#and two she will then get annoyed at kristen for not reacting well to it

[certifiedwerewolf]

I've been watching Sophomore Year (as I said) and it's really reminding me why I was so glad when we started Junior Year to find out that Kristen and Tracker had broken up, because that entire relationship storyline is so fucking annoying. Like I don't know if I've mentioned or not that I find Kristen really annoying in general, but it turns out Tracker, in conjunction with Kristen, is also annoying.

[nathank77]

9/10/24

11:33 a.m

Mike canceled go figure. I mean at least this time he didn't leave me sitting there for 30 minutes ignoring my text. I mean, he said he is sick. I'd believe him. I mean I know he has a chronic condition but I'm pretty sure he is trying to get rid of me. Its rather annoying tbh cause like I'll just talk and you get paid for it. I'm a talker. You don't have to talk much. Day dream for all I care cause I mean I don't expect therapists to care about me or any of their clients at this point.

I look at Elise as a human and Erin as a human. Things were weird between me and Elise bc there was something there and maybe one day she will personally be involved. And maybe one day she won't. As for Erin I have a long standing relationship with her and she's a good person and there isn't anything else there. So I believe that some therapist can be good people and care but generally I think it's about income and nothing more. So idk why Mike won't collect his income and just put up with me.

I guess now I have all day to decide if I should go to the E.R or wait until tomorrow. Idk.

I'm annoyed that it's been 3 weeks since I've had therapy and it's not my fault every new provider I try out dips out on me. I mean I know insurnace doesn't pay them much but if you're willing to see clients with my insurnace than why not see me? When I first told him about Erin losing her license the way he reacted was, "well then what are you going to do rely entirely on me? I mean", I don't remember the rest but it was very I don't want to see you more than once a week and I prob don't want to see you at all.

I'm trying to find another but it's hard, all the faces look familiar.... and most are young and at that younger than me. I know personality plays a role in attraction which is why dating apps are sucky cause it's just about looks. I bring this up bc 3 of my last therapists were attracted to me..... I don't see Elise as a therapist but she is a therapist and she was attracted to me it was obv.

Kristen eye fucked me that one session when she made deep eye contact for over 2 minutes until I broke it. We were both awkward around eachother in person and the elephant was in the room. She brought up mutual attraction like 3 times....

And then there is Danielle who admitted to transference and cut me loose.......

So yea that makes some therapists not want to work with me... no doubt. Danielle was single. Kristen was poly but she did work with me until I left. But she couldn't stand when I talked about not being attractive. It was obv from the moment she laid her head on the table over telehealth when I started talking about women not finding me attractive bc of my bald head. And the magical vacation she took right after that bringing it up after I complained about women not finding me attractive.

Anyways..... this is my issue. No one wants to work with me. I have something step up with an intake person but we all know she will fit me someone they will leave me and if Mike won't see me I'm fucked. Its frustrating. Very frustrating. Incredibly frustrating. They either find me attractive and won't work me with me..... Danielle is a prime example of that. The other two people are not they did work with me and didn't dip out bc of mutual attraction...

Or they idk are younger and don't feel experienced enough to work with me. Or they think I'm too complicated to get paid 50$ a hour to talk to me. It's frustrating.

[k3rm1e]

cuddling headcanons! ★~(◡﹏◕✿)

this is more of a test thing to see if i like writing this way and if this blog does well

other imagines and headcanons won't include everyone i write unless it is specifically requested and is a prompt i really like

includes: wilbur nihachu karljacobs quackity dream georgenotfound sapnap p!tommyinnnit p!badboyhalo p!skeppy p!eret p!philza p!tubbo p!ranboo

cw: cursing

wilbur:

wilbur is a very cuddle-y guy

to me he seems very soft

i always see people saying he would like spooning, but i disagree

i feel like he would do more of a half-spooning thing with his head on your chest or the other way around

mans would DEFINITELY make you run your fingers through his hair

i feel like he would lay on your chest and just *nuzzle* into the space between your shoulder and neck

anytime you tried to leave him, whether it was because he had to do something or you had to, he would whine. so. fucking. much.

It would probably always go something like:

you - i need to piss

wilbur - no <3

but the moment he decides its time to stop cuddling its fine

and if you complain that you’re gonna miss him he’ll just call you clingy and tease you

like??? sir???

all in good fun though, no bad intentions :)

nihachu:

i feel like you and niki would face each other

with your head like under her chin and in her chest (this is a bad description but look at the “honeymoon hug” on the list for better explanation ;-;)

she would always want to protect you

so she does that by like almost guarding you and keeping you close

niki would definitely do the arm thing where she just lightly moves her hand up and down you arm

i’m so sorry if you don't understand that, it just feels like something she would do

if you haven't experienced that it kinda sorta feels like spiders??? but in a good way???

but generally she is very protective

she just holds you so close the whole time

even if she doesn’t want to let you go, she’s more understanding about it

she would be upset but wouldn’t show it because she doesn’t want to make you feel guilty

niki is generally just an amazing cuddle-r (is that a word?) and has a super comforting presence

karljacobs:

karl would definitely keep your head on his chest

the whole time he would just absolutely squeeze the life out of you

he would constantly bend his neck down to kiss your head

and instead of just like leaving his head down so he could kiss you it would just be:

*inner monologue karl* hmmm i wanna kiss them on their head

and he would lean down to do so which, cute

but then five seconds later he would do it again

and again another five seconds later

and again

very cute karl but please sir, your neck is gonna be so messed up after this

when you had to leave he would be upset, but like niki, would try not to show it

except karl is very bad at that and his pouting would be so obvious

so you would feel guilty and layback down with him

immediately he just becomes (●´ω｀●)

like a happy little puppy

karl is just too adorable for you to deny

quackity:

now we all know this, quackity is a huge dork

which is why i believe he would DEFINITELY use your butt as a pillow

not even in a weird way

i just feel like quackity isn’t too comfortable with touch so this is sorta his way of being close to you without it being a whole serious thing

like he still is able to be goofy and comfortable without it being a whole big thing

him doing this would almost always come with a flatty patty joke from you

which always causes him to threaten divorce, even though you aren’t married

while it isn’t a very good position for things like physical touch, it is good for talking and having conversations

for some reason i feel like he’s the type of person to text someone when they’re right next to each other

so while he’s laying down he’ll just send you random photos of himself

very annoying when your phone is spammed, but also good blackmail material >:)

i don’t think he’d be too clingy

obviously, he enjoys spending time with you

but if you told him you need to go do work or something he wouldn’t throw a fit or pout

big q just seems like he’d be more rational about stuff like that

overall a 420/69 cuddle partner

dream:

one word: spooning

mans just envelops you and has no shame

very big: “no you are mine! >:(“ energy

while he’s sleeping he’ll unconsciously nuzzle his head into your hair/the back of your neck

when you guys got to bed patches usually climbs in and you hold her

i love patches so much i could write headcanons just about her

dream always wants to be cuddling you

if you try to leave he won’t pout, there simply isn't a discussion on whether you’re moving or not

incase you haven’t caught on yet, the answer is no

you need to do work? just bring the laptop to bed

he needs to edit? just sit in his lap at his desk, duh

obviously, he knows at some point you guys need to stop cuddling

he just isn’t too stoked about it

when it comes time where he absolutely can’t cuddle with you, i feel like he’d be more chill

mainly just annoyed

georgenotfound:

i feel like george, like quackity, also wouldn’t be too touchy

i’m pretty sure he has a hard time expressing emotions (please correct me if i’m wrong!!) and i think that would crossover to his sleeping habits

i think he would prefer a sort of back-to-back cuddling position

it seems cold, i know

but also he would most definitely kick at you

so every night while trying to go to sleep suddenly you would just feel *kick*

and then instead of sleep you’re suddenly playing footsie

lots of laughter and warm feelings involved

george would probably pretend that you kicked his leg hard or something and act like you hurt him

the first few times you were actually worried

but then after a few months your only response was a sarcastic “cry about it”

which just led to more laughter

sapnap:

sapnap and you would do a sort of leg hug thing

you both you try to go to sleep in a cute spooning-type position

but the moment one of you fell asleep it all unraveled

you would wake up apart but you’re legs would still be touching

sapnap would joking blame it on you

“wow can’t believe you don't wanna be close with me even when we’re asleep”

“it’s not my fault! i can’t control where i end up when i sleep!”

“no, no. you don’t have to lie. i see how it is.”

