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jeongvision · 4 years ago

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AAAAAAAHHHHHHH HAPPY 1K FOLLOWERS EMILY! my smol bean, my favourite virgo, my es to my paña, may i request a museum!au with jaehyun and "it was a honest mistake" LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK UWUWUWUWUWUWUWUWUWU

pairing. frat boy! jeong jaehyun ✗ fem! reader

genre. fluff, humor, enemies to lovers au, college au, museum au, non idol au

warnings. cursing, maybe some bickering, mentions of violence, all the good stuff we see in e2l! au’s ohoho (also not proofread bc i’m knocked up on meds rn but wbk)

author’s note. THE ES TO MY PAÑA I CAN’T WITH YOU ASJFKGJA BUT I LOVE YOU BBY!! this request has been inspired from a post i saw in a fb group hehe hope you like it bc it’s a DREAM to have

School trips are always a hit or miss: you either find it the best thing to happen in your school year or find it the most boring trip you’ve ever been. For your art history class, the professor made it an effort to allow all the students enrolled in the course to visit a nearby museum for an graded assignment.

Requirements to get full marks on this said assignment are as follows:

You must attend to the museum with your assigned partner at the same time to receive credit. Dates on your admission ticket with be used as proof.

You must act at least TWO scenes from any artwork mediums (canvas, sculpture, video, etc.) and take picture for submission as proof that you have done so.

Just adding in a partner was just a sprinkle on top of your dessert, but it can’t be that bad, right? Wrong, because your partner is none other than Jung Jaehyun, the annoying frat kid that always arrives ten minutes later into lecture with either a hoodie draped over his head or a black baseball cap, sometimes without any books or a backpack in possession.

It’s wonder how the professor manages to tolerate him and his unruly behavior, because you certainly can’t stand the fact you’re standing within a few feet away from him for this stupid assignment.

If there weren’t any bystanders nearby and cameras pointing at you from all angles in the museum, you would’ve sucker punched him in his throat the moment you saw him walk through the entrance with his black shirt and tan cargo pants with his hair tucked in his black baseball cap. But you’re a good person and you would like to pass the class very much, so you hold yourself back from doing so.

You’ll think about it later when you’re outside of the museum premises, you know?

It’s been over an hour since you have arrived at the museum, and you can feel your patience running thin. As you two continue to circulate inside the museum, all you can hear from Jaehyun’s mouth are groans and sighs. It ticked you off to know that yes, it’s a pain of an ass to go out of your way for an assignment, but he is not willing to participate in the matter any time soon.

You abruptly stop in your tracks and turn to face him, stopping Jaehyun in his tracks too. You pointed a finger against his chest.

“Okay, look here, asshole,” you spat. “I’m so fucking sick of you not caring about anything in this world just because you think that you’re some hot shot that can get away with anything with your attractive looks.” Your patience has long been thinned out for this man, and you couldn’t stop your words from holding back, each words vehemently attacking the person before you. “I want to get this assignment done with just as much as you do, so can you for once use that fucking single brain cell of yours and just cooperate with me for once, or so god help me, the security is gonna be called on us after I push you over to that replica statue of David we passed earlier.”

You wasted no time in hearing his refutes or seeing his reaction and turned around in search for the nearest artwork that you could use for your assignment. Behind you, Jaehyun trails behind in silence, but instead of the bored expression he always spotted, there was an amused smirk on his face. Never once has he seen you so riled up before, so he was curious to see more sides of you than he’d see in his class when he wasn’t paying attention.

You turned around the corner and found a replica painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, an oil on canvas called Dance in the Country. You rolled your eyes. At this point, you could care less if the two re-enactments you had to do depicted any sorts of intimate relationship, you just wanted to go home and sleep. Grabbing your phone out of your pocket, you opened your camera app. After asking the nearest stranger to take a picture for you, you call out to Jaehyun.

“So are you just going to stand there or what?” you sarcastically remarked. You could see a smirk forming on his lips for whatever reason it may be, but shrugged it off. He maneuvers over to where you stood in front of the grand painting.

“Out of all the paintings, you chose this one?” he asked.

You sighed. “Not now, Jung. Let’s just finish this, please?”

He nods but the smirk on his face never wipes away, ticking you off a little more. Suppressing your annoyance for the latter, you went into position in placing one of your hands on his shoulder while he cautiously wraps one arm around your waist. With both of your free hands, you two interlocked fingers, just a shy away from reproducing the painting.

The only thing that set you two apart is the gap between both of your faces, showing an awkward distance that left everyone at unease.

The stranger that held your phone looks away from the camera app. “I think you two should move in a little closer to each other. It’ll look nice.”

Clearing his throat, he nears closer to your face, closing in on you. You start feeling yourself getting hotter, feverish almost, from the close intimacy you’re experiencing from someone you barely know about.

The stranger counts down.

“One..”

You could smell his minty breath and intoxicating cologne reeling you in, putting you in a daze-like trance as you look into his eyes.

“Two..”

No longer does he have his infamous smirk on his face, but is instead replaced with one of his sweet smiles you rarely see in the halls, one that you only see whenever he is with his group of friends.

“Three!”

A different stranger walks behind Jaehyun, bumping their shoulders into Jaehyun’s figure that sends him stumbling over you. It all happened in a blur, from the sound of the click of your camera to the ‘woah’ of Jaehyun’s lips to the sudden contact of his lips against your own.

Yes, you have indeed read that correctly — you just fucking kissed Jaehyun, the last person you would last see yourself kissing.

You pushed him off of him, your face flushed with shock and embarrassment. “W-What the hell was that, Jung!?” you stammered.

He held his hands out in front of him. “I swear, y/n, it was a honest mistake!”

You roll your eyes to mask your growing embarrassment. “Yeah, okay then. Accident, my ass.”

The stranger that took your photo walks back to the two of you and smiled, handing back your phone. “Other than that person that walked into your boyfriend just now, the photo came out great!” He examines both of your expressions, Jaehyun’s ears and neck turning red like no tomorrow with you refusing to make eye contact with him, too perplexed of what just occurred now. The stranger raises an eyebrow. “Do... Do you guys want me to take another picture or anything?”

Both you and Jaehyun are quick to answer.

“No, we’re good!”

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iampikachuhearmeroar · 3 years ago

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another unsolicited relationship advice post:

okay. i know that there’s probably thousands of relationship advice posts on here. but anyway. to my younger followers, if i have any:

if anyone that you’ve just met declares that you’re “girlfriend material” or “boyfriend material” and that you must simply meet their parents NOW! or some other ridiculously short interval (like a week say), instead of, idek, like a month or two into your relationship, know that that is a possible red flag for trying to push the relationship too fast.

i say this as again, bc on some buzzfeed fb post about supposed “nice guys” i commented about my high school stalker/creeper from 2012/2013. who, when i first met him in 2012 at public school, he insisted that after two days of knowing him that i simply “have to meet my (his) mum and my sisters right now! bc you’re girlfriend material and i LOVE you!”

like woah! dude! i’ve known you for a grand total of two fucking days! i absolutely don’t have to meet your family RIGHT NOW (although if i’d ever been stupid enough to actually date my stalker back then, i would’ve had to meet his mum or one of his 4 sisters/all of them at once; at some point anyway…. bc they would’ve had to drive us to dates etc bc neither of us had our Ps (provisional drivers licence here in aus) yet at the time)). because i’m pretty sure the normal window is about 1-2 months? maybe 3-4 months? why the fuck are you so obsessed with the term “girlfriend material”??? what the actual FUCK does that EVEN mean?? get away from me. bc this isn’t love. it’s something else, that i can’t put my finger on.

compare this to clear braces boy from catholic school, who literally took almost 3 years to ask me out; and to even ask for my number. when he’d finally asked for my number right before one set of the winter holidays at the end of term 2/before the start of term 3 in 2010, i was so oblivious as to why he wanted my number…. when he’d never wanted it/asked for it before.

so when he called me, while i was still on the bus home from school, i was panicking like “OH FUCK THATS WHY HE WANTED MY NUMBER!!! HE WANTS TO ASK ME OUT!!!!! FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!!! WHY THE FUCK AM I SO SLOW AND FUCKING DUMB???!!!” he never pressured me to meet his parents (although at 14/15 it was very obvious that that was a standard practice since we couldn’t drive ourselves anywhere lmao). we were basically on equal footing, except for my slowness with cottoning onto him asking me out and why he asked for my number lol.

CBB had never pressured and harassed me about my virginity. he had NEVER harassed me with porn, most especially while at school, unlike mr creeper who LOVED pulling out his porn filled phone and school laptop to show me his overly violent, degrading and aggressive porn. CBB’s flirting method was showing me norwegian black metal bands (or normal metal bands like parkway drive) and making me watch repeats of family guy on his ipod at lunch bc he loved family guy. he never brought up the term “girlfriend material” ever. he treated me like an actual person. and not his own personal fuck doll, that had holes that were conveniently for sticking his useless and clueless ass teenage dick in, again unlike creeper who was hellbent on wanting to act out his favourite violent etc porn on me to let him “take your virginity in a wonderful weekend of sex down the coast and you have to do all things that I LIKE BC THAT’S THAT AND I SAID SO!!!” 🤮🤮. although if i had progressed further than those few weeks with cbb, and my constant *karen from mean girls voice* *fake cough, fake cough* i’m sick *regina george voice* boo, you whore!” act every time i didn’t turn up on date that he’d asked me on…. maybe he could’ve treated me like that. but i’ll never know lol.

so cbb was unlike mr stalker; who was obsessed with my supposed “girlfriend material” status. mr stalker was obsessed with the fact that i had the ability and audacity to basically tell him “no”, by coyly letting him down with “my dad says i can’t date bc it distracts me from school and getting good marks 🙄😑” (which probably wasn’t true, looking back lmao)….. where he then whined PUBLICLY on facebook about it, with a status like “today sucks”… and then naming and shaming me in the comments when someone asked in the post comments what was wrong like: “*insert my name here* said no! she’s being a bitch!”. that at the time, made me roll my eyes and still does today when i think about it. because bro. i had literally only known you for two fucking days at that point. of course i’m going to say no. what the hell??? two days is nowhere near enough time to know a person well enough (although the conversation we had together on misguided trip to his house one day while we were wagging (skipping class/playing hooky for americans) aboriginal studies told me MORE THAN ENOUGH about his piece of shitness tbh) to “date” them imo.

because to me, the title “girlfriend material” doesn’t mean any fucking thing. but when it comes from a creep like mr stalker; it means “you’ll be my girlfriend forever and have my kids bc you’re such a nice girl and you’ll fix me bc that’s what nice girls like you do; bc you’re SO LOYAL AND NICE!” which i also saw as a MASSIVE RED FLAG back then, because we were literally 16yo kids (he literally told me this when we were on his bed in his bedroom in the aforementioned misguided trip to his house). and i also saw it as a red flag bc…. just because i’m “loyal” and “nice” doesn’t mean that i’ll spend LITERAL Y E A R S trying to “fix you” while you fuck around and never bother to change your behaviour all bc you think it’s “girly” to do just that. it definitely DOES NOT MEAN that i’ll have KIDS with you, what the actual fuck. like i’m a hopeless romantic, to an extent, mr creeper. but not to the extent where i’ll give myself up to someone like you, all because i’m “nice and caring” and it’s apparently what “nice girls do!!!” or whatever else fucked up guilt trip views you’ve got on why girls/women supposedly have to waste their time with and on you.

and also, on another front. CBB never FOLLOWED me home (considering he lived in a suburb 20mins away from mine lmao and we both lived at least 15mins away from the catholic school we attended) despite me telling him REPEATEDLY to “fuck off and walk home your way”….. whereas unfortunately, mr creeper lived just over the other side of my suburb.

so one day mr creeper decided to stalk me home (despite me saying the above “fuck off and walk home your way” comment constantly to him in the 10min walk home). and then when we got to my street and in front of my house he decided to joke that “oh now i know where your house and bedroom are, i’ll come to hide under your bed naked one day!!!! and when you get home (bc i’ll obvs do it when you’re out doing something), you’ll just have to FUCK ME because you’ll be so surprised that im there and ready to fuck you!” as if i’d be so overcome with supposed lust & love for him, after knowing that he’d broken into my room against my will and messed with my shit….. all for some cutesy love prank…. like in, idk, love actually (???) or himym (specifically the “naked man!” episode from season 4) or some other shitty romcom. bc no. you’re overstepping SO MANY fucking boundaries that i’d literally call the police on your stupid fucking stalker ass. what the actual fuck.

finally, cbb never forced me to try to kiss him, unlike mr stalker…. who whenever he got the chance, he’d grab my head and force me to kiss him…. and then gave me back the utterly disgusting & controlling GALL to tell me that i was “kissing wrong” and whinge/bitch that i “wasn’t into it”. and then he’d force me to kiss him again with a “im so sorry does this fix it 🥰🥺???” like NO???!!! forcefully kissing me DOES NOT FUCKING FIX ANYTHING YOU STUPID CUNT! please just get the FUCK away from me. like if you force me into anything, of course i’m not going to enthusiastically enjoy it??? and moreover, don’t you think it’s YOU who is “kissing wrong” (whatever the FUCK that bullshit actually means) and not me???? why do you think GRABBING MY HEAD and FORCING me to kiss you is appropriate in ANY of these situations????

just. to end this. to anyone and everyone, regardless of their gender/sexuality/age etc. NEVER trust anyone who uses the term “girlfriend material”/“boyfriend material”, to describe you, most especially when you’ve JUST MET them.

they’re using it as a means to control you and possibly trap you into an unhealthy (or potentially abusive) relationship like i would’ve had with my stalker/creeper. but most especially, this goes out to my younger followers, if i have any. be aware of this. watch out for the small red flags and run at the earliest time.

#life #about me #shut up ilona #relationships i guess #i’ve probably said this before lol #i can’t remember though

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mostlysignssomeportents · 5 years ago

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Pluralistic: 03 Mar 2020 (School surveillance self-defense, copyright for authors, Facebook's potemkin data-downloader, Oregon GOP's sabotage, and more!)

Today's links

EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense guide for students: Privacy is a team sport.

Oregon's Dems have a supermajority, but the GOP won't show up for work: White nationalism is how plutes get turkeys to vote for Christmas.

A Lever Without a Fulcrum Is Just a Stick: How to design a copyright to protect artists, not corporations.

Facebook neutered "Download Your Data": "Your data" doesn't include a list of ad-tech companies that also hold your data.

The EU's new copyright filters violate the GDPR: We told you so.

Recycling spy agencies' malware for fun and profit: NOBUS is, and always has been, an idiotic idea.

Japanese condiment company releases "sliced mayo": Comes in four flavors!

Department of the Interior climate docs include junk science: Trump's man on the inside, sabotaging our future.

This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019

Colophon: Recent publications, current writing projects, upcoming appearances, current reading

EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense guide for students (permalink)

EFF just launched its Surveillance Self-Defense guide for students: it's a soup-to-nuts guide for kids and parents disturbed about social media monitoring, campus facial recognition systems, and "aggression detection" mics in classrooms

https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/privacy-students

It unpacks technical concepts from stalkerware to man-in-the-middle SSL certificates, and includes guides to having difficult privacy conversations with friends, family and officials, and technical guidance for protecting your privacy.

As the press-release notes, "School discipline disproportionately targets students of color, and it's reasonable to think that additional, and more comprehensive scrutiny of their lives will only add to that injustice." These systems also disproportionately affect queer kids, "who tend to look for support online as they explore their gender identities, and find they're under so much surveillance that they learn not to look. They learn not to trust online public spaces."

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/schools-are-spying-students-students-can-fight-back

Oregon's Dems have a supermajority, but the GOP won't show up for work (permalink)

In Oregon, Democrats have a supermajority in the House and Senate, because the vast majority of Orgeonians support Democratic policies. But when Oregon drafted its constitution in 1857, it copied the Indiana constitution's provision that sets quorum at 2/3 of lawmakers.

Theoretically, this has meant that if a small handful of opposition lawmakers refused to show up for work, the state legislature would shut down. Practically, neither party has ever done this…until now. The Oregon GOP, acting on behalf of a small number of rural, white, reactionary voters, has refused to enter the statehouse when the majority was calling votes on "guns, forestry, health care, budgeting" and now, the climate crisis.

https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/2/29/21157246/oregon-republicans-walk-out-climate-change-cap-trade-democracy

They've killed a small tax raise to fully fund state public schools, modest gun restrictions, and mandatory vaccinations for kids. Then they signed a memo promising not to pull that stunt again, so the legislature could pursue a cap-and-trade bill.

