#you are not confident on your skills and resort to basically cheating

[bandzboy]

no way i am seeing people saying that stream sniping is not cheating or basically a form of cheating because the stream is public and it's there for everyone to see so it's the streamer's fault like my brother in christ if you need to stream snipe to rank up and win and think it's justifiable to stream snipe because the stream is public then idk what to tell you

[obsidiancreates]

OH RIGHT THE ATLA 2012 CROSSOVER AU

OKAY I TOTALLY DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT THIS I SWEAR (I'm lying).

So the basic plot is that Our Turtle Boys are sprits given physical form and sent to the physical world to guide/help The Gaang. Splinter is another Spirit who comes to them sometimes, gives them advice and lets them know "You have brothers out there, with tasks of their own, and someday these tasks will bring all of you together." They grow up alongside each of the Gaang that they help guide, so all they know of their brothers is They Exist and the occasional dream with a brief glimpse. They can all bend. They all have their canon names, given to them by Splinter.

Mikey is left for Monk Gyatso to find, and knowing that The Avatar is set to be an Airbender next the monks conclude Mikey must have been sent to protect whomever that will be. Mikey and Aang, both mainly cared for by Gyatso, grow up as brothers (Mikey's an older brother for once, good for him). They're inseparable. They prank together, train together, and Aang is so excited to someday meet the brothers Mikey talks about having out there. And when Aang runs away? Mikey's right there with him, not just a spirit guardian, but a brother who'll follow him to the end. Or, into an iceberg for 100 years.

Leo is left next to Sokka's crib. The Tribe have no idea why they've been given this spirit until, well, they lose everything. When all of the men leave to fight the war, they feel better knowing a spirit is staying behind to help protect their families, even if that spirit is only a child. He and Sokka train with each other a lot, and are equally protective of Katara. Leo's actually not great with bending, he tends to prefer his sharpened tusk weapons, but he'll do a little practice with Katara when she asks. There had been hope that as a spirit he'd be able to train her as a full Waterbender before it was realized he's at her same level of skill and knowledge. He and Sokka are super close, raised basically as twins, and are a planning duo to be feared. When they find Aang, Appa, and Mikey, he and Mikey instantly know "It's my brother!!!" and go right for tearful hugs! It helps Sokka feel safe enough about Aang to bring him back home (he's a little worried, and has been his whole life, that when Leo has his spirit brothers he'll abandon Sokka. Instead Leo is bragging about Sokka to Mikey, who is looking at Sokka like he's the powerful and amazing spirit, and Sokka realizes he won't be replaced before they're even at the village). Leo does get better at bending as they go, like Katara, but never as good as she gets. He's more a regular weapons guy.

Raph appears on the doorstep of the Beifong Manor years before Toph's birth of course, and his arrival baffles them. They fear he's a sign of trouble to come, and when Toph is born blind they think "This is why. He was sent to protect our helpless daughter." But no, he knows right away "She's gonna be the strongest and the best at earthbending ever," and no-one believes him. Including her, for a long time, until she runs away and comes back and says "We're going to start training together." He doesn't even hesitate to agree with the biggest grin. He has complete unwavering confidence in her, always there at The Rumble cheering her on. Splinter has to visit him often, because he constantly makes plans for the two of them to run away and Splinter reminds him "You must stay on this path, for your brothers, for your missions. If you stray, all will be lost." When he does finally meet them he's ecstatic, until he learns they're with the kid who just cheated to beat his little sister. That's the first fight the three have, their introduction to his temper and his protectiveness. And oh boy, if he and Toph aren't twins in temper... an attitude. And a resort to physical violence even on people they like. They're a lot to handle together. Raph is a very strong Earthbender thanks to training against Toph, not quite on her level but better than a lot of other Masters.

Donnie was left outside of Ursa's room in the palace. Ozai thought this spirit a strange happening, but allowed her to keep it to see if he could find use for it. Donnie was mostly raised alongside Zuko, but he always tried to reach out a little bit to Azula when he could. They were never close, though. He almost stepped in when the Agni-Kai happened, but Splinter warned him not to. "As terrible as this is, it is the path that will lead to salvation. I know it is painful, but you must let this happen." By that point in time he had already proven himself to be a genius and was put to work designing weapons and vehicles (though he never gave them his all, and tried his best to balance Convincing Progress with Holding Back). Splinter's intervention is what kept Donnie from falling to the same propaganda and false narratives Zuko and Azula believed, so he trusted the older spirit and didn't interfere. After a heated argument, of course. Literally. He was also told not to leave to go with Zuko, and thus he stayed behind and ended up being appointed to Azula's side. He's her advisor-in-training, essentially, expected to help her run the Fire Nation someday.

He can't wait to meet his brothers and topple the empire with them, but until then he puts up a convincing enough front, though he can't hide that he's more softhearted than would be preferred. But his advice is always sound, logical arguments backing up requests to send food or medical aid that just make too much sense to dismiss ("Their mining will more than double in speed and efficiency if they're provided another portion of rations each every day, which means we could roll out way more of these vehicles than we originally planned for." Things like that.) He meets his brothers in Omashu but doesn't join them yet. I'm deciding between that being because he's unable to talk to them to let them know he's not on Ozai's side actually, or if it's because he is able to meet them in secret and explain but Splinter says he can't join them yet. Either way, he doesn't join them until Zuko does. He keeps trying to get Azula to be a better person through "subtle" methods, and she keeps trying to "subtly" make him more cold-hearted. Neither of them are making much progress, really. He's an excellent Firebender, of course, and if he wasn't known for his mercy in the palace he'd be as widely feared for it as Azula is.

Sorry for giving Donnie the most/two whole paragraphs, uhhhhh he's my favorite.

Aang still has his big showdown with Ozai the same way, the Turtles don't defeat him, they're there as guides and protectors, not The Big Heroes.

This AU doesn't have any of the TMNT villains or humans, but if I were ever to add April and Casey I'd say they come after Aang defeats Ozai. Casey's an Earthbender who thinks Toph is the coolest ever and meets them in a post-Ozai trip to Ba Sing Se, where he instantly hits it off with Raph and Toph and everyone is like "Oh god there's three of them now." April is from a small Fire Nation village where she and her dad secretly helped fleeing defectors and refugees. She has a strong connection to the spirit world for a non-Avatar and used it to help the escapees in any way she could, be it helping figure out if lost family are still alive or just hiding before people checked the houses.

I don't think I'd include any of the romance stuff but it'd also be funny if I did because I think this Donnie flirts not dissimilarly to Azula. Instead of a stalker incel type he's a "I don't know how to compliment her without comparing her to weapons and lava and fire. I sound like I want us to destroy stuff together but I really just want to go on a quiet picnic. Casey help me- Casey flirts by throwing rocks at people. He's throwing rocks at me. I'm even more confused and lost than before."

REASONING FOR THEIR BENDING ALIGNMENTS:

I mean, do I even need to explain Mikey and Leo? I don't think I do.

Raph is an Earthbender because A) he and Toph are so similar and I wanted him to be her big brother so badly and B) I think it fits a lot better personality-wise than fire if you look at more than just his temper. Earth is a strong, steadfast element. It's the most protective element, the only one that can defend truly effectively against all 3 other elements. Like his sai are mainly defensive weapons that can be used as offensive ones, Earth is a very defensive element that can also be used for offense. He's also the physically strongest, something typically shown to be an Earthbending trait. And while his temper is easy to spike, when he's not lost to it he tends to be the most level-headed and, heh, grounded.

Donnie is a Firebender partly because they are the obvious choice to allow for his technical skills and advancements to be fully taken advantage of, but also because I think it fits his personality the best. Firebenders are very passionate and ambitious. While Donnie might not pressure himself to be perfect in combat like Leo does, he definitely applies that pressure to himself when it comes to his science, a pressure of perfection we see Zuko and Azula deal with as well. He's also the most emotional of the brothers, something that again seems to be a consistent trait with Firebenders. Raph may have the most temper, but Donnie is most easily swayed by his wider range of emotions and has more trouble keeping himself present and grounded, which again we see in Zuko and Azula more than once, letting emotion guide them more than they might want to admit. It's also a similar environment to the show in the sense that there's incredible expectations and pressure put on him to create useful and powerful machines and inventions with very little thanks in return (yeah I'm a little salty on his behalf, EVERYONE EXPECTS HIM TO DO EVERYTHING AND GET MAD WHEN HE CAN'T). Fire also has a similar movement theme to his bo staff, in my opinion, with a lot of movements focused on sweeping attacks from a good distance, focused jab-like movements to send concentrated streams of fire, and a lot of precision expected and required to hit the right points. Plus Firebending is the only bending that comes totally from within, and with a character who's greatest strengths come from within (not only his genius mind but his kind and soft heart) it seems thematically fitting, especially considering that where Raph's own soft heartedness manifests as staunch protectiveness, Donnie's tends to manifest more as striking out (his first thoughts with Timothy once they're at the lair together aren't "Keep this kid out of trouble," but "Show this kid how to give trouble back.").

But yeah! That's the AU! :D I haven't watched ATLA in years so I hope I remembered most of what I mentioned accurately enough.

[meadowmines]

OC-Tober/Tojoctober Day 30: Pawn

[In which a shogi cheater fucks around and finds out]

"Our problem child ain't a run-of-the-mill hustler," the old man says, surveying the board. "He's a cheat. Take yer eye off the board for one second and he'll swap some pieces around before you can say boo. Some kinda sleight-of-hand shit."

"Good to know," Aoyagi says. He moves.

"He's a sore loser, too. Ya catch him out, yer liable to catch some hands." The old man frowns at the board and makes his move. Not the one Aoyagi hoped he'd make, but that's okay.

"Don't worry about that. I can throw 'em right back." He slides a rook into position. "Check. You like to go down swingin' too, huh?"

"What can I say?" The old man delays the inevitable for one more move. "Go hard or go home. But it looks like that's about all the fight I got left in me. Go on, finish me off."

"Heh. Almost hate to at this point, but..." Aoyagi moves in for the kill. "Checkmate. Good game, old-timer. I'd like to play ya again sometime."

"Anytime," the old man says just as a new player sits down at another board. "Speak of the devil. We're countin' on ya, Amano."

Aoyagi nods to the old man and stands up. In the four steps it takes him to reach the board that's just been claimed by the pesky cheat, his entire presence has changed. His step lightens, his eyes become windows through which one may view a head that to all appearances has never been burdened with a single thought, and when he plops down across from the dude, he radiates an aura of cheerful cluelessness and blissful ignorance.

"Hi!" he beams. "Can I play you?"

The cheat looks up, takes in the challenger's short stature, bubbly personality, and apparently vacant cranial cavity and returns that easy grin. "Well, sure!"

