#jack rafferty

[benicioscenes]

BENICIO DEL TORO as JACK RAFFERTY SIN CITY 2005 | dir. Frank Miller & Robert Rodriguez

[scuddisher]

hey!! it’s the anon that totally forgot they sent that pathetic jackie boy ask fuckin forever ago lmao!!! lol i’m actually so happy you like it (i hope you did) 😅 i was in such a mood with him, still am it’s just at the back burner of my mind rn. i really love how you write, love love love your descriptions!! they itch my brain in such a pleasing way!! i especially love how you write for bdt!!! if you ever do write for him again just know you have my full support!!! also i hope that ask i sent about jackie boy wasn’t too much, don’t really know a lot of writers who write/post about him too much!!! truly adore that you brought back my writing bug again 💖💖 sending support and the power of creativity your way 💖💖

i love that ask!!! anything about bdt characters makes me giddy bc hardly anyone talks about him, so no worries there! jackie boy is also on the back burner of characters for me but my wip still exists and will get written eventually lmao. time just gets away from me rn from work and irl stuff. literally please feel free to come in my inbox and talk about bdt characters any time love, i adore it!!! <3

[jonahfagnus]

do you have any songs you associate with jonelias? (or just jon and elias separately)

wolf by aliceband - just like… all of it. the vibes are there.

you weren't meant to see that by the rare occasions - again, mostly vibes, but also like. neither of them are good at intimacy or affection or anything. also references to seeing.

the garden by the crane wives - vibes

moon waltz (piano version) - vibes and also i love this song too much not to put it on here

like real people do by hozier - they're monsters! in love! what more can i say

candy eyes by jack stauber - im a big softie and 'bled into something good' is very jonelias core imo

as it was by hozier - vibes...

untitled god song by haley heynderickx - vibes but also s5 dynamic my beloved

MAUSOLEUM BY RAFFERTY - THIS IS THE SONG IVE BEEN LOOKING FORRRRRR this song is about a love affair between a person and a. skeleton.

LITERALLY the jonelias song ever

the horror and the wild by the amazing devil - contains the lyric "think of all the horrors that i promised you i'd bring" what more do you want

francis forever by mitski - purely because it contains the lyric "i don't think i could stand to be where you don't see me"

winter by yabadum - one of the most jonelias ever to me

jonah songs:

nunemakers parable by everybody's worried about owen - there is... so much jonahcore in this. this song is About Jonah to me

jon songs:

askepios by the mars volta - tbh this is still kind of jonelias to me but its mostly about jon

francis by haley heynderickx and max garcía conover - has lyrics about knowing things so its automatically joncore to me

its all so incredibly loud by the glass animals - can't articulate why this is joncore to me but it is

[brooklynscamp]

Well wada’ ya know you found my blog

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THIS IS MY NEWSIES RP BLOG SEND YOUR ASKS IT ONLY COSTS A QUARTAH’

main blog: @casp1an-sea

on this blog you can speak to Scamp (#scamp 🗞️), Weeds (#Weeds 🪙), or Rafferty (#Raffy 👞)

picrew: Makowka

Scamp is my OC/self insert, 17, male, He/him, gay. Was born in Louisana, now an orphan. Worked as a coal boy on the railroads so has traveled around the states (yes he’s been to Santa Fe) settled down in Brooklyn till he was chased out by cops raiding a gay bar and fled to manhattan where he recently joined Jack’s gang. He went by his real name Russle “Rus” back in Brooklyn before Jack dubbed him the name Scamp. Has a side job pulling curtains at medda’s. He is friends with Spot, Mush, Splasher, Crutchie, and the characters bellow, but aside from spot he hasn’t rly had the chance to get to know people yet.

NO NSFW romance is fine—————————————————————————

Other Characters:

(Aside from Weeds and Alfred these are my IRL’s self inserts so I designed them but do not own them. You can send asks to Scamp about them or directly speak to Weeds or Alfred even though this is technically a scamp blog)

I made a character for every role I played lmao

- Patrick AkA Weeds

A Richmond Newsie with a strong Irish Accent. Twin brother of Raffy they don’t get along. best friends with Stacks, attached at the hip with Worm.

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- Rafferty AkA Raff/Raffy

A former Richmond Newsie that now works for Wiesel. Friends with the Delancey Brothas’ Twin brother to Weeds they don’t get along. Has a strong Irish accent. He gets in fights with Specs and Race a lot. Considers Specs to be his number one rival. —————————————————————————

- Queenie

They’re a Bowery Beauty (the one Les tried to hit on lmao) They are Worm’s older sibling.

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- Worm

A newsie from Richmond, best friends with stacks attached to the hip with Weeds.

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- Stacks

a newsie from lower Manhattan (originally from Richmond) known for being short. Best friends with Weeds and Worm, just recently met Scamp.

