#valentine blake stone choices

[polterwasteist]

I love that first kiss scene where Tyler says he started to question his sexuality after seeing Blake in the limo lmao

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Globe, January 4

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Ghislaine Maxwell buying her way out of prison

Page 2: Up Front & Personal -- Gavin Rossdale playing tennis with his pup Chewy, Brooke Burke holding holiday balls topless, James Franco takes his cellphone into the sea 

Page 3: Leighton Meester surfing in Malibu, Robbie Williams, Lisa Rinna wearing two masks 

Page 4: Angelina Jolie is bracing for major humiliation after being dragged into Johnny Depp’s latest legal showdown with ex-wife Amber Heard -- Angie’s run-ins with Johnny who she starred with in 2010′s The Tourist are coming under intense scrutiny as Depp gears for a second court battle with Amber -- Angie and Johnny were so coy about their white-hot connection at the time even though their romance was an open secret but they got lucky because nobody had the smoking gun to prove it but now it’ll all come out in the open -- at the time Johnny was still dating Vanessa Paradis while Angie was five years into her doomed love-in with Brad Pitt -- there’s talk bisexual Amber was kind of obsessed with Angie so Angie is central to the plotline whether she likes it or not

Page 5: The Bachelor host Chris Harrison is worried he’ll follow Dancing with the Stars host Tom Bergeron out the door -- both these shows have been on TV forever and the world has changed around them and to keep up with Black Lives Matter and the #MeToo movement changes are being discussed and that’s left Chris fearing he’ll be the next Tom Bergeron and replaced by a woman of color 

Page 6: Aging divas Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton are caught in a bitter country catfight and long-dead Patsy Cline is the excuse -- although there’s been little love lost between the Nashville icons for nearly 50 years their simmering feud exploded weeks ago when Dolly apparently took some veiled public shots at Loretta’s BFF Patsy who was horribly disfigured in a car wreck two years before dying in a 1963 plane crash -- in an interview Dolly recalled standing in the wings of Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry at age 13 and watching Patsy perform and she remembered thinking about how awful it was that she got her pretty face scarred up like that -- Loretta was fit to be tied over the comments Dolly made about her old pal and thinks Dolly should stop running her mouth about Nashville legends like Patsy and Johnny Cash -- Dolly’s heard about Loretta’s complaints through the grapevine and brushes them off as quarantine boredom mixed with old age 

Page 8: Blake Shelton’s going bonkers after fiancee Gwen Stefani told him she wants to skip the mega-million star-studded wedding shindig he’s been planning and elope -- Blake is all bent out of shape over Gwen’s latest switcheroo which calls for them to get hitched on the sly at a Mexican resort and she’s got him so mixed up he can’t think straight because for the longest time she wanted the Hollywood-style wedding with all the bells and whistles and was very particular about details but now she’s telling him to ditch those plans which have already cost them a small fortune and book a trip somewhere exotic so they can just just get it over with -- Gwen wants to elope so they can hitched at the Riviera Maya resort in Cancun where they could swap vows on the beach witnessed by her three sons and Blake has no choice but to give in to Gwen and he’s saying he’s fine with it as long as she’s sure this time 

Page 9: Hollywood horndog John Mayer is back sniffing around old flame Jennifer Aniston after his mom gave him a shove -- John and Jen had a steamy fling for about a year before he dropped her in 2009 and now John’s mom Margaret Meyer is scolding him for letting Jen go and John’s mom is always on him about settling down and she feels that at 43 he should be married and she recently had a heart-to-heart talk with him and told him she thought Jennifer was the most down-to-earth of all his exes and because John considers his mom one of the smartest people he knows he decided to reach out to Jen and he’s always admired Jen and thought of her as a classy lady and now he’s reaching out to her again in hopes of getting her to agree to see him again once things leave lockdown 

* FKA Twigs has socked actor Shia LaBeouf with a bombshell lawsuit claiming he subjected her to relentless physical, emotional and mental abuse and gave her an STD and she also accuses him of sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress -- although Shia says she’s lying Twigs insists Shia once choked her in the middle of the night and kept a loaded firearm by the bed leaving her terrified to get up at night for fear he’d think she was an intruder and shoot her -- she claims during an incident around Valentine’s Day 2019 Shia threatened to crash his speeding car unless she professed her love for him so when he pulled into a gas station she got out of the car but he threw her against the car while screaming in her face then forced her back into the car -- Shia also had rules about how often Twigs had to kiss and touch him -- Shia has been arrested several times on now-dismissed charges including assault and disorderly conduct 

Page 10: John Lennon didn’t have to die -- that’s law enforcement experts’ explosive analysis after reviewing newly discovered evidence about the Beatles legend’s December 8, 1980 murder in NYC -- an odd series of coincidences and simple decisions put Lennon and his killer Mark David Chapman in the same place at the same time -- a review of the details concludes Lennon’s death was a strange result of flukes including his penchant for running around without protection and a missed appointment with his photographer and without these quirks of fate John would still be alive and recording hit songs 

Page 12: Celebrity Buzz -- Pink flashes her bandaged thumb after getting stitches in Santa Monica (picture), Amanda Seyfried confesses she made a terrible decision for turning down the role of a lifetime as Chris Pratt’s love interest in Guardians of the Galaxy and now she’s watching from the sidelines as the director’s second choice Zoe Saldana skyrockets in the money-making Marvel franchise, Katherine Heigl will star in the upcoming limited biopic series Woodhull about Victoria Woodhull the first woman to run for president in 1872, Big Brother alum Zach Rance has come out as bisexual after admitting a sizzling same-sex romance with his former reality show housemate Frankie Grande who is the real-life older brother of pop star Ariana Grande

Page 13: Jaime King slurps down a meal on the streets on L.A. (picture), Jax Taylor mowing the lawn (picture), Guns N’ Roses axman Slash loads up on supplies at an L.A. grocery (picture), former teen heartthrob Chad Michael Murray admits his inflated young ego got the best of him and now he looks at photos of himself and thinks what a dweeb

Page 14: Julia Roberts is headed for the small screen headlining the limited TV series The Last Thing He Told Me where she’ll form an unexpected relationship with her teenage stepdaughter while searching for the truth about her husband’s mysterious disappearance, Emma Stone is also heading for the flat-screen in the comedy series The Curse alongside Nathan Fielder about a couple starring on an HGTV-style show who are trying to conceive a child amid an alleged curse, Nicolas Cage is hosting a new series called The History of Swear Words in which he’ll delve into the origins and pop culture usage and science and cultural impact of profanely shocking expletives

* Fashion Police -- Peyton List 8/10, Sofia Carson 9/10, Vanessa Hudgens 2/10, Neve Campbell 1/10, Chelsea Handler 4/10 

Page 16: Cover Story -- Jeffrey Epstein’s madam Ghislaine Maxwell’s $30M jail break -- terrified and tortured Ghislaine risks family fortune to buy her freedom -- the accused sex predator and her fat cat inner circle are set to plunk down an obscene $30 million to buy her way out of federal prison in what outraged investigators fear is a brazen plot to cheat justice 

Page 19: 10 Things You Don’t Know About Mayim Bialik

* Lizzo is admitting she’s having negative thoughts and is hating her 300-pound body but adds she knows she beautiful

* The Spice Girls were likely liquored up on cut-rate champagne when they made their first album according to Emma Bunton a.k.a. Baby Spice who says she and her bandmates swilled the cheapest sparkling wine in the studio 

Page 20: True Crime -- a chilling message left by the elusive Zodiac Killer has finally been cracked by a team of code breakers after 51 years -- a hodgepodge of numbers, symbols and letters called the 340 cipher was sent to the San Francisco Chronicle in 1969 and lawmen believed it contained key clues to the serial killer’s identity but the truth is even more chilling -- according to the experts the message says I hope you are having lots of fun in trying to catch me, I am not afraid of the gas chamber because it will send me to paradise all the sooner because I now have enough slaves to work for me 

Page 21: Caitlyn Jenner is terrified after learning her skin cancer has returned a second time -- she was diagnosed with basal cell skin cancer a few years ago and had an entire layer of skin removed from her nose -- since then she’s been slathering on sunscreen but a new red spot on the right side of her nose popped up along with some crusty areas on her scalp but the nose patch was not cancer but hypertrophic keratosis or scaly damage from sun exposure -- however the dozen spots on the top of her head was squamous cell carcinoma which is a skin cancer that’s known to be aggressive so her doctor burned off the offending spots -- her doctor recommended she replace her 1960 Austin-Healey convertible but the chances of Caitlyn selling her prized ride are slim 

Page 23: Your 2021 Horoscope -- love, luck, health, wealth, happiness -- plus surprising celebrity predictions -- Elton John, Valerie Bertinelli, Johnny Depp, Jessica Simpson, Matthew Perry, Cameron Diaz, Will Smith, Katy Perry, Howie Mandel, Savannah Guthrie, Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood 

Page 30: Larry King has reached a deal with estranged wife Shawn but she’s royally peeved about the payoff -- Larry has agreed to pay her a lump sum of $20,000 plus $33,000 a month in spousal support which lasts until at least their next scheduled hearing in April but Shawn claims the 33Gs only covers a third of her monthly nut which includes $25,000 for rent on her home, $12,000 on clothes, $3500 on groceries and $4500 for hair and nails and pet care and gym 

