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babythegod · 11 months

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Remember when I was 16 and my cousins kept getting pregnant so you woke me up out of my sleep to accuse me of being with child, beat me with a broom then called the police on me &I wasn’t even sexually active. I had to cover my black eye with make-up during thanksgiving festivities or when we actually still lived with Monterra &you hit me with a pool stick before school (for getting “smart”) so I tried to stab a knife into my wrist vein (where my ankh tattoo is now because I was sick of looking at the scar) or when nobody gaf after lil bro busted my lip wide open cause I said he “acts like our dad” or when I lost my cat and you lied and told him I was trying to assault you so he came into my room and abused me as you watched proudly from the doorway. Fun times 😻

Kinda an excerpt : from my upcoming book :

The Calling.

“I still cry for that teenager that was left with an ultimatum that would unknowingly change the trajectory of her entire life and leave me scarred and traumatized for years. When I told my dad “NO!” I didn’t want to live with him as he threw my mom out of our family home , I didn’t realize at the time that I was choosing death. I meant NO ! I want all of this to end now. NO! can we fix it ? NO ! Let’s press rewind …My innocence was killed that night &I lost everything I ever knew to be true. I had always felt the absence of love but then safety vanished as well. No one ever asked me if I was ok . No one. Not once. I began to look for home in all the wrong people and places. Both of my parents swear they did “their best” with me but the way my brothers were and still are treated , I know that’s not valid. I was denied child support my entire teenage years while everyone else received lavish new clothing &designer shoes , I would get berated if I ever tried any piece of my moms wardrobe on. I remember hearing “YOUR DAD GIVES ME $600 A MONTH, ALL FOR FAT” an innumerable amount of times. So I would walk to this bootleg cd/dvd/ women’s apparel store called “Hot Girls” every single day after school begging the owner to let me work there. It’s lowkey so funny cause it was right across from the police station and he was pirating his ass off 😹😹😹 He finally agreed and I made $5 an hour , from 4-8 , when I got off the bus I would go straight there &all day Saturday. He was closed on Sundays. $70 -$120 cash under the table every week is what helped me survive. Now that I think back , Seven was really the only father figure I had as a teen. He was a skinny weird little dude from Hollygrove. We would always fuss cause I was a product of my circumstances and he was Dwayne PONCHO Eli, I still don’t really know why people called him Seven but he always told me “you’re not country like most Kenner people, you’re different 😹” I am so thankful for him because I could’ve got lost in the streets like most abandoned young ladies do. I worked there until I was 18 &was able to find real employment. “

The main reasons I can never bond with my father still to this day; 1. Our relationship was never fostered. 2. While working at my job I purchased a white pair of shorts , that were too tight and skimpy , I admit. But I just thought they were fly at the time. I couldn’t have imagined that Instead of buying your daughter new clothes you’d rather wish rape upon her , vocally in front of our entire family in my grandparents house. No one even batted an eye. No one addressed his cruelty. My dad must be a wizard because his evil wish eventually came true in 2015/2016, my senior year in college I was assaulted in my own apartment. I went into denial, dropped out with only 6 credits left. I honestly believe; Sire &the Holy Spirit saved my life. I would not know love if it wasn’t for Christ.

The things I am still struggling to forgive, but can never forget.

The hate u give little infants fucks everyone …

#had to get this off my chest #gonna leave this here #for awhile #&go do some healing #❤️‍🩹#I love you #mambo Marie #thank you #for choosing me #♥️

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ringmyheart · 4 years

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Can I request Vin Jin boyfriend headcanons and some fluff? (You don't have to force yourself)

(This and the other vin jin rq were merged!)

Honestly the way I see it, it doesn’t matter if you’re a very calm person or outgoing person. No matter what this relationship is gonna end up being considerably chaotic

He ropes you into everything he does. Doesn’t matter if u r a design student or an architecture student or if ur on the opposite side of the school from him, u r practically in his class. Dating him is like signing a contract sealing away ur own life bc he makes it a point to be ALWAYS w u

In class he doesn’t gaf if the teacher has ur seat on the other end of class, he is somehow finding a way to sit next to u against ur will or not. And when the teacher moves u two away from eachother INTENTIONALLY bc of this, he is threatening whoever happened to sit next to u to trade seats w him. He will go as far as to dress up as them to make it look like they’re them to be next to u and he’s so dramatic ab it.... being away from u felt like u were star crossed lovers whom the world was fiercely against

And if UR against this cuz ur tired of getting in trouble in class, or if you reject any of his advances, he’s gonna be really, really, really offended. He will at first sputter and be kinda shy and embarrassed about it, before he goes “fine! Have fun on your own without me, the greatest thing in your fucking life!”

He move seats back and will glare at you periodically every five minutes to pavlov dog you so that every five minutes every day, even when he’s not there, you feel the burning stare of vin jin

If you’re his s/o, he’ll buy you a matching pair of sunglasses so ur the freshest looking couple around Seoul (they’re hideous and thick but he thinks u look fly)

The glasses don’t have nearly as many layers as his does for himself so u can see, and u wonder how he managed to make them just as bulky and if he did it on purpose to sabotage u. Like “did u make my glasses purposefully ugly so no one else will want me?”

U have to dodge a punch after saying anything like that ab his fashion decisions LMAOAO

He’s rlly proud of u two matching. With the glasses and anything in general. He’ll make you wear a jacket matching his, or the same shoes and he will stop people in the hall and be like “wait. Notice anything cool ab us today?? Cooler than normal??”

And when they don’t respond he boasts “that’s right!! Me and my other half r matching. Look at us and weep, losers.” He thinks u two look so good....... if ur enthusiastic ab wearing matching things too he is elated u have to pray that tomorrow he won’t show up w another “if lost return to Vin Jin” “I’m Vin Jin” pair of jackets or anything of the like bc it happens SO OFTEN

And on the topic of sharing when it’s cold he likes to share jackets and blankets w u. Ur desks r moved by eachother by vin jin himself and u two share one blanket over u and shiver bc he just likes it, sharing w u plus he’s slightly warmer. And yes if you guys had indivizual blankets you would be warmer, but u guys have to struggle together he doesn’t care what anyone says (yes even ur protests ur sharing that one blanket wether he has to wrap it around u himself and tear up the one u brought on ur own or what”

He is so blind in love that he cannot tell when u guys suck at stuff. Like if ur in the wrong he doesnt care ur RIGHT and he’s taking that to the grave. He can belittle u and call u out but if someone else says ur in the wrong it’s on sight

Will die protecting ur name even when ur the one who was genuinely wrong

He forces u to make a beat for him to rap to. He loves rapping and wants to enjoy it w u, so ur forcefed YouTube videos of how to beatbox so u can be his bgm and eventually u probably just start to enjoy it to

And u always start a beat and he starts busting out rhymes and it’s SO BAD. It doesn’t matter if ur good at beatboxing if vin Jin is on the track w u it’s gonna sound terrible he brings the quality down immensely but u two just cannot tell

Like after a two session ur like “omg... that was so good. We should go pro?” “Fuck yea we should we’re better than those posers” “we could rlly make it in the industry fr” no u absolutely could not

During the school festival, u sang with him and it was SO bad. Half the crowd is gonna have 2 be hospitalized but u two had FUN up on the stage

Like I said, he has absolute faith in u. All u do is right. If ur driving a car for the first time, he is going to be ur little hype man doesn’t matter if u suck. U hit a curb and he went “YES babe!! Ur killing it cant wait till u hit the road bby” Ur not allowed to touch a car for the next two years now bc he kept cheering u on when u we’re doing CLEARLY wrong things

On a plane u r looking for the bathroom like pensively and u see a handle and look back and r like “is this it???” And vin jin thinking u r all righteous will go “yea babe go for it” and u open it and u depressurizate the cabin immediately

Now both on like 5 no fly lists

He loves to do things with u, like I mentioned earlier, and things he wouldn’t do alone he’ll do w u. Like drawing alone?? Boring. Drawing w Y/N??!!! Who knows what could happen..... so much fun could ensue. Maybe he will draw u cutely. Maybe he will draw u so ugly u will be forced to engage in a fight.

