#tamika jones

[nia1sworld]

Heya Nia =^_^=

Since your requests are open, can ya draw Sunny from class of 3000? I really wanna see him in your artstyle =^.^= 🧡☀️🎷

Well..since this is a good request from child hood..but..

I drew it! But guess what? I didn't do sunny bridges, I DID THE STUDENTS AS WELL!!! IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO DO THIS!

Lil' D: OOWEE! They got this thang bumpin' like fried bologna. I'm Lil' D, and on these drums,  I  throw DOWN!

Eddie: That's better than throwin' UP! I'm Eddie, and with my horn, I'll BLOW you away!

Kim: I'm Kim.

Kam: And I'm Kam.

Kim: I'm on the turntables.

Kam: And I make the keyboard jam!

Philly Phil: I'm Philly Phil, and I play bass. So I got that bottom fo' yo' bottom.

Tamika: You know who I am. I'm TAMIKA! And with this here guitar, I'm the superstar.

Madison: Hey, Hey! I'm Madison and I'm a Pisces!

Sunny: No, Madison. You're supposed to let'em know what instrument you play.

Madison: ...Oh, heeheeheehee. Um, I play violin, and I think we're comin' to the end! BYE!

Thank god this request was long and fun to do, I think this is a perfect gift request!

Thank you for making me do this great request!!

[therummonster]

happy bnuuy

here's the full image!

they hopefully have all been scattered across the inboxes, but here's the full version i made!

i had to quadruple my usual drawing board for this-

also i wanted to add a link to everyone that's A) received bnuuy, and B) answered to bnuuy.

Alexis, Sterling, & Astra (Blue Jade, Lorel)

Unice Versai (Humdrum)

B Team (Lemongal)

Glowstone (Lorel)

Clayton, Tamika, & Cosmara (12cluh, Fig)

Archie and Zashi (Ammonite)

Seabeast (Pirate Fish)

Panini Trio (Cat Party, Tadpole)

Heath & Naseko (Masquerade)

Tayrun & Kayla ()

Sci-5 (Sapphire)

Eloise & Harold (Moonpizza)

[gwopijon]

Sue is either on her way to New Orleans or she landed already for Swin’s She Got Time Summit. June 28-30.

[star-stable-tournaments]

Have you ever thought to yourself: Yee howdy, I wish I could know what everyone thinks of my favorite character, and I also wish we could all definitively rank them in popularity based on the whims of the public? Then do I have the thing for you!

Right out the gate, it's time to vote for favorite characters. The votes for favorite NPC (human) and favorite NPC (other) will be running alongside each other, with the vote for NPC (other) starting a little later to make them both finish at the same time and end in an epic dual victory.

I have chosen to split them up because there's a lot of NPC's and we can expedite the process somewhat by having separate tournaments running alongside each other.

Humanoid creatures such as Pandorians residing in the circus will be counted as humans because that's how they choose to present and I will respect that.

Certain conditions apply regarding characters added to SSO just to host races, NPC's that are named but do not take part in quests, and characters from earlier games. these characters will not partake because the list is so. long. already.

Every poll will be accompanied by a picture and a brief description to refresh your memory, so don't worry if you can't remember them just by name! If you have any concerns or can't see your favorite NPC anywhere, send a message or an ask.

The first NPC (human) tournamnet will take place over 3 sessions of 40 posts per week, because it's 120 posts and I don't want to overwhelm you with that many posts. Once we've narrowed it down to 60 favorites it will be split into 2 sessions, and once we've only got 30 contestants left, I'll post them all in one go until a winner is declared. That's also when the NPC (other) polls will be posted.

Who will go up against who is randomized and can be found under the cut.

The First tournament:

Kirsty Griswald VS Evergray

Violet Dappelbrook VS Mrs. Pike

Derek VS Professor Chiron

Mr. Pike VS Hawaii Jones

Rami VS Felicity

Ydris VS Astrid Ingvarsdottir

Sunshine Joytree VS Mr. Anwir

Jessica Lunar VS Syntax Silverstream

Elsa Einstein VS Harold

Larry VS Landon

Captain Brus VS Pi the witch

Sigry Varanger VS Julie

Aideen VS Jill Goldspur

Tor Sunfield VS Pamela Moonriver

HelmsmanVS The main character

Idun Goldspur VS Mandy

Mr. T. Cray VS Lizzy Jarlasson

Marisol VS Ewa

Sigrid VS Leonardo

Donald the builder VS Captain Waterloo

Eddie VS Bernardine Winterwell XVII

Jade VS Doreen

Courtney Summers VS Bob

Janitor VS Mayor Klaus

Terrance Rockwell VS Gary Goldtooth

Nanook VS Ivan Drake

Saga Sunfield VS Aaron Silverglade

Yousef Sahli VS The Baroness

Gavin VS Wynna Sunbeam

Galloper Thompson VS Stephanie

Isebell Figg VS Dylan

Fina Way VS Mario

Hanna Jarlasson VS Filip Sunfield

Carl VS Ms. Drake

Tim Hooper VS Isabel Stonefield

Justin Moorland VS Mrs. Peterson

Charlotte VS Tiera Vaughan

Scott Buttergood VS Li Ming Yue

Anne von Blyssen VS Darko (oh my god)

Ashley VS Lance

The second tournament:

Joe Jarlasson VS Bob Jarlasson

Linn VS Xin

Alex Cloudmill VS Maya Dew (I promise this is randomly generated, this is homophobia)

