#atlas tau

[sirensongsea]

ᴅᴏ ᴀɴᴅʀᴏɪᴅꜱ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄ ᴋᴀʀᴀᴋᴜʟ?

[pain-del-doge]

POV you're hanging out with your crush and he somehow reminds you of your late husband

Yeah I'm palia posting now too--

[ramblesamongstardust]

Actually, I think visual sci-fi will be saved by the B-list Netflix Original sci-fi movies.

[hive-n-jivin]

nsft ahead lmao. ↴

tbhhhhhh,,, I would,,, do unspeakable things to this man,,,

[kitausu]

Book Rec List Based on Unhinged Characters I Love

The Foxhole Court - Andrew and Neil (but all of them)

Iron Widow - Zetian

Black Sun - Serapio

Babel - Robin Swift

Mad Ship - Paragon (aka. The mad ship himself)

The Atlas Six - Callum (but all of them)

The Fires of Vengeance - Tau

Summer Sons - Andrew and Sam (but all of them)

[themothnotthemap]

🎧baby, i was born an effigy. noa “atlas” ketch. amab genderfluid. -> 9teen. occasionally nsft ; blacklist atlas.mp4 -> hem/locks/hem's/hemlockself -> tau/taunt/taunt's/tauntself -> he/she/they/it. -> bodily 6teen. -> therian (ask me abt it! /nf) playlist

splitroject - shift of @fleaearred. (think like a kinshift, just.. not quite!) source is ghost rider. sideblog.

oh, why do i beg my legs to take me much farther than they were meant to?🎧

[ariesgamesandminis]

Huge restock from Iron Wind Metals for BattleTech is up!

20-235 Partisan Heavy Tank 20-254 Glory Fire Support Vehicle 20-278 Heavy Hover APC (Standard) (2) 20-302 Morrigu Fire Support Vehicle 20-310 Forestry / Forestry MOD Variants 20-333 Chaparral Missile Tank (2) 20-337 Thor "Summonor" Prime 20-344 Flashfire FLS-P5 20-382 Heavy LRM Carrier 20-403 JES II Strategic Missile Carrier 20-406 Preta C-PRT-O Invictus 20-411 Deva C-DVA-O Invictus 20-439 Dart DRT-3S / DRT-4S 20-444 Atlas II AS7-D-H 20-455 Plainsman Hover Tank (2) 20-459 Vedette Medium Tank (Ultra) (2) 20-5019 Kestrel VTOL 20-5028 Osprey OSP-26 20-5061 Osteon Prime 20-5082 Gyrfalcon (Standard) 20-5101 Gunsmith CH11-NG 20-5102 Eyrie (Standard) 20-5106 Tiburon 20-5111 Night Stalker NSR-K3 20-5150 Anubis ABS-5Y 20-5178 Quickdraw QDK-8P 20-5193 Hierofalcon Prime / A 20-5198 Atlas AS7-D-H / H2 20-5208 Amarok Standard 20-616 Grand Titan TIT-N10M 20-622 Nightsky NGS-4S 20-682 Komodo KIM-2 20-693 No-Dachi NKA-1K 20-713 Slayer Fighter SL-15 20-723 Warrior Helicopter H-7 20-727 Karnov UR Transport 20-749 Goblin Infantry Support Vehicle (2) 20-755 Spartan SPT-N2 20-761 Devastator DVS-2 20-763 Maelstrom MTR-5K 20-772 Caesar CES-3R 20-783 J. Edgar Hover Light Tank (2) 20-788 Sentinel STN-3L 20-800 Hex Bases (4) 20-822 Demolisher Tank 20-847 Awesome AWS-9Q 20-865 Commando COM-2D 20-872 Quickdraw QKD-4G 20-885 Hermes II HER-2S 20-901 Trebuchet TBT-5N 20-904 O-Bakemono OBK-M10 20-983 Mad Cat Mk II 99-201 Large Flat Top Hex Base #1 99-202 Large Flat Top Hex Base #2 99-203 Extra Large Flat Top Hex Base AC-006 Flight Base AC-011 Flight Base Thin Wire (.047) BT-001 Orc Protomech BT-004 Afreet Battle Armor BT-005 Grenadier Battle Armor BT-007 Rottweiler Battle Armor BT-008 Void Battle Armor BT-020 Leopard CV BT-023 Overlord BT-028 Cavalier Battle Armor BT-029 Sloth Battle Armor BT-030 Sylph Battle Armor BT-031 Infiltrator MK 2 BT-065 Minigun Cycle BT-068 Trinity (Asterion) Battle Armor BT-074 Corsair Micro Fighter BT-096 Stuka Micro Fighter BT-097 Chippewa Micro Fighter BT-110 Sholagar Micro Fighter BT-114 Sparrowhawk Micro Fighter BT-118 Shilone Micro Fighter BT-128 Tornado Battle Armor BT-133 Corona Battle Armor BT-134 Gray Death Legion Battle Armor BT-187 Djinn Battle Armor BT-189 Kobold Battle Armor BT-198 Tengu Battle Armor BT-199 Asura Md. Battle Armor BT-200 Shedu Assault Battle Armor BT-201 Nephilim Assault Battle Armor BT-207 Delphyne ProtoMech BT-209 Se'irim Medium Battle Armor BT-222 Tau Wraith BT-223 Tau Zombie BT-224 Heavy Jump Infantry BT-237 Recon Infantry BT-238 VTOL Infantry BT-239 Jump Support Infantry BT-245 Heavy Infantry - Firing BT-260 Sprint Scout VTOL BT-297 Ares ARS-V1A Hera BT-299 Ares ARS-V1C Aphrodite BT-320 Tracked APC BT-321 Hover APC BT-364 Gabriel Hovercraft BT-370 Kurita Infantry (3) BT-372 Savannah Master Hovercraft BT-373 Centaur Protomech BT-374 Roc Protomech BT-376 Minotaur Protomech BT-381 Basic Inner Sphere Battle Armor (3) BT-383 Longinus Battle Armor (3) BT-384 Achileus Battle Armor (3) BT-388 Salamander Battle Armor (3) BT-391 Fenrir Battle Armor (1) BT-408 Loki II A BT-413 Marauder Battle Armor BT-425 Uziel UZL-8S BT-427 Balac Strike VTOL (Standard) & (LRM) BT-436 Buraq (Standard) Battle Armor BT-460 Saxon APC Standard / Laser / HQ BT-470 Sojourner C BT-476 Ares ARS-V1E Apollo FT-015 Lynx LNX-9C OP-060 Masakari H Right Arm Tripod Six Pack

