#I took this trying to capture my dog but it’s my only selfie from today soooo
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💕 I wasn’t a stan yet during the first Fearless Era so I’m living for the do-over...past me didn’t know what she was missing 💕
#fearlesstvselfies#I took this trying to capture my dog but it’s my only selfie from today soooo#and I’m wearing my eras shirt because I don’t have any regular Fearless merch#a selfie
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Kiss Me
Charlie Gillespie x Reader
Title: Kiss Me
Words: 1593
Summary: Charlie’s back from Hawaii and providing social media with all the content.
Requested: No. I had to write this after that video of Charlie singing in the bath tub…
TW: Implications of sexual intercourse, mostly the reader getting frustrated by Charlie being Charlie.
Author’s notes: I just wanted to write a bit of domesticity between Charlie and the reader, and thanks to all the content we got from him the other day, this kinda just fell into place. I hope you like it. - also, a little shout out to @dream-a-little-bigger-x because she’s been giving us some AMAZING fic content, and she isn’t feeling to great today. I hope this helps a little, Nele.
Three weeks without being able to see Charlie in the flesh had been hard. Yeah, he’d posted photos and videos while he’d been away in Hawaii with his castmates and Kenny, but it wasn’t the same. Neither were the intimate FaceTime calls the two of you shared pretty much daily. Nothing beat being able to wrap your arms around him, to feel the warmth of his skin against yours, to smell the scent that was intrinsically him. Yeah, you’d missed him like crazy.
Checking your watch, again, before checking the arrivals board you leaned up against the wall behind you waiting for his flight to disembark the plane and make their way through to the arrivals lounge. You scrolled through your Instagram feed, checking out what people had been tagging your boyfriend in, amazed by the talent of his fans. More than anything, you wanted to share them, but as no one knew about you, you couldn’t. It was a good thing you ran a semi-popular fan account that you could do it all from, and your story was full of amazing artwork and song covers. As far as your followers knew, you were just another fangirl.
You were so engrossed in the pictures on the screen in front of you, you didn’t hear Charlie approaching you, didn’t know he was right in front of you until grabbed you by the waist, making you squeal in shock and almost drop your phone.
“Oh my God, Charlie. You scared me.” You laughed, flinging your arms around his neck, breathing him in.
“I would say I’m sorry, but my mom taught me that lying makes my nose grow and my tongue fall out. And I don’t think you’d want that.” He teased after placing a quick kiss on your lips.
“Well, no. But it would be quieter around the apartment.” Your response made him pull away and pout. “What? Am I lying?”
“I thought you loved me.” If he hadn’t been grinning like the loveable idiot he was, you would have believed his offended tone of voice was real.
“Oh, you know I adore you. Shall we go home?” as you slide your phone into your pocket, you take hold of his hand and lead him out to the parking lot where his car is parked. “Do you want to drive, or shall I?”
“You, please.” You know he’s not the most confident of flyers, so you understand his need to chill for a while before he’s at full Gillespie – a term you coined not long after the two of you met and he was his usual ‘constant overdrive’ self. He was always moving, doing something with his hands, or exploring. Charlie Gillespie didn’t do bored or sitting still very well.
Once you’re back at the apartment you share Charlie sets about unpacking his case, dumping his clothes in the washer straight away. It always strikes you how domestic he is. You’re not the best at remembering to do stuff, but he always manages to catch what you miss.
“Have you got to go to work?” he asks you as he leans up against the counter while you prepare some food for the two of you. You work at a TV studio, but the show you work on is on a break so your hours are more flexible than they would be normally.
“No, I’m all yours for a couple of days.” Your words make him grin before he wraps his arms around your waist and pulls you in for a kiss.
Your kiss had led to more of an intimate reunion which led you both to your bedroom for most of the day. By the time you emerged, it was almost dark outside and the food you’d been preparing needed to be tossed in the trash. You couldn’t complain though because you’d been able to show Charlie just how much you’d missed him.
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After the insanity that was Charlie’s delivery from and subsequent live with Madison’s dad, you now had a billboard poster partially unfolded in your bedroom. Naturally, because he was often a child in an adult’s body, Charlie had been like a kid at Christmas when he’d been allowed to open the box. Off camera, he’d been able to slide the parcel that had been included with your name on – Mr. Reyes had so kindly included a hoodie for you which you were now wearing while you stared at the space around you in horror.
“Charlie, babe. Did you have to open it in here? You heard what he said, it took up their entire back yard. Our bedroom is like a shoebox.”
“Yeah, I kinda got carried away. Sorry.” Leaning over, so he wouldn’t rip the poster, he planted a kiss on your lips.
“Well, don’t expect me to help you fold it back up.” With a grin, you turned on your heel and flounced out of the room to post screenshots from the live to your fan account. Only Charlie knew about it and had followed you early on. Eventually, after hearing him swearing and falling over, you went in and helped him fold the damn thing up. It took a ridiculous amount of time, but it was soon back in the box ready to be transported to Canada in Charlie’s car when the both of you went back for Christmas.
Exhausted, you flopped onto the couch and decided to order in some food rather than cook. But first, you took a sweaty selfie and sent it to Madison.
I love your dad, but please don’t let him send us anymore billboard posters. It took two hours to get it back in the damn box.
Her reply was instant.
Dad never expected him to unfold the thing. Love to you both. She wasn’t wrong. Only the man you adored would have ever done that, and live on the internet too. Shaking your head, you ordered pizza.
“Babe, I need a favor.” Charlie spoke as he tidied up the pizza boxes and soda cans from your dinner, making you groan. You were still exhausted, and now a little bloated. All you wanted to do was to slouch and watch a movie, curled up in Charlie’s arms.
“What?”
“Help me set up my phone in the bathroom.” That got your attention.
“Er… why?”
He scratched at the back of his head, a sheepish look on his beautiful face that was covered in the stubble you adored.
“I want to do a couple of videos.”
“And you have to do it now? Haven’t you done enough today?” you close your eyes as you lean your head on the back of the couch. You sense Charlie standing behind you, and when you open your eyes again, he’s looking down at you, the puppy dog eyes in force. Even upside down, he knows what they do to you. “I hate you, did you know that?” you tell him affectionately. With a grin, he bends over and captures your lips in a searing kiss.
“I promise, I’ll make it up to you.” With a chuckle, he runs his jaw along yours, knowing the roughness of his stubble is a huge turn on for you.
“Yes, yes you will.” You pull away and stand up. The sooner you get this done, the sooner the two of you can snuggle, and the sooner you can claim your owed favor.
Grabbing the car keys from the sideboard, you head down to the car to get the phone holder. You figure the suction cup works on the car’s windscreen, so should work on the glass screen. When you get back into the apartment, Charlie’s changed clothes and has his guitar in his hand.
“Remind me why you can’t do this from the couch?” you ask, walking into the bathroom. It’s tiny and you know Charlie’s going to regret his decision, but when he mumbles about acoustics you keep your mouth shut. Trying to change his mind when it’s made up is nigh on impossible.
You manage to secure the phone holder to the shower screen you’d cleaned that morning, pull it across the tub, and leave the small space.
“All ready for you, maestro.” You call out as you enter the lounge. Charlie stands up, kisses you and disappears into the bathroom. You fully plan on putting the TV on, choosing a random Hallmark Christmas movie to watch, and wait for him to finish, but when you hear his clear voice singing what he knows is one of your favorite Ed Sheeran songs, you can help but go and stand at the end of the tub and watch him morph from Charlie your doofus boyfriend to Charlie the star.
You watch him, with a smile on your face, as he records a video for his Instagram reel, messing it up a couple of times and having to restart a few times, making you laugh.
“If you can’t be quiet, you’re gonna have to leave.” He scolds you without any anger in his voice.
“I’ll behave. For now.” You wink at him as he starts to record again. Once he’s done, he says he wants to do one more, slightly longer for his Tiktok account.
“Last try, because my leg’s falling asleep.” He speaks into the camera once it’s recording.
I’m in love now
Kiss me like you wanna be loved
Wanna be loved, wanna be loved,
Wanna be loved, yeah
As he sings, he looks up, catching your eye and smiling. In that moment, you fall in love with him all over again.
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How the Lights Shine So Colorful and Bright
I hope that this satisfies. It just ended up being a bunch of cute fluff. This is actually two parts. Part one is just Rami X Reader and some quality time, the second part is Dad!Rami X Kids X Reader. Fyi, they have four kids in this one. :) Whoops. Busy little horn dogs.
Warnings: implied/mentioned sex, and just a lot of cute fluffiness. I cried writing a part of this.
These are just two separate HC’s totaling about 2k words
Rami X Reader
For the record I am not from NY, nor have I ever been to NY, so anything that is listed in here is sourced straight from a quick Google search.
Word Count: 1060 words (Part One)
You and Rami had escaped to New York in early December. He had some promotional work that he had to do, and he also said that you were overdue for some one-on-one quality time
You stayed behind in the hotel sleeping in for the first time in nearly six years, having four kids is exhausting, while he went to work. The twins, your toddler, and the baby
When he finally came back from fulfilling his work obligations he found you still in bed, dead asleep and he couldn’t help the quiet chuckle that escaped him.
He shrugged off his coat, and took his shoes off before he carefully climbed into the bed with you.
“Hey sleepyhead.” he says, as he gently brushes your hair back from your face.
“If no one is bleeding, dying, or the house isn’t on fire then please leave mommy alone!” you mumble out.
He laughs loudly and you open your eyes.
“How was work?” you mumble out.
“It was fine. It’s always kind of fun doing the initial promo stuff. Buttttttttt, now that I’m free for the rest of the day I was thinking that maybe we could go get something to eat, and then maybe you know... because it’s been awhile since we’ve... ya know. I have plans for us tonight though.
Your day passes by all to quickly between shopping, eating, and having the hot sex you two were so overdue and that next thing you know it’s getting late.
You had both taken a brief nap after one particular round of vigorous sex, so you were both charged up and ready for whatever he had planned.
He gets into the closet and pulls out a garment bag, and tells you to put the dress that is inside the bag on.
You draw in a sharp breath, and then almost start to cry as you open the bag. “Baby, where did you find this dress?”
“I found an old picture of the two of us and you were wearing it, and you know, I know people. So I had this dress made for you. I know how much that dress meant to you. You were wearing it when we first met, on our first date, when I asked to be my girlfriend, the first time we kissed, it’s also the dress I took off of you the first time the we had sex. When you lost everything in that house fire, you told me how that dress and your grandmother's copy of Pride & Prejudice were the only things that meant anything to you.”
You threw your arms around his neck and brought your lips to his. That is just how amazing your husband is, he would do anything like this for anyone that he loved.
“So get dressed YN, because we have plans.”
You got dressed really quickly and taking his hand you both headed out the door of your hotel.
Usually when you visit the city you both take public transportation, but not today. He had hired a car with a driver. You try to ask him what he was up to, and then it dawns on you.
“Baby are we.. are we going to go look at the Christmas lights?”
“Yes.”
“That’s just like-omg-I love you so much!!” you feel the tears wanting to start again, as you lean into his shoulder.
“Yes, just like our first date.We were both so broke, and I was so excited when you didn’t want to ditch me after that. That other guy that really liked you was rich, and I thought that there was no chance in hell that you’d ever want to see me again.”
“Oh baby. I had the biggest crush on you and we’d just never met, only ever seen each other from a distance. I never thought that I had a chance in hell because you were and still are the most beautiful man that I’ve ever seen.”
He kisses your temple, just as the car pulled over.
We’re at Rockefeller Center. You got out,and walked around for a bit. Admiring the giant Christmas tree and all of the other sights and sounds around us.
When you were standing as close to the bottom of the tree as was possible, he took out his phone and angled the camera to capture you both in a selfie.
An older gentleman and his wife were walking by and they stopped and offered to take a few pictures of the two of you.
He presses another kiss to your temple, and then takes your hand in his.
Your husband was so caring and gracious, that when a couple of fans spotted him, he happily agreed to take a few photos with them. You offered to take them and they declined and asked you to be in the picture too.
After spending a little while in one location, he’d have you back in the car and off to the next.
This time he shuffled you off to Bryant Park. The skating rink, with the NY Public Library looming in the distance, and all the little ways that the area was lit up. The random decorations around, the cool night air wanting you to just lean into him. The different vendors that were set up along the way.
