#jennifer horton

[darkmovies]

A Hard Place (2023) Date de sortie : En Post-production Réalisateur : J. Horton Scénario : Michael J. Epstein, J. Horton Avec : Miranda Bourke, Jennifer Michelle Stone II, Rachel Amanda Bryant

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

Queer Books Coming Out January 2024

🌈 Good morning, my bookish bats! Struggling to keep up with all the amazing queer books coming out this month? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR before the year is over. Remember to #readqueerallyear! Happy reading!

❤️ Tentacle Wonderland by Reese Morrison 🧡 Cupid’s Revenge by Wibke Brueggemann 💛 Okay, Cupid by Mason Deaver 💚 Soren by Miranda Page & Lina Ganef 💙 Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia 💜 Stars and Soil by Dax Murray ❤️ Deep Sounding Chaos by Adrian J. Smith & Neen Cohen 🧡 Minor Disturbances at Grand Life Apartments by Hema Sukumar 💛 Evergreen by Devin Greenlee 💙 Matsdotter and Adrastus (Adventures in Levena #2) by Aelina Isaacs 💜 Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu Vol. 3 by Meng Xi Shi and Me Mimo 🌈 Destined by Jen Carter

❤️ Her Spell That Binds Me by Luna Oblonsky 🧡 Her Mechanic Bear Mate (Crescent Lake Bears #3) by Arizona Tape 💛 That Bitter Sting by Melissa Polk 💚 Bioluminescence by Toni Duarte 💙 Lucky Bounce by Cait Nary 💜 Don’t Want You Like A Best Friend by Emma R. Alban ❤️ Bachelorette Number Twelve by Jae 🧡 How to Share a Cat and Other Life Lessons by Evelyn Fenn 💛 A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing by Amy Allen 💙 Bound by Kate Hawthorne 💜 Moonbreak by Lise MacTague 🌈 Falling All In by Laina Villeneuve

❤️ Murder on Castaway Island by Alicia Gael 🧡 The Butler's Vessel by S. Rodman 💛 Tadek and the Princess by Alexandra Rowland 💚 Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney 💙 Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand 💜 Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa ❤️ A Doctor’s Touch by A.A. Fairview 🧡 So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole 💛 Never Be a Saint by Mark Runte 💙 Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook 💜 Eli Harpo's Adventure to the Afterlife by Eric Schlich 🌈 City of Laughter by Temim Fruchter

❤️ Enthralled by Her by Chelsea M. Cameron 🧡 Knight of Staria by Iris Foxglove 💛 The Storm Gathers by Maelan Holladay 💚 Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang Vol. 2 by Priest 💙 Fence: Redemption SC by C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad 💜 Dreamer by Kris Bryant ❤️ Not Just Friends by Jordan Meadows 🧡 Winter's Spell by Ursula Klein 💛 Two is a Pattern by Emily Waters 💙 All Things Beautiful by Alaina Erdell 💜 Curse of Souls by Niranjan 🌈 Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

❤️ The Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson 🧡 Curse of the Dragon Shadow by Selina A. Fenech 💛 No Shelter But The Stars by Virginia Black 💚 Shards of Trust by Fox Beckman 💙 My Fair Brady by Brian D Kennedy 💜 The Summer Queen (The Buried and the Bound #2) by Rochelle Hassan ❤️ A Luminous Heart by Cailee Francis 🧡 To Cage a God (These Monstrous Gods #1) by Elizabeth May 💛 Out of Our League by Dahlia Adler and Jennifer Iacopelli 💙 Earth and Water by J.L. Gribble 💜 Rend Me, The Wayward Knight by Mary Vanalstine 🌈 Prince of Endless Tides by Ben Alderson

❤️ Sweet Wicked Thing by Jessie Walker 🧡 Ocean’s Blood by Thelma Mantey 💛 Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms by Sarah Wallace and S.O. Callahan 💚 A Reckless Oath by Kaylie Smith 💙 Fallen Thorns by Harvey Oliver Baxter 💜 Faded Moon by T.L. Morgan ❤️ Game On by Amy Aislin 🧡 The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers 💛 The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland 💙 Spark of Wrath by E.M. Lindsey 💜 Honeybloods by I.S. Belle 🌈 Love Me At My Worst by Adrian J. Smith

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I was tagged by @mel-loves-all

to show my 4 favorite ships and let my mutuals assume what my concept of romance is. Thank you for the tag and sorry it took me so long to do it.

My first ship was Jack Devereaux and Jennifer Horton on Days of Our Lives

Josh and Donna from The West Wing

Oliver and Felicity from Arrow

Roy and Keeley on Ted Lasso

[earth-18104]

Earth-18104

Since I started getting more into Marvel I made a bunch of Ocs for the media, and with time I created a whole universe to insert them in the stories. So I'm gonna start posting here my personal time-line.

These events include stories from the comics, a bit of the cartoons and the movies. Many events or characters have their backstories changed and I will include my ocs here.

It's just a project I do for fun (and has been taking my mind in the last years help). It's not complete. There's still a lot to work but I got the basics.

(This is a rewrite from my other blog :P)

Time-line

B. C - Events

• Okkara and the Enriched

• Birth of Apocalypse

• Hela and the Asgardians

• The Clan Akkaba

A. C. - Events

• Fall of Strontia

• Thanos' birth

• Creation of the Ten Rings

• Fall of Titan

15th/ 16th / 17th Century - Events

• Odin brings the Tesseract to Earth

• Rise of Count Dracula

• Apocalypse and the Army of Darkness defeat Dracula

• Fall of Tenochtitlán

• Creation of Talokan and birth of K'uk'ultan

• Trial of Agatha Harkness

• Apocalypse is sealed by his subordinates

• Selene Essex becomes Lady Sinister

18th / 19th Century - Events

• Mystique's birth

• Victor Creed's birth

• Sanguinária's birth (OC)

• Logan's birth

• Howlett's Tragedy

• Irene Adler and Raven Darkholme meet

• Fall of Akkaba Clan

• Origins: Wolverine I

20th Century

1900 - 1930 - Events

• Origins: Wolverine II

• Wolrd War I

1940 - Events

• World War II

• Johann Schmist finds the Tesseract

• Steve Rogers becomes Captain America

• Bucky Barnes becomes his partner

• Phineas Horton creates the original Torch

• Sgt. Nick Fury and the Howling Commandos

• Foundation of Weapon X by Dr. Abraham Cornelius Truett

• Captain America dissappears and Bucky Barnes is taken by HYDRA

• Logan marries Itsu. Later she is murdered by the Winter Soldider and his son is taken

• Cain Marko and Charles Xavier become stepbrothers

• Wong starts his training in Kamar-Taj

• Howard Stak works for SHIELD

1950 - Events

• Cain Marko and Charles Xavier fight in the Korean War. Marko dissapears after finding the Temple of Cyttorak

• Max Eisenhardt marries Magda

• The original Torch dissapears / dies

• Logan meets Silverfox

• Magda and their daughter dies, Max Eisenhardt changes his name to Erik Lehnsherr

• 1950 Avengers

1960 - Events

• Charles Xavier meets Moira Mactaggert and Gabrielle Haller

• Sabretooth and Wolverine join Team X

• Adam Brashear becomes Blue Marvel

1970 - Events

• Professor X, Magneto, Mystique and Destiny create the first team of X-Men

• X-Men '72

• Adamantiun tests

• Team X breaks out

• Xavier VS Shadow King

1980 - Events

• Captain Marvel

• Ghost Rider

• The Incredible Hulk

• Iron Man

• Ant-Man and Wasp

• The Summers Incident

• Hawkeye and Mockingbird

Age of Heroes - The first famous groups of heroes start to rise, the first conflicts earth went through after FF, the Avengers, the X-Men, the Defenders, Guardians of the Galaxy, Young Avengers, Power Pack and the others formed.