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[olivieblake]

Hi Olivie!!! So, I have been severely slacking in sending you praise for all the works I’ve read of yours this year (very sorry life is chaotic this year truly). But, I am here finally to offer some words on everything I’ve read so far! I will try to keep it short (it’s nearly impossible for me, I'm a rambler, I am very sorry) but I’ll split it up into 2 parts so it’s not too insane hopefully. My goal is still to finish your blacklist this year and I’m close so fingers crossed I can do it!!

(Spoilers for Alpha graphic novels and Fairtytales of the Macabre included)

Alpha Graphic Novels:

These were so fun! I got really invested in the characters/the world really quick and just flew through them! Chmura’s art is STUNNING and it really helped me feel immersed in the world and I tabbed a lot of pages just because of the art alone it was beautiful. CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE ENDING OF VOL II: RISING THOUGH??? LIKE MY JAW WAS ON THE FLOOR TAU IS BACK???? I shipped them so hard in book 1 and was so upset when he “died” but WHAT OMG??? Fingers crossed that when things start to (maybe possibly idk) slow down in a few years you guys can finish it because I’m DYING to know what happens.

Atlas Six Re-Read:

I’ve already sent you a long ask a year ago about my love for this book so I will not make you bored and rehash everything. But, I still love them <3 (well everyone but Callum I’m sorry). So excited for Paradox this month! I’m actually going to one of your tour dates for it so I will see you then 🥺🥺🥺 (will try my hardest to talk to you but we shall see how nervous I get 😂) Although trying to decide if I should bring all your books with me to get singed or just a few so I can actually talk to you is SO hard. I gotta do some priority picks hahaha.

Fairytales of the Macabre:

Pins and Needles: Such a fun story to start off with. I love some vengeance and some obsession so I really enjoyed this story! I remember reading it and feeling like Masters and Charms lowkey gave me NicoLibby vibes (I really don’t think that’s intentional but I love nicolibby too much so I see them everywhere hahaha). The plot twist ending was insane too!!

The Animation Games: OLIVIE BESTIE A MURDER COMPETITION LOVE STORY WITH REINCARNATION TROPE WHO ARE YOU (in the best way) AND WHY DID I LOVE IT SO SO SO MUCH. I really never wanted to stop reading about Bran and Rhosyn’s strange beautiful love story. AND YOU BLESSED ME WITH A DANCE SCENE MY KRYPTONITE THANK YOU QUEEN. One of my absolute favorite lines was “He looked terribly handsome, she couldn't’ wait to see the light go out”.

Fates and Consquences: This one was really funny and some of the punishments had me laughing so hard hahahah (especially when his “mom” had to read him fifty shades of grey)

Sensual Tales for Carnal Pleasures: Although Animation Games was a close second this one was actually my favorite in the collection. I was just so entranced by this story and the takes on power, dress, freedom, and fear. I’m someone who loves longing and I just could FEEL the longing and chemistry between them. And the ending where she get a few previous sands around her neck so that she could keep her prince/her love and they could revisit their story sometimes made me emotional 🥺. It's Nightmare and Noctus’s world and I am just living in it!! This story really spoke to my soul so thank you for it.

