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mercury-sulfide · 10 months
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YouTube wrapped for me is: middle aged men fixing the exact same model of electronics that I own in my house while I’m holding a screwdriver
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bewby · 1 year
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my phone completely stopped working and  i just started sobbing because its 7 am and i literally was going to sleep i always have so much bad  luck  i always had so many fucking PROBLRMS WITH MY LAPTOP AND IPHONE AND NOTHING GIVES ME MIGRAINES LIKE THIS I WANNa sdieeeee I WANNA DIEEE oh my god i can’t breathe like i’mCTUALLY crying i know i’m fucking insane and annoying but fuck off  oh my god
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baekgufiles · 3 months
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enha’s reaction when you collect pcs of other boys
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( only hyung line in this post !! ) self explanatory title, just for the giggles tbh g: fluff p: g.neutral s/o x enha wc: 0.33k
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── LEE HEESEUNG (이희승)
"babe, something came in the mail for you today" heeseung spoke through the phone, as you were still stuck at your 9 to 5. he flipped the envelope between hiss fingers, reading the return address "it says it's from... japan? who do you even know from nagoya?"
"have you said nagoya? oh, gosh. that must be my intak pc!"
"...your what have you said?" heeseung stood still, listening to you ramble about how you've bought that p1harmony inclusion months ago and thought it would never arrived.
── PARK JONGSEONG (박종성)
"but you know what i would actually love to have for my birthday?" you playfully asked, enlongating the words as you spoke.
"i'm not getting you zb1 photocards for your birthday" he quickly stated, already knowing what was coming.
"but they just had a comeback! pretty please, honey" you started acting cutesy, flustering him.
"... from what store do you want the pobs?" you hugged him, happily.
── SIM JAEYUN (심재윤)
"baby! look what arrived today" you runned towards him, excited, with the card on your hand.
"what is that?" he inquired, puzzled against your cheerfulness.
"what do you mean what is that? is my missing sungchan pc, i'm finally completing debut era!" jake chuckled at the sight of your silly celebration.
“you know what? i’m gonna start collecting pcs too. what do you think about chaewon?” he purposefully picked the one idol he's being seeing online all boys loved.
your smile dropped instantly “don’t you dare.”
── PARK SUNGHOON (박성훈)
"love, what is this?" sunghoon was helping you clean the living room when he picked up something. which happened to be your binder.
"it's nothing just leave it-" but he had already opened it. he blankly starred at the pages filled with soobin photocards, before leaving the booklet on its original placement and put on his jacket, heading outside.
"sunghoon, where are you going?" you panicked.
"i'm getting you a shit ton of my pcs so you don't have to buy others'"
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atinyjules · 4 months
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Eyes Off You Ft. Park Jisung {ch-6}
A/n: Welcome to chapter 6! Are you liking it so far? I hope you are! Omg my photocards are so pretty and good quality ✨️ I'll probably be ordering more in the future if I have money 😢 I don't have much to say so I'll leave the yapping for the next chapter lmaoo
The mini masterlist for this series can be found here
Tw: Angsty
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After the whole ordeal at uni, Lianna decided that she needed some time alone, so she told the boys to go on without her. Truth is, she was scared to go home like a mess only for Johnny to see her. She didn't want her brother to worry about her, so she decided to kill some time in the park until Johnny left for his job after sundown.
Limping a little, Lianna managed to walk till the bench with great difficulty before finally relaxing and sitting down on one of the park bench. After calming her breathing, Lianna stared at her clothes and her hands. Her once, clean, and pretty varsity jacket was now looking like it had gone through two world wars. Yes, it was a bit of an exaggeration, but maybe it was her because of her emotional state right now.
She dusted her jacket and pants before taking out her phone. The sight of her new phone decorated with a cute white phone case paired with a matching pastel brown bear popsocket and a phone charm with beads that spelled Riize made Lianna smile for the first time after today's happenings.
Was it the fact that Riize got her all these goodies or the fact that they were more loyal than her previous friends that made Lianna feel more love for the seven boys? It was definitely the latter. Despite getting beaten up badly, they still stuck by her. It made her happy and kind of sad, too. Lianna wished that Jisung and the rest did the same for her. Too traumatized by the situations that were happening, a new wave of pain filled her body as she pressed a video she hadn't watched for a long while. Luckily, her Sim card and memory card didn't get destroyed, so she still had everything .
In the background of the video, the soulful sounds of the piano could be heard as an excited and young Jisung held a bouquet of roses while the others held confetti poppers and a cake that said 'Happy Lia Day !' They were preparing to surprise Lianna for her 13th birthday.
Lianna's
I chuckled dryly as I watched the video. They switched off the lights and busted into my practice room, singing happy birthday as 13 year old Lianna broke down into tears. Not wanting to watch further, I ended the video and pressed back quickly before sighing and putting on my headphones to listen to some music. Suddenly, Johnny's name shone through the phone making me panic a bit before picking up the call.
"Hello? Lia, hey... I forgot to send you a text earlier." Johnny said making me furrow my brows.
"What text?" I asked as he laughed nervously.
"Are you home yet? I actually have some work in Busan, I'll be back in a week. I forgot to call you so I thought I'd text you but I forgot. The house key is with the landlord." He said, making me internally let out a sigh of relief.
"I'm out with the guys." I lied as he sighed in relief.
"Thank goodness, remember, the key is with the landlord. I'll be back next week so I left dinner in the fridge and some money for you in case you don't want to cook. You know what, you can just get takeout. I'm sorry for not telling you earlier." He said making me shake my head, not like he sees it though.
"It's fine, I'll manage. Don't overwork yourself." I said as he chuckled.
"I won't, but you take care, alright? You can let Shotaro and Sungchan sleep over if you don't wanna be alone." He said as I hummed in response.
"Okay then." I said when he hummed.
"Hey, you alright? You sound really tired." He said making me panic as I chuckled.
"Yup, I'm fine. We did a lot of stuff at uni today... I'm just tired. I think I'm just burnt out." I said making him gasp.
"Well, that's not good. You sure you're okay?" He questioned making me groan internally.
"Yeah... Oh hey, John... can I just not go to uni for the week? I'm just really burnt out. If I rest it out... I'll be able to focus in class more." I said and bit my nails, scared as to what he'll say.
"Take all the time you need, I know how it feels when we're burnt out. You just rest and sleep it off until you feel better, alright? I'll send the university an email for you leave." He said making me panic.
"It's fine, I'll do it myself. You have a lot of work yourself. I'll send it now and rest." I said as he sighed.
"You really need to learn how to accept people's help... but if you say so. You take care, I'll be back in a week alright?" He said as I hummed in response.
"Take care, come back soon." I said making him chuckle.
"After I'm done, I'll take the first train back." He said in a loving tone.
After ending the call, I put on my headphones and began the trip back home.
I stopped in the middle of the road because of the pain in my abdomen and my legs. I sighed as I looked forward. My apartment was right there, and yet here I was. I sucked it up and gave myself a little pep talk before standing up straight and forcing myself to walk.
