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THE MONSTER BARU CORMORANT - MAP
#baru cormorant#the monster baru cormorant#seth dickinson#i love u fantasy maps <3#i couldn't find a high quality map just a pic someone uploaded through r3ddit so i rendered one from a pdf#bc listen. i Need to have a sense of the locations ok 😭 i was so lost the first half of Traitor bc i wasn't looking at the map
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first thing i do with any baru book is read the entire table of contents and book three has like ten more stories about ash YES yes yes AND it ends with a chapter titled 'the lightning in the east' YES YES YES finally we get to go out there and see what horrible stuff is in the frightening zone yessssssssssssssssssssssssss
#worldbuild seth! i will putter along with you for a thousand pages this time! two thousand! i will putter forever#if you will just show me whatever is out there out east#wish the map was more tho. last map had way more stuff than the first book's map and this one only has slight changes#baru cormorant#i know i complain a lot about the pacing but i'm so excited . i can't wait to putter around until we all blow up again
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Most of the baru fandom is sapphic which makes sense but it does mean that Sea Daddy Unuxecomb (sp?) is criminally underrated
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Pernah ngebaca sebuah kalimat yang isinya kurang lebih gini,
"Kalau kamu salah belok, maps nggak akan bilang 'kamu salah jalan', tapi dia bakal nyesuaiin rute dan kasih tau kamu belokan berikutnya yang harus kamu ambil."
It's such a meaningful quote. Aku memahaminya kayak... Hidup itu nggak selalu bilang, “kamu salah, harus balik lagi dari awal”, tapi lebih ke ngasih kita petunjuk dan kesempatan lagi buat ngebenerin arah. Jadi, meskipun kita salah, selalu ada cara buat tetep lanjut, walaupun mungkin jalannya lebih jauh, asal kita mau buat perubahan dan ngikutin petunjuk yang ada.
Kadang mungkin kita suka ngerasa terjebak, merasa nggak di jalan yang seharusnya, atau kalau salah pilih langkah, rasanya kayak nggak bisa balik lagi. Tapi, seperti halnya si maps itu, hidup juga sebenarnya ngasih kesempatan kita buat balik, nyesuaiin rute, dan ngajarin kita cara baru untuk nyampe ke tujuan yang kita mau. Mungkin nggak langsung ketemu, tapi kita akan selalu punya kesempatan buat nemuin jalan yang lebih baik.
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Ide Pernikahan Minimalis ala Saya
Jadi ceritanya dua taun lalu saya sama istri menikah (setelah lewat pergantian mindset dari mencari istri ke menjadi suami, ditolak orang bahkan baru aja ngasih cv taaruf udah ditolak duluan HHH, sampe akhirnya menikahi seorang perempuan sederhana yang membersamai saya sampe sekarang).

Buat saya yang jarang datang ke nikahan orang, konsep pernikahan yang diinisiasi oleh istri saya itu agak unik dan beda. Nikah di Ruang Terbuka Hijau (RTH), ngundang maksimal 80 orang close friend only (kalau kata IG), hujan-hujanan, sampe pake bingo bingo an apalah itu. Mumpung pada nulis resolusi 2025, kayaknya konsep ini mending dibagiin aja ya siapa tau bisa jadi konsep resolusi 2025 temen temen. Check it out . . .
Konsepin pake Wedding Canvas Model
Temen-temen pernah denger Business Canvas Model (BMC)? yups, wedding canvas model ini tuh terinspirasi dari BMC. Canvas ini tuh ngebantu banget buat mapping konsep wedding nya mau kaya gimana, dari mulai konsep uniknya, segmen tamunya kaya gimana, hingga dapet modalnya dari mana HHH. Hmm dari orang tua? Saya engga sih :(
2. Undangan Via Event Brite
Ada yang pernah dateng ke acara FPCI-nya Pak Dino Patti Djalal? sekarang masih pake event brite ga ya? Dulu pas saya masih mahasiswa, suka dateng ke acara itu dan keren masuknya pake QR Code. Dari situ, saya terinspirasi ngebuat hal yang sama. Cuman ini eventnya wedding. Oh iya, yang diundang itu cuman temen yang kebetulan sedang deket aja atau close friend only. Jadi setelah dibuatkan list yang diundang, semuanya diminta ngisi event brite yang udah dibuat biar nanti datang BAWA QR (di hp aja, ga perlu di cetak apalagi fotocopy). Dan ketika sudah mengisi, peserta bakal dikirim undangan google calendar biar ga lupa.
3. Ga Pake Buku Tamu, Pake Canvas

Ceritanya saya lagi mikir, entar kalau buku tamu itu, database nya kemanain ya. Apa di input satu satu ke database di excel. Tapi kalau iya, entar kemanain? Terus ttd nya buat apa HH. Alhasil, kepikiran ngebuat canvas ditengahnya ada ilustrasi saya sama istri. Terus para tamu yang dateng, tanda tangan sama ngasih ucapan disana. Poster ini sampe sekarang dipajang di rumah saya dan lucu jadi kenang-kenangan pas di pajang di rumah.
4. Ga Pake Foto Prewedding, tapi Foto lain

Suatu hari saya dateng ke pernikahan temen, terus pas kesana, saya ga nemu foto prewedding. Tapi justru nemunya sesuatu yang lebih menarik. Apa itu? jadi di depan resepsionis itu ada dua foto dimana si cowok background nya lagi di Hong Kong dan si cewek background nya lagi di USA. Buat saya itu keren sih. Dan alhasil, saya pake konsep yang sama dimana saya sama istri sepakat ga prewedding tapi tempel foto pas kita lagi go overseas aja.
5. Bukan Resepsi, tapi Wedding Party

Istri saya selalu bilang kalau dia pengen konsepnya itu wedding party, bukan resepsi terus dia harus salam sama orang yang ga dikenal. Alhasil setelah mencoba melakukan riset di berbagai konsep wedding, muncullah ide membuat game bingo yang mana tamu disini dilibatkan tidak hanya sebagai orang yang hadir melainkan ikut juga sebagai peserta yang aktif. Mereka dikasih permainan bridal bingo gitu dan akhirnya saya yang nikah malah jadi ikutan jadi MC HHH
Sebenernya masih banyak sih kalau ditulis karena yang awalnya ini konsep wedding dream istri saya yang katanya Minimalist - Industrial, karena saya juga punya ide, alhasil ini bukan lagi wedding dream dia, tapi wedding konsep bersama. Dah lah, mungkin segitu dulu, entar kalau rame atau ada yang mau tanya, boleh chat aja di tumblr ini. Segitu dulu tulisan ini. Dah lama ga nulis, jadi 2025 ini salah satu resolusi saya menulis 100 tulisan tumblr. Ini bakal jadi yang pertama. Merci beaucoup and thanks for having a beautiful mind
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Hikmah Perjalanan Tempo Hari
Ada hal yang selalu saya lakukan tiap setidaknya sebulan sekali; berkontemplasi. Biasanya saya akan mengosongkan jadwal di hari itu, memastikan semua tanggung jawab selesai supaya tidak mengusik 'waktu menyendiri' itu. Yang saya butuhkan adalah ketenangan, tenang dari bisingnya hiruk pikuk pikiran dan suara-suara penghakiman.
