#spencer mccafferty

[unsungabsurdity]

hey Ashley actually makes me fucking insane by the way

Insane thought but. Ashely and Spencer. With how often people are saying Ashley turned into a monster after taking the V I keep thinking about Spencer finding that monster and, whether she recognizes it as Ashely or not, she knows its human so she keeps it like a pet while she runs tests and tries to make it human again. She feeds the thing, bathes it, finds clothes that fit its mutated form when it expresses shame. Its toxic and weird and kinda gross but it might be the only way Spencer can actually love someone, if they were a science project first.

"We could just go! We could go!" (Ash talking to A-Train) but its Spencer talking to Ashely after fixing whatever the fuck the V did to her (and explained that it only happened bc she put it in her arm you silly woman it goes in your spinal chord) but Ashley found her predator drive while being a mutated monster and wants Spencer to inject her with V correctly so she can help fight Homelander even if it means dying in the process. Spencer wants so badly to just run away with Ashely but neither of them can leave at this point. They're in too deep. They have to fight.

[unsungabsurdity]

Spencer frowns at the question, standing to organize the contents of her cart.

"It's not the kind of position you can just walk away from." There's contracts in place. She has at least a year left on this one. The taken samples are set neatly together, the instruments are piled together. Besides, her mom works there. What would she think if Spencer just up and quit the job she was handed on a silver platter? The word ungrateful comes to mind. She finds her clipboard and smiles softly, taking a pen from her chest pocket to scribble notes down.

Subject reacted positively to calming agent.

Subject's skin and blood feel colder than they should, exact testing will require further contact.

No visual deformities, other than scarring at the back of her throat, indicating substance abuse.

Blood pressure is normal.

Subject complies more easily with guns pointed at her.

Her handwriting is messy, due to the rushed nature of her notes, but she can make out the important bits. She sighs while placing the last dot on the page.

"I think we're all done here." She produces a small business card from the chest pocket of her coat and offers it to Alice. "If you ever feel inclined to give me more samples, here's my card."

VOUGHT INDUSTRIES Dr. Spencer McCafferty Bio-Testing, Research, Bio-Technology (212)-111-3333

"They'll show you out." Spencer nods towards Morris as she grabs the cart handle, leading it towards the door. "Morris. She should survive the transportation process."

He watches her leave, then turns to Alice.

"You can survive a bit of knocking around, yeah?" He asks his fellow soldiers rather than Alice. They nod in agreement.

"you can stay as close as you like then," alice was tolerating it as long as she wasn't actively getting shot at. what she really wanted though was for this to be over. she was careful not to look down at the needle before it was inserted into her. small needles were fine, but the bigger needles they needed to take blood made her feel a little nauseous. as long as she didn't look she was alright though.

instead, she focused on what dr. mccafferty was saying, trying to remember as much of it as she could. it was important, it was the closest insight they'd gotten from a vought scientist in a long time. for a long time she'd wanted to hear that they were working on a way to get rid of supes, now she knew she didn't really want it, but some part of her was happy to hear that they had at least a temporary cure. she didn't ask further questions about it though.

"why'd you still work for vought? what do you get out of it if you're not doing what you want? surely you could get a job doing regular old science somewhere else?" she wasn't trying to turn her or anything, just interested in what compelled someone to keep working for soulless corporations.

[spencer-is-tired1991]

INTRO ♡

Hey everyone so I got T-worded, I was ghostis6arlyhere before if your remember me please follow me again.

Name: Spencer/Lian (which ever one)

Age:16

About me: I'm mentally ill, barely sleep, love music, play Minecraft and FNAF because those are the only ones I'm good at. I have a issue with sh.

Some of the music I love (artist/bands) : Nirvana, Johnnie Guilburt, Destroy Boys, The front bottoms, Mccafferty, Get Scared, glass animals, Hozier, Palate Royale, Naethan Apollo, Everybody's Worried About Owen, grandson, Bo Burnham, Mother Mother, Lil Darkie, Milky Ekko, Ice Nine Kills, Cavetown, Benson Boone, noahfinnce.

My Twitter or "X" which is stupid but it is the same name as here.

Stats under the stop

I change it when I can

SW251 👁👄👁

CW225.4 😭😭

GW130

Height: 5'1

BMI: 42.4 😭😭😭😭

[aspensideblog]

"I'm on the verge of a mental breakdown and I just got here"

ᡕᠵ᠊ᡃ࡚ࠢ࠘ ⸝່ࠡࠣ᠊߯᠆ࠣ࠘ᡁࠣ࠘᠊᠊ࠢ࠘𐡏~⋆꒷꒦‧₊˚𓆩♡𓆪˚₊‧꒦꒷⋆

HIYAAA IM ASPEN!!

I USE PRONOUNS THEY/IT/XE AND ANY OTHER NEOPRNS‼️

I dabble in a bit of everything, a bit of writing a bit of art a little bit of music!

MY CURRENT LOVIES!

(Shows)

Criminal minds, hazbin hotel, the maze runner, Adventure time, Marauders, Marvel, DC

(Characters)

Spencer Reid, Comic Spiderman, alastor, newt, Marceline, Husk, Regulus, pandora, evan, barty, Cisco

(Interests)

Shifting, Spirituality, the night, D&D, Cooking, Writting ( and making ocs)

(Music)

Dominic fike! McCafferty, Hozier, TV girl, Alex G, Lemon Demon, Hazbin Hotel, Adventure time, James Marriott, The Neighbourhood, Deftones, Nirvana, Radiohead, Rob Zombie, Childish Gambino, Tyler the creator, Melanie Martinez, Gorillaz

My playlist‼️

I share an account with my best friend so all playlists with "Aspire" in the desc are made by me and the ones with "Radio" is made by them<3

[sagehaleyofficial]

HERE’S WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEK (9.18-9.24.19):

NEW MUSIC:

·         The All-American Rejects released a new music video for their song “Gen Why? (DGAF).” The song comes off of AAR’s latest EP Send Her to Heaven, which dropped earlier this summer.

·         Punk band The Menzingers released a new video for their new song “Strangers Forever,” marking the end of summer. The song comes from the band’s next album Hello Exile, out on October 4th.

·         Can’t Swim announced a new EP featuring the likes of Trash Talk’s Spencer Pollard, Taking Back Sunday’s Adam Lazzara, Frank Carter, Stray from the Path’s Drew Dijorio and more. The EP will be titled Foreign Language and is set to debut next month.

