#giffed this scene solely for this tweet

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Pride and Prejudice 2005 ☼ dir. Joe Wright

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just that the fandom is proving how they are only in it for Buck and Eddie/Ryan and Oliver when they're complaining about a deleted scene on social media or claiming "queerbait" instead of asking (not demanding, that was poor word choice by me) to hear from someone else a little more often.

I don't think it's a secret that most of the fandom is only in it for Buddie though?

Not that people don't enjoy the show otherwise or wouldn't be watching without the ship, but online fandom specifically? I don't think there'd be a fandom without Buddie. It would be a show like Station 19 or Chicago Fire maybe, good ratings, a couple of people live tweet it, and a gifset would get maybe 100-500 notes on it.

Most of the online fandom is absolutely in it for Buddie, but also Buck and Eddie as individual characters, which is why the reaction to Buck/Tommy from Eddie stans is solely due to the knowledge that Eddie could have had the arc first, and if Eddie actually did come out this season the Buck stans would be letting people know how upset they are - Buddie is preferred because both sides get what they want out of it. The issue is that many in online fandom pretends to care about the other characters to the same degree to appear "better" than the folks only here for Buddie, yet their actions prove time and time again that it's not the case. Take the disrespect towards Hen as a lesbian who's been there from the very beginning. Henren gifs aren't popping up five minutes after a scene airs just so the op can (hopefully) get the most notes. People ask for Ryan to be released from "PR jail", but where are the requests to hear from Aisha? Why don't people get routinely upset when an episode *looks like* it won't focus too heavily on Hen the way they do when they feel like Eddie is being ignored? "There are more Buck/Tommy fics than Henren fics" Okay...and the Buddie tag has always outdone Henren, so....why is a different pairing a problem now? It's their friends writing the fics anyway? And they support them when it's the endgame they like? Similarly, people claimed to care about/look forward to the Madney wedding, and somehow the discussion was never about the actual event until it happened. it was about how karaoke night could lead to a secret hookup or feelings realization or TOMMY helping fandom's faves get their shit together by "noticing" something between them. In an episode about someone else's wedding. They're here for Henren and Madney and Bathena, but what's the thing everyone's blowing up social media pages about? Buddie. Whether it's complaints over being baited with the promo (something being encouraged on this very site) or sending a barrage of Buddie tweets or comments to drown out any Buck/Tommy support...people sure aren't acting like they know how to enjoy anything that isn't Buddie. I have no problem with anybody who is only/mostly in the fandom for Buddie (I myself will always feel the most connected to the Buckley-Diaz dynamic in any form for personal reasons), or anybody who might be new to us because of Bi Buck and Buck/Tommy. Just don't lie about it to make yourself look better when all it does is highlight your hypocrisy. (I mean, unless they want us to see through them that easily. Lol.)

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every month of 2021!

post your favorite or most popular post from each month this year <3 (it’s okay to skip months!)

thanks @spidermaens, @icegifs, and @bebecas for tagging me :)

January: goodbye 2021 supernatural meme - this was iconic and I was on the top of trending for so long because of this post and it was just a great way to start 2021

February: lazarus rising cinematography - highlighting the amazing shots from one of my favorite spn episodes

March: loki request - finally started doing requests and got to gif my fave loki and his best scenes

April: zemo in tfatws - the amount of love this set got from the fandom was incredible and this is on the list solely for the dancing gif

May: destiel in 6x20 - I experimented with shapes and got this super powerful set that showed the pain and conflict of the scene and also just looked cool

June: juneteenth black panther - I experimented so much with this set and I love how it came out and also celebrated the great chadwick boseman and t’challa

July: natasha and yelena sister tweets - I had so much fun making this and never expected it to blow up as much as it did and I’m really happy with it

August: shreknatural parallels - how could this not be on here like c’mon it was absolutely iconic, on brand, and made so many people angry that I became all powerful

September: holt and jake b99 finale - not only did this celebrate the best finale, but also was a really high-quality set that I was proud of

October: ruby and otis - this was a slow month but watching ruby in this season made me inspired and this set is just so pretty 

November: destiel 1 year anniversary - now this was my magnum opus of the time and I am just so happy the work I put in paid off so nicely to celebrate destiel being canon

December: loki in loki - a little bit under-appreciated but I had fun experimenting with really bright colors and different typography 

No pressure tags (apologies if you’ve already been tagged): @agentplant @acklesology @userjaskier @aimeegbbs @theedorksinlove @cinemagifmaker @nikolai-llantsov @alivedean

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@keysstylus​ alright, sorry in advance that this isn’t that much, it’s what I found in an hour. I could find more but I’d have to go through a lot of posts, since some were instagram stories that I cant search for anymore. And keep in mind this is only recent stuff and stuff you can find easily, there’s lots of things like this. Maybe I’ll search more today, but you can also ask around, there’s lots of instances where they post a bee emoji or tease the bees before a volume/episode.

But aight. You see this? It was a popular post, do you know why it happens? It’s not just crazy fans taking things out of context. Surely some of those are a reach but people in this fandom reach for a reason. I’m pretty sure the heart is from one of Arryn’s insta story. One reply or tweet on its own doesn’t hurt. But when they keep adding bees into it you just can’t help but ‘piece things together’.

Gonna put this one under a read more cause it’s lengthy.

This is to show that they know what the bee means and use it when they refer to the ship. I think this was for chapter 12 when they reunited. When she does this or she retweets fanart that’s alright. And imo sometimes Arryn can do it unintentionally, but not all the time.

And here’s an example of how people will predict and theorize just off a tweet of theirs. Sometimes they do things like this where they accidentaly reveal that something will happen during the volume. But you never know when, what and if it will happen. Just like the picture I’m gonna discuss next. But now it happened, our theories came true, Blake did scream after Yang. And this gives you hope that next time they tweet about the bees it must be true and the bees will become canon, but they dont.

Here’s another example on how big of an influence they have on the rwby fandom, and why this harms the fandom. Before v7 aired Arryn tweeted this, fans had theories about all kinds of crazy stuff including an Atlas Ball. We all knew it was just that: a theory, but when Arryn posted this we all thought there would be some dancing this volume, and everyone was crazy about the Atlas Ball, and then disappointed it didn’t happen. But that’s the thing, we got NO hints whatsoever in show that it would happen, it was a theory and ALL fandoms have those, but when someone directly working for the show fuels into it it becomes a bit more than a theory. And once it doesn’t happen it disappoints you. Not only did we not get an Atlas Ball, but also the Yang and Blake party scene with FNKI. 

Teasing the ship. It’s clear that Arryn insinuates she would cosplay Blake so they both could do a couple cosplay, except that in show they’re not a couple. Intentional or not this teases the ship and brings in more views. Fans trust those 2 so much, if they tease it like that then ofc it’s happening. Except it doesn’t, it just stagnates.

Stuff like this is honestly what makes me think they’re onti it too. It’s CLEAR that they’re using bumbleby here for views, it’s clear that they’re teasing it. They’re talking about bumbleby but nothing gets confirmed, not in show or outside. What’s the point? Do they talk about renora? Or any straight ship for the matter? They know how big bumbleby is and how many bumbleby fans are in the fandom, I don’t think this is a coincidence. Renora is a popular ship as well, why aren’t they doing this with it? Why isn’t Neath teasing it the same way those 2 do?

Here’s the v4 example I’m talking about. She knows that being a fan will only burn her. She did it before, she knows how important her words are to the fandom and how people will reach for anything. As I said, she’s been here before and she knwos what she’s doing

I hope I can find some other stuff and show you. There’s lots of tweets of just a bee emoji, or them hyping up the next episode and dropping a hint about the bees (like again a bee emoji, once she posted a gif with a canon firing, a yellow heart etc.) and I don’t think that’s unintentional. I’m not saying they’re crueless monsters, but they’re not exactly your best friends either. After all some things they do harm (and did harm in the past as well) the bumbleby fandom, they set up exceptations and hype up things that never happen. And it’s not just them. Remember VRV? The valentine’s cards? Remember the merch, the tshirts with blake and yang? Why so much hype, why doesn’t renora (who even kissed and confessed!) get as much hype?

Sorry but I refuse to believe they, and all those people from RT, VRV and everything else, just love it so much and are excited about it. I refuse to believe that the ship that gets the most hype, tease and hints with little to no development/no confession/no kiss/no nothing is the LGBT ship while the straight canon ship that lots of people love doesn’t get shit. Is it simply just a coincidence? Again, they know that they can’t interact like they’re normal fans. Why do they do it. They’re the only ones who do it. Neath doesn’t do it, or Lindsay, or anyone else.

But they do it, and considering how much RT and VRV teased the ship I don’t think it’s entirely just them being excited about the ship. Sure a part is like that, Arryn at least loves the ship and it’s clear, but what a coincidence that only the wlw ship gets teased and only the voice actresses of the wlw ship that’s not canon yet hint it so much while the other voice actors of already canon ships didn’t ever say shit about their ship, RT didn’t ever say or hint or tease it either.

Is it really just a coincidence? Can’t they simply just retweet fanart and stop teasing the ship with tweets and instagram posts and all kinds of hints? I never said they’re monsters or evil, I just said they don’t give any fucks about us. And considering all this shit and how it happened in the past it wouldn’t be impossible to believe. The bumbleby fandom is like this because of them solely. Their disappointment? It’s because the voice actresses teased the ship too much and set up some standards/ideas that never happened. The crazy theories? Every fandom has them, but not to the level of the bee fandom, because the VAs feed into them. I’ve literally watched She-Ra, LoK, Owl House and many more and I never met a fandom that kept posting and begging before every single episode “bees will kiss this ep” but then when it clearly doesn’t happen say “it’s alright them sharing a glance was much more intimate I’m glad they didn’t kiss it would’ve been rushed”

And this happens for a reason. Just think about it, think about how much the VAs of the only relevant LGBT ship interact with us (and only they, no any other VAs), how much RT teases it, alongside other companies, how much merch they have in comparasion to other ships/characters, and how much hype it has for something that stagnated for 2 volumes now. It’s hard to believe it’s just a coincidence and that they’re not, at least sometimes, doing it intentionally.