Kriteria tempat berkontemplasi saya tidak pernah berubah sejak dulu; harus dataran tinggi dan ada penghijauannya, jika memungkinan harus ada objek pandang yang 'menarik' di kejauhan. Tentu kriteria ini saya pilih karena alasan filosofis tersendiri.
Dari dataran tinggi yang harus ditempuh dengan usaha lebih banyak, mengajarkan saya bahwa terkadang bukan pada ujungnya hakikat perjalanan itu, melainkan bagaimana kita menikmati proses perjalanan menuju ke titik tujuan. Mengamati, menelisik dan memaknai setiap hal-hal yang ada di perjalanan itu. Prinsip saya sederhana; jika dipertemukan, artinya Allah minta saya belajar.
Kemudian dari penghijauan, entahlah, selalu ada ketenangan tersendiri ketika mata memandang warna ini. Ada rasa yang begitu tenang, hening, melihat gemersik daun yang ditiup angin. Ada suasana tersendiri yang sukar digambarkan. Seolah menjadi variabel paling utama yang mampu mengusir suara bising di dalam pikiran.
Kemarin saya berkesempatan mencoba jalan baru, saya tidak tahu kemana jalan ini akan membawa saya. Saya punya opsi membuka maps, tetapi saya urung. Saya ingin jadikan ketidaktahuan ini, menjadi topik orbolan bersama warga setempat, dan benar saja banyak hal baru saya pelajari. Salah satunya, adalah yang paling berharga di dalam hidup ini adalah soal ketenangan. Betapa tidak jika setiap bangun pagi, yang disuguhkan alam semegah ini!

Lalu yang terakhir, kenapa harus menyuguhkan objek pandang menarik di kejauhan. Ketika berkontemplasi fokus saya adalah connecting the dots dari peristiwa hidup yang saya jumpai sebelumnya, maka setelah berkontemplasi saya harus memiliki langkah baru yang harus saya tuju. Ini harus. Agar hidup tidak terkungkung pada penyesalan, perenungan yang tak bertepi. Bahwa hidup selalu menyuguhkan pilihan untuk bangkit daripada menyerah akan keadaan.
Sebagaimana luasnya alam yang belum semuanya terjamah manusia, masih banyak hal yang patut dieksplorasi. Ada semacam optimisme tersendiri ketika memandang alam kejauhan, di tengah mungkin segala ketidakidealan di seluruh bidang hari ini, yang Allah sediakan masih begitu banyak untuk dijalani, disyukuri dan dimaknai.
Maka, Maha Benar Allah atas Segala Firman-Nya:
"Sesungguhnya dalam penciptaan langit dan bumi, silih bergantinya malam dan siang terdapat tanda-tanda bagi orang yang berakal. (Yaitu) orang yang mengingat Allah, sambil berdiri, duduk, atau berbaring dan mereka memikirkan tentang penciptaan langit dan bumi (seraya berkata), ‘Ya Tuhan kami, tidaklah Engkau menciptakan ini dengan sia-sia. Mahasuci Engkau, peliharalah kami dari siksa api neraka.”
(QS: Ali ‘Imran ayat: 190-191).
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Queer Adult SFF Books Bracket: Round 1


Book summaries below:
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
Out on the Yorkshire Moors lives a secret line of people for whom books are food, and who retain all of a book's content after eating it. To them, spy novels are a peppery snack; romance novels are sweet and delicious. Eating a map can help them remember destinations, and children, when they misbehave, are forced to eat dry, musty pages from dictionaries.
Devon is part of The Family, an old and reclusive clan of book eaters. Her brothers grow up feasting on stories of valor and adventure, and Devon—like all other book eater women—is raised on a carefully curated diet of fairy tales and cautionary stories.
But real life doesn't always come with happy endings, as Devon learns when her son is born with a rare and darker kind of hunger—not for books, but for human minds.
Fantasy, horror, gothic, dark fantasy, contemporary, adult
The Masquerade Series (The Traitor Baru Cormorant, The Monster Baru Cormorant, The Tyrant Baru Cormorant) by Seth Dickinson
Tomorrow, on the beach, Baru Cormorant will look up from the sand of her home and see red sails on the horizon.
The Empire of Masks is coming, armed with coin and ink, doctrine and compass, soap and lies. They’ll conquer Baru’s island, rewrite her culture, criminalize her customs, and dispose of one of her fathers. But Baru is patient. She’ll swallow her hate, prove her talent, and join the Masquerade. She will learn the secrets of empire. She’ll be exactly what they need. And she’ll claw her way high enough up the rungs of power to set her people free.
In a final test of her loyalty, the Masquerade will send Baru to bring order to distant Aurdwynn, a snakepit of rebels, informants, and seditious dukes. Aurdwynn kills everyone who tries to rule it. To survive, Baru will need to untangle this land’s intricate web of treachery - and conceal her attraction to the dangerously fascinating Duchess Tain Hu.
But Baru is a savant in games of power, as ruthless in her tactics as she is fixated on her goals. In the calculus of her schemes, all ledgers must be balanced, and the price of liberation paid in full.
Fantasy, epic fantasy, politics, secondary world, series, adult
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Baru (looking at map): wow the world is so big!!! 🥺
Apparitor (still pissed about the tain hu thing): egomaniac freak
Apparitor (still pissed about the tain hu thing): tain hu used to get high
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The Traitor Baru Cormorant, Chapter 3
I don't think this is how disease immunity works. Also, logically, if the people in the Masquerade were all actually immune to this plague, they wouldn't have brought it in the first place. I guess this plague must be similar to the flu, since it seems to be a virus that they have a vaccine for, that still regularly reoccurs in spite of that
I think "federati" is meant to invoke "foederati":
(Although the Masquerade's interest in Taranoke doesn't seem to be particularly military.)
