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David

David

I love reading (obviously), art, poetry, gardening, and nature. I enjoy and will recommend just about any book; however, I especially enjoy fantasy, science fiction, realistic or historical fiction. Occasionally, I read heavy material with philosophical undertones.
  • FL, USA
  • member since February 22, 2008

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David’s last login was Tuesday, May 17, 2011.

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  • Amina * F. My. Life.

    Amina * F. My. Life. says

    nothing much hby?? :D


    -A

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  • Amina * F. My. Life.

    Amina * F. My. Life. says

    hi :)

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    Hey!!! I'm sorry I haven't written in a while! I was kind of busy at work but I'm enjoying it a great deal. It's just that I haven't been online for quite some time. I don't know why, maybe I'm starting to get old heheh! Well, for me, my life is just now revolving around my work. I'm on my fourth week of training now and a week ago, on May 25th, I got my first paycheck haha! It felt so rewarding because now, I can really say that I am starting to be independent. I love the idea of taking charge of my own life now.
    Wow! Thank you for actually reading some of my work. ^__^ I really appreciated it. The letter to A was actually a real letter to my first love. He was straight but he knew that I loved him and after almost a year and a half of being close friends, our feelings to each other evolved to a kind of platonic love that was somewhere between friendship and love. Anyway, he was deeply touched by that letter. After giving it to him, I stopped talking to him so we could 'move on'. He was starting to get confused of whether he was straight or not. Anyway, he tried patching things up with me but I remained stone-hearted. I did my best to ignore him because for me, I was doing the best thing. Anyway, some months later, or was it a year later I gave him the letter, we had the chance to talk again. A fleeting but memorable conversation. He said he cried so much while he read the letter and he still keeps it in his wallet. It was now dilapidated because of his constant rereadings but still he continues to read it. Now, we haven't seen each other for a year and he's already happy with his girlfriend for five years now.
    Death Note? That's a really good anime. I've watched it three years ago, I guess. Now, I can vaguely remember the details of the series but I enjoyed the plot and the intelligence of the story. You should show me the drawing you made. ^___^ I also love drawing characters with wings. on my end, I love drawing angels in erotic settings. I don;t know, the idea of a lusty angel captivates me.
    I'll check the song you told me about. I love poetic songs wherein the lyrics are not that direct and very vague. I love it when lyrics make you think over and over again for the meaning of the song. But I love meaningless songs the best.
    Wah! I'm loving Little Prince! I'm actually reading it in the original French version. I'm trying to test myself if my French is still good enough. I just look at the English translation of the novel online whenever I don't understand a particular word or sentence. I'm still on the part where the Little Prince is talking about the baobabs and roses. ^__^
    So how about you? What have you been up to lately? How are you doing with your Thai lessons?

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    Hey my friend! Today's May 10 and it's election day today in my country. It's my first time to vote waha! I'll be going to the voting area in a little while. Wow! It's refreshing to talk to you. You know a lot about art, music and books! I seldom have the chance to people like you although I have a lot friends. Most of them are not inclined to these things. My first day at work will be tomorrow. I hope it would be fun and I'd have nice co-workers. I really want to start earning my own money so I could buy some of the books I want haha =P I'm also glad that my boyfriend works in the same workplace as me. Anyway, I'm also happy that you enjoyed most of the films I recommended to you. I'll keep recommending you more of these foreign films. What other film themes and genres do you enjoy? And which 'My Sassy Girl' version did you watch? The Korean or the English remake?

    Yup I have siblings. I'm the eldest. I have two younger siblings - a brother and a sister. My brother's an incoming freshman and he's 16. My little sister is an incoming third year high school student and she's 15. We don't have Grade 7 and 8 so we really start high school early. Yup, Mother's Day is also kind of big here in the Philippines. I could say it's more celebrated here than in the US since our family are really much stronger traditionally. Anyway, I;ll share with you some of my short stories and poems. http://storywrite.com/story/by/sputnikoi for the stories, http://allpoetry.com/poem/by/sputnikoi for the poems. I hope you start posting some of your writings online too so I could also read them ^__^ I also don;t have a Facebook although it;'s pretty big here in the Philippines. Almost everyone I know has one. Even my parents have one. My dad is even addicted to playing Farmville haha! It's funny! As for me, I still don;t have time to make one. I actually don;t feel the need to make one but I'll be making an account soon so I could still be in touch with some of my college friends now that I'm officially a part of the workforce =P Have a good day my friend! Keep me updated about stuffs! And good luck with your Thai studies hehe!

