#bring little stefanie into the world

[misscinnamonroll16]

Brozone Playlist

Now Floyd has a LOT of songs. A lot of them are solely because they're rock and he'd like that (again, personal headcanon). He's also slutty some songs are like that.

Previous Brother Next Brother

Gossip by Maneskin

Anything MCR related

My band by D12

Bleeders by Black veil brides 

I wanna be your slave by Maneskin

Poison by Blake Roman/ Angel dust (he's so angel dust coded)

Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels by Todrick Hall

Psycho Crazy by Halestrom 

Final Girl(too pretty to die) by PI3RCE

FIFTY FIFTY by Cupid

Chop Chop Slide by Insane Clown Posse ( him and Clay have a lot of songs that they unknowingly share)

Cannibal by Nethan Apollo

Fall out boy songs 

Heaven was full (I’m headed straight to hell) by TX2

Everywhere I go by Hollywood Undead

Punk tactics by Joey Valence and Brae

I’m not a Vampire by Falling in reverse

Freak Show by PI3RCE

Wolf in Sheeps Clothing by Set it off

Barbie & Ken by Scene Queen and Set it off

Till Death by PI3RCE 

21st Century Vampire by Huddy

Valentino by Years & Years & MNEK

Take a Hint by Meghan Kabir (this version bc swearing and drinks)

Anything from a musical

Hallowennie IV by Ashnikko

I’ve already said this but Melanie Martinez

Panic at The Disco 

Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill

Slumber Party by Ashnikko

Daisy by Ashnikko

Build a Bitch by Bella Poarch

Billionaire by Bruno Mars and Travie McCoy

Porn Star Dancing by My Darkest Days

Flesh by Simon Curtis 

Pretty Little Psycho by Porcelain Black

My First Kiss by 3OH!3 featuring Ke$ha

Jesus of Suburbia by Green Day 

How to be a heartbreaker by Marina and the Diamonds (ironic name for Floyd to like lol)

You call me a bitch like it’s a bad thing by Halestorm

Telephone by Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce 

Good girls go bad by Cobra Starship

Sarcasm by Get Scared 

Single Ladies by Beyonce 

Barbie girl by Aqua

Big girls don’t cry by Fergie

Secret by The Pierces

Wake Up by Black Veil Brides

Do Not Disturb by Halestorm 

Familiar Taste Of Poison by Halestorm 

Love Bite (so do I) by Halestorm

Fuck you by Lily Allen 

P!nk

I Will Not Bow by Breaking Benjamin

Bring me to life by evanescence 

Diary of Jane by Breaking Benjamin

I hate everything about you by Three days grace

Bad Romance but specifically the punk version

Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani 

Don’t stop the music by Rihanna 

Misery Business by Paramore

Everybody talks by Neon Trees 

Bubblegum bitch by Marina and the Diamonds

Sexy, Naughty, Bitchy Me by Tata Young

I’m Not Gay by J Pee (gag song for a different reason)

Everyone is gay by Great Big World

Hello I love you by Adore Delano 

Ur so gay by Katy Perry 

Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri

Ke$ha

Love the way you lie by Eminem featuring Rihanna

Avril Lavigne 

Twenty One Pilots

Little Game by Benny

Squidward’s Nose by Cupcakke 

I’m yer dad by GRLwood

M.I.L.F. MONEY by Fergie

Thot shit by Megan thee Stallion

No by Meghan Trainor

Cinderella’s Dead by EMELINE 

F*ck it All by TX2

Brozone songs

[ourpickwickclub]

I just listened to that ml wranglers song - its very odd. Not a surprise it did not do well. I’m curious what all the ranfans are saying and how they are trying to connect it to Blake? Can someone update me on the gossip?

I think they are trying to link Blake to the new one even more. I guess Wranglers burned out pretty quickly.

I was just telling the girls in the chat how ironic it was that ML wrote Dead Flowers about Blake brining her flowers and her just seeing flowers that were cut and dead. Only seeing the burned out bulbs in the holiday string lights. Something like that. I haven’t heard that song in like a decade. Anyway, now Blake has someone who loves to arrange flowers, squeals with delight when he brings her flowers, loves to decorate for holidays, and is basically human sunshine. Besides the fact that she is THE Gwen Stefani, and drop dead gorgeous, and a worldwide icon, she is also the happiest muffin, especially with him being a big teddy bear goofball.

ML can keep putting out songs about the man that tried and tried with her, but finally had enough of her cheating and taking from him, and divorced her (almost 10 years ago!). It only shows what a sad person she is. If she wasn’t so evil in how she continues to try to victimize her victim, I would actually feel sorry for her. She looks around the world and sees dead plants, burned out bulbs, things she wants to steal from others, and the man she resents for being happy now after she treated like trash when she had him.

Blake and Gwen see so much happiness, laughter, and joy that they never want to look backwards and even forward scares them a little, because they are so happy right now!

- B

[inspiredwriter]

*Un rato en el Centro comercial*

Mayhem Leo :*se acerca a Stefany con los batidos* mira gatita te traje tu batido favorito 😊😉🧋🍫💕❣️💘

Mayhem Stefany :*mueve sus orejas*Miau, te lo agradezco mucho tortuguita 🥰😻💞💖💗💝*resive el batido y lo bebe* Mmm, sabe delicioso siempre me gustó Starbucks 😋😄🧋💓💘❣️

Mayhem Leo : jajaja, si Starbucks siempre es la mejores malteadas de del mundo 😏😊💕💓💝💗*bebe el batido*Mmm~😋😄🧋💘💞❣️¿qué haces mañana nena?😕😄💖💗💕

Mayhem Stefany : bueno mañana iré al parque hará una fiesta de parrillada familiar 😃😁👨‍👩‍👧🥩🌳🍃*toma la mano de Leo*y te gustaría ir mañana para que conozcas a toda mi familia 😊😄💝💗💕❣️

Mayhem Leo : bueno Me encantaría mucho Stefany 😀☺️💓💞💖*se rasca la cabeza* bueno quiero hablarte algo contigo 😙😅💓💕💗

Mayhem Stefany :*se agacha la oreja *está bien Lee, Qué quieres decirme 😟🥺💖💞❣️💝

Mayhem Leo :*se sonroja* bueno Stefany tu sabes que a veces siempre visito tu casa y tú a la mía Cuándo estamos juntos y dormimos juntos 😳🙁🏬💗💘💓

Mayhem Stefany : Pues sí claro porque me preguntas te molesta tortuguita 😟🤨💖💗❣️💕

Mayhem Leo : Qué No, no me molesta no quise decir eso 😖😅💦*juega con sus dedos* Es que quiero decirte si te mudarias conmigo en las alcantarillas para que podamos estar juntos 🥹😣💼🎒❣️💘💓💞💖

@inspiredwriter

Mayhem Stefany: *Stops drinking cocktail and her ears stand on end* Oh, my God, Leo!😲😳🧋💘💗🩷💕 Huh, can you imagine that a few days ago I also had the idea of ​​inviting you to live with me and my parents🤭🥰🏬💼🎒👨‍👩‍👧💓💗💞 *Kisses Leo on the cheek* Mmua~😚💋💖🩷💞 Haha, that means you and I have the same thoughts😃😍💓💝💖💕

Mayhem Leo: Well, not really, Stefany, I wanted you to live with me and my family🥺💓❤💕 Don't worry, we always clean our den thoroughly and that's why there's almost no bad smell in there😅🤗🧹🧽🧺💖💘💞

Mayhem Stefany: Oh, that's not the problem at all, sweetie, just I heard that many different mutants live in your lair, besides you and your brothers🥺😥🦇🐸🐊🦎🦏🐗 *Whispers in Leo's ear* I feel a little awkward making love in places where many mutants or humans live🤫😳👥💓💞💝

Mayhem Leo: Yeah, you're right, my flower, those mutants that live in our lair are terribly curious🤔😓 One day Mondo Geko found our album with photographs, took out photos from there and stuck them on his face😬🦎 And also Wingnut...😧🫢🦇 Eeeh, simply put, these guys have not yet fully adapted to the human world the way my brothers and dad have😅💦 But we diligently teach them this and they are making progress in this😅😁

Mayhem Stefany: But my Dad is almost always at work, and my mom is at the pastry shop, where I sometimes help her🤔👮🚔👩‍💼🍰🧁 I think in my apartment it will be much more peaceful for us to spend time alone🤗🥰💗💖❣️💞 Don’t worry, my daddy doesn’t bring weapons into the apartment anymore...😅💦🚫🔫👮 *Takes Leo’s hand* But your opinion is no less important to me, Lee🥺💓💘💕 Do you think it’s better for you to live with me, or for me to live with you?🤨😟💝💗❤💕

@swagreecrow

[isadorabarczak]

“YOU WANT SOME GLITTER, DRINK IT DOWN”

INTRODUCING…

NAME: Isadora "Izzy" Stefani Barczak

GENDER & PREFERRED PRONOUNS: Cis Woman (She/Her)

AGE: 27

BIRTHDAY: April 20, 1997

ZODIAC: Taurus Sun, Libra Rising, Leo Moon

SEXUALITY & ROMANCE: Lesbian 

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single Pringle

FACE CLAIM: Maia Reficco

OCCUPATION: Cartoonist/Comic Book Illustrator/Musician

HOMETOWN: Phoenix, AZ

CURRENT RESIDENCE: Staten Island, NYC, NY.

