“Having someone volunteer to accompany me on my journey of self-discovery feels reassuring — especially someone who takes it so seriously. It makes the whole thing feel more solid, somehow, like we’re going to take actual steps to figure out my future instead of just wandering cluelessly around Japan. Which was basically as far as I’d gotten when it came to making a ‘plan.'”
-Page #103 from “I Love You So Mochi” by Sarah Kuhn
Category: Uncategorized
quote 007
“Spoiler alert: Love is worth everything. Everything.”
-Nicola Yoon from “Everything Everything” (link to website)
quote 006
“Maybe growing up means disappointing the people we love.”
-Nicola Yoon from “Everything Everything” (link to website)
quote 005
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
-J.K. Rowling from “Harry Potter & the Sorceror’s Stone” (link to website)
poem: “beautiful people”
Beautiful person,
sitting on the other side of this screen.
Beautiful person,
reading my poem, hopefully it puts you at ease.
Beautiful people,
here, there, and everywhere.
Beautiful people,
all around me.
Beautiful person,
so strong, so brave, so cool.
Beautiful person,
so strong, so brave, so you.
Beautiful people,
we’re all unique.
Beautiful people,
all with a different speciality.
Beautiful person,
sometimes you feel down.
Beautiful person,
sometimes you want to drown.
Beautiful people,
it’s clear to see.
Beautiful people,
you’re a spectacular being!
Beautiful person,
please know that you are loved.
Beautiful person,
please know that you are adored.
Beautiful people,
don’t let the world get you down.
Beautiful people,
let me wipe away that frown!
Beautiful person,
I know that life is tough.
Beautiful person,
I know that it can be rough.
Beautiful people,
so smart, so kind, so perfect.
Beautiful people,
so smart, so kind, so you.
Beautiful person,
I love you so.
Beautiful person,
more than you know.
Beautiful people,
don’t let them drag you down.
Beautiful people,
you’re a spectacular angel.
Beautiful person,
let it be known,
that you are you,
and that’s the perfect truth!
Don’t let anyone change you!
-Minah H. (yours truly)
requested by TY on my Ko-Fi!
poem: “snow day”
Snow day,
a perfect time to play,
the fun is underway.
You and I,
nobody can deny,
my love for you is in endless supply.
Watching the snow storm,
cuddled together all nice and warm,
as the realm outside begins to transform.
Sipping at mugs of hot chocolate and tea,
we’ll go on a baking spree,
nobody will disagree with our jubilee.
We can make an igloo,
outside with the crew,
let’s ignore my curfew.
Listening to a merry tune,
snuggling with you in a cozy cocoon,
we can binge-watch our favorite cartoon.
You’re oh so sweet,
our love makes me feel complete,
my heart skips a beat.
Let it snow,
your cheeks are aglow,
and I’ll kiss you under the mistletoe.
-Minah H. (yours truly)
dedicated to the love of my life
book review: “laura dean keeps breaking up with me”
Recently, on my GoodReads feed, I have been seeing this one graphic novel pop up here, there, EVERYWHERE! People have been voting for it in GoodReads’ Annual Choice Awards 2019 (link to the contest), it’s been recommended to me by friends, everything! I read GoodReads’ summary of it, and it seemed like a good read, so I added it to my To-Read list. And by a miracle, somehow, my supervisor at the library I work at for school managed to get a copy of it! So, I indulged myself and read it all in one sitting yesterday. And let me tell you: I am in love with this book!
Essentially, this graphic novel is a romantic, LGBTQ+ book about a girl named Frederica “Freddy” Riley. Freddy is dating Laura Dean, the most popular girl in school. And Freddy is hopelessly “in love” with Laura Dean. The problem is: Laura Dean keeps cheating and continuously breaking up with Freddy, and then proceeding to sneak her way back into Freddy’s life. Thus, it’s an off-and-on-again relationship. (You can read the full book summary here)
When Laura Dean cheats and breaks up with Freddy for what seems like the 100th time, Freddy’s best friend, Doodle, introduces our beloved main character to the Seek-Her, a mysterious psychic medium lady who leaves Freddy with some cryptic, confusing advice: “break up with Laura Dean.”
From this point on in the story, Freddy struggles to keep moving forward as Laura Dean repeatedly enters and exits Freddy’s life, Doodle grows distant, Freddy meets a cute girl, and more! Our adorable main character learns new lessons as the story progresses, and she evolves as a character with each new revelation. And you all might remember that I am obsessed with character development!
The characters are extremely realistic, cute, and relatable! My favorites are Freddy, Doodle, and the girl that Freddy meets! I love Freddy’s confusion, as it is super realistic to those who believe they’re in love (but are truly in a toxic relationship)!
