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simwoman2002 · 5 years

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Breathless

“Where’re you going, Princess?” Audrey immediately cut her eyes over at the thief that was currently leaned against the wall, a smirk on his face as he regarded her.

“It’s none of your business, the last time I checked,” she retorted harshly, avoiding his gaze and continuing on her way with her nose high in the air. She was better than that. If anyone saw her conversing with this… VK, then she would be the laughingstock of Auradon Prep. The daughter of Princess Aurora consorting with the son of Jafar? Her reputation would be utterly ruined.

It wasn’t that she didn’t think he was attractive. Anyone could easily notice that. It was a really good thing that she had a switch on her girliness. Otherwise, just a glance and a grin would melt her on the spot.

But no. Princess Audrey of Auradon would never allow herself to sink to such a level. The entire school would make fun of her because of her initial reaction to the VK’s and that thought alone terrified her. Not fitting in scared Audrey. Not being loved by all who saw and met her terrified Audrey.

Sure, Mal hating her didn’t really bother her that much, but Mal was the daughter of her mother’s villain, so it was appropriate that Audrey didn’t get along with Mal.

Everyone else in the kingdom, however, was a very different story. The most important thing she had learned as a princess was to remain in good graces with the public, or they would spitefully ridicule and tear apart one’s heart before one’s very eyes.

“Feeling feisty today, huh?” Oh, no. He was following her now, his handsomely muscled form keeping up with her easily. Well, at least no one was around to see them walking together.

She allowed herself to barely look over at him and roam the expanse of his bare arm that was nearest to her. Audrey, to her own immense frustration, had earlier subtly took in the fact that he was wearing shorts and a tank top- a very unusual outfit for him. And she couldn’t help but admire the skin it exposed.

Upon the realization that she was staring a little more than she should, she averted her gaze and huffed.

“Don’t you have some other girl’s day to go ruin?” Audrey snapped, continuing on as she ignored the prickle of guilt that chipped the walls surrounding her carefully guarded heart. She couldn’t let herself feel for him. It would just make things harder. She wouldn’t be able to so effectively resist his advances and presence.

“You wound me. I thought I was the highlight of your day. You’re certainly the highlight of mine,” Jay charmingly quipped, keeping his eyes on her face. Audrey firmly refused to look at him.

“Honestly, I don’t know why you insist upon following me around every morning. It’s Saturday, you creep! Can’t you take a rest?!” Audrey demanded, keeping her gaze stubbornly focused in front of her.

“Maybe you’re just pretty to watch,” he dared to remark. Audrey almost lost her cool with that particular line. She had to strongly push down that tiny frustrating flutter in her stomach in favor of the anger that she wanted to have in response to his audacity.

“Leave me alone,” Audrey told him, attempting to effectively send him on his way.

“Do you really want me to?” Jay asked her, maneuvering so he was in front of her and so that she was forced to stop. She kept her gaze locked on his shoulder so she wouldn’t have to see his face as she stepped around him.

“Yes,” she replied immediately and automatically.

He had been doing this for days. It drove her nuts- absolutely batty, in fact- for him to watch her as he did. It wasn’t like he was being creepy, but rather he was just annoying because she didn’t understand what he wanted with her. She had never given him the time of day.

She could hear him drawing closer to her again, and Audrey immediately added something to her previous answer, knowing it would simultaneously make him mad and work for getting him to leave her alone.

“I don’t want some lowlife following me around like a puppy,” Audrey continued cruelly. She couldn’t help but feel immediate remorse as well as slight panic and she was confused at herself. What was wrong with her? Did she not want him to stop? That was what she had been aiming for ever since he started.

However, to her surprise, it didn’t ward him away as she expected, but he instead pushed his body- that very muscular, toned body, a betraying part of her mind piped up- into her own smaller frame so that she was against the wall. He had simply shoved her so that she was leaning into it. At this moment, his torso was not touching her own at all.

Just as soon as she had regained her train of thought, she began to move away. But before she could successfully go through with that plan, Jay snatched her arm and pushed it against the wall quickly following with his face leaning closer to hers.

Audrey’s heart was racing, and a boiling pot of both anger and something else that she wasn’t going to acknowledge was lighting in her stomach. He hadn’t ever touched her before, much less like this. It was simultaneously turning her on and putting her off. She didn’t dare gauge how big of a part that each of those took up inside of her because she was a little afraid of what the answer might be, considering the fact that it was the really hot star Tourney player.

She always had been a sucker for Tourney players. Must have been the cheerleader inside of her. But it was Jay himself, too. That smirk was enough to make any girl weak in the knees.

Audrey finally managed to work up the malice that she had left in her body as she started into her angry rant.

“Let me go right now, you dirty bru-mmph!” And then he was kissing her soundly and she squeaked, too taken off-guard to really do anything about it. His hand was gently gripping her waist with the other one still pinning her wrist against the wall. Her skin was a burning inferno wherever his skin was against her own. Even where his hand was touching the fabric of her dress, she still was getting electric shocks rapidly tingling up her spine.

It was one of those toe-curling kisses that were always so famously detailed in great literature and movies. Audrey had kissed several different boys, but none left her so defenseless and so disarmed from one touch.

Just as she found herself somewhere between yanking him closer to deepen the kiss and shoving him away with a slap, Jay pulled away. Audrey gaped at him blankly, staring into his intense gaze. His eyes left her completely speechless and sent all of her conscious thoughts into a black hole so that her instincts were the only things that could control her. She knew what her instincts were telling her, though, and she couldn’t altogether remember why she hadn’t tried this- tried him- earlier.

But before she knew it, with that burningly attractive grin, he left her there by herself to cope with the aftershock of the contact. She stared at his back as he left, mindlessly appreciating the way his muscles in his arms and legs flexed when he moved. Her eyes wanted to linger elsewhere, but she had enough control over herself to just barely avoid that, despite the fact that she couldn’t avoid her own imagination running wild with all of the things that she could do to him right now. Like shove him against a wall and return the favor.

Her knees trembled weakly as she leaned hard against the wall for support. Her heart raced, her chest almost throbbing with the speed it was currently moving. Her now-swollen lips were pulsating and tingling tenderly as deep, heavy puffs of breath passed through the parted area between them. Jay certainly wasn’t a gentle kisser, which she could appreciate. And as a direct result of that, she felt her stomach flopping over and over in a constant roll of anticipation and giddiness combined in one happy puddle of goo.

She wasn’t fully herself. Audrey felt corrupted, like she had done something wrong. But it was a delicious sort of wickedness. Like snatching a cookie from the jar just before dinner.

In fact, in that moment, she wasn’t a princess whose every move was constantly criticized and carefully calculated. She wasn’t one of the up-and-coming role models for the entirety of the kingdom to admire and copy. Right now, she wasn’t really even Audrey because her brain hadn’t flown back from wherever it had decided to vacation to.

She was just a girl. A girl who had just happened to have been kissed senseless by what was most assuredly the hottest guy in the entire school.

She hesitantly touched her lips, feeling a new bout of unfamiliar excitement rise up in her again as her lips were hyper-sensitive after the sudden but not so entirely unwelcome intrusion. This excitement was a very unfamiliar sensation to Audrey.

For the first time, she actually felt a spark of enticement for a guy. And worst of all, it was the one she was not supposed to have.

But she guessed that was the thrill of it. After all, every princess had her strike of misbehavior. Now Audrey just had to decide if she would pursue that misbehavior and make it a full-blown offense, or if she would stand by and let the opportunity pass her.

