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guys I'm officially starting a new job today so I'm up early for the summer
#excited to meet people#from the small town#but the shop floor needs total renovation and it's old and dusty#so we'll be doing that this summer#there's one other person who works the store but I haven't met him yet (really want to)#his name is melvin#and his bf Mike works there too on occasion#I have to meet them#they're like a 60yo openly gay couple in a small ass town#the thing is#our shifts never coincide#amethyst be rambling
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omg not to be all byler again sorry but your partner and his brother enjoying going camping but you saying no thanks unless on rare occasions is so mike + jonathan (or another friend idk) going camping and will not liking bugs and roughing it and preferring to have some alone time 🥰 and mike coming home all refreshed and revved up
Yall are sooooo funny I can't 🤣🫢 I see what you mean here, I get it the vibes you're envisioning. Def kinda works for them too. Just any comparison of my bf to Mike Wheeler has me in hysterics. There is very little commonality, it's so funny.
I don't mind a little hike! But to him a hike usually means a ten plus mile trek middle of the summer during the day and sleeping in a tent for three nights NO THANKS MY LOVE. An insane person. I am a laying on the beach to enjoy the beauty of nature kinda guy. Taking a nice scenic drive and stopping at overlooks kinda vibe. To each their own!!
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okay but modern day game of thrones clueless au:
sansa's the no-nonsense senior class vice president and lead student board representative, popular but conscientious. her instagram, a pristinely-coordinated mix of selfies and fashion, has 15k followers. she dreams of being accepted to university in the city, like her brothers robb and jon were two years ago. while the two had gone to separate colleges, robb had accompanied theon greyjoy, his best friend and de-facto adoptive stark (given how much time he spent at their house growing up despite living down the street), to school. when robb comes home for break theon does too, much to sansa’s irritation---while theon’s mellowed significantly since high school, a time where his most prized activities were smoking weed and fucking every girl in the student body, he’s still a cheeky tool at times and spends virtually every moment they hang out teasing her for her ‘obsession with being validated on the internet’ and being so uptight about classes. she knows it’s good natured, but she mocks him for being lazy and entitled anyway. robb had called them an old married couple once, and she’d thrown her iced-tea in his face.
when pressures from school and home threaten her immaculate grade point average, she and her bff missandei devise a plan to set up the senior class’ two hardest teachers, ms. tarth and mr. lannister, in an attempt to lighten their coursework. their matchmaking works, and her peers laud her, relieved. inspired by her good deed, she decides to makeover arya---her obnoxious younger sister who spends all her time playing video games, shitposting memes on twitter, and skipping class to take boxing lessons with peculiar upperclassmen---and set her up with the junior class president, joffery baratheon. arya begrudingly complies but instantly sees joffery for the douchebag snob he is, sneaking off behind sansa's back to hang out with gendry, the unknown kid on the rowing and track team in sansa’s year, instead. the scheme fails anyway, joffery rejecting arya in favor of harassing sansa for sexual favors. she tells him to fuck off, which stalls him for the time being.
arya and bran are always off doing something mischievous, rickon’s too young, and robb and jon both have girlfriends (she doesn’t like either, she decides), so she finds herself spending most of her time with theon when he’s back from university. he still comes by every day during breaks instead of staying home, even when robb’s not there. it’s not as terrible as she’d expected. strangely enjoyable, actually. they text a lot, even when he’s at school, and get to know each other on a deeper level. she texts him one night after drinking too many mike’s hard lemonades at one of greyworm’s parties that the only reason she keeps up her instagram is so she can feel loved, because she’s afraid no one actually would in real life. he admits to her he hates spending time at home because of his dad, and that at college he got mixed up with some guys from a bad crowd, and it’d fucked him up. even robb didn’t know everything.
she dreams of him a lot, but it doesn’t mean anything.
the tyrells move to town that week. sansa finds loras attractive and stalks his instagram. she attempts to invite him to missandei’s birthday party, but upon a failed attempt his older sister margaery explains that he’s not interested because he’s seeing his boyfriend, renly, that night. she feels dumb and embarrassed, but decides she’d like to be friends with the tyrells anyway.