1989 - Events

• The Fantastic Four

• Puppet Master

1990 - Events

• The Avengers

° (Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Wasp, Ant Man, Hulk, Mockingbird, Hawkeye)

1991 - Events

• Jessica Drew works for SHIELD as Arachne

• Logan adopts Amiko Kobayashi

• Matt Murdock debuts as Daredevil

1992 - Events

• The X-Men

° (Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Iceman and Beast)

• The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants

• X-Men VS Juggernaut

• Sam Wilson becomes the Falcon

1993 - Events

• Simon Williams joins the Masters of Evil as Wonder Man

• New Avengers

° (Black Panther, Hercules, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Hawkerye, Falcon)

• Jennifer Walters becomes She-Hulk

1994 - Events

• Sue Storm and Reed Richards Wending

• The Fantastic Four meets Black Panther

• Dane Withman becomes Black Knigt

• Z'Nox attack

• Wade Wilson becomes Deadpool

• Silver Sufer and Galactus

• Alex Summers becomes an X-Man

• Betsy Braddock becomes Captain Britain

1995 - Events

• Mesmero attacks Krakoa. Lorna Dane joins the X-Men as Polaris

• The X-Men and the Okkari

• Patsy Walker becomes Hellcat

• Peter Parker becomes Spider-Man

• Jessica Jones becomes Jewel

• Heroes for Hire (Luke Cage and Danny Rand)

• Norman Osborn becomes the Green Goblin

• Natasha Romanoff leaves the Red Room and joins SHIELD, working alongside Mockingbird and Hawkeye

• Frankie Raye joins the Fantastic Four as Photon.

• The Avengers battle against Ultron and Vision

• Among us stalk the Sentinels! Ororo Muroe and Sean Cassidy join the X-Men

• Frank Castle becomes the Punisher

• Jean Grey absorbed the power of the Phoenix

1996 - Events

• Hank McCoy joins the Avengers

• Greer Nelson becomes Tigra

• Secret Empire

• Avengers / Defenders War

• Flint Marko becomes Sandman

• Second Genesis.

• Hulk VS Wolverine

• Cyclops starts a new team of X-Men

° (Wolverine, Storm, Thunderbird, Colossus, Nightcrawler and Sunfire)

• X-Men VS Erik the Red and D'Ken

• Wanda Maximoff and the Darkhold

• Darren Cross becomes Yellow Jacket

• Wanda uses her magic to create her sons

• Mystique and Destiny start a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants

• Kitty Pryde and Alison Blaire join Xavier's Institue

• Dark Phoenix and death of Jean Grey. Cyclops leaves the team

• Kree / Skrull War

1997 - Events

• Days of Future Past. Rachel Summers and Lucas Bishop join the X-Men

• Cyclops meets Madelyne Prior.

• Rogue absorves Carol Danvers powers

• Rhino VS Spider-Man

• The trial of Hank Pym

• X-Men VS the Brood

• She-Hulk joins the Avengers

• Wanda and Vision find out their sons are magic creations of the Darkhold

• Illyana Rasputin is captured and taken to the Limbo

• New Mutants

• The Morlocks

• Rogue joins the X-Men. Logan marries Mariko.

• Beta Ray Bill!

• Venom arrives at Earth

• Hawkeye creates the West Coast Avengers

• Forge joins the X-Men

• Curtis Connors becomes the Lizard

1998 - Events

• Jean Grey returns

• Nathan Summers is born

• Mutant Massacre

• Madelyne is corrupted by the demon N'Astirh, becoming the Goblin Queen

• Asteroid M

• Fall of the Mutants

• Franklin Richards is born

• The Punisher took over the Assassins' Guild, and later became a substitute teacher while investigating drug trafficking at a school

• Wolverine and Jubilee work together against the Hand

• Gambit joins the X-Men

• Genosha X-Tinction Agenda

• Legacy Virus

1999 - Events

• Kree/Shi'ar War

• X–Cutioner Song

• Rise of Midnight's Children

• Maximum Carnage

• Fatal Attractions

• Bloodties. Fabian Cortez kidnaps Luna Maximoff

• Sabretooth goes to the X-Men after he starts losing control of his feral side

• Cyclops and Marvel Girl marry

• Generation Next and Phalanx events. Emma Frosts takes the new mutants as her students. Blink dissapears.

• The Hellions die

• Peter Parker meets Olivia Octavius, who later becomes Dr. Octopus

• Sabretooth escapes. Angel loses his wings

• Ozyamndias comes to warn the X-Men about the return of Apocalypse

2000 - Events

• Jessica Drew joins the Heroes for Hire

• Graydon Creed's assassination

• Apocalypse returns with his Horsemen

• Okkara is revealed to the world

2001 - Events

• Mantis, the Celestial Madonna, creates Adam Warlock using the Mind Stone

• Gamora, Mantis, Drax, Groot, Adam and Rocket become the Guardians of Galaxy

• The Thunderbolts

2002 - Events

• Sepent Crown's arc. Lemuria and Talokan are revealed to the world

2003 - Events

• Jessica Drew returns as a heroes and joins the Heroes for Hire with Cage and Rand

2004 -

• The start of Infinity Gaulent arc.

° Earth's heroes lose the battle to Thanos. Half of the Universe dissapears.

• The X-Men split in Team Gold and Team Blue to defend the mutant kind

2005 -

2006 -

• Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson marry

2007 -

2008 -

2009 -

• Mayday Parker is born

• Power Pack debuts as a new group of children superheroes

° Jack (12) as Zero-G, Julie (10) as Lightspeed, Jack (8) as Mass Master, and Kate Powers (5) as Energizer.

2010 -

• The Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Guardians of Galaxy and Denfenders join forces to fight Thanos once more

• Event Infinity Gaulent ends.

2011 -

• The Avengers rebuilt their base.

• Scott Lang joins the team as the new Ant-Man.

• Charles Xavier re-opens the Academy X

2012 -

• E is for Extinction

• Riot at Xavier's

• Runaways!

• Jean Grey dies fighting Xorn

• Gitfted / The Mutant Cure

2013 -

• X-23 (13) tries to assassinate Logan. She changes her name to Laura Kinney

• Secret Wars

• Winter Soldier returns

• The Gray family is killed by Death Commandos Shi'ar

• Vulcan leaves Earth, deciding to take revenge on D'ken for the death of his mother

• M-Day happens

• Academia X changes the X-Men program

• With the help of rebels, Vulcan escapes from prison and frees Deathbird

• Peter Quill joins the Guardians of Galaxy

2014 -

• The Young Avengers!

° Iron Lad (16), Kate Bishop (17/18), Wiccan, Speed (16), Patriot (16), Hulking (16), Sting (14), Jonas

• The New X-Men

• Hearing about Vulcan's escape, Prestige, Thunderbird, Warpath, Xavier, Darwin, Nightcrawler, Havok, Lorna and Petra leave Earth

° Korvus Rook'shir is freed; Lilandra Neramani loses the title of Empress

• D'Ken wakes up and takes his title and asks Vulcan and Dearthbird to stay by his side

• William Stryker and his Purifiers attacks Xavier's Institute

• Vulcan's royal marriage and coronation as Shi'ar Emperor

2015 -

• Civil War

• World War Hulk

• Birth of the Mutant Messiah

• Kang's Dinasty

° The Avengers and other heroes fight Kang.

° Sam Wilson becomes Captain America

2016 -

• The mutants move to the new Utopia

• War of Kings. Inhumans, X-Men, Starjammers and Guardians of Galaxy against Vulcan

° Lilandra dies during battle; Rachel Grey avenges her family; Black Bolt defeats Vulcan

° At Lilandra's funeral, Kallark becomes majestor

• Reed Richards founds the Future Foundation

° Alex Power (19), Dragon Man, Moloids Tong, Turg, Mik and Korr, Bentley 23 (10), Artie Maddicks (20), Leech (19), Julie Powers (17), Jack Powers (15), Kate Powers (12), Valéria Richards (9), Franklin Richards (13).

• The Skrull Invasion takes place on Earth

2017 -

• Dark Reign

• The Inner Circle attacks Genosha

• Hope returns as the Messiah

• Annihilators

• Hank Pym opens the Avengers Academy

• Young Avengers: Children's crusade

• Generation Hope

• Attack on the Mutant History Museum

• Sabretooth becomes the Invisible King of Asia

2018 -

• The Schism between the X-Men happens

• Fear Itself

° Thor becomes King of Asgard

• Apocalypse Solution

° Warren Worthington III becomes heir of Apocalypse

° Genesis, clone of Apocalypse, wakes from his chamber

• Logan opens the Jean Grey School For Higher Learning

° There's a room where the light won't find you (Watxm fanfic)

• Miles Morales (13) becomes Spider-Man

• Sabretooth and his goons kidnaps Genesis

2019 -

• The Phoenix returns

° Hope Summers fixes the mistake made during M-Day, sacrificing herself.

