#the 3rd app is to lock me out of my phone entirely <3

[pvrrhadve]

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[muscle-worlds-stories]

It was a normal Thursday night, I was in bed and my boyfriend, Jared, was in the bathroom about to take a shower.

I was scrolling through Instagram like normal when I come across a strange ad. "Need an upgrade to your significant other? Fill out this online form!"

I could obviously see that it was a scam but I accidently clicked on it. A download had mysteriously started and I was scared I had downloaded a virus into my phone. I get a notification that this app called "Chronivac" had finished downloaded. The app opened by itself and the main menu loaded up.

It's interface said I could alter myself or another person. I couldn't explain it but I was somehow influenced to proceed and click another person. I had to input a name so i typed in Jared, and he somehow popped up with his stats surprisingly extremely accurate. Jared was a small guy, 125 pounds of nothing but skin and bones.

I didn't hate Jared's lack of stature but I always thought that he could go to the gym once a week and gained some muscle. There were 3 tabs at the bottom of the screen that said "body, height and appearance".

I clicked on Body and it opened up a text box that I could type in. The box described weight muscle. I could see a unisex body above the box for a reference, I typed in 250 pounds and the body exploded in muscle. I clicked the check mark and went to height. I typed in 6ft 4in even though Jared was a nice 6ft but he could be taller. The last box was appearance, where I could changed how he looked. There was a box that said Body hair. I always found body hair to be sexy but Jared couldn't even grow a whisp of hair except on his head. I check the box and go to the face settings. I click the beard box and gave him a square jawline.

I oversee my changes to my boyfriend and complete the form. The program said to wait a moment for the changes to take effect then I hear Jared scream in the shower. I run to the locked door and pound it asking if Jared was ok. The water shuts off, and I hear footsteps coming to the door and it unlocks. I come in to find that steam had filled up the room so it was hard to see anyone in there.

The steam slowly faded away as I see an absolute lumberjack stand in front of the mirror starting to brush his teeth. Jared had become gorgeous, a dark beard covered his sharp jawline and light hairs traveled down to a darker patch that covered his entire torso. Jared looked up at me and he smiled, showing a charisma I hadn't ever seen in him before.

"Hey babe, get yourself ready for bed. You know it's our night" Jared said in a sexy undertone. He removed his towel showing a now massive 3rd arm the size of a coke can.

I jumped to the bed knowing that tonight was going to be the start of many special nights.

[imaginesandideas]

Hii so I saw you were taking requests so I thought of requesting something it crossed my mind the other day, can you please do a Ben x Reader where the Reader is also a actress/singer and they date but Ben was away because of work so they haven't seen each other in like 2 months, so when the reader starts to get very close to her best friend/co-star he starts to get insecure because of what gwil or joe once told him about "The ones who doesn't make themself present aren't needed" ? Thank you!

I’m so so so so so sorry for coming with this only now, but I hope it’s worth the wait! ❣️🙌

I changed the request a bit, but the main idea remains.

Missing you

you two meet during some audition

it went bad, oh so bad

you were still relatively new to this business, so your stress wasn’t helpful either

you were paired for a improvised scene and the thought itself had you biting your bottom lip in attempt to calm your nerves

the man was breathtaking to look at, not to mention that he seemed just as stressed as you

that is, until he looked at you

his attitude mellowed and soon you two chatted loosely, forgetting about your audition completely

by the time you were supposed to start your line, you were totally messed up by Ben’s 3rd or 4th petty joke

“Hey, hey. You know how can you tell when a plane is full of actors?”

you try to stifle another wave of giggles as your mind already imagines the answer

“Uhm, no?”

“When the engine stops but the whining continues.”

Ben can’t help but laugh as you snort, hiding behind the script in your hands

it’s at that moment that he knows that no matter how much you two are about to ruin this audition, he has to get your number

and then ask on a date

and several other dates

and then ask you to move in with him after few more months as you lay tangled in duvets one day

many auditions later, you’ve gotten used to having to race constantly between sets

many times you ended up going straight from the airport to Ben’s set, just to see him before you’d have to return for additional shots

he’d do the same thing for you

if one of you doesn’t not have any upcoming projects, you’d join the other on set

you two would spend every spare moment talking plans, practicing lines, cuddling, making out

making up for all of the lost time

sometimes you’d join Ben on occasional hangouts with his co-stars, some of them quickly becoming your friends too

when you met Joe you two clicked momentarily

it was easy since you shared similar sense of humour

Ben loves watching your interactions and reading the inside jokes you’d exchange every minute

after all you and Joe are his favourite people on the whole world

“Alright, maybe I’ll just leave you guys since I’m clearly not needed here?”

“Oh Benny. Jealous cause I get along with your girl better than you do?”

“Yeah but guess who’s taking her home smartass.”

“I can be very convincing, right _____?”

“Oh I don’t know Ben, America seems nice...“

“That’s it, we’re going home!”

over time it became harder for you to see each other for longer than just a few weeks

there were times where you’d barely exchange few hurried kisses before you had to be off to some party, despite just coming back from long weeks of shooting

he wasn’t mad, not a bit

all of all the people you knew, both your family and friends, he’s the only one who actually understands the scenario your life revolves around

it’s only on lazy days, when he’s not making a film, or when he’s finally alone in his trailer when it dawns to him how much he misses you

he misses how your eyes lit up when you’re telling him about your day

or how you laugh when he’s telling you about his own

so when one time he’s back home from filming much sooner than you, he’s missing you more than ever

daily calling and FaceTiming don’t help much, because you haven’t been around each other for two months now

“Baby I miss you so fucking much.”

“Ben, baby... You know I’d be there in a heartbeat if I could.” you can hear him exhale on the other end. Rubbing his thigh, he continues.

“Y’know... I could always fly myself up there.”

“Honey...”

“I’d be useful! I could rub your shoulders? I bet you’re bloody tense after all those reshoots.” you sigh into the phone, because he has a point, again “And then, I could edge you off some more...”

“Christ, Ben! Don’t get me all flustered when I need to be back in front of the camera in 3 minutes.” you hear him chuckle and smile creeps on your own face too.

“Love you.”

“And I love you too blondie.”

over weeks you stopped calling as often, only texted him from time to time

but he knows it’s not your wish but the circumstances obligating you to set your work first

luckily Joe had a visit planned out, so you know Ben is in good hands

you realise how good ones, after you check your notifications the next day, and find loads of sweet declarations of love

but like, in every app you two have accounts on

and they’re all full of misspellings, but your heart immediately melts

you also get some videos

but it’s mainly Joe recording as Ben is doing a semi-coherent monologue about how much he misses you, or generally Joe and Ben singing some serenades

most likely Love Of My Life or Somebody To Love

you’re having fun with your co-stars too, often ending the day with a drink or two at a nearby bar

you realize something’s off because Ben’s messages are more distant

even when you talk on FaceTime he seems more tense

you’re just hoping it’ll change once you’re back home in his arms

but when you see him, he seems upset by something you can’t quite put into words

of course he’s all smiles when he holds you at the airport, covering your entire face with loving kisses and holding you so tight against him as if you could disappear any second

he says it’s the stress, but deep down you know it’s more complicated than that

you don’t continue the conversation and wrap the day up with Italian takeaway on the couch as you show him pictures from the set and sightseeings

mouth filled with pasta, you explain every photo, especially if there’s a fun story behind it

but he’s not remarkably invested in the slideshow

his eyes almost always dart to you and how corners of your lips ride up at the hilarity of clips

it’s the next morning that he finally lets it all out

“I’m sorry. I’m so fucking pathetic.”

He nearly breathes it and it takes your sleepy head a moment to catch what he meant. You frown and turn around to face him. The warmth of your bodies tangled in sheets makes it incredibly hard to start such conversations so early.

“What do you mean Ben? I never said-“

“_____ I know, it’s just... you’re out there, having fun, making friends. And I’m not there. And I feel left out, which is fucking silly because you could say the same thing when I’m gone but-“

You place a finger on his plump, trembling lips.

“Are you seriously jealous?”

He lets out a sigh, eyes locked with yours, though he’s desperately trying to avoid you seeing through him. But it’s too late and you’re already placing a hand on his cheek, thumb caressing his cheekbone. “Ben I love you. Why would you feel like there’s a reason for you to be jealous?”

His gaze lingers lower, to your neck and he’s trying to own up to the thoughts he’s been having. His fingers are gentle, unsure even, as if the bond you’ve built has suddenly became fragile like glass.

„I saw the pictures with that guy you’ve posted while Joe was still here, and I thought that you don’t need me. Cause I’m always away, and when I’m not there’s always something else going on anyway, and ugh... ‘The ones who doesn't make themself present aren't needed’ and all that shit.”

“Who told you that?” he’s rubbing his neck now, a nervous habit of his.

“Uhm, J-Joe?”

“Oh come on! He’s such a dumbass for making you think like this! Oh my god, I’m gonna call him right now!”

At an instant you’re pulling off the sheets to reach for the phone on your nightstand, but he’s quick to catch you by your waist to draw you closer to him.

“Oh fuck Joe, it’s not about him. I just...” he sighs again.

“He’s making you think that I’d dump you for people I barely met.” You look into his baby-blues again, sure to drown in their depth any second. He’s clearly apologetic but you can still see the glimpse of insecurity in his gaze. You place a gentle kiss on his lips. “That’s just fucking stupid. I love you like crazy Ben, and there’s no other person I’d rather spend my time with.”

You let your fingers trace over his exposed collarbone and up to his jaw. “Sometimes I hang out with others of course, but that won’t change anything between us. Cause we’re stuck together. I want to be stuck with you till my bones grow old.” you exclaim sweetly enough to make his whole expression soften. You leave a trail of kisses on his cheeks, jawline, one on the nose and forehead.

“Marry me.” you abruptly stop.

“W-what?”

“Marry me _____. Not now, not tomorrow, but let me love you forever” a kiss “and ever” another one “and ever.” You breathe out and return the kiss, only intensifying it, almost losing yourself in his warmth.

You pull away, vision a but blurry and lips pink and swollen. His entire face is glowing, redness taking over his features. You can feel how his heart sped up, just in time with yours.

“Only if I can return the favour.” you cuddle into his side and he wraps you in his arms and kisses the top of your head.

“Any day doll, any day.”

“But I’m gonna kick Joe’s american ass anyway!”

“No doubt about that.”

~~~~~

Ooof, that went further than I planned , but I regret nothing

Comments, ideas and words of notice are always appreciated 💜

[mistylane059-blog]

Challenge 5: Panic, Croquet and Vollyball

A/N: Heya! So this one is a little bit shorter because I had to do this in a hurry. Thanks @nathaniel-schreave , @ladyvenusvale , @fleur-quinn ,@ladyaadamaier and @claraeclair for the RP! Also thanks Skye for finding the pic of Alia that I ended up using! Decided to add a sport to Misty for character development. Anyways sorry for any mistakes and enjoy! Word count:2,430 words

Waking up to the sound of my alarm is not a good feeling. I should be used to this, but it just made me feel like I had to go to school. I grab my phone and turn off my alarm. Scrolling through my notifications I noticed a couple that caught my eye. One was from my dad asking how the ball went and if I was doing ok. Another was another kid from archery. They were just anime memes which made me laugh a tiny bit. The last one was the earliest. At around 4 in the morning. It was from Ambers mom. ‘Shes awake’ is all she said.

I had a flashback to last night. I felt like crap the entire night from the alcohol and probably the dairy. I had a lot going on last night. First I see two of my mains making out in my room, then I find out that my best friend was in an accident. How was I supposed to keep those a secret? I would see Felicity and Belle any moment now. Not to mention the fact that I need to cover up emotion. I used to it though.

My parents went through a hard phase when I was in 3rd grade to when I was in 6th grade. Those were some of the toughest years of my life. I had to go to school, acting like nothing happened and rolling with it. There were so many nights spent locked up in my closet, crying my eyes out. It would always happen in the middle of the night too when I would get woken up by my parents yelling. There were so many times where I had to destroy the evidence. I would have to clean up my tear-kissed face, fix my closet back to how it was, and act like nothing happened the night before. My grades ended up being terrible, later affecting my middle school grades. I changed schools for 8th grade and it sucked. At the time Amber and I went to different schools.

Pulling up the call app I click Ambers moms number. Once again, she picked up right away. “Let me guess, you called me to ask how is Ambers doing?” “I should have known that you would know, but yes, you are correct.” “Well, Amber woke up around four, she was steady but she had to go into surgery.” “SURGERY,” I yelled, immediately sitting up in my bed. “Yes, surgery. One of her bones in her leg needed a pin to heal.” “A PIN!” “Yes dear, calm down. She’s going to be alright. Once she’s off anesthetics and in recovery I’ll call you. But you have to keep your phone on, ok?” “Alright, alright.” “Ok, talk to you later, bye.” “Bye.” She hung up and I got up from the bed. I walk to my bathroom to fix my hair. Grabbing a ponytail holder, I put my hair up. I was still a little hung over from all those glasses of wine. But to be honest, I think we all were. I hear a knock on my door. “Who is it?” “Anaïs, Belle and Felicity.” “Come in,” I respond.

They all gave me a small curtsy before Anaïs started talking. “So sorry I wasn’t here when you woke. I needed to grab something from the laundry room.” “Oh, it’s fine, no need to apologize.” I grabbed a dress and retreated to my bathroom to change for breakfast. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was mostly hangover food.

~~~~~~~~Time skip to the day of the group date~~~~~~~

“Croquet huh,” I say looking at all my dresses, my finger on my chin. Well, it was obvious that my hair would be in a ponytail. Anaïs interrupted my concentration. “La- Misty, we made these for today, but anytime you want to go to the gym.” She was holding a sporty outfit in hand. I had asked my maids to just call me Misty. I felt close to them (besides the fact Felicity and Belle are dating in secret). The outfit, a white top, and black pants. It looked like there were shorts there too. Pants, oh my god! I didn’t think I would see the light of day without wearing another pair of pants. Well, there’s a slim chance I’ll be picked, queen. Granted it had been what, 5 months since the selection started. Wow, has it been that long? It felt like forever ago.

“Oh, thank you Anaïs! This will come in handy today.” “It was no problem. By the way, Belle was fell ill last night with the flu. She will be fine, but Felicity will be taking care of her.” “That’s too bad, and that’s fine. I only really need one maid for my personal needs, will you need any help Anaïs?” “No, ill be fine.” “Oh yeah, before I forget, do you know if y’all have volleyballs and a net?” “I believe we do. I can go check for you when you’re on the group date.” “That would be great! Thank you Anaïs!” She smiled. “It’s nothing. You should be getting ready.” I look at the time. I should. I have to be there in 30 minutes. That was plenty of time. I nod and give a smile.

While Anaïs was doing my makeup, I thought about the girls I would be with. Venus Vale. I hadn’t talked to her really, but she seemed nice. I knew who she was for a long time. People would always ask for jewelry that would go well with a specific look. Most of those looks were by Venus Vale. Aada Maier. I had already met Aada we were on the plane together, so she was one of the first selected I met besides Avalyn. Besides, I didn’t really know Aada. I didn’t know any of the girls, to be honest. Fleur Quinn. I had not formally talked to Fleur yet. I saw her get very drunk during the ball though. That thought made me laugh. Fleur had left me a card under my door Christmas morning too. Clara Éclair. I had not crossed paths with her yet. She seems nice and I have heard her baking is amazing. I’m pretty sure she baked a cake for Marshal or Fleur. One of those or maybe both. ———– I had 5 minutes till I had to be at the date. So far I was successful in finding my way. On my way there, someone grabbed my shoulder. “Misty, it’s me. Can you tell me about what happened to Amber?” I turn to see Eden, a worried look on his face. Shit, what do I do? Take a deep breath, Misty. “She’s fine now. She got into an accident. She was unconscious for a bit and had to go into surgery. They had to put a couple pins in her leg to heal properly.” “That’s too bad. Well, I better be getting back, nice seeing you!” “Nice seeing you too Eden,” I say back.

I had 3 minutes. I knew my way. Thank god I wasn’t wearing heels. Anaïs left my hair down, plus I could put it up. I made it there and pulled my hair into a neat ponytail. Venus was hitting the ball. I walk over to the other girls and give a small curtsy. It was weird curtsying without a dress. Apologizing, I explain that a guard pulled me aside and I couldn’t say no. I look at Vee’s ball. “Wow, your good!” Noticing me, everyone exchanged hellos. Vee admitted that she was a natural. She was though. “Are you sure you haven’t played before Vee?” I had the tendency to use nicknames right off the bat. She looked like she didn’t mind.

Before Vee could answer, Clara started talking. “I was originally planning on going last since I wanted time to watch and learn, but since you came late would you want to go after me?” “I’m fine with any turn,” I respond. Vee got a turn to answer my question. It was her first time playing, but when she plays, she gets competitive and does her best. She also thanked up and gave us a little bow. “That’s true. Now whos next?” I ask. “It’s you or Clara,” Aada replies. “I guess I’ll go since Clara wants to watch.” Vee lifts her mallet and waves it like a flag sort of. “Gooo Misty!” “You’ll do a good job I’m sure,” Aada says with a smile. I laugh, thanking Aada and Vee, grab a mallet and walk up to an unused ball at the start. I look at everyone’s balls and decide which one to hit. I didn’t really pick a specific one to hit. Letting out a sigh, I hit the ball hard enough to go through the first two loops. “Well done!” Aada says. “Thanks!” I reply Vee claps at my hit. “Yay!” Turning her head to look at Clara, “Your turn, hun.” “Good luck,” I respond. She hits the ball passed 2 loops, but went around them, giving a small laugh after the ball came to a halt. “Well it was a good try,” she says. We encourage her saying better luck next time. Vee raises her hand in a high five saying, “You go, girl!” Clara gives Vee a high five “One for you Mist,” Vee says, turning to me and raises her hand. I had never really got called ‘Mist’ before. I actually liked the nickname so I didn’t mind it. Returning the high five, thanking her. She does the same for Aada, but Aada didn’t return it. Instead, she touches Vee’s arm saying, “We should do this more often.”

I raise my eyebrow at the sight. They were giving looks at each other. I knew they didn’t have the best history, but still. I ended up facepalming and shaking my head. It was silent. Vee shrugs, walking to the drink table. I follow her. I felt like I was dying over here. “God its too hot for winter. How do y’all live through summer 24/7?” “We shed our skin every week,” Vee whispers. That made me laugh. She asked where I was from, and we ended up talking out Waverly .

We keep taking our turns talking and having an overall good time. Vee had the idea to do 20 questions, and we all agreed. Turns out Fleur was an extra in Harry Potter. When I mentioned that I had read and watched the movies too many times, she wiped her head toward me as fast she could to ask who my favorite character was. I replied that my favorite character was either Luna or Tonks. We went on to talk about how the sorting hat was the sassiest character. It was true though. We all agreed Dramione is the best ship in the series. Thank god I found people who ship them. All of my Harry Potter friends ship Harry and Draco. I don’t get how that would work. Aada mentioned how Princess Quinn sort of looks like Hermione. The thought had crossed my mind a couple of time, but I hadn’t really thought about it in depth before. Fleur mentioned that she watched the movies before reading the books. I gave her a good lecture about that. Aada hadn’t seen or read any of them so the Harry Potter conversation died down. Nate, surprisingly, didn’t say a thing. He just stood there smiling. He was probably happy that we were getting along.

Aada asked a question on what do see you doing in the future. For me, it would be taking over the shop. I still kind of can’t believe I am in the selection. Vee joked being queen but saying her channel would be a backup. I asked if she was still vlogging and she responded saying she was taking a break. Aada said her and Victoria were moving in together. That took me by surprise. More tension was building up between Aada and Vee that resulted in me facepalming. Fleur wanted to be an actress, ideally with an Oscar. She also brought up on of the ten of us left will princess and eventually, we agreed that it was a weird thought. Vee said she might be the future Queen adviser. Imagining Vee running a selection scared us all. We went on to talk about our heroes. I didn’t really have one. Vee’s was the queen, Fleur and Aada’s were their moms. Turns out Fleur is a lawyer as well as an actress. Aada also mentioned she wanted to go to medical school. We joked that if Aada was picked she would have an epic name. “Her royal highness, Dr. Aada,” Fleur added. Nate asked if we were more of a clean or messy person. We all said clean, but Clara said messy. She was a baker after all. Clara asked if we were more of a cat or dog person. Everyone said dog but I said cat. Vee, being who she was, said exotic animals. When asked what her favorite animal was she answered snakes. Fleur and I agreed she sounded like Taylor Swift.

There was a few more questions and answers. I started to zone out. I was worried about Amber. Getting my thoughts together, we finished our game. I had a lot of fun. I had bonded with so many girls to the point I felt they were some of my really good friends. ————- Making my way to my room I remembered I would practice some volleyball. I used to play a lot. When the selection started, the season was just starting. I still went to my room. Anaïs informed me that they had a court and volleyballs. I would probably see a couple guards at the gym. I stayed in the same outfit because there was no way I was playing in a dress. I could practice for an hour or so till I had to go to my room.

Anaïs showed me the way to the court. There was already a net set up. Finding the cart of volleyballs, I decided I would start off with spikes. I could jump really high, which was a plus. As I spiked another ball, a person came in. The person, probably a guard, was staring at me. “Hello,” I say to him landing on my feet. He stood there. “That was a fantastic spike, Lady Misty.” I took me a minute to register who it was. “Zach, what are you doing here?”

[spookyreddit-blog]

I work as a security guard on the graveyard shift. I think most guards have all gotten the heeby jeebies a few times on this shift.

I used to work at a large semi well known meat processing plant. I remember It was about 2am and I was making my inside rounds, and I was walking down the 3rd floor hallway. The 3rd floor is basically just a bunch of Electrical Access Panels and storage rooms. There are a few offices up there but for the most part theres nothing special up there.

So im going along checking that doorknobs are locked etc. Making sure nothing looks broken etc. Then my phone chimes. Im like who the fuck is messaging me this late. I pull out my phone and theres no message. I chalk it off as a notification for an app but I dont see any notifications. Well whatever no big deal. Then about 2 minutes later my radio turns on and I hear static. Now this spooks me. No one else has access to radio at this point. Im the only living human on the entire property and all the other radios are under lock and key inside my guardshack, also under lock and key. We where a radio for formality mostly. I can switch it to a different channel to talk with the one maintenance guy whos there, but hes not working this night so its like, hmmm thats a little wierd.

I switch to that channel and I say "security to M4, are you there?" (M4 = maintenance employee 4; theres 3 different guys that do it on a rotating schedule). But no reply. I hear the radio turn on again, this time it sounds like somebody is fumbling with the mic but i cant hear any words. At this point im like well fuck, guess I should go check it out.

I make my way to the maintenance office. Its in the basement, the one place I dont like to go, because for one i always get wierd feelings going down the stairs, and 2, the entire basement is just a bunch of access tunnels and generators. Its pretty much a maze just beckoning to get you to be lost in.

So i go down there, the whole time my radio is randomly turning on and shit. I get to the office and as expected its locked, lights are off etc. I breathe a sigh of relief and turn to go, thinking ill just write this down on the daily report as malfunctioning equipment. But as I start to almost walk around the turn in the hallway, I hear the sound of the maintence door unlocking. I stop dead in my tracks and turn around. My heart is kind of beating harder at this point.

I reach for my tazegun, and ready it, aiming it out before me, while I go back to the office. Lights are still off. Cant see a damn thing in there. For a food 5 minutes I stand at the door questioning if this is worth it? do i make enough for this kind of bs? what if theres a criminal in there? how would that even be possible? did someone sneak up one me? am i going to die in a minute ?

I finally said fuck it and pushed the door open, and reached in and flipped on the lights. Nothing. No one is in there. I look under the desk. Constantly on edge. I see nothing. I look at the desk surface, see if theres any notes, etc, but nothing. I start to sigh of relief and then the lights suddenly turn off and the door locks itself.

I freak the fuck out and switch on my mag light and swing around. As Im swinging around i see a shadow move away from the light. My eyes see it and mentally i freak the fuck out, but I force myself to ignore it while I fumble to get my keys out to unlok the door. To do so I have to turn the flashlight off so I have both hands. The whole time I have my back turned to the door I feel like Im being watched by something sinister. I eventually get the door unlocked, And step out into the hallway. I turn around, flip the lights on, see nothing, turn them off, shut the door, and lock it.

I look at my watch. its like 230am ish. I lean up against the hallway wall breathing heavily. My mind replaying everything in my head. Trying to figure out what the fuck just happened. I eventually give up and hurriedly make my way back to the 1st floor. I get back to the first floor and at this point I have no desire to go back to the 3rd floor. I can do it some other time.

So I eventually make it to the exit, and just before I walk out the door to go outside to my guardshack, the radio turns on and theres some static and I faintly hear someone laugh. just a short like haha. and then its dead. I yank my radio out of my pocket clip and look at it. I go to turn on the mic, to say like fuck you or something, but my radios totally utterly dead.

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[libbybleu]

ELIZA AND DAMIEN FOR 89 I WANNA CRY I LOVE THESE KIDS SO GODDAMN MUCH WTF

Bzzt Bzzt…Bzzt Bzzt…Bzzt Bz-SMACK

As much as he desperately wanted to ignore the terrible buzzing sound coming from the nightstand in the middle of the night, Damien knew he couldn’t. With the wedding coming up at just the end of the week, it was his job to make sure no last minute emergencies happened. God he hoped this was an emergency.

Letting out a low groan, he pulled his hand back from where it had slammed upon the white iphone, keeping it in hand as his fingers fumbled to turn on the screen. Royal blue eyes squinted in the blinding light, and he nearly dropped the phone while struggling to turn the brightness down to a bearable setting. 3 new messages? All from Eliza? He immediately bolted upright in bed, fully awake now. He brought up the messaging app and scanned the words on screen for sign of wedding emergency only to find…

[2:34am] Sunshine: Damieeeeen are yuo awke?[2:40am] Sunshine: yess??? Nooooo??? Maybeee?????[2:44am] Sunshine: Im comngg to your hotell room!!

His eyebrows furrowed, reading it all over once again to make sure he was reading the barely comprehensible words and over abundant use of emojis correctly. Why was she texting him at almost 3 in the morning to come see him? Wait, wasn’t the bachelorette party tonight? Double wait, was she…? His fingers moved before he could even finish the though.

[2:49am] Damien: Eliza… are you drunk??

The only response he got was the sound of knocks against his hotel door about 15 minutes later. Hopping up, he quickly threw on a pair of pajama pants over his boxers and rustled a hand through his long brunette locks as he made his way to the door. His hand paused just before it could reach to doorknob, his breath shaking. C’mon man, it’s just Eliza. Just your best friend’s fiancee showing up at your hotel drunk at 3 in the morning. Just the girl you’re absolutely and utterly in love with. Just Eliza.

Right, on second thought he decided to put a shirt on as well.

When he finally opened the door after the almost 3rd set of knocks, he saw Eliza in all her 3 in the morning glory. Flushed cheeks, mused blonde hair into a lazy ponytail, one set of manicured fingers holding a pair of heels, and the other curled around the neck of a strawberry vodka bottle. He almost laughed, not even Aiden got to see her in such messy states.

“You’ve been having fun.” the corner of his lips pulled in amusement as he stepped aside to gesture her into the room.

Eliza hummed, a bounce in her step as she entered and plopped onto the bed in the center of the room. “The party was soooo much fun. Oh! My bachelorette party was tonight! Did you know that? You probably knew that. Either way! It was amazing~” She paused in her ramble, seeming to be looking for something before she realized that very something was in her hand. “You weren’t there so I stole some of the alcohol for you!” This time he really did laugh.

“Of course I wasn’t there, I’m a bachelor, not a bachelorette. I go to tomorrow’s party.” As best man it was sort of a requirement. Not that he was complaining. He knew Isadara was planning on bringing strippers from her work. Maybe they’d even pop out of a cake.

