Hi there, gentiles.

FYI, it's easier to understand how Jews can be atheists if you understand that Jews don't believe or not believe in God (and remember: that's not our word for Yav Hay Vav Hay). We have a relationship with God.

This ranges from nonexistent to "It's complicated."

ME WHEN PPL WHO I'VE ALWAYS DISLIKED TURN OUT TO DO ACTUALLY BAD THINGS SO NOW I HAVE A REASON TO DISLIKE THEM‼️‼️‼️‼️

Controversial opinion, disliking ppl for doing nothing is valid I say this opinion idc what no one says.

God I’m so fucking tired of Vivziepop. I’m sorry, I love some of her stuff, and I’ve learned to do more dynamic poses with her art, but I can’t watch anything made by her anymore. She’s too much. Too many rumors(that may or may not be true), has too many characters that look white, too many curse words, inappropriate usage of voodoo and rape, and making a character that is a literal cannibal and serial killer be sympathetic. I get it, it’s hell, and no one’s innocent(EXECPT FOR THE FUCKING ANTI-CHRIST APPARENTLY???), but I’ve been too many people make Alastor have mommy issues and people in the comments with be like “NOT MY POOKIE ALASTOR!!”

BITCH HE WOULD OWN YOUR SOUL AND TORTURE YOU SHUT UP!!!!

Also the fucking problem with backbone of wires Vox, “my fashion is stuck in 2012” Velvet, and that dickshitter Val. I’m perfectly fine with conventionally attractive people being horrendous people, it happens a lot, but they also downplay (sometimes) what the other Vees do and make Val seem like the worst. Vel sells a date rape drug, and Vox literally makes stalking easer and enables Val. THEY BOTH DO!!

And dear FUCKING LORD STOP SIMPING OVER ALASTOR. sure I get simping over a character that has a good character design, but he would push you aside without another thought. He. Does. Not. Care. ALSO IVE SEEN TOO MANY “JUST THE TIP ALASTOR!” FUCK THE SHIT OFFFF!!!!! STOP IT YOU HORNY MOTHERFUCKERSZZ!!!

And also adams entire character. I genuinely hate him. I don’t care for him. He was done so dirty and no I will not say that his character is good. I get it, yes a lot in the Bible about Adam is very misogynistic(for fucks sake in the Jewish Bible he got upset at Lilith because Lilith wanted to have sex equally(side by side sex)), but he’s. Fucking. Adam. THE FIRST MAN!!! Would he not be monitored by the seraphim or god himself??? He’s very important!! And when he fought Charlie, I was disappointed. “The entire human race came from these balls!!!” FUCK OFF!!! Would the first man, whom was made in gods image, curse like a sailor and call his second in command “danger tits???”

Rosie I like. No complains, just the voice is a bit much.

Angel and Husk. “Oh we’re doing slow burn!!” BITCH WHERE. HUH??? MASQUERADE IS LITERALLY THEM JUST FALLING IN LOVE GET OFF MY DICK

Also it’s so fucking vile that she named Vaggie Vagina. What the shit. Huh??? “Oh it’s mysogonistic Adam! It makes sense!” Yeah and going with that logic the fuck is lute short for?? Yeah, it’s a joke about female genitalia and it makes me sick,, I don’t even like saying her name.

Also fucking Pentious and Cherri. Get the FUCKKKK OFFFF. I just can’t stand them. Ugh. I don’t like it. I really don’t. It’s bad

Nifty. No.

Sorry, this was a rant. I’m so sorry

Sometimes you just need to rant, and I don't blame you one bit.

it's so, so fucking much, all the time.

Pt. 3 pookies sorry it i cant spell even thoigh english is my first language my typing is AWFUL.

Falsettos commentary: Trina edition

So i think its really understated the impact of religion on all the characters not just jason?

I would like to preface this post by saying this isnt a post about the flaws of religion, i have no problem with religion and i believe that it can be a lovely thing to be religious in some form if one is so inclined, scincere apologies if i mischaracterize any aspects of judaisim in this post, ive tried to educate myself on the little i do cover in this but i understand it would likely not be accurate, if i have said anything that doesnt seem right please let me know so i can fix it!

