#and then one day they mention they like ellen or hamilton the musical or the hp saga

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theres actual people from school that never changed

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Valdangelo Headcannons #1

Leo and Nico are both introverts but Nico loves affection

Leo made Nico tiramisu once and he swallowed it faster than Percy could ever

Leo couldn't look him in the eyes for a week or he got so flustered

Nico is lawyer bf 

and a demon at monopoly; him playing w/ Annie is the worst.

gamers! both like monster (specifically mango loco) but Nico also loves tropical redbull

Nico teaches Leo and hazel how to play so they can battle 2v2

Nico wipes the floor and Leo is just glad he understands half the rules

Nico and Leo wear heels. 

and they're good at it too.

Confident Nico>>>>>>  

Leo has a fucking heart attack when Nico pins him to a wall

Leo makes Nico laugh with his jokes and shitty pickup lines

but when Uses shitty pickup lines on him he steals them, after he stops looking like a tomato

Nico does Cosplay and they cosplay together and its so fucking rad

making out while baking/cooking? more likely than u think

Leo tells Nico he looks cute one day b4 they started dating and Nico is like: Is this friendly affection

Caffeine addicts rise up

but Nico hates coffee and honestly same

teas n energy drinks>>> 

Leo is a fucking swine who mixes all his foods and Nico nearly vomits bc he wont let his food even touch goddamit

Piper and Hazel being wingman while Percy and Jason are the matchmakers

p r a n k s

like so goddam many

they are unstoppable and they pin it on the Stolls

or Leo gets caught

Nico n e v e r does bc like? scary emo kid? prankster? nah, NAh,

he sticks his tongue out at leo anytime leo gets caught

bisexual leo or gay leo? leo doesn't even know!

all he knows is that nicos hot and has a cute butt & personality

nico is a theater gay

he sings every musical

his favorites are Heathers, Beetle juice, Legally blond, and the greatest showman

Leo has theater kid energy but probably works the tech stuff

he likes heathers, Chicago, legally blond, Grease, and dear evan Hansen the best

Hamilton is neither of their favorites yet they end up dueting it all the time

Art kid and Repair kid>>>>>>>>>>>>

Percy sees them kiss after dating (and kissing) for 6 months and wait yall are friends?

Hes slow but he means well, Nico sticks his tongue in leo's mouth after percy says that

he's like  “O H , sorry im dumb”

“jackpot” “Valdez shush”

they talk abt their moms

angsty emo boys listen to greenday

and every other emo band

Leo calls Nico mammacita once

never again (Nico started crying)

why? It was commonplace used by his uncles and grandpa

Nico demands leo call him that more though

Leo is Hesitant but obliges

mexican or italian food restaurant arguments

leo steals nicos breadsticks even tho he has some

nico steals leo's nachos when he has his own

they're petty? yes but petty and in love!

and gay/ did i mention g a y 

Demiboy leo rights

leos a fuckin lefty

Trans Nico rights mtf or ftm rights

nico may not be trans but he's also demiboy

demi boys calling each other they all day because nobody uses the they in he/they (speaking as a demigirl)

If nico IS trans tho hades 100% uses magic to transition Nico bc yes good dad

laughing abt trauma and they're friends are like: NO

memes

“get ur hands off my bf”

“kick their ass baby i got cho flower”

imagine, just imagine nico fussing over leos hair because curly is the cutest

leo fusses over nicos when he's in a slump and brushes his hair

skincare is vital to both

Leo does engineering n shit but does it for like 16 hours straight much to everyone's dismay, but Nico who has (arguably) fresh eyes and make sure his physics is right

Nico loves physics fight me

but nico sleeps like 4 times a week for 3 hours or 3 days a week for 12 hours

Insomnia gang don’t rise up go to fuckin sleep 

will keeps giving them melatonin and they always forget to take ti and will is going to fuckin murder them maybe then they'll sleep

u know that comic where they naruto kiss S P I D E R M A N  K I S S I E S

nico hangs like a bat and leo is a memelord

nico also loves spider man

they def try to make spider man gear but annie smashes the shit out of it

dorks! comic!

omg comic book shop au nico owns it

soulmate au where u loose shit n it goes to ur soulmate

nico has NO clue what the hell to do with all this nails n hammers n shit

Leo builds stuff out of nicos lost mytho dupes 

Leo doesnt know what to do with his underwear, or all the mcdonalds receipts and the crumpled up sketches and sketch books

anyway

aphrodite ships it as she SHOULD and hades n heppy do too

why did i cal hephaestus heppy ? idk maybe aphrodite calls him that

They both hate yoga with a passion

does nico have an obsession with spn or does he hate it sm that he watches it ?

its as ambiguous as leo's sexuality!