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- Lenard

a newsie from flushing who spends a lot of time in Manhattan. knew Scanp before he came to Manhattan.

character based on @ravenwing0110

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- Dash (Scab 1)

A newsie from the Bronx who’s actually Scamps little brother (they don’t know that) the first scab from that scene before seize the day to join Jack’s gang. Friends with Spot. Has a joke rivalry with splasher.

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- Rusty

a Manhattan Newsie that also works at Medda’s for extra change. He helped Scamp get his job. Nephew of both Mr. Jacobi and Nunzio. How? Idk

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- Darling

she’s the older sister of Rusty and the one who got him the job at Medda’s.

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- Sparky

a Manhattan newsie who just met Scamp. His older sister is a nun and his mother works as one of Pulitzer’s secretaries. character based on @messylxve

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- Maria Wright

one of pulitzers secretaries. Her son is a newsboy and her daughter is a nun.

character based on @messylxve —————————————————————————

@bigmack2go @distant-velleity @messylxve

@ravenwing0110

[lesbiandarvey]

gabriel macht and sarah rafferty images i need

- dressed as mulder and scully for halloween

- secretary 2002 (IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION) he gets to be maggie gyllenahaal she is james spader

- messy instagram bathroom selfie doing the pussy eating sign with a heavy filter circa 2011

- her in the keira knightley green atonement 2007 dress

- dressed as josh lyman and donna moss

- recreation of the iconic 2014 gq kerri russel matthew rhys photoshoot so like hes in black lingerie and shes in a full suit and hes kneeling at her feet and shes got a switchblade under his chin

- dressed as jack and ennis brokeback mountain for halloween and she goes full on drag king as heath ledger

[augustusaugustus]

14.1 Square Peg, Round Hole

MEADOWS: So why aren’t you at home? BOULTON: What was I going to do there on my own? Sit and watch cookery programs? I’m on my own time, Guv. I find this therapeutic.

BOULTON: Guv—when I joined the job, I did know there were going to be risks. It’s just what nobody warned me about was there was going to be all these people trying to understand what I’m going through. How I feel. (pause) How can they understand what I’m going through? (pause) When a doctor does it, or when Rafferty does it, or when Tosh Lines does it, I can just walk away. (pause) But when you do it, I’ve got to listen, because you’re my senior officer and I’m on an obbo. (pause) So, I’d really appreciate it if we could just restrict the conversation to operational matters. Because that would make me feel so much better. Sir. (long pause) MEADOWS: What you scared of? (pause) BOULTON: I’m not scared of anything. MEADOWS: Yes, you are. You’re scared that they might be able to help you. And that could mean that you’re not in control.

Such a good bit of dialogue, made even better by the director allowing the silence needed to make it hit so hard.

An excellent episode to start off 1998. John’s stuck by a needle and doesn’t cope well with the threat of HIV or hepatitis. Jack’s soft spot for John is in full view here, and he’s exactly what John needs—letting him back on the case when staying at home alone will be hard for him, forcing him to admit that he’s not invulnerable, and eventually roughing up a suspect a little to get John some answers. A great ep for both of them (and from Boulter & Rouse). Slashy as heck, too.

John’s comment about the work being therapeutic is so true, as well. It’s not just about the loss of control—it’s about the potential loss of the job that’s his entire reason for existing.

[scotianostra]

Happy Birthday Gregory Edward “Greg” Hemphill born 14th December 1969 in Glasgow.

I think the majority of us will know who Greg is, one half of the successful partnership with partner, Ford Kiernan that is Still Game.

The family left Scotland when Greg was twelve years old, and he spent much of his childhood in Montreal, Canada. Greg returned home to study at Glasgow University, in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, graduating MA in 1992.

Greg made his acting debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1990. His work includes roles in God Plus Support in the Theatre and Only an Excuse. He is a regular on the comedy circuit. He also ventured into radio as the original presenter of football show, Off the Ball on BBC Radio Scotland and The Eddie Mair Show. As well as writing for Still Game and Chewin The Fat he has written for Channel 4 programme Space Cadets, BBC’s Pulp Video and The Ferguson Theory.

Still Game has transferred successfully onto the big stage and has sold out countless times at The Hydro. The third and final run of the shows Still Game: The Final Farewell was officially announced on 1st November 2018. The ninth and final series of Still Game was screened in 2019 The show won an ‘Outstanding Contribution’ TV award at Scottish Baftas that year.

Away from his work Greg is a bit of a card shark, he plays in competitions, he has won over thirty thousand dollars in competitions and was third in the Scottish Championships in 2002

Greg has been kind of quiet of late, but the good news is he returns to our screens on Hogmanay with a new sketch show. The show is set to bring up all the biggest talking points of this year – from COP26 to the wild swimming phenomenon. The show titled “Queen of the New Year” will star Greg and Robert Florence along with Barbara Rafferty, Clive Russell, Gayle Telfer Stevens, Louise McCarthy, John Gordon Sinclair and Juliet Cadzow, so some familiar faces from Still Game and Burnistoun.

