#corollary cricket

[echovale052]

Hey howdy hi here’s a little smiley doodle page I had so much fun with :)) Oh you just know Aspen told an awful pun. Rambles under the cut per usual! (Light spoilers)

Ainora is a character I haven’t drawn in a while and I miss her, omg her character has been absent from the channel she’s from for years (there was a promise for her to return at the beginning of this year I await ig) augh I have so much love for her check her out on here

COROLLARY LADIESSSSS augh I have been blasting a song by Malinda the entire time I drew this sheet. Aspen telling absolute god awful puns is my favorite, I have a silly ass meme I left below the cut for anyone all caught up with the corollary which go look into it here

@frenchiefitzhere @thatlesbeanjew

Then beloved nadia the first comfort character ever omg (can’t remember if it was her or Ainora but love em both)

I also have had so much fun doing goofy lil guys of myself so they are also there as a treat. >:]

[frenchiefitzhere]

A song that reminds you of your characters? 🎶🎵

Hmmm...how to answer this one... 🤔 Let's do one song each, but just for the current, main listeners:

Treasure (Dragon Queen series)

Cricket (Corollary)

Hays (Corollary)

Annex (Corollary)

Sleepless (Waking Nightmare series)

[penncilkid]

Today is a very special day. Today is my dear and lovely friend @frenchiefitzhere's channel anniversary. And I couldn't pass up the opportunity to send some long awaited fanart her way. So:

I present Randi and my design of "Cricket"/the conservator listener! I hope you enjoy it, Frenchie. Congrats on all the support (and if you haven't yet checked out Corollary or her yandere dragon series, I can't recommend it enough /pos)

[valen-32]

Curtesy of a long run joke between me and @echovale052 being cricket's best agents out there, I made a silly thumbnail to go with it :-) @frenchiefitzhere

[valen-3o]

COROLLARY FANART!!!

all the characters I drew belong to @frenchiefitzhere and her amazing rp audio line corollary series

and oh my god thank you so much to @echovale052 to encourage me to draw the silliest AND with Carol's hands they look so much better thanks to you!!! :))

drawing explanation or something idk under the cut :)

we have the good ol' bickering from Carol and annex, it was so much fun to colour the pair (emooooo Carol)

Eliza and Laurel (neighbour and their kid) having a nice bonding experience. (minus the bull dog idk what happened to the poor thing.)

We then have aspen and her lovely wife lori with her trusty knife spade covered in a bit of smashed cranberries...

and last but not least baby randi, probably off daydreaming abt cricket or even better baking

for listeners (neighbour and annex) design I used @echovale052's wonderful artwork for em

and that's a wrap 👍

close up of lori too bcs she deserves it...

[news365timesindia]

[ad_1] Team India players in practice in Mumbai (PC: BCCI/X) Atreyo Mukhopadhyay in Mumbai Pedology. It’s a word not remotely connected with cricket. Yet, it resonates every now and then, when Test cricket visits the Indian shores. It gets intricately related with the game, especially when it comes to the prelude to a game and refuses to leave, until the national team moves to other countries. It’s a so close yet so distant relative of India’s cricketing fortunes. Pedology means the science of soils. It studies the chemistry of the contents of its composition and decodes the unknown facts, like the chemical components, formation and evolution. In cricketing terms, it tries to explain how a pitch may behave, based on its natural and artificial constituents and external factors like heat, humidity and moisture. Of late, one can notice an overdose of this. Take the ongoing New Zealand series for example. There is excessive talk on the pitch and the ratio of colours of different types of soil in it. Is it red? Is it black? How much is the proportion, if it’s a mix of both. It seems that the time is not far when people start talking about the amount of blue and pink soil when it comes to cricket pitches. While the nature of the pitch does sometimes play a role in determining the outcome of cricket matches and it’s natural that people talk about it, there is no need to overdo it. A pitch is something on which two teams bat and bowl, with varying degrees of familiarity. Both teams have difficulties and comforts on it. In that sense, it’s futile to lose sleep over it. That is something which has gone missing in India. Before every Test match, talk invariably revolves around the nature of the surface and its chemical composition. X percentage of this soil, Y percentage of the other variety, the amount of mix and the possible impact of the weather on the entire thing. Good god! This is not agriculture. It’s not supposed to yield crop. For the Latest Sports News: Click Here Indian team practice at Wankhede ( Source RevSportz) “The red-soil wicket at Wankhede will bring pace, bounce and turn. It’s just a matter of when,” said Abhishek Nayar ahead of the third Test in Mumbai. There is no reason to mock at India’s assistant coach. He merely reiterated what has been said for years. But if one begs his pardon and asks what does it mean? What will be the answer? Pace, bounce and turn — if all are seen at the same time — will make it impossible for batters to have a good time. That way, it will be an unplayable pitch. Having said that, Nayar added a crucial corollary. “It’s just a matter of when.” That was the key word. He predicted all these things without being able to specify to what extent it will impact this Test and when. That is precisely the problem with this pitch obsession and predictions. A lot of people say a lot of things without being able to explain how exactly they will affect a Test match. The media goes gaga over it and keeps playing things on the loop. Nobody can pinpoint the exact correlation of the nature of the soil and the possible outcome of a game. They raise more questions than they answer. That’s why this obsession better comes to an end. It does nobody any good. It is more counterproductive than intuitive. It causes more confusion than facilitating clarification. It becomes unfortunate, when even seasoned Test teams get carried away by these talks and try to influence opinion. In many cases, it leads to something detrimental. Did New Zealand lose sleep over the nature of soil during their maiden Test series win in India? Did anyone hear South Africa say anything about the pitch in the ongoing series in Bangladesh they are dominating? Teams that think less about this and concentrate on the nature of cricket usually do better. For India to win the last Test, they must get rid of this obsessive and compulsive disorder. Also Read: Marked stumps and short stuff: Team India gear up to tackle Mumbai’s red-soil pitch The post

