#he cancels on me allllllll the time

[a-small-writer-in-a-big-world]

Cancelled classes are usually a good time. My days been pretty good. Haven't really done much. Watching baseball rn.

Rodeo!141 has been my brain rot and especially the cowboy!Ghost art, THAT'S been living rent free in my mind allllllll day, I love it sm lol Bull rider!Si gets his callsign of "Ghost" after a pissed off bull almost kills him in the arena, no one thought he'd live, let alone come back to the sport. Thought about just giving the bull the callsign but I wasn't fully meshing with that idea. Johnny is often found with Gaz looking at the horses that are available in the lottery, making empty bets on who they think they'll end up riding. Price does what he can to keep them all focused on the ride they're about to do and not anything in the future. Tells them something along the lines of they can't worry about the future ride if they don't finish this one first and that a distracted mind will get them hurt or killed. But yeah, that's all my brain has come up with so far lol - 🐍

UGHH I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

Your brain has given out the best ideas about this AU you are a saint.

Everything about the little details to how Ghost got his name and Price being a cool mentor hits me hard i love this

#🐍 anon #love love #this au

[alantruong]

A large part of what made the weekend were all the fellas. The Best Man & allllllll the Groomsmen together just creates this vibe. Y’all showed up, showed out, & just made VV & me feel at ease the moment each & every single one of you came to Charlotte. Truong Bros came in on Tuesday. Was a good feeling to have my brothers come in so I can vent to them of everything going wrong with peoples flights, covid situations, etc. They really talked me through it & just made me focus on the goal ahead. We went to this Barcade, played some cornhole, loads of Pacman, darts, bball, & defeated all levels of an entire Ninja Turtles arcade game lmaooo. My brothers went & ran some errands for the whole crew, bought some water cases, etc. They did things I didn’t even think about doing (but so so thoughtful & necessary) due to all the situations unfolding in front of VV & me. Thursday - Brian/Alex & Duy/Lan arrived. This was around the same time my parents arrived too, so Dona & Tevin coordinated to pick everyone up. Started seeing more guests too (Aja, JD, Garrick, Mai) & we all went up to Novelty House to chill for the night. We were at the bar & I kept telling all of them how happy I am they were there LOL. Friday - Alex F. Arrived & went straight to the rehearsal dinner. He was one of the firsts to learn the surprise dance. Really can’t thank you enough bro for being there for me! All of my other groomsmen’s flights were delayed/cancelled. They should’ve arrived Friday morning. Saturday 1:30am - Dona picked up the remainder of the Groomsmen while I passed out due to unforeseen circumstances which will not be mentioned. Saturday 3:00am - I woke up & read the messages on my phone & texted the chat & asked Eric/Mark/Tevin where they were because they just texted not long before that. They came over to my suite & the first thing we did, was rehearse the surprise dance LMAO. Saturday 8:30am: Saw Pat & TVo for the first time & now for the FIRST time, had all the guys together to rehearse the dance as a full group haha & man, the rest is history. The guys freakin did it & I just had a blast with my brothas on the wedding day. I LOVE YALL, thank you so much for everything! (at Charlotte, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgw-5VhApr_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[inspiteallthedanger]

Um, no, please go into detail. I'd love to hear what you think about the friend thing and the marriage thing and all that.

Oh, all right then. But I’m putting it under a tag because I can already see the anons I’m going to get about this.

Okay. So. Let’s get this straight (as it were). John and Paul loved Yoko and Linda. There is zero doubt about that. This isn’t about me trying to deny that at all. I do have thoughts about how fictionalised and romanticised both those marriages were but that’s not the point here and doesn’t affect what I’m going to say.

John and Paul loved each other at the same time as being in love with their wives. These things don’t cancel each other out, no matter how much Paul and John would have liked it to.

The thing™️ is, John and Paul were so wildly possessive, they couldn’t really cope with the strange boundaries (or lack thereof) of their relationship. I know John is the only one people seem to think was like this, but we have accounts from Dot, Jane, Linda and Heather that Paul was exactly the same.

So they wanted more than they had, because (at least at the time) they didn’t really know how to love without possessing. You see this push pull throughout the relationship (it also gets cast as competition a lot which was also at play). What they wanted, exactly, is up for interpretation but, really whether they wanted to bump uglies is besides the point. The point is, they wanted some form of exclusivity.

Unfortunately, even had they been able to articulate that, neither was going to fully commit unless they were sure the other was going to give everything over first. They’d get close and push away, until eventually they pushed allllllll the way away.

How does any of this relate to their marriages? Well, much is made - by John most of all - about him leaving Paul specifically for Yoko. The Paul boat and the Yoko boat etc etc. He got from Yoko what he couldn’t get from Paul. A best friend you could fuck and create with (that he didn’t actually really ever create with her is neither here nor there).

But… people tend to comment less on how Paul did the same thing? Paul was terrified of commitment his whole life pre Linda. He spent years trying to balance Jane and John (with varying degrees of success). There’s stories where Paul was annoying Jane by ignoring her to mess about with John, for example. Then, the ultimate one: he picked Jane over John in India and sparked the end of The Beatles. What’s less mentioned is that… he then immediately cheated on her when he knew she’d find him, so he didn’t actually have to choose. But by then it was too late. John had decided he was not up for playing second best to Paul’s future family (totally fair).

