#coeur (2021)

[musicalelo]

Une flèche au cœur, c'est joli dans l'idée Mais faudrait apprendre à aimer sans saigner Cupidon est sans pitié

Amour Toujours - Clara Luciani

[etangsnrs]

aujourd'hui, en 2024, j'ai écrit avec mon tout premier crush rp, avec qui j'ai écrit entre 2015 et 2017 et dont je n'avais plus de nouvelles depuis cette époque-là. aujourd'hui, alors que je n'ai moi-même plus écrit depuis 2021, j'ai fais revivre mon personnage préféré de toute ma vie de rôliste, celui dans lequel on s'est impliqué plus que pour tous les autres, et qui n'avait jamais eu sa fin.

merci le rp, pour les papillons dans le bide. c'est uniquement pour ça qu'on le fait.

je ne sais pas ce que vous devenez tous, mais prenez soin de vous. si vous voulez m'envoyer vos pépites, vos forums coup de coeur, je suis preneuse, curieuse de voir ce qui se fait en ce moment.

[mentaltimetraveller]

Marianne Berenhaut, Elle avait le coeur à l’envers (her heart was upside down), 2021, Courtesy Dvir Gallery

[letsheresy]

the bling ring

avec @dopexlovers on adore faire des rencontres, on a donc prévu plusieurs pl pour inclure dans nos plans de nouvelles bouilles 👀 voici les premiers — en espérant que les plots attirent quelques âmes en quête d'un forum où jeter l'ancre à long terme 🥰

icons ©jenna

— dynamique,,

iels se sont progressivement rencontré·e·s entre 2020 et 2021. toustes en échec professionnel ou en difficulté financière pour des raisons qui leur étaient propres, iels ont pris l'habitude de se réunir au lac sierra, autour de leurs voitures et de quelques bouteilles, pour rire de leurs patrons, se plaindre du capitalisme, rêver de la vie à laquelle iels aspiraient ((i don't have what i deserve!)) et se changer les idées — pause dans le temps tendant à rendre le quotidien moins pesant. (…) attiré·e·s les uns vers les autres de manière presque surréelle [ irrésistible ] depuis qu'iels se sont rassemblé·e·s, iels ont été incapables de se séparer. iels pensaient n'être que des coups de coeur affectifs avant que l'arrivée d'Eren ne déclenche la première manifestation magique : la télépathie.

— cluster,,

• télépathie : iels s'en servent notamment dans le cadre de leurs activités [ souvent risquées ]. • co-conscience : utilisée notamment si l'une des filles est en danger ; eren prend alors le contrôle de son corps pour la tirer d'affaire. • projection astrale : même à distance iels apparaissent presque constamment les un·e·s aux autres. ((plus d'infos sur les clusters))

— activités,,

tout a commencé sur un coup de tête et les voilà désormais embarqué·e·s dans une aventure à la fois risquée et exaltante. iels se renseignent sur les déplacements des ultra-riches et se faufilent dans leurs demeures en leur absence, goûtant quelques heures au délice du luxe le plus éhonté. depuis cette année, iels ont espacé ce type d'escapades : ont obtenu des contacts et vendent désormais leur compagnie pour des rdv ou d'évènements.

♡ par ici pour tous les détails & pour découvrir les membres du groupe ♡

[mariacallous]

It was the literary scandal of the decade, the ultimate betrayal and, it turned out, the end of Truman Capote’s career. Published in Esquire in November 1975, “La Côte Basque 1965”, an excerpt from Capote’s then-forthcoming novel Answered Prayers, saw the celebrated writer share the innermost secrets (and most scandalous gossip) entrusted to him by his beloved Swans, the wealthy and glamorous group of high-society women that included Babe Paley, Slim Keith, Gloria Guinness, Lee Radziwill, Marella Agnelli and CZ Guest.