The last location of the night was for a stroll down Fifth Avenue, mostly just so that you can look at all the displays in the windows, and the way things were decorated so meticulously.
Your night ended with dinner at a restaurant close to your hotel, walking back in the chilly night air.
Walking, hand in hand, just like all those years ago. You really couldn’t have asked for a better date night.
“YN, all the bright lights could never shine any brighter than you, or my love for you.”
He stops you in the middle of the sidewalk, others around you huffing in irritation as they had to maneuver around you; he reaches up to cup the back of your neck as your body practically melts into his. The kiss you shared was so sweet yet full of passion.
You rest your head on his shoulder. “This was the best date that we’ve had in a long time. Maybe we should strip it down more often, and just do things the cheap and simple way like we used to Rami.”
“I couldn’t agree more.”
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Part Two
Dad!Rami X Kids X Reader
Go to the LA Zoo Lights - for the record I’ve never been there, never done that, I hope it’s not disappointing. I did a basic Google search and got some information about this. I hope for those of my readers that have been, that it is accurately described.
Word Count: 1056
“Daddy!!!! I wanna go to the zoo!!” your oldest two started yelling repeatedly, in unison
“We will go in just a minute, mommy is just finishing changing the baby.”
The sun had just barely set, everyone fed, and now you two were getting ready to round up your crew of kiddos to get them in the car.
They had been excited about going to the zoo in the dark for a week. It’s all they’ve talked about.
The twins were bouncing off the walls, your toddler was having a meltdown because she wanted to wear her pink sparkly shoes, but they were nowhere to be found, so she had to wear her purple sparkly shoes instead.
The baby had just pooped after being fed, so you were finishing changing him and then everyone was set to go.
Sometimes you and Rami joke about how crazy you had been to have kids so close in age, but parenthood was something he wore just as well as he wore those fancy suits.
Rami was trying to keep your three oldest entertained as you dealt with the baby.
Walking into the living room, you couldn’t help but to laugh. Rami was on the floor with three kids on top of him.
“Heeeellllllllllllpppppppppppp meeeeeeeeeee!!!” he dramatically cried out, waiting for you to come to his rescue.
With a loud sigh you set the baby down on his play mat on the floor before walking over to your husband.
You grabbed your toddler and one of the twins and began to tickle them.
“My heroooo!” Rami laughed, as he gave you a kiss, standing up. Scooping the other twin into his arms and tossing him in the air.
“Soooo… who is ready for some zoo lights? And maybe some ice cream after if it’s not too late and you behave?!”
The two oldest stopped in their tracks and started screaming, which caused your toddler to start screaming, which made the baby cry.
Rami just laughed, as he scooped your infant off the floor and into his arms.
Grabbing the diaper bag that was full to bursting with everything that would possibly be needed for an evening away from the house, along with the stroller, baby carrier, and the backpack, you grab your small army and head to the car.
You are a minivan family. Rami hated it at first, but once he realized there was no way in hell that you were all gonna fit in the small SUV you had, he had begrudgingly agreed and bought the minivan
You were strapping in the twins, while Rami was wrestling with your toddler, the baby having already been strapped in to his car seat and snapped into the base of his car seat.
Rami drove you all to the zoo, where the twins excited screeching was just getting louder by the minute, the toddler just jabbering away about who knows what, God bless your infant son who was blissfully asleep amongst all the chaos.
You two learned the hard way about 6 months ago, to keep everyone strapped in until you were ready to go. Rami was on twin patrol, and you would handle the stroller and wear the baby.
You climb into the van and get the twins out, they had their instructions to stand next to the van, and hold hands. Next came the toddler who was promptly situated in the stroller, and lastly the baby that couldn’t be bothered to wake up, while being strapped into the carrier, grabbing his blanket to cover his tiny body.
Rami took the twins ahead, to go get everyone’s tickets, while you got the two youngest taken care of.
You could hear your twins Oooohing and Ahhhhing at the entrance already, and you smiled sweetly, knowing that this was going to be a great decision.
Rami let the twins lead the way, as only certain parts of the zoo were open during the zoo lights.
Watching the kids faces light up in wonder and amazement at what they were seeing.
The lights were bright and fun, the lighted tunnels were a favorite.
You never would have thought that this would have ended up being your lives, but you wouldn’t have it any other way.
Rami only got upset once during the evening when a fan approached and asked for a photograph, to which Rami politely declined stating that he was out with his family. You almost stepped in and offered to allow him to take the picture, but he was firm in his ‘no’ because he didn’t want them to accidentally snap any pictures of the kids.
He would get so mad when someone would catch photos of him and the kids, and post them online.
He was always so adamant that he wanted the kids to be as far removed from his ‘celeb’ life as referred to it, as possible.
The kids knew their dad didn’t have a normal job, but they didn’t know exactly what he did, and he wanted it that way, until they got a little older.
He never allowed the kids to live a ‘jet set’ life, choosing to allow them to have as much consistency and normalcy as normal childhood allowed. The only time you all traveled was when Rami’s job took him away from home longer than a month, and that was because he always insisted that he hated being away for so long. He used to just travel back and forth, but that became incredibly taxing on him, after the first couple of times, it was decided that travelling as a family unit was for the best.
The kids still got to see various parts of the world, and he always made it a learning adventure. Learning about different cultures, food, history, and languages.
The adventure at the zoo was only supposed to take somewhere between 60-90 minutes, but of course, the twins and their never ending curiosity made the whole evening end up lasting about two and a half hours. By the time you were all heading back to the car all the kids were definitely exhausted and ready for bed.
You barely made it out of the parking lot of the zoo and all four kids were out cold.
You and Rami just smiled at each other, and high-fived, another successful family adventure for the books.
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Social media in Adam Lambert’s life&career
It’s been so long since I’ve written anything longer than a tweet about Adam, but this stanning lethargy doesn’t reflect the level of my interest in the man. It may appear so, but can the lack of online presence automatically imply the lack of interest? In today’s state of affairs, when artists have carefully constructed and heavily monitored internet presence, when YouTube views are everything and the most powerful politicians seem to pay more attention to Twitter than their jobs, it would be understandable if it could. The www. has finally become literally that – a worldwide group chat, where presidents tweet, where actors, musicians and sportsmen keep vlogs on YouTube, writers publish their essays on Facebook, and everybody comments.
Adam Lambert has chosen not to do so. In an era when YouTube stars become singers who get Saturday Night Live slots where they whisper the lyrics into a microphone, and when the top trending video which garnered more than 30 million views in a day is one of a reality star announcing her pregnancy, Adam has taken a quiet step back in the past few years - and I together with him. I couldn’t help it. Twitter has lost its appeal to me ever since a constant possibility that Adam could see a particularly flaily or witty tweet was no longer an option – the magic of giddy anticipation was gone. For all intents and purposes, Adam has semi-abandoned Twitter and moved to Instagram; a Facebook affiliated app which I never took a liking to.
I was upset and a little resentful. I didn’t understand why. Not only did I have to suffer the cruel Atlantic Ocean between us, but now we were on different online apps, which is a fate way worse than living on different continents, according to cyber sense of geography. In my bitterness, I even had an occasional mean thought on the subject. Oh yeah, that’s because he can ogle hot guys there. What about MEEE? Or, even worse: it’s because of the filters. The man LOVES a good filter, the vain queen. Or, absolutely the worst: he wanted to escape the twitter crazies. It was the worst because I should have known that the crazies are everywhere. I was bitchy, mean, and so, so wrong. This essay is my redemption. The price I want to pay for my stupidity, because Adam does have a social media presence, albeit not as aggressive as I might like. There is a reason for that, which he has already given. I had read it before, but it flew right over me like a sparrow, equally tender and fragile, leaving my head unruffled and thoughtless as if nothing had happened.
Even on his preferred social network, Adam’s behavior is somewhat atypical, in a sense that he doesn’t hesitate to share less than perfect photos. Unfiltered, sweaty, in-your-face, flaking makeup photos of the realistic kind - a rare occurrence among the Hollywood hotties. But he is a geek like the rest of us. The anticipation of waiting for the first photos to appear when he has a concert is one of the best parts of being his fan. Adam is incredibly photogenic, but sometimes, those photos are low quality ones, taken by fans on their phones, from pretty unflattering angles. Adam somehow manages to look great in most of them, despite the low angles and the fact that great physical exertion makes everyone look awful. Being photographed in the middle of an adrenaline rush while singing from the top of your lungs for two hours is challenging. His facial features almost rearrange with strain, but Adam simply knows how to pose and is rarely caught off guard – a life’s tiny miracle. I love those candid pictures. And Adam posts only the best of them.
It’s the professional photos where he shines the most. Those are usually true works of art, crispy sharp and simply stunning in their quality. I don’t think I’ve ever seen less than perfect professional photo of Adam. They capture the moments that would otherwise be missed and allow you to fully appreciate the visual side the concert. In videos, the focus is primarily on the sound and the movement, but if I had to choose which medium reflects Adam’s emotional state and journey during concerts best, I would choose photography. It’s a strange thing to say about a singer, but Adam has a very expressive face and body. It’s like their muteness and stillness don’t subtract, but add to the experience of Adam’s process of creation.
In addition to music photography, Adam posts everything and anything that’s important to him, seemingly with no rhyme or reason. His Instagram page is a mess, a potpourri of professional photos, fan photos, album covers, photos of his family, friends, his dog, travelling photos, fashion photos, and all that in uneven levels of quality which most posters would never allow themselves. Adam has it all, from professional HD quality to grainy and blurry shots taken by a phone. It’s a far cry from carefully coordinated, handpicked and posted after a thousandth try stylish representation of other serious posters. He doesn’t juice for a week before taking selfies. He doesn’t always filter. He doesn’t always look pretty. He isn’t always all mysterious and artistic. He’s sometimes such a goofball. He is definitely an undisciplined Instagram user.
It’s a revealing fact. He deletes his posts sometimes, and I’m not sure if it’s the morning after self-filtering, or he gets the call. Social media can make or break a career nowadays. But on the other hand, you can be a successful artist without constant media presence – although it is a pretty rare occurrence. The only example coming to my mind is Frank Ocean. There are artists who have a modest number of followers and YouTube views, and yet they can and do fill up arenas, just as there are artists who have millions of followers and cannot have a decent tour.
In Adam’s case, I feel like he is past making or breaking his career online. At this point, he doesn’t need a heavily moderated Instagram page or a vlogging channel to achieve anything - other than making me happier, that is. The fact that I would love if Adam was more present, by engaging with his fans more, or, in best case scenario, vlogging about his life and career (I would sell my firstborn for that), doesn’t mean much in grander scheme of things. Adam has allowed himself the luxury of doing what he wants, and his Instagram page reflects that in the clearest of ways. I am not saying he wouldn’t benefit from having 50 million followers on Twitter or Instagram, but, he just doesn’t have that. If he can’t get it from doing his job and being who he is, he will never get it anyway. He refuses to participate in the social media race. So, unlike many a budding YouTube star trying to make it in other fields by creating an ideal, unrealistic impression of themselves, with their uniform, heavily filtered, grayscale artsy photos, Adam’s multifarious posts do reveal a lot simply by not being what one would expect. He’s a rebel just for kicks there.
Oh, there is some vanity there; he isn’t above it nor does he pretend to be. He smizes and pouts in many filtered photos and videos, enjoying his flawless skin provided by Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom’s filtering system, turning his head like this and like that like a Valley girl – but that’s just Adam playing with his toy. He has this proclivity for ridiculous behavior; that and the fact that he loves the ageless chibi art of Creative Sharka makes me sometimes think that he has entered a serious fear-of-getting-old phase. It would have been true if he posted such photos only, which he most definitely doesn’t.
Adam is a naturally beautiful man, why does he have to goof around like that? Well, because he is so much more than that. Because more than stunning good looks, he has a killer sense of humor. Because more than looking pretty and feeding his vanity, he loves having fun. He mocks himself, too. “I swear I didn't realize I was making full duck face” is his own comment on a truly astounding full duck face he made while trying to credit Valentino for a clothing item. He loves stand-up comedy. He’s watched the Amy Schumer Leather special, and the Ricky Gervais Humanity special, and posted about both shows. That’s how I know.
