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zeldasayer · 4 years ago

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I transcribed and translated Pedro’s interview from GQ Germany for all of us. I tried translating as good as possible but bear with me, English is not my mother tongue. By @sixties-loser

Pedro Pascal, the star from “Game of Thrones”, “Wonder Woman” and “The Mandalorian” talks about becoming an adult, film, fashion, corona – and a painful surgery in the exclusive GQ interview.

It seems almost eerie how empty the streets of LA are in the sunshine. Meanwhile a new normality seems to be coming to Europe, most people in L.A. are still cutting their own hair. Many have not seen their friends for half a year. The pandemic is out of control. The reaction towards it too. Inviting someone into their garden for a “distance drink” can cause the same distress as suggesting to switch spouses.

Therefore, it was particularly surprising that Pedro Pascal immediately accepted. He accepted the drink, not to switch spouses. He is one of the rising stars and newcomers this year – if it wasn’t for corona sending the whole film industry into a forced vacation, there would most likely not have been time for said drink. After having his skull crushed in “Game of Thrones” followed the lead role as a DEA agent hunting Pablo Escobar in “Narcos” in 2015 and now he is stepping towards big Hollywood films. From the 1st of October onwards the Chilean-born actor will be starring in the blockbuster “Wonder Woman 1984”. Moreover, the second season of the “Star Wars”-series “The Mandalorian” on Disney+ starring him as the lead is going to air in October this year – but he will be underneath a helmet. Well, we all are under a helmet in 2020 in one way or another. We want to meet the man who a few years ago still worked as a waiter in New York, whose parents were political refugees who found asylum in Denmark and settled in Texas and whose son one day signed up for a theatre group in High School.

Then, the cancellation! While we were in the middle of fixing up the house and the garden for the drink with Pedro and organizing the fashion shoot, which was not easy considering the safety measures in L.A., his management called with an unfortunate message: Pedro – no, not sick with corona – had to get emergency surgery because of a damaged tooth and was lying in bed with a swollen face that was hindering him from speaking and taking pictures. The sun is shining onto empty streets. And our empty garden.

A few days later he nonetheless arrived at our front door without a swollen face but still with threads in his mouth. He was not chauffeured by a limo-service but he came with his own car – he even picked up his make-up artist. He is helping her carrying all of her utensils into the house and declares: “I’ve got time today!”. What a celebrity! It seemed like we did not want to ask him how he made it to the A-List of Hollywood but he wanted to ask us how we made it to the A-list. Pedro Pascal! Yes, what kind of a celebrity?

Pedro Pascal: Sorry for messing with your plans. The surgery was an emergency.

GQ: Really? We were wondering whether the swelling wasn’t the product of a secret visit to the plastic-surgeon. Apparently, they are drowning in work because of the quarantine in Hollywood.

PP: I have to disappoint you. A few days before our appointment I was rushing to the hospital with a fractured tooth and the worst pain in my entire life – a hospital in which treats people with severe cases of corona. I was unable to reach any dentist! Right in front of the parking lot a specialist called me back. The pain was hell despite the ten injections I got. The doctor said I was not an exception because a lot of people are grinding their teeth because of all the stress.

GQ: What are you most afraid of at the moment?

PP: How the government is handling the pandemic is worrying me more than the virus itself. This shortage of intelligent management of the crisis is a moral shame. The leadership crisis in this country is turning us all into orphans – destitute and abandoned.

GQ: How did you spend your time over the last few months?

PP: I spent it with frozen pizza and sweatpants in Venice Beach. I live in a rear house that’s in a family’s garden. Actually, there are a lot of good takeout places nearby but for some reason I just love pepperoni pizza from the supermarket.

GQ: That does not really sound like movie star-lifestyle. What does it feel like being suddenly stopped from top speed to zero?

PP: Regarding what is going on around the world one should hold back one’s own mental turmoil. I would be lying if I was saying that I am not disappointed. The whole team put a lot of heart and work into the production of “Wonder Woman 1984”. We had a lot of fun on set. I wished to travel around the world and introduce the film with the same lively energy.

GQ: You come from a politically engaged, socialist family that fled from the Pinochet-regime in Chile. What do you remember from that time?

PP: My sister and I were born in Chile but I was only nine months old when we first found asylum in Denmark. From there we quickly came to San Antonio in Texas where my dad started working as a doctor at the university clinic.

GQ: Texas is not known as a socialist utopia. How did you assimilate?

PP: San Antonio is not a Cowboy-town but very diverse with big Asian, black and Latino communities. I remember it as a romantic place, culturally open. The culture shock only came as we later moved to range county in California. There the atmosphere was suddenly white, preppy and conservative.

GQ: How were you received in California?

PP: I’m still ashamed of the fact that I did not correct my classmates when they kept on calling me Peter. I am Pedro. Even if I didn’t grow up in Chile the country and the language are still a part of me. I was very unhappy in that environment. However, I was fortunately able to go to another school close to Long Beach where I felt more comfortable. Through the theater group at that school I found my way.

GQ: Were you able to visit Chile as a child?

PP: Yes, when my parents made it to the list of expatriates that were able to travel to Chile without consequences. First, there was a big family reunion and then my sister and I stayed there for a few months with relatives while my parents went back to Texas. They likely needed a break from us. They got us when they were very young, had a buzzing social life and my mother was obtaining a PhD in psychology.

GQ: Was your mother a typical young psychologist who wanted to apply her theoretical knowledge at home?

PP: You mean, whether I was her guinea pig? For sure! I remember strange tests and sittings that were disguised as games where someone was watching me react to different toys. I cannot have been older than six but I was already aware of the dynamic. My favourite thing was being questioned about my dreams. That was a wonderful opportunity to come up with fantastic stories.

GQ: Was that your first performance?

PP: Of course! My mother worried about my strong imagination because I was living in my own fantasy world rather than reality. I hated going to school. I was always categorized as the troublemaker. At one point, the topics at school became more interesting and my grades also went up. There are so many kids that are unnecessarily diagnosed with learning disabilities without considering that school can be abhorrent. Why is it so accepted to be bored in class when there are so many stimulating ways to convey knowledge?

GQ: Considering al that has happened this summer around the world: Do you believe that we can seriously demand social change now?

PP: I Hope so. After lockdown, the first time I went out was to protest for “Black Lives Matter” on the streets. The energy was peaceful and hopeful until the police provoked severe conflicts. Nevertheless, we cannot run from problems like we used to this time and we cannot distract ourselves from them either. It seems like the pressure of the pandemic led to a new clarity: We cannot go on this way.

GQ: The “Wonder Woman 1984” Trailer revives the optimism of the 1980’s. From today’s point of view, it seems almost nostalgic.

PP: That’s right. You really are happy for two hours. The director Patty Jenkins created a film full of positive messages. We shot in Washington D.C., then in London and Spain – this sounds like I am talking of a past time.

GQ: Do you miss traveling?

PP: I’m just now realizing the privilege of just packing up one’s stuff and being able to fly anywhere. An American passport used to guarantee unlimited travel. And that’s why it the small radius of our lives is actually unimaginable. Over the last years I often retreated for a break after shootings because I was constantly on the move and overstimulated. My friends were already complaining I had become too comfortable. We all took social contact for granted and are only realizing now how dependent we actually are on human contact. Over the last weeks I often longingly thought about all the parties and dinner invitations I declined.

GQ: In L.A. people spend more time at home or nature than in other metropolises that are more geared towards public life. Could this city become your second home after New York?

PP: My Real Home are my friends. I have been a nomad since I was little and I do not have a place where I have put down roots. Up until not long ago my physical home was a place in between departure and arrival. Therefore, it was something I did not want to complicate through the accumulation of stuff. On the contrary: Without having read Marie Kondo’s book I have freed myself from excess baggage over the last few years and I lived relatively minimally.

GQ: Is there nothing you collect or something you just can’t throw away?

PP: Books! I even still have the literature I read when I was a teenager and when I was in college. Recently, I stumbled upon a box full of old theatre manuscripts and materials from my time at the New York University. I also cannot part from art easily, just like I cannot part from lamps or old photos. On the other hand, I can easily get rid of furniture and clothes.

GQ: Do you remember roles that were really only completely defined through the costume?

PP: Yes, I am particularly thinking about “Game of Thrones”. At that time I understood for the first time what it meant to be supported by a look. This is thanks to the costume designer Michele Clapton. She created very feminine robes and brocade coats for my character that nevertheless looked masculine when worn and I felt very sexy in them. Of course, Lindy Hemmings power-suits and Jan Swells bleached hairstyle for the tycoon-villain in “Wonder Woman 1984” were very important as well. At first I did not really see myself in the role because the cuts and colors of the 80s do not really fit my body. I’m more the 70s type.

GQ: Do you incorporate those inspirations into your personal wardrobe?

PP: In my free time I choose comfort over a cool look these days. Sometimes I miss the times when I expressed myself through a certain style. It is hard to imagine that I went to Raves as a teenage in the 90s; I was a real club kid with ridiculous outfits: overalls, balloon pants, football shirts and a top hat, like in Dr.Seuss’s “Cat in a Hat”. Later in New York I was hanging out with a group of people that felt it was very important to have a certain style. The fact that I am basically only wearing sweatpants everyday is actually tragic.

GQ: whoever plays roles in comic book adaptations becomes a bodybuilder and eats ten chicken breasts a day. You don’t?

PP:My body would not agree with that. It is hard enough to stay in shape normally. When you’re in your mid-forties you have to live with a lot more discipline. Up until before my tooth-incident I worked out with a trainer in my garden multiple times a week to keep the quarantine body in check.

GQ: Apart from the personal trainer, are you in a steady relationship?

PP: I am not ready for that yet. Maybe at some point I will be but until then I’ll let it be. I can’t even offer you absurd corona dating stories.

GQ: What would annoy you the most if you were your own roommate?

PP: I can be quite controlling. I have to conjure all my humanity to prevent myself from going through my entire film collection. When I don’t want something I cannot keep it to myself or be passive-aggressive, I always have to take it to the frontlines. Other than that, I tend to have tunnel view: when I am not feeling well I cannot imagine to ever feel better again. I have trouble relativizing my emotions or to wave off problems. Method-acting would really not be for me. This is why I try to only work on projects that feel good, where there is mutual support and encouragement.

GQ: When we were trying on the clothes earlier you spoke of a lack of self-confidence. How does that get along with a career like yours?

PP: Isn’t it interesting how these characteristics and circumstamces relate? Self-worth comes from inside but it is also influenced by what society values because we often internalise the public gaze. I have lived in New York for 20 years, I studied there and made a living by working as a waiter until my mid-thirties because the theatre and film jobs I got did not pay the bills. There were so many times I was almost there. The disappointment of having missed the perfect role or opportunity by a hair’s width can be crushing. When should you give up and what is plan B? That is a question that is not only on many actors‘s minds but also on many others minds who struggle for a living – no matter how much potential they have or how close they seem to be to the top. We are seeing now how our narrow definition of success destroys society. At the same time, we are realizing that where we come from and the color of our skin still decide whether we can exist with dignity.

GQ: What are the positive aspects of a relatively late success as leading-man?

PP: I feel like I can decide over my own life without the pressure of having to accept projects or to have to present a certain identity on social media. This is for sure also because I am a man. Regardless of age, Women have to try harder to stand out.

GQ: Life always consists of risk management – now more than usual. For what would you risk losing something?

PP: Generally, when you never risk something you might never get ahead. That is for friendship, love, work and creativity. I have to be ready to take risks for the things that really matter to you.

#pedro pascal #THANK YOU MY LOVE!#submission

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eternallovers65 · 4 years ago

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I was watching ikon tv on YouTube again and that made me look at a bunch of old clips from kpop, and I just want to say FUCK THE BIG 3 SO MUCH OR ANY OTHER COMPANY THAT TREATS IDOLS LIKE SHIT

JYPE

Blatantly favoritism over Twice and Stray Kids, which leads to overworking them, and zero to nonexistent comebacks to got7 and day6 (idk about itzy bc I'm not a fan). For example in 2018, Twice had 6 comebacks (japanese/singles included) and in both 2017/19 they had 5 (japanese/singles included) Stray Kids on the year they debuted, 2018, had 4 and in 2019 they had 5 (japanese/singles included).

This situation got so bad that during a vlive Jeongyeon cried because of how overworked she was. She, Mina and Jisung had to take a break from promotion, I know that those breaks were in different eras but I think that there's a link on why only members of the most overworked groups needed a break.