Visceral in its revelations of substance abuse, sexual assault, a murder cover-up, a graphic description of extra-marital period sex and, to top it off, bestiality, the article was a sensation for all the wrong reasons. It saw Capote deserted by his closest friends and shunned from the New York clique he had yearned to be a part of growing up – and, against the odds, had managed to infiltrate as an adult thanks to the success of his novels In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Capote’s questionable actions (and the irresistible drama they precipitated) form the backbone of Ryan Murphy’s long-awaited Feud, inspired by Laurence Leamer’s bestselling 2021 book, Capote’s Women. An all-star cast will bring the man and his muses back to life when the Gus Van Sant-directed series premieres this month on FX in the US, but what was the real-life fallout from the publication of “La Côte Basque 1965” like for Capote and co?

“He never recovered from it,” says Ebs Burnough, director of the 2021 documentary The Capote Tapes, a five-year discovery project that saw him uncover hours of audio footage of Capote, and which gives the most thorough insight into the flawed figure to date. “[These were] friendships born and nurtured over 20-something years. All of a sudden, not one but all of his friends – who had been like his family, because he didn’t really have any family – were not speaking to him; there was literally nowhere for him to go. He was alone drinking, and the phone stopped ringing. He was a man alone on an island.”

Described by the New York Times as “the high-society temple of French cuisine”, La Côte Basque – just off Fifth Avenue and a stone’s throw from The Plaza – was a fine-dining eatery as famous for its juicy gossip as it was for its succulent Coeur de Filet Périgourdine. No one, however, dared to write about what was said and done there – until Capote. While his ostracising may seem like an obvious consequence for spilling society’s sordid secrets, Capote was flawed by the outrage.

Before publication, he boasted to People that he was planning on assassinating his characters with a pen instead of a gun: “There’s the handle, the trigger, the barrel, and, finally, the bullet. And when that bullet is fired from the gun, it’s going to come out with a speed and power like you’ve never seen – wham!”

Success was, in his head, assured, as Capote had been open about writing “La Côte Basque 1965”, bragging about the stories he would tell, continues Burnough. “He was working on that piece for over 20 years, so in his mind he didn’t anticipate the fall out because all of them knew he was working on it.” Upon the outrage, Capote was, “totally abandoned but also indignant”, he continues. “He even said, ‘Hey! What did they expect from me? I’m a writer!’”

Capote had form. “Remember, this was something he had done with Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” explains Burnough. “When you think about it, Holly Golightly is essentially a call girl, yet with Audrey Hepburn [playing her], and because it was so beautifully written, lots of New York socialites were saying, ‘Holly was based on me!’ There’s [even] a quote in The Capote Tapes where Babe’s daughter [Kate] says, ‘Mummy was so excited to be immortalised by such a famous author.’ So, I think he was certainly expecting great praise.”

Babe Paley was Capote’s most aggrieved victim of “La Côte Basque 1965”. In it, Slim Keith’s alias, Lady Ina Coolbirth, reveals to the fictionalised version of Capote, PB Jones, the story that Paley is said to have told Capote about catching her husband, CBS head Bill, in bed with another woman. When Capote rang the Paley household to see what they thought of “La Côte Basque”, Bill is said to have lied, claiming that it was thrown out before either of them could read it; a distraught Babe, who had read it, and who considered Capote her closest confidante, had terminal lung cancer at the time of its publication and never spoke to Capote again before her death in 1978.

Such dismissal of his work would have affected Capote, says Burnough, but the fallout from the Swans leaving him would have been even worse. “Babe Paley was his North Star. She was everything he aspired to be and everything his mother aspired to be. [His mother] had always wanted to be a socialite, so his obsession came from her wanting but not being a part of that world, and then abandoning him as a child. There’s a lot of mother psychology there.”

It makes total sense that Babe Paley was the victim of Capote’s worst betrayal, says Lisa Pomerantz, the New York-based brand expert with a lifelong obsession with Capote and his era of social commentators. “She was the one that opened up the most to him. He took total advantage of her because the others – Lee Radziwill, CZ Guest [et al] – were always more guarded,” she says. “The question is, did he do it knowingly? He was a tortured soul, mostly because of his relationship with his mother – that combined with his natural obsession with this aspirational life and Babe and Bill being the epitome of it.”

Having been sent from New Orleans to Alabama to be raised by relatives after his parents’ divorce, Capote is said to have been a lonely, introverted child searching for a sense of belonging. So why, having infiltrated the glitzy New York scene as a bonafide player, did he blow it all up?

