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METAL GEAR ICONS.

⸻ Some icons of my new brainrot. Enjoy ✩

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It's still funny AF 🤣

[Summary] Winston & Schmidt, they show Nick a little video that he made after Caroline dumped him for the 3rd time. Pitiful old Nick reminds current Nick of all the ways Caroline tormented him. But all Nick can hear is it’s time to grow up. 

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the iconic trio but if they were normal kids with normal lives, normal parents and in a normal town

this is a little peak of my modern/slice of life au that I love, it's literally one of the first things me and my bestie did when getting into mgs. it's very wholesome and cutesy, the exact opposite of its source material. I will talk about it fully later though, as I have other things planned for this month. This au is completely safe for other people to insert their OCs in. It is also set in Alaska, and most birthdates remain unchanged. But I'll give you some fun facts about this three little fucks and their normal lives as kids in my au.

Eli Sears (12 y/o)

Son of John and Eva Sears

half white American half Italian (in my head Eva is Italian stfu)

is the middle child (for a few seconds) and gets treated like it

lives in a very fucked up family (fucked up in the Family guy way)

vapes (thinking it's cool)

the vapes are stolen from uncle Venom

he despised his brother since the day they came out of their mother

acts all mean and angsty but still cries to his mama when he can't do his math homework

thinks he is the leader of the trio

cant tie his shoes

has braces

is a bit of a bully, or at least tries

is in their chuch's choir (in this AU the Sears are Catholics)

has a skateboard

Azedi Miller (14 y/o)

Adoptive daughter of Kaz Miller, that single-fathered her for most of her life

has a very deep and healthy bond with her dad, even if he is very overprotective

her race and ethnicity are the same, and she is still in touch of her culture even if she has been raised by an American man. But now she has a more southern accent, coping her dad.

at 14 she became a loving older sister of Catherine Miller was born

tomboy, and is a soccer champion

is the bodyguard of the trio (the one who protects and takes all the countabilty of their actions because she is the oldest)

tries to hold Eli from doing dumbshit most of the time, but at the end joins him

is a scout girl

has lived in the countryside in her first years.

gets herself into dangerous shit because her little ADHD brain tells her to do them

Azedi is neighboors with Quiet, that is Eli's cousin bcs in this AU she was adopted by Venom (don't ask why), and they are besties even if Az is 14 years younger than Quiet.

Tretij Rebenok (12 y/o)

lives in a foster-care home

autistic and has been nonverbal since 7th grade

knows that he is slavic, doesn't know much else of his past

trans boy, but only his friends know about it (even though, since he didn't talk, they only ever adressed him with "It")

he is the racoon of the trio (lives in a trash can and bites)

scares a lot of people just by the way he looks and is banned from most public spaces

instigates Eli into doing dumb shit

deadname is unknown. Before he asked them to call him Tretij they just called him "the other one" or "third friend"

literally eats bugs

in his foster home he is a neglected a bit, so he may often look messy and he may stink

he has a burnt scar on half of his face (I had to make up for the canon scars)

evilest fucking kid ever

just hangs in the background most of the time thankfully though

Some other fun facts about the trio in the au

Azedi and Eli have known each other since they were born, since their dads are buddies. they met Tretij when they entered primary school and became the neighborhood's terrors ever since

they raid Ocelot's house every once in a while

Eli and Azedi used to communicate with Tretij with mostly sign leanguege, that they learned with Quiet (since she is also autistic and nonverbal in this AU), when he was nonverbal, even though they also didn't really need to sign anything with Tretij bcs he understood them even without gestures (since they are that close with each other :3)

Eli and Azedi had started dating at the end of Eli's 7th grade, but the only thing that they do different from what they do with Tretij is giving each other little kisses and calling each other petnames

