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karmacommon · 2 years

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I have not been updating my blog! My first journey out this year was in February and March. I was fortunate to visit my cousins Eric and Dianne Common in Guntersville, Alabama. My dOg and their Roscoe, Winston, and Teddy (cat) got along well. It's so welcoming at their home. I stayed in Nashville on my way south to Alabama. It actually *snowed* in Nashville when we were there. I had my Sorel boots and dOg had his snowsuit, so we were cozy. It all melted in two days!

I went back to Michigan for the Celebration of Life on April 2, 2022 for my brother Chris L Common and his wife, Cindy Jones Common. They were tragically killed by a distracted 17 year old girl driver in Sarasota, Florida just after Christmas, 2021. They were out running as they did on a regular basis, and the girl hit them. My two brothers were at the celebration. My niece and nephew, Kelly and Chris, did an absolutely wonderful job in this remembrance gathering for their parents.

I stayed at my son's house in Ferndale. I flew out to see our mom on her 93rd birthday on May 27, 2022. I surprised her! I hadn't seen her since she moved from Michigan to California in December, 2021. She showed me all around her beautiful new place, Emerald Court, Anaheim. Mom introduced me to her new friends. I feel her move was a very good one. I got her full keyboard set up for her to play. She also can play the baby grand at Emerald Court. It's amazing how the mind puts out the music! She's an incredible pianist. She enjoys going to activities, but I know she misses regular church attendance.

I left Michigan again on June 17, 2022. I picked up my trailer in Piqua, Ohio and proceeded to Indiana. Next I went through Kentucky, and then stayed in the Nashville area for about a week. My journey route was dictated at first by available RV sites.

Then it was across the great Mississippi River to Arkansas! This was my first time to this state. I thought about two friends' experiences in Arkansas.

Then I made it to Texas! We stayed at a Love's Truck Stop south of Texarkana. That will hopefully never happen again in hot weather. Hardly slept; my Jackery battery ran out of steam to power the fan. The only good thing about it is that we were on the road by 6am! Traveling when it's 80° rather than the afternoon temp of 107° was a bit easier. You know travel at that time of the day will not happen often for me!

I finally got to San Antonio, where my cousins live. Charlie and Debbie Common, originally from the Flint, Michigan area, are raising their 18 month old granddaughter. The four of us plus dOg hung out, and went out to dinner for their 45th anniversary.

Next we drove a bit out of our way, but I wanted to see the Tesla Giga Factory, SE of Austin. It was a sight to behold. Huge! Previously, I'd seen its grand opening on TV - the Cyber Rodeo!

Then we stayed at a state park near Burnet, Texas. This was my first time not having cell service! Couldn't pick up any TV stations on my antenna, either. What to do, what to do? I'd just bought my new Purple mattress, plus I had a book given to me by Kim. I read a bit and went to sleep.

Currently we are at Abilene State Park. The state parks are generally prettier, have bigger sites, and are less expensive than private RV parks. I have water and a much-needed power supply, so all is well. The rate is $20/night. Even dOg is ready to come back inside because of the oppressive heat. There's a warning out again today from the National Weather Service about the high temperatures. So far the Texas power grid has provided us with unending AC. I think it's safe to say that I can mark Texas off of my list of states to potentially move to!

I've caught you up on our adventures so far this year. I will be writing more frequently and posting pictures of the incredible things in our big country.

Bai bai for now!

(Japanese for Bye bye)

#texas #bichons #fulltimerv #Hummingbirdtrailer #wandering

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virginbttmtexarkana4freeuse · 2 months

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macherietiffany · 1 year

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On the road again, somewhere near Texarkana… 🌙 Didn’t get many pictures this week of time with Houston family — too busy playing with babies, watching everyone loving on Linus, planning a shower, talking, shopping, and EATING (🤤!!!) — but had an absolutely wonderful time catching up with everyone and being spoiled rotten. 💗 Looking forward to being home soon to the girls. 😻😽😸 https://www.instagram.com/p/ClccZp2L9v7rNQLu9YKdBeXUuqT3zlUkQL4I_o0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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roboe1 · 2 years

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In The News Today.