CHARACTER PLAYLIST: HERE.

UP NEXT: “MARS” BY YUNGBLUD

BIOGRAPHY: TW DRUG/ALCOHOL USE, RELAPSE MENTION, DCF, FOSTER CARE

Izzy was born as an attempt to fix a failing marriage. It was the typical toxic relationship; her father promising to stay clean and hold a job, her mother believing him only to then get sucked into her own relapse. The cycle was never-ending, and it came to the point where Izzy was being raised by her older brother. Let’s be real- he wasn’t that much older, only holding 3 years over her head. With the parents weaving in and out of her life, she never genuinely struggled in school. What tipped the axis of the world her brother and her managed to survive in, was one of Isabel’s drawings in art class. 

Being 7 years of age, Izzy was taken to the police station before ultimately being handed off to DCF. At first, she was okay with the foster care system, mostly because she had her brother with her in the first house. In order to stay together, they had to adhere to the rules of the house and not get into trouble. Little did anyone know, her brother was a bit too far gone mentally at this point; his breakdown causing him to act out, which placed him in a separate foster home. As a chain reaction, Izzy started to act out as well. Though, at first, it was genuinely because she was mentally exhausted herself - it quickly became an attempt to try to reunite with her brother via chance. Her thought process making her believe that maybe one of these times, she’ll walk through the door to a new foster home and her brother would be the one welcoming her. As anyone could guess, it never happened.

Due to her behavior, it took 3 years for her to be adopted. When she was, she expected the worse. Her trust now dismantled, and her mind scattered. They’re a nice couple, but was it all a show? Izzy resorting back to the blueprint of parents that were downloaded via her biological ones and how they operated. At 10 years old, she was re-discovering the world but with her guard-up. At the age of 16, there was a breakthrough; the girl who was once so timid and introverted, was dying to open up. It took everything in her to come out as a lesbian to her now-parents, but once she did she was able to actually build connections with them without much fear due to their support.

It turns out she took after her dad, drawn to creativity and literature. It was between being a band photographer or an illustrator, which it was a no-brainer when she would volley the pros and cons with her parents. After attending UCSC for illustration and digital art, Izzy has become a successful cartoonist at one of the leading children networks along with a raved-about comic book series that was self-published by her and her partner. Oh, and she's in this really cool band - maybe you've heard of it.

EXTRA-EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT HER!

Izzy is quirky and awkward, mostly due to her social anxiety that stems from how she grew up in the system. She doesn’t handle change very well, but is still working on it. Though she struggles with anxiety as well as depression, she’s the one that brings in some comedic relief to the room. Isabel is very romantic, but can’t work up the courage enough to actually portray this quality of herself; instead, she finds herself escaping into books in order to live out these scenarios in her mind. She is a total whiz, when it comes to superheroes and comic books. Because of this, she is prone to total geek-outs when either are mentioned. She’s also an encyclopedia of fun facts - definitely one someone would want to have on their team during trivia nights. She loves game nights, and has a little bit of a competitive streak in her. Sometimes she can take it too far, but she’s easy to rein back in. She’s fond of art as a way of self-expression, seeing that it was the easiest way she could genuinely display her inner thoughts and emotions as well as cope. Izzy is overly kind, and can be seen as a pushover at times, but that’s due to the fact she doesn’t want to be on anyone’s bad side (her bio parents weren’t the best - okay?); so she’s not someone you’d want to ask to break any bad news. She loves music, and though she dedicates most of her time to playing gigs with her band, she frequents concerts and festivals. Izzy is very hardworking, and has never had a dream of hers not come true, due to the work she puts in. She had the ability to change the course of her life, and she was able to make a bright future out of the shit cards she was dealt. She’s protective to a default, and is a loyal friend; though she can get a bit clingy and fearful that those closest to her are going to leave one day. I think that’s mainly it on her. She loves slurpees and late night convos about conspiracies. She also can’t write and it drives her crazy.

PERSONALITY:

+ Ambitious, Protective, and Innovative

- Headstrong, Anxious, and Childish

COMPARE TO:

Randy Meeks (Scream), Stiles Stilinski (Teen Wolf), Mara Carlyle (Spontaneous), Lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore Girls), Nick Miller (New Girl), Malia Tate (Teen Wolf), Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo), Veronica Sawyer (Heathers), Keys (Free Guy), Peter Parker (Spider-Man), Stephanie Brown (Batman), Beast Boy (Teen Titans).

[uozlulu]

I want to see the Vampire Chronicles playlist you keep talking about

Thanks for showing an interest in my playlist :D Not only because yay sharing but also this made me weed out all the accidental duplicates and I ended up with like 10 or so fewer songs lol

I should note I think the AMC show had an influence but also the idea of 80's rocker!Lestat did too, so...

Here is the TIDAL link.

I'll list the tracks under a cut since there are so many of them. There's no real set order to them, this is just the order I added them to the playlist.

"You Are My Everything" - Gummy

"Tu Mere Samne" - Lata Mangeshkar and Udit Narayan

"Schism" - TOOL

"Cold as Ice" - Foreigner

"Hold the Line" - Toto

"That's All" - Genesis

"Alone I Break" - Korn

"Physical" - Dua Lipa

"Big Empty" - Stone Temple Pilots

"I Want You to Want Me" - Cheap Trick

"Send the Pain Below" - Chevelle

"Stricken" - Disturbed

"The Music of the Night" - Andrew Lloyd Webber

"Tell It to My Heart" - Taylor Dayne

"Knowing Me, Knowing You" - ABBA

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Bonnie Tyler

"Stay (I Missed You)' - Lisa Loeb

"Believe It" - White Lies

"Voiceless Screaming" - X JAPAN

"Slow Hands" - Interpol

"Somebody Told Me" - The Killers

"I Get Weak" - Belinda Carlisle

"Yours" - Conan Grey

"White Flag" - Dido

"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" - Starship

"What's Love Got to Do with It" - Tina Turner

"(I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight" - Cutting Crew

"I Want to Know What Love Is" - Foreigner

"Never Be Me" - Miley Cyrus

"Fade" - Staind

"Broken Jaw" - Foster the People

"I'm the Only One" - Melissa Etheridge

"I Miss You" - blink-182

"The Metro" - Berlin

"Bigger Than Us" - White Lies

"Love Is a Battlefield" - Pat Benatar

"We Belong" - Pat Benatar

"Ordinary World" - Duran Duran

"Self Control" - Larua Branigan

"Love to Hate You" - Erasure

"Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper

"Send Me An Angel" - Real LIFE

"Shadowboxer" - Fiona Apple

"Sunny Came Home" - Shawn Colvin

"Sweet Surrender" - Sarah McLachlan

"Possession" - Sarah McLachlan

"Who Will Save Your Soul" - Jewel

"Building a Mystery" - Sarah McLachlan

"It's a Sin" - Pet Shop Boys

"Lose Your Soul" - Dead Man's Bones

"Always Something There to Remind Me" - Naked Eyes

"Pieces" - Sum 41

"Save a Prayer" - Duran Duran

"Psycho Killer" - Talking Heads

"절망에 관하여" - Shin Hae Chul

"Disillusioned" - A Perfect Circle

"Driven Under" - Seether

"Foever Young" - Alphaville

"Give A Little Bit" - Supertramp

"What Is Love (7" Mix)" - Haddaway

"Was That All It Was" - Jean Carn

"Kiss from a Rose" - Seal

"End of the Road" - Boyz II Men

"Baby Come Back" - Player

"I Hate Everything About You" - Three Days Grace

"Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)" - Chevelle

"Voodoo" - Godsmack

"Judith" - A Perfect Circle

"Always" - Saliva

"S&M" - Rihanna

"We Found Love" - Rihanna, Calvin Harris

"Hold Me Now" - Thompson Twins

"Is This Love" - Whitesnake

"Juke Box Hero" - Foreigner

"Go Your Own Way" - Fleetwood Mac

"Bad Day" - Fuel

"Iris" - The Goo Goo Dolls

"The Outsider" - A Perfect Circle

"THAT'S WHAT I WANT" - Lil Nas X

"If You Leave Me Now" - Chicago

"Every You, Every Me" - Placebo

"Infra-Red" - Placebo

"Gay Bar" - Electric Six

"Miserable" - Lit

"Control" - Puddle of Mudd

"Flowers" - Miley Cyrus

"C7osure (You Like)" - Lil Nas X

"Tragedy" - Bee Gees

"소나기" - BOOHWAL

"When Doves Cry" - Prince

"Just a Girl" - Gwen Stefani

"Alone" - Hole

"I Wanna Be Your Dog" - The Stooges

"The Power of Love" - Huey Lewis & The News

"Minor Feelings" - Rina Sawayama

"From the Inside" - Linkin Park

"Home" - Three Days Grace

"Standing Still" - Jewel

"Caged Bird" - RŌGUES

"Told You to Run" - RŌGUES

"TALES OF DOMENICA" - Lil Nas X

"Only" - Nine Inch Nails

"Free from Your Love" - RŌGUES

"Let Me Go" - 3 Doors Down

"Sabotage" - Beastie Boys

"Hotel California" - Eagles

"Blue Monday" - New Order

"我愛你" - Cody・Lee(李)

