#The Big 4-0|Riley's Birthday | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

tarnishedhalo · 6 months

Text

S'a good year, this

Ron hadn’t told a soul he’d been sniffing round the online auction scene. Back in London he’d loved going to ‘em in person now and then. They’d been a change of routine, a chance - because these weren’t your general service sort of auctions - to live within the means he’d earned, not the ones he’d had as a little lad living in Hoxton twenty-and-some years ago now. Granted moving overseas had put paid to swanning round Sotheby’s, London, in his best togs, but he couldn’t complain really. The US had its own rich-bids get togethers he could get a hand in on, and the Net – that made things even easier.

And that was how he’d come upon a very specific gem.

Flush with the the takings of a fucking good few months on New York’s entertainment scene he’d signed on to his most trusted theatre for bidding wars and almost fallen out his chair at the sight of lot number #10174. He was decided in that very moment, if he got nothing else out of his bidding ventures, This Lot had to be his. That it’d come up this year, with the perfect number, the perfect vintage on the bottle’s delicate curves – it was fate. It had to be. So he bid, and bid, and the war was fierce between him and a good fifty-seven Very Interested Persons but in the end–

Victory.

He’d practically rocketed out his chair, had Ron, when the lot was called for him. He’d danced round his apartment, scooping up Duchess the pup and waltzing with her as funds were exchanged, delivery was finalised, and the wait for his prized acquisition began. Bless the auction house, it only took two weeks to make it across the pond to his door; just in time for it to wrapped, presentation box and all, and hand delivered. A middle-evening trip up to Casa Riley - sans elevator trouble, he noted curiously - saw effusive happy returns wished when he was met at the door, a card and the wrapped spoils of bidding wars acquisition presented with a muted flourish. And when they were unveiled - his attempt at wrapping neat enough to imply some serious help from May - well…

“S'a good numbah, this'n…” Ron smiled. “-‘Appy birfday, Trouble.”

“Oh.”

A pause between smoke and steel. “My.” Yeah, here it comes. One of the favourite children of Saints long dead and immortalized in prayer, about to drop the blaspheme of a lifetime. However, what ends that tirade isn’t English or Latin but the melodic depths of the language of his ancestors. “naofa... focáil.”

Maybe not intentional. Ron’d come to wish him a happy birthday even though Riley tends to be notoriously if not secretive about it, certainly not the type to advertise, especially the older he gets. Tonight he’d been indulging in playing a selection of his older guitars along with a couple Thelonious Monk albums after dropping his sister off at work.

The coffee freshly brewed scents the apartment’s air along with his sister’s plants, the smoke from the cigarette he’s fidgeting with, a spectral hint of his cologne, all clean and woodsy notes that are never particularly strong. His jaw works a moment or two all the while emphasizing the stubble giving it a heavy shadow. “I.” Another pause. “I ain’t even got the words, Rawnie.”

Even when and where it might behoove him, fear and the expression of on his face is something that Riley hasn’t got in him, but for a split second it seems as though he’s terrified to so much as lift the bottle; fear of breaking it, fear that he might be dozing off in his chair and having a vivid dream, something intangible. Though if he’s being honest, his heart beats like the bass and drum line for War Pigs. His head shifts, eyes dark ~though they’ve always been deeper than his sisters, the green sharper than the brown~ and pensive as he stares at his friend across the coffee table. “Not for nuthin’ but like...I don’t know if I wanna drink it with you, or put it in a vault.”

This of course is a rhetorical sort of philosophy, an explanation of how deeply he’s touched and likewise how he tends to shroud those kinds of emotion deep under his armor of glibness and charm. Then just like that it sort of evaporates as Riley lifts a hand and takes one deep drag of his Marlboro before putting it out in the large heavy crystal ashtray that may or may not be able to shatter someone’s skull a time or two before entertaining the idea of cracking.

He looms large at Ron’s side as he makes a stop beside him. The open neck of his shirt becomes a deep V as he leans down and hugs Ron with a surprising lightness, slowness, every move telegraphed from the careful bend at his waist. A moment later that pressure of him is gone and his jacket is getting left behind on the chair he’d vacated.

“But thanks for goin’ through the trouble, and for thinking of me, a chara.” He makes his way across the sumptuous space that occupies a large portion of the apartment, a combination great room, kitchen, dining area, and to a small glass enclosure near the built-in wet bar. He takes out two crystal tumblers, and a few seconds later, puts three polished stone cubes into one, taken from the same small refrigerator as the glasses themselves. “Onna rocks, right?”

#submission #Thanks!Pumpkin <3 <3 <3 <3 #Bartenders and Roughnecks|Ron and Riley #The Big 4-0|Riley's Birthday

1 note · View note

andrebearakovsky · 6 years

Text

This Week in Caps: Week 10

Welcome to This Week in Caps, a weekly newsletter where I recap everything important that’s been going on in the world of the Washington Capitals this past week.

This Week’s Games

12/04/18 @ Vegas Golden Knights, L 3-5

The Caps returned to the scene of their Stanley Cup victory for the very first time in a highly anticipated matchup. Vegas had been on their best stretch of the season, and the Caps were leading the Metro. This was lining up to be a good one.

It was also a penalty-filled game. Brett Connolly was called for goaltender interference one minute into the game, and Ryan Reaves tapped in a goal on the ensuing power play for an early 1-0 Vegas lead. The Caps answered back later in the frame — Connolly broke into the zone and passed the puck to Jakub Vrana, who sent it home to tie the game 1-1.

The game was also an incredibly physical one. Tom Wilson was chippy with Reaves all game long. Alex Ovechkin completely wrecked Tomas Nosek. Wilson laid a great hit on Daniel Carr.

Things got very strange in the second period when Nick Holden’s stick got stuck in the glass; Holden eventually had to leave it and skate away. Then Evgeny Kuznetsov lost his own stick and decided to pick up and use the stick that was in the glass. That, of course, is a no-no, and Kuznetsov was sent to the box. But it ended up being fine; about twelve minutes into the period, Madison Bowey threw the puck towards the net; it ended up hitting the boards, and Ovechkin cleaned up the big rebound and backhanded it in to give the Caps a 2-1 lead.

Then things got real sour real quick. Four minutes later, Reaves hit Wilson blindside, hard, and the unsuspecting Wilson fell to the ice. His helmet was knocked off and his head ended up hitting the ice, and Wilson was down. There was no head contact, but it was very very late. Chandler Stephenson and John Carlson had to help him off the ice. Wilson would not return to the game. Reaves was given a five minute major penalty and ejected from the game. Nice of the Vegas crowd to show a bit of class, booing an injured player. Stay classy. The ensuing penalty was for the rest of the second and 42 seconds of the third, but the Caps could not muster up anything to show for it.

Things went from bad to worse when the Caps gave up two goals in quick succession right after the power play ended. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored and Cody Eakin scored within twenty seconds of each other, and suddenly the Caps’ lead was gone.

Some salvation came midway through the period when Vrana sent home a rocket for his second of the game, and the game was tied 3-3. But the Caps couldn’t keep themselves out of penalty trouble — late in the period, Nic Dowd was called for a double minor for high-sticking, and they almost squeaked out of there alive, but as the power play was coming to its end, former Capital Nate Schmidt scored the tiebreaker. He also scored on the empty net, and the Caps lost 5-3. The Caps got outshot 28-26, and they had the disadvantage on faceoffs at 41.3%. The Caps went 0/4 on their power play chances, and the Golden Knights went 2/6 on theirs. Braden Holtby stopped 23/27 shots.

This was a physical, ugly, penalty-filled game, and it was demoralizing. The Caps ended up making it close at the end, but they gave up two different leads. Not to mention that losing someone as important as Wilson is an absolute heartbreaker, and the opposition’s attitude about the whole thing seemed to be relishing in the injury of a player, which is not cool at all.

12/06/18 @ Arizona Coyotes, W 4-2

The Caps continued their trip through the desert with a stop in Arizona. After his injury during the previous game, Tom Wilson would not play in this one, and Travis Boyd would be in and employed on the wing. Jonas Siegenthaler would also get into this one and Madison Bowey would be the odd one out. Pheonix Copley would get the start in Phoenix.

The Coyotes ended up scoring first. Five minutes into the game, Andre Burakovsky turned the puck over in the defensive zone to Derek Stepan, who passed it over to Christian Fischer for the one-timer. 1-0 Coyotes. The only other item of note in the first was a Lars Eller penalty that bled into 22 seconds of the second and was not scored on.

However, about a minute into the second, things got funky. Brett Connolly, in his attempts to defend, tried to clear a loose stick out of the way. However, it was ruled that he “threw it in the way of the puck,” and Richard Panik was awarded a penalty shot. Luckily, for the Caps, he shot wide on Copley and the score remained the same.