US News, Politics, World News, Commentary/Opinion and Video Post. US News: Chip Roy and House Freedom Caucus Hold COVID-19 Accountability Hearing Texas Woman Gets Death for Killing Woman to Take Unborn Baby Taylor Parker. (Bi-State Detention Center via AP) Jurors returned with the sentence for Taylor Parker, 29, after deliberating for just over an hour, the Texarkana Gazette reported. The…

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#Comedy #Commentary/Opinion #Covid- 19 #Education #In the News #Iran #Jordan Peterson #Marine Corps Birthday #Politics #US News #Video post #World News

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wikifoxnews · 2 years

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Who is Taylor Rene Parker ( Woman accused of killing woman for unborn baby goes on trial ) Wiki, Bio, Age, Crime, Arrest, Incident Details, Investigations and More Facts

Taylor Rene Parker Biography Taylor Rene Parker Wiki

A Texas woman accused of killing a woman to steal her unborn child to present it as her own was tried Monday on capital murder charges.

Taylor Rene Parker has pleaded not guilty to the October 2020 deaths of Regan Michelle Simmons-Hancock, 21, and her daughter, who died after being cut from her mother's womb. Authorities say Simmons-Hancock was stabbed and cut more than 100 times and her skull crushed with a hammer at her home in New Boston, Texas, before a scalpel was used to remove her unborn child. . She is also charged with negligent murder in connection with the child's death. 29-year-old Taylor Rene Parker faces the death penalty if convicted in the October 2020 death of 21-year-old Reagan Hancock and the kidnapping of the unborn child, who later was pronounced dead.https://t.co/BPBfZMlPM6 — News 4 San Antonio (@News4SA) September 13, 2022 Assistant District Attorney Kelley Crisp told a Bowie County jury Monday that Parker, 29, acted not because he wanted a baby but to avoid losing his friend. Crisp said Parker dressed for nearly 10 months to make her look pregnant, faked ultrasounds, threw a gender reveal party and posted her fake pregnancy on social media while looking for a possible victim, Crisp said. "How did we get here?" Crisp asked the jury. "How did we get here? She's an actress, a top notch actress. The lies and deceit go on forever; the layers of cheating are breathtaking. You need to understand cheating to understand what happened on October 9th. It started months and months in advance until it passed the point of no return and ended in murder. Parker left the victim's 3-year-old daughter alone with her dying mother and then was driving with the baby on her lap when a police officer stopped the car and took the baby to a nearby hospital in Idabel, Oklahoma, according to authorities. The child later died. Witnesses said Parker, who was unable to conceive after a hysterectomy, offered $100,000 for a surrogate and told her boyfriend she would have an artificial birth on the day of the murder. Defense attorney Jeff Harrelson urged the six jurors and jurors to hold their feelings and keep an open mind. "It's a complicated case, factually and emotionally," he said. “The law is the lens and filter through which you must see these facts. Sometimes it's not black and white, it's a shade of gray." Parker could face the death penalty or life in prison without parole if convicted of capital murder. Lawyers estimated they had presented evidence for at least two weeks. New Boston is approximately 20 miles (32 kilometers) west of Texarkana, Texas. Read the full article

#BOWIECOUNTY #guilty #REGANMICHELLESIMMONS-HANCOCK #stabbed #TAYLORRENEPARKER

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tantamount-treason · 2 years

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Song Tag 📻

Rules: spell out your URL with song titles. Then tag as many people as there are letters in your URL**

Thank you @blueloulisa 🧡

T- Tulsa Time by Don Williams

A- Accentuate The Positive by Willie Nelson

N- No Time by The Monkees

T- The Taker by Waylon Jennings

A- A Six Pack To Go by Hank Thompson

M- Mama Nantucket by Michael Nesmith

O- On Second Thought by Eddie Rabbitt

U- Utah Carol by Marty Robbins

N- Night Owl Blues by The Lovin' Spoonful

T- The Moon Is High by Roger Miller

T- Texarkana Baby by Eddy Arnold

R- Rootie Tootie by Hank Williams

E- Everybody Loves A Nut by Johnny Cash

A- Amarillo By Morning by Terry Stafford

S- Strange by Patsy Cline

O- Oklahoma Backroom Dancer by The Monkees

N- Never Been To Spain by Waylon Jennings

Only if you want to!