In tandem with craving acceptance, psychologist Carolyn Mair muses that, deep down, Capote resented the world he had managed to become a part of. “People warmed to him and wanted to protect him as he projected an identity of both child and woman, yet his wit could be razor sharp. His ability to remember conversations verbatim made him a good source of gossip,” she says. “Yet as his psychological problems worsened, it seems reasonable to assume that his judgement also worsened.” Shocking others, she adds, “can also be a way of getting attention”.

The backlash from other circles would also have been keenly felt by Capote, continues Mair. “The Swans were the high society who lived aspirational lives and were the envy of women across the States and elsewhere,” she says. “Ordinary people would have read about these women and their lifestyles in the press and fashion magazines and would relate to them as if they were also their friends. The publication of ‘La Côte Basque 1965’ would likely have triggered a shocked sense of betrayal amongst the readers of popular and fashion press at the time.”

Perhaps the most interesting upshot of the “La Côte Basque 1965” scandal, though? The ways in which it laid the groundwork for tabloid culture, says Burnough. “This was an era [in America] when no one even talked about the fact that Franklin Roosevelt was in a wheelchair, let alone the affairs people were having, let alone as graphically as Truman did. As the late, great John Richardson said, ‘[Capote] took the lid off a pile of shit’ and it started the exposé culture we have today. It was a real ‘gotcha!’ moment for the rich and famous.”

[anastpaul]

Vigil of the Feast of St Andrew, Notre Dame au Coeur d’Or / Our Lady of the Golden Heart of Beauraing, Belgium (1932) and Memorials of the Saints - 29 November

Vigil of the Feast of St Andrew The First Day of the Immaculate Conception Novena Notre Dame au Coeur d’Or / Our Lady of the Golden Heart of Beauraing, Belgium (1932) – 29 November:HERE:https://anastpaul.com/2021/11/29/notre-dame-au-coeur-dor-our-lady-of-the-golden-heart-of-beauraing-belgium-1932-and-memorials-of-the-saints-29-november/ All Saints of the Seraphic Order (Franciscan): the Church…

[dayenurose]

Written for @roguegambitweek, Day 5: First Child.

I started writing ‘At the Seams’ for Rogue/Gambit Week 2021. As I pondered what to do for R/G Week 2023, I decided it was the perfect time to continue working on Chapter Two. I didn’t quite manage to finish this chapter, but still wanted to share with y’all. This chapter focuses on Rogue, Remy, and their first child, Irene. Enjoy this excerpt.

At the Seams - Chapter 2: Irene by DayenuRose

“….Now, get your sexy Cajun ass over here, so Ah can give ya a kiss.”

“Yes’m,” he crawled up the bed to his wife’s side and snuggled at her side.

Rogue leaned over and kissed him as promised.

“You take my breath away, mamour.” As he pulled away, his gaze fell onto Irene. “Both of you.”

As Irene finished her mid-night meal, Remy reached for the cloth on his nightstand. Taking his daughter from his wife, he settled Irene against his shoulder. “Come here Immy. Come to Papa,” he crooned.

Rogue smiled. “Are ya really gonna call her that?”

“Oui,” he pressed a kiss to the top of their daughter’s head. “I like it.”

“Well, I know better than to try and talk ya out of a nickname once you’ve made your mind up about it. Just ask Stormy. But, tell me,” Rogue snuggled up against Remy’s side and closed her eyes, exhaustion catching back up to her, “how do you get Immy from Irene?”

“Ah, ma belle femme, the answer is simplicity itself. It doesn’t come from Irene—at least Irene alone.”

“All right swamp rat, Ah’m too tired to play guessin’ games. So why don’t ya just tell me.” She yawned, proving her point.

“Well, this little petite, her name is Irene Mattie. Which means her initials are I- M-. Put them together, add a y, and you get Immy. Isn’t that right ma précieuse fille?” He added the last bit directly to their daughter in a soft, crooning murmur.

“And adding a y was necessary?” Rogue poke the ticklish spot along his side. He twisted, pressing his side against the propped up pillows and making it harder for her to continue her attack, all the while keeping Immy undisturbed by their antics.