"Bring Me to Life" - Evanescence

"My Immortal" - Evanesence

"Going Under" - Evanescence

"Gives You Hell" - The All-American Rejects

"Flesh (Paul Oakenfold Radio Edit)' - Jan Johnston

"Blood & Glitter" - Lord Of The Lost

"Breath" - Breaking Benjamin

"Unfinished" - X JAPAN

"The Only Time" - Nine Inch Nails

"Telephone Line" - Electric Light Orchestra

"I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston

"Right Here Waiting" - Richard Marx

"Oops!...I Did It Again" - Britney Spears

"I'm So Excited" - The Pointer Sisters

"You Keep Me Hangin' On" - The Supremes

[my-chaos-radio-00s-list]

The 2000s List

Update: Every Sunday

Last:       December 22, 2024

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1, 2, 3, 4 - Plain White T’s

1973 - James Blunt

3 Words - Cheryl Cole feat. will.i.am

4 In The Morning - Gwen Stefani

4 Minutes - Madonna

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A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley vs Junkie XL

A New Day Has Come - Céline Dion

A Night Like This - Caro Emerald

Absolutely Everybody - Vanessa Amorosi

Advertising Space - Robbie Williams

Again - Lenny Kravitz

Ain’t It Funny - Jennifer Lopez

Alejandro - Lady Gaga

All Good Things - Nelly Furtado

All Rise - Blue

All Summer Long - Kid Rock

All The Right Moves - One Republic

All These Things That I've Done - The Killers

All This Time (Pick-Me-Up Song) - Maria Mena

All You Wanted - Michelle Branch

Allez Ola Olé - Jessy Matador

Almost Here - Bryan McFadden, Delta Goodrem

Almost Lover - A Fine Frenzy

Amazing - Seal

America - Razorlight

American Boy - Estelle, Kanye West

Angel - Shaggy feat. Rayvon

Angels (Love Is The Answer) - Morandi

Another Chance - Roger Sanchez

Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake) - Gareth Gates

Apologize - Timbaland, One Republic

Apprends-Moi - Superbus

Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet

Around The World (La La La La La) - A Touch Of Class

Ayo Technoligy - Milow

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Back To Black - Amy Winehouse

Back To The 80's - Aqua

Bad Boys - Alexandra Burke, Flo Rida

Bad Day - Daniel Powter

Bad Romance - Lady Gaga

Bag It Up - Geri Halliwell

Be With You - Atomic Kitten

Beautiful - Christina Aguilera

Beautiful Lie - Jennifer Paige feat. Nick Carter

Because I Got High - Afroman

Because Of You - Kelly Clarkson

Because Of You - Ne-Yo

Behind Blue Eyes - Limp Bizkit

Bella Stella - Highland

Beverly Hills - Weezer

Big City Life - Mattafix

Black Coffee - All Saints

Bodies - Robbie Williams

Boten Anna - Basshunter

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Green Day

Break My Stride - Blue Lagoon

Break The Ice - Britney Spears

Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz, Ludacris

Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson

Breaking The Habit - Linkin Park

Breath - Blu Cantrell

Breate (2 AM) - Anna Nalick

Breathe Your Name - Sixpence Non The Richer

Breathless - The Corrs

Bring Me To Life - Evanesence

Bubblin' - Blue, L.A.D.É

Bulletproof - La Roux

Buttons - The Pussycat Dolls

By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers

By Your Side - Sade

Bye Bye Bye - *NSYNC

[nityarawal]

July 20, 2024

Isha June

Morning Songs

Isha June

My Little Moon

Your Full Moon

Is Rising

Like A Headlight

Isha June

Guru Purnima Moon

Are You Ready

To Light Up The World

With Your Light

Isha June

No One Can Smear

Your Moon

Isha June

Or Your Mom

We're Full Of Light

Indecent Proposals

Make Our Hearts

Weep

We'd Hoped USA

Was Better

Don't Want Airforce

Coerced Services

Don't Want

Marines English

Breeding

Illuminati

Or Masons Cloying

Mammas Want More

Volcano Natural

Maui Mammas

Bring Our Littles

Home

Fires Burned

Our Cities

Shrines Gone To Dust

Latino Gigolos

Judge The Yogis

Say Elon Isn't A God

We Trust

No Gigolos Your

Trafficked

Neither Are Your

Pimps

Does It Feel Better

To See Christ

In Your Brotherhood

Or Orgies And Sins

Tell Me The Truth

Of Your Soul

The Plea Bargains

You Took

And What It Cost

You

And Us

Nothin's Cheap

Not On The Black 

Market

Not Gray

Gold Hearts

Cost Integrity

In Every Way

Gold Hearts

You Know About

Esther

Suddenly Gay

Christians

Gone Deaf

Awe You Know

About Esther

She Was The Greatest

Persian Princess

Cleansing Queen

On Saps

No

Suddenly Deaf

He Slapped 

His Kid

High Flootin'

About Non-Violence

In 118 Degree Heat

He Seemed

A Bit Confused

High Rollers

With More Hair

Products

Than Any Diva

Pink In The Closet

Beware

Of Government 

Hookers

Sings "Pink,"

And Lady Gaga

Gwen Stefani

Lady Saw

They All Know

The Gigolos

Britney's Got Her 

Estates

But Mammas

Shine

We're Better Than

War

Just Give Us Back

Our Assets

And Baes

This Hookers Plea 

Bargain

Ain't Servin' You

My Girlfriends

Got A Crush

On Pigs

This Hooker Fettish

Traffickin' You

Babe

Or The Sisterhood

This Silencing

From The Judge

The Plea Bargain

Collar

You Wear

Ain't A Good Look

On Anyone

Nor The Addicts

Trafficking Your

Lair

We Want To Love

You

Say Misunderstood

Excuse You

Especially The

Children In Your

Lair

We Want To Love You

Like A God

But Is He A God

Will He Show Up

Can You See God 

Does Your Faith

Have A Color

Does It Feel Better

To Love Our Father

As A God

Or A Brother

Does It Feel Better

Than Watching

Him Grovel

Singing

Tim Mcgraw

Like A Raven

Mouth Open

Begging

Offering

Do More

Boy

Merci

Gold Hearts 

Beckon

Peace,

Nitya Nella Davigo Azam Moezzi Huntley Rawal

Encinitasbeachhome.com 

[absolutementality]

GHRB Media Log - Band Hero

Band Hero, Guitar Hero's spin-off not a spin-off which released 2 months after Guitar Hero 5 and uses GH5's engine. This game's name is weird as fuck, as it's not really a spin-off at all, and every game after GH3had full band (Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals) support anyway due to Rock Band releasing. Instead of using the typical Metal and Rock theming the Guitar Hero series had, they went with Pop music. I think it's quite a fun choice and is a decent change of pace music wise.

The career mode is set up just like every other non-artist Guitar Hero game, you are a band, do gigs, get fans. This game has a pretty decent artstyle for its career mode cutscenes, and it is kinda insane. You go from small town mall venue, to major pop awards, to FUCKING SPACE. Nothing bad about it, I think it works well enough and is basically identical to how career mode is set up in World Tour and 5. 5/BH introduced a challenge system when doing career mode, where if you're playing a specific instrument, you can get a special reward if you do their little challenge. For example, if you're playing bass on a specific song, if you hit a few hundred notes with up strumming you'll get a special bass. Van Halen (and I assume WT and Metallica) has a similar thing where you get rewards based on what you play, but career mode is based on what instrument you're playing, rather then having it on specific songs. You can play through the entirety of career mode with just one instrument, it's all just bonuses, and things like special characters are related to playing the gig rather then instruments.

A big thing this game has (well, 3, WT, and 5 also did this) is special guest characters/bands that are actual real life people! The fun part about it in this game is rather then it being iconic guitarists (Like Slash and Ozzy), it's pop artists that were popular at the time! Mainly it's the entirety of No Doubt (including Gwen Stefani), Taylor Swift (this was 2009, so her original popularity), and Adam Levine (the guy from Maroon 5). I personally think this is the game with the best special guests just because there's something really funny about having these characters singing Metallica and the like.

The setlist is pretty good out of what they chose. Fascination by Alphabeat, YMCA by The Village People, Whip It by Devo, Take What You Take by Lily Allen, just to name a few I specifically like. The game has, according to it's box, 65 songs on disk. It also has Bring Me to Life by Evanescence which is certainly a choice for this game, but it's a good song so I don't care. From what I remember hearing about this game's development, this game came from Neversoft wanting to do more music then just the typical genres Guitar Hero did, so there's a lot of weird but very good choices.

