Showing posts with label Gus Kenworthy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gus Kenworthy. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

And to All a Good Night! - A Christmas Story Featuring Narnia's Favorite Men


[psst! Warning to those under 18 - there is nudity in the post!]


LOL!  Timberrrrrr...

Well, here we are.  Christmas Eve and some of us are still wrapping.  Still taking a sip of the 'nog.  If you have any children, you may be watching The Grinch Who Stole Christmas for the 45th time.

Narnia Dispatches would like to take this time to wish everyone a very Merry Holiday season.  To those in the midst of the eight nights of Festival of Lights, a Happy Hanukkah.  And as for our OTP men and honorary members?  Well...





'Twas the Night Before Christmas, when all through the house,
not a One Directioner was stirring, not even a mouse


  










































The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, 
in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.  

The One D'ers were nestled all snug in their beds, 
while visions of Patrick Mahomes danced in their heads;




and Jake in his 'kerchief,  




and Austin sandwiched by caps, 



had just settled their brains for a long winter's nap.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, 
Austin sprang from his bed



to see what was the matter.

Away to the window he flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. 

The moon 




on the breast of the new fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to Travis Kelce's eyes below. 


When, what to my wondering Austin-eyes 




 























should appear, 


But a bigass sleigh full of Gyllenichols goslings,



and six Padackles Dingle-Judas Dream-offs, 




With a little old driver 


so lively and quick, 
I knew in a moment it must be St. "Nichols".
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled,





and shouted,
and called them by name;

"Now BT1! now BT2!  now BT3 and BT4!
On, Padackle1! on, Padackle2!  on, Padackle3 and 4!"
To the top of the pap-proof condo! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!'

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,


With the sleigh full of toys, 



and St. Nichols too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof 

 
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney, St. Nichols came down with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur,


from his head to his foot,
and his clothes were all covered in ashes and soot;



A bundle of toys he had slung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

His eyes -- how they twinkled!


 his dimples how merry!





His cheeks were like roses,
 

his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
and the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;



The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
and the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;


He had a broad face and a little round belly
That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf


And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
a wink of his eye and a twist of his head,


Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk






And laying his finger inside of his nose,


And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

He sprang to his sleigh, 


to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down on a thistle


 

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,

























"Can I have just a little?"  Whaaaa?  No, no, no, no, Adam!! That's not what he said.  He said,



"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a Good Night!!"



Bravo, men!!!  Bravo!!!




Narnia Dispatches wants to again, wish all of our visitors and readers a very Merry Christmas!!   



pic sources:  Giphy, tenor, deskgram, rphelper, freerepublic, gifer,
                     pinterest, Royals.com, Columbia Dispatch, GQ,
                     Facebook, Listal, Times Malta, Perez Hilton
our playlist:  What a Glorious Night - Sidewalk Prophets
                     Light of the Stable - Selah
                     All Creation Sing (Joy to the World) - Seth Condrey
                     Born is the King (It's Christmas) - Hillsong
                     Go Tell It on the Mountain - Seabird
                     Christmas Day - Michael W Smith w/ Mandisa
                     And To All a Good Night -  Band of Merrymakers

                      

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Sunday Musings: Nuptial Garlic Necklaces and Gus Kenworthy's Twitter Craftsmanship


This winter beginning to feel like,


Oh my goodness, what in the heck was that?  Tough lesson learned, for sure! 

Narnia has just a few items we would like to bring to the table this morning, so let's get to it.  

PR "marriages" followed by Just Jared fodder for baby bump "updates" are becoming almost an every day occurrence, aren't they?  

• Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin - did he get "married", so that he could step out with his pastor?



Now that a probation period of time has passed, it looks like Biebs is back out-and-about with his pastor, Carl Lentz.  Notice the garlic necklace words, "His wife Hailey Bieber".  Garlic necklace, Get-out-of-jail card, however you wish to term it.

Two days later,


Lunch with the pastor, followed by a bike ride around the park!  Notice again, the article came with a garlic necklace - "The day before, Justin enjoyed an afternoon outing with his wife Hailey Bieber".

For those not familiar, prior to the 'wedding', Biebs had been seen with his pastor quite a bit.







































So, did Biebs "tie the knot" so that he could continue stepping out with the pastor?  

•  And the latest to get "married" - Darren Criss



Despite looking younger, Darren Criss is 32 years old and Mia Swier is said to be "around 34".  She is a producer and director for Fox and the two are said to have dated for seven and a half years.  Darren has toiled in the business with voice acting, recurring television series roles (i.e. Little White Lie), and video shorts.  These were followed by his more recognized role in the Fox series Glee and theater.  Last year in 2018, came his award winning performance in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.  

Since announcing his engagement in January 2018 to long-time girlfriend Swier, Darren Criss has been the winner of a SAG, Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Emmy award.  And now, the announcement of marriage.  

It's unfortunate that these "mandatory" nuptials continue to be viewed as valid and necessary in show business.  When will Hollywood catch up to this year of 2019?

