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G I A N T . C H A R A C T E R . S U R V E Y

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G E N E R A L

[ name ]: Raphael Ortiz Santiago [ nicknames ]: Rafa (only by certain people he’s close to) [ birthday ]: June 19 [ birthplace ]: Zacatecas, Mexico [ age ]: 84 (looks like 19) [ eye color ]: Dark brown, almost black [ height ]: 1.75m / 5′7 feet [ weight ]: Fairly muscled [ nationality ]: Mexican [ astrological sign ]: Gemini [ location ]: Hotel Dumort [ siblings ]: four brothers and one sister, all deceased [ pets ]: None [ in the morning i’m ]: Sleeping [ all i need is ]: the Clan [ love is ]: Apparently, a good thing [ i’m afraid of ]: Loved ones dying [ i dream about ]: Not much, unless nightmares are counted too

H A V E . Y O U . E V E R ?

[ pictured your crush naked? ]: No? [ used someone? ]: Yes [ been used? ]: Yes [ been cheated on? ]: No [ considered cheating? ]: No [ been kissed? ]: Yes [ done something you regret? ]: Of course

F A V O R I T E

[ food? ]: Can’t eat anything anymore, so does it matter? [ fruit? ]: It used to be cherries [ candy? ]: I don’t have one [ color? ]: Red [ number? ]: 3 [ animal? ]: Cats [ drink? ]: Blood, obviously [ soda? ]: I preferred coca cola [ book? ]: Macbeth or Julius Caesar [ room? ]: Bedroom [ movie? ]: I don’t have a favorite

D O . Y O U ?

[ have a boyfriend/girlfriend? ]: No [ like cleaning? ]: No [ have a tattoo? ]: No, though I admit they can be nice [ have any piercings? ]: No [ cheat on tests/homework? ]: I don’t remember, probably not [ drink/smoke? ]: Sometimes, with Magnus or Lily [ swear a lot? ]: Probably more than I should [ like watching sunrises or sunset? ]: I wish I could [ pray? ]: Of course [ go to church? ]: Not anymore, although I used to go every week [ have secrets? ]: Naturally [ have a best friend? ]: Lily and Eliot (and Jack @eyerevived ) [ like your own handwriting? ]: Sure

A R E . Y O U ?

[ obsessive? ]: About certain subjects, I suppose [ excited? ]: Not particularly [ bored? ]: At the moment, yes [ happy? ]: Not really [ missing someone? ]: Yes [ confused? ]: No [ tired? ]: No [ mad? ]: At certain people, yes [ sleepy? ]: No

D O . Y O U . E V E R ?

[ wait around just to talk to someone? ]: Sure [ write about those ‘special’ moments? ]: No, I don’t need a diary to remember [ wish you were a member of the opposite sex? ]: No

W H O . W A S . T H E . L A S T . P E R S O N . W H O ?

[ you talked to? ]: Lily and Eliot [ you hugged? ]: Magnus [ you kissed? ]: That’s unimportant [ sent you a letter? ]: The Los Angeles clan leader [ you sent a letter to? ]: The Los Angeles clan leader, in return [ you laughed with? ]: Eliot [ slept in your bed? ]: Myself [ you shared a drink with? ]: Lily or Eliot [ you went to the movies with? ]: A group of the Clan, a few years ago [ yelled at you? ]: Camille [ you called? ]: Magnus [ you kicked? ]: A Shadowhunter [ you saw? ]: Lily

W H O . I S ?

[ the most handsome person you know? ]: Objectively, probably Magnus? Although, Isabelle Lightwood is also beautiful. [ the weirdest person you know? ]: Simon Lewis, without a doubt the most confusing person I currently know [ the funniest person you know? ]: Eliot [ the loudest person you know? ]: Loud in volume is Lily, loud in character is Magnus [ the quietest person you know? ]: Aurélie, a clan member [ the sweetest person you know? ]: Johannes, another clan member [ the most serious person you know? ]: Every person from the Clave [ your best friend? ]: Well, that used to be Ragnor [ the person you hate the most? ]: Valentine Morgenstern [ the person you see most? ]: Lily and Eliot [ your soul-mate? ]: Soul-mates don’t exist.

W H A T . I S ?

[ the first thing you thought of when you woke up? ]: Everything that needed to be done tonight [ the song that best describes you? ]: I don’t know [ your best feature? ]: Physical or in general? [ your most treasured memory? ]: Any of the ones with my hermanos

I N . T H E . F U T U R E

[ what is the age you hope to get married? ]: I’m not going to be married [ number and names of kids? ]: I won’t have any [ where do you see yourself at age twenty? ]: I’ve surpassed twenty by a few decennia now [ describe your dream wedding? ]: I already said I won’t have one, so it doesn’t matter [ when and how do you want to die? ]: Preferably a long time from now and quickly [ what are your career plans? ]: Keep leading the clan [ some place you’d like to visit? ]: I would like to go back to Zacatecas.

L A S T . T I M E

[ last time you went out of state? ]: Clan business a few months ago [ last time you were outside? ]: Yesterday night [ last time you had a snowball fight? ]: Years ago [ last time you were listening to music? ]: A while ago

O T H E R

[ how many people would you say are good friends of yours? ]: Three [ what hurts the most, physical or emotional pain? ]: Emotional. [ have you felt this recently? ]: Yes [ what do you wear to bed? ]: Sweatpants and a t-shirt [ when’s the last time you slept with a stuffed animal? ]: As a child [ have you ever used a ouija board? ]: No [ how many rings before you pick up the phone? ]: As soon as I can find it

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Christmas Movies: A Complete Holiday Streaming Guide

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So, maybe there isn’t enough Christmas and holiday programming on TV for your liking. We get it. You can’t be stuck at the mercy of broadcasters and cable networks all the time, not when there are so many Christmas movies to watch, right?

Christmas Movies and TV Specials: Full 2020 Schedule

By Den of Geek Staff

Movies

Christmas Movies: A Complete Holiday Streaming Guide

By Alec Bojalad and 1 other

Well, because we’re a little crazy, we’re working on an index of every Christmas movie and other piece of seasonally appropriate holiday-themed film available on various streaming services. Just bookmark this page, scroll on through the alphabetical list, hit the links, and it can be Christmas whenever you need it to be! And if you spot some stuff that we missed, just let us know in the comments and we’ll see about getting it all added for you.

Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)

Hulu

What is it about the holidays that makes it feel like we’re on the verge of the end of the world? Regardless, if you’re going to capture Christmas season ennui in a movie, you might as well go all out. That’s exactly what British holiday film Anna and the Apocalypse aims to do. Anna is a Christmas zombie musical comedy. Because why have one genre when you can have them all?

The Best Christmas Movies Available on Hulu

By Alec Bojalad

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By Don Kaye

Ella Hunt stars as Anna Shepherd, a secondary school graduate who plans to embark on a grand travel tour before heading to university. Those plans come to a grinding halt, however, when a zombie infection starts to spread throughout her town. Anna gets together with some friends as they try to survive both the holidays and the encroaching zombie apocalypse.

