#savannah johnson

[anewnewcrest]

From Savannah Johnson's Prayer Journal

My years of hard work have finally paid off, and I am officially a nurse now! I love my job so much, I love helping people from all walks of life and being a blessing to them, and I love that I can have a job! A real job, not doing chores for my stepmother, or babysitting my much younger siblings (ridiculous that my dad is still having children with his new wife - the new baby will have a 41-year-old brother-in-law!)

I always thought I'd get married, and when that didn't happen right away, staying at home like my father preaches became so horrible. There was nothing to do, nothing to strive for, except waiting for a husband... and I'm not good at waiting. While having a job is not the path I had expected for my life, it's a wonderful way to pass the time and gain new skills until I find the one the Watcher has for me!

It's hard being around my father and his new family, though. I still have not forgiven my father for my mother's death all those years ago, and it makes me angry seeing him happy with Abilene and my younger siblings. Where is the Watcher's justice? My mother had so much to live for, so much love to give, and she killed herself because of what my father did... and here he is, with a new family, new love, more children, undaunted, unpunished. It just isn't fair! And it's not like I can go talk to our pastor about it - my father IS our pastor, and I know that he'd tell me this is a sin issue, and that I have to forgive, because that is the Watcherly thing to do. I just... I just don't want to.

And once I have a husband, once I have my own family, it won't matter anymore. I'd love to have children, and I would raise them very differently than my father did, and I would have them with a much better man than my father. But of course, I can't say that - I have to hold my tongue every time I'm at home. Please, Watcher, I know we are not to make demands of you, but I do so wish I could finally find the man you have for me.

[felinefractious]

Aluvofspotz Azaan of Nitrokatz

🐱 SBT Savannah (7G) [What Does SBT Mean?]

📸 Chanan, Larry Johnson [NitroKatz]

🎨 Black Spotted Tabby

[lillazyboithings]

thoughts on different rtc ships?

I'll start listing off all the RTC ships I can recall, by that, I mean EVERYTHING

Nischa (Noel x Mischa): OTP, my beloveds, you can literally see how much I love them just by scrolling through the nischa tag on my blog

Spacedolls (Ricky x Jane/Penny): they're okay, they vibe together, I like it, they're like little skrunklies that I put in a cage and feed cookies to

BlackRose (Constance x Ocean): I'm sorry but no, just no, no thank you, not even my cup of tea but I will respect if you ship it anon, whoever you are

Perfectdolls (Jane/Penny x Ocean): also okay with it, pretty cool! They're like character foils of eachother

Mischalia (Mischa x Talia): also cool, there's also an understandable canonical basis for it the same way nischa has, also literally has a song so fbsnvdnsvenw

Sugardolls/sugarsheep (Constance x Jane/Penny): love it, they're my beloveds, pry it off my cold dead hands you cretins /j

Sugarspace (Ricky x Constance): absolute cuteness overload, they're like a domestic couple, I love it

Spacerap (Ricky x Mischa): not my cup of tea but I can see the appeal, they're cute actually, they're homies, they definitely hang out together

Starrypoet/HornyBoys (Ricky x Noel): also not my cup of tea, but I really like the dynamic that they have, like they both use their imaginations to be someone else, there's potential, also hella gay /pos ( laughing my ass off because horny boys is a funny ship name, congrats on the bonus points for this)

Topcomment (Mischa x Ocean): pretty cool ship despite not me seeing much content for it, it's like good girl x bad boy, I'm sure there's people out there who really love it but for me? No, I don't like it. It's cool but just no.

SoundCloud/Candyrapper (Constance x Mischa): also pretty cute but I see them more as siblings than a couple

Rosenpotts/gingerspace/perfectspace (Ocean x Ricky)(idfk what you guys are called AUGH): also kinda no on this one, but I will respect your opinion if you want to ship it. They're more friendly that coupley in my eyes

Perfect angel (Ocean x Tammy): I do not see potential for it, ocean and Tammy definitely have a frenemies dynamic because of their belief systems

Perfect bride (Ocean x Talia): how??? Ocean is literally the one to say that Talia is fake, I mean, I will respect your opinion but just know I will stare at you like I will be studying you as part of my research project next year.

