#which omg comparing the two is a hoot

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I hope 2024 is a gentle and kind year for all!

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Hey i just read exile inspired fic and it is soo good. I think you should write one based on the song tolerate it by ts? With harry plz. The drama, fight, tears.. I think you will reflect the emotion so well omg.

Tolerate It | Harry Potter

A/N: Hi lovely! First off, I adored this request so much and I really hope I’ve done it justice. Tolerate It is such a beautiful song and defo one of my favourites off of Evermore to cry to, there’s just so much detail hidden within the lyrics and I adore that. Harry too!! There’s not enough stuff for Harry, so I hope I’ve done well for you! ( Also this is super short, but I’ve been swamped with coursework xox )

Summary: Y/N is in love with The Boy Who Lived, and due to marry him in the Spring with a beautiful April wedding. Friends to lovers to that engaged couple who are just too in love to function, they share the most perfect story. But when Y/N begins to see their relationship for what it is, her entire world is thrown off key...

Warnings: angst and lots of it, loneliness, sadness, swearing.

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“You’re coming home tonight, right?” Y/N asks, excitement and anticipation heavy in her tone, cherry red nails clicking against the cold metal of the answerphone.

“Of course, I’ll be back soon, love.” Harry Potter, her beloved fiancé, answered back on the other side from his workplace all the way in central London. His office is almost empty, devoid of any homely photos or colleagues: they had all gone home to their families long ago, and yet he stayed behind. He had no work to finish, no cases glaring to be solved. There was nothing to do but leave, but Harry didn’t.

“You’ve said that before.” Y/N pointed out blandly, her forced smile fading slightly. Many times had Harry said he was on his way home, only to send a letter the next morning apologising for suddenly getting swamped with unavoidable paperwork. “Please come home Harry, I’ve even made your favourite for dinner.”

“That sounds good, I promise I’ll be there soon. I’m just leaving the Ministry now.” Harry replied monotonously, not sounding nearly as happy as Y/N wished he would. Perhaps he had just had a bad day at the office, he must have done. But he had just one too many bad days now, and the reality that he might not want to see her was beginning to sink in.

Shaking off that horrible thought, Y/N inhaled a sharp breath and chewed the edge of her top lip. “Alright, if you say so. I’ll see you then.”

“Bye.” Harry said shortly before putting the phone down and staring at his office, desperately trying to find a reason to stay at work. He did love Y/N, he did. Heck, he had even asked her to marry him and kissed the edge of her lips as they set the date. And then postponed it. And then postponed it another year after that, all because of some urgent work that Harry had suddenly come across. He was just so young, forced to grow up so quickly he didn’t even have time for a scrap of a childhood. Maybe that was why he didn’t want to see Y/N, why going home to their apartment often felt like a chore.

Back at their cosy flat in the nicer part of Greenwich, Y/N put the phone down after hearing an abrupt beep on the other end that let her know he had hung up. She sighed before walking over to a tall cabinet that stood to the side of their kitchen, taking out a set of nice china plates her Grandmother had left her and crystal wine glasses. It was the lovely cutlery only used for things like Christmas and obligatory dinner parties her family forced her to hold.

After setting it out on the table, Y/N checked the time and supposed that if Harry really had left as he said, he would be back in just a minute through the wonders of apparation. Carefully so she wouldn’t somehow spill the food in her clumsiness, a quality Harry once said he loved about her, Y/N moved the food from the oven, to plates and then through to their front room where the fancy cutlery was set up. A smile made its way onto her face, a beaming, gorgeous smile of confidence that her and Harry would finally have the night she deserved. One where work or his reluctance to put effort into their relationship, even if she did pretend she knew nothing about this, didn’t get in the way.

Alas however, minutes passed and there was no sign of Harry anywhere. The food grew colder and that wonderful, rare smile of hers faded into an all too comfortable frown, the crease between her eyebrows deepening with not only disappointment, but anger. A growing resentment for Harry���s lack of care or even acknowledgement of their engagement. He didn’t seem to give two hoots that she had made a lovely meal; after all, he had only called it ‘good’. Not fabulous or decadent or even something praiseful. Just good.

They hadn’t said ‘I love you’ before they hung up the phones. Harry had only said one word. Y/N’s mind began to spiral, her breathing growing quicker and sharper as the thought that it might be time to confront Harry about the buildup of letdowns over the course of the last few months. A year even, since he had properly spent time at home. At their home, the one in which he had knelt down on one knee and told her he wanted to grow old with her by his side, failing at muggle card games on the front porch as they watched their grandchildren play.

Not knowing exactly what to do, Y/N retreated to grasping at the doorframe to keep her body from tumbling to the ground. Her mind whirred with the usual possibilities to try and chase away his lateness. Got caught at work, perhaps Ron called. But none of it compared to the looming threat that Harry was scraping any old excuse together in order to stay away. That he was lying, something she never thought she would have to think about him doing. Harry had always been such an honest person, even as a child.

Y/N remembered how nervous he was when he first asked her out during their fifth year at Hogwarts. He had been on this disastrous date with some Ravenclaw she couldn’t quite remember the name of, and come back utterly defeated. Feeling sorry for a friend she had always harboured a crush on, Y/N had stayed up all night convincing him something better was around the corner. It occurred to Harry quite quickly after that that Y/N was that somebody. She liked him, and at the time that was enough to make him think he was in love. To some degree he was, but not nearly as much as Y/N had fallen for him.

It was almost midnight when the front door to their apartment clicked with the turn of a key, and Y/N, still standing in the same sad place by the door to their living room, finally saw Harry step into their home. It had been hours since they were supposed to eat the food that Y/N had worked to hard to create. There it still sat however, with the plates and crystal glasses and unopened bottle of wine in the same place, completely untouched.

Y/N had a thousand things to say to him. Usually it would begin with her asking him where he had been galavanting off to, but not tonight. Tonight was the final tear in her elastic heart, just enough to finally make it tear into two broken, hollowed out pieces. She stood, silent and just watched as he took off his shoes and put his coat back in it’s place without saying anything. Harry wasn’t even trying anymore, and that hurt more than him being late to begin with.

“Sorry for the delay, something came up.” Harry said, standing a few metres away from her. There was no affectionate kiss to the forehead like when they were fresh out of Hogwarts with teenage dreams and ambitions. No arm comfortably slung around her waist in a protective manner. Y/N missed that especially out of all the things that had faded away. That simple gesture that showed he wanted to hold her above all else, above everyone else who had ever wanted to touch the Chosen One like she did.

“Something.” Y/N repeated, no emotion in her voice. It sounded almost like a recording being played back to him, just with any tone sucked away. “It’s always something, isn’t it?” She continued, not finding quite the right words to encompass the flummox of emotions seeping into her veins. “Work. Ron called. Hermione called. Work. Work again.”

“There really was something.” Harry pathetically added. It was a lie of course, he had spent the hours at his desk alone and staring aimlessly at a fountain pen as it leaked ink onto the black carpet of his office.

“Do you really think I don’t know you at all? Stop lying to me, Harry, just stop it. I’m done with being lied to.” Y/N says, her voice remaining as monotonous as ever as if she’s already grieving something. “I want to know what was so important that you’ve missed the dinner I made. The last thirty dinners, in fact.”

Harry just runs a hand through his messy hair as he tries desperately to think of something to say. But he can’t. There’s nothing to say that would make him any less guilty.

“I’m so sorry, Y/N.” He manages to whisper.

“You’ve said that already.” Y/N points out without missing a single beat. She’s exhausted of pretending that she doesn’t know what Harry’s been doing, drained of all energy to put in effort anymore.

“Just tell me what the problem is and we can fix it.” He begs, but his voice is shaky and the words sound as though he’s reading them from a script.