Four minutes later, Jakub Vrana got the puck on his stick from a centering pass and scored on a wrist shot, tying the game 1-1. But a minute and half later, Lawson Crouse got a loose puck in the crease and sent it home to give the Coyotes a 2-1 lead. At about the eleven minute mark, Copley came way out of the crease to make a flying poke check on a two-on-none. At the sixteen minute mark, Copley tapped the puck to Boyd, who rushed into the zone and passed it off to Matt Niskanen, who shot the puck from the point; the puck went in off a defender, and the game was tied 2-2. Niskanen got a birthday goal, and Copley got an assist on the play, his first NHL point.

The third period also started in exciting fashion. Vrana got a breakaway and got hooked — he ended up getting a shot away and Adin Hill came up with a fantastic save, but Vrana was awarded a penalty shot. He tried to toe drag, but his skate looked like it caught on the ice and he got it on goal, but he never had as good of a chance as he wanted. Game was still tied.

It remained tight late, with the two teams competing down to the wire. Then, with five minutes left in the game, Burakovsky took a long pass from Niskanen and flew into the zone, wristing a bit of a fluky one by Hill to give the Caps a 3-2 lead. Redemption indeed. Alex Ovechkin scored on the empty net to seal the Caps’ 4-2 win.

The shots were even, 29-29, and the Caps had the significant disadvantage on faceoffs at 39.2%. Each time was fruitless on the power play, with the Caps going 0/1 and the Coyotes going 0/2, along with a missed penalty shot for both teams. Copley saved 27/29 shots.

Not their best defensive game, by any means. But for the team to rally and win the game late in regulation is a big morale booster, especially with all the big personnel still on the shelf.

12/08/18 @ Columbus Blue Jackets, W 4-0

Another stop on the tour of locations that were important on the Stanley Cup run. Tom Wilson was still out, Travis Boyd was still in. Jonas Siegenthaler was still in, and this time Christian Djoos was scratched in favor of Madison Bowey. Bring on the (lack of) cannon.

The Caps got the party started very early. Brett Connolly and Jakub Vrana broke in on a two-on-one, and Connolly deked the hell out of Sergei Bobrovsky and tucked the puck in on a very Kuznetsov-like wrap less than two minutes into the game to make it 1-0 Caps. Ten minutes into the frame, Boyd took a shot that deflected off Dmitrij Jaskin, who finally got his first goal with the team. And in the last minute of the frame, Alex Ovechkin finished off great passes from Michal Kempny and John Carlson and tapped in the Caps’ third goal of the frame, which also gave him the NHL lead in goals.

Bobrovsky did not start the second period, getting yanked in favor of Joonas Korpisalo after allowing three goals on thirteen shots. Bob actually made some great saves in the period, and it seemed to be more of a wake-up call to the Jackets. Regardless, the second period did not have much of note. The only thing worth reporting was Pierre-Luc Dubois desperately trying to goad Kempny into a fight and Kempny not having a single bit of it, resulting in only Dubois going to the box.

Eleven minutes into the third, after Nic Dowd wrestled the puck away, Ovechkin entered the zone with the puck on an odd-man rush and passed the puck over to Boyd, who dunked it into the net for his first NHL goal. Cue smiles and a joyous goal hug. That would be all the scoring for the game; the Jackets would be unable to score on Braden Holtby, and the Caps finished up the night with a 4-0 win, and Holtby got his second shutout of the year.

Shots were even, 28-28, the Caps had the disadvantage on faceoffs at 44.3%, and each team went scoreless on their power play chances, the Caps going 0/3 and the Jackets going 0/4. Holtby stopped 28/28 shots.

This was a good game all-around for the Caps, and definitely one of their best first periods. Holtby stood tall when the Jackets came on strong in the third. It was a good night for firsts, with both Boyd and Jaskin getting their firsts of the year, with the team, and, for Boyd, his first ever. Definitely a feel-good type of game. And best of all: no cannon tonight.

Current record: 17-9-3

What’s Going on in the World of the Caps

Injuries and Transactions

Tom Wilson was injured during the game in Vegas on December 4, and he is day-to-day with presumably a concussion and has yet to play since. Riley Barber was recalled as an extra for the game on Columbus on December 8, and did not play. T.J. Oshie, still out with a concussion, was placed on IR to make room. Barber was sent back to Hershey the next day, and Oshie looks to be very close to returning; he has come back to practice, and is likely to get into a game soon.

First Goals

During Saturday’s game in Columbus, Travis Boyd scored his first NHL goal and Dmitrij Jaskin scored his first goal as a Capital. Boyd had a tender postgame embrace with former Hershey Bears teammates Jakub Vrana and Madison Bowey, while Jaskin got the monkey off his back.

Homeward Trails

On December 8, the Capitals hosted an adoption day at Homeward Trails; everyone who adopted from 10 AM to 4 PM received a Caps Canines Membership. Some of the players’ significant others stopped by the event, as well.

Shumakov Released

On December 6, Sergei Shumakov was placed on unconditional waivers, and he later went unclaimed and was released from his contract with the Capitals. Shumakov was signed out of the KHL, with sights on making the NHL club. He didn’t make it out of training camp and was assigned to the AHL Hershey Bears, where he was playing until his contract was terminated. For whatever reason, his game just never translated as well as all parties were hoping.

Geisser to World Juniors

Capitals prospect Tobias Geisser will participate in the 2019 IIHF World Juniors representing Switzerland. The defenseman currently plays for the Hershey Bears, and he was the Capitals’ fourth-round pick in the 2017 draft. The WJC starts on December 26 and will take place in Vancouver and Victoria, Canada.

Other Miscellaneous Happenings

Kuzy and Dima compete against each other in skills competitions, shenanigans ensue - Video 1, Video 2, Video 3

A stick? Don’t mind if I do

Third time’s a charm: Brett Connolly finally completes a fistbump

Alex Ovechkin walks in front of the camera during Jonas Siegenthaler’s intermission interview

Cup Stand beer

Upcoming Events

On 12/11/18 vs the Detroit Red Wings, the Capitals will be having a Commemorative Trading Card Giveaway

Player of the Week

Jakub Vrana had another week of very strong play, recording a point during every game of the road trip, and almost converting on a penalty shot chance. He tied for the team lead in points during the week with 4 (3 G, 1 A), and all of his points were primary points.

Social Media Post of the Week

John posted two embarrassing photos of Andre on Instagram to advertise the St. Jude’s raffle the two of them are participating in. Andre retaliated (in what might be his only successful social media clapback) by posting one of John to his story.

Stars of the Night Season Leaderboard

Over the course of the season, I will be keeping track of the Caps stars of the night, translating them into points, and organizing them into a leaderboard.

1st star = 5 pts, 2nd star = 3 pts, 3rd star = 1 pt

T-1. Holtby — 25 T-1. Ovechkin — 25 3. Kuznetsov — 17 4. Backstrom — 16 5. Carlson — 13 6. Burakovsky — 11 7. Wilson — 9 T-8. Copley — 6 T-8. Kempny — 6 10. Orlov — 5 11. Oshie — 4 T-12. Connolly — 3 T-12. Niskanen — 3 T-12. Smith-Pelly — 3 T-15. Boyd — 2 T-15. Eller — 2 17. Vrana — 1

Achieved and Upcoming Milestones

Travis Boyd scored his first NHL goal on 12/08/18 at the Columbus Blue Jackets

Dmitrij Jaskin scored his first goal as a Capital on 12/08/18 at the Columbus Blue Jackets

Pheonix Copley recorded his first NHL point with an assist on Matt Niskanen’s goal on 12/06/18 at the Arizona Coyotes

With his 626th career goal on 12/04/18 at the Vegas Golden Knights, Alex Ovechkin took sole possession of 15th on the NHL all-time goals list, passing Jarome Iginla and Joe Sakic

Alex Ovechkin recorded his 5,000th NHL shot on 12/06/18 at the Arizona Coyotes, becoming the fastest player in history to reach that milestone

Nicklas Backstrom is 1 power play goal away from taking sole possession of 5th in Caps history in power play goals

John Carlson is 2 power play goals away from being tied for 7th in Caps history in power play goals among defensemen (25)

Evgeny Kuznetsov is 8 points away from 300 career NHL points

T.J. Oshie is 4 goals away from 200 career NHL goals

Devante Smith-Pelly is 1 point away from 100 career NHL points

Madison Bowey is searching for his first NHL goal

Next Week’s Upcoming Games

12/11/18 vs Detroit Red Wings (7:30 PM) 12/14/18 @ Carolina Hurricanes (7:30 PM) 12/15/18 vs Buffalo Sabres (7 PM)

#this week in caps #caps newsletter #washington capitals #original post #my stuff #2018-19 season

6 notes · View notes

snazzyjazzysjacksonville · 4 years

Text

The best dog names, and how to name your puppy

Naming your family pet is one of the most beautiful moment when owning a pet. Petbacker has been committed to help pet owners to decide how they should name their pets, and it took Petbacker more than 2 years to conduct a comprehensive surveys and gathered information from 400,000 pet owners in regard to the questions of “why you give this precious name to your dog” , “does the dog name match your character of your pet”, as well as “do you name your dog based on their breed”.

