#Anna Durand

[clarounette]

REVIEW: Natural passion by Anna Durand

Click the image to buy on Amazon Summary He’s sexy, flirty, down-and-dirty trouble.I entertain naked people for a living. No, not THAT kind of entertainment. I own a nudist resort. I’m not a nudist, but Val Silva is. And he’s a human supernova sleeping in the room next door.The man is tall, gorgeous, tattooed, and a shameless exhibitionist. As the Brazilian bad boy of the international football…

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#Anna Durand #audiobook #Ava Lucas #contemporary romance #Jason Clarke #romcom

[kurayamineko]

#mou ippon! #inui rinka #natsume shino #sonoda michi #hiura towa #durand emma #odagiri hana #takigawa sanae #nagumo anna

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Spring Awakening Broadway: Where Are They Now? (Part 2)

It's been 18 years since Spring Awakening opened on Broadway. In part 1 I looked up what the original cast members are doing today, and here in part 2 I'll be looking at all of the actors who joined the cast after the show opened.

Kyle Riabko Melchior

Went straight from the Broadway production to the first national tour. Later starred in Hair on Broadway and Close To You: Bacharach Reimagined (pictured) in the West End. He is currently composing music for children's television through a production company called Can-Land Music that he founded with his wife.

Hunter Parrish Melchior

Appeared on Broadway again in Godspell but has otherwise largely stuck to TV roles, most recently in The Other Black Girl (pictured.)

Alexandra Socha Wendla, Ensemble (u/s Wendla, Anna, Martha, Thea)

Returned to Broadway in Brighton Beach Memoirs and Head Over Heels. Is currently starring in the Broadway production of Wicked (pictured.)

Blake Bashoff Moritz

Went straight from Broadway to the first national tour. After that, he moved away from acting and now lives on a farm.

Emma Hunton Ilse

Was in Next to Normal on Broadway and the national tour, as well as the national tour of Wicked. She is currently on TV in Good Trouble (pictured.)

Drew Tyler Bell Hanschen

Continued in his longtime role on The Bold and the Beautiful (pictured) until 2010. Since then, he doesn't appear to be acting and it's not clear what he's been doing since.

Matt Doyle Hanschen, Ensemble (u/s Melchior, Hanschen, Ernst, Otto, Georg)

Later briefly played Melchior in the first national tour. Has returned to Broadway several times in shows like War Horse and The Book of Mormon, and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a musical for his performance in Company in 2022 (pictured.) He has also released solo albums. He most recently starred in Sinatra: The Musical.

Blake Daniel Ernst

Has had a few acting roles since, most recently in the movie Dicks: The Musical.

Andrew Durand Georg (u/s Moritz)

Has appeared in several other Broadway shows including Head Over Heels and Shucked (pictured.) He is currently in Dead Outlaw off-Broadway.

Gabriel Violett Otto

Appeared as a contestant on The Voice in 2016 (pictured.)

Amanda Castanos Martha

Had a handful of appearances at theater festivals and on TV shows like Blue Bloods (pictured), but doesn't seem to be doing any acting in recent years.

Caitlin Kinnunen Thea

Returned to Broadway in The Bridges of Madison County and was nominated for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her role in The Prom (pictured) in 2014. She recently appeared in The Magnificent Seven off-Broadway.

Emily Kinney Anna (u/s Wendla)

Appeared on stage again in the national tour of August: Osage County but since then has been doing a lot of TV, most notably on The Walking Dead (pictured.) She has also released several albums as a singer-songwriter.

Kate Burton Adult Women

She continues to have an extensive film and television career, with notable roles on shows like Grey's Anatomy and Scandal (pictured), for which she was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. She returned to Broadway in 2017 in the play Present Laughter.

Kristine Nielsen Adult Women

Has since been nominated for the Best Lead Actress in a Play Tony in 2013 for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike and Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2019 for Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus. She most recently appeared in the TV show The Gilded Age (pictured.)