“D’accord Roguey.” He kissed her temple where her hair changed from white to cinnamon, then pressed a kiss to Immy’s head where her hair changed colors in the same fashion. In the company of his wife and daughter, he could not imagine being happier or more content.

“Looks like she’s asleep sug. Ya want me lay her down?”

“Non. I got it, mon coeur. You get comfortable and I’ll join you once she’s down.”

“Thanks Rems.” Rogue yawned again and snuggled under the blankets.

Yes, Remy thought as he watched them sleep. I am the luckiest homme in the world.

Thanks for reading. The rest of the chapter will be out soon. I appreciate all your encouragement and support. <3 <3 <3

[lulue-xie]

Tagged by @sowideasea and @leechysmile

Comfort Food(s): chips

Comfort Drink(s): ice tea and lemonade (like lemon syrup with sparkle water and ice)

Comfort Movie(s): Metropolis (the Rintaro one), Belle (animation from 2021), musical shows like Romeo et Juliette or Tanz der vampire

Comfort Show(s): Futurama

Comfort Clothing: Any hoodies I own lol and knit dresses, it is easy to wear, comfy, 10/10

Comfort Song(s): It's hard to choose because I listen to a lot of music, I can't live without it but I think I will go back To MUSE or Indochine if needed

Comfort Book(s): A la croisé des mondes Phillip Pullman, La mécanique du coeur Mathias Malzieu, H2G2 Douglas Adams

Comfort Game(s): old Pokémon game, Golden sun and Zelda

[xaelia-au]

charles leclerc

series:

the winner takes it all - @silverstonesainz

"one win, one loss. how does it all unfold, and how will it all come together?"

daddy & me + three - @libraryofloveletters

 Charles and y/n had a young, wild romance; love and happiness leads to marriage and well, kids. Family of 2 becomes 4 and then 5 which makes Daddy and Me + Three. 

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a moment in time - @hey-kae

Spending your vacation with Charles was a risk, but was it one worth taking?

pt.2

champagne - @illicitlimerence-writes

reader is a normal person but doesn’t feel worthy of their partner after some comment is made by someone in the paddock

prompts: "stay" "how was i such an idiot, to believe that you, out of all people, could ever love me?" 

already so perfect - @hey-kae

best friend!charles turned into boyfriend!charles and before the next gp, pierre goes to your hometown to help u with a surprise for charles and after the surprise you make the relationship official

pedals - @racinggirl

"the reader is a musician and she plays the piano of their house and do videos posting them on her media and sometimes Charles tries aging with her or just doing silly things. And maybe be likes to go to recitals to cheer for her and she loves going to his races” 

wrapped up - @luverts

at last, your temporary night routine with charles becomes 'permanent'...

secret relationship - @sainz-leclerc

secret relationship with charles

trust me - @hey-kae

the reader goes with Charles to the track for one of the Ferrari promotions and she gets to ride with him in the three seater car? So she gets to talk with him over the radio and experience a day of driving with him? Maybe she freaks out over how fast they go and keeps telling him to slow down 

let it be - @seasidepierre

you wake up to sunlight, smells of crepes and piano notes escaping from the living room. A whole aesthetics vibes. Not much plot, just pure fluff

shes not my girlfriend - @seasidepierre

Spa 2021 is a real circus and as you’re strolling the drowning paddock, making sure to grab content for your team, Ferrari, one of the drivers is trying really, really hard not to show that he has the fattest crush on his coworker. Unfortunately for him, he’s already been caught by pretty much.. everyone.

pt.2

after-race - @sainz-leclerc

Some fluff bcs my boy deserves it ❤️‍🩹 

sex and regret - @luvth0t

in which you and charles find yourselves in a never ending cycle of sex and regret since the end of your relationship, until you think you’ve moved on.

pt.2

ne quitte pas - @hey-kae

dont leave

a little white lie - @footballffbarbiex

charles lying

cupcakes - @uhswag

you decide baking with charles would be a good idea...

the adventures of freckle boy and sunscreen girl - @illicitlimerence-writes

the smell of sunscreen + the warmth on your naked skin + watching pink sunsets together + endless freckles

friends - @shaarlslec

Charles sees paparazzi pictures taken with you and a very drunk Pierre and that does not do him good although the three of you have claimed to be just friends.