Also Got7 has like zero promotion, when they had the world tour ahgases were the ones to promote then, because jype didn't bought ads. The boys songs were refused so many times, Mark's schedule were canceled so he couldn't meet his family. They refused to give a solo career to Yugyeom and Mark, when they failed to protect the boys from the sasaengs which lead them moving out so many times and on why Jackson got injured.

Edit: I am more than glad to say that today, 10th of January, all members of Got7 are leaving Jype. #Got7forever💚 I love you boys, thank you for 7 years of happiness, and I'll proudly continue to support all of you

How they forced that visual and hairstyle on Jeongyeon, even tho she didn't wanted it, she said during a vlive that she wanted to grow her hair but the company used to cut shorter everytime. They are extremely strict with the weight and the food, a few artists like Sunmi already said that. Somi has told some stories about how they had to sneak food and hide eating in the bathroom, and when Momo was forced to lose 7kg in seven days only to appear in a showcase.

The famous situation flag situation with Tzuyu. She was 16 when that happened, she introduced herself as Taiwanese and held the Taiwan flag as well. Which lead to many to many chinese users saying she was a pro-independence activist, she was barred from the Chinese television and suspended of all her activities in China. 2 months later, on the day of the election in Taiwan, Jype posted a video of her reading an apology saying that there's only one China and she is extremely proud to be Chinese. She was 16 at the time, and you can see during the video that she is so scared, sad and clearly hesitating on saying what she's reading, the whole video just has this weird, forced vibes. The 3 presidential candidates said that video was too cruel for a 16 year old girl and that she didn't need to apologize.

I will never forgive yg for disbanding 2ne1, for not helping G-Dragon when he was accused of plagiarism and started suffering from depression but had to continue with the promotion. Same thing with Top that was diagnosed with social anxiety and depression, and suffered a overdose because of the marijuana scandal but yg had also nothing to say.

For releasing Hanbin in a DAY because of false accusations, while it took them WEEKS to release s***gri and only after he released a statement saying that he was leaving bigbang. And for not telling the public or for not defending Jennie during that time everyone were saying she was lazy when in fact she had an ankle injury, but still continued the promotions.

Whether we like to admit or not, SM is probably the best company in the kpop history if we're talking about success, they have a formula that works over and over again, it's a pattern, we can especially see it in Suju, Shinee, Exo and Nct. But omg they have zero compassion for their idols.

Starting from the training, we all know the training for the debut is really difficult, but a lot of people say that between all the companies SM is the worst one, they are extremely strictly and controlling , especially the managers who abuse the power. They have this curated-ness that is quite toxic, and leads to an incredibly perfectionistic and controlling management system. Kai used to practice 8 hours a day so that everything was perfect, like surely work it out bc Kai is one of the best dancers in the industry, but still that's a lot of hours you're basically overworking yourself (I think)

As a result, many idols have even more outstandingly brutal beauty standards than there already are in the kpop industry generally. especially intense weight-loss standards, Taeyeon already said this, during the first 5 years of GG she was constantly battling with eating disorders. Baekhyun has this diet where, instead of eating the food he only chews and then spits out, Sehun in 2017 (I think) had this stage on the Exo tour and he said that he spend an entire month on diet, so he could do that stage. Taemin said on a few episodes of Mtopia that he was on a diet, but you can clearly see that he was extremely thin. Also they have a part in their contracts about plastic surgery, you can see that almost every SM artist has done it a double eyelid surgery.

The blatantly favoritism over Korean idols and the mistreats that happens with idols that aren't Korean (especially with they're chinese), as we saw many times already with examples like Tao, Kris, Luhan, Lay, Winwin, Ten and Lucas before they joined WayV. Or favoritism with certain members of groups, like Taeyong in Nct, of course that favoritism is a part of their formula but still pretty fucked up.

They have such a questionable promotion, like I already read once about. They said that SM promotes the new groups so they can form a better fan base and that way no longer will need the promotion, but still this is extremely bad. Like with BoA, Tvxq or Suju who are still relevant but we barely hear news about them because SM doesn't promote then, and I can already see this with Exo especially in their latest comeback.

They manage mental health horrifically. Like with Taeyeon in 2014/15 when a member (bc SM treated Jessica as garbage) of her group had to leave, which lead to the midia saying it was her fault alongside with the hate she received at that time because of her relationship with Baekhyun, that lead to her depression and eating disorders. Same thing happened with Baek, although he didn't receive the same amount of hate, he still had to suffer with his relationship being in the spotlight while 3 members of his group left, because AGAIN SM treated them as fucking garbage.

For stop carrying about f(x), as a result lead to a witch hunt on Victoria saying that it was her fault for that happening, for Sulli who was suffering from a mental illness but never received a break nor the protection from the media that used to say that she was a bad example. For Jonghyun who was also suffering from depression but never got any help or a break.

And our latest examples Irene and Chanyeol. I don't approve Irene's actions, but the fact that the media is so ruthless with her it's ridiculous and even more ridiculous of SM to not defend their idol, especially when there's so many other celebrities that are WAY worse than her. And for Chanyeol, who was accused of cheating on his girlfriend 10 times, but SM had nothing to say or to defend his image. It took the fans for that to happen, the fans were the ones to find out that was a fake and cover up scandal so the news about the government crisis were not to be seen.

They are so bad at dealing with idol apologies, like why did Taeyong in 2016 had to apologize for something he didn’t do, but they never had anyone apologize for their racist or the cultural appropriation that the idols have done many times already in a lot of mvs????

That's why I hate the kpop industry and the media so fucking much, bc they're ruthless and assholes who are putting so much pressure on the idols, who in the end of the day are humans and are deserving of things like love, privacy and a break to take care of themselves. I truly adore kpop and the dramas, but I'd stop watching and listening with all of my heart if it means that they would stop treating humans beings as fucking trash! They deserve so much more!

Thank you for coming to my ted talk!

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Sunday, September 12, 2021

Americans less positive about civil liberties: AP-NORC poll (AP) Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, Americans were reasonably positive about the state of their rights and liberties. Today, after 20 years, not as much. Far fewer people now say the government is doing a good job protecting rights including the freedom of speech, the right to vote, the right to bear arms and others. For example, the poll finds that 45% of Americans now say they think the U.S. government is doing a good job defending freedom of speech, compared with 32% who say it’s doing a poor job and 23% who say neither. The share saying the government is doing a good job is down from 71% in 2011 and from 59% in 2015. Dee Geddes, 73, a retiree in Chamberlain, South Dakota, said she was frustrated at the government’s apparent lack of ability to safeguard the amount of private information available, especially online. “It bothers me when I can go on the internet and find pretty much anything about anybody. It makes me feel sort of naked,” said Geddes. About half now say the government is doing a good job protecting freedom of religion, compared with three-quarters who said the same in 2011.

20 years later, fallout from toxic WTC dust cloud grows (AP) The dust cloud caught Carl Sadler near the East River, turning his clothes and hair white as he looked for a way out of Manhattan after escaping from his office at the World Trade Center. Gray powder billowed through the open windows and terrace door of Mariama James’ downtown apartment, settling, inches thick in places, into her rugs and children’s bedroom furniture. Barbara Burnette, a police detective, spat the soot from her mouth and throat for weeks as she worked on the burning rubble pile without a protective mask. Today, all three are among more than 111,000 people enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Program, which gives free medical care to people with health problems potentially linked to the dust. Two decades after the twin towers’ collapse, people are still coming forward to report illnesses that might be related to the attacks.

US producer prices jump an unprecedented 8.3% in August (AP) Inflation at the wholesale level climbed 8.3% last month from August 2020, the biggest annual gain since the Labor Department started calculating the 12-month number in 2010. Inflation has been stirring as the economy recovers from last year’s brief but intense coronavirus recession. Supply chain bottlenecks and a shortage of workers have pushed prices higher. Food prices were up 2.9% last month after falling in July. Over the past year, wholesale food prices have climbed 12.7%, including surges of 59.2% for beef and 43.5% for shortening and cooking oil. Energy prices rose 0.4% from July and are up 32.3% over the past year.

Wigged out: A Venezuelan spymaster’s life on the lam (AP) Wigs, a fake moustache, plastic surgery and a new safe house every three months—these are just some of the tools of deception authorities in Spain believe a former Venezuelan spymaster relied on to evade capture on a U.S. warrant for narcoterrorism. The two-year manhunt for Gen. Hugo Carvajal ended Thursday night when police raided a rundown apartment in a quiet Madrid neighborhood where they found the fugitive in a back room holding a sharp knife in what they described as a last desperate attempt to evade arrest. Nicknamed “El Pollo” (“The Chicken”), Carvajal has been a thorn in the side of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration since 2014, when he was arrested in Aruba on a U.S. warrant only to go free after President Nicolás Maduro’s government pressured the small Dutch Caribbean island to release him. While on the lam, he was rumored to be in Portugal, then a hideout in the Caribbean. The reality was much simpler: The 61-year-old had never left Madrid. His last hideout was a mere 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) from the headquarters of the National Police.

Denmark lifts all coronavirus restrictions and celebrates ‘a whole new era’ (Washington Post) Some countries are setting records for daily covid-19 infections. Others are pursuing sweeping rules to mandate vaccination. But in Denmark, something like normal life has resumed. After nearly 550 days, the Scandinavian country has lifted the last of its domestic pandemic-era restrictions, declaring that the coronavirus is no longer a “critical threat to society.” Denmark appears to be the first European Union member to issue such a declaration, potentially providing a glimpse into the future of the bloc’s recovery—or serving as a cautionary tale of a nation that moved too quickly. The country’s leaders have pointed to its high vaccination rates—among the best in the world, with nearly 75 percent of residents fully immunized—as evidence that the step is justified.

Russia begins major military drills with Belarus after moves toward closer integration (Washington Post) Russia and Belarus began a massive week-long military exercise on NATO’s borders Friday after President Vladimir Putin and Belarus’s leader agreed on a new effort toward integrating the nations, including creating a “single defense space.” The Zapad 2021 exercise, involving 200,000 personnel, has NATO members and other neighboring countries on edge, echoing worries this spring over an unannounced Russian military buildup near Ukraine. The Zapad (meaning West) exercise is held regularly, but this iteration comes as Russian relations with NATO are increasingly fraught.

Pope Francis to visit impoverished Roma quarter in Slovakia (AP) Pope Francis is paying a visit next week to a neighborhood in Slovakia most Slovaks would not even think about going, which until recently even the police would avoid after dark. Francis will make the visit to the Roma community in the Lunik IX quarter of Slovakia’s second largest city of Kosice one of the highlights of his pilgrimage to “the heart of Europe.” Francis will be the first pontiff to meet the most socially excluded minority group in Slovakia. A fitting place to go for the “pope of the peripheries,” Lunik XI is the biggest of about 600 shabby, segregated settlements where the poorest 20% of the country’s 400,000 Roma live. Most lack basics such as running water or sewage systems, gas or electricity. “It’s a huge honor for us,” said Lunik IX mayor Marcel Sana, who has been a local resident since he was 2. “Even if he says just a few words, his presence will be a big boost for all those living here, the socially disadvantaged and poor people who need such support.”

Fleeing China, Hong Kongers flock to Britain (Los Angeles Times) He has no job, he’s still grappling with English and the climate is often cold and wet, but Dennis Chan is still grateful to be setting up his life in Britain. The 34-year-old arrived in Edinburgh, the Scottish capital, alone in April after quitting his job as a cargo officer for Cathay Pacific airlines in Hong Kong. He had never set foot in Britain before. But he also felt he didn’t recognize his own homeland any longer amid China’s relentless crackdown on political dissent and civic freedoms. After Beijing imposed a sweeping new national security law on Hong Kong in July of last year, he felt an urgency to leave. Within two months of making the British National Overseas visa available in January, the British government received 34,000 applications. It estimates that about 300,000 people could take up the offer within five years; others say the figure could wind up being closer to 500,000. For many new arrivals like Chan, who is still living in a rented room and finding his bearings, the transition has not been easy. Although Britain boasts a well-established Chinese community, many of the Hong Kongers who have immigrated in recent months have found it difficult to land a job and make connections, especially in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. They miss—or even fear for—loved ones left behind, and they sometimes feel the sting of racism here in the land that ruled Hong Kong for 156 years as part of its globe-straddling empire.