We see (especially in act two) how the cast is not very enamoured by the idea of religion in lines like "this is so much crap, throw a simple party, religions just a trap to ensnare the weak and the dumb" "(days like this) we ALMOST believe in god ect"

Trina is in my opinion most affected by a jewish upbringing. We see that in the expectations placed on her by her mother and father "i was sure growing up i would live the life my mother assumed id live, very jewish, very middleclass, and very straight" and of course her father indirectly forcing her into her first marraige which ended in divorce. A major aspect of the show is highlighting the glaring flaws in everyday people; how we manipulate and lie, "we are manipulating people and we need to know our worst sides arent ignored" . We see one of trinas "flaws" to be what she frames as some level of sexual frustration/ dependency, as alot of im breaking down explores her (lack of an) intimite relationship and the strain this puts on her, as her mind consistently defaults for sexual refrences and innuendos, sometimes to the point of objectifying herself, (something that we also see alot consistently throughout the show) "whos lusty and requires a fling with a female thing" "me im just a freak who needs it maybe every other week". As im not personally jewish I am very uneducated on jewish practices and belief systems HOWEVER many religions tend to have a very negative standing on sexual intimacy for the express purpouse of pleasure. This appears to cause trina to objectify herself as well as conform to the societal roles assigned to her, despite not really seeming to enforce them on others "he decides the role to assume". We see the pressure to conform to religious practices when jason doesnt want a bar mitzfah "not with g-ns but k-ll your mother rather than humiliate her" despite not really seeming to visit a synagouge or encourage aspects of religion such as prayer onto jason. I think this shows how her eeligion is so deeply engrained these practices are no more than habit and how disconnected she truly is from that religion

Luke Hughes sister flirting/getting with Seamus as a Instagram edit? You decide which one

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Seamuscasey26 starting a new podcast: the potentiality to potentially have fun, and whatnot.

Umichhockey really good

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Gotta tag my pookie @55stargirl

I got to 2k

That one notes thing I did crossed 2k, so to thank everybody (it means a lot) I'm writing all your names in my diary. I can't do it all at once, but I'll be posting and tagging you guys as and when I do it. This is the first lot (In no particular order). LMK IF I MISSED YOU/ SHOULD NOT TAG YOU.

Idk If I'm being extra by doin this, just felt like it.

@iheartdavekat @friendlylemonade @usernameichoseonawhim @thesmolfrog @blockiestone82 @tickle-me-softlee @qua-qua-qua @enbyofgore @mcystmp @evelynrose33284 @truegreys @automatonwithautonomy @recycleable-username @thetimecrystal @that-bisexual @neonnovember @the-bone-thief @august-worst-month @jewish-fanboy @lavender-flowergarden @mr-beeboo @msteddybear @deadcat-draws @pls--be--quiet @tired-autistic-zorua @randomlygenerateduser @sankittyz @videojamiemostlikely @errornameredacted @the-snowdean @amazingpaperpotato @d00t-d00t @ambiguousoup @lesquib @thatonepersoninthebackoftheroom @its2bit @springtraps-pookie @myorgansaremelting @die-brot-frau @kittimeowzzs-blog @wraith–2 @miss-starrynight @piinkrosie @insomnia-goblin @dontlookforme00 @schrodingerspsycho @katiemajors @bowlofruits @themagicaldust-isnthuman @elliotthecrowwww

My handwriting is not that great, but yeah

hey welcome to my blog!

Im Tamar (pronounced like the beginning of the word tomorrow or the word amar with a t in the beginning [basically tuh-mar but make that u a sound like an a]) My pronouns are she/her, I'm bisexual and a minor. People over 18 are cool just don't be creeps please!

I'm Jewish and Israeli [please stop being dicks to me about this♡]

Also if you're homophobic, a terf, racist, sexist, antisemitic, or basically any kind of asshole, get off this blog, it isn't for you.

I write, draw, play some instruments and have too many plants.

most of my posts are fandom stuff or random shit i like, but occasionally if im brave enough I'll post some art!

I'm currently obsessed with wes anderson films, david tennant, good omens and hannibal, but hyperfixations may vary.

my moots are fucking family to me and if anyone so much as touches them they will be demolished.

@notquitecharlie [my first ever moot and soul sibling]

@drinkin-cherryschnapps [my all time fav jew<3]

@gleelover1 [the love of my life]

@miko-fellco [my muse, my pookie, my homboy, my sweet cheese]

@piniatafullofblood [my aziraphale in training]

@lyxchen [the only one i agree to share david tennant with]

@horrormovie-addict [anthony jagger crowley the loveliest dearest demon♡]

My dms and ask box are ALWAYS open. Feel free to share anything or just drop by and say hi. I also really like tag games lol.