@damnhausen @rockofthewesties @tsukiakarinobara @hyckmp3 @kocksville @leonardcohenofficial @nerdbrose @nezmith @dolenz @the--blackdahlia @piratewithvigor @b0hemianbarbie @violaviolet @lilaviolet

#tag game

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conradscrime · 2 years

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The Disappearance of Virginia Carpenter

November 28, 2021

Mary Virginia “Jimmie” Carpenter was born on January 25, 1927 in Texarkana. Virginia was a good baby, who began walking at an early age. Virginia’s mother actually described her as having a bad streak like herself, and that she wanted to walk a little too far from home. Her mother told her that big dogs roamed around the streets to prevent her from wanting to stray away from their home.

When Virginia was 3, she had rolled down the back steps of her home, and hit a tree. X-rays showed that she had no injuries, however a couple months after this happened she got influenza and could not walk. Her parents tried hard to find a diagnosis for her, but during this time it was not possible.

She did eventually get better, however at one point she had a severe attack that left her leg in a bad way. Her parents eventually found a doctor in Memphis, Tennessee who confirmed that Virginia was suffering from an infection in her right hip bone. Virginia had to wear something to keep her leg in the proper position. She was able to walk better using a steel brace. Virginia was completely cured by the age of 12, and was 1 of 4 complete case histories complied for the American Medical Association.

When Virginia was in high school, her father became ill. He died when she was 15. Virginia wasn’t known to be extremely smart in school, but her teachers described her as being loyal with lots of common sense. She was very quiet in school and didn’t participate in many activities due to her bad leg, though she did join the school band and was a majorette. She also joined a sorority.

Virginia graduated from high school in 1944 and went to the University of Arkansas to study journalism. After a year of this, she then decided she wanted to go to school to be a laboratory technician, though she needed a science course to take it that she had not taken in high school. She went to TSCW from September of 1945 to February of 1946 where she quit to take care of her mother who became ill. She planned to return and finish her school within a year.

Her mother underwent a major surgery, and a week after this Virginia herself had gotten appendicitis and also had a surgery. A month later they were both taken home by a student named Mac. Virginia soon fell in love with Mac and the two became engaged, and set a date for their wedding, despite her grandparents not approving of this engagement. Three weeks before their wedding, Virginia called it off.

After this, she began working for a clinic. She wanted to be a nurse but knew her bad leg would not be able to support her for long hours of working on her feet. Virginia wanted to be a technician, and her mother said it was due to the fact that they had never been able to find a cure for her father’s illness. Virginia wanted to go back to school but money was tight, so she took a job at a law firm because it paid better. She stayed at this job until August of 1947 when she had made enough money to put herself through school.

Virginia began school at the Texarkana Junior College in September of 1947, with plans to start the technician training the fall of 1948.

On June 1, 1948, Virginia went to the Texarkana Union Station and boarded the Texas & Pacific Texas Special #31, which departed for Dallas around 3 pm. Virginia was 5 feet 3 inches, weighed 120 pounds, had dark brown hair and brown eyes. She was last wearing a light white chambray dress with brown and green stripes (some say also red stripes) and silver buttons down the front, a small white straw hat with the brim flipped up and a white feather stuck in the back, red leather platform high heels and a gold Wittnauer watch. She had a red purse, a balck pasteboard hat box and a brown steamer trunk with a matching cosmetics case with her. According to her mother, Virginia had no more than $15 or $20 on her.

The train Virginia had gotten on stopped in Denton about 6 hours later. She was on her way to the Texas College for Women campus to enrol in the summer course. While she was on this train, she met a middle aged school teacher who was also enrolling at TSCW from Texarkana named Majorie Webster.

When arriving in Denton, both Virginia and Majorie got a taxi to take them to the college dorms. While Majorie was getting dropped off at the dorms, Virginia realized she forgot to check on her trunk at the Denton station. Virginia asked the taxi driver how much it would cost to get back and he replied 75 cents. Majorie asked Virginia if she needed to ride back with her but Virginia said no, that she would be fine going alone.

When Virginia got to the station, she went inside to get her trunk, but came out a few minutes later claiming she was unable to get it. She spoke to a railroad employee named Mr. Butrill, who told her that her trunk would not arrive until later. The taxi driver told her to sign the back of her claim check and he would pick it up for her and deliver it to her in the morning, to which she agreed. She wrote, “Virginia Carpenter, Room 200--Brackenridge” and left a dollar for the tip.

