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3, 8, 28 for the "3 things" meme. :)

3. 3 songs that mean something to you

I have to look up songs now because I suck at titles. And I don't care if my choices sound silly or that I'm too old for them.

1) From the Ice Princess soundtrack, there are a couple of songs that I would, and sometimes still do, play over and over again. I was able to find 'the official Disney video" of one of them - No One by Aly & AJ. It talks about not wanting to be anyone else but yourself and not changing for anyone else. Which I really needed to hear at time when a former best friend and former friends were being really shitty. They had been for years, yet I kept caving and trying to brush it all over, forgiving, etc. Tumblr later teaching me to let poisonous people go was the best lesson ever, but I hadn't learned it back then, no matter how many times I had tried and wanted to.

2) Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) by Mike + The Mechanics. I loved this song and video when I was in high school and still do. It was the time when V: the Series was on and Red Dawn (the original 80's movie) was out with Terminator either out then or was not too many years later.

For a teenager growing up in a shitty, abusive home in a backwards city on the OH border the desire to get away and have a life that actually meant something, where I had value, was strong. Value, such as being part of a resistance moment in a dystopian world. :D

I wrote a short story on this type of trope, similar to the song & video and adapted it for a monologue/one scene with props and blocking for a drama class assignment. (I think I got a B.) 

Side note: I never remember the name of this song nor the group that sang it, only "can you hear me running." It was over a decade before a friend was, "Oh, I know that song! Here's a link!" which I then promptly forgot. lol

3) Times Are Hard for Dreamers - Ame'lie the Musical. I saw commercials for this Broadway musical shortly before leaving on a 10 day non-stop research trip to Canada with my hub and son, and immediately bought the original Broadway cast recording. It was shortly after the 2016 elections and we were wanting to emigrate, but most importantly, get our gay and Hispanic son to a safer country via transferring universities. We didn't want to just assume Canada would be best. It was the top of 3 countries that fit the bill on paper.

This song - damn... son and I sang (badly) to it so much on the trip. The title alone struck a cord. We've always been a family of doing things our own way and screw what others think we "should do" of following the norm. It lifted our spirits during a terrifying time where we knew hub and son had a chance of being detained just for crossing back into the U.S. because of their race despite being born on the U.S. mainland. Puerto Ricans were being deported to countries they weren't even from because border patrol felt their IDs were fake. And all of that was on top of the increased homophobic and racism that was everywhere including son's university campus and our democratic lead, still racist AF town.

When we got back from our trip, I was so sad to find out that the musical never got picked up. Son and I were really hoping to see it.

Link to a video of Ame'lie West End Slime Tutorial (which was cool because I'd never seen it performed before)

Link to video of Phillipa Soo singing it

Link the official You Tube page for Ame'lie Broadway

Bonus song - Take On Me by ah ha - it's just a really, really cool video and I have never stopped loving it since I first saw it play on MTV as a teenager.

8. 3 tv shows that you never get bored of

This is kind of hard because sometimes I do need a short break from the news.

1) The Maddow Show - Rachel Maddow on MBNC because of her and The West Wing I finally understood politics and became a political junkie. Her show was one that I used to teach my son politics too.

2) The West Wing - I'll do a rewatch every now and then of my box set

3) The Reid Out - Joy Reid's latest show on MSNBC. I would watch her morning weekend show when it was on. Gods, I love her so much, especially her segment "The Absolute Worst." She pulls no punches which is awesome!

Bonus: The Facts of Life Goes to Paris - Jo's storyline and bits of Mrs. Garrett's and Blair's, but mostly Jo's. Every time I happen to catch it, Jo is who I watch for. <3

28. 3 things you love cooking/baking

1) Bread - multi-grain of this and that, all by hand. Though I come from a long line of homemade bread makers, my mom never taught me. I learned on my own when I was 19 via The Cornell Bread Book by Clive M. McCay and Jeanette B. McCay. It was a thin thing that cost me $2.00 back then and taught me almost everything I know about making bread. Link takes you to Amazon.