“>:(“

but it's okay!

your legs are the first thing to react in a flight-or-fight situation, so they usually react in an honest way

which is like your legs are both reaching to hold each other!

p!tommyinnit:

i don’t get a very touchy vibe from tommy

i feel like the most he would do is put his arm over your shoulder

not in a flirty way, just in a “hey, there isn’t a lot of space, this will make sitting down more comfortable” way

he will let you sorta fidget with his hand/arm

i don't know if that makes sense but what i mean is that he’ll pretty much let his arm go *flop* so you can control it (by like moving it around or playing with his fingers)

in the beginning he would get annoyed

but eventually he would get used to it and wouldn’t really care

it sounds a bit strange but i personally find it very comforting to just have something to fidget with while watching youtube or netflix in bed with my friends

and it’s entertaining (sometimes i do this to me sister to annoy her :>)

he would act like he didn’t mind if you left him

but holy shit he is so clingy

If you try to leave it’ll just be “no, why??? stay here dumbass”

you would be slightly annoyed when he had to leave  but knew he had to film and stream and all that so you would be okay

p!badboyhalo:

you would kinda sit within bad’s lap

like not on his lap, but more of in between his legs

he would have his arms around you

and his phone would be in front of you so you two could scroll through twt or instagram together

or you guys could watch skeppy’s youtube ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

rat would sit in your lap

she’s just;;;;;;;; so adorable

rat is just so soft and fuzzy in your lap and everytime you move to pet her she just melts

rat is the the superior cuddle buddy to any of these block people

p!skeppy:

skeppy, similar to quackity, is a total dork

he would make sure you guys were in a position where he could effectively troll you

so if your head was near his lap he would just flick you or some

“dude can you please stop hitting me in the head”

“it turns out i am not actually hitting you in your head because based on the perpendicularity of the bisector multiplied by the photosynthesis of the dividend, it is impossible for me to do so”

“wtf”

lya is so goddamn sick of you guys

she's trying to get him to actually do something but instead he’s just sitting there throwing paper airplanes at you while you sleep

he’s an annoying asshole but it's okay because he gives you money for absurd reasons

p!eret:

eret has such a comfortable presence

i feel like she wouldn’t be up for cuddling too much

more of like putting your head on a friends shoulder so you can see the tweet their showing you

but they do like to hold hands

holding hands isn’t very intimate but it's also just such a sweet comforting thing

she even holds your hand when you guys are out walking around

like if you guys were getting food somewhere (post-covid of course)

you most likely would get addressed as a couple

and he would just be like”...wut?”

it’s happened so many times at this point you just go along with it

“you guys look like such a cute couple!”

“oh we aren't-” “thank you!”

can you tell that i love eret?

p!philza:

phil always has such dad vibes

i feel like the closest he would get to cuddling is hugs and hand holding

even though cuddling isn’t inherently romantic, he is married to kristen

so i fell he would get most of his touch in with her

but with you he’s just so fatherly

hello dadza

whether you have a good or bad relationship with your father, everyone can admit that philza minecraft is dadza

this is such a dad thing, but tries to hold you hand when you cross the street

no matter the age, he just feels the need to protect you

hugs are similar

uses hugs as a way to comfort you and protect you

just so amazing all around

p!tubbo:

tubbo would love cuddling in any way, shape, or form

if you guys are hanging out at like the park or something and lying down

get ready to become this mans pillow

this is really fun to do with your friends but imagine you guys are hanging out in a field type area (with my friends we hand out in the field next to the cemetery but it can be any open grass area)

tubbo would just use your lap as a pillow the whole time

and when you guys were walking back to his house he would sorta drape his arms over your shoulders (assuming he’s taller than you)

he would do the same thing when you guys were sitting in chairs or at a desk

just drapes his arms over your shoulder with his chin on your head

if it's really late and he's tired he’ll just hug you

p!ranboo:

if you thought tubbo is bad, ranboo is even worse

not even really cuddling, he just likes having a sort of skin-to-skin contact

so handholding and laying on top of eachother

if he’s streaming he will legitimately message ou to just sit next to him

so sometimes if he’s just chilling by himself on the smp you’ll end up on his streams

he’ll have you next to him just because he likes be near someone

and so randomly it’ll just be like “chat, a real human is here, behave”

chat does not behave

(they heavily bully him)

he’s pretty clingy but when you HAVE to leave he’ll understand and just be a bit bummed out

holy shit this took me so long-

if you read this whole thing thank you!

[corysmiles]

Dealing with annoying family thats visiting today and its hard to escape, but it made me think of something fun. Giant house au, two possible ideas.

Idea 1: one of the giants is having a guest over and they suddenly realize they dont know how their friend will react to a human living in a giants house, they have to decide whether theyre going to gi theough the trouble of taking down all the walkways and other easily noticable contraptions to help Techno get around and have him hide in his room the whole visit, lying to the visitor about their latest adopted and totally not tiny brother not being here today, or introduce the guest to Techno and pray it goes well. Obviously Techno gets caught at some point but who it is can vary, Tommy inviting Dream (might secretly be a shapeshifter that visits the human world and is a fan of Technos maybe? 👀) or Sapnap (i wonder if he will treat a tiny brother like a tiny pet and accidentally hurt him while playing), Wilbur inviting Schlatt (ha you know that wont end nicely) or Niki (its hard to justify being worried about her reaction but its still a possibility she treats him like a pet), or maybe Phil inviting Kristin over? Either way shinanigens ensue.

Idea 2: Technos been invited to some fancy thing where a tournament will take place but all guests must be there with one of the contestents and are expected to attend all the extra fancy stuff surrounding the tournament like dinners and stuff. Tommy, Wilbur, and Phil all want to attend and will be listed as Technos family on the guest list, but that means all the other participants and guests will be watching them as Techno bringing his brothers when most believed him to not have any family will obviously draw attention. So without having an easy out to get out of sight if any mistakes happen with the potions and anyone catches them taking the mysterious potion every couple hours, there will be suspicion at best big trouble at worst. Shinanigens of giants masquerading as humans while alsobjust trying to lay low regularly due to the attention from assosiation to Techno ensues.

Enjoy! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Omg I’m so so sorry I forgot about this I meant to answer this way earlier :[

Sorry about that my dear friend💛💛💛💛

1) For the first one I think inviting Kristen would be so cute!! I believe they’d try to hide Techno since they’re unsure of how other giants would react to humans. Although it doesn’t take long for Techno to lose al fear of her. She’s even careful around bugs so he thinks she wouldn’t mind him revealing himself.

Of course he ends up being caught on accident though when he fell out of a cabinet while borrowing. Kristen heard the crash and ran into the kitchen to see Techno hurt on the counter. Not even knowing what he was she picked him up and brought him to Phil to see if they could help him :]

2. That situation would put Techno under so much stress. Usually he just brings one of his giant family members at a time, but now they’re all in the human world.

Phil would be the most responsible and careful of the three, but even he would slip up and say things obviously not human. Meanwhile all the other competitions want to talk to Techno’s mysterious family and Techno just has to hope they don’t say anything too suspicious

[bogariel-frogariel]

Taking A Breather

Adaine ducks out of a party to get a breather. She’s not the only one that needed a break from everyone.

Introducing my OC.

Find it here on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/25262344

Tell me if you want more.

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Adaine was getting bored.

 She hadn't even wanted to go to this party.

 However, when your sister helps cause a revolution and a complete restructure of a government's systems, inadvertently landing herself as one of the four newly elected Queens of Fallinel, you kind of need to attend a few formal social events.

 That, combined with the fact that ever since she'd turned seventeen, she had been receiving many more inquiries and requests from various governments and magical institutions throughout Spyre, asking for her to act in her role as the Oracle meant that Adaine's calendar was much more full than she'd ever anticipated it being two years ago before she started high school.

 Her face was starting to hurt from the polite smile she'd needed to wear for what was dawning on two hours now as she talked to politicians and important religious and magical figures from High Court, Solace and Fallinel at the banquette  formally celebrating the renewed alliance between the three nations.

 She knew she couldn't retreat to the library, even though she had been itching to explore it all day. The old elven castle the party was in was thousands of years old, perhaps millennia. However, Aelwyn had asked her to (told her to, really) not go into the library during the party. Adaine knew this was important to her sister, and they had both been trying really hard to be better sisters over the past year, so she'd agreed.

 Besides, she could join Ayda (and by extension Fig) in the library tomorrow.

 But she just really needed to escape right now.

 Riz wasn't here, off at work, Gorgug and Zelda had (surprisingly) snuck off somewhere an hour ago, Fig and Ayda were (as previously stated) in the library, Rag was flirting with an elf (Adaine recognised as Queen Amara's twin brother), Fabian was sticking close to her sister, who was surrounded by a crowd of admirers, and Kristen had (unsurprisingly) slipped away from the party with Tracker an hour ago. They had barely left each other alone since they'd reunited four weeks ago after months apart, since the werewolf had also been instrumental in the revolution, and was now toting the title of High Priestess of Galicaea.

 She just needed a few minutes to recharge, away from people.

 So, Adaine ducked into the first narrow, shadowy corridor that she found.

 For a moment, she allowed herself to sag in relief at finally, finally being alone. However, she turned a little more and froze, suddenly glimpsing someone sitting on the floor, poking their out from a blanket, which they'd thrown over their head.

 The person stood up and both of them stood, staring at each other for a few seconds.

 The first thing that Adaine registered was the fact that the girl (or so Adaine thought, but living with Kristen had meant that she'd learnt to make sure she got confirmation anyway) had not, in fact, been wearing a blanket, but had curled her wings in front of her. Her brilliantly black wings. As Adaine stared at her, she saw little white dotes flicker to life across the wings, quickly joined by some dark purple swirls, making them look like a picture from space. 

 "Umm…" she girl said and Adaine tore her eyes away from her wings and looked at her face properly.

 The girl had dark skin, fine pointed ears that spoke of elven ancestry, and wavy, brilliantly white-silver hair that contrasted against her dark purple eyes that were rimmed with a sparkling gold. Adaine's heart hammered against her chest.