The plot draws you in and keeps you intoxicated! It’s super interesting, and I love the whole idea of it! Also, cute lil lesbian MC (MC = Main Character) is a huge plus!! ❤ ❤ ❤
It’s a superb, super cute, adorkable story that I have officially fallen in love with! I highly recommend it! For all you hopeless (and struggling) romantics, LGBTQ+ community members, and dreamers, you will adore this cute lil story! Overall, I rank it 5 out of 5 stars!
poem: “summertime”
So-cal sunshine
and sweet summer treats,
what a delight,
I’d love to stay here and greet
the beautiful world around me,
so nice and neat.
Basking in the bright summer sun,
a romance novel in one hand
and a glass of pink lemonade in the other,
suntanning the day away.
Summertime fun,
summertime sun.
Chilling by the pool,
with you by my side,
giggling as the water splashes
and the party never crashes.
Enjoying the bright summer blooms,
pink, yellow, green, and blue,
all shapes and sizes,
it’s never too soon.
I want to spend it all with you,
each second, each minute, each hour, each day,
I’ll spend it all by your side.
Summertime fun,
summertime sun,
all with you.
-Minah H. (yours truly)
inspired by “I Love You So Mochi” by Sarah Kuhn!
poem: “share the pain”
I’m floundering,
I want to help you so,
but I don’t know how
or what to do,
don’t even know what to say to you.
I want to erase all the pain
that burdens your mind
and your heart, my dear.
My goal in life is
to be there for others,
to lift them up,
to make them happy,
to help them through their troubles.
But I don’t know
how to help you.
But I don’t know,
how to lift you up.
But I don’t know,
how to be there for you.
Please tell me how
I can support you, dear,
it kills me so,
to see you this low.
I love you, dear,
more than you know.
I love you, dear,
you’re my own private angel.
But I need to know,
how to help you so.
But I need to know,
how to uplift you so.
Oh my dear,
I’m sorry that you have to hear
all the thoughts swarming in your head,
as you lie alone in your bed.
You can’t fool me,
I know you’re hurting,
You can’t fool me,
I know you’re slowly burning.
Please let me ease the pain.
Please let me see your distress.
Please let me share the pain.
Please let me soften the burden.
Let me in, my dear,
allow me into your world.
Let me in, my dear,
allow me to wipe away the tears.
I love you, oh my darling,
I adore you, oh my love.
I want to help you so,
please let me in, please let me in.
-Minah H. (yours truly)
allow me share your burden
young adult/romance book suggestions
Greetings & salutations! ‘Tis I, Minah, also known as Libraime! Do you enjoy novels of the young adult and/or romance genres? If so, then this is the post for you! Here are a few book suggestions!
- #Famous by Jilly Gagnon: The whole plot of this novel is girl likes boy, girl takes photo of boy, girl posts photo of boy, boy accidentally becomes an internet sensation, boy becomes famous, while girl still has a crush on him but lalalalala fairy-tale romance!
- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell: This novel is set in a college setting, with the main character (Cath) being a huge nerd. She develops a crush on the boy who can’t seem to ever leave her dorm room, and she struggles to stay sane in college away from her dad.
- Simon vs. The Homo Sapien’s Agenda by Becky Albertalli: I’m sure you’ve heard of this thanks to the movie adaptation Love Simon, but this story is about Simon, a closeted gay teen in high school. He struggles to throughout high school in trying to remain closeted, but that fails when someone attempts to blackmail him with his secret.
- Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon: The main character (Maddy) is sick with a rare disease that prevents her from ever leaving her very sterilized house. New boy moves in next door, and bada bing bada boom they fall in love.
- The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West: Main character Gia’s boyfriend dumps her in the parking lot at prom, she is desperate. When she sees a cute stranger nearby, dropping someone off, she makes a quick desperate decision. The task is to pretend to be her boyfriend for two hours, zero commitment. However, problems occur afterwards, when she can’t seem to get mystery dude out of her mind.
- An Abundance of Katherines by John Green: The main character of this story is a boy who has a type: girls named Katherine. When Katherine 19 dumps him, the one he thought was “the one,” his best friend drags him on a road trip to “discover the world.” On the way, they meet a girl and her group of friends. The thing is, the girl isn’t named Katherine, and that’s unknown territory to the MC. Read as he stumbles along in this story, trying to figure out his life.
- I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn: Kimi Nakamura loves a good fashion statement, her favorite activity is turning everyday objects into gorgeous outfits for her friends. However, her mother thinks of this hobby as a distraction from her studies, and bothers Kimi about it, day after day after day. So, when Kimi receives an invite to Kyoto, Japan from her estranged grandparents, she springs at the opportunity, without a second thought. While in Japan, Kimi gets lost in the wonderful culture and meets a potential love interest! As she lives in Japan, she also finds out about the mother she left behind.
