#the amzing race

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[speedyshark95]

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[teneleven12xiii]

I flew from California to Miami to see Logan at his home race,. That sprint on Saturday was amazing but watching kmag take him out and dnfing at home was rough 😭😭 also the fact that Alex had that Lock up and spun at turn 11 where I was sitting was kinda fascinating to watch but as an Alex fan, that was sad 🥹

I’m planing on going to another gp this year so i really really hope that williams wouldn’t be so cruel that they replaced Logan mid season.

Logan looked really good during the drivers parade talking to his besties Alex and Oscar, all the drivers looked so good tbh. Charles Leclerc somehow looks even better irl and I don’t know how thats even possible considering he already looks like a greek god.

Watching Lando Norris first win was exhilarating!!!! The crowds were going wild every time he drives by, amzing, gorgeous, wonderful. I’m never going to shut up about seeing Lando’s first win in person. Even got a little wave from him!!!! 🧡

[theshippingqueens-blog]

Hi again! I loved how well i did woth die with a smile soooo I decied to do another song based fic. This one is inspired by Guy.Exe By superfruit this will be an au sorta and will use lyrics please ejoy!

A dreamnotfound fanfic By cupid<3 Georges pov~

They say Expectations are too high And you'll never find a guy like that It's driving you mad, honey They say That its just a waste of time Get your head out of the sky But why?

At 28 you'd think I was happy off with the guy of my dreams living my life right? Well your wrong I live with my roomate who has a amzing boyfriend and I work as a video game programer. I wish I could find the perfect guy but eveyone says my expections are too high. "Geoge! im home!" Nick yelled as I sat at the kitchen counter with my laptop minecraft open with a stream of code beside it. I hummed as I heard him place his keys on the counter. "How was your date?" I asked scanning the code looking for any mistakes. "It was ok. When are you gonna get out there again?" I rolled my eyes. "i dont know! Its hard to find a guy that i want." I said. "Oh c'mon george you need to get your head outta the sky." He said sitting next to me. "But I dont want to! I wish finding a guy was as simple as coding."

Oh I, wish I could synthesize A picture perfect guy Oh I, oh I Six feet tall and super strong We'd always get along Alright, alright

"Fine then whats your dream guy?" He asked leaning agenst the table. My face flushed. "Well he should be tall also really strong we would always get along." He smirked "Alright Nice to know." He said before leaving me there confused.

~A few hours later~

Ooh, he'd pick me up at eight And not a minute late 'Cause I don't like to wait, no Kind and ain't afraid to cry Or treat his mama right That's right, that's what I like

Nick had asked me to get dressed around 6 saying he had something planned for me. At 7:50 I heard a honk outside. I looked outside to see a cherry red sports car parked outsode. My eyes went wide. There was only one person i knew..well used to know who owned a car like that. Clay Johnson or known as dream to the football team. I was good friends with him in collage and had a crush on him i thought I'd never see him again. I raced downstairs grabbing a coat leaving the house. I walked outside to see him leaning agenst his car a small smirk on his face. He looked a lot differnet than I remebered him. He had sandy blonde hair dark green eyes the black t-shirt hugging his biceps his shoulder broad and wide. Small freckles scattered across his face like stars. He was also a lot taller than I remembered. In genral he was handsome. "Hey Georgie long time no see. Nick said you have been struggling in the love department and told me about the little crush you had on me." His smirk grew wider as my face flushed. HE TOLD HIM! I swear Nicks gonna get it. "S-So you know about it?" He chuckled. "Yeah and to be honest i liked you too. How bout we go out to a friendly dinner just to catch up? No strings just two old friends hanging out." I smiled thankful he was acting so nice about this. "Sure why not." He smiled openning the passenger door for me. I smiled getting in as he closed the door. Hopefully this was a good idea.

The restraunt was nice as we sat across from eachother. It was actually better than I would've thought. "Wow Mr tough guy clay." I said as he told a story. "I'm not that tough." I rolled my eyes smiling. "Oh really Mr I've never cried once?" He chuckled. "Thats was a lie I seemed like a tough guy in colllage but I was never like that." Right as he said that his phone started ringing. He glanced at the caller ID. "This is my mother gimme 2 minutes." He said answering stepping away for a moment. I sighed this seemed to good to be true. It was nice though. I saw Clay chatting with his mother as a guy came up to me. "Hey cutie." He said smirking at me. I scowled at him. "I'm on a date." I lied frowning. "Oh c'mon sweetie we can ditch him and get outta here."

