#chappell rook if you will

[fvrtvne]

obligatory showing off my rook

[nami-moittli]

Thinking about my Twst x Minecraft AU again so here’s some random anecdotes from that:

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*Ruggie singing Hot To Go by Chappell Roan while chopping down trees*

*Another voice joins in. Ruggie stops for a moment as Kalim continues singing*

*The two then proceed to sing the song together while getting wood*

_—_—_

Leona, talking to his chat: “Why do I play with them if I hate them so much?”

Leona: Okay, come here, listen up, I’m going to tell you a secret:

Leona, whispering really close to the mic: I don’t actually hate them. If most of us actually hated each other, we wouldn’t be playing Minecraft together

Leona, speaking normally again: We were all friends before this, with people occasionally bringing new people into our group chat, and one day we decided ‘Hey, we all like watch Minecraft and stuff, why not make a SMP? We have enough people for it’

Leona: We all hate each other as a joke. It’s funny to us

Leona: “Who brought in famous in famous actor and model Vil Schoenheit?”

Leona: Oh fuck, I dunno. Rook, I think?

Leona: Yeah, he’s enough of a freak for that, yeah

Leona: Fuckin’ weirdo

_—_—_

Ace: Hey! Hey Riddle! Look at this!

*Riddle looks over at him. Ace makes direct eye contact (as much as you can with block people) pulls out a shovel and starts digging straight down*

*Riddle takes a deep breath, calmly takes out his sword, and jumps down the hole*

Ace: WAIT! WAIT I’M SORRY-

{Xx_-TrumpofHearts-_xX was slain by QueenRulebookofHearts using [Off With Your Head]}

{CrimsonSlumber: lol}

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*In the end, about to face the ender dragon*

Lilia: Does anyone else think about how tragic the ender dragon is? I mean, when you kill her, she drops her egg. There’s no other dragons. Just her and her baby. And you kill her and take her child as a reward. Where’s her mate? Gone? Dead? Who knows. Certainly not us.

Everyone else: …

Lilia and Ace at the same time: Anyway, let’s go kill this thing!/I’m going to push you off this ledge

Lilia: Please don’t, I don’t want to lose all my stuff

Deuce: Does anyone remember Purple Shep?

Malleus: I’m actually the son of the Ender Dragon

Leona: Is that really the lore that you want to make right now? Right before we kill her?

Malleus: Ah-

Sebek: At the very least he’s a Ender Dragon

Silver: Yeah, he’s definitely an Ender Dragon

Ruggie, snickering: So what I’m hearing is that your dad got custody in the divorce

Jamil: Ah, so you’re killing her for making her deal with your dad, I see, I see

Vil: That feels a bit extreme for that…

Idia: TBH ya’ll are talking like a bunch of people who don’t know you respawn the Ender Dragon lol

Lilia: Oh shit really?

Malleus, chuckling: Oh, yes, that’s it. I’m going to kill her and bring her back to life as revenge for my father

Cater: I cannot wait for the fan reception to this, they’re going to go crazy over this lore drop

Ortho: I’m going to go crazy over this lore drop!

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I think that’s about all? For now at least lol, I hope these were funny! Not sure if I’ll keep Ace and Riddle’s usernames tho

[randomnonsensedragonage]

In my quest to share the playlists I've been making around my first Veilguard playthrough/first Rook, sharing the playlist I made around Runa and Harding!

Harding Romance (and general vibes)

Link: here

Featuring: Cottagecore vibes, Disney princess vibes, people-pleaser angst, and GAAAY

Track list under the cut

"All Is Found," Evan Rachel Wood (from Frozen 2)

"seven," Taylor Swift

"Touch the Sky," Julie Fowlis (from Brave)

"Avalanches (Culla's Song)," A Fine Frenzy

"What Else Can I Do?," Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Guerrero (from Encanto)

"yellow is the color of her eyes," Soccer Mommy

"Picture You," Chappell Roan

"Dreaming on the Bus," Jenny Owen Youngs

"Here is a Heart," Jenny Owen Youngs

"Clearest Blue," CHVRCHES

"Something Entirely New," Charlyne Yi, Erica Luttrell (from Steven Universe)

"Slow Burn," Kacey Musgraves

"we fell in love in october," girl in red

"Good Woman," The Staves

"Cool Girl," dodie

"Haunted House," Florence + The Machine

"Show Yourself," Idina Menzel, Evan Rachel Wood (from Frozen 2)

"Interlude: I'm Not Angry Anymore," Paramore

"My Love Mine All Mine," Mitski

"Genevieve," Girlyman

"I'll Call You Mine," girl in red

"the lakes," Taylor Swift

[taamlok]

Muireann as...

Color: Soft but bright pinks, purples, blues and greens

Flower: Angels Trumpet (represents the bridge between the physical and spiritual realms, which is relevant to her as a veil jumper and fade anomaly enthusiast)

Animal: Seagull

Scent: Sea salt and oak moss

Song: You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive and/or The Subway by Chappell Roan (currently unreleased) (she's the one who got away)

Feeling: The rush of moving quickly through the water with the wind in your face

i was tagged to do this template by @mercymaker and @euryalex and decided to take it as an opportunity to talk about my Rook because i'm obsessed with her

i need to update my tag list so in the meantime if you're looking for a reason to talk about an oc do this and tag me so i can see!

[cheapsweetsrocks]

🏳️‍🌈Queer music for Pride Month🏳️‍🌈

This year I figured I’d mark Pride Month by posting a song by a different queer artist for every day in June; I’ll be collating links to each of the songs/posts into this masterpost as I go along.

This is never going to be comprehensive, but I’ve tried to include as wide a variety as I could, in terms of the artists, genres and eras of music (I’d love to hear of any other favourites, or anything important that I might have missed!)

I mostly stuck to songs where there was an actual, good quality video available, which did unfortunately restrict me in some areas (I would have loved to include something by Tribe 8 for example), but there are a few exceptions where I’ve either picked a visualiser, or just the audio track (where I felt the audio was much better than a live set, or where the only videos had flashing lights, which I've tried to avoid).

Anyhow, happy Pride!

Dope Saint Jude - Alphas

2. Judas Priest - Breaking The Law

3. Rina Sawayama - Frankenstein

4. Water Spirit - Chaos Euphoria

5. Green Day - Bobbysox

6. Hayley Kiyoko - For the Girls

7. George Michael - Outside

8. Vile Creature - Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!

9. Pansy Division - I Really Wanted You

10. Skunk Anansie - Weak

11. Banshee - Birth of Venus

12. 100 Gecs - Doritos & Fritos

13. Bloc Party - Hunting for Witches

14. Chappel Roan - Pink Pony Club

15. The HIRS Collective feat. Shirley Manson - We're Still Here

16. Janelle Monáe - Water Slide

17. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You

18. Backxwash feat. Ada Rook - I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses

19. R.E.M. feat. Patti Smith - E-bow The Letter

20. Faetooth - Echolalia

21. Fever Ray - North

22. Clowns - Formaldehyde

23. Grace Petrie - Northbound

24. KEiiNO - GET UP

25. The Doubleclicks - Dimetrodon

26. Angel Electronics - RETURN TO THE SKY

27. Big Freedia - BDE

28. Sunrot - Gutter

29. The B-52s - Good Stuff

30. Sleater-Kinney - LOVE

[flyawaymind]

10 things for 10 people you'd like to know better:

Thanks for the tag @the-chosen-half-of-one!

