#jake stewart can drown

[raflovestuffs]

Blame's on me

Here's the story I'm finally done writing thanks to the help of my friend who helped me a LOT. This fic was a big challenge for me because I never wrote about the Avatar universe. But I felt in love with Jake and Neytiri's kids in ATWOW. Their story and the tragic ending moved me. And I felt the need to write about how Lo'ak finally accept he's not responsible of his brother's death. I need this comfort fic so I wrote it. And I was inspired by so many people in this fandom! I thank them for helping me making this fic the best possible.

Finally, here are two songs that inspired me to describe Lo'ak's emotions: Blame by Graves and Blame's on me by Alexander Stewart which gave the name of this one shot.

Also I did some of the prompts @movietimegirl shared :)

I hope you'll enjoy this story as much as I do. Please give me feedbacks so I can know what you thought of it! See you soon folks!

...

Alone. 

Misunderstood.

As far back as he could remember, Lo'ak had always felt all alone.

But his brother was dead. And now he felt the loneliness more than ever. He realized that, before today, he had never really been alone. Neteyam had always been by his side. And it took his death to realize that.

Neteyam, his lifelong protector, had died protecting him one last time. He would have to go on without him. And it was all his fault, he knew it. If he hadn't forced him to go back for Spider, Neteyam wouldn't have been shot, and he would still be alive.

Although Lo'ak had always felt left out, Neteyam had always been there for him and often made up for his mistakes. His habit of putting himself in danger had killed his brother. He would never forgive himself. 

All the events of the last few months came back to his mind in succession. Lo'ak regularly endangered his brothers and sisters. He had deliberately disobeyed his father to retrieve weapons during the maglev raid, and his brother had almost died in the attack. Then he had endangered his sisters and even Spider by taking them to the old shack where they had met Quaritch... he couldn't help but feel that he was the reason for their escape. At least, taking refuge within the Metkayina clan had allowed him to meet Tsireya and Payakan. But then again, during the battle, Lo'ak had left his sisters in the hands of Quaritch, and they had all nearly drowned... All the mistakes that he didn’t see.

"You've done enough." 

His father was right. 

Neteyam died because of him. He knew it was too late for apologies. It was all his fault. 

"Alien, that’s all they see."

His brother had tried to love him when he hated himself. Lo'ak was an outcast, they were all right to reject him.

He was no good for anyone. His presence only hurt the others. Everyone was probably better off without him anyway. He had seen the pain in his mother's eyes. He knew that his presence alone reminded her that he was the only reason for her immeasurable sadness. And he didn't want to inflict that on her. 

So Lo'ak stayed alone, in a far corner of the village. He took refuge near the mangroves, a place with dense vegetation where he could vanish without trace. But it was at the foot of the mangroves that he came to rest and think. Where natural terraces of rocks overlooking the sea had formed. It was his and Tsireya's secret place. She taught him the way of water here. The rocky bank opened up into a large hole more than ten meters deep. Lo'ak, as a forest boy, had room for improvement but she had taken the time to teach him. To teach them. 

He would balance between the rocks and then sit on the edge, gazing out at the endless ocean for hours, his eyes lost in the horizon. Tsireya had come to see him a few times. She had sat next to him, she had tried to talk to him. But no words could come out of his mouth. So she just sat there, beside him, silent. He knew how lucky he was to have her as her friend. She could see into him. But he felt unworthy. She and Neteyam were also very close, he knew they talked about him behind his back. And he had torn that away from her too.

The only one he could still confide in was Payakan, his spiritual brother, who he was perched on right now.

"Payakan, how am I going to move forward without him?" the teenager breathed, lying on the animal's massive shell.

"Be patient Lo'ak," uttered Payakan. 

"You know what I told him before all of this happened?" He stood up, waving his hands.

"I told him you were my brother... that I would never be him... the perfect son..." 

His eyes darkened.

"Oh Payakan... what have I done..." 

The boy looked down at his hands as if they were still soaked with his brother's blood. 

"It's no use blaming yourself," his friend tried to reassure him.

Lo'ak said nothing. He thought of his brother. He would do whatever he could to make him say "it's okay" again,to make him tell that everything would go back to the way it was. He hated just what it came to. He lost him, now he felt lost. But he couldn't hold it against him, only he was to blame. Just like Payakan, he would have to pay for it the rest of his life. 

Did that make him a killer? 

He sat up, bringing his legs up to him and wrapping his arms around them. He tried to hold back the tears but felt them burning his eyes. Sobbing, the boy buried his head in his lap and let the sadness flow out of him. 

...

"Lo'ak!"

His name had come to him like a distant echo. He thought he recognized a familiar voice. Once he had gathered his wits, he looked up to try to distinguish where the call was coming from. It was Kiri and Spider, he should have known. The darkness was waiting for him.  They were always supposed to be home by eclipse...

When his sister arrived at his level, she simply put her hand on his shoulder and smiled sincerely.

"Lo'ak, it's time to go home."

If Kiri had come all the way here accompanied by Spider, it was because their parents must have been worried about him not coming home. She was playing her big sister role by bringing him back before they got too worried. The young na'vi did not flinch and gladly followed her after saying goodbye to Payakan. 

When they reached the village, Lo'ak was surprised to see Norman's avatar there talking with his father. He approached him with a smile.

"Norm, I didn't expect to see you here!” 

For the first time in a while, Lo'ak had surprised himself with a sense of joy. Seeing Norm again felt so good.

"Hey boy! It's good to see you!" he said, giving him a hug. "Spider needed an oxygen refill so I came to bring it. Without a helicopter this time..."

He realized at that moment that he must have felt responsible for them being spotted by Quaritch before the big fight. 

"I know about Neteyam. I'm sorry," Norm told him sincerely.

He had watched them grow up. It must have been heartbreaking for him too. Norm was part of the family, he was like an uncle to them. Lo'ak hated himself even more. He nodded sadly. Norm patted him affectionately on the back before letting the boy go. The teenager greeted his parents briefly before heading for their marui. 

Turning back to Jake, Norm sighed.

"How’s he doing?"

"He does what he can as we all do. But it's really hard for him. We barely see him anymore."

"Have you two been talking?"

Jake pursed his lips. He knew for a fact that talking with his son would help him accept what had happened, it would help them both. But it was all still too fresh. And the truth is, he didn't even know what to say to him. Lo'ak was young, death was still a complex concept at that age.

"Jake..." Norm breathed, pulling him out of his thoughts.

"I know... but what do you want me to tell him?"

The avatar laid a loving hand on his friend's shoulder. 

"Have you told him about Tom yet?"

Jake sighed. Tommy. 

"Well, maybe you should," Norm continued.

Norm was right, Jake knew. He had hardly mentioned Tom's name in the presence of his sons. 

He watched Lo'ak in the distance, eating his meal away from the rest of the clan. He couldn't help but see himself in him. In fact, Neteyam and Lo'ak reminded him a lot of him and Tom. Neteyam was very wise and quiet by nature, and resembled his twin in every way, while Lo'ak had inherited more of his personality traits, especially his rebellious side. In Neteyam's shadow, Lo'ak was trying to carve out a place for himself, just as his father did when everything his older brother did was a success - the great scientist. Jake had wanted to give meaning to his life and that is why he joined the military. He believed he had found something worth fighting for. Then he lost the use of his legs. And Tom got killed. Nothing made sense anymore. Just like today.

But Neteyam's death was still too recent. When the time was right, he would talk to Lo'ak.

"Not today, Norm."

Jake stood up to come sit next to his son, out of the way.

"Hey son..." he breathed, pausing to make sure he had Lo'ak's attention. "You okay?"

"I'm fine," the interested party replied unconvincingly.

"Your mother is worried about you," his father insisted before adding "...and so am I."

"Like that matters..." the boy then sighed, deliberately avoiding his father's gaze.

"Lo'ak..."

Jake's face broke down. Talking to his youngest son had always been difficult and the current situation wasn't helping. He had lost a son, but Lo'ak had lost a brother. A situation he knew all too well and it reminded him of how similar he and Lo'ak were in their fate. He only hoped that time would allow them to heal their wounds. 

It was time for their family to come together.

…

Tomorrow, it was decided. The Sullys had gathered their belongings to return to their people for a while. They were going back to the Omatikaya clan to replenish their resources and gather supplies, mainly weapons and medicine. 

Straddling her ikran, Neytiri kissed Tuktirey's forehead. 

"Let's go home."

The same rain that had led them to the sea people led them back to the forest people. The eight-hour flight on the back of their ikrans was exhausting. They arrived drained, their limbs weighed down and dehydrated. They suffered in every way possible, but it was worth it. Because Neytiri needed to be reunited with her people, and so did the children. 