May have overdone it on the dividers.

hey besties, boos, and pookies. how are we feeling today? tomorrow is a very special day for me, i'll be going to get passover omelettes for easter.

if you are wondering why i personally celebrate passover on easter it is simply because my family said fuck the patriarchy, if easter is mass celebrated we will celebrate our passover love on easter (with easter traditions ) and have fun easter passover events on easter. i don't know if that's like a chill thing to do for other jewish people, but oh well.

since i have moved out, i have easter omelettes with my new family and i personally call them passover omelettes, they do not mind.

i am not saying this is a reference to my personal religion, but i love traditions and building new ones with family.

so i am over-looking my statement one last time, and it's overly long because i'm a terrible rambler. what can i say, i was born a ramblin' man. 😔✊ so i am excited for no one to read it, and to move on with my life 😍🤩 mostly i am editing out any last private slips ?

so i am free and done tomorrow for my passover omelettes yum num num

what are every one else's weekend plans? easter ? events ? hang outs ? smoke the zaa and have a zza ?

relax and sit in for a relaxing and cozy weekend everyone !!! 🥰🥰i sneepy weepy

oh, and my hand is recovering relatively well! could not take the stitches out, but i can move around without the bandage unless i'm going to work/sleep (air it out when i can ) and it's looking much better. (feels better )

auau~

Introduction

Hey! I haven’t done a proper introduction soo here we are

Basic info

Name: Roxx

Age: 14

Gender: Genderfluid Nonbinary

Pronouns: They/it (my persona uses He/Him)

Sexuality: Butch Lesbian

Nationality (and ethnicity): Canadian, Scandinavian + Plains Cree

Realationship: QP w/@rainbowfriendsfanatic

Funfacts about me!!! I kin Roxie Richter

I kin Queen Barb

I make a lot of sex jokes (puberty is a bitch)

Please use tone tags when talking to me

I’m a Aquarius I use the term faggot and dyke a lot (I am queer)

I am Butch

Rare-pairs are my passion

I would like to go on T (Testosterone) one day

Sometimes I feel like a fem queen ❤️❤️

If ur my moot I’m gunna call u pookie

My other socials

Basic DNI:

Pro/comshippers

Facists and Homophobes

Kink blogs (y’all cool I guess but still I’m under the age of consent)

Full on porn blogs fuck off

Wallycest/Applecest

Individual DNI

18+ accs (nsfw or kink shit)

Wallaby/Barnly antis please block me so you don’t have to see my content

“Male” lesbians FUCK RIGHT OFF NOW

Transphobes feel like this one’s self explanatory

Gold star lesbians

Christans (love y’all just pls)

Asexual and Aromantic deniers

Racists.

Cishets love you guys just this blog is for the gays

Julie x Wally shippers (simply dislike the ship nothing against y’all)

Fujoshis y’all gross me out

Do interact

Lesbians pls

LGBTQ2SA+

Neurodivergent people

People underneath the Trans umbrella

Wallaby/Barnly fans

Cringe people

Other minors

Fellow Sapphics and NMLNM

Barnaby enjoyers

Poppy kissers

Jewish people y’all are safe here ♥️

Neo pronoun users

Trans trenders (people who identify with a gender under the trans umbrella but don’t feel gender dysphoria)

Neo gender users

Therians and furrys ♥️ I love you guys y’all are cool asf

Beginner artists

Two spirit lesbians

Trans woman Howdy truthers (I’ll die on this fucking hill I swear)

butch lesbian enjoyers

butch4femme enthusiasts

Huntlow enthusiasts

Roxie richter fans!!

Platonic Julie and Wally fans

Fandoms Im in

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

scott pilgrim (SPTO specifically)

Welcome home

The owl house (I’m only here for huntlow and Eda)

One piece

Strange Hill High

Tf2

DHMIS

Spiderverse

Warrior cats

RTC (Ride the cylcone)

Trolls (I am cringe but I’m free)

Music and Artists I enjoy

Rio Romeo

Cosmo sheldrake

Felix Colgrave

Sparkbird

ICP

Sodikken

sorry mom

Mitski

MSI (I don’t support the lead singer)

The crane wives

Sufjan Stevens

Megan Nash

The oozes

Hoizer

Will Wood

@winslow-arts

Myself

All of my moots

Dana Terrace

Ships I rly rly like

Wallaby (obvi)

Roxie x Kim (SPTO)

Ragatha x Pomni

Howdy x Poppy aka Powdy (trans fem howdy bb)

Frank x Eddie

Josuyasu (I love these dumbasses)

