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theshakespeareproject · 3 months

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Thoughts on King Henry the Sixth Part II Act I

Okay, King Henry the Sixth, we’re doing this again. You really couldn’t have given us the Eighth? Guess he knew the musical Six was coming and he didn’t want to steal the spotlight, how kind of Shakespeare.

Each play begins with the Dramatis Personae, it’s a lot of names. Supposedly everyone who would be appearing in the play. Imagine my delight when one word jumped out to me: Witch. Oh yeah, I’m getting a Witch in this play. She better “Double, Double, Toil-and-Trouble” All over these pretentious British royals.

The first scene opens and one word immediately jumped out at me: Hautboys. I don’t know what Hautboys are, I just know that I agree. Unless it means something completely different then what I was thinking, then I don’t agree. Get back to me when Google exists.

To sumamrize the first scene: Henry and Margared get married, France and England are at peace, the Duke of Gloster is unhappy about something (I think it may be because the Duke of Suffolk (aka Littlefinger) is Regent, and the Duke of York is also going to scheme for the crown, because there aren’t enough people playing this game of throne! (...wait a second)

The opening line of scene two is: “Why droops my lord, like over-ripen’d corn?” I don’t actually know what that means, I rarely see corn as it is, but it feels bad, and I love the image, even if I can’t conjure it. Speaking of conjuring, the Duchess of Gloster is here. She’s the Duke’s wife, and she is named Nell. Nell, if you see a ghost with a bent neck, run like hell please. I don’t need trauma like that again.

I don’t think I’ll need to worry though, Dame Eleanor as she is known to her friends, may be summoning ghosts, but they don’t appear to be the bent necked kind. More on ghost’s later. Instead she and her husband discuss dreams. They seem to be in sync, they both dream of power and ambition. But proto-Macbeth does what Macbeth would do and blames his wife for having the same ambition he has! Making our dear Duchess of Gloster a proto-Lady Macbeth.

As all good Lady Macbeth’s do, she schemes anyways. Her ambition’s won’t die, and quite frankly, I support women’s rights and women’s wrongs. You go girl.

I think if the Duchess of Gloster was alive today she would be a swiftie. Or she would at least like that one song. In fact, she already has her verse ready for the the remix:

“Were I a man, a duke, and next of blood,

I would remove these tedious stumbling-blocks,

And smooth my way upon their headless necks;”

If the next play isn’t Queen Eleanor the First Part I, followed by Part II and Part III, I will rage.

There’s also this one seedy fellow named John Hume, I have no idea who he is. If he was in Part I, I do not remember him. I don’t care for him, nor his playing of the Duchess of Gloster. For he is in the pocket of Big Cardinal and Big Duke of Suffolk.

The third scene continues our slight bit of girl power, not something I was actually expecting from a Shakespear play, even though part of the reason I liked Macbeth was because of Lady Macbeth. The Queen, aided by the devilish Duke of Suffolk, accepts petitions on behalf of the King. And in the process learns of folks who view her beloved husband of like, six days, as a usurper to the throne. To the Duke of York’s throne to be exact. You can practically hear the DUN! Dun! Duhhhhhhnnnnnnnn! Playing over the revelation.

Shakespeare’s Littlefinger turns Queen Margaret into his own personal Sansa as he gives her a lesson on realpolitik, a word I heard my social studies teacher use a lot in junior year of high school and therefore I totally know what it means.

Many Duke’s barge in, as they do with a surprising frequency, just so the Duke of Buckingham can deliver this sick burn: “All in this presence are thy betters, Warwick.” If you are from Rhode Island, this joke is fucking hilarious, and I’m allowed to say that, both my dad and my husband grew up there, and I went to school there.

At some point during this whole brigade of Duke’s conversation, the Queen smacks the Duchess. Girl on girl crime, not cool. Especially because the Duchess will remember that. Margaret, maybe consider rewinding time and trying that interaction again, no? Damn.

The conversation climaxes, not with a slap, but with chaos. The Duke of Suffolk accuses York of being a traitor, bringing the petitioner Peter as his evidence, and Thomas Horner, who is Peter’s master that made the alleged claim that King Henry is a usurper, is there for some reason to deny Peter’s claim.

As chaos erupts it if the Duke of Gloster who steps in, he provides wisdom that is actually genuinely good. He suggests the Duke of Somerset should be regent in France, and that Peter and Thomas’s dispute can only be solved in a trial by combat. The King agrees.

I genuinelly cannot believe this is all only in Act I of this story, and it’s still not over yet. There’s still a spirit to summon. The Witch and the Conjurer meet with the Duchess of Gloster, and together they conduct a dark ritual. They ask the Spirit questions are it gives them answers for the future. The Duke of Suffolk will die by water. The Duke of Somerset should shun castles. And the Duke of York, well, I had to write it down. “The Duke yet lives that Henry shall depose; But him outlive, and die a violent death.” I think it’s saying that Henry will defeat York, but I may be misreading that. And you know who else is going to misread it: the Duke of York!

Yup, he barges in like the Kool-Aid man, thank’s Hume. Ruins the fun. Arrests all the cool characters. He even reads the bloody messages the Spirit gave, and then promptly ignores them. Idiot. I hope he gets what he deserves. My overall thoughts: I am definitely a lot more invested already. The characters seem to have more motivation and I’m beginning to tell the mass of testosterone-poisoned dukes apart as they all begin scheming in different ways to subvert King Henry. King Henry is still useless. But the inclusion of the Duchess of Gloster and some more appearances by Queen Margaret can only be good. As I mentioned previously, there is a lot of proto-A Song of Ice and Fire to this story, I can see it probably had a lot of influence on that story. I can’t wait to read more.

#william shakespeare #shakespeare #read along #literature #lit #taylor swift

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folksyswift · 3 years

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I am not a swiftie but I like listening to Taylor's song sometimes. How is this song related to Joe?What are the Easter eggs in the lyrics?? if you can tell me.Thanks!

Okay, so, Taylor has stated many times she doesn’t like people speculating about who songs are about BUT one of the reasons I fell in love with Taylor’s music, her songwriting, and herself is how she tells the same story from so many perspectives. I feel like the average listener who hasn’t spent 13+ years obsessed with her music and dissecting it to understand the deeper meanings and connections might miss out on this. So this is for the youth who missed out and those who are just getting into Taylor’s music.

So... I’m gonna explain how the fandom is able to piece all of this shit together. I realize that writing this up makes me look insane but whatever work is slow af today so here we gooo!

The biggest easter egg that Mr. Perfectly Fine is about Joe Jonas is that his wife Sophie Turner posted the song on her stories on Instagram and Taylor posted that onto her Instagram stories. So, it’s assumed that Taylor told them/ asked for their blessing to put the song out. Also, when she dropped it and said it would cause drama points to the song being about a fellow celeb and Joe Jonas was the first celeb she acknowledged dating, before that all of her songs were about guys she dated or had crushes on in high school, or were just about ideas and feelings she had about love and relationships. Thus, the only celeb mentioned during the fearless era is Joe Jonas, so any song that would cause drama can be assumed to be about Joe during this era.

Now, when it comes to the song itself and the way it describes the relationship its almost identical to the way she describes the relationship in Forever and Always and Last Kiss which are both known to be about Joe because Taylor pretty much spelled out that Forever and Always is about Joe because she made a big deal about the breakup in interviews and it caused major drama at the time. And we know Last Kiss is about Joe because the hidden message in the lyrics in the album spells out Forever and Always.

So, if you know that both songs are def about Joe you can take that and look at Mr. Perfectly Fine and see all the similarities in the songs. I’m putting Mr. Perfectly Fine in bold. This list is just some of the connections. There are more but honestly I’m lazy so here are the biggest connections that stood out to me Ex)

Mr. "Looked me in the eye and told me you would never go away" -> you looked me in the eye and told me you loved me (Forever and Always) -> You told me you loved me, so why did you go away? (Last Kiss)

Mr. "Every single day until the end, I will be by your side" -> Cause I was there when you said forever and always (Forever and Always)

But that was when I got to know Mr. "Change of heart" -> Thought I knew for a minute, but I don't anymore (Forever and Always)

Mr. "Leaves me all alone," I fall apart. It takes everything in me just to get up each day -> And I stare at the phone, he still hasn't called and then you feel so low you can't feel nothing at all (Forever and Always) -> And I'll go sit on the floor wearing your clothes, all that I know is I don't know how to be something you miss (Last Kiss)

Mr. "Never told me why" Mr. "Never had to see me cry"-> I don't feel welcome anymore baby, what happened? Please tell me (Forever and Always) -> You told me you loved me, so why did you go away? (Last Kiss)

'Cause I hear he's got his arm 'round a brand-new girl I've been pickin' up my heart, he's been pickin' up her -> (The entire song Better than Revenge on the Speak Now album) So strategized, all the eyes on you -> The life of the party, you're showing off again (Last Kiss)

And it's really such a shame. It's such a shame 'Cause I was Miss "Here to stay" -> I never thought we'd have a last kiss. Never imagined we'd end like this (Last Kiss) -> You can plan for a change in the weather and time But I never planned on you changing your mind (Last Kiss)

And someday maybe you'll miss me -> And I hope the sun shines and it's a beautiful day. And something reminds you you wish you had stayed (Last Kiss)

I hope this helps.

#me #Taylor swift #questions #how to

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thesimonkshow · 4 years

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My thoughts on Folklore

This is about to be a long ass Taylor Swift post, so strap in for the ride.

