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SpoilerGuys I'm the Survivor of Catsthin
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Guys I'm the Survivor of Catsthin
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Today was my first day of school! Some highlights:
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One of my teachers tried to intimidate everyone to drop his class (37 people signed up...I had to sit on the floor cause there weren't enough seats). The class was AP Psych, if you were curious
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I had an in-class essay in my Lit class about the books we read over the summer
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My government teacher is SCARY and has some intense political views that I don't necessarily agree with, so that's fun.
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We got a new cellist in orchestra! She's pretty good. It's going to be a good year
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I'm taking two classes independently/online with a friend, and it's so hard to focus when you have your buddy right next to you!
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My Spanish is so rusty... here's to hoping it gets better this year
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One of my teachers tried to intimidate everyone to drop his class (37 people signed up...I had to sit on the floor cause there weren't enough seats). The class was AP Psych, if you were curious
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My sister had her birthday party today, and it was draining. My sister is pretty loud on her own, but having ten of her running around and literally screaming was… definitely something.
And so, like the introvert I am, I may or may not have just spent the last 3 hours watching YouTube in the dark pit that is known as my bed, eating candy I got from the piñata. (after all the guests left, of course)
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Welp... a whole lotta nothing's been going on for far too long. And you know what that means
A N I M E
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Describe me in 5 words (I'm doing a social experiment)
(Anything can count- my sister said “never gonna give you up” and Enter said “Umm Ok Well Er Hurmm”- and one of my friends said “Currently doing a social experiment”)
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If you will forgive me for this PSA I would be so ever grateful.
Another year has gone and my birthday is here again. Honestly, I don't know how I feel about it. People say age is in the mind, maybe yes maybe no. Last year I celebrated while sitting in a quarantine hotel and being unable to go anywhere. It was a whirlwind of a year. I went through hell and escaped by the skin of my teeth. I dated and had a relationship crumble before my eyes. I have fallen in love with the woman who very likely I will spend the rest of my life with. Time is such an odd thing you know it brings wisdom and perspective, but it also has a way of making one really think about all that people should be thankful for. That being said, thank you for being here for me. Here is to hopefully many more years of wonderful sharding!!!
This has been my PSA
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Sorry for the two SUs so close to each other, but I have 2 more things.
Thing 4: I'm going camping over the weekend! It's going to be amazing. Idaho mountains might be the most beautiful place on earth.
Thing 5: MY SISTER IS READING MISTBORN! She listened to the first book last week and is on Well of Ascension now! I'm excited to get to talk to her about it. I was able to introduce her to the concept of a Sanderlanche last week
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I just got a spam call and I was like, Ooh, maybe it’s a call center and I can mess with them! It was, indeed, a spam call center. I made my voice sound old and went through all the pleasantries, then the guy on the other line said, “I understand you’re looking for the best Medicare plan.” And I said, (still in my old lady voice), “Well, I’m 14 so my parents take care of everything.” There was a pause. “Hello?” I asked.
”Shut up, [b-word],” the guy replied.
Commence immediate laughter from my sister and I and a hanging up of the phone.
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Nachooooo
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Y'ALL I GOT AN INVITE TO USE THE DALL-E 2 BETA
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Y'ALL I GOT AN INVITE TO USE THE DALL-E 2 BETA
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Revised revised revised suggestion: A skeleton plays a trombone while a taller skeleton with spaghetti under his hat dates a human
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Y'ALL I GOT AN INVITE TO USE THE DALL-E 2 BETA
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Revised revised suggestion: A skeleton plays a trombone while a taller skeleton with spaghetti on his head dates a human
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Y'ALL I GOT AN INVITE TO USE THE DALL-E 2 BETA
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
give me image prompt ideas and I'll make them-
Revised suggestion: Skeleton playing a trombone while a taller skeleton dates a human
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Y'ALL I GOT AN INVITE TO USE THE DALL-E 2 BETA
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
give me image prompt ideas and I'll make them-
A skeleton playing a trombone
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Ayo if anyone posted a status update that would actually be relevant to me please let me know cuz there is no way I am looking at all the status updates from the past while.
(And for anyone in the same position as me, sorry for adding to the notifs)
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SOCIAL EXPERIMENT TIME, PREPARE TO BE ANALYZED!
also, tag your friends I want a large sample size.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Put all answers to these questions in a spoiler. Do not look at other’s answers before posting. Answer the questions one at a time. Do not look at the next question before you answer the current one. Do not edit your answers after moving on. Use a #2 pencil.Question Zero:
SpoilerIf you don’t feel comfortable sharing your answers publicly in a reply to this SU, shoot me a DM! I’m very interested to see what results this yields.
