#mothercountry

[leanstooneside]

Many a true word spoken in jest

BEHAVIOUR

INTERDICT

FRANCS

CHARACTER

SHERIFF PRESENT

BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

SPEECH

GRAVE : * ICI

COUNT D

MUSEUM

PHISNOMY

MOTHERCOUNTRY

ISLINGTON

BAITING OF BEARS

FIGHTING

BLOOD

HAYES

PUBLISHER OF THE BILLS

THE PRINCE

SIR THOMAS MORE

MUZZLED

CARCASS OF THE WRETCH

ITAMSDEN

PARTS OF THE WOODS

82

PINK EYES

NOISE

PARADE THE STREETS

HOLE

COURT

BODY

IRON DOORS

SUPERSTITIONS

GLASGOW

NO DOUBT THE HEAT

CHURCH STREET

NP

CURE

EPISTLE

[anorexiicboydoll]

i hate everything rn istg

i was staying on vacation at y homecountry duting this whole summer and everything was fine, i was able tor rstrict normally and i even hit my lw, but then the fucking goodbyes arroved, and so did the food, i havent weighed myself in like 5 days and i think i even gained a full kg (2lbs), im terryfied. i really hope i didnt put in all that wright, im going to keep on restricting and actually restrict even more heavily since im finally homre and not on my mothercountry anymore but im so scared to see the scale later today, wish me luck whoever is seeing this.

[books4us]

We are kicking off September with an absolute winner!! The SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT is on Jacinda Townsend and her great new novel Mother Country. I’m telling you to drop everything and read this book NOW!! She delves into a situation that will cause serious discourse among readers😍 I wrote ✍🏾 She did it again. Jacinda Townsend is that woman! She is sneaky good with the pen. She has consistently good turns of phrases and makes the gruesome palatable. Just as she did with Saint Monkey, she spins a tale here that at times will gut punch you with sadness at how women can be mistreated so cavalierly by men. And, Ms. Townsend strikes just the right chords in exposing the horrors but holds the intimate gory at bay, that is a skill I think she has mastered in her short career. In this story of two mothers, one biological, one choosing to be at the expense of the biological mother, the story moves from Mauritania to Morocco to Kentucky. And at the center is the young innocent Yu/Mardi caught between the mothers. If one needed a reminder on just how difficult mothering is, exhibit one is this novel. Mother Souria is the Mauritania mother in Morocco who escaped a heinous childhood complete with rape, and sex trafficking. Mother Shannon is the privileged spoiled American who is in a loveless marriage she chose for convenience and financial relief. What happens to Yu/Mardi is heart breaking for Souria and a temporary blessing for Shannon. But is it really? The publishers blurb gives away a lot, but just know this, Jacinda Townsend has arrived. Period! #ownvoicesreviews #mothercountry #jacindatownsend #bookpusher #pushingbooksainteasy #goodblackreads #blackbooksmatter #blackbibliophile #bibliophile #bookreviewer #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #readmorebooks #reading (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiFgbilALJU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[travelh0]

❤️ Double tap if you love this Faroe Islands so #green 💚 just like my #mothercountry #ireland🍀 #thatchedcottages and all To travel with us please follow: @travelho_ Tag: #travelho (at Faroe Islands)

[momzvoyage]

“At the dawn of history India started on her unending quest, and trackless centuries are filled with her striving and the grandeur of her success and her failures. Through good and ill fortune alike she has never lost sight of that quest or forgotten the ideals which gave her strength.” - Jawaharlal Nehru HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY #momzvoyage #happyindependenceday #happyindependenceday🇮🇳 #proud #indian #mother #mothercountry #bharat #hindustan #mothernation #nation #nationalfestival #nationalday #peace #prosperity #independenceday #independence #country #freedom #freedomfighters #salute #jaihind (at India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD6CftgD-bp/?igshid=riu4ru2y6fny

[communityweave]

Food connects people of all ages, creeds, backgrounds and simply brings a common joy.