So, their strategy for eugenics seems to be to just... not permit people to get married until they've been approved in some way? That's not remotely going to stop people from having children. Like, the actual IRL eugenics movement understood this and was non-consensually sterilizing people. I don't think the Masquerade just pretends that extra-marital sex doesn't happen, because if they did they probably would also just be pretending that gay sex doesn't happen
That is kind of a weird contradiction in the Masquerade's ethos - on the one hand, everyone is supposedly equal and can achieve any position through merit, but on the other hand, everyone is also doomed to be a good, useful person or not based on their genetics. It seems like they would have some sort of aphorism ready to resolve these two ideas since they both seem to be very central to their national identity, and you don't have to be smart to see that they're in direct contradiction, but for some reason Cairdine Farrier doesn't have anything to say to this
So I guess, from the rest of the chapter, that the "wolves" are the Stakhieczi and he is anticipating some war with them (and with someone else). Also interesting that he is now calling it "the Masquerade" when I think one of the first things he ever said to Baru was that calling it that was rude
So I guess we are meant to understand that "Treatymont" is an Aphalone name given by the Masquerade, and probably that also means that the other English placenames on the map, "Wintercrest" and "Oathsfire" are also meant to be translated Aphalone names
"Jurispotence" is a fun word, faux Latin modeled after "jurisprudence" but instead of meaning "knowledge of the law" transparently means "power of the law"
I like how effectively this communicates that they use family-name-first in Aurdwynn - it actually is kind of hard to clue people in when your fantasy country does names in a way that isn't a personal name followed by a family name because people will just assume that that's how it is by default. I think the only other book I've seen do this was K. J. Parker's Scavenger trilogy, but the way he introduced it there was so awkward. You kind of have to have people who are family in order to communicate this clearly, and those books just didn't really have a lot of characters that were related that way, I think actually none that were part of the relevant culture
Baru definitely said back in Chapter 2 that she had learned what the punishments for this were in the school, so I'm a little confused, here
Actually, these punishments are a little strange in general. They consider gayness to be a genetic affliction, but usually if you are considered to have bad genes it seems like the "punishment" for that is that you're not allowed to get married or presumably have children. Like, later on Cairdine Farrier talks about people who are "inferior" by virtue of being more susceptible to melanoma is just like "well, we'll just have to only breed them to each other". Like, the Masquerade seems real fond of violating people's bodily autonomy, but it doesn't seem like they're actually out there committing mass genocide to remove people with inferior genes. And even if they were, these punishments don't actually seem to be death sentences, they're punitive violence. If they believe that gayness is hardcoded in your genetics, why do they think that punitive violence will stop you from being gay? It's not clear how these punishments are actually meant to further their eugenics goals. It can't be that they think this is the only or best way to sterilize you, because there some real obvious ways to very effectively sterilize men that don't involve hot irons. At this point, this kind of seems like just a gratuitous punishment to show how evil the Masquerade is
Anyway, I guess if Salm does come back at some point, he will probably have suffered this
So I guess we will not be getting a reprieve from the violent homophobia?
I really really really much prefer the Locked Tomb approach to gay fantasy by saying "Diversity win! The Evil Empire is super gay!" to this approach of "The Evil Empire is super homophobic and hates my gay protagonist." I know you probably get drawn and quartered on tumblr if you say "I wish the protagonist of this book were not gay" but in this case I actually do almost wish she was not gay and we got to hear about whatever the author wants to say about homophobia from a non-POV character. I guess it's similar to how I don't like to read about aro or ace viewpoint characters having bad experiences as a result of their being aro or ace, and actually wasn't able to continue reading Loveless because of this, it's too close to home. I don't know, how do you guys feel about this?
Also, if any of you guys who has read this already can provide like, advance content warnings of any chapters were Baru maybe gets stabbed the crotch, that would be appreciated. Like, I'm still absolutely going to read it, it doesn't sound there will be any discussion of asexuality or aromanticism anywhere in this book, I'd just like to know beforehand
There's also, I think, kind of a disconnect between the Masquerade's homophobia and the use of the words "sodomite" and "tribidist", I think. The original connotation of these words isn't about who you are attracted to, it's about what you do - historically, Christians didn't care much about who you were attracted to, they just cared about whether or not you had gay sex. And even in the modern day, you will find plenty of conservative Christians who say things like "love the sinner, hate the sin" which basically translates to "we don't hate people who attracted to the same gender, we just hate people who have sex with people of the same gender" which is like, same difference for most people, but if they actually do really believe that, that does mean that the set of people they want to persecute is actually slightly different than the set of people we'd consider queer. That's the context for the word "sodomite", where it just refers to the action, and "tribidist" seems pretty analogous. But the Masquerade doesn't seem to actually see it that way. Lao was suspected of being a tribidist despite the fact that I don't get the impression at all that she was suspected of having had sex with anyone, and here is Baru worrying about being found out about who she's attracted to when she hasn't had sex yet, either. Earlier, Diline had said that whatever he was planning to do would "fix" Lao "before it enters the hereditary cells" - is "entering the hereditary cells" something that is supposed to happen after you have sex? Or is it just something that is supposed to happen when you get older? If it's just the latter, it's not clear why the book is using these particular words, unless it's just to invoke particularly old-school homophobia
Well, if this is going to get all intriguey and fantasy of manners now it might make up for whatever crotch-stabbing is probably occurring in the future
I won't say it's too early to be coming up with conspiracy theories because the last time I said that, my conspiracy theory that Corona was not actually a necromancer turned out to be true, so
I think it would be pretty fun if Cairdine Farrier turned out to be the Faceless Emperor
And really, who else would he turn out to be? He's obviously not who he claims to be, and we don't know anyone else from Falcrest, or the name of any other high-ranking title there. If it turns out he's secretly the Imperial Officer of Foreign Affairs or something, the reveal isn't impactful, because we've never heard of that guy and have no idea who he is or what his powers are. It doesn't really make sense for him to turn out to be anyone else, does it?
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Anticipated New Releases of 2024
**As anticipated by Me. Mostly SFF. Links are to goodreads because that's what I use, sorry. Anything marked "new to me" I haven't read anything by that author before and therefore can't vouch for the quality. I just think the premise is neat.**
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands, Heather Fawcett (16 January)
Sequel to the charming novel about the fairy anthropologist.
Exordia, Seth Dickinson (23 January)
Well, it isn't a new Baru Cormorant, but this modern SF about first contact may be the next best thing.
City of Stardust, Georgia Summers (30 January)
New to me. A young woman descends into the underworld in order to break her family's fatal curse.
The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett (6 February)
New to me. A sherlock holmes flavored duo solves the mystery of the murder of an imperial official in a labyrinthine fantasy realm.
What Feasts at Night, T Kingfisher (13 February)
The sequel to the mushroom horror book What Moves the Dead.
The Warm Hands of Ghosts, Katherine Arden (13 February)
A ghost story set in WW1 about a woman searching for her missing brother.
The Fox Wife, Yangsze Choo (13 February)
New to me. A detective in 1908 Manchuria investigates a young woman's death in an area full of mythical foxes.
Redsight, Meredith Mooring (27 February)
New to me. Unpowered priestess and Imperial pawn is set on a collision path with a pirate with a grudge for the Imperium (Gay romance).
Sunbringer, Hannah Kaner (12 March)
Sequel about the professional godkiller Kissen.
Jumpnauts, Hao Jingfang (12 March)
New to me. A SF novel in translation from Chinese, with three scientists joining forces to deal peacefully with a first contact situation.
The Woods All Black, Lee Mandelo (19 March)
I liked Mandelo's debut novel very much so I'm excited to read this queer horror novella set in 1920s Appalachia.
Floating Hotel, Grace Curtis (19 March)
New to me. A series of cozy character vignettes on a space cruise ship after a murder has occurred. One of the four (!) space hotel murder crimes books coming out this year.