Leos like what if i'm straight

then nico walks in 

No he's definitely not straight

who even heard of greeks being straight smh

Nico in miniskirts, aline, or any skirt makes leo go brrrrrrr

he wears leggings or tights under them though

Nico also wears leggins to bed

or the fluffy pants he steals from leo so leo doesn't have any pants

“IM FEELINGS DEVIOUS AND LOOKING GLAMORUS-”

band band band band band band band band band  Nico can sing and leo plays drums

Nico and katie are friends and Nico has a green thumb so leo is surprised when nico has more houseplants than crowley (Good omens)

He has tons of hanging and not hanging terrariums

Leo tries not to set them on fire

After Leo and Nico start hanging out more Nico bribes Lou Ellen to make his plants fire proof

they are now

Nico knows how to fire a gun and he's good at it

Pirate Nico!! 

Leo and Hades get along well

So does Nico and heppy

the parents get along too but they diss heras bad mothering

Nico gets de aged and leo is ???? but he's so CUTE AND TINY

Leo babysits him for a week in the bunker and nobody even knows until Percy and Will goes in there looking for him

Nico and Clarisse sparing? Sweaty bf? Leo loves it and chris and leo are just staring and say “yes”

Nico has freckles and leo kisses each one

Leo has these really dark freckles spread across his body but they aren't as frequent as freckles?? y'all know what i mean? ne way nico kisses them

Leo uses Yall. 

It rubs off on nico

jason is a die hard anti y’all

they annoy the shit out of him

Cuddles

nico and leo having bakeoffs

Nico asking piper for advice but editing it so its not super obvious its leo

She figures it out and tells leo like any good bff

nico promptly leaves camp when leo busts in asking if he has a crush on him

hades laughs but understands

leo sulks back to piper and percy is there and Percy got no chill

so he goes down there

Hades ain't too happy w that but Nico just gets so embarrassed and goes back with him

Hephaestus and aphro watching this go down like a romcom

I'm getting tired so im going to stop here anyway stan valdangelo for clear skin

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BLOG TOUR - A Cajun Christmas Killing

A Cajun Christmas Killing: A Cajun Country Mystery by Ellen Byron

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A Cajun Christmas Killing: A Cajun Country Mystery Cozy Mystery 3rd in Series Crooked Lane Books (October 10, 2017) Hardcover: 304 pages ISBN-13: 978-1683313052 E-Book ASIN: B06XW23LPG

Maggie Crozat is back home in bayou country during the most magical time of the year. In Pelican, Louisiana, Christmastime is a season of giant bonfires on the levee, zydeco carols, and pots of gumbo. Except, this year, the Grinch has come to stay at the family-run Crozat Plantation B&B. When he floods travel websites with vicious reviews, Maggie thinks she’s identified him as rival businessman Donald Baxter. That is, until he’s found stabbed to death at Maggie’s workplace. And Maggie and her loved ones become top suspects.

The Crozats quickly establish alibis, but Maggie’s boyfriend, Detective Bo Durand, remains under suspicion. With Bo sidelined during the investigation, Maggie finds herself forced to work with an unlikely ally: longtime family enemy Rufus Durand. Her sleuthing uncovers more suspects than drummers drumming, and lands her in the crosshairs of the murderer.

The sleigh bells are jingling, and the clock is ticking for Maggie and Rufus, who must catch the killer or it will be the opposite of a Joyeux Noël in A Cajun Christmas Killing, the recipe-stuffed third installment of USA Today bestselling author Ellen Byron’s Cajun Country mysteries.

