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==Intro/Summary==
 
==Intro/Summary==
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Hello from CTYer 1166057.<br>
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Hello from CTYer 1166057.<br><br>
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I go by my nickname (Switch) and my real name is Sarah Badenhorst or 건장미 (I'm double nationality). If you think you know me from CTY, I'm that English girl in the green jacket who runs everywhere... and was also the JHU 22.1 Empress <br>
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At CTY I went by my nickname Switch. I'm currently living in England trying to “adult” successfully :/. If you knew me at CTY it was probably as the short-haired British kid in the green jacket who ran everywhere. I also have the "claims to fame" of having been JHU's Empress in 22.1 and Jack Flash in 23.1. Although I've only done 4 years of CTY onsite, I've done CTY every year (except for '19) from '14-'23. Does that make me a fulfilment or a nightmare? Who knows, but what does it matter. CTY has been my life for ten incredible years and I really wouldn't be where I am without it. <br><br>
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I'm currently a 16 year old junior from Birmingham, England. I've done CTY every year (except for 2019) from 2014, although I've only done three years onsite. Frankly, I'd probably be six feet under and with no headstone without CTY, so if you're  young enough/smart enough to do CTY, '''PLEASE DO!''' <br> Thanks for all the fish.<br>   -Switch
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That said, I know the CTY I used to know was so much more esoteric, dynamic and plain awesome than current CTY is. I know that current CTY is becoming more of a place where rich kids can earn extra credit than a place where smart kids go to find people "like them," who'll listen to their grand ideas and nerdy ramblings. And as much as I've met some of the nicest, most capable people at CTY, I've also met people who've done horrible things that mean I can no longer recommend getting involved with CTY tradition or falling in love with the CTY community- not without a thousand warning labels and haunting grievances attached. But hey… it was the person I became at CTY who moved on to [https://www.fabric.camp  one ]or [https://www.sparc.camp two] or maybe more places that are ''TRULY!'' Incredible with great people who will blow your mind and take care of you long into the future and pay to fly you out to cool places, AAAAANNNNNNNDDD! Remember kids, you're not alone. It's not that hard to find your kinds of spaces if you know where to look. My inbox open to any cool CTYers who have no-one to hear them out.
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([[User:Switch 1166057|Switch 1166057]] ([[User talk:Switch 1166057|talk]]) 09:00, 20 August 2022 (EDT))
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Sincerely yours and forevermore,
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<br> – [[User:Switch 1166057|Switch]] 16:33, 11 October 2024 (EDT)
 
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P.S: As of nov.'23, I'm RealCTY admin! Whoo me! That said, please don't hesitate to talk to me about all your wiki-based needs.
  
 
==Course list==
 
==Course list==
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2015.1 (CTY Online)    '''Elementary Problem Solving 2'''<br>   
 
2015.1 (CTY Online)    '''Elementary Problem Solving 2'''<br>   
 
2015.3 (CTY Online)    '''YRS Robot Encounter'''<br>  
 
2015.3 (CTY Online)    '''YRS Robot Encounter'''<br>  
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2015.2 (ALEXANDRIA)    '''Mathematical Problem Solving A (MPSE-A)'''<br>
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2015.2 (ALEXANDRIA)    '''Mathematical Problem Solving A (MPSE-A)'''<br>  
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2015.3 (CTY Online)    '''Honors Grade 5 Mathematics'''–––––––(Course started 2015, ended 2016)<br>
 
2016.3 (CTY Online)    '''YRS Magical Life Lessons'''<br>       
 
2016.3 (CTY Online)    '''YRS Magical Life Lessons'''<br>       
 
2016.5 (CTY Online)    '''The Process of Writing'''<br>
 
2016.5 (CTY Online)    '''The Process of Writing'''<br>
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2020.3 (CTY Online)    '''Honors Pre-Calculus'''<br>
 
2020.3 (CTY Online)    '''Honors Pre-Calculus'''<br>
 
2020.3 (CTY Online)    '''AP Calculus BC''' –––––––(Course started 2020, ended 2021)<br>
 
2020.3 (CTY Online)    '''AP Calculus BC''' –––––––(Course started 2020, ended 2021)<br>
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2022.1 (JHU)  '''Investigations in Engineering B (IENG-B)'''
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2022.1 (JHU)  '''Investigations in Engineering B (IENG-B)'''<br>
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2023.1 (JHU)  '''Topology (TOPO)'''
 
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*YRS=Young Reader's Series
 
*YRS=Young Reader's Series
  
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==CTY and I==
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==On monarchy (and why you really can make this place your own)==
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This is a recap of why CTY is so important to me and my history with it. it's adapted from my personal entry in the Book of love (JHU emperor/empress artefact)
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This is adapted from my personal entry in the book of love and gives some details on monarchy and making your place in the CTY community…
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In 2014, there was a scrawny (eurasian) british kid that ranked her skills in  science, math and English as high, average and low respectively. This was on a survey she took after the SCAT where she performed particularly well and was admitted to CTY. The eight year old still didn’t understand the concept that she was “gifted,” and didn’t even believe she was smart. After all, she lived in a world where her high test scores were constantly degraded and disparaged, her teachers favoured behaviour and effort over merit and she mistook her boredom and complacency for outright ignorance. Regardless, she enjoyed her first course of CTY online in the same year as it gave her something  deeper and something of actual substance to learn from, unlike the primitive and dull topics she was taught at school. And regardless again, she was breaking down. Although subtle at first, from the age of 5 she corroded from being a hyper, expressive, curious kid to being antisocial, adverse and cynical. She also lost her thirst for learning. After all, what is there to ask when the only answers you ever get are “I don’t know,” or “I’ll tell you when you’re older.”
 