° Rachel Grey becomes the new host of Phoenix.

• Rage of Ultron.

° Hank Pym sacrifices himself to defeat Ultron once for all

• Terrigenesis Mist Arc

2020 -

• Khamala Khan (16) becomes Ms. Marvel

• Jean Foster is diagnosed with cancer, later she becomes an Valkyrie

• Moon Girl (9), together with Devil Dinosaur, tries to become a superhero

• Riri Williams (15) debuts as IronHeart

• Robert Reyes debuts as the new Ghost Rider

2021 -

• Dead Man Logan

° Logan dies and is buried in a secret place in Canada. Storm becomes the new headmistress at JGS.

• Ms. Marvel, Nova and Spider-Man create the new Champions

2022 -

• Strange Academy

2023 -

• The Mutants create Krakoaland

• Empyre Event: Kree Alliance - Skrull

2024 -

• Mayday Parker becomes Spider-Girl.

[deanwinchersshoelace]

Intro post + get to know me!

🎶🍂📼🫧🌈🌛 neurodivergent, queer, vegetarian , musical, American teenager(wink wink)

Lesbian + Any pronouns💕

I love music, art, movies, etc

Music I very much enjoy: (not in order)

[my favs - My Chemical Romance/ Taylor Swift/ Nirvana/ Ethel Cain/ Pink Floyd/ Fall Out Boy/ Lana Del Rey/ Madison Beer/ Alec Benjamin/ Halsey/ Panic! At The Disco]

Turnover, Deftones, Chappell Roan, Pierce The Veil, Radiohead, David Bowie, Kim Petras, Green Day, Paramore, The Cure, Sade, Louis Tomlinson, Sabrina Carpenter

My hobbies

Guitar/Bass, singing, Piano, baking/cooking, art, watching movies

Favorite Movies (not in order)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower 💞

Donnie Darko 💞

Mean Girls

Deadpool & Wolverine

Back To The Future

Saw

Jennifer's Body

The Hunger Games

Aquamarine

Horton Hears a Who

White Chicks

The Incredibles

Currently hyperfixated on Supernatural (help me it's been 9 months)

Fav TV shows

The Umbrella Academy

Stranger Things

Friends

Golden Girls

Brooklyn 99

Supernatural

American Horror Story

New Girl

DNI‼��� if u are:

homophobic, racist, z00phile, p3do, wincest shipper, misogynistic, transphobic, terf, basically just any overall shitty human beings.

If you are any of these seriously fuck off! 😁

If anyone is interested in being friends in the Spn fandom or if we have stuff in common lmk :)

Okay I guess that's all, see you Ü

[trvbblemaker]

MY 2023 BOOK LIST!

January

Neighborhood Girls by Jessie Ann Foley

The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver

The Twelfth Grade Night by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm, and Jamie Green (graphic novel)

If You Change Your Mind by Robby Weber

Spells For Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch

Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

Blaine For the Win by Robbie Couch

She’s Too Pretty To Burn by Wendy Heard

Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

January Favorite: Spells For Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch

February

Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green (reread)

Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler (reread)

Trouble Girls by Julia Lynn Rubin

Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan (reread)

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord

This Is Not a Love Scene by S. C. Megale

Again, but Better by Christine Riccio

Better Together by Christine Riccio

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood

February Favorite: Again, but Better by Christine Riccio

March

Stuck With You by Ali Hazelwood

The Best Laid Plans by Cameron Lund

Exactly Where You Need to Be by Amelia Diane Coombes

Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli (reread)

Together, Apart by Various Authors (short stories)

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

Out of the Blue by Jason June

Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood

In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae

Heartbreakers and Fakers by Cameron Lund

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

March Favorite: See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

April

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

Planning Perfect by Haley Neil

Love and Luck by Jenna Evans Welch

Noteworthy by Riley Redgate

Afterglow by Phil Stamper

Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker (graphic novel)

Goodbye, Perfect by Sara Barnard

As You Wish by Chelsea Sedoti 

     April Favorite: Noteworthy by Riley Redgate

May

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman (reread)

Solitaire by Alice Oseman (reread)

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (reread)

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (reread)

Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins

This is Our Place by Vitor Martins

Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney

Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levensen

Happy Place by Emily Henry

The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan

May Favorite: Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levensen

June

Divergent by Veronica Roth (reread)

Insurgent by Veronica Roth (reread)

Allegiant by Veronica Roth (reread)

If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch

The Maze Runner by James Dashner (reread)

The Scorch Trials by James Dashner (reread)

June Favorite: If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch

July

The Death Cure by James Dashner (reread)

The Fever Code by James Dashner (reread)

May the Best Man Win by ZR Ellor

Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June 

July Favorite: Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June

August

Vampires, Hearts & Other Dead Things by Margie Fuston

The Long Run by James Acker

Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (reread)

Five Feet Apart by Mikki Daughtry, Rachael Lippincott, and Tobias Iaconis (reread)

Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino

The Lucky List Rachael Lippincott (reread)

She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick (reread)

Indestructible Object by Mary McCoy

If You Still Recognize Me by Cynthia So

Remind Me to Hate You Later by Lizzy Mason

August Favorite: Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino

September

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

The Girl Least Likely by Katy Loutzenhiser

Faith: Greater Heights by Julie Murphy

Love Letters for Joy by Melissa See

Northranger by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo (graphic novel)

All This Time by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott (reread)

Loveless by Alice Oseman (reread) 

Coming Up For Air by Nicole B. Tyndall

Study Break by Various Authors (Collection of Short Stories)

September Favorite: Love Letters for Joy by Melissa See

October

The Night In Question by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson

I’d Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C.F. Rogers

Running by Natalia Sylvester

The Kate in Between by Claire Swinarski

10 Truths and a Dare by Ashley Elston

Julieta and the Romeos by Maria E. Andreu

The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown

All Signs Point to Yes by Various Authors (Collection of Short Stories)

October Favorite: Julieta and the Romeos by Maria E. Andreu

November

Lose You to Find Me by Erik J. Brown

Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (reread)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (reread)

Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (reread)

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (reread)

November Favorite: Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

December

How To Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow

Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann (graphic novel)

Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester

Surprisingly Sarah by Terri Libenson (Graphic Novel)

Sincerely, Confusingly, Yours by Hailey Gonzales

December Favorite: How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow

2023 Book Total: 104

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i hope you all know that sharing this with you means a lot to me. this is who i am in a list. my book taste, the number of books i read, the authors i like. this is a part of me, and you are getting it. happy 2024

[steelcityreviews]

REVIEW: Oh, the Places You'll Go - HTI's "Seussical" is a Whimsical Delight for All Ages

Seussical the musical is a contemporary re-imagining of Dr. Seuss' beloved characters and their stories of friendship, integrity and love. The musical comedy shapes the witty, wild and whimsical world of Dr. Seuss and opens the doors wide for imaginations of all ages. The show has a rocky history of being known for its misdirected design elements, stunt casting, lackluster script and being one of the biggest Broadway flops of all time. With that reputation, it was difficult to imagine it would have life once it closed on Broadway. However, once the rights were available for regional, community and school productions, Seussical found life once again and is now considered an endearing, albeit flawed, part of the musical theatre catalogue.

HTI embraces the production with a high energy cast and a real love and respect for the world of Dr. Seuss and the stories we have all grown up with. From the deviously charming Cat in the Hat to the honourable Horton and the lovelorn Gertrude McFuzz, the cast is full of recognizable characters who come together and take the audience on a delightful romp throughout the pastel-infused jungles and beyond to help a small nation of Whovians be heard by all.

Director Joshua Arcari has made some fantastic design and casting choices for this production. The set design appears simple and straightforward but then the backdrop (built accordion style) changes as the scenes change. This is the first time I have seen this kind of design element implemented on a community theatre stage and it is truly magical to see it (literally) unfold. The set and several of the props are beautifully illustrated in the Seussian style with bright pastels and the keen eyes of the enormous painting team have transformed the stage into a world of whimsy and warmth. Likewise, the costume design by the trio of Hamilton Muses was impressive. Their combined efforts of creating functional yet unique costumes for each character really stood out in this production and helped coax the audience's imaginations to believe these actors were elephants, birds and more. Clever and creative work by all involved.