Page 31: Kim Kardashian is reading husband Kanye West the riot act over his junk food benders that are sabotaging her healthy eating program and it’s led to more than a few arguments with no peace in sight -- he’s telling her to chill and let him live by his own terms but she can’t do that because it’s driving her crazy -- what really ticks Kim off is his junk food has totally taken over her section of fresh cut veggies, fruits and water and she wants him to get his own storage in a different part of the house where she won’t have to see it or hold her nose 

* Kardashian momager Kris Jenner’s faux reality TV home is on the market for nearly $8 million even though she never lived there -- the L.A. estate was used for exterior shots of the image-conscious family’s compound on Keeping Up with the Kardashians but it was all for show -- dubbed the Iredell Estate the house also appears in True Blood and Chelsea Lately 

Page 33: Health Report 

Page 34: Wrestling Ring Kings: Where Are They Now? Sable, Bret Hart

Page 35: Lex Luger, Steve Austin, Ric Flair 

Page 36: The Undertaker, Tito Santana, Diamond Dallas Page 

Page 37: Kane, Kurt Angle, Sunny, Mick Foley 

Page 39: Despite an astounding 30 No. 1 country music hits legendary singer Charley Pride took a haunting regret to his grave that he never made it as major league baseball star -- Charley had so much success but he died tormented his baseball career short-circuited -- Charley was singing and playing guitar by the time he was 14 but his real goal was to pitch for the New York Yankees -- Charley signed with a Yankees farm team as a flame-throwing phenom at 17 but in his rookie season he threw out his arm and was just never the same -- after he struck out in baseball he put his full energy into singing but faced an uphill battle -- Charley was the Jackie Robinson of country music and he endured a lot of racism 

Page 40: Kelsey Grammer admits he often breaks down and blubbers like a baby and it makes him feel better and he cries when he’s upset or sad or scared and it provides him a lot of relief and he believes years of tragedy in his life taught him to cry as a healing mechanism and now he sheds tears whenever he has sad feeling bottled up inside him 

* A moneybags James Bond fan coughed up a whopping $256,000 for the handgun 007 Sean Connery toted in the first spy epic Dr. No -- the disabled Walther PP semi-automatic was supposed to bring in no more than $200,000 but the unidentified American buyer who claims to have seen every Bond epic went even higher 

Page 44: Straight Talk -- Miley Cyrus is now blabbing about why she broke up with husband Liam Hemsworth after years of togetherness and just nine months of marriage and it sounds like a case of the pot calling the kettle black 

Page 45: Furious Queen Elizabeth has booted Princess Eugenie and her husband out of Prince Harry’s Frogmore Cottage home in a bit to foil Meghan Markle’s plan to completely cut him off from England and the royal family -- pregnant Eugenie and her booze-seller husband Jack Brooksbank were ordered to quit the cottage and move back to Kensington Palace just six weeks after Harry and Meghan secretly leased them the home meaning Harry and Meghan are still on the financial hook for Frogmore which was a gift from the queen and they will have to underwrite the cost of keeping up the property and it also ensures Harry has a home in Britain if he ever wants to come back -- by moving Eugenie and Jack out the queen has made sure Harry still has a place to hang his hat if he decides to come back to leave his American wife 

Page 47: Bizarre But True 

[moodyvalentinestories]

O Thomas Hunt, Wherefore Art Thou My Professor? | Chapter 41

Summary: It’s time for… the hearing!

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Monday through Thursday passed in a blur. If anyone had asked me what I’d done the entire week, I wouldn’t have been able to give them a precise answer. I’d gone to class. I’d done my schoolwork – though sloppily, as I couldn’t focus on much except the hearing looming ahead. At some point, I’d talked to my friends, too, and I remembered them telling me everything would be all right. I hadn’t believed it then, and I still didn’t.

One thing I did know was that Hunt made good on his promise – he’d ignored me for the entire week. He hadn’t said a single word to me. Hell, he hadn’t even looked at me. Though I knew that would change sooner rather than later. He may not have been the head of the committee, but he still was a part of it. Whether that was a good or a bad thing, I had yet to find out. I assumed it was the latter, though.

So the days had come and gone, and before I knew it, it was Friday. I forced myself to get up early and put some effort into my appearance. After all, I needed to make a good impression. Yes, two of the committee members had already made up their mind, but they weren’t the only ones making the decisions. While I didn’t quite believe it, I’d hoped I would at least be able to convince them that I deserved to be here.

At exactly seven-thirty, Ethan, Addison, and I met up at the main building.

“I’ve taken care of everything,” Ethan assured me. “Lisa, Holly, and Chris will be here in time. The board has received copies of your three projects. And, should it come to that, I have tissues, too.”

Addison hit him in the arm. “Hey, a little more confidence.”

“For… tears of joy, of course,” he tried to save the situation.

I sighed. “It’s fine. I’m not deluding myself into thinking I’ll come out of this still a student at HWU.”

“Both of you, stop it. Weren’t you the ones who went out and found project number one on the very first day of finding out Rachel was on probation? Where’d that spirit go?” Addison said. “I, for one, believe in you.”

“Well, here goes nothing,” I said and we walked inside, where we took a seat outside the door.

Not too much later, Ethan and I were called into the room. Well, this was it.

First, Bianca and her friends were called in one by one to deliver their statements about me. All of it baseless accusations, of course, but Professor Singh seemed to take them by their word. Ethan, basically acting as my lawyer, and I did our best to defend me, but it didn’t seem to do a lot of good. Or maybe it did. I couldn’t exactly tell since Professor Singh’s face seemed to be made of stone and Hunt… well, he seemed strangely absent-minded. It was obvious that he would have rather been anywhere else than here in this room.

When Bianca’s entourage had all given their statements, Professor Singh announced that it was now time to bring in the industry professionals who would vouch for me.

“First, the defence calls Lisa Valentine to the stand,” Ethan proclaimed.

“Mr Blake, this is not a courtroom,” Professor Singh said, clearly done with Ethan’s antics. “Just… let her in.”

Someone opened the door and the pink-haired singer entered the room. I assumed Lisa looked more like what Professor Singh had anticipated I’d look like than I did. I started to worry that she wouldn’t accept her testimony. Ethan noticed me getting more nervous.

“She’s been in the industry since she was a child,” he reminded me. “She’s definitely an ‘industry professional’.”

So Lisa was asked to tell the committee about my character and work ethic, which she did. She told them I had been easy to work with and that she’d quite enjoyed it. It was clear to me that Professor Singh didn’t much care for Lisa’s opinion of me, but she took notes nonetheless. I just hoped they were good ones.

Next up was Chris. He, like Lisa, only said good things about me as a professional but was also able to go more into detail about my character. I may not have entirely agreed with everything he said, but I appreciated that he did his best to make me look good.

“One more question, Mr Winters,” Professor Singh said once Chris was done with his statement. I got a queasy feeling. “I have heard rumours you were more than just friendly with Miss Fields. Which, of course, would cloud your judgement. Is there any truth to those rumours?”

Oh no. Oh hell no.

“Absolutely not,” Chris said. This statement made Hunt straighten up. Great. Now he decided to pay attention? Just… great.

I looked at Hunt intently. Was he going to say something? He would have to, right? His eyes met mine for a split second, but he looked away immediately. Crap.

But he didn’t say anything. He kept quiet. I assumed he didn’t want to reveal he knew or, worse, cared about my personal life.

And I was thankful. Not only for his silence but also for helping me out before. Had there been any photos, any proof, everything could have gone to shit.

“Good. We will move on, then. Thank you for your time, Mr Winters.”

Chris got up and left but not before giving me a reassuring smile. I smiled back, but it probably wasn’t all that believable.

“Next, we’re bringing up Holly Chang,” Ethan said as Holly walked into the room.

“Who?” Professor Singh asked and my heart sunk.

“Holly Chang,” she said. “I wrote the script for Triangulaire.”

“Which doesn’t make you an industry professional. What other screen credits are on your resume, Ms Chang?”

“Well…” Holly said. “I…”

“She wrote Permanent Wound,” Ethan jumped in. “That makes her a legend!”

“More like a cautionary tale,” Professor Singh said. “Permanent Wound is most famous for never being made!”

“Only because no one was worthy of making it!” Holly exclaimed.

“Duly noted. But it is the decision of this board that Ms Chang is not an industry professional.”

Finally, finally, Hunt said something. Though he didn’t get far. “With all due respect, Priya–”

“Silence. This is my final decision.”

“We… we request a brief recess to find someone else,” Ethan stuttered. I hadn’t thought anything would rattle him. Then again, no one could have expected this. Not even Hunt, apparently!

“There are no breaks, Mr Blake. If there is no one else, the board will have no choice but to–”

“Article 42-f!” Ethan said.

“What was that?”

“Article 42-f of the university bylaws? It states a thirty-minute break must be allowed for lunch.”

Professor Singh thought it over for a few moments. “Very well. You’ve got half an hour. I suggest you use it wisely.”

“Thank you, Professor Singh,” I said. Not that it would make much of a difference. But at least she was giving me a chance.

Ethan and I left the room and were met with a confused Addison. “Is it over already?”

