Taissa Farmiga

It's pronounced Tie-ee-sa 22 year old Ukrainian-American from New Jersey. can ususally be found acting, drinking or trying to make a living (Not the real Taissa, RP account set two years into the future)

[taissafarmigaldn]

Scoop || Taissa and Keaton

[keaterpanldn-blog]

He was glad to hear he hadn’t kept her waiting longer than ten minutes, knowing how irritating it could be at times when someone was supposed to show up and half an hour later they finally showed up, not even apologizing for the delay, like it was a normal occurrence and no big deal. It was only respectful to show up on time in his opinion, or offer an explanation if you had to delay. “Okay, good,” Keaton grinned, glancing up at the sky, his eyes squinting at the sun. It was definitely a good day to spend outside after all of the cold weather, weather that he was, quite frankly, getting tired of. He was from California, he was used to going out to the beach and cooling off. He didn’t like having to sit under blankets or in front of heaters all day long unless it was fairly close to Christmas, in which case, it only felt right. It wasn’t that he hated winter. He just wasn’t used to it, and it would probably be quite awhile before it actually grew on him.

“I am very ready,” he laughed at her comment, a little doubtful that the ice cream there could be that good, but he was more than willing to give it a chance to blow his mind, as she had said. “Whoa, never eat ice cream from anywhere else? That’s kind of sad. What am I going to do if they shut down? Just go without ice cream for the rest of my life? I don’t know about this.” Following her through the door, his eyes basically lit up at the selection of ice cream in front of him, realizing then how truly glad he was he’d decided to leave his flat. “Cookies and cream,” he answered almost immediately, and realizing how eager he sounded, his words were followed with a laugh. “It’s my favorite. What about you? What do you usually get?”

[taissafarmigaldn]

Standing facing the counter filled with ice cream, Taissa realised how hungry she actually was. She hadn’t had any breakfast, so she was effectively running on a mug of coffee and not much else. Her sister would have despaired if she’d had any idea how poor Tai’s diet was, and her mama’s reaction was one that didn’t bear thinking about. As far as adult behaviour went, Tai hadn’t quite mastered the sensible eating part just yet, and it didn’t look like she would any time soon. At least not when there was ice cream this good so close to her house and so readily available. There was so much to choose from, she wasn’t sure how she was supposed to make a decision. Had she been alone she might have gone a little crazy and pigged out, but she had company, so she had to keep up appearances for at least a little while.

“Nope, never.” Taissa nodded as he questioned her. “I mean, if Ben and Jerrys were to open up a store that was closer to me than this one, maybe I’d change my mind, because Baked Alaska trumps all, but until then this is the only place I’ll ever come.” She was too lazy to go all the way to the shop by the Tower of London for ice cream, so Scoop was what she’d settled on, and it had always served her pretty well. “Good choice.” She nodded at him, before looking back over the selection again eventually settling on a flavour. “I’m gonna have to go with strawberry, it’s a classic, can’t go wrong with that.” She said with a laugh, before stepping forward to place their order with the woman working behind the counter. Handing the ready cone to Keaton, she grinned. “Do you want to stay in here and eat, or should we go outside and make the most of this awesome weather?” She asked with a shrug. Nice weather didn’t necessarily last in London, so she figured it was something that you had to make the most of while it was around.

[zacattackinglondon-blog-blog]

What’s good, London?

[taissafarmigaldn]

Well, everything was pretty great before now, but I’d say it’s improved vastly now you’re here. I apologise for my inner teenager fangirl, 15 year old me might have just died a little bit.

[chrisevanshollywood]

This goofball here is turning 34 today!  Almost mid-thirties, I’m getting old. If anyone wants to come over or grab a bite, it could be fun.

[taissafarmigaldn]

Happy birthday! Oh come on, 34 is definitely not old! You’re only old when you start having a mid-life crisis, and I’d say you’re a while off that. Is there cake? Because I’ll definitely come and hang out with you if there’s cake.

[vidalalondon-deactivated2015120]

{ Ricky and Taissa }

[vidalalondon-deactivated2015120]

The Latino glanced at her. He smiled a bit when she replied to him. It was nice that someone out there was willing to reply to a stranger’s question without a hint of irritation that it was asked. He was glad she was being so polite too. The office had a coffee machine but it was one of those drips. It was not really coffee the way that Ricky preferred it to be. He wondered if this young lady was feeling the same about it but he figured not to ask just yet.

