#a tisket a tasket

[chick-it-out]

[true-bluesargent]

how did jess have $90 disposable income to spend on rory's basket and dean didn't???? how much does he make at the diner was he saving up

[saltygilmores]

[gold-onthe-inside]

and yes, i’m coming here again to yell into the void about dean telling lorelai that jess is bad news and that he’s going to get rory hurt and then the next scene is literally him saying ‘ernest only has lovely things to say about you’ MY SCREAM IS STUCK IN MY THROAT IT’S SO PAINFUL

[jojoblessed365]

The days fly by, and Jess and Rory have come to a point, where they’re almost ready to take their relationship into public. And by public, they mean their families, friends, and their workplace.

They have planned it meticulously- how they were going to go about it, and when and what must be done, in order.

And then it’s Parents Day. And that’s when things go to shit. With whatever Jess and Rory have been pulling for the last month and a half ever since the new semester started.

Here’s what exactly happens-

Everything goes smoothly- Rory meets the parents of her Lit classes; thankfully, the Goblin sisters (what Jess and Rory both have chosen to nickname them) and DJ don’t have class with her, so she gets a reprieve from having to dodge their intrusive questions (well, mostly the Goblin sister’s questions) and having to complain like a tween about her intrusive older sibling’s teasing, to their respective parents.

And so, during lunch, she decides to pay Jess a visit. She closes the office door, and knocks against the plywood. Jess looks up and upon seeing her, he smiles, unable to hold back and puts his pen down. “Hey, stranger,” he says, getting to his feet.

Rory snickers and takes a couple of steps into his office/workplace, the carpet muffling her footfalls as she faces him from the other side of his desk. “You look surprised to see me. Lose track of time?” she asks with crossed arms and a teasing smile.

Jess just shrugs as he makes his way over to her, making the flutter in her heart approaching hummingbird beat the closer he gets. “Maybe I’m just more dedicated than you, ever think of that? So much so that I can ignore all earthly distractions?”

“You telling me you’re a harder worker than I am?” Rory asks, eyebrow arched, a smirk dancing across her lips.

“You’re accusing me of this, after all the things I did for you last night.”

Rory sucks in a sharp breath at the rush of memory of just what he did to her, like a flipbook of erotic images being thumbed through in her mind. Her face heats up and Rory feels the beginnings of desire begin to pool low in her belly, all swooping and dizzying. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings,” Rory says, voice coy and oozing with apology, sounding way too breathy to her own ears. “Let me make it up to you.”

Jess stands just in front of her and she bites her lip to fight the wild grin that threatens to break out across her face. He’s close enough that she can feel the gentle warmth radiating from him and the air around her fills with the smell of him - the freshness of clean laundry and the sandalwood of his aftershave. It’s a smell that’s as addicting as it’s becoming familiar, a combination of scents Rory will forever associate with Jess Mariano.

Enjoy!!!

In the meantime, enjoy a snippet from tomorrow's chapter-

Jess sighs, ignoring the stab in his temple. “You know what? Hang on a second.” he covers the phone with his hand. “What are you doing May 11th, Friday night?” he asks impulsively.

Rory looks up from her Kindle. “Uh, nothing special, I think.” she furrows her brow. “Why?” she asks warily.

Jess uncovers the phone. “Actually, you know what, I do have a - I am bringing someone after all. So, you can just go ahead and seat me with a blank spot and put Crazy Carrie, I mean- Aunt Carrie’s niece somewhere else. Far away.”

“Alright hon, thanks.” Liz says, hanging up before Jess could say another word.

Jess puts his phone down and turns to Rory with wide, pleading eyes. “So,” he says as innocently as possible. “I need a favour.”

“What’s happening on May 11th?”

“Well, my mom and TJ are getting remarried.”

“I thought they were already married?”

“They were. And then they were separated for the last year. Emotionally, I mean. And now they're getting married again. They’re renewing their vows.”

“No kidding? A William Powell-Myrna Loy ‘I Love You Again’ premise in real life? You don't see that every day.”

