#roxy jenkins

[ticcitobysbf]

Inside joke between me n my friend but have this

(I KNOW i hc nina as a latina but i put her for the sake of the video)

[muquesko]

*This particular series is deemed for kid’s, please don’t comment otherwise*

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(Rainbow) *This is our Other style*

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*Series: This is a mixture of series*

*Series: Mr. Jenkins’ Belly*

*Series: A Way to Understand*      

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The exact word Jacob is signing: Assalum Alaikum

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The Canidae family and Toksis family are great friends.

Jaqueline Canidae baby sits Crocky Toksis for free, because Muquesko Toksis is struggling.

Muquesko Toksis always loves feeding his friend Wolfie Canidae, cuz he's a hungry Wolf.

Lina Shaq and Jacob Venetianer are great friends.

Lina learned ASL and learned about the Deaf culture for him.

When Lina was old enough to fast for Ramadan, Jacob fasted too.

What happened on the news doesn't change this friendship.

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Fun fact! I choose the colors I did for a reason.

Lina and Muquesko are Muslim, so I made them green.

Jacob and Roxie are Jewish, so I choose blue.

The background, glasses, and eyes are aqua (a combination of the two colors)

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* Characters:

(Characters from Mr. Jenkins' Belly)

1. Muquesko_Toksis (Crotalus, Flying Crotalus)

2. Roxie_Canidae (Coyote, Golden Polish Coyote)

(Characters from A Way to Understand)

3. Jacob Venetianer

4. Lina Shaq

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(Mr. Jenkins’ Belly information)

*28th Dimension English Dictionary:

1. Crotalus: Due to the term rattle“snake” being an order and not a species, “rattlesnakes” are called Crotaluses, in 28th dimension English.

Flying Crotalus: A Crotalus (see also Crotalus) can breathe fire and fly. They fly using no wings, but magic instead. Flying Crotalus are unusual reptiles in the sense that they have fur and are warm blooded, they still lay eggs however. The eggs are light blue, with cloud prints.

Golden Polish Coyote/n: A Golden Polish Coyote is like any other coyote, but they are golden. This type of coyote originated from Poland.

[noway78]

Probably the most characters I've ever done in one render with layers. These are most of my teenage couples plus DJ Rochelle. My better half requested this and with current PC it was doable.

Sakura Shu AKA Tyro

Parker Wilson AKA Prince

Anthony Davidson

Candice "Candi" Blackwell

Katria Brown

Rebecca Armstrong

Odessa Phillips AKA Rebound

Rudee Brown

Elisamuel Zarr AKA Dolor

Leslie K. Thompson AKA Phenom

Nakano Yokota AKA Raiju

Akechi Shu

Dora Dally AKA Dilly Dally

Cody Evans

Leon Jenkins

Izola Thorsdottir

Roxie Feng

Andy Evans

DJ Rochelle

[obsessedwithlarkin]

WELL-KNOWN DANCERS COMPETING AT KAR MESA:

ELITE DANCE PRO:

•Jordan Lavigne - Can't Turn You Loose, Uneven Grounds, Heart Of Stone

GATEWAY DANCE CENTER:

• Oakley Hill - New York New York

• Alaina Igleski- You Are So Beautiful

• Kaydence Lawton - White Flowers

• Colette Sutzman - Ring Them Bells

PLATTFORM:

• Jaycee Allen- Click Clack

• Brooklyn Bell - If I Ain't Got You

• Presley Bell- Wonder

• Ava Browne - Fallin

• Olivia Jacobs - Madness

• Aliyah Middleton - The Leaving Song

• Audrey Patton - It'll Be Okay, Experience

• Mallory Petit- Survive

• Audrey Tanney- Fields Of Gold

DANCE DELUXE:

• Brielle Bailey - I'm Available

• Livian Bailey- Dimples

• Aria Bongiorno- Heavenly Bodies, Home

• Adelina Quintanilla- Velma

• Azury Romero- Rose's Turn

• Remi Skidmore- Life Of The Party

• Vanessa Soto - Sway, Cloaked By Ravens Wings, Love In The Dark

• Brighton Taylor- Buisness Of Love, Good Girl

CLUB:

•Finley Adcox - Landslide

• Aubree Adjudani - I Like To Fuss

• Zoe Agacoili - Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

• Allie Aston - Buisness Of Love

• Riley Bagnoli- Good Looking, Always On My Mind

• Preslie Ball- Show Off

• Parker Banks - Yesterday, Good At Being Bad

• Haven Berwick- Weird People, Floating

• Brooklyn Besch - Illusions

• Kennedy Besch- In The Mood, Longing

• Kinsley Camp - Snowing

• Kennedi Cartwright- May It Be

• Aria Chaidez- That's My Boy

• Kennedy Chzarchowski- Broadway Baby

• Blakely Cox - Resilience

• Faye Cunnigham- Sweet Old Fashioned Girl

• Sunny Cunnigham- Here Comes The Sun

• Poppy Cunnigham- Strut

• Peyton De La Cerda- Oh So Quiet, Beautiful Dreamer

• Maddie Downs- Be A Little Bad

• Kennedy Elliott- A Thousand Years, Roxie

• Zoe Evans - Sweet Georgia Brown

• Everly Goldsmith- Roxie

• Evie Goodman- Beautiful Like Me

• Rory Hanson - Amayzing Mayzie

• Jolie Harris - Withstand

•Cara Hart- Take My Love

• Harlow Hilmo- Let You Go

• Dana Homes- Mama Makes 3

• Hazel Jenkins- Millie, Wherever You Will Go

• Kimber Keffler- One Of The Boys

• Lily Knopps- Rose's Turn, When We Remember, This Bitter Earth, Big Time

• Berkli Lehew- Proud Mary

• Bella Linman- Fawn, Black Swan

• Kendall Lovrant- My Boyfriend's Back

• Kennedy Marble- Hit Me With A Hot Note, Bitter Earth

• Peyton Marble - Charge It Please, Landslide

• Kinley Martz - Respect, Can You Feel The Love Tonight

• Kambria Merrill- Halleluijah

• Kailey Miller- Halleluijah

• Kriesten Morales- Evil Like Me

• Sailor Moyers- Give Him A Great Big Kiss

• Cambrie O'Haver- Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Winter

• Elodie Olson- Spanish Rose

• Avery Palacios- Off With Their Heads, Ohh Child

• Carsyn Palacios- Poor Unfortunate Souls

• Ava Palmer - Black Bird

• Kinley Palmer- Let Yourself Go

• Skye Parkinson- Songbird, You Gotta Get A Gimmick

• Blakely Paule- If They Could See Me Now, Pver The Rainbow

• Paislee Perkins- If

• Addison Pichette- Rain, Copacabana

• Avery Pichette- Baby Mine

• Dolly Putton- Rich & Famous

• Kynzlie Plote- I Prefer You

• Delaney Poulson- Big French Boyfriend, Once Upon Another Time

• Leo Robbins- It's Not Unusual

• River Robbins- I Remember You, Wild And Reckless

• Scarlett Robinson- Something New, Big Breaths

• Brielyn Rosales- Mambo Italiano

• Harper Scates - All That Jazz

• Remy Schwalb- Dimples, Silent Night

• Harper Schwalb- Clap, In The Light Of The Moon

• Abbey Scott- In My Memory, Razzle Dazzle

• Hadlie Scott- Locomotion

• Charlie Seals - Hold On Together, Lady Like Me

• River Sergerman- Unwanted

• Ellie Self - Emergence

• Tatum Self- Roxy Hart, Spectrum Of Love

• Paisley Self- Me And My Baby

• Jolene Serna- Baby Mine, Lipstick On Your Collar

• Olivia Serna- Don't Worry About Me

• Hazel Silverman- Mambo Italiano, Between Each Breath

• Hannah Slater- Snowing

• Bryn Spears- Le Jazz Hot, Youth

• Stella Stolz, I Need A Man

• Kate Valentine- Come Into My Arms

• Emersyn Varker- These Boots, Say Something,

• Emerson Van Houten - Little Bird

• Emersyn Vincent- Girl In 14G

• Eastyn Vose - I'm Not Taking Any Chances, Eternity

• Zoe Zwick- The Boyfriend

[fortheloveofwonderland]

Ralvez Masterlist

Spencer x Reader Oneshots

Spencer x Reader Series

Luke x Reader

Fluff & Angst (SFW)

The Reid Effect - Spencer Reid doesn't like dogs, not even his boyfriend Luke's dog Roxy. Maybe some late night cuddles can change that. Part of the 12 Days of Shipmas and S13 Square for CM Bingo. Requested by Anon. F

Baby it’s Cold Outside (But it’s Hot in Here) - Luke is out and proud and has his sights set on Spencer. Spencer didn’t realise he could like men until he starts getting confusing feelings for his coworker. And then they get snowed in with no where to turn. A / F

Capture My Heart - Spencer Reid isn't a big drinker. A night at Rossi's and one bed makes him realise drinking isn't all bad if it means he ends up in Luke's arms. One Bed Challenge. F

In the Event of My Demise - months after his release from prison, Spencer Reid still hasn’t allowed himself to deal with the residual trauma of what happened to him. When a local case triggers his inevitable breakdown, Luke Alvez must pull Spencer back from the brink or risk losing him to his demons forever. Comfort Challenge. A / F

A Chuisle Mo Chroi (Pulse of My Heart) - Spencer chronicles his unrequited love for his best friend in the form of letters to his mom. But when she meets the person Spencer has detailed to her, what happens when she inadvertently confesses her son's feelings for him? Requested by Anon. F

NSFW (minors DNI)

Neither Fish Nor Fowl - Luke tries and fails to figure out Spencer's type. Spencer makes it clear with the help of ducks. Part of the 12 Days of Shipmas. Requested by @andiebeaword F / S NSFW 18+

A Cell Divides - Luke Alvez has prison all figured out. Until he’s introduced to his new cellmate, and he knows his heart will forever be imprisoned by the messy haired angel, Doctor Spencer Reid. Roommate Challenge. A / F / S NSFW 18+

Everyday Angel - in the midst of his drug addiction Spencer bumps into a handsome jogger who helps Spencer in more ways than he’ll ever know. Ten years later when he’s introduced to new agent Luke Alvez, there is something so hauntingly familiar about him… A / F / NSFW Themes 18+

Out of Reach - Spencer and Luke are both unhappily married to different people. But when they meet each other at a swingers party, anything can happen. Requested by @/andiebeaword A / F / S (minors DNI)

The Theory of Attraction - Spencer has been standoffish towards Luke since the moment he started at the BAU. Even once they start sleeping together, outside of the bedroom Spencer still treats him with disdain. And Luke is fed up of being just a booty call. For @reidsbookclub 1 Year Celebration. A / F / S (minors DNI)

The Kids Aren’t Alright - Break Away Unity Summer Camp was once the summer destination for the youth of Virginia, but after falling on hard times it was now struggling to stay afloat. And when a young boy goes missing, Erin Strauss knows it could be the nail in the coffin for her camp if anyone were to find out. So instead of reporting it, she enlists her ragtag team of young counsellors to help piece together the events that led to the kids disappearance.