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[news365times]

[ad_1] Team India players in practice in Mumbai (PC: BCCI/X) Atreyo Mukhopadhyay in Mumbai Pedology. It’s a word not remotely connected with cricket. Yet, it resonates every now and then, when Test cricket visits the Indian shores. It gets intricately related with the game, especially when it comes to the prelude to a game and refuses to leave, until the national team moves to other countries. It’s a so close yet so distant relative of India’s cricketing fortunes. Pedology means the science of soils. It studies the chemistry of the contents of its composition and decodes the unknown facts, like the chemical components, formation and evolution. In cricketing terms, it tries to explain how a pitch may behave, based on its natural and artificial constituents and external factors like heat, humidity and moisture. Of late, one can notice an overdose of this. Take the ongoing New Zealand series for example. There is excessive talk on the pitch and the ratio of colours of different types of soil in it. Is it red? Is it black? How much is the proportion, if it’s a mix of both. It seems that the time is not far when people start talking about the amount of blue and pink soil when it comes to cricket pitches. While the nature of the pitch does sometimes play a role in determining the outcome of cricket matches and it’s natural that people talk about it, there is no need to overdo it. A pitch is something on which two teams bat and bowl, with varying degrees of familiarity. Both teams have difficulties and comforts on it. In that sense, it’s futile to lose sleep over it. That is something which has gone missing in India. Before every Test match, talk invariably revolves around the nature of the surface and its chemical composition. X percentage of this soil, Y percentage of the other variety, the amount of mix and the possible impact of the weather on the entire thing. Good god! This is not agriculture. It’s not supposed to yield crop. For the Latest Sports News: Click Here Indian team practice at Wankhede ( Source RevSportz) “The red-soil wicket at Wankhede will bring pace, bounce and turn. It’s just a matter of when,” said Abhishek Nayar ahead of the third Test in Mumbai. There is no reason to mock at India’s assistant coach. He merely reiterated what has been said for years. But if one begs his pardon and asks what does it mean? What will be the answer? Pace, bounce and turn — if all are seen at the same time — will make it impossible for batters to have a good time. That way, it will be an unplayable pitch. Having said that, Nayar added a crucial corollary. “It’s just a matter of when.” That was the key word. He predicted all these things without being able to specify to what extent it will impact this Test and when. That is precisely the problem with this pitch obsession and predictions. A lot of people say a lot of things without being able to explain how exactly they will affect a Test match. The media goes gaga over it and keeps playing things on the loop. Nobody can pinpoint the exact correlation of the nature of the soil and the possible outcome of a game. They raise more questions than they answer. That’s why this obsession better comes to an end. It does nobody any good. It is more counterproductive than intuitive. It causes more confusion than facilitating clarification. It becomes unfortunate, when even seasoned Test teams get carried away by these talks and try to influence opinion. In many cases, it leads to something detrimental. Did New Zealand lose sleep over the nature of soil during their maiden Test series win in India? Did anyone hear South Africa say anything about the pitch in the ongoing series in Bangladesh they are dominating? Teams that think less about this and concentrate on the nature of cricket usually do better. For India to win the last Test, they must get rid of this obsessive and compulsive disorder. Also Read: Marked stumps and short stuff: Team India gear up to tackle Mumbai’s red-soil pitch The post

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[paarthinfrabuild]

5 reasons why one should buy property in Lucknow

City of Lucknow, inhabited on the two sides of river Gomti, is a beautiful city that transitions from old to new in a matter of a few kilometers. The core of this city is its historical monuments, which are juxtaposed with glass and steel facade of state-of-the-art constructions. The old bazars are still attracting crowds for their variety, while fashionable malls are equally liked by new age city dwellers. The tranquil locales, modern infrastructure and a relaxed lifestyle has been attracting people from all over to make this city as their home for years and with time, its charm has only increased.

