you know i love you, right?
that when i spurn your addresses
it’s not out of spite
my heart’s just a thing contested
i never meant to leave you in the trenches
i like it when you talk to me, you know?
it’s just that you’re leaving bruises
and i don’t know what to do but turn cold
sending myself into a crisis
for something you can’t control
you know i care about you, no?
it’s always been more trouble than it’s worth
but that hasn’t stopped me from calling this blackbox home
even if mirth
was never ingrained in me at birth
hey, i’m sorry i’m writing this
instead of telling you to stop like adrian asks
but there isn’t much i can tell you to interdit
and right now i shouldn’t be widening the crack
i should reactivate that button and fucking boop you back
Highlights of ComicCon include but are not limited to:
-A Bildad the Shuhite cosplayer who showed off a long scroll "permit" signed by David Tennant and gave me a ribbon for my badge that says "I was cobbled/midwifed by Bildad the Shuhite". This same Bildad screamed in response to being given one of my snakes and said "I have lizards!" but I think the lizards were in a backpack somewhere so I didn't end up getting one, which is just as well because I'm sure Job wanted them back.
-An Aziraphale cosplayer who gave me a "missing snake" poster with Crowley on it, and the three subsequent people who showed me copies of the poster after being instructed to show it to any Crowley they saw. This Aziraphale's response to receiving one of my snakes was "Have I finally found him...?"
-The James Long For Jim Short For Gabriel cosplayer with a tartan toga, a cardboard box, and a matchbox with a little fly in it. He was very cool and he let me and my girlfriend re-create the "minor miracle" shot with him
-The person who asked for a photo of me and my girlfriend and then just casually slid friendship bracelets onto both of our wrists, hers said "oh Lord, heal this bike" and mine said "Vavoom" which happens to be one of my favorite s2 Crowley quotes
-The Aziraphale and Crowley cosplayers with huge wings that gave me and my girlfriend stickers of Blackbeard and Crowley as drinking buddies
-The 60s Ineffable Wives cosplayers! You were doing the Lord's... Satan's... well, somebody's work, anyway!
-Me amusing myself and no one else by joking that my feet hurt because I was walking on "comic-con-secrated ground". I made this joke at least three times
-The other Aziraphales and Crowleys that did the "Spiderman pointing at himself" meme with me and my girlfriend
-My good friends Tanya and Kassidy who were very patiently taking photos while my girlfriend and I re-created The Kiss. After the fact my girlfriend was like "that was the most violent kiss I've ever experienced in my life" and I was like "sorry if I hurt you but you saw the scene that was NOT a gentle kiss!"
-The Beelzebub cosplayer who, in return for one of my snakes, attempted to give me a fly that was intended for a Jim/Gabriel cosplayer. It was the sweetest thing ever but I gave it back in hopes that they'd find the Jim I saw earlier, and because, let's be real, Crowley would not take good care of that fly.
A ship I have never liked and probably never will:
Oooh girl you trying to get me in trouble LOL. Every ship from my last post probably falls under this category as well, besides Rickyl and Desus because I genuinely don’t think I’ve been in this fandom long enough to say that those won’t be my favorite ships in a few years. I don’t think they’ll grow on me but I also said that Daryl would never grow on me, and the same with Negan, soooo I’m not going to make the mistake of using those words ever again LOL.
I can say for TWD though that Daryl Dixon x Leah Shaw, Negan Smith x Alpha, and.. whew… Bethyl aren’t ever gonna be something I like. You’re gonna get me killed here. But Beth Greene x Daryl Dixon is almost exactly the same age gap as Amanda and I were, and you were already my friend when that whole mess happened so I’m sure that comes as no surprise to you. (Amanda is my ex girlfriend?? who was 38 when I was 15, fun time 😀). And Daryl was I believe 41 while Beth was 18 so that’s quite literally the same number of years. 23. No ty. It doesn’t nauseate me because she’d be an adult but I do try to avoid reading it; my mutuals can talk about it though if they want for all I care. I do in fact believe that Beth had a crush on Daryl and just wouldn’t have pursued him, looked for those traits elsewhere.
