#I’m vaccinated so I can start doing contact soon and I’m really excited but also....... I don’t wanna be touched
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Say what?! Definitely not a location we anticipated or even really considered going to which is what makes Match Day all the more exciting! You never really know where you’ll end up!!
But FIRST, we’ll spend this next year locally for his intern year and move in spring/summer of 2022 to go to Philly for the next four+ years! While this program was much further down on his rank list than we anticipated dropping to, it was still in the middle and we’re really excited about this next adventure!! Neither one of us have ever been to Philadelphia before but everyone we mention this to always has some kind of connection to the place and they’re all positive stories! It’s also important to note that I’ll be less than 3 hours from my sister and only an hour and a half from @zerocarb!!!
The great thing about this set up is it gives us a year to get familiar with the idea and we can spend our time finding a home to buy or rent in a good neighborhood before going. It’s also close enough (5 hours) that we can drive and look at places in advance so we don’t have to buy/rent something sight unseen.
The not so great thing about our current situation is that even though we’re staying local, we still need to move out of our current home asap because the landlord is in full swing ready to sell. Like, is listing the home next Friday (my birthday) with showings starting on April 1st. Super lame.
Now that we FINALLY know what’s happening, I spent all of Friday night searching the area trying to find acceptable homes to rent as quickly as possible. Most of the rentals aren’t available until May 15th or June 1st which definitely isn’t fast enough. Friday night I contacted four properties and have only heard back from two (but at least I’ve heard from two!) Thankfully, one of the places who I’ve been in communication with is my current top choice. While it’s not as nice as some of the other places, the cost is more reasonable and the commute is FAR better for Kevin (went from 35 minutes to the hospital down to 10 minutes). We have a tour scheduled for Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. to see this home. We already submitted a rental application in advance just to help move the process along since we’d love to sign a lease starting April 1st (you know, TWELVE DAYS from now) so we can gtfo before people start touring the home.
Before the call with my landlord this afternoon to fill us in on their timing, I had no idea we’d be saying goodbye to this home we adore so quickly. I *knew* it was coming but it’s always hard to reach an ending. I’m not a fan of change and, boy oh boy, is change all around us right now (new job, new home, new city, new baby).
It’s interesting, I’ve been so focused on the excitement and what it means, looking up houses and just being on full blown planning mode (yes, of course I made a spreadsheet with 11 categories all ranked by preference, price and distance) I haven’t really had time to process. This morning I had a song stuck in my head so I decided to play it to fully enjoy it and the next thing I knew, two seconds into the song, I was sobbing. Not sad tears by any means, but just letting go. Mourning the loss of this home, my walking route, my neighbors, my grocery store, everything I’ve cultivated and loved the last four years. The song? Take A Chance on Me, by ABBA :) Not really a song that should elicit such emotion. It was good though, healing.
In other news, my mom is here :) Not my dad, sadly. He got "a little bug” from his recent 10-day trip to Haiti that he took to do some mission work. Whhhyyyy he went to Haiti the day after getting his second vaccination dose and returning only four days before his trip out here is beyond me. Stupid, big-hearted man. Hopefully he’ll feel better soon so he can join my mom sometime this week. My mom only just arrived at 5 p.m. tonight so the 30 minutes she got to spend with erp was just so precious. We weren’t sure how erp would react to finally seeing the person she video chats with every day in person but she was so freaking pleasant and charming and just GOOD for her. I can’t wait to see how they’ll interact together tomorrow!
Speaking of tomorrow, we’re going to an open house for another house I’m not that into (but I need options just in case). While we’re on the peninsula we’ll drive by the house we applied for and a few others I’ve identified. It’ll be a nice trip for Kevin and I while my mom and erp hang.
To make a long post even longer...
Backtracking to yesterday (seems so long ago), Match Day was amazing. This really is the most important day of a med student’s entire four years - way more so than even graduation. I’m glad we opted to do the in-person option. Seeing all the faculty SO freaking stoked to celebrate Kevin, congratulate him and just cheer over my husband was so inspiring. I actually teared up a lot from being so overwhelmed with the appreciation and affirmation he was receiving (thank goodness for the mask covering half my contoured face).
What was equally special was that he got to show off erp for the first time. Holding her with such pride as he strutted through the lines of faculty and volunteers. Having people oooh and awwhh over her is an experience we rarely get to have in this covid world. Apparently erp was clinging so tightly to him!! She’s never been around so many people, lights, sights and sounds before. She didn’t cry or make a fuss at all but definitely clung to home base.
We celebrated by picking up cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory and reveled in the exciting news of the day. We keep stopping each other and exclaiming, “We’re going to Philly!”
All in all, we’re excited! We’re stressed. We’re taking action and leaning on each other. Looking forward to this transition part to be over but trying to enjoy the journey while we’re on it. Thank you for riding along with us :)
#please don't reblog#matchday#medspouse#for those of you who asked the specific coffee times are for the french press I make every day#I like to know when I put the water in so I know how long to let it steep for#it's also helpful because Kevin isn't always sure if the coffee is fresh or old so if he ever looked at the board he'd be able to tell
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Girl’s Talk
Natasha Romanoff x Carol Danvers
Word count: 1.5k
Summary: Kamala is introduced to Yelena, and she’s also the biggest fan of her sister’s ship- CarolNat.
Warning: Fluff, Protective Yelena, Kamala ships CarolNat, Slight Thor/Loki(mentioned)
a/n: Just random pieces written after having my covid vaccine yesterday lol I’m not sure how will Marvel deal with Kamala’s superpower in the upcoming series so I only mention a bit of it. Enjoy!
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“Ok, can anyone tell me why we always have a new kid in the compound?”
Yelena puffed as she entered the compound a bit later than usual, and she saw her sister, Carol and an unfamiliar teenager already standing there.
She came over to join them, gazing at the new girl with distrust.
“Yelena, did you just call yourself in the third person?” Carol teased, and she shrugged suggestively to the redhead who actually couldn’t hold her laugh back for this moment.
“Ha, is it some kind of 90’s joke?” Yelena retaliated. Apparently the younger blonde didn’t get enough sleep hours last night, it always resulted in her grumpy reactions to anybody. “If so, Captain, you really need to update your comedy list on Netflix.”
“Hey,” Natasha chuckled amusedly between the two blonde women as Carol protested, “just because I aged slowly, it didn’t mean I’m out of date.”
“In case you wanna know,” Natasha raised one brow and showed her support to the blonde Captain- “She actually likes to watch The Tonight Show during our dinner time.”
-by telling their sort-of secret aloud. It’s not gonna harm the redhead spy herself, though.
“What?” Kamala finally had a chance to let out her voice, “you can’t tell me the mighty Captain Marvel, my idol, watches late-night talk shows when having some spaghetti. It’s simply out of character.”
Carol frowned, “excuse me?”
“Ugh, ok.” Yelena opened her mouth with hesitation. “No, not ok, I don’t get it. Did you just call her- ” her head was pointing to the other blonde woman, “- your idol ?”
“Am I supposed to feel offended?” Carol mumbled nearby Natasha’s ear, lowering her voice to avoid any foreseeable conflict for now.
“Um, yeah.” Kamala rolled her eyes to the much taller woman standing right in front of her, and her voice sounded genuinely fearless. “Can’t you see that? She’s Carol Danvers!”
Natasha grinned back at the blonde woman, and only teased quietly, “see, someone really has a crush on you.”
Carol blushed in the tiniest way, opening her mouth slightly but had no idea what to argue. Our Captain couldn’t even tell if the redhead was seriously jealous. Fantastic.
“So you like the name or the glowing part?” Yelena hummed, and tried to hide the little noises from her stomach out of hunger.
“All of them, I guess?”
“Oh, I got it now.” The younger widow turned to her sister, and was not surprised that Natasha had been checking on her already. “We’re having a superhero fan tour here.”
Yelena wanted to get her breakfast as soon as possible, so she tried to be nice and not to get involved in this duty. “Enjoy your day then, just don’t touch any fluffy things around here. The cat can literally swallow people, and the raccoon will shoot you in the head.”
“What? No!” The brown haired girl shouted, “I’m not here for a tour.”
“Yelena, she’s a new member in the team- ” Agent Romanoff finally introduced, and took a quick glance at Carol with a playful smile. “- another one with super power, yes.”
“…wait, what?”
“Not that kind of power to control thunder like Thor or to trick like Loki- by the way, aren’t they a lovely couple?” Kamala explained a little bit, and suddenly changed the subject triggered by her interest.
“Ugh, it’s not officially announced.” Natasha was surprised to hear the little girl’s words, a status that not many people had learned about- even in the avengers’ team.
Impressed. Yelena stared at the kid and thought, still needed her breakfast, though.
“New kids.” Carol shrugged, “we’re actually talking about tomorrow’s mission.”
The redhead immediately started glaring at the blonde Captain.
“You’re leaving for days? Tomorrow?” And Yelena tiled her head to her older sister. She’d better not be the last person to know this.
Clearly someone had forgotten their domestic plan for tomorrow.