"You need help?" I turned to see Zhong Chenle making me widen my eyes before continuing to walk.
"No, thanks." I said making him sigh.
"You sure? You look like you need a piggyback ride. I'll get you to your door." He said, making me shake my head.
It sounds so tempting... shut up, Lianna! Him and his friends are the reason you're like this! But then again... he never did anything to you... and he did give you a drink during the university cleaning drive.
"Look... I'm sorry for everything my stupid friends did. And I'm even more sorry that I didn't do anything. I don't like making a scene... but because of my stupidity, you got even more injured." He said, making me turn to look at his face to search for any signs of insincerity. I sighed in defeat when I didn't find any signs of insincerity in his face.
"You sure? The elevator isn't working... I live on the 20th floor." I said in hopes to scare him away, but he smiled and kneeled in front of me.
"I inhaled three mega sized burgers and a big bowl of ramen today, so it'll help me burn my calories. Get on." He said, making me finally sigh in defeat before getting on his back.
"I'm warning you, I'm quite heavy." I said, making him chuckle.
"Oh please, you're not even half my warm-up weights. I might look like this, but I actually lift weights and work out a lot." He said making me chuckle.
"I can see that." I say sarcastically.
"Does that mean you forgive me?" Chenle asked as I sighed before tugging his hair.
"Ouchh!" He winced making me chuckle.
"Now you're forgiven." I said making him chuckle.
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Jisung's
I sighed as I watched Chenle giving Lianna a piggyback. After finding out the truth, I felt devastated and ashamed at my behavior towards Lianna back then and now. I walked home with slumped shoulders as I drank my coke.
"I really am gullible after all..." I mumbled to myself as I walked home.
After reaching home, I locked myself in my bedroom as I got on the bed and went through some of my old high school pictures.
"Park Jisung from high school... I became so popular so quickly that... the popularity and fame swallowed me whole until... until I became the Park Jisung I am now. If only... I had said no." I whispered before putting my phone down and lying face down on my pillow.
When I was about to start high school, Chaeyeon had gotten me to change my hair and my fashion. Although my style is different from how it was back then... I still am the boy who agreed to change myself to become popular. Would we have been friends if I didn't believe Chaeyeon and change myself?
I sigh and look at my pictures of when I was in middle school.
"He was so much happier back then..." I mumbled to myself as I looked at the girl with big transparent glasses and braces next to me.
Feeling tears brim my eyes, I quickly buried my face on my pillow as my hands clenched the pillow.
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Lianna's
I sighed as I lay down on my bed after a long day. After changing into my pj's and washing my face, I looked at my bruised face. Letting out a breath, I looked down on the sink before forcing myself to finish my night routine. Not wanting to eat tonight, I just sat on my bed in hopes of falling asleep. After miserably failing, I ended up sitting in a home studio with headphones as I blasted whatever music that came up.
"I'm scared to go to back ..." I mumbled, not hearing my own voice as I put my head down on my keyboard and closed my eyes.
I groaned as music blasted through my headphones, waking me up as I slightly opened my eyes to see the sunlight peaking through my blinds, making me open my eyes. I had fallen asleep in the home studio again.
"Gosh... I need to stop doing this." I said in an annoyed tone as I removed my headphones and stood up to look in the mirror.
"Great! It's just wonderful!" I said sarcastically as I grazed my fingers through my keyboard imprinted skin.
I let out a sigh as I ran my fingers through my hair before brushing and holding my hair in place with a claw clip.
"No class for a week, time to use that to my full advantage." I mumbled as I walked downstairs. Opening the fridge, I gasp as I see the food Johnny left for me... to have at dinner last night.
"Well... I guess it's breakfast now." I mumbled as I warmed up the curry, humming to the song I played from my phone while waiting.
Gradually, my hums became quiet as I stared at my reflection on the window by the sink. My eyes remained glued on the image of my face, the face that I hate so much. My glasses caused me to hate the reflection even more, making me remove my glasses.
"If I had switched to contacts... would I have been more accepted?" I asked myself before I heard the curry burning making me gasp before quickly closing the gas.
"Great... it dried up..." I mumbled before letting my head hit the counter as I groaned.
After eating rice and seaweed for breakfast, I dragged myself upstairs to my bed before sticking there for the rest of the day, binge watching some random kdrama while eating some of the snacks Johnny left.
I roll my eyes and sigh after hearing someone ring the doorbell and knock on the door for the fifth time. Lazily getting up, I headed downstairs and pressed the video button to see who's outside.
Upon realizing who it is I quickly press the audio button.
"Leave." I said in a cold voice as the person sighed and kept knocking.
"Let me in, I wanna talk." Haechan said, making me narrow my eyes as I pressed the audio button.
"Not me. Your actions were enough for me to know what type of person you are, so kindly leave me alone with my kdrama and food." I said as he groaned.
"You didn't come to uni as well... come on... I just wanna talk." He said, making me scoff before pressing the audio button.
"Don't expect me to come tomorrow as well or the day after!" I exclaimed before turning to walk away when Haechan's words caught my attention.
"Jisung is here too... we wanna apologize. " I clenched my fist as I opened the door roughly. Eyeing Haechan first before eyeing Jisung with dark eyes.
"You... and your stupid little gang of friends can bully me as much as you want... I'd rather get beaten to death than speak with you two." I said in a cold tone.
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After not seeing Lianna at uni, I got worried as guilt started to eat me from the inside. Ever since I found out the truth, I've been extremely sad and wanted to speak to Lianna, but since she didn't come, I was feeling anxious. Haechan must've been feeling the same thing since he waited for me after class outside the dance studio and told me that he was gonna go and apologize to her.
I decided to go with him to her apartment to talk. After knocking for a long time, she finally spoke, her voice making me happy and sad because of the dark and cold tone she spoke in. After pissing her off by accident, she came out and stared down at us before speaking.
"You... and your stupid little gang of friends can bully me as much as you want... I'd rather get beaten to death than speak with you two." She said in a cold tone.
My eyes glossed as I noticed all the red and blue bruises around her face as she spoke. I wanted to say something, but at that time, I didn't have the courage to utter a single word.
"We were wrong... and we're so sorry." Haechan said making her chuckle.
"As you should. You see these? Your friends did this to me... do you even realise the pain that a single punch from someone like Jeno can give to a person like me? I got multiple punches and slaps thrown on me. My body is in so much pain... almost feels like I'm dying... but the pain you guys gave me... is more than these physical ones." She said in a shaky tone, making me look down, unable to look at the bruises around her eyes and face.
"I'm thankful that Johnny isn't here... my brother is too good... he doesn't deserve to see me like this, and nor does he deserve to know how evil you people really are." She said as Haechan stepped forward.
"I know... but... we really are sorry... you didn't deserve to be treated like that-" She cut his words with a sigh.
"You think... I don't know that? You guys are so insufferable... leave." She commanded, making me panic as I looked up at her.