Thank you for all these stories, I’ve been having a blast reading everything this year so far! Be back with the rest of the praise so far real soon! ❤️

-Amanda

I know I’m extremely behind in addressing these but I do love them very much! I love that you’re enjoying all your reads. I think two things of note:

- Alpha III is written, but I think increasingly unlikely to be completed due to little chmura’s workload. I think this year we’ll discuss what we plan to do, which may include releasing the script as is, or potentially with some hybrid options (including some sketches, maybe, but not fully in the graphic style, which chmura tells me is too laborious due to her unfamiliarity with illustration techniques at the time)

- I think it’s very likely that I will revisit the animation games in novel form. it would be a different storyline—a new story, not an expansion—but I feel like it’s a promising concept that I am more able to work with now. but anyway I’m glad you liked it and so happy you enjoyed carnal pleasures! that one is on the list for future little chmura collabs, as she is also a fan of that story

[bhanurasmi]

Kita Ke Sana.

"Aku mau temani Cahya, selamanya!"

Seru bocah berpipi gembul dengan lantang empat tahun lalu, di belakang gedung sekolah setelah dua sejoli itu raih penghargaan pertama mereka.

Ucapan Atlas kala itu tumbuhkan tunas kebahagiaan dalam lubuk diriku, meski kalimat itu kian lama kian .. angkuh? Atlas, kau tak tau berapa lama selamanya yang baru terucap dari bibirmu itu, kau tak tau berapa banyak kutukan dari partikel selamanya dan berapa berat kau harus pikul beban demi selamanya.

Atlas, seberapa fatal takarmu bagi neracaku, kau masih jadi manusia yang terlintas dalam bayang ketika kata selamanya dikumandangkan.

Tapi apa kau juga membagi perasaan yang sama larasku?

Apakah bagimu aku adalah sebuah planet yang berjalan beriringan denganmu, ataukah hanya bintang beredar remeh yang bisa dengan mudah kau paksa berotasi di duniamu?

[sirensongsea]

Atlas on Allagans

[swissforextrading]

ATLAS probes uncharted territory with LHC Run 3 data

ATLAS probes uncharted territory with LHC Run 3 data Display of a collision event recorded by the ATLAS detector at an energy of 13.6 TeV, featuring two candidate displaced electrons each represented by a track (blue lines) that points to an energy deposit in the ATLAS calorimeter (green). The inset shows an axial view of the detector, illustrating the electron tracks displaced from the interaction point (red circle) by a few mm. (Image: ATLAS/CERN) (Image: ATLAS/CERN) Despite its immense success in describing the fundamental building blocks of matter and their interactions, the Standard Model of particle physics is known to be incomplete. Experiments around the globe and in space are therefore searching for signs of new physics phenomena that would guide physicists towards a more comprehensive theory. At the biannual ICHEP conference that took place in Prague earlier this week, the ATLAS collaboration presented its first results from searches for new physics at record collision energies, targeting magnetic monopoles produced in heavy-ion collisions and long-lived particles created in proton–proton collisions. Magnetic monopoles are hypothetical particles with only a single north or south pole, making them magnetically charged. Their existence would demonstrate the complete symmetry between electricity and magnetism. It would also confirm aspects of “grand unified theories” beyond the Standard Model that unify the strong, weak and electromagnetic forces at very high energies. Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are searching for monopoles produced in high-energy collisions. Monopoles would be highly ionising, meaning they would strip electrons from atoms and would leave behind significant energy deposits in particle detectors. In a new search for magnetic monopoles, the ATLAS collaboration analysed its first heavy-ion (lead–lead) collision data from LHC Run 3, which was collected in the autumn of 2023 at an unprecedentedly high energy of 5.36 TeV per pair of nucleons (protons or neutrons). Specifically, ATLAS researchers looked at ultraperipheral collisions, in which the ions do not collide centrally via the short-ranged strong interaction, but instead pass by close enough to interact through the weaker but long-ranged electromagnetic force. Collisions among lead ions can produce the largest magnetic fields in the Universe, with strength up to 1016 Tesla. If a pair of magnetic monopoles was produced in such interactions, it would be the sole particle system to be found in an otherwise empty detector, and it would manifest itself as a concentrated cloud of ionisation electrons. Looking for the unique signal features and analysing backgrounds that could mimic them, ATLAS saw no signs of monopoles in their Run 3 heavy-ion data. Consequently, the result sets the world's best limits on the production rate of monopoles created in ultraperipheral heavy-ion collisions for monopole masses below 120 GeV. Moreover, this analysis introduces a methodology for studying highly ionising particles in heavy-ion data from the LHC and beyond. Most searches for new physics look for new particles that would decay “promptly” and produce decay products that emanate from the LHC’s proton–proton interaction points. However, beyond-the-Standard-Model physics theories, including supersymmetry, also predict “long-lived particles” that would produce decay products away from the interaction point. Such particles require dedicated techniques to reconstruct particle tracks and may have eluded detection in prior searches. ATLAS has released the result of a new search for a pair of long-lived particles, each of which decays into an electron, muon or tau lepton, resulting in two particle tracks that are “displaced” from the ATLAS interaction point (see image above) – a rare signature that could be indicative of new physics. In particular, ATLAS looked for a new signature where one… https://home.web.cern.ch/news/news/physics/atlas-probes-uncharted-territory-lhc-run-3-data (Source of the original content)

[ifortc-orbital]

IFORTC WHAT NOW?

