#Melbourne blogger

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I'M QUITTING MY 9 - 5 TO FOLLOW MY DREAMS

Hello my beautiful internet friends,

Tagging onto my sentiment from last week regarding following your dreams with complete reckless abandon and vigour, I thought I would follow on with the obvious next step (for me anyway).

I am quitting my job without a real concrete plan or a backup option to follow my dreams.

If you enjoy your job and it's the dream career pathway for you, this blog post is not meant for you. By all means keep reading of course, but I'm reaching out to my fellow dreamers who have fallen into careers that are not their callings - the people who are dreaming of something else entirely.

If I'm being completely honest I don't hate my job. But I don't love it either. It's most certainly not what I thought I would be doing at 30, and truly not the career stepping stone I imaged it would be when I was first offered the role two and a half years ago.

I'm a local news reporter in Melbourne, working for one of (if not the most popular) newspaper in the city. Day to day is very mundane, there isn't all that much jazz with local news.

While I dreamt of being a writer and Melbourne's answer to Carrie Bradshaw or Andie Anderson, my current job couldn't be further from that (I do feel Andie's pain when she wants to write something that matters and her editor is so limiting!!!!)

So last week after writing my post about committing to yourself, I was journalling and came to a realisation. In order to commit to myself, I need to fully commit to my dreams and aspirations, and to do that, I really need to quit my job.

Now thinking pragmatically because let me be one hundred percent honest, we are in a cost of living crisis and I'm not going to cold quit my job without a little bit of savings and backing to myself - I won't be leaving immediately. I think we can all agree that kind of rash decision making is for rich people who have no stress factors in their lives apart from happiness.

What I plan to do is a little but more strategic than that.

I've given myself three months to build up as thick of a foundation as possible, to get all my figurative ducks in a row and to make myself a plan for the following time frame that will constitute me following my dreams and actually succeeding. I'm trying to put my best foot forward to achieve exactly what I want and not need to take a step back into something that I'm not passionate about.

Sometimes I think people really hesitate to do the things they really want to do, whether it be because of the stories we tell ourselves in our minds, the stories society tell us about success and what it means to be fulfilled, or just because we think our dreams are out of touch from reality.

I don't want to be that person anymore. I don't want to be held back by these invisible, non-existent barriers that only stop me from reaching my full potential in life and happiness.

I have been working very hard to change the stories I tell myself in my mind, and after an incident at my current workplace (not with me, but with my colleague and management), I understood that my time at the company is coming to a close and I need to move on to something bigger and better; on to something that just in general, is a better fit for me.

I know that being self-employed is not a lifestyle everyone can achieve or that everyone wants - but I think it is the lifestyle change I want for myself, at least for now.

I obviously will keep writing this blog as a way to track how I'm going and to continue the development of my own writing.

But for now - I'm going to quit my job and follow my dreams. I definitely think it's something everyone should consider doing at least once in their lives (obviously make sure you're not going to send yourself into homelessness please, this message is not for every single person in this moment of time, prepare yourself!!).

Let's be the generation of people who don't take no for an answer - the generation of people who make things happen for ourselves and find the joy that we desire from doing the things we love and turning them into a profitable way to live!

These are my thoughts for the week, I know I'll be back next week with something just as crazy I'm sure, but for now, all the love in the world to whoever has made it this far down.

Love always,

G xx

p.s please support my journey to self employment - follow me on my other platforms (they're all free) and engage with me <3

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Bachelor Girl: Calling Out Your Name

#bachelorgirl #music #newrelease #redhotchillipeppers

Iconic Australian band Bachelor Girl, featuring Tania Doko and James Roche, have confirmed new music in 2023 with brand new single ‘CALLING OUT YOUR NAME’ available to stream and download from Friday February 3. Bachelor Girl electrified the Australian music scene in the late 1990s, topping the charts with their debut double platinum selling single ‘Buses and Trains’ from their ARIA Award…

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Concrete bus stops of Canberra - Australia.

Unique to this particular city. Who knew it was such a thing?

Only discovered as we spent 5 nights staying in the Turner area of Dickson, about 20 minutes walk from the Duxton Arms where we met up with relatives one evening.

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Below: views across the city of Melbourne and the Yarra River at night.