• Congratulations to Gus Kenworthy on his new television role on FX network's American Horror Story.  He will play the boyfriend of Emma Roberts' character, Madison Montgomery.  Congratulations, Gus!  This is not his first acting role as he has been in 2017's Sharknado 5: Global Swarming and was also recently a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race series.

Gus is also quite talented at the Twitter game.  He had a biting, on-point reply to a harsh critic.  Check it out:


 
To which, Gus replied:


 

Touche', Gus.  Touche'.

• And what is going on with Liam Payne?  On Tuesday, Feb 12, we saw pictures of Liam arriving in New York City.  With a significant amount of luggage.


Then, on Friday the 15th, Liam is quite visibly photo'd and video'd at a CHEGG Music 101 event which won Mission San Jose High School a $10k music grant.



Author aside: It's an admirable sounding event until you read on Consumer Affairs, many of the comments from students and parents on how they were cheated or delayed money from this organization.  Highly critical reviews on their business ethics and practices.  I'm not at all saying that Liam is even aware of these practices because it is not known what is behind this appearance.

Was Liam in the States for awhile?  Doesn't look like it.  Nope, Liam is shuttled right back to the United Kingdom.  Here he is shown to be arriving back at Heathrow airport yesterday, Feb. 16, minus some of that big luggage he had hauled to JFK on the 12th.


Forget some luggage, Liam??? No doubt, he may be back in the UK for the Brit Awards which are on Wednesday, the 20th?  We at Narnia cross our fingers for a Liam win.

So, instead of coming to the United States for the Grammys on Sunday, Feb 10, an event which would make sense for Liam to attend for fun and networking since he is in the music business, he is seen where?  At a BAFTA after-party.  BAFTA = British Academy of Film and Television Arts.  And two days later, he comes to the States to perform at a concert on the 15th, only to leave the States the next day and return to the UK.  Yup.  Makes sense, doesn't it?  [sarc]

Oh, well and there was one other item on his agenda while in the States.  That was to be "photo'd" standing outside of 48-year old Naomi Campbell's NYC apartment building.  


 
UPDATED 08 12 19:  Well, looks like this above tweet from @HotStreetStyle is deleted and the entire account is suspended.  tsk, tsk, tsk!  That's okay, got another one:


There's a live look at Liam "leaving" the premises.  Without the money shot.  Way to go, Liam!  

So what is with the smear job going on with Liam?  Look at this pack of lies:



Why would Zayn be attending a BAFTA party at all?  Wouldn't Zayn be more likely to want to attend the Grammys as well?  I'm not sure, but perhaps because he's in the music business as well?  

Thanks, Daily Star, looks like Ziam is likely going as strong as ever!

No doubt, Sony/Syco still has a stronghold on all of these young 1D men.  Each week, it's a dart's throw to see who is the choice smear target.

Regardless, Liam plugs along, doing what he needs to do and having fun performing.  We salute Mr. Payne!  He's a class act.



• Speaking of money shots, Narnia is still looking for the obligatory shot of Big Sis Maggie Gyllenhaal at Lil' Bro Jake's opening night of Seawall/A Life on Thursday, Feb 14.  Instead, both Big Sis and Bro-in-Law Peter Sarsgaard's social media are filled with reblogs of this "informative" video from Architectural Digest which showcase the "couple" giving everyone a tour inside the infamous brownstone:



^^^^  Tweet Deletion courtesy of the "The Brighton Intern"  Let's try another one:

 

We saw Maggie at NY Fashion Week the week before:



But alas,......no opening night pics.  

Could that be because Big Sis was with the hubs (Austin Nichols)?  Trying to hold down the fort until Jakers could come back and quickly restore order until he had to leave for NYC again?

via GIPHY

Maggie and Austin are just trying to keep things going back at the homestead.  Not too much longer until spring break, kids!  Perhaps Jake's beard Caribou (aka Jeanne Cadieu) could drop in and assist?  Since she doesn't appear to be in New York City either, yet another one who missed the opening night bell.

Nonetheless, here's some cheery photos of Jakers arriving for work yesterday, in his work boots and Nick Payne-like pants:



We end with some tweets from around the horn:

This was Niall on Feb 15.



Our little bit of animal kingdom education:


 

Just wow.  Was this more manipulative news?


 

So Niall (despite being seen outside walking this past week with a "Mystery Girl" after disclosing he was down with a cold).  From 2013, never forget:


 
For Caturday (Saturday cat tweets):

Narnia predicted this was coming.  The manufactured "bromance" with Jr., courtesy of play-along Jakers and his instagram:



And a Valentine look back at a teammate hug, one for the ages.  I can't think of a better way to start off the new week!


 

And remember:  One of the most helpful pieces of advice and information I've received came from our Safety manager at work.  When walking on ice, remember to pengin walk.  Walk like a penguin, toes pointing outward, not straight ahead.  This balances your weight better on the ice.  Believe me, it WORKS!  I don't care how silly it looks.  It's better than having your feet slide out from under you.

Have a GREAT week!!

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                     aminoapps, labotana, Stock News USA
our playlist:  Free Fallin' - Zoe Badwi
                     I Dare You - The xx
                     Come See About Me - Diana Ross and the Supremes
                     The Happening - Diana Ross and the Supremes