Author: somewhatavidreader

behindthegrooves:

On this day in music history: November 13, 2000 – “Lovers Rock”, the fifth album by Sade is released. Produced by Sade and Mike Pela, it is recorded at Deliverance Studios, Sarm Hook End Studios in London and El Cortijo Studios in San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain from September 1999 – August 2000. Despite scoring yet another multi-Platinum selling album with “Love Deluxe” in 1992, it is one of only two times that Sade are heard from during the 90’s. After releasing their first greatest hits package in 1994, the band begin their longest hiatus from the public eye yet. After a turbulent marriage to Spanish director Carlos Pliego which ends in divorce in 1995, Sade Adu begins another relationship with music producer Bob Morgan, giving birth to a daughter named Mickailia (aka “IIa”) in 1996. Taking time off to raise her child, the band do not begin work on a new album until the Fall of 1999. Refreshed from their extended time apart, band members Stuart Matthewman, Paul Spencer Denman and Andrew Hale have been active in the interim, recording an album under the moniker Sweetback, and Matthewman co-producing R&B singer Maxwell’s first two albums. Once back together in the studio, the band decide to try a different creative approach from their signature sound. Sade move away from the full band arrangements of their previous albums, toward more spare and acoustic guitar driven tracks. Having spent much of the 90’s living in Jamaica to escape the European tabloid press, Adu is inspired and influenced by the sounds of the Caribbean. The title “Lovers Rock” comes from the sub genre of reggae music that is notable for its romantic and sensual vibe, that Sade listened to growing up. Her ups and downs relationship wise also figure significantly in the overall mood and feeling of the album, most notably on the first single “By Your Side” (#75 Pop, #18 AC), the follow up “King Of Sorrow” (#101 R&B) and “Somebody Already Broke My Heart”.  Like their previous work, “Lovers Rock” receives a rapturous reception from fans when it is released in the Fall of the new millennium. In the US, the album is also issued with a bonus CD through big box chain store Target, featuring four previously unreleased live versions of “The Sweetest Taboo”, “Smooth Operator”, “Nothing Can Come Between Us” and “No Ordinary Love”, recorded during the Love Deluxe Tour. Sade also follow it with a world tour in 2001, which is then followed by a live concert video and album both titled “Lovers Live” released in 2002. “Lover’s Live” peaks at number three on the Billboard Top 200 and R&B album chart, and is certified 3x Platinum in the US by the RIAA.

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letters from Victor Hugo to Theo Gautier, 1847

pilferingapples:

A couple more letters from Hugo to Gautier in 1847:

Vendredi, 4 octobre [1847]

Est-ce que vous croyez, cher Albertus, que tout le monde verra votre charmant chef-d’œuvre, excepté moi ? Je viens d’en lire des vers exquis. Attendez-vous à m’apercevoir un de ces soirs par le trou de la toile, installé à l’orchestre, et vous applaudissant comme vous m’avez applaudi, car je vous aime comme vous m’aimez, con toda mi alma.

22 octobre [1847].

Ma femme est hors de danger* et vous venez d’avoir deux succès coup sur coup, cher Théophile ; je me sens tout content, et j’ai besoin de vous l’écrire.

J’entends dire de toutes parts que votre pièce de l’Odéon est ravissante[14]. Quant à Pierrot posthume, je crois que j’en sais tous les vers par cœur. Je ne connais rien de plus charmant que votre prose si ce n’est votre poésie. Je ne sais pas si je suis votre poëte, mais à coup sûr vous êtes le mien. Je me sens vers vous de ces élans qu’il me semble que Virgile avait vers Horace.

Et puis je vous serre la main.

Rough translation:

Afficher davantage

a-simpler-life:

smolredlesbian:

whatblogidonthaveablog:

blueandbluer:

flashinqlights:

ok so there’s a game me and my friends play called “don’t get me started” and basically someone gives another person a random topic and they have to go on an angry rant about it and it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to us at parties and car rides so I highly recommend playing sometimes with your friends

I love this idea. We used to do things like this in Improv.