one night, when arya comes home sweaty as hell from one of her boxing matches, despite promising sansa she’d study instead, they get in a huge fight. sansa’s angry that she’d taken her efforts to ‘improve’ her sister’s wellbeing for granted, forgoing the makeover and tips for her usual boyish, sloppy behavior. arya yells at her for trying to set her up with joffery, a total dickbag, and admits she’s been dating gendry instead. sansa fights back, telling her she didn’t know about joffery, and that gendry would just get her in more trouble. arya snaps, calling her sister “a virgin with fake followers.”
sansa spends the night in her room, crying. she knows she’d been selfish to try and change arya, even though the plan had been well-intentioned. she spends the night soul searching, and realizes she’d been trying so hard to be perfect for people she didn’t even know, focusing on her grades for colleges and her instagram for her followers, that she hadn’t been appreciating the people who were most important to her. she realizes theon is one of those people, too.
sansa spends the next few weeks doing the most to support her siblings---showing up to arya’s boxing matches and buying her and her bf dinner afterwards, indulging bran’s budding obsession with tarot cards, playing video games with rickon, hanging out with her brothers’ new girlfriends, talisa and daenerys (who is not anyone’s secret aunt. just an international relations major with three rottweilers, whom she adores). she takes pictures at every occasion, posting ridiculous, oftentimes blurry pictures of her and her siblings to instagram instead of her usual fare. she and arya report joffery’s behavior to the school board, and learn that he has multiple other complaints from girls at the school. he gets expelled.
one night, when no one else is home but her and theon, he admits that he thinks it’s really sweet, what she’s been doing. she didn’t think he’d noticed or cared. after a nervous breath he tells her that he’s always loved her for who she is, and always would. she kisses him.
anyway, brienne and jaime get married, everyone’s invited, sansa gets a full scholarship to robb and theon’s university and all is well. that’s all she wrote, folks!
#theonsa#theon x sansa#jaime x brienne#gendrya#jonerys#sansa stark#theon greyjoy#i'd say i'm sorry but#im not#fic
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Moves like noir
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Go and listen “Moves like jagger” from Maroon5 pls.
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She yawned, that night she felt with a brutal exhaustion, perhaps it was so much that was the reason why she could not correctly reconcile the dream.
Although she had become accustomed to his double life, with his last bad marks in the last test that she had been not very helpful, of course that his parents, however understanding they were,they had to press him.
In addition adding that she as a representative of the class had to be aware of the festivities of spring and of course, the dance.
She spread completely, leaning on Arc de Triomphe.
There were times when she wanted to throw the towel and stay in bed all day, asleep or just stuffing herself with trinkets.
But then he remembered that he had to take care of Paris.
And she also remembered that his platonic love and secret not so secret attended many different extracurricular classes adding the modeling, and really made him want not to surrender. It was not a competition but she thought if he could, Why not her?
Although of course, it was not comparable to having an alterego that protects all Paris.
She laughed slightly at that thought, then sighed.
Now that she remembered it, she had been left with Nino to choose a song to open the dance after Alya expressed that he did not want him to choose, since he was clear that he would choose something skrillex to begin with.
And as she had said, that was how it would happen.
So she had to choose a song, in Alya's words, sticky and moved so that all the students were encouraged to go to the dance floor and were not like trees, stiff and planted to the ground.
"A song," he murmured. "Ah! Yes I would pick something from Jagged Stone but it would not work “ He pulled his eyelids slightly “ Also, what do I know about songs to dance? I do not even know how to dance! “.
"That's an important revelation." she hear a voice at his side, and there was Chat Noir, giggling slightly. "Maybe it's because you did not try, m'lady." He added a charismatic smile, showing his upper fangs.
“ No, it's because I have two left feet “ She covered his face with both hands “ I do not know why he let me drag myself to such an absurd task for me, I do not know how to dance! So I do not usually listen to songs that work for that. "She was desperate, and Chat noticed it, feeling sorry for her who managed to make her heart shrink with that gesture.
“ Do you need a song to dance to? Why? “ He ask, something j ealous.
"Yes, it's for school." She completely ignored that he might have said something more.
“ Let me see if I can help, besides being an incredibly handsome cat I am a great dancer “.
“ Aha, who are you, the cat of a thousand uses? “.
"Only for you," he fluttered, raising his eyebrows as she leaned closer to him.
With one hand she pushed his face away from her, pressing against her cheek.