I shook my head. “But it might as well be. Professor Singh didn’t accept Holly as an industry professional and now… we’re one short.”

“But you’ve worked with so many people… I’m sure we can find someone! Scarlett, maybe? Or someone else if she’s not available. We have to at least try.”

“I don’t think–”

“Rachel, please. Don’t give up yet.”

She was right. I couldn’t just give up like that. Not when I’d been given a chance.

“Alright. Let’s call everyone we know who might be able to help,” I said and started dialling the first number.

Unfortunately, my enthusiasm didn’t last long. Call after call either went to voicemail or, if I was lucky enough to get someone on the phone, they told me there was no way they could make it. By the time the thirty minutes were up, I still hadn’t found anyone.

“I suppose this is it then,” I said. “I’m going to miss you guys.”

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Tags: @silversparrow02 @hopelessromantic1352 @alleksa16

[niaellariious]

Sunday Six/WIPs

Gonna be doing the rest of my Choices fics I’ve been working on.

Tags: @choicesficwriterscreations

Lost | Mal Volari & Raine (M!Human MC) | Blades of Light and Shadow

Raine ruffled his brown, messy hair. The morning dew was making him uncomfortable more than he already was.

Untitled | Mal Volari & Raine (M!Human MC) | Blades of Light and Shadow

“I’m waiting.” Raine smirks, twirling a throwing knife.

“Careful there, don’t want you to get hurt.” Mal sports his usual shit-eating grin he does when he’s attempting to rile another person up. All in good fun, of course.

Raine doesn’t rise to it and simply waits for Mal to do what a dagger-wielding rogue does—That’s hit a bullseye, apparently.

Untitled | Stevie Sun/Valentine “Blake” Stone (F!MC) | Murder at Homecoming

The past few weeks have been crazier than normal for Stevie. The only after school activities for her consisted of hanging out with other delinquents, brooding or looking after her baby sister.

But now, she’s friends with Tyler Woods, Donovan Navarro… and reconnected with her childhood friend who she may or may not have a crush on.

All while trying to solve a murder case. No big deal.

Mornings | Aislinn Tanaka/Callie Bolton (F!MC) | Laws of Attraction

"Where do you think you’re going?"

Callie’s voice was sweet, laced with sleepiness as she felt Aislinn get up from bed. She grabbed her arm, keeping the other woman in place. Aislinn smiled, shaking her head lightly. "I’m just going to get some water."

Callie had forced made Aislinn rest during their free day for once. Callie is a shrewd woman and right now, all she wanted to do was get inside Aislinn’s head or at the very least make her stay off her feet.

[queerchoicesblog]

So, rumor has it, soon we’ll gonna see Chris Winters in a new Choices story set in Hollywood called Red Carpet Diaries.

This means that...Hollywood U: Rising Stars may be back soon on Choices. Like High School Story. And MAYBE we’ll get to see again not only Chris but also Addison Sinclair, Ethan Blake, Mr Thomas Hunt, Victoria Swenson, Aria Stone, Lisa Valentine, mean-girl Bianca and her entourage, HOLLY CHANG and...and...OH MY GOSH, PLEASE DO IT :D

[surveystodestressme]

85.

5000 Question Survey Pt. 22

2001. Can you believe that we have only gotten through two fifths of this survey so far? i believe it 2002. What is your opinion of Dave Coulier? i have no idea who that is 2003. If you were to a write a Choose Your Own Adventure book, what would it be about? horror 2004. What was your best find from a flea market, garage sale, ebay or thrift store? huh? 2005. What do you not have enough money for right now? a new car

2006. Do you believe that Teras for Fears were right when they said, “Everybody wants to rule the world?” eh 2007. What is the design on your beach towel? i don’t have a beach towel 2008. What stirs something deep and animalistic inside you? mean fucking people 2009. Have you ever cross dressed (even as a joke)? no 2010. Do you own anything with a rainbow on it? yes lol my boyfriends mom buys pj pants for everyone on christmas and this year she got me rainbow pants with minions on them....... i’ve NEVER even seen despicable me 2011. What would be the worst object for a child to take on a long car ride with you? a loud handheld game 2012. What’s the Best Beatles song in your opinion? help 2013. Why do you suppose that diary sites are more popular with females than males? idk 2014. What do these color combinations remind you of: orange and pink: ice cream pink and green: fruit green and gold: nature purple and gold: idk gold and red: royalty red and white: america blue and grey: the beach 2015. What is one selfish thing you tend to do? let people buy me stuff 2016. When do you think technology will catch up with the Jetson’s? idk 2017. What made you laugh today? my lab partners 2018. Do you ever stick your entries in any of the diary circles? no. 2019. Can you freestyle rap? i could try but it wouldn’t be that good 2020. Are you: stylish? somewhat shiek? huh? smart? i think so 2021. Do you find you self only buying brand name products? i do not care about name brands 2022. Would you ever want to buy an article of clothing or an accessory because you saw a celebrity wear it? i don’t pay attention to celebrities enough 2023. What song do you feel the sexiest dancing to? buttons by pussycat dolls 2024. Who do you know who looks silly when they dance? my dad 2025. Sweaty sex or clean sex? a lil bit of both honestly 2026. Which is more important to you: being kind or being right? i mean both honestly. 2027. Can you do any special dances like swing, tap, or ballroom? i used to do tap 2028. Are you scared of monsters? nada 2029. Who would you like to remind people of? idc 2030. Do you walk to school or do you bring your lunch? neither???? 2031. Rate your skills from one to ten (10 = you are the best at it): socializing: 5 making friends: 5 working with computers: 5 arts: 7 crafts: 7 dancing: 2 skating: 6 talking other people into things: 8 writing: 9 living life to the fullest each day: 5 cooking: 3 gardening: 2 cleaning up after yourself: 9 playing poker: 1 surviving in the woods: 3 managing your time: 8 attracting the opposite sex (or same sex if you prefer)? 4 2032. Have you ever been to an indian reservation? nope 2033. What is going to happen tomorrow that you can celebrate, even if it’s a little thing? idk 2034. Do you save things for special occasions or is everyday a special occasion? i save things. 2035. What is one thing you are terrible at: saving money 2036. What’s your favorite: rap song: love the way you lie country song: we danced industrial song: idk. cover song: cant help falling in love with you punk song: idk odd song: cotton eye joe 2037. What do you get your teacher or your boss for the holidays? not a thing lol 2038. Do you like to read books by Virgina Wolfe? never read any. 2039. What is your favorite tv show from when you were a kid? spongebob 2040. What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake. What do you imagine? the future. 2041. What has been passed down through at least two generations to you? nothing 2042. Do we live in a particularly bad age for romance? i don’t think so 2043. Have you ever cheated on someone? nope Do you believe that once someone is a cheater they can never be trusted? yes 2044. Have you ever gone: christmas caroling? nope pumpkin picking? yeah on a hay wagon ride? yes on a romantic valentine’s day date? yeah to a new year’s eve party? a couple times to a memorial day parade? yeah to the Macy’s thanksgiving day parade? maybe in the past to search for gold coins on st patrick’s day? no. 2045. Have you ever done any modeling? nope 2046. Would you consider yourself to be psychologically damaged? not that i can think of 2047. How aware are you of the reasons behind your actions and words? very aware 2048. What is the sickest you ever drank or drugged yourself? i haven’t had any really bad experiences tbh. it’s always a shitty time when i’ve thrown up from alcohol but i’ve never blacked out. 2049. Would you prefer it if clothing was optional? no lol. 2050. What is one interesting fact about you: i collect shot glasses 2051. Are more people depressed because they are alone, or are more people alone because they are depressed? they’re more depressed bc they’re alone probably but there are way more complicated reasons as to why people are depressed 2052. Have you ever gotten a mug, t-shirt, key chain, etc. that was personalized with your picture? no lol 2053. What was the last thing that you experienced for the first time? i don’t know 2054. If you were going to die tomorrow and you were leaving a postcard for someone to read after you were gone what would it say? i dunno. 2055. If you were about to be executed what would your last request be? tell my family that i love them 2056. What kinds of people do you find intimidating? too many people lol 2057. How much conviction do you have in your feelings and beliefs? quite a bit. 2058. In your house where is the: crazy glue? in the junk drawer flashlight? above the snack cabinet 2059. Out of everyone you know who has the most personality? there’s plenty of people lol 2060. If you could go back in time to experience a musical movement or era, which one would you choose to live through? none 2061. Do you suffocate people with your love? sometimes 2062. Do you feel your life is charmed? no. 2063. What character do you identify the most with from Winnie the Pooh? piglet 2064. When do you do your best thinking? in the shower or on the toilet 2065. What motivates you? food 2066. Look back at all the people you’ve dated. Has there been a pattern? not that i can think of 2067. Things change but what will always remain the same for you? i don’t know 2068. Is divorce something you would ever consider or do you feel that marriage is permanantly binding? i would preferably not get divorced. 2069. What’s the strangest movie you ever saw? the abc’s of death 2070. If you could go into virtual reality and set up your life there to be perfect and it would seem real but not be real would you trade your life now for the virtual life? it’d be cool but no 2071. Does it seem like life is more difficult for you than for anyone else? nope 2072. What are you grateful for? everything i have. 2073. What was a choice that you didn’t want to make but you had to? idk. 2074. Have you ever had dental surgery? no. 2075. At what point exactly are you grown up? when you  have bills and you feel like you’re drowning 2076. If there was a weight loss procedure that would destroy your ability to taste food so you wouldn’t be tempted by junk food, would you have it done? absolutely not 2077. What is one thing that happened that you never expected? finding someone i love who actually loves me back 2078. If you called one of your friends and they said “It’s nothing personal but I don’t want to talk to anyone right now,” would you take it personally? nah, i’ve had moments like that too so i can understand 2079. What is your favorite girl’s name? i don’t really have one 2080. Do you ever feel guilty for being more fortunate than others? not really. 2081. If you had to wear a shirt with one word on it for a year, what word would you choose? kok 2082. What is evian spelled backwards? naive 2083. You drop 10 pounds of feathers and a ten pound bowling ball off the top of the same building. Which will hit the ground first? they both weigh the same, sooo both 2084. Even though you may never get what you want, are you happy because you’re trying? yes 2085. If you started a petition what would it be about? idk. 2086. When was the last time you asked someone to do something and they said no? everytime i ask jack to do something he says no but does it anyways 2087. Do bad things happen to you on friday the 13th? not that i know of. 2088. What’s your favorite: Madonna song? - John Lennon song? - Michael Jackson song? billy jean Doors song? - Rolling Stones song? - David Bowie song?- Elvis song? cant help falling in love with you 2089. If you had started a relationship with someone and they said that it would be best if no one knew about it just to see how it goes, would you be offended? it depends ig but id feel like they just wanted to hide me 2090. Do you know any self defense? not really How about CPR? i know the concept of it but ive never really practiced or anything 2091. If you had to look into a mirror and see your naked soul stripped of all delusions and pretenses (Never ending Story style)could you handle it? maybe 2092. Are you a genius? no. 2093. How did you find out that Santa Clause wasn’t real? i got a letter from ‘him’ and the handwriting was the same as my dads 2094. Which is your favorite tarot card? i dont do that shit 2095. Does the internet separate people or connect them? both. 2096. Have you ever written a letter to a soldier? my brother and my sister and some of my friends when they were all in the military 2097. Does pain and fear make you feel alive? to a a certain degree 2098. Are you: good looking? yeah thin? no. happy? yes successful? not yet confident? for the most part 2099. Are you decisive or wishy washy? in between. 2100. Do you feel pop stars should be morally responsible to set a good example for their fans? it’s nice but they shouldn’t be obliged to.