Marvel forever dislikes: Tony Stark x Peter Parker, Wanda Maximoff x Puerto Maximoff, Gamora x Nebula, Peter Parker x Morgan Stark (seriously, ew), Thanos x Loki Laufeyson, Odin Borrson x Loki Laufeyson, Odin Borrson x Thor Odinson, Odin Borrson x Hela Odindottir, Freyja Freyrdottir (Frigga) x Loki Laufeyson, May Parker-Jameson x Peter Parker, Norman Osborn x Peter Parker, Otto Octavius x Peter Parker, Skip Westcott x Peter Parker!!!!!!!!, Tony Stark x Sentient Armor, Steve Rogers x Peggy Carter, Steve Rogers x Sharon Carter, Bruce Banner x Natasha Romanoff, Brunnhilde x Hela Odindottir, Thor Odinson x Carol Danvers, James Howlett x Anna Marie, if I listed them all I’d be here all night
DC forever dislikes: Alfred Pennyworth x Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne x Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Damian Wayne, Lucas Fox, Barbara Gordon, or any of Batman’s sidekicks (I think you get my point by now), Jack Napier x Harleen Quinzel, Jack Napier x Clark Kent, Hal Jordan x Arisia Rrab (she’s an entire child 😐), Dick Grayson x Catalina Flores (sexual assault), there are just so many more
Shameless forever dislikes: Fiona Gallagher x literally everyone she ever dated, Debbie Gallagher x all of her exes as well, Lip Gallagher x Mandy Milkovich (she rped him guys!!! don’t forget), Lip Gallagher x Karen Jackson, Karen Jackson x Frank Gallagher, Frank Gallagher x Sammi Slott (that’s your child dude…), Ian Gallagher x Kash Karib, Ian Gallagher x Caleb Daniels, Carl Gallagher x Kassidi Gallagher (typing that made me laugh 😭), Carl Gallagher x Dominique Winslow, Carl Gallagher x Tish (she rped him as well), Liam Gallagher x Sissy (MORE rpe), please just let my babies be happy and in love
Euphoria forever dislikes: Maddie Perez x Nate Jacobs, Rue Bennett x Jules Vaughn, Cal Jacobs x Nate Jacobs, Cal Jacobs x Jules Vaughn, Cassie Howard x Nate Jacobs, Rue Bennett x Nate Jacobs, Rue Bennett x Fezco O’Neill, Fezco O’Neill x Ashtray
What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?
I am still a Marvel and DC fan, so it’s gotta be those. I’ve literally been a fan since I was born.
Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves.
Maggie Rhee does her absolute best for her son. I… don’t have much /pos commentary besides that 😭
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Kassidy Kathleen Maria James Fullmore! XD long name, I know.
She's the daughter of a railroad tycoon who has a knack for finding mysteries. Sort of in-between fitting in with the elite and with the working class people- she just hasn't had as much of a chance to get used to the second. However, she isn't afraid to get dirty and down to the nitty gritty. Has a little brother, Ollie, and a dog named Cat. Distinguished by her favorite lavender hat, which she almost always has with her.
MOST WANTED MALES: MYRON REED, COREY GRAVES, DAX HARWOOD, EDRIS ENOFE, MALIK BLADE, ALEX REYNOLDS, EVIL UNO, BIG BILL, ANTHONY BOWENS, HUMBERTO CARRILLO, POWERHOUSE HOBBS, MAX CASTER, MALIKAI BLACK, KYLE O'REILLY, OTIS, CASH WHEELER, DANTE MARTIN, DARIUS MARTIN, LUCHASAURUS, OBA FEMI, TREVOR LEE, ISIAH KASSIDY, ORTIZ, KEITH LEE, SHEAMUS, PRESTON VANCE, SAMOA JOE, DAVID FINLAY, DRAGON LEE, CHUCK TAYLOR, NATHAN FRAZER, TRENT BARETTA, LUCIEN PRICE, ANGEL GARZA, RICK BOOGS, ANDRADE, ANGELO DAWKINS, PETE DUNNE, MONTEZ FORD, SANTOS ESCOBAR, BARON CORBIN, ELTON PRINCE, JOHNNY GARGANO, LA KNIGHT, KIP SABIAN, ANDRE CHASE, RILEY OSBORNE, DUKE HUDSON, DANHAUSEN, JUICE ROBINSON, GUNTHER, LUWIG KAISER, ORO MENSAH, COLTEN GUNN, JIMMY USO
MOST WANTED FEMALES: ASUKA, NYLA ROSE, IVY NILE, NAOMI, MADISON RAYNE, LEXY NAIR, LITA, DANA BROOKE, HIKARU SHIDA, DANI PALMER, ZOEY STARK, SAYA KAMITANI, SAYA IIDA, GUILIA, KAYDEN CARTER, KATANA CHANCE, SHAYNA BASZLER, MARIA KANELLIS, THUNDER ROSA, DIAMANTE, MERCEDES MARTINEZ, RUBY SOHO, ALBA FYRE, PIPER NIVEN, NIKKITA LYONS, HANNAH TAYLOR, CJ PERRY, KAY LEE RAY, BRIE BELLA, ATHENA, WENDY CHOO, NIKKI BELLA, MAKI ITOH, RIHO, MYLA GRACE, CARLEE BRIGHT, KIANA JAMES, STEVIE TURNER
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Cola is a song by Lana Del Rey taken from her third extended play 'Paradise(2012)' and the reissue of her second studio album, Born to Die: The Paradise Edition (2012).