Arcari has also worked hard to ensure this large cast is utilized effectively and alongside his choreography team Katlyn Alcock and Erika Bennett, have created some great moments with unexpected acrobatics and lifts throughout. The ensemble, as per usual with HTI, supports and allows the more seasoned performers their moments to shine while never fading into the background themselves. From monkeys to birds to the delightful Whovian people, they are all there for one another on and off stage and that is what helps this production to translate from script to stage as well as it does.

Musically, the songs are nothing groundbreaking but they do carry the messages within them effectively. The band is led with great enthusiasm by Musical Director Jennifer Ferreira who worked with the cast to ensure the pacing and sound levels were not overpowering anyone on stage which did not go unnoticed. The music itself is energetic and flows well from one song to the next. The music artistry and talent at HTI is never lacking and this band is no exception.

The standouts in this production are hard to narrow down. Newcomer Emma Grace Stead portrays the young protagonist JoJo with just enough sass and charm to win us over immediately. Her vocals are strong and she showcases some great range in songs It's Possible and Alone in the Universe. She even surprises us all with her belting during The People versus Horton the Elephant. Craig Winterburn is a dedicated and empathetic Horton who we root for the entire show. He has some wonderful moments in both versions of Alone in the Universe and his melancholic lullaby Solla Sollew. Chantal Furtado raises the roof with her ability to riff and belt as the Aretha Franklin-esque haughty Sour Kangaroo (and her young Kangaroo played by Penny McKay, being the youngest cast member on stage, definitely shows real potential for a future in musical theatre).

Further standouts include Melissa Kuipers as Gertrude McFuzz who fully commits to her character and stuns us with her vocal range and, despite her character's timid portrayal, is truly captivating every time she is on stage (big tail or no!) The General (a commanding performance by David Gibel) was a force to be reckoned with and was one of the most enjoyable antagonists I have seen staged. The flirty, slightly antagonistic and irresponsible Mayzie LaBird is played with sass and confidence by Allison Dickson. Finally, the mayoral couple of Paddy Skinner and Alissa Jambrovic are equally charming and are delightful personalities on stage.

But what of the Cat? The Cat in the Hat? Portrayed with absolute joy, wit, and powerhouse vocals is Jacob Rushton. Rushton leads with over 15 years of theatrical experience and it shows. He engages us from the start and has several moments of hilarious audience interaction throughout (another clever decision to use audience participation to engage and delight the younger audience members). This is the role that truly makes or breaks Seussical, and Rushton makes this mischievous character his own while staying true to the Cat's classic antics. He is the very definition of what it means to be a lead and this production is elevated by his abilities and skills. Bravo.

Seussical is not a deep musical. It's not meant to be. Despite its script being simple, it manages to carry the morals of its original source material and provides great reminders to audience members of all ages that you should always be true to yourself, be honourable and, as was reiterated numerous times throughout, that a person is a person, no matter how small. Families will especially enjoy this outing to HTI (watching this show among several young people gave this reviewer some wonderful, unprompted insight into how enjoyable they found it) but anyone who loves these classic stories and characters will find the charm and whimsy of this production in spades. Oh, the places you'll go in Hamilton, Ontario! Don't miss it.

For tickets and more information, please visit: https://hamiltontheatre.com/tickets/

Photography by: Joshua Arcari

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Jennifer Horton from Days of Our Lives

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                                                                      DECEMBER     2024 

THE RIB PAGE 

It’s a man’s world. ** Welcome to the monarchy? ** Welcome to the resistance. 

***** 

Jason Bateman and Davis Harbour will star in DTF St. Louis. 

***** 

The Rolling Stones have been nominated for a Grammy for Hackney Diamonds. Other nominees include The Beatles, Beyonce, Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift, Green Day, Pearl Jam, Judas Priest, Jack White, The Black Crowes, Mark Knopfler, Fiona Apple, Little Feat, Jim Gaffigan, Trevor Noah, George Clinton, Barbra Streisand and Jimmy Carter. 

***** 

The Patriarchal society is clinging and clawing to the past. We’ve got to go thru some dark shit to get to someplace very beautiful. - Sturgill Simpson 

***** 

A new species of the flea toad has been found. The Brachycephalus dacnis is in the Atlantic rainforest in Brazil. 

***** 

The Macy’s Thanksgiving parade brought us the great float of Wednesday with Paint it Black as their song. That was the highlight. My Mother who has dementia said, “The parade is kind of boring. It seems like it is more of a musical now.” She was not impressed and she always loved that parade. It did seem like every float stopped for a song and it sort of slowed things down. 

***** 

The first confirmed case of Clade1 mpox in the U.S. is here. 

***** 

Days alert: I thought Tate and Holly were having a great and honest scene when Tate told his former mate Holly about a night with the new girl. But it didn’t work out that way. If I was that age, I would assume when a guy tells me he has been with a girl, that meant they slept together. These 2 were just dancing around the issue. Everybody knows now so it doesn’t matter anyway. ** It is cute that Pineview is the name of the town on Body and Soul. It does sound as though this soap within a soap story is going away. ** Phillip, Ivan and Viv.. What a team! ** “Come to the dark side, Kate.”- Vivian ** Paul and Andrew are engaged. YES!!!!!! One of the best Days couples ever.... more of them please! ** Hey.. We needed some more Horton’s at the Horton family homestead. Well, Thanksgiving brought home the real Jennifer just in time for Doug to pass away. Well, that was one of the most heart wrenching scenes when Julie went upstairs. We knew it was coming but it was still hard. It was so good to see Hope. Fingers crossed that Lucas shows up.  I do wish Eli and Lonnie would stay but I guess it won’t be now or will they stay for Julie? 

***** 

Sarah McBride is our first trans house member. There seems to be a little trouble with bathroom issues already. 

***** 

Wendy’s is said to close about 140 restaurants. ** Advanced Auto Parts is closing 700 locations. 

***** 

Conan will host the Oscars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

***** 

Trump finally got his own Trump in Elon. - Seth Meyers 

***** 

Whoopi Goldberg is bringing us the All Women’s Sports Network. 

***** 

Holiday depression should be off the charts this holiday season. 

***** 

IHOP and XBOX??? 

***** 

Ralph Macchio got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 

***** 

Jussie Smollett’s conviction was overturned. 

***** 

Wicked dolls packaging mistakenly included the web address for porn site, Wicked pictures. 

***** 

Just watch one episode of Say Yes to the Dress to see how many girls want to feel like a princess to know how strange this country is. Why is that the pinnacle of womanhood? Oh, Disney, what have you done? 

***** 

The Onion is trying to buy Infowars. ** Fox news is sort of like a psychotic Onion. 

***** 

Saw this PSA: Puff Puff Pass on Driving high. I see what they mean but initially I thought they wanted us to pass the word that you should drive high 

***** 

Jay Leno fell down a 60 foot hill in Pennsylvania. He hit his head and broke his wrist and still preformed that night. 

***** 

Denis Leary is on Fox with Going Dutch. ** I heard that he was related to Conan! 

***** 

SNL had a great line about Musk and Gaetz with Alien Vs. Predator. 

***** 

Landman is coming with Billie Bob Thornton, Demi Moore and Jon Hamm. 

***** 

Australia has banned social media for those under 16. 

***** 

Brett Hankins was found guilty in the murder of Breonna Taylor. 

***** 

72% of Americans don’t own guns. 

***** 

Before we move on to ranting about this election, can we have a moment of thanks for Mike Pence. When the chaos broke out on Jan. 6, secret service tried to get him in a car and away from the trouble. The man refused to go until he made sure that election was certified. He also thought the image of his motorcade running away from the Capitol was a bad look. Thank you, Mike Pence. You sure turned out to be a hero. We salute you. Of course, we now know that just over half of America does not want an American hero. They love the villain and we will all have to pay for it.  