We took a 7 hour road trip from Canberra to Melbourne, including some rather interesting stopping places on the way.

More photos of the quirky things we discovered, the route map and info here in my travel blog post.

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Breakfast at the Arbory on the Yarra River in Melbourne Australia

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if they play disenchanted you can bury me 6ft under the fucking ground because IM NOT WATCHING THE STREAM

[yumesoraa]

Melody of Being Animate: Poetry.

Open your eyes.We are the drama we choose to live in.I want a life full of expression,my heart smiling at the memoriesI’ve opened my first world to.They don’t tell you that saving yourselfis the most selfless act you can do.They don’t reassure youthat the measures you take to grow and learn your homeare what dreams have felt like.They are those momentswe cannot explain, only feel –the ones we…

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Chilling in May and June 2024 merged. Daydreaming and feedback suck big time

I am so full of admiration for people that meet deadlines. Chilling in May and June 2024 for me were two very missed deadlines. Though aware of the dates, I had no desire to blog at all. I wonder if others feel this way at times and why? I think it has a lot to do with feedback, more precisely about getting feedback or rather, not getting it. Feedback is the only way to know you are on track for…

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Healthy Food to eat this Christmas 2023

Christmas Eve Christmas, a major festival commemorating the birth of Jesus, is celebrated across the globe. Among grand cheers and bubbly beats, Christmas Eve is celebrated on 24th December, a day before Christmas day. It is a conspicuous day with significant anticipation of Christmas Day. The sounds of Christmas carols, smell of bakes, laughter of family gathering, illumination of decorated…

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The 10 Best Digital Marketing Blogs to Read in 2023

With a host of blogs on every possible topic we see on the Internet today, one might feel that blogging is a recent trend. However, it first came into the picture in the late 1990s. It gained massive popularity after the growth of WordPress in the early years of the 21st century. Today, blogging has become an integral part of digital marketing for SEO purposes, establishing brand identity, and generating leads. Also, people follow digital marketing blogs to learn about the latest industry and marketing trends.

Here are 10 best digital marketing blogs that you can read to learn more about digital marketing and stay updated about recent trends!

1. Marketo

Marketo is an American SaaS (software as a solution) company owned by Adobe that produces marketing automation software. The company focuses on marketing technology to automate tasks and gauge marketing engagement. The digital marketing blog by Marketo has over one million visitors per month. You will find answers to most of your how-to questions in the digital marketing field. You can also read informative digital marketing blogs for beginners on the website on topics like digital marketing strategies, how to use your website for digital marketing, and improving conversion rates.

2. Social Samosa

Social samosa is one of the best social media content portals. It researches and gathers thoughts and ideas about the digital marketing trends on social media to encourage dialogue on the same. Social Samosa has a popular blog that provides a list of social media accounts to follow in different categories and suggests how people can carve out their niche in digital marketing. It is your go-to website if you want to stay updated with the trending social media campaigns. You can also read case studies or in-depth analyses of different marketing strategies.

3. Neil Patel Blog

Neil Patel is a popular name in the marketing industry. He has been acknowledged as one of Forbes’s top 10 online marketers. Through his digital marketing agency, NP Digital, he offers innovative marketing ideas to help businesses and large companies grow and generate more revenues.

The Neil Patel blog provides valuable content to businesses, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and other people interested in digital marketing. His blog gets over 10 million visitors per month. If you are looking for ideas to enhance your content marketing strategy, ways to increase traffic to a website, or marketing analytics, you must check out his blog.

4. Hubspot Blog

HubSpot is another American SaaS company that offers technology solutions in digital marketing. The company also has an active blog with over 7 million monthly views. The posts contain extensive information on marketing, branding, content planning, website designing, social media, email marketing, virtual reality, social media tools, consumer behavior, and more.

5. upGrad Blog

Being India’s most popular online learning platform, upGrad has a huge pool of resources for avid readers. It has excellent digital marketing courses for aspirants looking to upskill. upGrad’s digital marketing blogs offer comprehensive information on SEO marketing and trends, keywords, content marketing, social media marketing, brand advertising, PPC advertising, and much more.