Greg is married to Balamory star Julie Wilson Nimmo, 46, they announced they are to their own production company launch Blue Haven Productions Limited. The latest from Greg and Julie who live in the West End of Glasgow, is they will be teaming up who live in the West End, are appearing together in Olga da Polga, the first-ever television adaptation of Paddington creator Michael Bond’s beloved books. The new 13-part, live-action and animation series is produced by Glasgow-based production company Marakids, and it has been made with the full support of the Bond family.

Greg and Julie have been married since 1999, they met while both were working on the 90s sketch show Pulp Video. Greg says of them;

“We met on sketch shows, and we always laughed a lot. We still do. There are lots of laughs, lots of carry on when we work together.”

Greg and his Still Game sidekick Ford Kiernan launched a whisky, named after their characters Jack and Vioctor two or three years back, and the knobs at Jack Daniels objected after the pair later applied to register the name as a trademark for whisky and other drink-related services. The matter ended up going to an arbitrator. The Tennessee-based company claimed the drink, named after Still Game’s two main characters, could confuse customers and make them think they were endorsing the Scotch blend.

The firm argued the name could allow the Scottish whisky to cash in on the recognition of the well-known brand.

Hemphill, who plays the character Victor, provided evidence during the dispute while managing director Justin Welch provided evidence for Jack Daniel’s.

Hemphill said Still Game was a popular show across the UK, particularly in Scotland, arguing that “Jack and Victor” has become synonymous with the BBC programme.

It was a great triumph for the small guy versus golliath, Jack Daniel’s was ordered to pay £3,200 to Jack and Victor Limited, the company used to market the whisky earlier this year.

[polarisbibliotheque]

Hello. For your Spotify Wrapped Game, how about 4 with Dante. By the way, thank you for all your writting, I really enjoy it 😊

Hello, my dear!! I'm always so happy to see you here, I enjoy your presence in the bibliotheque ^^ thank you so much for all the love always and thank you for the request of the Spotify Wrapped!!

It took me some time, but here it is \o/

I gotta get used to write smaller stuff

Spotify Wrapped Special: 4, Dante - Baker Street Extended Mix, by Undercover

Pairing: Dante x Reader

Summary: To maintain your incredible physique and stamina while fighting demons, you and Dante must exercise regularly. He often forgets you're human, though.

Author's notes: I wheezed when I noticed it was Dante with the very 90's dance remix of Baker Street, since Vergil's first Devil May Dance edition was with Baker Street - the non dance-y version of it. Oh, I love when fate makes oposite-complimentary twins so obvious *sighs*

About the Song: Originally by Gerry Rafferty, Baker Street is a song with a catchy saxophone riff and lyrics that are quite existential about life and its changes. It has a mixed version by Undercover, the one in question, and being a child of the 90's I'd say I listened more to this version in the early 00's rather than the original one. Love 'em both, though.

4, Dante - Baker Street Extended Mix, by Undercover

“Dante, I love you… But my energy levels are close to zero today.”

You were practically being dragged by your red devil – Dante held your wrist and got you walking alongside him as he guided you to the center of the shop. The upbeat music took over the Devil May Cry, but you just wanted to sit down and sleep.

Probably on his chair, feet on his desk. The classic.

“Nah, babe, can’t let you slack off like that!” Turning back at you, Dante stood with both hands on his hips. “It’s trainin’ time. Gotta get those muscles strong enough to fight demons.”

“I’m already strong enough to fight demons.” You pointed out, raising one of your eyebrows. “I’d gladly train with you, but I’m really tired, Dante. I feel like I’m gonna collapse on the floor at any moment now.”

“See, I can’t let that happen to my sweet muffin, can I?” He winked back at you; a cheesy smile glistening on his lips.

“Sweet muffin…?” Oh yes, you were judging, now with your hands on your hips. “Really…?”

“Oh, yeah. Sweet muffins are as delicious as ya, babe!” His answer came with Dante starting to move his hips from side to side on the rhythm of the song. You never thought the remix of Baker Street would be so fitting for his fitness sessions, but there you were.

“Jeez, who are you now?! Jane Fonda?!” You had to laugh back as Dante did the same, trying to get you to move alongside him.

“I’m gonna be if I need to! Leotard and everythin’!” He pointed back at you, making you laugh even more. You had to give in, moving slightly. “C’mon! Gotta get some energy goin’!”

With those words, Dante took his shirt off, throwing it back on his desk, standing side by side with you. While watching, you just sighed in response, rolling your eyes.

“That’s low, you devil.”

“Hey, I do what I gotta do.” Dante winked back at you. “C’mon. Let’s start with a couple of jumpin’ jacks.”

“Yeah, why not kill me right at the start…!” You complained but accompanied him either way.

Exercising with Dante was always fun. He liked keeping it fun and upbeat, choosing high energy songs and mostly strength exercises you were both used to.

