#Simon and Victoria Ewing

[princesssarisa]

There are more meanings of Barbie characters' names?

I'll go through the whole list of Barbie's family and friends from Wikipedia for all the characters I didn't list before.

Barbie's family members

George (her father): "Farmer."

Margaret (her mother): "Pearl."

Tutti (her discontinued sister): An Italian word that means "all" – best known in the US from "tutti frutti" ("all fruits"), a term for mixture of chopped candied fruits or for sweets with a mixed fruit flavor. For Barbie's sister, it must be a nickname.

Francie (her cousin): Short for Frances, meaning "Frenchwoman."

Jazzie (another cousin): Jazz is a style of music; the slang term "jazzy" means bright, colorful, and showy, like the music. It could also be a nickname for Jasmine. It's obviously a nickname, at any rate.

Kirsten (another cousin): "Christian."

Lulu (another cousin): Probably short for Louise or Louisa, meaning "famous in battle," or for Lucinda or Lucia, meaning "light," or for Lucille, meaning "little light."

Millicent (her aunt): "Strong in work" or "unceasing strength."

Adele (another aunt): "Noble."

Female friends (she's had so many!)

Raquelle: "Ewe."

Grace: Self-evident.

Stacey: Derived from Anastasia, meaning "resurrection," or from Eustacia, meaning "fruitful."

P.J.: Unknown; we'd need to know what her initials stand for.

Steffie: Short for Stephanie, meaning "crown" or "wreath."

Cara: "Beloved."

Whitney: "White island."

Miko: "Delicious" or "entertaining."

Kira: "Young" or "black."

Becky: Short for Rebecca, meaning "tie" or "snare."

Kayla: Derived from Catherine, meaning "far off" or "pure."

Lea: "Weary."

Jamie: "Heel-grabber" or "supplanter."

Kelley: "Bright-headed."

Devon: "Calf" or "fawn."

Tracy: "Warlike" or "fierce."

Nia: "Bright" or "purpose."

Viky: Short for Victoria, meaning "victory."

Tara Lynn: Tara means "elevated place" or "star"; Lynn means "lake."

Lara: "Citadel."

Drew: Originally a male name derived from Andrew, meaning "manly."

Melody: Self-evident.

Simone: "Listening."

Shannen: A variant of Shannon, the name of a river in Ireland, which probably comes from a root word meaning "old" or "ancient."

Maiko: "Child in a linen robe" or "dancing child."

Harper: "Harp maker."

Renee: "Reborn."

Daisy: "Daisy flower," of course.

Tia: "Aunt."

Courtney: "Short nose."

Desiree: "Desired."

Ling: "Spirit" or "bell."

Dee Dee: Unknown; originally a nickname for anyone whose name started with D.

Dana: "God is my judge" or "wise."

Diva: A term for a singing star (especially an arrogant one), from the Italian word for "goddess." Obviously a nickname.

Tori: Short for Victoria, meaning "victory."

Susie: Short for Susan, meaning "lily."

Nichelle: A cross between Nicole, meaning "victory of the people," and Michelle, meaning "Who is like God?"

Marissa: "Of the sea."

Ana: "Grace" or "favor."

Gabbie: Short for Gabriella, meaning "God is my strength."

Chelsie: "Chalk wharf."

Marie: "Bitter," "drop of the sea," or "beloved."

Mari: "Truth," among other possible meanings.

Mariko: "Child of truth" or "jasmine child," among other possible meanings.

Isla: "Island."

Male friends

Blaine: "Yellow."

Derek: "Ruler of the people."

Curtis: "Courteous."

Todd: "Fox."

Steven: "Crown" or "wreath."

Kurt: "Brave counsel."

Ryan: "Little king."

Barbie's younger siblings have lots of friends too, but I'd be here all day if I tried to look up their names' meanings too.

[nightimedreamersworld]

Thank you for the tags today my lovelies @artsyunderstudy @martsonmars @forabeatofadrum @prettygoododds ❤️ sadly I still haven't had the time to take a look at your snippets (uni is killing me 💔) but I'm sure they're lovely! I can't wait to read your wips.

As for my own, well... I gave myself a head start on chapter 5 of wftbb (ew ugly acronym) and I thought I might finish it this week, but that was before I found out I have not one but TWO exams this week. Wednesday and Friday. RIP writing 🥲

Anyway. Hopefully next week will be calmer. Here's a snippet from chapter 3:

“I don’t see how quoting the Odyssey would help,” Penelope says as we walk along the edge of Victoria's park. “The whole story is about how some guy can’t seem to ever get home.” “But he does get there in the end,” Shepard chimes in.  “After ten fucking years,” Simon grumbles. He’s obviously not happy about the prospect of staying here so long.  I’m starting to share the sentiment.  “Odysseus faced a lot of shit in that time,” Bunce says. "Luckily it will be easier to send you back.”  “To another universe?”  “Have a little faith, Simon.” She says it without magic, but I think we could all use a little motivation boost.  So far, all our attempts—my attempts, specifically—have led Simon back to his flat in Hackney Wick. No matter if we were standing just outside his building or several streets away. Bunce even made me try out the spells she’d already used, but the outcome was the same.  “Maybe the spell can’t differentiate between universes,” she mused. “It’s taking Simon back to his home, the place where he lives, but in this universe.” We all agreed that made sense. So, we decided to go further away—Victoria’s seemed like a good place, full of secluded spots to do magic away from Normal eyes. We tried all the spells from Bunce’s list—including Home is where you hang your hat, and Home is where your heart is. (Simon didn’t go anywhere for that one, not even when I cast it.)

Also, basically all chapters of this fic + the title were named after lyrics of this song

(It's basically the theme song for this fic lol)

Tagging some friends: @cutestkilla @facewithoutheart @hushed-chorus @larkral (just realized yesterday that ADA is done!!! Congrats and can't wait to read the ending!) @captain-aralias @palimpsessed @whogaveyoupermission @aristocratic-otter @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @stitchyqueer @confused-bi-queer @ivelovedhimthroughworse see yall Wednesday! (Or whenever I can lol)

[cantikdaae]

I am always very invested in the new Phantom ensemble and who is going to play which ensemble part, and who they’ll be covering. As they never announce it beforehand.

Below I have a list of all the roles that are confirmed by the actors themselves or based on which part they play at the moment.

Hairdresser: Michael Colbourne (1st cover Raoul/2nd cover Phantom)

Wardrobe Mistress: Melanie Gowie (2nd cover Madame Giry)

Don Attillio: Hywel Dowsell (2nd cover Piangi/Andre)

Wild Woman: Frederica Basile (2nd cover Carlotta)

Auctioneer: James Gant (1st cover Phantom)

Madame Firmin: Victoria Ward (1st cover Madame Giry)

Monsieur Reyer: Samuel Haughton (1st cover Andre)

Monsieur Lefevre: Tim Morgan (1st cover Firmin)

Buquet: Leonard Cook (2nd cover Firmin)

Princess: Eve Shanu-Wilson (1st cover Christine)

Confidante: Zoë Soleil Vallée

Page: Colleen Rose Curran (2nd cover Christine)

Marksman: Ralph Watts (2nd cover Raoul)

Porter: Simon Whitaker (1st cover Piangi)

ballet: Serina Faull (2nd cover Meg Giry)

ballet: Florence Fowler

ballet: Eilish Harmon-Beglan

ballet: Yukina Hasebe

ballet: Grace Hume (1st cover Meg Giry)

ballet: Jasmine Wallis

ballet swing: Corina Clark

dancer: Thomas Holdsworth

dancer: Jacob Hughes

swing: Hollie Aires

swing: Lily De-La-Haye (1st cover Carlotta)

swing: Connor Ewing (3rd cover Phantom)

swing: Tim Southgate

swing: Andrew York

[imsparky2002]

Batraculous - The Squads

These 4 squads of teen bat-heroes all work together to fight crime in their city. Here are the squads. Their batcaves are in the 4 corners of Paris. They have secret passageways and tunnels so they can all travel to each other's batcaves.

North Faction

Marinette Dupain-Cheng

Adrien Agreste

Alya Cesaire

Nino Lahiffe

Nathaniel Kurtzberg

Max Kante

Kim Le Chien

Alix Kubdel

Juleka Couffaine

Rose Lavillant

Ivan Bruel

Mylene Haprele

Sabrina Raincomprix

Chloe Bourgeois

Luka Couffaine

Kagami Tsurugi

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South Faction

Marc Anciel

Aurore Beaureal

Mireille Caquet

Zoe Lee

Jean Duparc

Cosette Bellamy

Denise Cabello

Simon O’Connor

Ismael Prisk

Reshma Leghari

Lacey Greene

Ondine Philippe

-

East Faction

Austin Armbruster

Austin Boulet

Austin Quinlan

Austin Tomassian

Lotta Jameson

Kendra Anne Gunderson

DJ Detweiler

Austin Spinelli

Gia Griswald

Victoria LaSelle

Gerald Grundler

Mindy Blumberg

Rochelle Weems

Mason Ewing

Marcelle Anciel

Beck King

-

West Faction

Ayesha Reynolds

Dorothy “Dot” Waverly

Petra Markov

Roxanne “Roxie” Richter

Anthony Mathis

Eri Tanaka

Candace Fletcher

Soo-Yeon Park

Margo Jorgensen

Staci Kwan

Parker Beauregaurd

Brecken Sutcliffe

Agnes “Aggie” Findlay

Mona Truffaut

Genevieve “Evie” Balthazar

Eloise Matuidi

Anais Ackerman

Jesse Ortega

Missy Rutherford

As always, @artzychic27 @msweebyness

[eiuk]

Simon, Victoria, Tabitha and Reuben Ewing live in Mwanza, Tanzania and have worked in the lakeside communities since 2017. This year Victoria has been very busy with her role of Trial Manager for a government health intervention. Within the trial 8,500 boys have now received the HPV vaccine. She is putting effort into her swimming, competing in her first ever swimming gala and winning two medals! Victoria is also an elected representative at the children’s school meaning she gives constructive input on various issues. Simon continues to work with the EI Tanzania national offices, overseeing finances and building capacity in the team. EI Tanzania is now a registered NGO and Simon is working with the other missionaries to ensure the organisation is compliant. The work continues to be challenging. With many community development projects ongoing and new villages starting, there is never a dull moment! Tabitha and Reuben are both enjoying the international school. Tabitha started year 7 in secondary, which has taken some adjusting, but we thank God she is becoming more confident and capable, helping as a leader in church Sunday school and holiday camps. Reuben is more active than ever, regularly swimming, doing sports and then playing with his friends after school. He is excited by adventure story books, and also loves the geology club at school. We continue to seek Gods will for our family as we strengthen the teams and church partners here in Mwanza, Proverbs 24 reminds us to seek God as we build our family routines and work commitments. By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. Proverbs 24:3-4

[365days365movies]

February 3, 2021: Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

The year: 1986. A small new fictionation is founded as part of a disparate group of similar territories. Near to another civilization founded by Woody Allen (we’ll get to him later this month, whoof), a new settlement was founded by one Nora Ephron. It began with Heartburn, a rom-com starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. While it was somewhat successful, it wasn’t exactly a dynamo by any means. And that is when Nora met the future Empress of her fictonation.