There’s a selfie which he took while Antinous was being tattooed on his torso – a particularly painful experience, according to him; hence the awkward facial expression. The photo is so ridiculous and unflattering that it immediately reminded me of the comical selfies which Ricky Gervais takes all the time, trying to look as ugly as possible in them, thus expressing his mockery on the worldwide mania of posting unrealistically perfect photos. Adam has a comedic streak a mile wide, and not only does it come out in concerts and movie roles such as his part of Eddie in the Rocky Horror Picture Show, but also in his Instagram page as well. Unlike Ricky, Adam just wants to laugh at himself. Yes, he sometimes looks ridiculous and weird - don’t we all? He’s no bullshitter, and never will be.
Now would be a great moment to mention his Grandma June alter ego. So, Adam has decided it would be great to make himself look forty years older, name the character Grandma June and rant throughout several videos on many a current topic. Who? What? Adam, the most eligible gay bachelor of several times? Adam, the Zeus in a thong sex symbol for many? Unbelievable. Waves of discomfort could be felt throughout the shallower waters of the fandom. Was he just having fun with it? Was he mocking himself for overusing de-aging filters? Was he helping himself get over his own fear of aging by laughing at his own expense? Was it some kind of reverse psychology/psychotherapy via Snapchat filters? Was it to shock his fans who come to his page for hotness and beauty galore, only to find Grandma June blinking owlishly at them? The list is endless. It’s like he was saying, ‘yeah, I’m hot, but I’m also ridiculous, funny and a little bit on the crazy side.’ Who knows. It’s certainly less ridiculous than me putting words in his mouth. It is also very non-Hollywood of Adam, where ageism is rampant and the anti-aging industry flourishes, where kids start injecting botox as soon as they’re twenty and where a lot of people take faces they’re born with as a slight suggestion. Interesting topic.
We’re now traipsing deeper and deeper into Adam’s more hidden depths. This makes it sound like scrolling through his Instagram page is a voyage into the heart of darkness, the Apocalypse Now style; but it does feel adventurous after you parse through the regular job-related stuff. Such aside interests tell us a lot about him and his fascinations, like his love and respect for other artists. He is a true fan at heart, expressing himself unabashedly and passionately – so many pictures of Freddie, Bowie and George Michael, but also Goldfrapp, Demi, Lady Gaga, and all his musician friends. Sometimes, he puts the flailers in his own fandom to shame. I like that about him. I feel like it’s a level we can relate on. And I love that he doesn’t have cheap, tit-for-tat, I’ll-do-you-and-you-do-me mentality. When he says that he likes something, you better fucking believe that he does.
He also loves nature. He posts sceneries – the beloved Runyon Canyon, the Ibiza cruise, Mexico, Bali, Mykonos in Greece, Argentina, you name it - but, he will also post a photo of a single olive tree. The fandom speculated for three days about what it could possibly mean. He posted a video of a single butterfly flapping its wings, and a colony of bats, and a lonely gecko crawling up the wall and a mother duck and her ducklings swimming in the lake. Endless photos of Pharaoh don’t even count. Details from around him capture his attention in a way that he expresses his emotive, intuitive side by showing us the impact they have on him. In his private moments, he is a far cry from a wild rocker living his wild rock’n’roll life. He’s so much more than that. He’s a tree watcher. A butterfly watcher. A bird watcher. Life and observing life clearly excites him.
He also loves architecture. He will post pictures of streets and buildings, sculptures and monuments, from everywhere he goes, and he travels a lot. Someone else would probably spend all pre- and post-concert time in hibernation accumulating energy, but not Adam. He loves the bas-reliefs, ancient facades, the Greco-Roman culture, supporting columns and carvings of Venetian houses; but every now and then he will also post some strange things, like tombstones. He’s a traveler with a twist. When he goes somewhere new, he sometimes visits cemeteries. He’s been to Boston Cemetery and Buenos Aires Cemetery. He posted a photo of the entrance to Jesus’ tomb from his visit to Jerusalem. No matter what B Hollywood horror movies are trying to tell us, cemeteries are never about being creepy or frightful -- they are like a library for the imagination. Wandering cemeteries around the globe, reading headstones, thinking about the lives of the people there, the mind wanders into a thousand stories. It can be therapeutic. But, who knows what Adam’s motives were. All I know is that he is more than just a traveler – he is also a spiritual explorer.
In everything he does, he rarely stays within the lines. This diversity tells us that Adam is a complex man before he is an artist, and even less than he is an artist, that he is a promoting artist. His self-promoting campaigns are there, but ever so subtle and discrete - nothing like the aggressive campaigning that has become obligatory nowadays. I’m not talking about the management or the label part in it, or whoever is in charge of his promotion; just Adam’s own role in it. A few tweets, a few Instagram posts, mostly just informative in nature, before a new release. Regarding concerts, a tweet before and after is a rarity. An occasional review. He will sometimes post great photos after concerts, though. I have no idea how to explain such behavior other than to say that he doesn’t want to do it, nor does he feel like he has to. Maybe he is of the ‘an artist should never reveal too much and keep a level of mystery’ persuasion. Maybe he believes the music will find its way to those who want to hear it. Or maybe he just finds it tacky, as I do, the ad nauseam self-promoting of certain artists. Who knows. I certainly wouldn’t find it tacky if Adam did it. We’ll see how Era 4 will roll out and if Adam will be more talkative then. The one explanation I personally find the most believable is that he is a well-mannered man who believes that you should let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips; but that’s because I tend to attribute Adam superhuman qualities. He can’t be that much of a gentleman, can he?
He is not very verbose in his Instagram captions either; most of them, that is. His posts are usually with very little or no comment from him. He tags the people in the photo, or he gives credit to the photographer – he is pretty diligent about it. On few unfortunate occasions when that didn’t happen, we had a mutiny among the photographers which ended with bruised egos on both sides.
So sparse are his comments, that when you do bump onto a few loquacious ones, you just know that it must be something of utter importance or that he feels strongly about. You don’t have to guess anything then, or draw unfortunate conclusions, which is a game his fans like to play and that Adam likes to engage us in by dropping random hints. No game here – his words are loud and crystal clear, concise and to the point, and apart from bringing my attention to the relevance of such particular posts, they serve to remind me what a great thinker and an amazing human being Adam is. Those words are always about love and equality.
One of such glimpses into his more private, passionate side is certainly his love and appreciation for Creative Sharka, a fan who makes digital paintings and chibi art of Adam and the moments in his career. He has posted her art several times and even met with her during his tour - such gratitude and appreciation of a fan really warms my heart. It tells me what I already knew: that he is such a fan himself, a great lover of everything that inspires him and open in his heart for the reciprocal love exchange between artists as the highest form of flattery. He’s had such situation in his career several times, on various levels, but this one with a fan feels truly rewarding.
Creative Sharka gives him her art, but it doesn’t have to be a tangible thing. One of the most revealing and emotional comments he wrote under a photo from one of his performances reveals so much. It is a photo whose focal point are the backs of two people, two guys, who are leaning against one another in a hug, their heads connected, and they are facing Adam singing on the stage in the background. They are in the forefront, their body language speaking of love; Adam is in the background, perhaps inspiring such connection. His comment says, “Really in luv w this photo. So sweet.” I’ve never read Adam saying that about any picture, and it’s one of the amateur, fan ones, too – and all the more precious for that.
But, does he always feel the love? Do we? Most of the times, I am sure that he does. But I have always imagined Adam as a highly emotional guy, which also means a great capacity for sadness, too, especially with so many reasons for it surrounding us. There is one, literally one sad comment that I have encountered during all these years. It’s under a photo of Frank the Robot’s head, taken before the show, with the top half of it waiting patiently to be connected with its bottom half by diligent Queen crew, so that Adam can ride it and spew obscenities into the audience from its shiny, metallic head. “Sad Clown,” is Adam’s caption. I don’t know if he felt bad for Frank at that moment, or the words are about Killer Queen, but there is a possibility that the words are about Frank’s rider later on. Sometimes, he does have to hide his sadness and paint his smile on. Who doesn’t.
He truly belongs to one of the rarest of species – a beautiful man who becomes even more beautiful when he opens his mouth and speaks. Or sings. In the pre-Trump, pre-Brexit, pre-Vučić era, I used to take his words for granted. I believed everybody thought so, or almost everybody. I was spectacularly wrong. The bout of sadness that gripped me then is still not easing up. How can it? This Weltschmerz has affected everyone with a soul - Adam, too. Will our physical reality ever satisfy the demands of our minds and souls ever again? I believe so, as long as there are people like Adam, like Emma Gonzalez, like many others who are fighting for it. That is what hope sounds like. With rising urgency, Adam speaks up.
“Black lives matter. For all of u who totally miss the point of this movement, the GOAL is for all lives to matter equally. But as it stands, racism is preventing us from that ideal. We must fix the reality so we can grow toward hope.”
We must fix the reality… We really do, Adam. Faced with such thoughts, don’t all previous words about promotion and lack of internet presence sound frivolous? I am glad that this is how Adam feels. I am so proud of him for sharing his thoughts.
When he posted a photo of Freddie, pointing out the hypocrisy of the ruling US political party using Freddie Mercury’s music, some people seemed to have an issue with that. This was Adam’s reply:
“I realize that there are many different schools of thought frequented by people following me on social media. EVERYONE is entitled to their opinions and beliefs. Including me. This is MY Instagram page where I share my experiences and feelings. If you don't agree with something, that's perfectly ok with me - but I'm not going to refrain from being me, and no one is forcing you to either.”
And refrained he has not.
He’s spoken against the gun violence.
He’s spoken about Orlando. About Paris. About all mass shootings.
He’s also spoken at the Los Angeles Pride Resist March last year. Here are some of his words:
“I typically avoid publicly speaking about politics because of its divisiveness. People get real sensitive, and I ain’t trying to piss anybody off. But, this year things have gone way too far.
So I’m not speaking today about being a democrat vs. a republican. Today is about right vs. wrong. The current presidential administration has manipulated the country using fear and hate to gain power to divide us. Our differences are being used against us. And the shockwaves of this dangerous rhetoric have rippled throughout our community and beyond. And it fucking hurts. We’ve come way too far to stand by and watch our social progress be yanked backwards. It’s almost as if they’re going, ‘Eh, you’re different. You can’t sit with us.’ What the fuck is that? It’s childish and it needs to end now.
Our pride parade is usually an all out shit show of a party where we all dress up like crazy unicorns and prance around through the streets. Yeah! It’s a celebration of the progress we have made – our liberation, our freedom, our glitter. But this year, we are facing such dark forces that pride has taken on a deeper purpose. Protest. So today, we stand together in order to support anyone whose human rights are at risk. We resist homophobia. We resist transphobia. We resist misogyny. Bi-invisibility. We resist racism. Xenophobia. And we resist extremism, and anything else that helps promote hate. We stand defiant and will not be brainwashed. We refuse to be sucked into that kind of negativity.
But, I ask you not to fight hate with hate. We don’t want to be hypocrites. So how can we resist? I’ll tell you what I think: with unity, with visibility, truth, inclusion, acceptance, and most importantly – love.”
Don’t his words boom loud? Read them and abide by them. Don’t scroll through or ignore them.
Shame on those who think that Adam should only do his job and stop voicing his opinions and views.
Shame on those who, blinded by his beauty, refer to him as a Ken doll.
Shame on those who say that he is back in the closet.
In his Love Letter to the LGBTQ community, which was published in Billboard magazine last year, he talks more about what his community means to him:
“Y'all are my true inspiration. You're life lines that have kept me grounded and thankful. All the LGBTQ musicians, dancers, drag queens, bar stars, club kids, DJ's, designers, actors, stylists, glam squads..... YOU are my circus family. It is because of all those years traipsing round our nocturnal playgrounds that I had any sense of how and why I wanted to stay the course; to rep for my queer family!
And now 8 years later, the LGBTQ community has come SO far. I see fellow artists AND civilians coming out with no apologies and no fucks given. Despite the current obstacles we face, I am blown away by our progress. We have come so far. My true fans share the same principles so we continue to welcome other alien weirdos into our family. Thank you ALL for inspiring and supporting my journey. I promise to keep doing the same for all of you.”
Should he speak more frequently? Adam has voiced his opinions time and again, but he won’t misuse the opportunity given to him. He has a sophisticated sense for not crossing the line between his art and his humanitarian fight. He never pushes anything under anyone’s nose; not his art; not his fight. He never uses just causes as a self-promoting opportunity.
