#shoutout to my grandpa i never met for the watch

[melancholyfleurs]

the most obvious lesbian in the office even on saturdays (but i work from home lol)

[chlouais]

Skam (+ Remakes) Faves

i’ve been thinking about this for a while and i wanna know who/what people love!! (this is NOT a ‘who/what is the superior character/clip’ it’s just a ‘i wanna know who/what you vibe with’ post) so fill in your faaaaaves and say where they’re from

First, which remakes you watch: i do everything except wtfock and skam us, so OG, france, italia, druck, españa, and netherlands

AND NOW FOR THE FAVES

season overall: this is a toss up for me between druck s3 and s4. druck s3 blew me out of the water and druck s4 definitely did the best job with the sana season (out of three total though rip) and i love amira mahmood. but they only gave her seven (7) episodes and that’s a crime so s3 is gonna come out on top

pool scene (isak/even first kiss): it’s gotta be france y’all. doing it in the setting for polaris? fucking galaxy brain. druck also comes so fucking close because wow :’)

Eva character: oh FUCK THERE IS NO CONTEST it’s isa keijser <3 (NL)

Noora character: ele (italia). i am in love with her and i’ve honestly loved few characters as much as ele (also since there’s no s4 she hasn’t been a dick to sana so i can love her guilt-free)

Vilde character: engel!! (NL) REALLY closely followed by viri (españa). both these girls have OG lesbian vibes and i’m so proud

Sana character: amira mahmood (druck) and amira naybet (españa) are my whole world like damn,,, who let them be Like That

Chris character: i feel like it’s lowkey cheating to say cris from españa since she actually gets the isak season. but honestly all the chrises are so good??? like shit, alexia (france), sam (druck), janna (NL), fede (italia) and of course OG chris???? like fuck give me a girl squad made up of every chris character????

girl squad as a whole: that’s a tough call for me between españa and OG. like OG is OG but wowowow i think españa really nailed it with their girl squad. honorary mention for NL girl squad which is really magical but i never really got filled in on why imaan left and esra came in??

Jonas character: GIOVANNI GARAU (italia). i may be a lesbian but i would marry that boy

Isak character: i think i may actually need to not choose here. i know i made up this ask thing but i really don’t know. grandpa-sweater gay martino (italia)?? intense gay lucas (france)?? depressed-gremlin gay matteo (druck)?? freakin’ WLW cris (españa)?? fuck, y’all. i don’t know.

Mahdi character: both carlos and abdi!! druck mixed things up and they definitely represent those two members of OG boy squad in some sense but they don’t directly map on. regardless, i think they’re Good :) also special shoutout to my sweet boy hugo (españa) and my bi icon elia (italia)

Magnus character: still that carlos and abdi magic because getting rid of an actual magnus character was a stroke of genius also callout for basile (france) who is the literal worst character and drives me up the fuckin wall :)

boy squad as a whole: i gotta say either the italia boy squad or druck boy squad. they both have PEAK friendship chemistry

Even character: DAVID it’s david (druck) i love him he’s my everything (sorry eliott ((france)) ilysm and joana ((españa)) it’s just,,, david)

William character: edo (italia) :’) like wow i’m not gonna get into it but edo did everything so right (except for the things he has to do wrong cause plot, obvs)

Yousef character: s o f i a n e (france) like wow that boy is pure sunshine, followed really closely by mohammed (druck)

Elias character: idriss (france) makes me laugh all the time but omar and essam (druck) are TWO whole brothers? and the trio of mahmoodis is :’)

Penetrator Chris character: alex (france) because i love how they did more with his character (like in OG) and actually may have the eva character stay together with him?? would love

Eskild character: philippo (italia) is just. fantastic. and i love him as the noora character’s brother :’) and also ralph (NL)!! is so important to me!! plus when he met eskild i died?????????

