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inkwolvesandcoffee · 11 months

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I GOT BROWNIES FROM MY COLLEAGUE-TURNED-MANAGER😭

Because I work so much and hard. Gods, bless her🥰

But now fancy me this:

Alfie gifting you food to show how much he appreciates you.

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He’s truly grateful for how much you work and keep going despite the hardships (managing rush hour on your own, colleagues being even worse than unhelpful, injuries due to ovens… or getting your hand stuck between the wall and a tall and heavy tower of crates… absolutely not spiteful still about that). Being a workaholic himself, he respects you for taking on as many shifts as you do and staying for as long as you can manage.

However, he can easily see past your smile and positive go-getter attitude. Alfie will coax you into sitting down whenever he notices your energy is depleting. Regardless of whether it’s busy, he’ll occasionally sit down with you because “he’s due for a break too” and he has your permission.

Now, this will annoy Ollie to no end when it’s like the whole of London has gathered at the bakery. Nevertheless, he knows his boss has a soft spot for you and why he acts the way he does. Funnily enough, though, the Mad Baker hasn’t worked through his feelings enough yet to understand himself. All he knows is that he wants you to be healthy and take a break, enjoy a cuppa and snack he’s made even when you want to sit by yourself for a bit.

Alfie’s also constantly checking on you. Not to make sure you don’t make any mistakes, but because he doesn’t want you to injure yourself (mentally and physically). He’ll stand nearby when you’re dealing with a rude customer, chipping in as soon as he sees an opening into the conversation. He’ll plop you down on a chair and nurse your wound when you cut yourself… or manage to remove a piece of your skin at the hand of a couple of crates with stock and no one helping you manoeuvre it around.

(I promise I’m not salty about my own predicament.)

But recently, he’s been giving you more food. He’ll have a proper breakfast ready when you two open the bakery together, vividly remembering how you told him you only drink a cup of coffee and eat a protein bar before you come in in the morning and heavily disagreeing with this lifestyle choice. Orange juice, a plate of chremslach and a piece of fruit always somehow manage to magically appear on the table by the window when you two are busy setting up. He’ll have the same, trying to get into the habit of eating breakfast himself by eating with you.

After each shift, he’ll have a small basket of bread, bagels, and baked goods ready for you to enjoy at home. Often there’s cinnamon babka (because he knows you’re not a big fan of chocolate), mandel bread (to have with your coffee on your days off and subsequently have a piece of him there), and your new recent favourite: tzimmes bread. All kosher, of course!

One consistent element in the wee package is a loaf of soda bread. Alfie’s told you it’s made according to an old family recipe, one not many people have had the privilege of tasting. And he’s secretly proud it’s the reason you’ve fallen in love with eating bread.

(Although he hopes it’s actually the way he guides your hands when kneading dough. So far you’ve never have made a single loaf without his warm rough palms covering the backs of your hands, his rings cold against your fingers when he entwines them with yours)

Alright, imma stop here before this is going to get out of hand. Nonetheless, I think I’ve given myself some great ideas to incorporate into the story I hope to start writing during Camp NaNo. Also, yes, I’m finally going to attempt to properly write again in July and despite working 40 hours a week. Mostly I hope to finish some WIPs, but most of all I finally want to get started on Dear Edna. Wish me luck!

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the-farmers-rabbit · 1 year

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Sick Season with Mason

Hi!! This is going to be like a master post for me so it will be long but it’s something I like to help with.

To start, I’m going to give background as to Why i’m qualified for what i’m talking about. I’m currently (as of december 2022) 18 years old. It’s my first year of uni and i’m living in a dorm after 18 years at home. In elementary school, my little body had a tendency to get super sick for long periods of time until I got on allergy meds. It was just seasonal stuff that turned into sinus infections and stuff like that. It would keep me home for weeks at a time which is no good for a kid.

Flash forward to high school. Before and after covid (it hit in my junior year), I would have a tendency to get sick for months at a time. Not super sick, none of it ever warranted an ER trip or being in a hospital. But I would have a cough that would just. stick with me. for month long periods of time and it would only go away once I got antibiotics.

Now, I’m in college and it’s most of the same. I’ve realized that I might have some immunodeficiencies (my mother has a fucked up immune system but the other way around, so it’s not unlikely for me) and I’ve been out on my own for a bit now so! Here are some tips for when you get sick/how to keep from getting sick.

This covers colds, coughing, sore throats, and fevers. Really any thing that isn’t stomach bugs. So don’t come at me for not having that stuff (not that you all would, just wanting to tell y’all)

Fluids/Food

Water. I always have a water bottle by my bed for this reason. In case i wake up with cotton mouth or just need water. it’s right there.

Gatorade! for when i’m actually sick, i have a pack of gatorade in my dorm. it keeps my blood sugar from getting super low if i don’t have the energy to eat, it gives me something to run on, and it’s hydrating

apple juice. i use the little boxes of it cus my brain likes those, but just a juice in general is good. all this boils down to is keeping yourself hydrated. very important when sick/trying to avoid getting sick

Yogurt! If you’re on antibiotics, you need to get the good bio back. I really like the activia yogurt drinks. they’re really tasty and really good for me. Plus, if you have a sore throat, dairy coats it and makes it hurt so much less

Medications

Ibuprofen. so this one might be obvious. It isn’t a cure all! But it works wonders for a lot of things. Fevers, aches, sore throats. It will reduce a fever, and i always keep some by my bed for that reason

-Fevers; if you don’t take care of them quick, you could have serious issues. I mean it. Your brain is overheating. You won’t be able to think straight and you will feel awful. keep stuff that will break them near by just in case.

-Signs of a fever!: Cold, but the room isn’t cold, sweaty even though you’re freezing, shaky, foggy head. and when in doubt, take your temperature.

Vitamins. I don’t like the pill vitamins. They’re big and icky. So, I take gummy vitamins. Yes i’m an adult, I take gummy vitamins. So? I use the brand Smarty Pants. I get them at target. They’re not icky, they’re fairly cheap, and they’re good. They have childrens and adults. get ‘em

Sleep aids. Olly Sleep Gummies are what I use. When I’m sick and just. can’t relax? Melatonin gummies. Olly is good because it’s not Just melatonin, it’s also some other junk. They also don’t taste that bad.

Self Care/Comfort

Sleep. Just like the sleep aids, when you’re sick or getting sick, sleep is so very important. Weighted blankets are a great help. If you’re coughing a lot, prop yourself up so you don’t have a coughing fit in the middle of the night. Cold compress for fevers, and fans to keep you comfy. Sleep is the best cure, and be sure you get it

Showering. I don’t care if you prefer baths. If you are sick and it is in your sinuses, take a shower. sit down (if it’s not too grody wherever you are) and just let the hot water hit you. The steam loosens mucus and you can dislodge it a lot easier

Humidifier!!!! PLEASE MAN. It’s a life saver. I got mine at target. It was like $30 and takes up about 1.5 cubic feet. If i have a stuffy nose or a sore throat or both, i turn that on, go to sleep, and wake up with neither. it is a god send.

Brush your teeth. I know you feel gross. But go and brush your teeth. And if you can’t, floss and use mouth wash. Do something that cleans the gunk in your mouth. You will feel better after, I promise

Heating pads. Mine was 15 bucks at kroger. I use it every damn day. On my lap, as a blanket, on my shoulders, back, tummy. Any and everything. Heat relaxes the muscles, and warmth is also nice. I’d recommend one that has an auto turn off so you can sleep with it. But if not, just get one.

Gem Face Roller. Ok. let me explain. I don’t use this for skin care. I use it for headaches. it’s cold (and if it’s quartz, it will just. be cold. on it’s own), i can put light pressure on what hurts. I can use it on sore necks too.

Lanolin. It’s meant for nursing mothers for chapped nipples but it’s so good for chapped lips. And when you’re sick, that usually happens and you usually need help with it. So, lanolin. Also at target

Icepack. Either like a bag, or a gel. Don’t get one of the hard ones that are meant for food. Get one that is Made for the body. For when you’re overheating, or you’re achey or. whatever. Ice. Helps

thermometer!!! So you can see if you have a fever or not! I keep mine on hand and it gives me peace of mind. Got it at walgreens when i stopped to get my ice pack. Like 15 bucks, again. Keep yourself from worrying too much

ok so that’s probably it for now but i hope it helps! I’ll add on if I think of something, love you guys, good luck out there

#sick #sickness #tips #health tips #immune system #immunodeficiency #illness #mason's bs

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shemarmooresfedora · 3 years

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Rebuilding Family

Summary: Y/N and Spencer were college sweethearts at Cal-Tech but once Spencer got accepted to the FBI Academy, he ended things deciding it was not fair to make Y/N wait for him. When they meet again years later, he discovers something unexpected.

Pairing: Spencer Reid x Fem!Reader

Content/Warnings: pure fluff and a happy ending as promised :)

A/N: the final chapter 😭❤️ see my full note at the end

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Chapter 37

“What’s your location? Over,” the walkie talkie on the kitchen counter crackled.

“Dino chicken nuggets are coming out of the oven as we speak. Over,” you replied back.

“Roger that. Over and out,” Jo stated and the walkie talkie went back to static.

Spencer got them as a gift for her and she would constantly have one with her, giving the other to someone before leaving the room so they could talk through it.

You headed out to the back porch and down the steps into the yard with a big plate of nuggets and dipping sauces as well as some juice boxes and applesauce for the twins.

“Coast is clear. Do you copy? Over,” you spoke into the walkie talkie.

“Affirmative. Bring ‘em up,” Jo exited the main part of the treehouse and you saw her on its little porch.

Spencer had built her a little pulley system with a basket and rope so she could lower or raise items up into the treehouse instead of carrying them up the ladder.

You placed the food and drinks inside and then made your way up the wooden ladder.

“Thank you, Mommy,” Jo smiled as she bit into a nugget.

“No problem, Cadet Jo,” you ruffled her hair up a little as she giggled.

You ducked to get through the door of the treehouse and sat down on a cushion on the floor next to Spencer who had both the twins in his lap.

“What are we watching?” you asked as you clipped the twins’ bibs on.

“Cars!” Jo cheered.

“I wanted to watch a subtitled Russian film but I was ‘boo’ed when I made that suggestion,” Spencer grinned as he grabbed the spoon to start feeding the babies.

“Hm I wonder why,” you teased.

Once Jo got the movie playing on the laptop, she took a seat in your lap with the plate of nuggets and took turns eating one, then handing one to you, then Spencer.

Once all the kids were fast asleep in your laps and the credits were rolling, you turned to Spencer.

“You and Derek really did a good job building this treehouse, love,” you complimented him.

“Anything for my family,” he smiled, then leaned over to kiss you.

It was the morning of Jo’s 8th birthday party. You wanted to make it extra special in light of what happened at her 7th birthday party.

Spencer kept reminding you that it wasn’t your fault a psychopath shot you and sent you to the hospital but you just wanted to give Jo the party she deserves.

You rented a bouncy house and an inflatable water slide. Spencer was doing a magic show and Penelope was doing face paintings. You baked a huge stegosaurus-shaped cake from scratch. No kid would be bored and Jo would have an amazing time.

You settled for having it in your backyard instead of the park now that you had plenty of room. The whole team came over earlier to help set up.

Penelope got all her paints organized on the porch table as Spencer set up his mini stage for the performance. Hotch and Derek filled the slide with water while you and Emily carefully brought the massive cake to the table outside.

Jo came running outside already in her swimsuit, eager to get the first splash in the water slide.

“You have to come with me, Uncle Derek,” she insisted.

“Jo, I don’t have my swimsuit on,” he replied.

“You’re in athletic shorts. They’ll dry quick,” Savannah, his girlfriend, yelled from where she was setting up the food table.

Derek looked to Hotch to help him out. Hotch pointed back to Jo who was giving him puppy dog eyes.

“Fine,” he groaned, taking off his shirt which elicited a holler from Penelope.

Jo made her way up the steps with Derek right behind her.

Jo sat down in Derek’s lap and then turned around to face him.

“Okay, ready?” she asked him.

Derek nodded and then pushed off, sending them both down the slippery slide.

“Weee!” Jo exclaimed as they slid down.

“Again,” she demanded, “Where’s Daddy?”

“He went to put his swimsuit on, Baby J, so he can go with you,” you told her as you set Ollie down next to Ophelia in the playpen outside.

“Coming, Princess!” Spencer ran outside and scooped the little girl up in his arms as he trekked up the steps.

“How about we go down like a penguin this time?” he suggested.

Jo nodded enthusiastically as Spencer got onto his belly and Jo laid on top of him and wrapped her hands around his neck.

“1…2…3!” Spencer pushed off and they raced down the slide again, Jo giggling the whole time.

“Again!” Jo said.

“I think we are going to have to buy one of these, love,” Spencer called over to you, laughing and running up the stairs right behind Jo again.

“Please welcome my lovely assistant to the stage,” Spencer spoke in his magician tuxedo.

You waved as the audience clapped. You were wearing a sparkly red sequin dress to compliment Spencer’s bow tie.

“I am going to make my assistant…disappear,” he stated.

The kids in the audience gasped.

Spencer took your hand and guided you to the big black box in the center of the stage.

“Just like we practiced,” he whispered to you as you stepped inside.

You winked and he kissed your hand as he let go and closed the door.

Spencer knocked on the door a few times and wiggled his hands for some showmanship.

“Okay, on the count of 3. We’re all going to yell ‘Abracadabra’,” Spencer explained, “1…2…3!”

“Abracadabra!” all the kids yelled.

Spencer set off a small smoke bomb and quickly opened the door, revealing an empty box.

The kids all screamed in wonder.

“Bring Mommy back!” Jo yelled.

You had to stifle your laughter from behind the fake wall in the box you were hiding behind.