The game is entirely compatible with GH5's DLC (and for the most part backwards compatible with World Tour's DLC) so that means GH5 got pop DLC but it also means you can play a lot of weird songs in Band Hero, like Avenge Sevenfold and Metallica which don't fit the game's theme even a little. We got Owl City - Fireflies as DLC so I'm happy about that.

Something really funny to me, is that this game has sponsors. There's just random products sprinkled around the venues if you look for them. You'll just randomly see things like Coca-cola in the background. Which I only noticed, because I saw Sponsored By; Coca-Cola when I was watching the credits.

When I got to the later parts of the game, the game was struggling to run smoothly. I don't know if it was my computer/capture card messing up or my ps3 messing up or just general bad optimization but it was a struggle running any song on the space venue. Which sucks, because it is easily one of the best in the entire series. From what I've heard also, a sequel was meant to be made but never happened (most likely due to the general failure of Warriors of Rock) which sucks because a second Band Hero would have been amazing.

I give this game a 8/10 maybe 8.5/10. The Wii version is barely playable, and I mean just barely a consistent playable framerate that dips a lot, with freezes all the time, on top of just looking terrible on there. The Wii version did have interconnectivity with the DS port (which I don't have) but I don't think that's nowhere enough to redeem that version of the game. PS3 was fine for the most part and looked pretty good overall.

[longlistshort]

“1 on 1 (2 Face a Covert Bully)”, 2024, Oil, acrylic, and graphite on linen

“1 on 1 (2 Face a Covert Bully)”, 2024, Oil, acrylic, and graphite on linen (detail)

“Larva Stage (Exposed to Linger)”, 2024, Oil, acrylic, and graphite on linen

“Cute Ones, Abducted”, 2024, Oil, acrylic, and graphite on linen

“Routine Maintenance (Your Mouth Comes Second)”, 2024, Oil, acrylic, and graphite on linen

Stefanie Heinze’s paintings at Petzel for MORTAR (the cute ones shouldn’t go unnoticed) have a lot of layers- both in paint and detail. What they mean may depend on your own interpretation. The poem below by Sophie Robinson or this interview with herself may provide some clues.

From the press release-

SWEET SWEET AGENCY by Sophie Robinson

the candy here is hard & filled & there is nothing i love more than to be treasured. if nobody’s watching i just do nothing: lie down don’t hardly breathe, keep my face in careful stillness not to crease its cute forgettability. the world is full of edible munchkins & it is my life’s work to work out how to stay creamy on the inside, how not to sour myself up with little nips of this or that or otherwise cut holes in myself thru which to be seen. i must learn to love what i cannot know: the wide bleached anus on a porn blog, the insane demands of toddlers, the desire for moderation or slimness of affection, the reasons lovers leave, the trash my cat brings back, the crack of footsteps in the woods at night, why the killer kills. i learn it all the hard way but fwiw i would never snap the rabbit’s neck again i would rewind i would keep it every time

Following the artist’s relocation from Berlin to New York this past year, Heinze’s newest suite of works investigates systems of knowledge and truth, challenging received notions of representation.

Heinze considers mortar as a site of genesis, the container of beginnings, from which raw materials are processed. Mortar can be the sound of aggression, bombardment, a foil or a threat. Mortar and pestle, a receptable for grinding ingredients, a cup for holding and crushing hard, like the grinding of teeth, or the moment infatuation becomes obsession, when yearning turns from tender to brutal. The paste which binds building blocks together, holding and distributing weight, sometimes decorative, composed of cement, water and sand. Paint is mortar, the built environment is mortar, the grind is mortar, decisions are sealed in mortar, and so is the longing for something even better and bigger and harder.

Heinze starts with small-scale drawings and collages, which are translated to large-scale tracings, undergoing several transformations as her canvases take shape. Rendering her surfaces over several months, layers of line and color are suspended in scenes at once frozen and in motion. Heinze works with a sense of suspicion, disputing the power of images. Her depictions are at times plush, like her floating (emoji)-bodied cherubs, or sharp and dense, like her reckless, airborne cinder blocks. Heinze’s pictures lend expanded, fragmented associations to her subjects, both stony and swaddled, heavy and buoyant. Heinze’s works negotiate categorization, neither pure figuration nor abstraction. Language hits a limit here, reaching for the means to describe–an enzyme, a digestif–where words fail. Heinze strives for a more empirical vocabulary, generating fields of sensation.

Interested in divination practices, ranging from tarot reading to online “spiritualist” influencing, the artist creates images motivated by imagined futures, drawing on both medieval and New Age “Youtubian” utopias. Influenced by the theory of the third hand in painting, the experience of transcendence which overtakes the artist at that critical point of flow state absorption, Heinze leans into this tradition of mysticism. Heinze allows the pieces to reveal themselves over time, creating kinetic, shifting pictures that trip expectation. Heinze builds tender worlds, in which instinct and environment coalesce in new impossibilities.

This exhibition closes 6/8/24.

[therandomestwriter]

Because these are amusing me, and I have a lot of random music saved on my phone right now…

1. What do people assume when they first look at me?

The Next Best American Record (Lana Del Rey)

2. What will be a big challenge in life for me?

Good Thing. (JoJo)

3. Am I a good boyfriend/girlfriend?

Descansos (Hayley Williams)

4. Do I have a Secret Admirer?

Unstoppable (Red)

5. Will I ever become manically depressed in my life?

We Do This Shit (Mod Sun ft DeJ Loaf)

Haha.

6. Is someone trying to kill me?

Something Like This (Gordi)

7. What is my sexual preference?

Never Ending Nightmare (Citizen Soldier ft Kellie Quinn)

8. What am I afraid of?

If You Could Only See (Tonic)

9. What will I be doing in a few years?

Lights Down Low (MAX)

10. What is some good advice for me?

I Can’t Stop Me (Sabrina Carpenter ft Saweetie)

11. What should I do instead of this quiz?

Starry Eyed (Ellie Goulding)

12. Will you get married?

joy. (for KING & COUNTRY)

13. What is the story of your life?

The Sadness Will Never End (Bring Me The Horizon)

Well, damn.

14. How can you get ahead in life?

Lovesong (The Cure)

15. What is the best thing about your friends?

Good Vibrations (Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch)

Haha, awesome.

16. What song describes you?

Wrapped Around Your Finger (Post Malone)

17. How does the world see you?

Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Gwen Stefani)

Haha, is this because I’m so generous??

18. Will you have a happy life?

42 (Coldplay)

Ah, the meaning of life…

19. How can I make myself happy?

Pick Up the Phone (Falling in Reverse)

20. What should you do with your life?

Love’s to Blame (for KING & COUNTRY)

21. Will you ever have children?

War (Missio)

I’m at war with this decision lately.

—X—

Part Two!

1. What Do you look for in a guy?

If You Have My Voodoo Doll, Give Me a Hug (Loveless)

WOW, haha.

2. What song will be playing when you graduate?

Little Boy (Left on Laurel)

3. What song will be playing when you meet you partner?

Across the Room (Odessa ft Leon Bridges)

Awww.

4. What song will be playing when you become engaged?

Sane (Fozzy)

5. What song will be playing while you walk down the isle?

(summer sky) (Foals)

Kinda groovy.

6.What song will be at your funeral?

Cry to Me (Solomon Burke)

Aw, hahaha.

7. What song will you name your child after?

Let Me Know (Angus & Julia Stone)

8. How will you die?

4 Ever 4 Me (Demi Lovato)

9. Song that describes your weakness?

I Don’t Want to Talk (Wallows)

I know… I’m too quiet. 😅

10. Song that describes your strength?

You Won’t Remember… (Bibio)

That’s kind of sad.

11. Song that will remind you of your worst memory?

You’ll Be In My Heart (Our Last Night)

12. Song that makes you smile?

Bad Reputation (Avril Lavigne)

Yeah, that works.

13. Song that describes YOU?

Pioneers (for KING & COUNTRY ft Moriah & Courtney)

14. Song that describes your lover?

Eve (Asking Alexandria)

15. Song that describes you when you were a baby?

Yours Truly, Austin Post (Post Malone)

16. Song that describes you as a child?

Girl of 1,000 Dreams (The Pains of Being Pure at Heart)

Accurate.

17. Song that describes you as a teen?

Front Point A to Point B (Modest Mouse)

Sounds about right.

18. Song that describes you as an adult?

Wish I Stayed (Ellie Goulding)

19. Song that describes you when your old?

Dust Code (Mike Shinoda)

Ha.

20. What will your job be?

The Summer of ‘91 (… And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead)

—X—

Part Three!

1. How Are You Feeling Today?

The Parking Lot (Score from Sierra Burgess is a Loser)

2. Will I get Far In Life?

Heavenly Hosts (for KING & COUNTRY)

3. What Is my Best Friend's Theme Song?

Kiss & Tell (Selena Gomez & the Scene)

4. What is/Was High School Like?

Home (TobyMac)

5. What is The Best Thing About Me?

Jungle (X Ambassadors ft Jamie N Commons)

6. How Was Yesterday?

Perfect (Anne-Marie)

7. What is my Love Life Like?

Stay Alive (Reprise) (Hamilton Cast)

8. What will my Parents Say To me?

Homeostasis (Nostalghia)

9.What Song Will They Play On My Funeral?