From ATLAS eye to blue dot: residents baffled by 'natural phenomenon'

by Iteration: Ke'nuun 17 July 2024, UFIPA Iteration 3

A drastic change in atmospheric pressure, thought by scientists to be linked to the planet's pre-recorded 'Deadly Pressure Variations', has led to the mass extinction of almost all flora and the rapid re-evolution of new species on Gek capital and governmental hub Ifortc Tau.

Meteorologist-Entity Minerva, an Autophage scientist on-world with us, claims:

"This atmospheric change has caused flora to re-evolve and grow exponentially in just days, with some new plant varieties developing photoreceptive cells completely different to their predecessors - the planet's bioluminescent, seaweed-like scarlet grasses have given way to thin, non-luminescent blue blades, and specimens such as P. Paintkippae (now extinct) have been replaced by towering behemoths genetically similar to the popular recreational drug [REDACTED], colloquially referred to as NipNip or GekNip when processed.

In addition to the rapid and disturbing evolutionary leaps, Ifortc Tau's fluctuating air pressure has been noted to have stabilised and weather conditions altered: the surface now experiences 'light rain', a form of precipitation, something never before recorded on-world.

None of the native fauna, however, seem to have been affected by or even noticed the changes, and appear to be continuing life as normal."

Though Minerva and xer team of scientists have attempted to debunk any rumours, one citizen (who prefers to remain anonymous) states an ominous message:

"It's the...the...the ATLAS, I tell you! It's resetting the universe...just like after Korvax Prime, I tell you...It's going to send the Sentinels to wipe us all out, just you wait...your 'science' and 'technological advancements' can't save you from the Crimson Eye..."

Disturbing superstitions aside, we eagerly await further input from our scientists regarding the situation.

[ay-sis-stuh-lee]

dan, selesai.

Untuk kita. Yang pernah menulis cerita bersama, namun berhenti bahkan belum sampai pada kata tamat.

Hamid Arkasena, terima kasih banyak pernah menemani aku menulis ceritaku sampai lembar ke-876, sebelum akhirnya memutuskan untuk berhenti di halaman ke-877.

─

Di waktu ini aku masih mengkhayal, tentang kamu yang masih di sini. Padahal jelas aku lihat, kamu yang putar arah ke selatan sementara aku berjalan lurus ke utara.

─

Galuh.

Perkara kesamaan, bulan menganggap bumi sebagai pusat rotasinya. Sementara aku menganggap kamu sebagai pusat rotasiku. Kamu tau, ketika kamu memutuskan untuk menjadikan aku sebagai pusat rotasimu? Sama seperti bulan, aku akan menjadi pengacau jalannya semesta.

Haaaaaah. Gue menghela napas panjang─ yang sangat panjang setelah membaca paragraf terakhir draft tulisan yang bakal diterbitkan di Ruang Rona, laman web khusus yang disediakan ekstrakurikuler Jurnalistik Pembangunan Bangsa untuk wadah tulisan-tulisan yang dikirimkan murid Pembangsa. Tema minggu ini adalah kehilangan.

Entah kenapa dari tiga puluh murid yang mengirimkan narasinya, pilihan gue jatuh pada salah satu tulisan dari seseorang yang bernama pena Atlas. Narasinya sederhana, tapi rasanya sampai.

Gue memijit pangkalan hidung, lalu bersender pada kursi. Mata gue beralih dari layar laptop menuju karton warna monokrom yang sudah memenuhi sebagian tembok yang berhadapan langsung pada meja belajar. Mata gue instan menatap sekumpulan foto yang sebagian besar dipotret menggunakan kamera polaroid, dengan pantai sebagai latarnya.

Studytour; Bali, 2016.

Dengan ukuran pada tulisan Bali dan tahun yang besar, dan studytour yang agak lebih kecil itu pikiran gue mampu kembali menjelajah setiap memori yang pernah terjadi pada waktu itu. Waktu ketika pantat gue kram karena kebanyakan duduk di bis, waktu ketika gue marahin semua orang karena tinta polaroid gue yang tiba-tiba beku atau waktu ketika ada dia.

Dia, yang gue nobatkan sebagai pusat rotasi gue. Dia yang bisa bikin gue senyum ketika gue bete abis dimarahin guru ketika lupa untuk bawa tugas.

