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loseyoutoloveme · 4 years

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rare first impressions review

a “first impressions” review instead of a straight up review since my opinions will def change over time

RARE:

i’ve been listening to the demo for over a year and it’s so cool to see how different it sounds w her voice

“burning toast in the toaster” is such an offbeat lyric. almost jarring in its banality, i love it

the glo up from revival to this....... going from wondering “maybe i should be more like her” in perfect to shouting “i’m not gonna beg for you, i’m not gonna let you make me cry, not getting enough from you, didn’t you know i’m hard to find?” we love a liberated queen so much

this is super fun and great but i played the shit out of the demo in 2018 which makes it feel a lil less exciting. i should have waited rip. still love it tho.

9/10

DANCE AGAIN:

“confidence is throwing your heart through every brick wall”

this is so different?????? love to see experimentation, not my fav sound she’s ever tried out i don’t think, but i do like it, v fun

“all the trauma’s in remission” (trauma or drama????? idk)

sounds very starboy inspired at times, at least abelena gave us this

“vulnerable ain’t easy, believe me, but i go there”

actually, almost a return to stars dance at moments???? in a way more mature, fully realized way... which is so cool when the whole theme of the album and its imagery seems to be looking back at your past self and celebrating yourself for overcoming so much, and also, like she said taylor told her, reclaiming the happiness that has been taken from you and letting yourself return to a happier version of yourself, the truest version of yourself that wasn’t being pulled down and abused. like stars dance was her big dance edm record and i know it’s not a celebrated work of hers lol but there is so much beauty in making a song that says “feels so good to dance again” and going back to that sound for 1 song, remembering what it’s like to feel light, to just dance.

(adding this after my second listen: WAY better with a second listen)

7.5/10

LOOK AT HER NOW:

a forever bop

we love her

“of course she was sad but now she’s glad, she dodged a bullet, took a few years to soak up the tears but look at her now watch her go”

8.5/10

LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME:

yes yes yes yes yes yes

we stan forever

“this dancing was killing me softly, i needed to hate you to love me”

absolutely the rawest, most vulnerable track in her discography, which is saying a lot

“in 2 months you replaced us like it was easy, made me think i deserved it in the thick of healing”

i think what i love so much about this era, about the things that she’s saying in interviews, about the messages she’s sharing in these lyrics so far, is like... not apologizing to her abuser, not making excuses for him, not letting his actions destroy her confidence. comparing the lyrics of revival to this, it’s so clear that there’s been such a change in mentality, such a maturing process, that revival was very much still in the midst of it all and that it’s finally over now. no “i’ll always have love for him,” no “everything happens for a reason,” no “i miss you,” no “what did i do wrong?” there is SO much strength in saying “actually, you know what i really didn’t deserve that and i do not love you anymore and losing you is the best thing that ever happened to me” and simply leaving it at that. forgiveness and love is NOT always essential to moving on!! sometimes that chronic forgiveness is just detrimental and the best thing u can do for yourself is say “FUCK YOU” and leave.

10/10

RING:

“i’m one in a billion baby, don’t you agree?”

this sounds SOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING GOOOOOOODDDDDD

nothing else to say like...... period.......

100000/10

VULNERABLE:

“wrap your arms around my weakness”

this is not at all what i expected and is so good

saw everyone saying this is delicate’s sister and it’s so true

the strength and beauty in being completely devastated by a person and still being like... i won’t let it make me cold....... :(

9/10

PEOPLE YOU KNOW:

now this is camouflage’s sister. i love that nostalgia is at the core of so many of selena’s songs like wow she’s truly a cancer huh...... the pain of growing up and becoming a different person and knowing you need to let go of a person that you experienced so much with in such formative years but letting go of them feels like not only letting go of the good memories but letting go of the self that you were when they loved you, when things were good...... ugh

“i never know when enough is enough” hit me right in the heart

this sounds so good... incorporating the edm sound that she experimented with in the droplets but not going all the way there, just kind of letting it exist in that in between....... love

10/10

LET ME GET ME:

“me and this spiral are done, burn this camouflage i’ve been wearing for months, tryna let a little happy in for once” BEAUTIFUL

“take that tired heart and go and turn it inside out” wow.....

this is so sexy and empowering

noticing ur tendency to self-sabotage and overthink and be toxic towards urself..... when ur so used to toxicity and pain that u forget what it’s like to live without it...... but then breaking that pattern and letting urself just LIVE for a moment......

i’m still thinking about “me and this spiral are done, burn this camouflage i’ve been wearing for months” like wtfffffff

it’s like a self-aware, realistic me & my girls lol

i didn’t expect to like this one tbh bc it kinda faded into the background of the tracklist and i forgot it existed, but she snapped

9/10

CROWDED ROOM:

her voice sounds so cute and suits this sound so well

“yeah i was afraid but you made it safe, i guess that is our combination, said you feel lost, well so do i” SOFFFFTTTTT.... TENDERRRRRR

again, honestly didn’t expect to totally love this one but I LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!!