"Sure." He laughed a little as she sat down, taking the lotus position.
“ How about once upon a december? “
“ No, it's spring and it's also a slow song, I need the opposite”.
“Bangarang? “.
“ No,nothing of skrillex, chaton “.
“Okey! “ He hit his fist against the palm of his hand “ How about something of Maroon5? Their music never goes out of fashion, they also have exactly what you are looking for “
“ I like, but at least I would not know how to dance any of his songs Remember, two left feet? The idea did not disgust him, she even thought it was a great idea.
He liked Maroon5, they were songs with rhythm, but still Could they be considered songs to dance to?
Chat took his cane off his back, opening the screen and typing something on it. Immediately a melodious tune began to ring and of course she could tell.
Moves like jagger.
He stood up, leaving his cane ringing over that monument, reaching out to help lift up.
She watched him for a moment, rolling her eyes in amusement, then accepting her hand and standing up.
“ Welcome to Chat Noir's dance classes, I give classes on Thursdays, I do not charge much. “ She winked at her, bowing, Ladybug laughed a bit at her occurrences “ You just follow me and feel the music.
He began by moving his leg to the rhythm of the music, then accompanied by a shrug.
She sighed and rolled her eyes in amusement, then followed.
A quick turn, moving his arms to the rhythm of music and sporting his body, spinning and imitating a "boom" with his arms.
In a jumped he separated his legs, making an "s" with his body and then turning on his heels.
With several jumps he began to move his arms into the air, then crouched.
She tried to follow the movements, some of them incredibly fast and coordinated.
On occasions like this she really was curious to know who Chat Noir really was. Sometimes it might seem silly and clueless, but reality showed when she was alone with her, with a wide catalog of conversation.
Also, she could once remember that helped her with the homework being she Marinette.
It was someone hiding many things under that mask.
And that moved damn well.
Even both were closer than at first, coordinating to perfection and adding movements that occupied in battles to the beat of music, staying too well.
Up to a point of the song they knew well.
“ And if I share my secret “ He started to sing, moving towards her “ You're gonna have to keep “ He took her by the waist making him stretch his arm while leaning back “ Nobody else can see this “ .
And that was when Ladybug fell abruptly because her legs stopped responding and therefore, holding her.
And also for something else.
“ M'lady! he exclaimed frightened. Had he dropped Ladybug? But what an idiot it was!
"I'm fine, just bend my ankle," she remarked nervously as she stood up from a movement.
Chat sighed, then put a satisfied face.
“ You dance great, m'lady! I can assure you that you almost follow my rhythm “ he brag, blowing his claws petulantly.
Ladybug pushed him, laughing at the same time.
"I must admit that you're good, and that intrigues me." She sighed as she saw his face of emotion. "Could you, you know, keep teaching me?" I do not want to see myself as a total ridiculous . "She added, turning his gaze a little.
His eyes lit up, and then he went by his staff and put the song in the beginning.
She thought in her mind that at those times she did not want to move like Mike Jagger, she wanted to move like Chat Noir.
"I've got the moves like Noir," he chortled almost in a whisper, taping it in his mind.
And Chat was able to hear it.
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“ Bro, all this week you've found yourself as a zombie. Is everything okay? “ Asked Nino as they walked towards the gym of the institute.
“ Yes, I told you, I just could not get a good night's sleep. “ And not quite a lie, he had spent the middle of the week spending the night with his incredible companion and secret platonic love, what she lear incredibly fast.
Besides watching her dance took away the few hours of sleep when he got home.
“ Well, we have to hurry, the other groups have already gathered to speak the essentials of the spring dance “ nino comment exasperated “ Alya is going to kill me.
“ Any reason specific? “.
“ Is to be late enough? “.
“ Touché “ He replied “ To all this Why do I have to come? “.
“ You are my reinforcement, almost all are women and I doubt that they say no to something that you think “ He commented, subtracting importance.
Adrien could only sigh tired.
Both hurried to the gym, hoping for the worst.
But, to their surprise did not receive scoldings from Alya, or stares Adrien from the girls of the other groups.
All the attention was focused on Marinette, who was in the center dancing a song that Adrien had heard a lot these last days.
Moves like jagger.
Her heart began to pound frantically as recognized those movements as her own, like the ones Ladybug had learned from him.
