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❛Happy Valentine's Witches and Wizards❜

❛It's your Phoenix, Mona, here to introduce our very special HP Valentine's Day Edition! :love_letter: It's been a while since we've come out with an Edition, right? Well, we're up an running again as we enter the middle of February! :heart_decoration: What better way to start up again than to make a special edition, right? That's what I was thinking! We're all super excited for what we have in store for you guys in this Edition.❜

From all of us: We hope you enjoy Edition 10~ hαppч vαlєntínє'ѕ dαч!

It was Valentine's Day, and James Potter had finally decided not to be an arrogant toerag.

He approached at least 20 girls at Hogwarts and asked them

"What would your dream date be like?"

Most of the girls answered things like "a hot hair balloon ride", or "a romantic picnic", but James found all those worthless.

So, he approached the last people on earth that would know about romance.

Sirius proposed a rock concert.

"Lily Evans isn't a normal girl, I'm sure she'd love it!"

Remus Lupin suggested a nice candlelight dinner.

"Prongs, if you want to win her heart, you've got to be a gentleman"

And all Peter did was mumbling about walks around the Quidditch field.

With already some ideas gathered together, James Potter prepared what he claimed to be "The Date of the year"

It was 10:00 AM when James Potter showed up to Lily Evans, promising she'd have the most amazing Valentine's Day ever.

Once they were out of the castle's reach, James leaded the girl to a modest restaurant in Hogsmead. The couple had a nice lunch, and Lily was surprised by how much James could make her laugh.

In that moment, they weren't the Head Boy and Head Girl that seemed to hate each other, but just a boy and a girl having fun in Valentine's Day.

After lunch, the Gryffindor boy took his date on a walk.

HThey spoke about anything that came to his mind, and after a couple hours, they were both sitting near the Black Lake.

Not the most romantic of places for sure, but Lily none of them seemed to care.

Mentally, James was checking if he was doing everything right, to give the red head girl the greatest Valentine's Day she would ever have.

By the evening, James had prepared a picnic, that included HoneyDukes candies, some of Hogwarts best meals, and cookies specially prepared by Peter.

As it got darker, James had a brilliant idea. He got up, held his want tightly, and cast his Patronus.

Immediately, an elegant stag quickly ran around them, bowing his head as he spotted the Gryffindor Girl.

Lily, shocked and amazing, stood up, doing the same thing.

In an instant, a beautiful doe ran around James, a huge grin appearing on his face.

As Lily and James sat on the ground, letting their Patronuses light the spot, the raven haired boy wrapped one arm around his date. Smooth move, he thought, but he tried to mine iron, and he got gold. Lily placed her head over the boy's chest, and whispered

"Thank you James. Thank you for giving me the best Valentine's Day ever"

James's face was immediately brightened up with a smile, as he heard Lily's words.

He held her face between his fingers, and his heart spoke quicker than his head.

In an instant, Lily Evans and James Potter were kissing, lightened by the soft light of their matching Patronuses.

"Thank *YOU*, Lily Evans, for giving me a chance to do so"

And, for the rest of the night, the Head Boy and Head Girl forgot about their usual fights, and focused on their love.

:rose: ~Allison

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I can't let her down, not my mother, she has looked after me ever since I was born. Her beautiful hair, I used to play with between my fingers, I can't, can't let her get hurt just because me. Ever since I discovered that I was born lucky, I have been so selfish, more selfish than anyone I know. Mother though, was the only one that loved me. Father, all he wanted was a successful Slytherin child that would serve the one I shall not name. Mother loved me so much, so, so much! She would sacrifice her name, herself for me. I shall now do the same, for her.

:rose: ~Fif

I chose to do Draco and his mother, this is the time when he is serving the Dark Lord. It shows Draco's bravery and how much he loves his mother.

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Welcome.. :confetti_ball:

Hello everyone! Welcome back, it’s Vee here! And I hope you are having a lovely Valentines Day!! :heart: There’s way too much to discuss today, so without further ado...