He likes to play just dance w u and compete for the “greats/all star!” Little titles above, and it becomes like a Friday night ritual for u two to turn just dance on and just go at it. But sometimes he’ll get too intense and suddenly he’s actually fighting for the chance to beat u. Will trip u so u lose on purpose

He makes u listen to him sing and rap to u. And u try to leave and he hugs tightly and is like LISTEN IFS FOR U, DONT BE UNGRATEFUL and now u have to listen

He makes u a mixtape of songs he made himself and they are all considerably worse than “remember the times we had”. It’s uploaded on SoundCloud and all the comments r hate and u listen to it a lot bc u know he loves u sm he made u a mixtape ya ur gonna play that but everyone else hates it w a passion

Like the comments r like:

Daniel: well.... it’s definitely a song 😅 I’m glad you love (y/n) so much!

Duke: he’s not making it out the hood 😐

Zach: never let this man in a studio AGAIN

Mary: this should’ve stayed in the CD

(Y/N): love it! 😍

Zoe: kill your producer 💀

Mira: ...

He’s overprotective too

If someone looks at u for more than a second he’ll go “what?? U think she is hot, huh? I’ll kick ur ass fucking perv.... cmon babe let’s go”

Will throw his arm around u and streer u the opposite way of any potentially good looking ppl to keep ur eyes on him

Oh Daniel is coming?? What a coincidence u and vin Jin suddenly have to turn the corner to the other way of ur classroom for some reason

Eli is near?!!! Oh no u just got milk spilt in ur eye!! Oh no now he has to wipe ur eyes and u two have to leave the cafeteria whatever will he do

It’s not that he doesn’t have faith in u, he doesn’t have faith in other men. Like he thinks they r all competition, and doesn’t doubt ur loyalty rather doubts how good he can b for u

WILL beat someone up for u. If someone smokes while ur around suddenly his fists r swinging at them cuz even if u smoke or vape urself no one else can get that stuff in ur lungs but YOU or HIM!!

If ur crossing the street and a car almost hits u, it’s the cars fault and he’s kicking the license plate and cursing it out for almost touching u “stupid fucking piece of metal”

Is the type of boyfriend to call u when he knows ur in an Uber and be like “babe u got ur gun w u right?? Oh don’t forget ur BOMB and ur MACHETE!! Yeah just left the house I killed some ppl nbd haha anyways HRU what’s ur Uber driver like” so the driver of ur car won’t even think ab kidnapping u. He has got ur back even when u do not want it

He doesn’t want u to see his eyes, so he’ll tell you to look away so he can take his glasses off and look at u in full color in all ur glory but he never tells u WHY he’s telling u to look away u think it’s a weird thing of his, or he’s insecure ab his face which is partially true but really he’s taking his glasses off and just looking at u. Adoringly.....

He hates PDA. He loves PDA. Do u see his dilemma

Like he loves PDA but doesn’t want anyone seeing him vulnerable even u.... so he’ll hold ur hand and be like “EWWW WHAT R U DOING GET YR HAND OFF MINE”

If u take the lead THATS best bc he can blame it on u and it’s ur fault he HAS to lock fingers w u cuz u did it to him first and he has an excuse to touch u and v like u started this im just sending u ur own energy back 😤

The type to be just like blind, overwhelmed in love. Always thinks ab u, always wants to be w u, worries ab u a lot and frets over u without showing it.... he hates it and loves it to death. Despises it but wouldn’t give it up for anything in the world

Eats lunch w u in the cafeteria and if u sit w someone else u r the ultimate traitor and he will trash talk u to hide his hurt to Mary the entire lunchtime. Kinda possessive.... wants u to also only think about him

WOULDNT EVER fight u for real. Play fights occur VERY often, like pillow fights, tripping ur foot when u say a joke insulting him, grabbing ur collar but he would sooner die than lay a finger on u

Verbal fights happen a lot and if he ever like LOSES it he may lash out and almost hit u and follow thru. I don’t think he’d be able to catch himself that quickly, and if he ever did he’d regret it for the rest of his life. Literally until the day dies he will take it to his grave

He may not sputter out apologieswill just look at u incredulously and then at his hands because what had he done? What did he just do? To you???????? (Y/n))))?????? His (y/n)??? Light of his life?

Will apologize probably over text or through a note or call, and if u don’t respond he is consumed by regret and tries to find u instantly like runs back to ur place

If u forgive him he feels bad still, because does he deserve it? And he might just isolate himself for a bit bc he can’t face u and if it left a scar he is dead inside. It kills him, literally

I could go on w this but I’ll probably save it for another separate pair of hcs later 😭

If u guys ever break up he will fight for u again and won’t stop till ur back together like flowers in ur locker every day, chocolate give during lunch, etc. He wont ever give up hope that he can win u over again and be w u again. He would keep trying, when he wakes up his first thought is ur name in a cold panic bc he can’t rest easy till ur his again and he will try and show off and poorly serenade u and trash his price and be corny and cheesy to get u back

Will set up a performance w the school to let him rap w a mic during lunch for u and he’s saying bars like “(read in bad rapping voice w inconsistent beat) (y/n), love of my life, uh, without you I’d die, uh. Please won’t you take me back? Yuh, without you ima have a heart attack. (Wha!). (Y/n), love of my life, yeah, without you I’m in strife, yup! Please be mine again, (babe), I can never rest till then.”

If the embarrassment doesn’t make u take him back so he’ll pls stop, and when he stands up on the lunch tables to do a little performance doesn’t do it either, then the odd sincerity of his voice and pain in his look (even tho while rapping he sticks out his lower lip in a weird pout) definitely, hopefully will

U make everything worth it !! Truly the light of his life

I hope these were what u wanted, I just had fun w them and wrote stuff that came off the top of my head when I thought of VJ!! ❤️

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alirhi · 3 years

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thoughts while rewatching The Covenant

For starters, I love this movie. It’s terrible lmao but it’s cheesy and fun, and I’m no elitist jerk about movies - if it entertains me, I like it. that’s literally my only criteria. I have an extra soft spot in my heart for this one because it introduced me to the beautiful, talented, vision of perfection that is Sebastian Stan. I still remember my first two impressions of him watching this movie for the first time:

1) oooo cute boy! damn, there’s a pretty smile! omg please let him be the main character! 2) ...why cute boy makin funny faces? o.O cutie-pie...honey... what’re you doing?

And then I promptly forgot all about him for a few years, sad to say. Saw him in Gossip Girl and totally had no idea Carter Baizen was Chase Collins. Did not like Captain America (still don’t. Steve Rogers bugs me) so I didn’t watch those movies for a really long time (my judgement was based on The Avengers. I didn’t watch his solo movies until about a month ago). Therefore, didn’t get proper Bucky exposure until very recently, and when I finally saw how talented Sebastian Stan is, I looked at his imdb and went HOLYFUCKINGSHITIT’SCHASE lol And now, here we are.

In the first half of the movie Chase Collins is perfect. He’s not a showoff or a toxic macho ape. He shines because he doesn’t try to shine. ...And because his competition for the spotlight is these clowns:

The toxic jealous hypocrite, Pogue! Controlling, got a temper, shamelessly checks out and hits on other girls, and then gets a bug up his ass when his girlfriend - leGASP - talks to another boy! The horror!

The whiny, power-hungry, entitled snot, Reid. The logical choice for the actual villain of this movie, if we’re being honest here. And props to the writers for 1) acknowledging that and using it and 2) having the balls to make him a red herring instead. They did so in kind of a weakass way that was way too easy to figure out, but at least they tried lol

The adorable and completely forgettable Tyler. Basically just there because this movie was trying really really hard to be The Craft for boys, so they needed four “good guy” witches, right? I’m literally in the middle of watching this movie, and I like Chace Crawford, and guys? I couldn’t begin to tell you what Tyler does, besides get pushed into the passenger seat of his own car in the beginning. I have no idea.

And last but not least (because none of us gaf about Generic High School Bully Aaron, right?)

Captain Broody Pants, aka Caleb. Nice kid, tortured past, looks a lot like Angel and with this movie coming out 2 years (at most) after the end of that show, you can’t tell me they weren’t trying to cash in on that at least a little lol. I’ll admit, as a character and a love interest, Caleb’s got a lot going for him. Chase has a huge lead over the other three (it’s quite obvious he and Caleb were being set up to be Arch Nemeses right from the start lol. they’re the only ones fleshed out among the boys) but against Caleb? His one advantage is he’s Sebastian fucking Stan. Even with the funny faces when he’s trying to act badass, Chase is way cuter than Caleb.