“Fine. When did you stop being in love with me?” Y/N asks, sadness seeping into her voice. Tears began to form in her eyes but were quickly blinked away; the last thing she wanted was for Harry to see her as weak. She might be pathetic, pitiful, stupid for not realising earlier... but Y/N was not going to be weak. Not now, not ever.

“Why would you think that? Y/N, I could never stop loving you.” Harry said, trying to wrap her into a hug only for Y/N to quickly wriggle out of his cold grasp. His fingers left icy burns where they had briefly touched her arm, and Harry’s face dropped as he realised she didn’t want him anywhere near her.

“But you have, Harry. Otherwise you wouldn’t be coming home at ridiculous times, or avoiding even looking at me like you are now. You don’t love me, you tolerate me because you don’t want to be alone. I feel like I’m begging to be in the footnotes in the story of your life, not a main character anymore.” Y/N explained quietly, neither expecting her to be so frank but once the blunt words were spilling from her lips, not even she could stop them. She watched as Harry’s face crumpled, sadness twisting her gut as she fervently tried not to cry herself.

“Y/N... I don’t know what to say.” Harry trailed off. Y/N used to be so infatuated with him, so desperately in love that she was blind to his flaws, much like his ridiculous fan base. But she had grown up from the teenager with a crush to a young woman with heart and with ambitions, and Harry was no longer apart of what she wanted out of life. She had stopped being a part of his long ago, she just hadn’t realised it then.

“Is this in my head? Tell me I’ve got it wrong somehow, Harry. Because please believe me, I could do it. I could leave.”

“I can’t.” Harry finally said. “I did love you once, Y/N. I’m not even sure what happened to us if I’m being completely honest.”

“That’s the problem: you don’t really even want me to stay. But that’s the thing... you built an entire new wizarding world after you defeated You-Know-Who, and where was I? I’m sorry for being dramatic and shit but I’m taking this dagger out and finally going where I need to be.” Y/N continued, not pausing as not to give him any time to ask her to stay, not that he would. Her mind was made up, and even Harry could see that.

“I’m sorry, Y/N.” Harry whispered, his voice trailing off as Y/N went to get her coat from a peg just beside their front door.

“It’s alright, really. I know you don’t hate me, but both of us know this isn’t working anymore. I deserve someone who celebrates me and my love, and that isn’t you. I’m not really sure that it ever was.” Y/N said, a sad smile gracing her delicate features. She looked almost relieved. Utterly broken-hearted, but relieved all the same. “I’ll come back for my stuff tomorrow.”

“You’re leaving me?” Harry said. Even though she had told him why, it still came as a shock. Y/N nodded. “I’m so sorry I didn’t treat you how you deserve.”

“I’m sorry about that too.” Y/N replied, both warmly and coldly at the same time. “Goodbye, Harry Potter. All the best.”

“Goodbye.” It was all Harry could fathom to say as she pressed her engagement ring back into his hand, the final recognition of their relationship officially being over. It was a beautiful piece of jewellery, one she at one point she thought she would never take off her finger. There were no more words exchanged about the gesture for none were needed, all had been said already.

One simple word that locked the door on their relationship, the one that Y/N had finally gained the courage to close in the first place. It had taken her so long, so pathetically long, to realise that something wasn’t right. That Harry was meant to love her, that love shouldn’t and can’t survive while being one sided. It shouldn’t have to be tolerated, and Y/N had finally learned that through all those lonely nights of wondering where Harry was, what he was getting up to at work, if he even was there.

But as Y/N’s grandma used to tell her every Christmas, as one door closes, another always opens.

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A/N: hoped you liked it anon!!!

Nancy xx

[janiedean]

What do you think of the body-positivity movement?

oh god this is gonna be a hoot to answer but trying to keep it brief, as most things in today’s activism I like the idea behind it and I don’t necessarily like 50% of the execution

what I mean is: I think it’s sacrosanct to point out that more diverse body types should be represented and that we shouldn’t hold up as The Ideal just one type which coincidentally means thin/an unrealistic expectation, and I think we should absolutely encourage everyone to feel good with their body and promote the idea that you shouldn’t shame people for their weight or appearance, fuck knows I could have used it back in the day, but I don’t like how a lot of what I see tends to go beyond that and straight into promoting unhealthy behavior ie telling people that doctors are inherently fatphobic or that if your doctor tells you to lose weight he’s lying and that weight doesn’t matter when it comes to your health so *as long as you’re doing fine then it’s healthy* and like... it’s definitely true that some doctors refuse to look past the weight problem and in that case please do drop them, but weight does take a toll on your health if it’s too much and saying ‘as long as you’re fine’ doesn’t cut it because what your body can handle at twenty isn’t what it can handle at forty and I don’t see people also promoting healthy ways of living regardless of your weight.

ie, I’m a hypocrite because I don’t exercise as much as I should, but the fact that I never see a body positivity post going like ‘no matter what you weight or not consider walking thirty minutes each day because it’s good for you and try eating healthy stuff’ kind of rubs me wrong because I don’t really see promoting healthy ways of living on top of being positive about your size. and like, thing is, if someone’s overweight but eats healthy and does some exercise - minimum - then they’ll most likely be fine, but just saying that YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL THE WAY YOU ARE and cutting it there for me is kind of meh. because fine enough, but if then it actually gives you health issues then you should take that into consideration and a movement that doesn’t always include that doesn’t do its job fully imo. also I don’t like how half of the time **body positivity** comes along with shaming thin people/is only positive for a certain size (I mean, I have a lot of issues with the concept of *thin privilege* the way tumblr takes it) and it’s for women 99% of the time but not for men (and every post on here about unrealistic expectations of body shape for me usually get derailed/mocked, very mature...). like, on the other side I 100% appreciate the intent also because I don’t also like how ‘oh you lost weight’ is automatically a compliment when maybe it’s for an illness or the other person preferred themselves heavier and how being thin at all costs is seen as The Ultimate Target (and it brings to a bunch of health issues same as being *too* overweight) so the intent is great, but from what I see the movement is too... aesthetically focused and not health-focused, and I don’t think activism rooted in aesthetics goes very far.

also personally (under the cut bc personal-ish stuff that’s probably not coherent)

I... have issues with this mantra I see from a lot of media these days ie the message that if you are overweight them you are a goddess/beautiful/amazing and you have to like yourself the way you are because what if someone... is and doesn’t want to be? like honestly as much as in retrospective idk how the hell bridget jones counted as *overweight* in the movie because at most she had full cheeks but never mind, I always found that way more, er, pseudo-empowering than most of the anacondas out there - I don’t want to get empowered by songs comparing how beautiful my extra weight is in spite of ***skinny bitches*** (ew) sung by people who are actually thin (like n/icki m/inaj is nowhere near overweight are we serious), I appreciate way more the fact that in BJ’s case her struggle with weight wasn’t tied to her worth as a person or to her quest in finding love and stuff and she didn’t exactly succeed all the time. like I’d prefer sort of realistical-ish stuff like that rather than this trend of telling you that not only you’re beautiful, you’re better than the random skinny bitch out there. idk I hate how it pits people against each other all over again and since I know I’ll never see my eventual extra weight as attractive regardless of how much of it there is or how much I made peace with it I’d appreciate if once in a while the message was ‘it’s fine if you don’t particularly like yourself and it’s fine if you don’t lose it or as much of it as you wish but it has nothing to do with how other people perceive you or your worth as a person or the way you look’ rather than hailing as *body positive anthems* stuff like ‘OMG YOU HAVE A LARGE ASS IT’S SO MUCH BETTER THIN PEOPLE SUCK’. but anyway that’s my issue, and if other people find the above message empowering good for them absolutely, but I just wish it wasn’t most of the alternative around.

and I’d also appreciate if, actually, people started using the proper terminology and use curvy/fat/obese in the actual meanings of the words - curvy is not fat, fat is not obese and obese is not fat or curvy and since the latter can bring health issues maybe calling it curvy isn’t a good idea, same as calling curvy people who have some meat on their bones and a C cup is not fair because if a curvy person is someone with a C/D cup and maybe some 5kgs more than they should have when it should be normal weight or regular, then what is thin, an XS size? then you wonder why people starve themselves to get there. like this entire thing rubs me wrong because it encourages classifying as *curvy* or fat types that are not either and since we live in a society that sadly encourages the THE THINNER THE BETTER type when it’s actually unhealthy as hell, I just wish the message was differently put. but that’s my two cents. *shrug*

[simmancy]

Is this a giant reply post?

