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linkispink1995 · 5 years ago

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Crashing Waves Of Beating Hearts

(1) A Warm Summer's Day

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Chapter warnings : mentions of smoking and drinking alcohol , language

Feedback as well as questions are appreciated so are predictions

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August 12th 1992

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It was one of the hottest days on record in San Francisco , given it was the end of summer and the weather was pleasant most people were out and about enjoy their day with either a cold beverage or a cool sweet treat. I of course was stuck inside at work at an up and coming tech company , I didn't mind my job there was air conditioning , the people were nice and the pay was enough to cover my half of the rent but I still felt like something was missing. I was currently make my round about to see if anyone else needed anything from me before I left to go to lunch with my boyfriend Dennis who was a talented sports writer at the newspaper here in San Francisco. After seeing that no one needed me to do anything I grabbed my bag before hear a voice call out "Y/n" I turned to be faced with my coworker Andrea. I didn't have a problem with Andrea it's just I knew that sometimes she could be difficult , as I walked to her she added "there's a woman on the phone name Jenny , she said she needs to talk". I nodded before walking to the phone to remove it from it's reciever before saying "Hi Jenny" she responded saying "hi Y/n you know I hate to bother you at work but um Dan's not here and I don't know where he is and uh , can you watch the kids tonight" I nodded saying "of course Jen no problem what time". She sighed in relief saying "oh thanks a bunch Y/n , can you come over at six" I nodded again saying "six sounds good I'll see you then" she responded saying"alrighty bye Y/n". After getting of the phone with Jenny and putting it back on the receiver my coworker Andrea walked back to me saying "who is that anyways , she uh calls here a lot is she your sister ". I shook my head before saying "first Andrea I have a brother and second she's my neighbor , now if you don't mind I have lunch with Dennis". Andrea nodded before saying "oh Dennis Andrews , how long have you been with that whatever he does" I sighed saying "seven years and Dennis is a writer" he nodded before I could finally grab my bag and walk out of the office and off to lunch with Dennis.

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Twenty minutes later I had arrived to the restaurant Dennis and I would always meet at , it was a small little Italian restauran that was extremely seven miles between where Dennis and I worked. Seven was Dennis and I's lucky number , it was the seventh of September when we met and are first date was at seven o'clock here at Mimi's. Dennis and I have also been together for seven years which meant everyone around us was practically waiting for Dennis to propose to me , sometimes even I would wondered if or when Dennis should ask me. My mother liked to remind me that seven years in her opinion was to long and that by now her and my father were married and had my brother and I , but I didn't want to be anything like my parents and today at lunch I decided I would tell Dennis I would be leaving my job and start applying to art school's. When I entered Mimi's I walked in to see no Dennis which was odd since we always meet at the hostess stand. I shrugged it away before walking to the hostess saying "table for two please" she nodded before asking "are you Mr. Andrews guest" I nodded as she added "right this way please". I nodded again before following her to a more secluded part of the restaurant to find Dennis sitting at the back table smoking a cigar. I had always hated when Dennis smoked especially cigars since my father would always smoke them and I didn't like to be reminded of home. Dennis finally noticed my presence saying "Hi sweetie" I responded by kissing his cheek saying "how's your day". Dennis nodded before tapping his cigar into an astray before saying "fine , how about yours" I nodded saying "it's good , better now I'm here with you" Dennis chuckled before standing up and pushing me into my chair. As the waiter left I noticed that Dennis looked nervous , like he was going to be sick or something I spoke again saying "Dennis sweetie is something wrong" he sighed saying "I quit my job today" my jaw fell as he added "I just don't really see myself going any places there" I sighed saying. "Dennis your one of the lead reporters" he nodded before saying "I know but I just want to branch out and do my own thing , I mean my parents want me to be this amazing writer and you understand I mean what would you be doing if you were in Hawkins with your parents". I signed saying "probably getting my mother off my back" he nodded saying "see and here you and I can start are own thing and I mean you do the drawling those could actually be something" I nodded again before saying "Dennis I would love to do something like that but I'm finally where I want to be in this company". He sighed saying "happy being told what to do" I responded saying "yeah I guess" Dennis spoke up again saying "and then maybe if we start working together we can talk about" I then noticed got on the ground beside me and got onto his one knee causing me gasp and him to say "what I dropped my napkin" he then took his seat back in his chair before saying "did you think I was going-". I cut him off saying "no of course not" he nodded before saying "I'm thinking about it , if you were wondering and I'm leaning towards yes" I nodded again before asking "what's making you think no" he quickly responded saying "Billy" my jaw fell again as he added "I just don't understand him". I sighed saying "Dennis I-" he cut me off saying "ditch Billy and I'll get on my knee , just think about it okay , I dont want it to ruin our lunch" as the waiter came out and brought us our food I couldn't help bit think I knew that I loved Dennis but if he wanted me to stop talking to Billy he was out of his mind and then I began to wonder weather or not I actually wanted to marry Dennis or not.

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After work I decided to change my clothes before going over to Jenny's since she lived only three doors down and I knew I could be quick. Since I usually wore slacks to work I changed into a pair of jeans since I'd have an easier time chasing around three kids in those. I never minded watching Jenny's kids since I had always wanted some of my own , Jenny and her husband Dan who was around very much had three children. Charlie was the oldest he was seven , then there was Riley who was five and baby Tommy was six months old. Jenny was a waiter at Ed's dinner which was down the street from my apartment which reminded me a lot of Benny's from Hawkins. As I got to my apartment I was met by Phoebe who was Billy's on and off again girlfriend who also worked at Ed's "Hi Y/n" she said I acknowledged her saying "Hi Phoebe" I then noticed her wearing one the sweaters my mother had sent me for my birthday last year. "Well" she said "I gotta get going , I'll see you later though you should stop by and bring Daniel" I sighed saying "Dennis" she nodded saying "oh yeah right sorry , have a nice night" I nodded saying "you too". After chatting with Phoebe I walked into my apartment to find Billy in the kitchen cigarette hanging loosely from his lips , with classic rock playing in the background. I peeled my shoes off and hung up my bag before saying "so you and Phoebe are together again" he sighed saying "not exactly". I nodded saying "so is that why she's wearing my sweater" he sighed saying "you noticed" I nodded as he added "she had to work tonight and didn't want to get something on her work clothes and besides you hate that sweater , it's not even your size she'll bring it back tonight" I nodded before walking back to my bedroom causing him to ask "are you that angry" I began to change my clothes while saying "I'm not mad at you Billy it's just I think maybe you should actually ask Phoebe out to dinner go on a real date" I could hear him chuckle from the other side of the door saying "oh like you and Mr. Perfect" I sighed saying. "Billy when was the last time you actually dated someone" he sighed saying "your brother used to date around and you didn't seem to have a problem with it" I rolled my eyes as I began to tie my tennis shoes as he added "so were are you running off to tonight" I responded saying "babysitting the Albright kids" I then opened the door to my bedroom before walking past Billy and grabbing my bag saying "I should be home by eleven or whenever Jenny gets out , don't wait up" he nodded before saying "if you get bored with the stupid kids call me". I sighed saying "you don't even like kids" he shrugged saying "you dont know that" I rolled my eyes again before walking out my apartment and walked up the stairs to the 5th floor.

