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m-y-fandoms · 4 years ago

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Blood on Our Stage - Vampire Nagito Komaeda x Human Female Reader -Part 1 (Slight/Platonic Female Reader x Hajime Hinata)

So, this is an old fic I updated to fit these characters because I want to continue it :)

NEEDED CONTEXT FOR THIS AU: Hajime and Nagito are step brothers, (Y/N)/Reader is a human, Hajime and Nagito are vampires, and Hajime did indeed get into the Main Course at Hope’s Peak, for acting.

The paycheck… It's all about the paycheck...

You took a deep breath, reassuring yourself for what seemed like the hundredth time that year… or that hour.

Smile, s-smile. Breathe, lean into him. It has to look real, (Y/N). God… it’s a whole new level of crackhead when you stutter to yourself in your thoughts.

Dissociate.

What are we having for dinner? How many more steps ‘til that damn egg hatches? If it’s another fucking Diglett I swear I’ll go apeshit.

You shifted to your right, the most forced of grins creeping onto your cosmetic-plastered face. You let your head fall onto Hajime’s shoulder. Convincing right? Touching is convincing. Random gentle displays of affection are convincing...

By this time, you were nearly blind from the flash of some fifty or so cameras in your face, anyway, so why not just pretend that the photographers and press were blind as well?

Why not, why not?

You pretended in every other aspect of your life.

"Isn't that right, (Y/N)?" Hajime’s voice shook you out of your trance, and you turned your head, letting go of his arm, which you had grabbed out of habit. His sparklingly white teeth - sharper than the average man's - gleamed down at you, and you felt that usual pang of fear run down your spine and chill your bones. Even attached to the gums of the sweetest boy on earth, you’d never get used to the sight.

It's all a show, (Y/N), a game. Pretend. "Fangs for the fans, and all that"

How long would that farce last until people started to realize?

What had Hajime said earlier that month? You retreated into yourself, thinking deeply, trying desperately to calm the anxiety that rose with at the sight of his flesh-tearing canines...

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"I can bare my fangs at interviews, photoshoots… you know, when the paparazzi are around. It’s what my dad wants,” he sighed, shaking his head. “Don't worry about it, (Y/N). Honestly, you freak out over the silliest things sometimes.” He ruffled your hair. “It will look like I'm dedicated to the role, or something like that… whatever. People will love it, trust me."

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But you never could. How could you? A monster with a secret, stupidly displaying that secret openly to the world? No… trusting meant removing little stones from that carefully built wall, which sub-sequentially meant getting hurt, and not just emotionally. You recited this mantra to yourself almost routinely; something you’d picked up from someone very close to your heart. Isn’t it funny how we steal little bits of personality from those we love most?

You knew Hajime just followed whatever his father commanded, that he’d do anything to feel like he mattered, that people cared. He’d done all this: the acting lessons, depending on daddy’s money, the unless studying and promoting himself, just to get into that stupid school and kickstart his illustrious career.

"Isn't that right, (Y/N)??" Hajime tenderly brought his hand up, stroking your shoulder awkwardly. The clench in his jaw, however, wasn't friendly at all. You couldn’t really blame him, though. He was doing it for your sake, after all. You had to get through this, and he knew he had to pull you through; everything depended on it.

How could this flock of idiots not tell the “chemistry” was forced???

"Uh… o-of course! Yeah!" You smiled, a fake chuckle escaping your lips, and the crowd of reporters and internet journalists roared in front of you. Of course they did… wasn't everything the disciplined and people-pleasing boy beside you said fucking hilarious? You sighed, returning your gaze to the mass of people below you as you and your leading man sat raised on a platform behind a pretentiously high table.

Just let Hajime handle all the questions, you thought to yourself indifferently. You always did. They rarely directed them at you specifically, anyway. So much for your dream: to stun the world as an independent starlet, a crimson-hot femme fatale. It was always ‘Hinata Hajime’s doe-eyed leading lady!’, ‘Hajime’s little love interest!’, never ‘(Y/N) (L/N)... featuring Hajime Hinata!’ But... you were famous, and with no little chunk of change to boot… you should’ve been thankful… right?

So why weren’t you…?

Your eyes scanned the faces before you, and you realized that you hadn't… really looked at them until now. Yes, the usual prolific online bloggers and huge theatre junkies were there, and Mr. Hinata of course. He wouldn't miss out on one of his company’s press meetings for the world, especially with his money-making beloved son in the spotlight. He was so anal, how could anything possibly go off without a hitch unless he was there?

You wondered if the girl next to him knew he was a ravenous monster as well, but thought better of it. Of course, she didn't know. You shouldn't have even known. But you did, and it plagued you every day of your life.

Fuck... you just wanted to go back to your room and overthink in peace. It was embarrassingly uncomfortable to do so in public

Mr. Hinata sat sternly upright, with his polished, slick hair, in his polished, slick shoes and extravagantly tailored navy suit, his secretary at his side, brushing his hand unnoticeably between the chairs. His wife would never care, anyway. To their right sat a rosy-cheeked intern, spunky and full of character. Holding a clipboard between perfectly painted nails, the only thing that spoke louder than her bright smile was her neon miniskirt. She must not have known, either. No human simply knew, and still managed to look that innocent and lively. The PR girls loved press conferences, and each new show only yielded fresh publicity. This most recent show, set to premiere the following night, was a tale of romance: A vampire lord and his human lover: a medieval era period piece. Of course, for this reason, Hajime did nothing to hide his all-too-real fangs.

You loved a good historical romance, and loved being in one even more. It had always been your goal as a starting actress to take the lead in at least one period play, be it Victorian, colonial, medieval.. but... it had not turned out quite the way you planned...

A few other members of the Hinata family accompanied their revered head of the household… or was it head of the clan… coven? Whatever, it was expected. The murderous bloodsuckers always clung to their leader’s side, and could always be found lurking around Hinata’s estate, if they weren’t already crammed up his ass looking for approval.

A flash came from the reporter to the left, directly into your vision, and left you dazed.

Fuck… you seethed internally. Calm down. Calm down. The paycheck. That's it. This is almost over, anyway. Why did you always find yourself spacing out at the worst possible times? You acknowledged that it was how your body coped with the overwhelming urge to break down, but damn if it wasn’t inconvenient at the minute. Nothing screamed ‘I have something to hide’ like acting shady in front of a hundred people…

You leaned into Hajime again. Sell the relationship. Sell the love.

You exhaled in exhaustion. It wasn’t that you didn’t love Hajime… you did, just, not like this. Never like this. Lying to millions of fans and the press, pretending Hajime was anything other than a brother-like figure to you just to line his father’s pockets, tore you apart more than keeping his immortality a secret. Denying you both a chance at real love for fear of scandal… you were sure that there was no phrase you’d ever grow to hate more than “The Hinata Theatre Company!” Ironic, wasn’t it, that at one point in time, you begged to be here?

You found that scoping out a crowd lowered the anxiety you had about actually being in front of them. It's funny, many people asked how you could possibly be afraid of crowds or public speaking when you were a damn Broadway-level star. Your answer was always the same: your rush of adrenaline and passion for theatre got you through a show, but anywhere else but on that stage, and a crowd turned your mind to jelly. It was different… walking out for a performance tamed the butterflies that flew around inside your stomach.

Of course, there was always the fact that your boss could tear you apart at a moment’s notice that contributed to the anxiety, but you obviously couldn't share that little bit of information with anyone. It was all so hard to process, that this kind young man beside you could be something so fearsome, that your whole life was a public sham. You’d never forget the day you’d found out… how it changed everything. You shouldn’t have to be afraid of your best friend, you just shouldn’t. But how could you ever truly trust him again?

Your eyes bounced once, twice around the room.

...No

You gasped, breath catching in your throat as your eyes caught on something that caused you to jump slightly in your seat.

"You ok?" Hajime whispered, the crowd going noticeably silent for a moment. Mr. Hinata glared in your direction. A silent warning, reminding you that even one wrong move made his company look bad, and that would not end so well for you. That was the shining aspect of Hajime’s personality, that he was nothing like his father.

"Yeah, y-yeah," you spoke airily, cheeks heating. "I just slipped to the edge of my seat a little, almost fell!" You lied timidly, a small laugh.

They'll eat that shit up. Soft-spoken, innocent, clumsy girls are all the rage! Of course, Hajime picked up on the lie immediately, catching the change in tone, the skipping of your heartbeat. Being an immortal freak had its perks.

The bright-eyed boy beside you patted your arm, the crowd chuckling politely before returning to their bombardment of questions.

Your eyes flew back to the corner of the room, back to the object that had you startled in the first place. You tried to tell yourself you’d imagined it, but there was no mistake,

It was him...

Standing there in the entranceway, so dimly lit, he hid in the alcove. There was no mistaking his favorite jacket, the fabric ripped and weathered from use. There was no mistaking the intricate, almost root-like pale green veins which spiraled up his arms, told a story across his milky collarbone, tumbled down his wrists, and made him all the more intimidating. Intoxicating. There was no mistaking that full head of tousled hair, brightly standing out even in the meager lighting in that disregarded corner of the room, messy whisps branching out dangerously; an air of nonchalance and bored irreverence. Smug bastard…

And there was absolutely no mistaking the way those bright eyes illuminated his white skin in contrast, a frightening and ethereal glow shooting off of him in waves. Hajime’s chestnut-brown eyes never mimicked that terrifying iridescence, but then again, Hajime never took his life-sustaining drink from a human host. Your hands began to subconsciously shake. From fear or the itching desire to… you didn’t know, throw your arms around him, touch his cheek just once... ? You never knew with him. He was a wild thing, a beast untamable. But why the hell was he here?

Carelessly he leaned against the door frame. His tongue shot out predatorily, running along his lower lip in one fluid motion. His knuckles raised, brushing against the green of his coat and coming up to scratch the side of his face.

❘ What are you doing here?! ❘ You sent your thoughts out in waves so loud you might as well have been screaming. You knew immediately that he had taken them in, absorbing your mental cursing and inner toil like sun rays. It was a power and privilege only those of his kind who were purebred enjoyed.

He did not answer, but merely tilted his head, the corner of his lip rising in that maddening grin he always threw at you. An impish smirk hiding mischief and chaotic intentions, you were sure.

You knew it would be mere moments ‘til your flawless "boyfriend" beside you noticed his presence as well, and you feared what might become of this night that was supposed to be of celebration. Almost as if on cue, Hajime’s words halted to a stop. That evil smirk only widened, a small snort shaking the intruder’s chest.

"Nagito..." Hajime murmured through clenched teeth, his hand shooting down to grab your wrist. "He's here."

"I know..." your words shook, just loud enough for any non-human in the room to hear. Now it was time for you to be Hajime’s rock. Nagito's head bobbed, looking down at his old ripped jeans, and you saw Mr. Hinata's eye twitch before you, his vampiric hearing triggered immediately upon hearing your quiet exchange with Hajime.

Mr. Hinata followed your eyes to the back of the room, his fiery glare landing on the face of his eldest and only step-son in the shadows.

Was it too late to run back into the dressing room and never come out?

You could feel the tension in the air, a line of electricity connecting the three vampires like mental twine, ready to break at any moment. It was like watching three animals square off, sizing up their threat on a National Geographic documentary. The other Hinata coven members, all also fierce bloodsuckers in their own right, merely sat forward politely, sensing Nagito's aura but knowing better than to give him the time of day. After all, alerting the press to his presence would certainly not be a wise way to stay on Mr. Hinata’s good side.

No one outside of the family even knew about the existence of the elder brother. He was an embarrassment, a stain on Mr. Hinata’s designer tie. In the packed room, he looked so out of place, with dark, torn clothes in a sea of try-hard collared shirts and dresses. Sure, everyone who was anyone in the media world had turned up for this interview, and would also return for the opening night the next day, but everyone who was anyone never included Nagito. He made sure of that. He just had to stick out, be different, didn’t he? Even among a bunch of immortal freaks, boy… was he a freak.

Oh no, mommy remarried some rich man then got herself killed, better act like a little ungrateful little prick. Woe is me, I have super good luck that is sometimes super bad! No one understands me!!!

He sickened you, the way he did his best to destroy what he and Hajime’s family had built, all in the name of his backwards and twisted idea of “hope.” As if he didn't live like a prince because of the Hinatas’ hard work. Don’t get it twisted, you hated Mr. Hinata and would love to see the Hinata empire burn, but this company, the desire to be recognized and worth something, was all that held dear Hajime up. It was his only dream, and he deserved it. Nagito didn’t have a right to tear Mr. Hinata down if he had to wreck Hajime to do it.

He disgusted you, you’d decided months back, to make it all easier on yourself. Everything he’d done, the trouble he’d caused, the hurt he’d caused so many people. Routinely, you reinforced to yourself that you hated Nagito Komaeda

...You were disgusted by the way you… just... couldn’t hate him. It didn’t feel right. Something felt… wrong in hating him.

Your heart lurched, meeting his eyes again.

Why not? Why not just hate him, (Y/N)? Like everyone else…

Why was it so hard? You were supposed to be with Hajime. And Hajime hated Nagito. Everyone who knew Nagito hated Nagito. But… telling yourself you were anything but infatuated with that dangerous creature… was a lie. You owed everything, good and bad, to that feral, insane man.

Your nerves and the hairs on your arms pricked up like an agitated cat. Why why why? Why would he even do this? He knew what showing up here would start. He was born to start shit, to brew altercation, to cook up conflict. Maybe you should give him the benefit of the doubt? Perhaps he finally came to an event to support his darling step-brother, but the way he bore his fangs when his eyes met Hajime’s said otherwise.

❘ Leave. Just Leave. You're just here to antagonize me and I won't let you be a problem. Not today. This is my day… ❘ Hajime spat mentally, and his thoughts burned through your own and, you're sure, Nagito’s.

❘ Aren’t all the days yours, Your Majesty? ❘ Nagito’s thoughts were more severe, yet more playful, taunting, careless, a venomous snarl behind every synapse pulse.

❘ ...Leave. ❘ Hajime pulsed back in warning.

❘ ....Or what? ❘ Nagito’s own ominous threat reverberated through your cranium. You pressed a hand to your temple, an angry, stinging sensation pulsating through your head. Having a vampire read one’s mind was uncomfortable enough: feeling the slight probing and perhaps needing an aspirin after, but being the third line in a purebred pissing match… it was a call you desperately wanted to hang up on. But.. humans didn’t naturally hear a vampire’s thoughts on accident. No, you were hearing this conversation because you were meant to, someone wanted you to. You had no powers of your own, but Nagito kept you trapped in this nonverbal battle, strung up betwixt two immortal minds. You brought the back of your free hand up to your nose, wiping away a stripe of red vitality that began to flow from both nostrils. The panging inside, the angry shouting in your mind only got louder.