Black Mirror: White Christmas (2014)

Netflix

Those looking for Christmas cheer won’t find it here. Black Mirror isn’t necessarily known for its happy endings and it’s 2014 Christmas special, “White Christmas” is no different.

Still, there is an audience out there that definitely wants this level of Scroogery. Plus it stars Jon Hamm! “White Christmas” follows three seemingly disparate stories. Jon Hamm is Matt, a mysterious man with a mysterious job who viewers watch in three different environments: once as a gross pick-up artist helper, once as a digital “cookie” salesman, and once as an occupant in a cozy cabin on Christmas Day.

What do all of these have to do with Christmas? Watch and find out. Then weep for the collapse of humanity.

A Charlie Brown Christmas Special (1965)

Apple TV+ – Arriving Dec. 4

“A Charlie Brown Christmas Special” is one of the most enduring holiday classics in the pop culture canon. Originally airing in 1965 on CBS, it was an experiment from The Coca-Cola Company to see if Charles M. Schulz’s beloved Peanuts characters could carry their charm over to a new medium…and boy could they.

The half-hour picks up with Charlie Brown down in the dumps and unable to capture the Christmas spirit. Thankfully, his friends know just what to do. Soon ol’ Chuck is directing the school Christmas play and nabbing a pitiful Christmas tree with Linus. This is “A Charlie Brown Christmas Special’s” first year as primarily a streaming entity, though Apple TV+ is allowing it to air on PBS on Dec. 13.

The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

Netflix

If a Christmas movie is only as good as its Santa (surely someone out there abides by this rule), then Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles is one heck of a Christmas movie. This family film produced by Chris Columbus features Kurt Russell ascending to his final form as Hot Santa Claus.

New on Netflix: November 2020 Releases

By Alec Bojalad

The Best Christmas Movies Available on Netflix

By Alec Bojalad

The plot follows two children who are struggling to believe in the magic of Christmas after the death of their firefighter father. But the spirit of the season seizes them when they encounter the ultimate stand-in father figure: Kurt Russell Santa. The Christmas Chronicles is your classic, by-the-book family holiday yarn with a fun actor at the center and elevated production quality. Its sequel is also available to stream on Netflix.

Doctor Who Christmas Specials

HBO Max

If the British know one thing, it’s tea. If they know two things, it’s tea and Christmas specials. Many big-time U.K. television shows have their own excellent holiday specials. Decades-old sci-fi institution Doctor Who, however, takes the cake when it comes to Christmas excellence.

HBO Max has 12 seasons worth of Doctor Who Christmas specials dating all the way back to the modern continuation’s first Doctor, Christopher Eccleston. Each episode is an hour-long treat of Doctor Who and Christmas goodies and should the joy of watching them ever peter out, there are plenty of bonus materials to watch as well.

Frozen (2013)

Disney+

Frozen, an animated movie you might have heard of, technically takes place during summer. But it sure doesn’t feel that way after Queen Elsa freezes the fjord and belts songs about the snowmen she and her sister want to build. Indeed, there is hardly a more festive film for the holidays than this celebration of self-love and familial love. Rather than being the story of a princess falling for a prince, Frozen is about the love between two sisters, Elsa (Idina Menzel) and Anna (Kristen Bell), and how that bond can transcend fear, isolation, and lifelong trauma like losing your parents at an early age.

Movies

Christmas Movies on Disney+ Streaming Guide

By David Crow

Movies

Frozen 2: ‘Show Yourself’ Song Was Almost Cut from Movie

By David Crow

Fairly sophisticated stuff for an animated movie, Frozen became a bona fide classic in large part due to its songbook by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, with “Let It Go” standing out as an anthem for self-empowerment and the realization of identity. And if you overlook the fact you heard that song probably five thousand times, it still has that same resonance, which is why children are drawn to its message, as well as Elsa’ irresistible ice powers brought to dazzling life. When you factor in Anna’s own awkward charm, the power the two radiate together is warming in any season.

Home Alone (1990)

Disney+

Another holiday classic from Fox, Home Alone remains a millennial touchstone for this time of year, and a gift that keeps on giving. Yes, everyone remembers the end where Macaulay Culkin tortures two bumbling goons (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) as if they’re Elmer Fudd, but the movie has a lot more going for it than just slapstick sociopathy. Indeed, when Kevin McCallister isn’t being a sadist, this film has an earnest appeal about celebrating the fantasy of a kid living by himself at home.

When his parents leave Kevin McAllister home alone for Christmas—it was an accident!—he has a luxury house to himself that he lounges about as if it were a giant playground with free ice cream, pizza, and R-rated movie viewing parties. Things go a little pear-shaped though when crooks try to rob the joint, but he handles that in glib fashion, all while sweetly pining for his mother. In fact, as you get older, Catherine O’Hara’s trials and tribulations to get back home to her baby boy in time for Christmas are as amusing as Kevin’s hijinks. (John Candy! Polka music!! Polka Christmas music!?!) But probably the reason this is a real classic has a lot to do with John Williams’ eternally heartwarming score.

Into the Dark: Pooka! (2018)

Hulu

The concept of Hulu horror anthology series Into the Dark is a simple one. Starting in October, every month would see the release of a new horror movie, usually revolving around a theme or holiday within that month. So naturally December 2018’s entry, Pooka!, brings its chills to Christmas. Directed by Nacho Vigalondo from a script by Gerald Olson, Pooka! introduces one of the cutest creepiest critter since Gremlins.

Struggling actor Wilson Clowes (Nyasha Hatendi) takes on a job operating a giant fur suit of a toy company’s upcoming holiday season to, Pookah. Pookah has two modes, naughty or nice. Soon Wilson comes to find that the suit is starting to effect his overall mood and the naughty mode may last outside the confines of the suit.

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

Amazon

Now if you could only watch one Christmas movie every holiday season, it’s gotta be this one, right? It’s a Wonderful Life has been a winter staple ever since…shortly after its 1946 release. The film infamously took a little while for audiences to catch on they they were in the presence of a classic. And now it lives on Amazon for the time being as the go-to spot for holiday cheer.

If you haven’t watched this movie in a while, it can be surprising just how tenuously tied the whole thing is to Christmas. Though the story of George Bailey begins on Christmas Eve 1945, the movie takes audiences throughout the entirety of his life, Christmas Carol-style. But of course, in the end the angels have gotten their wings and Christmas is in full thrall. Certainly, It’s a Wonderful Life will be all over the traditional TV calendar, but it’s nice to know that it’s on streaming as well for those who just can’t wait.

Klaus (2019)

Netflix

Since the hallowed days of Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated Christmas specials, there hasn’t been much movement or innovation in the realm of animated Christmas movies. Klaus, written and directed by Sergio Pablos, seeks to change all that in Klaus.

This crisply animated feature serves as an alternative history version of the story of Santa Claus. Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) proves himself to be the worst student as a postal academy and is sent to the North Pole where his lack of letter-delivering abilities won’t do anyone any harm. There he discovers Klaus (J.K. Simmons), a mysterious carpenter who lives alone and likes to make handmade toys. Sounds pretty familiar.

