Martin K. Blackwood

Assistant Archivist at the Magnus Institute He / him Aspiring (?) Poet

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Hello!

My name is Martin Blackwood and I was pestered by my coworkers to make this blog, since they were tired of answering all your questions about our job.

I work as an archival assistant for the Magnus Institute, which if you’re unfamiliar is an organization based in London that studies the paranormal.

Feel free to ask any questions you have about my job, and since this is also my personal account, me as well!

[OOC will probably be formatted like this or in the tags. I previously had a Martin blog that I lost access to and decided to make a new one! This pinned comment is almost identical to my old one. I am a minor so please be a little cautious!]

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how do you to get your boss to like you? any and all advice is appreciated.

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London Fog

By Martin K Blackwood

There is rarely fog in the city,

I think the tall, sharp buildings

and the loud, fast pace

scares away the soft, quiet slow.

But when you take a trip

not a far one.

Down the road, to the end of the street,

to your mum’s house

The fallen clouds cover everything

covering the house that was once

your home.

The neighbors you knew

gone in an impasse of grey and white.

You can only see what’s right in front of you.

Everything else falls away,

you can only focus

and take in every detail you can see.

In the city you see everything.

There is no where to hide.

You trade the quiet for the loud,

the slow reflection for quick mini discoveries.

There is no time to think.

No time to rest.

And you rarely realize what you have

Until it’s gone.

[timothy-stoker-offical]

do u ship jmart, jonmartin, teaholding, etc

martin can do better and I want Jon to suffer

[tstoker-londonfog]

You should steal Jon’s man

Kiss Martin instead !

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tim.

tim.

...that's an amazing idea.

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I’m not so sure about this.

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Any tea recommendations for someone who hasn't had tea before?

I think that really depends on your taste! I think most herbal teas are pretty universally liked? My personal favorite is peppermint!

If you haven’t had tea before I’d probably recommend plain black? In my experience it usually isn’t super flavorful, but I still enjoy it.

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Hello Martin! How are you today?

How lovely of you to ask!

Today definitely could have been better. I just started my new job today and made a horrible first impression. Apart from that today’s been fine!

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Did nobody tell the new archivist if be working with him? He said he only requested two assistants.

[jsims-archival-department]

Tim called in sick. Said something about a stomach bug, is it really so hard to just power through? It’s not like Martin can pick up his slack.

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I lost one document, one time!

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Has anyone in the West London area lost a dog? Blond spaniel, no visible collar, very friendly?

If so please come to the Magnus Institute through the archive entrance (down the set of stairs on the right of the building)

And come quickly! Please! Thank you!