Speak Life (TobyMac)

A little late for that, but maybe not…

10.How Does The World See Me?

Why Don’t I (Sofia Carson)

Aw.

11. What do My Friends Really Think Of Me?

My Bad (Khalid)

12.What is the World Keeping a Secret Of Me?

S.T.A.Y. (Hans Zimmer)

13. How Do I make Myself Happy?

The Ocean (Linnea Olsson)

14.What Should I Do With My Life?

Who Hurt You? (Daniel Caesar)

15.Will I Have Children?

The Nights (Avicii)

16. What is Good Advice?

Transitions (Mike Shinoda)

17.What does everyone Else Think Of My Current Life?

Wonderland (Taylor Swift)

18.What Type Of Men/Women Do I like?

Break Me (Babe Youth)

19.Where Will I Live?

Slide (H.E.R. Ft YG)

20.What Will My Dying Words Be?

Arms Around a Memory (Hilary Duff)

[themovieblogonline]

Sometimes I Think About Dying Review: An Insight Into Quiet Loneliness

Sometimes I Think About Dying is an introspective exploration into the quiet recesses of loneliness and the unexpected, fragile connections that bring color into a monochromatic life. Directed by Rachel Lambert, the film is a thoughtful adaptation of the 2013 play Killers by Kevin Armento and draws inspiration from a similarly titled 2019 short film co-written and directed by Stefanie Abel Horowitz. This romantic comedy-drama, crafted with a unique blend of poignant melancholy and subtle humor, strikes a delicate balance that aims to capture the essence of human isolation and the understated power of companionship. Daisy Ridley stars as Fran, embodying the character's introverted nature with a performance that radiates depth and vulnerability, albeit inconsistently across the film’s duration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wVBg7Ta1yw The premise of the film is quietly compelling, with Fran leading a life marked by an overwhelming sense of solitude and a peculiar preoccupation with thoughts of death. Ridley's portrayal of Fran's interior world is nuanced, drawing viewers into her solitary existence with an earnestness that feels both profound and relatable. However, where the film falters is in its pacing and occasional predictability, treading familiar ground without offering substantial new insight into the theme of loneliness in the modern world. The arrival of Robert played with a gentle awkwardness by Dave Merheje, serves as the catalyst for the narrative’s exploration of human connection. The chemistry between Ridley and Merheje is notable, although their interactions at times feel constrained by a script that struggles to fully flesh out their characters beyond the surface level. Despite this, there are moments of genuine warmth and tenderness between Fran and Robert that highlight the potential for deep connection even amongst the most isolated of souls. Supporting performances by Parvesh Cheena, Meg Stalter, and Brittany O’Grady add vibrancy to the film. They offer a counterbalance to Fran’s introspection. Cheena's Garrett and Stalter’s Isobel, in particular, bring a necessary levity to the narrative. O’Grady's Sophie offers a nuanced reflection on the various ways people navigate their insecurities and desires for intimacy. The film’s cinematography and use of visual metaphors deserve commendation. Scenes are often bathed in a muted palette, reflecting Fran's internal state. On the other hand,  bursts of color signify moments of emotional awakening. These visual choices enhance the narrative, creating a sensory representation of Fran’s journey that resonates on a visceral level. However, the screenplay, penned by Kevin Armento, Stefanie Abel Horowitz, and Katy Wright-Mead, occasionally meanders. It leaves some emotional beats feeling unearned. The dialogue aims for authenticity, capturing the awkwardness of real-life interactions. But at times veers into territory that feels slightly contrived. Despite this, the script succeeds in delivering moments of poignant reflection on the nature of existence. It threads dark humor throughout in a way that feels both refreshing and deeply human. Where Sometimes I Think About Dying shines is in its quieter moments. Scenes where little is said but much is conveyed. Lambert's direction emphasizes the unspoken, allowing actors to convey depth through gestures and glances. The film's restraint is commendable, but it sometimes fails to fully engage the viewer. The film's exploration of themes such as mortality, the mundane, and the fear of intimacy is ambitious. It explores the protagonist's psyche, showing her common fears and desires in a personal and universal way. However, the film doesn’t always manage to sustain this delicate balance. It occasionally veers into overly introspective territory that detracts from its emotional impact. In its essence, Sometimes I Think About Dying is a film about the beauty of life’s small moments. It also shows the significance of human connection. Everyday life has the potential for transformation through small interactions. The film struggles with coherence but is still commendable. Sometimes I Think About Dying is a film with heart and ambition. Despite its shortcomings, it provides a contemplative look at the lives we lead in quiet desperation. Also, the fleeting moments that can imbue those lives with meaning. Ridley’s performance as Fran anchors the film. She offers a window into the soul of a character whose journey reflects our collective yearning for connection. It may not resonate with all, but for some, it offers a poignant reflection on the human condition. Read the full article

[virtualduckbrigade]

OHHHHH MY GOD THERES SO MANY CHRISTMAS SONGS I FORGOT I LOVE

-we three kings/god bless ye merry gentlemen

-all 8 to 12 verses of good king wenceslas

-marshmellow world (i like the spg cover, its dimensional)

-white winter hymnal (the fleet foxes OG version. the penta cover loses all the depth and charm.)

-dominik the donkey

-we need a little christmas

-12 days (ITS FUN, YOURE JUST WEAK, SKIP GOING HAM FOR 5 IF YOURE TIRED OF IT)

- snoopys christmas

AND SOME REALLY GREAT MODERN ONES!!!

Bring me love- john legend

under the christmas lights- gwen stefani

12 days of christmas- straight no chaser (i love me a good parody ok?)

elfs lament-barenaked ladies

underneath the tree- kelly clarkson

ribbons and bows- kacey musgraves

christmas without you -dnce

[mermaidinthecity]

Work it, express it, live it. Command your style. Create it, design it. Now let me see you work it. Create it, design it. Now let me see you work it. You bring style and color all around the world. You Harajuku Girls. You bring style and color all around the world. You Harajuku Girls. Your look is so distinctive, like DNA. Like nothing I've ever seen in the USA. Your underground culture, visual grammar. The language of your clothing is something to encounter. A Ping-Pong match between Eastern and Western. Did you see your inspiration in my latest collection? Just wait till you get your little hands on L.A.M.B. 'cause it's super kawaii. That means super cute in Japanese. The streets of Harajuku are your catwalk. Bishoujo, you're so vogue. That's what you drop. Cho saikou, Harajuku Girls. And that's what you drop, that's what you drop. Cho saikou, Harajuku Girls. I'm your biggest fan. Gwen Stefani, you like me. Harajuku Girls, you got the wicked style. I like the way that you are, I am your biggest fan. Cho kawaii. Harajuku Girls, you got the wicked style. I like the way that you are, I am your biggest fan. Gwen Stefani aishiteru. Style detached from content. A fatal attraction to cuteness. Style is style, fashion is fashion. Girl, you got style.

Harajuku Girls by Gwen Stefani

[newagesispage]

                                                                       JULY2023

THE RIB PAGE  

Elliot Page has given us a memoir titled Pageboy. ** Another good offering looks like The Book of Charlie by David Von Drehle.

*****

Another book release is A Tour De Farce: The complete history of the 3 Stooges on the Road by Gary Lassin.** And let’s not forget Ed Begley Jr. Who has written, To the temple of tranquility and step on it.

*****

Naomi Watts married Billy Crudup. ** Andy Richter married Jennifer Herrera and Conan was the last- minute officiant.

*****

DQ is getting rid of cherry dip. What the fuck? W was just discussing cherry dip the other day with a friend that had worked at DQ and she did not even know they had it. Try advertising the product, people before getting rid of it. Why does fast food always screw it up?? KFC let go of their lil’ lemon parfait and Steak and Shake stopped serving lemon, lime and orange freezes. C’mon. Somebody could open a restaurant with just the stuff that other places discontinue.

*****

Chelsea Peretti has directed, ‘First time female director.’

*****

A Federal Court overturned the Arkansas law that kept Dr.’s from providing gender transition treatment for transgender youth.

*****

Days alert: It’s like Nicole never learns not to lie. Never! At least she admits she is the queen of lies. ** The Body and Soul soap within a soap is too fucking funny! ** Terrell Ransom Jr. The actor that played Theo Carver as a young man may be on the way back!!** Xander and Sarah forever!!** C’mon, let’s try Li and Kristen and Chloe and Rex!!

*****

The 2024 Hollywood Walk of Fame has been announced!! The year will give stars to Chadwick boseman, Kevin Feige, Gal Gadot, Maggie g

Gyllenhaal, Chris Meledandri, Chris Pine, Christina Ricci, Michelle Yeow, Ken Jeong, Eugene Levy, Mario Lopez, Jim Nantz, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Michael Shur, Kerry Washington, Raul De Molina, Lili Estefan, Glen Ballard, Toni Braxton, Def Leppard, Charles Fox, Sammy Hagar, Brandy Norwood, Darius Rucker, Gwen Stefani, Dr. Dre, Jane Krakowski, Otis Redding, Angie Martinez, Billie Jean King and Carl Weathers.