[rebliss-isabel]

TB 2012 :: Me and a Buddhist Monk .. somewhere about 600 miles NE of Beijing China while traveling to my destination by Train on my very first visit to BEIJING . the start to the day I was reminded Why I love my mother country . Hope everyone had a blessed x safe Memorial Day Weekend #mothercountry #hope #safety #healing #roadlesstraveled #monk #faith #nevergiveup #adventure #travel #beijing #america https://www.instagram.com/p/ByAZe1EAw4X/?igshid=bti528m03lzo

[imranmeedin]

The Independence Day in Sri Lanka is celebrated annually on the 4th February. Sri Lanka gained Independence from the British on February 4, 1948. (country's 71st National Independence Day) #indipendanceday #srilanka #srilankan #independence #lovesrilanka #perloftheindianocean #landlikenoother #mothercountry #nationalday #heartfornation #mycountryfirst #proudtobeasrilankan #71st #Indipendanceday #Srilanka #lovemycountry #madeinsrilanka #paradise #batikbygihanediriweera #srilankanbatik #handmade #srilankancrafts #cutebaby #cutesmile #happy #himeshreshammiya #bollywood #cartoon #disney #disneyland (at Sri Lanka) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtcNcDGBdvM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=528wm91cgqrw

[lollipop1141]

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[delightfultriumphphilosophe-blog]

My uncle is visiting from Trinidad 🇹🇹. Always brings my favorites. #trinidadandtobago #westindies #mothercountry #peppersauce #tamarind #islandgirl #

[huskerdylan]

Listen to: CONFIDENTIAL HUMAN SOURCE by Mothercountry Motherfuckers

[elizadushkudaily]

elizadushku‪: So excited for #Albania this week! Back to the #MotherCountry for a visit & attending @AlketIslami paragliding accuracy championship 2017 ❤️🦅🇦🇱👐‬ #Vlore @lufthansa @alketislamiofficial Should I #glide, you guys??!? Who here has done it? Do share! #FAIworldparaglidingaccuracychampionship *remember all of the GORGEOUS aerial footage in #DearAlbania of the mountains & the coastlines..? Looked like fancy expensive footage, eh? Our dear Alket took that footage while paragliding & donated it to our film & his country, #Albania! I always pinch myself for having such extraordinary people come into my life, these friendships, partnerships & experiences just nourish my soul. ✨ #grateful! Watch #DearAlbania on @netflix worldwide NOW, we are so proud of our people, our culture, our county 🇦🇱 & of course my big brother, director, & creative boss 👊 @natedoggitydogg ! #shumefaleminderit

[nickireadstfc]

The Foxhole Court, Chapter 2 - Twinyards!

In which we reveal Exy’s origin story, my namesake appears, Andrew has some Serious Issues™ and the Twinyards pull off the oldest twin trick in the book of twin tricks, however their punny name totally redeems them.

Sounds good? Then it’s time for Nicki to read The Foxhole Court.

Not gonna lie – I’ve been dying to read on since the last chapter. God, I just wanna sit down and burn through the entire book in two days. No. Patience, Nicki.

We start off the second chapter with yet another new character – Aaron Minyard, who is an all-black unfriendly fucker like his twin, minus the murder tendencies.

              “Neil,” Aaron said in lieu of hello, and he pointed. “Baggage claim.”

            “Just this.” Neil tapped the strap of the duffel bag hanging off his shoulder. The bag was small enough to be a carry-on and large enough to carry everything Neil owned.

What the fuck, this is the saddest thing I’ve read all day.

Aaron proves to be exactly the same shade of Extra and Dramatic as everyone else so far as he doesn’t give a flying hoot about lung cancer, polite conversation, or basic traffic regulations.

            “It’s too nice of a car to wreck,” [Neil] said pointedly.

            “Don’t be so afraid to die,” Aaron said as the car kept gliding across the four-lane road to an exit ramp. “If you are, you have no place on our court.”

Literally chill out, Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way.

Neil, unbothered by the waves of Extra currently rolling around, takes this car ride as an opportunity to talk about his favourite subject: Kevin.

            “Kevin stays on campus?” he asked.

            “Where the court is, Kevin is. He can’t exist without it,” Aaron said derisively.

What a nerd. I love it.

However, Kevin’s immense nerd-love for Exy is actually explained shortly after and answers my most burning question from last chapter: WHAT THE FUCK IS EXY IT MAKES NO SENSE SPORTS DON’T GET FAMOUS THAT FAST BLA BLA BLA.

Shut up, past!me. Nora Sakavic is gonna learn you a thing.

            Kevin’s mother Kayleigh Day and Riko’s uncle Tetsuji Moriyama created the sport roughly thirty years ago while Kayleigh was studying abroad in Fukui, Japan. What started as an experiment spread from their campus to local street teams, then across the ocean to the rest of the world. Kayleigh brought it home with her to Ireland after completing her degree and the United Stated picked it up soon after.