And now I have a monster headache out of nowhere (welcome to my life. ugh) and I forgot my original point if I even had one lol. So, instead of a nice tidy ending to this post, I’ll leave you with Chase/Sebastian’s precious face and just shut up lol

#sebastian stan #chase collins #the covenant #movie rant #kinda random

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hoochy-coo · 3 years

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I think Drake will come out on top (not bcz he’s the better artist… esp compared to Ye) but bcz he’s the less emotional and more cutthroat btwn the two. Like I feel like if drake just decided to air out Kanye’s business and really go low and for the jugular, Ye would be messed up. Also Drake reminds me of like Patrick Bateman in how unemotional and detached he seems lmao. When he gets critique or hate he always bounces back and doesn’t crumble when shots r being taken at him. Kanye appears to get way more emotionally involved in controversy or disrespect and does seem to care about what people think about him (whether he admits it or not) compared to drake who let his success speak for itself and doesn’t seem to gaf abt what other rappers seem to say abt him bcz he’s already made it to where he is regardless of how the rap community feels abt him ya know? To summarize lol Kanye always wanted to be respected and have the adoration of his peers (which he does have). I think Drakes beginnings and the fact that he came in the game being ridiculed and made fun of for being an rnb nigga or a rapper for women or someone who bites off diff accents and identities for each record, he wouldn’t be too hurt by Ye dissing him, bcz Pusha T already gave him one of the biggest Ls in his career so far and his fame has never faltered. Drake realized that he doesn’t need the respect or adoration of the rap community to make.

See, I’ve been thinking about this a fair bit and I still have no idea who I think would come out on top if they do take it there and this isn’t all just a ploy for their roll-outs. On one hand, Ye literally has nothing to lose and has survived about gazillion crazy, problematic, offensive public antics. He doesn’t have an image left to maintain so I can see him taking it very far if he’s triggered enough. But on the other hand, I think we can all agree that Drake definitely has something on Ye and/or his family. He’s hinted it in songs and interviews, and Ye’s reactions over the years has suggested to me that he’s somewhat fearful of Drake (which some would argue is due to Drake’s mob ties but idk how much I believe he’s about that life lol). Like I said, I don’t buy that Drake has a ‘career-ruining’ for Ye but I do believe that he genuinely thinks that because he probably dropped some tea in that track and they’re probably very damaging. Since Ye doesn’t seem to give a fuck about anything but his family, I can see how battling it out with Drake would rope them into the crossfire. I also agree that Drake already took the biggest L of his career with ‘The Story of Adidon’ but this is where I think it gets dangerous for Drake. If he goes at Ye then there’s a very high chance that Pusha would jump back into the ring and finally drop surgical summer vol. 2 on him, and god knows what other secrets he’s been privy to lmao. From what I understand, Push has a few diss tracks ready to go because he was prepared to go another round just in case Drake had replied. It would be mutual destruction for both parties to take their beef there and while I don’t think it will ruin either of their careers, I think Drake more has to lose since you know, the higher you are the harder you fall.

I don’t really agree about Drake being unemotional and detached though. I think he’s just as emotional as Ye but has enough self-control to stop himself from bursting at the seams like Ye seems to (hopping on social media, trolling him by leaking Lift Yourself, doxxing him, etc.) I definitely think Drake cares A LOT about what other rappers has to say about him; he’s hinted at feeling bitter over the fact that he’s not considered ‘black excellence’ (like Puff and Jay), he went out of his way to attempt to shift his image with IYRTITL to a tough gangster because he’s insecure about not having ‘street cred’ (and not working his way up from ‘the hood’ like his peers) and he got so upset at Joe Budden for calling ‘Views’ trash that he was hyping up kids to run up on him lol. I don’t think he’s as ‘soft’ as his music portrays him to be but he’s definitely not thick-skinned either imo. I also think both Ye and Drake have ginormous egos and that’s why they’ve always had issues. Ye is jealous that Drake is now ‘that dude’ (number 1, at the top of his game, constantly putting out hits, well-loved by the people) and Drake is jealous that Ye is considered an ‘artist’ and one of the few rappers that have revolutionised the genre.

#ask #answer #drake #Pusha t

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nerianasims · 4 years

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Billboard #1s 1985

Under the cut.

Foreigner -- "I Want To Know What Love Is" -- February 2, 1985

One of the quintessential 80s power ballads. It's actually kind of interesting if you think about it enough. He's not in love yet, but he's gotten sick of not being in love, so he's asking someone he's in the pre-love stage with to show him. Though he's had "heartache and pain" before, and doesn't know if he can face it again. It's not consistent. I feel like it's a missed opportunity, but oh well. It's good enough for what it is.

Wham! -- "Careless Whisper" -- February 16, 1985

Oh my god I love the saxophone in this. The music throughout the song is so incredibly sexy. And this is the kind of song George Michael's voice was made for. He's totally capable of sounding both hot and in agony at the same time. I actually adore a whole lot of cheating songs -- mostly, though not exclusively, the tormented kind. Drama! Love! Sex! Angst! Gorgeous.

REO Speedwagon -- "Can't Fight This Feeling" -- March 9, 1985

<3. He keeps singing "r"s like a pirate, but he doesn't go as hard on the other consonants, so I'm good with it. Lyrically, this song sounds like it might be two songs mashed together. "What started out as friendship has grown stronger" or "my life has been such a whirlwind since I saw you." Well which is it? Except I've had that happen. I love this song.

Phil Collins -- "One More Night" -- March 30, 1985

This is a depressing heartbreak song without the saving grace of any of Phil Collins' neat drum stuff. Blah.

We Are the World -- April 13, 1985

Whoo boy. I was 8 when this came out. Obviously I loved it. All the kids loved it. Now, though... I'm sorry, but it's bad. Really bad. Many others have gone deeply into why it's bad. I feel acutely embarrassed listening to it, so I'm just running away from it as fast as possible. (Remember all those celebrities singing "Imagine" in their mansions in 2020? I blame this song for that.)

Madonna -- "Crazy For You" -- May 11, 1985

This is one of Madonna's most straightforward love songs. Maybe the most, period. This or "Cherish," and this is a better song. It's lovely. Like Olivia Newton-John, Madonna can act a song. (Unlike in most movies she's been in.) But what I'm thinking about now is learning in this article that her label wouldn't let Madonna release "Into the Groove" as a single. That song was huge. It was played on the radio all the time. If it had been released as a single, or maybe if Billboard had tracked songs then like it does today, it would have been a massive smash, definitely #1. "Into the Groove" is also the best song of her very early career. "Crazy for You" is good, but not nearly as special.

Simple Minds -- "Don't You Forget About Me" -- May 18, 1985

As I am "Gen X", I am supposed to deeply connect with The Breakfast Club. I was 8 years old when it came out. My life as a teenager was nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, like that movie. I didn't recognize any of the "types." I liked the movie when I saw it in college, mostly, but the whole sexual harassment turns into a relationship deal was not seen as cool any longer. The "jocks vs. nerds" thing also felt very dated. The school in the movie was bigger and richer than mine, but it's a fantasy.

Anyway, though I don't feel much about the movie, its breakout song was really good. It does speak to a real fear both in graduating high school and during young adult relationships. I haven't forgotten the people I knew in high school, as far as I know, but obviously they don't have the same importance to me any longer. I'm Facebook friends with a lot of them. And very much not with a couple who were the most important then, because we grew apart -- or blasted apart. One of the nicest girls I knew in high school thinks there's a war on Christmas. Another keeps trying to get me to join her MLM. One of my best friends became my first boyfriend, and I don't regret that, but it was also a semi-disaster. And others... we just have nothing to say to each other any longer.

So, Breakfast Club: I don't connect with at all. "Don't You Forget About Me": Speaks to something very real and timeless.

Wham! -- "Everything She Wants" -- May 25, 1985

What a dick. Songs in which the narrator is a colossal jerk are perfectly fine, of course, but this one gets under my skin. He's whining about his wife getting pregnant when she's dissatisfied with their life and that they're broke. As if it's something she chose to do to him. She's stuck creating a whole other person with her blood and flesh, and he thinks it's all and entirely about him. I really hate it.