Ken Marks Adult Men

Has appeared again on Broadway in shows like Spider-man: Turn off the Dark and most recently in Take Me Out (pictured.) He is currently in Dead Outlaw off-Broadway.

Glenn Fleshler Adult Men

Has returned to Broadway in shows like Guys and Dolls and Death of a Salesman. He also has extensive credits in movies like Joker and TV shows like Billions (pictured.)

Tony Carlin (u/s Adult Men)

Returned to Broadway over a dozen times since, as well as off-Broadway in shows like The Trial of an American President (pictured.) He most recently appeared in Days of Wine and Roses.

Eryn Murman Anna, Ensemble (u/s Wendla, Ilse, Anna, Martha, Thea)

Has done some regional theater, including playing Wendla in San Jose Rep's production of Spring Awakening (pictured) before later marrying the actor playing Melchior, with whom she started the band 5j Barrow. She now also works as a massage therapist.

Jenna Ushkowitz Ensemble (u/s Anna, Martha, Thea)

Notably appeared on the TV show Glee. She returned to Broadway in Waitress (pictured) and has won two Tony Awards as a producer.

Alice Lee Ensemble (u/s Wendla, Ilse, Anna, Thea)

Notably appeared in the off-Broadway production of Heathers (pictured.) Competed in the reality singing competition Rising Star. She has had TV roles on shows like Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and most recently did voice acting for My Adventures with Superman.

Jesse Swenson Ensemble (u/s Melchior, Hanschen, Otto, Georg)

Returned to Broadway in The Addams Family. He has now moved way from acting to become a writer and filmmaker.

Matt Shingledecker Ensemble (u/s Melchior, Hanschen, Ernst, Otto, Georg)

Went straight to the first national tour as Georg. Since then, he's appeared on Broadway again in West Side Story and on the national tours of shows like Wicked and Les Miserables (pictured.) He is currently performing in the musical The Wedding Banquet in Taiwain.

Morgan Karr Ensemble (u/s Moritz, Hanschen, Ernst, Otto, Georg)

Now a successful indie pop musician performing under the name Morgxn.

Zach Reiner-Harris Ensemble (u/s Moritz, Hanschen, Ernst, Otto, Georg)

Seems to have moved away from acting but still makes appearances as a musician.

#spring awakening

[tunaafishyy]

Reasons why you should read Durandal's Visual Novel for Hoyoverse Lore even if you don't play Honkai

Disclaimer: this is not an in-depth summary of the story.

Rather, this post will go through a single conversation to show people the depth of lore hidden in Durandel's VN… and maybe convince you to consider reading it if you want to expand ideas for Hoyo lore.

Since I'm not going to be covering the story here, there will be events and things referenced that I won't be giving anything but a brief explanation of, but even without knowing all the details... I think the lore will speak for itself

I guess the most important thing to know before reading is that two people (Valkyries) from the Honkai Impact 3rd world - Durandal (Bianka) and Rita - have used a device called a Genius to travel to a new world… universe… thing ... which we will simply refer to as a world for the context of this post...

Onward!

***

First, it mentions how there are different versions of people across different worlds. Not super mind blowing if you’re familiar with hoyo lore… but good to cover the basics of the hoyo multi-verse lore.

Bianka: Uh… can I ask a question now? Darwin: Go ahead. What’s the matter? Bianka: Just now… you said your last name was Darwin, right? It wouldn’t be the one from “Origin of the Species”… Darwin: Oh, you mean my dad? Indeed, before I left that world he was planning on writing such a book. Darwin: I’m happy to learn that his book changed people’s worldview for the following century. Bianka: Oh… you’re his “daughter”? Bianka: But in that case, wouldn’t the “Origin of the Species” you read be the work from a different world’s Professor Charles? Darwin: Nope. As far as I’m aware, from all known worlds, there is only one Darwin who published “Origin of the Species”, married and had children, who is my father.

***

Then we revisit an earlier event in the story where the High Priestess is converted into data in the Sea of Quanta (and its not a good experience for her I can tell you that...). This part of the story (the Zarathustra portion) is so incredibly lore heavy... and the fact Zarathustra connects to Genshin, Honkai, and Star Rail....