Hell yeah it is!

Especially since I’m taking a day off story posts. It’s been a huge weekend on this little simblr. Thank you all for sticking with me!! And welcome to the new followers I’ve gained over the weekend! I’ll have a little something posted within the next few days :)

Anyway, today’s post features replies to: @frost-rainbowcy, @mdebunny, @simsplyirresistible, @simphonics, @stoneybalonie, @germansam, @romeo-and-simulet, @siminycricket, @nikasimming, @simlation, @riseofthecowplant, @prism-pop-asks, @monets-pumpkins, @sunflowersim, @bouquet-of-scissors, @asinglewallflower......... I’m hoping I didn’t miss anyone. This is seriously a giant reply reply post.

Ruby Grim, Disney Princess (?)

frost-rainbowcy replied to your photoset “Meet Ruby Grim is this a thing that’s actually going to be…”

Mwhwhahaha!

You... are a bad influence. <3 So is Mary. You guys just made it look so fun and interesting.

samssims reblogged your photoset and added: 

Look at all the beauties coming our way!

stoneybalonie replied to your photoset “Meet Ruby Grim is this a thing that’s actually going to be…”

SHES SO CUTE

simsplyirresistible replied to your photoset “Meet Ruby Grim is this a thing that’s actually going to be…”

I LOVE HER

Thank you guys! I can’t wait to start playing with her even more >D She’s already kind of the worst............. You’ll see.

The Camping Trip from Hell

mdebunny replied to your photoset “And then the night kind of took a turn for the worse…”

This is why I’ll never go camping. Well, this and the bugs. :P

germansam replied to your photoset “And then the night kind of took a turn for the worse…”

Ah the joys of camping…

My dudes, camping is the literal WORST irl. I love/hate it. This sim camping trip: also hell. They honestly set everything on fire like 4 times.

And then Veri just kept... rolling wishes to play with the campfire. 

simphonics replied to your photoset “AND THEY JUST KEPT CHATTING WHILE SHE WAS ON FIRE. I MEAN. COME ON.”

rip veri

She (almost) died the way she lived: being an idiot sandwich.

romeo-and-simulet replied to your photoset “Sangria Plum: Nooooo not my camping trip!”

it’s payback for your evil matchmaking plans

🥑 Avocado Toast 🥑

The poor dude who had no chance, in any universe. Too bad he’s as bland as his name. And I mean... Could he have ever competed with Ries?

romeo-and-simulet replied to your photoset “Avocado: Ria already told me what she was planning. Hazel: Ria lacks…”

the poor guy doesn’t know how to deal with this

I don’t think anyone knows how to deal with (idiot sandwich) Veri or (poor planner) Ria.

germansam replied to your photoset

Quality date material obv

He should not have been surprised that Veri was Not Into Him after that display!

Honestly, he WAS supposed to accompany Veri to the wedding. But then he was cranky the entire rest of the camping trip because everything was constantly on fire, and I had to write in his shitty attitude. It worked out because instead we got.....

🍑 Peach Puff 🍑

romeo-and-simulet replied to your photoset “Sangria Plum: So I was thinking we could literally roast marshmallows…”

I’m sorry peach puff but you’re missing the cheekbones

Can anyone compare to Cassandra Allegra Portia Calogera Filomena Pentaghast though?

(No. No, they cannot.)

simsplyirresistible replied to your photoset “Iris: We could totally go for a hike, though. That’s a wilderness…”

PEACH PUFF IS ME! THANK U

WE WERE ALL PEACH PUFF IN THIS BLESSED QUEUE. Thank you for letting me play with him. He’s been a hoot.

your-nerdy-wife-lizilla replied to your photoset “Peach Puff: Well maybe. But only because it seems like it’d be funny…”

I love Peach Puff~!!!

bouquet-of-scissors replied to your photoset “Peach Puff: Mirror, mirror on the wall, tell Veri to hurry the fudge…”

I love peach puff omg x’D

simsplyirresistible replied to your photoset “Peach Puff: Well maybe. But only because it seems like it’d be funny…”

I love my smol son. will he find a boyfriend at the wedding that’d be cute

Look at all this Peach Puff love!!!

OKAY SO. At the wedding, he actually tried to hook up with Pitt Ice-Cream......... who is married to Buckwheat Torte, Black Cherry & Forest’s father. So that was awkward. Meanwhile, Bubble Mint Tea (you know, MY SIMSELF) tried flirting with him??????????????? 

Yeah........ he had a fun time at the wedding. If there hadn’t been Veri Drama happening, I would’ve posted it more. And since he did become Veri’s best friend out of the group, he will also be seen more down the road. Maybe he’ll even find a boyfriend :D

Ambrosia

prism-pop-asks replied to your photoset “Elsewhere… “Do you know what you’re going to say?” “To who?” “Don’t…”

Oh man she got so prettyyyyy

frost-rainbowcy replied to your photoset “Elsewhere… “Do you know what you’re going to say?” “To who?” “Don’t…”

SHE IS SO PRETTY

mdebunny replied to your photoset “Elsewhere… “Do you know what you’re going to say?” “To who?” “Don’t…”

she’s gorgeous

Eiswein Puck might be a giant dick but he has some damn good genetics.

So, if you think Ambrosia’s pretty.... wait~ til~ ya~ see~ Veri & Ries~ babies~

Once Upon a Dream.......

siminycricket replied to your photoset “She’ll be back. She always comes back. It was just something weird……”

CAN VERITY DREAMWALK WITH RIESLIN!?

Kind of! She’s (still) getting there. Like I said before, she’s working on unlocking that part of herself.

nikasimming replied to your photoset “He didn’t see her. If it was even really, really him–but he didn’t see…”

No go back and talk to him!!!

mdebunny replied to your photoset

Noooo… Veri he’s waiting for you! Get back here!

germansam replied to your photoset

ASSERT YOUR FEELINGS VERI!

Verity Vine is the WORST. THE WORST.

Eiswein........

simsplyirresistible replied to your photoset “Elsewhere… “Do you know what you’re going to say?” “To who?” “Don’t…”

oooo his dad has been reduced to first name status

AS HE FUCKING DESERVES. Can’t wait til you guys see him again.

Wedding Shenanigans

simphonics replied to your photoset “Elsewhere… “Do you know what you’re going to say?” “To who?” “Don’t…”

How’s he going to feel if she brings a date? :(

If it had been Avocado, probably terrible. Peach Puff trying to mack on Pitt kind of.... negated any jealousy Riesling would have felt.

frost-rainbowcy replied to your photoset “Verity Vine: I think that lady just stole my drink… Candy Cane: Whoa,…”

CC!!

mdebunny replied to your photoset “Verity Vine: I think that lady just stole my drink… Candy Cane: Whoa,…”

Seeing CC hanging out with Veri is awesome! :D

CC IS THE BEST. They’re legit “good friends” in game (maybe CC’s aspiration + Veri’s Outgoing trait combined to form this awesome friendship). She’ll absolutely be back soon.

simsplyirresistible replied to your photoset “Verity Vine: I think that lady just stole my drink… Candy Cane: Whoa,…”

WASNT SHE A COP

Carnation’s the cop.... Which, honestly, I feel she should have controlled her wife better. Because Mel was a terror all wedding long. Stealing drinks, enthusing about the thrill of it, etc.