***** 

Is our country that uninformed that some actually did not even know that Biden had dropped out? What? What has happened to the American brain? Is it also true that people thought the supplemental checks during covid was actually Trump’s $ because he insisted his name be on the checks? No.** I saw Brian Williams on Late Night and I wish he would shut the fuck up. He is not the only one shaking his finger at Dems but his hit me harder than most. He actually said that we are insulted that Dems say the economy is good. What?? I am poor and uneducated and I understand that the economy is good. I am insulted that this “journalist” does not think I have a brain.  I listen to scientists and other experts and come to the only proper conclusions.  I do not look at the price of paper towels and assume the country is in the crapper. I can see low unemployment numbers and a happy stock market. He called the Dems, the fancy party. Really?? Musk and Trump and their band of criminals are just ordinary average Americans?? What the Fuck R U talking about?? Why do some persist on talking down to us?? I refuse to become racist and dumbed down so I can fit into what you think a Democrat is or to fit in with the republicans. ** I will always remember when a co- worker once saw me reading one of Hillary Clinton’s books. We always got along well. The day she saw me reading that book, all the friendliness ended. She said, “How could you?” She went on to tell me that the devil had me. Now, how does one deal with people like that?  

***** 

Fortunately, I won’t be around to experience the 4 years. -Dick Van Dyke 

***** 

Craig Melvin is the new co-host of the Today show. 

***** 

The 2025 stamps have been announced. We can look forward to Betty White, Allen Toussaint, American vistas, the Appalachian trail, Dahlia’s, leaves, baby wild animals and the year of the snake. 

***** 

Russia has cut gas supplies to Austria. 

***** 

Malcolm X’s family has sued the FBI, the CIA and the NYPD for $100 million in the 1965 death of X. The family now says that the link went unchecked for many years and was actively concealed, condoned, protected and facilitated by government agents. 

***** 

American Sports Story was great. I don’t know sports but the show just reinforces how dangerous football and bro culture is. 

***** 

Zelinski, You’re 38 days away from losing your allowance. - Don Trump Jr. 

***** 

Sexual assault news: Pete Hegseth has been thru assault allegations and paid a woman off. ** Conor McGregor was found liable for rape and sexual assault. 

***** 

Rage rooms are booming right now. ** Private prison stock is way up. ** Are vasectomies popular now too? 

***** 

Fox news did to our parents what our parents were afraid video games would do to us. ** Why do Trumpers believe that the rich are better than the rest of us? They seem to think that they don’t need healthcare or welfare since they have voted a team in that is very vocal about cutting all that out. I hope Trump gives them everything they want which I guess is nothing? I suppose that the best we can hope for is that they just fuck things up financially. Republicans are known for that. Dems get the country in good shape and the republicans come in and bleed us dry with tax breaks and such. The cruel agendas are what we have to worry about. There will be more death with the abortion bans and immigration detentions. How does a fellow human not give a shit about kids in cages and young Mother’s in jeopardy? That is just the beginning. The new administration has acquired a mob so I guess they will let them do anything they want. That is how a cult works. How does it feel to have no thoughts or identity of your own? Do they live thru him? 

***** 

Scary Clown supporters put a Trump flag on the PBS tower in East Peoria, Il. 

***** 

I don’t always catch the View but the more I hear Sarah Haines, the less I want to listen. Why does she always seem on the verge of tears? 

***** 

John Mayer and McG are buying the former Charlie Chaplin studios which later became Jim Henson studios. 

***** 

When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus. - Turkish Proverb 

***** 

So glad when I see David Alan Grier in something new. Hooray for St. Denis Medical. 

***** 

People named John Krasinski the sexiest man alive. I never agree with these anyway and this year is no different. C’mon.. With Kieran Culkin and Lamorne Morris out there? What?? 

***** 

Alpha Genesis lost some monkeys. The timing was impeccable. 

***** 

Mike Tyson lost. 

***** 

Before the election, it was really a shame that we all had to spend so much $ on security and extra precautions. The local and Federal resources spent due to the lies of the Scary Clown crowd is such a waste. There are homeless people and true suffering that could have used some of that $. ** Jeff Bezos would not let the Washington Post endorse Harris. Jeff Bezos seems like a big fat pussy. He was one of the first to call Trump and congratulate him.  

***** 

Tucker Carlson claims he was attacked by a demon. 

***** 

Looks like we won’t be lifted up. Looks like half of us will probably be in the camps soon. They were scouting for them before the election. ** Half of us do not want Bro culture. Men get away with enough. Is this their answer to Me too?? The Bro’s seem psyched to disrupt our voice. They have no mother’s, no sisters? I am pretty sick of this hair trigger anger that we are just seeing the beginning of. New dude in charge will probably sway things even further. Did you ever think we would just willingly hand our country over to a pack of criminals? Some would say it has been done before but there has truly been nothing like this. I am so proud to be an American. Why aren’t they? And why do they keep calling him, ‘Daddy?’ ** It isn’t good for our souls when we see them laughing at how quickly the Dems roll over. They thrill at our horror. One side screams about stolen elections because they don’t get their way and the other accepts their fate.  

***** 

There is a very thin line between being a politician and an entertainer. - Sid Caesar 

***** 

John Thune will be the new Senate majority leader. 

***** 

Some newly legal citizens were intimidated by all the signs up around some election precincts. Republicans put up many signs to deter illegal immigrants but since they don’t vote, it only confused the legal immigrants. 

***** 

How is it that a first lady like Rosalynn Carter who had no scandals would die on the same date (different year) as Charles Manson and have her picture taken with John Wayne Gacy?? Odd. 

***** 

“They want Federal employees to feel powerless.” - American Federation of Government employees. 

***** 

Again, before the election, Trump yells like a fiery mixed- up preacher and the MAGA crowd eats it up. Fear is all some folks understand. When you raise children with a limited view of the world, this is what can happen. Some were surprised that Dr. Phil was on board but I was not too surprised. I assumed he was conservative and rich but I did think he had a bit of empathy. I was wrong on that. The joy on some of the Trumpers face as he spews his hate is something else. It is so reminiscent of the euphoria we saw on the faces of the Manson girls. I am glad that none of them are a part of my inner circle. Evangelicals seem to have a definite problem deciphering good from evil. They seem to fully embrace the evil.  They are in the wrong business!! I will never understand how people equate loud, angry bombastic behavior with strength. I was taught that these were bad qualities. Do these voters blame others for all their failings too? Do they complain about shit all day like their leader does?  Isn’t the bully usually the one who isn’t productive beyond the posing and bullying? Why can’t those who voted in the new regime quit hiding behind their bibles? Racist, hateful monsters should be proud to admit they are proud fascists.  ** And Mike Johnson, you do not seem to be the Godly man you claim. Why can’t you admit it? Transparency? Yea, right. 

***** 

Vermont and Washington D.C. have the highest cannabis consumption. 

***** 

Israel and Lebanon have accepted a 2 month ceasefire. 

***** 

Demure and Brat seem to be the words of the year. 

***** 

Ronan Farrow has brought us Surveilled. The important program warns us about the government and private spyware. 

***** 

Trump II: The revenge of MAGA – Washington Week ** We will have an administration full of cowards and grifters. - Stephen Colbert ** I thought America was great already but obviously many do not think so. Trump could not make the country ’great’ in 4 years so how long will this take? 

***** 

Where do I begin? The country is so fucked!!! If a person voted for Trump the first time, I can forgive cuz perhaps they do not pay attention to the world the way they should. If a person voted for Trump the second time, I don’t get why racism isn’t a dealbreaker but at least he lost. To vote for Trump a third time leaves no doubt. The racist, fascists are here to stay. The 60% of men is not that surprising but the young and the white women who voted for this man is surprising. To stand in a booth alone and honestly think that a criminal who liked to sleep with his friend’s wives, led an insurrection and does not pay his bills is a good honest man to run the country seems absurd. And why do they think the rich should not pay for their crimes? I have been so inspired by the young and their love of diversity and their sensitivity for the climate et al. I am now so disillusioned with the young and the hate they are embracing. It seems a disservice not to call out the racists on the mainstream media. Let’s be clear about what it is. If someone stands in front of the world and sells hate, the supporters should yell it proud and quit hiding behind bibles. They should be proud to call him their false prophet. Either half of the country is racist or perhaps too ignorant to know what misogyny or fascism is. It feels like Joseph McCarthy, Roy Cohn, Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes have accomplished their mission. The country is in the clutches of the evil doers.  ** McCarthy’s self- motivated crusade set the arts and democracy back many years. - Sid Caesar : And here we go again. ** I am trying to reason it out. Do they want to convince us that crime is good? Reagan is known for an era of greed and Trump, I guess known for an era of crime? Reagan also put people into departments they did not believe in. 

***** 

America is now truly the Donald Trump reality show. - The Daily Beast 

***** 

If he (Trump) tells us to jump 3 feet high and scratch our heads, that’s what we’ll do. - Troy Nehls/ Texas ** Now, that is a man with backbone. ** Jack Smith dropped all the charges against Trump. 