As her senses returned to her slowly, Audrey forced herself to stand straight and muster all of the dignity she had as she headed for the restrooms to check her makeup. Two things occurred to her as she made the walk to the mirrors of the girls’ room. Number one was that absolutely no one could see her in this dazed state. Number two was that Jay had just stolen a kiss from her without her permission.

However, one thing was certain- Princess Audrey of Auradon did not let anyone get away with robbing something from her. She would get her kiss back one way or another.

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After what felt like forever, Audrey finally found him in the hangout room that the Tourney players used to wind down in after a big game. It had taken her forever.

Audrey had been looking for the darned boy everywhere, and had nearly worked up a sweat, which directly led to a worked-up Audrey.

She approached him from behind. He was standing at the counter and fishing through the chip bag. Audrey looked down at herself and straightened her clothes, trying to look as presentable as possible after her trek around the entire school.

Audrey took in a breath to speak but she was interrupted before she could say anything.

“So… Decide to come after me for some reason in particular?” Jay questioned and she could hear the teasing in his voice.

“Yes, in fact. You stole something from me,” Audrey boldly proclaimed to the boy before her. To her immense frustration, he wasn’t listening to her one bit.

“So what did I steal?” Jay finally asked her. Audrey’s eyebrows shot up.

“Oh, so you have no recollection of the events of this morning?” Audrey inquired accusingly.

“Yeah, I remember, but I didn’t lift anything off of you. You would have felt it if I slipped a hand into the pocket of your dress because it’s directly against your skin, so why would I try stealing anything from you?” Jay explained with a very much practiced innocence as he turned toward her. Audrey jutted her hip out to the side in a conveyance of her irritation with him.

“You stole a kiss from me,” Audrey told him finally. And she wished that he would do it again, her very unhelpful brain couldn’t help but mentally add.

“You didn’t seem to mind much when I did,” Jay told her cockily, turning back to the counter and putting up the chip bag.

“Well, you didn’t give me much of a chance to mind!” Audrey told him, annoyed that he was winning this battle of the wills. Despite the fact that she only came after him to kiss him again, she couldn’t help but be stubborn in her pretense for coming that came in the form of an accusation of theft. He was beating her at her own game, and he knew it, the smug son of a beast.

He didn’t show any sign of replying to her for several moments, and she found herself irrationally angry. He should be looking at her. She wanted to steal that kiss from him, and it was necessary that she keep up and win her argument so she could get that kiss.

“Hello, I’m talking to you!” Audrey raised her voice a bit. He didn’t show any signs of having heard her besides the small quake of his shoulders that indicated the laugh he was holding back at her expense.

She was going to get that kiss one way or another. So, Audrey determinedly went around Jay and pushed herself between him and the counter, infuriated at the lack of attention paid to her and her complaints. And to her immense frustration and anger, he just laughed at her.

“Listen to me, darnit!” Audrey insisted, nearing a screech as she got into the boy’s face.

“I am. And by the way, do you think you could not yell so loud? You’re going to give me a headache,” he grinned mischievously.

Audrey had enough. He wasn’t willing to talk about what happened, and quite honestly, she was exhausted simply from trying to make him. So upon a bout of pure impulsiveness, Audrey smashed her lips into his roughly, yanking his neck so she could reach easier.

To her immense satisfaction, Jay immediately responded to her, placing his hands low on her waist and lingering dangerously close to uncharted territory as she moved her lips with his.

They broke away slightly and her breath immediately hitched as Jay ran his hands down the sides of her legs and underneath them so he could lift her onto the table that was just behind her. However, he quickly reconnected their lips and Audrey bit back the moan as his hands explored around her knees and calves, his fingertips tracing trails of fire on the exposed skin.

After several moments more of this sweet bliss, Audrey conjured every piece of resistance she had to force herself to pull back so that she could look into his eyes smugly.

“Took back what was mine, now didn’t I?” Jay just stared at her for a moment before chuckling, dipping his head.

Audrey simply sat there, her chest heaving as she grinned complacently. She wanted him to kiss her until she couldn’t think straight, but at the same time, she couldn’t just pass up the opportunity to rub it in his face that she had accomplished what she came for.

Jay suddenly looked back up at her with a smirk and she felt her heart skip a beat.

“I guess you did,” Jay told her, raising an eyebrow. Audrey’s stomach twisted in anticipation as she looked him in the eyes.

“But the question is,” Jay paused, straightening so that he was at eye-level with her perched form on the counter, “what are you going to do now that you got it back?”

That statement almost took her breath away. He was offering her the chance to decide. Even after he had figured out that he had the ultimate effect on her by the stunt he pulled earlier, he was still giving her the opportunity to push him away if she didn’t want this.

And to have that power over someone with them knowing that they had just as much or more power over her was absolutely endearing to her.

Audrey had only ever been with guys that she had full control over and that didn’t have much of a hold over her. If she didn’t feel like being giggly and swooning over them, she could easily control herself and send them on their way with their tail tucked between their legs. But with Jay, one kiss would leave her completely vulnerable and easily manipulated.

If Audrey chose to decline him and if Jay chose to exercise his power over her, she’d be agreeing to be his girlfriend or anything else just as quickly as he kissed her. She was putty in his hands and it frustrated her to no end.

But he wasn’t forcing her. With that question, he gave her the ability to decide for herself despite his obvious advantage.

Despite the fact that it was against everything that Audrey had been firmly instilled to believe and had been avidly raised up as at a young age by her grandmother, Audrey couldn’t help but seriously consider at least a temporary engagement with Jay. Chad was boring, not to mention a complete idiot, and every other boy in the school was either dull as well or taken.

Jay was fascinating simply because he was a VK. She found herself wanting to know about him and who he was. He hadn’t had the classic, fairytale story that everyone in Auradon had.

Maybe this was something that had been building for days now in little conversations they had throughout the time that he had been spending following and watching her. Now that she had kissed him, she felt like she had been feeling something for him for a while, despite her stubborn upbringing.

Audrey studied those dark brown pools of his. There were a variety of emotions swirling in them, and she found that they were each very familiar. That hidden vulnerability under a bravado that was kept up. His cockiness was a protection from the harsh words of some of the more hypercritical members of Auradon. She found the same thing within herself. Her insensitive, proud attitude was to make herself look completely invincible to any sort of reproach that could come her way.

When she looked into Jay’s eyes, she could see herself.

So when Audrey finally spoke, she was certain of every word.

“I think I’m going to steal one of my own now,” Audrey spoke, wasting no time in drawing Jay back against her and hungrily kissing him.

She moved her legs so that they framed his sides and without hesitation, he moved closer to her in his eagerness. Audrey ran her hands down his arms, wanting to feel every last bit of the lean muscle beneath her fingertips.

Jay broke away softly and began gently peppering kisses along her jawline. She swallowed hard at the foreign feeling of his lips upon sensitive skin that had not been kissed before.

Audrey almost yelped, however, when he lightly nipped just under her ear. She quickly relaxed when she felt him kiss an apology where he had bitten.

The pink princess was quite honestly at this moment happier than she had been with any other guy. It was certainly nice to have someone that wasn’t afraid of a little bit of misbehavior and going just a little farther than kisses that could easily be interpreted as platonic.

“Holy moly, guacamole. You seeing what I’m seeing?” a familiar voice hit Audrey’s ears and she jumped backwards, banging her head against the cabinet painfully in her haste to withdraw. Jay twisted in the embrace that her legs held him in and they both gaped at the sudden intruder.