I along with many others were going about their business (looking at Adam Driver gifs) before my phone alerted me to the notification that Taylor Swift was releasing her eighth studio album Folklore the very next day. Chaos everywhere, my sleep schedule went out the window as I went into the Swifties tag to see how everyone else was dealing with this news. So I eagerly awaited 2PM (Australian time) for the album to drop and after a few listens (sleep got the better of me through my first listen due to my previous sleep schedule), I eventually picked out some album highlights.

The 1 - I love how freely she’s cussing on the album (a point that will be reitriated throughout), and I know Gossip tabloids and casuals will be shooketh because they’d think Taylor & Mr. Alwyn have ‘broken up’ due to Taylor’s personable lyrics but this gave me Better Man vibes. Remember when the Bridge said ‘You might have bern The One if you were a Better Man’ and this is basically that without the angsty fire.

Cardigan - I LOVE how Alternative Folk fits Taylor’s voice, it sounds like she’s telling us a story and we are entrapsed by her. It also works perfectly with the love triangle songs, which I had to understand a bit through a few listens.

The Last Great American Dynasty - The moment I saw this track, I knew it would be epic. I pictured her taking the piss out of the Trump family, but what I got was an awesome song about the woman who owned Taylor’s Rhode Island house and the antics she got up to. I love the descriptors she used when describing the weddings and the party’s Rebekah & Bill had and especially the bridge of antics Rebekah got up to later in her time. The ‘And then it was bought by me.’ Part of the bridge, I love a good twist!

Exile - OH MY LORD. When I saw Skinny Love Bon Iver on this album, I knew this would be something and low and behold it was. The concept of the man in exile in her intro caught my attention but seeing it up close and personal was amazing. The vocals interlaced with each other was perfection, especially as Taylor responds to Bon Iver. I really connected it to the struggles of Seth Rollins in the latter half of 2019, how he seemed to be exiled from the WWE, how his initial opponent Kevin Owens was having his flaws disregarded to drag Seth down, the ‘Always Keep Fighting’ shirt that he wore (raising money for mental health chairties) adding insult to injury for Seth, who had even briefly deactivated his twitter to clear his headspace following attacks/death threats from a fellow wrestler’s fan base. ‘I gave you every sign’ rings true here, the man was struggling and no one seemed to care.

My Tears Ricochet - My WWE ass was happy to see another Wrestler reference after The Man. So this was an interesting look, but I got another story that intrigued me, a man having been involved in a tumultous connection with the songs narrator showing up to her funeral to save face. Listeners drew parraells with the recent Masters drbarkle with Scott Borchetta, head of Big Machine Records with whom Taylor was once signed to, and I have to say it’s a good perspective to take.

Mirrorball - This one took a while but I ended up loving the fact she could sing from a Mirrorball’s perspective and still make an epic song. I loved the part about always fitting in with the crowd because at functions/discos where mirrorballs are used, the lights will change to fit the mood and being a reflective surface, Mirrorballs will reflect the colour change.

Seven - This was a nice ditty about a past friend Taylor once had. I really loved the line ‘Please picture me in the weeds before I learned Civility’ it gives a more sophisticated parraell to Never Grow Up.

August - This is the second in the love triangle songs, and I loved the storytelling aspect as Taylor paints the picture of an affair that Summer Nights would quake in it’s boots if it heard about it. She sweeps up the adience in the Mistresses POV, showcasing the sweetness of love and the sting of toxcisity.

This is me trying - Where are those who said Taylor Swift plays the victim in her songs? Because this is for them. Taylor states in this her regrets of wasted potential, broken relationships etc. at the end of the day no matter how many awards she has, records she breaks, or money she possesses, Taylor Alison Swift is a human being, and we should give her boundries to grow and flourish.

Illicit Affairs - This track title also intrigued me, and whilst it does what the title says, and discusses the highs and lows of the secret passions of mismatched lovers, the second verse & bridge stood out to me the most. The way Taylor’s voice went up on him in the line ‘Leave the perfume on the shelf that you picked out just for him.’ Drew my attention as she later did the same thing on the word high, this had to mean something. And given that we don’t know the narrators gender, this could also be a song about a closeted gay man who’s found love but is struggling to accept this relationship. Whereas the bridge reminded me a lot of the Adam & Hannah breakup in Season 4 of Girls in the episode Sit In where Hannah denounces Adam’s nickname of kid, which he had called her by since the first season, with the episode before that showing her heartbroken that Adam has gotten a new girlfriend behind her back and thus turns into a mess locked in her apartment for a day and two nights. it was a heartbreaking part of the show, one that shifted it into a new era for better or for worse, and the entirety of this reasonated with me.

Invisible String - Around this point was where melotonin kicked in for me on my first listen, so I’ve heard this less than the other songs, but I love how it discusses her relationship with Joe & how for better or for worse, he is hers. It continued the theme with them on Lover of not having a great picturesque love, but having ups and downs like any couple.

Mad Woman - The calmer sister of The Man, she won’t throw big production and actions around, she can take you down with words alone. The track stings brutally as Taylor takes down sexism as it exists in our world today, and even sadly paints a visual of how it must have been for women back in the day fighting for equal rights. ‘Does a scorpion sting when fighging back?’ Line was annother connection, as I was reminded of Vanessa Ives from Penny Dreadful and how the animal symbology that stuck with her was a scorpion, used to great effect in the Season 2 finale in a confrontation with Lucifer’s makeshift doll of her. The chorus line ‘And you’ll poke the bear till her claws come out, and you’ll find something to wrap your noose around’ stuck with me on my listens, and really shows how men will strike and then run away saying ‘it’s a joke, she’s hysterical’ etc. the part about women loving to hunt witches also reminded me of a Doctor Who episode called ‘The Witchers’ and also reminded some listeners of how Demi Lovato took Scooter Braun’s side in the Licencing debarkle, in fact in the first part of the bridge, the song also has a double meaning. It’s also about the state of affairs following Taylor’s songs being stolen from her. The part in the bridge about the wives knowing about their Spinster husbands having affairs and not wanting to show their anger for fear of being outcast like the titular woman is angsty but so lyrically genius.

Epiphany - I had to listen to this a couple of times but once I realised what it was about, I was in shock. This is about her Grandfather Dean who she mentioned in the intro who fought in a war. The song paints the war setting with the helmet, the flesh wound and the rifle within the first few words, and I especially loved the line ‘And some things we don’t speak of.’ because it talked about how some soldiers develop PTSD from their experiences, yet don’t want to discuss them for fear of being perceived as weak. Also the outro beat sounds like a radar scanning for a plane, and the beat of the drum sounds like bombs exploding, really adds to the War theme.

Betty - This is the final track in the love triangle story as it tells the story of James as he fights to earn back Betty’s love after he has an affair with Inez. The eventual pitfalls of Illicit Affairs have come for Inez which causes her to tell Betty of their affair, which is a nice link. This songs gives a classic Greese/Christine/Cheesy 80s Film meets Trixie Mattel vibe which I loved. I also loved the callbacks to August & Cardigan, along with the casual F bomb droppings.

Peace - This is another sweet love song for Joe which calls back to Cruel Summer, Cornelia Street & Dancing With Our Hands Tied as Taylor struggles with the connection she has established with Joe, and contemplates escaping, but eventually knows she’ll stay. How the entire world will be on them, but she’ll be by his side through it all. Similar to Invisible String but different all at once and a perfect penultimate track to lead to the last song.

Hoax - The sweetness brings us to the double edged sword of a closing track. Giving a shattering realisation that love can be tricky at times, the references to Call It What You Want ‘I am ash from your fire’, The Archer ‘You know the hero died so what’s the movie for?’ & ... So It Goes ‘You knew you won so what’s the point of keeping score’. Taylor loves Joe so much that when they fight it’s as painful as when she became Pop Culture Enemy #1 back in 2016. But no matter what, she says herself ‘Don’t want no other shade of blue but you. No other sadness in this world would do’ relationships are always painful, there is no happy endings all round, but there is still love to be found.

All in all this is an incredible album & @taylorswift you have created magic and I hope you know that myself & all the Swifties are so proud of you for flexing your writing skill and crafting such a stunning album.

#Taylor Swift #folklore #TS8 #Surprise Album #Taylurking #Bon Iver #Seth Rollins #Monday Night Messiah #WWE #Doctor Who #GirlsHBO

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johnkrrasinski · 4 years

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Which of your fics...?

thanks for the tag love @tropicalcap ♡

... did you think would get a bigger reaction/audience than it got?

perhaps hush; since it was inspired by one of the most iconic rom-com films!

... got a better reaction than you expected?

be my baby! i didn’t think people would be so invested in reading a fic where bucky and the reader are not exactly getting physical but it was fun to write anyway 😂

... is your funniest?

into it! because i came up with the idea while i was trying to take a nap and i inserted some banter between bucky and the reader to show just how fun (and sexy) their relationship can be.

... is your darkest or angstiest?

omg i write a bunch of dark fics but honestly, i’d say my recent one, which is called paralyzed. because when i write dark fics, i tend to put some redeeming traits to the fucked up one, but steve in this one was pure evil.

... is your absolute favorite?

currently i dreamt of you all summer long. it’s not perfect but it has a special spot in my heart because i’ve been wanting to write a fanfic based on betty by taylor swift and that song is my addiction. also, i’m proud of it because i justified bucky’s character by not writing him as a cheater.

... was easiest to write?

definitely delicate! it took me like less than an hour to finish it. i picked a prompt in the afternoon, started with a few sentences and then it ended up a whole ass one-shot later that night. (i was like how the hell did this happen?) and it was the easiest because i’m just deeply in love with bucky and almost every fanfic that i write about him is a love letter.

