#samy could also bee fun

[theghostofwilburtheworm]

Mmmh really strugling to pick which ocs i want in artfight

[you-can-call-me-wanda]

Truth Or Dare

Pairing: Sami Yaffa x Reader

Author’s Note: I feel like this is a super stereotypical idea, but oh well. I wrote this while dog-tired and suffering a headache so sorry if it’s not the best!

“(Y/N)! Sami! Come on already!”

You let out a laugh as you walked into the living room, balancing a bowl of popcorn and a six pack of beer in your arms. “Alright, alright. We’re coming. Sheesh,” you said to the four boys who were waiting anxiously for you and Sami’s return from the kitchen.

Nasty, Michael, Razzle, and Andy all sat cross-legged on the dingy carpet. Nasty had broken the sofa the week prior in a drunken mishap so now you and all your roommates were left having to sit on the floor until you could afford to buy a new couch.

“What’s the rush?” you asked, handing out snacks to the four impatient boys and taking a seat on the floor as well.

“We wanna play a game,” Andy said, his grin mischievous.

“What kind of game?” A voice asked from behind you. Sami had just entered the room, carrying more beers and food from the kitchen.

“Truth or dare!” Nasty and Andy shouted in unison.

“Oh please,” Michael said. “How old are you?” He was smiling though, and you had no doubt he wanted to play the game too. Nasty just stuck out his tongue in response.

“Alright,” you agreed. “I’ll play.” You turned to Sami who had taken a seat next to you. “How bout you Sami? Are you in?”

Sami flushed slightly under your gaze. It was no secret that the boy had a huge crush on you. Even if Nasty and Andy and Razzle hadn’t told you months ago, it would be obvious. Sami always acted so shy around you, blushing and fumbling over his words. He also used every excuse under the sun to spend more time with you. That was probably why he’d volunteered so eagerly to help you grab stuff from the kitchen earlier.

“If you’re playing, I’ll play too,” he said softly.

You smiled at him sweetly and ignored Nasty and Andy’s giggling and mock gagging noises. You always found Sami’s behavior adorable. His crush never bothered you.

“I’ll explain the rules,” Andy said, capturing everyone’s attention.

“What rules?” Razzle asked with a quirked brow. “It’s just truth or dare.”

Andy sighed dramatically. “Well, these are my rules,” he explained. “Rule one, if you refuse a dare or a truth then you have to face the punishment that the group decides upon beforehand.”

“Punishment?” you questioned, a little fearful of what you had just agreed to play.

“Yeah, like you’ll have to dress in drag for the next gig and do a strip tease in the middle of the set if you refuse to answer the question or complete the dare.”

Five pairs of eyes blinked at Andy.

“That’s very… specific,” Michael said, finally breaking the silence that had fallen over the room. “How about whoever won’t do something has to do the dishes?”

Everyone let out a groan. The dishes were a huge issue in your flat. There was a giant stack of them in the kitchen sink that spilled out onto the surrounding countertop. In the almost six months you and the boys had lived here, you couldn’t remember a time when any plates or bowls or spoons had been cleaned. It was the source of a lot of arguments, but the stack of dirty kitchenware was too big for anyone to take initiative and clean them.

“That will work!” Andy said, almost a little too excited. There was no way in hell anyone would be refusing a dare or truth now.

You all mumbled your agreement as Andy continued explaining the game.

“Rule two, the person who last received a dare or a question is the next person to ask. Okay?”

“Okay Andy, we get it,” Nasty whined. “Can we just start already?”

“Fine,” Andy huffed. “I’ll go first.” He looked around the room, trying to decide on his victim. “Michael.” He stopped at the blonde boy. “Truth or dare?”

Michael pursed his lips as he thought. “Um, truth.”

You all booed at him. Nasty threw the cap of his bottle at his head.

“What?” he asked, taken aback by your strong reaction to his choice of truth.

“Truth is boring!” Razzle proclaimed.

“Well, I’m not going to change my mind,” Michael said, crossing his arms. “I’m not gonna take a dare from Andy of all people.”

Andy frowned. “Let’s see,” he said, thinking of a good question to ask Michael. “Hmmm. Oh, I know! Have you ever tried to take a sexy photograph of yourself?”

From the way Andy was grinning and Michael was blushing you had a feeling Andy already knew the answer.

Michael glared at Andy. “Yes,” he muttered through gritted teeth. “You said you wouldn’t tell anyone about that.”

By now, everyone was howling with laughter.

“You took sexy photos of yourself?” Razzle cried out. “What were you wearing?”

“None of your damn business!” Michael snapped. “(Y/N), truth or dare?” he asked quickly, eager to move onto another round of the game.

“Dare,” you said once you finished laughing, excited and up for whatever challenge Michael sent your way. Nasty whooped at your answer.

Michael tapped his chin, trying to think of something good. Razzle leaned over and whispered something in his ear which made him smile and nod. “Good idea. (Y/N), I dare you to go over to the neighbor’s house and ask if they have any condoms.”

“Michael,” you scolded. “Our neighbor is like ninety years old.”

“I know,” Michael said, proud of the dare he had given you even though Razzle was the one who came up with the idea.

You sighed but rose to your feet. A dare was a dare and there was no way you were going to be washing the dishes. You marched out the front door followed by the rest of the household who were excited to see you ask an elderly lady for a condom.

You knocked on your neighbor’s door and looked back to your friends who were standing a ways away to avoid being spotted. Soon after, the door opened.

Your neighbor looked like she was just about to go to bed. She was wearing a nightgown and slippers and her hair was put up into curlers. You fidgeted nervously as she greeted you.