Song Review
Well, Lana Del Rey never ceases to amaze me with her melancholic feel of her songs. Her songs are usually based on dark and sinister themes. This one has controversial lyrics as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBakG7KtVZE
Lana opens the song with the lyrics 'My p**sy tastes like Pepsi Cola'. It was inspired by her boyfriend at the time Barrie James O'Neill, former frontman of Scottish rock band 'Kassidy' who was talking about how American women's p**sies taste like Pepsi Cola.
He was talking about American girls, his vision of American girls was that all their p*ssies tasted like Pepsi-Cola, and that they were such a dream. I thought that was the funniest fu--ing thing I'd ever heard. And I thought, Well … I have a Scottish boyfriend, and that's just what he says!"
Lana Del Rey
Apart from this we have Lana talking about dr*gs, parties, s*x and other things that she has been indulging in. This song specifically mentions Harvey and it was speculated to be Harvey Weinstein.
When I wrote that song, I suppose I had a Harvey Weinstein/Harry Winston-type of character in mind," she explained. "I envisioned, like, a benevolent, diamond-bestowing-upon-starlets visual, like a Citizen Kane or something. I'm not really sure. I thought it was funny at the time, and I obviously find it really sad now. I support the women who have come forward. I think they're really brave for doing that.
Lana Del Rey
Now, personally I believe the lyrics were definitely based around Harvey Weinstein even though Lana somewhat doesn't say it directly. Lana has spoken about sleeping with people for the sake of uplifting her career. Her connection with Harvey was pretty evident and given Harvey's character its nearly impossible to think that they wouldn't have had an affair.
Cola song actually exposed Harvey way before he was convicted in May 2018. Well, I believe his affairs were known to be an open secret. This song depicted his character a bit further to the audience that didn't know about it.
From a musical point of view, we know that Lana is a genius and writes great songs. This song is definitely great to listen to. Let me know in the comments what you think of this song.
It's been a while since I've done one of these, so helpful reminder: This is nothing like AEW's official rankings, based on actual stats. I just go by which wrestlers a) are pushed/protected by the promotion, and/or b) get over with the audience. It's an inexact science, but that's only because it's not real.
Men's singles division - babyfaces
Jon Moxley (IWGP world heavyweight champion)
Swerve Strickland (AEW men's world champion)
Adam Copeland (AEW TNT champion)
Will Ospreay
Eddie Kingston (STRONG men's champion)
Claudio Castagnoli
Orange Cassidy
Mark Briscoe (ROH men's world champion)
Kyle O'Reilly
PAC
Men's singles division - heels
Samoa Joe
Kazuchika Okada (AEW continental champion)
Roderick Strong (AEW international champion)
Konosuke Takeshita
Chris Jericho (FTW champion)
Rush
Kyle Fletcher (ROH men's television champion)
Trent Beretta
Big Bill
Zak Knight*
Unranked: Alex Reynolds, Angelico, Angelo Parker, Anthony Ogogo, Billy Gunn, Bryan Keith, Christopher Daniels, Chuck Taylor, Daniel Garcia, Dustin Rhodes, Isiah Kassidy, Jay Lethal, Katsuyori Shibata, Komander (AAA cruiserweight champion), Lee Johnson, Matt Cardona*, Matt Sydal, Penta El Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix, Ricky Starks, Rob Van Dam*, Rocky Romero*, The Beast Mortos*, The Butcher
Jobbers: Christiano Argento*, CJ Esparza*, Encore Moore*, JD Drake*, London Lightning*, Martin Stone*, Trevor Blackwell*
* - Not listed on AEW's roster webpage
These (fake!) rankings seem to go along with the old adage that "the championship doesn't make the wrestler, the wrestler makes the championship." I'm confident Swerve Strickland will become a great world champion, but for now he's clearly still standing in the shadow of AEW's top act, Jon Moxley. "MMA math" would tell you that Mark Briscoe should outrank the man he just beat for the ROH title, but Eddie Kingston is clearly a hotter name and a bigger draw. Semantics suggest that the international title is more prestigious than the continental title, but that won't fool anyone into thinking Roderick Strong is a bigger deal than Kazuchika Okada.