Last Song: King of Anything by Sara Bareilles, but I’ve had Chappell Roan’s Femininomenon stuck in my head for a few hours now.

Last Book: Currently reading The Rook by Daniel O’Mallery

Last Movie: Wicked! I was stuck in a theater kid’s worst nightmare: watching a beloved musical but unable to sing along. I had to settle for lip syncing instead.

Last TV Show: The Lincoln Lawyer

Sweet/Savoury/Spicy: Sweet is my go-to, but recently I’ve been craving savoury and salty things.

Relationship Status: Single and trying to get myself together to date. My friend says I should start my slut era, but the chances of that are very slim.

Last Thing I Googled: Chappell Roan’s Femininomenon, to check the spelling lol.

Current Obsession: My friend (same as above) got me Cult of the Lamb for Christmas, and I’ve been spending way too much time playing that. Fishing minigames and pet-able creatures are my weakness. And, of course, Baldur’s Gate and Gale Dekarios.

Looking Forward To: I get to watch a new animal on Saturday! She’s a little french bulldog who was rescued from a shitty breeder situation and adopted by this lovely lesbian couple. This dog is so sweet, but also spoiled rotten, and I can’t wait to add to the spoiling myself! She gets lots of toys and warmth and soft things because the first 5 years of her life were absolutely horrible, and also because she’s just great.

Secret 10th Thing (this list stopped at 9 things so I’m adding another): If you want to make REALLY good salmon, get the fresh stuff, season it however you want, put it in the oven BEFORE YOU TURN THE OVEN ON, and bake at 400*F for 20 min. It keeps the fish from drying out so you end up with really tasty melt-in-your-mouth fish.

Tagging: @theresa1441, @aethersea, @paper-ink-and-sorrow, @sharatheundead, @katsky95, @esmeraldablazingsky, @keldae, and anyone else who wants to!

[sapphicnunnery]

Introduction

Hello! this is just a quick about-me post to get people introduced to me and my practice. This is quite a long post, so if you don't want to read all of it, it'll be broken up into a few distinct sections of basic info, my practice (witchcraft), my practice (religion), and my hobbies/interests. If you have any other questions, feel free to send an ask or leave it in the comments. I'm doing my best to format this, so if you have any advice for formatting, please leave that in the comments too :)

Basic info:

You can call me Rook or Cloud

Any pronouns, but i especially prefer they/them and it/its

I'm a minor, so proceed with some caution, and dni if you're uncomfy with that

Genderqueer (possibly genderfluid? idk lmao)

Gray-aromantic

Asexual

auADHD

GAD

Practicing witch (eclectic/heathen) :0

Pagan/Lokean

Writer (including some poetry)

Artist (of many kinds)

Entomology, mycology, ornithology, lepidopterology, herpetology, and botany (i really like biology if you couldn't tell)

I also sew, embroider, and crochet!

My practice (witchcraft):

I'm a witch!! Eclectic is pretty accurate for me, but I do use a lot of heathenry in my practice. I collect crystals for both spiritual purposes and the fact that they're generally pretty cool :) I tend to do mostly low-energy spells, but I do enjoy larger and more elaborate rituals and spells when I have the time and motivation. I love divination, and would absolutely love to do readings for people if anyone wants one! you can just send me an ask if you'd like. I'm most experienced with tarot cards and oracle cards, but I also use pendulums, playing cards, tasseomancy (tea leaf reading), osseomancy (bone throwing/reading, although you don't just have to use bones for this), and more! currently I'm researching spirit work, shadow work, plant spirits, and astral projection/the astral realm.

My practice (religion):

I'm a pagan!! I only work closely with Loki, so I also use the term Lokean. Loki is my patron deity, so I work very very closely with him, and I'd love to tell you guys about him! Previously I have worked with the fae, but I wasn't taking it seriously enough, and didn't know enough to really do it properly. I may start working with them again now that I've learned more about myself and my beliefs. I also may start working with Lucifer, but I need to keep researching him.

My hobbies/interests:

As mentioned above, I love biology in general, but I am especially interested in entomology, mycology, ornithology, lepidopterology, herpetology, and botany. I am an amateur houseplant collector, and my most prized specimens are my (very small) Monstera albo, my (very large) pothos with 9+ inch long leaves, and my huge fiddle leaf fig! I'm currently planning on starting to pin insects, raise moths, and raise mantids. I love Dungeons and Dragons, so I'd love to geek out about that with somebody >:) I also do a lot of fiber work when I have time, specifically embroidery, sewing, and crocheting. I enjoy learning about music-theory, and compose a little bit. my favorite bands are Fall Out Boy, Ghost, Witchfinder General, Candlemass, Tom Lerher, and Chappel Roan. I also write, draw, paint, and sculpt!

Alright, that should be it! Sorry, that was definitely a lot, but thanks for reading to the end :DD See y'all later!

[requiemforthestars]

Important things that are happening at the Lighthouse right now:

Rook and Taash are having sex casually

Rook is kind of in love with Neve who doesn't pay her any attention over the whole "you let a fascist cult take over my city and kill my friends" thing

BELLARA is into Rook

Harding is also into Taash but doesn't want to get in the way and ruin her friendship with Rook even though the whole thing's casual

Neve is, regrettably, into Lucanis a little bit

Everyone is interdimensionally listening to Chappel Roan about it, somehow

[hypn0sssss]

By "specifically the end part", I mean that part where it's just Charli XCX and Billie Eilish repeating "guess" over and over

[azatas]

4 and 6 for the rook songs? 😎📻

hehe ty for the ask 💜

4. Which npc/companion(s) are they romantically involved with? What song describes their relationship?

cara romances lucanis <3 and the song currently giving me brainworms over them is that you are by hozier & bedouine

6. What's a song they'd listen to? What's their taste in music like?

i think she'd be into classic rock, with a preference for female vocalists, but she'd also like more current mainstream stuff. i can see her listening to david bowie and fleetwood mac but also like... megan thee stallion and chappell roan

for specific songs, she'd definitely have 5 out of 6 by dessa on her workout playlist

[dreamywritingdragon]

6, 13 for Rook and LI? :)

Thank you so much for the ask :) (from here)

What is their favorite thing to do together? Do they share any hobbies? Does your Rook teach their partner their own hobbies? Does the partner teach Rook theirs?

Ysleen and Lucanis' favorite thing is napping together. Ysleen tends to sew her quilts when Lucanis knits, little arts and crafts dates^^ Lucanis tries to teach Ysleen to cook, but it's a fail because she's too easily distracted.

Davrin teaches Len to carve figurines, and Len takes easily to it because it's a fun thing to do with a blade. They share a hobby of taking long walks in the nature.