I knocked on the apartment door before Jenny opened it while trying to hold baby Tommy in her eyes , I quickly took his out of her arms as she gestured for me to enter her apartment as I did she spoke saying. "They've already eaten , Charlie is currently refusing to do his homework and Riley watching tv , oh and Tommy is teething so he'll probably be extra fussy I'm so sorry you had to come and do this I promise I'm looking for a sitter. I nodded saying "it's fine Jenny I dont mind , it gives me practice" she responded saying "don't you have a younger brother" I shook my head saying "no were twins and he's older" she nooded saying "well sweetie I really do appreciate it and I really am sorry , your twenty five Y/n you should be out with Billy" I corrected her saying "Dennis , Dennis is my boyfriend , Billy is my roommate" she nodded saying "I know , I like Billy more" I sighed before walking over to see Charlie at the table with the homework still in it's folder as I asked "hey buddy can o help you with your homework" he nodded causing Jenny to say "your really good at that Y/n , your kids will be lucky to have you" I nodded before asking "Jenny how did you know you wanted to get married" she sighed saying. "I dont know Y/n , I think Dan and I got married because we wanted to start a family why". I sighed saying "Dennis was talking about getting married today and he said he'd actually seriously consider it if Billy and I stopped being friends" Jenny sighed saying "well I don't think that's sounds good , what about your mom cam you talk to her about this". I shook my head saying if I talk to mom she'd probably agree with Dennis and I love him but when I imagine getting married I'm not sure if I see it being Dennis , I dont know if I see us bringing a baby home from the hospital and buying a house together" Jenny sighed saying "then I think you have your answer there". When Jenny left and the kids were put to bed I began to think about what she had said maybe if I couldn't talk to my mom , there was still someone I could talk too and I knew that had to be my brother.

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omeliashepherdhunt · 6 years ago

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Simple Ch. 1

Seattle was carrying on its stereotypical behavior with the nonstop rain. Owen hated having to drive in torrential downpour so late at night but another day at work got away from him with a steady flow of traumas. By the time he parked in the driveway, the clock on his dashboard read 10:28. Maybe his wife would still be up to see him.

With his keys and bag hung up on the hooks by the front door, Owen quietly walked through the entryway and into their living room to see what Amelia was up to. Part of him was disappointed to see she was asleep but he couldn’t help but smile when he saw baby Abel still latched to his mother’s breast, both of them contently asleep. He was a miracle no doubt. Born with Down Syndrome and ASD, he had undergone heart surgery at 4 days old to correct the hole in his heart. However he flatlined twice during the procedure which shook the Hunt family to their core.

In typical Grey-Sloan surgeon fashion, Amelia and Owen had been up in the surgical theater watching as none other than Sam Bennett operated on their newborn so they witnessed their son come back from the brink of death twice. Amelia decided right then that she would be taking an extended maternity leave. Abel would be immunocompromised more than typical babies with his heart issues, and he already had 2 school aged siblings and 2 parents that worked inside a hospital to provide plenty germs. Owen on the other hand was so bothered by what happened, he didn’t want to think about it ever again. In return, he buried himself in work so he hadn’t been home much the past month other than his one off day he’d take.

When Owen leaned in to unlatch Abel to move him to the bassinet in their bedroom, he took a moment to admire Amelia’s beauty. However the longer he looked, the more he noticed. Her cheek bones were more prominent, her collarbone was even more noticeable, and even her ring looked a bit loose on her finger. She was already a petite woman so her apparent weight loss didn’t sit right with Owen.

He quickly moved Abel off of Amelia which only startled her awake.

“What the hell?”

“It’s just me. I didn’t mean to scare you.”

“He was sleeping. We were fine.”

“I know but you can’t sleep in the recliner all night. Let’s go to bed. It’s coming close to 11 o clock.”

Amelia was definitely drowsy but was happy to settle in their bed. She wasn’t used to Owen being around anymore. They hadn’t really discussed it which in the long run would only worsen whatever riff they had, but she didn’t know what to say to him anymore. He just wasn’t around. Instead of focusing solely on their newborn son, she also had to split herself for the older three. Flynn had baseball and Bella was in gymnastics. Between two school kids, their sports, a very clingy one and a half year old, and their specially abled baby, both of which she was still nursing, there was no time for herself. She didn’t have Owen around to help offset the heavy load that was their life and honestly she didn’t have it in herself to fight with him about it. Amelia was spread as thin as possible and it showed. The house wasn’t trashed, but it was messier than they usually kept it. She felt that if she could keep the four kids alive, fed, and on time for school and sports each day, that was enough. Anything else could wait for another day.

“Well, good night. I hope the kids behaved for you.”

Amelia hugged into her pillow and not Owen like she normally liked to.

“They were great. Flynn and Bella are great helpers. He has a baseball game tomorrow at noon but don’t worry, he already knows Dad will probably be at work. Bella mastered her back handspring tonight so she’s really excited about that. Rosie is cutting all four molars at the same time so she is miserable.”

“What about Abe?”

“He’s good. He’s as strong as ever. Not at all scary.”

Owen shook his head at the very intentional dig she threw at him. While she didn’t care to argue, she would make it known how much she hated that he willingly chose to stay away.

“I’m not scared of my own son, Amelia.”

“Really? When was the last time you held him for more than 5 minutes? I mean hold him just to admire him, not just because I need to brush my teeth and hair. They’re only a baby once.”

“I saw the monitor both times his heart stopped. It haunts me. I’ve doubted my ability as a parent ever since that day. I wish I could forget that that happened, but I can’t. Instead I save lives. I focus on that.”

“I was there too! You weren’t the only one. Ya know, I would’ve never done what you did. Then again, I was never given that option. You have three other kids too. They miss their dad. Sam knew what he was doing in the surgery too. Abel is strong and he made it. We clearly aren’t on the same page but just know I’m done covering you with the kids. Flynn and Bella are both old enough to understand what is going on. They will remember when you weren’t around. If you can live with yourself knowing that, okay. I am so exhausted day in and day out. So do what you want but they know Dad has no true reason to always be gone.”

Not another single word was spoken from either of them. Owen didn’t like knowing how much he was impacting his kids. Apparently he hadn’t thought too much into it until now.

Amelia was woken up just after 8 a.m by Bellamy climbing in bed with her.

“Mama, Daddy is cooking pancakes and bacon for breakfast. Flynn is helping squeeze oranges for orange juice. Daddy put Rosie in her highchair with some banana and the baby is sleeping.”

“Oh thank you for coming to see me. Good morning my sweets.”

“Daddy isn’t working today?”

“It’s supposed to be his weekend off so he shouldn’t...”

Bellamy’s face lit up but Amelia didn’t want her to be disappointed in case he elected to go in.

“... but if he gets paged, then he will have no choice but to go. Mama and Daddy save lives.”

“And if you and Daddy are here, there are people that may not make it.”

“Yes but we love you all the same.”

Bellamy curled up to her mom’s side, basking in the rare moment of being the only one with Amelia.

“Mama, can we do something fun today? Like going to the aquarium? I want to see the otters again like we did on my field trip.”

Amelia kissed the top of her daughter’s head, taking a second to breathe in the sweet scent of Bella’s strawberry shampoo.

“Your brother has a baseball game at noon but we can go tomorrow if everyone behaves today. Do you still want to spend the night with Uncle Andrew and Aunt Maggie?”

“Yes please! They let me help give Emma and Evan their baths at night. It’s so much fun. Will Daddy come to the aquarium on Sunday?”

“I don’t know, sweets. You’d have to ask him.” Amelia laid there a little bit long with her oldest daughter until she heard her youngest start to fuss on his baby monitor.

“Bella, go see Dad. I’m going to feed Abel then I’ll come eat breakfast with everyone.” “Okay mommy! I love you very much.”

“Love you too sweet girl.”

By the time the older kids were dropped off with their aunt, uncle, and twin one year old cousins by Owen, Amelia had Rosalie and Abel nursed to sleep for their mid-afternoon naps. Shockingly he had been at home with her and the kids all morning and afternoon. Now she was uncertain of what to do. Amelia wasn’t used to his undivided attention since typically the kids were running circles around them or the whole house was asleep by the time Owen got home at night.