“Well, not ‘for days’, I’ll be back before you know it. At least that was the plan.” Natasha looked a bit…nervous, but not speechless. By her side, the Captain who’s in charge of the mission seemed to be awkward for a minute, and they shared a look of silent communication.
“Yelena, you’re welcomed to- ”
“Uh- uh, no. I’m not interested in being the third wheel in your mission date. Besides, I’ve got my own thing to deal with as well. Just remember to pick me up at 8, and feed Fanny before you leave the house, it’s your turn.” Yelena shook her head quickly like nothing’s gonna convince her, and the other young superhero goggled upon hearing some keywords.
“Wait, you two are dating? ” Kamala asked in excitement, “oh my god, CarolNat is real.”
“Well, it’s- we’re…” the blonde Captain suddenly stuttered, “we’re close, yes. That’s true.”
Natasha rolled her eyes back to show her feedback towards Carol’s explanation, and refused to make any eye contact with her sister who just accidentally sold their privacy to the newest avenger.
“Oh, I thought that was your superpower.” Yelena shrugged to the two older women, kind of feeling sorry for the coming out declaration she made for them. “Like, telling the lovebirds in a group of people.”
Kamala gave her a ‘seriously?’ look, “nobody owns a superpower like that.”
“You never can tell.”
“Ok, things got a little tense here.” Carol tried to calm them both down before they made a wrong impression on each other. “It’s time for breakfast, how about I make you guys some really nice omelette?”
“Oh God.” Natasha sighed exaggeratedly, but she didn’t deny the purpose. When Carol turned, she just pushed her sister’s shoulder and forced the younger blonde to follow. “C’mon Yelena, you love eggs.”
“I never said that.”
“Wow, Captain Marvel is making me an omelette…am I dreaming?”
“Never had a nightmare before?”
“Yelena!”
*
“So…”
A half hour later, Yelena was staring at her plate and trying to figure out why it’s not like a normal ‘omelette’ she had seen on television. “In what universe an omelette looks like this?”
“Well, it’s not that bad.” Natasha took a bite of hers, perfectly ignoring the fact that it resembled more scrambled eggs rather than an omelette.
“Stop being rude- ”As they both saw Carol and Kamala on their way to the table, Natasha squeezed her sister’s hand and ordered softly, “and tomorrow I promise to buy you the expensive tweed coat you always stare at in the display window.”
“Huh, it’s exactly why I really can’t stand to undergo a mission with you two. Deal.” Yelena sounded mockingly but she didn’t mean to embarrass her anyway. “You turned weak, Natasha. You knew it, right?”
Natasha only hummed in russian as a response (something like ‘you’d know that when we spar’ ), and grinned when Carol sat next to her as usual. The blonde Captain was finally done with cooking everyone’s breakfast and Kamala had surprisingly finished hers, only sipping a glass of apple juice.
“So, how did you meet?” Said Kamala, aka the newest avenger with extraordinary attention to the secret pairs around the base, “how long have you been dating- I wanna know the whole story.”
“Here we go.” This was the best reaction for Yelena to ‘stop being rude’.
“Well, first of all, I won’t deny or admit any statement of it…” Natasha cleaned her throat and started, her sweet butter sandwich was left on the plate.
“We’re apparently colleagues.” Carol promptly interrupted with a shrug, which made the redhead widen her green eyes in disbelief.
“I met her after the snap, and during the five years, the feelings just kinda grew on us.” The blonde smiled gently as she took Natasha’s hand, “after the end of the war, we started hanging out once a month like normal people, later on it began to be once a week as my main works in space were separated to the new-trained protectors and the Guardians. That’s it.”
Kamala was literally speechless, looking like she just got the best Christmas gift for this year.
“If you kiss her like those cliched soap operas now, I’m gonna kill you both.” Yelena did like the eggs, but obviously she wouldn’t say it. Instead, she ate it up and mumbled her statement after hearing the shorter version of their romance.
“Yelena.” Natasha raised one of her brows, reminding her who’s in charge on this table. And their deals .
“Alright, just kidding.”
“Can I take a picture when you do that?” Kamala immediately stood up and asked Carol, it seemed no one actually cared about the debriefing of tomorrow’s mission anymore. “-when you kiss Black Widow.”
Her Captain was flushed, “w-what?”
To save her partner from the short circus situation, Natasha rolled her eyes and pulled Carol’s arm all in a sudden. All Kamala could do was open her mouth widely in amazement, and tried hard not to scream like a fan who was completely out of control.
Natasha left a rough kiss on the corner of Carol’s lips, her blood red lipstick stained slightly on it.
“Satisfied?” She said with an impeccable grin, leaving the flummoxed blonde behind her.
“This place is harmful for my heart.” - the newest superhero from Jersey City claimed.
“You’re gonna get used to it, kid.” - and the former widow from the red room finally agreed with her.
“I should have stopped leaking the key information.” - the blonde Captain knew it deeply that Natasha’s not gonna take it easy on her tonight.
#carol danvers x natasha romanoff#captain marvel#black widow#carol danvers#natasha romanoff#carolnat#kamala khan#yelena belova#brie larson
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ONE MORE DAY
One more full day of working myself into the ground and then I will finally have a full week off of work so I can finally get chapter 15 of Under the Northern Lights done thank fuck!!!
Extra rambling about life/UTNL below the cut 😆
My boss photographed wayyy too many really large projects in a row back in September/October, so my coworker and I who do the post production are still trying to catch up with processing for shoots that happened at the end of October🤦🏻♀️. But all of our clients started getting antsy for their photos since it’s the end of the year, meaning we have had absurd pressure/deadlines/expectations. And since I’m salaried (which I’m very thankful for don’t get me wrong) my boss doesn’t give a fuck how much overtime we have to work to get all of it done 🙄.
So moral of the story is that I pretty much have been working what feels like nonstop for at least the last month or so. And whenever I actually do have time to myself, I’m usually so mentally drained from my tedious, mind-numbing job that I don’t have it in me to give UTNL the attention it deserves....which has made me so so sad the more time passes that I haven’t been able to get it finished 😔.
I know a lot of people are really excited for this chapter, and I’ve been dying to share it, but since it’s basically the conclusion of the whole story (although I do consider the epilogue just as much a part of the overall story as the other chapters!) I want to make sure it’s as good as it can be before I share it. My rough draft (written back in June/July) was super rushed and shitty and only around 4k words. Currently, my working draft is a little over 13k...so I’ve definitely been working on it quite a bit over the last few weeks, even with the aforementioned burnout.
Anyways, I just want to thank everyone for their patience and assure you that I’m still just as invested in this story as I’ve always been! Just got hit with the absolute busiest time of the year for work and it totally knocked me out of creative commission for a while.
But I will be catching up on writing and art all next week YAY!!!!
Also, another life update...my husband has Covid 😔. We are both vaccinated, but he’s still not having a great time sadly. I’m doing my best to stay in a totally separate area of the house and sanitizing everything etc so I really really hope to remain healthy (I somehow tested negative even though we had plenty of close contact in the days leading up to when he started having symptoms). Hopefully he will feel better soon ❤️
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Baby Blues 11/?
Summary: Ace goes to his first doctor’s visit, and Alex checks in with her doctor.
Warnings: First shots, crying, doctor visits, slight jealousy. Fluffy Dad!Chris content. Body insecurities, health concerns, and mentions of sex.
A/N: Rest in Power to Chadwick Boseman, our Black Panther and King. He gave us so much while battling cancer, not just Black Panther. The work he has done in the amount of time he had left a mark, and cannot be replicated. Chadwick Boseman has been such a force in Hollywood that no one could ever forget him. My heart goes out to all his close friends and family.
Also, let’s not make this about Black Panther 2.
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6 Weeks Old
“I mean they can program a robot to perform surgery on a grape but they still have to jab a n-e-e-d-l-e into my baby’s skin for vaccinations.” Alex glared at a few of the other moms in the waiting room, eyeing Chris up and down with Ace.
Chris fed him while Alex filled out the medical file. He was noisy drinking from the bottle, but he took to bottle feeding easier than Alex expected. She watched from the corner of her eye, Chris was a natural, jumping right into action whenever Ace needed something. Seeing him walk around the house with Ace never got old. He was always singing songs to him, some made up. Alex’s favorite so far was the one called ‘Doggies Are Friendly’, in attempts to get Ace to warm up to Dodger. No luck.
Overall seeing Chris Evans with a baby was enough to get any woman excited, and willing to give him more. So she could understand the gazes he got from the other moms, but that didn’t mean she had to just sit there and let them undress her husband with their eyes.
“Al, he can’t understand you.” He watched Ace, unaware of the extra eyes lusting after him
“He’s intuitive Chris, he knows what I mean." Alex frowned, thinking about the how upset Ace would be once he got his shots. She always thought her mother was being overprotective when she was younger but now she understood it completely. She could hear him crying now, and the thought made her eyes sting.
Chris finally looked up, after hearing the infliction in Alex’s voice ”What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
“Don’t say that, we’re not gonna bottle up our feelings.”