6. Moz Blog

Moz is a company that offers website analytics and SEO services to its clients. So, if you are interested in learning about SEO in-depth, you can follow the Moz blog. Some popular topics to read include how to improve your ranking by rewriting titles, why to reoptimize content, and what should be the SEO strategy for a new website. Moz is your go-to digital marketing blog to learn all about SEO.

7. Digital Deepak

Digital Deepak is a popular digital marketing blog in India run by Deepak Kanakaraju, a digital marketer. He writes about Facebook or Google Ads Strategy, using marketing tools for streamlining marketing processes, and posts interviews of famous digital marketing professionals.

8. Buffer Blog

Buffer is another most popular digital marketing blog for social media enthusiasts. You can learn about the latest trends and read case studies on social media marketing campaigns led by numerous brands. Also, you can read about content creation, video marketing, and increasing engagement.

9. Social Beat

Social Beat is a digital marketing agency that offers creative marketing solutions to businesses. The company regularly posts blogs related to marketing automation, market research and consumer insights, marketing technology, branding and designing, content marketing & SEO, and other categories in digital marketing.

10. Shout Me Loud

Shout Me Loud is one of the best digital marketing blogs for beginners that offers tips on how to start blogging or choose a niche, affiliate marketing, SEO strategies, social media marketing tools, WordPress tutorial, and more. If you have just stepped into digital marketing and want to learn more about how blogging works for SEO, you can follow Shout Me Loud.

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Australian Open Vlog

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I can’t believe I had my emergency hydrocephalus vp shunt surgery number 2 Newley 5 years ago now seems like yesterday still haunts my memory. Blacked out for 3 days didn’t eat didn’t drink slept day and night until we realised something wasn’t right. My shunt from birth had blocked and my brain was full of fluid. By the time I arrived to hospital on day 3 I was dying according to doctors and they said if I didn’t come in when I did I would of been dead the next day and that just scares me. It started off as a migrain I have had before can’t stand without throwing up head throbbing so hard you want to pass out you need total darkness. No panadole or any meds will work… I was like that for 3 days but didn’t know it was 3 days. So I had to have emergency surgery and they were not sure I was going to make it and if I did make it I might come out disabled well I showed them. I came out alive knew everyone’s name still no loss besides some memory and my handwriting was actually better? So have had 2 surgery in my life time for hydrocephalus. I hope I won’t need anymore in my life time but my head sure does remind me that it can happen at any time. #hydocephalus #hydrocephalusawareness #hydrocephaluswarrior #vpshunt #vpshuntsurgery #vpshuntlife #melbourne #australia #blogger #scar #stvincenthospital thank you @stvincentsmelbourne for saving my life in 2018 without you I wouldn’t be here today (at Camberwell, Victoria) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn_7_x9PYMs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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COMMITTING TO YOURSELF | KEEP YOUR INTERNAL PROMISES

Hello friends, 

This week I've been struggling with really prioritising my goals that are outside my 9 - 5 workday. 

I am a journalist, so my industry is very much touch and go and I am often working outside the 9 - 5 hours, making it a challenge to create the time to focus and work on my other goals. 

This is something I hated to discover and it definitely has put a damper on the process of other things I'm working on, particularly when I'm sitting behind a computer for much of the day - my eyes get tired and I'm ready to sleep by the end of it. 

To combat this I've been meditating in a mindful and intentional way - to help give myself the motivation to work on my other stuff; I've been actively trying to set small and achievable daily goals that all contribute to the long term success of my other goals and I've been consistently exercising in the morning to get my body energised and started to take on the day, but I still find it challenging to fit in my own things around the constraints and pressure of work.

I find myself often asking the question - why do I complete and commit to the tasks other people give me (i.e. my boss), but not to the ones I give myself? 

The answer to this is uncomfortable and sticky - there are consequences outside myself to not completing tasks assigned to me. 

When I'm not completing tasks set by myself - I only have myself to answer to. 

But this answer brings up a different question - why do I value the consequences from others more than the consequences from myself?

It automatically demonstrates that I don't take myself as seriously as those outside of me and that is a big problem.

So right now, I'm working on teaching myself how to commit to myself more and how to take myself more seriously, the same level that I take others seriously. 