Mrs. Hill VS Josie

Jon Jarl VS Jonas

Lydia Rockwell VS Martina Sunfield

Nova VS Ferdinand

John VS Eva von Blyssen

Nic Stoneground VS Hugh

Big Bonny VS Magnus Steinar

Loretta VS Anastasia Silverglade

Edith Octavia Hartwood VS Spymaster

Sedna VS Fleur

Ricky Winterwell VS Will

Barbara VS Helga

Edward Rockwell VS Frank Einstein

Rob VS Mrs. Packard

Carl Peterson VS Kora Pelletier

Rhiannon VS Agnetha

Gaia VS Buck

Huck VS Silencia Tranquila

Jakob Goldspur VS Isolde Goldspur

Igor VS Steve

Tan VS Linda Chanda

Mrs. Dew VS Reyansh

Jack Goldspur VS Ed Field

Karl Franz of Silver Fork VS Mrs. Holdsworth

Mr. Sands VS Farah

Professor Hayden VS Daxton the tailor

Jasper Holbrook VS Erik Hightower

Tamika VS Barney Summers

Dr. Eiren Doyle VS Granny Rose

Catherine Moorland VS Ana

Poppy VS Mr. K. Trout

Tobbe Larsson VS Thomas Moorland

Imane Highcantle VS Andy

Charles VS Mel

Jupiter Peacebloom VS Mr. Hill

Stacy VS Sive

Rowan Allaway VS Mr. Dew

The third tournament:

Claire VS Guillermo Gadea

Marley Summers VS Johanna

Reed Kessler VS Jenna

Robert Buttergood VS Josh

Jamie Olivetree VS Gunther

Madison Hightower VS Mr. Cod

Tristan Goldspur VS Alexander Goldspur

Godfrey VS Carney Summers

Mr. Kembell VS Thalia

Carmela VS Mica Stoneground

Harley VS Harriet

Jessica VS Amelia

Erissa VS Freja Sunfield

Alonso Rivera Sandoval VS Emma

Kit Shorthouse VS Raptor

Luke Excavator VS Herman

Council Man VS Mrs. Cloudmill

Mr. Andersson VS Lily Bones

Keema Steelgait VS Luciana

Walter Winterwell VS James Cloudmill

Holly Hightower VS Elizabeth Sunbeam

Stein VS Enitan Taiwo Ladipo

Sindra VS Felix

Nathalie Moonriver VS Björn

Councilman Skoll VS Rania Varanger

Lisa Peterson VS Loke Sunfield

Professor Jura VS Dorith Jarlasson

Hannibal Goldspur VS Hermit

Junior Buttergood VS Conrad Maarsden

Gretchen VS Li Jian

Rin VS Sonja

Angus Goldspur VS Daisy

Petunia VS Ginny

Kai VS Judy

Mary VS Zed

Katja VS Stanislav

Mrs. X VS Ms. Morse

Sabine VS Sahar

Carin VS Avalon

Kent Jarlasson VS Beatriz

When there are only 30 rounds left, I will start posting NPC (other) tournamnets as well. They consist of these competitors:

Starshine VS Nightdust

Meteor VS Pearl Hart

Knut VS Esben

Popcorn VS Summerflower

Calanthe VS Nutkins

Sahara VS Mayor Peanut

Beeper VS Hieronymo

Sirio VS Lynx

Galloper Thompson's Horse VS Mudskipper

Sprout VS Pistachio

Lignos VS Firewind

Cayenne VS Mortifa

Crowy McCaw VS Ms. Morse's Horse

Diggory VS Shay

Ganymede VS Athena

Balder VS Pico

Nihili VS Lemmy

Beatrix VS Archie

Acerbus VS Ancient Tree

Rocco VS Lucien

Juniper VS Dellingr

Techno VS Birdie

Swedenborg VS Atlas

Crabapple VS Sapling

Ash VS Cedar

Khaan VS Kasper

Bartok VS Hrafnfaxa vom Schwanenteich

Blondie VS Rosemary

Lady VS Garnok

Balder's Mother vS Pari

Shakira VS Elli

Butterfly VS Fripp

Mardy VS Bear

Alder VS Pegaso

Valiant VS Mousebiscuit

Goons VS Brunte

[subliminalbo]

Veronica was never the vocal type. She preferred to observe from a distance, saving her input for when it was most valuable. But sitting in the conference hall at the Carpenter State student union listening to spoiled rich girls bitch about Madison Wells, she found it difficult to maintain her silence.

Madison and her Alphas had dominated campus gossip for weeks. Her recruiting strategy hadn't just been aggressive, it was effective. Even after pledge season she continued poaching girls from other sororities. When a pair of high ranking Sigma Epsilon girls filed a petition to merge their sorority with the Alphas, an emergency meeting of the Greek Council was called to order.

The presidents and officers of five major sororities showed up:

Epsilon Eta Phi, Carpenter State's oldest active sorority and a popular club for old Romero money and kids with connections. President Amanda Hewitt and Vice President Michelle Norton arrived early and took seats at the head of the table. Though their input had little substance, they were always in attendance for special meetings and demanded to speak first.

Pi Delta Kappa, boasting the strictest academic requirements for membership, had a reputation for housing future congresswomen and CEOs. Presidents Tamika Graham and Antonia Reyna attended with Veronica Kirby, treasurer, joining as a consult. The two co-presidents came prepared with a PowerPoint presentation mapping out the projected gain/loss of each sorority.

Alpha Kappa Psi, an exclusive sorority for female athletes, sent a single representative in Demi Snyder. A member of Carpenter State's conference champion volleyball team, Demi held no leadership position in Alpha Kappa Psi and only came to rehash bad blood.

