If You've Ever Heard Of T.S. Eliot's Jellicle Cats Or Have Seen The Stage Musical Cats, Then I Would

If you've ever heard of T.S. Eliot's Jellicle Cats or have seen the stage musical Cats, then I would say this little guy or gal here is the lesser known Gelatin Cat, capable of squeezing the most out of life....

Lovely pics; his lil freckles are visible.

ANDREW GARFIELD (2017)

"He is the prettiest man ever, i’m sorry for the people who don’t get it" (X)

Lovely smile.

ANDREW GARFIELD (in 2011)

Your smile is everything 🥺

Crisis: a perspective

The news that AMPTP has hired The Levinson Group isn't exactly a surprise. The PR agency is, after all, a top firm in crisis management, as many articles related. However, it is telling that what the AMPTP considers a crisis is their image and not workers being unable to pay their rents, mortgages, or qualify for health insurance among other things.

You want to know what makes for a good image? Being a good listener. Being compassionate. Seeing humans as humans and treating them that way. Recognizing that labor needs safe working conditions and fair wages. Cooperation comes before corporation in the dictionary and together, the artists and technicians working with studios have created magic for fans of their works. If a PR agency tries to convince the public that the WGA and the SAG-AFTRA members are the ones being uncooperative in their asks, I would suggest they consider that the public's perspective of what constitutes a crisis is a lot closer to what the strikers are facing than that for which the executives are hiring a spin doctor to heal.

Vibe right now....

Thank you for your kind words. Looking forward to your next masterpiece; the worlds you build are compelling.

I don't write as much as I would like to write. Full of work, full of caring for others, full of excuses. But taking the thoughts and actually writing them creates the teeter totter feeling of joy and despair. I write a paragraph to "get it out of my system" as my late grammy would say and think how good that feels and then come back to it a day, a week, a month later and it's rubbish.

I know it's work to write and write well; but I read so many wonderful pieces--novels, essays, fanfiction on AO3 and now on Tumblr and I get knocked sideways at how many creative and talented hard workers there are who are so prolific and it amazes me to the point that I think they've discovered some magical elixir that flows from their brain to their pen...or keyboard...although pen makes for a nicer image. Especially a fountain pen...they can be messy but they seem so romantic. I digress.

Whatever it is...that force....that compulsion...that seemingly inexhaustible supply of wit, wisdom, and words, thank you for it. I seem to lack that, but I will happily get lost in the library whether it be a physical space or the Lite Brite screen glowing in my lap as I settle in for a well told story. I love dialogue... I love scene setting...I love the mundane...the exotic...the bold...the secretive...I love it all. Tell me your story in all its messiness or its tidiness or whatever it is and don't hold back. For on the days I feel numb, you make me feel something.

I'm still slooowly learning how to navigate this place, but special shout out to some authors I've read on here that I've enjoyed and am discovering more out there every time I sit down and scroll.

@blooming-violets @p3mybeloved

@liz-allyn