Riesling’s Absence (or lack thereof)

germansam replied to your photoset “It’s not even a big venue, so it seemed especially strange that she…”

He can’t face how IN LOVE with you he still probably. Or he’s fashionably late. OR he’s gonna make a grand entrance.

DING DING DING on points 1 and 3. We’ll probably hear in detail this week, but he took his seat for the ceremony after Veri had sat down (two rows behind her; you can BARELY see his hair in the picture), and he avoided her throughout the reception because he was working up the nerve to talk to her..... Thus creating the dramatic entrance you got.

TBF, she leveled up in hotness too! Speaking of which....

Hot Damn....

siminycricket replied to your photoset “Hey there.”

Please be real, please be real!!!

It was real!

mdebunny replied to your photoset “Hey there.”

Riesling!! So happy to see him again! :D

stoneybalonie replied to your photoset “Hey there.”

FINALLY NOW LETS SEE HIS FACE. This is what I have been waiting for all week

The best kind of comment. I’d say, “I hope it didn’t disappoint” but....

( ^^ an accurate representation of me HAVING TO TURN TUMBLR NOTIFICATIONS OFF ON MY PHONE, you guys BLEW ME UP HERE)

nikasimming replied to your photoset “Riesling: My name is Riesling Puck. You might recognize me from your…”

RIESLING

frost-rainbowcy replied to your photoset “Riesling: My name is Riesling Puck. You might recognize me from your…”

Stud muffin. He cleans up good, that one.

germansam replied to your photoset “Riesling: My name is Riesling Puck. You might recognize me from your…”

If I could like this picture more I would. It’s perfection. He’s perfection. Omg Kit!!!!!!

stoneybalonie replied to your photoset “Riesling: My name is Riesling Puck. You might recognize me from your…”

IM SCREAMING HES SO HANDSOME ��

asinglewallflower replied to your photoset “Riesling: My name is Riesling Puck. You might recognize me from your…”

Holy mother of all things pink :o

mdebunny replied to your photoset “Riesling: My name is Riesling Puck. You might recognize me from your…”

Yum. He and Veri are going to be a hot couple! :D

siminycricket replied to your photoset “Riesling: My name is Riesling Puck. You might recognize me from your…”

Oh hawt damm ������

simlation replied to your photoset “Riesling: My name is Riesling Puck. You might recognize me from your…”

omg riesling is gorgeous & not to mention the definition of smooth

simsplyirresistible replied to your photoset “Riesling: My name is Riesling Puck. You might recognize me from your…”

idk if youve seen this video but this is me in my head rnhttps://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-09/12/18/enhanced/buzzfeed-prod-fastlane03/anigif_enhanced-25697-1473717760-3.gif?downsize=715:*&output-format=auto&output-quality=auto

monets-pumpkins replied to your photoset “Riesling: My name is Riesling Puck. You might recognize me from your…”

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH

riseofthecowplant replied to your photoset “Riesling: My name is Riesling Puck. You might recognize me from your…”

DAAAAAAAAMNN

sunflowersim replied to your photoset “Riesling: My name is Riesling Puck. You might recognize me from your…”

Hey, hi, I’m super late to the party, but, like, he’s perfect?!

YOU. GUYS. BLEW. ME. UP. In quick succession:

He does clean up exceptionally well!

They are an exceptionally hot couple.

Ries can be smooth, but you guys can bet your butts that he practiced that line 7 ways to Sunday (and it was a call back--absolutely positively planned).

Beth that gif is adorable I DIED

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love how much you guys love my dorky little pancake-loving son and his fav idiot sandwich. I love you guys SO, SO MUCH. Thank you. Seriously.

Love, Love, Love

monets-pumpkins replied to your photoset “Verity Vine: R-Riesling… Riesling: Three years, right? That’s a long…”

They’re so gone for each other it’s ridiculous

They honestly are. You should see them autonomously--they’re probably one of the most lovey couples I’ve had in game. I played them a little after the wedding/hook-up and they got stuck in this loop of just kissing each other........ over and over. It was adorable/hilarious.

OH FFS VERI

germansam replied to your photoset “Fudge. Fudge. Fudge. Fudgin’ fudge.” Riesling: Verity Vine, stop–”

Stop running. Face your feelings!!!

monets-pumpkins replied to your photoset 

VERI NO I BELIEVED IN YOU

sunflowersim replied to your photoset

OH FFS VERI

germansam replied to your photoset

Sighhhhh…Luna warned her about this.

mdebunny replied to your photoset

Veri!! Get back there! D:

You can always trust Verity Vine to panic and run away from her feelings, which leads to...............

Fight Fight Fight!!

germansam replied to your photoset “Riesling: Leave you alone? Leave you alone?? Verity Vine: Yes, that’s…”

And my heart breaks…

bouquet-of-scissors replied to your photoset “Riesling: Leave you alone? Leave you alone?? Verity Vine: Yes, that’s…”

Oh hun ;-;

sunflowersim replied to your photoset “Riesling: Leave you alone? Leave you alone?? Verity Vine: Yes, that’s…”

):

:( Ries hasn’t had it easy the last three years either. They were both a little broken.

simsplyirresistible replied to your photoset “Riesling: Right now, yeah, you’re kind of the worst. You disappear…”

OH MY GOD RIES SHUT UP. You’re justified to be angry but cutting her off constantly will not help you

simphonics replied to your photoset “Riesling: So you decided how I feel for me, huh? Verity Vine: I knew…”

I mean, he does have a right to be mad.

He absolutely does have the right to be mad (Veri did not have the moral high ground at any point here). And TBF to him, they were both talking over each other--Veri just couldn’t finish any of her sentences while also avoiding the topic. 

All this said, Riesling can’t stay mad at Veri for extended periods of time. It’s not in his nature to hold grudges, and frankly, she’s his number 1 weakness anyway. He’d already forgiven her once he had said his piece (

germansam replied to your photoset “Riesling: Sure, I’m mad NOW because I would have helped you through…”

Also the no hesitation in her answer hurts my heart a little…

Veri has honestly spent a lot of time blaming/hating herself. This is the first time we’ve heard her be truly, brutally honest, besides once mentioning in therapy that she feels guilty.

And yes, if anyone still had any doubts: this is the reason she cut herself off from Riesling. She believed she didn’t deserve his love after losing their baby. 

Veri is still going to have to work through a couple of her issues (being in a relationship does not magically fix depression, obv; and looking at how I’ve written her, she’s almost always had an unnamed anxiety disorder to boot), but having TOLD Riesling (and him not hating her) does absolve her of some of the guilt.

But that’ll all be ongoing in the background. Essentially, this is..........

A Happy Ending~

nikasimming replied to your photoset

Yes!!!

simlation replied to your photoset

i have died and gone to heaven oh my god!!!

asinglewallflower replied to your photoset

Yes- just yes

germansam replied to your photoset

������ it’s just so perfect. They’re perfect. They’re perfect together!!! ❤❤❤

prism-pop-asks replied to your photoset

;A; I love them

asinglewallflower replied to your photoset

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

monets-pumpkins replied to your photoset

this is everything I’ve ever wanted

siminycricket replied to your photoset

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

siminycricket replied to your photoset “Riesling: Well you’re wrong.”

GOD YES I’M SO FUDGING HAPPY NOW GO MAKE BEAUTIFUL BABIES YOU TWO PLS <3

asinglewallflower replied to your photoset “Riesling: Well you’re wrong.”

I’m going to explode rainbows and butterflies- OH MY WORD

germansam replied to your photoset “Riesling: Well you’re wrong.”

YAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSS

bouquet-of-scissors replied to your photoset “Riesling: Well you’re wrong.”

!!!!!!!!!!! my heart rn

....and a Happy Ending~~~ 😏

asinglewallflower replied to your photoset “I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz, or the arrow of…”

*swoons*

siminycricket replied to your photoset “I love you as the plant that never blooms but carries in itself the…”

GeT iT GiRl!!!

germansam replied to your photoset “I love you as the plant that never blooms but carries in itself the…”

Some much needed making up for lost time! Get it gurl!

simsplyirresistible replied to your photoset “I love you as the plant that never blooms but carries in itself the...”

THOSE ARE BOOBS

I fucking died just now seeing this comment hahahaha. Veri’s stacked.

I wanted it to be VERY CLEAR this time that they’re doing the do. No questions about it.

germansam replied to your photoset “I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz, or the arrow of…”

Aw they’re gonna miss the bouquet and garter toss…

They did..... But TBH I don’t think they mind ;D

simphonics replied to your photoset “I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you…”

Is it bad my first thought was whose house they’re in? ��

BAHAHA. They’re at the hotel--Riesling’s room, as Veri and Peach Puff had subtly discussed earlier.

Okay, well, I’m exhausted now. Thank you again, everyone! Stay tuned for more Pastille goodness, and eventually some Grims too :D

[rurulaura]

Symbiosis thoughts.

All right. Let’s do a live re-watch of Symbiosis. I lost all of my thoughts from my other account.. SO i can’t even compare them. *sighs* Looks like I’m starting from scratch. 

- i was pleased that most of my theories pertaining to maki and Meiko were correct. We had the confirmation that Maki and MM had planned on using Meicoomon to initiate the reboot. But that the plan was moving in action as far as 1999 is pretty amazing. It really shows how much Meiko had to go through with Meicoomon’s berserk behavior. Also how much time Maki had to wait for this day. Even MM was saying he had been waiting for this opportunity for years. Which begs, “when did this Gennai even appear?” I originally thought he had recently appeared like in the last year. But seems this Gennai clone has been around for longer. Guess the real Gennai forgot to mention that too! Big surprise there. 

-Takeru calling Mysterious Man Gennal. Ok takeru I forgive you for calling MM ken now. :)

-Gotta give love to Mama Yagami. Always thinking of her kids. Making sure a meal was put on the table, waiting for them. This really brought me to tears. Actually,  a lot of stuff did. lol 

-Called Apocalymon’s data someone getting into Meicoomon’s egg as we see in Saikai. Since Meicoomon was supposedly born in 1999 it was more and more likely that it was Apocalymon’s data that got into her egg. THe helixes were a pretty big hint too. Since the data probably prevented Meicoomon to be rebooted. Only option was to kill her and revert her to an egg so she could be reborn without bad data. I’m not the only person to realize this. I’ll get to that later. 

-The digidestined running around and falling into pits was hilarious as hell and I couldn’t stop laughing from this point on. OMG that’s why I needed to rewatch. My eyes were closed laughing so damn hard! I only wanted Taichi to fall down a hole, not you guys!

-The silly anime faces were hilarious. I like how that did that. It was nostalgic in its own sense. We don’t see silly anime faces a lot in anime these days like we did in the 90′s. So this is refreshing. 

-i really liked the cave scene where everyone was comparing themselves to Meiko. They brought up what they knew and learned from their first adventure. It really tugged at my heart strings. This part made me feel like i was watching Digimon again. It was good. Really good. 

-As out of place Agumon’s food obsession has been for the last few movies. THey really brought the punch lines at the perfect moments. Cave scene was perfect comedic timing .

- Papa Daigo comes into play. He only wishes the best for those kids and it really shows. Even questioning why he was Chosen... 

-the sudden meichi moments really seem forced. It probably wouldn’t bother me so much if they had a small bit more interaction in previous movies. 

-On the first watch through. I had to yell at the police that asked “DO you realize what is happening with the world right now?!” my response, yeah, they do. Three times over, actually! (1999, 2000, 2002) Though in their defense the kids didn’t realize the DIgimon were causing so much damage already. It looked peaceful in their area. 

-Daigo was so damn cool during the police custody scene though. Love this guy. During the school scene, I missed Daigo chiming in with Hope. He was really struggling with his Chosen Child status this movie.

-I was worried that Meiko was going to be portrayed as crying and unmotivated the whole movie like she was in COnfession. But she continued to take action and was hardly crying. It’s understandable how in these first two parts she was down. Because even though she is trying to do her best to be a good partner. Everything keeps going wrong. Meicoomon still went berserk in the end and is causing so much damage in the real world. Her words couldn’t get to her. It’s understandable how Meiko is down. But after some encouragement, she does get back on her feet and faces some hard choices this movie...

-Hikari saying you never know how scary a situation is until it happens to you really rings true what’s happening in our world right now. With the US and it’s insanity. It’s a bit scary to think that even though the sky is blue and pretty outside... Not even far from you something horrible is happening. 

-Scary stories at the school was fucking brilliant by the way. I loved this! It was so damn funny! It’s a really great Meiko moment too. 

-I don’t know if people are complaining that Meiko took all the light this movie. But Taichi was the real show stealer here. He had some great scenes and the courtyard was one of them. We hadn’t seen much of this Taichi in a while i feel like. 

-Agumon and Meiko was a hoot too. Him and his stomach and not understand Meiko and her heart. Aaaah. What a hoot. 

-I loved the split screen evolutions. They took creative liberty on them and it looks neat to see. Also cuts the time down by a lot too. 

-WHo exactly we are supposed to fight is what we’ve been wondering for 5 movies, Taichi. DOn’t worry. You aren’t the only one, buddy. 

-Raguelmon coming into protect Meiko proved there is still a bond there. This is so important to remember later. Even if they have to kill Meicoomon or she dies. That bond is still there and can be reformed. There is still hope. Despite what Homeostasis and crew thinks about Meicoomon losing absolute control. They are wrong...

-Hikari telling Homeostasis to get the hell out of there was freaking awesome. Greatest moment she’s ever had.(that’s a sad thing to admit. She should have had more in the last two seasons and movies. ) Hikari may have had not much in this movie, but that’s not to do this movie. But next movie certainly leaves the door open for more for her. Especially since Meiko’s story comes to a resolution of sorts this movie. 

-Once they hopped into the Digital World, I did hope that my theory that Alphamon is one of MM digimon that he can snap in to existence like Imperialdramon. But not today I guess.  Guess everyone is too busy to wonder why Daigo can actually in the Digital World.  Hey kids, think Daigo is a chosen? Too busy? Okei dokie. As they say, action now, questions later. 

-Maki being in the dark ocean completely caught me by surprise. I wasn’t expecting that element to appear. Even the weird creatures are there!! I thought, “oh, there’s no time for the Dark Ocean to be introduced.” But as part of Maki’s story, totally fits. Also,I really doubt Maki is drowning to her death. I’m sure she’ll be fine. After an epic redemption that is. I mean, she’s already shooting guns at those things! You go you crazy axe girl! She reminds me of Riza from FMA. SOmeone’s gotta take care of the useless boys in the rain. 

-Now the scene I absoulutely love. The moment i realized that needed to happen. THe reboot didn’t get rid of Meicoomon’s virus. THe only solution is to kill her. Meiko realizes this. I had hoped the writers would go this route. Of Meiko realizing Meicoomon was only causing suffering to the world and to her friends. That Meicoomon was constantly suffering inside. That the only thing to save her was... to kill her. I am so glad that Meiko came to this realization too. Her character has grown so much and I am so damn proud of her. I cried during this scene, because I  knew what she was thinking. I felt for her so bad. Her character arc comes to its resolve... She understands. (See? Now next movie can focus on other things.. Happy haters?) 