also Miller despises Eli, but this is in all universes

they all have matching bracelets made by Az

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Daniel Craig is ending at 56. Daniel Craig has officially closed the chapter on his long tenure as James Bond, leaving fans and media buzzing with curiosity about who will take over the iconic role. His reign as the famous British spy is the longest continuous run in the franchise's history that has captivated audiences since Ian Fleming's novels first hit the screen in 1962, starting with Dr. No featuring Sean Connery. Caroline Bonarde Ucci, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The actor, who first played Bond in Casino Royale (2006), followed by Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), and Spectre (2015), announced that No Time To Die (2021) would be his last outing as 007. Since then, there has been endless speculation about who will next embody the suave and lethal agent. The names floated around among fans and insiders have included Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson as potential candidates. Taylor-Johnson, who was at the top of the heap in January 2023, apparently aced a screen test that was screened by producer Barbara Broccoli. Known for such movies as Kick-Ass, Bullet Train, and Nowhere Boy, this 33-year-old has won former Bond stars, James Pryce, Pierce Brosnan, and George Lazenby, to the camp he believes he could be one promising successor. At one point, Craig said when asked in an interview by Variety who he wanted to have follow in the footsteps of the iconic role of Bond that his typically dry humour answered: "I don't care.". Such is the brutally honest comment coming from Craig, which states that he is disconnected to a good portion of the dialogue, implying that Craig is far off of a line if ever he was meant to leave his career-defining role for nearly a decade. As debates and gamblings are carried out by the public of who the next Bond could be, Craig is up to new works. His latest effort, Queer, which he stars in and has directed under the helm of Luca Guadagnino-remember his work on Challengers and Call Me By Your Name? This film, premiering at the Venice International Film Festival, has set quite the buzz with explicit gay sex scenes, according to reviews of the film so far. It's just a bit of a departure in which Craig has been allowed to take his cinematic work that much further. Having filmed love scenes with Sienna Miller, Léa Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, Eva Green, and wife Rachel Weisz throughout his career, Craig says the secret to intimate scenes is the director's approach. He recalls previous experiences, saying, "I've been in movies with terrible love scenes.". It doesn't work. He stresses the need for a director to be sensitive and adds, "You need someone who understands—put it bluntly—how to make it real. That's the job: to make it as genuine as possible." One of the reasons Craig became so popular in Hollywood was because of his directness. As he ventures into new artistic endeavors, the James Bond franchise is left waiting for the next actor to portray the legendary character – whoever that may be. Meanwhile, Craig's history as Bond will not be forgotten, and his candid responses keep the world entertained. Read the full article

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i made more (let the cunts out):

feel free to use them :) (with credit please 🙏)

i can make more if people want them

new pfp for pride!!!!

be a cunt today!!!!

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6,12,19

6. What books have you read in the last month?

In June I read:

Allergies: poems on grieving and loving by Maggie Bowyer

Surviving the angel of death: the story of mengele twin in Auschwitz by Eva Mozes Kor

Mistakes were made by Meryl Wilsner

Tales of the Greek heroes by Roger Lancelyn Green

Thirteen at dinner by Agatha Christie

Laura Dean keeps breaking up with me by Mariko Tamaki

Beautiful world, where are you? by Sally Rooney

Gods & angels by Ophelia Wolf

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Exhalation by Ted Chiang

Iconic women of color by Candi Williams

Staying strong: 365 days a year by Demo Lovato

It didn’t start with you by Mark Wolynn

Sisters by Daisy Johnson

Circe by Madeline Miller

12. Did you enjoy compulsory high school readings?

It depended on a lot of different things: were the questions about the book easy or difficult, was the teacher nice, if we (the students) got to choose which book we read, if we didn’t get to choose, was the book good. Usually I did like them, because either the book set for us was good or everyone got to decide what they read. But there were also times when it wasn’t fun, for example sometimes the teacher just didn’t like any of your answers mo matter how well you tried to articulate them (this is pointed at one specific teacher😑)

19. Most disliked popular books?

I don’t know if I have popular books that I necessarily dislike very strongly, but some books that just didn’t hit me the same way they seemed to hit many other people were:

The song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

They both die at the end by Adam Silvera

The fault in our stars by John Green (I read this like years ago, when it was a lot more popular, so I don’t actually remember a lot of it anymore :D)

book ask game

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copying u. 001 matel gear 002 otasune or whoever else u want to talk about. 003 SNAKE !! or strangelove <3

this took so long to do

METAL GEAR

001 | Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:

Favorite character: basic as hell i love SOLID SNAKE though, i love his writing soo much. i also like miller strangelove & otacon. shoutout to amanda for being the only helpful bitch in all of PW though & mantis for looking like that

Least Favorite character: ROSEMARY. sorry. their relationship in 2 made me feel insane

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): IM BASIC... otasune, bbkaz, strangeboss. not favs but i also like fox/gustava & maybe bosselot

Character I find most attractive: genuinely this is hard. probably big mama she's cool as fuck

Character I would marry: raiden should ditch rose and get with a man like me. i don't want to marry him i just think i could treat him better

Character I would be best friends with: let's be real it's probably otacon

A random thought: ^ spent 3 minutes wondering about otacon's love for anime and whether he really liked it or if it was a thing fandom took and ran. i think he does like anime i just also think the whole terrorism thing took over his life for a minute

An unpopular opinion: i dont think rising is bad but i dont think its a masterpiece either. i think its moral is just currently relevant rn 👍

My Canon OTP: strangeboss OF COURSE

My Non-canon OTP: otasune & bbkaz ofc. bbkaz is dubiously canon though so... Schrödinger's canoninity

Most Badass Character: PROBABLY EVA she's just off the shits 99% of the time honestly

Most Epic Villain: i'll be honest even though she didn't get much screentime the boss is the most iconic & her battle was difficult. also made me cry

Pairing I am not a fan of: ......snox, so sorry LOL

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): MGS4 NAOMI. FUCK.