pt.2 & pt.3

sleep tight mon coeur - @russellsppttemplates

Charles does not enjoy being alone in a cold bed, even it means sacrificing some hours of sleep to see his smiley y/n

hate and love - @hey-kae

where Charles and reader end the relationship because of hate and comments on social media

my girl, my everything, my world - @rebelwrites

Charles loved nothing more than watching on stage. Especially when your tour is lined up with a race. Even though he had to bite his lip when the guys tried flirting with you.

meeting the family - @theundercoversquid

meeting charles' family

two plus one - @charlewiss

where you and charles are giving mixed signals but pierre clears it out for you :)

birthday boy - @theundercoversquidrsquid

You and Charles celebrate his birthday

missing home - @lovelyleclercs

Charles has to leave you and your two-year-old daughter for over a month to race. he struggles with being gone a lot more than he expected too. 

2nd fic list for charles lecerc (2)

[musicalelo]

Je ne peux pas oublier ton cul et le grain de beauté perdu Sur ton pouce, et la peau de ton dos Le reste, je te le laisse mais je retiens еn laisse Le souvenir ému dе ton corps nu

Le reste - Clara Luciani

[morguevampire]

@vampirepulp tagged me to list my 10 favourite albums! Thank you so much. Let's see: (in no particular order)

Sci-Fi Lullabies (1997) - Suede

Dog Problems (2006) - The Format

This is Hardcore (1998) - Pulp

The Bends (1995) - Radiohead

Coeur (2021) - Clara Luciani

Un Día en el Mundo (2008) - Vetusta Morla

Indie Cindy (2014) - Pixies

F O R T R E S S (2010) - Miniature Tigers

Schick Schock (2015) - Bilderbuch

The Black Parade (2006) - My Chemical Romance

It's by far not all my favorite albums and tbh that also changes every few months but this is a fine selection.

Tagging: @rock-n-rollin-bitch @zemovids @unlikelymilliner @new-brat-in-town @thebourneultimatum and whoever wants to do it!

[barnes-lothbrok]

I posted 2,451 times in 2022

That's 2,451 more posts than 2021!

95 posts created (4%)

2,356 posts reblogged (96%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@spaghettificationandpretzels

@underragingwaves

@ofmanderley

I tagged 249 of my posts in 2022

#ivar the boneless - 117 posts

#ivar ragnarsson - 104 posts

#ivar lothbrok - 95 posts

#vikings - 89 posts

#hvitserk ragnarsson - 57 posts

#hvitserk lothbrok - 43 posts

#hvitserk - 32 posts

#ubbe ragnarsson - 24 posts

#ivar x hvitserk - 23 posts

#hvitserk whiteshirt - 19 posts

Longest Tag: 111 characters

#double orders on ingredients would have to be make and double goods baked. one for the customer. two for hvitty

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Against the World

Request by @rachelcarroll1819

Could you do one where the reader is Lagertha younger sister and in a relationship with ivar the boneless( they dont have to be full sister amd she was born a day after ivar and ended up being raised by her sister with the boys) 

I tried ♡

Warnings - mainly fluff, death of family, blood.

Word count - +1k

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#4

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201 notes - Posted September 12, 2022

#3

Little Love (Tattoos II)

Ivar x Reader

Summary- Ivar admires his pregnant wife sleeping.

Warnings- fluff, mentions of pregnancy and being pregnant

Word count- 1k

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281 notes - Posted November 6, 2022

#2

Jealousy

Ivar x reader

Summary - Ivar and you have always had a bond, a closeness but over time and as you mature things change, Ivar gains feeling he can't explain

Warnings - angst, fluff, death of a parent, swears

Word count - 2k

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337 notes - Posted September 18, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Tattoos

Ivar x Reader

Summary- As Ivar sleeps, his wife admires his tattoos

Warnings- fluff, implied smut?

