#C: Robyne Banks

[calypso-finale]

Sixty Nine.

The New York trip ended up being a little longer because it is Tianna birthday so we thought we would stay behind and do a little something for her even though I am wanting to go back, Robyn just threw herself into work because I didn’t want to entertain her ass so what I did was go to the studio and made more hits and maybe release an album, I mean I could do it now. I have enough songs to do several albums, but I need to be relaxed. I am giving a few songs away actually, making some money from that but things have been ok for me but I refuse to see her ideology and I don’t agree to it but she won’t back down, and neither will I so we both at a standstill, I mean the thing is we will always argue about the kids. She is a psycho parent, and I am not “you took time bro” I answered the call “I know shit, I am in Chicago by the way. I was supposed to text you, but shit happens, my moms and shit but you good? I been reading your messages howling bro” Herb said “just everything about this is stupid, I can’t even lie. I have told you everything about her, you know who I am speaking on isn’t she her?” I ain’t saying it a loud because Robyn will be around “one hundred percent, I told you about it though. I said Robyn is good people, but she switches fast and it’s scary, I be scared” I chuckled “you understand me” looking up at her “Rylee Fenty-Brown and rapper boyfriend Central Cee have bought an upmarket Hamstead home in North London costing fourteen point five million? What happened to nine? Are you joking me!? And I bet she paid for this, she bought a home Chris, you said nine and this ain’t fucking nine” here we go “I will call you back” disconnecting the call “she’s building home, what do you want me to say? I bet that home is nice as shit” she is not happy “you ain’t seeing the bigger picture, you call me deluded but her doing this is crazy with a fucking rapper at that, oh my god! Chris, this is crazy. Fourteen million!” she barked “then go and fight her, what you want me to say?” she is livid “whatever, you tell her and say to her she is stupid! And Taylan has invited us to the house, ok. So we going” she walked off, see I am not pathetic like her. He invited us, I will go and be normal because that is my daughter.

That is a lot of money I can’t lie, I didn’t like the thought of nine but fourteen is a lot, but I won’t say that to her, she is psycho right now. Closing the door behind me to the balcony, pressing my phone to my ear “hi dad” she is always so vibrant and happy “hey baby, how is my bougie daughter?” she chuckled “living life dad, I am ok. How about yourself? Let me guess you seen the blogs” she knows “uhm yeah, and you know there is a certain person that is heaving” sitting down on the chair, it’s cold as shit out here, but I have a coat on and I can smoke anyways “it’s five bedrooms, it’s safe for me and my family. I saw it and I thought to myself this is perfect. It makes me want to do things, like this shit of not working and being like shit is over, I am all for it. I am doing my citizenship, I am going to learn to drive here, well I can drive but I am scared but Oakley will help me. I am going to do what I want, and I am going back to Fendi, they want me back. Aziel is building up a pretty little bank for his work but he is going nursery so that is happening, Oakley is releasing his album. Things are ok for us, I am ok, he is ok. This is a new leaf for me, and I am happy” I sighed out “Rylee don’t change your citizenship, please don’t do that shit. You can still be there and not be British” I pleaded with her “my home is here dad, I didn’t buy this home for nothing” what can I say really “I will always come home, see you all of course” I clenched my jaw “mom is rude so yeah, I am not speaking to her. She picked on Oakley’ looks and career, and life, she said he looks like he got cancer. The thing is I realised, I was hurting, she was hurting me because that is my man so until she can apologise she can stay away from me” what even can I say “well it sounds like a wake up call happened with you, and the house seems to have gave you that, maybe it’s because it’s a home you want and you want to build on that, but really think of the citizenship thing, you can be there and still not do it” I know she wants too but she needs to think on it, you never know she could want to come back here.

We are on our way to Ti’ place and it’s going to be something I am going to be quiet with, I rather not bark because it’s her day and unlike Robyn I want it to be nice for her “I didn’t know what to get Ti so I got her some new sneakers, well a few pairs, she asked for that. This is why there is many boxes” Imani said, she broke the silence, she knows there is something off with us “that is nice, did you ask her?” she nodded her head “I did, I said what would you like, and she said new sneakers, so I went out and got some for her, what did you get?” I laughed “a card, I got her some jewellery. I am sure your mother got her a contract for Fenty again” I can’t help myself “fuck off Chris” I grinned “I am sure you spoke to her, the demon child” looking over at Robyn “you mean your best child that disappointed you so now you’re saying that, I did actually. And she is happy with what she did, she doesn’t care for what you say and I think it’s very nasty to say someone got cancer, you can’t claim to love your grandchild when acting unhinged but this is why I know this is Monica talking, this is why I don’t want that woman in my house, speak back to me I will bark so drop it” I pointed, Robyn glared at me “ok” looking back at Imani “oh I know you both was beefing” I shrugged “well when you have a busy body mother, this is what you get. Same one to try and ruin that little bond you had with Oakley, yeah I get that. But the same guy that ruined Emi party is the best” Imani cringed “don’t let it affect you both, I hate when you argue” she said “we will get over it, angry sex is the best, I am living life” I shrugged, Imani groaned out “disgusting” I chuckled.

Nice little apartment this is “mom and dad!” Ti spat “you look amazing Tianna, Happy Birthday baby” I said as Robyn hugged her “I am so happy, I said that I don’t want to go out, I don’t want this and that, so he said ok something small and this!” hugging her “see, I know we are your fave people huh” squeezing her close “yeah of course, I just didn’t feel like going out but I am so happy you came dad, you don’t understand” she said in my ear “do right by you, you know that. Also” moving back “gift for you, and a handwritten card” she cooed out “thank you, means a lot and I love you both” smiling at her “Imani, you spent up on me. I feel honoured” I grinned “even I had to hold some of the stuff, she is crazy” Taylan is here, I am going to be good, but the way Robyn is acting like this guy is her son in law is just nasty behaviour on her end “Chris” shaking his hand “hey” I said, there isn’t anything else to say “Imani, hey!” he waved at her “we meet again” Imani said “we do, come in. This is the apartment, I put Lola away too” Ti side eyed “that dog is my hell” she mumbled “I can tell” walking into the apartment “so I did all this myself, all my idea, what you think?” he asked “you have an eye for detail, I like it” he opened the door “my closet” he laughed “yes he is worse then a woman, a whole closet for him” Ti added “my Tianna is very giving because if that was me I wouldn’t let you” Robyn said “she is, she is very understanding and I love that about her, I liked her from start” he said, nodding my head slowly “so you did it all, the decorating?” I asked “yeah, she took a backseat, and she loved it, it was like a surprise for her” licking my lips “cool” if that is what she likes, to take a backseat then why not, he is done the apartment up for her which I can’t fault, as long as she is happy I can’t be mad with it really.

I swallowed hard just staying silent, this guy loves himself. Just seeing the pictures of him, more him and then a picture of Ti and him, and a picture of Ti and us, how sweet “I think I got the best gift though” looking over at her “from Rylee” Taylan pulled a face “I thought I gave the best gift” he said laughing “well yeah but I woke up and she sent me a video of Aziel, like the first thing I see is that. He was the first person, let me find it” she got her phone out “it’s so cute, I appreciate that. I didn’t expect she would have really, I thought she may have just text me a thing; then she FaceTimed me with him, she sent me some shoes too, so it was nice here” she passed the phone to Robyn, looking over at the phone “Aziel, who birthday is it today? Who keeps telling you her birthday?” He has just woke up “TT” he said with a smile “yeah, and it’s today. So tell TT happy birthday and you love her” he shook his head “let’s break it down, happy? Say it!?” She said “no” Aziel is too funny “you’re annoying, give kiss and love you at least, blow kiss” he blew a kiss “wuv you” I cooed out “TT!” He spat and the video stopped “I been telling him about it and look what he gives me” Tianna laughed “but he made up for it on the FaceTime, he said he wanted to hug me and give me kiss but I really liked that” smiling at her, I am happy with Rylee that she did that. I miss my little guy a lot “he’s cheeky, he told me that I need to buy him sweets but yeah, that was my highlight” I have a feeling Rylee isn’t coming home for Christmas, I just know it and it’s Robyn’ fault “he is growing up so quick for us, I think when you don’t see them as much they do grow differently” who is Taylan talking about “are you coming home for Christmas?” I asked Tianna “well, I think I’m going to go to Taylan’ this time, he wants that and for me to meet his family” nodding my head “that’s fine, visit us though” I said “I will after but I wanted to bring that up, but I want to go there, and he wants that too” smiling at him “and that is totally fine, I want the best for you kids and yeah. Just you will be missed, Imani will” Imani pulled a face “she is cheeky too, she made me pay for the meal she invited me too” I laughed out “that’s my girl” I chuckled; that is so funny “well she offered, and I said yes and then she said you’re supposed to say no, I am your little sister so yeah” Ti eyeballed her “you’re not little anymore thank you” Imani still thinks she is the little sister but forgets Emi.

I pointed at the plate “this Ti’ cooking, that Mac and Cheese is just like her mother’s” Ti grinned “you pay attention” nodding my head “of course I do baby, let me help you ain’t the plates” getting up “I got this, it’s ok” I said to Taylan “you don’t have too dad” I shook my head “let me” making my way over to their kitchen area, I also want to go for a smoke so this gives me a chance to do that “how you anyways?” I asked Ti “I am ok, you asked me that already earlier” I shrugged placing the plates down “well you never know” leaning against the side “how are things with you and him after everything? Nice little place this is” I complimented “thank you dad, appreciate it. It’s big enough to not speak to him really, just I am still mad what he did with Rylee and he knows it, we only really spoke today weird enough and we are acting like we spoke all this time but I am so mad with what he did, I don’t want you to think I forgive him just like that when I didn’t, but he gave me a gift and a card, I said that today we will you know get along but we haven’t really spoken, I appreciate he invited you all because he didn’t mention it to me until this morning which I am happy about” nodding my head “well in life relationships will be up and down, all I can say no matter if I don’t like him, Imani doesn’t or whoever. If he treats you right, that’s all that matters to me. I will eventually get used to it; I will try for you because he makes you happy. I don’t want to pressure you kids into doing and being something you aren’t, like I get you both aren’t speaking but if it can be fixed they try it but hand on heart always keep something for yourself, I said the same to Rylee. You don’t know someone, they can change but you just got to find that balance, everyone is different. Just got to get used to it” Ti smiled at me “old age really kicking your ass” I busted out laughing “I am missing being up to no good, but my kids are older now, my sons look at me, they pick up on if I speak to mom in a way, I can’t be that. Boys need to be raised differently” Taylan made his way over “going for a smoke” I said moving off, things got a little awkward there “come” I added as I walked off.

Taylan doesn’t smoke and he’s just stood staring at me, and I find it funny “you good?” I asked “yeah” he said “I wanted to ask really, what did you gain out of doing all that? I would respect you more if you did it in house, if you did it more private or express your concern to me but you didn’t and that shows me that your intentions weren’t good, to me it shows you wanted to cause some drama. I also peeped your disdain towards my daughter Rylee, I want to bring this up because it’s bugging me, I rather speak on it then keep it in so tell me what gave you the right to tell my kids what is wrong or right when I am the person you come too?” Placing the cigarette between my lips “thinking back on it I do regret it, at that moment like thinking back, Oakley and I were just talking and then it got a little heated because I did speak out of line and I did say Rylee treats Ti like shit basically, and he said it’s their issue, leave it to them and I may have got irate and said be a man, you’re grown enough. I regret it all, I do. And I wish I could take it back, my intention wasn’t that, but it happened and it will stick with me forever. I just hear Ti speaking on how much Rylee got spoilt and then she didn’t actually tell me what happened” he laughed “I look stupid, and I wish she did speak to me and told me the whole thing, it was like a half ended thing and she made out he was preying on her and really it wasn’t that, I feel bad because it did cause that mess. Rylee she does at times have a bad attitude” nodding my head “Rylee and her attitude isn’t your issue, if she is giving you shit, you say it to her sister. You shouldn’t poke your head in with that, you really fucked up with that. Mind your shit, the only person I want you to ever speak on is Ti, nobody else. I can’t lie but I am watching you” Taylan put his head down “can I ask? Without offending you?” He said, “go on?” I am laughed a little “how did you feel when Cench or Oakley or whatever did that?” Throwing my cigarette to the ground “I beat him up every time I saw him, he couldn’t catch a break, and I would do the same to you” smiling at him as I made my way back inside.

Grabbing the cans of Red Bull from the fridge “oh we can tell he is back here” shutting the door “how so?” I laughed “the ski mask and when we walked in the row of boxes of shoes” I pulled a face “yeah don’t get me started, it was worse then this. His clothing line he is doing some drop today in south west or whatever, that is where Aziel has gone but he took all those boxes, it was covered, my room” shaking my head, passing the drinks to Lillian and Halle “thank you bitch, it’s been a while. You have been too busy for us because of this” nodding my head “yeah, we have been busy just thinking of us and I have been thinking of what is next, but I have a plan and I wanted to tell you girls before the blogs, but they got their before me, but Oakley and I have a new home. We are moving to North” Lillian gasped “bitch” I chuckled “where about?” Halle asked “Hampstead I think, yeah it’s there” I am sure it is “oh that is classy, I am happy for you. Get him out of here and go about time. How did he feel to be going to North? Not like him” I shrugged “seems like a him problem but we have put the money down, just need to actually move and also I am back with Fendi, I wanted to be with them in regards to the fashion media, based off my degree they said no, model. That is it, so yeah” I laughed “I am back with them, they wanted Aziel too but I said Dior have him. But they want to do a spread on me because I was modelling for them as a child, they were being so sentimental with it too” Lillian cooed out “you’re gathering your life after so long, I mean we all go through that shit, so this is good, oh you deserve. You deserve some good” they going to make me emotional “thank you, and you all have been there for me, so when I do move in. I want you to always to be coming, just because. You have been sisters I needed really” Halle giggled “we love you too much, Diji was saying that Rylee is quiet, why? I said I bet she is moving his ass back, after that concert and that interview thing, I said I know she is, and look at that” they know me too well “well least you know me, my mother is having a meltdown about it all. She called him so many nasty names, then she said he looks like he got cancer” Lillian and Halle both gasped “shut up, she did” nodding my head “I didn’t tell him because that’s so upsetting to hear, shit went sideways at the party and now my mom doesn’t want me with him. To me I don’t see what others see” Lillian is still shocked “but that’s Aziel father? Wow! Auntie is crazy for saying that, sorry I can tell how upset you are” I just shrugged, what else can I say “he isn’t everyone’s taste and he’s not what she expected me to be with and I get that but to say that he looks like he got cancer, that hurt me to the core and then my sister wanting him dead? Like will they be happy once he is? Because I won’t be, it will be me that will be hurting but they don’t get that part” Lillian jumped up and ran over to me “I don’t want it to be a downer day so ignore” I laughed hugging her.

I don’t think I will ever catch up with the real housewives, I always miss it because of Aziel wanting his show or Oakley is there just saying everything shit, it’s annoying “you are so behind, damn” rolling my eyes “they don’t let me watch it, how is Diji? I heard he was unwell, I read that. That is why I messaged back” looking at Lillian “he had a scare, don’t mention it to him. So he found a lump where his manhood was he panicked, he wasn’t unwell, I said that because he was looking but he found a lump which wasn’t anything serious, I got scared bad but he is fine, but I said unwell because he said let’s keep it to us but I can’t help myself but what got me mad he blocked me off when I wanted to be there for him, he was like oh you’re being dramatic, leave me alone and all this shit” rolling my eyes “men love to close off when they go through some shit, like they don’t want us around” I said “I wanted to tell him to fuck off but he was going through it but we are ok! Thank the gods” I smiled “I am glad, you both deserve to have a baby and peace” Lillian gasped “we have Aziel” I busted out laughing “stop it, you can’t do that, he needs siblings mama” Halle turned her phone “why is this boy a gang member” squinting my eyes “not my son, look at him in his Trapstar, I told him to not take him because it’s going to be a long day, it hasn’t even started yet either” shaking my head “tell that man of yours, where is our clothing? Tell that nigga we ain’t paying that price, I want that shit for free” rubbing my chin “I have a few pieces, you can take mine” I offered “we want it off the rack, brand new, signed sister” Halle is a trip.

I always find it slightly awkward when they speak sexually about things they do with their partners, maybe it’s just me “I noticed Rylee gets so quiet when we speak on this thing, why?” Halle asked me “I don’t know, like I am very closed off when it comes to sex, like it’s between me and him I feel, what you think?” I asked “it’s not a bad thing sister, I think it’s how you was raised. But it’s just us, I am sure you have done it a lot” I smiled “yeah, I think that is what made me like Oakley more, he is very good with me. Like you think he has no patience, but he does” Lillian poked her lips out “I look at you and I am like awww baby, you are so cute. Have you pleased him, like Halle she be touching his G-spot like it’s nothing, I won’t” I laughed “I haven’t done that, but I have yeah, I mean I am not that bad. Like I am not that shy anymore, mind you he never asked me I just did it. But like the thing is, he very closed like he won’t show love publicly, his hands behind his back and looking but in the bedroom he is a baby, wanting to be little spoon. And that is annoying me, I have said it to him, I have told him that I don’t like how you are just not showing me love how I should be, but he is trying. Did I tell you that he was rough with me, and he said sorry to me because he said he felt he hurt me but then I heard him telling Wadz he was rough and he didn’t care, I am like you hiding this thug shit, it’s not cute” Lillian pulled a face “he is keeping face with the public, I think we should go to the place. I think we should get our free gear too. We need him to show you love in public, I don’t think he his ashamed, it’s how he is publicly, a roadman and all that shit but honestly I see it slipping. In that interview, Colin mentioned it. He said you see how he changed when Rylee sat with him, I saw his smile and he was a little giddy with it, it won’t last long but I want the drop so come Rylee, you’re coming” Halle is being dead ass “we was just speaking on sex?” Lillian said “yeah and then I remembered Oakley did us dirty with asking for money, Colin needs some gear” looking at Lillian “it’s going to be horrible out there, full of kids and idiots” she doesn’t care.

Halle locked her car door, and there is a long line of people, like it’s going around the block “yeah that ain’t happening, come” Halle grabbed my hand, and I held Lillian as we walked over to the guy that is managing the crowd “to the back” he said “wow, not you” he laughed “not you, not you. Wait here” he got on his talkie “if he didn’t fix his mouth I would have done that for him” Halle is a hard ass, I am getting mad side eyes from this crowd well the girls “yeah over here, near the back. I got Central Cee girlfriend here, she is here” he said, I didn’t even know this was the back “I cannot be walking there brother” Halle said to him “come, come. Quick” he said, “the G-Wagon is coming, like two minutes” Lillian is not happy “he owe us, you get on that talkie, is he on there?” Halle asked “he is there yeah” he laughed “that is my friend, where you come from” he said “a bald headed friend at that, tell him he owe me, right now” I laughed shaking my head “some wild girl is here for Cench, you owe her” Halle shrugged “fix your face bitch, he isn’t going to fuck you” Halle isn’t shit “she has been eyeing us up all that time “he said owe you for what, the G-Wagon. Get in” he waved at us, the door opened “you look like a kidnapper” I said, I don’t know who this is “come, come. Get in” who is this guy that got out, getting into the back seat “alright Rylee” Wyge said “hey, I was forced to come, Halle wants clothes” he chuckled “yeah we are pretty shocked to hear you are here” Lillian sat on my lap “that guy got to come in” letting out an oh as we squeezed in “just around there, not far” letting out an oh and then shrieked out as the car drove off, this line is so long it’s crazy to see “all this for him? I got beef with him” Halle said, he turned the corner and into building. Walking into the hall it is so busy in here and a mess of fans around “what you doing here?” Oakley laughed walking over to us “she wanted clothes from you” pointing at Halle “you said that shit is two hundred bills, I IMd him on Instagram and he gave me that air” Oakley is laughing “yeah, yeah. Well you got the money?” He asked her “aye, aye, aye. Watch it, stay behind that barrier” Oakley spat “watch out Cench” the security came instead “you good yeah?” He asked me and then leaned into me, hugging me “was that hard?” I said in his ear “don’t start that please, I was talking” so he says.

[weaversweek]

Fear of Mu21c - the top 261

This is the conclusion to #FearOfMu21c, a crowdsourced attempt to find the most popular singles of the 21st century. An index post explains further.

108 people put in their lists of singles, awarding 10 points to all of them, 11 points to the top five, and 12 points to the favourite. Contest runner Arron has wrangled these together, broken ties, and compiled a full chart. It's below the cut.

Hear it all! Spotify playlists of the top 250 in chronological order by release date... and the top 50 in countdown order

266 pts 1 - 1 thing - Amerie

223 pts 2 - Paper planes - MIA

215 pts 3 - Hey ya! - Outkast

212 pts 4 - Can't get you out of my head - Kylie Minogue

198 pts 5 - Biology - Girls Aloud

194 pts 6 - Crazy in love - Beyoncé ft Jay-Z

188 pts 7 - 212 - Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay

186 pts 8 - Dancing on my own - Robyn

176 pts 9 - Back to black - Amy Winehouse

175 pts 10 - Umbrella - Rhianna ft Jay-Z 11 - Freak like me - Sugababes

154 pts 12 - Video games - Lana Del Rey

150 pts [inc 10 in bonuses] 13 - BOB (Bombs over Baghdad) - Outkast

143 pts 14 - Get ur freak on - Missy Elliott 15 - Overload - Sugababes

142 pts 16 - Take me out - Franz Ferdinand

137 pts 17 - Hurt - Johnny Cash 18 - Bad romance - Lady Gaga

133 pts 19 - All my friends - LCD Soundsystem

132 pts 20 - Feel good inc - Gorillaz

131 pts 21 - Since I met you - The Avalanches 22 - The fear - Lily Allen

124 pts 23 - Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs 24 - We live here - Bob Vylan

121 pts 25 - I bet you look good on the dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys

120 pts 26 - Toxic - Britney Spears

114 pts 27 - One more time - Daft Punk

113 pts 28 - Mr brightside - The Killers 29 - Destroy everything you touch - Ladytron

112 pts 30 - Time to pretend - MGMT 31 - Do you realize?? - The Flaming Lips

110 pts 32 - Stan - Eminem 33 - Call me maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen

106 pts 34 - Crystal - New Order

105 pts 35 - Christine / Tilted - Christine and the Queens

102 pts 36 - Pure shores - All Saints

101 pts 37 - Roscoe - Midlake 38 - Tightrope - Janelle Monaé

100 pts 39 - Blank space - Taylor Swift 40 - Chaise longue - Wet Leg 41 - Song 4 Mutya (out of control) - Groove Armada

94 pts 42 - With every heartbeat - Robyn

93 pts 43 - Fell in love with a girl - The White Stripes

92 pts 44 - Make me feel - Janelle Monáe 45 - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley 46 - Witness (1 hope) - Roots Manuva

91 pts 47 - Ms Jackson - Outkast 48 - Theme from sparta f c #2 - The Fall

90 pts 49 - My girls - Animal Collective 50 - Chewing gum - Annie 51 - Milkshake - Kelis

83 pts 52 - Archie, marry me - Alvvays 53 - Blackstar - David Bowie

82 pts 54 - Bad guy - Billie Eilish 55 - Where are we now? - David Bowie 56 - Seven nation army - The White Stripes 57 - King kunta - Kendrick Lamar 58 - Wildfires - Sault

81 pts 59 - Blinding lights - The Weekend 60 - The rat - The Walkmen

80 pts 61 - Green light - Lorde 62 - Somebody that I used to know - Gotye ft Kimbra 63 - Galvanize - The Chemical Brothers ft Q-Tip 64 - Pagan poetry - Björk 65 - This hell - Ria Lina 66 - I don't feel like dancing - Scissor Sisters 67 - Blind - Hercules and Love Affair

73 pts 68 - Alright - Kendrick Lamar

72 pts 69 - You want it darker - Leonard Cohen 70 - Heartbeats - The Knife 71 - Seasons (waiting on you) - Future Islands 72 - Losing my edge - LCD Soundsystem

71 pts 73 - Uptown funk - Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars 74 - You are the generation that bought more shoes and you get what you deserve - Johnny Boy 75 - Sunrise - Pulp 76 - I love it - Icona Pop ft Charli XCX

70 pts 77 - American boy - Estelle ft Kayne West 78 - Out of time - Blur 79 - Boys in the better land - Fontaines Dc 80 - Portions for foxes - Rilo Kiley 81 - Work it - Missy Elliott

66 pts 82 - Come on, let's go - Broadcast

64 pts 83 - Everything is embarrassing - Sky Ferreira

62 pts 84 - House of jealous lovers - The Rapture 85 - The look - Metronomy

61 pts 86 - No one knows - Queens of the Stone Age 87 - Get lucky - Daft Punk ft Pharell Williams and Nile Rodgers 88 - Royals - Lorde 89 - Burn the witch - Radiohead 90 - The show - Girls Aloud 91 - Hung up - Madonna 92 - Bulletproof - La Roux 93 - Standing in the way of control - The Gossip 94 - Silent shout - The Knife

60 pts 95 - Last nite - The Strokes 96 - Wolf like me - TV on the Radio 97 - Dog days are over - Florence and the Machine 98 - Family affair - Mary J Blige 99 - Cranes in the sky - Solange 100 - Strict machine - Goldfrapp 101 - Rolling in the deep - Adele 102 - Zero - Yeah Yeah Yeahs 103 - Slow - Kylie Minogue 104 - The mother we share - Chvrches 105 - Say it right - Nelly Furtado 106 - Digital love - Daft Punk 107 - Someone great - LCD Soundsystem 108 - That's not my name / Great DJ - The Ting Tings 109 - Hope there's someone - Antony and the Johnsons 110 - Wet dream - Wet Leg

54 pts 111 - I know a place - Muna

53 pts 112 - French navy - Camera Obscura 113 - I do this all the time - Self Esteem

52 pts 114 - Harder than you think - Public Enemy 115 - King of the mountain - Kate Bush 116 - There there - Radiohead 117 - Anti-hero - Taylor Swift 118 - Good fortune - P J Harvey 119 - The wire - Haim 120 - Int'l players anthem (I choose you) - UGK ft Outkast

51 pts 121 - There goes the fear - Doves 122 - Up with people - Lambchop 123 - The words that maketh murder - P J Harvey 124 - Emerge - Fischerspooner 125 - Shake it off - Taylor Swift 126 - Empire state of mind - Jay-Z ft Alicia Keys 127 - Two months off - Underworld 128 - One day like this - Elbow 129 - You ain't the problem - Michael Kiwanuka 130 - Love is a losing game - Amy Winehouse 131 - Mariners apartment complex - Lana Del Rey 132 - Myth - Beach House 133 - This is america - Childish Gambino 134 - Some girls - Rachel Stevens 135 - Lloyd I'm ready to be heartbroken - Camera Obscura 136 - Move your feet - Junior Senior 137 - Husbands - Savages

50 pts 138 - We found love - Rihanna ft Calvin Harris 139 - Damn, dis-moi (girlfriend) - Christine and the Queens ft Dâm-Funk 140 - Groovejet (if this ain't love) - Spiller ft Sophie Ellis Bextor 141 - Chandelier - Sia 142 - Levitating - Dua Lipa 143 - Don't start now - Dua Lipa 144 - Go! - Public Service Broadcasting 145 - About you now - Sugababes 146 - Since u been gone - Kelly Clarkson 147 - Heads will roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs 148 - Slow life - Super Furry Animals 149 - Bootylicious - Destiny's Child 150 - This is the life - Amy MacDonald 151 - Welcome to the black parade - My Chemical Romance 152 - Pretty pimpin - Kurt Vile 153 - Go - The Chemical Brothers ft Q-Tip 154 - Days like these - Low 155 - Party hard - Andrew Wk 156 - The turning of our bones - Arab Strap 157 - Bohemian like you - Dandy Warhols 158 - Pumped up kicks - Foster the People 159 - We the people… - A Tribe Called Quest 160 - Take me to church - Hozier 161 - Williams' blood - Grace Jones 162 - Geraldine - Glasvegas

44 pts 163 - The girl and the robot - Röyksopp ft Robyn

43 pts 164 - Remember where you are - Jessie Ware 165 - Chaeri - Magdalena Bay

42 pts 166 - Evil - Interpol 167 - Hoppipolla - Sigur Rós 168 - Reflektor - Arcade Fire ft David Bowie 169 - Neighbourhood #2 (Laika) - Arcade Fire 170 - Midnight city - M83 171 - Coles corner - Richard Hawley 172 - Miami - Baxter Drury 173 - Heartbeat - Annie 174 - The modern age ep - The Strokes 175 - Lose yourself - Eminem 176 - Call the shots - Girls Aloud 177 - PDA - Interpol 178 - Loud places - Jamie xx ft Romy 179 - Don't shut me down - ABBA

41 pts 180 - Oblivion - Grimes 181 - Bloodbuzz Ohio - The National 182 - Düsseldorf - Teleman 183 - Such Great Heights - The Postal Service 184 - Precious - Depeche Mode 185 - I'm a cuckoo - Belle & Sebastian 186 - Somewhere only we know - Keane 187 - The rip - Portishead 188 - New rules - Dua Lipa 189 - Bring me to life - Evanescence 190 - Hard to explain - The Strokes 191 - Someone like you - Adele 192 - Star roving - Slowdive 193 - Lonely boy - The Black Keys 194 - Obstacle 1 - Interpol 195 - Not in love - Crystal Castles ft Robert Smith 196 - In for the kill - La Roux 197 - Queen of hearts - Fucked Up 198 - Stuck between stations - The Hold Steady 199 - Burn baby burn - Ash

40 pts 200 - Push the button - Sugababes 201 - Try again - Aaliyah 202 - Danny Nedelko - Idles 203 - Close your eyes (and count to fuck) - Run the Jewels ft Zack de la Rocha 204 - More than a woman - Aaliyah 205 - Feel good hit of the summer - Queens of the Stone Age 206 - Pyramid song - Radiohead 207 - Head home - Midlake 208 - Telephone - Lady Gaga ft Beyoncé 209 - Like I used to - Sharon van Etten and Angel Olsen 210 - Over and over - Hot Chip 211 - Into you - Ariana Grande 212 - Vampire - Olivia Rodrigo 213 - Archangel - Burial 214 - Emmylou - First Aid Kit 215 - Motion sickness - Phoebe Bridgers 216 - 99 problems - Jay-Z 217 - Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz 218 - Sea within a sea - The Horrors 219 - 1901 - Phoenix 220 - I follow rivers - Lykke Li 221 - Whenever wherever - Shakira 222 - Fake empire - The National 223 - Sprawl II (mountains beyond mountains) - Arcade Fire 224 - Frontier psychiatrist - The Avalanches 225 - Danger! high voltage - Electric Six 226 - Ladyflash - The Go! Team 227 - Katy on a mission - Katy B 228 - GMF - John Grant with Sinéad O'Connor 229 - Kids - MGMT 230 - You know I'm no good - Amy Winehouse 231 - I luv u - Dizzee Rascal 232 - Beautiful day - U2 233 - Mykonos - Fleet Foxes 234 - Lazy - X-press 2 ft David Byrne 235 - Club foot - Kasabian 236 - Fallin' - Alicia Keys 237 - Greatest hits - Jockstrap 238 - Remedy - Little Boots 239 - I believe in a thing called love - The Darkness 240 - Lies - Chvrches 241 - Leave the door open - Silk Sonic 242 - Reagan - Killer Mike 243 - Shut up kiss me - Angel Olsen 244 - Round and round / Mistaken wedding - Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti 245 - Glue - Bicep 246 - Black magic - Little Mix 247 - Hade - Charisma.com 248 - My heart is a drummer - Allo Darlin' 249 - One-armed scissor - At The Drive In 250 - Feel it still - Portugal, The Man 251 - Kryptonite - Three Doors Down

34 pts 252 - Irish blood english heart - Morrissey

33 pts 253 - Whole again - Atomic Kitten 254 - Feel you - Julia Holter

32 pts 255 - It's a hit - Rilo Kiley 256 - Papillion - Editors 257 - Summertime sadness - Lana Del Rey 258 - Everybody's changing - Keane

31 pts 259 - The middle - Jimmy Eat World 260 - Somebody told me - The Killers 261 - Editors - Munich

Performers getting at least 250 points in total were:

JAY-Z 552 pts/4 in the chart

OUTKAST 538/4

SUGABABES 499/4

ROBYN 465/3

BEYONCÉ 409/2

RIHANNA 408/2

TAYLOR SWIFT 403/3

KYLIE MINOGUE 394/2

GIRLS ALOUD 391/3

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM 345/3

AMY WINEHOUSE 339/3

DAFT PUNK 336/3

M.I.A. 333/1

YEAH YEAH YEAHS 324/3

LADY GAGA 318/2

LANA DEL REY 307/2

AMERIE 286/1

DAVID BOWIE 279/3

KENDRICK LAMAR 265/2

ARCTIC MONKEYS 263/1

GORILLAZ 262/2

(Yes, this includes nominations that didn't make the published chart.)

Observations

#FearOfMu21c was part of "Music Twttr", an accumulation of mostly-British mostly-middle-aged mostly-male posters. It reflects a particular cultural bias: primarily The Sort Of Tune They'll Play on BBC 6 Music. Almost nothing not in English, very little folk and country and roots music.

I ended up with 17 votes counting to the top 261, 16 to the top 250. This is as much as would be expected by sheer chance.

[onlybuilt4expensivetaste]

The Black Avengers’ tingz

Shawn Carter, Genius. Billionaire — a business, mannn: Jay-Z

Founding member of the Black Avengers. As expected, many of his relationships are sour. He and his fellow Avenger Kanye West are like something that don’t he matching lately, and he bullies other fellow Avenger Drake after the latter made it his mission to become more powerful than Jay-Z. He's also very obsessed with Rihanna, and has a sick of obsession with the man who forever will own her heart (Chris Brown, of course).

Kanye Omari West is the Christian in Christian Dior (man, they don’t make ‘em like this anymore) with bad hygiene, the former genius better known as, Yeezy (or Ye). His arch-nemesis is Interscope’s 50 Cent, with fellow Black Avenger Jay-Z low-key taking that spot, and Amber Rose in second. His love life was complicated at one point, going from flopped relationship with Alexis Phieffer to Amber Rose to loving Teyana…in secret, and never really promoting her as his artist (bc of said secret), to doing whatever his wife Kim Kardashian asked of him, to hating Amber Rose, to complete disrespecting Kim, to making his longtime obsession with Azealia Banks reach an all time weird, to dating the astoundingly boring Julia Fox.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty, better known as Rihanna; fellow Black Avenger and Illuminati princess, whose greatest victim oddly enough seems to be her ephemeral obsession and on-and-off boyfriend Chris Brown (and his soul). She has interfered with Chris’ love life on many occasions, mainly terrorizing his girlfriend at the time C-List celebrity Karrueche Tran (who she correctly identifies as a clout-chaser), and actually every girl who has simply been seen with him.

Beyoncé Knowles, better known as just Beyoncé is a fellow Black Avenger and secretly (not-so-secretly by 2017/2018) a witch, and uses “extreme dark magic” for selfish purposes, such as when she hexed her former drummer (and probably lover) for reasons unknown.

Aubrey Drake Graham is a fellow Black Avenger, (and alleged worshipper of Moloch) better know by his middle name, Drake. Drake made an enemy of Jay’s when he decided that he was going to be a competitor if not the leader of the Black Avengers. He is severely jealous of Chris Brown (notably, but not only bc of Rihanna. He’s also beefed with fellow Avenger Meek Mill, seemingly but I’m sure not limited to Nicki Minaj, whom we are told he’s always wanted. He more than likely had sex with Kim Kardashian, one of the reasons for his beef with Ye.

Christopher Maurice Brown is a sort of Black Avenger, cutely know by his hip hop moniker or whatever it is (that I assume Cash Money’s Birdman gave him) C-Breezy. He had (maybe still has, who knows) on-and-off relationship with fellow avenger Rihanna, and because of this ongoing beef (up until 2019) with other fellow Avenger Drake. Before he became a kinda Avenger/dipping his toes into the Illuminati, he had his own label CBE (Culture. Beyond. Your Evolution), and one of the artists off of it was his frequent co-writer and producer (whom he brought with him near everywhere he went) Kevin McCall. However, because the Illuminati does not want anybody close to you whom can talk you out of certain agendas they may ask of you to (unwittingly) enact, Chris’ then-manager (and molester) Tina Davis, and more than likely Young Money artist Tyga said certain things to both of them to turn them against each other, since there was no way in hell that Chris would ever willingly cut his friends off (or sacrifice them 👀). By 2016, Chris was pretty much over the elites’ weird agendas and his celebrity fake friends, he unofficially dipped out - part of the reason why the Black Avengers slowly but rapidly fell out.

[taciturnoutlaw]

I absolutely should be sleeping rn but no Robyne is now a pirate f*ck you ☠

[luxe-pauvre]

I was tagged by @thecynical-idealist to put my playlist on shuffle, list the first ten songs that come up with my favourite lyrics.

1. Feel Good Inc. by Gorillaz And all I wanna hear is the message beep My dreams, they got a kissing 'Cause I don't get sleep, no

2. One for the Road by Arctic Monkeys The cracks in blackout blinds cast patterns on the ceiling But you're feeling fine I thought it was dark outside I thought it was dark outside

3. Royals by Lorde Let me be your ruler (ruler) You can call me queen Bee And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule Let me live that fantasy

4. Weaker Girl by Banks I let you go Tell 'em you were mad about the way I grew strong Oh, nah, nah I think you need a weaker girl 'Cause I'ma need a bad motherfucker like

5. Down By the Water (Hurts Remix) by The Drums Everybody’s gotta feel something I just wanna be with you, you my dear I know its hard, I know its hard I know its hard to be in this position

6. I Need the Night by London Grammar There's a whisper that our God is a she She sits on high over the land and the sea Her breast is heavy in a brand new world Tell your grandmother and your boys and your girls She's got a brand nеw favourite Tell all the shrinks and hatеrs Give her a dream and she will give you her word

7. Take Me To Church by Hozier My lover's got humor She's the giggle at a funeral Knows everybody's disapproval I should've worshiped her sooner If the Heavens ever did speak She's the last true mouthpiece Every Sunday's getting more bleak A fresh poison each week

8. Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) [Remix] by Kate Bush You don't want to hurt me But see how deep the bullet lies Unaware I'm tearing you asunder Ooh, there is thunder in our hearts Is there so much hate for the ones we love? Tell me, we both matter, don't we?

9. Dancing On My Own by Robyn I'm just gonna dance all night I'm all messed up, I'm so outta line Stilettos and broken bottles I'm spinning around in circles

10. Silk by Wolf Alice Got to stay cool, you hot, hot head Count to a thousand before you sleep in bed Read the news, pass the time Drink the juice, feeling fine

I tag: @thecrownedgoddess, @c-erudio, @semperfeminae, @flaubertian.

[purplesurveys]

1062

survey by chrissylee22dc

A

Achievements: I guess I’m being asked to list some of mine...some of the ones I’m proudest of, at least, are graduating university with honors, landing a job (liking it is a big bonus), and taking up leadership positions.

Age: I am 22, but never felt quite like it.

Are you planning something right now? Kind of. I’m eyeing a long road trip to Tanay with just myself and go to one of their coffee shops, but idk when I’ll be able to do that. My wallet and bank account are still beat from Christmas lol (and until now I’m still buying gifts for friends), so it might have to wait until sometime next month.

Arizona or Alaska: I think Arizona weather is already quite like ours here, so I might enjoy Alaska a bit (if not a lot) more. There’s generally a lot more factors I find interesting with Alaska, like their food.

B

Birthdate: April 21st.

Build: I’m quite thin and underweight, but I actually recently made plans to start working out - both to make an effort to be healthy with myself, and also to feel good post-breakup. I’m hoping to see some changes in my body and build in the coming months.

Babies, do you have any? None of those, not sure if that’s still the plan for me.

Blonde or Brunette: Brunette.

C

Childhood sweetheart: Erm, does Gab count? We technically weren’t kids anymore when we first got together. I wasn’t attracted to anyone as a kid and was more concerned with growing my Pokemon pogs collection.

Current mood: I’m hungry and can go for savory breakfast foods right now, like shakshuka or huevos rancheros. Also a little anxious because I really don’t want to think about work, but tasks continue to pile up for a certain client.

Children, are there more in your future? There aren’t even any to begin with.

Coke or Pepsi: Pepsi just because it reminds me of Punk and my chaotic wrestling fangirl years.

D

Dad's name: Edgardo, but no one calls him by that full name. He has two nicknames; one of which he hates and only family and friends use, and the other is the name he has permanently introduced himself as in his workplace.

Dating anyone: Not anymore.

Do you plan on having lots of money? Don’t most people?

Dogs or cats: Dogs.

E

Elementary School: I’m not sharing that.

Eye color: Dark brown/black.

Ever going to China? Probably not right now considering the present situation. I’d love to go to the rural cities and have a peek into their country life.

Early or Late: EARLY. Lateness is a big pet peeve, unless the excuse is super reasonable like Manila traffic or a car accident.

F

First Crush: The first person I felt remotely attractive to was Andi, from 6th grade. Then she moved to New Zealand and the crush quickly faded out.

Fears: For concrete things, I hate cockroaches and fair rides. For bigger concepts, I fear getting left behind, failing, and not getting approval, and the idea of never being satisfied or happy with who I am, what I’ve done, or where I’ve gone.

Future goals: Have a place of my own, be able to sustain myself, and keep myself alive.

Funny or Serious: I think everyone has to have both sides. I wouldn’t want to hang out long with people who can’t be sat down to just shoot the shit with conversations that go a little deeper. At the same time, I’d be quickly bored with someone who talks about existential or philosophical topics 24/7 and takes everything seriously.

G

Grandparent's names: On my dad’s side, Dolores and Federico; on my mom’s side, Agnes and Jun. My maternal grandpa is the third in multiple generations of Abelardos in the family, but his nickname is simply ‘Jun,’ because Philippines.

GPA: We don’t measure our grades with that, but we do have a GWA; I’m just not sure how that can be converted to GPA. Mine was in the 1.47 range, which was good enough for cum laude honors. I barely missed out on a magna cum laude honor (which required a 1.45 GWA), so that’s something I’ve always been pressed about and I know I could have clinched it if the pandemic didn’t cancel my final semester, which would’ve given me the chance to pull up my grades.

Going anywhere this weekend? I don’t think so. I want to spend the remaining 5 days of my break completely unproductively.

Giver or Taker: Giver. I like pleasing people.

H

High School: I attended one school from kindergarten to high school.

Hair color: Black.

Hate anyone for life? I don’t think so. I dislike some people, but I can’t tell if I’ll feel that way for the rest of my life.

Hairspray or Gel: When I’m going somewhere or attending something fancy, I use hair gel to hold my hair down.

I

In 8th grade, who was your best friend? Eighth grade is freshman year of high school, right? In that case, my best friend was Gabie.

Is ignorance bliss? Sometimes it is. I like no longer being updated about Gabie’s life. Back when I still tried to push my way in, I was miserable. I stopped doing so over the holidays and I just stopped reaching out, stopped trying to communicate, everything. I’ve been a lot happier that way.

Is there anything you wanna share? That’s kinda the goal with every survey I take.

Ice Cream or Cake: Right now, maybe ice cream. I’m very picky about cake, and I don’t like the spongy ones aka most cakes I know.

J

Jumped rope for fun: That’s exactly what I use jump ropes for. I don’t think I ever used it for fitness or working out except for maybe PE.

Junk around you right now? I mean, not really. I have my embroidery stuff in a pile beside me, but I don’t consider them junk.

Joining anything anytime soon? Not planning on it. I briefly considered joining a gym as a new thing to do for 2021, but in the end I figured working out at home would be enough. Angela recommended the latter as well, so that’s how I abandoned my gym plans quickly haha.

January or July: I guess July? January always feels just a teeny bit stranger than other months, considering it’s the beginning of a new year.

K

Killed anyone: ...This serious?

Keeping a secret? I keep different secrets from different people.

Kicking someone off your top friends today? I don’t think that’s a thing anymore. Hasn’t been for a while.

Kiwi or Apple: Apple, just because I’ve never had the chance to taste kiwi.

L

Lost anyone close to you: I’ve lived 22 years, of course I have. I’d be very surprised if someone has lived that long but has never experienced losing people, whether from a fallout, from death, etc. Just this year alone I lost a great-aunt on my maternal grandpa’s side, and a ton of relatives from my maternal grandma’s side.

Last kiss, when and who: Gabie, three months ago.

List 3 people that you'll love forever: I can only think of Angela. And of course, Gab.

Lover or Fighter: Fighter, I suppose. I can be relentless. Right now with my breakup has been the only time I allowed myself to take a step back and not forcibly take things under my control for once.

M

Middle School: We don’t follow the concept of middle school here. The levels in middle school fall under elementary school as well.

Marital Status: Single.

Mom's name: Abigail.

Music or TV: TV.

N

Northernmost state you've been to: Batanes, which is as northernmost as northernmost gets in the Philippines.

Nickname: A lot of family members call me Byn, but for the most part Robyn has always been my main nickname.

Name your future boy and girl: I have yet to make up my mind about this.

Naughty or Nice: Nice. I never particularly feel ~naughty, and since the breakup I especially haven’t felt the need to be sexual.

O

Opened a piece of mail that wasn't yours? Sometimes I’ll open the electricity or water bill addressed to my parents out of curiosity just to find out how much we consumed in the last month. But nothing more than that.

Occupation: I’m an associate at a PR agency.

Owe anyone money: Nope.

Outgoing or Shy: Shy at first but I can get outgoing once I’ve warmed up to a person/situation.

P

Place you most want to be? Right now? I’d love to be at a coffee shop or bar at a higher altitude, with a view of the city. I used to go to a lot of these before the pandemic hit, but now I’m thinking of doing it again.

Purposely destroyed someone’s life? No.

Planning a major trip? Not really. Most tourist spots require swab tests and I am not having anything go up my nose.

Pink or Black? Love both, but I like pink ever so slightly more.

Q

Quit a class: I’ve never dropped a class. I’ve wanted to, but there was so much paperwork to fill out to do so and I also didn’t want to be behind on my overall schedule.

Quickly...the first word to come to mind: Whistle, because the pink/black question reminded me of Blackpink.

Quitting your job soon? No lol I’m barely two months in.

Quiet or Loud: I can be both, but these days I’ve been quieter.

R

Riding in an airplane: I have no idea what this is asking.

Ride, tell me about yours: ^ Same.

Running for any political office in the future? No plans to.

Rain or Snow: I guess rain, since it’s the only one I’ve experienced.

S

Siblings names and ages: Nina is 20, my brother is 17.

Shoe size: I fit anywhere between a size 6 to 7.

Shave daily? It used to be daily, but I haven’t had the need to since the quarantine began.

Shower or Bath: Shower.

T

Turning 21 was (will be): It’s been a year since then.

Texas, ever been? No but I have relatives who live there, so it’s one of my choice states to visit and stay at if I ever plan to go to the US.

Think you'll live to be 100? I doubt it. I don’t have any relatives who lived until that age.

Tame or Wild: Idk, tame I guess?? I don’t know what this is asking.

U

Unique quality about you: I feel like this is a question best answered by other people who see and interact with me more than I do myself.

Underwear on? Yeah.

Under your bed lies: Large containers with all the magazines I collected from childhood that I can’t bring myself to throw out.

Under or Over: Idk, you have to be more specific.

V

Virgin? No.

Vacation time left? I have five days left, including today :( I plan to be the most unproductive or bum-y I’ve ever been, because I have no clue when I’ll have a break this long again.

Voting in the next Presidential election? Of course.

Volleyball or Swimming: I like swimming more, but I like watching volleyball.

W

Went white water rafting? I don’t think so, but I would give it a shot.

Wearing right now: A hoodie that’s around two sizes bigger for me.

Write a sentence about you: About anything? I’m a little upset with myself for having been a bit lousy with survey-taking during the holiday break. I planned on taking a lot to catch up on the ones I’ve missed out on, but so far I mostly take just one a day lol.

West Coast or East Coast: East.

X

X-Rays in the past month: 0.

X-Mas plans: Had a get-together with my mom’s side of the family on the 24th; we hosted our own Christmas party on the 25th; and we visited my dad’s side of the family on the 26th.

X, does it mark the spot? Idk.

X-Tina or Britney? Britney.

Y

You lost "it" when? I mean, I’ve had more than one moment where I freaked out...

Your favorite song:  I’m really in love with Saw You In A Dream by The Japanese House. My favorite songs come and go, but this one has been a constant.

Your favorite place on Earth: Sagada.

Yes or No: Idk. I’m not enjoying these vague ass questions.

Z

Zodiac Sign: Taurus.

Zodiac Sign: Idk, I’m still a Taurus.

Zippos are neat, agree? I don’t have an opinion.

Zoo or Circus: Neither.

[voguingtodanzig]

Reading 2018

​Douglas Wolk, Live at the Apollo

George Grella Jr., Bitches Brew

Dan Clowes,The Death-Ray*

Daniel Coyle, The Culture Code

Ta-Neishi Coates, We Were Eight Years in Power

Daniel H. Wilson, Guardian Angels and Other Monsters

William Gibson, Nueromancer*

Anthony Ray Hinton, The Sun Does Shine

Luis Alberto Urrea, The House of Broken Angels

Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation

George Pelecanos, Shoedog

David J. Bauman, Moons, Roads, and Rivers 

Franchesca Ramsey, Well, That Escalated Quickly

George Pelacanos, The Turnaround

Robyn Carr, The Family Gathering 

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry 

Rachel Kushner, The Mars Room

John le Carre,The Looking Glass War

Bret Easton Ellis, Glamorama*

Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire

Philip Roth, American Pastoral 

Tao Lin, Richard YatesJoe Gross, In On The Kill Taker

Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water 

Iain M. Banks, Consider Phlebas

Otessa Mossfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation 

Gary Shteyngart, Lake Success  

Robert Caro, The Power Broker

Michiko Kakutani, The Death of Truth  

David Baumann, Angels & Adultery

Arthur C. Clarke, 2001

Nicole Chung, All You Can Ever Know

Kathy Wang, Family Trust

​Joan Didion, Play It As It Lays

*Tracey Daughtery, The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion

Sarah St. Vincent, How to Hide in Winter

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Friday Black

Stephen King, Elevation

Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s 

Brian Abrams, Obama -an oral history 

Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms*

Ha Jin, Waiting

Bill Janowitz, Exile On Main Street

Gina Arnold, Half A Million Strong: Crowds and Power from Woodstock to Coachella

Kim Un-su, The Plotters

Don Winslow, The Power of the Dog* 

*re-reads

[servegrilledcheese]

URL Song Tag

rules: to spell out ur url with song titles & tag people

i wasn’t tagged by anyone but i thought it would be simultaneously fun & insufferable to do this with my url. here we go!

S - Sure by Hatchie

E - Electric Feel by MGMT

R - Really Don’t Like U by Tove Lo & Kylie Minogue

V - Van Vogue by Azealia Banks

E - Escape from LA by The Weeknd

G - Golden by Harry Styles

R - Real Love Baby by Father John Misty

I - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston

L - Late Night Feelings by Mark Ronson & Lykke Li

L - Lucky Strike by Troye Sivan

E - Everything He Needs by Carly Rae Jepsen

D - Don’t Take the Money by Bleachers

C - Claws by Charli XCX

H - Heart to Break by Kim Petras

E - Everytime by Ariana Grande

E - End of Desire by MUNA

S - Say Something Loving by The xx

E - Ever Again by Robyn

spotify playlist is over here. it’s 17 songs though. knock yourself out.  🤷🏻‍♂️

i tag @talasims, @surprisepeach, @asimilee, & @joliebean

[robynchill]

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[artmusicjoy]

Idea from a friend of a friend. Saw post by said friend.

“Spell out your URL with song titles...”

A: A Sadness Runs Through Him - The Hoosiers

R: Renegades - X Ambassadors

T: True Colors - Robyn the Bank

M: Mala Mia (Remix) - Maluma and Becky G.

U: Uma Thurman - Fall Out Boy

S: Sweet Tooth - Scott Helman

I: I Lived - One Republic

C: Changed - Jordan Feliz

J: Just Wanna Dance - Geraldo Sandell and Ricky Luna

O: Outrunning Karma - Alec Benjamin

Y: You’re Dead - Norma Tanega

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Night Flight Comics—NIGHT-FLIGHT.com New Comics: Wednesday—September 6th 2017

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COMPOSERS ALWAYS SCORE SATURDAY 2/16/2019 12-6 am & 8-10 am

***The “The LEGO® Movie 2**** - Released Feb 7, 2019 - A CD will be available later this year.

***Valley of the Boom! - released 2/11/19

***ULTIMATE SUPERHEROES – MUSIC TO SAVE THE WORLD TO  - RELEASED 2/15/2019

***Van Gogh - Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies Original Motion Picture Soundtrack RELEASED 2/15/2019

ZEIT

VIDEOMAN – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 

WHERE DID THEY FILM THAT?: ITALY  2016

TRACK LIST BELOW

****The “The LEGO® Movie 2:  released Feb 7, 2019

01 “Everything Is Awesome (Tween Dream Remix)” - Garfunkel & Oates with Eban Schletter 02 “5:15” - Stephanie Beatriz 03 “Welcome to the Systar System” - Yossi Guetta, Esther Guetta & Fiora Cutler 04 “Not Evil” - Tiffany Haddish 05 “Catchy Song” - Dillon Francis feat. T-Pain & That Girl Lay Lay 06 “Gotham City Guys” - Tiffany Haddish & Will Arnett 07 “Everything’s Not Awesome” - Stephanie Beatriz, Ben Schwartz, Alison Brie, Noel Fielding, Charlie Day, Nick Offerman, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pratt & Richard Ayoade 08 “Super Cool” Beck feat. Robyn & The Lonely Island   09 “Come Together Now” - Matt and Kim 10 “Hello Me & You” - Superorganism  

***Valley of the Boom! Feb 11, 2019 1 Natural One - Blondfire 2 Theron's Cha Cha Cha -  Neff-U (aka Theron Feemster)   3 Something in the Way -  Justine Bennett   4 No Scrubs -  Justine Bennett   5 Get That Money - LBC

***ULTIMATE SUPERHEROES – MUSIC TO SAVE THE WORLD TO released 2/15/2019

1. Theme (From "Ant-Man")   2. Theme (From "The Dark Knight Rises")   3. United Nations / End Titles (From "Black Panther")   4. Main Theme (From "Captain America: The First Avenger")   5. The Master of The Mystic End Credits (From “Doctor Strange”) 6. Main Title Theme (From "Guardians of the Galaxy")   7. Main Title Theme (From "Iron Man")   8. Main Title Theme (From "Spider-Man")   9. March (From "Superman")   10. Task Force X (From "Suicide Squad")   11. Assemble (From "The Avengers")   12. Ragnarok Suite (From "Thor")   13. Suite From X2 (From “X-Men 2”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5eUiixscv8

***Van Gogh - Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) released 2/15/19

1.Vincent 2.En plein air 3.Helene 4.Starry Night 5.Loving People 6.Arles Symphony 7.Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 8.Minuet for a Whore 9.At Helene’s House 10.The Dignity of the Nobodies 11.Montmartre 12.Take Me as I Am 13.A Crown of Lit Candles 14.Trip to Italy 15.The Melancholy 16.Colours Explosion 17.Infinity 18.Madness 19.Remembering Arles 20.Requiem 21.Helene’s Prayer for Vincent 22.Vincent Reprise

Zipper (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) H. Scott Salinas - August 28, 2015

1. The Calm Before The Storm 2. The Seed 3. Temptation 4. Slipping Down The Rabbit Hole 5. Seduction 6. Jeannie Surprises Sam 7. There Is No Going Back 8. Addiction 9. Sam Tries To Quit 10. Jeannie Knows Something 11. The Inevitable Pull 12. Race to Clio 13. Sam Smells a Trap 14. Sam Covers His Tracks 15. There Are Two Kinds of Men 16. Jeannie on the Warpath 17. Jeannie and Sam Make a Choice 18. Transition to D. C. 19. Zipper Problem 20. The First and Last Time 

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Side A - 1."Birth of Liquid Plejades"19:54 Side B - 1."Nebulous Dawn"17:56

Videoman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Various Artists 

01. Prologue - Waveshaper 02. Videoman - Waveshaper  03. Office - Robert Parker 04. Simone’s Theme - Robert Parker 05. VHS Passion - Waveshaper 06. Faceless - Waveshaper 07. Ennio’s Theme - Waveshaper 08. Stolen Tape - Waveshaper 09. Love On Ice - Johan Agebjörn feat. Ryan Paris & Sally Shapiro 10. Drift Apart - Robert Parker 11. Love Frontier - Main 12. Blue Motorbike - Moto Boy 13. Push & Pull - Sveinung Nygaard feat. Niki Yrla 14. Burglary - Waveshaper 15. Franco’s Den - Waveshaper  16. Confrontation - Waveshaper  18. Anyone There? - Waveshaper  19. A Sense Of Loss - Robert Parker  20. A Love Gone - Robert Parker  21. Hunted - Waveshaper  22. Demise (Instrumental) - Robert Parker 

WHERE DID THEY FILM THAT?: ITALY  2016 01. Volare (from the film To Rome with Love) 02. Speak Softly Love (from the film The Godfather) 03. Al Di La (from the film Rome Adventure) 04. Beautiful That Way (from the film Life Is Beautiful) 05. Se (from the film Cinema Paradiso) 06. Three Coins In a Fountain (from the film Three Coins In A Fountain) 07. O' Solo Mio (from the film Only You) [feat. Aaron Caruso] 08. Love In Portofino (from the film Portofino) 09. A Time For Us (from the film Romeo & Juliette) 10. Mi Mancherai (from the film il Postino) 11. To Make You Feel My Love (from the film When In Rome) 12. Nessun Dorma (from the film The Sea Inside)

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<p>Sermon on the Mat: Survival!</p>

Welcome back to the Sermon on the Mat, your weekly one-stop store for news from the wider world of wrestling beyond the big cable TV monoliths that get all of the coverage.

Coming soon...

AIW The Wet Bandits (December 15, 8PM Eastern)

Big Moe vs. "Large" Twan Tucker

Brian Carson vs. Eddy Only

Jock Samson vs. Joshua Singh vs. Kurt Hurtz vs. the Duke

Malcolm Monroe III vs. Tre Lamar

Colin Delaney vs. Parker Pierce

AJ Gray vs. Dr. Daniel C. Rockingham

Curt Stallion vs. Joshua Bishop

Philly-Marino Expertise (Marino Tenaglia & Philly Collins) & Weird World (Alex "Worldwide" Kellar & "Unusual Body" Evan Adams") vs. the Production (Colby Redd, Derek Director, Frankie Flynn, & Magnum CK)

Dominic Garrini vs. Mance Warner

Kikutaro vs. Tracy Smothers

AIW are back in Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio and as always these shows are student-heavy and full of trademark AIW experimentation. Where else might you see Kikutaro wrestle Tracy Smothers, I ask?! Curt Stallion makes his introduction, SmackDown superstar (he totally counts now) Colin Delaney is in action, there's a lot going on here, folks.

Get your tickets here or check it out when it hits Smart Mark Video.

CMLL Super Viernes (December 15, 9:30PM)

Hijo del Signo & Templario vs. Star, Jr. & Starman

Mercurio vs. Shockercito (c) (CMLL World Minis Championship)

Amapola, Dalys, & Reyna Isis vs. Lady Maravilla, Marcela, & Princesa Sugehit

Angel de Oro, Niebla Roja, & Rey Cometa vs. Cuatrero, Forastero, & Sanson

La Peste Negra (Barbaro Cavernario, Mr. Niebla, & Negro Casas) vs. Los Hijos del Infierno (Ephesto & Mephisto) & Sam Adonis

Caristico, Soberano, Jr., & Ultimo Guerrero vs. El Terrible, Mistico, & Volador, Jr..

CMLL are back along with your normal weekly Friday night dose of lucha libre action from Arena Mexico and by god we have a minis championship match! Outside of that it's a solid looking show with all the trios matches looking like they could range from solid to great depending on how the night goes. Not a bad Friday night!

Check it out, as always, free for nothin' on ClaroSports or CMLL's Facebook page, folks.

GCW Ready to Die (December 16, 7:15PM Eastern)

Alex Colon vs. G-Raver

Eric Ryan vs. Markus Crane

B-Boy vs. KTB

Homicide vs. Matt Riddle

Rejects (John Wayne Murdoch & Reed "By God" Bentley) (c) vs. Viking War Party (Alexander Rudolph & Jake Parnell) (GCW Tag Team Championship)

Eli Everfly vs. Tony Deppen (c) (GCW Extreme Championship)

Jimmy Lloyd vs. SHLAK (c) (DTU World Ultraviolent Championship)

Matt Tremont (c) vs. Nick Gage (GCW Championship)

This is it. GCW yields to Howell, New Jersey for their next anniversary show, and Nick Gage and Matt Tremont will do battle for the third and last time. Their last match saw the ring wrapped in concrete as they put their bodies on the line in unprecedented fashion, and with two deathmatch legends of their stature I'm sure they've wonders undreamed of in mind for us.

Get your tickets here or check it out when it hits Smart Mark Video, folks.

PCW UK PowerBombShells / Festive Fury (December 16)

--PowerBombShells (9AM Eastern / 2PM GMT)--

Martina vs. Nadia Saphire

Rhio vs. Sierra Loxton

Nightshade vs. Viper

--Festive Fury (1PM Eastern / 6PM GMT)--

Ricky Knight, Jr. vs. Sheik El Sham

Arcadian vs. Big T Justice vs. Dave Birch vs. Joe Coffey vs. Martin Kirby vs. Philip Michael

Ashton Smith vs. BT Gunn

Lucy Cole (c) vs. Rhio (PCW Women's Championship)

Chris Ridgeway vs. Dean Allmark (c) (PCW Cruiserweight Championship No Rope Breaks Submission Match)

Bubblegum vs. T-Bone (c) (PCW Heavyweight Championship)

PCW UK are back in Preston, England using a double dose of action and only speaking for myself I'm really stoked to see that Ridgeway/Allmark submission match. Should be real high caliber stuff!

Get your tickets here or test 'em out live on Powerbomb.tv, folks.

Shine 47: Survival (December 16, 6PM Eastern)

ACR vs. Priscilla Kelly (c) (Shine Nova Championship)

Aerial Monroe vs. Aja Perera vs. Aria Blake vs. Brandi Lauren vs. Candy Cartwright vs. Dementia D'Rose vs. Dynamite DiDi vs. Ivelisse vs. Kamilla Kaine vs. Kiera Hogan vs. Mercedes Martinez vs. Natalia Markova vs. Rain vs. Robyn Reid vs. Shotzi Blackheart vs. Stormie Lee vs. ??? vs. ??? vs. ??? vs. ??? (Shine Championship #1 Contender's Survival Rumble)

Shine are back in Ybor City, Florida and... is that the whole card? Nope! The deal here is the winner of this Survival Rumble will go on to wrestle Shine Champion LuFisto at Shine 48 and matches will be made based on eliminations in the Rumble to fill out the remainder of this show. It's innovative, if nothing else, I suppose. Along with the first Shine Champion, Rain, is back out of retirement, which is great news! (Do note that the number of ??? Entrants I've added there is arbitrary; WWN have said more will be added, not that it will always be a 20-woman Rumble.)

Get your tickets here or check it out on iPPV at .

Free matches!

Candice LeRae vs. Kimber Lee

From the fine folks over at Women's Wrestling Revolution Pro, we have action with shades of the Mae Young Classic! Abbey Laith takes on Candice Wrestling in a past life, check it out!

Darby Allin vs. Josh Briggs

From the good people over at Limitless Wrestling we have a clash of up-and-comers. Darby Allin burst onto the scene from out of nowhere in Evolve over a year ago as a daredevil who has not yet fulfilled the thing he is not willing to jump off of and Briggs has just erupted onto my radar as a hugely athletic big man so hey, check it out and get yourself a new favorite, right?

CWF Mid-Atlantic Worldwide Ep. #135

I reckon it's time we checked in on our pals over at CWF again because they have a doozy of a hoot lined up for us tonight as national treasure White Mike takes on CWF Heavyweight Champion Trevor Lee in a non-title match! When you haven't seen Mike in action, you are in for a treat, folks.

Results

MLW Never Say Never (December 7)

"Whoa hey, Rev, what's this? No results again? What are you tryin' to pull here?!"

Well, I'm trying to pull the same thing that I did the last time I did so, which is to say that MLW have published this whole show free for nothin' on YouTube! Don't let me spoil you, check it out here--

RPW Uprising 2018 (December 8)

Kurtis Chapman over David Starr, El Phantasmo, "Flash" Morgan Webster (c), and Ryan Smile to acquire the RPW British Cruiserweight Championship

Jinny over Martina

Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven & Tyler Bate) (c) over Josh Bodom & Zack Gibson to keep the RPW British Tag Team Championship

Cody Rhodes (c) over Jay Lethal to retain the ROH World Championship

Pete Dunne over Eddie Dennis

Martin Stone over Dave Mastiff

Zack Sabre, Jr. (c) over Matt Riddle to keep the RPW British Heavyweight Championship

Bullet Club (Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson, & Nick Jackson) over #CCK (Chris Brookes & Travis Banks) & Flip Gordon

RevPro closed out their year with a bang as up-and-comer Chapman rose above the fray to become Cruiserweight Champion. Plus Cody retained the ROH title and left programs for Final Battle intact thanks to (or perhaps despite) some interference from Scurll, and while Eddie Dennis' losing streak continues he may not be carried out in RevPro just yet, as Rob Lias attacked him after his match.

Plus, we've already got a big match made for High Stakes next year, as Zack Sabre, Jr. cut a promo after his match saying he's defended against everyone and wants to challenge, together with Minoru Suzuki, for the tag names.

Check it out on RPW On Demand, folks.

CZW Cage of Death 19 (December 9)

Storm of Entrails (Dan O'Hare & SHLAK) over Blackwater, G-Raver, John Silver, Kody Rice, & Shane Sabre to win the Ultimate Opportunity Coin

Matt Tremont over Jimmy Lloyd (Thumbtack Massacre Deathmatch)

Mr. Claxton over Alex Colon

David Starr over "All Ego" Ethan Page

The REP (Dave McCall & Nate Carter) over Alex Reynolds & Dan Barry, OI4K (Dave & Jake Crist), and Scarlet and Graves (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) (c) to win the CZW World Tag Team Championship

Nick "Magnus" Aldis over Tim Storm (c) to win the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship

Jimmy Jacobs over Jimmy Havoc

Chrissy Rivera & Greg Excellent over Ace Romero

Maxwell Jacob Friedman over Joey Janela (c) to win the CZW Wired Championship

Rickey Shane Page (c) over "Chainsaw" Joe Gacy and Shane Strickland to retain the CZW World Heavyweight Championship (Cage of Death)

Well, we covered one bit of big news in the show elsewhere on the website, so I will skip over that and break down the rest of what's interesting here. Danny Havoc returned to the Combat Zone to beat on Conor Claxton after his match, DJ Hyde declared Will Ospreay for their WrestleMania weekend show, MJF's victory means that Joey Janela's Wired Championship reign never happened, but he paid dearly for it as Penelope Ford at long last rejoined forces with Joey.

And in the main event, Gacy's followers got involved, leading to a cavalcade of interference from the likes of Kit Osbourne, Dan Barry, and Anthony Gangone! At the same time, after the match, Nick Gage strolled through the crowd and into the cage for a confrontation which CZW do their best to scrub from the net. Work? Shoot? Together with the King, you never know!

Check it out on CZW Studios, folks.

Evolve 96 / 97 (December 9-10)

--Evolve 96 (December 9)--

Dominic Garrini over Joey Lynch

Kyle the Beast & Shane Mercer over Matt Knicks & Stevie Fierce

Jarek 1:20 over Stephen Wolf

Zack Sabre, Jr.. Over DJZ

AR Fox over Jason Kincaid

Darby Allin over Austin Theory

Grab Point (Jaka & "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams) (c) vs. WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & James Drake) goes to a no competition (Evolve Tag Team Championship)

Matt Riddle over Fred Yehi (No Rope Breaks Match)

Keith Lee (c) over WALTER to keep the WWN Championship

--Evolve 97 (December 10)--

Dominic Garrini over Craig Mitchell

Matt Knicks & Stevie Fierce over Brandon Watts & Stephen Wolf

Jarek 1:20 vs. Jason Kincaid goes to a ten-minute time limit draw

WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & James Drake) over Kyle the Beast & Shane Mercer

AR Fox over DJZ

Darby Allin over Keith Lee and "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams, earning the right to any match of his choosing in 2018

Austin Theory over Fred Yehi (c) to win the FIP World Heavyweight Championship

Matt Riddle over WALTER (No Rope Breaks Match)

Zack Sabre, Jr. (c) over Jaka to keep the Evolve World Championship

As always when I can point you to my recaps (Evolve 96, 97), I will do so and keep it short and sweet here, but suffice it to say, I believe the new format is a success. I could do without intermissions, but the preliminary matches are a cool way get some new talent in. In addition to the push for no rope rests is pretty sweet and is leading to some innovative stuff.

Check 'em out on , folks.

Beyond Cold Brew (December 10)

WALTER over David Starr

Brian Milonas & Cam Zagami over Anthony Greene & Brick Mastone by disqualification

Wheeler YUTA over Mike Verna (Tournament For Tomorrow 2017 Semifinal Match)

Amityville Project (Rex Lawless & Ryan Galeone) over American Gaijin (Jay Freddie & Rory Gulak)

AR Fox & Austin Theory over Brandon Watts & Zenshi

Ace Romero over Josh Briggs (Tournament For Tomorrow 2017 Semifinal Match)

Matt Riddle over Martin Stone

Darby Allin over John Silver

Keith Lee over Joey Janela

A couple injuries shuffled the card, but the show must go on and the Tournament For Tomorrow Finals are set with Ace Romero and Wheeler YUTA prepared to go head to head! And, as it turns out, Evolve is not the only place AR Fox has a posse, because the Watts/Zenshi team is finally done to get good, with Brandon turning on the erstwhile Shynron to hook up with Fox and Theory.

Check it out on Powerbomb.tv, folks.

Progress Chapter 59: Whatever People Say We Are, That's What We're Not (December 10)

Rampage Brown over Doug Williams

Chris Ridgeway over Adam Chase

Jack Sexsmith over Amir Jordan, Chief Deputy Dunne, Gabriel Kidd, Pastor William Eaver, Primate, Saxon Huxley, and Spike Trivet

Joseph Conners over Chuck Mambo

Chris Brookes over Matt Cross

Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) (c) over Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) to keep the Progress Tag Team Championship

Travis Banks (c) over Eddie Dennis to keep the Progress Championship

As always when I recap a show I will keep it short and sweet here in Sermon and mother of god, traveling issues from the weather really did a number on this one, didn't they? The show must go on, obviously, and while the lack of British Strong Mode, "Flash" Morgan Webster, and Mark Andrews is keenly felt a whole lot of new faces made to show their stuff and former champion Rampage Brown made his return!

Check it out when it hits Demand Progress, folks.

As always...

Remember folks, no matter which sort of wrestling you like, no matter how down you feel about the state of WWE, Impact, ROH, or any other "big-time" pro wrestling, there's something out there for you. There's a pro wrestling product that can hit you in the ideal spot and make you love wrestling as you thought you'd never have the ability to love it again. It's there, I promise. You just gotta reach out and find it, and that, my friends, is what the Sermon on the Mat is all about.

[purplesurveys]

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A

What is your age? 22, but there’s less than a month to go before I turn 23.

What annoys you? Literally every single person who still supports the government at this point. For context, we are back to square one and we’re under the exact same quarantine imposed in March 2020 because of the surge in cases. Nothing has changed and nothing has been done in the last 365 days while people are getting hungrier and poorer. I’m done feeling hopeful for this country and I cannot wait to abandon it forever.

Do you have any allergies? Apparently, grass. Can’t be exposed to it for too long otherwise the skin on my thighs turn red and occasionally even get rashes.

B

Do you know anyone named Billy? Kind of, but they’re girls with their name spelled as Billie.

When is your birthday? April 21st and spending it in quarantine once again this year...

Who is your best friend(s)? Angela and Andi.

C

What's your favorite candy? I like gummy bears and worms. As for sweets, I really like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Butterfinger, Twix, and the Hershey’s Cookies and Creme bar.

When was the last time you cried? Maybe a day or two ago while watching a snippet from Caught in Providence.

Have you been out of the country? Yes.

D

Do you daydream? Not so much these days. I’ve been better at keeping my focus at work.

What's your favorite kind of dog? I love alllllll dogs, but I’d usually be wary of smaller dogs because 87% of the times I’ve met some, they’re aggressive or a bit moody. I don’t like stereotyping dogs as much as possible but because I’ve had direct experiences to back it up anyway, *shrug*

What day of the week is it? It’s a Sunday.

E

How do you like your eggs? Scrambled, poached, or an omelette with lots of fillings. Balut is also great.

Have you ever been in the emergency room? Only when I was born, I’m guessing.

What's the easiest thing ever to do? Idk, what comes easy to me might not be the same for others. But my answer would be to smile, regardless if it were genuine or otherwise.

F

Have you ever flown in a plane? Yeah, many times. The child-like excitement I get whenever I get on one will probably never go away, either.

Do you use fly swatters? No, my mom usually uses old shoebox covers or rolled-up scratch papers we have lying around to swat them.

Have you ever used a foghorn?: Only in video games lol, never in real life.

G

Have you pet a goat? I don’t think I have. I’ve pet lots of animals before but I don’t think a goat has been one of them yet.

Are you a giver or a taker? Giver, but I’ve been allowing myself to take more these days.

Do you like gummy candies? Love them.

H

How are you? We’ve entered summer weather now, so I feel hot and miserable. It’s also Sunday and I am stuck at home, which doesn’t make me the happiest camper.

What's your height? 5′1″ or a tiny tiny tiny bit taller than that.

What color is your hair? It’s black but on extremely rare occasions I’ll catch a single light brown strand when I play with my hair.

I

What's your favorite ice cream? Cookies and cream and chocolate chip cookie dough. My friend Leigh actually started her own ice cream shop recently and I bought her coffee crumble ice cream, and it is sooooooooo fuckinggggggggg good??????? It’s so rare to find coffee ice cream where I live period, so I’m fucking stoked to have a close friend who makes literally the best one and in generous servings too.

Have you ever ice skated? Many times as a kid. I was never formally trained, but it was something I wanted to try from watching other kids play in mall ice skating rinks; and when I did give it a shot, I ended up enjoying it. Luckily my mom was encouraging and actually frequently dropped me off at a rink so I can practice gliding and all for a few hours while she ran errands.

Have you cheated the IRS? That’s like an American tax thingy, right? We don’t have that here and my employer handles my TIN.

J

What's your favorite jelly bean? Not a big fan but if I had to have Jelly Belly, I obviously would want to get the pleasant-tasting ones.

Do you tell jokes? Yes.

Do you wear nice jewelry? Only on special occasions.

K

Do you want to kill anybody? I don’t want to kill anybody but I certainly wish a good number of public officials would finally die.

Do you want to have kids? Yes. I really wish I could still have a future with them. Thanks for the trauma, my real asshole of an ex.

Where did you have kindergarten? Somewhere.

L

Are you laidback? I doubt my friends would use this to describe me. I for sure lean more towards the uptight side of the spectrum.

Do you lie? Eh, occasionally.

When is the last time you sent a hand-written letter? I have no idea. Christmas 2019 maybe?

M

Ever talked in a microphone? Sure. Many times.

Do you still watch Disney Movies? I very rarely get in the mood for them if I’m by myself, but yes, I’d gladly sit down and watch should an opportunity come.

Do you like mangoes? No.

N

Do you have a nickname? 99% of people call me Robyn while my family calls me Byn, but there are a select few friends who’ve stayed long enough with me to catch other names I’ve gotten over the years, which have since become inside jokes/nicknames. There’s Reben and Rolayn, and literally just yesterday ‘Roby’ happened when I ordered food for lunch so that will probably catch on as well.

What’s your favorite number? 4.

Do you prefer night over day? Absolutely.

O

Are you an only child? No, I’m two siblings away from that status.

Do you wish this was over? I haven’t felt that way, no.

What is the closet orange object near you? An orange tumbler my Kuya gave me as a Christmas gift in 2019. There is also orange tape wrapped around the charger adaptor of my company laptop.

P

What one fear are you most paranoid about? Waking up in the middle of surgery and being unable to speak nor move.

Do you play any instruments? Nope.

Do you think you are pretty? Some days.

Q

Are you quick to judge people? No, unless they are already blatantly showing their character like being rude towards service staff, tossing their trash to the ground, or cutting in queues. Whenever those things happen I give myself the space and freedom to guiltlessly judge.

What do you keep quiet about? How dysfunctional my family really is, and the things I really want to say about Gabie.

Do you have any quirks? Food-wise, I like peeling off the breading from fried chicken and placing them on the side of my plate so I can eat them last, because they’re my favorite part.

R

What’s a good reason to cry? Frustration. Crying can be really helpful in lessening stress.

Do you think you're always right? No.

Do you watch reality TV? Not religiously, but I love watching snippets of reality shows on Facebook because they’re all so embarrassing and it’s hilarious to watch hahahahah. Literally last night I was watching clips of Big Ed on 90 Day Fiance.

S

Are you a social person? More so now than I was years ago.

What states have you lived in? I lived in Manila briefly but it didn’t take long till we transferred to another city for a more peaceful life in the suburbs.

What is your favorite season? I wanna say winter because of what I’ve seen from it in movies and shows, but I’ve never actually experienced it before.

T

When did you last sleep in a tent? Sometime in March or April last year.

Do you like tomatoes? Mostly in diced form. Tomato sauce is fine but I don’t really like it in my pasta. Bloody Mary also tastes rather awful.

What time did you wake up? 8:30 AM.

U

Do you have an umbrella in your car? I think so, yeah. I finally placed one in there lmao.

Do listen to Usher? Eh, not really. 2000s R&B isn’t my thing, save for Beyoncé.

Describe the underwear your wearing? It’s light blue.

V

What’s the worst veggie? I never learned to like pechay. I’d still eat it, but only because I like cleaning up my entire plate.

Do you like movies with violence? Some. Like I hate action movies but I enjoyed A Clockwork Orange and Scream lol.

Where do you want to go on vacation? I recently bookmarked an Airbnb in Zambales and the accommodation is basically this super cute line of tipi-styled huts by the beach. I'd love to have a solo trip push through once this Covid mess subsides.

W

Ever been on a wave runner? No.

Where do you work? I work in a PR company.

Do you wish on stars? Just sometimes.

X

Have you ever had an x-ray? Only for mandatory medical exams.

Do you own a xylophone? I think I had a toy one as a kid, but it’s not with me anymore.

Have you watched the x-games? No, not interested.

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What did you do yesterday? I stayed at home; ordered food for Angela as a surprise; debated if I should buy a pair of Air Maxes – and ultimately decided I’ve already spent too much this month to deserve a new pair of shows lol; and just settled to buy a new night lamp for my bedroom. I also watched the newest episode of 2 Days 1 Night and ate more of Leigh’s ice cream while doing work.

Do you like the color yellow? Only in mustard yellow. I also like the song Yellow, heh.

What year were you born?: 1998.

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Do you believe in the zodiac? No.

Has your bank account been at zero? No. I remember when I was first opening my own account at the bank and the clerk told me to make sure I don’t go below P2,000, and my intensely by-the-book ass has been following the rule ever since, even though my dad has told me it’s absolutely fine to go below it so long as I have P2,000 back in the account after a month hahaha.

Ever been to the zoo? A few.