#birkastan

[umechaw]

Hi artist-san, for the tea themed asks, how about: black tea, darjeeling, hibiscus and rose? 🥰

These are some great questions Birk, thank you! Also had a sneaky look at your answers and I agree 💯 that Night Call by Kavinsky is an amazing road trip song!

black tea: do you have superstitions?

I thought about this for a while and no, I don't think I've held onto any of the superstitions I grew up knowing

darjeeling: are you crushing on anybody

I'm going to be honest with you, I'm constantly crushing on the people in my life just a little 😅 though nobody seriously right now. I am fresh out of a breakup so it's the last thing on my mind

hibiscus: what do you want people to feel when they're around you?

that there isn't any pressure or judgement from me ever. (That's not to say I can't be a judgemental ass sometimes but I like my friends to feel safe and comfortable enough to be themselves around me).

rose: talk about your best friends

I'm very lucky to have a small but amazing group of close friends on and off the internet. But my best friend IRL who I've known for 8 years now is the first person who came to mind so I'll talk about her. I have so much fun with her it's ridiculous. She's the type of friend I will still always want to see even on my worst day, because I always feel better after seeing her. We've been through a lot together and I think she probably understands me better than anyone ever has and honestly 🥺 there have been many occasions where I wouldn't have known what to do without her. The best thing about it is we can sometimes go weeks with very little communication because we almost have this sixth sense about when we need space. ANYWAY I will stop gushing now 😅 I hope everyone has a person like this in their life!

Thanks again Birk, I hope you have a wonderful day 🥰

[hades-bitch]

Hi author-san! For the soft asks, would you consider answering (10) and (23)??

Heya Birkastan~

✨ Soft Ask ✨ Don't be shy, send me some~

10. what’s something you’re excited for?

Hmm, well I would have to say moving back to my University campus this coming August! I've been taking online classes since Spring of 2020 and I really miss that college life. Plus I really miss my friends, and I love my family, I do, but they drive me up the walls! I've tasted freedom, and I want it back, alright. (˘･_･˘) Also If I'm going to spend 8k each semester, I want my money's worth, ya hear?

23. favorite piece of clothing?

Well, I went thrifting a few weeks back and picked out this cute kimono! The best part is THE TASSELS!! Yes, I purely got it for the tassels. You don't daydream about being chased, while scantily clad, in a mansion by your lover???

No? Just me.. anyways this has fulfilled my dreams, plus I look good in it =￣ω￣=

This is what it looks like, and it has a big embroidered rose on the back :3

Thanks for asking lovely <33

[sayurinomoe]

dear artist-chan, I just wanted to pop in and wish you a happy, healthy New year!!! I'm so thankful to have met you in this space!! I'm grateful for our chats, for your insight, for your stories, hearing about things you eat for dinner, and of course - YOUR GLORIOUS ART!!!! I know fandom is imperfect in many ways, and how lack of creator appreciation can be demoralizing, but this devoted fan is so so grateful you're here. Thank you again for being YOU!!! 💖💖💖

It’s you that should be thanked. It’s people like you that gave people like us the fuel to keep creating. No one forces us to do what we do, but more often than not, we create a piece to share our vision and emotion with other people that we know like the same things that we love. We do it to create a sort of “safe connection”, because we know that our passion is reciprocated. Communicating through art or fics is basically the same as talking to a person, for content creators like us. And as you said, it can be demoralizing because most of the time it’s like talking in a room full of people who you know share your same interests and hobbies, and getting no answers, no opinions, nothing in turn. Mutuality is important in fandom, but many take this for granted. 

Gladly, there are people like you who keep us grounded and give us a reason to keep sharing. 

Thanks to you for what you’ve been doing.

Happy new year, dear you!  

[airashisakura]

Hi there airashisakura!! For the soft ask game, how about: 11 and 24?💓💓💓💓

Hello again @birkastan2018 ❤️❤️❤️

11) What’s your ideal date?

Deep conversations with pizza and couple of beer cans under blanket of stars. It could be anywhere - terrace, balcony or an open ground. But I love the idea of sound of waves crashing at background. Lol... I'm so influenced by a particular scene from 'How I Met Your Mother'

Also, a steamy make-out session after the beer cans empty out won't be bad either. 😉

what’s something you do to de-stress?

Hmm. This is a thing I'm not sure what works when! Sometimes I listen to music, sometimes I practice (I learn Indian classical music), sometimes I just write, and sometimes I cook, sometimes I take a nap. See? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Not sure what helps when! It's just I do whatever I feel like to. And sometimes none of them works, it just I feel like if I could cuddle with someone.

[ulrikbaginski]

Disturbing development at Birkagatan in my neighbourhood Birkastan.

[ulrikbaginski]

Rails between Stockholm Train central & Karlberg

[ulrikbaginski]

https://www.flickr.com/gp/131769293@N08/Qr0SYr

The cheat stair you use going from Birkastan to Kungsholmen.

[aurordinaryliving]