Today, Lucknow has emerged as one of the country's most important cities. Lucknow is now emerging in various sectors such as retailing, manufacturing and IT after securing its position in the smart cities of India, thanks to a proactive government. As a natural corollary, the city is attracting many developers and homebuyers with the growth of new infrastructure. Here is a list of top 5 reasons, why one should look at investing in a good property in Lucknow.

1.     Lucknow Metro - Every city in India has faced chaotic traffic as it grew. Lucknow, however, escaped this due to visionary planning of infrastructure agencies. The metro rail work was started ahead of time and resulted in being ready when the city would have faced challenges of traffic. It makes moving around in the city very comfortable.

2.     Connectivity with the world - Lucknow boasts of a modern international airport and a railway station connected to almost every city in India through an efficient network. Unlike most other cities, both these places have excellent connectivity with rest of the city. The Shaheed path connecting to airport from the developed areas of the city is a testimony to the foresight of city planners.

3.     Recreational facilities - Lucknow has many places to spend a day either in complete relaxation or by engaging in an activity one likes. Two cricket stadiums in the city, with the latest one, Atal Behari Vajpayee stadium even hosting international cricket matches, have brought the most played game in India to its residents in a spectacular fashion. The museums, cinema halls and a host of other such facilities ensure that one never feels lack of recreation options in this city.

4.     Medical and educational infrastructure - This city rubs shoulders with the top metros of India, when it comes to educational and medical infrastructure. With top schools and colleges, an IIM, a AIIMS equivalent hospital with multiple top notch private hospitals, Lucknow offers a peace of mind like no other similar city in India. The city provides the best environment for a child to engage in various activities, while studying for a multi-faceted development.

5.     Modern retail - Lucknowites have adopted to modern retail like fish to water. Latest malls like Phoenix and Fun republic have attracted and introduced people to the best national and international brands. The ubiquitous fashionable city dweller, mixing with the people in traditional attire make this city as lovely as one could get.

There are a few locations which have harnessed these advantages to the maximum. A couple of residential complexes, Arka and Aadyant by Paarth Infrabuild in Gomti Nagar Extension, located right next to Phoenix mall and Atal Behari Vajpayee stadium, bang on Shaheed path are the kind of location, one can only imagine for that coveted home.

[balloonicornjr]

The Quiet

The wee hours of the morning are my favorite. Now, How I Met Your Mother asserts that "nothing good ever happens past 2 A.M.", but I'd like to add a corollary: "unless you're alone."

These hours produce interesting thoughts and some of the most calming environments. I've taken night time walks simply wandering, just seeing where my legs take me, and I never regretted them. It's a different kind of quiet you can feel. A lone street lamp. An occasional passing car or a restless cricket. If you're lucky, perhaps another quiet soul going about their business. It's serene.

Indoors, these hours can be spent in very productive manners. Get the things done you didn't want to do during the day! Maybe watch some shows with some earbuds in or simply enjoy a nice warm beverage (low-calories, since you shouldn't consume much before bed). Me, I like to stare at the ceiling and contemplate the events of the day. Sort of unwind and collect myself. It certainly helps.

The quiet hours are my favorite, but that's most likely due to the fact that it's the only times I get to be alone. With just you and your thoughts, there's no better time than the earliest of mornings. So long as you're careful not to wake anybody up.

[dragon8ravina-blog]

Esteemed Sir:

Before I begin, I would invite you to listen to this wise voice of advice by R.W. Emerson:

"To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty; To find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

20-twenty minus 1

The 21st Century is now in the last of its teens and is approaching the long and ‘longingly-looked-for’ figure of “2020” – a number familiarly and fascinatingly associated with “normal vision”. But, what essentially matters is, what variety of life and world do we come to see with such a vision. For instance, the way nature is avenging the colossal destruction wreaked on it by humans, in full-blooded fury; the way history, in its own ‘right’, is ‘righting’ the ‘hoarded wrongs’ (particularly in such areas as caste, religion, race, gender, geography, language and political power) from “times long bygone”, with a vengeance; and the way technology is “lording over” human lives and destinies with prodigious ingenuity – would all today inspire nothing less dreadful than the spectre of ‘Atlas’ shrugging the human habitat off his shoulders, as if meaning to re-engineer its very motherboard.

Nevertheless, from an alternative perspective, a glint of hope assuredly and reassuringly becomes discernible in that very process of “re-engineering”. And why not? Because, who knows, maybe all these cataclysms are simply symptomatic of the advent of a Grand New Age; of the birth of an “artificially wise” techno-human species (homo artificialis sapiens technologicus); of the emergence of “genetically edited” omniscient geniuses; of the genesis of disease-free and even deathless hyperhumanoids, and whatnot? But then again, this (r)evolutionary vision will not prove all that cheery for the “mundane masses”, because they rather feel frightened out of their wits even as they begin to conjure up such exorbitant circumstances and the consequent certainty of their meekly losing their very basic struggle for survival.