I think this is a huge inhibitor for many people who have goals that are bigger than themselves in the moment - they don't take them seriously, looking at those things as far away dreams that would be great if they happened soon, but they also can sit on the back burner until we have more time. The real secret is that we never have time if we don't make it for ourselves. 

I want to believe in myself as the person who can achieve all the goals that I have set for myself - at the end of the day I will be the person who is following through and achieving them, so why can't I imagine myself as a person who could do those things? 

The answer is a simple one.

There is no reason that I can't. 

So what are the tools I can utilise to reinforce this belief into my life?

I'm still figuring that out for myself at this point. 

All I know is that I want to do better for myself, for my goals and for my own future. 

My goals are not little things that I want to happen in the far away world of "some day". I have set goals for myself in the short term to make my long term life and lifestyle better. 

The relationship I have with myself is the longest one I will have, and the same goes with all of you - your relationship to self is the most important one we will all have. 

It's time to commit to ourselves and do the things we promise ourselves we will do. 

Chat next week, or in the comments below.

Love always,

G xx

[ravenadottir]

islanders' data and anecdotes if they were honest:

SEASON 1

❝ main character ❞ she's the only one that makes any sense

❝ allegra ❞ 24, swansea, cocktail entrepreneur, the public loves to hate her

❝ erikah ❞ 20, norwich, jobbing actor, she changes, every guy will be the love of her life until a new guy comes around

❝ jen ❞ 22, london, fashion blogger, the equivalent of a piece of paper until she couples up with someone for clout

❝ talia ❞ 23, watford, music journalist, she's the only one everyone agrees is the best person here

❝ jake wilson ❞ 29, preston, chef, chicken shit that waits way too long to say something

❝ mason❞ 24, romford, musician and underwear model, if "this could've been an email" was a person

❝ miles ❞ 22, glasgow, carpenter, not interesting enough to remember. also tattoo

❝ tim ❞ 23, truro, dj, alright, we'll allow it

❝ jasper ❞ 26, kingston, financial advisor, straight to the bin

❝ levi ❞ 26, manchester, professional water polo player, sock balls

❝ rohan ❞ 23, wolverhampton, psychology student, he joined the villa and that's pretty close to the circus. also, see "injustice"

❝ cherry❞ 20, suffolk, west end performer, try hard

❝ reese taylor ❞ 22, birmingham, newsagent by day, professional wrestler at weekends, revolting lack of personality

❝ sammi ❞ 22, london, graphic designer and artist, the definition of 'wasted potential"

❝ lucy ❞ 25, bristol, “adventurer”, *snake sounds*

❝ returning miles ❞ 22, glasgow, carpenter, we still don't care

❝ returning jasper ❞ 22, kingston, financial advisor, at least we found out he has a pet snake

SEASON 2

❝ hope ❞ 26, london, brand ambassador, '‘voted “most likely to be the center of the drama because she puts herself there"

❝ lottie ❞ 24, melbourne, makeup artist, i have one personality trait and that's all you're gonna get

❝ main character ❞ she should change her name to 'girl #5'

❝ hannah ❞ 21, st. albans, social media assistant, she went home really soon because she was so shy, we're sure that's not gonna bite anyone in the face

❝ marisol ❞ 24, portsmouth, law student, talks too much/says nothing at all

❝ gary rennell ❞ 23, chatham, crane operator, SLUT

❝ noah ❞ 25, romford, librarian, QUIET SLUT

❝ rocco ❞ 21, belfast, owns a “cocktails and cronuts” food truck, LYING SLUT

❝ ibrahim ❞ 22, birmingham, gold player, SHY SLUT

❝ bobby mckenzie ❞ 24/26, glasgow, hospital caterer, does impressions and bakes some stuff

❝ priya ❞ 29, manchester, estate agent, should've noticed she's bi during the fucking season

❝ henrik ❞ 23, isle of wight, climbing and wilderness survival instructor, shiny and dumb/smooth brain/nothing behind those eyes

❝ lucas koh ❞ 27, oxford, physiotherapist, yes

❝ chelsea ❞ 23, buckinghamshire, interior decorator, there's pink and there's champagne

❝ jakub zabinski ❞ 25, rochdale, personal trainer and fitness model, real life mutant ninja turtle but like white