"Lia..." I trailed when the door in front of us opened to reveal a bruised and battered Seunghan covered in bandaids. He looked different due to the bruise on his eye.
"Here to cause more damage?" He asked in a monotone and low voice as his face remained blank.
"We're only here to-" Seunghan cut my words while staring down at me.
"Apologize? Saying sorry, won't cut it. Lia... get in." Seunghan said, looking at Lia, who listened without a thought making Haechan hold her hand.
"Let go of her hand." We turned to see Sungchan and Eunseok.
"Yah, we're here to talk to Lia... not you." Haechan spoke in a warning tone, making Seunghan let out a dry chuckle.
"Oh, are you? Isn't that cute. But you see... she doesn't want to talk to you. We've all had our dreams of university crushed by your stupid gang... and we've had enough. Leave before we let out our anger and grief on you two." Seunghan warned, making me grab Haechan's hand after making eye contact with Seunghan.
"They're serious..." I mumbled to Haechan, who looked around at them before letting out a breath and walking away.
Riize and Lia have finally had enough!
That's it for this chapter 💖 ✨️
I hope you liked it despite it not being that good 💖✨️
Chapter 7 can be found here
Likes and rebloggs are appreciated 💖 ✨️
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rnisa · 2 years
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Yesss okay for Near x reader, can I ask for some really sweet fluffy headcanon style stuff. Stuff like physical affection, comforting each other, domesticity, kissing and cuddling. (If you want to, add in some nsfw ish stuff too, I don’t mind but it’s your choice). That’s all, thanks!
Hi, my favorite Anon!~ Of course you can, I really like what you're asking! I'm sorry, this is reaaaally long-winded but I kinda split this up. I wanted the chance to talk about a potential scenerio where Near and the reader first meet, so I threw that in as some build-up, for those who like that! If not, please scroll down to the next title in big letters to jump to what you actually asked for <3 Sorry, got carried away, but I hope you enjoy!
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Fluffy Near x Reader Headcanons: Pt. 1
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★ To be dating Near, means you have maxed out friendship points with him. Sorry too much Sims lately. Anyways...
★ It's safe to assume the two of you are stuck with eachother for life at this point. There is no formal, "Will you be my partner?" from him. It's to his understanding that the two of you are just...on the same page.
★ It's mutual, between you both; first it starts with you being hired as company for him. Halle and Rester have lives of their own, after all. They have their own dreams and goals that lay beyond being Near's babysitter. I know I've mentioned it before, but it's not at all unreasonable to believe that he would have hired some new people to keep him company in their stead.
★ You were first hired after a series of interviews. The pay was good - really good, though the job description was a bit...vague. You were handed a card by, (to you), a stranger (Rester likely) with a number, and a place to be. Sounded fishy - but you couldn't pass up the offer. You wouldn't get hired, right? Still, you'd be foolish not to go to the interview. A live-in caretaker and emotional support person. "Is it some kind of weirdo, needing to pay people to be their friend? Or maybe a really...old, lonely person.?" You had no idea.
★ Halle was the one to interview you. Her questions fluctuated between vague and confusing to invasive. These questions were really just to see your honesty, though - Near already knew everything about you. As she grilled you, he watched, and listened...through cameras. He paid very close attention to your body language and by the time the interview was over and Halle had sent you on your way, Near had already told them to hire you. Still, they waited a few days to...'tidy' up the place.
★ You'd forgotten about the very weird interview until you received a call to return. You didn't remember giving them your phone number, but... Just like that, you got the job!
★ After signing many NDA's and even a waiver, it was then you understood how serious this job was going to be. They explained - even threatened - that if you discussed your job from that moment on, you would have serious repercussions in your life that you just couldn't come out of. That was your last chance to really walk away.
★ When you made the decision to go through with it, it was then explained to you that your job would be the personal assistant of no one other than L. Your mind went nuts on the inside, you weren't expecting this. You stammered and stuttered, before Halle continued to explain it was not the "original", but the third. Third. "There's been THREE L's?!"
★ Meeting L was...not at all what you expected. It wasn't exactly unexpected either. Your first meeting was no doubt awkward and...quiet. This 'L' sat on the floor like a fluffy white cloud, playing with some sort of.... wait is that a furby?
★ You stood still for what felt like hours, just staring at him. You waited for him to stand up, to look at you, address you,...anything. Instead he acted like no one new had entered the room, and fiddled with the robot.
★ "Um..." after a minute had passed, you felt awkward. The white haired guy had abandoned the furby, to begin setting up jenga. Looking from Halle to Rester, you then took a step toward him. You said nothing until you knelt to the floor (keeping your distance...you were afraid to get too close to him, he looked so fragile.) "...Can I play?"
★ He doesn't look at you, he looks focused. "Sure." is all he says. Several years later, you had no idea this would be the start of a lifelong relationship.
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Fluffy Near x Reader Headcanons: Pt. 2
★ There was no formal, "Will you be my partner?" from him. It was just assumed, that, after spending several years together as his companion, you genuinely enjoyed one another. There was no asking for a date.
★ You invited him to the rooftop of his headquarters to see Jupiter. It was a romantic thing, though you didn't really think of it that way, you just thought it would be cool to look at the planets together with him. Near, as you now knew him, was used to you trying to get him to go outside. You were honestly and truly successful on many occasions, but 9 times out of 10, the offer was declined. But to see the planets? In the dark, where no one else could be? That sounded pleasant to him.
★ "Am I to assume this is a date," he says - not asking.
★ That's how it started.
★ Since then, your relationship evolved. Near always felt like he could open up to you. He didn't often. When the two of you would have deeper conversations, it was usually after the two of you had split by the end of the night; you'd still message eachother despite having spent time with eachother all day. He found it easier to...confide in you through text. You mistook his aloof personality for being a natural flirt; he'd tease you, and you'd tease back. You did have to be gentle with him, though. He always liked talking with you because you always had a response to him that was totally out of left field. Halle and Rester just talked to him differently than you did. You didn't take any attitude from Near, you didn't suck up to him...you were honest with him, and he liked that. Albeit easy to read, you still surprised him. It was never a boring day when you were around.
★ There was no asking to do anything couple-like, it just happened naturally. Passing him one of his legos made the moments your hands touched special. Eventually they began to linger.
★ The times your hand would accidentally graze his head and grab a strand of his hair turned into you combing it with your fingers. The two of you didn't really speak about these things. I think Near would've been too embarrassed if you did. All he knew is he liked when you scratched his ears or ran your hand down his back. And you liked when he'd hold your hand, picking at your nails, and staring at you when you 'weren't' looking.
★ Before you knew it, you were staying with Near fulltime. You could go outside at any point, he trusted you this much now. Years had passed, and he 100% believed there was no scenario in which you would leave him forever. He falls for you but also feels a bit sad for you at first. He wonders if he caused you to develop a Stockholm syndrome - like effect. He expresses this to you before, and you assure him that you do genuinely love being around him. He needs that, a lot of reassurance.
