#zac is the perfect stand-in tbh

[kaitosimp]

Time to hop on this music bandwagon, here are some songs I think fit kaito and some ships

Space Magic by meganeko - its just a really funky remix that I can see kaito jamming out too

Rewrite the Stars by Zac Efron, Zendaya - ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for kaito and maki

Spaceship by Andy Grammer - very adorable time being a saimota shipper ^^

The Moon Is Made Of Cheese (But I Can’t Taste It) by Bill Wurtz - if ya feeling a lil shitposty

I’m Still Standing by Taron Egerton - kaito being an absolute star at singing

Like or Like Like by Miniature Tigers - Shuichi being a flustered lil muffin to kaito

Enjoy these bro !!!! 😳👊👊👊

Yay yay yay more music! 🌚💜

The space magic song is so lit!! I love how funky it sounds 😂 It's def something Kaito would put on repeat over and over in the car and would just jam out to while driving lmao

OH OH OH FINALLY ONE I ACTUALLY KNOW, I'VE HEARD THE REWRITE THE STARS ONE BEFORE (literally bc of an oumota fic i was reading 👌🏼) I NOW REALIZE ITS ALSO PERFECT FOR KAIMAKI OMGGGG

THE SPACESHIP SONG- FIRSTLY: ITS SO DAMN CUTE, SECONDLY: ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT IS DAD KAITO 😭😭😭😭✋🏽

I'M FUCKING DYING AT THE MOON IS MADE OF CHEESE SONG, AJAJAJJAJAJAJ I LOVE IT 😂😂😂😭 KAITO WOULD DEADASS SING THAT SHIT AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS WHILE DRUNK 😭😂

I won't even lie, I'm still standing gave me chills 😳😳😳 KAITO VIBES KAITO VIBES KAITO VIBES- AND Y E S TO HIM BEING A STAR AT SINGING! I hc he has a damn good singing voice tbh 🌚

Like or like like is literally Shuichi being an utter dork in love for Kaito aND NOBODY CAN CHANGE MY MIND, SAIMOTA VIBES

And enjoy them I did!! I love that you all suggest music outside of what I listen to and yet I end up loving all the suggested songs 😂

[dbphantom]

Canon: Zane Flynt fucks

Me: haha u know what this means ;))))

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Me: merfolk glamour time

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Alright but for real tho u wanna see how deep I am in this fucking universe? Lego

I don't even know where to begin with this universe (Zer0 is an alien! Hammerlock is a werewolf! Troy is psychic! Tannis is a skag! Wait, no, wrong shitpost...) so imma open the 140 page document and start from the beginning

Annnnd Clay! Junpai-7.

When Zane meets Clay for the first time he mentions they did a smuggling job together on Junpai-7, u know, the water planet, so obviously this is good news (This made me super happy because my discord channel's name had been the junpai-7 moon pool for a while so I was like 'holy shit it's canon now' :') )

Timeline wise this isn't the beginning, but I don't write in chronological order and I don't order anything in chronological order, either, so. Eh.

Speaking of chronological order, I once got a line where Zane was like exclaiming something and used the moon instead of idk a god or powerful figure or smth and I was like 'lmao that's canon now'

So the moon... Elpis fucking got yeeted halfway across the galaxy or smth, and, considering we've seen (more) ocean on Pandora in 3 instead of just, like, Liars Berg (getting to THAT) or Tretchers landing, I feel bad for the tides. But that's good news for everyone else. Unless you were on Elpis, I guess.

Also hoh boy the 'end' of the game where Troy Phaselocks the moon was fun to write (it actually wasn't, I lowkey hate writing Moonstruck phases because... It hurts and I can't do it well.) also can we talk about how in tps the psychos are called Moonstrucks in tvhm because this makes me so happy. I really hope they did that intentionally considering H2O is an Australian show because my two favorite things combined can and will kill me. Wait actually the Troy boss fight is gonna be hilarious to write mostly because of that one attack with the tidal waves lol oh no

Also, also, also, you guys it's only explained in a guide book and never actually in-game as to why Captain's ship is Like That (TM) so I took some liberties and uhhh blame the Crackening. I mean the crackening happened after dahl pulled out of Pandora/Elpis so it works. It sorta works. It mostly works. Fuck. It works okay? shut. That's why Liars Berg is all frozen ocean [shoves 3 page essay about climate change on Pandora into the trash] don't need that anymore.