- Vibes by Amy Kathleen Ryan: Kristi (the main character) hates everything about her life. Her hippie high school, her workaholic mother, her father who left, her supposed “friend” Jacob, her body, her bullies, and more. But that won’t stop her from having a crush on one of the most popular guys in the school. But with her mind-reading abilities, Kristi is sure that he will never like her back. With bombshells being dropped constantly, Kristi struggles to remain sane in her crazy life.
second quarter of high school
Greetings & salutations! ‘Tis I, Minah, also known as Libraime! So, currently, I am in the 2nd grading period of my last year of high school! There are 4 separate grading periods (each last 9 nine weeks), and I just recently finished my 1st grading period! I mostly had A’s, a few B’s, one C, and one D. So, I’m actually doing pretty good compared to previous school years.
Why do I say that I’m “actually doing pretty good compared to previous school years?” That’s because almost every single year of school, I have started the school year off terribly. I usually start each school year with really low grades, because I have an awful habit of procrastinating.
But I’m very proud of myself this year! Although the one D grade (a 67 out of 100) sucks. It’s my Honors Astronomy class; I missed quite a few classes by either leaving early or helping out other teachers during that class period. Also, it doesn’t help that I screwed up 2 very big summative assignments… (Summative means that it’s pretty much a test grade; summative assignments are worth 60-80% of my grade).
Anyway, I just wanted to check in with a blog post. Also! I have a Ko-Fi page now (link will be at the end of this post; click the multicolored button), and in return for each coffee you donate to me, I will write 1 small piece for you of your choice! It can be a small fanfiction, a poem, a short story, anything you desire! The longer the piece, the more coffees it’ll cost! So, if you’d like me to write something just for you, please donate me a coffee ($3 each)! Please & thank you~!
This is Libraime, logging off for now~!
poem: “snow falling down”
Snow falling down,
melting into the ground,
I admire from across the room,
the wintery beauty outside the window.
How could it not catch my eye?
It’s snowing,
snowing, snowing,
it’s snowing!
I wanna sprint around outside,
the cold flurries splashing against my face,
all bundled up in a warm winter coat.
It’s supposed to get cold tonight,
hopefully it’ll stick!
It’s supposed to get cold tonight,
hopefully school will be canceled!
Snow falling down,
melting into the ground,
I really cannot believe,
that the winter season is already here,
what a wonderful surprise to all, including me!
-Minah H. (yours truly)
What a wonderful wintery joy to see!
happy veterans’ day!
Greetings & salutations! ‘Tis I, Minah, AKA Libraime! Today is Veterans’ Day, so let’s take a moment to thank all the veterans for fighting for our freedom and sacrificing their lives and their time for us!
quote 004
“Never give up on your dreams, and never let anyone tell you that what you love is inconsequential or useless or a waste of time. Because if you love it? If that OTP or children’s card game or abridged series or YA book or animated series makes you happy? That is never a waste of time. Because in the end we’re all just a bunch of weirdos standing in front of other weirdos, asking for their username.”
-Ashley Poston from “Geekerella” (link to website)
ko-fi writing request 001: “coffee shop love”
Tyler had always had a soft spot for rainy days. Just the idea of them made him giddy, thoughts of cuddles with his girlfriend and warm mugs of hot chocolate. If the weather channel predicted a day full of rain, a grin would blossom on his face, and he would eagerly prepare for the wet weather. But today? Was, unfortunately, not one of those days.
His car had broken down due to unidentified issues, he was forced to get to work by his old bike, he arrived forty-five minutes late, his supervisor got pissed at him, his irritable manager put him of the lonely solitude of dish duty, and as each second passed by, the day kept getting worse and worse. And now, as he was clocking out of work, he noticed that his worn-out yet beloved bicycle had been stolen, the lock lying discarded on the pavement.
At this moment, Tyler was so close to falling apart. Nevertheless, he decided to keep on going strong, as there had to be something good coming soon! But as he reached into his pocket, he realized that he had forgotten his home keys in his other hoodie, all the way back at his and his girlfriend’s shared apartment. Rage boiled in the pit of his stomach, but he let a sigh escape his mouth, trying to contemplate where to go instead.
Waiting outside his apartment definitely wouldn’t be fun, as their landlord didn’t approve of Tyler “loitering” outside the apartment building. He raked through his brain, attempting to find somewhere he could go for the time being. He didn’t want to have to wait outside in the grass for his girlfriend to get home, he just knew that she would fuss over him for days afterwards. But that’s when it hit him, he could just go to her place of work! A small smile appeared on his face, and gathering his belongings, he began to make his way towards her job, which was quite a few blocks away.
As he made his way to her job, it started to pour.
“Isn’t that fantastic?” Tyler grumbled, as he started to walk faster, not having an umbrella nor a jacket, nothing to protect him from the rain.