Lebanon gets a new government after 13 months of collapse (Washington Post) Lebanon finally got a new government Friday, after 13 months of tortuous negotiations that left the country leaderless and paralyzed during the worst economic and financial collapse in its history. The formation of the new cabinet, headed by billionaire tycoon Najib Mikati and seemingly supported by almost all factions, means the country will be able to get down to the business of steering its way out of the crisis, which has wiped billions of dollars from the banking system and impoverished millions. Mikati, the new prime minister and one of the country’s wealthiest men, seemed to fight back tears as he delivered his inaugural speech, describing the problems of parents who cannot afford to feed their children, send them to school or find medicine to treat them when they are sick. But given the country’s kleptocratic system of government, there are few reasons to believe that Mikati’s administration will be capable of undertaking the radical reforms that are essential if Lebanon is to climb out of its depression, analysts say.

#headlines #news

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pixiesthoughts · 3 years ago

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Celebrity Plastic Surgery fails:

So this will hopefully be short but I think it’s super annoying that people post top ten worst celebrity plastic surgery or whatever. Like those people are under a lot more pressure about their looks than most people and also get comments about it. So if any of these people are insecure then get a surgery and it turns out bad they get made fun of more so of course the cycle continues. So idk it’s kinda rude to make fun of them for things they felt pressured to do to stop the hate or whatever. But I do think if any of these people do get these surgery they shouldn’t deny it so people know not to idolize their looks if that makes sense. Like Kylie Jenner a lips idk if she has but she should admit to having them filled so kids or whoever know it’s okay not to look like her. Sorry this tangent might make no sense but my main point is celebrities are still people so don’t bully them for their looks if it isn’t hiring no one.

(Also I’m thinking of khole kardashian how she was constantly made fun of for her nose/weight by even her own mother so of course she’d think she needs plastic surgery but she should just admit she had it)

#kylie jenner #plastic surgery #bbl #nose job #pixiesthoughts #tik tok #tiktok #celebrity #celebs #celebrities #kim kardashian

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the-sarcastic-trashmouth · 5 years ago

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Happiness starts with a fall

Summary: He watched the water turn bright pink in silence as it swirled down the drain when a sharp throb made his vision hazy. He grunted softly before slapping an open palm against the cold tile as he tried to regulate his harsh pants. He felt like was going to vomit, swallowing down the bile that was climbing rapidly up his throat.

He shut off the water before snagging a towel to wrap around him but everything was still heavily blurry. He made it from the bathroom, stumbling along the way as he gripped tightly at the dresser in the tiny hotel room. His vision slowly tunneled as he tried to stay conscious, but at this point, he was fighting a losing battle.

“Stan? Hey, we’re all thinking about ordering in. Anything you want?” Bill’s voice broke through his ringing ears. “Stan?” He called, frowning when he got no response.

Suddenly Stanley hit the ground, losing complete consciousness long before he hit the floor with a loud thump. Bill jolted when he heard the crash before he grabbed for the doorknob and jerked it open before looking inside.

“Jesus! Stanley!” He exclaims, rushing over before looking over his body only to see a huge gash on the back of his head. “Someone call Nine-One-One!” He called loudly as the other losers came before freezing at the sight. “Now!!” He barked when Eddie scrambled to get his phone out.

Pairing: Stanley Uris x Patricia Uris

Stanley felt his ears ring from the force of his fall into the Quarry’s water before he resurfaced with a harsh gasp. He slicked his head back before his eyes slowly raked over the other losers who were scrubbing at the dirt layered over their bodies. He could hear Eddie complaining to Richie about how disgusting the water was, but the Comedian wasn’t really paying attention.

“Guys… We did it.” Bill comments before a grin broke across his lips. “It’s actually over. We all survived.” He laughs, looking at everyone who returned his smile.

“I can’t believe it,” Bev whispered before jerking Ben into a tight hug while everyone starts to celebrate the joyous thought.

Stanley stood off to the side away from the others as he shivered softly, finally free from the shadow that has loomed over him for years. Tears slowly trickled down his face as he let out a sob before immediately covering his face at the thought of being set free. His choked off sobs alerted the others as his shoulders started to shake violently from the force of his cries.

Richie was the first to move and wrap his arms around Stan who immediately buried his face into Richie’s neck. His fingers twisted into the fabric of Richie’s jacket as if it was his only lifeline at that moment. Soon everyone had enveloped him in a warm embrace of their arms while he cried out his heart.

“It’s okay, Stan.” Bill’s voice was against his ear, it was soothing. “We’re all here. It’s over. That fucking clown will never hurt us again.” He promised as Stan nods gently.

“You kicked ass.” Richie grins down to him. “I mean his face when you called him a bitch was priceless!” He laughs, causing the others to laugh with him.

“Richie…” Stan huffs, but he was smiling like a dork at his friends. “Shut up.” He wiped his face before making a face. “Okay, for once I agree with Eddie. This water is disgusting and I need an actual shower.” He comments, causing the others to snort.

“See!” Eddie exclaims as Richie rolled his eyes before pulling away with everyone following in suit. “I’m not the only one!” He huffs, trudging towards the shoreline.

It took ten minutes to get back to the hotel, another ten minutes of lingering between the seven before they finally went to their respected rooms. Stanley tore off his soaked clothes, throwing them into a plastic bag before stepping into the shower. He sighed in relief at the feeling of hot water cascading down his sore muscles before scrubbing at his body with his soap.

He watched the water turn bright pink in silence as it swirled down the drain when a sharp throb made his vision hazy. He grunted softly before slapping an open palm against the cold tile as he tried to regulate his harsh pants. He felt like was going to vomit, swallowing down the bile that was climbing rapidly up his throat.

“Stan? Hey, we’re all thinking about ordering in. Anything you want?” Bill’s voice broke through his ringing ears. “Stan?” He called, frowning when he got no response.

Richie rushed over before looking at Bill. “What the hell happened? When did this… How?” He asked before digging around his stuff. “He’d kill us all if he was taken to the hospital in nothing.” He points out as Bill nods before the get him in some clothing.

“They’re coming. Maybe five minutes.” Eddie explains as Bill held up Stan’s hand while looking over the wound.

“It’s deep enough to be a concussion.” Richie points out to Bill who nods.

“It must have been when he got thrown back from when he tried to impale you and Eddie,” Bill explains when Richie’s face twisted in worry.

Soon the paramedics came and wheeled Stanley off with Bill in the back of the ambulance while the others got into Richie’s car. The car ride was tense for everyone, pleading with whatever higher power they believed in to save Stan. They killed the damn clown… Even in death, he’s still fucking tormenting them.

Now, everyone, including Bill, was sitting in the waiting room in the most uncomfortable plastic chairs to ever exist. They were waiting on an update for Stan who was rushed to surgery to seal up the open wound and fix his broken ribs.

“How the fuck did no one notice the giant gash on his head?” Richie asked as they looked to him. “Like shit, how did he not notice? I knew he was hard-headed… but this is a whole other level of that.” He comments, making the others laugh as he scrubs at his sweaty forehead.

“It’s Stan. He always was like that.” Bill whispered with a gentle smile spreading across his face.

“He’s gonna be okay,” Bev assured before looking up when the doctor came into the room.

“You’re the ones who came in with Mr. Stanley Uris?” He asked as they all nod, standing up. “Everything went well. He’s going to be just fine. He should wake up after the medicine wears off. The concussion is the only thing that had me concerned, but there was no damage to his brain.” He explains as they all sighed in relief.

“Can we see him?” Mike asked quietly.

“Yes, but he might sleep for a little while longer.” The doctor led them down the hallway as they looked into the room to see bandaged wrapped around Stan’s head.

“Jesus… It’s just like when he was a kid.” Richie whispered brokenly, causing them all to tense. “The only difference is… That clown can never hurt him again.” He whispered.

They all nod before stepping into the room after the doctor walked off. Bill immediately pulled up a chair next to Stan before smiling as he took his hand and squeezed it tightly.

“Such a fighter. Always was.” He whispered as they smile before pulling up chairs around Stan. They would wait for him to wake up.

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Patty’s hands were shaking as she pulled into Derry, Maine’s hospital that looked rather run-down. She had gotten a call last night about her husband being in the hospital, a concussion and some broken ribs. It terrified her since he had just up and left in the early morning almost an entire week ago without so much as a word.

She felt sick to her stomach as she parked the car and got out before immediately going towards the entrance, heart pounding in her chest. She walked up to the small reception desk as the woman typed away on a computer that looks like it was older than she was.

“Hi, can I help you?” The woman asked, glancing up to Patty with a warm smile.

“Um… I’m Patricia Uris, I’m looking for my husband Stanley Uris. The hospital called and told me he was here.” She explains as the woman nods before turning to the computer.

“He’s on the second floor, room two-zero-nine.” She stood up as Patty followed after her, tugging at her wedding ring with such anxiety. “He’s awake today and doing much better. He came yesterday afternoon with some other people. They all had to get treated, but he was the worst with the concussion. Nothing major though.” She assured quickly while Patty nods, not really listening to her.

They went up the stairs since the elevator was being worked on at the moment, but honestly, Patty needed to calm down so maybe the walk would help. Or her mind would race with all the thoughts of Stanley being her and it terrified her. When he got that phone call… He looked like he had seen a ghost or something far worse than that.

“He’s in here.” She gestured as Patty’s head snapped up before she opened the door.

Patty froze at the sight of the six other people within the room as they all laughed. She felt her face heat up, thinking that she had walked into the wrong room, but then her eyes locked onto her Stanley. She couldn’t contain the gasp that escaped from within her chest as everyone in the room looked towards her in shock.

“B--Babylove?” Stanley asked as if he couldn’t believe she was there.

The man who was perked beside Stanley’s bed moved out of the way with a gentle smile as Stanley held out his hands to her. She swallowed the lump forming in her throat before she rushed over and wrapped her arms around him tightly. Tears formed in her waterlines as she clung to her beloved for a moment longer.

“You’re here! How--How are you here?” Stan questioned in shock before looking up to her.

“The hospital called last night… I got here as soon as I could… Stanley, what the hell is going on? First, you started acting weird like it was the last time you’d see me… And then you left the house without a single word! I didn’t know if you were alive or dead and then--then the hospital called and said you were hurt!” She was full sobbing as Stanley’s eyes softened at the sight of her.

The others watched in silence when Patty clung to him as he pulled her up onto the bed, resting her onto his lap. She held him like he was something precious to her and it seemed like they were invading a private moment.

“I’m… I’m so sorry, Patty. I swear to you… I didn’t want to leave. I… It’s so complicated to explain.” He stuttered out, wincing at the look of hurt that flashed through her watery irises.

“Okay… If you can’t tell me right now… you will when you’re ready. I’m just so glad you’re okay. My father called and he was screaming about how you left me and… I didn’t believe it for a moment… I just… I was so worried about you.” She whispered as their foreheads touched gently.

“I’d never leave you… Not even in death.” He spoke softly before brushing their lips together as Patty kissed him and proceed to kiss all over his face. He couldn’t help the chuckle that escaped his lips as she continued to layer his skin in affection.

“God… I think I’m gonna go into a sugar coma with this lovefest.” Richie comments with a snort, earning sharp glares from the rest of the losers.

“Of course you had to ruin the moment.” Bev resorts, crossing her arms before looking to Stanley who was bright red. “Sorry sweetheart, we’ll leave.” She assured.

“No, stay. Please.” Patty spoke, shocking them all as she slid off the bed to look at them. “Obviously you know Stan. However, I’ve never heard anything about you from him. I mean… I know who you all are from all the fame. But Stanley has never told me that he personally knew you guys.” She explains.

“Yeah, that’s where the complicated part comes in,” Mike comments as she looked at him in confusion.

“It’s like there was a curse placed on this town. Made us forget who we were.” Bill offers only confusing her more.

“Okay, that’s… Like magic?” She pondered as they shrugged.

“Well, in a way yes, but not entirely. More like… other life?” Mike frowns.

“Like aliens?”

“The story is long. There are things that you won’t believe so… maybe it’s best for you to forget about it.” Ben pleads softly before she crossed her arms.

“I have the rest of my life with Stan. If you think I don’t have time to hear the story of why my husband decided to up and leave with no trace as to where he was going… you might want to guess again.” She comments as they swallowed softly.

“Come here, Babylove.” He said, patting his lap as they looked at him skeptically. “Let me tell her guys.” He whispered before she slowly sunk down onto the edge of the bed.