Perfect love (ocean x hank): no, hank is already dating her cousin in some canonical iterations

Perfect rap (ocean x corey): pretty hilarious, same comments as topcomment but more to the left, also to whoever wrote that one fanfic I saw for them on ao3, shout out to you

Perfect bugs (ocean x trishna): I don't see potential, sorry. They're just not the right people the other would date

Frenchrap/Norey (noel x corey): I love them, they're the kind of couple to be MESSY. THE DRAMA. Comedic fr fr (helps that this is technically a predecessor to nischa)

Tragic Love (noel x hank): I don't think these two would go well together tbh since there's not much in common (lack of hank content)

Rap Dolls (Mischa x Jane/Penny): I kinda also don't see potential with this, they're more like chaotic siblings in my eyes tbh but if you ship them, good on you

Rap Angel/Angel Accent (Mischa x Tammy): guys, what??? To the 0.01% who ship this, I need to know who you are, scratch that, come here I need to study you under a microscope

Love Rap (Hank x Mischa): I'm praying for you and your one way trip to rarepair hell because oh boy, I'm so sorry for you and its lack of content (for everything hank is involved in, in general)

Rap Battle (Mischa x corey): the ride or die duo, these dudes will literally get each other arrested, and would release shitty rap together

Rap Bite (Mischa x Astrid): What??? Huh??? I am questioning your life choices to whoever ships this (not in a judgemental way, more like I'm genuinely curious what's going on inside that head of yours) anyways rarepair hell to you

Rap Bug (Mischa x trishna): same thing as LoveRap, there's also kinda no dynamics to base these two off so I can't really see anything for it

Angel Cats (Tammy x Ricky): okay, cute, I will respect that but there's also kinda something conflicting between Tammy's Religious beliefs and Ricky being SABM

Space Bride (Ricky x Talia): ???????? Huh ??????? Okay, questionable, maybe online relationship? Rarepair hell either way, I'm sorry

Space Love (Ricky x hank): okay, understandable, nothing much to say about them tbh

Space Battle (Corey x Ricky): really? Horny boys part 2? /J. Okay but in all honesty, I feel like it wouldn't mingle well together unless you want it to have the same dynamic as SpaceRap

Cat Bite (Ricky x Astrid): maybe?? No??? I can't see potential, down to the rarepair hell for you

CD player (penny x Tammy): you guys really went ham on these two when y'all read the Legoland script, I like it lmfao

Love Dolls (Hank x Jane/Penny): rarepair hell to you

Battle Dolls (Corey x Jane/Penny): and you

Doll Bite (Astrid x Jane/penny): and also you

Bug Dolls (trishna x Jane/penny): okay I can see potential, girlies are just curious of the nature around them, just one is curious about bugs while the other is curious about life itself and why she's there-

Bride Dolls (Talia x Jane/penny): rarepair hell to you as well

Sugar Angel (Constance x Tammy): Sweet (pun intended), also very domestic in my opinion

Sugar Battle (Constance x corey): rarepair hell to you, also I don't think constance would love being in a long term relationship with this sleazebag rapper

Sugar Love (Constance x hank): Cute, but also rarepair hell to you

Sugar Bite (Astrid x Constance): rarepair hell, also if we're basing off fanon + canon depictions, I don't think they'd be a good match with each other

Sugar Bugs (Constance x trishna): domestic, fluff potential, adorable, no judgement on my part

Digital Cafe (Constance x Talia): shout out to zolarianstarman for unintentionally making me see how cute this ship is

Love Angel (Hank x Tammy): I think I can see potential with the boy next door x religious girl type, not the best pairing though but oh well

Love Battle (Hank x corey): it kinda like a vague predecessor to spacerap if you think of the timeline as to how the characters got to where they are. But I feel like they'd be more on homies than dating

Love Bite (Hank x Astrid): canonically engaged, beautiful (cut) song, I love them

Love Bride (Hank x Talia): rarepair hell. No exceptions

Angel Battle (Corey x Tammy): dayum, the "I can fix him" couple but it's a shitty YouTube rapper and the very religious Catholic girl

Battle Bite (Astrid x corey): the only way Astrid is gonna even touch Corey is kicking his balls and punching him, I rest my case, they're siblings, your honor

Battle bugs (Corey x Trishna): I can't see the potential, I'm sorry, rarepair hell to you

Battle Bride (Corey x Talia): also rarepair hell, I literally cannot see anything for this

Angel Bite (Tammy x Astrid): so the pink soft girlie x "I bit my cousin with no regrets" girl, got it

Bug Bite (Astrid x trishna): cute, I can see potential, a girlie interested in bugs and her vaguely European girlfriend who would love to listen to her talking about bugs

Bride Bite (Talia x Astrid): rarepair hell button has been pressed, no more other comments

Bug Angel (trishna x Tammy): I feel like this would work out I think? This is kinda normal tbh

Bug Bride (trishna x Talia): rarepair hell to you, I'm sorry but it's true

Angel Bride (Tammy x Talia): ah yes, we're shipping the two girlies who have not made any canonical appearances in their respective musicals besides mentions from the established characters there

Electricity (Karnak x Virgil): guys, why are we shipping the rat and the fortune teller? Funny, but I question us as a fandom sometimes LMFAO

Polychoir (basically all 6 of the main characters): cute, but noel stays platonic with the girlies, okay?