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timeagainreviews · 5 years ago

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The Doctor Shows Great Praxeus

One of the more amusing aspects of being a Doctor Who fan is fantasising about one day travelling with the Doctor. I’ve heard grown-ass adults tell me that they have thought "I kinda want to get in shape, in case the Doctor ever comes." We’ve all asked ourselves which Doctor we would most want to travel with. The next question, of course, is- "Anywhere in time and space, where do you want to go?" Usually, my response is "the future." As a trans person, I don’t much fancy a visit to the past. But lately, even the future seems a grim place to be. Part of me wants to see the future because I want to see Star Trek in action, but part of me just wants to know if we survive.

When I heard that an episode in series twelve was going to tackle the subject of plastic pollution, my first reaction was "Autons?!" I also braced myself for a heaping dose of cringy edutainment. While it is a very clear and present danger that should be treated as such, I don’t expect Doctor Who to tackle the issue with much finesse. It’s no secret around these parts that I have questioned Doctor Who’s capacity for dealing with heavy subject matter. However, it would seem as though writer Pete McTighe has cracked the code- make it part of the story!

I’ve had Pete McTighe on my mind this week as he showed up on the "Behind the Sofa," segments in the new Seventh Doctor blu-ray boxset. (I’ve not forgotten that by the way, I do plan to cover one of the stories.) I knew McTighe was set to pen an episode this season, so I had been looking forward to that. If you’ll recall, I was a fan of his episode "Kerblam!" Some of my more anarchic friends wrote the entire episode off because the Doctor doesn’t dismantle the company at the end. So does Pete show better praxis with "Praxeus?" Let’s get into it!

The episode opens on several different locations- Peru, Madagascar, and space. We’re introduced to three groups of very different people. We’ve got Adam, an astronaut plummeting to earth in a capsule. We’ve got Gabriela and Jamila, a couple of travel bloggers forced to camp amongst rubbish. We have Jake, a cop on sabbatical who appears to be struggling with anger issues. And then we have Suki and Amaru, a couple of scientists working in a lab next to a beach where a survivor from a submarine accident is about to wash ashore.

I was concerned at that moment as I was worried they may have bitten off more than they can chew. So many new characters and settings all at once could easily become lost in the chaos. But the action is given focus by Jake learning that his husband Adam, the astronaut, has crashed. After a mysterious text from Adam, he heads to Hong Kong in search of his missing love. In a very short amount of time, there is a very strong sense of character development for Jake. This left me somewhat concerned as most of the companions have taken the backseat to secondary characters this year. It’s not been to the show’s detriment, as such, but it did leave me wondering if their solution to the problem of character development would be to ignore it completely. But here, that simply isn’t the case.

Tosin Cole is in particularly fine form as the Doctor’s man in Peru. We’ve seen each of the companions grow and take on traits of the Doctor, but Ryan shows a maturity and confidence we’ve not fully seen from him previously. When Gabriela wakes to find her friend Jamila missing, it’s Ryan that calms her. It’s Ryan who takes a sample of an infected bird. It’s Ryan that finds Jamila’s body, moments before she succumbs to a strange blight. Seeing him like this, he’s less like the boy we met on his bike, and more like a man. Even Gabriela was unable to deny just what a man he is. I’ll admit that I was just a touch envious of her getting to pat him down.

All the while, the Doctor has discovered the sailor from the submarine on the beach who suffers the same fate as Jamila. Some sort of infection seems to be taking over random people and the birds, causing skin abrasions and odd behaviour until ultimately exploding into a dry powder. It’s a grim way to die, and one of the better ones I’ve seen in Doctor Who in ages. Above the research facility, swarms of birds swoop in large groups, moving like a single organism.

Graham and Yaz intercept Jake in Hong Kong, where they find Adam, still in his spacesuit like this was the Impossible Astronaut. While unhooking him from what is clearly alien tech, they’re interrupted by gas-masked scientists with laser guns. In the scuffle, Yaz holds a piece of equipment hostage, which prompts her to believe that whatever it is, it’s valuable. Thanks to some badassery on Jake’s behalf, they manage to get Adam unhooked from the equipment and reconvene with the Doctor. However, Yaz decides to hang back along with Gabriela so they can nab that valuable device.

Now, I’d like to take a minute to talk about the way in which the Doctor and her companions are operating as a team. Not only are they keeping in touch with one another through cool little communication devices in their necks, but they’re also using the damn TARDIS! It is easily one of my biggest gripes about Doctor Who that they never use the TARDIS in interesting ways. Most writers seem content treating the TARDIS like a tram to get from point A to point B. I know that in a lot of ways the TARDIS could easily become an overpowered McGuffin, but that doesn’t mean you never use it for stuff. Allowing them to move about in the TARDIS to chase leads made a global story seem manageable.

Yaz and Gabriela’s little team-up was such a treat. Not only was I loving Gabriela as a character, but they finally gave Yaz some good stuff to do. McTighe isn’t just writing the ensemble of three companions well, he’s actually managed to build a small supporting cast of characters, each with their own individual arcs. On top of that, the Doctor’s dialogue was on point this week. Even the humour struck the right balance of eccentric and scatterbrained (or is that brainsed?) I’m not saying he’s my current favourite writer on the show, but I may start thinking that if he keeps this up.

Yaz and Gabriela locate the device, but as they’re retrieving it, one of the masked scientists shoots at them and uses a teleportation device to escape. I loved that Yaz was willing to see where the teleport led to, as it illustrates the Doctor’s influence on her companions once more. The Doctor has always banked on the benefit of the information gained from experience as opposed to wondering. If you can get captured, perhaps it will bring you right where you need to be. Following this logic, Yaz and Gabriela find themselves within what looked like a spaceship made of rubbish. Bits of rubber and plastic adorn the walls like the inside of the Skithra ship. And oh hey, there’s the submarine!

Back at Suki and Amaru’s lab, the birds are growing in number and getting restless. Amaru keeps watch while the Doctor and co. search for a cure for Adam who is also afflicted with this Praxeus pathogen. I loved that the Doctor delegated the task of dissecting a dead bird to Ryan. It was one more thing for her companions to do, which also made logical sense. While Graham has rather a lot less to do this time around, I was really pleased by his playing nurse for Adam. The subtle nod to his history with cancer got my heart stirring a bit. By the time Graham and Jake have their little heart to heart, I was already a big ball of emotions. This is Graham doing what he does best- giving granddad advice to a confused young man.

Now, I will admit, by this point in the episode, the plot began to confuse me. But this wasn’t the usual kind of confusion where "This doesn’t make sense because it’s dumb." It was more like "This doesn’t make sense because I’m dumb." There’s a lot going on, but if you paid attention, you will be able to make sense of things. Poor Amaru gets pecked to death in what has to be the shittest job as a lookout. It’s like sitting in place waiting to see if a brush fire will advance toward you. Meanwhile, Ryan has discovered the bird he found died with a belly full of plastic.

The Doctor deduces that the pathogen is attracted to plastic and found a feast within humans who are full of microplastics from the environment. It’s a grim outlook for the 2030s, but a sober one. And it’s a very relatable concept to imagine. How many times have you seen a bird hopping along and eating anything off the ground that looks like food? As I said, they managed to talk about plastic pollution by incorporating it into the story. As the information is important to understanding the plot, it doesn’t feel as though we’re being spoonfed information for the sake of information. We’re learning by peeling back the mystery of this episode, and it worked beautifully.

The Praxeus pathogen appears to be intelligent, which is both why it’s been so stubborn to eradicate, but also why the birds have been behaving so aggressively. If a person gets scratched by a bird, they become infected. This could also be why Jamila wandered off into the night. Just about this time, Yaz rings up to inform the Doctor where she is. We learn that the Hong Kong lab was transmitting data to two locations- somewhere in the Indian Ocean, and Madagascar. Knowing she’s been made, Suki reveals she’s not from Earth, but actually a scientist from a planet that was nearly wiped out by the Praxeus pathogen. However, it’s at this point that the birds have found their way into the lab forcing the TARDIS crew and their new friends to flee for the safety of the blue box.

The Doctor meets up with Yaz and Gabriela where they discover Yaz hasn’t actually discovered a new alien planet, but are actually deep within the Indian Ocean, the third location triangulated with Hong Kong and Madagascar. Suki’s ship has attracted a sort of vortex of junk and debris which also interferes with nearby tech like say submarines or orbiting space stations. They find the scientist they had been persuing only to discover they too were infected by the pathogen. When they removed the mask to show a face full of what looked like teeth, I yelled out "Tim Shaw!" It’s at this moment when they find Suki has teleported aboard this little garbage island.

Suki being a callous scientist willing to infect an entire planet to save her own was some mad scientist level villainy on par with the Rani. Is she the Rani? She’s the Rani, isn’t she? It’s never the Rani. As things turn out, Suki appears to also be infected, and before she can stop the Doctor from stopping her, she too succumbs to the pathogen, exploding into a powder. Adam, on the other hand, is fairing better as the Doctor’s search for a cure has yielded positive results.

The plan at this point is to allow Suki’s ship to autopilot into the atmosphere and distribute the cure across the earth, thus ridding it of this horrible blight. However, as everyone is escaping they fail to realise Jake has remained onboard. Seeing the autopilot is broken, Jake finds the perfect opportunity to show his love for his husband by sacrificing himself. However, the Doctor shows some Capaldi level TARDIS manoeuvring as she saves Jake last minute. This was a nice change in pace from series eleven which seemed to take great glee in introducing gay characters only to kill them off. The two lovebirds’ passionate kiss had my boyfriend and I saying "Awww!" and holding hands.

After last week’s wonderfully befuddling episode, I expected them to give us something tame. Episode six after a big midseason reveal seems like the perfect place to put your run of the mill filler episode. Instead, I found this to be one of the best episodes so far. The plotting and pacing were on point. The dialogue was superb and believable. Add to that some stellar performances from the entire cast, and you’ve got the makings of an instant classic. Even the side characters were lovable and interesting. Gabriela’s continuous disappointment that nobody recognises her from her vlog was an endearing bit of character work that had me saying words like "honourary companion." I know the TARDIS is a bit full, but I’d be way into more of her in some capacity.

It’s hard for me to say if I have many complaints about "Praxeus." As I said above, there were moments when the plot lost me a bit. After a brief look around the internet, I realise I’m not alone in this. Others found it a bit dense, but I am confident that over time that will subside. I did find the idea that they had to search three solar systems to find a planet as messed up as ours to be a bit heavy-handed. But that is sort of where we’re at as a planet. Writer Chuck Palahniuk once said something to the effect that the beaver wasn’t saved from the brink of extinction by freedom fighters chaining themselves to the last few beavers. It was the person who designed a more fashionable hat that didn’t require beaver skin. People stopped killing beavers to make hats, and the beaver survived. What I am getting at is that "Praxeus," doesn’t succeed by doomsaying, but rather through charm. By the end of the episode, I didn’t feel exhausted by information. Instead, I found myself feeling something far more constructive- thoughtful.

#doctor who #praxeus #Thirteenth Doctor #Jodie Whittaker #tosin cole #mandip gill #Bradley Walsh #Ryan Sinclair #Graham O'Brien #yaz #yasmine khan #pete mctighe #TARDIS #bbc #Time and Time Again

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lady-charinette · 5 years ago

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A Brief Glance - Dinner for Two Marichat Fic (Chapter 9)

A Brief Glance

Flashback to dinner with Gabriel at 6pm

Adrien checked himself one last time, already hearing the clicking of Natalie’s heels hitting the marbled floor of the Agreste mansion, making sure his hair was neatly combed and already ironed shirt sat straight.

The door opened and Natalie greeted him with a curt nod, “Welcome Adrien, your father is already waiting in the dining room.”

Adrien mustered a small smile, “Thanks Natalie.” The woman stepped aside to let him enter and Adrien sighed, taking in the hues of metal and white, “Hey, Natalie…”

“Yes, Adrien?”

“Does a color change fit into father’s schedule?” Natalie was already following Adrien’s line of sight and the normally strict and uptight woman allowed a small but sad smile to grace her lips.

“…I’m afraid not, Adrien.”

Adrien’s small smile still remained, but it was hollow, “I see.”

She cleared her throat, “…I’ll see what I can do without any guarantee. Follow me please.” Adrien stared at her back sympathetically as she led him to the familiar double doors across the hall.

He sometimes felt bad for Natalie, he knew the woman could be strict and uptight, but she had been the one who’d fought for his right to attend public school while he had been a teen. She had warmth, but it was deeply buried underneath a thick layer of professionalism. Adrien admired her, working for so long in such a cold environment and still having that small speck of warmth.

The double doors opened and Natalie excused herself, closing them again once Adrien was inside.

His father was sitting at the end of the long table and Adrien mentally asked himself why he still had such a large table when it was mostly reserved for one person, two occasionally or even four if Natalie and the gorilla, on very rare occasions, joined in.

Still, Adrien sat down beside his father, who was eating soup, Adrien’s own still steaming before him. It had a creamy, pale texture, either mushrooms or something else, “You’re punctual, Adrien.” His father’s words broke the silence like ice and Adrien began eating.

“As I always am, father.” His tone, he noticed, had changed again, into that slightly indifferent one he used whenever he stepped foot into the mansion.

Whenever he talked to his father.

His father hummed but that was the only response to his answer before he changed the subject, “I trust your day went well.”

The answer flowed easily from his lips, as if reciting a report, “I’ve been quite busy. Fencing lessons started in the morning and ended at 3pm, photoshoots with Chloe and Theo at 3:30pm until 5:30pm. Studying follows after dinner.”

Gabriel paused, as if taking in the information, information he knew since he coordinated his schedule, “How are Chloe and Theo doing? I believe they must be very busy with their rising popularities.”

Adrien refrained from making an undignified noise as snorting, he barely reined it in.

Barely.

“Chloe plans to visit her mother in New York for a few fashion events. Theo has modelled for a few Italian companies and got featured in several magazines.” The information that left his mouth barely registered to Adrien, his focus was on the bland soup he was swallowing.

He couldn’t deny enjoying the luxury of first class chefs in the Agreste kitchen, but their food at the restaurant made by Miss Cesaire was by far superior.

“I see.” Gabriel cleared his throat, “I noticed you cancelled a photoshoot scheduled for tomorrow.”

Adrien paused, trying to carefully word his next sentences, “The photoshoot takes place at the same time I have a test in physics, I rescheduled it for the afternoon.”

He could sense his father’s displeasure, he didn’t need to look at his face to know, not that he would read anything from the stone-like surface it seemed to transform into, “So, you still attend university lectures?”

Adrien’s grip on the spoon was a bit too tight, but he wouldn’t allow his emotions to get the better of him, “Yes, since attendance is obligatory.”

“Attendance is required for photoshoots as well.” Ah, that argument.

The young man finished his soup, which was immediately taken by a servant, before they were served their next course, grilled lamb, perfectly smooth mashed potatoes with a mysterious sauce.

Adrien mentally prepared himself for the direction their discussion, if one could call it that, was starting to take, he lifted his gaze from his plate for the first time this evening to look at his father, whose gaze still remained fixed on his food, “Photoshoots can easily be rescheduled, exams in university are difficult if not impossible to reschedule, especially for a single student.”