Klaus is both a technical marvel and an effective little Christmas story.

Last Christmas (2019)

HBO Max

Shortly after taking in the cheerful trailer for Emma Thompson and Paul Feig’s 2019 holiday hit Last Christmas, the Internet stood up as one and agreed on an important point: there’s a twist in here, isn’t there? And of course, the Internet was right…as it so often is.

Last Christmas features a very prominent and important twist in its plot that you’ll have to watch the movie (or read Wikipedia) to figure out. But twist or no, this is a perfectly enjoyable entry into the modern Christmas canon. Emilia Clarke takes some time off from torching King’s Landing to star as Kate, an aspiring young singer going through hard times around Christmas. That all changes when she meets the alluring and devastatingly handsome Tom (Henry Golding). What follows is a minor Christmas miracle.

The Santa Clause (1994)

Disney+

Tim Allen really was on top of the world in the 1990s, wasn’t he? The star of ABC’s popular Home Improvement sitcom, and just a year away from becoming a Pixar legend in Toy Story, Allen could get any family entertainment greenlit. Thus enters Disney’s The Santa Clause, a movie that posits “what if Tim Allen became Santa?” That’s pretty much what happens when Allen’s schmo-y Scott Calvin inadvertently is responsible for the death of the previous Santa who slips off his roof.

The consequence of Scott’s mistake is he puts on the red and white outfit to finish Santa’s sleigh ride that night, much to the delight of his son Charlie (Eric Lloyd). Little does he know that by donning the suit, he has entered into a “Santa Clause” which means he becomes the big guy—literally so as he gains 100 pounds of weight and a white beard overnight. It’s still amusing now, but our favorite bit will always be David Krumholtz as the no-nonsense North Pole elf from Brooklyn.

Surviving Christmas (2004)

Amazon

One enduring hallmark of the Christmas movie genre is how bad many of its entries are. Of course, there are some well-executed classics that command one’s attention and respect, but for the most part they all blend together into a pleasant cheerful mush that can be on in the background while one decorates their tree.

The Best Christmas Movies Available on Amazon Prime

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Amazon Prime Video New Releases: November 2020

By Alec Bojalad

But even by the dismal standards of Christmas movies, 2004’s Surviving Christmas is particularly dismal. This Ben Affleck/James Gandolfini starring vehicle very much earns its 7% Rotten Tomatoes score. In a way, however, that makes it a must-watch holiday classic. Affleck stars as a rich advertising executive looking to reconnect with his past. What better way to do so than to pay the current occupants of his childhood home to spend Christmas with them? Much James Gandolfini grumpiness ensues.

A Very Brady Christmas (1988)

Hulu

A Very Brady Christmas was a 1988 made-for-TV movie that brought together the entire original cast of The Brady Bunch save for Susan Olsen (Cindy Brady). Olsen was on her honeymoon at the time and I cant’ figure out if that’s a great reason or a weird reason to miss a once-in-a-generation TV event.

A Very Brady Christmas centers on a very simple and very relatable concept: getting the whole family back together for Christmas. This is a hard enough logistical challenge for a “normal” family, and a damn near impossible one for a family with six kids. Will the Bradys be able to pull it off? Watch and find out!

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)

HBO Max

“Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is one of the most enduring sentences in Christmas history. It comes from an 1897 newspaper editorial in which The Sun (of New York) editor Francis Pharcellus Church responds affirmatively to young Virginia O’Hanlan’s question about the existence of Santa Claus.

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This 1991 TV movie of the same name dramatizes the already-quite dramatic story. Charles Bronson, of all people, stars as Church, who is dealing with the death of his wife and the trauma he endured as a war correspondent during the Civil War. It turns out that one little girls credulous belief in the impossible is all that many adults need to get back into the spirit of the season.

And here’s the complete list, just in case you don’t like our choices!

5 Star Christmas (2018)

Netflix

12 Days of Christmas Eve (2004)

Peacock

12 Dog Days Till Christmas (2014)

Hulu

12 Pups Of Christmas (2019)

Hulu

Alien Xmas (2020)

Netflix

Alone for Christmas (2013)

Peacock

American Rodeo: A Cowboy Christmas (2016)

Amazon

Angela’s Christmas (2017)

Netflix

Angela’s Christmas Wish (2020)

Netflix

Angels in the Snow (2015)

Hulu

Anna and the Apocalypse (2018)

Hulu

Back to Christmas (2004)

Hulu

Barbie: A Christmas Carol (2008)

Hulu

Barbie: A Perfect Christmas (2011)

Hulu, Peacock

Beyond Christmas (1940)

Amazon

Black Christmas (2019)

HBO Max, Peacock

Black Mirror: White Christmas (2014)

Netflix

A Bell for Christmas (2014)

Peacock

Bob’s Broken Sleigh (2015)

Netflix

BoJack Horseman Christmas Special (2014)

Netflix

A Bride for Christmas (2012)

Amazon

Chico Bon Bon and the Very Berry Holiday (2020)

Netflix

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: A Mid-Winter’s Tale (2018)

Netflix

Christmas, Again (2014)

Amazon

Christmas with the Andersons (2016)

Hulu

Christmas Belle (2013)

Hulu

Christmas Break-In (2019)

Netflix

The Christmas Calendar (2017)

Hulu

A Christmas Carol (1938)

HBO Max

A Christmas Carol (2019)

Hulu

The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

Netflix

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)

Netflix

Christmas in Compton (2012)

Hulu

Christmas Crush (2019)

Hulu

Christmas Cruise (2017)

Peacock

The Christmas Dragon (2014)

Amazon

Christmas in the Heartland (2013)

Peacock

Christmas on Holly Lane (2019)

Amazon, Hulu

Christmas Inheritance (2017)

Netflix

A Christmas Kiss II (2015)

Hulu

The Christmas Lodge (2014)

Amazon

Christmas Matchmakers (2019)

Peacock

A Christmas Movie Christmas (2019)

Hulu

Christmas Mystery (2014)

Peacock

Christmas Perfection (2018)

Hulu

Christmas with a Prince (2018)

Amazon

A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018)

Netflix

A Christmas Princess (2019)

Peacock

The Christmas Ride (2019)

Amazon

A Christmas in Royal Fashion (2018)

Peacock

A Christmas Solo (2019)

Hulu

A Christmas Snow (2011)

Amazon

A Christmas Tree Miracle (2015)

Amazon

Christmas Twister (2012)

Peacock

Christmas in Vermont (2016)

Hulu

Christmas in Wonderland (2007)

Amazon

A Cinderella Christmas (2016)

Hulu

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009)

Hulu

Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker (2020)

Netflix

Dash & Lily (2020)

Netflix

Dear Santa (2011)

Amazon

Deck the Halls (2006)

Hulu

Disney Channel’s Epic Holiday (2020)

Disney+ – Arriving Dec. 11

Disney Channel Holiday House Party (2020)