It was Mal and Evie with their eyes as big as saucers, and Audrey could just barely spot the top of Carlos’ hair behind them.

“Yeah,” Evie replied to the faerie, still struggling to pick up her jaw from its current position on the floor.

“Guys? What is it? What’s going on?” Carlos cried, trying to see beyond the two of them that were effectively blocking the door. The two VK girls seemed to awaken from the temporary spell they were under and Evie wasted no time in reaching her hand back and covering Carlos’ eyes as Mal guided them both away from the doorway.

“You should really put up a sign,” Evie suggested just before she disappeared from sight.

“Or get a room,” Mal couldn’t help but snidely remark as she went out the door and left the two of them.

“Wait, why can’t I see? Guys?” Carlos whined and Mal quickly shut the door behind the three of them.

Audrey from her place on the counter just stared at the door in shock as Jay turned back to her. He started to back away a bit, but she proceeded to wrap her legs around his waist as she brought him back closer to her.

He looked at her quizzically for a moment, but as soon as he had finished his onceover of her face, he grinned widely. Audrey smiled flirtatiously.

“Where were we?” the pink princess questioned. He smiled sweetly at her and brought his hands up to cradle her face before leaning in for a gentler kiss.

She had made up her mind to steal something from the one guy that was infamous for his thieving. But it was far more than just a kiss that she was after.

Audrey was going to steal his heart.

A/N: So the first thing that I must say is that I have finally been able to watch D3! YAY!!! Dunno if any of my Mal and Evie friendship readers that already knew I didn’t get to watch it have come and are reading this message, but if you are new readers just now reading my fics for the first time, let me tell you that I did not get to see D3 for an entire week after it came out. The suspense was killing me!

So the significance of this is…? Welp, it means that I have several new story ideas brewing in response to the new movie! SPOILERS AHEAD: I’m mulling over another Mal and Evie friendship one, a Hades and Mal family one, and maybe, possibly, perhaps an Audrey one.

Now that I have gotten that out of my system, I must acknowledge the fact that I have totally written outside of my usual. Okay… So call me crazy, but for some reason I fell in love with the idea of Jay and Audrey being together. I read some other fanfics, one of which was called A Courtship of Flowers by Foarrin- which is really great for Jay x Audrey fans so check it out- and it for some reason appealed to me. I can’t begin to explain my reasoning. So I’m sorry for a lack of Evie and Mal best friend/sisterly fluff or Core Four fluff that I most of the time do, but I fell weak.

But I hope you liked it anyway, though. :) Have a great day!

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zurichtooslo · 5 years

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Day 18, 7th Sept, Milan

Not my usual form of transport but today we were picked up by a driver from our villa in Menaggio and driven to the door of our Airbnb apartment which was a huge 4 bed, 4 bath apartment in a nice area of Milan and about ten minutes walk from the Duomo. We dropped our bags and headed out again for lunch. I left the others then to explore Milan. They were going to do a Hop On Hop Off bus. My first stop was the Duomo. It was only short as it was crowded with people and pigeons. I was only passing through. Last time I was in Milan back in 2007, with Danielle, the Duomo was covered in scaffolding as it was being cleaned.

All the pigeons.

The front of the Galleria, another Milanese landmark.

I had looked into doing a walking tour and supposedly there was one in the afternoon from these ancient gates, however, none turned up so I might have got my times wrong. Not to worry.

I was right next to the Sant Ambrogio Basilica and it had a map of a walking tour around the ancient city so I was happy to follow that.

Sant Ambrogio Basilica was impressive. It was built between 379 and 386 on the site of a cemetery.

The current appearance of the Basilica is the result of 19thC restoration.

Old headstones.

Interesting relics from the past.

Inside was impressive and a wedding was just about to begin. There were lots of well dressed people milling around outside.

Detail on one of the columns.

Nice chapel behind the gate.

This was the Temple of Victory a memorial to fallen soldiers.

Also in this area was the Catholic University. The part I saw were two big courtyards with columned walkways around the four sides. It was very attractive.

There were signs up for an Open Day.

I was just wandering the streets so came across all sorts of things and the nicest part was that there weren’t many people around. I think most tourists just hang out around the Duomo and the shops. I loved this museum. So many interesting things inside to look at.

The beaded head belonged to a classical statue of Jupiter which was most probably the cult statue in a Milanese temple. The head is of Roman origin from the 4th century BC. Pretty amazing.

Items found when excavating.

The variety of items were very interesting but this area has been settled for centuries.

This decorated altar was found in Milan in 1825 and dates back to the end of the 1st century AD.

Model of the ancient city. The circus is at the bottom of the wall. The Colosseum has now been completed destroyed. Sant Ambrogio was outside the wall bottom left.

Examples of headstones.

Part of the circus tower and wall.

Close up.

The tower now attached to a church is the remains of the original ancient city wall.

In the basement of the museum excavations had discovered the tiled remains of Roman floors.

Close up.

Part of the ancient wall.

This is the church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore. Inside are exemplary paintings of 16th century Milan. It’s known as the Milanese Sistine Chapel. The paintings aren’t as fine but still astonishing to see. The church is in the heart of one of Milan’s oldest and most prestigious religious complexes, the Benedictine convent known as the Monastero Maggiore.

The building was composed of three parts. The crypt now is the archeological museum next door, a hall that belongs to the convent and a smaller sanctuary for the public.

Most of the paintings were done by Bernardino Luini and his family. Luini was a student of Leanardo da Vinci. Luini seems to be a presence in many places as he painted much of the church in Lugano that I went to. The nuns were a closed order but could hear the mass and look through the grill to the public area.

The riches of the blue in one section of the monastery was outstanding as blue was an extremely expensive colour to use. The Duke of Milan had ordered the painting and it didn’t matter how much it was going to cost.

Look closely at the ark paintings. There are two unicorns walking up the ramp into the ark. Also, down at the bottom are three dogs so not quite how the story went.

The remains of the imperial palace constructed at the end of the 3rd Century.

The church of Santa Maria alla Porta from 12thC stood close to the Roman walls. A new church was built on the site when a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary was rediscovered in 1652. The church was seriously damaged in WWII, however the image survived. The beautiful barque floor of the church disappeared from memory in 1943 but with the renovation of the chapel it was uncovered. Now it’s covered with patterned concrete tiles to protect it until they have enough money to repair the floor back to its original design.

Narrow streets

This is called The Finger and it’s outside the Milan Stock Exchange. It was created by Italy’s most famous contemporary artist, Maurizio Cattelan. It is supposed to be an anti fascist statement. The artist was playing on but transforming Italy’s Fascist hand salute from the 1930’s. By cutting off the fingers and mutilating the hand Cattelan was criticising the totalitarianism that ravaged Europe in the last century.

Close up.

More narrow windy streets. It was lovely walking around as the streets were fairly quiet.

The Ambrosiana Art Gallery. It was lucky I went today as most of the museums are closed on Monday.

Botticelli’s Madonna of the Pavillion. Much is said about the V created by the drapes. Similar to the V created by Leonardo da Vinci in the Last Supper. It references the uterus or mothers touch.

There are two large drawings by Raphael which are in no doubt about their authenticity. This is one. Apparently the authorship of paintings attributed to Raphael is suspect, since he had many helpers lending a hand in their execution. Raphael drew this cartoon by hand himself.