 She was snapped out of her reverie when the girl tucked a book into the folds of her midnight blue gown.

 She stuck her hand out to the girl.

 "Hello, my name is Adaine Abernant, my pronouns are she/her."

 Kristen would be so proud. A month ago, she'd spent a week making them practice the greetings whenever they entered a room she was in.

 The girl blinked at Adaine for a second, her eyes widening. Adaine cringed internally. She didn't know how she would take more gushing or ass kissing.

 However, after a second, the girl took her hand.

 "I'm Rhaezella Starkterian, my pronouns are also she/her. Pleasure to meet you."

 Adaine immediately recognised the name. "You're Queen Amara's sister."

 She winced when Rhaezella pursed her lips. "Sorry."

 The girl waved her off. "That's fine. You'll forgive me for acknowledging that you're the Oracle then, Princess."

 Adaine couldn't stop her scowl at the second title and Rhaezella smirked.

 "Yes. It's kind of ridiculous that we get those titles just because of our sister."

 Adaine rolled her eyes. "And we have to keep them for the rest of our lives, even after they get voted out in fifty years."

 Rhaezella snorted. "I think they were trying to prank us."

 Adaine shared a grin with the girl. "So, you're looking for a refuge as well?"

 Rhaezella sighed. "Sick of people trying to earn my favour."

 Adaine nodded, her brain finally starting to work properly as she realised she remembered the name from more than just the queen.

 "You're about to be tested for Archmage, right?"

 Similar to the Oracle title, the Archmage was a life-long title given to a prominent and powerful magic user, who would work as a sort of anchor for magic to redistribute throughout Spyre. Whilst the Oracle looked to the future, the Archmage took care of the present, helping stabilise the magic in the planet's core, which was liable to become unstable without a living being to ground it. However, instead of automatically passing on automatically, the title was passed on when a suitable candidate came into contact with a jewel at the base of the Mountains of Chaos.

 Fig had been asked to try for the position a few months ago, but the giant amethyst hadn't reacted to her touch.

 Adaine supposed, with travel between nations becoming easier than it was a millennia ago, when Archmage candidates had to quest to find the previously unmapped location, the jewel could afford to be picky.

 Rhaezella grimaced. "Yes. Being one of the few still living demigods has its perks I guess."

 Adaine nodded awkwardly. She'd heard the story of the elfling who had one day sprouted wings and then been snatched into the Outer Planes by the gods moments later, only to then be imprisoned by the Elven government when she finally escaped her captivity by the gods years later.

 Demigods were usually either taken by the gods (who had all seemed to dislike other gods having progeny on the mortal plane) or taken advantage of by governments seeking their power.

 Being Archmage was really the safest position for her.

 Personally, Adaine found it ironic that devils were nicer to their children than the gods.

 "Umm… I like your dress… and your hair," the girl stuttered, breaking the uncomfortable silence that had fallen between them.

 Adaine felt her cheeks heat up and her heart stuttered. She tucked her hair behind her ear self-consciously. She had allowed it to grow out over the last year, not bothering to cut it anymore like her parents had always made her. She knew it was very stereotypical of her, to have almost waste length hair; and that having such long hair had fallen out of style centuries ago, but it felt like rebellion against her mother, and Aelwyn had encouraged her when she'd voiced the idea.

 She'd probably have to cut it soon though. It could be terribly annoying on adventures. Although, it did feel rather nice when she let others braid it.

 She bunched her other hand up in her silky dress that was rather tight to her to her thighs fanning out from there. Aelwyn and Fig had pulled it out of the store because they had never seen her wear something like that before. She'd agreed to it for its colour; which was a blue so pale it was almost silver.

 "Thank you," she muttered, before stammering, "Umm… I like your -" everything, everything looked pretty, "hair as well. The waves are really pretty."

 "And your snake," she added with some shock as a black serpent appeared over the girl's shoulder. Adaine hadn't noticed it coiled around her waist.

 Rhaezella pet the snake absentmindedly. "Her name is Cerridwen. They were a gift from my mother. My godly one. She's a shape shifter - nothing my mum makes is really… one thing. It comes with being the goddess of chaos and magic with no church. There are too many magic users and people so they are always… changing. But I love my familiar. She… helps when it gets too much."

 Adaine grinned, pulling Boggy out of the purse that was slunk over her shoulder.

 "I have a familiar as well. His name is Bogariel Frogariel. Or, Boggy the Froggy."

 Rhaezella laughed and Adaine hugged Boggy close.

 "I used a spell to summon him, so he can also change forms. He helps me with my anxiety."

 Adaine had a moment of panic after she said that. She'd gotten too personal too soon.

 However, Rhaezella just nodded in understanding. "I got Cerridwen before I was formally diagnosed, but my therapist says they help me."

 Rhaezella she grimaced, flicking her hair behind her shoulder. "My sister just messaged me."

 Adaine winced sympathetically.

 Rhaezella sighed, smoothing out her skirt. Suddenly, Adaine didn't really want to be alone anymore.

 "Why don't we go out there together?"

 The girl glanced up, furrowing her eyebrows. "You don’t want to escape the party? I won't tell on you."

 Adaine smiled. "Nah. It's alright. I'd rather have someone I like to talk to, even if I have to deal with everyone else."

 Rhaezella beamed at her. "I would like that too."

 The demigod gestured down the corridor. "Shall we then?"

 Adaine nodded and started walking.

 As they emerged into the light, she glanced to her side. It would be better if they were talking. It would discourage at least some of the vultures.

 "What book were you reading."

 Rhaezella blushed. "I'll only tell you if you promise not to tell any of the queens. I was meant to stay out of the library."

 "So I brought some of it with you," Adaine said with a grin. "And deal."

 She made a note to wear a dress with a large skirt and pockets at the next one of these functions.

 However, as she launched into an animated discussion with Rhaezella that lasted almost the whole night, resuming whenever they were left alone, she thought she might not need to.

[fardell24b]

Quinn’s Code 14 Wedding Trouble - Part 2

Quinn’s Code 14 Wedding Trouble – Part 2

It was uncomfortable. Daria figited. It was just as she had feared. The dress was ill fitted and to make it more infuriating, the seemstress was continually pricking her with a pin. She silently steamed. 'She is incompetent!' she thought. Not for the first time.

 “Nature didn't see fit to give you much in the way of hips, did she, dearie?”

 “That shouldn't be a problem!” Daria said, with a merely annoyed tone.

 “Turn around please.”

 “Oh, Scarlet, You grow lovlier by the day,” Jane said in a southern accent while batting her eyebrows.

 Daria sighed. “I'll kill you.”

 Jane merely smiled.

   Suddenly a voice that Daria had least expected to hear squeaked out her name. “Daria?”

 “Brittany?”

 Brittany Taylor, one of the cheerleaders at Lawndale High, had entered the bridal shop.

 “What are you doing here?” both asked at the same time.

 “Isn't it obvious?” An Arab shiek's in town to buy a few more wives,” Jane joked.

 “They're putting on a bridal expo in the gym. We're modelling,” Brittany explained.

 “A Bridal Expo, that's a good message to be sending to high school students...” Daria snarked. 'Why is Ms. Li doing that?' she pondered.

 “I wonder what sort of extracurricular activities would lead to a wedding...” Jane said.

 'I'm sure our Principal may have taken the idea into account,' Daria thought. She was sure that Jane was onto something.

 “What about you? Are you in a play or something?” Brittany asked.

 “No,” Daria said. She had had enough.

 Brittany then went off...

 The 'seemstress' pricked Daria with a pin again, harder this time. “Ouch.”

 “Hold still. I'm having a hard time with your body as it is.”

 'That's it,' Daria thought.

 “You shouldn't have said that!” Jane said to the 'seemstress'.

 “I'm just underdeveloped!” Daria said with an edge to her voice.

 “I'm doing my best, dearie!”

 “Could you start again?” Daria asked, trying to calm down.

 “That would be a good idea,” Jane suggested.

 “I won't!”

 “I'm not paying for it,” Daria added, with a calmer tone.

 “Fine!” the 'seemstress' said.

  Finally, Daria was ready. The seemstress had improved upon her second try, but still had made disparaging remarks about Daria's figure. 'I am going to blog about this!' she thought. She was sure that Jane and Jennifer hadn't discovered all of her blogs.

 Saturday, March 25, 2006

After a long drive, the Morgendorffers arrived at the Windsor Hills Resort for Erin's Wedding. “This is an expensive vehicle. Be careful with it,” Jake told the valet.

 “Yeah, right,” the valet said, just before driving off with Jake's Lexus.

 “Helen!” Rita Barksdale called.

 “Rita!” Helen called as she hugged her sister.

 “How are you, Jake?” Rita asked.

 “Well, I'm not that...”

 “Oh, the girls look lovely,” Rita interuppted. She indicated a man next to her. “Everyone, this is Paul, my beau.”

 “Hello,” Paul said,

“Paul Meyerson?” Jake asked.

 “Jake?” Paul asked. He quickly realised where he knew Jake from. “Jake and I were in boy scouts together. You bring your clubs?”

 Jake grumbled.

 “Dad, what was that you said about knowing how to pick 'em?” Daria asked. 'I guess, he's willing to see the best in Paul.'

