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send a long letter / way back home / that says all that I know / all that I know / is the blue sky
Currently (re)watching:
⚪️ #SantaBarbara - 1985
⚪️ #Neighbours - the Aaron Brennan era
( now: 2016 - h/t #AutumnOfAaron )
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Currently (re)watching:
⚪️ #SantaBarbara - 1985
⚪️ #Neighbours - the Aaron Brennan era
( now: 2016 - h/t #AutumnOfAaron )
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· Nov 22
Whilst I continue to contemplate moving my #OLTL thread over from the Other Place, let’s start up a #SantaBarbara -centric ‘before they were famous’ thread 🧵🧵
As for actor Meyne Wyatt, and Nate … now that I’ll officially never have to think about him again, please do indulge me a few thoughts on him. I won’t belabor this, promise! #AutumnOfAaron #Neighbours
When last we checked in on the street, Matt Wilson had hit a grand effing SLAM as Aaron bid farewell to a departing Nate, who was headed back to the army. #AutumnOfAaron #Neighbours
Nate’s taxi has arrived, and The Kennedys gather with Tyler and Aaron to see Nate off. #AutumnOfAaron #Neighbours
December 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
As for actor Meyne Wyatt, and Nate … now that I’ll officially never have to think about him again, please do indulge me a few thoughts on him. I won’t belabor this, promise! #AutumnOfAaron #Neighbours
> #AutumnOfAaron > #Neighbours ep 7379 (cont.) > whoooo, that last AoA thread ended up being an emotional rollercoaster. Meanwhile, the dogs were whining that evening because they were vehemently ready for dinner whilst I was skeeting away, and I was so spent, I couldn’t even finish the episode. 😭
> #AutumnOfAaron > #Neighbours ep 7379 > welp, how interesting that Matty Wilson’s least favorite Aaron moment and one of my MOST favorite Aaron moments would land in consecutive episodes! Sorry for the delay, but this ep ends up being a TRIUMPH for Mr. Wilson and I wanted to properly take my time!
> #AutumnOfAaron > #Neighbours ep 7376 > it is Matty Wilson’s 118th episode, and it contains a moment that he is well on the record as being his hands-down LEAST favorite across ten full years of wearing Aaron’s shoes. Let’s take a peek! 👀
December 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
> #AutumnOfAaron > #Neighbours ep 7379 (cont.) > whoooo, that last AoA thread ended up being an emotional rollercoaster. Meanwhile, the dogs were whining that evening because they were vehemently ready for dinner whilst I was skeeting away, and I was so spent, I couldn’t even finish the episode. 😭
December 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
> #SantaBarbaraNBC > ep 153 > so, I totally thought they were going to weasel out of that boffo Friday cliffhanger somehow — Sophia would chicken out, or they would be interrupted in the nick of time — but nope! Sophia literally reveals herself to Mason at the very top of the Monday resolve! 👀
December 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
> #SantaBarbaraNBC > ep 153 > so, I totally thought they were going to weasel out of that boffo Friday cliffhanger somehow — Sophia would chicken out, or they would be interrupted in the nick of time — but nope! Sophia literally reveals herself to Mason at the very top of the Monday resolve! 👀
Howdy #HeatedRivalry fans who haven’t yet taken a chance on the source material 👋 at least for the rest of the day, a compendium of the first three books in author Rachel Reid’s series — including the first Shane/Ilya novel, as well as Scott & Kip’s — is on sale in Amazon’s Kindle store for $1.99 👇
Game Changers Collection: A Spicy Gay Hockey Romance - Kindle edition by Reid, Rachel. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Game Changers Collection: A Spicy Gay Hockey Romance - Kindle edition by Reid, Rachel. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taki...
