aankho me teri

11/21/20 // ig

[ID: Two line drawings of a deer and a fox surrounded by a curved floral pattern over an orange background. End ID.]

Watch and learn, ladies. The most important parties to attend are the ones you’re not invited to.

[ID: Two grayscale gifs of Blair Waldorf; she smiles smugly, looking down in a condescending manner, before turning away. End ID.]

[ID: Eight pale gifs of Hermione Granger, featuring a piano, a desk, books and other trinkets, Hermione, pictured as a dark-skinned Black girl with curly hair, standing and looking off in the distance, letters scrambled and rearranging themselves, a map, an orange cat, and the pages of a book flipping. End ID.]

[ID: A painting of two women standing together on a beach by the sea. End ID.]

[ID: Two grayscale gifs of Harvey and Donna from Suits, where they are both sitting on a bed as Harvey drinks from a mug, and then kiss. End ID.]

Do you imagine you saw the King as a father and the Queen as a mother? I mean… one to attack, one to protect? They’re just pieces.

[ID: Eight pale gifs of The Queen’s Gambit, featuring Beth and Jolene standing together and talking, a look of Methuen Home in the snow, someone running a finger across a pale full of text, Beth looking straight ahead with an intense gaze, a young Beth walking up to a room with her reflection shown in the glass, a chandelier, Beth on the phone, and a paper with a chess board on it with the pieces in different positions. End ID.]

[ID: A picture of someone holding up a paper full of stamps. End ID.]

[ID: Eight pale gifs of Lady Gaga’s 911 music video, featuring a man holding an umbrella and a woman dressed in white with a large headpiece and a red plus sign on her breast, pomegranates on the sand, someone riding an animal in the distance with the words, “My biggest enemy is me” written on top, Lady Gaga in a pink outfit pulling her hands in a circle around her face in a pose indicating madness, Lady Gaga wearing green and holding up flowers as she sings, someone running in the distance with the words, “Ever since day one” written on top, someone throwing out red flower petals, and Lady Gaga rising up with a red blindfold on her face. End ID.]

I’d also like to dedicate tonight’s performance to three special friends who have changed my life completely, who have brought music back to me.

[ID: Eight pale gifs of Julie and the Phantoms, featuring Julie smiling, a drawing of a volcano exploding, the side of the Orpheum, Julie wearing a white shirt as well as two necklaces, one of which has a pendant with her name on it, Julie singing in the dark, a text that reads, “What would you say if I told you there are 3 ghosts living in my mom’s studio?,” sheet music, and Julie shaking her head. End ID.]

[ID: Two grayscale gifs of Psych; someone with a bag over their face which has two eyeholes has grabbed Shawn from behind holding a blade up to him, but Shawn screams, “This isn’t Friday the 13th!” and pushes his hand against the blade, revealeing that it detracts and is a prop. End ID.]

Sketch of Maple Leaves, John Singer Sargent, 19th-20th century, Harvard Art Museums: Drawings

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond Size: 22.7 x 31.3 cm (8 15/16 x 12 5/16 in.) Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/310240

[ID: A line drawing of a segment of a maple tree with its broad trunk and leaves at its right edge. End ID.]

Years ago, I knew a boy who made all the wrong choices.

[ID: Four grayscale gifs of Harry Potter; Draco Malfoy is brandishing a wand, looking distressed; he says, “Don’t you understand? I have to do this.” The shot shifts to Dumbledore as his face twists in sympathy: Draco says, “I have to kill you. Or he’s gonna kill me,” looking on the verge of tears. End ID.]