Owen carefully sat down beside Amelia on the couch. “Babe, can we talk about last night?”

“What about it?”

Owen ran his fingers through his tousled curls. This wasn’t going to be easy for him but he could only blame himself.

“There’s no excuse for my absence. I have let my wife down and all of my kids. Sorry won’t suffice, I know. I am just going to work on being here. Seeing you last night with Abel still latched onto you and you both fully asleep, looking like a pair of angels, I noticed you have even lost enough weight for your wedding rings to not fit properly anymore. If there’s no one here to help you, you won’t have time to get proper rest or eat meals that isn’t pb&j and goldfish. That’s my fault and I hate myself for it. I have two weeks left of paternity leave that I haven’t used since I went back to work 2 weeks after Abe was born. I called Bailey on the drive home to let her know I’m using those two weeks effective tomorrow.”

“But why? You have been so happy since you went back to work…”

“Absolutely not. I’ve just kept busy. I let my entire family down and now I need to redeem myself. I love you so much Amelia. I love you, Flynn, Bella, Rosie, and baby Abel more than anything. I’m also going to make sure to bond with Abel has much as I can these next two weeks.”

Owen finished his long winded statement to see Amelia’s eyes filled with tears. “Owen, you have no idea how long I’ve been waiting to hear you say something like that.”

She hugged into his side and was happy to have him with her now. “It’s true. I promise. I’ll be right here with you. I’m all yours for two weeks straight.” “I love you. This doesn’t fix everything but it’s a good start.”

“I love you too. I know it’s not gonna get back to normal overnight but we can take it day by day together with the kids.”

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operationoverdrive · 6 years ago

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power morphicon diary (2018)

twitter thread with pics and such ✨✨✨

now to recap the greatest weekend of my life:

brennan mejia (tyer, dino charge red)

the first ranger i met, his line was always really long i love my relevant king. i was shaking and speechless pearl had to speak for me, she told him i loved all latinx rangers and he said “good!”. he told us everyone got to keep 8 items from the set and he kept his energem, tyler’s boots, his dad’s bracelet, tyler’s red puffy vest (for me ofc), and other stuff idr because he was so beautiful i was physically unable to breathe.

later kat was reminiscing and said “i can’t believe azim had a mental breakdown because of us” and we turned the corner and a voice said “azim had a mental breakdown” GUESS WHO IT WAS! we all screamed, kat ran back around the corner but we all did end up in the elevator together and he was very chill even tho we were all wrecks

selwyn ward (tj, turbo red/in space blue)

idr planning to get a pic with selwyn but he has a magnetic forcefield that draws people to him and no one was in his line so he talked to us for a while and asked if we preferred turbo or space and which episode was our fave and he actually remembered the plot of mine (the curve ball). he was tight-lipped when we asked if he was in the anniversary even tho we pointed out a pic of him and chrysti was posted (BY HIM), it was so adorable he was squirming so much.

later we saw him while waiting for our car and we SCREAMED and he rushed right over and gave us all hugs and told us to make sure to come see him (he corrected himself when he saw pearl and remembered we’d already been)

brandon jay mclaren (jack, spd red)

i asked him to sign a marriage license and he almost died laughing, he was so happy. fyi he has never been proposed to by a fan before so @everyone in the world i need you to step it the fuck up

jorge vargas / adam tuominen (blake and hunter, ninja storm navy and crimson)

my first sighting of them was while we were waiting for our tickets and they were going to check in, as soon as i recognized jorge i screamed my lungs out and he was utterly bewildered but he waved while adam was living for it. everyone around me looked at me like we did NOT just see the actors of our generation and i chastised them all for failing at life. when they came back around jorge had his phone out to film the crowd and i screamed even louder and he waved really big and BLEW A KISS IN MY DIRECTION AND I ASCENDED TO HEAVEN

when i finally was able to meet them to take pics pearl had to drag me over and she immediately let jorge know i was his biggest fan and was the girl who shrieked every time she saw him. he came right around and gave me a big hug!!!! i couldn’t really talk to him for long nor do i remember what we talked about because i mean how do you hold yourself together in front of someone that means so much to you??? YOU DON’T THAT’S HOW!

it was easier to talk to adam bc i could actually remember how to breathe. he told us jorge was the second oldest in the cast even tho he was supposed to be hunter’s baby brother so it was a strange contradiction but he loved playing an older brother. he said he and jorge hung out just the two of them alot to strengthen their bond (i asked if they got drunk together and he laughed and said “well i wasn’t gonna say it but yes”. i told him hunter was a pink ranger and he laughed and said “Yea first male pink ranger!!!”

i saw them again when we were in line for the atm and this time they definitely recognized me and waved really big i love those thunder punks

megaforce panel

this was the only panel i went to bc pr fans don’t know how to act so they’re all boring or frustrating but thankfully the megacast is charming as hell and made every second entertaining and engaging

andrew and christina were late but when christina walked in i guess we screamed really loud because when she asked if we missed her john mark said “yes the christina masterson fan club is right there” and pointed to our group in the crowd

some fan asked them about the vrak is back two parter and the entire cast was like scrambling to remember if that was even an episode of their series, azim started talking about fight scenes and crates and confused vrak with vekar so i decided to yell that its the episode where robo knight dies and cameron was like “that must’ve been an episode my morpher was coincidentally turned off” and i was like “no you dummy you were kidnapped! orion was sleeping beauty!!” and he cracked up. john mark told me to calm down.

i asked christina if she prepared or studied anything about photography since emma is very passionate about it and she said her boyfriend at the time was a photographer and she was a model so she knew some basics and became a photographer herself

tracy lynn cruz (ashley, turbo/in space yellow)

even tho we were second in line we had to wait FOREVER bc some dude kept asking her about monsters. we ended up talking to her son who was helping with her booth and he was really nice! her husband was also there and wearing her merch it was so cute! i told tracy she needed to start a fashion line based on ashley’s wardrobe and when i almost forgot my debit card she told me “oh wait i can use this to start my fashion business”

davi santos (ivan, dino charge gold)

quite possible my favorite interaction of the entire con??? we approached him right as he arrived so we were the first to meet him! pearl and i were basically gushing as soon as we made it to the table and he was so confused bc we kept talking at the same time. i congratulated him on the new show and he said he hopes we all enjoy it. his booth was so cute, he was selling energems but the signs specifically said “zandarian energems” and his sign advertising his social media said “thine twitter, thine instagram, thine facebook” bc he’s a fucking NERD. he let me wear his jacket which was real and from the show, specifically from the episode sync or swim where they made a bunch of replica’s bc of the scene where they have to ruin it. he also kept his glasses on bc i asked him if we could be glasses twins and did ivan’s famed duck mouth selfie with me. then he hugged me and i died

azim rizk (jake, megaforce black/super mega green)

he recognized us as soon as we approached his booth and said he noticed our little “cluster” because we were so loud at the panel dkhgfmdg. he was literally the easiest person to talk to i could’ve spent all day talking about megaforce and how much i love it with just him. he was selling jake pins for FIVE DOLLARS and i told him to raise his prices bc he is hashtag worth it and also to make jake hoodies (he was wearing his one from the show!) and sell them and we would all be his investors. we were holding each other for the pic and he looked right at me and his face was really close so i screamed “omhy god don’t look at me” and he was like “oh sorry” so yea gia moran found dead in a ditch

the second time we saw him pearl recapped here

at one point when we were chilling behind his booth cameron was like ??? and i was like “we’re his security team please don’t look him directly in the eye” and he laughed. azim literally could not stop hugging us he was so cuddly and soft!!!!!!! he also told us he brought his spandex with him and if it would be Too Much if he put them on and were like no bitch that would be the best thing ever why is no one else doing it, but then i called him a nerd when he actually ended up wearing it just bc we told him too and he was like “Yes.”