Heyrinie got into reading thanks to Bellara, and she loves beta-reading for her girlfriend!

Orestes and Neve have crime fighting dates^^ He taught her to sail the small boat he bought (yes, he can swim)

Dagmar and Emmrich do necromancy stuff together, and can talk about magic for hours on end. Dagmar tried to teach Emmrich about fauna classification, but he prefers plants.

What song(s) do you associate with them?

YsleenXLucanis: Call me maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen (it's the ossuary meeting to me), Only Us from Dear Evan Hansen, Something just like this by the Chainsmokers, Bad Idea from Waitress

LenXDavrin: Animals by Maroon 5

HeyrinieXBellara: I kissed a girl by Katy Perry, Hot to Go by Chappel Roan

OrestesXNeve: Hot and Cold by Katy Perry, Die with a smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

DagmarXEmmrich: None for now!

[disasterdrvid]

8 13 17 for nevori my beloveds (srry i just made up an unofficial ship name for them <3)

Yay thank you <3333 (definitely stealing that ship name 10/10)

8. What does their ideal date look like? Do they go on much?

Iori loves tagging along with Neve while she hunts down clues for cases. Her work with the Lords gives her a pretty critical eye for liars or hidden back alleys. And it usually ends with dinner from Hal's, so it's a win all around for her.

Once everything is finished with the Evanuris, Iori takes Neve on an extended vacation. She'd intended to use her earnings from the Lords on her own ship, but she has no problem using part of those funds to rent a room in the nicest in in Lllomerynn for a week. But because this is Neve they naturally find themselves discovering a money laundering scam the innkeeper is running.

13. What song(s) do you associate with them?

Ok, first the government assigned Pvris tracks

Everything about this song is quintessential Nevori, especially in the immediate aftermath of the regret prison. Absolutely conveys that fear and desperation Neve feels to have Iori back when she thought she was gone.

"Ghosts" is sooooo early Nevori when they're deep in the early situationship. I think it really captures the push and pull of their early interactions. Neve keeps pushing Iori away because she's scared of her getting hurt. Iori pushes Neve away with fears about her past and being judged for it all. Both are absolutely haunted and the lyrics reflect that for me.

Think the lyrics on this one really speak for themselves:

Everybody wants to have their taste I'm no different, I am just the same But she helped me find a different kinda love Made me feel like I was finally enough

But there's more going on behind the scenes She needs this love just as much as me

She's cold, she's dark, she's cynical She's forever angry at the world She's no angel, but she is my religion Always finding ways to numb the pain She's mad and she will never change She's no angel, but she is my religion, religion

Obligatory Chappell track <3 Definitely early Nevori when they're still dancing around their feelings. Iori absolutely had the hots for Neve immediately, but in my canon she racked up low approval really quickly in the first act due to her decisions so she definitely didn't feel like Neve could like her back.

17. What is your Rook's favorite thing about their partner? What is the partner's favorite thing about Rook?

Iori admires how much Neve tries to better her neighborhood. She's always felt helpless to change things, so seeing someone she loves try no matter what is something that ultimately shifts her outlook. She also likes the Neve is willing to tease her right back when they're together.

Neve likes the, no matter how many times Iori gets knocked down, she gets right back up. She spends so much time doubting she'd doing her best for the people of Dock Town and each time she does, there's Iori ready to pick her back up.

[taamlok]

4, 11, and 19 for the song asks!! :3c

thanks for the ask! questions from here, answers under the cut because this is a long post

4. Which npc/companion(s) are they romantically involved with? What song describes their relationship?

I have 2 songs for Muireann and Taash: one that's more from Taash's perspective and one that's more from Muireann's. Sailor Song by Gigi Perez is the song that reminds me more of Taash. Specifically the chorus (lyrics below). Taash is struggling with figuring out their "flavour" so to speak, both in terms of their gender and how they fit in as a qunari. In-game, they lean on Muireann for support which sometimes manifests as asking Muireann to tell them what to do. I think this comes from a place of feeling seen and understood by her when they don't understand themself. Also, the obvious sailor thing.

For Muireann, I like Edge of the Earth by The Beaches. It's about being someone who can be a bit flighty falling in love with someone who has an avoidant attachment style, and how it's through that dynamic that they're brought together and find mutual understanding. I think that really sums up their vibe especially toward the endgame when Taash becomes distant out of fear.

11. Which song best describes them during their time prior to being Rook?

Red Wine Supernova by Chappell Roan. Before Muireann was Rook she was kind of a walking stereotype of a flirtatious captain with a girl in every port. She's charming and cocky and the song reminds me of the kind of lines she was pulling on girls in taverns when she docked.

19. Is there a song you could visualize your Rook singing?

I'm not gonna lie Muireann does not sing unless she's way too drunk for you to tell what song it's supposed to be. She also probably only knows the words to sea shanties. If there's music involved she's more likely to be dancing than singing.

[r3b3lgrrrrrrrl]

A LunaTic and her Gunn (Part 78)

🎀A Spy in the Watergate🎀

@creatureofthen1ght-v3

@lovemythsworld

@crystalbaby12

Luna's underneath Colson on the floor of The Bus. As he dips down to kiss her neck again, she places a palm on his forehead to stop him. Throwing her legs around his waist, she holds him hostage.

"Don't think because I'm a drunk crab that your dickhead ass is off the hook." She informs him.

"Yeah, yeeeaahhh..." He blows her off by kissing her hard on the mouth.

Even still annoyed with him, Luna can't resist Colson. His smell, his touch, his complete Assholeness. He's her own private addiction.

Heart racing as she kisses him back. Legs still around his waist. Colson's dick grows hard against her. Feeling her body flush, Luna pushes him off of her.

"Get me off of this fucking floor." She directs.

"For real, if y'all are gonna fuck get off the floor." Ashleigh throws out at them.

"I fuck where I waaaant!" Colson replies as he dry humps Luna.

Laughing and trying to wiggle away from him, she shouts "Get off me!"

"Fine. No fucking on the floor." Colson huffs as he helps Luna up, giving her a sly look. "For now."

Luna rolls her eyes as she plunks down next to Rook again, stating. "Something is really fucking wrong with him?" Both of them laughing at Colson's nonsense.

Proving her point, he walks up to Luna. Grabbing the back of her head and shoving her face into his groin. Bouncing it off of his jeans as she shrieks that she's going to Fucking kill him.

The Bus hits a bump causing Colson to lose his balance. Luna taking it as an opportunity to free herself. Pushing him, he stumbles across The Bus to the other couch. Luna pouncing on him.

Straddling him, Luna grabs his head. Shoving his face into her Hulk Hogan clothed breasts.

"How you like that?" She growls at him.

"Ahhhh!!! Tittie assault!!" Colson cries out in laughter.

"Y'all are fucking duuuumb!!" Slim hollers over them as Colson flips Luna onto her back, tickling her.

Half hanging off the couch, she yells "I'm gonna pee on you, if you don't stoooop!"

