Ivy and Ellie

Thursday, July 10, 2025

It's a mix! The Poets

(4) The Poets - That`s The Way It`s Got To Be - YouTube

Baby, Don't You Do It

In Your Tower

The Poets I'll Keep My Pride.wmv

Call Again

The Poets - There Are Some

THE POETS 'SOMEONE'

I'll Come Home

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

OC RP - Dakota

Sometimes, I wonder about myself. I might not be any help to anyone, and still I try. I don't even have siblings, yet I find myself in Big Sister mode when it comes to Fiona.

Yes, texting Ezra was not a good idea. It didn't help any that I had to get his number from Nav which meant, talking Nav into going to the Fireworks with me at the boardwalk on the 4th of July.

And then the endless texting with Ezra. What did I get myself into? I didn't want to tell him everything about Fiona. I just said, maybe she wasn't ready to be on her own.

Bad mistake..bad..bad mistake.

I kept telling him to worry about himself, after all his pondering, "What do you mean?" questions.

In the end, I just said, "We'll do more things together." What else could I say?

I applied to the Assisted Living Place, and I used Nav as a reference, which helped a lot. I am thankful for knowing him. And finally, oh finally, I got to meet Alex. Who is amazing with cars. And Alex didn't charge me an arm and a leg.

It was good to meet Alex, who was very informative about taking care of a car.

Finally, when the 4th rolled around, we all met up for hot dogs on the crowded boardwalk. Thankfully, I only ate one, because a second one would have made me throw up. I couldn't deal with the cotton candy and other treats like Fiona.

After a couple of games at the different booths and arcades, we settled down to pair up. Nav and I went together on the Ferris Wheel (our final ride). Before that, it was the bumper cars and the Tilt-a-Twirl. Honestly, I hadn't imagined this much fun on the 4th. Thank God for a sea breeze, or it might have been a different night.

Thankfully, there was laughter and fun, and it was great not being under any influence, except the night and the beautiful fireworks.

-Dakota

Sunday, July 6, 2025

OC RP - Ezra

Suddenly, it hit Ezra how alone he was. Just like his grandmother. Why had they left her alone like that?

He remembered the arguments. It seemed no one in the family could make any decisions. No one really wanted to take on the responsibility until they had to. He looked at the smashed bathroom. Was that what his family thought of him, as well?

"Why so glum?" Han was still here.

"Don't you ever go home?"

Ezra squinted miserably. He felt so alone, and yet there was his friend Han always hanging around.

"I like it here?" He smiled as if maybe it was Ezra visiting, not the other way around. "Look, you're gonna get it fixed. Nav knows stuff."

Ezra nodded and faked a smile. "Go home." Ezra brushed him off with a scat. "NOW."

"OK."

Han shrank back and got his stuff to go. Of course, he told him he'd be back tomorrow. "I hope you'll be in a better mood."

"Why should I?"

Ezra gave his friend the evil eye. Didn't Han know, nothing was going his way? Especially, wth Fiona? Finally, when he was alone, he fell into his little bed. It was muggy. He sat up and clicked on the fan. No way was he going to let Han in on how he lived.

He jerked off his shirt and waited to cool down. He had to stop thinking about Fiona, but she went off with Dakota. What was that about?

He closed his eyes, and did his best to breathe in and out and to meditate. And hoped he didn't have to go to the building where the bathrooms and showers were. He yawned restlessly. Yeah, maybe he'd drop off any second.

He got a ding on his phone. He reached for his phone, which was next to him. He took a look. "Who in the hell is this?" He rose up on his elbows. Finally, he realized it was a text from Dakota.

He scowled. He didn't remember giving her his number.