christina The Main Event masterson (emma, megaforce/super mega pink)

my darling my angel my being of light the sweetest human to ever live, she was so kind and easygoing but the first time i met her i could not speak. the first time my brain turned to slime so i think all i told her was that emma was my favorite ranger of all time and i loved her so much and pearl brought up all the times emma kicked ass and i think i interjected with “the halloween baking episode!” and she said she didn’t like that episode bc emma didn’t get to dress up. pearl asked what emma would’ve been and she said a monarch butterfly we stan an intellectual

i took a second pic with her bc i am That Emma Stan aka i bought a child-sized megaforce pink t-shirt and squeezed into it just for the aesthetic. i was better about speaking this time and told her i loved her syfy movies truth or dare but how dare she make me watch her awful death scene, she told me her dad also hated that scene but we talked about how we loved that her character chose to take her destiny into her own hands. when i brought up zombie shark she cringed a little but i told her i thought it was a fun movie and she said she loved playing a shark. i asked if she got tips from john mark since he’s a shark ranger and she said “as if”, she and ciara had also commandeered all the boys’ helmets for some reason it was adorable. i told her the girls rightfully owned them anyway and she smiled. they were so many babies in line for the girls and they kept calling them by their character names it was the most heartwarming thing ever to hear a small child squeak out “hey gia!” I LVOE POWER RANGERS MEGAFROCE

hector david jr. (mike, samurai green)

first saw him at the valet and kat is the one who pointed him out like “He....” and we all started screaming and as he gains life from such activities he immediately rushed over and gave us all a huge group hug bc he is an angel sent from heaven

he was announced like one hour before the con so they literally just shoved him into najee’s booth it was so funny bc all the merch was blue ranger (i got a kevin t-shirt!) and hector’s one green ranger helmet. i told hector to sell me the shirt off his back and he said he’d think about it since it matched my outfit kdnhnkd. he kept doing flips and jumping over the table bc he’s part grasshopper i guess. when kat took her picture we had to wait while he did a flip and kat asked najee what was up with him and najee was like “thats just hector” lmao. i asked hector why he and brittany were the only rangers that didn’t get an intro scene where their helmets flashed and he said it all just boiled down to the writing but that we haven’t seen the last of mike and he wants to come as a villain so i’m like 👀🔍📝 noted. when we took our pic i l layed my head on his shoulder and he said “my prom date right here” and morphicon became little mix’s love me like you mv as he also agreed to be ben’s prom date i love hector david jr with all my heart. again SO MANY BABIES IN LINE FOR THE SAMURAI RANGERS!!! the kid ahead of us asked if the samurizer that najee had was real or was it a toy CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE

anna hutchison (lily, jungle fury yellow)

while in line for the atm we saw her entering and i screamed “we love you anna!” and she waved and smiled at us she’s so ethereal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! kat and i were the first (paying) people in line, she had lily figurines all over her table i love jungle fury’s number one stan. she is literally the sweetest person ever and so engaging. kat told her it was an absolute power move that she wore red instead of yellow and anna said she did it so she could lead the morph for once, i told her that lily could absolutely lead in yellow just fine and she laughed and agreed. when we were taking our pic kat mentioned how i didn’t like how some of my previous pics had turned out and anna said she’d wait until i signed off on them and we could retake them if i didn’t like them QUEEN OF CHARITY!! her handler was...really bad and the pics came out all shaky as soon as we saw them she and i exchanged looks and anna was like “uh yeah let’s try again” i still didn’t like how they came out but i stayed quiet the second time bc i was grateful enough to be in the presence of a literal heavenly being. she asked what other parts of the convention we were looking forward too and i told her she was the main event because we had been waiting for her all day and she hugged me!!! blonde yellow rangers respect ur leader

andrew gray (troy, megaforce/super mega red)

this man printed out an article that explained why super megaforce was the strongest team in power rangers history and cited it during the panel fuck everyone else i RESPECT HIM. when we came up to his booth i picked up the article and said he should have it on display and he told me i could keep the paper copy because he had A PRESERVED DISPLAY COPY ANDREW LOVES MEGAFORCE MORE THAN ANYONE. he was also the epitome of beauty and has the most intense nature about him so it was hard to think of things to say. i just told him i loved troy and he said “that’s cool man”, a chill legend. when we did our photo op he kept trying to talk to us and asked to see how the pic turned out a few times but my mouth just could not form words around him, years of academy training wasted.

katrina browne / katrina devine (marah and kapri, ninja storm)

literally the most excited and affectionate ladies at the con they were so happy to talk to people i told them that marah and kapri were the greatest villainesses of all time. they were so adorable and didn’t know what i was talking about when i said “let’s do the charlie’s angels pose!” so i had to show them. it was their first con and i asked them to please come back and they said it was so much fun so they really wanted to!

jack guzman (danny, wild force black)

he made a Comment and had me like ..........................give me my money back, but i got a cool danny jacket and i love it and i love danny delgado what’s a jock gizmo

mike ginn / li ming hu (gem and gemma, rpm silver and gold)

APPARENTLY my snake friends told mike ginn about me and how much i loved gem and gemma and how excited i was to meet them but that i was really shy around my faves so when he came over to take the pic and i told him my name he was like “omg you’re shy tabby!” and i immediately died. he kept trying to tell me it was okay and i was just giggling so much and trying to fake run away and li ming told mike to stop embarrassing me it was so cute. he asked for a hug to calm me down and he was so gentle i love him.

later when kat and i walked past mike’s booth he yelled “hey there’s tabby!” I HATE HMI SO MCUH WHY IS HE LIEK THIS

karan ashley (aisha, mmpr yellow)

she was selling so much merch we stan an entrepreneurial queen. i told her that i stan all mexican rangers and she said “yes i love that!”. she hugged me and told me that she loved that i was Ready with my cute pose and i told her it’s bc she emits cuteness energy and i thrived off of it but she said it came from me so i guess you could say we’re dating

other sightings

mike chat (chad, lightspeed blue): was hanging out at the beast morphers unveiling and i saw him and was like....,,,,,.,.,.oh myog do........ITC HAD!!!!!!!! but he had like a ring of handlers around him and the panel was going on and he wasn’t there as an official guest (he trained those auditioning for beast morphers including the 3 cast!!) so i didn’t approach him but he was wearing an all blue suit so thank you for my life

cerina vincent (maya, lost galaxy yellow): saw her as she was walking to the con and she recognized us when she saw me and kat standing in another line she’s literally sunshine personified

kevin kleinberg (trip, time force green): a bunch of people got into the elevator and it got too full for us but i noticed one of the men looked familiar and then it hit me “OH MYGOD YOU’RE KEVIN KLEINBERG ITS KEVIN KLEINBERG!” he smiled real big and waved and told me he liked my shirt (megaforce) as the doors closed, then i reminded everyone it was trip from time force and no one but me is valid

alycia purrott (syd, spd pink) +2: i talked to her while kat was getting her pic and asked why a full version of syd’s hit single was never released and she said she’d love to get hands on the original recording. i told her that it’d be the perfect SPD reunion if they all shot a music video together and she agreed. kat met all the spd rangers so i also spoke a bit to matt austin (bridge) and chris violette (sky) and matt said chris stole his poster design from greg and i said “that’s such a sky move” and he cracked up. i asked chris if he was having fun at the con and he said of course but i told him he didn’t have to lie and he gave me a look and said “i know right” and laughed, the spd cast is so funny

i also saw will shewfelt eating lunch, he was with his entire family which was adorable that they all came to see him at his power ranger event and his brother looks EXACTLY like him but tiny

anyway i love morphicon and power rangers and the hell clique and all you pr fans need to step it up and ask better questions at panels and be nicer to the actors and also do research and learn all their faces so ur not looking around wondering why i am screaming my head off because some lady passed by (IT WAS KARAN ASHLEY YOU UNGRATEFUL BRATS!!!!!)

can it be 2020 now?