The second bread book that's a go to is no longer in print. It's "Flat Breads from Around the World" by Donna Rathmell German. I googled and found it on Amazon. I'm assuming you could find it elsewhere too.

2) Lemon or key lime no-bake cheesecake - I didn't even know there were baked cheesecakes before I moved away from home. It's super easy - 8 oz of cream cheese, 1 can of sweetened condensed milk, 1/4 cup lemon or lime juice &/or 1-2 tsps of vanilla extract. Beat it all well, pour into a graham cracker crust or don't use a crust. Chill until firm. It's also great frozen after it's been firmed up in the fridge. I have some with blueberry topping in my freezer right now. :)

3) cappuccino brownies - from a dark chocolate box mix and 2-4 tablespoons of instant coffee mixed with the water the mix calls for because I'm a bastard who doesn't want to make them from scratch when a box of mix is $1. These brownies got me through the first year of the pandemic. I was putting in 20 hour days at home adjusting our lives, making them as safe and more independent as could be. I was exhausted, overwhelmed, scared for my son up in Canada, and scared for my hub who continues to have to work in person in the office and put in a ton of weekday, Saturday, and holiday OT as an essential government worker that no one acknowledges on the news or politics. Cappuccino brownies are also a godsend on road trips or any time you need both a sugar and caffeine rush.

[redheadgleek]

For the fandom meme: A, M, R. :)

A - Your current OTP(s)/OT3(s)/OTX(s)

Well there’s Klaine, always, and I’m still reading Zimbits. I’ve been reblogging a lot of Roy/Keeley from Ted Lasso, although they aren’t quite reaching OTP status. The third book of Carry On will be released this summer, so I’m pretty sure I’m going to be wallowing around in Snowbaz feels again. And I will forever be reblogging art and gifs of Harry & Hermione (and Golden Trio) and Mulder & Scully and Anne & Gilbert - those never go away. 

M - Say something genuinely nice about a ship that you don’t ship (or its shippers, or anything related to you)

Dear Destiel shippers: I admire your decade long devotion to your ship and I find it truly impressive that you kept the faith for so long. I am truly sorry that your happy ending was taken away from you at the last moment.

R - A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships

Paris Gellar and Brad Langford from Gilmore Girls. I’m pretty sure I invented that pairing. (Gosh I need to finish my fic).

[notallthosewho-wanderarelost]

Get to Know Me Meme

I was tagged by @klaineharmony. Thanks for tagging me!

ancient or modern · bitter or sweet · chocolate or vanilla · coffee or tea · create or destroy · day or night · early bird or night owl · freckles or dimples · gold or silver · greek mythology or egyptian mythology · macarons or eclairs · hot or cold · thunder or lightning · typewritten or handwritten · secret garden or secret library · spicy or mild · dark magic or light magic · ocean or desert · mermaids or sirens · known or unknown · rough or smooth · moon or stars · rain or snow

I’m going to tag @rebelqueenofthediscovery @quirkyrogue @kiebs @casuallyotaku @neveryi3ld @ngol27 and anyone else who’d like to do it!

[lady-divine-writes]

@klaineharmony tagged me in this lovely post -  Fic boosting/comments thread! Hi everyone - I’m feeling a little lonesome tonight because Spouse is away on a work trip, and I am not feeling 100% (Spouse is also super sick with a sinus infection, sadly), so I was trying to think of something nice to do that would let myself and my fic writing followers boost their work and get some feedback.Let’s do this: What are your top three fics that you wish people would comment on? Reblog and include fandom, description, and why comments would help you as a writer. Provide links, then tag your favorite writers so they can play, too. :) No limits on how many people you tag! This is all about helping people share their work and gain motivation. And this way we all have more to read! I will reblog all of you who provide links to your stories. :)