·         Fall Out Boy lead vocalist, Patrick Stump, was featured on the new single “86 Missed Calls” by Japanese band MAN WITH A MISSION. The FOB vocalist previously helped write and produce the band’s 2017 track “Dead End in Tokyo.”

·         Canadian singer Lights recruited Blink-182 drummer, Travis Barker, to collaborate on a new track titled “Long Live.” The song is an ode to the singer’s debut album, which was released a decade ago.

·         Mayday Parade surprised fans with a 7” EP as a continuation of their latest album, Sunnyland, which dropped last year. The EP includes an acoustic version of “It’s Hard to Be Religious When Certain People Are Never Incinerated by Bolts of Lightning” and a B-side titled “Turn My Back.”

·         Australian singer Alex Lahey recorded a cover of My Chemical Romance’s “Welcome to the Black Parade” for the radio station Triple J’s recurring Like a Version segment. The cover later received praise from the band’s frontman, Gerard Way, himself.

·         Bayside announced a new album titled Interrobang, as well as a video for the album’s title track, last Friday. The full-length arrives after the band dropped the song “Prayers” following the release of an acoustic version of “Mona Lisa” back in January.

·         Jimmy Eat World revealed the title of their next album, Surviving, as well as its first single “All the Way (Stay)”. Additionally, they announced a handful of tour dates in the U.S. and UK.

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS:

·         Tonight Alive are scheduled to play their first show since 2018 at Australia’s Unify Gathering Festival on Saturday, January 11th, 2020. The band previously announced a string of U.S. tour dates for early 2019 before cancelling the tour and taking a hiatus from touring.

·         Thrice announced a string of 15th anniversary tour dates in celebration of their fourth studio album, Vheissu. They will be joined by fellow rock acts mewithoutYou, Drug Church and Holy Fawn.

·         Green Day, YUNGBLUD, Korn, System of a Down, the Offspring, Of Mice & Men, August Burns Red many others were announced to play next year’s Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festivals, both in Germany. The festival will take place on the first weekend of June.

·         The Hella Mega Tour received major flack over the price and perks of its VIP packages. Some fans are not happy with the high price of a VIP ticket that doesn’t include a meet and greet with the bands.

·         Blink-182 frontman Mark Hoppus addressed the band’s cancelled gigs in Columbus, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, on Instagram. The band was forced to cancel their El Paso date after a nearby mass shooting the day prior, where Hoppus revealed they were locked down in their hotel.

·         Simple Plan and Bowling for Soup announced a joint UK tour scheduled for the start of 2020. The Together Again! You’re Welcome Tour will feature Not Ur Girlfrenz as an opening act, and will mark the first time the bands have played together in the UK again in 16 years.

·         In light of the Cars frontman Ric Ocasek’s passing earlier last week, the Killers covered “My Best Friend’s Girl” at a show in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Prior to this, the band’s singer Brandon Flowers posted a heartfelt tribute to the late musician on Twitter.

·         Blink-182 played an intimate Spotify Encores gig in New York last Thursday, where they performed their most-streamed songs. The show took place at punk venue Saint Vitus in Brooklyn.

·         Green Day took a stab at current U.S. president Donald Trump during their set at the iHeartRadio Music Festival. They changed the lyrics to their hit song “American Idiot,” swapping “I’m not a part of a redneck agenda” for “I’m not a part of a MAGA agenda.”

·         Waterparks announced the supporting acts for the U.S. leg of their Fandom Tour, as well as some extra UK and European tour dates. Openers for their American tour include rapper Yung Pinch and rock band Kitten.

·         Carousel Kings were revealed as the opening act for the upcoming co-headlining tour of McCafferty and guardin. Other bands joining them on the tour include thebreathingbackwards.

·         For the rapper’s 37th birthday, Blink-182 gifted Lil Wayne a joint of marijuana onstage during their New York show last Friday. “I’ll take this now,” Wayne said right before he sparked it up with the help of Travis Barker and an off-stage hand.

OTHER NEWS:

·         Angels and Airwaves and former Blink-182 frontman, Tom DeLonge, filed for divorce from his wife Jennifer after 18 years of marriage. After meeting in high school and raising two children, the couple is reportedly separating due to “irreconcilable differences.”

·         Following this, DeLonge posted three videos through his organization, To the Stars Academy of Arts and Sciences, that potentially show UFOs. In response, the U.S. Navy confirmed the videos as “unidentified” phenomena in time for Storm Area 51 last Friday.

·         In response to fan rumors, DeLonge also made a statement about his time with Blink-182 and squashed rumors that there is any bad blood between him and his former bandmates. To backtrack, Mark Hoppus recently spoke about Blink-182 before Matt Skiba replaced him following his departure in 2015.

·         Former MCR frontman, Gerard Way, announced that he was already working on the fourth volume of his hit comic, The Umbrella Academy. The third volume, which was recently released in stores, is titled The Umbrella Academy Volume 3: Hotel Oblivion.

·         Panic! at the Disco earned its third platinum single from their sixth studio album, Pray for the Wicked, for the song “Hey Look Ma, I Made It.” The track follows “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” going platinum in May and “High Hopes” going 3x platinum in June.

·         Good Dye Young, the hair dye brand of Paramore frontwoman, Hayley Williams, relaunched its long out-of-stock lightening kit. In addition to doubling its size, the company revamped the formula to be vegan and gluten-free.

·         Guitar manufacturer Fender announced a new nonprofit effort in collaboration with Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie, Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz and more. The Fender Play Foundation moves forward with its mission to educate, equip and inspire young players.

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Check in next Tuesday for more “Posi Talk with Sage Haley,” only at @sagehaleyofficial!

[ghostcrows]

6, 10, 30, 36, 41, 86, 94!!

6.describe your personality in 3 words or less

stupid, scrappy, scandalous

10.how would you describe your style?

space goth when i dress up, lazy joth on a casual day

30.whats your favorite candle scent?