 “Oh, Daria...”

  A sports car then arrived.

 “Who's that?” Daria wondered.

 “Aunt Amy?” Quinn asked.

 Amy Barksdale got out of the car. “I don't mind a few dents, but change the radio station and a your're a dead man,” she said with heavy sarcasm.

 “Amy, how delightful. I thought you weren't coming,” Rita said.

 “I wasn't, but I thought if you two could put aside years of bitterness and resentment, then so can I... for a day,” Amy answered.

 “Oh, Amy, why do you say such ridiculous things?” Helen asked.

 “Out loud?” Amy asked rhetorically as she passed between her sisters. “So, Jake. You're still with Helen, huh? Shows remarkable fortitude.” She turned to Paul. “And Roger. How's the skydiving going?”

 “Amy, Roger passed away. This is Paul,” Helen pointed out.

 Amy quickly recovered from her faux pas. “Oh, sorry. Paul, how do you do?”

 “Who's Roger?” Paul asked.

 “A female bovine failed to sufficiently break his fall,” Daria answered. She wondered how Paul would react to that.

 “Ick!” Paul responded.

 “He was one of the lucky ones,” Quinn said meaningfully.

 “Girls!” Helen admonished.

 “Hey, what's the point of a senseless tragedy if you can't find a little humour in it? I like the way both of you think, particularly you, Quinn.”

 Daria grumbled.

 “Now, Amy. I don't know where we're going to seat you...” Rita began as she lead her younger sister into the building.

 “I need a drink,” Helen said.

 Jake laughed.

 “Why are you laughing?” Helen asked.

 Jake stopped laughing as he followed his wife inside.

 “You know, Quinn, Aunt Amy's really weird,” Daria said, trying to stirr Quinn up.

 Quinn didn't take the bait. “Yes, she is,” she said. 'My kind of weird,' she added to herself. It was going to be great, catching up with her aunt.

  As the wedding party prepared for the actual ceremony, it was threatening rain. “Oh, it can't rain on Brain and Erin's wedding. It just can't,” one of the bridesmaids said.

 “That would be so awful. I couldn't stand it,” another said.

 “On the contrary. Rain is an ancient symbol of fertility. Every couple should be so lucky,” a teenage groomsman said in a monotone.

 “Oh, don't you see? A little rain won't spoil the happiest day of Brian and Erin's life,” a third bridesmaid said.

 Daria and Quinn approached them. “A little heavenly, isn't it Daria?” Quinn asked. 'I know she'd think the opposite...'

 “You must be Erin's cousin,” the third bridesmaid said.

 “We both are,” Daria said.

 “I shall introduce you to your escorts,” the bridesmaid said. She lead them to a handsome young man. “Daria, Quinn, this is Garrett. Garrett will be with Quinn.

 “Of course,” Daria said. She walked off with the bridesmaid.

 “Quinn, you're just about the loveliest thing I ever saw,” Garrett said. “I kinda imagined the hair would be longer though,” he added.

 “You like it?” Quinn asked as she did a pirouette. “It's been like this for a year or so,” she added.

 “Yes,” Garrett answered.

 “That's cool. Say, you like games?”

 “Daria, this is your escort,, Lurhman,” the bridesmaid said, indicating the monotone teen from earlier. She then left.

 “Of course,” Daria said.

 “How do you do, Da-rye-a?”

 “It's Daria, actually.”

 “Sorry.”

 “So, Luhrman. Is that your first name or your last name?”

 “Does it matter?”

 “Not really,” Daria said.

   Lawndale

The Bridal Expo at Lawndale High was in full swing. Charles Ruttheimer III was announcing. “Here's lovely Brittany in a sleeky and latiny number from Lanurb that says that this may be my wedding day, but dammit, I want to dance!”

 Her boyfriend, Kevin Thompson, was in the stands. But he was sleeping. His friend Michael 'Mack' Mckenzie shook him to wake him up. “Wake up! It's Brittany!”

 “What? Huh?” Kevin said. He accidently spilled soda on his pants. He stood up. “Oh man!”

 “I think you're blowing our cover,” Mack said.

 “I don't think so!” Kevin objected.

  Brittany saw Kevin in the stands. “Kevin, what are you doing here?”

 “Surprise, babe!”

 “Ooooh!” Brittany projected as she walked off the stage.

 “Now you have,” Mack said.

  On the other side of the hall, Jennifer and three of her other friends, Cindy Brolsma, Kristen Leung-Bell and Stacy Rowe, laughed.

   Leeville

The reception had started. Lurhman mumbled something. Daria couldn't make it out. “What did you say?”

“Just a little pointless chit chat. Forget it. Would you like another soda?”

 “No thanks,” Daria said.

 “Or shall we just split a bottle of drain cleaner?” Daria glared at him. “Please be assurred my remark was intended in jest, and not as an incitement to any type of self-destructive behaviour.”

 Daria was impressed. She thought that they could get along. “You're not from around here, are you?”

 “Not very far,” Lurhman answered, his voice unchanged.

  Quinn was in over her head. She had gained the minister's attention. She was sure that it wasn't the right kind of attention. “A wild, rolling, surging ocean of love, on which we, as mere individuals, have no control. Do you understand what I'm saying?”

 “A little,” Quinn said as she tried to put to words her objections. Daria came by.

 Hi, Quinn. Hi Father,” she said.

 “Actually, I'm a minister, not a priest,” the minister clarified.

 “The important thing is, you're the voice of morality in the community,” Daria said as she passed by to the bathrooms.

 “You know, my sister has a point!” Quinn said, backing off.

 “I don't get your meaning,” the minister said.

 “I think you do!” Quinn said, backing off again.

 “Wait!”

 “Gotta go!”

 “Wait!” he said, a little louder.

  Meanwhile, when she had done her business, Daria found Amy at the sinks. “I hate myself in a formal dress, and everyone else, too. You don't look too thrilled at things, either.”

 “Oh, no. I'm overjoyed to be at this big family event. Day to day life isn't humiliating enough,” Daria responded.

 “Let's see, you're in college now, or something,” Amy guessed.

 “Still high school, unfortunately,” Daria responded. 'She has been out of contact with Mom long enough to have lost contact,' she thought.

 “I have some vague memories of high school, but these days, you all carry weapons, right?”

“Well, not to formal occasions like this.”

 “That's where you kids make your mistake,” Amy thought for a moment. “I thought when turned thirty I would stop feeling out of place at these things.”

 “You feel out of place?” Daria asked in surprise.

 “You didn't notice that my sisters are busy competing with each other that I don't even register on their radar?”

 “Sounds like Quinn and I,” Daria mused. “But I figured that you were above all that.” She paused. “I mean, you're kind of...” She trailed off, not wanting to use the word she was thinking of out loud to an adult.

 Amy knew what word she was going to say. “Cool?”

 “Um...”

 “I know, you can't say that to me. Law of the teenagers.”

 “Thank you for respecting it.”

 “When I was a kid, with Helen and Rita going at it all the time, all they left to me was to supply the color commentary. Then one day, I found myself all grown up, with my own point of view, and feeling no particular obligation to listen to anyone else's BS ever.

 “So it actually turned out really well,” Darai commented.

 “Unless I have to see my sisters at a wedding, yeah. Sarcasm. It's a wonderful way to deal.” Amy paused and put on her glasses. “But you wouldn't know anything about that, would you?”

 Daria smirked.

   Lawndale

Mack and his girlfriend Jodie Landon met, Cindy Brolsma, Kristen Leung-Bell and Jennifer Burns. “You're sick of this expo too, huh?” he asked the three friends.

 “Yes,” Cindy answered.

 “I don't know why Ms. Li organised it,” Kristen said, with annoyance. She shook her head. 'She's out of control.'

 “You want to complain to her?” Jodie asked.

 “Yes,” Kristen answered.

 “I think so too,” Jodie said.

 “Let's do it,” Jennifer contributed.

“Sure,” Jodie said. “She should be in her office.”

  Soon, they found the Principal in her office.

  “Why are you here?” she asked as she looked up from the paperwork on the desk.

 “Asking why you organised the bridal expo,” Kristen said.

 “That is really none of your business,” the Principal protested.

 “You said the same thing about Amazon Models,” Jodie pointed out.

 The Principal was flustered. “Yes. And someone cracked my email and Paypal in order to get that Mercenary to visit!”

 “It wasn't anyone here,” Jennifer pointed out.

 “That is obvious,” the principal said. “I have my suspicions, but there is no proof. As far as the current Bridal expo is concerned. It's none of your business.” She paused for effect. “As far as that cracker is concerned, he or she will not hear about this. And if they do, they won't find out the reason. But I will know that unauthorised activities were carried out.”

 “Ms. Li. I have no idea what you're talking about,” Jodie said.

 “I know you don't, Ms. Landon,” the Principal said before Jodie could say anything more.

 'I do know, but I'm not saying anything,' Cindy thought. Quinn had told her her suspicions.

 “But the question is still valid,” Jodie pressed.

 “I am not answering. Good day!” the principal said.

 The group exited the office.

 “That didn't work,” Mack commented.

 “Obviously,” Kristen stated.

 Jodie turned to Jennifer. “Spill!” She said.

 “What do you mean?” Jennifer asked, with surprise.