Sigma Eta Chi was the newest and smallest member of the Greek Council, but the loudest sorority on campus. Labeled a right wing hate group by campus activists, the sorority was founded as Carpenter State's only all-white Greek house. President Sadie Bradford and advisor Marla Hunter attended with a binder full of data about Carpenter State's affirmative action programs.

Beta Phi Alpha, once a thriving sorority under the leadership of President Ana Marino, had been most affected by the rise of Madison Wells and the Alphas. With more members moving into the Alpha house by the week, it was Ana who called the emergency meeting. Vice President Morgan Jones and senior member Taylor Byrne came as support.

None of the campus fraternities sent representatives.

"I was hoping for a better turnout, but this should do," Ana said as she rose from her seat to share some pre-written statement about the Alphas. She was interrupted by Amanda who was unhappy about the lack of vegan options at the meeting.

"You knew that Epsilon House was doing No Milk October and yet you still chose pizza. Just being in the presence of all this cheese is an insult to our veganity."

"We didn't know about your dietary restrictions," Morgan spoke calmly. "If you'd replied to our email—"

"Bullshit, Morgan," Michelle cut in. "Ana subscribes to our newsletter. No Milk October was this month's cover page."

Amanda was nibbling on a slice of pizza now, mumbling through tears. "I'm so upset."

"I hear you," Ana spoke in a measured tone, still standing. "And next time we'll try to be more conscious of your needs. But I want to talk about—"

"Nobody gives a fuuuck," Demi groaned. "I want to talk about Melanie Reyes."

"Jesus Christ," Taylor rolled her eyes. "Are we doing this again?"

"She was ours. You know that we have first shot at the athletes."

"She wasn't interested in pledging with anybody," Taylor said. "She struck you down, we took our shot."

"She didn't 'strike us down,' you approached her before our blessing and it scared her away. Do you have any idea what losing the best softball player in a generation means for our reputation?"

Taylor shrugged. "Almost as bad as a one seed losing in the first round of the playoffs."

"We were conference champions!" Demi shouted. "That's still a successful season!"

"Ana's right," Tamika spoke up next. "The Alphas' unprecedented growth is an existential threat to Greek life on campus. We've never seen anything like this before."

"Thank you," Ana gestured dramatically toward Tamika.

"Madison's proposal to merge with Delta Sigma Epsilon is just the beginning," Antonia continued, clicking through graphs of each sorority's historical growth rate on the projector screen. "She won't stop there. She aims to absorb every sorority on campus."

"Why should we care?" Sadie asked. "I don't think we should reward houses for failing."

"We're not rewarding anybody," Morgan said. "We're protecting our institutions."

"Protecting yourselves," Marla scoffed. "It's not our fault people are turned off by your out-of-control, PC, safe space agenda."

"I'm sorry," Taylor waved her hands. "Isn't your house just a safe space for Nazis?"

"Un-safe!" Sadie shot back. "We are not a 'safe space.' It states it in our charter: 'An un-safe space for conservative sisters who want to live free of censorship, cancellation, and the gay agenda.'"

"—And we're not Nazis." Marla muttered.

"Un-safe space?" Morgan repeated. "That's literally nothing."

"It's a safe space!" Ana cried. "You can't just do a thing and call it a different thing!"

Sadie took a deep breath. "I'm sorry, I just feel so threatened right now."

Ana losing her cool was the tipping point. The table erupted now into shouts.

Demi lobbed broad accusations at the Betas' side while Taylor came back with shockingly personal insults. Marla cradled a sobbing Sadie and shouted "Snowflakes!" Michelle and Amanda had begun packing up their bags and were sneaking out with a box of pizza while Antonia tried desperately to steer the conversation back to the Alphas.

And, of course, sitting there silently in the middle of the ruckus was Veronica. The girls jumped at the sound of her stainless steel water bottle clanging against the table like a judge's gavel. She pounded once, twice, three times, until all attention was on her. She stood from her seat, her sisters more surprised as anyone else in the room.

"I'm sorry, y'all, but this is all so fucking stupid," Veronica said.

Tamika gasped, but quickly regained her composure.

"We can argue all day, but there's only one piece of data here that matters to me."

Veronica took the laptop gently from Antonia. She clicked to a page with two sets of data plotted on a line graph. The first line declined steadily across the screen. The second line followed the same trend as the first, but suddenly skyrocketed to the top of the graph near the end.

"This graph tracks the historical average of sorority membership for the last fifty years. The line trending down is all other sororities on campus, while the one trending up is Alpha Delta Theta. It's the only sorority that's growing. And is there any question why?"

"Mind control?" Marla asked to a reception of giggles.

Veronica shook her head. "We can't share a room without going at each other's throats. Yes, Greek life is supposed to be a safe space. It's place for found family. A place to be comforted in our hardest days. And of course, yes, to find really cute boys."

Tamika smiled at that. A lot of the girls around the table had started smiling.

Veronica shook her head with a cute little laugh and continued, "Is it maybe possible that instead of going to war with this year's It house, we work on doing better in our own? Because when I look at Madison, what I see is someone doing serious outreach in the community. She works her ass off, and she's being rewarded for it. Yeah, she's kind of a secret bitch. But I've been to a Greek Council meeting. We're all kind of secret bitches."

Veronica's speech was so persuasive that by the end of the meeting the girls were even discussing inviting the Alphas to the Greek Council. Only Ana and the Betas were left dissatisfied with the outcome, but they found themselves on the outside looking in with Veronica's sudden appeal to good vibes.