36. favorite movie?

hmmmm hard one since i barely watch movies...i really liked the force awakens, jurrassic park is good bc i get to fawn over the dinosaurs, spongebob squarepants movie is a goddamn classic, you are umasou was really good, but i think there’s one that was my big fave that i’m totally forgetting...it’s not coming to me though ):

when enter the florpus comes out it more than likely will become my ultimate fave

41.top 10 favorite songs

oh miles u shouldn’t have

this is one that’s completely fluid tbh. so i’ll give you my top ten for right now, in no particular order (and i’ll link em too because i’m extra like that)

1. sleep eater - slothrust

2. when he died - lemon demon

3. edward 40hands - mom jeans

4. pigpen - slothrust

5. ben bernanke - lemon demon

6. new way out - lemon demon

7. this hurts - MSI

8. a walk through hell - say anything

9 alligator skin boots - mccafferty

10. doja cat - mooo!

86. what is your phone background?

right now it’s a pic i drew for my partner for their birthday. narcissistic? perhaps. gay? yes.

94.favorite lyrics right now

- i ain’t a mooooose, bitch, get out my hay, get out my hay, get out my hay

- i don’t have anything in common with myself, except that i came from the sea

- i would spread my wings, if they weren’t so goddamn heavy

- you already have enough applesauce, SPENCER. there’s plenty of APPLESAUCE on your plate

- and i know it’s killing me, but that still won’t stop me, cuz now we smell the same (but you still kill me faster)

- i love like every word from sleepeater - slothrust so there’s that

[newyorkprelawland-blog]

Racial Discrimination In Hong Kong

By Spencer Brooke Hayes, University at Albany, SUNY Class of 2021

August 25, 2020

Hong Kong, a metropolis originally delegated by the British Empire, now lives in a ‘one country, two systems’ government with the mainland, China. The pandemic and police brutality has surfaced inequality that governments in every country have attempted to suppress. Hong Kong is a prime example of how unsupported and ill protected legislation to promote anti-discrimination within a civilization.

To start, it is important to address the races within Hong Kong and their respective populations. Out of the Hong Kong population, excluding foreign domestic workers, 96% are of Chinese decent1. The 4% of the population that are considered minorities, 43% are from South or Southeast Asia1. The poverty rates of those who identify as either Pakistani, Indonesian, or Thai is significantly higher than those who are ethnic Chinese1. Children from these minorities are non-Chinese speaking making it difficult for them to do well in school so localized schools for minorities were created, dividing the population even more1. There are 840 public primary schools in Hong Kong and 60% of children in minorities attend only 10 of them1.

In 2008, an anti-racism law was enacted after international countries and private organizations pushed for it in the city[1]. Within the law, a Race Discrimination Ordinance was established in an effort to penalize those for harassing and discriminating against persons of any race1. As it is laid out in Chapter 13,

“Under the RDO, it is unlawful to discriminate, harass or vilify a person on the ground of his/her race. Race in relation to a person means the race, color, decent, national or ethnic origin of the person. The RDO offers protection in the following areas:

·       Employment

·       Education

·       Provision of good, facilities or services such as in shops, banks, restaurants, cafes, sports centers, etc.

·       Disposal or management of premises

·       Eligibility to vote for and to stand for election to public bodies, etc.

·       Participating in clubs

Racial harassment would include behavior that would make a person of a certain race feel angry, humiliated or scared such as rude comments, jokes, pictures, text messages, etc. about a person’s race”[2].

While it is written in the law, it does not necessarily mean that it is upheld. One criticism is that discrimination by a law enforcement agency/officer is not unlawful according to the RDO1. Another criticism is that it does not attempt to suppress the systemic racism and that loop holes within the legislation allows continued discrimination to occur1. A study was conducted to evaluate discrimination against a range of minority groups in different atmospheres through interviews, audit checks, and focus groups[3]. Individuals interviewed provided examples of discrimination throughout daily life activities. In housing, minorities were more likely to not be leased to or property agencies would not help them in their search but rather help landlords restrict the races living in on their properties3. At banks, individuals of minorities were denied accounts and credit cards3. Minorities also state that they have had to wait longer or not served at all when hailing a taxi, eating at restaurants, and at public hospitals3. Interviewees also attest to being profiled by the police for an unknown reason and subjected to unwarranted searches of their belongings1. Police have also asked for identification topics as well ensuring that they are lawfully in residing in Hong Kong1. Law enforcement does not keep records on the correlation between ethnicity and/or nationality in relation to stop and searches1.

Those who immigrate to Hong Kong face an uphill battle when it comes to establishing residency. One of the more popular cases of this injustice was from 2013 when two Filipino maids were denied permanent residency in Hong Kong[4]. This appeal confirmed that domestic workers do not fall under the city’s constitution that indicates that after working in Hong Kong for seven consecutive years, permanent residency can be applied for4. There are 292,000 foreign domestic workers employed in Hong Kong who will not be eligible to become permanent residents of the city. Initially, Chinese domestic workers who were pregnant with children of non-Hong Kong decent were able to give birth in the city and their children would be granted residency4. This started to change as public hospitals in Hong Kong were restricting reservations for pregnancy suites to those who had local Hong Kong husbands4. It’s examples like so that demonstrate the vastness of racial discrimination within Hong Kong.

It is important that human rights organizations continue to push for change in the Hong Kong Constitution that is better motivated to equality. Discrimination is an epidemic in itself so it’s imperative that inequality be addressed with a strict method that leaves no room for sway in the future.

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[1]Yeung, Jessie. 2020. “Spat at, segregated, policed: Hong Kong’s dark-skinned minorities say they’ve never felt accepted”. CNN World. August 22. https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/21/asia/hong-kong-racism-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

[2]EOC. “Chapter 13: Equal Opportunities”. EOC. 83-85. https://www.had.gov.hk/rru/english/images/pdf/Your_Guide_to_Services_in_HK_English_chapter_13.pdf

[3]Equal Opportunities Commission. 2016. “Study on Discrimination against Ethnic Minorities in the Provision of Goods, Services and Facilities, and Disposal and Management of Premises”. Equal Opportunities Commission to Mercado Solutions Associates Ltd. September. 1-50. https://www.eoc.org.hk/EOC/Upload/UserFiles/File/ResearchReport/201609/EM-GSF_Report(Eng)V8_2_final.pdf

[4]McCafferty, Georgia. 2013. “Hong Kong’s foreign maids lose residency fight”. CNN World. March 25. https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/world/asia/hong-kong-maids/index.html

 Photo Credit: Tksteven

[pakcricwiz]

Premiership will not move play-off final to accommodate Lions’ training

• Chief executive denies trying to ‘squeeze’ tourists • ‘The Lions will always be part of the rugby schedule’

Premiership Rugby will not bring its play-off final in 2021 forward to allow the British & Irish Lions to train for a week before flying out to South Africa, but its chief executive, Mark McCafferty, says English clubs were not trying to squeeze the tourists out of the fixture schedule.