The Tree of Souls stood before them with Mo'at at its base. No words were needed. She took her daughter in her arms, sucking in all the pain that was hers. Mo'at knew. And who better than a mother to understand the pain of a grieving mother? They were soon joined by Kiri and Tuk. The latter  threw herself into her grandmother's arms. 

Around them, the Omatikaya people flocked to meet them. There were hugs, there were pats, and words of compassion: "Ngaytxo", "Eywa ngahu", echoes of apologies from the people showing their support. There was this oppressive atmosphere of sadness and grief.

Jake couldn’t breathe.

He hadn't felt such an intense struggle since the time he almost suffocated to death: his lungs emptying of their oxygen. But right now it was worse: he felt like he wasn't alive. It was too heavy, he couldn't stand there and pretend everything was okay. He needed to be alone to take time to process his pain.

In the midst of all this, Lo'ak was also suffering. He looked around at all the people with anxiety, wondering if they blamed him for his brother's death. Did they know what happened or did they only know that Neteyam was gone forever?

His mother drew him out of his thoughts: 

"Where’s your father?" 

"I'm going to look for him," Lo'ak replied, without thinking.

…

The forest of Pandora.

Jake felt as if he had left it years ago when it had only been a few months. It had seemed like an eternity. To find himself there, the place that had made him fall in love, it brought him comfort. He could breathe again. He wandered without thinking of where he was going, he let himself be guided by his steps. Then he stopped dead in his tracks. This place, this light, this greenery, these waterfalls, this lake... it was the place where he used to fish with his oldest son. He crouched down at the water's edge, as if Neteyam was going to show him his latest catch. A big one, without a doubt.

But nothing happened. He was alone here. And the only face he could see in the water’s reflection was his own. He looked miserable with his eyes eaten away by fatigue and his wounds still very apparent. He saw a tear roll down his cheek. He looked away to look in the distance. He saw himself washing the lifeless body of his son beside Neytiri again, this image haunted him. He broke down in tears, letting it all out. Jake mourned the death of his son for the first time.

...

Lo'ak walked deeper into the forest. Following familiar paths, he hoped to run into his father. He couldn't have gone far anyway. It must have been a few minutes since he realized he was gone.

A noise attracted him. He looked up. Sobs. It was a man crying. And that man was none other than his own dad. Lo'ak could not believe it, he had never seen his father cry. It was only when he saw him in the distance, kneeling on the ground, one hand on his forehead, looking down at the water at his feet, that he could believe what he had heard. His father was crying.

Lo'ak approached and without even realizing it, he stood behind him not knowing what to say. Jake hadn't even noticed his presence.

When Neytiri had asked him to go look for his father, Lo'ak had thought he would simply tell him his mom was looking for him and then take him back to the village. But now that he had found him, he understood the reason why his father had slipped away. Asking him to return was the last thing he wanted to do.

And the reason beyond that was that in his dad’s presence, Lo'ak felt the need to justify himself. He felt the need to apologize, to ask his dad to blame him, to put Neteyam's death on his shoulders and not his. 

"I'm sorry he's not here with us," Lo'ak began.

Jake looked up, realizing he was no longer alone. 

"I'm not like him, I wish I was, but I'm just an alien, demon blood. I'm sorry I'm not the son you wanted me to be. I'm sorry I’m not him..."

"Lo'ak..." Jake whispered, trying to stop him.

But the teenager barely took a breath between each sentence, his thoughts moving faster than his speech. He was hyperventilating, spitting out all his words like stones that he wanted to get rid of his heart as soon as possible. 

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I should have listened to you, but then again, I wanted to do things my way and it led him to death. It should have been me. I'm sorry I killed him!"

As he said this last sentence, Lo'ak burst into tears. He looked down to avoid his father's gaze, he didn't want him to feel sorry for him, pretty much on the contrary.

"Remember I told you I had a brother?" Jake asked abruptly to his son, breaking the silence. 

"Um... yes. Tom, I think his name was," Lo'ak sniffed.

"That's right, Tom, my twin brother."

"But you never really talk about him."

And there was a good reason for that.

"He's dead. He got shot, too."

Lo'ak looked up at his father.

"Dad... I didn't know. I thought he was on Earth."

"The reason I came to Pandora the reason all of this happened was because he died. I was offered to take over his contract, to pilot his avatar," Jake confessed.

"You mean you could have never come?" asked Lo'ak, clearly surprised.

"Well... Tom was a great scientist, he studied hard to come to Pandora. He was brilliant, he was good at everything. The Avatar mission was his dream."

"Weren't you interested in that?"

"I grew up hearing about it, but I never figured  I’d be going there. Tommy had been preparing for this his whole life, he was the one looking for answers.”

"Did you two get along well?"

"To tell you the truth, he and I were very different. I preferred to go out, to go on adventures, whereas he was very calm by nature, he liked to read a lot. We used to read together, we loved the heroes of Greek mythology..."

Lo'ak didn't understand everything his dad talked about, but he was glad to know that he had a brother and that he could understand him.

"It must have been hard… losing him."

Jake remembered the night his brother died like it was yesterday.

"You know, the night before he died, the two of us met at a bar to talk. It was to tell me he was officially leaving for Pandora in a week. I wanted to celebrate with him, cause I knew we wouldn't see each other again for a long time. It takes  six years to get here, you know. But he didn't want to stay, he had things to do, he wanted to go back and I didn't hold him back. After that, I found out that a guy with a gun shot him, for the paper in his wallet."

Jake left his sentence hanging. He hadn't thought about it in quite a while, but discussing it with his son made him realize that he could help him.

"You don't know how much I blame myself for what happened."

"But it wasn't your fault! It was that guy who killed him! You didn't do it!" Lo'ak became revolted.

And that was exactly the reaction Jake was expecting. He put his hands on his son's shoulders and looked him straight in the eye.

"Just as you are not responsible for your brother's death, Lo'ak." 

The young boy looked away, holding back tears.

"Son, you meant well, it wasn't your fault."

Lo'ak suddenly realized that his father felt as guilty as he did, and despite all this, he had moved on, admitting that the real culprit laid elsewhere. Lo'ak snuggled into his father's arms. Jake held him tightly to his heart.

When he ended their embrace, Jake rubbed the top of his head in the same way Neteyam used to do with Lo'ak, reminding him he was the one who taught him this move in the first place.

"Let's go find your mom." 

…

Utralä (a)Nawm

We are all seeds

ayrina’l(u) ayoeng,

of the great tree

A peyä tìtxur mì hinam awngeyä

whose strength is in our legs

N(a) aysangek afkeu,

like the mighty trunks,

Mì pun

in our arms

N(a) ayvul ahusawnu,

as sheltering branches

M(ì) aynar

in our eyes

Na seze

the blue-flower

A ’ong ne tsawke.

which unfolds the sun

Utralä (a)Nawm

we are all seeds

ayrina’ l(u) ayoeng,

of the great tree

A peyä tìrol m(ì) awnga.

whose song is within us.

The Na’vi say that there is no death, only change. The Sully's life would never be the same again. All the events they faced for several months had changed them. They were forest people, but they were also sea people now: Neteyam rested with their ancestors. Once the Remembrance Ceremony was over, they gathered as a family with Mo'at to honor the memory of their son and brother one last time. 

A few days later, it was already time for them to leave. Staying here too long could put the People in danger and that was the last thing they wanted after all that had happened. Restocked with medical and military supplies, they were ready to return to the place they now called kelku, home, knowing that it was only a “see you soon” not a farewell.

...

When she saw the Sully return, Tsireya felt that Lo'ak's relationship with her father had changed.

That evening, Tsireya sat down beside Lo'ak. Without saying a word, she simply rested her head on his shoulder, affectionately stroking his chest to calm his breathing, as she used to do during their training sessions. She closed her eyes as if lulled by the steady rise of his chest. No words were needed, they were just happy to feel each other's presence again.

"You know, I've talked to my dad," Lo'ak confided to her after a moment.

She had suspected it, but she was so happy that he confided in her that she didn't let him know.

"I'm so glad you finally were able to talk to your dad. Told you he would understand," she breathed before adding, "I'm so proud of you Lo'ak."

"Thank you, Tsireya, for being my friend."

He placed his hand on the one Tsireya had placed over his heart earlier and smiled at her.

She smiled back at him, revealing the dimples that Lo'ak had a secret adoration for. . 

The look on her face, however, changed to a more serious one. She put both hands around his face.

"Lo'ak, I think you’re ready to see your brother now." 