-I’m sure Taichi and Daigo will be okay. But that was intense.  I really hope Daigo can get to Maki next movie. 

-I really wish Hikari wasn’t still so reliant on her brother. Maybe this leads into good development next movie. Or so I hope. 

-Meicoomon and Ophanimon fusion was indeed freaky as hell. Holy shit. Next movie is gonna be crazy... 

-I was all for crazy Hikari. But daaaamn. To think it’d happen! Well, she isn’t walking around with a bloody hatchet, but close enough! COmmanding that fusion thing to destroy everything. 

-I think the Dark Ocean even collided with the real world. YOu can see the dark ocean water pooling and going up in a spiral then the real world behind it.. 

-I always had Yamato in mind as the “leader” to pick up the pieces of Taichi ever fell. Now he has. Now get to see how this continues. 

-Hey, how about that other kid that inherited Taichi’s goggles? We should see them too. 

[the-human-stain-k]

Atlanta

So I left Tennessee the night before the show. It would be a 5 hour drive to Mississippi to meet at Addy’s house and then another 5 hour drive to get to the hotel. I left right after I got out of work at 11pm and arrived at Addy’s by about 4:30am.

Addy, @infernalghuleh, is such a sweetheart! 💜 I wish she lived closer! I had so much fun with and her friend and her puppy! She was a breathe of fresh air from the people I normally associate with. Fangirling with her is the best thing ever!

Anywho enough gushing! In the car I was supposed to sleep but I didn’t but like 2 hours and stayed up until 1:30am or 2am so I was an exhausted girl by the time we got to the hotel that night.

Once we got to the hotel everyone started getting ready and we began waiting on @manic-ghoulette and her friend Erin to show up. Manic-ghoulette is a hoot guys! She is such a delight omg. I really loved being around her! 💜

The concert itself was amazing. Better than any other one I’ve been to. Even better than Louisville even though I was in front row for that show. The show had fire and pyro and all kinds of shit that I hadn’t seen from them irl before and it makes a difference!

Here’s where all the exciting stuff happens!

After the show I ran and bought a poster to have signed. And proceeded to meet everyone by the buses. I found them along with the lovely @ratouttahell! Once again what a lovely person!

We waited for about 2 hours for the boys and then finally Aether was the first to come out. Lemme tell you. This man is the definition of charming. Hes got this way about him that makes him seem like a long time friend. Hes just so personable and genuine and nice! Plus, he likes to talk. However, in Atlanta they werent able to talk with us as long as they did in Louisville. 

Once Aether got to me he asked how I was doing. Of course the answer was good! I asked him to sign my poster and he immediately goes “Sure!” While he was signing my poster he overheard that Rat and I were from Tennessee. He stops for a second and goes "Wait a minute we have a show in Nashville why are you here?" I sais im going to be in Nashville as well as Louisville. "Oh, Im excited about the Louisville show!" Then I asked for a hug and the dude goes “Absolutely!” This man. He gives the best hugs ever. I wanted to live there. It wasnt too tight or too lose it was THE perfect hug lmao. Btw, he smells so fucking good! Then the crotch story happend. Two people behind me wanted a hug as well. Me, being the socially awkward potato that I am, panicked ans ducked and wound up with the side of my head being smooshed against Aethers bellybutton crotch region. I was totally embarressed and didnt know how to react to this situation. All I said was “This is awkward” all while Aether is laughing. I have a firm belief that if I can survive that, I can survive anything.

Next was Fire.This man is even more beautiful in person. IF THATS EVEN POSSIBLE!! (honestly theyre all more beautiful in person) There were a few people in line before me to meet him. Once he got to me we had the little how are you could you sign this chat. When I handed him my poster he takes a second to decide which sharpie color to use. The man is so prepared he brings TWO sharpies. “Im gonna use the the silver one on this because I think it’ll look better” he says. He then looks me right in the eyes and aks, “whats your name?” “Alexis” I say. He goes “E-l-e-x-i-s?” I corrected him and he proceeds to personalize my poster with great precision. LIke the dude took a good 30 seconds to write it out. I ask for a hug and he goes “Of course!” then I thank him for everything and just says “Pleasure” and I have not been the same since!

Then out came Tobias. I was not prepared for him tbh. He headed onto the the tour bus and told us “Ill be out i a second and all four of us, addy, me, raven, and erin, went ok!  His voice is so surreal irl. Like it sounds the same but not really and I just loved hearing. When he came out he didnt seem to be in the best mood. Which we all have bad days so I totally didnt hold that against him.He got to me and stared me in the eyes for a good few seconds obviously trying to recall something, my face turning a burning bright red in response.. He asks if I was the girl that gave him the drawing. I go “nooo” and he says oh ok Im sorry. I proceed to tell him ill be in Nashville and Louisville to see them. He signs my poster and I ask for a hug. He hesitates and goes sure. Obviously not wanting to do it which made me regret every life decision ever. I go for a full hug and once again being the monumental awkward person that I am I hit him in the face with my face. Like cheek to cheek action happened and I felt terrible about it lmao I found out later that the reason that happend is beasue I went for a full hug and he went for a half hug. He didnt want to hug anyone that night and it was really weird compared to all the stories that Id heard. After he left Addy turned to me and said “ I love how hot and bothered you got when Tobias came out” I was shook. “ Omg, if you could tell he could tell!!” Im just a socially awkward potato if yall didnt know that already.

We stayed even after Tobias left us just see everyone go back and fourth. When Water came out to get o the bus Addy yelled “Water I Love you” He just looked at her and gave her a small smirk. When Fire was finally getting on the bus, Raven yelled “ There he is! Mister Uni-Verse!” Fire started smiling and strutting and winked. Something funny happened when Aether got on as well but I cant remember what It was. 

We did eventually leave with concert depression in our hearts. The next morning Raven left us and we went to IHOP to eat and to The Junk Mans Daughter for some shoppig! After that we left and headed to the Haunted Sloss Furnance in hopes of getting to look around. When we got there there was a rando pride fest going! Needlees to say the whole Atlanta trip was amazing.

@misslavender @infernalghuleh just cause you guys told me to tag yall in stories.😊 You deserve a hug if you actually read all of this!

[daleisgreat]

Lockdown 2007

Welcome to the third installment of my march through all of TNA/GFW/Impact Wrestling’s Lockdown PPVs that ran from 2005-2016. As I like to start these off, let’s see how Impact has evolved over the previous year. Going into April 2007, they now have WWE Hall of Famer and current RAW GM, Kurt Angle on its roster. Vince Russo is back on the TNA booking team for the first of many Lockdowns to come. We were in the midst of the ‘PCS’ Paparazzi Championship Series where Kevin Nash took several X-Division guys and put them through early-NXT-type challenges and made buddies with them all in the end in a fun set of sketches to look back on and see how they helped add some depth to previously vanilla X-Division stars. Some major teams have now split up with Team Canada and America’s Most Wanted no longer together. This is the final Lockdown during the ‘one-hour adrenaline rush’ era of Impact, as Spike made the show a two hour program in the proceeding fall. With that added hour they immediately debuted its ‘Knockouts’ division, and the seeds for that are seen here with more women on the roster compared to a year prior, and 2007 seeing the first women’s match in Lockdown history. This is one of the first TNA/Impact PPV’s to leave the Impact Zone in Orlando, and started a new trend for the promotion where they would try and have at least a few of their ‘marquee’ PPVs in bigger markets. This change in venue is immediately noticeable as Lockdown 2007 emanates from a much bigger venue in St. Louis, Missouri. The Impact Zone is a nice studio setting for the weekly TV show that TNA has made tremendous strides in making it look bigger than it actually is, but them bringing their PPVs to a legit arena gives them a more big time feel.