:heart: :green_heart: Let’s Get Started Shall we? :yellow_heart: :blue_heart:

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HPCareersAdvice :pencil2:

This Weekend Challenge was cool and very unique! If you haven’t checked it out yet here’s the Original Blog By Marissa

There were lots of amazing entries, so here’s a few that were Featured!

Luna’s New Job By :cherry_blossom: Luna

Lots of cool jobs By Jaidyn

A matter of Kindness by Emily Granger

An inquiring Mind by ☄Geeky Dreams☄

Draco’s Career Advice By :green_heart: Roonil_Wazlib :green_heart:

Peter Pettigrew’s Advice by Anika

It’s uncanny Really by TimeTravelFreak2

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5th House Challenge :purple_heart:

18 Quills also happily provided Amino with a cool, new challenge as well! If you want to learn more about it, well here’s the Original Blog!

Lots were featured and a lot More were Made, so here’s a list of super cool new Hogwarts Houses!

Silvermoon By ☄Geeky Dreams☄

Pegasette By Celine

Saorsa By Huffelin

Testudo By Alesia

Havasurge by Charmander076

Octaval By Dove

Letarge By Sera Doggory

Lousenear By The Owls Post

Amarium By Heir Of Gryffindor

Varcedonia By Jaidyn

Asena Stone By Lyra Ara Peverell-Black

RaggleHare By Misty Skull

[c] Tailkraken By PAL

Segwawa By Nikki Potter

Conchobhar By Newt

And not to toot my own horn or anything,

μαζί μόνοι By RavenclawVee :blue_heart:

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Mysteries... 🕵♂

There have been a few theory Posts, so I thought I’d search em out, and see how many I can find on the front page!

Why does Harry wears Glasses? By Frackledust :heart:

Why is Ron Weasley so Overlooked? By Loony Lovegood

Why? By Eve Burk

Why Pottermore isn’t as accurate as you think by Arela

Is Harry Potter Like a Niffler? By Akira Radcliffe

Character Name Explainations By SorceryCeline

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[Bc]Cartoons :tv:

Yet another challenge! This was the challenge of this week, so there’s a greater chance you know if it. You know the drill, lovey Doveys. Check out the Original Blog and check out all the featured friends!

Avatar (Example) By Mariak

Gravity Falls By Snow Granger

Tom and Jerry By Kevin Wolfsbane

The flintstones by ☄Geeky Dreams☄

Disney by :green_heart: Roonil_Wazlib :green_heart:

Adventure Time by Sleepy Hufflepuff

Disney By Esmeray

And again, not to toot my own horn, but

:rose: ~Spongebob By RavenclawVee :blue_heart:

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Stumble upon the other,

Dirt upon his nose.

Red meets brown,

Who knew they could be close.

Hatred turned to friendship,

Friendship turned to love.

Hearts broken and hearts sown,

Who knew there relationship would flip.

Riddle by :rose: ~Elle!

I am sweet,

And I am strange.

Dare to taste one,

If you may.

A powerful punch

I can hold.

Only hidden within,

Beneath the wrapped red and gold.

Tempting, sure,

And sweet to eat,

But what you’ll get

Is not a treat.

Now fancy my creator.

Or don’t, if you can.

I dare you’ll be able

To resist my magic hand.

What am I?

Riddle by :rose: ~Brooke

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My question: Do you think using love potions is okay? Why or why not?

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I personally think the usage of love potion of any kind is not okay at all. It's not alright to make someone fall in love with you just because you love them. They may not love you back.

Love for anyone has to be true, pure and from the heart. A love potion causes false love. Also, it has to be given continuously in order to maintain the false love in the drinker.

It's not fair to make someone who may or may not love you back fall in love with you. That's why I don't think the usage of love potions is okay, at all! JK Rowling herself doesn't like love potions much.

Another thing, a love potion is more likely to cause less love, more obsession. Love is uncontrollable, it's caring and supportive. Obsession is an idea or thought that continuously intrudes a person's mind. True love is what is good and real while fake love, like the love caused by a love potion is really not good.