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    wow! My favorite piece is Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata too. I used to try learning how to play it but I really did not have enough lessons and talent to do so. I also love Mozart and Rachmaninoff. House of Spirits is really nice. I love that book! Ever since, I love reading novels about families and different generations, especially if they are Asian. I find most Asian family novels really great and imaginative. Yup I live with my family. I never tried living alone. Yup, it's a cultural thing for us Filipinos to be so tightly-bound as a family. I would have loved to be independent and live in a dormitory or somewhere, but my parents are a little against it. So I didn't push it through. I have a feeling that I would be more liberated and promiscuous if I live alone. Hahaha! Anyway, I'm just staying at home reading books and writing. I'm a little lazy to move around that much. Next week, I'll be starting to work in a call center here. I'm with the American account of Cincinnati Bell Telecommunications. Have you heard of it there? My boyfriend is also working at the same place, which is the reason why I;m working there. We like to be together. Besides, I want to start working so I could have money to buy books haha! Spending the days doing nothing is very unproductive. ^__^ Wow, I like to write. I'm currently planning to finish a gay novel. But I couldn't really concentrate on it because there are a dozen of different stories buzzing inside my head, anxious to be written. So I guess it will take a long time before I finish that novel. I'm such a procrastinator. I finished some short stories though and a bunch of poems which I posted online. Right now, I'm really fascinated on the theme of infidelity and erotica so most of my ideas revolve on these. I really hope you could go to Thailand!!!! Good luck my friend!!! That would be so exciting! I want to go there someday myself! ^__^ By the way, do you have a Facebook account?

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    It's okay ^__^ A lot happened in the past weeks. Actually, last week I already had my final exams and all my final grades. I'm technically done with my Bachelor's degree. However, my graduation day is still on June 19. I live in Laguna, which is like a state near Manila, about an hour and a half away. I live there, but my university is in Manila, so I commute everyday by bus. I've been doing that for years now haha! Now, I'm technically a bum. I want to start working but I don't know what kind of work should I do. I guess I'll just stay home this summer, reading books, practicing my French so it won;t get rusty, and writing my novels and stories. I used to play the piano but that was four years ago! I rarely touch the piano now but when I do, I could still play Canon by Pachelbel and the Entertainer by Joplin out of muscle memory. Wait, you're going to Thailand? That's so cool! Thai language is really hard and complex but I guess you'd learn it smoothly if you have the dedication to do so. I guess you should be inspired to learn it so you could meet your own Mew or Tong there haha! I heard that Thai men are really cute =P You should check out the Frozen Flower! It's a Korean movie too but more serious than No Regrets. The story is more complex but the visuals are breathtaking. You should also check the movies My Sassy Girl and the Classic. Both are Korean films but they're both man-woman love stories but they;re my most favorite love stories I've ever watched. The original Korean My Sassy Girl is so much better than the English remake, if you have already watched it.

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    Yup! No Regrets is really a good movie. I loved it! Another beautiful Korean gay film would be Frozen Flower, although it's a bit historical, set in an old Korean dynasty but still the cinematography and the story is breathtaking. Now I'm currently watching an anime movie entitled First Squad. It's a Russian World War II/fantasy movie. Check out the trailer on Youtube and see if you like this kind of stuff. Like you, I'm not very good at Math. Actually I am dumb in Math. When it comes to science, I hate Chemistry and Physics and any science field which would require me to solve a lot of equations wah! Uhm, right now I only have two weeks left before the term ends. This is my last ever term. I'm taking up French 7, Thesis, Health Culture and Society, Philosophy of the Person and History of Civilizations. I can say that this term is much lighter than the previous ones I had where all of my major subjects were placed such as International Law, European Development Aid, Philippine-EU Relations and all sorts of boring-sounding names waahahha. I should really have taken either Literature, Psychology or Education! Music? Hmmm.. Let's see. I don't really like listening to pop or any current songs. I do listen to artists like Lady Gaga, Madonna, etc. but if I have a choice, I'd rather listen to classical music by artists like Sarah Brightman, Andrea Boccelli, etc. I love listening to foreign songs and singing along the lyrics in the right language. Korean pop of K-Pop is really nice too. I also love old classics by artists such as the Beatles, Air Supply, etc. And I'm such a big fan of Tori Amos. I think I'm the only one who listens to her among my friends. I discovered her music through the net two years ago. How about you? And which movie have you watched lately?