Future Lions tours will be cut from 10 to eight matches and without a training week for the entire squad, they will have little time to blend players from four countries. John Spencer, the manager to New Zealand last year, has said he is concerned about the future of European rugby’s leading brand because the tight schedule would turn a tour into a mission impossible.

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[unsungabsurdity]

Brianne's appreciation is met with a kind smile, something rarely seen by those working with Dr. McCafferty. She's one of the few to make such comments, most others in her position simply pile more work on. Spencer doesn't hate it, but greatly prefers Brianne's style of things.

"I put the order in this morning." A nod is added to the smile, hands clasping together in front of her.

Spencer gasps at the news, her avatar is coming down soon. Her whole face lights up, eyes wide and shining, ecstatic grin overtaking her features. “That-That’s great!”  Her hands shake from their clasped position. She clears her throat and tightens her grip. "Howard will be thrilled." In spite of her effort, the pumping adrenaline has her voice cracking. She clears her throat again, trying to calm down. But its impossible. Spencer hasn’t seen her avatar since its early life stages. And the simulators give her an idea of how to control her new body, but it’s nothing compared to actually driving an avatar. It’s practically VR, you can control your movements and affect the world around you, but you can’t really feel it. You can't breath through another set of lungs or feel another heart beat in your chest without the actual link process. She clears her throat one more time, trying to get her mind back on track.

"I can arrange an empty lab for almost whatever time they need. However-" She turns and digs through the papers on her desk, producing a single calendar page.. "We need to lock it down tomorrow afternoon for a toxicity test on the Wolf Tick. Other than that, it’s all yours.” Spencer manages to push her smile down to something resembling normal, tossing the page back to where it came from. 

Her expression pinches at the question of how everything else is going, but she quickly adjusts to press her lips together while considering the inquiry. She decides against venting about her fellow scientists, instead praising them for their positive attributes. "Things are..." Her mind wanders to the incessant babbling of her fellow scientist. "They are very good at their jobs." She says it slowly and carefully. "They work hard." She nods slowly, deciding against venting about her fellow scientists, instead praising them for their positive attributes. “Ah- but!” She points up with both hands, heading towards the other corner of the lab. "As for the reason we're all here," Spencer makes her way across the room, draping a blue towel over the splayed lizard on her way by and pushing a few buttons to activate the projector. Said machine lowers from its place in the ceiling, displaying a white square with black text on the back wall.

"Flaska Reclinata and its Noxious Liquid" 

"Dr. Davis assumed the thin liquid in the plant had some toxic qualities after finding some old footage taken at Dr. Augustine's school. The Na'vi children avoided it without question, referring to it as Txumtsä’wll.” Spencer’s pronunciation is shaky, but she hits the right sounds. She flicks through a few slides, some screenshots from the old footage and glamor shots of the plant, each one having half-finished descriptions and notes scribbled on them. “We know it accumulates harmful gasses from the atmosphere and manages to purify them inside, but Alicia believes we can utilize the potentially toxic liquid in our weapons.” Her grin turns prideful as she credits her fellow doctor. She’d watched Alicia Davis’ entire career, from the first day she attended Chester McCafferty’s class to their last day on Earth together. To call her proud would be an understatement. Alicia is the only person Spencer has ever met to match her work ethic. Somehow, though, Alicia manages to keep friendly relations with her associates, something Spencer has never been able to crack the code on. 

“We plan to present the idea to the board next quarter for budget discussion.”

As the lowest funded sector in the RDA, SciOps’ budget is unfortunately at the top of Brianne’s list when she visits labs. She half-expects a tin can to be rattled in her face each time. From the grant proposal to quarterly check-ins, the lab heads are required to record every dime — a hassle for those who much rather be engaged in their passion (scientific research) than finances. It makes her position in corporate oversight tricky and her callings less cordial than they could be. An attempt is always made to focus on their research (made easier if they are doing what they are told record-wise).

     Watching the binder materialize suggests Doctor McCafferty is on top of things; how refreshing. The untidy workstation is ignored; most scientists have a method to their madness and their genius outshines their organizational skills to churn out results. No judgment. Before taking the binder, her accompanying datapad slung under her arm is set down on a clean surface far enough away from the lizard guts.

     “I so very much appreciate your diligence with what I know is a burdensome task.” Pleased and accented tone praises as downturned gaze peruses the data. Appreciation that not much has changed will follow with more verification. “If you have not done so already, please file a work order for the scalpels and barometers so we can get those to you sooner than later.” Preferable to a malfunctioning air duct or a broken link bed as was the case with the lab she visited prior. The cost for these instruments is nominal, just a matter of allocating the supplies.

     “As far as the Avatar Program — “ Brianne expected the question. Bridgehead’s construction continues its rapid pacing and the infrastructure is nearly caught up to bring more of what is housed on the ISVs to the surface. “Good news for Howard. We’ll finally be installing more link beds shortly. Let’s set a time for our technicians to pre-fit your lab.”

     The datapad returns to her hands; the transparent screen flicked on to display her notes to skim a quick reminder of their research objectives (and proposed deadlines). “But besides budgeting and the need to streamline field research, how is everything else going?” Brianne asks with a hint of less sterile concern. “It’s early days on the surface, everyone is still finding their bearings. Has your team found its rhythm?” 

[unsungabsurdity]

What type of villain are you?