Julie x Sally

Huntlow (they have consumed my mind)

Barnaby x Wally x Frank x Eddie

Barb x Poppy (theyre so yuriful)

Tybalt x Romeo (doomed yaoi my fave)

Viva x Clay (I don’t ship broppy)

Branch x king trollex

More to come

Boundaries

I am comfortable with:

KYS jokes if we’re moots

Calling the characters I draw stinky as a joke

Suggestive and gore content of my AUs/Characters (u can tag me if u want idgaf)

NSFW content being created of the Trad Goth Wally AU same thing with the thriller AU (do not tag me)

Fics of my characters and AUs that have sexual elements (do tag me in fics but add a warning if it is suggestive or has sexual elements)

I am not comfortable with:

Being referred to w/ primarily She/Her pronouns

Calling the characters I draw sexy or sexualizing them

People DMing me (unless they are my moot or it’s for comms)

NSFW asks

Flirting w/me (unless I know you irl or we’re moots or you’re butch 😍😍)

Bye! Please be kind!

karkat does an into after a month or something omg!!

DNI:

blogs w “minors dni” in their bio or whatevr duh I’m 13

Basic dni criteria

Literally nobody else I’m ok w almost everything and everyone

FAGGOTS!!!!! /j

Fandoms I’m in:

Your favourite Martian

Homestuck

Dan vs.

Scott pilgrim vs the world/Scott pilgrim takes off

INT please:

In any of the fandoms I’m in

Matthew patel lover.

DAN VS FANS PPPLELASE 💔

silly folk

Literally anybody that doesn’t fit dni criteria I love ppl

I’d prefer u to not interact but it depends:

Adults. Especially if you post sexually often (this doesn’t apply to ray William johnson my pookie smookie wookie heh…..)

Don’t know what tonetags mean and doesn’t want to

Extra info:

I’m 13, and I’m a transgender male. I’m gay and I shitpost ALOT + I don’t Reblog much. I kin Karkat Vantas and Dan from Dan vs. n I’m Jewish :3

sorry to break it to you dude but what kind of name is david jacobs even thats like having two first names

ITS JEWISH ARE YOU ANTI SEMITIC (/hj)

anyways hes my baby boo boo pookie bear and i would have been SO GOOD AS HIM BUT NOOOO MY DIRECTOR HAD TO CAST THE PERVY CATHOLIC

keep dickriding neo nazis it’s a great look!

what the fuck are you talking about pookie. i’m jewish

Shit heard in Ghost Stories meme

"When this bitch kicks, I'm moving to Vegas."

"Have you accepted Jesus as your personal savior?"

"I don't care about your cat, he's probably dead."

"Principals always look like lesbians."

"When a stronger spirit appears, the weaker spirit cowers. But all evil spirits cower before Jesus!"

"Oh my, what a gifted seamstress. I hope you're not a homosexual."

"If you want something to happen, you just need to pray! And not be a Muslim. Or Jewish."

"What the fizzityuck was that?"

"Where's the damn cat?"

"These pajamas are gay."

"Hey, I've got an idea. Why don't you come to the scary, isolated pay phone on the bad side of town, alone?"

"Maybe you have a hidden talent you don't know about! Like Paris Hilton being an actress! Oh, scratch that."

"THINK OF A BIG BLACK MAN CHASING YOU!"

"A car accident... must have been hit by an old Chinamen. I don't mean to be racist, but those people CANNOT drive."

"You'd be surprised just how many transgressions a filthy little sinner like you can rack up in just a day."

"Look, a little Jew boy."

"Come rub my nipples."

"Drop the Krispy Kreme, Serpiko! We need your help here!"

"My BS detector is going DING!"

"I can read. Not well, but I can read. And those letters... are BACKWARDS!"

"The weird part is, I'm not even high. Not a bit. Totally sober!"

"The internet was a blessing from the Lord Jesus to spread the word of God throughout the world, but then Muslims and pedophiles stole it and used it to lure out and seduce children like you."

"Hey, want some candy little boy?"

"You can use it if you promise not to be on the phone too long. I know how you Pagans take advantage of others."

"A bunch of somber, quiet people against a red nuclear sky near a river of blood. Wow, that doesn't look threatening at all."

"Why? Because Jewish people rock!"

"That's so sweet... in a 'you scare the crap out of me in an Emily Rose' kind of way!"

"Here, you can take pooky-poo. He used to be my man, but we broke up."

"The V on my sweater stands for 'Very Big Deal', but that's beside the point."