Her name was Meg Ryan, and the film...was When Harry Met Sally.

Ephron only wrote this film, rather than direct it. But it didn’t matter, as this film was CRAZY successful (and I’ll be watching it later this month). Some years past, and both Ryan and Ephron rose in power. Ephron became a director, Ryan became a movie star, and the two pillars would reunite for greater things. And THAT is when the future Empress met her Emperor.

Enter Joe vs. the Volcano, where Meg Ryan...met Tom Hanks.

Now, was this movie amazing? No, not from what I’ve heard. But the two new co-stars apparently made an impression on Hollywood at this point, as their respective stars would only grow brighter. And so, when 1993 came along, the three pillars finally met, and ascended to their true roles as the rulers of a now united Holy Romance Empire. And that film...was Sleepless in Seattle.

Time to witness a nation RISE. SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

Recap

We start where all romantic comedies should start: at a Chicago graveyard!

Architect Sam Baldwin’s (Tom Hanks) wife, Maggie, has sadly passed away, leaving Sam and their son, Jonah (Ross Malinger). Sam’s clearly broken, understandably, and he decides to move from Chicago in order to leave behind the bittersweet memories of his wife. And where he’s headed? You know where.

Jimmy Durante’s rendition of “As Time Goes By”

Jimmy Durante sings us in (I love this song, for the record), and we head not to Seattle, but to Baltimore, 18 months afterwards. There, reporter Annie Reed (Meg Ryan) is going to a Christmas party with her new fiancée, Walter Jackson (Bill Pullman), which is announced to great aplomb at the party. Her brother Dennis is played by Niles from Frasier (David Hyde Pierce), and I nearly spit out my sandwich.

That night, Annie’s mother gives her her old wedding dress, and have a VERY frank conversation about their sexual relationships. It is...awkward. Anyway, the dress tears, which Annie sees as a sign. In any case, she still seems happy...I think. On the way to Walter’s parents’ place, she tunes into a radio talk show, where a child is making a Christmas wish to the station.

This child is, of course, Jonah, calling on behalf of his father from Seattle. He tells the host, Dr. Marcia Fieldstone (Caroline Aaron), that his father is lonely after his wife’s death, and that he wishes he had a new wife. She convinces Jonah to put him on the phone, and while he’s reluctant to do so (understandably), he accepts. All the while, Annie’s listening, and seems to sympathize deeply with him and his sarcastic responses.

However, Sam begins to open up, and Dr. Fieldstone christens him “Sleepless in Seattle,” after the fact that he doesn’t sleep much at all these days. His story resonates with a number of people, Annie included. A few people call in to respond to him, and at the end of the call, he describes how much and why he misses his wife. And I gotta be honest, I’m with Annie here. It is...very moving.

Damn you, Tom Hanks, it’s only 20 minutes in, why are you already making me FEEEEEEL?

The next day, it’s a splash, and over 2,000 women call in in response to this. This is discounted by her co-worker and friend, Becky (Rosie O’Donnell). At the New Year’s party soon after, she and Walter make a date to meet in New York City, and register for their eventual wedding. Meanwhile, Sam tucks Jonah in to sleep, as Nat King Cole serenades us (I ALSO love Nat King Cole, real talk) and Sam stares at the fireworks off of his houseboat.

And, mentally haunted by the ghost of his wife, he’s seemingly literally haunted by the ghost of his wife, Maggie (Carey Lowell). The next morning, he goes to help a client, Barbara (Dana Ivey), and his co-worker Jay Matthews (Rob Reiner) with a house, and finds out that everybody knows who he is at this point. Additionally, Jonah also give the radio station their address, and MANY women are now soliciting Sam, including...his third-grade teacher. Ew. EW.

Sam and Jonah next have a talk about whether or not a prospective new wife would have sex with Sam, and I wonder if sexual conversations with your parents are supposed to be this common, or if I’m just crazy. Because me and my Dad? Nuh-uh. And no worries if your relationship with your folks is like this, but mine DEFINITELY IS NOT, lemme tell you.

Annie and Walter prepare for bed, and Ray Charles sings them to sleep, followed by Carly Simon talking about the wee small hours of the morning. During those hours, Annie gets up, also unable to sleep, and turns on the Dr. Marcia Fieldstone show. During the highlight reel for the show, Disappointed in Denver notes that:

Everytime I come close to orgasm, he goes and makes himself a sandwich.

...Wow. Um. Asshole? And then Marcia tells her to make a sandwich for him beforehand, WHICH IS NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. Anyway, Sam is also featured in that highlight reel, and Annie cries again as he talks about his wife, and it’s a disproportionately long excerpt compared to the others, what the hell? Marooned in Miami is DISAPPOINTED now.

Annie goes to meet her brother Niles (he’s basically Niles from Frasier, seriously) the next day, and explains that she’s fantasizing about Sam, a man she’s never even MET. She’s also feeling doubt about her upcoming marriage, which is...interesting. I’ll get to that later. In Seattle, meanwhile, Sam asks Jay what it’s like as a single man in Seattle, and they have a conversation about how cute Sam’s butt is. Nice.

Upon the realization that his 9-year old son is hanging out with more girls than he is (yeah, there’s a kid named Jessica hanging out with him when Sam gets home, it’s awkward), Sam’s back in the saddle again (as the song indicates; that said, goddamn is the music choice on the nose sometimes, seriously). He calls a woman named Victoria (Barbara Garrick), and asks her out on a date.

Annie’s watching the movie An Affair to Remember (lateeeeeer) at Becky’s, as she’s lamenting her fixation on Sam, while also struggling to fully understand how she feels about Walter. Becky RIGHTFULLY accuses her of believing in Hollywood, movie love, which is demonstrated by Annie’s meaningless platitudes about her supposed love for Walter. This is while she’s writing a letter to Sam, then aborts it when she realizes what she’s doing. She sits on the couch with Becky, they mouth the words together in the movie, and they cry while I laugh, because that was funny.

Things aren’t as jovial for Sam and Jonah, as Jonah’s had a nightmare, and the two reminisce over missing their mother. Sam notes that Maggie could peel an apple in one long...curly...strip. You mean...like Annie was doing earlier? I see what you did there, movie. I see what you did there. As if to compound their invisible connection, both of them sit on a dock, staring into two separate oceans at night.

Sam proceeds to write a story for the paper on “Sleepless in Seattle,” and through some...mildly creepy personal invasion, she finds his address in Seattle, and a hell of a lot more personal information. Like I said, it’s a little creepy. Sam, meanwhile, is going on a date with Victoria, when Jonah opens a letter...from Annie.

Annie. What’re you doin’?

Jonah appears to IMMEDIATELY ship the two, but Sam quotes the coast-to-coast distance as being a bit too much, and goes on the date with Victoria. While on the date, Jonah tries to hook Sam up with Annie by getting him to agree to take them to New York City on Valentine’s Day. Damn, Jonah, you lookin’ to escape a whale, because you are BUILDING A GODDAMN SHIP

Victoria, a woman with an amazingly obnoxious laugh, does not rub off well on Jonah, or me, or my girlfriend. I’m really hoping that somehow, in SOME WAY, Victoria and Walter get together. He’s boring, she’s obnoxious, who knows? They might like each other. My ship...is being built.

Jonah, meanwhile, is TAKING THE FUCKING WHEEL of this ship. He calls the radio station once again, and Annie is alerted to this by Becky. She wakes up, punching Walter in the process (dude gets HURT), and goes downstairs to listen. Jonah’s telling the station that Victoria SUUUUUCKS, and straight up calls her “a ho.” He hangs up abruptly, and screams to stop his father from kissing Victoria. Annie, meanwhile, listens to this in the closet for some reason.

The next day, Jonah’s friend, Jessica, tells Jonah to send a letter to Annie on his father’s behalf. Meanwhile, Annie flies to Seattle in the guise of doing a story, when she’s actually going to try and meet Sam. Victoria, meanwhile, is leaving from the airport, where Sam and Jonah are seeing her off. Victoria basically implies that she’d like to ditch the kid and go fuck someplace sometime, which might FINALLY rub Sam the wrong way.

Sam talks to Jonah about the fact that he’s dating Victoria, not marrying her, and that she might not be the one for him. He also says that there’s no such thing as soul- 

-mates.

Yeah, they actually did just do that. Sam loses Annie at the airport, after immediately chasing after her. They’re perfect for each other, as Annie goes RIGHT to Sam’s houseboat address. She hangs around the neighborhood, and sees them having fun on the beach together as Harry Connick Jr. plays in the background. That night, she confides in Becky about her guilt in lying to Walter.