Anyways, what should be focused on here (aside from the Sea of Quanta data portion) is the acknowledgement of Different Universes

Bianka: Huh? Bianka: Then just like the “High Priestess” of the Yucatan, you spent so long in the form of data in the Sea of Quanta that it resulted in an apparent time leap? Darwin: …It’s essentially different. Bianka: But… in your case we can’t use “Different Universes have different starting points and different flows of time” as an excuse! Darwin: Because that’s not the case. And I’m not immortal like the “snake” you met.

***

But then things get REALLY SUPER INTERESTING because now we're talking about people who are copies of others.... (Theory of Forms intensifies), but also... it covers the results of death and how these copies are a result of the world's structure

(The term Star Whisperer is also an important concept but that is also out of scope for this junk post)

(Edit from original post: the Ether Anchor is kind of like the core/backbone of the world…)

Darwin: The reason why there is a time contradiction in what I said is-- Darwin: I’m a Star Whisperer born from the death of someone. A mere copy. Bianka: “Born from death”? “Copy”? What are you talking about? Darwin: The real “Anna Charles Darwin” died of illness at the age of 10. Darwin: The one standing in front of you is just an afterimage inherited from the Sea of Quanta. Bianka: ……？！ Darwin: Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying I’m a ghost or a spirit. This is just the result of applying the Ether Anchor’s ability of “copying the world” on “people”.

***

Theeeeeennn we start talking energy shenanigans.... Selene designed to put Honkai Energy under control to use it for creating new Negentropy....

(I'm going to stop highlighting things at this point I trust if you've read this far that you want to find the goodies and I don't need to convince you further)

Darwin: Be it the achievements of civilization or intelligent life, they are ultimately an amount of “Negentropy”. You can use the “Ether Anchor” as a “medium” to “balance” the "Negentropy". Schrodinger: …And Negentropy and Imaginary Energy - That is, Honkai Energy - are associated with each other. Schrodinger: In theory, we could indeed do the opposite: Use Honkai Energy under control to create new Negentropy. Schrodinger: -That is the basic principle behind the “Selene”. Darwin: Haha, as expected of Dr. Schrodinger, who proposed the theory behind Negentropy - You already seem to understand what I’m talking about. Bianka: Well, what are you talking about? Schrodinger: ……

***

Our next topic is energy manipulation to copy things out of thing air.... (*looks at teapot and puts adepti energy into super sus category*)

Additionally, the Ether Anchor (the "backbone" of the world they're in) is "salvaging info from the sea of quanta"... hm...

Schrodinger: Valkyries, do you know the power of the “First Herrscher”? Bianka: You mean the “Sovereign” of Anti-Entropy? He can copy all kinds of mechanical devices, Sacred Relics and even Divine Keys out of thin air, right? Schrodinger: A good summary, but if we’re being technical… he doesn’t make those copies out of “thin air”. Schrodinger: On the contrary: By manipulating the Honkai Energy stored in his body he creates reason, making constructs out of something similar to “Negentropy”. Schrodinger: Generally speaking, Honkai Energy is almost impossible to control - but he is a herrscher, a superpower beyond human comprehension. Schrodinger: Miss Darwin… Your “Ether Anchor” has a similar power, but you can’t manipulate it as you wish, correct? Darwin: Hmm… To be more precise, the “Ether Anchor Point” can’t be controlled at all. Darwin: It, by itself, is “salvaging” information that can be restored from the Sea of Quanta - An ocean of data.

***

This next portion is covering why the two characters from the Honkai world are able to appear in this world as themselves instead of as copies

Darwin: Those two Valkyries there must have gone through the experience of being informatized and later rematerialized. Darwin: - That is a specially targeted “salvage”. Darwin: This type of “salvage” is always happening in the “present continuous”, therefore their souls and consciousness also remain the same - Even if they show up on the other side of the world, they are still themselves. Darwin: But the information of “Anna Charles Darwin” is already “past perfect”, the Ether Anchor just happened to read this vanishing data from the Sea of Quanta and restore it. Darwin: …That’s why I can be sure I’m just a copy of a historical figure. Darwin: Perhaps there is a more complex mechanism out there that can truly revive the dead - But this world’s “Anchor” can not.