They fucking lied.

GOP Senators went into hiding, and threatened to murder any police officers sent to get them.

Cap and trade is back before the legislature, and the GOP cowards are in hiding again, refusing to show up and do the job the taxpayers are paying them to do. House Republicans have joined their Senate co-conspirators.

A ballot initiative might force them back into their seats, though:

https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-union-leaders-initiative-stopping-legislative-walkouts/

The Oregon GOP has fielded a truckload of bullshit to defend their tantrum. They claim the measure has had insufficient "process" to proceed. It's had more process than any other bill in Oregon history.

https://twitter.com/karin_power/status/1232720734813732865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

"Democrats have bent over backward to accommodate GOP objections, layering on more process, making more concessions, but it hasn't changed Republican rhetoric or behavior a whit. GOP objections aren't to the bill's contents or process, but to its existence."

Oregon has some of the nation's loosest money-in-politics laws and the state GOP is awash in money from polluting industries hoping to render the planet unfit for habitation ("first in the country in per-capita corporate donations to politicians")

https://projects.oregonlive.com/polluted-by-money/part-1

"The Republicans who keep walking out on their jobs get 65 percent of their donations from corporations, in particular corporations like Koch Industries with assets that stand to be affected by cap-and-trade."

Democrats have walked out of legislatures, too: decades ago, and over gerrymandering attempts that would have guaranteed eternal minority rule by rendering the majority of state votes irrelevant. When the GOP stages rallies to support its actions, it is supported by 3 Percenters and other violent white nationalist terrorist elements. White supremacy is how the GOP gets turkeys to vote for Christmas.

But Oregon Dems are too timid to call white nationalism out when they see it. They won't run on the issue of the GOP doing corporate bidding with backing from white nationalists.

A Lever Without a Fulcrum Is Just a Stick (permalink)

My latest Locus column explores what copyright expert Rebecca Giblin calls "The New Copyright Bargain" – a copyright system designed around enriching authors above all, rather rather than treating authors' incomes as an incidental output of enriching entertainment or tech corporations. The column is called "A Lever Without a Fulcrum is Just a Stick." Copyright is billed as giving creators leverage over the corporations we contract with, but levers need fulcrums.

https://locusmag.com/2020/03/cory-doctorow-a-lever-without-a-fulcrum-is-just-a-stick/

In an increasingly concentrated marketplace, any exclusive rights that are given to creators are simply appropriated by corporations as a non-negotiable condition of the standard contract. Think of how samples could originally be used without permission (in the Paul's Boutique/It Takes a Nation of Millions era), enriching old R&B artists who'd been burned by one-sided contracts.

(Image from Kembrew Macleod's "Creative License" https://www.dukeupress.edu/creative-license)

Those artists experienced a temporary enrichment when paying for samples became the norm, but today, all contracts simply require signing away your sampling rights. The fight to require licenses for samples merely gave the labels yet another right to demand of their artists. Which means that anyone hoping to sample must sign to a label and pay for a license either to that label or one of the other three. Giving new rights to artists in a monopolized market is like giving your bullied kid more lunch money. It doesn't buy the kid lunch, it just gives the bullies the opportunity to take more money from your kid.

After the "Blurred Lines" suit, labels have begun to fret about being sued over artists' copying the "vibe" of another artist. It's easy to feel smug about copyright maximalists being hoist on their own petards. But the end-game is easy to see: just make selling your "vibe" rights a condition of signing a record deal, and you transfer ownership of whole genres to the Big 4 labels.

What would a copyright look like that protected artists, rather than practicing the Magic Underpants Gnome method of:

Enrich entertainment corporations;

?????

Artists get more money

Any new bargain in copyright centered on artists needs to take account of the concentration in tech and entertainment, and create rights for artists that aren't just creator's monopolies to be scooped up through non-negotiable contracts. Measures like reversion (which lets artists in the USA claim back rights they signed away 35 years ago), blanket licenses (designed to pay artists regardless of whether they're "rightsholders"), and restoring unionization rights are the key to paying artists.

Merely expanding the "author's monopoly" does no good in a world of industrial monopolies: it just gives those monopolists more ammo to use in the fight to shift revenues onto their own balance sheets, at the expense of working creators.

Facebook neutered "Download Your Data" (permalink)

Facebook recently unveiled a feature called "download your data," partly to comply with Europe's GDPR. But as Privacy International reveals, there's a very important omission in the data that Facebook will release to you.

https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/3372/no-facebooks-not-telling-you-everything

Missing from "your data" is the list of advertisers whose targeted you by uploading some of your personal information (through the "Custom Audience" tool) – that is, the list of other companies that the GDPR lets you send data-requests to. This omission means that you can't use FB as a jumping-off point to discover all the data being held on you by all the advertisers, data-brokers, etc. It's not an accident, either: Facebook replicates this in their new "Off-Facebook" product.

Facebook is under increasing pressure to allow competition through interoperability, but argues that it can't possible protect your privacy if they are forced to allow companies that you trust to manage your Facebook experience for you. In other words, Facebook argues that it can't be a wise, benevolet steward of your privacy if you insist on allowing competitors to interfere with it. But that argument only works if you trust Facebook — and who the hell trusts Facebook?

(And why on Earth would you?)

The EU's new copyright filters violate the GDPR (permalink)

The EU's Copyright Directive effectively forces all online platforms to implement upload filters that scan everything you try to post and refuses anything that matches a database of works that anyone, anywhere has claimed to be "copyrighted." This a terrible idea in an era of rampant copyfraud. The Directive has no penalties for people who falsely claim copyright even when it's to rip off, blackmail or censor artists, and platforms still have to accept their copyright claims even after they're caught at it.

But it's also a massive violation of Article 22 of the GDPR, which promises users the right "not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing which produces legal effects concerning them or significantly affects them."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/02/upload-filters-are-odds-gdpr

That is to say, you aren't allowed to do the kind of filtering that Article 17 of the Copyright Directive mandates. Billions of pieces of "personal information" (under the GDPR's definition) will be processed by copyright bots every day, and that's illegal.

None of the GDPR's exemptions apply, either. For example, the Copyright Directive doesn't "authorise" the filtering, because its authors explicitly deleted all mentions of filters in order to get the Directive passed, and publicly disclaimed any filtering mandate.

Nor is filtering "necessary" for the use of the service under the GDPR – the services run today without filtering, so the GDPR's narrow, rigorous definition of "necessity" does not apply.

The GDPR does allow this kind of processing with "consent" but not the kind where you click a terms-of-service "OK" button. Consent under GDPR has to include the ability to say no and still use the service.

What's more, the Copyright Directive includes new EU-wide copyright exceptions for parody and criticism, and while it's impossible to imagine a filter being able to tell the difference between parody/criticism and other kinds of speech, any attempt will be a privacy disaster. Identifying parody/criticism requires understanding of context – and that means that a filter trying to discern these concepts will have to consider huge amounts of personal information to make its determination. And the Copyright Directive itself does not allow any system that fails to respect these "fundamental rights" of internet users, which means that you can't use a filter unless it can grasp these distinctions.

Literally all of this was obvious from the start, and boosters of upload filters hand-waved them away, insisting they were mere technicalities that could be solved by asking tech companies to NERD HARDER. Now, the whole thing is likely to fall apart.

Recycling spy agencies' malware for fun and profit permalink)

The NSA has a doctrine called "NOBUS," which stands for "No One But Us" — as in, "It's OK if we keep these bugs we discovered a secret because no one but us is smart enough to find or exploit them." But as ex-NSA hacker Patrick Wardle's RSA presentation, "Repurposed Malware: A Dark Side of Recycling" shows, foreign spy agencies – and criminals – love NOBUS because it means they get to steal NSA cyberweapons and use them for themselves.

https://www.rsaconference.com/usa/agenda/repurposed-malware-a-dark-side-of-recycling

Once you discover a snippet of malicious code in the wild (either something used by a spy agency and then blown, or something stolen from the agency), it's really easy to remix it to deliver your own malware.

In his demo, Wardle showed how he replaced a small section of the pioneering fileless Macos malware AppleJeus.c and created his own, virus-scanner-resistant strain.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/02/why-write-your-own-mac-malware-when-you-can-rip-off-a-competitors-a-how-to/

"With a single modification to the binary, (and building a light-weight C&C server), we now have access to an advanced nation-state loader that will perform to our bidding …without having to write any (client-side) code!"

NOBUS is, and always has been, a dead letter – equivalent to stockpiling superbugs to use as bioweapons, in hopes that no one else will discover or steal them, rather than developing a vaccine for them. It's the height of irresponsibility, and your tax-dollars pay for it.

Japanese condiment company releases "sliced mayo" (permalink)

The Japanese condiment company Bourbon just released a "sliced mayonnaise" product similar to American cheese singles. It'll come in flavors like "spicy tuna" and "cod roe."

https://www.atpress.ne.jp/news/205437

It's an addition to the company's existing sliced condiment products, like "sliced chocolate."

https://soranews24.com/2020/02/21/sliced-mayonnaise-and-white-chocolate-now-exist-in-japan-bringing-sandwiches-to-glorious-new-era/

The sliced mayo is ¥200-250, and comes in packets of four. Honestly, I'm fine with this except for the plastic – if it came in an edible wrapper, it'd make for an excellent picnic/school lunch supply.

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/mayonnaise-slices-japan

Department of the Interior climate docs include junk science (permalink)

When Trump took office, he promoted Indur M Goklany, a climate denier, to the office of the deputy secretary "with responsibility for reviewing the agency's climate policies."

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/climate/goks-uncertainty-language-interior.html

Ever since, Goklany has been inserting debunked climate-denial talking points into US government science, including the myth that "increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is beneficial." Longtime agency staffers exchange private, grim jokes about being forced to insert "Goks uncertainty language" into their communications about the climate crisis, howlers like the idea that rising CO2 "may increase plant water use efficiency."

"The Interior Department declined to make Mr. Goklany available for an interview, and he did not return requests seeking comment."

This day in history (permalink)

#15yrsago Free Software Foundation tears MPAA a new one in Grokster brief http://moglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/grokster-amicus.pdf

#10yrsago Blind gamer speedruns Zelda with help of 100,000+ keystroke script https://boingboing.net/2010/03/03/blind-gamer-speedrun.html

#5yrsago Ed Snowden says he'll face trial in the US https://news.yahoo.com/edward-snowden-ready-return-states-144245040.html

#5yrsago Razorhurst: blood-drenched gang warfare and ghosts in Gilded Age Sydney https://boingboing.net/2015/03/03/razorhurst-blood-drenched-gan.html

#1yrago The FAIR Act will end forced arbitration for employment, consumer, antitrust and civil rights disputes https://thinkprogress.org/lawmakers-declare-war-on-the-biggest-civil-rights-problem-youve-probably-never-heard-of-eaf3b5459034/

#1yrago Google says it won't remove Saudi government app that lets men track and monitor their wives and domestic employees https://www.businessinsider.com/absher-google-refuses-to-remove-saudi-govt-app-that-tracks-women-2019-3

#1yrago Record label censors copyright lawyers' site by falsely claiming it infringes copyright https://spicyip.com/2019/02/saregama-pa-rdon-me-you-have-the-wrong-address-on-the-perils-and-pitfalls-of-notice-and-takedown.html

#1yrago German data privacy commissioner says Article 13 inevitably leads to filters, which inevitably lead to internet "oligopoly" http://www.fosspatents.com/2019/02/germanys-federal-data-protection.html#translation

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Today's top sources: Waxy (https://waxy.org/), Four Short Links (https://www.oreilly.com/feed/four-short-links), Slashdot (https://slashdot.org), Kottke (https://kottke.org).

Hugo nominators! My story "Unauthorized Bread" is eligible in the Novella category and you can read it free on Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/

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Currently writing: I just finished a short story, "The Canadian Miracle," for MIT Tech Review. It's a story set in the world of my next novel, "The Lost Cause," a post-GND novel about truth and reconciliation. I'm getting geared up to start work on the novel now, though the timing is going to depend on another pending commission (I've been solicited by an NGO) to write a short story set in the world's prehistory.

Currently reading: Just started Lauren Beukes's forthcoming Afterland: it's Y the Last Man plus plus, and two chapters in, it's amazeballs. Last month, I finished Andrea Bernstein's "American Oligarchs"; it's a magnificent history of the Kushner and Trump families, showing how they cheated, stole and lied their way into power. I'm getting really into Anna Weiner's memoir about tech, "Uncanny Valley." I just loaded Matt Stoller's "Goliath" onto my underwater MP3 player and I'm listening to it as I swim laps.

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(we're having a launch for it in Burbank on July 11 at Dark Delicacies and you can get me AND Poesy to sign it and Dark Del will ship it to the monster kids in your life in time for the release date).

"Attack Surface": The third Little Brother book, Oct 20, 2020.

"Little Brother/Homeland": A reissue omnibus edition with a very special, s00per s33kr1t intro.

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chicklette · 7 years ago

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@katlosthergdmind remember how I said i wanted a fic where Steve and Bucky dated when Steve was smol and then broke up and then became FB friends but B didn’t know Steve got big and was all whoa! when they finally met irl?

I wrote that today:

“Hell.” Bucky closes his eyes and leans against the cool window of the cab. It’s raining, a soft, steady stream, and Bucky cracks the window, letting a draft of fresh air in. Breathing deep, he runs a hand across his face before flicking his phone on. He navigates past the lock screen and opens up Facebook.

He shakes his head at himself and closes the app before opening it again. Steve’s status update says “Big Day!” with a nervous emoji next to it.

“You’re tellin’ me, pal,” Bucky says, then closes the app again.

Six months earlier, he’d been at Nat and Sam’s housewarming, drinking their mediocre beer and eating Sam’s amazing Mac & Cheese balls, when he’d found himself drawn to the painting that dominated the living room. He knew it was the Brooklyn Bridge – that was a shape that was seared onto his heart – but the colors surrounding it – bold, dark reds bleeding into yellows and greens, blues so dark they could be black, but weren’t – it was mesmerizing.

After a few minutes, Nat came to stand next to him.

“Gorgeous, isn’t it?”

“Yeah. Where’d you find it?”

“It was a gift,” she said, her husky voice light. “Sam’s old roommate from Grad School.”

“A gift?” Bucky said. “Jesus, Nat, that’s –“

“Beautiful,” Sam said, looking right at Nat.

It was disgusting how much in love she and Sam were, and if Bucky didn’t love them both so much, he’d hate them.

“Who’s the artist?” Bucky asked. “I might be in the market.”

“Rogers,” Sam said, and Bucky’s whole world stilled. “Steven Grant Rogers.”

He’d left shortly after that, too shaken to stay and make nice.

It took Bucky all of twenty minutes to find Steve’s Facebook page. There was scant personal information. It was mostly photographs from around New York (mostly Brooklyn, but Bucky recognized a few from Central Park, and some from what looked like somewhere upstate), and Steve’s art.

God, no wonder he’d been drawn to that painting. He’d spent nine months of his life living with Steve – falling asleep with the scent of turpentine in his nose, waking at three in the morning to find his slim frame laboring over a canvas taller than he was, waiting as Steve combed supply shops, looking for the perfect shade of blue. “I can’t quite get it right,” Steve would say, when Bucky asked why he didn’t just mix his own. “Well what color is it?” Bucky’d ask, and Steve would clam up. Artists.

It was almost a year after they broke up that Bucky finally stopped ducking into every art supply shop that he passed, looking for the mysterious shade of blue. He never did find out what the color was, or why Steve needed it.

He’d met Steve his first year at college. He’d been drawn the small, dynamic man who didn’t seem to know when to back down. A guy about Bucky’s size was taking a swing at Steve, and Bucky’d shown up just in time to clock the guy, kicking him in the ass and sending him sprawling. He held his hand out to Steve, who struggled to his feet on his own, sneering at Bucky’s outreached hand.

“I had him on the ropes,” Steve said, and Bucky was smitten.

“Yeah, I know,” Bucky said. “But that chump had it coming. I couldn’t resist.”

Steve offered Bucky a tentative smile, and then his hand. Steve smiled up at him with big blue eyes and Bucky was a goner.

They’d fallen into bed within a week, and were living together just a few months later. Steve wasn’t flush for cash, and neither was Bucky, but Steve’s scholarship paid for a studio apartment, and the pair had become inseparable. It was idyllic.

Bucky woke most mornings to Steve sleeping beside him, his small frame curled into Bucky, face soft with sleep. When he got home, they’d make stir fry or pasta, or Bucky’s favorite, Bean and cheese quesadillas, and then spend the evening studying together, hands idly stroking the other’s skin, until it got too much and they were tearing each other’s clothes off.