Favourite Friendship: otasune 100% no matter whether what they intended was platonic or romantic i love their partnership the most

Character I most identify with: i mean ill use miller as my icon but i do not identify with or agree with him at all LMAO

Character I wish I could be: UM. NONE. HELP. i WOULD dress like mantis in a heartbeat though.

OTASUNE

002 | Send me a ship and I will tell you:

When I started shipping them: i'd heard about them beforehand but i didnt know who they were until i started playing the game. probably when i got to the Do you think love can bloom? line i was like. was that necessary LOL and thats about when it cemented

My thoughts: GRRR they compliment the other so well. also they seem like pretty bad parents in 4 but i wanted to see more of that and whether it was just everything coming to a crux

What makes me happy about them: i just really appreciate the amount of trust one puts into the other & keeping the one's life in the other's hands. sooo good.

What makes me sad about them: all of mgs4 GRR. i love it it just makes me sad

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: wish there was more than just fluff or philanthropy-era fics

Things I look for in fanfic: post mgs2-era & longer or more seriously-toned fics :]

My wishlist: i wish we got to see between mgs2 and mgs4! that & i wish we got to see more of sunny, maybe in side content, or see otacon post-mgs4 (mgs4 novel is written in past tense but it doesn't exactly count). also someone drew concepts of a co-op game with otacon and snake and i need that in my life

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: Mmmmmmm. no clue. i ship snake with weasel sort-of jokingly LMAO

My happily ever after for them: CAMPBELL CAN LEAVE THEM TF ALONE SO THEY CAN STOP BEING TERRORISTS 👍

SOLID SNAKE

003 | Give me a character & I will tell you:

How I feel about this character: HES MY BEST FRIEND HES AWFUL AND I LOVE HIM

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: see above ^ otacon & to an extent weasel

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: OOH. i love his seniorship to raiden & of course i have to mention sunny. thinking about his relationship (or lack of) to big boss and liquid also makes me feel insane though

My unpopular opinion about this character: none off the top of my head!

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: normally id want them to put the main protagonist to rest but I'll be honest i DO want another game with snake. that or books about things we havent seen happen. a book written from his pov would be really interesting

Favorite friendship for this character: YOU ALREADY KNOW IT !!! otacon is his lover and best friend

My crossover ship: i don't do crossovers, can't think of any!

STRANGELOVE

003 | Give me a character & I will tell you:

How I feel about this character: SHE MAKES ME REALLY SAD id really like to see more of her. ellie you and me lets listen to her tapes sometime i haven't finished them

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: need you ask

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: we didn't really see much of it but her relationship with big boss is extremely interesting just by association of the woman they both lost

My unpopular opinion about this character: i can't believe this is an unpopular opinion.. she's a lesbian 🤯 Also i think that her having a child w huey is fucked up on her part but also extremely funny. sorry you got involved strangelove

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: UGH. we should've seen more of her. shes such a background character it is genuinely sad

Favorite friendship for this character: ... this girl has friends? so sorry..

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what are your favourite moments in mgs2? and the series as a whole?

also, how would you rank metal gear games?

hmmm favorite moments huh? i'll go in order. i'm leaving out peace walker because i did not actually process enough of that game to talk about it, it was really weird and also i kind of just want to forget that arc ever existed (fuck you, gz. fuck you.)

mgs1:

psycho mantis

everything liquid does ever but special mention goes to:

not knowing how genes work

all his gestures and funny poses and the time he does a full on flip while standing on a railing

'miller' revealing he was liquid all along (rip to the real miller but sacrifices must be made) and of course 'snake... did you like my sunglasses?'

the incredulous way he says 'you'd POINT a WEAPON at your OWN BROTHER?!' even though he's 100% planning to kill snake himself

chaos and honor back to this world gone soft

naomi giving snake foxdie and just leaving him not knowing if he's going to keel over and die in the next second

mgs2:

liquid again

dramatic gestures

'it's been a WHILE, brother. you KNOW who i AM.'

i don't know why but i really like when he says 'just another dead clone of the old man'

'i live on THROUGH THIS ARM!!!'

how excited he is when he says 'BROTHERS!!'