Anyways... that's all for now!

Read the VN!! (it’s available in CN and EN… not sure about other languages)

There's collective consciousness, Alice, Zarathustra, snake-y things, people turning into dragons... and much more!

*swims away*

#genshin lore notes #honkai lore #honkai lore notes #honkai 3rd #hi3 lore #hi3rd #hi3 #hoyoverse

[watchinghallmark]

A Paris Proposal - February 11th on Hallmark Channel

Anna and Sebastian travel to his hometown of Paris to land the ad account of famed Durand Diamonds and end up in a tricky situation when the client mistakes them for a happy couple. Starring Alexa PenaVega and Nicholas Bishop.

#a paris proposal #alexa penavega #nicholas bishop #hallmarkedit

[lilborealis]

(Literally no one asked, but I wanted to show off one of my babies! She’s the main character for my fic Cœur D’acier)

Name:Georgette Anna Chevrolet  

Date of Birth:November 20th, 1767

Birthplace:France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Rhône (formerly known as Rhône-Et-Loire), City of Lyon

Appearance:standing at 5’8, she has a pale complexion with brown eyes and slightly noticeable dark circles, straight black hair that goes past her shoulders. Her build is lean, like a ballet dancer. Has a burn scar on her left shoulder and another long horizontal scar on the right side of her torso.

Immediate Family-

Step-Father:Gerard St.John

Real Father:unknown

Mother:Estelle St.John (née Durand, formerly Chevrolet before her divorce)

Siblings:Philip Chevrolet(older), Adam St.John(younger, half-brother)

Likes

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-her brother Philip

-drawing, painting, anything to keep her hands busy

-reading, loves to collect antique books

-dabbles in science, mainly readings

-being by herself

-the night, very much a nightowl

-a big cat person

Dislikes

————————

-her half-brother, mom and step-father

-being in loud places for too long

-a certain blonde sharpshooter and his equally stupid brunette friend

-her childhood home

-waking up early

-Pierre Bellec

-Philip being overprotective

Personality-

-often cold, quiet and somewhat mean at first appearances, Georgette is very intelligent and often wants to get the job done with no distractions. She prefers to work by herself as she doesn’t want anyone to “slow her down” if they can’t keep up. This is due to Georgette’s insane perfectionism as she believes anyone else can’t meet what she considers a “job completed” is someone who gets in her way

-People who know her well enough though, say she’s very caring towards them. She is concerned for those she cares for, and loves spending time with those people. How you know she likes you if she lets you exist in the same space as her

-somewhat closed off, she doesn’t like to talk about her childhood, especially her mother. She doesn’t really like to talk about herself either

-She considers herself to be very independent, preferring to take solo missions. This often puts her in arguments with Philip as he is protective over her, due to how she was mainly targeted by their mother as a child. She loves her older brother but sometimes finds him suffocating

-she does have trust issues, which is why she seems so cold and distant at first

Backstory-

(TW:mentions of child abuse, neglect and harassment)

-born on November 20th, 1767 in the St.John manor, Georgette was born with the last name St.John until she ran from home and took her real father’s last name of Chevrolet

-Georgette only really had Philip and some of the servants that were nice to her growing up. Estelle and Gerard often neglected the Georgette and her brother, opting to pay more attention to Adam. Georgette was unaware at the time, that it was because she and Philip were deemed as “illegitimate”

-The only time Estelle interacted with her daughter was to “train” her into a “perfect wife” ever since she was a child. Young Georgette often blamed herself for when she couldn’t meet her mother’s impossible standards. Estelle would often abuse her mentally and physically if she didn’t, only claiming to love her if she followed her orders

-this gave Georgette her perfectionism :(

-her relationship with her step-father wasn’t that much better either. He never hit her but often neglected her as a child as she didn’t know that he wasn’t her father until much later in her life