Gabriel’s brows furrowed slightly, “If you wish I can write a letter to the university and-“

“No.”

The noises of cutlery ceased completely and Gabriel finally lifted his head to look directly at his son. Adrien gathered his growing courage to repeat his answer, “No, thank you father. I already rescheduled the shoot, it’s fine.”

The fashion designer huffed and wiped at his mouth, “Perhaps for you, but I’m the one who needs to explain the reasons behind my son missing events.”

“Shall I do it? I have a computer, I have their e-mail address.”

“Adrien…”

The blond set his napkin next to his still full plate, “It’s not a problem, father. I can write a full page essay on how I prefer to focus on expanding my education in subjects I enjoy and am interested in and that I deeply apologize for the rescheduling of a photoshoot solely relying on my attendance to boost their popularity.”

“Watch your tongue, young man!” the hard edge in his father’s tone reminded Adrien of the rare times he tried arguing against him, mostly unsuccessfully, in his younger days.

But he wasn’t fifteen anymore.

He was an adult.

And he would act like one for once.

With all the gracefulness and practiced calm of a model and an Agreste, Adrien rose from his seat and folded his napkin over his untouched food, “I apologize father, but I lost my appetite. Enjoy your meal.” He nodded once at his furious parent, before he finally left the suffocating, ice cold room.

And left his father sitting alone at the table.

Just like Adrien used to sit alone at that very same table in his youth.

When he opened the doors, Natalie was looking at him in concern, “Adrien-“

“Good night Natalie. Make sure you try the lamb, it’s delicious.” With those words, the young Agreste left the building he used to call home behind in confident strides.

And didn’t look back once.

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Hearing Nino’s excited voice over the phone while walking towards the club filled Adrien with a sense of fulfillment he hadn’t experienced often, especially after a day like today and the dinner he had.

Nino had been right, it would do him good to go out and relax every once and a while.

Adrien frowned when he thought of the restaurant, feeling bad for going earlier than he usually did. Pierre said it was alright, but it still left a sour aftertaste in his mouth.

Perhaps he could work a few extra hours tomorrow to make up for today, if he was out until ten with Nino and Alya, he could still study for two-three hours until he had to go to sleep.

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A little while later at the club

“Dude! You came!” Nino’s body migrated towards his best friend immediately upon spotting the blond tuft of hair in the crowd, arms wrapped around the model like a monkey.

In hindsight, he supposed it sounded sad, but being hugged by Nino felt infinitely better than the last time he had been hugged by his father. Adrien returned the hug gladly.

“Ahem, if you boys are done swooning over each-other.” A playful female voice sounded from behind Nino and the two men broke apart.

Nino grinned sheepishly, placing an arm on the shoulder of a stunning dark-skinned woman with auburn hair and glasses, dressed in a stylish dark purple one suit which could pass for a shorter cocktail dress, “Ah, sorry, Adrien meet Alya Cesaire, to-be-worldwide famous reporter, already famous blogger and amazing girlfriend.” He grinned at the blond, “Alya, meet number one model and awkward sunshine boy Adrien Agreste!”

He rose an eyebrow at the ‘awkward’ part, to which Nino chuckled at his friend’s reaction.

Alya smirked at her boyfriend’s description, smoothing down his bowtie, “Thank you Nino.” She turned her attention to Adrien, holding a hand out, “Hi Adrien, welcome to the club!” she smiled brilliantly and Adrien returned the smile full force, shaking her hand.

“Thanks Alya, the pleasure is all mine! It’s nice finally meeting you after hearing all these wonderful things about you from Nino.” He locked gazes with his DJ friend, who rubbed at his head in embarrassment.

Alya crossed her arms, “I surely do hope there were only good things.” She winked, laughing at her boyfriend’s reaction and the two males soon joined in.

They talked and drank for a while, catching up and getting to know each-other. Adrien found out she ran the famous blog he heard about here and there, he was glad to know she was also promoting Nino as a DJ, which helped boost his popularity. Their relationship dynamic also intrigued him, they were playfully bantering and bickering but the soft, loving looks in their eyes were undeniably.

Adrien had to drink and turn his head a few times when he noticed their heads were leaning a bit too close to each-other, but otherwise they were very cool.

He also got to hear Nino letting loose and rapping onstage, he hadn’t heard Nino rap in ages, since Dupont, while good back then, it was nothing like it was now. Now he really did deserve the title of prodigy DJ, even complicated, longer words effortlessly flowed out of his mouth in quick, smooth tones and the lyrics were cleverly put together and sent a powerful message.

He suspected Alya had a hand or at least was a partial inspiration, if the proud look and loud cheering were any indication.

Adrien couldn’t remember the last time he was so loud, he could shout as loud as he wanted, there were always people louder than him here in the crowded club.

It was liberating, being so casual. His green dress shirt was slightly in disarray, the first button open, collar slightly loose, hair a bit messier.

But nobody cared and Adrien reveled in the non-attention he was getting.

He felt free.

Still, Adrien couldn’t shake off the feeling like he was forgetting something.

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Marinette couldn’t remember the last time she ran in the short heels without tripping, but now she was, at full speed towards the bustling restaurant.

It wasn’t that late, maybe Chat Noir was still there. She wanted to ask him to meet her again tomorrow, maybe the odd feeling she had earlier would go away little by little the more time she spent with him outside the restaurant.

Maybe she was just nervous, he was a good looking man, not quite what she expected, for some reason, she imagined him to have blond hair or at least more on the lighter side.

She sighed, looking left and right for incoming cars as her legs carried her across the street towards the building.

Marinette entered with a huff, panting heavily and muttering apologies when she nearly ran into a few customers on the way to the receptionist desk, which was occupied by the elder butler again.

He offered her a welcoming smile and a polite nod and Marinette returned his gestures, “Good evening! Is there still room for one?” she meekly looked around the full establishment.

Pierre chuckled and grabbed the menu card, “Of course, if you would follow me miss.” He gestured for her to follow and she did without question, feeling relief washing over her when her usual seat was empty.

Thank god.

Marinette felt another wave of relief when she sat down, her tired legs screaming at her to take a rest after the hard day she had.

When Pierre handed her the menu, she wanted to worship the ground he walked on.

While he moved away to get her a glass of water, Marinette scanned the menu, feeing giddy to talk to Chat Noir again.

When Pierre came back with only her glass of water but no black toy, Marinette hesitantly spoke up, “Um…excuse me, but…is…is the cat not available tonight?” she swore she hadn’t seen Chat Noir’s toy anywhere else in the seats.

Not that she’d been looking.

The elder man frowned slightly, hands clasped to his front apologetically, “My apologies but the black cat is not in service for tonight I’m afraid, would you prefer a different one?”

Sadness hit Marinette like a wave, but she forced on a bright smile, “No, no, thank you very much! Um, I’ll take the potato soup and the noodles with chicken and vegetables.” Pierre nodded and bowed briefly before leaving with her order.

Marinette sighed, her tired form slumping back to rest against the cushioning of her seat, staring up at the ceiling.

She was so excited to talk to Chat Noir again! She wanted to know more about art therapy and how it helped people and what his relationship was like with his students!

Another long drawn out sigh left her lips and Marinette tried hard to ignore the ache in her heart.

She felt a bit bad for cancelling the night out Alya had called her for, but she was too tired to go clubbing now anyway, she still needed to work on that paper that was due in two weeks.

Still, it would’ve been nice to eat with the cute green eyes staring at her and the soothing, boyish voice keeping her company with cat puns.

I’m sorry for the short chapter! I hope it’s still okay! Thanks everyone for reading, I hope some people still follow this. :3

#marichat #marichat fic #fanfiction #cross posted on AO3 and FFnet #ml #ml fic #miraculous ladybug #dinner for two fic #marichat au #FINALLY UPDATED #booyah #i'm so sorry its short tho

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laurensomebody · 6 years ago

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An Overnight Shift

I get the urge at 10:45pm in mid-August. I grab my laptop and run out, announcing I’ll be at the nearby 24/7 convenience store. I hope the chatty guy is on-duty, the one who always leaves me inching away guiltily from our fun banter or his war stories about the working men who changed forever once they started buying beer in the morning.

Instead, it’s the stoic bearded guy in a turban who rarely speaks and who once took a photo of me to test my phone’s camera. But if I don’t do this tonight, I never will. I ask when he’s off the clock- 6am- and he hoists a black milk crate over the counter halfway through my next question: “Can I stay here with you to find out what it’s like and then write about it online?” He casually points to a spot between the newspapers and ATM as if that��s where the bloggers sit. Then I catch him smirk and side-eye me as I settle in and feel guilty that he’s so obliging. Better late than never, we exchange names. I reassure the man I’ll call Tom that the essay will only get a few readers. He’s up for it in any case, seemingly glad for the company despite there being no other incentive. I spot a scary, official No Loitering sign on the wall and freeze, then realize jail would still be something to write home about.

Tom has been here “about nine months” and is a long-haul truck driver waiting to renew his license before leaving to hit the road again. I’m instantly relieved about the lowered stakes, which I hadn’t even considered due to the refreshingly ungoverned feel of the place. “How come everyone who works here seems so chill, and not scared or like they have to change their personality?” Tom shrugs. “It’s our culture. Hospitality.” I wonder whether he considers faking it to be inhospitable by definition. But I’m afraid to ask too many questions yet. I check the time- almost seven hours to go, the background silence already stretching the minutes. This might be rough, but I’ll look even crazier if I walk out now. Plus Tom has been here since 6pm. I can’t bail when I get to sit down while he’s working.

An older guy walks in, points at me and mumbles something, then tells Tom he’s been coming around “probably before you were born.” Another white man in his 70s walks in for “Pall Mall Oranges and Newport 100s.” The two seem like friends, and I wonder why they entered separately. What the hell are they up to? I check the second guy’s bright red hat to see if it says MAGA. It doesn’t. Disappointed, I slump back down on my crate and ask myself what kind of drama I’m expecting.

On the other hand, anything could happen! I came in recently at 3am to find bananas strewn all over the floor, broken display cases on the counter and cops arriving. I imagine an emergency shotgun stashed out of sight and wonder if that’d make me feel safer. I smile and wave at one of several cameras on the ceiling, happy to have proof in case something outrageous happens. It’s also a habit. I smile sarcastically at the first camera I see while shopping for groceries or clothes, just to let the watchers know I’m not a threat and they’re creepy for spying. Except this time I might actually be a criminal. I regret the gesture right away.

Folks stream in one after another to buy drinks, tobacco and little else. I’m shocked there’s so much foot traffic and predict it’ll die down between 2 and 6am when alcohol sales are banned. Some see me and laugh or look concerned. Others pointedly stare straight ahead and sneak glances. I’m glad to blend in as a fly on the wall, then insulted that no one is asking about my groundbreaking exposè. After awhile, I resent them all for bogarting Tom. Turns out I should’ve considered not giving this man an unsolicited volunteer job while he’s already on the clock. At least he seems unbothered.

I reach into my purse. My phone has been on silent all day. I see several missed calls from Kevin at the apartment, and texts asking why I’m at the store with my laptop. I start to call but look up to see him approaching. He barges in, pauses while I stand to explain- “This is a project!”- then walks over to Tom, who’s mopping in the back corner. I stay put, stunned by the most non-confrontational person I know. I hear Tom say, “Hey, boss...it’s okay, boss...hey, boss” and nothing else. Kevin exits without stopping; this time I follow and yell. “Talk to me, not him! This is so unprofessional!” He turns and speaks with restraint. “Lauren, this is weird.” He walks away with “Enjoy and be safe.”

I’m pissed. If I were a surgeon, would he crash the operating room and start cutting? How dare he bother an interview subject? Now Tom stands across from me with an incredulous smile. “He kept saying, ‘That’s my girlfriend and it will never happen. It will never happen.’” I can’t believe my ears and apologize profusely. Tom says he promised he’s a good guy; nothing bad is going on. I keep saying sorry on Kevin’s behalf. Then it hits me. Maybe I should’ve filled him in a little more before rushing out for this harebrained assignment, and I’m a teensy bit responsible. I confess, “Yeah, I’m sorry. I kinda didn’t tell him exactly what I was doing or why.” Tom stares. “...You should have.”

I sit down and lean back as Tom returns to his work. I relish the lack of customers and replay what just happened, angry at myself but also at Kevin for assuming I was ignoring him on purpose and too irrational to speak with onsite. But seeing him charge forward with such steely determination was kinda hot. And I’m relieved Tom didn’t laugh in his face for implying he might attempt a tryst. Wait. Did I subconsciously orchestrate all of this as a sick ploy for attention? Did I secretly need to be chased and claimed in public? Nah. I like to be in full control of my humiliations. Occam’s razor- I’m just selfish and impulsive. I go back to taking notes.

I notice a very large man buy baked Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and am impressed by the healthy choice; I’d never gamble $1.69 to find out they’re not as tasty. One customer asks if they have chocolate-covered strawberries (no), then pays for his ice cream and water with half-card, half-cash. A middle-aged drunk guy runs in after his lady friend and stops to point at me, asking why “this bitch is in the corner.” When he yells at the woman to hurry, a younger guy squares up and mocks him for trying to start a fight in the store. They all leave. I ask Tom if that sort of thing is common. He nods.

Business slows again and we get to talk more, ice fully broken by the tense moments we’ve just survived. Tom works nearly all week and commutes from a suburb 30 miles away. He sleeps, eats, and showers for work while at home, leaving “no time for videogames.” Tom is Sikh and from Punjab, but he’s been here most of his life. He’s saving himself for marriage in India, where his parents live and will one day arrange his match. His wife will have to show that she’s been playing intense sports if she knows her hymen will be missing before the moment of truth on their wedding night. Tom avoids temptation with American girls and constantly imagines what it’ll be like with his very nervous new wife. I tell him it’s good he has reasonable expectations; an awkward start won’t mean they’re not a good fit. I’m still with my first love, so anything’s possible.

Tom asks if my boyfriend keeps me up at night “giving me headaches,” needing “one more glass of water or one more thing to eat.” I laugh and say I like cooking but not late or on-demand. When I reveal I’m 33, Tom asks why we don’t have children. I say I’m still trying to grow up, that I left another job a few months ago, that I can only handle my little dog for now and have been trying to reset in general. He dismisses my excuses and says children are the most important thing, so I should have them right away no matter what. Why wouldn’t I want to “make life happier?” He turns wistful, tugs at the air and asks me to imagine “little babies crying ‘Mommy, Mommy, I’m hungry!!’” He snaps out of it and asks, “Won’t that be great?!” I wonder how such a stressful thought can be his go-to parenting daydream.

In the middle hours, Tom greets soft drink delivery trucks, stocks shelves and plays prayers aloud from his phone. I hold myself in the cold and rock back and forth. I enjoy listening to the chants without talking. Tom listens everyday for hours, probably why he’s so calm. I make a mental note to meditate more as I abandon the notes in front of me about which brand of cigarettes each customer is buying. I can no longer keep track, and nothing matters anymore.

Suddenly, what has felt like infinity becomes the home stretch. It’s 4:30. I’m more tired than I would be at this hour in bed, scrolling, tapping and dreading another day. Tom is visibly more drained as he powers on, handling paperwork, odds and ends. I can’t believe I let him watch me vacation at his labor site in hopes of finding some big scoop when the most dramatic scene was one I regrettably helped bring about.

It’s almost 5am. Tom leans on the counter for a moment of rest and asks me when I plan to leave, then repeats the question when I don’t hear. He says I don’t have to stay until 6. I take the hint and start packing up. He’s been kind and welcoming for longer than I should ever expect but he’s reached his limit. I thank him repeatedly and leave without ceremony. While crossing the street, I fear he was testing me and now he thinks I couldn’t cut it in the final hour.

I get home and walk little Dmitri, send him to bed and crawl into my own. I curse myself to sleep, planning to trash my notes like always, since just sitting there under the fluorescent lights was enough to dull my curiosity into anticlimax. I’m not a reporter. I’m an asshole for not having to go back there tomorrow. I pestered Tom on his own turf for nothing- what a bother and a waste, like everything else in life. Stupid idea; failed mission. Maybe this is the exhaustion talking?

But I feel the same way the next day and for several days, until Kevin goes to get coffee and sees Tom again. He apologizes for how he acted that night, for making rude assumptions. Tom readily forgives, saying he would have done the same thing with such little information. They share a hug at the counter. As Kevin recounts it, I almost cry imagining that hug. Now I can justify every moment leading up to it. Stoic bearded guy is a real person to us both; one less stranger in our ‘hood! Nevermind that the hug wouldn’t have been necessary without my reckless behavior, or that Tom is no more excited to see either of us now than he ever was before, or that things have returned to normal and it might as well have never happened, or that I won’t be invited to Tom’s wedding and we’re not friends, or that I’m not a big people person anyway, or that I could still be in trouble if that whole thing was indeed illegal. It still feels like something new, anyhow.

#essay #writing #convenience #shift #overnight #graveyard #work #interview #store

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my-day-to-day-routine · 4 years ago

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रात जा रही है, दिन ढल रहा है। कश्मकश बस इतना है की, पैसा नहीं मिल रहा है। 😓😓😓😥😥😥😥😥

नमस्कार दोस्तों ,

आशा है आज दिन आपके जीवन में नए उमंग की उस हसीन पलों के साथ बीता होगा जिसकी शायद आज के दौर में सबसे ज्यादा जरूरत है। आज दोस्तों मैं कुछ महानुभाव लोगों से मिला। जिनका कहना था की कोरोना बस अब चंद दिनों का मेहमान है। मुझे सुनकर बहुत अच्छा लगा की अच्छी बात है कि कोई बिमारी ज्यादा समय तक आज के दौर में रहेगी तो जीवन व्यापन में बहुत ही तकलीफ होगी।

लेकिन दोस्तों क्या हम इस अकास्मिक सोच को जमीन पर रहकर देख सकते है। और क्या हम यह कह सकते है की कोरोना खतम हो जायेगा। और समझिये की खतम भी गया तो क्या जितने लोग बेरोजगार हुए है उनको रोजगार मिलेगा। और कैसे मिलेगा। हम कोई विकसित देश नहीं है। अनिश्चितता का माहौल किसी भी स्थिति में सही नहीं होता।

माफ़ कीजियेगा की मैंने अभी तक अपने बारे में शायद कुछ बताया ही नहीं हु। किसी समय मै आपको जरूर बताऊंगा। फिलहाल मैं इतना कहने की कोशिश कर सकता हु की थोड़ी बहुत मैं अर्थशाष्त्र को समझता हु।

और मेरी जो समझ है , हो सकता है की मैं गलत हु तो आप मुझे मैसेज करकर बताइये। अब ऐसे समझते है की,

१) क्या कोरोना काल के पहले हमारे देश में सत प्रतिशत रोजगारी थी। अगर हां है तो शायद मेरी सोच गलत है।

२) क्या हमारे यहाँ की जितनी कंपनी है क्या वह कोरोना के पहले ये सारी कंपनियां समृद्ध थी। अगर हां है तो शायद मेरी सोच गलत है।

३) क्या कोरोना के पहले से ही ज्यादा तर कंपनियां बंद होने के कगार पर थी। अगर आप ना कहते है तो शायद मेरी सोच गलत है।

४) क्या अनिश्चितता का माहौल व्यापारियों के लिए अच्छा होता है। अगर हां है तो शायद मेरी सोच गलत है।

५) आज अगर कोरोना का जानवर से इंसानों में संचरण शुरू होगा आने वाले समय में। अगर आप ना कहते है तो शायद मेरी सोच गलत है।

६) क्या कोरोना की वैक्सीन इतने जल्दी बन जाएगी। अगर हां है तो शायद मेरी सोच गलत है।

७ ) क्या चीन के लिए उसके विस्ता��वाद के लिए उसके पूर्णतः जीवन का अभूतपूर्व समय है। अपने विस्तारवाद को बढ़ाने का। अगर आप ना कहते है तो शायद मेरी सोच गलत है।

८ ) क्या हमारे भारतवर्ष के लिए भी यह अभूतपूर्व समय है जिसका हम सुनियोजित तरीके से हम अपनी समृद्धि का मार्ग प्रशस्त कर सकते है। अगर आप हा कहते है तो शायद मै आपके साथ इत्तेफाक रखता हु।

९) क्या चीन ने यह जान बूझकर यह बिमारी फैलाई जिससे वह विस्तारवाद को बढ़ा सके। अगर आप हा कहते है तो शायद मै आपके साथ इत्तेफाक रखता हु।

१०) क्या हम अपने जीवन के उस मोड़ पर खड़े है की हमे पता ही नहीं की आगे क्या होगा। रोजगार मिलेगा की बेरोजगारी बढ़ेगी। अगर आप हा कहते है तो शायद मै आपके साथ इत्तेफाक रखता हु।

११) क्या यह समय हमारे भारतवर्ष के लिए एक सुनहरा अवसर है जहा हम अपने कुछ जमीन जिसे हम अपना तो कहते है लेकिन हम वहा जा नहीं सकते बगैर पासपोर्ट के। उन सभी राज्य को लेनेका सही समय है। अगर आप हा कहते है तो शायद मै आपके साथ बहुत ज्यादा इत्तेफाक रखता हु।

चलिए दोस्तों अब हम अपनी दिनचर्या की ओर प्रस्थान करते है।

दोस्तों अब मैं अपने हालात के उस कश्मकश में पड़ा था जहाँ मैं कुछ बोलहि नहीं सकता था। पैसे है नहीं। असपताल में माँ भर्ती है। उन्हें मिलने जाने के भी पैसे नहीं है। और वहा जाकर क्या मैं अपनी सूरत दिखाऊ। इसी पर किसी कवी के कुछ अंश याद आते है। की

रात जा रही है, दिन ढल रहा है।

कश्मकश बस इतना है की, पैसा नहीं मिल रहा है।

दोस्तों हमेशा की तरह मैं भोर में उठा अपनी धरती माता को प्रणाम किया। और परमेश्वर का स्मरण करते हुए मैं अपनी दिनचर्या में लग गया। कहते है कि इंसान अपने हर पल में २ अवस्थाओं में जीता है। मानसिक और शारीरिक। इन दोनों ही शब्दों में अभूतपूर्व मिलन है। दोनों में से अगर एक भी कदम पीछे लेता है तो दूसरा भी अपने आप पीछे आ जाता है।

अब मै सिर्फ उस ४ दिन को हर पल गीन रहा था। और हर पल यही सोच रहा था कि यह पल जल्दी बीतता क्यों नहीं। हमेशा की तरह मैं नाश्ता किया और दूकान को चला गया। अब तो कोई बलता था की चलो मई तुमको पैसे दिलाता हु तो मैं उसके चरण को स्पर्श करता और कहता की लक्ष्मी माता चंचल होती है। एक जगह रूकती ही नहीं। और जिसके दिन और प्रतिदिन भाग्य ही गचकोले खा रहा हो उसके पास लक्ष्मी जी कैसे आएँगी।

लेकिन हमतो किसान है। हम तो मर कर भी लोगों को रोटी प्रदान करने की कोशिश करते रहते है। साल भर में अगर २ फसल खराब हो जाती है तो भी हम उस एक फसल से ही जीवन व्यापन करने में कभी पीछे नहीं हटते। यही हमारा कर्म है और यही हमारा एक मात्रा धर्म भी है। अगर किसान फसल बो��ा बंद करदे तो शायद आप अंदाजा ही नहीं लगा सकते की क्या होगा।

क्योकि जहाँ तक मेरा मानना है कि किसी भी स्थति में इंसान पैसे तो नहीं खा सकता। खाने के लिए अनाज ही चाहिए। यह तो हमारी जीवन शैली ही बन गयी है की कुछ न कुछ साल भर अपने आपको संभालना ही पड़ता है।

अब हमेशा की तरह मैंने दूकान बंद की और घर पर चला आया। खाना खाया और आशावान आँखों में नाम से भरी आसुओं को सँभालते हुए मई सोने चला गया।

दिन बीत रहा था। रात बीत रही थी। लेकिन पैसा नहीं मिला।

दोस्तों माफ़ करना थोड़ा अपने वेब पेज का काम चल रहा है असुविधा के लिए मैं आपसे छमाप्रार्थी हू। इसलिए मैं ज्यादा नहीं लिख पा रहा हू। कुछ दिन तक यह हाल होगा उसके बाद मुझे यकीन है कि आपको कोई असुविधा नहीं होगी।

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Hello friends ,

Hope this day will be spent with the happy moments of new excitement in your life which is probably most needed in today's time. Today, friends, I met some great people. Those who said that the Corona bus is now a guest for a few days. I was very happy to hear that it is a good thing that if any disease remains in today's time, then there will be a lot of trouble in life.

But friends, can we see this academic thinking on the ground? And can we say that the corona will be over. And understand that even if it is over, all those who have been unemployed will get employment. How to get more We are not a developed country. Under no circumstances is the atmosphere of uncertainty correct.

Sorry that I have not told anything about myself yet. At some point I will definitely tell you. At the moment, I can try to say that I understand economics a little bit.

And what I understand is that if I am wrong, then you can tell me by messaging. Now we understand that,

1) Was there a true percentage of employment in our country before the Corona period. If yes, then my thinking is probably wrong.

2) Whether all these companies were prosperous before Corona. If yes, then maybe my thinking is wrong.

3) Was Corona already on the verge of closing more companies. If you say no then maybe my thinking is wrong.

4) Is the environment of uncertainty good for traders? If yes, then my thinking is probably wrong.

5) Today if the transmission of corona from animals to humans will start in the coming time. If you say no then maybe my thinking is wrong.

4) Will the corona vaccine be made so soon. If yes, then my thinking is probably wrong.

4) Is it an unprecedented time for China to fully expand for her expansionism? To increase its expansionism. If you say no then maybe my thinking is wrong.

4) Is this an unprecedented time for our India also, in which we can pave the way for our prosperity in a planned way. If you say yes, then I probably agree with you.

4) Did China deliberately spread this disease so that it could increase expansionism. If you say yes, then I probably agree with you.

10) Are we standing at that point of our life that we do not know what will happen next? Unemployment will increase. If you say yes, then I probably agree with you.

11) Is this time a golden occasion for our India where we have some land which we call our own but we cannot go there without a passport. It is the right time to take all those states. If you say yes, then I probably have a lot of coincidence with you.

Let us now turn to our daily routine, friends.

Friends, I was now in that dilemma of my situation where I could not speak anything. No money. The mother is admitted to the hospital. They do not even have the money to go. And can I show my face by going there. On this, some parts of a poet are remembered. Of

Night is going on, day is coming.

Night is going, day is coming

The only thing is that money is not available.

Friends, as always, I woke up in the morning and bowed to my mother earth. And remembering God, I got into my daily routine. It is said that man lives in 2 stages in every moment. Mental and physical. There is an unprecedented union between these two words. If one of the two takes a step back, then the other one also falls behind.

Now I was just losing every moment for that 4 days. And every moment I was wondering why this moment did not pass quickly. As usual I had breakfast and went to the store. Now someone used to say that if I can give you money, I would touch her feet and say that Lakshmi Mata is fickle. Does not stop at one place. And how will Lakshmi ji come to the person whose fate is eating every day and day.

But we are farmers. Even after dying, we keep trying to provide bread to the people. Even if 2 crops go bad in a year, we never retreat from that one crop to spread life. This is our karma and this is also our quantity of religion. If the farmers stop sowing the crop, then perhaps you cannot even guess what will happen.

Because as far as I believe that human being cannot eat money in any situation. Only cereal is needed to eat. It has become our way of life that we have to manage ourselves throughout the years.

Now as usual I closed the shop and came home. Eating food and keeping hopeful eyes filled with names, May went to sleep.

The day was passing. The night was passing. But money was not received.

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relatablyinsane-blog · 7 years ago

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Quadpolar Part 2!

Just want to let you know that i had instant bloggers remorse after that last post. Welp, I've stepped in it now.

So i totally forgot to mention that I'm adopted (see: Symptoms of ADHD; rushing, inventiveness), pretty important stuff. That means my nice, old fashioned, very old, worked in the post office their whole life parents are not, in fact my real parents. What they did was reach into a barrel of discarded babies and pull out a meth head kid. (Sorry to my biological mom reading this, we have to go in context for a bit). For the sake of sanity my adoptive mom will be Mom and my biological mom will be Mama, although that didn't happen til MUCH later.

I was adopted at birth and told as soon as i was old enough to understand, something i appreciate my adoptive parents for. They never kept secrets from me, made sure i knew what sex was right off the bat, my super paranoid mom even gave me a book CALLED "Child lures" (I'm not kidding this was literally a pedophile's handbook for a seven year old to read, look it up. Fucked up.) But as far as how true it all was, maybe I'll never know.

What I was told by my adoptive mom was that my biological mother was a drug addict with two other kids already (my sister was 4 and my brother was 2). My father, who she was with at the time, was also a drug addict. As the story goes (i still haven't dared to ask), while high on meth one day he beat my baby brother so bad that his ribs and arm were broken and he now has permanent neurological damage. Last i knew my brother had just gotten out of jail and was homeless, so his life hasn't really improved. That was about the time the state of Arkansas decided that my mother, pregnant with me at the time, would no longer have custody of her children and we would all be placed for adoption immediately. My sister and brother, who shared a father that was different from mine, were placed in an orphanage and my Mama chose my adoptive parents to take me from birth. I had no correspondence with her for decades and didn't want to- to me she was a vile, despicable woman like all the drug addicts in the world- but i had mever even met someone on drugs so what did I know? So, born in Arkansas, raised in New Jersey and then....