Sonja character: as a character probably sonja (OG) but i am very in love with lucille (france) so,,, yeah im gay don’t judge me

Emma character: lmao well my url is literally based on chloé (france) SO y’all know where my allegiances lie (again im GAY)--that said i have so many big feelings for sara (druck)

Character special to a certain remake or someone i’ve forgotten! : special shoutout to LAURA (druck) and MAMA RAMETTA (italia) like wowowowow i love family members being present :)

y’all can do this too if you want!! most of my friends only do one remake so i’m not really sure who to tag but literally anyone who watches multiple remakes please tell me who/what you love and tag me

[hangsters]

Tagged by @frodoes Ty Abigail ily!!!

Rules: answer these 85 questions and tag 20 people

I don’t have 20 friends but I’ll tag: @my-dearesteliza @purearcticfire @officialmarya-d @minky-for-short @thoughtfulseason @cranesintheparkinglot @nonbinarylafayette

Last;

1. Drink: water
2. Phone call: my mom
3. Text message: “I can’t believe we have such good characterization for a cat”
4. Song you listened to: My Grand Plan from the lightning thief musical
5. Time you cried: my mom said some things like two days ago
6. Dated someone twice?: nope
7. Kissed someone and regretted it: I’ve never kissed anyone
8. Been cheated on: no
9. Lost someone special: my great-grandpa
10. Been depressed: clinically? Who knows man
11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: I don’t drink

Fave colours;

12. Very very soft blue
13. Coral
14. grey

In the last year have you…

15. Made new friends: yes! Shoutout to Ricky and Ari 
16. Fallen out of love: Nope
17. Laughed until you cried: i definitely have but I don’t remember when
18. Found out someone was talking about you: mmm kinda?
19. Met someone who changed you: in the last year? I don’t think so
20. Found out who your friends are: yes
21. Kissed someone on your facebook friends list: I don’t think I’m friends with anyone I’m not related to on Facebook so no

General;

22. How many of your facebook friends do you know irl: i know all of them
23. Do you have any pets: no, unfortunately 
24. Do you want to change your name: Oh I used to want to so bad, but Bailey’s kind of grown on me
25. What did you do for your last birthday: went out to lunch with my family
26. What time did you wake up today: like 6:30 probably?
27. What were you doing at midnight last night: sleeping
28. What is something you cant wait for: to visit my girlfriend!
30. What are you listening to right now: my sister playing Legend of Zelda
31. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: uhmmmm I’m sure I have but I don’t remember
32. Something that’s getting on your nerves: how hot my room is right now
33. Most visited website: tumblr, ao3, Pinterest, instagram, google
34. Hair colour: kind of a reddish brown?
35. Long or short hair: it’s about shoulder length?
36. Do you have a crush on someone: my gorgeous girlfriend
37. What do you like about yourself: I think my eyes are pretty. And I like that I work hard
38. Want any piercings?: i want to get my second ear piercings
39. Blood type: O negative or something probably
40. Nicknames: my girlfriend calls me Bee and it’s the cutest
41. Relationship status: dating!
42. Zodiac: gemini
43. Pronouns: she/her
44. Fave tv shows: b99, friends, I don’t know man I don’t watch tv shows
45. Tattoos: i don’t have any but I want a semicolon butterfly
46. Right or left handed: right
47. Ever had surgery: none
48. Piercings: my ears!
49. Sport: martial arts!
50. Vacation: Scotland 
51. Trainers: I dunno man, Reebok’s? Probably

More general;

52. Eating: I want fish tacos today 
53. Drinking: water or tea
54. I’m about to watch: the falsettos pro shot again
55. Waiting for: myself to magically live somewhere where I don’t have to learn to drive
56. Want: to move in with my girlfriend
57. Get married: who knows?
58. Career: I wanna be a history professor and a writer

Which is better;

59. Hugs or kisses: hugs
60. Lips or eye: eyes? 
61. Shorter or taller: shorter cos I am small
62. Older or younger: uhhh older
63. Nice arms or stomach: both
64. Hookup or relationship: relationship!
65. Troublemaker or hesitant: whatever is between the two