★ The two of you spend your days with eachother, more often than not. Even if neither one of you so much as speaks for hours, your shared presence is more than enough. Around you, Near feels safe. Every so often he will move whatever he's working on closer to you, as close as he possibly can. Other days you'll be busy moving around, but still make time to hop over and kiss him.
★ You mostly do everything first. You did the first kiss, but after around 50, he's comfortable enough to be the first one to do it. He's surprisingly clingy. When he needs a break from what he's doing, he will go next to you and snuggle. He might have a small game with him, or something to fidget with while he does, but he loves resting his head in your shoulders.
★ Once he's more comfy he gets more bold. Grabbing your face and pulling you into a deep kiss. He just loves holding you, and loves when he can take the time to enjoy your attention. He'll eventually ask you straight up, "I would like some attention," when he wants it. Once he realizes he can be himself, he overcomes some shyness.
★ When you want attention, it's another story. If you want to be more playful and surprise him, all you need to do is give him that look, and you have his attention. Nothing but love in his face.
★ He wouldn't be the first one to say "I love you" as he's a bit afraid of rejection. He'd have a feeling you felt that way, but wouldn't say it without you saying so before. "Well, that's good," he'd say - honestly, it takes a few "I love you's" on your part. Near will surprise you one day by saying it back.
★ Loves nothing more than cuddling with you while he plays with a toy. Sometimes he'll take a small car and run it over your curves. Your relationship is unorthodox, but you have him for life. You bring out the best in him, and even encourage him to feel safe outside. As long as he has you by his side, he feels confident.
★ Halle and Lidner aren't gone forever, of course. Though they have a slightly more personal time to themselves, they still work for Near, after all. Though you are an amazing addition to the team, even if all you are is emotionally available and supportive to Near. Nobody was expecting you two to fall in love. Despite Near's insecurities, the more you two learn about eachother, the stronger your love grows.
★ He gets pretty clingy but he internalizes it. He won't vocalize how much he misses you; he'll only cuddle the Build-A-Bear you made for him, and not letting go of it for as long as you're away. He's afraid if he acts too clingy to you and doesn't give you enough personal space away from him, you'll feel suffocated, trapped, and leave. Of course he gets jealous when you leave to visit family for the holidays, and you get sad when he refuses to come with you. "I can't. You knew this when we got closer..." he never said the word "relationship" - again, he understood that you just knew.
★ He feels sadness in those moments, but the two of you agreed when you confessed your feelings to him. This was not going to be an average relationship, and sacrifices (mostly on your end) would have to be met.
★ Though it's not perfect, you wouldn't trade a typical person for Near - the love he showed you was boundless, even if in his own, unique way.
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noodilyhooligan · 9 months
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My nightmare trip: a summary
At this point I need a bingo card because this trip has been horrific and I'm ready to go back to the US. It's every day y'all, not one day has passed without some bullshit happening.
First, I'm dropped off in the middle of the road by my taxi driver, and had to find my way to some Wi-Fi to contact my host. The owner of the store got mad because I wouldn't buy a phone, and my host was forced to translate.
I can't use my credit or debit cards unless I order online. No atm has worked with them. It's apparently a well known problem with tourists in Vietnam, and I can't get cash. 90% of stores only take cash meaning I can't buy anything.
Second night something bit all over my arms. I thought it was bed bugs but it never happened again. The bites are still here almost two weeks later.
I then stubbed my toe so hard that skin broke and my toe nail turned black. Good times.
A few nights into the trip, an animal got stuck in my roof. Every night, it tries to escape, so I'm woken up around 2:00am-3:00am as it bangs around.
Yesterday afternoon the power went out. The water is connected to the power, so I had no water or electricity. It's winter friends, I was freezing, my devices were dying and I still can't get a sim card because I have no useable money. I walked to the store, texted my host and got no answer. So I sulked back and hoped I'd hear from her in the morning. She sent people that night, thankfully.
This morning, whilst singing Christmas songs and changing, the host’s mother walked in (after unlocking my gate and front door) without prior mention of her coming, so she got a full view of my boobs and horrified face. A gift for her, a trauma for me.
I'm about five seconds from taking my ass back to America. It's like the universe saw I was having too much fun and said “Naw babe we gotta get some bad things going 🙂”
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carltonlassie · 1 year
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switched over to my semi-dumbphone/blackberry knockoff device and I have to say that I love the feel of it and the experiences on it except that there are a couple of annoyances
The keyboard makes me type slower than the virtual keyboard because there is no swipe typing. But once I get used to it, I can type without looking at the keyboard.
The default keyboard software that came with the phone wasn't the best at autocorrect / suggestions, but I downloaded the blackberry keyboard app and it's been working great
I set the fn key to act as a ctrl key so all the ctrl+c/v/z shortcuts work. So satisfying.
no mouse cursor/trackball like BlackBerry :( you have to use the touch screen to select things, which works ok. Not the most responsive screen, I'll tell you that.
The SD card slot works great except you can't use it with dual SIM... which sucks bc I bought it specifically for the dual sim feature.
The speakers aren't that great, but there's a headphone jack, so can plug my wired earbuds in any time. Not the most powerful output and quality either if you're looking for high res stuff, but it's still good.
the vibration motor on this thing is so jarring lol. Bzzzzt! But kind of fits the theme I guess.
For some reason images in text are so bad in quality. Not sure if it's an android thing or a phone thing. I'm supposed to read the menu items on this??
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No 5G, if you care about that stuff
Stuck on android 11, if you care about that stuff. I do, cuz my work apps require android 12 as the minimum. There is an active lineage os development happening on it but there's a lot of bugs that make it kind of unusable. My SIM doesn't work at all on that build so I had to revert to stock.
Not the brightest screen, but it still works under direct sunlight
Ok camera, but what did you expect lol. Pics I took for reference:
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some apps don't work that great on it due to the screen size. Might work in your favor if you're trying to limit social media apps etc. But Google maps was kind of a trouble bc the bottom bars take up half the screen
You can use the keypad to scroll the screen and that's the most satisfying feeling ever.
Al in all, I love it and hate it. I don't think I can type for long on this device though before my thumbs start hurting... which is sad bc I thought I'd be able to do a lot of writing on this.
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pikipekarmy · 1 year
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double fisting
So I spent a month in a more remote rural area working on my sister's farm, and in preparation for that, for not having a local crew really, I had created a second account. Not just for me to use; my sole local PoGo friend by the farm agreed to share it, and since they're red and I'm yellow, I made us a blue guy we could both log in to. Because what sometimes happens in really remote areas is you find a gym that's your color and you're like ah sweet and yeet your guy in there and then a month later you're like there was an open space in that gym because nobody ever goes there and now your guy is stuck and you can't get him back. So what you need is for someone of a different color to go knock over that gym. But out here where it might well be 20 miles round trip for your buddy to come help you, that's not real realistic. So what you do is you get a second account, log in as that one, and boot yourself.
Local Friend had a semi-broken phone with no SIM card that they could load Blue Guy onto, and after a while of that, they gave me the old phone. I forget why now, as I've been so tired I haven't been paying attention well, but now I've got Blue Guy on a separate phone and have brought him back to Buffalo with me. He hasn't existed long enough to really level up in friendship; I've traded him a few things, like a machop to beat Giovanni with, paying forward the favor paid me when I was at his level, but trading is hit or miss when you're not ultra friends etc., so I haven't done that much of it. The idea, though, is that if we get him a reasonable squad of raiders, then between the three of us we could do five-skull raids.
We tried it. We failed. But it was Tapu Lele, and apparently that one's extra hard. I'm going to figure out when we can try again, and set a time/date for it, and prepare proper counters if I can figure out how, and hopefully level up in the meantime. Not that I can even figure out a time to coordinate a single friend coming by, but that's just the full-on farm season for ya.
Anyway I drove back to Buffalo, the normal boring 300-mile drive, and at one point I was absently holding my phone in my hand and tapping the beat of the music I was listening to on my leg, and I remembered belatedly that the activity monitor in the phone counts that as steps and so when i opened the app i'd hatched an egg. So in my boredom at the long drive I then exited pogo on both phones, stuck a microfiber cloth between them, and then drummed on my thigh with the combined phones for two more albums, and when I got to Buffalo I'd hatched several eggs apiece. Well so, good I guess? It kept me very mildly entertained while not taking my eyes off the road, so it's win-win. I hate that long boring drive, if only there was a way to actually be exercising that whole time... I wish I took a 10km walk for real!!! but. Oh well. According to the app I did, so we'll just pretend that was how I spent that five hours of my life instead of The Thruway. While we're at it let's pretend I was horseback riding on a beach or something. Yeah. Oh that'd be sweet. Yeah okay. (I have no idea how my phone would count hoofbeats. Are those steps? I'll have to experiment someday. No I don't have a horse. But maybe someday.)
Yeah so-- I'm aware that having an alt account is technically against the TOS so don't turn me in. Literally everything about this game is hostile to rural players so I don't feel bad about occasionally being hostile in return. It's a game, I'm just trying to make it so I can actually access some of the features without resorting to other apps specifically designed for cheating.
Anyway apparently there was an event yesterday and I had my phone out and was playing during that event but I did not buy a pass and so I did not so much as see a single event-related thing the entire time, that was a new low for me! Usually there's some indication that something's happening, but no. That was not exciting! I hope that's not going to be typical, going forward. I guess I'm glad I hadn't gone to any trouble to try and play during this event, that would have been so frustrating.
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harmonyowl · 1 year
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💭 + for grace thoughts on jestiny?
Thank you for asking lovely! 💙 Lmao Jestiny could always use more toxic women in her life 😂 @adelaidedrubman
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Fixing her flowery blouse and using her finger to even up her pink lip gloss, Grace was the picture of a small town good girl, which she hopefully wouldn't have to keep doing for much longer.
Looking up she saw Hope County's newest junior deputy exiting a store with a...were those fish shaped slides? And a kazoo?
Grace had to close her eyes for a moment to stop one from twitching.
Placing her hand inside her purse, Grace wrapped it around her SIM cloner and made her way into Jestiny Rook's path. She made sure her shoulder clipped the Deputy's as she pretended to look through her purse, activating the cloner as she did so.
'Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going.' Grace could see Jestiny's jaw clench, but then she swallowed and flashed her a smile.
'It's fine.'
Grace looked down at the fallen kazoo and crouched down to pick it up, 'here's your,' she feigned an amused expression, 'your kazoo.'
She held it out for the redhead to take back and took the chance to observe her up close, she was a hard woman to track down after all. Jestiny seemed a bit younger than her, but it was hard to tell exactly and the kazoo might have been throwing her off a bit. But there was something about her that just seemed…impish? Grace couldn’t put her finger on it, maybe it was how she stood? But it was an odd feeling for an officer, then again, she didn’t really have much room to talk now did she?
‘Thanks.’
Glancing down into her purse Grace saw that there were a few more progress lights to go on the cloner, so she flashed another smile and stuck her hand out, making sure to block Jestiny's way.
'I don't think I've seen you around much, I'm Grace.' There was a pause, but Jestiny took her hand, and when she did Grace felt the immediate pain from the woman in front of her squeezing it too hard. She grimaced a little, and when Grace looked up into the woman's brown eyes she could tell it was being done on purpose, which made her jaw tick in annoyance before she forced herself to relax it again.
'Rook.'
'Good to meet you, Rook.'
Only a few more seconds left.
'You're the new Deputy right? That sounds like an exciting job!' Jestiny's brow furrowed ever so slightly.
'Yeah, the crime rate in Hope County makes it real stimulating.' Grace forced a sheepish laugh in response, this woman did not like chatting about her job judging by the half eye roll she just gave.
'Well I'll let you go Rook, it was nice to meet you. And, sorry again!' With a little wave Grace walked past the red-head to continue down the street, a smile still gracing her face until she turned the corner and let it drop finally.
Pulling the SIM card out of the cloner Grace put it into the empty phone she had also brought with her, and when the screen lit up she was greeted with Jestiny's phone.
Smirking a little, Grace went to look through her texts but her eyes were drawn to something else first. Tapping through and scrolling a frown started to slowly form on Grace's face: she'd found what Jestiny was trying to do with the fish slides and kazoo.
Great, this one's a fucking weirdo.
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natsudragneelgf · 1 year
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Sleepover at June's (@sarcasticpotatoz 🫶)! But I couldn't sleep even after he clocked out. But I was straight vibing in the morning listening to music! But my phone crashed and got stuck in a never ending halfway reboot. But I called my mom and she came to the repair shop w me! But the guy had to keep it there and he told me it may just be beyond saving. But I got new earphones that work! But I had nothing to attach them to. But repair guy managed to fix it within the hour! But irrelevantly my SIM card may be busted. All within less than half a day's work<333
NOW U HOW'S YOUR DAY BEEN I LOVE YOU❣️
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shop-korea · 1 year
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AMAZON - SALT & STRAW - HARDCOVER - MAKING - ICE CREAM
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AMAZON - HUB - LOCKER - TOMORROW - FREE -
CALLED - GOOGLE - FI - 24/7 - AS - PROMISED A -
WHITE - MALE - TALKED - 2 - SAME - AS - DEEP -
PUDDLE - WE - GOT - FOREIGNERS - 2 - KILL ALL -
ATTITUDE - AFTER - 10 MIN - FRIENDLY - GONE -
SO - HANGED - UP - 2ND - CALL - PINAY - FROM -
PHILIPPINES - AN - EXCELLENT - LISTENER -
TOLD - HER - 3 DAYS - GRACE - PERIOD FOR -
FLORIDA - CALIFORNIA - IS - ILLEGAL - CASI -
5 DAYS - GRACE - PERIOD - 50 STATES -
GOOGLE FI - NO - LATE - FEE - 2 - PAY -
APP - AND - WEBSITE - THAT - SIMPLE -
'DELINQUENT'
'DELINQUENT'
4 - PAYERS - OF - $73.15 - FR - $65 -
UNLIMITED - PRO - 4 - MIAMI - TAX -
7% - INSIST - WE - DO - EVERY - PUBLIC -
WI FI - MANDATE - EVEN - 1.5 MBPS - SO -
CAN - KEEP - 50 GB - AT - A - DISTANCE -
VERIZON - WIRELESS - I - CAN REJECT -
ALL - FOREVER - GOOGLE FI - AFTER -
50 GBPS - YOUTUBE - VIDEOS - OUR -
ROMANCE - FILMS - HALLMARK - 2 -
AT - YOUTUBE - BLURRED - BUT DOES -
NOT - AFFECT - SOUND - BOGUS - YES -
MIAMI - SOLUTION - PANORAMA - TOWER -
85 FLOORS - AT&T - FIBER - OPTICS -
DESKTOP - 37 INCH - 4 - CHARTS XO -
ABOVE - ALSO - 37 INCH - AMAZON -
STOCKS - DAILY - CHART - AT LEAST -
INDEPENDENT - BROCKER -
DON'T - SUBSCRIBE - 2 ANY -
THING - THEY - HAVE 2 SAY -
100 - EMAILS - 2 - REMOVE - YOU - SEEING -
OTHER - BUSINESS - EMAILS - LIKE - SHOP -
DISNEY - EDIBLE.COM - FRESH - FRUITS AS -
THEY - FLOOD - YOUR - EMAIL - ADDRESS -
AS WOMEN - FORGET - VICTORIA's SECRET -
U - JUST - NEED - MEN - SCARING - U - ON -
EVERYTHING - CLICK - UNSUSCRIBIE AND -
CLICK - SPAM - OUR EMAIL - ADDRESSES -
2 - PROTECT - U - NOT - EATING - WITH -
INTERMITTENT - FASTING - LIGHTER & -
FLIGHTY - FORGETFUL - WORRY - FREE -
AT&T - FIBER - OPTICS - AS - YOUR YES -
HOME - INTERNET - THEN - CHOOSE -
1,000 MBPS - 1 GBPS - GET - $150 YES -
GIFT - CARD - LESS - MBPS - $100 HAI -
CARD - MAX - IS - 5,000 MBPS - AND -
1,000 MBPS - IS - LIGHTNING - FAST -
UPLOAD - OF - 1 FILM - 35 SECONDS -
DOWNLOAD - OF - 25 MUSIC SONGS -
SUPERNATURAL - SPEEDS THUS AS -
U - CHOOSE - ANOTHER - NETWORK -
INSTEAD - OF - GOOGLE - FI - EVEN -
IF - U - HAVE - 2 - REMOVE - SIM -
CARD - WHILE - INDOORS - AS U -
USE - TOLL FREE - OPEN PHONE -
$17 - MONTHLY - AS - U - ALL - KNOW -
GOOGLE - VOICE - AOL - MANY - YES -
EMAIL - ADDRESS - REJECT - TOLL - FREE -
THEY - WANT - LOCAL - SO - WE - HAVE TO -
DEAL - WITH - BOW WOW - BEST - FREE -
LOCAL - PHONE - APP - CALLS - TEXT IS -
TEXT NOW - GUESS - MY - OPEN PHONE -
REJECTED - THEM - GOOGLE FI - ALSO -
REJECTED - WELL - I - TRIED - NOW TO -
MAKE - A - CALL - WELL - I - COULDN'T -
WITH - LOCAL - (786) - SO - THEY - ARE -
THE - BEST - THEN - WE'RE - STUCK - WITH -
GOOGLE FI - WE - CAN - CHOOSE - 2 - GO 2 -
CONSUMER - CELLULAR - I - THINK - $25 -
BUT - THEY - OFFER - NOTHING - SO - WE -
GIVE - OUR - TOLL - FREE - TEL - NO - TO -
THOSE - WHO - ACCEPT - LESS - THEM -
BUT - WHEN - I - HAD - NO - CARRIER I -
USED HOME - INTERNET - AS - MY XO -
NETWORK - SAME - 4 - LAPTOP - SO -
UNTIL - SOMEONE - BETTER - WE - HOOK -
2 - AT&T - FIBER - OPTICS - WE - CAN'T GO -
BACK - 2 - OVER - $500 - DUE - VERIZON -
WIRELESS - BECAUSE - THEIR - APP AND -
WEBSITE - DON'T - WORK - NOT - 24/7 - 2 -
TALK - 2 - AND - GOOGLE - FI - IS - 24/7 -
SO - NO - LATE - FEE - PAY - AT - THEIR -
APP - GOOGLE - FI - AND - WEBSITE -
BOTH - WORK - SO - BOW WOW SAID -
'YOUR - ACCOUNT - IS - DELINQUENT' -
WHEN - I - RECEIVED - NOTICE - FRM -
PAPA JOHNS - AFTER - SAYING -
'I - ALREADY - GOT - A - JOB'
'YOUR - ACCOUNT - IS - DELINQUENT -
CONTACT - SUPPORT - CLICK - BLAH -
TYPE - TYPE - TYPE - NOT - THEIR -
24/7 - TOLL - FREE - TEL - NO - SO -
I - REACHED - WITH - OPEN PHONE -
TOLL - FREE - $17 - MONTHLY WITH -
GREAT - FEMALE - VOICE - ANSWERING -
4 - ME - EXCELLENT - SOUND - AND CAN -
CALL - WITH - LAPTOP - UNLIKE OTHERS -
I - SAID - CONSIDER - SHOPIFY - CANADA -
BE - MORE - GALANT - I'VE - BEEN DOING -
LATE - FEE - OVER - 25 YRS - NO - ONE -
HAS SAID - 'DELINQUENT' - EVER 2 ME -
VERIZON - WIRELESS - $88.88 - THEIR -
LATE FEE - IS - $10 - SO - LATE MEANS -
I - BOUGHT - $88.88 - FOR - $10 THAT's -
ALL - EXAMPLE - MY - MAIN - BANK IS -
FIFTH - THIRD - BANK - 53.COM - YES -
11 STATES - THERE - IS - A - REASON & -
1 NASTY - BUSINESS - EMAIL - JUST 1 -
DO - U - WANT - 2 - BUY - $300 - FOR -
$15 - OF - COURSE - YES - SAME FOR -
LATE FEES - DID - BENIGNO AQUINO JR -
PAY - HIS - GOOGLE - FI - BILL - BEFORE -
HIS - AUGUST - ARRIVAL - BECAUSE - HE -
WAS SHOT - 2 - DEATH - UPON - ARRIVAL -
THEN LOTS - OF - SHOTS - AFTER - DEAD -
ALREADY - DIDN'T - MENTION - THIS - HE -
WAS - SHOT - AT - THE - BACK - OF - HIS -
HEAD - BOTTOM - MIDDLE - BY - MALE -
UNIFORMED - PINOY - EXPECTED - YES -
NOTHING - LESS - THEN - CONTINUED -
WALKING - SMILED - 2 - ALL - ON TOP -
OF - BROUGHT - 2 - PLANE - CHINA AIRLINES -
STAIRS - 4 - STEPPING - DOWN - HE - ON TOP -
SMILED - 2 FANS - PROMISE - OF - HE SHALL -
RETURN - FULFILLED - THEN - MACHINE - GUNS -
HIS - FRONT - AS - HE - FELL - WELL - HIM - ON -
GROUND - GOOGLE - FI - WHITE - MALE - SAID -
'MA'M - U NEED - 2 TALK - 2 - A - PSYCHIATRIST' -
OVER - 10 MIN - TALK - WE - HAVE - THE RIGHT -
2 SAY - 'DELINQUENT'' - IT MEANS - U - HAVEN'T -
PAID - $73.15 - FROM - ADVERTISED - $65 - FOR -
MIAMI - FLORIDA - TELLING - ME - WHAT I HAVE -
NOT - PAID - LIKE - CALLED - AN - ECHO - BUT -
FROM - A - MALE - VOICE - WHEN - I - SAID -
SOMETHING - GOOGLE - FI - REMEMBER -
GIRLS -
INDEPENDENT - BROCKER -
PRO - CHARTS - $14.95 - MAYBE - MONTHLY -
AMAZON - STOCKS
30 MIN - SELL - $1.3 MILLION - AS WE HAVE -
CASH - ACCOUNT - 2 - TRADE - DAILY - AND -
STARTS - AT - $25 - AMAZON - ALWAYS YES -
GOING - UP - STEADY - LINE - HOW - MUCH -
U - PUT - YOUR - AMOUNT - 2 - RECEIVE - AS -
DON'T - PANIC - ANY - LOSS -
$47,000
$75,000
TAX - LOSS - FR - STOCKS - TAX - DEDUCTIBLE -
JESUS - IS - LORD - HOW CUSTOMER SERVICE -
WASTE - OUR - TIME - TOLD - PINAY GIRL - THE -
BEST - LAWYERS - OF - MAKATI - BEST - OF OUR -
PILIPINAS - THEY'RE - MY - LAWYERS - I'M SUING -
GOOGLE - FI - FOR - $906.7 BILLION - TAX - PAID -
DAILY - FOREVER - INHERITED - BY - MY - YES -
IMPORTANT - PEOPLE - ANIMALS - I'VE - GOT -
MANY - HEIRS - WE - WILL - WIN - 4 - NOT YES -
THE - DISCRETION - OF - SHOPIFY - NO LATE -
FEE - AND - GIVES - ANOTHER - DATE - FOR -
AUTO - PAY - 2 - GET - AMOUNT - SINCE - NO -
LATE - FEE - THEY - DON'T - AND - THEY - DO -
NOT - TELL - THE - TIME - SUSPENDING -
NOT - 4:30P EDT - BUT - ENDED AT - 2P 2 -
GIVE - 'DELINQUENT ACCOUNT' CONTACT -
SUPPORT - BY - CHAT - TYPE - TYPE - TYPE -
SHOPIFY - GALANT - RESPONSE -
PER - YES - I - TYPED - AT PHONE -
APP - 'DELINQUENT' - REPEATED -
'THE - SERVICE - IS - LIMITED - AT - THE - MOMENT -
LIMITED - BASIC - FULL - SERVICE - RESTORED - ON -
30 MAY - OR - THE - 01ST' - SERVICES - POWERED BY -
GOOGL FI
GOOGLE - BOUGHT - YOUTUBE - THEN - BECAME -
PROFITABLE - AT - OVER - $70 BILLION - US PIGS -
OINK - OINK - PIGS - OF - GOOGLE - FI
NO - CHOICE - BUT - USE - OPEN - PHONE -
TOLL - FREE - MORE - OFTEN - AND - USE -
AT&T - FIBER - OPTICS - PANORAMA - TOWER -
85 FLOORS - BISCAYNE BAY - OCEAN - VIEW 2 -
POWER - YOUR - LAPTOP - SMARTPHONES -
1,000 MBPS - 1 GBPS
$150 - GIFT - CARD
IF - NEED - B - REMOVE - TEMPORARILY -
THE - SIM - CARD - 2 - MAKE THE MOVE -
NETWORK - YOUR - AT&T - PASSWORD -
GOD - SAID - 'FEAR - NOT' - OUR - YES -
ENEMIES - BECOME - HIS - ENEMIES -
OUR - ADVERSARIES - HIS - YES - HAI -
ADVERSARIES - LOVE - NEVER FAILS
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isaacsapphire · 2 years
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Don’t get Straight Talk
Mint is cheaper, if you’re going cheap, and there are other options that are close or only a little more expensive that have occasionally encountered the concept of customer service.
I’ve been trying to fix my phone issues for over three months now and I’m STILL stuck on the goddam Straight Talk help line after hours and multiple times thinking the latest problem was fixed, only to discover that yet another issue had occurred and I yet again had to wait for several hours in hopes that I would get someone who I could understand, who was capable of fixing my problem, and who wouldn’t just hang up on me.
I’m now at the “trying to port my number to another service” circle of hell, because they’re literally incapable of sending me a sim card that works. The main thing that their chat help can do is say “sorry for your inconvenience” and “that’s another department’s job and they’ve already left for today.” Which is also the main thing that their human beings can do too, but it’s a crapshoot if you can get someone who can speak English well enough you can understand them. By the way, they will literally NEVER call you, so do NOT leave your number or not stay on the line and tell them to call you. If you get cut off (read; they hang up on you) they will NOT call you back, despite demanding a phone number allegedly to call you if that happens. The help number the chat help gives you isn’t a help number, but they will try to advertise five different other services to you!
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I got a new phone last Christmas, but it's been glitching out all year. In May, the battery fucked up and the screen got stuck on because of an endless loop of notifications that wouldn't go away until I restarted it, and then it would only work when it was plugged in. That problem fixed itself, but a little while later I had my phone plugged in while I was using it and I started hearing a weird repetitive clicking noise; it wasn't a click, it was arcing electricity from the charging port which was starting to smoke and melt. I have no fucking idea what caused that, but I got another endless cycle of notifications saying that moisture was detected in the charging port (even though the phone was dry as a bone). The part of the phone where I rest my pinky is cracked and bubbly and uncomfortable now. And just recently it has stopped recognizing my sim card for no reason. I'll be using my phone with no problem and then it will drop my call and cut off my data connection and say I can only make emergency calls until I have a valid sim. I haven't touched the sim card since I put it in last Christmas, so this is ridiculous! It's just one thing after another...
My next phone is gonna be a dumb phone. Calls and texts, nothing else. No internet. No apps. Just a fucking phone. I need to kick my screen addiction anyway. It'll make me 100 times more productive.
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when i ask people for help, even my mother or father, i feel so weak and pathetic and stupid and a burden i had decided i wanted to settle in without anyone's help but the outcome of that is that i am stuck in a ditch i cant pull myself out of, i am very tense and stuck at home all out of cash and my phone decided to break down completely so i cant access my money and i still havent bought a sim card and i keep putting this off and im JUST FUCKED
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Music made me love you, Chapter 18
Hopeful Cora looked at her mother’s butler, who came in with the mail. But he had one letter with him and that was for her mother. It was already two weeks since she had sent her letter to Robert. She should have arranged a new sim card already, but she was not sure what provider to get. Her mother had been far from helpful, and Harold had not been around. At the same time, she did not want to arrange a new sim card, it meant she was staying here. When Martha told her that she would have to come with her to New York, she had hoped to be back in London a couple of days later. But it had now been two weeks and there was no sign she would be able to go back anytime soon.
"Oh Cora, this is amazing news." Martha exclaimed while holding the letter up. "They want to do an interview with you for Loose Woman. I knew it would work."
Cora could only sigh, her mother was using her as a trophy.
"Mama, when will I have some time off?"
"What do you mean time off? We need to get you out everywhere we can."
"Why?" Cora was tired of this conversation, every time the outcome was the same.
"Oh, come on, Cora. Do I need to repeat myself again? There is nothing better than being famous. Oh, darling girl, after this you will be a well-known writer, who can earn a lot of money with writing."
"You do realise that I have not written anything for the second book?"
"Why did you not write more?" Martha said a bit angry.
Cora raised her eyebrows. "Are you serious? When do you think I should write? You drag all over the city and even country, from dusk to dawn. When should I do that writing?"
"You need to find that time. That is up to you. I will make sure the world knows about you, but you yourself need to be sure a new book will be there. And preferable not too late. I talked with your publisher, and they say that bringing out the next book within a year will be best."
"I will need to be able to write Mama."
The phone that started ringing made an end to the conversation.
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"Harold, thank you for your invitation. It is good to be away."
"Away from Mama?" Harold asked while kissing Cora's cheek.
Cora's cheeks coloured and she looked at the floor. "Yes." She said quietly.
"Why do you think that I do not live at home anymore? Mama can be a bit too much very easily."
"That is quite the understatement." Cora realised that she could be honest with Harold. "Mama wants me to get famous. But I do not want that. I want to write my books, and I love doing meet & greet days. But not in the size Mama would like to see me do. The first evening I had in London was magical. It was a cosy bookstore, where there was time to talk with the people who showed up. With the events Mama has arranged, I hardly have time to sign the book, before they are pushed away so the next person can fly buy. I want to talk with my readers, I want to hear their opinions."
"And you do not want to be here in New York, am I right?"
She nodded. "There is something in London that helps me with my writing."
"A piano player I believe."
Cora chuckled. "That pianist does help indeed, but it is not only that. The vibes are different, and I get inspired by the old streets that I walk through. The buildings tell a story, even the threes do. I have friends in London, friends I never had here in New York."
"You are happy there; I can see it in your eyes. Why do you not tell Mama that you are going back?"
"How? Please do tell me how. You remember how hard it was the first time. She cut me off from everything. Except the allowance Papa made sure we would always get. But Mama have not sent me anything to help. I did everything on my own, I worked a lot of hours in a restaurant. And now I am stuck here again." She felt tears stinging.
Harold got up and wrapped his arms around her. "You are not stuck here in New York. Not if I have anything to say in it." He kissed her temple. "Now let us do something fun and forget about being stuck here at London."
"Anything you had in mind?" Cora was happy that her brother was on her side, it was at least something and if she needed his help, he would be there for her."
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"What a beautiful spot this is Harold?"
"You always say how romantic London can be, but we have those places here too."
Cora leaned against his shoulder; she had hooked her arm in his. She enjoyed spending time with her brother. "I know that I maybe over romanticize London, but you have to admit, that it is harder to find places like this here in New York.
From inside the small café, music came flowing out. It was a classical sound, and it surprised Cora that a café would have that kind of music. Although it did fit the vibe. It was very cosy, with books everywhere and filled with comfy chairs and plants. "Who is the artist that we hear?" Cora asked when the waiter brought them their second set of drinks.
"I can never remember the name of any artist; you could walk with me and look for yourself. We have a system where you can see the current artist that is played." The waiter said.
Cora was surprised, what did she mean walk with me? Could she not just look at the screen herself? She decided not to argue, she was enjoying this calm afternoon with Harold too much and she did not want anything to ruin this feeling.
"I will use the bathroom in the meantime." Harold got up and walked to the back of the café.
Cora noticed that the café was empty, besides them two. That was weird, she never had been anywhere in this city, where no people were eating or drinking in a café. The closer they came towards the back of the café the louder the music got. Another thing that was weird, because why would it get louder?
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soft4gguk · 16 days
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How did you get into BTS? Who is the menace that reeled you in and got you thirsting ? Then who did you end up liking the most once you started learning about them ? Also, I’m definitely OT7 so this is not a solo/ hate ask.
TAEHYUNG.
imagine I just ended the ask there. lmao. it would pretty much make my point clear. what else is there to say?
but the whole story is that... I was sick, stuck in my house waiting to hear back from the lab to see if I had covid or not (chills) and feeling so, so miserable. and so I'm on instagram, aimlessly going through my friend's stories and I see one of my friends post a MAN. and I'm like WHO IS THIS MAN? and it was actually a repost, so I click on the post (username taetaeboo LMAO) and it's Taehyung in a cheetah print shirt and im like who are u and where have u been all my life. and so I'm stalking taetaeboo, right? and I'm like omg who are these boys?????????? and so I stumble upon a video and it's them promoting a SIM card company I think?? lol. BUT DYNAMITE'S PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND and im like what is this song????? it's kinda fire. and when I tell you I would sell my SOUL to watch the dynamite music video for the very first time and feel what I felt then? GOD. I SO WOULD. it was a religious experience.
funny thing is! that! my very first interaction with bts was that jimin video. you know which one. the concert one of him staring out into a distance that goes viral every two months or so? I sent it to a friend and I told him, "I don't know who this man is but he's the most beautiful person I've ever laid eyes on" (he likes to remind me of this, I don't really remember tho lol)
anyways!!! Taehyung was who reeled me in. and I was stuck there for MONTHS. I had his picture as my phone wallpaper ok this was serious for me. and then one day jungkook just... swept me off my feet. LOL. it was so hard, so, so hard. I was emotionally two timing them. LMAO. and then... YOONGI. oh my god my Yoongi phase was so lethal. I was actually delulu in the head for him. and then jungkook became my bias but they would all wreck me in rotation. still do!!!
also I didn't have covid but now I had seven new boyfriends and great taste in music.
the end :)
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