Speaking of such futuristic features, how do you, for illustration's sake, fantasize coming face to face with “bionic leaders of republics”, “artificially conscious” automatons, or “cyborg supersouls”? What indeed would you say if Virtual Reality one day blots out 'factual reality'? Would it mean the ultimate triumph of “Maaya Vaada”, the Advaitin “Philosophy of Illusion”?

It’s pretty hard but yet quite fun (a la "20-Empty" cricket") to hazard a guess on the corollaries of ‘2020’ a.d. Had Einstein been around still, he would perhaps have twirled 2020 into M2X2 and whipped out a plausible, if somewhat arcane, prognostication.

Let’s hope that the oncoming “Geek Civilization” will engender “heartificial Einsteins” (droids with extraterrestrial cognitive as well as emotional intelligence) for the good of this planet, and that it will not decay into a technological “evilization” navigated by "silicon Frankensteins". Let us simultaneously also keep our eyes peeled on the ‘sky dome’ at 00:00:00 sharp on 01.01.2020 for any possible sighting of the ‘digitally encrypted’ script of Cyber CereBrahma about the next leapfrog in human civilization

Have a curiosity-packed and laughter-filled year ahead!

DAY 3944

Jalsa, Mumbai                 Dec 31- Jan 1    2018/9             Mon/Tue 12:08 AM

Happiness ever ..

Love and more 

Amitabh Bachchan

[echovale052]

Happy Pride Month once again as I realize that I accidentally gave my corollary listeners all a collective bi theme (in order we got Neighbor/Eliza, Cricket/Conservator/Beaumont/Beau, and Annex/Astrid

(The corollary is an audio rp series by the awesome VA @frenchiefitzhere go check her out)

None of these pictures are mine all credit to the original owners these were just for funsies

[frenchiefitzhere]

New episode!!

Summary: Randi and Cricket get a wake up call. (Check the content tags. This one’s a little…different. Not your typical ‘morning cuddles ASMR’.)

Shout out to my guest VAs @mr-laveau and @sweetnothingproductions

[penncilkid]

I’ve not watched the new episode but- corollary opinions here and now if you please- all the thoughts I wish to hear

Oh my gods, where do I start! /pos

First off, Frenchie is so insanely talented! Not just as a voice actor, but as a writer and sound designer

The overall sense of mystery has been palpable since day 1, and it's honestly one of my favorite things about the series

Everything feels so elaborately thought out and meticulously planned, which is impressive to me as someone who doesn't always have all my ducks in a row from the jump /lh

Do I love every character? Yes, absolutely. Would I go to bat for Margot above everyone else (except maybe Dinah)? Also yes

Follow-Up to the last point: I really do just adore Margot so much, which was a welcome surprise. I definitely plan to draw her design someday because how could I not!

I feel torn when I think about all the listeners because I enjoy them in different ways! Cricket has my heart because I gave her a design, Neighbor has my heart because they've been there from the start and had such good vibes with Randi, and don't even get me started on Hays (/pos)

In my definitely unbiased opinion, I think Avery and Margot have rivals to friends to maybe something more energy, whether the something more was in the past or not. (It's also just a funky headcanon to have /pos)

(Below the cut are some more spoiler leaning thoughts, up to but not involving Part I of the Season 2 Finale)

I need to know how Margot and Avery's "experiment" is going to play into the future. We now know it's possible for Dinah to "possess" someone so to speak, but what would that mean for the person she inhabits? How long could she stay? Would there be consequences on either end? The possibilities are endless!

My gut thinks that there's more to Carol than I'm aware of, but it's hard to specify what specifically. There are times where she seems scared/intimidated or unsure of the situations she finds herself in. (Not to mention Frenchie put out that casting call, which has my interest piqued)

I'm super curious as to how Randi and Neighbor being corollaries will come back into play. After all, Neighbor pointed out to Randi that maybe this job isn't actually a "good thing". We don't really know what's been going on since the memory wiping, so there's lots of room for shenanigans moving forward /pos

I fear for Dinah's safety and well-being. Not much else to it, I'm just scared for her /lh

[hiddlesfashion]

#TodayInHiddleHistory

January 30, 2014: the March issue of Elle UK was released featuring Tom Hiddleston A God Among Men. 

A video posted by The Fashion of Tom Hiddleston (@hiddlesfashion) on Jan 30, 2017 at 5:50am PST

full interview below 

Tom Hiddleston: A god among men?