Even so, following him wasn’t an easy task. You often talked about that with Kyrie: sometimes, Nero decided to train alongside her, and she always had a hard time. Kyrie wasn’t weak nor in a bad cardio shape, but keeping up with Nero… It was a thing in itself.

You immediately understood when she talked about it with you for the first time. Training with Dante was a pain – you and Kyrie did different kinds of trainings, but even if the Spardas said they would keep it light for humans, they had a hard time knowing what light meant physically.

Lady later joined that conversation, mentioning the very few times she made the mistake of going to a local gym with Trish – the devil never seemed to get tired and lifting weights was so easy, every bodybuilder at the place ended up overworking themselves trying to prove they could lift more than Trish. Long story short, they couldn’t and ended up in the hospital while the devil woman left for tea and macarons with Lady post workout.

And Lady didn’t do half of the things Trish did but looked like she had just ran a marathon three times in a row. Trish was barely blushing.

Living with devils really wasn’t easy for humans like yourselves.

“Ei, you’re doin’ pretty good today, hot stuff. Dunno why you were complainin’.” Dante winked at you as he finished the jumping jacks, ready to start a new set of exercises. You just rolled your eyes.

“You say this all the time, red devil.” You placed your hands on your hips, already feeling your breath accelerated. Dante, in the other hand, was completely normal. “I’m always doing pretty well for a human.”

“That’s ‘cause you’re awesome, babe.” With those words, he placed a quick peck on your forehead, before starting moving around once more. “C’mon. We’re just startin’.”

“I’m gonna regret this, I’m pretty sure…” You shook your head, sighing. He was an endless ball of energy when depression didn’t hit.

When it did, though, it was almost impossible to get Dante off his chair. He was an immovable force tossed on the big Devil May Cry desk and there wasn’t much you could do – although, you could always find a way to grab him out of his deepest nightmares.

There was a reason why you would always follow him around whenever Dante was that happy and wanted to dance, exercise, go out, have fun or whatever. It warmed your soul – no matter how much he tired you physically. While watching him move in the rhythm of the saxophone blasting through the shop, you couldn’t stop yourself from smiling upon watching him smile.

You would never say you’d be one to experience real love. But there was something about wanting to smile when you saw someone you cherished so much smiling as well. The fact he was happy made you happy, no matter how gray the day was. And if that wasn’t real love, you’d argue you didn’t know what love was, then.

“See? You are doin’ great!” Dante couldn’t spend time doing something with you without praising – it was something inherent in him. If you could smile only watching him smile, he could drown in happiness whenever he saw you blushing and letting yourself free around him. That was real love for Dante. “Ready for some push-ups?”

“Oh, c’mon! Now you’re definitely tryna kill me!” You had to laugh it off, although preparing yourself. Taking your shirt off, you threw it on the couch and cracked your fingers.

“Ha! You’re all talk, I know!” Starting a weird dance, you had to laugh back when he started talking again. “C’mon, don’t give up now! We have a long way to go and you’re doin’ amazing, hottie!”

“Not giving up, Jane Fonda! Let’s go!”

Of course, you would do push ups in your own human way, while Dante leaned his feet on his desk, hands on the floor, just warming up his muscles, as he would say.

You learned the hard way his official way of doing push ups was against a wall, feet high on the air – a push up in a handstand. During those days, you would just lean on his desk and read something while he exercised with metal music blasting through the shop – those were the days Dante took his exercising seriously and you just allowed him to do whatever his devilish stamina allowed and needed him to do to keep him in shape.

With your hands on your hips again, you were already sweaty, blushed and needing a little break to breath normally once more. Dante just got up and it seemed like he hadn’t even started.

“Need a break, gorgeous?”

“Yeah, a quick one…” You sighed while wiping some sweat off your forehead.

You didn’t expect, though, to be swept off your feet in your strong red devil’s arms.

“Dante…!”

“I love dancin’ with ya, babe!”

There was a golden laugh in his voice that made you giggle in response while holding tightly to his shoulder and hand. Dante intertwined his fingers with yours, spinning with you in the floor of the Devil May Cry – the song carrying you both in that lovely feeling of having each other.

Living with devils wasn’t always easy. Living with Dante, though, was always delightful.