Lo'ak knew she was right. But he wasn't sure he could do it. What if he couldn't connect with him? 

"Tsireya, I don't know if I..." he choked as he placed his hand over hers.

"You have to," she insisted, her eyes moist.

She paused to hold back a sob. It saddened her to see Lo'ak so alone. She was sure that seeing her brother again would allow him to finally accept what had happened and move on. 

"He's waiting for you, Lo'ak," she whispered, like a prayer.

The boy took her in his arms.

"You're right," he whispered in her ear as he tightened his embrace. "I'll go to the Tree of Souls early tomorrow morning.

From their marui, Neytiri watched the scene fondly. 

"I'm glad Lo'ak was able to find a friend in Tsireya, who truly understands him." 

Her gaze turned to Jake, who squeezed her hand in response. They smiled at each other.

…

The light of day was barely palpable when Lo'ak climbed down from the hammock in which he had been sleeping earlier. Without a sound, he unhooked it from the ends of the marui, rolled it up and put it away in a corner. He had finally found the will to go and see his brother, but he did not want to be disturbed in his solemn approach.

The village was surprisingly quiet. Everyone was asleep and he didn't cross paths with panyone on his way. All he had to do was call his ilu who would lead him to the Tree of Souls. 

It was still a big journey and it gave him time to think. A thousand times he had thought of turning back, dreading the moment of reunion too much. But on the other hand, he couldn't help thinking about his dad's confidences, about his past and about his brother. He didn't want to have any regrets.

The Tree of Souls loomed under his feet. He took a deep breath and dived down to find his brother.

...

"Neteyam?" 

Lo'ak looked around for his brother. He couldn't see him anywhere. What if...?

"My baby bro!" a voice came from behind him.

Lo'ak immediately turned around. He smiled as he saw his older brother facing him.

"So the mighty warrior is being grounded. No flying for a month huh?" his older brother teased him, patting his head affectionately.

"I deserved it... You almost got killed because of me..." replied Lo'ak, using a more serious tone.

"Oh that? It was nothing... Grandma treated me well, I should be able to get away with it!" Neteyam joked.

"Come here, I'm not done with you!" 

Kiri had just grabbed him by the shoulders to sit him down to apply more solution to his wounds.

"Ouch!" 

He gritted his teeth.

"Hold still, this should ease your pain."

Seeing his brother in pain, Lo'ak's face darkened.

"Don't make that face, baby brother!" Neteyam reassured him, "What did Dad ask you to do? Taking care of the ikrans I bet..."

He felt the tears come to his eyes. 

"Neteyam... if I had listened to you, none of this would have happened..." he paused, thinking about how recent events had kept coming. "I promise I’ll listen to you from now on..."

Neteyam looked at Lo'ak with seriousness. He placed a loving hand on his brother's shoulders and looked him in the eye.

"Don't blame yourself, baby brother, we couldn't have foreseen what would happen. None of this is your fault Lo'ak. Promise me you'll forgive yourself, okay bro?"

Despite everything that happened, his brother had forgiven him. 

"I promise," he conceded before throwing himself into his arms, finally letting his tears fall.

"I'll always be there for you Lo'ak. Always."

[ruminate88]

Finding Peace In Love:

I dated two narcissist back to back, Cody, then Andrew and I dealt with a third narcissist, Jake, who kept hovering over me throughout my 20’s! I wasn’t physically attracted to Jake but he was always so mysterious and flirty towards me. I found my love life was everything but peaceful. I found it hard to breathe and not drown in the waves of depression. There wasn’t a day I woke up that I felt sure of the path I was on or confident in myself and my life choices. I was being lead every day by my emotions and my hormones. I chased the “pretty guys” around wanting them to want me just as bad. They were nothing but teasers. The narcissists in my life all accept one of them, was insanely and physically good looking. I knew both of my exes were “too good to be true”. I would question myself constantly as to, “Why would these very gorgeous men wanna talk to me??” (Back then I knew nothing about narcissism)

That was the most disappointing part of my past is that it was all “too good to be true” and those men CAN have any woman they want… Why would they settle for me?? They’re never going to settle down and be happy with just one, woman or even men too. Cody was bisexual and didn’t limit himself to one gender, leaving me out numbered by a see of hungry and desperate people. I ONLY wanted to have a loving and positive relationship with both of my exes but I’ve found they can’t be either of those things and they certainly can’t ever support me emotionally, financially or even as a friend. In my experiences, they just take and take from me until they’re disgusted by me and already obsessed with someone new.

Prior to the narcissist, I had this grand vision of what love is supposed to be. That is why “the love bomb phase” was hard to detect as “toxic”; even though it all felt intense and a little crazy. I was looking for “crazy”, essentially. I also use to believe my soulmate had to be someone who was so much like me and have everything in common with me! Thats why when my exes were “mirroring” me, it only put me in a delusional and fantasy-like mindset and caused me to fall for their “mask”. I thought I always wanted a partner that was exactly like me but honestly, it became an annoyance to me. Jake, mirrored me to an extreme level that we actually had competition amongst each other and it made me even less attracted to him physically and in general.

After my relationships with narcissists, I was in such a toxic atmosphere and down on myself that I just stopped caring. I was so exhausted from trying to please and impress both Cody and Andrew. I was giving up on finding love and giving up on myself altogether. I threw out most of my beliefs on “love” and “soul mates”. I told myself what I was looking for may not be out there. Of course I STILL wanted a “grand love” but was expecting it less and less. Whenever I met my husband, I had almost no expectations or goals but found my husband to be the nicest guy on planet earth. From our very first conversation; I immediately felt at peace within myself and within my life. That was truly the first time I believed “I was going to be okay.” I had to further investigate this new man whom was more than a gentleman towards me. He was patient, he was understanding and ready to give his heart and love to someone. 🥹

I had only ever dated “takers”. My first real boyfriend, Stewart, was when I was 18 and even though he wasn’t a “narcissist”, he was lazy and unwilling to work or give anything to me. He took advantage of me and my parents for two years. Whenever I met my husband, he was a giver for sure and I felt very undeserving of him but it was the first time I felt truly safe and appreciated by a man. The biggest thing that stood out to me was the peace I felt. That meant more to me than anything else. I had no expectations when I met my husband but he only got better with time. Conversation between us was mostly easy and positive. We even agree to disagree well. I found we don’t have everything in common but we often work to find a compromise when it’s plausible. My husband and I don’t rush to point fingers at the other person or say hurtful words. However, no one on this planet is perfect and our marriage is far from perfect. It’s the peace that I find with him that keeps me with him. Yes I’m attracted to him and I feel mostly safe with him but I’ve come to accept so many differences between us to keep that “peace” that I’ve come to desire more and more of peace. My exes caused me so much grief and drama that I was very unhinged to now feeling “whole” with my husband. I feel more put together next to him and I don’t lay awake questioning his intentions the way I did with my ex, Andrew.

You can learn to work with someone who wants the same things out of life as you IF you’re willing to try. It does take two and no two people ever perfectly treat each other 100% perfectly. My husband has done or said things at times I didn’t agree with or particularly like HOWEVER, I know he doesn’t always agree with me too BUT because we both want marriage and a family, we respect each other and accept what is. The most important thing I think is that we’re both just calm people separately, we always try to defuse any situation that becomes too chaotic for us and we’ve never purposely spewed any kind of hatred towards the other and I believe it’s because we both genuinely want a loving and lasting relationship. We easily can bring up a touchy subject, say our opinions and even if don’t like each others point of view, we quietly keep it to ourselves or else kindly say no we don’t see it that way and let it go. I always tell my husband “you get what you give” and “you can only control your own actions, not someone else’s!” I think that helps us both to be careful what we do and say to each other but I have expected so little based on what little I’ve received prior to meeting him! 😓

The narcs in my past did nothing BUT work to bring me hardship, bring me chaos and stress. Andrew said the most romantic lies to me, only to then disappoint me over and over again. Andrew caused me a lot of anger because his actions were opposite of the promises he made to me. 😞 He did nothing but lie and cheat!! The narcs in my past worked to hurt me over and over again. Constantly getting my hopes up but then making me feel as if I wasn’t good enough or worth their actual time and efforts. I felt they only wanted to use my body but that they could care less about my heart. Having ex boyfriends who only took from me and gave me absolutely nothing, caused me to expect nothing from men moving forward. My husband came as a surprise to me. He was more than willing to take his time out to notice me and to get to know me. My husband talked with me 3 months over just texting and phone calls before I was even comfortable to FaceTime him or jump into another relationship with a man. My husband was the opposite of my exes. He was very forward and open about what he wanted with me and out of life. I felt he had nothing to hide but with my exes, I felt they had everything to hide from me…

[smoria]

okay... i haven’t been around for a bit, but i’ve got one thing to say... possibly two, but the second one you have heard already.

LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT

okay... i’m done

what the ever loving fuck do y’all keep doing to vera? this is the end and y’all deadass could not take her out of I LOVE BEING MANIPULATED ALLEY. sadly, she cannot see it or she doesn’t want to. she’s as idiotic as she’s ever been and more paranoid. i get her home environment did not help her and probably made it a tad bit more difficult for her to recognize it [case and point when it came to ferguson when she was governor and vera was her deputy], but you figure she would learn signs that it was happening at this point. no cap, you could kill every fucking character on this show and i would not give a damn. she has regressed so badly from the shit i have seen and mind you, i have not watched an entire episode yet because i have been busy. i would have enjoyed her more if they repaired the damage they created, but looks like i’m seeing a great value joan, but more easily malleable than ever before.

also.. jake can still go away and never come back.

[teddywancurlobi]

this was going to be in the first post, but we can all clearly see where that fucking went so jake gets a solo ass kicking by me...

or hank hill

[youknowwhoiamassbutt]

Harry Osborn Playlist

Alright, I’ve been putting a playlist together for a few months now of songs that make me think of different aspects of Harry Osborn or his relationships, mainly based on lyrics.  I’m constantly adding to songs to my personal list so this is just what I have so far, I may make a part 2 in the future.  feel free to reblog this with your own playlists!  No more rambling, let’s get into it.

Parksborn:

Bad Luck-Noah Kahan

Overwhelmed- Mac & Christian Gates

I’m Not the One-3oh!3

Guy.exe-Superfruit (MSM 2017)

Paparazzi-Kim Dracula (ASM)

Wish You Were Sober-Conan Gray

Heather-Conan Gray

Enemies-Lauv

Hurt-Updog

What a Shame-Leyla Blue (ASM)

Nails-Call Me Karizma (ASM)

Issues-Julia Michaels (MSM 2017)

RIP-Olivia O’brien (Raimi-verse)

The Knife in my Back-Alec Benjamin

Head First-Christian French

The Night We Met-Lord Huron (Raimi-verse)

All I Need is You-Lecrae (MSM 2017)

Bestie- Bhad Bhabie and Kodak Black  (I honestly have no idea why tf I associate this song with them)

It’s You, Not Me-Masked Wolf and Bebe Rexha (ASM)

Sabotage-Bebe Rexha

Who you Are-Blackbear

IDFC-Blackbear

Harry/MJ/Peter:

Sleeptalking-Jake Scott (Raimiverse)

George Bailey-Jake Scott (Raimiverse)

Harry/MJ:

Happiest Year-Jaymes Young (Raimiverse)

Call Out My Name-The Weeknd (Raimiverse)  (Alternatively a good cover is by Drew Ryn)

Party Harry:

The Motto-Ava Max & Tiesto

Last Hurrah-Bebe Rexha

People I Don’t Like-Upsahl

 Sympathetic Green Goblin//Haunted Harry:

Can You Feel My Heart-Mothica

Chasing-NF

Alone-NF

Mansion-NF

Man or Monster-Sam Tinnesz

Popular Monster-Falling in Reverse

God Save Me, But Don’t Drown Me Out-Yungblud

Welcome to My Mind-Spencer Barnett

Float-Call Me Karizma

Save M-Vict Molina feat. Notime

Sabotage-Bebe Rexha

Venom Harry:

Psycho-Aviva

Norman Osborn is an abusive father:

Let You down-NF

Invisible-NF

Broken Angel-NF

DNA-Lia Marie Johnson

Villain Harry:

Enemy-Tommee Profitt

Villain-Julia Wolf

How Villains are Made-Madalen Duke

Villain-Madison Beer

Super Villain-Stileto and Silent Child

Darkside-Neoni

Green Goblin is a defense mechanism for trauma:

Monster-Call Me Karizma

Destructible-Siiickbrain

Harry vs Norman:

Enemy-Tommee Profitt

Only One King-Tommee Profitt

Insecure Harry:

Afraid-The Neighborhood

Shy-Alexander Stewart

[thewhaatever]

BE MORE CHILL LONDON

My brain was very bad at processing things that day but seeing the show on Saturday was honestly the best experience of my life and here's why:

First of all: Joe Iconis was sitting two rows in front of me.

I was freaking out a little and my friend was laughing at me but I didn't want to annoy him so I tried to chill

But then he was standing behind us in line for merch (he was buying a whole bunch of his own merch which was kinda funny) and some other people talked to him so I did too and I'm not entirely sure what I said to him but he was SO nice and then I got a picture and... yeah I was just really happy.

Now to the show:

The set was incredible. Absolutely amazing.

The screen was used so perfectly and made everything seem like a videogame, honestly.

It was basically the only set. The only furniture they had was a desk for Jeremy's room, chairs for the school and some other minor things (I have to say it did seem a little bit empty at times and I wish that would have used a bed at least - didn't make sense to me that Jeremy falls asleep at his desk - but I'm probably just too used to the Broadway set)

More Than Survive was SO good! Scott puts so much emotion in his portrayal of Jeremy... I can't really describe what exactly he did but something about his Jeremy felt so real and yeah I might have cried a little... (I honestly think he’s my favourite Jeremy so far)

Also: Blake's Michael is very different from George's but in such an interesting way. I loved him the second he entered the stage. He really did capture the "Doesn't care about what anyone thinks, but deep down he does a little" - Energy.

Play Rehearsal was.... wow.

Miracle's Christine had no chill. At all. She was so unbelievably weird and quirky. (Also, she seemed much colder / not interested in talking about anything except theatre and when she didn't want to talk about something she was really showing that by acting uninterested... I thought that was an interesting take that definitely worked for the character) Every normal person would have been a little freaked out by her energy during the song probably but Jeremy was just staring at her the whole time with heart eyes it was really cute.

Favourite part was how Jake said: "Rich is doing it cause he's MY BOI!"

Squip Song was great, his VOICE!! WOW. I love James's Rich. Like, you could really see that even though he's the school's bully, there's something underneath that's not right. Everything he did felt very forced and I loved it (also, I told James at the stage door that Rich is my favourite character and that made him really happy apparently)

Now that I am thinking about it, I think they changed that scene a little and Rich didn't pee (so that conversation was missing) but that was probably due to the set bc the toilets were just projections on the screen so it would have been weird if he pretended to pee on the screen 😂

Also really loved the use of the screen during that whole scene, it was flashing and glitching when Rich's Squip was acting up

They brought back the bean bags for Two Player Game!!

The staging for this was so cool because at the end when Jeremy and Michael were dancing the screen made it look like they were the characters in the game (but differently than on Broadway) and I loved it (I'm sorry I'm really bad at explaining this)

Also, Blake's 'Is it really true, I'm your favourite person' was so funny, he did like a model pose or something and was sliding off the bag.

Scott was basically sitting on the floor the whole time because he somehow didn't manage to properly sit on that bag

Also, I think they changed the dialogue about Jeremy's mum a little bc when Michael asks him if he's heard from her Jeremy said "A little" and I'm pretty sure he didn't say that before

I feel Blake's Michael is that kind of person who's really bad at expressing how he feels... like, you could see in his face that he didn't like Jeremy's idea about going to the Payless and that he was genuinely scared about being too uncool for Jeremy afterwards but he really tried to say the "will u be to cool for... videogames" kinda jokey and yeah I'm overanalysing but I loved it

One thing in general: Everyone seemed really young on stage, definitely much younger than the Broadway cast. Especially Jeremy and Michael. I really believed that they were teenagers!! And I really love that.

Scott was fidgeting a LOT with his hands and I feel like that was very in character for Jeremy. I thought so often that he would drop things.... (like the money in the scary stockboy scene.. it took him so long to give it to Michael)

Jakes favourite restaurant is Pizza Hut now

When the Squip was activated Scott was screaming and rolling across the entire stage and it would have been funny if it didn't look like he was actually in pain

Because the stage was different the Squip had to walk on for his entrance and somehow that was incredibly funny to me but I can't explain why

Stewart Clarke. Holy shit. I'd totally swallow a supercomputer if it looked like him! I loovveeed his take on the role. I've seen interviews with him where he was talking about how he has to think of so many weird questions like how does a computer act, does it feel, how does it feel etc. And I really saw that he was thinking about those things. At the beginning his Squip was very robot-ish, simply focused on making Jeremy cool, without any secret plan or anything. But throughout the show, the Squip clearly evolved and became more... human, I guess? Like it was showing more and more human traits/emotion which peaked in The Play (later more on that)

In conclusion: I loved the Squip so so much

Squip: "Everything about you makes me wanna die!"