Based on our surveys, we want to share with all pet’s owner some inspiring and fun ideas that are relevant to giving names for your fur babies!

For instance, we found that many owners named their pets after childhood movie characters, famous celebrities, their human friend, different seasons of the year etc. It is amazingly shocking to note that there are even pet owners who named their pets based on numerological method.

Method that owners use to name their pets.

Less than 4.5% of owners named their Pets based on Seasons of the year

Each season represents its special meaning. Some owners love to name their dogs based on the seasons and months which they were born such as spring, summer, autumn and winter. For example, babies who were born during spring season can be named Haru, in Japanese, ha ru はる) means spring. Some babies who are brought home by their owners in summer are directly named as summer. For babies born in the cold winter, they can be named as winter.

From the above ideas, the following are some of the names which you may take into consideration:

Spring - Asher, Abril, Lily or Spring rolls

Summer - Sunny, Lia, Lilac or Summer ball

Autumn - Pablo, Raven, Mooncake or Cinnamon

Winter - Polar, Santa, Sparkle or Gabby

More than 55.2% of owners named their Pets based on Human Names

Human names make great and meaningful names for dogs and puppies too. If your dog loves running, you may consider one of the suggested human names below to give him or her some cool attitudes.

Female dogs can be named as Anne, Anna, Angel, Alice, Lucy, Emily, Juliet, Amy, etc. Alternatively, the owner can use the characters from TV series as reference. Male dogs can be named as Jack, Nick, Mike, Peter, David, Henry, Irwin etc.

Less than 4.1% of owners named their Pets based on Foodie Name

Food naming method is also a very popular naming method. The pet owner can base on food names according to their pets’ fur colours or their own favourite food.

White fur – Tofu, Cauliflower, Onion, Garlic

Yellow-ish fur – Milk Tea, Coffee, Potato, Banana

Black fur - Cola, Sesame, Pepper, Seaweed

You can also call these little guys directly with your favourite snacks, such as pudding, buns, milkshake, noodle, cheese, cupcake, dumplings and other food.

To our surprise, about 30.3% of owners named their Pets based on Numerology method

Pet owners can actually name their pets using numerology naming method, owners will count the number belonging to their pets by deriving it from the dates of birth of their pets, and put a name that matches the pet birthday so the pet will have the character they want to have.

This can be done by finding the pet Life Path number, these Number can be obtained by adding the birthday numbers together until you get a single digit, for an example, a pet was born in November 14th, 2018, it would be = 1+1+1+4+2+0+1+8 = 18 = 1+8 = 9 …, So their Life Path is a “9”.

With the life path number, they will then decide what name to give so the number changes slightly to what they wanted. How to count a name with number so they add together to become single number.

For an example EDDY, E= 5,D=4,D=4,Y= 25 =2+5=7

Birthday date + Name = 9+7=16

The final digit would be, 1+6=7

Here you go ! Your best friend Life Path Number is a “7” .

Here are some of the attributes of the different Numbers :

Number 1, is a number that represents Self, and it brings a very independent character. If your pet has a name that reduces to “1”, you expect them to be more independent, this pet will probably be headstrong! Your best friend is going to do what it wants to, so be patient. They can make excellent guard dogs or protective animals.

Number 2, this is a Number of Cooperation and Relationships. This is the pet that will be happiest sitting in your lap! They will also like company, other pets, and humans. They don’t do well alone for extended periods. They can be naturally shy, and will dislike fireworks and thunderstorms.

Number 3, this is a Number of Creativity and Communication. With humans, they are likely to be on stage and often have a good sense of humour. They are quite social, and hyperactive, they love to be out & about, meeting new humans and other pets.

They are sometimes difficult to be trained due to a short attention span. They can be talkative too, so expect a lot of barking! They are typically good with children as they enjoy the busy energy that children brings.

Number 4, is a Number of Structure. Pets or animals with this Energy do best in structured environments. They like routines, such as feeding and training or exercise at the same times each day.

Number 5, This is a Number of High-Energy, Chaos and Adventure. These animals love adventure! They don’t like to be cooped up too. They love riding in cars, going for walks at the park. They might not be the best choice for small children, but they will be entertaining!

Number 6, This is the Number of The Nurturer. Ideally suited to home and family, this is a very devoted and loving animal. They love affection and are quick to give it too. They love to sleep in bed with you and will love cozy warm places to snuggle in. These dogs also make for the best service animals and can be trained to help a human who has disabilities.

Number 7, This is a Number of Intelligence and Curiosity. Your best friend would probably like games or toys that challenge them …plus learning Tricks too! But they often need their own space and time. They probably have their own favourite place, and it will probably be away from everyone else. They need space, so I hope your bed is big, or they will try to dominate the space!

Number 8, This is a Number of Abundance and Prosperity. They love studded collars, luxurious bed, even those animal-outfits! They love attention, and can be demanding. They are usually high-energy, be prepared to be lead around!

Number 9, This is a Number of The Philanthropist, Old Soul, Wisdom. They are Natural Leaders, but do not have a competitive streak, so not the best choice for a show animal. They are extremely sensitive. They know when you are hurting and when you are happy. They like a lot of physical contacts to assure that everything is alright.

Less than 3% of owners named their Pets based on Movie Character

Many young owners have their favourite cartoon characters, comic protagonists and so on. Hence, they can name their dogs by their favourite characters. For example, One Piece's Luffy, Qiaoba, Naruto, Kakashi, Doraemon etc.

About 2.9% of owners named their Pets based on Celebrity name

Pet owners do have their own favourite celebrities who they like and admire. Therefore, it’s pretty cool to name their pet according to the celebrity name, or the name of their fan club.

Imagine when he is running around on the street, and you call his name, people who passes by will think that there is a big star coming!

How to make your pets remember their name fast?

Giving a name to your pet is easy, but how do you want your pet to remember the name you gave or effect the change of name ASAP? We provide below some methods which you may adopt to make your pets remember their name.

1. Food temptation: After giving your dog a name, you need to patiently let him remember his name. One of the best ways is giving them food and treats!

2. Changing of tone: Under different circumstances, use different intonations to call the dog's name.

3. Name Tone: Calling names is limited to giving instructions and compliments, to give the dog a good impression. The next time you call its name, it will run to you right away.

After all the above suggestions, if you are still not sure of what name you give your dog, we would want to inspire you of what others named their dogs by sharing the names of the list below.

Top 20 types of dog breeds on Petbacker with the list of names that PetBacker owners have named their dogs

Chihuahua

(Male)Bella, Coco, Daisy, Nini, Chloe, Gigi, Ajax

(Female) Bella, Coco, Daisy, Nini, Peanut, Jesse

Jack Russell Terrier

(Male) Zeus, Bolt, Lucca, Steven, Jack, John

(Female) Hershey, Juno, Audrey, Bambi, Anthea

Toy Poodle

(Male) Louis, Alex, Maison. Jackson, Bleu

(Female) Cookie, Ginger, Nancy, Aries, Sandra

Shih Tzu

(Male) Micky, Charlie, Max, Patches, Rudy

(Female) Chewie, Nala, Madison, Rosie, Nemo

English Cocker Spaniel

(Male) Goofy, Stephen, Lucas, Loca, Lucca

(Female) Stacey, Zoe, Nancy, Zoella, Sandy

Yorkshire Terrier

(Male) Sydney, Elfie, Gatsby, Kingston, Logan

(Female) Zoe, Victoria, Sophia, Isabella , Arica

Dachshund

(Male) Felix, Frank, Ida, Billy, Fifi, Pippin

(Female) Piper, Nora, Rosa, Julie, Chilly

Pomeranian

(Male) Noah, Jose, Richie, Nugget, Marshall

(Female) Bubble, Fluffy, Buttercup, Blossom

Maltese

(Male) Oscar, Riley, Max, Harry, Rocky, Zeus, Zach

(Female) Sammy, Ladybug, Samantha, Katie, Rina

Beagle

(Male) Bagel, Gus, Hank, Winston, Harper

(Female) Mia, Belle, Shiloh, Ella, Emma

Crossed or Mixed Breed (Cavoodle, Mongrel , Singapore Special)

(Male) Sam, Finley, Scout, Roy, Russel, Lucky, Goodie, Baby

(Female) Sadie, Misty, Fenella, Luna, Marie, Mimi. Piper

Shiba

(Male) Hanako, Haru, Kiko, Mio, Shinju

(Female) Kitsune, Foxy, Hiro, Akira, Aki

German Shephard

(Male) Max, Kaiser, Roxy, Louis, Tiger

(Female) Erma, Ethel, Giltha, Ida, Jolie

Husky

(Male) Jet, Bolt, Alpha, Hunter, Wolf, Blackie

(Female) Xena, Mulan, Belle, Elsa, Tanya

Corgi

(Male) Junior, Peewee, Mike, Smalley, Shorty

(Female) Pippa, Princess, Queenie, Winnie, Twiggy

Labrador

(Male) Henry, Buster, Louie, Olive, Oakley

(Female) Olivia, Sammy, Winnie, Lucky, Brandy

French Bulldog

(Male) Brewster, Brody, Corky, Buddy, Ernie

(Female) Bella, Cookie, Jenny, Chewie, Sophie

Pug

(Male) Lulu, Bentley, Dexter, Jack, Buster,Pepper

(Female) Ollie, Sandy, Mia, Piper, Peppa,Snow White

King Charles Spaniel

(Male) Henry, Hopper, Rowley, Doodle

(Female) Berry, Holly, Nancy, Chucky, Winter

Schnauzer

(Male) Anot, Cosette, Bangle, Spark, Atlanta

(Female) Cherry, Lizzy, Lucy, Frida, Bella

Still need more suggestion for naming your pet?