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478.

5000 Question Survey Pt. 22

2001. Can you believe that we have only gotten through two fifths of this survey so far? i guess. it’s taking forever lol. 2002. What is your opinion of Dave Coulier? no opinion, i just remember him as the comedian on full house. 2003. If you were to a write a Choose Your Own Adventure book, what would it be about? a mystery. gone girl style. 2004. What was your best find from a flea market, garage sale, ebay or thrift store? an analog camera i bought last minute for a project at uni years ago. oh and board games lol. 2005. What do you not have enough money for right now? a vacation.

2006. Do you believe that Teras for Fears were right when they said, "Everybody wants to rule the world?" not really. some people are happy conforming. 2007. What is the design on your beach towel? pink stripes. 2008. What stirs something deep and animalistic inside you? i get really shitty easily at rude people. 2009. Have you ever cross dressed (even as a joke)? nope. 2010. Do you own anything with a rainbow on it? probably. i’ve always wanted those rainbow nike vapormaxes but i’ll never get them, they were limited edition. 2011. What would be the worst object for a child to take on a long car ride with you? any musical instrument. 2012. What's the Best Beatles song in your opinion? i don’t have a fave. 2013. Why do you suppose that diary sites are more popular with females than males? i don’t think they’re popular at all now. 2014. What do these color combinations remind you of: orange and pink: summer. pink and green: watermelon. green and gold: australia. purple and gold: lakers. gold and red: a throne. red and white: where’s wally. blue and grey: the ocean. 2015. What is one selfish thing you tend to do? make everyone i love drive me around. i hate driving. 2016. When do you think technology will catch up with the Jetson's? possibly within my lifetime. 2017. What made you laugh today? people at work. 2018. Do you ever stick your entries in any of the diary circles? no. 2019. Can you freestyle rap? no. 2020. Are you: stylish? not really. shiek? chic? nah. smart? i’d like to think so. 2021. Do you find you self only buying brand name products? i do but not all the time. i’m the type of person that likes to try all brands and see what works for me. 2022. Would you ever want to buy an article of clothing or an acessory because you saw a celebrity wear it? yeah. 2023. What song do you feel the sexiest dancing to? pony - ginuwine haha. 2024. Who do you know who looks silly when they dance? my boyfriend’s brother. 2025. Sweaty sex or clean sex? both. 2026. Which is more important to you: being kind or being right? being kind, but only to people that deserve it. 2027. Can you do any special dances like swing, tap, or ballroom? nope. 2028. Are you scared of monsters? no. 2029. Who would you like to remind people of? no one. 2030. Do you walk to school or do you bring your lunch? i don’t go to school. 2031. Rate your skills from one to ten (10 = you are the best at it): socializing: 7. making friends: 6 unless i force myself to be more social. working with computers: 6. arts: 5. crafts: 5. depends what it is. dancing: 3. skating: 1. talking other people into things: 9. writing: 3. living life to the fullest each day: 3. cooking: 5. gardening: 1. cleaning up after yourself: 7. playing poker: 7. surviving in the woods: 1. managing your time: 9. attracting the opposite sex (or same sex if you prefer)? 2. 2032. Have you ever been to an indian reservation? no. 2033. What is going to happen tommorrow that you can celebrate, even if it's a little thing? it’s halloween tomorrow. i won’t be celebrating though. 2034. Do you save things for special occasions or is everyday a special occasion? i save things. 2035. What is one thing you are terrible at: saving. 2036. What's your favorite: rap song: money ain’t a thing: jermaine dupri and jay z. country song: idk. industrial song: idk. cover song: all i ask (adele cover): bruno mars. punk song: i’m real: the starting line. odd song: bodak yellow: cardi b haha. 2037. What do you get your teacher or your boss for the holidays? nothing. 2038. Do you like to read books by Virgina Wolfe? never read any. 2039. What is your favorite tv show from when you were a kid? arthur. 2040. What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake. What do you imagine? the future. 2041. What has been passed down through at least two generations to you? a gold necklace. 2042. Do we live in a particularly bad age for romance? not really. 2043. Have you ever cheated on someone? no. Do you believe that once someone is a cheater they can never be trusted? in my mind, yes. 2044. Have you ever gone: christmas caroling? no. pumpkin picking? no. on a hay wagon ride? no. on a romantic valentine's day date? yes. to a new year's eve party? yes. to a memorial day parade? no. to the Macy's thanksgiving day parade? no. to search for gold coins on st patrick's day? no. 2045. Have you ever done any modeling? no. 2046. Would you consider yourself to be psychologically damaged? no. 2047. How aware are you of the reasons behind your actions and words? pretty aware. 2048. What is the sickest you ever drank or drugged yourself? i haven’t had any really bad experiences tbh. it’s always a shitty time when i’ve thrown up from alcohol but i’ve never blacked out. 2049. Would you prefer it if clothing was optional? no lol. 2050. What is one interesting fact about you: i collect nail polish and perfume. 2051. Are more people depressed because they are alone, or are more people alone because they are depressed? the first. some people could be surrounded by a lot of people and still be depressed. 2052. Have you ever gotten a mug, t-shirt, key chain, etc. that was personalized with your picture? yes a key chain haha. oh and my uncle made me a t shirt with my face on it hahaha. 2053. What was the last thing that you experienced for the first time? i honestly can’t think. 2054. If you were going to die tomorrow and you were leaving a postcard for someone to read after you were gone what would it say? not sure. probably just saying how much i appreciate them and to pass messages to other people i care about. 2055. If you were about to be executed what would your last request be? hug my family and boyfriend. 2056. What kinds of people do you find intimidating? people with power i guess. 2057. How much conviction do you have in your feelings and beliefs? quite a bit. 2058. In your house where is the: crazy glue? the cupboard above the fridge. flashlight? same ^ 2059. Out of everyone you know who has the most personality? ahmad. 2060. If you could go back in time to experience a musical movement or era, which one would you choose to live through? jazz. i don’t listen to jazz but i think it would be cool to live through its birth. 2061. Do you suffocate people with your love? not enough. 2062. Do you feel your life is charmed? no. 2063. What character do you identify the most with from Winnie the Pooh? eeyore haha. 2064. When do you do your best thinking? just before i sleep. 2065. What motivates you? nothing right now. 2066. Look back at all the people you've dated. Has there been a pattern? no. 2067. Things change but what will always remain the same for you? my personality i think. 2068. Is divorce something you would ever consider or do you feel that marriage is permanantly binding? if the marriage is that bad i would consider it. 2069. What's the strangest movie you ever saw? idk. 2070. If you could go into virtual reality and set up your life there to be perfect and it would seem real but not be real would you trade your life now for the virtual life? no. 2071. Does it seem like life is more difficult for you than for anyone else? no. 2072. What are you grateful for? everything i have. 2073. What was a choice that you didn't want to make but you had to? idk. 2074. Have you ever had dental surgery? no. 2075. At what point exactly are you grown up? when you start having actual responsibilities and do things without people’s help. 2076. If there was a weightloss procedure that would destroy your ability to taste food so you wouldn't be tempted by junk food, would you have it done? no thanks. i love food. 2077. What is one thing that happened that you never expected? idk. 2078. If you called one of your friends and they said "It's nothing personal but I don't want to talk to anyone right now," would you take it personally? i wouldn’t, but i’d be really concerned as to why they’d say that and offer help. 2079. What is your favorite girl's name? sierra. 2080. Do you ever feel guilty for being more fortunate than others? yes and no. i’m happy to help anyone that needs it. 2081. If you had to wear a shirt with one word on it for a year, what word would you choose? hi. lol. 2082. What is evian spelled backwards? naive duh. 2083. You drop 10 pounds of feathers and a ten pound bowling ball off the top of the same building. Which will hit the ground first? both, they weigh the same. 2084. Even though you may never get what you want, are you happy because you're trying? i’m not trying though. if i was then yeah i’d be happy. 2085. If you started a petition what would it be about? idk. 2086. When was the last time you asked someone to do something and they said no? idk. 2087. Do bad things happen to you on friday the 13th? not that i know of. 2088. What's your favorite: Madonna song? like a prayer. John Lennon song? none. Michael Jackson song? you are not alone. Doors song? idk. Rolling Stones song? idk. David Bowie song? idk. Elvis song? idk. 2089. If you had started a relationship with someone and they said that it would be best if no one knew about it just to see how it goes, would you be offended? it depends on our situation. if we were on the same level, i wouldn’t be offended. 2090. Do you know any self defence? i did karate as a kid but i forgot everything. How about CPR? nope. i should really learn. 2091. If you had to look into a mirror and see your naked soul stripped of all delusions and pretenses (Never ending Story style)could you handle it? no. 2092. Are you a genius? no. 2093. How did you find out that Santa Clause wasn't real? i got a letter from ‘him’ and the handwriting was the same as my mum’s lol. 2094. Which is your favorite tarot card? idk. 2095. Does the internet seperate people or connect them? both. 2096. Have you ever written a letter to a soldier? no. 2097. Does pain and fear make you feel alive? eh, i wouldn’t pinpoint it to that. 2098. Are you: good looking? i wish. thin? no. happy? sometimes. successful? no. confident? no. 2099. Are you decisive or wishy washy? in between. 2100. Do you feel pop stars should be morally responsible to set a good example for their fans? it’s nice but they shouldn’t be obliged to. we’re all human.