The Emperor and the Endless Palace, Justinian Huang (26 March)
New to me. Reincarnation gay romance set in 4 BCE China, the 1740s, and modern-day LA.
Alien Clay, Adrian Tchaikovsky (28 March)
Far future space xenoarchaeology by a man trapped on a prison planet.
Someone You Can Build a Nest In, John Wiswell (2 April)
New to me. Bizarre lesbian cannibalism monster romance from the point of view of the monster.
The Familiar, Leigh Bardugo (9 April)
Glad to see Bardugo writing more adult fantasy, and this one is especially exciting because it's a fantasy set in early modern Spain with a Jewish main character. Fun to see a more original historical period.
A Sweet Sting of Salt, Rose Sutherland (9 April)
New to me. Lesbian selkie romance.
Death in the Spires, KJ Charles (11 April)
Charles branching out from romance into historical Oxford murder mystery about a group of friends with dark secrets.
Audrey Lane Stirs The Pot, Alexis Hall (22 April)
The new Hall thinly veiled british baking show romcom. Libby says it's releasing in April but I've heard nothing from the author so I think it may be Alecto'd (shifted to next year)
Necrobane, Daniel M Ford (23 April)
Sequel to the dungeons and dragons-esque low fantasy lesbian necromancy book.
A Letter to the Luminous Deep, Sylvie Cathrall (25 April)
New to me. Sweet underwater epistolary academic romance.
How To Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying, Django Wexler (21 May)
New to me. A young hero caught in a fantasy time loop gives up and tries being the villain in an attempt to escape.
Goddess of the River, Vaishnavi Patel (21 May)
Another woman-centered retelling of Hindu mythology, this time based on the river goddess Ganga.
Escape Velocity, Victor Manibo (21 May)
New to me. Evil and toxic private school alumni jockey for position in a space hotel event in an attempt to escape a dying Earth.
The Fireborne Blade, Charlotte Bond (28 May)
New to me. Gay dragon slaying knight novella.
Evocation, ST Gibson (28 May)
New to me but looks very cool. Attorney and medium David attempts to escape his deal with the devil with the help of his ex boyfriend and his ex boyfriend's wife (Poly romance).
Service Model, Adrian Tchaikovsky (4 June)
In an SF future, a robot kills its human owners and ventures out into a world where human supremacy is beginning to crumble.
Lady Eve's Last Con, Rebecca Fraimow (4 June)
New to me. A con artist seeks revenge on the man who hurt her sister, who's coincidentally also on a space cruise ship (Sapphic romance subplot).
Triple Sec, TJ Alexander (4 June)
An actual mainstream published poly romance (!!) by trans author Alexander.
Running Close to the Wind, Alexandra Rowland (11 June)
Gay! Pirates! Scheming! Alt fantasy world! Monks! I liked Taste of Gold and Iron a lot and I'm very excited for this one.
The Knife and the Serpent, Tim Pratt (11 June)
New to me. Space opera about an interdimensional organization. Also, there's a sentient starship.
The Witchstone, Henry Neff (18 June)
A childhood favorite of mine's adult debut, featuring a demon who suddenly has to shape up at his curse keeper job after eight hundred years of slacking.
Rakesfall, Vajra Chandrasekera (18 June)
VERY excited to read more weird queer sff from this author after a fantastic debut. Looks weird. I'm in.
Foul Days, Genoveva Dimova (25 June)
New to me. A witch in a Slavic fantasy inspired world flees her evil ex, the Tsar of Monsters. There's also a plague and a detective.
Saints of Storm and Sorrow, Gabriella Buba (25 June)
New to me. Filipino inspired anticolonialist fantasy novel about a nun who is secretly practicing the religion of her goddess.
The Duke at Hazard, KJ Charles (18 July)
A queer regency with an incognito duke by one of my particular favorite romance authors.
Long Live Evil, Sarah Rees Brennan (30 July)
!!! Very excited to see a new adult fantasy by Brennan. A reader is dragged into a fictional world and finds herself the villain.
A Sorceress Comes to Call, T Kingfisher (20 August)
A retelling of The Goose Girl from reliably good fairy tale stalwart Kingfisher.
Buried Deep and Other Stories, Naomi Novik (17 September)
Collection of Novik's short stories.
Swordcrossed, Freya Marske (8 October)
VERY excited to see a new book by talented writer Marske. A man falls in love with the duelist hired for his arranged wedding. MEANWHILE. details of the fantasy world wool industry.
Feast While You Can, Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta (29 October)
New to me. Small town queer cave horror.
The Last Hour Between Worlds, Melissa Caruso (19 November)
Multiple reality murder mystery spy vs spy type antics, with lesbians.
#book recommendations#on the tbr#now I would Like to put alecto the ninth on this but as we know. NO news (sobs)#long post#updated 3/8 with more books I've added since I posted this
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Kemaren malem adalah salah satu episode paling tai dari hari-hari gue memaki hujan.
Gue tu absen pulang jam 21. Sesorean ngga ada tuh ujan, di area rs, padahal di rumah sempet ujan gede siang-siang. Tau-tau jam 20 ujan. Angin. Badai. Jendela ruang jaga sampe nutup sendiri (iye, ac dimatiin gegara hemat efisiansu asu jadi kudu buka jendela). Gue masih santai aja yaudala masi sejam ini.
20.40 sempet berenti dikit, tapi 5 menit kemudian badai lagi. Baru kelar anginnya doang tuh 21 lewat. Anginnya doang, ujannya mah masih. Yaudah gue turun, absen, pesen ojek ke stasiun. Gue udah expect bakal lama dapetnya. Yaudah aja, anggep sambil nunggu reda.
Setelah cancel karena kejauhan 2x, ojek ketiga mau jemput gue. Gue bawa mantel tapi sumpah udah capek banget ngeluarinnya, udah mau jam 10. Gue pake celana mantel dari abangnya. Toh hujan juga udah mulai jadi gerimis.
Sampelah si abang salah jalur. Dia naik ke jalan atas padahal harusnya gue muter di underpass. Dia merasa bersalah dan akhirnya muter lawan arah, tapi jadinya lambat pelan-pelan, which secara durasi sama aja kalo dia ngikutin jalur nyasar tadi dan muter di ujung jalan. Yaudah, gue udah ngga sanggup mau marah.
Sampe stasiun, gue nunggu hampir setengah jam sampe keretanya dateng. Sekalinya dateng, yap, tentu saja ofkors, penuh parah. Bodo. Gue dorong semua orang di pintu masuk, gue mau masuk. Gue harus masuk.
Gue ngecek jam, udah setengah sebelas. Kepala gue udah panas. Badan gue rasanya udah kebas semua. Cuma idung gue yang masih bereaksi, karena gerbong gue hari itu bau muntah. Nembus sampe masker gue baunya. Gue cuma berusaha membayangkan kasur, bulu-bulu di rumah, dan cemilan keju di atas meja. Tahan, dikit lagi sampe.