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#ALBERTA????????????????? THEYRE IN OSAKA???????????? HELLO???????

Amusingly (or not), FUNimation's English dub didn't seem to know what to do about Osaka initially. Before deciding on Alberta in Episode 118, they called it "Ocean View" in Episode 77:

But Osaka is properly referred to as Osaka in their dub of the third film, The Last Wizard of the Century.

In any case, I was teasing the outlandishness of the ridiculous localizations in this video, but on a more serious note, I do think the name changes and alterations are disappointing and sad. Christopher Sabat once said in a Tweet:

"I was in many of the planning meetings for Case Closed [Detective Conan] and fought to do a pure adaptation of the show, believing that viewers were becoming interested in Japanese culture and that excessive Americanization was unnecessary and problematic. I was outvoted."

And I wholeheartedly agree with him. I wish he wasn't outvoted. A part of me can't help but feel that Detective Conan would have fared so much better with audiences in the US had it not been so altered. This wasn't even a 4Kids deal. The show literally aired on Adult Swim.

Anyway, if anyone's interested in the history of the English-language scene for Conan—and how there may genuinely have been an attempt to essentially 4Kids all the graphic murders!—Mike Toole’s “The One Truth, And Nothing But the One Truth: An Oral History of Case Closed” is a thorough, detailed read.

I also want to point out that while I probably complain about FuNi's dub as much as I praise it, this video was sincerely made with love. Underneath the unnecessary changes, I do think there's (generally) a solid script that does well to make the (in my opinion) often very awkward-sounding more literal translations so much more sensible and natural in English. (And that's why, with the content FUNimation dubbed, I always subtitle my GIFs with FuNi's script, just changing the names back when needed. Without that, I think there's a lot of good stuff here! Cheesy, yes, but this is a cheesy show. It works for me.)

But I completely understand feeling differently. I initially refused to watch FUNimation's dub solely for the goofy names. Bang Zoom! is now dubbing more recent films and specials in English, and this is a much more faithful, accurate production. So, not all Conan English dubs are like this. But problematic as it may be, I do have a lot of fondness for FUNimation's dub and wish it hadn't been bogged down by such unnecessary localizations, no matter how much I might laugh at the absurdity of them.

no thoughts just Heiji Hattori

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Ultimate fanboys P@gey+Em3rgency Awesom3 think the Purple Lightning used for Iris as Flash in 4x16 is solely for contrast and has no connection to the Tornado Twins. However, parallel+symbolism are big on ⚡️In FP when Wally+Barry fight the Rival, Cisco specifically mentions (2) distinct funnel patterns, tornadoes 🌪 measuring f13 on the Fujita scale. They were Purple like the outfits that the original TT wore. It was a nod to WA’s Twins. I think the lightning is too!

I also agree the purple is in connection to the Tornado Twins and Jenni, and I’m hard-pressed to understand how anyone could think otherwise lol.

I’m not really sure what to tweet for Run Iris Run but if I retweet & like everything I see will that help keep the momentum going and help improve the overall sm presence??

It’ll certainly help! But if you’re at a loss for what to tweet, just quote every tweet you like and add “#RunIrisRun #TheFlash” to your quote haha. That way you’ll get our interactions and unique tweets up.

I’m so excited for Run Iris Run. Candice will kill it with her performance as usual and her fans are going to show up in huge numbers but I worry a bit about the writing. If the writing falls through the episode may not be good. I don’t want too much forced humor. Honestly how much faith do you have in Eric Wallace?

He seems a very versatile and self-assured writer with a strong sense of narrative. I liked 4.01 and 4.07 a lot, and he was the connecting link between those two. Granted, this is his first Flash episode alone but he’s far from an inexperienced writer.

Now I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up but…. yvrshoots has reported that flash has been filming at the CBC building Thurs and Fri. CBC by the way is a Canadian television news station. And Kate confirmed CP is filming there today and she was probably there yesterday. Shall we be seeing news reporter Iris soon 👀

I want this so badly, but I’m totally with you on not getting hopes up. At least we know Candice has been filming a good amount.

I’m a bit confused, after the intense WA kiss in 4x15 was Iris starting to sweat or was that Barry’s sweat transferred to her because he kissed her so hard. I’m wondering because it would be an interesting note if Iris can stay in flashtime for that length of time & not sweat or get tired like the others.

I’m pretty sure that was his sweat sticking to her face, lol. Both her 4.10 and her 4.15 scenes showed her in Flashtime for much longer than the others, so I’m pretty sure she’s meant to be able to withstand it longer.

I think KF is going to be a little bad for next season L

I feel like she’ll either become one with Caitlin for good… Or the reverse will happen.

Do you, by chance, have a theory on why all of a sudden CS can remember what KF does? Could it be connected somehow to DeVoe? Also, I’ve noticed lately that DP+TC have had a lot of scenes together lately. Do you think the EP’s changed their mind about hooking up CS and Wells?

I think the wall between them was only ever something Caitlin’s psyche threw up to protect her from herself, it’s not that KF is physically a different person from Caitlin. So this is them becoming one, and right now it seems like that’s a good thing.

As for Snowells… They’ve now brought up Wells moving on from his wife, and Caitlin has tried several times to move on from her husband. So.. Maybe?

@eboniangelvibez said:

Courtney Ford (Nora) and Brandon Routh (Ray)are married in RL. If their chemistry was off, it would be bad…

LOL! Chemistry onscreen is not always indicative of relationship offscreen, but I take your point.

giphy(.)com/gifs/fQYdEoAbvuHdgPrBhm Me with the CP and Iris hatred after 4 seasons.

Love it!

I can’t recall, do all speedsters, except Savitar, have the same color lightning? Do you think they’re going to explain why Iris’ lightning is purple?

Trajectory’s was blue because of the Velocity 9. Honestly, it’s as possible that they’ll give some bogus explanation as it is that they’ll just mention it offhand.

To add to that, Westallen’s story is not over, despite being married. They have a legacy to build.

Accurate!

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What to Tweet: 21 Easy Ideas for Your Business or Brand via @KristiKellogg

At this point, you probably need no convincing that Twitter is an effective marketing tool for business. You can use Twitter to gain exposure, drive site traffic, assist in conversions and improve overall brand reputation. If you’re ready to up your investment in Twitter, but don’t know where to start or what to tweet, we’re here to help. Read on for 21 things to tweet from a business or brand account.

1. Promote Your Blog Posts and Content

Whenever you publish a new blog post, case study, white paper or any other piece of content, push it out to Twitter! And not just on the first day – make sure you schedule out follow-up tweets, especially if it’s a piece of evergreen content that’s performing well. For example, let’s say REI publishes a blog post on supplies you need to bring when backpacking – that’s the kind of article that will be perpetually relevant. REI could schedule out weekly tweets promoting that single blog post (with slightly different messaging each time) throughout an entire year.

2. Promote Your Sales and Specials

Whether you’re having a sale in a store or a special online, let your Twitter followers know! For an in-store sale, include the details of where and when, and highlight some of the best deals. For an online sale, include your promo code and let customers know how long it’s good for. In either case, include a lively picture or GIF to attract more attention. (Looking for a source for license-free photos? Check out 41 Places to Find Free Images Online That You Will Actually Want to Use.)

3. Share Helpful Tips or On-Brand Messages

Tweets don’t only have to link back to a specific blog post. Use Twitter to share one-off tips and tricks that your audience will find useful. If, for example, you sell skincare products, you could tweet general skincare tips. A yoga studio, on the other hand, could tweet out positive mantras. What can your business share that would benefit your audience?

4. Respond to Complaints, Comments and Questions

Customers expect responses from brands and businesses on Twitter. According to research, 72% of Twitter users expect a brand to respond within an hour when they tweet a complaint. To maintain your brand’s reputation, it’s essential to respond politely and promptly to complaints. Never argue with the user, but thank them for sharing their experience and do everything to address their concerns (and move the conversation off Twitter to email or a phone call when it’s above and beyond the scope of 280 characters!) Make sure to actively monitor your Twitter for complaints (and questions) so that concerns are addressed quickly and don’t escalate.

6. Give Answers to FAQ

Your FAQ is a great place to find content for Twitter. What questions come up again and again? Repurpose those questions and answers into bite-size Twitter content. This is an easy way to anticipate and address needs before your audience even brings it up!

7. Conduct Polls

Polls are a quick and easy way to garner engagement on Twitter. You can:

Ask for general feedback.

Discover product preferences.

Learn more about your customers.

And it certainly doesn’t have to be all serious – you can ask lighthearted questions solely to boost engagement.

8. Highlight Reviews & Recommendations

It comes as no surprise that 97% of shoppers say reviews influence buying decisions. In addition to review sites and your actual website, post positive reviews to Twitter. If you get a glowing review on Yelp, Google, or anywhere else, don’t hesitate to hit copy and paste. Share the quote directly to Twitter with a link to the actual review page.

9. Ask for Reviews & Recommendations

You can use Twitter not only to highlight reviews but also ask for them. Sometimes your customers need that extra push to make a review. A restaurant could tweet something as simple: Reviews are so important for our business! If you love our restaurant, would you mind leaving us a review on Yelp? It’d mean so much to us! Take 60 seconds and leave us a review! 🍔 Include a link leading them directly to where they can lead a review. This kind of request is something you could work into your Twitter calendar once a week.

10. Share Articles & Content that Are Relevant to Your Readers

Your Twitter account shouldn’t be a bullhorn announcing only your own accomplishments. There should be a healthy mix of content that is relevant to your audience – and sometimes that means tweeting things that have nothing to do with your company itself. For example, let’s say you’re a digital marketing agency specializing in SEO and a major algorithm update takes place. Sharing a news story on the subject would be relevant to your clients, and it would also show that your agency is on top of the latest news. Or maybe you’re a local business, and you have a neighboring store who is holding a charity event – chances are that the people who frequent your business would also be familiar with your neighbors so it would make total sense to help promote it.