  Interview With The Author

What initially got you interested in writing? My dad was a Mad Man. I was Sally Draper growing up, visiting my father at all the advertising agencies that inspired the show, Mad Men. He always thought I should write, but I wanted to be an actress. Oh, I wrote bad poetry all through high school, but that was about it. Then in my mid-twenties, I got the chance to join the Actors Equity union. That sounds great, but it means I couldn’t do non-union theatre. And since Holly Hunter and Ellen Barkin were getting all the roles I auditioned for, I had a lot of free time on my hands. I wrote a play, submitted it to a theatre, which snapped it up for a reading. I wrote more plays, they got produced and published, and I was a writer. I supported myself as a freelance magazine journalist until I moved to Los Angeles, where I’ve had a fruitful career as a sitcom writer/producer.

  What genres do you write in? As an author, I only write mysteries, both traditional and cozy. I’m currently also writing a stand-alone that I’ll call a traditional suspense.

  What drew you to writing these specific genres? I LOVE mysteries. I’ve read them since I was a kid. Yes, I’m another woman whose love of the genre began with Nancy Drew. Then when I was fourteen and commuting to Manhattan for a six-week acting program at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, I needed books to read on the train ride and discovered Agatha Christie. I think I’d read every one of her books by the end of the acting program

  How did you break into the field? A mystery author I know, Denise Hamilton, happened to mention she was going to a convention called ThrillerFest. I wondered if there was something similar for cozy and traditional mysteries. I did a Google search and found the Malice Domestic Convention. I saw they had a grant program, applied for one, and won.  You Can Never Be Too Thin or Too Dead, the book I wrote that won the grant, has yet to sell but it got me my agent, and while it was on submission, I wrote Plantation Shudders, the first book in my Cajun Country Mystery series. And that did sell. So here I am!

  What do you want readers to take away from reading your works? I’d love the takeaway to be that Cajun Country is a fascinating region with a wonderfully diverse and unique culture. I’d love my readers to feel like my books are a mini-vacation – albeit with murder! But justice and goodness will always triumph in the end, at least in my books.

  What do you find most rewarding about writing? I get such pleasure when I’ve crafted a really great sentence or character description. There’s an odious character named Philip Charbonnet in A Cajun Christmas Killing, and I have to say that I love my description of him: “His sandy hair had thinned, a muffin top spilled over the leather belt holding up his chino pants, and the rosacea blooming on his face and nose warned of a drinking problem. None of this dimmed his arrogance. Philip Charbonnet was a catch, according to himself, and no one was more surprised than he that three wives had already fled his company. “

I also love when readers tell me they were so touched they cried at the end of Body on the Bayou. Ever since I was a playwright, my goal has been to make people both laugh and cry with what I write. It means they were deeply affected by it.

    What do you find most challenging about writing? Doing it! There are SO many distractions these days. It takes enormous will power to sign off Facebook and hunker down with a manuscript.

  What advice would you give to people wanting to enter the field? Be passionate about your genre and commit to a long end game. It still took me nine months to find a book agent, despite the fact that I have a successful television career. There was more than one day when I put my head down on my desk and wept from a rejection. But I never gave up.

  What type of books do you enjoy reading? I love traditional mysteries and non-fiction. I also become obsessed about a subject and read everything I can get my hands on about it. I’ll read anything about the Brontes, the Titanic, the discovery of King Tut’s tomb, and Bernie Madoff. I went through a period where I was fascinated by Houdini, and read about four biographies of him.

  Is there anything else besides writing you think people would find interesting about you? I love Bollywood music and dancing. There was a Bollywood dance class at my gym for a while, and I got totally into it. I now have a Bollywood playlist on my phone that I’ll put on and dance to when I’m home alone! Our dogs have no idea what’s going on, but try to dance with me.

  What are the best ways to connect with you, or find out more about your work? You can check out my website and email me through it: http://www.ellenbyron.com/. You can also “Like” my Facebook author page, https://www.facebook.com/ellenbyronauthor/

and follow me on Twitter , https://twitter.com/ellenbyronla

About The Author

Body on the Bayou, the second in Ellen’s Cajun Country Mystery series, won the Left Coast Crime Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery, and was nominated for a Best Contemporary Novel Agatha Award. Her debut book in the series, Plantation Shudders, made the USA Today Bestsellers list, and was nominated for Agatha, Lefty, and Daphne awards. Ellen is also a recipient of a William F. Deeck-Malice Domestic Grant from the Malice Domestic Convention. Her TV credits include Wings, Still Standing, and Just Shoot Me, as well as network and cable pilots. As a journalist, she’s written over 200 magazine articles for national publications. Her plays, published by Dramatists Play Service, include the popular Graceland and Asleep on the Wind. A native New Yorker and graduate of Tulane University, Ellen lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, daughter, and the family’s spoiled rescue dogs.