“Oh, hello dear,” she said, peering through her glasses at you. “What can I do for you?”

“Um,” you started. You cleared your throat. “I was just wondering if I could borrow, a um, a condom?” You cringed as you asked her.

“I’m sorry dear, you’ll have to speak up. I already took out my hearing aids for the night.”

You groaned internally. Michael was so going to pay for this. You forced a polite smile onto your face. “I was just wondering if you have a condom I could borrow?” you practically shouted at her.

This time you were pretty sure she heard you. Her kind expression morphed into one of offense. She quickly shut the door in your face without another word.

You returned to your so-called friends who were laughing their asses off. “Ha, very funny,” you said bitterly. Nasty swung an arm around your shoulder as you all went back inside the flat.

“That was amazing!” he said, wiping a tear from his eye.

You shrugged his arm off of you. “Let’s keep playing,” you grumbled. “Razzle, truth or dare?”

 ****

The game continued on for almost an hour. Andy stood on his head for five minutes, Razzle admitted to crying after he lost his virginity, and Nasty ate a pickle covered in mayonnaise. The game was actually proving to be a lot of fun. The six of you came up with some pretty creative ways to try and embarrass each other.

It was now Razzle’s turn. He had just been forced by Andy to smell everyone else’s armpits and rate them from best to worst (you were proud to have won best smelling underarms), so he was not a happy camper. He was looking forward to making someone else suffer.

“Sami,” he drawled out slowly. “Truth or dare?”

You watched Sami as he debated which to choose. “Um, I’ll choose dare,” he said, sending a quick glance your way.

He had been doing that all night. It was nothing new for Sami to be constantly looking over to you. You thought it was cute that he couldn’t seem to take his eyes off of you for more than a couple minutes.

“I dare you to kiss (Y/N).”

“What?” you exclaimed after Razzle’s words registered in your head. “You want us to what?”

You risked a glance at Sami who was staring at you with his jaw hanging down. His skin turned a lovely shade of red as Nasty and Andy and Michael began to tease him.

“You have to kiss for at least three minutes,” Razzle instructed, clearly loving how uncomfortable poor Sami and you looked. “With tongue,” he added for extra measure.

You turned to fully face Sami who was looking a little terrified. “It’s alright,” you said. “You don’t have to if you don’t want to.”

“Yes, he does!” Andy interjected. “Or he has to do the dishes.”

You glared at Andy and were about to argue but the feeling of Sami’s hand on yours stopped you.

“Is it okay with you?” Sami asked quietly, so only you and he could hear.

Your breath caught in your throat. “Uh, yeah,” you managed to stammer out. For as long as Sami had obviously been crushing on you, you had never really expected him to make a move. He always seemed too shy. Now that Razzle had dared him to kiss you, you were quite nervous.

Sami licked his lips before hesitantly placing a hand on the back of your head. You couldn’t help but stare at his mouth as he slowly leaned in towards you.

You could faintly hear the other boys laughing and commenting as yours and Sami’s lips finally locked, but it was all garbled background noise to you. Sami’s kiss was gentle even as he parted his lips slightly and poked at yours with the tip of his tongue. You wrapped your arms around his neck and scooted closer to him as your lips moved together in blissful harmony. It felt like electricity was flowing through your veins as the kiss went on. You found yourself wanting it to go on forever.

“Okay! That’s three minutes!” Razzle shouted, ending it all way too soon for your liking.

You and Sami parted, breathless. His lips were swollen and glistened with saliva. You thought the sight was beautiful. You stared into his eyes, not paying any mind to what the others were saying.

“Wow,” you said to Sami, not knowing how to put into words how magical your kiss shared with him had been for you.

“Yeah,” Sami said breathily, agreeing with you.

“Maybe,” you said. “Maybe, we could do that again sometime.”

Sami smiled at you and ducked his head. “Yeah, that, we should do that.”

You chuckled. “How about right now? We could go upstairs.” You were eager to have his lips back on yours.

Sami bit his lip nervously but got up and nodded, nonetheless. He offered you a hand a pulled you up to join him standing. The two of you finally addressed the other people in the room.

“Well, I think (Y/N) and I are gonna have an early night,” Sami said.

Razzle, Michael, Nasty, and Andy gaped at him.

“Are you serious?” Razzle asked. The dare had been meant to embarrass Sami, not ignite some weird spark of attraction from you.

Neither you nor Sami answered him though. The two of you were already giggling like children as you ran up the stairs hand in hand.

[bleedingliquidlight]