OKAY. First of all, thirty years is a long time and it’s fully plausible for a sport to develop this kind of following and news’ coverage in that time. For example, snowboarding was only developed in the late 70s/early 80s, yet today it’s even a Olympic discipline.

(Also, my comparison with competitive cheerleading from last chapter might have been unfair. Cheer counts as a minority sport in the US as well, yet fangirl/boy-level stalking is fully possible with American teams. Soz.)

Second of all, KEVIN AND RIKO’S PARENTS INVENTED EXY??? WHAT?!?!?

I’d be an arrogant son of a bitch too if that had happened to me. Holy fucking what.

            Riko and Kevin were the face of the Ravens. To many, they were considered the future of Exy. (…) Except Kevin Day signed with the Foxes in March – not as a coach, but as a striker.

[fergie’s ‘london bridge’ voice] OH SHIT.

            His fans went from feeling heartbroken to feeling betrayed. Palmetto State hat borne the brunt of that rage since. The university and stadium had been vandalized upwards of a dozen times and there’d been numerous fights on campus. It would only get worse when the season started and people saw Kevin wearing the Foxes’ colours.

Fictional Sports World gets Actual Sports World’s obsessive fan violence spot on.

Also, I feel sorry for the students going to Palmetto State Uni who don’t give a fuck about Exy. Like, can y’all crazy sportsballheads stop vandalizing our campus like some people are trying to get an education here thank you. It’s like going to Hogwarts and just trying to live a chill regular life. Not happening.

As they arrive at Wymack’s house, a much-needed ray of sunshine appears: Nicky Hemmick.

            Nicholas Hemmick was the only one who looked genuinely happy to see Neil. (…) “I’m Nicky.” Nicky gave Neil’s hand another hard squeeze before letting go. “Andrew and Aaron’s cousin, backliner extraordinaire.”

            (…) “By blood?”

            Nicky laughed. “Don’t look it, right?”

I would like to point out that this is the first time a character genuinely laughs in this entire book. And we’re on page 22.

What a guy. I’m honoured to be his namesake (with minor spelling differences). Please don’t turn out to be an aggressive fuckwit as well please.

Some predictions on Nicky’s character:

- his kink is bein’ friendly and havin’ a good time

- drama kid

- g l i t t e r

- super open abt his sexuality, just loves love, essentially pansexual

- can fuck u up but does it nicely because he wants to support you and help you grow as a person

- would die for his friends (and dogs)

- essentially my headcanon courfeyrac from les mis okay shut up

Ahem. Moving on.

            “You have a nice car for someone who thinks he’s poor,” Neil said. (…)

            “Aaron’s mother bought it for us with her life insurance money,” Andrew explained.

Okay but - Aaron’s mother? What? Surely Aaron’s mother is Andrew’s mother as well if they’re twins?

I don’t believe this is lazy writing. What is going on there.

            “It’s not the world that’s cruel,” Neil said. “It’s the people in it.”

I don’t even want to know how many fangirls use this as their blog headline/Facebook status/moodboard caption/wrist tattoo.

            [Neil] was too busy staring at Aaron’s pants pockets. They were much too flat to be hiding a pack of cigarettes, but Neil had seen Aaron put the pack away before crossing the street at the airport.

Are you telling me Neil is too busy staring at Aaron’s ass (which is actually Andrew’s ass, spoiler alert) to notice when to walk into Wymack’s apartment because that might be the best thing that’s happened so far.

(Unless we’re talking about front pockets, in which case, nevermind).

And then this happens:

            “What was that all about?“

            Neil’s blood turned to slush. It wasn’t the words that got him but the language Nicky used. German was Neil’s second language thanks to three years spent living in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

GERMANY! The mothercountry! Land of beer, sausage, and superfluously-stocked hardware stores!

Now the only thing I can imagine is Aaron and Andrew as coldmirror’s Torsten und Torben. I’m not even sorry.

            “Team’s still split fifty-fifty on whether or not [Coach Wymack and Abby] are boning. Andrew refuses to vote, which means you’re the tiebreaker. Let us know ASAP. I’ve got money riding on it.”

To no one’s surprise, Nicky is Ultimate Shipping King. I love him more by the minute.