Disney + – Arriving Dec. 18

Disney Holiday Magic Quest (2020)

Disney+ – Arriving Dec. 11

Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square (2020)

Netflix

A Doggone Christmas (2016)

Amazon

A Dogwalker’s Christmas Tale (2015)

Hulu

The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009)

Hulu

The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (2010)

Peacock

Dragons: Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor Holiday (2020)

Netflix

Dreamworks Happy Holidays from Madagascar (2005)

Netflix

Dreamworks Holiday Classics (2011)

Netflix

Dreamworks Home For the Holidays (2017)

Netflix

Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas (2014)

HBO Max

Elf-Man (2012)

Amazon

Elf Pets: Santa’s Reindeer Rescue (2020)

Netflix

Every Other Holiday (2018)

Hulu

Eve’s Christmas (2004)

Hulu

Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas (2018)

Netflix

A Flintstone Christmas (1977)

HBO Max

A Flintstone Family Christmas (1993)

HBO Max

Get Santa (2014)

HBO Max

Girlfriends of Christmas Past (2016)

Hulu

A Go! Go! Cory Carson Christmas (2020)

Netflix

The Heart of Christmas (2011)

Hulu

High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special (2020)

Disney + – Arriving Dec. 11

His and Her Christmas (2005)

Hulu

Holidate (2020)

Netflix

The Holiday Calendar (2018)

Netflix

Holiday Home Makeover with Mr. Christmas (2020)

Netflix

The Holiday Movies That Made Us (2020)

Netflix

Holiday Road Trip (2013)

Peacock

Holiday Rush (2019)

Netflix

Holiday in the Wild (2019)

Netflix

Holly’s Holiday (2013)

Hulu

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)

HBO Max

Home For Christmas (2019)

Netflix

How to Ruin Christmas (2020)

Netflix

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)

Hulu

Into the Dark: Pooka! (2018)

Hulu

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)

Netflix

Klaus (2019)

Netflix

The Knight Before Christmas (2019)

Netflix

Last Holiday (2006)

Peacock

Let it Snow (2019)

Netflix

Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

Hulu

The March Sisters at Christmas (2012)

Hulu

Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special (2020)

Apple TV+ – Arriving Dec. 4

Married by Christmas (2016)

Hulu

Merry Happy Whatever (2019)

Netflix

Miracle on Christmas (2020)

Amazon

Mighty Express: A Mighty Christmas (2020)

Netflix

My Dad is Scrooge (2014)

Hulu

My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas (2005)

Hulu

My Santa (2013)

Hulu

Nailed It! Holiday! (2018)

Netflix

A Nanny for Christmas (2010)

Hulu

Naughty and Nice (2014)

Hulu

A Nasty Piece of Work (2019)

Hulu

Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas (2018)

Netflix

New Year, New You (2019)

Hulu

A New York Christmas Wedding (2020)

Netflix

A Norman Rockwell Christmas Story (1996)

Amazon

Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

HBO Max

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

Disney+ – Arriving Dec. 4

The Oath (2018)

Hulu

Once Upon a Time for Christmas (2017)

Hulu

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas (2016)

HBO Max

Operation Christmas Drop (2020)

Netflix

Pee-wee’s Playhouse: Christmas Special (1988)

Netflix

Power Rangers: Megaforce: The Robo Knight Before Christmas (2013)

Netflix

Power Rangers Super Samurai: Stuck on Christmas (2012)

Netflix

Prince of Peoria: A Christmas Moose Miracle (2018)

Netflix

A Prince for Christmas (2015)

Peacock

A Princess for Christmas (2012)

Amazon

The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020)

Netflix

A Puppy for Christmas (2016)

Hulu, Peacock

Rare Exports (2010)

Amazon, Hulu

A Royal Christmas Ball (2017)

Peacock

Santa Buddies (2009)

HBO Max

Santa Pac’s Merry Berry Day (2016)

Netflix

Santa Girl (2019)

Netflix

Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays (2012)

HBO Max

The Search for Santa Paws (2010)

HBO Max

Second Chance Christmas (2017)

Hulu

The Secret of the Nutcracker (2007)

Hulu

The Smurfs Christmas (1982)

HBO Max

So This is Christmas (2012)

Hulu

The Spirit of Christmas (2015)

Hulu

A StoryBots Christmas (2017)

Netflix

Sugar Rush Christmas (2019)

Netflix

Super Monsters: Santa’s Super Monster Helpers (2020)

Netflix

Super Monsters Save Christmas (2019)

Netflix

Super Monsters and the Wish Star (2018)

Netflix

Surviving Family (2014)

Amazon

The Swan Christmas Princess (2012)

Hulu

This Christmas (2007)

Hulu

The Town Santa Forgot (1993)

HBO Max

True: Winter Wishes (2019)

Netflix

The Truth About Christmas (2018)

Hulu

A Very Country Christmas (2020)

Amazon

A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas (2011)

HBO Max

A Very Murray Christmas (2015)

Netflix

A Wedding for Christmas (2017)

Peacock

Wonderoos: Holiday Holiday! (2020)

Netflix

Yogi Bear’s All-Star Comedy Christmas (1982)

HBO Max

Yogi’s First Christmas (1980)

HBO Max

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The Sequel - 886

Parrot

André Schürrle, Juan Mata, other Chelsea/BVB players, and random awesome OC’s (okay they’re less random now but they’re still pretty awesome)

original epic tale

all chapters of The Sequel

“I hate Everton. They always fuck us. The least they could do is beat the team we would like to move ahead of. They find ways to fuck us even when they’re playing somebody else. And what the fuck is wrong with them anyway? Koeman is good. You love Koeman. You were literally the only person in all of Valencia who loved him, but still. England loved him last year. What is he even doing that they’re this bad?”

“If I open another bottle of Sant Jeroni will it make you calm, or more complaining?”

“I don’t know. Open it and let’s find out.”

Juan rolled his eyes when Christina clunked the side of her head into his and then gestured angrily at the iPad again about Ronald Koeman’s side and its ineptitude. They were installed in Rincón de Juan, at his dad’s restaurant, to eat Iberico and Manchego croquetas, and off-menu cheese fries. They were also testing new wines to see if they should go on the menu. The rider liked a white blend that included her favored Viognier grapes. They were merely sampling though, so she wasn’t yet drunk. Coca Cola with lemon was her prime beverage of choice. She did ask for more of that Sant Jeroni blend, however, and was disappointed to hear that the rest of the bottle was already gone. The restaurant manager poured samples for just about everybody in the place. Her personal host evidently thought he could temper her animated football commentary by opening up the second bottle sent from the distributor.

She was in London on Sunday afternoon, enjoying an Everton vs. Arsenal and Tottenham vs. Liverpool doubleheader, because an artist who painted a stunning picture of her sailing over a fence aboard Dirk at the Olympics invited her to the fundraiser auction at which he was selling it on Saturday evening. The proceeds were going to UNICEF, as part of a “Sports for the Greater Good” initiative. All the auction lots were sport-themed. Christina agreed to attend and sign the piece with a personalized message for the winning bidder. That really could have happened via mail, even though the painting was enormous, but it was a good excuse to go see Juan, so she went. He provided her with a ticket for Watford’s visit to Stamford Bridge at lunchtime, and accompanied her to the event. She was staying until Monday morning.