[thepeoplesmovies]

Peaky Blinders Creator House Of Guinness Cast Announced

Anyone for a pint of Guinness? Netflix have today announced the cast for Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight‘s House Of Guinness. With production of the 8 part series based on one of Ireland’s most famous dynasties now started, what better time to know who is who.  James Norton, Jack Gleeson and Dervla Kirwan all star with Norton playing Sean Rafferty, Gleeson as Byron Hedges and Kirwan as Aunt…

[ashisgreedy]

Richard Jackdaw 🎶

A moody playlist ~

Spotify Link Here To Full Playlist

Track 1:

So strange and beautiful How you gaze upon my bones A mistake, a tragedy Since we missed each other by a century

Track 2:

Touch me with no hands

Hold me with your eyes

Unwind me with your mind tonight

Track 3:

These are hard times for dreamers

And love lost believers

Track 4:

Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream Make her the cutest that I've ever seen Give her two lips like roses and clover And tell her that her lonely nights are over

Sandman, I'm so alone

Track 5:

Oh, darling, my soul

You know it aches for yours

'Cause you're the reason I believe in fate, you're my paradise And I'll do anything to be your love or be your sacrifice

Pic of Jack Source

Made it collaborative if you'd like to add to it~ (use this link)

[sustainably-du-mortain]

Detective Jonah Rafferty

he/him | 27 | Adam & Nate

Introduction under the cut

- Basic Info -

height: average (5'7" / 172cm)

hair: dark brown, short

eyes: light brown

face claim: Jack Falahee

sexuality: gay & polyamorous

- Personality -

on first impression he appears as a sarcastic little shit because he's not much of an outgoing person, and socialising isn't his forte, not that he cares to do any efforts about that.

but once he finally feels safe enough to let his guard down it's easy to realise he has a huge heart too soft for his own good and he'd do anything for the people close to him, even if it means putting his own life on the line.

although he is very serious, he loves to joke around if the opportunity presents itself, and it's pretty easy to make him laugh.

mind you he's shit at socialising but if there's one thing he's good at, it's flirting. he thinks he can flirt his way out of any situation, but that can sometimes make it hard to decipher if he's being sincere about his feelings or not.

- Relationships -

Adam: they had a really hard time getting along when they first met, as neither of them was having the other's shit, but they quickly realized that they both had a real interest in their job and were really invested, thus gaining each other's respect and more... Jonah was very aware of his attraction towards Adam, but he wasn't going to act on it at first, because he wasn't sure he was ready for a relationship just yet, but seeing as the attraction just kept growing he started flirting with Adam to see if maybe, there could be something more between the two of them and let's be honest, openly flirting with Adam is hilarious, but it backfired when he fell for the stern vampire. He's not the slightest frustrated with Adam being back and forth about his feeling, well maybe just a tad but, because of what he went through with Bobby, he can understand how terrifying it can be to start a relationship, so he doesn't really mind, and it also gives him time to get used to the idea of a relationship himself. His nickname for Adam is mon amour (my love)

Nate: meeting Nate was a whole other story. He couldn't deny that he was definitely attracted to Nate, and Nate made it really hard to deny the fact that the attraction was mutual. Now, Jonah hadn't dated since Bobby, he had a flings, but nothing ever serious, so Nate being as open about his feelings as he is, was very unsettling to Jonah because he wasn't used to that, so when Nate made it clear that he wanted it to be something serious, Jonah panicked because he has feelings for the vampire, but he's not sure he's ready for a relationship quite yet, so he pulled a A move on Nate, until he figured out, that yes, it's scary, and yes, he really wants more with Nate. But when he got with Nate, he made it clear that he also had feelings for Adam, he gave Nate time to process it all and I hc that Nate eventually helped him win Adam over. He also had a really hard time with Nate because of the whole Rebecca thing. His nickname for Nate is joli coeur (literally it translate to 'pretty heart' but it's usually used to refer to someone as a huge flirt)

Mason: his bestie. It was kind of a friends at first sight type of encounter for these two, it was like a silent agreement that they’d have each other’s back from the moment they met.

Felix: the fact that Felix wasn’t a single bit intimidated by him put him off at first and he didn't know how to react around him, but he quickly won him over by cracking up the funniest jokes. Now he absolutely adores Felix as he’s so easy to get comfortable with.

Also he's an enabler so nothing good ever comes out of these 3 being in the same room together.

Rebecca: his relationship with Rebecca definitely isn’t the best, to say the least. Her constant going away contributed to their poor relationship, and he resents her a lot for that because he deeply suffered from it. She's one of the main reasons he has so much trouble trusting people, because he's scared they’ll just leave him at some point like she did. He's decent to her at work because he considers that Unit Bravo doesn't have to witness their relationship issues. He's not yet sure if he'll ever be able to forgive her for all that she did, or more precisely for what she didn't do.

Rook: he has a couple memories of his dad that he really cherishes and he kept a lot of Rook's stuff to feel closer to him.

Verda: these two became friends the second they met each other. Jonah being a science-minded guy he was really interested in Verda's work although he's more tech inclined. Verda also became kind of a father figure for Jonah.

Tina: he met Tina in his first year of uni and although they didn’t click right away, due to Tina’s bubbly personality and Jonah’s not very social behaviour, they became great friends thanks to Tina’s perseverance and her support everytime Jonah needed it. Their relationship is all based on queer people supporting each other: they stood up for the other, went through their first heartbreaks together and Tina helped Jonah get out of his relationship with Bobby.