Jeremy: "Uhhhhhh this is intense!!"

The Brooke/Chloe scene in the mall was so funny and the part where the Squip tells Jeremy what to say (u know, in bmc pt.1) might have been my favourite part of the show. Scott looked so awkward and confused by everything but he did his best to mirror the Squip (they did identical movements the whole time which I don't remember from Broadway but my memory is shit so...)

Millie's Chloe was so over the top I love it.

They changed the dialogue a lot here, so that there's no mention of Madeleine at all so Chloe wasn't pissed or anything (I'm not sure if I like that) Jeremy just said something along the lines of "Oh you wouldn't know her because she's French" and that's where Brooke picks up her trying to speak French- thing

I THINK (not 100% sure tho) that Millie said "Jeremy?" Instead of "Jerry" At the beginning of that scene and that Scott was a bit confused for a second but he just continued with "It's Jeremy" and then Millie had to duck away because she was laughing (but maybe she did say it right and was just laughing at Jeremy in character idk)

I loved how Eloise's Brooke was so awkward. From the second that Jeremy noticed her she tried SO hard to impress him and it didn't work very well but it was so cute. Chloe tries to show her the whole time what to do but that doesn't make it better.

During Do you wanna ride, Jermey got so scared of the girls that he climbed onto the table with the t-shirts (actually now that I'm thinking about it he was climbing on things a lot)

Guy That I'd kinda be into was so cute!! I never particularly liked that song but Miracle somehow gave it a very different flair and I loved that. They changed the staging a bit and there weren't other people with hearts (there were hearts on the Screen) but at one point Rich was coming on stage with a helium heart balloon for like a second and then he disappeared again 😂 that was a bit weird but...

now lets get to the Act 1 Finale which was SO GOOD

Okay, so they changed it up quite a lot: After the whole "Eminem is dead?!" The Squip tells Jeremy that Brooke likes him (and Christine doesn't, yet) and Jeremy is so shocked that he turns to Brooke and says "You like me?" And she's like confused but nods and he's like: "Why???" (I loved that, Scott delivered that line really funny) and then Brooke explains the whole thing with Chloe, that she always gets noticed first etc. (That whole scene was really cute Jeremy and Brooke really seemed to actually like each other and I was really able to relate to Brooke - good Job Eloise!)

Then Brooke starts singing the "I'm tired of being the person that everyone thinks that I am" Jeremy repeats it and then she starts Upgrade with the tres magnifique bit. It's like on the OBC until Jake's and Christine's part. They do their verse but run off after "Gotta get an upgrade" (Miracle was singing this up the octave which sounded SO cool) so they didn't have their conversation about Jake's parents (I did miss this a little but I get why it was cut) and then Jeremy ran back on stage followed by the Squip (you can see in Stewart's performance that he's already much more persuasive in a human way than before) who starts to sing the aggressive "C-c-c-come on Jeremy can't you see we got a plan, now be the man..." From the original cast album (I loved this SO much). Everyone came on to sing the "Christine" part in that and was surrounding Jeremy. He then shouts "Arghh too many voices in my head" the Squip leaves, Michael comes on, they do their "Jeremy that's amazing" dialogue, the Squip explains optic nerve blocking and says that he has to cut Michael off if he wants to be popular (Squip: "Cut your ties... or you'll both drown" I remember that because it sounded so unbelievably dramatic), Michael asked "Are you coming" and leaves the stage for Jeremy to sing Loser, Geek, Whatever.

I loved all of that so much because Scott puts so much emotion into this song, it nearly made me cry!! He really conveyed Jeremy's inner struggle without making him look like an asshole, more like a stupid kid that's going to make a really stupid decision

The second verse and chorus of LGW were cut (the "Dad taught me follow your instincts..." part) which I really liked (I never enjoyed the chorus of this song tbh).

"THE PROBLEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN.... .... me" the way Scott sang that truly broke my heart.

AND THEN (Loved this SO SO MUCH) after "ever agaaiiiiinnn" He went straight into that part that I guess you could call an Upgrade reprise from the Original Cast album ("And I wasn't sure before but now I wanna go all the way and more so give me that upgrade" etc.) AND it tied in so perfectly with Michael then asking again "Are you coming" and "Optic nerve Blocking on" and as much as I loved the "I'm tired of being the person that everyone thinks that I am" chorus, this was SUCH a great way to end act one, I might even prefer this.

I just love how they mixed in the old parts from this song that I was really missing on the OBC.

When the Squip came out in his first dress (is it a dress?) Costume people were cheering, loved that. (I mean that costume IS gorgeous and Stewart Clarke looks absolutely fabulous in all the costumes)

That was Act 1!! (I am so sorry if you actually read everything up to this point...)

Act 2

Halloween had such an amazing energy!!! The dances!! Ahh

At his "I don't have a machete but a loaf of bread will do" line, James threw the bread up in the air but didn't catch it and just hit his head as he went to pick it up as if he was blaming his Squip (not sure if that was supposed to happen but I loved it)

I loved how the Squip joined the dance, it looked so fancy with his costume 😂 I know he did this on Broadway too and I never really understood why (the others can't see him after all) but there it kinda felt like it was hinting at the fact that the Squip was becoming more human-ish??? (I'm definitely overthinking this) Like he was having fun maybe??? Idk

Millie's Do you wanna hang was so hilarious!!!

Like I said they didn't have a bed so she was just dancing around him (which looked good but I missed a bed here tbh) and they added a bit of dialogue (I think, maybe it was in the Broadway version) where Jeremy asked her "Are you jealous of Brooke??" And she was like "I'm not jealous I just don't understand why everyone likes her and no one likes me." (Or something like that) and the way Millie delivered that line really gave Chloe a whole lot of character depth. She sounded so heartbroken, I just wanted to hug her.

When the Squip shuts off (it looked really funny), Stewart just trust-falls backwards off stage and someone has to catch him and I was just thinking what if whoever catches him forgets about it??? 😂😂 (No seriously, dear catch person, don't forget this, ever... we need him as a Squip)

And now, the moment we have all been waiting for. MITB

Ahhh I was having so many feeling during this scene. I already told you that I love Blake's Michael and I really loved how rational and smart (?) He sounds in the scene before the song compared to Jeremy who kept insisting that the Squip isn't bad.

They added a bit of dialogue here too I think, because Jeremy said something along the lines of "You said technology isn't dangerous-" "Yeah unless someone uses it like you do!" (Something like this), really loved that as people somehow keep insisting that this is a show about the dangers of modern technology (It's definitely not).

Blake and Scott both did such an incredible job in this scene (and overall obviously), you just knew something bad was about to happen...

At the "Leave me alone" (not sure if that's what he's saying) line Jeremy steps reaaalllyy close to Michael (like there noses were almost touching close) and he looked so intimidating towards Michael and Blake sounded actually a bit scared when he says "Or you'll what?"

Then they just stand there for some seconds, not moving, before Jeremy says the "Get out of my way, loser" and Scott says this with so much hatred, my heart was actually hurting. Michael then just steps away and he looked sooo sad I almost cried.

MITB was absolutely amazing. Again very different than George's version but with just as much emotion and Blake's voice was sooooo beautiful, I can't!!

He sang the last "Michael in the Bathroom by himself" a bit different (can't really describe it but the note on "bath" was higher than usual? I don't know much about music sorry) and I loved loved loved that

The scene with Christine and Jeremy was so sweet. They were so unbelievably weird, I love them.

When the costumed person between them leaves, Christine pulls Jeremy across the stage by his legs and places them on top of hers (like in the promo pic) and it looked so cute!!

After that when Rich comes on and says the "I'll burn you out" I was soo sure somehow that there used to be a voiceover of his Squip but I can't find it anywhere so idk I'm confused... But it's definitely not there anymore.

Smartphone Hour. Holy shit, that was SO good. Renée Lamb's voice OMG!! Absolutely incredible.

(I just had to notice once again how much I hate the costumes in this scene... like the colours are great but what teenager wears THAT to sleep???)

The screen was so cool here again!! It obviously showed Jenna's selfie with the house (which I want printed to hang on my wall tbh) and then at the end it was full of fire that changed its colour and all of that was so fitting for the colour scheme!! The entire set design is just so incredible.

Also, Brooke is eating a banana when Chloe calls her and when she tells her about the fire Eloise just yeets it across the entire stage

They all looked like they were having so much fun!!