*****

The 76th Tony’s came on June 11. My best dressed were Rachel Brosnahan, Lea Michele, Lupita Nyong’o and Jessica Chastain. Winners included Jodie Comer, J. Harrison Ghee, Sean Hayes, Bonnie Milligan and Alex Newell. The big musical, play and revival awards went to Kimberly Akimbo, Leopoldstadt, Parade and Top dog/Underdog. Aaron Rodgers was there to support his friend, C.J. Cormac who produced Ain’t no Mo.

*****

Censure Adam Schiff for telling the truth??** Pelosi told her Republican colleagues that they looked miserable. It is a fitting twist on the “you look marvelous” era. I mean, they do always look miserable. ** John Durham keeps saying he does not keep up with the news so he couldn’t know if there was anything to the Trump/ Russia controversy. He did admit that Trump made use of the Russian hackers. He poo pooed the Mueller investigation that brought half a dozen convictions. ** Greene and Boebert have been fighting on the house floor. How do people this ignorant get elected.

*****

The Wagner mercinary group staged a March for Justice in Russia.

*****

President Biden hosted Modi of India and the man took questions from reporters, a first!

*****

Sofia Coppola is bringing us her take on Priscilla. The film is based on Elvis and me.

*****

Georgia poll worker Ruby Freeman was completely cleared of fraud in the election.

*****

45 bags of human remains were found in a gulch in Guadalijara, Mexico.

*****

President Biden had to have a root canal. He also called Chinese President Xi a “dictator” at a fundraiser. ** Hunter Biden pled guilty to filing taxes late and will avoid charges that he lied about his drug use when purchasing a handgun. McCarthy called it a sweetheart deal. ** Comer admits that they have these investigations to bring down Biden’s poll numbers.

*****

Everybody seems filled with anxiety and the world seems a little more rude but murder is down 12%.

*****

The bodies of 81 immigrants went into the water off the coast of Greece.

*****

Ted Kazinsky and Pat Robertson have died.

*****

Danny Bonaduce has been diagnosed with Hydrocephalus and had brain surgery. He is recovering nicely.

*****

A new landfill was halted in Peoria, Il. The current landfill should be full in a year or two. It was discovered that an old diamond mine, Black Jewel no. 2, was discovered underneath. The hazards are being looked into.

*****

Chris Licht is out at CNN.

*****

Mike Pence and F X Suarez have jumped into the Republican Presidential ring.

*****

Netflix got what they wanted. They did lose a few customers but got a big bump in new customers after they wouldn’t allow people to share. They are getting away from their old tag line: Love is sharing a password.

*****

Pat Sajak is finally retiring from Wheel of Fortune. Ryan Seacrest is taking over? That sounds about right. The blandness continues.

*****

Scary Clown 45 was indicted on June 13. ** When Trump runs, GOP loses. - John Thune** A new poll shows 59% of the country wants Trump to end his campaign.

*****

Can’t wait for the Doc, Chasing Chasing Amy.

*****

2 Southern Baptists churches were expelled for having women pastors.

*****

The Supreme Court has left Native Americans to adopt or foster their own children.

*****

Stetson and other cowboy shit is quite popular right now. The 70’s are coming back hard.

*****

A company out of Washington state called Recompose will let your loved ones go back to the earth naturally as mulch.

*****

American Auto and Grand Crew were cancelled. Damn, NBC, didn’t you learn your lesson with Brooklyn 99? American Auto and Grand Crew are some of the funniest shows on tv. ** Mindhunter and Perry Mason were also cancelled.

*****

Pete Davidson was charged with reckless driving. He has checked into rehab.

*****

Paul McCartney has a picture book of the things he saw as the Beatles invaded America. Eyes of the Storm: 1964 looks awesome.

*****

The PGA? The Saudi’s? What?? The Saudi’s are taking complete control of the PGA. They won’t tell us all the details.  Is that a security risk? Many of the players and 9-11 victims feel betrayed. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is looking into it.

*****

Trevor Noah is starting a podcast that is still to be named.

*****

Oceangate  lost 5 passengers that paid $250,000 each to ride to the Titanic in a submersible named Titan. Contact was lost and the mystery began. It looks like the ship claimed 5 more.

*****

I hate the word, homophobia. It’s not a phobia, you’re not scared, you’re an asshole. - Morgan Freeman

*****

R.I.P. Astrud Gilberto, Cynthia Weil, Mike Batayeh, Wade Goodwyn, treat Williams, Cormac McCarthy, Bill Lee, Marlene Clark, Daniel Ellsberg, Beyond Wonderland victims, Glenda Jackson, Carol Higgin Clark, Sheldon Harnick, Frederic Forrest, Julian Sands, Titan victims, Alan Arkin and Rick Bennett

[doyelikehaggis]

Works In Progress: Stefanie Salvatore Origin | Bamon + Stefanie (The Vampire Diaries)

Requested by anonymous

Time has never felt like it's moved slower, and that's really saying something considering all of it that Damon's had to endure as a vampire. But somehow humanity feels stiller right now than it ever has. Frozen.

It has all day, since he woke up to Bonnie rushing from the bed in their current hotel room and slamming the bathroom door behind her. He's quick to follow at the sound of her throwing up. Food poisoning, they assume.

"I told you something was off about that place," she complains hoarsely, head resting on her arm on the bowl.

Damon just smooths more of her hair from her face and gives his agreement, staying next to her. She had warned him, after all, and the food had definitely tasted wrong in many ways.

The sickness seems to pass shortly after. Having already made plans for the day, Bonnie insists that she's fine now. So, they try and go about the day as they planned, checking out places around the little town in a pocket of the Netherlands.

But they cut things short when Bonnie finally admits that the nausea is back and she's sure she's about two seconds away from collapsing. They head back to their hotel room instead.

Damon will admit to being worried. If it really is food poisoning, he should have all the same symptoms, he reasons, should he not? They ordered the exact same food, and he managed to get down more of it than she did. It doesn't make any sense.

At least, it doesn't until he comes out of the shower and finds Bonnie sitting cross-legged on the bed with a nervous, almost terrified look on her face. There's a thin, rectangular box next to her. Unopened.

It immediately clicks for him and he doesn't know how he didn't consider it before. Maybe deep down they both did.

"I called my mom," she tells him quietly, glancing up at him, but only for a second. "Just to check in, like I usually do. I, uh, I told her about the food poisoning, and she said..."

Her eyes dart to the box and she takes a sharp inhale. Damon moves slowly, approaching the bed with his heart pounding in his chest.

"Do you think...?" He swallows, but follows her suit in taking a deep breath. "Do you think you could be?"

Bonnie doesn't answer right away. The look in her eyes is enough, though. The morning sickness. Feeling light-headed and dizzy. The reason why the so-called food poisoning only seems to be affecting her.

It makes sense, he thinks, and his heart drops. She presses her lips together and he knows she's thinking it, too.

They've been doing this for months--travelling from one country to another without a real plan. Cade was defeated. Mystic Falls was safe. Damon was human and officially single. They were both still grieving over Enzo. It made sense for them to leave together to get a fresh start.

And things just happened after a couple of months, and maybe they weren't always so careful, but they were sure it was fine. Nothing has happened. Until now.

"I don't know."

Damon nods slowly. "Okay. Well... let's just see. Start with the test. If..." If it's postive, if you're pregnant. "Let's just start there."

Bonnie agrees. She disappears into the bathroom with the box. Damon forces himself to pull some clothes on. He then sinks down onto the bed and waits.

The waiting. Bonnie comes back out a moment later, the test in her hand. She comes and sits next to him, and places it on the bed.

"Takes a few minutes," she tells him, still not looking at him. Her eyes are on her hands instead.

"Bonnie," he says softly. When she doesn't respond with more than a little noise, he repeats it.

She turns her head, lifting her eyes to him. It hits him all at once. The storm of emotions flashing through her eyes. Fear, worry, the look of someone who's utterly lost.

He takes her hand, his gaze never wavering as his fingers curl around Bonnie's.

"I'm here. Okay? I know... we've never exactly talked about this kind of situation. But I promise you, no matter what the test says, I'm still gonna be right here."

She stares at him for a moment more, letting his words sink in. He offers a gentle smile, and she returns the pressure of his fingers.

"If it is..." He wets his lips, heart jumping into his throat. "If it is positive... how would you feel? Tell me what you're thinking."

She shakes her head, looking away from him again, as if she can't let herself think right now. But he waits, simply running his thumb over the back of her hand.

And eventually, in a barely audible voice, she says, "Honestly? I'm terrified."

He nods, but stays quiet.

"I've thought about kids, of course I have. Not recently, but I have. And I've never been able to stop asking myself, what if I'm bad at it? I love my mom, and my grams was amazing raising me. But still, with history... you never know."