Feel free to post a picture of your pet at the comment section below, and let other pet lover's to suggest a great name for you!

More Details:

Snazzy Jazzy's Pet Salon Jacksonville 14343 Jarrettsville Pike Phoenix, MD 21131 United States 410-926-6611 https://g.page/snazzy-jazzys-jacksonville?share https://snazzy-jazzys-pet-salon-jacksonville.business.site

BOOK NOW! Jacksonville Online Booking

from Blogger https://ift.tt/3imet6X via Pet Salon In Jacksonville MD

#Pet Spa #Pet Care #Pet Grooming

1 note · View note

crotchapple · 7 years

Note

1-100!

1. What is you middle name?Scott

2. How old are you?22

3. When is your birthday?July 28th

4. What is your zodiac sign?Leo

5. What is your favorite color?Dark blue

6. What’s your lucky number?I don’t really have a lucky number

7. Do you have any pets?I have a dog named Frodo and a fish named Bruce

8. Where are you from?Huntington Beach, CA

9. How tall are you?5′11

10. What shoe size are you?11

11. How many pairs of shoes do you own?I have my Vans, my work shoes, my hiking boots, and sandals

12. What was your last dream about?Meeting up with a friend at a party, everyone else at the party was a dick because she was the only girl and only seemed interested in me, then she left to go fight Nazi’s

13. What talents do you have?Uh... well I have a really good memory and can recall a lot of shit that happened that others forget

14. Are you psychic in any way?Not really?

15. Favorite song?Ummm.... MCR’s Teenagers rocks

16. Favorite movie?Rocky Horror Picture Show

17. Who would be your ideal partner?Smart, sweet, good sense of humor, loving, passionate about what they love, and has a nice butt

18. Do you want children?Yes I do I’d love to be a father some day, either biological or adopted

19. Do you want a church wedding?I’m not picky

20. Are you religious?Nope

21. Have you ever been to the hospital?I had to get x-rays once for my foot when I almost broke it, but every other time has just been visiting

22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law?Nope

23. Have you ever met any celebrities?No which is weird because I live a few miles from Hollywood

24. Baths or showers?Showers

25. What color socks are you wearing?Black

26. Have you ever been famous?I had one or two posts blow up a bit on here but no

27. Would you like to be a big celebrity?Nah, that’s too much pressure

28. What type of music do you like?Classic rock, alternative, punk, and a bit of adult contemporary

29. Have you ever been skinny dipping?Yes

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?Just one

31. What position do you usually sleep in?Either on my side or my back

32. How big is your house?Small

33. What do you typically have for breakfast?Lunch

34. Have you ever fired a gun?Yes and I didn’t like it

35. Have you ever tried archery?Yes

36. Favorite clean word?Sweet

37. Favorite swear word?Fuck

38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep?3 days

39. Do you have any scars?A few, all from doing something wrong/stupid

40. Have you ever had a secret admirer?Had a few people on here say they have crushes on me but never had one like in school

41. Are you a good liar?Kinda, depends on how big of a lie it is

42. Are you a good judge of character?I like to think I am

43. Can you do any other accents other than your own?Nope

44. Do you have a strong accent?Not really, no

45. What is your favorite accent?Hm... British and French

46. What is your personality type?Like the Briggs-Myers types? INFP

47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing?Probably my Rainbow sandals

48. Can you curl your tongue?Yes

49. Are you an innie or an outie?Innie

50. Left or right handed?Left

51. Are you scared of spiders?Only if they’re in my face or on me

52. Favorite food?Hmm..... I love Philly cheesesteaks

53. Favorite foreign food?Does corned beef count?

54. Are you a clean or messy person?Try to be clean but end up being messy

55. Most used phrase?Riley don’t do that

56. Most used word?Fucker

57. How long does it take for you to get ready?Just a few minutes

58. Do you have much of an ego?I don’t think so

59. Do you suck or bite lollipops?Suck for a bit but end up biting

60. Do you talk to yourself?Small amount, usually more of a mumble

61. Do you sing to yourself?Yes

62. Are you a good singer?No

63. Biggest Fear?Either dying alone or zombie apocalypse

64. Are you a gossiper?Not really

65. Best dramatic movie you’ve seen?Hard to say

66. Do you like long or short hair?Having short hair, partner having longer hair

67. Can you name all 50 states of America?Yes

68. Favorite school subject?English

69. Extrovert or Introvert?Introvert

70. Have you ever been scuba diving?Nope

71. What makes you nervous?Everything

72. Are you scared of the dark?A little

73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes?Sometimes

74. Are you ticklish?Yes

75. Have you ever started a rumor?Once

76. Have you ever been in a position of authority?Occasionally at work but I don’t enjoy it

77. Have you ever drank underage?Constantly

78. Have you ever done drugs?Once or twice didn’t enjoy it

79. Who was your first real crush?Uh... I think it was Shelly

80. How many piercings do you have?0

81. Can you roll your Rs?“Until I was 12 I could barely say my R’s

82. How fast can you type?Fairly fast

83. How fast can you run?Slow

84. What color is your hair?Brown

85. What color is your eyes?Brown

86. What are you allergic to?Avocado and cats

87. Do you keep a journal?I’ve tried to but I can’t

88. What do your parents do?Mom works at Wal-mart and my dad cleans pools

89. Do you like your age?Yeah

90. What makes you angry?When people are dicks for no reason

91. Do you like your own name?Yeah

92. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they?Well I’m not sure about a girl but if I have a son I want Arthur to be either his first or middle name

93. Do you want a boy a girl for a child?As long as they’re healthy I don’t care what gender they are or what gender they choose later in life

94. What are you strengths?Not sure

95. What are your weaknesses?Too many to count

96. How did you get your name?Edward was my great grandfather’s name on my mom’s side and Scott is my dad’s middle name. And Kramer is my dad’s last name

97. Were your ancestors royalty?Possibly. I know our last name was VonKramer in Germany so that suggests low ranking German royalty, and my mom’s family traced us back to a British court Jester

98. Do you have any scars?That’s question 39

99. Color of your bedspread?Blue

100. Color of your room?White

#Anonymous

1 note · View note

victorianadine · 7 years

Note

1-15?

1: Talk about the first time you watched your favorite movie.

It’s called Music and Lyrics! If you haven’t seen it you have to watch it. I watched it so much with my Mom when I was a kid. We rented it from the library and I remember just loving every part of it. I still geek and grin like an idiot the whole time when we watch it.

2: Talk about your first kiss.

My first kiss was with Riley my senior year :) I was so nervous. He walked with me to Thayer after school one day in the spring! After I just kept touching my lips because they felt special.

3: Talk about the person you've had the most intense romantic feelings for.

Hugging Riley feels like home. I’ve never had feelings for any boy like I have for him.

4: Talk about the thing you regret most so far.

I wasted a lot of time being interested in what people thought about my weight.

5: Talk about the best birthday you've had.

Junior and senior year are tied for the best. Junior year I got to spend a whole week with Isabella, and senior year Riley and I had this huge cupcake fight outside.

6: Talk about the worst birthday you've had.

Years 0-13 I didn’t have any friends so I didn’t celebrate my birthday.

7: Talk about your biggest insecurity.

My weight.

8: Talk about the thing you are most proud of.

I got multiple full tuition scholarships when I applied to college.

9: Talk about little things on your body that you like the most.

I like my collar bones and my tattoos. I have three tattoos: lavender, a David Bowie lyric, and a bee.

10: Talk about the biggest fight you've ever had.

I don’t think I’ve really ever had one.

11: Talk about the best dream you've ever had.

I don’t really remember my dreams for very long after I have them if they’re not nightmares.

12: Talk about the worst dream you've ever had.

Usually ones where my parents die.