But with her staff more concerned with getting laid, getting high and a myriad of other personal problems, getting to the bottom of what happened to one of her campers seems an impossible feat. Can they put their issues aside and work together to find the truth? Or will the mystery of Riley Jenkins disappearance be swept away with the campfire embers? Either way, it’s sure to be a summer they will never forget. A / F / S (minors DNI)

ON PERMANENT HIATUS

Chapter Navigation Under the Cut

Chapter 1 - The Kids Aren’t Alright

Chapter 2 - Unwritten

Chapter 3 - Dreaming With a Broken Heart

Chapter 4 - Check Yes or No

Chapter 5 - Don’t Let Me Get Me

Chapter 6 - You Might Have Noticed

Chapter 7 - In Between

Chapter 8 - Mr Nice Guy

Chapter 9 - Happy Unhappy

Chapter 10 - Only Young

Chapter 11 - Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year

[aaronstveit]

read in 2023!

i did a reading thread last year and really enjoyed it so i am doing another one this year!! as always, you can find me on goodreads and my askbox is always open!

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book by J.R.R. Tolkien (★★★★☆)

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo* (★★★★★)

Beowulf by Unknown, translated by Seamus Heaney (★★★★☆)

The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Lee (★★★★☆)

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (★★★★★)

Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado (★★★★☆)

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (★★★★★)

The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Lee (★★★★☆)

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (★★★★★)

Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson (★★☆☆☆)

Sharks in the Rivers by Ada Limón (★★★☆☆)

Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R.F. Kuang (★★★★★)

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (★★★★★)

Paper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

There Are Trans People Here by H. Melt (★★★★★)

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (★★★★☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (★★★★☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

The Guest List by Lucy Foley (★★☆☆☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

The Princess Bride by William Goldman (★★★★☆)

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (★★★★★)

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid* (★★★★★)

Goldie Vance, Volume 1 by Hope Larson, Brittney Williams

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White (★★★★☆)

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (★★★★☆)

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (★★★☆☆)

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis (★★★★★)

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (★★★☆☆)

Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr. (★★☆☆☆)

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (★★★★★)

Going Dark by Melissa de la Cruz (★★★☆☆)

Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie by Ellen Cassedy (★★★★☆)

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot

The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley (★★★★☆)

Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, and Berenice Nelle (★★★★☆)

Heavy Vinyl, Volume 1: Riot on the Radio by Nina Vakueva and Carly Usdin (★★★★☆)

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado (★★★☆☆)

Heavy Vinyl, Volume 2: Y2K-O! by Nina Vakueva and Carly Usdin (★★★★☆)

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (★★★★☆)

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (★★★★★)

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (★★★★★)

The Backstagers, Vol 1: Rebels Without Applause by James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh, and Walter Baiamonte (★★★☆☆)

The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (★★★★☆)

The Backstagers, Vol 2: The Show Must Go On by James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh, and Walter Baiamonte (★★★☆☆)

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (★★★★☆)

Happy Place by Emily Henry (★★★★★)

After Dark with Roxie Clark by Brooke Lauren Davis (★★★☆☆)

Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones (★★★☆☆)

Lord of the Flies by William Golding (★★★★☆)

A Little Bit Country by Brian D. Kennedy (★★★★☆)

Built From the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, America’s Black Wall Street by Victor Luckerson (★★★★★)

Cheer Up!: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Oscar O. Jupiter, and Val Wise (★★★★★)

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by assorted authors, edited by Saundra Mitchell (★★★★☆)

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher** (★★★★☆)

St. Juniper's Folly by Alex Crespo** (★★★★★)

The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan** (★★☆☆☆)

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (★★★★★)

Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould** (★★★★☆)

Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass** (★★★★★)

Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O’Neill (★★★☆☆)

Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis** (★★★☆☆)

The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron (★★★☆☆)

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield (★★★★☆)

Devotions by Mary Oliver (★★★★★)

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan* (★★★★☆)

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan* (★★★★☆)

The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan* (★★★★★)

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)

Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz** (★★★★☆)

The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (★★★★★)

All That’s Left to Say by Emery Lord (★★★★★)

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee (★★★☆☆)

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Joseph Andrew White (★★★★★)

Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

M Is for Monster by Talia Dutton (★★★★☆)

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)

Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories by assorted authors, edited by Yamile Saied Méndez and Amparo Ortiz (★★★★☆)

These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall (★★★★☆)

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (★★★★★)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (★★★★☆)

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

The October Country by Ray Bradbury (★★★★☆)

Hamlet by William Shakespeare (★★★★☆)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (★★★★☆)

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

The Appeal by Janice Hallett (★★★★☆)

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (★★★★☆)

The Carrying: Poems by Ada Limón (★★★★★)

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi (★★★★★)

Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen (★★★★★)