What’s Paul’s response to this gigantic mess he’s made? Committing SO HARD to his next relationship he brings Linda into his band and never spends a night away from her. I don’t mean he did that entirely because of John or that he didn’t want to do those things. He did. He loved her and wanted her around, but I don’t think it’s a coincidence that he learnt a real hard lesson and maybe overcorrected a bit to it.

Annnnnyway, to the friend thing - I’d need to plot it all, but I suspect it was some form of inside joke/had significance in way other people weren’t meant to get. There are a few times it’s used that give that impression, the most awful and sad one being, “Think of me from time to time, old friend.”

That aside, there seems, to me, to be a slight tension in the way it’s used. Are they friends? More? Less? Paul especially seems to play with the tension a lot. This is very evident in Dear Friend but also This One. In Dear Friend, Paul puts Linda and John on the same level of importance. This One is him maybe having Got It and being sad. The link between the two thoughts? The Lovers That Never Were.

I always wonder if Paul was genuinely confused about what went down (haha) between them. I mean, he was certainly confused by John’s actions. But I also think he might have been confused by his own. Like, I know we joke about Paul being an emotionally dumb airhead, but he’s not that dumb. He seems to get there was something off about them, and his own feelings. He’s spent the rest of his life trying to figure out what the problem was, and what - if anything - he could have done to change it.

Part of the explanation for their confusion might lay in how shocked they seemed to be that they could respect their partners and be on an equal footing with them… Does that lead us to assume it hadn’t occurred to them to do that with each other? As in, “Who knew I could feel like I do about John but with a girl! Who I can have sex with!!” Perhaps the idea of combining the two had occurred to John (Yoko said it had) but for Paul his ‘immovable’ heterosexuality got in the way of thinking of that particular solution.

I don’t think he considered creating with a romantic partner before the end of The Beatles. Then he sort made it happen to cover the hole left by John (until he realised it didn’t work, but that’s another story). Could he have made similar recalculations for John and tried moving some other preconceptions (girls aren’t creative partners Vs boys aren’t romantic partners)? Has that ever consciously occurred to him? I think it might have, but not until he was knee deep in Wings or maybe even after John died.

So. There we are. That was their issue. Could they have worked through it? Sure, absolutely. But not without a lot of conscious work and effort. Without that they’d have been Burton and Tayloring through the decades. Compelling but sad to watch.

(Before anyone asks - This doesn’t mean they didn’t have sex. See the ask linked above for why these apparently wildly contradictory things can coexist in peace and love.)

#to watch them do just that #the healthy version tune in to going nowhere #out tomorrow I hope #mclennon #beth rambles

[tutumydear]

UGHHH I hate this line. This whisper-y, breathy line.

 “sOoO fraGrAnT”

deals me +1300 psychic damage every single time. It’s like the worst ASMR in the world. It just comes out of left field. These people are naked and half naked allllll the time, and yet it’s this little nerd that’s down bad. 

There’s an audio clip from the iconic Bo vine that goes, 

“Is there anything better than pu*sy??? 

YES! A really good book! *keyboard chord*”

And it either gets set to clips of Fakir or Autor. Let me tell you something, the only one giving that up for a good book is gentleman-won’t-look-at-naked-people Fakir because THIS guy is a leg guy, clearly. 

So, this is what the camera shows as Autor’s POV while he’s following Rue through some backstage area, wherever she took Femio I think. It starts at the top and makes its way allllllll the way down. This is SO RANDOM to me?? Because nobody else ogles anybody like that in this show??

And like, okay I get it. Evil Raven Mytho is using some kind of magic or something to seduce his victims, and maybe Rue here is using good old fashioned come hitherness. 

To be fair though, my judgement might be tainted and somewhat unfair because I already didn’t care for him from the start. Exhibit A look at this face:

UGH I hate this FACE! UGH! So SMUG ugh!

He reminds me, in both attitude and looks, of this political science major I once knew who always derailed our physics class because he kept trying to rile up other students in the zoom chat with his snarky comments about dead presidents. I do not miss him.

The ONE (1) decent thing Autor did was keep the Bookkeeper from slicing off Fakir’s hands. Not gonna lie, that tackle was pretty badass. And he said something like, 

“Write. Write for the person who’s waiting for your story.” 

And that line cancels out the line I hate. I also noticed that he pulled Uzura inside when he saw the Bookkeeper coming, but what kind of monster wouldn’t keep a child puppet out of danger anyway? No extra credit.

TL;DR “So fragrant” is my least favorite line in the entire show, and down bad Autor would double major in music and political science. 

#princess tutu #princess tutu ramble #princess tutu clip #rue #autor #co-authored by fakir

[urbfsecretgf]

The boy next door. (pt3)

a/n: this story is moving along quite quickly yes i know but its meant to. vinnie and you have been a couple for a while now. sorry its short i had a writers block and couldnt think of anything but yeah. here.

(swearing, and a semi dirty joke is made, everything is made up)

_______________________________________________________

you and vinnie have been together for quite sometime. you're still shocked that he asked you to be his girlfriend even tho its been months since he asked you.