The way Steve kissed – god. Bucky’d never had anything like it, before or since. It was like he kissed with his whole body – hands and arms and legs, wrapping himself around Bucky and all Bucky wanted was more. It was perfect.

Until, that is, Bucky’s money ran out.

He’d worked every summer since he was 15, and was working two jobs while in school, but even with Work Study and a few small scholarships, Bucky was still going to have to come up with better than fifteen grand for his next year’s tuition. Steve had offered to let Bucky stay with him for free, but that didn’t solve the matter of tuition

“You could take out loans,” Steve offered. They rarely talked about money together, other than to bemoan the fact that they never quite had enough.

“I can’t,” Bucky said. Getting into debt was selling off your future to the lowest bidder, that what Bucky’s Pop always said, and Bucky believed him. If he started taking out loans now, he’d graduate so deep in debt that his life wouldn’t be his own until he was nearly forty. He couldn’t do it. Not to himself, and certainly not to Steve.

When he graduated, he needed to be able to take care of Steve. Needed to be able to support him, so that he could make art without having to work shitty side jobs that sapped his creativity. It’s what Steve deserved.

It seemed like the recruiter on campus had the answers to all of Bucky’s problems. He could give Uncle Sam four years of his life, live cheap as sin on the government’s dime, and when he was out, he’d have enough to support Steve and finish his own degree.

It maybe wasn’t ideal, but it was the best solution he could find.

Bucky signed the papers and went home to talk to Steve.

Steve had been furious, and by the time Bucky reported to boot camp, he was minus a whole lot of hair, most of his worldly possessions and one boyfriend.

It hadn’t gotten him down too much. He knew it was a matter of time before Steve forgave him.

He hadn’t counted on the IED that took out most of his squad, left him with screaming, sweating nightmares and an arm that only worked most of the time.

By the time Bucky’d gotten his discharge and worked through his physical and mental therapy (okay, that last one was ongoing), Steven Grant Rogers was nothing more than a warm memory that Bucky didn’t let himself indulge in too often.

And then there was Sam and Nat’s party, and the painting. Bucky found himself sending Steve a friend request, which was accepted only minutes later. It didn’t take long before Steve hit Bucky up on Messenger, and the two had been talking regularly since.

And now here he is, in a taxi, on his way to some (undoubtedly hipster) coffee shop in Brooklyn, to see Steve Rogers for the first time in a decade. He’s not kidding himself. He knows that whatever it was that he and Steve had was firmly buried in the past.

Bucky’s not the guy he was back then. When he met Steve, he’d been going to school to become a civil engineer. By the time he got out of the Army though, all that changed. Bucky didn’t do well in crowds, hated being cooped up for too long, and the idea of sitting at a desk for eight hours a day made him want to blow his brains out.

He’d gotten two things out of Walter Reed Hospital: a new best friend in the form of Natasha Romanoff, and a lifeline to the world in the form of a laptop computer. Nat was a recuperating soldier like he was. She’d been captured and held by the enemy for some time before she’d been rescued. She didn’t talk about it often and Bucky didn’t pry. He had three sisters at home – he knew how to be around women. Often though, she’d sit beside him while Bucky’d gone from navigating the web to learning how computers worked. By the time he was discharged, he’d become something of an expert in cyber security.

Now, he designs secure websites for small businesses, and spends the occasional afternoon lecturing high-school kids on the importance of online safety. It’s a good living, and Bucky makes enough to not worry so much about money. His future is his own.

He could have hunted up a dozen photos or more of Steve by now (along with his credit score, full financial details and probably the name of his mother’s maiden aunt), but he’d chosen to respect Steve’s privacy. Besides, as much as Bucky wanted to know how Steve had grown in the years they’d been apart, he didn’t want to do anything that would upset the friendship that had bloomed between them in the last few months.

When he gets to the coffee shop, he looks around, but doesn’t spot anyone who looks like Steve.

Shrugging, he orders himself an Americano and takes a seat by the window. He pulls up Messenger to let Steve know he’s arrived, when a hulking presence draws his attention.

“Seat’s taken,” Bucky says, not looking up from his phone.

“Buck?”

Startled, Bucky looks up…and up…and up.

“Steve?”

If Steve’s warm laugh wasn’t exactly the same, Bucky wouldn’t have believed it was him.

“What the hell happened to you?” Bucky asks, standing. He relieved to notice that Steve’s only got about an inch on him, but holy hell, what happened?

Steve laughs again, then leans in, pulling Bucky in for a hug. “You look great,” Steve says, and oh, God, why does he have to smell so good?

“You look taller,” Bucky says, his own laugh bubbling up.

Steve sets a cup down on the table then sits opposite Bucky, and Bucky takes him in. The blonde hair is a little darker than it was before, but his eyes – those perfect, dark blue eyes, they’re exactly the same.

And that blush! Bucky remembers that blush, and that bashful bat of long lashes as he looks away.

“Seriously,” Bucky says. “Tell me this wasn’t just eating your Wheaties.”

Steve breaks into another full grin, and yeah, there’s that same smile.

“It wasn’t just Wheaties,” Steve confirms. “I got really sick, middle of sophomore year. It was…pretty touch and go for a while,” he says, and Bucky’s blood runs cold. While Bucky was in recovery, and all the years after, he’d never imagined Steve as anything other than happy. He’d pictured Steve married to a woman, with two little girls and a thriving art career. He’d pictured Steve married to a man, the two of them taking their golden retrievers out for long walks in central park, a bright red scarf around Steve’s neck, his older, taller husband doting on him.

The idea occurs to him for the first time that Steve might have been gravely ill, might have died, and Bucky wouldn’t have known. It sends a shiver down his spine.

“Go on,” Bucky musters.

“I ended up in a program – it was kind of a last ditch effort to save my heart – and the side effect was this,” he says, looking down at himself. “I did about five years of growing in about a year. It was crazy – I just remember everything hurt and I was starving, constantly. By the time it was over though, my heart was healed, my lungs were clear, and I ended up with the metabolism of a hummingbird.” Steve shrugs. “I thought about telling you…”

“But the idea of seeing me speechless for once meant you didn’t,” Bucky finished. Back when they were together, Bucky was a charmer. Still could be, but it wasn’t the same.

“So,” Bucky says. “Did you ever get married? Have kids? Catch me up.”

And like that, they start talking, and it’s like no time passed at all.

Bucky’s a little sad to hear that Steve never married or had kids. He’d always pictured Steve as family man. Maybe it’s because that’s what he’d always wanted for himself. A couple of kids, a couple of dogs, and a surly cat named Cujo.

Instead, Steve had finished his art degree, then gone to grad school, where he met Sam. Bucky’s since learned that Sam and Steve were inseparable until Nat came along.

“I’ve never seen him like that about anyone before,” Steve confides, and Bucky agrees. Nat’s strong, and beautiful, and intimidating as hell. Not just anyone could attract her interest, and it takes someone really special to keep it. Bucky confides as much and he Steve laugh how mushy the two of them can be when they think no one’s looking.

Bucky can’t deny the kernel of hope that blooms when he realizes that Steve is well and truly single.

“Don’t get me wrong,” Steve says with a shrug. “I’d love to be with someone. Just…has to be the right someone, you know?”

And yeah, Bucky knows.

He’s had a few relationships over the years, a couple of friends with benefits and two men that he’d tried to make something more with, but for one reason or another, it never really worked out. His sister, Becca, was egging him on to find someone, but like Bucky always told her, when it’s right, it’s right, and you can’t make it be if it’s not.

Bucky and Steve finish their coffees, get seconds and when Bucky reached the end of his third cup, he sets it down with a start.

“Geez,” he says. “I think if we don’t get out of here soon, they’re gonna start charging us rent.”

Steve looks up and takes a long look outside. The rain’s stopped, and twilight is creeping in, painting the wet streets in golds and reds.

“It’s beautiful,” Steve says, and digs out his phone, snapping a couple of pictures. “Sorry,” he says, looking up at Bucky and flushing. “Habit.”

“All good,” Bucky says. “Did you get what you need?”

Steve nods, and the pair of them stand.

“I guess,” Steve starts.

“Yeah,” Bucky says. He’s getting ready to offer his hand but every single part of him is screaming to stay. Not to let it end.

“Do you want -” he starts.

“Do you think –“ Steve says.

The pair of them laugh, and Bucky gestures to Steve to go on.

“Would you want to get dinner?” Steve asks. It’s nowhere near late enough for dinner, but Bucky smiles.

“I make a mean Alfredo,” Bucky says, and Steve grins.

“Don’t lie to me, Barnes, we both know you burn water.”

“Hey! I will have you know I am one hell of a cook. You don’t know me as well as you think you do,” Bucky says.

Steve’s face softens all over and the way he’s looking at Bucky makes Bucky want to stand a little taller, try a little harder. Anything to keep that look on Steve’s face.

“I don’t,” Steve says. “But I would really, really like to.”

He holds out his hand. It’s big and square, and Bucky can see paint around his cuticles.

“Same, pal,” Bucky says, and folds his hand into Steve’s.

They put on their coats and leave, Bucky with one hand folding into Steve’s and the other in his pocket.

“Oh!” he says, his fingers closing around a small metal tube. “I, uh, God,” he says, suddenly feeling very awkward. “I saw this the other day and thought of you,” he says, pulling the tube of oil paint from his pocket and putting it in Steve’s upturned hand.

“I’m sure you found what you were looking for by now, but…” Bucky shrugs, watching as Steve stares at the tube of paint.

“You always said you were looking for the right color,” Bucky explains. “I’m sure you’ve moved on, but I just…”

Steve closes his hand around the tube and looks into Bucky’s eyes.

“Bucky,” he breathes, and tugs on Bucky’s hand until they’re standing chest to chest. He unlaces their fingers and reaches up, cupping Bucky’s jaw with his warm hand.

Bucky’s heart is beating triple-time in his chest. It’s all he can do not to audibly gulp.

And then Steve is kissing him, a warm, soft brush of lips, and then one of them is sighing, and then the world stops, and Bucky opens his eyes to see Steve looking back at him.

“Been wanting to do that all day,” Bucky says.

“For weeks,” Steve says, and Bucky grins.

“Yeah, pal,” he says. “For weeks.”

As they leave the shop, Bucky laces their fingers back together. “You never said,” he says, stepping onto the wet sidewalk. “Did you ever figure out that color you were looking for? You know, back when we were dating?”

Steve flushes and ducks his head, and it’s so adorable that Bucky tightens his grip on Steve’s fingers.

“Nah,” Steve says, looking down at his feet. “Lost my reference.”

Bucky’s heart stills for a moment.

“Good thing I found it again,” Steve says, and Bucky smiles until his face hurts.

Good thing, indeed.

#chicklette writes things #ficlet #unbeta'd #i might write more of these two #idk #I'll clean this up and post it to Ao3 eventually tho #probably

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fightingforfreedomblr · 3 years ago

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God’s judgment and measurement (2)

OBAMA Donald Trump Joe Biden Jerry Brown Gavin Newsom Kevin Johnson Darrell Steinberg Stephen Harper Justin Trudeau Lee Hsien Loong Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping:

Due to Jesus Christ’s judgment, you will either got to hell or become an animal in 3rd world countries for your next lives because there is no SPCA there!

Now I quote from John 3:35: The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.

John 5:22: The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son.

Why? Because they work in concert to treat me as an animal and blind their eyes.

Next why? From John 7:2: For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.

Inside note: Here I just give more examples “How does God respond to my postings because Jesus says, ‘write what you see.’” Next why? Because from John 8:32: And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. Moreover, Jesus uses word “truly” many times from Gospel.

Coincident or God’s will, let people of International Community make up their own minds.

1) On 6/23/2021, I posted “Character Assassination” on FB with note “If Americans do not work together to rescue national symbol ‘The Statue of Liberty’, it will be collapsed sooner or later because it has been heavily shaken by America 7 junk leaders-OBAMA Donald Trump Joe Biden Jerry Brown Gavin Newsom Kevin Johnson and Darrell Steinberg.” Then on 6/24/2021, 12-story condo in Surfside collapsed partially not entirely. Why not entirely? If that’s the case, it means “The country nature of America is changed from ‘Democracy’ to ��Dictatorship’” Next why? God gives hope to Americans and ask them to stand up and speak out against “Abuse, corruption, discrimination, incompetence, coward, hypocrisy”. Next why square? Two 4 mean 4 national governments (China, Singapore, Canada and U.S) and 4 local governments (BC governments and City of Vancouver of Canada and California State government and City of Sacramento) against me.

2) I also said, “Russia has ‘nerve agent’”, then on 6/24/2021 report from BBC, “Russia is experiencing 3rd wave of Covid-19 surge and more than 20,000 cases yesterday due to Delta variant.” Or coincident again? Moreover, on 6/29/2021, “652 death toll of Covid-19 at overnight (Biggest number) in Russia” from NPR.

Well, International Community tells me “America has ‘nerve agent’ too” even I do not have proof of “mysterious diseases” for more than 8 years in America.

3) On 6/28/2021, I posted “Jury v. Canadian governments” on Justin Trudeau’s FB but it was blocked. Justin Trudeau violated “Canadian Charters of Rights and Freedoms”. Then on 6/30/2021, more than 486 death toll from heat wave in British Columbia (Many from Vancouver), plus crop damage and wildfires.

Here I recalled, 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Game. There was no snows in Whistler. Canada government spent huge money to get snows. Moreover, one Russia athlete died on the first day (Unprecedented in world Winter Olympic Game).

Well, Justin Trudeau can find excuse of “Climate change”. Partially true. But why happened in that game? Moreover, did athlete died on the first day link “Climate change”? In addition, why heat wave caused near 500 death, plus crop damage and wildfires happened in BC, especially in Vancouver before Canada Day (Jul/01/2021)? Because I was treated badly by BC government and City of Vancouver. Or coincident again?

See, the whole town of Lytton of BC was burned, the same as whole town of Paradise of California was burned. Coincident again?

Inside note: I lived in Vancouver for more than 5 years and experienced only a couple days of temperature around 30C.

4) The explosive tragedy in Lebanon (more than 135 death toll and more than 5,000 wounded) by stored Nitrogen since year 2013 causes global attention (Report from NPR on 8/6/2020)

See, in year 2013, I came here to seek political asylum against Canadian governments Singapore government and China government.

5) Randall Stephen’s birthday is April of 22 (422). He was ex-CEO of AT&T and Boy Scouts of America.

See, AT&T has conspired with 4 national governments to discredit me and added salts to my deeply wounded by 4 national governments. Then it has corrupted California Judicial Branch to dismiss my lawsuit against it with prejudice.

Boy Scouts of America filed bankruptcy under Chapter 11 but pay huge compensation to victims.

Or coincident again?

6) I am tired of listing more examples. But I want to say I lived in building 211 in Singapore. The first 11 counts against China government Singapore government and Canadian governments (Canada, BC government and City of Vancouver), and second 11 counts against American governments (U.S, California State and City of Sacramento).

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l-ann-blog1 · 6 years ago

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#Cockygate - a breakdown

I've been following #Cockygate since the story broke back in early May. I wasn't going to write a blog post about it, but due to quite a few people asking me for updates inside a number of Facebook groups, I decided a blog post would be the easiest way for me to keep track of what's going on, instead of me posting the same information in a variety of places. I'm going to post up a timeline of events, as best as I can make out (there's a lot of information out there and it's very jumbled in places). The Timeline 2016-present day - Faleena Hopkins releases a series of books seemingly called The Cocker Brothers of Atlanta. These books all relate to a family with the surname Cocker and are classified as romance and all have the word "Cocky" in the title. April 17, 2018 - The United States Patent and Trademark Office issues a registration certificate to Trademark Reg. No. 5447836, for “COCKY,” for the following goods: In IC 009: A series of downloadable e-books in the field of romance. IC 016: A series of books in the field of romance. Unlike the previous registration, this is a standard character mark registration. May 1, 2018 - The United States Patent and Trademark Office issues a registration certificate to Trademark Reg. No. 5458137, for “COCKY,” for the following goods: In IC 009: A series of downloadable e-books in the field of romance. IC 016: A series of books in the field of romance. This second trademark is for the word 'COCKY' in a stylised format, using a font by the font designer Set Sail. It looks like this:-

May 5, 2018 (approx) - People start seeing tweets querying whether the word cocky has been trademarked and is no longer allowed to be used. May 5, 2018 - Jamila Jasper tweets that she has received a Cease & Desist letter from Faleena Hopkins:- https://twitter.com/JamilaJasper/status/992795087800332288 5/6 May 2018 - After Jamila tweets about the C&D, the story explodes on Twitter, earning the hashtag #Cockygate. News comes out that there may have been more than one C&D sent out. 5 May, 2018 - It is discovered that the stylised font included with the Trademark states in its TOS that you cannot trademark any item using it. People reach out to the designer for further information/to inform him. 6 May, 2018 - The RWA requests that anyone who has received a C&D should contact them. 6 May, 2018 - Kevin Kneupper, a retired attorney, files a Petition to have the Trademark Cancelled. https://twitter.com/kneupperwriter/status/993359859071381505 7 May, 2018(approx) - Authors start to report that books are being removed from Amazon which have the word 'Cocky' in the title. 5-8 May, 2018 (approx) - Faleena updates her twitter, apparently mocking the people worrying about her Trademark and her actions:-

8 May, 2018 (approx) - Faleena posts a video (1 hour and 40 minutes) onto her Facebook page to justify her actions. She subsequently deletes it a short while later, along with her Facebook Page. Too late- copies have been taken and are available elsewhere:- https://vimeo.com/268819260 This is where tracking things start to get confusing, so I'll just list things - I can't promise they're in the exact order. Faleena makes a post on her blog about her latest book, and states she deleted her video because she should know better than to video while drinking whiskey. .