PerfectSugarDolls (ocean x Constance x Jane/penny): girlies squad assemble be like

SpaceRapDolls (Ricky x Mischa x Jane/penny): chaos trio, no more comments, your honor

SugarSpaceRap (Constance x Ricky x Mischa): I mean...sure??? Okay? You do you pooks

Nischalia (noel x Mischa x Talia): I like it, Noel and Talia would definitely be best friends, and do rock paper scissors on who keeps Mischa for the weekend (loser keeps him/j), also Mischa has two hands, of course this is possible

PerfectEggDolls (ocean x Mischa x Jane/penny): I'm sorry but are we seriously gonna let Ocean practically date(babysit) two of the most chaotic beings in that choir?

TragicSpaceRap/Escapism trio (Ricky x Noel x Mischa): they need to get out of uranium together tbh, I don't make the rules, get them outta there

PerfectSugarSpace (ocean x Constance x Ricky): okay, understandable? Maybe? I respect your opinion tho

PerfectSugarAccent (ocean x Constance x Mischa): respectfully, I can't see potential, I'm sorry *presses rarepair hell button*

Stargirls (Ricky x Jane/penny x Constance x Tammy): the ship name sounds like they're all in a band together omg, but yeah, it's cute in my eyes, whoever ships this, you guys are chill

PassionFrenchRap (Corey x Noel x Mischa): LMFAO noel and his two rapper boyfriends, bro literally got duplicates of the same boyfriend

FrenchPassionSlutCats (Corey x Noel x Mischa x Ricky): hectic. That's all I'm gonna say, they're all hectic and gay together, good on them

LuckySugarStars (Jane/penny x Constance x Ricky): aweee they're so adorable together guys, I can't, help me, dhsnshsnhwje

LoveBugBite (Astrid x trishna x hank): yes, cute, adorable fr fr (Winona if you're reading this, you have definitely influenced me)

Special mention:

Mookie (Mischa x Cookie): perfection, 10/10, I refuse criticism, the highschool version of the script definitely influenced this.

Noel x Any girl: fuck you (in a negative way), he's canonically gay and if I see you ship him like that outside of platonic ones, I'm sending you GAY to hell.

Tags: @joeseventies (credits to them for the master list doc of all the ship names), and @witchstormm because you asked me to, have fun reading

I'm so sorry anon if this took so long to answer but here you go

[justinspoliticalcorner]

S.V. Dáte at HuffPost:

MILWAUKEE — Republicans Tuesday night accused Democrats of being weak on crime and not backing law enforcement — while simultaneously praising their nominee, convicted criminal Donald Trump, and disparaging the prosecutors and judges holding him to account. “We in the Republican party are the law and order team. We always have been, and we always will be, the advocates for the rule of law,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson, of Louisiana.

“Donald Trump stands with the people and the police, our men and women in blue, not with the criminals and rioters,” added Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer. And New York Rep. Elise Stefanik accused federal and state prosecutors who have brought indictments against him of doing so only to help President Joe Biden. “Corrupt Democrat prosecutors and judges wage illegal and unconstitutional lawfare against Trump,” she said. They and other speakers during the Republican National Convention’s “Make America Safe Once Again” night were cheered on with “back the blue” chants from delegates waving placards printed with the same message. One retired police officer finished his remarks on stage with a salute to Trump, who is now a convicted felon awaiting a possible prison sentence. Trump, sitting in his special section of the arena, stood and saluted back.

[...] Trump has already been convicted on 34 felony counts after a trial in New York City for falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment to a porn actor in the days before the 2016 election. Sentencing in that case could take place as early as September. At the RNC convention, though, attendees and speakers both diminished the importance of any of that. “Donald Trump has only one conviction that matters, and that conviction is to make America great again,” said reality TV personality Savannah Chrisley from the stage.

At night 2 of the 2024 RNC, various speakers praised police by misleadingly calling themselves “law and order” and baselessly painted the Democrats as “soft on crime” while simultaneously giving praise to 34x Convicted Felon and January 6 Insurrection-inciter Donald Trump.