13: Talk about the first time you had sex/how you imagine your first time.

I actually have never had sex before. I hope when I do it’s safe and beautiful.

14: Talk about a vacation.

In July of last summer I competed in an international poetry slam in Washington DC and that was a big deal to me.

15: Talk about the time you were most content in life.

Spring of senior year Riley and I used to skip class on nice days and go for walks on the East Side and it was so exciting because I’d had a crush on him since junior year!!

1 note · View note

thrashermaxey · 6 years

Text

Ramblings: Thoughts on Allen, Tarasenko, Kahun, Vatrano, the Floundering Avs and More (Feb 11)

***

It’s as if, when GM Bob Murray told the media that Randy Carlyle’s job was safe (on January 14), the entire roster decided to step up their game and become even shittier. Since that statement, the Ducks went 2-8-0 and in their last six losses they allowed 34 (!) goals, which is nearly six per game. This is why a GM should never say that. I like what he did when he immediately traded players and promoted /demoted/waived players. It sends a message to the team

St. Louis has won six in a row and are now 10-2-1 in the last 13. Jordan Binnington, of course, has been spearheading that effort and he has nine Quality Starts out of his last 11. Now that the rest of the team has some swagger, I wonder if now is the time they turn back to their Golden Boy. Binnington has been great, but Jake Allen is their $4.35 million (per year) guy and a former 34th overall pick. Allen was given his first start in nearly a month (January 17) on Sunday and pulled off a win despite facing 44 shots against the Preds. The team, defensively, really let him down. The most shots Binnington has faced was 32, but first game back in weeks and Allen has to face 44? Seems like the Blues are doing to Allen what the Oilers have been doing to Talbot. If they continue to buckle whenever Allen is between the pipes, Binnington could actually steal the job. Especially with the playoffs at stake. But Allen just got the win and was solid, so he’ll be given his chance to take the job back. And it’s early days to be talking about things like that, I just didn’t like the way the team gave up so many chances as soon as the shaky goalie was in net for them.

Another three goals for the white-hot Vladimir Tarasenko. His training camp must have ended (in his mind) on January 8. Before that date he had 12 goals 12 assists and 24 points in 40 contests. Since then he has 10 goals, seven assists and 17 points in 13 games. Once Jaden Schwartz was swapped off of his line and Ryan O’Reilly added in, things really took off. Of note:

Tarasenko, Schwartz and Brayden Schenn have played together 30.3% of the time at even strength, but just 14.3% of Tarasenko’s points have occurred. But Tarasenko, O’Reilly and Schenn have played together 12.9% of Tarasenko’s ES shifts and have helped him get 28.6% of his points. That’s huge.

Viktor Arvidsson is shooting for a Cy Young Award with 24 goals and eight assists. Generally speaking he’s a 50/50 goal/assist distribution player and while his goals are a tad high, his assists are far too low. I think he has another gear that can push him above 80 points if he can play a full season.

The Blackhawks have now won seven games in a row and I actually haven’t seen any of those seven games, so this is entirely a stats-based assessment as to why. Cam Ward seems to have found his mojo with four consecutive wins and four consecutive quality starts, including 45 saves on Sunday. But the top line is flying and the Hawks have also found some secondary scoring. Here are the top scorers for the team over those seven contests:

Name

PTS

GWG

PPP

PPTOI

TOI

SOG

PIM

PATRICK KANE

03:53

23:26

ALEX DEBRINCAT

03:28

16:36

JONATHAN TOEWS

03:30

22:21

DYLAN STROME

03:24

16:10

DOMINIK KAHUN

01:02

13:34

BRANDON SAAD

01:26

16:23

ERIK GUSTAFSSON

03:44

20:45

BRENT SEABROOK

01:05

20:24

DRAKE CAGGIULA

00:03

16:55

Line combos last night:

31%

CAGGIULA,DRAKE – KANE,PATRICK – TOEWS,JONATHAN

22.2%

KRUGER,MARCUS – PERLINI,BRENDAN – SAAD,BRANDON

18.5%

DEBRINCAT,ALEX – KAHUN,DOMINIK – STROME,DYLAN

10.1%

ANISIMOV,ARTEM – HAYDEN,JOHN – KUNITZ,CHRIS

I don’t think the goaltending has stepped up its game too much – Collin Delia has slipped a little, and although Ward has had four tremendous outings, it’s easier to do that if the offense is humming. I think this all stems from Caggiula being moved to the Kane line. It has had the following domino effect:

Toews and Caggiula have seen a production bump

Kahun and DeBrincat have moved to play with Strome on some sort of Kid Line, to the benefit of all three. Even Strome’s production hasn’t suffered despite losing Kane.

With two great scoring lines, Chicago has become lethal. And despite getting the redheaded stepchild treatment, Saad is giving the team a threat on the third line.

Jeremy Colliton has done an excellent job with Strome. He put him on a depth line early on in order to ease him in and ease the pressure. Then he joined Strome at the hip with Kane, allowing him to flourish offensively. And now that Strome is full of swagger and confidence, he’s back with his talented buddy DeBrincat and another peer his age.

Kahun has also been brought along beautifully, being given steady ice time. Not on the top line, but always with talent and without really being put in the doghouse despite stretches of lesser production. And now it’s really paying off. He has seven points in the last four games.

Jeff Blashill should take a page out of that book. For the third time in five games, rookie Michael Rasmussen saw less than 10 minutes of ice time. Kahun hasn’t been under 10 minutes of ice time all season. A young player with top six upside should never see ice time like that. Ever. Send him down, if it ever gets to that point.

The Avalanche are really flailing, with a 3-12-5 record over the last 20 games and it’s only been getting worse. This has been a one-line team all season long, except that line has been the best line in the entire league for half a season. It was a crazy, unsustainable pace and now Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen have come down to earth. In the last 11 games, MacKinnon has eight points, Rantanen has seven and Landeskog has six. Previously, those numbers would have been 16, 17 and 14. You can see how this results in a losing streak.

In the last 11 games, Carl Soderberg has actually led the team in scoring (nine points).

I was offered Semyon Varlamov in one of my leagues Sunday and I don’t know if I can even give up three middling draft picks for him. That’s how confident I am in how quickly this will turn around for him and the team (i.e. not very). I’m still thinking about it.

It’s not for lack of effort on the part of Landeskog – he fired 10 shots on goal in their 2-1 loss yesterday.

Brad Marchand has had four consecutive two-point games. He has 18 points in his last eight games. He’s closed the gap on David Pastrnak and is now at 65 points to Pasta’s 66 to lead the team.

Dustin Byfuglien has been back for three games now and has been given almost exclusive PP time as the QB. He doesn’t have any PPPts. Meanwhile, the heir apparent Josh Morrissey still picked up a point and so did Jacob Trouba. The torch hasn’t been passed yet, but Morrissey is probably going to take that torch before it’s given to him. It may not be this year (probably not, unless Buffy is injured again), but I think it will happen.

With two assists Sunday, Nino Niederreiter is up to nine points in 10 games with his new team.

Circling back to my point about young players with upside getting poor ice time and having their development suffer as a result, Pavel Zacha is another prime example of this. Now 21, Zacha is actually getting reasonable ice time this season and still has a shot at a future. He has four points in his last seven games. I’d like to see a big step next season from him, to the tune of 50 points. If it doesn’t happen then I fear his treatment of the last two seasons will indeed have cost him. I’m pulling for him.

Nico Hischier has seven points in his last six games and 18 in his last 22. This is a direct result of Taylor Hall being sidelined and Hischier becoming the man.

Bruce Boudreau and the Wild are starting to see what any statistical analyst (like myself) has seen for a couple of years now, and that is that Victor Rask isn’t very good anymore. His ice time has been slashed. He’s been down to seven minutes per game. He’s been demoted to the fourth line with Eric Fehr and Kyle Rau.

With another one last night, defenseman Ryan Pulock has seven points in his last four games. Pulock is a future elite defenseman and frankly I had figured that this would be the year he took that step. But Nick Leddy has still been given the PP time. But as with Morrissey (noted above), Pulock will have to seize that respect and opportunity. He’s more talented, but has to make it happen. Right now he’s doing just that.

Evgenii Dadonov, who had been one of the most consistent players in the entire league through much of the first half, was held pointless Sunday and is now at just nine points in his last 22.

Another goal Sunday and Frank Vatrano has 19 on the season. He has 13 points in his last 13 games. He’s on a line with Vincent Trocheck and Jonathan Huberdeau so strike while the iron is hot. Provided he stays healthy, which is a big drawback with him, he has enough talent to continue putting up decent points. The Panthers have a nice distribution of offense now thanks to Derrick Brassard up on the top line with Aleksander Barkov and Dadonov, and a third line of Henrik Borgstrom, Mike Hoffman and Riley Sheahan. The situation really helps Vatrano and Brassard, and honestly hurts Hoffman.