diary entry #1: wednesday june first, 2022

i woke up today, expecting the first day of june to feel like 'graceland too' by phoebe bridgers, but it felt more like 'icu' (fun fact, the song was actually released as 'i see you' because we were in lockdown, when people were literally dying in the icu from covid). i'm on episode nine of season three of the vampire diaries and i realised how annoying klaus' accent is. i finished up my chemistry revision on bonding and also did the topic of kinetics all before midday, and then booked the gym for one o'clock. i saw evangeline's friend macie there, i didn't recognise her at first, but then i saw a 5sos hoodie and tote bag in the changing room. i went to my favourite charity shop on the way back and found a turkish copy of twilight, as well as morrissey's autobiography, cool jeans with aztec embroidery (i told jennifer about them, they reminded me of her) and a china plate that i would've hung on my wall. i planned to start psychology revision when i got back, but got distracted by katy who finally messaged me back (we managed to have a civil conversation, but i don't think things will ever be completely civil) as well as sean, who had also messaged me for the first time in a while. i'm starting to think that the two people are linked in some way; either i'm distant from both of them, or suddenly, they both want to talk to me, or when something significant will happen with my relationship with one person, it does with the other also. and that's kind of weird considering what they both mean to me (i like to think of them as on opposite ends of the spectrum of my mind; this makes no sense, just go along with it). i was dramatically singing taylor swift as i was home alone and had a minor breakdown once i realised that i severely related to 'betty' on a concerning level (let's just say i'm james, katy is betty and sean is augustine). speaking of, katy talked to me about her exams and pride month, sean talked to me about buying 'it ends with us' (i warned him it was hardcore porn, he said "oh well i need to broaden my horizons"). i also remembered suddenly (whilst talking to two queer people, might i add) that it's pride month, so i told katy about how my neighbouring town is having a pride parade, and that i can't go this year, but next year, i'm dragging her to go with me; she didn't seem entirely opposed to the idea. the new cover for 'alone with you in the ether' came out; hate the blue but i love the bees. i started seeing ghosts in my house and sean told me to blast 80s music to scare it away. sami came home and offered me all her old clothes (which would save me from searching in charity shops); she also reminded me to do extra revision today since we're going to lake windermere tomorrow, so i'm gonna try to get through the whole of the social influence topic. i alternated between listening to catfish and the bottlemen (my new obsession) and my liked songs, which was a dangerous game to play as it also made me realise that it is physically impossible for me to make a main playlist, in the rare unfortunate occasion that phoebe bridgers would come on after catfish (it could happen). i also had the sudden realisation whilst listening to 'habits of my heart' that this is song is about an abusive relationship, and despite knowing the lyrics and understanding them, i still perceived them to be about love. i migrated to the front room to study because hannah was painting a massive acrylic sheet on the table, and she was slowly pushing me off it (i noticed that 95% of our conversations were her talking to me and me completely ignoring her, like, i managed to have both my headphones in and not hear a word of what she was saying and subsequently didn't reply to a word she said and she didn't suspect a thing). heidi sent me a tiktok of her friend and his girlfriend and now we both promptly want to kill everyone that is in love.

i was taking the clothes off from outside, just after sunset, and i saw the prettiest phase of the moon; it's the waxing crescent, meaning it was the new moon a few days ago. i was on the voice call on the summer school discord server and everyone acknowledged me straight away, telling me that they were in the middle of the game but i could stay if i wanted to hear them nonsensically screaming so i stayed since it provided as entertainment. i went through sami's wardrobe and said no to most the clothes she offered me, apart from a long black jacket, a baggy blue shirt and this really ugly burgundy and blue stripey jumper with embroidered flowers that i want to turn into a bag (i've never taken a textiles class in my life). my dad sat us all down, just before i went to bed, so he could show us this scene from a indian action film and it had the worst cgi i have ever seen in a film (there was a whole zoo jumping out of a lorry and all the animals basically massacred the people).

song of the day: 'caroline' by jadu heart

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Subscription Box Review

My first glimpse inside the box from Universe Bound for the month.

Everything that came in my box from Universe Bound. This box is PACKED with so many awesome items!

  So what is all this stuff? 

My box insert. This comes with a sealed outer paper which is cool. It also breaks down not only the items you receive but what was in the alternate box.

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The pages even include images of the items.

  Serenity Tea Lights

The first item in my box are these pretty tea lights in the Serenity fragrance which is a blend of Japanese Cherry Blossom, Bergamot, Nag Champa and Magwa. These are nice if you are planning to read in the tub and want to have some candles’ a glowin’

  Uno Dare

This was a totally unexpected item and I’m a board / card game obsessed person so this was great to receive. I hadn’t heard of this but it’s a twist on the classic where you have to complete dares as you play the game of uno! Sounds like a lot of fun, I think the kids will love it!

  Jasmine Pearl Tea Company Ruby Nectar Tea

Our boxes from Universe Bound always include tea. This month it’s Ruby Nectar – a blend of Greenbush, Hibiscus, Peppercorns, Bee Pollen, Natural Cranberry flavor, Pink Grapefruit Essential Oil and Stevia. There were three bags included as well as disposable tea bags as this is a loose leaf tea. There were also these blue mylar bags with rock sugar. The insert also include brewing instructions as well iced tea instructions.

And for our convenience we received a wooden teaspoon to stir our tea!

  Big Bang Coffee from Peet’s

Included in the Deluxe box only for the month is this medium roast called Big Bang from Peet’s Coffee. I personally love medium blend coffees and this one promises to be full bodied and flavorful. Again we also received some rock sugar as well as disposable steeping bag – there are instructions on the insert for how to brew coffee in a tea bag too which is kinda neat!

  Candies

Every box from Universe Bound includes a wide variety of candies. This month there was candy corn, Charleston Chews, Fruity Tootsie Rolls (a favorite of mine), as well as coffee candies all in a cute burlap bag.

  Shower Steamer

This must have been a box bonus as it wasn’t listed on the insert. Shower steamers are a nice way to make a shower a little more exciting – you simply put them somewhere they won’t be directly hit with water and allow the vapor and scent to wrap you up like a warm blanket!

  African Black Soap

I was stoked to see that they had included a 100% natural raw African black soap from Ghana in this box. These are made with palm kernel oil, coconut oil, stearin oil, cocoa pod husk, unrefined shea butter, plantain skin ash, natural vitamin e, natural sodium and water. You can use this on your hair, face and body but you must use a washcloth as there could be small bits of plantain.

I just love the way this looks, it looks almost like marble!