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) hypocritically said that “Donald Trump stands with the people and the police, our men and women in blue, not with the criminals and rioters", ignoring the fact that Trump’s lies about the 2020 election led to the January 6th Insurrection that led to dead and injured cops.

See Also:

Raw Story: 'Back the blue! Back the blue!' Trump roots for police despite history of stiffing them

Vox: The crime wave is over but Republicans can’t let go

[boomgers]

Prime Video celebra el estreno de la serie “Juegos Sexuales”

Sarah Catherine Hook, Zac Burgess, Savannah Lee Smith, John Harlan Kim, Brooke Lena Johnson, Khobe Clarke, Sara Silva, Sean Patrick Thomas, Zeke Goodman, Isabella Tagliati, Jon Tenney, Nikki Crawford y Claire Forlani en la premiere de la serie el 19 de noviembre de 2024 en Los Ángeles, California.

[thenerdsofcolor]

The 'Cruel Intentions' Cast and Creators on Reimagining the Cult Classic for a New Generation

It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt… or falls in love. A new generation of Cruel Intentions is headed to Prime Video on November 21.  Continue reading The ‘Cruel Intentions’ Cast and Creators on Reimagining the Cult Classic for a New Generation

[geekcavepodcast]

Cruel Intentions Trailer

I'm seriously racking my brain for a movie / book / TV series (other than Legally Blonde, but the movie isn't really about Delta Nu, is it) in which the sorority/fraternity life is portrayed positively.

After a hazing incident during a Greek event at the elite Manchester College, step-siblings Caroline and Lucien try to lie, seduce, and deceive their way out of trouble.

Cruel Intentions the series, an updated version of the 1999 film, Sarah Catherine Hook, Zac Burgess, Savannah Lee Smith, Sara Silva, Khobe Clarke, John Harlan Kim, Brooke Lena Johnson, and Sean Patrick Thomas.

Cruel Intentions the series releases to Prime Video on November 21, 2024.

[spryfilm]

Trailer: “House of the Dragon: Season Two” (2024)

[dustedmagazine]

Dust Volume Nine, Number 10 (Part Two)

Ogala Opot and his red-hot nyatiti

Well, all right then, Tumblr has decided we only get 10 audio clips per post, and audio is kind of what we do, so...two posts! (First one here.) Enjoy.

Earth — Earth 2.23 Special Lower Frequency Mix (Sub Pop)

Earth 2.23 Special Lower Frequency Mix is a collection of five remixes that accompanies Sub Pop’s anniversary reissue of Earth’s magisterial 1993 debut Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version. The personnel on Earth 2.23 includes Justin K Broaderick (Godflesh, Jesu), who you might have guessed would have an affinity for the band’s work, as well as two contributions from a previous collaborator The Bug, aka Kevin Richard Martin, but the collection also shows the reach the band’s sound has into both less and differently heavy spaces with, respectively, an appearance each by Built to Spill’s Brett Nelson and the grime artist Flowdan. While Broaderick’s melodic, crunching take on “Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine” is the highlight here, Netson’s murkier, more strictly droning version of the same song and Martin’s propulsive, Flowdan-featuring abbreviation of “Seven Angels” —here simply “Angels” — demonstrate just how far Earth’s musical lineage branches.

Alex Johnson

Angelika Niescier / Tomeka Reid / Savannah Harris — Beyond Dragons (Intakt)

With its boldly exposed structures, rough textures, and load-bearing elements, alto saxophonist Angelika Niescier’s music is like a skyscraper under construction. Nothing is covered up, and you can tell exactly how it fits together. In settings like this, there’s no hiding, so the choice of musicians is key. Niescier has chosen well. Cellist Tomeka Reid has a simpatico orientation towards forms that are complex, yet economical, and her strong classical foundation brings out the music’s chamber dynamics. Savannah Harris treats drumming as a martial art, which is to say that her playing is strategic, disciplined, and quite capable of laying you out.

Bill Meyer

Parish / Potter — On And Off (Null Zøne)

Shane Parish (Ahleuchatistas, etc.) and Michael Potter (The Electric Nature, etc.) are hardly an obvious duo.  Parish is a restless explorer with fearsome chops; Potter spreads heavy sounds around like a mason distributing bricks and mortar. But they’re both guitarists, improvisers and Athens GA residents, so why not take a joint dive into the deep and see what comes up? In the case of this tape, a plausible melding of aesthetics that are allowed to churn into oneness, one track per side. While one is electric and the other acoustic, that’s not really what registers; rather, it’s the way the two musicians make stillness out of motion, stirring spidery patterns and slow magma into a rotating swirl of buzz and stutter. Turns out there’s still something in that water down there.