-she was a very shy child and had few friends her age due to her mother isolating her. The only friend she briefly had was a maid’s son named Paul Lacroix. She and Paul would often have to keep their friendship secret and often played in a secret room in the attic. Paul promised to keep his mouth shut as Estelle didn’t want her children associating with “the lower class” and Georgette would be punished. Unfortunately, Estelle stumbled upon them and tricked Georgette into thinking Paul blabbed, turning her against her only friend. She wouldn’t see Paul again until they were adults

-at sixteen years old, Georgette and Philip were at a party hosted by their mother. She announced that her eldest two children were getting married to their fiancés after “long and wonderful courtships!”. This was the first time Georgette met her fiancé, Henri DuPont, the heir to a wine fortune. He was much older and very controlling. Once Philip and Georgette learned they were to be secretly married to their fiancé’s immediately right after the party, a move by Estelle so they couldn’t plan an escape, they managed to escape during the party. Estelle didn’t realize they had escaped until the end of the party

-Philip and Georgette ran away to Paris. Georgette found work as a washerwoman and a seamstress. Philip was hired in construction due to his strength. They lived in the attic of a boarding house with several other people. Georgette came back from work one day to find Bellec rummaging through one of her roommate’s things. She mistook Bellec for a mercenary sent by her mother to hunt down she and Philip. She put up a fight, but Bellec quickly got the upper hand. Philip soon arrived and almost beat Bellec to a pulp, but the assassin escaped

-Georgette’s first brush with the unfairness of the law came when a soldier tried to hit on her. She rejected his advances and when he got too handsy, Georgette slapped him and managed to fight him off, humiliating him. The next day she was almost arrested for trumped up charges of prostitution and theft, brought upon by the emasculated soldier. Philip was there with her and tried to fight the soldier, but was shot in the process. The two were then saved by three assassins. Siblings Rosalind and Alexander Fournier, and Pierre Bellec

-the creed moved Georgette and her brother, as both felt they were never given a choice due to their controlling mother. So they felt inspired to join the brotherhood. They took the last name of Chevrolet, having learned that their real father had that surname and was a butcher from their step-father. So as one last act of defiance against their mother, Georgette and Philip took the last name of Chevrolet

-Georgette was mainly trained by Rosalind Fournier and partially Sophie Trenet. She grew particularly close to Sophie Trenet, finding her an admirable character. Georgette raised through the ranks quickly and was eventually forced to train an assassin that came from Giverny, Lionel Poussin. Georgette found Lionel irritating, as he had a reputation as a flirt, who can use his “silver tongue” to get whatever he wants. She considered him a slacker-type and annoying, as he kept on flirting with her during their first mission

-Georgette and Lionel’s first mission was to destroy a fraudulent apothecary in The Court Of Miracles, and kill the man who ran it, Laurent Moreau. Lionel recklessly killed Laurent in broad daylight before Georgette could get into the apothecary, drawing unnecessary attention. She was ambushed in the middle of trying to burn down the place of business and injured during the fight. Lionel managed to save her but she passed out soon after, due to a concussion and exposure to unknown chemicals. It was this fiasco that soured Georgette’s opinion of Lionel even more, despite how charming he was to everyone else

-Then when the Revolution broke out, she was forced to keep watch over a new novice, Arno Dorian. She found Arno arrogant but a lot more capable than Lionel, yet she wouldn’t admit that Lionel had charmed his way into her heart as well

———Playlist———

Blue Hair-TV Girl

Swan Lake, Op. 20 Suite: 1.-Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Oblivion-Grimes

Bellyache-Billie Eilish

Last Words Of A Shooting Star-Mitski

Rainbow-Kesha

Seventeen-Ladytron

Washing Machine Heart-Mitski

Aesthetic——

A library filled with old books; dancing when no one is watching; broken mirrors; frost on a windowsill; moonlight peaking through the curtains; old, worn ballet shoes; dirty paint brushes sitting in a jar; pieces of charcoal sitting on a half-finished sketch; a stash of love letters; bruised knuckles; long black hair tied with a dark blue silk ribbon; a silver tabby sitting on a windowsill; hands with callouses on them; a long, white nightgown; heeled boots covered with dirt and grime; a vase of fresh roses sitting on a desk; the moon tarot card; silver coins and jewelry