The heel side is so weak that, after I heard Powerhouse Hobbs is injured, I had to stick Zak Knight in there to come up with ten. That will probably change as AEW regroups for the storylines heading into Double or Nothing. Strickland in particular needs a solid lineup of heels to beat over the next six months. So maybe it's just as well that Don Callis and Chris Jericho are recruiting...
Men's tag team division - babyfaces
FTR - Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler
The Acclaimed - Max Caster & Anthony Bowens
Men's tag team division - heels
The Young Bucks - Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (AEW tag team champions)
Matt Taven & Mike Bennett (ROH tag team champions)
Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty
Grizzled Young Vets - James Drake* & Zack Gibson*
* - Not listed on AEW's roster webpage
It's wild to me that the list above is so sparse when AEW just finished a 10-team tournament for the AEW tag title. Some of those teams shifted into ROH or the trios division, others had one man go MIA, and some appear to be split up for good. I assume the plan for Double or Nothing is for the Acclaimed to refocus on two-on-two action and chase the Young Bucks, mostly because I don't see any other challengers on the horizon.
Men's trios division - babyfaces
Dante Martin & Darius Martin & Action Andretti
Men's trios division - heels
Jay White & Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn (AEW/ROH trios champions)
Malakai Black & Brody King & Buddy Matthews
Lance Archer & Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch
The trios division really fell off during the whole "Bang Bang Scissor Gang" saga, when the Acclaimed & Billy Gunn and Bullet Club Gold were squashing every other trio until they met in a unification match. Now White's team has more belts than contenders, and the Acclaimed look to be moving on from the division. You'd think this would lead to a push for the only babyface trio left--Andretti & Top Flight--but I've been expecting that for months with nothing to show for it.
Women's singles division - babyfaces
Willow Nightingale (AEW TBS champion)
Thunder Rosa
Mina Shirakawa*
Leyla Hirsch
AZM*
Yuka Sakazaki
Trish Adora
Red Velvet
Lady Frost*
Women's singles division - heels
Toni Storm (AEW women's world champion)
Athena (ROH women's world champion)
Serena Deeb
Deonna Purrazzo
Mariah May
Skye Blue
Anna Jay
Emi Sakura
* - Not listed on AEW's roster webpage
I'm still not satisfied with the amount of coverage AEW television gives to the women, but I have to give them credit for keeping so many of them on TV at once. In the past month we've seen: 1) Willow, Kris Statlander, Julia Hart, Mercedes Mone, and Skye Blue feuding over the TBS title; 2) the Storm/May/Shirakawa love triangle; 3) the rising tensions between Rosa and Purrazzo; 4) Deeb finally going after the world title. Not to mention 5) the endless Ruby Soho/Saraya feud, which is apparently called on account of pregnancy but still counts! If you also include everything the women are doing in ROH, things are pretty lively, especially when you consider how much smaller the women's locker room is than the men's.
No televised AEW matches since March 30: Aaron Solo, Abadon, AR Fox, Ari Daivari, Bishop Kaun, Brian Cage, Diamante, Evil Uno, Griff Garrison, Hikaru Shida, Johnny TV, John Silver, Josh Woods, Kiera Hogan, Leila Grey, Mercedes Martinez, Nick Comoroto, Nyla Rose, Serpentico, Shawn Dean, Taya Valkyrie, Toa Liona, Tony Nese
Most of these wrestlers seem to be earmarked for Ring of Honor for the long term, forming the backbone of the brand. The ROH weekly shows are fine, and I can more or less squint and pretend it's a continuation of the old ROH. But realistically, it's just AEW Dark with a fresh coat of paint and a $9.99/month subscription fee.