"Come on, jump... I SAID JUMP!"

"Yes, the animal cemetery. Hear the plot point bells going off?"

"I hope Stephen King never sees this."

"She's looking straight at us, I don't think we hid very well."

"Those 3 to 4 cardboard boxes aren't going to hold them for long!"

"Lord reveal your salvation, for I am your favorite among these heathens."

"Yo sensei Dave, what's haps on the snaps with the craps?"

"You two-timing son of a bitch! Who's gonna take care of these little bastards!?"

"Oh splinter ohhhhh!"

"Shut up. You're here, and you're an idiot."

"Years ago, people went in there but they didn't come out. Not unlike your sister."

"2.2 Celsius... Metric system. Who thought this was a good idea again? I'm just gonna put 100. No one's gonna know."

"Oh perfect, it's in Japanese. Ching chong nong ding tow! Wait, that's Chinese."

"God, can you go bomb an abortion clinic or something?"

"Creepy Japanese men can be cabbies too y'know. But women should never be allowed to drive."

"Obeying horror movie rules, I'm going to go out alone. You stay here while I go look for help."

"I'm not giving you a reach around."

"You're such a bitch."

"First we do a geographic montage to show we traveled a long way from your house. There, that should be enough."

"I'm gonna beat you retarded."

"Jesus saved my ass."

"And what a lovely little ass it is, too."

"¡NO CORRAN EN EL HOSPITAL, CABRONES!"

"Now that is some really nice animation."

"Nice rack. Mind if I make 'em a little bigger? Ahahaehehahhha boobies. Loooove boobies. Nice lips too. I USED TO HAVE LIPS!"

"Lunchtime BJ?"

"Let's see... purple, for your hair. Can't tell this was a goddamn anime."

"Okay. Stop trying to look up my skirt. IT'S A CARTOON!"

"Holy time machine, Batman, it's 1973!"

"Holy pre-Parkinson's Michael J Fox Christopher Lloyd Back To The Future plot ripoff device! Where's my DeLorean?"

"I'll grab her ass!"

"Oh damn anime, look what's happened to my eyes."

"Leo! Leo! Leo! Leo! Goddamnit! Goddamnit! Goddamnit! Goddamnit!"

"It's the chick from The Ring! I mean, The Grudge! What movie are we ripping off again?"

"Oh my god, did that spell work? You know, like the one where you write your name in an eraser? I hear the head cheerleader's having an abortion."

"Such a bitch! Stop being such a friggin' skank and give it back!"

"Sometimes yes means no!"

"Moshi moshi! I mean, hello."

"Tomomi? Ain't no Tomomi girl living here, so what?"

"Get your cracker ass into some rehab, I ain't got time for this bullshit."

"MOTHAFUCKA."

"Run! She's a ghost and a bitch!"

"I'm goin' fuckin' crazy."

"HEY! Maybe if they paid their fuckin' phone bill, you could call again!"

"Nobody's talking to you. Just drive the bus, bus driver. Fuckin' nosy."

"Oh, sorry. All you little yellow people look alike to me. And African Americans, but not the Mexicans. Why do you think that is? I mean, don't you find that just the weirdest thing?"

"Romans 1:26, God gave them over to shameful lusts!"

"A view of the blood-stained lake. AHHHHHHH"

"Oh it may be blue now, but soon it will be redder than Republican Texas."

"No, I'm serious, bitch. I swear to god. Blue."

"Maybe this vase isn't nailed down."

"We go with the snow but not the snow that is yellow!"

"Alright everybody, it's 4:30. School is finally over. Time to go home, load up that bong, and watch Pokemon!"

"Leave me alone, I'm doing my standard anime 'elbows up' pose."

"Oh wow. I can't even comprehend how inappropriate this is."

"GOD YOU'RE MAKING ME SICK."

"God you are four of the ugliest fucking kids I've ever had the misfortune of laying my eyes on. I can't wait for this bitch to kill you."

"NANIIIIIII?"

"Oh my, definitely a 10."

"If you do, I'll suck you all for a Scooby Snack."

"Any closer and there'd be insertion."

"I may be a successful doctor, but first and foremost I'm a Jew."

"You know what I hear? I hear the sound of you shuttin' the fuck up."

"Let's see... 7?"

"What the FUCK are you talking about!?"