Dia yang ketika gue mendengar atau menyebut namanya, dada gue berdetak kencang.

Dia yang menjadi subjek dan pencipta hal-hal menyenangkan dari semua cerita yang gue tulis.

Dia yang setiap hari kamis pada jam tiga lewat lima puluh enam menit bakalan duduk di bangku seberang meja gue di kedai kopi tempat biasa kita kunjungi, dengan es kopi yang dia jadikan pengganti saos untuk kentang gorengnya. Menemani gue untuk mengetik cerita atau dia yang sibuk menggambar apapun yang ada di depannya.

Dia yang gak akan pernah nungguin gue di sekolah dan memilih untuk melipir ke Warbud buat ngerokok atau cuma nongkrong ¾ketika kita janji untuk pulang bareng dan gue harus ngerjain tugas dulu, dan akan menjemput gue di depan gerbang setelah pekerjaan gue selesai dengan Marina­­­─motor vespa─ putih yang dicoret-coret pakai spidol permanen.

Dia yang lebih memilih buat nitipin kornet, telor gulung atau kentang krispi ke temen-temen kelas gue daripada nyamperin gue dan berakhir diledekkin bucin sama temen-temennya.

Atau dia, yang secara random bakal ngajak gue untuk nemenin dia ngabisin bensin di tangkinya. Dengan cara yang dia sukain. Menyetir Marina dengan gue di belakangnya.

Emang ya, perpisahan tuh datang se-random itu. Yang tadinya lagi baik-baik aja bisa pisah gitu aja. Yang tadinya hanya sejauh satu jengkal, bisa jadi sejauh jarak tempuh Jakarta-Bandung.

Sekarang... udah nggak akan ada orang yang bakal duduk di sebelah gue pada jam tiga lewat lima puluh enam menit di kedai kopi depan sekolahan.

Gak akan ada lagi titipan jajanan alay yang bakal gue terima dari temen kelas gue.

Gak akan ada lagi yang nungguin gue ataupun ngajak gue muter-muter sampe tangki bensinnya abis.

Nggak akan ada lagi dia. Dia yang bikin gue ketawa hebat ataupun ngerasa kalo gue ada pada puncak tertinggi pada skala kebahagiaan versi gue, ketika dengan sangat jelas gue yang gak akan mendapatkan kebahagiaan itu.

Karena, dia memutuskan buat berhenti dari gue yang nggak melakukan apa-apa. Dia memutuskan buat berhenti pada tengah-tengah mata angin ketika gue kepengen buat lanjut berjalan menuju utara.

Dan karena, dia menjawab, "Gak tau," ketika gue tanya tentang kepastian ─ketika dia tau kalo gue gak suka dengan kalimat itu. Gue gak suka buat gak dikasih kepastian.

Dia yang akhirnya milih buat mengganti kalimat, "Gak tau." Itu menjadi kalimat, "Yaudah, selesai." Karena gue tau, bahwa dia telah memilih buat menyelesaikannya ketimbang menggantungnya.

Dia, segalanya gue. Dia berhenti untuk menjadi segalanya untuk gue, dan kembali kepada dirinya.

─

Hamid

"Kalau kamu ngerasa lelah, selamat kamu sedang memperjuangkan sesuatu di hidupmu!"

Adalah salah satu contoh kalimat yang cukup sering gue lihat berseliweran di internet, entah apa yang membuat kalimat itu akhirnya nangkring sebagai opsi paling atas ketika lo mencari di google images dengan kata kunci, 'kata-kata motivasi.'

Cuih.

Gue cukup bertanya-tanya sih, apa emang lo harus berusaha dulu untuk ngerasain capek?

Apa emang lo harus memperjuangkan sesuatu dulu untuk berkenalan dengan rasa lelah?

Apa emang setiap orang yang berusaha boleh mengeluh capek, sedangkan orang yang gak sedang memperjuangkan sesuatu gak boleh capek?

Apa gue harus punya alasan ketika gue merasa capek? Apa harus gue punya alasan yang jelas dulu supaya rasa capek gue diterima?

Terus kalau emang begitu, sebenarnya gue sedang memperjuangkan apa? Siapa yang gue perjuangkan?

Padahal setau gue, capek itu bagian dari diri manusia. Karena ketika lo capek, bukan karena lo sedang bekerja keras. Tapi karena lo memang manusia aja.

Haaaaaaaahhhhhhh. Kenapa rasanya capek banget, berasa kayak mau napas aja sesusah itu.

Dulu, gue paling demen bertanya-tanya tentang sesuatu hal yang gak gue dapatkan jawabannya. 

Sampai... pada suatu hari gue bertemu dengan seseorang cewek, dia gak bergerak menghampiri gue. Justru dia hanya berdiri di sana, berjarak sembilan langkah dari gue. Memegang kamera analog yang ternyata ketika gue mengenalnya ─kamera itu bagaikan nyawanya. Kalau diliat sekilas dia emang gak ada menariknya, tapi... satu hal yang buat gue akhirnya berjalan mendekat, adalah dia yang ternyata begitu gue perhatiin adalah selalu menjawab apa yang ditanyakan orang yang datang menghampirinya.