And if I can just say this...yeah, THAT isn’t great. I get that there’s some cinematic paegentry to the whole thing, but, like...tell your FIANCEE about your FEELINGS. It’s hard, yeah, duh, but YOU GOTTA DO IT. You most certainly owe it to Walter. At least she appears to know it, though.

Annie at the hotel

The next day, Annie goes once again to weirdly spy on Jonah, and sees him hug a woman very happily, and of course believes that that’s Victoria. However, this is his friend, Suzy (Rita Wilson), who’s visiting with her husband, Greg (Victor Garber). In any case, this leads to Sam and Annie seeing each other for the first time. He says hello. She says hello. Then she almost gets hit by a taxi, and she IMMEDIATELY flies back home WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUUUH

We find this out later, but the taxi and the fact that all she could say was “Hello” is actually all a reference to the film seen earlier, An Affair to Remember (again, later this month). This is also part of the repeating motif that this film has: signs. Y’know, the kind of “IT’S A SIGN” thing. However, the real twist here is that the signs are the ones that they can’t see. Like the apple and the hello thing. Not yet, anyway.

Also, dear lord, An Affair to Remember is just making EVERY woman in the film cry, even when they’re TALKING about it. And every time, the men just look at each other like “WOMEN, with their EMOTIONS and their VAGOOOOOOS.” Jesus, ‘90s movies. Even JESSICA (Gaby Hoffman), Jonah’s friend, the LITTLE GIRL, is crying at this movie. JESUS, I’m really interested in seeing this movie now.

Jessica and Jonah start conspiring on how to get to New York to meet Annie, and do so by FAKING AIRLINE TICKETS OK THEN. Meanwhile, Annie’s given up on the whole “Sleepless in Seattle” thing, and goes to meet Walter for their Valentine’s date in NYC. Walter rightfully comments that Annie’s seemed distant, and here’s the thing: Walter deserves better than this. Yeah, he’s BORING AS SHIT, but the dude’s committed to her, and she’s amazingly flaky in comparison. I dunno, maybe it’s because it’s Bill Pullman, but I feel bad for him.

Anyway, in New York, the two begin to rekindle their relationship, and Walter gets a ring for her at FUCKING TIFFANY’S HOLY SHIT. Meanwhile, Sam’s THIRSTY AS FUUUUUUUCK, and is leaving to spend the weekend with Victoria, which Jonah is NOT a fan of. This ship is gonna SAIL if JONAH HAS TO FLY TO NEW YORK CITY HIMSELF

So, Jonah flies to New York City himself, in order to...meet his new mother. This movie has some VERY interesting issues, Jesus. Jonah does, indeed go to the top of the Empire State Building to look for Annie, and he asks all the girls on the Observation Deck if they’re Annie. Which, of course, none of them are. Why?

Annie’s at dinner, that’s why, and at the FUCKING RAINBOW ROOM DEAR LORD HOW MUCH MONEY DOES WALTER MAKE? Sam also makes his way to New York, probably to DESTROY HIS CHILD

And at dinner, Annie actually redeems herself by telling Walter the ENTIRE TRUTH about her feelings, and about “Sleepless in Seattle.” And Walter is a CLASSY-ASS GUY ABOUT THE ENTIRE THING, and the two break off their engagement amicably. Annie says that she doesn’t deserve Walter, and BY GOD SHE’S RIGHT. Walter’s a sweet dude. And as soon as they break up...a sign.

Sam finds Jonah on the Observation Deck, and the two tearfully reunite. And as they two unite, and everybody else leaves the Observation Deck as it closes for the night, Annie rushes on her way there. An Affair to Remember is invoked one last time, as Annie convinces the guard to let her up there. But, OF GODDAMN COURSE...she goes up in one elevator, and Sam and Jonah head down in another.

But wait. Isn’t that Jonah’s backpack on the ground of the Observation Deck? 

Yup. THERE’S the happy ending we’re lookin’ for. They finally formally introduce each other, and Sam says that they’d better leave...ALL of them, together. Love at first sight. PLAY US OUT JIMMY DURANTE!!!! And yeah, I know that Celine Dion sings the end credits song, but NOPE! TAKE ME AWAY, JIMMY! MAKE ME HAPPY!

And that was Sleepless in Seattle! And again, I liked it! I’ll get more into it during the Review!

[myownantichrist]

Boys

A

Andrew vs. Aaron

Alan vs. Alexander

Aiden vs. Adam

B

Brennan vs. Brayden

Brandon vs. Braxton

Bentley vs. Brimley

C

Cayden vs. Camden

Cole vs. Cameron

Cade vs. Chandler

D

Denver vs. Dallas

Deklan vs. Dylan

David vs. Dennis

E

Ethan vs. Ezra

Eitan vs. Elijah

Emmanuel vs. Eden

F

Fabio vs. Ferdinand

Finnegan vs. Finley

Fernando vs. Frankie

G

Gavin vs. Gus

Gumby vs. Gerrick

George vs. Grant

H

Harper vs. Harley

Hayden vs. Henry

Harlow vs. Hank

I

Ian vs. Ivan

Indigo vs. Iris

Indiana vs. Iris

J

John vs. Jericho

Jacob vs. Jameson

Jasper vs. Jedidiah

K

Kayden vs. Koa

Kent vs. Kyle

Kevin vs. Konner

L

Lars vs. Liam

Levi vs. Lance

Lester vs. Lorenzo

M

Michael vs. Matthew

Maverick vs. Mason

Madison vs. Micah

N

Nolan vs. Nathan

Niko vs. Nathaniel

Nicholas vs. Nate

O

Ocean vs. Oscar

Orville vs. Otis

Otto vs. October

P

Patrick vs. Percy

Preston vs. Paisley

Parker vs. Passion

Q

Quincy vs. Quinn

Quada vs. Quinten

Quailen vs Quidditch

R

Raven vs. Riley

Rowan vs. Rod

Ray vs. Roy

S

Skylar vs. Scott

Storm vs. Steven < my favourite name for a son, if I ever have one..

Sorin vs. Solomon

T

Trevor vs. Travis

Todd vs. Taylor

Taytum vs. Tanner

U

Ulysses vs. Uman

Umbo vs. Uno

Utah vs. Usher

V

Vance vs. Vincent

Vern vs. Vayde

Vernon vs. Vayden

W

Walter vs. Wyatt

Wade vs. Winter

Wallace vs. Whisper

X

Xenon vs. Xayden

Xayler vs. Xavier

Xandon vs. Xennan

Y

Yvonne vs. Yonder

Yuletide vs. Yasser

Yancy vs. Yancer

Z

Zeeland vs. Zayden

Zion vs. Zenon

Zander vs. Zenner

Girls

A

Acacia vs. Alexa

Aurora vs. Annalise

Avonna vs. Alessandra

B

Brogan vs. Brooklyn

Bianca vs. Brigitta

Bailey vs. Brynn

C

Carlotta vs. Christine

Cheyenne vs. Cescily

Cecilia vs. Cassidy

D

Diedra (pronounced Dee-ay-druh) vs. Delilah

Devia vs. Daytona

Dakota vs. Darcy

E

Evonna vs. Eliana

Emerald vs. Evangeline

Eden vs. Eliza

F

Felicity vs. Fiona

Faith vs. Faye

Flavia (pronoucned Flah-wee-uh) vs. Flora

G

Grace vs. Gretchen

Genesis vs. Galaxy

Gabriella vs. Greta

H

Harper vs. Hope

Holly vs. Hailee

Harmony vs. Harvest

I

Imogene vs. Ivy

Isabella vs. Iris

Irene vs. Ingrid

J

Jessica vs. Jacinda

Jade vs. Juniper

Joanna vs. Joy

K

Kaleidoscope (Kallie for short) vs. Kaylee

Kennedy vs. Kendall

Katelyn vs. Katrina

L

Lacey vs. Linsey

Lynnea (proncounced Lynn-ay-uh) vs. Liberty

Lara vs. Lola

M

Morgan vs. Madison

Mackenzie vs. Miranda

Marissa vs. Monica

N

Nora vs. Natalie

Nevaeh (pronounced Nev-ay-uh) vs. Nicole

Niki vs. Noelle

O

Ophelia vs. Ocean

Olivia vs. Onna

Opal vs. October

P

Passion vs. Primrose

Penelope vs. Pixie

Pandora vs. Palace

Q

Quintessa vs. Quincy

Quaila vs. Quilala (Kwi–lah-lah)

Queen vs. Quiencia (Kwee-ence-ee-uh)

R

Reyna vs. Riley

Rosanna vs. Rosemary

Rhonda vs. Rodica (Roe-dee-kuh)

S

Skylar vs. Skye

Serena vs. Simone

Shailey vs. Sienna

T

Tessa vs. Taylor

Tia vs. Tiana

Taytum vs. Trixie

U

Una vs. Uta

Ulyssia (You-liss-ee-uh) vs. Umba

Ula vs. Ursula

V

Violet vs. Vylette

Veronica vs. Victoria

Valencia vs. Valerie

W

Wynona vs. Whitney

Wynter vs. Whisper

Willow vs. Wanda

X

Xaila vs. Xara

Xana vs. Xenon

Xavier vs. Xena

Y

Yasmin vs. Yvonne

Yvette vs Yolanda

Yori vs. Yaya

Z

Zayara vs. Zion

Zayana vs. Zoey

Zen vs. Zara

Final questions!

Your name (first and middle): Chloe Elizabeth.

Do you like it? Yeah.

What your parents almost named you: Clara.

Your favorite girl’s name (first and middle): I don't know.

List five unique names of girls you have met:

List five girl’s names you don’t like:

List five girls name you really like:

Your first best friend’s name: Janice.

Your siblings names: -

The name of the first pet that you loved: Brandy.

What you would be named if you were the opposite gender: Ian. Ew.