  Reactive Bath Dust in Purity Scent

The Reactive Bath Dust included in this box was a Deluxe only item. These are almost like a deconstructed bath bomb and are multi-colored. The scent Purity is a blend of Japanese Cherry Blossom, Geranium and Tangerine.

  Popcorn on a Cob

I have to say that the most exciting item in this box is this microwaveable popcorn… on a cob. My kids are going to think this is a hoot – this item was also only in the Deluxe boxes for September.

  Enemy Me by J. Carrell Jones

Our first book in the box (there are five) is Enemy Me explores what it would be like to live in a world where you can live forever. It sounds like a real page turner, especially if you love sci-fi.

The book’s synopsis.

  Binti Home by Nnedi Okorafor

Our second book is actually a sequel and was featured in only the Deluxe box for the month. This book is also a sci-fi of the intergalactic variety. This also looks like a really amazing novel!

  Part of what seems exciting for me is the element of friendship that seems to be a huge part of this series of books. I love storylines like that!

  Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

Speaking of that series we also received the first Binti novel. This is a Hugo & Nebula award winning work . This was included in both boxes from Universe Bound for September.

Our synopsis.

  Akata Witch from Nnedi Okorafor

The book that caught my eye the most for the month is Akata Witch also from the same writer of the Binti series. This book has been dubbed the Nigerian Harry Potter and I have actually let my daughter start reading it and she loves it! I’m excited to read it as well.

This was the only book in this box that I had heard of prior to receiving it!

  Abbott by Saladin Ahmed and Jason Wordie, Sami Kivela

The final book in our box for the month is Abbott a graphic novel that was only included in the Deluxe boxes. Abbott takes place in 70’s Detroit and follows Elena Abbott as she investigates murders she believes to be done through malevolent forces that she has sworn to destroy. This one looks pretty rad!

It’s not often I receive graphic novels in book boxes which is a pleasant break from the norm.

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A couple of the images from inside the book.

  Universe Bound Roll Up Book Sleeve

The final item in the box and my absolute favorite is this roll up book sleeve made by Universe Bound. This is a great way to protect both your books and bookmarks. This was a Deluxe Box Exclusive.

Personally I’ll be using this when I travel!

You just roll it up and clip it together and there you go!

  So in summary

Presentation: Everything was packaged well and arrived to me perfectly in my Universe Bound Box for September

Quality: I love the handmade aspect of this subscription and that the books they choose are done because they are great!

Curation: I mean… this box really has it all. That is what I love about it, it’s a book subscription box but it’s also so much more!

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                                                            JULY       2018

 PAGE  RIB

***** Pete Davidson has gotten himself engaged to Arianna Grande. He has new tattoos to prove his love.

***** The first wall was raised for the old Conklin’s barn dinner theatre in Goodfield, Illinois. After a struggle to raise money after the old barn was destroyed and a fight with the insurance company, the day has finally come. The new structure which is part of a whole new complex will open in 2019. I can’t wait!!!

***** Vikings QB, Kirk Cousins is still driving his great old van and proud of it.

***** Check out Rotten apples, a website that is a database for consumers to learn if those involved in movies or TV have allegations against them.

***** The Daily show had a good idea. Every time that Scary Clown 45 does his daily dose of fucking everything up, call Fox news.  Calling your congressmen and protesting will have to continue, of course but it seems he mostly listens to Fox. Perhaps if they get tired of listening to us bitch, they will try to get their boss/fan to change a few things. 1-888-369-4762.** How far down will he and his cult drag this country?

***** A personal note: I heard a comedian the other day talking about jerks in all parts of our lives. Whether it be church, work, school, concerts, an AA meeting or whatever there is always an asshole in the mix to ruin stuff. This really resonated with me because I have seen a situation lately that perfectly illustrates this. A local store has a department with 3 managers. Manager #1 keeps hiring in his friends that mostly create their own schedules and do not often break a sweat. Manager #2 has been there a while and things run pretty smooth and fair when they run the day. Manager #3 is new to the position and often seems like they do not know what the fuck is going on and it was recently learned that this one has been backstabbing #2 so much that # 2 was fired. Now, we can’t know, of course, the reason for the firing but it just shows that a perfectly nice place to work and shop with a company one can believe in can go all wrong because of one or two bad apples. Manager #2 who is also battling illness (so does not often have the strength to fight back) has lost a career and many employees who respect them are now stuck working with people they know will run the place into the ground or having to find another job. I have seen a few similar situations thru the years and of course, asshole in chief in D.C. is like the all time perfect example of this but why can’t we weed out the jerks?  

***** Days alert: Is Paul leaving? What? They need to bring in a good mate for him. He is arguably the most honest person in town and he deserves the best. Let Will and Sonny have each other and find a better match for Paul but don’t let him go. I mean Sonny treats Paul like he isn’t even in the room half the time and they were going to marry?!  But, yes.. Chris Sean (Paul) is going and Bryan R. Dattilo (Lucas) may go soon too. Marci Miller (Abby) is out and will be replaced by the old Abby, Kate Mansin. Arianne Zucker (Nicole) will be back. Will she have a baby for Eric? Olivia Rose Keegar (Claire) has released a single titled ‘Just my type.’** Are they really gonna do a Ben and Ciara thing?** Sephen Nichols (Patch) is out as well as Greg Rikkaart (Leo). Farah Fath (Mimi Lockhart) is back. Sheila, Shawn and Belle will show up soon.  Kyle Lowder who used to play Brady will return as another character. There is a rumor that Allison Sweeney (Sami) will swing in for a bit and will she be pregnant with Rafe’s baby? I am betting so since Hope just mentioned something about Raif not having any kids.

