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nicegaai · 1 month ago

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i'm playlist anon (is this a good name for me. i haven't decided on what a good name would be for me yet)... okay i LOVED your response it brought me such giddy like you can't even imagine. i've been listening to your playlist too and it fits with them so much??? like my playlist is mostly "easy listening while reading" tbh but yours is way more character appropriate (which i guess makes sense because you're the writer). i added a new song to my playlist though. more swedish english-language indie.

anyways i think the thing i'm most curious about right now in terms of your past decisions: why did you switch timo from an only child to someone with siblings? in general, how would you characterize the sibling dynamics (other than sig and emil's, but you could talk about that as well ;]) in ThR? [i'm on my computer now. no more thorns.] another thing is: where do you actually characterize the story being? i'm personally imagining they're all diaspora in some sort of midwestern (north dakotan/minnesotan) suburb and cookie salad (which i've been told is the premier minnesotan salad) is at the periphery of being mentioned in the fic. but i want to hear your thoughts.

i saw u made an acct (second acct? burner acct?) and i can call u by that url if u want :3 playlist anon is also good! whatever u r comfortable with. pick an emoji if u like, for shorthand...

anyone making any kind of art based off of sm i made is like a dreammmmm im honored i inspired u!!!!!! thank u for TELLING ME that i did, that took some guts im sure and im really so so happy!!!!!!! i luv the easy vibe of it, ill absolutely be listening again to hear the updated version!

QUESTIONS I LOVE QUESTIONS. I HOPE U LIKE LONG ANSWERS! OK :

anyways i think the thing i'm most curious about right now in terms of your past decisions: why did you switch timo from an only child to someone with siblings?

i have a very long answer to this one bc i am a chronic overthinker

i wanted berwald to be an only child to a single mom for character reasons. i finally got into his head and i was like ohhh . it has to be this.

imagining timo as a little flamboyant gay boy with a supportive older sister makes me happy

i went down a wiki rabbit hole at some point about the sapmi people and i concluded that if she was related to anyone, it would be fin

i drafted a post canon one shot where ber's only-childness was a plot point and i think i worked backward from that revelation

in general, how would you characterize the sibling dynamics (other than sig and emil's, but you could talk about that as well ;]) in ThR [i'm on my computer now. no more thorns.]

HEHEHE. well... i think everyone else is normal.

mads has his two kid siblings and he is more than 10 yrs older than both of them ... the kind of age gap where hes closer to a third parent or uncle

timo grew up as a gay boy w an older sister. their sibling dynamic is normal if not uncommonly positive.

ber doesnt have siblings but he grew up surrounded by cousins so in a way they are his siblings. i think thats part of why the whole Thing is harder on him. plus the internalized homophobia and some other reasonable objections.

emil and sig are idk... very distant emotionally. they grew apart pretty dramatically once they stopped hanging out as kids and nothing was able to bridge that gap. until now! ... i havent thought much ab their precanon relationship much if im honest. im fixated on their unhealthy future codependency :)

another thing is: where do you actually characterize the story being? i'm personally imagining they're all diaspora in some sort of midwestern (north dakotan/minnesotan) suburb and cookie salad (which i've been told is the premier minnesotan salad) is at the periphery of being mentioned in the fic. but i want to hear your thoughts.

i feel called out omg... yeah, if this is set in the usa, it would be in north dakota. ive never been to the midwest in my life though and i dont know anything about how people live there so im not going to throw in anything culturally specific to the region. except for my largely midwest emo inspo playlists. lmao

the thing is i also in my heart want it to plausibly be set IN one of the nordic countries but choosing one is favoritism so its all vague on purpose. for instance whenever i said "football" = can be whatever sport comes to mind, both are valid interpretations. but i am american and americabrained so trying to make something culturally neutral really just defaults to Somewhereville, USA

tldr they live in some small town wherever u think would be funniest

sorry im kind of tired these answers mght be incomplete or rambly but i want to answer this ask so bad

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sams-venting · 4 months ago

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Hello, Internet!

Hello! Welcome to the unofficial venting blog for the fandom of the Sun and Moon Show. Feel free to vent about anything and everything as long as you aren’t harassing people! You are allowed to name people in your post if you feel it is needed. The person named can request to have it removed, but I am allowed to deny said request for whatever reason I choose. Have fun and let it all out. This blog is entirely* unbiased. I plan to keep it open no matter what so all victims here have a place to vent, no matter shipper, non-shipper, or anyone in-between.

Commentary will be kept to the bare minimum. If you don’t want commentary (or do), please say so. Thank you for reading.

Here’s a new addition as of 9/14/24: I will not be answering questions about the Shattered-Sparks situation and how I’m handling it on my end. If you have concerns, DM me.

*I try to make it entirely unbiased. If I have to share my opinion (apologies, I need to work on my restraint, I know), I’ll do it under a “keep reading” footnote with a warning.

New addition as of 10/9/24: I was going to post this on the weekend, but I’m changing my mind. Because some of you can’t read the rules apparently, here’s a list to make it easier:

No more mentions of @/alexandraisyes will be accepted following their request. I will delete your ask.

General statements are no longer allowed. “Most shippers seem so…”, “People need to stop…”, etc. They genuinely just feel like bait to make people angry at this point.

If someone makes a post, I will only accept ONE ASK (the first I see) as a reply so my inbox isn’t just a ton of people arguing. If you’re replying to someone, you MUST INCLUDE THE LINK TO THE POST IN YOUR ASK. I will delete it if you don’t.

Don’t vent or speak for other people. I will delete your ask.

That should be all the new additions! Remember, this blog is a privilege, not a necessity. I can take it away if you can’t follow the rules.

10/17/24: ANY ASKS/VENTS ABOUT THE SHATTERED-SPARKS/CER-BER-III SITUATION WILL BE DELETED. (DMs are still open.)

#sams venting blog #tsams venting blog #feel free to block this blog if you don’t want to see venting #Please note I will block you if I need to

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ddwcaph-game · 8 months ago

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Hey....so i'm back again (i'm anon who ask you about MC carry Rosie at the end) sorry if i being grumpy

So this time my other MC who is tall and average build try to run after Rosie at the end but she don't be there just in time. I try so hard to play MC but she still can't run after Rosie and for some reason her grace just 26% and ber grace and knowledge just random lower for no reason i don't know what to do anymore and i going to cry now (sorry for being dramatic)

Also it that option for MC to wear a hat? I want my little guy (my small MC) to wear his hat, i headcanon his big sister (star twin) buy it for him so he wear it anytime.

Hi, hello again!

Sorry if you're having trouble with it, but the achievement for saving Roselyna is supposed to be hard to get, as you're not actually supposed to save her. Even if you do manage to save her, you still get the bus choice (as the bus will now head towards Wayne and Paddy instead).

Like I said, it might be a little easier to save Rosie in the next update because of the new traits. And if you've finished a playthrough, please send me your playthrough codes via the survey! The game is still a work-in-progress, and the codes you send will help me balance and determine the appropriate difficulty for the stat checks.

Anyway, that seems like a fun thing to headcanon! Unfortunately, I can't promise I'll add anything like that, especially because I will be turning DDWCaPH! into a visual novel. There is a TON of customization stuff to draw already, and if I add one hat, I also need to include other types of hats, and then I'll have to comb through and edit all the chapters just to include that one line where the hat gets mentioned.

I could simply just add it to the list of accessories, but there's a lot of other things to consider: Does MC take it off whenever they go indoors? What would the characters say when they see it? Does it get blown off by the wind? What happens to the hat in the scene where MC faints? It's a whole new layer of customization that I am not willing to deal with.

I'm sorry for the ramble, but I'd rather not add an option, than add it but never mention it again. I hope you understand. 😅

#dear diary asks

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cartoonist-ks · 1 year ago

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Brad Meets Bernia

About: A Humble Beginnings Sequal Short; Bert invites his brother, Bart, and his nephew, Brad to come over to his apartment and see the new baby.

Author's Note: If you are a newcomer and are seeing this story for the first time, I would suggest you read Humble Beginnings first before reading this story. Thank you and enjoy.

Ratings: All Ages

AU: Bernia

Humble Beginnings

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It’s been a couple days since Bert and Ernie brought their new baby home. So far, living with her hasn’t been too difficult. Bernia doesn’t cry a lot, if at all. That’s mostly thanks to Bert making sure to feed her every two hours to make sure she’s full. Ernie was just sitting in his chair, rocking his new baby to sleep when Bert walked into the living room with exciting news.

Bert: “Hey, Ernie. Guess what?”

Ernie: “What is it, hon?”

Bert: “My brother Bart is coming over with Brad to meet Bernia.”

Ernie: “Oh, really? I haven’t seen your brother since the wedding. And I kind of missed having Brad visit.”

Bert: “Yeah, he’s been wanting to come meet Bernia for a while now. But he’s so busy with work.”

Ernie: “Isn’t he a salesman?”

Bert: “Not anymore. Didn’t I tell you, he’s a clothing designer now.”

Ernie: “Oh, I think you might have mentioned that. But I must have forgotten.”

Bert: “He should be coming over any minute.”

Just then the doorbell rings.

Bert: “That must be him now!”

Bert walks over to the door and opens it to be greeted by his twin brother, Bart. He was holding his son’s hand. The little red head was also very excited to see his uncle after so long. Bart walks up and gives Bert a hug.

Bart: “Hey, Bert! What’s happenin’?”

Bert: “Bart! It’s good to see you!”

Brad: “Ankle, Bert!”

Bert kneels to his nephew’s level and gives him a big hug. The little toddler hugs him back.

Bert: “Hey Brad, how you been? Did you miss me?”

Brad: “Uh-huh!”

Bert: “Are you ready to see your new cousin?”

Brad: “Baby?”

Bert: “Yes, baby. You wanna see the new baby?”

Brad: “Baby, baby!”

Bart: “Yeah, I too am excited to see your little one.”

Bert: “Well, alright then, come on in.”

Bert holds the door back and gestures for his brother and nephew to come in. Once they did, they were greeted by Ernie who was still sitting on the couch. He had put the baby down in the crib that was placed near his chair.

Ernie: “Hey Bart. Hey there, Brad. How are ya?”

Bart: “Hey, Ernie, how you been feelin’?”

Ernie: “Oh, fine, thanks.”

Bart: “Now, where’s the little tike? I’ve been itchin’ to see the little bundle of joy.”

Ernie: “Oh, she’s right here in this crib.”

The orange muppet points to the crib, Bart walks up to it and looks down in it to see the little girl sleeping inside. She had on a little white hat with thick blue stripes, and skinny red stripes on it. She was also wrapped in a blanket with the same stripe pattern. Bart was awed by how the baby looked so much like both parents.

Bart: “Aww, isn’t she the cutest. And she looks so much like both you and Bert.”

Ernie: “She does, doesn’t she. She’s really cute too.”

Bart: “She is. What’s her name again?”

Bert and Ernie: “Bernia.”

Bart: “Oh, I see what you did there. You combined both your names together. That would make sense since she’s a mix between the both of you.”

Brad: “Baby, baby!”

The toddler muppet could only see the baby through the bars of the crib, but he wanted to see her better from above. Bert noticed this and picks up Brad, so he can get a better look at the inside of the crib.

Bert: “There you go, Brad. See? That’s your little cousin. Bernia.”

Brad: “Ber-ti-a?”

Bert: “No, Ber-ni-a.”

Brad: “Ber-ni-a. Bernia!”

Bert: “That’s right! Good job!”

Brad: “Yay! Bernia! Baby!”

Bert: “Yes, Bernia is a baby. She’s small too.”

Bart: “Can I hold her? Or would you rather let her sleep?”

Ernie: “Oh no, sure you can.”

Ernie gets up from his chair and reaches down into the crib to carefully pick up the small baby. He then gives her over to Bart, who carefully takes the baby from Ernie. The orange muppet didn’t feel the need to instruct him or anything since Bart was already a parent himself. He’d know how to hold a baby.

Bart: “Auh… she’s so small. She reminds me of when Brad was this small. He was such a cute little bean.”

Ernie: “I bet he was.”

Bernia began to fidget a little in her uncle’s arms, but Bart rocked her a little to keep her calm in case she wanted to cry.

Bart: “There you go, little one. Your uncle’s got cha’.”

The little newborn remained calm and quiet in Bart’s arms.

Ernie: “Hmm… I think she likes you.”

Bart: “Well, of course she does. The ladies aren’t the only ones who like me.”

Bert: “Oh, Bart…”

Bert just rolled his eyes.

Ernie: “Well, you’re a dad too, Bart. Maybe little Nia sensed that in you.”

Bart: “Could be.”

Brad: “Baby! Baby!”

Bert: “Oh, you wanna hold her, Brad?”

Brad: “Baby!”

Brad nods his head as a yes.

Bert: “Alright, let me put you down to sit.”

Bert sits his nephew down on his chair next to Ernie’s. Bart walks up to his son, with the baby still in his arms. He then carefully rests the newborn down in his son’s arms. He takes Brad’s hands and placed one of them under Bernia’s head and the other around her body. He slowly walks back a bit. Brad was holding his little cousin. The older muppets in the room were touched by the pretty sight.

Ernie: “Aww, Brad. You look so cute holding Bernia.”

Bert: “Oh, boy, I gotta go get my phone.”

Bert leaves to get his phone in the other room.

Bart: “Lookin’ good, son. Be careful when you hold her. She’s smaller than you are.”

Brad looks down at the little newborn. He then gives Bernia a kiss on her forehead.

Ernie and Bart: “Awww!”

Ernie: “That’s so sweet of you, Brad!”

Bart: “Bert, hurry and come in here.”

Bert rushes in with his phone in hand.

Bert: “I’m here, I’m here! What did I miss?”

Ernie: “Only the cutest thing ever! Go on, Brad! Do it again.”

Bert points his phone camera towards Brad and the baby and takes a few snapshots. He was able to catch a picture of Brad kissing the baby once again. And it was the most cutest thing Bert ever witnessed. Just then, Bernia started to cry, which startled Brad.

Ernie: “Oh, no.”

Ernie then goes over and gently takes the baby from Brad. The red head toddler was also on the verge of crying, but his father quickly comforted him, rubbing him on his back.

Bart: “It’s alright, Brad. You didn’t do anything wrong.”

Brad: (sad) “Baby, crying.”

Bart: “Yes, the baby is crying. That means, she probably needs something.”

Ernie started to rock Bernia in his arm, but she just kept on crying.

Ernie: (cooing) “It’s alright, little Nia. It’s okay. Daddy’s here.”

Bert: “Here, let me take her.”

Ernie hands the baby to Bert.

Bert: “It’s alright, little one. You’re okay.”

Bert began to smell something starting to linger in the air.

Bert: “Ugh, I think Bernia needs a diaper change.”

Ernie: “I’ll do that. I’ll be right back.”

Ernie takes the baby back and begins to walk in the other room to change her diaper real quick. Brad by this point had already calmed down.

Brad: “Baby gone.”

Bart: “Yeah, the baby went to get her diaper changed. See? You didn’t do anything wrong.”

Bert: “Yeah, Brad. Everything is gonna be fine. Ernie will be back with the baby soon.”

After a minute and Ernie was back with a now quiet, Bernia. She was awake, just barely being able to keep her eyes open since she’s used to them being closed most of the time.

Ernie: “We’re back~.”

Brad: “Baby, baby!”

Ernie sits down in his chair; Brad was already standing, and he looked at the baby with excitement. Bernia stared back at him with a little smile.

Ernie: “Aww, I think she likes you, Brad. See, she’s smiling at you.”

Bernia stretches her hand out to Brad, the toddler allows Bernia to take his finger, and she grips onto it tightly.

Bert, Ernie, and Bart: “Awww~.”

Bert: “That is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. Oh, I got to get a picture.”

Bert captures a picture of Bernia holding Brad’s finger. The yellow muppet will treasure these sweet moments forever. And when Bernia is old enough, he will share them with her.

The End

#sesame street #bert and ernie #sesame street fanart #sesame street fanfic #the bernia au #bernia

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thatonegaybastard · 2 years ago

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I should make pc voice claims i have affew already but not many. anyways time to ibfodump uh

pascal has two one is like more close to what I actually imagine bim sounding like and rhe other is a good bit less accurate then the first one but its funny um. the more serious one is he sounds like morty from rick and morty. its basically spot on just I inagibe his voic elieke a tiny bit higher. the second one is jason funderburker from dover the garden wall msotly because jason looks sonmuch like. pascal. and I never watched over the garden wall (or rick and norty) but from what I xan tell jason is like a lot like pascsl too. what the heck

I imagine each channel sebastian has has a different voice. i have a speciifc voice for sebastian main channel thing but I cant think of anyone who sounds like it its like kind of deep or like. average deepness. and like very slightly british. rex (very angry channel) sounds like cave johnson from portal. ruby (very sad channel)bsounds like sad ena from ena or misery from ruby gloom either works. I want to use funt I'll me foxy but isk what channel itd be for. maybe the news but idk if ill even have the news

spidey has a voiceclaim bit its kiterally just a voice I made for her. idk how to describe it. spideryish. high pitched. Its my voice but im making it sound different

same with honeycrumbs as spidey but i trie dtk make honeycrumbs sound more like a bee

I have never mentioned this oc on this account before but socks sound slike blakc crow by girl rituals its litetally perfect for them thats exactly it

kohaku sounds like spike from my little pony friendhsip is magic. I dont make the rules.oh wait yes I do

I am having so much trouble with this one. at first since I based rieki on a song sung eith vflower I made reikis voice vflower then I changed it semthing else I dont rem m ber because vflowrrs voixe is a bit too rovotic it has a little bit of a robot effect like all vocaloids then i changed it to airy from hfjone but I ewalized that was a bit too monotone for her so I have no idea im just go i ng with vflower until I think of something good

alsodont know for taira. I eant his voice kore high pitched. and I think eggman in the snaocuhe fandubs fits him but poo bly specifcally when hes having A Moment™ also i ahd some ither ideas but I forgot actually ibjust thougjt maybe liam from hfjone. maybe.

I wanna use meanie ena a s a vocieclaim someday but idk who to do it for.

#oc rambling

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winwinwrites · 3 months ago

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How do you know how to make drinks? This is a fic about the Characters, not the real people.

Pairing: c!Fundy & c!Quackity

Word count: 1.6k

Summary:

"Fundy where did you learn how to mix drinks like that?", Quackity asked his interest piqued as the fox hybrid just placed a beautiful yellowish drink in front of him.

Tags: Developing Friendship; Hurt/Comfort; Neopronouns for Fundy, Quackity, Jack Manifold, Jschlatt; Fundy-centric; Bartending; Fox Hybrid Fundy; Duck Hybrid Quackity; Sheep Hybrid Jschlatt

TW: mentioned alcohol and past alcoholism

Pronouns: Main Characters: Fundy: he/yip/jump/fo* (you just read/say it as fox, but write it with a *); ber/berry; prank/prankster Quackity: he/she/gold/coin/ace

Mentioned Characters: Jack: he/storm Schlatt: he/it

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It was a late rainy night, well it could hardly be called a rainy night, it was barely drizzling from the sky. The windows plastered with many droplets that reflected the artificial lights from the streetlamps outside like stars. To be honest Fundy would have preferred to look at the sky rather than the rain slowly falling down through the window. Looking at the droplets racing each other on the glass like that did remind him of a better time when he was huddled around the vans window with Wilbur putting bets on which droplet would end up on the edge of the window the fastest, but that was then. Now yip has to wait for Quackity, since she arranged a meeting with jump.

As Fundy was playing with his hands waiting for the duck hybrid to finally start the meeting by arriving, it was obvious that the fox was deep in thought. Why was fo* called in past yips working hours? Well they didn't have working hours quite yet, because Las Nevadas wasn't open yet, but still it was so late that any normal person would be already asleep.

Thankfully for Quackity Fundy was an insomniac.

Rarely did sleep come easy to the fox, most often than not boxing berryself in pranks hole trying to distract himself from falling asleep. On rainy nights like these, the sound of the rain hitting yips trapdoor was enough to keep him awake.

Maybe yip did something wrong? Is this the moment Quackity realised that he was of no use? That jump only means troubles? Or even worse his flag design wasn't going to be accepted?

The last few days Fundy spent, hours designing it. Finding the perfect materials, collecting, dying them by hand and most importantly sow them together. It was a lot of work, which helped ber from falling asleep, but jump enjoyed it a lot. So if his boss was to dislike the design he doesn't know what prank would do with yipself.

Before Fundys thoughts could escalate even more thankfully Quackity entered the diner only a little bit wet from the current weather, but ace didn't seem to mind. Does coin still like the rain like back in the days of L'manburg?

Those were good times, Fundy wasn't really supposed to spend time with Quackity back then, but once jump saw the duck hybrid with exposed wings and all just happily spending time in the rain just letting it drip upon her. Fundy couldn't relate back then and couldn't relate now. How one could be this happy on rainy days?

But now on the duck hybrids expression was nothing left of the past joy.

Quackity quickly made his way over to Fundy and the fox hybrid couldn't help but use yips bosses words against him. "So much for time is money." Fo* grinned cheekily as the duck checked the time running golds hand through her wet hair. "Yeah, yeah I know I am late. Still I am not starting this meeting until i have something to drink.", Quackity remarked not really amused by the pranksters comebacks, but not sounding annoyed at the foxes words either.

Fundy thought that was a success.

The indirekt request of a drink reminded Fundy of Schlatt in a way, but before he could start thinking about the ram hybrid any further prank shook his head to clear his head.

So with that being said the both decided to move to the bar table, Fundy moving behind the bar as if it was second nature. Quackity was thankful for the fox hybrid pouring the drinks, coin didn't know if gold had enough energy to do it herself.

Who knew that building and managing a city could be this draining?

Fundy doesn't know why, but something in yip, long lost, ignited as soon as he entered the mixing area. Different tools and drinks on display for him to use. It was a childlike cheerfulness, a nostalgic one but one nonetheless. Jump didn't know what it was, but looking at all this inspired him to make a cocktail fo* wanted to try to make a while ago. So he did just that.

It wasn't anything fancy just a simple classic Gin Fizz. Quackity looked confused when Fundy started pulling out a cocktail shaker from the shelves. Coin wasn't expecting anything fancy, rather thinking that the fox would just go for the easy way out and just pour him a glass of whisky

Fundy started by pouring in a shot of alcohol into the shaker. Looking up to his boss he quickly asked "Do you want lemon or lime?" For a second Quackity felt like he was on a night out at a bar instead of a meeting with Fundy, but he didn't comment on it just answered curious as to where this was going "Lemon."

As per request the hybrid behind the table took a lemon and squeezed it into the shaker after cutting it. Luck seems to be on jumps side as no seed fell out this time. Usually fo* would just use a lemon squeezer but he didn't want to keep his boss waiting any longer. Not wanting to anoy the other. With that finished prank added agave instead of sugar syrup, because he is fancy like that and after adding ice he skillfully shook that shaker for around a minute.

With two glasses ready on the bar table he poured the drink into both of them, adding ice cubes and a slice of lemon on the rim. With that Fundy took one of the two glasses and put it carefuly closer to Quackity for ace to taste it.

The duck was not trying to hide her amazement, but waited for after coin drank for the judgement, bringing the cool drink into his mouth. A very light sour citrus flavour hit his taste buds witch allowed the gin to shine against the sparkle. It was more than delicious. With coins curiosity peaked, "Fundy where did you learn how to make such drinks?"

Suddenly ber became a little more shy and answered coyly, "I mean back in L'manburg days Jack was a fan of drinks and alcohol generally, he wanted to open a pub even or a bar. And the curious fox that I am I just asked him if storm could teach me a few things." The fact that yip might have ended up working there was left out, not wanting to break the good mood of the other.

Quackity listened and nodded along to show he was listening. It made sense that the energetic man, which was Jack, had a passion for drinks. If ace was recalling right, there was indeed an unfinished pub building near the Tommyinnit Hotel.

With a deep sigh Fundy yip was reading jumpself for what he was about to confess, it already felt as if a heavy weight has been finally lifted from the foxes shoulders, "Later on after Schlatt became president he let a party be thrown in his name and I mixed a few drinks for it. He was impressed and continued to ask me about them so I obliged. When I made drinks for him, he would always be nice to me, thank me and even-" Fundy felt embarrassed to admit this, "and he even gave me head pats sometimes. It was a nice feeling, those were the few times where Schlatt actually felt like,,,,,At those moments I could pretend like it cared for me, like he was family."

It was not a smart thing to do, baring himself open like that for berries boss, but he will probably blame it on the heat of the moment when jump will look back on this moment and tear prankself apart for opening up like that, leaving yipself vulnerable. By now he should know better than to do that.

Fundy looked down to his untouched drink, not able to look at Quackity without shame visible on his face. Fo* might as well have told gold that fo* was responsible for Schlatts alcoholic problems. It wasn't true, the fox might have fulled it, which was bad enough, but jump certainly didn't start it. Still it felt like it.

Quackity just let out a hum of acknowledgement and took another big sip from aces glass. Without a warning she stood up and started walking out, Fundy was about to ask why he was going, or that he was sorry for what yip did, but Quackity beat berry to it when she said "You got the job."

Fundy just seemed confused at that, letting fo* head tillt to the side, so Quackity elaborated, "You got the job as bartender. You will be working here when Las Nevadas opens." The duck turned around facing the other again with a smile and continued "So you better start practicing some more, i need your at your best on opening day, I expect no costumer unsatisfied."

That seemed to be the end of the conversation it seemed as the duck was halfway through the door, but stopping one more time and adding "Also, good work with the flag. I like it a lot."

What?

Berry just couldn't believe what has just transpired in the bar.

Well yip could figure it out later, something in him seemed to be overjoyed. A stupid grin plastered on yips face, tail waging behind him like crazy. Feeling like a little kit again, the fox hybrid felt like fo* could just start jumping in the air, but prank didn't, still feeling like he had to go against yips instincts to appear more professional, more human.

But there was no time to waste thinking about the conditioning, which Fundy has put himself on as a pup, to get his dads approval.

Fundy truly needed to get some sleep.

#c!Fundy #Fundy centric #Dream smp #dream smp fanfiction #fanfic #ao3 fanfic #one shot #dsmp #dsmpblr #las nevadas #las nevadas crew #c!quackity #neopronouns #xenopronouns #hybrids #☁️#☀️

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withinlovs · 7 months ago

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Nabila-ku Berulang Tahun

It is my second time celebrating your birthday, Nabila-ku sayang. I have expressed all my good wishes for you in my prayers, directly to Him. But there is something I did not mention in my prayers: 'I want to be the one who is there for your ups and downs, in sickness and health, through good times and bad.' I should have told you this myself, so I am writing it here.

This letter is a heartfelt message I am writing just before your birthday. I hope your special day is filled with all the good things you wish for, and I hope I am also one of those good things

Aku sayang kamu. Aku gak akan pernah lupa buat ngucapin satu kalimat itu ke kamu, dalam kondisi apapun. Kalau ditanya apa yang bikin aku sayang sekali sama kamu rasanya 1000 paragraf juga gak cukup buat nulisin alasannya, tapi supaya kamu tau, ini beberapa alasan aku gak akan lupa buat ngungkapin rasa sayang aku ke kamu:

Kamu selalu mau buat ngeusahain apapun untukku, untuk ketenangan aku, kita. You give me your all

Kamu selalu baik ke semua orang, terlebih ke aku, kamu baik sekali. I am afraid anyone could take advantage on you

Kamu tau kita banyak sekali perbedaan tapi kamu gak pernah bilang kamu jengah dengan semua perbedaan kita, bahkan terkadang aku yang sempat goyah

Kamu wanita yang paling cantik yang pernah milikin aku. Iya, kamu yang milikin aku, bukan aku yang milikin kamu

Kamu selucu dan seimut itu, all of you in every universe bakal kalah sama kamu yang ada di semesta ini

Kamu gak pernah intended to exclude me in anything you do, aku benar-benar seperti milik kamu, dan aku sangat suka hal itu

Kamu selalu tau... Apa, ya... Seperti punya seribu cara bikin aku ngerasa lebih baik, baik dari segi emosi maupun perasaan yang lagi aku rasain. You amaze me in every way

Last but not least, aku betah banget ber-jam jam, ber-hari hari, ber-minggu minggu hanya berduaan sama kamu. Your presence is what I long the most in this world

Itu cuman 0,2% dari hal yang bikin aku sayang kamu, aku harap dengan ini hari kamu akan lebih penuh dengan kasih sayang dan cinta dari semua orang yang sayang sama kamu. Happiest of birthday once again, sayang-ku 🍰🤍

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mideoya · 9 months ago

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NTD 2 : YOSHUA.

Am i really write his name that bold? LMAO damnnn. Seems like someone no longer care or had any single interest left in her almost 7 years crush? Jangankan nulis nama dia se-bold ini, dulu setiap kali mau nge-stalk dia di gugel (yes bitch i'm searching his name @ google as if he was a celebs lol) aja overthinkingnya setengah mampus. Mampir ke github or blog-nya dia, cari akun instagrammnya or even ngeliatin DP Line manusia yang nama depannya gue jadiin title ini aja beneran bikin gue se-takut itu. Takut kenapa coba? KETAHUAN wkwk. Padahal kan gue selalu pakai akun anon. Tapi karena dia berkecimpung di bidang IT gue ovt takut dia bakalan nge-track my IP etc etc. WKWKWK si goblok emang. As if i'm that relevant or he is that gabut. Bitch i'm so embarassed of myself but its so funny too at the same time.

"People look so different once you don't care about them anymore. You begin to notice how ordinary they are, how it was your love that made them special..."

Gue gatau siapa yang mencetuskan kalimat diatas, atau dari buku mana dikutip. Tapi satu hal yang gue sangat sadari malam ini secara tiba-tiba adalah kalimat diatas bener banget. Dan gue baru aja merasakannya. Ke siapa? Yes, kepada dia yang pernah ada di dalam keseharian gue dengan nama Yoshua.

Mungkin kalau gue boleh sedikit flashback ya dan cerita tentang gimana awal mulanya gue having crush on that man, kita harus jalan mundur ke era gue baru memulai kegiatan sebagai seorang mahasiswa. Yes, he was one of my friends at college. Ga temen juga sih, lebih ke salah satu anak angkatan aja. Buat gue term "friends" harus ada simbiosis mutualismenya nda bisa sekadar kenal nama doang ga pernah ada komunikasi intens. Lah kok ga ada komunikasi intens bisa tumbuh perasaan sampe hampir 7 tahun? Kan memang pemilik blog ini goblok mampus dan jago banget berfantasi tentang sesuatu WKWK.

Pertama kali ketika kita semua kumpul di 1 ruangan untuk pertemuan matkul wajib jurusan, dari semua lelaki yang ada memang kalau boleh jujur dia ngasih impression agak lebih dibanding yang lainnya. Bukan karena dia ganteng atau apa ya, gatau sih Bapak yang satu itu agak beda aja auranya. Tapi bukan berarti gue langsung nge-crush dia disitu ya. Gue masih bener-bener biasa aja ngeliat dia tapi yaaa ga bohong the possibility was there. Dia bukan tipikal anak yang banyak bacot kayak gue, ga main sirkel-sirkelan juga kayak gue, ga se-goblok gue (he is smart as fuck), dan kayak punya dunia-nya sendiri. Mungkin satu-satunya kesamaan antara dia dan gue, we do really enjoy our own company. Sekalipun gue punya sirkel, ga artinya gue jadi ga nyaman sendirian kemana-mana. Gue tetap seorang introvert yang masih butuh me time for my own sanity.

Akhirnya gue mengakui gue suka sama dia ya tentu saja diawali dengan chaos and hectic event in my life. Lowkey mirip lah sama NTD 1, gue waktu itu capek mampus menghadapi kehidupan magang dan entah kenapa muka dia muncul mulu kalau gue lagi bengong. Perasaannya makin jadi pas doi mengumumkan sesuatu lah. Gue ga akan kasih cerita detailnya karena ini terlalu menjurus wkwk. Jadi lah gue sampai tahun lalu hanya bisa ber-fantasi tentang dirinya.

Yoshua dan SK beneran bedaaaaa banget. Kalau boleh jujur Yoshua memang jauh lebih masuk ke my ideal type. Meanwhile SK on the other hands is those kind of boys that i would never ever want to deal with when it comes to heart matters. Tapi mereka punya 1 kesamaan, sama-sama pinter, cepat tanggap. Memang saya punya kelemahan tersendiri sama manusia-manusia yang menggunakan otaknya dengan maksimal wkwk. Kalau boleh dibandingin sih tetap Yoshua jauh lebih pintar. Oh, ada 1 lagi kesamaannya. Tapi ga deh gausah di mention wkwkwk.

Gue beneran meradang parah dari kemarin gegara si SK banyak tingkah (engga ya cuy lu yang lebay). Karena pengen melakukan pengalihan issue, maka saya berkunjung ke halaman blog Bapak Yoshua untuk melihat apakah ada tulisan baru dari manusia satu itu. Karena ga ada, gue iseng baca ulang salah satu tulisan dia dulu yang membuat gue sangat amat kagum sama dia. Makin parah lah perasaan gue dulu setelah baca tulisannya dia yang satu ini sebelum akhirnya ngubek tulisan lain. Tapi pas baca lagi tadi, gue beneran ngerasain beberapa hal yang gue ga sama sekali rasakan sebelumnya. Gue merasa tulisan itu no longer special at all? Bahkan gue merasa tidak nyaman? Wkwkwk, Seriously, i suddenly realized it doesnt sit right with me at all?

Seems like its over. Really really over. The feelings that i used to cherish on him no longer here in my heart. Terus gue jadi sadar, SK kelihatan menarik, menyenangkan, dan hal-hal lainnya yang bikin gue selalu pengen punya interaksi tiap hari sama dia ya karena fantasi gue. He aint that special. Dan ga ada alasan buat gue galau ga jelas cuman karena pressuring my feelings towards him all this time. Karen a cepat atau lambat, gue akan menyadari bahwa diri gue sendiri yang membuat dia terlihat special. Bukan karena dia beneran special.

Makanya, kalau udah lelah sama lingkungan kantor tuh gercep resign. Ga ada perusahaan lain yang manggil? Cek CV lu, cek skill lu apa yang perlu ditambah dan ditingkatkan asap. Bukan malah cari coping mechanism dari orang lain biar tiap hari lebih senang berangkat kerja ke kantor. Helehhhh.

But still, all the best for you ya Yosh! Gue ga pernah beneran ngobrol proper sama lu padahal gue tau banyak hal bisa gue korek dari isi otak lu yang super itu. Sekalipun fantasi gue sudah selesai, tapi gue tetap berharap yang terbaik buat lu sama seperti ketika fantasi gue masih jalan kemarin-kemarin. Terima kasih udah jadi coping mechanism gue tanpa lu sadari apalagi pas lagi jaman magang. Oh, lu tau ga sih di pertemuan terakhir kita (lebih tepatnya terakhir kali gue bisa lihat lu di kampus), gue dateng cuman buat lihat lu. Gue beneran 2 jam mantengin lu doang dari belakang lol. I wish i could give you some gifts at your graduation tho, if only... hehe sudah sudah. Dulu gue berharap ga pernah dipertemukan sama lu lagi karena gue kira gue akan terus memelihara perasaan gue dan jadinya berpotensi canggung mampus kalau ketemu lagi. Tapi gue harap gue punya kesempatan ketemu lu lagi, and i'll treat you a cup of coffee.

Gue gatau apakah besok hari Senin kalau ngeliat muka SK lagi gue bakalan se-chill ini. Tapi satu hal yang gue harus ketahui gue ga perlu takut semuanya akan kebablasan. Karena again, yang membuat mereka terlihat "bersinar" bukan karena cahaya yang mereka pancarkan sendiri, tapi gue sendiri yang megangin lampu sorot ke arah mereka WKWKWK.

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norribobs · 11 months ago

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I was tagged by the lovely and gorgeous @twinkodium 💛💛

What colour are your eyes?

A very light blue, almost grey. I once had a patient say it reminds them of the sky before a snowstorm.

My eyes are the one feature that everyone mentions when they meet me. Either because of the colour or the fact that I have naturally really long lashes 😂

Tell me about your pets. Or your dream pet.

I have a rescue cat called Texas. The name was already given to her at shelter and it was never changed. She usually goes by Tex, or Texan BBQ.

Share some interesting facts about yourself.

I was once held hostage when I was 16. I was coming home from school when I saw a lady in her garden in obvious pain trying to get to her car and she told me that her husband had abandoned her and she didn’t know where he’d gone, and she needed to get to hospital. I couldn’t drive, so I got her back into the house and call an ambulance and we heard the front door close and lock. Turns out the husband had Alzheimer’s and was very confused and had only gone upstairs. Now convinced that we’re attackers, he locked us in and kept screaming at us with a knife that he wouldn’t let us kill him. So I had to get keep him out the living room until the ambulance arrived and had to let them in through the living room window. Both are now okay, she got the help she needed and the husband is now in a care home where he’s safe and looked after.

What was the first fandom you were a part of.

Doctor Who. I gad only just turned 9 when it came back in 2005. And I was obsessed.

Do you have any phobias?

I do. But they’re quite dark thanks to the shit I’ve seen at work. Deep Water and Fire. Mainly because I’ve seen bodies of those that have drowned, and someone that caught on fire. And they will haunt me for the rest of my life.

Are you a picky eater? If so, what food can’t you stand?

Not really. I love most food. I often look like I’m a picky eater when I go to a seaside town in the UK called Whitby. Which I do with family every year. But it’s not because I’m picky. It’s because I’m allergic to shellfish and so much food has hidden prawns in it!

Do you eat the burger and fries at the same time? Or one after another?

One after the other. 🫣 Fries first then the burger.

Winter or Summer?

WINTER. I am all about the ‘ber’ months. September through to December! Back to school, then Halloween, Bonfire Night, Advent and Christmas! It’s all great!

What fanfiction tropes are your favourites?

Enemies to Lovers, Friends to Lovers (Looking at you Jack and Nikki), Mutual pining is always fun.

Are you studying or working? What did you study, what is your job?

Nurse. That’s why I’ve seen too much shit 🫠

What is the last country you visited?

Wales, technically.

What country would you want to move to after retiring?

I dunno. I’d probably end up back home in Yorkshire to be honest.

Who was your first crush?

A boy on my street called Lucien. He was French, family had moved from Paris. When we were like 14, we started dating and were together for like 2 years. His mum ended up being my French teacher at school which was awkward but they spoke French at his house so I knew quite a bit by the end. I’ve probably forgotten most of it now though.

How did you get into the F1 fandom?

I always loved racing things, ever since I was a kid. Herbie films were my favourite films growing up and then she told me I’d like F1. First race was Monaco 2009. And never missed one since.

I tag whoever wants to do this! 💛💛

#tags challenge

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asrisgratitudejournal · 1 year ago

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Oxford

Wow… terakhir menulis adalah 17 Agustus 2023 dan ini sudah 18 hari setelah itu aka 2 mingguuu. Dari kemarin sesampainya di Oxford udah mau nulis padahal, bahkan kepikiran apa menulis di flight ya karena lumayan lama juga kan itu 8 jam x 2 jadi pasti bisa banget menulis… tapi tentu saja si Asri ini anaknya hanya nge-plan saja tanpa eksekusi. But anyway, here I am! Back in my office 30.18 di department dan bingung mau ngapain lagi hari ini karena target ngemail Alex udah, terus submit GSR juga udah. Sekarang lagi kelaperan aja nunggu jam makan siang… Maka dari itu memutuskan untuk menulis di sini!

WOW. Jujur tapi sejak tanggal 17 Agustus ni hidup sangat roller-coaster sekali gatau mau cerita dari mana. Ok. Highlight pulang ke Jakarta dulu: the MAIN REASON why I went back to Indo in the midst of August di saat harga tiket lagi mahal-mahalnya dan berujung akhirnya I spent £1200 from my own pocket for return ticket: MITA’S WEDDING!!! Sangat fun, I enjoyed most of my time on the day (despite the heat, karena konsep resepsinya Mita adalah outdoor – di TENGAH-TENGAH KOTA JAKARTA, jadi kurang panas apa kan ye). Terus tapi jadinya yaudah most of my time ya I spent di ruangan ber-AC dong jelas Hamdalah. Terus tapi ya seru aja, bajunya Mita bagus, the akad went very smoothly (despite the fact that I got told off by the MC gara-gara I bersorak-sorai di tengah ke-khidmatan acara, in my defense: That’s a HAPPY DAY! We should be happy??!). Terus Mita dan Adam danced to Arctic Monkeys’ I Wanna Be Yours (proceed to sing “I wanna be your vacuum cleaner…”). Mita dan geng cosmicnya juga ngedance sangat bagus remix XG dan beberapa lagu hits lainnya, ditutup dengan flashmob pake Timber.

Terus kemudian selain Mita’s wedding, highlight pulang kemarin tentu saja: MEETING FRIENDS. Huhu literally support system-ku tuh emang udah established sekali di Indonesia. Di sini juga okay… tapi main-nya ya jelas masih di Jakarta. Ku senang sekali pertama-tama, karena IGEO! (semua cerita ini sudah ku recount di previous post walaupun ku belum mention nama orang-orang yang aku sangat bersukur bisa ketemu dan catch up with lagi sih… Ku tulis sekarang deh: dari urutan ketemu kali ya...)

Abi di stasiun Gambir. Abi made like 30% of my Indo trip actually. Terima kasih banyak Abi… (1) (kayanya harus ada dedicated post buat bahas trip sama Abi). Nyampe Novotel ada Clint (2) (yang supersibuk tapi emang ni orang keren banget deh dedikasinya ke IGEO dan comaradeship with Pak Samsul w ngefans), terus Diani (3) karena dia yang ngurusin kunci kamar, yakin sempat papasan dengan beberapa anak pelatnas tahun baru-baru yang I might have talked to/seen virtually tapi ya mereka ga nyapa jadi yasudah saya tidak sapa balik lah ya daripada SKSD terus salah. Terus tiba-tiba ada tim akademik muncul pada mau lunch: Maska (4), Iqbal Hakim (5), Ipam (6). Terus kan habis itu gabut ya, jadi ketemu Iqbalpaz (7) di Eiger (ini agak redundant udah dibahas di post sebelumnya kayanya). Malemnya makan lagi sama Abi terus pas balik lewat resto ada Ditauv dan teman-teman pelatihan gurunya. Besoknya moved to Aryaduta ga ketemu siapa-siapa sih… Di Savoy Homann palingan yang paling aneh karena ada PAK IDWAN SUHARDI (8)??? Kemudian tentu saja bertemu Pak Irdam (9) dan Pak Djati (10) dan Pak Samsul (11) dan istri (12). Terus di acara opening ketemu beberapa anak yang menyapaku (dan salim) yaitu Pradipta (13). Malemnya di gedung sate baru bertemu Prof Ewa (14) dan (soon-to-be-bedroom-mate) Nashita (15), sapa-sapaan dengan Pak Wiwin (16) dan ngobrol tentang publish di jurnal juga dengan Pak Joko Wiratmo (17). Kemudian ketemu Rubens (18) dan Aned (19) juga ga sengaja di masjid gedung sate. Terus ada Izza (20) dan Aji (21) juga. Bahkan malemnya sempat jajan bola ubi dulu sama Aji.

Besoknya Bintang (22) datang, ada Fernando (23) juga entah membantu Pak Samsul terkait apa, sepertinya merch. Terus udah seharian ya hangout sama Bintang dan Aji aja. Malamnya ke Savoyy Homan datang technical meeting FWT ada Gammanda (24) juga nyapa (by this time, ku sudah bertemu dengan semua timnas IGEO 2021). Di tim akademik juga akhirnya ketemu sama Hadyan (25) yang super pendiam bingung mau ngobrol apa. Terus pas FWT day seharian lupa ngapain siangnya, tapi sorenya sangat recharged karena jalan-jalan di Tahura sambil dengerin Ipam curhat panjang kali lebar terkait banyak hal. AH pas di bis ini ketemu YAMINNNN (26) omg keren banget ni orang sekarang di Ruang Guru dan lulus dari Geografi UI dengan skripsinya adalah bikin peta stasiun kereta api untuk tunanetra??? Super mindblowing.

Yang ditandain di atas tentu saja adalah orang-orang yang sudah kukenal sebelumnya. Masih nambah orang-orang baru yang baru dikenalin seperti komitenya IGEO: Sue Lomas, Su-Min, tim akademik si Hana, dan beberapa tim task force lain.

Kemudian besok paginya ku ke Sabuga opening acara Expo ga ketemu siapapun… kecuali Fayola (27)?. Terus ke ITB deh bantuin tim akademik nempelin stiker nomer buat FWT, ketemu Tika (28)! Yang ternyata dia sempat ke Jakarta untuk nonton TXT dulu… Terus setelah ini sepertinya agak turun angka ketemu orang barunya… Kayanya cuma ngobrol sama Adel(29) aja yang lagi jaga stand sama Izza pas cultural night. Ada kenalan sama beberapa anak baru sih pas di Aryaduta yang tugasnya harusnya Expo/pelatihan guru/poster gitu tapi gainget namanya maafkan aku guys… Oh ada Fachri! (30) anak SMA8 HAHA tapi ku lupa mention. Ku juga sempat ngobrol dengan anak GEA 2019(?) yang jaga stand GeoPark tapi lupa namanya juga. Udah deh besoknya pulang. WOWWW dari IGEO aja literally ketemu 30 orang++ … kayanya ya emang dasarnya extrovert aja ketemu banyak orang menjadi senang. Terima kasih IGEO2023!

Itu IGEO literally sepertiga my trip to Indo…. Baru seminggu… Kayanya 2 minggu ke depan gaakan ketemu orang sebanyak itu sih, tapi mari kita hitung dan lihat:

Iqbal Lail (31) my love yang menemani-ku makan gulai otak, Nerissa! (32) terima kasih lagi Es Teh Manisnya!!!, Bu Ika (33) karena besoknya ke UI, Arif Rahman (34) walaupun cuma 2 jam kita ngobrol sambil jajan ayam mentega Dalas dan jus alpukat (seneng bgt btw muka Bapak dan Ibu Jus Dalas sangat sumringah pas melihat mukaku jadi terharu),terus sekalian aja ye geng UI jadi satu di sini walaupun baru ketemunya minggu depannya di hari Selasa: Mbak Rani (35) dan Mas Gamma (36) yang lagi sibuk mengurusi pindah jabatan Koordinator Akademik prodi :’).. Pak Supri (37) yang sudah menemaniku menghadap ke Pak Dekan, Mas Reza (38) dan Mas Rezky (39) yang sedang sibuk interview asisten sedimentologi pas kusamperin, Mas Rezky special mention deh karena udah ngebelain balik lagi ke Gedung A padahal udah pulang HAHA. Terus rekan seperjuangan ukhty Mba Fatimah (40). OH pas ke UI Rabu yang gaada orang sempat ngobrol sama Mas Iskandar (41)! Beliau nanya di UI ada void yang bisa diselidiki gak ya…? Terus bingung…. Void apa yang ada di man-made area…? Akhirnya kami sepakat tidak ada void di UI yang bisa diselidiki… Mas Aulia (42) juga tiba-tiba muncul sambil curhat papernya dirombak akibat faktor kompaksi natural harus ada yang dimasukkin lagi… Udah sepertinya itu aja, ada Mas Arif dan Mas… OMG lupa satu lagi namanya siapa OB Gedung A…

Kamis family day aja makan AYCE di Kemang sama Papa, Mama, Mita (yang ini ga dinomerin karena core banget literally pulang ya buat ketemu mereka bertiga ini kann).

Jumatnya! Ketemu Didi (43) makan chicken waffle di Pancious sency, ku sangat senang ketemu Didi karena satu-satunya temanku yang relatable kalau ngomongin konser deh kayanya. Dilanjut “ngebacot" session bareng Irfan (44) di Sushi Hiro, lalu ketemu Cita (45), Jordan (46), Gita (47). Malamnya ada unfortunate event yaitu insiden Blue Bird tapi males ceritanya di sini, next time aja lah ya. Udah ku-tweet juga kok.

Sabtunya ketemu 120110xx-kuuu di GI, tadi Ner udah dihitung tapi selain itu juga ada Mar Nabilah (48), Meyks (49) dan Harun, lalu Fidhia (50) yang memberiku stiker BTS langsung dari Korea! Malamnya ada webinar online PPI Oxford terkait scholarship scheme, itu selesainya malam banget btw, jam 23 WIB kayanya baru wrap up…

Minggu CFD dan pengajian… Di CFD awalnya mau ketemu Vannia tapi ternyata belum berjodoh untuk bertemu yasudah… Di pengajian lumayan senang juga karena didoakan banyak orang dan ketemu Mamanya Ika dan Bibi-bibinya Ika juga… Tante Ning, Om Cul, Sasha, Rara, Lala, Mbak Eni… (Ini ga kunomerin juga karena masih core family yang karena inilah ku datang ke Indonesia…).

Senin tanggal 21 ke BOGOR! O M God, trip Bogor ini deserve her own post sih karena mayan crazy literally Abi hampir ketabrak motor lawan arus dan gaada zebra cross untuk menyeberang???! Dan kami naik angkot juga beberapa kali. Literally HIGHLIGHT OF THIS INDO TRIP. Kalo ga gara-gara Abi kayanya gaakan merasakan Indonesia yang sesungguhnya. Trip ini juga udah di-tone down karena awalnya ABI NGAJAK KE PUNCAK PASS NAIK ANGKOT??! (INSERT SKULL EMOJI HERE). Tapi ku-tolak mentah-mentah. Good decision indeed.

Terus besoknya Selasa 22 ke UI bertemu semua warga UI sudah disebut di atas, plus siangnya JALAN KAKI DARI GEDUNG A KE MARGO CITY untuk makan Mozaru Zenbu bersama Vannia (51)… Akhirnya… Seru mayan obrolannya. Malamnya dari UI langsung ke Plaza Kalibata untuk bertemu Diena (52)! Dikasih hadiah pulak sama Diena berupa kerudung HUHU makasih lagi Diena… Baik banget pusing. Dan selamat wisuda S2 juga!!! Oh iya kemarin Gita juga ngasih kerudung (yang kupake sekarang banget ini selagi mengetik ini di office, terima kasih Gita!).

Rabu ketemu Jeremi!!! (53) yang lagi dijodohin – agak bingung ya Wak… terus Irfan lagi, lalu Iqbal dan Ishaidir!(54) Cukup aneh menemukan nama Ishaidir di nomor 50-an melihat intensitas komunikasi kami yang sering banget telponan Oxford-Jakarta?? Tapi tbf sejak Ishaidir pindah ke CGG jadi lebih jelas sih ni anak pattern hidupnya, gak banyak bergadang, jadi bagus. Pertahankan, Dir!

Kamis ketemu geng SMA16: Alfina (55), Rendy (56), dan Bu Novi (57) di PS. Diskusinya sangat berfaedah senang banget ketemu Rendy tuh, ku kayanya ga punya teman yang se-cablak Rendy while also being relatable. Dari situ langsung naksi ke Megaria (hhhh terlalu banyak kenangan di tempat ini… sejujurnya cuma 1 sih…) ketemu Muthi (58)!!! Muthi makan pempek terus kita ngadem di Sbux lalu jalan ke Kimia Farma dan jajan di depan Stasiun Cikini. Muthi nge-treat semua jajanku! Dari es teh manis, siomay, sampe telor gulung HUHU. Terima kasih Muthi!

Dari situ ke daerah Sisingamangaraja buat acara OXSI yang duh sorry banget tapi not my kind of event ajasih. Ketemu banyak banget incoming freshers 2023 (yang adalah orang Indonya ada 20 MBA students???), salah satunya adalah Aji. Dan senang aja catch up dengan old friends: Cita, Jordan, Alris!(59), Ronny (60), Carina (61). Ada beberapa familiar faces juga anak-anak undergrad Ox yang lagi summer break…

Besoknya ISTIRAHAT dari bertemu orang…. Malamnya dinner Jardine di Mandarin Oriental sambil certificate awarding karena ku angkatan Covid… Bertemu teman lama juga, teman-teman Jardine angkatan 2020-ku: Randy Taufik (62), Randy Cambridge (63), Dara Nasution (64). Terus beberapa anak baru Jardine incoming 2023 ini salah satunya Alvin KI ITB 17(?) yang akan ke Cambridge ambil Nuclear???, Annisa (yang ternyata adalah istrinya Mas Yusuf???), Aji (lagi HAHA, atp Aji udah di rangking 3 di bawah Abi dan Iqbal Lail di list orang terbanyak kutemui di trip kemarin), Lulu! yang udah ngechat di DM Instagram (dan ku dibawain oleh-oleh snack dari Lampung juga HUHU terima kasih Lulu). Oh iya, terus pas lagi nunggu di lobi papasan sama Adit Parama! Dulu kenal pas di TOTAL Balikpapan, ternyata dia lagi abis interview Jardine-ITB jugaa, super seru! Senang sekali juga ketemu lagi Mba Michelle (65), Kak Kaca (66), Mba Lhuri (67), Mba Chacha (68). Tentu saja ku juga senang bertemu my Jardine interviewers ada Pak Jonathan Lloyd, Pak Budi Astra, dan Anthony Nightingale… Ku juga sangat senang karena pas lagi dinner duduk di sampingnya persis Prof Taufiq Astronomi ITB! We had a very insightful talk sangat senang HUHU dan ngefans sama Bapaknya.

In which I just remember HOW TF I forgot to put meetup with Geng Sampah di Seribu Rasa Menteng right after dari Bandung di sini??! HHHHH udah dapet nomor belakang-belakang deh… Tapi gapapa, kalian tetap nomor atas single digit di hatiku (awwww). Iya, jadi habis dari Bandung, turun kereta langsung ke Menteng untuk bertemu my 2nd biggest support system of Asri setelah my own bloodline: Geng Sampah. Reyhan (69) (special number for you), Ulya (70) dan Kak Trap (jadi satu ya, soalnya kan kalian soulmate hehe), Lambang (71), Misly (72), Reza (73) dan Anita, serta Teguh (74). Terima kasih sudah made my day dan made a really safe space dari jaman TA di Timor sampai sekarang (WOW lama juga). Pokoknya betulan di geng ini aku gapernah takut ngomong apapun, dan beneran didengerin dan direspon huhu. Semoga sukses selalu dan lancar-lancar semuanyaa. Kemarin juga habis bertemu Tharina main ke Oxford… Terus barusan banget chat sama Pipit….

Terus udah habis itu ya Sabtu aja acaranya Mita. Orang-orang di sini yang kutemui jelas masih di circle keluarga yang tidak perlu kuberikan number lagi. Tapi tentu saja terima kasih banyak Mita karena acaranya sudah mempertemukanku dengan orang-orang ini yang udah lama banget gak kutemui… Terakhir lebaran 2019 berarti? Terus di tengah-tengah acara resepsi juga ada yang spesial yang kutemui yaitu Judith (75)! Udah janjian tapi susah banget ngepasin jadwalnya, yasudah jadi we decided to catch up di acaranya Mita aja. Sangat hepi. Udah sih sepertinya yang belum kesampaian ketemu ya cuma Aditya Perdana aja HUHU, next time ya Dit…

SEKIAN!!! WAH. Kalau dihitung sama keluarga besar ya literally ketemu dengan 100 orang sih liburan 3 minggu kemarin. Terima kasih banyak lagi terutama kepada Mita karena sudah membuat hajat yang membuatku bisa ketemu orang-orang ini (old friends, new friends, family). Dan somehow ya worked aja gitu pas ada IGEO (gabisa ikutan OSN sih tapi ga menyesal kok karena capek ya ceuuu kerja). Dari 75 orang, 30-nya adalah former students/colleagues di geografi juga sih… Oh iya! Sempat ada online zoom juga di-arrange oleh Reza ngobrolin Nikel! Ga dimasukkin sini karena bukan in-person catch up tapi tetap senang mendengar enthusiasm orang-orang dalam memikirkan ni negara mau dibawa ke mana! Waktu itu ada Adiswara, Faisal, Dirga David, Fahmi, Oddy, Wahyu, Okky(?). Masih didominasi oleh pria sekali dunia per-brur-an ini tapi gapapa pelan-pelan pak supirrrr.

Sampe Oxford lumayan… kesepian… Terutama karena pindah ke rumah baru dan Listi (my new flatmate) lagi conference juga kan. Bayangin habis menjalani 3 minggu yang sangat EVENTFUL bertemu 75 orang terus tiba-tiba ZERO. Apa gak depressed… Untungnya malamnya Puspa dan Zarin langsung datang untuk mengambil titipan… Terus besoknya Tharina datang dan langsung ada acara farewell Mba Lala jugaa (terima kasih Mba Lala sudah diundang HUHU), jadi langsung ketemu warga Oxford ramai-ramai. Dan sekarang ku tinggal satu blok sama Aisha, Rashid, Mas Rifky! Wian juga langsung ngajak catch up sambil transaksi barang. Kemarin Nadia Sampurno sleep-over, Hanif nyamperin ke G&Ds, Diny ke rumah mengambil segondolan titipannya. Dwi juga ke rumah sebentar dan ku dikasih kacang mete!!! Sangat senang.

WAH. Betul-betul ya hidupnya Noni sepertinya memang tidak bisa tidak jauh-jauh dari orang…

Terima kasih banyak YAALLAH dikasih dan dikelilingi orang-orang SUPER DUPER BAIKKKK. Pantesan w spiraling ya first year PhD 2020 nyampe Oxford literally gapunya teman… Untung sekarang sudah WAY BETTER. Semoga ke depan selalu baik seperti ini YaAllah… AAMIIN.

Dah itu dulu sepertinya untuk kebacotan hari ini. Abis ini mau St Giles Fair sama Diny yey! Byea! Wishing y’all a very good week!!!

18:43; 04/09/2023 @ 30.18 EarthSci Oxford Uni

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