Statues around the courtyard.

Looking into the courtyard.

Stairs connecting the different floors of the museum.

Statues at the top of the staircase.

The library which was a beautiful room and attached to the gallery.

Leonardo da Vinci’s The Musician, is housed in the Library.

The back of the art museum which holds the library section.

Back at the Duomo with the blue sky as background and thousands of people in the square still as well as the pigeons. There was a big line to enter the Duomo.

Our car driver had told us that Milan had big problems with the African illegal migrants but not so much in the centre now but further out. I had been expecting to see more but there were only a few in the Piazzo and surprisingly none with their bundles of fake bags that you see in other places.

Entrance to the Galleria.

I caught a tram to where I was meeting the girls for dinner. The tram system is great and runs all over the city. €2 for a 90 minute pass.

The Navigli district of Milan is now full of bars and restaurants but was once a system of canals and waterways whose construction lasted 7 centuries and connected Milan to Lake Maggiore, Lake Como and Switzerland. By the end of the 1800’s the canals, as a means of transport, were abandoned for cars and trains. The canals were mostly filled in except in this area of Milan.

There was a swimming race going on when I arrived and the competitors had paddle boards or jet skis around to keep watch on them. I don’t think I would like to swim in the canal.

Bridge across the canal.

Lots of activities along the canal

I had my usual. On the canal it was dearer than in Menaggio where I only paid €5 . It was €8 here but then I heard that the others had paid €14 in a cafe in the Galleria. That was getting a bit steep.

The canal is full of restaurants and was getting busier as the evening progressed. It was Saturday night and the Italian Grand Prix was this weekend so extra busy. Great area, though.

We had dinner at a traditional Milanese restaurant and had their traditional dish, Ossobuco with saffron rice. It was ok but nothing to rave about.

Such a huge day. Lots of walking for me but all fabulous. I caught a tram back to our apartment and the others a taxi which I’m happy to do. They will only take four.

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A mix of new jordan shoes strong and determined experienced players, combined with some depth at the younger end of the list. As 'primal beings' we are in need of several vital elements and forms of energy. In effect, doing little things to make other people happy can greatly improve your happiness.. [ 14 ] The fireworks scene has lost none of its one of my favorite scenes in the movie, Guiry says. I have blogged on the topic before but it bears repeating. Sometimes that means risking their lives to lace up running shoes, and sometimes that means running 26.2 miles through a desert.. Defensively, he would guard the other team's best player no matter what position they played. He has a ton of physical upside and has shown an above average fastball and slider. Avoid rush orders. He motivates everybody to be the best ballplayer they can be. 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5000 Question Survey Pt. 31

2901. have you ever written a letter to: a friend: yeah a lover: no a celebrity: yes. congress/house/reps: no the president/leader of your country: no. 2902. Why are cigarette companies allowed to manufacture and sell cigarettes when they are so unhealthy and dangerous? same reason alcohol companies can i guess. 2903. Do you chat with people in an elevator? no 2904. What’s your favorite Jack Nicholson movie? hmm...The Departed?