Author Links

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Rules: Answer the questions and tag 20 blogs you’d like to get to know better.

Nicknames: Claire Bear, Bear, Squirrel’s Best Friend, and Baby Red (because i always turn red haha)

Time Right Now: 8:47 PM

Last Thing I Googled: How is the viral nucleic core different from the bacterial host? (because biology and i struggle so i google it)

Favorite Music Artist: I’ve really been into more classic artists lately, but I think that my favorites would be John Legend, Twenty One Pilots, or Elton John

Songs Stuck In My Head: Kansasland from the Musical Curtains. (cause im a nerd and im in that show) and Burn from Hamilton

Last Movie I Watched: Whip It (it’s a 10/10 movie, and i love it so much, ellen page is the best thing ever)

Last TV Show I Watched: Supergirl (if you’ve seen this blog, you would know lol)

What I’m Wearing Right Now: black leggings, my school’s new sweatshirt, and long socks and a choker cause im trendy

When I Created This Blog: 1-2 Months Ago, I cant really remember

The Kind of Stuff I post: memes, posts about me cause im self obsessed, indirects, aestethic, cool photos, and just random stuff

Do I have other blogs?: yes, i have a super old one that I do not use anymore and a pastel and writing blog

Do I get Asks regularly: no, but i would love to get them

Why Did I Choose My URL: Zoey 101, and I love tea, and im very sassy :)

Gender: Female

Hogwarts House: Self Identifying Hufflepuff, but I was chosen for Slytherin like 29834980938 times

Pokemon Team: Mystic

Favorite Color: Bright Red

Average Hours of Sleep: 3-4 on a school day, 5-6 on weekends

Lucky Number: 7

Favorite Characters: Lena Luthor, Kara Danvers, Juliette in Grimm, Rosali in Grimm and Christina Yang

Dream Job: writer, news anchor, journalist, firefighter, or police officer or actress

Number of Blankets I sleep with: two bright white ones that i am constantly spilling stuff on

Tagging: 

i dont really know people, so i cant really tag anyone but mention me if you get inspired to do it, i tag everyone :)

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Jerrod Carmichael – Uber-Productivity and Dangerous Comedy

“Everyone’s looking for rules to follow, and the sooner you realize there aren’t any, the better art can be.” – Jerrod Carmichael

Jerrod Carmichael (@NotoriousROD) is pushing the boundaries of comedy with his groundbreaking work in stand-up, television, and film. Now just 29 years old, what this driven North Carolina native has accomplished is mind-boggling, and 2017 is going to be his biggest year yet.

Jerrod stars in the hit NBC series The Carmichael Show, which he also writes and executive produces. The third season of the show premieres in 2017. In March of 2017, Jerrod will star in his second stand-up comedy special on HBO, directed by Bo Burnham. He made his debut on HBO in 2014 with his critically acclaimed one-hour special, Love at the Store, directed by Spike Lee.

Love at the Store is the funniest standup special I’ve seen in many years, and it’s the reason I reached out to Jerrod. It left me in hysterics on a transatlantic flight and terrified everyone. I couldn’t stop laughing out loud. It’s that good.

On the big screen this June, Jerrod joins the cast of Michael Bay’s Transformers: The Last Knight, opposite Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, and Anthony Hopkins. He’ll also appear in James Franco’s The Masterpiece (originally titled The Disaster Artist), set to be released in 2017.

In the summer of 2016, Jerrod reprised his role as ‘Garf’ in the Universal comedy sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising opposite Seth Rogen and Zac Efron. He also starred as ‘Freddy’ opposite Rose Byrne, Susan Sarandon, and J.K. Simmons in Lorene Scafaria’s The Meddler, which was released in April of 2016.

Jerrod recently announced his upcoming authorial debut with an as-yet-untitled memoir. The novel will be published by Random House.