***** Antarctic ice loss has tripled in just a decade.

***** The Philadelphia Eagles were cancelled at the White House because most of them would not come. Philly’s mayor countered with:” Trump is not a true patriot but a fragile egomaniac obsessed with crowd size and afraid of the embarrassment of throwing a party to which no one wants to attend.”  The night before, Fox news showed pics of Eagles kneeling when in fact they were praying as they always do. Nobody said there was anything wrong with that before so the players would like to know what is wrong with praying? This particular team never took a knee all season as protest. And what about the 10 players who wanted to go to the White house and worked hard to get there?** Scary Clown says he won’t even invite the NBA champs.

***** Illinois ratified the ERA. Just 1 more state and 36 years after the deadline to adopt legislation we may get there.

***** So, I see Domino’s latest stunt is fixing the roads? Somebody has to work on the infrastructure so it might as well be them.

***** The MtV awards best dressed to me were Alison Brie and Kristen Bell. While the chaos engulfed our country, the young people at the awards (the so called Hollywood elite), spoke out for real super heroes, acceptance for all and an end to bullying.

***** Should we be giving Dennis Rodman airtime to show how stupid he is? I hear the argument  over and over lately that someone was nice to them so they must be ok. This could be said of Trump, Kim Jung Un or a serial killer. How fucking selfish can people be?  The ignorant seem to be incapable of seeing the horror right in front of them as they pick and choose facts.

***** Why have I seen a rash of first cousins as lover’s jokes? Why is it ok to make fun of this?

***** Artifacts were found in Springfield, Il. which came from the 1908 race riots. First found in 2014 when work was being done on an underpass, officials hope to soon have them on display. After working to preserve the items, they are looking to the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress.

***** Is there a new serial killer in Massachusetts?

***** The Koch brothers are apparently waging war all over the country against Mass Transit. They use paid activists to push similar thinking voters to vote it down. It is funny that these big government haters don’t mind that the Koch Brothers have made a well thought out data service to help control their voters.

***** The Tony’s were pretty rockin’ this year. Robert DeNiro got everybody going with a Fuck Trump sentiment. Most awards went to The Band’s Visit, Harry Potter and the cursed child and Angels in America. Once on an Island won best revival and other winners were Glenda Jackson and Nathan Lane (who I love but was really pulling for Michael Cera and Brian Tyree Henry). Tony Shalhoub, Laurie Metcalf and Andrew Garfield also took home awards.  The most beautiful moment was from the students of Stoneman Douglas and their teacher who was honored.** A Trump supporter went to A Bronx tale: The musical after the DeNiro incident which is codirected by Mr. D. The supporter held up a Trump 2020 sign. My son chuckled, “At least he bought a ticket.”

***** IHOP has become IHOB. They think they are Red Robin. More $ in burgers than pancakes, I guess.

***** Stephen Colbert sang the National anthem at a Mets game.** Trump is taking swipes at the late night hosts now. Conan, Colbert and Fallon teamed up to do a funny about that.

***** So some people think that Roseanne’s racist remarks and Samantha Bee’s ‘cunt’ comment are the same? Both should lose their show? NO.. big difference.  Other countries do not get our outrage.. The word ‘cunt’ is not as big a deal in Canada and Great Britain. If there is fall out shouldn’t standards and practices at TBS be in trouble for letting the ‘feckless cunt’ comment go to broadcast? I mean Roseanne did this on her twitter on her own. Trump cult members think they can all go to twitter and spout their racist, hateful rhetoric and get away with it. If one is going to be successful in the mainstream world, they may not get away with that like Scary Clown. Anyway, Go Samantha Bee!!**BTW,  Love the letter that Michael Moore put out about Trump and Roseanne, it is worth a read.** ABC will let the others serve out their contracts after a settlement with Roseanne when they bring us The Conners.

***** Jim Carrey and Showtime will give us ‘Kidding’ on Sept. 9. The dark comedy will cast Carrey as Mr. Pickles, a children’s host who is falling apart. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind’s Michel Gondry will direst and the cast will include Catherine Keener, Judy Greer and Frank Langella.

***** Michael Myers, Jamie Lee Curtis and Halloween are back and wipes out all the sequels.

***** George Clooney received the lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute.

***** Illinois man, Jay Smith claims he may have coyotes, wild dogs, a mix or hybrid or a unique unknown species in the woods around his home. The U.S. Dept. of agriculture and Chicago’s field museum are now interested in the 40 or so creatures. Smith describes them as bigger than wolves with dark coats. You can see for yourself on youtube : Kanahoe wolves of forgottonia.

***** Atlanta has been renewed for season 3, of course!!

***** Reese Witherspoon will soon be back in the Legally Blonde world for the third time.

***** I truly love to hear Louie Anderson laugh.

***** The President is Missing, a novel by James Patterson and Bill Clinton is #1.

***** Terry Crews talked to the Senate about sexual assault.

***** Secret Service is temporarily keeping an eye on Sarah Sanders and more staff members may get their own agents.

***** The Environmental media association Benefit gala honored Elizabeth Olsen, Ray Halbritter, Mike Sullivan and Jane Fonda who danced on stage with the musical guest Snoop Dogg.

***** Redmond O’Neal was arrested on June 8 for assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threat, brandishing a knife, battery and attempted murder.  Police say he went on a violent spree in Southern California.