The pre-show match is included in the extras and features Vodoo Kin Mafia (AKA James Gang, AKA New Age Outlaws) taking on Christy Hemme’s mysterious team called Serontonin. I completely forgot about Serontonin until now, and looking back at them they remind me an awful lot of Sanity in NXT. Hemme’s first foray into managing did not go well as Serontonin were not long for the company, and Hemme would find a modicum of success managing the Rock ‘n Rave Infection, who I kid you not came down to the ring jamming out on Guitar Hero guitars! Voodoo Kin Mafia was Russo’s 4th-wall breaking makeover of the James Gang, whose only purpose seemed to intentionally point out the absurd booking of DX concurrently taking place in WWE. The match was a forgettable quick little bout on the preshow with Kip pinning Havik with The One and Only. Other extras on the DVD are a photo gallery that I took pics with my phone of for the blog here, thus the lack of quality (sorry….kind of) and a nice 12-minute montage of footage of TNA stars signing autographs at its Fan Fest the day before. I loved the longtime TNA PPV voiceover guy, Barry Scott! His voice brings an intangible grandeur to every event he introduces and he does it once again here promising this Lockdown will bring blood and terror! There was no blood in the 5-Man Xscape match opener for the X-Division title. Like past years, eliminations happen by pins and submissions until it is down to the last two where escape from cage determines the winner. This year’s contestants were Sonjay Dutt, Alex Shelley, Shark Boy, ‘Black Machismo’ Jay Lethal and defending champ, Chris Sabin. Kevin Nash and the PCS was responsible for Jay Lethal doing a Macho Man impression he kept up for a few years in TNA because it was damn good Macho Man impression and was responsible for the only good Ric Flair moment in his TNA run. The X-Division delivered in this match with a ton of killer spots that all connected. Shelley and Sabin teamed up for a hearty part of the match and gelled well together and I could see this match being the catalyst for them starting to team up shortly after this PPV and form the Motor City Machine Guns. Eventually it came down to Lethal and Sabin, and Sabin successfully defended the belt after Lethal got his foot stuck in the cage in a heck of an opener.

Former Team Canada members collide next when Robert Roode took on Petey Williams. This had the storyline of Williams trying to help out another former Team Canada member, Eric Young, who was tricked into signing paperwork to become Robert Roode’s property. Young tries to help Petey out, but it backfires and Roode lands the Payoff/Perfect Plex for the win. The first women’s Lockdown bout transpired next with Gail Kim taking on Jacquelyn/Miss Jackie Moore. Jackie is teaming with James Storm and both have an awesome theme that has not crossed my mind in awhile and was a hoot to relive. The two stepped up and had a killer match that started off with an outside brawl before slugging it out in the six sides of steel. Kim got the pin after a splash from the top of the cage. Good ‘ol Mr. Bob Backlund had a fun cup of coffee in TNA at this time. He would usually be seen in the background coming out of commercial behind the announcers doing the Harvard Step Test all show long for no apparent rhyme or reason. TNA! TNA! This regrettably stopped when he became involved in Senshi and Austin Starr’s feud and was the guest referee. In case you forgot, Austin Starr was TNA’s reimagining of Austin Aries as a modern day Jesse Ventura. Senshi got a sneaky roll-up win after he took advantage of Starr arguing with Backlund.

When I was eight I must have watched the Wrestlemania VII blindfold match on Colisseum Videotape between Rick Martel and Jake Roberts countless times. 8-year-old Dale absolutely ate it up! That is how you do a blindfold match! How you do not do a blindfold match is how TNA executed it here between former America’s Most Wanted teammates Chris Harris and James Storm. The ref loosely tied the masks on both men, and both masks repeatedly fell off several times throughout. ‘Someone Stop This’ was an audible chant throughout the bout. It mercifully concluded when Storm cheated and peaked from under the mask to see Harris’s position and superkicked him for the pin. I made it clear on this blog before my love for WWE’s OMG video series, and when WWE ultimately buys out TNA/Impact and gets their video library, this blindfold match is easily a top tier contender for TNA’s OMG/Worst of moments. It is worth noting Harris and Storm would rebound from this in a match of the year contender a few months later at Sacrifice 2007. The next match saw Christopher Daniels taking on Jerry Lynn. Daniels is trying some new gimmickry with his persona at this time by having spooky face paint around one of his eyes…..I do not believe this lasted long and I eagerly anticipate filling you all full of delicious, spicy, great tasting curry soon when Daniels debuts Curry Man in a year or two! The match was nothing too special, and eventually had a couple nice spots in the final moments before Daniels won with his Last Rites finisher. LAX and a wheelchaired-bounded Konnan cut a promo on Team 3D next. Konnan is essentially retired at this point as a lifetime of leg injuries caught up with him and he is now only managing LAX.

Compared to the previous two Lockdowns, it is a achievement and a half that the 2007 edition did not see bloodshed until the eight match on the card when Team 3D faced LAX in a electrified cage match. You read that right, whenever wrestlers would touch the cage, they would get shocked, complete with zany PA sound effects and flashing arena lights and gratuitous overselling from D-Von who got Border Tossed by Hernandez into the cage and bled buckets all over the mat. The crowd did not respond well to this gimmicked warfare and appropriately chanted ‘bullshit’ and ‘fire Russo’ in response. Poor Hernandez got around the electricity by climbing up the cage with special leather gloves and boots he conjured from out of nowhere, but his attempt at putting Team 3D away with a splash through a table backfired when D-Von rolled out of the way, and then Homicide stumbling into the 3D move spelled victory for Team 3D in another match worthy of making the elusive ‘Top 50 OMG TNA Moments’ list. Throughout this PPV between matches there were regular backstage updates from the members on both sides of the Lethal Lockdown main event. It was the usual bru-ha-ha of whether certain team members could be trusted. Jeff Jarrett was making his TNA return after a several month sabbatical and joined up on Kurt Angle’s side of heroes consisting of Rhino, Samoa Joe and Sting and they all were unsure of Jarrett’s loyalty. Christian Cage was on top of his game at this point in his TNA run as NWA World Champ and leader of his faction with Tomko and AJ Styles who was now rocking a full-out southern hick character. Joining them in Lethal Lockdown were Abyss, and TNA newcomer, ‘Big Poppa Pump’ Scott Steiner. If you though Steiner was unpredictable on the mic before, then checkout this montage past the 14 minute mark to see his best TNA lines where Scott truly was unfiltered.

