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boomerang109 · 1 year
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i have genuinely been very productive today and that’s a very big deal for me!
i have not, however, packed or cleaned out the fridge or finished the dishes. and i leave for the airport in 13 hours. i need to do those things
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epikhightrans · 7 years
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Epik High - 노땡큐 (NO THANXXX) (feat. MINO, Simon Dominic, The Quiett) (Keep reading for translations)
Tablo: Don’t worry ’bout me Stop butting in, just forget about it Even if the whole world’s turned its back on me I don’t give a fuck God is watchin’ over me I’m never gonna die Worrying about me is the most pointless thing to do Negative shit, man I ain’t got time Summersonic to Cochella, next up is Glastonbury Coz everyday is a festival to me, I’m too busy to even be thankful Middle finger to the Devil, stop fuckin’ up my vibe! Lived like a movie Adversity’s my counterpart, I welcome it with a smile That’s the level you gotta reach to see me play my best role I gotta show them. I got child actors all around They’ll learn from me [1] ‘Cut down’ my soul and generously gave away my artistry (artis-’tree’) While everyone else was busy putting others down I cut myself down to share with others  Cuz I am ‘Groot’ mo’fucka
The Quiett: Ay mind yo fuckin’ business You don’t have to worry about me If you’re jealous, just say it I’m fine without your attention Don’t you worry ’bout me U know I’m fly muthafucka Baby never give a fuck about a thang Especially if it’s about me, NO THANKS Baby never give a fuck about a thang Worried about me? NO THANKS
MINO: Thanks for the attention Bastards with gills swim on their own Take care of yourself Go worry about getting your hands on those drumsticks first Damn good at keeping up a stupid image, zip your lips huh? Pretending to be the boss but you can’t digest it [2] It’s not easy, the stage is ‘bout your blind courage Check it motherfuckers, my lyrics In this day and age, you’ll be called a hater just for saying motherfucker, shit The public don’t know shit about rhymes but became producers My farmer uncle may as well be an entertainment CEO My cousin with the attitude of a music critic I may be your finger food but coz I’m not your boss or teacher, I feel shit when you judge others and all that If you’re curious about my privacy, why don’t you be my mum, fucker, you get it?
The Quiett: Ay mind yo fuckin’ business You don’t have to worry about me If you’re jealous, just say it I’m fine without your attention Don’t you worry ’bout me U know I’m fly muthafucka Baby never give a fuck about a thang Especially if it’s about me, NO THANKS Baby never give a fuck about a thang Worried about me? NO THANKS
Mithra Jin: Competition’s out of sight, eyes and ears are shut Looking for my next holiday destination with every chance I get Now that I’m older, I realised life is not multiple choice My life’s worth is more important than what others see Started walking my own path since high school, second grade Plenty of people worried for me even when I didn’t I only focused on myself And as a result, I’ve multiplied the figures, both time and money You do you. Time is money But you must be pretty well off? Letting yourself relax like that Want to 1-up me? Think harder You’re not enough to keep a glutton like me full Even when I’ve been screwed over, I backstroke my way out of despair [3] Even when I’ve been inactive, my songs have kept me full for 14 years [4] Since active communication is the latest trend, I’ll listen to it all. First, line up whoever’s got a problem with me 
Simon Dominic: I’m a first class thug, third class celeb My Hollywood-style love life is the cause of mum’s stress Life is a continuous journey of goodbyes - I do it non-stop I hope my new lover is a doctor - at a mental ward I cheat non-stop - earned myself a 5th-grade disability [5] My unhappiness is your happiness, yeah please enjoy it Donating your cornea? [6] That’s taking it too far, please stop worrying about me  I look far ahead, even with one eye [6] The hip-hop scene is still a 500/30 for me Too tiny for my soul to live in, sigh... I’m only interested in my life and death Talk shit all you want, I feel no shame “A CEO who doesn’t go to work”, “a rapper who doesn’t hustle” “Why do the girls in my bath look so hot?” Can’t put myself in between the more diligent names anymore I often find myself dead, murdered after being chased by time The album will be out when it’s my time, hold the criticism till it’s released Sorry to the fans waiting, I felt fucking shit You ain’t money, you ain’t shit, why the fuck y’all so negative? Go scratch your oppa’s asshole some more Fuck your magnetic Talk all day, ain’t nothing but waste of energy I’ve pretty much shat on Epik’s album This is Born Hater Part 2, yes, the song I used to talk shit about If y’all ain’t giving a standing ovation, may as well spit on my face (Ay that was fucking sick, motherfucker)
The Quiett: Ay mind yo fuckin’ business You don’t have to worry about me If you’re jealous, just say it I’m fine without your attention Don’t you worry ’bout me U know I’m fly muthafucka Baby never give a fuck about a thang Especially if it’s about me, NO THANKS Baby never give a fuck about a thang Worried about me? NO THANKS
Outro: You get one life Don’t waste it on me Can I live my life? Let me live it how I wanna Worried about me? NO THANKS Worried about me? NO THANKS Worried about me? NO THANKS I am
© epikhightrans
[1] Wordplay on the homophones ‘actor’ and ‘to learn’. [2] Wordplay on the homophones ‘boss’ and ‘large intestine’ [3] ‘Screwed over’ = ‘eat water’ [4] ‘Inactive’ = ‘underwater’; ‘keep me full’ = ‘fill my boat’ [5] ‘To cheat’ or more commonly ‘to not pay attention’ is literally ‘to sell one eye and keep the other’, hence a ‘5th grade disability’. [6] Continuation of wordplay from [4]
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Dianna Agron talks music, falling in love, and her new film, Novitiate.