Letting her go, Luna scrambles to the bathroom as Colson starts singing Chappelle's Piss on You behind her.

🎶Imma pee on you. Drip, drip, drip

Yes I do. I wanna pee on you🎶

The Bus joining in with him singing. Luna saying she hates them ALLL when she comes back out. Grabbing a beer, she climbs onto Colson's lap. Calling him an Asshole before kissing him.

The rest of the 3hr ride to DC is filled with more teasing, pouring of shots, laughter, joints and music.

Everyone relieved that they made it out of Pennsylvania without losing anyone. Except for Luna. She never knew she was lost.

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Getting to DC before 1230A, they're booked at the legendary Watergate Hotel. Ashleigh heads to her room while Luna, Colson, The Band and some of The Crew head to the rooftop bar.

Continuing to drink as Luna quizzes the bartender about random facts regarding the historical building. Learning that Room 214 is no longer. Having been remodeled into a tourist attraction for the show Scandal.

"Idn't that about a bitch." Luna claims in disappointment.

Feeling her frustrated with pop culture the bartender tells her how the bar manager can point out all the windows in the office building that were involved in the scandal. He offers to get him for her to Luna's delight.

Colson teasing her how her nerd is showing. Yet, watches her adoringly as she excitedly interacts with the manager. Luna hanging on every word spoken.

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"You're such a dork." Colson laughs as Luna wigs out in giggles over the custom Stolen from Watergate pencils in their room. Already swearing she's keeping the keycard when she noticed it was printed with No Need To Break In.

Luna starts jumping up and down on the king sized bed. High. Like a little kid. Pulling Colson up to jump with her.

He continues laughing at her as she drunkenly shouts "Do you know how much history we're surrounded by!??"

Jumping off the bed, she asks him if he wants to play a game. He says Yes. Colson loves Luna's games.

"Let's play American Made. You can be the President...." She says.

Grabbing her travel bag before disappearing into the bathroom. Popping back out, she leans against the door frame. Dressed in a black latex corset and long latex gloves. She has on thigh highs with latex knee high stiletto boots. The riding crop dangling in her hand. With no panties. Colson salivates looking at her.

"And I, zee ruthlez zpy ired to teach zee bad, bad man zee lezzon." Luna's imitating an awful collection of accents as she stalks towards him.

Coming close, she drags the crop down his left cheek. Swatting it lightly, she demands he undress. Now. Swatting him again when he tries to speak.

"Ze do az I zay." She warns.

Colson drops his pants and yanks off his shirt. Dick standing at attention.

"Mmmm..." Luna says dragging the toy down the front of his body. Swatting him on the chest a little harder. "Turn." She demands.

Blue eyes daring Colson in a way they never have. He does as he's told. Luna drags the leather from the nape of his neck, down to his lower back. Causing him yelp when she makes the stick whizz through the air. Striking his bare ass.

Colson's never been dominated before. As Luna sits him down in a chair, there's a vulnerable giddiness to him. She pulls his arms back. Tying his hands together securely with a black silk ribbon.

Running the crop up his left thigh, Luna stares at Colson with a wicked smile. Tickling his balls.

"Is ze villing to cooperate, Mzr. PrezIdent?" She asks.

Smirking, Colson states. "No. America don't not negotiate wit terrorists. Ya dirty commie whore." He cocks his lip, impersonating Clint Eastwood.

Luna slaps the top of his knee hard. "Nine?" She asks. "Zat's purrfeczy fine Mzr. PrezIdent. I have many ozzer vayz to make ze tawlk.

She tantalizes him as she bites her lip. It's the last thing he sees before she slips and ties another black ribbon around his eyes.

"What the fuc..." Colson tries to speak but Luna shoves her dirty panties into his mouth.

"Ze bad man doeznt vant to lizen. Make him." Her words sexually provoking him.

Dragging the crop along his jawline, under his chin and down his throat. Colson moans are muffled as she circles his nipples. Following his happy trail. She grazes the leather across his raging cock.

On her knees between his legs. Luna spits on his cock, sliding her latex gloves up and down it. Colson's body jerks and twitches. Other senses amplified by not being able to see or use his hands.

Slipping his dick into her mouth, Luna slurps it up loudly. Feeling Colson tense under her. Enjoying the sound. Using one hand along the base, she deep throats him fiercely. Feeling him on the brink, she pulls back.

"Nine. Zee vaitz until zee iz told." Luna directs.

Not knowing where she went. Though muffled, his groans are loud as she licks his cheek with her wet tongue. Grabbing the crop again, she runs the leather between his thighs. Making him shudder in anticipation.

Straddling him, Luna works Colson's huge cock inside of her. Bouncing up and down on him slowly, she grips his chest with her latex gloves. Pinching his nipples. Leaning back, she places one hand on his knee as she plays with his balls in her other. Just as he's about to cum again, she jumps off.

Colson can't think as his body jerks from Luna's actions. Her latex on his skin and taste of her in his mouth, a welcome treat.

Turning around, Luna drags her wet pussy down Colson's chest. His continuous noises of pleasure coming through her panties.

Dragging herself back up him, she bends down low as her sopping cunt sits on his chest. Ass under his chin as she begins to swallow his dick again with deep, slow strokes. Sucking her cheeks together for Colson to hear the saliva building in her mouth.

With both of his legs twitching, she slides down him again, this time popping him back inside of her. Rocking back and forth on top of him, she runs her gloves along the insides of his calfs. Up his thighs, back to his balls. Swirling her hips as she grinds him into her.

His moans become louder as his drool soaks her panties in his mouth.

Bringing her legs together inside of his, Luna slides her plump pussy along Colson's bulging cock. In slow controlled motions. Unable to control herself anymore, she stands up.

Turning around and throwing her leg back over him, Luna shoves his dick back inside of her. Bucking against him hard. His body gyrating. She grabs his hair as she sinks her teeth into his neck.

"NOW!!" Luna instructs Colson, giving them both permission to cum.

Catching her breath, she stands up. Colson's head dangles back in ecstasy. Untying the ribbon from his eyes first, she pulls his chin up.

"Let uzz zee if zee bad man can behave now. Do not zpeak. Only do." Luna taunts him to his exhausted but wide eyes.

Picking up the crop and pulling her dripping panties out of his mouth, Luna lifts her boot onto Colson's shoulder. Spike pressing into his skin.

"Lick it." She instructs as she slaps the crop in her hand.

Colson's mind is blown. Mesmerized by Luna, he can only do as he's told.

Bringing her leg down, she leans her hands on both of his knees. Face to face.

"Now. Izz ze bad man going to treat zee vife better?" She asks him.

Colson nods.

"Zay it." She demands as she wraps her hand around his balls.

"I'll treat my wife better!!" He promises her.

"And..." She taunts.

He looks at her confused as she climbs back onto his lap. Her hand on the ribbon string tempting his release.

"Hail Hyrda!" She states as she pulls the string to his erupting laughter.

"You're so fucked up." He laughs wrapping his arms around her latex covered body. "I don't know how the fuck I got so lucky with you."

