warning look. Alex raised his hands, palms facing me to signal defeat and gave a small nod before swivelling on his heel and disappearing into the crowd of my sweaty, drunk friends.

"Sooo, I'm like a pretzel to you?" Luke asked with a sly grin as he looked down at me and placed a cocktail umbrella in my refilled cup. I couldn't tell if he was mocking me or not by bringing that remark up.

"Yet you think you're a stale peanut to me. I'm not having the conversation I think we're about to have if we keep using salty party snacks as an analogy." I chuckled before taking a huge gulp of my drink. I had a feeling I was soon going to need all the liquid confidence I could get.

"Want to go somewhere a bit more private then?" Luke asked leaning down to make sure only I could hear him above the music. Which meant I was also the only one to hear the nervous quiver in his voice. I found his apparent nervousness both sweet and incredibly reassuring, considering my own nerves.

I responded by nodding coyly, suddenly too nervous to even form words. I couldn't believe I was about to have this kind of drunk chat with Luke. I was so scared of having my heart ripped out half an hour before midnight on New Year's Eve. I genuinely couldn't say with confidence which way this was going to go.

Luke took my free hand in his and led me to my bedroom. It was a good call. We'd have no privacy in the garden because of the guests who were smokers, as well as my huge french doors all the non-smokers could watch through. And we couldn't have a drunk bathroom chat, because I only had one bathroom so an impatient line would form within minutes of locking the door.

I shut the door once we were back in my room and pressed my back against it. Luke was stood in the middle of the room, a few steps from the foot of my bed. He had his fingers pressed together so his hands formed a triangular shape which he held up to his face, covering his nose and mouth. He took a breath in and as he released it, his hands slid from his face up into his hair to push his curls back. Then he finally made eye contact with me.

"Look, party food aside, I've got to know how you feel about me." Luke stated, with a hint of pleading in his voice, as he took a few steps closer to me.

"Honestly," I started, "Whoa boy, I am not drunk enough for this. Crap," I took a second and exhaled deeply, "Okay. Luke, despite my best efforts to bottle up my feelings and just see you as a friend's like the others, I can't. I really fucking like you."

"So you do have feelings for me too?" Luke tried to clarify.

"Too?" I queried, meeting his gaze for the first time since admitting my feelings. I wanted clarification as well; I wasn't going to let my heart soar based on a drunk assumption.

"Yes, too. Of course I have feelings for you." Luke admitted, stepping further towards me. He placed a cupped hand on my cheek as I took a step away from the door and closer to him, the distance between us now almost completely gone, "Since you came into my life you've made every day better. How could I not fall for you when you're you?"

My heart now had permission to soar as high as it damn well pleased.

"Knowing you has made me happier too," I beamed.

Luke mirrored my beaming smile upon hearing those words. Then, with his hand still cupped on my cheek, he tilted my face a fraction higher before our eyelids fluttered shut and the gravity between our lips took hold.

It was an incredible kiss. And not just because Luke was a great kisser. It was incredible because, in a strange way, it was such a relief. After all the time spent pinning and denying my feelings, it was such a relief to feel Luke's soft lips on mine and realise what a fool I had been.

After a solid minute of kissing someone cleared their throat behind us. Luke's hand slid from the small of my back to the side of my waist; I loosened the arm I had draped around his neck; and our lips parted as we turned to see who had just announced their presence behind us.

"While I'm sure as shit glad you two are finally hooking up, we've got a countdown to do in a matter of minutes." Alex said before wrangling us out into the garden with everyone else, "I FOUND THEM MAKING OUT!" He declared to everyone as he came out into the garden behind us.

Some people wooped, some people awwed and then there was the almost in-sync "fucking finally" from Michael, Calum and Ashton. Seeing their reactions made me so happy and let me know that whatever this grew into, it was right.

Luke took my hand again, interlocking his fingers with mine, and we walked to the back of where our group of friends had congregated in the garden to view the myriad of fireworks soon to be set off across the city.

"One minute to go!" Christina called.

Luke placed a soft kiss on the top of my head before raising our linked hands over my head so they came to rest on my hip, with his arm wrapped around the back of my waist and my arm around the front of my waist.

"Thirty seconds!" Christina chimed again, "Twenty seconds! ... Eleven!"

Then we all joined in together,

"Ten! Nine! Eight! Seven! Six! Five! Four! Three! Two! One! HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

As our friends cheered the new year in and fireworks began popping in the sky above us, Luke's lips found mine again. It was a brief kiss. Luke pulled his lips away and then pressed his forehead against mine,

"Happy New Year" He whispered in the softest voice.

I grinned up at him,

"Happy New Year, Luke." I whispered back before returning my lips to his.