For the Greater Good

Perhaps you do not believe what you are doing can truly be classified as evil. Perhaps some people will be hurt from the immediate consequences of your actions, but what the masses fail to see is the immense good that will come of your plans. Maybe you act in the name of science, or for your people who have fallen on great tragedy. Maybe you see cracks in a failing system and want to uproot it through chaotic, destructive means to avoid greater tragedy down the line. Maybe you're just in with a bad crowd, but you can't leave them, no matter how unsavory their intentions, because they're your only ticket to your ultimate goals. No matter what, your goals are noble, and you take no joy in wreaking havoc or hurting those in your way, but the evils you partake in are necessary. If you need to play the bad guy to ensure a better future, then you are willing to play that part.

tagged by: no one tagging: anyone and everyone

[cthouseshows]

Every Upcoming Show! Longview 5/26

05/27

New Amsterdam Nobles at Sully’s Pub

BoroughFest - Deer Leap, T-Rextasy, Quiet Giant, Perennial, Mineva, Two-Headed Girl, Carlos Danger, Stampeter, Cat Tatt*^#

05/28

Leor Miller, Francie Cool, Stampeter, Petty Walker at Crunch House*

05/29

Crag Mask, Bat House, Stone Titan, Bilge Rat, Hylda at Capetown~

Carl Gene, Bonsai Trees, Michael Larocca, Petty Walker, Heartbreak Kid at Bloomfield Village Pizza

06/03

Haunter, Normal State, Woozles, Skating at Dennis*

06/04

Tiny Box presents Born Without Bones, The Furs at Crunch House~

So Sorry, Perennial, Joy Cleaner, Ourselves Alone at Willimantic Records*

06/09

Destination Dimension, Mineva, An Atomic Whirl, With Sails Ahead, Funeral Attire, Migrant at the Space#

06/10

Honch, Implosion Crusade, Loose Lips, Hiss the Villain at Crunch House

06/11

Manic and Arc present Elvis Depressedly, Spencer Radcliffe, Horse Jumper of Love, Peaer at the Ballroom

06/12

Culture Abuse, Pinfinger, In Response, Kidnapped at Crunch House

06/15

Nox, Sam Nazz, Past Life, The Fall Is Shorter Than You Think, Tango Mango at Dennis

06/17

Manic and Arc present Sorority Noise, Forth Wanderers, The Obsessives, Shannen Moser at the Ballroom

King Bongo, Wahsoh, Ryxno, Meatball Submachine Gun at Blind Moose

6/18

Tiny Box presents Beverly Tender, Spit-take, Edgar Clinks, Skating at Crunch House*

06/19

Truman, Supine, Sleeper Wave, Cttboto, Kidnapped at Crunch House

06/24

Empathy Family, Soul Cannon, Cascading Elephants at Bloomfield Village Pizza

06/25

Arc and Tracing present Aviator, Pinfinger, Druse, Death Black Birds, Mineva at Mac 650*

CapitalH presents Zanders, Weller, Flashlight O, Kath Bloom, Tim Woulfe at Dennis*

06/26

CapitalH presents Lady Queen Paradise, deer scout, Francie Cool, Polkadogs at Bloomfield Village Pizza

06/29

Escape From the Zoo, We the Heathens, Limited Freedom at Crunch House

07/01

Oh Adeona, Carlos Danger, El Americano, Space Cadets, Ourselves Alone at Crunch House*#

07/12

Tiny Box and Couch Yeti present Dikembe, Slingshot Dakota, Prince Daddy and the Hyena, Perennial at Mac 650#

07/24

Tiny Box presents Football etc., Cheem, Zanders at Wamleg

07/30

Manic presents Moose Blood, Choir Vandals, McCafferty at the Ballroom*#

08/06

Manic and Arc present Rozwell Kid, Chris Farren, Great Grandpa at the Ballroom^

[cryptidko]

Some of our alters as songs!!! (+Systemwide)

Systemwide 🔑

- Father (The Front Bottoms)

- To Catch A Predator (Insane Clown Posse)

- Hell of a Ride (Studio) (Bo Burnham)

Lucifer 🍎 (He/Him)

- The bidding (Chonny Jash Cover)

- The Mind Electric (Chonny Jash Cover)

- Saint Bernard (Lincoln)

Kevin 👻 (They/He)

- Teenagers (My Chemical Romace)

- Life Itself (Glass Animals)

- Everybody Loves Me (Onerepublic)

Georgie 🎈 (It/He)

- The Dismemberment Song (Blue Kid)

- Circus (Lindsay Mendez)

- Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Tears For Fears)

Ghostface 📷 (He/They)

- An Unhealthy Obsession (The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra)

- Cooler Than Me - Single Mix (Mike Posner, Gigamesh)

- Final Girl (Graveyardguy, Slayyyter)

Maxwell 🚬 (He/Him)

- Bottom (McCafferty)

- Teenage Dirtbag (dsiboys Cover)

- Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? (Artic Monkeys)

Anguish 🖍 (It/Its)

- A Cold Freezin' Night (The Books)

- credits song for my death (vivivivivi)

- Blue Hair (Tv Girl)

Saqii 🐡 (She/They)

- Pretty Litte Psycho (Porcelain Black)

- Suki Suki Daisuki (Jun Towaga)

- I Fucked Yr Mom (Sorry Mom)

Spark / Kaminari ⚡ (They/He)

- Ruru's Suicide Show (Shinsei Kamattechan)

- Usseewa (Ado)

- I deserve this (Rebzyyx, Selfless Homage)

Devon 💫 (He/Him)

- Kick Back (Kenshi Yonezu)

- INTERNET YAMERO (NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE, KOTOKO, Aiobahn)

- Absolute Territory (Ken Ashcorp)

Spencer 🌱 (They/He)

- Hello, World (Louie Zong)

- Pale Machine (bo en)

- Buttercup (Jack Stauber)

Systems, quick, describe yourselves and/or your alters of choice in up to 3 songs 🔫

(the water gun is /j, all of this is /nfta)

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• A little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near, A little gift from one held dear, Best wishes for the coming year. These make a merry christmas! – John Greenleaf Whittier • A merry Christmas to all my friends except two. – W. C. Fields • A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world! – Charles Dickens • A very Merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let’s hope it’s a good one Without any fear. – John Lennon • A word to the wise to all the children of the twentieth century, whether their concern be pediatrics or geriatrics, whether they crawl on hands and knees and wear diapers or walk with a cane and comb their beards. There’s a wondrous magic to Christmas, and there’s a special power reserved for little people. In short, there’s nothing mightier than the meek, and a merry Christmas to each and all. – Rod Serling • Although it’s been said many times, many ways…Merry Christmas to you! – Nat King Cole • And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you – all of you on the good Earth. – Frank Borman