I was gonna talk about smth else

Oh yeah

Mostly brain freeze and trick of the light. That one meme video I made of Tannis and the Flynt Brothers imposed over that one clip of H2O (so let me get this straight: you freeze things, you explode things, and you boil things) wasn't just for laughs, it was actually a warning.

Each Flynt has a thing and Zane's is ice, Baron's is explosions, and Captain's is fire. (Glorious cleansing fire) Because it fits. It fits so well. I will say right off the bat that Mako Mermaids isn't my canon. I lowkey want to write out Charlotte as well (lol) because I've seen the 2nd season so many times and tbh I much prefer them having 1 really strong power over having 3+ really weak powers. Also Charlotte did nothing wrong in the first half of that season. Cleo was just a bitch to her. And Mako Mermaids is just. Not great on the power side of things. You can TURN INVISIBLE. USE IT. Soooo. (also cam got destroyed in s1 and I'm so glad they ended up making him work in s2 and 3. Because he deserved better and Zac was a terrible friend to him and only got away with it because he's a main character). /rant sorry I have so many feelings about these shows. Grew up with them soooooo.

And if ur wondering why I brought up trick of the light it's cause the 13th year exists and that movie was bopping. U guys remember Jess? Good times... Tuba pool scene is iconic. U know the one. I would also bring up aquamarine but ngl that movie was weaksauce comparatively. They hid that bitch in a water tower and iunno talked to earrings. Meanwhile in the 13th year they bring Jess back from the fucking dead and climb on walls like Spiderman. Clearly one is superior.

"but cruddy Aurelia has ice powers too and she's not a mermaid" no she's a werewolf like her brother we already went over that. Did u think I was kidding? No! I'm never kidding unless I am and I fucking love werewolves so I'd never kid about that. I love werewolves and I love Hammerlock and it's perfect I just love the idea of this gentlemanly hunter being a werewolf because I want to see a giant hulking monster being all proper and shit. They're just really cool. Werewolves > vampires and ngl I'm sad skyrim screwed over werewolves with the dawnguard dlc. Anyway Aurelia's ice powers are nanobots as explained in-game and listen I already lore-scienced this okay? Let me say it's amazing the things science is capable of when it thinks it's trying to beat out a competitor and doesn't realize non-Siren magic exists. Even better now that we know Sirens are not Eridian and actually existed before Eridians. Makes me giddy to think about. The universe is tearing me APART Lisa.

Oh speaking of, can we talk about the witch's brew quest on eden-6 because holy shit I had been writing Hiromi and her fascination with discovering all the secret circles long before the game came out and then learning about the group of witches and The Pact (TM) made me lose my shit because 'oh my god it's actually canon now'. We're on the canon path nowwwww. Soon. I hope we get a water planet dlc. I wants it, GB, I wants it.

Also I was totally gonna write a clip in the main story of the game (because I write a lot of backstory stuff if you can't tell, I only have like 3 scenes that take place during the events of the game and like 4 that are speculatory from before the game came out (including a scene from before I realized Troy was Like That but I edited it so he's more in-line and also has Maya's powers now so that's... Hm. In line with the storyline somewhere, but not an actual scene in the games story. Because its not possible with how the game does things (seperating Vault Hunters) I suppose I could just insert a 5th Vault somewhere and say it's the 4th Vault connected to the Machine (with nekrotefeyo's being the 5th). Fuck it.) and then 9,000 are backstory) where Hiromi comes back after like decades of the two not seeing each other and she's been hired to assassinate Zane by one of the many corporations looking for his corpse for a multitude of reasons (And Emma and Nino are both d e a d a s f, you know, for context). And like Barnabas (ya old bastard) Zane is still joking around and just having a grand old time catching up with his black ops buddy meanwhile she had just tried to blow his brains out (she's a sniper) and got pretty damn close. She's not even amused because of her psychic powers so she's just like 'ok' every time he opens his mouth because she already knows what he's going to say she's mostly just frustrated that she missed because she thought she knew him well enough to go off instead of just listening to her intuition but alas people change after, like, 3 decades of not seeing them.