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

Know My Name by Chanel Miller (★★★★★)

Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd (★★★★★)

Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler (★★★★☆)

The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith* (★★★★★)

The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson (★★★★★)

A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi (★★★★★)

The Witch Hunt by Sasha Peyton Smith (★★★★☆)

That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally** (★★★★☆)

The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (★★★★☆)

The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson (★★★★☆)

Pageboy by Elliot Page (★★★★★)

All This and Snoopy, Too by Charles M. Schultz (★★★★☆)

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter (★★★★☆)

The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill** (★★☆☆☆)

Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente (★★★★☆)

The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei (★★★★☆)

Spell on Wheels Vol. 1 by Kate Leth, Megan Levens, and Marissa Louise (★★★★☆)

Spell on Wheels Vol. 2: Just to Get to You by Kate Leth, Megan Levens, and Marissa Louise (★★★★☆)

Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. Davis (★★★★☆)

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (★★★★☆)

The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett (★★★★☆)

So Far So Good: Final Poems: 2014 - 2018 by Ursula K. Le Guin (★★★★☆)

Murder on the Christmas Express by Alexandra Benedict (★☆☆☆☆)

Midwinter Murder: Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (★★★★☆)

Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (★★★★★)

The Twelve Days of Murder by Andreina Cordani (★★★★☆)

The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson (★★★★☆)

The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Twenty-Ninth Year by Hala Alyan (★★★☆☆)

Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger (★★★☆☆)

Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia (★★★★☆)

An asterisk (*) indicates a reread. A double asterisk (**) indicates an ARC.

[marygaitskillbookclub]

Remain in Light | On the Talking Heads by Mary Gaitskill

Lost my shape—Trying to act casual! Can’t stop—I might end up in the hospital

—“Crosseyed and Painless” Talking Heads, Remain in Light

In 1979, I was an almost total dork. I didn’t know what was going on—in any way, really, but especially as regards culture and fashion.

My first encounter with culture and fashion was when I was seven and my mother took us to a roller-skating rink, where teenagers wearing dos and poodle skirts with flannel appliqués roared ferociously around in a circle while music played. One girl’s skirt had on it slogans like “Do the Twist!” and “The Mashed Potato!” and I watched her ferocious movement around the rink with amazement and terror.

I was afraid because I was looking at a world of signifiers and abstraction, broad basic swatches of feeling and experience expressed in symbols that were both general and refined, a whole language of symbols that I didn’t speak and which instantly struck me as too complex to learn. I was looking at the future.

Five years later, I would be required, along with everyone else in my junior high school, to fit my personality into a similar system of symbols that I couldn’t get right. The only thing that kept me from social autism was music. Anything from Nancy Sinatra to the Four Tops to Mitch Ryder to the Association—it was refined and shapely, like the social styles that so defeated me, but it was also fluid and fundamental as preverbal sound. The songs did not have prescribed meaning for me, so they could mean anything. I would go to sleep at night with my transistor radio pressed against my head, letting the “anything” take forms that were too mysterious and personal to turn into a symbol that I could put on my skirt or my hair. It made me feel connected, even to the people who had mastered the art of style—because I understood in some way that they must hear this more mysterious thing, too.

Three years later, I dropped out of school and ran away from home. For a while it was like disappearing into the songs on the radio. But in five years I was struggling to get by, and by then I wasn’t paying attention to any style system. I liked music a lot, but it was background to me, not any kind of main event. I liked Patti Smith, the Cars, 10cc, the Electric Light Orchestra, Robin Trower, Roxy Music, and it was all equal to me. It did not have prescribed meaning, and it did not define me in any way. When I decided to go back to school, I went to community college and hung out with people who got high in deserted housing developments and screwed to Frampton’s Camel, then drove home meditating on Gary Wright’s “Dream Weaver.” I liked that, too.

Then I went to a real university and met people who knew what was going on. I briefly went out with a guy I’ll call Jenkins, who introduced me to the Ramones, Elvis Costello, and the Talking Heads. He had excellent taste. He read Rolling Stone and The Village Voice and he knew exactly what these bands meant and why they were important. He and his friends had a softball team called the Psycho Killers (with individual shirts labeled “Ted Bundy” “Richard Speck,” etc.) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre posters up in their house. It was like being at the roller rink. It was also like pressing the transistor radio to my ear. I didn’t know how to separate the music from the pretense around it—college-kid pretense, both wonderful and idiotic, a mixture that felt so false and so true that I didn’t know how to react to it. Like a dork, I would fume about snotty art students singing songs about murder—I had experienced real violence, I said, and it wasn’t funny. But I said that because I didn’t know how to say what I really felt—which was that the cleverness, humor, and sometimes perverse torque of the music was a nearly flawless form that I felt stunned by and locked out of.

I still don’t know what was going on in 1979. What I remember is a mass dream of joy and pain, both slightly delirious, neither fully felt. The nonfeeling created a certain morbid innocence that in my mind looks like that of the victims in the disaster/murder movies that were popular then—an awful blank optimism, best expressed on the “face” of Mr. Bill, the cartoon victim on Saturday Night Live. Jenkins was right: “Psycho Killer” was the perfect song for this moment. And because it was he who was right, the music got mixed up with sex that was like twisting and crushing myself into weird forms until my “self” broke and something powerful and formless came out, then withdrew again.