Tango: Asmo

(An Obey Me cover of Tango: Maureen)

Made a whole new character just for this :3

Here’s the original song

https://youtu.be/D0QfCIQgD94

MC

The samples won't delay but the cable

Sey

There's another way

Say something, anything

MC

Test 1,2,3

Sey

Anything but that

MC

This is weird

Sey

It's weird

MC

Very weird

Sey

Fucking weird

MC

I'm so mad that I don't know what to do

Fighting with microphones

Freezing down to my bones

And to top it all off I'm with you

Sey

Feel like going insane

Got a fire in your brain

And you're thinking of drinking gasoline

MC

As a matter of fact

Sey

Honey, I know this act

It's called the Tango: Asmo

The Tango: Asmo

It's a dark, dizzy, merry go round

As he keeps you dangling

MC

You're wrong

Sey

Your heart he is mangling

MC

It's different with me

Sey

And you toss and you turn cause his cold eyes can burn

Yet you yearn and you churn and rebound

MC

I think I know what you mean, oh

Both

The Tango: Asmo

Sey

Has he ever pouted his lips and called you "Pookie?"

MC

Never

Sey

Have you ever doubted a kiss or two?

MC

This is spooky

Did you swoon when he walked through the door?

Sey

Every time, so be...cautious

MC

Did he moon over other girls?

Sey

More than moon

MC

I'm getting nauseous

Sey

Where'd you learn to tango?

MC

With the French ambassador's daughter in her dorm room at Ms. Porters

And you?

Sey

With Nanette Himmelfarb, the rabbi's daughter at the Scarsdale Jewish community center

It's hard to do this backwards

MC

You should try it in heels

MC

He cheated

Sey

He cheated

MC

Asmo cheated

Sey

Fucking cheated

MC

I'm defeated, I should give up right now

Sey

Gotta look on the bright side with all of your might

MC

I'd fall for him still anyhow

Both

When you're dancing his dance

You don't stand a chance

His grip of romance makes you fall

Sey

So you think might as well

MC

Dance a tango to hell

Both

At least I'll have tangoed at all

The Tango: Asmo

Gotta dance 'til your diva is through

You pretend to believe him

Cause in the end you can't leave him

But the end it will come

Still you have to play dumb

'Til your glum and you bum and turn blue

Sey

Why do we love when he's mean

MC

And he can be so obscene

My Asmo

Both

The Tango: Asmo

◟˖﹡˙⊰ MUSICALHQS TASK#001 : a questionnaire ⊱ ʿ﹡˖◝

BASIC INFORMATION ー

FULL NAME

* MARK ANTHONY COHEN

NICKNAME(S)

* various pet names from MAUREEN. ( pookie, honey, baby ). is called ‘MARK, MARK COHEN’ by ANNA.

AGE

* 26

BIRTH DATE

* OCTOBER 31ST, 1994

ZODIAC

* SCORPIO

ETHNICITY

* mixed. half - black on his mother’s side and half - white / jewish on his father’s side.

CITIZENSHIP

* AMERICAN, then immigrated to LONDON, ENGLAND.

ORIENTATION

* BISEXUAL

BIRTH PLACE

* SCARSDALE, NEW YORK

RESIDENCE(S)

* PETERSBURG APARTMENTS in LONDON, ENGLAND ( with ROGER DAVIS ).

OCCUPATION(S)

* aspiring independent filmmaker first, editor for BUZZLINE NEWS CO. second.

FAMILY MEMBERS

* SHERYL COHEN ( 51, mother ), STEPHEN COHEN ( 55, father ), CINDY COHEN ( 31, older sister ). three nephews from CINDY. ROGER DAVIS ( 27, best friend ).

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE ー

WEIGHT

* 125 lbs ( varies depending on his income ).

HEIGHT

* 5 ‘ 8 ‘’

EYE COLOR

* BROWN

HAIR COLOR

* DARK BROWN

SKIN COLOR

* LIGHT BROWN, with a warm undertone.

BUILD

* skinny, scrawny, straight. has some lean, defined muscle.

SCAR(S)

* various scars from falling off his bike ( knees, arms, hands ).

DISTINGUISHING FEATURE(S)

* his glasses ( when he wears them ), ears and right nostril pierced, lips and his warm, genuine smile.

DOMINANT HAND

* RIGHT ( ambidextrous with his camera and nothing else ).

PERSONALITY ー

POSITIVE

* EMPATHETIC, SUPPORTIVE, WARM, ARTISTIC, DEDICATED.

NEGATIVE

* APPREHENSIVE, TIMID, IMPRACTICAL, ENTITLED, DETACHED.

ALIGNMENT

* NEUTRAL GOOD

MBTI

* INFP, the mediator.