“the world keeps on spinning but i ain’t dizzy yet”

this 6lack feature fits well and is a great addition, his voice really suits the song

1000/10

KINDA CRAZY:

an original sg2 track we stan

“but slowly all the sugar, it went to waste” :(

say my name vibes in the chorus lyrics. love!

“you’ve been lyin just for fun, luckily no damage done” LOVE!

“now you’re treatin me like i’m insane... YOU’RE insane!” SNAPPPPPEDDDDD OMG..... YESSSS BITCHHHH

oh my god the snippet that we’ve been listening to for 3 years lol

this is...... STELLARRRRRR BITCH!!!!!

10/10

FUN:

“my kind of trouble likes your trouble too”

the sigh before the chorus!!!!

I LOVEEEE THIS

“you get me higher than my medication” we-

this is rare’s hands to myself tbh

this chorus is so good

9.5/10

CUT YOU OFF:

i was most excited for this one!!! based off the snippets she shared in the trailer

“gotta chop chop all the extra weight, been carrying you for fourteen hundred sixty days, gotta gotta gotta clean my slate” OOOOOOOF

“HOW COULD I CONFUSE THAT SHIT FOR LOVE” AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

this chorus is EXACTLY my vibe tbh this song was made for me lmao

“i imagine all the endless places i could know with a drop drop and i’ll let you go, all the possibilities i got from head to toe, yeah they’d yeah they’d yeah they’d start to show” WHEW BITCH!!!!!!! realizing this dead fucking weight is holding you down... realizing you will be FREE you will be GOOD you will be HAPPY without him. the way that dropping him will be liberating and will open up the whole world for you!!! AHHH! LOVE YOURSELF FIRST!!!!

this guitar solo, ABSOLUTE chef’s kiss! selena GETS me!

10000000/10 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

A SWEETER PLACE:

“red lips french kiss my worries all away” ummmmmmm *billy eichner voice* GO LESBIANS LET’S GO HERE WE GO LESBIANS HERE WE GO LESBIANS COME ON

“felt what real is like” 🥺

“I CAN’T BELIEVE I CAN BE LOUD, HOLDING HANDS WITH THE DARKNESS AND KNOWING MY HEART IS ALLOWED” THE BEST LYRIC IN HER DISCOGRAPHY THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

tbh i don’t really love the chorus except for the “oo-oo-oo-oo” part at the end but it works with the song and is something i’ll love with time

kid cudi’s verse really adds to the song, i’m glad the features are used to add to the song rather than just being thrown in out of nowhere

8.5/10

#selena gomez #rare #yall don't have to read this i just had to put my thoughts somewhere and i like to write these and look back at them later

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buckynasty-blog · 6 years

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M’baku

( i am sorry i didnt find fitting gifs , i only found ones from interviews )

Misc

How long did it take before they started having feelings for each other – i dont think it takes him a lot of time , if he truly likes you , he will try to get to know you as soon as possible , if he’s truly attracted to a woman he’l show her what he truly wants

however if your’e an outsider or you’r non-black person , i dont think he will marry you , date you , maybe but you both know it won’t end forever

Who made the first move – him , he will show you his affection , besides he will tell you a joke or two when you meet so , you knew you had to be with him

Who said ‘I love you’ first – now thats the hard part , im pretty sure if you two stayed together for long he will say while your’e on his lap or just reading a book

What their nicknames are for each other – he calls you cute little nicknames like ; sweetheart , my queen , beautiful , dear . but only in private , he’s a soft little bunny with you outside he’s a stone cold gorilla

you always call him weird stuff , you dont really stick with one , whatever comes into your mind , but the most are ; honey , sweetie ( when he calls you sweetheart )

Who wakes up early to make breakfast in bed – him , hes a leader so he has to wake up early , but when you dont have much things to be doing , he will gladly stay in bed and keep his warm body against yours

Who asks who if they can join the other in the shower – you mostly sneak up behind him becuase whenever he leaves the bed in cold as a witch’s tit , you two end up having sex instead of actually showering

Who sings along with the radio – both , when your’e alone maybe making food or whatever , and a song comes on , you two would dance but its pretty hard to make him do it

Who over decorates for the holidays – i dont know about holidays in wakanda , but i think neither , he would tell a group of people to do so , but if you insist he would join you

Arguments

How often they fight – not that often actually , he doesnt like arguing a lot , but if he is stressed or angry he will get angry at you even if you did nothing but try to help him

What do they fight over – big things , mostly , they dont always last long but if they did it doesnt take more than two weeks

Who apologises first – him , he starts them even though he hates them , he will feel very guilty , even more when you are trying to prove a good point

How do they make it up to each other/apologize after an argument - he would take you out in a warmer place , try to make you feel good , just a day off for both of you , maybe go for a swim or make some food and go to a forest and sit there and watch the sun go down

Who gets jealous more easily – neither but him mostly , its not that he doesnt trust you , he just doesnt trust others

Who gets angered more easily – him ? you ? depends

Who is more forgiving – both but since he gets more angered your’e more forgiving

Fluff

How do they show affection – cuddling and talking about your future together , maybe just lay there in each other’s arms