"Is it just me," Taylor whispered, leaning in toward Ana. "Or is this all bullshit?"

"It's a fucking set up," Ana growled back, staring down Veronica who was laughing it up at the end of the table with her sisters and the Epsilon Eta Phi girls.

"I think we're on our own now," Morgan said solemnly.

Tamika's piercing laugh caught the attention of everyone at the table.

"At first I was like, 'Whaaaat is she saying?' But I'm really proud of you, Roni," Tamika smiled. "It's exactly what I think we all needed to hear." She shot a glance Ana's way.

"Thank you," Veronica offered a sheepish sort of smile back her way.

The hall emptied out quickly after that with the Pi sisters volunteering to stay behind and clean up. Veronica assured Tamika and Antonia that she could handle the rest and soon she was alone in the conference hall.

When she was certain that her sisters were clear of the door, she pulled out her phone and dialed.

"It's done," Veronica said.

"Successful, I'm assuming?" Madison asked.

"Yes." Veronica's pulse picked up at the sound of Madison's voice. It was suddenly very hot in the student union. Her voice cracked as she spoke again. "The cancellation emails worked. Only the houses we wanted came to the meeting. It was chaos."

"Good," Madison said. Veronica could see Madison's lips moving with her voice. "So the heat's off?"

"Th-they want to invite you into the council."

"Even better. You sound worked up, Roni."

"I'm so fucking hot," Veronica moaned. Her free hand clawed at her breast, her fingers circling the outline of her nipple beneath the fabric of her tight dress. She wanted to tear the dress down its seam. "W-what are you doing to me?" she choked.

"You're an Alpha now, Roni!" Madison laughed. "Being a hungry slut is a requirement."

"I'm a hungry slut..." Veronica echoed. The image of Madison's lips had been replaced by the pink folds of her pussy. Tears streamed down Veronica's cheeks as she pulled the skirt of her dress up, exposing her naked, dripping pussy.

"This isn't right," Veronica gasped, her fingers rolling slowly over her swollen clit. "I need to tell my sisters..."

"Now, Roni," Madison sighed. "Why would you want to do that?"

"It's not right..." Veronica said between soft moans. Her eyes were closed, her tongue slipping out of her mouth. "I'm not right."

This was the problem with the smart ones. They were always fighting their conditioning.

"Listen: Roni," Madison said. Suddenly her voice was all Veronica could hear. "You're exactly what you're supposed to be. A living, breathing, slutty little fuckdoll. You've been that way you're whole life, you just couldn't see it. That feeling between your legs, that aching desire creeping over you, that pleasure beginning to spill over the edge? That's how your body responds to me. It only responds to me."

"Only you..."

"And you live for that feeling, don't you? You live for that reward."

"I do," Veronica's entire body melting at the sound of Madison's voice. "I fucking do..."

"I'm not going to make you do anything, Roni. You can go to your sisters now if you want to or," Madison paused, giving Veronica time to edge closer. She responded with a needy moan, her fingers picking up pace and pressure against her clit. "Or you can cum for me right now. You can't have it both ways, Roni."

Veronica whispered weakly, "Cum..."

"Speak louder, my dear."

"Please let me cum!"

"Cum for me," Madison growled.

"F-fuck!" Veronica's cries echoed beyond the closed doors of the conference room. They would be a whispered rumor in classrooms for the next week.

"Fuck me! Fuck me! Fuck my pussy! Fuck my mind!" she screamed as her body tipped over the edge into total sexual release. "Anything! I'll do anything for you, Mistress! Take me, take my sisters! I don't fucking care, I just need to obey!"

"They'll join you in time," Madison laughed. "But for now I need you on that council. When you're cleaned up, come to the house for further education."

"Yes, Mistress Madison," Veronica said through deep breaths.

"Alpha is everything," Madison said.

"There is only Alpha."

Madison's phone slipped absently from her hand and bounced off of the bedroom carpet. Her voice joined a chorus of moans bouncing off of the walls. Surrounding her were the slick, naked bodies of her properly mind-fucked Alpha sisters, partaking in their new evening ritual.

The girls were handpicked nightly by Madison and, between turns buried in their Mistress' pussy, paired off to fuck each other senseless.

It may not have been what Claire Petruzzi envisioned for her sorority when she drafted the house's mission statement that past summer, but down on the carpet grinding on Caroline Bishop's face, she didn't seem to mind. Both were eager to play a role in Madison's new design.

Sinking low into the armchair in the corner, the freshman Carla had her legs spread for upperclassman Gracie. Carla had recently undergone her own education and was taking full advantage of the household perks. Gracie was on her knees before Carla, proudly lapping at the young pledge's pussy. Carla lost track of the orgasms. They wrapped back around until it felt like a permanent state of pleasure. She bent her head back and moaned: "Obey. Serve. Fuck. Alpha."

On the opposite end of the bedroom, Angelica was paired off with another underclassman, Ashley. They were moving slower, but were just as starved for each other's bodies. Ashley had Angelica on her back, her hand exploring Angelica's wet pussy while her lips suckled at her tits.

"Just like that, baby," Angelica whispered. "Show me how well you obey."

And of course, at the center of it all was Madison Wells. She was down on the bed, her favorite Alpha pledge between her legs. But it wasn't just the feeling of Tina's tongue on her clit that made her cum—it was everything. The sex, the satisfied sounds of her conquests, Veronica's mantras repeated over the phone. She could feel the power washing over her as the orgasm hit her and she cried out just like any other Alpha.

The naked bodies of her sisters in twisted ecstasy appeared like dancing shapes through her blurred vision.

"A kingdom," Madison said quietly.