She half shrugged “I guess it’s a mental thing. I mean I know he has to get the shots- I just feel like I’m a monster, purposefully putting him through pain.”
“Baby, it’s a required check up, the first of many shots down the road. You aren’t a monster, you’re a mother.”
“Evans?” the nurse called out from behind the counter
“Are you gonna be okay?” Chris asked as they stood, shifting Ace against his shoulder to burp him
“If you’re asking me if I’m gonna cry, I’m making no promises.” she quickly admitted
Alex hovered over the nurse while she weighed and measured Ace, and checked his heartbeat. Ace’s face when the cold stethoscope touched his chest was adorably deadpan. However, Chris was the one with all the questions, discussing development stages with the nurse the entire time. Going over Ace’s feeding and sleeping routine, asking if the amount of sleep was too little or too much. Would changing the baby wipes would cause any rashes. How soon would it be before hiding out if he was actually allergic to food or animals. And he jotted it all down in his phone, Alex stopped the nurse short when she offered to give Chris her number for any future questions.
“Al, I can hold him.” Chris offered once it was time for the vaccine shots
“No, it’s fine. I can handle it.” She kept Ace’s head turned away facing Chris. The nurse took a step closer, syringe in hand, Alex moved away slightly. “Sorry.”
The nurse tried again, Alex turned the other way.
“Mrs. Evans, I need you to stop moving him.”
“Al-”
“Okay, you hold him.” she conceded, before handing Ace over to Chris
She chewed her nail and watched from her new spot. Ace cried the second the nurse stuck him, Chris felt tears rising to his eyes. He went to wipe them away before anyone could see but more spilled over hearing the cries getting louder. Ace fidgeted against Chris, a heartbreaking attempt for him to move away from whatever stuck him.
“It’s okay baby.” Alex did her best to soothe him while the nurse prepped for another shot. She looked up at Chris, his cheeks wet but he kept his face straight, Alex wiped the tears away from her husband’s face before repeating “It’s okay baby.”
Seeing Ace’s lip poke out while the nurse moved in to stick him again nearly made Chris go into full defense mode, but he bit the inside of his cheek when the crying started again. Ace’s, not his.
“It’s okay honey, we’re all done with the shots.” the nurse soothed, covering the puncture points with small smiley face band-aids
“Yay, all done!” Alex clapped while Chris kissed the top of his son’s head to calm him “You okay?” Alex gave her husband some comforting back rubs
“Yeah, I’m okay.” He sniffled
"Good because now we have to go to my appointment."
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After chewing down the nails on her left hand, Alex was half through her right one when she was called into her doctor’s exam room. Chris offered to go in with her, but she quickly declined, knowing she would have to be undressed for part, if not most, of the check-up. She done her own self-examination last night, seeing how different she looked down there.
She didn’t want to be vain about it, but the first thing that popped in her head once she looked was how much she needed to get a wax. The second was equally as vain as it was humbling when she thought about having sex with Chris again. Her husband, AKA, Captain freaking America, who could eat to his hearts content and still come out looking as cut as the day she met him. Alex wanted to kick him and kiss him at the same time.
“Well Alex,” her doctor spoke, going over her notes “my main concern for you right now, is your blood pressure. It’s a little higher than usual, what’s your diet like at home?”
“More red meat than before, loads of pasta.” Alex paused to think “I tried string peas, y’know just for research purposes, surprisingly good.”
She chuckled “I tended to lean towards the squash when my first kid was born, but peas were a close second. What about stress?”
Alex shrugged “Fine, I guess. I mean, I can deal with it.”
“Alex, you can’t take this lightly. Stress can be just as harmful as smoking, for both you and your son. You are still breast feeding right?”
“Yes, and I started pumping.”
She jotted down some more notes “Mhmm, and how’s that going? No issues? Low milk supply? Pain while nursing?”
“Aside from the nipple chaffing, not really.” Alex picked at her nails, her doctor noticed
“Alex, I can’t help if you’re not one hundred percent honest with me. It’s bad enough we have doctors that downplay our symptoms because of a bullshit theory that Black people, specifically Black women, have higher pain tolerance. Don’t put on a brave face, not when it comes to your health.”
“Well when you put it like that- I hate pumping, I hate feeding sometimes too. It’s like a bunch of pins and needles sticking me when I do it, just sucking the life out of me. I don’t recognize my body anymore, and I’m warning you now, it’s not pretty down there. As for the stress, my husband and I have been fighting over what’s best for Ace, and our marriage. Which makes me concerned for when I go back to working. My Dad damn near broke his back, my son won’t sleep for longer than an hour, and I think he hates our family dog.” Alex exhaled a sharp breath
“You feel better?”
“Yes, thank you.”
“If you don’t like the feel you have when pumping when why do it?”
“Chris wants to be included in feed Alexander, my son, which I get. He’s gonna be back and forth between working and home again, so he wants his chance to bond with him.”
“But breast feeding is also uncomfortable to you?”
“Only when he fights trying to latch, but once he does and he’s calm, it’s worth it.”
“Have you ever considered formula? Lots of new moms do it, even rotated between that and breast milk. It’s actually proven to help both the mom and the baby.”
“We’ve talked about it, I voted against it.”
“I’m not saying you should, ultimately it’s your choice, but I will recommend, giving it a shot considering the stress you might be going through.” she scribbled down a few more notes “Now physically, how do you feel?”
“In my vagina?”
“There too. Please scoot forward and lay back for me.”
Alex followed orders and put her legs in the stirrups “Mostly tired, out of everything I’m exhausted. I’ve been walking to try and slim down a bit, but the weight isn’t going anywhere.”
“That’s to be expected, a lot of new moms hope for the baby weight to drop right off.” Alex’s doctor explained while pulling on her gloves “However, a lot of it is your uterus trying to shrink back to it’s regular size after being stretched out for nine months. Perfectly normal to like your body isn’t the same anymore, because it’s not. It gets easier the more kids you have.”
Alex chuckled “I don’t plan on having another one for a while.”
“Are you taking birth control?”
“No, Ace’s spit up on my clothes is all the birth control I need right now.” Alex shifted slightly “Plus I don’t really get in the mood too often now a days. Not sure if it’s emotional or mental but I’m just not ready to bring intimacy back in just yet.”
“Well physically, you’re good to go. Stitches are all healed, no signs of infection or tears. I will recommend going easy though, as well as a birth control, in case your mood changes.”
“Thanks, what do you recommend for my marriage?” Alex asked jokingly
“I have an acquaintance who’s a marriage counselor. I can give you her contact information if you like.”
“Um- I think I’ll pass this time Doc.”
“Okay then, I’ll let you get dressed and just talk to Toni at the desk before you leave to set up your next appointment.”
Chris stood once he saw Alex reenter the waiting room, Ace was fast asleep in the carrier.
“What did your doctor say? How are you doing?”
Alex did her best not to hesitate “A little concerned about my diet, said my blood pressure was a bit high, but overall-”
“Are you okay?”
“Chris, let me finish.” she gave him a reassuring smile “I gotta fix my diet, limit my stress and my blood pressure will be fine.”
“What did she say about- other things?” he hinted, a light blush creeping to his cheeks
“Well- my insatiable husband- I should wait a little longer. Nothing is wrong it’s just what she recommends.”
Chris nodded “Okay, not a problem.” He wrapped his arm around her shoulders “We’ll wait, doctor’s orders.”
“Doctor’s orders.”
#chris evans x ofc#Chris Evans#Black Writers#OFC#babyblues#marvel#Avengers#Defending Jacob#devil all the time#Sebastian Stan#black reader#the falcon and the winter soldier#rip chadwick boseman
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"RIGHT DESTINATION"
“Breaking news: Deadly viruses that can be a cause of death of a single person for over a week
are spreading within the not known city here in our country. It is the cause of apprehension
around the said city especially in Cupang that set as the nearest place to it”.
Three months earlier…
JOSH: “Hi guys! I miss you all so much! I’m taking my leave as my past operation has
succeeded. Christmas holidays was coming. I’m here in my hometown. What’s our plan?
I clicked the send button. And after a minute my phone rings, at first I wonder who it is, so I
quickly answered it and found out that Vanessa is on the phone. Another five faces pop up in
the screen, my heart was very overwhelmed as this conversation is a treasure and memorable
because these people are not only my friends, yet a family. They speak one by one, gave their
schedules and free time for us to plan our next travel, hang out and for the celebration of
Christmas Eve.
MARVIN: “Bye guys! Hope to see all of you soon. I am just busy these past months because
bunch of patients arrived and I know you all understand me since it is our duty. Love you all!”
Minutes after Marvin said those words, we ended the call. So me after I realized that sun is
about to set, I prepare my meal. I cooked my favorite adobo dish, but since I’m alone because
my parents passed away when I’m in college and my siblings have their own families. It will be
my meal for two days. I used to go here in the place where I grew up for the memories that I
want to remember. I can say that those experiences here are unforgettable, since it was the
reason why I continue life and still reaching my dreams, especially to serve my fellow
countrymen. It is the reason why I’m a professional doctor and has a mission to cure and protect
people around me with my full capacity and ability.