Have you ever;

66. Kissed a stranger: no
67. Drank hard liquor: no
68. Lost glasses: yeah but I did a cartwheel and landed on them so i found them
69. Turned someone down: yes
70. Sex on first date: no
71. Broken someones heart: I don’t know, but never on purpose
72. Had your heart broken: yes
73. Been arrested: no
74. Cried when someone died: yes
75. Fallen for a friend: so many times

Do you believe in;

76. Yourself: I try to
77. Miracles: yes!
78. Love at first sight: I believe in infatuation but I don’t think you can love someone you don’t know
79. Santa claus: I used to
80. Kiss on a first date: sometimes
81. Angels: yes

Other;

82. Best friend’s name: Liz

83. Eye colour: green/blue/grey?
84. Fave movie: moana
85. Fave actor: John Boyega or Tessa Thompson (I still haven’t seen ragnarok but I’m so gay for her)

[rndyounghowze]

Triple Threat Workshop Goes Down Home with Bright Star at the Landis Theatre in Vineland, NJ

By Ricky and Dana Young-Howze

Very rarely do I see a show that's as crisp as a summer apple and as cool as clear spring water but I got it last night with Bright Star at the Landis Theatre. This musical with music, book and story by banjo legend Steve Martin and Edie Brickell was directed by John T. Stephan and Caitlin Geisser and really is a must see.

Follow a country ballad based on heartbreak and woe as you hear the story of April Lindley, a magazine editor in the 40's who is serious and makes writers shake in their boots. But then one day a new writer comes across her desk and she just can't place why he intrigues her. What follows is her journey through the past to weave a story of love, loss, betrayal, and reunion. Bring your tissues because if you haven't had a good cry in a while you're about due for an appointment with this tear jerker.

So when the lights come up you see a bare stage with actors surrounding the stage adorned with a desolate set and props. You can even see the bare walls of the stage in the back. The desolate staging is just as desolate as the play. I don't know how to say it better but it looks like a dramatic grenade went off in the beginning and everyone on there is just human shrapnel.

Now they say too many cooks spoil the soup but direction by Caitlin Geisser and John T. Stephen seem to have a synergy going with this one. They also say that a director that casts themself in a play has just been cast by an idiot director but I actually enjoyed Geisser's performance. Stephan's choreography is always on pointe but I feel like the ambitious staging got in the way of the choreography with scenes getting too crowded to make the picture "print" in my head. Dana was begging for just one moment of emptiness on stage and I agree that a the loss of about six ensemble members in emotionally gripping scenes would not have been horrible.

We're only being tougher on them because we love them and they always give a polished and professional performance. They are always so close to perfect it kills me. All in all they crafted a show together that really...what's the word...soothed me. I've seen too many shows with big orchestras, huge special effects, and the works. This was like a glass of cool water.

Okay a few notes from this show that only a Southern boy from TN can give. Please imagine me saying this in my former southern accent. Thank you for not including a live orchestra. I'm a banjo snob and would have been critiquing clawhammer technique more than the show. The cast made a valiant attempt at a southern accent and while it did "drop" me into the setting of the show I would have forgiven them for dropping it sometimes in order to sing clearly. Also I've been all over North Carolina and never met a snazzier group of people or cleaner set. It needs more dirt and soot to make it authentic. Y'all wuz purtier den the purtiest peach that ever wuz grown.

Okay there were so many good actors in this show I had to add an extra to each of my categories!

April Lindley (played by Alice Murphy) had the hardest job. She had to carry the plot in two different time periods and be effectively two different people in each time period while still letting the audience know they were the same person.

It was hard to find anything to say about Jimmy Ray Dobbs (played by Andrew Jarema) because I've seen him many times before and he always delivers a solid performance. I was desperately trying not to say something like "he's good but that's Andrew for you" but we'll there I said it. A great performance from a great actor and he does look a little bit like Rich Curcio's son so now I'll never be able to get that out of my head.