“Your wish is my command, Princess,” Spencer closed the door again.

“To reverse the spell, we need to say the exact same word,” Spencer stated.

“Abracadabra!” the kids yelled once again.

This time, you opened the door and the kids clapped enthusiastically.

“For this next trick, I need a volunteer from the audience,” Spencer smiled.

All the kids’ hands shot up in the air.

“I’m going to have to go with the wonderful birthday girl right in the front row,” you took Jo’s hand and escorted her up onto the stage.

“Jo, I need you to pick a card, any card. Show the audience but not me,” Spencer fanned the cards out in his hands and closed his eyes.

Jo picked the ace of hearts and showed the audience.

“Now, put it back in the pile,” he said.

“Alright,” Spencer opened his eyes and began to shuffle the cards, “Is this your card?” he asked, holding the eight of spades.

“No, Daddy. Try again,” Jo said.

“Is this it?” he questioned, holding the queen of diamonds.

“No, Daddy.”

“Oh,” Spencer smacked his forehead, “I know where I put it,” he pulled off his top hat.

Spencer then proceeded to pull a bouquet of flowers, an endless handkerchief, a rubber chicken, and many other silly things out of his hat that had the kids in tears from laughing.

Finally, he pulled out the ace of hearts, “Is this your card, Princess?”

“Yes, Daddy!” she beamed, hugging him.

Jo’s birthday was a complete success. She was completely worn out by the end of it and slept in late the next morning.

But when she did finally wake, she was eager to try out her gift that you and Spencer had gotten her: a big kid bike with no training wheels. It was purple which was her favorite color with a white basket on the front and a little bell on the handlebars.

You and Spencer were going to teach her how to ride it today. She padded up with some knee pads and elbow pads and her helmet.

You had the twins in their double stroller with mini bucket hats on to protect them from the sun.

“Okay, Jo. Me and Daddy will run with you for a little but then we’re going to let go but you’re going to keep pedaling,” you explained to her.

“I’m scared,” she replied, looking at the street in front of her.

You were practicing in the street in front of your house because it wasn’t very busy and it was flat. Plus, you could leave the twins in the stroller in the driveway.

“It’s okay, Baby J. You’ve got all your padding on so even if you fall, it won’t hurt at all, I promise,” you assured her.

“I believe in you, Princess,” Spencer kissed her helmet-covered head.

“I’m ready,” she nodded, moving her feet to the pedals.

“That’s my girl,” you smiled.

You and Spencer began to jog alongside her as she pedaled.

Spencer looked at you, “Okay, Princess. We’re letting go.”

You and Spencer both removed your hands from her bike and she continued to speed forward.

“Yes, Jo! You’re doing it! ” you encouraged her.

“Princess, can you turn around and come back to me and Mommy?” Spencer asked.

Jo carefully steered her bike and headed back to you both with a massive smile on her face. You and Spencer were loudly cheering her on.

“Okay, try to brake,” you said.

Jo slowly came to a stop right in between you both.

“You’re a pro!” you grinned as you both knelt down to hug her.

Jo had been biking for the past hour and she was still having a blast.

You and Spencer were laying in the front yard with the twins in your laps.

“Mommy, Daddy! Look!” Jo exclaimed as she did donuts on the bike.

“We’re looking, Baby J,” you laughed, “Great job!”

You leaned your head on Spencer’s shoulder.

“Y/N…” Spencer began.

“Yes, Spence?”

“Thank you,” he replied.

“For what?” you looked up at him.

“All this,” he motioned to Jo, the twins, the house, the yard, the chalk drawings on the driveway, the rocking chairs on the front porch, the doormat that said ‘The Reids’, everything he ever dreamed of, “I love you so much.”

“I love you too,” you kissed him, “I’d give you the world if I could.”

“You already have,” he smiled.

A/N: thank you everyone so so so much for reading, commenting, reblogging, etc.! i love you all so much. i’m probably going to miss this too much and do one-shots of this series in the future. also, this series hit 14,000 on ao3! that’s crazy that that many people read my work. thank you, just thank you! -dory <3

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mrsbhandari · 4 years

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More Than Enough

a/n: this is a fic that is kinda a part 2 to this ask because the lovely @theeccentricbibliophile was looking for the actual threesome teehee so i wrote one teeheeeeeeeeeeeee

also idk why but as much as i LOVE Dom!Oliver, i been feelin Sub!Oliver recently so enjoy kfjdlkjfk

hell is hot today people but its fine cuz my mom keeps the house cold

words: 2k

warnings: threesome, heavy smut, like DEADASS

summary: Oliver doesn’t like sharing, but Edward comes around.

“I refuse to share, especially with a pirate,” Oliver spat, crossing his arms and walking to the wall to try and make the room feel less cramped with three people crowding it.

“Oliver, have you forgotten that I’m a pirate?” Eden crossed her arms and pointedly ignored Edward, who had begun snickering from his seat on the bed. He had already begun to take his shoes off, and Oliver scoffed.

“Please, make yourself at home in my cabin.”

“I intend to, Lieutenant.” The title made Oliver shift in his shoes as a blush crept up his neck, forcing him to look away. Eden, however, caught it and planned to use it to her advantage.

“Aw, Oliver, aren’t you curious?” She walked over to him and pressed close, wrapping a loose strand of his hair around her finger. He sent a nervous glance to the pirate on the bed, who was staring intently at him, before looking back into the dark eyes of the time traveler whose gaze was divided between his lips and his eyes. She stood on her tiptoes and placed her mouth right next to his ear, breath making his spine shake. The position forced his eyes elsewhere, and Edward’s eyes, authoritative and commanding, were his final target. The captain was sitting comfortably on the bed, face blank but eyes full of the thoughts that were slowly beginning to seep into Oliver’s mind. “If anything, I would be sharing you with Edward, don’t you think?”

Oliver stammered, but his eye contact couldn’t be broken with the captain. “I--What…? What do you mean?” Edward raised an eyebrow and smirked, making Oliver’s knees nearly buckle. How is he so damn attractive?

“If you don’t want to, that’s fine, my love,” she whispered, stepping back but remaining close to him. Oliver was still staring over her head at the man on the bed.

“I…” he trailed off, mind flashing with visuals of the captain shirtless above him, panting as Oliver sucked on hi--

Wait.

“What’ll it be, pretty boy?” Edward asked, voice rough in a way that sent heat directly to Oliver’s dick. The next words out of his mouth were barely thought out, but he didn’t seem to care.

“I want to.”

“What was that? Couldn’t understand through your accent,” Edward taunted, fire of a challenge heating the tension between them.

“Fuck off, pirate.” Edward was up in a flash and crossed the room in 3 steps before taking Oliver’s face in one large hand. A few inches shorter than him, Edward tugged his head down to his height, silver ring digging into his cheek almost painfully.

“What did you just say?” Oliver could feel his dick twitch in his pants, but he quickly glanced over to Eden, who stood just a hair off to the side, watching the interaction. “Did I say you could look at her?” Edward tightened his hold, bringing Oliver’s gaze back to his. Oliver’s breath was coming out quicker and his heart was racing as he felt Eden’s hand drift to his pants, fingers sliding over his bulge in the effort to unbutton them.

“So hard so quickly, Lieutenant.” His hard cock jumped in her hand at the title and she laughed, making a wave of heat rush to his face. “Aw, do you like being called that? How naughty…” She wrapped her lips around the tip, tonguing his slit that was already wet with precum. He choked a groan, but couldn’t hold it back when Edward’s rough stubble scraped his skin as he pressed a trail of kisses down the soldier’s throat. Oliver’s eyes squinted shut as he enjoyed the sensory overload, every hickey from the captain and flick of the tongue from the time traveler bringing him closer to bliss. All too soon, Eden’s warm mouth left his skin, and he couldn’t help the small whimper that fell from his lips.

“Poor boy, unable to get off, hm?” Edward breathed, hot air fanning over the already sensitive bites littering the Lieutenant’s throat. “I’m going to make you beg for it.” He stepped away from him and grabbed Eden’s hand to pull her up and towards the bed, where she quickly shed her clothes and laid on the thick comforter. Ever cool and casual, Edward simply leaned against the wall next to her, cold eyes fixed on Oliver and his clear confusion in the role he was supposed to be playing. Luckily, Eden was ever eager to catch him up.

“C’mere, handsome,” she breathed, crooking a finger to beckon him closer and smiling easily at him when Oliver briefly glanced towards Edward. He wasn’t sure why he was asking permission, but he couldn’t deny that the small nod he got from the pirate as a go-ahead was thrilling. “Good boy,” she purred as he walked into her open arms, shedding a thin shirt and pants as he went. She pulled his chin down much like Edward had and kissed him, lips insistent and urgent against his until she lightly pulled on his hair to move his mouth down, letting him forge his own path down her collarbone and breasts. Edward continued to watch, palming himself as Oliver finally reached Eden’s core, hot breath against her skin making her moan loudly. After a few minutes of her groans, he kicked off the wall and ran a hand down Oliver’s spine, stopping just before the curve of his ass. The Lieutenant’s hand meandered to wrap around his cock, but Edward ripped it away and held it behind his back, the pain mixing with the pleasure of having Eden’s juices on his tongue.

“Do you want someone to make you come, huh?” Edward asked, tugging Oliver’s head up by his hair. “Answer me.”

“Yes, I want to come, captain.” The term slipped out, and Oliver was surprised at himself until he heard a deep laugh from behind him.

“Captain, eh?” Edward winked at Eden over Oliver’s shoulder, where a deep red was reaching from both the teasing and the fact that he was between two of the most attractive people he’d ever met, pirates or no. “I like that coming from you.” Edward reached forward to insert two fingers into Eden, who threw her head back against the pillow as he curled his fingers. Oliver was tense beneath him, trying to figure out his next move, when Edward pulled his fingers, now coated in her arousal, out of her and immediately ran them around the rim of Oliver’s hole, tight and hot.

“Ah!” Oliver gasped, eyes fluttering closed as he pushed back against his hand, eager for Edward to enter him as soon as possible. A calloused hand landed on his ass, making him hiss.

“I wasn’t kidding when I said I want you to beg, Oliver.” There were already tears in his eyes as another slap sounded throughout the room. Eden’s finger swiped along his cheek, and he realized he was crying.

“Please, fuck, Captain. I want to come from your cock, I’m begging you! You make me feel so good--ah, fuck!” he pleaded and yelped when Edward inserted a single finger into him while simultaneously rubbing the bruised flesh of his ass.

“So greedy…Eden, do you think he wants my cock as bad as he says he does?”

“Hm…” She stroked Oliver’s jaw, still close to her folds as he panted from the stimulation of one finger inside him, brushing his prostate. A particularly hard movement of his thick finger had Oliver gasping, breath against her clit making her even wetter.

“Let’s play a game, then.” Edward added another finger and pumped them steadily in and out of Oliver as he explained. “Make her feel good and I’ll consider fucking you.” He patted his red flesh. “Sound good?”

“Yes, sir.”

“So obedient!” Eden giggled, the statement tapering off into a moan as his lips attached to her clit, sucking harshly. His hands flew to her thighs as she began to squirm, holding her down for easier access to her core as his tongue slipped inside her, saliva mixing with her juices as he ravaged her. Edward thrusted his fingers deep inside him, making the lieutenant moan into Eden’s skin. The sounds filling the room were downright filthy, but the three couldn’t find it within themselves to care as each were so focused on helping the other find pleasure.

“Oliver, I--” she gasped, back arching and eyes shut as she rocked against his mouth, the added movement sending her over the edge. “Fuck, don’t stop!” A hand from behind him tangled itself in his hair, holding his head down to keep his mouth on her as she continuously came into his mouth, her cum dripping down his chin and onto the sheets below them. Edward rubbed a hand on Oliver’s ass again, humming in approval.

“Eden, love, did that feel good?” he asked as Oliver panted between her thighs. The sight of Oliver with his ass in the air and his knees spread as he leaned down to kiss the plump skin was all too erotic, and Edward took a mental picture in case this was the last time they did this. However, with the way Oliver was pressing his backside closer to Edward, he doubted it.

“It was, Oliver’s such a good boy for us.”

“I have to agree.” Edward ran his hands up and down Oliver’s thighs, drawing out a whimper that made the captain laugh. “Aw, are you that desperate for my cock?” The lieutenant spread his knees even more, hair sticking to his forehead with sweat.

“Please, Captain, I need you,” he sobbed, missing the smile that Edward flashed as he lined up his cock with Oliver’s entrance.

“Just what I like to hear.” With a slow thrust, Edward buried himself inside Oliver, who felt like he was going to pass out from the delicious stretch. Eden laid below him, smothering him with kisses and gently rubbing his shoulders. “Fuck, you feel so good wrapped around me, Ollie.”

His voice was shaky and cracked easily. “Don’t...call me that.” Edward laughed and shifted his hips, brushing directly against Oliver’s prostate.

“I think I can call you whatever I want right now, can’t I?” Oliver opened his mouth to speak, but all that came out was a loud groan when Edward thrusted again. “That’s what I thought.”

“Edward, you’re such a tease,” Eden laughed, pressing a small kiss to Oliver’s nose and prompting a blissed out smile from the lieutenant.

“He loves it, just look at him.” Edward began thrusting at a steady pace, lewd sound of skin against skin reverberating off the walls. “Look at how greedily he takes my cock.”

“Such a good boy,” Eden repeated, running her fingers through his hair and tugging to pull his face up when he fell forward in pleasure.

“Please,” Oliver whispered, tears pricking his eyes as he approached his orgasm, bliss beginning to wash over him as Edward picked up his pace.

“That’s right, baby, come for us,” Eden encouraged, prompting a low groan from the captain.