Tears for Fears -- "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" -- June 8, 1985

I can't hear this song without thinking of this Baldur's Gate fan trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdd06d2nids. Speaking of which, I am incredibly excited for Baldur's Gate 3. I've been reading the early access reviews on Steam, and anything anyone is saying that's negative is stuff I don't gaf about (except bugs), whereas the positive stuff, I care about deeply. I hope it's got some of the feeling of that trailer. Um, right, Tears for Fears.

Honestly, though, it works best as a Baldur's Gate theme song. I don't think everybody actually wants to rule the world. It sounds good though. And pretty different from other stuff around it. But I like Lorde's cover better, and not just because it fits so wonderfully with all sorts of fantasy stories.

I usually play a paladin or paladin-type the first time in fantasy RPGs, but I'm thinking bard this time.

Bryan Adams -- "Heaven" -- June 22, 1985

He's been with this woman since they were young, and while they've broken up and gone through rough patches, now they're together forever and they're "in heaven." Bryan Adams knew exactly how to write a song that would become a hit. I used to not mind it at all, but it also means nothing to me. The chorus is catchy as hell though. So catchy that I ended up waking up with it in my head and it would not leave for hours and hours, so now I resent this song.

Phil Collins -- "Sussudio" -- July 6, 1985

I refuse to believe anyone ever told Phil Collins he was too young. He was born middle-aged. Anyway, the narrator isn't supposed to be him, so it's fine, but it's still kinda funny. He's got a crush on someone who doesn't even know his name, but "she's all I need all of my life." Um. The music is repetitive, the drums aren't as interesting as Phil Collins at his best, and I don't like the lyrics. I don't hate it, but I don't like it either.

Duran Duran -- "View to a Kill" -- July 13, 1985

I'm not sure I've ever heard this song before. It's about as good a song as the Bond movie they wrote it for was as a movie. In other words, it's bad. I'm not even sure there's a melody. Just a mess. "Ordinary World" would have made a far better Bond theme, but of course that was the 90s, when Duran Duran decided to try to make sense both lyrically and musically.

Paul Young -- "Every Time You Go Away" -- July 27, 1985

I like the high keyboard notes in this. They're sort of haunting. The rest of the song is musically pretty good, too. Lyrically though, it's only passable. This woman keeps leaving him every time "the leading man" shows up, so I guess he's the backup. Why does he keep waiting for her anyway? There's no hint in the song. I'm kind of embarrassed for him.

Tears for Fears -- "Shout" -- August 3, 1985

I think "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a better song than this one when done by Lorde. But I think "Shout" is a better song than Tears for Fears' original iteration of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World." The chorus seems clear enough. But the verses are not. "They gave you life/ And in return you gave them hell" makes sense in isolation, but then there's a bunch of stuff that doesn't go with it. Like "I'd really love to break your heart" -- wtf? But the music is really good.

Huey Lewis and the News -- "The Power of Love" -- August 24, 1985

This was the big song for Back to the Future, and it meshed beautifully with the movie, but it doesn't need that association to be a great song. "Don't need money, don't take fame/ Don't need no credit card to ride this train/ It's strong and it's sudden, it can be cruel sometimes/ But it might just save your life." Yep. It's sort of Motown, sort of rock, and I love it. (Also: "Stronger and harder than a bad girl's dream." Heh.)

John Parr -- "St. Elmo's Fire" -- August 24, 1985

Of all the John Hughes movies I have not seen and do not plan to see, St. Elmo's Fire sure is one of them. The song is about a disabled man who inspired people by rolling himself cross-country in his wheelchair for charity, which has absolutely nothing to do with the movie. I'm disabled, and I just... okay look, what he did was admirable. But we shouldn't have to be inspirations to be counted as worthwhile, and I've been told I should die because I can't produce for capitalism, so you know. I've got some personal issues with this and I'm gonna move along.

Dire Straits -- "Money for Nothing" -- September 21, 1985

This is not Dire Straits' best song, but it's an awfully fun one. I watched the video tons when I was a kid. (That sound is Tipper Gore falling to the floor in a dead faint.) The music is great rock. And the lyrics are very true-to-life. You can either sanitize people or present them as they are honestly, and I know which I prefer.

Ready for the World -- "Oh Sheila" -- October 12, 1985

The band's from Michigan. The English accent at the beginning of the song is fake. That's a good preview for the song, which sounds like a 3rd-rate Prince knockoff at best. Blech.

a-ha -- "Take On Me" -- October 19, 1985

The video totally ripped off one of my aunts. Somehow or other, they saw into the little comic she drew for me about someone going into a land of drawings to rescue someone else in a romantic adventure, years before 1985. Anyway, this song is great musically, massively synthesizer heavy without sounding artificial. Though I can only understand maybe a third of the lyrics as he sings them. I've always understood "It's no better to be safe than sorry" though. Yep, at least when it comes to romance, which is what they're singing about here.

Whitney Houston -- "Saving All My Love for You" -- October 26, 1985

It's not better to be safe than sorry, but that doesn't mean it's good to be an absolute idiot in matters of romance either. Nor is it good to be a colossal jerk. That's what the narrator is here -- the "you" she's singing to is married. And he won't leave his wife and children, though he used to say he would. The lyrics seem to say that's she's accepted the situation, but the way Houston sings it, I think the narrator's trying to get him to leave his wife -- and children -- for her still. This makes sense, as it puts some kind of passion and sense of story into the song, which without Houston's singing would not be there. The narrator certainly never acknowledges that what she's doing is wrong in the slightest iota. This song could be done in a way that works. But it's a completely sincere ballad. So, no. I despise the narrator, I despise the man she's singing to more, and the whole thing leaves me feeling gross.

Stevie Wonder -- "Part Time Lover" -- November 2, 1985

No one's thinking anyone's gonna leave anyone in this one. It's about cheating, and the thrill of it, but then at the end, he's found out his wife's cheating on him too. "I guess that two can play the game/ Of part-time lovers." This kind of funk groove is one way you make a song like this. It makes the whole thing sexy and fun, and the lyrics also work even beyond that ending, because they acknowledge it's wrong.

Jon Hammer -- "Miami Vice Theme" -- November 9, 1985

My parents didn't watch Miami Vice. And then I never felt like watching it in re-runs when I got older. I don't recognize this song. It's an energetic instrumental, but there's so much going on, I keep trying to figure out if there's a main musical idea anywhere. Nope. Just lots and lots of synth. Headache-inducing.

Starship -- "We Built This City" -- November 16, 1985

Blech. This song sounds both unfinished and overproduced somehow. The chorus seems designed to be catchy with absolute ruthlessness by people who didn't really care, and no one involved even seems to want to bother to fake it.

Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin -- "Separate Lives" -- November 30, 1985

This is supposed to be heart-wrenchingly sad. Well, it does tank my dopamine, but that's not what a good sad song does. A good sad song makes you feel better. This one makes me need to turn on something high-energy after about 30 seconds, before I sink into bleakness. It's aggressively boring.

Mr. Mister -- "Broken Wings" -- December 7, 1985

This was one of the first songs I recorded from the radio. On my pink tape deck/radio that was a sort of a mini boom box. I've always had my own tape player since I can remember, but that was a definite upgrade from the Sesame Street one. I was 9 then, so getting more seriously into music and developing my own taste intentionally, rather than simply absorbing what was happening around me.

Anyway, the song. It's about a relationship in trouble, and he wants to stay with her. To me it sounds like she has been so seriously hurt (and not by him), that she can't trust anyone, and he's laying himself on the line for her. That has spoken to me deeply ever since I first heard the song as a child. Moving on to the music: While the lyrics are repetitive, the music is not, which is what makes the song so good. It's a beautiful song.

Lionel Richie -- "Say You, Say Me" -- December 21, 1985

I look forward to Lionel Richie no longer being on the charts. This song was on the soundtrack of some movie I've never heard of. I wish I'd never heard of the song. Totally artificial glop.