Bill Meyer

Soft Punch — Above Water (Bad Friend)

Soft Punch is the solo project of DC’s Rye Thomas, a one-time touring member of Pash and Tereu Tereu, laid low by illness and now unable to travel. That all sounds like a bummer, and it probably is, but the album, Above Water, is an unexpected joy, beginning in the Akron Family-esque choral surge “Let’s Begin” and going all the way through to the Maps-like wistful, but crescendoing, electronics of “Now’s the Time.” Pay special attention to “My Aim Is True,” whose hubris in name-checking Elvis Costello’s classic album pays off in perfect, tremulous lyricism. Thomas sings from inside a magic, glittering cavern, an unreal place where the world’s hurts can be contemplated without damage, and both the hurt and the solace are beautiful. “Here Comes the Chorus” is spikier and full of rhythmic spine, redolent of Wolf Parade at its indie-ruling peak, while “Still Songs” flutters baroquely, elaborately against swathes of strings, like Jeremy Enigk’s Return of the Frog Queen. These are all pretty heavy references but let them stand. This is the good stuff.

Jennifer Kelly

Various Artists — Thum Nyatiti: Recordings from Western Kenya, 1930​-​1970 (Dagoretti)

This new compilation gathers 16 archival cuts that feature masters of the nyatiti, an eight-string lyre found in Western Kenya. The instrument has a distinctive sharp, percussive tone to it, sounding somewhere between a marimba and a banjo as it pursues hypnotic, repetitive patterns of quick-tempo’d picking. It is played with minimal accompaniment, usually a droning, blues-adjacent vocal line, sometimes percussion, but the main element is the picking. Dr. Pete Larson, who runs Dagoretti Records, sometimes plays the nyatiti himself; his curator on this project, Michael Robertson, has selected these historic recordings with considerable knowledge and care. Two cuts come from Ogola Opot, widely considered the father of the style. He cuts through decades of static to deliver “Onyango Wasera,” a track that is somehow both sprightly and spiritual, then returns with the more subdued “Ginaa,” rhythmic but with a melancholy air. Other well-known players—Captain Oluoch, Opondo Mugoye and Okelo Mugubit—are represented as well. Captain Oluoch’s “Aduor” is rough and impassioned, the vocal more of a shout than a croon, and very powerful. As you might expect, nyatiti playing is primarily a live art, common at weddings, funerals and other celebrations about the Luo people. These recordings were made by colonizers, British and Indian entrepreneur, seeking to document a disappearing art. This collection continues their work, extending these spare and haunting songs to a still wider audience.

Jennifer Kelly

Scott Yoder — Wither on Hollywood & Vine (Cruisin’)

Glam rock isn’t as much of a thing as it used to be, but Scott Yoder is bucking the trend, decked out in eyeliner, capes and leather. His latest album Wither on Hollywood & Vine hazards big, tone-bending guitar chords, reeling melodies and a taste for the dramatic. “Sugar on Your Lips,” with its keening, 1960s-style organ surge, its slow climaxing chorus and its florid vocal style recalls all the young dudes and their low-sparking, high heeled heyday. “Silver Screen Starlet” dips into the blues, a bent brooding boogie lurching into view, while “Gold in the Hills,” maybe the disc’s best, blows out an acoustic country rock song into day-glo colors. Restraint is overrated. Bring on the excess.

Jennifer Kelly

[carolinemillerbooks]

New Post has been published on Books by Caroline Miller

New Post has been published on https://www.booksbycarolinemiller.com/musings/the-u-s-as-a-public-library/