Please enjoy my wide-ranging conversation with Jerrod Carmichael!

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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

Scroll below for links and show notes…

Selected Links from the Episode

Connect with Jerrod Carmichael:

Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

The Carmichael Show on NBC

Love at the Store HBO special

Transformers: The Last Knight

The Masterpiece

Neighbors

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

The Meddler

The Sellout: A Novel by Paul Beatty

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley by Malcolm X, Alex Haley, and Attallah Shabazz

Bogart by Ann Sperber

Discover the Power Within You: A Guide to the Unexplored Depths Within by Eric Butterworth

Shay Carl — From Manual Laborer to 2.3 Billion YouTube Views

Jerrod Carmichael on How He Fought NBC to Do a Show About Bill Cosby & Why He Thinks Diversity Should Not Be a Hot Topic — Emmys by Pete Hammond, Deadline Hollywood

When jotting down ideas, old-fashioned notebooks and pens do the trick for Jerrod.

Show Notes

My introduction to Jerrod and his work. [07:08]

We swap Evan Goldberg stories. [10:23]

First memory of being funny. [12:35]

On childhood freedom, family, and growing up in North Carolina. [16:12]

What drove Jerrod to move to Los Angeles and pursue comedy as a career? [18:36]

If comedy doesn’t work out, Jerrod can always go back to his last profession: selling shoes. [23:15]

Jerrod’s daily habits — and why he calls his mom first thing every morning. [24:21]

Jerrod’s first time on stage as a comedian. [30:41]

Advice Jerrod would give to a novice comic whose set just bombed. [31:38]

Why Jerrod was so persistent about taping his first special at The Comedy Store. [33:12]

Bryan Callen and Dov Davidoff bought Jerrod his first car in L.A. [34:38]

The benefits of being a creature of habit. [36:42]

Work music. [37:48]

Best decisions of Jerrod’s early career and having supportive friends who understand the importance of work. [38:25]

Where did Jerrod’s deep work ethic originate? [41:57]

Jerrod’s first time at “a proper dance party.” [43:19]

Common mistakes Jerrod sees novice comedians make. [44:30]

Three comedians Jerrod would combine into one super-comedian. [45:19]

What separates a good comedian from a great comedian? [47:30]

How does Jerrod’s onstage persona differ from his real-life persona? [49:26]

On achieving a state of “zero fear” before performing. [51:05]

Has Jerrod gone through any periods of self-doubt? [52:10]

Overcoming writer’s block. [53:06]

Books Jerrod likes. [55:36]

Advice to anyone who’s still trying to discover who they are. [57:42]

Who comes to mind when Jerrod hears the word “successful?” [1:00:24]

On the joy of sharing and the wisdom of cliches. [1:01:16]

If Jerrod were to give a TED Talk about something for which he’s not known, what would the topic be? [1:05:23]

Bad advice Jerrod hears frequently. [1:08:05]

Favorite failures? [1:09:42]

Establishing a unique style without getting pigeonholed. [1:11:49]

Did Jerrod have a plan B in case comedy didn’t work out? [1:14:41]

What might Jerrod do if he ever decided to take a break from comedy? [1:16:11]

What would Jerrod’s billboard message say? [1:17:14]

Unusual practices in the creative process. [1:20:44]

Recent purchase of $100 or less that had a positive impact. [1:22:47]

On thoughts and goals worth writing down. [1:23:38]

Parting thoughts and Jon & Vinny’s bolognese. [1:26:10]

People Mentioned

Bo Burnham

Spike Lee

Michael Bay

Mark Wahlberg

Josh Duhamel

Anthony Hopkins

James Franco

Seth Rogen

Zac Efron

Rose Byrne

Susan Sarandon

J.K. Simmons

Lorene Scafaria

Evan Goldberg

Jamar Neighbors

Argus Hamilton

Kwame Nyerere

Malcolm X

Steve Jobs

Bryan Callen

Dov Davidoff

Bret Ernst

Al Madrigal

Bill Burr

Richard Pryor

Ari Katcher

Lisa Goldberg

Tupac Shakur

Lewis Black

Ellen DeGeneres

Bill Cosby

Chris Rock

Dave Chappelle

Marvin Gaye

Humphrey Bogart

Jay Z

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