It took over an hour to explain everything, the other losers adding in points whenever it was necessary, but mostly keeping quiet. Patty was quiet for a long time, unsure of what to say or even how to react to everything that had been dumped on her. It worried Stan and the others that she might call them crazy or worse maybe this would push her into leaving Stan.

“Babylove?” He asked quietly as she blinked before her eyes softened.

“I’m… I’m so sorry… I can’t even begin to imagine how terrifyingly traumatic that could be for all of you… especially at such a young age. I’ll admit this is… a lot, but that doesn’t mean I don’t believe you. Obviously, you all seen something… The scars help prove what you are saying. It’s just… insane, but I believe you.” She said, taking Stanley’s hand as a shakey sigh escapes his throat.

“Hey Stan, where did you find her and how do I find one like her?” Richie questioned, making them all snort as Patty’s face flushes.

“Look, you’ve never lied to me before… Without good intention, but I don’t think you’d lie to me about this. It just seems too… real. I’m so proud of all of you. I know that it couldn’t have been easy to come back after you’ve forgotten. But now the world is a safer place.” She smiles warmly.

“No--No, Seriously Stan the man where?” Richie piped up when Patty chuckles and hugs all of them tightly. “I vote that she becomes a loser!” He held up a hand immediately.

“I second!” Bev stood next to Richie with a dazzling grin as the others murmured their agreement.

“Um--” She turned back to Stan who was covering his mouth to hide his laughter before raising his hand.

“It’s official! Welcome to the losers club!” Richie wrapped an arm around her.

“Well, that just happened.” She comments, glancing at Stan who offered her a sheepish smile.

“You’ll get used to it.” He assured softly when she sighed before going over to him. “You okay…?” He asked worriedly when she climbed onto the bed and laid her head onto his chest.

“I’m just exhausted… These past few days have been stressful. But now that I know you’re okay all the sleepless nights have finally caught up to me.” She murmurs tiredly when Stan leaned down and kissed her forehead.

“I’m sorry, Patty. If you want you can sleep on me. I’ll be able to go home in a few days.” He assured gently as she smiles at him.

“Good. Um… I have something to tell you. I’m telling you now, because I know these are your friends.” She gestured to the Losers who glanced at each other. “What was that phrasing we said we’d use during college…?” She pondered before sitting up with a confused expression.

“Phrasing? What are you talking about?” Stanley frowned, glancing at his friends who shrugged.

“Oh!” She gasps, snapping her fingers excitedly. “I remember! There’s an egg in the nest.” She grins softly.

“Oh god… Is that some gross foreplay shit because I might actually vomit if it is.” Richie comments, earning a jab to the ribs by Eddie.

“There’s an egg…?” Stan’s face twisted in more confusion.

Patty immediately covered her mouth as she felt a bubble of laughter rise from within her. She took notice of the gears finally clicking into place on her husband’s face. She smiles softly at the look of shock that overtook what was once confusion.

“You… You’re joking.” He whispered as tears flooded down his face. “You--Are you sure?” He asked, choking slightly when his throat constricted painfully.

“I’m sure and no, I’m not.” She giggles, tears blurring her vision.

“Stan, what’s going on?” Bill questioned before jerking back when Stanley surged forward and hugged Patty tightly.

“I’m gonna be a father! Patty is pregnant!” He laughs as they all froze at his words.

“Holy shit!” Richie was the first one to break the shock, causing Patty to laugh.

She stood up before suddenly she was enveloped in the arms of all the losers while Stan sat there grinning like a dork. Everyone was congratulating the happy couple as Patty looks to Stan with a warm smile.

“Guys, can I have my wife back?” He asked with a snort when Richie held her against his back.

“Nope, she’s ours now. We’re a family. Wait… That sounds a lot better in my head.” He comments as Eddie made a face.

“You’re absolutely disgusting.” He huffed, jerking Richie’s arms off Patty so she could join her husband back on the bed.

“So is anyone else staring?” Ben piped up as they all murmured their agreements when Patty grins softly.

“How about Chinese?” She giggles when they all gaped at her.

“Oh! She’s really is one of us!” Richie cackled, clapping his hands together as Stan rolled his eyes before pulling Patty back into his chest.

“You’re lucky I love you.” He whispered into her ear when she giggled harder before turning to face him.

“You’re right… I’m so very lucky.” She whispered to him...

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bestwishes86 · 5 years ago

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A snippet from "The Audition" leave comments and critiques

Best of Me : Book One – Moon

Chapter One – The Audition

One Thousand is the number of head shots and resumes the thirty two year old director and her best friend and sister Luna had looked through for two days while drinking glasses of wine and smoking countless cigarettes. Together the pair had consumed nine bottles of something French before culling that number down to two hundred. Luna, the natural beauty with skin the color of green tea with too much milk in it had done the real leg work. Her fingers were numb from all the typing and retyping of all the names and seeing who had been used in prior work. Who had made 'experimental films' and who had nudes anywhere on the internet. Over dinner the pair had cackled like hens as they watched the films and decided whose penis was the best and whose was the worst.

Any name they found was instantly rejected and the head shot and resume thrown into the shredder. Valentina longed for the day when these celebrity wannabes wised up enough to know.

“Why give it away for free if someone will pay for it,”

Barring those had swiftly brought the candidates list down. But then she was left with two hundred men who she had to pair with the two leading men of the Lakorn film movement, She looked at Luna, the milk tea goddess was dressed in one of her muscle bound husbands shirts which fit her like a dress two sizes too large. Her long thin legs draped across the arm of the brown leather couch while she was on the phone with the hotel they would use for the venue. The shirt, a white with black stripes button down complimented her skin and long, dyed ruby red hair which fell around her half halo face in waves.

Valentina had born as a boy whose name was Kerrin. Kerrin had once been an actor in her early days in the business. She had been born a male, with a femininity that made her stand out from her all boy's school classmates. It had been this that caused them to tease her and hate her. But there was no denying that as a boy she had been sexy. Large doe eyes, high cheek bones, a small button nose and natural light skin the bravest boys would try and share her time. They would secretly be nice to her. It had confused her then because those same boys had been the ones to spit on her or call her names. Her sister Luna had suggested she try acting, since she could lie to their loving and caring parents about her time in school to the point they believed her. Why not? And she did.

Soon her face as Kerrin was one many knew. The soap opera he starred in took off. Money came easy enough then. But she hated every second of it. Smiling for the camera, seeing that stranger's face where her's should be. It had been her wish back then to die. But instead she did the next best thing. She paid an obscene amount of money to a doctor who cut away any trace of Kerrin. It was painful the numerous surgeries, the days of bed rest, the rehabilitation. But what had hurt the worst was when she had gone to see her parents and they had hit and cursed her. Only Luna had defended her and called the man who at that time was named Perth who kicked in the door and beat her father while she lay on her side. Bleeding from where her father's foot had stomped on her head. This was the 2000's and plastic surgery wasn't what it is now, the damage done had called for another round of surgeries and this time Perth had paid for those. But two years later Valentina was born from the boy who never had been in love.

“Val did you fall sleep with your eyes open again,” Luna's soft concern snapped her out of her revelry.

“No just remembering Kerrin, sorry what were you saying,” Valentina asked looking at the empty bottle of wine and wondering if it was too late in the evening for food. Beauty came at a cost and for her it was the freedom to eat whenever she wanted. Standing at six foot without heels, her body was taut from hours in the gym daily, her breasts small and perky and her ass the shape of a healthy apple. She wanted to keep everything in the right place and the right shape.

“Bond is coming tomorrow is that ok,” Luna asked again and Valentina nodded while internally cringing. Luna went back to the phone conversation while Valentina rose from the couch she had been sitting on and walked to the window like wall of glass that framed the loft apartment on one side. Her simple white dress flowed around her as if she were Sailor Moon which was secretly her spirit animal. Her hip length golden blond hair was styled in a similar manner and her eyes were reshaped to look Japanese instead Thai. She reached to the small end table made of glass and metal by her personal couch and picked up her rose gold Iphone and dialed the long password to the phone. Her work phone lay in her work bag, her personal phone was one that only two people had the numbers for. Luna and Titan. They were her friends and the only people she considered family. She tapped Titan's name long changed from Perth and put the phone to her ear as she watched the rain fall down on the city twenty stories below her.

“Hello Beautiful, how was day drinking.” a deep yet soft voice teased her and she felt her eyebrows come together.

“Terrible without my husband, how was your day? Bed any new costars or is it pop singers this year?” Valentina cooed back. The two had known each other since they were little boys, and he had been the only one besides Luna happy to meet Valentina.

“A Gentlemen doesn't kiss and tell,” Titan said back without skipping a beat.

“I'm sorry I must have the wrong number, I thought I was calling Titan the man who couldn't keep his pants up if they were sewn to his skin. Not a Gentleman, I will let you go then,” Valentina said and was surprised by her own tone of voice. The mere mention of the name Bond did this too her.

“Whoa whoa who has got my wife in this state, I will break his legs,” Titan said with amusement but a serious undertone.

“If only you had when you had the chance,' Valentina said and pressed her forehead to the glass.

“What has Bond done now...?” Titan asked knowing instantly who she was thinking of.

“Nothing yet, But you know Bond. He insists on attending the auditions tomorrow. Probably to scare away your future costar.”Valentina said calmer now that the cool glass was touching her skin. Maybe she had drunk too much on an near empty stomach.

“I will be there.” Titan said and Valentina felt a smile cross her face. When they had been children Perth had always come to her aid. No matter how many boys had her cornered Perth would fight for her. Somethings never changed, even if she had.

“No you won't you have costume fitting at the same time as the auditions,” Valentina reminded him as she moved back from the glass and switched over to speaker phone.

“My measurements haven't changed in ten years. I will be there to keep Bond out of your hair like a good man should. Speaking of, have you been on any dates lately,” Titan asked the open air and Luna snorted sitting up at the sound of that question.

“Excuse me...!?” Valentina asked shocked at the question.

“Well neither of us are getting any younger my love and I worry that you're intentionally warding off men with your moods,” Titan explained and Valentina wanted to drop her phone and step on it. Perth had never cared if Kerrin had liked men or women, and made a point to find every boy in the school who preferred steak to chicken and bring them round. None met what he called Kerrin's standards when in all honesty each time it had hurt. Because all Kerrin had wanted was Perth. Now Valentina was nearing that time in her life where honesty and lies were almost the same thing. And still all she wanted was Titan.

“Twenty years later and I still want to throttle you,” Valentina said through gritted teeth.

“But you love me too much to do it, I know. But maybe you should share that love with someone who deserves it.” Titan said and there was no joking in his tone.

“Is this because my birthday is coming up, the one we aren't celebrating,” Valentina asked feeling a rising sense of fear at the mention of it. Titan had always gone out of his way to make her birthday special. And it unnerved her the level of care and effort he put into them. Each year it gave her hope that he would kiss her and she knew that was a silly fantasy.

“You only turn twenty nine 3 times, we agreed this year you become thirty. How can I not use some of the money I made starring in your shows to shower you with unwanted attention from people you believe hate you,” Titan sing songed and Luna giggled and Valentina shot her a death glare.

“Fine Fine, I become Thirty and you and Luna get to see my youth wither and dry, is thirty too soon for menopause?”Valentina asked and all three laughed openly and all thoughts of Bond were forgotten.