Hey, doll :) Thank you so much for tagging me in this. I started writing this on your original post, but it got real bitter quick, and I didn’t want that for you <3 I thought I could add to this without venting or being sarcastic, but I do apologize that I might just xD But that has nothing to do with you. I love and respect you to pieces. I think one of the major issues with the fics I have that don’t get notes is that there are people in this fandom who for YEARS legit will not read/reblog/like/comment on my stuff out of some weird matter of principle. I don’t know what I did, but there you are. In your so far 39 notes on your original post, I counted around 5 people total who might like my fics, three of those who would reblog. We aren’t a large fandom, but there are at least 200 people who come out of the woodwork when someone like the lovely @hkvoyage​ posts a fic. That being said, of the 1025 fics I have posted on AO3 that no one gives a damn about, here’s what I’ve got to rec -

The Sure Thing - All of my fics have twists in them. That’s part of what I’m known for writing. This was written for the Klaine Advent Challenge so regardless of what I put in the tags, we know they’re endgame. But because I mentioned Sebastian, fandom collectively ignored it. And it was hella fucking cute. And hot. Spoilers - no one fucks Sebastian! It’s a ruse. You don’t even see him till the end. There you go.

The Hallmark of a New Christmas Tradition - I wrote this for the 2019 Klaine Advent Challenge and I thought it was adorable. I was encouraged because several people had actually reached out to me asking if I was going to participate and I was like, “Yay! They miss me!” But no. When I posted my six fics on tumblr, only one of those people gave me notes. And that was kind of heartbreaking, especially considering the Klaine Advent challenge always struck me as that one time during the year the people left in fandom come together and bury axes. Guess not.

BDSM ASMR - For a fandom with as many D/s fics as the Klaine fandom has, you would think that D/s fics written by someone who actually Dominates professionally would have a zillion notes, but that has never been the case. In fact the amount of criticism I get for being ‘cruel’ from people who stalk my and other D/s blogs, bite our stuff, and have never even seen a flogger in real life will never cease to floor me. Though I have discovered that’s fairly universal in fandoms, so fuck me, I guess. Any who, this one-shot in particular pretty much showcases - to me - how creative we can be with D/s, as well as the actual extent of knowledge about my tools (which has come into question before), and how Dom and sub can work together during a scene to reach a goal that makes completion secondary. And yet other fics where meanie Sebastian pees in Blaine’s food and Kurt has to take care of him are way more popular so you be the judge of what’s responsible or not.

So go ahead and read them if you want. Thank you again @klaineharmony for kindly remembering me. I hope I haven’t frightened you off from tagging me in stuff in the future. Again, the above had absolutely nothing to do with you. It’s just something I needed to get off my chest. <3

[darriness]

klaineharmony replied to your post: Just 11 days ago Darren mentioned his Dad in the...

Oh, no, did Darren’s father die?! (This was the first post I saw on logging in tonight!)

He did yes, both Darren and Chuck made posts about it and they’ve been reblogged a whole bunch so I’m sure you’ll see them. It’s so sad :(

[gloriouslokius]

I love redheadgleek because she is so very kind, always willing to share her favorite books and her expertise, and because she has worked so hard to save so much of the fic from our Glee fandom. She is such a lovely person. :)

@redheadgleek <3

Anon or not, send me an ask with a user and what you like about them. I’ll post and tag them in it.

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klaineharmony

  Sleeping Beauty

I love this film. I have all the thoughts about how Sleeping Beauty is really a terrible fairy tale (and boy, if you read the early versions, is it ever), but this film is so gorgeous.Truly a work of art in the animation and music. I love the fairies, and Philip, and Aurora, and the two kings, and just all of it. And Philip has the best horse! :)

Oh, yeah, no, I won’t disagree the original fairy tale is either a) terrible or b) short and kinda pointless depending on which version you encounter.  

This film does it so much better, and is a delight in so many ways.  It’s not really about Sleeping Beauty or Prince Phillip.  It’s about Three Fairies who really need to make up for the fuck ups they keep doing.  

[sothinky]

remember that time russia leaked the sherlock finale and fans watched while laughing their asses off at how stupid it was because no way was that shit real and then when the actual episode aired it was in fact the same leaked episode and after fans picked their jaws up off the floor they proceeded to delete their fandom blogs in maximal fury