“Liz wanted to set me up with her friend’s niece if I didn't bring a date. Her name is Olga. she’s into a cappella. If she tries to sing ‘Stayin Alive’, I might stab her in the throat with a cocktail fork. Please?” he sighs dramatically. “I don’t know Jess, I-”

“And besides, you’ll have to come either way. Might as well have me as your shield.” He says brightly, trying to sell it.

“Shouldn’t it not be the other way around?” she asks, but Jess looks at her, and she sighs, giving in. she noncommittedly shrugs. “I'll go. If only to prevent the bloodshed.”

“Okay, then,” he says, surprised at how little begging it had taken. At first, he feels relief at the fact that he'd dodged Liz’s torturous setup as well as her attempt to take the reins of his currently non-existent love life. But then he realizes that bringing Rory to the wedding meant... bringing Rory to the wedding.

[we-are-all-of-legend-now]

A Tisket, A Tasket

Summary: When it's Easter and you're five, all you want to do is eat some candy. But, for Jake and Rose, it's the first time that the American Dragon and the Huntsgirl are given a mission and cross paths.

Rating: K+

Genre: Friendship

Characters/Pairings: Jake/Rose; Lao Shi; Huntsman; Fu Dog

Chapter: 1/1

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[not-with-you-but-of-you]

• In honor of the 22nd anniversary of Season 2, Episode 13 (aired on February 5th, 2002) → Jess Mariano + text posts: A-Tisket, A-Tasket edition

[parakavka]

柴犬·͜·♡もも on X: "ドラッグストアから帰宅して郵便物見てる間に今日もまた買った覚えないもの入ってる https://t.co/Qhb0CMpwoR" / X

[bloodstained-ballgowns]

"geez, man, she's not shipping off to 'Nam 🙄" gets me every time lolll

[deadpoets]

02.13 | 03.22

[put3rb0y]

A-Tisket A-Tasket

[hnybnny]

do you care her?

[saltygilmores]

Thoughts While Watching Gilmore Girls-Season 2, Epsiode 13 ("A Tisket A Tasket") Part 1 of ???

So this is like, the first heavily Jess-centered episode after his debut back in 2/5. He's kind of been chilling behind the counter at Luke's for 8 episodes. He's been seen, he's been mentioned since he lives rent free in the head of every citizen of Stars Hollow. But here, he has truly arrived, making his debut in one of these shitshow eps that combine Dean, Jess, the DALA (Dean and Lorelai Affair), etc etc. A real fucking doozy. PS: All previous commetary is now linked in my pinned post.

What have we here? Oh, look everyone, it's yet ANOTHER fundraiser/excuse for Taylor Doose to embezzle money from the citizens. All proceeds to go to the retirement home, right. Sure. Where is this mythical retirement home that no one has ever mentioned and has never been seen before? I think he mis spelled "All proceeds line Taylor Doose's pockets."

Pictured below: A senior citizen of Stars Hollow after receiving money raised for the retirement home.

Oh, Lorelai is just STARVING for some Dean Forrester today. She’s foaming at the mouth. Patty: Do you have any change? I don't know where all my quarters go. Lorelai: Down some guy's g-string? Patty: Oh no. A quarter would be insulting. Miss Patty for Prez. On my gritty adult Gilmore Girls Reboot titled The Hollow I would make sure we'd see a scene of Miss Patty at the male strip revue, it would be hilarious.

I've never seen "You". Is this "You"? Is Dean Forrester the guy from "You"?

I've warned you two to stop doing this. Time to resort to drastic measures.

Go and get him Lorelai. This fine specimen is right there waiting for you in the Cheese Ball aisle.

The way Jess Mariano's name rolls off of Dean's tongue with such vitriol, such disgust, the way Jess Mariano clearly lives rent free in Dean Forrester's otherwise empty little head 24/7, it gives me tremendous joy. Jess' jacket may as well be the equivalent of a cold blast from a garden hose. It's so ugly that it will put a damper on even the most passionate makeouts (of which Rory and Dean's was not) because you must stop whatever you’re doing and gaze upon it, to wonder what rock-bottom of a church donation bin his mother scraped that thing from, or maybe he took it from one of Liz's lousy husbands who left it behind. I'm telling you, that in my opinion, this is the ugliest man's coat to ever exist, and the other thing that makes it so ugly is that it's way too big on Milo's tiny frame. He's drowning in it. Where was I? *ugly coat ugly coat ugly coat* Uhh, let's get back to it...