[suckitsurveys]

Have a name survey because these are always fun.

Bold = like, italics = if I have to choose.

Boys

A Andrew vs. Aaron Alan vs. Alexander Aiden vs. Adam B Brennan vs. Brayden Brandon vs. Braxton ( I prefer Brendon) Bentley vs. Brimley C Cayden vs. Camden Cole vs. Cameron Cade vs. Chandler D Denver vs. Dallas Deklan vs. Dylan David vs. Dennis E Ethan vs. Ezra Eitan vs. Elijah Emmanuel vs. Eden: I prefer Eden for a girl.

F Fabio vs. Ferdinand Finnegan vs. Finley Fernando vs. Frankie G Gavin vs. Gus Gumby vs. Gerrick George vs. Grant H Harper vs. Harley: I like both of these for a girl, but I can see a boy named Harley. Hayden vs. Henry Harlow vs. Hank: I like Harlow for a girl, though I Ian vs. Ivan Indigo vs. Iris: Again, I like Iris for a girl. Indiana vs. Iris: ^

J John vs. Jericho Jacob vs. Jameson Jasper vs. Jedidiah K Kayden vs. Koa Kent vs. Kyle Kevin vs. Konner: I prefer the spelling Connor, though. L Lars vs. Liam Levi vs. Lance Lester vs. Lorenzo M Michael vs. Matthew Maverick vs. Mason Madison vs. Micah N Nolan vs. Nathan Niko vs. Nathaniel Nicholas vs. Nate O Ocean vs. Oscar Orville vs. Otis Otto vs. October P Patrick vs. Percy Preston vs. Paisley Parker vs. Passion Q Quincy vs. Quinn: I like Quinn for both. Quada vs. Quinten Quailen vs Quidditch: Seriously?? R Raven vs. Riley Rowan vs. Rod: I also like Rowan for either. Ray vs. Roy: S Skylar vs. Scott: Storm vs. Steven Sorin vs. Solomon T Trevor vs. Travis Todd vs. Taylor Taytum vs. Tanner U Ulysses vs. Uman Umbo vs. Uno: These are dog’s names Utah vs. Usher: ew no. V Vance vs. Vincent Vern vs. Vayde Vernon vs. Vayden W Walter vs. Wyatt Wade vs. Winter Wallace vs. Whisper: ew don’t name your kid Whisper X Xenon vs. Xayden: Girl of the 21st Century?? Xayler vs. Xavier Xandon vs. Xennan: no. Y Yvonne vs. Yonder: excuse me? Yuletide vs. Yasser: these are not names Yancy vs. Yancer Z Zeeland vs. Zayden Zion vs. Zenon: GIRL OF THE 21ST CENTURY. Zander vs. Zenner

Girls

A Acacia vs. Alexa Aurora vs. Annalise: Ugh I like both of these Avonna vs. Alessandra B Brogan vs. Brooklyn Bianca vs. Brigitta Bailey vs. Brynn C Carlotta vs. Christine Cheyenne vs. Cescily Cecilia vs. Cassidy D Diedra vs. Delilah: Devia vs. Daytona: No. Dakota vs. Darcy E Evonna vs. Eliana Emerald vs. Evangeline Eden vs. Eliza F Felicity vs. Fiona Faith vs. Faye Flavia vs. Flora G Grace vs. Gretchen Genesis vs. Galaxy Gabriella vs. Greta H Harper vs. Hope Holly vs. Hailee Harmony vs. Harvest: Yeek don’t name a kid Harvest. I Imogene vs. Ivy: I like both. Isabella vs. Iris Irene vs. Ingrid J Jessica vs. Jacinda Jade vs. Juniper Joanna vs. Joy K Kaleidoscope vs. Kaylee: Are you kidding me Kennedy vs. Kendall Katelyn vs. Katrina L Lacey vs. Linsey: But I prefer it Lindsey. Lynnea vs. Liberty Lara vs. Lola M Morgan vs. Madison Mackenzie vs. Miranda Marissa vs. Monica N Nora vs. Natalie Nevaeh vs. Nicole: PSA Stop naming girls Neveah it’s not clever. Niki vs. Noelle O Ophelia vs. Ocean Olivia vs. Onna Opal vs. October: Don’t name a kid October. That is a dog’s name. P Passion vs. Primrose Penelope vs. Pixie Pandora vs. Palace: Yikes. Q Quintessa vs. Quincy Quaila vs. Quilala: my brain hurts. Queen vs. Quiencia R Reyna vs. Riley: true story, I know twins named Raina and Riley. Rosanna vs. Rosemary Rhonda vs. Rodica S Skylar vs. Skye Serena vs. Simone Shailey vs. Sienna T Tessa vs. Taylor Tia vs. Tiana Taytum vs. Trixie: Tatum would be a better spelling. U Una vs. Uta Ulyssia vs. Umba Ula vs. Ursula: V Violet vs. Vylette Veronica vs. Victoria Valencia vs. Valerie W Wynona vs. Whitney: Winona though. Wynter vs. Whisper: Stop. Willow vs. Wanda X Xaila vs. Xara Xana vs. Xenon Xavier vs. Xena Y Yasmin vs. Yvonne Yvette vs Yolanda Yori vs. Yaya Z Zayara vs. Zion Zayana vs. Zoey Zen vs. Zara

Final questions! Your name (first and middle): Hannah Martina Do you like it? Yes. What your parents almost named you: Matilda Your favorite girl’s name (first and middle): Althea Janet and Frances Lorraine are the names of my favorite girls :D List five unique names of girls you have met: Calliope, Noemi, Iyla(eye-la), Luciana, McKenna....These are all kids in my niece’s class lol. List five girl’s names you don’t like: Addalyn, McKenzie, Madison, Paisley, anything with an unnecessary “leigh” List five girls name you really like: Cecelia, Ramona, Stella, Alex, Josie. Your first best friend’s name: Randal, Sarah, Ellen. Your siblings names: Corrina The name of the first pet that you loved: Featherbrain. What you would be named if you were the opposite gender: Dylan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

[telenoveladamore]

IL CAST DI TELENOVELA D’AMORE.

CAST AGGIORNATO APRILE 2019:

RYAN PAEVEY

ROBERT PALMER WATKINS

CHAD DUELL

JOSH SWICKARD

NICK BATEMAN

ANDREA DENVER

ANDREA DAMANTE

SIMONE JOY

MARIANO DI VAIO

KIRSTEN STORMS

HAYLEY ERIN

CAROLINE EINHOFF

CELESTA DEASTIS

CAITLIN CARVER

JESSA HINTON

KATIE STEVENS

NATHALIE KELLEY

CIARA PRICE

MELISSA ORDWAY

KELLY KRUGER

OLIVIA ROSE KEEGAN

PAULA MANZANAL

REBECCA HERBST

JASON THOMPSON

STEVE BURTON

BILLY MILLER

MATT COHEN

GINA TOGNONI

KELLY MONACO

BIANCA ARACHIDE

MARCO SHIT

KIARA BARNES

GIRSHIO AORT

RACHELE ARABA

ANGELINA ACHUP

SCOTT CLIFTON

MARTA LINARIA

MANUELE MUNNU

ANGEQUILA AKOSCA

CHIARA ALLKIN

JOULK ASHOLI

ALEA MIK

ADAIN BRADLEY

WAYNE BRADY

DENISE RICHARDS

LYNDSY FONSECA

KATRINA BOWDEN

MOLLY BURNETT

JEN LILLEY

ERIC MARTSOLF

NADIA BJORLIN

HOPE CORTIN

EMME RYLAN

NIA SIOUX

MIRANDA COSGROVE

ANNIKA NOELLE

MATTHEW ATKINSON

JOSEPH CANNATA

ARION J. SPIKT

MANUEL MIRRO

MITCHELL WICK

FEDERICO GREGUCCI

MARCO FERRI

GALEN GERING

BRYTNI SARPY

CASEY MOSS

CAMILA BANUS

LUCY HALE

LUCA DAFFRE'

ROBERT SCOTT WILSON

MICHAEL MEALOR

SASHA CALLE

LINSEY GODFREY

JOSHUA MORROW

CAMERON MATHISON

DANIEL GODDARD

LINDSAY HARTLEY

BRUNO SANTOS

JOHN ANISTON

MISHAEL MORGAN

SALEISHA STOWERS

LAMON ARCHEY

DONNELL TURNER

VINESSA ANTOINE

NATHAN OWENS

ROME FLYNN

SUZANNE ROGERS

ELIZABETH HENDRICKSON

MELISSA ARCHER

BREE WILLIAMSON

DAN EWING

BRANDON BEEMER

DARIN BROOKS

COURTNEY HOPE

CHRISTIAN HOGUE

ANDRE' HAMANN

JEFF KASSER

LUCAS BLOMS

WES RAMSEY

ANDREW COOPER

NATHANIEL BUZOLIC

TOBIAS REUTER

VIKI ODINTCOVA

JOJO FLETCHER

JOHN BROTHERTON

CLAY HONEYCUTT

COREY BROOKS

VICTORIA KONEFAL

SARAH JEFFERY

LUCAS ADAMS

JAY ALVARREZ

ADAM GREGORY

KYLE LOWDER

JAMIE DORNAN

RYAN COOPER

SCOTT EASTWOOD

TORREY DEVITTO

CASEY DEIDRICK

REBECCA BUDIG

CHRISHELL STAUSE

WILLIAM DEVRY

FINOLA HUGHES

MELISSA CLAIRE EGAN

JEFF BRANSON

MATT BOMER

GREG RIKAART

ADAM HUBER

ADAM SENN

RYAN CARNES

CHRISTOPHER SEAN

JAMES PATRICK STUART

MICHELLE STAFFORD

ARIANNE ZUCKER

TAMARA BRAUN

KASSIE DEPAIVA

ALISON SWEENEY

MELODY THOMAS SCOTT

JORDI VILASUSO

RENA SOFER

JUDITH CHAPMAN

LESLEY-ANN BRANDT

[gokinjeespot]

off the rack #1129

Monday, September 24, 2018

 Hello all you off the rackers. How's it going eh? I've been away the last couple of weeks on a trip out west. We landed in Victoria, BC on September 6 and did a road trip visiting Duncan, Comox and Tofino. Had a wonderful reunion with my childhood friend from the Glebe in Comox who I haven't seen in nearly 25 years. Time in Tofino was spent walking the beaches and enjoying all sorts of culinary delights. If you've never been to Vancouver Island you should go just for the drive through the mountains. We could see a glacier from the air B&B in Tofino that we stayed in. Penny and I spent an extra couple of days in Vancouver before returning to Ottawa where we had a lovely dinner with some Comicshop alumni from the 1980s. Thanks to Brent, Colleen, Keith, Louise and Scooter for showing up and catching up.