Actress, singer and dancer Dianna Agron has just concluded a 4-day residence at the famed Café Carlyle, where she sang cover songs from some of her favorite artists – Bob Dylan, to name one. Her performance – which was praised by audience members and critics alike – marks the continuation of what has been a busy two years; Dianna starred in not one, but two indie films, traveled the globe, became a resident of NYC…. and did I mention, she also fell in love? She has several new projects up her sleeve, and is back on the big screen this fall, with her new film Novitiate.
PHOEBE DE CROISSE When did you start singing?
DIANNA AGRON I moved to San Francisco when I was 8 or 9. Our school was doing this musical medley, and part of that was a segment from Wizard of Oz, which was a score I had grown up listening to. My grandmother and aunt always played it. I remember thinking that if I could sing it for them, they would be so happy and proud. So without thinking too much about it, I auditioned and got the part. When you’re that young, fear really isn’t part of your makeup yet. We have this very funny video of me with the tiniest, highest voice singing ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’ in octaves that I can no longer reach. My mom said that she had never heard me sing before that day.
PC Would you say that music has somewhat directed your path in life?
DA I do think music started it all for me. Because of my love of music, and the fact that there was always music in my house, I wanted to dance – and I danced from the age of three. I grew up watching all these musicals – Singing in the Rain and Funny Face – and I loved story-telling through song and dance. So in high school, I threw myself into musical theatre. I was as happy on stage as I was working with the crew. If the stage decoration needed more love, I would go to Michael’s and buy bits and bobs to add on, and then stay after school and work on it until I felt it was right. So it was really about the whole artistic journey. When I moved to LA, I knew I would be happy singing and dancing and acting, but also working behind the camera. As long as it was creative, I wanted to do it.
PC And then came Glee…
DA It was a whirlwind. Glee was really my everything for 5 years – I dedicated every minute to that show, and it didn’t leave space for anything else. It really helped shape me as a person, and I am so grateful to have had that opportunity. I didn’t really slow down after that either – I basically went straight from there to living in France and working on The Family. From that point on, I felt the need to take a slightly different path. I wanted to return to doing indie films, and found a lot of solace in doing so. That process is something I love more than anything – it’s organic, and crafted out of love and hard work. On indie films, you have to think on your feet, because usually, your budget doesn’t allow for additional shoot dates or big hiccups. I like the no-frills aspect of it, and oftentimes, I find the story-telling to be much more pure.
PC It seems like you’ve been working nonstop! How much did that contribute to your decision to take some time off last year?
DA Well, it was a combination of things. It was definitely a conscious to decision to hold a few things in high regard: dedicating time to fall in love and get married, showing up for my family, making up for all the years when I wasn’t in attendance at a wedding or funeral because I didn’t have the time or the choice. It’s no surprise that the time brought me immense joy and personal growth – and of course, that then spills into work.
PC Speaking of falling in love, did music play a role in bringing you and your husband, Winston Marshall (of Mumford and Sons’) together?
DA Well, luckily, I loved his music before I even met him, otherwise it would never have worked out. Now there is more music in my life than there ever has been, and it’s wonderful. Our house is riddled with amps and guitars and pianos and it’s my dream come true.
Sometimes perceived mistakes turn out to be life’s greatest gifts.
PC Your new film, Novitiate comes out next month. It’s the story of young nuns-in-training at the dawn of Vatican II, in the 1960s.
DA I didn’t know much about Vatican II when I read the script – it was a sweeping reform that was meant to bring the church into the modern world. The church did away with many of the customs that nuns had grown accustomed to, causing a huge rift and eventually 90,000 women to leave the church.
PC What in particular drew you to this project?
DA I think it was due in large part to the fact that I didn’t know anything about this time in our history. I also just fell in love with Maggie’s vision. She learned a lot about this time and was largely inspired by Mother Theresa’s book, which she said read like a teenager’s diary. There were passages that said things like “Today I was so angry with Him. He didn’t talk to me the way he used to.” And I was intrigued by this relationship, and by the fact that these women considered themselves married to God. I had never known about that aspect of their lives.
PC Yes! I was struck by that scene in the film – I couldn’t believe they actually wore wedding dresses!