“Come all over the sheets, Ollie.” He punctuated it with a sharp slap that sent Oliver tumbling over the edge, his cum decorating the blanket below him with strings of white as he nearly collapsed. He clenched around Edward’s cock and, feeling his orgasm rapidly approaching him, he pulled out of Oliver and flipped him over to shoot his own load over the muscular lieutenant, ropes stringing between the sculpted abs and perfect pectorals. Edward sucked in a breath at the sight, and he nearly felt his heart stop beating as Eden reached over to lick up a small pool of his cum off Oliver, who could barely process what happened.

“Holy shit,” he breathed, watching Eden lick a stripe up to his nipple before taking it between her lips and sucking lightly.

“I agree,” was Edward’s gruff agreement as he bent down and joined Eden in cleaning Oliver off, tongue intent on exploring every inch of skin possible. Over his belly button, the two pirates met in a heated kiss, letting Oliver watch as it happened directly above him and made his dick twitch back to life. After a few minutes, he sat up and grabbed Edward’s chin in his hand to kiss him before turning and doing the same to Eden.

“Round 2?”

#n*fw text #oliver x mc #Oliver #oliver distant shores #distant shores oliver #edward mortemer #oliver x edward x mc #fanfiction #distant shores #distant shores choices #choices distant shores

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lovemesomesurveys · 2 years

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The O Survey by joybucket

Have you ever accidentally eaten an olive that you thought was a grape? No, they’re pretty easy to tell apart. Do you like olives? I like black olives. How many oceans have you been to? Just one. What is your favorite ocean that you have been to? I’ve only seen the Pacific. What is your favorite thing to do in the ocean? I don’t go in the ocean, I just like being near it while watching and listening to the waves crash in and out and feeling the cool ocean breeze.

List three things you own that are orange. Orange colored pencils, socks, and a shirt. List ten words that you associate with the color orange. Oranges, orange juice, carrots, pumpkins, Cheetos, cheddar cheese, Cheez-Its, Nemo, traffic cones, and basketballs. Have you ever been to Orlando, Florida? No. Did your college's campus have a giant oak tree on it? I don’t know much about identifying different trees, but my campus had a ton of trees. What is your favorite flavor of oatmeal? Maple and brown sugar. Name five things that are "old." Uhhhh, lots of things? Ha. I’m too lazy to come up with anything. Do you know anyone named.... Olivia? Olive? Oak? Oakley? Ocean? Otto? Otis? Orville? Ophelia? Opal? October? Ollie? Onda? Onna? Oliver? Oscar? Oswald? Orion? Olga? True or False October is your favorite month. Octobers are beautiful where you live. You have swum in the Pacific Ocean. Clementines are your favorite type of oranges. You have always loved the smell of oranges. You own a pair of oven mitts. You know what show Otto Rocket was in. You know someone who's had ovarian cancer. You know someone who's died of ovarian cancer. You've lost a family member to ovarian cancer. You've been to Oregon. You've had a friend who's from Oregon. You've watched The OC. You're an only child. You like olives. You think olive green is the ugliest color. You've missed a lot of opportunities and then beat yourself up about it later. You're open-minded. You own an orange t-shirt. You listen to oldies. You know how to spot the constellation Orion. You've been to Oslo, Norway. You've gone to an orthodontist to get your teeth fixed. You think "orb" is a cool word. You own an oscillating fan. You've driven an Oldsmobile. You have an old computer that doesn't work or that doesn't work well. Nobody seems old to you anymore. You're afraid of growing old. You've worked at an old folks' home. You've ordered a pizza by yourself. You think Olga is a terrible name. You've had your picture taken with an ogre at a renessiance faire. You've watched Oprah. Orange is your favorite color. <<< No, but I like it. You've painted your bedroom walls orange. Have you ever... tried deep fried Oreo's ? had someone call you old? felt old? kissed someone under an oak tree? wished you could visit Oz? been to a store that played live music on an organ? written an ode? performed an ollie (on a skateboard)? been to Oxford? taken the medication Ondansetron? felt off? felt offended? offended someone on social media? opened a door for someone? had a man hold open the door for you? ordered something from a catalogue? ordered something online? ordered something from an informercial? ordered something off Amazon? pet an otter? watched the Olympics on television? been to the Olympics? wanted to be an Olympic athlete? More Q's How old are you? 32. Name something you own that is olive green. This sweatshirt I’m wearing, actually. How many of these words do you know the meaning of: ogre, ochre, opal, organic, oncology? All of them. Are you an organ donor? No.

How many of these words do you know the meaning of: ode, orca, oriole, oracle, oscillating? Two of them. What was the last thing you ordered online? Something for my mom. Do you sleep with your bedroom door open or closed? Closed. List five things you associate with the word "ocean." The beach, salty air, blue, sea life, vastness. Name something that has orbit. The earth. Have you ever worn overalls? Yeah, quite often as a kid. Do you often bake things in the oven? No. List ten words that rhyme with "ode." Abode, bode, code, load, owed, road, toad, sewed, blowed, mowed. That's all for now- I hope you have an amazing day full of opportunities! :)

#personal #text #survey #surveys #themed #abc survey #the letter o

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justlookfrightened · 7 years

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The Mayor of Halloween Town

This is filling an anonymous prompt for Bitty dressing up as Jack Skellington, and Jack’s reaction.

Bitty pulled the garment bag out of his closet and considered.

He’d brought this with him specifically for Halloween. He’d done the puck bunny thing last year – speaking of terrible life choices. He wasn’t sure who took the pictures that ended up on the Swallow’s website, but he’d had people making rabbit ears at him for weeks.

The year before that he’d been Mrs. Lovett because pies, but this year, he wanted something not so … feminine, maybe, not that anyone would consider Mrs. Lovett a sex symbol or anything.

But this year, he was the captain of this team, and the Halloween kegster came just after the season started, and he needed something that would demonstrate that he was in charge. Or at least not make him seem cute.

On a visit home before returning for the school year (and wasn’t that a change: his parents’ home was now a place he visited), he’d spent an afternoon helping Mama organize the attic, moving some of his old things out of his parents’ way and making room for Mama’s new sewing machine in the guest room.

That was what gave him the idea, really. The old things in the attic, both the collection of Halloween Town figurines and the rack with his old figure skating costumes.

There was the tiny statue of Jack Skellington, the leader of Halloween Town. And there was the black coat he’d bought for his last costume – he’d planned to skate to Phantom – but, well, that skate never happened.

The coat had been a bit big then, and it was more than a bit snug now, but that would work for what he wanted. He still had black tights that fit, and a dance belt. He could do this: Not a burly monster or a bedraggled zombie, but the spritely skeleton who was clearly in charge of the holiday.

With the bag stashed in the closet, Bitty had gone along with it when the frogs started talking about a Halloween kegster. The new baby tadpoles (what do you call a frog before it’s a tadpole?) had been around for two months, and they were ready to be exposed to the drunken debauchery of a real Haus party. As long as Bitty could make sure they ate enough and drank enough water.

Ollie and Wicks were eager to prove their version of tub juice was just as revoltingly strong as Ransom and Holster’s, and the rest of the boys were itching for some fun.

But when Dex and Nursey came up with the idea of a Haunted Haus kegster, Bitty had wanted to talk them out of it. First, because he wasn’t sure tub juice and jump scares were entirely compatible; second, because he didn’t want people losing it in his kitchen, and there was no way on God’s green earth that any of the boys would allow guests upstairs during a kegster, and a haunted Haus meant people would have to go somewhere; and third, because he wanted to be Jack Skellington, and that just wasn’t scary enough for a haunted house. Or maybe that was first.

But that was a selfish reason, so he agreed to the Haunted Haus party. All the haunting would be on the ground floor of the Haus, and guests would be escorted from the end of the spooky pathway through the kitchen and out to the back porch, where they could get more drinks (“Dude, everyone has to drink before they go in,” Wicks had insisted. “That’s not safe,” Bitty countered. “Not everyone can have alcohol, or wants to.” “They can drink water for all I care,” Ollie declared. “They just have to drink.”)

With Bitty on board, the new Haus mates started planning in earnest. Nursey called on his theater friends to offer props, Dex planned for creepy creaking doors and caskets, ghosts and spiders dropping suddenly from the ceiling, and bursts of mist and cool air. Nursey was creating and a soundtrack of screams and moans (“Sweet!” Wicks said. “That’ll reduce some inhibitions.”)

Even Chowder got into it, talking about the vintage goalie mask he could wear to portray a terrifying serial killer.

“He’ll have to wear it to scare anyone,” Bitty told Jack over Skype that night. “Chowder can’t be frightening unless he has a goalie mask on. Kind of eerie how that happens.”

“So what are you going to be?” Jack said. “How will I recognize you when I come up?”

“You’re not seriously going to come, are you?” Bitty said. “I mean, I know we talked about spending Halloween together since you don’t have a game, but it’s going to be a fright show up here. Literally.”

“It’ll be fine,” Jack said. “I’ll wear a costume. You won’t have to stay all night, right?”

“No, and we don’t practice until the next afternoon,” Bitty said. “I’m thinking of making my escape to Providence and let the boys handle the cleanup. I’m not sure I really want to do a haunted Haus anyway.”

“Not a fan, eh?” Jack said. “You don’t like being scared like that? We can go through together if you want.”

“You think I’m gonna want to cling my big strong boyfriend?” Bitty said, managing to hold it a moment before snorting. “Jack, honey, I’m always happy to get close to you, but I don’t think anything these guys come up with will scare me. Especially since we all are gonna have to help set it up.”

“Guess I’ll see you there then, bud,” Jack said. “Maybe I can cling to you.”

When the call ended, Bitty breathed a sigh of relief. He’d managed to distract Jack from pursuing his question about Bitty’s costume, and Bitty wanted it to be a surprise. He’d promised Jack he wouldn’t show as much skin as he had last year (“If you’re dressed like that, lapinou, I won’t be able to leave your room without everyone at the party knowing how I feel about you”), but he wanted the costume to be a surprise.

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Jack waited until 9:30 to leave for the Haus. He’d promised himself he’d wait until 10, knowing kegsters didn’t really get going much before then and his arrival would be less likely to cause a stir if everyone was past their first cup of tub juice, but Bitty was there, so that was where he wanted to be.

He checked himself out in the mirror: plaid flannel shirt with the sleeves rolled up, cowboy hat, bandanna that he could pull over his face if he needed to. He couldn’t do much about the jeans – they were one of his two regular pairs, since he had to have them specially tailored. Even if they didn’t look like he’d been riding the range, Bitty assured him they showed off his, uh, assets, to their best advantage. A costume store gun belt with plastic six-shooters completed the look.

It was Halloween, but it was also a Monday night, so traffic from Providence to Samwell was light and Jack had parked his car down the block and was making his way to the Haus by 10:15.

It seemed like most of Samwell’s student body was headed toward the Haus, with costumes ranging from zombies and witches to firefighters and cheerleaders.

He was just heading toward the front porch when he heard someone say, “Well, get an eyeful of you, Jack. I gotta say, that’s a good look for you. Helps make Halloween the wonderful holiday it is.”

Jack looked around to see who was talking to him. He thought he looked pretty good – better than with the lame cat ears from last year – but that was a little over the top. But no one seemed to have even noticed he was there. The guy talking was on the porch steps, addressing someone in the shadows of the hanging spiderweb.

Must be another Jack, then.

Then Jack heard Bitty’s warm laugh.

“So that means I’d best be happy with Halloween and not take over Christmas, too?” he said. “You’re too kind. I see you have your drink; step right in and see the frights! Don’t worry, there’s plenty of cookies and snacks to revive you at the end.”

Bitty had stepped into the light and was holding the door open for the guy, who was in a traditional Dracula outfit.

“How about a bite out of your neck?” Dracula said. “I vant to suck your –”

“Oh, there’ll be plenty of people back there to try that line on,” Bitty said. “But the only way to get to the party is through the Haus. Good luck! Try not to scream!”

And with Bitty’s hand firmly at his back, the guy was through the door and Jack could take a long look at his boyfriend, whose body somehow looked longer and leaner that usual. He was wearing a black suit – sort of. The jacket was nearly form-fitting, with tails in the back and a tie that looked like a bat. If the jacket was nearly form-fitting, the pants were – well, Jack couldn’t see any underwear lines under the glare of the porch lights, but the bulge at his groin was clearly apparent.

Jack forced his eyes back up. Bitty’s hair was slicked back and his face was white, with his features made up to look like black sutures. And the guy had called him Jack. Must be some character – not Jack Sparrow, although that look would be good on Bitty too, he thought.

“Howdy, partner,” Jack said, stepping into the light.

Bitty turned and caught sight of him.

“Jack! You make a great cowboy! Haus rules are that you have to have a drink to go in, but it doesn’t have to be whatever excuse for tub juice these boys have put together. There’s beer, or water.”

“Mmm, much like the vampire, I’d rather have you.”

Bitty made a face that made the drawn-in mouth twist. “Heard that, did you?”

“You did an admirable job of sending him to the demons,” Jack said. “You are something in that. Do you have to stay here?”

“Not really,” Bitty said, slipping his phone from a pocket Jack hadn’t noticed. “I’m the captain, remember? Let me get one of the tadpoles to take over the door. Then I will escort you through the haunted Haus with no interruptions.”

“You’re sure about that?” Jack asked skeptically.

“You forget, I am the mayor of Halloween Town,” Bitty pronounced.

“Really?” Jack asked.

“Jack, you don’t know who I am?”

“You’re the mayor of Halloween Town.”

“Jack! I’m Jack Skellington! From Nightmare Before Christmas? You must have seen it.”

“Skellington? Like a skeleton? That’s why you look so thin?”

“And move so gracefully,” Bitty said, pirouetting on the threshold as Tango arrived.

“The door is yours, my good man.”