This is all part of the reply to the question from the beginning about what the lack of social presence can mean. His social presence isn’t lacking, it is just of the unobtrusive kind. It’s all out there, only a few clicks away. Are we so used to the constant media shoveling content down our metaphorical throats that we can’t even register when something’s said only once?
Apparently, I am. Because I have already read Adam Lambert’s own explanation about deciding to moderate his social media presence and it hasn’t even made a blip on my radar at the time. I won’t tell you where his words are from, you can try to guess. It’s a direct quote. It says everything.
How pathetic now seems the discussion about flattering vs. less flattering photos? Don’t ask this man about the size of his gauges for a hundredth time and expect him to engage with his fans more. But Adam does, he does engage, for he isn’t a mean man and he answers the same trivial questions again and again. It’s perhaps a much better option than talking, I don’t know, about Weltschmerz. Sometimes, such discussions are better avoided, and not only that - he has already said what he wanted to say. It’s much more bearable to repeat the silly topics than the raw, emotional ones. The repetition hurts, and devalues the latter.
It really is a journey, from Grandma June, to cultivating self-love and True Individuality; only not to the heart of darkness, but to the one of lightness. It’s all him, the philosopher and the comedian, the Frank’s head rider and the march speaker. Read his words. Don’t forget them, like I did. Laugh with him, but also think with him and be sad with him.
“True Individuality seems daunting in our age of social media popularity contests. Sometimes it’s terrifying to face your true, whole self, stripped of any pretense. The good, the bad, the cracks, and the scars. I am no stranger to the feeling of not liking myself. Once I get past my own body image issues, I realize that I sometimes also neglect my own spirit. Living in a world filled with so much hatred sometimes makes cultivating self-love a very difficult task. I have always struggled with this as I’m sure many of you have. My path is a kind of paradox in that I get to share my craft with the world, but also be willing to throw myself to the wolves. To dare to be different, but still wanting to be accepted. There is vast beauty to be found in life’s contradictions. This non-binary reality allows us to lead happy, expressive lives, and yet this very freedom comes with great risks. I’m not alone in this limbo. Through my art, I pledge to bring empathy and courage to anyone who has been made to feel unworthy or ashamed while daring to be themselves.”
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~The sources for everything mentioned in the essay are Adam Lambert’s social media pages. I’ve decided against posting any links because I feel like this one reference is enough.
~No photos either, since I mention too many of them and this bloody thing is too long already. Just this one.
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[stan_the_man messaged you]
For the anon who wrote: "stenbrough social media/college au where person A is an instagram model and person B is a fan who has a friend that forces them to follow and comment, and !! person A notices him!!!!"
i’m so sorry something was wrong with the connection so i either didn’t post it or deleted it but shoot me a message if you liked it op! you can also find this on my AO3
Requests are open, shoot me a prompt for a fic or headcanon!!
Summary: Stanley Uris has an undying crush on Instagram model Bill Denbrough. Which is fine, until Richie Tozier goes and messages him.
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The moment Stanley Uris spots his best friend with his phone in his hand, suspiciously only tapping once on the screen and with purpose, is the moment he knows Richie Tozier is fucking dead.
"Richie," he draws the word out as if to question his friend's entire existence. "What are you doing with my phone?"
The traitor looks up and has the audacity to smile innocently, like he doesn't know what Stanley is talking about. "Um... Nothing?"
"Nothing my ass," Stan murmurs under his breath before sizing the situation up and jumping into action. He throws himself over the back of their leather couch but Richie is already out of the living room, wheezing as he bolts towards the kitchen door. Stan stops and crosses his arms in front of his torso, waiting for the inevitable—
CRASH!
He watches with perverse satisfaction as his flatmate trips over the ironing board standing in the entrance to the kitchen, toppling to the floor.
"There's something in the way," he deadpans. "Watch out."
"Fucking bitch." Richie pushes himself up. Somehow, there's still an unnerving grin splitting his frog face in two. "I still messaged him though."
Stanley's eye twitches. "Who exactly, again?" He stomps over to the monster he calls his best friend and rips his phone out of his hand. "WHAT THE FUCK!"
*
DING!
stan_the_man followed you
DING!
stan_the_man mentioned you in a comment: @billyboy boi fuk me up u fiiiiiiine
Bill Denbrough's eyebrows draw together in confusion, his stare almost piercing holes into the touchscreen of his phone; what kind of language...?
DING!
stan_the_man messaged you: dam boi are u a pair of ray bans bc ud look great sitting on my face ;);););)
The line is so out of the blue and bizarre that Bill actually bursts out laughing. He sits up and quickly screenshots the ridiculous message to send to the groupchat with his closest friends.
Out of pure curiosity he clicks on stan_the_man's profile and is surprised to find that the guy looks fairly normal – handsome, even – and not at all creepy like he would've expected. There's also no trace of the attitude or the, um, grammar he used in his direct message to Bill. He actually just looks like a regular guy who's nice and hot and therefore way out of Bill's league.
He goes back to the direct message to type in a reply but changes his mind pretty quickly. Should he even address something as childish and weird as this message? Should he even...
DING!
He almost drops his phone in surprise.
stan_the_man: Oh God, sorry. That was my roommate, this is so embarrassing. He thinks he's funny.
No emojis, no pickup lines. But at least the guy has good grammar. That's more than what he normally sees on Instagram these days.
*
Stan tries to forget all about the most embarrassing event of his life, also known as the time Richie dm'd his Instagram crush with a godawful fuckboy one-liner. He doesn't unfollow Bill Denbrough though because why would he?
He does still spend a good majority of his free time stalking the guy's profile. What can he do when Bill is literally perfect with all his black and white photoshoots and colorful model shots in European countries and mirror selfies with his dog? What is Stan supposed to do, ignore it? Yeah well, not today - and not only because he's a photography major and the shots make his heart weep but also because Bill is ridiculously perfect.
So here's the brief story of how he found the guy: He was exhausted after a long day of work and was in search of a movie stupid enough for his mushy brain to absorb. In this state of mind, a person's brain capacity is not exactly at its full potential, and so that's his excuse for clicking on a Buzzfeed article titled "21 Hottest Male Models We Shamelessly Follow On Instagram". Go figure.
All of them were hot, of course. But Bill Denbrough was... something else. All Stanley could think about was photographing him. Most of the models were these muscly, handsome machos with chiseled jawlines and messy hair - your typical, well, douchebag look. None of them were Stan's type by far, so he was ready to close the article but then he saw number 21, Bill Denbrough aka @billyboy. Bill was... stunning, to say the least. For starters, he didn't have any facial hair, one point for him. He was not buff, more of a tall and lean type, another point. Not the average face that's considered universally attractive but more of a unique charm and he seemed to have a dog; more points. His bio said:
Bill Denbrough
23yr old model based in New York, loves dogs, books, nature and tv shows. Advocate for LGBTQ+ and homeless youth. For business inquiries, please contact...
His pictures all matched with his bio, Stan realized as he scrolled through his profile. He really was a dog and nature lover, liked to read and was actively helping the LGBT and homeless youth - infinite points and there went Stanley Uris' heart.
So that was then. Now is now, and now... Stan is getting a message from him.
What!?
Stan clears his cache, force stops and restarts the Instagram app and cold boots his phone but it's still there:
billyboy: Haha, no problem man. I know a lot about annoying roommates. I like your work btw!
What. The. Fuck. He doesn't know if he should smack Richie or kiss him.
stan_the_man: Wow, thank you! I'm a photography & imaging major so they're mostly my assignments, but some of them are just for fun. Are you still studying?
Lame, but kind of okay. Acknowledged Bill's compliment, gave a bit of insight related to the topic, asked to show he's also interested in having a conversation. That's normal, right? He waits a couple of minutes before sending it just so he doesn't seem desperate but gets a reply almost instantly.
billyboy: Yeah, I'm studying creative writing, it's my last year though. Can't wait to be out of uni tbh.
stan_the_man: same, I'd sell my soul at this point for it to be over
Bill laughs, or at least sends a laughing emoji so Stan guesses he does. That's how he starts talking to his Instagram crush.
*
It doesn't help much with his crush, talking to Bill. If anything, it makes him like the guy even more, which in turn just makes his heart hurt when he thinks about how he doesn't have a chance. Sometimes he has a flicker of hope, like when Bill says something especially flirty or compliments his new picture. He doesn't post many selfies but the one he does Bill ends up commenting on ("What a handsome curly man #crying") and Stanley ends up gaining 300 followers overnight.
And his infatuation with the model just keeps growing and growing. He's certain Bill is not perfect, he can't be but what can a man do when it sure seems like he is? Stan has no chance. So he does the stupidest thing he can do and invites him out for coffee. As soon as he sends the message he throws his phone across the room, the childhood habit of biting his fingernails making a short but threatening return. Get your act together, Stanley thinks. He's just a guy.
He's Bill Denbrough, he's not just some guy! His mind helpfully supplies.
You're arguing with yourself again. Stop it.
I do whatever I w--
DING!
That has to be Bill. It has to be. Stan carefully rounds his bed and reaches for his phone, pushing the home button so he sees his lockscreen. The preview of Bill's message starts with Sure! When are you... and then it's cut off.
Stanley looks around to see if Richie is in hearing distance, and when he finds he's in the clear, he does a dance of celebration.
He really should give a present of gratitude to Richie now.
*
It goes well. Coffee, that is. They hit it off right away because as normal as Bill comes through in his messages, his humour actually aligns with Stan's in that dry, passive aggressive, death loving kind of way. Which is fine. Amazing.
What's not amazing however, is how perfect he actually is. Stan sees his clear skin and perfect hair and amazing body proportions and red lips every day on Instagram but it has nothing on the real thing. There's just no way any camera could ever capture the charisma the guy has.
(Stanley is going to try though. Even if Bill wouldn't have agreed to it, he would somehow bribe him into modeling for his portfolio. He did agree though, and without any extra convincing too so Stan is going to make the most of that promise.)
It turns out that Bill's favorite tv show is Supernatural, bless his soul, but his favorite movie is Edward Scissorhands, which Stan also loves. They also realize they go to the same university and actually took a course together last semester – some bullshit class where attendance wasn't mandatory – except Stan never realized it. Bill traveled a lot last year due to his modeling career and Stan literally never was there so there was little to no chance of them meeting; which is nice because he would have had an aneurysm on the spot.
When he gets home that afternoon Richie is already sitting in the armchair in their living room with crossed legs.
"I see you've had a fun day," he waves his phone at Stanley, who has to squint to see that Bill has uploaded the selfie they took together to his Instagram.
"None of your business," Stan replies and automatically turns to leave. Well, he would if Richie Tozier didn't jump on his back the next second and really, how is he that fast?
"Tell me EVERYTHING Stan the man, don't you even think about sparing me any juicy details!" Richie booms in his ear before he manages to shake him off enough that only his arms remain locked around Stan's neck. "Come oooon, I hooked you guys up!"
"What the fuck do you mean you hooked us-" DING! "Excuse me, I have to go." He unceremoniously bites Richie in the forearm until he has no chance to let go with a yelp.
"At least tell me later!" his best friend shouts after him but he's already halfway to his room. He plops down onto the light blue bedsheets he changed just yesterday, and the faint smell of the detergent kind of reminds him of how Bill smelled when they half-hugged while saying goodbye.
billyboy: Thank you for the coffee today! I actually have a confession to make.
billyboy: Tell me if I got the wrong message or anything but I had a very hard time not kissing you after we met. I just thought it would be fair to tell you.
Stan turns so his face mushes into the pillow and screams.
*
("When were you going to tell me this?!" Richie shouts, pushing his phone screen into Stan's face. "HUH?"
It's a picture Bill took on campus of them kissing - he uploaded it onto his Instagram story which in turn spiked hundreds of fans to raid Stanley's DM's – mostly with positivity – and Richie to, apparently, have a mental breakdown.
"Just die," Stan replies, pushing the oversized phone out of his face, but he is smiling. "I was going to tell you later, maybe when we're not in the library? You're making a lot of noise."
He's pretty sure he can see Richie's face turn purple with how much he's trying not to scream.
He is going to buy him a present, don't worry. But for now, he has to work on his assignment so he can go meet his boyfriend.)