When getting back to Brackenridge Hall at around 9:30 pm, the taxi driver said he noticed a yellow or cream coloured convertible parked in the front. It was dark as the street lights had been out, but he saw Virginia walk up to the car, which had two young men standing by it. One of the men was tall, and the other was short and stocky. Apparently Virginia said, “Well, what are ya’ll doing here?” The taxi driver reported that Virginia looked surprised to see them there, and that the shorter boy talked to her and lifted her on the curb. Virginia told the taxi driver to put her luggage on the ground because the boys would get them for her and to leave her trunk in that spot in the morning. After this the taxi driver drove away and that was the last time anyone has ever seen Virginia Carpenter.

There are reports that a nightwatchman saw Virginia get out of the cab and into the convertible. The following morning, the taxi driver dropped off her trunk and set it on the front lawn of the dorm. The trunk sat there for two days before it was taken into the office. The dean of women of TSCW, Mrs. Mattie Lloyd Wooten, later told Virginia’s mom that this was the first time someone did not deliver luggage to the room.

On June 4, Virginia’s boyfriend, Kenny Branham called her mother because he could not get a hold of her. Virginia’s mom called the college and found out that her daughter never had enrolled in her classes. She called friends and relatives but no one claimed to have heard from Virginia. On June 5, around 12:30 am, her mother called the local and Denton police to report Virginia as missing. The police told her to just go to bed, but her mother, sick with worry, decided to go to Denton at 2:10 am with her friend, Lucille Bailey. Late on Saturday night, there was a search but it failed to find any information.

Airplanes soon began to scan the Denton area, and motorboats were used to search in nearby ponds and lakes. The search was huge, and went statewide, with police checking out drivers of light coloured convertibles in Texarkana and Denton. Nothing was found. Police told farmers to look out for freshly dug dirt or any unusual odours. Virginia’s trunk that was opened but no clues were found. Her handbag as never been found.

A reward fund began on June 9, and two days later it had reached $1, 368 for anyone who had information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. Virginia’s picture and description was given to Reward magazine.

On July 9, 1948, the taxi driver took a polygraph test that concluded he had nothing to do with Virginia’s disappearance. It was reported that Virginia did know of some boys with a cream coloured convertible, but police were not able to implicate them. The reward money reached about $3000, but after two years of no helpful information, the money was returned to the donors. On June 9, 195, 7 years after she had gone missing, Virginia was considered officially deceased. On October 18, 1959, a three by one wooden box was found, which contained females bones including a skull, in a smokehouse near an abandoned farmhouse, northeast of Jefferson, Texas. The bones matched the height and weight description of Virginia, and were sent to Austin for examination. The previous owners of the farmhouse admitted that they had dug up the bones from a “Negro” cemetery. The bones even showed that this person had a deformity in the right leg, making it shorter than the left, like Virginia. However, the dental work proved that these remains were not Virginia Carpenter. In May 1998, a man in his 70′s claimed to have known who killed Virginia, and where she was buried. He said that she was buried o the grounds of the college, but when they excavated this area the only things found were on a leather glove, a rubber boot, and some animal bone fragments.

Shortly after Virginia went missing, there were reported sightings of her in Denton County, South Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. None of these sightings were confirmed. Two mornings after she had gone missing, a gas station attendant in Aubrey, Texas, 10 miles from Denton, saw a girl who resembled her. He had reported this sighting on June 6, 1948 after seeing Virginia’s picture in the morning paper. He claimed that a yellow convertible with Arkansas plates stopped at his station and there were 2 boys and 2 girls in the car.

On June 11, 1948, around 9 pm, a ticket agent, Mrs. James, was working at a bus station in DeQueen, Arkansas, when she saw a girl who looked like Virginia. This girl got off a bus from Arkansas and was wearing a red dress and carrying a red purse. She waited in the lobby, and about 10 minutes later left with a man who appeared to be about 25 or 26 years old, weighed around 135 pounds, with light brown hair. He was wearing a white shirt with khaki trousers. Mrs. James reported that before the girl met with the boy, she appeared to be nervously waiting, biting her lips a lot and going to the door frequently. It was also reported that this girl inquired about local hotels.

A few moments after the young boy and girl left, Mrs. James received a phone call from a woman asking if “Miss Virginia Carpenter” was there. Mrs. James hadn’t known at the time that Virginia was missing, she only found out the next morning and that is when she reported this sighting to police. Police showed Mrs. James two groups of pictures where Mrs. James correctly pointed out Virginia as the girl she had seen. However, later on Mrs. James said she was uncertain of her identification.