DA Yes, they had an actual ceremony. It was a sacred process. So of course when Vatican II said they were doing away with all these customs that these women had grown accustomed to, they were heartbroken. The reforms undermined everything they had been led to believe and the reasons they had joined. We spoke to a couple of the women who had left, and although they expressed they had made the right choice, it was interesting to see that their mannerisms were still very much representative of that time: very prim, reserved, regimented.
PC What was the biggest challenge of this particular role for you?
DA The restriction and stillness that I had to apply to this character – that was difficult, at times. I did have to shake that at the end of the day. Every time I took off that wimple, I would find myself running my fingers through my hair and shaking my body out. This costume was restrictive in a way that I’ve never experienced on set. You’re hearing is muffled, it’s as tight as possible to your head– like a corset. It definitely was a key part of transforming into Sister Mary Grace. As soon as that wardrobe was on, I was no longer myself.
PC Did your own religion play a role in how you interpreted the film?
DA I grew up Jewish, and was rather religious until a few years after my bat mitsvah, when my dad became very sick. He lost his faith for some time because of it, and the immediate change was that for the first time in my life, we were no longer going to temple, and we were questioning. My own practices have varied over the years – I expect they will again when I have children, and have to introduce certain things to them in order for the to form their own opinions. What’s fantastic about this film is that it compels people talk to us about their own relationships to religion and their faith. Everyone who has seen the film wants to share their stories – some of them deeply personal and really moving. It’s nice to be able to have those conversations.
PC As you enter this new decade, your thirties, what are you hoping to achieve?
DA I think I have found a certain balance between work and family, and taking care of myself, and I want to preserve that, especially as I continue to grow and evolve, and as I begin to start thinking about creating my own family. I think the older you get as a woman, the more you feel you should be able to juggle a million things, and never drop the ball. And that problematic thinking builds up. I had to learn to have compassion for myself, and not judge myself so harshly. I’ve been doing these daily affirmations – it is the most positive thing, and I find it has really contributed to my overall wellbeing. Praising yourself for the things you’ve done well is a healthy practice. It’s so easy to beat yourself down for everything that hasn’t worked out the way you thought it should, for every mistake you’ve made. Plus sometimes perceived mistakes turn out to be life’s greatest gifts. It’s all about how you look at it.
Learning what is right for you – that’s the most important thing.
PC What’s one lesson you learned the hard way?
DA Not standing up for myself. There have been so many moments where I have neglected to do that, and then really regretted it. There have been moments when I didn’t, and I should have. You can’t go back in time. And I learned that lesson.
PC Any parting words of wisdom for our readers?
DA Lately, I’ve been juggling with this idea that if you’re not afraid to do something, it’s probably not the right choice. Without fear, you are not pushing the limits. I was beyond nervous to put up that show at the Carlyle, and luckily it turned into the greatest gift – a wonderful new experience. And then I’ve really been standing by the idea that you are not defined by what you say yes to, but rather what you say no to. Understanding that, and applying that to my career has been really helpful. There are so many things that people might want you to do – I have 3 agents, 3 managers, a publicist, lawyers, and they all have ideas about what is right for me. Of course, you work with these people because you trust and respect them. But every now and then, you might say no to something because it doesn’t feel right creatively. Learning to know what is right for you, that is the most important thing.
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100 Reasons I Love You
I’m a writer.
I can’t say whether I’m any good. All I can say is that I’m prolific.
I wrote the comedy column in my college newspaper.
I wrote a dozen screenplays and 15 sitcoms when I moved to LA in my twenties.
I have written over 1000 blog posts, 400 newsletters, 100 podcasts and 4 books since then.
But the most meaningful thing I’ve ever written is something no one has ever read before.
It’s a series of lists called “100 Reasons I Love You” that I wrote for the extraordinary woman I call my wife.
The first one was dated July 25, 2007. That was six months into our relationship  when I first told her I loved her.
The second one was dated November 25, 2007. That was for her 38th birthday.
The third one was dated April 24, 2008. That was when I proposed to her.
Since then, we’ve gotten married, bought a house in the suburbs, and had two children, now 6 and 7, who fill up our world with delight.
As a husband, father, son, brother, friend, and small business owner, I’m as harried as you are, trying to spread my time and attention around to make everyone I love happy.
But, as you know, things fall through the cracks. That’s life.
We all have to pick and choose what’s important.
As a dating coach, I have a daily window into this, and one of the things I see regularly is how well-meaning couples fall into a rut and start to take each other for granted.
To be fair, we all have a great excuse: life is, indeed, busy!
And really, who has the time and energy to treat your spouse like you did when you first began dating?
Yet that lack of time and energy are exactly why relationships falter.
It’s why people grow apart.
All the little things stop and you fall into your roles.
You work. You parent. You sleep.
All the time you put into being a couple has disappeared and been absorbed into life’s other endeavors. Next thing you know, you’re wondering: “What happened to us?”
THAT’s why I insist that relationships don’t take “work,” but they do take EFFORT.