Who’s big spoon/little spoon – he’s the big spoon mainly because he likes to feel you between his arms , but you both like it when your’e curled up to his chest whiles he’s hugging your small form

Who enunciates hand holding – you two like touching each other in anyway possible , just to make each other know that the other is there , so its him , he loves the feeling of your skin against his

How do they go to sleep at night – again , tangled in each others arms and legs , it would be hard for both of you to go to sleep alone

How they like to kiss – he loves kissing your forehead , the back of your hand , your cheek and neck and allll the way down , he loves kissing your soft skin , you also love kissing him all over especially his lips ( have you seen his lips? )

Who kisses the other awake in the morning – whoever wakes up first , so it’s mostly him who does that

Who’s more likely to find who wearing their clothes – you . i dont think he can fit in your clothes , even if your’e over 6′0 ( he’s 7′0 soooooooooooo) , he finds it ADORABLE

Sex

Who is on top – both ,its mostly you , you love ridding him or his thighs , but whenever your’e tired he will be on top

Who is the one to instigate things – both

Would fall over their own feet while trying to seduce the other – you , yup ,you both will laugh your asses off , never talked about it after that night

How much snuggling/cuddling do they do afterwards – A L O T , again (again) it’s a cold place so you two love being tangled together , the warmth of his and your skin together makes him feel safe and have a good night sleep

Do they enjoy roleplaying – not really , i dont think he’s patient enough , as soon as you two are finally alone he can’t get his hands off of you , but if you want to try it , he is willing to and im pretty sure he’ll like it , but wouldn’t do it lots

Weirdest place they’ve had sex – his throne , it was pretty uncomfortable and cold , so you never did it ever again

How loud are they in bed – he isnt so loud , he does like to talk a bit but he doesnt really moan out loud

Who teases the other more – both tease the other a lot , even if it doesnt end in sex you two sometimes do it only for the fun of it

#m'baku #m'baku x reader #x reader #m'baku smut #black panther #marvel

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radiantrowanwriting · 6 years

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Character Interview: Charlotte

What’s your full name?

Charlotte Anne Lefebvre

Are you named after anyone?

I’d have to ask my parents, but I don’t think so.

How old are you? When is your birthday?

I’m 18, my birthday is January 21, 2000

What grade are you in?

Twelfth

What are your favorite subjects?

Am I a nerd if I say trig? It’s trig.

Favorite movie?

I don’t like movies too much, honestly

Favorite tv show?

Shameless is pretty good

Favorite food?

I love love love venison stew

Favorite musician or band?

Weezer

Favorite song?

Self-Esteem by the OffSpring

Do you play any sports? What are they?

I’m on the swim team, and I used to play little league soft ball.

Are you in a relationship right now?

I don’t do relationships

If so, what are some cute things your significant other calls you?

Like I said, no relationships.

What about you friends? Do they have any nicknames that they call you?

Usually Char, my sister used to call me Lottie, and so did Alex and Sam when we were really little

Do you have any pets?

Unfortunately, no

Tell me about your bad habits.

I’m an emotional eater

What’s the memory you would think of if you were trying to produce a patronus?

I’m gonna be honest with you, the kids in Harry Potter? More emotionally aware than any one teenager I have met. Actually, probably more aware than all teenagers I have ever been in contact with combined. Who the hell can definitively just put their finger on a memory and be like “yup this is my happiest memory”. Honestly. Joann, get your shit together.

What Hogwarts house are you in?

We all know I’m a Gryffindor.

Do you have a good relationship with your parents?

I guess so? It certainly isn’t a bad relationship.

What about your siblings, if you have any?

Well, Bastien is barely six months old soooooooooooo... but I get along great with Adaline.

Are you religious? If so, what religion do you follow?

I’m more spiritual? But also, I’m catholic.

What is your political affiliation?

I’m a giant commie.

What do you think is your best strength? What about a weakness?

My strength is I’m very goal oriented, but my weakness is I am a perfectionist and therefore can never finish anything. (Alex: goal oriented? What is this? A fucking job interview?) shush, Lex.

Done anything that you regret?

I slept with this guy once and he told everyone and my only regret is that I didn’t follow it up by telling everyone he has a comically small penis. I also regret asking Gianna King to prom last year, she spray painted the d-word on my locker and called me the f-word to my face.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I want bigger boobs. I have like... zero boob. And blonder, straight hair. Mostly bigger boobs though.

Think about the kitchen in your childhood home. When you close your eyes, what is a smell that you strongly associate with it? Do you know why?

Mom bakes her own bread with spices and fruits and ohhhh man, I’m gonna eat a whole loaf as soon as I get home.

What’s your favorite thing to wear?

My memere’s necklace.

Tell me about your most ridiculous talent?

I can play the entirety of the Lone Ranger song just by snapping my fingers hella fast.

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

I’d like to be able to see the future, I think that would be useful.

Speaking of superpowers, who is your favorite Superhero?

I don’t have one. I don’t really like super heroes.

Lastly, are you glad this interview is finally over?

It was tough, made me think and since I’m not in school I usually like to turn my brain off and not think, but I didn’t hate it.

