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Welcome to Starry Posts! :D

Welcome to my blog where I post whatever catches my fancy. I'm not the most social media minded person, but I do pop in and out to post every blue moon or so.

I often gets bursts of ideas so I will make a bunch of content and queue it to slowly post. I'm curious if anyone cares if I post a bunch and then leave for several months or if I queue stuff to come out slowly over time.

Anyway, enjoy ^u^

-- Hope Star

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A Week at the Viva la Vida Apartments

Tuesday

“Hey Brian!” The cheerful, energetic voice jolts Brian awake from his dozing. Brian is sitting on a park bench in the middle of a beautifully forested park. A young man approaches him.

“Hey Chris.” Brian says covering a yawning and waving sheepishly.

Brian quickly checks on Elen, his 10 month old baby, peaking into the stroller next to him.

“You look very tired. You doing ok?” Chris asks Brian as he sits down next to him.

“Ah, so - so I guess. Little Elen has been keeping me and Helen up all night. I’m so glad I’m not working right now. I’d be so blasted if I was at work. That wouldn’t be good for anyone.”

“I’m sure your coworkers would totally enjoy you driving big construction vehicles while being excessively sleep deprived. Nothing could go wrong.” Chris says in his typical cheerfully sarcastic way.

“Ha. That would be a big safety violation.” Brian says, smiling at Chris' joke.

“I’m supper grateful for the year paid leave. With a newborn and a 6 year old running around it’s been hectic. Wait, Connor's 7 now. Gosh... Anyway, it's been hectic, you’ve heard the meltdowns they’ve had. Living next door to us and all." Brian says.

“Oh, gosh, I'm just remembering the night before finals week when everyone in my apartment had early morning finals. So glad that's over and it's summer now." Chris says laughing at the memory.

Chris and Brian sit in silence, lost in thought each are contemplating and processing their own thing. Enjoying their time in the beautiful public park spanning out before them. They are currently in a densely wooded area with a gated playground for young kids off to the side.

Elen makes an adorable cooing noise. The two men are drawn to the sound. Chris is amazed how babies have the power to be such annoyances and immediately make you feel happy and protective.

“Yes, how’d you get here before I did? I just got here and I thought we left the apartment around the same time...” Brian says, puzzled.

“Oh, I took para-transit. Then I walked from the library to here. It’s not that far.”

“Ok, nice. I was just wondering if I was slowed down by how tired I am. The walk didn’t seem that long for me.”

“Yeah, it isn’t. I just get tired if I walk there and back. Though most of the time I’m fine wandering around the park.”

“Feeling up to taking a walk with me? I’m going to take the scenic route through the park to head back to the apartments. I think they – we, need a nap.” Brian gestures from Elen to himself.

“Sure. A walk sounds lovely.” Chris says.

So, the two men get up, Chris grabs his cane, Brian lifts the breaks on Elen’s stroller, and the three head off into the park.

#short story #writing #original story #imagining a future perfect world #A Week at the Viva la Vida Apartments #just dudes chilling

A Week at the Viva la Vida Apartments

Monday

“Hello everyone! Thank you all for coming to my gender reveal party. Many of you know me as friends –” A group of teens start yelling excitedly,

“Many of you know me as family –” Some adults start cheering loudly,

“But here were all community.” Everyone cheers and claps.

“Uh, today I have an announcement. Some of you know me as Andrew, but today I want to say: I’m Andy, I’m nonbinary, and I use they/them pronouns. Thank you.”

The audience erupts into cheering and clapping. A group of teens rush Andy and hoist them onto their shoulders. Start singing “For They’re a Jolly Good Fellow.” Someone starts playing a violin and all at once there’s a small band playing lively music.

Andy is shunted around before being set down at the front of the line for the food table. It’s spread with lots of food from many different cultures, all made by different people from the apartment Andy calls home. Their family and 3 other families along with a group of young adults going to college at the local university.

Andy tries and fails to take a little bit of everything, but their plate doesn’t have enough space for it all. They smile happily as they reach the end of the table, before looking up into the most beautiful person’s eyes.

“Randy! You made it! I’m so happy you’re here you big cutie!” Andy says teasing the shy young teen boy in front of them.

“Sorry I’m late. And it’s you who’s the big cutie. Can I help you with your plate?” Randy asks Andy,

“You’re hands are also full, so I’ve got it for now, but thank you.” Andy says eyeing the wrapped present Randy is holding.

“Andy’s boyfriend is here!” One of the kids shouts way too loudly.

Andy and Randy sit down at a big table. An elderly woman approaches the table where the two lovebirds were sitting.

“I’m so happy to see you, Randy! You make Andy so happy. They talk about you all the time. It’s good to finally meet you.” Abuela Maria says to Randy.

“Ah are you two going to start kissing?” Andy’s younger sibling asks, with disgust, after Abuela leaves.

“Sure. If Randy doesn’t mind.” Andy says teasingly, making Randy blush.

With that the evening wears on. Everyone eats lots of good food and has a good time celebrating Andy’s gender reveal.