Bobby: he was one of the first people accepting Jonah’s polyamory, although he took advantage of that way too often to cheat on Jonah. The first few months of their relationship were amazing and Jonah was relieved by how open Bobby was with his polyamory and the couple flings he had when they were together, but he realized after a long time that Bobby wasn’t fine with it at all and that he was just using it to sleep with other people behind his back to get anything he wanted and when Jonah realized that, their relationships quickly deteriorated as Bobby became abusive and manipulative over Jonah.

Douglas: he pities the boy a lot because he can see that his relationship with his dad isn't great and damn, the kid reminds him so much of a younger version of himself. So, of course, he wants to help but he doesn't really know how, so he has resorted to taking him under his wing, although he isn't a big fan of the whole worshipping thing that's going on.

- Random Headcanons -

He has dog named Bo that he adopted as a puppy after he found him outside of the station one day. Someone had left him in a cardboard box so he took him in for what was supposed to be one night, but when Bo climbed up in bed with him during the night, he just fell in love with that little ball of fur.

He's a guitarist. He learned to play the guitar as a teen because Rook knew how to play. He's a natural and he learned really fast. He actually played in a band in Wayhaven as a teen, but got kicked out when they learned that he was polyam. He owns a Fender EOB Sustainer Stratocaster and an acoustic guitar, which were Rook's.

He's a songwriter. He started writing not long after learning how to play because he didn't know how else to express his feelings.

He has a huge record collection that started when he kept Rook's record. When she learned that he started collecting records, Rebecca started gifting him some on his birthdays and for Christmas and that's the only thing that made him not hate her completely as a teen.

He's fluent in French, he has been learning it since he was a kid because he once saw a clip of Rook speaking it and he became obsessed with him, but he also had a nanny who spoke French, so he grew up learning that language.

He hates the rain and he's scared of storms. As a kid he grew up with no one to reassure him when there was a storm or simply heavy rain and it traumatized him. He's a heavy sleeper but storms and rain are the only thing that will wake up in the middle of the night.

He picked up boxing after being kicked out of the band. He needed something to let his anger out and not snap at every person staring at him. So everytime something in his life goes wrong you’ll find him at the gym where he’ll train for hours until his knuckles bleed. He’s an extremely good boxer but he’ll obsess over a lost fight so training with Adam is a pain in the ass.

His favorite dish is lasagna. He just loves that it’s a fairly easy dish to make and that he can change the recipe all he wants depending on his mood. Tina can attest that he makes the best lasagna of Wayhaven but he also made the worst ones.

[benicioscenes]

SIN CITY 2005 | dir. Frank Miller & Robert Rodriguez

[fiftytwotwentythree]

Wellness Wednesday:

Happy...? New Year?

I say, Yeah, Yeah It Is.

Avoid Eating Out... Check

Avoid Sweets/Junk Food... Check

Lose 52 Pounds... Check

Lose 100 Pounds... Check

Try Out a Vegetarian Diet/Lifestyle (for a month) without Making it a Personality... Check

Go the Whole Year Rockin' a Rat Tail... Check

Weigh the Lowest You've Ever Weigh in Almost 2 Decades... Check

Phew.

These last couple days/weeks/month I have been in a horrible mood, but the last two days of December I had sudden change in behavior and attitude.

I got hit with a surge chutzpah. Workouts became slightly easier. Even though I was running on fumes (aka massive lack of sleep) I don't feel exhausted like I have for the past few months.

And I gotta give up for the New Year and the Death of this Challenge. Seeing the days turn into hours with the Challenge made Heart Grow 3 Sizes... in a Good Way.

I can finally put this Weight Loss/Wellness Challenge down in books under the Win Column.

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53rdth and FINAL CHECK-IN:

Current Goals:

Lose 52 lbs

Completed as of 4/12/2023

Milestone: Loss 100 lbs as of 11/01/2023

Milestone: Loss 104 lbs as of 12/27/2023 thus doubling my initial goal of 52 lbs

New Goal: Maintain or Continue on The Weight Loss Path

Avoid "Junk Food"

Completed:

A whole year with no Pizza, Ice Cream, Pop/Soda, Chips, Candy, Sweets/Desserts

Minimize Take-Out / Fast Food Consumption

Completed:

A whole year with no take out or eating out once - not one single outing.

Rock a Rat Tail for a Full Year: Completed

January 1st, 2023 - January 1st, 2024

R.I.P.