#assassin's creed #assassins creed oc #assassins creed unity #assassins creed unity oc:Georgette Chevrolet #moodboard #aesthetic #oc aesthetic #Arno Dorian #elise de la serre #original character #oc #my oc #asscreed #assassin #french revolution #ac unity

[the-book-queen]

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[hallmark-movie-fanatics]

ALEXA PENAVEGA AND NICHOLAS BISHOP STAR IN ‘A PARIS PROPOSAL, A NEW, ORIGINAL MOVIE PREMIERING FEBRUARY 11, ON HALLMARK CHANNEL

Part of the Network’s Annual “Loveuary”® Programing Event 

Shot Partially on Location in the City of Light

STUDIO CITY, CA – January 23, 2023 – Alexa PenaVega (“Love in the Limelight,” XXX) and Nicholas Bishop (“Industry”) star in “A Paris Proposal,” a new, original movie premiering Saturday, February 11 (8 p.m. ET/PT) on Hallmark Channel as part of the network’s annual “Loveuary”® programming event. The movie shot partially on location in Paris and features iconic locations.

Anna (PenaVega) is an account manager for a New York City advertising agency who has the opportunity to land the biggest client of her career – Durand Diamonds. Much to her chagrin, her boss dispatches her and her colleague Sebastian (Bishop) to the City of Light to make the pitch and seal the deal. Anna’s by-the-books work style clashes with Sebastian’s looser approach and over-the-top ideas that dazzle the client but exceed budget realities that land them in hot water. Not only that, but Paris holds painful memories for her since that’s where she and her now ex-husband honeymooned at the start of their brief, one-year marriage. When they arrive in Paris to meet with the client, a misunderstanding leads the Durands to believe Anna and Sebastian are married, making them excited about the prospect of having real-life couple in charge of the creative vision for their brand. As they work on their campaign pitch and try to keep up appearances of being a happy couple – which becomes more complicated when Sebastian’s family becomes involved – they begin to learn about each other and the most romantic city in the world just might be working its magic. But when the truth about their relationship, or lack thereof, comes to light will this mean the end of their professional partnership as well as their budding romance?

“A Paris Proposal” is from Hallmark Media. Cameron Johann is executive producer. Producers are Jeffery Beach, Phillip Roth and Kristina Kambitova. Sufo Evtimov is line producer. Jessica Harmon directed from a script by Andrea Canning.

#a paris proposal #loveuary #hallmark channel #press release #alexa penavega #nicholas bishop #hallmark movies

[zenries]

𝐈'𝐋𝐋 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍 , '𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐈 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐇𝐎𝐖 .

I. INTRODUCTION .

⟨  –  anna diop, cis female, she / her.  ⟩ it seems like alize durand has been seen around town, humming pain of love by whissell under their breath. apparently they are a 34 / 355 year old witch, townsfolk whisper about them being sportive and courageous, but also reserved and impulsive. the yoga instructor has been in town for five years, and they give off the vibes of graceful rooms donned in royal purple fabric, a woman who consorts with wolves & secrets lost to time.

II. DETAILS .

birthdate: october 7. zodiac: libra . height: 5'7 build: trim / athletic. eyes: green . personality type: ISFJ .

III. BIOGRAPHY .

born in the late 1600's in boston , from a line of proud witches , alize quickly recognized her powers from a young age . truly dedicated to the craft , she trained alongside her family members : brewing potions , acting in seances & helping her neighbors. with such a strong support system it's a true wonder how things could have gone so wrong.

with the witch panic going , dark times swepth through society . a pointed finger could bring ruin and shame . her family stayed strong until the end when a betrayal struck . at just seventeen her family was thrown to the flames . alize barely escaped with her life . swearing revenge , she struck a deal through sacrifice & heartbreaking schisms . now , evil follows , she's left feeding it until the end of time through a curse rebounded from nature itself .