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My Notes on Journaling

Love this youtuber's videos. This one is advice on journaling.

I've found a journaling system that works for me and I've been doing almost daily for at least 3 months now! I probably got the idea from Struthless because I'm using the Three Daily Questions from the Trajectory section, but I add a 4th question to the start of my journaling that I feel really helps me start writing: What did I wear today? This question acts like an ice breaker to journaling, there's a concrete answer, I don't need to think about emotions, and it gets me writing about something fun. I have been experimenting with outfit creation and I like documenting and enjoying my outfits as a journaling starter.

My journaling system is two notebooks.

Notebook #1: This is my regular journal. I write my feelings and use it to meditate. I use this one almost every night, right before I go to bed. I really like the journaling structure I have created for myself. It has 4 structured questions that help me focus on what to write, then I generally write in bullet points. When it comes to writing style I go with don't set a structure, I only care about expressing myself in the easiest way possible.

Structured Questions: What did I wear today? I use this question as a warm up. It gets me writing with something concrete I don't need to dive into my feelings to answer. What gave me energy today? Exploring the good feelings of the day. What drained me of energy today? Exploring the bad feelings and/or what made me tired. What did I learn today? This question really helps me sum up my day and take stalk of what happened. It gives me perspective and my answers generally give me hope that I'm moving forward with my goals and I'm reflecting on what's troubling me in my life.

Notebook #2: This is my tasks journal. I write lists of all my to-do's in here. I just put whatever tasks I need to get done and what's floating in my mind. Then I figure out logistics of how soon the task needs to be done and what is bare minimum I need to get done today.

Once, I did use this journal to write about my feelings when I was stressed and had a bunch of things to get done. I think I want to do that when that happens again.

#self improvement #self care #journaling #struthless #youtube video #Youtube

Ideal Summer Bedtime Routine

End computer time with relaxing, motivating, or fulfilling content Turn off computer Play bedtime music (add) Fill out period tracking app Use bathroom Cozy corner journaling Music Bring Lamp + Journal onto bed Journaling prompt ideas My 4 questions What I did I do today?/What happened today? How do I feel right now? Put everything away, lamp out Get into bed (add) Quick stretching/Yoga routine (edit) Sit and breathe Snuggle in

Notes: My 4 questions: What did I wear today? What gave me energy today? What drained me of energy today? What did I learn today?

#bedtime routine #routine inspo #self improvement

Ideal Summer Morning Routine

Here's my personal ideal summer morning routine. Much of its structure is stuff I already do, and a few of the items are things I want to add. What I want to focus on the most is looking at my To Do notebook more.

Wake up (add) Affirmations or Guiding mantra Make bed (add) Hop into workout clothes Bathroom time Take out retainer Wash face Toilet time/check phone Put away retainer Breakfast (add) Short Walk (add) Exercise of some sort [ideas] Long walk if cramping Yoga Jogging Dance along video Shower (if shower day or sweaty) Get dressed Lotion face and dry spots Clean up Start Day/End Morning by looking at planner and To Do notebook and/or some short but fun activity at my desk Update LN wardrobe Fun craft (~15 min) Do planner stuff outside Do planner stuff on my bed Call a friend Read a book at desk for 15 min Creative writing for 30 min Follow up on social event planning Something ttrpg related (~15 min)

#morning routine #self improvement #routine inspo

Nikki's Journey Reimagined Reflections (spoilers for Ace's backstory)

So I was posting my NJR post for 9-9, (the stage with 3 themes) in Starry Corridor and was reminded of the poem I wrote for the captions of each of the outfits.

The swordsman hides in the crowd,

Her heritage unspoken aloud,

Till forced, she unveils her shroud.

This was written about Ace long before I knew she was a princess. Like I was spoiled for Lunar and Bobo, but I'd barely heard about Ace. Basically, I'm really proud for guessing her backstory before I read about it. I didn't expect her to be Queen Ellie's sister, just some noble with an estranged relationship with her family and distain for the noble expectations put on her.

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High Fashion SpongeBob by WISDOM KAYE (2023)

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I don't watch Spongebob, but these outfits are epic!

#style inspo

Spell: The RPG

This video inspired me to use the "pulling tokens out of a bag" mechanic for Love Nikki: the rpg. Also the name, I may have also been inspired by the simple yet effective name. To top it off Ginny Di is a very cool youtuber.

#spell: the rpg #ttrpg #youtube #Ginny Di #starrythoughts #Youtube

This video is so pretty!

I've heard of solarpunk, but never looked into it until now. As a writer, aesthetics enjoyer, and someone who looks for hope in the future, this video is everything I could ask for.

#solarpunk #dear alice #I don't own this #Youtube #waffle to the left #starrythoughts

Love Nikki: the RPG

Unofficial fan created tabletop roleplaying game for Love Nikki adventures. If you like Daggerheart this has many similar mechanics, most notably the duality dice system. Still a work in progress, but character creation is possible. I'm looking for a few people to read through it (rip 36 pgs) and give feedback. Even if you're just casually checking it out I'd be very honored.