#character #character interview #oc #original characters #original character #my character #character development #charlotte lefebvre #wip:blood moon

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blschaos3000-blog · 5 years

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Its 1: 15 pm hazy

Welcome to 8 Questions with……

Meet my friend Karen,who is one of the kindest and most compassionate people left on this planet. I have known Karen for several years,she and I met after Lori passed away and she stayed with me as I was getting crushed by grief and loss. She has donated to Sockvember many times as well donating several times a year to Red Cross,you are getting the idea that Karen is a very caring and generous soul,right? Karen is also a relentless crusader for animals,all types of animals whether it be a abandoned dog,injured possums,hungry birds or a pocket cheetah like her new cat,Doogie Howser. She gets up early to feed her crew,check her TNR traps,rescues the cats and if possible helps them find a home or if they feral,she’ll get them neutered and released back in their area. Family is the most important thing to Karen and if you are a friend,you’re family. I have really enjoyed reading about Karen’s crazy adventures through the years be it a ice storm that led turned a small trip into a multi-hour ride from hell to rooting for her Braves and yes,even losing a few of her rescues and fosters. She has shown me and hundreds of other people around the country what being a caring and loving human being looks like. Simply put,we need a LOT more people like Karen in this world. I hope you enjoy reading and sharing Karen’s interview as she answers her 8 Questions

Please introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about yourself.

I am Karen Jones nee Estes originally from Charlotte, NC but I have been in the Metro Atlanta area since the day Elvis allegedly died. I am married and I have one son who is the light of my life (from my practice marriage). I worked for about 12 years in HR/payroll but in 2016 I was beyond tired of Atlanta traffic and I changed jobs to be closer to home (less miles and less money lol but also way less aggravation from traffic). I work in the preventive maintenance department for a biotechnology company in Kennesaw, GA. I love all animals but I also love bacon so whatever category that is called – that is where I am. DON’T TOUCH MY BACON! I am an overly sarcastic person so keep that in mind while reading the rest of my answers.I am a firm supporter of donating blood/platelets at The Red Cross and being an organ donor. If you have doubts about donating organs then you need to do some reading https://www.donatelife.net/

What was it like growing up in your house? Is this how you developed your love for animals?

My house was cool growing up, my parents are both insane (although I have never had them tested) and they love animals too but they also eat meat. We had rules and curfews and chores but we also had love. I would certainly say that my love for animals was developed by watching my parents. I used to make fun of them for birdwatching and bringing home leftovers to feed the possums. Now I do the same thing which makes my son cringe when we go out to eat and I ask for a to-go box so I can feed the critters. So watch out kids – you will become your parents one day! I remember my mom finding an injured owl on the road one night and she wasn’t going to leave it there to suffer so she slipped out of her slip, wrapped up the owl, put it in the car and headed home. Apparently the owl was not hurt because a few miles down the road it hopped up on the steering wheel and watched her drive home. We had plenty of dogs who were saved from the side of the road, dogs who “we are not keeping” but of course ended up staying with us. My dad came across some young flying squirrels and those were brought to our house and released in the backyard. He’d go out at night and call them and they’d come down and eat the peanut butter he set out for them. Non animal related – our house was the hang out for all the cadets in Civil Air Patrol. My parents preferred that we hang out at home with MTV (back when MTV played nothing but music videos) and eat pizza so the kitchen was always stocked. Holidays were always an “eat yourself into a coma and still have plenty to take home to eat for the next 6 months” type of event. Mama T (my mom’s mom) was one of the best cooks on the planet, she loved to cook and she loved to watch people eat what she prepared. This is why my family is incapable of preparing normal size meals lol I must mention that having “insane” parents is a lesson in itself. Both of my parents started out at the phone company as linemen, humping poles as they called it. Neither of them have a “can’t do” attitude. They have the “do what you have to do” attitude so I picked up on that a good bit. If something doesn’t work then you try something else, if that doesn’t work then try something else. We aren’t a “one and done” type of family. I think this is how I reached MacGuyver status among my friends – it is 99.9% true that when there’s a will, there’s a way. I am extremely lucky to have the parents that I have and to have picked up on 1/10 of their knowledge and attitude. I hope that my son has picked up a lot of that too. I could write a book on this subject but I’m trying to keep it short. Bottom line is that I have the best parents who have taught me a lot of life lessons and above all taught me to always help out if you’re capable of doing so. It cost you absolutely nothing to be kind.

What was your first pet and tell us about it?

The first pet that I can remember was our hamster Cinnamon. Other than watching her roll around in the plastic ball I don’t have a lot of memories. I can’t remember there being a time in my life where there wasn’t a dog or a cat or some fish. I just know life has always included a pet.

How did you meet your husband? What attracted you to him?

This is a loaded question. I met him when I worked part time at Winn Dixie where he was an assistant manager. This is a running joke because I met my first husband when we worked at Kroger together. I ask myself every day what attracted me to him! For starters – he stood out because he is bald and has beautiful blue eyes. We started dating and learned that we both love animals, The Three Stooges, prefer Miracle Whip over mayo and we both hate celery so it was obvious that we were meant to be together.