Fast forward to the good part: the part that sticks my crazy ass in the awful state of Maine. I liked vacationing there, but did i want to move there? Hell no! My one best friend in the world, the boy next door who I'd grown up with and was the same age as, was not coming with us. It was in the middle of nowhere, on the eve of my Fifth grade year. Having skipped a grade, I was only 9 at the time. I distinctly recall my first car ride to the rural beach town, during which I had a small mental break down and screamed "THEY'RE DRIVING TRACTORS ON THE ROAD!!!" because that was just <i>unheard of.</i> The only kid on the street, eventual cheer captain, straight A student and model child was my age but wanted nothing to do with the hyperactive menace next door who came over uninvited and played with the dogs. Yep, that was me. Forcing myself into the company of people who didn't want me around.

And thus I started school at the local K through 8. Wait. K through 8? How many kids went to this school????? Must be like TEN THOUSAND!! Back in Jersey there were 2-3 grade levels to a school, 30 kids to a class and 11 of each grade.That's over 600 kids in just two grades! (And i still had no friends. Sob. Seriously i must have been an awful kid.) You never had the same classmates twice, classes switched every grade. I couldn't imagine how FRIGGEN HUGE a school with every grade in it would be!!

What? What's that. There are HOW MANY kids in my class?

16. And how many in the grade? 16.

....so there's one fifth grade? And how many kids in the school??? ......a little over a hundred.

WHAAAAAAAAAAAA.

At first i was pumped. I get to make friends and stay with them all the way till high school?! YES. Except this was when I remember my life becoming a living hell.

At this point i had been on at least three different medications for ADHD and none of them worked. Ritalin, Concerta, Stratera etc. Apparently i was still as annoying as ever because i remember being tormented relentlessly. Like, relentlessly. When there's only 16 kids in the class and you're the target, there's no escape. The teacher's let it happen. I was called hippopotamus. My lunch got spat in. I was mocked in front of the class. I was called stupid. Everyone would argue about having to sit next to me and i would just sit alone, or if someone did have to sit with me (usually the teacher assigned someone which made it worse) they would push my things off my desk or ask to copy my work once they realized i was almost as smart as the smartest girl in the class.

And i let them. I wanted SO fucking badly to be popular, to have a friend, fucking anything. It always blew up in my face. As soon as i was done being used for answers, a good place in line, a random good pick for a team or something, i was immediately shunned again. I buried myself in my extracurriculars (now it was swim team, violin and piano), joined band, chorus, jazz band, softball and soccer. I told my parents very little unless they were being dragged in for parent teacher conferences about how i was inattentive and always acting out. My grades began to slip because I was starting to learn about depression and constantly forgot to do my homework. My strict as hell parents were making me practice piano and violin for hours a day and my only solace was my meager 30 minutes of Nintendo 64 time per day. At one point my sixth grade teacher (stupid bitch, i hope you enjoy your cancer (sorry, y'all)) told my parents i wasn't as smart as everyone said and i should be held back because she thought i was autistic. I'm a lot of things, but not fucking autistic.

In the summer before seventh grade i finally got a reprieve in the form of my still longest best friend and the miracle drug Adderall. For those who don't know, Adderall is an amphetamine based ADHD medication and widely abused for it's stimulant properties. For anyone with ADHD however, it mellows the shit out of us and makes us super focused. Well, I'm a little allergic to it, so it actually makes me aggressive. On top of that, it makes your appetite nonexistent so, surprisingly, your favorite curvy girl Jay developed an eating disorder. Not on purpose at first. I just wasnt hungry so i didn't eat. I skipped breakfast, skipped lunch, ate the light dinner my parents prepared and went to bed. Hunger was nonexistent. Then one day i woke up and discovered myself at about 135 pounds, i tried on my first pair of short shorts out shopping with my mom. I'll never fucking forget looking in the mirror and saying out loud "Wow... I actually look great in these!" I didn't realize it was the Adderall at the time but I let it get worse. Whenever i did eat off my only light dinner schedule i would make myself throw up. I eventually got down to 117 pounds. My lowest weight. I stayed there for years. Once i had a state ID with me at that weight. Even at 12 i looked emaciated. It was revolting. I kept that ID for awhile to remind myself how awful i looked and to remind me that I look better curvy, but then i got fat and it made me sad. But i digress.

When i got back to school I suddenly gave not a single fuck about anyone picking on me. Adderall made my emotions <i>nonexistent</i>, but my temper started to boil. As a punching bag i was still pretty friendly and docile, like a big dumb dog that comes trotting back for another beating time and time again. Now i was silent and glowery. People took notice, and that's where my first real best friend came in. Let's call her Patti. I will always remember the day it really happened. I was the first person in line for recess, a great honor, but all my classmates were playing the "EW I DON'T WANT TO STAND NEXT TO HER" game. As per usual. I didn't really care. Thank god for drugs amirite? But then one voice rang out above the crowd of heckling...

I'm just kidding, it was more of a frustrated "seriously guys? Grow up." and then there was Patti. Someone who'd never joined in the terrorizing- i didn't and still don't blame anyone who didn't speak up. It would have made them a target too. But why? She was a cheerleader. I don't think anyone disliked her. She wasn't "popular" but she'd been going to this school since kindergarten and knew everyone. I guess I'll never really understand. But she was a lifesaver, even before the depression got really bad. She actually got to know me, the real me, she realized (and helped me realize too) that i was funny, and goofy and smart, and friendly. Eventually, because of her, some of the others started to come around too, but none of them were ever quite as close to me as she was. I thank god for this girl pretty regularly. Not as much as i should lately.

But there was still the matter of the bullies- and of my short fuse. I had my first kiss that year and a few short lived "boyfriends"- all from other schools of course, it would have been an unforgivable taboo to be interested in Jay. But that year was the year i put my foot down. As i mentioned earlier, Adderall had made me apathetic, but also very, very aggressive. The rage built slowly for several months until one fateful day in art class. I can't remember what i was doing to deserve this comment, i genuinely wish i could, but one of my usual enemies decided to say "No wonder your parents didn't want you!"

She was across the table from me and before i knew it i had launched myself across the table and had my hand up around her throat. No squeezing, just pressure. Her eyes nearly bugged out of her head and the entire room fucking froze. It was like something out of a movie. That was the first time i ever rage cried. If i ever get angry enough that my eyes start to water, someone's gonna get hurt. We both got sent to the principal, maybe because the sensible art teacher recognized a normally good natured kid snapping. I looked dead into that principal's eyes and told him that I'd had enough. I was tired of being picked on every single day and having nothing done. Teachers watched and let it happen. Some fucking joined in. HE let it happen after i told him time and time again what was going on. I didnt get in trouble. The bullying receded a good amount that day. It didn't stop completely until almost the end of the year.

Through my mother's networking at church i had become friends with one of the most popular girls at a neighboring school- a gorgeous russian adopted girl with a thick accent and a very early onset sex drive. Yikes. In turn, she introduced me to her brother, who i began "dating" for several months. By "dating" i mean we held hands and made out under the bleachers at YMCA dances and he tried to get me to give him a blowjob at my 12th birthday party. Jesus yikes. Needless to say that relationship didn't last long but I'd suddenly earned a reputation of someone who was- dare i say it- close to popular?

Then there was the summer of 2004. The best few months of my life. Patti and i were inseperable, we rode our bikes around the town every day, snuck into the state park, ate ice cream at the little trailer shop nearby, stayed up all night then nodded off through church the next day. And we dreamed. Oh sweet jesus did we dream about getting as far away from our shitty little town as possible and never coming back. I had honestly never been happier and for the first time in my life i had a best friend. I had a birthday party at the end of the school year and a bunch of people came- people from my school!- we genuinely had an amazing time. The girls all slept over and for once, finally, i felt like i belonged.

Eighth grade was a breeze, if you skim over Adderall making me almost punch my mom in the face. It was the first and last time i ever raised a fist to my parents. But it had done it's job. I wasn't getting picked on, i gained a little more weight and filled out nicely, I excelled at academics, won awards in jazz band, joined the bangor youth symphony orchestra, and actually made real friends (none in my school save for patti really.)

So.... That's my life up until high school. That's when i met depression. 😘

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atlafan · 7 years ago

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The Game: Part Four

Rucas au multi-fic. Lucas and Riley have been best friends for as long as they can remember. They finally tell each other how they feel, and are able to get together, but some friction occurs when Riley’s Uncle Shawn introduces everyone to his new wife and daughter.

Part One Part Two Part Three After school, which was only a half day, Riley, Lucas, Smackle, and Farkle all go to Topanga’s for the smoothies that they agreed upon getting earlier that day. They all order, grab their drinks, and sit in their usual spots. Lucas and Riley on one loveseat, and Farkle and Smackle on the other.

“To Lucas and Riley, we’re so happy the two of you figured out your feelings for each other, and we wish you all the happiness in the world.” Farkle says, all raise their cups, and take a sip.

“Thanks Farkle, that’s very sweet of you.” Riley says. “You know, it’s a beautiful day, we shouldn’t waste it by staying inside.”

“Farkle and I are going on my parents boat in an hour, you two are welcome to join.”

“You know what’s funny, I can ride a horse just fine, but get me on a boat, and I will puke. But thanks for the offer Smackle.” Lucas says.

“Of course. We better get going. My mother would like us to grab a case of water on our way.”

Smackle and Farkle leave. Now it’s just Lucas and Riley.

“Okay, so what do you wanna do? A walk in the park? You know it’s too bad your apartment building doesn’t have a pool in the back.”

“Well there’s a tiny indoor one, but that defeats the purpose of wanting to do something outside.”

“I could set up the slip and slide in my backyard, that could be fun.”

“I don’t really feel like getting wet, but I definitely wouldn’t mind getting into your hammock for a while, and listen to some music.”

“Sounds perfect to me.”

Just as the two get up, Maya walks in. Her hair is up in a messy bun, and has an apron in her hand.

“Hey, is your mom or some type of manager here?”

“Um, yeah Pam is in the back, why?”

“I work here now.”

“Oh, good for you.”

“Do you ever work here?”

“Sometimes, on weekends, or just when my mom needs extra help. I’m really supposed to focus on my grades during the school year.”

“Must be nice to have that luxury.”

“Hey, Riley is the hardest worker I know, just because she doesn’t need to work a paid job to help out a little doesn’t make her any less of a person than you. Besides, I thought jobs were supposed to fix attitudes.”

“Are you saying you don’t like my attitude, pretty boy?”

“I’m saying, no one around here needs any drama. Come on Riley, we have plans.”

Lucas grabs Riley’s hand and they leave in a huff. On their walk, Riley speaks up.

“Lucas, you didn’t have to do that. I mean it was nice of you to defend me and all, but you know I don’t like it when you get worked up.”

“I wouldn’t really call that getting worked up. I didn’t yell at her or anything, I left the situation. She thinks she knows you, and she doesn’t. Plus, all things considered, you were really nice to her today.”

“Yeah, a little too nice if you ask me. I just hated seeing her sit alone. She made some friends by lunch, I saw her sitting with some of the other art kids.”

“See, even though you can’t stand her, you’re stilling looking out for her.”

“I think she and I got off to a bad start. I could still see us being friends, but at the same time, she pisses me off and I’m not sure what to do about it.”

They get to Lucas’ house, go right to the backyard, and get right into the hammock.

“You don’t know how lucky you are, having a home, a yard, quiet.”

“My mom was adamant about not being stuck in the city. I like where you live, there’s always something happening.” He puts an arm around her, and she snuggles into him. “But, this is nice too.”

Lucas plays music from his phone, while to two lay there, rocking back and forth in the hammock, just relaxing. This was something that Riley wished they could have done a while ago.

“I know I said this the other day, but I’m really happy this feels natural. I thought I’d be so nervous being this close to you.”

“You? I thought I’d be the one that was the nervous wreck. You’re always the collected one.”

“Not always. There’s plenty of times I’ve felt nervous around you. Like, at junior prom. We were dancing pretty close, and, you’ll probably hate me for say this, but I thought that would be the moment that I would finally kiss you, but at the last second-”

“You hugged me. We held each other close for like five minutes in this embrace. That was only like four months ago, can you believe it?”

“Four months ago that we should have been together. I’ll never forget walking in your apartment, and being stunned by how beautiful you looked.”

“Lucas?”

“Yeah?”

“How long have you had feelings for me?”

“Well, I’ve always had feelings for you.”

“No, I mean like real, wanting to be with me feelings.”

“I don’t want to say.”

“Why not?”

“Because if it doesn’t match how long you've had feelings for me, then you’re gonna get mad. We’re together now, what does it matter?”

“Well, I suppose it shouldn’t matter, but...any time we start talking about the things we used to do, or how one of us should have spoken up sooner makes me upset. I mean I would have loved if we had gotten together, way sooner.”

“How much sooner?”

“The minute I fell into your lap sooner.”

“Riley.”

“Okay, maybe not that soon, but still, a couple of years ago would have been nice. I mean sure, did I love having you as a best friend, and love knowing that no matter what we’d always be friends? Of course. But I always wanted something more.”

“I think deep down I did too, but I was too afraid of the change. I didn’t want us to date, and then break up and have everything be different.”

“You’re not afraid of us breaking up anymore?”

“Nope. In fact, I’m pretty sure we’re gonna end up married with a couple of kids someday.”

“Um, -”

“Riley, of course I know that we could break up, but I’m not afraid of losing what we have anymore. We have so much history together, I know we could work through anything.”

“Oh, so that married with kids thing was you being sarcastic.”

“Yeah, did you think I was being serious right now? I’m eighteen, we’re eighteen, let’s just be eighteen, okay?”

“Technically you’re nineteen.”

“Yes, I’m aware, thank you.”

“You know what I was kind of impressed with about Maya today?”

“What?”

“The fact that she already knows she wants to attend Mass Art. I still haven’t narrowed down my search.”

“Neither have I. Do you think you want to leave New York for a little bit?”

“I don’t know, it depends on what some of the other schools offer. No sense of me going to Boston. Why leave one city for another?”

“Boston is completely different from New York, but I see your point.”

“Something about going to a college town kind of excites me. I wouldn’t mind going a little rural.”

“Not too many vet schools on the east coast. Although, I could do a lot of the pre reqs here, and then go.”

“No way, don’t waste the time, sometimes those credits don’t even carry over. Aren’t there a couple of schools further south you were looking into?”

“Yeah, but they’re way more competitive.”

“Lucas, you’re so smart, and you chose all the right classes this year, I bet you could go wherever you wanted. At least you know what you want to go for.”

“No wonder you can’t pick a school, you don’t even know what you want to go to school for.”

“Being undecided isn’t a big deal. It’s more like there are too many things that I want to do.”

“Why don’t you combine your love of photography, and love of writing and become like a photo journalist, or a blogger?”

“Yeah, that’ll really pay the bills.”

“It shouldn’t be about money, it should be about waking up every morning loving what you do.”

“You know I was thinking if I did go to school here, I’d try to work for some magazine company. I could write columns, and I bet I’d be good at the digital stuff, since more people read things online.”

“I could definitely see you doing that.”

The two talked for almost two hours. Lucas’ parents were at work since it was still the middle of the day. Riley’s stomach started to grumble.

“I guess that smoothie didn’t hold me over like I thought it would.”

“We have stuff to make sandwiches inside, you interested?”

“Definitely.”

The two go inside. Riley sits at the kitchen island while Lucas grabs everything from the fridge. Riley makes herself a small turkey sandwich, and Lucas makes himself a roast beef. They both eat quickly, realizing just how hungry they were.

“So what do you feel like doing now?” Lucas asks her after cleaning up their plates.

“In all honesty, I could go for a nap. Getting up at six this morning was really unpleasant.”

“Alright, so let’s take a nap. I’ll set an alarm for around four, that way we’re awake in plenty of time before my parents get home.”

“What would that matter if we’re on the couch?”

“I was thinking we could get cozy upstairs.”

Riley gave Lucas a concerned look. What exactly were his intentions?

“We can really stretch out and get comfortable. If it makes you feel weird, we can stay down here.”

“No, let’s give it a try.”

Riley was only allowed in Lucas’ room when there was an adult home. She followed him upstairs. She loved his room, it was so different from hers. He had a full sized bed in the center, with a side table on each side. He had a small monitor hooked up to an PS3, and two bean bag chairs at the foot of his bed. He kept it exceptionally clean for a teenage boy.

They both lay down, and Riley snuggles up to him. She could feel his heart beating fast. She took a little bit of comfort in knowing that he was nervous too.

They both drifted off.

“Oh this is just too good!”

A voice woke them both up after only an hour of napping. It was Lucas’ older sister Jenna.

“What are you doing here?” Said Lucas, jolting up.

“Um, I live here?”

“No, you live at school.”

“Oh relax, I just came by to do some laundry. Laundromats in the city are expensive. What are you two doing? Taking friendly naps together now?”

“No, well not as friends anyways.”

“You didn’t tell your sister?” Riley aks.

“I haven’t had time, I’m sorry. Jenna, Riley and I are dating now.”

“Well it’s about damn time. All you two were doing was trying to take a quick snooze right?”

“Yes, and we have like another couple of hours so-”

“Say no more, I’ll leave. Just remember I’m home, so no funny business.”

“Wasn’t planning on it. Please close the door.” Lucas says as Jenna leaves. “Sorry about that, you know how protective she can get.”

“Yeah I do know. Can you believe she’s almost done with college?”

“Definitely crazy. I’m totally awake now.”

“I don’t know, I feel like I could sleep a little longer.”

“Would you mind if I turn the TV on? I have Netflix hooked up.”

“Yeah, sounds good.”

Lucas puts on The Office while Riley snuggles up to the crook of his neck. She watches him watch the TV. Lucas had the post beautiful jawline she had ever seen. In this moment, Riley imagined herself a few years down the line with her love. She could see them both going to college in the same city, and eventually getting an apartment together. She could see them crawling into bed together after a long day, and doing exactly what they were doing in this moment.

Lucas looks down and makes eye contact with Riley.

“What are you thinking about?” He asks.

“Oh, nothing special.”

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sandranelsonuk · 8 years ago

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47 Resources for People Who Love to Write but Can Never Find the Time

Tugs at your soul, doesn’t it?

You love to write. You always have.

But honestly — who has the time?

Not only do you have a job and family and friends, but there are a gazillion tiny distractions popping up on your cell phone 24 hours a day, all interesting, all seemingly important, all keeping you from what you were born to do:

Write.

The good news?

2017 is your year. This year, you’re going to make it happen.

Here’s how:

Put Your Ass in That Chair

Having the time to write, and using that time to write, are two very different things.

In fact, many people who perceive that they have too little time actually just fail to take advantage of spare time when the opportunity arises.

It doesn’t matter how much time you find for writing if you can’t consistently get your ass in that chair.

So use the following resources to help you to win the motivation game:

Mentally prepare yourself for the realities of what’s ahead by reading this letter to beginning writers.

Visit the Writer’s Relief blog to get 100 words of encouragement from five different writers who understand what it’s like to struggle.

Stick around on the same blog to read more tips on staying motivated to write.

Feeling sneaky? Use these 10 tricks to motivate yourself to write.

Find your tribe and get fired up by this passionate writing community on Reddit.

Or go all-in and take yourself off to a writing retreat.

Set a Blazing Fire in Your Belly

An inspiring goal will cut through procrastination and bullshit like a hot knife through butter.

You’ll wake excited to work. Time will magically appear in your calendar. And finding focus when you sit down to write will be easier than ever.

Conversely, writing time without a clear goal easily becomes wasted time. It’s the writer’s version of busywork — it looks and feels like writing but produces little of value.

The following resources will show you how to create goals that make finding writing time a cinch:

Decide whether you’re an “artist author” or a “professional author” and set your goals accordingly.

Apply this six-step system for setting writing goals you’ll actually stick to.

Or use these 7 questions to help you set meaningful goals as a writer.

Find out what best-selling author Seth Godin believes is one of the main goals of a being a writer.

Download this handy workbook for the goal-oriented writer that will help define and organize your writing goals.

Use these six steps to make sure your goals are grounded in reality.

Or use these questions from Prolifiko to validate them.

Watch this TED talk about why you might want to keep your goals to yourself.

Feed the Body to Fuel the Brain

How often have you had the time to write but didn’t take advantage of it? Maybe you didn’t feel like writing. You weren’t in the mood for it. It happens sometimes, right?

Well, you can blame it on an absent muse or just accept that your mind doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Your physical state affects your mental state. The body is the vessel for the mind.

If your body feels tired and sluggish, your brain is unlikely to produce its best work. (Which is another great reason for getting up early to write.)

Use these resources to help your body support a focused, creative mind:

Discover which are the creativity superfoods in Articulate Marketing’s guide, What writers should eat.

Once writing, keep your brain fuelled with the right healthy snacks.

Find out what people on Quora believe are the best foods for serious writers.

For fun, you could try eating like your favorite authors.

If your appetite is still not quelled, check out Jane Hu’s Writer Food From A To Z.

See how moving your body could sharpen your mind with this research.

Check out this fitness routine for writers.

Stop Saying “Yes” to Every Damn Thing

Let’s face it, many of the tasks and responsibilities that squeeze your writing time get put on your plate by someone else.

And that’s fine — unless you only said “yes” because you couldn’t find a nice way to say “no.”

Because here’s the thing, tasks you begrudge don’t just steal time from your writing, they sap your mojo too.

If you’re serious about finding more time to write, you’ll need to retrain your inner people-pleaser to be less of a pushover and more of an asshole.

Check out these resources to discover how to say “no” without burning too many bridges:

Follow these 21 tips from Psych Central for saying no.

Use this simple email script to say no to someone (even a good friend) who’s asking for help.

Borrow one of these handy phrases for saying no in a way that doesn’t make people regret they asked.

Learn how to say “no” in specific scenarios with this guide from Fast Company.

Check out 100+ answers to the question “How do I learn to say no?” on Quora.

Go Over to the Dark Side

There’s something magical about starting your work in those dark, early hours when few others are awake.

In fact, getting up early to write feels like unlocking a secret level in your favorite video game. Once you’ve done it, you can’t believe you didn’t discover it sooner.

Not only that, but your writing benefits from a well-rested brain, which does wonders for your focus and creativity. And when the session is over you can start your normal routine smug in the knowledge that you have already met your writing quota for the day.

The following resources will help you release your inner morning person:

Discover why waking early is the 1-step plan for super-productivity — and learn exactly how to do it.

Review this infographic from Funders and Founders for some handy visual tips about getting up early.

Join the 5 a.m. club with the help of this video from best-selling author Robin Sharma.

Still need convincing of the benefits of rising early to write? Read a fellow skeptic’s account of her experiment with early morning writing.

If you’re a self-confessed night owl, you’ll probably need these quick tips for making early mornings work for you.

Embrace the Drudgery

There is tremendous power in repetition.

Writing habits, routines, and rituals — all create working patterns that make success almost inevitable.

Make yourself a slave to the routine, and the results will follow — or so the theory goes. But many writers can attest to the power of repeated effort marshaled in the right direction.

Of course, you need to repeat the right things — and what works for you may not work for others.

But if you use the following resources to create — or inspire — your habits and routines, you’ll create a system for success:

Learn how to build your own writing routine that starts where you are right now.

Check out these 16 tools to help you develop a daily writing habit.

Read James Clear’s guide to the daily routines of 12 famous writers.

Or visualize the working patterns of 26 famous creative people — including Haruki Murakami, Kurt Vonnegut, and Maya Angelou — with this colorful chart.

Feeling adventurous? Try one of these strange writing rituals from famous writers like Truman Capote.

Read Grammarly’s list of healthy writing habits you can adopt today.

Tie Yourself to the Mast

If you’ve ever tried to stick to a regular exercise routine, you’ll know that getting yourself to the gym is the hardest part. Once there you do the work because, well frankly, hanging around a gym and not exercising is a little creepy.

It’s the same for writers. If you have a dedicated space for your writing, you’ll find it much easier to write once you’re there. (And your brain will start to associate the location with writing, making it quicker to get in the zone.)

That’s why you need to find a place where not writing is harder than writing.

The following resources will help you find your perfect writing spot:

Start by reading this list of 22 places to write when you’re tired of writing at home.

Find inspiration to fuel your writing by experimenting with these completely unexpected places to discover your muse.

Or get inspired by these real-world special spots where successful authors go to write. (Heck, you might even live near one of them.)

If leaving home isn’t an option, recreate the soundscape of your local coffee shop using Coffitivity.

But wherever you go, be sure not to be seduced by The Myth of the Perfect Writing Environment.

Get Your Other Sh*t Done Quicker

If you really have no space for writing in a typical day, you only have one option.

You need to get your other work done quicker.

Counterintuitive, right? To get more writing done, you need to get better at the non-writing stuff.

Because it’s a zero sum game — less time spent on everything else means more time for writing.

So if you’ve shunned personal productivity in the past, now’s the time to get your house in order.

Check out these resources to discover how to do it:

Give yourself a crash course in productivity systems with The Ultimate Guide to Personal Productivity Methods from popular app-maker Todoist.

Learn how productivity works with another handy infographic from the folks at Funders and Founders.

Watch Marie Forleo talk about prioritizing your tasks and learn her one tip that does it all.

Head over to Medium and read Product Hunt’s list of 32 of the Best Productivity Tools You’ll Ever Need.

Finally, find out what Quora users think are the ultimate productivity apps.

Let’s Make This Your Best Writing Year Yet

Can you feel it yet?

The gentle pull of destiny.

It’s drawing you toward the work you were born to do — writing words that change people’s lives.

And the more time you spend on your craft, the stronger that pull becomes.

It knows you have something important to say.

It yearns for you to put your ideas out into the world.

It demands that you start taking action.

Just remember, 2017 is your year.

And you now have all the resources you need to succeed.

So, are you ready to make it happen?

About the Author: Glen Long is the managing editor of Smart Blogger. He lives in London with his wife and two young boys (one human, one canine). This year he’s resolved to eat less sugar and play more board games. Catch him on Twitter?

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Blitz: A Story of Bad

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A Murder Mystery... A Romance... Intertwined

Mystery, Romantic Mystery

Publisher: Global Authors Publications

A Story Of Bad features a woman and a man, both intelligent with strong personalities.

She is June Replyn, a city reporter working the business side of the fashion world. June is asked to write a story about how a small company, a clothing factory, survives the death - by murder - of its inspirational leader.

He is Detective Terry Stans. Reviewing clues and interviews, Detective Stans comes away with the impression that the dead man knew his assailant, and his dedicated workers and bereaved family are all prospective suspects.

One day June is at the clothing factory gathering additional material, and Terry is there, continuing his investigation. The detective is stuck. The case is going nowhere, and he believes that the fashion writer has a better view of the inside workings of the company than he has been afforded. Hoping that fresh eyes will see something he hasn’t, he obtains a promise from her that nothing will be printed without his permission, then he invites her to come to his precinct station and review the file. Not long after, he invites her to dinner at his favorite ribs joint.

This novel is about a reporter and a detective, both asking questions about a murder - although from different perspectives - who become ensnared in a romance. Their relationship raises questions about confidentiality, loyalty to one’s employer, professional ethics; she is trying to write a story for her readers, he is trying to keep control of an investigation. Both of their bosses caution them about the dangers to their careers raised by this situation. And there they are, lovers.

The tale is designed to intrigue with two intertwining stories, the mystery of the murder and the unexpected love affair. As the relationship grows and the mystery is solved we visit the worlds of Cambodian employees in America, police investigations, newspapers and their editorial policies, and drug smuggling.

There is no graphic violence or sex in the novel.

Excerpt

In this excerpt June Replyn is interviewing two sisters, Cambodians, about a cousin and co-worker who was murdered in front of them. Because their English is quite limited, June has brought along Salath Doeung (Sal), a college student born in New York to Khmer-speaking parents.

The four sat in silence for a moment, sipping the hot green tea, eating the sweet, wonderful dessert, and then the conversation began again. June wrote some clarifying comments next to the notes she had hastily written as he was speaking. She took her time, her head down, not wanting to convey the least impatience. Silence, and she glanced up to see him writing. Then he said something else and the cousin’s smiles disappeared. They paused, and then in lowered voices began to speak. June felt like screaming, she wanted simultaneous translation. What were they saying? But she waited, waited. Finally they paused, and he turned back to her.

“Two things. The first is that she had done a little dating here but no boyfriends, and she liked it that way, she thinks it isn’t easy to be a married woman with little kids here, not if you don’t speak English. Like I said before, she really wanted to go home, planned on it, and pretty much was at work or here or a local restaurant, not out late, no mysteries. As far as your guess, the one you mentioned in the car, I think your impression is right, correct.”

June, head down, nodded slightly as she wrote.

“Second, someone at work, guy who unloads boxes and helps the cutter, assistant cutter I guess, had a fight with her about some boxes or materials or something. Something at work. They don’t know what it was about because Rith didn’t want to talk about it, most unusual, she liked to gossip. They had a fight, and after that she avoided him.”

“Avoided scared or avoided mad at?”

He turned back and there was a brief flurry of Khmer.

“Scared, but she didn’t want to talk about it.”

“Did they tell the police about this, and if so, why not?”

Even as she said it she realized her mistake; anyone living here, especially in lower-income neighborhoods, knows the word ‘police’ no matter what their language background or skills. The sisters visibly tensed.

He started to turn, but she stopped him.

“Wait, I just made a stupid error, they recognized the p-word and they’re already on guard. I really want to know the answers, hope you can fix things.”