 A tornado touched down in our area on Friday, September 21. The power at the house went out at 7 PM and we didn't get it back until 11 AM on Saturday. No damage in our neighbourhood but others were heavily damaged. Our new fence held up excellently, thanks to Keith Astley. We were very lucky to only be inconvenienced a little. I feel for the folks who lost their houses and businesses. I had to drive around on the weekend and was glad to see most people being patient and courteous at the intersections where the traffic lights were not working. I did see a few anal pores who thought that the rules didn't apply to them and made other drivers hesitate and thus slow the whole process down even more.

 This may very well be the last off the rack that I write. Comet Comics is closing down it's current location and moving its subscription service to a used book store up the street. I will be out of a job and will not be able to borrow comic books to read anymore. Thanks to Brent at The Comicshop in Vancouver, I found out that I started to write for the newsletter back in 1986 with an editorial and then writing the Newswatch section. My first off the rack was in 1994 and I have been doing it weekly since then with only a few breaks. I love sharing my thoughts about the comics that I read but it sometimes feels like I'm doing an unpaid job too. Thanks to Ron Van Leeuwen at The Silver Snail and Heather MacDonald at Comet Comics for allowing me to enjoy my comic book hobby gratis. I wish you all the best. Thanks to the folks that read my musings and the comments you've shared with me. You guys take care, okay?

 Cover #1 - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) David Mack (art) Zu Orzu (colours) Carlos M. Mangual (letters). Things start off at a comic con where we meet Max Field, comic book artist. It looked to me that this was going to be about comic book covers like the reprints in the back of the book of the ones David Mack has done, but then we meet a super fan of Max's with very deep pockets. Her name is Julia. The story gets a lot more interesting when Julia shows up at a con in London, England and tells Max what her job is. David Mack's art is very distinctive but I didn't guess that this was drawn by him until I got to some painted panels later. This is an intriguing new book and I would put it on my "must read" list.

 The Immortal Hulk #6/LGY #723 - Al Ewing (writer) Lee Garbett (art) Paul Mounts (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). I am very impressed with the writing. It's sophisticated and thought provoking. The new military organisation set up to handle the Hulk is creepy and eerie. This issue sets up a big fight between the Hulk and the Avengers so it looks like next issue will be a smashing good time.

 The Dreaming #1 - Simon Spurrier (writer) Bilquis Evely (art) Mat Lopes (colours) Simon Bowland (letters). The Sandman is AWOL, the Dreaming is crumbling and its denizens don't know what to do. Lucien the librarian is in charge but he seems overwhelmed by the chaos around him. Meanwhile, new character Dora is hopping about between dreams and we get a glimpse of her true self. There is so much that is intriguing about this new Vertigo series based on Neil Gaiman's creations that I think Sandman fans will be pleased.

 Return of Wolverine #1 - Charles Soule (writer) Steve McNiven (pencils) Jay Leisten (inks) Laura Martin (colours) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). I consider myself to be a pretty good artist spotter. I can flip open a comic book and tell you who drew it but this time I was fooled and thought that Barry Windsor-Smith did the art for this issue. I still enjoyed the visual feast featuring Logan's return to the racks. Some fans might not be satisfied with no real explanation of how Logan came back to life and starts fighting the bad guys but I just accepted that he's here and has a mission to save the world. His foes are formidable and he starts off wearing the old familiar yellow and blue costume but changes by the last page to a more contemporary one. As much as I liked this getting a running start I do hope they tell us how Wolverine gets resurrected down the line.

 The Immortal Hulk #5/LGY #722 - Al Ewing (writer) Joe Bennett (pencils) Ruy Jose (inks) Paul Mounts (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). I had a feeling I was missing something when I was reading #6 yesterday. This book is hitting the racks every two weeks and I didn't get a chance to read this issue before leaving on my trip to Vancouver Island two weeks ago. I'm glad I did because it explains the mysterious reflection that Bruce sees in the mirror in #6. I thought it was Major Talbot or the Leader with a normal sized head but it's not. Here we have the Hulk fighting Sasquatch and saving Walter Langkowski from himself. This issue also emphasises the fact that this new Hulk isn't just a mindless monster. I really like that this Hulk can have a regular conversation.

 Adventures of the Super Sons #2 - Peter J. Tomasi (writer) Carlo Barberi (pencils) Art Thibert (inks) Protobunker (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). How are a green Kryptonite weakened Superboy and a bound Robin going to defeat the Gang of young super villains? They get help, that's how. The last page made me smile because it uses a classic twist from the days of "The Death of Superman". This is a fun book.

 Avengers #7/LGY #697 - Jason Aaron (writer) Sara Pichelli (pencils) Sara Pichelli & Elisabetta D'Amico (inks) Justin Ponsor (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). It's the origin story of the very first Ghost Rider plus a super villain that Wolverine fans will recognise. This issue is a nice segue to…

 Avengers #8/LGY #698 - Jason Aaron (writer) David Marquez (art) Justin Ponsor (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). The current Ghost Rider, Roberto Reyes, arrives at the new Avengers headquarters and is officially made a member. The new HQ at the North Pole is very cool and pure comic book plausible. After a quick tour the team gets a global alert that Roxxon is up to no good and the battle cry is uttered. It's off to the southern seas and a confrontation with an old ally. Imperius Rex!

 Batman #54 - Tom King (writer) Matt Wagner (art) Tomeu Morey (colours) Clayton Cowles (letters). Dick Grayson sticks around after Batman and Catwoman's break up to help Bruce get through it. It's a good excuse to remind us of their partnership. I loved how Dick's humour contrasted with Bruce's dour demeanour. Matt's art was a bonus for me.

 Batman #55 - Tom King (writer) Tony S. Daniel (pencils) Tony S. Daniel & Danny Miki (inks) Tomeu Morey (colours) Clayton Cowles (letters). The Dynamic Duo continues to keep Gotham City safe while a one-armed stranger arrives to go about an unknown mission. That mission is revealed in the shocking last page. This incident may just top the Killing Joke.

 Pearl #2 - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) Michael Gaydos (art & colours) Josh Reed (letters). When the first caption of the first page reads "years ago" you know it's origin story time. This story about a Yakuza tattoo artist/assassin is very different from Brian Michael Bendis's super hero stuff for DC. His work on Superman doesn't engage me like this book, Cover, and Scarlet do. I think it's because he's got to write the Man of Steel to appeal to younger readers too. Maybe I've outgrown Superman.

 West Coast Avengers #2/LGY #104 - Kelly Thompson (writer) Stefano Caselli (art) Triona Farrell (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). This is a little more sophisticated than the Adventures of the Super Sons but it's still a lot of fun. I especially like Stefano Caselli's facial expressions. The B.R.O.D.O.K. AKA Bio-Robotic Organism Designed Overwhelmingly for Kissing is an upgrade from the super villain M.O.D.O.K. AKA Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing, but he's still not nice.

 Thor #5/LGY #711 - Jason Aaron (writer) Christian Ward (art & colours) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). We take a break from the present and travel to the far flung future to see if Old Thor can save the universe from dying. He meets an old friend who turns out to be not so friendly. The amalgam of Wolverine and the Phoenix Force is cool but wait until you see the huge mash up on the last page as the villain is revealed. This guy makes Thanos look like Forbush Man.

[mermaidsirennikita]

Rege and Phoebe did a British Vogue shoot, which is actually very common for British actors in period dramas (Poldark got one, god even Victoria and TWP got featured in British Vogue) so I cannot Imagine Jonathan and Simone not doing the same. I'm expecting a lot of covers/features in magazines for them separately and together.

Sigh, lol. I didn't find that shoot super inspiring. Honestly, EW's big "couples" shoots are campier but always more eye-catching. You had the dumb as hell but admittedly attention-grabbing shoot Rob and Kristen did promoting Twilight back in the day.... then the less attention-grabbing but prettier "we're in a forest" photoshoot... Everything Cait and Sam have done for Outlander, of varying quality levels. The brilliant shoot Nick and Elle did for The Great, which definitely got people watching that show when they didn't before.

And to paraphrase Crazy Rich Asians, British Vogue???? If they'd worn the Ortega they would have gotten into American Vogue.