Back to Jeremy: For the scene with Mr Heere, Scott was switching back to total asshole mode... Internally I was like "Uhh that little shit" but yeah, great acting!!

I LOVE the pants song! It's so underappreciated!

The "You're burning incense" line got a lot of laughs

"Say it like you're in the army!"

"NO, SERGEANT, SIR!!!" *salutes*

Loved that

Pitiful Children was actually SO intimidating!! The use of the screen here and in The Play was almost overwhelming but like in a good way, I really felt the seriousness of the situation.

Again great acting skills from Scott and Stewart. Jeremy was so torn between giving in and knowing that it's wrong and the Squip really felt humanly evil at this point.

Renée Lamb's riff!! Omg! She did it very different than in the press videos but it sounded so cool!!

Also, I felt so bad for Jenna. Her "No one's ever asked me that before" really hit me.

"Michael makes an entrance!!!!!" was perfect, I love Blake!

The fight between Jeremy and Michael looked SO violent 😂 at one point towards the end Jeremy punched him and he was just lying there on the edge of the stage for some minutes and only woke up to join everyone screaming at the end.

I loved how everyone acted when they were squipped!! They were very obviously not themselves.

Especially Christine was acting very very differently. Her voice sounded completely different and you could see that Jeremy made his decision to give her the mountain dew red the second she opened her mouth.

Jake's "God I love me!" Was just really wholesome. He sounded so surprised about that.

They didn't have the "My Squip says I can go all the way to Broadway" :((( but I can live with that...

The part where the Squip “Died” was SO good!!! This was really the moment where the Squip felt very much like a human being. He was screaming and begging and sounded actually terrified. His acting here was absolutely incredible. I almost, almost felt bad for him a little.

Also, the projections were amazing, it looked like the screen shattered when the Squip died. 

Again, one thing that really bothered me: What kind of hospital doesn't have beds??? Jeremy and Rich were just sitting in wheelchairs which was fine but like... Why no bed???

I loved James' acting in this scene!!! He was a COMPLETELY different person and everyone noticed that right away. Even without the l lisp, you would have noticed simply by the way he was talking. James really did a great job with Rich!!

His "I'm totally bi now!!" Sounded so surprised and got a lot of applause.

Voices in my head is my favourite song and made me cry 😂

Christine's Squip is now Greta Thunberg!!!!

I loved how Jeremy was totally his old self again when he was talking to Christine. He was stammering and fidgeting with his hands a lot and only managed to bring out the "Bowling Alley performance art?" Because Christine kept encouraging him which was so cute. If there are somehow still people out there who think that their relationship is underdeveloped they should watch this version.

The kiss was so cute!! Miracle and Scott have amazing chemistry!

I really think that's all I have to say... It's a lot I'm sorry 😂😂😂 just had to write those thoughts down.. I hope it makes a little sense I was a bit sick in the last few days so excuse me if anything's worded in a weird way...

I loved it so so much and I'm so happy they got the well-deserved extension! I'm definitely going again sometime soon 😊😊

[officialroyalqueen]

The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards were Sunday at MGM Grand’s Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Without further ado, check out the full list of winners at the 2019 ACM Awards below. ACM Awards Winners 2019 ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Kenny Chesney Chris Stapleton WINNER: Keith Urban FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Miranda Lambert Ashley McBryde Maren Morris WINNER: Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Dierks Bentley Luke Combs WINNER: Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton Keith Urban DUO OF THE YEAR Brothers Osborne WINNER: Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line LOCASH Maddie & Tae GROUP OF THE YEAR Lady Antebellum LANCO Little Big Town Midland WINNER: Old Dominion NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Danielle Bradbery Lindsay Ell WINNER: Ashley McBryde Carly Pearce NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Jimmie Allen WINNER: Luke Combs Jordan Davis Michael Ray Mitchell Tenpenny NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR High Valley WINNER: LANCO Runaway June ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers / Matt Dragstrem Record Label: Warner Music Nashville Desperate Man – Eric Church Producers: Jay Joyce / Arturo Buenahora Jr. Record Label: EMI Records Nashville From A Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton Producers: Dave Cobb / Chris Stapleton Record Label: Mercury Nashville WINNER: Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves Producers: Ian Fitchuk / Daniel Tashian / Kacey Musgraves Record Label: MCA Nashville The Mountain – Dierks Bentley Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randall Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr. Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville SINGLE OF THE YEAR  "Down to the Honky Tonk" – Jake Owen Producer: Joey Moi Record Label: Big Loud Records "Heaven" – Kane Brown Producer: Dann Huff / Polow Da Don Record Label: RCA Nashville "Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent Record Label: Warner Bros. Records "Most People Are Good" – Luke Bryan Producers: Jeff Stevens / Jody Stevens Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville WINNER: "Tequila" – Dan + Shay Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers Record Label: Warner Music Nashville SONG OF THE YEAR  "Break Up In The End" – Cole Swindell Writers: Jessie Jo Dillon / Chase McGill / Jon Nite Publishers: EMI April Music Inc. / Nite Writer Music (ASCAP) / Songs of Universal, Inc. / Plum Nelly (BMI) / Big Music Machine (BMI)/ Big Ass Pile Of Dimes Music (BMI) "Broken Halos" – Chris Stapleton Writers: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton Publishers: WB Music Corp./House of Sea Gayle Music, admin. by ClearBox Rights/Spirit Catalog Holdings, S.a.r.l. admin. by Spirit Two Nashville (ASCAP); Straight Six Music (BMI) "Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line Writers: David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha Publishers: BMG Platinum Songs/Kiss Me If You Can Music (BMI) (all rights administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC) Big Loud Mountain (BMI) and T Hubb Publishing (BMI). All Rights Administered by Round Hill Works. Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. on behalf of itself and Songs of the Corn and Jack 10 Publishing. Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) "Space Cowboy" – Kacey Musgraves Writers: Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves Publishers: Smack Hits/Smack Songs, admin bvy Kobalt Music Group ltd. (GMR); Universal Music Works/We Are Creative NBaSmack Hits/Smack Songs, LLC, admin. by Kobalt Music Group Ltd. (GMR); Universal Music Works/We Are Creative Nation/Jake and Mack Music, admin. by Universal Music Works; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./351 Music (BMI). WINNER: "Tequila" – Dan + Shay Writers: Nicolle Galyon / Jordan Reynolds / Dan Smyers Publishers: Beats and Banjos (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), A Girl Named Charlie (BMI) / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) / Buckeye26 (ASCAP) / Jreynmusic (ASCAP) "Yours" – Russell Dickerson Writers: Casey Brown / Russell Dickerson / Parker Welling Publishers: BMG Platinum Songs/Kailey's Dream / So Essential Tunes / Not Just Another Song Publishing / Hillbilly Science and Research Publishing/Trailerlily Music VIDEO OF THE YEAR  "Babe" – Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift Producer: Roger Hunt Director: Anthony Mandler "Burn Out" – Midland Producer: Ben Skipworth Director: TK McKamy / Cameron Duddy "Burning Man" – Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne Producer: Nate Eggert Director: Wes Edwards WINNER: "Drunk Girl" – Chris Janson Producer: Ben Skipworth Director: Jeff Venable "Shoot Me Straight" – Brothers Osborne Producer: April Kimbrell Director: Wes Edwards / Ryan Silver "Tequila" – Dan + Shay Producer: Christen Pinkston Director: Patrick Tracy SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Ross Copperman Ashley Gorley WINNER: Shane McAnally Chase McGill Josh Osborne MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR WINNER: "Burning Man" – Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randall Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr. Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville "Drowns the Whiskey" – Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert Producer: Michael Knox Record Labels: Macon Music, LLC; Broken Bow Records; BBR Music Group; BMG "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" – David Lee Murphy featuring Kenny Chesney Producers: Buddy Cannon / Kenny Chesney / David Lee Murphy Record Label: Reviver Records "Keeping Score" – Dan + Shay featuring Kelly Clarkson Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers Record Label: Warner Music Nashville "Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha Featuring Florida Georgia Line Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent Record Label: Warner Bros. Records Congratulations to all the winners!

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[thrashermaxey]

Ramblings: Johnny T and the Islanders are Plummeting at the Wrong Time (Mar 1)

  The Niemi-ssance continues!

Other than getting roasted by Mathew Barzal, which could and does happen to anyone, Niemi stopped 27 of 28 to defeat the Islanders. Niemi has made eight starts since joining the Canadiens, winning four of them and putting up a quality start in seven of the eight games. The one blip on Niemi’s record was 4-1 loss to Edmonton in which he stopped 31 of 34 for a .912 save percentage. Literally, his worst start has been a .912 save percentage! That’s his career average! What a run. I don’t trust it at all but am thoroughly entertained.