“Do you really want it, or no? It’s not cold. I have to put it in the freezer,” the Spaniard pointed out after Arsenal scored a fourth goal and his “secret girlfriend” closed the streaming app in disgust.

“No but can we take it home? For later? And can I go get my own soda or do I have to wait for whatshername?”

“I’ll get it.”

“You don’t trust me to walk around the bar and grab a soda?”

“No.”

“K. I need some more napkins too. Thanks.” Christina slid her empty soda bottle in front of him and helped herself to a French fry dripping in gooey white cheese sauce. Chef David greeted her when they got there and asked what she would eat if she could eat anything in the world, and she picked cheese fries, much to his amusement. He vowed to concoct the best cheese fries she’d ever had, and really delivered. She had no idea what sort of cheese was in the sauce, or what else was in it, but it sure was delicious, and the potatoes were crispy and perfectly salted. Visiting London was, for a while, like going on a mini holiday. Christina always ended up eating junk food, drinking, shopping, and having a lot of sex. Nothing at home in Dortmund was so stressful or monotonous that a vacation was necessary, but they were still nice little breaks, and they repaired the part of her heart that felt damaged and slightly painful whenever she was away from Juan for very long.

They were also a satisfying football fix. Dortmund was slowly killing her. Chelsea suffered a rough patch too. The Blues fought to rescue the three points at home on Saturday in a really exciting match that really fed her addiction in a way her husband’s side seemed incapable, and she was glad to be with her favorite Blue afterward because he made an individual error that led directly to a goal and she was afraid he’d be very down on himself about it. With a nice cocktail party and charity auction to go to, and a beautiful girl to go with, he couldn’t dwell on the mistake for long. His arm candy refused to let him beat himself up about it too. She blamed a blanket lack of organization and responsibility for both goals conceded.

“Do you want to stay here for the second game or nah?” she asked after he returned with a bottle of Coke and fresh glass of ice with two lemon wedges and a black straw. The black straw was important. Christina made him promise his restaurant would only use black straws.

“I don’t care. My dad is out of things to make me do while I’m here, so...” The Spaniard shrugged and sliced into a croqueta with the side of his fork. His interest in the fried food and cheese was necessarily less than hers. He picked while she stuffed her face. She also promised to cook for him later, so he was saving the space in his stomach.

“How is he always here? Does he just live here now?”

“Sometimes. I showed you the pictures of his place, didn’t I?”

“Yeah, but you said it was going to be like a crash pad when he’s in town. He’s always in town.”

“I’m not complaining,” Juan smiled.

“I miss Aidan,” Christina confessed. There was a reason why she was asking about the other Juan Mata always being around when she was in town. There was some kind of binding between her and friends who didn’t live near family. For example, Natasha’s parents hardly ever came to London. Eden’s were around all the time, and he took his family to his parents in Belgium often, but Natasha didn’t get to see her family much. Christina thought she related better to people without close family, despite Jill living at home permanently. Her parents weren’t actually in that home that often. Juan’s parents came to the UK for important matches, and he saw them at home in Spain when he could, so that distance was something she identified with. It was different, having one or both of his parents right there in town all the time.

Many times throughout the most difficult parts of the previous year- through her riding struggles, and her relationship nightmares- the equestrian star wished she had a mother read-in on all the drama to consult with, or just to vent to. There was no one. No one was in on her secrets. Sometimes she thought her desperation to talk to someone about that stuff was why she gave in and clued some people in, like Daniel and Marcus. It was really difficult to keep all of that stuff inside. The only people she could vent to were the people directly involved. It wasn’t that she missed her mom, per say, but any mom, or mom-like figure. A family member she did specifically miss was her brother. He hardly reached out to her since their father’s funeral. Christina missed that odd relationship. It wasn’t close or affectionate, but in some ways the Martin kids knew each other better than most. And she really wanted Lukas to benefit from knowing Aidan. Her brother was wonderful with kids. They all loved him, and he loved to hang out with them and show them things. He was a really great big brother when she was little and their age gap was more significant in terms of maturity, experience, and knowledge of the world.

“Have you spoken lately?”

“No. He doesn’t call me, and I feel like I need a reason to call him. I know we would end up on the phone for an hour, talking about ourselves and current events and movies and stuff, but usually I call him for a reason, like...his birthday, or an art question or something. The last few times we talked it was about the boat money.” I want him to come visit and demand that we go to the store to get a case of Coke right away, she thought, staring into her glass while pulling on the straw. He needs immediate soda and bread. I want to joke about the stuff only we find funny. Like Captain Ron.

“Why don’t you ask him to join you for the holidays? He has off from school?” Juan suggested. He leaned back on the banquette and put his arm up on it. He also picked up and then dropped her braided ponytail. The restaurant was a vigilance-free zone. He didn’t care who saw him do what there, which was kind of ironic given that diners often just sat there watching him. Playing with her hair wasn’t exactly a dead giveaway that they were sleeping together, but she thought the way he interacted with her was just really flirty at times, as in if she were watching then she would assume they were together. It didn’t worry her as much as it once did.

“I don’t even know where I’m going to be for the holidays. I’ll be here riding right before Christmas, Schü wants to have his family over and we’ve also talked about traveling since he has the long break, I know I’ll want to spend time with you...”

“You have a bad habit of focusing on obstacles instead of solutions, cariña.” The footballer gave in to desire and speared the other half of the breaded, fried log of ham and cheese béchamel with his fork, and popped it in his mouth before Christina could come back at him with some protest about how ignoring obstacles doesn’t solve anything and just gets one’s hopes up. But she didn’t say anything, or look up from her soda. If she wasn’t going to argue, he was going full steam ahead. “Your obstacles are mostly imaginary too. You don’t need a reason to call your own brother. No one does. Just call him and say “Hey, what’s new? How are you?” Or you could try something really crazy and tell him you rang because you miss him. And if you want to see him and he has the ability to come over, make the plan around that. André wants to be with family at Christmas, like most people, so he plans that. You can plan to be with family too. You could invite him to you in Germany, or ask him to join you here during the horse show, or have him meet you wherever André wants to “travel”. Why not have the whole family on the boat after New Year’s, something like this?”

“He’d be really bored. He doesn’t like sitting on a lounger all day.”

“That runs in the family, eh?” Juan smiled. He patted her thigh too. Her expression was quite patronized when she looked up to frown. “Stop making excuses,” he urged, clearly trying to be warmer about it and head off any impending angry, defensive backlash. He does that thing with his eyes so even when he’s being mean it seems like he’s not picking on you, the rider told herself. He’s so goddamn sincere. “If you want to talk to him, or see him, you can manage it. You’re a smart girl with means and flexibility!”

“Yeah but...what if he’s still mad at me about Dad?”

“That wasn’t your fault and he can’t seriously think it was.”