"Yeah, me either." Luna laughs at him before letting him kiss her deeply.

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Thursday morning is crazy. Luna and Colson waking to an early knock. Both forgetting he has an acoustic set with a DC station.

They never talked last night. Just kinda played around and fell asleep.

Colson kisses Luna's head before he ducks into the bathroom.

"I love you. Go back to sleep." He says to her sleepy nod.

Warming up the shower and pulling the bag out from Philly, he rails a line instead of any Adds. Jumping into the shower before even smoking a joint.

Feeling the jolt of Colombian BamBam, Colson perks up. Stroking his dick as usual before he washes himself. When he can't fuck Luna in the shower, he doesnt mind taking care of himself.

Thinking of last night, his dick grows larger as he pulls faster. Colson liked the way Luna teased and tied him down.

"I wasn't about that shit before but.... Zee zpy was fucking hot." He thinks of Luna dressed in latex and how he could feel her but not see her.

Feeling her dominance surround him, he leans back against the shower wall as he cums for her. Again.

"Fuuckkk..." He thinks.

Body falling slightly weak as the water cascades down him.

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Colson's gone when Luna wakes up. She's not entirely sure where his is.

Hungover and groggy, she fires up a joint. Ordering coffee from room service. She throws on a light tank and shorts. Snapping him as she waits for her coffee. Taking a quick shower with it. Morning Shower Joints burning along the way.

Enjoying her coffee and hitting another joint, Luna gets dressed. Throwing on oversized sweat pants and ablack sports bra with a loose fishnet cropped cover-up. She pulls on a scully and Docs.

She needs to call Monica, Travis and Kylie today. Deciding to grab the burner before beginning.

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Colson's acoustic set is incredibly intimate. Only doing three songs. El Diablo, a shortened version of I Think I'm Okay and a cover of Wonderful Tonight.

Hoping Luna will catch it.

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Luna Googles the closest pharmacy. It's like five blocks away. No big deal. Only... She gets three before there's a swarm of photogs around her.

Shoving her hands on her pockets, annoyed, she notices how they keep a weird 10ft radius around her.

"Brooklyn!! What are you doing in DC?" One shouts at her.

"Is this a political thing or are you here with MGK??" Another asks.

"When will we get your next album?" Is thrown out.

Finally hitting her nemesis Walgreens, she dips in to it's ironic salvation with a sigh.

Luna strolls around. Grabbing a burner. Playing around with makeup and skin care products. Grabbing a FANTASTIC pair of socks for Colson. She goes on to find a Polaroid camera. Debating on her ethics, she decides to buy it.

With The Paps still outside, Luna discreetly asks to speak to the manager. Explaining her situation, she asks of any back exits. The manger obliges her to Luna's deep gratitude.

Slipping out, she escapes back to The Watergate unnoticed.

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Colson is performing at EchoStage tonight. Backstage in the dressing room, he notices a Snap from Luna.

"She's so fucking beautiful." He thinks with a smile on his face. Dick jumping again from last night.

He Snaps her back before continuing on.

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Luna sets up shop in the hotel lobby. She is immensely invested in politics and is fascinated by it's corrupt history.

Calling Monica first. Luna relays the conversation with Marshall to her. Frustrated that Luna mentioned the tape, Monica goes on to ease her worried mind that she's seen it. Although it's not caught that Eminem hit him first, the video is too grainy to implicate Colson. Luna being on nothing. With a sigh of relief, Luna asks what to do if Marshall contacts her again.

"Send him to me. At this point it's harassment." Luna's attorney assures her.

Monica goes on to tell her she has a few properties in mind. She's gonna send Luna the listings. Luna agrees to keep an eye out for them. Thanking her friend as always before they hang up.

Luna pulls out the burner and activates it. Googling local diners in Warchester, she decides on a spot.

Calling Travis, he answers on the second ring. They agree to meet at 2P tomorrow in Massachusetts.

Collecting her things, Luna pops back into their room to double check for lost items.

Catching the elevator back downstairs, she orders an uber to the venue. It's only 3P. Her therapy session isn't scheduled until 5P.

Looking back at the hotel in admiration as she climbs into the back seat. Once settled, she notices a Snap from Colson.

Luna rolls her eyes at his picture. Laughing to herself, thinking "He's such a fucking idiot."

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Luna meets up with Colson and The Band backstage at EchoStage. Things aren't as crazy today... Maybe because they're actually ahead of schedule.

Burning and talking, Luna sits on a table next to Colson. Baze complimenting Luna's new ink. She beams a Thanks as swings her legs.

Colson asks what made her get it, causing Luna to stop and look at him funny.

"I told you last night. Imma mothafucken crab. I will fuck you up." She responds.

"How do you forget THIS?" Rook asks laughing as he intimates Luna's crabby dance from last night.

"See, Rook gets it." Luna laughs, nodding towards him.

Laughing at the two of them, Colson hands Luna a bottle of Jameson. When she declines, he asks her Why. Looking at her watch, she hops off the table.

"Because I have a therapy session in like 10mins!" She exclaims, kissing him quickly. "I'm headed to The Bus. I'll be back." Luna calls over her shoulder.

"Love you" Colson yells after her but she's out of ear shot.

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Luna's on the phone with her therapist Kylie for 45mins. Laying on the bed, burning through joints.

They talk about an array of things. It being over 3mnths since she last talked to Luna. They touch base on the new changes in Luna's life and how she's processing them.

Kylie asking if the nightmares are still continuing. This catches Luna offgaurd. She hasn't had one since she met Colson. Even on night's they haven't shared the same bed. Kylie attributing it to the change of scenery.

Talking about a few more things such as Casie, the record lable, the engagement, the tour. Kylie advises her not to stretch herself too thin.

Asking Luna if she's taking her meds, she sends refills to a RiteAid in MA. Luna will grab them tomorrow. They hang up agreeing on the same time next week.

"I don't know why I fight talking to her.... Especially if I can get high while doing so." Luna thinks. Annoyed sometimes by her own stubbornness.

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Colson's in his dressing room when Luna comes back into Echo.

"Hey!!" His face lights up as she enters. "Bring that sweet ass over here." He says pulling for her.

Obliging him, she sits on his lap. Throwing her arm over his shoulder and nuzzling his neck with kisses. Asking her how her session was, she says it was fine.

"Oh! I have something for you!" She says hopping off his lap to dig through her bag.

Reading the socks. He laughs and pulls her back to him.

"I fucking love you." Colson says running his hands through her hair to steal a kiss from her.

"You fucking better." She smirks.

Ashleigh pops her head in calling 10mins. Colson switches out his socks. Taking a quick picture. Luna kisses him again, telling him he should go. Walking out, Colson tosses the picture onto his Instagram. He captions it:

"My girl always dropping me cool shit 😍🙏🏽 2 all my h8rs incase you forgot 💯😈"

Sitting in his chair once he leaves, Luna grabs the bottle of whiskey in front of her. Taking a swig, she looks down at her hand. Touching her homemade ring her mind begins to roam.