***** 

Trump is a rapist and Vance makes it clear that women should keep their rapist’s baby. “It was a great day for the rapists.” - Nell Scovell ** Why are men so threatened? I think it is sinking in that more than half the country does not care about women’s rights, government employees and regulations or infrastructure. It is the era of the Bro’s. ** Have the MAGA crowd started naming their kids after Trump? We may have that to look forward to.  

***** 

The economy is so good right now and will only get better thanks to Harris and Biden. Just like last time, the mess has been cleaned up and he can fuck it all up again. Scary Clown 45 will reap the benefits. The democrats tried to spread joy and nourish a country for all but, half the country was not interested. The man has promised to end so many things we need and love in this country. We better believe him. I don’t see how we can unite the country because many of us will never be the racists that they are. They will have to kill us first and I am sure they will get around to that. The Trump administration lost 200,000 jobs in his last term. Biden gained 700,000 jobs for the country. Unemployment will probably be off the charts if Trump sends all the government employees away like he promised. The 1883 Pendleton act, the merit -based system that prohibits political firing could be under assault. Once the people keeping us safe are gone, companies will have a free for all without regulators keeping watch. There is a reason we don’t just trust companies to do the right thing. I will keep hope that our systems hold but we know with most of the Supreme Court on his side, it looks shaky. When will the Trumper gangs start roving and making trouble? What will the brown shirt types be called? MAGA fighters? Trump ass kickers?  The technical side has started with messages telling some to show up to pick cotton and telling women to get back in the kitchen. We have to face the fact that we live in a hateful, racist, Christian country and they seem so happy we are suffering right now. ** Will the second term just be a dud like Pres. Cleveland’s?? I don’t know, he is the exact opposite of Cleveland who was honest to a fault. 

***** 

Pardon Hunter Biden!!! 

***** 

Welcome to the resistance. - Jon Stewart ** $ comes and goes. Democracy needs protecting. 

***** 

I am almost as pissed at the blamers as I am at the actual Trump campaign. Shut up!!! The woman ran a great, short campaign. Kamala was rational and clear. Yes, Joe should have dropped out sooner now that we know he has been struggling for a couple of years but he didn’t. This idiot who wrote about wasting a billion dollars on Kamala. Typical behavior towards a woman. Media needs to be more open on both sides. On right wing tv, they do not show much of the bad thigs that Trump does. The mainstream does not show the times he is hugging a kid or talking to a fan. We really do see different things. Some say she was too woke. Wrong! Some say she went too far right. Wrong! They were up against a cult. Dems are very inclusive so, of course they will have a lot of differing ideas. The republicans do stick together and that helps in elections but who wants to be a robot?  After the election, it seems Kamala took all the joy with her and left a huge depression across the country. Vanity Fair gave us a Trump cover : 34 felony counts, 1 conviction, 2 cases pending, 2 impeachments, 6 bankruptcies, 4 more years, 47th President.  

***** 

Democratic lawmakers received bomb threats for Thanksgiving. 

***** 

Vito, a pug won the National dog show. 

***** 

The UK says we have shy fascists. They don’t come right out with it but give them a chance to vote for it and they are ready. I am not so sure. The over saturation of their signage when they do put it up is over the top. Many do seem proud to tell us they are fascists.  

***** 

Hey, late night hosts: You have to come up with more than just making fun of Scary Clown. Just belittling him is not gonna cut it anymore. We have to keep track of his atrocities but we must stop talking about the stupid shit. You can be funny but the buffoon message isn’t landing. They love a buffoon! We have tried to reach out and be fair but Trumpers refuse to listen. ** Great piles of trash are getting ready to take over Washington. - Colbert 

***** 

I get really sick of people saying the poor are more worried about the price of eggs and gas and don’t understand the economy. Me and mine have always been poor but we are informed people. I research everything. I know the stats and that is why I would never vote for a party who had only concepts of a plan. Poor does not mean stupid. ** I know that half the country voted for Trump but what about justice for the other half?? We want to see him in prison where criminals belong. They get their felon President but we have to give up our safety because a maniac is on the loose.  

***** 

There is nothing more fleeting than political loyalty. ** I wonder if when Trump lets the Jan. 6’rs out, will he let them poop on his desk? Oh, right? He like urine, I forgot.  

***** 

They say that it will cost about $88 bil for every million immigrants they deport. It is estimated that about 4.4 million kids will be left without parents. But the next border czar, Tom Honan has an answer for that, he will just deport the whole family. Get used to a real poor country cuz there goes the $. Some have called mass deportation and caged children, government sanctioned child abuse. And you thought cops were tough before? Well, the police union supported Trump so I am guessing they will have carte blanche now. Governors like Walz and Pritzker have vowed to not let the madness affect their states but Trump says he will send in law enforcement from other states or the military if his orders are not carried out. ** Trump’s lesson to the kiddies seems to be: whine and complain long enough and you will get what you want. ** Eric Adams and Joe and Mika seem to be cozying right up. ** What could it be like to go back in time to back room abortions? Will the righteous call IVF or insemination, “blasphemous” like they used to. 

***** 

There are about 531 anti-LGBTQ bills going thru the states right now. 

***** 

We have people who cannot police themselves, so they want to police everyone else around them. 

***** 

Life is like a tampon: Being in the best possible place at the worst possible time. - Tommy Lee Jones 

***** 

Alison Brie will play Evil-Lyn in the He –Man movie. 

***** 

About 200 million shopping carts are stolen every year. 

***** 

Orlando Pride won its first soccer championship. 

Monster season 3 will put Laurie Metcalf, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hollander and Olivia Williams together to tell the story of Ed Gein and the Hitchcock’s. 

***** 

By 2038, the Illinois opioid redemption fund will get 772.6 mil from Opioid manufacturers and distributers. Most of the money goes to organizations that applied for funding for opioid abatement programs. 

***** 

If a felon can be President, then an application should never ask that question again. ** What’s wrong with America? - Sunny Hostin 

***** 

The saddest part is all the people who worked so hard for our rights in the 60’s and 70’s. We have gone backwards 100 years. Will we have to fight these fights all over again? People have to really hate this country to put us all in this position. I don’t think I have ever felt so disrespected in regards to my age and gender. And men, even liberal men telling us to just get over it is rich. It’s kind of hard when you have never seen a woman elected President. The message is that women are irrelevant. ** How can 2 very qualified women be beaten by this shyster? **All it took was all that hate to give a republican the popular vote. It sort of feels like 14 year- olds have taken over the country. Scary Clown isn’t filling out the proper paperwork that goes with the job. Just as his people tell him, he is too above us for all that common shit. I am not looking forward to listening to him yell over helicopters again. It would have been so nice to have some normalcy again.  

***** 

Some folks are saying that the left needs a Joe Rogan. I thought that is what Howard Stern was. His fans aren’t sheep though. ** I do wonder what the art will be like. The left will rebel so that should be good. Will there be a lot of Lawrence Welk and shit kickin’ music from the right? 

***** 

One of the reasons for our predicament is that change is happening all over the world. People are unhappy and they just blame the government and instantly want to change it. Sometimes the government does hold some blame but we all need to look deep inside ourselves before we react in haste. 

***** 

Nadine Nakamura is set to be the first woman to lead the Hawaii house of Rep’s. 

***** 

They take Seth’s band away and make him work the week of Thanksgiving but at least his family gets to be there. This has become a nice tradition. 