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YOUR BIRTHDAY SYMBOLS

tagged stolen from: @ofvaliancy tagging: ANYONE.

birthday  —  July 12, 1999.

BIRTHSTONE: RUBY ( gem of passion and desire )

Rubies throughout time have been said to have many positive effects and mystical properties. The ruby is associated with the sun, and was thought to preserve mental and physical health. In the middle ages, rubies were viewed as a stone of prophecy. It was thought the stone darkened when danger was near. For thousands of years, Ruby was considered the stone of love, energy, passion, power, and a zest for life. Like no other gemstone in the world, Ruby is the perfect symbol for powerful feelings. Emotionally, it is believed that rubies improve motivation and the setting of goals. They promote positive dreams and clear visualization and aid in retaining wealth and passion. Any jewelry that carries a Ruby signifies so much passion and love between two people, that it makes Ruby an ideal choice for engagement or Valentine’s Day jewelry.

BIRTHFLOWER: LARKSPUR

Larkspur, a fast-growing garden favorite, conveys an open heart and strong bonds of love. The shape of its buds are dolphin-like, hence its scientific name is Delphinium. Although its most common color is blue, other varieties such as pink, purple, red, white and yellow also occur. The Larkspur starts to bloom in late spring, making it an appropriate birth flower for July. The secret message conveyed by the Larkspur in the Victorian era depended on its color. Pink meant indecisiveness, white meant blissful and carefree, and mauve meant "your character is charming", or it may have represented a first love.

ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: CANCER

Cancer people are known to be responsive, loyal, caring, dependable and adaptable. If you befriend a Cancer, you will likely stay friends for a long time. You are very intuitive and have an excellent memory. You exhibit unconditional love and caring, more so then any other astrology sign. You are also a traditionalist- you want security, however you also seek adventure. You have a driving, forceful personality that tends to be hidden behind a calm, cool exterior.

CHINESE YEAR OF: THE RABBIT ( a symbol of caution )

You are sincere, empathic, kind, modest, diplomatic, sociable, wise, astute, modest, thoughtful, refined, and trustworthy. Your natural diplomatic nature makes you a great candidate for working with and helping other people. You are a great listener, and therefore, a great friend. You are very sensitive, lucky, and creative. You love beauty, especially beauty in your home- in everything that surrounds you. You follow through on any plans you make and keep every promise you make. You have a very strong nature, and the ability to turn any situation to your advantage. You crave peace, security, and comfort. Famous Rabbits: Blake Lively, Charlize Theron, Kate Winslet, Brad Pitt, Robin Williams.

NATIVE AMERICAN ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: THE WOODPECKER

You are emotional, sensitive, nurturing, protective, tender, compassionate, sympathetic, resourceful, organized, forgiving, and intuitive. In a relationship, you are extremely loyal, romantic, caring and devoted. You are known to your friends, family members and loved ones as a great listener and supporter, as you are highly understanding and empathetic- people trust you. You are aware of the fact that happiness can only come from within. You are on a constant path to learn how to use your head, rather than your heart.

BIRTHTREE: FIR TREE ( the tree of mystery )

You are social, modest, dignified, talented, reliable, unselfish, and ambitious. You have many friends. You have wonderful taste and love beautiful things. You handle stressful situations with ease. Your unselfish nature draws people to you and you thrive on being the center of attention. You are also generous and will do anything to protect your family and loved ones.

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(I’M GONNA SMACK YOU, WHOEVER YOU ARE, BUT I DO NOT JUST BACK DOWN FROM A CHALLENGE)

Under a read more because I don’t wanna clog people’s dashboards and also I’m gonna skip the ones I already replied to

do you have a crush on anyone?

only celebrities right now, Jodie Comer and Arryn Zech

what’s your favorite candy?

anything with that sour sugar thingy like these 

favorite love song?

oh boy I listen to so many things (most aren’t love songs and the ones about love are usually breakup songs tjhjrhjhjhes)……………… wait lemme think lemme think

Bring Me To Life, Evanescence (SHUT UP IT’S A LOVE SONG)

what was your first kiss like?

oh god it was with my first ever boyfriend and we snuck behind the school to kiss but I sucked so hard at it I bit his tongue and we gave up for the rest of the day hjsfgdjhgfsdjgjfsg

what was your last kiss like?

pretty sad, probably. It was right before my ex girlfriend went back to Brazil and I guess deep down I already knew it wouldn’t work out

sexual/romantic orientation?

baby bi bi bi

do you prefer poems or love letters?

I’d rather write a letter but if anyone I like writes me a poem I’ll probably walk on clouds for a whole week

favorite fanfic trope?

I don’t read enough fanfics, tbh. Hmmm, depends on the show and the ship but I like AUs where like a lot of things are different except those key things, like relationships between characters. I really like bickering -> lovers and enemies -> lovers too.

have you ever been in love?

yes, twice

favorite milkshake flavor?

strawberry

dinner dates or brunch dates?

dinner, it’s classy bitch

favorite flowers?

orchids, sunflowers

favorite perfume/cologne?

something soft, right now I’m wearing this Playboy for men and it’s amazing, imo

favorite candle scent?

this

what’s your ideal first date?

cinema, watching netflix/movies/shows at home, I need to know if we’re compatible watching stuff, IT’S IMPORTANT

favorite love story?

goodness gracious this is getting hard…………… oof

probably the lion king 2, i’ll be honest

what’s the most attractive thing a person could wear?

form fitting tank top and briefs, imo

chocolate, vanilla, or red velvet?

vanilla

snow, rain, or sun?

sun all the way, tho rain is nice if I’m laying in bed or on the couch watching movies

sweetest romantic memory?

first kiss with my ex-gf, it was very VERY fanfiction-like and it was adorable and perfect

also our first time *cough*

favorite dating sim (and favorite character)?

Katawa Shoujo, my fave character is Rin Tezuka (god how much I CRIED in her route)

fictional crushes?

way too many to count but here’s a sample: Liara, Femshep (Mass Effect), Isabela, Cassandra (Dragon Age), Korra, Asami (Avatar) Kassandra (AC:O), Cynthia (Pokemon), Natsuki, Chie (Mai-HiME/Otome), Yang Xiao Long, Blake Belladonna and Weiss Schnee (RWBY)

what’s your dream wedding like?

fast, not too complicated, we go somewhere sunny and hot right after

what makes you blush?

if someone I like calls me cute or pretty

do you believe in love at first sight?

a crush or passion, yes, love not really. I think you can turn that passion/crush at first sight into love after, tho

do you believe in soulmates?

soulmates are made, not born, imo

denim jackets, leather jackets, or bomber jackets?

all of the above

what’s your sign? 