I always liked the Lethal Lockdown matches, which had nearly the exact same rules as War Games, except the roof lowered after the 10th and final competitor entered and they left a gap at the top encouraging wrestlers to crawl on top of the roof which was filled with weapons. It kind of got congested with just one ring when more stars entered the fray, but eventually almost all made it to the outside once Rhino speared Tomko out of the cage in an impressive moment. Seeing Scotty Steiner bust out a Frankensteiner for the first time in ages also had me popping big. There was the requisite Pyramid Suplex spot towards the end of the match, and the most eye-opening spot featured Angle punching AJ off the top of the cage onto a bunch of awaiting wrestlers to catch him. Rhino is the second and surprisingly last combatant to bleed for the night, which is shockingly low compared to past years. The ending saw Jarrett truly being a good guy and helping out his team when he ka-bonged Abyss with a guitar filled with, what else, but tacks so Sting could get the pin. Minus a couple lulls in the middle where it seemed the guys were killing time waiting for the next person to come out, this was a crazy, yet fun match complete with the good kind of overbooking nonsense that I can sink my teeth into. Ambitious stunts, tack-filled weapon spots, and a good dose of creativity made this a great closer to the show. As stated in previous entries, the one hour Impact era of TNA is probably my favorite period in the promotion’s history because they managed to make use of a huge roster in an hour. Even when Vince Russo returned and started up his notorious booking decisions again, it was still a fun show to watch and TNA had to keep the show moving so no segment overstayed its welcome. There is some cringe-worthy booking from Russo in the forms of Storm/Harris and 3D/LAX matches that should be skipped over by all means. However, Lockdown 2007 still captures that great feeling of this era of TNA I dug at the time with several great feuds and matches that stepped up and delivered. Definitely go out of your way to check out the Xscape, Miss Jackie/Gail Kim and Lethal Lockdown matches that made this show. It will be interesting to see where TNA is at in 2008’s Lockdown with Russo fully invested into the booking and a Knockouts Division in place. Past Wrestling Blogs Best of WCW Clash of Champions Best of WCW Monday Nitro Volume 2 Best of WCW Monday Nitro Volume 3 Biggest Knuckleheads Bobby The Brain Heenan Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes Yes Yes DDP: Positively Living Dusty Rhodes WWE Network Specials ECW Unreleased: Vol 1 ECW Unreleased: Vol 2 ECW Unreleased: Vol 3 For All Mankind Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection Its Good to Be the King: The Jerry Lawler Story The Kliq Rules Ladies and Gentlemen My Name is Paul Heyman Legends of Mid South Wrestling Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story Memphis Heat NXT Greatest Matches Vol 1 OMG Vol 2: Top 50 Incidents in WCW History OMG Vol 3: Top 50 Incidents in ECW History Owen: Hart of Gold RoH Supercard of Honor 2010-Present ScoobyDoo Wrestlemania Mystery Sting: Into the Light Straight to the Top: Money in the Bank Anthology Superstar Collection: Zach Ryder TNA Lockdown 2005-2016 Top 50 Superstars of All Time Tough Enough: Million Dollar Season True Giants Ultimate Fan Pack: Roman Reigns Ultimate Warrior: Always Believe War Games: WCWs Most Notorious Matches Warrior Week on WWE Network Wrestlemania 3: Championship Edition Wrestlemania 28-Present The Wrestler (2008) Wrestling Road Diaries Too Wrestling Road Diaries Three: Funny Equals Money Wrestlings Greatest Factions WWE Network Original Specials First Half 2015 WWE Network Original Specials Second Half 2015 WWE Network Original Specials First Half 2016 WWE Network Original Specials Second Half 2016 WWE Network Original Specials First Half 2017

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In 2008, I unexpectedly found myself going to Thailand. A friend had purchased a week’s rental of a deluxe mansion in Phuket, (pronounced pooh-ket, not f*ck it) Thailand at his son’s private school silent auction. He gathered up 8 friends to split the cost, and at the last minute, most of them were unable to make the trip. In a desperate move, he called my husband and I and asked if we would be interested in buying the trip from him at cost. We jumped at the chance, quickly found 8 other eager travelers, and were ready to embark on our adventure.

The Thailand Gang

Andaman Sea in Phuket Thailand

The mansion was actually a series of five individual guest houses designed in ancient Ayutthayan architecture, with a central pavilion for dining, exercising, shooting pool, and relaxing. And, amazedly, the mansion came complete with a staff of five to cook all meals, clean, do laundry, drive, and even unpack for us! It was located on the grounds of the world famous Amanpuri Resort on the Andaman Sea.

Amanpuri Resort Phuket Thailand

Our room

Our pool

At our first meal, I was stunned to see the table decorated with roses, birds, and leaves all carved from fruit. One day we were lucky enough to watch the staff as they carved these masterpieces.

Carving a watermelon in Thailand

Carved watermelon

Flowers carved from fruit

Fruit platter

Carved roses made from fruit

Preparing meals

Carving a bird in Thailand

Carved pineapple in Thailand

It’s a tradition in Thailand to light paper sky lanterns on the beach and to float them up and out over the ocean at night. A sky lantern is essentially a small hot air balloon made out of paper that has a wire construction at the bottom where the fire is. Fire generates hot air, which is lighter than the cold air, and it lifts the paper lantern. It is symbolic of ones worries floating away and out to sea. It’s hard to have any worries when you are living in a mansion in Thailand!

Sky Lantern in Thailand

One day we decided to ride elephants at Peun Chang Taweechot. I now know that this is considered unkind to the elephants, and that they should not be in captivity, used for tourist’s pleasure, and poked with sharp sticks to learn how to walk the paths. I learned this from a friend who made a movie about elephants. How I Became An Elephant. Once we hopped on top of the elephants, Scott sensed that our elephant didn’t like his 200 pound body sitting there, and Scott refused to be buckled in. Scott said he needed to be able to do a jumping dismount in case our elephant freaked-out. I wasn’t quite sure where this was going to leave me, since I was securely buckled into the basket on top. Under the freaked-out elephant?

Elephant ride in Thailand

Elephant ride in Phuket Thailand

My scariest day was our Kayak Adventure. We took a boat (along with many other tourists) out to the hongs. caves, and lagoons in Phang Nga with a company called Sea Canoe. On our way out they told us the do’s and don’ts in a combo of Thai/English with posters to get their point across. The posters showed not to stand up in your kayak, not to yell in your kayak or you might scare the wildlife, etc… Then, I saw the SCARY poster. It showed that we would need to lie down in the kayak to clear the rock wall above our heads. CLAUSTROPHOBIA! I raised my hand and pantomimed that I had claustrophobia. I asked, “How long are we in a rock tunnel lying down?” They replied, “Not long…5 minutes.” OMG OMG OMG! My comrades encouraged me. “You can do it!” “Pretend you’re napping!” “You’ll be with all of us!”

This is a Hong in Phang Nga Thailand

This is a Hong

How to lie down in a kayak

Explaining the kayak rules

Quite reluctantly, I agreed to try it. When we got to the the entrance to the hong, and the rock tunnel, I laid down, pretended I was in my bed, talked to myself, and made it through the longest 5 minutes of my life. The inside of the hong was breathtaking, with green water, bird calls, monkey hoots, and utter silence. We stayed for a while and then our guides announced that the tide was rising and we MUST leave right away in order to clear the rock tunnel. WHAT?  The tide was higher? PANIC! As we lined up to exit the hong, I once again laid down, closed my eyes, and then I realized my kayak had stopped. I was stopped in a rock tunnel. No air! No escape! Omg OMG OMG!

Kayak tour in Thailand BEFORE the scary part….

My girlfriend in the kayak in front of me, has very large breasts, and her breasts wouldn’t clear the rock ledge even though she was lying down! The guide in her kayak had to let air out of her kayak in order for her to clear the tunnel. This took quite a while! It’s no wonder I decided to call it a day after that. Little did I know that the kayak paddle after lunch was into a cave with bats!

Exhausted after the scary kayak

We had a lot of funny adventures on this trip. A night in Phuket to a restaurant that magically turned into a club when we finished dinner. Our waiter became a drag queen and impersonated Diana Ross. Two husbands in our group ordered custom made suits in town. Unfortunately the men didn’t return to the tailor for the required second fitting. When the suits were shipped home, they were ridiculously mis-sized. We had masseuses come to the mansion for a spa day. Afterwards, us women had quite a laugh when we compared stories about the “chest” massages we all seemed to get. The men went go-cart riding one day. I was all ready to join them until a girlfriend mentioned that there were probably lice in the rental helmets. Ugh, I’ll pass. It was certainly a trip to remember, and one that would be difficult to duplicate.

Go Carts in Thailand

The gang and our lovely staff

Tea time in Phuket

Farmers market fare in Phuket

Our transportation in Thailand

A Thai village home

Andaman Sea Babes

Exercise video time

Lunch at our villa

  Thailand With Friends; Scary, Breathtaking & Hilarious In 2008, I unexpectedly found myself going to Thailand. A friend had purchased a week's rental of a deluxe mansion in Phuket, (pronounced pooh-ket, not f*ck it) Thailand at his son's private school silent auction.