Out of the corner of his eye, Aoyagi watches Sugihara avert his eyes and Chiba scrunch his face up in that particular way people do when they know they absolutely must not laugh.

The cheat starts off his act with your basic bog-standard hustling procedure: let the mark win. It's usually next to impossible to get a read on a hustler's real skill level at this point in the proceedings, but that's fine. He'll show his true colors in the second game. But first, of course, he'll suggest making the next game a little more interesting, and he will plop an irresistibly girthy wad of cash down next to the board, and, emboldened by their previous victory, the mark will bite and add his own cash to the pot, only to lose it when the hustler drops the act and cleans his clock.

That's how the cheat thinks this is going to work, anyway.

Aoyagi wins the first game, just like he's supposed to. The cheat does the whole making-it-interesting song and dance, and Aoyagi plops his own irresistibly girthy wad of cash down.

The cheat is a mediocre player at best. No wonder he has to resort to less-than-honest measures to make his money. Aoyagi holds back, dangles bait in front of him, waits for him to pull something.

When he finally does, Aoyagi isn't even sure he saw it for a hot second there. The old man wasn't kidding, this is some kind of street magic shit and if Aoyagi hadn't been waiting for it, he would have missed it. But the guy reaches across the board to move one of his pieces and as he pulls his hand back, Aoyagi notices that one of the pawns that hand passed over is now a bishop. This guy is a pan fried shitlord, but damn if that little trick isn't impressive as hell.

Now... how to play this? Call him out directly? Be casual about it? Or... commit to the bit?

The third option, Aoyagi thinks, sounds like a lot of fun. So, with all the confidence of someone who has no idea what the hell he's doing, he makes a big show out of swapping one of his pawns out for a rook.

The reaction is exactly what Aoyagi hoped it would be. A split second of oh shit is he onto me? An ever-so-subtle shake of the head, to clear it. "Whoa, bud!" the cheat laughs, maybe a little nervously. "Ya can't just go changin' pieces out like that!"

"Oh! Sorry!" Aoyagi grins sheepishly and returns the pawn to its position. "I don't know anything about shogi, ha ha! I can barely remember which piece is which! I just saw you swap that pawn out for a bishop and I thought that looked like a really cool move!"

"Uh--" The cheat glances down at the board. Back up at Aoyagi's clueless grin. Back at the board. "Y-yeah," he laughs, scratching at the back of his head. "It's, uh... it's a super advanced move, so... s-see, the thing is... ya can't swap a piece out like that if ya captured one of mine on yer last turn."

"Ohhhhh!" Aoyagi nods sagely. "But... you took a piece of mine the turn before you did it."

"Ngh! W-w-well, that's, uh--" He's sweating. It's February and they're outside and he's sweating. Out of the corner of his eye, Aoyagi watches Chiba clamp a hand over his mouth and Sugihara lean against a wall, shoulders shaking with barely suppressed laughter. "See, uh... since I took one of yer pieces, I could only swap out for a bishop, nothin' higher. And a rook's higher than a bishop."

"I see! I see!" Aoyagi nods like one of those bobblehead thingies people put on their dashboards. "I guess there's all kinds of rules about when you can swap and what you can swap for, huh? Like... you can only do it once a game or something?"

The cheat relaxes a little, like he thinks he's actually getting away with some shit here. "R-right. That's right! Heh. Just once a game."

"And you probably can't put a piece somewhere that'll put the other guy right into check or something?"

"Heh... right! Yeah, see, you know all about it, huh?"

"And you can't do it if your opponent's watching the board real close."

"Yeah! Exactl--SHIT WAIT NO--"

"Gotcha." And with that, Aoyagi drops his act. "Ya cheatin' son of a bitch."

[little-fandom]

This Wonderful Time Of The Year

Even if you're a centuries old Warlock, there are still new things to try awaiting you.

When Alec finds out that Magnus has never been ice skating, he offers to teach him. Magnus is of course helpless to refuse his boyfriend, so he agrees. Turns out it's more difficult than he thought, since he and Alec also set up a 'no magic, no runes' rule...

Or, basically a fluff, where Alec for once gets to teach his boyfriend some skills, and not the other way around.

read on ao3

“So… you’ve never done this?” Alec asks, as Magnus puts their mugs full of hot chocolate on the table, and sits down on the couch next to him.

“No, I actually haven’t.” Magnus admits and notices that this slight look of surprise is still covering Alec’s face. “Why are you so surprised about this?” He asks as he narrows his eyes.

“Well…” Alec starts as he shrugs lightly. “You’re an all-powerful Warlock, you’re literally hundreds years old… and you haven’t been ice skating even once?”

Magnus just sighs as he leans on the couch.

“I haven’t don’t a lot of things…” He tries for a casual tone.

Alec just throws him and unimpressed glare.

“Like what?” He prompts, eyes still fixated on his boyfriend.

And as Magnus tries to think… he comes out empty. True, he is centuries old, been around the world more than once, met lots of people, tired lots of things… but turns out, that even if you are hundred years old, there are still some practices left. There was no way he would try everything the world offers, but such simple thing as ice skating… it seems like he should have tried it ages ago, but somehow, he hasn’t.

“There just always were more important things to do, I guess.” He states simply.

Alec throws the blanket that’s he’s been covered with over his boyfriend and snuggles closer to him, picking up their mugs of hot chocolate and handing Magnus one.

“That’s fine.” He says as he leans to kiss him on a cheek. “Have you ever wanted to try tho?”

“I’ve never really thought about it.” Magnus declares as he takes a sip of his drink. “Sure, it looks cool and everything, but I didn’t think it was kind of my thing.” He tries to extricate himself.

“Why?” Alec questions. He can totally imagine Magnus on the ice. He’d probably move just as gracefully as he always does. “Are you afraid of falling down on your ass?” He teases.

“No,” Magnus spats him on the arm lightly. “I don’t know. Maybe…”

“The High Warlock of Brooklyn scared of a fall!” Alec continues in a playful tone, putting a hand on his chest and pretended that he’s shocked.”

“Hey, stop this.” A little smile is creeping onto Magnus’ face, as he throws a pillow at Alec, but the Shadowhunter swiftly ducks his head avoiding it. “I’m sure you wouldn’t appreciate me hurting my backside just as much as I do.” He states with a smirks and Alec rolls his eyes with a grin. “And by the way, how come you had done this?” Magnus asks then. “I thought you Shadowhunter don’t really engage into any kind of Christmas attractions.”

“Well, we usually don’t.” Alec agrees. “But Izzy has been dragging me to the ice rink since we were kids, and it kind of stuck with us as our tradition.” He recalls with a smile. “We were terrible at the beginning, even if we used our runes, but after a few times we got the hang of it. Later, Jace joined and we taught him.”

“That sounds wonderful, darling.” Magnus says with a soft smile, reaching for Alec’s hand and lacing their fingers together.

“So I thought that maybe we could go together this year.” Alec suggests. “But it’s fine, if you don’t want to-“

“No, angel I’d love to.” Magnus quickly interrupts, squeezing his boyfriend’s hand. “But I also want you to have fun. And you won’t if you’ll waste the whole time just teaching me-“

“What are you talking about?” Alec shakes his head lightly. “That would be the best part! Since I was older, I learnt quicker than Izzy, so I used to teach her. I loved it.” He adds with a smile.

“Or, you just want to pride yourself on that, that you can do something better than me.” Magnus teases and smirks at him.

“Well… maybe.” Alec says with a playful grin spreading on his face. It doesn’t happen often, that he had done something before Magnus did it. Alec has tried more new things in that few months since they got together than in his whole life. But it feels kinds nice, to have this kind of advantage of Magnus in this one thing. He wonders if his boyfriend always feels like this with him…

“But I’m no pro.” He carries on then. “Just so you know. I can skate, but it’s not gonna be too flowing. Not any of the figure skating stuff you see on TV.”

“Oh, and I was just beginning to hope.” Magnus pouts jokingly.

Alec just rolls his eyes, but smiles as he asks again.

“So, you’re agreeing?”

And who is Magnus to refuse, when his amazing boyfriend is looking at him with his puppy eyes, and this beautiful, soft smile.

“Sure, darling.”

Alec beams, even if he tries to hide it behind the mug he’s holding.

“Okay,” He starts after taking another sip of his drink. “we can go tomorrow, if you’re not busy.”

“I think I might find a few hours for you, my dear.” Magnus states as he brushes Alec’s hair out of his forehead.

“Great.” Alec resorts as Magnus’ palm wanders to cup his cheek and he kisses it lightly. “One more thing.”

Magnus raises a questioning eyebrow at him, and Alec leans a bit closer as he continues.

“No magic.” Alec orders solidly. “That would be just cheating.”

This kind of ruins Magnus’ subtle plan, but he knows that Alec will spot every time he tries to use magic. They’ve grown to know each other’s every move. Alec knows when Magnus is about to snap his fingers, or flick his wrist. They often use this well- trained body language knowledge in fights, but it’s actually more fun to just be able to use it in more domestic or intimate moments.

So there’s actually no other thing left to do, than to agree with his Shadowhunter.

“All right.” Magnus agrees. “But if you get to make a condition, then I have a right to make mine.”

“Name it.” Alec simply says with a shrug.

“No runes.” Magnus grins and Alec nearly snorts.

“Never. That’s how the tradition goes.”

Magnus just smiles wider and puts his mug down on the coffee table, opening his arms so Alec knows to scoop closer. His boyfriend just hugs him tightly, settling comfortably in his lover’s embrace, looking as pleased as ever, tilting his chin up to soon receive a soft kiss on his lips.

Magnus snaps his fingers and a second later content flames appear in the fireplace. And it’s an evening like many, but still it feels wonderful with Alexander curled up to his side, watching as the snowflakes begin to fall down on their balcony.

 The weather is beautiful as they walk together in Central Park, nearly reaching the ice rink. It’s a bit cold, but not freezing and any chill is reduced by Alec’s warm hand in his. As they walk, the Shadowhunter can’t really hide the excitement as he talks enthusiastically to his boyfriend.

“I’m so glad you agreed to go.” He says and smiles softly at Magnus. “I haven’t done that since last year, but it’s so much fun, trust me. I hope you’ll like it.”

It’s actually their first winter, and first Christmas together, and Magnus was quite curious of how Alec’s acts around this time of the year. As a Shadowhunter, he never really participated in most of the Christmas traditions, since this apparently isn’t a Shadowhunters’ thing. But Magnus was quite surprised to find out how much Alec knows about Christmas. Just last week they decorated the Christmas tree at the loft, and hung around all the decorations. Next week, they’re planning to bake some gingerbreads, and there’s still a tone of gifts to wrap before Christmas Day.

But he’d never would have thought, that Alec was the one for ice skating.