I’m a ram, baby. Aries ftw! 🐏

are you single?

yep, as that awful american cheese

do you prefer to charm, or be charmed?

I’m an awful awful flirt when I’m interested, so be charmed

guitar or piano?

CAN Y’ALL STOP TRYING TO MAKE THE BISEXUALS CHOOSE ANYTHING

uh...................................... guitar

favorite romcom (or any romantic movie)?

Imagine Me And You

valentine’s decorations: yay or nay?

maybe something small if they insist on celebrating it with more than just a flower/chocolate

I prefer my romance spontaneous tho

cloud gazing or star gazing?

I love stars but clouds are always changing, so clouds

do you like to dance?

only if I drink enough to not remember anything the next day

what’s your OTP?

Bumbleby, shockingly to those who’ve met me for more than like.... 2 or 3 years lol

kittens or puppies?

PUPPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIES

coffee, hot chocolate, or tea?

coffee, pls

favorite soda?

coke (any brand tbh)

do you prefer gazing wistfully out the window or lying dramatically over the sofa?

I have a thing for windows

fuck/marry/kill? (anons name 3 people of your choice)

(I had my friend name me 3 characters and I hate her for this)

Weiss (RWBY), Catra (SPOP) and Nao (HiME)

Marry Weiss obviously, Fuck Catra (those nails, woof), kill Nao

favorite pajamas?

I sleep naked but... my harry potter themed ones

favorite liquor?

almond, Amarguinha is the best

do you think about love a lot?

mostly my ships, otherwise no, I’m more on the field of “if it happens it happens”

a walk in the park or a walk on the beach?

as an algarvian I’m bound by law to always choose beach

hand kisses or nose kisses?

hand kisses are so soft and sweet and mildly sexy and adorable

what’s your dreamhouse?

not too big, very open ground floor (actually make it ALL ground floor except maybe the bedroom, at most), wooden floors, stone/brick walls, big windows, lots of trees and bushes around, big fenced yard for all my pups and assorted animals.

WOW I CAN’T BELIEVE I FINISHED THIS

ANON YOU BETTER COME READ ALL OF IT BC I JUST SPENT THIRTY FUCKING MINUTES DOING IT

[polterwasteist]

Hey, it's the Running Man

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Ed Curtin: The Coming War To End All Wars

New Post has been published on http://foursprout.com/wealth/ed-curtin-the-coming-war-to-end-all-wars/

Ed Curtin: The Coming War To End All Wars

Authored by Edward Curtin via GreanvillePost.com,

“The compulsive hatred of Putin by many who have almost zero idea about Putin or Russian history is disproportionate to any rational analysis, but not surprising.

Trump and Putin are like weird doppelgangers in the liberal imagination.”

—John Steppling, “Trump, Putin, and Nikolas Cruz Walk into a Bar”

The Trump and Netanyahu governments have a problem: How to start a greatly expanded Middle-Eastern war without having a justifiable reason for one.  No doubt they are working hard to solve this urgent problem.  If they can’t find a “justification” (which they can’t), they will have to create one (which they will).  Or perhaps they will find what they have already created.  Whatever the solution, we should feel confident that they are not sitting on their hands. History teaches those who care to learn that when aggressors place a gun on the wall in the first act of their play, it must go off in the final act.

These sinister players have signaled us quite clearly what they have in store.  All signs point toward an upcoming large-scale Israeli/U.S. attack on Lebanon and Syria, and all the sycophantic mainstream media are in the kitchen prepping for the feast.  Russia and Iran are the main course, with Lebanon and Syria, who will be devoured first, as the hors d’oeuvres.  As always, the media play along as if they don’t yet know what’s coming.  Everyone in the know knows what is, just not exactly when.  And the media wait with baited breath as they count down to the dramatic moment when they can report the incident that will compel the “innocent” to attack the “guilty.”

Anyone with half a brain can see the greatly increased anti-Russian propaganda of the past few weeks.  This has happened as the Russia-gate claims have fallen to pieces, as former CIA analyst Raymond McGovern, the late Robert Parry, Paul Craig Roberts, and others have documented so assiduously.  All across the media spectrum, from the big name corporate stenographers like The New York Times, CNN, National Public Radio, The Washington Post to The Atlantic and Nation magazines and other “leftist” publications such as Mother Jones and Who What Why, the Russia and Putin bashing has become hysterical in tone, joined as it is with an anti-Trump obsession, as if Trump were a dear friend of Putin and Russia and wasn’t closely allied with the Netanyahu government in its plans for the Middle-East.  As if Trump were in charge. “Russia Sees Midterm Elections as a Chance to Sow Fresh Discord (NY Times, 2/13), “Russia Strongman” (Putin) has “pulled off one of the greatest acts of political sabotage in modern history (The Atlantic, Jan. /Feb. 2018), “”Mueller’s Latest Indictment Shows Trump Has Helped Putin Cover Up a Crime” (Mother Jones, 2/16/18), “A Russian Sightseeing Tour For Realists” (whowhatwhy.com, 2/7/18), etc.   

I am reminded of the turn to the right that so many “muckrakers” made during and after WW I.  Afraid of a revolt from below, bewitched by their own vision to articulate the world’s future, heady over their own war propaganda, and wanting to be on the safe side of the government crackdown on dissent (The Espionage Act, the Palmer Raids, etc.), many progressives of the era embraced a jingoism similar to the anti-Russia mania of today.

Only someone totally lacking a sense of humor and blind to propaganda would not laugh uproariously at today’s media nonsense about Russia, but such laughter would be infused with a foreboding awareness that as the Middle East explodes and U.S./NATO backed Kiev forces prepare to attack the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, the world is entering a very dangerous period.  And of course Trump has said, “The U.S. has great strength and patience but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea.”  Totally destroy 26 million human beings.  While his bully buddy in Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, recently said at the Munich Security Conference that Iran is “the greatest threat to the world,” compared it to Nazi Germany, and claimed it was developing ballistic missiles to strike deep into the United States.  “Iran seeks to dominate our region, the Middle East, and seeks to dominate the world through aggression and terror,” he said.  And he vowed to act against Iran and anyone who supported it – i.e. Lebanon and Syria (Russia). 

Putin also, like all the mythic bogeymen, is portrayed as the new Hitler intent on conquering the world.  If the American public wasn’t so “sophisticated” and adept at seeing through lies – pause and laugh – we could expect some World War I posters with Russian soldiers (like The Huns), sharp teeth glistening, gorilla strong and beastly, holding American women in preparation for the kill or rape.

Last year, when Oliver Stone did the world the great service of releasing his four-part interview with Putin, he was bashed, of course.  Just as he was with his film JFK, the only movie in history to be reviewed and panned one year before its release by a Washington Post reviewer who didn’t see the movie but had a purloined preliminary script as his source.  The Washington Post: the object of the latest film drivel, The Post, portraying it falsely as the savior of the nation through the publication of the Pentagon Papers (which is another story).  The Washington Post – the CIA’s dear friend.

In his Putin interviews, Oliver Stone, a man of truth and honor, lets viewers catch a glimpse of the real Vladimir Putin.  Of course Putin is a politician and the leader of a great and powerful nation, and one should receive his words skeptically. But watching Stone interview Putin for four hours, one comes away – but I doubt few have watched the four hours – with a reasonably good sense of the man. 

And putting aside one’s impressions of him, he makes factual points that should ring loud and clear to anyone conversant with facts. 

One: that the U.S. needs an external enemy (“I know that, I feel that.”).

Two: the U.S.A. engineered the coup d’état in the Ukraine on Russia’s border. 

Three: the U.S. has surrounded Russia with US/NATO troops and bases armed with anti-ballistic missiles that can, as Putin rightly says to Stone, be converted in hours to regular offensive nuclear missiles aimed at Russia. 

This is a factual and true statement that should make any fair-minded person stand up in horror.  If Russia had such missiles encircling the United States from Cuba, Mexico, and Canada, what American would find it tolerable?  What would CNN and The New York Times have to say?  Yet these same people readily find it impossible to see the legitimacy in Russia’s position, resorting to name calling and illogical rhetoric. Russia is surrounded with U.S/NATO troops and missiles and yet Russia is the aggressor.  So too Iran that is also surrounded.  These media are propagandists, that’s why.  They promote war, as they always have.  They are pushing for war with Russia via Syria/Lebanon/Iran and Ukraine, and they are nihilistically demonizing North Korea (as part of Obama’s pivot toward Asia and the encircling of China, as John Pilger has brilliantly documented in his film The Coming War on China) in what can only be called a conspiracy to commit genocide, as Dr. Graeme MacQueen and Christopher Black make clear in their Open Letter to the International Criminal Court.

We are moving toward a global war that will become nuclear if an international anti-war movement doesn’t quickly arise to stop it.  Most people bemoan the thought of such a war to end all wars, but refuse to analyze the factors leading to it. It happens step-by-step, and many steps have already been taken with more coming soon.    It’s so obvious that most can’t see it, or don’t want to.  The corporate mainstream media are enemies of the truth; are clearly part of the continuation of the CIA’s Operation Mockingbird, and those who still rely on them for the truth are beyond reach. 