 “You told Ms. Li that it wasn't anyone here. Therefore you do know who it was,” Jodie answered.

 “It's best that we talk elsewhere,” Cindy interjected.

 “Sure,” Jodie said.

  Leeville

“Oh, it was a lovely ceremony, wasn't it?” Rita asked.

 “It really was, Rita,” Jake answered.

 “I'm just so sorry Mom couldn't be here.”

 “Don't worry, she'll get to live it all vicariously when the bills arrive,” Helen commented. “Jake, how about getting me another glass of wine?”

 It was obvious she had had a few already. “Gee, honey, maybe you shouldn't...” he admonished.

Helen was having none of that. “Jake, I'd really like a glass of wine, now.”

 “Right!” Jake said as he left.

 “Helen, you're not bitter about this.”

 “Rita, please. Why why I be bitter?” she asked rhetorically. “You and Erin deserve the best. You always have.” She meant the last part to sting.

 “Oh, so I should be punished forever because I made a few bad decisions,” Rita retorted.

 Amy approached. “Hi. What are you two arguing about now?”

 “Arguing? We're not arguing,” Helen retorted.

 “Still mad because Dad gave Rita that MG and all you got was a Plymouth Valiant?” Amy asked.

 “My goodness, Amy, the things you remember,” Rita commented.

 “It was a Dodge Dart,” Helen added.

   Lawndale

Jodie, Mack, Kristen, Jennifer, Stacy and Cindy arrived at a pizza place frequented by Lawndale High students.

 “So, tell me about the cracking,” Jodie said to Cindy after they had ordered and sat down.

 “It's only Quinn's suspicion, it may be baseless,” Cindy said.

 “But you agree with her,” Jodie added.

 “I do,” Cindy said.

 “So, spill!” Jodie encouraged.

 “Quinn thinks that it's Andrea Hecuba,” Jennifer said.

 Jodie turned to Kristen. “And you agree?” she asked.

 “I agree,” Kristen said simply.

 “Why does Quinn think it's her?”

 “Strange vibes she has felt since joining the Programming Club and the fact that Daria used to subscribe to Conroy's magazine,” Cindy answered.

 “Let me get this straight, Quinn thinks that Daria asked Andrea to ensure that General Conroy would come into the school?” Jodie asked, picking up on the second part of Cindy's statement.

 “Yes,” Cindy answered.

 “Right,” Jodie said as she thought about it.

 “Clearly, cracking was involved. Ms. Li looked quite shocked when the General said that he had the email and Paypal receipt,” Mack pointed out.

 “I remember,” Jodie said. “But there's no reason to blame Andrea either. It could be all Daria, or another person entirely.”

 Jennifer remained silent. She didn't want to implicate Daria any more than she may have been already.

 “So, you want to keep an eye on both of them?” Mack asked.

 “Yes,” Jodie said.

 They then remained in silence until the pizzas arrived.

[hoedameron]

big night for television because i not only watched my two szn faves pero i found another show to watch. here is a little rundown that no one cares to read but i wanna talk about them bc the online community is super small and there aren’t any cool bitches </3

spoilers!! //

ncis szn 18 premiere: i think it’s so mf sexy that the showrunners/writers didn’t write in about the pandemic like...it was such a relief. this is already traumatic to continue to experience but my gosh, very appreciative for those who are actually on the frontlines and just don’t want that reminder. ANYWAYS! that fucking beginning got me standing up and shrieking i was like NO WAY did gibbs try to shoot down mcgee ain’t no WAY !! i demand mf ANSWERS like how COME he is chasing that plane, why is mcgee alone, why is gibbs on the mf ROOF with a SNIPER RIFLE?? also that shit with fornell...like KINGS if this show wasn’t homophobic, those two would make a really great couple love wins <3 but also, their friendship is incredibly special and i like that aspect more than a romantic relationship between the two. they’re always getting into some shit and it’s like jaksdjslka. oh, jimmy :(( almost getting hurt :(( that’s my mans y’all why would u wanna hurt him :(( him with those rolled up sleeves though 🤤😏 bishop and torres being the duo that they are...wish to see them again. the plot was pretty okay like it wasn’t thrilling and it was kinda like oh man, this shit wild fr...solid start! can’t wait for what they cooked up for the rest of the szn. ALSO!! next week is the 400th (FOUR HUNDREDTH!!) episode and it looks so scrumptious we get young gibbs and young ducky let’s fucking GOOOOOO

fbi szn 3 premiere: okay let’s just take a moment of silence for our lost comrades kristen and special agent emily WE POUR ONE OUT FOR Y’ALL :// this shit had me on the edge of my seat bitch!! i missed this show like yeah it kinda put me in a sad mood knowing that we lost a series regular so suddenly (and i still don’t know why...there are no articles out) but this shit was culturally relevant. it did touch on the pandemic with face masks but i think some of the scenes were shot before the pandemic so there was like...some hella inconsistencies. HOWEVER! i am willing to gloss over that shit when there is some ajskdjskal shit happening on the screen. never disappointed in the writers to deliver some poignant shit like in the beginning where the dude said that all white people are racists, including him and her (her being the other character in the scene) and the way she reacted was so funny like YES BITCH YOU TOO “GOOD WHITE GIRL”. and that new character nestor? is he staying on for the rest of the season because.....🤤😏 maggie, if you ain’t claiming him i will take both him and oa in one swoop <33 ANYWAYS, that shit with oa and his informant....that shit hurted 😔 can’t believe these mfers were about to snpe his ass and for what -_- also the music never ceases to make me bounce in my seat like YEEHAW!! the maggie snippet of why she wasn’t happy about the “success” of her undercover work before coming back to the fbi....MAN, okay more shit hurt damn bitch!! also the new girl (forgot her name lol) that is scola’s (barely remembered this guy’s name lol) partner now, she so bad like she seems like a fun character we will see how she fairs. and scola, my mans....looking fine as always <33 jubal.....scrumptious and showing up that whole command center and for what! love him. fbi always has a fire season so i can’t wait to watch :)

big sky series premiere: YES, SUE ME, I WATCHED IT!! it was advertised all over twitter and my dad and i saw some ads for weeks so we were like okay, let’s give it a chance...and it is actually REALLY fucking good. predominately white cast pero whatever ig...annoying because we only have one black woman in the cast and that is IT for people of color....crickets. anyways, the plot is interesting and it may be typical: a trucker in his late 30s who still lives with his overbearing mom gets sick and tired of her snide remarks that are supposed to be “out of love” and starts kidnapping people...possibly even killing them. the twist is that, well, he has a state trooper covering for his eyes and HE LITERALLY KILLED SOMEBODY BECAUSE THE KIDNAPPER (forgot his name lol) WAS GETTING “SLOPPY”. back to the other characters, we got cassie and jennie/jenny (idk which spelling it is) who are kinda in a fight bc cassie slept with jenny’s husband who are separated but the miscommunication led jenny to get big mad when she found out cassie slept with cody (husband). now they’re gonna have to work together (they’re all private detectives/investigators) despite this to find the girlfriend of jenny’s son who went missing when she was on a roadtrip with her sister to meet with her son. ANYWAYS yeah it sounds a bit boring BUT that cliffhanger made me stand the FUCK up like AHHHHHHH!! this season looks fire and i am willing to give it a shot :) i actually thought that big sky was more about the supernatural but it’s just some white guy abducting women so what’s new

and that does it! tuesdays are for da copaganda :3c taking three hours out of my day of being a police and prison abolitionist to watch ncis, fbi, and big sky 😼 and that is like the only day besides sunday (SUNDAYS ARE FOR DA NCIS NOLA BEST NCIS) so like...i really don’t watch anything on streaming for some odd reason. like, give me a television show on the tv where i gotta wait every week for an episode with commercials and i am THERE but give me a streaming show with zero commercials and i’m like 😐 wonder if there is any content for these...don’t mind me gonna go in da tags 🤠

[reactingtosomething]

Reacting to The Good Place: “Existential Crisis”

Sad-Old-Party-Dude Recklessness

The Setup: Find our previous reactions to season 2 of The Good Place here.

All still images in this post are originally from @nocontextgoodplace.

KRIS:

A day may come when those of us who aren't Adam can venture predictions about where the season is going without embarrassing ourselves, but it is not this day. After the premiere, I wrote: "Existentialism could be a fruitful place to go, and isn’t a massive leap in specialization for an ethicist, especially one who’s established as liking French philosophy. But most people too quickly and too easily conflate existentialism with nihilism, and that is definitely not Schur territory."

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Okay no but seriously, this week's episode is indeed called "Existential Crisis," and while it remains true that nihilism is not part of the Fremulon ethos, I underestimated everyone involved. Sometime after that reaction, I learned from a Michael Schur interview that the writers have regular Skype lectures from a couple of philosophy professors, which frankly is more intellectual dedication than I expect from most humans, much less extremely busy TV-producing ones. Having learned that, it no longer surprises me that the writers understand that acknowledging absurdity (in the parlance of some French existentialists) or "the nothing" (as a Heideggerian might put it) is just the beginning of existentialism. But it does still surprise me a little that they trust a broadcast audience to take this seriously. Probably that says more about me than about them.