Sampe stasiun, gue liat hujan udah reda. Jujur udah capek lepek dan pliket, gue ngga mampu lagi jalan almost 2km itu ke rumah kayak biasa. Jadi gue memilih pesen ojek lagi aja. Lama dikit nunggu yaudalah.
Ternyata bukan cuma lama, tapi abangnya ga gerak dari titik asal dia. Yang perkiraan maps harusnya dia 6 menit doang jaraknya dari gue, dia baru dateng almost 20 menitan setelahnya. Udah gue spam chat karena gue kira dia kena banjir atau macet kan, ternyata dengan entengnya dia bilang dia "cuma" lagi siap-siap.
Gue, nangis. Literally.
Paham ngga sih rasanya badan udah capek kayak apaan tau, trus semesta seakan ngga setuju lo pulang cepet, ada aja halang rintangnya kayak benteng takeshi. Gue ngomel-ngomel di chat ke orang rumah, tantrum, marah, kesel, sedih, trus yaudah nangis aja dikit. Gue bisa aja cancel abangnya trus jalan ke rumah. Atau merengek minta jemput ke orang rumah. Tapi ya udah. Ya udah.
Akhirnya gue sampe rumah, setelah selama di ojek gue menolak semua mantel dan helm, gue cuma pengen cepet sampe rumah.
Di rumah udah pengen meleyot parah, tapi badan lepek. Jadi gue cuci kaki tangan kaki bentar buat ngasi makan bocah-bocah, trus ngemil cemilan keju dikit. Ditawarin disuapin makan lagi tapi gue tolak karena gue pengen mandi, rebahan. Gue sempet nyapu kamar dan nyerok pup di litterbox sebelum akhirnya mandi, masuk kamar.
And the rest of the night I spent inside a hug. Sampe pagi nempel aje kayak lintah gelandotan nggamau lepas. Ada juga tuh sedikit adegan alergi dingin kumat subuh-subuh sampe mengi dan bengek nggabisa napas sampe cuma bisa tidur sambil duduk. Tapi semua terlewati dan bangun siang sebelum akhirnya siap-siap ke gim.
Gila, tai banget semalem tuh. Jabodetabek hujan, banjir, minggu bukber-nya orang-orang, kereta ngadat, bangke. Semua bangke. Traumatis banget.
Ada banget momen di stasiun keberangkatan awal gue sempet pengen puter balik ke bawah kolong jembatan trus tidur aja di situ sampe pagi. Shift 7 jam, 3 jam setelahnya gue habiskan berjuang menuju rumah. Tai banget. Tai banget.
Kalo ngga ada geng serumah, ngga ada bulu-bulu kesurupan tukang gelut itu, ngga ada cemilan-cemilan, ngga ada yang mau ditemplokin semaleman, gue gila sih kayanya within a month. You may find me keliling pinggir jalan bawa karung sambil garuk selangkangan.
Hhhh.
May all this pain we all suffer just to survive, always find a warm place to let them rest and heal. Amen.
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ok wwaitwaitwaitwait i got some duke math to do.
ok so who do we have left who's still on the board. first i think i need to check off who's already GONE:
radazchic: the fop, who dies first in his own ill-planned rebellion attempt (possibly cementing baru's idea for how to pass the test?)
nayaaru, autr, and sahuale all die in the same assassination, agreed upon by all the remaining dukes and instigated by baru
unuxekome goes down in naval battle (instigated by baru, playing to both his need for glory and his desire to impress her)
that leaves eight, who can be dispatched in the following ways:
erebog, currently having revolt problems, could be killed or otherwise made irrelevant if crushed by angry autr/sahuale remnants)
lachta, if you're counting xate olake as a duke, could be killed in close quarters or via purity, if purity comes back as is currently eliminating baru's competition in the test back in treatymont before she gets her own plans far enough to kill baru's
lyxaxu and oathsfire, both of whom will be in the battle at sieroch - good time to get rid of them, although it seems more likely that oathsfire will be the one to die on the field & lyxaxu some other way later on, post-battle
ihuake, same deal, i'm fairly sure she'll be at sieroch, although an easier way to get her would be in her camp, as she's not really a fighter so much as a behind-the-lines type of leader . maybe she goes after they win, possibly by some angry nayaaru remnant? (planned of course)
pinjagata who i keep forgetting about because baru spends the least amount of time with him or thinking about him: definitely out of the picture during sieroch if not very shortly afterward
and last but not least TAIN HU, which is personal
and that's how the world's worst little accountant ever assassinates an entire country's leadership by helping them win a rebellion against her real goal. what gets me most about this whole thing is: once she's in the secret council, surely they will all be thinking she'd do the same to them. she did it once, what's to stop her from taking out the entire underpinning of falcresti government, and what's to stop them from noticing, other than their own sense of inherent superiority (which members of the secret group probably don't share, since they tend to be intelligent sorts who don't go for societal illusions)? babygirl you got your work cut out for you
#baru cormorant#baru cormorant spoilers#i'm not even done with the book i just have it pretty much mapped out from here i think#i had an idea of what was going on since .... like just before nayaaru .#okay earlier than that i knew what she wanted to ACCOMPLISh#i just didn't know how she was going to hand it over . and then with the nayaaru thing i got it#and now i think i have the details and pieces
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have started the monster baru cormorant and the fucking MAP made me unwell. christ.
#VULTJAG. HERS/MY HOME.#cannot wait to go insane in the 7-14 business days itll take for me to read this#the monster baru cormorant#the traitor baru cormorant#baru cormorant
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Semua sedang terlelap, sayang.
Hai kids, this is your mom's story.
Ini menyebalkan, ibumu sudah menulis banyak surat untukmu, ada di dalam map coklat itu, bersama tumpukan surat untuk ibu di masa depan. Orang - orang baru tau saja serunya sekarang, atau sekedar membuatnya agar tak terlihat ketinggalan, bahkan hanya untuk jadi gurau mencipta tawa.
Padahal perihal menyambutmu, tidak pernah sebercanda itu.
Sayang, bagaimana kabar tubuh ibu hari ini? Masih sehat dan segar kah?
Maaf ya, bila ibu mulai cepat kelelahan, mulai tidak bisa banyak bergerak. Sebab kau tahu? saat - saat ini ibu sedang menaruhkan sehat tubuh ibu, demi mempersiapkan keilmuan mendesain kehidupan bersamamu, mempersiapkan mendidik peradabanmu.
Ibu janji untuk tetap menjaga sehatnya, secara fisik, jiwa dan hatinya. Itu fokus utama yang ibu prioritaskan bersisian dengan ujian termin pertama ini. ya! kau tahu sayang? ibumu masih di tahun pertamanya menjadi mahasiswi, kamu harus lihat berapa banyak titik merah yang menghiasi wajahnya sebab banyak berpikir dan kegelisahan.
Bagaimana? sekarang wajah ibu bahkan sudah berkerut ya?