He approached stealthily, just as everyone was fond of his movements, just like him, and she was very concentrated to realize that he was there.
He swallowed as he watched her crouch down in a somewhat sensual manner and with a smile from ear to ear.
And when he was close enough, he heard it.
“ I've got the moves like Noir” And this time it was not a whisper, it could not have been something that he misinterpreted.
When it was over, everyone present began to approach her, asking who had taught her to dance like that.
He got the colors when several boys began to flood, among themselves classmates.
"Close your mouth bro, your spittle falls off," Nino said mockingly.
He swallowed again, smiling a slight blush on her cheeks.
He would have to teach his lady to be more careful.
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FUCK, thx to my bf to made this possible.
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I like where I’m at right now. My feet are freezing. I hate feeling awkward. I love driving on country roads. I love driving fast, too. I currently have a cold. I have a crush. No, it’s more than a crush. I always wondered what it’d be like to start over, where no one knew me. I go on Yahoo Answers. I get nostalgic every once in awhile. I really don’t like my father. My mother is one of my best friends though. I don’t mind when people stare at me. No, it’s annoying as fuck. I can’t stand people who are extremely selfish. A Change Of Pace is a good band. I have gotten a new phone within the past month. I want to go to Florida soon. Peach Snapple iced tea is the best. I wrote books when I was younger. I’m really creative, especially when I apply myself. I use Facebook a lot more now than I used to. I’m constantly told I’m beautiful, but I still sometimes don’t believe it. One of my friends came out as gay this year. I feel like I’m the only one who doesn’t have someone. I’m way too quiet, and I wish I could change. I need to party. Music and books are my favorite. I love everything about the fall. I always smell really good. My hair looks nice today. I have long fingernails. I’ve kissed a Ryan, Mike, or Justin. I’ve been in love with a Josh, Christian, or Scott. I envy no one. I’m going to an amusement park soon. For a halloween-related thing. I don’t like beer. I don’t like soda. I’ve worn a turtle neck in the past year. I wear them often. Outspoken is something I’m not. I express myself through quotes and lyrics. Photography is beautiful. There’s beauty in everything, you just gotta find it. I ordered a pizza recently. Tonight, actually. I wish I could have a whole new batch of friends. Even though I do love the ones I have now. My nose is stuffy. I like orange juice. And sandwich wraps. I love cozy nights at home. I like playing Hebi. Apples to Apples is fun. I have to start applying for jobs. I really need one. Ahhh life is changing fast. I tend to drive a little bit over the speed limit. My razor only has two blades. My keyboard is black. I use my friends as arm rests and pillows. My favorite number is odd. My favorite number is a single digit. I love having butterflies in my stomach. The last makeup I wore was eyeliner. I’d love to have a winter wedding. I’m really ticklish. I have a facial piercing. I’d only get a tattoo that has significant meaning to me. My boyfriend is taller than I am. My school has a shitty football team. I play Pet Society on Facebook. All politicians are the same, in my opinion. I can’t eat sushi with a fork or else it feels awkward. I’ve never been to New Mexico. I’d definitely consider adoption if I couldn’t have my own children. I like plain-colored t-shirts. Horror movies don’t really scare me. I have a decent vocabulary. Lord of the Rings doesn’t appeal to me. I don’t play any sports. I prefer orange juice to apple juice. I like my toast with butter and jelly. I love cream cheese. I have a celebrity crush. I get frequent headaches. I can play a little piano. My boyfriend drives an Asian car. And so do I. I WANT MORE PIERCINGS. My favorite fruit is a type of berry. I miss somebody right now. Some of my friends live far away. I can burp out the alphabet. I love breadsticks. I can count to ten in at least two languages. I’d love to have a pet owl. I prefer dogs to cats. I only wear actual perfume on special occasions. But I wear body spray on a daily basis. I have pictures of my sibling/s on my phone.
[Family]
My brother’s name starts with a D. Neither of my grandfathers are alive. I look more like my mother than my father. Both my parents are in a serious relationship. (I mean....they’re married.... do u mean other than that) I am the youngest of three children. I am the only girl. My mom’s mom is NOT your typical grandmother. I don’t really like my cousins. I have less than five cousins. I’ve shown up at a family party while under the influence.