ANYWAY, in Chapter 18, faced with Michael's apathy about human ethics, Chidi guesses that being an immortal among immortals makes consequences for one's actions seem, well, inconsequential. Given enough time, guilt fades, and so does pain. For Chidi, confronting the inevitability of death is a necessary prerequisite for the study of ethics (I don't think this is a premise all ethicists necessarily subscribe to, but it does make sense for a scholar of French philosophy to think this), so he asks if Michael can die. We learn again about The Eternal Shriek, but this time Michael's not performing, and for apparently the first time ever he considers the possibility of this really happening to him. This being a comedy, Chidi's plan succeeds too well, and Michael entirely loses his shit, appropriately becoming a living version of The Scream, and proceeding straight from existential crisis to midlife crisis, as Eleanor puts it. He changes his clothes and hair, asks Janet to play-act as ditzy arm-candy Jeanette, gets drunk (or whatever the demon equivalent is), and in his sad-old-party-dude recklessness nearly ruins the ruse with Vicky. 

Michael is where most college freshmen first encountering existentialism are: If everything dies, nothing matters! Fuck it! I speak from experience, but also this is where most people encountering existentialism outside of a classroom (where they're forced to read further) stop, whether they then prematurely dismiss all of existentialism or childishly embrace this stage. Here, it's up to Eleanor -- and Kristen Bell playing in a somewhat more melancholy register than usual -- to confront her memories of her father's death, and talk Michael down from self-destruction (and Team Cockroach-destruction). Sad things happen a lot, so most humans are always carrying around at least a little bit of Sad. But they deal. Michael observes that this sucks, but he gets it together and recommits to the long-term plan of self-improvement.

Meanwhile, chez Tahani: "I would say I outdid myself, but I'm always this good. So, I simply did myself." And with that I'll hand it off to the rest of you.

MIRI:

I focused all of my humanities and social sciences credits in undergrad on my English major and anther minor, so I’m pretty damn unequipped to respond to the particulars of philosophy going on here, but I will say that I’m continually impressed by the writers’ ability to make it engaging, understandable to the lay audience, and (presumably) satisfying to those who have genuinely studied philosophy. It’s a very impressive line to walk and the fact that they do it while also being one of the funniest shows on television should be celebrated. (I can offer a tight five on how annoying Jaques Derrida is if we ever veer towards deconstructionism? Semiotics in general I can probably sting together a semi intelligent response.)

The “all human beings are a little bit sad always” argument feels partially like a return to my favorite line of season 1, which makes me very, very happy. When discussing the many fro yo spots in town, Michael (fake)marvels over that human trait of “Taking something great and ruining it a little so you can have more of it.” While Michael the character may have been playing us all and probably meant it as an insult underneath the Good Place exterior, I think Michael Schur the creator meant it. (I WILL NEVER BE OVER THE NAME THING OH MY GOD HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THAT?!) And I don’t think he meant it as an entirely bad thing. 

Sometimes we decide that a lot of something very good is what we want more than a little of something amazing. We don’t know how to not be sad, so we learn to be happy while also being sad. We’re loud and messy and we get in our own ways, but we figure out how to make that work and we live our lives. We’ve talked about the inherent hope/optimism in Fremulon shows, and this is very much the Good Place version of that: people are deeply flawed, but they can still be good too. People can make stupid decisions and still enjoy them. Being perfect may not be an option, but it was never the goal anyway.

And to totally pivot away from that, I guess I’ll be the frat bro in this equation and say yes, Tahani did herself, and she did Jason too! Whaaaaat. (I’m not even sorry.) I don’t know if I’m interested in a Jason/Tahani romance. Of course, that may not be what they’re doing at all! Either way, a Jason/Tahani friendship does interest me a lot. Anyone else?

ADAM:

I don't have much to say about this episode, but I was fully entertained by it. Michael's midlife crisis is how I picture/hope Sam Malone is acting today (CHEERS fans will know what I'm talking about). 

Once again, I'm glad Tahani is getting some room to play. I would say that with this misstep that she experienced with her party, she learns how to throw a better party in the future. Also, I guess they are going to have a possible will they won't they with her and Jason. Will they be this show’s Andy and April, or Santiago and Peralta? We know that there will eventually a Chidi and Eleanor romance, but the Tahani and Jason coupling makes sense as a bit of an appetizer to the eventual main course that is the love between Eleanor and Chidi. 

I'm curious to know what everyone thought about all the "smart" insight this episode came from Jason and Eleanor, the two people who don't really get (nor care) other people's feelings. It just goes to show that you don't have to be all book smart, nor a do-gooder to be the best person to understand someone's plight. I guess this rings back to Miri's point, maybe? I feel like I just rambled on that one. 

KRIS:

Apparently Schur gets the "Did you name Michael after yourself" question a lot, but he says in that aforementioned interview that he came up with the name when he visited a cathedral and was struck by a rendering of Michael the archangel.

I like the idea of a Jason-Tahani friendship if that's what ends up happening, but I feel like I'll in principle be a little annoyed if all four of the human characters end up romantically paired. Someday I'm going to have to unpack why I'm reflexively skeptical of romances. Part of it is that I don't like the idea of them taking up a lot of real estate in stories that are primarily about something else. (I'm not annoyed with couples who enter a story as couples.) And/or maybe it's just that I'm used to movie ones being unconvincing? That's probably a lot of it; there was a post in our Tumblr feed a little while ago where someone said they realized they didn't object to romances per se, but to paint-by-numbers "romances" that are really just "guy wins girl-as-prize," which makes sense. But I also think that having series regs end up with romances with each other runs the risk of making the world feel weirdly small. 

Then again, basically everyone who came into B99 single has had a significant romantic subplot, and I stopped objecting to it a long time ago.

What's interesting about Jason making Tahani feel better is that it comes from his seeing her the way she's always wanted the world to see her -- effortlessly amazing -- when he's not even the one she's trying to impress. He's also been liberated from the burden of having to hide his identity, which was where their conflict came from last season; I don't know that I've ever thought of Jason as being particularly uncaring. 

Even as the story has leaned more on Michael/Danson, I'm glad that Eleanor has still made most of the choices that matter. I think her agency as a protagonist is the main consideration in giving her the insight that pulls Michael from the brink, but on a character level there's something to consider about how most of Chidi's problems in life were self-inflicted and largely unresolved, whereas Eleanor had a rough childhood that she overcame, if incompletely. Chidi may understand the problem better intellectually and have to point it out for her, but Eleanor's in a better position to know how that problem feels.

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Isabella lmao and kristen kringle

oooo, thank you for asking!

ISABELLA:

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life — (if she was in it longer she would probably become a love of my life)

hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10 would bang

hogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw | hufflepuff (we don’t know much about her but she seems like a slytherin, perhaps a bit of a hufflepuff too!)

best quality: knows what she wants (in this case ed) and goes for it. I’m sure that applies to all aspects of her life

worst quality: needs to find a balance when it comes to chill? literally met ed and then made cutouts of him and her in wedding attire (zero chill), but then when she’s about to be hit by a train, and granted everyone might react differently, she barely does anything and just goes “oh dear” (way too much chill) I mean?????????

ship them with: well, I mean, it’s got to be ed, right?

brotp them with:  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

needs to stay away from: oswald. trains.

misc. thoughts: I actually really liked isabella! I miss her a lot honestly. she’s a shady bitch but more importantly I want her to be my shady bitch. is all about edward nygma and honestly I relate. most of her ships end in death #same. deserved better. was just an innocent person, even if she was a little creepy at times. although, I do want her to be a clone or something. unfairly hated honestly. deserves more than half the shit. want her to come back so she won’t just be perceived as a straight coming in to fuck with a gay ship. literal angel. good fashion sense. looks so beautiful I could cry sometimes. yeah, I just really like her! 

honestly, what a cutie

 KRISTEN:

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life — (I love her a little too, it just depends really)

hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10 would bang (although I would bang isabella more??????)

hogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw | hufflepuff (maybe ravenclaw too?)

best quality: I don’t know???? she can be pretty strong at times. I just think the writers were a bit all over the place with her. I feel if we got more episodes with her in we would have seen that she’s actually really strong and brave and we might have seen more of her doing her own thing

worst quality: it’s not a quality, but I don’t like that she thought she needed to be a dick about/to ed at certain times. a lot of the time I will admit he deserved it, but there were a couple of times that she was really mean where it wasn’t needed and it was just kind of horrible? I don’t really know if that’s her fault though. in canon the gcpd is a toxic place, especially back then and you can imagine what it would be like to be surrounded by people constantly talking about how annoying ed is or how weird he is (and he was stalking her and stuff) so yeah, I can’t fully blame her. and it could be put down to a horrible writers decision honestly.

ship them with: ed a little also, a little bit of lee :3

brotp them with:  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

needs to stay away from:  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ed, maybe? I mean, ugh, I don’t know.

misc. thoughts: I don’t like kristen as much as I love isabella but I do still quite like her. it would have been nice to know more about her. her fashion sense is A+ honestly. would 100% kill to look like her quite frankly. was just trying to live her life and do her job and it never really worked out for her. her and lee could have ran away from gotham together and been happy but nope. the writers could of had her and ed be somewhat happy even if it wasn’t always in a relationship, but as bros, but ofc it didn’t go down that route. if she was in it today she’d probably be harvey levels of done when it comes to the shit that goes down in gotham. idk man I think she was a missed opportunity, also: #protectherfromallmen2kforever. and also, have two of my favourite kristen moments :3

lmao her name is spelt differently in the gif because I copied and pasted it from a script website and some people spell it that way