"Home's gonna be a fucking shit storm..." Thinking about returning to The City. There's a lot expected to be accomplished that day. "I need to figure out when I can see Tim...." Luna thinks to herself. Wanting to tell Justin's bestfriend personally of her engagement. "He's gonna snap... Just like at brunch." Luna worries. "Just like Colson's gonna snap about fucking Tommy....." Luna sighs. She hasn't told Colson that she has to meet up with Tommy. Considering it's context, she's not sure she's going too. "Fuck..." She sighs again, thinking of how their last fight went regarding Tommy.

Swigging the bottle, Luna lights up a joint. Digging through her bag again she pops a xanax. Trying to quiet her mind, she hits the bottle a few more times as she finishes the joint. Stepping out back for a cigarette before heading SideStage to watch the show.

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The Band's performance is intense. Lights flashing, artificial and weed smoke billowing. The crowd roaring with them.

They have a pretty secure setlist. Starting off each night with Sex Drive, Habits and Breaking News 2. El Diablo securing an opening slot.

Sometimes things change. An odd cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit thrown in. Colson plays Candy. Catching her eye and grinning when he changing the lyrics to a particular verse again.

Luna's not on the setlist. Colson pulling Bad Things when he was pissed yesterday. This is fine with her. Standing with Ashleigh, she enjoys the show. Grabbing a Polaroid or two with her new camera, unsure of if she likes it or not. Sharing a bottle and joints.

Rook sings as they cover Shout at The Devil. Amazingly just as before. Sending the crowd into a tizzy.

The Band then hitting LOCO, GTS, Trap Paris and part of I Think I'm Okay.

The venue is loud and exciting. Colson jumping around, diving into the crowd, climbing on top of speakers. Hyping the crowd more with his every move. He truly is a great showman.

Tearing through Rap Devil, Till I Die, Golden God, and Alpha Omega. Lately, Bad Motherfucker, Wake&Bake, Rehab and 27 rounding out the show.

The band comes out to encore Sail to the audience's cheers.

As always, buzzing from the electricity of the show, Colson pulls Luna along with him off stage.

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"Fuuuckk Loons!!" He moans out as he takes his time pushing himself inside of her.

"Mmm..." She purrs, glancing at him in the mirror before closing her eyes.

Enjoying Colson pull her hair as he nails her from behind. Taking his dick deeply. Luna yelps when he smacks her jiggling ass. Eyes opening wide.

"That's right. You look at me when I fuck you." He challenges her through the mirror.

Keeping his gaze, she starts thrusting into him. With one hand against the mirror, Luna grabs Colson's bare ass cheek. Sinking her nails into it. Gripping her hips, he fucks her harder until they both cum.

Leaning against her back, Colson lifts up to kiss the nape of Luna's neck. Telling her That'll never get old, to her agreeance.

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Sharing drinks Backstage, The Crew quickly breaks down the stage. They're headed to Massachusetts next. It's an 8hr drive from DC. No time for Downtown Antics tonight.

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Heading to The Bus, there's still a mass of fans outside. Colson, Luna and The Band taking the time to say Hello and sign autographs.

Making his way through, Colson comes across the sweetest little girl with pink hair. She has on a Pink Floyd T as she sits on her mom's shoulders. Asking if she would like a hug, the little girl says yes. Slightly shaking, her face in awe when they pull, away. The little girl covering her face in shock of what just happened.

Watching their interaction, Luna stops to dig through her bag, pulling out the Polaroid camera. Tugging on Colson's arm, she asks the child if she'd like a picture as she glances up to her mother's nod. Overhearing Luna's plot, Colson scoops the little girl up and beams as Luna takes their instant picture.

Colson signs it before giving it to the giddy little girl. Luna thinking maybe the camera wasn't such a bad idea after all.

Continuing to sign autographs and interact with fans until The Crew is loaded up. Benny guiding them to The Bus.

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Unwinding from the day, they bump Hotel Diablo as the alcohol and weed flow. Everyone bullshitting and talking about tonight's performance. Baze, AJ and Rook play Call of Duty. Benny and Slim chess. Ashleigh is on her phone as Luna and Colson thumb wrestle on the couch.

Slowly they all drop off one by one. Sleeping on The Bus as they travel through the night.

Another Day. Another City.

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To be continued.....

[thegloober]

How To Improve Yourself In 6 Months

You can’t. It’s really hard to change. I’ve been an addict. When you’re addicted to a drug you can’t just say, “Well, this is bad for me. I’m going to stop.”

Just give up now or be ready to go through a world of pain.

Or…

You can. But it’s really hard and few people do it.

You can’t say, “I’m out of shape and I don’t exercise so I’m going to start exercising every day now for an hour a day.”

I started exercising three times a week. Some weeks two. Some weeks one. I knew that if I overdid it, then I would simply lose interest.

In any case, I lost interest. I hated it .

I stopped even though I knew that stopping would hurt me and not help me.

It’s really hard to change.

But…

Here’s how you can improve in the next six months.

Remember this line: The way you do Anything is the way you do Everything.

Remember it.

I’ve had to improve at lots of things. Sometimes to survive and feed my family. Sometimes to stay healthy and LIVE. Sometimes because I simply wanted to.

Learning to improve at ONE thing gives you the ability to improve at everything.

I read the other day there are three aspects of “well-being”:

Connection with community or friends or family or partners

Freedom (every day you make more decisions for yourself instead of relying or being dependent on the decisions of others)

IMPROVEMENT

It doesn’t say “Improve yourself”. It just says “Improvement”.

Because if you improve at anything, you are improving yourself.

And the way you do anything is the way you do everything.

I’ve had to improve at investing, interviewing, writing, selling, negotiating, creativity, public speaking, leadership, programming — all just to survive.

I’ve had to improve at chess, comedy, poker, parenting, being a good husband/boyfriend, reading, friendship, charisma, authenticity — all because I wanted to.

I realized quickly that the “language” of getting good at one thing taught me the basic grammar to get good at everything.

The way you do anything is the way you do everything.

FIND ONE THING TO IMPROVE:

You can’t improve without passion and obsession.

After interviewing on my podcast 400 of the most successful people in recent history, there’s one thing I know: all of them were obsessed.

They were obsessed with their ONE THING.

But improving at their one thing meant they were improving at everything.

You can’t be great at golf without weight lifting.

You can’t be great at physics without having the charisma to get across your ideas.

You can’t be great at inventing the light bulb without knowing marketing.

HOW TO FIND YOUR ONE THING:

Some basics:

A) There will be many “one things” in your life. I’ve been obsessed with chess, computers, writing, TV, business, investing, speaking, podcasting, marketing, stand-up comedy, etc.

Each thing feeds the other.

B) Go to a bookstore: which section could you see yourself reading every single book?

C) List what you LOVED at the age of 13. How did it age?

For instance, Matthew Berry loved sports at age 13. He later was an unhappy Hollywood screenwriter. Miserable.

But he wasn’t going to be an athlete. He was too old. Not in the right shape for professional athleticism.

But he quit Hollywood. Got divorced. Went broke.