And he can’t help to feel quite nervous, because he’s never done this. And there are rarely things he hasn’t done. And what if he’s terrible at it? Will Alec laugh and make fun of him? But actually at this point, he doesn’t really care. He feels comfortable around Alexander, and if he was to make a fool of himself in front of anybody, Alec would be the best choice.

Alec helps him to tie the skates and he already almost falls just standing from the bench they were sitting on. His boyfriend only chuckles, but offers his hand, and together they make it to the entrance of the rink.

It’s not really crowded, since it’s the middle of the week, and at this hour some people might still be at work. But with Alec’s schedule cleared for the few hours and Magnus’ clients postponed till the next day, it’s the only time that works for them today. But Magnus is glad, since they have more space. He feels confident that he can make it.

Until his first foot touches the ice.

“I don’t think it’s such a good idea, Alexander.” He states with a slightly panicked expression, but Alec just tugs at his hand, and gets him fully out on the ice.

“Why?” He just questions with a soft smile. “Come on, it’ll be fun.” Magnus still doesn’t look convinced, so he adds. “I’ll be holding your hand the whole time. Don’t worry I won’t let you fall.”

Magnus reciprocates his smile and nods lightly and lets Alec lead him further on the ice.

He feels quite unsteady, but if he wobbles Alec steadies him with a firm grip on his arm or waist. It’s actually kinda fun, he needs to admit. But they’re going really slow for now, and as Alec starts to skate faster, he grows a bit hesitant again.

“Maybe you should… slow down?” He suggests, but Alec shakes his head as he turns to skate backwards, taking the whole of both of Magnus’ hands.

“Why?” He grins.

“I don’t know,” Magnus starts as he almost loses balance again. “since I’m still new to this.”

“You’re doing great.” Alec states, but he still proceeds to go faster.

“Alexander, seriously-“ He doesn’t even get to finish, before his foot slips and he falls on the ice bringing Alec with him.

Fortunately, he lands half on top of his boyfriend, so they landing wasn’t that bad.

“Sorry…” He begins, but Alec just starts laughing as he sits up, whisking away some snow from his hands.

“Falling is a part of learning.” He resorts with a shrug, and Magnus chuckles too.

“Are you okay though?” The Warlock asks, still a bit concerned. “You practically eased my landing.”

“I’m perfect.” Alec states simply and leans in to peck him on the lips. Then he swiftly gets up and holds out his hands to Magnus. “First fall, checked. Now probably a dozen more left.” He grins and Magnus almost whines as he gets up.

So they get up, go another few loops around, this time slower, since Magnus doesn’t want to know how it feels to fall fully on the ice. He still does, but Alec is always there to catch him, or pull him back up. Magnus feels like he’s actually doing some progress, and Alec still keeps giving him some useful tips, that he’s trying to implement.

“Try not to tear the foot so fast from the ice, it will make your strides longer.” He instructs and Magnus attempts to do as he says. “See, you’re actually getting the hang of it!” He exclaims happily, as he moves swiftly to skate on Magnus’ left side, still holding his hand.

After they finish anther turn, Magnus wobbly gets to balustrade and leans on it as he turns to Alec again.

“Go,” He gestures with his hand at the ice rink, but Alec just looks at him a bit confused. “I can see that you’re going slow for me, just go, skate have some fun.”

“This is fun.” Alec states simply and Magnus rolls his eyes.

“Go.” He repeats and smiles at his boyfriend. “I’ll be pretty content here, just watching you.”

“Already getting tired, Warlock.” Alec teases as he starts to skate backwards again, towards the middle of the ice rink.

“You bet.” Magnus smirks back at him.

“I’ll be back for you after this lap.” He declares and Magnus blows him a kiss as he skates away.

Alec said he wasn’t a pro, but Magnus sees kind of the opposite. He skates lightly, but surely. He swiftly takes turns or changes directions. It’s a joy to watch him like this, and even if Magnus was about to fall over another dozen of times, he would gladly do it just to see his Alexander like this. It’s a little weird, to see his sometimes clumsy Shadowhunter moving with so much grace and style. Magnus knows he’s pretty graceful himself, in the way he moves, the way he uses his magic, and it’s a nice view to see Alexander like that.

Soon Alec returns and holds out his hand to Magnus, so they begin to stride together again. Soft smiles still present at both of their faces.

“You said you’re no pro.” Magnus says after a while, when he finally has his steps under control and can focus on something else.

“And I’m not.” Alec chuckles.

“What you just did proves otherwise.” Magnus announces and his boyfriend laugh again.

“Babe, you really should watch some professionals.” He advices as he shakes his head lightly with a grin.

“You skated backwards! On one foot!” Magnus exclaims as if in awe and it makes Alec laugh even louder.

“We’re definitely watching some figure skating when we get back home.” He resorts.

“I’d rather just watch you.” Magnus decides and Alec turns his head to place a soft kiss to his cheek.

The make a few more circles and when their time is almost out, Alec asks.

“Ready to go back?”

Magnus nods, and suddenly Alec is letting go of his hand and turning to face his boyfriend again, but he skates backwards so he’s too far away,  more than at Magnus’ arms’ reach.

“What are you doing?” He asks with a nervous chuckle, but Alec just keeps backing out.

“Come on,” he prompts and gestures with his hand for Magnus to come closer. “we’re going back.”

“Alec…” Magnus almost whines, but the Shadowhunter laughs again.

“Go, you can do this.” He encourages and Magnus lets out a shaky exhale as he takes the first stride.

It feels weird, not to have Alec’s hand in his and moving without his body next to him. But he manages. The first few strides are the worst, since he’s losing balance all the time, but then he finds the rhythm and steadily moves his legs until he’s skating pretty surely.

He keeps his eyes focused back on the ice, following his way. But then he looks up and as he sees Alec smiling softly at him, he almost falls back again, but somehow manages to stay on his feet.

Only a few more meters and he’ll reach Alexander.

His boyfriend already holds his arms open, and Magnus slides into them with a chuckle.

They both laugh and as he pulls back a bit from their embrace, Alec kisses his forehead and speaks.

“You did amazing.” He states with a smile, and Magnus tilts his head up to be kissed properly, to which Alec gladly obliges.

“I had a great teacher.” Magnus resorts when they part.

Alec takes him by the hand again and they go to take of the skates and return them to the rental office.

“So, did you have fun?” Alec asks when they leave the ice rink area.

“Actually I did.” Magnus begins. “It was pretty scary at the beginning, and the falling wasn’t nice, but I enjoyed the whole thing.”

“I’m glad you did.” Alec kisses his temple as they walk. “It was fun to teach you something for once.” He says then. “You know, you basically showed me the whole world, and I learnt so much stuff from you. It’s nice to be able to somehow… return the favour, I guess.”

Magnus smiles and tugs at his hand till they stop and turn to face each other. Then he places his palms on the side of Alec’s neck, creasing it softly, as the Shadowhunter’s hands wander to his waist.

Alec continues to just smile at him, and then they both lean in, lips meeting in a loving kiss.

“I’m glad I got to be your first at something too.” Alec says and rests their foreheads together.

“I wouldn’t want it to be anyone else, Alexander. I love you.” Magnus follows his words with yet another kiss.

“Love you too.” Alec replies when they part from each other. “Let’s go.” He says as they begin to walk again. “You owe your teacher a coffee after freezing his butt of on the ice.”

Magnus chuckles lightly as he brings Alec closer, wrapping his hand around his arm.

“I guess that sounds fair.” He states and his boyfriends nods in agreement.

And as they continue to walk, with the sun already down, and the shiny Christmas decorations settled around the New York city lightening their way, Magnus decides that no matter really what time, or season, every day with Alexander by his side is just wonderful.

[anguianobrodan90]

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[weatheredland]

Sorting Kurt Hummel

So, I've always wanted to sort Kurt’s Hogwarts’ House using the sortinghatchat's sorting system. Beware of the rabbit hole, it can swallow you up for hours.

“The basic structure of the sortinghatchats system is that you aren’t just sorted into one House, but into two tiers of Houses: Primary and Secondary. Your Primary House defines WHY you do things. Your Secondary defines HOW.” —sortinghatchats

Primary and Secondary houses are considered equal. For example, a Gryffindor/Slytherin could belong to either house.

One disclaimer—This is just my opinion of his sorting under this particular systems. Like all sortings, it’s subjective. I love discussing house headcanons, so if you have a different opinion by all means reblog/reply.

Here we go.

Primary house

“Gryffindors are marked by their steadfast belief in whatever they hold true coupled with the need to act upon this truth. For the Gryffindor Primary, truth begets action.” —sortinghatchats

Kurt’s Primary house is  Gryffindor. He is most driven by his morals rather than his loyalties. Kurt wants to do the right thing, he wants to improve life for himself and others, and he doesn’t let much get in the way of that. See the way he is the only one who stops the Troubletones from assaulting Rory with dodge balls, or how runs into an alley to defend a stranger.

The Karofsky Narrative The strongest example of Kurt's Gryffindor primary is how he interacts with Dave Karofsky throughout Seasons 1, 2 and 3. In Season 1 Kurt is afraid of Karofsky, but he won't change who he is. Kurt is unabashedly himself, even when it gets him beaten up: "Go on, hit me because it's not going to change who I am. I'm proud to be different. It's the best thing about me." —Kurt, Theatricality

In the office scene in Furt, Kurt has the opportunity to get Karofsky expelled, and thus stay at McKinley himself, by outing him and telling Sue and Burt what really happened, but he won't do it because outing people is against his beliefs. In Born This Way, Kurt negotiates a PFLAG meeting to help not only other kids in the school, but Karofsky himself, because even though Karofsky has mistreated him, Kurt wants him to do the right thing. Later, in Prom Queen, Kurt accepts Karofsky's apology. As thesortinghatchats states, Gryffindors are the most likely to forgive their enemies if they believe they have changed, which is exactly what Kurt does here.

Fast forward to Season 3, On My Way, Kurt has taken on Karofsky as part of his cause. Kurt ignored his gut impulse to answer the calls and now can't shake the feeling that he could have somehow prevented Karofsky's suicide attempt. It is a tendency of Gryffindor's to get so caught up in their fight for good that they neglect their own needs.

Gryffindor Strengths When Kurt believes something nothing can stop him from fighting for it. In Prom Queen, Kurt has to face the reality that he can't make the students of McKinkley adopt his beliefs no matter how passionately he fights for them (a lesson he has to learn again when he runs for student president in Season 3). Instead of leaving, Kurt pulls himself up, restates his beliefs and throws himself back in front of an unfriendly audience.

Gryffindor Flaws Just like Kurt displays many Gryffindor strengths, he also has the house’s weaknesses, namely the belief that with enough convincing everyone will see things the way he does. We see this at the end of Michael when he returns the tape to Sebastian, and in Prom Queen when he tells Karofsky to come out at the dance.  