I guess the star of the night should be Alexandar Georgiev, who absolutely stole the game for the Rangers. He stopped 55 of 56 shots! Since giving up seven goals on January 13, Georgiev has put up three very good starts. By the way, Sunday was his birthday.

Nazem Kadri had 12 of those shots. He is pointless in six games and is clearly stepping up his game to make something happen.

See you next Monday.

from All About Sports https://dobberhockey.com/hockey-rambling/ramblings-thoughts-on-allen-tarasenko-kahun-vatrano-the-floundering-avs-and-more-feb-11/

0 notes

rhondeapleeaseanet · 7 years

Video

youtube

Buy it on Amazon - http://ift.tt/2rqlc9p - Buy Newborn Girls Clothes Baby Romper Outfit Pants Set Long Sleeve Winter Clothing -- Click the link to buy now or to read the 103 4 & 5 Star Reviews.Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhmMFbFZabLzYf7MnOy0eA?sub_confirmation=1 Like us on Facebook for videos, pictures, coupons, prizes and more - http://ift.tt/2wCDdi2 Buy Newborn Girls Clothes Baby Romper Outfit Pants Set Long Sleeve Winter Clothing It was to big but it's very pretty ... Reviewer : Ruth Dove EL Chuckled when I opened the packing box. Grandma will love the set also. ... Reviewer : Richard S. Riley Click http://ift.tt/2rqlc9p to buy now on Amazon or to read more reviews. Material: cotton blend. it is warm,soft and not irritative baby's skin. Soft fabric and cute romper,best gift for your kids in this winter Suitable for ages in children (0-24 Months). Pattern Type: letter Print. Clothing Length: Regular. Sleeve Length:Long Sleeve/short sleeve. Collar:O- collar. Great for daily wear, special events, birthdays or photograph. oth gently hand wash and dry-clean are recommended. Use mild detergent and hang dry, but do not bleach, iron and use hot water. Love loved the whole set! Wish you just sold the bow in more colors too! I would buy all colors!! Super cute and soft♡ ... Reviewer : Carla Warner Click http://ift.tt/2rqlc9p to buy now on Amazon or to read more reviews. ***Let Us Know What You Think… Comment Below!!*** Watch my other review Videos – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhmMFbFZabLzYf7MnOy0eA See other products on http://ift.tt/2xhK4Ru Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhmMFbFZabLzYf7MnOy0eA?sub_confirmation=1 Like us on Facebook for videos, pictures, coupons, prizes and more - http://ift.tt/2wCDdi2 #Newborn Girls Clothes Baby Romper Outfit Pants Set Long Sleeve Winter Clothing This is a review video for : B01MT10P0M Thanks for watching! http://ift.tt/2xhK4Ru Related Videos in Channel

#IFTTT #YouTube

0 notes

tarnishedhalo · 6 months

Photo

What do you get for the guy that can just go out and get anything he wants? Brian had no idea. But he also knew that his partner didn’t really give a shit if he was given anything at all. He wasn’t the type that was counting up favors and trying to even scales. He couldn’t be bothered to worry about who paid for something last or who got him a present or not. And somehow Brian knew he’d still be that way even if he was dirt poor.

So he didn’t worry about it. He didn’t bother trying to make excuses or promises. He just walked in like he owned the place, the way he always did, clapped his friend on the back and wished him a happy birthday.

Riley’s just adding the pasta into the boiling water when he hears the door open. He knows it’s not his sister, she’s not coming home until tomorrow evening, taking on extra shifts at the hospital which is overly strapped for capable bodies. He and Gamble know all too well what that’s like. And so the only other person who would make himself at home is in fact his brother.

He turns away from the stove and there’s a wide smile on his face. “McG! You managed to make it! Good thing too or I’d be over run with penne alla vodka.” He steps into the slap between his shoulders and slings an arm around Gamble’s neck for a minute or so before stepping back. “You know where everything is so if you could grab me a couple bottles ~Grey Goose or Tito’s~ and crack one open, I’ll owe you one. Hundred percent squid ink free.”

He laughs and shakes his head. “Assuming that you didn’t make any plans other than hanging out with me, tonight.”

#Thanks!Gamble <3 <3 <3 #Whiskey Rebellion|Gamble and Riley #The Big 4-0|Riley's Birthday 2024

2 notes · View notes

questcequejefait · 7 years

Text

Get To Know Me!

I was tagged by @nuclear-tides

RULES: You Must Answer All Statements and Tag 20 Peoples

THE LAST

1. Drink: Water

2. Phone Call: My ex-girlfriend

3. Text Message: Mom

4. Song you listened to: I am trash, and I’m watching Glee right now, so Glee song

5. Time you cried: Yesterday during a yoga class, oops

HAVE YOU EVER…

6. Dated someone twice: No

7. Kissed someone and regretted it: Yea, the one and only time I kissed a boy

8. Been cheated on: No

9. Lost someone special: Yes, but mostly only because of romantic break-ups

10. Been depressed: Yes :/

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: Yeah

FAVOURITE COLOURS

12. Blue

13. Black

14. Crimson!! (my school color :D)

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU

15. Made new friends: Yes!! and I miss them all, because I went to a boarding school for HS, and don’t live near them :( also, i’m going to college in a week ahhh

16. Fallen out of love: No, I don’t think you ever do, I think it just kind of fades away but doesn’t truly leave

17. Laughed until you cried: Yes, at memes, mostly lmao

18. Found out someone was talking about you: Yeah

19. Met someone who changed you: I’m of the opinion that everyone you interact with changes you somehow, so yes, definitely

20. Found out who your friends are: I think so

21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: Like a Facebook friend?? if so, then yes

GENERAL

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: Most of the, or at least half. But if I don’t personally know them, then I know that they go to my school

23. Do you have any pets: A cat! Puma! I have an instagram for her: henry_hurks_puma

24. Do you want to change your name: I don’t think so. Mine is cool and very French

25. What did you do for your last birthday: My gf at the time bought me these cute socks and we ate ice cream. Also my mom bought me donuts. But I don’t really like celebrating my birthday, it makes me sad.

26. What time did you wake up: around 8 or 9 am

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: Doing something on the internet

28. Name something you can’t wait for: I’m really excited for school to start. Also, Game of Thrones is fun, but I’m not as invested as I was in the past.

29. When was the last time you saw your mom: Probably 5 or 10 minutes ago

30. What are you listening to right now: As I said before, Glee :O

31. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Uhhh, probably but I can’t recall anyone in particular right now

32. Something that is getting on your nerves: The fact that I’m procrastinating on stuff that I need to do for school ahhhhhhh, also that my mom gets mad when I don’t shave my legs/underarms

33. Most visited website: Setheverman.tumblr.com, best tumblr to ever grace this hellsite

34. Hair color: Dark brown. Some of the tips still have a little red dye in them

35. Long or short hair: Short

36. Do you have a crush on someone: I kind of have a crush on this one girl from my high school, but i mean, nothing is going to happen and we don’t live in the same town, and i’m going to college soon, blah blah blah

37. What do you like about yourself: My grit and ability to get stuff done

38. Piercings: Three ear piercings in each of my ear lobes (so six total)

39. Blood type: I do not know that information

40. Nickname: Moo

41. Relationship status: Single (newly)

42. Zodiac: Taurus! and I feel like it really applies to me, even though I don’t really believe in astrology.

43. Pronouns: she/her or they/them, My gender is kind of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, but I realize that everyone is going to id me as female for the rest of my life, and professionally it doesn’t make sense to come out as non-binary or genderqueer, so here I am

44. Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones, Shadowhunters, Bob’s Burgers, Avatar the Last Airbender, Legend of Korra, Adventure Time, Sherlock, (Glee I guess?)

45. Tattoos: Two tiny stick and poke

46. Right or left handed: Right

47. Surgery: Yes, but nothing big or life-threatening

48. Sport: Golf, I like running, I also like weightlifting, Yoga

49. Vacation: Mountains, so I can hike every day

50. Pair of trainers: I run with white and blue Brooks

51. Eating: Frosting that I made :)

52. Drinking: Waterrr

53. I’m about to: Continue watching glee, and then I’m going to a yoga class in ~45 minutes

54. Waiting for: School to start! I’m doing an outdoor pre-orientation program, first though.

55. Want: To be a successful person and start getting stuff done

56. Get Married: If it feels right

57. Career: I’m going into college, but I want to be an Environmental Chemist! That’s what I did research in this summer.

WHICH IS BETTER

58. Hugs or kisses: Good kisses

59. Lips or eyes: Lips

60. Shorter or taller: I am a shortie

61. Older or younger: Younger, because you have more innocence and are happier, but also older because you can do more things??