Around four in the morning I woke up, I packed my things and ready myself for a long ride travel
because this day we will be going to the place where many people dreamt of. We will go to
Palawan as we decided to have a vacation there. At 6am we arrived at the airport, we also have
our tickets and waited for our flight. Jewel volunteers herself as our tour guide since it’s her third
time going to Palawan.
JEWEL: “So guys! Don’t worry about this vacation. I assure you that this will be going to be our
best vacation ever. I’m handling the hotel and all of our destination in Palawan, but for now just
relax and wait for our flight.”
As the excitement sparks on what Jewel said, the only reaction we gave to her was laugh, smile
and a sign of approval.
VANESSA: “Noted sis, we know that you will take care of us and what else that we became
doctors, if we weren’t aware in the word care.”
JOSH: “Yeah, I agree. That’s true.”
After those discussions and conversations, the time has passed and our flight is about to begin.
We picked the long abreast chairs in order to support each other and share our snacks. I offer
the sweets and chocolates I have to regain some energy along the whole travel time. I always
have candies and mints when I have a long ride because it makes me feel alive and energetic,
especially when I feel dizzy and sleepy. I also offered my extra jacket with them.
JOSH: “Hey everyone? I have here an extra jacket, just tell me when you need it.”
CAMILLE: “Bro, can I barrow? This jacket of mine was slightly thin and I’m freezing right now.”
JOSH: “Yeah sure! Don’t worry about it. You’re all free to use my stuffs here.”
MARCO: “Thanks bro! You’re truly a reliable and one of a kind person I have ever met.”
CAMILLE: “Yes, I agree with you bro Marco.”
Due to a cold temperature brought by the air condition, almost all of us fell asleep. We woke up
before the airplane landed on our destination. After a few hours, we arrived at the hotel where
we will be staying to have some rest before we start the true resting point and relaxation. We
also took our lunch so we can arranged our things and clear up all we need in the remaining
time. We will stay here for almost 2 weeks and the only thing in my mind was to enjoy every
moment and unwind myself from the challenges of life. Time was ticking so fast, every single
day was the most special day of my life. The waves are so relaxing, the sunrise and sunset was
incredible, the places and the foods are so good and most especially the people are nice.
We really enjoyed staying at Palawan, 2 weeks is worth relaxing for us. Me and my friends has
each own memorable experience, for sure we will go back to this place. On the last day of
staying at Palawan, we had a sharing of our different experiences in life. We had a sharing for
us to connect to one another and hugged each other before we leave this place. As we are in
the plane, we are watching television and breaking news flashed about virus spreading in the
city of Alabang.
“Breaking news: Deadly viruses that can be a cause of death of a single person for over a week
are spreading within the city of Alabang. It is the cause of apprehension around the said city,
especially in Cupang that sets as the nearest place to it”.
“Reporter: According to the experts, the virus is an airborne that can give severe rashes to the
skin if not prevented or given first aid kit”.
CAMILLE: “We need to hurry! I think a lot of work and patients are waiting.”
VANESSA: “For sure we had a lot of work to do.”
Our plane landed in the airport and waved goodbyes to each other. Before I go home, I went to
the convenience store to buy some food stocks and necessities. As I came home, I had a
headache probably because of the jetlag. I went to sleep to rest because I don’t feel well. The
next day, I woke up with a heavy feeling and feel cold, that is why I decided to go to the hospital.
I message my friends to inform them that I am in the hospital, I am not feeling well. The doctor
took some test on me and they found out that I am one of the carriers of the deadly virus. I was
isolated, given first aid kit and told me that no one can visit me unless cured.
“Breaking news: Asian Hospital has one new confirmed case of the new deadly virus. According
to the doctor, the patient went to Palawan and the last place he went is a convenience store
near his house. They say that he got infected in the convenience store”.
MARCO: “Hey guys! Did you hear the latest news? It’s him.”
CAMILLE: “OMG! I knew it! Based on the descriptions of the reporter I know it’s him.”
VANESSA: “I also had goose bumps when I heard it’s in Alabang, he is the one near on that
place.”
On the next day, my friends planned to meet to talk about helping a friend. But the others didn’t
agree and back out because they know that they could risk lives if they help a friend.
CAMILLE: “I agree to help, his our friend so it is just the right thing to do.”
MARCO: “I’m sorry guys but I couldn’t risk my life just to help a friend.”
VANESSA: “I would like to help but it may risk my life. I had a lot of things to do.”
JEWEL: “It is our job to assist patients caused by virus. So why can’t we help our friend?”
“Breaking news: Increase of confirmed cases and death amidst the virus spreading in the City.”
Jewel and Marco assists the patients. Vanessa contacted his connection and other friends in
helping the invention of vaccine. Camille is talking with the government regarding their needs in
fighting the virus and looking for a cure. Marvin assists his friend in the hospital. After all the
arguments and realizations, they decided to help their friend and their community in order to
prevent the spreading of the virus. After a month of struggles and challenges, with the help of
people’s kindness, they invented a cure. A day after, they started to vaccinate the people to
their community, however, a bad news came to them and startled them because their friend
died.
Month has passed and things get back to normal, this is the only chance they had to visit the
grave of their friend.
MARVIN: “Hey Josh! Long time no see. What happened was terrible.”
JOSH: “Yes, it’s true, especially for what happened to our friend. Yet, it is a pleasure to tell the
story of his life. ”
MARVIN: “Yes his life is worth living. But I can’t accept that Vince will leave us too soon.”
JOSH: “Vince’s life story was unforgettable, memorable, and inspiring because he is one of the
best persons and family that we ever had.”
VANESSA: “Let’s just pray for the soul of our friend. We did everything that we can to save his
life and the others.”
CAMILLE: “His inspiring story will be remembered.”
JOSH: “The most important thing right now is that we achieved the right decision and
destination of our lives, I know that Vince is happy and proud at this moment on what we did.”
For the last time, all of them wished that his soul will be at peace and bid goodbye to their
friend.
-END-
(Short Story by Joseph Osal)
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Past Lives Chapter 6
I was so excited as Master Wu carried my cat carrier up the many steps towards the monastery. After packing up all the cat stuff Mystake bought and the tea he had ordered, Wu covered the carrier with a blanket, but there was a small tear in the front, allowing me to see a little bit of the outside world as we walked. I couldn't wait to get back to the rebuilt monastery and see the others again. I've missed them all so much over these last few weeks, especially Nya.
Master Wu didn't say anything as the large gates opened.
As we entered the property, the gates swung close again trapping us inside whether I liked it or not. As Wu stepped into the monastery, I was starting to panic a little inside at the thought of seeing them again. How were they all doing after my death? Were they ever still a team anymore? Would they even want to take care of a kitten? Was Nya alright?! All of a sudden I heard many voices, the voices of my family, all around me as I felt Master Wu gently place the carrier on a table.
I think we're in either the dining room or the kitchen or maybe the living room.
Probably the kitchen because I could smell the sweet scent of Zane's cooking. Oh shit, will I still be able to eat human food?!
"Good evening, Sensei." I heard Zane say as the others gave their own greetings and for a second, I forgot how to breathe. So, they were all still here together. That's something I'm so grateful for.
"Good evening everyone, how are you all doing today?"
"Fine." I heard Lloyd mutter in an almost emotionless voice. Did his voice sound lower? Sounds like our little green ninja's growing up!
"What's under the blanket?" Cole asked and, even though I can't see them, I shrank a little as I felt their eyes all turned to the covered carrier I was in.
"As you all know, I traveled into Ninjago City to collect my order of black tea from Mystake earlier, and she offered us a gift to help us deal with... certain recent events." Master Wu explained and the air was suddenly filled a thick tension. I could almost feel the glare harden on Lloyd's face.
"What is it?" He demanded to know. Knowing it was best not to keep them waiting, Wu quickly pulled off the blanket, opened the carrier, and lifted me out for all the team to see me, but it also let me see them for the first time in over two months. They all looked so different from the last time I'd seen them. Cole's black hair was longer and shaggier, his eyebrows weren't as bushy he had a more relaxed look to his eyes. Jay's hair was more curly and he had light freckles now.
Zane's titanium form now had silver hair in a tall flat-top, crew cut hairstyle with no sideburns.
He had glowing blue eyes, reflective of his robotic nature. Instead of a bob cut, Nya had long black hair kept in a ponytail. She was wearing pale pink lipstick and had small dimples on her cheeks. She also had a beauty mark on her right cheek. Lloyd looked more mature and his blond hair was a little bit longer and his eyes were greener than I remember. But that wasn't what shocked me the most. It was the heavy bags under his eyes like he hadn't slept in weeks.
He and I made eye contact, but it didn't last long.
"Why do you bring that in here?" He spat and I flinched at his tone. What's he got against cats? When I was a little kid he used to bring all kinds of animals back to the Bounty, begging us to let him keep it as a pet. Hell, he's even brought home a spider once! Jay was quick to shut that shit down!