Related game: “THINK ABOUT IT.” You’re given a random topic, and your job is to build it into an epic conspiracy theory, the crazier the better. You end your rant with a serious face and the command that your listeners “Think about it.” 

Another related game: Illuninati. Similar to Think About It except you are given 2 completely different topics and you have to connect them to each other in a wild conspiracy rant

Rb to safe an awkward hang out

Wei’s Master Post

weilongfu:

A bit presumptuous to think I’m so prolific that I need a master post, but I’m 90% sure future me will thank me later even if past me thinks I’m an overconfident idiot for making one. Will update as needed.

Please let me know if any links are incorrect or broken!

Guardian:

But does he like me? (Pairing: WeiLan [main], AO3, Tumblr)
Dating advice is hard (Pairing: WeiLan [main], AO3, Tumblr)
To have loved and lost (Pairing: WeiLan [main], AO3, Tumblr)
Check Yes, Xiao Wei! (Pairing: WeiLan [main], AO3, Tumblr)
”Freed” (Pairing: WeiLan [main], Tumblr)
Moments-verse fics (Pairings: Chu/Guo [main], WeiLan [side, established], AO3)
– A moment (Pairing: Chu/Guo [main], AO3, Tumblr: Side A, Side B)
– The moments after (Pairings: Chu/Guo [main], WeiLan [side, established], AO3, Tumblr: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8/Epilogue)
Of gods and men series (AO3)
– Love binds gods and men (Pairing: WeiLan [main], AO3, Tumblr)
– Compassion tames a beast of war (Pairing: Chu/Guo [main], AO3, Tumblr)
Mafia!AU wedding drabble (Pairing: WeiLan [main], Tumblr)
Prompts/Drabbles:
– “You fainted…straight into my arms. You know, if you wanted my attention you didn’t have to go to such extremes.” (Pairing: WeiLan [main]
– “You did all of this for me?” (Pairing: WeiLan [main])
– “I’m pregnant” AND “Writer’s preference” –> “Hey! I was going to eat that!” (Pairings: Chu/Guo and WeiLan)
– Why did you come back?! (WeiLan)
– Nothing Lasts Forever (WeiLan)
– The laws of the universe (WeiLan)
– A sweet distraction (Chu/Guo)
– A well rounded breakfast (Chu/Guo)
– Take it and run (Chu/Guo)

Love by Chance:

Coffee at 3 (AM) (Pairing: TinCan [main], AO3, Tumblr)
Ice Cream (Gimmie that) (Pairing: TinCan [main], AO3, Tumblr)
Hot Mess (Pairing: TinCan [main], AePete [side], AO3, Tumblr)
Kiss it better (Pairing: TinCan [main], AO3, Tumblr)
Trust Me (Pairing: TinCan [main], AO3, Tumblr)
Apocalyptic (Pairing: TinCan [main], WARNING NSFW. AO3, Tumblr)
Stop, Stop, Stop (Pairing: TinCan [main], Tumblr)
It’s (Birthday) Tradition (Pairing: TinCan [main], Tumblr)

Three Things Tin Taught Can and the One Time Can Applied It All (Pairings: TinCan [main], 1, 2, 3, 4)
Growling (Pairing: AePete [main], AO3, Tumblr)
Saviors of Hearts (and People) (Pairings: AePete, TinCan, Tumblr: 1)
President of the APFC (AePete Fan Club) (Pairings: AePete, TinCan, but they don’t play a role in the story. Tumblr)
The Campus War (AePete, TinCan, TypeTharn, but they don’t do much but be cute. Tumblr)
LBC X P&P AU (Preview on Tumblr)
Love is a disaster (Nature’s got nothing on us) Series: (Pairing: TinCan [main], AO3, Tumblr)
– The Worst Kiss (AO3, Tumblr)

– So baby, can I? (AO3, Tumblr)
– The smile that charms me (AO3, Tumblr)

– The walls have ears (But they’re not yours) (AO3, Tumblr)