"Genetics don't determine what you'll be like as a mother," Damon says, shaking his head. "And even if it did, you said it yourself: your grams was amazing. Emily and your mom both did what they could to protect their kids. To protect you."

"I know that," Bonnie says, staring straight ahead. "But neither of them were able to be there. Of course I don't blame my mom for protecting me, but I spent my entire childhood not knowing why she left. Questioning why."

She turns her head to look at him, her eyes big and round and so full of worry as her voice cracks.

"What if the same thing happened with me? What if--because of our lives, I have to leave? Or something bad happens to me? I don't want my child to go through that. It was an awful and horrible feeling."

"I know," Damon says quietly, giving her hand another light squeeze. He looks away, clearing his throat. "With the way my father was with me and Stefan... I never thought I'd have to worry about it after I turned, but now..."

"You're scared that you'll be like him," Bonnie says knowingly. "Just like I'm scared of history repeating and my child ending up without me. Or just completely alone."

Damon swallows again and takes in a deep breath, turning his gaze back to her.

"That wouldn't happen," he says, pushing down his own rising, swirling fears. "You would be an amazing mother. Kind, and supportive, and encouraging. I've seen you with Lizzie and Josie. Risking your life for them. You would find a way around any problem."

Bonnie's eyes are shining and he's sure she isn't even blinking. But she smiles, the barest twitch of her mouth.

"And you're not your father," she says.

He bites down on the inside of his cheek. He isn't as convinced on that part. Something must show on his face, because Bonnie gives his hand a light tug, making him look back up at her.

"You're not," she presses. "You think I haven't seen you with the twins as well? You've offered up your soul to protect them. You would never do anything to hurt your own child. You would be a good dad."

He's never put that much thought into it until now, but he wants to believe her. He just nods, returning her small smile.

Silence falls over them. That feeling of time moving slowly stretches out. He just stares at their suitcases left open in a mess across from them.

"Should we look?" Bonnie asks quietly, at last.

"I don't know," Damon says. "Probably."

He hesitates, and he can feel her doing the same. Then they both look down at the test.

Damon's stomach drops out of him. His heart pulses relentlessly against his ribs and in his throat, loud in his ears. It feels like he can hear Bonnie's, too. And the third heartbeat apparently growing inside of her.

"Okay," Bonnie says quietly, nodding slowly. Her hand is gripping his with a strength to rival a vampire's. "So, I'm pregnant."

Damon's mind is racing. Reality hits at last, finally feeling real and yet not at all in the slightest.

He turns to Bonnie. It's another blow to his chest and his heart when he realizes she's crying.

"Hey, hey."

He quickly pulls her in, wrapping his arms around her. She immediately collapses into him and buries her face in his shirt as he just holds her with a hand on the back of her head.

"It's okay," he says. "It's gonna be okay. The test might not be right. We can see a doctor, get it confirmed. And even if you are, whatever you want to do. I'll be right here no matter what you decide. It's gonna be okay."

They stay like that for a moment. Bonnie then shakes her head, and he feels her pull back slightly. She wipes at her eyes with her wrist.

"It's just the shock, I think," she says.

Damon's hand drops to her leg and he rubs her thigh soothingly, and also to have something to do.

Bonnie breathes out slowly. She glances back down at the test. That terrified, but thoughtful look returns to her face.

Another beat passes, then she nods. "Seeing a doctor is a good idea."

"Okay," Damon agrees. "Do you wanna find the closest one here?"

"Yeah," she breathes out. "The sooner we get an appointment, the better."

Damon nods and moves to get up for his phone, left on the other side of the room. But Bonnie catches his wrist and holds him in place.

"Wait," she quickly says, and he does, pausing. He sinks back down onto the bed as she takes a moment before continuing. "I... If I really am pregnant... I think I want to keep it."

Damon's pulse is loud in his ears once more, reverberating throughout his entire body. Bonnie's staring, searching wide-eyed for even the faintest reaction.

"Okay," he breathes out. He tightens his hold on her hand as surprise flashes through her eyes, and he moves his other hand to clasp hers between the two of them. "I told you that I will be here, no matter what. You wanna keep it, we keep it. I promise you that I am not going anywhere, I will be here for you every step of the way. We're in this together, right?"

Bonnie's eyes are wide and shining again. A couple tears fall when she blinks, but her face breaks into a smile, a short, gentle, breathless laugh. She nods quickly, hair bouncing around her shoulders.

"Yeah," she says, and for the first time, she's smiling so wide he thinks he can actually hear joy in her voice. She swallows, quickly pressing her lips into a line. "We're in this together."

Damon can't help but grin back at her. Something flutters in his chest, and then they're both laughing for no reason. Both crying, too, he realizes when Bonnie reaches a hand up and wipes a tear or two from his cheek.

The thought of all of it is still absolutely terrifying, somehow more so after making an appointment with the nearest doctor in a couple of days. But it's also exciting in a way that he never thought he'd experience. He can see it in Bonnie's expression as well when they're curled up in bed together, the sun setting outside.

She's trailing her fingers along her stomach, as if she can already see the possibility. And she's smiling still, a glint in her eyes. Damon can't do anything but watch her, content in doing so.

"What kind of name would you choose?" Bonnie asks him without looking up, her smile growing.

He hums in thought. "Daffodil."

Bonnie twists her neck to stare up at him, furrowed brow in disbelief. "What?"

Damon laughs, and she rolls her eyes. "I'm obviously kidding. How cruel do you think I am?"

"Well, I don't know, you were born in the nineteenth century to a man named Giuseppe and grew up around people like Honoria," Bonnie says with a scoff. "You probably have terrible taste in names."

"That is absolutely untrue, how dare you."

"Gimme one good example of a name you would choose."

Damon pauses. "There's... Jo-Johnathon. God, no, not Johnathon, I take that back."

Bonnie laughs, twisting a little onto her side, curling into him. "See? You can't think of one. And you can't suggest Giuseppe. Lily I might allow, but Katherine is off-limits."

Damon shudders. "God no. Agreed. Never Katherine."

[forever-rogue]

Hi love!! I know I'm sneaking it in under the wire, but congratulations again on your milestone! You deserve ALL the good things, honeybunch! For your prompt requests can I please get a fluffy something (maybe a lil unrequited-but-really-requited) friends to lovers with our hot daddy Marcus Moreno?? With the prompts:

“Stay. Please.” (prompt list 3) and 79. "I can't get you out of my head" (prompt list 1).

Feel free to get as creative or flexible as you want with this. Love you bb 💜🌿

I love you too bb! I am so in it for one (1) Marcus Moreno! Enjoy!

Marcus Moreno x Fem!Reader ; warnings: none

Pedro Character Masterlist

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Dating was hard. Dating was even harder when you’d been out of the game for years. Dating was hardest when you were a single, widowed father who doubled as a superhero. 

Yeah, dating was hard for Marcus Moreno. 

Even with all the support from you. 

“Marcus,” you scoffed at him as you picked up around the kitchen, sighing at the small disaster that had occurred when he had tried to cook. He knew that tone of voice very well, and he took a step back and offered you a sheepish grin. You grabbed a dish towel and threw it at him as you gestured to the mess, “how? How does this even happen? All you did was make pasta and salad!”

“I don’t know!” he insisted meekly. It was true - the man was a walking, talking disaster when it came to anything related to cooking. But he tried, gods knew he tried so hard. He was trying to do good, to be better - his best - for Missy, and himself. And you. You just weren’t exactly privy to that fact just yet. He cleared his throat awkwardly before he got too caught up in his little daydream fantasies, “it just...happened. You don't have to clean it swee- it’s okay. It’s not your mess.”

“It’s alright Marcus,” you promised him as you threw all the trash in the can and set the dishes in the sink to rise, “besides you made dinner and dessert. It’s the least I can do.”

“I burned dessert…” he pouted slightly as you laughed, causing his heart to skip a beat at the magical sound. You watched as he came over and started to load the rinsed dishes into the washer, giving his hip a small bump with your own.

“You tried,” you shot him a quick wink, “that’s what counts. Besides, you had ice cream as a backup to save the day.”

“Luckily,” he agreed, pausing for a moment as he tried to choose his next words carefully, “umm...can I ask you for a huge favor?”

“Anything,” you promised softly as you finished stowing away the leftovers and wiping down the counter, “what’s up?”

“Can you watch Missy tomorrow night?” he asked quietly, almost as if he was embarrassed by his request. You quirked an eyebrow at him before leaning against the counter and offering him a curious expression, “I-I asked my mom but she’s got poker night with her friends. I can order pizza or whatever you want for dinner and-”

“Of course, Marcus,” you interrupted him before he could stammer further, pressing a finger against his lips. If you hadn’t been so caught up in your own feelings, you’d have noticed the ting of pink creeping into his cheeks as he tried not to focus too much on the feel of your touch, “you know she’s my favorite person on the planet, right along with her dad. Just let me know the time and I’ll be here - but I want Thai, including dessert!”