... was hardest to write?

almosteverysmutfichonestlyhahaha. perhaps into the woods? i started with a vision of how the series is going to go and how many chapters it’s going to have and how it’s going to end, but then the more i wrote it, the further i strayed from my original idea (which is okay of course, it happens) but i’m still trying to figure out where to take steve and the reader in future chapters.

... has your favorite lines/exchange/paragraph? (Share it!)

THIS IS TOUGH I HARDLY REMEMBER EVERY WORD I WROTE. but perhaps this one from dear lover;

Bucky soundlessly walked towards you as he placed a hand on your shoulder, trying not to startle you but you weren’t expecting anyone to be awake, and you didn’t know that Bucky was supposed to return today. Your brain had been so occupied with moving in, that you forgot there was one member of the team missing because he was on a solo mission and that he was supposed to return in the early morning.

So you accidentally dropped your glass, spilling your little taste of heaven all over the counter, as you turned around and punched him on the face. You shrieked as soon as you felt a palm touching your shoulder, thinking it might’ve been a ghost or worse, an intruder. For a second there, you nearly forgot that you weren’t living all by yourself in a tiny apartment anymore. You were in the most highly secured building in New York, surrounded by vigilant superheroes that had fought bigger guys than a callow thief or more lethal than supernatural forces.

Bucky’s hand immediately went to his face, as he shrieked in pain. He absolutely didn’t expect a punch from you, considering he meant well. He slightly backed away on his feet, clutching the nose that had bled due to the robust force. You soon realized that he was Bucky Barnes, the Avenger that had just gone back from a solo mission Steve told you about, and you had just realized that you punched… The Winter Soldier. Oh my God. Your guilt rushes through your gut and you immediately covered your mouth with your hand in panic.

“Oh my God! I’m so sorry, I didn’t realize anyone was still awake, I’m so sorry.” You reached out to his hand, trying to see the damage that you did.

“No, it’s okay, doll. I shouldn’t have snuck up on you like that, I’m sorry.” He wiped the blood that leaked out his nose.

“No, no, no, it wasn’t your fault at all, I shouldn’t have reacted like that… Please, let me help you with that.”

“I got it doll, really. It’s nothing.”

“I insist. Please, otherwise I’d feel really bad.”

You moved to the couch in the common room, as you began patching him up. You both finally introduced yourselves properly this time, and you talked for about an hour until the sun was starting to rise. When you realized how late it had gotten and how exhausted Bucky must’ve been, only then, you returned to your individual bedrooms. And thus, a friendship was born. The beginning of something eternal and profound.

... have you re-read the most?

needy! as the title speaks for itself, when i’m feeling needy (particularly for andy barber bc how can you not?) or when i’m in the mood for something simple and succinct but still soothing.

... would you recommend to someone reading your work for the first time?

so it goes and nothing to forgive. go check it out, you won’t regret it ;)

.. are you most proud of?

the same one as my absolute favorite, which is i dreamt of you all summer long. because not only i was inspired by on the song that’s been stuck in my head for two months now (and also has been begging for me to write based on it) but also because i get to share it with my fellow swiftie friends. and hopefully @taylorswift will see it too.

tagging; @nellblazer @venusbarnes @buckycuddlebuddy @itgetsdarksometimes35 and anyone who wants to participate!

#tag game #about me

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tayloredreputation · 3 years

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A Note to Taylor for Her Birthday

I know I’m a day late in writing this note. Actually, if we’re being honest, I’m about 318 days late to writing this. I’ve been wanting to get these thoughts down since I first saw Miss Americana back in January. But, work got in the way, and then I got the flu, and then we, ya know, had a global pandemic and all.

To be perfectly honest, the chances that @taylorswift actually sees this are pretty slim. I hope somehow she does. But it’s also just as much for me as it is for her. So here we go.

Dear Taylor,

First, let’s get this out of the way. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! It’s almost as exciting as your golden birthday since it’s your golden birthday backwards. Turning 31 is weird right? I thought it was going to be harder than 30, but as a fellow 1989 baby I can attest that it felt a lot better than 30. I felt a lot more at peace with it, even in the midst of essentially losing a year to a pandemic. Ok, you didn’t really lose a year you made TWO amazing albums, but I essentially wore sweatpants and ate ice cream all year, so let’s just say one of use was a little more productive.

Second, thank you so much for being a constant in my life for the past 14 years. I could literally never thank you enough for the ways in which your music has spoken to me, has saved me. I know I speak on behalf of swifties all over the world when I say this. I truly don’t know where I would be without your music.

Third, the thing that sparked this note were some words you shared in Miss Americana. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about them since I saw the movie, and I thought, for what it’s worth, it might be nice to know that other people relate. The words were this: "We do exist in this society where women in entertainment are discarded in an elephant graveyard by the time they're 35,as I'm reaching 30, I'm like, I want to work really hard while society is still tolerating me being successful.”

I literally have not stopped thinking about this since I first watched the documentary. Even as someone who is not in the entertainment industry, it’s just so incredibly relatable. I think women all over the world feel this in some sense, and it’s not something we really talk about. When I first heard you say it in Miss Americana, it really struck a chord. At that time, I would have never known what this year was going to look like, but as we’ve spent days and days locked in our homes, limiting our social contact, not going into work, it has rung even truer than I thought back then.

There are so many time-related pressures for women that men don’t have to face. Let’s start with the obvious, if we want kids we very literally have a physical timeline. If we want kids AND a career, we have to meet certain milestones to make sure our career is secure and grown by the time we head out on that first maternity leave. Sure, there are legalities in place for this, but let’s be honest about how minimal those are in the United States. Our jobs may be protected for a whopping 3 months, but there are often inherent advantages that go to men or women without children. Sure we’re no longer at a point in time where you can ONLY have one or the other, but the reality is that we’re often forced to choose between children and a successful and long career.

Careers and children aside, it’s fascinating in general to just watch the pressures women have to endure to be respected. We must be in shape, not get grey hair, spend hours on skincare routines each night so we don’t show a trace of age. Why is this?

And generally, even for men, there’s just this insane attitude that life ends at 30. I constantly see things online about how you have to live up your 20s because they’re the best decade of your life, and how your 20s should be for finding yourself, and so on. Maybe I’m just feeling extra sensitive lately because I’m 31, or because I feel like I’ve lost a year of being “young and carefree” to the pandemic, but lately I find myself watching an older movie and calculating how old the actor was when they starred in that movie that launched their career. Or I find myself wondering when an author had their first book published (this is a career I’m working toward) and comparing myself to them. Worrying that at 31 without a book finished, I’ll never get that opportunity. Sometimes, even as much as I love it and play for the sheer joy, I find myself wanting to put down my guitar because I didn’t start playing until I was 25 and now it’s too late to do anything with it. Why do we do this to ourselves? Why isn’t it normal to write a debut album at 45, or pick up a new instrument or hobby in your 50s. Why do we have to choose between family and things that bring us fulfillment?

I guess what I’m getting at is you’re not alone. As a household name with tons and tons of success, and plenty of friends and family to reassure you, I imagine you know this in some way. But I also thought maybe it’d be good to hear it from someone your age who leads a super regular life in a super regular town. It’s always nice to relate. And again, if we’re being honest, I think I needed to type out all these frustrations for my own outlet.

So, on this 31st (and one day) birthday of yours, I hope you remember that you’re not alone. As I said before, we don’t speak about it much (hey we should change this!), but I think women all across the world can relate to it. Please keep trying new things and leading by example. Please keep shattering records, and doing things that make you happy. There are so many of us out there that look up to you for this. We need you, and we’ll tolerate you being successful for as long as you want. Thank you again for all you do!

Sincerely,

Adair Brown

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#taylorswift #happybirthdaytaylor #happybirthdaytaylorswift #taylurking #evermore #taylornation

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phillyswift · 4 years

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#BLACKLIVESMATTER

Attention to all fellow American swifties. I know that I’m not very active on this platform, but nonetheless I have over three thousand followers on this website and I follow over one thousand. With the amount of people that follow me, I feel it is my responsibility to use this as an opportunity to speak out about the injustice in the criminal justice system in this country. At the same time, I am angry at the lack of attention that this community has brought to this platform. I am angry at the people who stay silent, at those who continue to reblog their own posts during this time or any other posts, for that matter, that does not pertain to the Black Lives Matter movement. I am sad to see a community that prides itself on inclusion and love when we are clearly not doing enough. I know that there are other accounts that have so many more followers than me and I call on you to use your voice on this platform.

You may be sitting there telling yourself “I do enough” or “its not my problem”, but until every person in this country is treated equally, we are not doing enough and it is your problem. Until change is made, you are not doing enough. If you are afraid that you will lose followers or think that raising awareness will ruin your aesthetic, then you are part of the problem. Silence = Violence. If you are telling yourself that you can’t protest because you or someone you know is immunocompromised, there are other ways to help support BLM. You can sign petitions, you can donate money, you can contact your local and/or city police headquarters and other government offices and demand justice. If you are trying to look for more resources, please feel free to message me and ask where you can find information.

For those who think that the looting and rioting is terrible, you might be right. My heart goes out to the small businesses who are directly affected and I hope that people realize that these small family owned businesses do not deserve to have their stores stolen from. However, if you are more concerned with the looting and rioting than you are with the killing of innocent black people, than you are part of the problem. I know that there are people out there who are going to loot an be violent no matter what, I want you to be aware that you are perpetuating the problem. If you are white and you are looting, STOP. There is no reason to steal because you are putting black lives in danger when you do that.

