#spiritedsaphira

[rakuli]

I have been on Tumblr for one year now. One whole year.  That essentially means about fifteen years of commitment if I had shown the same enthusiasm to something in real life.

During that one year, I have never, ever posted my crush list. So to help celebrate the one year anniversary for rakuli.com, here are the people that have helped to make this place great. I place absolutely no stock in crush lists -- mostly because I never appear on other people's -- so don't worry if you're not on this list, it's only numbers.

Tumblr Crushes:

jayarrarr -- Jen and I started by talking about cicadas, then I realised she was a really snarky bitch but I was willing to ignore that because she writes so damned well. (Yes, she's probably only at the top of this list because she's Tumblr famous and I'm arse-kissing.)

therealvagabondking -- Dennis and I have had some ups and downs. I've unfollowed him a couple of times and he has done the same for me. His poetry is what keeps me coming back and believe it or not, he is quite a nice guy so I just ignore his drunken tirades now.

spiritedsaphira -- This beautiful lady captured my eye with her beauty and then proceeded to capture my heart and mind with her words and sass. (See the pattern emerging? I guess I like people who fight back when I troll them.)

poeticallyundead -- Would you believe that in the beginning, I sent ask messages to this lovely lady requesting that she reblog me? I thought that was how Tumblr worked. Turns out, she was not an unreachable entity and has now become a good friend.

echo4charlie -- Yep, you guessed it; a class A troll. Fun to piss off and troll in turn, I also have a lot of respect for the way he carries himself and performs his duty.

aquietjoy -- Not sure how this happened. Joy's awful. I guess she must write some pleasant things on occasion. Either that or she laughed me into submission with her cackle.

mylifeinitalics -- Nicole was the first person to ever send me an ask box message and then she had the audacity to say she was fan-girling when I replied. She's had a year of major downs but she's still vibrant and great value to talk to, not to mention her wonderful words.

shesanargonaut -- I unfollowed Solange for a few months because she posted too many photos and reblogs, but when I did start following her again, I realised I was missing out on some amazing poetry and prose. She captures hearts (not mine, that's icky) and imagination with her words.

flawsstitchedwithgoodintentions -- Danny. Another of my very first Tumblr friends. We've rapped together and we both agree we created the best collaborative effort Tumblr has ever seen. The guy's a genius and that's not even mentioning his amazing writing talent.

So. The first time I have ever posted my crush list. I probably won't do this again until at least the two year milestone, if not the five year one.

[penarazzi]

Lord of the flings

One word to fool them all

To put it quite simply “I love you”.

-- Graciouswords

In an inflatable pink armchair in a glass-walled room on the top floor of a manor house overlooking the Mull of Galloway in Scotland, Graciouswords words sits clothed in a purple bath robe puffing contentedly at a pipe and sipping a glass of twelve year old brandy. The Penarazzi spent a day observing the reclusive poet from afar using astronomy-grade telescopic equipment.

Following a tip-off from an anonymous source who said, "I think he loves me, I know I certainly love him, but I think he loves other girls too. I'm totally like, bummed 'cause I want him for me!" the Penarazzi decided to investigate whether Gracious words is partaking in the world's second oldest profession: Playin'.

Soon after our surveillance began, it became apparent that Graciouswords plays the Tumblr ladies like a thirteen year old boy plays with himself: with no guilt and for quick rewards. He has discovered the panacea for players, the grail for grabbing garters, the fix-all for the females. A crazy little word called "Love".

The post we have quoted at the top of this article is the pinnacle of Graciouswords's method of publicly declaring love to match private whispers of the same that are heard by many ears. The genius of writing a first person statement to be read in second person by those he has cultivated is readily apparent -- why would anyone think the message is not for them? This one simple post has shown the Penarazzi how big a playing field Graciouswords is covering.

When this article was penned, the Penarazzi believes the following to be pawns in Graciousword's flirtacious game: hopelessromantichopefulthinking, spiritedsaphira, anyideaofwhoiam,  fidolacanadienne,poetdreamer, skinnylove16, jaeid, dinalove, thewritersaddress,  angelicaldarkness, 10000sidewalks, thehoneyhouse,  godessindisguise, hazelatarashi,  s-t-a-r-g-a-z-e-r-d-r-e-a-m-e-r, justatexasboi, novicepen,  read-me-the-story-of-all, themagicaltypewriter, amoralfictionalism , becausedreamersoftenlie, k-sharp93, mimikova and of course jayarrarr

Graciouswords first reached the Penarazzi radar a month ago when caught kanoodling with Jayarrarr on a Caribbean dirty weekend. At that time, it was discovered that Jayarrarr may have been playing the player himself by secretly fondling New York editor, Killingcharlemagne. The recent study of Graciouswords,  performed by the Penarazzi, has now shown that Graciouswords was using his "Love" tactics well before the Jayarrarr incident and may even have been sewing metaphorical seeds during their Caribbean romp.

To the anonymous tipster and also to anyone else whose heart is broken by this revelation, the Penarazzi's heart goes out to you, we wanted to report good news but we are afraid to say that you will have to share Graciouswords or get nothing at all. 

He has discovered the one word to fool them all.