'like surfing? it's a good way to go. hey, snake! you coming?!'

raiden in general

i just like watching him

the initial face reveal

him being snarky with 'pliskin'

they may have cut it but 'good MORNING, lieutenant jg pliskin! did you sleep well?' is still one of my favorite things he's ever said

the little head toss he does after ocelot catches him and his mask gets pulled off

him being the nicest guy ever with emma

the brief time he actually gets mad at rose

speaking of rose i like when she dies in the game overs both because i hate her and just because it's a neat little touch

dead cell. just... dead cell

fatman's rollerblades and drinking wine through a straw

'it's because he's bisexual'

gardening advice with the patriot ai

north american fall webworm past life conversation

'i hear it's amazing when the famous purple stuffed worm in flap-jaw space with the tuning fork does a raw blink on hara-kiri rock. i need scissors! 61!'

olga's dramatic rescue. olga in general, really. mom of the year award. mom of the ever award

solidus having this whole dramatic speech but getting the date of washington's inauguration off by a full two decades

mgs3:

ocelot

ocelot's enormous gay crush

eva getting mad at big boss for not knowing gay people exist

the boss beating the shit out of people

the cobra unit (special mention goes to how the end can just die of old age before you ever fight him)

the little smirk (you know the one, i have the pachislot version of it as my icon). feels like kojima being like HAHA YOU REMEMBER MGS2? I GOT YOU GOOD

controversial perhaps but i actually really love the bit after volgin figures out he's not actually talking to raikov (i don't love how he figures it out, we're going to AFTER that) and immediately is just like you hurt ivan, fuck you, i fucking hate you, i'm going to fucking kill you, and then just beats the shit out of big boss. there's nothing else volgin does in this game that i like but i like that scene

'i can't believe how small it is.' if you know you know

mgs4:

sunny

sunny and her eggs

sunny singing while she makes her eggs

sunny doing a little dance when she makes them right

'you're not watching your n-n-nicotine intake!'

the blue rose

'can we make jack better?'

her little smile when she hears they can

the way she puts herself between him and snake. 'no! jack can't go. he needs to rest!' god i love this kid

her little >:| face

the way she holds on to raiden after he falls (i lose my mind constantly over how he can't even stand on his own and the only person supporting him is the one person who has never once cared about his ability to fight and only wants him to be okay)

THE RETURN OF PSYCHO MANTIS!!!

THE RETURN OF EVA!!!

THE RETURN OF MERYL!!!

vamp's fancy coat

raiden's fancy coat

naomi showing concern for raiden's wellbeing

mount snakemore

everything else ocelot does in this game

it's a russian taunt

raiden becomes god

snake finally taking some fucking responsibility ('we tore the world apart... made your life a living hell') and NOT letting raiden pull another self-sacrificing stunt

raiden meeting john at the end and how happy he is

mgs5:

THE RETURN OF PSYCHO MANTIS!!! BABY MANTIS!!! I LOVE BABY MANTIS!!!

LIQUID TWO ELECTRIC BOOGALOO NOW 100% MORE BABY

OCELOT!!!

ocelot training the soldiers

fultoning a sheep

dd :) especially when he's with ocelot

wow you just hate everybody don't you. awesome. you are my best friend now. here have these parasites i just stole

kingdom of the flies

no more parasites we will now fly away like peter pan or something

revengeance:

raiden in a suit

raiden in sunglasses

raiden actually seeming like he's in a relatively good place for once

n'mani :) rip king miss you every day

mr. lightning bolt

raiden just being badass in the opening

he yeeted the fucking metal gear

'my sword is a tool of justice'

courtney's entire existence

when mistral blows a kiss at him and he blocks it with his sword

blade wolf

'what's the meaning of life? why are we here?' 'i am here to kill you'

'amusing on two levels'

him ordering raiden around

head toss... 2!!!

meeting george

'that's all i needed to hear' (goodbye mr evil scientist, no one will miss you)

raiden's legality =/= morality moment. chaotic good icon

'guess you'd better arrest me then'

i have a very love-hate relationship with the monsoon segment

especially 'jack is back' on the one hand YES!!! KILL!!!!!!! DESTROY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but on the other hand raiden no don't talk about yourself like that

every time he responds to desperado's attempts at psychological warfare just like 'fuck you' and especially the time he literally says 'fuck you'

the meme speech

sam dying. sorry sam fans but iirc when i fought him he said 'pretty boy' eight times and 'show me a good time, jack' twice, i hated it, it creeped me out, i was so glad it was over

SUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE SCENE WITH SUNNY MAKES ME CRY NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I WATCH IT

'shaaaaaaake?'

every codec with her too. all the sunny content. your honor they are siblings and she deserves the world

'come on. let me see a smile'

raiden hates capitalism and politicians (i love his sass during the armstrong scene)

'you're not greedy... you're BATSHIT INSANE!'

raiden in a suit again (look. he is so cool in that last scene)

as for my rankings... hmmm... well, i'm heavily biased, but let's go. this list is subject to change as i haven't really thought about ranking them before.

sons of liberty, fucking superb

metal gear solid, the birth of a legend. several legends in fact.