How did you get into animal rescue? Did you take any classes or workshops to get trained?

I wish I knew the answer!!!!!! I think it all happened by being in the right place at the right time? No classes or anything like that. Most of it is common sense and thinking back to what my parents did when they came across an animal in need.

What are some of the big “no-nos” in helping injured animals,especially wildlife?

Do NOT try to make the injured critter become your pet!!!!!!!!! Seek advice on how to keep it comfortable while you find a trained rehabber. Wildlife that has been injured needs to go to rehab and then released back into the wild. While you mean well in what you’re doing, you can actually be causing more harm. So keep it safe and find a rehab facility.

What have been your three best rescue stories?

Oh gosh – I don’t want to hurt any of their feelings so I will tread lightly. My current foster/rescue is Abby. She came into Getalong Dachshund Rescue: https://www.getalongdachshundrescue.org/our-dogs/ with her sister Zoey in 2017. Zoey was extremely overweight and Abby was mostly blind and deaf. Zoey went on a diet and managed to go from 22.88 pounds down to 11.5 then was adopted. Abby went totally blind and is now a forever foster with me. She and I are extremely bonded and have our own communication skills. Freida Mae who was found in a ditch in rural AL in the rain. She was not claimed at animal control and Getalong Dachshund took her in and treated her infected and swollen mouth which involved removing pretty much every tooth in her head. I left the Sunday before Thanksgiving 2018 to pick her up. My husband woke up early (which is unusual) and asked where I was going. I told him it was an emergency foster, he rolled his eyes and went back to bed. Freida Mae was sooooooo skinny and soooooooooooo cute. She won my husband’s heart when I sent him a picture of her. When I got home he came outside and said “Give her to me” and that was that. We found out a month later that she also had cancer which could not be treated. She put up a great fight though. She was eating better and gaining weight and playing and bossing the cats around. She had my husband wrapped around her paw. She could do no wrong. Sadly we had to say goodbye to her in March just four months after we said hello. I can’t leave out Titan because he was the first rescue/foster back in 2001 I believe it was. He was an owner surrender to another rescue group and we took him in. He was quickly adopted to a family in Rhode Island. After getting updates of him in his new home we also asked them to adopt us. Titan had his own beach chair for his beach trips. He went to a great family where he had many happy years. I am friends with his mom to this day. Can’t leave out Fonzie who was picked up by animal control and never claimed. The happiest dog on earth! Imagine our surprise when we found out he had a broken jaw! He never showed any sign of pain and he was eating dry food, all while constantly wagging his tail. (I know you asked for three but you’re getting four stories). Fonzie cannot hide under blankets because his wagging tail gives away his location. He was adopted 9 months later and is living the best life ever! When I took him to his new mommy he was greeted with a “Welcome Home” sign, a huge basket of toys and his new pillow and blankets.

We won’t talk about Doogie………….(“Doogie is pretty awesome!!!”-Paladin the cheetah)

How do people go from wanting to help animals into becoming the worst animal abusers when they become hoarders? Have you yourself ever worked a hoarder house?

I think for the most part they start out wanting to help and then things spiral out of control and they don’t know how to ask for help. I’ve never been directly involved in a case involving hoarding.

Share your opinion about TNR and the pros and cons of the program.

I am no expert in this field so please understand that this is only my opinion which is based on information I have read from numerous sources.Any litter bearing animal will basically self adjust (for lack of a better term) based on population. This is what is happening with coyotes in Georgia, there’s basically an open season on coyotes but the coyotes are now having larger litters and more often. So in my opinion TNR is the lesser of two evils. I was fortunate enough to find a group in my county that provides services for feral cats so I was able to get the feral family all “fixed” and vaccinated for free. So I believe in TNR vs euthanasia.

Is your husband also a animal rescuer?

He is guilty by association. He complains about my efforts but he’s still around so…………..he found a kitten in the woods a few years ago and no sign of mama after 8 hours so he brought it home. For me to bottle feed. So he is what I’d call the diet version of a rescuer. He complains about it but he is the first one to steal snuggles from the animal.

Do you think Kerri should keep one of her kittens?

Absofrickinglutely!!!!!!!!!!!!

The cheetah and I are flying over to watch your latest possum rescue but we are a day early and now you are playing tour guide,what are we doing?

Honestly there are so many things to do in and around Atlanta and I rarely do any of them! I prefer to sit on the porch and bird watch and at night watch the critters. But if I were to venture out I’d start off by taking you to breakfast at The Red Eyed Mule in Marietta for the best burger you’ll ever eat! Then perhaps we’d stroll up Kennesaw Mountain for a bit of Civil War History. From there we’d hit Art’s Bagels in Acworth for the best Bronx Bomber bagel sandwich. Squeeze in a trip up the road to Chattanooga, TN to visit Jerry at Opie Acres to learn all about possums (technically Opossum but in the south we just call them possums) https://www.facebook.com/OpossumRescueTn/. The night would for sure include a drag show put on by The Armorettes. All of their tips are donated to HIV & AIDS charities in the Atlanta area. https://www.thearmorettes.com We aren’t into too much of the tourist things here. We’ve been to the aquarium and to the new Braves stadium but with every passing day we both hate crowds more and more and going anywhere almost always involves traffic! So we either go north or stay at home!