Does anyone else think about the fact that Gilmore Girls (2000) was the last time anyone would see Milo with even a single curl in his hair? He had jumped to Peter Petrelli hair by S6 and never looked back.

RENT-FREE. Someone: Can you sum up the relationship between Jess & Dean in 15 words or less? Me: I Gotchu fam.

Rory Giving Dean Completely Sensible Advice: I wish you two could get along. He lives here. You run into him. He goes to school with you. It's a waste of energy to fight with him. Dean:

Alexis Bledel's acting can be pretty wooden, but her "Rory is fucking sick of Dean or Tristan's shit" facial reactions are priceless.

I wrote a Haiku: His ugly brown coat Ugly coat you are so brown Vomit colored brown.

For anyone keeping score, Rory has been snuck up on from behind and frightened by two different people in the span of only a few minutes. Give my girl a break.

Rory: "Dis guy.... sigh." And now for some other Goings On in this episode: Lane has yet another insane and convoluted plan to meet with Henry behind her mother's back, involving her male cousin and using the Line Taylor Doose's Pockets Auction as a cover. If she has to go through all of this to hide a nice Korean boy like Henry (and later, Dave Rygalski, the Best Boyfriend On Tv) from her mother, it once again makes me yearn to see Lane and Jess date openly if for nothing else but to give Mrs. Kim chest pains. This will happen on my adult Gilmore Girls reboot titled The Hollow. Lane: Mom, I had sex with Jess Mariano. Oh and I might be pregnant. Mrs Kim: Evaporates into the ether, ascending to the heavens to meet Jesus. Jackson wants Sookie to move in with him, but she's not getting the hint. Miss Patty thinks Lorelai needs to get laid and has taken it up on herself to try to remedy that, much to Lorelai's annoyance, but Patty is obviously blind to the fact that Lorelai Gilmore waits for only one man.

For anyone keeping score, Rory has been snuck up on from behind and frightened by two three different people in the span of only a few minutes.

Stars Hollow video can be seen in the background in this scene, so I withdraw my take that it was never seen again after the previous episode.

Perhaps there was some deeper meaning, a metaphor of some kind, something AmyShermanPalladino was trying to say, with these repeated references to people being shoved into closets against their will. The bidding wars have begun.

I had to listen to Milo Ventimiglia talk about being Team Dean again this week (we all know he's really just Team Jared) and he said Dean was "A sweet hometown boy" and obviously he doesn't remember this show at all if he thinks that, and he would probably be pretty upset with me if I said I wanted to smack that stupid smug grin off of Jared Padalecki's face right now. Jess, I will give you $1,000 if you burn this coat and I'm allowed to watch it go up in flames. Glorious, glorious flames.

Are we talking about Dean Forrester's weiner here?

Does anyone else wonder where Jess gets $90 of easily disposable income from? Not like he can make that in the short time he's been working at Luke's since his uncle is probably paying him sub minimum wage and no one in Stars Hollow pays for their food or tips their servers.

Just a baby! Just a little guy, in an ugly brown coat!

When his lips get real thin you know he's mad. Guy behind him in the black coat is like ha, you putz, you almost spent $80 on a basket for a girl who won't even put out until you're already married to someone else.

Kiss my ass, Doose.

Okay, that was just the first TEN minutes of the 42 minute episode. We may have a 4-parter on our hands, people. Be patient for the next chapter.

[soulmusicsongs]

My Basket (A Tisket A Tasket) -Tina Roberts (Snow (Like The Snow) / My Basket (A Tisket A Tasket), 1965)

[pierswife]

I keep finding myself humming the login theme for specifically when you log in at night from Genshin and idk what that says about me but it is a very pretty song to hum

[notfye]

crazy how every hemingway novel is like