Gue menghampiri dia, berharap bahwa dia adalah gudang jawaban dari pertanyaan-pertanyaan gue ─karena yang gue bilang tadi, gue adalah orang dengan sejuta pertanyaan yang gak mampu gue jawab sendiri.

"Kenapa analog?" Tanya gue saat itu, dengan hanya bermodalkan ke-sok asikan, yang membuat dia menolehkan kepalanya dengan dahi agak mengernyit. Bingung, mungkin.

"Oh... ini... karena suka." Jawabnya singkat yang membuat gue si cowok berjuta pertanyaan ini gak puas dengan jawabannya, lantas kembali bertanya.

"Kenapa suka?"

"Kenapa suka?" Ulangnya, membuat gue mengangguk. Dia pun menghela napas, "Ya... suka aja... emang kalo suka harus ada alesannya. Hahaha." Dia tertawa canggung, jawabnya pun sama canggungnya ─mungkin karena ini pertama kalinya dia ada di situasi kayak gini.

Kalo dipikir-pikir freak juga sih gue. Ngobrol aja gak pernah, kenal juga kagak. Main asal datengin, terus nanya pertanyaan yang mungkin ketika didengar sekali langsung dikira gak jelas.

Ketika gue mendengar jawabannya, gue sadari adalah gue tersenyum. Tersenyum karena akhirnya.

Akhirnya gue menemukan dia.

Orang yang setelah perkenalan freak itu, pada minggu selanjutnya dan seterusnya menjadi teman yang memiliki satu pikiran yang sama dengan gue.

Orang yang ketika sebulan kemudian gue tanya, "Kenapa sih, lo kalo ditanya tentang sesuatu jarang banget jawab pake alesan yang jelas?"

Dia malah menjawabnya dengan melontarkan balik kalimat tanya, "Hm... emang hidup harus selalu pake alesan ya? Emang gak bisa kita hidup aja gitu?"

Begitu gue mau jawab, dia malah melanjutkan lagi, "Gue cuma mau hidup tanpa harus punya alesan. Ya terserah sih kalo lo gak pecaya, tapi..." dia menggantungkannya, membuat gue sabar menunggu.

"Percaya gak pecaya selama tujuh belas tahun gue hidup, gue cuma bisa nemuin satu alesan yaitu alesan gue hidup. Karena gue memang ada."

Saat itu, gue gak begitu mengerti apa arti dari jawabannya. Gue juga gak mengerti pada badan gue yang tiba-tiba bereaksi aneh. Tapi yang saat itu sangat gue mengerti adalah, gue tersenyum lebih lebar.

Lebih lebar dari senyum pertama kali gue berkenalan dengan dia.

Lebih lebar dari senyum pertama kali gue mendengar jawabannya.

Jaaauh lebih lebar, dari ketika gue menjabat tangannya, di depan booth Jurnalistik ketika dia menyebut namanya.

"Galuh..."

Saat itu, gue berkata dalam hati gue.

Gue seneng kenal sama lo, Galuh.

Bahkan... setelah ada hari di mana akhirnya gue dan dia memutuskan untuk gak bersama lagi,

untuk gak datang bersama ke kedai kopi depan sekolahan pada hari Kamis,

untuk gak nyulik dia ketika pulang sekolah hanya demi ngosongin tangki bensin motor gue.

Dan untuk melanjutkan perjalanan gue yang bertolak belakang dengan dia sehingga semuanya menjadi akhir dari perjalanan kita berdua.

Gue dengan bangga akan selalu mengatakan kalimat yang sama ketika pertama kali gue mengucapkannya di depan dia, dan mungkin sekarang gue akan menambahkannya sedikit, "Gue seneng kenal sama lo, tapi rasanya jauh lebih seneng ketika lo berhenti untuk memperjuangkan segalanya untuk gue yang nggak melakukan apapun untuk lo."

[singing-nightingale]

Hidup dengan Privilege

Waktu lagi asik-asiknya scrolling timeline Twitter nemu satu tweet yang lumayan 'menyentil'

Sempet baca tweet awal yang diquote sih. Waktu ngebaca emang berasa rakyat miskin dan tidak ber-privelege aja karena ada orang yang beneran tinggal di kawasan elit Kuningan sedangkan gweh baru ngekos di Sudirman aja udah ngos-ngosan.

Nah, waktu si quote tweet txt itu lewat langsung kayak "damn ternyata aku berprivilege sekali"

Ibuk adalah orang yang semangat banget buat belajar dan punya banyak buku. Dari kecil, ibuk selalu rutin ngajak aku dan Mbak Din buat jalan-jalan ke toko buku.