If your main argument is that the looting is not going to help protesters get their points across, I want to ask what you suggest protesters should do? Peaceful protests clearly have not worked. Writing letters to government officials have not worked. You CANNOT tell an oppressed group how to protest. As MLK Jr once said, a riot “is the language of the unheard”. White people in this country are not listening to the message of the protesters and are more concerned with material things. And I say white people because have you seen any person of color on the side of the police? on the side of Trump? Have you seen any person of color telling people to stop protesting? No, because they are the ones fighting for their lives. Lives are more important that material things.

You may be thinking to yourself, but all lives matter! And you are right about that, all lives do matter. If all lives matter than why are you not supporting black lives? The Black Lives Matter movement is not saying that only black lives matter, but right now there is unfair treatment of black Americans in the criminal justice system and we need everyone’s help in order for change to happen.

The president and the police in this country have taken matters into their own hands and are willing to shoot, tear gas, pepper spray, arrest, and kill American citizens instead of allowing people to practice their freedom of speech. Police are inciting violence when people are protesting peacefully. Police are open firing on medical tents. How can you sit there and say that people should not be violent when police are arresting and hitting not only protesters, but any person who is walking near them? I want to ask you who is really the violent ones in this situation? If violence isn’t the answer, tell the police that people are going to continue to protest until the police brutality is stopped. This is not a political argument, this is a human rights issue.

If none of this makes sense for you and you disagree with everything I’ve said, I want to ask you one more question. Would you want to be black in America?

Educate yourself, talk to people of color about their experiences, and do anything you can to support black lives.

#blacklivesmatter #blm #justiceforgeorgefloyd

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kingofmyfancyheart · 5 years

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“Don’t you dream impossible things?”

On Friday August 2, 2019 one of my biggest dreams came true. I met my favourite musician, role model and best friend: TAYLOR ALISON SWIFT. Here’s my story:

So it was on a Tuesday evening when I received the message of messages on twitter. The Direct Message from Taylor Nation. I was just casually looking at my phone since it had been around 6 PM. I also got a message from Tayswiftdotcom about the ME! Vinyl, which I won… But of course I read the message from TN first and I was SHOOK. I don’t know my exact reaction, but I must have been in shock. I was even wondering if this really would be for secret sessions??? I first told my best friend – the one I trust with my heart – as fast as I can. It went like ‘OMG E’ ‘OMG KSJOD OMG’ and she knew what it was. She actually didn’t know more info. SHE JUST KNEW.

I told about the message to my parents, sister and another best friend too. My sister knew a bit about secret sessions and stuff already, but my parents didn’t. My mom was even a bit scared that I would get kidnapped or something jsfkdjsfldjs but I comforted her. This was all real and TN is real. Verified. Legit. It was real 100% SURE. The message was real. As soon as I read the message, I answered with my information and then the waiting began. And the wait seemed to be SO long!!! Although it wasn’t THAT long, but feeling wise… I kept checking my DM’s. Did they read my reply already? Fortunately I had things to do in the meantime. This helped me to distract myself from social media.

I got the call on Thursday, July 18, around 10 PM. It was after my mom’s birthday. I received a call waiting as I was calling with my sister already. It took me a few seconds to realize though. So I said “wait, I got a call” and checked the screen… and then I saw a US phone number. I immediately got back to my sister: “THEY’RE CALLING!!! I NEED TO HANG UP NOW.” So I hung up, but TN also did. So… I immediately called them back, while I ran upstairs with a notebook and pen. I didn’t even think about how much this call was going to cost me… I just didn’t realize, HAHAHA. I sat down behind my desk without even turning on the lights and waited. Then I heard “do I speak with Mrs. Jennifer?” and my nerves went SKY HIGH. It was Michael from Taylor Nation. The conversation remained 16 minutes and 23 seconds. I know, quite long, but that’s because of my lack of English… haha. During the call they invited me officially to go to the UK for… an event.

After the call it was time to rearrange things. Luckily enough I still had two weeks left. My sister helped me much with searching for flights and an accommodation. I’ve not much personal travel experience… I just really needed a little help. I wasn’t going to travel on my own, but with my mom who still had days off. We booked our accommodation in a lovely place near London. Of course I would have LOVED to sleep in the big city, but well… I’m definitely going back once. It was a nice and calm introduction to the UK for me.

On July 25 I had a lunch with my best friend E. We also had a little shopping spree. Of course I wanted to have a new outfit for this special day. AND I WASN’T THE PERSON WHO FOUND THE DRESS. No, my best friend spotted the dress and I immediately was like ‘YES!!! That’s it!’ It looked so romantic, lovely and it was screaming Lover at me.

In the two weeks before my flight I’ve been so excited. It’s been such a weird time, like… When I scrolled through my timeline and saw tweets about secret sessions (stuff like ‘which pose would you choose?’), I was giggling and thinking ‘wait, so I’m going to be THERE??? LIKE REALLY THERE – IN HER HOUSE?????’ It felt so insane and surreal. I couldn’t believe it.

We arrived in the UK on Thursday August 1 and took it slowly. We didn’t have much time and both my mom and me needed some time to acclimatize. We decided to stay just in the countryside of London, which was really okay to me. Actually I loved it very much. I love nature and more local places and especially the place where we stayed. On the other hand, our place still had this big shopping mall with shops like New Look, H&M and Top Shop. It was a small town, but not that boring haha.

Around 4 PM we were arriving at our accommodation, where we met the guest lady (Arie). She was so kind and friendly!!! And the house looked beautiful and lovely just like the town. My mom and me had room 5 which was one of the attic rooms. Normally we would have shared a bathroom with room 6, but that day we had a private one since room 6 hadn’t been booked yet.

So, when the guest lady was introducing herself, she also complimented my t-shirt. I wore my Meredith shirt from Taylor’s collection, so that was really nice! She even told me she was going to search for the shirt online! She needed it hahaha!!! That conversation made me like this lady even more.

But well… the day went by and suddenly it was Friday. August 2. THE DAY OF THE EVENT. And NOW I really felt the nerves and excitement. Yes, this morning I finally felt the nerves. Although it came even more later on the day, but I’ll talk about that soon. First things first, people. I’m the princess of details. (Taylor is the queen!)

We didn’t plan anything specific this day except for the event. I think I woke up around 7 AM first, but then I was going back to sleep. And then I woke up again around… ehm, 8:45 AM perhaps? I don’t know, but I woke up before my alarm set. (I set my alarm for 10 AM.) I ate my oats breakfast while staying in bed. Like, it was still a holiday, so let’s serve myself some breakfast in bed. My mom was also awake and had the same breakfast. After breakfast I watched one episode of Gilmore Girls and then afterwards it was time to get ready, I guess.

I was wearing the new bought dress and a flower headband, which seemed a really good idea. But I’ll come back at you about that later. We booked my taxi for 1:30 PM. I asked mom if she would walk with me to the gate. In this way she could see by herself who was going to bring me to the meeting point. It would made me feel a bit more safely. Also, it was a bit unclear whether the return taxi was included in the same booking as the afternoon one or not. This all ended well though. :) I arrived on the exact time as Google Maps told me I was going to be. This meant I was waaaaay too early, but well… Better early than too late, right? That’s why I brought a book with me (can you see me? – by Libby Scott & Rebecca Westcott). During the taxi ride the driver asked me where I was going. “Do you have to work?” he asked and so, I was like “no… I got invited for some event…” that’s it. Of course. I didn’t dare to tell ANYONE about this except the five people, who I trust with my whole heart. That was quite hard for me btw, since I’ve always been so honest to everyone. So, when I was arriving at the meeting point, I went into the lobby to sit down somewhere. I thought: no way that there’ll be someone already this early. But then there was this girl… she was on the phone, though, but I thought immediately: could she be invited too??? We were looking at each other a few times and then she hang up. She decided to sit near me and then… she (@yntcdtyler) asked. “Are you her for…?” And we were both like ‘YES!! FINALLY I CAN TALK WITH SOMEONE ABOUT IT.’ Apparently, I didn’t need to bring a book with me.

Later on more Swifties were arriving and for some reason we recognized each other immediately. Even though we didn’t really know each other. Or well… Sometimes WE DID KNOW each other. Like, that one time I met one of my fellow DUTCH SWIFTIES (@danique99xkiss) for the FIRST TIME AT THE MEETING POINT FOR A SECRET SESSION. Like… HOW??? APPARENTLY TAYLOR DECIDED TO INVITE US BOTH!! FOR! A! SECRET! SESSION! And we weren’t the only two Dutch Swifties. There were like six or seven people, who had Dutch as a native language. And there were so many different internationalities!!! People from Belgium, Spain, Croatia, Germany, Canada, even Singapore!!! But I was so glad with my fellow Dutchies. It made me feel a bit more comfortable. It was nice to meet everyone out there right before the evening of our lives was going to start.

Around 4 PM someone from TN walked over to us. She greeted us and took us with her, while everyone was thinking ‘IT’S STARTING!!!’ But unfortunately when we were inside, we still had to wait for like an hour. Hahaha, but well, we were together and again: it was so nice seeing everyone there! I just knew everyone was going to be sweet. We all had one big common interest. We were all here for the same reason. I sat next to my fellow Dutchies Danique, Britt (@alltoowonderland13) and Mila (@taylaaahhh-13) and also behind Laurens (@gotthatwhitetshirt) and a few other people. While everyone was mingling, walking around and talking with each other, I just sat there… Although I tried to talk too, but socializing isn’t my best treat. @ London Sessioners: Sorry if I was a bit quiet… I’ve always been the shy, introvert person… Please don’t think that I didn’t like you all, CAUSE I DID!!!