***** Watch for Shock and Awe from Rob Reiner in July. People have been floating his name for President and U know the opposition would immediately call him meathead. I say embrace it, Meathead for President!!!!!!!**I Love that Reiner calls out Trump with’ the art of the lie.’

***** The much anticipated Old man and the gun will be out in September. The comedy filmed in Texas stars Robert Redford, sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover and Tom Waits. I can’t fucking wait!

***** Look for the new film, An Actor Prepares with Jeremy Irons, Mamie Gummer, Larry Pine and Jack Huston.

*****The special council has piled more charges onto Paul Manafort. It was after this that he went back to court for violating the terms of his house arrest and his bail was revoked. The 40 charges now include witness tampering. All charges were about incidents before the Presidential campaign.

***** We have to know that people are not really paying attention when Scary Clown and Gulliani babble on incoherently on national television and their supporters do not seem to care or they really don’t get it. These voters seem to think that it is easier to stay with the devil you know and just refuse to bend. ** Ivanka keeps gathering more new trademarks in China and refuses to answer questions about it as the trade talk rages on.** Why do people keep trying to normalize all this behavior?

***** So.. Supposedly Trump told a friend that porn is not allowed in the White House and it his biggest complaint. Some reporters submitted this as an official question to the White House. It seems the subject has never really come up so no one has thought to ask before. So far there has been no response. ** Word is that Scary Clown rips up papers after he reads or uses them. The problem is that Presidential papers have to be preserved for history so 2 people work just to tape those papers back together.  They were fired this month.

***** Sexual misconduct controversy abounds in Illinois under Mike Madigan with Tim Mapes under the microscope.

***** Justify won the Belmont Stakes and is just the 13th horse in history to win the Triple crown.

***** Senator Jeff Merkley is telling us that immigrants are being held in small cages in Texas. Is this our country? Is this really happening?

***** Recording academy President, Neil Portnow will step down from his post next year.

***** Mystery Science Theatre 3000 will tour in the fall. Joel Hodgson, Jonah Ray, Tom Servo and Crow will begin riffing live on October 9 in Portland, Maine.

***** I wanna be in New Orleans for Voodoo fest on October 26-28. The lineup rocks with Marilyn Manson, Janelle Monae, Zeds dead, Elle King, Mumford and Sons, Arctic Monkeys and Childish Gambino.

***** Next year Brian De Palma is going to start filming ‘Predator’ about the Weinstein scandal.

***** Convicted drug trafficker Alice Johnson was pardoned by Scary Clown.  Who’s next?

***** Trump called Canadian PM Trudeau, meek, mild and weak. ** True to form, Trump showed up late at the G7 for his meeting on women’s empowerment.** Rep. Steve Schmidt said that ‘Trump beclowned himself.”** Trump quote: “Kim Jong Un is a great guy” and “ North Korea is no longer a nuclear threat.” I don’t think he will ever hear the end of it over those statements. Saying it does not make it so. I wrote this and then I heard Chuck Schumer say it. ** Big evidence of wrong doing in the Trump charity organization. He is now being sued by the attorney General for persistent illegal conduct.** Trump now says he wants to withdraw from the World Trade Organization. He is being such a good little boy by helping Putin check things off his list. Destroy NATO, Destroy EU, Destroy the UN, Eliminate U.S. leadership. ** As June ends, there are new reports that North Korea has ramped up its Nuclear production.

***** This whole mess with 2,000 kids being taken from their parents at the border is an outrage. I can’t help but think of our ‘well meaning’ Christian folk trying to convert the Native Americans back in the day. They tried hard to make the natives dress like the white man, pray like the white man and go to our schools. As well as leverage for scary clown’s wall, are they trying to fill these children’s heads with their own propaganda while they are in foster care or residing in the white man’s warehouse? **When will the loyalists realize that a wall cannot be built? Private citizens own some of that land. There are bodies of water on the border. No matter how much the racists wish for it, it just can’t be done.** There is something about the way he grins crazily when he is called out on something. It seems like he is so proud of his lies and the way he conducts himself so unethically. I am reminded of Manson and the way he would light up when asked about his crimes or when he was shown footage from other family members talking about him. This is such a fast moving story that some are equating to the way the Jewish and the Japanese were treated in the past. ** It is obvious that no planning went into any of this new policy. It is wonderful that so many reporters are watching the facilities they know about and staying at the border. It takes time to get the facts and it isn’t easy when the administration is being so secretive. The lawsuits have started. Can we get Sessions, Nielsen, Pence and Trump on child neglect??** People of all nations will not want to be here soon and we will be left with the racists and bullies. Do we leave or do we fight?  If everybody left the Trumpers alone in this country what would they have to complain about? They have no empathy, it is like they thrive on others suffering. ** Multiple on air personalities cried at the stories of the children as their emotions came to the surface. I think many of us feel helpless as that sinking feeling we all had on election night has come to the point we all feared.** The Red Cross has not even been allowed in to these FOR PROFIT facilities. Protesters are staying on the case of Krisjen Nielsen. The administration and their defenders have been so flippant about the whole thing especially Corey (womp, womp) Lewandowski.** It costs the government over twice as much to house the kids without their parents.** Melania visited the kids and wore a jacket which read ‘I really don’t care, Do you?’ This started a whole new mess. I thought of those Turpin monster parents. Why on earth does anyone want to put kids in cages?  Does it make someone powerful to torture children?

***** June ended with about 700 protests for the kids in cages. Family’s Belong Together marches were overflowing in the heat with inspiring messages and a lot of heart. I was so proud to be there.