BEST OF 1985: "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds WORST OF 1985: "We Built This City" by Starship

#billboard number ones

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Honestly, I would like to hear you rant about Brienne's s5 storyline and her killing Stannis. It felt weird to me that in the book there's this whole thing with Lady Stoneheart wanting revenge and using Brienne as a tool to to try and get it tho she probably won't get it, and then in the show it's Brienne still seeking revenge for Renly and actually getting it. Like there's a "revenge isn't actually a good thing" theme that got lost along the way.

... lmao.

well okay this is not for renly fans so just so you know, you’re warned.

now.

I don’t have.... like, anything specific against renly nor I think he’s a Bad Person which is why in modern aus I just let him be his best version, but.. canon renly Is An Asshole when it concerns his brother, his niece and brienne and that’s A Thing because like sorry but skipping succession ‘because no one likes you but they like me’ is not a good reason to do anything, ‘my niece is so ugly ew grayscale’ is just bottom level of being... let’s just say vapid, and it’s canon that the reason he keeps brienne around is not that he cares about her, it’s because he knows she’s good at what she does and doesn’t want nothing in return and actually would die for him, which........

considering that brienne would have died for renly because he was nice to her once and danced with her which is like bare minimum for decent human being, sorry if I side-eye this narrative that renly believed in her etc because sorry guys renly in asoiaf canon didn’t give a single fuck about that;

specifically, when it comes to brienne renly is that one crush you get at some point that you’re in love with the idea of, not with the person they actually are, and as someone wise said on some post once, brienne thought she would die for him and didn’t and didn’t know she could die for jaime but she immediately knew when she had the choice, so I think that just seals it, but ahead with that...

affc is also about brienne getting over renly because she was in love with the idea of renly, not with renly himself, never mind that renly wasn’t in love with her anyway and could have never been. like, all of her affc povs are about that. she thinks about him less and less, she superimposes jaime on him like ffs when she’s naked in the bath she has to MAKE HERSELF THINK ABOUT RENLY, at some point she dreams of renly’s death except it’s jaime in his place, then jaime puts renly’s cloak on her shoulders and at the end of it when she has that dream which is sort of very similar to jaime’s in asos where he sees people he thinks he disappointed and she sees renly and cat.... well. it’s because she thinks she disappointed them, or that she failed them, but she’s plain not in love with him (or his idea of) anymore;

now, she also swore to cat she’d kill stannis in revenge for him... and she’s never so much as thought about it. ffs there is ONE single instance of brienne thinking about stannis in affc. THIS ONE:He shrugged. "Sometimes. At tourneys, from afar. Once at Baelor's Sept. The gold cloaks shoved us aside so he could pass. Another time I was playing near the Mud Gate when he come back from a hunt. He was so drunk he almost rode me down. A big fat sot, he was, but a better king than these sons of his."They are not his sons. Stannis told it true, that day he met with Renly. Joffrey and Tommen were never Robert's sons. This boy, though . . . "Listen to me," Brienne began. Then she heard Dog barking, loud and frantic. "Someone is coming."IT’S WHEN SHE RECOGNIZES THAT GENDRY IS ROBERT’S SON AND THAT STANNIS WAS RIGHT WHEN HE SAID TOMMEN AND MYRCELLA WEREN’T HIS. that’s it. that’s all brienne has to think about stannis in affc. she doesn’t think about killing him once.guess why? because meanwhile she’s found better things to think about and she doesn’t feel the need to avenge renly as much as she feels the need to fulfill her vow to catelyn and jaime and she’s fucking over renly and she has realizes at least subconsciously that guess what she didn’t want to die for him;

the entire point was that she is over her crush on a guy who might have been decent to her though it was the bare minimum anyone should have shown her but who didn’t give two shits about her personally and that she thought she could and would die for, and sorry if being willing to die for someone because he danced with you isn’t healthy as much as people don’t want to accept the fact that brienne has Issues with the capital I;

therefore, the moment the show dragged her north FOR RENLY and OMG I HAVE TO KILL STANNIS FOR RENLY before getting her stuck watching a tower for a season for that crap joke of a winterfell storyline and don’t get me started on how they made brienne’s sl secondary to sansa for three seasons when surely her point in her narrative is not that ita) ignored that brienne had a character arc that included getting over renlyb) elevated renly to sainthood (forget saint tyrion) because it implied that yes he was that nice dancing with her so yes he deserves her avenging his death when sorry but what the fucking fuck he just paid her the bare minimum it didn’t mean she should have joined his army for it or that she should avenge him for having being a decent person oncec) made it look like renly actually gave a shit about her for real when lmao nod) trashed lady stoneheart when as you said they lost the REVENGE IS A BAD IDEA theme and all that she brought with bc stoneheart is fundamental for both jaime and brienne as characters but hey let’s just stick brienne serving other people without a personal storyline and let’s not let jaime have his arc because what the fuck amritee) missed all of the themes in her affc arc because where was meribald? where was the anti-war message? where was the fact that brienne is a vulnerable person with doubts? we saw none of that shit except oMG SHE KILLED STANNIS BADASSSSS. yeah, no. character assassination my old friend here we are;

now, specifically re stannis: what angers me on a molecular level in that choice, not counting the fact that never in my life I ever want to see character #1 I relate to in a series (and period) kill character #2 I relate to in that same series without any goddamned reason to do that but that’s personal is that....... since brienne doesn’t give a fuck about avenging renly anymore in the book it’s very likely that if she and stannis meet again they might actually like talk about things and now I’mma give you the other hot take of the year....

... which is that I would like it if people saw that actually if brienne were to get along with one baratheon brother, she and stannis would have a lot more chances to hit off than she and renly ever could have because sorry but:a) they’re both introverts with huge issues communicating with others who also have been treated like shit for their entire lives based on people judging them before they opened their mouthb) as much as brienne isn’t THAT hard on it she has a sense of justice that he’d definitely appreciatec) if we assume that a guy with a daughter with grayscale whom renly also referred to as ‘that ugly daughter of his’ who is considered disfigured by everyone who still treats her like his only heir and doesn’t gaf about her looks would give two shits about brienne’s looks and not about her skills instead then we assume wrong nvm that stannis has a hand who used to be an illiterate commoner and melisandre used to be a slave like.... come on he’d definitely treat her with respect and not just because he needs herd) reverse, if she saw how he is with his daughter thaaat might remind her of her father not having forced her to marry eventually and agreeing to let her join renly/learn swordfighting instead I mean... come one) never mind that as stated before both of them are way more similar when it comes to take your vows seriously than notlike........... okay but with these premises if they meet when they need all the men they can spare to fight the white walkers I’d presume they will actually talk about renly’s death and get an understanding, not that she’ll take out a sword and impale him there especially if it’s post lady stoneheart which is the point in her sl where she 100% understands you can’t follow all of your vows and you will have to choose at some point (btw she chose jaime already over stoneheart and we all know it bye)...

which means that having her kill him in the show after a thing they made happen from 0 to 180 just to make him look irredeemable, for renly when brienne doesn’t gaf in the books anymore and reinforcing this - excuse me - bullshit narrative of saint renly who was the ideal king and never did anything wrong except trying to pass over stannis who was ahead of him in the line and further creating drama in that damned war because his brother didn’t happen to be immediately likable (nvm that I have issues with the fact that renly doesn’t even seem to remember having been at storm’s end during the siege which means that stannis made sure he actually had to eat while everyone else was starting to consider cannibalism but hey who cares that my brother almost died and never let me starve with the entirety of the castle I’ll now go and stab him in the back because NAAAH WHY SHOULD I SUPPORT HIM? sorry but what the fucking fuck) while stannis was an asshole who eventually got what he deserved because he wasn’t fun amrite will never not irk me to a molecular level because that wasn’t brienne’s storyline anymore and it hasn’t been since asos, the renly vs stannis situation is way more complicated than renly was nice and stannis was an asshole, stannis is nowhere near the piece of cardboard dnd think he is and the fact that both characters didn’t move on from their renly-related trauma but that it went down in the cheapest most ooc way ever should have woken people up about how dnd couldn’t be trusted for shit with these books if the WF adaptation of the adwd storyline hadn’t showed that already.

tldr: it was ooc and an insult to both characters and also can we stop with the saint renly narrative, thanks.

#ch: brienne of tarth #ch: stannis baratheon #anti-renly baratheon #janie writes meta #1 #2 #3 #4 #anti renly baratheon #HOPEFULLY I TAGGED CORRECTLY #dnd hate tag #got negativity #Anonymous #ask post

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Everything rant.....Can I die yet

Its just so fucking much like its fucking pint up anger and depression and anxiety and sadness and all this other shit and I hate crying because i can go from one thing to the next and cry for fucking hours and im trapped I have no fucking freedom i cant catch a fucking uber i cant catch the fucking bus im barely fucking allowed outside by myself they still tell me when tf to go to bed IM FUCKING 16 GTFOMF I juss need some fucking space I just wanna get out my mom wants "so much good " for me and dosen't get she's suffocating me cause of her own paranoia and personal preference and to make her feel better it's never about me I DONT WANNA BE COMFORTED BC YHU FEEL LIKE A SHITTY PARENT IF YOU JUST LET ME CRY well let me fucking cry she changed her and my dads name in my phone i changed it right back to "Sperm donor "& "birthgiver" theres a connection missing a bridge that they burned that idk if it'll ever be fixed im not comfortable having them and mom & dad im my phone I'm not comfortable completely claiming them i just cant I haven't seen my sister since I was 11 IM 16 FUCKING YEARS OLD MAN I havent seen her since i was 11 5 fuckung years because she knows our dad is on that nut shit and my mom is crazy she wont come see me bc of them and the one time she was gonna do it anyway MY DAD FUCKS US OVER ..she wont come because she can escape the crazy...I'm stuck in it my mom is so full of it she constantly tells me im perfect how i am but i just want to be skinny but what does she tell me "you're delusional stop believing the lies you're not fat but you cant be skinny" ofc I cry MORE than im already crying bc my fucking Bestfriend is moving back to fucking NYC where I cant fucking protect him and I fuck w shorty I really do but I feel like I'm being forced to just hand him off to her and that highkey hurts like hell and im being told to "sacrifice " "there's plenty pf years ahead for you to have fun"..not if i have anything to do with it just ...bc im in school when I can make a way to live and be in school just give me the permission but no I have to "sacrifice " IM FUCKING TRAPPED I NEED FUCKING PERMISSION TO WALK AROUND MY FUCKJNG HOUSE I just want an escape man nd im tired of niggas playing w my emotions IVE LIKED YOU SINCE NOVEMBER MF yhu don't want a relationship...i respect that..but you like me and sometimes you act like it most times you don't i honestly cant read you and i dont like thT shit BUT YHU NEVER WANNA TALK ABOUT IT..BUT YHU DONT LIKW THE BROKEN LABEL¿ WELL IM SORRY THAT I WAS FUCKED OVER AND WAS FORCED TO PUT UP A WALL AND THAT YOURE NOT HELPING ..."move on" they say I would but when i decide i might here yhu come hitting my phone or i see a video or picture and im yours again i cant fucking leave...Ashton came along and I could really fuckin like him but no im stuck on you I can like him all I want but let me see you and its over so even if i did move on to him i can't be completely happy bc i put too tooo 5,4,3&2 much time into you you could be perfect personality wise but you're so difficult i get fucking nervous texting you with him i dont but its still not you. You dont over sexualize me and thats not all thats on your mind with him I can tell it might be a problem i don't wanna send fucking nudes im too self conscious but you ask for pictures of me smiling WHO TF DOES THAT ILY FOR IT....but you don't like the broken label....and you don't want a relationship and idek if yhu even gaf..but im stuck until you make me move on... Im scared to tell niggas off about sexual shit i don't wanna be ignored but after what I've been thru... i dont even like sex unless i really care about you but i hate sending nudes i hate being asked for them i hate being sexualized i hate it all like just cuddle me and dont like clearly try to grope my ass and boobs thatd be great thanks....am I dead yet

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How To: Pick the Best Asphalt Shingles

Asphalt shingles were invented in America in 1901 as a low cost and fire resistant alternative to the available roofing materials of the day. They were originally cotton rag soaked in asphalt with a variety of granules such as slate, mica, or even oyster shells added to the the surface for increased durability.

You might not give much thought to asphalt shingles since most of us don’t see our roofs up close unless there is a problem or you’re just particularly fond of heights. But you should definitely give your shingles a considerable amount of thought when it comes time to replace your roof because they are the main thing protecting your house from the weather. Even more important than keeping your house painted, the proper asphalt shingles (installed well) can make your roof last a decade longer than a poor shingle.

In this post, I’ll give you my take from experience as a general contractor of what shingles work and what are not worth your time. There are a lot of things to consider when choosing the right asphalt shingle and I’ll walk you through the things you should be paying attention to since the cost of the shingle is such a small portion of the overall cost of a new roof.

A History of Asphalt Shingles

The first shingles were originally just single shingles unlike the wide multi-shingle sheets on the market today. Over the years, the backing material, granules, and construction of asphalt shingles has changed considerably, but the basic premise has remained the same. Their resistance to wind and hail damage has been greatly increased over the years as have the styles available to create a high quality roofing material.

Like most building materials, the composition of asphalt shingles was largely natural materials at first before moving to more manmade versions later. In the 1920s, due to increasing costs, the original cotton backing soon became too expensive and other materials like wool, jute (see linoleum), and wood pulp were experimented with. In testing done around the time, most of these bases showed no significant performance differences so for the next couple decades there were a variety of backings used depending on the region and manufacturer.

The 1920s saw huge growth for asphalt shingles due to a campaign by the insurance companies to address the growing fire risks in America’s cities. Wood shingles, while popular and affordable created significant fire risks, whereas asphalt shingles provided fire resistance and affordability. With the advent of the great depression and asphalt shingles availability as an affordable roofing material, they only saw further growth through the post war building boom and following decades.

In the 1960s, fiberglass mats were introduced to further improve fire ratings of roofs and replace the asbestos containing shingles that found their way onto the market. While fiberglass shingles were too light to withstand high winds, originally they were eventually improved to the point where they surpassed asphalt shingles with natural backings popularity in 1982.

In the 1990s, manufacturers worked very hard to improve the wind resistance and impact resistance of asphalt shingles, especially following devastating hurricanes like Andrew in 1992. Today asphalt shingles have been improved so thoroughly that many receive the highest wind and impact ratings available for roofing materials.

What to Look For

Since the cost of a new roof is mainly labor, picking a more expensive shingle is not as financially painful as you might think. Doubling the cost of your shingles adds only a small increase to the total cost of a roof. So what should you be looking for in a quality shingle? Just like anything you do get what you pay for so even if a cheap shingle looks great, there should always be some skepticism about why it’s so cheap. Let me outline the important aspects of asphalt shingles here.

Wind Rating

You want a shingle to stand up to storms especially if you live in a high wind region like Florida or the plains which are subject to hurricanes or tornados. Yes, you can save a little here if you don’t live in a high wind zone, but is it really worth it since the chances or a strong storm coming through your area in the next 20 or 30 years is pretty good no matter where you live. Below is a list of wind ratings for roofing materials.

Asphalt Shingle Wind-Resistance Classifications

A 60 MPH D 90 MPH F 110 MPH G 120 MPH H 150 MPH

Impact Resistance

A beneficial feature you may want to consider is what impact rating your shingles need. There are four levels of impact resistance, which essentially measure how well the fiberglass mat will hold up to hail and other debris. The higher the rating the stronger the shingles resistance to hail hitting your roof. That’s never a bad thing. Unlike the the wind resistance, I think that paying for the highest impact rating is not a forgone conclusion. You need to think long and hard about the kind of weather your area gets before deciding which impact level is right for your house.

Asphalt Shingle Impact-Resistance Classifications

1 1 1/4″ steel ball dropped at 12 feet 2 1 1/2″ steel ball dropped at 15 feet 3 1 3/4″ steel ball dropped at 17 feet 4 2″ steel ball dropped at 20 feet

I like having a little fun with testing products and the video below is a great example of what Class 3 and 4 shingles can stand up to. Grab a soda and check it out!

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Style

GAF Glenwood Adobe Clay architectural shingles

The traditional 3-tab shingle has been around for years, but in the last couple decades, the rise in popularity of architectural shingles which do a good job of replicating the texture and dimensions of wood shingles has in my mind been a big improvement. Architectural shingles tend to last longer and hold up better since they are thicker and generally built with better construction. You can find scalloped shingles, shingles made to look like wood shakes, and all kinds of other custom shapes to fit the style of your house. This is especially helpful to us old home owners who need something that matches the architectural style of a historic home.

There is no right or wrong decision here, but the style is definitely something you should be thinking about since you’ll be living with it for a long time.

Color

Color is a bigger deal than you might think. Yes, it defines the look of your house and is more difficult to change than a bad paint job, but it also plays a large role in how energy efficient your house is. When I hear people rail about how important energy efficiency is and then watch them put a black shingle roof on their house I realize that all their talk of “green living” is likely just talk.

GAF Royal Sovereign White 3-tab shingles

The lighter shade of shingle you choose greatly affects the heat generated by your roof. In northern states, a dark roof might well be desirable to capture as much heat from the elusive winter sun, but if you live in the south, then having black roof can increase your cooling bill significantly.

A study performed by Berkeley Labs which compared the different energy performance between black, white, and green roofs (a green roof is a roof covered in vegetation) found that “Both white and green roofs do a good job at cooling the building and cooling the air in the city, but white roofs are three times more effective at countering climate change than green roofs.”

I’m not saying you should go out and buy stark white shingles, but realizing the huge difference that shingle color can play should definitely weigh in on you decision of what shingle to buy. Think of it this way, on a sunny day, a black roof can be as much as 100 degrees warmer than the ambient air temp, while a white roof will only be about 20 degrees warmer. Think about not only your utility bills, but also the fact that a roof assembly that stays cooler has a longer life than shingles that are consistently overheated.

Warranty

There are a lot of warranties out there and while I’m not as focused on this aspect, it is often important to look into since your roof is a significant investment. Does the warranty cover materials only or does it cover materials and labor. Is it pro-rated or is it full coverage? How long does it last? How established is the company? If you have a 100-year warranty from a 2-year old company, that’s not quite as valuable as from an 80-year old company since your warranty is only as good as the company who honors it.

Picking the Best Asphalt Shingles

You should be armed with enough information to pick the right shingles at the right price for your house now. Don’t get too hung up and on the different manufacturers special options. The main issues are what we have discussed, and following these guidelines will help you compare apples to apples so you don’t accidentally end up with a lemon. Just like any home improvement purchase, take your time and put your hands on some shingles before making the final decision.

Do they feel significant or do they feel cheap and weak? Your gut is a good guide once you can get the product in your hands and see it in real life rather than on a computer screen. Use the facts above and trust your gut and you’ll be just fine. Happy roofing!

The post How To: Pick the Best Asphalt Shingles appeared first on The Craftsman Blog.

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How To: Pick the Best Asphalt Shingles

A History of Asphalt Shingles

What to Look For

Wind Rating

Asphalt Shingle Wind-Resistance Classifications

A 60 MPH D 90 MPH F 110 MPH G 120 MPH H 150 MPH

Impact Resistance

Asphalt Shingle Impact-Resistance Classifications

1 1 1/4″ steel ball dropped at 12 feet 2 1 1/2″ steel ball dropped at 15 feet 3 1 3/4″ steel ball dropped at 17 feet 4 2″ steel ball dropped at 20 feet

I like having a little fun with testing products and the video below is a great example of what Class 3 and 4 shingles can stand up to. Grab a soda and check it out!

youtube

Style

GAF Glenwood Adobe Clay architectural shingles

There is no right or wrong decision here, but the style is definitely something you should be thinking about since you’ll be living with it for a long time.

Color

GAF Royal Sovereign White 3-tab shingles

Warranty

Picking the Best Asphalt Shingles

The post How To: Pick the Best Asphalt Shingles appeared first on The Craftsman Blog.

from Home Restoration News https://thecraftsmanblog.com/how-to-pick-the-best-asphalt-shingles/

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johnbwhite82 · 5 years

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How To: Pick the Best Asphalt Shingles

A History of Asphalt Shingles

What to Look For

Wind Rating

Asphalt Shingle Wind-Resistance Classifications

A 60 MPH D 90 MPH F 110 MPH G 120 MPH H 150 MPH

Impact Resistance

Asphalt Shingle Impact-Resistance Classifications

1 1 1/4″ steel ball dropped at 12 feet 2 1 1/2″ steel ball dropped at 15 feet 3 1 3/4″ steel ball dropped at 17 feet 4 2″ steel ball dropped at 20 feet

I like having a little fun with testing products and the video below is a great example of what Class 3 and 4 shingles can stand up to. Grab a soda and check it out!

youtube

Style

GAF Glenwood Adobe Clay architectural shingles

There is no right or wrong decision here, but the style is definitely something you should be thinking about since you’ll be living with it for a long time.

Color

GAF Royal Sovereign White 3-tab shingles

Warranty

Picking the Best Asphalt Shingles

The post How To: Pick the Best Asphalt Shingles appeared first on The Craftsman Blog.

from Updates By John https://thecraftsmanblog.com/how-to-pick-the-best-asphalt-shingles/

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My Top Ten Games of 2018

Hi Friends! 2018 was a year that just got better and better. Except for the PAX Prime food poisoning. That was bad. Let’s review the year real quick:

January 1st - February 28th: I was working at a horrible game studio and was incredibly depressed.

March 1st - December 31st: I started working at Finji, doing work that actually matters and I am very happy

Okay now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s talk about video games! I’ve heard a lot of folks say that 2018 was an “eh” year for games and I just don’t agree with that. Due to the sheer number of great games I’ve played this year, I had a hard time picking out and organizing my top 10. Reviewing my notes, I played a total of 26 of this year’s releases. Here are my favorites.

10. Sea of Thieves

I’m very happy this game made it onto the list. All things considered, Sea of Thieves brought me great joy this year. My friend Devon put it best, describing the game as sitting around a campfire with friends as you chat and drink beer. Sure, every once in a while you’ve got to get serious and address a giant megalodon or another ship full of players, but for the most part you’re just mindless dinking around a gorgeous seascape with your mates, goofing and gaffing from island to island.

9. Mahvel’s Spiderman

Spiderman 2 on the Gamecube was one of my favorite games growing up, so when Insomniac finally made another good Spiderman game nearly FIFTEEN YEARS LATER, you know I’d be there for it. I’m not much for superhero stories, but the swinging around the city is the funnest traversal I’ve ever experienced in an open world game. But like, it’s 2018. Peter Parker is a big enough shithead to dab. There wasn’t one dab in the game. What gives.

8. God of War

BOY.

7. Return of the Obra Dinn

There’s a spoiler moment when I was streaming Return of the Obra Dinn that made me alt tab and put it on this list. That’s all I’m going to say. It’s a fantastic piratey Ghost Trick and you should spend $20 on it you penny-pinching buttlicker.

6. Tetris Effect

This might be the most beautiful game I’ve ever played. The final sequence of journey mode had me, slack-jawed on my couch, being both the most relaxed and focused I’ve ever been in my life. My neighbors probably hate how loud I cranked this game on my surround sound system, but fuck ‘em. Tetris Effect regularly caused me to stop thinking, which for a guy with anxiety, is kinda a big deal. I hope Enhance never stops making video games. I will buy every single one of them.

5. Hitman 2

One of the best just got better. There’s not much to be said about Hitman 2, only that it improves in pretty much every way possible on the original. The new locations are complex as they are beautiful, the new stealth mechanics and alert notifications make you feel like you’re pulling off badass maneuvers in a way that the original never did, and for once I cared a little bit about the story? The modern Hitmans (Hitmen?) are games that I greatly admire and want to see more and more of. Buy this game.

4. Jackbox Party Pack 5

This is one of the tightest Party Packs in years. The return of You Don’t Know Jack, the social manipulation of Split the Room, the 2nd time playing Mad Verse City where you’re all on your toes, and most importantly, Patently Stupid. I think Patently Stupid is up there with Quiplash and TeeK.O. as some of Jackbox’s finest work. No other game has my friends rolling on the ground laughing as I’m pitching them the concept of a PISTOL to SHOOT CLOWNS. Gah. So good. Also, you’ll notice I didn’t mention Zeeple Dome. That’s because I never got around to it. Sorry.

3. Beat Saber

This is one of like... 3 VR games that I think are cool. Would I ever recommend someone buy a VR headset? Hell no. Would I recommend someone play Beat Saber? Hell yeah. This thing is going to be my ticket to fitness next year. Oh, and they added 2018’s bop of the year, POP//STARS.

2. Super Smash Bros Ultimate

This is pretty shocking. I picked up Ultimate seemingly on a whim, and proceeded unlocking all the characters while on a trip to Vancouver. Sitting next to Gabe and Felix, we drank beers, swore at each other, and had a grand ol’ time. And this is all coming from someone who has never been a big Smash guy. The first one I bought was Brawl on the Wii, and it was mostly due to the fact that it was the easiest way to exploit the console at the time (sshh..). With my Smash come-up taking place on that version, I mained Snake - and when I found he wasn’t in the WiiU iteration of the game, coupled with the fact that my roommate unlocked all of the characters while I was on vacation, I fell back out of the series. Ultimate brought back Snake, made hits feel a lot harder, and fits in my backpack.

1. Dead Cells

Dead Cells is the most video-gamey-ass-video-game I played all year. Many games have attempted run-based, souls-like combat in RNG dungeons before, but Dead Cells is the first one to really nail it. I spent many hours on this game, and I only ever unlocked one of the many traversal upgrades, only about half of the weapons, and only ever made it to the final boss once, but damn did I have fun the entire time. There was seldom a death where I felt cheated, a feeling I believe to be common (and biggest detriment) of the roguelike genre. Every year I try to get my Souls fix. This year, it was Dead Cells.

Thanks for reading! I’ve got a few honorable mentions too, but that’s probably a separate article. Anyway, here’s to 2019!

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home -> half moon bay -> home. Last week after biking to Filoli, I decided that I would bike to Half Moon Bay next, because I’ve never been there, and it was a reasonable distance, and I could take my newly built-up road bike. Also I thought it would be nice to ride PH1 (depending on weather). strava: there & back snapchat story playlist: (shuffled/repeated) in case anyone gaf

verdict: the weather was terrible. it was cold and gray and foggy and wet. PH1 was still pretty beautiful, but I stopped 0 times to admire it. I stopped at the closest beach which seemed fun, for the many people who showed up to barbecue, but I had no reason to be there, and the beach was cold. I also forgot to draw despite bringing supplies. The “downtown” of Half Moon Bay seems to have nothing. Would go again on a nicer day, and probably not alone.

packed: sketchbook + watercolors + pencil, bike lock, 1L of water, hat (in case sun came out) wearing: tshirt (didn’t feel like wearing my jersey), new UA hoodie (excited to test it out), blue marmot windbreaker cuz it seemed cold, carbon38 tights that i’ve used and abused (wanted to wear bike shorts for the chamois but i don’t have leg warmers and it seemed cold (and it was cold)), converses! (because road bike has platform pedals and in case i wanted to walk around), bike gloves that are not even bike-specific gloves, and are falling apart because they are 5+ years old.

there: 1) fog af 2) going down skyline dr is like, the worst shit ever. no fucking idea how i ever did this brakeless. i was a true hero. lord. 3) literally no uphill suffering of any sort happened thanks to gears. once again, no fucking idea how i ever did this on a fixed gear. 4) everything up to pacifica was a breeze, and also familiar from last time. 5) road bike also started squeaking quite noticeably and i was not sure why. 6) got up to higgins, and saw a fuckin trail entrance?!??!!? and was like OMFG WTF?!!?!? I CAN’T DO NO DIRT!!!!! there was a group of mtbers and i asked them if it was advisable to go on this trail to get to half moon bay, and they said yes. 7) so i followed them on old san pedro mountain road which was this horrible terrain of cracked pavement and rocks and dirt until we split ways. they went to more trails and i continued on. 8) the climbing was not noticeable at all, either due to the fact that i was on the lowest possible gear, or because i was freaking out at every divot in the path, or both. also i was repeatedly thanking the lord that i did not attempt to do this last time (when i rode brakeless to pacifica). 9) after some point, i got to the downhill part of the road, which was INFINITELY MORE TERRIFYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was afraid to use brakes because a) i am unfamiliar with braking HAHAHAHA, and b) there was hella sand and gravel and i am afraid to do anything on that except roll through that shit without changing direction. also there was a lot less pavement/pieces of pavement, and a lot more patches of straight up dirt/sand/fine pebbles??? at this point i was invoking god's name, very much in vain, cuz the terror did not subside. (does it count as a religious experience if the experience makes you turn to religion?) 10) after a particularly harrowing section where it was ALL SAND/DIRT AND VERY STEEP (alright probably not that steep), WHERE I DID SOME SKIDDING BECAUSE I USED THE BRAKE WRONG OR MAYBE JUST NO TRACTION SO BRAKE DONT EVEN WERK WAT WHY, i encountered this couple who was very amused by my terror, who gave me directions and ensured me that there would be no more terrifying sections like this for the rest of the path. 11) i followed their instructions and eventually came upon highway. BLESS YOU, HIGHWAY DESIGNER. BLESS YOU, INVENTOR OF PAVEMENT. 12) from there it was smooth (literally) rolling to half moon bay. 13) gears are fun! i think i kinda got the basic gist of how to shift effectively.

hmb: 1) impressions of hmb: there is nothing here. i went to a bookstore and an antiques shop, found nothing of note, and then cruised the main street, where i found rich people and boutiques targeted at rich people. 2) however there was also a dunkin donuts nearby! very exciting. i got half a dozen donuts and ate 2.5 of them and then hit up this cafe that was on the highway (good, because it's not one of the rich-people-targeting businesses) and got a latte and spent a good deal of time solving a puzzle. felt dumb for not solving it faster.

back: 1) decided that i WOULD NOT!!!!! go back the way i came, so i took highway 1. pretty straightforward ride. 2) shifting down to the lowest possible gear is like, cheat mode x1000000, but it got me swiftly up the many turns in which there is no bike lane, so i'm sure the cars that i was blocking were happy about that. 3) the incorrect sizing and fit of this bike really came into focus when i was going through the tunnel (which i have previously driven through before, with emily!). the right side of my back was cramping up like crazy, and i wanted to stretch, but was afraid to ride no hands (this is why i need to practice this). 4) went down quite fast in the curvy bit between the tunnel and pacifica, which was less terrifying (but still scary). cars behind me were able to pass me without any honking. this pleases me. 5) riding through pacifica was good. no issues at all. 6) but then i came to skyline motherfuckin' drive. dude. how in the hell did i EVER do this brakeless. HOW HOW HOW HOW HOW HOW i dropped to lowest gear, and those 4 hills... man. i had to pause after hill 1 (arcadia), and then after hills 2 and 3. i was sweating so much after hill 1 that i wanted to take off my hoodie, but i was literally drenched in sweat, and was afraid i would catch a cold, so i took it off for a minute, and some guy in an SUV stopped at the stopsign and was like, are you trying to go up that hill? i can bring you up the hill if you'd like. i politely declined, and of course this made me feel quite indignant, which is why i did not take a break after hill 2. it still wasn't as bad as going down (on the way to hmb). anyway, after the hills, i had to go downhill, which was ok, actually! there wasn't much traffic and the fog had mostly lifted. there was a car behind me and it didn't even get close, so i probably made decent time. 7) skyline blvd: not bad. easy. 8) great highway: wanted to go faster but back was cramping up again. and bike was screeching a lot, so i mostly focused on evening my pedal stroke, which seemed to quiet it. 9) ggpark: some outsidelands foot traffic, but nothing too obstructive. biking up that tiny thing from lincoln to chain of lakes was hell, though. i went to 2nd lowest gear (refused to go to lowest gear because pride) because fuck it. 10) got home, it wuz gud. also stopped by spoke easy to say hi and also see if they could diagnose the screeching. anson fixed it by tightening my QR levers.

other thoughts: 1) thank. god. i did not attempt this route brakeless. i cannot even describe the absolute terror i felt going through the dirt (this segment on strava is called Planet of the Apes). 2) how the FUCK did i do home -> pacifica -> home brakeless. HOW. HOW!!!!!!!! but also i think some of the segmenets took me super long, and this time it took a reasonable human amount of time. 3) this was only 60 miles but it felt longer. i've sweated so much that my shirt is transparent. and soaked. 4) super glad i got some donuts. yessssssss. dunkin donuts makes a fuckin' bike ride, yo.

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