#stenbrough#stan uris#bill denbrough#fanfic#it#it 2017#it movie#stenbrough fanfic#djskjfsdjfk i love this pairing so much im gonna kms#hope this doesnt suck lmao
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Pit Saves Canada - Chapter 2: Attack on Cananada
AN: Wow, I can't believe how many people have read the story already! Although I've only posted it a few days ago, it already has 7 reviews on fanfiction dot net! So thank you all of my readers. Unless you're Tim, then fuck you, Tim. This chapter will have some REAL ACTION and it will be so cool and edgy that you will literally have an orgasm.
Chapter 2: Attack on Cananada
"I can't believe I'm finally in the great white north! What a beautiful place!" Pit loves Canada, if you couldn't already tell. "I'm going to do EVERYTHING here in Ottawa!" The angle twins were in a gift shop in Ottawa because Pit wanted to buy 20 more sets of Canadian-themed clothes. Right now, Pit was still wearing his Mountie costume, and Pittoo was wearing a Kill la Kill shirt because even though it's anime, at least it's edgy anime.
"And I'm not going," said Pittoo, while looking up edgy anime memes on his phone.
"Yes you are! And you're going to love it! I made a list of everything that I'm going to do in Canada!" he said, taking out a Dictionary-sized notebook. "Number 1: Masturbate in a Tim Horton's bathroom!"
"Wtf why would you even say that?!" yelled Pittoo in horror.
"Haha I'm joking!" Pit luckily said. "You need to cheer up, Splatoon! Canada is a beautiful place! Just look outside! There's so much nature everywhere that wild animals are roaming the streets!" He pointed outside at the many moose, polar bears, and beavers running around and letting people pet them. "Look, a Chespin is coming into the store!"
A wild Chespin walked into the store and said "Chespin!"
"Wait..." said Pittoo. "Oh no! Oh no no no no! Don't you dare! I know what you're trying to do! Don't you fucking dare! I've seen enough of those shitty tumblr fanfic quotes to know what you're about to do SO STOP! I fucking swear, I will shoot you! I have this gun right in my hands, and I swear to Saitama I MEAN SATAN FUCK that you'll be dead if you do this. SO STOP IT RIGHT NOW YOU FUCKING FURRY BITCH!"
Chespin took a step out the door. "Chespou-"
*BANG*
Chespin fell down dead as Pittoo lowered his gun. He regretted nothing.
"WHAT THE HECK PITTOO YOU MURDERED HIM!"
"HEY, I WARNED HIM, AND HE STILL DID IT!"
Palutena, Icarus, and Bean walked up while all wrapped in a giant Canadian scarf.
"This is a group hug scarf," explained Palutena. "You go up to someone and then wrap them in this for a group hug! That way they can't get away!"
"Do you two want to join our group hug?" asked Icarus.
"Yeah!" yelled Pit.
"Fuck no!" yelled Pittoo.
They didn't listen to Dark Pit and wrapped them both in the scarf.
"AH GET ME OUT!" squealed Pittoo edgily. "HISS! HISS!"
"Hey, cashier, do you want to join in our group hug?" Palutena asked the girl working at the counter.
"Sure, eh!" she exclaimed happily and joined in.
"Everyone else in the store, you can join in, too!"
"Yay!" everyone yelled and then joined in the hug.
"WTF GET ME OUT OF HERE!" whined Pittoo.
"Canada!" said Pit because Canada.
LATER:
The angle family all got on a tour bus so that they could see all the great sights in Ottawa. They saw the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Parliament building, the National Gallery of Canada, and even the Canadian White House! Pit was screaming in happiness the entire time while Pittoo put on the same noise-cancelling headphones from earlier.
"I hope I can meet Trudeau! He is my true hero, and I want to take a picture with him and get his autograph and take another picture and get another autograph and then take another another picture and then-"
Suddenly, a GIANT ROBOT tore the roof off of the bus! "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!11111111111111111111111111111111111" screamed everyone.
The evul robot trapped Palutena, Icarus, and Bean in a glowing cage and then flew away before anyone could do anything.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO MOM AND DAD AND OTHER DAD!" yelled Pit and Pittoo.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING!" screeched Pit.
"SHIT WHAT DO WE DO?!"
"I DON'T KNOW!" and then they both ran in circles screaming until they realized that there were robots everywhere.
A familiar voice rung from the robots. "People of Canada, you may now welcome your new leader, ME, DONALD TRUMP! I now have enough money that I bought the entire United States and am now their overlord. And with my new power, I have the authority (and money) to take over your country. Sit aside and let us take you over and harvest your country's resources. Also, if you're wondering about your shitty former leader, he have him in captivity. That is all for today. Goodbye, and enjoy your new lives in the United States of Trump."
"OH SHOOT TRUMP TOOK OVER CANADA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! THIS IS THE WORST DAY EVER FIRST OUR PARENTS WERE KIDNAPPED AND THEN CANADA WAS TAKEN OVER BY DONALD TRUMP!1111111 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!11111111111111111111111"
Everyone ran in terror to the nearest Tim Hortons and barricaded themselves inside.
"Do you have any ideas of what to do now?" asked Pittoo.
"I know! I'LL CALL OVERWATCH!" Pit took out his phone and dialed a number. "Hello, is this Overwatch?
"No, thees is Tito Dick 'Dickman,' baby," Tito Dick replied.
"Oh, soory, wrong number," said Pit, hanging up. "I don't know Overwatch's number, and so I accidentally called Tito Dick."
"If you didn't know their number, then what did you type into the phone?"
"I don't know, I just typed in a random number and hoped it would be the right one."
"That makes literally no sense. And wait...OH FUCK YOU SAID DICK!"
"Wait, no! I WAS JUST SAYING HIS NAME I DIDN'T CURSE!"
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH MY EARS YOU CURSED AAHAHHAHHAHAAHAH!"
"I'M SO SOORY!" screamed Pit and then they both cried into each other's arms. "Oh yeah WE NEED TO SAVE TRUDEAU AND ALSO SAVE CANADA!"
"I have an idea! We can form a team to SAVE CANADA!"
"Did I hear someone wanting to form a team?" asked a voice in the distance. It was...Johnny Test?! "I can help with my AWESOME talking dog! We can do TOTALLY RADICAL things like rebelling from authority and riding on EPIC skateboards!" he yelled making whiplash noises and other sound effects everwhere.
"Never mind, Pittoo and I will go by ourselves."
"Yes, we must...GO ROUGE!" said the formerly satin-worshiping angle. "We just need to know where Trump took the Prime Minister!"
"Look, he posted something on Instagram!"
The angle opened an image of Trudeau taking a selfie while being escorted by guards. It was captioned, "Guys, I've been captured and taken to the Pentagon by Donald Trump!"
"That's it! We need to go to Washington D.C and save him!" exclaimed Pit. "And look, a ride is right there!" He pointed to a nearby moose. But it wasn't a regular moose. It was a radioactive moose that could travel at high speeds! The angle twins jumped onto its back and sped away.
They quickly got to the border, but faced trouble once they got there.
"Oh no!" exclaimed Pit. "Trump built a wall on the Canadian-American border! "Quick Pittoo, use your anime powers!"
"ONE PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNCH!" screamed Pittoo as he punched a huge hole in Trump's wall.
Then things started going smoothly again. The moose was so fast that they got to D.C within 5 minutes.
"Look, it's the Pentagon!" pointed out Pittoo. They began to invade the Pentagon, Pittoo fighting with a katana and Pit using a hockey stick.
MEMEWHILE:
"So, Mr. Canada," said Trump trying to be tough. "Where do you have the weapons hidden."
"I don't know what you're talking about, eh?" Trudeau said with a poker face much better than Umi's in Love Live School Idol Project.
"I know you have Canadian super-weapons hidden in Ottawa, and I need to find them!"
Suddenly, an alarm went off. While Trump was distracted, Trudeau slugged him in the face and ran. "Soory aboot that, eh?" he said while running off. But he couldn't get too far before some evil agents like the ones in the Matrix came up and pointed guns at him. "You darn hosers!" exclaimed the Prime Minister.
Luckily, Pit got there just in time to knock the agents out with his hockey stick. "Justin Trudeau, IT'S REALLY YOU!" Pittoo soon got up behind them and sheathed his katana.
"Quick, we have to get out of here before Trump sends in reinforcements. I have a portal gun with me that can take me back to Ottawa, but it only works when powered by maple syrup!"
"Good thing I have some with me!" said Pit, taking out a jug. He poured the syrup into the portal gun, causing the portal to open up, and they hastily jumped through and appeared in Ottawa.
"CANADA, I MISSED YOU!" screamed Pit, kissing the ground.
"You were only gone for a fucking hour," complained Pittoo.
"Any time from Canada is a bad time, Pittoo."
"I agree," said Trudeau.
"OMGOSH I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S REALLY YOU! I'M YOUR BIGGEST FAN!"
"Why, thank you for saving me, eh! I am so gratified to the two of you! What are your names?"
"I'm Pit, and I love Canada more than anything! This is my edgy weeb brother Pittoo!"
"Konichiwa, I mean 'sup," Pittoo edged weebily.
"How would you two like to help me...SAVE CANADA!"
"OH MY MACDONALD, YES! I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR CANADA!"
Someone walked out of the nearby Tim Hortons, and it was Lucas from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. "Look, Trudeau is safe!"
A group of Canadians walked in from fighting the robots with axes, hockey sticks, and shotguns. "Hoor-eh!" they exclaimed (AN: GEDDIT!).
All of the Canadians went into the restaurant with the angles and the PM and had a party.
"We're so glad you're safe, Mr. Prime Minister!" said a Canadian girl.
"Why, I couldn't have gotten out if it wasn't for these two angles!" he said, patting Pit and Pittoo on the back.
"OH MY GOSH TRUDEAU JUST TOUCHED ME!1" exclaimed Pit happily.
Suddenly, a man with a gun kicked down the door!
"Prime Minister Trudeau, I'm CIA!" he said, pointing a gun at him.
Then a bulky masketta man walked into the room! "I'm crashing this party...with no survivors!"
AN: GASP! Who is this mysterious masketta man? AND WILL THEY MAKE IT OUT ALIVE? Find out next time! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, and please tell me what you thought in the comments!
#pit#canada#kid icarus#super smash bros#fanfiction#crack fic#pittoo#dark pit#justin trudeau#donald trump#parody#crack#shitpost
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Lav goes to Tokyo (3/6): Shibuya, Ichigaya, and UTokyo
Guess how many times I crossed the world-famous Shibuya crossing.
Hint: I don’t know either.
Shibuya
I frequent Shibuya crossing during my trip in Tokyo because the host university of the conference I attended to is just a few minutes away.
Here are some frames from few of the numerous videos I took while crossing the streets. It was surreal! I don’t know why I’m itching to hug someone randomly and walk away like nothing happened. Haha!
BIC Camera is one of the reasons I kept coming back to the crossing after the conference. I’m guilty of spending hours window shopping in Shibuya. I have to consult with my sister first before buying anything in BIC Camera. The Baby-G’s are so tempting, but I’m happy with my Philip Stein. I’M DONE WITH MY BABY-G PHASE.
I feel bad I didn’t try any food here. I always leave the University with a full stomach. I guess sight-seeing in Shibuya is one way to satisfy my wondering eyes.
What is a trip to Shibuya without visiting Hachiko? Unfortunately, I failed to take decent photos of Hachiko. There are a lot of people surrounding the statue. Though I didn’t have a selfie with Hachiko, I’m fine I get to see the statue in person. Afterall, I have one more important statue to visit! *wink*
Ichigaya
I was assigned to a hotel located in Ichigaya. It is far from the conference venue but the addition of the river and strategic subway lines in the area makes it easier for me to plan my itinerary.
This is the view from my hotel room.
This mirror-shot was taken on my first day in Japan.
Here’s my first dinner in Japan. There’s my auntie. *Her Japanese husband took the photo* They treated me a dinner in a sushi place near the hotel and even gave me some gifts. If I only have more free time, we could tour Tokyo together. THERE’S ALWAYS A NEXT TIME. *wink*
During my brief free time, I went to the Ichigaya Kamegaoka Hachimangu Shrine. I did some research on the Shrine previously. Apparently, it allows individuals to pray with their pets.
The above pictures show a smaller shrine in between of the stairs. I wasn’t able to capture my journey to the top because the steps are really steep. I want to free my hands from anything. I was catching my breath then I saw myself in a different environment.