So while I’d like to think I’m a good husband – I wake up the kids and make them breakfast, I’m out of the office every day at 5:30 to help out my family, and I’m fluent in all 5 Love Languages – there’s always something that can be done better.
I’m doing it today.
This week marks my 10th Anniversary.
It’s not only been ten years since my wife and I tied the knot, for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, ‘til death do us part – but it’s been ten years since I wrote a list for my wife of 100 reasons I love her.
It’s something I’ve been meaning to do, but haven’t gotten around to, what with soccer practice, cleaning out the garage, and putting together that earthquake preparedness kit.
My 100 Reasons list is not a work of literary genius. It’s mostly a series of inside jokes for an audience of two. But I’m sharing it with you today for three reasons:
1. I’m proud of it. I’m proud of my wife. I’m proud of my marriage. I’m proud that I’m given this opportunity to let you peek in on my relationship and show you what healthy, lasting love looks like from the inside.
2. My wife is cool with it. Sure, this is written for private purposes, but my wife has made peace with the fact that I’m an open book. So while I respect her privacy and cherish our marriage, I also see our partnership as an education on love that I can offer directly to you. All the good, all the bad; I only have one mode: honest.
3. True love can be yours. While I wouldn’t hold my breath on your future husband writing you 4 lists of 100 reasons he loves you, that’s because he’ll have a real job besides “dating coach.” What he lacks as a romantic and fast typist, I promise he’ll make up for with other traits: character, consistency, kindness, and commitment.
This much I know is true.
Great husbands come in many forms to the millions of women who look for them.
Great husbands come in many forms to the millions of women who look for them.
They don’t, however, come to women who have given up on men.
They don’t come to women who think the worst of men.
They don’t come to women who think dating is a waste of time and that relationships only lead to heartbreak and disappointment.
That’s why, starting officially on Thursday, November 1st, I’m having a special sale on my Believe in Love program where you’ll get $50 off just for being on my mailing list.
Consider that my 10th-anniversary gift to YOU.
You deserve to be happy and in love.
If you don’t have it now, then something has to change – preferably sooner, rather than later.
In the meantime, enjoy your day, hug someone special, and check your inbox on Thursday morning to take advantage of this opportunity to get your groove back and save big money.
Warmest wishes and much love,
Your friend,
Evan
P.S. You didn’t think I’d close this email without sharing my list, did you?
So, without further ado, 100 Reasons I Love My Wife, Volume 4:
1. You always have floss with you.
2.  You let me read bedtime stories to the kids every night.
3. You know how to turn on the pool heater and filter since I don’t.
4. You make a generous effort to visit my family whenever we can.
5. You have separate washes for blacks, colors and lights.
6. You say yes to all social plans — and often consider whether I want to be part of them.
7. You encourage me to see my guy friends.
8. You are the pioneer of the Mad Libs Dance Challenge.
9. You are really fun, considering you’re the not-fun parent.
10. You will always go out of your way to help a friend.
11. You validate me when I say I need more quality time with you.
12. You appreciate how much I want to provide for the family.
13. You offer me fair criticism in ways that I can always handle.
14. You drive six hours in a day for a weekend without the kids.
15. You make a mean gazpacho.
16. You rock those holiday wall calendars.
17. You care about the details of every barbecue, dinner party, and birthday party.
18. You continue to surprise me with random military facts that I don’t know.
19. You can spend three nights packing for a three-day weekend.
20. You need to have 10 different kinds of vinegar to eat one large heirloom tomato.
21. You listen to me relentlessly vent about the technology part of my business.
22. You are proud of your age and you’re proud that I’m proud of your age.
23. You know how to laugh at yourself.
24. You make sure the kids can laugh at themselves, too.
25. You are the model for all the Catholic wives at synagogue.
26. You sort through endless amounts of kids’ homework on the kitchen table.
27. You always prove that when I can’t find something, I just did a “man-look.”
28. You are willing to go to the beach with me, even though you don’t like sand.
29. You made sure our 16-day East Coast road trip was an experience to remember.
30. You’re willing to listen to my ideas about how to be happier and more efficient.
31. You like to keep the pool at 88 degrees.
32. You get 97 texts from your PFA friends in one day.
33. You dominate at board game night, especially Taboo.
34. You are wonderfully shameless when it comes to karaoke night.
35. You never go to bed mad.
36. You can somehow sleep until 11am on weekends.
37. You write cards that make me cry.
38. You only cry when your computer is causing you trouble.
39. You will always want to go to a movie on a night when the kids are in San Diego.
40. You put salt on salted popcorn.
41. You actually owned a tank of helium for balloons.
42. You like math.
43. You are the designated poop-picker-upper when there’s an accident.
44. You never say no to a Mommy’s Night Out.
45. You curse more than I do.
46. You are more into reading, theater and politics than when we first met.
47. You insist on themed Halloween costumes for all four of our family members.
48. You have a whole section of the attic reserved for different holiday decorations.
49. You need two attics to house all the things you’ve never thrown out.
50. You like 90% of what I buy you for Christmas.
51. You trust me when it comes to choosing a restaurant.
52. You always order the least healthy (and most tasty) thing on the menu.
53. You are cool with canceling Christmas. Or our 10th-anniversary vacation, if need be.
54. You are slowly coming around on the dog thing. Maybe a dwarf hamster first…
55. You finally got into book club — but you have a better idea if this one collapses.
56. You are always agreeable when I invite old friends over to dinner.
57. You treat my family like your own family.
58. You care about how you look — and you invariably look beautiful.
59. You make incredible meals in the crockpot.
60. You have a pantry with about 50 kinds of carbs, crackers, chips and cereals.
61. You don’t tell me how you vote — but I’m pretty sure you vote the way I would.
62. You are an excellent disciplinarian with the kids.
63. You invariably agree with me when we do our post-party rundown in the car.
64. You are the unofficial mayor of our town.
65. You embrace why my Israel trip meant so much to me.
66. You are the best kind of stable — I know exactly what I’ll get for the rest of my life.
67. You are almost willing to go camping, as long as there’s a shower in the woods.
68. You are an easy audience.
69. You don’t count calories.
70. You make bangs look good.
71. You take pride in being the best school treasurer ever.
72. You’re sometimes willing to have sex TWO times in a week.
73. You use 12 pillows when you go to sleep at night in your pillow fort.
74. You knew every word at the Depeche Mode show and braved three days at Desert Trip.
75. You allow me to play dinnertime DJ and introduce the kids to our music.
76. You don’t want anything more in life than a weekend alone.
77. You still read wedding magazines and consider them your version of porn.
78. You laugh at my mishaps at Thai massage places.
79. You drive much faster than I do.
80. You read much slower.
81. You say “I love you” at least 25% of the times I say it to you.
82. You are a hero to women you’ve never met.
83. You save random Saturday Night Live sketches for me to watch after you’ve seen them.
84. You handle customer service issues when I’m about to blow a gasket.
85. You make sure the kids are prepared for any fluctuation in temperature.
86. You never pass up a glass (or two) of wine.
87. You have middle-class taste at home and five-star taste in hotels.
88. You look great naked.
89. You make me feel like I do, too.
90. You donate to every charity that any of your family members request.
91. You can take a 2-hour break from telling a story and begin right where you left off.
92. You can operate on three hours of sleep.
93. You are more than willing to leave a party…an hour after I first asked if we could go.
94. You never make me feel bad when I’m falling short.
95. You don’t let your past relationships negatively affect your present ones.
96. You understand my need to talk about my past — my father, my exes, my career.
97. You have the highest emotional intelligence of anyone I’ve ever met.
99. You know all my embarrassing anecdotes — and you’re still here!
100. You are my muse, my north star, my raison d’etre, my favorite person in the world.
Happy 10th anniversary, honey!
Love,
Evan
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100 Reasons I Love You
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100 Reasons I Love You
I’m a writer.
I can’t say whether I’m any good. All I can say is that I’m prolific.
I wrote the comedy column in my college newspaper.
I wrote a dozen screenplays and 15 sitcoms when I moved to LA in my twenties.
I have written over 1000 blog posts, 400 newsletters, 100 podcasts and 4 volumes since then.
But the most meaningful thing I’ve ever written is something “no ones ever” read before.
It’s a series of listings called “1 00 Reasons I Love You” that I wrote for the extraordinary girl I call my wife.
The first one was dated July 25, 2007. That was six months into our relationship when I first told her I loved her.
The second one was dated November 25, 2007. That was for her 38 th birthday.
The third one was dated April 24, 2008. That was when I proposed to her.
Since then, we’ve gotten married, bought a house in the suburbium, and had two children , now 6 and 7, who fill up our world with delight.
As a husband, father, son, friend, friend, and small business owner, I’m as harried as you are, trying to spread my day and attention around to attain everyone I love happy.
But, as you know, things fall through the crackings. That’s life.
We all have to pick and choose what’s important.
As a dating coach, I have a daily window into this, and one of the things I see regularly is how well-meaning couples fall into a rut and are beginning to take each other for granted.
To be fair, we all have a great excuse: life is, indeed, busy!
And actually, who has the time and energy to treat your spouse like you did when you first began dating?
Yet that absence of period and energy are exactly why relationships falter.
It’s why people grow apart.
All the little things stop and you fall into your roles.
You work. You parent. You sleep.
All the time you put into being a couple has disappeared and been absorbed into life’s other endeavors. Next thing you know, you’re wondering: “What happened to us? ”
THAT’s why I insist that relationships don’t take “work, ” but they do take EFFORT.
So while I’d like to think I’m a good spouse- I wake up the kids and induce them breakfast, I’m out of the office every day at 5:30 to help out my family, and I’m fluent in all 5 Love Languages- there’s always something that can be done better.
I’m doing it today.
This week marks my 10 th Anniversary.