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Valentina is inspired by the Thai transwoman - Blossum and Titan is inspired by Earth P

#novel writing #gay fic #boylove #thai drama #romance #gay writing #gay author #gaylove #gayfic #gay #gaylife #gay men #earth pirapat #i love earth

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heartists · 5 years ago

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ursula’s plastic surgery transformation revised and extended.

so a while ago i did a post on the plastic surgery procedures that ursula would get done after she gets out of jail, and how much it would all cost. and then i thought, well, since kylie jenner spent $2 million on HER plastic surgery, isn’t $128,900 a little……underwhelming? can’t the derosiers be so much more extra? and then i remembered i had her undergo a magical transformation as well as a scientific one. and thus, this post was born.

i want to start off by saying by conventional beauty standards, ursula is fairly unattractive. i here, you can see for yourself. she has smallish, beady eyes with her left eye spaced further away from her nose than her right; they are bright in color (pink) but dull in expression. she has a very flat face with a flat nose and a weak chin, and her profile lacks all definition. her hair is thin and stringy--it takes all the hair gel in the world to get it to curl. her lips are thin, her mouth is rather wide, and she has off-white teeth. and i know i drew her eyebrows thick in that picture but tbh i decided to make them thinner--they’re not very defined and almost disappear into her face. in addition, her body is more of an oval/apple shape than the hourglass shape she desires--small breasts, flat v-shaped butt, gains more weight in the midsection. she’s very skinny--thanks to her dieting her BMI is in fact somewhat underweight--but the fat distribution around her middle makes her look heavier than she actually is. ursula’s features improve with makeup, but still, she’s not as attractive as a typical celebrity. she knows this, and it hurts.

all of these things have caused both ursula and her mother great pains. ursula more or less constantly fixates on the fact that she takes after her ugly father and is drastically less attractive than her mother, who is renowned in china and in the west for her beauty and grace. part of why she wants to get plastic surgery so badly is because she wants to be as beautiful as her mother in the eyes of the world, or even one-up her. the other part of why she wants to get surgery is because lila herself has been pushing her toward it: she’s ashamed of having such an ugly daughter, and wants to “fix” her to look better. ursula expected her entire life to be given surgery, but lila wanted to go even further.

enter the world of transformation.

yes, every surgery is a transformation, but i’m talking about magical transformation--the type that one could only dream about in fairytales. surgery can only go so far in terms of changing a person’s features--often the changes are subtle, working around and enhancing what a person already has in order to make them look “better.” but with magical transformation, you can go further. in the real world, a stick-thin woman will never have the figure of nicki minaj even with the best butt augmentation, but with magical transformation in the pokémon world, she absolutely can. in the real world, a dark-skinned person will never be able to bleach their skin fully white, nor can a light-skinned person don a permanent tan, but with magical transformation, this is also entirely possible. on top of that, magical transformation is often known for producing, on average, better results than surgery: it relies on regrowing and reshaping natural features, working entirely with what the body has to offer rather than pesky infection-causing implants. and finally, magical transformation does what no amount of human surgery or other science can: it can also modify the body’s functioning (such as where fat is distributed) so that the results stay the same throughout time. for example, if you want to do some lipo on your waist, magical transformation modifies the fat cells and even the metabolism so the fat will never go back on your stomach.

why isn’t everyone using it? well, the thing with magical transformation is, it’s extremely rare and extremely expensive. there are only a select few people on the planet, vessels of arceus--less than one ten thousandth of one percent of the population--who can learn the techniques required to perform such magical operations. and of those select few, the vast majority refuse to perform cosmetic magical transformations either on moral grounds or because they simply weren’t interested in learning it. of the ~5,000 or so arceus vessels alive today, only sixteen of them worldwide are both able and willing to do cosmetic magical transformations: two in galar, four in america, seven in south korea, and three in china. this scarcity means that they can charge whatever price for their services they want. this further means that, instead of a paltry $128,900, ursula’s family had to fork over $25 million in order to give her the makeover of her and her mother’s dreams.

some of that came out of taxpayer dollars.

on top of the changes that i have listed in this post, the following changes were also made:

fat distribution change so that when she gains weight, most of it goes to the boobs and butt.

tooth whitening.

chin enhancement, to balance out the face.

eyebrow thickening and reshaping.

height adjustment--went from 5′1″ to 5′10″.

eyelash lengthening.

skin tanning.

hair thickening and texture change to make it naturally curly and thicker.

note that any implant changes are instead made by magically inducing the body to grow in those specific places.

ye a h, she got a lot done.

this was supposed to be her fairytale, her perfect moment of transformation that would change her life permanently for the better. but problems dogged the procedure and its aftermath, to the point that most people wouldn’t do them. for one thing, lila wanted a very different result from ursula. ursula agreed to get her face modified in the way that lila had constantly told her she needed to: bigger eyes, a more high-bridged nose, a more defined profile, fuller lips. but lila wanted to give her a more streamlined hourglass figure and wanted to keep her pale, whereas ursula wanted a strong tan, DD boobs and a christina hendricks ass. when ursula protested, lila said that she was the one paying for the transformation, so she could get to change her daughter’s body in any way she pleased. but ursula secretly cut a magical deal with her surgeon that if he disobeyed lila and gave her the body she wanted, he would get half of her earnings from contests, music and modeling for the rest of her life. his greedy ass of course disobeyed, and ursula walked out of that room looking exactly the way she wanted to--and there was nothing her mother could do to stop it.

there was still more trouble to come. instead of obsessively counting calories and whining about how she “had to” restrict her eating to the blandest foods, ursula began to pig out on whatever she wanted to eat--knowing she was magically enchanted to have all the weight go to her boobs and ass. but given that she was enchanted to look like that instead of naturally looking like that, there were…problems. the way the weight distributes on her body is not natural at all, and so when she gains weight it looks unnerving to a trained eye rather than pleasing. in particular, she likes big booty but not big legs, but doesn’t seem to understand that if you have a big booty you will also have the legs to match. so when she gains weight, it makes her ass look even more disproportional to her smaller thighs and especially to her tiny calves. she has thousands more instagram followers now that she’s transformed, but many people have also pointed out that it’s fairly obvious how fake she looks. there are other unnatural aspects to her appearance as well: her eyes are slightly larger than a normal human eye to create that uwu uwu animu look, and even though they now have an alluring sparkle to them that wasn’t there before, they can be unnerving rather than charming. there is an illusion over her nose to make it look impossibly thin. her tan looks a bit like a spray tan. and her eyelashes--they look like she has fake eyelashes on, they’re way longer than a normal human’s eyelashes would ever be. her lips are too big for her to talk with comfortably, so her voice changes for the first several months to something really derpy- and pinched-sounding. oh, and did i forget to mention she started to have health problems when she started eating whatever the fuck she wants? she got prediabetes, which i have also had when i went through the phase when i ate whatever the fuck i wanted. don’t do it, kids. it’s not worth it.

people have put her on blast for promoting an unrealistic body image, because her proportions are literally impossible for a natural human to attain. but in her eyes, the criticism she gets from the outside world pales in comparison to the criticism she has from her mother. lila, who had been banking on the transformation to finally give her the ideal daughter she had always dreamed of, was disappointed by her child yet again. the more ursula flaunts her unnatural face and figure, the more disapproving and distant lila grows from her--speaking to her only to criticize her appearance, heaping hate for it on her even higher than she did before the transformation took place. literally as soon as ursula stepped out of the operating room, lila demanded that he take her back in there and redo according to her specifications, or else she’d sue him--but she couldn’t sue him, because he’d already made an irreversible magical deal with his patient. ursula literally wouldn’t have cared less that so many people thought she was still ugly because in her own eyes she had finally grown beautiful, if not for the fact that her mother--from whom she had unhealthily sought approval all her life--agreed with the people who found her unsightly. gradually losing her mother’s “love” is quite possibly the worst consequence of them all for her mentally………one that will eventually drive her to the most desperate of acts.

#headcanon. || URSULA #abuse*

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morgana0anagrom · 7 years ago

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Random Questions ^^

if you want to ask something from this list just send me an ask with following numbers. lets have fun guys ^^ it kinda feels as if im forcing this on you guys :D (sorry about that) its my freaking first time doing it :X

1. You just opened up a web browser. What is the first site you visit?

2. You just walked into a bookstore. What section do you go to first?

3. You are hanging with your closest friends. What are you most likely doing?

4. Do you have any pets?

5. What’s better, having high expectations or having low expectations?

6. Complete this phrase: You cannot buy happiness, but you can buy____.

7. What would you do if you woke up as the opposite gender?

8. Are you more likely to cook for yourself or buy food from a restaurant?

9. If you had to lose one of your senses, which one would you rather lose?

10. Describe your perfect man/woman.

11. What are your favorite boys names?

12. Would you rather be rich and dumb or poor and extremely intelligent?

13. Do you have any piercings? Do you plan on getting more?

14. You just walked into a supermarket. What section do you first go to?

15. Do you like hugging people?

16. You just won the lottery. What is the first thing you do with your winnings?

17. If your best friend admitted that they have a crush on you, how would you react?

18. Do you watch anime?

19. If you could have any job in the world and get paid millions of dollars a year for it, what would you be and why?

20. What was the first thing you learned to cook?

21. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, without any consequences, what food would you choose?

22. It’s Saturday night. What are you most likely doing?

23. You go on a blind date. Your date is extremely beautiful and physically captivating, but you hate their personality. Would you want a second date?

24. Describe your sense of humor.

25. Name three songs that make you want to dance.

26. Do you have any talents or skills?

27. Did you ever do anything weird as a child?

28. If you could go back to college and choose a different degree to study, would you?

29. Where do you see yourself ten years from now?

30. Did you have a dream last night? If so, describe it.

31. Would you attend a same sex wedding if invited?

32. So far, what has been the greatest day of your life?

33. Describe the worst/ scariest dream you’ve ever had.

34. If it could be one season year-round, what season do would you want it to be?

35. If you could do anything (and I mean ANYTHING) right now without consequences, what would you do and why?

36. Have you ever had a near death experience?

37. What offends you the most?

38. Have you ever been in a physical fight?

39. At what age did you have your first alcoholic beverage?

40. What do you think happens to us when we die?

41. If you could have a superpower ASIDE from being invisible or being able to fly, what would you have?

42. If you could take home any one animal from the zoo, which animal would you choose?

43. Do you believe in aliens?

44. What scares you the most?

45. What personality trait turns you off the most?

46. You got offered a job to do something you hate, but the pay will make you rich. Do you take it?

47. Do you believe in ghosts?

48. How often do you get mad or upset at yourself?

49. If you could choose one celebrity to be your parent, who would you choose?

50. If you could only listen to one musical artist for the rest of you life, who would you be listening to?

51. If you could make one mythical being real, who/what would you make?

52. Had anyone you were close to die way too young?

53. Do you get tan, or do you burn?

54. You go on a blind date. You date is extremely ugly and physically appalling, but you are madly in love with their personality. Would you want a second date?

55. In your opinion, what is the worst way to die?

56. Do you believe in God, or some form of higher deity?

57. If you could save someone you deeply cared about, but it meant breaking a law, would you do it?

58. What was the last thing you bought?

59. If you were to make a YouTube video about what you know most about, what would the subject be?

60. What do you think is your greatest personality flaw?

61. If your friends spoke to you the way you speak to yourself, would you still want them as friend?

62. Have you ever “woke up like this”?

63. You got offered a job to do something you love, but the pay is one of the worst out there. Do you take it?

64. What do you think is your best physical feature?

65. What’s the last thing you read that made you cry?

66. Have you ever bought a CD? What band was it for?

67. What are some of your favorite physical activities to do?

68. Describe how you would survive the zombie apocalypse.

69. How would you reject a date offer from someone you didn’t like?

70. Which do you think is worse: Failure, or never trying at all?

71. Who’s your favorite character?

72. If you were told that if you killed someone, you would save 100 people, would you do it?

73. What is a video game you can play over and over again?

74. What do you have within arms reach of your bed?

75. Do you have any posters, pictures, or art hanging on your walls in your room? If so, what are they?

76. What is something that you’ve never done but would like to try?

77, If you could choose three famous people or characters to be friends with, who would you choose and why?

78. Post a line of dialogue from one of your WIPs without context.

79. If you could go anywhere right now, where would you go?

80. What is something that you can never say ‘no’ to?

81. Describe your plan of action if you were home alone and you heard someone break into your house.

82. What is a quote that always inspires you?

83. What is your favorite genre of music?

84. What is your first memory?

85. If you could possess one talent, what would you be able to do?

86. What is something you think about before you sleep?

87. If you HAD to have one plastic surgery, what would you get and why?

88. What’s the last thing you read that made you laugh?

89. What’s next on your ‘to-read’ list?

90. Are you more spontaneous or more of a planner?

91. Do you find it easy to drop toxic people from your life that you’ve known for a long time?

92. What toy did you want as a child that you never got?

93. What is your zodiac sign?

94. Name some of your favorite colors.

95. If you could speak three additional languages, what would they be?

96. What do you want done with your body after you die?

97. What three physical features do people compliment you most on? What do they say about them?

98. Are you good at holding back your tears?

99. Are you a KPOP fan?

100. Type of music you dislike most?

#random questions #ask me stuff #i hope it wont be boring

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webslingingslasher · 6 years ago

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tag game

rules: tag ten mutuals you want to know better

i was tagged by a super cool canadian, no not shawn mendes (i wish) but someone with even better writing skills: @majorharry

name: T, lets keep it there.

star sign: taurus ! n i swear im not stubborn

height: last time i was checked i think i was 5′11/6 foot. my family is full of giants

put your itunes (or spotify) on shuffle. what are the first 4 songs that popped up?