"y/n vinnies here" jack yells from the bottom of the steps

"but hes not supposed to be here for another hour what do you mean?"

you look at your phone to see if he texted you saying he was coming over earlier but you had zero messages from him.

"i mean what i just said, hes here, come downstairs."

you were studying and thought he was coming over later so you werent ready at all.

"hey y/n"

"what are you doing here vin? theres still 2 and a half hours before our movie, im not even ready yet."

"yeah i know im sorry i just couldnt wait to see your beautiful face"

"thats very sweet of you vinnie but you saw me 2 hours ago"

jack laughs "simp. what i didnt say that"

vinnie elbows him "shut up"

"you can stay here but i have to shower and do a bunch of stuff before we leave so you can sit in my room, play video games with jack or do whatever i dont care"

he walks upstairs and sits on your bed.

"okay im going to take my shower now, i'll be back in a little bit."

"you dont need any help in there?"

you throw your towel at him

"get outta here" you say jokingly as you laugh

"i was kiddinggggg" he says while handing you your towel

"let me shower"

*20 mins later*

you walk back into your room only to see your boyfriend has gotten into your makeup

"what are you doing?"

" bro look at me, im hot with this shit on my face."

"oh honey, here, lemme help you"

while doing vinnies makeup you hear a loud boom. you look out to see that its pouring.

"is it raining?" vinnie asks

"its pouring out"

"shit, should i cancel the dinner reservations?"

"yeah i would" you say dissapointed

"hey its okay we can make new ones, no matter what i promise ill take you out to a nice fancy dinner and to see a good movie, look at me"

you look at vinnie and he grabs your chin

"i promise y/n" he kisses your forehead "alright so since its raining do you wanna keep doing my makeup?"

"of course i do" you say and grab your eyeliner

"ouch"

"did i poke your eye?? im so sorry omg"

"im just messing with you" vinnie says and laughs

you playfully hit him and say "i hate you"

"thats not what you said last night" he says as he leans in to kiss you

"yeah yeah yeah let me finish the look. its gonna be good i promise."

"if you say so"

after finishing his makeup you tell him to go into your bathroom to look at it.

he walks out of the bathroom

"damn now i see why you're dating me, if i always looked this good i date me too"

you burst out laughing causing him to laugh too

"what" he says while still laughing

"nothing" you say with tears in your eyes

"you're laughing at the fact i said i'd date myself arent you?"

"no not at allllllll"

he hears the sarcasam in your voice

"you so are but im being serious, i would so date me"

"welp you're dating me so sucks to suck i guess"

you smile at him

"you're so pretty y/n. i hope you know that."

"coming from the most handsome guy i have ever laid eyes, i'll believe it if you say it"

vinnie stares into your eyes. he has those soft eyes, the ones you feel comfortable making eye contact with.

he smiles at you "staring contest?"

"bring it"

you stare into vinnies eyes knowing youre gonna win.

he blows air into you eyes causing you to blink.

"what the hell you cheater."

"i was about to lose and i didnt want to lose"

"ugh you're so mean"

"oh shush you know i love you"

"yeah yeah whatever"

he gives you a hug and he smells amazing. you rest your head on his chest feeling so comforted from being in his arms.

realizing the time you decided you guys should probably go to bed.

your mom is okay with vinnie spending the night when its storming even though he lives next door.

you put your boyfriends t-shirt and a pair of your shorts on and say goodnight to him.

"goodnight vinnie, sleep well"

"goodnight y/n, i love you and you too"

#vinnie hacker x y/n #vinnie hacker x you #vinnie x reader #vinnie hacker fluff #vinnie hacker x reader #vinnie hacker imagine #vinnie hacker

[chelseadagger]

One of my friends invited me over for a game night with his housemate and two other friends. They’re all fully vaccinated so I felt comfortable finally taking him up on his offer. I thought about cancelling allllllll day but I’m so happy I didn’t. He’s from India and makes the most delicious food. It was SO nice to sit and enjoy a good meal and interact with interesting, kind, and genuinely funny people. His housemate and I are so similar but I only met her a few times pre-pandemic. We played cards and then the game of life and just chatted and laughed the whole time. I’m also proud of myself for only having one very light margarita. I’m the worst because I always dread plans but then I end up having a great time!

I got home around 10:30 and I was so exhausted but once I got into bed I immediately couldn’t sleep. Now it’s 2am and I’m wide awake.

I also joined a book club today! There’s about 16 of us girls in the area so we are splitting into two groups. It’s all still in the planning stages though. I saw this girl from Boston on tiktok talking about how impossible it is to make friends or find people to do things with, so she made a discord server so we could all chat and make friends. I’ve never used the platform but it’s pretty neat that we can make so many different chats about different interests, etc. There’s a whole yarn chat and we’re all sharing projects and hopefully patterns! And there’s a pet page so any time I’m feeling sad I can look at everyone’s furry friends!

[abcd-adventures]

Stream of consciousness venting. . .