On June 12, 1948, a girl who looked like Virginia was reported riding in a car with two boys in Mena, Arkansas. A tourist in Tuscon, Arizona, reported seeing a girl who looked like Virginia on July 8, after seeing her poster in a local cafe.

On January 14, 1949, the Houston Press received a letter written in pencil, signed by Mrs. Gladys Bass from Chireno, Texas, who said that her and her friends met a girl who was well dressed and educated who had been hitchhiking. The girl told the ladies she was hungry, had no money and called herself Virginia. She had spoken properly, had long brown curly hair that touched her shoulders and wore a white hat with a feather in it, a striped dress and a blue sweater. She said they went to eat at a cafe where the girl told them that she had run away. Gladys said her and her friends believed the girl had just been telling a story, and it wasn’t until later that they realized she could have been Virginia Carpenter. Police were unable to substantiate this claim.

There have been many theories over the years about what really happened to Virginia Carpenter. Some believe she had run away, possibly leaving with a lover, while some believe she had been kidnapped and murdered, or possibly had amnesia. It has been suggested that her body was weighed down and put in Lake Dallas.

An interesting fact about Virginia is that she knew three of the victims who were murdered by the Phantom Killer, known for the Texarkana Moonlight murders. Some believe her disappearance is linked to the Phantom Killer. It has been over 73 years since and as more time passes, it is unlikely that we will ever know the true whereabouts of Virginia Carpenter.

#unsolved #unsolved murder #UNSOLVED MYSTERIES #unsolved true crime #disappearance #missing #missing person #vanished #true crime #Crime #Texas #phantom #killer #moonlight #murders #arkansas #texarkana

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myhauntedsalem · 3 years

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McDow’s Hole

In the 1860s, Charlie and Jenny Papworth with their infant son Temple made a treacherous journey to what is now known as Alexandra, Texas. Purchasing a spread next to Charlie’s cousin Jim McDow’s, they built a cabin 200 yards from Green Creek a.k.a. McDow’s Hole and got settled. About five years later, Charlie and Jenny welcomed their second son. Unfortunately, not long after the blessed event, Charlie received word his parents had died. In their will, he received all of their furniture. The only way it could be transported was by train and Texarkana was the end of the line out west, 200 miles away.

Charlie made arrangements for the furniture to be shipped and set off with his wagon to pick it up. A decision he would come to regret. Increasing danger of cattle rustlers, worried him. He insisted Jenny and the kids not sleep at home; therefore, a routine was established. Jenny stayed in their cabin by day, preparing for winter and caring for their children. At night, she would bundled up the children and ride to either the McDow’s or Keith’s place. About a month after Charlie’s departure, Jenny and the children didn’t show up at the McDow’s. Mrs. McDow checked with Mrs. Keith the next day and discovered they had not slept their either. The two women rode to the Papworth’s cabin.

Upon their arrival, nothing seemed out of place. However, no one answered the door. The two entered the cabin, finding no sign of Jenny or the children, but all was not right. A scuffle had taken place leaving two overturned chairs and a small spot of blood on the floor. They feared the worst. The sound of a sob from under a bed brought them some hope. They found five year old Temple hidden and scared to death. The child attempted to talk but was never able to give a coherent account of what happened to his mother and brother. A search party was quickly formed.

A large, obnoxious man named Brownlow soon pointed the finger at the Comanche despite there not being any reports of them in the county. It was because of his insistence on their guilt that made him the suspect in some eyes. His quirt or whip was also found near the Papworth cabin. He claimed to have been by the day before to talk to Jenny and there was no way to disprove his statement. Therefore, the search party pursued the Comanche which led to no sign of Indians or the missing Papworth family members. Charlie returned two weeks later only to discover his world destroyed. He was told Indians were responsible but he grew to suspect Brownlow as well.

Back then, many took the law in to their own hands. Brownlow took advantage of this fact when he sensed he was under suspicion. He stirred up rumors about Charlie, calling him a horse their and rustler. Many refused to believe him but the damage had been done. In 1867, one vigilante group, led by Brownlow, raided the area, dragging men from their beds. They forced Charlie out of his bed, tied his hands behind his back and made him mount a horse. He and six other men were strung up on the Papworth’s big pecan tree next to McDow’s Hole. The group fled at daybreak in fear of being discovered. Charlie Papworth, thanks to his son Temple, was the only one to have survived. The next day, Charlie and Temple road off to the Oklahoma territory, never to return again. Later, on his deathbed, Brownlow confessed to killing Jenny Papworth and her infant son because she had witnessed him associating with known cattle rustlers.