Compare and Contrast One of the best ways to see Kurt's idealist Gryffindor primary is to compare him to his loyalist friends. Rachel and Santana are Slytherin primaries and Blaine is a Hufflepuff primary (which I'll talk about more in a later post). Santana essentially uses Karofsky as a means to an end (get Brittany back) which Kurt never does, despite the fact that he could have. Rachel cheats in the election on behalf of Kurt, while Kurt wouldn't do that for himself or anyone else, even if part of him wants to.

Secondary House

Kurt’s Slytherin Performance In Season 1, it's particularly tricky to see Kurt's true secondary because he often performs Slytherin secondary. He manipulates Rachel and then Burt and Carole in his attempts to get closer to Finn. He dresses like a trucker and dates Brittany to get closer to his dad. But he can't maintain these. They come crashing down because Kurt is who he is. Unlike a Slytherin secondary, who feels comfortable shifting facades, Kurt only feels true to himself when he is genuine. He mostly drops this after Season 1, but it does creep in from time to time such as in Frenemies with Elliott.

Ravenclaw or Gryffindor? I’m fairly torn between these two houses for Kurt’s Secondary. The narrative in many ways paints Kurt as a Gryffindor Secondary: someone who inspires rooms full of people simply by being himself. It’s what he did when he was crowned Prom Queen, it’s how Blaine finally fell for him when he sang Blackbird, and it’s how he got a football team to do the Single Ladies dance on the field, to name just a few. But if Kurt is a Gryffindor Secondary, he’s a bit of a reluctant one. Kurt does charge into situations but only as a last resort, after multiple plans have failed. The majority of the time, Kurt looks more like a Ravenclaw Secondary.

Ravenclaws rely on tool sets and knowledge that they build up, and Kurt has a ton! He gets on the Cheerios' squad so he sings Christina Aguilera in French to win Nationals. His dad is getting married—he has wedding magazines stored under his bed and he's teaching Finn and Burt how to dance. He is told the boys have to perform songs by women, so he's got his ideas ready with a pointer and boas. He goes to NYADA—he's done research on all of the professors and traditions. And on and on. 

And all of those zigs and zags? Are actually Kurt's contingency plans. In his first audition for NYADA he had two performances prepared, and, instead of picking one, he had his "swans on standby" to allow him to choose the best song in the moment. When Blaine wanted to serenade Kurt in the courtyard in Love Love Love, Kurt already had a marching band waiting. When Blaine offered him his mic during Love Shack, Kurt was one step ahead again, because Kurt always has a plan.

The weakness of a Ravenclaw secondary is improvisation. If we think about the times that Kurt was totally caught off guard we can see him flailing around, trying to cobble together a new plan, such as in The New Rachel. Kurt did not expect to be rejected by NYADA, and he had no back-up plan. So what does he end up doing? He becomes overly involved in the glee club because that's what he knows. Eventually he reroutes himself to Vogue.com and that’s when he finds his confidence again. Another example is when Carmen Tibideaux calls on him to perform in Swan Song. Kurt immediately freaks out about being unprepared until Rachel reminds him of his own experience that he can draw upon.

On the other hand, as mentioned above, Kurt does improvise in a very Gryffindor way when pushed, which result in his most memorable character moments, which is what stops me from sorting him as a Ravenclaw Secondary. This is what sortinghatchats says about Secondaries:

“When you’re caught off-guard, your secondary is your knee-jerk reaction because it’s just part of your basic personality...It’s how you problem-solve. It’s not necessarily what you’re best at, or even what’s the most useful to you, but about what skills and methods you value as being intrinsic to you.”

Secondary house: Gryffindor, with a very effective Ravenclaw model.

tl;dr: Kurt is a Gryffindor Primary. His Secondary house is either Ravenclaw or Gryffindor with a model of the other. I think Gryffindor with a strong Ravenclaw secondary model. He also has a Slytherin performance that he (mostly) drops after Season 1. 

[sxckmycockinessss]

I married a narcissist.

Krista,

I would like to begin by clarifying that since day one, I had the upmost respect for you and the person you thought you wanted to be. I referred to you as Kris and used he/him/his pronouns. I educated friends and family about your transition and supported it 100%. This may be “petty” but after realizing how little respect you have for me, I will refer to you as Krista.

I like to think of you now as nothing more than an illusionist. A narcissist? Sure. A sociopath? Absolutely.  Honestly, I’ve used worse words to describe you.  I’ve come to the conclusion that more than anything, you are a sad, pathetic, illusionist. You can trick someone into believing you really love them. It’s an effortless game to you. I thought I found something real. Your charming ways reeled me in from the beginning. What I found wasn’t real, I discovered nothing more than a monster. The worst kind of soul. The fucked up part about it all is that you aren’t the least bit remorseful. You’ve shown no sympathy or empathy whatsoever.  

I moved to Virginia from Texas for love. That’s all. I chase love and I would do anything for someone I really care for. That makes me naïve but I know and accept that about myself. I can get heartbroken, bounce back and open my heart for someone else. I love to love. I love to be in love. I love giving the love I have yet to receive. I am a giver by nature. That is my Aries spirit. You knew this about me. You supported my move to Virginia for your own selfish gain. You were so conditioned to a certain privileged lifestyle; why not bait someone into marrying you? Sadly, you don’t have an ounce of love in your heart and you chose the right one, me. I am a naïve, care-free, loving young woman. You became my so-called “best friend”. This was the perfect formula of your next victim. You needed someone you could smartly convince to do and be anything for you. You’re a parasitic vampire. You suck and drain what you need from your unfortunate victims and leave them high and dry.

You and I are both well aware of the things that happened in our relationshit whether you choose to admit to it or not. It happened. I have proof. I lived through it. You can act like it didn’t happen. You can change the story. You can taint my name. I’ve accepted the fact that your family will always choose your side and they may never know what you did to me. They could be blaming me for all I know and that is okay. I know the truth and so do you. You will have to live with it for the rest of your life.  So let’s recap, shall we?

Our journey began back in Sept/Oct 2015. There were miles between us, you were in Pensacola and I was in San Antonio, but we confided in each other and began building a relationship. I was going through a break up and you told me you were going through a divorce. We started talking every day, we talked on the phone and texted each other a lot. A couple weeks in, you decided you wanted to reconcile with your wife. I was hurt but I understood. It was bad timing for the both of us. I was okay with it. I did my thing in Texas and you did whatever in Florida. I was healing myself, getting more into my practice and I had my independence. I was fine. I was happy. I was even in a relationship by Feb/March of 2016. There were times you reached out to me; I remember distinctively in June 2016, you sent that “I miss you” text. I informed you I was in a relationship and didn’t want to talk to you. A couple months later, let’s say September 2016, I start thinking about joining the military, more specifically, the Navy. I talked to Sydnee first. A couple weeks later, I reached out to you about it. I learned that your divorce had just been finalized in August 2016. You sounded better and I was happy for you. I thought maybe this was our time. I have to acknowledge the fact that you went as far as making a trip to Kentucky for some little girl before it was even finalized. You talked to a couple girls before you got to me. I should’ve known then what kind of person you are but I didn’t want to hold that against you at the time. So, poor, desperate Krista thought that this was the ideal opportunity to reel me in. You asked me to call you and you knew you had me. Krista, you have a way with words and you are well aware of your skill. You are so gifted with the way you can get into someone’s head and fill it with lies. That power alone makes you dangerous. It makes me nauseous and disgusted to think that this was the kind of person I was going to spend the rest of my life with and do anything for.

I like to believe that I really got to know you before moving out here. Obviously, I was mistaken. That was just another one of your devious strategies to pull me in. After my visit in October 2016, I decided to stay and that’s when the “real” Krista came out. Then again, was that really you? Do you even know who you really are? I uprooted my entire life for an illusion. I believed in this illusion. I believed in you and I believed in this relationshit. Lies. Smoke and mirrors. That’s what I received in exchange for my genuine love. You lie so much you start believing it. You filled my head with stories, maybe fantasies. You even told me you used to drive for the Cartel and you’ve killed people before. I never believed these fairy tales you came up with. I rarely entertained it. You believed it though and I listened. I would ask myself questions and nothing you ever told me would add up. That’s when you’d get angry.

I was officially moved in with you in November 2016. Chelsi had moved out and blessed us with our own space. That’s when it all started to unfold. We fought. A lot. Our communication sucked. Let me remind you why we fought so much though. Sareena. She was the main reason. I would even ask you if you had enough time to get over her. Your response was always the same. You had your time, your relationship had been over for months, you didn’t care about her, she was crazy, she used all your money, she cheated on you and you didn’t want anything to do with her. More lies. We would get into screaming matches about this girl. You hated being confronted about her. You were so defensive. You would get so angry that you would punch the walls, slam the doors, drive off, and there was one time you kicked and broke the bottom of the bedroom door. Not even a month later in December, you were putting me out of “your” house. You threw all my belongings on to your bed, told me to get the fuck out of your house, told me you were done, and you didn’t give a fuck. The best part? You called your dad to send you money to send me on my way. You came back home and threw $300 in my face and wanted me out. You watched me pack all my things into my car and did nothing but sat there in silence and changed all your passwords to your phone and computer. That was clearly more important to you. (You always resorted to doing that. Evidently, material things meant the most to you.) This all happened because I asked you about Sareena. To me, something didn’t add up. Instead of owning up to the truth, you made me feel like I was crazy for even asking that. You made it a point to make me feel stupid, worthless, and like I was nothing. I was crazy for putting things together and catching you in your lies. You made Sareena out to be this bitter, psychotic, ex-wife that wanted to ruin us. When all along, you were talking to her and telling her you missed her and that I meant nothing to you. I don’t know Sareena well but I don’t believe she is as bad as you make her out to be. She is probably damaged from the lies you fed her. You were in fact, stringing her along while I was in Virginia living with you with a cheap ass Wal-Mart ring on my finger. You know it and I know it. You never wanted to end any contact with her. You made me look like a complete idiot sticking up for you and telling her off when all she ever told me was the truth. She basically warned me and I chose your side. Unfortunately, I accepted your fake apologies and had sympathy for your pitiable cries. By the way, you are a great actress. You fooled me for the most part.