The University of Tokyo
A mirror-shot in the Tokyo Metro. Another perk of the hotel’s location is it is just a few stations away from Todai-mae.
THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS IN TODAI-MAE STATION?!
The University of Tokyo is my first dream university. I can say I’m influenced by the anime series I watched back then. Even if the ‘reunion statue’ did not exist, I would still include UTokyo in my itinerary.
According to Google Maps, I just have to turn left to the first gate I’m going to encounter. It’s a short walk from Todai-Mae Station Exit 1, but as a first-time solo traveler in Japan, I can’t fully rely on my instinct. I saw some foreigners walking in the same direction as me. I ended up following the crowd. I turned left at a huge gate, a guard greeted me, and then there’s the statue!
I CRIED.
JUST LOOK AT THEIR FACES. HUHUHU.
Hachiko and Prof. Ueno statue from a far.
They deserve more attention than the one in Shibuya IMO. <3
Hachiko in Shibuya, a shrine that accommodates pets, and Hachiko-Prof. Ueno in UTokyo? You can say this is a post dedicated to dog lovers.
All the best,
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93 Funny Times The Background Of Photos Was Better Than The Foreground
93 Funny Times The Background Of Photos Was Better Than The Foreground
The Academy Awards present Oscars to the best supporting actors for a reason. A lot of important things happen in the background! To highlight this, Bored Panda has compiled a list of pictures where the foreground isn’t supposed to be the main focus, and they will definitely make you look twice. From savage photobombs to things that were probably supposed to stay out of the frame and more, most of these surprising images are a once-in-a-lifetime type of shots their photographers will be telling their grandchildren about. Scroll down to check them out and upvote your favorites! And while you’re at it, fire up these 10+ Of The Worst Selfie Fails By People Who Forgot To Check The Background.
(h/t brightside)
#1 Hollywood Smile
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#2 Queen Elizabeth Deciding To Join In On Australian Field Hockey Player Jayde Taylor’s Selfie
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#3 It’s Behind Me… Isn’t It?
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#4 Kid In Background Of News Report Gets Stuck In His Lifejacket
#5 Noooo!
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#6 The Old Lady Is A Slash Fan, But She Doesn’t Know Slash Is Standing Behind Her
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#7 Best Accidental Photobomb Ever
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#8 Well That’s An Impressive Photobomb
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#9 Took A Picture Of A Man And Daughter At A Coffee Shop To Show Them What They Would Look Like In 10 Years
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#10 Not Everyone Had A Greatest Night…
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#11 Got A Picture With Woody In Times Square…
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#12 We’re So Happy Fiona Could Be There On Our Special Day
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#13 Took A Picture With My Friends, Later Noticed The Cops In The Background
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#14 He Looks Stunning
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#15 My Sister Was Taking Pictures Of My Nephew At School And The Little Guy In The Back Looks Miserable
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#16 Selfie Photo Bomb… Nailed It
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#17 My Daughter Thought This Was Her. Bonus: My Son In The Background
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#18 Cheerleading Practice
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#19 Tim Duncan’s Accidental Photobomb
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#20 Cute Couple Picture
#21 I’m Pretty Sure They Don’t Even Know Each Other
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#22 Leaning Tower Of Pisa
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#23 Unicorns Aren’t The Only Things That Poop Rainbows…
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#24 Photo Bombed By Batman
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#25 On Vacation In California With My Best Friend And Took A Picture With Perfect Timing
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#26 Horses, Such Elegant Creatures
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#27 The Best Picture I Have Ever Taken
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#28 Largest Photobomb Ever?
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#29 Halloween 1989. That’s Me On The Right. My Sister Is Behind Me And About To Have A Really Bad Day
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#30 That’s A Cemetery In The Background
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#31 My Friend Caught The Bouquet. That Is Her Boyfriend In The Background
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#32 I Was Trying To Take A Nice Photo Of My Cat When I Noticed The Neighbours Cat In The Background
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#33 A Lady’s Hairdo In The Background Makes It Look Like Chewbacca Is Lurking
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#34 My Son Has Conquered The Photobomb
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#35 Some Friends Took A Picture And Later Realized That The People In The Background Were Stuffing A Baby In A Cannon
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#36 Just Found This Cute Picture Of Me And My Cousin, And My Psycho Brother In The Background
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#37 Monopoly Man In Background During Equifax Senate Hearing
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#38 Baby Photobomb
#39 Groom’s Sister Passed Out At The Exact Moment The Judge Said “You May Kiss The Bride”
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#40 I Took This Picture Trying To Get A Fun Candid Of The Bride And Groom. Best Choice Ever
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#41 Thought I Took A Great Picture Of My Dog Then I Noticed The K9 Centipede In The Background
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#42 My Friends Dog In The Background And Her Sons T-Shirt Match Perfectly
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#43 Duck With Burning Background
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#44 My Brother Posted A Picture On His Birthday. Upon Seeing It I Immediately Started Laughing At Who He Captured In The Background
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#45 Attack Of The Butterfly
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#46 Perfect Timing Selfie
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#47 It Was That Moment, He Knew He Wanted More
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#48 The Look Of A Man Who Spend $1000+ On A Seat To Try And Watch A Game Behind Hodor
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#49 A Friend Of Mine Posted A Baby Pic Of Her At Disney… Everyone Was Wayy More Intrigued By What Was Happening In The Background
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#50 Got A New Tux Today And Decided To Get A Picture. I Accidentally Sent This To My Girlfriend
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#51 When You Get The Prime Spot So The Guy At The Back Has To Propose By A Bench
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#52 Accidental Photo Bomb
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#53 I Took This Selfie Of Me And My Friend In Nyc And Only Realized The Strategically Placed Person In The Background When I Got Back (Brandon & Jac)
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#54 Oh No
#55 My Mother Sent Me This Picture, Saying “Look At The Cool New Door I Just Got For The Garden!”… No Mention Of Why There Was A Ravaging Prairie Fire In The Background…
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#56 Girlfriend Caught A Pickpocket In Action
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#57 Went To A Petting Zoo. Friend Got Stepped On By A Pig. I Couldn’t Have Planned These Pictures If I’d Tried!
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#58 Had A Caption Until The Lady In The Background Nailed It For Me
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#59 I Sent This Picture To Most Of My Family. I Just Now Noticed What My Dad Did To My Fridge In The Background… (Me And My Brother’s Names Are Nick And Nate)
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#60 Happy Birthday Kelley
#61 Look At How Long This Gummy Worm I Found Is!
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#62 Senior Picture Background Fail
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#63 The Art In The Background Makes Appear Like My 1-Year-Old Daughter Is Holding Some Kind Of Melee Weapon
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#64 Tried To Look Talented In The Background Of A Family Portrait. Failed
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#65 I Took A Selfie And Saw Myself 20 Years In The Future (I’m Wearing Khakis Too)
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#66 He Seams To Really Dislike Her Bag
#67 Canopy In The Background Makes It Look Like Dj Khaled Just Graduated
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#68 Her Friend To The Left Doesn’t Look Fine
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#69 My Facebook Friend Met Ed O’Neill And The Guy Behind Her Can’t F**king Believe It
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#70 Just Hanging Out… Kids Playing In The Leaves, Smoking Some Chicken On The Green Egg, Oh And Our Dog…
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#71 When You See It…
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#72 A Car Like Mine Parked Next To Me So I Snapped A Photo. I Noticed Weeks Later That A 3rd Mountaineer Was Driving By At The Exact Moment I Took The Photo
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#73 He Probably Regrets Choosing A Medical School
#74 Just Got Back From Iceland- Was Going Through My Pictures And Found The Best Photobomb Of All Time
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#75 A Few Days Ago I Had A Frankenshake, Didn’t Realise The Hidden Gem As The Wife Took My Pic
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#76 Took A Picture Of My Parents On A Boat With A Rope Swing. Attempted Back Flip Gone Wrong
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#77 Took A Pic Of My Kid On Her New Pimped Up Bike… Didn’t Pay Attention To The Graffiti In The Background
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#78 So I Went To México Over The Summer. Going Through My Pictures, I Just Noticed This Guy In The Background
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#79 Pretty Much Sums It All Up
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#80 Sleepy Head
#81 My Friend’s Photobomb
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#82 Drunk Guy Peeing Behind Tent At Wedding Reception
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#83 A Photo Of My Mother And Grandmother With My Dog Doing Her Own Business In The Background
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#84 When People Do Not Approve Your New Hairstyle
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#85 Caught My Brother Falling Skim Boarding While Taking A Picture Of My Wife And Daughter
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#86 Took This Picture Of My Kid While At A Restaurant, I Can’t Stop Laughing At The Guy In The Back
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#87 When Waitress Brings Someone Else Their Food When You Ordered First
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#88 Never Know What Strangers May Be Doing In The Background When You’re Taking A Picture
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#89 That Awkward Moment When You’re Trying To Take A Selfie And A Mother Decides To Beat Her Child With Her Sandal
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#90 Every Mom Is On The Phone Here In The Background
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#91 Boy In The Back Is Probably Going Through Existential Crisis
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#92 Took A Picture Of A Friend And Capture Something In The Background
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from https://dailyjokes4u.com/93-funny-times-the-background-of-photos-was-better-than-the-foreground/
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What Makes a Great Dog Selfie?
There’s nothing a proud dog parent likes better than to post images of and with their dog. The dog selfie is not a new phenomenon, nor was it born with the advent of reversible cameras and social media platforms on which to share them. Regardless of medium — whether the image is committed to stone, carved from marble, executed in paint upon canvas or taken with a mobile phone — no sooner is a new art form developed, than artists of all skill levels find ways to work their dogs into the picture.
A quick peek into the annals of art history shows this to be the case. The 18th-century English painter and engraver William Hogarth, for example, owned a series of Pugs throughout his life. One of his best-known self-portraits gives a Pug named Trump pride of place. Likewise, the 20th-century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, whose self-portraits rank among her finest and most memorable works, also painted herself with a favorite dog. The 1938 painting, Itzcuintli Dog With Me, portrays Kahlo seated with her beloved Xoloitzcuintli, Mr Xoloti.
Mon chien fait des selfies #braqueallemand #dogselfies
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Dogs taking selfies
What constitutes a great dog selfie? Let’s start with a few photos where the angle of the image and the position of the dog gives the illusion that a dog wants to take a selfie! Check out this happy little fellow, having a leisurely nap amidst the clover! How intently he stares at the tiny flower, reveling in the first signs of Spring!
Selfie con margherite, 2017, foto di Totò, art direction di Totò, modello sempre Totò #mydogisbetterthanyours #dogselfie
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Prior to the availability of accessories like the selfie stick, photographing oneself often meant that one’s arms and shoulders necessarily made for bulky intrusions in the foreground. The need to twist your limbs to get yourself or your dog into the frame could make for an awkward image. In this dog selfie, our four-legged friend mimics not only the bipedal stature of their owner, but also the fore-leg contortions required to show itself off!
When your dog takes better selfies than you. #dogselfie #viking #dog #dogower #bulldog #betterselfies #photography #photo
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No matter what your preferred social media platform is — be it Instagram, Facebook or Twitter — we’ve all seen our friends and coworkers post the “It’s so hard getting out of bed” style of selfie. This adorable Yellow Lab seems like a clever dog for being able to express the all-too-human look of exasperation and world-weariness universally associated with Monday mornings. Welcome to the working week, buddy!
Dodo’s #selfie time #mybrother#dodo#dog#dogoftheday#instadaily#instadog#dogoftheday#dogstagram#dogsofinsta#mydogiscutest#photo#whynot#cute#yellow#yellowlab#lab#labrador#laboftheday#goodday#fun#selfietime#followme#bestfriends#follow#instaselfie#dogselfie#doglife#doglovers#mydogisfamily#l4l
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Even the most callous and high-minded art critic has to admit that they receive, chuckle at and hit the “like” button when they see pictures of their friends making silly faces. A truly funny dog selfie conveys the serendipity of getting the perfect shot at just the right moment. When it looks like a text you might get during your lunch hour from a happy-go-lucky pal, it’s even more precious!