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More than enough reason for business to be screaming ‘Merry Christmas.’ – Bill O’Reilly • every idiot who goes about with a ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. – Charles Dickens • Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. – Peg Bracken • I don’t know what to do!” cried Scrooge, laughing and crying in the same breath; and making a perfect Laocoön of himself with his stockings. “I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a school-boy. I am as giddy as a drunken man. A merry Christmas to every-body! A happy New Year to all the world! Hallo here! Whoop! Hallo! – Charles Dickens • I happened upon a memoir by a midlevel White House staffer, and he had been in the room that [Nixon’s last] night [in office]. This guy’s memoir told me what Nixon’s last words were. And they were, on August 8, 1974, to the crew: “Have a Merry Christmas, fellas!” That was just so bizarre. – Harry Shearer • I made a French film called “Merry Christmas” which is a very European film. It’s a World War I piece. – Diane Kruger • I never hear terrorists say ‘Merry Christmas,’ only ‘Allahu Akbar’. – Bill Maher • I say ‘Merry Christmas’ to people I don’t know, or to people I know are Christians. I say ‘Happy Hanukkah’ to people I know to be or suspect to be Jewish. And I don’t say ‘Happy Kwanzaa,’ because I think African Americans get enough insults all year round. – Christopher Hitchens • If your Birthday is on Christmas day and you’re not Jesus, you should start telling people your birthday is on June 9 or something. Just read up on the traits of a Gemini. Suddenly you’re a multitasker who loves the color yellow. Because not only do you get stuck with them combo gift, you get the combo song. “We wish you a merry Christmas – and happy birthday, Terry – we wish you a merry Christmas – happy birthday, Terry – we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Ye – Birthday, Terry! – Ellen DeGeneres • In case anyone would like to know, we have now entered the Christmas season. Christmas as in Jesus Christ. This is not the “happy holidays” season. …Don’t “Happy Holidays” me because I will “Merry Christmas” you in return. – Lyn Nofziger • In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it “Christmas” and went to church; the Jews called it “Hanukka” and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say “Merry Christmas!” or “Happy Hanukka!” or (to the atheists) “Look out for the wall!” – Dave Barry • It doesn’t bother me a bit when people say, ‘Merry Christmas’ to me. I don’t think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. – Ben Stein • It doesn’t bother me a bit when people say, ‘Merry Christmas’ to me. I don’t think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air. – William Thomas Ellis • It’s “Merry Christmas” at our house. Whatever it is at yours, have a happy one. And be good to somebody. – Stephen King • It’s like a little folk song. I think it might’ve been Harry Belafonte or someone like that who did it. And “Merry Christmas, Everybody” by Slade, which is a rock group – a rock-pop group who are very big over there. – Nick Lowe • Jowa na kita? Thank you! Merry Christmas! – Toni Gonzaga • Last Christmas, I got the worst gift a guy ever gave me. He gave me a lottery ticket… what’s the guy even thinking there. Here you go… nothing! Merry Christmas! It’s nothing! – Norm MacDonald • Leo had recently discovered how to change the display, like the Times Square JumboTron,so now the banner read: Merry Christmas! All your presents belong to Leo! – Rick Riordan • Many merry Christmases, many happy New Years. Unbroken friendships, great accumulations of cheerful recollections and affections on earth, and heaven for us all. – Charles Dickens • Merry Christmas to all. A Pagan holiday (BC) becomes a Religious holiday (AD). Which then becomes a Shopping holiday (USA). – Neil deGrasse Tyson • Merry Christmas, I whisper to myself. Merry Christmas, Nate. – Lisa Ann Sandell • Out upon merry Christmas! What’s Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer…? If I could work my will,” said Scrooge indignantly, “every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ upon his lips should be boiled with his won pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should! – Charles Dickens • She mailed me a Merry Christmas-I’m-Breaking-Up-with-You card. I’ll read it to you,” he said. He cleared his throat. “Dear Marcus. Merry Christmas. I’m breaking up with you. Mia. – Megan McCafferty • She told me if I clean all the ashes out of the grate, then I’ll be able to help my sisters get ready for the bal.” “It’s Christmas, Dashiel. Can’t you give that atitude a rest?” “Merry Christmas, Dad. And thanks for the presents.” “What presents?” “I’m sorry—those were all from Mom, weren’t they? – Rachel Cohn • The charming aspect of Christmas is the fact that it expresses good will in a cheerful, happy, benevolent, non-sacrificial way. One says: “Merry Christmas”-not “Weep and Repent.” And the good will is expressed in a material, earthly form-by giving presents to one’s friends, or by sending them cards in token of remembrance . . . . – Ayn Rand • The dude in red’s back at the pole, Up North where everything is cold. But if he were right here tonight, He’d say ‘Merry Christmas! And to all, a good night!’ – Kurtis Blow • The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always is young, the heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair, and its soul full of music breaks the air, when the song of angels is sung. – Phillips Brooks • The spirit of Christmas lives with us. We are the protectors of the real tradition of Christmas-peace on Earth and Goodwill to all. We are the hope of Man-the only hope. Mankind’s salvation lies within our hands. With our tech and ability we can create here on Earth a real heaven where men can be free. In our hands lies the power to restore to Man his determinism and all that he finds good in himself-his honesty, his integrity, and the thrill of being of real help to others. A very Merry Christmas to you all and a bright friendly new year. – L. Ron Hubbard • You can’t allow the forces of political correction to shut you up. 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Merry Christmas Quotes

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• A little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near, A little gift from one held dear, Best wishes for the coming year. These make a merry christmas! – John Greenleaf Whittier • A merry Christmas to all my friends except two. – W. C. Fields • A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world! – Charles Dickens • A very Merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let’s hope it’s a good one Without any fear. – John Lennon • A word to the wise to all the children of the twentieth century, whether their concern be pediatrics or geriatrics, whether they crawl on hands and knees and wear diapers or walk with a cane and comb their beards. There’s a wondrous magic to Christmas, and there’s a special power reserved for little people. In short, there’s nothing mightier than the meek, and a merry Christmas to each and all. – Rod Serling • Although it’s been said many times, many ways…Merry Christmas to you! – Nat King Cole • And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you – all of you on the good Earth. – Frank Borman