No televised AEW or ROH matches since March 30: Brandon Cutler, Christian Cage, Colt Cabana, Danhausen, Jake Hager, Jeff Jarrett, Killswitch, Kip Sabian, Kris Statlander, Marq Quen, Nick Wayne, Preston Vance, Riho, Saraya, Satnam Singh
The big story here is the Patriarchy (Christian, Killswitch, and Nick Wayne). Cage has been off TV since Adam Copeland, uh, hit him in the nuts with a board covered in nails. Under the circumstances, it makes perfect sense that he'd stay home a good long time to sell the effects of that! Since the rest of the group is defined by their blind obedience to him, it figures that they're benched for as long as he is.
I'm more surprised that Jeff Jarrett's crew has laid low for a long time, but I'm not complaining. (Hope I haven't jinxed it!)
Danhausen's presence on AEW/ROH programming has been almost nonexistant for months, and I wish I knew why. I'm glad he's got the freedom to work indy shows while he's not being used, but that doesn't address why he's not being used in the first place. I have to figure one side or the other isn't happy and is just waiting for his contract to expire.
No televised AEW or ROH matches in 2024: Dralistico, Ethan Page, Harley Cameron, Jack Perry, Luther, Madison Rayne, Marina Shafir, Mark Sterling, Mercedes Mone, Michael Nakazawa, Mother Wayne, Paige Vanzant, Paul Wight, Penelope Ford, Peter Avalon, Prince Nana, Sonjay Dutt, Stokely Hathaway
I'm genuinely not even sure that Cameron, Luther, Rayne, Sterling, Nakazawa, Wight, Nana, Dutt, or Hathaway are supposed to be categorized as full-time active wrestlers. I'm very sure Mother Wayne isn't a wrestler at all, and Vanzant hasn't been around in years. Whoever maintains AEW's website should come up with a better way to organize this information.
Wheeler Yuta (ROH pure champion; unspecified injury)
* - Not listed on AEW's roster webpage, but dude, c'mon
I think this is the longest list of inactive wrestlers I've ever compiled for one roster. Of course, Adam Cole has all but said he's medically cleared, and Danielson and Hook are working angles. Even so, there's a lot of injured wrestlers on that list.
This serves the talking point that AEW has an injury problem. But since we don't know the nature of many of these injuries, it's hard to say all of them are due to any particular behavior or recklessness in the ring that AEW can curtail. Some of these wrestlers are simply dealing with back problems that are slow to heal after years of trying to gut through it. Others are no doubt in situations where they'd like to avoid surgery, only to find out that it's unavoidable, so they've only prolonged their downtime.
To me this is why AEW's massive roster is a good thing. Although it works against talent that never seems to get room in the spotlight, it also means there are plenty of wrestlers available to fill spots when big names go down. I'm not saying I don't miss Britt Baker or Miro--I do--but I also never feel like their divisions are dead without them around to prop them up.
The mighty ARCTANGENT FESTIVAL 2023 today announces their final main stage headliner for this years event, The incredible, truly one of a kind Devin Townsend will be closing out the whole festival on the main stage, Saturday night. The festival will be taking place between August 16th through to August 19th, at Fernhill Farm, a short drive from Bristol City Centre.
From Devin Townsend - "Hey all, Dev here. Honoured to be headlining the final night of Arctangent festival in the UK this August. It’s a cool festival that seems to really be committed to musical diversity. That’s something I can definitely get behind and I look forward to seeing you there :)"
From ARCTANGENT FESTIVAL organiser James Scarlett - "We’ve been trying to book Devin Townsend for years, so to finally get him to Bristol to close out what is now officially the biggest ArcTanGent Festival we’ve ever had is a dream come true. Word to the wise, at this rate ATG will sell out this year so if you want to join us for Converge, Heilung and Devin Townsend, don’t sleep on it - you’ve been warned!"
Along with Devin Townsend, ARCTANGENT FESTIVAL can also today announce another host of acts for this summers event including Haken, YOURCODENAMEIS:MILO, Ashenspire, CLT DRP, The Guru Guru as well as many more acts.
ALL acts announced today:
Devin Townsend (Saturday Headliner) / Haken / YOURCODENAMEIS:MILO / The Guru Guru / Aiming For Enrike / Ashenspire / Butch Kassidy / CLT DRP / Chalk Hands / Grief Ritual / Host Body / I Built the Sky / Naut / Ramkot / Silverburn
GET TICKETS HERE : https://arctangent.co.uk/tickets/