Oh since we're talking about Hiromi that reminds me why Zane wears the black suit. In my non-h2o universe it's because it looks cool and provides some protection from dots. In the H2Oniverse it is because it's waterproof. Okay wait hang on context so Hiromi doesn't like take off his suit or anything, she's extremely gay and not interested, because I realize now how that sounds me relating Hiromi to the clothes, they just get into an argument about how Sirens don't have to follow any arbitrary rules to hide their magic and how it's easier to hide magic without giant glowing tattoos (and mind you this is before Zane even knows Tannis exists though he does immediately know she's a Siren and that's a whole nother can of worms) and hr's like 'I wear a bodysuit for most of my waking hours, so I am pretty sure they can try wearing long sleeved shirts and makeup for a day. Just a suggestion' but like way more in character (and for the scene) because do I sound like I'm in character right now? I'm not. I'm me. And God what a terrible thing to be.

So context for the context: ~magic is real~. If you've got it then you can usually tell who else has it if you're looking. It's especially clear if they're 'similar' to you (if ur a werewolf and u meet another werewolf then you sorta just know they're a werewolf) or if you're psychic (like Hiromi) then you can make some informed guesses. Like. Same Hat? Same Hat!!! Sirens are basically such powerful magic users that they are in literally a whole nother ball park. They're leagues above everyone else. Kill you just by looking at you sort of deal. So sirens normally don't feel other magic because their own magic is so strong it just 'overwrites' the other signals. You know, to not only explain why Lilith isn't immediately like 'who the fuck are you' to Zane and also how Amara couldn't tell Tannis is a Siren. I had a whole thing with Troy (who is psychic) being able to tell Zane had magic despite being near 4 Sirens at once because Troy grew up with Tyreen always at his side so he's used to it and knows how to look through it. Meanwhile Hiromi is basically incapacitated when she's near a Siren because she gets overwhelmed because her powers make it easier for her to read other people's magic.

Oh, context, the black ops outfit worked with Atlas for a short time (the group being Zane, Hiromi, Emma, and Nino. Emma is the yeehaw captain. She's the leader) and ended up meeting Steele for a little bit. Hiromi was just dead the entire meeting, Zane was totally out of it, and Emma and Nino were too busy eyefucking to really care that there was a Siren in the room so. Just imagine one person lying face down on the floor and crying, another staring at the wall without blinking, two undressing each other with their eyes, and then Cmdt. Steele standing in the middle like 'how the fuck did I get here'.

So that was everyone's first experience with a Siren.

There are more but ehhhh I'm tired and I mostly wrote this because I wanted to talk about it with someone else but they haven't read the whole thing yet so now I can scream into the void about it and not feel like I'm bothering them.

Hooray!

[yolokonde]

Rules: you can only repeat one artist and only one time, so we can all kind of spread new 🎶 to the people we tag. Try to listen to at least one of the songs people rec here.

tagged by @s0ftbb!! thank u again for tagging me 💖

1) one song you 💛 the first time you listened to and never got tired of?

you are - got7, honestly i’m sure everyone saw this coming but this song literally saved my life and i can vividly remember my jaw dropping open when i listened to it for the first time. it’s just so beautiful and the music video is incredible and got7 are my favorite people on this earth

2) one song you 😭 every time you listen or makes you emotional?

so big, so small - dear evan hansen, i don’t think i’ve ever not cried while listening to this song LMAO. i remember the first time i heard this and tears were streaming down my face and i yelled “I LOVE MY MOM!!!!!” jkfsjf it just reminds me of when my mom was a single mom and how much she’s gone through and everything she’s done for me and how she ain’t leaving me EVER!!! also fun fact i just listened again and am sobbing<3

3) one song that always makes you happy/😁?

why don’t we go there - one direction, one of one direction’s most underrated songs tbh. i’m listening now and bopping!!!! also it was between this and happily but why don’t we go there is superior and i just listened to it after crying my eyes out to the previous song so i’m feeling good !