revengeance, i have my criticisms but it's such a fun game (it's also the only one i've actually been able to play... very entertaining gameplay ngl)

guns of the patriots, i'm sorry it's just so damn long and there's a lot of stuff that i think could have been handled differently or even just not included (this is the game that made me hate snake, he is such an asshole in it like he's mean to sunny, that's illegal)

snake eater, i find a lot of the story to be dull and couldn't care less about big boss. as far as i'm concerned ocelot, the boss, and eva carry the whole game.

the phantom pain, it was clearly rushed and needed more time to be spent on the story. also quiet's design sucks. i love her, but her design sucks. also they brought volgin back, i didn't want him back

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Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams for this week

Hi, here's this week's opera update. (I hope it's not too long.)

First, though, the weekend's streams might work a little while yet.

If you missed it, I HIGHLY recommend checking out of Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore, a charming romantic comedy with a catchy, upbeat score (streamed Saturday night). Directed by Bartlett Sher, featuring Matthew Polenzani, Anna Netrebko, and Mariusz Kwiecien, 2012. (I prefer the newer version with Pretty Yende, who is subtler than Anna Netrebko, but this cast is fun too). https://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/opera/?upc=811357015681 [or] https://metoperafree.brightcove-services.com/?videoId=6240743388001

Sunday night's stream of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde is a moody, atmospheric modern production (seems vaguely 20th century?) and very long (about 4 hrs 20 min), but has a strong cast and iconic music. It's tragic and slow-paced, but kind of mesmerizing. (Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton, 2016) https://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/opera/?upc=811357018729 [or] https://metoperafree.brightcove-services.com/?videoId=6240750335001

This week the Met Opera is featuring "Page to Stage" - operas adapted from literature. More information about the listings here: https://www.metopera.org/user-information/nightly-met-opera-streams/week-56/

Tonight until 6:30 pm Tuesday, April 6 - Gounod's Faust (2011), starring Marina Poplavskaya, Jonas Kaufmann, and Rene Pape; set in the first half of the 20th century, with Faust as a nuclear scientist. https://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/opera/?upc=811357015018 [or] https://metoperafree.brightcove-services.com/?videoId=6245234841001

Tuesday night, 4/6 - Verdi's Rigoletto (1981) featuring Christiane Eda-Pierre, Isola Jones, Luciano Pavarotti, Louis Quilico, and Ara Berberian

Wednesday night, 4/7 - Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin (2017), Starring Anna Netrebko, Elena Maximova, Alexey Dolgov, Peter Mattei, and Štefan Kocán

Thursday night, 4/8 - Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini (1984), Starring Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, and Cornell MacNeil; this is the same Art Nouveau-inspired production that was shown a few weeks ago with a more recent cast (Eva-Maria Westbroek, Marcello Giordani, Mark Delavan, 2013). If you missed that one and/or you're a fan of Dante's Inferno, check this one out, although it's not in high definition.

Friday night, 4/9 - Shostakovich's The Nose (2013), Starring Andrey Popov, Alexander Lewis, and Paulo Szot. I haven't seen this one, but it's about a man who wakes up one day and finds that his nose is missing... sounds wild. 

Saturday night, 4/10 - Gounod's Romeo et Juliette (2007), starring Anna Netrebko, Roberto Alagna, Nathan Gunn, and Robert Lloyd. This production has lovely Renaissance-inspired sets and costumes, except the two leads have more modern-looking costumes (Juliet looks great, Romeo looks a bit silly sometimes). 

Sunday night, 4/11 - Verdi's Luisa Miller (2018), Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Olesya Petrova, Piotr Beczała, Plácido Domingo, Alexander Vinogradov, and Dmitry Belosselskiy

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Murrieta Dance Project

Showbiz Talent Competition, Las Vegas, NV 2021: RESULTS

Sapphire

Mini Solo

1st: Brooklyn Botello-’Wind It Up’

Mini Small Group

1st: ‘Lollipop’

Ruby

Mini Small Group

1st: ‘Blues Clues’

Mini Large Group

1st: ‘Werk Out’

Petite Solo

1st: Haylee Dickson-’Swagger Jagger’

2nd: Paisley Publico-’Jailhouse Rock’

3rd: Melody Cabrera-’When You Believe’

Didn’t Place

Haylee Dickson-’Franchise’

Petite Small Group

1st: ‘So Fabulous’

2nd: ‘Going to the Chapel’

3rd: ‘Zero to Hero’

Pre-Junior Solo

4th: Brianna Perez-’Let’s Get Loud’

6th: Brookie Blasic-’Raise the Meter’

7th: Mackenzie Condry-’Feet Don’t Fail Me Now’

Junior Solo

1st: Gracen Coleman-’I Like To Fuss’

4th: Makayla Fisher-’Shake It Off’

Didn’t Place

Gracen Coleman-’Diva’

Junior Small Group

2nd: ‘Jet Set’

Pre-Teen Solo

3rd: Aubreigh Trapp-’Le Jazz Hot’

Diamond

Petite Solo

1st: Lily Dejoya-’Hustle’

Petite Small Group

1st: ‘A Little Party’

2nd: ‘Girl Scouts’

3rd: ‘Cabaret’

Petite Large Group

1st: ‘Star Crossed’

2nd: ‘Money’

3rd: ‘Footloose’

4th: ‘Second Star To The Right’

5th: ‘Wait For Me’

6th: ‘Turn It Up’

Petite Line

1st: ‘House of Mouse’

Pre-Junior Solo

1st: Allie Donis-’Colors of the Wind’

3rd: Leah Munson-’Copy Cat’

4th: Anahi Lopez-’Hair’

5th: Sierra Koops-’I’ve Got Rhythm’

6th: Desi Bronson-’Sunday Best’

7th: Akemi Bourgeois-’Raise the Roof’

8th: Piper Desoto-’Oops I Did It Again’

9th: Rylan Ashley-’Uptown Funk’

Didn’t Place

Leah Munson-’Roxie’

Paisley Van Lant-’Schoolin Life’

Piper Desoto-’Rainbow Connection’

Presley Desoto-’Orange Colored Sky’

Brystol Hill-’Hot Note’

Brystol Hill-’Once Upon Another Time’

Shayden Miller-’Angels’

Rylan Ashley-’Show’

Joelle Mcdougal-’The Only Fault’

Junior Solo

1st: Jenna Le-’Matters to Me’

2nd: Aedyn Bekker-’New York State of Mind’

4th: Bella Kidder-’WOMAN’

5th: Kendall Houchens-’Bite The Dust’

6th: Brooklyn Ruiz-’Countdown’

Didn’t Place

Anyssa Villasenor-’Dance With Somebody’

Bella Kidder-’Cry Like Me’

Bella Kidder-’Amen’

Jaclyn Coronado-’Hit The Road Jack’

Junior Duet/Trio

1st: Aedyn Bekker and Jenna Le-‘Midnight Train’

Junior Small Group

1st: ‘Alright Okay’

2nd: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

3rd: ‘Broad Daylight’

4th: ‘I Need A Hero’

Junior Large Group

1st: ‘When She’s Gone’

2nd: ‘Breathing’

3rd: ‘Business of Love’

4th: ‘Criminal Intent’

5th: ‘Rescue’

Junior Line

1st: ‘Neva Eva’

Pre-Teen Solo

1st: Mia Damico-’Insecurities’

Didn’t Place

Mia Damico-’Crumbling’

Teen Solo

1st: Calli Perryman-’Still Run’

2nd: Brooklyn Coronado-’We Don’t Have To’

3rd: Natasha Lubanko-’Cold’

4th: Elizabeth Elizondo-’Mixed Signals’

5th: Alayssa Dominguez-’We’ll Be Fine’

Didn’t Place

Calli Perryman-’Hope’

Teen Small Group

1st: ‘Swing’

2nd: ‘Look At me Now’

3rd: ‘Broken Hearts’

4th: ‘Loyalty’

5th: ‘My Immortal’

Teen Large Group

1st: ‘Find The Groove’

2nd: ‘Love Myself’

3rd: ‘Prayin’

Pre-Senior Solo

1st: Aubrie Stoehr-’Now I Cry’

2nd: Luciana Vun-’The Flower’

3rd: Carsyn Stiff-’The Halo’

4th: Kayla Seitel-’Stay’

5th: Izabel Hurtado-’Variations’

6th: Sarah Di Gioia-’Dusk’

7th: Kendall Le-’Reckless’

9th: Kaylyn Houchens-’Dope’

Didn’t Place

Sarah Di Gioia-’I Hope You Understand’

Kayla Seitel-’Solo Dancin’

Senior Solo

1st: Kendal Clemens-’The End Of Love’

2nd: Mackenzie Groty-’Crazy’

6th: Emma Brace-’Crazy For You’

7th: Lizzy Montoya-’Love Hate’

Didn’t Place

Mackenzie Groty-’Mandicon’

Lizzy Montoya-’Lonely’

Senior Small Group

1st: ‘Talk to Me’

2nd: ‘Bills’

3rd: ‘Figures’

4th: ‘Silent Film’

Senior Large Group

1st: ‘De Aqui’

2nd: ‘It Doesn’t Hurt’

3rd: ‘Feel Like A Woman’

4th: ‘Tadow’

Senior Line

1st: ‘Quiet Uptown’

Special Awards:

Outstanding Prop

‘Star Crossed’

Group Choreography

‘House of Mouse’

‘Breathing’

Top Regional Choreographer

‘De Aqui’

Elite Top Regional Studio

Murrieta Dance Project

Group Icon

Diamond Senior: ‘De Aqui’

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Closer, March 16

Cover: Lana Turner -- love, heartbreak and scandal 

Page 1: Contents 

Page 2: The Big Picture -- Mae West along her Perfect 36 dress dummy and Kate Smith’s Large and Miriam Hopkins’ Boyish in 1932

Page 4: Harrison Ford opens up about his home life 

Page 5: Baby Peggy -- farewell to the final surviving child star of the Silent Era, Rick Springfield auctions guitars to help Australia 

Page 6: Hellos & Goodbyes 

Page 8: Picture Perfect -- Debra Messing with her dog Henry, Amy Robach and her dog Metro, Sherri Shepherd and her dog Lexi 

Page 10: Jim Carrey on his show Kidding, John Legend and his daughter Luna, Amy Poehler and Kelly Clarkson 

Page 12: Mardi Gras -- Bryan Cranston 

Page 13: Jennifer Coolidge, Robin Thicke and his son Julian, Charlie Day and Mary Elizabeth Ellis 

Page 16: Jeff Bridges -- Hollywood hasn’t changed me -- he grew up surrounded by stardom but the beloved actor has always stayed grounded 

Page 18: Cover Story -- Lana Turner -- inside her scandalous world -- the screen icon’s glamorous existence was riddled with heartbreak and pain 

Page 22: Celine Dion rebuilding her life -- she has put aside her sadness to embark on a new journey 

Page 27: Spot the Difference -- Joel McKinnon Miller on Brooklyn Nine-Nine 

Page 29: Horoscopes -- Pisces Eva Longoria 

Page 30: Entertainment -- Rufus Sewell on The Pale Horse, Michael O’Neill of Council of Dads, In the Spotlight -- Catherine McCormack 

Page 32: Movies -- Ben Affleck on The Way Back, DVDs 

Page 33: Books, Music -- Mandy Moore on Silver Landings 

Page 34: Television 

Page 36: Great Escape -- Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy on Turks & Caicos 

Page 40: 5 foods to help you live longer, Ellen Pompeo 

Page 42: Whatver Happened to the Waitresses From Alice -- Polly Holiday, Linda Lavin, Beth Howland, Diane Ladd, Celia Weston 

Page 43: It Happened This Week 

Page 44: Tiffany opens up about music, motherhood and why she’s happier than ever 

Page 48: The Robert Young nobody knew -- the Father Knows Best dad’s real life daughter remembers him as a complicated caring man 

Page 50: Susan Sarandon -- fame, family and 50 years in showbiz 

Page 52: Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new life -- bucolic Vancouver Island offers the couple everything they need for a fresh start 

Page 54: The style of Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Page 58: My Life in 10 Pictures -- Joanne Woodward 

Page 60: Flashback 

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(Reposting this ask because I can’t even edit the html anymore on that other post and this was too much typing to let go to waste.)

Sure sure, not a problem! I can at least try. (:

Warning: This is super fucking long and spoiler-y for pretty much all of Big Boss’ story arc from 1964-1984 after the cut. But it’s Metal Gear, so... even the summaries are long. Lol.

To start: I’m of the opinion, with the way Kojima does things in his games, that Adamska/Ocelot was already tied by the red thread of fate, in a way, to Big Boss, just by being The Boss (The Joy’s) child.

That said, pretty much all of Ocelot’s actions define his relationship with BB as the trustworthy right hand man. He is the model example of the double reverse quadruple agent, and literally the only person and/or entity he never backstabs (or, really, does most of his backstabbing for) is BB.

It’s easiest to break down Ocelot and BB’s interactions (and, in turn, their relationship) in an actual timeline of Ocelot Betrayals™ events vs. by game.

1964: Ocelot was ordered by the CIA to aid Naked Snake / BB in Operation Snake Eater. He gets soundly defeated by BB and is absolutely awestruck/fascinated by and/or possibly in love with him (later on, anyway). BB even stops EVA from gunning him down, allegedly because he was "still young," but BB had actually had taken a liking to him. Ocelot continues to maintain his cover as a GRU operative and decides to aid Snake covertly, and even fires on Volgin during BB’s fight with him. Additionally, their entire exchange at the end of MGS3 prior to Ocelot jumping out of the plane heavily implies mutual like and understanding of each other and that they’ll meet again.