Oh…..before I forget,if you need a doctor’s note for work or school,Dr. Doogie Howser will write one for either 5.00 or two bags of Temptation treats,your choice.

I like to thank Karen for agreeing to sit and have a chat up. I really love this lady very much and think she is quite amazing. I’m sure we’ll be seeing more pictures of Doogie as he can continues to cause a ruckus in the Jone’s home.

Karen has a InstaGram page that you can follow here.

Thank you all for your continued support and please feel free to drop a comment below.

8 Questions with……….Animal rescuer Karen Jones Its 1: 15 pm hazy Welcome to 8 Questions with...... Meet my friend Karen,who is one of the kindest and most compassionate people left on this planet.

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mredlich21 · 7 years

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I am trying to keep each of these posts to around 2,000 words, just seems like anything more would be too over-whelming! Which means I had to break Ranbir off from his Dad. But, as a bonus, I am tossing in his youngest uncle (not much to say about Rajiv). And I will be back on Thursday to deal with the “other” Kapoors, Anil and Sonam and their clan. (part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here)

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: These are not “facts”, or “true”, or maybe they are, I have no way of knowing! I don’t know the Kapoor family personally or anything like that. But if you are just beginning to get into the films, I want to give you a sense of the background that most people have for the Kapoors, what is behind all the allusions in film articles and odd comments in interviews.

In my last section, I dealt with the somewhat toxic and dangerous situation in which Ranbir grew up, what with his father’s drinking and abuse of his mother. Of course, that isn’t true now, Rishi seems to have straightened up and gotten better and he and Neetu are more in love and happier than ever. But when Ranbir was little, it was really not great. And maybe that is why he ran off to New York as soon as he was old enough.

In New York, Ranbir studied at the School of Visual Arts, a for-profit film school. And the Lee Strasberg institute. And while there, he made a couple of short films.

This is me being pedantic for a second and translating these credentials from how they are perceived in India versus America and what they mean in the real world. In India, Ranbir is occasional referred to as “studying film in New York” in hushed tones, like this is an amazing credential. I think there may be some lack of clarity between “studying film in New York” and “studying film at NYU”. New York University has one of the best film programs in America, highly competitive, being accepted and completing it really means something. Both of the schools Ranbir studied at are open to pretty much anyone who applies. But what matters (especially in terms of the Strasberg institute) is what you do with it.

(Talia Balsam, for instance, took her Strasberg training and married George Clooney and then John Slattery. If only all their graduates could be so lucky!)

Both schools (especially the Strasberg’s, of course) have rolls and rolls of distinguished alumni. Who worked hard and learned all they could, and then went out into the real world and proved their abilities. Proved them in the way a “real” NYU graduate might not need to, they might be able to get by on the diploma and the connections, whereas a School of Visual Arts student really has to scramble and get there on their on merit.

And so here is Ranbir, who has the kind of technical training you get in an American film program, and the method acting training you get at the Strasberg institute. And the Kapoor credentials. And a seriously messed up childhood (which is also kind of a Kapoor credential).

(Messed up! Lots of servants, but messed up. See little Ranbir on the floor in the background?)

One thing I really respect about Ranbir is that he has been upfront about rejecting his New York training in favor of the desi style training he got in India. He says that he realized the filmwork in New York was useless after a few years, and came back to work as a utility apprentice for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and “really” learn the business.

This is the training his father and uncles and grandfather, even his great-grandfather Prithviraj, all got. Prithviraj worked at Bombay Talkies studio, where it was expected that everyone would know a little of everything. Acting, editing, directing, sweeping the canteen, whatever job was needed, you had to be able to leap in and do it.

Raj of course grew up with this attitude, and was treated like an employee backstage at Prithviraj Theaters, and so did Shammi and Shashi. Raj may have been the only big deal successful producer/director as well as star out of all of them, but Shammi and Shashi both tried their hands at directing in later years and did a decent job of it. Neither of their films were huge popular successes, but the critics liked them and Shammi’s Manoranjan is a bit of a cult fave (if you can find a copy, watch it! Super fun).

(Manoranjan is a remake of Irma La Douce, but with a Desi touch)

Rishi had his own directing attempts, helping his brother Randhir finish their father’s incomplete last film (Henna, generally accepted as India’s first cross-religion romance), and later making his own movie Aa Ab Laut Chalen in 1999, with the assistance of his 16-17 year old son Ranbir (and staring 26 year old Aishwarya Rai. Now think of their sex scenes in ADHM and cringe).

I’m not saying they were great directors, but all the Kapoor movie stars who came before Ranbir had the training and ability to direct. Not because they “studied in New York”, but because it was just something you were expected to know if you were going to be a major star. How can you pick scripts and films and keep your “brand” alive, if you don’t know every part of the filmmaking process?

And so Ranbir worked for Sanjay Leela Bhansali for a year, and then received the kind of grand launch that no one in his family had ever really received before. Randhir was expected to direct his own first movie, Rishi was shoved out to earn money for the family, and Raj and his brothers just sort of stumbled into a film and finally found their feet several films later.