As a prank; I would be amused to see someone give another person a love potion, it would be funny. Otherwise, using this potion for making someone fall in love with you is not okay.

:rose: ~Jaidyn

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Well since I have been reading fanfictions a lot these days, I have read a few mentioning the love potion in use. And in my opinion, I think using love potions, or even having a vial of it is NOT okay. Now, what does a love potion do? Why is it so bad? Let me explain.

A love potion, by it's name is a potion that causes an strong infatuation or obsession in the drinker. I don't know exactly how it works though. First of all, that's cheating. It's not true love. It makes the drinker "fall in love" with you, but it will eventually were off. Secondly, it's somehow like the imperious, except only focusing on a specific emotion, "love". And thirdly, you are forcing the person to like you. Come to think of it, I will be disgusted at the witch/wizard giving the drinker the potion, because it's like muggle alcohol, it has it's effects.

:rose: ~Alle

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What is your favorite ship from Harry Potter, and how do you think they would spend Valentines day?

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"My favorite ship is dramione and hinny. Actually I don't think so that they will spend Valentine's Day together...Dramione will never spend Valentine's Day together. But ya maybe hinny might go for a dinner...Spend some quality time together. "

:hearts: Luna Lovegood :hearts:

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My favourite ship is Jily, Obviously. I feel like they would spend Valentines day having a cute picnic and cruising around Diagon Ally.

- L I L Y -

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Draco would make Harry breakfast as Harry always makes breakfast. Then they would take go out either to an amusement part or a Quiddich match. By dinner, they'll go to a fancy place and have some exotic meal. After that they'll make passionate love and eat chocolate :eyes: . And read fanmail sent to Harry and Draco would imitate them.

Max Riddle :hearts:

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нaιιι, readerѕ~

*scurries in*

It's Niffler Mona here today to give you a bundle recent Harry Potter news! But where's Amber and Anna, you ask? Well, unfortunately, they're both on hiatus at the same time. We're all going to miss their usual Niffler excitement in this Edition, but I'll try my best to make the same impact that they always bring to each lovely Edition. 🤗

Today, I will be discussing a very special "teased" event that took place just a day or two ago during February 7-12th at Univeral Studios. You'll also find out about new Barnes and Noble HP celebrations; the first of which went down on Saturday, February 3rd.

Before you all die of boredom, let's get into the actual news! 🗞 :fire:

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The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts

In this article, we discover a wonderful tidbit of news. During the last weekend of January, Univeral Studios in Orlando gave fans a little sneak peek of the event that would take place (officially) on February 7-12th. It is said that the light shows started on the 31st of January, but we don't actually know for sure. For the fifth time at Univeral Orlando, they showcased the Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts. Of course, the preview wasn't as long as the actual showcasing, but it was still beautiful! Univeral Orlando has been holding this event annually since 2014!

This light show featured moments from the HP films' Christmas and Yule Ball scenes. It also celebrated the four Hogwarts houses; Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin! :heart: :yellow_heart: :blue_heart: :green_heart:

🦁 Gryffindors watching the light show preview jumped up and down when they noticed the swirling red lights as their house lion pawed and roared.

:bear: The Hufflepuffs were delighted as they saw their black and white badger digging itself out from beneath the castle with yellow lights all around it.

🦅 The bunch of Ravenclaws watching were in awe by the sight of icy blue lights lighting up the Hogwarts towers, moving like eagle wings.

:snake: And of course, let's not forget the Slytherins. They stood and watched as their bright green snake coiled around the turrets of the castle.

The preview was short, yet beautiful. The shoes that occurred each evening were even better! Next year, if you get the chance to visit the Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts in Univeral Orlando, take that opportunity! It's an amazing experience!