[truemedian]

Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler's marriage split 'is NOT about another woman'

They announced their separation and subsequent divorce petitions on Sunday after seven-years of marriage. But Kristen Cavallari’s split with former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is not motivated by infidelity despite repeated claims of an affair with another woman, TMZ reports. It’s understood that the true nature of their ongoing dispute involves custody of their three children - Camden, seven, Jaxon, five, and Saylor, four – following perceived ‘inaccuracies’ in Cutler’s divorce filing. All over: Kristen Cavallari’s split with former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is not motivated by infidelity despite repeated claims of an affair with another woman, according to reports  The publication claims Cavallari, 33, was stunned after her estranged husband, 36, described himself as an ‘at home parent’ and their children’s ‘primary carer’ while demanding shared custody. The TV personality, who insists it was she who acted as chief carer throughout their marriage, has since demanded full custody of the children, with Cutler's contact reduced to visitation.  In divorce papers filed at a Nashville court on April 7th, Cavallari claimed Cutler was 'guilty of such inappropriate marital conduct as renders further cohabitation unsafe and improper,' according to TMZ. Custody battle: It’s understood that the true nature of their ongoing dispute involves custody of their three children following perceived ‘inaccuracies’ in Cutler’s divorce filing  In addition, Cavallari claimed he insinuated misconduct on her part, adding: 'Any misconduct alleged or implied against her in the complaint for divorce was in response to and/or as a result of misconduct on behalf of her Husband.'   Tennessee law demands any individual requesting a divorce must illustrate fault on the part of their husband or wife, with neither party unable to end the marriage without proving any alleged misconduct.   Insiders previously claimed the former couple had accused each other of infidelity and had an 'antagonistic' relationship. A source told  Us Weekly: 'The word around Nashville is they really just don’t like each other anymore.  Tough times: Cavallari and Cutler announced their separation and subsequent divorce petitions on Sunday after seven-years of marriage 'They would accuse each other of cheating, but nothing really solid. They are both very stubborn and bump heads a lot and neither backs down.'   The source added: 'Kristin and Jay always seemed annoyed with each other and they were only on the same side when it came to their kids. 'Their personal relationship became antagonistic and it was better for their whole family to divorce.' Just two days after filing for divorce, Cavallari broke the news on her Instagram - as well as removing the word 'wife' off of her bio. The entrepreneur, who was married to Cutler for seven years, now just has 'Momma' and 'Founder + CEO' of her companies Uncommon James and Little James clothing. The latest: Cavallari announced her split from Cutler on Sunday and removed the word 'wife' from her Instagram bio soon after Happier times: The 33-year-old entrepreneur, who was married to Cutler for seven years, now just has 'Momma' and 'Founder + CEO' of her companies Uncommon James and Little James clothing Cavallari added that she's a '2x @nytimes Bestselling Author,' adding that her newest cookbook True Comfort is out September.   The mother of three also listed @verycavallari, which is her and Jay's reality show on E!.  The updated biography on her social media page comes just one day after she shared a snap of her and Jay walking down a street with their arms around each other. The image featured a lengthy caption announcing their split. Done: The updated biography on her social media page comes just one day after she shared a snap of her and Jay walking down a street with their arms around each other In the caption, she confirmed: 'With great sadness, after 10 years together we have come to a loving conclusion to get a divorce.  'We have nothing but love and respect for one another and are deeply grateful for the years shared, memories made, and the children we are so proud of. 'This is just the situation of two people growing apart. We ask everyone to respect or privacy as we navigate this difficult time within our family.'  However, as of Monday afternoon, Cavallari's Twitter page still had wife included in the bio. Interesting: However, as of Monday afternoon, Cavallari's Twitter page still had wife included in the bio Her date of separation, April 7, interestingly enough is the day she and Jay got back to Nashville after they were stuck in the Bahamas for three weeks, Us Weekly reported. Cutler didn't note any 'misconduct' in his divorce filings and listed their separation date as April 21 with a request for joint custody of their children. Cavallari wants primary physical custody of their three kids, child support, and for her estranged husband to pay for their health insurance.  She claimed that Cutler wasn't available as a father to their kids in her filing, which he denied in his filing. She had in her papers: 'She denies that Husband has always been the available at home parent and primary caretaker of the parties' minor children. Wife would show that she had been the primary residential parent.'  She is also asking for Cutler to maintain a life insurance policy with her listed as the sole beneficiary.  Cutler said in his filing: 'Husband has always been the available at-home parent and the primary caretaker of the parties minor children.' The way they were: Cavallari  has alleged 'misconduct' by estranged husband Cutler in the legal documents, according to TMZ In March they went on holiday to the Bahamas with their three children, her hair stylist pal Justin Anderson and his fiance Austin 'Scoot' Rhodes. They weren't able to fly back and ended up staying three weeks. However, the duo already planned on splitting prior to their trip, according to People.  'On their recent trip, they already knew they were splitting up. Kristin and Jay had been having problems for a long time. They hadn't spent much time together in recent months,' their source revealed. People's source claimed that Kristin's busy career and differing priorities led to their split: 'Kristin and Jay are a lot different. She has so much on her plate, with her brands and with her show, and Jay is not as interested in all of that.  'She's so passionate about her work and they couldn't relate to each other. So it pulled them apart.' Filing: Cavallari wants primary physical custody of their three kids, child support, and for Jay to pay for their health insurance During the last season of their reality show Very Cavallari, Cavallari and her former best friend Kelly Henderson had a falling out after speculation that she and Jay were allegedly having an affair.   The former MTV reality star said she didn't believe the affair accusations 'not for one second', but was opposed to how Kelly reacted to it. Cavallari believed the Velvet's Edge blogger added 'fuel to the fire' by bringing up Cutler on Twitter and felt she 'was using Jay for her own personal gain.' 'If I was accused of having an affair with your husband, I wouldn't say his f***ing name on social media. Like, come on,' she complained to friends Justin Anderson and Stephanie 'Biegs' Biegel on the show. Drama: During the last season of their reality show Very Cavallari, Cavallari and her former best friend Kelly Henderson had a falling out after speculation that she and Cutler were allegedly having an affair Cavallari had said on the show: 'Instead of her just owning her side of it and being like, "I'm sorry! Oh my God, that was never my intention," or whatever, she kept giving me push back and would get really defensive. And then she literally stopped responding to me.'  In addition, the star claimed that Kelly 'never once' said sorry over the escalation of the situation with the last interaction an olive branch from Cavallari to her. The reality star says she had written to Kelly: 'I miss you and this has been absolutely killing me. I'm sorry, I know I'm tough when I'm hurt. I love you and we need to fix this.' After Kelly never responded, Cavallari said it was 'the final straw in their friendship.'  Cavallari and Cutler met in 2010 and dated for 10 months before he proposed to her in April 2011; they called off their engagement in July but reunited five months later.  They tied the knot on June 8, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee.  Read More Read the full article

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First Day of Summer - Daria’s Day Part 2

Daria and Jane got off the bus near the intersection between Dega Street and Main Street.

 “Where would you like to start? Go along Dega Street, or along Main?” Jane asked.

 “I doubt there would be anywhere I would want to work at along Dega,” Daria said. ‘I’m not going to be a barmaid at the Zon!’

 “There is that magazine that Monique works at.”

 ‘No way.’ “Isn’t she Trent’s ex-girlfriend?”

 “So?”

 “Wouldn’t that be, awkward?”

 “Not that awkward! At least give it a shot!”

 “Ok. But that is all we are doing on Dega!”

 “Deal!”

 ‘I hope so,’ Daria thought as they started going along that street. She looked up the street, trying to see anything that would be of interest.

Daria looked at the Dega L’dale Gothic Magazine building as she and Jane approached it. It was a well-kept building that dated from the early 1930’s and still had much of its Art Deco looks. “You called ahead while we were at the Mall, didn’t you?” she asked.

 “You know me too well.”

 Daria sighed.

  “So you would like a job for the summer, Daria?” Monique asked when Daria had sat down in her sub-editor’s office.

 “Not by choice. But a job here would be at least related to what I will be studying in College,” Daria said.

 “So, what are you studying in College, and where?”

 “Double Major of English and History at Raft.”

 “Raft has a very good reputation. You have done well, Daria, I barely got into Lawndale State.”

 “Oh.”

 “Toughest four years of my life, but it was worth it!”

 “No doubt,” Daria said. ‘I imagine that her music paid for all her expenses whilst she was in college,’ she thought.

 “That’s how I got the job I have now. The Harpies were going nowhere. We still play at the Zon occasionally though.”

 “Um, yeah,” Daria said, afraid that she would mention Mystik Spiral and set Monique off by accident.

 “Sorry, went off track there,” Monique apologised. “There are a few positions available. Many of them are a good compliment for your College choices.”

 “You think so?” Daria asked.

 “Certainly for English,” Monique said.

 “True,” Daria admitted.

 Monique handed Daria several application forms. “Have a look at the positions, and you can return them, filled in, in the morning,” she said.

