Talking about Relationship (This Time It’s My Story)
Story of a Blind Date
It was Saturday afternoon and the boutique is quite crowded. Elza talked to some customers and helped them choose the clothes when suddenly,
“Elza, do you have a plan for next week on Saturday evening?” Ryan asked.
“Actually no. Wait, I’m talking to a customer, you mannerless spongehead,” Elza then continued talking to the customer.
After that, she approached Ryan and asked, “Why did you ask about my plan?”
“First thing first, I don’t think it’s a good manner to call me mannerless spongehead in front of customers. For your question, I’m going to reserve a table for you in the fancy restaurant on Fremont street, I forget the restaurant’s name. Eh, you’re still single right?”
“What the hell Ryan? Are you asking me for a date?” Elza rolled her eyes.
“Of course not me, duh. I’m setting you for a blind date,” Ryan grinned in his usual childish expression.
“Is this part of a mission? Also, Ryan, everytime you make that face, I have bad feeling,” said Elza.
“Relax. You prepare your dress and makeup then have fun,” Ryan said then left.
A week later, Ryan drove the car to take Elza.
“Are you still sure that maroon is the right colour for the dress to wear on first date?”
“Ryan, if he’s going to date me, he’d better get used to my style,” Elza said.
“And you also wear maroon lipstick. Is that necessary?” Ryan asked.
“Yes. Problem?”
The car becomes silent after that.
They arrived at the restaurant then a host greeted them and showed them to the table.
“Rook? Roy?” Elza looked at the man who already sat at the table with a younger guy beside him.
“Oh, hi Rook. I see that my brother Roy took you here earlier.”
“Explain this, Ryan,” Rook glared at Ryan.
“You two enjoy your dinner. Eh, Roy, give your car key to Rook. I’ll drive you home. Don’t get involved in their adult business, kid. Now, do you want to play Mario Kart?” Ryan pulled Roy’s shoulder after Roy gave Rook his car key.
“So, did Ryan…”
“Yes, that spongehead told me that he set me up for a blind date,” Elza cut Rook’s question.
“And you agreed?”
“You also agreed.”
“Well… Uhm, anyway, you look stunning in that dress,” Rook said. “I still hate you, though,” he added quickly.
“You also look fine in suit and I still hate you,” Elza retorted.
They both ate in silence then Elza noticed that Rook started getting sweaty.
“It’s hot, eh? I’m surprised that you don’t take off your jacket.”
“Ryan says that a gentleman should never take off his jacket. I’m a gentleman so I don’t take off my jacket,” said Rook.
“Correct. Ryan knows such rule but he doesn’t follow it. What a spongehead.”
Rook smiled hearing that. “Do you want to go somewhere else after this?” he asked.
“Yes, please. Take me to game centre. We’ll rock the place with this attire.”
“As you wish,” Rook laughed.
P.S. This is another fanfic of “Children of Altar” (sorry, hahaha…). I struggle with description in this fic. I could imagine their dialogue but I had no idea what to write aside from the dialogue. If you can give me advice then please kindly comment. Thank you.
Also, that part where Rook didn’t take off his jacket was inspired by a video of Patrick Stump getting advice from older gentleman.
I never go to formal dinner at fancy restaurant so if I make mistake in this story, please tell me. I did my research but I could still make mistake.
Tips on Saving Money
I’m a bit of an impulsive buyer. However, recently my behaviour is turned down because a) I have come to my sense that I will not really need those things I want to buy, b) I have meager budget.
That leads me to an article “8 Simple Ways to Save Money” by Better Money Habits from Bank of America because I need to save money to support my impulsive shopping, right? (I don’t have the right motivation, sorry). Let’s review the tips.
1. Record your expenses: to be honest, I’m lazy to write expense record. However, as I recall my expenses, I spend so much money for food and makeup. Damn.
2. Make a budget: this sounds difficult but I may try.
3. Plan on saving money: I do plan on it, that’s why I read that article. However, I’m often tempted to use my saved money for something else that wasn’t intended at first.
4. Choose something to save for: I’ve mentioned my problem in point no. 3
5. Decide on your priorities: well… food is important. Okay, I’ll be more careful about spending money on food then.
6. Pick the right tool: I don’t intend to save my money for something big so…
7. Make saving automatic: on a side note, the saved money I talk about in no. 3 is not the money I save in bank. My money in bank is quite untouched since they’re for my need in far future.
8. Watch your savings grow: I’m ready for this.
So yeah, wish me luck on spending and saving my money better.
Remember Me for Centuries
The prompt is legend and I instantly think about the song “Centuries” by Fall Out Boy. Let’s just talk about that song and music video then.
The music video starts with a scene set in ancient Rome. A few seconds into the video, I had got the epic vibe then there was a lady in white gown with two lions behind her and some background done with annoying editing then I remembered that I was watching Fall Out Boy music video.
I like the lyrics to the song. It begins with “Some legends are told. Some turn to dust or to gold….” In the video we see a hooded man give stuff to each member of Fall Out Boy who are dressed in gladiator clothes. On a side note, they look so damn fine in such clothes.
There are some religious symbols in this video, I guess, like a crucified man, a lady with gown and veil surrounded by some people, and a man with mitre accompanied by three ladies. If anyone can explain that symbol, please leave me a comment. Thank you.
Next in the video, the boys fight a big man. Many people watch them including some from royalty. I adore the look of the beautiful lady who wears maroon dress with intricate pattern and pretty updo on her head (crown braid and bun).
Right when the lyrics come to “We’ve been here forever and here’s the frozen proof. I could scream forever. We are the poisoned youth,” the boys used the stuff given by the hooded man: rope, stone, and wrapping leather (?). They wrapped the stone in leather and tied it with rope. Pete then used it to attack the big man by doing hammer-throw style.
The boys win! After that the hooded man took of his hood and it is revealed that he has wings.
The video has open ending with the boys having to face another opponent.
If you have watched the video and you think I miss some details please tell me. Also, is the right phrase in this song “frozen proof”, “chosen fruit”, or “frozen fruit”?
Swim!
It was a peaceful Sunday morning. Roy played the Witcher on his laptop and suddenly… “Roy, take a bath and let’s go!” Ryan shouted.
“No.”
“Come on!” Ryan wrestled Roy and managed to shut down the laptop in the process.
“I hate you! I was continuing my game and you shut it down.”
“Take a bath, we’ll go swimming.”
“Why should I take a bath? I’ll get wet again once I swim,” Roy retorted.
“You stink,” Ryan said.
They walked to the public swimming pool and Roy asked, “What is it Ryan? You don’t like swimming.”
“Are you scared? Don’t worry, the pool is shallow enough for you.”
“No kidding. I’m a better swimmer between us and seriously, since when do you get excited to swim?”
“Well, actually that’s the point. We have to add swimming to our training regime.”
“Sounds all right. But we don’t really have to worry, do we? I mean, those Salty Spitoon visitors don’t come to us and challenge to fight.”
“What is Salty Spitoon?” Ryan asked.
“Ryan, you don’t watch Spongebob?”
Dig the Ground, Satan
“By the way, I bought you a book today,” Ryan handed Roy the book.
This Ride is a Wild One
I like the song “Missing You” by All Time Low. It’s about mental health. The lyrics address some issues relating to it.
The first words are, “I heard that you’ve been self-medicating in the quiet of your room, your sweet suburban tomb.” This is the first time I find a song that talks about self medication. Attention everyone, this is important: psychotherapy is not a joke. The medicine for patients with psychiatry condition is not like paracetamol that you can just buy without prescription and you’ll be okay. If you want psychiatric medication, see a psychiatrist.
I like the lines,
“You’ve come this far,
you’re all cleaned up,
you made a mess again,
there’s no more trying,
time to sort yourself out…”
Those lines talk about recovery and relapse. For those who experience this, I believe you can go through this, even when it seems impossible.
I’m also impressed with the line, “Hold on tight, this ride is a wild one.” That line describes the journey with mental health: it’s not always easy, it’s wild, but as always, we can pass it.
And come the lines with strange power,
“Grit your teeth, and pull your hair,
paint the walls black, and scream, ‘Fuck the world,
’cause it’s my life, I’m gonna take it back,’
and never for a second blame yourself.”
I really like the part, “…. it’s my life, I’m gonna take it back,” because damn, it reminds me that no matter the circumstance, I have the power to take my life back and have control over it.
There are still some parts of the lyrics that I haven’t mentioned in this post. Another post, maybe?
I guess someday if I have to explain about mental health, I would also recommend this song because why not, this song is well written and it talks about important issue.
Sunday Morning, 11 a.m
The prompt today is “jangle“. I didn’t know the meaning so I looked up Oxford dictionary online. They also give sentence example, “Ryan stood on the terrace jangling his keys.” So I think I would just continue that sentence.
Ryan stood on the terrace jangling his keys. He was just home after wandering around the bookstore to find a book for his little brother, Roy. Talking about Roy, Ryan saw his brother’s motorcycle was still parked and the doors and windows were all still closed. “That satan hasn’t woken up yet,” Ryan thought to himself.
He came into the house and shout, “Roy, wake up! It’s 11 already,” then heard the answer, “It’s Sunday!”
“By the way, I got a missed call from Don. What’s up? Do you two have problem?” Ryan asked.
“Why would Don call you?” Roy responded while gaining his consciousness.
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The characters Roy and Don are taken from the ongoing series on Wattpad, Children of Altar. It’s written by my friend. Check that out and give feedback.
Also, I don’t really know about sibling relationship and in real life I don’t know any of my friends’ siblings personally so I have no idea how to continue my story above. What would make someone call their friend’s brother? What can make you trust your friend so you give them your brother’s contact number?
By the way, did I just make a fanfic with original character? Hahaha…
Slytherpuff Friendship
I see that many people post about friendship between Hufflepuff and Slytherin. Here I want to share my experience because I’m a Hufflepuff and my friend Lady Slytherin is, obviously a Slytherin.
Hufflepuff gets this reputation of being kind and loyal, even adorable. Slytherin, on the other hand, has the stereotype of being ambitious and evil. However, Lady Slytherin and I don’t fit that stereotype. She’s a sweet yet sarcastic Slytherin while I’m a troubled yet hilarious Hufflepuff. We also have different MBTI; she’s INTJ, I’m ISFP.
Our friendship consists of:
- Hufflepuff shares weird thing that she finds on the internet
- Slytherin has various reaction to that weird thing: “hahaha”, “what the hell”, “aaaarrrghh”, etc
- oh wait, Slytherin also shares weird thing
- we both can relate to Sirius Black’s scene, “I did my waiting” because that would be our reaction when we finally become doctor
- we have only one mutual fandom: Harry Potter
- we respect each other’s fandom but constantly compare them: she likes Tolkien’s works, while I like A Song of Ice and Fire by George. R. R. Martin (Hufflepuff isn’t always about cute story, you know)
- Hufflepuff is that emo kid who still plays songs by My Chemical Romance
- Slytherin is not really into bandom
- our conversation starts with normal everyday thing but ends up with something absurd
- usually I’m the one who makes the convo absurd
- Hufflepuff relationship advice consists of: fiction book and some weird things from the internet (if you don’t get it, it’s all right)
- Slytherin is more mature when it comes to relationship advice: give and take should be balanced, you should love yourself first, etc
- still, we both don’t really have good luck in relationship (being single for too long time and spending too much time with fictional characters, duh)
- but if someday Lady Slytherin finds someone, I’m ready to ship them, they would be my OTP
- and if someday I find someone, she would be surprised first because I’m not always that interested in relationship, not even fictional relationship
- anyway, we love bookstore; we can just go to the bookstore trying the quill (kidding) or pen then feel happy
- or just look at the book covers and make joke about them
- or give each other book recommendation
- or give each other encouragement to buy book like, “Buy this Game of Thrones novel! You want it, right?”