[Religion & Politics]
I was raised Christian. But I’m no longer a Christian. I believe in God. But I think the Bible is bullshit. My beliefs aren’t influenced by people around me. My dad is religious. My mom tries to be, but who is she trying to fool? I hate church. I wouldn’t have voted in the last election even if I was old enough. I hate politics more than anything.
[Food]
I honestly never stop eating. Chocolate + peanut butter = orgasmic. I only eat Cains mayonnaise. I’ve never eaten a fruit I didn’t like. I love cooked broccoli but not raw broccoli. I love raw peppers but not cooked peppers. I’ve gone a day or more without eating. I crave chocolate on my period. Pizza Hut has the best pizza around. Cookies & Cream ice cream is one of my favorites.
[Sex, Love & Relationships]
I’ve been told that I was a nine out of ten at giving head. A guy has cheated on his girlfriend with me. I’ve never been cheated on. (my twitter bf flirted with another girl does that count) I had my first kiss when I was fifteen. I lost my virginity in the woods. My best friend lost her virginity a week after me. In the same place I did. I’ve been in the same room as someone having sex. I would rather be on the bottom.
[Music]
I download my music from LimeWire. I love country. I love old school rap. I love alternative. I have All Time Low’s new CD Nothing Personal. And I love it. I love to sing, but I suck horribly at it. I cannot play a musical instrument. I want to learn to play the drums. I used to take piano lessons.
[School]
My GPA is between 2.0 and 3.0. I took Algebra 1 in 8th grade, and again in 9th. I’ve passed a class with a D-. I don’t do my homework at home. I prefer mechanical pencils. I always do projects the night before they’re due. I’m really smart but don’t always apply myself. I text in school. I’ve gotten my phone taken away in school.
[Beauty & Hygiene]
I straighten my hair often. On lazy days, I scrunch my hair to go out. My only make-up necessity is mascara. I like to wing my eyeliner. I’d rather take a shower than a bath. I’d rather use body wash than a bar of soap. I’d rather use a bath scrunchie than a washcloth. My solution for make-up on lazy days: sunglasses. I use the same routine every day in the shower.
[Smoking, Drinking & Drugs]
I smoke cigarettes. I’ve gotten drunk within the past month. I’ve smoked weed when by myself. The first time I got high was on a holiday. Marijuana should be legalized. I have never and would never drink and drive. I hate light beer. My lighter is purple. My favorite cigarettes are Turkish Silver or Camel Crush. I’ve quit smoking but started again.
[Random]
My nails are pink right now. Going to bed at midnight is very early for me. I could never date a guy that didn’t make me laugh. I have a jar of peanut butter in my room right now. I wear sunglasses a lot. Gogurt is really good in the freezer. I’ve been in Hollister, but I don’t own anything from there. Purple is my favorite color. There is no such thing as an ugly color. I need more pens. day or night bed or couch or floor boots or converse or flip flops UK or US paper book or e-book facebook or twitter or tumblr TV or music sunrise or sunset groups or one/two people or alone concerts or watching on TV or CD sci-fi or horror or rom com computer or pen and paper fiction or non sun or rain or wind big spoon or little spoon or both gold or silver or bronze heavy metal or country coffee or tea or hot chocolate hug or kiss car or motorbike or bicycle liquor or wine cop or robber fly or swim or run ant or dec disney or marvel burial or cremation or viking chess or draughts cold or warm new or old long hair or short hair or no hair You don’t eat dairy. You work best at night time. You take a selfie almost every day. You laugh at the end of your sentences. You wink at people. You hate being tickled. You want to travel the world in a boat. You want to travel the world in a hippie wagon. Your hair is fluffy sometimes. Your hair is sleek. Your hair is an artificial colour. You get takeout at least once per week. You dislike the general public. You have been caught sleepwalking. You sleep with a plushie. You have eaten an entire block of cheese in one sitting. You have eaten a red hot chilli pepper. You draw hearts on top of your i’s. You have watched an episode of My Little Pony. You have a crush on someone who knows you. You keep plants in your room. You collect music CDs. You take vitamin supplements. You read mostly non-fiction. You go on Tumblr every day without fail. You have published a YouTube video. You have a fandom blog. You have eaten Pocky. You can play the cello. You can play the harp. You prefer vampires to zombies. You prefer zombies to vampires. You have been described as naive. You have been described as suspicious. You have had a stalker. You like going to school. You have a pear-shaped body. You have an apple-shaped body. You have sensitive teeth. You like your job. You have a slow internet connection. Your phone is not a touch phone. You are the dominant one in the relationship. You like watercolour painting. You like playing the drums. You are scared of loud noises. You eat food in your bed. You are shy but not quiet. You are quiet but not shy. You plan a lot of parties. You have an alter ego. You are good with money. You are afraid of intimacy. You normally have dinner after 8pm. You normally wear high heels. You have been grounded more than once. You have never seen Shrek. You have won a trophy. Your favourite ice cream flavour is mint. Your favourite ice cream flavour is vanilla. Your favourite ice cream flavour is strawberry. You are good at sports. You have a skin care routine. You are a D-cup or larger. You have long legs and arms. You add ketchup to everything. You have an anime figurine. You have danced and not cared who saw it. You want to go into outer space. You want to rule the world. You constantly hurt somewhere.