62. Nice arms or nice stomach: I personally like having buff arms. (Like Korra :) )

63. Hook up or relationship: Hook-ups are a kind of relationship

64. Troublemaker or hesitant: Troublemaker, but also don;t be an idiot

HAVE YOU EVER…

65. Kissed a stranger: I don’t think so

66. Drank hard liquor: Yee

67. Lost glasses/contact lenses: No

68. Turned someone down: Yes, that boy I regret kissing

69. Sex on the first date: Not with people I actually want to be in relationships with

70. Broken someone’s heart: yes

71. Had your heart broken: kind of

72. Been arrested: No

73. Cried when someone died: No

74: Fallen for a friend: Yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

75. Yourself: Partially. I know I can do things, but I am also a snail whale, sometimes

76. Miracles: ehhhh

77. Love at first sight: I believe in attraction at first sight that can turn to love

78. Santa Claus: No

79. Kiss on the first date: Yeah, if it feels right

80. Angels: Not sure

OTHER

81. Current best friend’s name: Maybe Riley or Abby, but i’m in a weird transition place right now

82. Eye color: Dark brown

83. Favorite movie: Kiki’s Delivery Service

I don’t really have many ‘tumblr friends,’ so do this if you want to!! <333 (i know, im not following the rules :0 )

#me #get to know me #about me

0 notes

hottytoddynews · 7 years

Link

Cooper Johnson. Photo by Steven Gagliano

Freshman catcher Cooper Johnson provided two big hits and made multiple plays with his gloves on his 19th birthday, but it wasn’t enough as the Ole Miss baseball team dropped a tight battle for the Governor’s Cup, 4-2, Tuesday night at Trustmark Park. The Rebels (25-16) brought the tying run to the plate in each the final four innings, but Mississippi State (29-14) escaped threat after threat throughout the night.

Johnson went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI, while throwing out two baserunners attempting to steal. It was only fitting that the freshman had one of his best games of the year on his birthday. Will Golsan also maintained his hot hitting with his team-leading 15th multi-hit game of the season. The Rebels stranded 12 runners on base during the contest.

Greer Holston (2-3) pitched effectively, only allowing three runs on a home run by MSU slugger Brent Rooker. The freshman tossed 6.0 innings and gave up six hits, although four of them did not get out of the infield.

Along with his homer, Rooker also scored another late run to provide some breathing room for the Bulldogs. Denver McQuary (1-1) walked five and gave up two runs on five hits in 5.1 innings to earn the victory, while Riley Self (2) pitched the ninth to collect the save.

Holston needed just eight pitches to retire the Bulldogs in order to begin the game. Meanwhile, McQuary used 31 pitches to get through the inning and work out of a bases-loaded jam. Two walks as well as a single by Golsan put three Rebels on base, but MSU was able to get out of the frame without allowing a run.

The two starting pitchers went back-and-forth putting up zeroes as the game remained scoreless through the first four innings. In the top of the fifth, the duel ended when two singles and a home run broke the 0-0 tie. With two on and one out, Rooker homered to left-center field to give the Bulldogs a three-run lead.

Ole Miss chalked up a pair of runs in the sixth to make it a one-run ballgame. Thomas Dillard smashed a ground rule double to right field before Johnson singled up the middle, his second hit of the night, to score his fellow freshman. With two outs, Tate Blackman brought Johnson home by legging out a double to center field. By getting two runs back, the Rebels trailed 3-2 through six innings.

The Rebels put runners on the corners in the seventh, but a MSU pitching change led to a double play to end the inning. To start the eighth, Rooker doubled but was nearly picked off at second base on the next at-bat. Johnson threw a laser that beat Rooker back to the bag, but the Bulldog was ruled safe. A single proceeded to knock him in to increase the difference to two, 4-2. In the bottom of half of the frame, Ole Miss had runners on the corners once again. However, the Bulldogs left the pair on base to maintain a two-run lead.

Will Stokes pitched the ninth and worked a 1-2-3 inning thanks to the help of Johnson defensively. After two quick outs, MSU roped a single to left field. The throw came in and got away from the cutoff man, and the Bulldog attempted to advance into scoring position. However, Johnson raced down the line to back up first base, picked up the ball and threw a dart to second to nab the runner. The heads-up play allowed Ole Miss to go into the bottom of the ninth down by only two. While the Rebels were able to get the tying run on base, Self kept the bats in check for the 4-2 win.

Up next, Ole Miss heads to Arkansas to face the Razorbacks (April 27-29). The first two games of the three-game set will be nationally televised on SEC Network beginning with the Thursday night series opener at 6 p.m. Game two will begin at 6 p.m. as well, while the series finale will take place Saturday afternoon with a 4 p.m. first pitch on SECN+. All three games can be heard on the airwaves of the Ole Miss IMG Sports Network.

For the latest news and updates involving Ole Miss Baseball, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissBSB, on Facebook at Ole Miss Baseball and on Instagram at olemissbsb.

Courtesy of Ole Miss Sports

The post MSU Escapes Rebels In Governor’s Cup,4-2 appeared first on HottyToddy.com.

#hottytoddy #olemiss #oxfordms #oxford ms #mississippi #university of mississippi #the grove

0 notes

junker-town · 8 years

Text

Michael Jordan is the greatest hater of all time

We once knew MJ as the greatest basketball player ever. Now, we also know him as something else.

“I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”

-some dude whose face the internet endlessly digitally imposes over the faces of losers

For as much as we know about viruses, they still largely remain an enigma. The greatest scientific minds in humanity’s history have only been able to speculate and hypothesize on how viruses originate and haven’t been able to even reach a clear consensus on if viruses qualify as living organisms or not. However, while we can only theorize on the origin and vitality of viruses, we have an extremely comprehensive understanding of how viruses are transmitted and spread.

Viruses cannot multiply without attaching themselves to a living, thriving cell. The exact same is true for trends on social media. Most viral sensations have the lifespan of the common cold, but the seemingly eternal ones have tapped into and latched onto something that resonates within us.

This is why Crying MJ is one of the most enduring memes we have ever seen. The Crying MJ meme never gets old because schadenfreude is everlasting. It is a universal language.

For instance, there’s a very high chance that if you show a Youtube clip of someone busting their ass and falling down an escalator to a seven year old American and a 77-year-old Lithuanian, they will both laugh. Laughing at the misfortune of others is a force that sustains and unifies us all. We did not create a new lane for the Crying MJ meme. The Crying MJ meme filled a void in our consciousness. We needed the Crying MJ meme long before we actually got it.

A newspaper actually used Crying Jordan for the pic http://pic.twitter.com/c3XLrvVdIL

— All Def Digital (@AllDefDigital) July 27, 2016

Friday is Michael Jordan’s 54th birthday. Friday also kicks off NBA All-Star Weekend, the event that gave us arguably the most iconic still photograph of Jordan’s career. To a vast majority, he remains the very embodiment of success who exists beyond reproach.

But the internet doesn’t give a damn about that whole “beyond reproach” thing, especially if someone happens to be a jerk. And over the years, MJ definitely methodically revealed to us that he was one.

Time, like MJ’s big ass Jack Sparrow hoop earrings that are big enough for a small child to hula hoop in and look like those big ass rings magicians do tricks with, is a flat circle. While the 1988 Dunk Contest displayed to many how remarkably talented he was, Jordan judging the 2007 Dunk Contest displayed to many how big of a prick he was. This slow hater reveal culminated in his 2009 Hall of Fame enshrinement speech, which gave us the photo that turned into the meme of all memes.

Here’s a rundown of some of the instances that resulted in Jordan’s ascension (or descension) into immortal memedom.

Jordan’s stint with the Wizards

Three years after the Finals clincher over Bryon Russell, MJ decided to shit all over his storybook ending to his phenomenal Bulls career and return to the NBA. MJ’s last shot of his career could have been a championship clincher on the road but when the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play with Popeye Jones and chase 37 wins presents itself, then dammit you suit up and chase 37 wins with Popeye Jones.

Some view MJ’s return as a testament to his insatiable competitiveness. I saw a dude floundering at an office gig he took because he’d run away from basketball only to concede the possibility that basketball was the one thing he’s really great at and needed a way back in. Know how when you create a player on 2K and his attributes are all related? The higher you make one attribute, the lower the other ones drop? I think when God created Michael Jordan, God put his basketball attribute on 100 and left everything else on 0.

When God created Michael Jordan, God put his basketball attribute on 100 and left everything else on 0.

Granted, his average of 21-6-5 during his stint in Washington was amazing for a 40-year-old with no knees, but MJ was always evaluated on his own curve. This was the first time where he failed to meet people’s expectations. This was the pivotal moment where MJ ceased being Teflon in a lot of people’s eyes.

There’s also the matter of Kwame Brown. There are accounts of MJ keeping Kwame after practice to play him one-on-one. MJ would berate and demoralize Kwame during these sessions, pushing him to the brink of tears and going so far as to call Kwame a “flaming [homophobic slur]”. These asshole motivational tactics might have worked on a 30-year-old Steve Kerr, but a 40-year-old pulling this shit on a kid six months out of high school is about as lame as MJ’s 96 x 88 distressed denim jeans. I don’t know what type of shit Jordan was on, but just because he looks like Duke from Rocky doesn’t mean he had to act like him.