11. Announce Job Openings

Looking for new talent? Take to Twitter to announce your need. Anyone following you is already interested in your brand, and who knows who’s out there that would jump on the opportunity to work with you! Always tweet out job openings with a link to where people can apply.

12. Highlight Standout Employees

Speaking of employees, use Twitter to highlight your standout staff. Share noteworthy accomplishments, whether it’s earning employee of the month, completing a major project, celebrating a major work anniversary or generally going above and beyond. Not only will this boost staff morale, but it will also attract potential customers, employees, and customers. Who wouldn’t want to work with a company not only has exemplary workers but takes the time to acknowledge and thank them?

13. Link to Any Press Coverage, Mentions or Recognition of Your Business

Whenever your business earns press coverage, an award or recognition of any kind, make sure to tweet it out. Press mentions are one of my favorite things to tweet. They’re Twitter gold, and belongs on all your social media channels, as well as a page dedicated to press mentions on your website. Set up Google Alerts for your business’ name so you’re always on top of any news that comes out.

14. Recognize Holidays and Events

Holidays are excellent fodder for Twitter content. Show the human side of your brand with thoughtful well wishes for the holidays, expressions of gratitude on Thanksgiving, national pride on the Fourth of July, etc. Not sure what to post, exactly? It can be as simple as a kind tweet with a relevant picture, or as elaborate as a three-minute video of your office singing a Christmas carol. Get creative!

15. Retweet Any Positive or Useful Tweets Mentioning Your Brand

Make use of other people’s tweets! Whenever someone mentions your business or employees, respond to the tweet and take the extra step to retweet it. Note: when people mention you, they might not necessarily use your Twitter handle. For that reason, it’s key to set up a column in your TweetDeck that monitors any mention of your brand’s name, the CEO and executives’ names, or any other important terminology associated with your business.

16. Find Ways to Be Transparent & Go Behind the Scenes of Your Business

Studies have shown that consumers are more likely to buy from transparent companies and more willing to give transparent companies second chances after a bad experience. One way to be transparent is to go behind the scenes of your business. You can:

Share goals and objectives.

Share videos or pictures of day-to-day operations.

Admit to mistakes you’ve made and how they’ve shaped (or will shape) your future actions.

17. Get in On Trending Conversations

Take advantage of trending hashtags when appropriate. For example, if #FridayFeeling is trending, a store could offer a 10% TGIF discount with and use #FridayFeeling in its hashtags. Or, if you’re a B2B, maybe it’s just a funny TGIF picture, video, or meme celebrating the end of the week.

18. Have a Sense of Humor and a Heart

Just because you’re a business, your tweets don’t need to all be business-driven. People love to see the human side of brands, so don’t hesitate to occasionally share a funny meme or joke, or a heartwarming video. When you post things like this, try to keep it relevant to your brand. For example, a shoe company could post a video of a charity giving out shoes to poor in third world countries – while it has nothing to do with their actual business, it’s still on brand.

19. Hold Contests

Use Twitter as a platform for a social media contest. This will increase your engagement, boost your following, and lead to conversions. You can also use your contest to capture emails and leads. Software like Studies and Rafflecopter make it simple to run a contest.

20. Strategically Interact with Influencers

Is building relationships with social media influencers one of your goals? It doesn’t happen by magic. Influencers are far more likely to partner with a brand they’ve formed a relationship with. Make a list of influencers that your brand would benefit from working with, and begin regularly interacting with them: thoughtfully comment on their comment and retweet it when appropriate. Then, when you’re ready to ask for something from them (whether you’re offering to pay or not), your request is much more likely to get attention – your business won’t be a stranger, but someone the influencer has begun to form a relationship with.

21. Participate in Twitter Chats

Twitter chats are a great way to earn more engagement and followers. A Twitter chat is much like any other online chat, in which online users gather at a specified time to discuss certain topics or issues. The great thing about Twitter chat is it brings users together from all over the world to a platform where they can interact in real time rather than communicate in a delayed manner through traditional social media postings. To join a Twitter chat, you just need to know the hashtag being used (every Twitter chat has its own hashtag). The best way to follow Twitter chats is with a site like TweetChat or TweetDeck. There are Twitter chats on virtually every topic you can think of. SEMrush, for example, hosts a Twitter chat (#SEMrushChat) every Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET that focuses on digital marketing topics. Find Twitter chats that are relevant to your business or industry, and make a point to join in when you can.

Image Credits Featured Image: Paulo Bobita

https://www.businesscreatorplus.com/what-to-tweet-21-easy-ideas-for-your-business-or-brand-via-kristikellogg/

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Friendship Day 2019: 9 moments from Veere Di Wedding that you and you gal pals will relate to

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Twitter’s Got Jokes About The ��Game Of Thrones’ Season Finale, ‘The Dragon And The Wolf’

This post contains spoilers for Game Of Thrones Season 7 Episode 7 “The Dragon and the Wolf”.

Game Of Thrones went all out with its longest episode yet for the Season 7 finale, “The Dragon and the Wolf”. There was a big death scene, a psychic vision we totally saw coming, more incest in a season that’s been like two thirds incest, and an excuse for more speculation about Bran and the Night King.

Did you know the VMAs were happening at the same time? No spoilers:

https://twitter.com/McJesse/status/901961950078394372

Meanwhile, Dany and Cersei’s respective squads had their corporate team-building getaway in an arena at King’s Landing:

https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/901978377913028608

https://twitter.com/tvoti/status/901983197751156736

And Daenerys was fashionably late with the fabulous entrance:

https://twitter.com/CornOnTheGoblin/status/901978184383594498

https://twitter.com/msemilymccombs/status/901978448578707456

But Cersei was unimpressed. By everything.

Dany pulls up on the first dragon to be seen in hundreds of years and Cersei is like “…..you’re late”. I love that miserable woman so much

— Larry Beyince (@DragonflyJonez) August 28, 2017

Cersei: I don’t believe in zombies Also Cersei: have you met The Mountain, this zombie I hang out with all the time #got

— Brandon Stroud (@MrBrandonStroud) August 28, 2017

CERSEI: “oh course I believe in the dead army, it’s just that I disagree the cause is man-made.”

— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) August 28, 2017

Cersei failed to condemn wight supremacy too.

— Justin Duckham (@Jduckham) August 28, 2017

Meanwhile, the Greyjoys had differing opinions. Euron just wanted to know if the white walkers would come for him…

Euron was like, “can they swim? Cool cool cool…..”#GameofThrones #ThronesYall pic.twitter.com/YDu8cmJ3AT

— Fawziah Qadir (@GigiMasria) August 28, 2017

And Theon decided to go on a quest to save his sister Yara, even if he has to take more damage to the crotch along the way:

Theon be like #GameOfThronesFinale pic.twitter.com/RJt9mYUWAE

— Hector Canales (@HectorCofficial) August 28, 2017

Theon vs. Iron Born Dick Kicker > Mayweather vs. MacGregor

— Bend the Neil (@rejects) August 28, 2017

That’s what we call a deunuch ex machina. #gameofthrones

— Courtney Enlow (@courtenlow) August 28, 2017

Ugh, Theon is totally Azor Ahai, isn’t he? #GameofThrones

— Alyssa Fikse (@lyssiefikse) August 28, 2017

The weird thing is that Theon winds up having three dicks.

— Andrés du Bouchet (@dubouchet) August 28, 2017

And then Lord Petyr Baelish (Littlefinger) finally — finally — got his comeuppance when Bran brought the receipts and Arya took Littlefinger out with the same Valyrian steel dagger he had given to Bran. Chaos is a ladder, Baelish.

I’d like to nominate Littlefinger getting exposed as the new “Blinking White Guy” GIF #GameOfThrones #GameOfThronesFinale pic.twitter.com/bmoGv27qdg

— Tristan Cooper (@TristanACooper) August 28, 2017

Bran’s tax return must be LIT. He got all the receipts. #GamesOfThrones

— Phillip Henry (@MajorPhilebrity) August 28, 2017

Littlefinger: “I deny it!” Sansa: “Let me call my chief witness, my brother who can SEE ALL OF TIME AND SPACE.” #GameofThrones

— Todd VanDerWerff (@tvoti) August 28, 2017

YOU ARE SO FUCKED, LITTLEFINGER. #GameOfThrones #NoConfederate pic.twitter.com/PFRXdiQ7CH

— Donna Dickens (@MildlyAmused) August 28, 2017

A boy has no throat. #GameOfThrones

— shauna (@goldengateblond) August 28, 2017

pic.twitter.com/82QH1DNyZC

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) August 28, 2017

hmm pic.twitter.com/H3oKgAFZcs

— Brian Grubb (@briancgrubb) August 23, 2017

Littlefinger: I AM COMMANDER OF THE VALE I DEMAND YOU TAKE ME HOME!!

Knights of the Vale: pic.twitter.com/g1kbUVxCL4

— ❄️Matt Stark❄️ (@_MatthewBoomin_) August 28, 2017

Ladies and Gentlemen, Little Finger is finally dead #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/P3Ysc7zwx7

— GoT Things (@GoTthings_) August 28, 2017

pic.twitter.com/PY9cUAHfYO

— Jimmy Donofrio (@JimmyDonofrio) August 28, 2017

Bran also told Samwell about being the Three Eyed Raven. Cool story, Bran.

Sam just reacted to Bran’s Three Eyed Raven thing like the rest of the Defenders react to Danny and his Iron Fist thing. #GameOfThrones

— Jessie (@JessLizBryan) August 28, 2017

Bran is like the opposite of a superhero. He tells people his secret identity when they don’t even ask or care.

— On Vacation Don’t@me (@OhNoSheTwitnt) August 28, 2017

And Sam let Bran know what Gilly discovered about Jon Snow’s real name and legitimate claim to the iron throne. Then Bran did his greenseer thing and revealed Jon’s real name: Aegon Targaryen.

Did… did Rhaegar Targaryen name TWO sons Aegon? What kind of George Foreman nonsense….