❝ elijah ❞ 26, watford, hairdresser and model, he's there and then he's not

❝ felix ❞ 21, rotherham, nightclub promoter, annoying little cousin that grows up to be the annoying little virgin at the club

❝ kassam ❞ 26, new castle, techno dj, if you blink you might miss him

❝ graham ❞ 23, devon, commercial fisherman, ginger thanos

❝ arjun ❞ 24, norwich, dog groomer and influencer, "where's my hug?" kind of guy

❝ carl ❞ 29, dublin, tech entrepreneur, he's almost learning how not to sound like a robot

❝ shannon ❞ 24, dublin, professional poker player, "you'll forgive how annoying she can be because of her body"tactics, players, poker analogies all the time"

❝ blake ❞ 22, kensington, if you blink you won't miss her because she's so goddamn annoying

❝ elisa ❞ 22, london, social media influencer, the human form of a gear shift because of all the blame she shifts

❝ jo ❞ 23, cheshire, bmx racer, was here for only three days and it was still too long

❝ returning henrik ❞ 23, isle of wight, climbing and wilderness survival instructor, absolutely not the same person and it gets worse

❝ returning lucas ❞ 27, oxford, still a physiotherapist, "toxic fucks"

❝ returning hannah ❞ now 22, st. albans, she resented lottie so much she became her

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Callum Linnane as Oscar Wilde.

The Australian Ballet's 'Oscar' is choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon for the AB's 2024 Season.

Music score by Joby Talbot.

In two acts, this new ballet explores Wilde's rise to fame interposed with Wilde's story, 'The Nightingale and the Rose'; and then Wilde's fall and torment interposed with 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'.

The experience for this blogger was exhilarating - despite knowing the details of Wilde's story!

Melbourne Season: 13-24 September 2024 Sydney Season: 8-23 November 2024

*Reflections with Joby Talbot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtOKJMPLO_I

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Tavern Drinking and Celebrity Spotting

Fortress is one of Australia’s better known esports lounge, bar and arcade, all wrapped up in one. Although it’s been a staple of the Melbourne landscape for several years, the fine folks in charge of it saw how profitable the business model was and decided to bring it to Sydney as well.

And so, Sydney’s own Fortress opened up with little fanfare at the start of 2023 with little fanfare in Central Park Mall. At least, ‘little’ to the wider public. But it was most assuredly on the mind of many a Sydney gamer, this humble blogger included. But given how busy I was and the fact that I only had a few friends I could quickly round up for a jaunt in the city, my opportunities for visiting were few and far between.

Enter Mr Game Master.

After agreeing to a second date, I floated the idea of visiting Fortress to scope out the premises. Fortunately, he took the bait hook, line and sinker. After all, there would be plenty of opportunities for us to pursue our board game interests as, beyond hosting a large number of computers, they also had a bar area decorated to represent a tavern from ye olde fantasy games, along with the opportunity to hire any tabletop game from their collection.

Which, of course, was what we did.

We met outside Fortress at approximately 6PM before ducking in. Once we were inside, we were directed to a table to order some sustenance.Orders made, Mr Game Master went to have a look at the board game that we could hire for an hour or so as the waiter told us that was how long the reservation was for. Mr Game Master’s first choice of game was Catan: Rivals, a card based version of the popular game Catan and made with two players in mind. As neither of us were familiar with this rendition of the game, we read the rules and set up the game as we waited for our respective burgers to arrive.

Just as we were about to start playing, the food was brought to our table and we digged in.

Mine was a typical beef burger while Mr Game Master ordered a chicken burger. And while we both were very satisfied with our meals, given the fact that Mr Game Master had been born with the bigger mouth and knew how to demolish a burger quickly, he was able to scoff his down in short order. My burger took a lot longer to eat and became a little bit of a mess as it fell apart in my hands because I had removed the skewer keeping it together.

Once I’d managed to clean the burger juices from my hands, we began to play Catan: Rivals in earnest. Despite my best efforts, Mr Game Master came out on top. Mostly through sheer luck because he drew many an excellent action card that he could use to mitigate the lack of resources we had. I, on the other hand, only had the resources to build up a useless army that I only managed to utilise once to destroy one of his buildings.