"Mystake has been kind enough to purchase this feline for us in hopes it will help us come to terms with Kai's passing and provide a way to ease our pain." Master Wu explained and everyone slumped slightly in sadness and it pained me to see. I wish I could tell them I was their lost brother Kai.
"I've always wanted a cat!" Jay suddenly squealed loudly before anybody could say anything else. I scowled at the comment and flattered my ears while Nya quietly chuckled next to him. Lloyd growled lowly before storming off. No one made a move to stop him. All of a sudden, Zane took me from Master Wu and I almost flinched when I felt the cold metal of his hands. I am so grateful for having a thick fur coat. Zane's eyes started to glow over me and I realized he was scanning me!
"Hey! What happened to ask permission?!" I hissed, but this only caused Cole to chuckle.
"I don't think he likes that." The noirette smiled as Zane put me on the table.
"He is a nine weeks old Maine Coon kitten, no records of vaccinations or neutering." The nindroid said once he finished scanning me. Again, very rude!
"A main cone?" Jay frowned in confusion.
"The Maine Coon is a large domesticated cat breed; it has a distinctive physical appearance and valuable hunting skills," Zane explained as he pulled up a holography image of an adult Maine Coon cat.
"Awe, you've got a lot of growing to do, don't you?" Jay cooed in an exaggerated baby voice as he picked me up and held me to eye level.
"If you keep that voice, I will scratch you," I growled, but Jay didn't seem to notice.
"He's really ours? Can he stay in my room? Wait, what's his name?!" He screeched, almost horrified that he didn't know my name.
"Please call me Kai! PLEASE!" I begged, but all they heard was a series of meows.
"Noisy little furball, isn't he?" Nya smiled as she started scratching me behind the ear. It was really nice and I started purring, causing everyone to awe and coo at me even more.
"There will be plenty of time to discuss names, for now though, I suggest we find a place for this sleepy kitten to sleep and where to place his items." Master Wu said, holding up the bag full of my kitten stuff Mystake had bought. That was all Jay needed to hear because he was suddenly carrying me out of the dining room and gave me a grand tour of the new monastery. I kept an eye out for Lloyd, but I didn't see or hear him. Jay continued to quickly carry me throughout the entire monastery, showing me all the many rooms and electronic gizmos they had added to the new building.
Twenty minutes later, I had seen the entire mansion but still had no clue where anything was as the place was so big and the tour was so quick.
We returned to the living room, where Master Wu, Nya, and Zane were waiting. I wanted to spend more time with my family, but for some reason, I was struggling to keep my eyes open. I suddenly let out a loud yawn, showing off my little, sharp teeth.
"Where is the kitten to sleep, Sensei?" Zane asked, noticing how tired I looked.
"Mystake provided a cat cushion for him and a litter box." He replied and I flinched when he mentioned that goddamn litter box. Using it was so humiliating! I wish I could use the toilet, but even if I could climb up, I was so small that there was a good chance of falling into the toilet bowl. Using a litter box might be embarrassing, but death by drowning in a toilet was even worse! After a short debate, it was decided that I'd be sleeping in Nya's room, which I was grateful for.
I wouldn't be able to sleep with Jay staring at me all night.
We went into Nya's room and my cushion was placed at the foot of her bed and my litter box was tucked into the far corner for me to use in the night. Jay reluctantly placed me on the cushion after Nya ordered him to let me sleep. As soon as I made contact with it, I curled up into a little ball and snuggled deep into my little cloud of heaven. I could hear the others talking, but I didn't pay attention as I drifted off into a peaceful sleep. I was finally home...
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AN: Right people, start sending me names for a male, moody, dark brown, Maine Coon kitten! The one I like the most will be the one I use!
#Past Lives#ninjago#kitten!kai#ninjago kai#ninjago nya#ninjago zane#ninjago lloyd#ninjago jay#ninjago cole
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1111
Something a little bit random and silly for my 1111th, just because.
survey by joybucket
List three things you love that start with each letter.
A: Art and most forms of it; anchovies, in most cases; and Angela.
B: Burgers, Beyoncé, and buffets.
E: Escargot, the name Eloise, and elephants.
F: FISH, Friends, and some folk indie.
S: Sleeping, signing off work at the end of my shift, and all kinds of seafood.
T: I’m obsessed with tteokbokki; trying out new food; and table tennis.
Q: I like the quiet time I occasionally give myself; quail eggs, especially in the form of kwek-kwek; and quattro formaggi pizza.
R: Rainbows, the rain, and riding planes.
O: Old movies, the ocean, and Okinawa milk tea.
List a phrase including an adjective, noun, and verb for each letter. Examples: "angry artist anticipating", "rude rascals running", "dirty dogs dancing", or "empty elephants eloping." Have fun!
A: Adorable animals appearing.
F: Fabulous fingers frolicking.
C; Chummy classmates cooking.
S: Suspicious self salivating.
R: Rambunctious raccoon running.
T: Tired turnip tumbling.
Q; Questioning quail quipping.
J: Joyful joggers jamming.
I: Inquisitive igloos imagining.
L: Luxurious lemonade luminescing.
Z: Zesty zebras zoning out.
E: Ethereal eagles embracing.
List three different occupations starting with each letter.
O: Orthodontist, oceanographer, opthalmologist.
E: Engineer, equestrienne, elementary school teacher.
F: Firefighter, flight attendant, farmer.
S: Scientist, singer, seamstress.
T: Talent agent, tricycle driver, tennis player.
I: Illustrator, inspector, IT technician.
E: Economist, editor, electrician.
L: Lawyer, librarian, lifeguard.
A: Accountant, actor, architect.
Y: Yoga instructor, youth pastor, yogurt maker?? if that counts, lol. Otherwise I got nothing else.
List three adjectives that begin with each letter.
A: Affable, abrupt, adequate.
B: Broken, blunt, bleary.
C: Crazy, clear, clingy.
D: Daunting, delirious, dark.
E: Existential, enraged, exemplary.
F: Fantastic, far-flung, flavorful.
G: Ghastly, gentle, gigantic.
H: Harrowing, healthy, hopeful.
I: Intelligent, identical, impervious.
J: Jovial, jaded, joyous.
List three nouns that being with each letter.
K: Kangaroo, keychain, kiwi.
L: Lemonade the album, lemon the fruit, and Liz Lemon.
M: Mall, maple syrup, and mop.
N: Nightingale, nest, napkin.
O: Ogre, olive, orange.
P: Piano, panini, and pizza.
Q: Queen, quill, quilt.
List three verbs that begin with each letter.
R: Running, raking, reliving.
S: Singing, sailing, surfing.
T: Tricking, tossing, teeming.
U: Understanding, urging, unwrapping.
V: Villifying, venerating, vaccinating - get vaccinated, folks.
W: Wandering, washing, wriggling.
X: I don’t know if there are any and I can’t bother to look it up.
Y: Yawning, yelling, yearning.
Z: Zipping, ziplining, zapping.
List three...
girl's names you love: Olivia, Mia, Emma.
boy’s names you love: Mason, Jacob, Lucas.
girl’s names you dislike: Karen, and our local versions of Karen, Marites and Marivic.
boy’s names you dislike: Chad, times three.
things you hate about summer
things you hate about winter
things you hate about spring
things you hate about fall
things you love about spring
things you love about winter
things you love about fall
things you love about summer
Crossing these out because my Southeast Asian ass can’t relate, but if you do decide to take this survey feel free to un-strikethrough them!
things you miss from your past: Having more freedom to make mistakes; not having to worry about the future; and friends I’ve since lost.
people who have really hurt you in the past: Gabie, my mom, Marielle.
names of people you have had crushes on: Gabie, Andi from 5th grade...and that’s it, really.
names of people you have gone on a date with: Only Gabie. And I guess maybe Mike? Since he asked me to go with him to his ball as his date.
places you've been and would love to go again: Sagada, Jeju, Bali.
places you want to visit before you die: Morocco, Spain, Thailand.
items on your bucket list: See Times Square, live in a condo, plan a solo trip.
health conditions you have: Scoliosis, lactose intolerance, and very possible depression.
health conditions you've had in the past but don't anymore: Dehydration, UTI, and some kind of weird low-platelet-count thing that was just that, and never diagnosed as anything.
things you are allergic to: Possibly some types of grass, and maybe face masks. Idk how to confirm it really; I just know my skin gets irritated around them sometimes.
youtube channels you love to watch: Good Mythical Morning; the KBS YouTube channel mainly for clips of Return of Superman and 2 Days 1 Night; and Binging With Babish.
favorite drinks: Water, coffee, Long Island Iced Tea.
favorite foods: Sushi, chicken wings, pizza.
favorite desserts: Cheesecake, MACARONS, cupcakes.
favorite holidays: The only one I care for and get super excited about is my birthday, if that counts. Christmas is fine, but I only get the excitement for it on the actual day itself.
favorite colors: Pastel pink, white, maroon.
people you would like to meet: Ysa and Bea, my teammates at work. I’ve met them only once before, and I wish we can be allowed to report to the workplace physically soon so that I get to see them more often and strengthen my relationship (both working and personal) with them. I’d also love to be able to chat and chill with Hayley Williams even for just 30 seconds.
people you want to meet in Heaven: I don’t believe in that, but I’d love to have met my great-grandfather on my maternal grandfather’s side. Also, Audrey Hepburn and Princess Diana.
good names for a dog or cat: Depends on their personality.
reasons why you get up each morning and keep on living: Because I’ve been able to see myself get better, and why stop all the progress?; because I’d want to be able see if the future will get better; and because I’m afraid of what will happen to/who will look out for my dogs if I’m suddenly gone.