Douglas Valentine, in The CIA as Organized Crime, says the CIA has long aimed to use and co-opt the “Compatible Left, which in America translates into liberals and pseudo-intellectual status seekers who are easily influenced.”  And he adds that the propaganda is not just produced by the CIA but by the military, State Department, and red, white, and blue advertisements that are everywhere.  Nothing has changed since the Church Committee hearings in the 1970s.  Valentine adds:

All of that is ongoing, despite being exposed in the late 1960s.  Various technological advances, including the internet, have spread the network around the world, and many people don’t even realize they are part of it, that they’re promoting the CIA line.

“Assad’s a butcher,” they say, or “Putin kills journalists,” or “China is repressive. 

They have no idea what they’re talking about but spout all this propaganda. 

William Blake said it truly:

In every cry of every Man,

In every Infants cry of fear,

In every voice: in every ban,

The mind-forg’d manacles I hear 

How to break the chains – that is our task.

[thehallofgame]

Review: Resident Evil 6

Release: 2012

My rating: 6.5/10

Resident Evil Review Series: 9/11

            The follow up to resident evil 5 aimed to be bigger, flashier and more co-op than ever before. It was everything no one wanted and more. Capcom really stuck their foot in it on this one. They chose to break their usual bonkers writing into four individual campaigns that all happen at once, seasoned liberally with QuickTime events and enemies who will easily kill players in one unavoidable attack and served it all up an inedible soup of a game that left many soured on the series.

              The easiest place to start is the gameplay because for the most part it has continued on the same evolutionary track begun in Resident Evil 4. The game remains an over-the-shoulder co-op shooter and somehow, after two games in a row that were fairly solid when it came to combat, Resident Evil 6 just isn’t very good at being a shooter… though I will give them some points for including a couch-coop feature. Without sharing this experience with my roommate I wouldn’t have been able to survive the game mentally and emotionally intact.

Capcom seem to have added a gun wobble and/or recoil effect that makes shots seem harder and less accurate than in pervious entries, perhaps to compensate for the fact the player can now aim and shoot at the same time (albeit so slowly it’s better to just run and shoot in bursts just like before). Meanwhile the enemies have gotten faster, more erratic and considerably more deadly. Capcom couldn’t have it both ways and ultimately the game’s combat became endlessly frustrating for it.

              The health bar of previous entries was shrunk to several boxes that basically represent old school heart shaped lives. Even the most basic enemies can deplete one or more hit box with one successful attack. In fact, the most basic enemy has a leap and grapple attack that continually deals damage until the player completes a QTE to escape or their partner deals enough damage to remove the enemy. There is an extremely brief QTE offered that can be used to dodge said attacks but I have never once hit it. I’m sure many have mastered the timing, but frankly it is obnoxious. In any case successfully completing a QTE perfectly often results in damage anyway. This, combined with an alarming penchant for the game attacking the player with infinitely spawning swarms of enemies, leads to the player’s HP constantly dropping like a stone.

              If the player thinks they can counter that by monitoring their HP carefully they’re unfortunately very out of luck. Whilst the herb system of previous games makes a return the medicine they produce is much less effective. The traditional mixing ratios still work but instead of different strength medicines differing numbers of pills are produced instead. These are loaded into a pill case each character carries. A tap of a button causes the character to pop one pill and restore one hit box. Herbs run out way faster than enemies do and consequentially it’s smarter to save the herbs, and the first aid spray that restores full HP, for emergencies. Instead, it’s easier to exploit the fact that dying and restarting the segment will cause the player to regain full HP, even if they didn’t enter the segment that way. Additionally it is now harder to die than in previous entries. The ‘dying’ condition returns from Resident Evil 5 with the significant tweak that the player can now still shoot whilst they’re lying on the ground waiting to be rescued by their partner or for enough time to pass that they recover from the injury by themselves.

              Ultimately the player will spend a good portion of the game staggering around low on HP and, while obnoxious, this might have been enough to tolerate. Unfortunately that’s where the Quick Time Events come in. While constant in games 4 and 5 the events were at least bearable and could usually be gotten through on the first attempt. Not so in Resident Evil 6. This game has a liking for hair trigger and multi-stage QTEs where the player will be killed over one mistake. Meanwhile the partner can often do nothing to save them. Even if they’re literally standing beside the character getting attacked with nothing to do.

              There’s also a lack of balance between the main and supporting character’s roles and experience. After completing the game the first time the player can choose which of the two partners to play as on subsequent re-plays. Each of the three arcs has one returning main character and a brand new supporting cast-member. The partners are frequently split up and sent down different paths which is a commendable effort. The problem is one partner will frequently be stuck chilling their heels while the other partner carries the plot.

              Meanwhile the inventory system also got an overhaul that was, at this point, surprisingly preferable to earlier iterations. The left and right directional buttons cycle through every weapon the player has picked up, including a melee weapon, as well as ammunition and, bafflingly, a small number of slots that go to either herbs or extra ammunition. As herbs need to be mixed with each other in order to be effective this feature leads to a lot of saddening chucking out of ammunition to make room to haul more herbs that will be needed later but aren’t currently useful.

Every character has a unique loadout, even the supporting partners, which adds some fun flair to switching around. The one thing that could’ve used tweaking there is that the ammunition drops apply to all the guns available to all players, so it will be a fairly common occurrence to find mountains of useless ammunition while the players are separated on coop play modes. It can lead to a bit of a supply-drought in tight spots.

              The up and down arrows correspond to healing sprays and grenades. The sprays and grenades are old standards but Resident Evil 6 introduces the new Remote Bomb to replace the Proximity Mine of Resident Evil 5. The remote bomb is tricky as it requires placing via the ‘fire’ trigger button, running to get clear and then holding the ‘aim’ and then tapping ‘fire’ to use. It sounds like it should work, but the added steps and delay and need for timing whilst the player is most likely sprinting away from an enemy at the same time yield a distinctly fussy product. I’m not sure what was wrong with the easy one-step mines of the previous game but I’m distinctly unenthused with their replacement.

              Finally, the gun-upgrade system of the previous two games has been replaced with something far more unwieldy that’s meant to indicate progress. Throughout the world the players will find and collect chess-piece-like objects that will confer points to the player. At the end of chapters and from the main menu the player can use those points to buy and upgrade skills that give them marginal bonuses to their guns, survival abilities or drop rates of certain items. The effects of said upgrades aren’t really tangible, and it’s also worth noting that if a player tends to save and quit the game at the end of chapters the prompt to update their abilities won’t appear upon re-opening the game. Thus it’s entirely possible to go through the game with no idea the skill system even exists and the player wouldn’t be much more than minorly inconvenienced by the loss.

              With all this going on it’s utterly groan-inducing to realize the player will need to complete four separate, roughly ten hour apiece, campaigns to experience the entire story. The first is led by fan-favorite Leon S. Kennedy and a new and utterly un-inspiring character by the name of Helena Blake. The two are secret service agents and go rogue together in order to avenge the assassination of the president of the united states by a prominent figure in the same country’s government. Of the three core campaigns this is the weakest and the most poorly written. Even Leon’s wisecracking couldn’t save the fact that Helena, who was supposed to drive the plot, ultimately falls flat and isn’t terribly likable. Their story begins in a fictional midwestern U.S. town but soon leads them to China, where the rest of the plot awaits. It was probably a wise choice to put this arc first because the following arcs do something to ease the sting of this one, but they definitely don’t erase it, and this choice may ultimately have also driven away players from the next two campaigns which are slightly more bearable.

              The second campaign is headed by series regular Chris Redfield and one Piers Nivans, a new character who fights for the same organization did in Resident Evil 5. Between the two games Chris apparently has had some sort of break and his story opens with the man allegedly amnesiac and drinking himself to death in an eastern European bar. Piers, who comes to track him down, drags him to China ‘for one last job’. The BSAA then shoves Chris, who swears he remembers nothing about being a soldier, into body armor and sends him out to do damage control on a massive-scale, zombie fueled terrorist attack in China. That, combined with the fact the BSAA sends a character the players have never seen before rather than Jill Valentine who’s been Chris’s partner twenty years to get the man, makes absolutely no sense. If the player can suspend their disbelief, however, the Chris arc is probably the best written. His relationship with Piers is interesting, bumpy and deepens rapidly as Chris begins to recall his relationship with the man and his role in a devastating war in a fictional eastern European country.

              Finally, the last of the big three plots is carried by an adult Sherri Birkin whom Claire and Leon saved as a child. She is now an N.S.A. agent on a special mission to find and retrieve series villain Albert Wesker’s secret son from the eastern European warzone. Unfortunately it seems everyone and their uncle wants the reluctant to participate Jake for some reason and ultimately Sheri and Jake find themselves in China. This campaign has the most visually stunning set pieces and scenarios of the three and can be a genuine treat to experience.  