You are scared of mice. You are scared of horses. You are scared of butterflies. You have one or more moles on your face. You are good with children. You have learning difficulties. You drink at least 7 pints of water per day. You want to be a singer in a band. You have bought a frame for a special picture. Your favourite Disney Princess isn’t Belle, Ariel or Rapunzel. You prefer to watch than participate. You have dark skin. You have dated 5 or more people. You have been told you are a cool person. You have been told you are a scary person. You are doing this post because you are bored.
Emotional bolding. Anger/Irritability/Frustration :
You get irritable quite often.
When you get frustrated, you’d rather be alone.
You’ve been so angry you’ve blacked out.
You break things when you’re angry.
You’ve hit someone when you were angry.
You’ve actually punched someone before.
People in general make you angry.
It takes a lot to calm you down when you’re mad.
You get irritable when you PMS.
You get irritable when you’re tired or over tired.
You wake up grumpy all the time.
You bottle your anger up inside.
If someone pisses you off, you don’t care who they are, you’ll let them know, in some way, that they made you angry.
Happiness/Excitement :
Sometimes you’re happy for no reason at all.
You are generally a happy, optimistic person.
The small things in life make you happy. There are many people in your life that make you happy. You know exactly how to make yourself happy.
You can turn (almost) any negative situation into a positive one.
You get complimented on your smile a lot.
You laugh very, very often.
When you’re happy, it doesn’t take a lot to make you mad/upset/sad again.
Sometimes you get so happy that that you actually feel lighter (physically.)
You try your hardest to be happy, no matter what life throws at you.
Out of every bad thing in life comes something good.
You cry “tears of joy” fairly often.
It doesn’t take a lot to get you excited.
People have told you your entire face lightens up when you smile.
Sadness/Depression/Loneliness :
You’ve been diagnosed with depression (this includes in the past).
When you get depressed, you often feel drained and exhausted.
You like to be alone when you’re sad.
You cry a lot when you’re sad.
When you are down, you like others to cheer you up.
Thinking of the future gives you a sort of depressing feeling at times.
When you’re sad, you like to cheer yourself up.
You want to help other people going through depression, because you know how it feels.
When you’re depressed, you have trouble looking forward to/enjoying anything.
You went through depression in the past, but you still have those days.
You know how to control your depression now.
You hate when others act like they’re depressed and hurting just for the attention.
You know someone who intentionally hurt themselves just for attention.
You have anxiety.
You don’t have anxiety, but you know what it is.
You have more than one legitimate phobia.
You’ve had more than one severe panic attack before.
You are sort of afraid to develop an anxiety disorder.
You have actually physically hurt yourself (by accident) somehow, while you were having a panic attack.
Anxiety sometimes disrupts your sleeping habits.
You have social anxiety.
You have generalized anxiety disorder.
You sometimes enjoy the thrill of adrenaline.
People don’t always understand your disorder.
Not a lot of people know you have anxiety. You know more than five people (personally) that have anxiety.
Someone you know has tried to say they have anxiety when you knew for a fact they didn’t.
Even though you don’t have panic attacks, you feel the beginning effects of them daily, or almost daily. Sometimes your anxiety makes you feel like you’re slightly “crazy”, so you have trouble talking about it/explaining it to people.
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