Hollywood A-lister, ELLE writer, YouTube sensation – Tom Hiddleston’s cult status is evident on every platform. And, as ELLE’s Annabel Brog discovers, he’s not afraid of revealing, well, everything.​

When ELLE’s Editor-in-Chief Lorraine Candy was at Wimbledon last year, she rather naively tweeted afterwards: ‘I sat next to actor Tom Hiddleston and his girlfriend Jane. He’s a very funny man.’ She has never – bear in mind this is a mother of four who edits a fashion magazine, which puts her high on a certain demographic hit-list – been trolled like it. The responses veered between righteous fury that she had outed Hiddleston as being ‘With Girlfriend’, and rather bloodthirsty expressions of envy that she had, you know, talked to him.

Tom Hiddleston inspires fervour in his fans. He’s an extraordinary actor who has won universal acclaim – his roles include feckless Prince Hal in the BBC’s The Hollow Crown; sweet, doomed Captain Nicholls in Spielberg’s War Horse; and currently the blood-drenched warrior Coriolanus at the Donmar Ware- house – but it’s his performance as pallid, sociopathic god of mischief Loki in the Thor and Avengers Assemble films that catapulted him into the stratosphere. To put it in context: Hiddleston recently donated a pair of signed Converse to the Small Steps charity auction, alongside the likes of Mick Jagger and Kate Moss. His shoes sold for £4,500 (more than anyone else’s). He is very appreciative of the interest, while simultaneously being uncomfortable with the idea of fame. ‘Do I like it? It’s sort of inconsequential in a way, a weird corollary to everything else I’ve done. I cannot tell you how surprising it is. It’s like, really? REALLY? I honestly try not to think about it too much.’

We are nestled under a heater in the beer garden of a north-west London pub on a chilly December evening. Hiddleston is drinking whiskey, which is part of my cunning strategy to break him down – he has always given me the impression of being very prepared in interviews – but it doesn’t work. After five shots, he remains entirely in control.

Nonetheless, he is rather adorable: ferociously bright (he went to Eton, then Cambridge, where he got a double first), earnest ('I know. I’m sorry. I can’t help it’), obliging, and old-fashioned. Partly that’s his classical- ly handsome face, partly it’s his impeccable manners, and partly it’s the way he constructs his sentences.

Describing his favourite book, William Boyd’s Any Human Heart, for instance, he says, 'Like all life, it contains multitudes’; or, on opening up to new people, 'I fear I am initially quite private.’ When he is sure of his subject – talking about work, family, culture – he is eloquent and assertive. When he is less certain – typically on the subject of himself – his voice rises slightly in inadvertent questions: 'I’m solitary [but] I don’t think that’s a good thing, I think I’m better in company?’ Or: 'I know that there’s this thinking capacity, which is possibly not a good thing?’

Tom William Hiddleston is 33 (on 9 February, to be precise), a middle child with one sister 15 months older, and another five years younger. His childhood sounds like a simple, pleasurable place. 'I have memories of climbing trees and watching The Snowman, with David Bowie introducing it in his snowman scarf.’ He starts to laugh. 'When I actually learned who David Bowie was, I was like, “That’s the man from The Snowman”. And people were: “Never say that again. That’s Ziggy Stardust. Shut up!”’

His parents are incredibly proud of him: 'It’s taken us a while to get there. It’s one of those conversations I don’t have with them, but I just know that they are [proud]. If we [he and his mother] start talking about it, we will both collapse in a heap of tears. It’s moving to make your mother proud.’

Growing up surrounded by women has had a glorious effect on his view of them. 'I believe in the strength and intelligence and sensitivity of women. My mother, my sisters [they] are strong. My mum is a strong woman and I love her for it.’ He is also – praise the Lord for men like Hiddleston – very romantic. When asked about love and relationships, he simply says, 'Honesty is a gift – to be honest about who you are and how you feel – because it encourages intimacy, and intimacy is really where’s it at. To be known and know someone is an amazing feeling, and you don’t get there if you’re pretending to be anyone else.’

Hiddleston voices Captain Hook in Disney’s Tinker Bell And The Pirate Fairy (out this month), and has a high-impact cameo in Muppets Most Wanted. But his next lead in a film is in an homage to both strong women and love. Only Lovers Left Alive is an enchanting, funny, somnolent Jim Jarmusch project in which he plays Adam, a 500-year-old vampire rock star with suicidal leanings. 'Adam is a delicate soul,’ says Tom. Adam is, indeed, delicate, but he is also (and this is where Tom’s gift for comedy comes into play) sweet and entirely useless, a reclusive musician suffering the despair of being eternal. Think undead My Chemical Romance fan. He stars opposite Tilda Swinton, who he says is just like her giddy, optimistic character, Eve. 'She’s the most beautiful woman in the world, and it’s seemingly effortless. She’s very, very warm. Tilda and I would be laughing sometimes and Jim would come in and say [he adopts a lazy Ohio drawl]: “Taaammmm, you smile a lot, man. And Adam doesn’t smile so much.”’ He also loved the purity of the love story. 'Adam is so deeply flawed, and depressive, and melancholic. But Eve just loves it, loves his commitment to it. We were trying to make a film about acceptance. And true love is an acceptance of someone else for who they are.’