“But what if he does?”

“Then you should talk to him and find out why.”

“That sounds unbearable.”

“Give it a try, and if it’s unbearable then I’ll be there for you after. You can’t miss out on something good because you’re afraid it could be bad. This is why we have people close to us- why we let them in. We know they’re there to support us and comfort us when something doesn’t turn out the way we want. Having people makes you stronger. It-“

“Alright, alright, I don’t need a sappy speech,” Christina groaned. “I need cheese fries.” Deflecting and humor would always be her preferred tactics for avoiding emotional vulnerability on someone else’s terms. She wasn’t willing to admit to herself that the whole reason she brought up Aidan was that she wanted her sort-of-partner to talk her into it, tell her how, and then do something to make her feel better if it didn’t go well. She ate a couple of mildly cheese-blessed crispy fries and wiped her hands on a napkin from the pile he brought with her soda, and then put it in her lap to protect her sweatshirt. Ankle-length, super soft, light wash jeans, low leather sneakers, and casual-fit crewneck sweatshirts were the staples of her autumn look. She thought it wasn’t a “Mom Outfit” if the sweatshirts were by luxury brands and the butt in the jeans was world class. Her more practical sensibilities occasionally insisted that it was ridiculous to buy €300+ sweatshirts that were more or less the same as €30 ones without a brand or logo on the front, so she treated them like her nicest clothes. Fried food grease on a free adidas sweatshirt was unfortunate and disappointing but not tragic. Fried food grease on an Alexander McQueen swallow-motif sweatshirt was a nightmare of conscience.

“What are you making me for dinner later?”

“My mom’s beef stew, because it’s stew weather, it’s enough to last you several days, and it requires chopping a lot of veggies and stuff which is something fun we can do together.”

“You’re really missing the family, sí?” Juan knowingly inquired, voice low, grip on her leg tightening, eyes fixed on her profile.

“I always do this time of the year,” his visitor replied in a monotone but somehow still slightly begrudging way. Sometimes his ability to see the pattern in her behavior was annoying rather than comforting. “Thanksgiving, holiday decorating, Christmas shopping, really cold horse shows, making checklists for Florida...”

“You still do holiday decorating. You shop almost professionally. Your horse show in the arena is freezing. What’s missing,” the player mused, sitting forward to lean on his elbows on the table. He slid the platter of cheese fries over closer to Christina. “Thanksgiving, I understand, is just for eating. I generously volunteer to eat the Thanksgiving,” he offered as if to make some great sacrifice. “And for the list-making...how about you make a checklist of things to put in your bag when you come to the beach with me after the crazy part of the schedule is over and I get some time off? Write down the books, the dresses, and the shoes- oh, the shooooes-”

“I love you,” she said very quietly in his ear before pecking his cheek just in front of it as soon as he sat back again. It wasn’t that he provided some groundbreaking solution to her holiday homesickness and nostalgia for the good old days. It was just incredibly sweet of him to her to list books, dresses, and shoes in that order. Firstly she felt good learning that he was already thinking about using his very limited time off for resting and recharging after the jam-packed holiday football season with her, even after she alluded to her intention to fit some time with him in during the actual holidays. That indicated that he wanted a double-dose. Then he mentioned the first three things that would be on her mind when thinking about what to bring for a little stay at his place in Mallorca- books, because one of her favorite things to do with him was enjoy quiet time in which they could do their own thing but together, without interrupting each other, dresses, because she thrived on making different impressions on him with her outfits, and shoes, because he always poked fun at her for bringing so many shoes on her travels, and because he told her he wanted to go away with her to a place where shoes aren’t necessary, and she kept that in the back of her mind. She kept the idea of traveling anywhere and everywhere with him in the back of her mind. It was the only thing she wanted to be doing that she was not yet doing with her post-Olympics freedom. It also didn’t hurt that his instinct or choice was to pivot to giving reassurances, rather than continue harassing her about complaining instead of coming up with solutions. Juan sat up taller and pressed his chin to his chest to stretch his neck, and his response to her love and her little kiss was delivered with more nonchalance than the rider would have retroactively anticipated.

“I love that you’re like obsessed with me and I actually see you more now than when you lived here,” he said while stretching and looking down at his lap.

“To think people call you humble.”

“Every other week, you’re here, or I’m with you at a horse show.”

“I’m not obsessed. I’m addicted,” Christina stage-whispered behind her hand.

“To what?”

“Your sweaters, obviously.”

“Obviously.”

“And soon, your restaurant’s cheese fries. You should put these on the menu. Forget the wine.” She collected a couple of fries and stuffed them in her mouth to demonstrate her love. They’re getting cold though, she realized, disappointed. And my tummy is getting full. Her watch said she had 15 minutes left to choose between remaining there to watch Tottenham take on Klopp’s team at Wembley and going back to Juan’s to watch it on the couch, or in bed. He was picking over what was left of the fries, and yawned instead of addressing her suggestion. We should go home. I can watch football and nap off this food and then go downstairs to get the stew stuff. “D’you wanna go home for the other game?”

“So you can feed your addiction by touching all my sweaters?”

“So I can feed my addiction to referring to your apartment as “home”.”

The Spaniard calmly grinned in appreciation and winked at the addict. He asked her if she needed to have her remaining fries boxed to go, but she said she just needed the Sant Jeroni and some good bread to dip in the stew later, since the grocery store in his building didn’t bake bread in-house and what they had brought in wasn’t very good, or fresh. They walked two blocks to Juan’s Mercedes and Christina sang to the radio for 15 minutes of pretty light Sunday traffic. The wine went on ice as soon as they got “home”, and they chose the couch for their football viewing. Getting into bed was too dangerous. It posed a risk of them never getting up to make the stew, or do anything else for that matter. Then didn’t stop the friends from changing into comfier clothes and making a nest to share and try not to fall asleep in. They were briefly amused by Tottenham’s ability to totally rip Liverpool apart in the first half-hour, before silently agreeing amongst each other that the home side was scary good, and thus a threat to the Blues’ prospects. On that unspoken but fully realized note, Christina grabbed her phone to check in with André.

“Training?” she wrote as a prompt. Dortmund embarrassed themselves again on Saturday, without him, and he was working with the substitutes and other recovering players on Sunday.

“It was good!! I was just about to msg you. I’m in the cold water. If everything is normal tomorrow, I’m going to be in the squad for the cup,” he wrote back immediately. Awww I’m so happy for him! His wife was seriously thrilled. Finally! It’s been at least twice as long as it was supposed to be. I wish I could hug him right now. I’m gonna give- Oh, yeah. Hmm. Christina wanted to give her partner a great sendoff before he departed for Magdeburg. But her flight got her back to Germany around lunchtime, and he’d already be at training. She couldn’t let him go off to maybe make his comeback without at least a hug, and preferably with a quiet vote of absolute confidence.