— Rebecca Pahle (@RebeccaPahle) August 28, 2017

Naming both your kids to fulfill the prophesy jic pic.twitter.com/KujgGwZtdw

— Vann R. Newkirk II (@fivefifths) August 28, 2017

You know nothing, Aegon Targaryen

— Jason Nawara (@JasonNawara) August 28, 2017

Meanwhile, Jon/Aegon and his Aunt Dany didn’t know about this revelation while they were busy getting together to “break the wheel” if you know what I’m sayin’.

Having sex while someone narrates the backstory of how you’re related to your lover is some REAL kinky shit

— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) August 28, 2017

NOOOOOOOOO!! THIS CANT HAPPEN!! pic.twitter.com/CblzlIvJVT

— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) August 28, 2017

When youve been waiting for Dany&Jon to get together and it finally happens-as Bran narrates the story of how theyre related. #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/ayxwY3EKpY

— Alyssa Doyle Labare (@lysslabare) August 28, 2017

I’m convinced that George R.R. Martin wrote #GameOfThrones solely to convince the world that incest is okay under the right circumstances…

— Will Rodgers (@WilliamRodgers) August 28, 2017

ME, WATCHING GAME OF THRONES SEASON 1: wtf is up with all the incest

ME, BY SEASON 7: incest is probably the only real love there is

— Baegar Targaryen (@TVsCarlKinsella) August 14, 2017

When you’re super happy that Jon and Daenerys finally hooked up but then remember its incest #GameofThronesFinale pic.twitter.com/ITJugdjlF6

— Jake Montgomery (@JakeM0NTGOMERY) August 28, 2017

Just when we thought the episode may have already peaked, Bran had a vision of something that may or may not be happening in real time: Tormund and Beric at The Wall witnessing the Night King on his ice dragon destroying The Wall in this amazing scene.

#GameOfThrones The wall has stood for thousands of years

Ice Dragon: “Hold my beer” pic.twitter.com/I2pBh9Rakm

— Mark Smith (@M_Miscreant) August 28, 2017

Tormund & Beric when they saw the Ice Dragon…. #DemThrones #ThronesYall pic.twitter.com/D9JMRA3Fqi

— bigmike (@mikelowkey) August 28, 2017

Dragon said “Jon ain’t the only thing tearing walls up tonight!!!”

— The Adam (@AdamMichaelJr) August 28, 2017

Night King looks like he’s on one of those 25c rides in front of the grocery store #GoT #GameofThrones #GameOfThronesFinale #ThronesYall pic.twitter.com/d2l9kK2abR

— Tori Rudacille (@TeeRudyEternity) August 28, 2017

They’re going to build a new wall, and the Night King will pay for it.

— Sam Adams (@SamuelAAdams) August 28, 2017

Branden Stark built the Wall and Branden Stark got the Wall destroyed. And also the Night King could be Branden Stark

— Vann R. Newkirk II (@fivefifths) August 28, 2017

night king shot his shot pic.twitter.com/w2O0nJ7D0h

— martin rickman (@martinrickman) August 28, 2017

TORMUND BETTER HAVE SOMEHOW SURVIVED THAT BECAUSE HIM AND BRIENNE STILL NEED TO MAKE MONSTER BABIES THAT CONQUER THE WORLD #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/icg1gpyf4Z

— kathleen (@kathleen_hanley) August 28, 2017

“We’re gonna need a bigger wall.” #GameOfThrones

— Erik Tanouye (@toyns) August 28, 2017

All in all, it was a productive season:

Well this season of GoT was a success. All I wanted was for an aunt and nephew to fuck and for an 11 y.o to continue her murderous rampage

— Larry Beyince (@DragonflyJonez) August 28, 2017

But some alleged viewers were definitely bluffing…

Game of Thrones spoiler: as expected, this episode was a real doozy.

— Martha Kelly (@MarthaKelly3) August 28, 2017

WOW THAT THRONE REALLY GOT GAMED AMIRITE

— Every Tweet Ever (@EveryTweet_Ever) August 28, 2017

And some were just happy the season was over…

ME: i can’t wait for the game of thrones series finale!

FRIEND: oh i didn’t know you watched game of thrones

ME: i don’t

— The Pan-Midwesterner (@panmidwest) August 27, 2017

Finally, time for Ballers!

— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) August 28, 2017

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Dear Eloise Green as portrayed by NATALIE,

Congratulations! On behalf of Cabot Creek University, I am pleased to announce your admission for Fall 2017!

The academic and personal accomplishments reflected on your application for admissions are exactly what Cabot Creek University embodies and represents.

We cannot wait to greet you this coming school year.

Please [ check here ] for further instructions on accepting the offer of admissions. We look forward to working with you.

Name, Age, Timezone, Pronouns: Natalie, 20, EST, She/Her/Her’s

✯ IC Questionnaire ✯ Answer the following OOC about your character:

Character name: Eloise Green

Character major: Her major is education, and specifically, Eloise wants to go on an early childhood education route. In her junior year of high school, Eloise took a class to fill a Home Economics graduation requirement, that was geared towards Early Childhood Development. In the class, not only did they learn about the different stages of development, but also had to do craft assignments one could put up to stimulate children on Fridays. Each student would also eventually spend two days job shadowing in an early education classroom. Through this, Eloise found that it is frankly the perfect fit for her. There was so much organization to it. Being able to just even teach, tell people what they should know without seeming condescending. And the kids, oh how she loved kids and caring for said kids. After that, she couldn’t see any other path to go on. She also has a minor in Sociology. She tended to always be interested in the social sciences and does see getting this knowledge of groups of people as also being very helpful when she is a teacher.

Clubs or sports: Gymnastics! She has been in gymnastics since she could walk and it’s the perfect way to get out everything she builds up inside her with her very type A personality. Other than Gymnastics, she does just throw herself into her school work, actual work, and friends, but she is also signed up for, and occasionally goes to events for, the Philosophy Club. She didn’t have some type of reason, which got a giggle at the first meeting when she said she didn’t really know why she decided to join it, but she just found herself interested in it.

Will your character have a job?: Yes, she is a cashier at Yaya Yogurt. It is not nearly what she would like to be doing, but for the sake that she even had to go to Cabot Creek was a tight financial situation, so she definitely needs to continue to make money whilst here. Also, hey, it gives customer service experience, something she sees as being helpful practice for when she has to spend 6 hours teaching a day, and especially when parents will want to talk about their children’s performances.

Give us a head canon about your character:

The first time Eloise watched Pretty Little Liars, it was weird, and “weird” may even be too light of a word for what she experienced. It took her over a year to get past the second episode, as when they showed Spencer, with her family, at that dinner, she saw her own family.

There was that high/low game, and the family was using it solely to brag about their victories in work and school, and that was what happened so much with Eloise. Even on Eloise’s birthday, every year, her parents would fill a room with all her accomplishments both from that year, and all years past, and they would “tour” it together. Eloise could always expect two gifts from her parents every single year, and that “tour of accomplishments” was one of them.

That game, though? While not exactly the same, because there would never be any lows, it was all trying to just beat out each other in highs, when her siblings would come over that was all that would happen at the dinner table. It was strange too, how they played it. On one hand, her parents wanted to win themselves. On another hand, they barely saw Eloise’s older siblings, with the closest sibling age-wise to Eloise was even 14 years older than her. On the final hand, Eloise was their baby, and a miracle baby at that due to how old her parents were when they conceived her, so of course they wanted their baby to win.

However, seeing that scene, it struck a nerve in her. She saw the body language that the actors were having their characters give off. She saw how it wasn’t supposed to be seen as normal, with Spencer’s sister’s fiancee not totally understanding it due to his ‘outsider’ status still when it comes to the family.

It was too weird to not only see something that resembles you that much on air but even have it shown it was actually something ‘weird’? ‘Taboo’, even? She couldn’t deal with it, couldn’t face that fact and continue on with the show, until over a year later.

Answer the following questions IC about your character. Feel free to use a gif to respond if you’d like:

What is an issue you feel most passionate about?: “The lack of education towards girls worldwide. Did you know, in Chad, there is a sixteen percent gap between literacy rates for men and women? And a twenty-one percent gap between boys and girls enrolled in primary school? And remember Malala Yousafzai, when the Taliban shot her in the head - nearly killed - for daring to want not only herself to be educated but other girls in Pakistan to receive education, too? And, coming from Oklahoma, it isn’t much better here either. I mean, I was from the city, but I knew more out in rural areas, once kids could drop out of school, they were having their daughters do so. And that’s not even touching on the school-to-prison pipeline in this country when it comes to students of color. It’s ridiculous. We need to focus caring towards all kids getting an education, it leads to opportunities like I have.”

Describe your thoughts on social media?: “This may contradict my caring for world wide stance just before, but I love my social media. Well, except MySpace, does anyone use that anymore? Like, seriously, do they? Or, Google Plus was a thing for a hot second because of Google and YouTube combining, but I don’t think anyone ever used that in the history of ever. Did they? Anyway, one may even call me a ‘social media whore’. I think if I have gone seventy-two hours without a post on Instagram, and twenty-four hours without a tweet on Twitter, you can assume something bad has happened to me. FaceBook, SnapChat, LinkedIn, YouTube, Tumblr … You know, I also love and have those, but especially pay attention to me and my activity on Instagram and Twitter. Oh, and Pinterest! I love doing projects I find on there so much! And I always post the completed project to my Instagram!”

What is your favorite fandom or movie or TV show or book series (choose one)?: “Untold Stories of the E.R.! Oh god, what a guilty pleasure of mine. I just find myself completely letting go watching it. It’s kind of nice, wow.”

Opinion on love and romance?: “I’ve been in about two long term relationships before. There was my high school sweetheart, Seth. Then I’m sure you know but I started dating Erica the beginning of freshman year here, but we broke up at the end of sophomore year. My relationships, they are always super romantic and I do feel I am in love, so yes. I think that exists. That idea of one true love, that there is some one person in Montenegro, who at this point in time could be barely a year old, that I won’t be happy until I am with? No, I don’t believe in that. But, yes, cynics, love is a real feeling, and with it, heartbreak is a real feeling too. And romance as a concept exists.”