We had to leave all of our stuff in this room and couldn’t take a bag with us. And then, around 5 PM, we were about to leave… NOW IT WAS STARTING. FOR REAL. So everyone walked over to the door, where we were waiting to get on the buses. I stood next to Mila and realized that I hadn’t drunk water, yet. But in that moment I started to feel a bit dizzy or something… Maybe because of the nerves? So I decided to take a glass of water anyway. I didn’t want to faint omg. Mila and I got on the first bus and… I just kept thinking: THIS IS REAL!!!!

When our bus was arriving at THE HOUSE, someone from TN told us that that we had to pretend we’re excited, hahaha. They were going to film us, when we ran of the bus. Well, of course we didn’t need to PRETEND everything. Our feelings were ALL REAL. Duh. Oh btw, my first reaction to her house was like ‘omg this is really the house of a queen! It looks so royal!’ Like, it was so big!!!! I actually don’t know what I was thinking, when I walked through her front door… I guess I was just very impressed. And in shock. Oh and when we were all standing in the bus ready for our run, I said to no one in particular ‘I hope I won’t fall during my run’. I really felt my legs shaking jkdsfjksjf but fortunately it went well. I think I looked SUPER happy and enthusiastic.

Taylor’s house smelled so good. So, I don’t know exactly what I was thinking on my way through the hallway, but I know that for a moment I really thought (OKAY THIS IS GONNA SOUND REALLY WEIRD)… I really thought for a second that one of the security said ‘goedemorgen’ to me. I mean ‘good morning’, but in Dutch. I DON’T KNOW WHY I THOUGHT SO OMG, I’M JUST CRAZY HAHAHAHA. I think I was dreaming. But I really heard him saying ‘good morning’ in my own language, BUT THAT’S SO IMPOSSIBLE HAHAHAHA! @taylornation please confirm so I could decide if I’m really crazy or not

Anyway. I tried to take everything in so carefully. I just wanted to remember this experience very well, so I was paying attention to the most small details. She had so many perfumed candles around her house!!! And there was a cupboard in the dining room with many boardgames. The dining room was a very light and bright room because of all the windows and glass doors, which were all open widely. We were allowed to walk onto the porch too, where we could find cold drinks. Inside there was a table with pizza and burgers and also one with vegetables, fruit and Lover M&Ms (those were SO cute!!!) I remember how at first everyone was just walking around and looking at everything. No one dared to touch something lol, but soon enough people took food and drinks. And later people were sitting on the chairs. It was very surreal and bizarre to be walking around her house as casual like that. In the garden there was a trampoline too and two soccer goals. We thought those soccer goals were Joe’s idea, but that’s actually bsh*t. I mean, we all know Taylor can play soccer. Riiight.

Inside the house I was still a bit quiet and shy, but I really had the time of my life. I promise. I was just enjoying the smell of her house and the people surrounding me in silent. Besides, actually I just really couldn’t wait to hear her album!! But it was really amazing to spend time with the group of sessioners in London. At some point You Need To Calm Down was playing and everyone in the dining room started to sing SO loud. Like, really, REALLY loud!!! I was in shock!! And of course I just sang out loud with them! Some lyrics we even sang out LOUDER, like for example the sentence ‘AND SHADE NEVER MADE ANYBODY LESS GAY!!!!!’ That was SO awesome. I was standing next to the girl in the red dress (@taylorisglowinginthedark) and we immediately looked at each other after that sentence with this big smile <3 I really think Taylor heard us. She MUST HAVE. @taylorswift YOU MUST HAVE.

Not much later after this moment the listening session was going to start, but just before we go to that I still want you to tell about something. At another point there was a butterfly flying through the dining room and THAT WAS SUCH A MAGICAL MOMENT. For me it felt like Taylor was inside the room, but like, undercover. Hahaha. I know, surreal, but this whole day was surreal. So. But it was really one of my favourite moments. I mean, everyone was looking at the butterfly. It connected us just like Taylor and her music connects us <3

So, time to go into her living room. WHAT. YES. I SAT IN HER FREAKING LIVING ROOM!!!!! I SPEND A WHOLE EVENING WITH TAYLOR AND 70+ SWIFTIES. I sat somewhere in the back, because the room was full already when I walked in. But I found the perfect place. Inside a fire place btw hahahahaha, which wasn’t on fire of course hahahahfdhsfosjfosjf why did I say that? Of course it wasn’t on fire, sigh. My mind. Anyway, I sat half in the fire place and next to the air-conditioning AND a tissue box. So, perfect place. I shared the tissue box with Zita and Danique immediately, because I just KNEW we were going to need that. The parents from some Swifties were also sitting in the back on couches, and Tree of course, while we sat on those light pink blankets laying across the floor. Taylor put multiple cushions as well on the floor, so it looked all cosy. I loved the atmosphere. Up in the front there was a big chair with a side table, where obviously Taylor was going to sit with her iPod. THE IPOD. WITH THE MOST PRECIOUS THING. LOVER. We’d been surrounded by candles again and much wood. It was just a really cosy and warm place. Just as warm as her heart.

And then. . . . . . .Taylor walked in. AND WE SCREAMED. AND CRIED. AND SCREAMED. AND YELLED. She walked in from a door somewhere in the front, which lead to the kitchen, I guess. But I’m not sure. She was wearing a very soft and sweet outfit: pastel green shirt with stripes, white shorts and sneakers with stars pattern. I remember how I was just staring at her. I guess all I thought was ‘THIS IS REAL. SHE IS REAL.’ Her voice was so friendly and soft as well. It was truly amazing to hear all the backstories straight from her mouth. I could have listened to her FOR HOURS. I really wouldn’t mind. I was smiling really big the WHOLE time. I’m truly honest when I’m saying that I liked each song on the album. Also, Lover gave me many 1989 vibes, but more grown up.

During the listening session Taylor held a short break, so we could stretch legs and taste her SELFMADE PASTEL COLOURED RICE CRISPIES. AND THEY WERE DELICIOUS!!! Very sticky, but still very delicious. It was the perfect snack after hearing the most emotional song EVER.

Taylor took us outside while holding the plate with snacks. Although I was just realizing this in the dining room. Then I realized it was TAYLOR HERSELF who was walking in the front hahahaha. I really was on cloud nine. There were some Swifties who were allowed to jump on the trampoline. I didn’t hear this by myself at the moment, but apparently at that moment Taylor was saying ‘THOSE ARE MY KIDS’. After this she walked over to the parents – with a glass of white wine – to introduce herself, which is SO Taylor. And of course the parents took their children with them. It was all so amazing. The fact that she was just standing in the middle and talked to us in this casual way. Surreal. Taylor asked if people didn’t need to go to the toilet, but yeah, of course not. We all wanted to stay there with her. Duh. Hahaha!

After a while we were walking back inside for the second half of the listening part. First I was thinking of going to the toilet, but then I saw everyone going inside the living room and I thought ‘oh whatever’. Hahaha, I still had a place somewhere in the back though. But again not a bad place. Maybe it was even a better place. I had a bit more space now. I was still sitting next to Zita and Danique, and also to a girl with very cute cat shoes and @taylorisglowinginthedark. She had been sitting IN FRONT OF TAYLOR during the first half, which must have been a whole experience by itself!!! That’s also a reason why she wanted to sit more in the back now. I could understand. She wanted to give other persons the chance to have this kind of view also.

I tried to listen very carefully during the session. I couldn’t take my eyes off Taylor, but just because I didn’t want to miss a single thing!! I loved it so much how she was singing along with each song and doing those little dances. SHE’S SO CUTE, FUNNY AND SUCH A DORK!!! <3 When I was listening to the songs, I tried to let my body and feelings speak. I wanted it to experience as calm as possible, so I would let the songs sink in deeply. I thought that would possibly help me to NOT forget anything about this evening. If I’ll be listening to her album again on August 23 (or later), I hope I can remember everything again so clearly like I’m back again in her living room. This was such a special night. Once in a lifetime experience.

So, I said it already that I liked each song and that’s really TRUE. I’m not lying to you and also, this is just MY opinion. Personally I didn’t think during any song ‘meh…’ I also have some favourites… Track 7, 8 and 10… Not saying anything more. Just that.

After the listening session we were allowed to look into the DELUXE JOURNALS, which was such an honour. Unfortunately I didn’t hold one in my own hands, but well, I saw them and they looked really beautiful. And I was going to buy them (all) anyway. Hahahaha. Ever since we’ve heard about the content, I decided that I just want them ALL. GOTTA CATCH ‘EM ALL. My feeling between the listening session and the individual meet & greet was… weird. The evening was almost over, but the best part had to come now. And I just felt… I don’t know. But I know that I was walking from inside to the porch and back a few times. Mostly I stood with fellow Dutchies Mila and Danique, but sometimes it became a bit hot inside and so, I walked over to the porch. OH by the way, right after the listening part we got selfmade baking stuff again!! This time Taylor made VERY CUTE HEART-SHAPED PINK LOVER COOKIES. And since I’ve been a cookie monster, I ate them immediately of course. Although they were actually too beautiful to eat, but yeah… Wouldn’t it be rude if we did NOT eat them directly?

During the wait before the meet & greet I just couldn’t catch up with my mind anymore. I had so much stuff to process. It was TOO MUCH for my brain. But well, I survived anyway. But yeah, this evening was very surreal and a whole new fan experience.

Luckily I didn’t black out during my meet & greet with (THE ONE AND ONLY) Taylor Alison Swift. Since it all took a little longer than expected, some Swifties were given priority. For example, when people had to catch the train or booked a taxi. Something which I did indeed. Around 9:30 PM I told TN about this, but they were letting me wait anyway. Maybe it wasn’t necessary to give me priority, but apparently later on it was.