He winked at her, a youthful show of confidence, and turned back to the two young women, who now sat holding their tea cups tightly in their laps, their backs straight. He spoke for some time, they both listening intently, occasionally glancing at June. Then he stopped, and no one spoke for almost a minute. Then Sopheara Moeun softly began to speak, said only a few words and her sister spoke sharply to her. Sopheara responded in a raised voice, Sopharath responded loudly, and suddenly both were standing on their feet, noses inches apart, screaming at each other. In the midst of this June noted that they carefully placed the teacups back on the tray, a gentle, delicate gesture while they shouted as loud as they could. Suddenly Sopharath whirled and looked at June with a startling combination of fear and anger, tears starting to run, and held out both hands, palms up, pleading, and said “You all make dead.” Her right hand changed, index finger pointing, and pointed at herself and her sister, back and forth, pointing at each several times. “You all make dead, you all make dead.” She ran from the room.

June wasn’t sure what to do next, so she did nothing. She lowered her eyes, giving up any control, trusting that her interpreter, who had done so well so far, would know what to do.

He said something softly, and Sopheara sat down again. He paused, then turned to June. “They do know something, they may even know who did it. They are, as you can see, scared. They didn’t say anything to the police for that reason, but now Sopheara feels that she has to make it right, has to help the Americans...I mean, the government, punish him.”

June took her time, spoke slowly and gently, nodding at Sopheara Moeun, trying to be positive, reassuring, conveying not only through the words to be translated but with her demeanor and tone of voice. “Please tell her this. First, she is doing the right thing, honoring her cousin’s memory, and that she is very brave. Second, I have.. friends... in the police department, and I promise her that they will be very careful, move cautiously, and not do anything that will.... No, that doesn’t work. Sorry. Say this, say that I will explain the situation and ask the police to be very careful.”

The Khmer began again, both speaking in soft voices for a short time. Then Sal leaned forward and gently patted Sopheara on the shoulder, looked her in the eyes and said something. She smiled shyly, got up and started to leave the room. She stopped in front of June and, while looking at her, said something in Khmer. Salath Doeung translated “I hope you are the one who wins.” Then she was gone.

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plogan721 · 4 years ago

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New series: 56 My Ambiance Life things

Hello, long time, no see, rather no write. I have been thinking. They say that if you think too hard, something ugly might come up. OK, I am the only one who said it, BUUTTT….

I just celebrated my birthday. Yeah, that one. July 21 is the date. I am not one to reveal my age because I do not feel it and I do not think it. Let’s just say that I am a Gen X, the forgotten generation. They talk about the Baby Boomers and they talk about the Millennials, and they talk about the older folks (my parent’s age group) but they never talk about mine. I guess that we are the people that others warn each other about. So, if you were born between 1964-1979, you know exactly what I am talking about, but this is not that conversation. Not here, and not on this blog. I can explain further as I go through “56 My Ambiance Life Things on that blog, or not. You never know until you read all 4 blogs. Did I say 4?

So, today and for the next couple of weeks or so, I will have 56 Home Prep things on that blog, 56 My Ambiance Life things on this blog, 56 P. Lynne Designs things on that blog and 56 Miss Froggy Loves Traveling things on that blog. Each series has no rhyme or reason except that it has to do with what each blog has in store for the reader. In My Ambiance Life’s case, it is about writing, blogging, and inspiration to name a few. So here’s a start.

Today’s topic: Writing during Covid

Today, I want to talk about being a writer during this time. You can call your profession anything you want to help you sleep at night. I call myself a writer. I am not comfortable at the moment of calling myself a blogger, and the reason is I am not basically at the moment putting down my feelings. I have 3 other blogs; one that covers home life (Home Prep), one that covers my business and crafting (P. Lynne Designs), and a new one that covers travel (Miss Froggy Loves Traveling). I have enough content that can cover this blog (My Ambiance Life) and the other two blogs, but, as soon as I announced that I was putting the travel section into another blog, Covid-19 hit with a vengeance. The only place I have been since that time is to my brother’s house in Dayton, which is an hour and a half from Columbus.

Currently, if I were to go to Walt Disney World, I would have to self-quarantine for 14 days before going into the parks, since I am from the state of Ohio, which is now one of the high risks states in the country. Yeah, idiots who refuse to wear a mask around here. I hope you are happy about your right to not wear a mask. Thanks to you, I cannot move freely throughout the country with one on. You have impeded on mine.

Back to the subject….

As you can see, I am kind of sore about that, and thanks okay. As a writer (blogger or not), you can write about your experiences with Covid. There is plenty to write about, and you can put as much or as little details as you want. After all, it is your article/post/novel. You can have it fictionalized into something like the “Virus that Ate Manhattan”, or something that Robin Cook could only visualize in his mind. Humm, I wonder if his book, Pandemic (2018) was about Covid in the future. The virus in the book describes a “flu-like” virus invading parts of the world. This is hitting to close to home.

How about writing about your personal experience with the virus, being “Stuck in the house and in the house bored” as the famous Tik Tok video suggests? I was thinking about trying some of the cute recipes that are on Tik Tok. I already failed that breakfast sandwich trick. I do plan on writing about it in my Home Prep blog and have a video on my YouTube channel. Let me give you some other examples.

Examples for Motivational and inspirational type blog posts

First off, if you write motivational and/or inspirational type blog posts or want to start one during this pandemic (or any type of blog post for that matter), do not start on the negative side of it. February and March 2020 was a shocker in the first place. I cannot remember in my lifetime where I am ordered by the local or federal government to stay inside. I also cannot remember a time where there is uncertainty throughout the country. In fact, by the time I was born, the civil rights movement was almost over and by the time I started school, I was able to be in a classroom with children of different races. I never experienced a time when I was told that I could not do something during my childhood unless my parents did not want me to do it. They tried to give me every opportunity to make a living, and have a better life. So, start with your own life. Recall life before the pandemic.

Who are you and what is your background?

Where do you live? For this, do not give out your exact location. Notice at the beginning of this blog post, where I mentioned where my brother lives. I said only the city and state. Giving out your exact location can be bad for privacy.

What have you been doing during this time? While you are in your home or if you are working during this time, how has it been? Have you been displaced in your job? An example of this would be “that as a gig worker and entrepreneur, it has not been easy for me, but I have been trying to stay positive by improving on my skills and creating work for myself to do.” This is how I came up with the 56 blog posts idea for all of my blogs.” You may have something similar or mention that you have been working remotely. I am only mentioning things that are allowed in the United States, it may be different in your country.

Examples for “Home living” type blog posts

This is easier than the motivational and inspirational blogs. The reason is it brings together something that most people during this time, working in the home. I am not talking about your job, but renovating and doing little remodeling jobs around the home.

Have you an increase in your shopping habits? Talk about what you have bought during this time. Haul videos and haul blog posts have become very popular during this time. I have made a couple myself.

Have you discovered a new way of cooking? Food delivery has increased since we are still limited from going into a restaurant and having a sit-down meal.

In my first “56 Home Prep things” blog post over on my Home Prep blog, I mentioned that Uber Eats has sort of becoming my BFF, and now I need to rediscovery my cookware and other things because it is eating into my budget. Yes, you can get carried away with the idea of someone bringing your food to you, and they can sit it in front of your door with you making contact. A word of advice, have the grocery store bring you some goodies. I gained 20 pounds in delivery prepared food and my Ipad has become my new timer, LOL.

How have you organized and decluttered? Talk about the space that you are trying to organize and what you want out of the space. Come up with a plan and make it a journey.

My craftroom, kitchen, and home office are three spaces that needed attention. I am almost done with the kitchen and home office. My main attention is now on the craftroom. For the craftroom, I mapped out my plan, the furniture pieces, which began before the pandemic, and now I need to order, build (most of it is from Ikea), and plop stuff in place.

For parent eyes ONLY… how have your kids faired during the pandemic? Does your school system have at least a partial plan for August and September? What have you done to keep them occupied? Are you considering permanent homeschooling your kids? Pet Parents… how has your furbaby felt about you staying at home? I have a niece furbaby, and I know she is wondering why everywhere she turns, I am right there. In fact, she has hidden from me on several occasions during this time and tried to escape, LOL. Most times, she has enjoyed my company, and I have enjoyed hers.

Tips on making writing work for other types of writing besides writing in a blog…

You do not have to write to keep others happy in this form. If you are a novelist, this is a great time to start that novel. Of course, if you have already written your first novel, you already know this. This advice is for those who have always wanted to write one.

So, what do you write about besides the pandemic around us? You do not have to write about the pandemic as I previously mentioned. You can go to another space in your head that speaks to your desires. For this, there are some wonderful articles on how to start a novel. I am not a novelist. Sometimes I wish I were that person, or I can advise you better.

Do you like poetry? Prose? A good non-fiction how-to book? All of these would make a good book if you put your mind to it.

Well, it’s the end…

But not for long. I have lots to say and not enough time to say it. Some posts will be short and some long-winded, but never boring. If you like this, stay tuned, there more posts to come. If you have any comments, questions, and suggestions during this “challenge” (yes, I officially calling it that), please put it in the comments section of this blog or any of my blogs. You may also address it to my email address, [email protected].

Until then, see you next time.

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Ethnotek Backpacks: The Company Preserving Traditional Textile Culture

Until 16th December, I’m running a giveaway for you to win your very own Ethnotek backpack! Keep reading to find out how to win…

I’m about to meet the founders of Ethnotek.

We’re approaching the entrance a little cafe just outside central Ubud when I see a distinctive backpack attached to a woman on a scooter. That’s how I know it’s Cori.

She turns, spots the matching backpack slung over my shoulder, and breaks into a wide smile.

“Flora! Hi!!”

Like a magician, Cori pulls four more Ethnotek bags from the trunk of her scooter and leads us upstairs. Her husband Jake arrives moments later, and together we put the world to rights over brunch and smoothies in the middle of Bali.

This is what happens when you follow a brand for years and finally get the chance to meet them.

What is Ethnotek all about?

Cori and Jake Orak are the founders of Ethnotek Backpacks, a socially responsible company making travel backpacks, camera bags, laptop cases and accessories.

But Ethnotek aren’t just any backpack company. There’s a whole lot more to their story.

In 2007, Jake was travelling around Vietnam by motorbike and kept noticing local artisans producing handmade textiles. He’d already worked as a bag designer for a large company that used mass-produced fabric – and he realised that Vietnam’s small-scale artisans could soon be destined to go out of business.

Luckily, those same artisans inspired him to think that:

“Integrating handmade ethnic textiles into high-quality functional bags could be a great way to bring stable income to artisan communities, with the intention of empowering the artisan communities to revive and sustain their craft as a result.”

Ethnotek began pretty quickly after that. Jake and his wife Cori’s travels became backpack-focused; orientated around finding villages they could potentially work with. By asking questions, visiting shops, meeting families and forming relationships with artisans before eventually offering to set up a working partnership, they established a network of artisan villages around the world.

They currently source textiles from artisan villages in five countries – India, Ghana, Vietnam, Indonesia and Guatemala.

[Image courtesy of Ethnotek]

Crucially, Ethnotek doesn’t dictate what textiles their partner villages will make. In fact, it’s the opposite, and the textiles featured on Ethnotek bags are chosen by the artisans themselves: their favourite patterns, or their most traditional.

In India, men work at pit looms to produce geometric patterns of embroidery. In Ghana, they use block prints with carved Ghanian motifs to decorate batik fabric. The women from a small mountain town in Guatemala carefully stretch cotton yarn over a wooden frame and knot it intricately before dying then finally weaving it on a handloom.

The Indonesians decorate batik dyed cotton with patterns derived from both classic East Asian architecture and from the weaving style used for roofs, walls and the floor mats rolled out in warungs across the country for people to sit on and eat together at night.

And in Vietnam, the Hmong women who live up in the Hoàng Liên Son mountains embroider pieces of linen with countless types of stitches in bright colours. They create an array of symbols and motifs from everyday life, all of which come together to tell the maker’s personal story.

[Image courtesy of Ethnotek]

Yet despite these methods passing down through generations, the textile traditions of these independent craftsmen and craftswomen are in danger of dying out.

Thanks to the speed and ease of creating machine-made products in factories on a mass scale, there is now much less demand for handmade fabrics, and there’s very little impetus to pass these skills on to future generations.

No matter how beautiful or historical these traditional textiles might be.

‘Threads’: introducing Ethnotek’s sustainability model

Ethnotek is a socially conscious business with a sustainable mission. They want to preserve these traditional crafts and support their artisan creators without being wasteful – which is how Jake came up with his self-described ‘eureka’ idea.

‘Threads’ are inter-changeable panels attached via velcro and buckles to the front of an Ethnotek Raja pack. They allow a customer to purchase just one backpack and then collect as many Threads as they’d like, changing the appearance of their pack each time. This keeps up demand for the handmade fabrics but minimises any negative impact – plus it becomes much easier to support more artisans, as people are more likely to buy a second Thread at half the cost of the backpacks they’re made for.

[Image courtesy of Ethnotek]

The rest of Ethnotek’s bags all feature handmade textiles too: they’re just not removable. All packs are constructed using an incredibly durable 600-denier nylon made from recycled plastic bottles. Although it’s not a natural fibre, it will last a lifetime – and it’s also water resistant.

Moreover, all of Ethnotek’s bags and backpacks are made in Vietnam, where Jake and Cori lived for eight years, at a workshop operated by their close friend Ai. This one location houses everything – design, prototyping, material management, moulding, stamping, cutting, sewing and fulfilment – making the entire Ethnotek process very low impact and sustainable.

Are you wondering where my connection to Ethnotek comes from?

Way back in 2012, I read an article written by my blogger friend Naomi. She’d started travelling with an Ethnotek Raja pack and was absolutely in love with it – and once I started looking at Ethnotek’s website I immediately started coveting one too.

But I can be a bit of a procrastinator. Despite checking in with the company periodically over the next few years, it slipped to the back of my mind until another blogger friend shared an Ethnotek Kickstarter campaign on Facebook, and I realised she’d become firm friends with Cori in Ubud.

After my cries of ‘It’s such a small world!” had subsided, I decided it was the perfect time to commit to my long-term intrigue about Ethnotek. I backed their campaign for the new Premji Pack – and I’m so glad I did.

Why I love the Ethnotek Premji Pack

From the moment it arrived, this backpack quickly segued into becoming my favourite everyday bag. It’s comfortable, functional, and has the most stunning design (I chose the brightly coloured geometric Vietnam 6 print).

The Premji has a 20 litre capacity but is still a pretty slim size, which means I don’t pack it too full and I save my shoulders some strain. At home, it easily holds my stuff on a daily basis – but I’ve also managed to cram all my flight carry-on into this backpack too (laptop, camera, kindle and plane snacks) which allowed it to become my travel daypack too.

And who would’ve thought those loops would make a perfect storage spot for gifted cigars from Cuban farmers?

The best part is its vast collection of pockets and zipped sections – as a diehard compartmentaliser who adores knowing that everything in a bag has its rightful home, this many pockets is essentially my dream!

My favourite features of the Premji Pack:

20 litre capacity

Stretchy mesh pocket on one side for water bottles

Slip pocket on other side for quick-grab items

Top zippered pocket (I store my wallet, keys and phone in here)

Double side straps to hold items like yoga mats, tripods and hiking poles (or rolled up clothes when you over-prepare for the weather, like I often do)

Front zippered section with multiple organiser pockets (good for pens, notebooks and general bag paraphernalia)

Laptop divider inside main compartment

Padded back panel

Hidden zippered access to main compartment via the back panel

So many loops and buckles to attach things to!