So Hiddleston is clever, eloquent, charming, sensitive and earnest. But then there’s that other side, the spontaneous and silly side, best seen on YouTube, where he has become an inadvertent sensation due to the fact that 'I don’t know what my boundaries are, I just say yes to things’.

That’s how he ended up throwing some serious shapes on Alan Carr: Chatty Man, which, for the record, was 1) not planned: 'I promise I had no idea I was going to do that’; and 2) the genuine Hiddleston disco experience: 'If you asked me to dance now, it would be the same moves. That’s my dance.’ He can also be seen sing- ing Michael Jackson’s Man In The Mirror on Korean TV, because the talk show host asked him which part of his body he had most confidence in and he said his voice. (And, yes, he was tempted to say something smutty: 'I’m English, so I’m dirty.’) His own favourite clip features him teaching the Cookie Monster a lesson in delayed gratification. ('Are you saying if me wait, me going to get cookie?’) 'I’m proud that I’ve met him.

He’s the Cookie Monster, a cultural icon. My mum loves it and my niece loves it. She’s two years old and she thinks there’s nothing illogical about Uncle Tom speak- ing to the Cookie Monster.’

So when we meet for the second time, after he comes off stage at the Donmar, I am tempted to see if the no-boundaries thing is for real. There is beer involved (the man can drink) and a line of questioning veering from the absurd to the inappropriate. Put it this way, he’s a very good sport…

Annabel Brog: Will you throw me your best insults? 

Tom Hiddleston: [Laughs] Why are we doing the insult game?

AB: Just go with it, I can take it.

TH: Um. 'You utter, utter [with increasing emphasis], utter c**k’ is good.

AB: I just wondered if foul language, delivered beauti- fully, sounds less foul. Which, in fact, it does.

TH: When I get angry with myself, when I forget lines, I’ll be like, 'You absolute f **king f **k c**k b***ocks p**s f **k. You, you… f **ker’.

AB: You say that to yourself ?

TH: Yes.

AB: How do you feel afterwards?

TH: I feel better! The word f **k is enormously satisfying. 

AB: OK, I am going to describe teenage Tom to you and you are going to tell me how accurate I am.

TH: [Grins] OK.

AB: I’ve realised this may be quite insulting. Please remember it’s only a game.

TH: That’s totally fine. It may well be more favourable than the truth.

AB: Teenage Tom wasn’t uncomfortable with girls, but he didn’t get to touch one for quite some time. First kiss, 16.

TH: NO! [Emphatic] First kiss 10! Yes, 10 years old, tongues and everything. [Laughs] She was a huge crush, we were in the same class, a lot of note swap- ping, and eventually it all went down in a cricket pavilion on an autumn night. It was very thrilling.

AB: I got it so wrong.

TH: I was sometimes quite alarmed by friends of mine at school who didn’t have sisters, the way they treated girls, the way they spoke about them… I was like, 'Guys, they’re not aliens, they’re human beings.’

AB: You hear stories about Eton schoolboys, and the fan girls who line the cricket pitches when they play… TH: I don’t relate to that at all. I didn’t have a serious relationship until I was about 19. I fell head over heels in love and I was with her for two years, and it was an amazing relationship. So I don’t know who those girls are, who line the cricket pitches.

AB: How would you describe yourself as a boyfriend?

TH: Very honest, I hope. God, I don’t know. I hope I’m fun, I hope I’m a good time. Sponta- neous, surprising, affectionate? I hope, kind. Dancing… a lot of dancing. I insist upon dancing. Anywhere. Anytime. The more dancing, the better.

AB: [Referring to an incident last year when Tom, on a press call with Swinton for Only Lovers Left Alive, was photographed in a revealingly tight trousers] Cannes. Trousergate. Discuss.

TH: Trousergate?

AB: Please tell me you know what I am referring to.

TH: What are you… I genuinely don’t know what you’re talking about. Cannes?

AB: Oh God, really? Oh no. OK, OK, shall we move on? 

TH: [Squeaky] What’s trousergate? [Clears throat] Trousergate…

AB: Maybe I should just get it up on the iPhone and show it to you.

TH: OK, get it up on the phone.

[AB types 'Tom Hiddleston Cannes’ into Google Images and hands him the phone]

TH: [Slowly] Ohhhhhh heavens…

AB: It has a Tumblr account and everything.

TH: Oh God. [Laughing but horrified] How monumentally shaming! What does one say to something like that? What do I say? Do I need to explain it? I don’t think I can.

AB: Would you like to move on from this subject? 

TH: Maybe. Yes…

AB: OK.