4) one song that you would dedicate to your best friend and/or your family?

bittersweet - zac brown band, a kpop blog referencing a country song i should be ASHAMED...but this song also makes me cry a lot and it’s abt a couple and one of them is sick & eventually passes away and it’s uh. the same story as my grandparents and there’s even a lyric that says “when i poured you across the southern sky, i couldn’t help but to cry, i know you finally got your wings” and not 2 b...soft but that’s exactly what my family did after my grandfather passed so . ye ANYWAY....

5) one song with a production (the sounds, the beat, the mood) you 😍?

happy ending - seventeen, idk why but for some reason every time this song comes on shuffle i get goosebumps. that guitar in the beginning makes meeeee OOOOOO girl. and then the way the chorus is sung and just the whole vibe of the song. i love u svt (YEAH...STAND BY...ONE TWO...AND ACTION)

6) one song with perfect, amazing, outstanding lyrics?

all too well - taylor swift, FIRST OF ALL this is the best taylor swift song of all time and nobody can tell me any different. anyway the lyrics to this song evoke an emotion in me i didn’t know was possible....it has me missing a partner i’ve never had and it also has me so mad at anyone who’s ever done me wrong...idk i just think this song is pure lyrical genius

7) one song that you would recommend to anyone?

2002 - anne marie, i just think this is a really fun song and a lot of ppl my age and a older will appreciate all of the references! i actually have recommended this to a few people (most told me that they had already heard it and loved it but i was LATE)!!!!

8) one song you don’t understand why you like so much but you do anyway?

classic - mkto, BITCH i still listen to this song all the time like i did when it first came out 6 years ago. it gets me pumped for some reason and i think at this point it reminds me of my best high school friends and how much we listened to it and it just makes me happy 

9) one song that you think people, in general, wouldn’t like but you do?

NONE bc my music taste is impeccable...jk the first one that comes to mind is oldie - odd future, and just because it’s like 10 mins long and it’s a lot to memorize. people seem to know frank’s verse but not much else. missing the good ole OF days

10) one song people normally like and you don’t like or hate?

i fucking hate old town road and every variation of it and i don’t even wanna link it honestly lmao

11) one song you would call a masterpiece?

spring breeze - wanna one, this song has been so close to taking the spot of my favorite song of all time, but you are just means more to me and my life....i think spring breeze is actually immaculate and there’s nothing i would change about it and it makes me feel so at ease. also 10/10 best song to listen to when you’re not sober I PROMISE!!!!!!

12) one song you recently (last 30 days max) discovered and really liked it?

lullu lalla - sf9, it just came out so that’s why i just discovered it jhfsfkds but it is SO FUN and it’s just under 3mins so it’s almost TOO SHORT so every time it ends, i just hit repeat cause i wanna listen again....sf9 world domination

13) one song you listen to to get pumped like you wanna tear down the fucking government or something?

fuck the police - nwa, and i’m not even being sarcastic like....straight outta compton is one of my favorite movies and seeing a tiny glimpse of what they had to go through (and what ppl still go through unfortunately) is enough for me to rap my lil heart out when this song comes on

i’m tagging whoever wants to do this!!! 

[m0rgansux]

What are you listening to right now? A WhatCulture video

What should you be doing right now? I probably should be writing my 2 weeks notice because I got a new job

When was the last time you worked out? No joke I don’t think I’ve actively worked out since I was in highschool lol

Has someone ever called you beautiful? Yes

What are you doing besides this? Watching youtube and eating a crappy sandwich

Are you wearing short shorts? WHO WEARS SHORT SHORTS I WEAR SHORT SHORTS

Do you straighten your hair often? I used to straighten my hair every day when I was in highschool and now I don’t even know where my hair straightener is tbh

Does anyone hate you? A guy I work with told me he doesn’t like me, but he’s literally 67 so I’ll live

Do you like pizza? Sure

Are you happy with life? No, but I guess I’m optimistic???

Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance? Nope!

Do you miss anyone? Yes

What are you drinking? Arizona green tea

Do you know how many people your best friend has had sex with? They’re all hoes so I have no idea (I’m KIDDING)

Have you ever cleaned up someone else’s vomit? I’ve cleaned up dog and cat vomit

How are you feeling at this exact moment? I’m excited that I got a new job

Are you someone who worries too often? I’m always worried

When was the last time you sang an ENTIRE song? Probably today tbh

Do you consider yourself to be attractive? Sometimes I’ll think my hair looks good or my makeup looks good but I’m okay

When was the last time you took a shower? This morning

Are you addicted to anything? Alcohol tbh

What are you craving right now? Weed tbh

Are you a forgiving person? I think so? But I also might be a bitch?

Do you have a brother? I do

In the past two weeks have you cried? Yaaaasss queen

Have you ever had a dream of stabbing someone? I don’t think so

What would you want your last words to be if you could choose them? Poopy poop poop

Can you sleep with the light on? If I’m tired

What band can’t you stand listening to? I can’t think of anyone tbh I just don’t listen to bands if I don’t like them

What food doesn’t go well at all together? Mustard and oreos?

What is your favorite Mystery/Crime/FBI related show? Criminal Minds

Would you ever have a bird as a pet? Not by choice

How’s your relationship between you and your grandparents? One of my grandfathers died last year Otherwise I only have a relationship with one grandma, but we’re very close

Do you have a photographic memory? No

Have you ever had to speak at a funeral? No

Do you know someone who’s been cremated? I believe my grandfather was cremated

Would you rather live in a small town or a big city? I always thought big city, but now that I live in one I miss the small town life

What does your last outgoing text say? "Yeah. I would put in a two weeks so that later on you can use them to get a new job.” 

How was your day overall? Pretty good, I got offered a new job

If you married the last person you texted, what would your last name be? Hamilton lol

Have you ever talked to someone when they were high? Yes

Your ex is on the side of the road, on fire. What do you do? LMFAOOOO WHAT I guess I would call 911 because I’m not a psychopath???

It’s 2 in the morning and you get a text message, who is it most likely? Probably Marilyn or Zac??? People I don’t talk to a lot that randomly text me

Ever cried while you were on the phone with someone? Oh yes

Are you wearing any make up right now? Yes

Have you had alcohol this week? Yes :-)

When was the last time you saw your father? Monday

What time is it? 5:03 PM

Do you like any of Justin Bieber’s songs? Love Yourself is one of my favorite songs lol

Do you know anyone who was affected by Hurricane Florence? My grandma lost half of her house and is still living with my parents

Did you have any unread text messages when you woke up today? I think K8lyn texted me

Any time when you need to search something on the Internet. Which search engine do you use? Google

What are your plans for today? The day is half over but I’m probably gonna go to Target

Are you in high school or college? I graduated college 2 years ago

What holiday is coming up next? Memorial Day?

Do you believe saving your virginity for marriage or no? No

When you were a kid, did you ever like Barney? I fuckin loved Barney bitch

How long does it take you to get ready for the day? 10 minutes if I’m not wearing makeup

Do you eat breakfast every day? I never eat breakfast

When was the last time you kissed someone? This morning

What’s the capital of state, country, or providence you live in? Raleigh

Have you made or lost any new friends over the past few months? No

What are you going to do after you finish this survey? Probably another survey

What time is it now? 5:15 PM

Is it difficult for you to adjust your sleep schedule to accommodate a change in your life (getting a new job, going back to school after summer vacation)? Yes

Which do you prefer more: wintertime fashion or summer fashion? Why? I like winter fashion because I like sweaters and I like summer fashion because I like shorts