I should’ve been done with you at this point. We had a toxic relationship that was going nowhere fast. I ignored all the red flags, I ignored the signs, I ignored my deepest intuition. On January 12th 2017, we got married. The universe was probably looking at me like WHAT. THE. FUCK. At one point, I genuinely did care and love you. It showed. I fell for a monster and her wicked games. I’m a smart woman and it took a while to accept the whole “husband works and wife stays at home” thing. I was raised to be independent and I never agreed with fully allowing you to “take care” of me. I hated the idea of someone paying my bills and buying my love. At the same time, I was now someone’s wife. I wanted to be a good little “Stepford” wife. We started planning our fall October wedding while keeping our marriage a secret. I didn’t realize it then but, I was slowly beginning to lose myself into you. I quit my job in February 2017. I hated it and was planning to look for something else. At the time, your mental health issues were priority. There were times I had to leave work because of you. I quit work to be available 24/7 for you. It’s crazy that I was ever called selfish in this relationshit. I always put you before myself and did anything in my power to try to help you.  I was an obedient housewife. When I started to bleach and color my hair, THAT WAS A DEFINITE CRY FOR HELP. I broke my hair off and pushed it to its limits. It helped to keep my mind off things while I wasn’t working in a salon. I was so wrapped up in caring for you and trying to heal you that I lost myself. I was good for posting fake happy pictures on social media. I pretended that I was fine and that my relationship was fine because in reality how embarrassing is it to share that I was putting up with all of this? I couldn’t tell my friends or my family anything because I whole-heartedly believed that what happened in our marriage stayed between us. I let a lot of things slide with you. I started ignoring the things that wouldn’t add up. I tried my hardest to believe you and trust in you. Little did I know, I was only digging a deeper hole for myself. I started drinking more to numb the fact that THIS was my married life. I am grateful for essentially saving myself and leaving when I did. I only regret not leaving sooner but that’s okay.

We moved into our new townhome in July 2017. Later I found out that it was always just “your” house. It was never mine. This summer was full of lots of beach trips, pool trips and we can’t forget our numerous trips to Florida. You kept me from seeing my family in Texas. There was always some excuse of why we couldn’t go but we always made time to see your family in Florida. I digress. Your townhouse was amazing but let’s not forget who turned it into a home. You were spoiled. We had everything we could ask for. You always came home to home-cooked meals, a clean house, clean laundry and Isis was always taken care of. I would set up baths for you and even put in a lot of effort into fixing our marriage by doing a lot of little things to help you through your depressing times. I was your faithful servant. It was your home, your phone, your furniture, your everything. I allowed myself to be easily controlled. You knew you could hold that over my head and rip it away from me whenever you wanted. You fed off of this. Sick fuck. You threatened me so many times. You ensured I knew who the fuck you are, what you were capable of and that I am nothing without you and the things you could provide for me. What kind of “man” treats their wife like this? I had nothing to my name besides my car and my belongings from Texas. And you knew this.

In August 2017, our relationship only continued to get worse. I knew it was time but I had a lot to think about. You told me it was my decision to move here. You were right. I found it funny how you could throw that in my face yet, you were crying and begging me to stay at the airport when I was about to go back home. I. HAD. NOTHING. I didn’t even have a bed. One night after going to bed late cause we were up arguing, you were sleepwalking. I was awake, I couldn’t sleep. When you got up, it scared me. I was scared for my safety because you were already at the point where you’d hear and see terrible things. WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD’VE HAPPENED HAD I NOT BEEN AWAKE?! I didn’t know how to help you anymore, you were only getting worse. I’m not a professional and that’s what I believed you needed. I wanted you to admit yourself to Portsmouth. Krista, I was genuinely worried about your safety as well as mine. But surprise, surprise, after waking you up from sleepwalking, we got into another heated argument. I recorded the things you said to me. It was time to start protecting myself. I only had myself. You said, “if you’re here by the time I get back, we’re going to have some serious problems.” I didn’t respond to anything you were saying. I sat there, quiet and just took it. You asked for the ring back and wanted me out. It wasn’t any different from our other fights. I continued to take all this mistreatment from you. It did detrimental things to my mind, body, and soul. I started to believe awful things about myself as a result of the words I let you feed into mind. I’m not a perfect person, I never claimed that. I contributed to fights by yelling and cussing. I know my communication skills suck. I know I can be mean as hell. Do I believe I deserved any of this? Absolutely fucking not. No one deserves this. The icing on the cake was when you decided to pack up and leave for just about three weeks. You left out details of your whereabouts like where you were going and who you were with. I knew you didn’t respect me before but this really sealed the deal. You told me about some guy friend you were staying with which was another lie. You had made new friends, Nicole Preston and Samantha. You went out, did what you wanted and expected me to be home when you were done. I found messages between you and a girl you used to fuck named “Devon Taylor” but at that time I was on my way to moving on. You left me abandoned and neglected at “your” house. When all this started happening I was in the first week of my new job. Without your financial help and sense of concern, I started working my ass off. There were days I worked 10-13 days in a row. I barely had an appetite, I was losing weight and replacing food with alcohol. No one really knew that though. By August 24th, I dusted myself off and moved on. I was beginning my healing journey. I got home from work one evening and you were there. My anxiety was on 10. I tried to avoid being home when you were there. You were always drunk and smoking hella cigarettes in your room. That night, you referred to me as your wife and wanted to talk to me, hold me and be around me. I was disgusted. I wasn’t falling for it at all. You were drunk and desperate for my attention. You tried to block me from leaving the house while trying to make me talk to you. At this point you were telling Devon that I was nothing but a crazy bitch. After all I put into this relationshit, that’s how you would refer to me to your next victims. There was definitely a pattern here. You would taint my name to make yourself look good to whoever would listen. That was the last straw for me. I had to get out of the house. I didn’t feel safe anymore. Luckily, I was able to move in with generous friends. They took me in their home and out of a bad situation. I could never thank them enough for that.

So by the end of August, I had an amazing support system, I had my job, my things, my car, a place to stay and a new found love. Things were looking up for me. There was only one thing holding me back and that was divorcing you. After being informed about you abandoning your wife and withholding BAH from me (money you wouldn’t have if we weren’t married), Fleet&Family suggested I try to get a hold of your sorry ass chain of command. I learned very quickly that the Navy looks out for their sailors no matter the circumstance. I took our case to family advocacy and they were no help. Apparently our case didn’t meet the requirements to be further investigated. Cool. I used all of my Navy resources, spoke to legal assistance and spoke to so many different people but in the end nothing was done. No one was hearing me or trying to help. I had a property settlement/separation agreement from legal assistance, it was my right to ask for spousal support. You didn’t agree and refused to sign it. I took it to court and you didn’t show up. Apparently, you couldn’t find the correct courtroom. You made sure to call me that morning and let me know you weren’t trying to fuck me over. You told me you would go ahead and file for divorce in Florida and pay for it so I didn’t have to worry about it. I was stupid to trust you with that. I wanted to give up. Eventually, I did.  I started focusing on how blessed I was to have my support system, Chelsi, and my job.  I have them to thank for getting me through this and being there for me. A few weeks later, in December 2017, you resorted to disrespecting me and calling me names. Not surprised. All I asked was if you had filed yet but, you were so upset that Chelsi was in my life. It killed you to see me happy, flourishing and growing in love with her. I realized how much time I wasted by trusting you to take care of the divorce.

It’s a whole new year. January 2018. I took matters into my own hands. This divorce was long overdue so I began the process all by myself here in Virginia. It was stressful but I knew it was going to be well worth it in the end. It is now the last week of February 2018 and GUESS WHAT?! I’m finally getting my divorce! It has been a long, stressful and emotional ride. The universe has been looking out for me and my support system.

With all this being said, I just feel sorry for you, Krista. I always will. You are a coward. You never had the courage or decency to admit you were talking to Sareena yet, I’m a hoe for being with Chelsi. Funny. You were playing me from the start, we both know that. You married me for your own benefit. There was never any love or care from you. You couldn’t even tell me you were out of the Navy and on your way to Florida when you still had unfinished business here in Virginia, like I don’t know, your divorce? Speaking of Florida, I will always cherish your mother’s way of trying to make me feel accepted into the Whitaker family, how she supported us financially at times and especially how she pretended to care about my feelings. What I will always remember about Ms. Joanna is how she jokingly said I got married to get my green card. FYI, I was born in our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. This may be a shock to most people but I am 100% American. I didn’t entertain her ignorance then and I won’t start. Anyway, thank you Ms. Joanna and the Whitaker family for the fun outings we had in Florida. I did appreciate them and the financial help.

Krista, good luck in life. Lying your way to the top and out of situations seems to work well for you. You only survive by preying on young women. Your form of enjoyment is breaking them down and re-molding them into who you want them to be. Fortunately, I escaped before it was too late. I was hurt. I was sad. I was depressed. I stopped taking care of myself. More than anything, I was angry for allowing this to happen. I’m still working through the motions, repairing what you broke. Don’t get it twisted though, YOU DID NOT BREAK ME DOWN. I left before giving you that power. I know not giving you that power hurt you to your core.  I was raised to be resilient and rise up with my head held high when I get knocked down. I do have to thank you though. Without you, I wouldn’t have met great new friends or reconnected with old friends. I’m living closer to my family than I ever have. In fact, you introduced me to the real reason I moved here for. Chelsi has been patiently assisting me in my healing process. She has been nothing but a true blessing after you. She couldn’t even believe all the things that happened behind closed doors. To be completely honest, it should’ve been her. It was always her but the universe felt like I needed to learn a lesson. So we shared a drunken kiss March 2017, cry me a river! We stopped having sex, you wouldn’t even look at me like you were attracted to me, and all we knew how to do was put each other down. Even then, after we kissed, I cut her off and told you about it because I saw it as cheating. But what were you doing to me throughout our entire relationship? Oh okay. No regrets. The universe was working on bringing Chelsi and I closer together. I am not ashamed to admit that I enjoyed that kiss and I felt something for her then. My dumb ass stuck by your side though and tried gaining back your trust. I digress. I’m not perfect. I made my mistakes. This marriage was sadly the biggest mistake I ever made. The universe did bring me to Chelsi under the most trying circumstances. I guess God & Goddess really do have a sense of humor. I knew it was her when I first moved here but I was wrapped in this relationshit. Anyway, I learned my lesson. I learned so much from this “marriage”. I can’t bring myself to regret any of it though. I was in love. I would still do anything for love. I know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I’m being shaped into a force, only growing better and stronger. I am happy with where I am at in life. Even though this experience put me back in therapy, I am a step closer to fully healing from it all. You didn’t win, Krista. You didn’t get to keep me. YOU DID NOT WIN. I will learn to forgive you, eventually. For now, I’m choosing to let go of your entire existence.

A huge round of applause for the illusionist. And a huge thank you for introducing me to my blessing and surrounding me with amazing, loving, caring friends. They continue to support me through all of this. I will always be grateful for the people that enter my life to teach me things and open my eyes, including you. I wish you peace, love and light. I wish you the ability to let love into your heart. Goodbye, Krista.