TH: [Determined] Look, I had a very interesting experience going to Cannes. An airplane in Heathrow caught fire and they shut down the whole airport. There were no tickets on Eurostar. All the flights from Gatwick were booked. So I got in a taxi and drove to Dover. I got on the ferry at 2am, with people on the booze cruise, and students going on hockey tours, got to Calais at 5am, another taxi to Paris airport, flew to Nice, landed about 11.30am, went through customs, got in another cab and drove to straight to THAT photo call, where THAT picture was taken, having changed in the car on the way there. So I think I look all right, for someone who’s been up all night.

AB: You look great. [Long pause] It’s just a shame no one’s looking at your face.

TH: [Laughs] They’re looking at Tilda! That’s what they’re looking at.

You can’t really profile Tom Hiddleston without going there on his looks. He is, in the flesh, a deter- mined and imposing physical presence. If you have seen his Coriolanus – raging with pride and betrayal – you will know this, and on the ELLE shoot it is evident most when we film him running. Hiddleston has a fine-looking run. He may look like a matinee idol; he may speak like a 19th century poet; but watch him run and you are suddenly very aware that he is 21st century man. It would be nice, I suggest, to see him in a role that’s unquestioningly modern. 'I would really like to,’ he says. 'I’m knocking at the door, honestly.’

As expected, he is game for anything on our shoot. He hurls plastic chairs across the warehouse, he sprints down Scrubs Lane, and he scares the crap out of the whole team by leaping over the railing of a 10-foot stair- case, which would have ended his Coriolanus run rather spectacularly if it went wrong. At the end of the day, Hiddleston is hard to pin down. He tells me a story,about a spontaneous, solo trip he took to Hawaii after he flew to LA to audition for a part he didn’t get.

'I went canoeing with whales, ran around the island, climbed the volcanoes. There's this beach where all the surfers go to challenge themselves, the waves are like 30 feet high, and I was introduced to this lifeguard by some landscape gardeners I met. We were watching these kite surfers and I was in awe, frankly, of their courage and I said, "Why would you do that? It's so dangerous." And he looked at me with this amazing, generous smile and said [adopts a US accent]: "They're just trying to answer the same question we're all trying to answer, man." And I said: "What question is that?" And he said: "Is it enough?"'

So there you have it. Tom Hiddleston: big talent, big laugh, big thinker, non-planner, great dancer. In his own beautifully phrased words, he is 'just as complex and contradictory as everyone on this planet'. Or, in our rather more base words, pretty damn hot.

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all of them babe 💖😘

1: Is there a boy/girl in your life?

I’m confused by this question? There are lots of people of lots of genders in my life, if that’s what you mean

2: Think of the last person who hurt you; do you forgive them?

Mostly

3: What do you think of when you hear the word “meow?”

Cats? What else would someone think of?

4: What’s something you really want right now?

A hug

5: Are you afraid of falling in love?

Maybe...

6: Do you like the beach?

Well enough

7: Have you ever slept on a couch with someone else?

Yep

8: What’s the background on your cell?

Cute blue/green watercolor stuff

9: Name the last four beds you were sat on?

Mine, my brother’s my parents’, Anna’s

10: Do you like your phone?

Sure

11: Honestly, are things going the way you planned?

I’ve had a lot of plans, so I’m sure this lines up with at least one of them.

12: Who was the last person whose phone number you added to your contacts?

Sam!!

13: Would you rather have a poodle or a Rottweiler?

Rottweiler

14: Which hurts the most, physical or emotional pain?

For me, at least, emotional is harder to deal with.

15: Would you rather visit a zoo or an art museum?

BOTH! I love art and I love animals and I’m not gonna pick!

16: Are you tired?

Always

17: How long have you known your 1st phone contact?

All my life

18: Are they a relative?

Yep

19: Would you ever consider getting back together with any of your exes?

Never actually been in a relationship...

20: When did you last talk to the last person you shared a kiss with?

Talking with nobody? Right now!

21: If you knew you had the right person, would you marry them today?

I’d like to at least be economically and legally autonomous, so probably not. Besides which, I don’t think it’s legal

22: Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?

See #20

23: How many bracelets do you have on your wrists right now?

None

24: Is there a certain quote you live by?

‘Courage, Dear Heart’

Also, ‘Do no harm but take no crap’

25: What’s on your mind?

FINALS! They start wednesday and boy am I stressed

26: Do you have any tattoos?

Nope

27: What is your favorite color?

Navy, pale yellow, light blue, and sea green

28: Next time you will kiss someone on the lips?

Idk

29: Who are you texting?

My friend Ellie

30: Think to the last person you kissed, have you ever kissed them on a couch?

We’ve been over this, folks

31: Have you ever had the feeling something bad was going to happen and you were right?

A few times, yeah

32: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex you can talk to?

Yes!

33: Do you think anyone has feelings for you?

Maybe?

34: Has anyone ever told you you have pretty eyes?