2905. Who should play the part of Superman? don’t care. wouldn’t watch it. 2906. Do you like when your friends and your mate’s friends hang out? i don’t care? 2907. Doritos or Cheetos? doritos 2910. Do you brush your teeth three times a day? no 2911. Should I stop making questions with multiple parts and just count each actual question as a question? i don’t care 2912. What gives your ego a boost? dunno 2913. What knocks your ego down? bullying 2914. Live and let live or live and let die? dunno 2915. What do you think of Damien Hirst’s art piece Mother and Child, which is half a cow in formaldedhyde? dunno it. 2916. Why is it that 70 percent of americans Do Not want to go to war with Iraq and yet we are going to war with Iraq anyway? ummm Is this democracy? no 2917. Imagine you have two choices of what life you can live: One: You are provided with meals, medicine, clothes and shelter. You are always with your family. You can lie in the sun and smoke, drink, play, cook, etc.. There will be certain rules you must follow such as no killing, no hurting others, no leaving the commune you were born in, no stealing, no tv, no newspapers and no books. OR Two: You are turned loose in the world with nothing. You start out cold and hungry. You may stay cold and hungry forever but you also have the opportunity to try and make a life for yourself. This will take a lot of hard work and there is no guarantee you will ever live comfortably. Which life do you choose? both seem shitty WHY? because first has no books and the second i’ll be cold 2918. Why is there no ‘Mr. America’ pageant? who cares Should there be? no. pageant life seems stupid. What qualities would YOU look for in a Mr. America if such a contest were to exist (like miss america he would have to be a role model)? pageants are stupid. 2919. If something offends you do you feel that it has no right to exist? sure. but that’s not reality 2920. Why do advertisers seem to believe that guys will buy any product that a hot girl in a bikini is sitting next too? because sex sells 2921. What would you do if your mom had a fight with a male acquaintance and you heard an answering machine message he left her cursing at her, calling her names and being very disrespectful? i’d call him and cuss him out 2922. What do you represent? myself? 2923. What message does ___ send when given as a birthday present?flowers: nice? slippers: i dunno but i love love it candles: you didn’t know what to get me? diamond necklace: you like me alot? gift certificate: you know what i like cash: you know what i like books: you really know what i like 2924. Have you ever completed a paint by number? probably If yes of what? i dunno 2925. How long has it been since you colored in a coloring book? years 2926. What have you been caught doing? dunno? 2927. Does temptation make you do what you love? no 2928. Do you have an gadgets in the house that you don’t know how to use? What? probably...technology 2929. Do you read the instructions to things or skip them? skip 2930. Will you ever reach your full potential? probably not 2931. Who is your biggest fan? no idea. 2932. Who do you take care of? myself and my husband Who takes care of you? same as above, and my mom 2933. Do you think that lawyers should only argue cases when they feel like the client is in the right? i think they should do their job. If you were a lawyer would you argue cases when you felt like your client was completely wrong? same as above 2934. Is it sexy in here or is it just me? it’s just you. 2935. You are giving out your phone number to a HOTTIE by writing it on a napkin. Do you write a little note or draw a picture too? If yes, what? i wouldn’t do this. 2936. Can you fold paper into anything (a hat, a swan, a boat, etc)? What? no 2937. How can a girl get a guy-she-is-dating’s mom to like her better? i don’t know? 2938. What is one theory about life or anything that you came up with that no one else has? no 2939. Do you like answering questions about: (bold) your life? your taste? tv? music? art? politics? life? religion? issues? sex? loved ones? favorites? objects? math? philosophy? hypothetical situations? things that require lots of thought? 2940. The mortuary science department is having a bake sale. Does this strike you as funny? no 2941. What would you think of a new reality tv game show where real life criminals on death row competed in life threatening tasks for the prize of a reduced sentence? that’s stupid as fuck. Did you know that they are considering making this a show? no Would you watch it? no 2942. What was the last song you looked up the words to? dunno 2943. What Saturday morning cartoons do you like? i don’t have cable 2944. If anything’s possible, then is it possible that nothing’s possible? no..? 2944. What does the T in T-Shirt really mean? dunno 2945. Would you alter your routine if there was a sniper in your area? probably? If so how? i wouldn’t leave the house 2946. Is castration a good punishment for extreme or repeat sexual offenders? just put them in prison and keep them there. 2947. If you are a girl have you ever experienced penis envy? no If you are a guy would you still want to live if you had to be castrated? 2948. Imagine you are teaching a class of sixth graders. A the start of the year you tell them, “If you come away with class and have learned only ONE THING, I hope that you learned….(finish the sentence) no 2949. If you were being interviewed for a job in a clothing store how would you sell yourself to the prospective employers? lolol i wouldn’t work in a clothing store 2950. How do you stop pop up ads? adblock...i think 2951. You are alone. You take a bus to the mall. The stop is right in the mall parking lot. You window-shop. You don’t buy anything. You want to get back on the bus to go home when you realize you have lost all your money. You have no cell phone. All the payphones are jammed with gum. You can not get it out. How do you get the $1.50 you need to get on the bus and get home??? i would ask someone to borrow a phone to call someone 2952. How long would it take you to organize your bedroom? probably a whole dat 2953. Make up a nickname for your bedroom: no 2954. What comes after: I’ve got a love-a-lee bunch of coconuts (diddly dee) There they are a-standing in a row. Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head… 2955. Where ARE the wild things? our imagination 2956. You get a six cd changer for the car, only problem is that you know that once you put in six cd’s you can NEVER take them out. Which 6 cd’s do you put in? oh god fuck you 2957. Let’s play Jeapordy. (Do-Do-Do-Do-Do-Do-Dooooo-) I’ll give some answers..you give the questions. Ready? Begin. The answer is: Purple what colour is barney the dinosaur? Yellow what colour is a banana? Candle what’s something you can light up during a romantic dinner? Pepsi who’s coke’s biggest competitor? Peace i dunno Lisa what’s the name of the eldest simpsons daughter? Cotton what type of fabric are most t-shirts made out of? Flag what does america take too seriously? 42 i dont know 2958. Pick a letter. A List some great words starting with that letter: no 2959. Is eight days a week enough to show you care? no 2960. Have you told your parents you love them today? no. 2961. What is the difference between a number two pencil and any other kind of pencil? no idea. 2962. Have you ever cross-dressed? no. 2963. Are we living in a world without end? seems like it 2964. What do you think of that couple that was just on the news who kidnapped a 16 year old girl for a week and forced her to be their sex slave? that’s disgusting. 2965. Wanna watch a movie about a cheerleading competition? no 2966. Are you singing in the rain? no but i love that film 2967. Should the sopranos actors have been allowed to march in the St Patrick’s Day parade? i don’t care 2968. Is oral sex, anal sex or regular sex more intimate? regular. 2969. Is it time to switch to Decaf? never 2970. Why is it that the truth hurts? some people are pussies 2971. How do you feel about: ticketmaster? meh scalpers? i don’t trust them 2972. What are you guilty of? being a bitch 2973. Have you ever done any of the following in order to catch a buzz or get high? sniffed glue: no sniffed magic markers: nope. ate paste: no. drank Nyquil, rRobitussen or any other Over-the-counter drug: no. 'huffed’ (inhaled or sniffed) any kind of fabric softner, cooking spray or other household product: no. whip-its: no. 2974. What gives you inner strength? dunno 2975. ::eyes you suspiciously::Where have all the COOKIES gone? i don’t have any cookies ever so 2976. What is a good gift for someone you don’t like so that it SEEMS to be nice but really 'gets’ them somehow? they don’t get gifts 2977. If you don’t like the service at a restaurant would you skip the tip? they would get a small one Why or why not? because they wouldn’t deserve a good one. 2978. Apples or peaches or pumpkin pie? none. 2979. What Race/nationality was Jesus? Jewish 2980. What was one evening you’ll never forget? getting proposed to 2981. Name 13 ways to look at a blackbird: no. 2982. Trick or Treat? treat. 2983. If you had money to burn, what 'toy’ would you spend your money on (think monopoly game with real money, luxory boat, a train layout that takes up a house, etc.)? probably something harry potter related 2984. Are you having trouble with aol 8.0? LOL what? how old is this. Or if you don’t have aol…have you ever been to a podiatrist? no 2985. If you could write your own ten commandments, what would they be? 1 no 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2986. When people lose weight, where does it go? don’t care 2987. Your mate/partner/wife or husband/longterm boy or girlfriend/etc. has SOMEHOW gotten his or her FAVORITE celebrity’s attention. Your sweetie has always thought this celeb was so sexy and now the celeb kinda fancies your sweety as well(although the celeb is not interested enough to stick around for more than one night). Your sweetie wants to have a one night stand with the celeb. Knowing that this is your sweeties one and only chance to bang (or even hang out with) a celebrity (ESPECIALLY their FAVORITE celebrity) you would say: do your thing. 2988. Have you ever seen an Ed Wood film? probably? maybe? it’s possible. i watch a lot of films. if yes, what one(s) and what did you think? If no, aren’t you curious to see a movie by the person known as the worst director of all time? 2989. What kind of bread do you like to eat (white, rye, potatoe, grain, whole wheat, etc)? honey wheat 2990. Are you emotionally articulate? maybe 2991. Does everything happen for a reason? seems like it. 2992. Do you take a piece of those you have loved and carry it around forever? yeah If yes, than aren’t they still with you even when you are gone?

feels that way 2993. Is it true that the child is worth ten of the parent? i don’t know? 2994. Can you think of a door that has closed in your life? yes Can you think of a window that has opened? maybe 2995. What does this mean to you: 'Necessity is the mother of invention’? nothing

Do you believe that necessity is also the mother of: courage? idk survival skills? idk independence? idk 2996. What helps you to get over a Major heartache? i wish i knew 2997. Can you depend completely upon yourself? yes have you ever tried? i have to 2998. How can you tell the difference between the end of one part of your life and the beautiful beginning of the next part? i wish