***** 

The new administration is taking shape for President Musk or Trump. Musk is also meddling in Italian politics. President Mattarella isn’t having it. Nikki Haley will have no part in the new picks. Stephen Miller will, of course, be there and Susie Wiles will be chief of staff. ** Nobody saw Melania or Kimberly Guilfoyle at the celebration after Trump’s acceptance speech. **Others up for cabinet positions are Little Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem (the woman can’t train a dog), Lee Zeldin, Mike Waltz, Chris Wright, Elise Stefanik, Mike Huckabee, Dr. Oz (well known quack), Pete Hegseth (no women in combat roles), Vivek Ramaswamy, Pam Bondi (registered as a foreign agent and also investigated Trump University when she suddenly became $25 thou richer), Tulsi Gabbard, Scott Bessent, Brooke Rollins, Scott Turner, Charles Kushner, Kash Patel, John Radcliffe, RFK Jr. (dead animal transporter), Sean Duffy, Sebastian Gorka, Russ Vought (Project 2025 leader) and Linda Mcmahon (resume liar). This is truly the cream of the horrible crop. Every pedophile, rapist and thief is lining up to join in the government. One wonders what qualifications are useful to Trump. The list is probably: seen on tv? Check/ sexual misconduct allegation? Check/ Nazi friendly? Check/ questionable ethics? Check. It is like right wing hosts and reality stars are making real decisions now. Hate has become so normal. Will we finally try out that bleach treatment? They have no use for folks of good character. Will Trump change the name of Veteran’s Day to Loser’s Day?? ** Will America be called Trumpland before it is all over? Why is anyone surprised about Putin’s American cabinet. It would be nice to know who will actually be running the country. Murdoch? Musk? Putin? Trump does not seem to make much of a move without them. ** There is no vaccine that is effective. - RFK Jr. ** Karoline Leavitt will be WH Press Secretary. ** Half the country seems to be jumping on Bluesky. Will President Musk force us all to be on X? Who knew we’d grow up and have to face down the biggest bullies of them all. ** We need Barry Sonnenfeld. He fired Trump once. Can he do it again!! ** Are we in bizarro world? 

***** 

Mitch McConnell tells us that ‘America first’ is an old phrase from the 20’s and 30’s. Insiders say that ol’ Mitch has been being vocal about how he will now speak out since his position has changed. Yea, we’ll see. 

***** 

The Bears fired head coach, Matt Eberflus. This is the first time in over a 100 years that a coach was fired mid-season. Thomas Brown will be the interim coach. 

***** 

Don’t mistake kindness for weakness. 

***** 

Marjorie Taylor Greene will chair the ridiculous DOGE (Dept. Of Gov’t. Efficiency) that Musk and Ramaswamy are running. A new department to cut down on all the other departments? Sounds like more waste to me. ** I have seen a few Fox news watchers who have been somewhat surprised by Trump’s actions and choices. What? He is doing everything you voted for him for. Why the surprise? 

***** 

The International criminal court has issued warrants for Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Mohammed Diablbrahim Al-Masri for war crimes. 

***** 

Pamela Hayden is retiring from the Simpson’s. 

***** 

Artists sure seem to like Netflix. They seem to let the players do their jobs. 

***** 

Now a Kennedy is trying to assassinate us. - Laura Kilmartin 

***** 

Did ya check out Making Manson on Peacock?? It was good to see but the guy with all the tapes is trying hard to convince himself that Manson was a good guy. It is like watching a Trumper try to reason out what he has done. If Manson’s initial philosophy would have been genuine, how wonderful would that have been? Things sure took a dark turn. 

***** 

I’m not all that big on pomp and cheer but when we elect a President, shouldn’t the first lady be proud to serve us?? Most first ladies called the position an honor. Melania can’t be bothered. 

***** 

Trump’s last administration was sued 163 times by the NRDC. The Republicans do seem to understand court. They love it so we must pay attention when they step out of line. 

***** 

Holy Fuck!! Now we have to worry about Maple MAGA!!?? 

***** 

As soon as the election was over, the neo-Nazi's marched in Ohio. 

***** 

I don’t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness. - Hunter S. Thompson 

***** 

I’ve heard good things about the DiGiorno Thanksgiving pizza. 

***** 

It looks like James Bristle of Michigan found the partial remains of a wooly mammoth. 

***** 

I’m not afraid of you, fuck you Elon Musk. - Janja Lula da Silva, Brazil’s first lady. 

***** 

Muslim leaders seem upset at Trump’s pro- Israel cabinet. ** If you can kill 20 million Native Americans, enslave 12 million African Americans and let Biden fund the slaughter of 40, 000 women, children and elderly... of course you can install a rapist/felon/ fascist as your President. - Michael Moore 

***** 

Matt Goetz has stepped away from the fray. Yes! He quit his job for the term and let’s hope that is the end of it. I wonder if he hit on any of his colleagues’ daughters?? ** Of course, other picks also have allegations and much baggage. I wonder how many rape allegations will come from this administration. Say what you will but the evangelicals sure seem to love their pervs. 

***** 

I don’t know if any of you watch Accused on Fox but they had a perfect episode with Debra Winger, Christine Ebersol and Mercedes Ruehl. Emmy’s??? 

***** 

Viola Davis will get the Cecil B. DeMille award at the Golden Globes. 

***** 

Sardinia is an Italian Village that will sell houses to those wanting to leave the U.S. for $1. 

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They ain’t seen shit yet. Wait until 2025 - Tom Homan, possible border czar that came up with the separation policy. ** Remember the last trump administration and how the drug culture at the WH was off the charts? I suppose the pushers are getting ready for a big payday for his next term. 

***** 

The year 2525 came early. In the year 2025, if man is still alive, if woman can survive... 

***** 

SNL is increasingly out of touch with reality. - Elon Musk 

***** 

A human head washed ashore on a Fla. Beach. 

***** 

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Unselfishness is letting other people’s lives alone. 

***** 

President Sheinbaum of Mexico says she talked to Trump and she penned a letter. Some of her thoughts: A trade war would worsen economic conditions for both. American car companies in Mexico will be hurt the most. For every tariff there will be a response in kind. Migration and drug consumption in the U.S. cannot be addressed through threats or tariffs. What is needed is cooperation and mutual understanding. 70% of the illegal weapons seized from criminals in Mexico come from your country. Tragically, it is in our country that lives are lost to the violence resulting from meeting drug demand in yours. Encounters at the Mexico-U.S. border have decreased by 75% between 12-23 and 11-24.  

***** 

Be careful when you follow the masses. Sometimes the ‘M’ is silent. - Banksy 

***** 

The final popular vote for President: Trump 49.94/ Harris 48.26. It is the 3rd smallest victory in American history. NO MANDATE 

***** 

Why didn’t more Dems turn out? The last few weeks, Harris got so much $ from small donors and Trump’s small donors had been drying up. Why didn’t they turn out to vote? I am not a conspiracy girl but I suppose we won’t be surprised in 20 or 30 years if we hear that the App Musk talked about really did fix the election for his boy. The more technical we get, the dumber we get. He may have technology that we don’t yet know of. By then it will be too late because America may not be here. Michael Ian Black said that he was going to step back. He said that MAGA keeps telling him that he is the problem and he thinks perhaps he is. They have been given everything they ever wanted. I bet they will still whine and complain after they celebrate for a week. And guess what? He is right because Trump is already bitching about the NY Times. Giuliaini is bitching that he can’t pay his bills. I used to really believe in this country but now, I am not so sure. But what do we do now? Do we lay low so as not to be jailed or executed? Do we fight? Mass suicide?? Perhaps it is just time to detach from this society, to go off grid. What would it be like if half the country just dropped out?? I do not have the answer. I am just glad that I do not have long left on this earth. Not sure if I’ll be back next year. Will we have free speech? Will it matter? Do we have the strength to fight these criminals? I may be in the camps if things go really wrong. I love U all. 

***** 

R.I.P. Alan Rachins, Greg Hildebrandt, Mimi Hines, Tom Jarriel, Graham Dinkleman, Bobby Allison, Judith Jameson, Elwood Edwards, Jim Hoagland, Jonathan Haze, Tony Todd, Tim Sullivan, Roy Haynes, Ella Jenkins, Yuriko, Alice Brock, Jean Rather, Chuck Woolery, Colin Peterson, Barbara Taylor Bradford and Quincy Jones. 