Lol, like twice. They’re brown and kinda boring.

35: Say the last person you kissed was kissing someone right in front of you?

Nobody would be kissing

36: Were you single on Valentines Day?

Yep!

37: Are you friends with the last person you kissed?

Still haven’t had my first kiss

38: What do your friends call you?

Usually Viola or Vi, sometimes pet names (dear, darling, etc.), and occasionally weirder stuff like Elephant-Candy or Vinda

39: Has anyone upset you in the last week?

Yep

40: Have you ever cried over a text?

Oh yeah

41: Where’s your last bruise located?

All up the right side of my body

42: What is it from?

I fell off a horse

43: Last time you wanted to be away from somewhere really bad?

My brother dragged me to the mall with a bunch of his friends from college and it was really awkward and kinda uncomfortable.

44: Who was the last person you were on the phone with?

My dad

45: Do you have a favourite pair of shoes?

I have a really cute pair of grey heels that I love a lot! Either those or my riding boots, cause those are really worn in and comfortable.

46: Do you wear hats if your having a bad hair day?

No, I usually just put it up

47: Would you ever go bald if it was the style?

Nope

48: Do you make supper for your family?

Sometimes

49: Does your bedroom have a door?

Yep

50: Top 3 web-pages?

This, pinterest, and google drive

51: Do you know anyone who hates shopping?

Yep, one of my cousins

52: Does anything on your body hurt?

Left shoulder

53: Are goodbyes hard for you?

Very much so

54: What was the last beverage you spilled on yourself?

Probably tea

55: How is your hair?

Soft and long

56: What do you usually do first in the morning?

Lie in bed for another 20 minutes...

57: Do you think two people can last forever?

I do. I’m a hopeless romantic, I guess

58: Think back to January 2007, were you single?

I was 6, so yeah

59: Green or purple grapes?

Green

60: When’s the next time you will give someone a BIG hug?

Soon, I hope!!

61: Do you wish you were somewhere else right now?

Not particularly, but I wouldn’t be opposed to it

62: When will be the next time you text someone?

Idk, probably pretty soon

63: Where will you be 5 hours from now?

Asleep

64: What were you doing at 8 this morning.

Sitting in history class

65: This time last year, can you remember who you liked?

Actually, no

66: Is there one person in your life that can always make you smile?

Yes!

67: Did you kiss or hug anyone today?

Yes!

68: What was your last thought before you went to bed last night?

I don’t actually remember

69: Have you ever tried your hardest and then gotten disappointed in the end?

Far too many times, I’m afraid

70: How many windows are open on your computer?

3

71: How many fingers do you have?

10

72: What is your ringtone?

I think just the default one, but I’m not totally sure cause my phone is always on silent

73: How old will you be in 5 months?

16

74: Where is your Mum right now?

Out to dinner with my aunt

75: Why aren’t you with the person you were first in love with or almost in love?

I’m too shy sometimes to tell people how I feel, which can be pretty rough for developing relationships

76: Have you held hands with somebody in the past three days?

Yes!

77: Are you friends with the people you were friends with two years ago?

Yep, and some new people too!

78: Do you remember who you had a crush on in year 7?

Yeah, it was a bad choice...

79: Is there anyone you know with the name Mike?

Yep

80: Have you ever fallen asleep in someones arms?

Yep

81: How many people have you liked in the past three months?

Idk, maybe two?

82: Has anyone seen you in your underwear in the last 3 days?

Nope

83: Will you talk to the person you like tonight?

Idk

84: You’re drunk and yelling at hot guys/girls out of your car window, you’re with?

I’m not doing that.

85: If your BF/GFwas into drugs would you care?

Well yeah

86: What was the most eventful thing that happened last time you went to see a movie?

A group of middle school boys catcalled me and it wasn’t pleasant.

87: Who was your last received call from?

My dad

88: If someone gave you $1,000 to burn a butterfly over a candle, would you?

I don’t think I could, honestly. I just really love butterflies

89: What is something you wish you had more of?

Self confidence

90: Have you ever trusted someone too much?

Not really

91: Do you sleep with your window open?

Sometimes in the summer so that I can hear all the frogs and crickets from the woods out back

92: Do you get along with girls?

Yep!

93: Are you keeping a secret from someone who needs to know the truth?

Probably, but needing to know things is sort of a complicated concept

94: Does sex mean love?

Nope, and the corollary is also false

95: You’re locked in a room with the last person you kissed, is that a problem?

I would be alone, this has been established

96: Have you ever kissed anyone with a lip ring?

Nope

97: Did you sleep alone this week?

Yep

98: Everybody has somebody that makes them happy, do you?

I do!

99: Do you believe in love at first sight?

It happened to my parents, so I guess so (and again, I’m sort of a hopeless romantic)

100: Who was the last person that you pinky promise?

I think either Calvin or Ellie