That Barzal goal, by the way:

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  Niemi will likely get another crack at shutting down the Islanders on Friday after this win.

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The Islanders are in quite the post-All-Star funk. They’ve won just four of 14 games, claiming just 10 of a possible 28 points. That’s a good way to fall out of the race. Worse, they’ve actually gotten some goaltending with Jaroslav Halak boasting a .916 save percentage in that stretch. That isn’t great, and it still comes with a 3.22 goals-against average thanks to all the shots being conceded, but at least he’s battling to an average level.

Instead it’s the offense that is slowing down. They’ve scored 2.57 goals per game since the All-Star break, which is the rate that the anemic Blue Jackets (27th in league scoring) have carried all season. This is bad news for fantasy owners. Check out their top scorers since the All-Star break courtesy of Frozenpool:

Rank

Name

GP

Points

1

BARZAL,MATHEW

14

16

2

BAILEY,JOSH

14

8

3

NELSON,BROCK

14

8

4

BEAUVILLIER,ANTHONY

14

7

5

EBERLE,JORDAN

14

7

6

LEDDY,NICK

14

7

7

TAVARES,JOHN

14

7

8

LEE,ANDERS

14

6

9

HICKEY,THOMAS

14

6

10

PULOCK,RYAN

14

5

11

CIZIKAS,CASEY

14

4

  Outside of Barzal that is bleak. Where’d the magic go for John Tavares, Josh Bailey and Anders Lee? It hasn’t been a lack of power play production, as the Islanders have still clicked at 24% over the past month. That top line is simply getting crushed at 5-on-5 over the last month. Really, it’s that their shooting percentage luck is finally catching up.

Superstars like Tavares can help drive shooting percentage, but Lee, Tavares and Bailey ranked third, sixth and 11th respectively in on-ice shooting percentage at 5-on-5 at the All-Star break. All at well-above 10%, which is a tell-tale rate for regression. Since then, they rank 511th, 460th, and 493rd. All three at below 5%, which is far too low. They should rebound, assuming there’s not some injury or other dynamic causing this drop.

My guess is that after crushing teams since the start of December 2016, teams finally got enough film on that line and schemed a way to slow them down. Add in some regression, perhaps a loss of confidence, Bailey returning from injury and bam, brutal funk.

It doesn’t help that the Islanders’ schedule for the fantasy playoffs (March 5 – March 25) is weaker with just nine games.

Is it too late or can you sell Islanders in your league? All my one-year leagues have passed the deadline and I have zero Islander stock. I had Nick Leddy for most of the season, but his decline is one I’ve documented heavily over the past three months. He actually shows well with seven points in 14 games, but his plus/minus (a category I’ll punt if it’s worth it) has been an anchor. I tried shopping him, but eventually just dropped him outright. A burden was lifted, you have no idea.

With Tavares, you need another star back, no easy task. With Bailey, you can probably come out okay. With Lee, he does enough things that maybe you just ride this out. He’s a multi-category stud as one of just six guys with at least 20 goals, 150 SOG, 30 PIM and 70 hits on the year. Other guys with those benchmarks: Brendan Gallagher, Evander Kane, Jamie Benn, Vincent Trocheck and Brayden Schenn.

You definitely aren’t nabbing the latter four for free. They’ve all got ownership levels through the roof. Gallagher, however, is out there in 50% of Yahoo leagues. He’s trending up with 15 points in 23 games since the start of January. He could be a free upgrade off the waiver wire and would give you 11 games in the fantasy playoffs.

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No Nikita Kucherov for the Lightning last night. We still aren’t sure his exact ailment, though it is purported to be serious. At least they didn’t do what the Bruins did letting Patrice Bergeron play against the Sabres on a (not yet diagnosed) broken foot. Just be healthy next week Kucherov.

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In the world of bizarre goalie performances, how about Chad Johnson defeating the Lightning twice and the Bruins twice in four of his last five starts. They were over 2/1 underdogs in three out of four of those games. The odds on them winning all four would have been 26.5/1, which is in the neighbourhood of the odds you’d get to bet the Islanders to win the Cup.

Since Jack Eichel went down Ryan O’Reilly has nine points and 31 SOG in nine games.

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After making his Flame debut on the top line, Chris Stewart was banished to the fourth line last night. It was worth a shot for Calgary, and two games does not mean can’t be an impact guy. It’s just EXTREMELY unlikely he’ll be a difference-maker for fantasy owners. He need to be a hit right away and flopped. When does Micheal Ferland return?

No timeline yet for Ferland and his undisclosed injury, although he has been skating. He just needs to be back in time for the fantasy playoffs where the Flames have one of the best schedules with 10 games, and a lot of off-night action.

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Need a multi-category boost? Consider Duncan Siemens who has 14 blocked shots in five games since being recalled. He also has nine hits and 21 PIM. Unfortunately, all 21 PIM came in two games against the Flames, who the Avs don’t play again this season.

Big win for the Avs to hang in the playoff race. They are currently in 10th but have a game in hand on the Ducks just one point ahead in the eight seed. The West chase as it stands is going to be insane. There are seven teams within four points of one another chasing three spots, including all three California teams, the Avs, Stars, Blues and Flames.

I don’t think anyone has faith in the Avs, but Nathan MacKinnon is back healthy and looking to drag them there. He has 10 points in six games since returning from injury. I’m not sure there’s a guy I’d rather have for the fantasy playoffs than MacKinnon. He is in full superstar mode, having the season I thought Eichel was going to have.

They need Semyon Varlamov to get there as well, and we know that he can. With both Jonathan Bernier and Andrew Hammond concussed it could be Varlamov starting the bulk of their remaining 19 games. They have only one back-to-back in March, but a tough slate of opponents facing Minnesota, Nashville and Vegas each twice.

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Nice rebound performance for Carter Hutton who got lit up against the Wild the other night coming on in relief of Jake Allen. Neither has been good over the past month for this sinking squad, but Hutton has been better. If they are going to have any hope of hanging in the playoff race, they need to ride Hutton. Two back-to-backs for the Blues during the fantasy playoffs, however, so even if he’s the starter he’ll have reduced utility.

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It would seem that the Rangers don’t have any time for this notion of being a poor destination for fantasy options. Ryan Spooner has four points in two games since joining the team. Vladislav Namestnikov scored two points in his debut.

Then again, the Rangers did get the not-so-imposing matchups of Detroit and Vancouver, so we can pump the brakes.

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The San Jose Sharks extended backup goaltender Aaron Dell for two years at $1.9 million per. That’s a bit on the rich side for a backup, but he was heading towards unrestricted free agency and has performed well with a .920 save percentage in 45 appearances across the past two seasons, while winning over 60% of his decisions.

If you’re Dell, you have to love this job security and bump in pay, especially after conceding 23 goals in your last five appearances. That poor run has tanked his 2017-18 save percentage to .912, which highlights what a small sample of play we are dealing with.

You can’t help but wonder if Scott Darling and the Chicago Blackhawks don’t wish they had been able to come to a similar agreement last season. Would Darling have flamed out in the same way had he stayed in Chicago? Would the Blackhawks have drowned after Corey Crawford went down with vertigo and none of their backups could fill the void? Then again, the Blackhawks might not mind if they can win a top-three pick in the lottery to reinvigorate an aging core.

In any case, Dell’s extension likely takes him out of the mix for potential starters next season. He could conceivably be dealt somewhere, but it’s unlikely that an acquiring team would view him as anything more than a 1B option.

Dell is stuck behind Martin Jones, whose own extension (a six-year deal at $5.75 million per with no-trade protection) kicks in next season as well. It could be worse! While Jones is firmly the Sharks’ starter, he’s shown enough variance to be susceptible to losing his gig for stretches so Dell should remain relevant, even if just as a handcuff to Jones.

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Time to review some goodies from Elliotte Friedman’s latest 31 Thoughts:

8. Heard Calgary resisted offers for three young defencemen — Rasmus Andersson, Adam Fox and Juuso Valimaki. Maybe they would have considered one for a difference-maker with term, but there was nothing appealing enough.

This is completely understandable. Those prospects are REALLY good. You can add Oliver Kylington to that list in terms of intrigue, though his not being name could indicate he was available or at least not as valued either by the Flames or inquiring teams.

The cliff may come faster than expected for Mark Giordano and TJ Brodie. Having a good stockpile of defensemen will be key to keeping them afloat for the span or the Gaudreau/Monahan prime.