I heard that in the music, too—the weird, twisting form, the bouncing, jerking, deliberate, and sophisticated childishness of it. I loved it and hated it. Maybe I felt mocked by it. The week Jenkins and I broke up, I published a story in a local paper about a hydrocephalic guy in a wheelchair who’d been wrongfully locked up in a state home for crazy retarded people because his poor, battered inner-city family had been unable to care for him or get him diagnosed correctly. My story about him got bounced out of the lead position by a million-word analysis of how important the Ramones were. There was a huge picture of the Ramones joyfully pretending to be retards, while the deformed beatific face of the hydrocephalic guy smiled from the corner. It was me and the hydrocephalic guy versus Jenkins and the Ramones, and they’d won! I felt like the fool David Byrne sings “No Compassion” at, and it was more humiliating than it should have been.

Or maybe it was exactly like it should’ve been. It was around then that I started waking up in the morning and having no idea who I was or where I was. I had to remind myself, and it took several minutes. I would call up images, pictures of myself doing things: walking to class, in a restaurant drinking tea, talking to someone. At first the pictures were bizarre and alien, then neutral, then I’d say, Oh, right, and get out of bed. My self, it seemed, really had broken, and something unfamiliar was trying to emerge. It was scary, but it was powerful, too. I wanted to know who it was that was looking at the pictures before I said, Oh, right. I started writing stories that were more real than anything I had written before. I started listening to music, really listening. Sometimes I wrote with headphones on.

It was during this time that I heard Remain in Light. It was like meeting an enemy and realizing he’s an ally. It was like the hard, clever form of their old songs had burst, and something was pouring out of it—something that had always been there. Listening was like going through a tiny door and coming out somewhere vast, with thousands of doors and windows to a thousand other places. Sometimes the music flew past the places, and sometimes through them. One world might be the gauze through which you looked at another, and then it would be the world. I could be the person walking down the street or having tea and then I could be the person looking and not knowing who I was; each moved through the other, seen and not seen. I was changing shape, and it was an accident, and this music not only understood that; it celebrated it. It described something that was happening in me, and something that was happening in everybody, all the time, to the hydrocephalic guy and to psycho killer.

I wasn’t saying this to myself while I listened to the music. It was something I understood deeper than words, in a way my mind could only glimpse. The understanding was like a seed, and it would be a long time before it began to germinate. It would be even longer before I had the means to communicate what was being grown. But that was okay. I knew it was there. I heard it.

LINER NOTES COMMISSIONED FOR THE COMPILATION CD SET Once in a Lifetime, 2003

[rawk-chikk]

Tonight's the night, peeps!!

My predictions for the episode (SPECULATION, NOT SPOILERS):

1) The One Show will run over by at least 2 minutes.

2) Half the audience will have tied themselves so up in knots with theories and predictions that they will be terribly disappointed regardless of what happens.

3) A certain online forum will hate it on principle.

4) A character I don't give a toss about will return.

5) A character I *do* give a toss about will get less than 30 seconds total screentime.

6) Sharon's toilet cubicle liaison with Keanu results in a lil brother or sister for Albie. Because the menopause doesn't exist on Albert Square 😋.

7) Liz Truss becomes the latest stunt cameo at the lock-in. She either gets glassed by Stacey, or the gals gang up on her and she gets defenestrated, thus explaining the broken glass in the trailers.

8) All the dead characters (with living actors) come back to life. Except Ronnie and Roxy, just to piss off the fans who never shut up about resurrecting them 😈.

9) Freddie is revealed to be Alfie's son. Albie is revealed to be Phil's son. Maisie Jenkins is revealed to be Emma's daughter.

45 minutes to go, peeps!!!!

ETA: Woo!!! 3 out of 9!!! I ain't gonna tell ya which 3 it is tho. Just gonna have to watch yourselves, innit 😉

[ulkaralakbarova]

A wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his kick him out of the group he founded. Things begin to look up for Izzy when he is asked to join Steel Dragon, the heavy metal rockers he had been imitating for so long. This film is loosely based on the true story of the band Judas Priest. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Chris ‘Izzy’ Cole: Mark Wahlberg Emily Poule: Jennifer Aniston Kirk Cuddy: Dominic West A.C.: Jason Bonham Jorgen: Jeff Pilson Ghode: Zakk Wylde Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager: Timothy Spall Donny Johnson: Blas Elias Xander Cummins: Nick Catanese Ricki Bell: Brian Vander Ark Rob Malcolm: Timothy Olyphant Tania Asher, Steel Dragon PR: Dagmara Domińczyk Joe Cole: Matthew Glave Mr. Cole: Michael Shamus Wiles Mrs. Cole: Beth Grant Bobby Beers: Jason Flemyng Nina: Carey Lessard Samantha: Kristin Richardson Mason Bell: Jamie Williams Roadie #1: Keith Loneker Amber: Sami Reed Marci: Kara Zediker Bradley: Stephan Jenkins Guitarist in Crowd Outside Mansion: Vitamin C Cream Reporter: Kevin Ryder Melody-Maker Reporter: Gene Baxter Bouncer: Gregory Hinton Nurse: Sonya Stephens Photographer: Neil Zlozower Fan #1: Kirk Enochs Thor: Myles Kennedy A.C.’s Wife: Rachel Hunter Kirk’s Wife: Heidi Mark Ghode’s Wife: Carrie Stevens Jorgen’s Wife: Amy Miller Office Worker: William Martin Brennan Mrs. Andrews: Lorna Scott Auditioning Singer: Ralph Saenz Topless Cutie #1: Jennifer Rovero Topless Cutie #2: Natalie Raynes Scalper: Jamal Weathers Two-Year Old Girl: Hailie Brennand Roadie #2: Eric Weinstein MTV Veejay: Jamie White Metal Head: Jeffrey Wetzel Guitar Tech: Frederick E. Kowalo Girl with P-Pass: Jennifer Uilani Warren Roxy Dancer: Chad Azadan Roxy Dancer: Linda Cevallos Roxy Dancer: Jennifer Edmond Roxy Dancer: Brian Friedman Roxy Dancer: Cynthia Fuhrer Roxy Dancer: Cati Jean Roxy Dancer: Edward Jenkins Roxy Dancer: Kelly Knox Roxy Dancer: Tabbatha Mays Roxy Dancer: Udee McGeoy Roxy Dancer: Ted Napolitano Roxy Dancer: Tomasina Parrott Roxy Dancer: Gabriel Ramírez Roxy Dancer: Ursula Whittaker Roxy Dancer: Zachary Woodlee Concert Rocker: Andrew Wayne Bar Patron (uncredited): Gia Franzia Film Crew: Production Design: Mayne Berke Executive Producer: Steven Reuther Original Music Composer: Trevor Rabin Executive Producer: George Clooney Second Unit Director: David R. Ellis Director of Photography: Ueli Steiger Casting: Sharon Bialy Actor’s Assistant: Eric Weinstein Co-Producer: Michael Fottrell Costume Design: Aggie Guerard Rodgers Screenplay: John Stockwell Stunts: Chad Stahelski Director: Stephen Herek Stunts: Chris Palermo Stunts: Joe Bucaro III Producer: Toby Jaffe Editor: Trudy Ship Stunts: Julie Michaels Stunts: Keith Woulard Stunts: T.J. White Executive Producer: Mike Ockrent Choreographer: Peggy Holmes Music Supervisor: Budd Carr Set Decoration: Casey Hallenbeck Unit Production Manager: Paul Moen Swing: P. Scott Bailey Stunts: Laura Albert Stunts: Mike Gunther Supervising Art Director: Caty Maxey Stunt Coordinator: Brad Martin Stunts: Jeff Imada Still Photographer: Claudette Barius First Assistant Director: Jeffrey Wetzel Actor’s Assistant: Ozzie Areu Production Accountant: Ravi D. Mehta Art Department Coordinator: Joe Walser Leadman: Mark Woods Stunts: Tim Rigby Camera Operator: Thomas Yatsko Stunts: Sean Graham Set Designer: Harry E. Otto Makeup Artist: Donald Mowat Special Effects Coordinator: Paul J. Lombardi Makeup Artist: Jean Ann Black Boom Operator: Carl Fischer Stunts: Damon Caro Stunts: Chris O’Hara First Assistant Camera: Gary L. Camp Script Supervisor: Adrienne Hamalian-Mangine Special Effects: Scott Blackwell Video Assist Operator: David Katz Stunts: Steve Holladay Hairstylist: Johnny Villanueva Set Costumer: Lisa A. Doyle Hairstylist: Kerry Mendenhall Music Editor: Brent Brooks Steadicam Operator: Dan Kneece Location Manager: Curtis Collins Hairstylist: Shari Perry Key Makeup Artist: Michael Mills Key Costumer: Sabrina Calley Stunts: Brandon Sebek Producer: Robert Lawrence Art Direction: Richard Schreiber Costume Supervisor: Bruce Erickse...

[fakevz-oldies]

KURZLISTE VON VERMISSTEN ACCOUNTS:

( Die Namen sind aus geposteten Aufrufen!)

Addison

Adriana V.Anil E. Can

Anna Harrison

Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo

Arec

Ava

Benjamin Salvatore

Cassandra Dearing

Cathreen Black

Caye

Christopher Perry Halliwell

Cinderella Naomi Knowles

Cole

Corey Scott

David Hause

Dyadem Sherville

Evangeline Montgomery

Evelyn Jenkins

Florim Jasharim

Freddie O'Conner

Geneva Knowles

Hunter Smith

Jackson Turner

James Dearing

Jason McCan

Jerome Young

Kari Firestone

Katie Evans

Krystalia Bayarri

Kyle Doug

Lucretia Black

Marie Black

Milly Turner

Rose Turner

Roxanne Roxy

Sophie Jenkins

Spencer Hastings

Sue Potter

Suri Bones

Susan Bones

Wilson Grant

Yavee

[gsmattingly]

"I Am A Fugitive From a Chain Gang" Review

At the Roxie I saw "I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang" directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Paul Muni. I don't recall seeing this before. It is a good and interesting movie. It is also pre-code. I thought Paul Muni's acting was very good. The female roles were very minor with little development. The prison escape chases were very good. I thought the cinematographer very good. I did not think the film was melodramatic. From IMDb, "Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a Southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him."