1970: Okay, so here’s where it gets a little messy. The events of MGS: Portable Ops are not really considered canon, since Kojima didn’t write/direct it, but elements from it are alluded to, so I’ll keep it brief. Ocelot recovers the Philosopher’s legacy but is sick of the American Philosopher’s in-fighting, so he goes back to doing what he does best. He had a “mysterious benefactor” aiding him at the time (Major Zero) (because he is a top tier CIA triple agent at this point) that he was going to bail on, but, after an exchange of information about genomes and creating the perfect soldier, he agrees to join the Patriots - under the condition that BB joins.

Post-Portable Ops but pre-MSF Mother Base destruction by Cipher in 1974: Back to canon. Zero, Ocelot, BB, Sigint (who would go on to become known as DARPA Chief Donald Anderson in MGS1), Para-Medic, and EVA form the Patriots as a successor to the Philosophers to carry out The Boss’ will - create a world without borders that could be considered ‘whole’ again. Zero and BB clash over their interpretations of The Boss’ will and how to carry it out (for the record: they both get it colossally, spectacularly fucking wrong).

BB is iconic at this point, though, so if he leaves, the Patriots fall apart. The Les Enfants Terribles project is greenlit as a type of insurance policy to attempt to keep the Patriot’s icon in place and to make sure the genetic legacy of the so-called "Legendary Soldier" gets safeguarded. It backfires spectacularly. BB is (very rightfully) fucking pissed and severs all ties with Zero, and starts Militaires Sans Frontières (MSF) in 1972 with Kazuhira Miller as his SIC / XO.

Here’s where we start to get to the really important stuff: Ocelot remains with the Patriots as a spy while also maintaining his position in the Spetsnaz GRU, and the Patriots become known as “Cipher”. HOWEVER, because Ocelot only genuinely respects / admires and/or is potentially in love with BB (depending on how you wanna look at the subtext), he secretly deeply resented the policies of the Patriots and the shit Zero pulled on BB. He’s the wrong person to cause these feelings in.

(Also IMO, and for what it’s worth: I feel like Kaz’s position, whether you consider it platonic or romantic, is what Ocelot wanted to be to Big Boss and did his best to be, and it created a point of contention between Kaz and Ocelot.)

1975 (post-MSF destruction by rogue Cipher strike force XOF): Ocelot was contacted by Zero for the last time. Zero wants to create a body double of BB. Ocelot agrees but is skeptical, but regardless, they create Venom Snake using hypnotherapy. Ocelot also reaches out to Kaz at Zero’s request. Kaz isn’t the idiot pretty boy he comes off as, and (rightfully) doesn’t trust Ocelot whatsoever, but they agree to work together out of mutual admiration and/or love for BB to keep him safe.

1975-1984: BB and Venom remain in a coma, Ocelot explores his torture fetish. Gains Shalashaska moniker. Not much to say to their relationship here lol.

1984: Ocelot had fully allies himself with Diamond Dogs and is the stand-in XO after Kaz is compromised (captured). When BB and Venom wake up, Ocelot aides their escape from the hospital in Cyprus as Cipher attacks and the Man on Fire shows up.

At the same time, Ocelot retrieves the REAL Big Boss from the ambulance crash site while Venom is KO’d, supplies BB with clothes, an eyepatch, a motorcycle, a cover identity, and the body double's U.S. passport. They share a cigar and talk about BB creating actual Outer Heaven while Ocelot guides Venom and Diamond Dogs against Cipher. Ocelot even plans to go through (and eventually does use) self-hypnotism to protect the ruse and recover his memory regarding the truth at an appropriate future date.

(Fun Fact: In Mission 2, if you repeatedly tranq Ocelot, he’ll mutter “2 + 2 = 5” in his sleep. This is a reference to doublethink - where a person firmly believes in two contradictory narratives. Ocelot is constantly doing this most of his life, but especially does so in MGSV. He’s literally hinting at the truth, right there. He knows Venom is fake, deep down. But his “2 + 2 = 5” is him believing Venom is real, while also believing Big Boss is real.)

Essentially: It’s not so much as them reconnecting and becoming friends as much as it is Ocelot being absolutely devoted to Big Boss without question, and Big Boss being very aware of that total, unwavering devotion and putting his full faith in Ocelot in return. Their relationship grows from that understanding and works because they never need to reconnect. They are always on the same page.

Even a person like Kaz, who arguably knew BB better and possibly way, WAY more intimately (lmao) was not so hopelessly devoted that he’d willingly be strung along by him. It’s why Kaz is absolutely (and rightfully) fucking seething at the level of betrayal that’s gone down in the final conversation with Ocelot in MGSV and ends up making good on the threat to train one of the Les Enfants Terribles (Solid Snake) to kill the man (Kaz is literally the only person to successfully get so close to killing BB - and knew the man well - this is a very legitimate threat) and Ocelot trains the other (Liquid Snake) out of recognition of that threat and in pure fucking retaliation (who he eventually betrays). All for BB.