It was a ROUGH weekend. B either has allergies (pollen is super high here right now) or has some sort of cold, so he was super snotty and fussy. Our sink in my bathroom went on the fritz and the husband spent allllllll day fixing it and going back and forth to the store for various parts, so I was on B duty. Then, the next day, he went out for a haircut and was gone for hours and threw off our whole schedule to go out for lunch as a family because it was way too close to B’s nap time. We tried anyway. Mistake. We had to just pay for our drinks and leave. I was livid and starving. My phone fell in the toilet and I had to get a new one. I used to wonder how that even happened. It was combined my dad’s birthday and my parents’ would-have-been 40th anniversary. My mom was a wreck, and I did my best to be there for her despite being absolutely exhausted because B hasn’t been sleeping well because of the congestion plus he wakes up super early. I tried telling the husband I was feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. He didn’t really say anything. Normally, I KNOW that I have to spell out for him exactly what I need but I was just so exhausted that I couldn’t, and when he didn’t say anything I just felt leveled. It was the first time in fifteen years together that I flat out refused him when he wanted to have sex. (I have proposed another time before, but I don’t really say no.) I feel haggard and ugly, and not one tiny bit in the mood.

B seemed a little less snotty today, so I had to take a return to the Amazon Bookstore to drop off and I thought I’d chance stopping at the cafe next door for an egg for him and a coffee for me and then take him to the little play area across the street. I made sure to take him at the best time for awake/good mood assurance. . .but I guess that was still not happening. He was an absolute nightmare at the cafe and I had to leave everything and just go home. I was so frustrated that I started just crying in the car. And, to reiterate, I AM NOT A CRIER. He’s napping now and I have stress-cleaned the house because I was too exhausted to do it this weekend--my few breaks were just spent reading.

BUT, my SIL just texted this afternoon that they cancelled their Japan trip because the CDC raised the travel warning level to 2 for Japan, SO I WON’T HAVE TWO CHILDREN FOR TWO WEEKS IN MARCH!!!!!!

#venting #with a BIG silver lining #parenting #it's great most of the time but there are definitely days when it it isn't.

[paradisobound]

Dan and Phil Tag

I was tagged by @jorzuela and since I haven’t done one of these in a while, I decided to do it!  

Under the cut because it’s vvvv long 

What made you subscribe to Phil? Dan? I’m gonna be honest, I have literally zero memory of ever subscribing to Phil. Like, as weird as that sounds, I honestly don’t know how I ever found him or when I ever subscribed to him. So I don’t know but I think it was because I had been watching Dan for a while that I subscribed to Phil by default. As for Dan, I was really into Dan as a Youtuber because I found him to be super relatable and he could make me laugh super easily so he won by subscription. 

How or when did you discover Phil? Dan? I first discovered Dan in 2013 and it was because I had been suggested a video from him and it happened to be the one where he waxes his legs with Louise lol and I fell in love with him as a person. I thought he was hilarious and funny and I was like ‘how did I not find him sooner?’ As for Phil, I’m assuming I found him through Dan but like I said above, I have no memory of anything that has to do with how I found Phil. 

Does Phil have a particular mannerism you find endearing? Dan? Dan’s charm is what I find super endearing. Because he has this natural charm and easily becomes the most charming mother fucker you’ll ever see. And he’s also so nice and kind and soft and like, when I met them, I was so beyond nervous but his voice was so soothing and comforting and he made jokes to make me laugh as I stood there almost in tears. As for Phil, it’s his laugh. That cute laugh where his tongue pokes out between his teeth when he finds something super funny. Like, ugh, I’d die for that man. 

Favorite Dan Video: Hm...I think my favorite Dan video of all time has to be either “I mumble” or “What NOT to do at University” because they both are videos that make me laugh cry. 

Favorite Phil Video: “Why I changed my Emo hair” and “Reacting to my deleted videos”. I know they’re both recent but I love the level of comfort that he gives us now in videos and these videos are just iconic and I love them. 

Favorite Gaming Video: OMG UNDERTALLLLLEEEE! AHHH! I could watch them play Undertale literally allllllll the time! It’s one of my favorite gaming series from any of the gaming YouTuber’s I watch. I also like Golf with Friends but Undertale is just...the best. 

Favorite Dan Photo: 

^^^^ This one obviously 

Favorite Phil Photo:

^^^ these two lol

Favorite Dan and Phil Photo: 

Favorite Dan Instagram Story:

This one where he eats the donut but there is already a bite in it 

Favorite Phil Instagram Story: 

The one where he goes to take a selfie but it’s a video instead and he’s wearing the plaid jacket 

Faborite Dan Tweet: "I wonder how biology can explain the physical pain you feel in your chest when all you want to do is be with someone D:” November 22nd, 2009 

Favorite Phil Tweet: "OMG some old woman opposite us is making Voldemort noises on the train and dan keeps saying Harryyy and it hurts not to laugh” August 12, 2011

Favorite Dan Live (ie-Live Show, Live Stream, Radio 1) Moment: The one right before they moved out of their apartment and he kept being giggly and jiggling keys 

Favorite Phil Live (ie-Live Show, Live Stream, Radio 1) Moment: When he and Dan were on Rize and he told Dan he could say vagina 

Favorite Dan and Phil Live (ie-Live Show, Live Shows, Radio 1) Moment: The liveshow where they are both in their underwear and try hiding it by moving the camera every time the other one got up from the blanket 

Favorite Fan Artist: I actually don’t have one! Sorry! 