 “Thank you for your time, Monique,” Daria said after giving each form a brief look over. All of them were of some interest.

 “You’re welcome.”

 “I better get going, before Jane organises another interview behind my back,” Daria said as she opened the door.

 Monique quietly laughed. “That’s Jane for you,” she said.

 Daria flashed a Mona Lisa smile before leaving the room. ‘Although I’m not sure where she would be organising such an interview.’

 “Where are you going next?”

 “Main Street.”

  Daria and Jane waved goodbye to Monique as they left the building. “See, that was constructive,” Jane said.

 “Yes, I have five application forms from one company, on top of what I have from the Mall,” Daria said, as they walked back towards Main Street.

 “Next, you can apply for a job at Dan’s Stationers,” Jane suggested.

 “Isn’t that the place where you met Nathan?”

 “Oh, yeah.”

 “I will look there. But if we run into Nathan...”

 “I don’t want to run into him anyway!”

 ‘Good!’ She didn’t want to think about what would happen if Jane did run into Nathan. Even after six months it was a sore spot.

  Daria and Jane exited Dan’s Stationers without seeing either Nathan or Tom. (Not that they expected to see the latter, Daria just remembered that Tom was with them when Jane had met Nathan...)

 Dan’s Stationers hadn’t had any positions available, nor did the next few stores they looked at.

  Fifty minutes later, Jane and Daria had lunch at the Pizza King. “So on top of the Mall, and the Gothic Magazine, what do we have now?” Jane asked.

 Daria placed the application forms next to her Pizza. She put the Mall and Gothic Magazine forms aside.

 “Viv’s Videos,” she said.

 “The clerk was surprised when you asked for the application form.”

 “That put it lightly,” Daria said.

 Jane laughed.

 Daria removed the Viv’s Videos form and placed it on the other forms. “Lawndale Second Hand Bookstore.”

 “Go for it,” Jane said encouragingly.

 Daria smirked and continued to the next form. However, they were interrupted by Brittany Taylor...

 “Hi, Daria. Hi, Jane!”

 “Hi Brittany,” Daria said, annoyed at the former head cheerleader.

 “What are you up to?” Brittany asked.

 “Looking for summer jobs. At least Daria is,” Jane said.

 “Oo-oh,” Brittany said.

 “What are you doing?” Daria asked.

 “Nothing, wandering around Lawndale.”

 “You miss Kevin, don’t you?” Jane asked.

 Brittany sat down next to Jane and started crying. “We have been going out since middle school!” she said.

 Daria winced at Brittany’s higher-than-usual squeaking. Awkwardly she tried to reassure her. “There, there,” she said.

 “I knew his grades were low, but not that low!”

 “Don’t worry, Brittany. You’ll find someone in college,” Jane said.

 “You think so?” Brittany said.

 “Of course,” Daria said.

 Brittany thought for a moment. “Yes, I will, but I still miss Kevie!”

 “Of course you will miss him, but you can’t spend the rest of your life pining after him,” Jane said.

 ‘I’m not going to pine after Tom. I know that,’ Daria thought.

 Brittany twirled her hair in thought. “You’re right,” she said.

 They sat in silence for a few moments. “So, what jobs are you looking for?” Brittany asked.

 “Something that will not send me insane,” Daria said.

 “A place that is not like that nut place,” Jane said.

 “Oo-oh,” Brittany said.

 “Something which will prepare me for college,” Daria said.

 “You got into Raft, right?” Brittany asked.

 “Yes,” Daria said, wondering what Brittany was asking now.

 “Great Prairie State doesn’t have as good a reputation,” Brittany said.

 “Was that your only choice?” Jane asked.

 “No, I had Lawndale State as a safety, but Raft was my first choice!”

 “Oh!” Daria said. ‘I don’t know how I would have reacted to Brittany going to Raft,’ she thought.

 “At least you are going to college in the Fall. I have to wait until next semester,” Jane said.

 Brittany gave Jane a confused look.

 “Late entry. I initially didn’t want to go,” Jane said.

 “Oh, So where...”

“BFAC. Boston Fine Arts College.”

 “Is that good?” Brittany asked.

 “One of the best in the New England States,” Jane said.

  After they left the Pizza King (after Brittany left), Jane and Daria made their way to the town library.

 Daria walked up to the main desk. “Are there any job vacancies for former High School students during their summer prior to College?” she asked.

 The librarian looked surprised. “Wait a moment,” she said. She went and checked a nearby computer.

 She soon came back.

“Actually, there are two positions for assistant librarian and a position for an archivist’s assistant,” the librarian said.

 “I would like a form for both positions,” Daria said.

 The librarian winked at Daria.“I knew that you would want both,” she said. She went to get the forms.

  Daria and Jane sat at a table between the Fiction and Non-Fiction sections of the library to wait for Cindy and Kristen. Daria looked over the library application forms prior to grabbing a copy of Isaac Asimov’s Nightfall whilstJane read a book on the life of Leonardo da Vinci and how it influenced his paintings.

  30 minutes later, Daria heard Cindy say “Here they are.” She looked and saw Cindy and a girl matching Cindy’s description of Kristen.

 “Hi,” she said.

 “Hi, Daria, Jane,” Kristen said, uncertainly.

 “Hi,” Jane said.

 ‘I guess that my reputation precedes me,’ Daria thought. She remembered meeting Andrea at Payday over a year before.

 “Andrea?”

 “Well, you found me. Now you can make fun of the pathetic Goth chick whose parents make her work at a crappy job in a stupid warehouse store. Go on, cut me up like you do everyone else.”

 “I just want a shoe lace.”

 “Oh, shoe laces. Aisle 197b.”

 “Thanks. Um, we never saw you.”

  Daria came out of her remembrance. “Hi, Kristen,” she said, with slight warmth.

 “I must thank you for last night, Daria. Cindy has been worrying that she won’t know anyone when she starts at Raft,” Kristen said.

 “Really?” Jane asked.

 “Yes,” Cindy said.

 “OK,” Daria said.

 “So your sister isn’t going to Raft?” Jane asked.

 “No, Kelly’s truancy means that she barely passed senior year, and so she is going to Lawndale Community College,” Kristen said, with annoyance.

 “I hardly know Kelly anyway,” Cindy said.

 “I guess so,” Jane said.

 ‘Of course,’ Daria thought.

 “I am happy to know that I will know somebody when I go to Boston this fall,” Cindy said.

 Daria smiled her Mona Lisa smile “And I won’t have to wait until spring to have someone I know close by.” She shot an apologetic look at Jane.

 Jane shrugged.

 “Your reputation precedes you, Daria. I expected someone more, brusque,” Kristen said.

 “Um, yeah, I guess I have softened up over the past year,” Daria said.

 “A certain boy has had an influence, I guess,” Jane said with a smirk.

 “More like I have matured,” Daria said with her usual snarkiness.

 Cindy and Kristen exchanged a look. “That’s the Daria I’ve heard of,” Kristen said.

 Cindy nodded before saying. “A boyfriend?”

 “We have broken up,” Daria said, with a slight indication of sadness.

 “Sorry,” Cindy said.

 “No problem., I was the one who broke it off,” Daria said.

 “Oh,” Cindy said.

 “They were going in completely different directions,” Jane said.

 Daria glared at Jane.

 “So he wasn’t going to Raft, or any other Boston college. That wouldn’t have been the end of the world,” Cindy said. She noticed Daria’s look. “Or would it have been?”

 “No, he’s going to Bromwell,” Daria said, pronouncing the school’s name in a posh tone.

 “Bromwell! You mean he was a Fielding boy?” Kristen asked.

 Daria nodded.

 “And not just any ‘Fielding boy,’” Jane said.

 “Jane!” Daria warned.

 “Right, too much information, too fast,” Jane murmered.

 “I’m not one for gossip anyway,” Kristen said.

 “I guess I will found out in Boston,” Cindy said.

 “Maybe, or maybe sometime this summer,” Daria said.

 “Sure,” Cindy said.

 ‘I wonder how she would react,’ Daria wondered.

  After waving goodbye to Cindy and Kristen as they walked away from the library, Daria looked at the clock on above the check in desk. “4:20. Jane, we need to hurry if we are to get to the rest of Lawndale before close of business.”

 “Right after you, Amiga,” Jane said as she came out of the library. She took out a copy of the map of Lawndale. “Ok, we have done the Lawndale Mall, Dega Street, Main Street and the Library.”

 Daria looked at the map. “That leaves Cranberry Commons, the various stores on First, through to Fourth Streets and the various neighbourhood stores scattered around town, we wouldn’t be able to get to all of them.”

 “Well, Cranberry Commons is only a couple of blocks away...” Jane said.

 “Let’s go,” Daria said.

 “It should be quick,” Jane said.

 ‘It should be,.’

  Of course, it wasn’t that easy. They had to cross Burnstein Road, one of the main routes through town that lead towards the crazy intersection that the locals called Seven Corners. As such they lost about 10 minutes waiting for a gap in traffic.

“This is crazy,” Jane said after five minutes.

 “And somehow the city council doesn’t see a need for a zebra crossing.” Daria said.

 “That’s one thing you can do this summer,” Jane suggested.

 Daria grumbled.