Faleena makes a post in her private FB group requesting people send her anonymous reports of times they've been confused and bought someone else's book instead of hers:-

She decides to sue three people - Kevin Kneupper who has filed to have her Trademark cancelled; Tara Crescent, an author who uses 'cocky' in her book titles; and Jennifer Watson, a publicist helping to promote a book called Cocktales (more on that later). Kevin Kneupper shared a link to the documentation on his twitter. https://twitter.com/kneupperwriter/status/1000463708168966144 She posts in her group giving her version of why she's done this:-

She follows this up with a blog post to say because "moles" are sharing her private posts, she'll be writing a public post explaining why she trademarked 'cocky'

The internet waits with baited breath for the follow-up post, while also waiting for the Court Hearing, which is set for 1st June. Somewhere within all this, Set Sail sends Faleena Hopkins a Cease & Desist letter for his font usage - as far as I can tell, nothing has come from this as yet. Faleena writes her blog post the day before the Court Hearing. I'll need to link to that as it's long (don't say I didn't warn you) http://faleenahopkins.blogspot.com/2018/05/romance-author-faleena-hopkins-on.html June 1st - the court convenes. I'm going to post a link to the transcript here, which was purchased by Courtney Milan on behalf of everyone - all thanks should go to her. http://www.courtneymilan.com/cockydocs/I61RHOPM.pdf The Judge removes Kevin from the case, effectively allowing his petition to cancel to continue moving forward. He sets a date in September for a Fact Finding Hearing. So now we wait. Okay, so that's a brief (I know it was a lot) barebones breakdown of events (if I've missed out anything, or have got something wrong, please let me know in the comments). This is quite a long post, so at this point I'm going to link to existing posts/twitter accounts that go deeper into the whys, what the hells and what-have-you's much better than I can. Marc Whipple is an attorney who has been giving his opinion on #Cockygate - and must be thanked for breaking the court documents, in particular, into terminology everyone can understand. He has written two posts (so far) http://legalinspiration.com/?p=503 and http://legalinspiration.com/?p=538 These following links are to Twitter Threads to start you on your own exploratory journey into #Cockygate. It is, by no means, exhaustive. There have been many many people reporting on the issue and thanks should be sent out to them all. https://twitter.com/RomancingNope/status/1002759427450171392 https://twitter.com/courtneymilan/status/1002683272344682498 https://twitter.com/TymberDalton/status/1000531585270153217 https://twitter.com/LivMorrisAuthor/status/1002613422289276928 https://twitter.com/BSommerland/status/1000135558260281344 Bianca also has a Youtube channel and I think she was the original one to flag up the whole Cocky issue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4zI5rMRGHM&t=7s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR39dezDI6s There are more updates on her Youtube channel I'm going to leave this post here and will update should anything new come up. Read the full article

#cockygate #faleenahopkins #legal #trademark

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chocosvt · 7 years ago

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❝ 92 statements tag ❞

i was tagged by jeonghan’s amazing gf @jeonghney for the 92 statement’s tag. thnk u my gold rose petal.

rules: answer these 92 statements and tag 10 people ! if there are questions that are too personal or you don’t want to answer, skip them or make a new one :^)

THE LAST (1-5):

drink: h2o

phone call: oh gosh, i can hardly remember. pizza pizza? who doesn’t deliver so thnks for soiling my day.

text: to a group chat.

song you listened to: exo - touch it bc i appreciate art.

time you cried: lmao like yesterday bc i was watching an emotional ep of hotel hell.

HAVE YOU (6-11):

dated someone twice: nope.

kissed someone and regretted it: i dont think so?

been cheated on: in uno yes.

lost someone special: yep.

been depressed: depression is received at many levels. extremely sad yes, but not depressed.

gotten drunk and thrown up: im the one holding ur hair back.

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS (12-14):

pink!!

light purple!!

silver!!

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU (15-21):

made new friends: lots irl n online!!

fallen out of love: yes.

laughed until you cried: yes everyday bc i gave myself a laugh n a half.

found out someone was talking about you: nope.

met someone who changed you: i havent met them!!

found out who your friends are: ive been with the same squad for 4 yrs n we’re just chillin.

kissed someone on your facebook list: i have never used fb a day in my life.

GENERAL (22-34):

how many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: ^

do you have any pets: im living with 2 kitties right now!! but ive owned many different animals in the past.

do you want to change your name: she can stay as she is.

what did you do for your last birthday: my friends nd i booked a hotel room!!

what time did you wake up: 11:30am lol.

what were you doing at midnight last night: eating cereal!! every time i stay up past midnight i will eat cereal 2 celebrate all the hours of sleep im wasting.

name something you can’t wait for: to hang out with my bff’s we have not seen each other all summer.

when was the last time you saw your mom: yesterday bc she broke into my room for m&m’s.

what’s one thing you wish you could change in your life: hmm, idk. i’d like 2 be taller bc i cannot reach the popcorn shelf!!! :(

what are you listening to right now: a lot of dua lipa!!

have you ever talked to a person named tom: yup.

most visited website: tumblr / instagram / youtube / twitter

LOST QUESTIONS (35-64):

moles: a few on my arms n a trail tht’s up my shoulder. tht’s abt it

marks: i have a mark on the side of my head but my hair covers it. n one on my knee from when i fuckinj fell down a bridge.

hair color: blonde.

long hair or short: medium length is more fitting.

do you have a crush on someone: i would rather crush on a thumbtack than half the b*ys in my division. there are some nice girls tho!!

what do you like about yourself: some days there are many things!! other days there’s like 2 things. so im not sure!! im just trying my best i guess!!

piercings: two lobe piercings on both ears n im set for an industrial.

blood type: i would know the scientific notation of the distance between earth and sirius b before i knew this.

nickname: i h8 when ppl make nicknames outta my real name so i dont have any.

relationship status: sasuke and i are going on a trip to berlin next fall.

zodiac: aquarius.

pronouns: she/her

favorite tv show: the office / teen wolf / house / american horror story / atlab

tattoos: nope.

right or left hand: right.

surgery: no surgeries.

hair dyed in a different color: ive been a blonde bitch my whole life.

sport: basketball / sleep.

vacation: i just got back from a vacay n it was gr8 i got 10/10 sky pics!!<3

pair of trainers: im rlly obsessed with shoes but ive been wearing the same vans for 5 yrs. (my feet never grow!!)

MORE GENERAL (57-73):

eating: i like eating watermelon, twix bars n marinated ribs!! just fuck me up.

drinking: iced tea n orange juice are my faves.

i’m about to: it’s just past lunch which means it’s time to eat breakfast.

waiting for: some mf’ motivation 2 punch me in the face so i can write some more today!!

want: i rlly want a specialized rice krispie spoon ive been trying for a year!!!! :((

get married: i just dont think ill ever like someone enough 2 wanna live in the same house as them for tht long.

career: an english or bilingual teacher. i wouldnt mind teaching chemistry either.

WHICH IS BETTER (65-73):

hugs or kisses: i rlly dislike physical contact so i would pick neither, but hugs!!

lips or eyes: eyes!!

shorter or taller: it does not matter.

older or younger: older, but i wouldnt mind if they were a few months younger.

nice arms or nice stomach: i have this weird attraction to forearms so. also next time u look at a junhui pic look at his wrists he has such nice wrists!!! what cream is he using??!?

sensitive or loud: this is so complicated. i rlly dont like loud ppl just bc im easily overwhelmed n agitated with their… over-boisterousness?? nd i will always protec the sensitive ppl n respect their tolerance levels. we just dont mesh well bc ill always worry abt hurting their feelings. u just gotta get someone who knows ur vibe. idk what im saying. i guess loud.

hook up or relationship: relationship.

troublemaker or hesitant: troublemaker lol.

HAVE YOU EVER (74-83):

kissed a stranger: nope.

drank hard liquor: just picture tht vine of the kid goin “yo, all this vodka down the hatch” then being completely revolted. tht’s me

lost glasses/contact lenses: every day of my life.

turned someone down: yes.

sex in the first date: nope.

broken someone’s heart: yes.

had your heart broken: i rlly try not 2 wallow in those emotions n instead distract myself so not entirely.

been arrested: no but someone called the cops on me n my friend. (it was just a misunderstanding. i swear i wasnt doin a line of cocaine in an alley way or anything like tht tjgnjt4e)

fallen for a friend: yes!!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN (84-89):

yourself: *insert meme of me watching my own back*

miracles: it would be a miracle if junhui grew out his hair. but also chunks ahoy chocolate chip cookies.

love at first sight: not rlly. it’s usually falling for the idea of being with that person, instead of who they actually are as a person.

santa claus: im still waiting for my easy bake oven u jolly piece of shit.

kiss on the first date: maybe a cheek kiss? idk. a little spice is always nice.

angels: yes. who else is up there bowling?

OTHER (90-92):

favorite thing to do when you’re bored: zone off and completely disassociate.

do you wear socks to sleep: ive done it like 3 times. it’s not tht bad.

favorite movies: FLIPPED. captain phillips / my neighbour totoro / napoleon dynamite.

tagging : oh gosh idk (ofc this is optional!!) @jeonghangif / @sukaato / @meanei / @lolitasletters / @jaehyunsleatherpants / @boysbe / @seokshuas / @trbld-writer

#how interesting !!!!!#the more u know am i right #anywho #thnk u again claudia!!!#<3 #*tg

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thesummerfox · 7 years ago

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Rules: you must answer these 85 statements and tag 20 whoever the fuck you want

I was tagged by the fabulous @goddamnitkastle and @laura--howlett , thank you both so much! I’m tagging @wolveria, @emanationman, @thewonderginger, @sonicskullsalt, @carry-the-sky, @wasleichtes, @secondary2mary , @kteague , and @theycallmeeverlasting with absolutely no pressure to do this cos it’s a lot of stuff but if you’re bored like me.. go give it your best shot?

Setting this under a read more cos I doubt anyone wants my babbling on their dash..

The Last …

1. drink: apple juice

2. phone call: I think I called mom to let her know what time I’d be coming home

3. text message: one from work asking if I remembered a password cos the entire IT dept is out on holiday and they couldn’t access a laptop lol

4. song you listened to: Na Na Na by Pentatonix

5. time you cried: ugly cry has been a while but casual cry was a few days ago

Have you ever ...

6. dated someone twice: I’m not sure how they mean this question but I’ve never casually dated, I’ve always been friends with people first and ‘dating’ felt a lot like hanging out (except with more kissing lol) so I dunno?

7. kissed someone and regretted it: nope. I love kissing people and I do way too little of that so my only regret is not kissing more people haha!

8. been cheated on: not to my knowledge.

9. lost someone special: Yes, either because they died or because they left my life.

10. been depressed: oh yes. My last major episode’s been a while, but I get downer moods like no tomorrow after I come off one of my high-as-a-kite moods so that’s a lot of fun. *eyerolls* Always have to be careful in fall/winter cos I’m more susceptible to a depressive bender in those months.

11. gotten drunk and thrown up: I’ve never even gotten drunk lol -- tipsy is the most I can manage because I’m a controlfreak like whoa

Favorite Colors…

12. Sky blue

13. Dark purple

14. Sunshine yellow/bright pink (hah I can’t choose!)

In The Last Year Have You…

15. made new friends: yesss

16. fallen out of love: nope. Been a while since I’ve been in it, if I’ve ever been at all.

17. laughed until you cried: that’s the best kind, so absolutely! I am the type to just start laughing hysterically or crack a few jokes that are funny to nobody but me so you can imagine that I’m not a stranger to just laughing so hard that I start crying

18. found out someone was talking about you: yeah, in both good and bad ways

19. met someone who changed you: always -- in big and small ways

20. found out who your friends are: thankfully, yes.

21. kissed someone on your facebook list: yes

General

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: it’s a 50/50 cos I hate using FB for anything other than games and I have added people I only know from online interactions before cos they’re awesome and I wanna see what’s up in their lives

23. do you have any pets: not anymore =(

24. do you want to change your name: nah, I’m good with my name. My name and I are best friends right around now lol

25. what did you do for your last birthday: uhh I don’t recall what I did on the day itself but I know that I went to see the movie Jackie not too long after my birthday and called it my birthday outing so that’s that

26. what time did you wake up: 5am because my brain hates me

27. what were you doing at midnight last night: getting ready for bed

28. name something you can’t wait for: new Game of Thrones season

29. when was the last time you saw your mom: she’s literally in the next room so like 10 seconds ago lol -- I still live at home

31. what are you listening to right now: chirping birds in the backyard

32. have you ever talked to a person named Tom: yeah

33. something that is getting on your nerves: the godawful holiday schedule that public transport’s got going on right now holy shit I’m so pissed

34. most visited website: Tumblr

35. hair color: it’s red right now but my natural colour is brown

36. long or short hair: I’m growing it back out to long

37. do you have a crush on someone: when do I not seriously

38. what do you like about yourself: I'm pretty intelligent and creative but I gotta tell ya that the thing I like most about myself is the devil-may-care Aquarius attitude to fashion/make-up that winds up with me mixing patterns and colours and going full-tilt cray with blue lipstick

39. piercings: I just have a hole in each ear so I can wear earrings but then forget about that a lot so I’m stabbing my own ears every so often just to keep them from closing up

40. blood type: I have no idea

41. nickname: no real nickname going on at the moment

42. relationship status: single and too picky to mingle lol

43. zodiac: Aquarius

44. pronouns: She/her.