I need a man who don't get jealous 'less I want him to

"He said hes on a date." I looked up to see clay staring down at him a hint of anger in his eyes. The guy backed off looking scared. "Thanks for that." I said getting up as he paided for dinner. He wrapped his arm around my waist."Well I dont like anyone touching whats mine." He possiviely making me blush as he kissed my neck. "I'm yours….?" I whispered as we walked out to his car. "If you want to be." He stopped. "I mean George I really like you I always have since collage I was just too chicken to come out and tell you how I really felt. Now that im older and the universe is giving me this second chance I really wanna take it." I smiled wrapping my arms around his neck as his went to my waist. "Yes I'd love to be yours." I said kisssing him. He chuckled before kissing me back.

I guess i was able to find my pictuer perfect guy.

A/N Hey guys! i know i said wendsday the earliest but….I had another idea for a song fic but with puzzleshipping! and while im working on grades I still have a lot of free time so you guys will probaly get a double post this week. Let me know in my inbox if you have any other songs I could do and be sure to put what fandom! Thanks guys!

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A socially awkward woman falls for a grieving widower and overcomes a lifetime of bullying to get the man of her dreams.

Every day at the same time, a handsome businessman comes into my sister’s coffee shop. He’s so hot; I can hardly look at him long enough to take his order. I want to tell him how much I enjoy his warm smile and kind words, but my voice catches in my throat. 

When I was in high school, the kids called me stupid, not knowing that my IQ is in the genius category. Now that I’m a successful biological researcher, I shouldn’t care about the past. But when Rhett asks me on a date, those insecurities come racing back.

I want to comfort Rhett, but I have no idea how to express my feelings. Being with Rhett makes me realize the only people blocking our way to happiness—is us. Can we move beyond our pasts to find the happiness we deserve?

USA Today bestselling author Jeana E. Mann delivers the perfect mixture of sweet, hot, and humor in this spicy billionaire standalone romance.

**This book was formerly published as Pretty Broken Promises and deals with depression, pregnancy, and infertility.

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[reboundttv]

Okay I'm adding my own at the end but I wanna clarify some of these:

Give every healer a Mass Dispel on the Mass Dispel cooldown (45 sec.)

Not another class but give it to engineers as a consumable.

I dunno about this, mini-lust might mess up balance.

YEAR OF THE SPEAR ALL YEARS

No. It had its time to shine, let someone else wear the "I'm a Special Boy" shirt

Isn't this like, canonically impossible? Like, a lot of other race/class combinations could work, but this specifically would not?

And my own: 1. Give AMZ to engineers and make drums useful again.

2. Give us more class customization so we can look cool with our race/class customizations!

3. Less patches, that take longer to iterate, made by more people working less hours and being paid more.

4. Remove Shield of the Righteous for Holy Paladin and give them more damage with other abilities. I have such a cool Legion artifact weapon tmog that I can never use because SotR is soooooo useful in keys.

5. MAKE THE ANDUIN/WRATHION/TESS THROUPLE CANON YOU COWARDS

top 6 wow hot takes:

1) give every healer spec a mass dispel

2) give the ability to summon to another class that isn’t warlock

3) evoker raid buff should be haste not movement ability cdr

4) buff survival hunter. i want it to be meta again

5) buff disc priest. make it meta. i dare you

6) give us undead paladins you COWARDS

feel free to add your own :)

[angelmotifs]

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[ribess]

Daniel entering Canada like

[moneeb0930]

The date of birth for Julia Ringwood Coston, one of the first black women to edit a magazine, is unknown. We do know that she was named after Ringwood farm in Warrenton, Virginia, where she was born. While she was still an infant, Ringwood moved to Washington D.C. with her family and attended public schools there. She had almost completed school when her mother died and she was forced to withdraw.

In the spring of 1886, Ringwood married William Hilary Coston, a student at Yale University who eventually became a minister and writer. They had two children, a daughter, Julia R. in 1888, and a son, W.H. in 1890. The family settled in Cleveland, Ohio where William Coston was pastor of Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church. William Coston was especially encouraging of Julia’s writing interests and gave her advice based on his experience as a writer.

In 1891, Julia Coston, realizing that white journals ignored black interests and themes, decided to create her own journal: Ringwood’s Afro-American Journal of Fashion. Concerned with the suffering and hopelessness of black women in the South, she believed that press editorials could be effective in protesting their inhumane treatment. The twelve-page journal, which had a yearly subscription fee of $1.25, provided advice on homemaking, etiquette, and fashion.

Ringwood’s Afro-American Journal of Fashion carried illustrations of the latest Paris fashions along with articles, biographical compositions of outstanding black women and promising young ladies, instructive articles for women and their daughters, as well as love stories. At the time, it was the only fashion magazine for blacks in the world.

The journal received tremendous praise from its readers and other noted publications. In 1892, Rev. Theodore Holly, then living in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, wrote that Ringwood’s Afro-American Journal of Fashion was already the leading magazine in that nation while the Philadelphia Recorder declared the magazine a welcome addition to any home, white or black. Victoria Earle (later Matthews), a black New York society leader, wrote that the magazine was a major source for instruction and guidance in home organization.

Julia Coston strongly supported and encouraged women writers through her journal and allowed younger contributors to gain publication experience there. She also believed these writers were good role models for the journal’s target audience.

For two years, from 1893 to 1895, Coston published a second journal: Ringwood’s Home Magazine. It was not as successful as her fashion magazine though, and she eventually stopped publishing it.

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[the-widow-sisters]

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The entire thing is adorable and i love Scarlett and Flornces relationship, I really think it shines through in the movie! But, if you skip to about 5:23 and just watch Scarletts face as Florence talks its clear she adores Florence.

And so that gave me an idea! (Uh oh, beware.) Maybe Yelena and Natasha could be at the compound at Natasha watches as Yelena does something super childish or adorable and is caught literally just gazing at her little sister by like Clint or someone and they poke fun at her for it. Yelena overhears and being the protective little urchin she is, shuts down whoever was 'making fun' of Natasha. Ending in lots of cuddles!

Totally do not feel pressured to do this! Unlike me, you probably have a life!😂 I just wanna let you know that you're truly an amzing author and i refresh Tumblr everyday just to see if you've posted! Keep up the amazing work!!!💝

A/N: Thank you so, so much!!! That means the absolute world to hear, and I am so, so glad that you like my fics 🥺💗 It's always the greatest gift in the world to know that I have managed to bring a bit of enjoyment to someone with one of my fics 💕

Yes! I have seen that video! It's one of my favorite Scarlett and Florence vids, and I think their friendship is absolutely adorable. It is so clear that they both love each other so much. Florence was so cuddly and it was the cutest thing ever 🥺 And Scarlett was looking at Florence like she hung the moon and that always makes me smile 💕

And thank you for this request! Gosh, I enjoyed writing this one so much! 😂💖 I recently learned about the term crotch-goblin (I know, call me behind with the times or a fossil 🤣) and this was the perfect opportunity for me to use it 😂

I hope you enjoy! 🥰 Have a wonderful day!

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“Move over, Peter Tingle! Are you trying to get in my way?!” Yelena demanded, glaring at Peter as she shoved him over into his spot. There was a beat of silence before he replied to her.

“No!” Peter finally squeaked in reply, and Yelena’s eyes widened as she smacked him in the shoulder roughly with her own.

“You hesitated!” Yelena accused indignantly, and Peter let out a surprised noise akin to a yelp as he barely glanced at Yelena before returning his attentions to the screen before him.

“No, I didn’t! I was focusing and it took me a minute to answer you!” Peter cried, and Yelena narrowed her eyes, looking over at him as she furrowed her brow.

“LIAR! You sabotaging little sh—”

“WHOO!!! POWER UP!!!” Peter shouted at the top of his lungs, interrupting her, and Yelena swiftly refocused to concentrate on winning against Peter.

“How do you turn the car? I’m going the wrong way!” Kate helplessly questioned, but Yelena and Peter were so busy trying to win against one another that they did not hear her. Kate let out a deep breath, trying to figure out the answer to her own question.

Natasha barely held back her laugh in response to the three sitting there before on the couch.

Natasha was currently perched on the back of the couch as she watched the group very aggressively playing some racing game on Peter’s console. She was sipping on some green tea as she attempted to avoid Yelena’s aggressive movements from where she was directly in front of her on the couch. Her green tea had threatened to spill multiple times because of Yelena jerking backwards and smacking her in the legs. Natasha was beginning to think that if the tea spilled and landed on Yelena’s head, it would serve her right. Especially since the stuff was not that hot anymore.

“You’re just going to have to wait, Kate Bishop, I’m busy trying to win!” Yelena growled in reply as she tried to move around Peter’s trap he had left in his wake. Natasha chuckled, grinning at Yelena despite the fact that she felt a bit of sympathy for Kate and could understand the brunette’s cluelessness about the video game.

Natasha never usually played games herself, but she oftentimes would watch Yelena when she did, finding great enjoyment in watching the entertaining show that was Yelena when she was aggravated with the video game.

“What’s all the yelling in here?” a voice suddenly piped up, and Natasha looked back to see Clint coming into the room. She grinned at him before looking at the television screen before them where Peter and Yelena were going neck and neck.

“Hi, Clint!” Kate immediately stopped paying any attention to her car on the screen as she looked up at Clint, her eyes positively sparkling as he stopped next to Natasha, leaning on his elbows on the top of the couch.

Natasha found it positively adorable how Kate had such an obvious crush on Clint. However, she also felt terrible for the girl knowing that it was such an impossible thing. But she knew that Kate would likely eventually get over it.

Hopefully.

“Looks like you’re going in the wrong direction, Kate. As usual,” Clint commented with the barest hints of a smirk tugging at the corners of his lips, and Kate rolled her eyes with a groan, redirecting her gaze to the screen. Natasha raised an eyebrow at him, bumping into his shoulder with her own with a grin, and he just smiled back at her, his expression softening a little.

“Look, I know how to play real games! Like RPGs and first-person shooters are my thing. Virtual car racing’s hard! I’m stuck and I can’t figure out how to turn this contraption around!” Kate whined just a little, and Clint rolled his eyes, reaching down around her and taking the controller from her with his arms barely brushing her shoulder.

Natasha did not miss how Kate froze for a moment, staring at Clint as he proceeded to maneuver the car in the right direction and get it going for her. He then handed it back to her. She took it from him sheepishly, her eyes lingering on his bicep as he withdrew his arm.

“Thanks,” Kate laughed goofily and somewhat awkwardly as she hesitantly turned her attentions back to the television screen.

Natasha almost laughed at the fact that he had not even noticed Kate’s crush yet. Natasha knew that no matter how much she told him, he would never believe her. Especially since he saw Kate as a protégée and maybe even a daughter figure.

“So… Peter and Yelena are back at it again?” Clint questioned, and Natasha nodded in reply.

“Of course. Would you expect anything less?” Natasha chuckled, and Clint raised an eyebrow as he took in the sight of the screen.

“Yelena and Peter are tied as usual?” Clint asked curiously.

“They’ve been tied every single race,” Natasha answered with a smile, sipping her tea, and Clint nodded, impressed at the two of them and their skills at video game driving.

“He’s cheating, Clinton! Don’t let poser trick you into thinking that he earned this spot legitimately!” Yelena griped angrily, and Natasha just snorted in reply. Peter let out a noise of protest, not taking his eyes off of the game despite the fact that Natasha could see how much he wanted to.

“It’s not fair! You have a lot more time to play this thing than I do!” Peter defended himself and Natasha could see the pure wrath in Yelena’s gaze as she glared over at Peter in the midst of her competitive haze that was clouding her every thought and feeling.

“PETER BENJAMIN PARKER, IF YOU ARE IMPLYING THAT I HAVE NO LIFE OUTSIDE OF THIS GAME, I WILL—”

“I wasn’t!!! I just meant that school and superheroing keeps me from playing all that much!!!” he screeched in reply, clearly terrified of Yelena and what she might do to him after they finished their match. Yelena drifted her car, ramming into the side of Peter’s as she tried to win against him. Natasha snorted at Yelena’s use of offense.

“That’s cheating!” Peter yelped, and Yelena rolled her eyes, keeping her attention concentrated on the digital road.

“No more than you moving your fat, curly head in the way! Seriously, brush that stuff every once in a while!” Yelena jabbed, and Peter yelped as he tried to evade her elbow coming toward him as she maneuvered the controller. Natasha, however, knew that Yelena was not aiming to do anything to him at all. This was their mode of operation any time that the both of them played video games together.