For each name, think of three people you know with that name, and list their occupations.
Amanda: I only know one Amanda, and she’s a friend of my ex’s younger sister. She’s only in senior year of high school. I know an Amandine which is close enough I suppose?? and she’s a dentistry student.
Sarah: She’s a media contact and I’m constantly in touch with; she’s the editor-in-chief of a local magazine. I think she’s the only Sarah I know.
Ashley: Also a media contact. I’m not sure about her title, though.
Beth: @bionic-beth is a teacher! :) But I don’t know any Beths in real life, I think.
Katie: Well I know Kate, and I’ll sometimes playfully call her Katie. She works in a government agency and she’s one of their PR people. The HR person who recruited me to come work at my current employer is a Kate, but I have never and have no plans to call her Katie.
Matt: That’s too foreign-sounding a name where I live.
Emily: Don’t know any Emilys, either.
Chris: Media contacts. They run blogs or news sites of their own.
Mike/Michael: The one Mike I know is currently a med student. Not sure if he’s working on the side - I think he is, since I saw him post about a job update on his Facebook a few months ago; but I can no longer remember what he does, or if he’s still doing it.
Jessica: I went to high school with a girl named Jessica but I don’t follow her on social media, so I have no clue what she’s up to now.
Becca/Bekah: Rita’s sister is a Becca. I think she is currently a grad student.
For each name, think of three people you know, and list one adjective to describe each person. (Skip if you don't know anyone with that name.)
Laura
Michelle: Hilarious.
Victoria: Strong.
Tessa: Friendly.
John
Claire: Influential; motherly.
Briana/Brianna: Bitch.
Vanessa
Brittany/Britney, etc.
Allison/Allie/Ally, etc: Kind.
Olivia
Jordan
Jo/Joe: Ambitious; pretty.
Corey/Kori
Sophie: Sweet; quiet.
Mitch/Mitchell: Tall.
Madison/Maddie/Maddi
Out of all the people you know or have met, list three...
redheads: Yeah, you’re not going to find them in most of Asia. West Asia and some parts of East Asia, probably, but definitely not for the rest.
tall people: Jo, Chesca, and Shaun.
people with really curly hair: I know Kleo has naturally curly hair from her Aeta roots, but it’s been straightened for a very long time now. I think Chesca also has curly hair, albeit slightly. There is also Liana.
sets of twins: My sister had two sets of twins in her high school batch, but I can no longer remember their names. I also had an English class with a pair of twins named Ardy and Thirdy.
of the cutest babies you've seen on social media: My workmate’s baby. My friend Jar has a super squishy niece/nephew pair of twins as well.
people you miss: Angela, Kate, my grandpa.
people with beautiful eyes: I can only think of my ex.
people with nice hair: God I have not been around people for so long, I can barely think of anyone for this.
people who are the same height as you: Aya, Hannah, Tina.
own one of the same clothing items as you: Angela since we went to the same high school and have several of the same school shirts; Laurice since we share a college org and we have our own trademark polo shirt; and my brother and I have our own pairs of Nike Cortez shoes.
make you laugh: Andi, Hans, and this girl I had a couple of history classes with, Rose.
List three celebrities who...
are the same height as you: Lady Gaga and AJ Lee are the only ones who are coming to mind. I wouldn’t call AJ a celebrity though.
have the same hair color as you: Mila Kunis, Kelly Rowland, Dita Von Teese.
look like you: Only based on comments I’ve gotten in the past and not because I necessarily claim these for myself, Lucy Hale, Anna Akana, and Kakie.
List three....
adjectives to describe you: Timid, stubborn, sensitive.
academic courses you enjoyed: Philippine social history, international relations, anthropology.
words you always forget how to spell: Rhythm, committee, accommodate.
things you wish you were better at: Singing, dancing, drawing.
things you are really good at: Writing, reading people, and knowing the best things to order at most restaurants hahahah.
jobs you'd like to have: Ideally, a lawyer or doctor. But realistically, I’d love to have a leadership position in the PR sphere.
jobs you've considered having: ^ Again, lawyer and doctor. Also a journalist or news anchor, back when I still thought I was passionate about journalism.
jobs you'd hate: Journalist, an LTO clerk, an assistant to an asshole celebrity.
things you miss: Being a student, many parts of the past, and deceased family members.
names your mom considered when naming you: Ariel, Kathleen, Katrina.
things people call you: Robyn, Byn, Bynbyn.
*Bonus*: what is your name? (first and middle)? I always feel like just sharing Robyn.
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Summer 2021
We started off the summer with our Disney trip and never really slowed down. Rob worked tirelessly on the kitchen, right now all the cabinets are in all the drawers are in, all the appliances up and running, and he got the floors in! Hallelujah! They are beautiful too, I’m so happy with our choices at this point. We have the countertops bought...but they are booked way out, looks like it may even be into October when they finally come and install them, yikes. Rob has put plywood down and I put down table cloths so I can clean them off and what not, so honestly it is working just fine, It’ll just look a lot better when the actual countertops are in. All he has left at this point in the kitchen is the drawer fronts and all the trim work. We have kind of put a pause on everything though because Rob is officially back to work as of yesterday and the kids start in two weeks. Not to mention the cost of wood right now is crazy high, from the pandemic, we are hoping it goes back down soon so we can buy the rest of the wood but until then, we wait.
So what else did we do over the summer, the kids and I did the summer reading program at the library, then we went around and use all our little coupons. The biggest one was a day at Safari Joes waterpark, which Max and Penny went down the giant slides, Penny kind of ping ponged down the first time so she was done but Max went back and did it a bunch more. Lily rode the taller slides, we call them the twisty ones for the first time this year too, plus she rode the tube ride. She was super scared but tried it and didn’t want to do anything else the rest of the day. It was a great day, stupid hot and somehow we managed to leave without a sunburn so all in all it was a fantastic day! The kids have had friends over quite a bit this summer too, the girls down the street come over often and Max has a couple friends he cycles through inviting over. It is hard to believe they are getting so big sometimes. Our other big trip this summer was going to the river with Robs parents and Katie and Daniel. Plus baby Caroline was there which was great because we haven’t seen her since she was just born. She is 4 months old now and almost sitting up on her own. We all floated the 12 mile on a raft and stayed at a cabin at Arrowhead resort for 2 nights. It was really hot then too but with the water we managed to stay cool and had a lot of fun, I hope that it becomes a more regular trip. Max went to two summer camps this year with boy scouts. The first one was right after Disney like we had only been home two days and him and Rob left. They camped two nights and did a bunch of activities, archery, bb guns, crafts, etc. Then he went on another one called Webelos Aquatic camp and that was also 2 nights but it was all about water, they did a swim test, which Max passed! They also did canoeing and took a boat ride around Skiatook Lake. He seemed to really enjoy it I think he will probably go back next year to the swimming one at least. The girls didn’t do any summer camps this year but they did dance all summer. They have upgraded from just ballet to, ballet and tap and Jazz! They learned a dance in each class and they recorded them. They are going to stick to those classes for the fall and Penny is also going to add in a hip hop class! Plus, omg Lily had decided she was going to do soccer this fall...well now Penny is doing it too, so between 3 different dance classes and two different soccer teams, plus Max’s scouts (which Rob and I are the den leaders for) and Max is going to start swimming lessons and hopefully get on the swim team in the spring...we are going to have a busy fall too! I guess when kids are the ages they are you are just busy all the time, it is just part of the life, but honestly I’m super excited about it, I think they are all going to have a lot of fun and I can’t wait to see them do amazing things. So more about the summer, the kids played in the pool a lot, my mom has her pool open too and the kids and I have gone over there a few times and swim also. It seems to have been a pretty hot summer this year, like 100 or close to it almost every day. My garden has suffered from the heat but it is all still doing ok. I made like 15 jars of dill pickles a couple weeks ago, and I have 3 gallon bags of frozen squash, though the squash bugs have officially done those plants in. I wish my tomatoes were doing better but we have made over 10 jars of salsa and ate every bit of it! I have another pile I’m going to make into salsa either today or tomorrow. I have decided that salsa that has been cooked and canned doesn’t taste half as good as fresh salsa so we are sticking to just eating is fresh. So maybe it is good my tomatoes aren’t doing great because I don’t think we would be able to catch up otherwise. I planted 4 pumpkin plants and ended up with 1 pumpkin, the squash bugs moved to them after I pulled the squash. At least I got one pumpkin though, and it is huge and beautiful so I’m pretty stoked about it. We will see if it’ll last until October...
