#yet here I am talking to you and y'all are emailing me lol

[theorahsart]

Is it normal for Peter Mcfee to e-mail people??

I'm totally reeling from him e-mailing me lol Its not a big email, it reads like a social media msg, I think hes just being a normal 70-smth man and probably doesn't see the difference between emailing me and replying to my shout out on social media

But to me.... its a big deal....to be emailed by Peter Mcfee.....my day has truly been made u_u

[kookie-doughs]

Beta Tester

Kozume Kenma X Reader

-YN LN is a popular mangaka

Chapter 16: Stage

Seeing you running towards him made Kenma frown.

"Kenma!" You waved. "Thank you for not leaving yet!"

Ignoring you he continued to walk towards the direction of the stage.

You pouted and crossed your arms. "You know... As sorry as I am for that kiss I really don't regret it."

Jogging up in front of him with a shit eating grin, you positioned yourself in front of him where he'd have no choice but to look at you while you looked at him. His ears were slightly red without a doubt but who were you kidding yours were too.

Kenma cleared his throat, "Good for you then. Now get out of the way so I could get out of here. "

"And honestly I liked that kiss." You continued determined to see him flustered again. "Your lips were soft and I bet my ass you're a great kisser. I rate you 10/10 would do it again."

With a glare he looked at you straight in the eyes, "So do it pussy." Then went ahead before you could see the red settling on his face.

"I- Wh- Excuse me- Wh- Huh? K-Ken- Kenma!!" You squeaked as you chased after him.

"I said what I said."

You finally caught up to him when he was about to climb the stairs towards the stage. Luckily(?) you also have to go up with him.

"Ehh... Where's the flustered Kenma? I wanted to see you all blushy and panicked. You looked so adorable. I don't want hot daddy Dom Kenma. I want cute baby sub Kenma..."

As he was halfway up the stairs your height gap grew and he was way over you. He just looked down on you, leaning closer the gap barely existent he smirked.

"Too bad." Then turned away.

There were a handful of people who saw the scene. Which made you more embarrassed. Holy shit you acted all alpha online only to be dominated by a hermit named Kozume Kenma.

Boy were you happy. You'd happily submit to him.

"Let us all welcome the two people who made the game possible! YN LN and Kozume Kenma!!"

You might be confused why you two were the ones going and why you were introduced like that.

As you are the creator of Puri-Puri you of course are the reason why this game existed.

But Kenma came here as he's the biggest investor, the face of the game and no one else wanted to go. So yeah...

As you two came up the stage you were just wishing the blush from the scene a few moments ago. The cameras flashed and claps were heard.

"Shit the media is here..." You mumbled.

"Your surprised, why?" Kenma gave you an amused and disappointed look. No idea how he managed to do that but he did.

"Shut the fuck up. I just got a feeling the questions won't be about the game thanks to the media."

"So you do think sometimes..."

"You want me to hit you?"

A clearing of throat behind you stopped your argument. It was Akaashi handing you both microphones to be clipped on you [I'm sorry I dont know what they're called] .

"Good luck, don't do and say anything stupid. And remember this is the release of PPM's demo." He reminded and got off the stage.

"Good evening to you all! I hope you've been having a great time!" I started.

"We'd like to thank you again for attending the release of PPM's demo."

"Now of course the game is yet to be played but from the trailer that was shown, I hope you had enjoyed it since the game is going to be much better than the trailer!"

"I'm sure you all must've questions as well. That's why Me and your idi-- dear author will answer."

"You definitely were about to call me idiot." You frowned at him.

He smirked and shrugged. "I have not a slightest idea what you mean."

"You're the worst."

Ignoring you... Again. He motioned at one of the reporters to probably ask their question.

"Ms. LN, as the initial plot of the Puri-Puri Magika is about [REDACTED], and the trailer we saw have quite a large difference from one another only having the universe in similarty. Is it just the universe of the similar one to the manga? "

"Of course the plot would be different. It disappoints me quite a bit that none of you realized how they're connected aside from the universe. Well, I don't really want to spoil you but if you actually read the Manga and saw the trailer," You gave a proud smirk. "Everyone that was a fan of PPM in the team were ecstatic. They were all just-" You mimicked a mind blown. "They were so excited about the game and a those."

"Thank you Ms. LN."

"Next please."

"Mr. Kozume," the next one called. "You were neither a fan of YN, nor PPM, why did you decide to not only beta test the game but sponsor and invest big sum of money on the game."

"We--"

"No wait ! I want to answer some of those questions!" You cut off cackling. "The one about him investing and him beta testing! It's actually an annoying and Hella funny story."

"No I was a--"

"Shut up you'll probably lie."

"Shut up." Kenma now had his ears red. "Don't you--"

"He was the biggest asshole back then!"

"Stop talking."

"He fucking beta tested despite not knowing shit about PPM because it was the biggest game. And he just banwagoned  on it like a bitch he was."

"I did not. I had some clues about you Manga."

"You did not know shit about PPM cut yo bullshit. You didn't even know who the MC was!"

"Shut up."

"That's why he beta tested! Now the reason why he invested is really hilarious!"

"I really hate this story..."

"This was the reason why Kenma became Bae too! We didn't know shit about how to contact Kenma, we only had his email address and his social media. Keep that in mind. "

"So since he didn't know shit about PPM he really couldn't care about the plot and just looked for bugs and shit. He wasn't even aware of the bugs in the plot since he didn't know which what was supposed to be part of the plot and not. This bitch ass decided there wasn't any bugs anymore so we went with that. But then we had to play it and saw a shit ton of bugs."

"I said there were some bugs don't make me seems so stupid."

"You didn't even inform us about the glitch at the time skip part! That could've ruined the entire thing! Anywayz, so we had to code the game again. So we emailed him that there were way too many bugs other than what he told us so the next testing would be later. But the asshole never replied. And since I was the one entasked to guide this bitch ass, I  had to flood his email! And he didn't respond! Not once! It had been DAYS! I send him at least 20 emails everyday! I have up on the 3-4th day and DMed him on Twitter."

"I really hate this part."

"No. No. This is the best part. Do y'all remember that one trending #KodzuGone started by Tenma? It's because, this asshole never responded to our emails so I DMed him all the shit important shit in the emails. Then this bitch fucking blocked me! I fucking rante to Tenma and he canceled Kenma like he deserved to! I was panicking about it since Mr. Suzumiya told me that Kenma could be a potential investor if he wanted. And I needed cash... "

"Do not call me that publicly. You are disgusting."

"He went full sugar daddy on me!" You cackled. "His entire squad had betrayed him! They were canceling him so he just fucking slid into my DMs apologizing about the shit he did and I told him, bitch I'm coming over there and see you play this fucking game or I will not stop this canceling and make it worse. So he was forced to telll me his address and I'm not sure if yall saw the live but it was hot shit. The next day he bought all the copies of PPM at this one store and gave them to me and then he invested shit ton of money on my on going works, bought me a new tablet, paid my Keiji bills, and many other shit. Yall would die to have him as sugar daddy I'm telling you. Ya don't even have to give him sugar for the treats. "

"That was the biggest mistake I made."

"Awwe, but thanks to that we're closer than ever. "

"Exactly my point."

"Thank you for answering Ms. LN."

"I hate you so much." Kenma sighed pinching the bridge of his nose.

"No you don't. Admit it you love me."

"I really don't. Next question please."

"A-Ah, my initial question was actually answered in the previous question. It about your live. Now my question is, Ms LN and Mr. Kozume, is your relationship really a platonic one or a romantic one? "

"Okay, babe," You chuckled. "my man won't even let me breathe the same air he does. Ya think we're dating?"

"Well your right."

"What?"

"Excuse me?"

"Huh?! " You exclaimed a little louder than you thought since the mic made a loud noise.

"The relationship we have is both platonic and romantic. As labels aren't placed we share a romantic relationship." Kenma smirked.

You looked at him and the crowd with a clear eminent blush. "I-I I- Wh-"

Pulling you closer to him and turning around so the crowd won't see you both. He lowered the mic to prevent them from hearing.

"I wanted to see you all blushy and panicked . You look adorable." He whispered to your ear before facing the crowd again who were now going crazy over what Kenma had just confirmed.

"Y-You're an asshole..."

"Yeah, an asshole who..." lowering his mic again he leaned to your ear. "Still has your favorite onsie at his place. You really shouldn't have left it at my place. I'm so tempted to burn it."

"You leave my onsie alone! I will drown your consoles."

"With that threat, you're suddenly stripped of your house visit privileges."

"W-Why would you say we're dating?!"

"I didn't. I just said we both share a romantic and platonic relationship with no labels. I technically didn't lie too."

"Why did you do this?"

"Aside from wanting to see you all flustered? I'm probably drunk." Kenma smiled and turned to the crowd again. "Next question please."

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I'm sorry lately there's been to many words and less pictures it's just that... Idk

Lol I'm sorry this was supposed to be smau but there's been too many words

Ooc Kenma is shit so I made him drunk

-kookie-doughs

Taglist?