– Can I have this dance (Teach me the steps) (AO3, Tumblr)
– All your little hurts (AO3, Tumblr)
– Counting Devotions (AO3, Tumblr)
– Repeat after me, I need a vacation (AO3, Tumblr)
Episode 14 Fix-it Series (Pairing: TinCan [main], AO3)
– Don’t mess up my tempo (AO3, Tumblr)
– Love me right (AO3, Tumblr)
Prompts/Drabbles
Is he still single? (TinCan)
Was that before or after you slept with him? Ver 1/Ver 2 (TinCan)
I briefly considered that I had a brain parasite (TinCan)
Love so much with a broken heart (Can PoV, TinCan)
You didn’t just fall, you jumped (Tin PoV, TinCan)
Wish you would (TinCan)
Nice Save (TinCan)
It’s a love story (TinCan)
Can’t believe I’m gonna sleep with him (TinCan)
He’s a troublemaker (TinCan)
Ley investigates TinPete despite TinCan (TinCan)
Truth or Dare (TinCan)
Steal your breath to steal your heart (TinCan)
You don’t have all the facts (TinCan)
You must love him (TinCan)
You make me feel safe (TinCan)
Give me a two-sided unwanted love (TinCan)
Drunk!Can is the amusement of the soccer team (TinCan)
Moments of moving in (TinCan)
Morning domesticity (TinCan)
A massage after practice (TinCan)
TinCan + Family Part 1 and Part 2 (TinCan)
3+1 Cheek kisses (TinCan)
First Snow (TinCan)
Long live #TinCan (TinCan)
Tin ‘handles’ the competition (TinCan)
Thai Program boys do clean up well (TinCan)
Boardwalk and Beach (TinCan)
Ley needs to learn how to knock (TinCan)
Ley ships it (TinCan)
Acknowledge your boyfriend sincerely (TinCan)
Weekend morning kiss (TinCan)
Not prey, but an idol (TinCan)
Distance is hard as an adult (TinCan)
Don’t act like I’m that short! (TinCan)
Not a fight but a fight (TinCan)
Discovered (TinCan [main] and AePete)
Handled (Sequel/continuation to Discovered) (TinCan)
Lip gloss (Prompt 10, TinCan) 
Not like that, not yet (TinCan)
The best way to kiss Tin (TinCan)
Are you sure? (TinCan)
Can’s attempts at seduction (TinCan)
Routine kisses (TinCan)
Practice Wake-up Call (TinCan)
Tripping to kiss you (TinCan)
Pet names and I love yous (TinCan)
Breakfast for sick boys (TinCan)
Why did you come back? (TinCan)
Kitchens and Wills and Testaments (TinCan)
Fantasy AU Part 1 and Part 2 (TinCan)
What were you thinking?! (TinCan)
Judicious use of duct tape (TinCan)
Camping to light a fire (TinCan)
The past can bite me (TinCan)
Well intentioned baking (TinCan)
The art of seduction into a double date (TinCan [main] and AePete)
Thai Program boys are too energetic (TinCan and AePete)
So do you want to have sex? (AePete)
Make a deal (AePete, minor TinPete)
Type stakes a claim (TypeTechno)
Prove that you mean it (TypeTechno)
Cute when you think (Prompt 16, TypeTechno)

Waiting to wish you good luck (TypeTechno)
I made you breakfast (TypeTharnNo)
When you speak, my brain gets angry (AeTin)

Long Time No See:

The Leopard’s Parting Gift (Pairing: Chisoo/Gitae, Tumblr)
Heavy is the Crown (Pairing: Chisoo/Gitae, Tumblr)
Happy Dagger (Claim me as thy sheath) (Pairing: Chisoo/Gitae. WARNING NSFW, Tumblr)

D&D/Shadowrun character related:

Mercury meets Theren
Before they were gods [1, 2] (Real Life!AU of gods I made up for a D&D campaign)

Other/Original:

Grad school meets Pride and Prejudice
Lovers talk
Nico and Shale (OCs that had their own story I was writing once upon a time but it never got finished)
– Pieces of the story I liked/thought were funny (From very early parts, and a very rough draft)
– 8×8 (Prompts given to me by my friend ohdrey89 for the pairing) [Part 1, Part 2]