IIII. HEADCANONS .

• a major health nut & vegetarian .

• loves werewolves above everyone and is highly protective of them .

• she has a familar in the form of a snake , it's known to assist & answers to only her .

• personality wise, she's very even - tempered & confident .

• fashion wise , she loves to be comfy as well as extra . shawls , graphic tees representing her love of the earth , music and yoga of course !

• ( infertility tw ) due to the longevity spell & the run - in with dark magic she is unable to have children . however she is extremely motherly & worrying .

V. WANTED CONNECTIONS & PLOTS .

• besties , enemies , aquaintences ! she can go either way honestly . she loves to drink wine & bake etc .

• yoga buddies ! alize rents a local space & offers group / private sessions !

• witchy mates ! people she's close with in other covens , or someone who is clued up on the darkness surrounding her ?

#🍓 alize ／ musings . #bitten.intro #infertility tw

[clarounette]

Currently listening: Natural passion by Anna Durand

I haven’t read or listened to Anna Durand in a while. I’m starting Natural passion, narrated by Jason Clarke and Ava Lucas.

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#Anna Durand #audiobook #Ava Lucas #currently listening #Jason Clarke

[kurayamineko]

#mou ippon! #hiura towa #sonoda michi #takigawa sanae #nagumo anna #himeno tsumugi #natsume shino #durand emma #towa x michi #yuri #otp

[desperatecheesecubes]

And we’re into April so my March wrap is here! Part 1 because I read so many things this month :)

Damage (1994) issues 1-4

Dates Read: March 2, March 4, March 15

Review: 4 stars (issue 1) 3 stars (all others)

Thoughts: I’ve read some of Damage’s solo already in my efforts to read through Kyle’s GA run but I decided it was high time I loop back and try to 100% his run. It’s definitely a fun time. Still peeved he isn’t used more. Can’t believe they did a second Damage run and it’s not even about my boy Grant. DC return him to me immediately.

Marble Queen by Anna Kopp and Gabrielle Kart

Dates Read: 5 March-6 March

Review: 3 stars

Thoughts: This was very cute. A fun sapphic story, with good art. It ended on some sequel bait but I don’t know that any has been announced. I will pick it up if it does get announced. The most memorable thing about this is that the first day it dropped it refused to open in any of my kindle apps irregardless of the device or how many times I updated it. So I bought it physically because I really wanted to read it, only for it to work the next fucking day. Infuriating. I will likely rehome the physical copy as it didn’t crack into my higher ratings.

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall

Dates Read: 28 February- 6 March

Review: 5 stars

Thoughts: Holy shit this was so good. A fantasy/sci-fi retelling of Sherlock Holmes and I NEED there to be more books this instant. All the characters were so entertaining and the snark unprecedented. I loved the narrator for the audiobook so much that I proceeded to look up everything he’d done. Did I mention how queer this book is? 1000-% recommend

Superman (2016) 37

Dates Read: 6 March

Review: 3 stars

Thoughts: I keep seeing posts of future Tim coming to fight Bruce so I decided to reread this issue. It is a fun time! I deeply appreciate that the cover has fuck all to do with the story. The only character on this cover that makes an appearance is Clark.

Thunder Song by Sasha LaPointe

Dates Read: 5 March- 9 March

Review: 2 stars

Thoughts: I fucking hated this. I read Sasha’s poetry collection-Rose Quartz- last year and thought it was excellent so I preordered this eagerly but I wish I hadn’t. This isn’t a collection of essays, it’s a confused and misorganized memoir, but she’s literally already published a memoir so???? She was angry about so many things but angry at all the wrong people over them. So many of the experiences she discussed here were so deeply deeply relatable so it was very frustrating to have her constantly inform me that I could never understand any of them. The ability to understand and empathize with each other came free with our fucking humanity. If you are othering people by saying ‘you could never understand this pain’ you are doing yourself a wild disservice. Based on its average Goodreads rating it has found its proper audience but god knows I wasn’t that.