Short Term:

Vegetarian-ish Diet: Completed

End Date: 4/09/2023 - 46 Days Total

Groundhog's Day Diet: Completed*

10/01/2023 - 10/31/2023

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Stats from December:

Food:

Cans of Soup: 20

Oranges: 19

Bags of Popcorn: 16

Leftover Meals: 5

Salads: 2

Take Out: 0

Candy/Sweets: 0

Workout:

Jumping Jacks: 18,500

Push-Ups: 4,600

Glute Bridges: 4,600

Reverse Leg Lifts: 4,600

Leg Kickbacks: 4,600

Sit-Ups: 4,600

Plank (mins): 230

Weight Loss:

Weightloss This Month: -5.2 lbs

Average Weightloss per Week: -1.3 lbs

Total Weightloss: -106.6 lbs

Entertainment:

Movies:

Movies Watched: 10

Favorite from the Month:

Migration

TV:

Hours of Television Watched: ~ 7 hours ( Ink Master; Last Week Tonight)

Books:

Books Completed This Month: 3

Book Title(s) Completed This Month:

Best. Movie. Year. Ever. by Brian Rafferty

Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

Book Total for the Year: 7

Comics:

Comics Completed: 1

Trades Completed: 24

Comic/Trade Titles Completed:

Venom by Donny Cates Vol. 2: The Abyss (Venom (2018-2021))

Richard Stark's Parker Vol. 2: The Outfit

Ms. Marvel Vol. 2: Generation Why (Ms. Marvel Series)

X-Men '92 Vol. 2: Lilapalooza (X-Men '92 (2016))

Giant Days Vol. 2

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 2

Scott Pilgrim Vol. 2 (of 6): Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - Color Edition

All-New X-Men Vol. 2: Here To Stay

Civil War II (Civil War II (2016))

Archie vs Predator II

Deadpool by Daniel Way: The Complete Collection Vol. 1 (Deadpool (2008-2012))

Batman (2016-) Vol. 3: I Am Ban

Lumberjanes Vol. 4

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Vol. 6

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 7: I've Been Waiting For A Squirrel Like You (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015-2019))

Spider-Man/Deadpool Vol. 3: Itsy Bitsy (Spider-Man/Deadpool (2016-2019))

Richard Stark's Parker Vol. 3: The Score (Parker Novels Book 5)

Richard Stark's Parker Vol. 4: Slayground

She-Hulk Vol. 1: Law and Disorder (She-Hulk Series Box-Set))

All-New X-Men, Vol. 3: Out of Their Depth

Happy Horror Days #1 (Chilling Adventures in Sorcery)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 3

Scott Pilgrim Vol. 3 (of 6): Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness - Color Edition

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 4

Batman (2016-) Vol. 4: The War of Jokes and Riddles

Favorite Comic/Trade Read:

Batman (2016-) Vol. 4: The War of Jokes and Riddles

Magazine(s):

Magazine(s) Completed: 0

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Meal Tracker:

THURSDAY

Lunch:

Can of Progresso Lasagna Style Soup

- (10) Crackers

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

Supper:

(2) Hot Ham & Swiss Sandwiches

- (4) Sweet Hawaiian Rolls

- (2) Slices of Leftover Ham

- (2) Slices of Swiss Cheese

Bag of Orville Redenbacher Ultimate Butter Popcorn

FRIDAY

Lunch:

Can of Progresso Broccoli Cheese Soup

- (10) Crackers

Supper:

Hot Ham & Swiss Sandwich

- (2) Sweet Hawaiian Rolls

- (1) Slice of Leftover Ham

- (1) Slice of Swiss Cheese

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

(2) Handfuls of Orville Redenbacher Ultimate Butter Popcorn

SATURDAY

Lunch:

(1) Bowl Homemade Crockpot Chili

- Melted Cheese

(1) Sloppy Joe on a Bakery Bun

- Melted Cheese

(6) BBQ Chicken Wings

(3) Scoops of Broccoli Supreme Salad

Snack:

(10) Smokies

SUNDAY

Lunch:

Can of Progresso Creamy Chicken & Broccoli with Brown Rice

- (10) Crackers

Supper:

Can of Progresso Minestrone Soup

- (10) Crackers

*** NEW YEAR'S EVE ***

MONDAY

Lunch:

(2) Grilled Seasoned New York Strip Steaks

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

Bowl of Smartfood's White Cheddar Popcorn

Snack:

Large Bowl of Smartfood's White Cheddar Popcorn

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

Supper:

(3) Sloppy Joes on Bakery Bones

- (2) Cheese Slices

(4) Scoops of Broccoli Salad

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

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Workouts:

THURSDAY

* Morning Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

* Afternoon Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

* Evening Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

FRIDAY

* Morning Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(10) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(10) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

* Afternoon Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

* Evening Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

SATURDAY

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

SUNDAY

* Morning Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

* Evening Workout *

(500) Jumping Jacks [10 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

*** NEW YEAR'S EVE ***

MONDAY

* Morning Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

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WEIGHT TRACKER:

Starting Weight (Noon, 1/01/2023): XXX.X lbs

Weight at Last Check-In, 12/27/2023:-0.6 lbs

Weight As of Noon, 1/01/2024: -2.6 lbs

Total Weight Loss: -106.6 lbs

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Closing Thoughts:

The Good:

Ended the year losing weight and weighing the lowest I ever weighed in almost TWO DECADES.

The Bad:

I dont know what to do for my next challenge and I am running out of time. What will be my 52 in '24???