2999. Have you ever read an stories by Kate Chopin? no If not, I suggest that you do. okay

3000. Do you often make the best discoveries when you really weren’t looking for anything (or anyone)? yes

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RENO, Nev. -- Rep. Mark Amodei was not prepared for the backlash from his fellow Republicans when he said Congress needed to "follow the facts" and look into whether President Donald Trump should be impeached.Newspapers declared he was breaking ranks. Conservative constituents branded him a traitor: "I'm Brutus, and Trump's Julius Caesar," he said. In short order, he was forced to explain himself to the Trump campaign's political director, top House Republicans and the acting White House chief of staff. All had the same question: "What the heck are you doing?"As evidence mounts that Trump engaged in an intensive effort to pressure the leader of Ukraine to investigate a political rival, Amodei is one of a growing number of Republicans who, while not explicitly endorsing the Democrats' impeachment inquiry, are at least indicating an openness to it. None have said Trump should be impeached. But neither are they defending him.It is a politically delicate but increasingly common approach among independent-minded lawmakers like Amodei, who are working to balance their fear of inviting Trump's wrath -- and that of the party base -- with a deep anxiety that there is more to be revealed about the president, some of it potentially indefensible, and the knowledge that history will hold them accountable for their words and actions.In Michigan, Rep. Fred Upton told an audience at the Detroit Economic Club that while he did not support an impeachment inquiry, "there are legitimate questions" about Trump's interactions with Ukraine, and he had no problem with Democrats' efforts to get more information."We need to know what the answers are," he said.In Texas, Rep. Will Hurd -- who is retiring, and therefore perhaps feeling liberated to speak his mind -- has called on the House to investigate the "troubling" allegations against Trump, though he cautioned against a rush to impeachment. In Pennsylvania, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said he thinks law enforcement should investigate. In Illinois, Rep. Adam Kinzinger said, "I want to know what happened here."In Maine, Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican whose seat is seen by Democrats as especially vulnerable, also criticized Trump's decision to call on China to investigate a political rival. "It's completely inappropriate," she told the Bangor Daily News on Saturday.And in Utah, Sen. Mitt Romney, who has emerged as a lonely voice criticizing Trump's dealings with Ukraine, and last week called the president's appeal for foreign help investigating the Bidens "wrong and appalling," appears to have company. Before a whistleblower's complaint against Trump was made public, a fellow Utahan, Rep. John Curtis, introduced a resolution calling for the White House to release it, and he has said he is "closely monitoring the formal inquiry."On Saturday, in a warning shot to Republicans who might cross him, Trump lashed out at Romney on Twitter, calling him a "pompous 'ass' who has been fighting me from the beginning" and using the hashtag IMPEACHMITTROMNEY."As they distance themselves from Trump, these Republicans -- some in swing districts in tight reelection races -- are also taking care to distance themselves from Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who they say rushed into the impeachment inquiry. For the most part they are refraining from directly criticizing the president, who has branded the investigation a "witch hunt" and a "hoax."But neither are they adopting the language of their leaders, whose strategy centers on attacking Pelosi, branding the inquiry politically motivated and changing the subject to Biden and his son Hunter, whose work for a Ukrainian energy company fed Trump's accusations of a nefarious web of corruption involving one of his top political foes. More than a dozen House Republicans have remained silent."It's a matter of following their conscience and saying what they will be happy defending to their children in later years," said Whit Ayres, a Republican strategist, adding, "Some of them are following the rule that if you can't say anything good about your president, you should not say anything at all."These Republicans still account for a small minority of the 197 in the House. But their comments, at a time when polls show public support for the impeachment inquiry is growing, are the first hint at cracks in party unity. They also offer echoes of the path the party took during the impeachment proceedings against Richard M. Nixon, when even the staunchest defenders of the president eventually abandoned him."My sense is that if there were a secret ballot vote on impeachment it would garner significant Republican support," said David Wasserman, who tracks House races for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, citing "my private conversations with Republican members of Congress who believe he is wildly unfit to be president. "But, Wasserman added, "They can't say that in public, or else their political careers would be torpedoed by one tweet from the Oval Office."Here in Nevada, Amodei, 61, a garrulous former federal prosecutor who led Trump's 2016 campaign in Nevada, is choosing his words carefully.During a candid hourlong conversation that included a tour of his lovingly restored red-and-white Chevy Silverado flatbed truck (model year 1988 -- the same year he switched his party registration from Democrat to Republican), he sounded mystified at the uproar he created. He votes with Trump nearly 99% of the time, but described himself as a "process guy" who believes in congressional oversight."I just think you have to respect the process," he said. "I think you need to be transparent, and you need to tell the truth."He said he was not a fan of Pelosi's process and said she should have put the inquiry up to a vote of the full House. And he lamented that the word "inquiry" has become politically toxic for Republicans -- a lesson he learned after he shared his views with local reporters, one of whom wrote that he backed the House inquiry but was withholding judgment on whether Trump "crossed the legal line."The characterization was accurate, Amodei said, but it sparked an uproar when news media outlets (including The New York Times) called him the first Republican who had broken ranks to support an impeachment investigation. He quickly recalibrated, issuing a statement making clear he did not support Trump's impeachment."I now know 'inquiry' is a special word in the impeachment thesaurus," he said wryly, "which I'm still looking for on Amazon, but I haven't found."Still, anti-Trump voices within the Republican Party have been emboldened by comments like Amodei's. Republicans for the Rule of Law, the main initiative of the conservative anti-Trump group Defending Democracy Together, is spending more than $1 million to run television ads on Fox and MSNBC, calling on Republicans to "demand the facts" about Trump and Ukraine.The campaign began last week with ads in five districts -- including Amodei's, Upton's and Fitzpatrick's -- and will expand this week to target 12 Republican senators and 15 members of the House."Given where they've been, for congressional Republicans to say, 'Well, we need to see all the facts,' is a pretty important step forward," said Bill Kristol, the conservative commentator and a founder of Defending Democracy Together.Polls have shown a steady rise in support for the Democrats' impeachment inquiry, with a majority of Americans approving of it. But sentiment is split along party lines. A recent CBS poll found that nearly 9 in 10 Democrats approved of the inquiry, and two-thirds strongly approved, as compared with just 23% of Republicans."Overwhelmingly, Republicans oppose the impeachment inquiry," said Ayres, the pollster. "They want their Republican elected officials to defend the president and protect him from his many enemies."But for Republicans in swing districts who have tight reelection races, like Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania, defending Trump at all costs is not an option. In Washington state, for instance, Rep. Jamie Herrera Beutler, who represents a district Democrats have targeted, has echoed Amodei, saying that while there is not yet evidence of impeachable offenses, for the "sake of this nation, we should all follow a process that does not put conclusions before facts."Here in northern Nevada, though, sentiment runs strong in favor of Trump. Amodei's district stretches south from Reno, past the cattle ranches and casinos that line the road to the state capital, Carson City, and into largely rural areas like Douglas County, where members of the local Republican women's club were having their monthly luncheon last week."I think it's a scam and it's a witch hunt, just like Trump says," said Gloria Darrington, 77, expressing the views of many here when she said she believed Democrats were simply continuing a long-running quest to undo the results of the 2016 election."He lives in a very Republican area, and he ought to be listening to his Republicans," Elinor Lindberg, 83, said of Amodei.Amodei, the only Republican in Nevada's congressional delegation, is not in danger of losing his seat to a Democrat. But he is in danger of drawing a Republican primary challenger from the right, and already some well-known Nevada names -- Adam Laxalt, the former attorney general who ran for governor last year, and Danny Tarkanian, a businessman -- are being bandied about.Amodei sounded unworried. He said some Democrats in his district have been thanking him for his open-mindedness."I am a member of the legislative branch -- I defend that institution," he said, adding, "Quite frankly, if you don't believe in the processes of your own institution, what are you doing there?This article originally appeared in The New York Times.(C) 2019 The New York Times Company

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LISTEN BITCH YOU 6 PARTS I GOT TIRED

PART 1: THE BASICS

What is your full name? Zsadist, no idea what my real name is

Where and when were you born? I assume Erebus, over five thousand years ago

Who are/were your parents? (Know their names, occupations, personalities, etc.) Some pieces of shits, don’t know them don’t care

Do you have any siblings? What are/were they like? No idea if I have blood siblings

Where do you live now, and with whom? Describe the place and the person/people.