#power morphicon 2018

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Deadline (Part 1)

TOMXREADER & HARRISONXREADER

(1,525 words) Warning: Swearing?, Thrist (later), Tom and Haz are hardly in this part but stay tuned for more of their love story!

A/N: So before you COME FOR ME yes this idea came from the app Choices, that game has taken so much of my money its time I get payback. Yes Haz and Tom are both gonna be in the series, and the rest of the boys are thrown around as well, If I fuck with their sexuality (*cough* Harry) please just go with it. Love Y'all ENJOY! Again this BEAUTIFUL board is by @kingquackdaddy wuv u!

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The metal of the ramp creaked as you boarded the ship. The cruise would take you all throughout Europe, your wealthy grandmother had passed a month before, her last wish was you your sister and brother all get-together. Of course, she couldn't send you to her beach house oh no she had to send you on a cruise to Europe with your siblings. Walking the top deck your eyes meet a very familiar set the features, familiar because they were your own. Standing taking pictures with the ocean with your twin sister Veronica. Her smile widened as she saw you, putting down her camera she ran into your arms. "Oh Y/N, it’s so good to see you." Smiling brightly, you embrace your sister mentally thanking your grandmother for bringing you together. A strong hand meets the small of your back as you turn to meet your brother’s bright blue eyes. "Graham" you squeal jumping into your brother’s warm embrace. "Can you believe gran?" he says in awe of the ocean. "Not really" you smirk as your sister hugs her brother. "I can't wait to get some serious sun on this vacation,” Veronica says pulling you into the shoot. Taking a selfie, Graham offers to buy you and her a drink to catch up. “We have four months to catch up” she air quotes “I wanna go to the front and wave a scarf to the people,” she says scurrying off “Shall we,” he asks walking in the direction of the main deck “Sure” you agree, catching up with him.

Sitting with your legs crossed Graham waves the bartender over, the boy was scrawny with short curls. “What can I get you?” he asks “I’ll have a Cosmo” you politely ask nodding he sets off to make your drinks “So Veronica was too full of herself to ask so I will. Where is he?” tucking your hair behind your ear you shyly look over at your older brother, giving you a soft smile you swallow the lump in your throat. The “he” Graham was referring to was Andrew Gilroy your fiancé or should you say EX-fiancé. “He slept with his receptionist,” you say quietly as the bartender brings you your drink back. Slurping it down “That little asshole” Graham says a little too loud causing the boy to almost spill a drink “Oh sorry” he looks at the nametag “Harry” throwing the boy a ten he looks back to you “You left right?” Graham asks placing a comforting hand on your shoulder “Yeah I got out of there” you assure him as he kisses your cheek “you okay” nodding slowly you see Veronica out of the corner of your eye “What’s with the pout fest” she asks waving over the barman “Andrew cheated on Y/n” “That little asshole” she quips as Harry walks back over “Hmm, your cute enough” she says “I’ll give you five bucks to pose for a picture” she says holding a five between her fingers “Lose the apron” she says as he takes the small bill. “What are you doing?” you ask as Harry hops over the bar “Andy still follows me on Instagram, it is now my personal mission to make him a little jealous” she giggles unbuttoning Harrys top three buttons showing a little chest. Getting in close she snaps a few pictures posting the best one with the caption “Off to a good start”

After a long day of selfies and fireworks, you finally made your way to your bedroom. Getting undresses, you wash your face ready for bed. Lying in the silk sheets you sigh into your pillow, feeling your eyelids grow heavy you give in and slip into a deep dreamless sleep.

Someone grabbing at your hair tie startles you ”Wear your hair down it suits you better” Veronica says sitting to breakfast “So when’s the suit gonna be here with the will” she asks grabbing a mimosa off a waiter’s tray. “He should be here any minute,” Graham says sipping his drink. “How are you feeling today Y/n?” he asks seeing as you’ve been quite quiet during the meal “Look, Gray, she’s not suicidal. Her fiancé cheated, look at her. Look at me, he’s not gonna find anyone like her ever again. You shouldn’t feel bad Y/n, you deserve so much better than that guy” she snaps. Grabbing her hand, you mouth a thank you as a tall man in a suit strides up to the table. “Hello. I’m Mister Hudson, your grandmother's lawyer. I’ll be handling the will” he says asking for permission to sit.

“This is the official reading of Pamela Y/l/N’s last will and testament” Mr. Hudson begins opening a blue folder taking out three envelopes one blue, one pink, and one green along with a sheet of white paper with your grandmother’s signature on the bottom. “ready?” he asks nodding eagerly your sister grabs your hand under the table. “To my darling grandchildren Graham, Veronica, and Y/n, I leave each with a sum total of one million dollars.” Squealing in excitement “Gran was fucking loaded” Veronica shouts causing other patrons around you to stare “on the condition that they complete each task that I have assigned them, see envelopes” immediately growing frustrated “Of course” she says as Mr. Hudson hands out the envelope, handing you the blue, Graham the green, and Veronica the pink. “and now for individual inheritance, To Graham being the oldest comes with many responsibilities I leave you Cherrywood manor and my all the content, unless specified.” Mr. Hudson says handing Graham another envelope “To my sweet Veronica, I give you the contents of my closet, the keys to my car, my spot at the country club, and my prize horse Pegasus” gasping in awe Veronica wiggles around in her chair “it’s not a mansion but…” Graham jokes sipping on his drink “and to Y/n, my beautiful bride I give you the beach house, and my the spot of CEO of fashion company as well as all my shares.” Your breath comes out shaky as Mr. Hudson closes the folder “The whole company?” you ask holding your head in your hands “Yes Pamela thought that it would help you with the new family you and your husband will start” before you can protest he cuts you off “Now all the transfers will happen after the four-month cruise and each of you have completed your tasks” Mr. Hudson reads from the will “Failing to complete your tasks will cause your inheritance to be split between your other siblings. And this last little part is some advice from your grandma. My sweet grandchildren each of you have been given things that if used correctly can make you a lot of money. Complete your tasks and most importantly have fun.” Putting away the will Mr. Hudson stands “I will be on the cruise with you and I will monitor your performance of the tasks. Thank you for your time. If you have any questions I’m in room five o two” smiling her walks off loosening his tie. “Open them together,” Graham says grabbing his green envelope “On three, one,” Veronica says “Two,” you say “Three” Graham says as you all tear into your envelopes. Scanning the words your heart drops “oh no”

Y/n, your task is simple, at the end of your trip a beautiful wedding is set up at port. Get married and have an amazing time my love. Try and keep your sister in line will you please. Grandma Pam

“This can’t be happening” Veronica yells “What?” Graham asks folding his letter and stuffing it nervously in his pocket “Dear Veronica, you have always taken after me in the best ways but also in the worst, I learned at your age to value a good job. I have pulled some strings and gotten you a job in the kitchens. Keep this job for the whole cruise and your inheritance is yours. Love Grandma Pam” Veronica scoffs placing the letter on the table. “what do you guys have to do?” she asks gulping down another drink “Y/n?” Graham asks placing a hand on your arm “I’ve…I’ve got to get married” you breathe as Veronica scoffs “easy…oh, wait. Y/n” she gasps “well figure something out there has to be an Andy being an asshole clause or something,” Graham says “There is!” Veronica says holding your letter “It says Get married and have an amazing time. She never said anything about…” “Andrew!” Graham says happily “What do you have to do?” You ask trying to forget about your problem for on minute, Graham blushes “Well come on tell us” your sister backs you up “well” he starts getting really red “It starts with me…coming out” a smile spread across your face “Oh Gray” you coo as he blushes harder. “I’m so proud of you” Veronica says pushing her chairs back into a man causing him to trip and fall. Cold liquid soaks your sundress as the man stutters an apology. “Great” looking up, your eyes meet those of a muscular man with big brown eyes and chestnut curls “I am so sorry, I’ll buy you a new dress,” he says grabbing napkins.

