dunhaven; ic community.

[OOC: Foster can read all wedding-related filters.]

[Calliope]
We've already sent you an invitation- which stands regardless of your answer here- but if you have the time in your schedule, I'd really, really love to talk to you about making our wedding cake!

[Jeb]
So this is probably going to sound weird (or maybe it won't?), but would you be at all open to catering a wedding? Foster and I were talking about it, and honestly, the wedding food we'd most love is your breakfast buffet and cheese fries.

[Rowena]
I'd love to talk to you about wedding photography! Our wedding is August 10th in Richmond.

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[Stella & Eve]
I'm working on a new flavor line for the Dreamery's two year anniversary at the end of the month, and want to collaborate with other local food establishments! How does Wildflower Honey w/ Ricotta Walnut Lace Cookies sound to you?

[Calliope]
I'm working on a new flavor line for the Dreamery's two year anniversary at the end of the month, and want to collaborate with other local food establishments! How does Rhubarb Crumble w/ Toasted Anise sound to you?

[Ian]
I'm working on a new flavor line for the Dreamery's two year anniversary at the end of the month, and want to collaborate with other local food establishments! I've actually got two tea-infused flavors in mind that I'd love your help with. How do Jasmine Blossom Milk Tea & Chocolate and Magnolia Saison sound?

[Elle]
I'm working on a new flavor line for the Dreamery's two year anniversary at the end of the month, and want to collaborate with other local food establishments! I've actually got two flavors in mind that I'd like to add an alcohol to. (In the mixing process, not to actually sell boozy alcohol. Unless you want to do that, since you've already got the liquor license?) Either way, I'm thinking of a Saison Magnolia and a Lemon Grand Poppy Sherbet. Thoughts?

[Foster]
I know I could just talk to you about it at home- and I probably still will- but for the Dreamery's flavor collaborations, any chance you can source me some good edible plants? Which, okay, that just sounds like I'm asking for drugs. But I'm not. Just hibiscus and lavender for sure, and maybe some peonies, begonias, poppy flowers, and nasturtiums if I get to be really greedy.

Spring means:

1) New cocktails at Pourhouse (well, those have been out since March, but they're so good that it's worth mentioning all the time)
2) Roadtrips on my motorcycle (today's was down to Williamsburg for a craft beer festival - cheers!) (although, tbh, kind of regretting this decision after yesterday's derby match, I am going to feel it hard tomorrow)
3) okay, that's all I've got, now it's your turn.

HUNTER & WAVERLY:

How weird is it if I think I found Wynonna's gun in a gun shop? Pretty weird, right?

I have an idea. And maybe the first part of the idea is to admit to you that I'm sharing memories with someone I thought was fictional. Lily Evans Potter lives in my head. I think by now it's probably a reality that most of us on the network (and maybe in the town?) have these memories. It isn't up to me to understand why. That's not my thing.

What I'd like to do is give you a spot to tell your story. I'm a writer -- honestly, I'm just a really bad unpublished poet -- but I spend my day taking care of my parents. We've got a really big living room. There's space out back. What I'm proposing is something akin to a writer's salon. You could come over, no questions asked. We'd have set times where we could gather.

You can talk to people? But most of all, you can write down your experiences. We can collect them physically or on GoogleDocs. I'm a democratic soul and am happy to take a straight up vote. But what I really want to get down to is by telling our stories, we might help other people. We might make it easier for them to live with these memories and emotions inside them. What I'm thinking (and hoping) is that this is meant to connect us. So, instead of living with trauma and I don't know ... shame? We can work it out together.

Would anyone be interested? Or should I shut up forever?

EDITED TO ADD:
Anonymous thoughts and commenters welcome!

( Instagram Post! )

(OOC: Lorelei couldn't decide who to tell first, so she just posted this early on Thursday morning and then sent a link to the post to the entire Waters Clan (which includes Oceana) as well as her Roller Derby teammates.)

SAM, ELLE, AMANDA, JACK

I'm not sure I wanted to, but I figured out where my dreams are coming from.

( instagram post! )

WHO: Elle Marshall
WHEN: 3/11, early afternoon
WHERE: the Pourhouse
SUMMARY: Elle is getting ready for Waverly's (early) birthday surprise and remembers baby Waverly.
WARNINGS: Nahhhhh.

( Waverly wasn't just anyone. )

My own dreams have made me particularly introspective recently, so I decided it's time for another anonymous post. This one isn't for any academic purpose (though each post is inherently good data for academic purposes despite their individual intentions), but it seems that a lot of us have found them cathartic. So, as usual, feel free to comment below--you will be anonymous unless you choose to be unmasked.

What lesson(s) have you learned from yourself the person you've been dreaming about?

My greatest lesson has been learning to truly value the people in my life who care about me. I already did, but there's something to be said for consciously recognizing that value each time I think of them.

FAMILY & CLOSE FRIENDS

I finally got my first dream of someone.


Her name is Annabeth Chase. From the Percy Jackson s And she's a demigod.

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This speaks to my soul.

REMINGTON

Heyyyyyy, gorgeous. I've been thinking, and I have an idea to run by you but, before I do, I want you to know that I'm just putting this out there for you to think about and there is zero pressure or expectation. You don't even have to answer right now! I know there's a lot more to think about for you than me, so I completely understand if you need to take some time to mull it over before you respond.

But I'm getting ahead of myself and nervous rambling and realize I haven't even put the idea out there, yet, so here goes. What do you think about you and me getting a place together?

KAI, ELLE, MAL
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We're not even through January yet and I've already uninstalled Facebook from my phone again.

Comment with a number 1-100, and I'll ask you a question from this not at all internet generated list I have handy.

ELLE

Hey, so. How much do you love your apartment?

WHO: Elle Marshall
WHEN: ... lol tomorrow
WHERE: western Virginia
SUMMARY: Elle is antsy so she goes for a ride.
WARNINGS: Nah.

( The trouble was she missed the mountains.  )

FILTERED TO FRIENDS & FAMILY OF LUCY & MIKHAIL

Hello, you all. I love 2019, don't you?

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😇

Alright, Dunhaven. Some of you might be wondering what the construction is going on where the old feed store used to be. Well, after way too long trying to secure the necessary permits, wrapping up loose ends, and finding the right team, Marshall Consulting is officially under way. I've spent years working at a firm in DC as one of the consultants who goes into various businesses, assesses their processes and situations, and makes recommendations for various types of change in their organization. I decided it was time to take my expertise and the nest egg I'd built from my career and bring my own business and headquarters here to Dunhaven, which has always been my ultimate goal.

We're looking at March 1 for the Grand Opening and will have several positions available for anyone looking for work. Training will be provided, so no experience is necessary. More details will be provided about career opportunities in the coming weeks as we get our website to go live, but if you want me to forward you information when it's available, let me know.

Thanks for bearing with me in the meantime. Construction noises are annoying, so thank you to my neighbors for being patient while we get this done as quickly as possible.

I don't know, Dunhaven, 2019 seems to be a pretty good year already.

Ah, the holiday season. When relatives you see maybe once a year only know how to ask a variation on these questions, but nothing else because they don’t actually care about your life at all:

1) Do you have a boyfriend/when are you getting married?

And

2) When are you having kids?

Has anyone figured out where these dreams are actually coming from? Because I'm done. I don't want them anymore and if we know where they come from, maybe we can make them stop.

[...] I know that's a daft question. I just needed to lodge my formal complaint and I don't think there's a manager I can speak with about it.

Happy Small Business Saturday! I hope you all didn’t blow all your money at big retailers yesterday and can still get out there and support our local economy, etc etc, but make sure you have a little extra leftover to come have one of the drinks off our seasonal menu. I gotta say, I think I have the most fun coming up with new twists on the holiday classics. Plus, we’ve got some cool stouts and porters on tap, too, like a chocolate peanut butter stout. I promise it’s really good.

I also have a wall of thankfulness up at the bar to remind us of the good things we’re fighting for every day, to keep us motivated when the world is bleak or on fire. Or, you know, just things to make us smile. My favorite is: I’m thankful that my boyfriend didn’t make me run a 5K this year. (That’s mine.)

The holiday might have been yesterday, but I'm stuck in the backseat of this car for five hours today. So tell me what you're thankful for, Dunhaven. It can be silly, it can be sassy, or it can be downright sappy. I want to hear about it.

NIALL

Did you get any sleep last night?