Many who have stayed or lived in the abandoned Papworth cabin have witnessed Jenny walking in to a wall, scratching at the door, and the air becoming chilled. A woman has also been seen at McDow’s hole floating above the water sometimes holding a baby. Is it really the ghost of Jenny Papworth or the ghost of some other unfortunate person killed on the land? Today, trespassers are not allowed in the area.

#McDow’s Hole #haunted locations #paranormal #ghost and hauntings #ghost and spirits #haunted salem #myhauntedsalem

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aestheticallyunaesthetic17 · 3 years

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60 horrible questions ... Fuck it

01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents?

- Not really, I haven't seen my dad in like 16+ years and my mum and I are constantly arguing right now.

02: Who did you last say “I love you” to?

- My boyfriend

03: Do you regret anything?

- Too many things

04: Are you insecure?

- I run an eating disorder blog so you decide for yourself on that one

05: What is your relationship status?

- Taken

06: How do you want to die?

- without any pain

07: What did you last eat?

- a galaxy ripple

08: Played any sports?

- I can ski and I used to rise horses

09: Do you bite your nails?

- nope

10: When was your last physical fight?

- never

11: Do you like someone?

- yes, my bf

12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours?

- no longest was 26 when I moved from Edinburgh to Texarkana

13: Do you hate anyone at the moment?

- yes a few

14: Do you miss someone?

- yes a few also :(

15: Have any pets?

- 2 dogs

16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment?

- fucking terrible, just had an anxiety attack and feeling super suicidal

17: Ever made out in the bathroom?

- no

18: Are you scared of spiders?

- no

19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?

- yes

20: Where was the last place you snogged someone?

- their car

21: What are your plans for this weekend?

- it is sunday right now and i have done nothing all weekend but chores, next weekend I hope to go into Edi and see my aunt

22: Do you want to have kids?

- yessss but i think i wanna adopt , i want 2, but at least 1 boy

23: Do you have piercings?

-yes 3, but ive been pierced 5 times. just lobes and right nostril but i wanna get my 2nd and 3rds done and repierce my helix and get a tragus pierced

24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)?

- music, accounting and geography

25: Do you miss anyone from your past?

- a few people from when i lived in texas

26: What are you craving right now?

- happiness

27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart?

- yes

28: Have you ever been cheated on?

- no

29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry?

- yes

30: What’s irritating you right now?

- my dog scratching himself

31: Does somebody love you?

- yes

32: What is your favourite color?

- green and purple

33: Do you have trust issues?

- a little

34: Who/what was your last dream about?

- an old high school crush getting with me

35: Who was the last person you cried in front of?

- my bf

36: Do you give out second chances too easily?

- probably yeah

37: Is it easier to forgive or forget?

- forget

38: Is this year the best year of your life?

- fuck no

39: How old were you when you had your first kiss?

- 13

40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked?

- no

41: Favourite food?

- Indian or Japanese

42: Do you believe everything happens for a reason?

- yes in a way

43: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night?

- went on tumblr

44: Is cheating ever okay?

- no

45: Are you mean?

- yeah i can be

46: How many people have you fist fought?

- no one

47: Do you believe in true love?

- kinda

48: Favourite weather?

- sunny, no wind

49: Do you like the snow?

- hate being in it, love looking at it

50: Do you wanna get married?

- yes in the next 10 years

51: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby?

- depends i prefer honey or babe

52: What makes you happy?

- travelling and band

53: Would you change your name?

- yesssss 100%

54: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed?

- no

55: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do?

- say that i just want to keep it being friends

56: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around?

- yes and it isnt my bf

57: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to?

- my bf

58: Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with?

- my bf ( how interesting huh)

59: Do you believe in soulmates?

- no

60: Is there anyone you would die for?

- probably

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oc45 · 4 years

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Texarkana Baby by Eddy Arnold. When RCA introduced the 45 rpm record in 1949, they did it with flare. Clear green was for country & western, clear blue was for light classical, clear red was for classical, cerise for jazz, and black for popular. The Little Nipper children’s series was in opaque yellow plastic.