The U. S. As A Public Library

Google sent out a 3-page, single-spaced summary of their revised terms of service the other day.  Frankly, I’d rather read instructions for giving myself an enema. Plowing through the document’s legaleze is pointless. What voice do I have to make changes? None. Besides, Google assures me the new language will help customers understand what to expect…  I already know what to expect.  More advertising and increased liability. …if you violate our terms, our remedies aren’t limited to suspension or termination of your service but may include other remedies under applicable law. President Joe Biden rolled back several of Donald Trump’s digital trade policies, recently. That may be the reason for Google’s new terms. Civil rights organizations are giddy about the changes because Trump’s policies permitted tech companies to collect customers’ private information from their health providers, employers, and law enforcement agencies–information that could lead to discrimination in some communities. (“Bit Tech’s Big Meltdown Over A Big Consumer Policy Win On Trade,” by Owen Leary and Sarah Stevens, Public Citizen, March/April 2024, pg. 6) Naturally, these civil rights groups want Biden to do more. They worry about ways the military will use Artificial Intelligence, (AI) for example. Writer  Savannah Wooten warns that automated systems could launch nuclear weapons without input from field commanders. Also, battlefield deep fakes–AI-generated reports, and documents–could wreak havoc in the fog of war. The challenges that lie ahead for the country are many, but Biden’s broom hasn’t been idle. Other of Trump’s policies have been swept away, including those touching upon religion.  To his credit, the President repealed Trump’s rule that allowed faith-based charities to withhold assistance to the poor depending upon their religious affiliation. (“Nine Agencies Finalize Religious Liberty Rule,” FFRF, April 2004, vol 41 No 3, pg. 6.)  Voters have much to contemplate in the 2024 election about the direction of the nation. The media prides itself on its role of informing the public, but mostly their headlines are scary.  “The Country is Divided.”  “Democracy is at Stake.” “America is on the Edge of Civil War.” Republicans and Democrats campaign with similar urgency, spinning dystopian visions of the future should they fail to win the White House.  How real or chimerical these visions are, I don’t know.  But this November, voters will make decisions that could lead to outcomes as different as Texas chili and vanilla ice cream.   My guess is that a majority of voters prefer to end rancor and stalemate in government. We have seen the absurdity of asking Ukraine to defend itself with spitballs against the Russian army. What’s more, few of us want to become Putin’s satellite.  If the country can’t heal its philosophical divide, a majority can make government functional by voting a straight ticket.  They have a choice between a red or a blue wave. I predict the choice will be blue. Marjorie Taylor Greene and the MAGA wing of Republicans seem to be losing their grip on the party.  Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson, an extremist who orchestrated the January 6 insurrection, chose to plow new political ground. Rather than sustain a stalemate, he joined forces with Democrats to move key issues. He will do it again to save his speakership. In broader terms, I suspect humanity is growing tired of Hammurabi’s code of an eye for an eye.  Benjamin Netanyahu may wish to drink the last drop of Palestinian blood, but a majority of us hunger for peace and the rule of law.  Even without a majority in the U. S. House of Representatives, Biden and Democrats have been effective in their quest for social and economic progress.  If polls are credible, many undecided voters, dubious at first of Biden’s candidacy, have begun to feel the benefits of his leadership.  I predict that by November, a majority of them will join the blue wave. Am I a Pollyanna? Maybe so, even though I hunger for more and faster progress. I won’t hide my bias or pose as a conservative.  If I were president, I would run the country like a library—a place where the whole of human knowledge resides and the sign above the door reads, “Ya All Come!”

[anewnewcrest]

From Abilene Johnson's Simstagram

WHAT HAPPENED SO FAR

Summer Sun and Summer Fun has arrived in Newcrest for the Johnson family! We've been so busy with our new responsibilities as the pastor's family of New Newcrest Church! It's so wonderful to have a dedicated building for gatherings, and the acoustics of our new church are marvelous!

Our family circle has shrunk since my youngest stepdaughter Priscilla is now married to Maxwell Sawyer Jr, the eldest son of our very dear friend and church elder Maxwell Sawyer! But it's such a joy to have Savannah (25) and Caroline (22) still living at home with us, with Savannah finishing up her training to become a nurse, and Caroline studying at Britechester University!

And then there are my four precious babies, Abigail, Garrett David, Tucker, and Walker. Abigail is eleven and such a great help around the house, though she also loves to spend time with her newly married sister Priscilla. Garrett is eight, and David's favorite, the son he waited and prayed for so long. He excels at the private Watcher-honoring school all our kids are going to, and loves to accompany David both to church and to his duties in communal Newcrest politics. Tucker and Walker are my precious babies, and some of my favorite hours are spent with them, at home, tending to them and to my other duties as a wife and mother, cooking, cleaning, and cooking for my precious husband!