Billy Cane (played by Dakota Mullins) seemed a bit stiff at first and I didn't know if it was opening night energy or a character choice. By the time he had gotten to the Southern Journal he had loosened up a bit and I could really get into his performance.

I have one thing to say about Margo Crawford (played by Alexa St. Clair) and that is more stage time please! She was so funny and clean in her performance. I couldn't ask for more from a Broadway Starlet!

Like I said I had three supporting standouts. There were just so many to choose from.

Darryl Ames (played by Dylan Glick) made me guffaw so much! I never saw a character more happy to be the bearer of bad news and Glick delivers it in style.

Dana had to actually point out that the dry speaking buttoned up assistant to the mayor was actually one of our favorites Jason Smith. I honestly couldn't recognize him and his acting was so good I still swear it wasn't him. Kudos Jason for blending in so well...if it was really you.

Shannon Sheridan who played Momma Murphy was really a favorite of Dana's. She had such a quick and smooth delivery and I could tell that she had some serious acting chops.

And of course here are my background shoutouts.

Whenever I'm watching a play in Cumberland County I kinda just look around and see what John Rattacasa is doing. He's kind of like a lucky charm in actor form. And then there's nothing like catching him belting in the moment. He really brings the noise!

A big shout-out to my favorite twins Amanda Ellis and Julianna Giordano! Glad to see them cutting a rug in style!

I have to give a nod to music direction by Shannon Sheridan for getting our cast to deliver one rip snorter of a time. Makes me wish I had my banjo or a set of spoons handy to scrub one off with them like we were on Grandpa's back porch.

Also costume design by Sheridan was right out of a Norman Rockwell painting. I could have wished for a little dirt or fatiguing on stuff that was supposed to be dirty but that's just me being picky.

I swear that set design by Martin Geisser recreated the skeletal clapboard ruins you see all over the trainline from DC to Winston-Salem. I was a little worried when I saw the main rolling set piece wobble as it was moved. It may not look good sometimes but extra bracing for the safety of the actors can never be skimped on. Otherwise this was one of the greater sets I've seen.

There was a lot of intricate sound in this show so sound design by Stephen Seserko was really appreciated. The best sound design is the one you notice without noticing and I think he hovered really closely to that mark. Good job!

Well I'm kinda tired of saying that John Rattacasa is the best wig and makeup man in New Jersey. I'm tired of saying it but it doesn't look like he's going to stop anytime soon. So I still have to. If there's a set of Rattacasa locks on those heads they're the best in South Jersey.

All in all this little show was a delight to my old southern ears. And what I love about a Cumberland County show is that they keep everything just as down home as this play. When I get here there's always someone to hug me and Dana's neck and if they held an ice cream social out back after every show I wouldn't be surprised. When Dana and I are in Cumberland we feel like we're amongst family but that family is giving you a killer professional show that rivals Philly or the rest of Jersey. That's just the Cumberland way. This show runs twice more. Get on out there and meet your new family!

[thegoldenonyx]

Tagged by @tobeflyhaikyuu

LAST…

[1] drink: Root beer

[2] phone call: @obscureowl

[3] text message: “Can I call?”

[4] song you listened to: Entire first act of Hamilton 

[5] time you cried: No clue

HAVE YOU EVER…

[6] dated someone twice: Try once haha

[7] been cheated on: Can’t be cheated on if I don’t date aye

[8] kissed someone and regretted it: lol nope

[9] lost someone special: Yee

[10] been depressed: Diagnosed and everything

[11] gotten drunk and thrown up: I’ve had maybe one sip of alcohol and it was nasty 

LIST 3 FAVOURITE COLOURS:

[12] Teal 

[13] Purple

[14] Black

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU…

[15] made new friends: Yee shoutout to all my Tumblr bros

[16] fallen out of love: Gotta fall in love first aayyee

[17] laughed until you cried: I’m just that funny

[18] found out someone was talking about you: Literally two days ago

[19] met someone who changed you: I like to think every encounter changes me at least slightly 

[20] found out who your true friends are: You mean the one person irl and the many online ones?