1. Good Morning - Kayne West

2. Under The Influence - Eminem

3. Shut Up and Dance - WALK THE MOON

4. Love Game - Lady Gaga

ever had a poem or song written about you?

i haven’t even had a text written for me

when was the last time you played guitar?

when i played boyfriend - girlfriend with my friend when i was 10. yes, i played the boyfriend n i strummed that out of tune broken stringed guitar like my fuckin bitch

who is your celebrity crush?

i def dont love other celebrity’s like i do harry but honorable mentions would have to include tom holland, chris pratt, dylan o brien, taylor swift, pete davidson, shane dawson & squad , n the whole fuckin vlog squad

what’s a sound you hate + a sound you love?

teeth scraping on a utensil / children + my mom singing

do you believe in ghosts?

yeth , i believe i am haunted 2 i got some ghostie stories that’ll fuck u up

how about aliens?

my crackhead aunt thot she was abducted so ya

do you drive?

yeth, im the best one too (im tooting my horn , HONK)

what was the last book you read?

Britt Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman n im currently diving into abusive mens minds by reading Why Does He Do That by Lundy Bancroft

do you like the smell of gasoline?

ill sniff anything that can kill my last 10 braincells

what’s the worst injury you’ve ever had?

i had my lip bit off by a dog when i was four n had to get plastic surgery to correct it with over 60 Stitches© (Shawn Mendes, Handwritten, 2015)

do you have any obsessions right now?

making money ? n this super fuckin cool group chat im in

do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong?

no i forget everything thanks to my early onset dementia

in a relationship?

does my dog count ? ha ha ha ha ha - im very sad

i tag: @adashofniallandasprinkleoflunacy @harrysorgasm @posttourharry

@isitjamiemoriarty @harryscarolinaa @trulymadlysydney @heart-attack-harry @bleekercheckthemail @hazzlot @lovelyandwanderful

#about me ig #also pls do this n tag me i wanna know all about yall !

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ask-bohemian-ilse · 7 years ago

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1. how are you?• i don’t feel well, to be honest. pretty nauseous. i’m not at school, but i also haven’t moved from the floor in…an hour.

2. post a picture of yourself.• when i’m not sick!

3. do you ever wish you were someone else?• you know what? i used to. but now, most of time, i don’t think i could imagine myself as anyone else. even when there are times i wish i wasn’t me.

4. what is your entire name? • ilse adelheid neumann

5. how old are you?* i’m almoooost sixteen — i have a late birthday!

6. age you get mistaken for: • people were once very willing to believe i was a lot older then fourteen. now, people look at me and confuse me for being at least seventeen…it’s weird.

7. your zodiac/horoscope and if you think it fits your personality: • taurus! yes i do, for the most part.

8. what did you do on your last birthday? • my fifteenth…it was the first chance i got to celebrate with my friends in a very long time. wendla threw me a surprise party! it was amazing!

9. what is one thing you’d like to accomplish before your next birthday? • i’d like to actually finish an art project for once! and get an a on an assignment…

10. what is your hair color? • red!

11. have you ever dyed your hair? • when i first went on the run, i dyed it blonde. it faded fast, though, and i never touched it up.

12. what is your eye color? • hazel.

13. if you could change your eye color, would you? • nope!

14. do you wear contacts/glasses? • no.

15. your opinion about your body and how comfortable you are with it: • i don’t love my body. there are countless thing i’d change and make better about it. i’m not personally very comfortable with it all, but in a commune, you sacrifice comfort. so i guess i’m used to it, just…not comfortable, anyways.

16. have you ever considered plastic surgery? what would you alter about your body? • no, i haven’t. but i think i’d make my nose smaller.

17. say eight facts about your body: • seriously…? 1. i have birthmark right underneath my thumb that’s shaped like nothing really. just a weird blob. wendla likes to say it looks like the crescent moon, but i disagree.2. i have really prominent bones, said karl when i live with him. it’s true. they’re…poky?3. i bruise really easily.4. i have a scar on my stomach from when melchior accidentally got my playing pirates. his “sword” was sharper then we knew. 5. according to nohl, i look “malnourished, but not in a good way.”6. el greco told me i have pointy ears. this is also true. think elf-like. 7. i have long fingers.8. once, i broke my wrist when i fell climbing a tree. it’s still shaped kind of weird.

18. do you have any tattoos? • no.

19. do you have any piercings? • five! one in each ear, one in my naval, and one in my collarbone but it’s closing because i don’t wear it enough.

20. left or right handed? • left

21. what’s your sexual orientation? • bisexual

22. do you drink? • more often then i should be!

23. do you smoke? • yes.

24. do you have any pets? • georg has two dogs, and since i live with him, they’re technically mine too.

25. where do you work? • i don’t have a job

26. something you are working on right now: • a painting! it’s a surprise, though ;)

27. do you have any “rules” about food? • yes.

28. where are you from? • germany!

29. what would you say is your best quality? • i’m generous, i think.

30. what do you think you’re really good at? • uh…i think i’m good at being creative. i have a big imagination.

31. what do you think you’re really bad at? • i’m really bad at a lot of things, but i’m the worst at connecting with other people.

32. what talent do you wish you’d been born with? • oh geez…i wish i’d been born a better musician. more musically inclined, i guess.

33. are you a bad person? • depends on what your idea of a bad person is. i think i was. i think i’ve gotten better. i don’t know for sure.

34. are you nice to everyone? • no, but i try to be.

35. say three facts about your personality: • i think i’m an optimist, although a lot of people would argue that.* i’m very stubborn* i’m an extrovert

36. has someone ever spread a nasty rumor about you? • everyone at school does, yeah. i don’t think they understand what priapia was really like.

37. what is your ideal bed? why? • super soft! because it’s the comfiest.

38. did you wake up cranky? • yes

39. do you sleep with a stuffed toy? • no

40. what do you think about the most? • summer coming soon!

41. share two habits: • i chew the inside of my cheek • smoking, i guess

42. what do you want to be when you “get older?” • alive, healthy, and happy! that’s about it.

43. what are your career goals? • i think i’d like to sell some of my art sometime.

44. what is your ideal career? • i’d like to design. painting sets, designing homes, designing clothes, doing art…whatever.

45. is your life anything like it was two years ago? • absolutely not. and that makes me ridiculously happy.

46. do you replay things that have happened in your head? • yes

47. have you ever had an imaginary friend? • yes! a pirate captain! i miss him.

48. say ten facts about your room: 1. it’s a total mess 2. i keep flowers everywhere at all times 3. there’s a lot of purple involved 4. my side table is covered in books. mostly fairytales. 5. i have a space in it just for…relaxing? my record player is over there, and all my records, and a beanbag. 6. my bed is never made 7. it kinda smells like smoke but mostly like this vanilla candle i have 8. there’s a lot spilled stuff on the floor. paint, makeup, hair products… 9. there’s also dog hair everywhere 10. i have a disco ball on my ceiling. for science

49: do you have any phobias?* i wouldn’t say so…but i am scared of a lot of things.

50. have you ever been to a therapist? • once or twice. i should probably go more.

51. are you allergic to anything? • to bananas!

52. ever broken any bones? • my wrist. maybe my rib, once, but it was a vague blur.

53. ever come close to death? • too close for comfort

54. things you like and dislike about yourself: • i like my sense of humor and my hair. i hate my smile and how selfish i am.

55. a random fact about yourself: • i love psychoanalysis! even if melchior says it’s a pseudoscience

56. what are three things most people don’t know about you? • half of the clothing i wear is stuff i’ve stolen from georg • i’m a secret lover of duran duran. • i used to check the website that updated about my case when i was a missing person. nobody really knew that one.

57. an unknown fact about your life: • i wasn’t born in germany! i was born in switzerland, but we moved back almost immediately.

58. share something about yourself that others might think is weird: • i do a lot of weird stuff. sometimes i go through my daily routine pretending to be a celebrity, so i talk to my invisible audience the whole time. georg walked in once and it was embarrassing.

59. five weird things you like: • duran duran!!! • creature features (especially the b-ones from the fifties) • mixing cherry coke with lemonade and drinking it • pretending to be a pirate sometimes (still) • the smell of gasoline

60. do you have a facebook? • no. too public!

61. NOT APPLICABLE

62. describe yourself in one word/sentence: • “off”

63. a quote you try to live by: • “live each moment like it’s your last!”

#ilse neumann #answered memes #anon

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tyresso · 7 years ago

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Questions tag

I was tagged by @gwencharlottepixels a literal MONTH ago lol im so slow

Is your window in your room open? girl no it’s february

Do you like bleu cheese? No & i’m not rying to cheese shame here but imagine liking foot smelling moldy fungi cheese

Have you ever smoked? No cause my shitty dad always used to blow smoke in my face and now the smell like..triggers me lol

Do you own a gun? I have a nerf gun and it’s lethal Do you like the American or British way of spelling words? i like britain but i rly don’t have the energi to be writing ou when i could just go with o Do you get nervous before going to a doctor’s appointment? Yeah but leaving my house period makes me nervous

What do you think of hot dogs? literally haven’t had one since kindergarten but hotdog water is an iconic beverage

Favorite Christmas movie? that drake & josh christmas special not even joking What color of hair do you like on the opposite sex? Dirty blonde bois for the win What do you prefer to drink in the morning? it used to be coffee until someone called out my coffee breath which shook me to my core so now it’s water:)

Can you do a push-up?

Literally my arms can’t pick up my phone sometimes so like Do you hate celebrities with big boobs that have had plastic surgery? No big tiddies is the seed of world peace

Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry? don’t have jewelry:) too broke fa dat

Favorite hobby? sims hehe What’s the one thing you hate about yourself? can’t take anything seriously it’s so cringy

What’s your middle name? don’t have one Name three drinks you drink everyday? water, coffee and caprisun Current worry? Breaking in my new doc martens cause it’s been like two weeeks and they’re still uncomfortable Do you own slippers? yeah ive actually had the same pink fur slippers isnce i was 8 Would you ever want to be a pirate? Lol! that’s for dweebs!!(pirates don’t come for me) Where would you like to go? to ikea bc my pillows have fucking holes in them. HOLES What type of songs do you sing in the shower? the hannah montana soundtrack just like everyone else If you could make everything on earth one color, what would you choose? Gray bc it matches my mood & it’s my fav color

Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I tried once and glided off the bed maybe six times How do you bring in the new year? I don’t i’m actually stuck in 2008 LOL!!*XD* Favorite place to be? not be an edge queen tumblr lonewolf slut..but my room. or maybe bill skarsgards dick Would you rather live in 1980 or 2080? the 80s cus i could just do everything that i do now.. but with like a book instead of tumblr or smth Favorite color? gray What color of shirt are you wearing? gray sweatshirt Favorite girl name? Jean (shoutout to the animated xmen show i was obsessed with age 3-11 jean was hot i wanted to be her so bod) Current hate right now? the fly flying around my room like it’s not literally winter & it’s supposed to b dead

What’s the last thing that made you laugh? yesterday this dude in school that literally went to the principal’s office (where i was sitting) just to ask why penises stand up in the morning man i fucking died

What artist do you find yourself singing a lot of? ladyhawke’s Paris is burning and maroon 5′s Can’t stop have been stuck in my head for ten years Can you whistle? nope! can’t ride a bike or swim either!

Where do you wish you were right now? i am right where i belong - on tumblr When you were younger, did you ever have cartoon sheets? I had them winx club sheets for so long.. What’s in your pocket right now? not even wearing pants or anything like i literally patted my thighs just now smh

Do you love where you live? I see fights break out everytime i leave the apt it’s wonderful this place is a utopia Do you care about the William and Kate wedding? is this like a pretty little liars or vampire diaries reference or smth? like who

Does someone have a crush on you?

No one sees me I hide in corners Favorite boy name? Dean cus it rhymes with jean What song do you want played at your funeral? amigas cheetas by cheetah girls. i feel like it’s the proper way to mourn my death and it’s how i should be remembered . Worst injury you ever had? i got 3 pieces of glass in my foot all at once one summer. That’s actually worse than like amputating half ur body

Have you had any candy today? I never eat candy bc my teeth are the only thing ppl compliment me on

How many TVs are in your house? Like one hehe we’re broke.