And then. . . . . . . I was in line for THE MEET & GREET. When I was standing there, I looked over my shoulder for a moment to check at my Dutch friends and was like ‘eeeek I’M ALMOST THERE’. I was standing behind the sweet girl from Singapore and we were both so nervous. Also, my eye decided to irritate JUST at that exact moment. Like, WHY???? Fortunately, I had everything under control before my moment with Tay. And I was so happy with the huge mirror in the hallway.

I don’t know the exact time of when I was walking into the living room. I didn’t wear a watch jksjdlfdsj, but I know what was happening at first. When I just entered the room, Taylor said to me, very enthusiastic, “THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OVER!” followed by the BEST. HUG. EVER. It was a really big, warm and REAL hug. She didn’t let go until I was deciding to (unfortunately). After her “THANK YOU” I was like “YOU’RE WELCOME” and told her how I would have come anyway. How I’ve done anything to come, because I just had to be there. Something like that.

Then I told her that I came with my mom. So she responded “Oh, she’s here?!”, but I was like “no, she’s still in the bed & breakfast”. Then Taylor said “oh, could you thank your mom for me for taking you here, please?” which was SO SWEET OF HER. How she thought about my mom <3 During our conversation she had this very sweet and friendly face the whole time. SHE’S JUST SWEET, PERIOD.

At some point Taylor also called me Jenni, probably because of my necklace. So I was like “it’s Jennifer actually, but…” and then she was a bit confused. She responded: “Oh, I always thought it was Jenni! But I’ll call you Jennifer then.” And just how she said my name and nickname… such a moment. It felt so personal. Hearing your full name said by one of the biggest musicians. I just--

When I told her that I liked each song on the album, she was like “REALLY??” when she held up her hand for a HIGH FIVE. LOVE HER. Oh, and also, HOW COULD I FORGET THIS???? Taylor also said “I like the flowers in your hair!!!” which was such a sweet comment!!!!! I’m so happy that I wore the headband. I just thought ‘this is very Lover era, so I should wear it’, but didn’t think of THIS.

Then it was time for our picture.Taylor asked me if I was thinking about a pose already. I answered “maybe we can hug and ehm… hold hands??” So she asked me “oh, and do you want it like this…” – she took my hand and hold it in a ~normal~ way and then she intertwined our fingers – “or this?” And immediately I was like ‘YES!!!’ Then she hold me even closer to her and SNAP! PICTURE TAKEN! Afterwards I thought ‘I hope this picture turned out well??? Did I smile?? How did I look?’, but I didn’t ask about the picture anyway. Right before I walked out, Taylor was saying to me “SEE YOU ONLINE!” and so I responded “see you at a concert!!” and that’s that. Wow.

Outside the room the sweet, blonde girl with the camera – from TN – was waiting for me. She asked how it was and I was like “good”??? I didn’t really know what to answer, I was just in awe. I also got a customized bag with merchandise. And then I was walking into the bus, where everyone asked how it was and again I was like “GOOD”. Nothing more. I was really on cloud nine now and so much in shock.

When we were all waiting inside the bus to go back to the hotel, I felt really dreamy and sleepy. I also really felt the urge to call MY SISTER!! Or just someone, but I wanted to call my sister first <3 But yeah, we didn’t have our phones yet. So I talked a bit with my neighbour, which was the sweet girl from Singapore! Although she was talking more than me, but well :) I loved her energy. Then after some time the bus was going to leave. It was … ehm, around 11 PM? When the bus was driving away slowly, it came past the meeting room. And. . . YES, the curtains were open. So we had a little sneak peek inside and saw TAYLOR!!! Which made us scream of course haha. Unfortunately someone from TN decided to close the curtains then, which she did slowly though… And she was waving, haha. She looked sweet and friendly. A sweet goodbye :( <3

Back at the meeting point I was waiting outside with Britt. It felt weird to be back at that place, while having a Lover Secret Sessions tote bag with me. Like, SOMETHING VERY BIG HAPPENED TONIGHT. WE MET ONE OF THE BIGGEST POPSTARS. TAYLOR. SWIFT. TAYLOR SWIFT. WE WERE AT HER HOUSE!!! Britt was also panicking a bit, because she didn’t really know how to go back to her hostel. But luckily we fixed that together (and with a local AND Stephanie from TN!! SWEET!) and she booked a taxi, so she was safe apparently :) And then my taxi arrived at 11:30 PM. . . . . . .

I’m posting the story on August 18, which is more than two weeks later. I had some time to let it all sink in, which was quite hard. Like, it was just SO surreal. I keep using this word, but it’s just the only thing I could come up with. My feelings during this evening cannot really be described actually. I enjoyed EVERY. SINGLE. MINUTE. I wouldn’t have wanted to miss this experience!! I’m very grateful for the chance. Thank you @taylornation SO much for inviting me to @taylorswift‘s house. And thank you Taylor for letting me in your house! <3 I didn't tell you everything I wanted, since I had this whole list of things. But well... I had the time of my life with you and all the other Swifties. And that's what matters. This has been one of the happiest days of my life.

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highabovethewholescene · 5 years

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THIS is what being a Swiftie is all about:

A short story + a new pay it forward opportunity

I’d like to start this short story by introducing you to your fellow Swiftie, @swift-reputaytion13. Her name is Jen Jiang. (See her beautiful face in the picture on the left.) Jen and I met very recently on THE SWIFT LIFE group on Facebook.

If you missed my Tumblr post a few weeks ago, I was going through a ROUGH time, financially. ALL IN ONE WEEK... my cat got diagnosed with diabetes (I now have to shoot him up with insulin 2x a day), my dog split gashed her paw completely open (the vet also thought she had gastrointestinal bleeding), and my air conditioning unit went out on my house. The AC guy told me I’d not only have to replace parts... but the entire unit outside AND all of the duct work or whatever inside. He said it would be a minimum of $10,000. I would never be able to afford that... and my babies were sitting in miserable heat while at the sickest they’ve ever been.

At this point, I turned to my @taylorswift groups to cheer me up. You guys always fill me with so much positivity. I didn’t post about my issues in the FB group... but I came across Jen’s post saying she’d like to help out a Swiftie who couldn’t afford a deluxe version. I jumped at the opportunity because, at the time, Taylor had just announced the diary entries and I was heartbroken thinking I couldn’t get one. Jen quickly agreed, got my address and bought me version 4 right away.

Then... the coolest thing happened. Jen and I started chatting and becoming friends. We decided to get different deluxe versions, read them, and then mail them to each other and trade. She had version 3. Jen posted this idea in the group and a couple other Swifties joined in... we now have a “sisterhood of the traveling deluxe editions” type thing going on. It’s beautiful.

Then Jen helped me again by sending me screen shots from her Tumblr that I could use in my “Taylor Swift breaking news” video that I edited last week (picture on the right). I asked so many people on Tumblr and Facebook to send me stuff (like screenshots or videos of them singing in the car) to use in that video... and she’s the only one who helped me out.

Fast forward to today... my dog does not have gastrointestinal bleeding, she was just licking the blood from her gash. My cat still needs insulin, but he’s gotten better with the needle. So have I. And finally, my home warranty came through and fixed my AC. Meaning I didn’t have to pay for repairs. Everything is fixed now and back to normal. I am so blessed that it all worked out. And while I’m certainly not ahead on bills, I’m not behind anymore.

So now... I’d like to pay it forward. Jen bought me a deluxe edition. I’d like to do the same for one of you in Jen’s name in order to pass along the kindness that Jen showed me during a very tough week. I will buy you whichever version you’d like, and if you want... you can be a part of our “sisterhood of the traveling deluxe editions!”

Please reblog this post so I can find the dedicated Swiftie who wouldn’t be able to get a deluxe version on their own.

Thank you so much, Jen, for reminding me what being a Swiftie is all about. It’s not just about @taylorswift . It’s about all of us. We all came together because her music speaks to us, and we continue to support each other, become close friends and share our fears together. And when one of us might not get to own a copy of a TS album, we help each other out, lift each other up and share the music that brought us all together in the first place. This community is so beautiful. I will never be ashamed to call myself a Swiftie for the rest of my life. Not just because of Taylor... but for all of the friends I made along the way supporting her.

SWIFTIE FOR LIFE!!

#taylor swift #taylor nation #lover #ts7 #swifties #taylurking

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Israel has planned its latest bombing campaign around the American consumer. They waited for the Super Bowl to begin before they launched a violent attack on Rafah Refugee Camp.

So between the noise of Beyoncé’s new album, Taylor Swift cheering on her boyfriend and Usher’s performance, we are viewing the corpses of dead children.

We are truly living in dystopian times.

#please don’t ignore rafah #to my fellow swifties please please please speak out when you can #astounded by the moral apathy #taylor swift #swifties #beyonce #act II #taylorswift #usher #superbowl #super bowl #gaza #palestine #rafah

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Inspired by fellow Swifties...

I am always amazed at how clever and creative the people on here can be. So I decided to go out of my comfort zone a little bit and see if I could get any of my creative juices flowing. It is not much by any means but it was fun... I sort of took the lyrics of Dress and put a little spin on them...

These random photos,

Posted here by you.

We got no idea,

Nope, not a clue.

Diamonds, Hearts and Sparkles

And a Bike thats blue

Colored Rings and Ruffles

Oh Baby Chicks too.

All of this silence and patience

Pining and anticipation

Our hands are shaking, Oh Lord what can we do? Aghh Aghh Aghh

All of this silence and patience

pining and desperately waiting

Our hearts are racing, from all this ha ha ha ha

Post again and everything just stops.