TEMPERAMENT 

* MELANCHOLIC

LABEL(S)

* the ARTISAN, the BOHEMIAN, the CINEPHILE, the CONTRITE, the ISOLATO, the OPAQUE, the STEPFORD SMILER, the URBANITE, the WALLFLOWER, the WORRIED SOUL.

FAVORITES ー

FOOD(S)

* fresh bread ( challah ), buttered rice or noodles ( he’s a picky eater ), any kind of soup, pumpkin pie, anything his mother makes.

 DRINK(S)

* hot earl grey tea, likes coffee too.

SNACK(S)

* fruit with peanut butter.

COLOR(S)

* warm reds, orange - reds, black.

SEASON(S)

* autumn, winter.

MEMORY

* the day he dropped out of college and moved in with TOM COLLINS, anarchist philosophy professor and ROGER DAVIS, pretty boy front man.

BAND(S)

* R.E.M, smashing pumpkins.

SONG(S)

* losing my religion ( R.E.M. ), tonight, tonight ( smashing pumpkins ), your woman ( white town ).

BOOK(S)

* rebel without a crew ( robert rodriquez ).

MOVIE(S)

* the wizard of oz ( 1939 ), dead poets society ( 1989 ), little shop of horrors ( 1986 ).

TV SHOWS

* he doesn’t enjoy tv as much as film, he’ll watch whatever’s on with ROGER.