Words - 600

Mon coeur = My heart

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362 notes - Posted October 29, 2022

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[agirlinachevy]

casse-tête - 10 octobre 2021

je ne peux pas t’oublier j’essaie, à chaque matin je me dis qu’aujourd’hui je ne te parlerai pas que tu ne sera pas dans mes pensées que ton sourire ne me pourra pas me chauffer le coeur que tes yeux ne pourrons pas percer sand mon âme que mon esprit pourra finalement oublier le regard de la tienne ce n’est pas facile parce que de même que ça pour but de t’effacer de ma vie c’est quand-même juste sur toi que je me fixe comment est-ce que je t’oublies lorsque le fait de t’oublier est devenu mon obsession? et à tous les soirs quand je me mets au lit tu me manques et il est évident que même dans mes rêves, je ne t’oublies j’essaie de t’hair mais je m’endors avec le coeur qui sourit n’étant capable de penser qu’à toi

-a girl in a chevy- yeah, je parler le français

[theputterer]

Good Things In 2022

“It’s that time of year again! Time to remember all the good things that happened in 2022. I’ve done this since 2017, and highly recommend doing this as a fun way to reflect (and to have something for future reference when you are feeling Down.)

feels like I literally just did this for 2021, and yet.

just under the wire...

PERSONAL

I MOVED ACROSS THE WORLD!!!!! I am now living in Dublin, Ireland. it was a move I'd been aiming to do for years, and once I received my citizenship and Irish passport, I decided to give it a shot. I've been here for nine months and am having a wonderful time.

I did more traveling this year than I think I ever have in a single calendar year.

In Ireland, I've visited several counties and lots of Dublin, including: Malahide, Howth, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin Mountains, Glasnevin Cemetery, Little Museum of Dublin, GPO Museum, National Gallery of Ireland, National Museum(s) of Ireland, EPIC Museum.

I finally went to Paris for a few days in June! Visited: Musée d'Orsay, Eiffel Tower, Sacré-Coeur, Notre Dame (closed to visitors due to renovation/restoration work but wandered around the outside and had a fabulous lunch). Bonus points for the Paris Métro, which fuckin rules.

I finally went to Italy for a long weekend in October! Got to see my folks that weekend as well. Spent time in Venice and Florence. Ate a lot of good food and gelato.

My beloved Seattle Mariners broke a 21 year drought and made it to the PLAYOFFS!!!!!!

I have been puttering away on a ROGUE ONE-FRINGE fusion/AU, ENDLESS FORMS MOST BEAUTIFUL. it has been super slow going but I am trying and I WILL finish it.

Similarly, sorta, I took a writing class! I shared a snippet of my original writing which was well-received. I got some lovely comments from my teacher which is currently sustaining me.

Anything bolded below is something I particularly enjoyed and recommend. 

MOVIES

2022 movies I saw and liked:

TURNING RED

THE BATMAN

THE NORTHMAN

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

TOP GUN: MAVERICK

3000 YEARS OF LONGING

NOPE

SEE HOW THEY RUN

TICKET TO PARADISE

THE WOMAN KING

ENOLA HOLMES 2

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER

GLASS ONION

BONES AND ALL

THE MENU

AMBULANCE

THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT

2021 movies I saw for the first time and liked:

ETERNALS

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

FREE GUY

SPENCER

THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS

UNCHARTED

TV

EUPHORIA (saw season 1, did not watch season 2. lol.)

MOON KNIGHT

FRINGE

STRANGER THINGS, SEASON 4

MS MARVEL

THE SANDMAN

THE CROWN (the first few seasons and then I stopped : / )

1899

DARK (BRO........ BRO........ BEST TV SHOW OF THIS CENTURY?????)

Special acknowledgment: ANDOR. what a trip and a half to see my beloved son on screen once more. I shared some thoughts here.

BOOKS

Did not read nearly as many as I should have! (I did read some other books but they are not on this last as I did not like them).

"Strangers to Ourselves" by Rachel Aviv

"Greywaren" by Maggie Stiefvater

"Babel" by RF Kuang

"She Who Became The Sun" by Shelley Parker-Chan

"Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me" by Adrienne Brodeur

"The Hours" by Michael Cunningham

"The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid

"The Burning God" by RF Kuang (incredible series but BOY will it fuck you up!!!!!!)