This is what happens when the dog gets ahold of the camera…#dogselfie #doxie #readyformycloseup #dappledachshund #handsomeman #petsitting #dogwalking #trivalley #eastbay #danville #dublin #pleasanton #sanramon #california #bayareadogs #dogsofinstagram #instahappy
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Dogs taking selfies with their friends!
Our next few dog images remind us of the great times and hilarious misadventures we share with our friends and family. It’s amusing enough when it looks like a dog took a selfie of their own volition. What happens when dogs bring their puppy pals in to share the fun? Meet Molly and Taffee, whose photo together reminds me — for better and worse — of most of the photos I took in college! Ah, memories of my misspent youth; the word “selfie” didn’t even exist in those days!
Molly and Taffee Makers of Mischief … . . #redcordialkids #mischiefmakers #bestfriends_dogs #dogsandpals #rediculouslycute #dogselfies #petsagram_world #dogstomy #potd #dailybarker #sydneydogs #lifewithdogs #aussiedogs #igwoofs #muttstagram #dogmydog #petofix
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Here’s another one where the dogs in the selfie are almost anthropomorphized through their positions and expressions. Go ahead! I dare you to tell me you haven’t taken photos exactly like this with your own friends during a pleasant weekend adventure!
Aí você viaja a trabalho, deixa sua filha na casa dá tia @brumoscoso e fica o tempo todo preocupada se ela está se comportando, se está comendo, etc, e vê que ela está tão bem que já está até tirando selfies com a amiga @biritapit e que provavelmente nem lembra que você existe. #saudadesdaminhapreta #dogselfie #dogfriendship #amigascaninas #vizinhas #migasualoka
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Here’s an unlikely duo! The historical animus between dogs and cats is well known. It is the very rare dog selfie that features the two side by side, and each hamming it up for the camera! Another pet truism is that when the sun comes out, so do the tongues!
Cat selfie #catselfie #dogselfie #gangofcats #catslovers #catthursday #petslovers #petsblog #petsbloggers #meow #ouaf #instaselfie #dogslovers #funnypic #humor # # #
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One of the best composed of our dog selfies, this one is particularly good because of the consistency of its color scheme. Shades of blue dominate the background, framed by a series of brown tones, including those on the selfie-taking Jack Russell Terrier‘s head. The neutral whites of the two dogs’ coats stand out more against the blue and brown, and lend a harmony to the whole scene. It’s interrupted only by the bright orange quilt which forces our eyes to meet with those of the canine photographer.
Dog selfie! #jackrussell #jackrussellsofig #jackrussellmoments #jackrussellterrier #jackrussellterrier #lilyandm #mydogs #puppy #dog #dogsofinsta #dogsofinstgram #selfiesunday #dogselfie
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Selfies with dogs
We started our survey of dog selfies with a discussion of how artists portray themselves with their own pets. We now return to that theme, because as hilarious as it is to think of dogs taking their own self-portraits, what we really love to share are photos of us with our dogs. What makes a great entry in the “selfie with dog” genre? Is it the triumph of managing to get the shot when both you and your dog are in the ideal configuration against a gorgeous landscape?
A Lenda está de volta!!! #canicross #canicrossing #chocolatlabrador #chocolate #labrador #labradors_ #labradors #labradorretriever #dogatleta #dogselfies #run #runselfie #eucorrietofeliz #trial #triathlon #triatleta #eusoualenda #alendavoltou #alenda
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Or is it a sense of spontaneity? Sometimes the stars align, and you end up capturing the moment that your dog surprises you just as you hit the button on your phone. Candid dog selfies like this one can sum up your life together and all of the adventures you shared. In later years, these stolen moments are powerful reminders, simultaneously evoking the sorrow of loss as well as small moments of forgotten joy.
I think we nailed this #dogselfie.
A post shared by Joe Lohrum (@lohrum_ipsum) on Mar 16, 2017 at 6:47pm PDT
This one may be my favorite of all. The contrast between the human owner’s placid, contented visage and the seeming rage on her Samoyed‘s face couldn’t be more perfect.
Did some great morning barking today! But it takes more than a bark to scare hu- mum. #dogselfies #hundeelsker #samoyedlife #samojede #samoyedlove #bff #samoyed #samojed #samojede #samoyeds #samojednorge #barkcam #scarydog #sotra #ågotnes #morgentur
A post shared by Olybkas Nordic Night_Storm (@olybkasnordicnight_storm) on Mar 1, 2017 at 2:38pm PST
Just like the rest of you, I’m forever trying to take that one picture with my own dog. It’s a goal that’s proved elusive so far with Baby because she’s basically a ball of limitless energy. Every time I try to take a photo of us together, she inevitably hears a twig snap or catches the scent of a nearby squirrel. The resulting images usually find her looking away from the camera or feature a blurry dog head. After 20 or so of these failures, I usually give up. Once in a blue moon, though, everything comes together.
Baby gives me an unexpected ear lick! (Photo by Melvin Peña)
Share your best dog selfies!
The inevitable cultural backlash to anything that brings anybody any joy whatsoever has long since reached the selfie. Scholars of art and art history have been voluminous in their tongue-clucking and finger-wagging, going to great lengths to make distinctions between self-portraiture as high art and the selfie as low art. This distinction is largely academic, and therefore meaningless, as is the very notion of “guilty pleasures.”
Whether you’re the toast of the art world or a clock-punching manual laborer, the advent of digital photography and reversible smartphone cameras makes creating and sharing images of yourself and your beloved pets easier than ever. What makes a dog selfie great is ultimately the joy it brings you, and the delight of sharing it with your friends and family. There must be more true gems out there; share your best dog selfies in the comments below!
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What Makes a Great Dog Selfie?
There’s nothing a proud dog parent likes better than to post images of and with their dog. The dog selfie is not a new phenomenon, nor was it born with the advent of reversible cameras and social media platforms on which to share them. Regardless of medium — whether the image is committed to stone, carved from marble, executed in paint upon canvas or taken with a mobile phone — no sooner is a new art form developed, than artists of all skill levels find ways to work their dogs into the picture.
A quick peek into the annals of art history shows this to be the case. The 18th-century English painter and engraver William Hogarth, for example, owned a series of Pugs throughout his life. One of his best-known self-portraits gives a Pug named Trump pride of place. Likewise, the 20th-century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, whose self-portraits rank among her finest and most memorable works, also painted herself with a favorite dog. The 1938 painting, Itzcuintli Dog With Me, portrays Kahlo seated with her beloved Xoloitzcuintli, Mr Xoloti.
Mon chien fait des selfies #braqueallemand #dogselfies
A post shared by Tete Teteaucarré (@tete_au_carre) on Feb 26, 2017 at 5:16am PST
Dogs taking selfies
What constitutes a great dog selfie? Let’s start with a few photos where the angle of the image and the position of the dog gives the illusion that a dog wants to take a selfie! Check out this happy little fellow, having a leisurely nap amidst the clover! How intently he stares at the tiny flower, reveling in the first signs of Spring!
Selfie con margherite, 2017, foto di Totò, art direction di Totò, modello sempre Totò #mydogisbetterthanyours #dogselfie
A post shared by Elisa Moschetta (@elisamoschetta) on Mar 17, 2017 at 5:28am PDT
Prior to the availability of accessories like the selfie stick, photographing oneself often meant that one’s arms and shoulders necessarily made for bulky intrusions in the foreground. The need to twist your limbs to get yourself or your dog into the frame could make for an awkward image. In this dog selfie, our four-legged friend mimics not only the bipedal stature of their owner, but also the fore-leg contortions required to show itself off!
When your dog takes better selfies than you. #dogselfie #viking #dog #dogower #bulldog #betterselfies #photography #photo
A post shared by The Wasteland Vikings (@blackfeatherphotography) on Mar 17, 2017 at 5:04am PDT
No matter what your preferred social media platform is — be it Instagram, Facebook or Twitter — we’ve all seen our friends and coworkers post the “It’s so hard getting out of bed” style of selfie. This adorable Yellow Lab seems like a clever dog for being able to express the all-too-human look of exasperation and world-weariness universally associated with Monday mornings. Welcome to the working week, buddy!
Dodo’s #selfie time #mybrother#dodo#dog#dogoftheday#instadaily#instadog#dogoftheday#dogstagram#dogsofinsta#mydogiscutest#photo#whynot#cute#yellow#yellowlab#lab#labrador#laboftheday#goodday#fun#selfietime#followme#bestfriends#follow#instaselfie#dogselfie#doglife#doglovers#mydogisfamily#l4l
A post shared by Olimp (@olimpthebear) on Mar 16, 2017 at 4:53pm PDT
Even the most callous and high-minded art critic has to admit that they receive, chuckle at and hit the “like” button when they see pictures of their friends making silly faces. A truly funny dog selfie conveys the serendipity of getting the perfect shot at just the right moment. When it looks like a text you might get during your lunch hour from a happy-go-lucky pal, it’s even more precious!
This is what happens when the dog gets ahold of the camera…#dogselfie #doxie #readyformycloseup #dappledachshund #handsomeman #petsitting #dogwalking #trivalley #eastbay #danville #dublin #pleasanton #sanramon #california #bayareadogs #dogsofinstagram #instahappy
A post shared by For the Love of Dog (@4theloveofdg) on Mar 16, 2017 at 3:50pm PDT
Dogs taking selfies with their friends!
Our next few dog images remind us of the great times and hilarious misadventures we share with our friends and family. It’s amusing enough when it looks like a dog took a selfie of their own volition. What happens when dogs bring their puppy pals in to share the fun? Meet Molly and Taffee, whose photo together reminds me — for better and worse — of most of the photos I took in college! Ah, memories of my misspent youth; the word “selfie” didn’t even exist in those days!
Molly and Taffee Makers of Mischief … . . #redcordialkids #mischiefmakers #bestfriends_dogs #dogsandpals #rediculouslycute #dogselfies #petsagram_world #dogstomy #potd #dailybarker #sydneydogs #lifewithdogs #aussiedogs #igwoofs #muttstagram #dogmydog #petofix
A post shared by Ange Black (@redcordialkids) on Mar 17, 2017 at 3:43am PDT
Here’s another one where the dogs in the selfie are almost anthropomorphized through their positions and expressions. Go ahead! I dare you to tell me you haven’t taken photos exactly like this with your own friends during a pleasant weekend adventure!
Aí você viaja a trabalho, deixa sua filha na casa dá tia @brumoscoso e fica o tempo todo preocupada se ela está se comportando, se está comendo, etc, e vê que ela está tão bem que já está até tirando selfies com a amiga @biritapit e que provavelmente nem lembra que você existe. #saudadesdaminhapreta #dogselfie #dogfriendship #amigascaninas #vizinhas #migasualoka
A post shared by Rita Pacheco (@ritinha_pacheco) on Mar 15, 2017 at 6:55am PDT
Here’s an unlikely duo! The historical animus between dogs and cats is well known. It is the very rare dog selfie that features the two side by side, and each hamming it up for the camera! Another pet truism is that when the sun comes out, so do the tongues!
Cat selfie #catselfie #dogselfie #gangofcats #catslovers #catthursday #petslovers #petsblog #petsbloggers #meow #ouaf #instaselfie #dogslovers #funnypic #humor # # #
A post shared by Stéphy Guignard-Warin (@missgriotte) on Mar 16, 2017 at 10:25am PDT
One of the best composed of our dog selfies, this one is particularly good because of the consistency of its color scheme. Shades of blue dominate the background, framed by a series of brown tones, including those on the selfie-taking Jack Russell Terrier‘s head. The neutral whites of the two dogs’ coats stand out more against the blue and brown, and lend a harmony to the whole scene. It’s interrupted only by the bright orange quilt which forces our eyes to meet with those of the canine photographer.
Dog selfie! #jackrussell #jackrussellsofig #jackrussellmoments #jackrussellterrier #jackrussellterrier #lilyandm #mydogs #puppy #dog #dogsofinsta #dogsofinstgram #selfiesunday #dogselfie
A post shared by Barbara Steiner (@barbara_steiner18) on Mar 16, 2017 at 1:27pm PDT
Selfies with dogs
We started our survey of dog selfies with a discussion of how artists portray themselves with their own pets. We now return to that theme, because as hilarious as it is to think of dogs taking their own self-portraits, what we really love to share are photos of us with our dogs. What makes a great entry in the “selfie with dog” genre? Is it the triumph of managing to get the shot when both you and your dog are in the ideal configuration against a gorgeous landscape?