45. favorite tv show: BANSHEE (I’m sorry I’m all-capsing the fuck outta this but this show is insane in the best way and I want y’all to start watching it if you haven’t already okay good thank me later for your traumas)

46. tattoos: I haven’t got one but I keep thinking about getting one but I’m a chickenshit with a low pain tolerance so eh

47. right or left handed: right-handed

48. surgery: I had some work on my teeth done like ages ago but I’ve never been in hospital for anything

49. piercing: aside from my earring holes, absolutely nada

50. sport: I took ballet back when I was tiny but lately the most I do is occasional yoga

51. vacation: I’m not going anywhere this year that I know of but I like doing citytrips and a lot of sightseeing stuff

52. pair of trainers: Skechers are awesome for my feet so I’ve got a fair few of those -- I tend to walk around in trainers a lot cos I’m always on the go and cannot walk long distances in crap shoes

More General

53. eating: I’m a superpicky eater but I like my fruit and veg, haha (and the last thing I ate was bread and strawberry jam)

54. drinking: I live off fruit juice and water

55. i’m about to: stare at my screen some more cos I have a writer’s block looming over my long fic

56. waiting for: my holidays to start omg

57. want: to buy a car and move out of the house but in this current economy that’s like saying “I need a ticket to the miracle express”

58. get married: someday, maybe? I’m not seeing anyone and you really do need more than one person for that adventure

59. career: I have one? but it’s like a career born out of necessity that doesn’t totally suck to do on a daily basis and the career I want (I just wanna write let me write) is not constructive as a way to pay the bills

60. hugs or kisses: BOTH. I hug people more than I kiss ‘em but I’m all for both

61. lips or eyes: eyes are the window of the soul yo

62. shorter or taller: I’m relatively tall so my inner circle of people consists of both shorter (mostly girls) and taller (Dutch folks tend to be skyscrapers)

63. older or younger: I’m friends with people much older and quite a bit younger than me -- I really don’t care about that. all my relationships have been with guys who were a bit older tho

64. nice arms or nice stomach: ARMSSS I have a thing with nice hands/arms you don’t even know

65. hook up or relationship: relationship, never done random hook-ups

66. troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant (I blame my Cap stellium omg)

67. kissed a stranger: noooo but I totally would not gonna lie

68. drank hard liquor: hahahahahaha oh no

69. lost glasses/contact lenses: nah, I may forget where I put them but I never lost them

70. turned someone down: yeah I’ve had to do that, it’s not fun but if I’m really not feelin’ it I’m not gonna pretend otherwise -- I really fucking hate it when people don’t take a polite “no” for an answer though

71. sex on the first date: depends on how long I’ve actually known someone? if they’re a total stranger, then nope, but if we were friends before dating I just might

72. broken someone’s heart: yes, probably, but I didn’t stick around to watch them fall apart cos I was that done with the relationship and he really really really had it comin’ so I hope I shattered it tbh

73. had your heart broken: yeah but I bounced back all right from that so my guess is that I haven’t crashed and burned the way some folks do over heartbreak

74. been arrested: nah

75. cried when someone died: I have done both the ugly sobbing that just makes everything stream out in a cascade of tears and snot (yeah lol tmi) and the dry-eyed thing that eventually ended in a breakdown months later so uhhuh

76. fallen for a friend: always. not in that I always fall in love with my friends, lol, but in that I have to be friends with someone if I’m really gonna fall for them that way imo

Do You Believe In …

77. yourself: hell to the yes I do

78. miracles: I think the universe provides for us and sometimes blindsides us in a way that makes us think miracles are real

79. love at first sight: I’ve had it happen and it’s not fun so I wanna stop believing in that okay thanks

80. santa claus: I used to, like I seriously hallucinated reindeer noises at one point

81. kiss on the first date: yes please

82. angels: yes

Other

83. current best friends’ names: they know who they are

84. eye color: green

85. favorite movie: Wonder Woman! (to absolutely nobody’s surprise? hah)

#about me #personal

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book-obsessedtomboy · 7 years ago

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I got tagged in something omg??

Tagged by @angrycleric ayyyyyyy thank!!

I’m tagging @natroze @roidelacitrouille if either feels like it!!

THE LAST:

1. Drink: Water

2. Phone call: UHHHHHHH my dad

3. Text message: Katie aka the sexy birb

4. Song you listened to: Heathens by Twenty One Pilots (radio--I had to look up the lyrics to get the title lol)

5. Time you cried: probably like. recently.

HAVE YOU:

6. Dated someone twice: fam I haven’t even dated someone once

7. Kissed someone and regretted it: LMAO

8. Been cheated on: again, lmao

9. Lost someone special: yes

10. Been depressed: literally I’ve been on meds for this since I was fifteen buddy when am I not depressed

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: nope

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS:

12. Purple

13. Blue

14. Silver

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. Made new friends: ye

16. Fallen out of love: idk

17. Laughed until you cried: definitely

18. Found out someone was talking about you: maybe??

19. Met someone who changed you: not sure if it’s been a year or longer but yeah

20. Found out who your friends are: hoo boy. yeah.

21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: fam,,

GENERAL:

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: hell if I know I don’t check fb like ever, probably most of them though.

23. Do you have any pets: I want a cat...

24: Do you want to change your name: nah

25. What did you do for your last birthday: classes, went for hibachi with a friend and bought a bottle of mead (big ol’ 21)

26. What time did you wake up: like,,, after 12 lol

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: snagging a url for a possible new RP thing

28. Name something you can’t wait for: living in my apartment. also OTAKON

29. When was the last time you saw your mom: like two minutes ago

30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: only one? um. heck no clue

31. What are you listening to right now: the exciting sounds of my house, you know, clock ticking, buzzing lights

32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: yeah

33. Something that is getting on your nerves: myself like dude get a grip

34. Most visited website: tumblr lolll

35. Moles: on my ribs, one of my heels I think

36. Marks: a couple scars on my right knee

37. Childhood dream: I guess doing the writing thing, though that came later in childhood, like on the cusp of the teen years. little me didn’t really,,, uh wow that’s depressing

38. Hair Color: brown

39. Long or short hair: short

40. Do you have a crush on someone: nah

41. What do you like about yourself: sometimes I make the words good

42. Piercings: my ears

43. Blood type: shrugs

44. Nicknames: Sparrow, er, that’s like, it...irl Mari by my mom, Maci by my dad

45. Relationship status: single

46. Zodiac: Libra

47. Pronouns: she/her

48. Favorite TV Shows: when did I last actually watch a show. that wasn’t anime. um. Gilmore Girls??

49. Tattoos: none but I want

50. Right or Left hand: ambidextrous but I tend to write with the left

51. Surgery: wisdom teeth

52. Hair dyed in different color: I’ve dyed my ends purple which was awesome (thanks Nat!)

53. Sport: I used to fence, would like to do it again

55. Vacation: usually Croatia if we go anywhere at all

56. Pair of trainers: you mean, like, sneakers? yeah I own some

MORE GENERAL

57. Eating: when is chocolate not a good idea

58. Drinking: primarily water

59. I’m about to: try to work on setting up a blog maybe

61. Waiting for: the sweet embrace of the void

62. Want: a lot of things but mostly just to like. enjoy doing something and have it hold my attention longer than five minutes, I’m in one of those Moods TM or something

63. Get married: finding someone I like enough to comes first

64. Career: ideally writing to support myself but maybe publishing, at some point potentially translating

WHICH IS BETTER

65. Hugs or kisses: hugs

66. Lips or eyes: eyes

67. Shorter or taller: taller

68. Older or younger: I’d prefer there isn’t much of a gap in either direction but older better than younger, I guess

70. Nice arms or nice stomach: what

71. Sensitive or loud: sensitive

72. Hook up or relationship: relationship, if anyone will have my ace ass

73. Troublemaker or hesitant: I’m that kid who was silently really bitter and had a whole lot of rebellious ideas and never fucking acted on them sooo

HAVE YOU EVER

74. Kissed a stranger: no

75. Drank hard liquor: yes

76. Lost glasses/ contact lenses: no

77. Turned someone down: yes

78. Sex on the first date: ew gross sorry I’m sex-repulsed

79. Broken someone’s heart: maybe??

80. Had your heart broken: yeah

81. Been arrested: nope

82. Cried when someone died: yeah

83. Fallen for a friend: WHOOPS

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

84. Yourself: only sometimes

85. Miracles: yes

86. Love at first sight: ehhh the only person I’ve ever had feelings for, we hit it off immediately, got super close over a three-week time period, and while the romantic inclination towards this person has faded we still keep in touch like six years later as friends so. not really but like.

87. Santa Claus: I did for longer than most probably

88. Kiss on the first date: not for myself but like, whatever you want my dudes

OTHER

90. Current best friends(s) name(s): Trevor, Katie, Sasate, AJ, Zelda, Nat

91. Eye color: blue

93: Favorite Movie: mmboi fuck if I know

#adventures with sparrow

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hopelesscobwebs · 8 years ago

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92 Asks Game!

I’m finally doing this. I thought it would be fun and i’m bored af so here we go:

Tagged by: @just-a-crazy-nerd love you <3

LAST

1) Drink: Water (gotta stay hydrated y’all)

2) Phone call: My Dad.

3) Text message: “My legs are dead. All I wanna do is sleep but I have to do music homework” to my friend like a week ago (I don’t text much lmao).

4) Song listened to: Sumertime, By My Chemical Romance

5) Time you cried: Maybe 2 days ago? (I was really sad over MCR), but the last time I really, like really cried was maybe last week.

HAVE YOU EVER

6) Dated somebody twice: ahaha twice? You’re so funny. I haven’t dated someone once...

7) Been cheated on: My cat once slept on my sisters bed instead of mine so that counts.

8) Kissed someone and regretted it: What don’t you get about FOREVER ALONE HERE.

9) Lost someone special: Perhaps, It kinda depends really what you count as “lost”. But yeah, unfortunately.

10) Been depressed: I have been in dark mindsets a lot lately.

11) Gotten drunk and puked: Never been drunk before (I am so cool like that)

THREE FAVOURITE COLOURS

12) Probably Blue, But to narrow it down: Teal

13) Rich purple

14) Probably black

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU

15) Made new friends: Tons (ilysm guys)

16) Fallen out of love: no (kinda yes... but William doesn’t count)

17) Laughed until you cried: Yes, Yesterday (we were bottle flipping and then someone made a seal noise, don’t even get me started)

18) Found out someone was gossiping about you: Hopefully not, there’s not much to gossip about when it comes to me.

19) Met someone who changed your life: If Discovering MCR counts... then yes.

20) Found out who your true friends are: *Ahem*... yes...

21) Kissed someone on your Facebook list: Haha this list of asks is so funny. what don’t you get about NOT BEEN KISSED EVER... *cries*

HOW MANY/MUCH

22) Facebook friends: like almost 400? idek. (I know them all in person btw, i’m not one of those weirdos that just friends anybody). I barely use FB tbh

23) Pets: oh boy.... I have 6 cats guys... thats right, you can call me the crazy cat lady.

24) Want to change your name: My last name yes. Quick, somebody marry me

WHAT

25) Did I get for my birthday: A Spongebob birthday cake, a Vampire Diaries pillow, depression um what... I got to eat all my fave foods in one day, that was pretty special even though i threw up at the end of it

26) Time I woke up: like 9:30?

27) Were you doing at midnight: Watching Frerard video edits...

28) Can’t you wait for: FOR ME TO ORDER MCR MERCH AS A TRIBUTE ON MARCH 22 *cries and dies*

29) Was the last time you saw your mom: like 4 hours ago.

30) Was something you wish you could change about your life: I sometimes wish I was born 10 years earlier but then I remember... there’d be no quality memes for a long time...

31) Are you listening to right now: MCR, what else honestly...

32) Gets on your nerves: When people make up those shitty things like “ UR NOT A TRUE FAN UNLESS YOU HAVE THIS OR DO THIS BLAH BLAH” like stfu, I am a fan in my own way. Racists, Homophobes, just basically anyone who thinks they have the right to tell you not to be yourself, like seriously, fuck off.

33) Talked to a person named Tom: My cat is called Tom, so that counts.

34) Is your most visited website: Tumblr, no doubt (or YouTube or guitar tabs, or Putlocker lets be honest)

35) Elementary school/primary school: I can’t even remember tbh and I ain’t tellin you

36) High School: The one I’m at now. Ha, got ya

37) College: n o , I am too young, gosh

38) Hair colour: Brown/ Blonde (streaks, naturally from sun lmao)

39) Long/short hair: I just cut it all off this year. Think 1920′s hair and that’s me.

40) Crush: There’s a cute guy in my chem class but that’s about it #foreveralone

41) Do you like about yourself: My final wakeup call of music interests. I used to be so shallow in that department. Um.... I guess I like the fact that I get on better with older people (I skipped a year at school so all my classmates are a year older anyways) idek. There’s not really much to like.

42) Piercings: 1 on each ear (i’m thinking of getting a second set) But I barely wear earrings tbh

43) Blood type: Idk, it would be cool to know tho

44) Nickname: Some of my friends call me Em but barely. Emy / Emz by family (if any of you call me that, it’ll be weird lmao) PLEASE START A TREND...CALL ME EM

45) Relationship status: single as a pringle and not ready to mingle please i have anxiety *daydreams about meeting perfect boy*

46) Zodiac: Scorpio yeah boi

47) Pronouns: she/her

48) Favourite show: Supernatural, Miraculous Ladybug (don’t call me a kid for watching it I swear I’ll end u ahaha), Rick and Morty, The Vampire Diaries... I could go on for days

49) Tattoos: I always think they’re a cool concept but i’d probably chicken out at the last minute, so no

50) Left or right handed: right

FIRST

51) Surgery: I got a tooth removed quite a few years back, I went under genral anaesthetic and everything.

52) Piercings: Ears

53) Best friend: Gabby, We don’t talk anymore sadly but I still love her <3

54) Sport: Ummm well i’ve always loved badminton but i’ve never taken a serious sport class before lmao

55) Vacation: I’m pretty sure it was to Melbourne, Australia, We saw some really cool outdoor art and went to see Wicked at some theater, that’s all I remember.

56) Pair of shoes: Say wat?

RIGHT NOW

57) Eating: I wish I was eating

58) Drinking: the dead souls of my enemies wait what

59) I am about to: Rearrange my sitting position and continue to write this long ass ask thing.

60) Listening to: The End, My Chemical Romance

61) Waiting for: My sis to get home so I can use her credit card to buy MCR merch, no really, this is the truth. I n e e ed it

62) Want to see: MCR get back together in 2019 for at least a reunion song or SOMETHING PLEASE. Also, a Panic! concert because I missed the last one in my country. ALSO a Supernatural Convention

63) Want to get married: Well it would be nice, gotta find a guy first, there’s the hard part

64) Career: I never know... I like to think that my dream is to be in a band but that aint ever gonna happen. I really wanna do something that can help people idek.

WHICH IS BETTER

65) Hugs/kisses: Well i’ve never kissed anyone and I lOvE HuGs, THEY ARE JUST SO NICE, LIKE AHHH GIMME UR LOVE, GIMME HUUUGGSSS. If I ever meet any of you in person, I’ll be really shy, but know deep down that all I wanna do is HUG YOU SNDKJGSND.

66) Lips/eyes: Eyes hold secrets, I love them

67) Taller/shorter: gimme da toll peeps, But I love the smol beans too

68) Younger/older: It depends

69) Romantic/spontaneous: probably spontaneous just to keep me on my toes.

70) Nice arms/nice stomach: um wat? idek i dont pay attention to that

71) Sensitive/loud: Sensitive

72) Hookup/relationship: Relationship definitely

73) Troublemaker/hesitant: Hesitant alien

HAVE YOU EVER

74) Kissed a stranger: W h A t D o N t Y o U g E t A b O u T i T... I AINT KISSED NOBODY BEFORE. gosh, way to rub it in *cries*

75) Drank hard liquor: well. i’ve tried some heavy stuff before but it was a sip and I spat it out coz it literally tasted like p o i s o n. Alcohol is so gross

76) Lost glasses/contact lenses: Don’t need glasses

77) Turned someone down: ??? There hasn’t been anyone to turn down god damnit

78) Canoodling on a first date: They gotta earn that, so no

79) Broken someone’s heart: I sure as hell hope not.

80) Had your own heart broken: mcr breaks my heart E V E R Y GOD DAMN DAY

81) Been arrested: no, I am a good gal

82) Cried when someone died: yes, my grandmother

83) Fallen for a friend: Oh boy, yesyesyes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

84) Yourself: Not really, but I want to.

85) Miracles: I wish for them but I don’t really think they occur

86) Santa Claus: No, I actually never believed in him when I think about it

87) Kisses on a first date: YAS when it’s been all perfect and he walks ya up to your door ABJISLBHDLBHLA

88) Angels: um... Castiel???

89) Love at first sight: Yes but not like first sight, more like first discussion, when you can instantly click with someone in that first moment idk.

OTHER

90) Best friend’s name: Can I just list all my tumblr friends names? Because YOU GUYS ARE ACTUALLY ALL MY FAVES, YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU <3

91) Eye color: Grey Blue

92) Favourite movie: idek there are so many but: The Abduction Club, is one of my faves, Singin’ in the Rain, Sing Street, and that’s all that’s coming to mind atm.

I tag: (all my BEAUTIFUL AMAZING tumblr frens I mentioned before) @omg-i-cannot-even @shipsareamazing123 @mychemicalchinchilla @potterlock5ever @immacrazyfangirl @trashholeofshittybandstuff @shadowgirl077 @that-awkward-fangirl @lizbeth-loves-bobear @anyone i forgot and anyone who wants to do it! go ahead! <3

#asks game #i tag you #tags #tag game #frens #questions #yay #92 asks game!#i love you all so much

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avaliveradio · 5 years ago

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Rock Mania Rises Again with New Music hosted by Jacqueline Jax

The best new rock and roll hosted by Jacqueline Jax on AVA Live Radio

Show starts at 9 am et across all channels:

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Artist: Vix 20

New Release: Hashtag Change

Genre: Power pop

Located in: London

‘Hashtag Change’ is a song that’s a tongue in cheek look at President Trump. Unashamed Power Pop that doesn't take it self too seriously. We love all music from Abba to Zeppelin and everything in between.