[21] kissed someone on your facebook list: I don’t even talk to anyone on my facebook list lol

GENERAL…

[22] how many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: I’ve at least met them before

[23] do you have any pets: Two kitties 

[24] do you want to change your name: I think it fits me, so probably not

[25] what did you do for your last birthday: I honestly have no clue, I don’t think I did anything

[26] what time did you wake up: 11am SPRING BREAK

[27] what were you doing at midnight last night: Watching a podcast

[28] name something you cannot wait for: HAIKYUU!! EVERYTHING EVER

[29] when was the last time you saw your mother: Yesterday 

[30] what is one thing you wish you could change about your life: I wish I was more organized 

[31] what are you listening to right now: Silence...

[32] have you ever talked to a person named tom: My grandpa was named Tom

[33] something that is getting on your nerves: People who are two-faced

[34] most visited website: Tumblr, I practically live here

[35] elementary: Lolo, Brentwood

[36] high school: Mead

[37] college: Eastern Washington University

[38] hair colour: Red (natural)

[39] long or short hair: Long

[40] do you have a crush on someone: That would mean I would have to actually talk to people

[41] what do you like about yourself? My sense of humor. I’m pretty hilarious. 

[42] piercings: Both ears and nose

[43]blood type: a+

[44] nickname: Bre, B, White

[45] relationship status: Nonexistent 

[46] zodiac sign: libra (just like my bro @tobeflyhaikyuu )

[47] pronouns: she/her

[48] fav tv show: Does Haikyuu!! count? Because Haikyuu!!

[49] tattoos: None currently, but I do want one

[50] right or left handed: Right, but I can write with both 

[51] surgery: Once, I had to get my left wrist put back into place

[52] piercing: This was already asked but whatever

[53] best friend: irl Georgia Tumblr @tobeflyhaikyuu RIGHT BACK AT YOU BRO

[54] sport: I played soccer for 10 years

[55] vacation: Japan!

[56] pair of trainers: I don’t really care as long as they work

[57] eating: Nothing for once ( @tobeflyhaikyuu )

[58] drinking: Nothing rip

[59] i’m about to: Go get a paper signed at my high school

[60] listening to: Silence

[61] waiting for: Inspiration 

[62] want: Food, duh

[63] get married: Eh, if it happens it happens

[64] career: Psychiatrist or neurologist 

WHICH IS BETTER…

[65] hugs or kisses: Hugs, I’m all about it

[66] lips or eyes: Eyes, they’re always so pretty

[67] shorter or taller: I don’t really care

[68] older or younger: I always say older but all my friends are younger than me oops

[70] nice arms or nice stomach: Nice personality 

[71] sensitive or loud: Doesn’t matter

[72] hook up or relationship: Relationship

[73] troublemaker or hesitant: Hesitant, better know what you’re getting into

HAVE YOU EVER…

[74] kissed a stranger? Nope

[75] drank hard liquor? Nada

[76] lost glasses/contact lenses? I don’t actually think I have

[77] turned someone down: Never had too

[78] sex on first date? That ain’t me fam

[79] broken someone’s heart? Not to my knowledge

[80] had your own heart broken? I would have to have a heart for that to happen

[81] been arrested? Nope

[82] cried when someone died? No, my way of dealing with death is more of acceptance tbh

[83] fallen for a friend: Nada

DO YOU BELIEVE IN…

[84] yourself? Sometimes

[85] miracles? Not really

[86] love at first sight? It’s more than just looks

[87] santa claus? Haven’t since about first grade

[89] angels? No

OTHER…

[90] current best friend’s name: Georgia

[91] eye colour: Gray/ Blue

[92] favourite movie: I don’t really watch movies tbh