And for $100 a post he started writing blog posts about fantasy sports.

He improved every day.

And now he’s the ESPN anchor for fantasy sports. I can’t walk down the street with him without people going up to him constantly and thanking him.

D) Try lots of things.

E) What are you a little good at? Usually what you have some talent at could easily grow into an obsession.

I asked Sasha Cohen, a former world champion of figure skating, what was the one most important ingredient of being the best in the world at something. Anything.

“Obsession,” she said. And so did the other 399 people I’ve interviewed.

And once you find your obsession, how do you improve?

And remember two things:

When you improve at any one thing, you… IMPROVE.

The way you do ANYTHING is the way you do EVERYTHING.

PLUS, MINUS, EQUAL:

When I was 17 I barely knew how to play chess. But I was a geeky, lonely kid and I wanted to be popular and I wanted to be good at something.

I wasn’t an athlete and girls didn’t like a pimply scrawny kid like me with no confidence.

I knew the rules to chess and they asked me to play on the bottom board of the school team. They gave me a book of rules to read while we are on the bus to the match. I won my game.

I don’t know why, but I became obsessed with getting better. People liked me when I won! I wanted to be liked.

Within three months or so I was the best on the team. A year after that I was the best high school student in the state and one of the best people in the country for my age group at chess. A game that millions of people played.

Here’s what I did:

I found my PLUS:

I took lessons from Sammy Reshevsky (once the best player in the world) and Michael Wilder (the US Champion). I took lessons up to three times a week.

Not everyone lives near a mentor they could take lessons from.

But I also read one-two chess books a week. And I studied the games of all the top grandmasters. For instance, Bobby Fischer’s book “My 60 Memorable Games”. I went through each game and his analysis over and over.

I had real mentors and virtual mentors.

I found my EQUALS:

I found other people my level who were striving to be better. We would study the same books and try to analyze different positions. We would play against each other and this was a way to see how I was improving relative to my equals who were just as obsessed as me.

I found my MINUS:

After I became better than everyone else on my school’s chess team I started giving them lessons.

If you can’t explain a concept to a three year old then you don’t fully understand that concept. Which means I’d have to go back to my PLUS (real or virtual) to understand more.

30+ years later I’m a nationally ranked master. I play every day. It’s something I’ll enjoy for the rest of my life.

(Frank Shamrock, the best MMA fighter in history, explained to me his Plus, Minus, Equal theory)

I had to get better at investing to survive.

It was 2001 and I had lost all my money I had made by selling a business for $15, million. I was struggling to raise a family, pay my mortgage, and nobody would give me a job.

I found my PLUS: 200 or so books about investing. I also found real mentors by trading for various hedge fund managers, although I had to gain knowledge from the virtual mentors before real mentors would even talk to me.

I found my EQUALS: many message boards of investors, everyone trying to figure out the right strategies that gave good, consistent results. Was it value investing? Momentum? Arbitrage? Etc.

I found my MINUS: I started writing about investing to people who understood far less than me. The MINUS was critical because it helped me understand how the masses invested and what they were doing wrong that I could model via computer software.

I became a good investor and made a lot of money and pulled myself out of the hole at the exact moment I was about to be buried alive.

TEN A DAY:

In the summer of 2002 I was so depressed. I had about four months before I would lose my house.

I was scared. One thing made me happy.

I would write down ten ideas a day. Somehow being creative just a little bit made me happier. Made me have hope. Made me think I would make it. That no matter what I could make it.

I could climb. I could improve I could wish and hope and live and love. Just ten ideas a day and maybe one would be good or okay or something I could grab onto and it would pull me out.

And it did.

MICRO-SKILLS:

I wanted to get good at stand-up comedy. It’s scary to go onto a stage with a room full of strangers.

It’s like public speaking but it’s not. I could go up and speak about Donald Trump and everyone could nod their heads and then my job is done.

But in stand-up comedy you go up to a room full of people who have no idea who you are and you have to make them LAUGH every fifteen seconds, more or less.

It’s HARD to make people laugh.

Do you know how many times the average child laughs per day? 300 times!

Do you know how many times the average adult laughs per day? FIVE TIMES!

So if I’m doing stand-up comedy for 15 minutes I have to make the people in the crowd laugh roughly sixty times. 12x more than they normally do in a 24 hour period.

(Dave Chappelle has all of the comedy micro-skills: storytelling, likability, crowd work, punchlines, point of view, etc.)

I did the PLUS, MINUS, EQUAL. I did the ten a day. And still do.

BUT… “stand-up comedy” is not one thing. Just like “investing” is not one thing. And “chess” or “tennis” or “piano” or “business” is not just one thing.

Comedy is a collection of micro-skills where each skill has nothing to do with the other skills.

You have to master each micro-skill in order to improve.

Here are some of the stand-up comedy micro-skills: likability, crowd work, crowd control, humor, delivery, dealing with hecklers, stage work, act-outs, writing, voice work, etc.

Here are business micro-skills: ideas, execution, leadership, sales, negotiating, fundraising, marketing, customer relations, etc.

Here are chess micro-skills: openings, endgames, attacking, defending, tactics, positional ability, and each of those are broken into micro-skills (king and rook endgames, king and two bishops endgames, king pawn openings, queen pawn openings, tactics in closed positions, tactics in open positions, etc.).

[FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM TO SEE MY WEALTH MICRO-SKILLS]

Divide your passion into micro-skills. Pick one each day. Get a little better at it.

Last night, for the first time, I did a full hour of comedy in front of a full house of people.

I had a blast.

Did they? The key skill of comedy is to know that if you are having a party, then they are also.

BORROW HOURS:

Malcolm Gladwell says that the Beatles practiced for 10,000 hours before they became the best in the world.

(The last time the Beatles performed together)

I’m 50. I don’t have that many 10,000 hours left in me.

But the good thing is: we’ve all done many things in life. You can borrow hours from other things you got good at.

I’ve put in my 20,000 hours writing. I’ve put in my 10,000 hours public speaking.

I was able to “borrow” hours from the time I’ve spent doing humor writing and public speaking when I started to get interested in stand-up comedy.

I had put in my 10,000 hours running businesses when I needed to get good at investing.

Investing means: “investing in businesses”. Too many people treat investing like a game. It’s not.

When I buy a share of Apple, I’m owning a piece of a real company with products, management, employees, investors, etc.

I borrowed from my hours running companies in order to understand how to value the companies I was investing in.

The other day someone said to me, “You can’t skip the line.”

Shut the F up.

I can do what I want.

FAIL FAST:

When I was 17 I was playing chess for my high school team. I was in the #1 spot after playing for just a few months.

I lost.

I threw the pieces on the board and ran out. I heard everyone laughing.

I didn’t go back to school for a week. I hated myself. I hated life. I judged my life by my ability to be good at something and now I was “bad”.

I was a sore loser.

I stayed at the same level for years. But then, I don’t know why, I stopped being a sore loser.

I loved chess but maybe it was because I had other things in my life. I had a business. I was married. I was creative in other ways.