We have been in the music business for along time we have had releases in Metal, rock and pop. We now only release what we like and have no pressures from labels etc. Video for Hashtag has just been completed, can’t wait to show it to the world!

https://open.spotify.com/artist/01fEKKUsAN1pp9jguVrTQG?si=NFhUnkuCTJW9hmHE83nZXw

LINKS: https://www.vix20.com https://www.instagram.com/vixtwenty https://www.facebook.com/vixtwentymusic @vixtwenty (twitter)

Artist: Ugly Melon

New Release: 'If you're wrong'

Genre: Rock /Hard Rock

Located in: : Toronto Ontario Canada

Have you ever questioned your faith? The new single ''If you're wrong' by Candian band Ugly melons is a song that challenges your religious beliefs. It's telling 'believers' ...' if you're wrong about all this shit, then this is where you'll end up'.

The song can also be interpreted in such a way that it will force us to challenge all the things we think we believe in. Be open-minded. Look at things from many different angles, and be accepting of others, and their beliefs.

'If you're wrong' is saying, you're not always right. And we all need to accept that at some point in our lives.

Our brand is old school - new school Hard Rock Music. Music with yesterday’s melodic writing and vocal style with today’s modern production.

Ugly Melon is influenced by the best British Bands in the World, Black Sabbath Iron Maiden Judas Priest White Snake with today’s bands like Disturbed. If you are looking for a new band to listen to with the elements of great classic rock and today’s modern edge, then look no further, Ugly Melon is your band.

Lu Cachie Guitars, Tony LaSelva Lead Vocals, John Libs on Bass, JT on Guitar and our secret weapon Biagio Diblassi on keys.

"I used to try and create what was considered mainstream and had some great success but never felt it was me. In 2015, I called up Tony LaSelva my very first singer as a teenager. He would be the only singer I’d call cause we are always on the same page with our musical direction. In 2017 we released our first album self titled. In 2018 we released Just a man a real Gem in my ears. What makes this band special is we are all original members. From our first band in our teen years, we know each other like a book. All on the same page and that’s very important.”

New video coming out soon too if your Wrong, Concert coming this fall and We currently working on the third album.

LINKS: Website: www.uglymelon.com Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42Q2HbxK6CA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uglymelon/ Instagram: ugly_melons Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ugly_Melon

Artist: Heavy AmericA

New Release: Motor Honey (Peace)

Genre: Rock

Located in: : Boston, MA, USA

Calling out to an age of classic rock where heavy, fractured guitars and snarling vocals rallied like war-torn battle cries, ‘Motor Honey (Peace)’ speaks to the more primal side of rock, capturing the energy and sounds of bands like Guns ‘n’ Roses, AC/DC and Queens of the Stone Age. Offering glimmers at heartier heavy metal that are swept aside by a more pronounced, melodic edge. "Motor Honey (Peace)" is a bellowing, rumbling, pedal to the metal anthem.

This is track number two in a series of Singles we plan to release over the next year. It's also the first track we have released with an accompanying video.

The Single and the video were released within two hours of each other. It made a huge impact on the song's release and reflected in more traction among the fans. We plan on making this a habit for the rest of the releases in the series.

Right now we are in full-on work mode!

Most of our summer has been spent in the recording studio tracking our Singles Series. We've got four completed and two more to go. Then it's on to developing the videos for each Single. Most of the footage has been collected but there's still a lot of production to do. We'll be back into full-on gig mode in October starting with two benefit concerts in the Boston area. Release number three will soon follow!

LINKS: * https://www.reverbnation.com/heavyamerica/song/31047682-heavy-america-motor-honey-peace * https://open.spotify.com/track/1Vm2AW3kGdjYu1whRJKzVL?si=eaDi4j3bT7OmrJGmgPMBGg * https://www.twitter.com/heavyamerica * https://www.facebook.com/heavyamerica * http://www.heavyamerica.us

Artist: idly by

New Release: Concerned Realists Vs M&M's ft. Bec Stevens

Genre: Punk Rock, Indie

Located in: Adelaide, Australia

Lyrically weaving through the difficult terrain of maintaining meaningful human connection and keeping one's self afloat, this sonically bouncy track, much like the rest of the album, takes a journey through some darker places. At a glance, idly by are making some high energy, fun, and catchy punk rock. In a closer inspection, there are stories to be heard in the lyrics of personal struggle and deep dissatisfaction with the status quo.

The band hopes that “throwing a saddle on these dark and personal themes might help people find a commonality in their struggles and broaden the platform from which people can speak openly about their issues”.

This deeply personal album has been a stepping stone. After such intensive introspection, the band is now looking outward and creating music to help inspire the human race to stop being such mindless twats hell-bent on fueling their extinction and causing the collateral damage associated with this selfish, consumptive path we are on.

Right now we are set your phasers to party mode because Idly By are climbing aboard Lil' blue Betsy and rolling into your town with all the swagger they can muster from the inside of a hatchback.

Their dark lyrical overtones are something you’ll have to mull over in your own time because their live show is a vivaciously eruptive spectacle and you’ll need all your faculties for dancing.

They’ve hand selected supports around the country and look forward to being a guest in your scene. Check out @idlyby on FB and insta for their Australian tour dates - announcements coming soon - Album available NOW on all major streaming services and idlyby.bandcamp.com

LINKS: Reverbnation: https://www.reverbnation.com/idlyby/song/31058288-concerned-realists-vs-mms-ft-bec Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1fJNO5DAjINY6GCyMWqFxL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/idlybyband Instagram: https://publicinsta.com/user/idlyby

Artist: 6 Speed Supernova

New Release: Groovy Stars

Genre: Rock / Alt-Rock / Classic-Rock

Located in: San Francisco, CA

A testament to the notion that it's never to late. Age is just a number. If you want something bad enough, you'll find a way to make you're dream a reality.

https://open.spotify.com/album/6HReqwEeVNhH3PLZSmxPH6

The music we are creating is... a rock and roll explosion infused with flavors of jazz, punk, blues, metal and a little bit of this and that sprinkled in between. It is said that music in the soul can be heard in the universe. 6 Speed Supernova's galactic compositions will expand your mind, tug on your heart strings and throw you tumbling into the cosmos.

Right now we are... getting ready to go back into the studio to record our album in October. We will be taking a mini Southern CA tour in December and will be opening for Steven Adler of Guns 'N Roses. https://open.spotify.com/track/7hRLjs77RxMl5ipvXTgMYH?si=IiFn_7arRCqI95KtU-nizA

Website & social media links: https://www.6speedsupernova.com https://www.instagram.com/6speedsupernova https://twitter.com/6SpeedSupernova https://www.facebook.com/6speedsupernova

Artist: FireBrand

New Release: Single Eye (Recharged)

Genre: Metal - Industrial Metal

Located in: : Murray, Ky USA

Combining 90s style synthesizer dance grooves with aggressive guitars, drums, and vocals, I sing (and scream) about how our priorities direct the course of our lives and why it's important to focus on the right thing(s).

The song's lyrics contain loose metaphors and Bible references to eyes to convey that our lives will be well when our focus is on the truth and what is pure.

This song is a revamped version of the original song that I released on an album around eight months ago. Back then, the idea seemed to be in its adolescence, like some more work was needed to fully develop its potential. Since stepping up the track's arrangement, and recording and mixing quality, this song has come to be my favorite out of all the songs I've done so far. The influences of Circle of Dust, Klank, and Death Therapy come out in the groovy guitar riffs, harsh vocals, and the sporadic synth melodies.

The music...

I am revamping the songs I've released at the beginning of 2019 to make updated impressions as to how I sound before working on new material. The "Overcomer- Re: charged" EP will feature rearranged and re-recorded versions of songs found on the original "Overcomer" album, with also some mashups. I loved how "Single Eye (Recharged)" turned out and felt that it did such a great job making an impression that I decided to make it the opening track on the upcoming EP.

The full EP will be released on September 13th of this year! Pre-orders are available on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon MP3.

LINKS: My website: https://www.firebrandcybermetal.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FireBrandIndustrialMetal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firebrandmusic Song from Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5vjJCtrdCxsXwrao2IUXrK?si=ZMeD-3QQTB-SX9orB2RPBQ

Artist: Tough On Fridays

New Release: Little Italy

Genre: Rock: Alternative Rock

Located in: Georgetown, TX

Tough On Fridays is a rising alternative rock duo from Georgetown, Texas. Comprised of best friends Katie and Caleigh, the two have turned their shared passion for music into an exciting blend of pop and rock sounds! Inspired by iconic alternative bands like Paramore, Green Day, Basement, and Nirvana, Katie and Caleigh work together to bring a refreshing new sound to the alternative rock genre.

The band’s unique attitude and exciting new sound have garnered serious attention from fans everywhere. As one of 10 songs recorded, the recording of "Little Italy" further defines Tough On Fridays sound as something unique. While many reviewers have tried to categorize the band, the one thing they seem to agree on is that Tough On Fridays, with their edgy, hooky, anthemic songs, may have the ability to bridge the gap between rock and pop in a way that hasn't been done in some time. They refuse to be categorized as a "female-fronted band" as these two can write and play every bit as well as the boys. They have the look, but refuse to let that be the stepping stone that takes them away from the music.

Right now... Tough On Fridays just reached its initial crowdfunding goal to fund the recording of an album in 2020 with the help of a contribution from a local radio station.

LINKS: https://www.reverbnation.com/toughonfridays/song/30698131-little-italy https://open.spotify.com/track/19ljJUXcw6D91AkxCZNDKf?si=SSJqc9XPRg6QF3hXp0qV5A https://www.twitter.com/toughonfridays https://www.facebook.com/toughonfridays https://www.instagram.com/toughonfridays

Artist: Black Cadillac Kings

New Release: Upside The Wall

Genre: Southern Style Rock

Located in: Klamath Falls, Oregon

This song is fast moving, quick pit stop structured song meaning it has the feeling of rolling down the highway at high speeds. Very catchy/bluesy guitar riffs and ultra southern slide Guitar lead licks mixed with thunderous drums and a stand-up bass that helps it keep a down-home southern rock groove combined with a rockabilly twist. The vocals lend a unique style in the originality of the sound of Shane Thornton (Lead) and Chris Garrett’s (Harmony) voices give them a sound all their own.

The name of this album is called 4 On The Floor. We took a harder, grittier, darker approach to this record both musically and lyrically. It is definitely the hardest rocking record that Black Cadillac Kings has released thus far compared to our 3 previous records 1. Self-titled Black Cadillac Kings 2. 2nd GEAR 3. 3 On The Tree

Right now we are gearing up for a mini-tour across the country starting off in our home town of Klamath Falls, Oregon at the Basin Brew & Que festival. Then we are off to Atlanta, GA to attend the 2019 ISSA AWARDS where Black Cadillac Kings have been nominated to the finals in 3 categories: Entertainer Of The Year, Band Of The Year and Single Of The Year!

LINKS: https://www.reverbnation.com/blackcadillackings/song/30902191-upside-the-wall

https://open.spotify.com/track/2J6lHCf1DhcvTIg1cgwbO6?si=ObXaRB4ZS9KLQCO95Cuq5g

Twitter handle @BlackCaddyKings www.twitter.com/BlackCaddyKings

www.facebook.com/BlackCaddyKings

www.Instagram.com/blackcadillackings

Artist: Black Rose Reception

New Release: Up jumped the devil

Genre: Hard rock

Located in: Indiana

The music we are creating is old and new school music mix. The message in this song is you can overcome the demons of depression, suicide, and stress that we all deal with. There are great and professional people out there who can help. Right now we are going in studio recording more new tracks.

LINKS: https://open.spotify.com/album/0HEOkTc5fXQyYCr1jwFSeF https://twitter.com/blackroserecept https://www.facebook.com/BlackRoseReceptionMusic https://www.instagram.com/blackrosereceptio https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/BlackRoseReception

Artist: Radio Drive

New Release: Sweet Thing

Genre: Alternative Pop Rock

Located in: St Paul, MN

The song is a sweet, simple, catchy, pop, love song. I've always loved pop love songs, like the early Beatles and Monkees. My older friends played that all the time when I was a kid. I just released a music video for my song "Sweet Thing".

LINKS: http://www.radiodrive.net http://www.facebook.com/radiodrive http://www.twitter.com/radiodrivemusic http://www.youtube.com/RadioDriveMusic http://www.instagram.com/radio_drive

Artist: Paul J. Clark

New Release: Afterglow

Genre: Alternative rock

Located in: Nashville, TN, USA

The latest single from songwriter Paul J Clark, this song is about the longing to return home while searching for the fulfillment found in the responsibilities of life. Inspired by the Voyager space probe, the golden record it carries containing a time capsule of information about all of us, and a picture it took of Earth from over 4 billion miles away.

Written in the first person from the perspective of Voyager (a satellite of sorts), it’s an abstract metaphor grounded in very real human experience. This song is heavily influenced by the sounds from the ’90s. There are two conflicting emotions battling for resolution throughout the song. This is reflected in the song instrumentation and structure. It combines driving rock guitars with symphonic instrumentation to effortlessly weave together genres into something both nostalgic and new. Musically, it brings to mind guitar-driven songs from the likes of Collective Soul, Linkin Park, Train, Weezer, and Tom Petty.

LINKS: www.reverbnation.com/pauljclark/song/30867506-afterglow https://open.spotify.com/track/1Em507nTXfm2s2GsR5NZY7 Twitter: @PaulClarkMusic www.facebook.com/pauljclarkmusic www.instagram.com/pauljclarkmusic

Artist: Weather

New Release: Silent Approach

Genre: Indie Pop, Post Punk, Alternative Rock,

Located in: : Tabor (Czechia)

This song was written a month ago and it displays my feeling. It is an abstract form of writing lyrics. But the main theme of this song is the tiredness of our wasted society. There is a huge expectation of all of us that we can not fulfill during our short life. Weather is a one-man band whose music is influenced by the 90s DIY scene of Olympia, by new wave of post-punk and DIY hardcore punk from Czechia.

I made my studio at home and finally, I am completely independent to release my songs how they are coming out of me.

I am currently recording a full-length album probably released just online. If there is some independent record label which is interested in my music and wants to help me spread my music around, I will be very glad... Just contact me.

LINKS: https://soundcloud.com/amweather/silent-approach https://diederdasmensch.bandcamp.com/track/silent-approach https://www.instagram.com/mnsch._/?hl=cs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXAqbWmRkxzC0V_AMIOrr_A?view_as=subscriber

#Vix 20 #Ugly Melon #Heavy AmericA #idly by #6 Speed Supernova #FireBrand #Tough On Fridays #Black Cadillac Kings #Black Rose Reception #Radio Drive #Paul J. Clark #Weather

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ncmagroup · 6 years ago

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by Jamie Moses

For years, media outlets desperately chased the clicks promised by Facebook; now the social media giant threatens to destroy them

As with any toxic relationship, the possibility of a breakup sparks feelings of terror — and maybe a little bit of a relief.

That’s the spot that Facebook has put the news business in. Last month, the social media behemoth announced it would once again alter its News Feed algorithm to show users even more posts from their friends and family, and a lot fewer from media outlets.

The move isn’t all that surprising. Ever since the 2016 election, Facebook’s been under siege for creating a habitat where fake news stories flourished. Their executives were dragged before Congress last year to testify about how they sold ads to Russians who wanted to influence the U.S. election, and so, in some ways, it’s simply easier to get out of the news business altogether.

But for the many news outlets that have come to rely on Facebook funneling readers to their sites, the impact of a separation sounds catastrophic.

“The End of the Social News Era?” a New York Times headline asked. “Facebook is breaking up with news,” an ad for the new BuzzFeed app proclaimed.

When a giant like Facebook takes a step — until recently, the social media site had been sending more traffic to news outlets than Google — the resulting quake can cause an entire industry to crumble.

Consumers, meanwhile, have grimaced as their favorite media outlets have stooped to sensational headlines to lure Facebook’s web traffic. They’ve become disillusioned by the flood of hoaxes and conspiracy theories that have run rampant on the site.

A Knight Foundation/Gallup poll released last month revealed that only a third of Americans had a positive view of the media. About 57 percent said that websites or apps using algorithms to determine which news stories readers see was a major problem for democracy. Two-thirds believed the media being “dramatic or too sensational in order to attract more readers or viewers” was a major problem.

Now, sites that rely on Facebook’s algorithm have watched the floor drop out from under them when the algorithm is changed — all while Facebook has gobbled up chunks of print advertising revenue.

It’s all landed media outlets in a hell of a quandary: It sure seems like Facebook is killing journalism. But can journalism survive without it?

“Traffic is such a drug right now,” says Sean Robinson, a 53-year-old investigative reporter at the Tacoma News Tribune. “The industry is hurting so bad that it’s really hard to detox.”

YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

It’s perhaps the perfect summation of the internet age: a website that started because a college kid wanted to rank which co-eds were hotter became a global goliath powerful enough to influence the fate of the news industry itself.

When Facebook first launched its “News Feed” in 2006, it ironically didn’t have anything to do with news. At least, not how we think of it. This was the website that still posted a little broken-heart icon when you changed your status from “In a Relationship” to “Single.”

The News Feed was intended to be a list of personalized updates from your friends. When Facebook was talking about “news stories,” it meant, in the words of Facebook’s announcement, like “when Mark adds Britney Spears to his Favorites or when your crush is single again.”

But in 2009, Facebook introduced its iconic “like” button. Soon, instead of showing posts in chronological order, the News Feed began showing you the popular posts first.

And that made all the difference.

Facebook didn’t invent going viral — grandmas with AOL accounts were forwarding funny emails and chain letters when Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was still in grade school — but its algorithm amplified it. Well-liked posts soared. Unpopular posts simply went unseen.

Google had an algorithm too. So did YouTube.

Journalists were given a new directive: If you wanted readers to see your stories, you had to play by the algorithm’s rules. Faceless, mystery formulas had replaced the stodgy newspaper editor as the gatekeeper of information.

So when the McClatchy Company — a chain that owns 31 daily papers including the Tacoma News Tribune and the Bellingham Herald — launched its reinvention strategy last year, knowing how to get Facebook traffic was central.

“Facebook has allowed us to get our journalism out to hundreds of millions more people than it would have otherwise,” says McClatchy’s Vice President of News Tim Grieve, a fast-talking former Politico editor. “It has forced us, and all publishers, to sharpen our game to make sure we’re writing stories that connect with people.”

With digital ad rates tied to web traffic, the incentives in the modern media landscape could be especially perverse: Write short, write lots. Pluck heartstrings or stoke fury.

In short, be more like Upworthy.com. A site filled with multi-sentence emotion-baiting headlines, Upworthy begged you to click by promising that you would be shocked, outraged or inspired — but not telling you why. (One example: “His first 4 sentences are interesting. The 5th blew my mind. And made me a little sick.”)

By November of 2013, Upworthy was pulling in 88 million unique visitors a month. With Facebook’s help, the formula spread.

The McClatchy-owned Bellingham Herald headlined a short crime story about the arrest of a carjacker this way: “Four people, two cars, one gun. What happens next?”

A short Herald story asking for tips about a recent spree of indecent exposure was headlined, “She was looking at her phone, but the man wanted her to watch him masturbate.”

Even magazines like Time and Newsweek — storied publications that sent photojournalists to war zones — began pumping out articles like, “Does Reese Witherspoon Have 3 Legs on Vanity Fair’s Cover?” and “Trump’s Hair Loss Drug Causes Erectile Dysfunction.”

Newsweek’s publisher went beyond clickbait; the magazine was actually buying traffic through pirated video sites, allegedly engaging in ad fraud.

On Monday this week, Newsweek senior writer Matthew Cooper resigned in disgust after several Newsweek editors and reporters who’d written about the publisher’s series of scandals were fired. He heaped contempt on an organization that had installed editors who “recklessly sought clicks at the expense of accuracy, retweets over fairness” and left him “despondent not only for Newsweek but for the other publications that don’t heed the lessons of this publication’s fall.”

Mathew Ingram, who covers digital media for Columbia Journalism Review, says such tactics might increase traffic for a while. But readers hate it. Sleazy tabloid shortcuts gives you a sleazy tabloid reputation.

“Short-term you can make a certain amount of money,” Ingram says. “Long-term you’re basically setting fire to your brand.”

One strategy throughout the industry is to downplay the location of a story: readers in other markets are more likely to click if they don’t know it happened thousands of miles away.

Robinson, the veteran Tacoma News Tribune reporter, says local cops have complained about crime stories from elsewhere that were being shared on Facebook by local TV stations without context — worrying local readers were being misled into thinking they happened in Tacoma.

Grieve, the McClatchy executive, says that he doesn’t ever want to sensationalize a story. But he also says that “internet and social media are noisy places,” and papers have to sell their stories aggressively to be heard over the din.

“If you’re writing stories that aren’t getting read,” Grieve says, “you’re not a journalist — you’re keeping a journal.”

CLICKBAIT AND SWITCH

Plenty of media outlets have tried to build their business on the foundation of the News Feed algorithm. But they quickly got a nasty surprise: That foundation can collapse in an instant.

As Facebook’s News Feed became choked with links to Upworthy and its horde of imitators, the social network declared war on clickbait. It tweaked its algorithms, which proved catastrophic for Upworthy.

“It keeps changing,” Ingram says, “Even if the algorithm was bad in some way, at least if it’s predictable, you could adapt.”

A 2014 Time magazine story estimated that two to three global algorithm tweaks on Facebook were happening every week.

Six years ago, for example, KHQ, a TV news station in Spokane, Washington, told readers they’d have “an ENTIRE day here on FB dedicated to positive local news” if the post got liked 500 times. It worked. The post got more than 1,200 likes, and KHQ followed through a with a puppy-picture-laden “Feel Good Friday!!!”

Under the current Facebook algorithm, that tactic could get their entire page demoted. So could using shameless “you-won’t-believe-what-happened-next” style phrases.

Much of the time, Facebook and Google don’t announce their shifts up front. Media outlets often have had to reverse-engineer the changes, before issuing new commands to their troops in the field.

“Oh, they changed their algorithm again?” Robinson says. “Oh, what is it today, coach? OK, it’s 50-word [headlines] instead of 60?”

A pattern emerged. Step 1: Media outlets reinvent themselves for Facebook. Step 2: Facebook makes that reinvention obsolete.

Big publishers leaped at the chance to publish “Instant Articles” directly on Facebook, only to find that the algorithm soon charged, rewarding videos more than posts and rendering Instant Articles largely obsolete. So publishers like Mic.com, Mashable, and Vice News “pivoted to video,” laying off dozens of journalists in the process.

“Then Facebook said they weren’t as interested in video anymore,” Ingram says. “Classic bait and switch.”

Which brings us to the latest string of announcements: The News Feed, Zuckerberg announced last month, had skewed too far in the direction of social video posts from national media pages and too far away from personal posts from friends and family.

They were getting back to their roots.

And now, news organizations who’d dumped a lot of money into the eye-catching pre-recorded video would suffer the most under the latest algorithm changes, Facebook’s News Feed VP Adam Mosseri told TechCrunch last month, because “video is such a passive experience.”

Even before the announcement, news sites had seen their articles get fewer and fewer hits from Facebook. Last year, Google once again became the biggest referrer of news traffic as Facebook referrals decreased. Many sites published tutorials pleading with their readers to manually change their Facebook settings to guarantee the site’s appearance in their news feeds.

“Some media outlets saw their [Facebook] traffic decline by as much as 30 to 40 percent,” Ingram says. “Everybody knew something was happening, but we didn’t know what.”

It might be easy to mock those who chased the algorithm from one trend to another with little to show for it. But the reality, Ingram says, is that many of them didn’t really have a choice.

“You pretty much have to do something with Facebook,” Ingram says. “You have to. It’s like gravity. You can’t avoid it.”

Zuckerberg’s comments that stories that sparked “meaningful social interactions” would do the best on Facebook caused some to scoff.

“For Facebook, it’s bad if you read or watch content without reacting to it on Facebook. Let that sink in for a moment,” tech journalist Joshua Topolsky wrote at The Outline. “This notion is so corrupt it’s almost comical.”

In subsequent announcements, Facebook gave nervous local news outlets some better news: They’d rank local community news outlets higher in the feed than national ones. They were also launching an experiment for a new section called “Today In,” focusing on local news and announcements, beta-testing the concept in cities like Olympia.

But in early tests, the site seemed to have trouble determining what’s local.

Seattle Times’ reporter Joe O’Sullivan noted on Twitter that of the five stories featured in a screenshot of Facebook’s Olympia test, “NONE OF THEM ARE OLYMPIA STORIES. ZERO.”

The Seattle Times and other outlets say they’re taking a “wait-and-see” approach to the latest algorithm, analyzing how the impact shakes out before making changes. They’ve learned to not get excited.

“It just, more and more, seems like Facebook and news are not super compatible,” says Shan Wang, staff writer at Harvard University’s Nieman Journalism Lab.

At least not for real news. For fake news, Facebook’s been a perfect match.

FAKING IT

There was a time Facebook was positively smug about their impact on the world. After all, they’d seen their platform fan the flames of popular uprisings during the Arab Spring in places like Tunisia, Iran, and Egypt.

“By giving people the power to share, we are starting to see people make their voices heard on a different scale from what has historically been possible,” Zuckerberg bragged in a 2012 letter to investors under the header, “we hope to change how people relate to their governments and social institutions.”

And Facebook certainly has — though not the way it intended.

A BuzzFeed investigation before the 2016 presidential election found that “fake news” stories on Facebook, hoaxes or hyperpartisan falsehoods actually performed better on Facebook than stories from major trusted outlets like the New York Times.

That, experts speculated, is another reason why Facebook, despite its massive profits, might be pulling back from its focus on news.

“As unprecedented numbers of people channel their political energy through this medium, it’s being used in unforeseen ways with societal repercussions that were never anticipated,” writes Samidh Chakrabarti, Facebook’s product manager for civic engagement, in a recent blog post.

The exposure was widespread. A Dartmouth study found about a fourth of Americans visited at least one fake-news website — and Facebook was the primary vector of misinformation. While researchers didn’t find fake news swung the election — though about 80,000 votes in three states is a pretty small margin to swing — the effect has endured.

Donald Trump has played a role. He snatched away the term used to describe hoax websites and wielded it as a blunderbuss against the press, blasting away at any negative reporting as “fake news.”

By last May, a Harvard-Harris poll found that almost two-thirds of voters believed that mainstream news outlets were full of fake news stories.

The danger of fake news, after all, wasn’t just that we’d be tricked with bogus claims. It was that we’d be pummeled with so many different contradictory stories, with so many different angles, the task of trying to sort truth from fiction just becomes exhausting.

So you choose your own truth. Or Facebook’s algorithm chooses it for you.

Every time you like a comment, chat or click on Facebook, the site uses that to figure out what you actually want to see: It inflates your own bubble, protecting you from facts or opinions you might disagree with.

And when it does expose you to views from the other side, it’s most likely going to be the worst examples, the trolls eager to make people mad online, or the infuriating op-ed that all your friends are sharing.

That’s partly why many of the 3,000 Facebook ads that Russian trolls bought to influence the election weren’t aimed at promoting Trump directly. They were aimed at inflaming division in American life by focusing on such issues as race and religion.

Facebook has tried to address the fake news problem — hiring fact checkers to examine stories, slapping “disputed” tags on suspect claims, putting counterpoints in related article boxes — but with mixed results.

The recent Knight Foundation/Gallup poll, meanwhile, found that those surveyed believed that the broader array of news sources actually made it harder to stay well-informed.

And those who grew up soaking in the brine of social media aren’t necessarily better at sorting truth from fiction. Far from it.

“Overall, young people’s ability to reason about the information on the internet can be summed up in one word: bleak,” Stanford researchers concluded in a 2016 study of over 7,800 students. More than 80 percent of middle schoolers surveyed didn’t know the difference between sponsored content and a news article.

It’s why like groups like Media Literacy Now have successfully pushed legislatures in states like Washington to put media literacy programs in schools.

That includes teaching students how information was being manipulated behind the scenes, says the organization’s president Erin McNeill.

“With Facebook, for example, why am I seeing this story on the top of the page?” she asks. “Is it because it’s the most important story, or is it because of another reason?”

But Facebook’s new algorithm threatens to make existing fake news problems even worse, Ingram says. By focusing on friends and family, it could strengthen the filter bubble even further. Rewarding “engagement” can just as easily incentivize the worst aspects of the internet.

You know what’s really good at getting engagement? Hoaxes. Conspiracy theories. Idiots who start fights in comments sections. Nuance doesn’t get engagement. Outrage does.

“Meaningful social interactions” is a hard concept for algorithms to grasp.

“It’s like getting algorithms to filter out porn,” Ingram says. “You and I know it when we see it. [But] algorithms are constantly filtering out photos of women breastfeeding.”

Facebook hasn’t wanted to push beyond the algorithm and play the censor. In fact, it’s gone in the opposite direction. After Facebook was accused of suppressing conservative news sites in its Trending Topics section in 2016, it fired its human editors. (Today, conspiracy theories continue to show up in Facebook’s Trending Topics.)

Instead, to determine the quality of news sites, Facebook is rolling out a two-question survey about whether users recognized certain media outlets, and whether they found them trustworthy. The problem, as many tech writers pointed out, is that a lot of Facebook users, like Trump, consider the Washington Post and the New York Times to be “fake news.”

The other problem? There are a lot fewer trustworthy news sources out there. And Facebook bears some of the blame for that, too.

FEAST AND FAMINE

It’s not fair, exactly, to say that Facebook killed the alt-weekly in Knoxville, Tennessee. But it probably landed the final blow.

The internet, obviously, has been killing newspapers for a very long time. Why, say, would you pay a monthly subscription to the Daily Cow, when you can get the milk online for free?

It killed other revenue sources as well. Craigslist cut out classified sections. Online dating killed personal ads. Amazon put many local mom-and-pop advertisers out of business.

Yet the Metro Pulse, Knoxville’s longtime alt-weekly, was still turning a slight profit in 2014 when the E.W. Scripps Company shut it down. So editor Coury Turczyn and a few other staffers set out to start their own paper.

But in the six months, it took to get the Knoxville Mercury off the ground, the market had changed.

“We lost a lot more small-business advertisers than we expected,” Turczyn says. Facebook had captured them.

At one time, alt-weeklies could rake in advertising money by selling cheaper rates and guaranteeing advertisers to hit a younger, hipper, edgier audience. But then Facebook came along. The site lets businesses micro-target their advertisements at incredibly specific audiences.

Like Google, Facebook tracks you across the web, digging deep into your private messages to figure out whether to sell you wedding dresses, running shoes or baby formula.

“You go to Facebook, you can try to pick your audience based on their geographic location, their interests,” Turczyn says. It’s cheaper. It’s easier. And it comes with a report chock-full of stats on who the ad reached.

“Even if it doesn’t result in any sales and foot traffic, it at least has this report,” Turczyn says.

Mercury ad reps would cite examples of businesses who advertised in print and saw their foot traffic double the next day — but the small businesses wouldn’t bite. Attempts to rally reader donations weren’t enough. The Mercury shut down in July.

“It’s just more of the same sad story,” Turczyn says. “It’s a slaughter, there’s no doubt about it.”

Turczyn says two decades of journalism experience hasn’t helped much with the job search. Journalists aren’t what outlets are looking for.

“The single biggest job opening I see consistently is social media manager. Or ‘digital brand manager,’” Turczyn says. “Those are the jobs on the marketplace right now.’

It’s not that nobody’s making massive amounts of money on advertising online. It’s just that only two are: Facebook and Google — and they’re both destroying print advertising.

The decline in print advertising has ravaged the world of alt-weeklies, killing icons like the Boston Phoenix, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, the Philadelphia City Paper and the Baltimore City Paper.

Dailies keep suffering, too, no matter how prestigious or internet-savvy.

The West Virginia Gazette-Mail won a Pulitzer Prize last year for reporting on the opioid crisis. It filed for bankruptcy last month. Eleven staffers were cut from the Oregonian on Jan. 31, the same day Silicon Valley’s San Jose Mercury News slashed staff.

McClatchy’s made a lot of cuts in the last year, too, though Grieve declined to say exactly how many positions have been eliminated. He, for one, doesn’t blame Facebook.

“Our newsrooms are smaller than they once were, but because we’re so focused on serving the needs of our communities, we’re actually reaching more readers than we ever have before,” Grieve writes in an email.

Yet the convergence of layoffs with the pressure to get web traffic, Robinson says, has influenced coverage. When potential traffic numbers are an explicit factor in story selection and you’re short-staffed, you have to make choices. Stories about schools don’t get many clicks. Weird crime stories do.

But as a long-time reporter, Robinson knows that bombshell scoops can sometimes begin with mundane reporting. Fail to report on the dull stuff, and you don’t know what else you’re missing.

“The media companies want the traffic, the traffic, the traffic,” Robinson says. “The stuff [readers] need to know — but don’t know they need to know — disappears.”

Asked if there’s any reason for optimism, Ingram, at the Columbia Journalism Review, lets out a wry laugh.

If you’re not a behemoth like BuzzFeed, he says, your best bet is to be small enough to be supported by die-hard readers.

“If you’re really, really hyper-focused — geographically or on a topic — then you have a chance,” Ingram says. “Your readership will be passionate enough to support you in some way.”

That’s one reason some actually welcome the prospect of less Facebook traffic. Slate’s Will Oremus recently wrote that less news on Facebook would eventually cleanse news of “the toxic incentives of the algorithm on journalism.”

Maybe, the thinking goes, without a reliance on Facebook clicks, newspapers would once again be able to build trust with their readers. Maybe, the hope goes, readers would start seeking out newspapers directly again.

But even if Facebook suddenly ceased to exist, there are other sites with other algorithms that can drive traffic and shape coverage. As traffic referred by Facebook falls, the focus at McClatchy is already shifting. You can optimize your news coverage to appear high in the Facebook News Feed — but you can also optimize it to appear higher in the Google search results.

“We’re all about Google, again,” Robinson says. “Google, Google, Google.”

The Value of Real News

The experiment has escaped the lab and is running amok across our great land. Thanks, Facebook. Many once thought that social media would save us — that it would break down borders, unite the globe, make us smarter, happier and more engaged in the world.

I’m not sure anyone believes that anymore. Turns out, it hasn’t broken down borders, but rather helped create social bubbles where our beliefs harden. It hasn’t united us but revealed how polarized we’ve become. It often hasn’t made us smarter but instead tricked us with clickbait.

At this point, it’s clear that even Facebook’s founder didn’t anticipate how the site would be used and abused, or how foreign agents looking to sow some good ol’ chaos would game Facebook’s algorithms to subvert American democracy. Further, it’s apparent now that Facebook — and Google and Twitter, for that matter — didn’t look too closely at the money being exchanged to see who was paying and who was profiting from all the fakery.

Yet, at the same time these platforms — Google and Facebook, especially — were spreading misinformation and fake news like wildfire, they were also draining digital advertising dollars from the very news outlets that could combat those forces with real journalism.

That’s not exactly new: The news business has long been outwitted by these tech giants — lured by vast internet audiences, they’ve essentially provided free content to Facebook and Google, while the duopoly courted their advertisers — but I believe that the journalists who confronted that impossible choice ultimately wanted to deliver the news, even at their own expense.

And now Facebook is poised to change the rules of the game yet again. Struggling to repel fake news and the antagonism permeating the site, founder Mark Zuckerberg announced last month that it would deprioritize news in favor of posts from friends and family. It’s sent a shockwave through the news industry, much of which has strategically aligned its priorities with Facebook’s and raised serious questions for consumers, for news outlets and for our democracy.

The situation is still shaking out, but the hope is not lost. Indeed, the value of actual journalism — say, the New York Times or the very paper you’re reading — becomes really obvious when held up against flawed algorithms and fake news. With change coming to Facebook, however, you may have to directly seek out the news sources you like to follow, rather than counting on them to appear in the site’s revamped News Feed.

Go to our website: www.ncmalliance.com

FACEBOOK Fake News Feed Frenzy, & The Damage Done To Real News Outlets by Jamie Moses For years, media outlets desperately chased the clicks promised by Facebook; now the social media giant threatens to destroy them…

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Alexa Bliss Used Her Love Of Disney To Get Hired In NXT

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Alexa Bliss Used Her Love Of Disney To Get Hired In NXT

Alexa Bliss was recently interviewed by Not Sam Wrestling and revealed how she used her love of Disney movies to develop her character in NXT whether she was portraying a princess or a villain.

“My tryout — I was asked why I wanted to be in WWE, Mind you my tryout, I had submitted a video. I was apparently the only person who submitted my own video to get the tryout and it was a casting call so there were all these models walking around and I texted my mom like, ‘Well I’m not making it.’ I texted my mom and I was like, ‘I’m five foot, these girls are Hollywood models walking around.’ They told us to do something to make us stand out and I remember thinking of American Idol people making themselves look like idiots so I wasn’t gonna do that.

“So I was asked why I wanted to be in WWE and just to get the attention — because I was a fan too, you know what I mean? Like I walked in and I saw Triple H and I said, ‘Oh my god do you know you’re Triple H?!’ Oh that was me — totally me. I did that.

“I remember these other girls in the tryout who walked in and didn’t know who he was and I almost had a heart attack — ‘Oh my god, you’re Triple H! Did you know you’re Triple H and you’re in the same room as me?!’… very embarrassing, but they asked me why I wanted to be in WWE. And to stand out I said, ‘I really want to be Tinker Bell at Disney and I’m hoping this gets my foot in the door.'”

On Her Use Of Glitter Getting Banned:

When I was ‘Glitter Glitz’ I pitched for the whole room to go blue like Rey Mysterio,” Bliss revealed, “they were like, ‘no.’ I was like, ‘what if it rained glitter?’ they were like, ‘no.’ Actually, I got banned from using glitter for a little bit because the match after me Tyler Breeze had glitter all over his back.

“They made me wear little gloves on my hands to blow the glitter and take them off, but they were socks because I never had gloves so I had to cut socks — I’m thrifty.”

On Being A Surprise Draft Pick:

“Because in NXT, obviously, I wasn’t a 4 Horsewoman, I wasn’t something that people were excited to see. But, it’s true! I’ll admit that! You know what I mean? I was a very underwhelming draft pick, I was. I remember my first promo on SmackDown, it was during the Draft I remember thinking, ‘Okay if there’s one thing I can do it is somewhat speak on a microphone and if that’s gonna set me aside’ — because we had everyone drafted at the same time. So what’s gonna separate you from everyone else? I was like, ‘okay I can kinda talk some crap.’

“Then my first promo had a word like ‘Blissertation’ and I went, ‘What the hell is this?’ I was like, ‘This is my moment and I’m gonna mess up?’ It was that moment when I was in Gorilla [Position] and I was standing back there and I was like, ‘Okay, I’m not gonna lie people are not excited to see me here so I gotta come in under the radar and kick down the door and show that I deserve to be here.’ I wasn’t an indie wrestler, I was never a 4 Horsewoman, I was never in a TakeOver match, I never held a title… I was a manager and so I had to show that I deserve to be here and if they’re not gonna see it I’m gonna force them to see it.”

On Her Favorite WrestleMania:

“I would say my favorite WrestleMania, in general, was 30, but in my career, it was last year,” “Because I got to do that really cool entrance. That was so cool. I was terrified, but it was really cool. I loved last year’s WrestleMania because it was in Orlando and my family got to be there.

“It was just a lot of fun. Like I didn’t know in Orlando’s WrestleMania, I didn’t know I had pyro. You can see it on film. So it was so funny because all of the other girls got pyro and I’m like, ‘that’s crazy, they get pyro! Do we get pyro?’ The other girls were like, ‘no I don’t think we get pyro.’ And I walk out and there’s pyro and I jump because no one told me that I was gonna have fireworks going off behind me. It was a good surprise but you see me jump about a foot on the entrance.”

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We wrote Boise State off after losing to Virginia, then they looked like Boise State again

That, and all the other story lines from Day 1 of FBS bowl season.

Las Vegas Bowl: Boise State 38, Oregon 28

It's a strange time to be a Boise State fan. Your school is unquestionably still the blue blood of the Group of Five. You have won at least 11 games in 11 of the last 16 seasons, and you're going to finish ranked for the 11th time in that span as well. For a former community college in Idaho, this remains an unbelievable story.

Since losing your greatest coach ever (Chris Petersen, who has since gone on to build a juggernaut at Washington), you are still averaging 10.5 wins per year. You are, for all intents and purposes, still Boise State.

Still, because of the bar that was set at the turn of this decade, there seems to be something missing at times. And there are only a couple of opportunities per year to fill that void.

Most mid-major programs are judged first by how they do in conference play. And to be sure, BSU's just fine there — the Broncos just won their third Mountain West title in seven years, which pairs nicely with the eight WAC titles they won in their nine-year residence there.

By both fans and outsiders, though, Boise State is judged by how it does against the big boys. From 2008-11, the Broncos went 8-2 against teams that are now in power conferences. Seven of those 10 opponents finished with at least 10 wins. They were a legitimate college football powerhouse, no matter the conference affiliation.

Conference realignment wasn't kind to BSU, though. Unlike Utah and TCU (against whom they are 6-2 since joining FBS), the Broncos were a little too isolated to receive a power conference invitation. Their options were remaining in the Mountain West (which they had just joined in 2011) or moving to the AAC, a geographical mismatch.

The MWC is a tricky conference in its own right. You've got to deal with basically every style of offense under the sun, and if you're BSU, you've got to deal with getting everyone's home run swing, too. But the Broncos are still judged primarily by the two or three shots they get at a power conference team each year.

They went just 1-3 against such foes in Petersen's last two years in charge (2012-13) but won five of their first six under Bryan Harsin. They won their third Fiesta Bowl in 2014, then went 4-1 against P5 teams in 2015-16. But they finished 2016 with a confusing blowout loss to Baylor, and after a narrow defeat at Washington State early this season, they got smoked at home by Virginia. Even if you're dealing with a crazy number of early injuries (and BSU was), that's simply not supposed to happen. Anxiety in Boise reached a level unseen in quite a while. Were the Broncos simply just another mid-major program now? Are the glory days officially over?

Since the UVA loss, BSU has been BSU again. They won seven games in a row, including a 31-14 manhandling of No. 19 San Diego State. And after dropping an end-of-year check-up against a good Fresno State, the Broncos turned around and beat the Bulldogs a week later in the MWC tite game. And then they got a shot to officially exorcise the Virginia/P5 demon by facing Oregon in the Vegas Bowl on Saturday.

Saturday, we saw the best version of Boise State. The Broncos had fun, having receivers do pirouettes for some reason and attempting yet another bowl game Statue of Liberty play (evidently they only work in the Fiesta Bowl). And despite some red zone disasters — a fumble that was returned for a touchdown, an interception that was returned for a touchdown, another regular old interception, and a missed field goal — they were never seriously in danger.

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Their defense also did things that seemingly only BSU can do to Oregon. The Ducks averaged just 1.7 yards per carry, their first time under two since the last time they played the Broncos in 2009. Without Royce Freeman, Oregon was immediately rendered one-dimensional, and BSU was able to tee off on quarterback Justin Herbert, picking him off twice and sacking him four times. UO didn’t cross the 200-yard mark in total offense until well into the fourth quarter, and BSU cruised.

BSU has just one senior starter, by the way. The Broncos entered the game ranked 34th in Def. S&P+ and could enter the top 30 after Saturday’s awesome performance. They will be expected to improve on that a decent amount next year.

This game was a statement opportunity for Boise State, and the Broncos took full advantage. It was a disappointing showing, meanwhile, for the Ducks, who were underwhelming from the opening kickoff in Mario Cristobal’s first game as full-time head coach.

Because we overreact, by a power of about 10, to bowl games, there will be a pocket of Duck fans that treats this as an indictment of the Cristobal hire, and ... whatever. The guy pulled off one of the best coaching performances of the 2000s in dragging moribund FIU to a couple of bowl games, then spent four seasons under Nick Saban and one in Eugene under Willie Taggart. He’ll have a very good chance to succeed at Oregon, and Saturday’s game meant nothing in the long-term.

New Mexico Bowl: Marshall 31, Colorado State 28

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I liked BSU as a potential top-30 team heading into the season, and I would say that belief was backed up (eventually). But I had one MWC team ranked higher than the Broncos in my preseason power rankings: Mike Bobo’s CSU Rams.

Two months into the season, they had mostly lived up to my expectations. They blew approximately 28 scoring chances (give or take) in a loss to Colorado, but they were 6-2 overall and began conference play 4-0.

They then proceeded to lose three of four to end the regular season. And for the second year in a row, they had to get knocked to the mat in a bowl game before attempting a rally.

Saturday’s loss in Marshall was not nearly as bad as last year’s bowl performance, in which they trailed Idaho 41-7 late in the third quarter before rallying to lose by 11. But there were some familiar moments all the same.

The score was 14-14 late in the second quarter, but Marshall went on a 17-0 run to open up a commanding lead heading into the fourth quarter. CSU scored twice and got the ball back with a chance to tie or take the lead, but they could only drive to around midfield before turning the ball over on downs.

It was an admirable rally, but once again, pre-Q4 failings doomed them.

Bobo is recruiting well and has engineered three consecutive bowl bids for a program that had bowled only three times in nine years before his arrival. Still, he hasn’t really built the program beyond where it appeared to be headed under predecessor Jim McElwain, and, to me at least, the 2017 campaign was undoubtedly disappointing. And now they’ll have to replace a pretty impressive senior class.

Kudos to Marshall, by the way. The Herd fell off a cliff in 2016, and after a 6-1 start in 2017, they dealt with a series of disappointing results down the stretch — 30-25 to FAU, 9-7 to UTSA, 28-27 to Southern Miss. They took full advantage of one last opportunity to make something of their season, however, and with very few key senior contributors, they’ll head into 2018 with pre-collapse expectations once again.

New Orleans Bowl: Troy 50, North Texas 30

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The coaching carousel isn’t finished just yet, so Troy isn’t totally safe just yet, but as of now, it appears that the Trojans might have Neal Brown around for a fourth season. That’s awfully exciting considering what they’ve accomplished in his tenure.

Brown’s Trojans have gone 21-5 in the last two seasons, beating LSU this fall and scaring the hell out of eventual national champion Clemson last year. They capped an 11-win campaign with a decisive victory over C-USA West champ UNT in the Superdome early on Saturday, and they will finish the season in the S&P+ top 40.

Troy held an excellent Mean Green offense to just 295 total yards and, including sacks, minus-8 yards rushing. The Trojans logged 11 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, and eight passes defensed, good for a 29 percent havoc rate that could easily end up the highest of bowl season.

UNT rallied after a miserable start, turning an early 22-7 deficit into a 22-20 game at halftime. But Troy went on a 28-3 run to start the second half, and that was that.

Cure Bowl: Georgia State 27, Western Kentucky 17

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The current bowl ties do not allow for many P5 vs. G5 opportunities. Instead, it’s a lot of the two groups fighting amongst themselves. There were three Conference USA vs. Sun Belt battles on Saturday, and while C-USA held a slight advantage in terms of average S&P+ during the year, the SBC went 2-1 in these games.

Georgia State was a hard team to figure out in 2017. Shawn Elliott’s first Panther team thrived in close games, beating Coastal Carolina, South Alabama, Georgia Southern, and Texas State each by one possession and eking out bowl eligibility despite playing only 11 games. But four of their five losses were by at least 14 points, and the fifth was a gross 17-10 loss to Tennessee State, a mediocre FCS squad.

Good GSU showed up in Orlando. Against a WKU team that disappointed a bit in Mike Sanford’s first year replacing Jeff Brohm, the Panthers outscored the Hilltoppers 24-3 from the middle of the first quarter through the middle of the fourth. They picked off two passes, recorded six sacks, and connected on just enough big passes to keep WKU at bay. Conner Manning completed 20 of 28 passes for 276 yards, and despite stinking for half the season, the Panthers finished with seven wins for the first time at the FBS level.

Camellia Bowl: MTSU 35, Arkansas State 30

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The first day of bowl season finished in wacky fashion. The Camellia Bowl featured six turnovers and one of the strangest college football plays you’ll ever see. It also saw MTSU take full advantage of an opportunity it didn’t think it would get.

The Blue Raiders thought they had been locked out of bowl festivities when they scored a Camellia bid at the last minute.

The hardest part was saying goodbye to the seniors.

"Me and (senior wide receiver Shane Tucker) embraced and hugged, told him how much I loved him, that kind of thing," [MTSU quarterback Brent Stockstill] said. "I did the same with some other guys. We thought it was over."

The two then went to Firehouse Subs. Stockstill got the call from his father right after he placed his order.

"I'm outside, fist pumping back inside to Chase, telling him that we're in," Brent Stockstill said. "It was a pretty awesome moment. We've got one more game with our seniors."

The good news was made even sweeter, Tucker said, by the bad news that preceded it.

Stockstill completed four passes to Tucker for 63 yards, and their 30-yard touchdown connection early in the fourth quarter all but put away the Blue Raiders’ seventh win of the year. This was a bit of a disappointing, injury-plagued season in Murfreesboro — star receiver Richie James played in only five games, and MTSU lost four of six games that Stockstill missed midseason — but it ended with four wins in five tries.

It was a disappointing finish for ASU, though. The Red Wolves began SBC play 4-0 and had a chance to lock up another conference title before a 32-25 loss to Troy ruined those plans. And with a chance to win at least eight games for the third straight year, they let one get away. They outgained MTSU by 110 yards and picked Stockstill off three times but still couldn’t quite get the job done.

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