It’s is not merely been ten years since my wife and I tied the knot, for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health,’ til demise do us portion- but it’s been ten years since I wrote a listing for my spouse of 100 reasons I love her.
It’s something I’ve been meaning to do, but haven’t get around to, what with football practise, cleaning out the garage, and putting together that earthquake preparedness kit.
My 100 Reasons list is not a run of literary genius. It’s largely a series of inside jokes for an audience of two. But I’m sharing it with you today for three reasons :P TAGEND
1. I’m proud of it. I’m proud of my spouse. I’m proud of my wedding. I’m proud that I’m given this opportunity to let you peek in on my relationship and demonstrate you what healthy, lasting love looks like from the inside.
2. My wife is cool with it. Sure, this is written for private purposes, but my spouse has constructed peace with the facts of the case that I’m an open book. So while I respect her privacy and cherish our wedding, I also consider our partnership as an education on love that I can offer immediately to you. All the good, all the bad; I merely have one mode: honest.
3. True love are likely to be yours. While I wouldn’t hold my breath on your future spouse writing you 4 lists of 100 reasons he loves you, that’s because he’ll have a real task besides “dating coach.” What he lacks as a romantic and fast typist, I promise he’ll make up for with other traits: character, consistency, kindness, and commitment.
This much I know is true.
Great husbands come in many forms to the millions of women who look for them.
Great husbands come in many forms to the millions of women who look for them.
They don’t, however, come to women who have given up on men.
They don’t come to women who guess the worst of men.
They don’t come to women who think dating is a waste of time and that relationships merely lead to heartbreak and disappointment.
That’s why, starting officially on Thursday, November 1st, I’m having a special marketing on my Believe in Love program where you’ll get $50 off just for being on my mailing list.
Consider that my 10 th-anniversary gift to YOU.
You deserve to be happy and in love.
If you don’t have it now, then something has to change- preferably sooner, rather than later.
In the meantime, enjoy your day, hug someone special, and check your inbox on Thursday morning to take advantage of this opportunity to get your groove back and save big money.
Warmest wishings and much love,
Your friend,
Evan
P.S. You didn’t believe I’d shut this email without sharing my list, did you?