What is your occupation? South Korea with my husband and three kids

Write a full physical description of yourself. You might want to consider factors such as: height, weight, race, hair and eye color, style of dress, and any tattoos, scars, or distinguishing marks. 6′5, 220 lbs. I appear Asian don’t know why, eyes are brown, sometimes blue depending on my mood. I dress practical, leather, tees, boots, sneakers, sometimes jeans. I got plenty of scars, birthmark on my right hand, 5 piercings

To which social class do you belong? Depends on who you ask, I got money tho

Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses? No, no, and it’s not weakness but sometimes my hands go numb

Are you right- or left-handed? I can use both but I use my right hand mainly

What does your voice sound like? Like my voice? Uh, I’m a second tenor if that helps

What words and/or phrases do you use very frequently? Shits, gimme smooches, im sure there’s more but I don’t know off the top of my head

What do you have in your pockets? Currently -goes in his pocket- chapstick, my keys, and wallet

Do you have any quirks, strange mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics? I lick faces, play with hair, I don’t know if anything’s really weird until its mentioned

PART 2: GROWING UP

How would you describe your childhood in general? Fucked

What is your earliest memory? Waking up in a stone room with 10 other people

How much schooling have you had? None

Did you enjoy school? Never been

Where did you learn most of your skills and other abilities? On my own or by people who sort became a mentor

While growing up, did you have any role models? If so, describe them. I had two. On the surface both of them scared the hell out of me. One willingly participated in pretty much being a co-master while the other at first was just around to fuck me too but he wasn’t so that’s great. Eventually found out both of them were big softies

While growing up, how did you get along with the other members of your family? I didn’t

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Free

As a child, what were your favorite activities? singing, playing the guitar, and swimming

As a child, what kinds of personality traits did you display? I was shy as fuck, quiet

As a child, were you popular? Who were your friends, and what were they like? What type of popular? Everyone wanted to fuck me and then as I got older everyone wanted to be fucked by me so....

When and with whom was your first kiss? I was about 12 or 13 and with my master

Are you a virgin? If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity? Nope. Again, 12 or 13 and with my master

If you are a supernatural being (i.e. mage, werewolf, vampire), tell the story of how you became what you are or first learned of your own abilities. If you are just a normal human, describe any influences in your past that led you to do the things you do today. Born a demon, when I was 15 my master and her friend did some crazy ass magic with her blood and mine and turned me into the first vampire

PART 3: PAST INFLUENCES

What do you consider the most important event of your life so far? My youngest daughter’s birth

Who has had the most influence on you? Unfortunately, my master

What do you consider your greatest achievement? Luna

What is your greatest regret? I don’t have one

What is the most evil thing you have ever done? Tortured parents in front of their kids who I didn’t even think to check for because they were hiding

Do you have a criminal record of any kind? Pretty sure my life if a criminal record

When was the time you were the most frightened? I don’t even know, no wait. That’s a lie, Rajuli know’s so I won’t say it.

What is the most embarrassing thing ever to happen to you? Nothing, I don’t get embarrassed easily

If you could change one thing from your past, what would it be, and why? Nothing because then I wouldn’t be who I am

What is your best memory? Playing the fields with the faeries with someone who was very dear to me

What is your worst memory? Finding out that person was killed, ordered by my master

PART 4: BELIEFS & OPINIONS

Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic? Both depending on the situation

What is your greatest fear? Losing my children and husband

What are your religious views? Everything and everyone exists

What are your political views? Don’t have one

What are your views on sex? It’s fun with the people/person otherwise I don’t care for it

Are you able to kill? Under what circumstances do you find killing to be acceptable or unacceptable? Yup, I don’t harm children

In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do? Harm a child

Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love? That I do

What do you believe makes a successful life? As long as you’re happy and safe

How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings (i.e. do you hide your true self from others, and in what way)? Too honest, it’s how most of my fights with friends and family start

Do you have any biases or prejudices? I don’t think so

Is there anything you absolutely refuse to do under any circumstances? Why do you refuse to do it? Again as long as it doesn’t involve harming a child, I’ll try anything once

Who or what, if anything, would you die for (or otherwise go to extremes for)? My family

PART 5: RELATIONSHIPS W/OTHERS

In general, how do you treat others (politely, rudely, by keeping them at a distance, etc.)? Does your treatment of them change depending on how well you know them, and if so, how? It definitely changes on how I know them. I don’t trust easily so I tend to be cold, standoffish towards new people depending on the situation. I’m not rude unless you give a reason to be

Who is the most important person in your life, and why? My kids and husband, because they are my life

Who is the person you respect the most, and why? This has changed quite a few times, but imma say my Brother Vishous. No matter what happens he never changes

Who are your friends? Do you have a best friend? Describe these people. There’s too many to list now, they all crazy as fuck in their own ways but also very caring

Do you have a spouse or significant other? If so, describe this person. I do. Rajuli is... He’s something else. Just when I think I’ve figured him out he hits me with another curve ball. but he’s so warm and cute even though he has his asshole moments but I love him and wouldn’t trade him for anyone

Have you ever been in love? If so, describe what happened. Mutual love, twice now. First in my opinion felt like it ended up being one sided in the end. The second is currently with my husband.

What do you look for in a potential lover? Be honest with yourself, if you can do that then you can be honest with me and that’s all I ask for

How close are you to your family? The family that I started, very close

Have you started your own family? If so, describe them. If not, do you want to? Why or why not? Yes, three kids and my husband and if he stops playing around we would have kids together

Who would you turn to if you were in desperate need of help? My Brothers

Do you trust anyone to protect you? Who, and why? again my Brothers. We’ve been through a lot together and we hold no judgement towards each other

If you died or went missing, who would miss you? Hopefully my family and my friends

Who is the person you despise the most, and why? Parents, they fucking sold me into slavery

Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict? Avoid conflict, however I will stand my ground when I feel something isn’t fair or something that’s being done is wrong

Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations? Depends but yes

Do you like interacting with large groups of people? Why or why not? No, it gives me a headache

Do you care what others think of you? Depends on who it is, in general no, but those close to me, yes.

PART 6: LIKES & DISLIKES

What is/are your favorite hobbies and pastimes? Singing, guitar, racing, basketball

What is your most treasured possession? a hand drawing of me from my childhood

What is your favorite color? I like them all but I guess, blue

What is your favorite food? don’t have one

What, if anything, do you like to read? I don’t like reading

What is your idea of good entertainment (consider music, movies, art, etc.)? concert, festivals, anything that has to do with the outdoors

Do you smoke, drink, or use drugs? If so, why? Do you want to quit? Yes I do. I cut back on the smoking and drinking just because I do have a 10 month old

How do you spend a typical Saturday night? At home with the man and kids being dorks

What makes you laugh?I find humor in anything, you fell down and scrapped your knee? I’m bent over dying of laughter

What, if anything, shocks or offends you? Nothing

What would you do if you had insomnia and had to find something to do to amuse yourself? Play the guitar or piano, taking pictures of the husband sleeping, sing to Luna

How do you deal with stress? go to work

Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan? a little of both

What are your pet peeves? I don’t like when someone clearly isn’t happy and doesn’t express it, almost as if they expect me to know what is wrong

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Iraqis voting in first election since Islamic State

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – For the first time since driving out Islamic State, Iraqis go to the polls on Saturday in an election that will shape attempts to heal the country’s deep divisions and could shift the regional balance of power.

An Iraqi security member casts his vote at a polling station two days before polls open to the public in a parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

Iraq’s three main ethnic and religious groups, the majority Shi’ite Arabs and the minority Sunni Arabs and Kurds, have been at loggerheads for decades and the sectarian rifts are as apparent as ever 15 years after the fall of Saddam Hussein.

The election of a new prime minister and parliament also takes place the same week U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, raising tensions between Iraq’s two main allies: Tehran and Washington.

Whoever wins the May 12 election will face the challenge of rebuilding Iraq after four years of war with Islamic State, jump-starting a flagging economy, balancing the interests of powerful foreign patrons and maintaining the country’s fragile unity in the face of sectarian and separatist tensions.

“We want security. We have killings, theft, kidnappings. We never had this before. In the past 15 years the people have been destroyed,” said 29-year-old Khalid Radi, a laborer in Baghdad.