@gayer-than-the-gayest-gay @synx-ed @normalisthenewnorm @0majuh0 @leachann @nikanikabitch @almondeupeach @immxnty @mer-majesty @yamayoomi @simpingoveranime-men @lostmarimoismyhubby @mariishat @just-snog-already

[faithtales]

My Struggle with Depression (& Believing He's still on time)

I first made a thread of this on Twitter last month, and decided to make it into a blog post, especially cause I clock 27 tomorrow, and the anxiety of 'time is running out, what have I even achieved?' came back. I was going through some old videos and stumbled upon a song a sung last year, titled "Four Days Late" which was a comfort to me. It reminded me God is not blind to our suffering, and He will always come through ON TIME. I'll keep it short.

OK, here goes:

Last year, I hit a low. It all started with a "we regret to inform you" email that crushed me. You know those opportunities you apply for and in your heart, you convince yourself you got it... I didn't get any of them.

So I didn't take it very well. I spent my days in bed. Getting up was such a struggle. When I did get up, I would end up breaking down wherever I was. In church, at the market... I cried a lot! I was a mess.

It seemed like everyone's life was going smoothly, and I was stuck. Everyone looked happy, going on trips, having great jobs. Boo'd up lol. I felt like I had nothing going for me.

It was such a dark time. I was jobless, broke, and felt there was nothing to look forward to in my life. The future seemed so bleak. I lost all hope.

It felt like no one even saw how low I was sinking. Then 2 of my closest friends noticed that something was off with me. The rest didn't pick it up. I won't lie, it hurt. Maybe I hid it well, or they just didn't notice. I don't know.

It got so bad that I started to contemplate suicide. It wouldn't be the first time I would attempt suicide (story for another day). It was such a terrible time. I managed to open up to one friend and I think I am still alive because of them.

They reminded me of what I've accomplished and told me that there is so much to look forward to. They stayed up with me on the phone till I fell asleep just so I wouldn't spend time alone. Every. Single. Day.

Lucky enough, my mum also picked it up. She understood me & encouraged me to start a diet (something I had wanted for a while) because I lost weight. So I started a fattening diet. It was the only thing that kept me going. I have gained 10+ kgs since, a journey I'll blog about soon.

Then vs Now

Slowly, I dug myself out of that pit. When I did tell some friends what I had gone through, they were shocked, asked me why I didn't tell them what I was going through etc

When I did experience a slump again, I opened up to one of my friends and honestly, I regretted it. Few minutes into me telling them what I was going through, THEY FELL ASLEEP!

Do y'all know how hurt I was. My problems are boring enough to make someone fall asleep. Lol I learnt my lesson from there. I open up to the people that truly care

Fast forward to now, I'm still jobless, but I started my own business. I got over my heartbreak but I haven't resumed applying for opportunities yet. But I am in a better place and I'm glad that storm is over.

The story is long, and I've really cut it short, but in summary: if you are feeling depressed, please seek professional help. Talk to someone THAT CARES and always remember that the storm will end and you will feel the sun shine again.

You are strong and you will get through this. There are so many places you still have to go, awesome people you have to meet, and goals you have to accomplish.

I have been there and I want to tell you that it will be over. Hold on. If you're a Christian like me, keep praying. God is not deaf. He hears and you may not feel it, but He's right there with you.

Lastly, it is not easy for someone to open up, especially about depression. Please check on your friends and be SINCERE. If they do come to you, sometimes, just your listening ear and a prayer is enough. Trust me. It goes a long way.

You are precious.

You are loved.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

Love,

Fai

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[trashp1x1e]

Some shit went down at this Christian co op that I go to

Tw: homophobia and light swearing (I'm also on mobile and with a phone which tends to disagree with what I'm typing sometimes )

(for those who want to know I'm 14 and a pan cis guy)

SO (excuse my language) SOME BULLSHIT FUCKERY HAPPEND STRAP IN FOLKS THIS IS A LONG ONE!!! (that's what she said) goddddddddddd i'm mad i i rarely get mad and swear but boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy howdy now here is how i might have gotten kicked out of my co op for talking about lgbt

me and my homie / closeted ex boyfriend who we shall bestow the name Link were talking about lgbt stuff like we do every time we are on break in the empty hallways and someone overheard us (probs cuz´ we were being loud)and went and talked to the owner and later in the day he told us to come talk to him in an icy calm tone (never a good thing)

Now Link was already in some hot water because in cooking my friend who we shall name Zelda (real orignal I know) made a joke (i can't remember what it was about but it was harmless ) which caused the teacher to tell at Zelda to leave and caused Link to have an anxity attack because his partner was getting yelled at and the teacher told him to get out as well when we were walking with the owner who we shall call Gannondorf (sticking with the Zelda theme) we saw the cooking teacher which Gannon was talking to so i thought "oh hey he's gonna talk to Link about getting kicked out of cooking...but wait why am i here instead of Zelda..I'm not in cooking I don't even get there before it starts " right as my mind is racing Gannon told us That talking about gender and sexuality it and it violated the code of conduct under "egregious"acts.

(I'm scared for Link's safety so I tell him to out me instead of himself cause I think his mom has some sort of grudge against the whole ass lgbt)

Y'all smell that..? Oh no sorry i just stepped in some BULLSHIT!!!! The fucking code of conduct doesn't give that any examples of egregious act s!!!!Jesus fucking Christ c'mon at least SOME examples if you are gonna send someone home turn this bullshit!

And what we were talking about wasn't that bad unless you count "hey i thought my father was gay lol i don't know why i thought that when I was really young" and "oh I'm really grateful that you accept you for liking guys" nothing NSFW just joking around and talking about lgbt..which we do every fucking time we hang out!!

(Now i'm scared for Link's safety so I tell him to out me instead of himself cause I think his mom has some sort of grudge against the whole ass LGBTQ+ )

Anyways Gannon tells us to call our parents and tell them that we need to be picked up and he would be sending an email to our parents and seeing if we could come back(which in my opinion was dumb reason to send someone home)

Link is now panicing and is calling there mom and shaking because A his mom might be homophobic and suspect that he's in the lgbtq B his mom mentally barrages him enough C it's a 30 minute drive from to get to co op so yay for Link's mom...she I'm ok because I'm out to my parents and I tell my mom and dad what's going down and my dad said he will pick me up since my mom is at work

While waiting for our parents to get here Link got up to get something and he came back with my BI-Icon/dad who I'm gonna call Impa she tells me to not out myself and to out her instead (she is a fucking legend) but its too late now and I tell her that,then a spiteful Bitch who I was decently acquainted with asked Link "are you going to cry again?" NOW LET ME TELL YOU NOBODY FUCKS WITH MY FRIENDS AND SAYS THAT TYPE OF SHIT TO THEM is what I thought...I wanted to beat the shit out of this fool but I breathe in and let the anger disappear but I made sure my words rang with force I said "that was extremely rude and unnecessary get out." because it's not worth it to get in a fight and causing legal shit. Once that bitch finally left we told Impa to go get our group of friends which we call the HomieSexuals since the Gay best friends doesn't have a ring to it

Impa returns with everyone and they were just as pissed as I was but I didn't show it because that would stress everyone out even more so my body language and tone said "Pass me a la Croix " but I was pissed and then there was my number one Ally who looked like they were bout to cry but she said she " cries when she is pissed off " that's the first time I've heard her use anything close to swearing

(insert angry as fuk picture)

My ride gets here and I say my goodbyes and I hug everyone and say "ight I'm bout to head out" to ease the tension and lighten the mood

I head out and enter my dad's car and tell him what went down and he said with how many little kids he saw n coming out the bulding it wasn't my call weather they were exposed to the lgbt or not and that that's up to their parents" first off dad you make it sound like I was dressed up as a drag queen and was handing out pride flags to kids (something I would do tbh) he was more or less pissed that i was so chill about things (which I do when I should be nervous around my friends I want them to feel safe because fuck stress) after he got after me for being chill I got home and got to texting people to see what happened while I left A Gannons wife who looks like a Karen in training you know what I'm gonna call her KIT for short, KIT told the HomieSexuals to leave Link alone and as far as I was informed they weren't being too loud...after that I got a few texts from some others that i knew and hung around with told me that this was indeed bullshit and they had my back and that it's discrimination and that's kinda illegal cause this is technically counted as a private school . so Gannon if you do some how by some medical read this that's illegal buddy...make talking about lgbt against the rules and you might have a problem on your hands 😀👉👉

I haven't gotten a response from Link to see if they are ok yet but I'll keep y'all posted

Peace out my HomieSexuals

Tldr I might have gotten expelled from a co op talking about lgbtq

Edit#1 link is ok he just got the dumb ass pubishment of not being able to cut his hair

I got the option of being able to take class but not hang out on break or leave and and get a refund

So me and my mom said “ight ama head out”

Oh oh and you know what’s funny?

Link is ok! He’s in the clear that boi is Gucci oh no no Bitch I’m done! I’m so glad I left that place! Wanna know why that fucker is ok? Cause it told him to put my PanSexy ass! And he did! Hey fucker! That’s discrimination! But we can’t do jack fucking shit against Gannon cause he called my mom instead of emailing her there isn’t proof that he fuckin kicked me out!

Oh! Btw! My friend who I’ll call Joji found out who told Gannon :D

He is an adult who high key is a boomer ngl.

But heyyyy now I won’t have to deal with baby boomer bullshit from that place now!

If I ever see Gannon I hope i can record him saying some incriminating shit

[wwoofcsa]

Pre Burn Craziness and falling in love with camp orange (ya glad we didnt say banana???)

Summer 2018

So during camp, jake and i started chatting with alexis to see if she could hook us up with her camp at burning man. She said her camp seemed a bit too bougie for us, and she had a friend “hannah” that had a camp that may fit a bit better. As its incredibly challenging to find and enter an already tight nit and established camp at the burn, especially one that you vibe with, we were not optomistic that 3 of us could actually get in to camp “orange you glad we didnt say banana?”. Alexis wrote us literally the nicest intro descriptions possible. They are as follows:

Sam: Positive, brimming with love personality. Clutch team player. Amazing at massage. [ED. NOTE.: Dr. Canada, do they teach you guys massage in school or something???] Actively practicing mindfulness and studying alternative communities across the globe. Compassionate male feminist. Has shaman vibes that will enhance everyone’s journey on the playa. Can teach you Hebrew. This year he was part of a big camp at Midburn, Aligate, that managed the entry gate.  

Jake: Super kind, caring, protecting personality, eg he looks out for the squad on nights of adventure (water? Lights? Extra layers? Check his bag). Runs a CrossFit & juijutsu gym, strong dude who can help with building. Not that we’re being superficial, but mesmerizing green-gray eyes. [ED NOTE. This description is from Alexis. ;)] This year he was part of the same big camp at Midburn, Aligate, that managed the entry gate. Together with Sam, they are the homies. Funny, smart, loving, adventurous. & you’ll have somewhere to stay in TLV and at Midburn.

After the intro, hannah (lambchop) and i started speaking and after about 10 or 15 back and forth voice messages, to feel each others vibes, WE GOT ACCEPTED! We were so excited, this camp seemed like such fucking homies. Jake and i convinced mikey to come and I remember talking to both of them on the phone, curious as to how this camp would affect our burn, and perhaps the rest of our lives. I mean, at that time, we had no idea what was in store for us.

A few months later, i found this email exchange from hannah and camp orange, trying to get us from the waitlist, to official members in the camp. Such a homie:

I'm overjoyed to report that the Israel-based bros on the wait list are S-U-P-E-R stoked on us. They meet all our criteria: "dyin' to go, ready with their dues, itchin' to get involved, can be there for build/breakdown, and seem truly ON OUR WAVELENGTH.* (See below for examples. lol)

The only reason I'm reaching out with one final email on this is: due to a miscommunication between me/Alexis/them, it *might* actually be 3 of them, not 2. They have one other friend named Mikey and he's not 1000% sure whether he can come yet, but IF he can, then his 2 friends are not going to leave him homeless. So we would need to be OK with potentially taking 3 instead of just the 2 that y'all have already approved. Since we are currently at 34-35, adding 3 more would put us at 37-38 (or 38-39 if Cheshire's friend wants to come too?) -- still under 40. Thoughts??

Beyond just "staying under 40," my understanding is that the overarching concern about being a bit heavy on new folks this year stems from worry over potential loss of camp culture / camp values / that sense of super-strong rock-solid community. We ALWAYS want to be a tight-knit camp where we all know each other, love each other, eat dinner together every night, sling bananas together, roam the deep playa together with Dusty Rhino... etc. My opinion on this, which I know I've shared but will repeat briefly, is that there's no inherent difference between "old" and "new" members -- we just need people who are gonna truly understand our vibe. And speaking to the yellow spotty moldy bananas -- it's our responsibility to make sure our green bananas are inculcated with our values and are excited to live them. AND are fully aware of the expectations of them, and what they can expect in return. From committees/pre-work, to build, to bananas, to breakdown -- and beyond. I promise to ensure that these greenies understand all of that & more.

Please let me know what you guys think. LOVE!!!

Lambchop

*I wish you all could hear the audio message that Sam just left me on WhatsApp. The more I tried to scare him, like, "we have more work shifts than other camps, we want more of a sense of community, we'll need you for build/breakdown, etc.," the more he loved it. He literally was like "I hate to sound cliche, but my favorite part of last burn was my work shifts, and I can be there a WEEK early to build." LOL. In sum: they are crushin' on us hard, can't wait to work, and are ready to pay. I am super excited.

Lambchop

Needless to say, as we started getting involved with the camp, we liked them more and more and the third night i was there, 4 of the first bananas arrived to the burn, so i rode over to help start setting the camp up. I met gadget, speakeasy, yoshi, fox and rain. I quickly fell in love with all of them, and got SO FUCKING HYPED for the rest of our adventures that would soon unfold during the week.

disclaimer: the beautiful art work here was taken from camp oranges 2018 google photos folder and is not my own photography. thank you for sharing my loves :)

[lovelyparanormalbooks]

100 Truths Blogger Tag

Hey everyone! Wanted to do something fun here (while y'all 'wait' for my mega wrap up post to be completed oops) so I decided to do this tag! Stolen from the Mango Queen May @ Forever and Everly so definitely check her out, and her post is here. Anyway, without further ado, the tag!* *Still feel like I'm rambling though. Am I?

The Basics

1 What’s your name?

Cas; technically a nickname and unrelated to my "real" name but ah well.

2 Any nicknames or aliases?

Cath, Rose, and as for other nicknames too many to count/list.

3 Your gender?

Female! She/her.

4 Your star sign?

Taurus, even if it's not always obvious I am quite the stubborn one though mostly in subtle ways.

5 How old are you?

I mean, you can probably find that answer at least somewhere around this blog but I'm not gonna give it to you straight, but I am a teenager in high school, I'll give you that much.*

*Is this too cryptic? I really don't mean to be, it's just I'd like to keep it 'undisclosed' even though I've probably blabbed before.

6 Your relationship status?

Single; I've moved past the point in my life (intermediate/middle school and early high school) where I'd pretend it was "it's complicated" when that just meant about my friendships; lmao.

7 Any children?

Nope.

8 Any pets?

I mean we have like 19 chickens I think, by my last count? I'm not great at keeping track. But out of those there are the four which are most like pets to me, a black orpington and three blue orpingtons :)

9 Any tattoos or piercings?

Nope and I doubt there ever will be I'm too indecisive and why have piercings when the only thing I'd ever get pierced are my ears, and you can just have clip ons?

10 What do you like about yourself?

Uhh well I'm not one of those people who constantly puts themselves down so that's a start? (And I really don't mean any offence to anyone who is like that, I hope you start seeing what an amazing person you are! 3>

11 What do you dislike about yourself?

Lack of confidence on some occasions I suppose? I try to be more outgoing and I am a slightly more extroverted ambivert but I think in certain situations I just need to be more willing to take a chance.

12 Righty or lefty?

Right :)

Lasts

13 The last thing you drank:

Water. It's sitting in front of me slightly to my left as I speak :( (in case you haven't been able to tell I'm not a fan of water)

14 The last thing you ate:

An apple.

15 Your last phone call:

To a friend while I was walking to school, because when you're by yourself you get bored.

16 Your last text message:

Hoped it'd be something exciting, but nope it's just ":)" (minus the quote marks).

17 Your last email:

Sent email? To myself, a day ago, sending myself a resource for mock exams (sigh).

18 The last song you listened to:

Why would I remember, I'm not bothered checking but it was off my "pop ballads" playlist and pretty sure the song was almost over when the period ended and I stopped listening to music.

19 The last book you read:

Bright Thrones by Kate Elliott, though that is technically a short story... Oh well.

20 The last time you cried:

Ahh damn not a great story. In the car on the way home Wednesday two weeks ago, but that was really a chain reaction event which started around the start of lunchtime that day.

21 The last blog you read:

Forever and Everly!

22 The last person you spoke to:

A friend while walking to my dad's office where I am now.

23 The last place you visited:

School?? It is after school right now and I haven't gotten home yet...

24 Your last holiday abroad:

China! I mean more specifically Beijing as well as Shenyang, Dandong (the border with North Korea), Yuanjiang and Anhua.

Have you ever?

25 Have you ever gotten back with an ex?

That would require you to have one in the first place, so no.

26 Have you ever been cheated on?

Yeah no.

27 Have you ever cheated on someone?

No.

28 Have you ever lost someone special to you?

Luckily, no.

29 Have you ever been so drunk you threw up?

I have yet to experience the feeling of being drunk and don't think it's something I'd like to try anytime soon based on other peoples' accounts of it.

30 Have you ever fallen out of love with someone?

Yes?

31 Have you ever met someone who changed you?

Define change in this context? People I've met have definitely made me a better person though.

32 Have you ever been in a situation where you found out who your real friends are?

*long sigh* unfortunately too many times.

33 Have you ever kissed someone you probably shouldn’t have?

The sarcasm is back; that would have to require actually kissing someone.*

*Random fun fact: when I first wrote this response it was worded terribly, I think something like "have to require having actually kissed someone" which makes absolutely no sense at all.

34 Have you ever found out people were talking about you behind your back?

Yep.

35 Have you ever broken someone’s heart?

Not that I'm aware of. 36 Have you ever kissed a stranger?

See answer to question 33. 37 Have you ever had your own heart broken?