Favorite Fanfiction Author: @iihappydaysii , @waveydnp , @phandomsub , and many many more! 

Favorite Fanfiction Story: Hands down, Disturb the Universe by iihappydaysii and Equilibrium by Phan_anon! 

Who should Dan collaborate with next? Phil? Together? Safiya Nygaard! I would literally do anything to see them collab with her! Could you imagine the type of video her and Phil would make? It would be ICONIC. I also really want them to do a gaming collab with jacksepticeye! One where they play just like Mario Kart or something because I feel like they all would have a great time playing together. 

What should Dan’s next merch include? Phil? Together? I want some nice minimilst clothing from Dan that looks designer but isn’t. I want more of his personality and style to reflect his clothing. As for Phil, I’d prefer a better variety of colors. Like, not just white but maybe a powdery blue or lavender colored t-shirt or sweatshirt. I’m also not a big fan of the socks (sorry) so I think maybe other things that could replace the socks (not like, replace them but have more than just that for people who want an accessory and not socks). 

What song best describes Dan? Is it sad that the only song that came to mind was ‘Stronger’ by Kanye West despite Kanye being cancelled? 

What song best describes Phil? I don’t know why, but 80’s songs are coming to mind so yeah, something from the 80’s lol

What song best describes their relationship? “A moment like this” by Kelly Clarkson! Was literally just telling Claire about this the other day because every time I hear this song, I think of them. 

What should their next baking video be? I want them to do something super complex. like maybe follow a Rosanna Pansino recipe or something! 

And to finish, If you could tell them one thing: I didn’t get a chance to literally say anything to you both when I met you but I honestly want to thank you for allowing me to be part of this place where I can finally feel like I belong. I want to thank you for being the reason I smile and laugh and the reason why I’m even happy any more. Also, I’m very sorry about how when Dan said to me “Thank you for watching our videos and supporting us, we really appreciate it” that my reply was ‘No problem’. 

TAGGED: I’ll tag @laddyplester , @phloridas , @optimistphan , @daisydanyul , and @knlalla ! 

#tag thing #i had fun with this but my internet is being a butt so these photos took forever to upload

[thelastone92]

I’m really mad. This fucker jerked me around 2 nights in a row waiting until last minute to cancel on me talking about “flex time” what the fuck does that mean?? I have barely slept this weekend, I put off doing important things this weekend (ie mowing the back yard) so that I could shower and clean my room and straighten the bathroom, allllllll because he was going to come over and cum in my mouth. Probably stinky ass man not going to clean his balls after his shift before shoving them down my throat. Mad about how desperate and horny I am for male attention and physical affection. All for this fucker to cancel. I’m already done and we haven’t even started. And now he knows where I live. I am sleep deprived and really fucking mad. I’m this close to dropping him lack a sack of potatoes. This that fool me once vibe type shit

[piecesofmicorazon]

currently...

here’s what’s going on in my head right now

it’s a lot of stuff so i hope you will stay for the whole ride 

this post will be the epitome of my bio - my constant cycle of being lost and found : here we go!!!!! 

so basically this whole month i’ve been feeling some type a way and even right now writing this post, i feel a typa way

i feel this thing about how i have to be this person. i guess it’s weird for me because i’ve never felt this way about myself before. i’ve always being content with myself and always been confident in that. i was different- i never compared myself, never felt that self consciousness, never felt like i had to be someone i’m not 

but recently i feel a different way.

i was sitting in the courtyard with byron and his friends and they were literally just staring at girls and talking about them and it’s disgusting 

but it almost makes me feel the need to be a certain kind of girl and it almost made me wonder, do they think i’m hot too?

as if being “hot” has anything to do with who i am or who i want to be

when someone thinks of me, i want them to think of my heart and my love and my values and beautiful, not “hot” like how degrading

so what’s wrong with me?

when did i get like this? 

it makes me feel like less when emely doesn’t put me on her story anymore, when i’m not being shown off

it makes me feel like i need to be shakin my ass and showing my body and doing the fuckin most all the time

but that’s not me it’s not me

i know exactly who the fuck i am

and maybe it’s because of boys - why don’t they like me? why doesn’t anyone want to cuff? 

but damn, i used to be doin me and now it feels like i have to do the world 

and there’s one solution for this : more of JESUS

so Lord i literally come before you right now at my lowest in a while

break me and build me up to hold onto nothing but you , to be surrounded by nothing but you, to have my foundation built on nothing but you 

i didn’t know how much i didn’t know you until now

i always prided myself in being in the world but not of the world

and i know i’m still here but i’m dimming , you are dimming 

be my light, my center, my all and show me again who i am in you

esther: if you ever feel like this again, read this word for word and take it in

1 you are so beautiful inside and out and every single person who knows you, knows that

2 you dont have to be anyone else but who you are. if you are anyone else, you won’t be you anymore. be you my love. 

3 you dont have to look or be a certain way, look at who you are and how far youve come by being yourself

4 who the fuck cares, none of this is worth it. do you think that having more than 100 likes on ig will get you into heaven? seek H I M AND THE KINGDOM!