“Oh? I’m sure the American version is good too. it’s sort of amusing that I was never asked to be on that since I was popular in America..” he muttered, shrugging it off. He was not too upset about this. ‘Was’ being the key word in that sentence. Adam was more popular than he was and so was Mister Pharrel. He was not that surprised that he was not asked. But that he was invited to be on the Australian and Mexican equivalents was a bit surprising for him. “I think the Voice is probably one of the best singing shows out there on the television. Considering that it’s judges seem to actually care about singing ability. ”

[taissafarmigaldn]

The man’s smile wasn’t lost on Taissa as he spoke, she knew it was a weird thing in London to just talk to strangers, but that went against everything she was. Coming from a big family in a small community, Tai was the kind of person who loved meeting new people, and would talk to anyone given half a chance. After all, you couldn’t hope to make friends by just moping about and ignoring everyone your entire life. And it didn’t look like the coffee machine was going to speed up any time soon, so it wasn’t as if someone to talk to was a bad thing.

“Yeah, but it’s definitely all about the drama, that’s what Americans feed off, the show would probably fail miserably without it.” When he mentioned that he was popular in the states, she began racking her brains. He did look familiar, now she thought about it, but it wasn’t a face she could place as someone she had already met. It wasn’t exactly rare to run into other celebrities in London though, they all seemed to move in the same circles. “I’d agree with you there, it’s not like X Factor where they put terrible people through for entertainment value, I hate that.” She nodded in agreement. “I’m Taissa, by the way.” She said with a smile, holding out her hand. “You look super familiar, so I feel like I’m gonna kick myself when you tell me your name.”

[kazzainlondonrp]

Help!

[kazzainlondonrp]

Anywhere anytime 

[taissafarmigaldn]

How’s Saturday? We can go get lunch!

[allthingstaissa-blog1]

[taissafarmigaldn]

@hadleyk: ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL and me and earl (he looks like an earl) and the pretty girl at last week’s premiere.

[vidalalondon-deactivated2015120]

{ Ricky and Taissa }

Ricky glanced at the questions he got on his online blog. Most of these were related to Mister Ferro in some way. He let out a exasperated sigh. Somehow the Voice show had let it out that the men had some kind of feud going and ever since then he got constant questions about the Italian. He knew it was partially good for the show to have conflict. Though it was supposed to be a show about music and singing. This was not American Idol , after all. Ricky would probably turn down a hosting position if that show was still running.

He glanced at the person beside him and shrugged. They were waiting on something and he was scrolling through his cellphone’s internet browser. “Do you think people watch the voice for the actual singers?” he wondered aloud. Hopefully the person next to him would take up the question and reply with a response. The Latino was accustomed to either getting a reply or receiving a cold glare from his neighbor and at times the cold shoulder too. Sometimes they would get up and move down a few chairs. People of London were rather strange. “…I hope that they don’t just watch for the petty fighting…”  

[taissafarmigaldn]

Tai had been waiting in the queue for her coffee for what felt like an eternity, to the point where she was barely registering what was going on around her. It wasn’t as if she had anywhere to be, but she still didn’t like the idea of wasting this much time waiting around for no real reason, other than a hankering for a caramel latte. She had been turning her phone over in her hand, occasionally unlocking it and refreshing twitter, as if she was waiting for something to happen that never did. She had only just noticed the man standing behind her, who was clearly becoming frustrated with something he was reading. She wasn’t sure how long he’d been standing there, at this point she couldn’t even remember how long she’d been standing there.

She looking across at him, confusion clouding her face as he spoke. It appeared that he was speaking to her, and he had a reasonable enough question, so she decided to answer him. “I don’t know, I mean, I definitely only watch the US version for the drama, the singing is kind of secondary.” She said with a shrug. “But I tend to pay more attention to the singers when I watch the Ukrainian version, it’s my only way to really keep up with that music industry.” She’d never been the biggest fan of TV singing shows, they all seemed too constructed for her liking, too focused on the in fighting rather than actually discovering talent. “I’m guessing you’re more concerned with the actual singing than anything else?” She asked, noting how exasperated he seemed.

[ariana-grande-london-deactivate]

That’s so true and it’s crowded and everyone makes a big show. That sounds like we’re going to have a great evening and lots of fun. 

[taissafarmigaldn]

Yeah, it’s the stuff that’s off the radar that’s the most fun, you meet really interesting people. I’m looking forward to it!

[kazzainlondonrp]

Help!

[kazzainlondonrp]

Sister save me!

[taissafarmigaldn]

Name a time and a place, I’m there!

[taissafarmigaldn]

Scoop || Taissa and Keaton

[keaterpanldn-blog]

Keaton could definitely use more friends. All of his seemed to be left back in LA, and the ones that were in the same place as him had busy life and friends they were closer to – which he was fine with. It was just as much his own fault for not going out as much as he should, not being social enough, and he planned to fix that if possible. There were plenty of nice people in London that seemed like good company, all he had to do was put forth a little more effort in getting to know them, and when the perfect opportunity presented itself, of course he couldn’t turn it down. No, he nearly jumped at the chance to grab some ice cream with Taissa when she offered, figuring it was the best of both worlds. Of course there was ice cream, and then there was the company.