              In a nod to Resident Evil 4 there is also another, fourth campaign unlocked after finishing the first three. This is a solo story where the player controls the ubiquitous Ada Wong and discovers what her role in the story was. This campaign plays a bit differently and has a more stealth oriented structure. Unfortunately, as the game wasn’t really built to support stealth the final result is a bit clunky. The stealth segments are frustrating and boring so it’s tempting to just blow cover if only to experience some action. However, Ada has a crossbow which is a powerful and silent weapon, which is in short: pretty nifty. Several segments of the game involve sniping from hiding and those do feel fun and well done. That does not, however, make up for the fact the game still likes to mob the player in this campaign and without a partner to rescue Ada she dies very often. Whilst her story actually contains most of the answers to the utter nonsense hinted at in the main campaigns it’s a genuine trial getting to it. The story is better than Leon’s arc but the gameplay is more frustrating. It’s hard to say which is more unendurable. But it did take distinctly longer to conquer Ada’s arc.

              I wish a heartfelt good luck to anyone trying to trudge through this game these days. When Resident Evil 6 came out it was frustrating enough but now that we as a consumer base have finally consigned the QTE plague back to the void where it belongs the ridiculous density of them here seems particularly offensive. There’s some solid character moments and story arcs to enjoy for returning fans, and with the density of big name characters in Resident Evil 6 there’s probably a favorite present for everybody. That, however, is about all the game has to offer.

[nostalgiaispeace]

367.

2001. Can you believe that we have only gotten through two fifths of this survey so far? -

2002. What is your opinion of Dave Coulier? dunno who that is. 2003. If you were to a write a Choose Your Own Adventure book, what would it be about? not sure. i have no interest in writing a book. 2004. What was your best find from a flea market, garage sale, ebay or thrift store? books usually. 2005. What do you not have enough money for right now? bills

2006. Do you believe that Teras for Fears were right when they said, “Everybody wants to rule the world?” probably. 2007. What is the design on your beach towel? i don’t have one. 2008. What stirs something deep and animalistic inside you? i guess things that piss me off? 2009. Have you ever cross dressed (even as a joke)? no

2010. Do you own anything with a rainbow on it? probably not 2011. What would be the worst object for a child to take on a long car ride with you? anything that makes noises 2012. What’s the Best Beatles song in your opinion? - 2013. Why do you suppose that diary sites are more popular with females than males? who knows? 2014. What do these color combinations remind you of: orange and pink: Easter pink and green: Easter green and gold: Money. purple and gold: Royal gold and red: RED album cover. red and white: America blue and grey: me 2015. What is one selfish thing you tend to do? no idea. 2016. When do you think technology will catch up with the Jetson’s? - 2017. What made you laugh today? nothing yet 2018. Do you ever stick your entries in any of the diary circles? no 2019. Can you freestyle rap? lol no

2020. Are you: stylish? naw

chic? no smart? yeah 2021. Do you find you self only buying brand name products? yes 2022. Would you ever want to buy an article of clothing or an accessory because you saw a celebrity wear it? if i liked it and could afford it. 2023. What song do you feel the sexiest dancing to? Britney Spears and LDR songs.

2024. Who do you know who looks silly when they dance? my mom 2025. Sweaty sex or clean sex? either is fine 2026. Which is more important to you: being kind or being right? Being kind i guess 2027. Can you do any special dances like swing, tap, or ballroom? naw 2028. Are you scared of monsters? No. 2029. Who would you like to remind people of? no one? 2030. Do you walk to school or do you bring your lunch? - 2031. Rate your skills from one to ten (10 = you are the best at it): socializing: 3 making friends: 3 working with computers: 7 arts: 5 crafts: 3 dancing: 2 skating: 1 talking other people into things: 1 writing: 7 living life to the fullest each day: 1 cooking: 2 gardening: 0 cleaning up after yourself: 6 playing poker: 0 surviving in the woods: 0 managing your time: 8 attracting the opposite sex (or same sex if you prefer)? 1 2032. Have you ever been to an Indian reservation? No. 2033. What is going to happen tomorrow that you can celebrate, even if it’s a little thing? nothing. 2034. Do you save things for special occasions or is everyday a special occasion? neither 2035. What is one thing you are terrible at: lol being positive. 2036. What’s your favorite: rap song: - country song: - industrial song: - cover song: Something I Can Never Have - Flyleaf punk song: anything by Nirvana odd song: - 2037. What do you get your teacher or your boss for the holidays? nothing 2038. Do you like to read books by Virgina Wolfe? haven’t read anything by her yet. 2039. What is your favorite tv show from when you were a kid? Lizzie McGuire. 2040. What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake. What do you imagine? a life i want. 2041. What has been passed down through at least two generations to you? nothing. 2042. Do we live in a particularly bad age for romance? no idea? 2043. Have you ever cheated on someone? No. Do you believe that once someone is a cheater they can never be trusted? probably. 2044. Have you ever gone: christmas caroling? no pumpkin picking? yeah on a hay wagon ride? Yes. on a romantic valentine’s day date? naw to a new year’s eve party? yeah to a memorial day parade? naw to the Macy’s thanksgiving day parade? naw to search for gold coins on st patrick’s day? Nope. 2045. Have you ever done any modeling? yeah 2046. Would you consider yourself to be psychologically damaged? yeah 2047. How aware are you of the reasons behind your actions and words? pretty aware 2048. What is the sickest you ever drank or drugged yourself? mixing alcohols and drinking a lot of each 2049. Would you prefer it if clothing was optional? no 2050. What is one interesting fact about you: i can scream

2051. Are more people depressed because they are alone, or are more people alone because they are depressed? that’s not the definition of depression and shouldn’t be used in that way. 2052. Have you ever gotten a mug, t-shirt, key chain, etc. that was personalized with your picture? no 2053. What was the last thing that you experienced for the first time? band practice. 2054. If you were going to die tomorrow and you were leaving a postcard for someone to read after you were gone what would it say? "I am free.” 2055. If you were about to be executed what would your last request be? listen to my favorite albums 2056. What kinds of people do you find intimidating? creepy men 2057. How much conviction do you have in your feelings and beliefs? none? 2058. In your house where is the: crazy glue? i’m not sure we have any. flashlight? not sure I have one. 2059. Out of everyone you know who has the most personality? Chase maybe? 2060. If you could go back in time to experience a musical movement or era, which one would you choose to live through? The Doors.. 2061. Do you suffocate people with your love? naw 2062. Do you feel your life is charmed? No. 2063. What character do you identify the most with from Winnie the Pooh? The little pig 2064. When do you do your best thinking? in the shower probably. 2065. What motivates you? music 2066. Look back at all the people you’ve dated. Has there been a pattern? no 2067. Things change but what will always remain the same for you? i’ll always be myself. 2068. Is divorce something you would ever consider or do you feel that marriage is permanently binding? it should be permanent. 2069. What’s the strangest movie you ever saw? Under the Skin probably. 2070. If you could go into virtual reality and set up your life there to be perfect and it would seem real but not be real would you trade your life now for the virtual life? - 2071. Does it seem like life is more difficult for you than for anyone else? yeah 2072. What are you grateful for? the people i love; books; films; music; harry potter. 2073. What was a choice that you didn’t want to make but you had to? not sure. 2074. Have you ever had dental surgery? no 2075. At what point exactly are you grown up? 25 i’d probably say...according to science. 2076. If there was a weight loss procedure that would destroy your ability to taste food so you wouldn’t be tempted by junk food, would you have it done? no 2077. What is one thing that happened that you never expected? Trump being president. 2078. If you called one of your friends and they said “It’s nothing personal but I don’t want to talk to anyone right now,” would you take it personally? naw. 2079. What is your favorite girl’s name? Lacey or Lily. 2080. Do you ever feel guilty for being more fortunate then others? i don’t feel I am though.. 2081. If you had to wear a shirt with one word on it for a year, what word would you choose? Cunt. 2082. What is evian spelled backwards? Naive. 2083. You drop 10 pounds of feathers and a ten pound bowling ball off the top of the same building. Which will hit the ground first? i feel like i learned this in school and it was feathers..but i dunno. 2084. Even though you may never get what you want, are you happy because you’re trying? no 2085. If you started a petition what would it be about? get paid more at Amazon. 2086. When was the last time you asked someone to do something and they said no? don’t sure. 2087. Do bad things happen to you on friday the 13th? no 2088. What’s your favorite: Madonna song? Bitch I’m Madonna John Lennon song? - Michael Jackson song? Dirty Diana Doors song? Indian Summer Rolling Stones song? - David Bowie song? - Elvis song? - 2089. If you had started a relationship with someone and they said that it would be best if no one knew about it just to see how it goes, would you be offended? no? 2090. Do you know any self defense? yeah How about CPR? yeah 2091. If you had to look into a mirror and see your naked soul stripped of all delusions and pretenses (Never ending Story style)could you handle it? - 2092. Are you a genius? no 2093. How did you find out that Santa Clause wasn’t real? i started noticing Santa and my mom had the same handwriting 2094. Which is your favorite tarot card? don’t have one. 2095. Does the internet separate people or connect them? connect 2096. Have you ever written a letter to a soldier? No. 2097. Does pain and fear make you feel alive? No. 2098. Are you: good looking? no thin? - happy? No.

successful? No. confident? no 2099. Are you decisive or wishy washy? indecisive. 2100. Do you feel pop stars should be morally responsible to set a good example for their fans? no

[polterwasteist]

Choices it's my new obsession and my favorite book it's Murder at Homecoming so I wanted to draw the dynamic of my MC and the best boy of all time