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December 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Howdy #HeatedRivalry fans who haven’t yet taken a chance on the source material 👋 at least for the rest of the day, a compendium of the first three books in author Rachel Reid’s series — including the first Shane/Ilya novel, as well as Scott & Kip’s — is on sale in Amazon’s Kindle store for $1.99 👇
I won’t get too far ahead of where you are, but it is just AMAZING how #SantaBarbaraNBC voluntarily shot itself in the foot with their marquee young couple. >>
So on one hand I do really think Mark Arnold's version of Joe Perkins is a better actor, but then there's other scenes I think he's dreadful, and if I'm going to have dreadful I mightaswell just have Dane Witherspoon around. #SantaBarbaraNBC
December 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I won’t get too far ahead of where you are, but it is just AMAZING how #SantaBarbaraNBC voluntarily shot itself in the foot with their marquee young couple. >>
Hi, fellow 80s heads 👋
Teena Marie’s ‘Lovergirl [12” Mix]’ >
The Veronicas’ fab cover of Scandal’s
‘Goodbye to You’ >
Tiffany’s ‘I Think We’re Alone Now
[Heartbeat Mix]’
= a deeply satisfying 12-ish minute blast of uptempo cardio accompaniment if you’re looking for a nostalgic playlist bump 💥
Teena Marie’s ‘Lovergirl [12” Mix]’ >
The Veronicas’ fab cover of Scandal’s
‘Goodbye to You’ >
Tiffany’s ‘I Think We’re Alone Now
[Heartbeat Mix]’
= a deeply satisfying 12-ish minute blast of uptempo cardio accompaniment if you’re looking for a nostalgic playlist bump 💥
December 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Hi, fellow 80s heads 👋
Teena Marie’s ‘Lovergirl [12” Mix]’ >
The Veronicas’ fab cover of Scandal’s
‘Goodbye to You’ >
Tiffany’s ‘I Think We’re Alone Now
[Heartbeat Mix]’
= a deeply satisfying 12-ish minute blast of uptempo cardio accompaniment if you’re looking for a nostalgic playlist bump 💥
Teena Marie’s ‘Lovergirl [12” Mix]’ >
The Veronicas’ fab cover of Scandal’s
‘Goodbye to You’ >
Tiffany’s ‘I Think We’re Alone Now
[Heartbeat Mix]’
= a deeply satisfying 12-ish minute blast of uptempo cardio accompaniment if you’re looking for a nostalgic playlist bump 💥
Open up Insta and see a brand new pic of Aaron staring at me, which:
🙂 because, yay! but also,
😭 because, there are only a few more days of that being a possibility that exists. 😭😭
#Neighbours
#AutumnOfAaron
🙂 because, yay! but also,
😭 because, there are only a few more days of that being a possibility that exists. 😭😭
#Neighbours
#AutumnOfAaron
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Open up Insta and see a brand new pic of Aaron staring at me, which:
🙂 because, yay! but also,
😭 because, there are only a few more days of that being a possibility that exists. 😭😭
#Neighbours
#AutumnOfAaron
🙂 because, yay! but also,
😭 because, there are only a few more days of that being a possibility that exists. 😭😭
#Neighbours
#AutumnOfAaron
Season one of Hulu’s #Paradise was by far my favorite (non-Australian) television experience of the year. Absolutely, fully, completely, UTTERLY ready for more of it. 👀
Paradise is ready to reveal more secrets in season two.
‘Paradise’ Sets a Return Date, Reveals Where Sterling K. Brown Is Headed in Season 2
Paradise is ready to reveal more secrets in season two.
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Season one of Hulu’s #Paradise was by far my favorite (non-Australian) television experience of the year. Absolutely, fully, completely, UTTERLY ready for more of it. 👀
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December 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
> #AutumnOfAaron > #Neighbours ep 7379 > welp, how interesting that Matty Wilson’s least favorite Aaron moment and one of my MOST favorite Aaron moments would land in consecutive episodes! Sorry for the delay, but this ep ends up being a TRIUMPH for Mr. Wilson and I wanted to properly take my time!
> #AutumnOfAaron > #Neighbours ep 7376 > it is Matty Wilson’s 118th episode, and it contains a moment that he is well on the record as being his hands-down LEAST favorite across ten full years of wearing Aaron’s shoes. Let’s take a peek! 👀
December 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
> #AutumnOfAaron > #Neighbours ep 7379 > welp, how interesting that Matty Wilson’s least favorite Aaron moment and one of my MOST favorite Aaron moments would land in consecutive episodes! Sorry for the delay, but this ep ends up being a TRIUMPH for Mr. Wilson and I wanted to properly take my time!
Did General Mills not MAKE Gingerbread Toast Crunch this year, or did Target just not CARRY Gingerbread Toast Crunch this year?
oprah winfrey is wearing glasses and a pink sweater while sitting on a couch and making a funny face .
ALT: oprah winfrey is wearing glasses and a pink sweater while sitting on a couch and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Did General Mills not MAKE Gingerbread Toast Crunch this year, or did Target just not CARRY Gingerbread Toast Crunch this year?
Above and beyond being one of the greats of her time, this lady was an absolute BEAST on the ‘$100,000 Pyramid’ in the day. I always imagine contestants breathing a HUGE sigh of relief whenever they got to partner with her.
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Above and beyond being one of the greats of her time, this lady was an absolute BEAST on the ‘$100,000 Pyramid’ in the day. I always imagine contestants breathing a HUGE sigh of relief whenever they got to partner with her.
I’m NOT pre-judging, I swear, but #BTG naming Greg Vaughan’s character ‘Kyle’ and choosing to spell it like ‘Dial’ already has me struggling to suppress a *full-body* guffaw. (Vaughan — and Kial — first appear Dec 8, per the @soapoperadigest.bsky.social email that appeared in my inbox this morning.)