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My Review of Fruits Basket (2019): 1st Season

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Dear Evan Hansen | June 2018

Taylor Trensch (Evan Hansen), Alex Boniello (Connor Murphey), Sky Lakota-Lynch (Jared Kleinman), Laura Dreyfuss (Zoe Murphy), Jennifer Laura Thompson (Cynthia Murphy), Asa Somers (u/s Larry Murphy), Rachel Bay Jones (Heidi Hansen), Phoenix Best (Alana Beck)

Waitress | May 2018

Katherine McPhee (Jenna), Drew Gehling (Dr. Pomatter), Christopher Fitzgerald (Ogie), Caitlin Houlahan (Dawn), NaTasha Yvette Williams (Becky), Benny Allege, Steve Vinovich, Ben Thompson, Keri Rene Fuller, Matt DeAngelis, Tiffany Mann, Stephanie Torns, Victoria Collett, Katie Grober, Kayla Davion, Law Terrell Dunford

The Play That Goes Wrong | May 2018

Akron Watson, Mark Evans, Quinn Van Antwerp, Preston Truman Boyd, Harrison Unger, Amelia McClain, Alex Mandell, Ashley Bryant 

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory 1NT | 10/2/19

Noah Weisberg (Willy Wonka) Collin Jeffery (Charlie Bucket) Daniel Quadrino (Mike TeeVee) Madeleine Doherty (Mrs TeeVee) Matt Wood (Augustus Gloop) Kathy Fitzgerald (Mrs Gloop) Brynn Williams (Violet Beauregarde) David Samuel (Mr Beauregarde) Jessica Cohen (Veruca Salt) Nathaniel Hackman (Mr Salt) Amanda Rose (Mrs Bucket) James Young (Grandpa Joe)

The Phantom of The Opera | September 2018

Ben Crawford, Ali Ewoldt, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Raquel Suarez Groen, Laird Mackintosh, Craig Bennett, Maree Johnson, Ted Keegan (u/s), Polly Baird, Carrington Vilmont, Jason Forbach, Jim Weitzer (u/s), Kenneth Kantor, Richard Poole, Jeremy Stolle, Justin Peck, Kfir, Katharine Heaton, Chris Georgette, Patricia Phillips, Satomi Hofmann, Elizabeth Welch, Kelly Jeanne Grant, Janinah Burnett, Paul A. Schefer, Giselle O. Alvarez, Jessica Bishop, Ashlee Dupre, Jolina Javier, Carly Blake Sebouhian, Erica Wong, Joelle Gates

Newsies | August 23rd 2014

Corey Cott (Jack Kelly), Liana Hunt (Katherine), Ben Fankhauser (Davey), Andy Richardson (Crutchie), John Dossett (Joseph Pulitzer), Capathia Jenkins (Medda), Zachary Unger (Les)

Newsies | July 29th 2013

Jeremy Jordan (Jack Kelly), Ben Fankhauser (Davey Jacobs), Kara Lindsay (Katherine Plumber), Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Crutchie), John Dossett (Joseph Pulitzer), Capathia Jenkins (Medda Larkin), Matthew Schechter (Les Jacobs)

Spongebob Squarepants | 8/29/18

Ethan Slater (Spongebob Squarepants), Danny Skinner (Patrick Star), Christina Sajous (Sandy Cheeks), Gavin Lee (Squidward Tentacles), Brian Ray Norris (Eugene Krabs), Wesley Taylor (Sheldon Plankton), Jai'len Christine Li Josey (Pearl), Brandon Espinoza (Patchy the Pirate), Kelvin Moon Loh (Perch Perkins), Catherine Ricafort (Karen)

Beetlejuice | March 2018 (Previews)

Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice), Sophia Anne Caruso (Lydia), Kerry Butler (Barbara), Rob McClure (Adam), Adam Dannheisser (Charles), Leslie Kritzer (Delia), Jill Abramovitz (Maxine Dean/Juno), Kelvin Moon Loh (Otho), Danny Rutigliano (Maxie Dean), Dana Steingold (Girl Scout), Tessa Alves (Ensemble), Gilbert L. Bailey II (Ensemble), Johnny Brantley III (Ensemble), Ryan Breslin (Ensemble), Abe Goldfarb (Ensemble), Eric Anthony Johnson (Ensemble), Elliott Mattox (Ensemble), Mateo Melendez (Ensemble), Ramone Owens (Ensemble)

Beetlejuice | July 27th, 2019

Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice), Sophia Anne Caruso (Lydia Deetz), Kerry Butler (Barbara Maitland), Rob McClure (Adam Maitland), Leslie Kritzer (Delia Deetz), Adam Dannheisser (Charles Deetz), Kelvin Moon Loh (Otho), Jill Abramovitz (Maxine Dean/Juno), Danny Rutigliano (Maxie Dean), Dana Steingold (Girl Scout)

Hello Dolly! (Revival, Unknown Date)

Bette Midler (Dolly Gallagher Levi), David Hyde Pierce (Horace Vandergelder), Kate Baldwin (Irene Molloy), Christian Dante White (u/s Cornelius Hackl), Taylor Trensch (Barnaby Tucker), Beanie Feldstein (Minnie Faye), Will Burton (Ambrose Kemper), Melanie Moore (Ermengarde), Jennifer Simard (Ernestina)

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory | April 20th, 2017

Christian Borle (Willy Wonka), Ryan Foust (Charlie Bucket), John Rubinstein (Grandpa Joe), Emily Padgett (Mrs. Bucket), Ben Crawford (Mr. Salt), Kathy Fitzgerald (Mrs. Gloop), Alan H. Green (Mr. Beauregarde), Jackie Hoffman (Mrs. Teavee), Trista Dollison (Violet Beauregarde), F. Michael Haynie (Augustus Gloop), Emma Pfaeffle (Veruca Salt), Michael Wartella (Mike Teavee)

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