So Penny learned how to do a back bend this summer! Max learned to do a pullover on the bar, and Lily is soooo close to getting it on her own. Max learned how to land his front flip on the trampoline which he has been trying to get for what seems like forever at this point, He is pretty proud of himself. So we only have a few more weeks until school starts back up, I should find out the kids teachers next week. Robs school starts a week earlier than the kids but he is helping with some coursework at the school this week for the science department. Something about getting more stuff online because damnit covid is still around. On that note, we have had an almost normal summer, masks aren't a thing in stores anymore everything is open to full capacity, movie theaters and concerts are back, California even opened up finally everything looked like it was going in the right direction....but it is creeping back up again, there is a new variant called delta and I guess it is easier to spread and more serious than the original....and the numbers are starting to skyrocket again. Kids aren't going to have to wear masks at school and they say they aren’t going to contact trace kids ot of the classrooms...so maybe it wont get too bad. They are definitely wanting to have a normal year but if people keep not getting a vaccine I don’t know how it is going to go away without killing a lot more people. At least everyone I know over the age of 12 is vaccinated. I think we are all pretty ready to get back to normal life.
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NesianFest
The First Annual DFW Nesian Fest took place on 22-23 May 2021 at the Asia Time Square in Grand Prairie, Texas. It’s presented through a partnership of the Asia Times Square and Gu’d Life ENT with a mission “to unify through diversity” by raising cultural awareness, educating on various cultural backgrounds, preserve traditions, and supporting students and small businesses. Additional information can be found at their website.
From Miayah:
This is the first time I’ve ever encountered a festival dedicated to the island cultures that exist in the Pacific, and was excited to go to the event. In my family, there was some reservation about the level of representation each of the cultures would have, I think that was a valid concern. While there aren’t a lot of full on Asian cultural centers in Texas, Asia Times Square is a fairly large venue with a grocer, food court, various shops (clothing, tech, etc), and an executive business center. There is a lovely outdoor pavillion where most of the entertainment was initially to be held. Unfortunately, the mercurial nature of Texas weather has given us the rainiest year in recent memory. This forced the vendors indoors, and made for a crowded festival.
In my opinion, there was a pretty solid skew of representation of the Nesian community. It was really nice to see things I’m familiar with represented and celebrated. It was a small festival, and I hope to see it grow in the coming years. As a first venture out into public, it was very, very crowded, though quite enjoyable. Frankly, there were so many things to see and smell (the food was wonderful) that pictures absolutely didn’t make the list of things to do. We did take some pictures of the things we purchased afterwards though.
I’m excited to see this festival grow, and am keeping an eye out to see when it will happen next year. 🖤
From Becky:
This last Saturday Miayah, her boyfriend, and I drove up to Dallas and attended NesianFest. It was the grand opening of the Asia Times Square in Grand Prairie, TX and a celebration of Asian culture. The event was recommended to us by one of Miayah’s aunties back in early April and sounded like a blast. After sorting out how our vaccine schedules would work, we discovered that the festival would be days after we hit 2 weeks post second vaccine. It was perfect! The fact that we could make our first real outing in over a year happen immediately after we were fully vaccinated was very very exciting.
The drive up was less pleasant than we’d hoped. It rained the whole 3 ½ hours; we checked the weather radar online about halfway to Grand Prairie and found that we were basically chasing the storm. It made for a slow and long trip with very low visibility. I drove up and we survived with frequent stops. We arrived around 5:20p which ended up being good timing because the performances started at 6p. We were actually going to get there sooner but in the first 20 minutes of the drive Miayah’s contact ripped so we had to turn around. It was fortuitous in a way, much better than the contact ripping 3 hours in and no way to get a replacement.
We stopped at Buc-ee’s on the way up and wandered around as you do when you visit the best gas station in the country. Miayah purchased a cute tumbler and we got plenty of snacks. I ended up with 3 different kinds of kolaches and a cream cheese danish. They were delicious and quite lovely as I had not eaten breakfast before we left. If you haven’t been to Buc-ee’s before I highly recommend that you go at least once in your life. It’s a small chain of gas stations that are primarily in Texas but their facilities are HUGE. One gas station is the size of a Walmart. There are 50+ gas pumps. They have clothes, dishes, kitchen accessories, candles, soaps, keychains, their own line of candies, jerky, fudge, marinated meats, and cheesecake. Their barbeque station is incredible. They have everything under the sun in this one gas station and it’s amazing. Our god kids think of Buc-ee’s as a destination rather than a waypoint.
When we arrived at the venue we rushed inside as it was still raining and were quickly confronted with quite the crowd. Our theory is that the performances and speeches were supposed to have been done outside but with the rain everything was forced to be inside. The stage was set up in such a way that it nearly blocked the entrance. Now keep in mind, Asia Times Square is essentially an indoor mall. They have shops lining both sides of a main thoroughfare and the performance area was set up in the middle of the lane! It was more crowded than we’d expected and the air was hazy and smelled delicious. We decided to wander through the crowd away from the main spectacle to see everything the venue offered.
As we pushed through the crowd we passed many vendors, all offering wonderful things from different places in the Eastern hemisphere. There was boba, Chamorro treats, pickled foods, trinkets of all sorts, t-shirts proclaiming nations of origin. There was a covered patio area which was filled with food vendors, all cooking street foods - delicious and very portable. The aroma of the food was intoxicating; everywhere you walked in this indoor mall was permeated with this mouth watering scent. After looking at all the food we decided to push back up to the performance area as it was nearly 6p.
We hustled over to the back of the room where all the chairs were set up, the furthest back point from the stage, eagerly awaiting the start of the show. What we didn’t realize in picking our spot is that the band that was composed completely of cymbals and one drum was directly in front of us. We had the advantage of seeing all the dancers get ready; they donned traditional 2 man Chinese dragon costumes. Once they were in place, the drum started and the cymbals crashed in. It was mind blowingly loud and fantastic. The music rattled my bones and made thought impossible; all I could do was stand there and experience the phenomenal sound washing over us. It was amazing!
After the dancing was completed we decided to explore the rest of the venue. It turned out that there was a whole half of a mall that we didn’t see initially past the outdoor patio. There was a grocery store where we picked up some teacups and little treats. After the grocery store we decided it was time to eat as all we’d had up to this point were the snacks from Buc-ee’s. We chose a place called “The Pearl Restaurant and Lounge” where they had dim sum. I’d never had dim sum before so I was very excited to try things. We had shark fin dumplings, quail egg dumplings, soup dumplings, deep fried spring rolls, gyoza, and bbq pork dumplings. It was great and super delicious. After finishing this first order we were still hungry and debated for a minute about what to do next; we could order more dumplings or…… go eat street food!
The street food smelled too good to resist so we paid up at The Pearl and headed to the patio. We picked up Lao sausage, satay on a stick, beef on a stick, and fresh papaya salad. I also got some candied pecans, pecan tarts, and truffles from the Chamorro table. Everything was delicious and we were soon stuffed to the gills. At this point it was about 8:30p and we were completely full and overstimulated and very tired. It’s funny, staying in the house all the time for over a year makes your stamina for social situations very weak. We had so much fun yet being in that crowd with all the noise and the heat of bodies pressed together became overwhelming pretty quickly. We headed back home.
It didn’t rain on the way back so we had a very smooth, very short drive. We did stop at Buc-ee’s again and I picked up a matching tumbler to Miayah’s; hers is teal and mine is pink. We came home to dogs that were very happy to see us. Overall I’m glad we took this day trip. It was a festive and bright way to welcome back some normalcy in our lives. If Asia Times Square hosts another NesianFest next year I think it would be great to go back.
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03/21/2020
Bout to head to sleep but thought I’d write things happening now.
So still waiting on moving. Ngl disappointed but I’ve come to acceptance that I’m just waiting and whenever I get the go from my parent’s realtors we can go and we booked the flight is when I can go. But even now I’m not as excited because by the time I go up, I’ll have so little tome to really make my room and settle in.
Schooling is going okay. I think I’m starting to feel the stress of falling a bit behind. This spring break hasn’t been productive and only today I really worked in my project. Kind of got stuck on some things but I’m going to ask my group members on what I can do. This is specifically for my capstone project but I have other classes that have stuff to do. But I’m getting anxious about other classes cuz they have smaller things for me to do. Things are adding up and I need to step up and be productive again. Things I’m working towards to fulfil this is making an area in my house to just do work and nothing else. Think this will help me do work vs procrastinate.
I also got my second dose of Covid shot. Not too sure I mentioned this in a previous post but I got it two weeks ago. Excited. It also brings me joy that I hear peers and friends getting vaccinated. It’s crazy to think that a vaccine is coming out and life is slowly going away from masks and social distancing. The world is Still working toward that but I’m happy to hear others around me are getting vaccinated.
Follow up on my moving situation, I get a little upset when people keep constantly ask me about my moving. More specially to those who don’t really know what’s happening with the situation. I wish I had an answer and an exact date to tell others but it really just depends on my parents credit going up and getting through the loan process. Also just getting baited by my parents keep people asking. I really wanna go up and settle but it’s just not happening anytime soon. And people always saying to me weren’t you suppose to move back in January. It’s like the same questions I had and just gets me tilted when I hear it from others.
Also eating has not been going as well. I swear I’m just eating unhealthy food here. It’s hard too because I don’t have any pans or cooking utensils to make my own food. And the area I live in there really is not easy access to healthy food aside from making your own food at home, which I don’t have rn. So another reason why I’m want to go up so I can make food at home. I honestly think I lost almost all my progress I made last semester which is sad to hear. But I know it will be better when I go up to Vegas.
Also thinking about after I graduate. I’m planning on taking the summer to take a break. I won’t go job hunting immediately but rather study and build a portfolio over the summer. Aside from doing that, I wanna travel somewhere. Either be NY or go to another country. Also I wanna visit SF again. Thinking about it now, I really do miss SF. Specifically the independence I had there. I had so much options there. Back here in Hawaii I feel like I’m doing the same thing and nothing new. It’s just a different atmosphere and way to lax to be in. In SF, I felt very proactive on doing something or go out. I miss SF food or going for a walk somewhere. I think for sure I’m going back to SF and just reminisce memories I had last year. It will be fun trip. Like I said, I wanna go somewhere new too. Wanna feel like a kid exploring new areas I’ve never been too. My Japan trip is a great example. China, Europe, Korea, or anywhere. Wanna go with someone as well. Having a shared experience with someone else is fun and you can also talk about the places we went to.
One last thing before I go is that I forgot it’s been a year since lockdown. Crazy to think that happened and that felt so long ago. I remember feeling that isolation. No one really around to hangout with. Thankfully I had Alex and someone to hangout and have contact with. It was one of the years that felt dark, but we found lights where we could. From running outside; taking pictures outside. But the last trip before lockdown was the Monterey Aquarium. That was a fun day, before we even realized the lockdown would last long. Last time before I would see everyone at campus. It’s too surreal to have thought the lockdown would only last a short time but still to this day it lingers. I was also stressed about one of my classes that I withdrew.
That was the time I was fed up about the rave and the people invited me. Which made me think rn, I notice people like Adi and Kass are asking me when I’m coming back. It feels weird to me because I never really knew why they want me back so soon. I think I fail to see how I make their lives better. I just see myself as a nice guy and go with the flow. Idk maybe it’s cuz I’ve never really had people who really wanted me to comeback and visit. It’s feels foreign to me and I don’t understand why they would want me there back in SF. I mean I’m friends with them but the way they say they miss me feels weird to me. Like the feeling of being missed just doing sit right with me and I don’t think it’s a big deal. But I would be excited to see them whenever I do go back.
Well that’s it on my mind and just spilling my thoughts. For the fourth time, maybe once I have confirmation I move, I’ll write another post.
Cheers
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Dad Letter 013121
31 January, 2021
Dear Dad--
It was 2 below zero this morning! I’ve noticed that, even if it’s 10 degrees outside, if the sun comes out, it’ll start to melt the snow on my car and on the trailer. I’ve also considered that the car’s interior will heat up in direct sunlight, even if it’s below freezing outside, and we should always expect snow to melt on our roof, because that’s where all of our very expensive heat goes to die, the ceiling right below our roof. But! The snow on the car and on the trailer don’t melt if it’s below freezing and cloudy. So...the sun is up to something; I’ll have to investigate this further. As I write this letter, the whole left side of our trailer, which faces east and is getting strong sunlight, keeps making popping and thudding sounds as it heats up.
I hope you are well! I have received the things I ordered from Amazon for my birthday, so I can give updates, upon which I’m 100% certain you were waiting with baited breath. Firstly, I got the carpet tape I ordered, and my rugs skootch no longer. I was really spending a preposterous amount of time putting the rugs back in place every day. Now they’ll stay where I put them, dammit. If only all problems were this easy to solve! I also got the insulated socks, and I’m wearing them now, and they’re so warm and comfortable that I’m considering never removing them. Pry ‘em off my cold, dead feet! They’re just that comfy!
I ordered a pair of pillows, and they have, in fact, increased the quality of our pillow-having experience quite a bit. Some of our pillows were just embarrassing, they were so nasty. I probably replace my television more frequently than my pillows. Another present I received was the wool sweater! I knew that I’d be irresistible in it, and I was correct. Never owned wool before...did everyone know how itchy that shit is? I’m going to need to wear a pretty vigorous shirt underneath the sweater to not be itchy. No matter, I would have anyway, and having a nice shirt with a collar come out the top of that sweater will only cause further spontaneous disrobement.
I got the 10-pack of Star Trek movies, and they are terrific! They all have multiple commentary tracks; Star Trek: First Contact has three different commentary tracks! That makes my inner film nerd resonate with excitement. Ditto the new cleaned-up version of Cosmos. As for Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, it still looks like it was filmed on video in the 80s, but now it looks like it was filmed on video in the 80s...just yesterday, if that makes sense. The picture and sound have been cleaned up a lot to look more natural on modern TVs.
Two more movies: I got First Man, about Neil Armstrong, and it’s lovely. In the end, when they land on the moon, and the film switches to IMAX format, it looks even lovelier. Great movie about the space race, and very good launch/space travel scenes. If you’re not familiar with how spectacularly well the Apollo 8 mission was going before it went spectacularly wrong, it’s very much worth seeing. I knew about this incident because of the miniseries “From the Earth to the Moon,” but this movie makes it a lot scarier.
Last movie was The Revenant, on 4K. I got lucky a couple of times in recent years. When I had my gallbladder removed and took time off work to heal, I got one day into my recuperation and our living room TV died. Well, gotta have a TV, so I went to Wal-Mart and got the cheapest similarly-sized TV they had. Although I hadn’t planned it, I was able to get a 4K TV. That’s a higher resolution than I thought I’d get. Then, in Christmas 2019, Zach was able to get me a 4K disk player for my big gift. It’s just a DVD player that’s better resolution than DVD and better resolution than BluRay.
To play movies in 4K, you need three things: a TV with 4K resolution, a DVD player that can play 4K discs, and a 4K copy of the movie to play. I’ve now been able to get about a half dozen 4K copies of movies (2001, Alien, Jaws, Close Encounters, etc.) I now own the movie The Revenant on 4K. The reason I’m giving this so much build-up is because watching The Revenant on 4K was the first time in a long time that a home video experience really knocked my dick in the dirt. You’ve probably seen this movie; it does two things very well: it’s disgusting and violent and bloody as hell, and it’s got the most beautiful scenery you’ve ever seen.
And most of the movies I have on 4K aren’t necessarily sharper on 4K than they are on previous formats, because it’s an old movie that was shot on film. But The Revenant, as I mentioned in my last letter, was actually shot on 6K (It’s two whole Ks more!) so by the time I saw it on my 4K home TV...it’s just amazing. It’s such a beautiful movie. Even when it’s disgusting, it’s beautiful to watch. You may have to see Leonardo DiCaprio get “et” by a bear, but the scenery where it happens is like a renaissance painting. Every other shot is just achingly beautiful. As I grow less bothered by the bloody violence with each subsequent viewing, the movie is going to become something like a screensaver in my living room. Beautiful shots of frozen nature in high definition! Only occasionally does someone take an arrow in the neck from the marauding Indians.
There is not much else going on! I’m looking for work, and trying not to spend money on anything, and I’ve had some trouble with depression lately. But the last few days have been rather good! I don’t know if it’s because it’s snowed a few times, or because I received my birthday presents. (I hope it’s not because I received my birthday presents.) Or it might be that my meds are working well this week, or it could be unrelated to any such external factors. I wish there were a way to test that. Either way, I’m feeling good. I’m looking for work, and I’m now concentrating on work-from-home jobs that aren’t call center jobs. There aren’t as many, but they do exist. If I can do a job from home with all the cat interference, that might be a way to earn my kibble. Will advise.
And I try to remain aware of everything I have to be thankful for, or at least not anxious about. I have rent covered, got bills paid, got my food and prescriptions; I’m feeling fit and looking skinnier than ever, got two happy kitties, and my car still starts, even when it’s 2 degrees below zero. Once I get vaccinated, I can see friends again. Until then, I have a nice movie collection, and good snow boots. I’m actually considering some volunteer work, once it’s safe. I don’t know that I’ll actually do any, but I would like to try. I’m curious to see what it would do to my outlook and my depression to serve some greater cause than myself, to do something charitable.
I see the Super Bowl is set for next Sunday between the Kansas City So Whats vs. the Tampa Bay Who Gives a Shits, and that they’ll be allowing limited people into the stadium. Well! That ought to look weird. I wonder what kind of tone the commercials are going to set, like, “You lost your grandma to Covid. Have an ice cold Budweiser!!” I hope you two may be vaccinated soon, if you haven’t been already. Time to get this plague bullshit behind us!
More next week. All my love to you both!!
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