At least when it comes to Jake and Austin, right? Because we Jaustin fans are starving dogs at this point, so when a Milkbone gets tossed into the air, I'm doing this...
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LOL, that's a smart dog, huh? Please sir, can I have some more?
On Friday, June 16, Austin tweeted this:
— AUSTIN NICHOLS (@AustinNichols) June 16, 2017
[Please, do not be alarmed! He is in period costume and not digging into the hubs' Dippity Do for his own experimentation. Let's hope not, right?]
So Austin is reading a Hemingway novel for this tweet he sends out on the 16th. What's the particular choice he's made? Farewell to Arms? Maybe The Old Man and the Sea for we know how Austin loves the water, right? Or perhaps For Whom the Bell Tolls?
Well, looks like it's none of those; he's chosen The Sun Also Rises. What's curious about this literary selection is that the setting of the novel doesn't appear at first glance to have any relationship to the movie Austin is currently filming in Texas. Hemingway's story is about post-World War I's "Lost Generation." A novel that explores existential themes of love, death, and the nature of masculinity. The book was published in 1926 in contrast to The Iron Orchard, which has a copyright of 1966. Perhaps June 16th was an important date in the life of Hemingway? No that's not right either. So what could it be? What is the reason, Austin chose that particular novel on June 16th to share with all the world?
As has been mentioned in previous posts, June 16th is a very special day for Jake and Austin. A window of opportunity one might say that was taken in 2008 to be married before Proposition 8 temporarily reversed same sex marriage progress in California the following November. Wedded in a state where a convenient Confidential Marriage law exists to protect the identities of those who choose to keep their vows hidden from the public record. How appropriate because we all know that Jake and Austin do love their secrets. Right, guys?
And, what is the name of the lead character of The Sun Also Rises? Well that would be, Jake Barnes. One of the most famous Jake's in American literature, the narrator of Hemingway's novel and Austin's own little "storyteller". Awwwwww.
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Embrace the romanticism in our OTP's because presently with several of them, times are lean. This is why we're here; we love their love for each other.
And on this day, we salute two OTP couples who are doing the dad thing. Happy Father's Day to you and enjoy this day with the young ones who look up to you and have faith in you. You are the greatest influence in their earthly lives. For the rest of their lives.
Sorry Louis and Liam....despite the official narrative, we at Narnia do not believe these Father's Day wishes apply to you yet. ;-)
collaborated: Methodical Muser and PG
pic sources: Twitter, giphy
our playlist: Something Right - Westlife
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher -
Bruce Springsteen and an All-Star Band
Collide - Howie Day
There! I've Said It Again - Vaughn Monroe