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CARL’S BLOG: DARK CLOUDS OVER ALABAMA; carl’sblog.Online; http://sbpra.com/CarlJBarger; Arkansas-Hillbilly.com

12-22-19: Prattville Hospital off and running; Abe Lincoln elected President of the United States; South Carolina secede from the Union; and Christmas at Twin Oaks.

My mother continued her trips to Prattville twice a week. She went shopping and visited my sisters Tanya and Sarah on Mondays and played bridge with her friends on Wednesdays. Her health was holding up.

Mattie and Big Jim had another boy. They named him Henry. The birth of Henry gave Mattie and Big Jim two sons. I am amazed at how Mattie looks. Giving birth to two children has not hurt her looks at all. She’s still as beautiful as the first time I saw her in Selma, Alabama.

The hospital in Prattville is now up and running. Dr. Banister is doing a great job as its first administrator. My friends Dr. Jim Burroughs, and Dr. Frank Matthews, and I keep busy working at the hospital and making plantation calls.

Daniel Pratt has done it again. The hospital is a big success and was badly needed in our county. Our hospital beds are filled. I’ve always admired Mr. Pratt’s visionary qualities. He has a way of seeing a need for something and figuring out a way to make it happen. The citizens of Autauga County are blessed to have a man of his vision.

The summer brought good weather to Autauga County, and the cotton and corn were bumper crops.

Audrey was making slow progress. She could now say a few words but was still unable to walk and hold the children. Penelope continued to work daily with her. The children looked to Penelope for their needs since Audrey was not able to attend them. I know it made Audrey sad not to be able to pick up her children and play with them. At times, she breaks down and cries. Although I’m not one hundred percent sure, I believe that someday Audrey will recover most of the use of her body functions and mental capacity. I pray daily this will happen.

On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States. His platform included the prohibition of slavery in new states and territories. Mr. Lincoln won all the electoral votes in all the Free states except New Jersey where he received four votes to Douglas’s three.

As I read the newspaper article announcing Mr. Lincoln’s victory, I was reminded of one conversation I had had with Father. I remember Father saying, “Abe Lincoln from Illinois may someday be president of the United States. He’s a clever one, he is.” He went on to say, “Lincoln’s stand on slavery would be the end to the South as we know it. If he’s elected, our country will never be the same again.”

What was once calmness across the Deep South was no longer. Plantation owners were fearful that Lincoln would abolish slavery and free the slaves in the South. If that occurred, bankruptcy would be the death of many plantation owners.

The month of December brought on several incidents that made things even worse. On December 4, President Buchanan condemned Northern interference with slave policies of Southern states. He went on to say, however, that states had no right to secede from the Union.

On December 17, 1860, South Carolina called a secession convention in Columbia. On the second day of the convention, the representatives voted to move the convention to Charleston because of a smallpox epidemic which was running rampant in Columbia. While in Charleston, the convention’s business was held at St. Andrews Hall.

On December 20, 1860, the convention adopted the Ordinance of Secession on a roll call vote. The vote consisted of one hundred and sixty-nine yeas, and zero nays. The convention published a declaration of the immediate causes that induce and justified the secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union.

The document cited several causes to justify their secession from the Union. Among the causes were, “Encroachments on the reserved right of the states,” and “an increasing hostility of the non-slaveholding states to the institution of slavery,” and “the election of a man to the high office of President of the United States, whose opinions and purposes are hostile to slavery.”

The convention also resolved that all previously federally owned properties in the state were now South Carolina’s. The Convention called on the federal government to restore South Carolina authority to Forts Moultrie and Sumter, the Charleston Arsenal, and Castle Pinckney.

South Carolina’s promise to secede from the Union if Abe Lincoln was elected was now history.

After reading the South Carolina Declaration of Secession, I knew we were in trouble. How could the Union allow South Carolina to take possession of these forts and assume a Union of their own? I had a bad feeling about all of this.

On December 24, 1860, South Carolina Governor Francis Wilkinson Pickens declared the act of secession in effect.

My sister Mary Ann Shadrack and her family arrived at Twin Oaks on December 24, 1860, by train from El Dorado, Arkansas. We had not seen them since their move to El Dorado. Dent and his family and my brother John and sisters Tanya and Sarah arrived early this morning. Mother had succeeded again to arrange for all of us to be present for another Bradford Christmas.

As the family visited over eggnog in the parlor, we could smell the refreshing aroma of the Christmas meal being prepared by Mattie, Betsy, Penelope, Big Jim, and Bill. These were some of my fondest memories of smelling the mouth-watering food cooking on Christmas morning. While visiting in the parlor, Dent and John approached me and asked if we could go to my room where it would be private and warm. I had a hunch about what they wanted to talk to me about.

“Hey, what’s going on?” I asked.

Dent was the first to speak. Being the oldest he normally took the lead.

“Obadiah, John and I have been gravely concerned about where our country’s heading. With the election of Abraham Lincoln and South Carolina seceding from the Union, it’s looking bad. We’re hearing rumors of a possible civil war between the South and the North. Do you think we’re headed for a civil war?”

“I wish I knew the answer to that question, Dent. All I know is South Carolina has created a big mess by seceding from the Union. If South Carolina is successful in influencing other Southern states to secede, then Alabama will surely be one of them. I find this scary and dangerous for us in the South. Thursday, I attended a business luncheon as a guest of Daniel Pratt. He invited several big businessmen from different parts of Alabama to join him at convention hall in Prattville. The purpose for the meeting was to hear from other businessmen about how Lincoln’s winning the presidential race and how South Carolina’s secession would affect the economy in the South. The majority mostly felt that the economy would definitely be affected should additional Southern states secede from the Union. They were equally in agreement that President Lincoln’s stand on slavery could create outrage throughout the South and eventually lead to a civil war.”

“Obadiah, do you really think Alabama will secede?” John asked.

“Yes, I do!”

“Lord help us all,” John said as he dropped his head.

“If there is a civil war, do I fight, or do I stay at home and farm? If I don’t fight, I’ll be called a traitor to my country. My boys will want to fight for their country. I can’t very well let them go off to a war and me stay home. I’m telling you, brothers, we are in a heck of a mess,” Dent said.

“From what I’m hearing in Prattville, people are ready to go to war to protect their state’s rights. They think the Northern states are trying to take away their constitutional and state’s rights,” John said.

“That’s what I’m hearing in Selma as well,” Dent said.

“I pray there won’t be a war. I don’t think the South can win.”

“Obadiah don’t say that! At least don’t say that to anyone in Autauga County or anywhere else. Those words would make you very unpopular in these parts,” Dent said.

“Let me tell you why I don’t think the South can win a civil war. The North has the manpower. They are better equipped to fight a war. They have the factories to make military weapons and supplies. They have training facilities that we don’t have. They have all kinds of resources that we don’t have. If the North was successful in closing river ports and train lines, how would the South get supplies? Are you getting what I’m saying? We are noted for our cotton and that’s about it!”