- Kiara Avila

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Goldfinger - #24WeeksofBond

We continue our Bond marathon with an absolute banger of a movie - Goldfinger.  When you think of James Bond, this movie might come to mind.  There are so many classic lines, scenes, and characters in this movie that it is really hard to make the case of this film not being one of the best Bond films ever.  In fact, until Goldeneye, this film was the bar when it came to James Bond.  The franchise saw many crests in its lifetime, but unfortunately, it would never reach this level of excellence.  Now a days, we have a few Daniel Craig movies to insert into the “Best James Bond Movie Ever” conversation in Casino Royale, and Skyfall.  This is Sean Connery at his absolute peak.

Honestly, I’m finding some difficulty in unpacking all of this because this film is just so precious that I don’t want to do this blog an injustice of underselling this movie.  This film has a wonderful, easy to follow plot, some cleverly crafted writing, and characters that have lasted forever.  In some ways, this film could be viewed as the Bond film that started Bond as we know it today.  Dr.No, and From Russia With Love hit a few singles for the franchise, but Goldfinger comes to the plate and hits a home run putting the Bond franchise in a very comfortable lead and giving it the momentum it needed to last as long as it has.  If not for Goldfinger, Bond could have only lasted for a few more years.

Sean Connery is hitting on all cylinders here.  He seems to have all the swag and confidence in the world, having played Bond twice now he really seems to have a grasp on this character.  Remember that Connery is the man who made Bond, Bond.  There was no man before him to learn from, only the fictional James Bond you would find in the books.  And for a relatively unknown at the time...that is quite the responsibility to take on a franchise that everyone is expecting to be amazing, when nobody knows who you are.  Well, Sean Connery did and now here he is at the top of his game.

Even starting with the pre-title sequence...a classic scene where Bond enters from the water in a wet suit and lays out some plastic explosives...only to take the wet suit off to reveal a white tuxedo that still has the steam coming off of it from the dry cleaners.  I mean, that’s Bond in a nutshell right there.  After this, we then move into the title sequence that would set a trend for Bond movies for decades - a title song.  Shirley Bassey sets the tone of the film with an intoxicating, and eerie performance of “Goldfinger” that kind of stays in your head for a few hours after hearing it.

The film opens in Miami where Bond is being put up in a high end resort to keep an eye out for a man named Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe).  Apparently Goldfinger has sprung the curiosity of the British Government because of how much gold he is moving around the country.  Bond sees Goldfinger playing Gin Rummy with a guy, and finds his suite to discover that he has been cheating at cards with his paid side-piece Jill Masterson spying on his opponent.  Of course Bond breaks up the party and makes Goldfinger start losing which leads us to lovely Jill Masterson being asphyxiated by gold paint.  Classic scene...however I’m curious about the dig at the Beatles...(Just as bad as listening to the Beatles without ear muffs.). Oddjob must’ve been a Beatles fan which is why he knocks out Bond right after this comment.

After Jill’s death, M puts Bond on the mission to find out all he can about Goldfinger and to figure out what he is up to.  So Bond meets Goldfinger for a relaxing game is golf.  Man oh man do I love this scene.  A classic set up between Bond and villain where villain knows that this ain’t a coincidence so they both start trying to play each other.  Bond whips out his big gold bar and Goldfinger ups the ante to put it on the line, exercising strict rules of golf to give himself an advantage.  Bond expertly switches Goldfinger’s golf balls before the final hole, sealing the victory for Bond.  Just so simplistic, & fun to watch.  I love Bond’s relationship he develops with his caddy.

To spare you the lengthy, scene by scene description of the film, it turns out Goldfinger is trying to set off an atomic bomb in Fort Knox which would drive the value of his gold up by hundreds of thousands of pounds, all the while trying to set this up as a basic bank robbery.  Bond finds out about Goldfinger’s operation while spying on his facility late at night where he will eventually get caught and tied up to a table with a laser slowly moving up to his crotch.  Again, a classic scene where Bond says “You expect me to talk?” to which Goldfinger replies “No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!”.  You just can’t write that any better.

After Bond convinces Goldfinger that he is worth more alive, Bond is tranquilized and later wakes up to the site of one Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman).  She may be more famous by her name, but this is the first time we see a strong women who isn’t just good looks as the leading female.  This will also start the trend of naming female characters as puns.  (Holly Goodhead, Chu Me, Jenny Flex, Xena Onatopp, etc.). Not that that was a crucial part of the Bond franchise, but it definitely became a signature that was eventually smoked out come the Daniel Craig era.

Honor does a fine job here, I wouldn’t say her character is written the best or that her character is given the proper chance to shine, which is why I would say that her performance simply is remembered by her name alone.  Pussy Galore sounds ridiculously vulgar now a days, but back in the 60s it wasn’t.  Her originally name was supposed to be Kitty Galore, but they opted for Pussy Galore, because Kitty Galore was too vulgar...lol.  

What I REALLY love about this film is Oddjob (Harold Sakate).  Oddjob is the quintessential quiet muscle man of a henchman who has a signature weapon in his top hat.  He can frolf with his hat to kill people, basically.  Oddjob was an olympic weightlifter and professional wrestler named Tosh Togo.  He was stout, bulky, and stoic and really made you buy into the threat of his strength and frolfing skills.  This of course comes to a head in the end when Bond is handcuffed to the atomic bomb in the vault with Oddjob and they battle it out.  I love these old fight scenes where the only thing playing in the background is the sound of the bomb timer.  This gives the fight more urgency as it’s an added layer of danger.   

Another classic addition that would influence future Bond films is the Aston Martin car.  Q is unleashed in this film as the over worked and underpaid government worker who makes gadgets, and who doesn’t have time for Bond’s games.  Q tells Bond about his new car and lets him know there is an ejector seat to which Bond says “Ejector seat?  You’re joking!” and Q brilliantly says “I never joke about my work, 007″.  

I mean, everything I am pointing out here is groundwork for the future of the Bond franchise.  The exotic cars, the dangerous henchmen, the women who had jerks for parents in naming them, the theme song, the list goes on and on...Goldfinger, to me, is the bar as far as James Bond films go.  I love this film so much where it was very hard to say that any other Bond film was better.  This easily sits in my top 3 with Goldeneye and Skyfall.

This film would be the third and best film of the Sean Connery era.  Connery would still see success in his films, but tensions between him and the studio execs would start to mount as Connery was fearing the type casting that he might see because of his longevity with the character and getting tired of the grueling schedule. (His first three films came out in three years).  But despite all that, Goldfinger will live on forever as one of the best Bond films in the history of the franchise.

What did you think, and where does it sit in your top three?

Reviews from Friends:

Jamie Gray

Not my favorite Bond movie, but DEFINITELY my fav and the best Bond theme song except for The world is not enough. I said what I said.

24 Weeks of Bond will continue next Monday with - 

The Spy Who Loved Me

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The Truth Behind "You are My Heaven"

A/N: Hello, my lovelies. This is not a fic, it’s actually a personal story. Or more like a word blurt. But I offered to share it and people seemed interested, so here it is. This is what inspired my fic You Are My Heaven. Spoilers below, I guess, if you haven’t read the fic. Also, I am working on an epilogue, but it might take me a few more days. You’re all wonderful. Read this if you’d like, but no hard feelings if you don’t. I will be tagging my permanent list below, though. Hope no one minds. Here we go. 

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Although there have been many experiences of unrequited love/intense crushes in my life, one in particular was the inspirations for You are My Heaven.

His name was Matt.

After graduating from culinary school, it took me a few months to find a job and I also had wrist surgery somewhere in there. I finally found work at a bakery, feeling very green and nervous.

(Note to anyone who cares: having a culinary degree does not make you a pastry chef or chef of any kind. School gives you the very basics, working is how you gain experience. Unless you have insane connections, you still start at the bottom and that is COMPLETELY OKAY. Seriously. I’ve had some awful jobs and some good jobs and now a great job, all valuable experiences in the end. Now you know. )

About a week after I started this new job, they hired another new person. A guy. He walked in wearing his white chef’s coat and checkered pants (our uniform). Some people just look really good in chef whites. He was one of them. We were awkwardly introduced by the pastry chef because I’m an awkward person and I was especially shy back then. He was not traditionally attractive, but I was intrigued by him. He had a confidence about him and I just wanted to know more about him instantly.

Matt was a little bit taller than me (which is impressive since I’m 5’11”), a little soft around the middle, and a few years younger. He also graduated from culinary school recently but worked at his uncle’s bakery a little while and then in Mexico a few months before they kicked him out for not having a work visa. He was not phased by that at all, by the way. That’s just the type of person he was.

Originally from California, he looked like the antithesis of a surfer dude but actually was a surfer dude. Pale skin that sunburned easily and the blondest, curliest hair I ever did see. His unruly curls were just adorable. He kept the length just above uniform regulation, since the rules said his hair couldn’t touch his collar. With his curls, he got away with it for a long time. For a young guy, he hated most modern music, preferring classic rock and oldies. The only recent band he liked was Modest Mouse. Hearing them always reminds me of him. As do The Doors, CCR, and the song “Hot-Blooded” by Foreigner. It’s an inside joke.

He has such an off-beat sense of humor but when I got him to laugh, it was just he best. There’s a local free newspaper we used to get and read the hilarious editorials. We would do the crossword puzzle too. I’m a wealth of weird knowledge and he reads a lot (we both do) so we did well. Or we would use Wikipedia to cheat sometimes. The work computer was blocked from most websites, but wikipedia snuck under the radar so we’d read random articles and learn new things.

I promise we really did work hard and did our jobs, but there was quite a bit of downtime when we got snowed in or waited for the morning pastries to bake. I started coming in early with him just for that alone time. I knew I had a crush on him but he had no clue. He was just an open and friendly person, making friends wherever he went. I remember a time when a girl from another department on the resort walked in and started talking to him about going snowboarding the next day. I was insanely jealous, although I had no reason to be. Maybe they were a thing, maybe not. It shouldn’t have mattered but it did.

So a little while later, I mentioned that I would like to learn how to ski or snowboard, because I hadn’t attempted either. We worked at a ski resort, by the way, so we got free passes. I casually (probably not at all casual) mentioned that it would be nice if someone could show me the ropes, and he offered to help me. He was just that kind of person. We set up a day to go and I was excited/terrified.

The day arrived and after work, he helped me get some rented gear and we walked out on the bunny slope. It was a long, cold, hard day of me embarrassing myself in front of my crush. But it was time spent with him, so I thought it was worth it. I fell sooooo many times, almost lost my board sliding down the hill, nearly tripped him getting off the chair lift, and my last fall of the day was a full-on faceplant resulting in what we call a Yard Sale, meaning my gloves and hat fell off, nearly lost my goggles, and in some cases an individual can have skis pop off. Not the case with snowboards, since they’re tightly strapped to your booted fit. I was done for the day.

He was so incredibly patient, though, and on that last fall, I lied still a bit too long gathering my bearings which concerned him so he scrambled back up the mountain somehow to get to me. He was the sweetest. Clearly I had no control over my heart at that point.