December 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I’m NOT pre-judging, I swear, but #BTG naming Greg Vaughan’s character ‘Kyle’ and choosing to spell it like ‘Dial’ already has me struggling to suppress a *full-body* guffaw. (Vaughan — and Kial — first appear Dec 8, per the @soapoperadigest.bsky.social email that appeared in my inbox this morning.)
Directly into my VEINS, thanks
December 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Directly into my VEINS, thanks
(sorry to be so late with this but)
> SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE > not great, but good (and, very occasionally, *very* good). I can take or leave both Jeremys as a general rule, but they are both terrific.
> SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE > not great, but good (and, very occasionally, *very* good). I can take or leave both Jeremys as a general rule, but they are both terrific.
December 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
(sorry to be so late with this but)
> SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE > not great, but good (and, very occasionally, *very* good). I can take or leave both Jeremys as a general rule, but they are both terrific.
> SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE > not great, but good (and, very occasionally, *very* good). I can take or leave both Jeremys as a general rule, but they are both terrific.
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kind of obsessed with this custom binding for Moby dick by Susan and Chaim Ebanks at Exeter Bookbinders
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
kind of obsessed with this custom binding for Moby dick by Susan and Chaim Ebanks at Exeter Bookbinders
> #HeatedRivalry > the first hour was all over the place, but, purely from a story perspective, episode 2 was infinitely more satisfying, especially with regard to character work and motivations. The two leads are *shockingly* good together.
> #HeatedRivalry episode the first > the soap fan in me wanted WAAAAAY more character work than we got in the opening hour. But, the boys’ chemistry is sufficiently smoking enough to carry me to episode two at absolute least.
December 4, 2025 at 2:57 AM
> #HeatedRivalry > the first hour was all over the place, but, purely from a story perspective, episode 2 was infinitely more satisfying, especially with regard to character work and motivations. The two leads are *shockingly* good together.
> #Neighbours catchup > whenever Elle says the name ‘Jonah Jackson’ it sounds like the actress is saying ‘JANET Jackson’ and it makes me do a double take every SINGLE time. 🙃
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
> #Neighbours catchup > whenever Elle says the name ‘Jonah Jackson’ it sounds like the actress is saying ‘JANET Jackson’ and it makes me do a double take every SINGLE time. 🙃
👀
Glen Powell is going back into the makeup chair: #ChadPowers has been renewed for Season 2 at Hulu.
Chad Powers Renewed For Season 2 At Hulu - TVLine
Glen Powell is going back into the makeup chair: Chad Powers has been renewed for Season 2 at Hulu.
www.tvline.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
👀
Moment of silence for Queen Tori, who apparently got supplanted as my most listened-to artist this year for the first time in the decade-long existence of my Spotify account. 😭🥴
December 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Moment of silence for Queen Tori, who apparently got supplanted as my most listened-to artist this year for the first time in the decade-long existence of my Spotify account. 😭🥴
One of the biggest things I'm going to miss about #Neighbours is the directing. It is crazy how much storytelling was able to be done simply with the movement of the camera and giving the director the ability to truly do their job.
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Am I still thinking about Matt Wilson yelling “I don’t have any pecs!” on a globally-viewed social media event? Yes, yes I am. 🤷🏻♂️
#AutumnOfAaron
#Neighbours
#AutumnOfAaron
#Neighbours
Matt even doing show and tell on that one — “I don’t have any pecs!” — sweetest JESUS be a fence around my fresh mouth, PLEASE
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Am I still thinking about Matt Wilson yelling “I don’t have any pecs!” on a globally-viewed social media event? Yes, yes I am. 🤷🏻♂️
#AutumnOfAaron
#Neighbours
#AutumnOfAaron
#Neighbours
> #AutumnOfAaron > #Neighbours ep 7376 > it is Matty Wilson’s 118th episode, and it contains a moment that he is well on the record as being his hands-down LEAST favorite across ten full years of wearing Aaron’s shoes. Let’s take a peek! 👀
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
> #AutumnOfAaron > #Neighbours ep 7376 > it is Matty Wilson’s 118th episode, and it contains a moment that he is well on the record as being his hands-down LEAST favorite across ten full years of wearing Aaron’s shoes. Let’s take a peek! 👀
> #SantaBarbaraNBC > ep 152 > February 1985 sweeps wraps on Friday, March 1, and poor Joe Perkins — who *opened* the sweeps as a grinning groom — closes it barely clinging to life in a hospital bed, with his mother, sister and wife sitting vigil. 😭
December 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
> #SantaBarbaraNBC > ep 152 > February 1985 sweeps wraps on Friday, March 1, and poor Joe Perkins — who *opened* the sweeps as a grinning groom — closes it barely clinging to life in a hospital bed, with his mother, sister and wife sitting vigil. 😭