But soon enough, he arrived at her job: a small coffee shop slash bakery nestled inbetween a bank and a thrift store. He grasped the doorknob and opened the pretty purple door, a blast of warm air and the inviting scent of vanilla surrounding him as he stepped inside. A small smile bloomed on his face, feeling a wave of relief shove the rage inhabiting his stomach out.
Looking around the small bakery, his eyes scanned over customers lounging on sofas and sitting in chairs and barstools, but he couldn’t find her. His shoulders slumped, “maybe she had already headed home, left the place to one of her employees?”
Suddenly, out of the blue, the employee-only door leading to the kitchen burst open with a loud bang, slamming into the nearby wall, which was already spotted with dents and holes from the door’s abuse. The loud bang startled him, activating his somewhat anxious nature, but the anxiety mostly melted away as he saw his girlfriend glide out from the kitchens, a big tray stacked with home-baked pastries and clean teacups as well as mugs. Not yet noticing his appearance, she set the tray down on the wooden counter, wiping her slightly wet hands on her messy white apron. Tyler drank in her appearance, disheveled yet still adorable, as he always told her (“you’re so cute!” he would gush to her every minute). From her messy brown hair pulled into twin braids, to her round framed glasses. From her gray skinny jeans to her pastel-purple blouse. From her messy white apron to her cute little loafers.
A huge smile grew on his face as he strode over to her, with her still yet to notice him. As she wiped down at the countertop, Tyler learned over the counter and gave her a kiss on the lips. Startled, she looked up, a nervous look on her face which melted away as she acknowledged his presence.
“Tyler! Aren’t you supposed to be home by now, my love?” She giggled, discarding the rag on the counter and making her way around to his side. He met her halfway, pulling her into an embrace, burying his face into the crook between her neck and her shoulder. He could feel her giggle reverberate through her body, before she gently forced his face up to look at her. Leaning in, she peppered his face with kisses, before resting her forehead against his. “I missed you, love.”
two sentence horror stories
Greetings & salutations! Happy Hallows’ Eve (or Halloween, if you prefer)! ‘Tis I, Minah, also known as Libraime! Today, I wanted to show you something cool, something called a two sentence horror story!
A two sentence horror story is exactly what it sounds like. A horror story in just 2 sentences! Here are some examples:
- I went on a date with my boyfriend yesterday at the park. The thing is, he was cremated 4 years ago.
- I have a B minus in my math class. I have a strict mom named Karen.
- There is a devil on my shoulder, whispering to me everything I do wrong. Funnily enough, it looks like my dead grandmother.
- There was a picture in my phone of me sleeping. I live alone.
- I’ve always loved having the power to bring the dead back to life. I especially love standing over their graves and listening to them trying to get out.
They’re a ton of fun! I suggest trying to write a few! And if you’d like, I would love to hear them! Please share them in the comments section!
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cute autumn date ideas
Greetings & salutations! ‘Tis I, Minah, also known as Libraime! In case you didn’t know, autumn is my #1 favorite season of all time! I love the colors, the weather, the holidays, the clothing, everything! It’s a beautiful season, that I adore! But you know what I love even more than autumn? Cute, autumn-themed dates!! And thus, this post was born! 😀 This post will be filled to the brim with cute little ideas for autumn dates for you to enjoy! I sincerely hope these can help!
- Go to a pumpkin patch, an apple orchard, a hayride, or even a corn maze!
- Have a bonfire and roast s’mores & food!
- Go to a drive-in movie theater (or if you can’t, go to a park or somewhere & watch a movie on your phone or laptop)!
- Head to your nearest park/forest and go on a nature walk!
- Haunted houses and amusement parks!
- Stay in and bake desserts together (or cook a meal)!
- Carve pumpkins!
- Go to a local cafe and/or bakery!
- Small bookshops are a great idea too!
- Thrift shopping is so much fun!
- Visit an animal shelter!
- Stay home and have a movie marathon!
poem: “evolving autumn”
Autumn breeze.
My surroundings start to freeze,
you just wouldn’t believe
all the things I’ve seen.
Autumn mist.
I need to sift,
through all of the risk,
before I end up with a fist.
Autumn hue.
Anything else just won’t do,
I want to start anew,
but I owe too much to you.
Autumn thanks.
I want to move up the ranks,
but some around can be fakes,
and thus, my progress tanks.
Autumn heat.
But then you and I meet,
and your smile is such a treat
that my sudden job becomes tough to beat.
Autumn care.
Can you blame me if I stare?
Without company, life is quite bare.
But with you in the picture, things are more than fair.
Autumn fears.
They all disappear,
and I’m suddenly able to steer,
and bid adieu to all my past tears.
-Minah H. (yours truly)
I came up with this on a work shift, and I was trying so hard not to make this a love poem, but… It turned into a love poem.
quote 003
“People have a problem with me being different, but that propels me forward in life.”
-Mary-Louise Parker (link to website)
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