However, these short moments of glee are immediately overridden because this happens:

          Too late, Neil remembered Nicky’s exasperated accusion in the living room: “What the hell did you say to him, Andrew?” Neil had assumed Nicky was referring to their first meeting in Millport, but Nicky had been talking about the car ride from the airport. It wasn’t Aaron who picked Neil up from the airport after all.

WHAAAAAT.

I mean… this is the oldest twin trick in the book, really. What is this, the Parent Trap?

No kidding, I’d pay to see the Twinyards with ginger pigtails dressed in early 20s fashion.

Also, Twinyards!! How did I not see that before!! Thank you, fandom, for finding the punniest names for everything ever.

(If you’re wondering whether I’m still laughing over this name as I type this: I am.)

Apparently, Andrew has some serious anger management issues and enough court-regulated drugs in his system to kill a small child, effectively making him a hardcore drug addict against his will.

WHAAAAAAAAAAT. No, seriously, WHAT.

The angst just does not stop, you guys.

Also, Wymack is back!

#dicksoutforwymack

          Neil looked down at the key in his palm, at the security Wymack so easily and unquestioningly gave him. Maybe Neil wouldn’t get any sleep tonight, and amybe he’d spend the next couple weeks waking up every time Wymack snored a little too loud, but maybe Neil really was okay here for now.

Oh don’t mind me I’m just crying in the corner whilst stabbing myself with my own materialized emotions.

What. A. Dude.

On a last note: How sexual was the elevator scene. I can’t even quote anything or I’d need to just slap the entire thing here because dear god, the gay is not even subtle at all.

          Neil couldn’t anticipate Kevin. (…) But Andrew was just a psychotic midget, and Neil had grown up around violence. Handling him would be easy.

Two things:

1. 20 bucks says it’s not gonna be fucking easy ho boy

2. Maybe chill on the m word, my dude.

Ughhhh. Is it Sunday already?

[rebliss-isabel]

TB 2012 :: Me and a Buddhist Monk .. somewhere about 600 miles NE of Beijing China while traveling to my destination by Train on my very first visit to BEIJING . the start to the day I was reminded Why I love my mother country . Hope everyone had a blessed x safe Memorial Day Weekend #mothercountry #hope #safety #healing #roadlesstraveled #monk #faith #nevergiveup #adventure #travel #beijing #america https://www.instagram.com/p/ByAWCdbAP6G/?igshid=1dkamedg7yiqy

[still-single]

NEW RADIO 5 FEB 2017

Get It How U Live

Tracks below:

Crucify Your Mind by Rodriguez Pony by Annette Peacock Houses Breathing by FACS In a Monastery Garden by Richard Osborn Third Gear by Annie Anxiety Deletion by Rank/Xerox Maximum Teen Travel by Speedking Gates of Renault by Mothercountry Motherfuckers Thruft by Oto Hiax No Idea Pt. II by Deep State House of Cats by Meneguar Gong by Electro Group Cruiser's Creek by The Fall Let the Drums Speak by The Fatback Band What About Love (Tony Gioe Remix) by Marboo I Can't Turn Around by Isaac Hayes In-Ten-Si-T by Mickey Oliver Jilted John by Jilted John Sirs by Welcome Color the Bank/Othello's Top by Honey Radar Coat by The Pin Group Government Man by Patto El Cielo Mediador by Isasa Summershine by Phil Everly Yesterday's Roads by Appaloosa New Day by The Pretty Things Praecox Feeling by Eric Arn Medicine Bottle by Housewives LSD Mom by Doomsday Student Denaturalizing Leaders (1989 Demo) by Cynic Thunderhead by Blind Idiot God Electric Witchwhipper by Satan's Satyrs A Turkey Named Brotherhood by Karp The Speeding Train by The Van Pelt Canal Din (Open Voice) by Georgia Captain Boogaloo by Quantum Jump February Fourteenth by Lilys Mulligan by Fly Ashtray In a Hole by Mordecai Not So Good by The Bats Glaive by Ballister B (Wakes on Cerulean) by Kassel Jaeger Jim O'Rourke

[romanceceo]

Cast. #carryonmywaywardson #therellbepeacewhenyouaredone #mexicantile #fountains #shadows #castiron #stonework #masonry #coffeeshop #createspace #coconutcoffee #lovelife #itwillloveyouback #mothercountry #technically #fatherland #michoacan #itstime — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2P9WfWK