Sis, you know you’re like our best friend.

Only go online to check this countdown off

Count it off (3,2,1)

Hit refresh to see the next post

Sequins and Cats yeah Sis we’re trippin’.

Only go online to check this countdown off

Count it off (3,2,1)

Its Impossible, but we’ve gotta try.

And if we’re wrong well at least we tried to theorize.

We know a New Era’s comin’.

You wear new merch and we’re all done.

Everyone knows that they want some.

But we don’t know nothing except

all of this silence and patience

pining and anticipation

Our hands are shaking, Oh Lord what can we do? Aghh Aghh Aghh

All of this silence and patience

pining and desperately waiting

Our hearts are racing, from all this ha ha ha ha

Post again and everything just stops.

Sis, you know you’re like our best friend.

Only go online to check this countdown off

Count it off (3,2,1)

Hit refresh to see the next post

Pastel Pantsuits for sure we’re trippin’.

Only go online to check this countdown off

Count it off (3,2,1)

Only go online to check this countdown off

Flashback to that one tease,

When you posted seven palm trees.

Even with a filter on, we still had our theories.

Flashback to the suspense,

There’s five holes in the fence.

Guess we were wrong, but it was just a theory.

And we’re awake all through the night,

With our phones right by our side.

Its our one and only, our lifeline.

Now you’re on the cover of TIME.

Won’t get much sleep tonight.

And our hearts race we can’t explain this…

Post again and everything just stops

Sis, its true you’re like our best friend.

Only go online to check this countdown off

Count it off (3,2,1)

Hit refresh to see the next post

Butterflies and more Sequins

Only go online to check this countdown off

Count it off (3,2,1)

There is in an inclination,

Oh please be true.

Only go online to check this countdown off

We know what Swifties need,

A Speak Now part 2.

Only go online to check this countdown off

Haha omg yeah like I said nothing crazy. But I’m gonna post this anyway. Because that’s crazy. Because I’ve never posted anything like this anywhere before. But its a New Era. Don’t blame me... if I don’t then I'm not doing Tumblr right.

@taylorswift

@taylornation

#Swifties #taylurking #taylornation #TS7 #ts7iscoming #taylor swift #taylurk #dont blame me #crazy #speak now

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11 YEARS WITH YOU TAYLOR!

Prepare yourself, because this is going to be a BIG one. I only realised this community existed a few months ago and I am SO excited to share my story. Starting in 2006! I was lucky as a kid because my parents owned a business holiday home in Orlando Florida (I lived in the UK) and we got to go to Florida often. One year (2006) I was there watching American TV and that’s when I first saw you Taylor.. I was in awe, you sang too, you wrote songs too, you were young like me.. I was inspired, if she can do that, I can too right? SO I got the confidence to start a singing Youtube channel and grew so much as a person. When I got back to the UK I played your songs to everyone.. but they teased me.. they hadn’t heard of you yet so I had Taylor parties by myself. I was 14 and deemed too young for your ‘Fearless’ tour, we also couldn’t afford it or to go to London to watch it. Fast forward many many years and I moved (emigrated) to Australia at 18 by myself (while my family followed). You were coming to Brisbane for your ‘Speak Now’ tour and I was finally earning my own money during my time at University, I could go! Not only that, but I had saved enough money for Pitt tickets and MAN was I going to spend that money to see my idol!! I had waited years for that moment.. best.click.ever (when buying those tickets).

I cringe at the above picture! I was 19 at this point.. what was up with my hair? haha. I literally had the best night of my life, I was FINALLY.. my goodness FINALLY seeing my idol.. did I forgot to mention I learnt/taught myself to play the guitar because of you? I somehow also managed to worm my way to the front of the pitt by the end of the show.. (Um how? Mob mentality) and this is how close I got for ‘Long Live’ your last song.

I didn’t know ‘tea party’ existed.. but I danced like a mad lady like anyone should and (I’ll be saying this a lot) had the best night of my life.

Red Era

This is where it goes down hill.. for me. Once again I saved SO hard for your next tour, knowing that now I was an adult and could get to your shows, I would do anything in my power to be able to afford tickets. I saved 300+ for pitt tickets once again for ‘Red’ and after a lot of tears and stress online, I managed to bag 3 for me, my brother and a friend. That was the night I got a fear of being in ‘the pitt’ of a show and cried at one of your tours... This below is a Facebook post I posted the day after.

Oh my goodness, I seem so calm about it here (yes the security pushed and shoved which obviously you would never approve of), but I was devastated. I’m not sure if you remember Taylor (or if anyone was also in that pitt, please contact me!!) but the left pitt side at the Brisbane ‘Red’ show was evacuated after just your FIRST song.. I was hours early, picked out my dream spot (as you can see) by the stage and then all of a sudden I remember security shouting and pushing. We had to duck and leave the pitt as it was a danger to us and had ‘collapsed’ after the opening act ‘Neon Trees’. We got put to the side and weren’t even found new seats, we just had to stand there.. safe to say, I cried the whole show, at that point I was a 21 year old crying big adult tears and some people might say that’s dramatic, but I know you would understand. I saw your beautiful mum, but I have never been someone to run up to someone and beg for anything.. so instead I watched her so so kindly and beautifully take another girl who was crying from our pitt back to club red to meet you. Some people say I was silly to not have approached Mummy Swift, but I know in my heart that girl deserved it as well and maybe even more than me? Who am I to judge? If there’s one (out of thousands) of things you’ve taught me, it’s to empower and support others.. so I did. I was truly devastated that I had lost my perfect pitt place, my perfect concert after months of saving and years of dreaming, but I still got to see you perform from the sides, even through my tears and over the tops of securities heads. For the next tour I realised I was too scared to get pitt tickets (and haven’t since).. but..

1989

Literally the BEST night ever. I didn’t get pitt tickets of course, but I realised at 23 that just being in the same stadium as my idol was truly enough. I had grown and matured and I honestly feel like I had grown with you!! And it was just the most wonderful night. Here is me and my best friend (yes the girl from the first tour and who I converted into a Swiftie) at 1989. We danced the night away, I sung (probably annoyingly at the top of my lungs) and I watched the Taylor I watched at 14 years old on Tv as a young woman absolutely killing it and living her ultimate dream. I was beyond proud!

Taylor.. (Taylor Nation) and fellow Swifties big and small. I am now a teacher, in my 11th year of being Taylor Swift’s biggest fan (Okay one of them). In my 11th year this is what I am doing: I teach 5th Grade, I live in QLD Australia, I am 25, I own my own house, I still sing and play guitar and I still LOVE the gorgeous and empowering woman/girl that Taylor is, and will always be. I am no longer that shy, insecure 14 year old girl. On a teacher’s wage I cannot afford to fly to lots of concerts like some.. but I’ll be at one: Brisbane in November.. at The Gabba.. in section A10 - Row H 8-10 (8 is my lucky number yay).

If you’ve made it this far and read my story.. I could have written a thesis paper on my Taylor Swift story.. and gotten a second degree.. but this is a small chunk of it and I will share more within the next 6 months.

Taylor.. my Tumblr page is called what-taylorswift-taughtme and I simply cannot put into words how much you have taught me and honestly continue to do. Most of all, Taylor taught me to find my own way in life, be independent, love fearlessly and empower those around you! Until we meet one day Taylor.. keep being you and also (from one 20 something year old to another.. how do you stop your knees from hurting?) haha.. my year 5 students will die of embarrassment.

Maddie xx

#taylor swift #taylorswift #taylornation #taylor swift 1989 #red tour #tay lurking #whattaylorswifttaughtme #what-taylorswift-taughtme #reputation #ReputationEra #reputationtour #reproom #rep #brisbaneswifties #speaknowbrisbane #qldswifties #aussieswifties #my first Taylor tour #mytaylorswiftstory

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Taylor Swift says fans figured out the name of her album. Here are their best theories.

Swifties are known for their CIA-level code-cracking skills. It may have just paid off.

In a new interview with Zach Sang and Dan Zolot of the Zach Sang Show, Taylor Swift takes 10 whole minutes to talk about her latest era in music. With the release of her seventh studio album imminent, Swifties have kicked into high gear with theories, much to Swift's delight.

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SEE ALSO: Taylor Swift's video for her new song 'ME!' is one very, very colourful duet

"I like to plan things out, I like to plan little fun clues for people," Swift tells Sang over the phone. The songstress goes on to describe her process for releasing lead singles. "A lot of the time I'll pick a first single because I like the feeling that it conveys, knowing that there's a lot more on the album that's very different from that first single— which is something that I think the fans have picked up on at this point."

Finally, Zolot asks the question: "Has anyone found the name of the album title yet in the music video?"

"Yeah, definitely! There are a few people who have gotten it," Swift says, giggling. "I'm not gonna tell you who!"

Zolot's question is based on the fact that Swift herself tweeted her "Me!" music video with a caption confessing that the album title is indeed hidden somewhere in it.

So... the new album title is actually revealed somewhere in the video AND so is the title of the second single, but I haven’t seen people finding them yet... 🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♀️ #MEmusicvideohttps://t.co/cdxQ6dFiar

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) April 26, 2019

The record-breaking video has been viewed over 100 million times, so it's not too surprising that someone guessed the album title correctly. "The fans have been so clever and so eagle-eyed— it made me want to put more clues in the video," Swift says.

Which leads us to the theories, one of which may actually be correct. And if they aren't correct, they're pretty darn convincing. Especially since Swift has been teasing everyone with pastel pictures featuring flowers, butterflies, and rainbows all bathed in pinky hues on her post-Reputation Instagram feed.