I tag @girl-just-simming-around @ethnicgoddess @itsoceansecret @littlesims2chick (pls ignore this if you’ve already been tagged or just don’t wanna do it)

#nonsims #questions #questions tag #tag

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alisamaefawn394 · 4 years ago

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Honestly this hawkeye and Jeremy Renner hate has gone too far.

I saw one of those tik toks, sing along if you find them attractive marvel addition, but it gets worse as you go along. The last, or ‘worst’ was in fact Jeremy. The girls doing the video started gagging, one of them even changed their username to one that berates Clint Barton.

I’m a huge fan of Hawkeye, comics and MCU. Jeremy does an excellent job with what he’s given, and no, the MCU does not erase hawkeyes disability as he isn’t deaf for all of the comics, please don’t bring your ableist bullshit near me because I’m disabled and disabled folks can speak for themselves, ta. Jeremy can’t help it if his character was written ‘badly’ which for the record I don’t think it is.

Jeremy is one of the oldest actors in the MCU. Downey, Rudd, Cheadle and Ruffalo are the only hero’s older than him, and well if you don’t know then one of those is already out the picture. Jeremy is 49 years old and he’s spent his life working for other people, and not for himself. He does everything for his mumma and his daughter. Everything. He worked as a makeup artist, a renovator, this That and the other until he got his well deserved big break. He amassed enough money to live comfortably, and now only chooses films that he’ll enjoy and that won’t interfere with his time with Ava. He calls this money ‘fuck you money’.

I don’t know if people are aware, but Jeremy, since getting famous, has done a few wonderful things. He’s renovated a home for his mother, built a house for his daughter and himself, and has volunteered with the fire department near him. There are so so many other things but I can’t mention them.

Jeremy used to be a gymnast in his younger years, which can I just say, whew. He does as much as he can with stunts when he’s 49, and I’m not sure if you’re aware, but doing acrobatic type stunts at that age is HARD. He’s also an excellent singer and musician who doesn’t get the recognition he deserves. Believe me, I have a diploma.

While filming and doing press for AoU, he was going through a berating, traumatic divorce where the news was smearing his name left right and centre. But do you all know what? Not one single claim thrown at him by his ex wife - domestic abuse, gun violence, drug abuse, psychological manipulation, sex addiction - none of those claims have stuck or gotten anywhere in court. They were taken, had one trial, and she dropped the legal claim. Sonni has been trying for five years to get sole claim to Ava and has never once managed it. And when she claimed in 2015 that Jeremy held her captive and hid her passport? He was doing that for the welfare of his daughter. It was a green card marriage, except he didn’t know that, and when things went wrong, sonni tried to endanger her child by kidnapping her over the border into Canada. Jeremy has to hide the passport to keep his daughter safe and at home. Do you see the issues here?

Not only towards these abuse statements, but he’s made comments in the industry about different pay between men and women. I agree that they should be paid the same, but is it his issue to go to every single director and producer that he’s ever worked with and demand for more money for each of his female costars? No. You wouldn’t expect chris evans to do that, so don’t expect it from Jeremy. And yes, maybe he has used offensive slurs before , but I cannot even think of a celebrity off the top of my head who hasn’t slipped up at least once and said one, even if they haven’t been caught and ‘cancelled’ yet. Stop creating double standards between actors just because you don’t like one but love the other. It’s not fucking fair or funny, and I’m in pieces right now.

Ok fine, maybe you’re not a huge fan of Hawkeye in the MCU, maybe you don’t find Jeremy attractive, but don’t be so fucking rude and disgraceful about it. That’s not fucking ok. At all. This is a real man with a real life and a real family who has put ten years into the MCU, only to receive hate out of it. Just give it a fucking rest and show some respect, you’d all be hating on him if he got plastic surgery and tried to be more attractive anyway 🤷🏼‍♀️

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kaylaknetzer-blog · 6 years ago

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No One Is Talking About IT!

It is bewildering to think that only a little over two months has passed since I experienced my miscarriage. I have felt pain on a level that i never knew existed in that time frame and it seems like a small forever has spanned out from then to now. I have found myself feeling more sorrow in the past week or so over the baby that I long so badly, each and every day, for. I remember the very day I found out that I was pregnant. I couldn’t quite keep it to myself...or even to under a few dozen others. My husband was uncomfortable with my oversharing and many of the people I shared with urged me to keep it to myself. “It’s so early...you never know.” In my heart I knew that something wasn’t quite right...but did that make my baby any less there at the time? If I lost the baby would it mean my baby should be any less celebrated? My answer was no. It is still no honestly. I still refrained from sharing my news on social media and with anyone but close family and friends. I think I believed that the more private my pregnancy was the more painless my loss would be. That was one of the largest fallacies of my life. The day that baby was “lost” the number of people aware of its existence could have been in the billions and it wouldn't have added or subtracted from my intensive pain, my anger, or my grief. That baby will forever be apart of who Jared and I are...and because he or she never made it to our arms doesn't mean they will ever vanish from our hearts, our minds, or our lips. In actuality all of the people I withheld my pregnancy from still were told of my loss. I watched on the news yesterday about a celebrity that was sharing her pregnancy loss to end the stigma of miscarriage and it was as if God was trying to slap me to grab the attention my sadness as of late failed to. I felt my head nodding in agreement with this woman. Why is miscarriage so taboo? Even more so why is pregnancy a secret until miscarriage seems almost impossible? I felt like no one on this earth had gone through what I was going through because NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT! No one is telling anyone that your paper work is going to have the word abortion written all over it as they use miscarriage and abortion as synonyms in the medical field. No one is telling anyone that you have to make a HUGE decision on how you are going to “complete your loss”, which means how you are going to have your baby exit your body in a condition you never in your most gruesome nightmares expected he or she to. I remember telling Jared on the way to see my Dr. that I would absolutely not take the medication that speeds up the process (known to some as the abortion pill). I was in between letting it happen naturally or having a D&C (practically an abortion). Looking back I’m not sure why I was so dead set against it...I would imagine my obsessive research. I did not want a D&C. I didn’t want to have surgery...I didn’t want to force nature. I truly wanted nature to just take its course so I could mourn fully. I had been told my Dr. was going to strongly encourage that I have the D&C. He examined me and performed something “to save me from a surgery” that felt similar to someone pulling my insides out with a pair of tongs...it must have looked similar to that also as Jared started to lose consciousness. I remember trembling in such pain that I couldn’t even focus on the fact that he was being laid on the floor beneath what probably looked like a murder scene on my exam chair. Immediately my doctor performed an ultrasound on a portable machine. My eyes felt like they would pop out of their sockets...because for the very first time I saw the profile of my baby on the screen. I felt like I was being tricked either then or that I had been tricked at the last ultrasound that confirmed my baby was measuring at five weeks when it should be at least ten weeks. I immediately felt hope rush into my heart as I told my Doctor that I had never seen the baby more clear and that this image was in no way similar to any that I had seen before. He assured me that it didn’t change the prognosis. He circled where my baby’s heart should be beating and i sat almost lifeless focusing on the area begging God for it to flutter even slightly...It didn’t. My Dr. Told me how much pain was ahead of me and I shrugged it off and even told Jared as he regained his color that there was no possible way anything was going to be more painful that what I had just gone through in that office...this being another great fallacy. He sent in an Rx for misoprostol and hydrocodone. I mocked the hydrocodone because I took it maybe once for my wisdom teeth surgery and switched to a heavy NSAID because It was unnecessarily strong. While the medicine was being filled I checked in at work and prepared sub plans for the next day. On the way to pick up the meds I started to feel it...something else no one is talking about...contractions. Publix pharmacy is one of the worst operations that I still give my business to and in their normal ball dropping manner told Jared that they don’t fill electronic prescriptions until the next business day. I leaned across and told the pharmacy tech that I needed the medicine five minutes ago and asked when it could be ready. His eyes widened as they met mine, swollen and raged. He told us to give him an hour. The plan was for Jared to help me into the bath and go back to publix to get a rotisserie chicken and my medicine. I was in the bath for maybe ten minutes when I came to the realization that I was going to die and should probably get down stairs so that my mother could pay witness to my death. I glanced at my reflection as I pulled myself from the bath. Every single vein that the lord placed behind my face was bulging in a way that assured me they would bust. I somehow got dressed and down most of the stairs before another contraction hit and I sat down on a step and started screaming. My mother, who is on 24 hour oxygen, made it to the stairway in record time and I could see it all over her face...fear. She laid me on the couch and I screamed out in not only agony but in anger too. “Why God? Why even allow me to become pregnant to have it end this way? “ were only a couple of exerts from the conversation I was having in my head with my maker. My mother had to wrap our couch in plastic because my bleeding was beyond the capabilities of one of those huge mattress sized maxi pads that you could assume are used for diapers. I eventually just moved to our downstairs bathroom because it was easier than changing them every two minutes (that is an exact amount of time not to be confused with an exaggerated time frame at all). Jared was home shortly after that and was nervously shredding the rotisserie chicken at an almost robotic like speed. My mother was trying to feed me peanut butter toast so that I could take the medicine without it making me sick. Jared told me later that I was screaming, “I don’t want to die! Somethings wrong! I’m going to die!” He had moved into the bathroom at this point and was preparing to take me to the hospital as he wasn’t sure that I was not in fact dying. Then it happened. The Euphoria that you hear about after labor and delivery washed over me. I realized that I needed it to happen the way that It did. That sonogram would have haunted me more than it already does if I had taken the medicine. I would have felt like i forced my loss and its difficult enough without those feelings of responsibility. That is something else no one is talking about...feeling guilty over something you would have given anything to prevent. I called the emergency line at my OB and they told me to still take both medications to hopefully bring the bleeding to an end. It didn’t. I remember laying in bed exhausted and crying to Jared that I was terrified to go to sleep because I believed with all of my heart that I had lost too much blood and that I wouldn’t wake up. He caressed my head until I fell out of consciousness. I had an entirely different conversation with God when I woke up the next morning. I was overjoyed that I would be able to hold my husband and my boys again. I was so grateful for the opportunity to be able to see my mom again. I don’t know that I would have made it through the most agonizing 45 minutes of my life without her. No one is going to tell you that you have to go back to the Dr. for them to confirm you aren't pregnant anymore and that even though it was never a question after what you went through it is still terribly difficult to hear. My body is just now starting to get back to the way it was pre pregnancy. No one is talking about the fact that just because you aren't rocking your sweet blessing you are still very much postpartum and there will be many reminders of that in the coming weeks. NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT MISCARRIAGE! So I’m talking to you out there...the moms who feel alone in your grief because you feel no one understands or surely you would have heard their story. You are loved and you are anything but alone! Tell your story to anyone that will listen. You will never know if you are talking to a woman who will need that story someday in her moment of profound grief. I so wish someone had told me their story before I lived out mine. This is my story...It isn’t pretty and some parts are grotesque, even, but they happened and they happen to so many other woman just no one is talking about IT!

The day I lost my baby.

A little over a month later during our reset trip, wearing the ring I purchased with the babies peridot birthstone.

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lagarconne-journal · 7 years ago

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Moderne Mother — Natasha Schick

What does Mother's Day mean to you?

I was born and raised in Kiev, Ukraine, and in the Ukraine, Mother’s Day and the International Women’s Day typically falls on the same day. There, mothers are not only celebrated for their strengths within the workforce, but for also keeping the family unit together. My mother has always been such a source of inspiration for me—she worked a full-time job, and was nothing short of a full-time mom. Her strength and perseverance afforded me the life I have today. She gave everything up and moved our entire family to the United States when I was ten-years old. This is something that will always stay with me and I am forever grateful to her. She gave me the chance to have a wonderful life where I can be my own person and have the freedom to follow my own path.

How do you celebrate Mother's Day now?

I get to sleep in until 8:00 A.M., which is a real treat! I have breakfast with my little ones, and then it’s off to the playground. My favorite part about the day is that there are no social commitments (like birthday parties), and we have a good 'ok fashioned family day. This year, Mother's Day falls during a family trip we're taking to Florence, Italy.

Mother's Day gifts?

My partner Tull always gives me a white orchid, whether it’s Mother's Day or my birthday. It’s become a bit of a family tradition, so I always send my mother and all the women in my and Tull’s family a bouquet of white flowers. We like to keep things consistent!

What is your most worn fashion item?

My white Hand Sewn Lows by Feit. And, a black dress from Arts & Science; they're usually worn together.

What is your most beloved fashion item?