Still eager for a second game, Mr Game Master went back to the desk out front and returned Catan: Rivals. Following behind him as we had initially toyed with the idea of playing Spirit Island, we instead settled for Sushi Go - a much quicker game that we both knew the rules to.

As I returned to the table first, I had to do a double take as I noticed what appeared to be Rad and Gem, the hosts of ABC Spawn Point. Well, only one of them was still a current host. The other had stepped away and I wasn’t sure if she was still working for the ABC or if she had found work in some other field.

But, before I go any further, I suppose it would be remiss of me to not clarify what the ABC is. Or ABC Spawn Point, for that matter.

ABC, at least in Australia, stands for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It’s essentially our version of the BBC. As for Spawn Point, well, it was television program targeted at kids, and which talked about video games that they could play on a mainstream platform.

More importantly, it was a spin-off show following the success of ABC Good Game, which was targeted at older gamers, providing reviews and news of the gaming world. Government sponsored gaming content. Can you believe it?

Unfortunately, due to budget cuts, ABC Good Game was cut from the network and there was the short-lived Screenplay on Channel 7, which had many of the old hosts from ABC Good Game on it.

In any case, I was starstruck.

As soon as Mr Game Master had returned, I’d pointed out the two minor television celebrities. I even showed him pictures of them that I managed to find through a quick Google search. And like someone that has never been taught subtlety, he completed turned to look over his shoulder at them! 

You cannot imagine the sheer terror that flooded my veins if Rad and Gem had noticed! Would they have been annoyed that I had mentioned, quite loudly too in my opinion, that they were there. After all, it looked like they were having a girls’ night out with their friends. Who would have wanted their personal time interrupted by fans wanting to talk to them about video games?

I certainly wouldn’t have.

Although, since I’d been in the first row during their panel at AUS PAX last year, I felt some kinship to them. Oh, what am I kidding. It’s a completely parasocial relationship. I don’t really know them. And they wouldn’t know me either. But it might have been nice if I could have scrounged up the courage to say ‘hi’ and that I was a ‘fan’ of their work.

I mean, it’s not like I’m a huge fan but it was the closest I’ve been able to mingle with people that have SOME level of fame, you know?

Regardless, Mr Game Master and I did NOT go up to them. Instead, we kept to ourselves and played through a game of Sushi Go. I won, of course. And by then, it was already quite late so we packed our things and headed for the door.

While I had taken public transport, Mr Game Master had driven down to the city. Before we said our goodbyes, we tried our hands at a little gacha and I came away with a Greedent as a token of the time I spent with Mr Game Master.

Will things progress from here on out? Mr Game Master almost certainly felt like we had hit it off, even inviting me in passing to his place to play board games with his house mates. Of course, I’m not sure if that’ll be the optimal next step but the offer has been extended. Given the limitations I’ve had when it comes to playing board games on the regular, it would certainly be a treat.

The only obstacle in this arrangement, of course, is that his work days don’t fall into the usual 9-5, Monday to Friday mould whereas mine do. So, it’ll be difficult to arrange an actual day to come visit.

Still, I might be getting ahead of myself.

After all, dating is all about the small steps rather than the big leaps and grand gestures.

And even though it’s slow going - mostly because of me - I don’t think I’m averse to Mr Game Master’s company. I’ve most definitely endured worse. Mr White Coat springs to mind. As did a brief dalliance (and by THAT I mean a day or two chatting on Hinge) with someone that had turned being a weeb into their entire personality and couldn’t help but regale me of the superiority of Japanese light novels over what he considered ‘Western literature.’

But I think that’s a story for another time.

For now, I’m tentatively optimistic that things might work out.

Time will only tell how it all pans out. If all else fails, I still have my video games and books and my fictional lovers to fall back on. That and filthy smutty fanfiction.

[yumesoraa]

Melody of Being Animate: Poetry

15.12.2023 | Choices (Karma) has the same (time line, the same lessons you just need your) self awareness more than you think to have met. I won’t stop until I win, I am so grateful for every down moment I made the decision to get back up, I am proud of every moment I choose self care and love for forms of heart-stings that promise things they cannot give water to, we are all garden’s on (our)…