I don't know how to answer this one? No?? But, books, so yes?

38 Have you ever had sex on the first date?

Not an original answer but gee I'm underage and never been on a date! 39 Have you ever been arrested?

Gladly no, though this one time we did do something "suspicious" lol. 40 Have you ever been attracted to someone that isn’t the gender you usually find attractive?

Yes I think so. 41 Have you ever done something you regret?

Probably, though there isn't a specific instance that comes to mind. 42 Have you ever had a threesome?

No! 43 Have you ever embarrassed yourself in public?

Highly doubt I haven't though I don't remember anything in particular that was especially mortifying? 44 Have you ever misjudged someone?

Definitely, and I'm always very quick to correct myself afterward. I find it amusing when my judgment is extremely off though.

Your Beliefs and Opinions

45 Do you believe in God?

No thanks. 46 Do you believe in yourself?

Yes.

47 Do you believe in Santa Claus?

No but Santa is great.

48 Do you believe in ghosts?

Kind of? But not really. 49 Do you believe in aliens?

Eh, they could exist, doesn't really concern me? I don't think they're gonna take over the world but hey if they did it would probably be better than Trump being president? 50 Do you believe in miracles?

Yes, they're signs you're doing things right. 51 Do you believe in the power of positive thinking?

Absolutely. 52 Do you believe in love at first sight?

You'd think I wouldn't, but I do? Like I definitely think you have to get to know each other and all that but I think there is that sort of instant connection, but it's not always going to turn into love. 53 Can money make you happy?

It can. But it can also very easily make you extremely unhappy so there needs to be a balance. But if you're in a good place I don't see why an extra pay check is gonna ruin your life. 54 Would you describe yourself as a feminist?

To be honest I'm not a big fan of the word, particularly with the whole misconception of it being "women > men" etc; but I definitely support equality and would consider myself an equalist. (See this post; this is pretty much my viewpoint summed up.) 55 Are you pro-life or pro-choice?

100% pro choice. I don't think it should matter what your own opinion on abortion is; that's for you. But others should be allowed to do what they want with their body. 56 Do you have strong political beliefs?

Yeah I guess? I do try and keep myself educated about such things but I'm not like a political activist or anything. 57 Do you have strong religious beliefs?

No way. 58 What do you think the most important thing you can give a child is?

Freedom.

Right Now

59 Are you eating anything right now?

Nope! 60 Are you drinking anything right now?

Nah. 61 What are you listening to right now?

The satisfying (don't @ me) sound of a printer printing... but it just stopped. 62 What are you thinking about right now?

Feminism/equality, having a chat with friends about it. 63 What are you waiting for right now?

Waiting to go home; two minutes till work ends. 64 What are you most excited about right now?

My band is playing on a pretty big stage on Saturday so that's something! 65 What’s your pet hate right now?

Does this mean pet peeve? And nothing extremely specific right now except people with their stupid far right extremist views. 66 What’s your favourite thing right now?

Dunno. 67 If you weren’t answering these questions, what would you be doing right now?

Probably studying, whoops.

Firsts

68 Your first best friend:

Siân, love you girl.

69 Your first kiss:

Yeah nah, not happened yet. 70 Your first celebrity crush:

I have no clue, but probably Theo James? 71 Your first holiday:

China 2011 :) 72 Your first pet:

A beautiful grey chicken named Ash. 73 Your first regret:

Oh gosh this was awhile ago but way back in 2012 when the guy I liked moved away right after he *may* have found out I had feelings for him (not certain about this but hey I'll never know). 74 Your first job:

Basketball referee. 75: Your first childhood memory:

My first birthday party. I'm told I probably don't actually remember it and only know what I've been told of it and thanks to the photographic evidence though, which is probably true since I have like no memories before the age of eight.

Which would you choose?

76 Love or money?

Love, of course. I read YA.

77 Twitter or Facebook?

I use Facebook more because the lovely Twitter locked me out (much appreciated, not). But I prefer Twitter for sure. Facebook can be useful as band promo though so it's not all bad. 78 Hook up or relationship?

Relationship! Casual isn't really for me. 79 Dogs or cats?

Dogs. 80 Coffee or tea?

Don't like either, prefer hot chocolate but coffee. I actually have more tea but I don't like it very much. 81 Beer or wine?

People always laugh when I say this, but in my opinion beer tastes like slightly off sparkling water. Why would you enjoy drinking that? Red wine for sure. 82 Sweet or savoury?

Sweet :) 83 Introvert or extrovert?

Can I choose ambivert? Otherwise extrovert. 84 Vampires or werewolves?

This makes me instantly think of Twilight, so vampires of course. 85 Seaside or countryside?

Countryside, cmon. I don't like water much and I love country music. 86 Summer or winter?

Winter!! 87 Books or movies?

If you don't already know, I'm not a fan of movies at all and obviously books win. Books or tv shows though... That's a whole different story. 88 Horror or comedy?

Recently I admitted to some friends I've never watched an actual horror film and they were absolutely shocked. But yeah, comedy definitely.

A few random questions to finish on

89 Do you wish you could change your past?

Sometimes I do, but then I decide it's not that big of a deal because you know, the past is full of mistakes I've learnt from. The lessons are more important than erasing the mistakes.

90 What’s your dream job?

This is something I always get stuck on. Musician? Entrepreneur? Lawyer? Activist? Writer? Actress? 91 What’s your guilty pleasure?

$3 hot chips at your local dairy. OOPS.

92 What are you afraid of?

Disappointing people. 93 What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?

No clue really but I think it was probably an actress!

94 If you could have any super power, what would it be?

I'd like to be able to fly, teleport, read minds, control time... You can tell I can't decide. 95 If you could change anything about your life what would it be?

I would like to live somewhere else, really, with a better education system... I shouldn't say that but still. You can't change your feelings *shrug*. 96 Would you want immortality?

I think it would be cool, especially if you had someone by your side. Immortality alone though... Not so keen. 97 If you could interview anyone alive or dead who would you choose?

I would absolutely love love love to interview Roger Federer. Why? Just because, it's Roger Federer so duhh. 98 Would you say you are happy?

Yes, I am grateful that I have a supportive family and live in a safe place. 99 What one piece of advice would you give to yourself at age eighteen?

Don't mess up your life! Kidding, but hey I'm not that age yet so I'll pass on this question. 100 Where would you like to be in five years’ time?

Ahh, five years... I'll probably be at uni, but ideally I'd like to be in the US whether it's to do with academic or music I care less. Well this has been an obnoxiously long post about myself but if you managed to read all of that kudos! Please tell me something most people don't know about you in the comments so I feel a little less self absorbed.

[texanpeanut]

Trees All the Way Down

Here’s the most recent email update I’ve sent out and I think the last one I’ll use as a blog post. From now on the blog posts will just be blog posts! 

March 30, 2018:

Hey y'all, 

Welcome to this month's update from Maggie. I think this email has two themes: growth and change. The first part of the email will be more about some gushy emotional stuff so if you don't wanna read that and wanna know more about some werkkk related things skip down a few paragraphs until you see some ALL CAPS WRITING LIKE THIS. If you remember from the last update, I wrote about how Peace Corps has been challenging mostly in mental and emotional ways. In the first two months at site after I installed (mid-December to mid-February), I think I was overall appreciative of my experience and glad to be here, but also felt anxious and worn out day to day. When I arrived in Thies in mid-February for In-Service Training (IST), I realized I did not feel like myself. I normally consider myself a somewhat laid back person (at least half the time anyway) and fairly optimistic, but I was letting myself become stressed out beyond necessity over small things beyond my control. So, when I arrived back at the regional house in Kedougou at the end of February after two weeks of additional technical training at IST, I decided I needed to take a stronger initiative to take care of my mental health. Like I said earlier, a lot of things that were stressing me out in the beginning were things beyond my control. For example, I would work myself up so much just thinking about going around in my village to greet people because I was worried about how they would react to me, if they would be unwelcoming, or make fun of me, blah blah blah. So one way I've tried to change my focus is to think more about my intentions overall for coming here, and my intention for every small action throughout the day. After some reflection I think the two main reasons I wanted to join Peace Corps were to learn practical, technical skills related to my field of interest (I guess a fancy way of saying I wanted to do cool agroforestry stuff with my hands), and to better myself as a person. I don't think those two reasons are mutually exclusive. And I think by focusing on those things every day, I've been able to feel more calm and comfortable at site, more productive in my work, and overall more just like myself. I decided people are going to treat me however they want to treat me, and the only thing I can control is how I show respect to my family and neighbors, and the effort I put into starting projects and trainings. If I put effort every day into working towards my main intentions of being here (work and bettering myself), by either doing something related to trees, or overcoming some kind of fear or mental roadblock, I can be proud of that day. One more thing I've been thinking about is that I have a lot to really be grateful for. In life in general of course, but specifically in Senegal. I was thinking a few weeks ago how I think my biggest problem/fear/obstacle is my own fear of how people perceive me. And then I thought that isn't really a problem at all. Every day now I feel incredibly lucky to have my own place to sleep at night (with a roof and an actual bed), a bike, a dog, my own little gas stove, great physical health, no severe mental health issues, no crippling debt, great friends I've made in Peace Corps, great friends back at home in America, and a great family who I love and loves me back (at least that's what they tell me lol). And I do feel so lucky to be here in this beautiful part of Senegal, presented with such a unique opportunity to challenge myself mentally and physically and learn so! many! new! things! OKAY on to the COOL STUFF like TREES and GARDENS!!! Alright. So. During the first couple months at site I really did not work at all because I was just trying to get a feel for the village, practice my Pular, and learn how to do things like carry buckets of water on my head without getting laughed at. But now I'm doing some agfo stuff like filling little plastic bags with dirt and poop and it's pretty neat. So... little bags of dirt and poop. Aka, a tree nursery. After I got back to site from IST I finally started a personal tree nursery in my backyard. A tree nursery is one method of propagating trees to later out-plant in fields or compounds. There are two main types of trees people like to seed in nurseries - live fencing species and fruit trees. Trees used for live fences are usually little scraggly, thorny things that prevent livestock from entering gardens and eating all the vegetables. Livestock are the biggest nuisance to vegetable production in this country other than insects and children. Fruit trees are pretty much what they sound like and the two most popular fruit trees here are mango and citrus, but people also plant papaya, sweetsop, soursop, pigeon pea, and cashew. Cashew has a huge market in the southern regions that make up an area called the Casamance, and is expanding steadily throughout the country. Right now, peanuts are one of the main cash crops of this country, but it's really a shame because they deplete the soil so rapidly. Cashews are a great alternative because they are great for soil stability, the fruit has a lot of uses, and the amount of money a farmer can make from one hectare of a cashew orchard is insane. Okay, end of that side note. To make a tree nursery you dig a pit (or build a little wall out of cinderblocks) as big as you need for the amount of sacks you plan to fill, and then fill it with sacks. The sacks are little plastic bags that you fill with a combination of soil and either compost or manure (the poop). Once your sacks are full and you've watered them for a week, you can seed your trees. After a few weeks you out-plant! It's just a way to have more control over young and vulnerable baby trees, and then once they do germinate you can choose to plant the healthiest, best-looking ones, rather than wasting field space on some dumpy little thing. So I have the tree nursery in my backyard, and I seeded some tamarind and papaya that I collected back in January. They haven't germinated yet but I'm still hopeful! I also have begun teaching people in my community how to do this for themselves. One day I went out to the garden of a man I know in my neighboring village named Bonnoit to see if I could find him to talk about work. I didn't find him there, but I found another man named Leonard at a garden nearby, introduced myself and said my work is to plant trees and I can help him if he wants. He said yes I do want to plant trees. So I came back about a week later, we dug a huge pit together, pounded cow poop down to a powder, and filled about 20 sacks together. I've been going to visit him every day for the past week to see how it's going and so far he's filled about 140 without any extra help from me! He is a really motivated worker and I think is really excited to continue this, so I'm looking forward to doing more stuff with him in the future. I also hosted a small tree nursery training for a few of my neighbors and family members. I asked a few of my friends to help invite people in our village, and about 11 people showed up which was perfect because I am trying to start small. Being a little bit of a shy person, I am still nervous about speaking in front of a crowd of 30-40. Anyway, I held the training in my backyard and we added some sacks to my personal nursery and overall I think it was successful. Everyone was attentive and seemed like they wanted to be there and got to practice filling one sack. I gave everyone who came 10 sacks, so I will see who fills those and then give out more to the people who do. Some other work things that aren't set in stone but might happen in the future are a women's cashew orchard in my road town of Salemata, and a garden in my neighboring village for youth who are done with school but can't find work. The women in Salemata seem very excited about the orchard, and Bonnoit (the man I referenced earlier) seems very motivated about getting his garden started, and even brought me his own detailed list of supplies and prices I could use for writing a grant for the project. I'm still unsure if these two things will happen since they're just in the very beginning of planning and discussion, but I am hopeful! Welp, that's about all I got. I'm taking a few days at the regional house for a few reasons. 1) It's my birthday and my village is great but I really wanted to treat myself to some electricity and cold water. 2) I originally planned to have Lyra, my dog spayed today. I have had her for three months now and I think she is about four months old. Anyway I went to the vet this morning and he said he's out of anesthetic but should get some more tomorrow or Sunday so... actual spay date for little Lyra is TBD. 3) New volunteers are coming!!! In Senegal we have four sectors of volunteers: Health, Community Economic Development (CED), Agriculture, and Agroforestry (which I think is technically in the environment sector). The Ag/Agfo volunteers come at the very end of September, like I did, and the Health/CED volunteers come at the very end of February. The newest cohort has been here for a month so far, and they just found out their permanent site placements a few days ago. So the new Kedougou volunteers will be coming in tomorrow for a few days of Field Orientation Training (like I did back in October) before they go back to Thies to complete their Pre Service Training. If God wills it, they will install at their new sites in mid-May! And that's all. Love y'all. Say hi to America for me. 

-Maggie 

[midnightoilburners]

Conversation with Will, Ali, Ray, Destiny, Makena Master is Bryan Wednesday, August 23, 2017 Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 16:23:46 I misunderstood makennas number. I'm sorry, everyone should be here now Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 16:24:10 Here Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 16:25:26 I got it Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 16:32:26 Ok Thursday, August 24, 2017 Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 15:08:49 Soooo group name? 15:08:59 Wait everyone send their name Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 15:10:31 Ray Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 15:11:03 Will Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 15:12:23 MaKenna Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 15:12:54 Ali Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:30:51 Bryan, sorry i was in class Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 15:37:21 Destiny Friday, August 25, 2017 Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 19:29:09 So we need a group name Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 19:30:09 Any suggestions? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:37:09 Midnight oil burners Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 19:37:53 That sounds illegal Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:38:38 .... never heard of burning the midnight oil? How old am i? Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 19:39:31 Like gas in the car?😂😂 Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 19:39:42 Haha😂 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:39:59 God I am old.... Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 19:41:15 Lol ouch Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:42:05 I just thought of it because i was looking at my dog: midnight Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 19:45:16 I didn't mean to hurt feelings I'm sorrryyy😩 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:46:11 Haha i dont care. It would take a lot more than that to hurt my feelings. Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 19:46:36 😂good Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:47:59 I have a house, a wife, pets, and dont live with my parents. Being old is great :) 19:54:48 So i have given three (albeit terrible) ideas. Somebody else throw something out there. Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 19:55:46 Group A Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:56:13 We were told that wasnt allowed Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 19:56:38 😂😂😂😂it was a joke Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 20:00:10 >.> Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 20:13:40 So my friend suggested Communicators gone wild. Eh? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 20:16:08 Cheesy? 20:16:19 And you guys hardly seem wild Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 20:16:56 Pleaseeeee then you barely know the half of it Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 20:17:40 Well show us your wild side Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 20:17:54 Maybe we should all just say a word that comes straight to mind and then work from that 20:18:10 😂😂you aren't ready for that Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 20:19:07 My word is computer Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 20:31:36 I'm getting lit tonight Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 20:32:25 Alcohol? Drugs? Both?! Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 20:33:16 Woooooh we're the fun at 20:33:29 Where's* Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 21:06:46 Yessssss Sunday, August 27, 2017 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:32:41 24 hours to come up with a name Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:33:58 ?? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:34:29 For our group. We need a name by tomorrow. Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:35:01 Oh I thought you meant you had one,any ideas? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:35:38 I have given four, i am kind of tapped out Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:36:03 Incognito that's my word Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:36:04 Oh Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 13:25:41 Ya know I'm pretty ok with midnight oil burners. Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 13:29:59 Sure Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 13:30:30 Haha it was my suggestion so no argument here Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 13:31:57 It's a name Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 13:33:18 I'm good Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 14:08:54 I'm good Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 15:25:01 What does it mean Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:25:32 You young whipper snappers Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 15:26:08 Assuming it's like a candle Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 15:26:27 Lol Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:29:20 It is a metaphor meaning to work late into the night Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 16:00:26 Ooh ok Wednesday, September 6, 2017 Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:19:05 Yooooo Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:19:58 I need work and class schedules from everybody to try to set up in person meeting Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:22:44 MW in paulding, work Friday 7:45-2 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:23:10 What times m/w Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:23:37 I work just about everyday but I don't go in till 430 so the only days I can't meet are on Mondays but I can meet Wednesdays after school 12:23:57 Oh and I go to school at 1 on TR 12:26:04 I've split up the roles we need to cover