“Can I come to Brackel and see you before you go?” she asked, thinking she could go see him just before the team got on the bus for the airport, when she couldn’t interrupt anything important, or be a distraction. Partners and even kids were not banned from Brackel. Wives and girlfriends dropped off and picked up their players all the time, and some even occasionally took in training. Christina met with the team doctor there once, and she even borrowed a room and their TV production crew to film a thank you message for her fans, partners, family, and friends with good production value. She didn’t have a relationship with the facility and its staff like she had at Cobham, but wasn’t a stranger there.

“Are you going to bring me flowers?”

“Hugs.”

“With kisses?”

“Duh.”

“Then yes.”

Yay! I hope I get to give him even better hugs when he comes home Tuesday night, she smiled to herself. I hope he gets to play, and he feels good doing it. I don’t need a goal or an assist or anything. Just for him to feel good in the kit, kicking the ball, being with his teammates...please, she added, glancing up at the ceiling.

“What are you so happy about?” Juan yawned beside her while she reminded André to call her when he was tucking Lukas in for the night.

“Schü might get to play on Tuesday.”

“Yeah? That’s good news.” He sounded genuine when he turned and smiled at her, and she felt a flicker of guilt. It was twofold, because she felt bad that she was under a blanket with another player and longing to be in hugging distance of the one she was married to, and bad that she had to tell Juan how happy she was for another guy. Neither of the guys would have expected any different. They were used to it. It was just weird in that moment. She wished she could be home in Dortmund, but also felt sorry for letting the Spaniard see her get so wrapped up in an André thing. The moment fully illustrated the inherent difficulty and unfairness of their arrangement.

“Yeah,” she mumbled, introspective.

“Will you be there to watch?”

“No. They play away, in the cup. Some third-tier team.”

“That’s perfect to get some time and confidence. I wish him well.”

“Thanks.” Christina let her head fall over onto his right shoulder, and rubbed her right hand up and down and his arm. I believe him. He resents boyfriend for a lot of things but they’re still friends, kinda, and he wants whatever makes me happy too.

“He’s taking Lovren off,” the Chelsea man literally pointed out as the Liverpool center-half made the embarrassing walk toward the sideline well before the halftime whistle. “Harsh.”

“Let’s see if he has a tantrum when he gets to the bench, like...someone I know.”

“Are you ever going to forget that?”

“No.”

“I guess it’s good to have someone who won’t ever let me forget my mistakes.”

“Yes. A good way to learn,” his girlfriend sniggered. “I remind you about them because I love you and want you to do better.”

“Because you love me, eh.” He wasn’t having her joking-but-not-really explanation.

“I love you as much as American chain restaurants love using other food as bread for their food.”

“What?” He definitely wasn’t buying her metaphor.

“Like when they use grilled cheese sandwiches as the bread for a hamburger, or they make a sandwich out of bacon and cheese between two fried chicken cutlets, or they wrap a burrito in a quesadilla.”

“You Americans really love cheese.”

“I love you more than cheese sometimes.” Christina looked up from his shoulder with her doe eyes on. Any man on the receiving end of that look knew he was being played, one way or another.

“I’m not getting up to open the wine.”

“Oh I forgot about that, actually. I’m just trying to make up for getting giddy about Schü before.”

“Nothing to make up, cariña.” He didn’t need to say more than that. She knew deep down that it didn’t upset him when she did things like that, or showed him that she missed her husband, or told him she couldn’t do something because she had plans with him that she didn’t want to break. He was well aware of how she felt about André, and there was no point in ever pretending about it. The opposite situation was the same too.

“I do love you like a fat kid loves a cheeseburger with a pizza bun though.”

“Have you ever ate anything like that?”

“No, but I put macaroni and cheese on an egg sandwich once because it needed cheese and the only cheese I had was leftover macaroni and cheese. Macaroni and cheese burgers are a thing. I think lobster macaroni and cheese burgers are a thing now too. So gross.”

“You’re a thing.”

“Your face is a thing.”

“Why is your face always on my shoulder? You’re not a parrot, cariña.”

“I’m the angel on your shoulder. Duh.”

“Awww.”

“I think your angel needs a nap,” Christina yawned before she began adjusting in her spot for a more reclined position. Liverpool was a mess and didn’t look likely to stage a comeback.

“My angel, not “the” angel?”

“Yes, your angel.”

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ALL THE QUESTIONS

WHOAAAAA ok here we go!

1. Would you have sex with the last person you texted?

No i am not really into orgies… i imagine they are quite confusing. (It was a group chat)

2. You talked to an ex today, correct?

No, we don’t talk anymore.

3. Have you taken someones virginity?

4. Is trust a big issue for you?

it’s important for me but i am big on the oversharing! so i tendt to trust people easily and then later regret having told them stuff

5. Did you hang out with the person you like recently?

i don’t really like anyone right noww, sadly. A crush can be fun

6. What are you excited for?

Going abroad to Dublin for a half a year! although i still need a place and i will leave in septemeber

7. What happened tonight?

not much yet, i woke up quite late and since then i procrastinated the shit out of the day!

8. Do you think it’s disgusting when girls get really wasted?

No! my main thought would be to look out for them, because being a wasted girl can be fucking dangerous and if it happens more often i may ask them if there is something that i can help them with, you know if there is an alternative motive then just enjoying oneself! And if she likes loosing control like that, than that’s fine, who am i to judge her?

9. Is confidence cute?

yes! i think confidence is attractive and cute and i don’t like the way women are told it’s not cute. And that a confident woman is a slut or a bitch or conceited. As long as that confidence doesn’t make you look down on other people its good. It is also ok to be shy. Basically what i am saying is you do you and you are perfect and good and cute regardless of confident or shy

10. What is the last beverage you had?

coca cola

12. Do you own a pair of skinny jeans?

yes

13. What are you gonna do saturday night?

going out to eat with my mum and talk.

14. What are you gonna spend money on next?

groceries ( i know very unspectacular)

15. are you going out with the last person you kissed?

16. Do you think you’ll change in the next 3 months?

Yes, i hope so! i hope i can work out that issue i have and just move past it and go strong into my semester abroad. (i also belive in constant growth, soo yeah everyone changes in 3 months)

17. Who do you feel most comfortable talking to about everything?

My mum and best friend!

18. The last time you felt broken?

Puhhh a few months back i uncovered something quite dark and i am not done with it, so i still feel broken sometimes when i look at it. (sorry for being so cryptic but i am not ready yet to go public with that)

19 Have you had sex today?

nope

20. Are you starting to realize anything?

yes, that i am stronger than i think and i can survive this.

21 Are you in a good mood?

Generally yeah, but a bit stressed and anxious due to the paper i need to write

22 Would you ever want to swim with sharks?

No i don’t think so, i am a real big chicken and am fucking afraid of sharks, which is a unreasoned fear, and i love to educate myself about sharks and stuff and i am fro their rescue and saftey, but i don’ want to SWIM with them, maybe look at them from a boat!

23. Are your eyes the same color as your dad’s?

no, i have the eyes from my mum

24. What do you want right this second?

Being done with this semester, especially that dreadful paper!