Unfortunately, Ranbir stumbled too. His first movie Saawariya had him playing a kind of strange imitation of his grandfather’s young innocent role, in this weird Blue world, in a plot borrowed from Russia without nearly enough alternations to fit India. It didn’t have the “Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani” that Ranbir’s grandfather taught us was needed to make an Indian film work.

(They tried to call back to Raj Kapoors umbrella, but even that couldn’t save it. Also, it’s really really boring)

As damaging, possibly, Ranbir was shoved out into the world of the Indian press already tagged with the “Kapoor womanizer” label. “Everyone” knew that he and Sonam had started a romance when they were first assisting together on the Black set, that it had continued through filming Saawariya, and that she had left him because he cheated on her. These rumors are so strong that I am inclined to believe them, but it is also a bit unfair that Ranbir barely had time to find his legs as a public figure and we all had already decided he was another serial womanizer like his father, his grandfather, and all his uncles (except Shashi).

Ranbir leaned into this “womanizer” image, and the family heritage, with his second film and his first successful film, Bachna Ae Haseeno, the title (and title song) coming from his father’s famous song in Hum Kissese Kum Nahin.

But he followed it up with something completely different, which finally let him make his mark as something a little different than the Kapoors who had come before, Wake Up Sid. This is also his first collaboration with Ayan Mukherjee. If you haven’t heard of Ayan and Ranbir before, just think of it as Ayan-Ranbir=Karan-Shahrukh. They are best friends, they go everywhere together, and Ayan is also a brilliant scriptwriter/director who can perfectly capture Ranbir’s talents onscreen. Oh, and Ayan is Kajol’s cousin on her father’s side (the Mukherjee family is a whole other Hindi 101 lesson). Woman may come and go, but take it as a given that Ayan will always always be in Ranbir’s life, and is his “life partner” in a way no woman ever has been.

(Also, they are really cute together. I honestly don’t think it is a romantic partnership, but I would be soooooooooooo happy for them if I found out it was. Seems like the healthiest relationship Ranbir has ever had in his life)

His brilliant performance in Wake Up Sid, unfortunately was over-shadowed by more “womanizer” stories, as we all learned that his co-star from Bachna Ae Haseeno, young previously unsuccessful starlet Deepika, was now his serious girlfriend and had even had his initials tattooed on her neck. And then shortly afterwards learned that she had broken up with him for, once again, cheating on her.

(most scandalous and exciting version of this story: Ranbir and Kat start fooling around on the sets of Ajab Prem Ki Kahani. He flies her over to New York so they can continue their affair while he is filming Anjaana Anjaani with Priyanka. Priyanka calls up Deepika and tells on him. Deepika breaks up with him. And is either grateful to Priyanka, or a little mad at her along with everyone else for using the situation to her advantage, depending on which source you read. Or, a couple of rare sources say, he was cheating on Dips with both Kat and Priyanka, and Priyanka only spilled the beans on Kat out of sour grapes when she found out she wasn’t the only one)

Maybe if Ranbir’s films had been more consistently successful, the press would have focused on them instead of his affairs. Or maybe because his films were such flops, Ranbir used the publicity around his personal life to stay relevant. Either way, it got to be a bit of a toxic cycle. 2010 through 2013 he had flop after flop (with a brief intermission for sort-of flop Barfi!) and all of India was captivated by watching him bounce from Sonam to Dips to Kat. Including one of the all time great Koffee with Karan episodes in which Sonam and Deepika were on together and just about ripped him to shreds.

(This is them laughing at their ex-boyfriend together on international TV. Fun for Ranbir, I’m sure!)

And then he finally had a hit in 2013 with his second Ayan Mukherjee collaboration, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Which is also the first time he has co-stared with Deepika post-messy break-up. And suddenly people were talking about his acting and his star power instead of his personal life, for once. Okay, they are still talking about his personal life, but not in a way that makes him look particularly bad.

In 2013, a photo surfaced of Kat and he on a beach together on vacation, her in a tiny bikini. I am still not entirely clear on what the problem was with this photo (the bikini? The vacation together?) but the Indian press went mad for it. There were all these stories about how Rishi and Neetu disapproved, the scandal, this that and the other thing. Ranbir rode it out without really saying anything, poor Kat got caught in the center of the storm while on the Dhoom 3 press tour, but luckily Aamir was there to be the consummate gentlemen and take the heat off the questions. And Salman her ex also stepped in to make some comments in support (one of my favorite things Salman has ever done).

(These are the photos. I’m still not seeing the scandal. If anyone in the comments can explain it, please do!)

The “photo” stories finally died down, and instead we started getting stories about how Kat and Ranbir had moved in together, how an engagement was in the works, etc. etc. These stories started ramping up as his career took another nosedive. Again, I don’t think his PR machine was using his personal life to keep him relevant, but I do think the Indian press knew that the Kapoor name sells newspapers, and if he didn’t have a good movie to write about, they would write about his personal life. And so, as Besharam, Roy, Bombay Velvet, and Tamasha all slowly cranked out and died sad deaths, we learned about Kat and him throwing a housewarming party, Neetu shopping for wedding cards, the hunt for venues, what Rishi thought about all of this, and everything else the press could invent.