A Lenda está de volta!!! #canicross #canicrossing #chocolatlabrador #chocolate #labrador #labradors_ #labradors #labradorretriever #dogatleta #dogselfies #run #runselfie #eucorrietofeliz #trial #triathlon #triatleta #eusoualenda #alendavoltou #alenda
A post shared by Bruno Rapozo (@rapozovet) on Mar 7, 2017 at 6:55am PST
Or is it a sense of spontaneity? Sometimes the stars align, and you end up capturing the moment that your dog surprises you just as you hit the button on your phone. Candid dog selfies like this one can sum up your life together and all of the adventures you shared. In later years, these stolen moments are powerful reminders, simultaneously evoking the sorrow of loss as well as small moments of forgotten joy.
I think we nailed this #dogselfie.
A post shared by Joe Lohrum (@lohrum_ipsum) on Mar 16, 2017 at 6:47pm PDT
This one may be my favorite of all. The contrast between the human owner’s placid, contented visage and the seeming rage on her Samoyed‘s face couldn’t be more perfect.
Did some great morning barking today! But it takes more than a bark to scare hu- mum. #dogselfies #hundeelsker #samoyedlife #samojede #samoyedlove #bff #samoyed #samojed #samojede #samoyeds #samojednorge #barkcam #scarydog #sotra #ågotnes #morgentur
A post shared by Olybkas Nordic Night_Storm (@olybkasnordicnight_storm) on Mar 1, 2017 at 2:38pm PST
Just like the rest of you, I’m forever trying to take that one picture with my own dog. It’s a goal that’s proved elusive so far with Baby because she’s basically a ball of limitless energy. Every time I try to take a photo of us together, she inevitably hears a twig snap or catches the scent of a nearby squirrel. The resulting images usually find her looking away from the camera or feature a blurry dog head. After 20 or so of these failures, I usually give up. Once in a blue moon, though, everything comes together.
Baby gives me an unexpected ear lick! (Photo by Melvin Peña)
Share your best dog selfies!
The inevitable cultural backlash to anything that brings anybody any joy whatsoever has long since reached the selfie. Scholars of art and art history have been voluminous in their tongue-clucking and finger-wagging, going to great lengths to make distinctions between self-portraiture as high art and the selfie as low art. This distinction is largely academic, and therefore meaningless, as is the very notion of “guilty pleasures.”
Whether you’re the toast of the art world or a clock-punching manual laborer, the advent of digital photography and reversible smartphone cameras makes creating and sharing images of yourself and your beloved pets easier than ever. What makes a dog selfie great is ultimately the joy it brings you, and the delight of sharing it with your friends and family. There must be more true gems out there; share your best dog selfies in the comments below!
The post What Makes a Great Dog Selfie? appeared first on Dogster.
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What Makes a Great Dog Selfie?
There’s nothing a proud dog parent likes better than to post images of and with their dog. The dog selfie is not a new phenomenon, nor was it born with the advent of reversible cameras and social media platforms on which to share them. Regardless of medium — whether the image is committed to stone, carved from marble, executed in paint upon canvas or taken with a mobile phone — no sooner is a new art form developed, than artists of all skill levels find ways to work their dogs into the picture.
A quick peek into the annals of art history shows this to be the case. The 18th-century English painter and engraver William Hogarth, for example, owned a series of Pugs throughout his life. One of his best-known self-portraits gives a Pug named Trump pride of place. Likewise, the 20th-century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, whose self-portraits rank among her finest and most memorable works, also painted herself with a favorite dog. The 1938 painting, Itzcuintli Dog With Me, portrays Kahlo seated with her beloved Xoloitzcuintli, Mr Xoloti.
Mon chien fait des selfies #braqueallemand #dogselfies
A post shared by Tete Teteaucarré (@tete_au_carre) on Feb 26, 2017 at 5:16am PST
Dogs taking selfies
What constitutes a great dog selfie? Let’s start with a few photos where the angle of the image and the position of the dog gives the illusion that a dog wants to take a selfie! Check out this happy little fellow, having a leisurely nap amidst the clover! How intently he stares at the tiny flower, reveling in the first signs of Spring!
Selfie con margherite, 2017, foto di Totò, art direction di Totò, modello sempre Totò #mydogisbetterthanyours #dogselfie
A post shared by Elisa Moschetta (@elisamoschetta) on Mar 17, 2017 at 5:28am PDT
Prior to the availability of accessories like the selfie stick, photographing oneself often meant that one’s arms and shoulders necessarily made for bulky intrusions in the foreground. The need to twist your limbs to get yourself or your dog into the frame could make for an awkward image. In this dog selfie, our four-legged friend mimics not only the bipedal stature of their owner, but also the fore-leg contortions required to show itself off!
When your dog takes better selfies than you. #dogselfie #viking #dog #dogower #bulldog #betterselfies #photography #photo
A post shared by The Wasteland Vikings (@blackfeatherphotography) on Mar 17, 2017 at 5:04am PDT
No matter what your preferred social media platform is — be it Instagram, Facebook or Twitter — we’ve all seen our friends and coworkers post the “It’s so hard getting out of bed” style of selfie. This adorable Yellow Lab seems like a clever dog for being able to express the all-too-human look of exasperation and world-weariness universally associated with Monday mornings. Welcome to the working week, buddy!
Dodo’s #selfie time #mybrother#dodo#dog#dogoftheday#instadaily#instadog#dogoftheday#dogstagram#dogsofinsta#mydogiscutest#photo#whynot#cute#yellow#yellowlab#lab#labrador#laboftheday#goodday#fun#selfietime#followme#bestfriends#follow#instaselfie#dogselfie#doglife#doglovers#mydogisfamily#l4l
A post shared by Olimp (@olimpthebear) on Mar 16, 2017 at 4:53pm PDT
Even the most callous and high-minded art critic has to admit that they receive, chuckle at and hit the “like” button when they see pictures of their friends making silly faces. A truly funny dog selfie conveys the serendipity of getting the perfect shot at just the right moment. When it looks like a text you might get during your lunch hour from a happy-go-lucky pal, it’s even more precious!
This is what happens when the dog gets ahold of the camera…#dogselfie #doxie #readyformycloseup #dappledachshund #handsomeman #petsitting #dogwalking #trivalley #eastbay #danville #dublin #pleasanton #sanramon #california #bayareadogs #dogsofinstagram #instahappy
A post shared by For the Love of Dog (@4theloveofdg) on Mar 16, 2017 at 3:50pm PDT
Dogs taking selfies with their friends!
Our next few dog images remind us of the great times and hilarious misadventures we share with our friends and family. It’s amusing enough when it looks like a dog took a selfie of their own volition. What happens when dogs bring their puppy pals in to share the fun? Meet Molly and Taffee, whose photo together reminds me — for better and worse — of most of the photos I took in college! Ah, memories of my misspent youth; the word “selfie” didn’t even exist in those days!
Molly and Taffee Makers of Mischief … . . #redcordialkids #mischiefmakers #bestfriends_dogs #dogsandpals #rediculouslycute #dogselfies #petsagram_world #dogstomy #potd #dailybarker #sydneydogs #lifewithdogs #aussiedogs #igwoofs #muttstagram #dogmydog #petofix
A post shared by Ange Black (@redcordialkids) on Mar 17, 2017 at 3:43am PDT
Here’s another one where the dogs in the selfie are almost anthropomorphized through their positions and expressions. Go ahead! I dare you to tell me you haven’t taken photos exactly like this with your own friends during a pleasant weekend adventure!
Aí você viaja a trabalho, deixa sua filha na casa dá tia @brumoscoso e fica o tempo todo preocupada se ela está se comportando, se está comendo, etc, e vê que ela está tão bem que já está até tirando selfies com a amiga @biritapit e que provavelmente nem lembra que você existe. #saudadesdaminhapreta #dogselfie #dogfriendship #amigascaninas #vizinhas #migasualoka
A post shared by Rita Pacheco (@ritinha_pacheco) on Mar 15, 2017 at 6:55am PDT
Here’s an unlikely duo! The historical animus between dogs and cats is well known. It is the very rare dog selfie that features the two side by side, and each hamming it up for the camera! Another pet truism is that when the sun comes out, so do the tongues!
Cat selfie #catselfie #dogselfie #gangofcats #catslovers #catthursday #petslovers #petsblog #petsbloggers #meow #ouaf #instaselfie #dogslovers #funnypic #humor # # #
A post shared by Stéphy Guignard-Warin (@missgriotte) on Mar 16, 2017 at 10:25am PDT
One of the best composed of our dog selfies, this one is particularly good because of the consistency of its color scheme. Shades of blue dominate the background, framed by a series of brown tones, including those on the selfie-taking Jack Russell Terrier‘s head. The neutral whites of the two dogs’ coats stand out more against the blue and brown, and lend a harmony to the whole scene. It’s interrupted only by the bright orange quilt which forces our eyes to meet with those of the canine photographer.
Dog selfie! #jackrussell #jackrussellsofig #jackrussellmoments #jackrussellterrier #jackrussellterrier #lilyandm #mydogs #puppy #dog #dogsofinsta #dogsofinstgram #selfiesunday #dogselfie
A post shared by Barbara Steiner (@barbara_steiner18) on Mar 16, 2017 at 1:27pm PDT
Selfies with dogs
We started our survey of dog selfies with a discussion of how artists portray themselves with their own pets. We now return to that theme, because as hilarious as it is to think of dogs taking their own self-portraits, what we really love to share are photos of us with our dogs. What makes a great entry in the “selfie with dog” genre? Is it the triumph of managing to get the shot when both you and your dog are in the ideal configuration against a gorgeous landscape?
A Lenda está de volta!!! #canicross #canicrossing #chocolatlabrador #chocolate #labrador #labradors_ #labradors #labradorretriever #dogatleta #dogselfies #run #runselfie #eucorrietofeliz #trial #triathlon #triatleta #eusoualenda #alendavoltou #alenda
A post shared by Bruno Rapozo (@rapozovet) on Mar 7, 2017 at 6:55am PST
Or is it a sense of spontaneity? Sometimes the stars align, and you end up capturing the moment that your dog surprises you just as you hit the button on your phone. Candid dog selfies like this one can sum up your life together and all of the adventures you shared. In later years, these stolen moments are powerful reminders, simultaneously evoking the sorrow of loss as well as small moments of forgotten joy.
I think we nailed this #dogselfie.
A post shared by Joe Lohrum (@lohrum_ipsum) on Mar 16, 2017 at 6:47pm PDT
This one may be my favorite of all. The contrast between the human owner’s placid, contented visage and the seeming rage on her Samoyed‘s face couldn’t be more perfect.
Did some great morning barking today! But it takes more than a bark to scare hu- mum. #dogselfies #hundeelsker #samoyedlife #samojede #samoyedlove #bff #samoyed #samojed #samojede #samoyeds #samojednorge #barkcam #scarydog #sotra #ågotnes #morgentur
A post shared by Olybkas Nordic Night_Storm (@olybkasnordicnight_storm) on Mar 1, 2017 at 2:38pm PST
Just like the rest of you, I’m forever trying to take that one picture with my own dog. It’s a goal that’s proved elusive so far with Baby because she’s basically a ball of limitless energy. Every time I try to take a photo of us together, she inevitably hears a twig snap or catches the scent of a nearby squirrel. The resulting images usually find her looking away from the camera or feature a blurry dog head. After 20 or so of these failures, I usually give up. Once in a blue moon, though, everything comes together.
Baby gives me an unexpected ear lick! (Photo by Melvin Peña)
Share your best dog selfies!
The inevitable cultural backlash to anything that brings anybody any joy whatsoever has long since reached the selfie. Scholars of art and art history have been voluminous in their tongue-clucking and finger-wagging, going to great lengths to make distinctions between self-portraiture as high art and the selfie as low art. This distinction is largely academic, and therefore meaningless, as is the very notion of “guilty pleasures.”
Whether you’re the toast of the art world or a clock-punching manual laborer, the advent of digital photography and reversible smartphone cameras makes creating and sharing images of yourself and your beloved pets easier than ever. What makes a dog selfie great is ultimately the joy it brings you, and the delight of sharing it with your friends and family. There must be more true gems out there; share your best dog selfies in the comments below!
The post What Makes a Great Dog Selfie? appeared first on Dogster.
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