"The Dragon Republic" by RF Kuang

"The Poppy War" by RF Kuang

"Winter Recipes From the Collective" by Louise Gluck

"You Feel It Just Below the Ribs" by Jeffrey Cranor

"Oscar Wilde: A Life" by Matthew Sturgis

OTHER GOOD THINGS

*some of these things are Good as in well-written or well-made, but maybe not Good in topic.

Saw a couple plays at the Abbey Theatre: "Translations" by Brian Friel and "Joyce's Women" by Edna O'Brien. Quite different, both devastating.

Morocco's run at the FIFA Men's World Cup.

Joplin Sibtain, who played Brasso on ANDOR, shared a reel on Instagram of the SPOILERS riot scene on Ferrix with "Killing in the Name" dubbed over it. Incredible.

Martin Scorsese watches DERRY GIRLS.

Local Man Sees Cheese For Sale At Incredibly Low Price, Makes Executive Decision, Purchases 40 Pounds of Cheese

Is Twitter dying? Probably. Here's a thread where everyone shared their favorite tweets.

This angry little dog.

Mother losing it over her baby's laughter.

Dave Sims' calling Cal Raleigh's home run that sent the Mariners to the playoffs for the first time in 21 years.

Janan Ganesh over at the Financial Times with an incredible and scathing assessment of why Liz Truss and the Tories have never gotten Brexit "right". (Hint: they think the UK is on par with the US.)

Twitter user attempts to summarize RIVERDALE in a thread.

This TikTok of two preteen girls discovering landlines that made me LOL and also made me feel DECREPIT.

Shauna Bowers for The Irish Times with a dispatch from Electric Picnic that featured bangers of lines, including: The most sacred Electric Picnic institution of all remains untouched: the inflatable chapel, where all true love stories begin. “That’s probably the only way I’d be able to get you to marry me,” a woman says to her boyfriend. He says nothing.

Ichiro Girl returns to T-Mobile Park and throws out the first pitch to, of course, ICHIRO.

A story about how dogs are the best.

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Ma Maison.

J'ai 32 ans aujourd'hui et un de mes rêves les plus importants était l'achat de ma maison.

J'ai toujours vécu enfant dans une maison à la campagne. Loin de tout, m'obligeant à faire du stop très tôt, à marcher des kilomètres pour rentrer ou partir. Mais l'odeur particulière, la présence de la nature, la tranquillité et la paix d'un village étaient pour moi essentielles à mon développement mental et mon futur.

Nous revoilà en 2019, notre recherche avait commencé avant le COVID. Abonnée à Bien ici, le Bon Coin, j'allais récupérer le magazine Logic Immo à Strasbourg pour regarder les maisons en vente.

Mes critères : • Une maison avec du charme (pas de moderne) • Jardin suffisant pour mettre un potager et poulailler sans vis-à-vis • Une dépendance ou un grand espace atelier (pour mon activité) • Lumineux • Une grande cuisine • Un cellier • Un garage • Pas trop proche d'une route avec passage • Pas collé aux voisins, pas de mitoyen • BONUS : Une jolie adresse • BONUS : un petit étang/mare dans le jardin

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À l'époque, mon compagnon était kiné à domicile donc son secteur se situait à Strasbourg principalement. Il était très frileux à l'idée d'aller à la campagne. Nous avions défini ensemble un périmètre autour de Strasbourg (bien trop proche pour moi) pour l'achat d'une maison. Nous en avons visité quelques-unes, mais aucune ne m'a conquis le coeur et la tête. Et puis le COVID a fait flamber le prix des maisons avec jardin. Nous avons donc un peu arrêté officiellement la recherche. Après la pandémie, je continuais toujours à lui envoyer quelques annonces qui, bien sûr, avaient toujours un truc qui n'allait pas. Il adorait trouver le/les défauts et me le faire savoir. Comme un petit jeu.