Tidak apa, semoga mereka yang akan jadi kesaksian di hadapan Allah kelak, bahwa perjalanan membeli syurga memang tidak pernah mudah. Nanti ibu ceritakan hal yang lebih menyayat dari sekedar titik merah, kau tahu sayang? Sejak sembilan puluh hari berlalu, dan Al - aqsho masih berdarah.
Bagaimana sayang? apakah hari ini kemerdakaan kita raih? apakah kita ikut andil dalam pembebasannya? kau tahu? itu mimpi ibu untuk milikimu, berperan utuh jiwa dan raga untuk menjadi yang terdepan dalam membela syariat-Nya.
Ah, meskipun setelah berkaca, ibu masih meringis penuh ragu. "Pantaskah aku?.."
Semua sedang terlelap sayang, di pagi hari yang penuh keberkahan ini, mereka memilih terlelap bersama sepuluh derajat dinginnya udara, tidak ada yang menolak rayuan selimut, kecuali ibu.
Padahal semalam, mereka pun tidur jauh sebelum ibu terlelap, hanya empat jam tubuh ibumu tergulung selimut, tidak apa ya, sementara. Nanti kita tidur sepuasnya di istana dalam syurga.
Tugas murojaah beberapa juz, dzikir pagi, alkahfi, semua tuntas sebelum kembali menunduk pada tumpukan buku dan berbagai macam warna pena, semoga kebiasaan - kebiasaan ini lestari menghiasi harimu juga, melakukannya penuh cinta tanpa paksa.
Cukup dulu ya sayang, ibu mau sarapan!
(Btw, Hari ini ibu memasak apa untukmu? Bilang enak ya meskipun biasa saja! wkwk)
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Interview ...
Baru kali ini pulang interview sampai nangis di jalan. Siang hari. Karena se-sesak itu. (But ya, i'm sorry kalau setelah kamu baca ini ternyata emang akunya aja yang terlalu sensitif dan mungkin hal lainnya).
Jadi, akhirnya hari ini abis interview user di salah satu pabrik maklon kosmetik. Wah, kosmetik nih. Sama kaya pengalaman 3 tahun terakhir. Prosesnya lumayan cepet. 2 minggu lalu, tawaran dari HRnya dateng lewat pesan linkedin, setelah ternyata aku sempat memperkenalkan diri lewat DM pas bulan april. Terus udah interview HR 2 kali dan ngerjain beberapa tes dan tentu ada tes psikologinya. Terus akhirnya di jadwalin interview user hari ini.
Setelah cek di maps dan ngedatengin langsung kemarin sama mas, aku ya mikir aja kalau maybe sanggup kok sekitar 50 menit perjalanan dari rumah. Toh di Bandung kita berdua masih ngontrak juga. Jadi masih fleksibel kalau mau pindah biar ngga gitu berat (kalau diterima).
Hampir sampe pabriknya, ternyata kebanjiran. Hampir 1 km kurang lebih panjang banjirnya. Walau area banjirnya kepotong-potong. Awalnya cuma banjir gitu aja. Terus makin ke depan, banjirnya makin dalem. Motorku yang mio soul gt tuh banjirnya sampe ngerendem dipijakan kaki. Pas kakiku mau ngga mau turun, banjirnya sampe setengah tulang kering. Mantep. Interview dengan sepatu basah.
Sekitar 300an meter dari pabriknya, aku baru minggir, buat ngabarin ke HRnya. Minta maaf karena kejebak macet banjir dan sepatuku basah. HRnya bilang nggak apa-apa dan minta maaf juga karena lupa ngabarin kalau daerahnya emang banjir. Aku minggir di depan ruko-ruko kosong gitu. Terus pas mau ke jalan lagi, motorku masuk ke banjir yang lumayan ambles karena bawahnya tanah. Aku takut mau maju. Terus minta tolong sama aa aa yang dibelakangku kebetulan, buat narik motor aku dan akhirnya bisa melipir ke pinggiran yang jalannya di cor.
Sebenernya ya gpp banjir. Karena pas di kawasan industri dulu juga banjir. Dengan tinggi yang lumayan sama. Cuma pas di kawasan industri aku tenang aja karena jalannya cukup bagus. Jadi ngga khawatir. Dan ya, motorku lumayan tinggi juga. Kalau tadi ya karena baru mau interview terus aku takut pas di jalan ngelewatin banjir, takut jatuh dan kecemplung. Soalnya pinggirnya rawa dan sempet diawal-awal yang jalan banjir itu, motorku kaya yang mau kepleset.
Fast forward ke interview user. Usernya cowo, masih muda ketimbang aku. Masalah ngga? Ya aku pas tau dia lebih muda ya aku biasa aja. Karena buatku ya pengalaman kerja sama sikap kerja yang penting sih. Umur bisa nyusul.
Awal basa-basi. Tanya-tanya singkat. Kaya naik apa, berangkat jam berapa. Terus kan udah tau umurnya maksimal 28 dan pendidikan s1, kenapa tetep ngelamar juga. Ya kalau masalah ini ku jawab aja karena ya aku berpengalaman, dan aku pun baru 29 masih baru bulan lalu. Selain itu yaa, HRnya yang nawarin. Dan udah ngobrolin masalah umur ini. Ngga masalah. Jadi kenapa harus mundur? (Yang bagian ditawarin HR sampe akhir aku ngga bilang. Cuma dalam hati aja).
Terus dibilang kalau disitu (pabrik) itu tuh kaya ngalamin 3 musim. Kalau hujan, depan bakal banjir banget. (Dan iya, aku udah interview beberapa jam, cuaca cerah dan pas balik banjirnya masih dalem). Kalau lagi panas, yaa bakaal panas banget. Dan yang terakhir kemungkinan bakal kena puting beliung. Kaya pas awal tahun (katanya, aku juga ga inget beritanya) pas rancaekek kena puting beliung, pabriknya juga kena dampak (entah apa).
Sebelumnya disuruh ngisi 40 soal. Kaya soal TKP. Terus dijadiin pertanyaan buat interview. Terus ya tanya-tanya pekerjaan aku sebelumnya, jobdesknya gimana. Cerita gitulah.
Sampe akhirnya ...
Kan tadi aku udah bilang ya, ada tes psikologi.
"Disini katanya kamu lebih suka menyendiri ya?"
"Hmm, ya memang. Tapi kalau untuk bekerja ya saya bakal ikut bergabung dengan yang lain. Dan tentu kalau perlu mengerjakan tugas saya sendiri dan perlu fokus, saya menyendiri. Dengan mengiformasikan kepada yang lain."
"Kamu sukunya jawa dong ya?"
"Jawa sunda (sih), campuran."
"Oh iya. Saya juga campuran sih. Tau ngga bedanya suku jawa sama sunda tuh apa? Kalau jawa kan kalau kita menyendiri orang akan memaklumi ya, oh mungkin dia lagi ada masalah sendiri. Tapi kalau sunda ya ngga kaya gitu. Kalau menyendiri malah jadi pertanyaan. Mungkin kamu ga suka sama orangnya, atau ya ngga bisa buat kerja sama."