25. What would you say if the person you love/like kissed another person?

That depends, if it would be emotional ‘cheating’ not cool, i would get out of that relationship. But if it happened while intoxicated or something then it would be a wake up call to address the issue that was the reason of that happening. I believe love is not something that just stays you do need to work on it and commit and not run away when confronted with difficulties.

26. Is your current hair color your natural hair?

Kinda. Its blond but the ends are lighter. I will go cotton candy pink in the summer though.

27. Would you be able to date somebody who wouldn’t make you laugh?

No, what would you do? just talk about deep stuff ALL the time? no i need somebody i can have fun with as well as deep conversations etc.

28.What was the last thing that made you laugh?

I can’t really remember, something some of my friends said and the last night of the festival. we laughed so much, which was nice bc at that point i was a bit annoyed by everything and that was just a wonderful break of that and a wonderful ending to an exciting weekend

29. Do you really,truly miss someone right now?

I always miss my mum and dad and my tight knit friend group at home. I miss the spontaneity to meet up or the nights of conversation on the balcony or couch with my mum after i return from work or a party or something.

30. Does everyone deserve a second chance?

I think so! i believe humans are in general inherently good. But it should only be a second chance. When it comes to relationship i think thats especially important, as you also need to look out for yourself. And concerning prisons for example the second chance should be a REAL second chance, and not be designed for the inmates to fail at rehabilitation.

31. Honestley do you hate the last boy you were talking to?

No, not at all! quite the contrary, he is a sweetheart! Also if i hate someone (which also is quite the strong word) i would keep talking to them.

32. Doesn’t apply, i do not have a person i like right now

33. Are you one of those people who never drink soda?

no, i once regularly drank cola, like every night. Those were the good days when i could still afford them :P

34. Listening to?

Imagine dragons-gold

35. Do you ever write in pencil anymore?

I normally prefer to write in pencil

36. Do you know where the last person you kissed is?

37. Do you believe in love at first sight?

No i only believe in attraction at first sight! love, in my opinion, is something that develops over time.

38. Who did you last call?

My mum, yesterday, although technically she called me but i can’t remember beyond that.

39. Who was the last person you danced with?

a friend of mine at the festival

40. Why did you kissed the last person you kissed?

because it was summer, i was in L.A. and felt adventurous (he wasn’t the best kisser, tho, so disappointment there)

41. When was the last time you ate a cupcake?

Way too long ago :(

42. Did you hug/kiss any of your parents today?

sadly no beacuase i live in the netherlands and they are in germany.

43. Ever embarrass yourself in front of your crush?

I can’t remember a specific thing, but who doesn’t?

44. Do you tan in the nude?

I don’t tan ind general, i am the whitest white person, i get sunburned after like 5 min in the sun….

45. If you could would you take back your last kiss?

Hmm, i normally would nevre take something back that i’ve done (that didn’t hurt somebody else) bc i believe all those things shaped me into the person i am today, but i may take the kiss and give it to somebody else that i met just days later. He deserved that kiss so much more

46. Did you talk to someone until you fell asleep tonight?

no, i was alone and i loved it

47. Who was the last person to call you?

my mum

48. Do you sing in the shower?

Do you pee on the toilet? YES of course i do, a shower with out a private concert is not a shower its just sad

49 do you dance in the car?

Again WHO doesn’t? my moves are the greatest joy on a car ride! my mum and me had the best dance sessions while waiting for a green light!

50. Ever used a bow and arrow?

Yes and it was sooo long ago, at least 10 years! It was at a class trip and extreme fun.

51. Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?

technically i can’t remember, but last year a friend of mine who is a photographer came on a roadtrip with me and also took some photos of myself. Does that count?

52. Do you think musicals are cheesy?

There are cheesy musicals for sure, but Hamilton was fucking amazing and i would call it cheesy. In general i enjoy musicals, cheesy or not

53. Is chrismas stressfull?

it can be, but i still love it and once everyone is sitting around the table and ate its the relaxing and fun and nice to have everyone around

54. Ever ate a pierogi?

No but maybe tis will change now that i have a teeny tiny polish cousin

55. Fav type of fruit pie?

Apple

56. Occupations you wanted to be when a kid?

The usual, doctors but after discovering i would need to put down animals and see blood i very quickly diverted my interest into becoming a flight attendant just like my dad.

57. Do you believe in ghosts?

58. Ever have a deja-vu feeling?

waaaaay too often! when i wrote this i had one… and they range from very specific to rather unspecific, like just a feeling

59. Take a vitamine daily?

i try and that reminds me…

60. Wear slippers?

since i moved out, yes. because students aren’t the tidiest

61. Wear a bathrope?

nope

62. What do you wear to bed?

shirt and undies

63. First concert?

Anastacia with my dad

64. Wal-mart, target or k-mart?

i think wal-mart. but target is not bad either

65. Nike or adidas?

neither, converse

66. Cheetos or frietos?

no idea what frietos, so neither?

67. Peanuts or sunflower seeds?

both

68. Fav taylor swift song?

puhhh, 22? i am not sure actually

69. Ever taken dance lessons?

Yes, i started with ballet and then moved on to videodancing. So i danced since i was 8 or 9. i also did a stint in traditional stuff like waltz and stuff but that did not last long. and i tried out some dance lessons when i moved away to uni

70. Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing?

71 Can you curl your tongue?

yes

73 Have you ever cried because you were so happy?

yes! for example when i cam back from my half a year abroad in australia and my best friends picked me up and had a banner and everything.

74 What is your fav book?

so many…. Harry potter and dash and lily’s book of dares are the ones that come to my mind spontaneously but a lot more have shaped my life in significant ways and would be counted as my favs

75 Do you study better with or without music?

Depends on the topic

76 Regularly burn incense?

77 Ever been in love?

yes, once

78 Who would you like to see in concert?

Imagine dragons, again! they are just so fucking amazing live and in my eyes even better than on their albums. Lorde i would also like to see again. but mainly imagine dragons right now. Oh and young the giant

79. What was the last concert you saw?

Casper (a german rapper) who closed the hurricane festival on sunday.

80. Hot tea or cold tea?

middle ground but leaning towards cold

81 Tea or coffe?

tea

82 Fav type of cookie?

fresh subways cookies

83 Can you swim well?

i think so? I never thought about it… but i guess i don’t drown so i cant be that bad

84 Can you hold your breath without holding your nose?

yes

85 Are you patient?

i like to believe i am, most of the time

86 DJ or band at a wedding?

i don’t know, i guess dj then you can request stuff and there is no time limit for the music?

87 Ever won a contest?

i don’t think so

88 Ever has plastic surgery?

89 Which are better black or green olives?

none, i hate olives

90 Opinions of sex before marriage?

Yes, do it if you want and feel comfortable with it, but i won’t judge you if you choose otherwise as long as you don’t judge other people or try to push your believes on them i am fine with whatever.

91 Best room for a fireplace?

from the top of my head i would have said living room but i think it could also be cool in the bedroom

92 Do you want to get married?

if i meet the right guy and it feels right, then why not

Puhh that was ALOT!

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