“Whatever you want,” he grinned softly, “you’re such a lifesaver, and I just...I don’t know what I’d do without you.”

“I know,” you teased, “what’s the occasion? Another date with Katie?”

“No,” he admitted, as you offered up a look of surprise. You’d met her for all of about five minutes the first time he went out with her as you’d arrived to hang out with Missy. She was nice - pretty, funny, warm and despite the bit of a jealous twinge in your stomach, you could see why Marcus would fall for her. You were surprised to hear that things didn’t work, “she umm...it was fine. It just...I can’t see myself with her, you know?”

“You just gotta test the waters and see how it goes,” you swallowed the lump that had welled up, “you never know until you know. Who’s the lucky lady? If it’s a date - I shouldn’t just assume. Perhaps you’re busy saving the world?”

“I think those days are past me,” he admitted, “we leave that to the kids - with guidance of course. I..yeah it’s a date. Her name’s Stacy.”

“Oh, another first date?” you tried to keep your tone light and teased as he focused on the floor and nodded, “how very lucky she is. Hopefully she knows that and hopefully you’ll have fun! That’s what? The third first date this month? Things are looking up Mr. Moreno!”

“It’s nothing,” he swore as he shook his head, “obviously they’re first dates and they stay first dates. It is what it is.”

“Hey,” you reached over and gave his arm a squeeze, “you’re amazing Marcus, and you deserve the best. One day you’re going to meet another woman that will knock you off your feet. You just have to be patient. What is it that they say? Love is patient, love is kind? Or something like that!”

“Yeah,” he agreed as his heart dropped slightly. If he was a brave man, a bold man, he’d have dropped to his knees and confessed his love for you then and there. He’d have told you that it was you, always you, that you were the only one he wanted. But...he didn’t. Instead he swallowed his pride and his nerves and offered you a nod, “I guess we shall see.”

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But just as Katie had came and went, so did Stacy. And then Maria. And then Stefani. And then…

"Hey," you greeted Marcus as he came in the door, a dejected look on his face. You were sitting on the couch, doing some work on your laptop as you ate some ice cream. It wasn't terribly late, but Missy had already gone to bed, leaving you to your own devices. You'd gone and picked up around the house before settling on the couch, knowing Marcus had had an incredibly busy week. 

"Hey," he let out a long sigh, immediately putting his feet on the coffee table. He looked at your laptop before holding his hand in front of the screen, "its late. No more working!"

"I'm multitasking," you insisted with a grin as you held up your ice cream and pointed at the television that was playing reruns of the Office. He tutted anyway and eventually you gave in, closing out your programs before closing your laptop, "fineeeee! So, how was it? Tell me everything!"

"Not much to tell," he shrugged softly as he took off his glasses and tossed them onto the table before pinching the bridge of his nose. You offered him a small smile before holding out the remainder of your ice cream to him. He looked at it as a smile tugged on the corners of his mouth and he took the bowl from your hand, "I don't think there's going to be a second date with her either."

"What? I thought Carla seemed lovely!" you were surprised by what appeared to be another failed date. You had liked her from all the things Marcus had told you about her, and you were positive that she would be the one, "what happened, Marcus?"

"I don't know," he shrugged lightly before taking a big bite of ice cream, "I don't think it was her. I-I think it was me."

"You didn’t like her?"

"I did," he swallowed thickly, feeling his heart rate pick up wildly, and he was positive you could hear it. Why, why, why couldn't he just tell you? Why couldn't he suck it up and open his heart up and confess his feelings? It would have been so easy, "its just...I umm…"

"You don't have to explain it to me," you insisted, reaching over and giving his arm a reassuring squeeze, "if you don't click, you don't click. Patience, my love, patience. There's no rush to get anywhere.

"Listen," he set the bowl down and turned towards, a serious look on his face, "I have to -"

Before he could say anything else your phone started buzzing on the table. You sighed lightly as you saw your boss' name light up the screen. You grimaced before grabbing it and offering him an apologetic look, "I should go and take this. I've got a big presentation tomorrow…"

"Oh yeah," he gave you a meek smile as you grabbed your laptop and bag before leaning down to press a kiss to the top of his head and promising him you’d text later, "see you…"

You were quietly answering the phone as you rushed out of the house, leaving Marcus sitting there by myself. He let out a long sigh as he leaned back and tried to calm himself. Of course, of course, of course, the one time he'd gathered up some courage, something interrupted him.

Shit. Shit. Shit.

Soon he'd finally tell you. He wanted to, desperately so. Every date he went on that wasn't with you just made him realize that he wanted nothing more than you. He wished it had been you on all those dates. 

That made him realize he needed to do this. Marcus Moreno was going to make his move - finally.

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And then he didn't.

He just...never seemed to get the timing the right. Every time he finally plucked up the courage to finally say something, he was interrupted. It was like the entirety of the universe was against him.

Eventually, he reluctantly gave in and decided to go on a second date with Carla. It was a combination of things, namely her asking him, but he gave in and said yes. It had killed him a little bit as he'd responded to her text; he'd been out with you and Missy doing some grocery shopping, watching as the two of you tried to pick a cereal (it was time for something other than Great White Bites, Missy had insisted). You'd caught his eye and smiled, but he still sent the text.

Anything to get his mind off of you. 

But as soon as her excited response came through, Marcus felt like the worst person. Still - maybe he could make this work...maybe Carla wouldn't be so bad for him. 

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It wasn't too late when Marcus came home after his date. He'd thought about texting you to see if you wanted him to bring ice cream, but had decided against it. His mind was made up and set on one thing.

You.

His second date with Carla had taught him that despite how kind, funny, and pretty she was, she would never be the one for him. The one for him had been right in front of his face the whole time and he finally knew what he needed to do.

Even if you rejected him, he had to tell, to get it out in the open once and for all.

When he got home, the house was quiet, with only the soft sound of television signaling that someone was up. You'd left one of the lights in the living room on, creating a soft glow in the quiet space.

Then he spotted you and was left breathless. There you were, curled up on the end of the couch, a warm, thick blanket draped around as you slept. What a pure, innocent sight, and yet - he still felt like his heart was on fire.

Almost as if you sensed some sort of disturbance, you slowly opened your eyes and blinked away the bleariness to find Marcus watching you intently. 

"Hi," you smiled lightly as at him, "didn't mean to fall asleep. Long day...Missy's off in bed already."

"Okay," he whispered gently before coming closer to you, "listen, I have to tell you something. And I'm afraid if I don't say it now then I'll never have the courage to do it again."

"Of course," you slowly sat up and gave him the megawatt smile he loved, "but first, tell me how your date was! I bet she was so excited to see you again as she should of course because-"

"I'm in love with you," he cut you off before you could ramble on, surprising the two of you. A warm, wicked flush of red colored his features as he clamped his hand over his mouth and breathed deeply, "I...I didn't mean to quite say it like that. I just...I can't get you out of my head. I realized that every date I had didn't work out for a reason - because they weren't you. I wanted it to be you, and well...I wanted to ask and just never got the nerve."

"Oh," you tried to suppress the smile on your face, but it was futile effort as you watched him closely, "you know you're my best friend, and I supported you going on those dates because you deserve the world, only the best, but to be honest, I'm glad they didn't work out…"

"W-why?" he stammered nervously as his whole body vibrated with energy, humming like wildfire as he anticipated your next response.

"I think you know why…"

"Will you say it...please? I want to hear it...to know I'm not crazy. I can't be the only one feeling this…" the look in his gentle brown eyes was nervous, more so than you had never seen. You threw off the blanket and slowly stood up, taking a few steps closer to him so there was almost no distance between your bodies. 

"I'm in love with you too," you promised softly, as a grin broke out on his face, "I have been for a very long time and I was never sure if you felt the same and didn't want to ruin anything…"

Before saying anything else, Marcus reached up and delicately placed his hands on the sides of your face as he studied you. It was long before he moved closer, and then even closer before you finally closed the gap and kissed him softly.

It wasn't some big grandiose thing, rather it was soft and gentle - a longing kiss between two people who had been waiting on this moment for a long time. And it was everything. Marcus kissed you until you were breathless, leaning into his touch and chasing after him. It was just...utterly perfect. 

When you broke apart for a breath of air, he pressed his forehead against yours, giving your lips another saccharine little kiss. It felt natural for him to hold you like this, his large hands on your waist as your arms wrapped around his neck.

“I should have done this a long time ago,” he whispered softly, to where you could barely hear it and in some ways, you wondered if it was even intended for your ears, “I’m sorry I waited so long.”

“It was worth the wait,” you promised him gently, “you’re worth the wait.”

“Will you stay?” he asked softly as you gave him a confused look, “stay. Please…”

“Tonight?”

“Forever,” he closed his eyes as he kissed you again, holding you gently in his vice like grip, “I love you.”

“Of course,” you nuzzled your nose against his, before touching over his face gently and giving him a gentle smile, “of course. There’s nothing I’d rather be than your forever.”

“My forever,” he repeated, “you are everything.”

“Can I ask you for something Marcus?”

“Anything.”

“Please kiss me again.”

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