I went snowboarding the second time, despite being so incredibly sore after the first, but I promised myself I’d try again. Matt had gone out boarding earlier and said he’d see me later, so I went out on my own. Chairlift was still problematic but there was improvement in my “skills” and after a few runs, I felt better about it. Even carved around a lift pole flipping from toe edge to heel edge. That possibly means nothing to anyone reading, but trust me, it’s hard in the beginning.

Once I got back to the top, I maneuvered myself to the side so I could strap my boot back on the board and then I noticed someone watching me. There are a lot of skiers and snowboarders who wear black pants and blue coats with a beanie so it took me a second to realize it was him. He finally spoke and said he had watched my last run and saw me carve around the pole and was impressed. He complimented me on my progress. I about died. He was the sweetest. I plopped ungracefully down next to him in the snow and we talked a minute before he went back inside for the day.

The third time I went boarding, I was completely alone and it was worse than the second somehow. My board slipped out from under me three times getting off the chairlift and resulted in the most spectacular 8” round bruise on my hip. I have pictures. I couldn’t sleep on that side for 2 weeks. After that I did get better and went out boarding for real with Matt. I just followed him the first time and that was probably a bad idea, since he was much better than me but I actually held my own. He would zip ahead and I would hesitate and struggle and fall, but it was mostly fun. I just wanted time with him, to be honest.

Christmas time rolled around and since we worked at a ski resort, the bakery was still open for holidays. Matt wasn’t going home this year since he had a family trip planned for January so he volunteered to work Christmas. And so did I. Yup. I was so far gone that I gave up Christmas with my family. That tells you all you need to know, really. We listened to the Beatles all day and baked some experimental recipes for fun. He made amazing cinnamon rolls. So goooood.

I had told my younger sisters pretty much everything, since we’re incredibly close, and I debated for the longest time about whether I should tell him. It had been about a year and half since I met him and I was obviously head over heels. In the end I just needed to know. Yes, we worked together and it could be awkward, but somehow one day in January after arriving at work, I asked him. It was terrifying. As the words left my mouth, I had tunnel vision with a pounding in my ears. The fear in my veins made my body think it was life or death, adrenaline rushing through them.

“Matt, um…do you have any feelings for me besides, like…as a friend?”

Slight pause.

“Not really, no.”

Honest. Direct. Okay then. I brushed it off and said something like “Okay, I was just curious” and went to change into uniform. I texted my sisters, gave myself a few minutes to grieve and then spent the rest of the day trying to act like my heart wasn’t broken. I cried that night and wondered how I was going to continue seeing him almost every day. It wasn’t his fault. He was honest, which I still really appreciate about him. He has always been one of the most genuine people I’ve ever met. He is nothing but himself and never pretended to be anything else.

According to the schedule at work, I had a few days without seeing him which helped. I needed time to recover. However, he showed up unexpected one day to come snowboarding. His board was kept in the office at the bakery so he walked through to get it. I was not prepared and I’m pretty positive I looked like a deer in the headlights when he walked past me. I hadn’t had time to practice my expression. He didn’t really react and I couldn’t even say anything. He went boarding and that was that.

Time passed and it got easier. We went back to our usual routine and camaraderie. I still went into work earlier than necessary to see him, even though my heart ached every time I saw those light blue eyes. They were an icy blue color, and yet incredibly warm. He also had a quite noticeable scar on his left cheek from a car accident when he was younger. Over time I didn’t even see it. It was just part of this handsome man I had fallen for.

At the beginning of April, Matt went on a weekend trip somewhere. When he came back he was talking about this small coastal town and how great it was. It took me another week before I knew what he was really saying. He had gone for a job interview and he was moving. I broke all over again. I was upset that he didn’t tell me sooner (although he was in no way obligated, I just wanted to be the person that he would be open with). He had given his 2 weeks notice and was planning to drive across the country from California in a VW bus his dad had been helping him fix up.

I shouldn’t have been surprised that he wanted to move on. 2 years was a long time for him to be in one place. He had a transient heart and there was more of the world to explore. I selfishly wanted him to stay but of course had no right to ask. I asked one thing of him, though. I wanted to go out to dinner and have some authentic Indian food, which I actually hadn’t eaten before. He said yes. It was his last night in town and I was honored that he chose to spend it with me. We had a great time and conversation flowed pretty well. He kept getting phone calls and at one point he yelled at his phone, “Not now, I’m eating!” which still makes me laugh. He told me more about this job and how excited he was. I was happy for him. Really. I was really going to miss him, though.

We talked in the parking lot for a minute and I awkwardly asked for his email address. It was weird but I wanted to keep in touch, so he offered it to me. He gave me a hug and I drove away, watching as he sat in his car finally returning those phone calls.

That was the last time I saw Matt in person. We did keep in touch through email for about 6 months and sometimes text. I made up imaginary scenarios where I would miraculously end up in the same town as him and he would see me as more than a friend. Unrealistic, but still. And not long after he left, I finally let myself admit that I loved him. I hadn’t seen every part of him, but what I had seen, I loved. And as the quote above states, he was worth it. He deserved my love, even if he didn’t return it.

Despite the heartbreak, I’m so grateful that I met him. I learned so much about myself by just being around him. By being himself, he allowed everyone around him to be themselves. If that makes sense. He also helped me be brave. I learned to snowboard. I became more open-minded to other’s beliefs and opinions. He introduced me to great music. And I finally discovered that I didn’t have to stay in one place the rest of my life. About 6 months after he left, I moved out of state to a town I had never even seen to work at a job I got from a phone interview. It was scary and amazing and exciting. That was a valuable experience and I have to at least credit him a little for that.  

It’s been 7 years almost exactly since he left and I still think about him sometimes. We don’t talk anymore and he’s not much of a social media person, but I’m pretty sure he’s still where he moved to and he seems happy. I’ve moved on and I still look back on my time with him and smile.

I couldn’t really ask for anything more than that.

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March

The arrival of March always feels like a breath of fresh air. Between the promise of more daylight and warmer weeks ahead, we always feel extra-motivated to get out into our communities during the month, and fortunately there are plenty of exciting events coming up to entice us out of our cozy retreats. Here, we’ve outlined some of the activities we’re looking forward to in March, from the late arrival of Mardi Gras to the Azalea Trail Run. 

Upholstery Sale

March | Atchison Home

30% off all Upholstery Lines (Lee Industries, Cisco Brothers, Highland House, Hickory Chair, and Century Furniture) In stock and custom orders included. Learn More

Haley Dermatology March Specials 

March | Haley Dermatology 

SkinMedica is 15%off, Eskata is $50 off, $500 off CoolSculpting. 

The Ivy Cottage’s Linen Sale

March | The Ivy Cottage 

Annual linen sale, select styles 50% off and all others 20% off bed/bath linens. Learn More

  Mardi Gras

March 1st-March 5th | Downtown Mobile

The birthplace of Mardi Gras celebrates the 2019 Carnival Season with mystic revelry, parades and parties all week long. Learn More

Live Music on the Patio

Reocurring every Friday and Saturday | 5:30pm-8:00pm | Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa’s Bayside Grill

Join Bayside Grill for live music on the patio every Friday & Saturday night from 5:30pm-8:30 pm  Learn More 

Joe Cain Classic

March 3rd | 8:00am | Downtown Mobile

5K Run/Walk, 1 Mile Run, and "Moonpie Dash" Flat, Fast, Ugly course through Downtown Mobile, AL.

$5 Mommy & Me Yoga

March 5th | 11:00am-11:45am | Soul Shine Yoga

Practice yoga and bond with your baby! This class will focus on providing physical, mental, and emotional support for new mothers. They will focus on correcting imbalances created during pregnancy, and rebuilding strength in the body. Specific movements and songs will be integrated throughout class to entertain baby as well as support their physical and emotional development. The class will include 45 minutes of movement, then time to connect with other moms. Moms and moms-to-be are welcome to join without baby, with the understanding that this will not be a quiet class. Learn More

Zac Brown Band

March 10th | 7:00pm | The Wharf Amphitheatre

Zac Brown Band live at the Wharf in Orange Beach, Alabama. Learn More 

Prenatal Yoga / 4 Week Series

March 10th | 4:30pm-5:30pm | Soul Shine Yoga

Prenatal yoga gives a woman energy to enjoy her pregnancy, serenity to build a deeper intimacy with her own body and baby, and the presence of mind to expect the unexpected and be present. The benefits are numerous: release stress, enhance the ability to relax, boost physical strength, increase flexibility, improve balance, ease discomforts of pregnancy, open hips and pelvis, strengthen pelvic floor, build confidence, and expand a woman’s circle of community support. Take this time to foster a deeper connection to your self, to your body, to your baby. Learn More

Cider Day

March 10th | 2:00pm-7:00pm | Fairhope Brewing Company

Save the date for their second ever Cider Day at Fairhope Brewing Company! They will have TEN different varieties of hard cider on tap, plus music courtesy of the Steel City Jug Slammers. Learn More

Yoga for Beginners / 3 Week Series

March 12th | 5:30pm-6:30pm | Soul Shine Yoga

New to Yoga or Need a Refresher? Start March off with something for you! This series takes place one evening a week for three weeks and is designed for beginners. In this series learn and explore the principles of alignment for the most common poses in Vinyasa & Hatha Yoga classes, as well as basic breathing and meditation. If you're brand new to yoga or if you need a refresher for your current practice, then this series is also for you! Classes are unheated and will meet on 3 consecutive weeks. Learn More

Kids Yoga / 3 Week Series

March 12th | 4:30pm-5:15pm | Soul Shine Yoga

It’s never too early to explore the world of Yoga! This series of classes is designed to be FUN and taught by a Licensed Next Generation Kids Yoga Instructor. Alive with flowing sequences, balancing poses, breathing exercises, creative relaxation techniques, and cooperative yoga games, children are sure to relish in their selves. These classes encourage a deeper sense of body awareness, self-exploration and interpersonal skills resulting in a more confident, flexible, focused and joyful child! Learn More

Tasting with Goat Island Brewing 

March 14th | 6:00pm-7:00pm | Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa’s Bayside Grill

Learn about Goat Island Brewing and taste a variety of beers presented by John Dean. Tasting includes appetizers provided by Bayside Grill. Learn More

Piece, Love and Hippiweizen-German Hefeweizen Richter's Pils-Pilsner Big Bridge-IPA Duck River Dunkel-Dark Lager

Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival

March 15th-17th | 10:00am-5:00pm | Downtown Fairhope

The Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival celebrates it's 67th year in 2019.  A committee of volunteers work together with the Fairhope community, City of Fairhope, Downtown Merchants, Eastern Shore Art Center, Chamber of Commerce and many sponsors to bring top artists, a variety of art, delicious food vendors, children's activities and overall great time for 3 full days in March on the beautiful streets of downtown Fairhope, AL. Learn More