[inechoingsilence]

Silence is bored, so she does a Thing

Unusual Asks

Spotify, SoundCloud, or Pandora? Spotify

is your room messy or clean? in between

what color are your eyes?  hazel 

do you like your name? why? I was named after 2 of my great grandmothers and they were badass bubbies!

what is your relationship status? married almost 13 years, 4 kids (2 boys and 2 girls)

describe your personality in 3 words or less passionate, sarcastic, loyal

what color hair do you have? dark, dark brown but I wear a pre-tied bandana (google ‘tichel’) all the time so no one really see it. 

what kind of car do you drive? color? 2011 dark blue Dodge Grand Caravan

where do you shop? mostly amazon

how would you describe your style? classic and casual

favorite social media account tumblr!

what size bed do you have? I think it is a California king?

any siblings? 3, not in touch with them

if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why? Israel, because I lived there before and miss it terribly. 

favorite snapchat filter? What’s that?

favorite makeup brand(s) No makeup, ew

how many times a week do you shower? 3 times, more in the summer

favorite tv show? SO MANY. The Magicians, Versailles, TURN but a ton more. 

shoe size? 8.5WW

how tall are you? 5′4″

sandals or sneakers? sandals

do you go to the gym? no

describe your dream date the beach, a firepit, talking til dawn

how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment? dunno?

what color socks are you wearing? black

how many pillows do you sleep with? 2 body pillows and one under my head

do you have a job? what do you do? I do. It’s called being a mom.

how many friends do you have? Not too many. 

whats the worst thing you have ever done? Not sure, but it must not be too terrible because I don’t remember it. 

whats your favorite candle scent? I don’t like scented candles

3 favorite boy names Michael, Alexander, Simon

3 favorite girl names Victoria,  Alexandria, Charlotte

favorite actor? it changes from time to time, but right now it’s Hale Appleman

favorite actress? it changes but right now I don’t have one. 

who is your celebrity crush? Samuel Roukin. 

favorite movie? Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightly

do you read a lot? whats your favorite book? I used to, and anything from JD Robb, but lately I have trouble concentrating on more than a magazine article.

money or brains? Brains

do you have a nickname? what is it? Yo

how many times have you been to the hospital? Like 10? Maybe?

top 10 favorite songs most everything from Armen van Buuren

do you take any medications daily? I take about 6 daily 

what is your skin type? (oily, dry, etc) combo and I hate it!

what is your biggest fear? To lose my house and have no way to take care of my kids. 

how many kids do you want? I have 4 and that is all I want. 

whats your go to hair style? I toss it under a tichel and move along

what type of house do you live in? (big, small, etc) it’s a duplex, it’s pretty big - we are blessed

who is your role model? My badass great grandmothers

what was the last compliment you received? That I’m a fighter for my kids

what was the last text you sent? I don’t text

how old were you when you found out santa wasn’t real? I never believed in Santa

what is your dream car? Audi convertible

opinion on smoking? Ew, just no. 

do you go to college? No

what is your dream job? Reviewer of..whatever needs reviewing. I have hella lot of opinions. 

would you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs? I live in the suburbs

do you take shampoo and conditioner bottles from hotels? No

do you have freckles? No

do you smile for pictures? Sometimes

how many pictures do you have on your phone? A couple of my baby

have you ever peed in the woods? Yup

do you still watch cartoons? I’m not really a cartoons person, never was. 

do you prefer chicken nuggets from Wendy’s or McDonalds? I used to LOVE McD’s, but now I keep kosher. 

Favorite dipping sauce? Marinara Sauce

what do you wear to bed? nightgown

have you ever won a spelling bee? Pretty sure I have

what are your hobbies? Reading, cooking

can you draw? Not a bit

do you play an instrument? nope

what was the last concert you saw? Armin van Buuren on Youtube

tea or coffee? Coffee

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts? Starbucks

do you want to get married? Already am

what is your crush’s first and last initial? SR

are you going to change your last name when you get married? I did

what color looks best on you? Blue

do you miss anyone right now? Not really

do you sleep with your door open or closed? Open

do you believe in ghosts? Totally, and angels, demons, faeries and all the rest. 

what is your biggest pet peeve? Dishonesty

last person you called` My husband

favorite ice cream flavor? Chocolate

regular oreos or golden oreos? I don’t like Oreos

chocolate or rainbow sprinkles? I’m not into sprinkles either

what shirt are you wearing? Green tee-shirt, blue cardigan.

what is your phone background? My baby

are you outgoing or shy? I appear outgoing, but I am really a nervous wreck. 

do you like it when people play with your hair? No

do you like your neighbors? For the most part

do you wash your face? at night? in the morning? At night

have you ever been high? Once or twice

have you ever been drunk? More than once or twice

last thing you ate? Lotus cookies

favorite lyrics right now  Not sure

summer or winter? I’m spring/fall, actually

day or night? Night

dark, milk, or white chocolate? ALL THE CHOCOLATE

favorite month? October and March

what is your zodiac sign Leo

who was the last person you cried in front of? my husband

[rabbittstewcomics]

Episode 278

DC Solicits March 2021, Sales for Oct 2020

Comics Reviews:

Dark Nights: Death Metal 6 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, FCO Plascencia

Batman 105 by James Tynion IV, Danny Miki, Carlo Pagulayan, Christian Duce, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, David Baron

Rorschach 3 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart

Teen Titans: Endless Winter Special by Ron Marz, Andy Lanning, Marco Santucci, Jesus Merino, Cam Smith, Hi-Fi

Tales From the Dark Multiverse: Crisis on Infinite Earths by Steve Orlando, Mike Perkins, Andy Troy

Challenge of the Super-Sons 1 by Peter Tomasi, Max Raynor, Luis Guerrero

Black Cat 1 by Jed MacKay, Nina Vakueva, Carlos Villa

King in Black: Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing, Aaron Kuder, Erick Arciniega, Frank Martin

Post Americana 1 by Steve Skroce, Dave Stewart

Second Coming: Only Begotten Son 1 by Mark Russell, Richard Pace

Reckless by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips

Expanse 1 from Corinna Bechko, Alejandro Aragon, Francesco Segala

Red X-Mas 1 by Clay Adams, Alexandre O Phillipe, Fabio Ramacci

Sam and His Talking Gun by Drew Ferguson, Lee Ferguson

Shitshow 1 by Adam Barnhardt, Samir Simao

Blade Runner 2029 1 by Michael Green, Mike Johnson, Andres Guinaldo, Marco Lesko

Abyssal: Albion 1 by Thomas Campbell, Wayne Lowden, Sean Callahan

Amazing Euro-Man

Jupiter Jet: Forgotten Radio GN by Jason Inman, Ashley Victoria Robinson, Ben Matsuya

Additional Reviews: Mandalorian s2 finale, Star Wars Holiday Special, Mank, Piecemeal

News: Omninews, Christos Gage on Bond, Shang-Chi one-shot delayed, Cap 1 recreation, Chris Pine in D&D movie, Hellstrom cancelled, Liefeld and Archie, Double Trouble Thor & Loki, Daniel Warren Johnson Beta Ray Bill, Cyberpunk

Secret Invasion theory from Glenn

Comics Countdown:

Reckless by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips

Stillwater 4 by Chip Zdarsky, Mike Spicer

Barbalien: Red Planet 2 by Tate Brombal, Gabriel Walta, Jordie Bellaire

Dark Nights: Death Metal 6 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, FCO Plascencia

Rorschach 3 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart

Seven to Eternity 15 by Rick Remender, Matt Hollingsworth, Jerome Opena

Once & Future 14 by Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain

Immortal Hulk 41 by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, Ruy Jose, Paul Mounts

Locke & Key: In Pale Battalions Go 3 by Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez, Jay Fotos

We Only Find Them When They're Dead 4 by Al Ewing, Simone Di Meo, Mariasara Miotti

Check out this episode!

[spookysshadow]

“Are you like Magnus?”

So this is a Simon Centric story that kind of belongs to a previous installment where Simon saves Sebastian Verlac from being stabbed by one crispy boi. Anywho, it’s basically Simon talking about his feelings with Jace and Alec. Parabatai friendship, Simon/Alec friendship, Jace/Simon friendship, a general understanding that Magnus is the King of Fashion, Jace being a fry thief, you know, happy things.

“Are you like Magnus?” Simon stared at the shadowhunter with a confused expression.

“Jace, what the hell? You know I’m a vampire. Right? Did the fangs not give it away?”

Now it was Jace’s turn to roll his eyes.

“Not like that you idiot. I meant like...” Suddenly Jace got quiet, opting to stare at his boots than look at Simon directly. Simon quirked an eyebrow.

“Like what then? Fashionable, because let me tell you I could not pull off half of his outfits.” He heard someone snort behind him and turned to see Alec trying to hide his smirk while holding cheese fries.

“Of course not. You look like a trash can.” He stated, moving to sit next to the vampire. Simon gazed mockingly at the taller Lightwood, a hand over his heart.

“Why Alec, no wonder Magnus swoons, why with such a way with words, I don’t know how you managed being in the closet as long as you did.” Alec merely flipped him the bird. They turned their heads back to Jace when he cleared his throat.

“No, I meant. Umm...what’s the word Magnus calls himself Alec? Be-sexual?” Alec rolled his eyes.

“Bi. Bisexual, that’s the word. By the Angel, Jace.” His parabatai waved his hand dismissively.

“Yeah, that one. Are you that?” He asked, focusing back on Simon. Simon shrugged, before move his head around in a ‘maybe, kind of’ motion.

“I’m not bisexual per se, I’m actually pansexual, but in some places people consider bi to be an umbrella term for it, but in other places they treat it as a separate kind of thing. If I’m being honest, I just love to love people and I have no real limits to who I’m capable of loving.” He finished off with a shrug. He felt Alec and Jace stare at him and he really wanted to vampire speed away from their gazes. It was always super awkward for him to explain his sexuality since it wasn’t a really well known or televised orientation. Still, he thinks it makes sense.

Alec stared for a little while longer, before nodding.

“That’s cool. I didn’t really think there was anything else besides straight, gay, and bi.” Jace nodded, before stealing one of Alec’s fries. His parabatai swatted at him, but his fry was gone.

“That’s understandable, you guys were raised in a really homophobic place. And if I’m being honest, most mundanes don’t know other sexualities exist outside of those three either. Really its the education system’s fault, but I’ll spare you the details of my extensive three a.m. red-bull, wikipedia lgbt adventure.”