JOHNSON FAMILY TREE

(No, that line is not going to the two additional children David has with Henrietta Jones, not at all)

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 2024 - November 20

Say their names:

NOVEMBER 2023

Savannah Williams

Bernardo Panteleon

Pepper Mychel Peterson

Mariah Ruby Rachel Williams

F. L. “Bubba” Copeland

Lola Laperla Ebony McDaniels

Shandon Floyd

Tiesha McFarland

Kejuan Richardson

Amiri Jean Reid

Mya Finch

Travis Stimeling

DECEMBER 2023

Demita Jo Armstrong

Onteris Owens-Campbell

Jesse Viviano White

Star Possum

Jermaine Golden

Meghan Riley Lewis

Zoey Flye

Madison Montana

Care Hansen

Amber Minor

Ashlei Jasmine Colgate-Edwards

Fleetwood Mars Mozee

Shelby “Lexus” Riddick-Walker

Kimbella Blackshear

Easley Jeffcoat

Tripp Schultz

JANUARY 2024

Lady Fabian Sanchez

James Moen

Dana Randolph “Desiree A. DeMornay”

Quin Joy

Sasha Williams

Jennell Jaquays

Sarina Mihailoff

Sasha Washington-Cohen “Sasha Fierce”

Guelila “Gigi” Iyob

Videl Lombardo

Savannah Rose Rivers Amore

Kathy “Otter” Ottersten

Robin Valentina

Forrest Douglas Buckley

Giselle Stone

Tristan Michael Bustos “Tristyn St. Clair”

Kitty Monroe

FEBRUARY 2024

Natalia Skye

Teddy Reese Curran

Erick Krouse

Noah Jackson Chase

Ellie Walsh

Nex Benedict

Emma “África” Parrilla García

Blakely Hanson

Righteous TK “Chevy” Hill

Ashton Myles Clatterbuck

Madison Nicole Spann “Madison St. Claire”

Cecilia Gentili

MARCH 2024

Diamond Cherish Brigman

Elliot Ganiel

Fae Morganna Barbone

Aurelia A. Legassey

Alex Franco

Meraxes Medina

Ty Geissinger “Ty Holiday”

APRIL 2024

Andrea Doria Dos Passos “Maggie”

Yella Clark

Allister Matthews

Tiffany Azalea Monceaux

Tara Fable

Randy Dudley

River Neveah Goddard

Tee “Ace” Arnold

George A. Schappell

Starr Brown

Robbi Mecus

Basil Brown

MAY 2024

Tayy Dior Thomas

Kita Bee

Kamryn “Cantrell” Smith

Jazlynn Johnson

Daelicious O’hare Mizani

Darri C. Moore

Niomi Jenkins

Michelle Henry

Saanti Bonét Valentino

JUNE 2024

Pauly Likens

M. Tapia

Lynn Conway

Liara Kaylee Tsai

JULY 2024

Dylan Gurley

Griffin Shaun Sivret

Kenji Zemonta Spurgeon

Ev Smith

Shannon Boswell

Levi Castillo

Lily Autumn Rose

Monique Brooks

AUGUST 2024

Noelle Woolley

Indiana Grayson

Vanity Williams

Tai’Vion Lathan

Jhzara “Femmie” Williams

Baxter Zachary Hawk

SEPTEMBER 2024

Kassim Omar

Liam Johns

Mahdia Lynn

Cass Trystero

Chilli Pepper

Barbie Iceland “Redd China”

OCTOBER 2024

Honee Daniels

Serenity Birdsong

Adela Vázquez

San Coleman

Zeta Muirgen Seraph Haber

Despite our best efforts, the names on our list are only those who had the privilege of recognition, the fortune of discovery, or the extraordinary courage to leave indelible proof of their true selves for us to mourn. So many unknown and uncounted people remain that even years from now we will learn the names of people in our community who died this year without the recognition they deserved.

https://www.transremembrance.org/domestic-list

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savannah via instagram - april 22, 2022

she is wearing laneya christine’s teddy bear thigh high boots 

worn with teddy bear headband and thrifted jacket

[pintoras]

Mary Cabaniss (American, 1881-1941): Savannah's Majestic Oaks (via The Johnson Collection)

[notthesomefather]

Goddess Hel, divine hostess whose arms lovingly embrace all guests, Watch over those who have crossed your gates against their will. Care for those taken from us and bless them with tranquil rest.

Godx Loki, story-teller and guardian of outcasts, Give words to our sorrow so that we may honor their memories. Breathe air into our lungs so we may bellow our love over hatred.

Goddess Hel, cherisher of life and daughter of metamorphosis, Bestow in their loved ones moments of laughter, healing, and peace. May their names echo not just in sorrow but in smiling remembrance.

Godx Loki, change-bringer and waker of revolution, Spark the flames of unrelenting authenticity within us. Stoke the ember of truth until the hateful are blinded by its light.

Under the cut are the siblings, youth, and elders whose lives were taken due to hatred, bigotry, and fear. I understand it is incredibly triggering, but I believe we owe it to them to read their names.