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a List of Things I'm Thankful For

(I don't really celebrate the traditional holidays in my area, but I like this concept anyways)

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My Mom & Dad

My little brother

My cat

Tim Hortons Coffee

Shameless (series)

Jennifer's Body (movie)

SLC Punk (movie) & Matthew Lillard🤍

Gender Euphoria

The hopeful prospect of quitting nicotine

The mornings after tanning days

Anything crochet and pastel

Videogames

Fashion

Insects

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PYƧƧBΛLL’Ƨ ΛBӨЦƬ MΣ ⛧

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ΛƧHΣЯ | PЯӨПӨЦПƧ: they/she | BIЯƬΉDΛY: april 5th | LӨVΣ LΛПGЦΛGΣ: physical touch—words of affirmation—gifts

QЦICK FΛCƬƧ—

𝐢 𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚(𝐧) . . . aries ; intp-t ; slytherin ; history/racing/nature nerd ; fanfic reader/writer ; silly lil american obssesed with europe

𝐢 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 . . . read ; listen to music ; walk in nature ; paint ; bake ; swim ; collect trinkets ; build legos ; rewatch seb vettel interviews over and over

𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 . . . formula one ; rain sounds ; the 80s ; photography ; elephants ; vintage cars ; candlelight ; halloween ; aquariums ; sunsets ; older home design ; war history ; witchcraft ; 50s hollywood fashion ; old burlesque costumes ; art museums ; funny t-shirts

MY FΛVƧ—

𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 (𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭) . . . max verstappen ; oscar piastri ; daniel ricciardo ; fernando alonso ; valterri bottas

𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 (𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝) . . . sebastian vettel ; jenson button ; kimi raikkonen ; david coulthard ; michael schumacher ; niki lauda

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 . . . garfield ; betty boop ; squidward ; spencer (i-carly) ; sam (i-carly) ; pompompurin ; hangyodon ; jake the dog ; ice king ; hades (hercules) ; woody (toy story) ; lego batman ; mickey (shameless)

𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬 . . . death becomes her ; halloween (1978) ; horton hears a who ; ford v ferarri ; beetlejuice ; talladega nights ; maxium overdrive ; dazed and confused ; the rocky horror picture show ; ghostbusters (1984) ; the breakfast club ; gentlmen prefer blondes ; american psycho ; grey gardens ; silence of the lambs ; addams family values ; girl, interrupted ; fight club ; coraline ; labyrinth ; over the hedge ; jennifer’s body ; the cars series ; heathers ; hocus pocus ; corpse bride ; chicago ; the truman show ; rango

𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 . . . amazing world of gumball ; regular show ; smiling friends ; spongebob squarepants ; bob’s burgers ; chowder ; apple & onion ; steven universe ; rick and morty ; adventure time ; bojack horseman ; breaking bad ; the goldbergs ; the golden girls ; house ; shameless ; rupaul’s drag race (us & uk) ; night court ; how i met your mother ; killing eve ; the office ; two in a half men

𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 . . . good omens ; 1984 ; lolita ; the bell jar ; my year of rest and relaxation ; slaugtherhouse five ; pride and prejudice ; the stranger ; les miserables ; notes from underground ; the idiot ; a certain hunger ; just kids ; the picture of dorian gray ; the secret history ; the goldfinch ; this is where it ends ; a little life ; ariel ; love is a dog from hell ; the virgin suicides ; the catcher in the rye ; wuthering heights ; gone girl ; nausea ; brave new world ; selected tales ; woman eating ; death in her hands ; crime and punishment

𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 . . . motley crue ; alice cooper ; the beatles ; michael jackson ; rammstein ; the smiths ; bette midler ; sublime ; radiohead ; weezer ; abba ; billy joel ; prince ; jimi hendrix ; nirvana ; megadeath ; van halen ; fleetwood mac ; johnny cash ; elvis presley ; metallica ; frank sinatra ; the cure ; mac demarco ; cher ; tv girl ; elton john ; queen ; the who ; david bowie ; ozzy osbourne ; the rolling stones ; foo fighters ; deftones ; red hot chili peppers ; rob zombie ; korn ; system of a down

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Wednesday, 14 June 2023

All of Salem is still very concerned about the whereabouts of their beloved mayor, so naturally, Black Patch is on the case.

Black Patch, in case I haven’t mentioned before, is a private eye firm consisting of John, whose last name is Black; and Steve, who is also known as Patch on account of the eyepatch. Get it?

As far as I can tell, Steve is the brains, hands, mouth and every other useful body part of this operation. John just kinda sits nearby being excited, like a dog. It’s adorable to watch, but Steve gets some extra “stuck doing all the work in the group project” sympathy from me.

Then Paulina shows up, to do what Paulina does best: pester people about whatever job they’re trying to do. Are they doing everything they could be doing? Could they be doing it faster? And would it help if I stood here and kept asking you those questions while you’re trying to work?

Of course, Black Patch has no way of knowing that Abe is alive and well at Nurse Whitley’s house. (I was originally under the impression that this was a very brief guest appearance for Kim Coles. But if she’s sticking around then I suppose I should start using her character’s name. Unless and until I get bored and think of some other dumb thing to call her, I suppose.)

Abe is still marveling over that footage of him from 2008 that was on the VHS tape he was watching between episodes of Body and Soul.

Then Whitley comes home. Wait — is Whitley her first or her last name? I do not have this information!

Abe confronts her about the whole “I seem to be the mayor of this town, so what the actual hell?” thing.

She comes back with a truly bizarre web of lies that boil down to “yes, you were mayor, but you got impeached because of… EJ DiMera. And… I don’t know, Jennifer Horton.” (If not for the callback I made to Jennifer running Gwen over with her car, I would not even expect you to know who that is! But I did make that callback, so you really need to start keeping up here.)

Abe either believes these lies or decides not to argue the point any further. And they settle in for — YES!! — more Body and Soul!

And look, I was already excited about this incredibly stupid soap-within-a-soap. But now we find out that there’s an actual character named Thrust!

Heh. Thrust.

(Okay, so years ago — actually, starting the same year that Abe was elected mayor — I started reviewing the entirety of the 80s Transformers cartoon on YouTube. And I never stopped being delighted by the existence of this guy, whose name is also Thrust.)

Heh. Thrust.

Abe, noticing how much amnesia there is on B&S, tries to engage Whitley about his own amnesia. She responds by switching the show off entirely.

THIS HAD BETTER NOT BE THE LAST WE SEE OF THAT SHOW, DAMN IT.

Oh, and remember yesterday, when Li decided to take Megan up on her whole “kill Stefan” idea? Well, it turns out that Wendy walked in right as this was happening! You didn’t see her the last time around, because they weren’t paying her to be in that episode you weren’t paying close enough attention.

“Hey,” she says, dancing to the only tune this show seems to know lately (walking in on part of a conversation and grilling the speaker about what they heard), “who were you talking to just now?”

Li makes up a bunch of entirely unbelievable lies about seeing a matchmaker. Wendy doesn’t believe him, because seriously… matchmakers haven’t been a serious thing since this lady did it in the early 60s.

But then Wendy realizes that her brother has had a breakthrough: he’s not scheming to get Gabi back anymore! He’s moving on with his life! And she lays all of this on super-thick because dramatic irony.

Speaking of laying it on thick, they’re really going out of their way to show us how in love Gabi and Stefan are.

This post-coital shot in particular got my attention — it’s almost something approaching artful by this show’s standards. Also Stefan makes a horribly dark joke about wondering if Jake’s heart would be up to more sex. (Jake was his twin, who died and unknowingly donated his heart so that Stefan could live again.)

But yeah, these two are so blissfully happy together. I get it. And I’ve been watching this show (and… really, all shows) long enough to know that this means something very bad is about to happen to one or both of them.

And speaking of something very bad, EJ walks in on Megan’s conversation with Li about “getting rid of her brother” and hey, it’s time to do that dance again!

EJ reacts by angrily ejecting Megan from his home. (Okay, so it’s the ancestral home of the entire DiMera family. But he owns it. So he can be a little shit about it.)

But Megan rallies, first by throwing a weirdly out-of-character whiny temper tantrum. But THEN she clues EJ into her real intentions: killing Stefan! The brother he doesn’t like!

EJ balks at this idea — he only wants to ruin Stefan’s reputation and take away all of his material possessions, not KILL him! So he threatens to go to the police and/or Stefan about this. Which leaves Megan with no choice but to bonk him over the…

…well, when I watched this the first time, I could swear she bonked him over the head with that vase. But I should have realized that she’s only three apples high and EJ is a mighty redwood and that just isn’t physically possible. And boy, it looks pretty silly when you slow it down, frame-by-frame, like this!

Then she drags EJ’s unconscious body into the secret passage that literally everyone who’s ever lived here (including at least two small children) knows about.

But Gabi and Stefan enter and see the broken vase (and make a shitty comment about the help — BOO!) and then exit.

So… wait, was all of that just a bunch of masterful misdirection?! EJ was the one in danger, not Stefan? Things could not possibly pan out this way. But if they do… I guess I was wrong and this show actually is kind of good, though?

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