"Oooh iya.." (masa sih? Seumur-umur aku selalu berpindah jawa sunda buat sekolah dan di tangerang buat kerja, kok kayaknya aku ga pernah denger penilaian macam kaya gitu).
"Ini lulus s2 2 tahun 11 bulan ya? kok lama? kenapa?"
"Ya, waktu itu lagi covid. Ada peraturan di lab kalau cuma boleh ngelab sampe jam 15.30. Jadi semua kerja lab ditingga dan dilanjutin besok. Selain itu ya harus ikut seminar internasional dan publikasi di jurnal terindeks scopus."
"Oh, saya juga S2. Saya farmasi. Saya juga sekolah waktu covid. Di Lab mikrobiologi. Jadi selama wiken, 2 hari saya ngelab mikro dari pagi sampe jam 11 malam..."
Ya terus why? Why???
"Dari skala 1 sampe 10, berapa level ketegasan kamu? Kamu people pleaser ya? skala berapa menurut kamu?"
"Yaa mungkin di 8 ketegasan. People pleser 6-7."
"Tapi hasil tes kamu lebih menunjukkan kalau kamu people pleaser dan kurang tegas. Bahkan ya masukan untuk kamu aja dari hasil ini adalah kamu harus lebih tegas lagi."
"Menurut saya, saya cukup tegas kok. Selama saya menjadi QC, saya tegas dengan standar yang ada. Saya tidak pernah melepaskan produk untuk langsung release walau itu permintaan dari departemen lain yang katanya urgent dan akan segera dipasarkan...."
"Tes MBTI mu apa terakhir?"
"INFJ kalau tidak salah."
"Hasil mbtimu yang ini ESFJ. Cukup berbeda ya. Tapi menurutmu kamu introvert? masa sih?"
"Ya, karena yaa saya lebih suka menyendiri atau cepat pulang setelah kerja kalau cape. Orang lain mungkin masih memiliki waktu untuk main bersama yang lain. Tapi kalau saya, jika tidak perlu yaa saya lebih memilih untuk pulang."
"Tapi kalau kamu diajak kegiatan sama yang lain setelah kerja, mau?"
"Kalau sesekali, dengan didiukung kesehatan saya, saya tidak ada agenda dan tentunya suami saya mengizinkan ya kenapa tidak."
Terus beberapa pertanyaan lagi yang formal, ceunah dia tuh. Terus pas menurut dia pertanyaan formal udah abis, dia mau tanya yang informal.
"Kenapa ngga mau jadi dosen aja?" Daang! denger ini lagi. Dari orang yang bahkan baru ketemu sekali. Muak banget ngga sih?
"Yaa untuk jadi dosen sih, sejujurnya itu urutan terakhir. Saya lebih suka di lab di lapangan, jadi yaa riset langsung, analisa langsung. Lagi pula, menurut saya pekerjaan dosen apalagi di indo masih banyak yang administratif. Belum lagi senioritas.... Hal-hal yang saya amati waktu s2 dan yang saya dengar dari pembimbing yaa membuat saya mempertimbangkan kenapa saya tidak memilh jadi dosen (aja).
Tapi tau ngga kenapa aku juga muak selalu disuruh jadi dosen aja dan malah ngincer banget balik ke industri? Selain aku bilang diawal kalau aku udah jatuh cinta duluan di Qc, aku ngerasa happy aja pas kerja jadi QC. QC yang kata orang mah ngga ada kerjaan, aku kerjaannya banyak. Beragam. Seru. Kesana sini. Kadang berantem seru sama departemen lain karena kita terlalu strick sama standar dan kualitas tapi yaa aku seneng jalaninnya. Aku pingin ngejalanin hal yang aku pikir itu itu seseneng itu pas dikerjain. Setelah 4 tahun terkahir hidup aku tuh cuma berusaha buat bertahan hidup karena udah tanggung masuk s2, udah bayar mahal buat s2, nggak mau bikin mas sedih (walau pernah hampir) tapi aku rasa semua itu kebanyakan karena alasannya ya buat orang lain. Kali ini, aku mau buat aku sendiri. Ada hal dalam hari aku tuh, aku kerjain karena buat aku sendiri. Sebelum nanti, siapa tau bakal punya anak, maybe. Yang mana yaa, cwe kalau udah punya anak pertimbangannya juga banyak. Dan mungkin banyak juga yang perlu dikorbanin, dan juga mungkin dirinya sendiri. Paham ga? Makanya kenapa kok ngejar industri itu aku usahain banget. Apalagi QC. Kosmetik lagi ya bagus, kalau industri lain juga gpp. Aku cuma mau kerja buat kesenengan diri aku sendiri aja buat saat ini.
Setelah beberapa obrolan informal lainnnya, akhirnya si user bilang cerita
"Waktu itu juga saya recruitment buat QA. Ternyata ngga cocok buat manejemen. Saya sarankan buat masuk ke Pabrik kosmetik S. Tau ngga? (Iya, tau). Terus ternyata diterima. Direkturnya itu kenal sama saya. Menurut saya kamu lebih cocok buat jadi dosen aja. Kalau misal disini ngga keterima, saya mungkin bisa ngenalin ke kaprodi kampus X. Saya juga puna kerja sampingan jadi dosen kalau lagi ngga kerja di Kampus X itu. Kayaknya deket sih dari rumah kamu. 30 menitan. Kampus X itu banyak yang dari golongan anak ga mampu. Walau banyak yang dapet beasiswa tapi ya mereka kan pas lulus SMA/K ada harapan dari ortunya buat membantu mereka ya. Saya sih cuma pingin mereka (si mahasiswa) ini buat bisa dapet pendidikan yang baik. Dan lagi kan kamu bilangnya suka riset ya. Di kampus lebih banyak risetnya. Ngga cuma kaya yang kamu gambarkan. Bahkan menurut saya JADI DOSEN ITU LEBIH BAGUS BUAT PEREMPUAN. LEBIH FLEKSIBEL. JADI MASIH BISA KERJA DAN JUGA URUS KELUARGA."
"Emang kenapa kok menurut kakak saya lebih cocok buat jadi dosen?"
"Karena kamu ngga ada pengalaman buat memimpin di industri. Beberapa tugas teknis juga kamu ngga tau. Terus menurut saya kamu lebih sistematis ketimbang teknis. Jadi lebih cocok buat di dosen. Jadi dosen ngga harus pinter. yang penting bisa menyampaikan dengan jelas dan bisa dipahami. Bahkan harusnya ya gpp kalau dosennya kalah pinter sama mahasiswanya ... Kemampuan buat bisa jadi dosen itu anugrah tau. Ngga semua orang cocok jadi dosen. Ada kan yang dosen ngajar ngga bisa dipahami? Karena ya mungkin mereka ngga punya kemampuan buat jadi dosen sebenernya. Tapi terjebak aja."