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    Yup! No Regrets is really a good movie. I loved it! Another beautiful Korean gay film would be Frozen Flower, although it's a bit historical, set in an old Korean dynasty but still the cinematography and the story is breathtaking. Now I'm currently watching an anime movie entitled First Squad. It's a Russian World War II/fantasy movie. Check out the trailer on Youtube and see if you like this kind of stuff. Like you, I'm not very good at Math. Actually I am dumb in Math. When it comes to science, I hate Chemistry and Physics and any science field which would require me to solve a lot of equations wah! Uhm, right now I only have two weeks left before the term ends. This is my last ever term. I'm taking up French 7, Thesis, Health Culture and Society, Philosophy of the Person and History of Civilizations. I can say that this term is much lighter than the previous ones I had where all of my major subjects were placed such as International Law, European Development Aid, Philippine-EU Relations and all sorts of boring-sounding names waahahha. I should really have taken either Literature, Psychology or Education! Music? Hmmm.. Let's see. I don't really like listening to pop or any current songs. I do listen to artists like Lady Gaga, Madonna, etc. but if I have a choice, I'd rather listen to classical music by artists like Sarah Brightman, Andrea Boccelli, etc. I love listening to foreign songs and singing along the lyrics in the right language. Korean pop of K-Pop is really nice too. I also love old classics by artists such as the Beatles, Air Supply, etc. And I'm such a big fan of Tori Amos. I think I'm the only one who listens to her among my friends. I discovered her music through the net two years ago. How about you? And which movie have you watched lately?

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    Yup! No Regrets is really a good movie. I loved it! Another beautiful Korean gay film would be Frozen Flower, although it's a bit historical, set in an old Korean dynasty but still the cinematography and the story is breathtaking. Now I'm currently watching an anime movie entitled First Squad. It's a Russian World War II/fantasy movie. Check out the trailer on Youtube and see if you like this kind of stuff. Like you, I'm not very good at Math. Actually I am dumb in Math. When it comes to science, I hate Chemistry and Physics and any science field which would require me to solve a lot of equations wah! Uhm, right now I only have two weeks left before the term ends. This is my last ever term. I'm taking up French 7, Thesis, Health Culture and Society, Philosophy of the Person and History of Civilizations. I can say that this term is much lighter than the previous ones I had where all of my major subjects were placed such as International Law, European Development Aid, Philippine-EU Relations and all sorts of boring-sounding names waahahha. I should really have taken either Literature, Psychology or Education! Music? Hmmm.. Let's see. I don't really like listening to pop or any current songs. I do listen to artists like Lady Gaga, Madonna, etc. but if I have a choice, I'd rather listen to classical music by artists like Sarah Brightman, Andrea Boccelli, etc. I love listening to foreign songs and singing along the lyrics in the right language. Korean pop of K-Pop is really nice too. I also love old classics by artists such as the Beatles, Air Supply, etc. And I'm such a big fan of Tori Amos. I think I'm the only one who listens to her among my friends. I discovered her music through the net two years ago. How about you? And which movie have you watched lately?

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    I'm glad you liked it! haha! I'll try to find if there's an English subtitled Filipino gay film in the Internet. There are some really nice ones here. I hope you're doing good there in school! I'm also pretty busy the past few days, finalizing my thesis on Philippine-Spanish Cultural Relations hahaha! I'm already up to more than 60 pages waha! Right now, I just finished my debate paper on Anti-legalization of Prostitution.

    By the way, what are you taking up in college? So far, are you enjoying the school and your course?

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    I'm glad you liked it! haha! I'll try to find if there's an English subtitled Filipino gay film in the Internet. There are some really nice ones here. I hope you're doing good there in school! I'm also pretty busy the past few days, finalizing my thesis on Philippine-Spanish Cultural Relations hahaha! I'm already up to more than 60 pages waha! Right now, I just finished my debate paper on Anti-legalization of Prostitution.

    By the way, what are you taking up in college? So far, are you enjoying the school and your course?

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    Oh I'm sorry for the late reply. I've been very busy the past few days. Tons of school works wahhhh!
    By the way, I'm 19 now, not 18 hahah! I know it still sounds a pretty young age to graduate. Well, I don't really know my plans yet even though I'm graduating in June. My mind's pretty scattered right now. I don't know whether to continue masters or whether I should work. Most probably I'd find work. I'm considering the idea of teaching English to foreigners here especially Koreans. There are a lot of Koreans here who just go here to study English. Some of my friends get their expenses from these tutorials and they fare pretty well. Actually, I really want to be a French language professor but if I would pursue my dream, it would take a long time and a lot of money. There are no good French language schools here. If I want to be pursue masters, I should do it outside the country and find a scholarship or win the lottery so I could pay my tuition. My other dream is to be a writer, a really, really good one. Then I'll live off from all the books I would write and the royalties. But that would also take a long time hahah! However, I'm considering learning Spanish. I could read and understand written Spanish but I still need to study a lot. I just know how Spanish works based on my knowledge on French. Actually, the Philippines is now starting to reintroduce Spanish in the school curriculum all over the country. Wow, we will now be trilingual at least hahaha!
    Hmmmm... Actually there are a lot of really good gay Asian films. The stories are really good. I usually prefer these gay films over English-language gay films out there. Hmmm, let's see.. You should try watching the trailers of these films on Youtube: The Love of Siam, Eternal Summer, Frozen Flower, Bishonen and No Regrets. These films are really emotionally-charged and at the same time, the actors are really cute. Plus, the erotic scenes are done artistically. These films have English subtitles too.
    Awww... Thanks for the compliment about me and my bf. Well, he's my first really serious relationship and I'm adjusting a lot because I still lack a lot of experience when it comes to maintaining relationships. But he knows a lot of good things that he's instilling in me so I could improve. He's like 5 years older than me so we have to bridge that gap successfully. Plus, we usually have totally different views and perceptions about different aspects of life so most of the time we fight. But still, it's just petty fights after all. Love will overwhelm our differences haha! You still have a lot of time, my friend! Don't rush up. It's not bad to explore but just be careful. I know you'll have a lot of exciting things to discover now that you'll be in college ^__^
    By the way, I saw F. Sionil Jose's book in your shelf. Have you read him? He's Filipino but I haven't tried reading him but people say he's good. He's like our own Gabriel Garcia-MArquez. ^__^

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    Oh you should try browsing this site. There are a lot of really great Asian gay films here: http://www.asiangayfilms.com/category/movies/

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    Oh I'm sorry for the late reply. I've been very busy the past few days. Tons of school works wahhhh!
    By the way, I'm 19 now, not 18 hahah! I know it still sounds a pretty young age to graduate. Well, I don't really know my plans yet even though I'm graduating in June. My mind's pretty scattered right now. I don't know whether to continue masters or whether I should work. Most probably I'd find work. I'm considering the idea of teaching English to foreigners here especially Koreans. There are a lot of Koreans here who just go here to study English. Some of my friends get their expenses from these tutorials and they fare pretty well. Actually, I really want to be a French language professor but if I would pursue my dream, it would take a long time and a lot of money. There are no good French language schools here. If I want to be pursue masters, I should do it outside the country and find a scholarship or win the lottery so I could pay my tuition. My other dream is to be a writer, a really, really good one. Then I'll live off from all the books I would write and the royalties. But that would also take a long time hahah! However, I'm considering learning Spanish. I could read and understand written Spanish but I still need to study a lot. I just know how Spanish works based on my knowledge on French. Actually, the Philippines is now starting to reintroduce Spanish in the school curriculum all over the country. Wow, we will now be trilingual at least hahaha!
    Hmmmm... Actually there are a lot of really good gay Asian films. The stories are really good. I usually prefer these gay films over English-language gay films out there. Hmmm, let's see.. You should try watching the trailers of these films on Youtube: The Love of Siam, Eternal Summer, Frozen Flower, Bishonen and No Regrets. These films are really emotionally-charged and at the same time, the actors are really cute. Plus, the erotic scenes are done artistically. These films have English subtitles too.
    Awww... Thanks for the compliment about me and my bf. Well, he's my first really serious relationship and I'm adjusting a lot because I still lack a lot of experience when it comes to maintaining relationships. But he knows a lot of good things that he's instilling in me so I could improve. He's like 5 years older than me so we have to bridge that gap successfully. Plus, we usually have totally different views and perceptions about different aspects of life so most of the time we fight. But still, it's just petty fights after all. Love will overwhelm our differences haha! You still have a lot of time, my friend! Don't rush up. It's not bad to explore but just be careful. I know you'll have a lot of exciting things to discover now that you'll be in college ^__^
    By the way, I saw F. Sionil Jose's book in your shelf. Have you read him? He's Filipino but I haven't tried reading him but people say he's good. He's like our own Gabriel Garcia-MArquez. ^__^

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    Me too!!!!! I really love Hispanic books too.. MAgical realism is really my favorite genre. Here in the Philippines, there is a nationwide branch of bookshops called Booksale which sells second-hand books from the United States. I buy almost 90% of the books you see in my Shelfari there. I love Allende! I just bought his new book The Sum of All Days from Booksale. It's a brand new hardbound edition and it only costs almost $5. Uhm, I don't really like Garcia-Marquez so much although I've read his Love in the Time of Cholera, Love and Other Demons and Memories of my melancholy whores. I have A Hundred Years of Solitude though which I'm planning to read some time. Uhm, I also love Laura Esquivel!!! And Brazilian writers like Jorge Amado, Paolo Coelho and Jose Saramago. I actually have a lot of Hispanic books. When I see the writer is Hispanic or has a Spanish surname, I would usually buy them without second thoughts haha! Oh, Oscar Hijuelos is also very nice.
    I also love buying books by Asian authors like Haruki Murakami. Have you heard of him? I also like buying novels about China and India. I don;t know why but I feel connected with those two countries. ^__^
    Right now, it feels weird. Now that I am actually graduating in a few months, I somehow don't want to graduate yet. I'm starting to miss the school stuffs that I could never experience again. SO basically, I'm enjoying my last days in school with my friends. I really wanted to be a famous internationally-acclaimed homoerotic writer. I have a lot of plots and drafts and poetry but I really lack the perseverance to write. I'm such a big procrastinator wah! At the same time, I'm also very interested with languages. I also want to be a multilinguist. Right now, I'm mastering my French and I will begin to review my Spanish again in the summer while waiting for my graduation day haha! After graduation, I think I would find some work first. My boyfriend wants us to have our own place soon as possible. He's already working (he's 23 and I'm 18). We'll gonna save some money first.
    And regarding jackfruit, it's one of my most favorite fruits. We used to have our own tree before and I used to glut myself with jackfruits but now, my father cut the tree.
    I've also seen the major ones! My most favorite is Spirited Away, then Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle. Recently, I watched Ponyo. It's really cute haha! My favorite non-English film? It's hard to say haha. I've seen a lot! In my country, there's a lot of pirated stuffs and although it may sound bad, I enjoy buying pirated CDs. I get to discover a lot of wonderful foreign films. I also download a lot from the internet. Well, let's see. I watch a lot of Korean, Chinese and Japanese films. My recommended ones would be My Sassy Girl, Windstruck, Daisy, Hero, Sakuran, Memories of Matsuko, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, Old boy, etc. I also watch Pedro Almodovar and Guillermo Tolentino films. I love Pan's Labyrinth, the Orphanage and La Mala Educacion. I haven't mentioned a lot of my favorite films because for the meantime, I can;t remember their titles for some reason hahaha! My taste for films is as diverse as my taste for books. But in summary, I love erotic films/books with sense. I love dramatic and sad love stories. I love vividly colored films with good cinematography. I love artistically violent films like Kill Bill and 300. I love gay films. I love films with disturbing and surreal aspects like Titus and Across the Universe. Meanwhile, I don't really like watching sci-fi films and romantic comedies. How about you? What are your preferences?

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    I haven't read the book but my friend told me that it is different from the movie. I really love watching non-English movies, especially Chinese, Japanese and Korean movies. The same taste goes with books. HAve you watched other Hayao Miyazaki films like Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke?
    Life here in the Philippines is spicy I guess. I don't know, everybody seems to have a million problems that is killing them should but we are still smiling hahaha! I've never been to Singapore but I've heard it's very conservative. Well, it's looks no way the same as with the Philippines hahaha! Philippines looks very very different from taht country. As for durians, yup, I've tasted it. We also have it here but people here are usually more familiar with its cousin fruit, the jackfruit.
    Yup, I'm already in my third year of college and I'm graduating in two months wahaha! ^__^ My course is European Studies, which is really a boring course about political, economic yadda yaddas but I took it mainly because of the French language course. Hmmm... I guess, college here in the Philippines is waaaaaay different than American colleges based on what I see in the movies. For example, in my university, there are no fraternities and you're forbidden to join any. So what are you taking up in college?

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  • Emily

    Emily says

    Hayao Miyazaki? Howl's Moving Castle?
    huh?

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  • Marvin E

    Marvin E says

    nice books! i'm glad you liked my shelf and avatar! ^___^ we're definitely book addicts! btw, is your avatar the picture of young
    howl from howl's moving castle?

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  • questionmark?

    questionmark? says

    it was hard/ im a procrastinor so i was up to 1 doing it... and i forgot an island but it went well (:

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  • Emily

    Emily says

    its going ok i guess, what about you?
    sadly, the roses died. oopsies...
    spring break?! holy cow, now?! its still so cold... well i hope you have a great vacation
    new icon! if you don't mind me asking, who is it?
    oh, and before i forget, i think i found manga that a guy would like! ok, no i didnt but theres this anime on hulu called bleach, and its in japanese with subtitles! its so cool! ive watched like 40 episodes and im trying to learn japanese from it. so far i know 2 words, thank you and idiot. so technically thats three but you get it right? omygosh this anime is taking over my life!! ugh. so have you heard of it?
    how are your plants? recovering quickly i hope.

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