Very shortly after being told where to meet her at, he quickly made his way out of his flat, unsure how close his building was when traveling on foot, and he didn’t want to keep her waiting. It didn’t take him long to arrive though, even with walking – or jogging, perhaps – and he noticed her after just a few seconds, checking something on her phone. Pushing his hands into his pockets, he approached her with a friendly smile, clearing his throat in hopes he wouldn’t startle her by speaking or when she looked up and saw him standing there. “I have arrived,” he said in greeting, somewhat stating the obvious. “I didn’t keep you waiting too long, did I?” He asked, hoping her answer would be no. He would feel bad if she’d been standing there for too long, even though he was certain it was a short journey.

[taissafarmigaldn]

Tai hadn’t been waiting long when she spotted Keaton heading towards her as she looked up from the phone in her hand. The weather had been surprisingly nice, so standing outside had actually proved fairly enjoyable. London was great for people watching, especially Covent Garden, so waiting around was less of a chore than it might have been any other time. “Nah, you’re good, I’ve only been here like, ten minutes, gave me time to try and catch some rays!” She joked with a smile, slipping her phone into her purse. Most of her friends had such appalling time keeping that she’d become accustomed to waiting for ages after an arranged meeting time for them to actually show up. Not that she found herself in that situation very often anymore, since most of her friends had bailed on her in the last few months since she’d returned to the city. 

But now wasn’t the time to dwell on that, like she had been for days. For once she actually had company and she intended to actually enjoy it. It was weird really, she’d spoken to Keaton a couple of times, but they’d never hung out before now. “I hope you’re ready to have your mind blown by the best ice cream you’ve ever tasted.” She said to him with a grin as they set off towards the shop. “Because I swear to God, once you’ve had the ice cream here, you’ll never be able to eat ice cream fro anywhere else.” It was only a two minute walk across the piazza at most, and before she knew it they were outside their destination. She made her way through the door, gesturing for him to follow, before stopping to look over the selection in front of them. “I don’t know how I’m supposed to choose just one thing...” She was indecisive at the best of times but this was just amplifying it a million times over. “What are you thinking of having?” She asked, looking across at Keaton.

[dailytaissa]

She’s so…wonderful, honestly. I saw her and that guy who played Tate and I was just blown out of the water by her. She’s that good. She’s wise beyond her years in some ways, and utterly fearless onscreen.  — Spencer LoFranco  

[kazzainlondonrp]

Help!

It’s a Friday and I’m doing nothing fun, someone care to help change that?

[taissafarmigaldn]

Come hang out with your favourite lil American!

[taissafarmigaldn]

Scoop || Taissa and Keaton

Summer wasn’t exactly Taissa’s favourite part of the year. She was all for winter, wrapping up warm, drinking hot chocolate, eating comfort food, but summer had always been a no go for her. She hated being hot and not being able to cool down, she was never sure when it was actually acceptable to start wearing sunglasses, and she never seemed to have any ice cream in her house when she needed it. A search of the depths of her freezer revealed little more than a bag of peas she didn’t remember buying and a load of ice she’d never use, so she started to formulate a plan. In the time she’d been away from London, it appeared most of her friends had decided to skip town too, leaving her mostly alone, with the exception of one or two people. Luckily for her, Keaton had come to the rescue, and offered to join her in her quest for ice cream. 

Taissa knew exactly where she wanted to go, she’d been there once before with Vera and it had been great. Once she’d arranged a place for them to meet, she gathered up her purse, keys and sunglasses and headed out of her flat, making a beeline for the nearest tube station. The tube wasn’t too crowded, most people chose to walk places when the weather was as nice as it was today, so Tai found herself a seat and waited, daydreaming most of the journey away, almost missing her stop to change lines. When she eventually made it to Covent Garden, she stayed at the train station, keeping an eye out for Keaton. In an effort to look less conspicuous, she busied herself on her phone, looking up every so often to check if he’d arrived and she’d missed him. 

keaterpanldn

[keaterpanldn-blog]

Awesome, sounds like an A+ plan to me.

[taissafarmigaldn]

Amazing, I know the perfect place to go, meet me at the entrance to Covent Garden?

[ariana-grande-london-deactivate]

Sounds logical. Tourists usually just want to party and over-do it. Would you like to show me some of the places you like? I’ll invite you for a drink if you have time.

[taissafarmigaldn]

Yeah, and everywhere tourists go is overpriced and overrated anyway. I can definitely do that, and I’ll accept the offer of a drink too!

[keaterpanldn-blog]

Company is always a good thing in my opinion.

[taissafarmigaldn]

Exactly what I was hoping you’d say. Sounds like we’ve got ourselves a plan!

[keaterpanldn-blog]

Good, good. I might do the same thing actually.

[taissafarmigaldn]

Well, if you want company you’re more than welcome to join me.