And in the middle of this desert of film failures, bam! Biggest Ranbir personal scandal of them all hit the news! Months before the wedding was rumored to happen, after the engagement had been officially announced, it was over. Ranbir moved out of their shared apartment and back into his grandmother’s house, Kat started looking for a new place to live and (supposedly) spending time with her ex-Salman.

All this while Ranbir’s most public former relationship, Deepika, was gloriously triumphantly happy in her personal life and professional life. And his second most famous ex, Sonam, was too. Sure, there were stories that Kat left him because he was tomcatting around again, Alia (of all people!) was mentioned. But based on his recent Koffee With Karan appearance, and his strict focus on work and work relationships (months and months spent working on ADHM, more months spent now on the Sanjay Dutt biopic), Ranbir is breaking off from that loverboy image once and for all. Or at least trying to. He wants to go back to being known as the serious actor of the Kapoor family, and he is trying to go back to being the “filmmaker trained in New York” Kapoor, with his co-production on Jagga Jasoos possibly showing the way towards making RK Studios the premiere house in Bombay again, instead of just a large physical plant rented by other studios to shoot their own films.

Ranbir is the future of RK Studios and the end of the Rishi Kapoor line, but there is another Kapoor who is sadly trapped in the past.

I talked about how Randhir and Rishi both suffered from alcohol in different ways (at least, so it appears from the outside). And then there is their brother Rajiv, who drowned in it. Or drowned in something, poor Rajiv just never really made it. He was the youngest brother, by 10 years. And the last Kapoor to get a “launch”. Well, kind of a launch. More along the lines of his brother Rishi, they needed a cheap young actor to do a role no one else would touch, so they looked to family. He had even acted in a few films already, but none of them had made much of an impression on the audience, so his first RK Studios film is generally thought of as his “first” film.

Rajiv’s only movie with his father, and only big hit, was Ram Tera Ganga Mali. Which is mostly memorable for being, well, something akin to softporn. Mandakini, his 22 year old co-star, wore a see-through sari with no blouse, “breastfed” onscreen, and had a surprisingly sexual childbirth scene as well.

(Notice Rajiv is not visible anywhere on the DVD case. Also, interesting, it is Mandakini in this movie that is referenced in Kapoor and Sons, a movie starring Rajiv’s older brother)

It was a massive hit, and Raj Kapoor’s last film as a director (as mentioned in Rishi’s post, Raj’s final film was unfinished, Henna, completed by his sons after his death).

Rajiv went on to act in a casual way, doing one or two films a year for the next few years. And then he started producing, helping on the production of his father’s last film. Trying directing in a movie with his brother and Madhuri Dixit (hanging out on this set as a recently pubescent boy was the beginning or Ranbir’s crush on her which eventually lead to her cameo in Yeh Jawaani). That failed, and then a few years later he helped out on his brother Rishi’s film, which also failed.

(The film was Prem Granth. And look at her! What 12 year old boy wouldn’t get a bit of a crush on her, even if she was filming love scenes with his Dad directed by his uncle?)

In 2001, at age 40 and after failing to make his mark as an actor, director, or producer, Rajiv was married to an architect. A few years later that failed as well. And so he is the youngest Kapoor brother, no children, no success, spending his days hanging around the RK Studios sorting through rental receipts for the space his father built, and keeping track of copyrights and DVD releases for the films of his more famous relatives.

(Randhir, Rishi, and Rajiv last year)

He is so harmless, that he is the one Twinkle Khanna picked on her most recent Koffee appearance, “Chimpu” Kapoor. Which reminds me, I can’t leave off the “real” Kapoors without a nickname rundown. These are private family names, but when you are a Kapoor, nothing is private. And so the media has adopted them as well.

Raj=Raju

Shammi=Shammi (his real name was “Shamsher”, but no one remembers that)

Shashi=Shashi (real name is Balbir Raj)

Randhir=Dabboo

Rishi=Chintu (thus his twitter handle “@chintskap”)

Rajiv=Chimpu

Karisma=Lolo

Kareena=Bebo

Ranbir=Ganglu (but it isn’t as publicized. Supposedly it is what his grandfather Raj called him when he was little. Awwww!)

And that’s it for the “real” Kapoors! At least until Navya Naveli has her launch, or unless either of the Jain boys finally make it big. However, there are the “other” Kapoors, the distant relations who were about 50 years behind the “real” Kapoors, but are rapidly making up for lost time. Come back on Thursday for Anil, Boney, Sonam, Arjun, Sanjay, and Sridevi!

Hindi 101: The Kapoors, Part V, Ranbir Arrives, Plus the Last Kapoor Brother I am trying to keep each of these posts to around 2,000 words, just seems like anything more would be too over-whelming!

#Bachna Ae Haseeno #Deepika Padukone #Hindi Film 101 #Katrina Kaif #Rajiv Kapoor #Ranbir Kapoor #Sonam Kapoor

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