What are some boring and mundane daily tasks that you dread? Cleaning out the litter boxes

When you open your web browser, what is your home page set to? Why did you select this? It’s the default favorites page

When your plans get canceled for some reason do you make new plans or just decide to stay at home? Stay at home

What about a song can get you to love it instantly? What can make you dislike a song right off the bat? I really like songs with meaningful lyrics, and I usually dislike songs that are obnoxious or showy

When making a big decision do you tend to make it on your own or ask for advice from others? I usually ask for advice because I’m stupid

What do you do with perfectly good items that you no longer want or need? Do you throw them away? Donate them? Give them to friends or donate them

Would you allow a camera crew to follow you around and make a reality series out of your life (no matter how boring it is) if you got paid well? Why? If I got paid why not

If your car broke down would you call a friend or family member to pick you up or would you call AAA(or something like it)? I’d call Ben if I was in Raleigh or my dad if I was in Wilmington

Do you put a lot of thought into the gifts you buy for people? Yes

On an average day do your thoughts tend to be more positive or negative? Pretty negative usually lol

Do you do anything in attempt to reduce your carbon footprint? (Recycling, unplugging appliances you don’t use much, carpooling, etc.) I recycle as much as I can and try to turn off the lights when I don’t need them

Do you ever trust anyone else to drive your car? If you don’t have a car, do your friends and family ever allow you to drive their vehicles? Ben or my family

Do you like it when other survey takers post pictures in their answers? How often do you post pictures in surveys to accompany an answer? Pictures don’t look good with my theme

What is one common profession you would never want to have? Any kind of doctor because I hate blood and stress

If you witnessed a crime how would you react? Would you call 911 straight away or try to help? I’d probably call 911 and not try to intervene

Name at least one thing you like about each season. I like the weather in fall, the weather and holidays in winter, the flowers in spring, and wearing shorts in the summer 

What amount of time do you think is perfect for a vacation? A week? Maybe 10 days?

[titoslondon-blog]

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#AskHerMore, To Zac Posen Gowns Galore - InStyle’s A-Z Of Awards Season

A is for…#AskHerMore

A is all about the feminist #AskHerMore red carpet movement. Pioneered by Reese Witherspoon and Amy Poehler in 2015, it’s all about changing the way media (that's us too) talks to women and encouraging them to ask better questions than just ‘'Who are you wearing?'. Because quelle surprise women have views on politics and current events as well. B is for…Bliiiiiing

And a whole lot of it. From the now infamous $2.5 million 115-carat Lorraine Schwartz emerald drop earrings that Angelina sashayed down the Oscars 2009 red carpet wearing, to Cate Blanchett’s Chopard earrings, bracelet and ring combo that cost a whopping $18 million, when it comes to standing out at an awards ceremony, it’s all about the bling. The winner of our Ultimate Bling Award? Elizabeth Taylor, obvs. The queen of more is more, Taylor’s then husband Richard Burton bought her a 69.42 carat diamond ring for $1 million but, as Elizabeth puts it, ‘Even for me it was too big. So we had Cartier design a necklace.’ Well, as we always say, when your diamond’s too big to wear as a ring, whack it on a pendant and wear it to the 1970 Academy Awards around your neck instead. Understated, who?

C is for…Charlize Theron

Who knew that Charlize Theron was such a babe? Well, we did. An epic actress (she won an Oscar for her terrifying role in Monster), a style chameleon and repping on the red carpet for taller ladies everywhere, Charlize is the ultimate awards badass and we’re obsessed.

D is for…Diversity

With Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes speech addressing immigration straight on, and the 2017 Oscar nominations finally making progress against #oscarssowhite with a black actor being nominated in all four acting categories for the first time EVER, the awards diversity drought is officially over. Hooray!

E is for…EE Rising Star Award

Arguably the most exciting award of the year (because it involves majorly hyped new talent like Ruth Negga and Tom Holland aka Spiderman) the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award is so snazzy we throw a party for it every year. Check the deets HERE.