We love you. We are unendingly sorry and we will never stop fighting until the hatred that stole you from this life has been extinguished. We love you so much.

(December 2023 - November 2024) Savannah Williams Bernardo Panteleon Pepper Mychel Peterson Mariah Ruby Rachel Williams F. L. “Bubba” Copeland Lola Laperla Ebony McDaniels Shandon Floyd Tiesha McFarland Kejuan Richardson Amiri Jean Reid Mya Finch Travis Stimeling Demita Jo Armstrong Onteris Owens-Campbell Jesse Viviano White Star Possum Jermaine Golden Meghan Riley Lewis Zoey Flye Madison Montana Care Hansen Amber Minor Ashlei Jasmine Colgate-Edwards Fleetwood Mars Mozee Shelby “Lexus” Riddick-Walker Kimbella Blackshear Easley Jeffcoat Tripp Schultz Lady Fabian Sanchez James Moen Dana Randolph “Desiree A. DeMornay” Quin Joy Sasha Williams Jennell Jaquays Sarina Mihailoff Sasha Washington-Cohen “Sasha Fierce” Guelila “Gigi” Iyob Videl Lombardo Savannah Rose Rivers Amore Kathy “Otter” Ottersten Robin Valentina Forrest Douglas Buckley Giselle Stone Tristan Michael Bustos “Tristyn St. Clair” Kitty Monroe Natalia Skye Teddy Reese Curran Erick Krouse Noah Jackson Chase Ellie Walsh Nex Benedict Emma “África” Parrilla García Blakely Hanson Righteous TK “Chevy” Hill Ashton Myles Clatterbuck Madison Nicole Spann “Madison St. Claire” Cecilia Gentili Diamond Cherish Brigman Elliot Ganiel Fae Morganna Barbone Aurelia A. Legassey Alex Franco Meraxes Medina Ty Geissinger “Ty Holiday” Andrea Doria Dos Passos “Maggie” Yella Clark Allister Matthews Tiffany Azalea Monceaux Tara Fable Randy Dudley River Neveah Goddard Tee “Ace” Arnold George A. Schappell Starr Brown Robbi Mecus Basil Brown Tayy Dior Thomas Kita Bee Kamryn “Cantrell” Smith Jazlynn Johnson Daelicious O’hare Mizani Darri C. Moore Niomi Jenkins Michelle Henry Saanti Bonét Valentino Pauly Likens M. Tapia Lynn Conway Liara Kaylee Tsai Dylan Gurley Griffin Shaun Sivret Kenji Zemonta Spurgeon Ev Smith Shannon Boswell Levi Castillo Lily Autumn Rose Monique Brooks Noelle Woolley Indiana Grayson Vanity Williams Tai’Vion Lathan Jhzara “Femmie” Williams Baxter Zachary Hawk Kassim Omar Liam Johns Mahdia Lynn Cass Trystero Chilli Pepper Barbie Iceland “Redd China” Honee Daniels Serenity Birdsong Adela Vázquez San Coleman Zeta Muirgen Seraph Haber

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THE DANCE AWARDS LAS VEGAS 2024

MINI SOLOS:

1st Sylvie Win Szyndlar - CLUB DANCE JP!

2nd Tatum Self - CLUB DANCE JP!

3rd Kennedy Marble - CLUB DANCE JP!

3rd Belle Marie Arauz - DANCE TOWN JP!

3rd Savannah Jackson - LARKIN JP!

4th Lexie Charnstrom - LARKIN JP!

4th Caitlyn Mckenzie - CLUB DANCE JP!

5th Alivia Hughes - DC2 JP!

5th Mikayla Isler - CLUB DANCE JP!

5th Stella Brinkerhoff - CSPAS JP!

5th Maylin Munos - LARKIN JP!

5th Junie Beus - MLDA JP!

6th Kynzli Reece - K2 STUDIOS JP!

7th Harper Schwalb - CLUB DANCE JP!

8th Neala Murphy - LARKIN JP!

8th Lennon Bailey - DC2 JP!

8th Chase Lang - LARKIN JP!

9th Abbey Scott - CLUB DANCE JP!

9th Eva Wright - K2 STUDIOS JP!

9th Penelope Akey - DC2 JP!

9th Nixie Vance - CLUB DANCE JP!

9th Melina Biltz - THE ROCK JP!

9th Libby Johnson - CLUB DANCE JP!

10th Evie McCune-Barrett - LARKIN JP!