Jace snorted, as he’d seen first hand how out of hand Simon’s red-bull research went. Seriously, he never knew so much about the history of fashion until Simon came into his room, bored to tears and wanting to learn all about the history of the Victoria Secret Fashion show. He watched as Alec seemed to try and find the words to continue the conversation. If Jace was being honest, sometimes the similarities between Simon and Alec were a little off putting. He wonders if in another life Alec would be like Simon, bubbly and unabashedly curious. They already shared the unwavering loyal and unprecedented capacity to love people. Alec was just way cooler and Simon tripped on air. Then again, his parabatai wasn’t exactly graceful either. He wonders whether they noticed their similarities.

“Where do you get your information? You know, about LGBT?” Alec mumbled, clearly embarrassed to ask Simon anything. If the vampire noticed the hesitation, he didn’t mention it.

“I usually get them from the library, I can get you some books. They have a pretty decent collection and occasionally I can convince them to purchase newer, more accurate books.” He replied cheerfully, enjoying that Alec was actually talking to him about a topic that didn’t make him feel inferior to shadowhunters in anyway. Alec nodded and mumbled a thank you, and Simon gave him a blinding smile, before pausing and turning back to Jace.

“Why did you ask? About me being pan?” He questioned, narrowing his eyes. Jace smirked before leaning towards Simon.

“Well cause I saw someone checking out a certain tall blonde shadowhunter.” He drawled wiggling his eyebrows. Simon scrunched his face up in disgust.

“Ew, no, why? Look objectively you’re attractive, but you are so into my best friend it’s nauseating.” Jace sighed, before cuffing him on the head.

“Not me, you dumbass.” He muttered. Alec perked up.

“He’s right. He said tall shadowhunter. Jace over here is a small man.” He added nonchalantly, causing Jace to flip him the bird.

“Not everyone’s a giant Alec.” His parabatai just stuck his tongue out. “Anyway, I meant Sebastian Verlac. You know, the guy you saved like some damsel in distress, which honestly is so new for you, since you’re usually the damsel.” Simon rolled his eyes.

“It’s true, being the hero was exhausting. I’ll gladly go back to playing the damsel if that means I get carried around in strong arms.” He quipped, causing Alec to nod in agreement. Jace rolled his eyes.

“Yes, Simon, you can remain a damsel. You’re still avoiding the question. Do you like Sebastian Verlac?” He question. Alec cuffed his parabatai on the head.

“Stop being so nosy. By the Angel, you’re a worse gossip than Raj.” He reprimanded before turning to Simon.

“So Sebastian?” He teased, and Jace gawked at him while Simon blushed.

“Wait, why can you ask, but I can’t?” Alec rolled his eyes.

“Because I’m gay and you’re a hetero, this is beyond your level of expertise.” Jace rolled his eyes, but quieted down anyway. He still took Alec’s fries. He’ll stay silent, but he’ll eat. Simon laughed, enjoying how open Alec was now about his sexuality. There were a lot a bad things that happened in life, but being in the closet was definitely a tough one. He remembers. When Alec turned his attention back to him he sighed.

“Well I mean, he’s cute. And he’s kind of easy to talk to. He’s a shadowhunter, but he’s not like you guys right? You and Jace are like tough guys and Sebastian’s kind of like...like me. A little nerdy and clueless, but super sweet. I don’t know, I don’t even know if he likes guys and the way the Institute still treats you, despite you being the head, you know, is telling of how much underlying homophobia is still here. So, I guess what I’m trying to say is that, just cause I like him doesn’t mean anything will happen.” He rushed out in one breathe. Because really, talking about his feelings with Clary was hard sometimes, but talking with Alec and Jace, that was a different level of hard.

He didn’t really know how to go into detail about how he’s never really dated a guy before, or the fact that the last guy he did like called him some not so nice things and made it a point to make his life miserable. And of course, it’s not like Simon is unfamiliar with rejection or unrequited feelings, but it’s exhausting having your heart on your sleeve. Still, talking to someone couldn’t hurt, right? He felt Alec pat him on the shoulder, in a very Alec-esque way.

“Well, I know I got lucky with Magnus being so open and knowledgeable and patient, so I don’t know how it was like to be him, putting himself on the line for a Shadowhunter, but if it’s any consolation, I think Sebastian might surprise you. ” He replied, looking into Simon’s eyes. The vampire really wanted to believe him, he really did, but he wasn’t so sure. Still it was nice to have the support.

“Thanks Alec.” He whispered. Alec patted his shoulder once more before getting up.

“Alright, I’ve got to go and yell at Raj about breaking the coffee machine, Jace you can have the rest of my fries since you’re an asshole and eating them anyway,” Jace grinned and mumbled a thank you around the four fries he had shoved into his mouth. “And Simon, I expect the library books on my desk by tomorrow.” With that he walked away.

“Aw, he likes me. I’m so happy.” Simon teased. Jace shrugged.

“I think he’s just glad that there are more LGBT people he can talk about Magnus to.” He added.

“Let me have this you fry leech.” He grumbled at the blonde, who simply threw his head back and laughed.

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Goldman Sachs' new managing-director list is out — and it's the largest class in the firm's history (GS)

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Goldman Sachs announced its largest-ever class of managing directors.

Of the 509 promoted, 44% are millennials.

The firm announces managing-director promotions every two years.

It's one of the most coveted positions on Wall Street, a step below partner at the premier investment bank.

Goldman Sachs just announced a new class of 509 managing directors — the largest class in the firm's history.

The position is one of the most coveted on Wall Street, one step below partner at the prestigious investment-banking firm. The firm now has 2,148 managing directors, making up 7.1% of the company's workforce.

It's also one of the youngest classes the bank has promoted — 44% are millennials, up from 30% in 2015.

Other headline stats about the class:

66% started their careers as analysts or associates at Goldman Sachs.

24% of the class is women, down from 25% in 2015.

130 were promoted in the securities division, up from 102 in 2015.

101 were promoted in investment banking, up from 97 in 2015.

52 were promoted in technology, up from 38 in 2015.

Eight were promoted in consumer and commercial banking — the division that houses the bank's online-lending business, Marcus — compared with zero in 2015.

Here's the full statement:

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced that it has selected a new class of Managing Directors, effective from January 1, 2018, the start of the firm's next fiscal year.

"Our new Managing Directors have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to our people, clients and culture during their tenures at the firm, and we wish them continued success as they take this important next step in their careers," said Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs.

The following individuals have been promoted to Managing Director:

Gregg Abramson Sanjay Acharya Khalid Albdah Amal Alibair Karthikeyan Anbalagan Rolf Andersson Volker Anger Jonathan Armstrong Ken Ashley Lavanya Ashok Sebastian Ayton Jonathan Babkow Julio Badi Amitayush Bahri Soren Balzer Robert Barlick Jr. Philip Barreca Santiago Bau David Bauer Oksana Beard Lee Becker Virender Bedi Stuart Beer Christian Beerli Amanda Beisel Yumiko Bekku David Bell Pierre Benichou Andrew Benito Marco Bensi Laura Benson Stephen Bergin Daniel Berglund Greg Berry Shital Bhatt Dipanjan Bhattacharjee Anu Bhavnani Carissa Biggie Vineet Birman Daniel Bitel Anne Black Richard Blore Emmanuel Bodenstein Timothy Braude Sean Brenan Hugh Briscoe Nathaniel Bristol Leo Brito Troy Broderick Levee Brooks Eric Brothers Robert Bruns III Anthony Bunnell Meg Burke Susan Burt Sean Butkus Russell Byrne Edward Byun Adam Cahill Alessandro Calace Cristiano Camargo Ken Cawley Swapan Chaddha Patrick Chamberlain Richard Chambers Daphne Chan Lily Chan Ben Chance Ginger Chang Vikram Chavali Alex Cheek Jae Joon Choi Ken Choi Paul Choi David Clark Denis Cleary Daniel Cleland-James Ayanna Clunis Pamela Codo-Lotti Jesse Cohen Paul Coles Simon Coombes Jenny Cosco Philip Coureau Nathan Cowen Matthew Cox (Securities) Shaun Cullinan Christine D'Agostino Emile Daher Hiren Dasani Russell Day Pierre De Belen Merche del Valle Caitlin DeSantis Jack Devaney Thomas Devos Mats Dewitte Hristo Dimitrov Tim Dinsdale Isabella Disler Christian Ditullio Terence Doherty Yakut Donat Nicola Dondi Brian Dong Jason D'Silva Stefan Duffner Jane Dunlevie Marie Duval Julien Dyon Rohini Eapen Zach Eckler Sayaka Eda Jason Eisenstadt Chris Emmerson Tiffany Eng Chendan Esvaran Erkko Etula Liz Ewing Michael Fargher Matteo Farina Leigh Farris Sarah Faulkner Tom Favia Brett Feldman Jennifer Feng Jon Ferguson Alex Field Herbert Filho Alex Finston Dean Flanagan Greg Flynn Trip Foley Andrew Ho Kwon Fong Moran Forman Michael Fox Caroline Fraser Daniel Freckleton Tim Freeman Reto Frei Giles French Kirsten Frivold Michael Fu Rob Fuentes Kenji Fujimoto Carrie Gannon Chantal Garcia Akhil Garg Alex Garner Nick Gelber Andrew Gent Gizelle George-Joseph Andrea Gift Sean Gilbride Andreas Glaser Yong Suan Goh Sona Gohel Amir Gold Jeremy Goldstein Steven Gonzalez Jeff Gowen Adam Greene Tom Groothaert Hannes Gsell Ashwin Gupta Ali Haji Ayaz Haji Robert Hamilton Kelly Victoria Hampson Raja Harb Andy Harding Ryan Harster Selma Hassan Stephen Hawinkels Jacqueline Haynes Jason He* Craig Hempstead David Herrmann David Hickey Thomas Hilger Mitch Hochberg Jodi Hochberger Jane Hodges Peter Hodgkinson Dylan Hogarty Tim Holliday Naftali Holtz Amy Hong Jason Hudes Earl Hunt Joseph Hwang Yoshinori Ide Kazuya Iketani Daniel Jackson Ankit Jain (Risk) Gaurav Jaitly Jan Janssen David Jeria Alnawaz Jiwa Kim Johns Scott Johnson Elis Jones Neil Jones Robert Jones Philip Joseph Anand Joshi Shawn Joshi Ritu Kalra Michael Kaprelian Nadeem Kayani Alicia Keenan Neil Kelleher Tom Kennedy Aqil Khan Sarah Kiernan Daniel Kim Eugene Kim (IMD) Jason Kim (GIR) Sora Kim Kristy Kinahan Eugene King Laura Kirk Kunal Kishore Elliot Klapper Jayee Koffey Jason Koon Jennifer Kopylov Daniel Korich Ichiro Kosuge Vladimir Kotlyar Samuel Krasnik Katherine Krause David Kraut Sergey Kraytman Nitin Kulkarni Ram Kulkarni Dileep Kumar (Securities) Santosh Kunnakkat Wendy Kwong JP Lall Bill Lambert David Landman Yi Larson Niccolo Laudiero Nick Laux David Lee Phillip Lee Samuel Lee Shawn Lee Michael Leister David Lerner Naomi Leslie Matt Levine Na Li Haining Liang Nancy Licul Monica Lim Michelle Ling Srujan Linga Philip Linton Alan Liu Daniel Liu Eric Liu Heiman Lo Juan Lorenzo Tian Lu Wayne Lu James Lucas Dennis Luebcke Martin Luehrmann John Lynch Gina Lytle Leo Ma* Caesar Maasry Geoff MacDonald Robert Magnuson Toshiyuki Makabe Mariano Mallol Geydar Mamedov Kara Mangone Donna Mansfield Ajit Marathe Gilberto Marcheggiano James Marchese Michael Marcus Joshua Matheus Ann Mathews Chris Mathie Brian McCallion Graham McClelland Anne McCosker Michael Meehan (Compliance) Taylor Mefford Neil Mehta Adam Meister David Mericle Vitali Meschoulam Eric Meyers Alex Mignotte Andras Mikite Christopher Milligan Rahul Mistry Mike Mitchell Neil Moge Waleed Mohsin Babak Molavi Joel Monson Guy Morgan James Morris Antoine Munfa Aimee Mungovan Yuji Murata Dan Murphy Josh Murray Brian Musto Shehzad Nabi Devarajan Nambakam Ramanathan Narayanan Ganapathy Natarajan Danielle Natoli Murad Nayal Karim Nensi Scott Neu Dennis Ng Ken Ng Benjamin Ngan Joy Nguyen Salman Niaz Anders Nielsen (IMD) Howard Nifoussi Jun Niki Leah Nivison Laura Noble James Nolan Lauren Oakes Lynn Oberschmidt Allison O'Connor John O'Connor Shunil Ohrie Damian Ordish Leke Osinubi David Ossack Sathiya Padmanaban Danielle Pallin Salvador Pareja Dalmir Pasini Clorinda Pasqua Chris Pawson Paris Pender Patrick Perkins Philippe Perzi Wendy Peters Andy Phillips Flavio Picciotto Michael Pieck Sam Pirog Thomas Plank Joseph Plotkin Wade Podlich Ashish Pokharna Caitlin Pollak Charles Pollock Joe Porter Travis Potter Rohit Prabhu Richard Privorotsky Andrew Pucher Jay Rabinowitz Ankit Raj Harsha Rajamani Dmitry Rakhlin Yasser Rathore Edoardo Rava Elizabeth Reed Alexandre Reinert Stephen Reinhard Irfan Rendeci Christian Resch Andrew Rhee Riccardo Riboldi James Rinsler Caroline Riskey Helen Robinson Mark Rosen Amit Roy Joe Ryan Bernhard Rzymelka Takehiro Sakuramoto John Sales Rob Sarazen Vineeta Saxena Dominik Schaefer Andrea Scott Majid Sebti Bipin Sehgal Arseni Seregin Irma Sgarz Paulomi Shah Shreyas Shah Sunny Shah Faisal Shamsee Daniel Shapiro Mahesh Sharma Shripal Sharma Mai Shin Romy Shioda Toshimichi Shirai Mark Short Pankauz Shrestha David Shrimpton Obaid Siddiqui Mike Sidorov Scott Silverglate Stefani Silverstein Amy Silverzweig Jasdeep Singh Gabriella Skirnick Michael Sklow Maxine Sleeper Michael Slomienski Michael Sloyer Nicholas Smith (IBD) Ruth Smithson Christine Smyth Ben Snider Stacy Sonnenberg Cleaver Sower Ro Spaziani Brian Steele Johannes Steffens Duncan Stewart Stephen Stites Laurent Storoni Caroline Styant Joel Sulkes Mancy Sun Winnie Tam Nachiket Tamhane Ken Tang MK Tang Amish Tanna Melissa Teng Ross Tennenbaum Greg Thompson Fiona Thomson Justin Tobe Jason Tofsky Brad Tuthill Masahiro Uchiyama Nehal Udeshi Saad Usmani Meg Vaden Pramod Vaidyanathan Adam Van de Berghe Fred van der Wyck Suzanne van Staveren Andrew Vass Mahesh Vellanki Kadambari Verma Christopher Vilburn Iva Vukina Heng Vuong Ketan Vyas Joe Wall Jeffrey Wang Jiantao Wang Joshua Wang Lily Wang (Technology) Sherry Wang Victoria Ward (Compliance) Jeff Warren Noriko Watanabe Ramey Watkins Sam Watkins Heiko Weber Niki Webster Scott Weinstein Ryan Westmacott James Westwood Keith Wetzel Mark Wetzel James Whittingham Sabine Wick Robert Wieser Devin Wilde David Wilkins John Wilkinson Andrew Williams Ed Wong (IBD Technology) Eric Wong (Internal Audit) Kate Wood Amanda Wu Douglas Wu Joanne Xu Liang Xu** Rupam Yadav Kazushi Yamaguchi Hubert Yang Lisa Yang Basak Yavuz Zeynep Yenel David Yu Brian Zakrocki Thomas Zeppetella Yi Zhang* Adib Zouein Patrik Zumstein Piotr Zurawski Jonathan Zwart

*Employee of Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities Company Limited **Employee of Beijing Gao Hua Securities Company Limited

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Why Lily James Left Downton Abbey (& Why She's Not In The Movie)

Here's why Lily James left the Downton Abbey TV series and why she won't be in the Downton Abbey movie. From the end of Downton Abbey season 3 through season 5, James starred as Lady Rose MacClare, the cousin of Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) and the great-niece of Violet Crawley (Maggie Smith), the Dowager Countess. Cousin Rose essentially replaced Lady Sybil (Jessica Brown-Findlay), the youngest daughter of Lord Grantham, who was killed off in Downton Abbey season 3.

The effervescent Lady Rose brought a new kind of rebellion to Downton Abbey, especially for its early 1920s time period. Rather self-centered at first, Rose's worldview greatly expanded and she came to care a great deal more for others. In turn, her new progressive views, especially in regards to her romantic relationships, sparked scandal at Downton Abbey. Rose was romantically involved with under-gardener Samuel Thawley and dated an African-American musician and singer named Jack Ross. When she was finally married, Lady Rose's choice for her husband was Atticus Aldridge, a Jewish banker whose family hailed from Russia. After Rose and Atticus married in 1924, they moved to New York City and Rose gave birth to a daughter named Victoria Rachel Cora Aldridge. Finally, Rose and Atticus appeared in the Downtown Abbey series finale, set during Christmas 1925.

Related: Everything We Know So Far About The Downton Abbey Movie

After both Dan Stevens, who played Matthew Crawley, and Jessica Brown-Findlay's main characters were killed off from Downton Abbey, fans were surprised and disappointed when Lily James didn't return for the final season, which aired in 2015. But this was because, in real life, James' star was quickly rising as she had been cast in the title role of Disney's Cinderella. Though James continued to work in prestige television, like starring as Natasha Rostova in BBC's War & Peace, her movie career skyrocketed. In the last few years, James starred in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Baby Driver, Darkest Hour, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society on Netflix, and Yesterday. James is so in demand that Downton Abbey's creator Julian Fellowes has called her "our greatest success story."

Unfortunately, Fellowes cites James' busy career as the main reason why she won't appear as Lady Rose in the Downton Abbey movie. As Fellows jokingly told EW, "She can't be in it [because] she's in every other film in the world at the moment." Although James' high profile would seem like all the more reason why she should be part of the Downton Abbey film, Fellowes further explained that besides working around James' busy schedule to join the Downton Abbey movie, there were other creative reasons to omit Lady Rose from the film: "Lily is now a big star, and it would’ve been incredibly difficult for her to find time in her schedule to come and play essentially a supporting role in Downton when her career was in a different place when she was with us." 

There's truth to Fellowes' statement. Among Downton Abbey's female ensemble, Lady Rose would essentially be a supporting character, ranking behind Lady Cora (Elizabeth McGovern), Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery), Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael), Cousin Isobel (Penelope Wilton), and the Dowager Countess, not to mention the downstairs staff of Downtown like Mrs. Hughes (Phyllis Logan), Anna (Joanne Froggatt), Mrs. Patmore (Lesley Nicol), and Daisy (Sophie McShera). Furthermore, the Downton Abbey film's plot will have King George V (Simon Jones) and Queen Mary (Geraldine James) visiting Downton. With so many characters in the movie, James would likely have been able to only make a cameo appearance as Lady Rose, one that wouldn't have much impact on the movie's story, especially since Rose's storyline in Downton Abbey has been resolved.

Still, for her part, James has gone on the record that she "would have loved" to have been a part of the Downton Abbey movie and reunite with the cast and series that launched her to stardom. Indeed, Lady Rose's presence will be missed by Downton's fans, but if the film does well at the global box office, it's quite possible Lily James could return as Lady Rose for Downton Abbey 2.

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