Incumbent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is considered by analysts to be marginally ahead but victory is far from certain.

Even though he announced Islamic State’s defeat during his first four-year term, diffused sectarian tensions enflamed by his predecessor, and maintained Iraq’s unity in the face of a Kurdish independence bid, he faces a tough battle.

THREE-WAY RACE

Abadi has faced criticism about persistent government corruption, tough economic conditions and the austerity measures his cabinet introduced after the slide in global oil prices and to help pay for the fight against Islamic State.

He also cannot rely solely on votes from his community as the majority Shi’ite voter base is unusually split this year. Instead, he is looking to draw upon support from other groups.

Many, but not all, Sunnis see Abadi as a less sectarian alternative to his two main Shi’ite rivals and credit him with liberating their areas from Islamic State.

There’s bad blood between Abadi and the Kurds, however, after Baghdad imposed sanctions on the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region following its failed independence bid last year.

An Iraqi security member casts his vote at a polling station two days before polls open to the public in a parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

Even if Abadi’s Victory Alliance list wins the most seats he still has to navigate the long-winded and complicated backroom negotiations required to form a coalition government.

His two main challengers are his predecessor Nuri al-Maliki and Iranian-backed Shi’ite militia commander Hadi al-Amiri.

Both have a more passionate voter base than Abadi, who is mostly appealing to more pragmatic voters who see him as having better relations with the outside world and a cross-sectarian appeal needed to avoid further bloodshed and attract investment.

Like Abadi, Amiri is running on a platform highlighting the victory against Islamic State, though the militia leader’s narrative is more compelling as he was a frontline commander and is viewed as war hero by many Shi’ites.

Maliki, who was sidelined after eight years in office in 2014 after losing a third of the country to Islamic State, is looking to make a political comeback.

In contrast to the cross-sectarian message of Abadi, Maliki is again posing as Iraq’s Shi’ite champion and is proposing to do away with the country’s unofficial power-sharing model in which all the main parties have cabinet representatives.

COALITION HORSE-TRADING

Ever since Saddam fell in 2003, ending decades of dominance by the Sunni minority, senior government positions have been unofficially split between the country’s main groups.

The post of prime minister has been reserved for a Shi’ite, the speaker for a Sunni, and the ceremonial presidency has gone to a Kurd – with all three being chosen by parliament.

More than 7,000 candidates in 18 provinces, or governorates, are running this year for 329 parliamentary seats.

A female security member casts her vote at a polling station two days before polls open to the public in a parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

The Iraqi constitution sets a 90-day deadline for forming a government after the election results are formally announced and the horse-trading can be protracted.

The new government will also have to cope with the simmering tension between the United States and Iran.

As prime minister, Abadi has won praise for his deft juggling of the competing and colliding interests of his two main backers. While his government maintains good relations with Iran, he is seen as balanced and Western diplomats say he would be the easiest candidate to work with.

Maliki, who pushed for U.S. troop withdrawals and Amiri, who speaks fluent Farsi and spent years in exile in Iran during the Saddam Hussein era, are both seen as much closer to Tehran.

DIVISIONS ALL ROUND

The election is also taking place in an atmosphere of division and disillusionment within Iraq’s three main groups.

The Shi’ite vote is split as many are unhappy with their leaders after 15 years in power that have only yielded violence and unemployment and left the country’s infrastructure crumbling.

But if the Shi’ites are split because they have too many leaders, Sunni Arabs are divided because they have none.

Sunnis are at their lowest point yet. Millions languish in displacement camps, many are out of pocket and trying to rebuild destroyed homes in cities reduced to rubble – and they feel collectively branded as Islamic State sympathizers.

The Sunni politicians that have held positions in government are largely discredited and there is no national Sunni leadership or party structure.

Iraq’s Kurds, meanwhile, blame their leaders for gambling away hard-won autonomy in the failed independence referendum and might punish them by voting for non-traditional parties, which in turn could undermine the historically unified Kurdish bloc’s position as kingmakers in parliament.

Voters go to the polls on Saturday, though security forces and Iraqis abroad started voting on Thursday. The electoral commission has said results will come “hours” after polls close.

Islamic State has threatened to attack polling stations amid a recent uptick in security incidents in areas retaken from the militants while many voters simply do not feel the election will bring any change.

“I propose the state just cancel parliament. Shake it and uproot it,” said 27-year-old mechanic Mustafa Tabbar using a popular Iraqi phrase meaning radical change.

Reporting by Ahmed Aboulenein; editing by David Clarke

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Iraqis voting in first election since Islamic State

An Iraqi security member casts his vote at a polling station two days before polls open to the public in a parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

“We want security. We have killings, theft, kidnappings. We never had this before. In the past 15 years the people have been destroyed,” said 29-year-old Khalid Radi, a laborer in Baghdad.

Incumbent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is considered by analysts to be marginally ahead but victory is far from certain.

THREE-WAY RACE

He also cannot rely solely on votes from his community as the majority Shi’ite voter base is unusually split this year. Instead, he is looking to draw upon support from other groups.

Many, but not all, Sunnis see Abadi as a less sectarian alternative to his two main Shi’ite rivals and credit him with liberating their areas from Islamic State.

There’s bad blood between Abadi and the Kurds, however, after Baghdad imposed sanctions on the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region following its failed independence bid last year.

An Iraqi security member casts his vote at a polling station two days before polls open to the public in a parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

Even if Abadi’s Victory Alliance list wins the most seats he still has to navigate the long-winded and complicated backroom negotiations required to form a coalition government.

His two main challengers are his predecessor Nuri al-Maliki and Iranian-backed Shi’ite militia commander Hadi al-Amiri.

Maliki, who was sidelined after eight years in office in 2014 after losing a third of the country to Islamic State, is looking to make a political comeback.

COALITION HORSE-TRADING

Ever since Saddam fell in 2003, ending decades of dominance by the Sunni minority, senior government positions have been unofficially split between the country’s main groups.

The post of prime minister has been reserved for a Shi’ite, the speaker for a Sunni, and the ceremonial presidency has gone to a Kurd – with all three being chosen by parliament.

More than 7,000 candidates in 18 provinces, or governorates, are running this year for 329 parliamentary seats.

A female security member casts her vote at a polling station two days before polls open to the public in a parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

The Iraqi constitution sets a 90-day deadline for forming a government after the election results are formally announced and the horse-trading can be protracted.

The new government will also have to cope with the simmering tension between the United States and Iran.

Maliki, who pushed for U.S. troop withdrawals and Amiri, who speaks fluent Farsi and spent years in exile in Iran during the Saddam Hussein era, are both seen as much closer to Tehran.

DIVISIONS ALL ROUND

The election is also taking place in an atmosphere of division and disillusionment within Iraq’s three main groups.

The Shi’ite vote is split as many are unhappy with their leaders after 15 years in power that have only yielded violence and unemployment and left the country’s infrastructure crumbling.

But if the Shi’ites are split because they have too many leaders, Sunni Arabs are divided because they have none.

The Sunni politicians that have held positions in government are largely discredited and there is no national Sunni leadership or party structure.

Voters go to the polls on Saturday, though security forces and Iraqis abroad started voting on Thursday. The electoral commission has said results will come “hours” after polls close.

“I propose the state just cancel parliament. Shake it and uproot it,” said 27-year-old mechanic Mustafa Tabbar using a popular Iraqi phrase meaning radical change.

Reporting by Ahmed Aboulenein; editing by David Clarke

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