If you’re even uncomfortable shooting me a DM, use the anonymous “17th Shard Communal Account” I set up a while ago. You will have to DM me for the password (unless you were in the Meme Comp, in which case, you already know it), but unless you are literally the only person who wants to use the account, it’ll still provide a sufficient measure of anonymity.
Either way, write down your answers as you go through these. Even if you decide partway through that you won’t send them, finish the experiment. Then, feel free to only send in certain answers. Or none. Up to you. (If you do complete the questionnaire and decide to not share any answers, I’d appreciate you at least telling me that you completed it.)
Question One:
SpoilerDefine “Love” in 1-2 sentences.
Question Two:
SpoilerWhen you read question one, did the question “do you mean romantic or platonic love?” (or a similar question) ever cross your mind? Please elaborate.
Question Three:
SpoilerDefine “Heartbreak” in 1-2 sentences.
Question Four:
SpoilerHave you ever experienced Heartbreak, as defined by yourself in question three? Elaborate if you feel comfortable doing so.
Question Five:
SpoilerIf you answered “No” to question four, Have you ever experienced anything someone else could possibly describe as Heartbreak? Elaborate if you feel comfortable doing so.
If you answered “Yes” to question four, Hi! How are you? Enjoying the social experiment?
Question Six:
SpoilerRate the following statements on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being “I believe this statement to be definitively false”, and 10 being “I believe this statement to be objectively true”. Feel free to elaborate on your given rating.
(Please look at each statement one at a time, same as the questions.)
Statement 1:
Spoiler”Each person on earth has a soulmate they are supposed to be with. They can only achieve true love with that one person.”
Statement 2:
Spoiler“There is a limited selection of possible candidates for whom you could fall in love with.”
Statement 3:
Spoiler“Some people are simply incompatible.”
Statement 4:
Spoiler“Any two people could learn to fall in love, given sufficient time, and sufficient willingness on behalf of the subjects.”
Statement 5:
Spoiler“Given sufficient time, any two people will fall in love, whether they want to or not.”
Statement 6:
Spoiler“Love is arbitrated by one’s brain chemistry alone.”
Statement 7:
Spoiler“Love is always a positive force in the world.”
Statement 8:
Spoiler“A hotdog is a sandwich.”
Statement 9:
Spoiler“All people are deserving of love.”
Statement 10:
Spoiler“‘Romantic’ love is the superlative form of love.”
Question Seven:
SpoilerDid you consider any of the statements of question six to be poorly phrased, from a “social experiment” point of view? (i.e. too biased or ‘on-the-nose’) Why or why not?
Question Eight:
SpoilerHow do you feel about the way we curently separate ‘love’ into different categories? (platonic, romantic, etc.)
Question Nine:
SpoilerDid you catch the typo in question eight when you first read it?
Question Ten:
SpoilerHow are you doing, seriously? On a deeply psychological level, are you doing alright? This isn’t a social experiment question, I just like you guys a lot and want to see if I can help you in any way.
Thank you all for participating! You have all received one (1) coupon for a free DannnexPhotoshopCommission™️ of your own specifications. The available quality options are: Bad, Worse, Trash, and Dumpster Fire. Please come again!
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(Also, another note: it took me over 40 minutes to write that all. It’s now 1:52 in the morning, and I’m going to go to sleep.)
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SOCIAL EXPERIMENT TIME, PREPARE TO BE ANALYZED!
also, tag your friends I want a large sample size.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Put all answers to these questions in a spoiler. Do not look at other’s answers before posting. Answer the questions one at a time. Do not look at the next question before you answer the current one. Do not edit your answers after moving on. Use a #2 pencil.Question Zero:
SpoilerIf you don’t feel comfortable sharing your answers publicly in a reply to this SU, shoot me a DM! I’m very interested to see what results this yields.
If you’re even uncomfortable shooting me a DM, use the anonymous “17th Shard Communal Account” I set up a while ago. You will have to DM me for the password (unless you were in the Meme Comp, in which case, you already know it), but unless you are literally the only person who wants to use the account, it’ll still provide a sufficient measure of anonymity.
Either way, write down your answers as you go through these. Even if you decide partway through that you won’t send them, finish the experiment. Then, feel free to only send in certain answers. Or none. Up to you. (If you do complete the questionnaire and decide to not share any answers, I’d appreciate you at least telling me that you completed it.)
Question One:
SpoilerDefine “Love” in 1-2 sentences.
Question Two:
SpoilerWhen you read question one, did the question “do you mean romantic or platonic love?” (or a similar question) ever cross your mind? Please elaborate.
Question Three:
SpoilerDefine “Heartbreak” in 1-2 sentences.
Question Four:
SpoilerHave you ever experienced Heartbreak, as defined by yourself in question three? Elaborate if you feel comfortable doing so.
Question Five:
SpoilerIf you answered “No” to question four, Have you ever experienced anything someone else could possibly describe as Heartbreak? Elaborate if you feel comfortable doing so.
If you answered “Yes” to question four, Hi! How are you? Enjoying the social experiment?
Question Six:
SpoilerRate the following statements on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being “I believe this statement to be definitively false”, and 10 being “I believe this statement to be objectively true”. Feel free to elaborate on your given rating.
(Please look at each statement one at a time, same as the questions.)
Statement 1:
Spoiler”Each person on earth has a soulmate they are supposed to be with. They can only achieve true love with that one person.”
Statement 2:
Spoiler“There is a limited selection of possible candidates for whom you could fall in love with.”
Statement 3:
Spoiler“Some people are simply incompatible.”
Statement 4:
Spoiler“Any two people could learn to fall in love, given sufficient time, and sufficient willingness on behalf of the subjects.”
Statement 5:
Spoiler“Given sufficient time, any two people will fall in love, whether they want to or not.”
Statement 6:
Spoiler“Love is arbitrated by one’s brain chemistry alone.”
Statement 7:
Spoiler“Love is always a positive force in the world.”
Statement 8:
Spoiler“A hotdog is a sandwich.”
Statement 9:
Spoiler“All people are deserving of love.”
Statement 10:
Spoiler“‘Romantic’ love is the superlative form of love.”
Question Seven:
SpoilerDid you consider any of the statements of question six to be poorly phrased, from a “social experiment” point of view? (i.e. too biased or ‘on-the-nose’) Why or why not?
Question Eight:
SpoilerHow do you feel about the way we curently separate ‘love’ into different categories? (platonic, romantic, etc.)
Question Nine:
SpoilerDid you catch the typo in question eight when you first read it?
Question Ten:
SpoilerHow are you doing, seriously? On a deeply psychological level, are you doing alright? This isn’t a social experiment question, I just like you guys a lot and want to see if I can help you in any way.
Thank you all for participating! You have all received one (1) coupon for a free DannnexPhotoshopCommission™️ of your own specifications. The available quality options are: Bad, Worse, Trash, and Dumpster Fire. Please come again!
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0. Got it
1. Devotion to another person. This can be in a familial sense, a friendly sense, a romantic sense, and probably some more that I’m forgetting.
2. Not really. I just kind of answered for both, I guess.
3. I guess… kind of like betrayal, but… not? Kind of like if you used to love someone (in any sense) but can’t anymore for some reason, but not in a way where you can’t trust the person anymore…? (I’m just going to move on…)
4. …Does the ending to Infinity War count…?
5. (I’m going to answer both variations just in case…)
5a. The ending of Infinity War probably counts for this one. (There was also an unrelated video with some baby birds that got eaten by a snake after like ten seconds.)
5b. Hi! I should probably be asleep, considering it’s around 1:00 in the morning. And… I guess I’m not not enjoying it…?
6. This social experiment is going to take a while to answer, isn’t it…
6.1. 2 or 3 (I feel like it can sometimes happen, but usually not?)
6.2. 5-7 (I mean, there are technically a limited number of people you’ll ever meet, and you’ll probably never see most of these more than once… (and a few of THOSE you’ll just hate).
6.3. 4 or 5 (Evaluate the probability of Kelsier getting along with the Lord Ruler. In some alternate timeline where Rashek had a much more merciful empire, they might have been able to, but I’m assuming we’re taking a person’s past choices into account.)
6.4. 4 or 5 (see the above response)
6.5. 1 (I’m going to use a different example this time: Kaladin and Amaram.)
6.6. Anywhere from a 1 to a 7??? (I’m not completely sure on the meaning of “arbitrated,” so you’re getting a vague value here.)
6.7. 2 (People can be trapped in toxic relationships because they love someone who doesn’t care about them. (I’m not speaking from personal experience, thankfully, and I hope it stays that way.))
6.8. 1 (A sandwich is defined as “two thin slices of bread with one or more thin slices or spreads of another ingredient between them.” If you disagree, try to find me a definition of sandwich that includes hot dogs but not chicken wings.)
6.9. 9.5 (I think that anyone who hasn’t committed horrible atrocities (and when I say horrible, I mean on the scale of intentionally starting a nuclear war just for the heck of it) does, on some level, deserve love of some kind. (I’m not quite sure about someone who has committed those sorts of atrocities, which is why this one gets a decimal.))
6.10. 1 (I love my family, my friends, and (most of the time) humanity as a whole. This doesn’t mean I want to marry almost everyone on the planet. Romantic love is important, but one of several equally important forms.)
7. #6 could probably be more clear, and there’s a possibility of perceived bias from #8.
8. It would probably be more clear if we had different words for them. (Actually, I think some other languages do.)
9. Nope. (Also, a question of my own: was it always supposed to be there, or did you just mistype it and decide to keep it?)
10. I’m doing… somewhere between “okay” and “pretty good,” I’d say. Not a lot’s been happening in my life, good or bad. Mostly, some sort of shake-up would probably be most beneficial right now, which will probably come next week in the form of marching band. (Also, tFotT gaining momentum again would also help. I’m completely serious right now.)
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Hi!
Wow, it's been like 3 months since the last time I was on here... I have 320 notifications... A lot has happened...
This is going to take a while.
Anyway.
Here's a list of all the things I've been doing (and if you want more details you can read what I put in the spoiler boxes)
I went to a fun church thing and met another Sanderfan!
SpoilerPretty self-explanatory: It was a youth thing, and we did a service project and there was an older speaker who mentioned Brandon Sanderson and I about died of excitement. After his talk, Enter and I went up to him and basically said, "Hi! We're also fans of Sanderson!" (Unrelated note, I wore my M-bot pin there and Enter and I were put into a group with one of my school classmates and someone from my ballet class who I didn't know was a member of the church)
I got a phone!
SpoilerThere was a sale at Costco so my parents bought my siblings and I each an iPhone SE 3rd gen. These are our first smartphones ever so that's pretty exciting! I get distracted on YouTube very easily and I think I've been reading less because of it, though it's been getting better recently.
I got Invisalign!
SpoilerMy teeth are crooked, specifically the two teeth on either side of my font top two teeth. It's pretty annoying to take it out/put it back in every time I want to eat something, but it's manageable. And it's certainly better than braces! (Because my orthodontist is a family friend, we got a discounted price, so that was nice)
I did a Ballet performance!
SpoilerMy dance studio's big performance was "The Golden Book"- the plot is fairly simple. There are these dancers who get sucked into this magical book and transports them to the book of their dreams- each 'book' with several dances in that genre. My classes' dance was in the Mythology book- we were Egyptian Goddesses. During the last 30 seconds or so of the dance, I was in the very front with everyone else behind me. I thought it would be scarier than it was. I learned that I actually like preforming onstage, so I think I want to do some theater when I go into high school. My parents brought my siblings and by friend to see my performance and we went out to eat afterwards.
My parents bought a house!
SpoilerAt our house (which we were renting) there were some plumbing problems that our landlord blamed on us when it wasn't our fault. Our lease expired about a month or two after the sewage problems, so my parents started looking online for houses on sale. The first one they looked at was perfect for our family (And only 5 minutes away!), so they put in an offer. It was accepted the evening they put the offer in.
I went to a theme park!
SpoilerMy school took all of the 8th grade on a field trip to Silverwood Theme Park! It's only about an hour away so we were able to get there a bit after it opened. My friends and I took our science and math teachers on a Teacher Torture Palooza Extravaganza Hour where we rode a bunch of roller coasters with our teachers! I rode Aftershock (the most intense ride in the park) with my science teacher and I heard her say the S word!
I got a funny parrot- I mean, chromatic chicken- hat and a purple stuffed bear at the gift shop.
(By the way, my family and I are planning on going to Silverwood again sometime during the last part of the summer, so if any of you also live in that area and want to meet up...)
I finished Middle school!
SpoilerOn the last day of school, I wore a new light purple dress for the first time and now it's my favorite dress. Each class was only about 20 minutes long so we could say goodbye to our teachers and classmates. It was really fun but also bittersweet. I'm going to miss some of my teachers- I had some really good ones this year.
We thought my dad might have cancer!
SpoilerOne day, my dad started experiencing some pain in his lower back. He thought it was just a sore muscle, but it kept getting worse and worse. Then we thought it was a kidney stone, but even after it would have passed, the pain kept coming back. After 3 trips to the ER in two days and 3 CT scans, the doctors noticed a mass on one of his kidneys. A scope and a biopsy later, we know it isn't cancerous like we suspected. We still don't know exactly what it is, but at least it's not cancer!
We moved!
SpoilerWe got the keys to the house my parents bought on my mom's birthday (the last Tuesday of the school year), and we started moving the Monday after school got out. It was actually Enter's birthday, but he went to a church Young Men camp the week we moved so he didn't have to do anything. My grandparents and my dad's sister and her family came to help us move and I spent most of the time messing around with my cousins. We got more stuff done with our family than we ever could have done on our own. (Yay procrastination!)
I visited family for the 4th of July!
SpoilerMy siblings and I went to visit family for the 4th without our parents because my dad was to have a thing for his kidney on the 5th.
Some of the stuff I did while with family:
- @Spensathecat made me try on jeans and a crop top and I almost cried because of how much I hated it.
- Watched a parade and got candy that got ruined from leaky otter pops.
- Hung out at my cousin's relatives' giant backyard with a tree house, pickleball court, ginormous ball swing, and some swing sets and slides.
- Met another Sanderson fan who has a son who is also a fan!
- I went to the mall with Spensathecat and her sister! That was my first time going to the mall without an adult!
- I went to the gym with one of my cousins 'cuz why not?
- I played a card game with the adults and made my uncle swear twice
I bought 3 tiaras!
SpoilerI never really gave up my childhood dream of being a princess. Now all I need is a ball gown!
We got a cat!
SpoilerHe's an all-black cat and his name is Nacho (After Nacho Libre from the movie of the same name). He's about 6 months old and he likes to play-attack you and he's freaking adorable. We were going to name him Alcatraz, but my dad convinced us otherwise. Also, he goes crazy for wet cat food so much so that it's hilarious.
I went to a church Girl's Camp!
SpoilerThings I did at camp:
- Swam in the river (Well, not 'swam' because I can't swim, but I used a life jacket to float around)
- My tent group won an award for Best Acting for a skit we did on Skit Night
- Played Uno and another card game that I forgot the name of
- Did the polar dip 3 times
- Made some crafts
- Learned a line dance
- Did a scavenger hunt
- Watched a movie
- Did a hike
- Did some archery
- Rickrolled some people
- Sang lots of songs
- Stayed up too late talking with new friends
I went to my first church Stake dance!
SpoilerThere's a Youth dance put on by the church every month for people 14 and up. My dad made Enter go with me, but he didn't really dance (Except when a girl asked him to dance a slow dance >:)) I only did one slow dance when a boy a year younger than me asked me to dance with him. Overall, it was really fun!
There was a family reunion on my mom's side!
SpoilerA bunch of family on my mom's side that I haven't seen in six years came to town! I hung out with the group of 5 cousins my age the whole time and we did a lot of line dances together. There was a pioneer day thing that we all went to, and we did line dances there. There was another stake dance we went to, and we did line dances there. We did line dances on a hike. We did line dances at 3 in the morning when we pulled an all-nighter. So. Many. Line dances!!!
We also played Mash several times and had some hilarious outcomes.
My dad's parents made a surprise visit to us, who live 8 hours away!
SpoilerThey arrived at noon and left the next morning. We hung out with them went out to eat, and played a card game (which I tied for first place with Enter)
I went bowling!
SpoilerMy friend took me, our other friend, my little sister, and her little brother bowling. We played 2 games, and I won the first game and overall. I got 2nd place on the 2nd game. I never knew I was so good at bowling- I've only ever played once or twice before.
Misc stuff:
SpoilerI made an out-of-context list for my family that I'll probably dump onto Sharder One-liners one of these days.
I have a goal to finish re-reading the entire Mistborn trilogy and the Wax and Wayne series before The Lost Metal comes out. I'm already several chapters ahead of my daily reading requirement that I set for myself.
On the livestream yesterday, I put in the live chat that I made several hundred 7th graders read Skyward (It's technically true!) and one of the mod people said I was doing a good work
I saw Thor: Love and Thunder in the theater and I loved it. It was hilariously incredible, though some of my cousins would disagree.
Yep, a lot has happened. Now excuse me while I go read through the 300+ notifications you all left me with- and don't be surprised if it takes a few days! ;P
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WHO DID THIS
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Oh hey, I hit 5000 rep.
Am a worldhopper now.
SpoilerFEAR MY GODLINESS
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Just said goodbye to my best friend of 6 years. Won’t see him again for nearly 3.
I don’t like change
why can’t things just always stay the same
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psst
play minecraft with me
i have vip+ on hypixel so i can make us an SMP pretty easy
if at least 5 people say they'd play i'll do it rn
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