My Feit white Hand Sewn Low Sneakers. Oh wait... I already used that in the last question, but for me, most worn and most beloved usually goes together.

What’s currently on your fashion wish list?

A Casey Casey dress! How would you best describe your fashion look? It’s difficult to tell whose closet one is looking at since both Tull and I usually wear navy, black, white, or grey; and have a lot of the same pieces like button-downs, plain T-shirts, and sweater. However, I just purchased two red pieces from Toogood that are being heavily worn this spring. I never thought I would be into wearing the color red until now!My look is quite monochromatic. Looking back on the past ten-years, my style has mostly been very minimal. If it’s white and has buttons (everything must be very buttoned up!), whether it’s a dress or a shirt, it usually gets worn tucked in or over a pair of oversized pants or jeans. Then, I'll usually throw an oversized and masculine-minded coat or jacket over it all. Lots of layering and big silhouettes.

How has your style changed since having children?

My day starts at 7:00 A.M., and doesn’t end until my children are in bed and asleep after 9:00 P.M., so being comfortable is the only way to go. Comfort is key—hence the oversized pieces. That, and, I spent years as a ballerina, and lived in tights and leotards. Now, tight clothing exhausts me and makes me feel claustrophobic. Tight jeans are my worst nightmare.

How would you best describe your beauty look?

All natural / au naturel.

What's your daily beauty routine?

As I said, my days start very early: between getting my eldest son Sam out of the house and off to school and getting myself to the office, my beauty regime has to be very stripped down. I use Le Mieux Face Cleanser followed by Le Mieux Derma Relief Serum, hyaluronic serum, moisturizer, and lastly, their amazing eye & lip cream. What beauty advice did you receive growing up?I come from a long line of Russian women who tried to get me to wear lots of makeup at a very young age. Instead, I ended up rebelling, and completely stopped wearing make-up. It just doesn’t work for me.

What beauty advice do you foresee passing down to your children, and why?

Sunscreen!

Who do you find beautiful?

My mother. I find her beautiful for her strength and her ability to persevere through the toughest of circumstances. She really held it together for us.

Who did you find to be a beauty inspiration when you were growing up?

This is kind of embarrassing but I always found Kate Moss to be really naturally beautiful growing up. I especially loved her wide-set fish eyes and easy boyish look.

Do you have a tried-and-true beauty product you've been loyal to for ages?

Le Mieux Eye & Lip Cream, I love that it’s peptide-infused. It’s a little tube of magic. I never leave home without it (it’s always in my backpack. It gives me that nice glowy, just-rolled-out-of-bed look the moment I begin to feel dehydrated or need a reapply and refresh.

What beauty look do you not understand?

That's a difficult question because what works for someone may not work for someone else. It’s really up to each person’s decision.

Do you have a beauty talent?

Sleep! If and when I can get a solid nine hours of sleep: I am golden. And, I look and feel like a teenager again.

Which beauty step, fad, or product do you think is bullshit?

Plastic surgery…It’s just not something I would do. But talk to me again in five years.

Any beauty product or treatment you're curious to try?

I haven’t been very good about it (it’s hard to find the time), but I would love to get back into my meditation practices. I took a course from Tim Brown of Tim Brown Meditation in Australia (he is one of the leading teachers of Vedic Meditation. I found that it helped me to relax, focus my energy, and create a real sense of holistic wellness.

Is there a beauty product you wish someone would invent?

Does sleep in a bottle make the beauty category? I am always sleep deprived.

Do you consider yourself wellness/health-minded?

Everything in moderation, you only have one life.

Do you exercise?

Not enough!

Who do you think has aged beautifully?

Joni Mitchell and Gloria Steinem. They both look amazing.

What is your:

Bath product: Aesop Coriander Seed Cleanser or my kids’ Aveeno body wash, depending on what’s in the closest!

Body lotion: I use my children’s Aveeno lotions…it keeps it simple.

Face cleanser: Le Mieux Photo-Marine Cleansing Lotion.

Face moisturizer: Le Mieux Bio Cell Rejuvenating Cream

Hair product: Aesop shampoo and conditioner.

Fragrance: Either Le Labo Tuberous 40 or I keep it classic like my mom with Chanel No. 5 Parfum.

Natasha is wearing the High Neck Cotton Blouse and Wide Tapered Cut Selvedge Jeans by Chimala, and Hand Sewn Ballet Flats by Feit

Styling by Sarah Levett, Photography by Morgan Howland

#natasha schick #feit #beauty secrets #mothers day #lagarconne

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samaraysims-blog · 7 years ago

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100 Questions No One Ever Asks

I was tagged by @almostaberrysim ;)

1. DO YOU SLEEP WITH YOUR CLOSET DOORS OPEN OR CLOSED? Closed

2. DO YOU TAKE THE SHAMPOOS AND CONDITIONER BOTTLES FROM HOTELS? No

3. DO YOU SLEEP WITH YOUR SHEETS TUCKED IN OR OUT? Out

4. HAVE YOU STOLEN A STREET SIGN BEFORE? No

5. DO YOU LIKE TO USE POST-IT NOTES? Sometimes

6. DO YOU CUT OUT COUPONS BUT THEN NEVER USE THEM? I think so

7. WOULD YOU RATHER BE ATTACKED BY A BIG BEAR OR A SWARM OF BEES? A big bear

8. DO YOU HAVE FRECKLES? Yes

9. DO YOU ALWAYS SMILE FOR PICTURES? Yes

10. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PET PEEVE? When people leave their pens without the cap?

11. DO YOU EVER COUNT YOUR STEPS WHEN YOU WALK? Yes sometimes lol

12. HAVE YOU PEED IN THE WOODS? Yes

13. HAVE YOU EVER POOPED IN THE WOODS? Maybe when I was little

14. DO YOU EVER DANCE EVEN IF THERES NO MUSIC PLAYING? Oh yeah, all the time, everytime.

15. DO YOU CHEW YOUR PENS AND PENCILS? No

16. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU SLEPT WITH THIS WEEK? None

17. WHAT SIZE IS YOUR BED? Single

18. WHAT IS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Desert Song by Hillsong

19. IS IT OK FOR GUYS TO WEAR PINK? Yes

20. DO YOU STILL WATCH CARTOONS? Barely

21. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE MOVIE? Any scary movie. I think the worst was Mirrors brrr.

22. WHERE WOULD YOU BURY HIDDEN TREASURE IF YOU HAD SOME? Good question. Heaven?

23. WHAT DO YOU DRINK WITH DINNER? Water

24. WHAT DO YOU DIP A CHICKEN NUGGET IN? Sweet and sour Chinese salsa? (I’m sure i just invented an incorrect litteral expression of a French idea I had in my head...)

25. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? I like pizza or the typical meal we have when at a family gathering: banana gratin with leg of lamb. (Sorry vegetarian people..:s)

26. WHAT MOVIES COULD YOU WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND STILL LOVE? I don’t know. When I like a movie I watch it a billion times over so I guess any movie i like.

27. LAST PERSON YOU KISSED/KISSED YOU? On the cheek? My cousin. On the lips? a childhood friend when I was like ten i think.

28. WERE YOU EVER A BOY/GIRL SCOUT? No

29. WOULD YOU EVER STRIP OR POSE NUDE IN A MAGAZINE? Never.

30. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WROTE A LETTER TO SOMEONE ON PAPER? In high school maybe?

31. CAN YOU CHANGE THE OIL ON A CAR? Theoretically yes.

32. EVER GOTTEN A SPEEDING TICKET? No.

33. EVER RAN OUT OF GAS? No.

34. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF SANDWICH? Mayonnaise and tuna maybe?

35. BEST THING TO EAT FOR BREAKFAST? Tea, a fruit and some cereals or bread.

36. WHAT IS YOUR USUAL BEDTIME? Supposedly 10 p.m. but nowadays It’s more like 11 p.m./midnight

37. ARE YOU LAZY? Yes (i’m also an INFJ perfectionnist so apparently it’s quite common...but not good nevertheless)

38. WHEN YOU WERE A KID, WHAT DID YOU DRESS UP AS FOR HALLOWEEN? I don’t celebrate Halloween.

39. WHAT IS YOUR CHINESE ASTROLOGICAL SIGN? Dog

40. HOW MANY LANGUAGES CAN YOU SPEAK? 5-ish+. French is my native (and also a bit of Creole), then i speak English and Spanish decently enough, I speak a bit of Brazilian Portuguese, I know some words of Hindi and am learning Swedish.

41. DO YOU HAVE ANY MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS? No

42. WHICH ARE BETTER: LEGOS OR LINCOLN LOGS? Legos

43. ARE YOU STUBBORN? Yes

44. WHO IS BETTER: LENO OR LETTERMAN? I know Letterman more.

45. EVER WATCH SOAP OPERAS? Sometimes

46. ARE YOU AFRAID OF HEIGHTS? Not really

47. DO YOU SING IN THE CAR? Yes

48. DO YOU SING IN THE SHOWER? Can happen sometimes

49. DO YOU DANCE IN THE CAR? Yup

50. EVER USED A GUN? Does paintball count? Then yes.

51. LAST TIME YOU GOT A PORTRAIT TAKEN BY A PHOTOGRAPHER? Last week for my ids

52. DO YOU THINK MUSICALS ARE CHEESY? No, I love them.

53. IS CHRISTMAS STRESSFUL? No. I love Christmas.

54. EVER EAT A PIEROGI? I think so

55. FAVORITE TYPE OF FRUIT PIE? Strawberry

56. OCCUPATIONS YOU WANTED TO BE WHEN YOU WERE A KID? A vet

57. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS? No

58. EVER HAVE A DEJA-VU FEELING? Yes

59. DO YOU TAKE A VITAMIN DAILY? No

60. DO YOU WEAR SLIPPERS? No

61. DO YOU WEAR A BATH ROBE? No

62. WHAT DO YOU WEAR TO BED? A shirt and pants or shorts

63. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CONCERT? Jencarlos Canela

64. WALMART, TARGET, OR KMART? Not familiar with those.

65. NIKE OR ADIDAS? I don’t care much

66. CHEETOS OR FRITOS? Cheetos i guess

67. PEANUTS OR SUNFLOWER SEEDS? Peanuts

68. EVER HEAR OF THE GROUP TRES BIEN? No

69. EVER TAKE DANCE LESSONS? Yes

70. IS THERE A PROFESSION YOU PICTURE YOUR FUTURE SPOUSE DOING? Never thought about it

71. CAN YOU CURL YOUR TONGUE? Yes

72. EVER WON A SPELLING BEE? Almost

73. HAVE YOU EVER CRIED BECAUSE YOU WERE SO HAPPY? Yes

74. OWN ANY RECORD ALBUMS? Nope

75. OWN A RECORD PLAYER? Nope

76. DO YOU REGULARLY BURN INCENSE? Not regularly

77. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Maybe once but was it love, i don’t know.

78. WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN CONCERT? Alessia Cara, Tori Kelly, Juan Luis Guerra

79. WHAT WAS THE LAST CONCERT YOU SAW? My godfather’s

80. HOT TEA OR COLD TEA? Warm Tea

81. TEA OR COFFEE? Tea

82. SUGAR COOKIES OR SNICKERDOODLES? Sugar Cookies

83. CAN YOU SWIM WELL? I can swim

84. CAN YOU HOLD YOUR BREATH WITHOUT HOLDING YOUR NOSE? Yes

85. ARE YOU PATIENT? Yes

86. DJ OR BAND AT A WEDDING? DJ

87. EVER WON A CONTEST? Yes i think

88. HAVE YOU EVER HAD PLASTIC SURGERY? Nope

89. WHICH ARE BETTER: BLACK OR GREEN OLIVES? Green Olives

90. CAN YOU KNIT OR CROCHET? No

91. BEST ROOM FOR A FIREPLACE? Idk

92. DO YOU WANT TO GET MARRIED? Yes

93. IF MARRIED, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED? Never been married

94. WHO WAS YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CRUSH? Medhy

95. DO YOU CRY AND THROW A FIT UNTIL YOU GET YOUR OWN WAY? No

96. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? No

97. DO YOU WANT KIDS? Yes

98. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? Yellow and purple

99. DO YOU MISS ANYONE RIGHT NOW? My family

100. WHO ARE YOU GOING TO TAG TO DO THIS TAG NEXT?

@desertbloom (Another one for you! :D) @redhotchilisimblr & @alwaysimming

#non sims #tag

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