F is for…Fancy Dress

Bjork’s swan moment, Cher’s 1986 ‘Mohawk year’ and Rihanna’s Britney-meets-Egyptian bejewelled bodystocking – yup, when it comes to red carpet dressing there’s always one that takes it to that bit too far to the realms of fancy dress. And we look forward to that one every year, natch.

G is for…Gaga

When she’s not being carried along the red carpet in an egg, wearing yesterday’s beef tartare as a dress or performing an epic ode to David Bowie with glam rock costume changes to match, Lady Gaga’s generally stealing the limelight at any and every awards show. Case in point: accepting her 2011 MTV awards in character as her male alter ego Jo Calderone. Lady Gaga going method? Groundbreaking.

H is for…Hosts (The Weird, The Wonderful And The Awkward)

The fun part about awards shows? They inevitably have to be hosted by two celebrities that would never normally talk to each other but now have to share a stage and present funny quips and bits for hours on end. A recipe for success, non? Well, if you’re hilarious comedians and besties Amy Poehler and Tina Fey presenting the 2015 Golden Globes, then yes. But if you’re Anne Hathaway attempting to present the 2011 Oscars with a possibly stoned but either way totally out of it James Franco, then alas, no.

I is for…Insta Madness

If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) 3 March 2014

If you didn’t see THAT group selfie at the 2014 Oscars, then what hole were you living in? Ellen’s celebrity studded Hollywood selfie broke the internet and started a new A-list obsession with Instagram. Just try and get through awards season without liking Chrissy Teigen’s adorable backstage pics with John Legend or Lily Collins asking your opinion on what Zuhair Murad gown she should choose. It’s all about the BTS (that’s behind-the-scenes) pics babe.

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J is for…Jennifer Lawrence Falling Over

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Doing a damn good impression of a weeble, Jennifer Lawrence can’t help falling head over heels for awards shows, literally. Tripping over her massive Dior gown on the way to receive her Best Actress Oscar back in 2013, J-Law’s tumble was surely the most Tweeted about awards moment that year. That, and her tripping over a cone. And every other time she’s totally stacked it. Jennifer, we salute your ability to power through embarrassment.

K is for…Kisses

Remember that time Angelina Jolie said she was ’so in love’ with her brother before kissing him smack on the lips at the 2000 Oscars? Well, we do. And tbh, it’s still weird. Between that and John Travolta’s surprise attack on Scarlett Johansson, awards season always seems to bring out the awkward affectionate sides of celebs (and their siblings).

L is for…Loser Face

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Some people can nail the perfect Joey from Friends gracious loser face, and others…well they don’t keep it together so well. Take Samuel L Jackson who, when losing the 1995 Best Supporting Actor Oscar to Martin Landau, could be see mouthing ‘Oh shit’ on screen. Or when Kanye, in true Kanye fashion, took things one step further by crashing Taylor Swfit’s VMA award win to defend losing nominee Beyonce’s honour thus beginning an A-list feud of epic proportions. A polite clap would have been fine.

M is for…Meryl Streep

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Officially the most nominated person EVER. That is all.

N is for…Novel Adaptations We’ve Never Read

Let’s face it, every year there’s a bazillion films nominated that are actually super intellectual novel adaptations that we’ll pretend to our ridiculously informed and cultural friends we’ve totally read but in reality we’ve just watched the movie and googled some original quotes. Soz, not soz.

O is for…Opening Numbers

Hugh Jackman’s adorable, if slightly awkward, dance number with Anne Hathaway at the 2009 Oscars, Andrew Rannell’s all singing, all dancing rendition of ‘I Believe’ from The Book Of Mormon at the 2011 Tony Awards and Neil Patrick Harris’ arguably best ever Tony Awards performance in 2013 are just a few of the awards show opening numbers to go down in history for the right reasons. We won’t mention the wrong ones.

P is for…Poor Leo

2017 aka the year Leonardo Di Caprio finally won an oscar. It’s fair to say a few people may have given up on it ever happening, including Leo himself. #poorleo.