Jack crowded up behind Eric as they entered the darkened living room.

“I don’t doubt the moves,” he said. “But I know there’s more than skin and bones under that suit. Let’s get through this as fast as we can and hit the trail, eh?”

“Sure thing, partner,” Bitty said. “Let’s see if those guns of yours fire anything but blanks.”

Then he giggled, and Jack laughed, and he was having the best Halloween of his life.

#my fic #zimbits #omgcheckplease #omg check please #prompt fill #halloween

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realityisonlythebeginning · 7 years

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Can you please write daddy robron (their own kid) headcanons/drabble/fic. pretty pls i will give you anything.

I would like a fifteen minute hug with Robert Sugden, but if that’s too hard then I would like a cup of tea and a picture of a corgi.

Here’s a little fic for you; Robron as dad’s at their sons birthday :)

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“Daddy. Daddy? Daddy?”Robert had been awake from the moment the door creaked open, Aaron had as well but as history had dictated, if they kept still enough he would grow bored and return to his own room. Not that morning however, as the little boy climbed on the bed; pushing at his arm,“Daddy.”He fought the smile as his son leant in to his face, pushing his small hands at his cheeks,“Daddy!”Aaron was the cause of the little boy’s sudden scream as he grabbed him around the middle and pulled him down into the bed,“Daddy stop!”He was squealing with laughter as Aaron tickled him,“Why are you awake? Huh? Why?”Robert laughed as the boy reached for him,“Daddy! Help!”Aaron wrapped his arms around the boy; covering his face in kisses,“Get off!”He wriggled free and headed toward Robert who pushed a hand through his hair,“Why are you awake so early, trouble?”The boy climbed to his knees, bouncing up and down excitedly,“Is my birthday!”Robert frowned and looked at Aaron,“First I’ve heard about it. Did you know Aaron?”Aaron shrugged,“No. No idea. Are you sure it’s your birthday?”The boy pushed at the man’s legs,“Yes! Is my birthday!”Aaron sucked in a breath,“I dunno. I think it’s my birthday.”Robert nodded,“I agree. Happy birthday Aaron.”“Thanks.”The boy put his head in his hands and groaned,“No!”He dropped his hands,“Is my birthday today!”Robert couldn’t stop his smile,“Yeah? How old are you?”The boy held up a hand,“Four!”Robert gasped,“Four?!”He looked at the smiling Aaron,“Aaron he’s four!”Aaron’s mouth fell open and he stared at the boy,“Four?! Wow! You’re getting so big!”The little boy bounced up and down on his knees,“Did you get me birthday presents?”Aaron laughed,“Birthday presents eh? Why would we do that?”The boy groaned again,“Daddy-y-y-y!”Robert smacked his hand against his forehead,“Ohhh it’s Oliver’s birthday!”The boy bounced up and down,“Yes!”Aaron put his head back,“Ohhh of course!”Robert grabbed the boy; sitting up and laying him flat,“How can it be Oliver’s birthday if I haven’t given him birthday kisses?”Oliver squealed with laughter, kicking his legs as Robert covered his face with kisses, he sat back and Oliver immediately crawled to Aaron,“Is my birthday!”Aaron laughed, ruffling his hair,“Alright, alright. It’s your birthday.”Robert grinned and sat up,“Come on.”He swung his legs from the bed and patted his shoulder,“Hop on. Potty time.”Oliver climbed over, wrapping his arms around Robert’s neck and pushing his face into the man’s back as Robert gave him a piggy back ride into the bathroom. Aaron shook his head fondly and climbed from the bed as well.

Aaron had just finished cutting the toast for Oliver when the boy bounded into the room,“Daddy!”He threw himself at Aaron who grunted when the boy hit him with his whole body,“Oof.”He looked down at him,“Monster. Go on. Sit down.”He climbed onto his chair and grinned up at Aaron as he placed the plate before him,“Butter choccy!”Aaron ruffled his hair again and nodded toward Robert as he walked in,“Coffee’s on.”Robert leant against the counter,“Just had a text from Chas. wants us to drop round after we’ve fed him.”“Are you talking about me?”Robert looked over,“Alright, big ears.”Oliver covered his ears with his hands and stuck his tongue out; making Aaron laugh,“Eat your breakfast.”Oliver put his hands down,“Can I have my presents?”Aaron looked at him,“Do you still have food to eat?”Oliver looked at his plate and silently picked up another piece. Robert smirked and nudged his arm before turning to grab another cup to make his coffee.

“NANNY!”Chas ran around the bar as soon as they arrived; Oliver running full speed into her arms, tiny arms around her neck as she lifted him up,“Ohhhh happy birthday monster!”He pulled away and looked at her,“Do you like my buzz lightyear top?”She put him on the floor,“Let me see…ah! I love it!”She knelt down and took the little boys hands in hers,“Guess what I’ve got for you?”“Is it presents?”She grinned and jerked her head toward the back,“Do you want to go and see?”He nodded and took a few steps before turning back and holding a hand out to Robert,“Come with me.”Robert clicked his tongue,“You can go. I need to have a word with Nanny Chas.”Oliver looked at him then at Aaron,“Daddy come with me.”Aaron sighed and took his hand,“Come on then.”He nodded at Chas he walked past, leaving her and Robert in the pub,“How was he this morning?”Robert smiled, leaning against the bar as she got him a drink,“He was excited. Woke us up at about seven, bouncing about.”He took the glass from her,“Cheers.”Chas smiled, looking toward the back as a squeal of laughter filled the air. She turned back and poured another drink,“What time is the party?”Robert swallowed his beer and licked his lip quickly,“Half two.”She handed him the second glass,“Come on.”He followed her through, the sound of Oliver growing only louder as they walked into the room to see Aaron holding him upside down and tickling his stomach,“Oh yeah no, please shake our child.”Oliver stopped wriggling and grinned at Robert,“I have a wedgie.”Robert’s eyebrows shot up as Aaron burst out laughing, setting the boy on his feet,“Someone’s been hanging out with Auntie Liv again.”Robert shook his head and put the glasses down,“Ollie!”He smacked the little boys hand away from his trousers,“Leave your bum alone.”He pushed the boy’s head as he laughed and looked up as Chas placed a cup of juice on the coffee table,“Right. Does Mr want his presents?”“YE-E-E-E-ES!”Aaron threw a cushion at the boy,“Stop. Screaming.”Robert sat heavily on the sofa beside him and watched as Chas pulled the big bag of presents from behind the table,“Happy birthday!”Olivers face made Aaron snort with laughter again, his eyes wide and his mouth open,“Wow there’s like a hundred!”Robert shook his head with a smile,“You’re too generous.”Chas waved him away,“It’s his birthday.”Oliver stopped in the middle of ripping paper to hold his hand out,“Nanny Chas, sit with me.”Robert slung his arm around Aaron’s shoulder as they watched the little boy open his presents excitedly.

“Can you sort the table cloth?”Robert put the jugs of juice on the side and reached into the bag; pulling out a blue table cloth and unfolding it,“Bet you didn’t think you’d be unfolding a Paw Patrol table cloth when we bought this.”Robert straightened it on the table and shrugged,“I mean I figured sooner or later I would. Just guessed it would be for your thirtieth.”He dodged the sausage roll that Aaron whipped at him and laughed,“I’m kidding!”He walked over and pulled Aaron in by his belt, pressing a kiss to his jaw,“We all know you’re a Horrid Henry fan.”Aaron rolled his eyes and pulled Robert in for a kiss,“DADDY!”They broke apart and Aaron looked over toward the stairs,“YEAH?”Robert nudged him,“Stop yelling.”Aaron clicked his tongue and walked toward the stairs,“OLLIE?”Robert picked up a sausage roll and popped it into his mouth,“NEED A POO POO.”He snorted as he laughed before coughing,“You answered him. You deal with it.”“DADDY!”Aaron sighed,“Coming!”Robert watched him as he ran up the stairs and smirked; turning around to finish cutting the food up. He was just moving the crisps when the little boy thundered down the stairs; landing with a jump and holding his hands up as he roared at Robert,“Ollie!”“I’M A DINOSAUR!”Robert grinned, putting the bowl of crisps down and turning around,“You’re a dinosaur?”Oliver nodded, crouching down then leaping in the air and roaring again,“Boy! Stop yelling. Go put your new shirt on. Party starts in a minute.”Oliver ran to him,“I’m really hungry.”Robert reached down and cupped his cheeks, pushing them together,“You’re hungry?!”Oliver nodded,“Really-”The doorbell going made his head whip round fast,“DADDY!”Aaron appeared on the stairs, carrying the shirt, he threw it at Robert and headed toward the door,“He gets the loud from you.”Robert laughed sarcastically as he wrestled the boy from one shirt and put on another,“Where’s my nephew?”Oliver tried to run only to be stopped by Robert,“Shirt on.”He pulled at Robert’s grip,“Daddy!”Robert held him by both arms,“Calm down. Now.”Oliver stamped his foot,“Let go!”Robert gave him a serious look,“You want a time out?”Oliver put his chin down and pouted,“Oi?”He looked at Robert,“Do you want a time out? Because I’ll put you in the car.”He shook his head and Robert nodded,“Right, then calm down.”He let go of Oliver and put his shirt on,“There.”He looked at the boy and pulled him in for a hug; the little boy wrapping his arms around his neck as Robert squeezed him,“I love you.”“Love you too.”He kissed the boy’s head then ruffled his hair,“Go say hello to Auntie Vic.”Aaron walked over to Robert as he leant against the counter,“You getting your strict dad act on again?”Robert scoffed as he moved around to get the food on the table,“He’s being a little turd.”Aaron grinned, pulling Robert in toward him,“No worse than you on your birthday.”Robert rolled his eyes, pressing a quick kiss to Aaron’s lips then moving to go and talk to Victoria.

Aaron couldn’t think; the house seemed suddenly too small with nine four year olds running around, all screaming at the top of their lungs. He jumped out of the way as one little girl shot past him, followed by two more. He dodged them and smiled politely at the parents standing about chatting and made his way to Robert who was kneeling down and talking to a little boy,“Okay?”The boy nodded at him and ran off as Robert climbed to his feet,“He alright?”Robert nodded,“Yeah he’s fine.”He nodded over Aaron’s shoulder at someone,“There’s more juice on the side if you need.”He looked back at Aaron with wide eyes,“Get us out of here.”Aaron smirked, rubbing Robert’s back,“Couple more hours-OLIVER!”Robert whipped his head round as Aaron walked over and grabbed the boy,“What I have I told you about bouncing on there? Go on.”Robert shoved his hands in his pockets and dropped his head forward,“Regretting having the party here?”He looked at Vic and grinned, putting his arm around her,“It was fine when he was small!”Victoria laughed,“Yeah, cos you could put him in one spot and he’d stay there!”Robert rubbed her arm,“Laugh now. It’ll be you next year.”Victoria smiled and rubbed her hand over her small bump,“Hopefully this one won’t be a four year old boy.”Robert smirked,“True…”He trailed off when he noticed Oliver climbing on the sofa,“Oliver Patrick!”The boy jumped and leapt to the floor, running across the room followed by three screaming boys. Robert rubbed his face,“I need a drink.”Victoria rubbed his back,“It’ll be over for a whole year soon.”Robert scoffed,“Yeah…”He met Aaron’s eye across the room and nodded,“Time for cake…KIDS!”They all stopped in their tracks, making Robert straighten in surprise. He met Aaron’s eye and smirked as the man grinned at him. He looked back at the children and clapped his hands together,“Right! Cake time!”

Robert put the final dish in the machine and shut the door. He wiped his hands on the towel and reached for his beer; taking a swig and wiping his mouth before moving onto tying the bin bag and putting it by the back door. He yawned; stretching his arms up and cracking his back. He grabbed another bottle of beer from the fridge and headed to the sofa; flopping down and turning the TV on. By the time Aaron came downstairs he had his feet on the coffee table and was half listening to the news. Aaron groaned as he sat heavily beside him, moving in closer and lifting Robert’s arm so he could snuggle closer. He lifted his head and grunted to get the man’s attention, pulling him down for a kiss,“Ollie asleep?”Aaron nodded, resting his head against Robert’s chest,“Out the second he hit the pillow.”Robert smiled,“He’s had a hell of a day.”Aaron yawned,“Yeah…he got way too much stuff.”Robert shifted down the sofa and kissed Aaron’s head,“Set til Christmas then.”Aaron scoffed,“Yeah til Charity showed up with the twenty quid voucher.”Robert chuckled,“Maybe we can convince him to buy clothing?”Aaron tilted his head and looked at Robert,“Have you met our child?”Robert smirked,“Yeah okay.”He yawned,“God I’m shattered.”Aaron snuggled into him again,“‘Mmmm….oh!”He climbed from the sofa and disappeared into the kitchen,“Aaron?”He returned quickly, passing Robert a piece of cake wrapped in a Buzz Lightyear napkin,“Saved us some cake.”Robert sat up,“Brilliant.”Aaron sat down again, scooping some icing with his finger and sucking it clean,“Mm, paid forty quid for this cake, we’re having some.”Robert grinned, the two men silent as they ate the treat before Robert leant forward and grabbed the beers,“Mm…good.”He sucked his thumb clean,“Still…great day.”Aaron nodded as he sucked down some beer,“Yeah, the best.”He looked over at Robert,“Oi.”Robert looked at him,“Mm?”Aaron smiled,“Love you.”Robert grinned as he kissed him,“Love you too.”Aaron snuggled close to him again and yawned,“But…”He looked up at Robert again as the man smirked and met his eye,“You ever suggest a birthday party at home again and I’m divorcing you.”Aaron laughed and nodded,“Deal.”He turned his attention back to the TV, both men finally relaxing for the first time that day.

#long post #robron #fic #emmerdale #robert sugden #Aaron dingle

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thereviewsarein · 4 years

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Originally posted at thisdaddylife.com

Anthony Carone plays keys in popular Canadian band, Arkells – and he’s dad to a two year old son named Oscar, which makes him a great fit as the next dad in the A Dozen Questions with Dad series.

I’ve been a fan of Arkells for a few years now, and have had the chance to see (and write about) Anthony and the band play live at WayHome, Toronto’s Budweiser Stage, and at the Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa over the last few recent years. Ollie loves to jam out to their songs, and if we’re having a dance party (that isn’t exclusively Disney) there’s a strong chance that an Arkells jam will be included.

Watching Anthony on stage is a lot of fun, the band is a lot of fun, so to get him to answer these dad life questions is a great window into something different than what I already knew of him.

BUT before we get to that, Arkells dropped a new single this week called Quitting You and you can hit play to watch the video and listen to the song now!

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Give Anthony a follow on Instagram and Twitter for more Arkells content, his life as a dad, and his perspective on life and the rest.

Thanks to Anthony for playing along. Check out his answers to A Dozen Questions with Dad now!

A Dozen Questions with Dad – Anthony Carone

Q1. What is your favourite curse word alternative to use around the kids?

I try to sub in “fudge” when I can, but I have quite the potty mouth, so there are many slip ups.

Q2. What is your favourite thing to watch with your kids? (TV, movies, YouTube, etc.)

Oscar’s favourite movie right now is Coco. He loves the music (I even bought the sheet music so I can play some of his favourite songs). It’s always fun watching that with him because his reactions to certain scenes evolve with every new watch.

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Q3. Which kids program from your childhood do you wish was in HD and still relevant now for your kids?

Care Bears.

Q4. Which fictional dad (TV, movies, books, comics, etc.) do you like to think you most resemble or would you want to resemble as a dad?

Maybe not represented as a ‘dad’ on his show, but Mr. Rogers. It would be an incredible feat to be as level-headed, empathetic, sympathetic, wise, etc, etc, etc as Mr. Rogers, but I won’t pretend I don’t fantasize about it.

Q5. What is the one toy your kids love that you wish would go missing? (past or present)

I actually don’t mind Oscar’s toys (yet). We did put his kid drum set in the basement though because instead of playing it, he was just picking it up and tossing it around the living room. Not cool.

Q6. Which of your hobbies/interests have you or do you hope to pass on to your kids?

Both my partner and I are creative types, and it would be amazing to see Oscar’s creative juices flow the older he gets. That said, I love politics, and it’d be really cool to see Oscar become politically involved.

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Q7. Do you have a go-to meal for daddy cooks or solo daddy dinner night?

Oscar is obsessed with shrimp. My go-to is a sesame shrimp stir-fry, as I know he’ll always wolf it down. He’s also obsessed with pancakes, so I’ll hit those for him maybe once a week.

Q8. Do you feel like you were sufficiently warned about how many times you’d get hit in the nuts as a dad?

Luckily, I have not been hit in the nuts yet. And I definitely just jinxed that just now.

Q9. On a scale of 1 to 10, how close is your experience as a dad to what you thought it would be before you were a dad?

ooh, that is tough. Okay, I would say a 5. I don’t think I realized the hardships involved, especially early on, or how different life is after having a child. That said, we are best buds. I wouldn’t trade anything in the world for him, and I’m so happy to have met him.

photo credit: Joanna Crichton

Q10. What is the most challenging thing about being a dad for you? (ie. discipline, organization, leaving to go to work, helping with school work, explaining the world. etc.)

Interestingly enough, the thing I thought would be hardest (leaving to go to work) has kind of been put on hold because of Covid. Up to this point, bottle feeding and sleep training have been the toughest moments for me. We’re about to potty train though, so I will report back.

Q11. Can you share a proud dad moment or memory with us?

There’s a moment in Coco when Miguel is singing a song his great-great-grandfather wrote for his great-grandmother. I got a little choked up, and Oscar turned and gave me a kiss. Dude is 2, and is way more emotionally in tune than I will ever be. That one goes to mom.

Q12. What significant yet simple piece of advice would you give to other dads or dads-to-be?

Dads-to-be. Have your shit together (emotionally). Any past traumas that you’ve shoved down, or put neatly in a box in the attic are 100% going to come back up no matter how good of a job you think you’ve done. No matter how big, or how small, it’s inevitable, and will make things much harder for you. Don’t be afraid to face that stuff before you meet your little one, it will only make you a stronger and better dad.

Thanks again to Anthony. Ollie and I can’t wait to see what’s next for him and the band – and to watch Oscar grow up too.

performance photos: Trish Cassling for thereviewsarein.com

And here are 2 photos I love from the day Ollie and I met Trish at Toronto’s Union Station for the Rally Cry release event.

A Dozen Questions with Dad – Anthony Carone (Arkells) Originally posted at thisdaddylife.com Anthony Carone plays keys in popular Canadian band, Arkells - and he's dad to a two year old son named Oscar, which makes him a great fit as the next dad in the A Dozen Questions with Dad series.

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The Ashes: England’s star bowlers Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson talk to Sportsmail

Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson are England & # 39; s most successful opening bowling partnership.

] On the eve of the Ashes 2019 they talk to Sportsmail & # 39; s Lawrence Booth about their great record in Test Cricket.

On the eve of the Ashes 2019, Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad talk to Sportsmail

Do the axes still get more juice than other series?

Jimmy Anderson: Certainly for me. It has always been that way, even as a child who grew up – it was always the ashes. It is no different as a player.

Stuart Broad: This specific Ash makes your juices flow more. With the success of the World Cup, cricket seems a bit of a talking point. I think this could be one of the best series ever.

Would an Ashes win the perfect summer after the World Cup?

SB: That would be the absolute dream. But looking at September 17 seems far away. That is always a dangerous place to be as a player. But it would be a dream for English cricket if we had both the As-urn and the World Cup.

Both Anderson (right) if Broad (left) believe the Ashes gets the juices fluent in players

Is it fair to say that you don't really like Australian cricketers?

YES: Watching The Edge [Barney Douglas’s film about England’s rise and fall under Andy Flower] reminded me how much they are trying to wind us up. It is generally quite warm when you play Australia. They give the impression on the field that they don't really like us. It's a bit different now, because we've played with many of their players, so we know them differently from the series when Michael Clarke said, & # 39; Get ready for a broken arm. & # 39; But there are still players who are trying to liquidate us.

SB: We don't know what to expect this summer. Ricky Ponting ensures that their players do not look at us from the field and bowlers are not allowed to talk to each other when we mark our run at the start of a test. They wanted to create this warrior image, as if Aussies are not human. This year they are over with this new & # 39; Take your shoes and socks off & # 39 ;. But Jimmy and I are not the nicest two people on the cricket ground. We want to be very competitive and we have to make sure we don't start asking the Aussies & # 39; How was your steak last night? & # 39;

YES: We must forget how they will behave. We have been trying for some years to find some consistency in our Test cricket. We know what works best for us, and that is what we should focus on. We cannot worry too much about going sledding.

They say it's pretty hot when England plays Australia plays, the players try to wind them up

Will David Warner and Steve Smith get a little abused?

YES: I don't know for sure. They had a mixed reception at the World Cup, and given Warner's reaction to that by scoring points, I don't think it will make a difference whether people boo him or not. He drove anyway. That might just drive him a little more.

SB: I experienced the Aussies boo aggression. It is dying. In Birmingham there is no doubt that the audience will boo, as we saw in the semi-final. But if they perform as they can, on day three of the fourth test, no one will bother. I found that in Australia against the third test – not that I did particularly well!

YES: That time we went to Australia, and Darren Lehmann encouraged their supporters to return to Broady & # 39; s. And walk down the street and see & # 39; Stuart Broad is a s ** t guy & # 39; T-shirts – it's pretty cheeky.

They are currently unsure whether both David Warner and Steve Smith will be abused by fans

Do you both feel a responsibility to overthrow Warner and Smith?

SB: If you turn that question to Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, they would look at Rooty, Stokesy, Buttler. Every line-up has important players. Smith is almost 60 years old on average, so he is their kingpin. We have already done some research on the Australian batters. Clearly, they are world-class players, and you cannot guarantee that they will come out, but it is our job as senior bowlers to ensure that our plans are 100 percent correct. Why not be a bit stubborn? It makes no sense to let them play in their own box.

YES: It is good to have plans that cover every possible scenario. But at the same time, a good ball will get a good batter out, especially in England, if it swings, the nicks and lbs are in play.

SB: The largest point is adjusting. We saw Smith score hundreds in 2015 on the two flattest fields at Lord & # 39; s and The Oval. But if there was a little bit in it, the fields were a bit more regular and brought in the outside edge. Our greatest strength, in the first 10 overs of a test competition, is that we want to adapt faster than the two opening baters. We are proud that we are trying to read places very quickly.

Both fast bowlers of England focus on important players players in the Australian team to knock over

You have more than 1,000 wickets between you. That must be a source of real pride

SB : Yes, the moment it happened, after five more, Jimmy ran the physio & # 39; s in room in Barbados, where I was sitting with my bib on, and he said: & # 39; Well done mate, we have reached 1000 together. & # 39; I said: & # 39; Top drawer. I mixed that dioralyte for you this week. & # 39;

Do you like to poke each other?

SB: I think we're pretty dry. I feel that I am relatively polite to you.

YES : Most of the things you say to me end with: & # 39; You old b ***** d. . . & # 39;

Jofra Archer is new on the scene, Mark Wood has bowed like the wind. There is Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Olly Stone. Does that keep you sharp?

SB: You always want competition. There is no doubt that we will need an arsenal of fast bowlers in the next seven weeks, because a lot of intense cricket has been played this summer, especially by the white guys, and you can see the excitement on Woody and Archer in particular. It would be unrealistic to think that four bowlers are all going through, so you need a battery of guys who have played a little and are confident to step into the arena of an Ashes series. I feel that we are capable of that. My personal goal in April was to make sure that I had no more problems at the end of July, that I was fit and fresh and felt like it was my first game of the season. I feel in such a position. I feel ready to shoot.

Broad (L) Does not worry about competition from Jofra Archer and Mark Wood

Are fast bowlers naturally grumpy?

SB : Not as grumpy as Jimmy. He's a bit shy to begin with, so he may seem a little grumpy if you just get to know him or if you disturb his breakfast. But his personality shows deep beer for a period or two.

YES: You were very close with Matt [Prior] and I was pretty close to Swanny and Cooky, but we all hung out together. Once they retired, we came a little closer, and that helped us in the field. We know each other from the inside.

SB: There have been examples where you came to me and said: & # 39; I only notice this, or your run is short & # 39; , or I said to you: & # 39; Come and see the wicket & # 39 ;. You have Henry Nicholls in New Zealand, remember, I thought your fitting pattern was too long.

YES : One for me was the wicket that I took to pass the Beefy & # 39; s England test record in Antigua. Broady said to me: & # 39; Try a leg cutter & # 39 ;, so I did, but it didn't look like a wicket. But he said: & # 39; Do it again, but do it faster. & # 39; I did that and it got a nickname. We get just as much satisfaction from each other that we take a wicket as we take a wicket ourselves, which is unusual.

SB : We don't see each other's parties. But if I ever look back or see a photo, you can celebrate our success.

Broad (L) and Anderson ( R) say they know each other inside out after playing together

Do you go bowling to help the man with the other end?

YES: I remember the New Zealand game with Lord & # 39; s in 2013 – you get seven for it, and I only tried to throw girls. You passed for four, and that was a deliberate attempt to patiently try from one end and have him attack at the other.

There are still a few overs in the tank for Jimmy?

SB: When you start looking at the end, you slow down as an athlete. So if you think this is going to be my last summer, stop finding things to work on and move forward. Jimmy has been bowling as well as possible in the last two years and I have probably worked harder on my game in the last 18 months than in the last seven or eight years.

YES: We often talk about it. As long as we push ourselves and try to get better. There may be a day when one of us wakes up and says: & # 39; That's it, I'm done. & # 39; I don't want to take anything from Cooky's final test, but I almost think he came to a point in his career when he needed something. And that was it: & # 39; Exactly, this is my last test competition. & # 39; He got 70 and a hundred. That worked for him, but I don't think it would work for us.

Broad (L) and Anderson ( R) discuss whether they think their career is coming and will soon end

So … how well do you know each other? What would he say was his best Ashes spell?

YES : I think Stuart coughs between The Oval in 2009 and Durham in 2013. But I think he will say Oval & # 39; 09.

SB: What about eight for 15 on Trent Bridge?

YES: Oh no, how did I forget that?

SB : He would say Trent Bridge in 2013: he started the game in the first innings and then rejected Brad Haddin for the winning wicket.

YES: My favorite was the second innings of that game because I skipped the 13-over spell of the Radcliffe Road and then got the last wicket.

Who is your favorite Aussie batsman for bowling, past or present?

YES : Shane Watson. I think he has often taken it out.

SB: I'm going to say Michael Clarke, because Shane Watson was so powerful and a frontier. But Clarke was a captain and I threw some decent balls at him.

YES: I don't think about it properly.

SB: The guy who would give him the most satisfaction in getting out would be Mike Hussey. He was so hard to get out, and he pushed him off a few times.

YES: Yes, that is the correct answer. What would he say was his best sled? YES: Can I tell the sister?

SB: Best not. I think Jimmy & Mitchell Johnson is Mitchell Johnson who says: & why are you whistling now, buddy? You will not receive any wickets. & # 39; Next ball he bent Ryan Harris to Perth. And he turned and put his finger on his lips.

YES : You are not a sledger. But in & # 39; 09 you and Swanny continued to set up these partnerships and smuggled it through the covers and Johnson bowling not as well as he could. I remember that he got very angry and smiled at him and knocked on the field.

SB: Yes, I am a bit of an upwind rather than a big sled. That was before Johnson went fast!

How well do England bowlers Anderson (right) and Broad (left) really know each other?

What would he say his favorite song was?

YES: It has weird flavors.

SB: Which also makes me happy in the day. When I am in Ibiza with a glass of rosé in my hand, I like that pretty much. A little RnB. Pop in the late 90s. My favorite artist in concert would be Elton John. Jimmy & # 39; s favorite song? I want to say someone like Muse.

YES: It would be something like Bittersweet Symphony from The Verve.

What would he order in a restaurant?

YES : According to your Instagram, your favorite food is roast on Sundays. Or order yellowfin tuna, sashimi, tempura shrimp and perhaps a teriyaki beef in a Japanese restaurant.

SB: Spot on. If we were going to eat a nice meal to cheer us up, we would go for a steak, lots of sides, certainly fries, start with a few beers, maybe a sip of red later.

YES: You've nailed it.

What would he have been if he wasn't a cricket player?

YES : That's a really good question. I don't think you've ever thought of anything other than cricket. It's in the family, not in the genes.

SB : I would have liked to be a Formula 1 driver, but that disappeared when I reached 6ft 6in. I would also like to have been a chef. I love to cook with my hands but not to eat with my hands. I just don't like the feeling of oil and stuff. If you eat pizza and can't wash your hands right away, I get nervous.

YES : He will hold chicken legs with the tips of his fingers, he does not want to touch them!

SB : I think Jimmy would become a teacher at school.

YES: Oh my God, that's freaky. I just thought that.

SB: He would wear shell-suit trousers with his football socks in the bottom, a round-neck sweater with adidas logo. And a whistle around his neck.

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PART 5

FRIDAY EVENING: 4:15 PM

An hour after Oliver left work, he briefly passed by his apartment, washed some dishes and folded some clothes before heading out. He finished off the remainder of a bottle of sangria in his refrigerator before following the alcohol up with a two glasses of water. He sat on the sofa for about an hour before he headed out the door. He printed the directions off of Google reviewing them for about 10 minutes and drove off. He stopped at a nearby Publix and purchased a bottle of Arbor Mist and some small plastic cups before completing the trip. The drive was approximately 50 minutes with traffic. Oliver’s state of being could be described as a nervous, beginning to experience stomach cramps upon arriving to the apartment complex. When he got to the door, he shot Evandro a text before knocking. Evandro, who was still in his uniform was in the process of fixing a snack when he walked to the door.

“Ollie?”

“Yep” Oliver responded nervously. Holding the bag of wine.

“Come on in”.

[”Ollie”? The last person to call me that was Damon. And before him, it was my high school sweet hart. Of course, she’s now a single mom with four kids and not a baby daddy in site. I see you]

After a long embrace, Evandro asked him what was in the bag.

“Well sit down!” Evandro said, “Let’s have a drink”

“Sure thing, and FYI, whatever we don’t finish today, it’s yours to keep”

“Thanks man”

As Evandro put the crushed the ice up on the counter, Oliver sat at the table. “So man, nice place so far”

“Thanks, considering the circumstances, I’d call it a blessing” After pouring some of the blackberry Arbor Mist, Evandro began the conversation.

Finishing half a bottle of wine, they switched the conversation to general things, such as the TV system in the living room.

“We’ve nearly finished a bottle of wine” Evandro said “You might wanna hang here for a bit, let the alcohol simmer”

“Not a bad idea” Oliver responded.

They caught up with “The Resident”, watching that last two episodes before Evandro walked him out.

“Get home safe”, Evandro said as he watched Oliver get in his truck and exit the complex. Oliver had a smooth trip home, w/o encountering any traffic jams. He stopped by Subway and picked up a sandwich, eating in his vehicle before arriving at his apartment. He threw his empty bag in the dumpster before unlocking his door. Noticing a very unpleasant odor in the apartment, he looked around to see what had spoiled. He saw nothing in his refrigerator that would have gone bad. He concluded that it must have been his neighbor.

“Nasty fucking people” he said under his breath. He turned on the fans in addition to spraying air freshener in his home.

[So yeah, I have a client to see tomorrow for an overnight stay. I rarely bring client’s to my place and in the even that I do, I give them a 50% discount as this is awful. I have an overnight hotel stay. Shit like this is why, they don’t come. That and the fact that this is a dangerous job. My neighbor is what we call one of those hippie types. Doesn’t believe in using soap to shower, he has animals that he really isn’t supposed to have, and he doesn’t clean up after them. It’s like those folks, who bring their animals to restaurants and let them shit where people are sitting, and then when people call them on it, we have a new “discrimination” case.]

He left his home and stayed out for another hour or so, hoping to give the fans some time to eliminate the scent out of his apartment.

Coming back to the apartment, he noticed the temperature in his home had gone down, however the stench was as strong as ever, as he was walking in, a neighbor informed him that there were rats caught in some of the vents.

“I’m getting out of this lease, I’m packing my shit and I’m moving out!, I’ll stay with mom for a bit until I can find another place. I can’t do it anymore!” He ranted.

[It’s almost worth just leaving the door open, not like I got shit worth taking]

He called Damon, in the heat of the moment to see if he could crash.

The plan was that Oliver would pack his clothes tonight as he’d be staying at a hotel Saturday anyway. From there, he’d move in with his mother. He packed his clothes for the night and locked the door behind him and headed to Damon’s place. Where he slept.

The following morning, the pair had breakfast at a local diner where Oliver disclosed more about the plan. He would stay the night as he did at Damon’s. From there, he’d pack his laptop. Going by his apartment he’d pack items such as his television and his other electronics. He’d meet his mother somewhere and have these items descreetly shifted. He would then put his furniture in storage.

“Well damn” Damon said. Oliver wasn’t going to be at his apartment much anyway this Saturday as he had an overnight appointment. Conversation was interrupted by the waitress

After Clara left to fetch their drinks, they resumed the conversation regarding his Oliver’s situation. “I’m going to pay to penalty man” Oliver said.

“I don’t blame you” Damon responded. “You’ve been having problems at that apartment for years. That son of a bitch needs to be burned down.”

Oliver laughed while looking at his phone. “You crazy”

“I know”

Clara returned with their drinks. “OJ here and water here. I bought you some extra lemons for your water”

“Thanks!” Oliver exclaimed

“No problem, your food should be out in a little bit. Let me know if you need anything else”

Oliver knew the place was a dump. “My neighbor is nasty AF”

[That’s the problem with apartments. One unit has roaches, everyone one else does.]

“That’s why I got a house. Apartments are the worst. Shit like that is why you can’t eat everybody’s cooking and you can’t invite everybody to the potluck.”

“And you can’t go to everybody else’s potluck either”

Oliver felt trapped. He would hold back rent payments but he’d have to pay that back. It was like a nightmare one couldn’t wake up from. The furniture was inexpensive so he didn’t mind leaving it a while longer. His complex was disgusting. Think “Infested!” On animal planet with the Ottawa, Canada apartment. After breakfast, he planned to obtain the remainder of his valuables.

“Yo, you mind if I stop at the gas station on the way back to the house?”

“Not at all, got a while before checking in to my hotel anyway”

“Hotel? Oh shit!”

They eventually finished breakfast. Cleaning their plates and getting the checks.

“The gentleman in the khaki shorts agreed to cover your bill.” Clara said much to Oliver’s surprise.

“Well let me get my friends bill”

“Thanks......” Damon said

“No big, Mom said when someone blessed you you bless others and that’s what happened to me today”

“Well, I got the alcohol this evening. There’s this joint in Miami Beach that has all the good shit at low prices if we’re talking alcoholic pricing. The clerk Raja, let’s just say, I got the hookup.”

“So you throwing the next party?”

At the store, he picked up a Pinot Grigio, a bottle of Blue Curaçao, and some Hypnotic.

“What else you want man?”

“Ummm I guess some pineapple juice for the curaçao. Make a good blue Hawaii”

At the register Raja noticed items “Somebody is about to get wasted.”

“You already know, but I’m a smart guy, home only”. They left and went Oliver’s apartment, to check on the status. He stood there momentarily and thought to himself He’d come back and pack up his items after his “date” with the client.

[My client is already paying an arm and a leg to have his way with me. At the least, I’ll put up the hotel fees. Some may do otherwise, but it’s a one night stay and I figure I’ll get it back.]

The pair went back home to drink, when Damon asked him if he ever tried weed?

“No way! If I were too, I wouldn’t smoke that shit in here in the states.”

[Unless it’s in Colorado.]

As the afternoon passed, Oliver left to check into his hotel and put his things in his hotel room. He decided that he’d take a swim and then took a short nap before getting ready. The date would include a dinner, have a cocktail, followed by making out. After showering and douching, he put on a pair of brown khaki pants and a cream colored polo that he sported with a navy sports coat. He brushed his hair and then headed down to the hotel bar where he had a beer.He got a text from his client saying that he was on his way.

[Oh joy. Another date with a self-entitled corporate goon.]

He responded by informing the client that he was at the hotel bar and that he could locate him by his outfit. Cody is a man in his mid 30s, he’s an accountant at a firm downtown. Height wise, he’s about 6′6′ with a slender build.

[He’s probably married and I’d be willing to bet that they don’t have an open relationship. If you get my drift.]

He escorted Oliver to his car,

“Nice ride” Oliver said.

“Thanks”

They arrived at a fine dining establishment with a dinner reservation for 7:00pm. Oliver ordered Lobster while his client ordered duck.

They talked about the job market, ethical issues, etc while waiting on their meals and as they ate their meals. Cody surprisingly made for good conversation and wasn’t full of himself much to Oliver’s surprise.

[White guy, far left type of kat. Works in corporate american but actually gives a damn. Yeah, he’s a keeper.]

Cody grew up in a rather liberal household southeast standards. He came out to his parents at 15, he had a long term relationship that last about three years. After that breakup, he has been happily single but likes to have fun. They returned to the hotel where they ended their night. Oliver suggested that they chill in the hot tub on the 5th floor initially. “Gotta get out of these clothes first” Cody said.

“Fair enough” Oliver said as they entered the elevator.

Upon entrance of the hotel room, he pointed Cody to the bathroom. “Alright I’ll see you in a bit”.

TO BE CONTINUED WITH PART 6

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If you work in content, it’s a good idea to build up a bank of sites, newsletters and Twitter accounts that you find insightful and check them on a daily basis. Not only does it help inspire you, it highlights topics and forms of content that are currently working well, which you can then use to inform your strategy.

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Hannah Smith

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I recommend BrainPickings.org to just about everyone I meet. It’s run by Maria Popova, who writes extensively about the creative process. It’s an absolute delight, plus as she’s been writing since 2006 there’s an extensive archive to explore, plus she sends out a weekly newsletter.

Austin Kleon is a writer who draws. He authored Steal Like an Artist, the book which finally helped me figure out my own creative process. He also sends out a weekly newsletter which I’d recommend subscribing to.

Matt Muir is an excellent human who shares a bunch of interesting stuff on twitter, plus he curates the wonderful Imperica newsletter, Web Curios which you should subscribe to – it’ll brighten up your Friday, I promise.

Newsletters aside, there are a few sites I like to browse for inspiration:

This Is Colossal

Fast Company

The Guardian’s Art & Design section

Dangerous Minds

Some of our favourite examples from Hannah’s list are:

Lovely Photo Manipulations Utilizing Stock Photography

The NSA’s newly declassified propaganda posters are wild

Nigerian women’s elaborate hairstyles – in pictures

Red Devils, Black Bats & Angry Cats: The Wacky Art of Vintage Fireworks Packaging

Danny Ashton

Founder and CEO – NeoMam Studios | @dannyashton

/r/dataisbeautiful

FlowingData

FiveThirtyEight

I have also been checking out Data USA to what data might be around the topic we are looking at.

Right now I am really loving using both Ahrefs and Buzzsumo to pull out relevant high performing content to get the creative juices flowing.

The evergreen score on Buzzsumo is great for filtering out time-sensitive news stories.

I also like to do keyword searches on the AskReddit subreddit, it’s great at identifying the top questions for a niche.

Some of our favourite examples from Danny’s list are:

Who kissed whom in The Office (US)

A Day in the Life of Americans

Gun Deaths in America

Mark Johnstone

Creative Content Consultant – MarkJohnstone.co | @epicgraphic

NYTimes Graphics on Twitter plus they do an annual roundup of their best visual storytelling.

Washington Post do the same (Twitter and roundup).

BloomBerg are also doing great stuff these days.

My absolute favourite is VisualisingData’s roundups. I also like to keep an eye on Pudding.cool, and /internetisbeautiful and /dataisbeautiful.

The IIB Awards is probably the best curation at the moment.

Plus I always pay attention to what David McCandless is doing on his own site, Information is Beautiful.

In truth, a lot of things cross my path from following Volodymyr Kupriyanov. VK (as he’s known) was my colleague at Distilled, data analyst/journalist/visualisation expert, and an awesome resource if anyone needs any research or data wizardry on their projects. He’s freelance these days :)

I used to follow ChartPorn & iLoveCharts back in the day, but they seem a little less active these days. Still worth checking out the back catalogue if you haven’t already (might take you a while!).

If anyone wants to learn more about visualising data, they should read Tufte’s book and all of the Fell in Love with Data blog (I’ve read it page to page 3 times!). And follow VisualisingData (again!).

And FlowingData is also a good place for inspiring content.

I also tend to see what other agencies are doing – at awards ceremonies or in conference presentations.

The Webby’s also show lots of very cool content – maybe something to aim for one day! :)

Some of our favourite examples from Mark’s list are:

What Music Do Americans Love the Most? 50 Detailed Fan Maps

What #eclipse2017 looked like across the country

All the Buildings in Manhattan

Seven Things to Know About Climate Change

Stacey MacNaught

Freelance SEO Consultant – StaceyMacNaught.co.uk | @staceycav

I’m a big fan of data driven content, so I like to keep an eye on Gov.uk Statistics for newly released data sets. I also like the Yougov blog as they publish regular data findings there and it’s always interesting to see what stories are then picked up further and to unpick what makes them interesting and newsworthy. You can also learn tonnes from following people who regularly create content you love. The guys at Verve Search spring to mind as immediately obvious ones. Follow them all!

But some of the very best inspiration for me comes from sitting in a room with a couple of other freelancers talking about what we’re seeing in the press and throwing ideas around over a coffee. You can’t beat people to sound off.

Some of our favourite examples from Stacey’s list are:

Car driving test data by test centre

YouGov’s Beer Map of Britain

Ryan Sammy

Creative Strategy – Frac.tl | @ryansammy Finding endless inspiration for high-quality content ideas can be challenging. Most people assume ideation (“idea generation”) is a well that can dry up — especially when you’re stuck brainstorming campaign ideas for a boring vertical. At Fractl, we collectively curate a database of inspiration that our Creative Strategists (“project managers”) use to discover new visualization tactics and generate engaging ideas. If you’re feeling stuck, here’s a quick list of our favorite sites for content inspiration:

Kaggle – a goldmine of free datasets waiting to be turned into campaigns! I use Kaggle to get an idea of how people are taking and manipulating existing datasets. Oftentimes, Kaggle helps inspire an correlating idea, or it gives you a new way to examine a dataset you didn’t even consider.I also pay attention to the forks in projects and the competitions.

Data.world – a social media community that is a cross of Github and Kaggle, where users and organizations share their data and projects. Here, you can search keywords related to your client, or follow a specific topics like technology. I personally set up alerts on new projects and popular shares for the vertical(s) we work with the most frequently.

Tableau Gallery – get inspiration from a community of data analysts and content creators! Discover new ways to visualize data based on what catches your eye, and check out what projects people are already creating in your vertical.

Flowing Data – a site dedicated to curating the cutting edge of data visualization. Pro tip: Bookmark tags from specific publishers you’re hoping to land press from (ex. New York Times) to explore the types of data stories and visualizations that these writers are interested in covering.

Curated Content Emails – There are dozens of email lists you can subscribe to for content inspiration. Two of my favorites are Data Is Plural (archives) and Numlock news (archives), both of which curate popular stories that focus on data analysis. These email blasts are a great way to see how a wide variety of publishers are covering data stories.

Github – Saved Github searches like “visualizations” or “scrapers” are an easy way to get inspired by scrapes other data analysts are doing, and they can expose you to new data scraping techniques others are using. The most important aspect of successful content creation is your ability to distill complex data into a format that will quickly resonate with a broad range of readers. These tools will get you started on your mission to create shareable content for your business!

Some of our favourite examples from Ryan’s list are:

Street network orientation in major cities

All the results from FIFA World Cups

Bangalore’s Bus Routes

Shannon McGuirk

Head of PR & Content – Aira | @shannonmcguirk_

Here’s a few sites that the team and I regularly visit:

TeleGraphs (this is great for trending data)

Creative Bloq

Futurism

Infographicsly

Daily Infographic

Entrepreneur Infographics

BBC Infographics

PR Examples (this is great for seeing how PR agencies are leveraging online assets)

Matador Network Infographics

The Guardian Datablog

A few Reddit threads:

/r/datasets

/r/mapporn

/r/infographics

And Twitter profiles:

Telegraph_Data

Ashley_J_Kirk

Ollie

DataDhrumil

Some of our favourite examples from Shannon’s list are:

How Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City broke the Premier League record

Habitable Planets – Could we make them?

Most popular girl name by state from 1960-2012

Three rebrands stores for the thing in Russia

Rebecca Brown

Head of Content – Builtvisible | @rebeccagraceb

Our team find inspiration in a number of places, and like to take in information in a number of ways.

One of our senior consultants told me she listens to the Stuff You Should Know podcast from howstuffworks.com. That podcast is really interesting because it just covers so much, and you get loads of niche information you wouldn’t find anywhere else!

Our design team obviously look for more visual sources of inspiration, and regularly look at look at Muzli, Dribbble and Behance for design. When it comes to web design, one of our visual designers recommends Awwwards.

We also all share news stories and interesting campaigns constantly, which helps give us loads of relevant inspiration for reactive ideas. In every niche we work on we share weekly news updates, but aside from that we have a huge culture of sharing which really helps inspire everyone. We use a tool called raindrop to collate visual inspiration for all teams.

Some of our favourite examples from Rebecca’s list are:

Narwhals: Unicorns of the Sea

99 design inspiration accounts to follow on Instagram

The History of Connection

Emojis: A New Language?

Sources of Inspiration Mentioned

Subreddits

DataIsBeautiful

AskReddit

InternetIsBeautiful

Datasets

MapPorn

Infographics

Data Driven

Flowing Data

FiveThirtyEight

Telegraph Data

The Guardian Data

Visualising Data

Pudding.cool

Information Is Beautiful

Fell in Love with Data

Tableau Gallery

Datasets

Data USA

Data.world

YouGov

News

The Guardian Art & Design

Bloomberg Graphics

Entrepreneur Infographics

BBC.com Infographics

Awards & Galleries

Information is Beautiful Awards

Webby Awards

Awwwards

Visual.ly

Infographicsly

Dribbble

Behance

Twitter Accounts

Matt_Muir – Chief Writer at Imperica

NYTGraphics – The New York Times Graphics Department

V_kupriyanov – Freelance researcher and data analyst

Telegraph_Data – The home of TeleGraphs – a hub of data journalism from The Telegraph

Ashley_J_Kirk – Senior data journalist at The Telegraph

Ollie – Senior writer fivethirtyeight

DataDhrumil – Database Journalist

Blogs

Creative Bloq

The Inspiration Grid

Shutterstock Blog

Canva Blog

Best Infographics

Bored Panda

Futurism

Daily Infographics

PR Examples

Matador Network

Muz.li

Dangerous Minds

Fast Company

This Is Colossal

Chart Porn

I Love Charts

Podcasts

StuffYouShouldKnow

Newsletters

Brainpickings

Austin Kleon

Data is Plural

Numlock

Web Curios

Tools

Ahrefs

Buzzsumo

Books

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

Misc

Github Search – visualization

Github Search – scrapers

#IFTTT #Screaming Frog

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Keith Lemon attacked by moped muggers in London street who tried to steal £40 watch

http://www.internetunleashed.co.uk/?p=13983 Keith Lemon attacked by moped muggers in London street who tried to steal £40 watch - http://www.internetunleashed.co.uk/?p=13983 Moped muggers tried to steal the watch off the wrist of TV funnyman Keith Lemon. The Celebrity Juice host, real name Leigh Francis , at first didn't realise he was the victim of an attempted mugging. The thieves made off without the watch - but Lemon said the joke was on them because it was just a gold Casio watch costing roughly £40 anyway. The television funnyman told The Sun : “I’m OK. It was just a bit weird. I didn’t realise what was going on. "These guys rode by the side of us and grabbed my arm. I was like ‘what’s going on?!’ He couldn’t get my watch off cos he had biker gloves on. Lemon, pictured here with Ashley Roberts, wasn't injured in the mugging attempt (Image: WENN.com) Read More "At least I got my arm back! Luckily I don’t wear bling. Note to self – be more aware. Gonna start wearing a sun dial on my wrist." Keith also tweeted about it, telling fans: “Cheers to @Melvinodoom for the lift home . So crazy that some moped scum bag tried to steel my gold look Casio watch off my wrist.” He added that the joke was on them because his watch isn’t pricey, saying: “Ding bats I hope they fall off and hurt their bodies. Wrong dude I’m not jay z. I don’t have no naughty watch.” In a reply he tweeted: "Like Gotham city out there". Olly Murs told him: “Hope your ok mate! Bloody F***ing scumbags.” Lemon joked that he doesn't wear "Jay Z watches" (Image: WENN.com) Read More The incident comes a month after Michael McIntyre was the victim of an armed robbery while he was sat in his car alongside his youngest son. Michael - who has two sons, Lucas, 13, and Oscar, 10, - had his £15,000 Rolex watch torn off his wrist in the attack. And just a few days ago Corrie star Sally Ann Matthews' son was targeted by a moped gang who tried to steal his bike. The actress said the attack was "shocking" but addedhe was "fine" after the incident, which ended when a nearby Tube station guard interrupted the would-be muggers, who drove off. She said: "A group of youths approached my son outside a train station and demanded his bike from him. It’s shocking and vile. "He was fine, thankfully, and managed to get help from the train staff." Source link

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Brits 2018: The real winners and losers

Stormzy and Dua Lipa both took home two trophies at the Brits, but there’s always more to the show than the awards.

On a night of joy and disappointment, X-rated confessions and spectacular performances, who were the real winners and losers at the O2 Arena?

Most dress – Dua Lipa

So much dress, in fact, that it took two or three people to move it around.

Dua’s baby pink tiered Giambattista Valli gown was an extravaganza of ruffles – but she wasn’t being precious about it.

“There’s a lot of it, so if it gets damaged I can pick up a piece from somewhere else.”

Best mum – Emma Bunton

Emma Bunton’s kids were disappointed they couldn’t come to the Brit Awards, so she threw them their own awards ceremony on Tuesday.

“We had orange juice, they did a little performance, and they won best male and best group.”

Biggest snub – Ed Sheeran

He might have sold 12.8 million albums last year, but Ed Sheeran was shut out of the Brits. His only prize was the global success award, which recognises commercial success, while best male, best album, best single and best video all went to other artists.

There’s certainly a sense that the industry isn’t on his side right now – he was similarly overlooked at the Grammys – but it’s hard to work out what he’s done wrong.

Perhaps voters felt his latest album, ÷, was too safe, or cynically commercial, to deserve a prize. Or maybe they just really, really hated Galway Girl.

Either way, it feels odd that the star couldn’t catch a break in his home country.

Sauciest confession – Cheryl

Photo: ITV

During the ceremony, pop couple Cheryl and Liam Payne were confronted by presenter Jack Whitehall, who had a question about Liam’s upcoming performance with Rita Ora.

“You’re performing later, you’re doing a song from the Fifty Shades of Grey movie,” he said. “Sounds pretty saucy, is there a safe word?”

Liam gallantly threw the question to Cheryl, saying: “She knows that.”

Without batting an eyelid, she leaned into the microphone and said two words. “Don’t stop”.

Stormzy’s performance was a show-stopper, and not just because it literally came at the end of the ceremony.

Still beaming after winning best album, the star showed the full range of his talents in a performance that encompassed the heartfelt gospel of Blinded By Your Grace and the tongue-twisting wordplay of Big For Your Boots.

But in the middle, he did something special – a ferocious freestyle verse that took aim at the government’s response to the Grenfell fire.

“Yo, Theresa May, where’s the money for Grenfell?” he rapped. “What, you thought we forgot about Grenfell?

“You’re criminals, and you got the cheek to call us savages? You should do some jail time, you should pay some damages. We should burn your house down and see if you can manage this?”

In true Stormzy style, though, the rap wove the personal into the political, and he went on to talk about his pride in seeing other black British stars succeeding, including model Jourdan Dunn and actor Daniel Kaluuya.

“When Dan Kaluuya won the Bafta, I could have cried,” he grinned.

Speaking to the BBC afterwards, the rapper said he wanted to use his platform “to say something bigger” than “yeah, it’s the Stormzy show”.

“This isn’t about me. It’s about Grenfell, it’s about all the things I said in that lyric.”

Narrowest escape from injury – Taylor Swift

Technically this happened three years ago but we only found out about it tonight, and it’s our public duty to inform you that Taylor Swift narrowly escaped a black eye at the Brit Awards.

Mike Kerr from Royal Blood revealed the incident, while grassing up his musical partner Ben Thatcher as the culprit.

“We went into her dressing room to say hello, and Ben opened a bottle of champagne,” he recalled. “The cork nearly hit her in the face and knocked her out”.

“I get a little overexcited sometimes,” said Ben, sheepishly.

Greatest hook-up – Haim and Nile Rodgers

Out on the red carpet, we introduced disco legend Nile Rodgers to Este Haim, who essentially exploded with glee.

“You are the funkiest man I’ve ever heard,” she gushed as the Chic guitarist greeted her with a hug.

“I’m literally… I wish I was wearing a diaper right now,” she said.

When they record an album together, you can thank us.

Most outrageous robbery – Harry Styles

The video for Dua Lipa’s New Rules is unquestionably brilliant. Its message of women supporting women chimes perfectly with the times; and the iconic choreography inspired hundreds of tributes and covers.

Last week, it clocked up its one billionth play on YouTube. At 22, Dua is now the youngest female artist ever to reach that milestone.

So why wasn’t it in the running for best British video? Because the Brits opens that category up to a fan vote, which meant Dua was dumped from the longlist in favour of multiple videos by former members of One Direction.

In the end, the not-very-good video for Harry Styles’s not-very-good Sign Of The Times won. A complete travesty.

Nicest surprise – Jack Whitehall

Hosting the Brits is a poisoned chalice. The audience aren’t listening, the artists aren’t interested and the script is perennially awful.

But, amazingly, Jack Whitehall pulled it out of the bag with a series of acid-tongued one-liners. Like these ones:

On Rag ‘N’ Bone Man: “The man with the voice of an angel and the beard of a wizard”. On Sam Smith: “If you like Adele songs, but find them too upbeat, you’re in for a treat as Sam Smith will be performing!” On The Voice judges: “It’s a knight of the realm, an Oscar-winner and… Olly Murs.”

Biggest metaphor failure – Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar performed Feel, a song about how stardom left him feeling isolated, while a dancer smashed an orange Lamborghini with a baseball bat.

His intention was to make a statement about the emptiness of status symbols and the trappings of fame. But, with most viewers unable to hear his lyrics, it came off as “I’m so rich I can afford to smash up this very expensive car live on TV.”

Biggest softies – Dave Grohl and Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa brought her little brother and sister up on stage when she won best breakthrough artist, because she wants them to follow their dreams.

“I told them to believe in magic, because it’s real,” she said. “And this is the closest I’ve come to it – so I wanted them to experience it first hand.”

But she wasn’t the only one thinking about family. Dave Grohl might have picked up the Foo Fighters’ fourth Brit Award for best international group, but the highlight of his night was getting Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown to record a video message for his daughter.

“My daughter is such a huge fan of Stranger Things that she draws pictures of Millie Bobby Brown and puts them up around her bedroom,” he told BBC 5 live.

“She also shaved her head to look like Millie Bobby Brown – so when she gets home from school and sees the video I just took, it’ll be the biggest thing that ever happened.”

Best dressing gown – Leigh-Anne Pinnock

We never got an adequate explanation for Leigh-Anne’s sartorial decision. Maybe she just slept in.

Whatever happened, Little Mix were available to give us an update on their fifth album, which they’re aiming to have ready for the end of the year.

“We’ve only done a few sessions so far,” said Jade Thirlwall. “And we go back to work next week, all the way through March.”

The band will “hopefully” have a new single in time for their stadium tour this summer, she added.

“That’s the aim: To have something ready by then. But we don’t want to rush things.”

Least drunk ‘drunk woman’ – Este Haim

While Jack Whitehall was interviewing Liam and Cheryl, TV viewers spotted an “absolutely plastered” woman in the background mouthing the words “Call Me”.

Only it wasn’t a random record company executive, it was bass-playing pop phenomenon Este Haim.

“Not drunk, just living my truth,” she tweeted.

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Sony Open in Hawaii 2018: Schedule, tee times, TV/live stream info, and scores for Jan. 11-14

The Sony Open is one of the good low-key early-season events on the PGA Tour. Here are your nuts and bolts for the 2018 edition and some reasons why you should absolutely watch.

The PGA Tour hops from Maui to Oahu this week for the first full-field event of the year, the Sony Open. The annual stop at Waialae may tumble to the farthest recesses of your mind by the end of the season, but it has become a highlight of the early-season schedule for the hardcore golf fans. There are stops on the upcoming West Coast swing that will get much more love, but the Sony is a great combination of rookies and vets grinding for solidified PGA Tour card status on a course with a ton of history.

It’s also an opportunity for more primetime golf following up last week’s little 34-man party that was the Tournament of Champions. I thought the ToC fizzled a bit on the weekend, despite the fireworks from the eventual winner and world No. 1 Dustin Johnson. It was great to watch PGA Tour golf again and Kapalua was as beautiful as ever, but it ran out of juice in my very subjective opinion.

With a full field and a course that can yield some crazy low numbers, maybe we get a better show this week. Here are some reasons to watch as well as the nuts and bolts for the Sony. We’ll update this as a hub of sorts as the tournament progresses.

Why Watch

1) It’s pretty. This is simple. I won’t try to expound much beyond telling you that this Waialae Country Club layout is easy to look at. The media center is basically on the beach — not that I know from experience — one day, perhaps. The course runs right up and almost onto the beach -- so close that a couple certain pros going out for a kayak ride in the ocean were easily caught from the golf course cameras and documented in a suffocating barrage of content last year. And you mayyyy see a shot or two of the infamous “W” shaped palms lording over the 18th green.

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images

2) Raynor. I will never pretend to be a golf course architecture expert, although I appreciate those who are and love following the topic. It’s a topic that’s taken on increased interest and debate, thanks to a handful of intelligent voices in social and digital media shining new light.

Waialae is one of a too-small handful of PGA Tour courses with Golden Age roots as it was one of Seth Raynor’s last projects in the 1920s. Raynor has been a poster boy for the increased discussion and appreciation from the aforementioned group on social media. He’s a cult hero for many. Now, the Waialae of 2018 is very different from Raynor’s original intent but there are still elements that make this worth watching, especially with Tom Doak, a modern day architecture cult hero, slowly putting some restorative efforts into the historic course. The redan 17th hole should be the most noticeable change and throwback this year.

I think this is a fascinating topic worth diving into and for more, go to the actual experts. Andy Johnson at The Fried Egg, one of those ascendant golf architecture experts I mentioned, hosted Doak on his podcast this week. They went through some of the original Raynor intent, the restoration efforts, and how the course plays for the best pros in the world on a week like this.

3) #58Watch. Breaking 60 has become somewhat passé but it’s still an accomplishment that gets you to change the channel to golf once murmurs of a pro going super deep start rumbling on Twitter and elsewhere. Waialae is one of the better opportunities for a pro to break 60, and maybe even match Jim Furyk’s ridiculous 58 from the Travelers a few years ago.

It’s a par 70 and the present day big hitters are taking some ridiculous lines off the tees — nothing that Raynor could have imagined back when it was originally designed. We saw this from Justin Thomas last year, when he torched the place for a 59 en route to his second win in the first two weeks of the 2017 season. It’s likely we’re back on #59Watch or maybe even #58Watch again this week.

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4) Rookies. With this being our first full-field event of the new year, it’s also a great opportunity to get a good look at this year’s rookie class. Of course, those rookies get some much-needed starts during the wraparound schedule in the fall, but some of these early year events are major chances to make hay and solidify their status for the rest of the year, or at least before the priority rankings reshuffle. The Sony Open is one of their best chances to accrue some FedExCup points, with some of the upcoming West Coast swing events having smaller fields that don’t provide starts for rookies with lower priority.

We’ve seen a rookie win this event recently, with Russell Henley going low in 2013 to win the Sony in his PGA Tour debut. There’s a boatload of rookies playing this week -- they’re all worth watching but some of the bigger names that may get some love are Peter Uihlein, Tom Lovelady, Aaron Wise, Stephan Jaeger, and Austin Cook, who already won during the wraparound schedule.

You’re going to get plenty of chances to watch the top players in the world rankings in the coming months. This is a good chance to see some of the best young up-and-comers, the players who aren’t household names but are worth rooting for and could become one soon.

How to Watch

This is really the last opportunity to watch primetime PGA Tour golf until the fall, when the Asian swing returns during the wraparound portion of the schedule. The upcoming West Coast swing does allow for some golf to go past dinner time in the east coast, but not by much given the limited daylight hours this time of year.

The only real options for primetime golf would be a west coast venue at either U.S. Open or the PGA Championship. The USGA is fond of getting the national championship on the west coast often during the longest days of the year, allowing for finishes as late as 11 p.m. ET. But this year, we’re about as far away from the West Coast as possible with the 2018 U.S. Open being played at Shinnecock Hills. So this is it really, take it in because from here on out, your weekend finishes on the PGA Tour will all slot in during daylight hours.

Like last week on Maui, Golf Channel will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament over the next four days. It’s that time of year when CBS is still occupied with football on the weekends, and these events aren’t necessarily big enough to get the bump up to NBC. And Golf Channel is plenty capable of just running with the coverage throughout, as we see during the fall series too.

They will, however, be down a man at times this week. Jim “Bones” Mackay (Phil Mickelson’s former longtime caddie, if you’re completely golf ignorant) has become one of the best parts of the Golf Channel/NBC coverage. But this week, he’s picking up the bag again and looping for Justin Thomas, whose regular caddie has to take a few weeks off due to plantar fasciitis. Bones is going to do double duty, putting on the headset and working as a walking reporter when Thomas is not playing. But given that the defending champ tore this course up last year and will likely play well again, Bones should be on the course as a caddie during the late weekend broadcast times.

Here’s your full media schedule for the week:

Thursday’s first-round coverage

Television:

7 to 10:30 p.m. — Golf Channel

Online streams:

7 to 10:30 p.m. — Golf Channel simulcast stream

Radio:

5 p.m. — PGA Tour Radio on Sirius-XM (Ch. 92/208 and streamed here)

Friday’s second-round coverage

Television:

7 to 10:30 p.m. — Golf Channel

Online streams:

7 to 10:30 p.m. — Golf Channel simulcast stream

Radio:

5 p.m. — PGA Tour Radio on Sirius-XM (Ch. 92/208 and streamed here)

Saturday’s third round coverage

Television:

7 to 10:30 p.m. — Golf Channel

Online streams:

7 to 10:30 p.m. — Golf Channel simulcast stream

Radio:

5 p.m. — PGA Tour Radio on Sirius-XM (Ch. 92/208 and streamed here)

Sunday’s final round coverage

Television:

6 to 10 p.m. — Golf Channel

Online streams:

6 to 10 p.m. — Golf Channel simulcast stream

Radio:

5 p.m. — PGA Tour Radio on Sirius-XM (Ch. 92/208 and streamed here)

Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images

Jordan Spieth is back for the second straight year at the Sony.

Tee Times

This is the first full field event of the year. That little party on Maui last week featured just 34 players and was obviously easy to schedule over four days with a ton of flexibility. Now we’re back to the grind of sending two waves off split tees for the first 36 holes.

They will start at 7 a.m. local time on Oahu and the last group will go at 1:30 p.m. local, which is five hours behind ET. So this is a full day from sun-up to sun-down with 144 players in the field. Here are your round 1 tee times.

Thursday’s tee sheet (all times ET!)

Morning wave off No. 1:

12 p.m. -- Danny Lee, Ryan Palmer, Colt Knost

12:10 p.m. -- Ted Potter, Jr., Michael Kim, Richy Werenski

12:20 p.m. -- Robert Streb, John Huh, Morgan Hoffmann

12:30 p.m. -- Jonas Blixt, D.A. Points, Vijay Singh

12:40 p.m. -- Wesley Bryan, Chris Kirk, K.J. Choi

12:50 p.m. -- Austin Cook, Cameron Smith, Luke Donald

1 p.m. -- Russell Henley, Fabian Gomez, Peter Malnati

1:10 p.m. -- Chad Campbell, Jason Kokrak, Tyrone Van Aswegen

1:20 p.m. -- Troy Merritt, Ben Martin, Cameron Tringale

1:30 p.m. -- Talor Gooch, Lanto Griffin, Daisuke Kataoka

1:40 p.m. -- Tyler Duncan, Andrew Yun, John Oda

1:50 p.m. -- Andrew Putnam, Stephan Jaeger, Sam Ryder

Morning wave off No. 10:

12 p.m. -- Bill Haas, Steve Wheatcroft, Blayne Barber

12:10 p.m. -- Mark Wilson, Harold Varner III, Ollie Schniederjans

12:20 p.m. -- Jonathan Byrd, J.J. Spaun, Kevin Tway

12:30 p.m. -- Vaughn Taylor, Emiliano Grillo, Charles Howell III

12:40 p.m. -- Kyle Stanley, Russell Knox, James Hahn

12:50 p.m. -- Marc Leishman, Si Woo Kim, Webb Simpson

1 p.m. -- Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth, Daniel Berger

1:10 p.m. -- Matt Jones, Ryan Blaum, Pete Uihlein

1:20 p.m. -- Omar Uresti, Bronson Burgoon, Brandon Harkins

1:30 p.m. -- Brett Stegmaier, Matt Akins, Tatsuya Kodai

1:40 p.m. -- Ben Silverman, Roberto Diaz, Eric Dugas

1:50 p.m. -- Nicholas Lindheim, Adam Schenk, Shugo Imahira

Afternoon wave off No. 1:

4:40 p.m. -- Scott Brown, Keegan Bradley, Sean O’Hair

4:50 p.m. -- Scott Piercy, Ricky Barnes, Steve Allan

5 p.m. -- Harris English, Jamie Lovemark, Patrick Rodgers

5:10 p.m. -- Brian Harman, Billy Hurley III, Smylie Kaufman

5:20 p.m. -- Mac Hughes, Greg Chalmers, Tony Finau

5:30 p.m. -- Patton Kizzire, Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson

5:40 p.m. -- Justin Thomas, Jason Dufner, Kevin Kisner

5:50 p.m. -- J.J. Henry, Rory Sabbatini, Jerry Kelly

6 p.m. -- Joel Dahmen, Tom Lovelady, Zecheng Dou

6:10 p.m. -- Sam Saunders, Tom Hoge, Nate Lashley

6:20 p.m. -- Kyle Thompson, Xinjun Zhang, Ethan Tracy

6:30 p.m. -- Martin Piller, Aaron Wise, Abraham Ancer

Afternoon wave off No. 10:

4:40 p.m. -- Chez Reavie, Jon Curran, Dominic Bozzelli

4:50 p.m. -- Kevin Na, Whee Kim, Luke List

5 p.m. -- Michael Thompson, Kelly Kraft, Yusaku Miyazato

5:10 p.m. -- Aaron Baddeley, Gary Woodland, Brian Gay

5:20 p.m. -- Brian Stuard, Sangmoon Bae, Stewart Cink

5:30 p.m. -- Ryan Armour, Hudson Swafford, Jim Herman

5:40 p.m. -- Chris Stroud, Cody Gribble, William McGirt

5:50 p.m. -- Matt Every, John Peterson, Andrew Landry

6 p.m. -- Jonathan Randolph, Beau Hossler, Hyung-Sung Kim

6:10 p.m. -- Rob Oppenheim, Conrad Shindler, Satoshi Kodaira

6:20 p.m. -- Seamus Power, Corey Conners, Gunn Yang

6:30 p.m. -- Brice Garnett, Keith Mitchell, Tyler Ota

Scores

We’ll update scores here throughout the week and post final results come Sunday night.

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