#records #45's

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tlbodine · 4 years

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The Masked Knife-Wielding Psycho

Michael Myers. Jason Voorhees. Leatherface. Ghostface. Jigsaw.

Just a few of many horror movie villains who are practically synonymous with their masks.

It’s a trope that persists in more modern horrors, too, from the baby-face mask in Happy Death Day to the blank white animal faces in You’re Next, to the masked attackers in The Strangers and the use of masks in The Purge. The take-away is pretty clear: people in masks are terrifying!

But how did we get there? How did that trope even get started?

Let’s just get this out of the way: Real world murderers rarely wear creepy masks.

There have been a handful of exceptions. Both the Zodiac Killer and Texarkana “Phantom” Killer were reported by survivors as wearing masks -- an executioner-style hood and a sack with holes over the eyes, respectively. (I think there’s a conspiracy theory that the killers were the same dude, but I don’t know if that holds water).

And then, of course, there was Ed Gein, the inspiration behind many famous horror monsters thanks to his strange proclivity for human taxidermy -- which included masks made of human skin, and plans to make a human skin suit. But Gein’s macabre fashion choices were mostly grave-robbing, not the byproduct of murder, and he certainly didn’t don a skin suit before going out to commit crime.

(John Wayne Gacy, of course, had a side gig as a clown, but I couldn’t find any evidence that he was wearing the costume during any of his murders).

Dressed to Kill

Of course, I suppose one could make the argument that mask-wearing serial killers are more common than we know, and that we just don’t hear about them because there are no surviving witnesses, but I don’t think that’s very likely.

In the real world, if you’re trying to kill someone, it pays to be discreet about it. Walking around with a mask on is going to capture some attention, making it more likely that nosy neighbors will call the cops and interrupt your plans. A mask can be cumbersome, hard to see/maneuver/breathe in, and otherwise a nuisance when you’re a serial killer whose primary fascination is with playing out your twisted murder fantasies. This isn’t a bank robbery -- you’re not planning on leaving any witnesses alive. So why bother dressing up?

Hollywood Sensibilities

Although Michael Myers is the trope-maker for the “masked psychopath” character, he’s not the first movie killer to show up in a mask. Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Leatherface emerged onto the scene in 1974, wearing an Ed Gein-inspired mask of stitched together victim parts. In 1976, The Town that Dreaded Sundown told the story of the Texarkana Phantom Killer, mask and all.

Going back further, credit is due perhaps to Gaston Leroux’s Phantom of the Opera. Though not a slasher by any modern metric, the Phantom does fulfill the role of a mysterious masked killer, stalking and prowling his victims. His mask takes as many forms as there have been retellings of the tale, but in any event it’s impossible to imagine the Phantom without his signature mask.

Read more about malevolent masked men over at TV Tropes: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MalevolentMaskedMen

So to sum up: In the real world, donning a mask to commit a murder is impractical. But in a film, it actually makes a whole lot of sense. There are a bunch of reasons why masks are so popular in horror cinema -- some artistic, some logistical, some downright cynical:

Branding. Giving your killer an iconic look makes it easy to create merchandise, from Halloween costumes to Funko Pop toys. For killer-centric franchises, a unique design is essential.

Mystery. A masked villain can be unmasked, leading to all kinds of dramatic potential. It’s pretty hard to hide a villain’s identity in a movie when you’re watching him kill people...unless he’s in a costume. Like seriously, can you imagine Scream without the Ghostface costume? The movie wouldn’t even work.

Creepiness. Masks are scary. They tap into the uncanny valley and prevent us from reading people’s emotions or reactions. You can automatically boost the fear-factor of any story by adding a creepy mask!

History. We’ve been using masks in stage plays and dramas since ancient times. A mask is an easy costume that immediately communicates to the audience who the good guys and bad guys are.

Perhaps most important of all, masks are powerfully symbolic.

Real-life serial killers may not wear latex masks (or masks made of their victims), but they do wear a different sort of mask -- the mask of normalcy.

Killers like Ted Bundy are able to murder so many victims because they appear charming, well-spoken, attractive, or otherwise normal. That’s the thing that’s terrifying about serial killers: They live and work among us. Someone at your job, someone at the grocery store, even someone in your family, could be harboring a terrible and deadly secret, and you might never know...because of the “mask” they wear to hide their other identities.

And if that’s not real horror...I don’t know what is.

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