“Lord, what can we do?” John asked.

“Let’s pray that a civil war can be avoided — that Mr. Lincoln can work something out with the South so that a war can be prevented,” I said.

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fictionalescapeartist-blog · 7 years ago

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I know, I know I have been gone for a while. I took a bit of a sabbatical, because I was having a hard time coming up with content and then would go into a shame spiral etc. Blogging stopped being fun and became another thing to beat myself up about, if you haven’t picked up on it I might have a slight self esteem issues… but I am back and applying less pressure on myself because ultimately I enjoy blogging.

Anyway! I wanted to take a few to talk about some of my favorite Fictional Escapes (see what I did there?) from 2017. Some I blogged about already, some I have not. Even though I have it in a list format, it is not a ranking. THAT WOULD BE LIKE ASKING ME TO PICK A FAVORITE CHILD! Here are 10 favorite things from 2017:

s1. Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

I blogged about this book, so I wont spend a ton of time on this one, my feelings on this book are well documented here, on Twitter and Facebook. BTW Taylor Jenkins Reid is a mega sweetie to her fans, I suggest following her. This book was absolutely amazing! I read it in like a day. I say read, but more devoured it. The book takes you through 2 stories of very different women and how their lives connect. It is beautifully written and so well done at times I forgot I wasn’t reading an Autobiography.

2. Reincarnation Blues

Another one that I haven’t shut up about since I read it. Milo is the oldest soul in the universe, living nearly all of his 10,000 lives. We are taken through several of his lives as he tries to reach perfection, as well as his time between lives where he is in love with a Death who goes by Suzie. This book is magical, fun, and at times heart breaking. This book is reminiscent of Douglas Adams. The many different worlds Michael Poore has built in just one book is astounding.

3. Twin Peaks the Return

What can I say about this show? Honestly I am never so happy to be confused then when watching Twin Peaks, and the Return took that up a notch or. Kyle MacLachlan playing several hard roles so perfectly, you forget its the same actor. Dougie Jones absolutely broke my heart on a weekly basis, while the bad Cooper was scary as hell. The fact they were on Showtime, they were able to get a lot darker then in the original show. Plus we so got this beautiful sigh-worthy moment:

#BigEdandNormaForever

4. The final season of the Mindy Project

Mindy, Mindy, Mindy. There is nothing that Mindy Kaling has done that I didn’t love, this show included. I was hooked from the very first episode. The characters, the story line, the jokes, everything was perfect. Season 6 was the shortest and one of the best seasons of the show. They wrapped up everyone’s story line, with out every feeling like everyone was short changed or rushed. With out spoiling the overall story arch, I was nervous about how the show would end, the direction it seemed to head and they nailed it, with out sacrificing the character’s emotional growth as I feared they could. This show goes down as one of my all time favorites with 30 Rock, Parks and Rec and Scrubs. I will miss this show so much!

5. Season 3 of Playing House

Ugh! I guess technically I should have titled this one “The final season of Playing House” but I’m not there emotionally and it is too soon. I knew the Mindy Project was ending, this one was ripped from my arms by the cruel USA. This show. THIS SHOW YOU GUYS! I have so many thoughts and feelings about it, and have blogged about it in the past. The entire show is amazing, but season 3 was something truly special. Season 3 had Emma being diagnosed with breast cancer and shows her and Maggie battle it together, in a story line “ripped from the headlines” as Law and Order likes to say. You see in reality the lead actresses Jessica and Lennon are best friends, and Jessica did have breast cancer. The way the show handled the story line was perfect. It was touching and informative. It was sad at times with out ever actually feeling too heavy. They educated us on cancer treatment options, with out ever pulling you out of the story or feeling preachy about things. Damn you USA Network for canceling it! If you have On Demand, I could not recommend watching this show enough.

6. Womp It Up! Podcast

What? Jessica and Lennon get 2 spots on your list? Yes they do, because they are amazing people who rocked my 2017. Womp It Up! has been around for a while, but I didn’t discover it until this year, and luckily for me I didn’t have to wait a year and half between episodes like other fans. Womp I Up! is a comedy podcast that was birthed from Comedy Bang Bang characters. Jessica St Clair plays Marissa Wompler, a 17(ish) year old, not very well adjusted, student at the Marina Del Rey High School, the podcast is her senior project. She is doing some alternative learning in her school’s program called STARS, ran by her teacher and lets face it best friend Charlotte Listler, played by Lennon Parahm. Every week there is a new comedian on playing a person in the Marina Del Rey community. My favorite has been Andrew Daly as Joe Bongos, the Health teacher who has some interesting ideas on what to teach the kids.

7. Oh, Hello on Broadway

Oh, Hello got it’s start on the Nick Kroll Show, where Gil Faizon and George St Geegland had a prank show on public access channel in New York. Their one prank was ordering a tuna sandwich with way too much tuna, ultimately getting the person say “That’s too much tuna”. What was the prank show called? Too Much Tuna of course. Somehow, in Nick Kroll and John Mulaney’s brilliance they were able to make a super successful Broadway play based on these two dirt bags.

Gil (a writer) and George (an actor) have been best friends and roommates since the 1970s. They decided to write an autobiographical play telling their story. The brilliance of this show is the play that is happening around the play. It gets pretty meta at times, often Gil and George stop the actual play to have their own interactions, generally it is Gil giving George notes on how he is doing in the play. The sheer detail that has gone into this show is mind boggling. I can’t even describe the layers of the play. I highly recommend checking it out.

8. Wonder Woman

Let’s not get into a DC vs MCU argument here, generally I am an MCU fan and haven’t been too excited over the last few DC movies, but this one. I will admit was a little nervous when I first saw Gal Gadot was cast as Wonder Woman, but she won me over immediately in Batman vs Superman. I was still cautiously optimistic for the Wonder Woman movie, but it came out better then I imagined. In my opinion it was just awesome (I am aware of the issues people had with it, but to me the good outweigh the bad). I enjoyed the hell out of it, it made me laugh and cry. I also enjoyed the feel of it, different then the other super hero movies, it felt more like a war movie. If you haven’t seen it, check it out!

9. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and Thor: Ragnarok

I decided to combine these two into one, because well I didn’t want this list to be 3/4s super hero movies. I could also write a book on my feelings for these two movies and their directors. Guardians was written and directed by James Gunn and Thor was directed by Taiki Waititi, a kiwi writer and director known for his work with Flight of the Concords, What we do in the Shadows to name a couple. Also if you’re looking for a sort of weird but sweet movie, check out Eagle Vs Shark.

These two movies have a bit of a rag-tag team thing going on, and both delve into family relationships. They are both visually stunning, and laugh out loud hilarious, (yes I know that is a problem some people have with Marvel, but I love to laugh and they are right up my alley). Their similarities are one reason I decided to group them together. The first Guardians became my favorite Marvel movie about 10 minutes into it, and was thrilled that James Gunn actually made something better. I have always had a soft spot for Thor, and been sad at the state of the movies he’s had. I left Ragnarok thinking they finally gave him the movie he deserves, also Jeff Goldblum at his Goldbumiest.

My other favorite part of both of these movies, is they seemed to fix the villain problem. Hela and Ego managed to be interesting and complex. They didn’t seem to fall flat like others have in the past.

These two movies are all in all a good ass time!

10. Hamilton the Musical, paired with Hamilton the book

I know, I know. It’s based on true events, but some of it is changed for dramatic effect. I am so late to the game on Hamilton, but I just recently got Spotify Premium which let me listen to the soundtrack in order… and I am HOOKED. I decided to check out the biography the musical was based on by Ron Chernow. Combining the two adds a lot more depth to the play, certain lines in songs make sense. There is so much drama in Hamilton’s life, so much that the play never even touched on.