Tina looked up through glassy eyes, her chin dripping sex. "What was that my Mistress?"

"A kingdom," Madison repeated. "I don't want a sorority, or a school, or a campus. I want a kingdom."

[crliny-1]

Here's a list of Fake Woke, Fake pro-Black, spineless DNC politicians and shills Black Americans should NEVER TRUST! 🎯🤷🏿‍♂️🤨

• Jamal “Fire alarm” Bowman

• Mayor Eric “Gandhi” Adams

• Mayor Brandon Johnson

• Jasmin “Warrior Mammie” Crockett

• Sheila “Oxtail” Jackson Lee

• Jim “fish fry” Clyburn

• Nina “flip-flopper” Turner

• Hakeem “HouseNigga” Jeffries

• Van “Crying kneegrow” Jones

• Cornell “Safe kneegrow” West

• Cori “New nigga” Bush

• Snoop

• Roland “the Buckdancing Bo0tlick” Martin

• Joy “JackAzz” Reid

• Michael Eric Dyson

• Ayanna Pressley

• Cornell Brooks

• Derrick “WeEz aLLz iMmIgRaNtS” Johnson

• Rev. William Barber “The Pork Chop Preacher”

• TD Cakes

• Stacey “Hamburger helper” Abrams

• Bakari Sellout

• Marc “LaMoist” Hill

• Corny Jemele Hill

• Al “FBI” Sharpton

• April Ryan

• Jelani Cobb

• Donna Brazile

• Jaime Harrison

• James Sanders

• Basil Smikle

• Tiffany Crosseyes

• Karen Hunter

• Kerry Washington

• Tamika “Cadillac” Mallory

• P-Lies

• QuestLove

• Jonathan “Buck broken” Caphart

• Gary “Black & brown” Chambers

• Symone “Big back” Sanders

• Greg “the PanAfric@nBo0tyscratcher”

Carr

• Killer Mike

• Benjamin “Mumble Mouth” Crump

• Chris Rock

• Spike Lee

• The Wades

• Barbara Lee

• Raphael “Potato head” Warnock

• DL Hughley

• MC Lyte

• Whoopi Goldberg

• Okrah Winfrey

• Agent DuVernay

• Tyler Perry

• The Obamas

[mthguy]

The Heart of Rock and Roll, a new musical inspired by the music of Huey Lewis and The News, began Broadway previews March 29 at the James Earl Jones Theatre ahead of an April 22 opening night. 

The Heart of Rock and Roll follows Bobby, a Chicagoan whose failed band leads to him returning to corporate America. While working, he meets his boss, Cassandra, who has also traded in her personal life for a professional one. Together, the two realize their dreams when Bobby gets another shot at stardom and Cassandra is up for the CEO job.

The cast is led by Corey Cott (Newsies) and McKenzie Kurtz (Wicked) starring as Bobby and Cassandra, respectively, with Josh Breckenridge (Come From Away) as Wyatt, F. Michael Haynie (Wicked) as Glenn, Zoe Jensen (Six) as Paige, Tamika Lawrence (Caroline or Change) as Roz, Raymond J. Lee (Sweeney Todd) as JJ, John-Michael Lyles (A Strange Loop) as Eli, Orville Mendoza (Swept Away) as Fjord, Billy Harrigan Tighe (Pippin) as Tucker, and John Dossett (Wicked) as Stone.

[female-buckets]

With 23 former players sitting behind the bench, No. 15 Notre Dame overcame a 12-point first-half deficit and pulled away late for an 82-67 victory over eighth-ranked UConn before a raucous sellout crowd at Gampel Pavilion.

"They were behind the bench, not on the bench unfortunately," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. "It was pretty emotional when they were playing the video before the game, especially of the 2003 and 2004 teams. There was a real emotional moment when I was talking to Dee about it. Some of these players I haven't seen in 10-12 years. Others you see more often. It was an emotional weekend. The connections they have with each other and this program are pretty unique. Dee said at one point that when you're in it, when you're here, you don't realize it. Sometimes you have to come back to try and put it in perspective."

Ten players — including Taurasi and her original recruiting class of Ashley Battle, Maria Conlon, Jessica Moore, and Morgan Valley — returned from the 2003-04 group.

The former and current players along with the coaching staff had dinner together Friday night.

"I haven't been back on campus in about eight years," Taurasi said. "I haven't been inside of Gampel for like 16 years. It's always great to be here. Last night at dinner was great and just to see everyone ... Twenty years later, my whole original class was back. Ten years later, Stewie's whole class was back. There's that thread that brings all of us together, no matter what era or generation you played in. It's pretty cool. You're part of a club that's select."

After seniors Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Asjha Jones, and Tamika Williams graduated from UConn's 2002 39-0 club, the 2003 Huskies continued the national championship reign. Taurasi was the consensus national Player of the Year and UConn won its first 31 games — setting an NCAA record with a 70-game winning streak — before losing in the Big East tournament final to Villanova. The Huskies rebounded to return to the Final Four and beat Texas and Tennessee in Atlanta for the title and become the first national championship team without a senior on the roster.

Their 2004 season proved to be more rocky. While they won another Big East regular-season title, they were beaten by Boston College in the tournament semifinals, the only time since 1994 the Huskies have not appeared in the conference tournament championship game. They were a No. 2 NCAA seed for only the second time since 1994 but beat Penn State in the regional final at the Hartford Civic Center and then Minnesota and Tennessee in New Orleans to complete a three-peat for themselves and the sweep with the men. Taurasi was the Naismith Award winner and Final Four Most Outstanding Player for the second straight year.

"It seems like it was just yesterday," said Ann Strother, who was named to the all-Final Four team in both championship seasons she played. "I look back and I have three kids, my teammates have kids, and you realize that time has passed. But we're still one big family."

The 2003 and 2004 teams were inducted into the Huskies of Honor in December, 2013.

The teams stood side by side during a pregame ceremony and Auriemma turned to Taurasi.

"I asked her if her team those two years played the team on the other side, who would win," Auriemma said. "She said, 'The other team is stacked.' I said, 'Yeah, they have six All-Americans. You guys have one.' That made the championships those two years even more remarkable." (continue reading)

[blackfemmecharacterdependency]

Black Femme Character Dependency Dark Skin Directory: T

T: The Characters

Talia Bishop | Tam Ryvora | Tamika Flynn | Tamiya Diop | Tamlin | Tanya TGD | Tara Lewis | Tara Price | Tara Thornton | Tatiana Vogel | Taylor Harding | T Bug | Tea and Vea | Tess Pearson | Thelma Evans-Anderson | Thumper | Tia Clayton | Tia Jewel | Tiana | Tish Rivers | Toni Childs | Tommy Vega | Tori Whale | Traci Nash | Trepp | Trish Murtaugh | Trixie Carter | Troy Carmichael | Trudy Smith | TT Williams | Tula Quik | Turquoise Jones | Tye Reynolds

T: The Entertainers

T’Nia Miller |  Tamara Dobson | Tamara Lawrance |  Tamera Mclaughlin (ayethatsmera) Dwarfism Community | Tanerélle |  Tanedra Howard |   Tanisha Scott |  Tanya Moodie |  Tanyell Waivers |  Taral Hicks |  Tarana Burke |  Tempestt Bledsoe |   Tenika Davis | Teresa Graves |  Terri J. Vaughn |  Teshi Thomas |  Teyonah Parris | Theresa Fractale | Thishiwe Ziqubu |  Tichina Arnold | Tiffany Mann | Tonya Pinkens |  Tracey Ifeachor |  Tricia Akello | Trina McGee |  Trina Parks |  Tyra Ferrell |

[kevin--of-desert-bluffs]

Wtnv quick rundown - Live Show - All Hail

Check the rest of my rundowns here, or by using the names in my pinned!

Sticks and stones may break your bones. That is just one of a number of things that sticks and stones may do. Welcome to Night Vale.

Featuring the voices of Meg Bashwiner as Deb and Caitlyn, Hal Lublin as Steve Carlsberg, Joseph Fink as Josh Crayton, Symphony Sanders as Tamika Flynn, Desiree Burch as Pamela Winchell, Kates Jones as Michelle Nyugen, Emma Frankland as Sheriff Sam and Jeffery Cranor as himself/Intern Jeffery.

The radio station is being 'visited' by the Glow Cloud, which is hovering overhead. It starts to drop dead cows on the station. Cecil, assuming they must have disappointed the Glow Cloud somehow, leads everyone in receiting the Glow Cloud Oath of Fealty.

The Oath doesn't work and everyone listening to the broadcast is being gripped with Glow Cloud worshipping mass hysteria. Cecil insists they do it again. He then ponders why everyone but himself is affected, coming to the realisation that he's been affected this whole time without realising it, only believing himself to be talking normally. In fact there's a recording of him worshipping and chanting to the Glow Cloud all the way back to when Deb was there.

The Glow Cloud then directly speaks through Cecil. It states that it does not desire worship, but communication, which it can't do unless it takes over a human body. Every time it tries to communicate people start to worship and grovel which is not the desired reaction at all.

It goes on to says that instead of worrying about being good to the Glow Cloud everyone should be good to each other instead. In fact the oath is supposed to be a oath to be good to each other and it also suggests saying all hail as a casual greeting not as worship.

It also states that the dropping animals thing is a medical condition and that the animals are already dead when they drop from it, as it actually loves animals especially turtles and would never harm them.

When Cecil is released from control it appears he believes he was going through his broadcast as normal and has learnt nothing from what was said (probably not even hearing it).

Weather: “See Me” by Mal Blum

Deb is here with her sister Caitlyn, doing an ad for Hilton hotels. She also apparently has family members called Sean, Connor and Megan. Caitlyn says that her 'kid sister' Deb is actually the weird one, because she spends so much time with humans. Meanwhile, Caitlyn only spends time with humans if she wants to drain their life energy. Deb says she's always stressed out when her sister comes to town.

Steve Carlsberg is there in the station as he is banks VP of community outreach and there to talk about the bank sponsored NV Jazz Fest. Cecil is not happy about this. Cecil is also surprised that Steve is VP of a bank as he apparently has trouble remembering his own house number. Steve says he has always been good at finance and even minored in counting, being able to count absurdly high. He offers to demonstrate this but Cecil interrupts him and gets him back on track talking about the Jazz Fest. Steve says that the Jazz Fest will involve literally running out into the desert to try and find jazz which will result in them being attacked by wild animals (especially birds). Steve hugs Cecil before he leaves.

Josh Crayton(16) is there, in the form of a '30 something podcast writer' to talk about his experiences as a student under the Glow Cloud. Josh says that the Glow Cloud seems to be a pretty good admin and that he's friends with the Glow Cloud's child.

Tamika is on the show, talking passionately as always about the power of books as physical bludgeoning instruments and tools against being easily controlled by the Glow Cloud by reading them. She has plans to get rid of the Glow Cloud, but they don't seem to account for the Glow Cloud being a cloud and seem to be more about what she thinks will be cool.

Pamela is there to give an emergency press conference about the Glow Cloud. She apparently has a crush on Deb (who according to Pamela is a great dresser). She rambles in her usual way, not saying much of sense and claiming she's a hologram.

Michelle's segment is on the same subject as Steve's as her part is a bonus track. Here we learn she went to business school, is only running the shop as art and doesn't take cash any more because she doesn't believe in capitalism. She insists she doesn't hate people, just dislikes them and is frustrated that they don't what good music is. Cecil likes Ed Sheeran. Michelle leaves, saying that she and Maureen are going to spray paint some birds. Like, actual birds.

Sheriff Sam barges in and tells us about how they use lasers to mark androids as theives should they try to steal engagement rings, which they are apparently fond of doing. Cecil engagement ring apparently has a stone in the shape of a beaker and gold filigree wrapped around which says 'I'm very interested in science these days'. They apparently haven't even noticed the Glow Cloud before Cecil points it out.

Intern Jeffery has apparently invented time travel and uses it to erase his fears, including preventing the invention of the aeroplane and eventually preventing his own existence so he won't die as an intern.

(There's also apparently segments with Carlos, Dana, Earl and Melony but I don't have access to them sorry).

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Kenneth Anderson (October 9, 1970) is a retired basketball player. After a college career at Georgia Tech, he played point guard (1991-2006) mostly in the NBA.

He was born in Queens. As a 16-year-old high school sophomore, the LeFrak City, Queens native who attended academic and athletic powerhouse, Archbishop Molloy High School, was considered one of the best basketball prospects in America. Collegiate recruiters began scouting him in sixth grade and he was on the front page of the New York City sports section when he was 14.

He was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the second pick in the 1991 NBA draft. He was the youngest player in the league in his rookie year and averaged seven points, two rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. In his second season, he nearly doubled his point, rebound, and assist averages. In his third season, he averaged 18.8 points and 9.6 assists. He was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in 1996, along with Gerald Glass, in a deal for Khalid Reeves and Kendall Gill.

He signed with the Portland Trail Blazers. In 1998, the Trail Blazers traded him, along with Alvin Williams, Gary Trent, and two 1998 first-round picks to the Toronto Raptors for Damon Stoudamire, Carlos Rogers, Walt Williams, and a 1998 second-round pick, but he refused to report to the team because he did not want to play in Canada, which prompted the Raptors to trade him to the Boston Celtics, along with Žan Tabak and Popeye Jones for John Thomas, Chauncey Billups, and Dee Brown. He spent a considerable amount of time as a Celtic before he was sent to the Seattle SuperSonics, along with Vitaly Potapenko and Joseph Forte, and in a package for Vin Baker and Shammond Williams. At the 2003 NBA trade deadline, he was dealt back to the Hornets, who had since relocated to New Orleans, for Elden Campbell. He then played as a reserve point guard for the Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, and Los Angeles Clippers.

He married Tami Roman (1994-04), he married Tamika Lockhart (2002-04), and Natasha Anderson (2007). He is the father of seven children, including hip-hop artist Jazz Anderson. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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RECAP: Fanatics x Wasserman Luncheon 2.10 w/ Damar Hamlin, Brittney Griner, Kevin Hart, Gavin Newsom and More

On Friday, Fanatics founder & CEO Michael Rubin and Wasserman Founder, CEO and Chairman Casey Wasserman hosted their signature annual Fanatics x Wasserman Luncheon at Etta restaurant in Scottsdale, which brings together the 100 most influential people at the Super Bowl to network, learn and grow from each other.

The third annual event, which began in Miami in 2020, hosted a who’s who from sports, entertainment, business and politics including three sitting Governors (CA’s Gavin Newsom, PA’s Josh Shapiro and AZ’s Katie Hobbs), a myriad of athletes and entertainers (Damar Hamlin, Brittney Griner, Travis Scott, Kevin Hart, Meek Mill, Peyton Manning, Shaq, Michael Strahan, Lil Baby, Steve Aoki, Odell Beckham, Jr., Russell Wilson and Ciara, Gayle King, The Chainsmokers and more), NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez, an array of NFL and NBA team owners/senior executives  (Patriots Owner Robert Kraft and his son, Patriots President Jonathan Kraft, Jaguars owner Shahid Khan, Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, Panthers owner David Tepper, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment owner Stan Kroenke and son, Vice Chairman Josh Kroenke, 49ers owner Jeff York, Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill, Eagles EVP Howie Roseman, Vikings President Mark Wilf, Cowboys EVP Jerry Jones Jr., Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, 76ers owner Josh Harris and team partner David Adelman, Minnesota Timberwolves owner and MLB Legend Alex Rodriguez, etc.), and a number of top business leaders (TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg, SpringHill Founder Maverick Carter, 35 Ventures Partner Rich Kleiman, NBPA Executive Director Tamika Tremaglio).

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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for December 15

The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, December 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are available at 3thurs.org.

Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia

Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — Join us for a free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Sanitized mats are provided. This program is available both in-person (spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.) and via Zoom (register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsc-GoqD4iHtPnlfFt7h1YXB4wv_-IuKKr).

On view:

“Reckonings and Reconstructions: Southern Photography from the Do Good Fund” — This exhibition is the first large-scale survey of the Do Good Fund’s remarkable and sweeping collection of photography made in the South from the 1950s to the present.

“Infinity on the Horizon” — This exhibition highlights modern and contemporary objects in the Georgia Museum of Art’s permanent collection by prominent and lesser-known artists that can be characterized as abstract landscapes. 

“Allison Janae Hamilton: Between Life and Landscape” — Allison Janae Hamilton’s works often include spectral figures to convey the role of nature in Black experience as beautiful and fragile, hopeful and haunted.

“In Dialogue: Henry Ossawa Tanner, Mentor and Muse” — This focused exhibition highlights Black artist Henry Ossawa Tanner’s impact on several younger artists: Palmer C. Hayden, William H. Johnson, William Edouard Scott and Hale Woodruff.

“Jane Manus, Undaunted” — Five large-scale sculptures by the Florida-based geometric sculptor.

“Kristin Leachman: Longleaf Lines” — Paintings by artist Kristin Leachman of an old-growth longleaf pine forest in southwest Georgia as part of her “Fifty Forests” project.

“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.

“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.

The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.

ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art

ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200

Closed until 2023.

ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery

“Familiar” — Photographs by Christy Bush.

Lyndon House Arts Center

“RE-, the Clarke County School District Student Art Exhibition” — Works by students from kindergarten to 12th grade in media such as weaving, sculpture, photography, painting, drawing and collage. Also included are large collaborative works of art by classrooms and grades.

“A Pattern of Moments” — Featuring art by Kate Burke, Rebecca Kreisler and Sylvia Schaefer. The three artists share a feminized aesthetic sensibility and color palette, reflected in their chosen material: thread, folded paper and quilted fabric

“The Same, Yet Separate” — J Taran Diamond is a metalsmith and interdisciplinary craft artist. Diamond creates intricate ornate objects inspired by historic artifacts that investigate anti-Blackness within the material culture of the American South. 

“The Ties that Bind: The Paradox of Cultural Survival amid Climate Events: Works by Tamika Galanis and Anina Major” — This exhibition originated on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, during a residency in which artists examined cultural identity and sustainability through environmental relationships.  

“Collections from Our Community” — Hand-crafted miniature scenes lovingly created by Nancy Songster.

The Athenaeum

Closed on this Third Thursday.

tiny ATH gallery

Art party for Andrea Wellnitz and her exhibition “The Journey.” This body of work includes wet felting, papercuts and eco-dye. Andrea was introduced to the art of wet felting while on sabbatical in Austria in 2008 and has been exploring and growing her craft ever since. She said, “I am continuously inspired by the possibilities of the wool, fibers and its versatility. Wool can be wearable or sculptural, colorful or neutral, hard or soft; its potential is only limited by the creator.”

The Classic Center

The Classic Center galleries will be closed this Third Thursday due to an event in the space.

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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities. 

Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, mlachow@uga.edu.

[fruitbasketball]

you have your opinion and i have mine!!

let’s take a second and talk about the “caliber” of coach that she is!

the truth is that lisa bluder did not build a program the way geno auriemma has, the way dawn staley has, the way tara vanderveer did, or the way pat summitt did. she’s not even the kind of coach kim mulkey is.

lisa bluder had a spectacular player in caitlin clark. she could not win a ring. she had a spectacular player in megan gustafson. she could not get past the sweet 16.

when geno auriemma had spectacular, generational talents in rebecca lobo, sue bird, diana taurasi, breanna stewart, maya moore, he brought home rings. 11 of them.

when dawn staley had generational talents in a’ja wilson and aliyah boston, she brought home rings.

when kim mulkey had a generational talent in brittney griner, a generational team in that 2019 baylor squad, and a spectacular talent in angel reese, she brought home rings.

tara vanderveer had haley jones and cameron brink. ring.

pat summitt had chamique holdsclaw, tamika catchings, candace parker. rings on rings on rings. 8 of them, actually!!

it is positively ludicrous and downright insulting to place lisa fucking bluder anywhere near a single one of these names. and aren’t y’all so damn tired of picking out white women in this sport and calling them classy? aren’t you exhausted?

because it’s never about just one star player - it’s about being a coach of the kind of caliber where other excellent players - all-americans, top 50 recruits, future wnba prospects, people with grit, determination, and drive - want to come play for you, because they trust you to lead them to a championship.

the fact is: when you boast a 528-254 record, you’re just not that kind of coach. when you have one player in the wnba with a secure, longstanding career, you are not that kind of coach. when you make the national championship game TWICE in your career, with one of the most influential players to ever touch a basketball, and you fail to get it done both times - you are not that kind of coach.

next time, come fucking correct. i might be a college student, but young doesn’t mean stupid, and if there’s one thing i know, it’s fucking ball.

wait what’d bluder do 😭 im not a fan of iowa rlly but why’re we happy she’s retiring

she ain’t even do nothing and that’s the problem

i’m just tired of the caitlin clark proximity attention like you’re not a good coach, your overall record speaks for itself. caitlin clark was a phenomenal player and generational talent that you somehow managed to get your hands on, and she’s the ONLY reason your sorry program got any attention

lisa as a naismith coty candidate when geno auriemma took a half-depleted roster to a final four, or putting her on the same level as an UNDEFEATED DAWN STALEY with a brand new starting 5 and the all time winningest coach in college basketball (tara) will forever piss me off

like fuck the fuck off

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So, it’s about time I uploaded something again but, uh, I’m out of finished artwork for my AUs. So, here’s something else!

At some point last year I started a series of just. Girls in different clothes from various sources. The first source is Xiaolin Showdown’s Kimiko Tohomiko’s wardrobe. So: Here’s Tamika from Class of 3000 in Kimiko’s outfit from the episode “Like a Rock!”. (and possibly others, if you count the pallet swaps i didn’t do)

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Class Of 3000, sing! by KawaiiTaffy