Reflective webbing strips for visibility in poorly lit conditions

The Ethnotek Premji Pack costs $109 online. If you use the code ‘FLORA10’ you’ll get 10% off!

Becoming an Ethnotek ambassador

Pretty soon after I realised my love for the Premji Pack, I got in touch with Cori and Jake via email and asked to be part of their Ambassador programme.

In exchange for promising to write about Ethnotek and post on social media, Cori sent out a couple of bags for me to use. And so my Ethnotek collection began to grow.

For the last year, I’ve been trialling Ethnotek’s Raja Pack and the Cyclo Sling in a variety of situations: from London life to international travel, and from hiking trips to music festivals.

They’re both fantastic bags for different reasons – so I thought I’d share my experiences and thoughts about each.

Trialling the Raja 46 litre backpack

I first trialled the Raja backpack on a summer trip to Milan (hence the Italian-esque photos). It acted as my main pack for a few days – which meant filling it with a few outfits, a pair of shoes, toiletries, plus my laptop, camera, book, wallet, passport, water bottle and a few other bits and pieces.

First up, space. It seems like this pack has a never-ending amount of room, mainly because the roll-top opening effectively allows the bag to expand.

The Raja also has organisation in mind, despite having a hefty capacity of either 30 litres or 46 litres. There’s a zipped pocket inside the main compartment; a zippered pocket on one side of the bag with a slip pocket on top of it; and even a zippered pocket inside the Thread itself.

The padded back panel zips open to an insulated space for your laptop, so you avoid rummaging through all your stuff in the main compartment (this is a dream for security check at airports!). There’s also access to the bottom of the main compartment via a zipper on the left side of the bag.

My favourite features of the Raja Pack:

Interchangeable Thread which attaches to front panel

Large roll top opening

Floating inner pocket in main compartment for valuables

Mesh pocket on left for water bottle (this side also zips open to access the main compartment)

Slip pocket on right, with a zipped lined pocket for your phone, wallet, keys etc

Insulated computer pouch which keeps computer suspended from the ground. Accessed via a separate zipper

Padded back panel with air mesh

Padded shoulder straps with cross chest buckles

Made from durable water resistant material made from recycled plastic bottles

Other uses for the Raja Pack

Although I’m not a rock climber/skateboarder/particularly good yogi, I’ve heard rave reviews for the Raja from many people who practice these hobbies. Because the Thread is fastened to the main pack with velcro and buckles, it’s possible to insert a skateboard across the bag’s front and hold it in place with the Thread. For climbers, the 46l is big enough to fit all your gear, from helmet to ropes to harness, and the wide opening makes it easy to access everything.

As for yoga lovers, the side buckles can easily hold a yoga mat – and the same goes for camera tripods, tent poles, sleeping mats… Basically anything you can think of!

My issues with the Raja Pack

I was a bit too eager for the Raja’s first outing in Italy, and I overloaded the pack to the extent that I quickly felt the strain on my shoulders. This backpack doesn’t have a hip belt, so it’s not advised to carry too much weight – although Cori and Jake have recently released a detachable hip belt which slots through the back panel for just $20, so once I get one of these I’ll be using the Raja a lot more!

Also (as you can probably see from these photos), I was carrying the Raja way too low on my back. Once I tightened the straps it felt more comfortable.

Prices for the Ethnotek Raja Pack range from $189 to $199 online. If you use the code ‘FLORA10’ you’ll get 10% off!

A review of the Ethnotek Cyclo travel sling

Ever since I made the switch to using backpacks in everyday life, I haven’t really used a cross-body bag – but the Ethnotek Cyclo Sling is a game changer. It’s the perfect bag for when I want to be handsfree, yet secure.

This bag has a capacity of 11 litres but the ingenious design means tons of possibilities for how to store your stuff. There’s a main compartment which rolls open and closed for maximum capacity; two organiser pockets inside the main compartment; hidden zipper pockets on either side of the bag – one which is an alternative access point to the main compartment, and one for storing small objects; and a padded back panel with its own zipped pocket lined with soft fabric, perfect for your phone, passport or anything breakable like sunglasses.

The main area is big enough to comfortably hold a book, jumper, wallet, phone, keys, and passport – basically all the things I carry on-board for a flight. The strap is made of seatbelt-style material and snaps shut with a buckle. The outer material is cotton but it’s lined with a shiny nylon fabric so effectively repels water – and it’s an off-white colour so you can see easily inside.

But the Cyclo Sling’s best feature is its versatility. By varying the length of the strap, it can be worn as a cross-body bag, a shoulder bag or around the waist as a bum bag (ok, a ‘fanny pack’ for the Americans amongst us). I’ve tried all three methods, and now I usually either hang it on my shoulder or sling it cross-body. Being able to quickly move it around from my back to my front is great too.

My favourite features of the Cyclo Sling:

Roll-top access to main compartment

Organiser pockets inside main compartment containing a document slot, two stretch-mesh pockets and a pen slot

Hidden zippered access pocket to main compartment on right side

Zippered pocket on left side for tissues, lip balm etc

Secure zippered lined pocket inside the padded air-mesh back panel

Adjustable strap to convert from cross-body bag to waist bag

Other uses for the Cyclo Sling

The Cyclo Sling is great for active travelling, especially hiking and cycling. It’s the perfect bag for festivals, too: just the right size to store your essentials, easy to put on your back and forget you’re wearing it, but equally easy to swing around to your front if you’re a bit worried about getting pick pocketed.

My issues with the Cyclo Sling

The main downside for me is due to being female. The strap across my chest always seems to fall between my boobs with the buckle squarely in the centre, and it’s not too comfortable. If the bag isn’t too heavy it’s not much of a problem – but as we’ve learnt, I carry a lot in my bags!

As an obsessive water-drinker it’s a shame there isn’t an obvious way to attach a water bottle to the bag. Luckily I’ve developed a hack: rolling up the bag’s opening and placing the bottle there, before clipping the buckle over it and tightening the strap. Works like a charm!

The Ethnotek Cyclo Travel Sling costs $69 online. If you use the code ‘FLORA10’ you’ll get 10% off!

My favourite part about Ethnotek as a whole? Its inclusivity

There’s an adventurous spirit clearly running throughout the community who buy these bags – but then what would you expect when the company is founded by two perpetual travellers?

Instead of calling their client base as ‘customers’, Jake and Cori refer to them fondly as ‘tribe members’, encouraging them to share photos of their packs online with the hashtag #ETKTribe. They jump at the chance to meet tribe members around the world: as soon as I posted my first Bali photo on Instagram, Cori commented with, “You’re here on my island?! When can I see you??”

It’s also handy that Ethnotek bags are so instantly recognisable. They’ve heard stories of travellers making friends because they both carry the backpacks; and on one of their trips back to Vietnam, Cori ran after a tribe member (who she was due to meet for the first time a few days later) when she spotted his Ethnotek pack walking down the street!

The next step, Jake says, is to bridge the gap between Ethnotek customers and artisans. Visiting the villages where these fabrics are made to learn about their cultures directly would be an adventure in itself; one that has already tempted me.

It’s so easy to buy a mass-produced backpack with no story behind it. Ethnotek is different.

Nowadays, many travellers are looking for something different in the gear they carry. Their priorities lie in socially responsible, ethically sourced products which have a focus on cultural preservation when possible.

Ethnotek operate a very simple model. Selling bags creates work for artisans around the world: work which provides income and preservation of craft and culture.

I’m fascinated by the transparency of Cori and Jake’s company. When I pick up my Premji bag every day, I’m continually reminded that there’s an accessible story behind it – one I can trace from conception to production, thanks to Ethnotek. And hopefully one day I can carry it all the way into the mountains of Vietnam and meet the women who cultivated, wove, dyed, sewed, batiked and embroidered the fabric completely by hand.

That’s why I became part of the Ethnotek tribe. And I’m so glad I did.

Win your own Ethnotek Premji backpack!

Are you feeling inspired to carry an Ethnotek backpack? If so, you’re in luck!

In celebration of all things cultural, I have one gorgeous Ethnotek Premji backpack to give away, patterned with an India 8 design and retailing at $99.

This giveaway will run from December 6th to 16th and is open internationally. I’ll contact the winner on Monday 17th, but if I don’t hear from them within a week then I’ll draw another person’s name.

I’d love this pack to make its way to a good home, so to be in with a chance of winning just write a comment on this article telling me why the Premji Pack is right for you, and what adventures you’re planning to take with it! After that, you can click the ‘blog post comment’ button below and you’ll be entered.

There’s also a few other ways you can increase your chances of winning (including signing up to my email list because I’m soon to launch a NEWSLETTER! It’s been a long time coming). I know these contests can be a bit annoying, but if you’re really keen to have an Ethnotek backpack of your own then following some social channels shouldn’t be too much trouble.

Good luck!!

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Disclaimer: some of the bags in this article were gifted to me by Ethnotek – but hopefully you can tell that my love for this brand is completely genuine!

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The 9 Benefts of SEO

Research Engine Optimization (SEO) trends plus techniques seem to change along with the tides. Posts with this blog are readable plus informative, sharing news about Search engines, SEO trends and more. With brand new technologies and techniques, algorithm up-dates and trends, SEO is permanently evolving and offering new possibilities for marketers to rank highly looking results. I feel that specialized SEO mistakes that affect examine budget - and also dirty Google with non-SEO-friendly content like as social landing pages, Wp media archives, offer pages plus cloned e-commerce product pages -- will have a more harmful effect on sites moving forwards. Getting the effort to comprehend actually the basics of SEO may help your site gain increased click-through rates, engagement, and associated with course, rankings. Getting experience that spans multiple stations with an integrated mindset -- especially on SEO and PAY-PER-CLICK synergy, combined with a overall performance mentality—sets up people who are usually new to the marketplace with regard to success. Voice research is also an emerging pattern in SEO strategies.

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The 9 Benefts of SEO

Research Engine Optimization (SEO) trends plus techniques seem to change along with the tides. Posts from this blog are readable plus informative, sharing news about Search engines, SEO trends and more. With brand new technologies and techniques, algorithm improvements and trends, SEO is permanently evolving and offering new possibilities for marketers to rank highly looking results. I feel that specialized SEO mistakes that affect examine budget - and also dirty Google with non-SEO-friendly content like as social landing pages, Wp media archives, offer pages plus cloned e-commerce product pages : will have a more harmful effect on sites moving ahead. Having the effort to comprehend also the basics of SEO may help your site gain increased click-through rates, engagement, and associated with course, rankings. 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The rules plus best practices for the research engine optimization (SEO) industry are usually constantly changing. SEO stands for search engine optimization. Sometimes SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION is simply a matter associated with creating sure your site is definitely structured in a manner that will search engines understand. SEO can also stand for internet search engine optimizer. Before this change, the particular best practice was to prevent hidden content at all expenses as it wasn't as efficient for SEO (it was possibly too hard to crawl for your bot in some cases or even given less important by Search engines in others). In 2018, SEO strategies are usually oriented towards creating a long lasting relationship, helping brands to produce solid networks and links which may remain active for a lengthy term. Social networking platform is one of the particular most important ranking signal aspects for boosting your SEO rating and also increasing your SERP visibility factor. The professional SEO agency will appear at the site and create recommendations to improve your search motor ranking and web site traffic. The thing that was troubling regarding 2017, so that as we all head into 2018, is the particular new wave of organizations simply bolting on SEO as the service with no real understanding of structuring site architectures plus content for both humans plus search engine understanding.

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It will be quite true the search rating depends on the WEB two. 0, content, Blog, keywords, higher quality links, and technical search engine optimization and UX easy to use design. With the rise of tone of voice search more than half associated with Google's searches can come from cellular devices, so you clearly are not able to afford to ignore mobile SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION anymore. Anyone can find out basics of SEO and integrate it into their digital product sales, advertising content strategy. This can help drive spreading, links and mentions of content material that can affect SEO ratings and traffic. Because a savvy company leader, you understand how important keyword research is usually and always has been intended for SEO. This ‘what is SEO‘ guide (and this entire website) is usually not about churn and burn off type of Google SEO (called webspam to Google) as which usually is too risky to set up on the real business site in 2018. Organic SEO Competitors: Like commercial intent, evaluating the keyword's competition in Google's natural search results takes some even more digging. SEO or Search Engine Optimization is known as the steps you get to make sure you are usually ranked highly in the research engines like google when somebody searches for a related expression, such as "how to prevent my dog from barking". Hopefully this article has assisted inform you of all the particular things you need to understand about the upcoming SEO developments for 2018! These are a few associated with the SEO trends which may yield greater results in SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION in 2018. In reaction, she lists multiple SEO misconceptions related to content and attempts to clear them up in order to ensure that people can advantage from the best of SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION without needing to deal along with the dregs. Clearly, there are a quantity of new SEO trends shifting to the forefront in 2018. 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In situation your website is on the particular newer side, you can prioritize your PPC campaign first since it can take a whilst for SEO rankings to turn out to be established, but don't ignore your own SEO in this process. In reality, you're going to see even more and more people investing within SEO as paid traffic stations will get expensive. Google failed to influence web pages so much right after updates, quickly but they gather data at all times so they are usually testing their algorithms then this effects all directories in search engine optimization. I agree with most points but still uncertain how voice search can exchange to SEO. SEO content in 2018 requirements to be fact-based, user-targeted plus compliant with Google's truthfulness power signals. The trouble is that SEO ranking factors have changed a lot over the years (find out how in our keyword research guide ). That means the search engine optimization methods that worked 5 in years past will not fly today. While I still observe this trend in play along with many enterprises still in the particular middle of their digital alteration, the convergence in the MarTech space is creating many synergies and opportunities which should become seen as a welcome advancement for brands and agencies who else are searching for an advantage in regards to their SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION powered content marketing or outreach techniques. For marketers who had been raised in the ‘traditional SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION market, ' 2018 is the time to adapt or expire. If your webpages were designed to get the particular most out of Google, along with commonly known and now obsolete SEO techniques chances are Search engines has identified this and is usually throttling your rankings in several way. SEO changes along with the time and has arrive a long way from dark hat days of link gardening and keyword stuffing to the particular rise of machine learning AI's. SEO will not only mean placing related keywords at the proper location. Maybe you bought a few, or maybe your SEO don't care too much regarding the high quality of the links he constructed for you. It does not matter if you are a local business delete word, search engines greatly value backlinks as well as the SEO value” they bring with these. Most of the particular classic SEO elements still keep a lot of weight, issues like incoming links and inner structures so we're having in order to optimize for those but concurrently most see the writing upon the wall - AI will be pushing its way into the particular algorithm and with it a good increased ability for Google in order to comprehend a user's intent plus whether a page meets that will intent and deliver that since a result that regardless associated with many of those classic indicators.

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