Batman (1940) 443

Dates Read: 9 March

Review: 3 stars

Thoughts: I legitimately don’t remember reading this nor do I have any idea what it was about. Cheerio!

The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha

Dates Read: 10 March

Review: 3 stars

Thoughts: Although this IS sapphic the romance doesn’t happen until the absolute end of the graphic novel. I was really more here for the main character eating bad men. She should have done that more. It was a fun read, even if it could have been gayer. I enjoyed learning more about Korean culture and mythology, I confess that I am not that knowledgeable.

Transitions by Élodie Durand

Dates read: 10 March

Review: 3 stars

thoughts: this book was not at all what I was expecting. It’s an interesting perspective to hear from in the trans conversation: a parent who knows nothing about the community but who finds out their child is part of it. I thought there would be more personal emotions in it but… no not really. A LOT of research though lol.

Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan

Dates Read: 9 March-13 March

Review: 4 stars

Thoughts: oh man this was fun. Very in line with Crazy Rich Asians. I loved all the women in this and I also enjoyed the supporting cast. I’ll be keeping an eye on what else Sophie Wan puts out.

Action Comics (2016) 1063

Dates Read: 14 March

Review: 2 stars

Thoughts: This arc was bad and I’m glad it’s over

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The Wrighty Collection | Adidas x Arsenal x Ian Wright from Golden Wolf on Vimeo.

'WRIGHTY, WRIGHTY, WRIGHTY...'

Ian Wright is without a doubt one of the finest footy OG's of our time. So, it was no small feat to boil down his rich tapestry of life stories and knowledge into 4 short animated pieces...

We teamed up with our mates at HOMEGROUND, alongside Adidas and Arsenal, to celebrate the iconic Ian Wright's 60th birthday through a special edition football jersey.

In this spot, we dive into the essence of 'Wrighty’s' legendary career. Pulling illustrations from the jersey itself, we crafted animated sequences which highlight pivotal moments, wisdoms and ‘Wrighty-isms’ that are brought to life through his infectious passion for the game!

Client: Adidas

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Executive Producer / Managing Director: Dotti Sinnott Executive Producer: Tan Jones, Doireann de Buitlear Creative Director: Stefan Falconer Head of Production: Heidi Stephenson Talent Director: Henry Purrington Art Director: Mathieu Durand, Karl Fekete Producer: Jade Jordan Production Assistants: Abbie James, Alex Young Resource Coordinator: Bea Rodrigues Storyboard: Nick Stoney Designer: Nick Stoney 2D Animation: Tim Whiting, Kensei Thomas, 3D Design & Animation: Jo Baaklini Compositing Lead: Stefan Ahmad, Ian Pinder Compositors: Julie Anna Rajkumar, Yael Bloom, Jo Baaklini Motion Graphics: Andrés Clerc, Mathieu Dellabe Music & Sound Design: Take Your Medicine

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Fiancés malgré eux (2023)

Regarder Fiancés malgré eux 2023 Film complet en streaming français VF et gratuit – A Paris Proposal (2023) le film en entier Anna et Sébastien travaillent dans une agence de publicité à New York. Sébastien, d’origine Française, est créatif, et Anna, Américaine, tient les comptes. Ils travaillent en binôme, mais ils ont beaucoup de mal à s’entendre. Leur directrice les envoie à Paris pour essayer de décrocher un contrat avec Durand Diamonds, un très grand joaillier français. Anna redoute ce voyage car la dernière fois qu’elle est venue à Paris, c’était à l’occasion de sa lune de miel avec son ex-mari. Lors du premier rendez-vous avec les Durand, Anna croit apercevoir son ex-mari et cela donne lieu à un grand quiproquo : les Durand pensent que Sébastien et Anna sont mariés. Voyant leur enthousiasme face à cette nouvelle, les deux collègues décident de jouer le jeu et de continuer à mentir, espérant que cela les aidera à décrocher le contrat… Read the full article

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