Walaupun ekonominya sulit, ibuk selalu berusaha biar anak-anaknya bisa baca buku sebanyak-banyaknya. Dulu kalau jalan-jalan ke mall itu ada tiga destinasi wajib :

Hypermart, buat beli sirup nanas dan kue chiffon

Food court, buat beli satu steak yang dibagi bertiga

Gramedia, buat baca buku yang segelnya udah kebuka atau beli buku

Karena harga buku lumayan mahal ya (eleh dulu buat bayar SPP aja megap-megap) jadi alternatifnya bisa cari buku bekas di Wilis. Seru banget. Aku selalu inget dulu ke Wilis muter-muter cari majalah Bobo, majalah Princess, dan buku Atlas yang tebel.

Wilis dan bau bukunya yang masih kerasa hanya dengan melihat foto

Alternatif lainnya adalah minjem buku terus difotokopi di rumah wkwkw. Berhubung mata pencaharian bapak adalah toko fotokopi kicil, maka fotokopi selalu gratis wkwkw. Sering minjem ke perpustakaan kecil deket rumah atau ke perpustakaan sekolah terus dibawa pulang dan minta difotokopi.

OIYA, ada salah satu core memory terkait fotokopi ini wkwkw.

Kakakku kan potter head banget ya, maniak lah dia dengan Harry Potter. Dulu dia koleksi seluruh buku Harry Potter (yang mostly fotokopian) dan tiap ke warnet googlingnya Harry Potter terus. Waktu tahun 2007-2008 itu kan novel terakhirnya yang Deathly Hallows rilis tapi kita gabisa langsung beli karena ✨himpitan ekonomi✨ akhirnya kita sabar-sabar aja nunggu buku itu ada di perpus atau minjem anak orkay di sekolah wkwkw.

Namuuun suatu hari ada pelanggan dan dia ngefotokopi HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS. Ibuk yang tau anaknya maniak HP ngefotokopi 2x itu buku, satu untuk customernya satu buat anaknya. Dulu kita seneng banget dan rebutan buat baca wkwkw.

Sampe sekarang masih inget bentuk tu buku fotokopian. Covernya kertas bufallo oranye dengan bentuk memanjang, bolak balik, dan diperkecil. Dang, nearly cried while writing this.

(info sisipan : satu-satunya seri film HP yang nggak pernah tak tonton adalah Deathly Hallows karena aku tidak mau menghadapi visualisasi Fred mati wkwkwkwkwkw)

Anyway, selain itu aku juga dulu waktu SD sempet langganan koran BERANI di sekolah. Tiap hari Senin pulang sekolah selalu mampir koperasi dan beli di etalase paling ujung. Waktu pulang sangat excited membaca sampe kelewatan tidur siang. Good old days yang masih uring-uringan kalo disuruh tidur siang, kalau sekarang rasanya mau tidur siang tiap waktu.

Outputnya, dari kecil aku jadi suka banget baca dan nulis.

Ada diary waktu TK yang dengan runutnya cerita tentang pengalaman liburan ke pantai. Membaca tulisanku di blog ini, I guess that habit is still running in the blood until now.

Terus waktu SD join✨geng perpustakaan✨ bersama anak-anak olimpiade yang selalu rangking tiga besar satu angkatan wkwkwkw bgst lucu banget. Gatau kabarnya gimana tapi seenggaknya dua dari mereka pasti jadi dokter sih.... anjir lucu banget kenapa coba dulu bisa ngegeng sm cendekiawan

Hobi membaca itu emang sempet kepause waktu SMP-SMA (salah pergaulan kali wkwkw) dan akhirnya diteruskan lagi waktu kuliah akibat terpaksa. Anak spikologi ini kan bukunya tebel-tebel ye orgil dan harus dibaca habis. AND I AM!!! bajigur berbagai buku ratusan halaman itu habis gweh baca BAHKAN DIRANGKUM buat bahan belajar temen-temenku. qren bgt loe.

Anyway, I owed my mother a big thanks for the privilege. Nggak berbentuk materi, tapi manfaatnya bisa kerasa sampe sekarang. Salah satu hal yang pasti akan tak teruskan jika nanti jadi berkembang biak.

Despite all of the disagreement and resentment (yah begitulah hidup ibu dan anak perempuan ((at least for me))) privilege membaca dan menulis ini sangat berjasa. Those habits definitely helped me achieve all the things that I have today (dan tetep bacot di Tumblr pada tahun 2024).