5 boys are cancelled except for the one who will love you for everything you are and your heart (wait on him) 

6 remember who you are in Christ and who he made you to be , fearfully and wonderfully made , his best work, his masterpiece

7 you are worth more than gold darling

8 take all the advice you’ve ever given to your friends and take it allllllll in because it’s true for them and it’s true for you

9 be grounded in nothing but Jesus - keep your eyes on the big picture and remember what all of this is for 

10 love yourself, be confident, be you. at the end of the day, you want and will be remembered for your light that shines from within. the badddesttt bitch inside and out :) don’t let anyone take that away from you, you are so unique and one day everyone will know that. but even if they don’t, there’s one person who does : H I M and that’s more than enough. he sees you, he loves you, and that will never ever change.

stay confident, strong, beautiful, true. stay y o u. 

i love you

-God

[alantruong]

A large part of what made the weekend were all the fellas. The Best Man & allllllll the Groomsmen together just creates this vibe. Y’all showed up, showed out, & just made VV & me feel at ease the moment each & every single one of you came to Charlotte. Truong Bros came in on Tuesday. Was a good feeling to have my brothers come in so I can vent to them of everything going wrong with peoples flights, covid situations, etc. They really talked me through it & just made me focus on the goal ahead. We went to this Barcade, played some cornhole, loads of Pacman, darts, bball, & defeated all levels of an entire Ninja Turtles arcade game lmaooo. My brothers went & ran some errands for the whole crew, bought some water cases, etc. They did things I didn’t even think about doing (but so so thoughtful & necessary) due to all the situations unfolding in front of VV & me. Thursday - Brian/Alex & Duy/Lan arrived. This was around the same time my parents arrived too, so Dona & Tevin coordinated to pick everyone up. Started seeing more guests too (Aja, JD, Garrick, Mai) & we all went up to Novelty House to chill for the night. We were at the bar & I kept telling all of them how happy I am they were there LOL. Friday - Alex F. Arrived & went straight to the rehearsal dinner. He was one of the firsts to learn the surprise dance. Really can’t thank you enough bro for being there for me! All of my other groomsmen’s flights were delayed/cancelled. They should’ve arrived Friday morning. Saturday 1:30am - Dona picked up the remainder of the Groomsmen while I passed out due to unforeseen circumstances which will not be mentioned. Saturday 3:00am - I woke up & read the messages on my phone & texted the chat & asked Eric/Mark/Tevin where they were because they just texted not long before that. They came over to my suite & the first thing we did, was rehearse the surprise dance LMAO. Saturday 8:30am: Saw Pat & TVo for the first time & now for the FIRST time, had all the guys together to rehearse the dance as a full group haha & man, the rest is history. The guys freakin did it & I just had a blast with my brothas on the wedding day. I LOVE YALL, thank you so much for everything! (at Charlotte, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgw-pgwgyXt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thedoughnutdiaries]

hello!

hope your weekend has been going well!

i am so excited to finally share with you our trip to palm springs!! if you follow me on instagram, you may have already known tyler and i were there seeing i posted ~6 photos a day (oops!). but i couldn’t help myself and i will NOT apologize because PS was one of the most amazing places i’ve ever been. and tyler agrees, too! i am going to write about our trip in phases since we did so many things and there are countless photos to show for. so let’s talk about day one!

you might wonder why in the world we even chose to go to palm springs, it is a little random especially because we weren’t going to coachella (i’ve never been nor do i have the desire to) and we aren’t over 60. in all honesty, i don’t have a straightforward answer. if i had to really put my finger on a reason, it is one-part seeing it featured in “the oc” YEARS ago when they all go to oliver’s parent’s house in palm springs and summer is wearing that adorable t-shirt that says, “PS, i love you” - you oc fans know the one! another part is because of the glitz and glamour of the 50s and 60s. it was the ultimate get-away from LA for big movie starts like Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Nat King Cole, Debbie Reynolds - the list goes on and on! i am also a HUGE fan of mid-century modern architecture and palm springs is a haven for it. tyler mainly wanted to go for the warm weather and hey, that wasn’t bad either! :)

we already knew this trip was going to be somewhat of an adventure before even getting on the plane. for those living in nyc, we had a horrible snow storm literally a day after it was 60 degrees. long story short, our flight ended up getting cancelled and we luckily got out the next day. once we touched down in ps, it was 9pm and as tyler and i were walking to pick-up our rental, we could see the outlining of the mountains in the dark and we both got all excited and couldn’t WAIT for morning. we found a great groupon for the saguaro and i’m so happy we stayed there for our first time in PS! it is super colorful, the pool is to die for, and the restaurant attached, el jefe, has some of the best nachos and tacos tyler and i have ever had. in fact, we immediately ate there the night we arrived. we knew the food was going to be great and what better way to start a vacation by eating nachos and sipping margs? 