So, without further ado, 100 Reasons I Love My Wife, Volume 4 :P TAGEND
1. You always have floss with you.
2. You let me read bedtime stories to the kids every night.
3. You know how to turn on the pond heater and filter since I don’t.
4. You make a generous effort to visit my family whenever we can.
5. You have separate washings for blacks, colours and lights.
6. You say yes to all social plans- and often consider whether I want to be part of them.
7. You promote me to insure my guy friends.
8. You are the pioneer of the Mad Libs Dance Challenge.
9. You are really fun, considering you’re the not-fun parent.
10. You will always go out of your way to help a friend.
11. You validate me when I say I need more quality time with you.
12. You appreciate how much I want to provide for the family.
13. You offer me fair criticism in ways that I can always handle.
14. You drive six hours in a day for a weekend without the kids.
15. You make a mean gazpacho.
16. You rock those vacation wall calendars.
17. You care about the details of every barbecue, dinner party, and birthday party.
18. You continue to surprise me with random military facts that I don’t know.
19. You can expend three nights packing for a three-day weekend.
20. You need to have 10 all sorts of vinegar to eat one big heirloom tomato.
21. You listen to me relentlessly vent about the technology part of my business.
22. You are proud of your age and you’re proud that I’m proud of your age.
23. You know how to laugh at yourself.
24. You make sure the kids can laugh at themselves, too.
25. You are the model for all the Catholic wives at synagogue.
26. You sort through endless amounts of kids’ homework on the kitchen table.
27. You always prove that when I can’t find something, I simply did a “man-look.”
28. You are willing to go to the beach with me, even though you don’t like sand.
29. You constructed sure our 16 -day East Coast road trip was an experience to remember.
30. You’re willing to listen to my notions about how to be happier and more efficient.
31. You like to keep the pool at 88 degrees.
32. You get 97 texts from your PFA friends in one day.
33. You dominate at board game night, especially Taboo.
34. You are wonderfully shameless when it is necessary to karaoke night.
35. You never go to bed mad.
36. You can somehow sleep until 11 am on weekends.
37. You write cards that make me cry.
38. You merely cry when your computer is causing you trouble.
39. You will always want to go to a movie on a night when the kids are in San Diego.
40. You put salt on salted popcorn.
41. You actually owned a tank of helium for balloons.
42. You like math.
43. You are the designated poop-picker-upper when there’s an accident.
44. You never say no to a Mommy’s Night Out.
45. You curse more than I do.
46. You are more into reading, theater and politics than when we first met.
47. You insist on themed Halloween costumes for all four of our family members.
48. You have a whole section of the attic reserved for different holiday decorations.
49. You require two attics to house all the things you’ve never hurled out.
50. You like 90% of what I buy you for Christmas.
51. You trust me when it comes to choosing a restaurant.
52. You always order the least healthy( and most tasty) thing on the menu.
53. You are cool with canceling Christmas. Or our 10 th-anniversary vacation, if need be.
54. You are slowly coming around on the dog thing. Maybe a dwarf hamster first…
55. You eventually got into volume club- but you have a better idea if this one collapses.
56. You are always agreeable when I invite old friends over to dinner.
57. You treat my family like your own family.
58. You care about how you seem- and you invariably look beautiful.
59. You construct incredible meals in the crockpot.
60. You have a pantry with about 50 kinds of carbs, crackers, chips and cereals.
61. You don’t tell me how you vote- but I’m pretty sure you vote the way I would.
62. You are an excellent disciplinarian with the kids.
63. You invariably agree with me when we do our post-party rundown in the car.
64. You are the unofficial mayor of our town.
65. You embrace why my Israel trip entailed so much to me.
66. You are the best kind of stable- I know exactly what I’ll get for the rest of my life.
67. You are almost willing to go camping, as long as there’s a shower in the woods.
68. You are an easy audience.
69. You don’t count calories.
70. You attain bangs seem good.
71. You take pride in being the best school treasurer ever.
72. You’re sometimes willing to have sex TWO days in a week.
73. You use 12 pillows when you go to sleep at night in your pillow fort.
74. You knew every term at the Depeche Mode show and braved three days at Desert Trip.
75. You allow me to play dinnertime DJ and introduce the kids to our music.
76. You don’t want anything more in life than a weekend alone.
77. You still read marriage publications and consider them your version of porn.
78. You laugh at my mishaps at Thai massage places.
79. You drive much faster than I do.
80. You read much slower.
81. You say “I love you” at least 25% of the times I say it to you.
82. You are a hero to females you’ve never met.
83. You save random Saturday Night Live sketches for me to watch after you’ve seen them.
84. You handle customer service issues when I’m about to blow a gasket.
85. You make sure the kids are prepared for any fluctuation in temperature.
86. You never pass up a glass( or two) of wine.
87. You have middle-class savour at home and five-star taste in hotels.
88. You look great naked.
89. You stimulate me feel like I do, too.
90. You donate to every charity that any of your family members request.
91. You can take a 2-hour transgres from telling a tale and begin right where you left off.
92. You can operate on three hours of sleep.
93. You are more than willing to leave a party…an hour after I first asked if we could go.
94. You never induce me feel bad when I’m falling short.
95. You don’t let your past relationships negatively affect your present ones.
96. You understand my need to talk about my past- my father, my exes, my career.
97. You have the highest emotional intelligence of anyone I’ve ever met.
99. You know all my embarrassing anecdotes- and you’re still here!
100. You are my muse, my north star, my raison d’etre, my favorite person in the world.
Happy 10 th anniversary, honey!
Love,
Evan
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Dianna Agron talks music, falling in love, and her new film, Novitiate.
Actress, singer and dancer Dianna Agron has just concluded a 4-day residence at the famed Café Carlyle, where she sang cover songs from some of her favorite artists – Bob Dylan, to name one. Her performance – which was praised by audience members and critics alike – marks the continuation of what has been a busy two years; Dianna starred in not one, but two indie films, traveled the globe, became a resident of NYC…. and did I mention, she also fell in love? She has several new projects up her sleeve, and is back on the big screen this fall, with her new film Novitiate.
PHOEBE DE CROISSET When did you start singing?
DIANNA AGRON I moved to San Francisco when I was 8 or 9. Our school was doing this musical medley, and part of that was a segment from Wizard of Oz, which was a score I had grown up listening to. My grandmother and aunt always played it. I remember thinking that if I could sing it for them, they would be so happy and proud. So without thinking too much about it, I auditioned and got the part. When you’re that young, fear really isn’t part of your makeup yet. We have this very funny video of me with the tiniest, highest voice singing ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’ in octaves that I can no longer reach. My mom said that she had never heard me sing before that day.
PC Would you say that music has somewhat directed your path in life?
DA I do think music started it all for me. Because of my love of music, and the fact that there was always music in my house, I wanted to dance – and I danced from the age of three. I grew up watching all these musicals – Singing in the Rain and Funny Face – and I loved story-telling through song and dance. So in high school, I threw myself into musical theatre. I was as happy on stage as I was working with the crew. If the stage decoration needed more love, I would go to Michael’s and buy bits and bobs to add on, and then stay after school and work on it until I felt it was right. So it was really about the whole artistic journey. When I moved to LA, I knew I would be happy singing and dancing and acting, but also working behind the camera. As long as it was creative, I wanted to do it.