So I took lessons again (plus minus equal) and I quickly hit the Master level.

How did I improve so quickly then?

By losing a lot of games and then studying them.

Where did I go wrong? What micro-skills did I need to learn? What was I missing?

I studied with my PLUS. I asked my EQUALS. I taught it to my chess students.

I got better.

At comedy I was heckled when I first started. I was telling an extremely crude joke.

A father had taken his two sons. He started yelling at me, “Get off the stage!” I was so new I didn’t know what was happening so I kept telling my jokes while he was yelling

Afterwards, the MC came on and said, “Sir, do you need a drink?”

And the heckler said, “That guy was weird.”

I didn’t know what I did wrong.

So I asked my PLUSses.

“Videotape yourself,” one said. So I started doing that and, now, several years later, I still do it. I videotape each set and watch myself with both the mute and un-mute buttons.

Another PLUS said, “Likability is more important than humor.” I went too fast into my crude humor without focusing on likability.

Another PLUS said, “Work on setup/act-out/absurd-ism/punchline.”

Another PLUS said, “Work on crowd work”.

One of my EQUALS said, “You didn’t show enough confidence on stage so the audience knew they could overpower you.”

Another EQUAL said, “Find things that the audience can relate to first.”

I had to fail and bomb and die before I could kill and destroy and murder.

SAY YES:

People always say, “Say no”. This is true. I even wrote the WSJ bestselling book, “The Power of NO”.

Well…

Say yes.

When you first start improving, say yes to everything. You need to learn.

I didn’t know what to say “no” to at first.

When I started my first business, “Can you design a logo for us?” Yes. “Can you write this software for us?” Yes. “Can you help us develop a new kind of tea?” Yes. “Can you come to LA for a meeting?” Yes.

I learned what to say Yes to and what to say No to. But I had to say a lot of Yesses.

With stand-up comedy, “Can you do one-liner jokes on a subway?” Yes. “Can you go up for 15 minutes even though you never have done that before?” Yes. “Can you go up tonight without any notice?” Yes.

“Yes” gives you the opportunity to build out the map of your comfort zone.

GO WHERE IT’S LEAST CROWDED:

I asked Peter Thiel, the first investor in Facebook, what made Facebook so special.

“It’s the tenth social media network out there. It wasn’t unique.”

“No,” he said. “It was the first.”

“The first what?”

“The first social network with verified identity.”

Every other one prior to it: MySpace, Friendster, GeoCities, Tribes.com, etc allowed anonymity.

Facebook went to the place least crowded and became a $500 trillion company while the others went out of business.

Warren Buffett worked at 40 Wall Street for Benjamin Graham. He could’ve stayed there. That’s where all the Wall Street investors were. That’s where all the information was.

No.

He moved to Omaha. There were no investors there.

(A very young Warren Buffett learning public speaking in Omaha because he had the foresight to know he needed that micro-skill to raise money)

By himself, he studied every company report. He read all day long.

He’d find small companies in the middle of nowhere that he thought were undervalued.

He would drive to those towns and put up signs: if any employee has shares they want to sell, you can find me at this motel.

And then he’d buy up all the shares he could. He didn’t buy them on a Wall Street exchange, competing with everyone else. He went to people’s homes.

He was the only person who did this. Everyone else stayed on one little block in one city.

He became the most successful investor in history.

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Everyone wants to stay in their comfort zone for a very good reason: It’s comfortable!

Of course it’s good and fun and easy to stay in the comfort zone. I HATE being uncomfortable.

But since EVERYONE is in the comfort zone, the comfort zone is where it’s most crowded. Everyone does the same thing, shares the same ideas, believes the same rumors, loves the same people, pursues the same dreams.

Right outside the comfort zone is a friendly neighbor: Opportunity.

Opportunity is just sitting there, waiting for someone to find it. But nobody wants to be uncomfortable.

Practice being a little bit uncomfortable each day. Practice getting outside the comfort zone.

Take a cold shower, tell jokes in a subway. Pitch an idea to your hero. Say sorry to your mother.

TALENT SEX:

Scott Adams, the creator of the most syndicated cartoon strip in history (Dilbert), told me:

“I was not the best drawer, but I was pretty good. I was not the funniest guy but I was pretty funny. I was not the best at business, but I was pretty good. But when I combined them all, I was the best.”

And that’s how he created Dilbert.

POINT OF VIEW:

When I look at social media, it seems like there are only two point of view: pro-Trump and anti-Trump.

One side screaming at the other. Nobody listening to anyone. Oh, and if you need to scream louder, find out what the latest viewpoint of your “team” is and shout it out loud.

Everyone in their air-conditioned suburban homes yelling how they’ve “lost faith in humanity” because of the other side.

Whatever I do, I try to have a unique point of view. Else I’m just replaying someone else’s thoughts.

Point of view on publishing: don’t beg an agent or publisher to publish your book. Self publish a book! And here’s why X, Y, and Z.

Then I self-published my most successful books, helped Amazon advertise their self-publishing, and even created a course on self-publishing.

I do a podcast. I don’t just interview people to get facts. I have a point of view: I want to know how people survived their darkest moments. How they climbed out of the hole.

Selfishly, I wanted to learn this so I could get better.

I didn’t ask Kareem Abdul-Jabbar how to get better at basketball. I could care less. I asked him why I couldn’t find any photographs of him smiling.

I didn’t ask Sara Blakely how to sew underwear (which made her a billionaire). I asked her how she avoided doubting herself when she had never been in the fashion business.

I didn’t ask Jewel how to be a better singer. I asked her why she turned down a million dollar deal when she was homeless and sleeping in a car. I wanted to know how I could have such authenticity.

(Arguing with Jewel)

I had a point of view that created my “question compass”.

In stand-up comedy, point of view is critical. Else you just tell fart jokes. I have insecurities about relationships. I’m afraid to lose all of my money. I think most of society is hypocritical. I think people are 100% irrational 100% of the time.

Jerry Seinfeld looks for the absurd in everything. Then he makes a joke.

Point of view is funny when it’s unique.

BACK TO BASICS:

Whenever I bomb on a 15 minute set in a professional lineup in a crowded room, the next day I do an open mic with beginners.

Whenever I make a bad investment, I get back to my basic formula (invest with people smarter than me).

Whenever I have a bad relationship, I try to meet people who I can just be friends with. Restore my faith that there are good people in the world.

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There are good people in the world.

Connect with them.

That’s how you improve.

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For the Songs for Rook tag game: 2,3 and 5!

thanks for the ask! questions from here

2. What's a song that matches their vibe?

The true answer is You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) by Dead or Alive but I used that in another answer so I'm gonna say the runner-up which is HOT TO GO! by Chappell Roan. Those two songs were essential in her creation

3. Which lyrics best represent Rook?

Answered here!

5. Share a song that best represents Rook's day-to-day life?

Voulez-Vous by ABBA. I honestly don't have a great explanation for this because Muireann's daily life is really weird even before Veilguard; it just speaks to her no-regrets attitude and trouble-seeking nature!