Eliza turned her head to look at him still standing at the doorway, the glow of the table lamp playing with her already golden features. “But you’re so pretty, could’ve fooled me.” Her eyes stayed pinned on him and his pulse quickened, but Damien knew in his heart of hearts that her words and gaze were nothing more than platonic. She was his best friend’s soon to be bride afterall, and he had seen the way Eliza looked at Aiden. It was like he was her prince in shining armor who had come and rescued her from a dragon. Like he held her entire world in the palms of his hands. Like he was her happily ever after. And she was probably right.

Clearing his throat, he finally moved to sit beside her. He managed to only tense for a second as she immediately moved to rest her head in his lap. Breathe, Damien. It’s still just Eliza. “I will happily take that drink though,” he said, popping the bottle from her grasp with ease. He didn’t even wince as the liquid went down his throat, having built up a strong resistance in all his days of partying. If anything, he relished the feeling, as it gave him something to focus on that wasn’t the beautiful, very off-limits woman laying on him in the dead of night. It was a futile effort though, as Eliza grabbed his hand and pulled it to her head, a silent request for him to thread his fingers through her hair as she so often did (especially recently with all the stress of the wedding). He complied, of course, as he was absolutely whipped when it came to her.

So, with one hand on the bottle and the other in her tresses, he kept his eyes to the ceiling and let his mind wander. As much as he tried to think of things like how his sister was doing at home or the plans for when the wedding was over, it all kept drifting back to the situation at hand. He couldn’t believe his life had become something akin to a Taylor Swift song, except for the fact that Taylor Swift was braver. Despite the absolute adoration and devotion he felt for Elizabeth, he also held the utmost respect and love for his best friend. And while stealing someone’s significant other from another had worked for Damien in the past, there was no way this was going to be one of those situations. The engaged parties made each other happy, and even if Damien knew for a fact that Eliza would run away with him if he said anything (which he knew she wouldn’t), he couldn’t do it anyway. Maybe it was fear of losing a friend, or the ‘bro-code’, or maybe he was just finally becoming a good person, no matter the reason, he just couldn’t do it. Not when the two made each other so happy.

The sky outside the hotel window grew a lighter tint. He’d been thinking, thinking, thinking for longer than it had felt, and he sighed. He finally looked down, but instead of finding a drunk Eliza who needed to be taken home, he found a sound asleep Eliza and a dribble of drool on his pajamas. He wondered if this was the soundest she’d slept since arriving in LA for the wedding. Was he allowed to give himself that much credit? Didn’t matter, and he didn’t want to indulge that line of thought either. Instead, he veeeery carefully moved to free himself and set her in a more comfortable position under the covers. With drool swiped and blankets up to her chin, Damien let out a satisfying stretch. There was no way he would be able to go back to sleep now. Checking the clock, it was heading to time where early breakfast would be served. Usually he never made it to that, always sleeping in for longer than he meant to and sporting a hangover, but apparently this time would be different. Changing his pajama pants to a pair of khakis and throwing on some sandals, Damien began tiptoeing his way to the door. Before leaving, he paused yet again, turning to look at the sleeping Goldielocks in his bed, his eyes warm but smile sad. There were so many things he wanted to say with the knowledge that she was out like a light and couldn’t hear, but nothing came outside of the circulating I love you, I love you, I love you that flitted through his brain. And then he left.

Later that day, Eliza awoke to the sight of slightly cold breakfast and coffee, as well as the smell of a bouquet of beautiful red roses on the tray with a little note attached that said:

CONGRATS ON YOUR FIRST HANGOVER, SUNSHINEps: you owe me new pajama bottoms

[commander-yinello]

The Matchmakers - Part 3

Part 1 Part 2

A drabble series I’m working on with @setthestarsxnfire​​, hope you enjoy! This one became longer than I expected so there’s more under the cut.

Zen was on the move. Seven watched the little blinking dot slide across the digital map of the city on his screen. Finding a phone’s GPS signal was absolute child’s play for a God hacker like him. If only people were as easy as computers.   The dot got closer and closer to C&R’s headquarters and there was no doubt on Seven’s mind that he was going to confront Jumin about the roses. Oh sure, he could let it all play out by itself – but there was a very high chance the two of them would only trade insults and Zen would leave shortly after. Unacceptable! If there was a time to interfere, it would be now.   He had an idea, a brilliant idea if he said so himself, but that would require Jumin to move as well. It could be done. But he had to be sneaky about it. So he grabbed his phone and called the man that Jumin easily trusted.   “Seven?”   “Hey V! You picked up fast!”   “Of course. Why wouldn’t I?”   “I dunno, maybe you- wait, don’t distract me! Listen, I need you to call Jumin so he leaves his office. It’s for the cause!”   “Oh. What should I say?”   “I don’t know, think of something but make sure it seems urgent! I know you can do it!”   After receiving V’s bashful confirmation, Seven hung up and started to type away furiously on his keyboard. The electronic interface of C&R’s elevators appeared before him in pure code next to him C&R’s live security camera footage, giving him a wicked smile. This was going to be great.   ***   Jumin sighed at the sheet of paper in front of him. The day he would get a report without a spelling mistake in it would be the day hell froze over. Jumin considered asking the R&D department to rewrite the whole thing when his phone rang. The screen displayed the name of his best friend. Strange, it wasn’t like him to call during work hours.   “Hello Jihyun. Why are you calling? Do you need anything?”   “Jumin, hello. Ehm, yes, I do. I need you to leave the office. It’s important.”   Jumin raised an eyebrow. “What’s so important that I have to leave?”   “Ah, well…” He paused and Jumin frowned. He was just about to restate his question when V continued. “I just learned Seven is planning to kidnap Elizabeth.”   He shot up from his chair so fast it fell backwards on the floor with a loud thud.   “Why didn’t you say so sooner?!”   V’s mumbled apology didn’t register in his mind as he ran out of his office, passing Assistant Kang who looked confused. Jumin pressed the button going up and considered running up the stairs to his penthouse, when the elevator arrived with a ding. He rushed inside and tapped the highest level, staring at the slowly closing doors in frustration.   Except the elevator went down instead of up.

Shit! He patted his pockets, looking for his phone. No no no it was still on his desk! In pure agony, he watched the digital number slide all the way to ground level, every second ticking by feeling like Elizabeth was in more danger.   The door dinged open and to his surprise, Zen was there. The actor walked in on auto-pilot, only registering Jumin there until he stood inside already.   “Zen? Why are you here?”   “I was just about to ask you the same thing.”

“I work here.”   “I meant, out of your office!”   The doors started to close again.   “Wait, hold the door!” Jumin shouted, rushing forward and pushing Zen out of the way but to no avail. With the doors fully closed, he slammed his hand on the ‘open doors’ button repeatedly, but nothing happened.   “Jumin, what’s wrong?” Zen asked, sounding genuinely concerned.   Just as Jumin wanted to reply, the elevator halted abruptly, nearly knocking them both off balance. They looked in horror at the counter, showing they were stuck between two floors. He pressed the emergency button next to the door which prompted a robot voice to tell them to wait patiently. This wasn’t happening!   Zen must have a phone. In his frenzy, Jumin lunged at him, opening every pocket trying to find it.   “Dude, w-w-what are you doing?!” His high-pitched voice would normally amuse Jumin to no end, but this was an emergency. He ignored Zen’s squawks and protests as he felt around. For a second he questioned if he should continue but Elizabeth needed him. When he lowered the jacket zipper, Zen shrieked and grabbed his arms, pushing him away. Jumin’s shoes skidded on the marble floor as he pushed back, intent on finding that phone.   With great effort, he patted every area of the actor’s upper body, trying not to think of how muscular he felt. Finally he found the item in question in his inside pocket, fishing it out.   Thank goodness Zen didn’t have the sensibility to put on a safety lock. He typed a message in the RFA chat and was able to hit send before a pair of arms wrapped around him, startling him for a second until he realized Zen was trying to take his phone back. 

Why did that make him feel disappointed? He tried to type another message only to be constantly denied by an extremely irritated Zen.

ZEN: Seven, don’t you dare touch Elizabeth the 3rd!!

***   Yoosung★: Shoot, can Zen see us?   Saeran: No, we should still be in Private Mode   MC: ??? Why is Zen talking about Elizabeth? And Seven?   Jaehee Kang: I just watched Mr. Han run into the elevator. Jaehee Kang: Seven, what are you doing?   707: Using my powers for good and love! 707: They’re both in the elevator thanks to me 707: Jumin is using Zen’s phone   Yoosung★: You can see them?   MC: omgomg share!   707: k~ gimme a sec to link the CCTV to the app 707: But I don’t know how the lovely Elly is involved in all this   V: I told him you were going to take Elizabeth. V: Sorry, I didn’t know what else to say.   707: Brilliant~! That’s totally something I would do~~   MC: Oh god V, Jumin is going to call the entire police force on Seven   Saeran: And that’s a bad thing?   Jaehee Kang: *sigh* I’ll take care of it.

***

Multiple times Zen tried to grab his smartphone, only to have Jumin dodge him every time. It was already bad enough that Trust Fund pretty much fondled him, now he had to fight him just to get his own phone back! When Jumin’s hands avoided him for the third time, he had enough; he tackled Jumin and both of them fell on the floor with a noisy thud. Before he could question his sanity when he felt the warm body underneath him, Jumin violently tried to wrestle out of his grip.

His phone rang and Jumin answered, as if his hand wasn’t currently planted in Zen’s face.

“Hello?”

“Mr. Han.” Jaehee’s voice rang through the speaker. “I’ve managed to stop Seven from reaching Elizabeth and I’ve asked IT to get the elevator working soon.”

“Oh. Thank you.” Jumin looked visibly relieved. He ended the call and held up the phone, which Zen eagerly accepted. All this trouble for that damn cat of his. His nose started to itch on reflex.

“Seriously, if you had just asked me for my phone I would have given it to you.” Not that he gave a crap about Jumin or his furball of course, but he wasn’t so cold that he wouldn’t help out.

“Sorry. I wasn’t thinking straight.” Hah. Zen was going to remember that when Jumin pretended he was super logical and rational compared to him.

Only when his phone was safely deposited in his pocket did they realize their incredibly, incredibly unusual position. He was straddling Jumin’s legs and Jumin’s hand had lowered to hold his shoulder. He jumped away as Jumin scooted backwards, both of them red as tomatoes.

Was it him or did the temperature in the room increase? He crossed his arms defensively, feeling incredibly awkward, forcing his gaze on the doors, on the ceiling, on anything except Jumin. Too bad he could still see Jumin as he stood up, his shirt and tie loosened enough that they exposed tiny areas of pale smooth skin. When Jumin started to fix himself and looked at him, Zen realized he had been staring and looked away.

Damn it, this wasn’t how things were supposed to go. Yes, he had come here to talk to Jumin, to drag an explanation out of him. But this was just too close… He shifted his stance, remembering the note that came with the roses. Jumin glanced at him again before pretending to be actively interested in his sleeve.

Wasn’t it enough to congratulate him in chat? That bloody jerk just had to make things more awkward.

“The flowers were completely unnecessary, just so you know.” Zen sneered, making Jumin frown in confusion.

“What flowers?”

“What flo- Your flowers! The ones you sent me!” Now Jumin’s eyes were on him.

“I didn’t send you any flowers.”

“Yes, you did! That’s the whole reason I came here!”

Jumin raised his eyebrows. “You traveled all the way to my office just to talk to me about flowers?”

“Wh- Di- You weren’t responding in chat, that’s why!!”

“You could have called me.”

“I would have had I known you would harass me like that, you pervert!”

Jumin’s cheeks reddened even more. “It was an emergency. You were the one who threw me on the floor and put yourself on top of me after!”

The conversation grew more awkward with every word and Zen felt flustered to hell and back. Never mind, Zen didn’t want to talk about the roses anymore. All he wanted was for the floor to open up so he could hide his embarrassment.

The heavens must have heard his prayers, as the elevator activated once more and brought them down to ground level. The moment the doors opened, Zen sprinted out, not caring that he nearly bowled over a business lady on his way out.

***

707: Aww, looks like C&R’s IT staff fixed my jam

Jaehee Kang: I could only stall them for so long.

MC: Heh, Jumin looks so confused right now

Yoosung★: For a moment I thought they were going to make out on the floor

707: If only ;.; 707: We just needed more time!

Jaehee Kang: I don't think that would have helped since they started arguing again.

Saeran: We need to start coming up with better ideas, this obviously isn’t working

V: Don’t worry, I’m sure we can think of something.

MC: That’s the spirit!

[rwilcox]

New Job!

I got a new job! I figured I’d document some of my numbers from that process here.

Last time I job hunted - May of 2013 - I searched after being laid off from my previous job. I had a several week span where I could intensely hunt for jobs, and be Loud And Noisy that I was looking for a job.

Being Loud and Noisy has its advantages: I was able to find a job in a week and a half of hard looking, recruiter and job board responding. (Coming down to it, I had two offers at the end of it, and I picked the right one: it sent me down a good and interesting path.)

This time things worked differently: I wasn’t being loud and noisy, and I didn’t have to take whatever came my way.

I’m a full stack, mobile, DevOps, Streaming Data developer with a concentration in backend work and Operations, that wanted to find a remote job (relocation not in the cards, and I’m not in a major tech hub, but some of these positions were local positions too).

During this process I kept approximate track of how many and what type of interviews I had. Usually I would count a first interview as being a serious, and scheduled, conversation with a recruiter. A recruiter cold calling or emailing me randomly didn’t count. Cold call/email interactions had too much of a miss rate for me to record: most conversations were over in 5 minutes after they learned I wasn’t interested in relocating, my salary requirements were too high, or that I didn’t want to do contract.

Also not counted were times where I replied to a job posting online, but didn’t hear back.

Some Stats

Interview Stage Number First Interviews 40 Second Interviews 19 Third Interviews 3 Projects 5 Onsites 5 Offers 3

After the first interview things varied depending on company. Some wanted a project done before the second interview. Some wanted two phone interviews then a project, then an onsite. So don’t read the table as a funnel (For this reason I’m glad the projects number is higher than the neighboring rows.)

It’s worth mentioning the that these offers were greatly spaced apart. In the distant past I had situations where there are two offers sent to me even 12 hours apart. This was not that: the offers were months apart.

While writing this article I went through my saved email, and attempted to use that to record how active certain months were: how many interviews that month actually “went anywhere” (meaning that my email client’s thread with that recruiter had more than about 4 messages in it). From this I pieced together that my job hunt happened in two stages: July -> September and November -> March.

The first stage of my job hunt was extraordinarily passive, with a couple companies I couldn’t refuse, or pursued because of anxiety reasons (end of the fiscal year, rumored layoffs that turned into actual layoffs, etc). In anxious times it’s good to have a Plan B, but I didn’t need mine.

The second stage was more active, and when I actively turned on my “I am actively looking for jobs” preference on Those Major Job Boards.

End result

I got a job in the financial / banking sphere.

By ratio most of my opportunities would call themselves “tech companies” of some fashion. Out of all the companies I interviewed with only two were in the financial industry. Of the offer I took: the work sounds interesting to me (migrating an old monolith to a flock of microservices), the pay is good, and it’ll be nice to be working from home again.

Some Thoughts

Random thoughts here…

At the end of it I was pretty burnt out on take home projects. At about the 4th or 5th project I was starting to see take home projects as an indicator I would not get the job. Usually I would get dumped some requirements, an approximate timeframe, and maybe some starting source code. I found that it was hard to pin down exactly what they wanted. One project I think I focused more on the frontend then they were looking for. Another I made in a functional / SEDA processing style, where I think they wanted a typical OO/Rails app. One project was, “Give us a GraphQL api for this”, and when I commented about “oh, cool, you’re using GraphQL, awesome!” they said they don’t actually use GraphQL now. (They also gave sample code without any real documentation on how they put the pieces together). Another project I had fun and gave them some Clojure code, pretty much just for fun (and I wanted to use the Clojurescript app on my iPhone). Unsure on this one if it was a failed cultural fit, or if I didn’t explicitly account for someone’s pet edge case.)

In this job hunt I really appreciated the recruiters that got back to me and said, “It wasn’t a match”.

I have mixed feelings about pair programming interviews. Two out of three times the pair would be very insistent about a particular path. Maybe that path was formal TDD (“Red; Implement; Green with the simplest implementation possible; Next; Red; Refactor Previous To Actually implement that behavior because it’s actually needed now; Implement the actual behavior under test; Green; Next…”), maybe that path was design (“Why not a linked list here?”… 30 seconds pass, “But wouldn’t a linked list take care of this problem?”). Theoretically it can be awesome, and even when it wasn’t it gave me some idea about the culture at the shop (ie you don’t do formal TDD in a pair programming interview unless you practice it every day.). But I think this requires a special person to do properly: is your developer good at improv or being an interesting DM? Awesome. Is this your developer’s tenth pair programming interview this week? Maybe take them out of the rotation for a while…

I learned some things about myself too: mostly that I’m bad at trivia of any kind (CS algorthim trivia, or Java trivia, or DevOps trivia.) And that Java is a big ecosystem and it rarely happened the the Java I had been practicing was the kind of Java they wanted.

I may have done one, maybe two, onsite interviews in the “Google style”: spend an afternoon getting grilled about puzzles with a whiteboard. I got asked questions about linked lists at least twice, and maybe the tortoise and hare algorithm maybe once.

In a particularly funny set of back-to-back interviews for different companies, each company asked the, “How exactly does HashMap work?” question. Each of them. Within 90 minutes of each other. (Were they both reading from Cracking The Code Interview, or something???)

It’s funny how you’re always fighting last year’s war. I used to always ask interview questions around Agile management style, aka “what does your Scrum implementation look like?”, based on some bad experiences in the past. This year was an entirely different set of pressing questions, while I let spent very little time on questions I had previously felt important. These questions were very relevant at my old gig, even though people here looked like I suddenly had three heads.

I always use onsite interviews to check out the digs: what do the workspaces look like, what’s the kitchen / snack situation like, are people’s eyes red? Years ago I turned down an offer where people boasted, in front of me, about having to pull 12 hour days for 6 months to launch their latest product in a quasi-skunkworks manner. (Pass). I try really hard to not just get locked into a conference room.

Had my job search gone on any longer I would have looked into one of those CRMs for job hunters, or started building an AirTable or Helix database to store all this info. When an interviewer asked, “Well, what do you know about FooCorp?”, in the latter stages I had to say, “I’m sure I reviewed it, but I forget: hum a few bars and I’ll see if I can pick it up”. Because I had gone to their website, a week ago, along with half a dozen others. But usually 30 seconds into their summary I would remember what their company was about and jump in with my guesses about the kinds of engineering, financial, or managerial problems they have. Yay experience in the field, having a good idea where the dead bodies may be buried.

I did some things unconventionally:

making that, by the end of the first interview at the latest the recruiter knew what I wanted to make money wise. This stopped at least 1/3rd of all cold calls, but I didn’t want to waste my time (or others!) on a position that wasn’t going to work out because of money (or logistics). Typical wisdom is try to be the last to mention a number. Instead, I would force the issue by the end of the cold call or first interview if it hadn’t already been addressed.

I used the same resume for everyone. This may have been a bad idea: I started to worry that people would focus on one section of my resume and assume that’s all there was about me. (“So…. you must be a frontend guy, you know React and Angular, well we’re really hiring backend devs…” Sighhhh ). This happened at least a couple times. I may end up creating 3–4 different flavors of my resume: one for backend stuff, one for DevOps, one for front end, and one for Javascript????.

On that note, I would never personalize my resume for a single company. I have the ability to (commenting out sections in the LaTeX source file for my resume), but in tech it’s an employee’s market right now.

Conclusion

That’s my experience looking for jobs this time. Maybe documenting these numbers gives validation to someone (if that’s you: go you! You can do it!).

In this job search I rarely used my existing network to see what was out there. There was one exception, but between trying to keep things quiet and trying to keep things remote, that left me with not a huge ton of options.

It’s funny leaving a place. In the months leading up to my decision I spent some time reflecting on what I wanted to be, and listening to myself about what I didn’t want to be. I wrote several entries in my infrequently used diary about leaving or not, and even did some workbook style exercises about things. Sometimes it was reviewing old notes to myself, sometimes it was other material. In one case an interview itself helped me understand myself.

But the day finally came: the offer was right, the new gig looks interesting, I know myself (more), and the stars are seeming to align on this one. Onward and upward, I guess!

[opepin]

august: week two

07: i took my time getting ready in the morning but i also woke up on time. kevin actually woke up at the same time as me :O i did a 30 minute cardio dance workout and then showered and ate breakfast. kevin got up and ate breakfast with me and then i left for work. we moved offices last week so now i am closer to south station. i checked in with security and they failed to let me know how to use these damn elevators at wework... so i got on the elevator, took me to the 2nd floor, and then i tried using the touchscreen pads to get to floor 8 to get my ID. i waited for like 10 minutes and no elevator came so i tried using the stairs and i basically got locked out because the stairs only led to an emergency exit. so then i slacked dave and he got me from the 3rd floor stairwell and sent me up the correct elevator...LOL x_x; i got my ID and then spent like 15 minutes downloading the wework app and putting in my information to get my card activated...

after all of that, i spent like 15 minutes finding the product team office @_@; lol i messaged cole and after finding out where the numbers on the doors were (tiny stickered numbered on the door latches), i found my way. then i spent a good amount of time setting up, plugging everything in, setting up my desk, and then cole stopped by and he gave me a small tour. i got to catch up a bit with the dev team, and then i hopped on my 11 am call. cole tried to get me for lunch but i was still on the call and i just ate lunch in the office. they went to south station for some reason... haha there is pretty much no good food there. :P i got on my 1 pm call and then went on stand up and got on to another call until 3:30 pm. so yeah... then i went upstairs the main floor and used the ‘honesty market’ and got some kinda overpriced unreal almond butter cups because i wanted a snack. then i worked while watching ‘love connection’ and ended my first work day at wework. i flipping hate the elevators right now. oh, i also had to go back and get office keys... the wework staff was off their game or something today. @_@;

i got home and snacked a bit before doing some ab hiit workouts lol. then i showered and bummed around until kevin got home. he came back from climbing and then he cooked a really late dinner. i ate leftovers from yesterday and ate a bit of dinner at like 9:30 pm...haha. i massaged my neck with the back massage pillow and i got really sleepy. i ended up sleeping sitting upright after eating because i didn’t want my stomach to hurt from just eating and then going to sleep xD kevin tried waking me up an hour later and then i think i slept for another hour before getting up and sleeping in bed at like 11:40 pm... i was so tired for some reason.

08: i got the best deep sleep i’ve ever gotten LOL, but my resting heart rate has increased again to 59?? idk, sometimes it skyrockets up when i change the band? but i don’t think that has anything to do with it? my heart rate for the past two weeks have been consistently in the low 50s. i even made it to a 49 resting heart rate at one point. hmm idk. i was well-rested but still physically tired so i did a low-impact workout in the morning. i took my time getting ready and eating breakfast. i found two holes in my bombas socks and decided to email them and ask how long their socks are supposed to last?? they’re all jacked up from my europe trip for some reason ;( i got to work at 9:30 am and then went straight to work while catching up with tv shows: love connection, masterchef, world of dance, and more love connection haha. it was a pretty dull day at work. i got to talk to charles for a bit though but he left after lunch since no dev was in the office today. i stayed at work until 6 pm to go to happy hour with the team at les zygomates after work.

we got an email saying that the room with the den is now available for us to look at. deco did us wrong when we told them we were interested at looking at it before and then they had someone sign the lease before notifying us? what? but, we’ll see if we move apartments to a bigger space ;D anyway, the product team walked over to the bar and we met up with everyone else. i got to talk to dave cowing and also, talked to dave about wine and etc. i got to talk with cait about traveling and jim kept making fun of me because i ended up holding the fries basket and i ate the rest of them in there haha. cait asked how old i was and i got everyone to guess. guesses ranged from 16 (LOL) to 26/27 but no one said 23. i think most of the boston team thought i was older than my age :P it was a lot of fun talking to everyone! i stayed until 7:40 pm or so and then went home. dave and joe kindly let me borrow a battery pack and mini usb cord so i could charge my dying phone on my way back home.

kevin finished eating when i got back so we ate blueberries for our dessert. then i rested a bit before doing butt exercises. my heart rate went up to 153 bpm :O i burned a lot more calories than usual today and i could tell i was going to be sore tomorrow... i showered and then ko’d on the bed with my glasses on... why is this a thing? i woke up an hour later and then brushed my teeth and went to sleep again. i’ve been so exhausted after working out these past few days? idk why. lol, like how did i sleep at 10 pm yesterday...?

09: i woke up at 8 am and then did weighted standing oblique exercises. i’m kinda bored with just my body weight right now so mind as well try to do exercises with these 2 lb weights i took from hillary a while ago hahaha. so appreciative of bae for letting me keep these. kevin also woke up pretty early and went for a run :O i showered and then ate breakfast and i just snacked so much throughout the day. is my period coming or something? lol. i just feel extra snack-y. i couldn’t bring myself to be really productive so i made goodie bags for the t7 boston office with the chocolates i got from my trip and made a nice guide to what they are with illustrator ;D kevin went to get a haircut and when he came back, we ate lunch, and then i went on stand up and right into another meeting, where i was just soooo confused. lol, phil asked me where i stood and i couldn’t lie so i told him i was just extremely confused about what they were talking about??? then phil went out for lunch and i took a break to watch some dota with kevin. oh, kevin wfh’d today too and he watched the tournament on the tv the entire day. hehe, reminds me of last summer~

then we went to view the apartment and right as they asked if we wanted it, kevin said ‘yes, probably.’ he was so excited, lololol. i was pretty full from snacking all day @_@; so i wasn’t concerned about dinner. i started reading my botm and then got myself into making the perler bead snorlax we got from the spelmuseum in stockholm. lol man, perler beads move around too much x_x; kevin tried ironing it, but he did it unevenly and i fixed it by spot heating the areas the best that i can. we did this all while watching dota. then i went to exercise and kevin irritated me by asking me questions while i was working out and also yelling at me for putting socks on his mouse pad? they were clean socks first of all .___. calm yo shizz dude. i showered and then hit the hay at like 11:45 pm. i went to sleep pretty irritated with kevin...

10: i did some hip hop cardio today so that motivated me to exercise this morning ;D then i showered and ate breakfast. i was out the door earlier than i expected and i filled my charlie card with money before hopping on the train, woot! i was very social today @_@; i stopped by the dev offices to give everyone their nordic chocolate goodie bags. i talked with the devs and michelle for a bit before getting to the office. dave wouldn’t be in until noon and joe always comes at random times. then i switched from contacts to glasses because i wanted to test my glasses out in my work environment. the switch was weird because my contacts are slightly less than my glasses (still have a good amount of contacts left). most of my team mates said they didn’t recognized me but really liked my frames :) cole said i looked intellectual and that they were super shiny. i got to work while watching masterchef and then joe came in and i talked with him a bit while working. then i had to figure out where to eat for lunch. it was tech time today so the devs got food from dumpling house -- i stopped by to see what everyone got.

i decided to check downstairs and see what restaurant was downstairs today. it was u&d kitchen (restaurant nearby the old office) and i got dumplings with pad thai. i ate lunch in the office and then tried working but my mouse was out of battery and i had to charge it. apple mice cannot be used while they are charging -_-’ so i did work very inefficiently. then i got started on my next assignment and got really confused about my deliverables and i got it cleared up during stand up. i showcased the work i just finished on stand up and then got off right at 2:30 pm. cole stopped by and we went to gracenote, a coffeeshop. i got their ginger chai latte with almond milk and cole was also interested in that and got it as well. we took our first sips without mixing it (LOL) and realized we needed to mix it in order for it not to taste like only milk. so we walked back to wework and then sat down in the kitchen and talked and drank our lattes -- they were good! i updated him on my trip and then cait and raj stopped by and we chatted with them along with joe.

i think like 40 minutes passed by and we went back to our offices. i felt all productivity leave my body and slacked cole the rest of the afternoon while trying to work on my project. at 3:30 pm, joe went to get smores from the 8th floor and cole messaged me to go up there. i didn’t want to eat one but peer pressure got to me (charles and cole tsk tsk) and i ate one. it was fun talking to cole and charles up there though. charles decided to leave afterward and cole went back to the office where steve was working very hard :( lol i walked in earlier and kind of joked that i was going to be john for the next few hours because john left already ...and he was on the phone with john... awks. he was still on the phone with john when we came back from eating smores. i went back and did some digging to figure out how to continue with my project and then it hit 5 pm. i stopped by and asked cole if he was ready to leave and then i went back and packed up and changed into my contacts.

we walked to cvs in south station because my lays flavor competition chips’ shipment got delayed >:( i wanted them now so i went to see if i could buy them at this cvs -- no luck. we walked to our sides of the tracks and then i got on a cart with no a/c...but i stood strong and got a seat and the train restarted and the a/c turned on again hehe. i got home and then continued talking to daniel about cross training / work out shoe recommendations. my fitbit needed a firmware update and missed reminding me to take 250 steps at 6 pm... at around 7:15 pm, i started working out and then kevin came back from climbing. i finished up my work out, showered, and kevin set up our spring roll dinner. lol he forgot to buy cucumber and also forgot to make the noodles so the rolls were pretty empty but i didn’t mind because i was full from the pad thai. then we cleaned up and i decided not to get any shoes... they’re too ugly or they don’t have enough support. x__x; kevin watched dota for the rest of the night and then gamed. 

then he tried to plan how we’re gonna move our stuff and where what furniture is going to be. i wasn’t 100% convinced about his placement choices but then he didn’t accept mine either and he got frustrated at me because of the way i was acting. i told him that it’s because he has a vision and i don’t want to interfere with it anymore :/ lol. he’s more excited about moving than i am ahha. then i did some surveys and we apologized to each other. i stayed on my phone doing random stuff before going to sleep at like 12 or 1 am... i had a 9 am meeting so i had my alarm set at 8:00 am to fit in my exercise session before the meeting.

11: lol i slept in and started my work out at 8:20 am. i was a bit rushed for time but the call went really well. i answered some questions and cleared things up. then i showered and realized there was nothing i could really eat for breakfast... so i decided to do my home errands first before heading to the office and also eat my spring rolls that were packed for lunch for brunch instead. i filled out the application for the new apartment and then contacted nike support about my roshes. it’s been less than a year and they have holes in it so last night, i learned that they have a 2 year warranty on them and you can file a claim and they inspect the shoe and refund you your money. so i contacted support to make sure that i could do this, and i could! they sent me a return label and everything. so after all of that, i had to go downstairs and troubleshoot the application. everything went through though so i packed up and headed over to the office.

dave was the only person i knew that was in the office today. he was on a call when i came in so i just went straight to work. i had a call with phil about my struggles and we figured it out together. i managed to complete half of the assignment and then moved on to the next only to bump into another problem, which dave helped me solve! i’m so grateful for my awesome supervisors T_T i got hungry at around 3 pm so i went downstairs to la colombe to see if they had any pastries; they didn’t so i walked to the nearby dunkin’ donuts and got their oatmeal, LOL. dave left at around 4 pm and i stayed behind to finish up my assignment. amazingly, i got it all done right before 5 pm and then i waited in the office for kevin to get to south station so that we could go to fogo de chao for restaurant week! lol, i had to rush to the station because kevin thought i was closer to south station than i really am... but no worries because i made it to the train (:

it felt like a really fancy restaurant but it is a buffet basically. kevin got food without me so i was mad at him for a bit but then food makes everything better so i forgot i was mad after getting cuts of meat. we basically tried all the meat except for lamb in 30 minutes LOL. their cheese bread balls are the best; kevin put some in his tupperware and took some home :x i only liked the prime sirloin. fogo de chao is alright... we got dessert and they were the thinnest slices of pie / cake ever. they were like a few cm thick... i went to the bathroom and when coming back, a waiter stepped on my shoes and left scuff marks on it... wtf? we left right after that. i am pretty upset about it. the experience was underwhelming and i’m probably never going to a fogo de chao ever again. anyway, we took the train to downtown crossing and walked to uniqlo to pick up my pants i ordered. i found white wide pants too and tried those on. i got the white pants for only $10 ;D then we took the train back in the humidity. we were saved by a/c though.

i picked up my thredup package and then opened it when i got into the apartment. i’m really liking the crop top i got and the madewell blouse. the eva longoria tank is made with a really interesting stretchy heavy material but i like it. the asos top is my cheapest find and will work on dressier occasions. i like that the fake necklace is removeable. i got a silk shirt for final sale and it could be worn as a night gown but it goes really well with my uniqlo black jersey pants. i love all of the pants i got at uniqlo. i’m most excited for these white pants though because i haven’t worn white pants in such a long time! i’m leaning more and more towards buying the jeffrey campbell doshi flat mules too because they would go with all these outfit ideas i’m thinking of! well, after i put away everything, i chilled for a while and then did back exercises and found an interesting ballet back video that hurt like crazy...

i did some internet errands and then did my best to clean my shoe. T_T some of the sole has been stepped off and the material is gone in that area... oh well? after that, i went straight to writing my fogo de chao review and left them a personal note to let their servers know to slow down and look at their surroundings when they’re moving around the space. i know that they have a job and have places to be, but i do too and as a customer, i don’t want to be constantly worried that someone is going to run into me with a skewer of hot meat, ya know? then i showered and kevin and i went to sleep at like 2 am or something ahaha. :P

12: i woke up with grody hair but today was a “rest” day. i was pretty inactive all day watching dota with kevin and also just online shopping like a mad woman. daniel hasn’t been helping me either because right now he’s a shopaholic and we’re just online shopping together basically LOL. well, after the end of liquid vs. lfy, kevin and i planned our meals for the week and went to kam man. we got another rice box from there as well as some yummy buns for breakfast tomorrow. then we came back just in time for the grand final, which was total crap btw. it was the first time in ti history that a team lost 3-0... newbee had 3 chances!!! lfnjksndkjgfjd. they were all pretty one-sided games, which is what made it crappy. then kevin went to play some dota, lol, and i did a 40 minute workout. my legs got real itchy after because i was a sitting blob all day... then i took a shower and washed my hair. i stayed up a bit browsing the web and stuff and then went to sleep at 1 am.

13: i got up at like 10:30 am but i woke up at like 9:30 am. then i made a list of what i needed to get done today. i ate a delicious scallion roll bun for breakfast (sweet and savory) and then started cleaning out my closet. lol, i realize that i don’t even have a lot of clothes here, but i still have items of clothing that i don’t wear often... i am going to try thredup’s clean out bag solution and i also got a donation bag for kevin’s clothes. i was thinking of selling it on ebay but it’s too much of a hassle to keep up with it; plus, buying shipping packages is a big hassle and printing out labels and etc. i’ve been there and done that. it did work well with my collectible toys though! anyway, i only took out a few items of clothing (4-6?) and i am going to put in my forever21 flats and maybe my black steve madden flats. we’ll see. after figuring out that and looking into donation organizations -- it’s so hard to figure out where your clothes are actually going and it’s so sad that some donations get thrown out, etc..., i did a 30 minute low-impact cardio workout, showered, and then kevin and i headed to bj’s to get more groceries and household stuff.

when we got back, we put everything away and then i read a bit and did my chores. i cleaned the kitchen, bathroom, and dusted everywhere. after that, kevin cooked some chinese broccoli and i ate the leftover tonkatsu and he ate two hot dogs. then i spent my evening finishing my book of the month... uhh, i didn’t like it when i first started reading it and i didn’t like it even more when i finished it. the description did not match the story at all and i one-starred it. i want to give this book away... we ate pork and noodle soup while watching agents of shield. i think kevin wants me to get into it so he can also remember what happened and catch up with it as well xD i agreed to watching more. after reading to digest dinner, i did ab workouts and my heart rate spiked and my abs hurt like crazy -- they’ve never hurt that bad in a while x__x; it felt good but it was a hard workout. then i showered and hit the hay at like 1 am... i messaged mindy for a bit and then went to sleep. i need to start sleeping earlier :(

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College students use cellphone apps for healthy residing

Wirelessfty-8 percentage of phone users inside the U.S.A. have health apps downloaded on their phones, in step with a study conducted via Dr. Paul Krebs, an assistant Professor in the Branch of Populace fitness at Big apple College’s School of medicine.

Cellphone Apps

“I exploit apps centered on exercising,” Parrish said. “One is a Nike+Run Membership app, and one is called SWORKIT. The Nike app might be my favorite due to the fact it’s far the quality jogging app that I have located. I use it because it has honestly right accuracy in tracking how a long way I have run, and it maintains a magazine of all my preceding runs and mileage.”

“(The app) enables me to preserve tune of my upgrades and shortcomings,” Parrish said. “It tells me when I’ve beat my fastest time or after I ran my slowest. it is sincerely fine to have this statistics accessible. I’d say I run extra because I have this app. Being capable of manipulating my time and space permits me to experience running greater.”

BYU facts structures scholar Jessica Connor additionally uses fitness apps.

“I like using the activity and fitness apps,” Connor said. “I exploit them on my Apple Watch, and they motivate me to stand up and circulate greater for the duration of the day. The activity app (hooked up to iPhone by way of Apple) additionally motivates me to take the stairs more regularly.”

“The main health app I exploit is known as Sleep Cycle,” Ashford stated. “For years there have been weeks wherein I couldn’t sleep at all, and I used to be continuously locating myself tired. I wanted to peer why and discern out a manner to restore it … I’ve used the app (Sleep Cycle) to improve my first-rate of sleep on the grounds that I began using it approximately seven months in the past.”

“I’ve gotten better, more efficient sleep, and that I don’t experience almost as tired during lectures,” Ashford said. “using the app has also helped my grades pretty a chunk, as I’m now better about when I do my homework and never falling asleep in magnificence.”

Y Be SuitWireless Co-Director Jessica Davies recommends a variety of health and nutrients apps to help her clients create a more fit lifestyle. Davies generally indicates MapMyWirelesstness and Nike+Education Club to enhance health habits and MyWirelesstnessPal for nutrients.

“While human beings start monitoring their weight loss plan, they commonly research a lot,” Davies stated. “frequently people begin to recognize that you can not make up for a terrible diet with the workout. it’s miles very smooth to eat 500 calories, however now not so smooth to burn that many calories thru exercising. it’s far critical to get both your weight-reduction plan and exercise in order.”

“In our application, a lot of our customers are seeking out a person to keep them accountable to their dreams,” Davies stated. “This is the health teach’s job, however, it additionally enables to have out of doors guide from pals, the the circle of relatives and even cellular phone apps.”

15 Suggestions to buy Used cellphone Without Spending Huge

If you are planning to buy a telephone but have small finances on your tight pocket, then you could want to choose up a used smartphone in place of a new one. However, shopping for a used phone can be a piece problematic if you don’t have any enjoy in any way about this “discipline”. You can not simply move up there to the telephone shop and make a random purchase Without even checking the entire condition of that phone very well. And if you got the wrong tool, it might end up a curse for you.

You would possibly get an amazing searching used the telephone with a really perfect case cowl without any scratches on it, however, to procure no clue that perhaps its inner hardware or its screen interface may not paintings anytime soon because there had been a few important damages inner of the cellphone due to the preceding owners. This is why it’s absolutely important so that you can avoid this type of cell phone to your own right.

Speak about used smartphones, most of the people suppose that used smartphones basically suck only for the sake that they may be second-hand smartphones. Properly, the reality is, no longer all used smartphones which you discover around the marketplace are some damaged telephones that don’t work anymore. In truth, some of this form of telephone still works just as tremendous as a new one. So it is beside the point anymore to say that the first-class of second-hand smartphones could be that terrible.

Well, if you have made the very last selection and are flawlessly sure that that is the proper time for you to shop for your first ever used cellphone, then these are 15 useful Tips that optimistically can be your first guidance whenever you’re planning to shop for used smartphones within the future.

1. Run a Quick Scan on the Case cover

The primary factor to note from a cellphone is simply its case cowl. Therefore, whenever you meet some used smartphones on any shop, make sure which you always run an intensive Scan of the device. Try to see if the device has any physical defect or scratch across the frame of that device. This ought to be finished so one can recognize greater approximately what that tool has been through in the beyond when it become nevertheless utilized by the preceding owners.

2. Ensure that the Case cowl is Unique

Used smartphones are generally plagued with the belief that their case covers will inform you everything approximately their situation. Nicely, That is so wrong. You cannot judge the overall satisfactory of used smartphones just by looking at how smooth its chassis or how perfect its display. There may be a huge opportunity that the vendor already covers them up with some new third birthday party case covers that glaringly will lead them to seem like new phones, proper?

Consequently, as a clever patron, usually equip yourself with the mindset that the dealers ought to always update the Original but damaged case cowl with some new 3rd birthday party chassis on the way to make sales.

3. Make sure that all the bodily Buttons paintings flawlessly

physical buttons constantly become the fragile element on any cell phone that has a tendency to be damaged without difficulty in the event that they had been pressed so normally through the owners. It’s why, when sorting out any used telephone on the store, usually make sure that everyone the bodily buttons, do not forget, they all, can work flawlessly, with none hiccup. The great element to do That is by using urgent every physical button over and over once more. If you see that There is any button that gives a susceptible or put off response (from time to time it works, once in a while, it would not) or maybe doesn’t paintings at all while you press it, then the pleasant

4. Constantly Check the display screen Sensitivity with the Consumer Interface

The subsequent element to test from a used telephone is the screen surface and the sensitivity of its User Interface. In this procedure, usually, run a radical Test if There’s any scratch around the screen and make sure that the contact screen nonetheless works flawlessly. Take a look at the touch reaction from each corner of the display screen till the middle area. Perform a little combined and random gestures at the screen time and again once more, from:

5. Check if There may be Any Glitch or Weird Colors Duplicate at the display screen

Except for its sensitivity, the other essential component to test on the display screen is the show. typically, used smartphones were dropped for several times by means of the previous proprietors. Therefore, it is certainly crucial to be able to see the entire location on the display to check if There is any glitch or Weird line on coloration Replica around the screen. If you see any of these, then the display screen isn’t always fine.

6. make sure that the Battery remains Pretty correct

There is no question that battery is one of the most crucial factors in smartphones. maximum of contact screen telephones, even the brand new iPhone, have vulnerable battery existence (aside from Samsung or Motorola flagships of direction). Therefore, it’s surely essential to always run a Check in this region on every occasion you want to shop for used smartphones. To name of few, you may do such things as playing excessive overall performance three-D video games or watching movies/motion pictures to make certain that the battery is still in a circumstance, if no longer notable. If the battery drains Quite quickly even whilst you simply open the pix or listen to a few songs (which are not definitely strength eating sports), then There’s something wrong with the battery.

7. Check if the Camera’s Shutter Key (if There may be Any) still Works

some of s the smartphones generally have the physical shutter key for shooting pix/videos, even though it is able to get replaced with the on-display screen virtual button. But, on a few phones, There may be a feature that lets you capture pics with shutter key even if the screen continues to be locked (e.G., Sony Xperia S, and so on). It is why, although you may not use it very frequently, continually do a Short Check in this shutter key by means of pressing it again and again again simply to make sure that this button nonetheless works flawlessly.

8. Make sure that the Cellular and Connectivity nevertheless paintings extraordinary

Connectivity is the alternative critical detail on phone. Without this area, your used phone could be Pretty much vain for you. You cannot surf the net, download stuff or connect the apps to internet. Therefore, usually run the Test of this connectivity function by using browsing the web with the pre-set up browser or another apps that require 3G/4G and c084d04ddacadd4b971ae3d98fecfb2a connectivity on that used cellphone.

9. Take a look at the Bluetooth, NFC or another Off-line Connectivity

these connectivity features can be virtually vital inside the destiny because you want it or no longer, you may want Bluetooth and could use it very regularly to percentage contents like pictures/tune/films/documents with the other gadgets, whilst NFC is likewise truly crucial for the future’s cellular price. Consequently, never neglect to continually run the fast Check on Bluetooth, NFC or other several offline connectivity features at the telephone.

10. Test the Sound first-rate of the Speaker

Making a telephone call is the reason why cell smartphone is invented in the first place. Without it, your cell phone shouldn’t be known as-as a smartphone. It’s why, if this selection does not work well, then your used phone might be useless within the future. So it’s also clearly important to constantly run the Test of this feature by using Making a random name on different gadgets and listen if There is something incorrect with its sound nice, sign or its loudspeaker.

11. Try to Send Textual content Message

Normally, if the Mobile connectivity still works great, then There’s a huge chance that you can also Ship Textual content messages with that phone. But, do not get over excited and sending one Text message wouldn’t hurt, right? that is on your personal excellent.

12. Check the Sound first-class of the phone, With and Without a Headset

Most of cellphone users usually don’t open wide the loudspeaker when paying attention to music or looking motion pictures. They commonly use a headset for most of activities that have sounds in it, like video games, movies, track or something. However, in an effort to make certain that the entirety is excellent, just spend a few seconds or mins to check if the loudspeaker nonetheless sounds super or no longer.

13. make sure that the Charging Port Can still Charge the smartphone

Charging port is also the other maximum crucial aspect on telephone. If the charging port doesn’t paintings and can’t Charge the device well, this will be absolutely dangerous for you within the destiny. In recent times, maximum smartphones’ charging ports are not just assembled with glue, but on a few smartphones, this part is integrated deeply with solder. So be sure to constantly Check the charging port of the device by means of plugging in/out the telephone with the charger and notice if There may be slightly delay reaction on battery bar at the display screen whilst being charged. Your phone is Quite a good deal vain if it cannot be charged.

14. Check the microSD card slot (if There’s any) to peer if it nonetheless works

Despite the growing recognition of massive inner storage smartphones, maximum cellphone users nevertheless think that microSD card slot as a definitely critical detail on smartphones. This kind of customers has a tendency to pick out of getting a cell phone with a small inner garage but can be expanded an in addition to external microSD card. Therefore, If you’re making plans to shop for a microSD-card-enabled telephone, it’s recommended for you to check if the card slot nonetheless works outstanding or not. You don’t need to shop a for a phone with little garage that can’t read outside microSD card, do you?

15. Ask the seller if the telephone is already Prison-damaged or Rooted

Jailbroken iPhone or rooted Android telephones is probably an amazing thing or terrible issue. If you are a tech savvy User, then it’s a great issue due to the fact you can still do heck lots of technical stuff with your cell phone even Without the assistance of retailer. However, If you are non-tech-savvy consumer, you really need to invite the vendor concerning this facts. Specifically for iPhone, which you can need to invite the seller to revert again your used iPhone to a non-jailbroken model, so you can nevertheless convey it competently to the official Apple keep if There’s something wrong together with your iPhone.