Optional Extras: http://eloisegreen.tumblr.com/

[aviewfromtheclouds25]

Haha I admire your comittment to the theory, I stuck with it for a long time but I've been really down the last few days. I've been here from the beginning and I've never before been this worried that Robron would get over something, I mean I'm sure they will but will it be in a way that still makes me see them as the Robron I know and love. I'm praying for any theory right now tbh haha. -Puts in gif of Castiel praying for ages-.

Hi, anon. Haha thanks! I will happily admit I may just be in complete denial, but there is still logic there so until the time it becomes completely illogical, I’ll keep clinging on. I’m sorry to hear this storyline’s making you feel down, though. I know a lot of people are feeling this way, and I have to admit I was feeling pretty down after Tuesday’s episode myself. Although I haven’t been on tumblr that long, I’ve been with Robron from the beginning too (lifelong ED viewer and Robron are my favourite characters individually) and, as you say, it’s not the worry of whether Robron will make it through - because we know they will - but how. And how it will feel to us, because it has come to mean so much to all of us. I feel like my own positivity has been revived after tonight’s episode, though, so I hope at some point the same can happen for you.

The main reason I’m clinging onto hope of The Theory (or some variation of) is because I refuse to believe ED has suddenly become this uncharacteristically predictable, clichéd and messy. As I say, I’ve watched ED for a long time and this just doesn’t feel like them. There’s a lot of holes in the plot, as so many people have pointed out, but more than that it just feels like it’s lacking the depth and substance that we’re used to. It’s almost like the whole storylining and writing team couldn’t agree on the direction of the plot so they went on strike, and were hastily replaced with people who are now having to get to grips with that and the characters. Because that’s how inconsistent it feels right now, as much as it pains me to admit that. It doesn’t make any sense, and that’s why I just can’t accept it. Not yet, anyway. But I completely acknowledge that it may just be my long-term loyalty to, and love for ED in general that means I have too much faith in them, maybe. (I hope not, because I find that prospect more disappointing than the actual storyline, really.) But that still doesn’t change the fact that there is something missing, and just really random things - clues, even - that must surely be connected..?

There’s the silence. The silence is odd.If the storyline was really going the way the narrative is leading us to believe, and the fandom was falling into disrepair with many choosing to stop watching the show altogether, surely there would be some message to placate the fans? They were more than happy to put a placating tweet out when the fandom was stressing over the spoilers, so why not now the storyline has actually become fact? Unless it isn’t fact… Unless there is something more… Unless there is a twist… And the fact that we haven’t had any quotes from Emily or Ryan, or even Danny, is extremely odd. All right, maybe there will be quotes from Danny and Ryan with the reveal - but that would imply the reveal is the big part of this storyline, not the pregnancy. I honestly think it is this silence which is making us all find this situation so perturbing. We’ve grown used to ED interacting with the fandom. And maybe it had become too intense and the lines had become somewhat blurred, but to go from continuous - almost non-stop - interaction with the fans to nothing? That’s a major factor in why we’re all finding this storyline so unsettling. And I can’t really understand the two extremes - unless something big is underway?

The pacing is just ridiculous - are we honestly supposed to expect a storyline this fast-paced to go on for months? I can’t see it, myself. Then there’s the actual narrative itself. We could discuss The Theory and what even may or may not have happened on the night of The Incident until we’re blue in the face. The fact is, things still don’t add up there. And probably won’t until the final pieces of the puzzle slot into place - if they do. But even beyond that, there’s holes. Rebecca’s adamant it’s Robert’s, fine. I’m not even going to bother discussing that. But we’re slowly getting to see more of what’s going on in her head, but vitally, we have never once been shown any of the action from her perspective. There’s a complete difference between seeing her emotions and seeing her point of view, and I’m wondering if this is intentional? We’ve found out about what she’s been through in the past; it’s now abundantly clear that there’s more than one reason she can’t just let go of Robert. Crucially, aside from Rebecca’s scenes with Ross and Vic, we’re seeing the whole of this storyline from Robert’s point of view. And that gives me hope - that potentially this is leading to the breakdown that so many of us want to see because it’s what he needs for his emotional development as a character. And that fills me with even more hope about what I believe is the whole point of this storyline. Because the one thing that has been indisputably clear throughout this storyline while the rest of the plot has become hazy, is the reaffirmation of Aaron and Robert’s overwhelming dependency on each other. Their entire happiness and wellbeing depends solely on each other. We’ve seen it in so many ways, even the counselling session where Aaron couldn’t stop looking at Robert. He needed him, he takes his strength from him, and the suggestion of doing something he enjoys or which makes him happy simply made him think of Robert. Because his happiness is entirely dependent on that man. And while I know many are unhappy with the inconsistent writing of Robert and feel like his wondrous character development is in jeopardy, I have to disagree with some of the thoughts on this. Yes, I have some concerns at times because I love this Robert, I love Aaron’s Robert. But to me, what we’re seeing with his behaviour now is his dependency on Aaron. The idea that Robert might lose Aaron? The one person he’s ever needed himself? The one person who enables him to be himself and like himself? It’s unthinkable to him, and he’ll do “whatever it takes” to stop that from happening. Because nothing has ever mattered more to him than Aaron. And he does keep trying to change, to be better, because he wants to be the man that Aaron makes him feel capable of being, truly the best version of himself. And fundamentally, I believe this is the point. We’ve seen the boys can’t cope without each other, at all. We’ve seen that they’re both literally only half a man without the other. I believe the point of this whole thing is to break them down and establish who they are on their own so they can then work out who they are together. They’re both incredibly complex, multi-faceted, three-dimensional characters, but I believe the difference is the audience (general, of course) is able to understand Aaron better. They’re able to sympathise and empathise with him. With Robert, it’s not that easy. Aside from his own idiosyncrasies of bottling up his emotions and never allowing his true intent beneath all the layers to match what we see on the surface, Robert’s characterisation has been inconsistent since his return in 2014. He was, essentially, brought back in as a two-dimensional villain. The show has gradually - and authentically, I feel - fleshed him out as a three-dimensional character. However, a certain level of inconsistency remains in that we’ve primarily only ever been allowed to see one side of Robert at a time. So I genuinely believe - whatever direction this goes in - the aim is to break Robert (and probably Aaron) down and rebuild him, showing us that all of his complexities co-exist, just like Aaron’s. To make them equal as individuals, characters and within their relationship. And then to rebuild that relationship on stronger (and healthier) foundations than those built during an affair, marking the beginning of a whole new era of Robron 2.0.

I don’t know how the Rebecca thing will go, whether there will be a baby or not. We can argue a case either way - because there are still options (yes, multiple) for twists. Like I said, we haven’t seen anything from her perspective. We didn’t see her take the test - could she have faked it? We didn’t see her inside the clinic, but we saw her outside so why not show us that scene?? Unless there’s something else going on… The month comment was weird, I don’t know how it works but having seen this situation portrayed in ED before I’m pretty sure that wasn’t the case with Kerry or any other female character… Maybe she isn’t pregnant. Maybe she’s further along than she thought. Ross made a comment to Pete “You’ve never been good with maths” while looking at Rebecca’s name on his phone - maybe this was a sign? And then there’s the Adam theory if anyone’s still into that… Out of the three young couples, the only person who wasn’t there for the reveal, who doesn’t know, who happened to find the test and think it was his wife’s, whose said wife hasn’t yet told him that the test wasn’t hers and is actually Rebecca’s, who we’ve seen apologising to his wife etc etc., is Adam. Who knows, there might be something in that yet. Particularly now Ross is out of the equation, so it would actually be a triangle…

There’s so much more I haven’t even mentioned, but I realise this has got ridiculously long and I don’t even know if my ramblings are remotely helpful to you?? So sorry haha! All I would say in regards to the future of Robron is that while my faith may waver occasionally over ED and the plotty storylines, I 100% believe in the magic that Danny and Ryan create. And I wrote a post to this effect after The Incident, but while Danny and Ryan are still doing what they do best, I don’t believe that magic is going to go anywhere. And I do believe Robron will get through this, stronger than ever. Ultimately though, we all have to do what’s best for ourselves - whether it’s taking a step back from the fandom or the show in general, surrounding ourselves with like-minded blogs on here, draining ourselves by trying to work out what on Earth this plot is, or just plain old living in denial and theories. And if this ramble hasn’t been too much, you’re more than welcome to message me again. Even if you just want to discuss daft theories because laughing about the mess makes us all feel better. I’ve recently ventured into sci-fi parallel universes and time travel to try to make sense of this plot, so pretty much anything goes really. :)

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I LOVE BEING A HARRIE THIS POST PROVES IT

rules: you must answer the questions till the end and then tag another 10 harrie blogs to do the same! you can use videos/links/gifs/photos to answer the questions.

heyo my fav bb rachel aka @gayanqel​ tagged me in this thingy yay!

i tag my bbs @angelharrie @dunkirque @iusedtobeabaker @styloff @stilesharrystyles @thightat @thereignofsoloharry @harrysimpact @harrysfashioncampaign @harrysoscars @harrysbroadshoulders and anybody else who wants to do this!!!!!!!!! i love u all 💕💜💗💝💞

Favourite look: so it’s probably the see through rose shirt from the osaka otra show because u know... i love his tiddies.....

Favourite tweet: “Baby metal.” 