//This article was also used for reference on dates and times.//

2. http://www.bakersfield.com/entertainment/barnes-noble-conjures-celebration-for-th-anniversary-of-first-harry/article_4c3fda32-05eb-11e8-be53-2f9fe3b6f592.html

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Barnes & Noble Celebration

In this article, published on the 30th of January, we read that Barnes and Noble has started to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the first Harry Potter book. At a certain Barnes and Noble location (see location in article if interested), they have decided to host special events all throughout the year. The most recent one took place on Saturday, February 3rd!

The event started with a Sorting Ceremony, where HP fans could be sorted into their houses for entertainment. Then, they played some brilliant games that Cody Meek, the local store's community business development manager, thought of! According to Meek, there were all kinds of potterheads present at this celebration:

"Judging by that event, I imagine we'll have a pretty good mix of new Harry Potter fans and readers who first picked up their copy 20 years ago," Meek said. "With Harry Potter, I've found that no matter their age, fans of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world share the same thoughtful and kind love for the source material."

If I lived near this Barnes & Noble, I would totally go! Visit the article for much more detail on the celebration. :heart:

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Well, that's all I have for Potter news today! I hope you enjoyed it~ :rose:

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Phoenix readers, Hullo! :fire:

For this lovey dovey Edition of the Gazette, I wanted to do something similar to a Valentine's Day Card, themed Harry Potter!

I started drawing in digital on the app AutoDesk an Hogwarts letter, both open and closed. For the closed draw of the letter I used 8 different frame and added for each one an always more big red heart :hearts: . I used the app GifMaker (android) to put together all the total 60 frames and add on the last ones our Valentine's message (site used for animated text flamingtext.com).

This was the first time I worked with something I drew and frames, so I'm pretty happy with the final results! Isn't it lovely? :smile:

I got the idea thinking of how could look a Valentine's Card in the Wizarding word and since they have moving pictures, I'm sure if they use cards they probably have moving draws and text! That would be so cool, so why not make something that is almost as magical as those moving cards in our Muggle way using Gifs?

Hope you like my Valentine's Edit~

Stay magical, we love you!

:rose: ~Nora :two_hearts:

[bc]Lumos Maxima!

[c]Hai everyone! For this edition, I tried a new kind of edit! This is a banner gif edit, and here are the stats!

[c]Apps used: PixelLab, Rhonna Magic, Rhonna Collage, Photolayers, Gif Studio, Phonto, PicsArt, Google Images

[c]Time Taken: 2 hours

[c]Status: NOT free to use

[c]I rendered a piece of art of Ginny and Harry I had in my photos and added textures and outlines to it and stacked them on top of each other! Then I made a background and added picture cutouts in Rhonna Collage.

[c]I made some of the circle thingies in Photolayers and added them in PicsArt, before adding the render and text on top.

[c]My final step was adding a gif on top of the text! I used a pink theme cause it's Valentine's Day!

[c]That's all for today everyone! Baiiiii~

[bc]Nox! :rose: ~[Nat]

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Hewwo little biscuits! Long time no see! For this edition I am bringing you a reviewer on a very special Harry Potter couple.... of you guessed Hinny, you're right! On Valentines Day, 1993, Harry Potter received a singing love letter from Ginny Weasley. Even if Ginny didn't realize it~ that was the start to an amazing character relationship. Harry didn't know it then either~ but that was a spark to an everlasting and one of the most famous partnership in wizarding history.

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I woke up to a pair of bright, green eyes hovering over me. It startled me for a half second before I realized it was just Newt. I sighed inwardly. This was never going to stop. I was about to scold him, but he suddenly had a big smile on his face.

“Happy Valentine’s Day, Tina!” he said and gave me a quick kiss on the cheek.

“Happy Valentine’s Day to you, too! Excuse me for a second,” I said while I scrambled out of bed. I could feel his stare on me as I walked towards my closet. I heard him whispering to Pickett.

“No, I don’t know what’s wrong. I wonder what she’s doing.”

I just ignored him and rummaged through the mess until I found what I was looking for. I tried to hide the medium-sized, Hufflepuff-colored box behind my back as best I could, but I could tell I wasn’t fooling him.