Beverage Academy: Bourbon Demystified

March 15th | 5:30pm-6:30pm | Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa

Each month, the Beverage Team at the Grand Hotel will be teaching classes at the resorts’ Beverage Academy. The classes are aimed at expanding the participants’ knowledge of beverage basics while also incorporating more advanced techniques. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, the classes are fun, hands-on experiences that will have people raving about your beverage skills. In each Grand Beverage Academy, you will receive a one- hour beverage demonstration, recipes and beverage sampling. In this class we salute Bourbon, an American legend. Their beverage team will discuss the history, production and myths of this southern staple. Menu includes Bucky’s Mint Julep and Old Fashioned. Participants must be 21 years of age and older to attend. Learn More

Sugarcane Jane Live @ FBC

March 16th | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Fairhope Brewing Company

Sugarcane Jane, Alabama’s Americana sweethearts released their seventh studio album, Southern State of Mind, in October ‘18 on Nashville’s ArenA Recordings which has remained #1 on the Alabama Top Album Chart (Roots Music Reports-2018/19) for eight weeks and counting. Learn More

Culinary Academy: Cooking Essentials III: Basic Butchery

March 16th | 10:00am -2:00pm | Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa

Each month, a Chef at the Grand Hotel will be teaching classes at the Resort’s Culinary Academy. These classes focus on expanding the participants’ knowledge of the culinary basics while also incorporating techniques that are more advanced. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, the Chef’s classes are fun, hands-on experiences that will have people raving about your culinary skills. In each Grand Culinary Academy, you will receive an in depth cooking demonstration, recipes, food sampling and a diploma. Learn butchery techniques and how to fabricate whole poultry, pork, seafood and beef. We will simply cook and taste different cuts of each animal. Learn More

St. Patricks Day Celebration

March 17th | Callaghan’s Irish Social Club

A festive celebration at one of Mobile’s oldest establishments. Learn More

Fairhope Sushi Class

March 19th | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Fairhope Brewing Company

In this two hour, hands-on class, we'll teach you to make perfect sushi rice, how to make all of your favorite sushi sauces (from eel sauce to BangBang & more), where to shop/what to buy and how to safely serve raw fish at home with confidence, according to health department standards. You'll get two rolls to eat (we make one, you make the other) and a take home cheat sheet filled with tips, tricks and recipes! Learn More

Botox Event 

March 21st | 8:00am-7:00pm | Haley Dermatology 

Appointments available all day, $50 off treatment of 25+ units. (Includes $50 BD rebate)  Learn more. 

Tasting with Heaven Hill Distillery

March 22nd | 6:30pm-8:00pm | Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa’s 1847 Bar

Nick Braud, from Heaven Hill Distillery, will be on site for an informative tasting of a variety of Whiskeys. The Tasting includes Larceny, Elijah Craig Small Batch, Henry McKenna, Pikesville Rye, and Elijah Craig Barrel. Southern Roots appetizers will be offered during the event.  Be sure to get your tickets today before they sell out - only twenty intimate seats available for this event in our 1847 Bar at the entrance to Southern Roots Restaurant. Learn More

Mobile Ballet’s Little Mermaid

March 23rd 7:30pm & March 24th 2:30pm | Mobile Civic Center

Mobile Ballet is excited to share this spellbinding new production journeying from the human realm to a mystical underwater world-sure to entrance all ages! Learn More

Grayson Capps Live @ FBC

March 23rd | 7:00pm-10:00pm | Fairhope Brewing Company

Grayson Capps and the band at Fairhope Brewing Company. Learn More

Azalea Trail Run

March 23rd | 8:00am | Mobile Civic Center  

10k run! Some will be walking, some jogging, some both and exploring and PARKOURING along the way! No stress. No pressure. Just looking to have a fun experience! There will be food and good times afterward! We will post a meeting spot in advance before the day of! Learn More

Chilli Cook Off  

March 30th | 11:00am | Mardi Gras Park

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. Learn More

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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet on Professional Resume Making

Professional Resume Making can be quite tedious, isn’t it? A resume maker has to think right from the contents of the resume to the design and language to be employed. And in spite of all the brainstorming, time and energy invested, the end result often turns out to be rejection.

What is it that a resume maker needs to do to ensure that his/her resume gets through the initial scrutiny and that he/she receives a call for an interview? How to make a resume that is professionally appealing?

While the instant solution to this problem of how to create a resume that has a decent resume template and can be considered a good resume is to seek the help of professional resume writers. However, a resume maker shouldn’t be so keen on adopting what should but be the last resort.

In this blog post, we present to you the ultimate cheat sheet that every professional resume maker desperately looks for. These are some of the most simple and yet most overlooked aspects of a resume format:

1) Have a professional email address

Resume writing implies that one has to furnish one’s contact details. Whether you choose to drop a hard copy of your resume at the office or email the soft copy, your email address is presented in both.

And having immature, funny and unprofessional email addresses indirectly tells the recruiter that “I am not very good at separating the personal from the professional.” This is usually enough reason for the employers to turn you down.

They might as well stop reading any further and consider the next resume in line. Therefore it is vital that you have a plain and straight email address as a resume maker especially for your official purposes even if you choose to have another email address for other purposes.

Another reason why having a professional email address is important is to avoid spam and directly receive emails that are of use to you. I am one of those individuals who use the same email address for all purposes and I can’t even begin describing how messy my inbox looks.

From new post alerts from all YouTube channels you subscribe to, to newsletters from various websites you don’t even remember visiting, you tend to receive all kinds of mail and in this process, often the important ones pertaining to jobs you’ve applied for taking a back seat.

2) Customized resume for every job

Every job that you apply for probably receives a minimum of hundred other job applications. You can imagine the competition you will be facing.

If you believe that framing the perfect resume and sending it out everywhere will fetch you job offers then I am afraid you’re up to be disappointed because if your resume isn’t in line with what the job demands then you barely stand any chance of being short-listed!

As resume maker, you should take a little pain to make a few changes here and there in your primary resume or seek the help of some online resume maker for the same if you are too reluctant to do it on your own.

One way of going about this is conducting a careful study of the job description and jotting down the precise requirements of the job and expectations of the firm.

The next step would be to frame the sentences and points in your resume in such a way that the recruiter is compelled to believe that indeed you are what he/she is looking for.

3) Mention of ATS friendly keywords

For those who never heard what an ATS is, it stands for Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and is basically an electronic technique employed by hiring authorities wherein the resumes you send undergo a machine-based scrutiny.

The machine looks for particular keywords in your resume that are most relevant to the job. Failing to find these would mean that your resume is most likely not going to be short-listed.

ATS is a relatively new method and hence its lack of awareness among job seekers. Always Google the keywords that are relevant to the job sought and make it a point to mention them in your resume.

In today’s time, only when a resume maker uses the ATS friendly words does he stand a chance to go through this initial mechanized test.

4) A legible font

On the very first resume I submitted to an agency a few years back, I put in a lot of effort to frame everything in a way that would please the employer and therefore I thought that using my favorite font would be the best. And so I did! And alas I never heard anything from that firm.

Well, over the years when I gathered more knowledge about stuff, I realized that my favorite font does not fit the requirements of a professional resume!

As a resume maker, you should always use legible and formal fonts such as Arial or Calibri. The blunder I did was that I used Comic sans which is but very childish looking.

Therefore a vital thing every resume maker should focus on is the use of fonts that are readable and in a size between 10-12. Font sizes less than or more than that is not advisable to be used on resumes.

5) Reference to keywords mentioned in the job description

Like I always say, you must give the employer what he is looking for and not what you have prepared. As a resume maker, you must know how to use your limited skills in such a way that you allure the recruiter.

That is where your wittiness and smartness comes to test. You might be a good teacher but what if the post is of a librarian?

In such a case, you as a resume maker have to tell them that having had the experience of teaching students for this many years, you are well-versed with a wide range of books and would be just right for the job because you would be able to categorize books into sections better than others.

So how do you go about this? The simplest way is to keenly observe the job description and understand what exactly are the skills the recruiters are looking for in a candidate.

With that done, you can go ahead and frame a resume where you put in all those keywords in a way that I did the above example.

6) Always revise for errors

The task of a resume maker doesn’t end with a mere formulation of a resume. Just like our teachers advised us to revise our answer sheets before submitting, so does this cheat sheet advice to revise your resume for grammatical errors, typos or other errors in the information provided.

If you religiously revise your resume then you stand no chance of getting rejected for trivial reasons like typing errors which are quite embarrassing reasons to not get short-listed for!

7) Focus on achievements and not positions

When mentioning your experience in a resume, a resume maker must always try and emphasize more on end results rather than mentioning the prestigious positions you held.

You might have been the event manager of a company of repute but try focusing and mentioning more of the various events you managed and organized successfully that was beneficial for the company.

But this is easier said than done, isn’t it? I know that putting together your achievements could be tedious but nonetheless, you should try doing it as it will come to your aid.

And in case you aren’t confident on how to go about it then consider seeking the help of resume writing services available online.

Our site too provides this much-needed assistance to resume makers who face difficulty, so do visit us at CV Owl where our experts are always ready and glad to make your resume better.

8) Add links to your social media accounts and personal blogs etc

It’s a world where virtual contact and impressions get formulated faster than real encounters. And hence it is so important that you mention the links to all of your social media accounts so that the employers can locate you online and understand your true worth.

Also, if a resume maker is skilled at other things such as blogging or runs a YouTube channel then there is no reason why he/she shouldn’t mention that. A resume is the only place where bragging doesn’t make you look flamboyant, make sure you use it to your advantage!

9) Have a decent cover letter

The best resume format always talks about having a cover letter that is decently framed and provides a just introduction to what follows in the resume.

The task of a resume maker is not confined to writing a resume alone; a resume maker must also formulate the cover letter approaching a given firm in a condescending yet humble way.

10) Always follow up post submitting a resume

Just like contesting the elections alone won’t win you a seat in the governing body, similarly, submitting a well-framed resume alone is hardly likely to fetch you a job.

As a resume maker, once you are done framing and submitting the best resume that you humanly could, you should try and follow up with the hiring firm. Confused!?

Well, you are not supposed to go to their office and ask every day if you’ve made through because it gets you thrown out instead. What you need to do is follow up via unofficial means.

You can befriend one of their employees and get the inner information regarding recruitments out. These are mere tactics of getting oneself an edge over other candidates in this world of cutthroat competition.

We hope this piece on the ultimate cheat sheet every resume maker looks for has been of some help to you and would assist you when you sit to create your resume. Feel free to share your comments and opinions. Also, follow us on Twitter and Facebook