Favourite interview (Why?): probs i mean does it even count but the track by track for walking in the wind because he talks about paul simon and his inspirations and AHHHH

Favourite Stage Moment: THE POUTINE RANT I LITERALLY WATCHED THIS WITH MY GIRLFRIEND AND SHE WAS LIKE “I THINK I’M IN LOVE WITH HIM” 

Favourite Hair Style: the greasy fuckin long 2016 hair before he cut it OR any 2014 after he stopped wearing headscarves

Favourite Family Member: anne always she posts pics of her cats on instagram how could u not love her

Favourite 1D Bromance: lirry will always have my heart

Favourite Celebrity + Harry: i would say jeff azoff but he doesn’t rlly count as a celebrity so i’ll say nick or if they’re even friends josh tillman (father john misty) because i want them to kiss even though he’s only recently tweeted about him

Favourite Tattoo: the laurels... forever and always

Favourite Quote: “fuck off nigel” 

Favourite Instagram Post: (tru story i just looked to search harry and my two recent searches were harry and asahd khaled lmao) my fav is his ice bucket challenge because it’s so anti-climatic and also the people he tagged? kanye? susan sarandon? IRVING AZOFF? (x)

Favourite Music Video: drag me down bc of the robot tbh

Favourite Another Man picture: the one i like to call The Androgynous Bitch Hoe Portrait Shot™

Your Name: gillian

Your Age: 19

Where You Live: PEI, Canada

Have you ever saw Harry live in concerts or met him? Any special moments?: no i fuckin wish someday

What’s your favourite thing about Harry: ass and tiddies tbh (and his personality i don’t want to get too sappy i have an emoTIONAL WALL BUILT)

What is your favourite line/lyric of Harry’s on 1D album?: any fuckin line from olivia i love that song so much that i BOUGHT THE FUCKIN SHEET MUSIC FOR IT AND LEARNED IT ON GUITAR AND SANG IT FOR MY VOCAL CLASS BECAUSE I’M IN THEATRE SCHOOL AND I HAVE TO SING AND THE ACCOMPANIST WAS LIKE “WHERE’S THIS SONG FROM?” AND I WAS LIKE “IT’S A ONE DIRECTION SONG” AND SHE WAS LIKE OH THAT’S WHY I’VE NEVER HEARD OF IT ANYWAYS I LOVE LOVA VALOVA LOVA OLIVIA

What song reminds you the most of Harry?: wowza so many! i should really make a spotify playlist (my username is emocanadian if ur interested in my music taste) but criminal by fiona apple, pink + white by frank ocean, diamonds on the soles of her shoes by paul simon, i love you, honeybear by father john misty, favourite colour by carly rae jepsen, higher by carly rae jepsen, scenes from an italian restaurant by billy joel

What is the movie that reminds you the most of Harry?: lost in translation because i just REALLY WANT HARRY TO WORK WITH SOFIA COPPOLA AND ALSO I FEEL LIKE HARRY LIKES THE AESTHETIC OF THAT MOVIE A LOT 

For how long have you been a Harrie?: okay so i was like a closeted harry fan from 2010 like i hate listened to all of the boys music and everything and THEN i went to hate watch this is us with a bunch of my friends and i was like FUCK THIS I LOVE HARRY STYLES so yeah a long time (and also FUN FUCKING FACT on my gf’s and i’s first date she mentioned that she tweeted about how harry styles will be great in dunkirk bc she is a film tweeter and a bunch of harries on twitter RT’d and i was like “continue on... i just happen to be.... a fan....” and inside i was like “FUCK SHE RESPECTS HARRY STYLES I HOPE SHE DOESN’T SEE MY PHONE BACKGROUND” god i love that woman)

Where were you when the first Dunkirk trailer came out?: this is the most Classic Theatre Kid Response™ ever but i was in the middle of doing a show and i was waiting in the dressing room for act 2 to start because i did nothing in act 1 of the show i was doing at the time and i was scrolling thru my dash AND IT WAS THERE AND I USED UP ALL OF MY DATA PLAYING IT BECAUSE THE WIFI SUCKED IN THE DRESSING ROOM AND MY BEST FRIEND TOOK VIDEOS OF MY CRYING OVER IT AND ADDED IT TO HER SNAP STORY OKAY IT WAS A MESSY DAY FOR ME AND I LITERALLY WENT ON STAGE WITH THE BIGGEST SMILE ON MY FACE

What do you expect for HS1?: for my dick to rise..... but seriously... whatever he was doing in where do broken hearts go and stockholm syndrome.... i hope he does some of that AND FUCKIN MORE!!!!!! and to THINK THAT LATE APRIL/EARLY MAY IS COMING SOON AHDHASJKFHALISFHALISJFLASKJDLKASHFKJAHFLJADKJFHASLKFJSALJKDF

What are your tags for Harry on tumblr?: yo i need to get more but i mostly tag #tiddie out bc i love harrys tids

Who is your favourite Harry blog?: all of my motherfuckin mutuals!!!!!!

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Rules: you must answer the questions till the end and then tag another 10 harrie blogs to do the same! you can use videos/links/gifs/photos to answer the questions.

i was tagged by @harrysart​ thank u for tagging me !!!

uH i tag @darkharries​ @floristharry​ @packersbeanie​ @androgynoustyles​ @actorharry2k17​ @bleachelas​ @yeshaddyido​ @softgleaux​ and idK anyone else who wants to do it !! sorry if you have already been tagged love u

Favourite look:

it’s a tie between 

and

note that the neon green running shoes completed the look above and i apologizE that it’s not in the gif

Favourite tweet: 

The sun is the same, in a relative way, but you're older.

Favorite Interview (Why?) :

I’m thinking any of the interviews with Liam during Four promo

Favorite Stage Moment: 

there’s two, and they’re both from otra san diego lol. when he tripped and fell and said, “physically i’m fine, emotionally i’m bruised” ahjgbsahgb, and also from otra san diego...the best moment i have witnessed with my own eyes...while they did spaces live, and harry had that big note toward the end, he like just...does something with his hand i have no idea how to explain it but i thiNK ABOUT IT EVERY DAMN DAY. here you can see for yourself at 3:00 minutes

Favorite Hair Style:  

for a fairly long while this was my favorite hair:

but i’m beginning to think his current hair might take the cake

Favorite Family Member: 

i don’t really have a favorite! maybe gemma

Favorite 1D Bromance: 

i love them aLL so much but probably lirry . (or zarry, if it was still alive, rip)

Favorite Celebrity + Harry: 

UM probably that whole nyc crew he hangs out with (i say nyc because they’re always in nyc but like ?? half of them are british) but like alexa chung, matt hitt, waseem cheema ! do they count as celebrities ? lol. 

Favorite Tattoo: 

Favorite Quote: 

“I don't think I've found anything that feels as good as performing. It'd be fun to try and find it.”

Favorite Instagram Post: 

the one of the golden gate bridge with the caption “cool bridge” that he got from google so that everyone would think he was in san francisco but he was in la . I HATE HIS ASS

Favorite Music Video: 

best song ever...the zarry scene

Favorite Another Man pic:

Your name: 

samantha! or sam

Your Age: 

20

Where you live: 

i live in nyc for half the year and la for the other half . #collegelife

Have you ever saw Harry live in concerts or met him?

i saw him in concert during uan, tmh, wwa (x2), otra (x2). never met him but i like to think we’ve crossed paths before. for example, one time i was eating sprinkles icecream at like 11pm, when i got home there were pics of harry leaving a bar on santa monica blvd, where sprinkles is on !! it’s a long road, obviously, but lil instances like that...i like to think maaaaybe we drove by each other, or something

What’s your favorite thing on Harry? 

i like harry’s lips, and i don’t mean that in a sexual way. i also really like his hands

What is your favorite line/lyric of Harry’s on 1D album? 

because i’m forever a sucker for over again, probably “again we take the same road / two days in the same clothes / and i know just what she’ll say if i can make all this pain go / can we stop this for a minute / you know i can tell that your heart isn’t in it / or with it.” 

but if we’re talking something he wrote, then probably “i think i might give up everything just ask me to”

What is the song that reminds you the most of Harry? 

green eyes by coldplay was literally written about harry. but right now, this will be our year by the zombies always makes me think of 2017 harry, because it’s his year !!!!!!!!!!

What is the movie that reminds you the most of Harry? 

any cute romantic movie. like love actually, stuck in love, crazy stupid love, etc. 

For how long you’ve been a Harrie? 

i guess technically since more recently. louis was my fav for a while, but harry was pretty much tied w him for my fav..i used to have a thing for not wanting to like the most popular member of the band lmaO. so like, i’ve been solely a harrie since like, 2015? 

Where you were when Dunkirk first trailer came out? 

i’m almost positive i was in my psychology class lol, because i remember watching it on mute and freaking out

What do you expect for HS1? 

i really think it will be pop rock !! obviously we’ve been told it has influence from 70′s british rock (which i am ecstatic for) but i don’t think harry would completely stray from pop, 

What are your tags for Harry on tumblr?

besides like standard ones i have hi mick!! which is basically my harry looks like mick jagger tag, king of yellow, drunk harry, winter harry, solo harry vibes, harold - which is basically just quotes that make me think of harry

Who is your favorite Harry blog?: 

my bub @floristharry  obv

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Chasten Buttigieg goes from opening act to fundraising star

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Chasten Buttigieg goes from opening act to fundraising star

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (right) stands with his husband, Chasten. | Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo

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Pete Buttigieg’s husband is now headlining fundraisers solo, helping power the mayor’s 2020 campaign as he focuses on Iowa and New Hampshire.

Chasten Buttigieg has gone viral on social media and supported his husband on the presidential campaign trail. Now, he’s playing a new role for Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 bid: rainmaker.

Chasten is slated to be the sole headline draw for several Pete for America fundraisers over the next month, starting with an event in Chicago this week. In October, Chasten will swing through New York City for another fundraiser, followed by a trip overseas to raise money from Americans living abroad in London on Oct. 22, according to event invitations obtained by POLITICO.

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Chasten is also striking out on his own for other events, like a ribbon-cutting for a dozen new field offices in New Hampshire earlier this month, while Pete did the same for 20 offices in Iowa. The split-screen events show Chasten — a 30-year-old teacher who was nearly anonymous at the beginning of 2019 — cutting a campaign profile more akin to well-known former second lady Jill Biden than most 2020 spouses. And that prominence could be a force-multiplier for the Buttigieg campaign through the fall, keeping the fundraising spigot open while Pete stumps in all-important Iowa and New Hampshire.

“Chasten is as big of a draw for people who want to connect with the campaign as Pete, and that’s at all levels, not just high-dollar fundraisers,” said John Atkinson, a Buttigieg donor based in Chicago. And, he added, “to the extent that Chasten frees up bandwidth for the candidate, that is a competitive advantage.”