Tumblr Video Paper Binder Marketing  (poster) Product Agenda and minutes Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:26:16 TR I'm in Cartersville from 9:15 or 11:30, and I get out in Tuesday at 1:45 12:26:33 I'll make the product😁 Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:26:59 I can do the tech stuff 12:27:00 Tumblr and video Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:27:10 And I can do the agenda and minutes too Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:27:11 So what are some product ideas? 12:27:30 Ok cool 12:29:07 Or I could just do the video if someone else wants to do the tumblr so everyone can get a role Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:33:03 I'm good in the afternoon but I have class until 3:15 on TR Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:34:21 Do you wanna do the Tumblr page? Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:37:30 I can Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:40:08 Are you cool with that or did you wanna do something else? Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:41:49 I am cool with it Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:42:16 Sweet Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 12:48:10 I I can do the marketing stuff Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:51:06 Now we just need a product Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:55:21 We need someone to do the paper and someone to do the binder 12:55:45 Bryan and ray Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:56:14 I'm so dang coldddddd 12:56:29 Sos history Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:56:54 Rip Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:57:35 Thanks🙄 Thursday, September 7, 2017 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 14:46:35 So sine half of you guys didnt give schedules I am just going to throw times and days out and we can try to make it work 14:48:03 It seems from what i have, the best day would be wednesday after comm class. For a second day, maybe sat or sun? Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 15:00:16 Yeah are we thinking early? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:01:27 Early on weekends? Cause i was thinking directly after class wed. I can do anytime on weekends. I also have my own house with extra rooms if we need a place. Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 15:05:10 I have 2:00 class wed Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:05:49 Class ends at 1215. Thats plenty of time to meet Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 15:06:29 I know I'm just letting y'all know Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 15:06:32 I have a class at until 145 after 1215 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:07:31 Well that sucks. We will probably have to rotate times a bit in order to include everybody Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 15:07:55 Okay Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 15:08:06 I have class until 145 after our class Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:08:59 Ok, we need our tumblr up asap so we can all post detailed class schedules so i can work this out Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 15:09:55 Why don't we send when we can meet and something should be the same Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:11:40 That could get messy. I would prefer to set up a schedule instead of just people saying they can meet at certain times on certain days. Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 15:14:20 Where are we meeting? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:15:21 On campus would be the most simple solution for weekdays. Just another thing i would like to plan out if anybody has any ideas Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 15:18:51 Ok so I just got out of class and I'm free whenever after 3 and all day weekends Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 18:18:00 Can everybody meet some time tomorrow Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 18:18:30 I work 745-2 Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 18:18:58 Okay can everybody do after 2 Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 18:23:02 Yes Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 18:23:39 I am free all day, where are we meeting? Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 18:26:14 What's best place for everybody Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 18:26:45 Yes Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 18:27:14 Yea I may be a little late Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 18:35:42 I work at 430 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 18:43:22 School, my house, park maybe? Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 18:44:32 School library or somewhere around there sounds good Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 18:45:33 Y'all want to meet in the courtyard at school ? Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 18:49:11 Sure Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:18:58 Deal Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 20:22:11 Tomorrow at what time? Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 20:35:28 2 Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 20:36:24 I work 45 minutes from there so idek if I should even come what time are y'all gonna be done Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 20:36:57 We can meet at like 3 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 20:37:15 3 works for me Friday, September 8, 2017 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 09:37:43 So 3 today in the courtyard? Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 12:14:58 Are we meeting today or no Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 12:15:44 I'll be there at 3 Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:16:32 I'll be there at 3 Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:23:35 Imma be there idk where the courtyard is tho Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:48:18 I won't be there but let me know what all you guys talk about so I can get an idea for the video Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 12:48:57 I got you Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:56:38 👍 Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 15:00:16 I'm gonna be a few min late. Traffics bad Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 17:18:37 I was actually thinking, our sweater idea would probably be easier/more relatable Sunday, September 10, 2017 Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 21:26:57 https://www.facebook.com/VixExploreUS/videos/2000689240168938/ This reminds me of the stranger danger thing Monday, September 11, 2017 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 11:22:57 Have we figured out the tumblr page yet? Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 11:29:42 No I emailed Mrs. MacMurdo and she hasn't emailed me back Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 11:30:09 Why did you email her? Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 11:36:05 Because I made the Tumblr page and I don't know how to get it to you guys is using your number or I link it to you Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 11:36:33 Pretty sure you link it Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 11:36:39 No we just have to search it and follow it Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 11:36:52 Idk 11:37:58 I'm just confused Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 11:38:29 What is the name of it? Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 11:39:27 Midnightoilburners Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 11:40:35 I cannot find it 11:48:58 What is your username? Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 11:54:13 Midnightoilburners@tumblr.com Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 11:58:05 Well i sent you an im. I dunno how to work tumblr at all XD Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 11:59:11 I just got it. It had too load 11:59:43 Everybody else needs to go to the link Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:06:47 So you created an account not a blog 12:07:04 We need to create a group blog so we can all post in there Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:07:52 Oh ok Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:09:26 I figured it out if you would like me to do it Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:10:22 I just about to go on my computer Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:10:58 So you got it? Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:11:51 Yep Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:24:10 I still can't find it Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:31:03 It should be on their now because I miss spelled burners Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:32:31 What is the link? Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:33:34 Still can't find it Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:33:55 Midnightoilburners@tumblr.com Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:34:52 Thats not it .... Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:35:37 No 12:38:23 Do you just want me to do it? Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:41:20 Https://www.tumblr.com/join/msvEzZHdEK Try this 12:46:03 Ya Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:46:20 I am in Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:46:28 Ok lol Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:47:55 Everybody needs to create your own account 12:48:16 And then follow midnightoilburners@tumblr.com Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:59:39 Https://midnightoilburners.tmblr.com 13:00:58 I typed that in wrong 13:02:34 Https://midnightoilburners.tmblr.com 13:02:34 https://midnightoilburners.tumblr.com/ 13:02:44 That should work Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 13:03:57 Yeah Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 14:07:57 So I make my own account 14:08:01 Or what Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 14:08:11 Yes Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 14:08:26 Yes Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 14:15:59 I think I did it Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:21:54 Aye y'all add me on snap @thesquillmaster Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:26:11 Done Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:26:57 Ayyye Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:27:51 Dont have snap Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:28:34 Nooooo Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:30:48 You gotta get in the loop Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 13:12:05 If i do that, how do i maintain my crotchety old man persona? Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 13:16:11 😂😂😂😂 Thursday, September 14, 2017 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:13:03 So saturday at two? Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 19:20:34 Yes Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 19:20:52 I'll have to let you know Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:21:54 Try your best, i was just sayin in general 19:22:15 We never agreed on where though...? Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 19:23:31 I may have to work Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 19:27:43 Yes 20:05:43 Were we meeting at Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 20:10:20 We can meet at the school again if we have too. They have a pizzeria in town. Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 20:11:13 Ok Saturday, September 16, 2017 Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 01:50:18 So 2 where? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 08:16:11 Courtyard Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 08:20:24 I hope I can make it Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 11:06:26 How long are we meeting? Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 11:08:39 Last time was about an hour but it depends on how much we get done. Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 11:09:11 Ok cool,what all are we talking About? We have a product right? Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 11:13:34 I can't come I have to go to the hospital will y'all let me know what y'all talk about Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 11:13:58 Ok Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:01:44 I won't be able to make it either, I HAVE to go do something with my mom, I realize I suck😂😂 at this whole agenda thing but I have it wrote down if y'all need a pic Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:05:15 Well i still want to get will in on everything. We also need to get started on marketing materials. Who is our marketing director again? Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 12:07:07 Me Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:10:03 I'll be there Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:11:36 Ok, we are going to talk about marketing material today since it is a chunk of the work. I will tumblr meeting notes so you can start doling out project ideas and expectations in regards to that Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 12:14:46 Just let me know I have business cards already that I can make and do a poster Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:38:38 I will be there Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 13:40:35 I'm here Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 13:41:17 On my way Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 13:44:40 Well ran into a funeral procession so i will be a little late prob Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 13:45:01 Here 15:00:29 Hey I'm sorry for leaving early. Please keep me up to date on what I missed please Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:01:16 You didnt really miss much. Hopefully i can get some notes up tomorrow 15:01:51 We have agreed to meet on wed after 4pm. What times would be good for everybody here? Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 15:03:15 I'm perfectly fine for 4 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:03:56 As was everybody else who was there today. So ali and destiny? Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 15:04:35 I'm good with 4 Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 15:08:35 I'm off sooooo anytime Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 15:09:18 Wow everyone? Nice Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 15:10:18 Great Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 15:11:29 Yay Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 10:19:15 Are we still meeting today? Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 10:20:49 I'm still available Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 10:34:01 What time are y'all thinking Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 10:35:25 We said 4 Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 10:36:49 Can we meet earlier? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 10:59:33 I cannot dr appt 14:29:19 Still have not been seen by my dr and its way past time 14:30:25 I may be a little late, traffic is gonna be a bitch Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 14:39:27 Damn Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 14:40:23 Yeah I am pissed. If I show up late they charge me and I dont get to see the doctor. Wish I could charge them. Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 14:40:51 😂😂 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 14:41:29 I mean, if I could do that I would buy pizza for you guys Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 14:42:10 PIZZAAAA😍😍😍 Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 14:42:10 Lol Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 14:42:41 Lmaooooo Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 14:42:53 Except Will. He probably would want something different Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 14:52:37 Were we meeting at Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 14:53:02 Courtyard? Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 14:53:24 I'm already here my class got out early so Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 14:53:28 As always Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 14:56:14 I have no clue how late I will be :/ Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 14:56:47 You bum Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 14:57:49 Right? Siri says i would be there right on time if I left now, but i have yet to see the doctor Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 14:58:52 Damn,how long is that gonna take? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:05:08 Im out hopefully 10- 15 min late Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 15:06:01 Sweeeeet 15:21:09 It's so hot Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 15:41:22 Could all pitch in and order a pizza Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 15:43:01 I just ate lmao Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 15:53:18 I'm here Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:57:19 I am almost in paulding Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 16:05:01 Eta? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 16:05:47 10-15 16:11:07 Of course i catch every light Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 16:11:35 😂😂 were all here Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 16:19:40 You sit upon a throne of lies! Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 16:19:59 Yep Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 16:20:09 E in eta means estimated Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 16:20:31 True Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 16:20:47 I am at merchants dr main st light Friday, September 22, 2017 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 18:23:35 Any word on your schedule Destiny? Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 18:24:42 I'm off all weekend idk how or why but whatever Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 18:25:04 So we need a time for tomorrow Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 18:26:15 Yea Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 18:29:23 I would prefer evening time cause i am building a foundry tomorrow, but I can meet anytime Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 18:38:37 Same but I'd prefer earlier I got plans later Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 18:39:07 Same Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 18:40:09 Yeah me to Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 18:40:53 Afternoon or morning? I can do anything from 9am on Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 18:41:26 11? Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 18:49:05 I'm fine with 11 Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 19:17:14 I get done with work at 12 Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 19:19:32 I mean can everybody do Sunday Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:19:46 We all can its just time Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 19:20:24 I have work Sunday Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:21:00 O sunday, yeah saturday is what we need to do so we can film Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 19:20:59 It seems like we all have something to do at different times tomorrow Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 19:21:40 Yep Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 19:24:09 Yea I'd prefer saturday as well Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:24:14 It doesnt matter to me too much. I can push plans around Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 19:25:21 Earlier tomorrow 11-12 whatever it's all good here Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 19:25:59 Yup Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:26:55 We need makenna there and she works to noon Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 19:27:26 Okay that's fine too Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:27:42 So one? Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 19:28:32 Yes Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 19:29:39 Yes Saturday, September 23, 2017 Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 09:51:09 This is a dumb question but when's the due date for the project so I can put it on the agenda 09:51:14 And what time does our class start Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 09:52:14 October 2 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 09:52:17 October 2 and 11am-12:15 Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 09:52:47 Thank you Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 09:52:56 11am Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 10:00:44 I need a pic of the logo Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 10:01:16 Ray Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 10:03:14 And can you send a pic of last agenda Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 10:03:49 I was gonna type it up after todays meeting Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 10:05:08 Okay thank you Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 10:05:20 Np Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 10:12:53 I need the logo to still Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 10:13:13 Damn you ray! Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 11:14:07 Whoever would like for me to share the agenda and minutes, so y'all could proof read send me your student email Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:36:56 Everyone still good for 2? 12:37:01 1* Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:37:24 On my way Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:38:25 On my way Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 12:40:19 Are we just doing part of the video today Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:41:43 Bring any promotional you need to work on or help with too 12:41:56 Its a work day in general Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:42:31 We're gonna have to use like my key fob today until I get my other one from my moms Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 12:42:39 Okay well I'm done with the cards all but the logo on them so I can just help whoever else 12:57:18 Is anyone here Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:57:18 May be a couple minutes late Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:58:27 Makenna and I are Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 13:03:19 I'm sorry but I will not be able to make it today. My 98 year old aunt fell and my family wants everyone here. I'm very sorry Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 13:03:52 Damn Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 13:04:15 I'm here 21:01:14 I need the notes from the last meeting Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 21:01:46 Shit, i forgot. Kid started puking when i got home Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 21:03:09 It's okay 21:56:50 For the last meeting what day and time was it adjourns 21:56:54 Adjourned Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 21:57:37 Like today? Uhhh 23rd 1:00-1:30 Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 21:58:10 No for Wednesday I know the date now but what time did we finding 21:58:12 Finish Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 21:59:08 Did i not put that? 5:10 Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 21:59:31 No thank you Sunday, September 24, 2017 Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 21:23:57 The name of the app is still stranger danger right ? lol I feel dumb Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 21:24:16 It is Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 21:32:00 Ok thanks 21:47:35 Do we have to make an integral and stuff if we put that on the contact info ? 21:49:33 Image Will, Ali, Ray, Destiny, Makena/attachment1.jpg 21:49:33 Is this okay this is it without the logo Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 22:30:17 Nice Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 22:41:44 Looks good Monday, September 25, 2017 Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 00:43:06 Where are we meeting? 00:43:14 And what are we doing? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 00:44:57 Damn man, its freakin late. Bring everything that we need to work on. Ray and i can do the website prob. We NEED that logo. Makenna can bring the poster so we can all review it. Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 00:45:31 Sorry lol Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 00:45:54 What we really need to work on is our in class presentation. I have no clue how that is supposed to go. Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 00:46:18 Oh true 00:47:04 Wanna meet and eat somewhere perhaps? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 00:47:35 I want to go back to sleep Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 00:48:08 😂😂 ok talk in the morning I apologize Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 08:20:59 Were are we meeting at Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 08:21:39 Somewhere on campus? Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 08:28:34 Ok Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 09:25:45 I am at school now and going to the lounge Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 09:26:58 I'm in class Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 09:28:20 Just letting you all know. If somebody needs help or wants to get work done Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 10:38:52 Where are y'all Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 10:39:18 Student lounge Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 10:39:22 Otw Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 10:44:04 Almost there Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:23:21 Makenna can you invite me to the tumblr? Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 12:24:09 Image Will, Ali, Ray, Destiny, Makena/attachment2.jpg Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:29:33 www.midnightoilburners.tunblr.com Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:30:24 Like to post Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:32:10 Oh ok 12:32:10 Sorry Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 17:00:40 I still need the logo Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 11:03:09 I posted the script but I think makenna has to allow it Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 11:09:18 For m/w agenda and minutes I'm gonna do them as just one, if that's okay with y'all Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 11:20:39 No, we have to separate them Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 11:24:31 For Monday's and Thursday's agendas time and date, they are literally gonna say the same thing Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 11:26:19 It doesnt matter. She said they have to be separate for every day/meeting Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 11:30:42 For me 11:30:45 Fine Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 20:52:02 We need solo cups for tomorrow, Bryan do you have a suit jacket? Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 20:52:50 I can grab some cups. Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 21:48:17 I do not Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 21:48:53 Button up? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 21:49:05 I do Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 21:49:30 Will go to bed Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 21:49:55 I'm at work 😬 21:50:11 Bring it Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 21:50:21 Its not even 10... but if you guys want we can text in private Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 21:50:34 Me too Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 21:50:45 Right Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 21:50:48 I'm just kidding calm down Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 21:51:43 Do i need to do the binder? Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 22:01:15 Please Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 22:11:51 😂😂 Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 10:44:38 Are we meeting before the time in the classroom Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 10:45:00 I am in the student lounge Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 10:45:27 I'm otw Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 10:47:45 We're just hanging in the lounge Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 11:00:15 Where are you ray? Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 11:00:57 At Kroger. Getting cups. Be there in five Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 11:12:16 We're on the 3rd floor Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 15:59:51 What was that process called for the presentation Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 19:17:48 Monroes motivated sequence Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 19:34:24 Thank you Thursday, September 28, 2017 Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 14:33:36 Hey can you delete the video script off of Tumblr so I can post the revised one? Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 14:36:52 I did Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:20:31 What time we meeting this weekend? Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 15:27:17 Saturday again? At 1? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 15:27:28 Sure Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 16:43:12 Idk my work schedule Friday, September 29, 2017 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 14:37:43 Do we have that work schedule yet? Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 14:38:26 I work 10 to 6 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 14:44:16 Damn.... well is there anyway you could email me the stuff for the binder then? 14:47:50 Ali, what is your full name? I cannot find you on the class directory Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 14:48:20 Ali brown 14:48:36 What's the order for our names Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 14:48:52 Alexander? 14:49:12 Alexandra Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 14:49:23 Alexandra Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 14:49:52 You think she wouldbe ok with just ali? Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 14:50:11 Yeah should be Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 14:50:30 Cool thanks! Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 14:51:07 Welcome Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 15:25:15 Ye I will Email later Saturday, September 30, 2017 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 09:21:48 Are the rest of us still trying to meet today? Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 09:47:24 I can after 12 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 09:48:44 It doesnt really even need to be a meeting if people are comfortable where they are at. I just need everything we have for the binder Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 09:52:07 Ok Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 09:57:36 Can I meet you or will I have time in person before class to give it to you Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 09:58:28 There is no way I am putting the binder together before class Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 09:59:28 I was talking about just my papers, ou didn't understand what I'm saying but just let me know what I need to do Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 09:59:58 I thought you were going to email them to me 12:40:58 So are we not meeting then? Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 12:41:28 I'm going Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:41:33 I'm good Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:42:14 No point in just us three going unless will needs more help... Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:43:06 Nah I'm good the video is almost done lmao Ray (+1 (770) 634-2581) 12:44:07 Alright then Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:44:13 Ok well fuck it I guess. I need destiny to email me the agendas and minutes. Ali if you can bring cards to class i would appreciate it Ali (+1 (404) 901-7658) 12:45:30 Yeah got to have them for class Makena (+1 (404) 906-5965) 12:47:07 I got the poster done Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 12:51:06 Nice Sunday, October 1, 2017 Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 09:03:44 I really need those agendas and minutes Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 09:14:44 Imma send them Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:30:19 Despite impressions I may have made I am a busy person. I agreed to do the binder despite not having time to do it. This means my family does not get to spend time with me while I make sure we all get a good grade. So I am going to ask one more time, please email me the agendas and minutes. Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:31:12 Send me the email Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:31:42 Bchappe1@student.highlands.edu Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:33:10 I mean I haven't even been home around my laptop to get to email them to you so it's not like I'm slacking, I'll try sending via phone but I couldn't figure it out the other day hence why you haven't received them yet. Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:35:03 You should of thought of that ahead of time. Lack of planning is literally on the verge of killing this project. Please don't forgot I alone hold about 60% of this project by myself. Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:35:56 All you did was the paper? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 12:36:49 Paper website binder. I did half the minutes and agenda for you to copy and paste off a website. Thanks for noticing my contributions though. Destiny (+1 (404) 861-3499) 12:36:48 And you said that'll take 7-15 minutes, those agendas and minutes took a whole lot more time then that. Thank you. I'm sending them, calm down. 12:40:57 No problem 16:24:55 They are shared Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 18:27:29 Ok Monday, October 2, 2017 Will (+1 (770) 634-5370) 00:01:09 Are we presenting tomorrow? Master (+1 (770) 356-0098) 00:01:25 Yes

[dailydoseofme5]

LETS TALK ABOUT MY TEACHER

I really wanna write this down just for the sake of remembering this. 

dude......Reece Theriot though...

I have the biggest crush ever on my teacher. Like I get butterflies when I talk to him or see him. I haven't felt like that about a boy since I was a freshman in high school. Even though obviously nothing will happen, I still think its nice that he allowed me to have such a massive crush because I honestly did not know that I could feel like that about someone anymore. Its so fun to have a crush and it makes me know that this feeling still exists....in the beginning of a relationship anyway lol---I feel like you shouldnt date someone unless you feel like that about them

ANYWAY after being in his class for 2 semesters, being on the UL sales Team, and going to Bayou we have spent a lot of time together and he's become pretty fond of me as well. 

We have a lot of banter and he just picks on me all the time to mess with me because I'm one of his favorites. 

So last week we were talking and I ended up telling him how he's made a big impact on my life. I really am totally different than who I was before I took his courses and have learned so much about sales. So I was thanking him and just telling him that he really has impacted me and Im sure other students as well. And he was saying thank you and talking about how end of the semester student evaluations are tough when he gets bad ones. He was saying one said, “doesn't know how to respect women..” and he was like, “that one got to me for a long time. Because you just think to yourself what could I have possibly done to make someone feel like that?!” and I was like omg that is so untrue though blah blah blah But anyway I just wanted to tell him because (((( I just feel like its important to tell people things like that while you can. People should know the impact they have on your life)))))) So, when I went home, he sent me this. 

“Ms. Hughes,

I just wanted to say thank you for making my day. Telling me that I am making an impact in student's lives meant a lot to me. None of us are exempt from the uneasiness of wondering if we are on the right path. Thank you for giving me a little bit of affirmation, that I am at the very least, close to the path meant for me. You have been such a wonderful student, and have taught me a great deal. Keep up the good work!

Take care and know that I am here if and when you need,

Reece P. Theriot” 

And I responded with 

“Mr. Theriot, 

Aww that made me smile...thank you for sending that! I am very glad that you took it to heart because I'm sure that other students, whether from this semester or previous semesters, feel the same but just might not have verbalized it. I was going to make sure that I told you at the end of the semester but it came out today. But no worries, I'll be sure to put it in my student evaluation :)

 Thanks for making an impact! 

Hanna Hughes”

And lemme just say I was very cautious of sending that email back. I feel like its friendly and I didn't know if it was crossing the line because I put the smiley face---because it was kind of flirtatious---BUT THATS ALL PERCEPTION. If Jacey would have sent that no one would even think twice about it. But anyway I was nervous about it. 

Fast forward a week to today. Today we had sales practice and I hadn't seen or talked to him since I sent him that email. I felt like he was being a little stand offish to me in the beginning (AND I WAS ALREADY PARANOID FROM THIS EMAIL I SENT) So then we are in the role play and he was just really hard on me. He hit me with a objection I’ve never had and didn't know how to handle. I was flustered and humiliated. So after, when he's giving me feedback he was like, “I feel like you need to be more formal with me...I feel like you talk more formally when you role play with Dr. Baker” and I was like “really?! I do NOT notice that I do that..” and they were critiquing me on being too informal like saying AWESOME.....is that a joke? Why am I being critiqued for saying awesome?????  I just started getting really upset like I was about to cry. I couldn't stop tearing up, make eye contact, or speak because I was about to lose it. Later in the practice after I did ANOTHER role play and did GREAT I was like, “well I'm really glad that y'all liked that one because you made me cry earlier so I'm glad I ended on a good note.” And he was kind of shocked and was like, “I did?!” and was apologizing and stuff and he kept coming up to me after putting his hand on my shoulder and being like, “look I really didn't mean to upset you, Im so sorry.” and I was STILL about to cry (I hadn't let it all out yet) so I was just like its fine its fine and was trying to brush it off. When I tried to leave he stood in front of me and held out his hand and just kept trying to lighten the mood I guess but I think he knew that I was still upset and distant. 

And then I left and CRIED AND CRIED. I cried like all afternoon I felt like lol ---there was just a lot of shitty things happening today” 

THEN his class comes. And we had a speaker today and I wanted him to talk to me after class so I could tell him how I felt (because now I could actually talk about it since I cried it out) but I didn't think he would because we had a guest speaker that day. And I was honestly pissed off at him. He embarrassed me and made me feel like shit about myself. 

SO after class when I was walking out he was like, “Ms. Hughes?” and I went up to him and he was like, “you still mad at me?”

Me: I wasn't mad at you....

and he said something like, “Well it really bothered me that I hurt your feelings this morning...like I thought about it all day long...”

Me: Me too..I’m just frustrated

Reece: about what?

Me: I feel like I shouldnt even tell you how I feel about it....

Reece: Well I mean I’m not ganna make you tell me but if you want to tell me then I would love to know how you feel about it. If you are worried about how IM gonna feel then don't. Because I wanna know

Me: Im honestly just annoyed because I feel like Im getting critiqued for saying words like awesome and in the real world that would be fine. Like Im sorry that Im not a robot but...

Reece: ...but you have a personality

Me: Yeah! And I feel like in the real world, thats what people like about me. and about anyone

Reece: I completely agree. You have a GREAT personality and  Im not trying to train robots and hanna don't EVER lose your personality because in the real world thats whats gonna make you successful. Its just that for the sake of this competition, thats something that they look for but I completely agree with what your saying. 

And then we continued talking about that for a while. And then I said something like

Me: And I think what mainly upset me was that you told me that I needed to be more formal around you and I feel like you made me think I crossed a boundary when I know that I didn't....

Reece: omg no that is not what I meant when I said that! You are one of the most professional students I’ve ever had and I think you always carry yourself professionally. I just meant I think you are more lax around me because you are comfortable around me 

Me: I just feel like I treat you the same as I do every other teacher 

and he just like smiled........

Me: I DO! 

Reece: Okay! I wouldn't know because Im not around you with all your teachers. I just meant I know that we are close. I had you last semester and this semester and we went to Bayou together so we are obviously closer than other students so I just meant that you seemed more lax around me-that all I meant by that....

and then he said something like 

Reece: I love that we are close. Like I am gonna be checking up on you for years to come...

And I know that I give you a hard time about things. But I do that for 2 reasons....1 because I know you can take it ...or I thought you could take it....*smiles*

me: thats mean!!!

Reece: Im just kidding. and 2. your fun to mess with. I always mess with my favorite students but it really did bother me when you were upset because remember how I told you that that girl said that I didn't know how to respect women? Well I never wanna make anyone feel like that and I definitely didn't wanna make you feel like that. 

Me: No I wouldn't ever think that.

Reece: Well sometimes I don't realize how I come off...so thats why I wanna know when/if I hurt your feelings because if not then Im just walking around not even realizing....

And you know what? Every girl that I have ever coached I have made cry....

Me: really???

Reece: yeah and its just because I don't realize it. 

and then he went into detail about those situations. 

*****This guy Mike in our class is legit in Reeces office everyday about something lol---so he passes by and is like “Hey you wanna be in your office later?” and Reece is like “yeah ill be there” and we started laughing

Me: He is literally in your office every single day

Reece: Every. single. day. Im like his bro haha

Me: See..I feel like its a gender thing too....

Reece: what is?

Me: Like I couldn't be like him and be in your office every single day...

Reece: ...yeah because people would start to talk 

Me: Exactly! So because Im a girl and you said that to me earlier I was like “crap he's making me feel like I did something wrong..” but If I was a guy then we wouldn't even be talking about this...

Reece: your absolutely right. Its sad but there is that double standard. Ive probably had 15 males students that Ive had close relationships with and I've maybe had 3 females that have been as close as me and you...

and then I forgot what happend but I ended up saying 

Me: well I was probably just emotional today and was being a girl...lol

Reece: Well it doesn't matter.I hurt your feelings and your feelings are always valid so if I made you feel like that then I want to apologize.

Anyway we kind of went back and forth for a long time almost repeating a lot of what we had talked about and I was eventually like “okay well its fine. Now that I know that you didn't mean that, I'm good.” and I left 

and then he emailed me and said 

“Ms. Hughes,

I forgot to mention that I bought you a copy of Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People - last week. Remind me to give it to you...

best,

Reece P. Theriot” 

How sweet. He was gonna let me borrow his book but I guess he bought me a copy. 

***Cries****

Poor thing. I think he feels guilty and is probably scared I'm gonna get him in trouble or something. 

Anyway, that was just a LITTLE of the convo but I described it as a hott mess and out of order but I obviously cant remember everything exactly because contrary to what this post may say....im not a pysco. lol