This was our first Valentine’s Day together and I wanted to give him a special gift. For a moment I remembered the awful, long nights where I stayed in my study trying to brainstorm the perfect gift for him. I shuddered away the memories and was brought back to the present. I handed him the box and sat down on the bed next to him. I leaned against his side and

watched his face as he opened it. I wanted to see his reaction.

He ripped away the wrapping paper and opened the box. I had to hide my giggle, but I couldn’t help it. His shocked face was hilarious. I burst into little fits of laughter. Newt couldn’t help but join in. He held up the small box that was in the center of the box he just opened and looked at me with a hint of a smile on his lips.

“Very funny, Teenie,” he laughed, calling me by Queenie’s nickname for me.

“I couldn’t help it,” I told him, having another laughing fit. “Open it, though.”

He flipped open the little box and stared at it in awe. He pulled it out and looked at the golden locket. He stared at the cover of the lid and touched it delicately. I asked the jeweler to engrave a picture of some of his creatures. I could tell he liked it. It was so detailed and beautiful.

When he opened the locket, he looked at it for a minute and watched as the pictures moved and changed. I included all of my favorite memories with him. I saw a silent tear drop sliding down his cheek and quickly wiped it away.

He pulled me into a hug and hid his face into the crook of my neck.

“I love you, Tina.” he murmured.

“I love you, too.” I whispered back.

He broke the hug and kissed my forehead. I had a small smile on my face as I watched him put the locket on. It suit him well. I reached for it and opened it. I watched the memories fade in and out until he put his finger under my chin and tilted my face up so we were eye-to-eye.

“I haven’t given you my gift yet,” he said.

He locked hands with me and I looked up, curious. What was it? I felt myself being warped around. Was he Apparating? I blinked and stared at the view in front of me in wonder. We were in Paris! It was pitch black, but the lights lit the city up and made it look magical.

I wanted to go down into the city but remembered that we were still in pajamas. I was about to pull out my wand and change my clothes to something more suitable, but I saw that I wasn’t in them anymore. I was wearing this beautiful, pastel blue dress. I figured that Newt must have done something to our clothes while we Apparated.

He was fixing the collar of his coat as he walked behind me. I felt something cold touch the skin beneath my throat and looked down. It was a Thunderbird pendant. I held it and stroked it carefully. I flipped it around and saw that there was writing inscribed.

For the most fiercest girl in the whole entire world,

I love you always, Tina.

~ Newt

When I heard the soft click of the clasp closing, I turned so I was facing Newt. I took his face in between my hands and pulled it towards mine. I locked my lips with his and removed my hands from his face to around his neck. He put his arms around my waist and pulled me towards him. We were kissing under a city full of lights and stars. Everything was absolutely perfect.

The End.

I hope you enjoyed this cute little Newtina

story that I wrote for this edition! I definitely

had a lot of fun writing it. :ok_woman:

I just wanted to say that I'm not J.K. Rowling

so I'm sorry if this story isn't perfect or

something. I really tried my best. :sweat_smile:

Anyways, happy Valentine's Day everyone! :heart:

~ ι¢α

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That is all we have for you guys. We hope you like this edition. Please give each and everyone a grand applause for their hard work. They all did an amazing job with this edition.

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❀ All source's are listed on each of

their categories.

❀Divider images by Lethal.

❀ Celestia's TPL! :heart_eyes:

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Amazing edition! I absolutely love the stories XD

I think the first riddle is Ron and Hermione. Is the second one about these chocolate sweets filled with love potion that Romilda Vane gave to Harry ? Or maybe just love potion? Amortentia?

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Yaaas the gazette is back :heart_eyes:

Is the first riddle answer either Ron and Hermione or James Potter and Lily Evans?

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Im glad you're glad! :sweat_smile:

Answers will be revealed later!

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2 12 days ago

This was amazing!! Good job everyone!! :clap: :heart_eyes: :two_hearts:

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12 13 days ago

Ooh, this edition is awesome!

Thanks for interviewing me:)

Is the answer to the first riddle Romione (Ron and Hermione)?

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Studium anglistiky na KAA UPOL

Frost, Robert. "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening".

Summary and Analysis

(from American Literature II Lectures)

The speaker opens the poem with observation that he probably knows who the owner of the woods he is stopping by is. His house is however in the town, so that he would not see him stopping by his woods and watch the falling snow. Already the very first stanza seems to establish some of the tensions between man and nature. Though a part of nature, the forest belongs to a man.

The second stanza might be seen as a foreshadowing of the conclusion. That is the sceptical view of the incompatibility of man and nature, in this case of man's natural desires and man's promises and duties. The speaker says that his horse must think it queer to stop by the woods with obviously no errand to be made here. The horse shakes its bell as if to confirm his thoughts.

A contrast between the darkest evening of the year together with the darkness of the woods and between the whiteness of the snow is established. The woods is still and calm. There is no noise except for wind, when suddenly the horse gives its bells a shake and interrupts the silence. The speaker realizes that despite the loveliness of the woods, he has promises to keep and no time to stay and watch the snow: "But I have promises to keep, / And miles to go before I sleep, / And miles to go before I sleep."

  • Author

    Frost, Robert. (1874 - 1963).
  • Full Title

    "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening".
  • First Published

    In: New Hampshire. 1923.
  • Form

Works Cited

Frost, Robert. "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". (1923). In: The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Ed. Nina Baym et al. NY: Norton, 1989.

American Literature II Lectures.

© 2008-2015 Všechna práva vyhrazena.

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What Technical Leaders Want from the White House

With a new president-elect scheduled to take office in January, technical leaders are waiting to see how the incoming administration’s policies will affect the industry. Fast Company asked a wide range of tech executives and entrepreneurs want they want from the new administration, including’s CEO and President Telle Whitney. “By addressing the industry’s continuing need for skilled technical workers through initiatives such as Computer Science for All and other efforts to include a more diverse array of participants in technical roles, the administration can help to develop a broader bench of talent and help drive innovation,” Telle explained.

“The administration can also help to address how stereotypes often hold us back from achieving our full potential by hiring and featuring diverse technical leaders such as U.S. CTO Megan Smith and through initiatives such as the Tech Inclusion Pledge and Summits.”

Read the full Fast Company article.


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Take the loss

Take the loss so you can move on quicker to better things. It’s frustrating and sometimes painful to admit a loss, admit things aren’t going to go the way we wanted them to. We worked so hard and were so … Continue reading

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There are these people, around the world (who I think would still remember) what I thought of Linkin Park, Chester Bennington and all those songs. What they did for me back in the day, and TBH continue to do so even today.

Even if their music changed over the years resulting in not so kind feedback at times, I personally couldn’t look beyond this rawness and vulnerability coming forth through the lyrics.

And yesterday, since the news broke out, I haven’t stopped thinking… So many years. So many songs. So many difficult feelings and thoughts.

I’m very, very sorry.

A voice

It is almost as if I can feel
The tenderness
In his voice
As he speaks.

It talks
Softly yet directly
To something deep
That I’ve buried within.

Have you ever had a dream
A desire, a need
You had to bury
Somewhere deep?

Then, met someone
Or heard a voice
That threatens
Its resurfacing?

Music, Movies & TV, Soulful Musings

Moving On

At some point in our lives, we all have been forced to move on from something, someone or someplace. It is a passage of rite that we all must go through in some from or the other, with varying degrees of intensity in our lives. Yet, one hears/reads of some story every now and then that leaves one awestruck. Or simply in a state of wonder…

Have you ever found yourself lost in deep thought, thinking how did he/she do it? Maybe it seems something impossible to you, maybe it triggers the emotion of fear within you… because while the act of ‘carrying on’, you realise is necessary and admirable. It also highlights the underlying pain, struggle and loss faced by the person. And most importantly, the realisation of the fact that everything cannot be explained or understood. Everything cannot be put into words, no matter how hard we try; and even then… something always gets lost in translation. For there are things in life which need to be experienced and lived through by oneself to really get acquainted with them. There’s always something more to be felt, experienced, understood and explored. Always. And, that is the abundance of this mystery called life.

As a person who’s moving on from something which formed a gigantic part of my life, a person who’s trying to move on to something new, I can tell you this- It doesn’t happen in one day. It is, in fact, an everyday process.

There’s a wise exchange between the pivotal characters in the movie Rabit Hole which describes it pretty well:

Becca: Does it ever go away?

Nat: No, I don’t think it does. Not for me, it hasn’t – has gone on for eleven years. But it changes though.

Becca: How?

Nat: I don’t know… the weight of it, I guess. At some point, it becomes bearable. It turns into something that you can crawl out from under and… carry around like a brick in your pocket. And you… you even forget it, for a while. But then you reach in for whatever reason and – there it is. Oh right, that. Which could be aweful – not all the time. It’s kinda…

[deep breath]

Nat: not that you’d like it exactly, but it’s what you’ve got instead of your <whatever you have lost/ what you had to let go off>. So, you carry it around. And uh… it doesn’t go away. Which is…

Becca: Which is what?

Nat: Fine, actually.

Somedays, you’d find yourself reminiscing about happy memories and instances from the past, even if it was something unpleasant and hurtful, say, a bad relationship. Somedays, you’d find yourself getting flashbacks of what was wrong… reminding you how you had to do what you did, and how you did the right thing by leaving it all behind. And somedays, you’d find yourself in the shackles of misplaced guilt. Specially, if you’re a person (like me) who is his/her own worst critic.

But you know, what’d be most important? The most important part would be when you’ll have to just keep putting one foot in front of the other and keep on walking ahead. No matter how tempting it’d be on somedays, the desire to look back. And, the only time you would; it would be to see how far you’ve come. And, that… in itself would become the source of strength which you’d need to draw from… every. single. day.

If you’re lucky, you’ll have a friendly face around you and supportive hands on your shoulders. But if you aren’t so lucky on that front, stay strong. Remember that someone somewhere is out there, just like you and hence, you are never really alone.

Diaries: Echoes of my soul, Introspection

How I know that I love you

They say that love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you*.

And, if it is true then I love you.

I haven’t really had a fairytale life. Yes, I realize that I have much to thank for- food, shelter, healthy functioning mind and body, parents willing to spend on my education, safety etc. But I, like everyone else have struggled. My heart is deeply bruised, my soul has scars and in turn my mind has been affected too, it suffers. All my life, ever since I remember I used to wish for someone to care for me- as an individual. You know that concern when you just want for someone to be happy, when you want to see them smile, when you wish to take away all of their sorrows… Basically, when you feel for someone instead of your imaginary image of them. You actually want for them to be happy instead of your idea of what might give them happiness. When you’d have their back not because it is the right thing to do (given your equation with them) but because it stems from somewhere deep within.

I’ve felt that way for people. I’ve felt that way for my friends. My friends, who were my family… Until I discovered that they just didn’t care/feel the same way and I was on my own.

There are scientific models, which go on to show that a human has some basic needs and they are more than just food, water, shelter, security, and social recognition. We’re humans and we want love and affection of other humans. And, I know that I definitely do.

After having felt the knife in my back from people who are supposed to be biologically inclined to love you, and then friends followed by the one who swore to never leave my side but did out of reasons of mostly just ego and selfishness. Or maybe it simply was no longer convenient for them to love me? I really needed someone who cared about me for being me. And then, I met you.

Sure, there were moments where you treated me better than I have been treated in my life, simply because I have been treated badly- a lot. But then, I knew from the beginning that I meant nothing to you. A random passerby in the journey of your life. Sure. But nothing more than that.

I’d known; and that hurt for some odd reason.

It started out as just wanting to spend some more time with you, wishing we could be ‘friends’ in the real sense. More than just ‘once known acquaintances’. While being aware all the time that even that was too much to ask for.

When life put forth the first goodbye, I cried, it hurt but I accepted it. I thought that this was it. And, I’d always seen it coming. But apparently it was not. I’d thought that we’d just become one of those friends who just remain on your Facebook friend list. But life had other plans. We happened to cross paths again and there was again yet another occasion, which seemed like goodbye.

But apparently, it wasn’t.

And, here I am… at that point, all over again.
(I can’t tell you how much it hurts.)

Like the mature person that I am supposed to be, someone who has handled tough stuff and tough love over and over again in life, controlled her emotions, steeled her heart and found the courage somehow to move on despite parts of her getting gravely bruised each time… I have done all of that. But there’s only so much that my heart can take.

Some things needn’t have to be experienced. Or once is enough. But going through this loss over and over again is a brutal experience.

I found this quote which beautifully puts into words the predicament:

Honestly, I’m hurting. I’m hurting a lot and sometimes I am just angry, so angry at the cosmos. I’ve questioned god. I’ve tried to change my perception of life to that of being nihilistic. I have been afraid. I am afraid, because this is so consuming.

Especially, after everything!
Especially, at this point in my life.

But despite the agony and despair, one look at that picture of yours, smiling so earnestly that I can almost hear your laughter by just looking at it, I smile. I smile because that one smile, that picture of one really happy face makes me forget my own heartaches.

And, that’s how I know that I love you.
Even though I am struggling- really, truly, deeply and suffering, as I do.
As a friend, well-wisher… call it what you may.
But I do.

*Wayne Dyer


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HUZZAH! Lillie McFerrin has posted another Five Sentence Fiction challenge
This is my spin on the current prompt:

Reaping souls was a grisly business – but curious too, and full of surprises. The final gasp, a last look of wonder (or terror), a squeaky question forced through a dying breath…there was no way to know how a person would ultimately face death until the last second.

Welsan hadn’t filled his soul-glass in a while. His customers weren’t happy; they’d been begging for a fresh supply for weeks – but he wasn’t worried. Murder and war, plague and massacre all thrived in the world, and it was his duty to know where to find them.

Questions? Comments? Let me know!
And be sure to check out Lillie’s page so you can read the other awesome entries!


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Event: Impact of Structural BIM on Design

Nemetschek Scia is landing on the beaches of America. The European leader in structural BIM software will be hosting a series of events in major cities on the East Coast, including New York, Boston and Atlanta.

Nemetschek Scia, a sister company to both the ArchiCAD and Vectorworks Architect software developers, will be hosting an upcoming event titled, “The Impact of Structural BIM on the Design Process” later this month in New York, Boston and Atlanta.

The announcement sent to press and industry reads, “Building Information Modeling (BIM) is changing the design and construction process. What does it mean for structural engineers and others they collaborate with?”  Join Nemetschek Scia for a discussion on how advancements in BIM are:

  • Helping to connect today’s disjointed structural engineering workflows
  • Giving engineers new ways of analyzing structures; better results, faster
  • Making it easier for engineers to work iteratively with architects to maximize a structure’s performance while reducing materials
  • Helping engineers better communicate ideas to owners and other non-engineers, share documents with drafters, detailers and fabricators
  • Reducing requests for information (RFIs) and allowing designers to work out constructability issues before they get on site

Event Details

Dr. Jean-Pierre Rammant, CEO Nemetschek Scia, will be the event speaker. Dr. Rammant is a pioneer in the development of structural BIM technology. As a software specialist for over 30-years he has helping the world’s leading structural engineering companies create innovative, sustainable designs. He completed his PhD at K.U. Leuven, Belgium, and later worked as a research assistant at MIT in Cambridge before founding Nemetschek Scia, one of the world’s premier developers of 3D structural modeling, analysis and design software.

There will be beer, wine and light fare served so please stop by and bring a friend. The event is free. There will be three events later this month per below:

For more information or questions please contact Dan Monaghan at: [email protected] or call 410-207-5501

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