What it was like to be Paul Rand's Daughter"  from a speech given in his honor after his death Good evening, it is a great honor and a privilege to be here, tonight. I have been given five minutes to speak about what it was like to be Paul Rand’s daughter. Some of you in the room knew my father. Those of you who did, know that is an impossible task! But I will do my best. In two words, not easy! But it was always interesting. My father was the most brilliant, creative, fascinating and difficult person I have ever known. I am proud to be his daughter. I loved him dearly, and always wanted him to be proud of me. My father had a very difficult childhood. He grew up poor in an Orthodox Jewish family in Brooklyn. He had an identical twin brother, Philip, whom he both adored and envied. Philip was much more extroverted and socially at ease than he was. His parents owned a small grocery store and my father and his brother had to sleep in a loft where the bread was stored, and there were rats. My father absolutely hated rodents. My grandfather was a gentle, sweet, pious man, and my grandmother was the opposite. She ruled the roost with an iron fist. She had a pronounced hunchback, a crooked nose, and wiry white hair she wore in a bun—she looked exactly like the Wicked Witch of the West to me as a child and I was completely afraid of her. I never heard one positive word come out of her mouth. I was once told that the reason she didn’t say anything encouraging or positive to my father or me was because it was considered to be a jinx, in a certain branch of Judaism. My father drew like an adult at the age of three with charcoal he snuck from the fire, receiving not one iota of encouragement from his parents because drawing was essentially considered a sin, as it represented the “reproduction of the graven image.” I was awed that in spite of such blatant discouragement, he persisted. My father’s talent and drive were so intense that wild horses could not have stopped him. One terrible story I remember hearing from my mother happened when my father and his brother were about five or six years old. Their mother had gone to the store and they decided to mop the kitchen floor to make her happy. One of them accidentally knocked the bucket over and suds bubbled up everywhere. When my grandmother returned she was so angry that she whipped them severely. This is not the kind of childhood that engenders emotional well-being. My father was so driven to pursue his passion that he lied about his age to get into Pratt and Parsons art schools. At fourteen, he took the subway into the city at night, after a full day in high school. My father was ashamed that he only went to art school and not college, although he was awarded many honorary degrees throughout his career. He was one of the most well-read people I know, usually reading at least ten books at a time. You might not be aware that my father was a very picky eater. While he did not keep Kosher, he did not like to eat butter or cream with his meals. My father would bark to the server that he did not want any cream or butter on anything—“Just plain!” Once he took my college boyfriend and me to a very elegant French restaurant in Boston. When he ordered, he loudly stated, “No cream! No butter! Just plain!” Within minutes the Chef came out with her hands on her hips and said, “Sir, do you realize that this is a FRENCH restaurant?? And in French cuisine nearly everything is made with cream and butter?!” Andrew and I wanted to creep under the table. My father was the most visually oriented person I have ever met. In some ways, this was a curse because he was bombarded by visual stimuli everywhere he went. Perhaps this is why he always worked at home and had his clients and students come to see him. His home was his shrine. It was serene, stunningly beautiful, modern and so elegant in its simplicity and grace. He felt most at peace in his home or in Europe, where design and beauty are abundant. My mother told me that when my father was depressed she would encourage him to take her to Europe, as that elevated his mood. It must have been very difficult to be Paul Rand, in part because of his overwhelming visual perception. He absolutely could not stand what he perceived as ugly. On one occasion when he came to visit us in Cincinnati and my son Troy was about two years old. We went to a Bob Evans restaurant, where he reeled at the sights: “Look at that wallpaper with that rug! Oh God! Those pictures! Look at that lady’s outfit!” While I would be mortified by his usually too loud comments, I can now see that he almost felt assaulted by visual stimuli. Most of us don’t suffer from what we see. My parents divorced when I was three and a half, and I never lived with my father again. My mother and I moved to Manhattan, and I saw him every other weekend until I was nine when we moved to Los Angeles. The visits became much less frequent then. He might come to LA once or twice a year for a weekend, and I would go to Weston for a two or three weeks in the summers. My mother told me that my father adored me when I was little and still lived with him. When I was a colicky baby, my father played the accordion to soothe me to sleep. He loved to tell me that story. I believe I was indeed the apple of his eye then. Sadly for both of us, life tore us apart and it was never the same again. My father lived for his work. He was not a people person. He could be crass and cruel. I remember times when students came over to show him work they had toiled over and his loudly exclaiming, “This is shit!” As hard as he was on me, he was more brutal with them. Although my father wrote so beautifully about art, he was almost coarse when talking about it. And as playful as his art was, he was sour and serious much of the time. It almost seemed as if he only had fun when drawing or creating. Whenever he was at a restaurant, he drew all over the tablecloths—the most playful and beautiful things. I wish I had kept some of them! I once asked my father what I could do that would please him, and he said, “Marry a Jewish man.” I didn’t. He announced he wouldn’t come to my wedding unless we were married by a Rabbi. This proved quite difficult since I had not really been raised Jewish and did not identify as Jewish, and my ex-husband, John, was an Atheist who had been raised Methodist! Happily, my father did come to my wedding, and did walk me down the aisle. I know if there is a Heaven, he must be very happy now because my boyfriend of the past five years, Howard Wolkoff, is Jewish. So I am finally partnered with a Jewish man! My father was an artist, designer and genius. My mother was an architect, writer, painter and a great beauty. My genes were loaded with creativity, and I am quite a creative person. People wonder whether I inherited any of my father’s artistic talent. As a child, I drew prolifically. When I was eleven, I traveled to Spain with my mother and stepfather. One evening we had dinner at the Ritz Carlton of Madrid. It was always a late night out with adults for me, and I would draw to entertain myself. That night I drew bulls and all the waiters lined up to get one. I have always loved horses and used to draw horses, stallions in particular. One of my white stallions appeared in a book of children’s poetry when I was about eight, but sadly I don’t own a copy or even know the title. I stopped drawing when I was about thirteen. I was simply too intimidated by my father’s overwhelming talent to continue. My sons, Troy and Brody, are both profoundly talented in art. I believe that some of their grandfather’s gifts shine on in them. My other passions were music and writing, and although I wanted to become a professional singer for many years, I became a Clinical Psychologist. When you have a complicated childhood, sometimes you want to heal yourself by healing others. The most healing moment I ever had with my father happened while he was dying. I am so grateful that I did not heed his mandate not to come see him. When I walked into my father’s hospital room four days before his death, he looked up at me smiling and said, “Hi Pooky!” I was blessed to spend my father’s final days at his bedside. He did not believe he was dying, although he had advanced colon cancer which had tragically been misdiagnosed as an ulcer, so it was not caught early enough for treatment to be effective. Since I was working as a geropsychologist in nursing homes at this time, I knew how to take care of older people. A death from colon cancer is very unpleasant. I sat next to my father nursing him as best I could, holding his hand all the while. I just wanted to be with him, to cherish that connection with him in his final hours. At one point he looked at me and said, “You are a terrific nurse!” The next day he said to me, “Catherine, you are completely transformed.” I replied, “Daddy, I have always been this way.” My father was sarcastic to the end: “Well, it takes a crisis to bring it out!” And I said softly, “No, Daddy, it took a crisis for you to see it.” I guess that is the saddest thing to me about our relationship…small-my father couldn’t really see that I am a good person or to really know me until his dying hours… It meant the world to me that he finally seemed to know and appreciate me, and I am grateful for the days I spent with him at his parting.

Catherine Rand, daughter of Paul Rand