[bamboomusiclist]

2/23 おはようございます。 Fugs / Virgin Fugs esp-1038 等更新しました。

Julie London / Sophisticated Lady Lrp3203 Art Farmer Jim Hall / Interraction 1412 Modern Jazz Quartet Guest Jimmy Giuffre / At Music Inn 1247 Jo Jones / The Jo Jones Special vrs8503 Stan Getz / and the Cool Sounds Mgv8200 John Jenkins / With Kenny Burrell blp1573 Gerry Mulligan / Mainstream mg36101 Art Blakey / Buttercorn Lady ls86034 Cannonball Adderley / & Coltrane Ls86009 Ray Brown Monty Alexander Johnny Griffin Martin Drew / Summerwind 1003312 Joe Harriott / Indo Jazz Suite 1465 Stanley Turrentine / Have You Ever Seen the Rain f9493 John Klemmer / Blowin Gold Lps321 Elvis Costello / Get Happy xxlp1 Raoul Duguay / on S'm o Kebek sw3c70.066 Roxy Music / Manifesto 2310651 Andre Gagnon / Imagination Sp44252 Fugs / Virgin Fugs esp-1038 Danny O'Keefe / the Global Blues bsk3314 Christallen / Men Storst ar Karleken lp6902

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[87cupsofjoe]

I was stuck on a part with Roxy where I had to sneak around her but there were also these two staff bots that would kick me in the ass if i got too close and there was one hiding spot that wasn’t very useful at all. I was trying to get through for like thirty maybe fourth whole minutes (i’m a coward and was mostly planning and hiding instead of actually executing) so I ask my dad for help.

he comes over and makes a joke, “you know what you did wrong? you didn’t shout leroy jenkins.” funny joke haha hee hee funny reference, right? so i hand the controls over to him, and he makes it IN ONE FUCKING GO. THIS MAN HAS NO EXPERIENCE WITH THIS GAME YET HE GOT ME THROUGH THIS PART IN LIKE THIRTY SECONDS.

so i’m in disbelief and i’m like, “HOW THE HELL??” and he goes, “it’s because i shouted leroy jenkins.”

next time i’m stuck anywhere i’ll use the power of leroy jenkins to magically get me through.

[muquesko]

Alt text: t's a comic; a wolf named Wolfie just had a large meat and happily states "A full tummy is a happy tummy." in the next panel his wife Roxie comes in a coyote, she jokingly asks "Is that why you're always grumpy?"

[ofmymuses]

꒰♡꒱ —  PET NAMES MASTERLIST .

under the cut, you’ll find a total of 578 name ideas for furry friends sorted in alphabetical order!!   if you find this post useful, please consider giving it a like / reblog so i know ♡♡

abby, ace, angel, annie, allie, angus, apollo, aries, athena, autumn, avery, alvin, amour, aspen, archie, artie, ava, alice, alpha, aslan, almond, alfie, axel, appricot

baby, bailey, basil, bella, bean, bandit, betty, birdie, betsy, bear, beau, bonnie, blossom, biscuit, blue, bo, boomer, brownie, bingo, bambi, bacon, billie, bubbles, bitsy, boots, bb, buddy, buster, bowser, barbie

candy, callie, chanel, chloe, cinnamon, cleo, coco, cricket, captain, cash, champ, chunky, chancey, charlie, chester, chico, chief, cooper, chipper, cookie, campbell, clove/r, coffee, coconut

daisy, dakota, delia, diamond, dixie, dolly, duchess, dane, dexter, diego, diesel, dodge/r, duke, dexter, darcey, dawn, dainty, dora, dizzy, decker, dallas, dagwood, dew, drusilla

eden, ella, ellie, emmy, eddie, elmer, eli, emmett, echo, elvis, eva, enid, eiffel, easter, elfa, edsel, evita, elzie

fiona, foxy, fern, fanny, finn, flash, frankie, fritz, fairy, fang, fancy, ferris, fey, flo, fluffy, fly, fudge, fuzzball, finch, foster, figo, fidget, frodo, flick, frieza

gaia, gumball, gumdrop, goldie, griffin, gus, georgie, gordon, garfield, glitter, gollum, goose, grover, gremlin, gem, gidget, goober, grumpy, gulliver

ham, harry, hope, hickory, harley, henry, hazel, holly, happy, hunter, hopscotch, hershey, harvey, honey, honeybee, hilda, hutch, hyde, hugo, hiccup, hawthorne, hades

icy, indie, itchy, isla, itsy bitsy, izzy, ivory, indigo, iggy, izzy, ike, ima, inigo, ira, isabella, iman

jabba, jade, jax, jj, jiffy, joey, july, juniper, june, juno, jackson, jagger, jasmine, jedi, jellybean, jack jack, jubilee, jonesy, jimbo, jock, jenkins, jinkies, jazz, janie, jaws, jennie, jiggly puff, jiggles, jodie

king, kai, kaijo, kermit, karma, krabby, kraken, kylo, koko, kali, kash, kane, kenny, kiddo, kimmy, kip, kisses, kit kat, kitty, kiwi, klaus, kleo, koda, kona, kylie, kooper, kimbo

luna, lola, lily, lady, lucky, lovey, loki, linus, lilo, lightning, leapfrog, lemon, lemondrop, lacy, luigi, lavender, lilac, leia, levi, lenny, lewis, libby, little, link, little foot, leftie, lulu, lurk, lydia, lynx, lars, lovebug

m&m, mabel, macaroni, macy, mae, midge, milo, midnight, marshmallow, maisie, mischief, mocha, monster, monty, munchkin, muppet, magenta, magoo, magic, maggie, malibu, maxwell, maximus, max, meeko, melody, mellow, mickey, millie, mimi, minnie, mint, missy, moon, moxie, muffy, muffin, mystic

nana, nanette, nanny, nani, newbury, natwick, nico, noah, nixon, nymph, nyx, nacho, nacia, nibbles, niche, noisy, nessie, nugget, napoleon, nanook, nutella, nellie, neon, neptune, nightmare

oatmeal, ozzy, octavia, october, oddball, olive, oreo, oscar, odie, olaf, oasis, oceana, o’hara, oakley, odessa, odin, ollie, olympia, omega, onyx, otis

panda, pumpkin, pops, popcorn, patches, prince, princess, precious, pepper, paige, pongo, poppy, penny, prudence, polly, priscilla, prancer, paris, pooh, peanut, potato, piggy, peppermint, pancake

ralph, ribbit, riley, rio, raphael, rebel, rex, roo, river, rocket, rosie, ruby, rey, ranger, raven, razzle, red, reese, retro, rhino, rigsby, ringo, rizzo, rocky, rogue, rolo, romeo, ross, roxie, ruckus

spencer, spyro, sadie, sage, sabrina, sugar, scout, sass, sky, sunny, sally, storm, stevie, sammie, scarlet, snickers, sweetie, snow/y, snoop/y, suzy, sookie, sapphire, sushi, sedona, skittles, sparkle/s, sweetpea, skipper, spot, sterling, sox, scar, scottie, scooby, sprocket

tinkerbell, tank, tango, tigger, teddy, taz, turner, toto, tess, topaz, tulip, tomika, tycoon, toki, trinket, tootsie, tarzan, trouble, twiggy, tetra, tia, thunder, thor, thumper, titan, toby, twinkle, twizzler

ursula, unit, urian, ulana, unix, utopia, urmina, unique, ultra, ufo

vesper, velvet, vanilla, valentine, vito, victory, voodoo, vallisa, vallie, valino, vanessa, vandooh, van goh, vega, vee, varro

wolfe, wolfie, wagner, whiskers, wendy, willie, worm, winnie, waldo, woody, warlock, wildfire

x-tray, xandor, xampus, xandrana, xandy, xanta, xara, xena, xera, xisco, xylo

yzma, yoda, yaki, yahoo, yogi, yeti, yenga, yumi, yello, yamana, yeska

zeus, zombie, zara, zoe/y, ziggy, zeke, zelda, zero, zola, zane, zorro, zia, zazu, zip/per, zella, zsa zsa, zadie, zoro, zorra, zephyr

[tawneybel]

Female Goth Live-Action Characters

Note: And/or punk, emo, etc. Be free to suggest more! Cartoon list. 

Winter Anderson from American Horror Story: Cult 

Stephanie Boggs from American Horror Story: Murder House 

various from Jesus of Suburbia (American Idiot)

twins from American Mary 

Morticia Addams from The Addams Family 

Veronica Nix from Better Call Saul (Added 3/22/2023.)

various from Better Call Saul (“Piñata”) (Added 2/24/2023.)

Lola from Bones (“Mummy in the Maze”) (Added 2/24/2023.)

Allison Reynolds from The Breakfast Club

Jane Margolis from Breaking Bad 

Chanterelle from Buffy the Vampire Slayer 

Sunday from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (“The Freshman”) 

Sinead Lauren from But I’m a Cheerleader

Tiffany Valentine from Child’s Play 

Nancy Downs from The Craft 

Negasonic Teenage Warhead from Deadpool 

Katya from Derry Girls 

Wee Deirdre from Derry Girls

Enid from Dolls

Isabel from Dolls

Elvira from Elvira’s Movie Macabre 

Stokely Mitchell from The Faculty 

Marla Singer from Fight Club 

Dee from The Final Destination (Added 4/25/2023.)

Violet Moraine from Friday the 13th: A New Beginning 

Nessa Jenkins from Gavin & Stacey 

Girl in Alley from Ghost Rider 

Brigitte Fitzgerald from Ginger Snaps

Ginger Fitzgerald from Ginger Snaps 

Bellatrix Lestrange from Harry Potter 

Female Cenobite from Hellraiser 

goths from Irn-Bru ad

various from Jennifer’s Body 

Pauline from Local Hero (Added 5/3/2023.)

Lisbeth Salander from Millennium (I’ve actually only read the books so far.)

Angie from Monk (“Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece”) (Added 10/2/2023.)

Lily Munster from The Munsters 

Fang Hellerman from My Soul to Take 

Taryn White from A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Angela Franklin from Night of the Demons 

Yetao from Queens of Mystery 

Rachel Lang from The Rage: Carrie 2

Trash from Return of the Living Dead 

Blind Mag from Repo! The Genetic Opera

Amber Sweet from Repo! The Genetic Opera

Shilo Wallace from Repo! The Genetic Opera

Adriana from R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series 

Roxy Richter from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 

Beth from Scream: Resurrection

The Night the Reindeer Died goth from Scrooged 

Punk Rock Girl from Spider-Man

Inessa from Stoneheart

Abigail Stapleton from Stoneheart

Jessica Stapleton from Stoneheart

Dottie from Stranger Things 2

Kali from Stranger Things 2

Mick from Stranger Things 2

Eden Bingham from Stranger Things 4 

Rebecca Buck from Tank Girl 

Tosh Guaneri from Urban Legend 

Morgana from Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies