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[breesays]

Tip Fucking Toe

This spot with the view of Wisdom Tree may not be our home for much longer. Our downstairs neighbors are forever complaining about us. Actually, what they were doing was knocking on the ceiling (I answered the door to no one twice before I realized it was them) and then banging on the ceiling.  I actually complained about them to our landlord, because the ceiling-banging is pretty stressful when we're just, you know, LIVING OUR LIFE. 

I changed HOW I WALK for these people. I tip fucking toe 24/7. Desmond has a big, plush rug in his room. And yet, last Tuesday, I get a text asking us to please "not play the instrument" because they are trying to get the baby to sleep. There was no instrument, we were on a video call. Maybe Desmond was dancing at the end of the Three Little Pigs story? But nothing resembling an instrument. I imagine I got the text because our landlord relayed that the banging on the ceiling was not acceptable.

Listen, Desmond goes to school 5 days a week and on the weekends, goes to Tim's. So there are about 3 after school hours each day that they MIGHT have to deal with the pitter patter of a 30-lb toddler. And yet, they cannot. I try to summon empathy for them, but 1. They were like this before they even had their baby and 2. We lived below and AirBnb for 4 years. The only time we ever complained were when guests were screaming and playing beer pong directly above our bedroom at 2am. We heard plenty. Dog nails. Furniture moving. Kids running. Sometimes we could even Shazam the music they ere playing.

So, I'm kind of fucking done. I want to leave, and I want the next tenant to be heavier, louder and more inconsiderate than we have been. 

I feel furious and defensive. What am I gonna do, tell Desmond to be less excited? He is, by far, the chillest kid I know. But he likes to play "kibble dibble" with the cats, likes dancing, and when he is happy about something, he jumps up and down. I'm not going to ask him to suppress that. At least not between the hours of 8am and 8pm. 

Tim mentioned something he read in one of his fitness books - how we spend the early years of a kid's life urging them to roll, sit, stand, walk - but when it comes to climb and jump and explore, we hinder them. "Be careful!" "Be quiet!" I am NOT all about that. It's one thing to be respectful but its another to have to change the way you LIVE to suit others needs. Sometimes if Des wakes up early and wants to play, he says, "Please Mama? I'll be quiet."

He's a slip of a child who spends most of his time playing with BALLOONS, the goddamn quietest toy in existence next to, I dont know, fucking FEATHERS? So I'm looking for a ground floor two bedroom for us, so we can LIVE. Pet-friendly, controlled entry preferable. In our area (NoHo) or Burbank. Would LOVE to move back to Los Feliz if possible. LMK if you spot anything.

[battingforhours]

Basin Reserve, Wellington: Day One

Wellington’s initial offering on the eve of the match was not an enticing one: rain, its trademark wind and a dodgy forecast for the first two days of cricket. Come the morning, though, it was a different story. An invigorating run past the ground and up to the summit of Mount Victoria to gaze down upon it enriched the senses — this was a bucket list venue, and it was very much game on.

The Basin Reserve is situated in the middle of a roundabout, which doesn’t sound ideal. It makes access a little tricky, and it makes tranquility more difficult to achieve. Yet the ground was oozing with character, with its short but sharp grass banks, wooden bench seating, old school scoreboard and imposing pavilion stands. You would never design a venue like this in modern days, but that is exactly why new grounds lack the unique character a place like this has, especially with the backdrop of townhouses draped over wooded hillsides.

Even from a great distance, the early morning pitch inspection revealed just how green the surface would be. It was an obvious win toss bowl scenario, and Tim Southee duly obliged. New Zealand failed at the first attempt in Mount Maunganui to bowl first, skittle England and bat past them — would they be able to with a reshuffled attack?

A surprise double change to the team saw both debutants from the previous match left out. Whilst one replacement was obvious (the seam bowler and honorary Man of Kent, Matt Henry) the second was a surprise, with Will Young brought in to solidify a flaky batting lineup. A few overs of dibbly dobbly Daryl Mitchell would make up for the reduced presence of seamers. It felt harsh on Blair Tickner and Scott Kuggeleijn that they had been disposed of whilst the run machine Neil Wagner had kept his place. Perhaps it would be different this time around?

After half an hour, it certainly was. With the ball juicily seaming around, England’s top order were presented with a challenge that they appeared incapable of dealing with. Matt Henry’s attacking line and length drew instant reward when Zak Crawley edged to the keeper. Ollie Pope attempted to counter the threat by using his feet as if he was facing a spinner. He skipped down and slapped a boundary, but Henry drew his length back and nicked him off — a sharp catch by Bracewell in the gully and a big send-off for Pope from a fired up bowler. Ben Duckett also struggled for timing, edging Southee towards a gap in the cordon — Bracewell dived, clasped at the ball, and held on despite it threatening to escape his grasp on the way to ground. 21/3, and surely just a coincidence that all three dismissed batsmen had been waved to and praised by a certain runner on the spare day after victory at Mount Maunganui…

How would England escape this mess? In two different ways, simultaneously. Joe Root has been searching for a tempo to bat at in this reinvigorated side, but he must have felt at ease in the familiar scenario of being at the crease early after the top three had all failed. He absorbed the pressure and defended carefully, pinching runs where possible but refusing to chase the game as he has done to excess in recent innings. Meanwhile, Harry Brook chose to unleash his devastating strokeplay — but not without restraint. His game is built on sound defence too, and given how much the ball was doing early on it required a watchful approach to good balls. Anything a fraction off line would disappear, however. One early square drive in particular showed what was in store for New Zealand if they strayed from their spots.

Brook’s innings was not faultless, there will always be one of two misjudgements on a surface like this, but it was supremely calculated and effective. He refused to let Daryl Mitchell settle, first through good running but then by attacking his stock delivery. A refusal to allow him to settle in for economical line and length overs saw him launch a few takedowns back over the bowler’s head. There was one lofted on-drive in particular at the other end that was both beautiful and effortless. When Southee switched to spin, Brook pierced the ring with a glorious cover drive first ball to once again show how dangerous it was to bowl to him.

Root became the first England batsman to face 100 deliveries in the series, and Brook soon followed. That Root was in the 40s and Brook in the 90s showed just how contrasting their approaches had been, but the combined effect was one of rebuilding England’s innings and setting them up in this match. Brook was starved of strike as he patiently ticked through the 90s, but eventually reached his 4th Test century to much acclaim. And he wasn’t finished there.

It must be a thankless task for a bowler to see a player make a 107-ball century and realise that they are about to hit the accelerator. Neil Wagner lives for the battle, but his powers appear to be waning. Brook picks length so quickly that it gives him so much time to pick where to smite the ball, so Wagner’s short balls disappeared straight down the ground. England had already turned a recovery into an imposing position. Not even the collector’s item of a Wagner maiden could offer New Zealand much hope of turning the tide against two of the best players in the world right now. Brook was on fire — so was the chicken nugget van…

Root slowly but surely unveiled his range of shots, succeeding with his reverse ramp at one stage but mostly accumulating runs with his effortless strokeplay. With no cards left to play, it was down to the weather to intervene. Root moved himself to 99 as the rain started to fall. A couple of dot balls with the field up, and it became apparent that the umpires would call the covers on at the end of the over. Root danced down to Wagner with added vigour and clipped the run required to reach his 29th Test century — an innings that was unusually eclipsed by his partner, but one that showed his ultimate quality as a player.

With Brook on 184*, and Root 101*, play was halted and not resumed. From 21/3 after half an hour, to 315/3 in 65 overs — as good as batting gets. New Zealand must be getting pretty sick of bowling at England’s middle order.

[danwebster37]

Basin Reserve, Wellington: Day One

Wellington’s initial offering on the eve of the match was not an enticing one: rain, its trademark wind and a dodgy forecast for the first two days of cricket. Come the morning, though, it was a different story. An invigorating run past the ground and up to the summit of Mount Victoria to gaze down upon it enriched the senses — this was a bucket list venue, and it was very much game on.

The Basin Reserve is situated in the middle of a roundabout, which doesn’t sound ideal. It makes access a little tricky, and it makes tranquility more difficult to achieve. Yet the ground was oozing with character, with its short but sharp grass banks, wooden bench seating, old school scoreboard and imposing pavilion stands. You would never design a venue like this in modern days, but that is exactly why new grounds lack the unique character a place like this has, especially with the backdrop of townhouses draped over wooded hillsides.

Even from a great distance, the early morning pitch inspection revealed just how green the surface would be. It was an obvious win toss bowl scenario, and Tim Southee duly obliged. New Zealand failed at the first attempt in Mount Maunganui to bowl first, skittle England and bat past them — would they be able to with a reshuffled attack?

A surprise double change to the team saw both debutants from the previous match left out. Whilst one replacement was obvious (the seam bowler and honorary Man of Kent, Matt Henry) the second was a surprise, with Will Young brought in to solidify a flaky batting lineup. A few overs of dibbly dobbly Daryl Mitchell would make up for the reduced presence of seamers. It felt harsh on Blair Tickner and Scott Kuggeleijn that they had been disposed of whilst the run machine Neil Wagner had kept his place. Perhaps it would be different this time around?

After half an hour, it certainly was. With the ball juicily seaming around, England’s top order were presented with a challenge that they appeared incapable of dealing with. Matt Henry’s attacking line and length drew instant reward when Zak Crawley edged to the keeper. Ollie Pope attempted to counter the threat by using his feet as if he was facing a spinner. He skipped down and slapped a boundary, but Henry drew his length back and nicked him off — a sharp catch by Bracewell in the gully and a big send-off for Pope from a fired up bowler. Ben Duckett also struggled for timing, edging Southee towards a gap in the cordon — Bracewell dived, clasped at the ball, and held on despite it threatening to escape his grasp on the way to ground. 21/3, and surely just a coincidence that all three dismissed batsmen had been waved to and praised by a certain runner on the spare day after victory at Mount Maunganui…

How would England escape this mess? In two different ways, simultaneously. Joe Root has been searching for a tempo to bat at in this reinvigorated side, but he must have felt at ease in the familiar scenario of being at the crease early after the top three had all failed. He absorbed the pressure and defended carefully, pinching runs where possible but refusing to chase the game as he has done to excess in recent innings. Meanwhile, Harry Brook chose to unleash his devastating strokeplay — but not without restraint. His game is built on sound defence too, and given how much the ball was doing early on it required a watchful approach to good balls. Anything a fraction off line would disappear, however. One early square drive in particular showed what was in store for New Zealand if they strayed from their spots.

Brook’s innings was not faultless, there will always be one of two misjudgements on a surface like this, but it was supremely calculated and effective. He refused to let Daryl Mitchell settle, first through good running but then by attacking his stock delivery. A refusal to allow him to settle in for economical line and length overs saw him launch a few takedowns back over the bowler’s head. There was one lofted on-drive in particular at the other end that was both beautiful and effortless. When Southee switched to spin, Brook pierced the ring with a glorious cover drive first ball to once again show how dangerous it was to bowl to him.

Root became the first England batsman to face 100 deliveries in the series, and Brook soon followed. That Root was in the 40s and Brook in the 90s showed just how contrasting their approaches had been, but the combined effect was one of rebuilding England’s innings and setting them up in this match. Brook was starved of strike as he patiently ticked through the 90s, but eventually reached his 4th Test century to much acclaim. And he wasn’t finished there.

It must be a thankless task for a bowler to see a player make a 107-ball century and realise that they are about to hit the accelerator. Neil Wagner lives for the battle, but his powers appear to be waning. Brook picks length so quickly that it gives him so much time to pick where to smite the ball, so Wagner’s short balls disappeared straight down the ground. England had already turned a recovery into an imposing position. Not even the collector’s item of a Wagner maiden could offer New Zealand much hope of turning the tide against two of the best players in the world right now. Brook was on fire — so was the chicken nugget van…

Root slowly but surely unveiled his range of shots, succeeding with his reverse ramp at one stage but mostly accumulating runs with his effortless strokeplay. With no cards left to play, it was down to the weather to intervene. Root moved himself to 99 as the rain started to fall. A couple of dot balls with the field up, and it became apparent that the umpires would call the covers on at the end of the over. Root danced down to Wagner with added vigour and clipped the run required to reach his 29th Test century — an innings that was unusually eclipsed by his partner, but one that showed his ultimate quality as a player.

With Brook on 184*, and Root 101*, play was halted and not resumed. From 21/3 after half an hour, to 315/3 in 65 overs — as good as batting gets. New Zealand must be getting pretty sick of bowling at England’s middle order.

[sexymonstersupercreep]

Stars and Snakes

-- Aaliyah -- Tim Dibble -- Xandrea Baptista -- Bianca Pahathkua Mbura -- Bruno Santos -- Jake Hold -- Chanel Iman -- Jordyn Johnsonn -- Lovi Poe -- Olivia Culpo --

[oldcountrybear1955]

Style Magazine Italia January February 2020 - Tim Dibble photographed by Laurent Humbert

[taboogentlemen]

deluxenews // Tim & Jester Don On-Trend Style from Digel Move Fall 2019

[thefashionisto]

(via Tim Dibble GQ Turkey Editorial | 2018 Cover | Emre Dogru)

[therunwayarchive]

Tim Dibble at Calvin Klein, Spring 2018

[justdropithere]

Tim Dibble by Jan Lehner - Hercules Universal #22, SS17

[rrrusskaya]

Fendi Fall - Winter 2017/2018.

Model: Tim Dibble.

[damplaundry]

Myles Dominique, Tim Dibble, Finnlay Davis, Jack Chambers at E.Tautz S/S 2018 by Lauren Mustoe

[matthewtammaro]

T Magazine

styling by Jason Rider

grooming by Sabrina Szinay

[dianescheidecker]

Paul Smith SS18

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[oldcountrybear1955]

Style Magazine Italia January February 2020 - Tim Dibble photographed by Laurent Humbert