Denger itu tuh kaya, kalau kamu nyarinya punya pengalaman mimpin di industri, kenapa harus diproses? Kalau ngga ada pengalaman dan ngga dikasih kesempatan gimana orang punya pengalaman? Kamu ngga tau kenapa aku mengesampingkan jadi dosen, kenapa ngomong panjang lebar diawal aku cocok jadi dosen? Ini ngga aku minta. Kamu baik emang. Menawarkan bantuan. Tapi ntah kenapa denger kalimat yang lainnya tuh bikin sedih aku. Bikin rasanya aku semakin jauh sama dream job aku balik jadi anak QC industri yang mungkin itu akan bikin aku happy ngerjainnya karena emang aku mau. Kata-katamu tuh rasanya kaya ngehancurin harapan aku yang kecil. Yang di bandung industrinya ngga sebanyak tangerang, selain garmen. apalagi jauh-jauh. Ngehancurin harapan aku, ngehancurin rasa aku mampu buat balik ke industri dan mimpin orang setelah pengalaman kerja dan pengalaman leadership aku walau bukan di industri. Dan rasanya tuh nyeseg banget gitu.
Tugas teknis yang aku gtw tuh juga karena jujur emang clueless. Aku cuma tau beberapa kerjaan QA yang emang beririsan sama QC. Karena ya kita dulu kan yang disuruh bantuin aja. Belum lagi ruangan QA yang terpisah sama QC. Aku ngga cukup tau banyak juga emang. Tapi, bukannya kamu bilang nyarinya QC bukan QA?
Dosen ngga harus pinter? Mohon maaf. Standarku buat jadi dosen emang ketinggian. Standarku siapa? Dosbing S2 ku sendiri. Walau emang rasanya masih jauh banget sekeren beliau, tapi ya aku merasa aku belum semampu itu. Belum seyakin dan semampu itu buat mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa yang mana aku sendiri aja ngerasa ngga cerdas.
Apa ngga sinting, dosen tuh ngga harus pinter? Kamu tau ngga sekeren apa dosbing aku? Beliau kuliah IPKnya 4. Dari S1-S3. Beliau tuh bahkan bisa dibilang gugel berjalan. Tanya kebeliau apa aja. tentang kuliah atau penelitian yang bahkan bukan bidangnya beliau tuh, tetep bakal selalu dapet jawaban yang bikin aha moment dan ngga buntu lagi.
Aku mau jadi yang kaya gitu. Tapi entah kapan. Nanti dulu. Aku mau bikin seneng dan bikin puas diri aku sendiri dulu. Setelah tahun-tahun kemarin. Aku tau aku ngga akan sekeren beliau kalau ngga memulai. Tapi ngga dulu. Boleh ngga?
Terus karena ini tadi sepanjang jalan, berusaha mikir yang baik, makasih sama si user baik ini tapi tetep aja aku nangis. Bahkan ngetik ini juga nangis banjir. duet sama hujan deres di luar.
Maaf ya, aku.
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MTG Dune Deck
Final Updated Archidekt of the Landfall Desert Token Magic the Gathering Deck with Dune Alternate Art and Names! [LINK]

Commander Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds (Paul Muad'dib Atreides)
I build this deck with idea of the lore in Dune when Paul Atreides is in the desert of Arrakis before he takes the Water of Life. The deck encapsulates all of the fun elements of landfall triggers, token generators and multipliers, and deserts. If you would like to see the alternate art, you can see it other posts!
Artifacts (6) Amulet of Vigor (Sigil of House Atreides) Arcane Signet (Atreides Ducal Signet) Conduit of Worlds (The Desert Planet, Dune) Horn of Greed (The Water of Life) Idol of Oblivion (Idol of Paulus Atreides) Sol Ring (Spacing Guild's Heighliner)
Creatures (24) Ancient Greenwarden (Thufir Hawat, Mentat) Ashaya, Soul of the Wild (Lady Jessica, Reverend Mother) Baru, Wurmspeaker (Usul, Wormrider) Canyon Jeroba (Muad'dib, Desert Mouse) Courserer of Kruphix (Spice Harvestor) Dune Chanter (Jamis, Tahaddi Challenger) Emeria Angel (Shishakli of Sietch Tabr) Esper Sentinel (Dr. Liet-Kynes) Hazezon, Shaper of Sand (Stilgar, Naib of Sietch Tabr) Jetmir, Nexus of Revels (Paul, Lisan al Gaib) Kona, Rescue Beastie (Gurney Hallack, Balliset Warrior) Lotus Cobra (Lotus Nayha) Maja, Bretagard Protector (Duncan Idaho) Moraug, Fury of Akoum (Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen) Ocelot Pride (The Spacing Guild) Ojer Taq (Paul, Kwisatz Haderach) Temple of Civilsation (Desert of the Kwisatz Haderach) Radha, Heart of Keld (Chani Sihaya Kynes) Rampaging Baloths (Rampaging Salusan Bulls) Soul Warden (Sihaya, Desert Spring Tears) Springheart Nantuko (Fremen Stillsuit) Tireless Provisioner (Shadout Mapes) Tunneling Geopede (Wormsign) Windborn Muse (Holtzman Shield) Worldspine Wurm (Shai-Hulud, Grandfather of the Desert)
Enchantment (17) Annie Joins Up (Alia Atreides Joins Up) Anointed Procession (Tahaddi Challenge) Brave the Sands (The Fremen Sandwalk) Chivalric Alliance (Paul-Muad'Dib's Jihad) Desert Warfare (Lead Them to Paradise) Desert's Hold (Spice Blow) Exploration (Pointing the Way) Felidar Retreat (Castle Caladan) Fires of Yavimaya (Arrakeen Ablaze) Impact Tremors (Fremen Thumper) Land Tax (Spice Tax) Lifegift (Spice Melange) Parallel Lives (Heirs to the Great Houses) Retreat to Emeria (Retreat to Sietch Tabr) Sandwurm Convergence (Bless the Maker and His Water) Shared Animosity (Weirding Way) Warleader's Call (Voice from the Outer World)
Instant (7) Akroma's Will (The Mahdi's Will) Enlightened Tutor (The Bene Gesserit) Entrapment Maneuver (Fedaykin Ambush) Flare of Fortitude (Spice Agony) Heroic Intervention (Channel the Voice) Path to Exile (May Thy Knife Chip and Shatter) Worldly Tutor (Imminent Arrival)
Sorcery (5) Ezuri's Predation (Long Live the Fighters!) Grow from the Ashes (Desert Coriolis Sandstorm) Hour of Promise (Free the Spice) Map the Frontier (Cultivating Desert Power) Wurmcalling (The Call of the Sandworm)
Lands (40) Desert of the Fervent (Desert of Arrakis) Desert of the Indomitable (Desert of Dune) Desert of the True (Desert of Shai-Hulud)
#dune#mtg#dune movie#frank herbert's dune#dune art#mtg commander#magic the gathering#archidekt#anato finnstark#paul atreides#desert#chani kynes#dune part 2#proxy magic the gathering#mtg deckbuilding#spice melange#arrakis
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