1. "Daisy"

This theory, like many in the Swift universe, is from Tumblr. Essentially, there are a lot of daisy-related clues that could point to it being a potential album title.

First, Tumblr user tinmanclin points out that there is the stack of books from her "Me!" video. Out of the three, only one is distinguishable: Cartier's in the 20th Century.

In the description for that book, a list of "arbiters of taste" is topped with the name "Daisy Fellowes."

If you look up Daisy Fellowes, you'll find that she died on Dec. 13, 1962 in Paris. Depending on how much of Swiftie you are, you'll know that Swift's birthday is Dec. 13.

Moreover, the "Me!" video even has a couple of blatant daisy cameos. At one point, Brendon Urie, who duets with Swift on the track, offers her a bouquet of them while wearing a suit that is covered in, you guessed it, daisies.

Blatant daisy imagery!

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Swift even sports a dress with alleged fabric daisies stuck on to it. Can we get a florist on the phone to identify, please?

The floral name recalls a a lyric from Reputation's "Don't Blame Me:" "I once was poison ivy but now I'm your daisy."

Of course, this theory wouldn't be complete without a couple of The Great Gatsby references drizzled in. In Swift's essay for Elle UK, she writes, "It’s something F. Scott Fitzgerald did so well." And in a lyric from Reputation's "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" Swift sings, "feeling so Gatsby for that whole year."

And who is the main character of The Great Gatsby? Daisy!

Swift's recent butterfly wing mural in Nashville also features daisies.

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So... @kelseymontagueart helped me pull off the best surprise clue reveal today in Nashville!! Thank you to everyone who showed up, I’ve never been more proud of your FBI level detective skills. Next clue: I’ll be joining the magnificent @robinrobertsgma for a chat tonight on ABC live from Nashville 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

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Last but not least, Swift's newly stocked online merch store includes a tote. Do I even need to tell you what's printed on said tote?

This daisy bag is proof, people!

Image: www.store.taylorswift.com

2. "Home"

Perhaps one of the strongest theories of the bunch is "Home."

Apparently, there are a lot of similarities between the "Me!" video and The Wizard of Oz. It sounds odd, but it checks out. Here's a video that explains the correlations:

Plus, a lot of Swift's recent activity focuses on the idea of "Home."

The Wizard Of Oz THEORY 🌈🏡💗 🚨ASKDJSKAK it’s happening!! “THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME” ... ‘Somewhere over the rainbow’!#taylorswiftapril26 #taylorswift #TS7 #TS7iscoming #thewizardofoztheory pic.twitter.com/4s8KpfZr1T

— #MEoutNOW (@swiftiealyce) April 22, 2019

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All the reasons why I believe "Home" might be the album title💜🌸 - I'm also open to it being titled Kaleidoscope but it feels a bit long to me #Taylorswift #TS7 -> corner not former lol anyways (@taysforgetmenots posted a comprehensive theory about this so check it out!)

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Additionally, Tumblr user Taylors-rainbow points out that the connection between the portrait of the Dixie Chicks in the "Me!" video and something Swift wrote in her Elle UK essay: "To this day, when I hear 'Cowboy Take Me Away' by the Dixie Chicks, I instantly recall the feeling of being twelve years old, sitting in a little wood paneled room in my family home in Pennsylvania."

So that's why the Dixie Chicks are randomly on a painted in the "Me!" video.

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It all just makes sense.

3. "Forever"

Tumblr user Youareinlovex went deep with this one and we're glad they did because it's a thinker for sure.

To begin, Swift's Reputation tour movie on Netflix contains an odd tidbit in the credits:

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You'll notice that it says "sequel to '...More.'" What it's a sequel to, nobody knows. However, in Reputation's very last song, "New Year's Day," Swift sings "you and me forevermore."

Next, there's Swift's recent segment on ABC that aired during the NFL draft in which she revisits one of her favorite places: The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. After talking a little bit about it, she finishes by saying, "I hope it stays this way forever." And then gives the camera a smirk, after which the video ends.

There's also the palm trees, one of the first images of Swift's that sparked these very investigations. Since she posted a photo of seven palm trees to Instagram back in February, fans have speculated that the tree is somehow a part of her new music. Most recently, they can be seen in her "Me!" video. Apparently, the tree represents eternal life. And eternal life means forever.

Lastly, the "Me!" video features a scene in which Urie flicks open a heart on his lapel, and viewers are transported through winding hearts to a stage set. On 1989, Swift's fifth album, the song "Welcome to New York" features the lyric, "Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats under coats." So, Urie literally opening a heart that leads to a whirling transition screen feels like those lyrics come to life. Also from "Welcome to New York" is the lyric, "It's a new soundtrack I could dance to this beat, beat forevermore."

It does indeed look like a kaleidoscope...

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Which brings us to the next theory:

4. "Kaleidoscope"

This is the only theory Swift has actually acknowledged, albeit sparingly. In an interview with Australian radio show Smallzy's Surgery, Swift was asked by the host if "Kaleidoscope" was the title of the album.

“I’m not gonna comment because I really do respect those theories so much, but I’m going to tell them all the information when I tell them [the fans]!” Swift said with a knowing laugh.

Given the multiple meanings for the word "kaleidoscope," it's certainly a possibility.

I will tweet this again!!! A group of butterflies is called a KALEIDOSCOPE #ts7theories #ts7 @taylorswift13 @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/QYe1CgdXxH

— Mollie... but with an IE! 🦋ME! Out NOW🦋 (@swiftarmy1989) April 29, 2019

"Ever-changing" is very on brand for Miss Swift.

at this point, i am convinced that @taylorswift13's next album is kaleidoscope pic.twitter.com/HPzhG5895r

— STREAM BET BET (@_cyrilalvin) April 30, 2019

Also, multiple visuals in the "Me!" video are similar in nature to a kaleidoscope's.

One of the theories about the title of TS7 is kaleidoscope and that is absolute genius!! 1. There are obvious kaleidoscopes in the #MEmusicvideo. 2. Swarm of butterflies = kaleidoscope 3. Kaleidoscope can be used as a metaphor for change!! @taylorswift13 @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/rdemke0Nwg

— Laila 🦋 (@LailaHannoun) April 30, 2019

One Swiftie even inverted a still from the "Me!" music video and it appears that the word is "Kaleidoscope" written on its skin.

UMM HAVE @myheartofmusic AND I CRACKED THE CODE???? DOES IT SAY KALEIDOSCOPE ALL JUMBLED UP ON THE SNAKE???! OR AM I A CRACKHEAD WHOS LOST HER LAST TWO BRAIN CELLS??? @taylorswift @taylornation #MEOUTNOW #TS7theories pic.twitter.com/vVPvUNLqBY

— nat | (@ontheroadt0ruin) April 27, 2019

5. "Heart"

While Heart is super simple, it is a shape we keep seeing in Swift's recent imagery. It's a doubtful and somewhat boring possibility but definitely not off the table.

Or is it much more easier and simpler and the #TS7 is called HEARTS and that’s why they speak French?! Because French is like a language of LOVE?!?! AND THE PARIS IS A CITY OF LOVE?!? IS IT LOVE?!?!?!?!?!? AND THE 70s WAS THE ERA OF FREE LOVE?!?!? WHAT WAIT @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/SgL7sG7YYh

— 4.26 (@snake_lungs13) April 28, 2019

6. "Rainbow" (or "Spectrum" or something to do with colors)

This theory hinges on all of the literal rainbows featured in the "Me!" video. If Swift is trying to be obvious (though I don't think that word is in her vocabulary), this would make a lot of sense.

Elaboration on my rainbow theory 🌈❤🌈❤🌈❤ @taylornation13 @taylorswift13 #MEmusicvideo pic.twitter.com/lDiHgDcgHr

— Christy of House Tyrell 🏵 (@pdlinbooks) April 27, 2019

Also, the word "rainbow" has seven letters and this will be Swift's seventh album. Additionally, most rainbows consist of seven colors. Hmmm.

Sooo why the album could be called RAINBOW is because the rainbow has 7 colors and as we all know “TS7” also she’s hinting at it with “like a rainbow with all of the colors” and all of the rainbows in the MV @taylorswift correct me if I’m wrong @taylornation #streamME #ts7 #ME pic.twitter.com/tIkjvATiQb

— dutchswiftie (@dutchswiftie2) April 28, 2019

7. Something in French

A Taylor Swift album with a French title might seem unlikely, but the opening scene in the "Me!" music video could be a huge clue. In it, Swift and Urie go back and forth, arguing with each other in French. And knowing Swift, it's bound to have some sort of importance that isn't clear just yet.

what if the speaking French and Cartier pointing to the title of #TS7 being a French word ? Amour for love ...or Coeur for heart ...or archive en ceil for rainbow? @taylornation13 @taylorswift13 #MEMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/65IV7eD8KK

— Taylor Swift Ireland 🦋🌴 ME! (@TaylorSwiftEire) April 29, 2019

So... the word Iridescent in french is irisè ! If you break up the word, its ~I RISE~... Maybe she is hinting by the way she jumps over steam, and is lifted in the 'spelling scene' @taylorswift13 @taylornation #ts7 #Frenchconnection #MEMusicVideo #irisè

— JanusMaximus -Jane (@j_lovelock) April 30, 2019

Phew. So, we potentially know the name of the album. When it drops, though, is another case. If their track record of crunching numbers is any indication, we're sure the Swifties will crack it in no time. Until then, we'll all be here, twiddling our thumbs to the tune of "Me!"

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