going from east to west coast time was a bit challenging, but i was grateful because it made us get up early! just about every morning we were up at 6am. we would sip our coffee on our balcony while listening to the birds and staring at the mountains (sounds corny, i know). that simple routine was one of our favorite parts of the trip! it was so peaceful and picturesque. i think tyler and i both have this idea that once we’ve “made it” every morning we will wake up and sip coffee on a porch or balcony and ease into our day as we please and those PS mornings were definitely a taste of the good life. so at about 8am, tyler and i were READY to go explore. mind you our reservations for breakfast weren’t until 10am so we had some time to kill. for the first 10 minutes, we were driving around in awe of how beautiful the scenery was. mountains + palm trees + sunshine. YOU. CANT. BEAT. IT. maybe it is just because i didn’t see mountains until i was 20, but there is something about them that makes you feel things. for example, tyler was taking a photo of mountains before breakfast and shouted “I FEEL SO ALIVE” and i knew exactly what he meant ;) the first spot we checked out was the pink door. this door basically is IG famous and i wasn’t about to miss it! there are so many statement doors in PS. people are definitely not afraid of patterns and color (like me!) which is one of the reasons i came to love this place so much.

for breakfast, we headed over to the parker hotel to eat at norma’s! i had seen so many people eating here on IG and other blogs i follow - i’m happy to report it was so worth it. i had the “waz-za” waffle and tyler had this yummy egg & sweet potato hash. also, the interior of the parker is to die for. the pic above with the “drugs” sign is part of their lobby. swoooooon. 

after we ate, we decided to go check out downtown! i had a few stores i wanted to hit up to see if i could score any 60s vintage pieces. and let me just say, i hit the freaking jackpot. we went to a little more upscale vintage store called the frippery and it was the best experience. i walked in and the first thing that caught my eye was this adorable floral & polka dot jumpsuit with a matching cropped jacket. i tried it on and the rest was history. you will see the outfit in my PS day 3 post! we also went to this adorable shop, dazzles. they had allllllll the colorful vintage 70s glassware (UGH. i die.) not to mention that classy blue car parked out front 24/7. 

the next scheduled event for the day was our massage back at the parker! we had a little more time to kill post shopping so we drove out to see the cabazon dinosaurs! its super cheesy, but very worth the 15 minute drive. finally, spa time! tyler and i majorly treated ourselves to a spa at the parker. it was our v-day gift to one another and holy cow, it was great. if you ever have the chance to splurge, i highly recommend you do it at this spa! 

we headed back to the hotel after being super relaxed and decided to go hang out at the pool before dinner - such a treat! i will say, that i like the idea of the pool probably better than being in it. i knew we were going to a nice dinner after and i didn’t want to get my hair wet so i didn’t “fully enjoy” the pool that day haha. once we were ready for dinner, we stopped by this place called seymour’s for drinks! it is part of the restaurant mr. lyon’s which has been around since 1945! that was super cool. the vibe is very speakeasy with velvet chairs, dark lighting and good cocktails. we probably would have stayed there all night if we didn’t have dinner plans! post drinks, we headed right down the road to the ace hotel where we ate at their restaurant, king’s highway. the vibe of the place was so fun and we had a great meal! 

it is hard when you feel you peaked the first day of the trip, but we knew ps had much more to offer! can’t wait to share the rest of our trip! stay tuned :)

what i wore: shoes: sweedish hasbeens (old) | pants: asos | sunnies: asos | top: jcrew (old)

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[awholenewworld-dcp17]

"today's special moments are tomorrow's memories"

Honestly, I don’t have free time. If I’m not working, I’m spending my time exploring the parks, and if I’m not doing that, I’m sleeping. (Or, since mom and dad brought me the fourth book, reading Harry Potter) (Holy moly donut shoppe it’s getting good) (But more on that later) Speaking of mom and dad visiting, I think I will look back at my time here viewing that as one of the highlights - so I think it’s important to document a little bit of it here. They got here on a Thursday night, and clearly they’ve missed me SO much because they drove straight to my apartment from the airport! After showing dad around my stomping grounds, I happily hopped right in their rental and we were off. We went to their hotel to check in, and decided on making our way to animal kingdom for the rest of the night (can’t waste a minute in disney!!) I had heard on the DL that animal kingdom had been doing practice run openings of their new nighttime show, Rivers of Light, which wasn’t due to officially open until the following night. Well, we waited and waited around for that to happen, but apparently it was never going to because they had perfected it enough to hold off on showing it again before the grand opening. So basically we just wasted our time for a little but it’s okay bc I helped sir and lady-noob-a-lot navigate and set up their My Disney Experience aps so we could link and get fast passes and plan for the following days! Also, before calling it a night, dad and I rode the dinosaur ride, and that was super choppy and scary, but super duper cool (prayers for moms neck to get better before returning so she can do rides like that next time!!). Friday, I had off work so the three of us went back to animal kingdom to continue the adventure. Of course, not without stopping at golden coral for all you can eat breakfast (ratch but soooo good!!!!). In DAK, we saw all of the shows, did pretty much all of the attractions (with the exception of rafikis planet watch lol), and walked through the animal treks that they have for guests. It was funny because dad and I were making fun of mom for wearing a poncho on kali river rapids, but then dad ended up being the one to get soaked on the ride lols. The day flew by and before we knew it it was time to get in line for the grand opening of Rivers of Light. (Just a little back story on the show - animal kingdom has kind of a bad reputation of being a “half day park,” meaning people will just go there in the morning before ending their day else where. They have never been able to have a firework show because of the animals or many night time activities, so they have been making multiple efforts to amp up the night life, and Rivers of Light is one of them.) The line to get in was INSANE. Luckily, we ran into my roommate and her boyfriend and hopped in line where they were, which secured us a seat that I’m not sure we would have gotten otherwise. The show was pretty awesome, they have stadium seating around a giant lake - which ends up being the stage for the show. They have floats and water tricks and fire and projections and music, which all come together to wow the crowd. And when I say the crowd, I mean everyone - including the little girl in front of mom who she felt the need to stranger talk with the entire time lol. After the show, we dipped and made our way to, of course, Magic Kingdom!!!! We actually got a lot done there that day too, as we planned our fast passes for rides like Peter Pans flight and splash mountain, etc etc. Like I said, can’t waste a minute in Disney, so we were there until the end and then I joined them back at their hotel on the pull out couch - oddly comfortable, btw. On Saturday we had breakfast at the hotel - complete with Mickey waffles. I actually had to go to work that night, so we decided to do Hollywood Studios in the morning since it is in walking distance from the boardwalk. We did all of the HS classics - great movie ride, toy story, voyage of the little mermaid, beauty and the beast show, and more! Mom and dad actually decided to come with me over to work, and were so kind as to drive the rental since it looked like it was ready to rain. I showed them around on the boardwalk as much as I could considering the downpour that had begun, and we had lunch/dinner at Big River. It was good. I went to work after that and sent them on their own little way to explore. I believe they actually continued on to the walk to Epcot and later returned to HS for the Star Wars fireworks, but you’ll have to ask them for details on that. Sunday I had to work again, but this time in the morning. When I got off around 6, I met them over in Epcot for our Soarin’ fastpass, dinner at the garden grille, and the tail end of illumiNations. Doesn’t sound like much, but that night actually ended up being one of my favorite parts of their trip. Soarin’ had always impressed me, but they just recently refurbished it to show you places around the whole world. For those of you that don’t know what it even is, you’re probably lost and I don’t even really know how to explain. But it’s cool. The Garden Grille is a rotating restaurant in the Land - all you can eat, family style, character dining. The food was delish but the characters had to be the highlight. Mickey, Pluto, Chip, and Dale all came up to our table and greeted us throughout the meal. Mickey was so cute and spent a lot of time with us. His antics included stealing moms phone to “talk” to Chris, stealing dads phone to take a selfie with him (and take up close pictures of Dale), rearranging all the plates on the table to be in the shape of Mickey heads, and going back and forth “conversing” with Chip. Chip and Dale were impressed that we were able to tell them apart, and weren’t afraid to reinforce our knowledge by pointing out the differences in their nose and teeth. Pluto was so cute as always. I got a hug from him and another picture because you can never have too many pictures with Pluto. We made him jealous that there was another dog barking in the land, but quickly assured him that he’s our favorite. He also made dad scratch his nose and like his little foot kicked when he did. Idk if I explained that right but ugh I just love him and it was adorable. After din, we caught the tail end of illumiNations, the fireworks in Epcot. While we didn’t necessarily have the best view, it was kinda neat to see them from a perspective I don’t usually get. I stayed the night with them again that night, lol just couldn’t keep myself away from the pull out couch. Monday I had off work again so we spent allllllll day in MK!!!!! So fun so magical. We were like fastpass machines and planned it all perfectly so we actually used 11 fast passes each that day!! Consequently, we were kind of all over the park and less than systematic about the layout, but hey at least we got our steps in! We even saw the 3 o'clock festival of fantasy parade and watched the wishes firework show sitting in front of the castle!! AND, we ate at Be Our Guest!! Honestly, I was slightly disappointed but I had real high expectations. It is the most in demand restaurant in all of disney world and we only got random reservations last minute because someone canceled. I had homemade lemonade, French onion soup, beef brisket, and a chocolate mousee cupcake thing. Don��t get me wrong, it was delicious, and it was really cool to be in the beast’s castle, but I just for some reason was expecting more. Speaking of delicious, don't worry! We tried the grey stuff! And it was just that - delicious. TBH I don't even know what to say about magic kingdom because if I documented every part that I loved about it I would be documenting the day in its entirety. We rode the carousel, which was kind of out of the ordinary for us but a cute fun little thing to do. I maxed out buzz light year, the usual. Around 9pm, we used one of our last fast passes for splash mountain again and then checked to see if we could get a new one. Get this! They had another for 9:15! So we rode again, and again. Really good times. The next day, Tuesday, was time for mom n dad to leave. I had work in the morning so they dropped me off and it was a sad time. Lynne cried, as per usual. Tim was pretty sad to say good bye, too, I could tell. They continued their day on for a few more hours in MK before the airport, and I absolutely adore them for that. I didn't hear too too much about that leg of the trip, but I know they had Mickey ice cream bars and that alone is enough to write home about. I can't believe how long it has taken me to update this, because now I can sit here and say they'll be back in 3.5 weeks! Time is going by incredibly fast and like I said I feel like I don't have a free moment. Really guys, I'm not even close to being caught up on the bachelor and that's saying a lot! I wrote this post on the bus to work because I forgot to bring Harry Potter lolol, so maybe I should start leaving the book at home more often. That's all for now, promise to be back soon.