Spouses can “speak for the candidate in a way no other surrogate can,” said Julianna Smoot, who led Barack Obama’s finance team in 2008, when future First Lady Michelle Obama became a national draw.

It’s no different in 2020. Jill Biden has also been aggressively deployed as a surrogate for former Vice President Joe Biden, both in public campaign events and private fundraisers, while Doug Emhoff, Sen. Kamala Harris’ husband, has also headlined his own fundraisers. Jane Sanders has played a critical strategic role in her husband’s political career, especially Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential runs. And Bruce Mann, Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s husband, occasionally lingers with reporters as he waits for his wife to navigate the often hours-long selfie line at the end of her campaign events.

But Buttigieg’s campaign is leaning on Chasten to a notable extent, playing off his rise to social media stardom by ramping up his public schedule since this summer. That has freed Pete to spend less time courting donors — which he’s done successfully, leading the Democratic field with nearly $25 million raised last quarter — and more time talking to voters in the early states, where the campaign is putting a heavy emphasis on building its infrastructure.

“He’s something of a secret weapon for this campaign,” Pete Buttigieg said in an interview with POLITICO. “One of the things you need to do on a campaign, especially when you’re new on the scene, is introduce yourself and convey your values to as many people as possible. Chasten, through his own story and his own approach and his focus on making sure that people have a sense of belonging, really embodies a lot of the values of this campaign.”

Chasten’s spousal status stands out especially in its history-making context: He appeared on Time magazine’s cover with an arm around Pete, under the headline “First Family.”

“Chasten is introducing America to what a same-sex couple looks like,” said Stephanie Cutter, a Democratic consultant, who served as Barack Obama’s deputy campaign manager and Michelle Obama’s chief of staff. “In that, he does a remarkable job of humanizing Pete, a candidate who is already very relatable.”

The Buttigieg donor invitations obtained by POLITICO show that Chasten’s events cater to a mix of high- and low-dollar attendees. Tickets for the Sept. 24 event in Chicago range from $25 for “young professionals” up to $500 to be a co-host and guarantee a photo. In New York, “Cocktails and Conversation” at a Manhattan residence will cost donors $500 to $1,000. Chasten has already held fundraisers in Miami, Tampa and St. Petersburg earlier this year.

Pete averages about $100,000 raised per event, while Chasten is expected to bring in about a third of that, according to a person familiar with the fundraising totals.

Though Chasten appears frequently in private settings for the campaign, he has kept a low profile with the media. In May, the Washington Post wrote about Chasten’s upbringing, including his stint as a homeless community college student in Michigan, and he sat for a rare interview on CBS’ “This Morning” alongside his husband — and their dogs.

Instead, Chasten, who took a leave of absence from teaching to join the campaign full-time, developed his own unfiltered social media presence. He tweets like the millennial he is, deploying well-timed gifs and pop culture insights to more than 380,000 followers. Last week, Chasten dropped a Lizzo lyric and a Bachelor reference in a single tweet about his dog, Truman, who has earned his own Twitter handle.

“There’s a generational element to Chasten’s appeal — creating a profile for himself on social media where we’ve gotten to know their pets, what they’re doing on a daily basis,” Cutter said. “We can debate the role Twitter plays in our politics, but Chasten’s feed has been a lens into who Pete is. Nobody else is doing that quite like Chasten.”

The massive field of candidates, coupled with the intense interest in the Democratic primary, may mean voters are “looking at [spouses] earlier in the process than we’ve seen in other primaries, and if yours is an asset — like the potential first husband — then you get him into rooms where he works best,” said Henry Munoz III, the former Democratic National Committee finance chairman.

Before he started headlining his own fundraisers, Chasten would frequently introduce his husband at events, retelling a story about their first date, when Chasten asked Pete if he had aspirations for higher office. Pete, who had run for state treasurer in 2010, responded: Maybe another statewide run in Indiana?

But by their first wedding anniversary, the couple showed up on that Time magazine cover and Chasten adds, “with a wink, ‘This isn’t what I signed up for,’” according to several Buttigieg donors.

The campaign has also turned Chasten into a draw for other groups’ events: On Sunday, he is co-headlining a champagne brunch fundraiser for the Victory Fund, the pro-LGBTQ group that supports political candidates and has endorsed his husband for president.

Some attendees might be attracted by “the novelty — ‘oh, it’s a husband’” on the campaign trail, said Annise Parker, the former Houston mayor who is now Victory Fund’s president.

But Parker added that Chasten offers a kind of alter ego to his husband, who can be “pretty buttoned-down, reserved, a bit introverted,” she said. “Chasten softens him up a little bit.”

Chasten has also proven to be an adept public speaker, particularly in front of LGBTQ audiences. At the DNC’s LGTBQ gala in June, Chasten replaced Pete for the keynote address at the last minute, after Pete returned to South Bend, Ind., when a black resident was shot and killed by a police officer.

“The entire room looked at him and said to each other, ‘Why isn’t this guy running?’” said Munoz, who hasn’t yet formally endorsed in the primary. “He plays the role of the spouse in a way that no one in American history ever has — and people want to meet him.”

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Magnitude and Direction, Issue #30

Notes

Is it just me, or does it feel like there was a longer-than-normal interval between last edition and this one? I promise it's only been two weeks, like normal. Anyway, today's font is Garamond. --- Also, I'm launching a new portion of this newsletter tomorrow morning, which takes ones of the topics covered in the previous day's issue of M&D and expands on it, with a little bit more of my own voice and opinions. Think of it as an Op-Ed column for M&D.  And, of course, another physics pun is involved, this one to reflect that point in time when you're still sitting in bed, grab your phone, open the article, and end up stuck in bed reading it. It's a moment when an object at rest (you) stays at rest... one could call it a Moment of Inertia. (So I did.) The first Moment of Inertia comes out tomorrow morning, so stay tuned and I look forward to hearing back from you all about it.

Hardware, Prototyping, and Fabrication

 Olivier van Herpt's 3D printed ceramic vases are perfect for people like me who don't have the patience to work with clay by hand.  How magnetic are your country's coins?  This is how to make a pair of pliers from nothing but a piece of wood and a chisel blade.  Typically, 3D printing only works when each layer of material has something to lay on top of, be it the previous layer of material or the build platform. When this doesn't happen - especially in the case of plastic extrusion, or FDM, printing - we consider the resulting structure a failure. As is often the case, though, one person's failure is another's inspiration. The result? Some beautiful sculptures and a deep dive into the future of additive manufacturing in the first ever edition of Moment of Inertia.

Software and Programming

ji32k7au4a83 looks like it would be a great password, but it turns out it's a pretty bad one because of what it translates to on a Mandarin keyboard.  We may think we can act randomly but this game says otherwise.  A lot can get done in a minute online.  NVIDIA's GANs are at it again: taking MS Paint-level sketches and turning them into masterful photos.  Clippy, of Microsoft Office fame, had been unemployed since 2001 when they were removed from the office suite. Last month, however, Clippy made a brief comeback on Microsoft's version of Slack as a reaction sticker option(actually a whole bunch of them), as well as part of the Microsoft Office developer github repository. While everyone's favorite anthropomorphic paperclip has since been re-retired by the Microsoft "brand police", there's still hope that someone forked that repo...

Science, Engineering, and Biomedicine

🛸 Is Earth the sole domain of intelligent life in the galaxy? So far, the answer seems to be "Yes". New models of intra-galactic settlement that take into consideration the orbits of stars around our galaxy's core, however, indicate that we may not be along in the galaxy. In fact, our potential galactic neighbors may have actually passed through so quickly we never even noticed them. (Original paper here.)  While the orbit of Venus is closer to Earth's orbit, Mercury is, in fact, our closest solar system neighbor.  Scientists from the US and China were able to give mice the ability to "see" (really more like detect) infrared light, via intraocular nanoparticle injections.  Do you like slime molds? Well, have I got an Instagram account for you.  If you're looking to culture the perfect Emmental cheese, then you might want to consider buying a few records from A Tribe Called Quest. That being said, the potential mechanisms behind why are still very much unknown, as the original paper admits.

Mapping, History, and Data Science

🔊 Datavized and the Google News Initiative recently released TwoTone, a free web tool for data sonification, bringing a new dimension and sensory modality to the understanding of our data. 🥂 Researchers from the University of Rochester are training an AI to detect when we're TWI (tweeting while intoxicated). (Original paper here.)  Graphs and charts are cool, but sometimes they can be lacking in a certain... dynamic element. For those cases, Google has come to the rescue with their Data GIF Maker, which can take a static data graphic and turn it into a lively, exciting animated GIF. The capabilities are still a little limited for now, but I'm excited to see where this goes.

Events and Opportunities

There's always that one day when everything ends up happening. This time it's April 10th...

Saturday, 4/6 It seems like startup/entrepreneurship meetup groups in NYC have been popping up like crazy and the NYC Entrepreneurs and Startup Connection meetup is another new one on the scene. They'll be having their first networking party in midtown at Highbar.

Monday, 4/8 It's New York versus the Netherlands at the 4th Annual Harlem2Haarlem pitchfest. Three startups from the city formerly known as New Amsterdam and three startups from the city still known as Amsterdam will  compete for prizes and international bragging rights.

Tuesday, 4/9 The NYC Professionals, Entrepreneurs, and Business Owners meetup group will gather at the WeWork on 5th Ave for coffee and conversation.

Wednesday, 4/10 Come see some of New York's most promising life science startups pitch their innovations at the 7th annual pitch day to wrap up this year's ELab NYC accelerator program.

Wednesday, 4/10 NY Designs is holding a Women in Tech happy hour featuring some of the awesome female engineers, makers, and entrepreneurs working in the NYC and NY Designs tech ecosystems. And yes, individuals who identify as female and men are welcome to attend as well.

Wednesday, 4/10 GeoNYC holds their next meetup, featuring lightning talks and cool demos from the NYC geo-mapping community.

Wednesday, 4/10 Cornell Tech hosts a panel discussion on consumer Health Tech, featuring clinicians and technologists leading innovative consumer health tech companies.

Wednesday, 4/10 Interested in pursuing a career in healthcare consulting? Join the Tri-I consulting club for an evening of networking and discussions with members of the CBPartners consulting team.