jQuery(document).ready(function($) var data = action: 'polyxgo_products_search', type: 'Product', keywords: 'Merry+Christmas', orderby: 'rand', order: 'DESC', template: '1', limit: '68', columns: '4', viewall:'Shop All', ; jQuery.post(spyr_params.ajaxurl,data, function(response) var obj = jQuery.parseJSON(response); jQuery('#thelovesof_merry-christmas').html(obj); jQuery('#thelovesof_merry-christmas img.swiper-lazy:not(.swiper-lazy-loaded)' ).each(function () var img = jQuery(this); img.attr("src",img.data('src')); img.addClass( 'swiper-lazy-loaded' ); img.removeAttr('data-src'); ); ); ); • Be merry all, be merry all, With holly dress the festive hall; Prepare the song, the feast, the ball, To welcome merry Christmas. – William Spencer • Christmas a humbug, uncle!” said Scrooge’s nephew. “You don’t mean that, I am sure?” “I do,” said Scrooge. “Merry Christmas! What right have you to be merry? what reason have you to be merry? You’re poor enough. – Charles Dickens • Christmas and the New Year are actually two holidays, so there is a plural, which in the English language necessitates the use of the letter “S.” Now, I suppose you could say “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year” but you probably have sh*t to do. – Jon Stewart • Every company in America should be on its knees thanking Jesus for being born. Without Christmas, most American businesses would be far less profitable. More than enough reason for business to be screaming ‘Merry Christmas.’ – Bill O’Reilly • every idiot who goes about with a ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. – Charles Dickens • Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. – Peg Bracken • I don’t know what to do!” cried Scrooge, laughing and crying in the same breath; and making a perfect Laocoön of himself with his stockings. “I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a school-boy. I am as giddy as a drunken man. A merry Christmas to every-body! A happy New Year to all the world! Hallo here! Whoop! Hallo! – Charles Dickens • I happened upon a memoir by a midlevel White House staffer, and he had been in the room that [Nixon’s last] night [in office]. This guy’s memoir told me what Nixon’s last words were. And they were, on August 8, 1974, to the crew: “Have a Merry Christmas, fellas!” That was just so bizarre. – Harry Shearer • I made a French film called “Merry Christmas” which is a very European film. It’s a World War I piece. – Diane Kruger • I never hear terrorists say ‘Merry Christmas,’ only ‘Allahu Akbar’. – Bill Maher • I say ‘Merry Christmas’ to people I don’t know, or to people I know are Christians. I say ‘Happy Hanukkah’ to people I know to be or suspect to be Jewish. And I don’t say ‘Happy Kwanzaa,’ because I think African Americans get enough insults all year round. – Christopher Hitchens • If your Birthday is on Christmas day and you’re not Jesus, you should start telling people your birthday is on June 9 or something. Just read up on the traits of a Gemini. Suddenly you’re a multitasker who loves the color yellow. 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I don’t think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. – Ben Stein • It doesn’t bother me a bit when people say, ‘Merry Christmas’ to me. I don’t think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air. – William Thomas Ellis • It’s “Merry Christmas” at our house. Whatever it is at yours, have a happy one. And be good to somebody. – Stephen King • It’s like a little folk song. I think it might’ve been Harry Belafonte or someone like that who did it. And “Merry Christmas, Everybody” by Slade, which is a rock group – a rock-pop group who are very big over there. – Nick Lowe • Jowa na kita? Thank you! Merry Christmas! – Toni Gonzaga • Last Christmas, I got the worst gift a guy ever gave me. He gave me a lottery ticket… what’s the guy even thinking there. Here you go… nothing! Merry Christmas! It’s nothing! – Norm MacDonald • Leo had recently discovered how to change the display, like the Times Square JumboTron,so now the banner read: Merry Christmas! All your presents belong to Leo! – Rick Riordan • Many merry Christmases, many happy New Years. Unbroken friendships, great accumulations of cheerful recollections and affections on earth, and heaven for us all. – Charles Dickens • Merry Christmas to all. A Pagan holiday (BC) becomes a Religious holiday (AD). Which then becomes a Shopping holiday (USA). – Neil deGrasse Tyson • Merry Christmas, I whisper to myself. Merry Christmas, Nate. – Lisa Ann Sandell • Out upon merry Christmas! What’s Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer…? If I could work my will,” said Scrooge indignantly, “every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ upon his lips should be boiled with his won pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should! – Charles Dickens • She mailed me a Merry Christmas-I’m-Breaking-Up-with-You card. I’ll read it to you,” he said. He cleared his throat. “Dear Marcus. Merry Christmas. I’m breaking up with you. Mia. – Megan McCafferty • She told me if I clean all the ashes out of the grate, then I’ll be able to help my sisters get ready for the bal.” “It’s Christmas, Dashiel. Can’t you give that atitude a rest?” “Merry Christmas, Dad. And thanks for the presents.” “What presents?” “I’m sorry—those were all from Mom, weren’t they? – Rachel Cohn • The charming aspect of Christmas is the fact that it expresses good will in a cheerful, happy, benevolent, non-sacrificial way. One says: “Merry Christmas”-not “Weep and Repent.” And the good will is expressed in a material, earthly form-by giving presents to one’s friends, or by sending them cards in token of remembrance . . . . – Ayn Rand • The dude in red’s back at the pole, Up North where everything is cold. But if he were right here tonight, He’d say ‘Merry Christmas! And to all, a good night!’ – Kurtis Blow • The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always is young, the heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair, and its soul full of music breaks the air, when the song of angels is sung. – Phillips Brooks • The spirit of Christmas lives with us. We are the protectors of the real tradition of Christmas-peace on Earth and Goodwill to all. We are the hope of Man-the only hope. Mankind’s salvation lies within our hands. With our tech and ability we can create here on Earth a real heaven where men can be free. In our hands lies the power to restore to Man his determinism and all that he finds good in himself-his honesty, his integrity, and the thrill of being of real help to others. A very Merry Christmas to you all and a bright friendly new year. – L. Ron Hubbard • You can’t allow the forces of political correction to shut you up. I mean, why are people afraid to say, ‘Merry Christmas?’ Give me a break. If people don’t like it, yeah, they can go do something else. – Benjamin Carson

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PRL boss Mark McCafferty sounds

PRL boss Mark McCafferty sounds

PRL boss Mark McCafferty sounds

Mark McCafferty became the chief executive of Premier Rugby in 2005

Welsh Rugby Union chairman Gareth Davies says Mark McCafferty sounds like a “man under pressure”.

Premiership Rugby boss McCafferty criticised Wales playing South Africa in Washington DC last week outside World Rugby’s international window.

McCafferty also ruled out shortening the club season to allow the British and Irish Lions extra preparation time.

“He sounds like a man under pressure, with some comments he has come out with in the last week,” said Davies.

The Lions’ tour to South Africa tour in 2021 is set to feature a reduced programme of eight games over five weeks.