Andersson might be ready to contribute to the team right now. Hell, he might even be better than Travis Hamonic (struggling through a tough season), or Michael Stone (never more than a third-pairing guy). Just look at how Travis Dermott has really settled things down for Toronto’s blue line. Andersson has 33 points in 45 games as 21-year-old sophomore in the AHL. He’s on the cusp.

What might the Flames have been able to do at the deadline had they left a spot available for one of their prospects to potentially grow into? What if they had not swung the Hamonic trade, dealing away their first and second-round picks from this year and another conditional 2nd. That left them with essentially only their prospect cupboard to trade from, which they weren’t quite willing to do.

Most people thought the Hamonic deal was a good bet, myself included, even with all the draft capital they gave up. There’s no guarantee they would have ensnared a more impactful player with those picks at the deadline. There’s no guarantee that Andersson would make a difference if given a shot.

Now, however, they have the right side of their defense locked up until 2020, with Andersson having no real shot at promotion beyond an injury. He’s an excellent insurance policy who is also locked up until 2020. Could a one-step backwards/two-steps forwards deal be in play this summer? Moving out one of Stone or Hamonic could return draft resources and open up cap space. Otherwise, it’s going to be a long wait for returns on these prospects for fantasy owners.

Read more about Andersson here, Fox here, Valimaki here, and Kylington here.

14. One scout on Stastny and Winnipeg: “That’s a good fit. He needs speed around him… and they’ve got plenty of it.”

Stastny’s last great fantasy season came in 2013-14 when he put up 60 points in 71 games with a third-year Gabriel Landeskog, and rookie Nathan MacKinnon as his most common wingers. That was for the overachieving Avs who won 52 games in Patrick Roy’s first season as coach. It was also a contract year for Stastny, but the theory holds water.

Stastny was scoring at a 50-point pace before landing in a spot more conducive to production than he had in St. Louis. You don’t want to over-react to a two-point night in his debut but Stastny really could go for 15-20 points in Winnipeg’s final 19 games if things break right. I wouldn’t predict that he’ll score more than 14 in those 19 games (a 60-point pace), but variance over a small sample can swing things.

Winnipeg has a decent 10-game schedule during the standard fantasy playoffs (March 5 – March 25), which is an upgrade over St. Louis’ nine-game slate.

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If you missed it, check out my breakdown of the trade deadline winners and losers for Sportsnet.

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Thanks for reading! You can follow me @SteveLaidlaw.

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[mrjeremydylan]

My Favorite Album #199 - Showrunner Jeff Lieber on Gregory Alan Isakov 'The Weatherman' and how music fuels his writing process

Writer/producer Jeff Lieber (Necessary Roughness, NCIS: New Orleans) joins me to explore the intersection between music and drama, and how he uses an obsession with an album to fuel his writing process. We talk about how Gregory Alan Isakov's 'The Weatherman' has been the soundtrack to his current writing project, the different ways that changing technology has effected TV and music, what the Beatles have in common with the Sopranos, why he has failed multiple times to write song lyrics, the secrets to using songs in episodes of TV drama and why he sometimes envies indie musicians - and sometimes doesn't.

Listen in the player above or download the episode by clicking here.

Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes here or in other podcasting apps by copying/pasting our RSS feed - http://myfavoritealbum.libsyn.com/rss My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos.

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- Jeff on Twitter. Jeff’s intro song in the episode is ���Trust Me’ by his wife Holly Long, which you can get on iTunes here.

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[smoria]

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[officialroyalqueen]

The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards were Sunday at MGM Grand’s Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Without further ado, check out the full list of winners at the 2019 ACM Awards below. ACM Awards Winners 2019 ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Kenny Chesney Chris Stapleton WINNER: Keith Urban FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Miranda Lambert Ashley McBryde Maren Morris WINNER: Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Dierks Bentley Luke Combs WINNER: Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton Keith Urban DUO OF THE YEAR Brothers Osborne WINNER: Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line LOCASH Maddie & Tae GROUP OF THE YEAR Lady Antebellum LANCO Little Big Town Midland WINNER: Old Dominion NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Danielle Bradbery Lindsay Ell WINNER: Ashley McBryde Carly Pearce NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Jimmie Allen WINNER: Luke Combs Jordan Davis Michael Ray Mitchell Tenpenny NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR High Valley WINNER: LANCO Runaway June ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers / Matt Dragstrem Record Label: Warner Music Nashville Desperate Man – Eric Church Producers: Jay Joyce / Arturo Buenahora Jr. Record Label: EMI Records Nashville From A Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton Producers: Dave Cobb / Chris Stapleton Record Label: Mercury Nashville WINNER: Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves Producers: Ian Fitchuk / Daniel Tashian / Kacey Musgraves Record Label: MCA Nashville The Mountain – Dierks Bentley Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randall Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr. Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville SINGLE OF THE YEAR  "Down to the Honky Tonk" – Jake Owen Producer: Joey Moi Record Label: Big Loud Records "Heaven" – Kane Brown Producer: Dann Huff / Polow Da Don Record Label: RCA Nashville "Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent Record Label: Warner Bros. Records "Most People Are Good" – Luke Bryan Producers: Jeff Stevens / Jody Stevens Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville WINNER: "Tequila" – Dan + Shay Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers Record Label: Warner Music Nashville SONG OF THE YEAR  "Break Up In The End" – Cole Swindell Writers: Jessie Jo Dillon / Chase McGill / Jon Nite Publishers: EMI April Music Inc. / Nite Writer Music (ASCAP) / Songs of Universal, Inc. / Plum Nelly (BMI) / Big Music Machine (BMI)/ Big Ass Pile Of Dimes Music (BMI) "Broken Halos" – Chris Stapleton Writers: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton Publishers: WB Music Corp./House of Sea Gayle Music, admin. by ClearBox Rights/Spirit Catalog Holdings, S.a.r.l. admin. by Spirit Two Nashville (ASCAP); Straight Six Music (BMI) "Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line Writers: David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha Publishers: BMG Platinum Songs/Kiss Me If You Can Music (BMI) (all rights administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC) Big Loud Mountain (BMI) and T Hubb Publishing (BMI). All Rights Administered by Round Hill Works. Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. on behalf of itself and Songs of the Corn and Jack 10 Publishing. Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) "Space Cowboy" – Kacey Musgraves Writers: Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves Publishers: Smack Hits/Smack Songs, admin bvy Kobalt Music Group ltd. (GMR); Universal Music Works/We Are Creative NBaSmack Hits/Smack Songs, LLC, admin. by Kobalt Music Group Ltd. (GMR); Universal Music Works/We Are Creative Nation/Jake and Mack Music, admin. by Universal Music Works; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./351 Music (BMI). WINNER: "Tequila" – Dan + Shay Writers: Nicolle Galyon / Jordan Reynolds / Dan Smyers Publishers: Beats and Banjos (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), A Girl Named Charlie (BMI) / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) / Buckeye26 (ASCAP) / Jreynmusic (ASCAP) "Yours" – Russell Dickerson Writers: Casey Brown / Russell Dickerson / Parker Welling Publishers: BMG Platinum Songs/Kailey's Dream / So Essential Tunes / Not Just Another Song Publishing / Hillbilly Science and Research Publishing/Trailerlily Music VIDEO OF THE YEAR  "Babe" – Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift Producer: Roger Hunt Director: Anthony Mandler "Burn Out" – Midland Producer: Ben Skipworth Director: TK McKamy / Cameron Duddy "Burning Man" – Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne Producer: Nate Eggert Director: Wes Edwards WINNER: "Drunk Girl" – Chris Janson Producer: Ben Skipworth Director: Jeff Venable "Shoot Me Straight" – Brothers Osborne Producer: April Kimbrell Director: Wes Edwards / Ryan Silver "Tequila" – Dan + Shay Producer: Christen Pinkston Director: Patrick Tracy SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Ross Copperman Ashley Gorley WINNER: Shane McAnally Chase McGill Josh Osborne MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR WINNER: "Burning Man" – Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne Producers: Ross Copperman / Jon Randall Stewart / Arturo Buenahora Jr. Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville "Drowns the Whiskey" – Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert Producer: Michael Knox Record Labels: Macon Music, LLC; Broken Bow Records; BBR Music Group; BMG "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" – David Lee Murphy featuring Kenny Chesney Producers: Buddy Cannon / Kenny Chesney / David Lee Murphy Record Label: Reviver Records "Keeping Score" – Dan + Shay featuring Kelly Clarkson Producers: Scott Hendricks / Dan Smyers Record Label: Warner Music Nashville "Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha Featuring Florida Georgia Line Producer: Wilshire for Rock The Soul Ent Record Label: Warner Bros. Records Congratulations to all the winners!

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