PC And then came Glee…
DA It was a whirlwind. Glee was really my everything for 5 years – I dedicated every minute to that show, and it didn’t leave space for anything else. It really helped shape me as a person, and I am so grateful to have had that opportunity. I didn’t really slow down after that either – I basically went straight from there to living in France and working on The Family. From that point on, I felt the need to take a slightly different path. I wanted to return to doing indie films, and found a lot of solace in doing so. That process is something I love more than anything – it’s organic, and crafted out of love and hard work. On indie films, you have to think on your feet, because usually, your budget doesn’t allow for additional shoot dates or big hiccups. I like the no-frills aspect of it, and oftentimes, I find the story-telling to be much more pure.
PC It seems like you’ve been working nonstop! How much did that contribute to your decision to take some time off last year?
DA Well, it was a combination of things. It was definitely a conscious to decision to hold a few things in high regard: dedicating time to fall in love and get married, showing up for my family, making up for all the years when I wasn’t in attendance at a wedding or funeral because I didn’t have the time or the choice. It’s no surprise that the time brought me immense joy and personal growth – and of course, that then spills into work.
PC Your new film, Novitiate comes out next month. It’s the story of young nuns-in-training at the dawn of Vatican II, in the 1960s.
DA I didn’t know much about Vatican II when I read the script – it was a sweeping reform that was meant to bring the church into the modern world. The church did away with many of the customs that nuns had grown accustomed to, causing a huge rift and eventually 90,000 women to leave the church.
PC What in particular drew you to this project?
DA I think it was due in large part to the fact that I didn’t know anything about this time in our history. I also just fell in love with Maggie’s vision. She learned a lot about this time and was largely inspired by Mother Theresa’s book, which she said read like a teenager’s diary. There were passages that said things like “Today I was so angry with Him. He didn’t talk to me the way he used to.” And I was intrigued by this relationship, and by the fact that these women considered themselves married to God. I had never known about that aspect of their lives.
PC Yes! I was struck by that scene in the film – I couldn’t believe they actually wore wedding dresses!
DA Yes, they had an actual ceremony. It was a sacred process. So of course when Vatican II said they were doing away with all these customs that these women had grown accustomed to, they were heartbroken. The reforms undermined everything they had been led to believe and the reasons they had joined. We spoke to a couple of the women who had left, and although they expressed they had made the right choice, it was interesting to see that their mannerisms were still very much representative of that time: very prim, reserved, regimented.
PC What was the biggest challenge of this particular role for you?
DA The restriction and stillness that I had to apply to this character – that was difficult, at times. I did have to shake that at the end of the day. Every time I took off that wimple, I would find myself running my fingers through my hair and shaking my body out. This costume was restrictive in a way that I’ve never experienced on set. You’re hearing is muffled, it’s as tight as possible to your head– like a corset. It definitely was a key part of transforming into Sister Mary Grace. As soon as that wardrobe was on, I was no longer myself.
PC Did your own religion play a role in how you interpreted the film?
DA I grew up Jewish, and was rather religious until a few years after my bat mitsvah, when my dad became very sick. He lost his faith for some time because of it, and the immediate change was that for the first time in my life, we were no longer going to temple, and we were questioning. My own practices have varied over the years – I expect they will again when I have (with my children), and have to introduce certain things to them in order for the to form their own opinions. What’s fantastic about this film is that it compels people talk to us about their own relationships to religion and their faith. Everyone who has seen the film wants to share their stories – some of them deeply personal and really moving. It’s nice to be able to have those conversations.
PC As you enter this new decade, your thirties, what are you hoping to achieve?
DA I think I have found a certain balance between work and family, and taking care of myself, and I want to preserve that, especially as I continue to grow and evolve, and a I begin to start thinking about creating my own family. I think the older you get as a woman, the more you feel you should be able to juggle a million things, and never drop the ball. And that problematic thinking builds up. I had to learn to have compassion for myself, and not judge myself so harshly. I’ve been doing these daily affirmations – it is the most positive thing, and I find it has really contributed to my overall wellbeing. Praising yourself for the things you’ve done well is a healthy practice. It’s so easy to beat yourself down for everything that hasn’t worked out the way you thought it should, for every mistake you’ve made. Plus sometimes perceived mistakes turn out to be life’s greatest gifts. It’s all about how you look at it.
PC What’s one lesson you learned the hard way?
DA Not standing up for myself. There have been so many moments where I have neglected to do that, and then really regretted it. There have been moments when I didn’t, and I should have. You can’t go back in time. And I learned that lesson.
PC Any parting words of wisdom for our readers?
DA Lately, I’ve been juggling with this idea that if you’re not afraid to do something, it’s probably not the right choice. Without fear, you are not pushing the limits. I was beyond nervous to put up that show at the Carlyle, and luckily it turned into the greatest gift – a wonderful new experience. And then I’ve really been standing by the idea that you are not defined by what you say yes to, but rather what you say no to. Understanding that, and applying that to my career has been really helpful. There are so many things that people might want you to do – I have 3 agents, 3 managers, a publicist, lawyers, and they all have ideas about what is right for me. Of course, you work with these people because you trust and respect them. But every now and then, you might say no to something because it doesn’t feel right creatively. Learning to know what is right for you, that is the most important thing.
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