But McCafferty says reducing the English club season in 2020/21 would be “suicidal” for Premiership Rugby, instead suggesting the Six Nations could be condensed to six weeks from seven.

It is unclear yet how it will fit into the calendar and McCafferty says Lions’ management have shown “disdain” by not contacting Premiership Rugby.

Lions board member Davies says an agreement first has to be reached with Sanzaar, the body which operates Super Rugby and the Rugby Championship.

“With the Lions there is a process first of all to be agreed with Sanzaar. At the last board meeting, we agreed we would move forward in terms of trying to negotiate that contract and speaking with all the interested unions,” Davies said.

WRU chairman Gareth Davies played 21 Test matches for Wales

“So I am a little puzzled why he came out on that attack on that front.

“These things do have to be discussed. The one point I would agree with Mark is to solve this everyone needs to get around the table.

“It seems to me, though, Mark puts Premiership Rugby above all else. A few people will take exception to that.”

Lions ‘the big brand’

Davies insisted the Lions remained a special concept that should not be devalued.

“The presence and importance of a successful Lions tour can help transform the game,” said Davies.

“It attracts so many young viewers and is the big brand in rugby. You only have to see that with what has happened in recent tours, especially in New Zealand last year.

“So it should not be a case of either or. People have to be sensible and pragmatic and not think their competition is the only thing that matters.”

The New Zealand tour was dogged by issues over the messy schedule, with the tourists playing 10 games in six weeks, including an opening fixture a matter of days after arrival in Auckland.

Following the drawn series against the All Blacks, head coach Warren Gatland and tour manager John Spencer pleaded for a longer preparation period.

Davies believes the Pro14 appears willing to help the Lions: “The Pro14 have indicated they could shorten the season by a week and you look at the results this season, the league has not done badly in terms of quality.

“I am not sure why the Premiership is seen as so much better and should be treated differently to anybody else.”

Springboks Test ‘not for cash’

Davies also defended Wales’ one-off Test against South Africa in Washington, pointing to the fact England played the Barbarians the week before out of the Test window.

“It seemed an odd comment to come out with,” said Davies.

“Everyone says the South Africa match was played for cash but that is where some of the pundits got it wrong.

Tomos Williams scored a try on his Wales debut against South Africa in June 2018

“It is not about cash. It was about looking at the American market, blooding youngsters in an environment that will be similar to next year’s World Cup.

“If you asked Tomos Williams, Tom Prydie or even George North how important the last game was, they will tell you.

“They enjoyed that totally different experience. We have to think a little bit outside of Offa’s Dyke.”

‘Nobody else matters’

No English-based Welsh players were released for the fixture with Tomas Francis, Luke Charteris and Josh Adams missing out.

McCafferty said it placed an “unnecessary burden” on the clubs and players involved but Davies disagreed.

“Warren said he could not understand the stance PRL took over South Africa and I support him,” said Davies.

“We could understand the autumn internationals in terms of taking away players in mid-competition.

Warren Gatland says Wales will celebrate their win over South Africa on Hadleigh Parkes’ stag do

“But Josh, Tomas and Luke were metaphorically on the beach last week, doing nothing in terms of [club] rugby.

“What sort of rationale is behind that? I just don’t get it.

“They will then also return to their clubs a week earlier than the English players after the tour.

“It seems to be that they think their competition is all important and nobody else matters in this world.”

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  Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s list is Top Ten Books you can’t put down and read in one sitting.

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  Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. I’ve mentioned before that I’m a sucker for a love story. This one has a little bit more than the average YA love story. Eleanor and Park is a well-written real feeling story about first love.

Cinder by Marissa Meyer. This book man, I put off reading it as it gathered dust on my bookshelf for years. Then a well time snowstorm had me reading this whole book on a Tuesday afternoon. I’m currently reading the second book in the series. Meyer is a wonderfully gifted writer. I can’t wait to read the rest of her work.

The Sun is Also a Star Nicola Yoon. This book is so beautiful. I snapped my friend Jen about 3500 times in the day and a half it took me to read it telling her to read it. Again, I’m a sucker for love.

The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson. I may have mentioned that Maureen Johnson is my favorite author. I don’t think I have mentioned that I’m one of those people who really loves crime, especially serial killers. Johnson’s Shades of London series is about ghost hunters in London, and the first book in that series deals with the ghost of Jack the Ripper. I love Johnson’s style of writing. Since we’ve been twitter friends for almost 10 years, I feel like her books are written by a friend.

The Jessica Darling Series by Megan McCafferty. Yes, all 5 books in two days, including a trip to Bangor Maine for Augusta in a blizzard to buy the 4th and 5th books. They are a fun coming of age love story. They are great, highly recommend.

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  Suite Scarlett Maureen Johnson. Another Maureen Johnson, weird? This book is about a family that lives in a hotel in New York and a mysterious woman moves in, and Scarlett’s life changes forever. There is a very odd version of Hamlet, and a very sarcastic fun older brother named Spencer. It’s a fun story. I love this series.

We Were Liars E Lockhart. I have seen a lot of mixed reactions to this book, but I loved it. I didn’t see the twist, looking back at it I see some serious foreshadowing that I should have caught. This is a wonderful book. Well-written, great characters.

Fangirl Rainbow Rowell. As a fanfiction writer, this book hit me in a unique way that no other book has. Rowell gets it, the weird pressure that comes with writing a multi-chapter story for a popular series, but this book has more than just that. The characters are raw. The emotions are pure. If you haven’t read anything by Rowell, I recommend this one above all else.

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephine Perkins. All three of the books in this series is so cute, but the first one has a special place in my heart. Boarding school, adorable teenage love, John Green made a video about how much he liked it, perfect ingredients for Deanna falling in love with love. I read the whole thing in one setting, and it was time well spent.

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut. I read this book in, like, 4 hours. I loved it. In thinking about it too much to write this blog post, I realized that several of my favorite stories in other mediums, the season 4 episode of Supernatural There is a Monster at the End of This Book and the movie Stranger than Fiction, have a similar story line. Such a great writer, such a great story.

I have about 400 honorable mentions, including the rest of Maureen Johnson’s books, pretty much everything Ally Carter has written, and John Green’s novels. I’m a big fan of reading books in one sitting. I easily get lost in books with good stories and wonderful characters.

What about you? What are your one sitting books that you couldn’t get enough of?

  Until next time Internet,

Deanna

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