Le temps file, on décide de visiter tous de même les week-ends, les villages autour de notre appartement et dans le périmètre d'achat. Une petite virée voiture ou moto selon la saison. Reichstett nous plaît beaucoup, car c'est très proche de Strasbourg, il y a un lac et une belle forêt. On se dit qu'on veut habiter là bas. On en parle même à nos amis et familles. Je crée une alerte. Nous allons visiter quand même un peu même au-delà du périmètre, voir le village de Hoerdt (cool il y a une gare) et on passe un demie-journée pique-nique dans le village de Geudertheim, car un ami de mon compagnon a acheté la maison de son grand-père. On se pose vers un joli lavoir pour manger et je me dis que j'aimerais bien habiter dans ce village (qui pour le coup ressemble vraiment à un village de campagne), mais c'est trop loin pour Romain et il n'y a pas de gare pour moi pour me rendre à Colmar. On surveille les annonces, je mets des alertes pour les villages qu'on a visités. Juste pour voir. Et le temps file.

[...]

Chaque année j'espère trouver ma maison, je deviens anxieuse, car les annonces des maisons sont très très loin de mes critères, avec souvent un prix qui me parait complètement exorbitant pour ce que c'est. Romain me rassure, mais je ça marche moyen. Je commence à saturer de l'appart (6 ans dedans), je pète régulièrement des câbles.

[...]

Octobre 2021, je prends un atelier avec mon binôme Pauline Faure à Strasbourg. Ca apaise mon esprit côté maison puisque j'évolue d'un côté ma pratique artistique. Je suis ultra heureuse.

ET PUIS....

Juin 2022, nous revenons de vacance à Barcelone avec Romain, je repars quelques jours plus tard à Lille pour la rencontre USK. C'est mercredi matin, avant d'aller à l'atelier pour mon jour de télétravail, je regarde une annonce d'une maison qui est juste géniale avec presque tous mes critères.... J'hésite à l'envoyer à Romain (à cause de son septisisme) mais quand même, elle est vraiment vraiment top. Je lui envoie et je l'harcèle pour qu'il prenne contact avec l'agent immobilier, car je pars à Lille le jour même pour 5j. Je lui dis de la visiter avec son père. Ce qu'il fait ! Il a embêté l'agence avec plusieurs coups de téléphone, SMS, n'ayant pas assez d'infos. Enfaite l'agent immobilier revenait de vacance tout juste. Mon compagnon l'a tellement harcelé qu'il a pu avoir une visite deux jours plus tard à 13h (samedi 4 juin). J'étais très impressionné par sa ténacité et sa prise en main.

Lors de la visite, il a vu du charme et beaucoup de volume. Beaucoup de potentiel. Le coup de cœur était là. J'étais déçue de ne pas être à ses côtés, mais heureuse qu'il partage mon engouement. La contre-visite avec moi a été faite le mardi 7 juin, 2h après que je sois rentrée de Lille. Plusieurs émotions m'ont chamboulée. Je découvrais cette maison avec cette belle cour, des rosiers et aussi deux buissons d'Hortensia parsemaient l'avancée. Un mignon petit escalier menait à la porte d'entrée. J'entre. Une belle entrée, des poutres au plafond, une énorme cuisine, un escalier en marbre, une rambarde en fer forgé. Je continue la visite, mais je suis déjà sous le charme.

Un w.c. séparés, une salle de bain, puis un cellier. Une ouverture nous mène au garage qui est très grand. Il y a une porte sur la droite. L'agent l'ouvre. Et là, le jardin sans vis-à-vis apparait (je suis joie dans tête), on entrevoit, au fond, une dépendance. Mon futur atelier.

La dépendance à besoin de travaux, il y a l'électricité, mais elle n'est pas assez isolée, il y a de l'amiante dans le toit. Mais l'espace est génial. Je m'y vois déjà.

Nous avons continué et finie la visite de la maison avec son étage : 3 belles chambres, une salle de bain et un w.c. séparés. Et surprise, dans l'une des chambres, une porte qui mène à un énorme comble de 60 m2 aménageable. Je suis scotchée !

Nous décidons de faire l'offre le jour même au prix. Voici d'ailleurs une petite photo souvenir de ce jour particulier !

Nous sommes les premiers : nous sommes sûrs d'avoir la maison.

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Nous avons eu les clés le 19 septembre, et depuis, nous sommes dans les travaux pour créer la maison de mes rêves !

Je vous souhaite de trouver votre maison, celle qui fait battre le cœur comme moi. Amis casaniers, le rêve d'avoir une maison je vous confirme c'est ultra cool !

Bisous

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