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Q is for…Queen Bey

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If anyone else can announce their pregnancy on stage at the Grammys and bring a tear to our eye quite like Queen Bey we’ll eat our jauntily tipped purple fedora Destiny’s Child style. Lest we forget THAT game-changing Country Music Awards performance of Daddy Lessons with Dixie Chicks that we’ve listened to like 300 times. Ok fine, 500.

R is for…Red Carpet Hype

Fact – you can’t have an awards show without a red carpet, but where did it even come from? Why not a blue carpet? First thunk up by LA showman Sid Graumman in 1922, the red carpet made its debut at the first ever Hollywood premiere, Robin Hood, but didn’t make an appearance at the Oscars until 1961 when film enthusiasts watching on tv couldn’t even tell it was red because of the black and white picture. The epitome of you had to be there.

Fun fact – the carpet outside the Dolby Theatre where the Oscars are held is 500 ft long. Incidentally, just enough room for Jennifer Lawrence to fall over in.

S is for…Speech Cock Ups And General Weirdness

Part two of the awkward hosting section of our A-Z, it’s not an awards season if someone doesn’t mess up an acceptance speech, mispronounce a celeb’s name or send a worthy cause to accept the award on their behalf. Check out Miley Cyrus sending a young homeless dude called Jesse Helt to pick up her 2014 MTV Award (which he’s appaz now auctioning off, that’s gratitude for you), John Travolta classically messing up Idina Menzel’s name and Tom Hiddleston, god bless him, attempting to tell an inspirational anecdote and totally missing the mark. Oscar fails are our fave.

T is for…The Leg

Need we say more? Winning our award for best dressed at the 2012 Oscars, Angelina Jolie’s right leg made such a statement it even had its own Twitter account.

U is for…Ugly Crying

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Yes, it’s an emotional time for everyone, but there’s some that handle the sitch better than others. Gwyneth Paltrow was not one of them. We won’t even mention Halle Berry. Let’s just say we’d give them the Oscar for ugly crying.

V is for…Valentino

That iconic black and white dress Julia Roberts wore to win her Oscar back in 2001 that you always remember every time the Oscars rolls round again? It was Valentino. Cate Blanchett’s timeless one-shouldered yellow dress she wore for her 2005 Best Supporting Actress Oscar win? Yup, Valentino.Scarlett Johansson’s seriously major red dress that put her on the map? You guessed it, Valentino. When it comes to dressing like a winner (or dressing a winner, should we say), Valentino have got it down.

W is for…Wardrobe Malfunctions

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From Chrissy Teigen’s NSFW leg split to Geri Halliwell’s 1997 Brit Awards boob slip, a well-placed (pardon the pun) wardrobe malfunction gets you more column inches than actually winning an award. Our fave? J-Law’s gravity-defying dress tear that magically reattaches itself almost instantly. We geuinely don't know what happened there.

X is for…Exes

There’s nothing better than proving how totally fine you are about an overly publicised breakup by revenge winning an award literally in front of your ex. On the other hand, bumping into an ex on the red carpet isn’t exactly ideal. Oh Hollywood, you’re so small and incestuous and adorable. Brad and Angelina, we wish you good luck.

Y is for…Yellow

Black is so blah. If you want to make a statement on the red carpet it’s all about wearing yellow. Take notes from Reese Witherspoon’s post-Ryan Philippe break up LYD (little yellow dress) and Rachel from Friends fringe that was TOO good or Michelle Williams winning at life in a yellow custom Vera Wang dress that we’ve basically never got over. Nabbing the canary yellow torch and carrying it into 2017, Emma Stone’s red hair, pink lips, yellow dress combo is so chic it’s insane.

Z is for…Zac Posen

Bringing an air of mid-century couture to the often pedestrian fashion proceedings, you can bet your money on Zac Posen dressing the most dramatic, and high fashion celebrity on the red carpet. Noteworthy moment – Christina Hendricks wearing the widest emerald green skirt you ever did see before whipping it off to reveal a fitted mermaid tail gown underneath. And our girl crush hit new heights.