Honestly, the way that Yelena interacted with Peter melted Natasha’s heart since she knew that the blonde had the biggest soft spot in the world for him. He was similar to a little brother to her even though she would never ever admit it. Natasha knew that she would always come first in Yelena’s world, but she was glad to know that Yelena was such a strong, loyal watchdog for Peter.

“And how did you end up with these animals, Kate?” Clint asked, and Kate just sighed as she kept accidentally ramming the side of her car into the guard rails as she attempted drifting.

“I don’t know… It looked fun before they started trying to kill each other,” Kate explained, and Yelena and Peter both paused for just a moment, looking at her oddly in between glancing back at their individual cars. Kate looked back at them, a little startled by the sudden attention explicitly centered on her.

“We’re not trying to kill each other,” Yelena told her, seeming completely and utterly offended at the implication that they had malicious intent toward one another. Peter seemed almost as affronted as Yelena as he glanced at Kate in between driving.

“Yeah, we’re having fun,” he expressed solemnly, but he was quickly interrupted as Yelena shot up and off of the couch as her car crossed the finish line just before Peter’s.

“YES!!! EAT THAT!!! I WON!!!” Yelena shouted victoriously, fist-pumping ridiculously, and Natasha felt a growing smile on her face as she looked at her baby sister.

“You owe me a slushie, you little crotch-goblin!” Yelena cackled gleefully and Peter’s eyes widened as he gaped at her. Kate immediately snorted, apparently understanding the phrase as she laughed hard. Natasha just quirked an eyebrow, wincing slightly at the words. However, it did not manage to wipe the grin away as she felt her heart swelling with love.

“What does that even mean?!” he yelped embarrassedly, and Yelena started pulling some sort of insane dance moves from the Just Dance game that she so often enjoyed playing. They were poorly executed, but Natasha was still smiling so widely that her cheeks were hurting.

“Look it up in the Urban Dictionary!” Yelena waved him off, continuing to brush off her shoulder as she made an entire dance out of it, moving ridiculously and way too confidently considering her skill level at freestyle dance. Natasha just laughed under her breath at the girl, her eyes glued onto the girl as her heart swelled enormously in her chest.

“Y’know, that really does explain a lot of your vocabulary,” Kate admitted, barely holding herself together as she cracked up.

It was times like this with Yelena that Natasha just wanted to hold her in her arms and squish her adorable cheeks, kissing them a thousand times. Yelena was just so adorably excited about her victory, and she would glance at Natasha every few moments to check that she was watching and that she was approving of her win. Natasha felt a warmth building within her as she gazed at the most important person in her life.

“And you pick on me for being a softie,” Clint quipped, and Natasha looked over at the man as he smirked at her widely. Natasha rolled her eyes, shoving his shoulder playfully.

“Shut up,” Natasha chuckled.

“The biggest softie in the land? Right here,” he continued, and Natasha pretended to ignore him as she shook her head and sipped what was left of her tea.

“Seriously. What happened to the big, mean Black Widow I knew? All I see now is the Itsy, Bitsy Spider,” Clint joked with a much too pleased grin, and Natasha shot him a mock glare that he only seemed to be amused by as she moved to place her tea on the table near the couch.

“That would make you Little Miss Muffet, then, wouldn’t it, Barton?” Yelena immediately spoke up, and Natasha was surprised at how quickly Yelena was standing on the couch and moving into Clint’s space. Clint looked a little shocked himself, and Natasha suddenly realized how Yelena was shielding Natasha protectively, ensuring that her body was between Natasha and Clint. She was not kidding at all, and her hackles were raised as she stared him down with a fire in her eyes.

Kate and Peter had silenced themselves and there was a deafening quiet that remained uninterrupted until Yelena spoke up again.

“Have you ever seen the part where the spider sat down beside her and frightened Miss Muffet away?” Yelena questioned, a threat in her voice, and it was clear to Natasha that Yelena obviously had gotten immensely offended about Clint’s words toward Natasha. Although Clint had been joking, Yelena had obviously not fully realized that, or the words had irritated her anyway.

Yelena had the strangest limits when it came to picking on people and teasing them, and it was all fun and games until that line was crossed. Apparently, Clint had taken a big step over her invisible line. Of course, there was also the fact that no one was allowed to pick on, aggravate, or jab at Natasha unless it was Yelena doing it.

“I was joking, Yelena, calm down,” Clint told her, a serious tone in his voice despite the calm, teasing overlay. Yelena just stared at him wordlessly for a moment, and Natasha brought her hand up to touch Yelena’s back gently. Yelena’s eyes immediately softened and her posture relaxed as Natasha just smiled at her softly. There was a moment more of tension before Yelena just scoffed.

“Yeah, yeah. Next time, watch yourself or I’m going to whoop your tuffet,” Yelena grumbled, but her tone was considerably more lighthearted than it had been.

“Is that something on Urban Dictionary, too?” Peter piped up, the pressure broken as Yelena returned to her ordinary self, and Kate laughed nervously in reply to his words, slowly loosening after the confrontation that had just transpired. Yelena just scoffed at him, waving a dismissive hand at him as she sat back down on the couch.

“Bah. Urban Dictionary wishes it could think of something that cool. That was a Belova Wordbook special,” Yelena assured him, and Natasha shared a quick glance with Clint. He nodded understandingly, a sympathy shining in his eyes.

Natasha had been just as defensive of Clint until she learned to relax just a little more. However, she still was pretty protective of him when anyone else besides her picked on him, though.

Natasha then lowered herself on the couch just behind Yelena, moving so that her legs were on either side of Yelena. Yelena froze for just a moment at the touch, but as soon as she recognized Natasha, she relaxed. Yelena wasted no time in leaning back against her as she settled in to start another game with Peter.

“What do you say to another round, Peter Tingle?” Yelena offered, and Peter shrugged, nodding quickly.

“Sure!”

“What about you, Katie?” Yelena questioned, extending the invitation to the brunette.

“I don’t think—wait, don’t call me Katie,” Kate stopped mid-sentence, narrowing her eyes at Yelena. Yelena smirked widely as she watched Kate mischievously.

“But no, I don’t think I’m going to go for another round of this stuff. It’s too violent for me,” Kate commented, widening her eyes a bit as she turned off her controller and left the game.

“Says Miss Call of Duty,” Clint quipped as he started to leave the room, and Kate looked back at him with a playful glare as she got up to pursue him as he headed out, her arguing with him about why car racing was worse than military shooters.

As Yelena started to customize and choose her car, Natasha leaned in, kissing Yelena’s cheek as she rested her chin on Yelena’s shoulder. She then moved her lips so that they were near Yelena’s ear so she could speak to her softly.

“Vse v poryadke, sladkaya devochka. Tebe ne nuzhno zashchishchat' menya ot nego,”1Natasha assured her gently, and Yelena moved her head to the side to touch her cheek against Natasha’s face.

“Nikto ne pridirayetsya k tebe, krome menya,”2 Yelena whispered firmly, and Natasha felt a smile tugging at her lips as she pressed her nose to Yelena’s face, closing her eyes.

She truly treasured this person more than anything in her whole life. Yelena was her world and would always protect her no matter what.

And Natasha would always protect her.

(1) "It's okay sweet girl. You don't need to protect me from him."

(2) "Nobody picks at you but me."

[tears-of-boredom]

what did i say just yesterday. had an amzing dream. it was just me and C racing the whole of our path home. at some point towards the end he kept like flickering into another person, L. it was a really nice dream. and i want to die. its been so long that I cant even tell if the dream version acted like the real person...this is so stupid. why am I hung up on him still. its been so long that I dont even really hate myself for the incident anymore. its in the past, i was a child. but i still cant let go of him. at lunch i always try to survey the room for him, assessing if a person is the right height, walks in the right way, has the right shoes. and because I haven't even attended the only class we share, i like dont know shit about his appearance even. but still my mind stays stuck. i need to go for a run. in the dream I said how its nice that C gets me to race, because everytime I do, im reminded that i like running. in actuality i dont really care that much about running just by itself. but I do love it when its like in floorball. i love pushing myself to get the ball, even if I do still panic whenever i have it. its so nice when you have a goal to run towards, and a reward if you push yourself enough; the approval of your teammates. i really do need some kind of excersise. its just that everything is still half covered in snow. ill probably go check on the running trail today. and ive been thinking of joining the pe class that i like. the teachers said that it would be alright if i just went. but theyre always early in the morning, so i slept through one of them that i wanted to attend, already. actually, ill set an alarm when the next one is. cause i really want to just do any fucking excersise that I can, but doing it alone always makes me feel stupid. yeag. had the sudden realisation that I dont hate myself for the Thing anymore. its just so far removed from my current life. hm.