***** New York has sued the federal government over zero tolerance.**The U.S. has withdrawn from the UN human rights body. Many do agree with this one for they feel there is not equal punishment for nations when it comes to human rights.** A lawsuit was filed on April 23 alleging kids were held down and injected to render them helpless and keep them calm.**It seems that we should leave the immigrants alone and enforce swift, harsh penalties for those who hire undocumented workers. These employees aren’t paying their fair share on these employees.**The Pentagon has been asked to prepare housing for 20,000 immigrants.** I mean, this is not a simple subject but basically if you come in illegally, you go back. If you seek asylum, you should not be separated from your child or be in detention. More judges would help get this backlog caught up and ankle bracelets had seemed to be helping the situation. Take some of this ‘traveling to Mar a Lago $’ and hire more judges. And let’s help stabilize these regimes so folks will feel safer in their own countries. Some are even saying they should abolish I.C.E.. Some of those speaking out with that thought are I.C.E. agents themselves. I.C.E. spokesperson James Schwab has been speaking out. He claims he resigned because although he was asked to spin for both administrations, the current administration asked him to outright lie. Thank you James! ** Immigrants add 63 billion to the economy.** A federal judge has declared the kids must be reunited with their parents in 30 days, for younger kids it is 14 days.** Justin Trudeau tells refugees they are welcome in Canada.

*****  Ok.. Read the next item before this one!!!... So Stuttering John AKA John Melendez has a podcast and he claims he called air force one and he got thru.  He pretended to be Sen Bob Menendez and Trump told him he would have a Supreme Court pick in 2 weeks. While people wondered if this was true, Trump announced he would have his pick on July 9.

***** The Supreme Court upheld the travel ban including Venezuela, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Somalia and Libya. They (5-4) claim it is not a Muslim ban and allows for them to get off the list. This reverses the lower court’s rulings but at least it is the third incarnation as the first two were struck down. Even though the Supreme court said the President has the authority it did put it somewhat in check. Still wrong.  0 people have been killed in our country by a person from one of these countries.** The Supreme Court also tells us you don’t have to pay your union dues. ** Justice Kennedy is set to retire. Trump’s private banker at Deutsche bank for 12 years is Justice Kennedy’s son. JS

***** The country gets more liberal and the power in the country gets more conservative. WTF?** Rod Rosenstein seemed very confident in his questioning this week. This is good news for the country!

***** Sean Spicer is putting together a talk show.

***** The Trump administration is backing insurance companies to eliminate the pre- existing condition protection.

***** The 2019 Hollywood walk of fame will add Robert DeNiro, Anne Hathaway, Michael Buble, Tyler Perry and the trio of Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton.

***** Sara Netanyahu has been indicted on fraud charges.

***** Take a listen to the Ear hustle podcast and get the dirt inside prison.

***** Studied show that 97% of rapists never go to jail.

***** Women can drive in Saudi Arabia but arrests are up for women who protest there.

***** Jerry Springer is finally done with his show.

***** The republicans govern without shame. The democrats shame without governing.  –Bill Maher

***** From what I see it seems that America to the Conservatives means guns and Christianity should be included in our governments and our schools.  They seem to like everyone to take care of themselves financially except in extreme cases and outsiders should not be a part of this country. America to the liberals seems like the same rights for all like health care, ruling our own bodies and that love is love. They believe in high taxes and programs to help others.

***** Jeff Sessions of the United Methodist church has been charged under church law with violating paragraph 270.3: child abuse, immorality, racial discrimination and dissemination of doctrines contrary to the standards of doctrine of the United Methodist church. In the 50 years of the church as a denomination, no case can be found that has gotten this far.

***** It seems that there was always a bit of a separation between Fox news and the rest of the company. This latest border mess has crumbled that particular wall. Artists who have at one time or another  worked for Fox Studios are speaking out. Modern Family creator Steve Levitan, director Payl Fieg and Seth Mcfarlane are among them.

***** If we don’t make peace with our wounds, we’ll be tempted to despise the wounded.  – Father Gregory Boyle

***** No one is illegal on stolen land.   Thanks Kim

*****  Trump is not much on tradition. The man cancels the congressional picnic for lack of time but is gung ho for rallies and fund raisers .A scrawl on Fox news dressed down CNN and MSNBC for not airing the latest Trump rally. Who the fuck wants to see that nightmare?

***** Peter Fonda’s emotions got the better of him and he tweeted: WE SHOULD RIP BARRON FROM HIS MOTHERS ARMS AND PUT HIM IN A CAGE WITH A PEDOPHILE AND SEE IF HIS MOTHER WILL STAND UP AGAINST THE GIANT ASSHOLE. He deleted it but the damage was done. He apologized to the family.**Sarah Sanders was asked to leave a restaurant** Maxine Waters is asking people to call out Trump workers when they see them. This is getting ridic but I think the right thinking people of this country are feeling trapped and desperate. Civility is hard keep in check when our country is being taken over by racists, thieves and bullies. We must try to do this right though. We must get this right!

***** Scary Clown 45 claims that crime in Germany is so high, perhaps because of the refugees? In fact, crime is at a 30 year low? Similarly, a report commissioned by Scary’s own administration shows how much immigrants put into our economy but since the numbers were good, they buried that report.** A story claimed that WH staffers show the President only what he wants to see and that John Kelly tells people to just let him keep going as he is and if it leads to impeachment then our country will be through this horrific time.** His rallies and speeches get crazier if that is possible. Does he travel with an audience?** Trump claims that the Dems want immigrants because they see them as potential voters. Genius, years of red tape and possibly letting gang members (his words) in just for a vote! ** He will say anything to divert attention from himself and his cohorts using this country as their personal piggy bank and taking our rights away.** The UN has declared that the policy of separating children from parents at the border, “may amount to torture.”