I want Nachos soooooooo effing bad and my favorite Nacho Spot is closed for New Year's Day.

The Ugly:

Relasping is always in the back of my mind.

[thegeekerynj]

The Fat Guy Reads Stuff... The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1

An Occasional Attempt to Read, Discuss and Review the Wonders of Comics

By: John Rafferty, cranky old man, and Fan of All Things Comics

Riding the IND 

Designed with the intent to acknowledge the Immense Contribution of the Independent Comic Press, and  highlight a more unique stable of products

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The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1(Tiny Onion/Dark Horse Press)- Creator - James Tynion IV (@jamesttynioniv) Script: Tate Brombal (@tatebrombal) Artist: Issac Goodhart (@issacgoodhart)

“I’m sorry. You’re being so patient with me. But truth is that without you I think I’d be going completely insane.

‘Coo?

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If there is one thing I have learned through my years of fandom, there are certain things the Reader should NEVER underestimate:

The simple beauty of Jack Kirby’s work,

The ability of Bull Sienkiewich to dazzle the reader with the brilliance of his art

Anything written by Denny O’Neil, Len Wein, Roy Thomas or Marv Wolfman

Add to this list:

4. The twists and turns in the imagination of James Tynion IV.

This brings us to his latest story, the Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos, a title which in and of itself twists my age-enfeebled mind.

Christopher Chaos is an enigma, wrapped in a dimensional rip, trapped in a Schrodinger’s Box. He sees things that may or may not exist, envisions multiple levels of solutions to mathematical equations (during English Class), has auditory and visual hallucinations which might not be hallucinations… Is he certifiable, or truly experiencing everything he is seeing?

A great deal of story is crammed into the first issue, introducing Chris, his parents, his crush Hayden (who might be a werewolf), the Men in White, and Chris’ penchant desire to be Herbert West…

Strangely, none of it feels rushed. Everything flows at a good tempo, the dialogue is interesting and at times downright fun. Chris’s conversation with Peggy is both beautiful and poignant, an exposition of pain and self-realization leading the Reader to see the character as either a tortured soul, or a friend of the Pigeon Lady in Battery Park.

The team of Tynion, Brombal, and Goodhart have brought created a character and world full of such potential, it is only a matter of time until everyone is flocking to it!

Much like pigeons…

Out of 5🌶        🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶

[my-chaos-radio-70s-list]

Magic - Pilot

Magic Fly - Space

Mamma Mia - ABBA

Mandy - Barry Manilow

Many Too Many - Genesis

Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Lobo

Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade (Xmas)

Message In A Bottle - The Police

Mexican Girl - Smokie

Miss You - The Rolling Stones

Money - The Flying Lizards

Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orcestra

Mull Of Kintyre - Wings

My Life - Billy Joel

My Sharona - The Knack

My Simple Heart - The Three Degrees

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New York Groove - Ace Frehley

Nice And Slow - Jesse Green

Night Owl - Gerry Rafferty

Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues

Nights On Broadway - Candi Staton

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Oh Susie - Secret Service

One Step Beyond - Madness

Oxygene Pt. 4 - Jean-Michel Jarre

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Penny Lane - The Beatles

Pilot Of The Airwaves - Charlie Dore

Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band

Pop Muzik - M

Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Showaddywaddy

Promises - Eric Clapton

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Reunited - Peaches & Herb

Ring My Bell - Anita Ward

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Sacramento - Middle Of The Road

Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks

September - Earth, Wind & Fire

Shine A Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra

Sky High - Jigsaw

Soley Soley - Middle Of The Road

Some Girls - Racey 

Song For Guy - Elton John

Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees

Still The Same - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Street Life - The Crusaders

Stumblin' in - Chris Norman, Suzi Quatro

Substitute - Clout

Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits

Surfin' USA - Leif Garrett

Sunday Girl - Blondie

Sweet Talkin' Woman - Electric Light Orchestra

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The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan - Marianne Faithfull

The Ballroom Blitz - Sweet

The Joker - Steve Miller Band

The Logical Song - Supertramp

The Man With The Child In His Eyes - Kate Bush

The Name Of The Game - ABBA

The Robots - Kraftwerk

The Same Old Song - Pussycat

The Things We Do For Love - 10cc

Them Heavy People - Kate Bush

Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees

Tragedy - Bee Gees

Trojan Horse - Luv'

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Up The Junction - Squeeze

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Venus - Shocking Blue

Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles

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We Are Family - Sister Sledge

We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard

We Will Rock You - Queen

We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger

Weekend - Earth & Fire

What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers

What Is Life - George Harrison

Whatever You Want - Status Quo

When - Showaddywaddy

When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook

With A Little Love - Wings

Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney (Xmas)

Wuthering Hights - Kate Bush

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You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman Turner Overdrive

You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Sylvester

You Set My Heart On Fire - Tina Charles

You To Me Are Everything - The Real Thing

Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton