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8/3/2023 DAB Chronological Transcription

2nd Chronicles 32 - 33

Welcome to Daily Audio Bible Chronological. I'm Jill. Today's the third day of August. Welcome everybody. So glad to be here with you. What a privilege it is to read God's word here at chronological. We're going to read today Second Chronicles, chapters 32 and 33, and this is the context following what we read yesterday in Second Kings of Second Kings and Second Chronicles. Kind of tell similar stories, different narratives. So this is where we are in the scripture today, and we're going to dive into Second Chronicles, chapters 32 and 33. This week We're reading the Christian Standard Bible. Second Chronicles, Chapter 32.

Prayer

Father, once again, we thank you for your word today and we thank you for meeting us here in this place. I pray as we read these words today that you would catch those places and hug those places in our hearts where we have made false gods, where we have worshiped things That were not pleasing to you, that are not pleasing to you. That we are still doing the things that we know that are not good for us and not good for the people that we love. I pray that you would Make us clean, God. From the inside out.Like only you can do. I thank you for that today and thank you for your word that transforms us from the inside out. We pray this now in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Thank you for this time that we've had together today. We'll turn the page together tomorrow and the story of our own lives. And then the story of the Word of God. Until then, Love one another.

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Good morning DABC fam, it’s Carry, AKA Jesus Girl. I've been calling to ask for anything I called in Hoping just to encourage you, Some days we have a day that makes our brains go wow. That's how mine felt the other day. And my dear brother called me, yes, got ahold of me yesterday and told me he was having a day upon a day upon a day. And I know you can understand those days. But I just encourage you Praise God anyway. These last couple days and Isaiah, yes, we're hearing God is God. And the idols are false. But we're also hearing God telling us we will go through things. We won't be burned. The waters won't overcome us. We will be refined in the fire. And yes, he is God. And so when those days come, in those times come and things feel overwhelming because we are human and this world is real to us and our troubles are real to us. Praise Him anyhow. Praise him for who he is. We've got plenty and we can sit and we aren't sit and count our blessings and to praise him over that. But sometimes we gotta pause and just praise him for who he is. He is worthy. He is our comforter. He is our peace and the times of Trouble. He is our physician. Praise him for who he is. Be in awe of who he is. He laid this world out before us. Look around us, Realize things don't just happen like that. He is a mighty God who is worthy of all our praise. To quote our dear tying his Suffolk, continue to be encouraged.I love you. God bless you.

Good afternoon, DABC fam, this is Lady of Victory on Friday the 28th of July. This message is for Corey. I am so, so sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. Um And I can just imagine, you know the the heartbreaker of your wife and then have to deal with it from the perspective of unrest and the family and all of that. It's like as if you don't have enough to go through with just losing your mom and sometimes the Death of a loved one brings out the ugliness and everybody. And so I am so sorry that you guys are experiencing this, but just trust and know that the heart of God is with you guys. And so Lord, I lift up Corey and his wife and you know everything that they are experiencing and everything that they are going through as a result As a result of this law. And even though it's been at least four years, about four years from my mom, for whatever reason today I've been thinking about her. And so I understand the pain that she's going through. And even four years later you she's, I still feel that pain. And so I asked God to Corey's wife go through.The days and the weeks and the months and even the years God, without her mom, That you would comfort her. That you would somehow let her know, God, that she is still with her in the heart, and that she can cherish all of the memories and know that she will as she lives. God, that and in light of who you are, that she is living To see her mom again. So I asked. God, that you would.Take her out of the middle of all of that foolishness that is going on and just calm her heart, God, and let whatever is going to happen with whatever the mom may perhaps have left God, let it be settled and let her heart be settled more. So in Jesus name we pray. Amen. Love you sis and bro.

Good morning, my wonderful, awesome DABC family, this is covered in his blood and I just wanna thank you're from Southern for and.I think his name Christian the Pretzel Pretzel City Man want to thank you guys for.Praying for Trayvon. One thing everybody, even if I didn't hear you guys, thank you for praying for Tray, but only yesterday on July 24th, he turned 18. He is expired about signing his contract.And he has asked the lost a total of 13 pounds.And the recruiter told him that they need him to be slim in the way and being in the knee. I don't understand that, but it's OK. I just want to thank you guys for all the love and support and happy birthday Ezekiel. We love you.Bye.

Hello DAB family. This is God's butterfly. Is the last 25th.And it's almost 10:00 at night and I.Just got finished listening to the word of God read by China. And I just had to call in because, I really need prayers for showing mercy Toward my mother-in-law in compassion. There's just some things that have gone on in the past 10, 20 years, ever since I got married. Umm, I don't like to live in the past, but sometimes I relive those painful memories and experiences that I've had with her. Umm, she wasn't very nice to me. And you know, things have happened. I've never talked to her about. I never really talked to my husband about, and I get anxiety when I know she's coming for a visit. I relived memories and it makes me so angry inside. She's a senior now. She's a young senior citizen, but.Umm I know that One day I'm going to have to either express to her how I've been feeling and I don't know how she'll be receiving it. Umm, but I'm really praying that God really does a work inside of me so that I can just accept her for who she is and love her unconditionally and be able to be healed from the past. All the trauma, all the drama, all the unpleasant experiences that I've had. And I feel very uncomfortable around her at times. And I just feel like, you know, there's people that bring out the worst in you. And even though I have been kind and prayed and prayed and prayed, there's still been instances where I feel very disrespected, disrespected and overlooked as a as a wife. As the one that runs the home, you know, second to my husband. So I'm just asking for prayer. I'm going on and on, but just Please remember.

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terracyte · 3 years

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if you’re still taking requests for the art thing... Jet with f4? (and if you have too many that’s totally alright and I hope you have an incredibly lovely day ajdbejenrjjr also while I was scrolling through your blog I saw you had an exam and this could be a few days off, but I hope it went well!!!)

happy mouth wheat boy rights!!

from this!

#ty corey!!#i actually get the results for that exam tomorrow djshakj thanks for the well wishes <33 #anyway jets eyebrows translate surprisingly alright to the lovesick expression #let him be happy <3 #i was thinking of jetru during this hehe #atla #jet #drawing challenge #terra art #asks

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milf-harrington · 3 years

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hello Theo my beloved:) for the 101 ways to say ily… how about sixty-two with some platonic mai and sokka? <3

hello corey <3 i am as obsessed with ace!mai as you are with ace!yue so here you go:

"You look like something's bothering you... You can talk to me if you need to."

Mai was lounging on a deck chair a safe distance from the pool, red sarong draped over it to avoid making contact with anything possibly unpleasant, and a beach umbrella faithfully protecting her from the sun. She looked every bit the regal and wealthy girl he'd first met as she lifted her smoothie glass and sipped from the straw.

(It was twisted into the word 'bitch' because Sokka had given it to her on the premise that it would be funny and Mai had just wanted to drink her smoothie.)

When Sokka dropped into the chair next to her, dripping water everywhere and breathing a little hard after his splash fight with Katara, she didn't react, eyes hidden behind her sunglasses.

"You okay?" He asked, watching her critically. Mai paused for barely half a second before putting her cup down on the fold-able table Sokka had brought.

"Why wouldn't I be?" She asked, an added rasp to her voice that made Sokka's eyebrows draw together.

"You look like something's bothering you." He commented, taking note of the rigid set to her shoulders and down turned lips. She sighed but didn't respond, still not looking at him as she surveyed the pool.

Sokka looked over to where Zuko and Azula were having some sort of aggressive water-based wrestling match that would most likely end in a lifeguard being needed, Toph sitting on the edge of the pool and goading them on despite not knowing who was winning. It was loud and lively, a mix of shrieking and laughter and definitely un-kid friendly language.

Beside him, Mai was quiet and still, still looking as regal as she always did, but lacking the presence.

"You can talk to me if you need to." He finally added on, turning back to look at her profile so she knew he was being serious. She held firm for another minute, her face blank, before something in her seemed to sag and her shoulders relaxed back against the chair.

"I think there's something wrong with me." She confessed. Sokka shot her a look, suddenly confused.

"What do you mean?"

"I've never really understood the whole 'ogling' thing before." Mai started, crossing one of her legs over the other, the only physical sign that she was bothered. "You know- girls giggling about licking abs or how good someone would be in bed. I thought it was all just movie-stuff, exaggerated for entertainment. It was unrealistic."

Sokka thought back to a conversation with Yue, years ago, when she still bleached her hair and didn't wear a black ring around her middle finger.

Mai pushed her sunglasses up, eyebrows furrowed in thought and eyeliner still artfully intact.

"And then Ty Lee was always talking about boys and to boys and making flirty comments about their bodies, and I thought it was all just a performance. She's always performing for crowds.

"But then it would just be us in my room, watching some movie from the 2000's, and she'd nudge me and make those same sly comments about bodies and sex, just like the characters in those movies always seemed to and I started realising that maybe it is normal. It's not just movie stuff." She pulled her knees up to her chest and Sokka wanted to wrap her in his arms.

Mai was quiet for a bit, looking down at her toes and picking at the black polish on them. Sokka stayed silent, waiting for her to keep going.

"I figured I'd ignore it. It wasn't really anything anyway, so what if it wasn't movie stuff? I didn't really care either way. But..."

"But?" He encouraged, briefly wishing he'd dried off a bit as a breeze chilled the water on his shoulders. And then he felt guilty for thinking about towels while Mai was having a possible sexuality crisis.

"But then today, it's been non stop. Azula and Ty Lee were talking about a lifeguards legs for 20 minutes. 20 minutes Sokka!" She turned to him then, eyes wide with exasperation.

Under normal circumstances he might have been fond of the obvious display of emotion, but he kept it to himself.

"I just- I don't get it." She muttered. "I know human bodies are cool and I've studied more than enough of them in my classes, but I don't get what makes them drool or blush worthy. I've seen four people look at you like you're something to be eaten just in this conversation alone, but when I look at you you're just -" she gestured to him weakly. "- Sokka.

"People talk about sexual attraction like it's expected, like everyone just gets it but I don't. And I always figured that was fine, because I didn't care but now- What if there is something wrong with me Sokka? I mean, I don't feel broken or-or wrong-"

"Mai there's nothing wrong with you." Sokka promised, internally deciding 'fuck it' and reaching out to grab her wrist, gently holding her hand. She looked at him warily.

"Okay, surprisingly I've had this conversation before! Well- not this conversation, it was a bit different, but it was essentially the same conversation but with someone else who has different experiences but ultimately I think it'll be the same conclusion."

Mai raised an eyebrow, appearing both unimpressed and intrigued. He sighed and reorganised his thoughts.

"You know Yue? She's asexual. Openly so, so I'm not betraying her trust or anything by telling you, so please don't stab me for that." He hurriedly added on when her hand had tightened it's hold on his.

"Asexual?" Mai repeated, turning her head to find Yue, who was balancing on Suki's shoulders. Apparently Zuko and Azula's wrestling match had turned into a chicken fight.

"Yeah. I could go get her if you want? I mean, I could explain it but it'd probably be better coming from her."

Mai thought about it, her hand still safely held in his while she stared across the pool, before nodding.

A bit later, when Sokka was trying to convince Zuko to reenact the lake scene from Dirty Dancing with him, he saw Yue pull Mai into a hug and smiled, waving off his boyfriends questioning gaze.

When they left, Mai rode shotgun in Sokka's car, the two of them discussing the uses of body farms as he drove her home while Katara grimaced and turned her music up to block them out.

#asks #that-was-anticlimactic #mutuals #mai #sokka #mai / sokka friendship #ace mai #asexual mai #ace yue #asexual yue #im so sorry if the ending is shit i couldn't figure out how i wanted to finish it sdjfs

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indefiniteimagines · 4 years

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Kiss Me || Kian Lawley Imagine (Requested)

“Kiiiiiiaaaaannnn!” I swear this kid is deaf. “LAWLEY!”

“WHAT?!”

I walked up the stairs to find him laying in his bed on his phone.

“Dude, are you going or no?”

“Going where?”

“Oh my god,” I rolled my eyes and turned to walk out of his room.

“Wait! Y/N, going where?”

“To hell, Kian.”

I jogged back down the stairs where the rest of the group was.

“What’d he say?” JC asked while tying his shoe.

“He asked “going where?” and I just turned around and walked out.”

I hear Kian coming down the stairs and I walk away. He follows me into the kitchen, “Wait. Wait Wait. Y/N-”

“No Kian. I’m not going to wait,” I tell him as I spin around him and go back into the living room. He catches up to me and grabs my wrist. He pulls my waist and my back is to his front. He puts his mouth next to my ear and says real low,

“I said I was sorry. Forgive me?”

“Oh my god! Just fucking kiss already,” Harrison whined from 10 feet away.

“I’m down if she is,” Kian replied before biting his bottom and tickling me.

I turned around and smacked him in the chest while grinning. I want nothing more than to kiss him, but I don’t know if he really means it or not. Kian is known for messing around with his friends like this, I mean look at him and Franny. I always get a little sad when I think about that.

“All right, Peeps! Let’s roll,” JC says.

“Uh, there’s too many of us to fit in one car,” Corey informed.

“We’ll just take Kian’s too, then.” We all shrugged and headed out to the garage.

We all went to our respected vehicles and everyone got in. I went to the front seat of Kian’s car when Corey basically bodychecked me while yelling “Shotgun!”

“Get your ass in the back!”

“What! But I called it!”

“GO!”

Corey got in the back and I slid in the front seat.

“Only one person sits up here,” Kian said while winking at me. I couldn’t help but smile.

We all went to the Melrose Trading Post and then we went to visit Dom. He lived about 23 minutes away from Melrose, but I didn’t mind because Kian’s right hand never left my thigh.

We finally got to Dom’s apartment and it was real chill. We all ate, drank and just fucked around. I got some really good snaps of Kian, but after the car one, I was a little hesitant about posting them because fans went nuts off of it.

Fuck it.

It was a few hours later and drinks were still flowing. I was on the couch with Dom and we were laughing about whatever the fuck. It took me a bit to notice Kian was no longer next to me.

“He doesn’t look too happy with us,” Dom inquired about Kian.

Aw fuck.

I got up and walked, well stumbled into the kitchen where he was. I saw Kian wasn’t drinking, apparently he stopped awhile ago.

“Hey. What are you doing in here?”

“Nothin.”

Okay, I guess it took me a little bit too long to notice.

“Nothing? Come sit back down.”

“Nah, I’m good here.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. Just go back to Dom.”

“Kian, seriously what-”

“Dude, just go.”

“Whatever, Kian.” I rolled my eyes and walked away from him. I plopped back on the couch next to Dom.

“Trouble in paradise?”

Kian walked behind us on the couch to go to the bathroom.

“No, it’s not like he’s my boyfriend.”

About a half hour later, we all said goodbye to Dom and made our way down the structure stairs back to the cars.

“YO! Who parked behind me?!”

“It’s me, you dumbass. You don’t know my car by now?” JC asked kind of offended.

“You got a new one!”

“Yeah like 3 months ago. You should have my license plate memorized.”

“Oh whatever! Why are parked behind me anyway?

“Really, Kian?” JC asked unimpressed. “That’s your biggest question of the day?”

“My biggest question is why Y/N was practically dry fucking Dom today.” Jesus Christ, Corey has an even bigger fucking mouth when he’s drunk than when he’s sober.

“Shut the fuck up, Corey. You don’t know shit.”

“Whooooaaa, calm down, Y/N. Why get so defensive if nothing was happening?”

JC and his passengers were all behind us at his car waiting for Chelsey to find his keys and give them to him.

“Just shut up, dude! I swear to fuck,” I tell him as I open the passenger side door go Kian’s Jeep.

“Maybe you should get in the back,” Kian said while looking through the windshield.

“Are you kidding me? Why?”

He looked me straight in the eyes, “It’s not like I’m your boyfriend.”

Everyone was quiet and starred at us.

“Fuck you, Kian,” I just huffed and slammed the door.

“Andy! Switch with me!”

He didn’t say a word and he switched spots with me. I sat behind JC in his car.

We pulled up to the house and I was the first one out. I was feeling some type of way, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. Everyone else followed behind me and some went to their rooms, including me, but others stayed downstairs. When I was dressed for bed, I started to make my way back downstairs for some water.

“Dude, that was a little harsh.”

“JC, she said it first.”

“Yeah but she was clearly drunk and you did shrug her off.” Thank you, Chelsey. Thank you for having a brain.

“But I’m not her boyfriend.”

“Yeah but you want to be, right?”

By his non responsive answer, I already knew the answer. I knew it. He was just playing with me. I finally showed face and walked right past him on my way to the kitchen. I got my water and went back up to my room.

*The Next Morning*

“Y/N! Y/N! Y/N!”

UGH! God, I can never get any fucking sleep in this house. I turn over and see Corey jumping next to my bed.

“What the absolute fuck do you want?” I guess I was still a little pissed at him for what he said yesterday.

“Make me breakfast, please.”

“GET OUT! How did you even get in here?!”

“What do mean? Your door was unlocked!”

“Dude, I swear to God, get out!”

“You and Kian are always so mean to me. Look, I’m sorry for what I said. I don’t remember word for word what exactly I said, but you clearly do and that’s enough for me to say that I’m sorry.”

He walked out with his head hanging and closed the door behind him. I tried to go back to sleep, but ultimately failed and just got up. I did my bathroom routine and headed towards the kitchen. The clock on the oven read 11:57am. I went into the fridge and grabbed stuff to make breakfast. I ended up keeping it simple and made eggs, toast, bacon, sausage and cut up some fresh fruit. While I was getting plates, Kian came into the kitchen while rubbing his eyes. He sat down behind me and scared me when I turned around.

“Holy shit! Where’d you come from?”

He pointed towards his bedroom and put his head on the counter.

“Yo nd coney wkn uhn.”

“What?”

“I said you and Corey woke me up.”

“Oh sorry. He woke me up asking for breakfast and then I couldn’t go back to sleep.”

He just nodded.

“You hungry?”

“Yeah, sure. Thanks.”

I made him a plate and texted the house that breakfast was ready. JC texted that he and Chelsey were out, but everyone else came down. When we were done, Bobby was doing the dishes and I decided to help him because I had nothing better to do.

“You don’t have to help. You cooked.”

“No, it’s fine. It kind of relaxes me.”

“Yeah me too.” We continued the dishes until he got a phone call. He excused himself and answered the phone. I was left alone to tend to the dishes until I wasn’t.

“Can we talk?” I knew who it was before I even turned around.

“Talk about what?”

“Yesterday.”

“Is there anything to talk about?”

“I guess there doesn’t have to be if you want to keep continuing like this.”

I sighed heavily and turned the water. I hated to do it, but I turned and looked at him.

“Look, Y/N, I’m sorry for what I said.”

“Why? I said it first.”

“I embarrassed you and that was wrong.”

“Didn’t I embarrass you first?”

“No, you just kind of hurt my feelings.”

Shit.

“Fuck Kian, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. I was drunk and a little hurt myself because of the way you blew me off in the kitchen. That’s no excuse though. But why did you blow me off? Do you not like Dom or something?”

“I don’t like the way he was talking to you.”

“What does that even mean?”

“The laughing and the flirty touching. I just thought that was our thing.”

“Kian, it’s all in good fun. It doesn’t mean anything...” He looked down and had a sad expression when I said that. “...with Dom anyway.”

I finally admitted it.

“Just with Dom?”

“I mean, yeah. But only if you feel the same way.”

Ugh, this is so awkward. I feel like I’m in middle school again.

“I do. I really like you. I’m sorry I never told you that before.”

“You keep saying you’re sorry.”

“Sorry.”

I giggled, “Kian.”

“Can I have a hug now?”

I walked over to him and I rested my head on his chest. I could hear his heartbeat and my stomach fluttered. I pulled away and we went into the living room with everyone else. He sat down and I went to sit next to him, but he pulled me into his lap.

I giggled and rested my head back onto his shoulder. Everyone else smiled at us.

“Aye! So you guys have made up?” No one heard JC and Chelsey come in.

“Yeah, I guess we did,” I said smiling.

“Fucking FINALLY!!!”

“Sooo what now?” Everyone looked at Franny when she asked the question.

“I don’t know.” I turned and looked him in his eyes. “So what now?”

“Kiss me.”

I leaned down and his lips finally met mine. They were soft, but a little chapped. They were absolutely perfect. He was perfect.

“So are y’all like a thing now? What about Dom?”

Kian smiled and looked me in the eyes,

“Fuck Dom. She’s mine.”

#kian lawley #kian lawley imagine #kian and jc #jc caylen #youtube #shawn mendes #Shawn Mendes Imagine #justin bieber #justin bieber imagine #one direction #5 seconds of summer #camila cabello #hype house #tiktok #charli d'amelio #chase hudson #lil huddy

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young7711 · 6 years

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Party Host - Part 3 [Colby Brock]

WARNING:drunk way too much, not edited, not my gif, curse words

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Your head was pounding. The light coming into the room was blinding. You cover your eyes with a groan.

What the hell happened last night?

You don’t remember what happened after your third round of shots.

How did you get home?

Too many questions were running through your mind for just waking up with a hangover.

You jump slightly as you feel someone shift beside you. You jerk your arm away from your face as it was covering your eyes to shield you from the light.

The person beside you is Colby.

You stare at him wide-eyed. What the fuck did you do last night?

Did you have sex with him?

You look underneath the covers and see that the both of you have clothes on, but that doesn’t mean nothing happened.

Despite your major hangover, you got out of bed quickly, but quietly, and left before Colby woke up.

Colby groans when he finally wakes up. He didn’t drink too much like you did, but enough to still have a nasty hangover.

He smiles thinking about last night. He had a lot of fun being with you. He wanted to ask you out on a date last night, but he wanted to wait until you were sober.

He turns around to finally face you, but he is disappointed to only find where you were sleeping empty of your presence.

Where did you go?

He painfully pulls himself out of bed - grabbing his head with a sudden wave of pain.

Maybe you went to get some medicine. You had gotten wasted last night.

After a few minutes of him sitting there, and you not coming back yet, he finally gets up and heads downstairs to find you.

He looks in the kitchen, but doesn’t see you so he checks the living room. You’re not there either, but Corey is there picking up red solo cups from the party. The house was pretty trashed.

“Did you see a girl come down here?” Colby asks somewhat desperately.

Corey freezes his movement of putting a red solo cup in the bag half and smirks at Colby. “Yeah, I saw her. Who was that girl? Did you have sex with her.”

Colby looks at Cory dumbfounded. “What? No!”

Corey continues picking up trash. “Then what happened?”

Colby thinks back on what happened at the party.

By the time your ex, Brad, had come up to talk to you - you were already kind of tipsy. After you grabbed Colby to get away from Brad - that’s when you started partying hard.

You took a whole lot of shots. An hours later you’d danced on Colby, danced on a table, tried to have a conversation with people from across the room, tried to have a conversation with a chair, and even beat Brennan at taking more shots.

Those last shots are what fucked you up.

You got to the point where you couldn’t really walk. Colby is honestly surprised you haven’t puked your guts up yet. When you were obviously having to put about 90% of your weight on Coby to be able to somewhat stand is when he decided that you’ve probably had enough partying for one night. If you drank anymore you would either kill yourself from alcohol poisoning or by tripping over something and landing straight on your face.

“y/n, I think you’ve had enough. Let’s go upstairs, yeah?”

Your grin only widens on your face and you lean even more into Colby. “Are you trying to get into my pants?”

Colby rolls his eyes in a playful manner. “No, y/n, you’re drunk to the point you can barely function and need to go to bed.”

You pout, “But I’m the life of the party. They need me down here!”

“You can be the life of t he party upstairs,” Colby tells you. He knows that when he starts carrying you (because yes, he’ll have to carry you) upstairs you’ll end up passing out.

Your eyes light up. “Can I?”

Colby chuckles at your excitement. “Yes, y/n. You can still be the life of the party upstairs.”

In your drunkenness, you shout in victory.

Colby smiles and shakes his head at you. “Come on, y/n.”

He sees if you can walk at all, but he soon just carries you because you pretty much have all your weight on him while walking anyway.

He takes his time walking upstairs to his bedroom. As soon as he’d picked you up, your eyes had begun to droop shut.

Colby finally makes it to his bedroom and somehow opens his door without dropping you.

He gently puts you on the side of the bed closest to the wall and covers you up.

He looks at you a moment before looking toward the door. He should probably go back to the party, but honestly, he is super tired and just wants to lay next to you and sleep.

He contemplates it for just a moment before quickly taking off his shirt and sliding into the covers beside you. He makes sure there’s a respectable distance before almost instantly falling asleep.

Corey looks at Colby with... pity? “Well, dude, I’m pretty sure she thought you guys slept together and she wasn't happy about it.”

Colby rubs his head in frustration. “But we didn’t. I was actually going to ask her on a date when we woke up. Now she just thinks I took advantage of her.”

Corey shrugs his shoulders while tying the now full trash bag. “Then why don’t you tell her what happened?”

Colby throws his hands up in the air. “How? I don’t know her last name, where she lives, or even her job.”

Corey plops down on the couch. “Did she come to the party with someone you know?”

Corey grins at Corey. “That’s it, man! She came with Jessica! I’m going to go text her now!”

With that, he ran upstairs to get his phone.

#party host #Colby brock #colby brock imagine #colby brock fanfiction #colby brock x reader #youtuber #party

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thrashermaxey · 6 years

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Ramblings: Dobber with thoughts on Chiarelli, Talbot’s future, his Midseason Awards ballot and more (Jan 28)

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I released the 11th annual Midseason Fantasy Guide just 17 days ago – still relevant thanks to the All-Star Break pressing pause on the season, but won’t be for much longer. It has deeper, more-ready prospect info, plus KHL/Euro/NCAA free agents, trade block musings, an analysis of your league’s playoff schedule and of course second-half projections. It’s a great way to step back and take a look at your team, take a look at your league, and figure out a strategy for the second half. It also supports the site and damn if it isn’t a great read. It’s also my longest ever at 231 (!) pages. Pick it up here!

Regarding the Peter Chiarelli firing. I thought he did a solid job in Boston, especially early on, and thought Edmonton hired a good one. Clearly I was wrong. But one thing I won’t pin on him is his drafting of Jesse Puljujarvi. He had to draft him or fans would have been up in arms. Besides that, Puljujarvi was widely believed to have fallen into his lap as a gift. I begrudge him the Hall for Larsson deal as a bad trade, but that’s also a statement of the way things are in the NHL. If Larsson was a forward, that deal doesn’t happen. If Larsson was making $6 million per year, that deal doesn’t happen. If Larsson was an RFA, that deal doesn’t happen. In the salary cap era where decent minute-munching defensemen with upside are a rare commodity, they become overpriced. So it was a bad deal, but not the worst in NHL history as many say (I also never in a million years would have guessed Hall would ever win the Hart Trophy). I figured at the time it was the 20th best forward in the league who is injury prone, for the 65th best defenseman in the league who has some upside. Instead it turned into the fifth best forward (give or take) for the 90th best defenseman (give or take). Had it turned out that Hall remained the 20th best forward and Larsson improved to the 40th best defenseman, well we’d look at that deal differently. But it was bad deal after bad signing after bad luck that all added up.

What I think is the true reason for Chiarelli’s poor results and ultimate firing is his handling of staff. Nobody talks about this because the big trades (Larsson and Reinhart), draft picks (Puljujarvi) and signings (i.e. Milan Lucic) get the headlines. But bottom line is he could have prevented a lot of this if he had a firmer hand on his overall business. The scouting staff has been truly terrible. Maybe they don’t need a full purging the way the Leafs did several years ago, but I’m sure a good half of them have to go. There is no excuse for poor late-round picks time after time. There is no excuse for going after Griffin Reinhart if a proper scout (or several scouts!) watched him play. And besides the scouts, Chiarelli needed to have more of a say in what the coach does. I don’t know if it’s still the case, but the Oilers used to have an analytics staff (and if that’s no longer the case, then that’s another shortfall of Chiarelli’s). If they advised something repeatedly and consistently, he needed to listen and insist that his coach react to it. Catch it early on that Lucic was better as a third-liner than a first-liner. Understand quickly that Kris Russell doesn’t need to be signed long term. Stress to the coach that a player like Ty Rattie is either first line or waste-of-time. Give him 10 good games in a row there, or even 15. Then send him to the minors if it doesn’t work. None of this one game here, one game there, with press box or fourth-line duties in between… because that’s just wasting everyone’s time. If your coach won't cooperate with that plan, then don’t sign Rattie to a one-year deal. That’s a communication-with-the-coach issue. Have a better scouting staff in place – both amateur and pro – have an analytics staff (if you don’t have one) and have better communication with the coaching staff (a firmer hand, too), and results would have been much different even with a couple of bad moves and signings.

That’s all I have on that for today.

The PHWA midseason awards can be found here. I had a ballot, and here is who I voted for:

Hart – Johnny Gaudreau, Blake Wheeler, Nikita Kucherov. Kucherov won. I had him third because of Brayden Point (who I had fifth). Point is so underrated it’s ridonk. In fact, I wonder if Point being in the lineup gives Tampa more wins than Kucherov. Things that make you go hmmmm. And I love Kucherov, he’s one of my favorite players, this isn't a knock against him.

Norris – Mark Giordano, Brent Burns, Kris Letang. Giordano won. I almost put Morgan Rielly in, but had him fourth.

Calder – Elias Pettersson, Rasmus Dahlin, Miro Heiskanen. The end result was exactly as I had voted.

Lady Byng – Aleksander Barkov, Morgan Rielly, Teuvo Teravainen. Almost went exactly as I voted.

Selke – Travis Zajac, Sean Couturier, Anthony Cirelli. I had the winner, Bergeron, fifth, and the runner-up Barkov fourth. I looked at penalty killing, zone starts, effectiveness at driving possession, and even offensive production. I felt these three were the best fit overall considering those factors. Zajac very underrated and the other two will be on Selke ballots in the future, mark my words. Voters went for the sexy 'name' picks.

Vezina – Frederik Andersen, Marc-Andre Fleury, John Gibson. Slide Gibson up to the front of the line and Andersen down to the third spot but I did vote on the three finalists.

Jack Adams – Bill Peters, Gerard Gallant, Claude Julien. Barry Trotz won, as I think most fans and media are shocked about how the Isles are doing. On my part, the Islanders are about six points ahead of the pace I projected them on. He’s not going to get my vote because of three extra wins. Then again, looking at it now, why did I put Gallant there? In the end, Vegas is still an expansion team and he is still working wonders with them. The first line has become ordinary and yet he’s coaxed offense from the other lines to make up for it.

Rod Langway (defensive defenseman) – Ivan Provorov, Ryan Murray, Seth Jones – Voters gave it to Mattias Ekholm. Journalists vote, and I don’t think many dig into the numbers the way I do. The sexier names got the votes here, too – Ekholm, Giordano, Victor Hedman.

Comeback Player – Ryan Murray, Mark Giordano, Cam Atkinson. Robin Lehner won this one, and this is my bad. I missed Lehner, stupidly. He would have been my first. I was reaching with Atkinson, unable to find a suitable player to vote for at third.

GM of the Year – I asked if I could vote for Steve Yzerman and Mark Spector shot me down. But Frank Seravalli said that I should do it because it would generate discussion. But the two emails were far enough apart that I had already changed my vote. Something to think about, though – Yzerman made that team and he left on his own terms. The best team in the league. Should the GM of the Year go to the GM who is no longer a GM? Anyway, my vote went to David Poile, Doug Wilson, Brad Treliving. The latter won, and for some reason Lou Lamoriello got third even though he did absolutely nothing but screw up the Jan Kovar stuff.

Look at this comment here in a recent Ramblings. Guy almost had his trade vetoed in late November for giving up Tyler Seguin for Mark Giordano. Now look at the deal today. This is one great reason why you should be very careful with your veto rules. Only veto if you are one hundred percent certain that it is a ‘buddy deal’ meant to stack one of the teams to give them the win. That is it. Do not veto bad trades that are just bad trades. Imagine if the trade was vetoed and he lost out on the possible Norris Trophy winner?

Just sifting through the stats leaders and I noticed that Mark Giordano is tied with Evgeni Malkin with 52 points. However, Giordano’s plus/minus is better by plus-48 (!). He’s plus-29 and Malkin is plus-19. Yes, it’s a stupid stat, but crazy discrepancies like that interest me. We’re approximately 48 games into the season so Giordano has literally been on the ice for an extra goal-for vs. goal-against for each game, as opposed to Malkin.

I’ve been driving the point home again and again that you should follow the contract in trying to best-guess the goaltending environment in today’s NHL. Cam Talbot had the big contract and was given start after start despite being the inferior goalie this year – you saw this time and again even in the first half of January. The Mikko Koskinen signing of a long-term contract has now changed that dynamic. Now “following the contract” leads us to follow Koskinen, not Talbot. Just in case you needed clarification on that, or a reinforcing opinion.

So what happens with Talbot? Can he bounce back with another team? Flip a coin on that one. Lots of moving parts. Today, and this could change with more signings, but today it looks as though this summer will be the most wide-open goalie market in history. Tons of unrestricted free agents of which Talbot is one. It’s a game of musical chairs, but it’s also a balancing act. If he sets his price too high, teams will sign one of the many other options. If he sets his price too low, he’ll be a backup. The line is probably $3 million. So $2.9 million is a backup situation, $3.1 million is at least first dibs on being a starter. If, say, Corey Crawford has to retire then perhaps Chicago signs Talbot for $3.1 million. Talbot gets dibs as the starter, probably starts blowing it, and then Collin Delia gradually elbows his way in thanks to the perfect scenario (no expectations and no pressure). Or he signs for $1.75 to be Anaheim’s backup. But watch the number and adjust accordingly. I don’t have high hopes for him, but after seeing Devan Dubnyk turn his career around in Arizona-Minnesota and seeing Brian Elliott and Robin Lehner enjoy rebounds at different times in their careers, I wouldn’t be the house on anything regarding Talbot.

Frozen Tools update – last week we added starting goalie info (from Goalie Post) to each goalie’s player profile, whether or not he starts that day. Now we’ve added DobberProspects links to the player’s scouting profile is the player is still a prospect. Simply go to the Info/Analysis tab. Check out Antti Suomela as an example. And, furthermore, we have added Dobbernomics information in the Info/Analysis tab (with his DN value and his FPTS). Check Nikita Kucherov as an example.

It’s the All-Star Break and these Ramblings still seem a little light, so I was down the rabbit hole that is Frozen Tools and ran some reports based on the last two months. Looking at things since December 1, Johnny Gaudreau leads all scorers with 44 points in 25 games (Kucherov has 43, Patrick Kane at 42).

Other stats since December 1

Most Hits

Matt Martin 103

Lawson Crouse 93

Brandon Tanev 89

William Carrier 85

Adam Larsson 84

Milan Lucic 84

Name that sticks out further down the list – Zach Aston-Reese with 76 Hits despite just 19 games.

Most BLKS

Andy Green 65

Alex Edler 62

Travis Hamonic 61

Olli Maatta 60

Name that sticks out further down the list – Jordan Oesterle at 47 BLKS

Most FO Wins with at least 56% success

Ryan O’Reilly 327 (56.9%)

Jonathan Toews 323 (56.1%)

Sidney Crosby 306 (57.8%)

Travis Zajac 262 (59.0%)

Sean Couturier 247 (61.1%)

John Tavares 237 (56.2%)

Name that sticks out further down the list – Derek Ryan at 131, but he’s at a 61.8% win rate.

Name that sticks out further down the list for a different reason – Mark Scheifele has 231 FOW…but 290 FOL for a 44.3% win rate. Yikes!

Best in-close shot ratio – this is where I compare shots taken (by forwards, minimum 20 games since December 1) at the 0-15 feet range compared to their shots taken 31-45 foot range. It’s interesting to see the types of players we own – do they drive the net or do the play the perimeter and have a great, accurate shot. Here are the net drivers and garbage-goal types:

Warren Foegele 21 shots at 0-15 feet, zero shots at 31-45 feet. Ratio of infinity!

Anders Lee 29 and two, 14.50

Wayne Simmonds 28 and five, 5.60

Joe Pavelski 24 and five, 4.80

Connor McDavid 36 and nine, 4.00

Sam Bennett 20 and five, 4.00

Worst in-close shot ratio – on the other hand, players with a lot of shots from a distance are the guys with that laser-beam shot that finds the holes:

Patrik Laine four shots at 0-15 feet, 31 shots at 31-45 feet, 0.13 ratio.

Jesper Bratt two and 13, 0.15

Artemi Panarin six and 34, 0.18

Kevin Labanc two and 11, 0.18

Claude Giroux six and 30, 0.20

See you next Monday.

from All About Sports https://dobberhockey.com/hockey-rambling/ramblings-dobber-with-thoughts-on-chiarelli-talbots-future-his-midseason-awards-ballot-and-more-jan-28/

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okay, we're mixing it up a little here: which jjk character is mostly likely to watch

supernatural

riverdale

glee

dance moms

keeping up with the kardashians

our flag means death

my little pony

and since it's popular right now - stranger things

now, which jjk character would be the one to watch each show? [ex. like idk nanami watches spn and megumi watches riverdale... i actually don't agree with that, they were the first two i thought of lol]. chose some cursed shows, two popular ones for funsies, and one that i decided yes <3

[feel free to skip any you don't want to do lol]

YES okay let's go

supernatural: megumi. he's a destiel shipper i know he is. he'd die before he admits it but i hope he survives the manga so he can live until november 5 2020. i think it would break him.

riverdale: unironically? itadori. ironically? kugisaki. or so she claims.

glee: on one hand i think kirara watched this show and got overly attached to some of the characters even though they hated the show itself by the end. on the other hand. i think todo would be a funny answer here

dance moms: kugisaki & inumaki watch this together for the #drama

kardashians: ino. you decide if it's ironically or not.

ofmd: maki. am i just giving her the show i like most from this list bc she's my favorite? ..maybe. but also i know she would love jim. i know this in my soul. and she would also love spanish jackie and the widow who offered to kill stede i think

mlp: panda. idk i just get Vibes. i think mimiko and nanako would also like mlp but they would be partial to G3

stranger things: yuuta. pre-canon / vol 0 era yuuta is a will kinnie. he watched s2 where will was haunted by some shadow creature and decided "he's just like me fr"

#gojo was a runner up for several of these but the other characters just had more vibes #i think he would watch dance moms with kugisaki & inumaki sometimes tho #kugisaki was wary at first but he actually has good input ..usually #also i'm just thinking about this now but you know who else would watch glee? MIWA #anyway ty for the ask corey <3 #this is my official diagnosis for jjk characters and their cursed tv show #WAIT NO I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU TO ADD 0UAT TO THIS LIST #okay i'll do that one in the tags #i'm diagnosing megumi and miwa and the hasaba twins with 0uat fan #unfortunately i think nanako may have been a h00k fan 😔💔#ANYWAY i'm done now #corey tag #ask game

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flauntpage · 6 years

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Eagles Film Study: Avonte Maddox, Zero Blitz, and Incomplete Jalen Mills Criticism

I’d like to approach the video breakdown a little differently this week.

Normally we don’t get a lot of X’s and O’s stuff from Doug Pederson and Jim Schwartz, and rarely do we get anything worth talking about at all, but it was a little more loose on Monday and Tuesday. The head ball coach and defensive coordinator answered questions about the defensive backfield – Jalen Mills and Avonte Maddox specifically – which provided some quotes that are worth taking a look at.

So instead of just picking a bunch of clips from the all-22 footage to analyze, I want to lay out some of the quotes from Pederson and Schwartz and then sift through the game film to see what we can find.

Why use Avonte Maddox as a safety in dime packages?

PEDERSON: I think any time, he’d been playing — Corey [Graham] had been playing the nickel spot, then he’s moved to safety as a first year player, rookie player. You put a little bit on his plate, but that is what these guys are asked to do. They’re asked to play some multiple spots, especially in the back end. And I thought overall he did some nice things back there. I go back to thinking about Big V when he made his first start a couple of years ago. It was shaky and then the next week he got better, and it just got better as the weeks went on. So that is kind of where Avonte is going to get to. He’ll be better this week, he’ll be better the next week the more reps he gets, better opportunities for him.

SCHWARTZ: We’re comfortable leaving Jalen at corner. When it came time to replace Rodney [McLeod], who will be sorely missed this year. He’ll be back, but we certainly felt his loss. He’s been such an important part of our team. When we replaced him, we compartmentalized it into two positions: one was Corey Graham and the other one was Avonte. Of all the guys on our roster, we thought Avonte had a lot of the same traits that Rodney had. With Avonte playing the nickel position — there’s a lot of carryover between nickel and safety, also. So even though some things are new he’s got excellent quickness and great eyes for the football. He’s got the combination of being able to cover and being able to play the run. All the things we liked about him as nickel, we also like about him as a safety. And I think we’ll see more of him going forward in that role.

Schwartz went on to say that he did not see much difference between McLeod and Maddox in terms of height. He believes both have great range and quickness while believing that Rasul Douglas is “mainly an outside corner” because that “best fits his skill set.”

I think that does make sense, and Schwartz obviously knows a lot more about football than I do, but I’ll disagree slightly because:

Avonte Maddox is a 5’9″ corner who showed a lot of toughness at the line of scrimmage on his Pittsburgh tape. He competed for the slot position with Sidney Jones in the preseason.

Rasul Douglas is a 6’2″ ball-hawking corner/safety tweener hybrid who comes from an unorthodox nickel base college defense at West Virginia

Therefore – does it make sense to do what they did this past weekend?

Pitt played a more traditional defensive look, a 4-3 cover four system that head coach Pat Narduzzi brought over from Michigan State. Cover four (quarters) is not the most common scheme, and it can be confusing to diagnose at times because it blurs the line between man and zone, but it’s certainly more typical than the 3-3-5 stack WVU plays, which features three down linemen, three linebackers, and a spur or rover safety.

For that reason alone, and for the fact that they played Maddox almost exclusively as a slot corner in Eagles training camp and the preseason, it seems like it just makes more sense for Avonte, a rookie, to stay on the inside, while Douglas, who has a year of NFL experience, could play dime with McLeod on the shelf. Rasul snagged a lot of interceptions in college while playing against pass-heavy Big 12 defenses. Maddox I think was much better in press coverage situations or just playing closer to the line in general.

I really don’t understand why Maddox was playing deep middle safety at times on Sunday when he literally has never played the position before.

Here’s Corey Graham and Jalen Mills asking Maddox to move further to their side of the field on the play where he wound up with the interception:

Success that time around, but when you watch the film again, you see a lot of pointing and pre-snap stuff going on in the defensive backfield.

This was bread and butter Maddox from college, lined up in the slot and tracking receivers downfield, or holding ground, shedding a block, and making an open field tackle:

Absolutely love Avonte Maddox (slot). My favorite fourth rounder on my board. #NFLDraft #DraftTwitter pic.twitter.com/gCwBUsxL6w

— Bradley Ylitalo (@BradleyYlitalo) April 21, 2018

Douglas would often line up on the outside in his college system or trend into a deep third position, which looked like this more often than not:

Again, that’s a base nickel defense, a lot of zone coverage and exotic blitz packages to try to limit the likes of pass-heavy Big 12 offenses that featured the likes of Mason Rudolph, Baker Mayfield, and Patrick Mahomes. This was also used by Jeff Casteel during the old Big East days, probably because we couldn’t even recruit four decent defensive linemen in the first place.

Anyway, here’s how that above still frame plays out:

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Terrible throw, but you see Rasul has always had good ball-hawking instincts and reads a quarterback well, which just makes it feel to me like he would make a lot of sense as a converted NFL safety, especially if he doesn’t have the speed and quickness of others.

If you want to take it a step further, you could bench Jalen Mills (if you’re not a fan), move Sidney Jones to the outside, have Maddox play the slot, and figure it out from there.

It always bears repeating that Mills is a 7th round corner with high-level competitiveness and good physical tools but does not have elite speed or athleticism. Jones was first round corner talent who dropped only because of his injury. The Eagles were high enough on him to draft him in the second round and allow him to spend his rookie year rehabbing instead of playing.

So if Jones is the future and we are inevitably going to see him starting on the outside, why wait? Why not play him outside opposite Ronald Darby and put Maddox or Mills in the slot instead? It just doesn’t seem like the personnel is being deployed in the best possible way right now.

What happened on the Titans’ game-winning touchdown?

PEDERSON: We were in a zero coverage, we were in a zero blitz, and they were coming in, rightfully so. We come after the quarterback there, hit him, knock it down, whatever, ball’s out, game over. It’s a situation where everybody is one-on-one, and it is just making a play.

SCHWARTZ: That wasn’t a zone. That was an all-out blitz. We were going for the win right there, because if we can get a sack right there, or we can get a completion inbounds, I don’t know if they can get their game-tying field goal off or maybe they get up and try to run a quick fade or something like that. It was one of those situations that we were aggressive. We went for the win, and we sort of paid for it. But that’s a blitz.

That’s man. They brought a guy back behind the ball. Everybody was one-on-one. Avonte got the one, he slipped on the play. Made up some ground, but it was too late after he slipped. They had the advantage and we ended up paying the price for it. There was a tight end and a running back over there and they’re man to man on those guys.

Yep, no coverage issues, just a zero coverage man-to-man look with a failed blitz and a slip. Really unfortunate if you think about it, because it’s not like Maddox was out of position on the play and there wasn’t any confusion in the defensive backfield.

Here’s how the matchups played out:

Nothing crazy here.

They’ve got man coverage throughout, which I numbered in the diagram to show who takes which receiver. Corey Graham and Jordan Hicks blitz off the edge and don’t get to Marcus Mariota, as you can see in the clip below:

The reason it looks funky, and ends with Malcolm Jenkins and Jalen Mills very close to one another, is because one was assigned to the tight end and one the running back, neither of whom actually ran routes. Both stayed in to block, and with Graham and Hicks blitzing the play just turned into a 3v3 on the left side of the field.

Again, no errors there, just a blitz that didn’t reach the quarterback and a slip from Maddox. That’s the risk you run with zero coverage.

On Jalen Mills

Doug’s quote from Monday, Schwartz’s from Tuesday:

PEDERSON: It’s tough. These corners are on islands a lot. I think I look at it from an offensive perspective. When you see a guy that maybe you can attack, you try to attack and that is what offenses are doing right now. And he’s a good player, we have a lot of confidence in him, he has a lot of confidence in himself and a lot of it just comes down to just detail the work and understand the situation. What teams are going to try to do against you, understanding that and trying to use that as a strength. And, he’s going to, he is working through it, he’ll get better and we’ll get better as a team.

SCHWARTZ: I’m firmly behind Jalen Mills as a corner. One of the reasons we had a big parade on broad street was Jalen Mills. And he’s played a lot like a 2-2 corner. We have played a lot like a 2-2 defense, played a lot like a 2-2 team right now. There have been inconsistencies all around, but it’s our job to help him through that. It’s his job to get out of that, and I’m firmly behind Jalen Mills. That guy’s played a lot of good football for us, and he epitomizes a lot of things we’re about defensively: toughness, competitiveness and ability to bounce back. And I’m confident he will.

Like I’ve said before, I don’t feel like Mills is committing mistakes at a level any higher than any of his defensive teammates. I just think his mistakes feel worse because he’s getting beat downfield or committing pass interference calls 15-20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage. That’s different from Ronald Darby whiffing on a tackle in the flat and allowing a three yard gain to become a nine yard gain. It’s also different from Sidney Jones holding in the slot just three yards past the line.

Mills’ transgressions just seem amplified because of where they take place on the field. His mistakes are more pronounced and more punishing, if that makes sense, but the honest truth is that everybody had issues on Sunday.

Case in point, on the 51-yard Davis reception, safety help is nowhere to be found in a simple cover three scheme:

Graham plays short, Mills is way off Davis, and Darby isn’t particularly close to anyone on the play, with each guy responsible for their third of the field.

At least I think that’s what the coverage called for here…

But Mills got 99% of the shit on that play, because Graham and Darby aren’t even on screen when the pass is completed. We don’t see this angle until we get the all-22 video on three days after the game.

That’s one of the problems I have with people ripping Mills, not because he doesn’t deserve it, but because the criticism is usually incomplete and does not take into account teammate mistakes and other pieces of context.

We’ll see if they clean it up this weekend.

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Outside of Salivar’s on the Harbor

Pool time! That shark hat though!

Delicious cocktail from @Fletcher’s

Roasting marshmallows @HavenMontauk

Thanks for the board @CoreysWave

@MontaukBrewingCo

Our perfect little beach babe!

What was meant to be a quick 2 day getaway, turned into a glorious 5 day family vacation. Never having been to Montauk, I didn’t realize that 2 days there wouldn’t possibly be enough. The weather was perfect, the vibe was incredible, and all 3 members of my little family was has having a great time. I’m now a big believer in all things Montauk and hope to make it an annual, summer tradition. I feel like when you go somewhere for the first time, everything is a bit of trial and error. You ace some of the activities, and others you wish you would have known just wouldn’t be that great. Our trip was pretty impromptu, so we didn’t really do any planning or research when it came to…well, anything. In this post I’m going to include a few great things we did and a few things we weren’t so crazy about. The first two nights we stayed at a little motel in Montauk Harbor called the Sun N Sound. It was a no frills place with a pool and a kitchenette for added convenience (though it’s not like I actually turned on the stove at any point). The best part was having the ocean right outside your back patio. It was beautiful looking out into the ocean and waking up hearing the waves right from our room. Once we decided to stay another two nights, we moved to the hotel literally across the street called The Haven. We had met a couple of families on the beach highly recommending the accommodations there. Boy were they right! We loved this place! We were actually lucky to even get in there and at such a reasonable rate. The rooms actually reminded me of the beach hotels in Greece. They were very white, bright, and crisp. The pool was almost that of a resort’s. It had nice beds to relax on (def. couldn’t do too much of that with a 3 year old running around), a bunch of floats for the kids, and was just all around really nice. The hotel also had a huge outside space with tables, bbqs, and a big fire pit in the middle. It was awesome for the kids staying there to run around and play with each other after the sun went down. We even roasted our own marshmallows the last evening there, which Grace absolutely loved (turns out she’s a pyro at heart). Both of the places we stayed were about a 5 minute walk to a tiny, basically private beach. It was right on the Long Island Sound so the water was calm enough for the kids to play right on the shore without scaring the parents half to death. After dinner, we would head back down to catch the absolutely breath taking Montauk sunset. We were very happy with both accommodations and their locations, but will likely be booking The Haven for future family adventures. As far as dining, we had both hit and misses. Our first night we went to Salivar’s. Grace had a very healthy meal consisting of edamame, french fries, pasta, and ice cream! LOL Sean and I shared a bunch of really delicious appetizers. This place had a huge menu, but we stuck to the sushi portion knowing you couldn’t get it any fresher. We enjoyed this place for sure. For our first breakfast we were just looking for a simple diner in town. If that’s what you’re looking for, you basically only have 2 options: Anthony’s Pancake House or John’s Pancake House. We ended up trying out Anthony’s. Wow were we stressed in that place. It’s not that it was even crazy busy, it was just SO disorganized. Maybe New York has worn down our patience. Also, the fact that Sean and I were in the industry for so long, we notice everything. It took forever to get sat, not because there weren’t tables, but because the man doing the seating was soooo slow. We had to beg for water and coffee several times and the food was super subpar-even for a diner. The next few days we opted for a place called Bliss. This place was simple, easy, and good. We got giant coffees and just had bagels and breakfast sandwiches, which we ordered from the counter. For us, simplicity is key. They had a nice back garden with chalk to decorate the patio with. That kept Grace contained for a bit while we enjoyed our breakfast. For lunch, we brought sandwich stuff with us so we basically just stuck to that. Grace pretty much just had an array of Goldfish, Popcorn, and Pretzels most lunches (You can send me my mother of the year award anytime THANKS). Our second dinner was at a place, also on the harbor, called Fletchers. The food and cocktails here were tasty. The scallops were probably the freshest I’ve ever had. Once again, Grace had pasta. If your kiddos are picky eaters, a lot of the menus at these seafood restaurants become pretty limited. I was happy with this place, but it’s not somewhere I would go again with a child. It’s more for a nice date night. The next evening we kept it easy and just picked up a pizza from Primavera Pizza. We set it up in the hotel’s garden and enjoyed a nice, chill dinner. The pizza here was really good. Again with the easy. Our final night we had dinner at Gosman’s Restaurant. This was the biggest MISS of our vacation. The food was absolutely disgusting. I’m not one to bash a place, but this place is worthy of it. Sean got the 2 lb. lobster. His excitement over it diminished as soon as he tasted how old it was. I ordered the fish and chips. Both the fish and the chips were frozen. Like why? You’re right there on the water…why in the world would you sell frozen fish at your restaurant? The madness of it all was how busy it was. It did have a gorgeous view of the harbor and the staff was nice enough, but it was an obvious tourist trap. I’d rather have edible food than a nice view. But hey, to each their own. Our biggest lesson learned was to bring our own food next trip. With a huge grill at the hotel and even the mini kitchen, it would be so much better to grab our own fresh fish or even some burgers and cook ourselves. When it comes to grilling, it’s really too delicious and easy not to do it, at least a few times on the trip. Spending a fortune on vacation just seems to come with the territory, but I really feel like we were kinda suckers when it came to the food. We just didn’t know any better. Anyway, ya live and ya learn! On our third day, we drove out to the Montauk Point State Park. It had a cute playground where Grace could run around for a while. We walked down to the lighthouse, which was a sight to see for sure. We didn’t pay to go in. It’s something to do when Grace is a bit older. I had a feeling we would get in and she would be bored to tears. Instead, we walked down the path to the beach and skipped rocks for a while. Before leaving, we sat in the swings up top the overlook and stared into the never ending ocean. It was very peaceful. After, we ventured back into town, where we decided to stop by the Montauk Brewery. I would definitely recommend hitting this place up. You wouldn’t believe how cool it is. It’s literally run out of what looks like a barn house. They have a bar in front, with some tables and stuff outside. It’s very charming and the people working there do such a great job. The Watermelon Session Ale blew our mind. I never thought I would be into a beer with the word watermelon in it, but this one proved me wrong. Apparently, it is brewed as an IPA first, so as not too focus on the fruity side of it. This place had a really good ambiance about it. Was a favorite of the trip. We peeked in a few of the stores in town to grab hats, t-shirts, koozies, and some beach toys. In fact, Grace ended up being a walking, talking billboard for the town of Montauk. We got a few basics at Plaza Surf and Sports. It’s a massive beach store with literally everything from clothes to surf board rentals. The best piece of clothing we go was from Montauk Clothing Company. Grace got this adorable shark hat there (posted in photo). We have a tough time getting her to wear hats in the sun and this was one she loved wearing. She wore it everywhere! And everywhere she wore it, she got loads of compliments. My favorite thing we bought in Montauk, was selfishly, a stand up paddle board rental. I had never done stand up paddle boarding before until our second day at the beach. I borrowed one from a fellow beach goer after asking how tough it really was to do it. I immediately fell in love! I had a tough time finding a place in the harbor that would rent paddle boards. I wanted to find somewhere close where I could just carry it to the beach so we didn’t have to face the hassle of tying it to the car. Our last day at the beach, I found Corey’s Wave. What an awesome business. They provide surfing lessons and rentals. They actually delivered the board to the beach we were at and picked it up when I called them to let them know I was finished. The board was nice, the couple that dropped and picked up really friendly, and the convenience of it all was incredible! With all of that, I couldn’t believe how reasonable the price was. I had such an amazing day on that board. Being able to paddle out in the ocean and just take it all on was completely exhilarating. I will definitely use Corey’s services for years to come. Overall, this trip was one of the best we have had. Even with a couple of bad restaurant experiences, you lose all of that being at the beach. I guess that’s the whole point of going out there-letting go. Letting go of the city, letting go of the every day nonsense, letting go of all negativity… Being in a place like Montauk reminds you of the simple beauty in things and I cannot wait to get back.

Doing Montauk: Family Style! What was meant to be a quick 2 day getaway, turned into a glorious 5 day family vacation.

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zukkaoru · 2 years

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you know. i already asked you this for jjk but. imagine the atla characters had tumblrs: top five or three that you would block and why 👀

tumblr is actively trying to not get me to post this i SWEAR it's glitched out twice now and deleted everything i've written.

ANYWAY.

1. AUNT WU. tumblr stop trying to silence me on this. she would post astrology stuff and fill the tags with things not even close to being related to the post so her posts are just everywhere and she would also reblog stuff and leave stupid comments like "OMG... That is SUCH a Libra thing to say. 🤣😂 #Astrology#Tumblr" anyway yeah. instant block.

2. azula. she would probably make and/or reblog guilt trippy posts and that's a hard pass. also she would have Very strong opinions that i probably wouldn't always agree with

3. chan. he would be one of those blogs where you're like,, you kinda look like you're a misogynist and i don't have time to actually go through your account from proof but imma block anyway just in case so i don't have to deal with Whatever you've got going on

4. hahn. he would have a superiority complex and his posts would show it. also probably a misogynist.

5. jet. i'm so sorry bestie but i feel like he would Also reblog guilt trippy posts and i'm not about that

#the amount of times i copied this whole thing as i was typing just in case tumblr decided to delete it all again #ANYWAY #it literally just. went to a white screen TWICE when i was in the middle of typing aunt wu's #like ok tumblr you're an aunt wu apologist i Don't Care let me SPEAK #okay i'm done being mad now #ty for the ask corey!! ily <3 #asks #corey tag

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okay time for the next one !!!

imagine the jjk characters had tumblrs: top five or three that you would block and why 👀

alrighty let’s see

1. naoya. he would be one of those random bigots on tumblr who makes you go ??? why are you here this is the gay website what are you hoping to accomplish????? anyway instant block

2. toji. i think what you said about assuming he’s a pornbot is funny and also Correct

3. todo. we already know he writes self-insert takada fanfiction and good for him but also bestie you’re clogging the tag with 1.5k word imagines with no readmore

4. kamo but specifically pre-shibuya kamo. i just feel like he would have a superiority complex and it would show in his posts and it would be just annoying enough that after seeing one too many posts from him, i’d hit the block button

5. nanako. idk i get the vibes that she would be a hook (0uat) fan so uh. sorry. i don’t block for that now but there was a time when i would have 😬

#listen i love the last three characters but i also like blocking people when they make posts that annoy me for some reason #wait ALSO todo would blaze a bunch of takada posts #bc he wants everyone to have the pleasure of seeing her on their dash #which once again good for him ig?#glad he’s spending his student stipend on something the higher ups would hate <3 #anyway ty for the ask skfhskdj #corey tag #asks