If you want to add to your Hamilton experience, read the book as well. Honestly, it makes the entire experience so much better.

Thanks for reading everyone!

Check out my top 10 from 2017 list of my favorite Fictional Escapes. I know, I know I have been gone for a while. I took a bit of a sabbatical, because I was having a hard time coming up with content and then would go into a shame spiral etc.

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cincinnatiburn · 7 years ago

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accepted - mason mccarthy

there was only one applicant for mason mccarthy but it was the perfect applicant. so julie, please head over to the checklist for the next steps. excited to have you!!!

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I’m Julie, I’m from the Middle of the Midwest and reside in CST, I’m 23 and I’ll gladly fork over my Skpe over IM since that’s where I live 90% of the time. Mason’s my first and most-loved Glee muse, with most of the other newest-bies (and the rare Kitty Wilde) also filling my time in my past two-and-some years in the GRPC. I’m excited to see how this plays out! general statistics BASIC NAME: Mason Ichabod McCarthy NICKNAMES: Mase, MaseFace, Mc-C, Em-Squared, Numba-Five, Five of Nine. His twin sister calls him Ich, which is rude and uncalled for, so he calls her Hairy in return. AGE: 26 BIRTHDAY: 12-02-1990 GENDER: Cismale. PRONOUNS: He/Him/His. ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius. MOTHER: Lauren “Lola” Theresa McCarthy, nee O’Brien FATHER: Richard Irving McCarthy PARENTS: Rich and Lola. Typical Irish-Catholics from Boston; loving, loud and too much personality for too little space. His father is a professor of 19th-century literature at Harvard, and his mother is a personal secretary for a legal firm. FAMILY: His paternal grandparents, Theodore and Jane, died before Mason was born, but the whole McCarthy cohort still treks down to visit their graves a halfdozen times a year - their birthdays, deathdays, Christmas and Easter. His maternal grandparents, Stuart and Catherine, live in Florida, and he didn’t see them nearly as frequently growing up. Both his parents also come from big families - he has more aunts and uncles and cousins than he can keep track of, most days. SIBLINGS: In order from oldest to youngest: John Darcy, lawyer, 37; Peter Nathaniel and Andrew Hawthorne, a biographical writer and a veterinarian, identical twins, 33; Madison Harriet, wedding planner, and himself, 27; Elizabeth May and Catherine Emily, high school chemistry teacher and graduate student for Student Affairs, identical twins, 24; Thomas Samuel, 21, unemployed/parental monitor/professional slacker; Joan Sydney, high school student, 17. LIFESTYLE BORN: Boston, Massachusetts. RAISED: Boston, Massachusetts. VEHICLE: 2012 Honda CR-V, which older brother Andrew passed down to him when he traded up. PETS: A Dalmation named Lucky. Mason really liked 101 Dalmations growing up… POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Apathetically liberal. Don’t be a dick. RELIGION: Raised Irish-Catholic, semi-practicing, semi-agnostic, semi-probably-going-to-Hell. BELIEFS: Mason believes that MLK Jr. had it right when he said the arc of the universe trends toward justice. There’s so much bad crap in the world, and he mostly just tries not to add to it. Aside from that, he believes in good music, good people, good books, in that order. Because he can’t not, he believes in God, but in the more vague way - he doesn’t think there’s a right or a wrong way to worship, as long as it doesn’t hurt anybody else; God, Buddha, Allah…whatever makes the universe line up, Mason can get behind. MISDEMEANORS: Mason’s got more charm than he knows what to do with, so of all the stupid, minorly illegal things he’s done, all but three incidents never officially made it to his record. Once, when he was 18 and some creepy 45-year-old tried to grab at Madison, which in turn caused Mason to bust out those self-defense moves and dislocate his shoulder; once, for public intoxication during his freshman year and once for vandalism. He’s still mad they painted over his graffiti. FELONIES: None. TICKETS AND/OR VIOLATIONS: Mason has the worst luck in the world when it comes to parking meters running out of time. DRUGS: Okay, listen. Mason did the whole party scene, the whole recreational drug scene, the whole waking-up-in-the-hospital-with-eight-siblings-ready-to-kill-him-as-soon-as-they’re-sure-he’s-alive scene. No more, no thank you, not ever. SMOKES: We get it, he vapes. ALCOHOL: Frequently. DIET: Mason still pretty much eats the same way he did when he was 17 - that is, like someone else is gonna beat him to the punch. Given that he’s trying to make ends meet, Mason resorts to cheap and easy over healthy, but he gets enough exercise and has an active enough lifestyle that it doesn’t really show. Life’s too short for bad food or bad sex. interview section “ we know that when you were a young and fresh faced kid, you were the party monster of the scene so tell us what you are like now ” Man, I’m never gonna live that down, am I? I’m older, I’m smarter, I’m now found behind the DJ booth instead of wasted in the bathroom with someone I’m never gonna see again. It’s not a crime to have fun, and I refuse to be buried before I’m dead, but I look back at some of the choices I made back then and just…cringe. I still know what’s happening and I’m not about to buy a sweatervest and move to the suburbs, but that sorta lifestyle isn’t maintainable. At least not without being like, a gazillionaire with no friends. “ we’ve asked everyone and now it’s your turn, sex or romance? ” What kinda question is that? Is this a “which do you want right now” question or a “which would you prefer if you had to only have one for the rest of your life” question? Jeeze, I dunno. I’m great in bed, and I really appreciate people who are the same, but lately…I mean, I dunno. I don’t necessarily believe in soulmates or ‘true love’ or anything like that, but…sometimes it might not be so bad, having someone to come home to, y’know? It might not be so bad, having someone to wine and dine. I dunno. I guess if the right person came along, I’d have both, right? “ rumor has it that you plan to be the biggest dj in cincinnati but in the meantime what are you doing to support yourself? ” Hey, get it right. I plan to be the biggest DJ in the world, but yes, Cinci is the first step, and I’m supporting myself with my art–playing local gigs and mixing tapes for people, getting the name out there, showing people a good time. I do some part-time, fast-cash stuff…oh, wait, that sounds awful. I’m not a hooker. I’m a waiter sometimes, sometimes I go do those like sleep studies at the University, sometimes I do some freelance writing, sometimes I grab my crappy electric keyboard and play streetcorners. We all gotta get by. “ it can’t all be good music and good times, so what’s the hardest part about being an openly gay man for you? ” The hordes of beautiful women who want to date me. …I’m kidding, ish. The hardest part is worrying about discrimination - and, like, the actual discrimination and stereotypes that follow you around when you’re gay and okay about it. So many people want to know about your “coming out trauma” and it’s like, dude, first of all, back off, second off, why do people think being gay automatically equates to something terrible having to have happened to you?? This is just who I am and I love who I love and people want to make such a big deal out of it. “ in order to become the next great dj, what’s the road map for the future looking like for you? ” It’s looking…well, I’d love to say it’s looking easy like Sunday morning, but I wasn’t raised to be a liar, so it’s looking challenging, at best, and like a fool’s dream at worst, but…well, a liar I’m not, and whether or not I’m a fool is still kinda up in the air. The game-plan is to get my name out locally as much as possible, get good social media coverage, get some devoted fans, score a big gig or two…someday I’d like to maybe get some of my own music out there, but I’ll fight anybody who tells me being a DJ isn’t ‘real’ work or isn’t being a ‘real’ artist, because until they’ve sat in the booth, they don’t know a dang thing. Is it bad that aside from having fun and helping other people have fun, my biggest goal is just, like, being self-sustaining? Talk about setting the bar low, I guess, but you gotta start somewhere, right?

#accepted

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