[yes-sikorskiy-yuriy]

Thoth is one of the Greatest Priests and Kings of Atlantis. “He” is THAT Atlas, ADAD, TET, IMHOTEP (IMUTES), TAAVT; JHUTI (DHUTI, TEKHUTI); THAT HERMES TRISMEGISTUS, IS/IS (IS) and simply HERMES; MERCURY; CADMUS; ADONAI; ENOCH; THOTH (ANATHOTH), THAUTH (TAUT, THAT)…

“He” is the “Great SERPENT”…

“He” is IBLIS (in the Koran) [ = (alternation of sounds - // )]…

“He” is NICHOLAS THE PLEASER (MIRACLE WORKER) in “Orthodox” Christianity [the Nicolaitans in the New Testament of the Bible are “worshippers” of the Great SERPENT]…

“He” is the famous “Mr. WOLAND” in the novel by the Russian writer-prophet M.A. Bulgakov “The Master and Margarita”…

“His” sacred animals are the bird ibis (“iblis”), the baboon (a type of dog-headed monkey), the “snake”…

His father is Thutmose (Thomé), one of the “Three Strongest” on the islands of Atlantis…

“His” wife is SHESAT. /The term “schizophrenia” comes from her name./ [There are opinions that the wife of God TOTH was the Goddess of Truth and Order MAAT (the word “mother” comes from her name). According to other sources, his wife is the Goddess SESHET (patron of writing and geometry).]

His children and disciples are the Gods OSIRIS, SETH and the Goddesses ISIS, NEPHTHYS…

“His” sacred symbols are “objects” and symbols are “letters”: ANKH (ANKH) - Egyptian cross (Ұ), symbol (hieroglyph, often used by the Egyptians when writing the name of God TOTA), cross TAU (Τ); the letter "T" ("t") in language systems around the world, as well as the combination of letters "TH" ("th") in English; MOON (“Mother of the Earth”); PALM BRANCH (by the way, the palm branch, generally recognized in the system of sacred symbols specifically for God THOTH, is also the oldest universal symbol of esoteric wisdom, symbolically “mentioned”, in particular, in the Bible - it was with PALM BRANCHES in their hands that the people met Jesus , who rode into Jerusalem on a ritual DONKEY, and in the “Apocalypse” the inhabitants of the “Heavenly Kingdom” welcomed the appearance of the Representative of the Higher Powers with PALM BRANCHES in the same way); magical staff CADUCEUS (in the form of two intertwined SNAKES), etc.

TOT is one of the Greatest Priests and Kings of Atlantis (High Priest of the island of Un-dal in Atlantis, “Herald of the Children of Light and the Dweller of the Temple on Unala before the rulers and peoples of the islands,” “Keeper of the keys to the gates of the Sacred Land”). “Lord of Wisdom”, “Creative Mind, Patron of Truth and Wisdom, leading to spiritual formation and bringing to light the implicit power of hidden thoughts”, “Great Sage and Teacher”, “Lord of all knowledge - Human and Divine”, “Shepherd”, “ Guide". “Ruler of the Three Worlds” (“Lord of the Eight Worlds”). “Bearer (“Holder”) of Heaven” Scribe of the Gods. Keeper of the Books of Life, “Lord (Lord) of books, writing and speech,” “Lord of the outline of the plan.” “Lord of the Divine Words” - “Words of Power” [the faith in the power of the Word among the ancient Egyptians, like their “mentors” the Atlanteans, was extremely great!]. “King of years, numbering the years,” “Messiah of his time.” God of the MOON. One of the "Greatest Sons of God." The most powerful Healer, Magician, Alchemist, Astronomer, Astrologer. Master of all sciences and arts, Expert in all crafts, Creator of “Earthly Music” and the first musical instruments [for example, the 3-string lyre]. “The First Intellectual of the Earth”, considered by the ancient Egyptians to be the embodiment of the Universal Mind [“Lord THOTH” - as he was called in Ancient Egypt - was for the Egyptians a “especially sacred” Person among all the Gods].

“At the Creation of the World, it was he who expressed in Words the will of the invisible and unknown Creative Power and pronounced these Words so that the world came into being.” /U. Budge/

Kabbalists identify God THOTH (HERMES) with Adam KADMON himself - “The First Manifestation of the Divine Power.”

The name "THOT" (in English - "Thoth", "Ahathoth", "Thauth") in different languages means the same thing as the name "HERMES" in Egyptian and Greek. /The words “THOT” and “HERMA” (“ERMA”) mean the concept of “column” (a symbol of support, holding, separation) or, according to other sources, “a pile of stones laid out in a pyramid”, “thunder”./ Architectural forms churches, temples, cathedrals, chapels, towers, domes, and spiers “reaching” to the sky are quite definitely associated with this name./

Other meanings of the name “THOT” are “Reason”, “Meeting” (“Assembly”). There are versions that the name “THOT” (“Tehuti”) means, in particular, “The One through whom knowledge flows into the world.” One of the epithets of God THOT - “Trismegistus” - means “Thrice Born” and “Thrice Greatest” (possessing “Knowledge of the THREE parts of the Universal Philosophy”). /There are two HERMES known in history: the older one is Trismegistus, and the second one is an emanation (or “reincarnation”) of him./

[ariesgamesandminis]

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