Jordan’s stint with the Wizards and his NBA career would come to an end in a road game at Staples. Kobe sent his idol off in to that sweet goodnight with 55 points. Kobe was wearing the Jordan 8’s.

youtube

High school senior LeBron James was quoted as saying “There’s a new sheriff in town” after viewing that game.

Jordan judges the 2007 Slam Dunk Contest

“Michael done lost his damn mind. He’s the Russian judge” Charles Barkley exclaimed after Jordan handed out his fourth 8 of the night.

Jordan judging this dunk contest was one of the greatest moments in hater history. MJ showed up wearing a black turtleneck under a black leather jacket with a black hoop earring. He came to the dunk contest dressed like a Highlander because he probably thought he would have to engage in a battle to the death with the winner. There can only be one. Like the single, lone 10 that he awarded out of all the dunks that he saw that night.

youtube

Jordan’s Hall of Fame induction speech

We’re all familiar with this phenomenal display of narcissism and axe grinding the likes of which we’ve never seen before at Springfield. Besides being the photo op that gave us the actual crying MJ meme, this was when a lot of people realized how much of an asshole the greatest basketball player of all time is.

Here’s a list of the casualties.

On Jerry Reinsdorf, Bulls owner: “I got to the Bulls and I was very proud that at the time Jerry didn’t own the team.”

On Jerry Krause, Bulls GM: “Jerry couldn’t be here. I don’t know who invited him. I didn’t.”

On Leroy Smith, the player who made varsity over him in 10th grade: “Leroy’s here tonight. He’s still the same 6’7 guy. He’s not any bigger. His game is about the same.” MJ invited the guy who made varsity over him 30 years ago to his Hall of Fame induction just to tell him he still plays basketball like a 16-year-old.

To Pat Riley on Jeff Van Gundy’s tenure as NY’s coach: “You had that little guy on your staff who became the coach after you.”

On Bryon Russell, Jazz guard: “When I was retired, Bryon told me he could guard me. You remember that, John?” He asked this to John Stockton. It was Stockton’s induction night also. It was also Jerry Sloan’s. MJ also kept pronouncing Bryon like Byron.

To his children: “You guys have a heavy burden. I wouldn’t want to be you if I had to because of all the expectations you have to deal with. I mean look around you. They’re charging thousand dollar tickets for this thing. It used to be 200 bucks.”

Unbelievable.

Jordan sues a grocery store over $4 in redeemed coupons using his likeness

Jordan’s Hall of Fame wrath didn’t end there, however. A Chicago-based grocery chain, Dominick’s, ran ads congratulating him on his induction and used his likeness (not even his face — just a Bulls 23 and a Jumpman logo that looked like a dude swatting a mosquito with a rolled up newspaper) to offer $2 off steaks at their locations. Jordan’s response? He sued the shit out of them. To the tune of $8.9 million.

Only two of these coupons were redeemed so there’s some people out there who ate a couple of $4.5 million steaks. MJ was quoted as saying "This shows I will protect my name to the fullest. It's my name and I worked hard for it and I'm not just going to let someone take it."

I get that. But come on. We all know this about MJ being damned if you motherf*ckers think you’re going to eat some steaks off his name. You must think he’s Byron-I mean Bryon Russell or something.

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Golf beef with President Obama

Speaking of beef (please don’t sue me for $8.9M for that awful segue. I’m sorry) there was the time when MJ started a back and forth over golf with our then-president, Barack Obama. Golf beef!

In an interview with Ahmad Rashad, Rashad asked Jordan what his dream foursome would be.

Jordan: “I never played with Obama, but I would. But naw, that’s okay. I’d take him out. He’s a hack. It’d be all day playing with him.”

Rashad: “Do you really want to say that? That the President of the United States is a hack?”

Jordan: “I never said he wasn’t a great politician. I just said he was a shitty golfer.”

Obama went on to reply: “I think Michael is misinformed. But there is no doubt that Michael is a better golfer than I am. Of course if I was playing twice a day for the last 15 years, then that might not be the case. He might want to spend more time thinking about the Bobcats — or the Hornets.”

ZAPPED.

More golf beef with Keegan Bradley

MJ took over the Hornets’ twitter account and was doing the standard hum drum hashtag question and answer sessions that is the routine when these things go down. And then professional golfer Keegan Bradley talked shit.

.@hornets MJ how does it feel to get beat by me everyday at bears club?! #GoHornets

— Keegan Bradley (@Keegan_Bradley) October 28, 2014

MJ then took a break from his goodwill PR campaign to let Keegan Bradley know that he had him fucked up out here.

.@Keegan_Bradley Last time I looked, you were wearing MY shoes. You don't see me wearing Air Keegans...

— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) October 28, 2014

Score one for Young Louis Gossett Jr. Face here.

Jordan goes peak #WellActually at his summer camp

At Jordan’s basketball camp a few summers back, some brave teenage soul mustered up the courage to ask the athlete with the most iconic sneaker line of all time “WHAAAATTTTT ARE THOOOOOSSSEEEE”. MJ the proceeded to go an amalgamation of peak dad and peak #WellActually by actually answering the kid’s question and telling him what Jordans he was wearing.

We are all aware of the adage “never meet your heroes”. Mystique is essential to idolatry. The more insight we got into Michael Jordan’s asshole ways, the less blasphemous it became to make him a punchline.

Meeting your heroes can prove to be a disastrous let down.

Just ask Byron — I mean Bryon Russell.

0 notes

tarnishedhalo · 6 months

Photo

As the storm rolled in, bringing torrents of water and urban chaos, it became quickly apparent that most birthday plans would need rescheduling. Raincheck, literally the joke in most of the messages. Everyone understood. They would see how it was looking by the weekend. Turning forty was enough of an event that a few days askew on the calendar couldn’t be too big of a deal.

There was still cake. A joint effort by Beth and Tabby, one clutching the bakery box to her chest and the other on umbrella duty. Their feet were soaked but not a crumb was out of place. Dinner came from the small Italian place down the street, roast garlic and basil heavy in the air when Riley arrived home from his last-minute shift. Whether he took it to be out of the girl’s hair, or to delay the celebrations as long as possible, was a secret he was allowed to keep to himself.

Tabby’s first gift sat among the pile with Beth’s. Delivered across the ocean from a small designer in County Cork, to her eye, it was the right mix of reimagined tradition in a decidedly masculine design. The final gift emerged in a small interlude of just the two of them on the couch, Beth temporarily absent as she warmed her bones in a deep bath. “I know it’s a lot of pages.” Tabby’s chin propped on Andy’s shoulder, the five year diary on his lap. “But think of it more like a planner. Because time keeps slipping by and I don’t want to leave this too late. So, like, have a look and pick the day you want to be a dad by.”

The aroma in the house, the warmth from the fire-place and his girls, everything embraced him once he shut the door behind him. His raincoat is left on the hook, a little plastic tray catching the drip of the rain that didn’t dry up on the four flights of stairs up from the lobby to the fifth floor. Elevator still isn’t fixed and by now he’s given up on it ever working. He kicks off his work boots. Thankfully there’s enough wax and they’re pretty well sealed so his socks are dry. Not unlike Beth at the end of a shift there’s a process. Wearing patrol gear instead of one of his suits, he’s got to shed the gun belt with all of its attached gear which he then takes and hangs up in his closet. The Sig Sauer gets locked in its case and once all that’s done, Riley grabs the quickest shower he’s had since he’d left the Air Force, and redresses in a tee-shirt, in jeans. He could have stayed home; enjoyed the day to celebrate another decade being started, but he assumes that Tabby understands the driving need that he and Beth have to do what they can, when they can once shit hits the fan. When the precinct put out that they needed extra hands on the streets, he couldn’t refuse. He enjoys dinner and the cake, coffee over beer. He opens each gift with care. The Claddagh is gorgeous, and he asks her to slip it on to his left hand crown pointed toward his finger tips; meant to signify he’s engaged. The kiss he offers Tabby is slow and tender. After Beth excuses herself, everything about Tabby’s demeanour changes and he cards his fingers through her hair before she settles her chin on his shoulder. He slips an arm around her.

He cracks a smile when she mentions the page count but he’s curious enough not to interrupt her. Then his face freezes.

Not many people can say they’ve ever left Riley speechless but Tabby’s done just that. Some of her lamented time passed before he moves and takes her face in both hands. He scours her face with a whisper. “Are you....Are you sure, Tabs?”

#submission #{{pin drop. So did his jaw}}#Thanks!Tabby <3 <3 <3 <3 #She Sells Sanctuary|Tabby and Riley #The Big 4-0|Riley's Birthday 2024

2 notes · View notes