dunhaven; ic community.

Growing up with dad in the military, I think I always knew that we could never really put down roots anywhere. Nothing was meant to be permanent other than family and country.

But in defiance of that mindset, I have signed my name to more papers in the last few days than I ever could have thought possible. And now Lyra and I are officially the owners of 25 Griffin Road.

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It'll be a labor day weekend full of boxes and actual, well, labor- but holding those keys in my hand today sure made it all feel worth it.

ROMY

I have news.

My roommate is officially abandoning me. Can you believe it?

[Lyra]

Iris sent me one this morning that [...] I'm trying not to get my hopes up about.

But it looks amazing.

And maybe it's just all the other properties being lackluster at best that's making this look so great. But.

I definitely want to go see it. You in?

MEHDI

Remember that time I have you shit about potentially finding a girlfriend and abandoning me? 🙃🙃🙃

KESI

Guess what I stole from Bash's garage today?

Lauren Ridloff, a Deaf woman of color, cast in a Marvel role that's canonically a hearing white male.

If you need me, I'll just be over here enjoying tears of white nerds. 😂

[Sent Friday morning, the day after this.]

[Text to Lyra]

→ Had kind of a terrible night.
→ Fight with Luke.
→ Punched him.
→ Staying with my sister for a bit.

36.

I'm not sure what to do with that number. Other than use it as an excuse to eat cake, of course. That I can do.

I feel really odd doing this, but I'm doing it anyway. I've been thinking about this more or less only this for days and even though I'm not sure if I'm making a good or bad decision here, today is one of those days that I feel a lot of things when it comes to family. I feel as though I have to do something, so this is me doing something.

Hi, I'm Rachel Marlow and I'm dreaming about Andromeda Tonks. If that matters to you at all, I just wanted to [...] throw it out there. If you're not ready to talk about it, that's more than okay. I really and truly understand and I don't want anyone to feel like they should talk about this before they're ready. I just wanted people to know, if you ever do feel that way or need some dream version of family, this is me. Hello.

Hi, friends.

It's been a long while since we've done one of these and, though I no longer need the data for my sociology class, I do think they've been very productive in terms of discussion. So here's another anonymous post for you! Again, you can turn on the anon filter and no one will know who you are, or you can just respond as yourself, whether because you're not ready to reveal who you're dreaming about, or whatever the case may be.

Tonight's question is: If you could say something to someone you knew/know in your dream world that you can't say here for whatever reason, what would it be?

Is it too late for a Pride post? Oh well. I want to brag on a (now former) student, so here it goes all the same.

I wasn't in DC this weekend, but one of the recently graduated seniors from MSSD (Gallaudet's Deaf high school) submitted this piece in an art competition during Capital Pride. I've known this kid since they were in seventh grade, the year I joined the faculty at KDES.

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They won second place. And I'm damn proud.

FYI, one of the few times I really don't mind stereotypes is when it results in me finding donuts in the break room on Monday morning. 👍😍🍩

JACK

Which one of these appeals to you? Personally, I'm digging Iceland.

KNOWN HP FOLKS

Just...checking in with everyone. Everyone doing okay?

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Possibly one of the only good things about working a weekend is getting Monday off to spend with a view like this one:
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Enjoy the uninterrupted scenic view that definitely wasn't disturbed by my wanton selfie game.

[Text to Lyra]

Look up tonight. 🌠

GRACE, DIEGO, LYRA

I'm meeting Romy's family tomorrow for Easter.

ROMY

Does your mom have a favorite flower? I know her name is Iris, but I also know that people with flower names don't always like the flower they're named for so. [...] Also, should I bring anything? A dish to contribute?

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I spent last night watching Beyonce's Homecoming and dancing in my living room instead of doing anything productive. No regrets.

KESI, LYRA & MATEO:

Let's all have dinner soon.

DELIVERY TO KESI
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WHO: Lyra Rhinehart & Kesi Freeman
WHEN: Monday, March 4
WHERE: Hotel Madison - Harrisonburg, VA
SUMMARY: Kesi tracks down a panda mural and, full on tacos, he and Lyra check in to a hotel that pays homage to one of Kesi’s former contemporaries ;)
WARNINGS: None, really.
BINGO: She's Not My Girlfriend

( Unable to help herself--because Lyra was, inherently, kind of a shit... )