Friday, 4/12 The NYC Startup Community meetup group is hosting a mixer for entrepreneurs and professionals working in technology and digital arts.

Monday, 4/15 The NY Hardware Startup meetup is back at Kickstarter HQ for their next gathering.

Wednesday, 4/17 The NYC Startup Community meetup group is hosting a panel discussion about what it's really like to work at a startup, featuring some of the earliest employees of local ventures.

Wednesday, 4/17 Astronomy on Tap celebrates 6 years in NYC at their Orbit-versary celebration at the Way Station in Brooklyn.

Some other upcoming events to keep on your radar...

Tuesday, 4/23 Mark your calendars now for the 4th Annual GRO Your Career life sciences conference at Columbia University (and yes, I am helping organize this event). A wide array of professionals from industries directly and indirectly related to the life sciences will be giving talks and participating in panel discussions, with lots of opportunities for networking.

Wednesday, 4/24 Scientists, artists, and everything in between gather together for the April SciArt Synapse mixer at the Peculier Pub.

May 3-5 MIT is holding their 2019 Grand Hack, one of the biggest medical hackathons in the world that has spawned several successful companies over its history. Applications to participate are due by April 17th!

Map of the Month

 Compare expectations versus reality with this interactive map showing the original plan for New York City's street grid overlaid with what actually happened.

Odds & Ends

 French train company Ouigo ("wee-go", get it?) is here for your computer pinball fix.

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Everything That Happened in Bachelor Nation in 2017: #Bachelor in #Paradise's #Scandal, #Breakups and #Historic Announcements

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Everything That Happened in Bachelor Nation in 2017: #Bachelor in #Paradise's #Scandal, #Breakups and #Historic Announcements

Effectively, that was essentially the most dramatic 12 months ever.

The Bachelor franchise has been round for 15 years and delivered over 50 seasons of tv, so it is protected to say we have skilled many highs and lows…and even a Sean Lowe. However no 12 months offered us with extra information in Bachelor Nation than 2017.

With a number of engagements, a couple of breakups, one historic first, and a Bachelor in Paradise scandal so huge that at one level had followers questioning the franchise’s future, it is virtually onerous to recollect all the things that occurred on and off air in Bachelor Nation this 12 months. Which is why we’re trying again on all the romance, drama and The Bachelor franchise delivered in 2017. It’s possible you’ll need to pour a glass of wine or seize a snack, this would possibly take some time…

2017 kicked off for Bachelor Nation with the extremely anticipated premiere of Nick Viall’s season of The Bachelor. After making it to the ultimate rose ceremony on two totally different seasons of The Bachelorette earlier than lastly changing into fan-favorite on Bachelor in Paradise‘s third season, the stakes and expectations had been excessive for his flip because the lead.

Whereas the premiere included a lady sporting a shark costume satisfied it was a dolphin and , Corinne Olympios, the 24-year-old enterprise proprietor with a nanny, stole the highlight, because of her one-liners (“My coronary heart is gold however my vagine is platinum”), daring techniques (She took her prime off on the primary group date and visited Nick sporting nothing however a trench coat), and her love of naps and cheese pasta.

In the long run, Nick acquired down on one knee and proposed to Vanessa Grimaldi, however after 5 months and a stint on Dancing With the Stars for Nick, the couple introduced the tip of their relationship in August, telling E! Information, “We gave this relationship our all and we’re saddened that we didn’t get the fairy story ending we hoped for. We are going to proceed to be there for one another it doesn’t matter what. This hasn’t been a simple resolution, nevertheless, as we half methods, we achieve this with plenty of love and admiration for one another.”

However Nick’s season was principally spoiled by producers after they introduced Rachel Lindsay, the fan-favorite lawyer from his season, could be the subsequent Bachelorette…which she was nonetheless on the present. It was a historic announcement as Rachel was the franchise’s first black lead in its 15-year historical past.

And conserving with franchise firsts, Rachel met 4 of her contestants throughout The Bachelor‘s dwell After the Ultimate Rose particular. Yep, it was awkward.

Again to Nick and Vanessa’s break up: It was hardly essentially the most surprising information for the franchise this summer time, as headlines had been dominated by the Bachelor in Paradise scandal. Manufacturing on the favored spinoff’s fourth season was briefly halted after Corinne and DeMario Jackson, who was booted off of Rachel’s season after his ex confirmed up and blew up his spot (resulting in his notorious “Who’s this?!’ .gif) discovered themselves on the heart of alleged misconduct scandal.

A producer filed the grievance after a sexual encounter that occurred between DeMario and Corinne on the primary night time of filming. Nonetheless, after a prolonged investigation, Warner Bros. cleared manufacturing of any wrongdoing and filming resumed. Although her authorized staff initially said their intention to proceed with their very own investigation, Corinne ultimately returned to BIP to share her aspect of the story. Since seeing one another for the primary time whereas sitting down with Chris Harrison on the reunion particular, Corinne and DeMario have been noticed hanging out a number of occasions.

The season’s foremost drama, exterior of the Corinne-DeMario scandal, got here from Dean’s love triangle with Kristina Schulman and Danielle Lombardi, with the fan-favorite on Rachel’s season rapidly being dubbed America’s prime “f—kboy,” dropping all goodwill he earned after his hometown go to, one of many franchise’s most memorable as Dean reunited along with his father, now a Sikh, who he felt emotionally deserted him after his mom’s loss of life. (They nonetheless aren’t talking.)

Bachelor in Paradise‘s shortened season nonetheless delivered a couple of completely happy endings although, as Derek Peth and Taylor Nolan acquired engaged through the reunion particular after spending the entire season making out on the seaside, and Raven Gates and Adam Gottshalk are nonetheless relationship.

Nonetheless, the reunion did ship some dramatic moments, as Amanda Stanton prompt Robby Hayes had cheated on her and have become a distinct particular person as soon as cameras stopped rolling. Although he denied her claims, she posted the receipts on Twitter, utilizing Taylor Swifts “Look what you made me do,” as her caption. Speak about dangerous blood.

Sadly, a few of Bachelor in Paradise‘s scandal overshadowed a few of Rachel’s season, aside from Lee Garrett‘s offensive tweets being unearthed. Rachel, after all, dealt with the scenario like a boss.

And in the end, Rachel discovered her fortunately ever after with Bryan Abasolo, the chiropractor from Miami, who proposed within the finale. Nonetheless, their engagement was overshadowed by her extraordinarily uncooked and emotional breakup (and dwell reunion) with Peter. (Rachel and Bryan are nonetheless engaged and appear completely happy, FWIW.)

Considered one of Bachelor in Paradise‘s season three additionally had an enormous summer time: Carly Waddell and Evan Bass‘ nuptials aired as a part of the BIP season, and the couple introduced they had been anticipating their first youngster throughout it as effectively, even doing an on-air sonogram.

In the meantime, Carly’s BFF and bridesmaid Jade Roper and her husband Tanner Tolbert, who acquired collectively on season two of the spinoff, later having their wedding ceremony air on ABC, welcomed their first youngster in August, a lady named Emerson.

Following BIP‘s eventful run, everybody was buzzing about who could be the subsequent Bachelor, with Peter seemingly the frontrunner and solely viable possibility, although Dean, former Bachelor Ben Higgins and had been all being thought-about. However as the times wore on and franchise creator Mike Fleiss‘ tweets acquired an increasing number of pointed at Peter not being the correct man, everybody was shocked when Arie Luyendyk Jr. was named the subsequent Bach on Good Morning America in September.

Final seen on Emily Maynard‘s season in 2012, Arie had been thought-about a number of occasions for the job, dropping out to Sean Lowe and Chris Soules, and had barely been on the franchise’s radar in recent times. Speak about essentially the most dramatic Bachelor announcement ever, as many viewers changed into owls, asking “Who?” when the official announcement went down.

Following Arie’s coronation, Peter posted a heartfelt message on Instagram, hinting that his concern held him again from in the end accepting the gig.

“ABC, you noticed one thing in me, however one thing held me again. You handled me with such love and kindness and confirmed me glimpses of a life I by no means as soon as dreamed that I may have,” he wrote. “I might be without end humbled and grateful and can at all times look again at these final 6 months with an ear to ear smile, understanding that this has actually been a really particular life certainly.”

In different Bach information, not being filmed for ABC’s cameras, BIP bartender and fan-favorite Wells Adams began relationship Trendy Household star Sarah Hyland, with the 2 displaying off their new romance on Instagram, and Bachelor and Bachelor Pad alum Erica Rose married Charles Sanders in early December, together with her former beau Prince Lorenzo Borghese within the viewers.

Different alums that acquired married this 12 months included Sharleen Joynt, and Juan Pablo Galavis, arguably essentially the most polarizing Bachelor in historical past, acquired hitched in August to Osmariel Villalobos. “That is proper. The person who we thought would possibly by no means discover love has apparently discovered it,” Chris Harrison introduced throughout The Bachelorette’s dwell finale. (The shade!)

Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici, one of many franchise’s most beloved , introduced they’re anticipating child No. 2.

In unhappy information, Vienna Girardi, Jake Pavelka‘s former fiancé, suffered a devastating miscarriage after saying in June that she was anticipating twins.

In April, followers had been shocked when former Bachelor star Chris Soules (aka Prince Farming) was arrested after by chance rear-ending 66-year-old tractor driver Kenneth Mosher of their native Iowa. Although Soules checked on the person after the crash and reported it to authorities, he was charged with “leaving the scene of a deadly accident leading to loss of life.” If convicted, he could possibly be despatched to jail for 5 years, and he plead not responsible in Could.

And to shut out the 12 months, The Bachelor: Winter Video games, a derivative to function counter-programming to the Olympics debuting in February, is at the moment filming in Vermont, whereas the 29 women set to compete on Arie’s season of The Bachelor, debuting Jan. 1, 2018, had been revealed. There are 4 Laurens.

Excuse us whereas we go take a nap. Are you able to blame us, Michael Jordan took naps.

The Bachelor’s new season premieres Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 on ABC.