***** White house.gov has an agenda for a complete reorganizing of the Federal government full of privatization, major cuts and consolidated power.

***** I-95 in Maine has been getting shut down so border patrol can check your citizenship. WTF?

***** OK.. This is a very unimportant note and I try to never watch commercials but I love the new Progressive ad where the dude is turning into his dad. So cute!

***** I wish that there was a little more backbone on the Sunday morn political shows. I mean the weekend of the big outrage at the border, there were big Trump loving infomercials, why are Bannon and Kelly Ann even invited on these shows?  I have no earthly idea how anyone could have an ounce of respect for any of them.

***** A NY Times story finds that Scary clown 45’s prison cutbacks have been so severe that teachers, secretaries and nurses have had to act as prison guards. ** Economists estimate that Iowa soybean farmers alone could lose up to $624,000,000 as a result of the tariffs. **Harley Davidson has moved some of their work to Bangkok because of the trade war.

***** Thank you James Corden for the Carpool Karaoke with Paul McCartney. It is the first time in a while that I let go of all the worry over this country et al and really got engrossed in something sweet and fun.

***** Disabled vets are being docked on their disability checks for an insurance they were forced into that they and their families can’t even redeem.

***** Kevin Vernardo has started his own circus.

***** Vince Vaughn was arrested June 19 for DUI and resisting arrest.

***** The BET awards winners include D J Khaled, Black Panther, Migos and Sza. Best dressed to me were Meek Mill, Remy Ma, Trevor Jackson, Storm Reid and Janelle Monae.

***** Mystery Race day theatre with Michael Waltrip????

***** John Legend tweeted a Fuck You to Paul Ryan!

***** The electoral college must go!

***** March 2019: Tim Burton will bring us Dumbo with Michael Keaton, Colin Farrell, Alan Arkin and Danny Devito.

***** Stan Lee has gotten a restraining order against his business manager claiming elder abuse.

***** A 94 year old Elgin woman put up a large sign in her yard that read ’Impeach Trump now!’ The city told her that it exceeded the size limit for signs in the city ordinance. She put up a smaller sign claiming that she just wants to draw attention to his foreign policy, trade policy and domestic policy. The woman, Myra Becker said that he’s a disaster. “I’m on a walker and there are all the things I can’t do but I can put up a sign.

***** Larry Kudlow had a heart attack.

***** The new season of Comedians in cars getting coffee includes Dave Chapelle, Alec Baldwin, Dana Carvey, Ellen DeGeneres, Zach Galifianakis, Jerry Lewis, Kate McKinnin, Tracy Morgan, Hassan Minaj, John Mulaney and Brian Regan.

***** So John Cena is really a pig! There was a clip of the man telling his girlfriend that he would make the sacrifice of giving her a child. This was a regular clip from a show she does so at least he owns his pig status, I guess. Sure, it is a ‘reality’ show that is supposedly all scripted but I don’t think that would matter to me if I was that kid.  I guess all their money will help. Good luck kid!

***** Boundaries will star Christopher Plummer, Peter Fonda and Vera Farmiga.

***** Mike Pence was invited to the big gay dance party in Ohio that was in the street just outside his hotel.  

*****  Brockmire continues to make me laugh out loud. A great line: Orange juice is a glass of vodka wasted.  How will sobriety play in the next season?

***** Trump staffers seem to have trouble unwinding and having personal lives since most of D.C. wants nothing to do with them. Recently it was revealed that they have found a bar called Rebellion where they feel welcome. Oh what clever clogs.  I imagine that since this has been revealed , it won’t be fun there for long.

***** Better Call Saul season 4 will have a mysterious Breaking Bad character that was never seen named Lalo. A couple more characters will be introduced when the show returns August 6.

***** The Traverse city film fest will honor Jane Fonda with Lifetime achievement.

***** Acura is sure using a lot of vintage Stones in their advertising as of late.** BTW The Stones have a new boxed set of all their original material albums from 1971 on. It is all cleaned up and lookin’ pretty!!

***** The new Whtney doc about Whitney Houston has some honest revelations . In a posthumous Me Too moment, it is revealed that she was molested by her cousin Dee Dee Warwick.

***** Maryland was home to the latest shooting. The AP has declared they will help the Capital Gazette continue to publish until they get back on their feet. Now that is what this country should be about.

***** The table in the Vietnamese noodle shop where Obama and Bourdain dined has been put under glass. Fans have come to the shop to pay tribute.

***** Mia Farrow proposes we move to saying ‘succumbed’ to suicide instead of ‘committed’ suicide because depression is an illness. The legacy of suicide is cruel enough for all involved. The national suicide prevention hotline number is 1-800-273-8255.

***** R.I.P. Glenn Snoddy, Alan Bean, Joe Jackson, Ella Brennan, Dwight Clark, Kate Spade, Alan O’Neill, Danny Kirwan, Eunice Gayson, Murray Frumson, Koko, Jackson Odell, Gena Turgel, Jerry Maren (last of the lollipop guild) , DJ Fontana, Neal Boyd,  Matt ‘guitar’ Murphy, Nick Knox, Jimmy Wopo, Charles Krauthammer, Vinnie Paul, Richard Harrison, Richard Valeriani, victims of the Maryland newspaper shooting,  Anthony Bourdain, Steve Soto, Willie Lee Rose, Richard Allan Greenberg and Eva Kirchgessner.