  
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So when she became a nine year old as she was bullied, had been repeatedly retested for types of neurodivergence she didn’t understand (for four years) and lost the only friend of her life. Her parents became more abusive and she thought there was no way the high school she wanted to go to would accept her, let alone give her the scholarship she needed. So she decided to quit. She was a coward who couldn’t hold a knife to her own flesh, but she wanted everything to end. For the pain to end… but she also knew death would hurt her. So she decided to build up her tolerance. She tested drowning and breaking her flesh so when she finally did it, it wouldn’t be so bad. You have to understand, she had adopted this view that only certain creatures have the power to forsake themselves and that this is acquired through some sick higher enlightenment. She had come to this conclusion after watching the documentary called “the girl who talked to dolphins,” and therefore did not understand her teacher’s horror when after being caught with a staple gun, the girl told her teacher she didn’t understand why a bad life was worth living.  
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“What can I say, this house is falling apart…”
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Hey, it’s Switch again.  
  
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But in July she attended her first course of CTY on-site for 15.2. And even her 16 year old self, seven years on cannot fully explain what happened. But I can say for the first time the child found “people like me.” People who you can talk to freely, people who get your jokes, people who know what you’ve gone through and have gone down their own route to where you are. The girl reclaimed her energy, but still hadn’t quite managed to utilize it.  
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My birth name is Sarah (S. J. B.) and I’m absolutely honored to serve as your Empress. If you knew me on campus it would probably be as the scrawny British kid with short, dark hair who ran everywhere and took steps two at a time (up AND down).  
  
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So when she returned in 17.2, and once again saw fireflies burn through the night and the tree swallows sweep under the American sun, she was lucky enough to finally join the people she found. Running under the ashes with swallowtail silk cleaving to your clothes and watching the ga ha pit from under cockram’s tree with friends and teachers, She made a home. And better, still was due to attend an academic high school. This was not the one she wanted to go to as a kid as now she had become powerful enough to deny them. And at this even better school it would be like CTY everyday. As she thought.
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So, about being Empress… It’s no secret that I have a strong affinity for CTY. I wasn’t built for the world so I made one for myself among the people like me, although it took me a while to truly see all of this as something I was a part of. I've detailed the history of the book, but I'm yet to mention why I didn’t introduce myself as empress in my forward. This was because even after writing up the Book of Love, having been a CTYer for 7 years and being declared Empress by my [[User:LostInSpace| (amazing!) predecessor]], for some reason I just didn’t believe I had what it took to do the job justice and stand among the people I’d always looked up to. Out on this wiki and all kinds of cryer social platforms, we sure love talking about what cty did for us and why we love it, but I've found very few records of what it actually takes to be a monarch or even just a part of cty culture. Although I may be no expert, I'm by no means short of experience and I’m dedicating this part of my user page to tell you everything I’ve learned about being a position holder.
  
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The girl now attended an academic school which supposedly admitted only the top 5%. But was still alone where “intellectual” was the swear word it always had been. She started developing and fighting a type of apathy making her impartial not just to people, but to her studies. So she cried in floods when Covid hit, not for those she knew she would lose, but for those she knew she would never get to lose at CTY. Her parents were both researchers in genomics and cancer sciences, so whilst the world was telling themselves “it will be over by the fall,” she was told to expect five years and be robbed of her never more year as fulfillments would be reduced to tragedies and one hits never rise. So she cried in floods when she learnt of her status of a two more being preserved in 2022. But when she through some freak accident of fate was crowned in a zoom call on 2013 by the legend that is Amelia Orwant, she had no idea what to do. She cared for camp absolutely, and at this point was approaching her eight year of CTY and third year on-site. CTY was what stopped her from being 6 feet under and with no headstone, so of course she wanted to save the traditions that connected the people there. But how could she
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The No.1 rule of position holders is that we’re people, not paragons… and that’s the best part of us. We’re people with unique experiences & views who help tradition evolve & thrive. Although we may be figure-heads and act to set an example, we NEED our own flair & passion if we want to leave something behind in other people. And that passion is the ONLY thing we’re required to have. The “CTY spark” is so visceral & special because it cannot be taught, so what choice do we have but to use it! And don’t worry about being bad at being social (You can and WILL learn public-speaking on the job); if one has the passion and knowledge, communicative skills follow fast… so does being allergic to sleep, but no-one said this wouldn't take a LOT OF work. Finally, we must trust ourselves and voice our opinions. And on change, try not to fear it. New traditions form and spread and old traditions fall out of fashion when what they celebrate doesn't resonate with people anymore, but that's ok because it belongs to 'us' now… and in the wise words of Douglas Addams, "Don't Panic!" if things aren't perfect. I assure you that you will always have something worth remembering, so don't let the regret of what could been weigh that down. Not for you, not for anyone.
  
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… and I have thought I was the least qualified person to do my job. I wrote the book of love, but was practically prepared to hand it over to the first human being I saw on camp (this is why in my foreword I did it introduce myself as a position holder). Until I got there. Not only did the high squirrel count boost my confidence, but what did even more was the fact that people I hardly knew were so interested in what I had to say and the history of my camp. ( After my five year wilderness period, I often forget what ctyers truly are. And I confess even having had doubts that my forevermore predecessor would help me with tradition. This proved my disconnect.) Because when my empress and pedicessor told me that as long as I was passionate and knowledgeable I could do my job, I did not believe it. But now know it to be true. Trust me. I came to camp as a flying squirrel clutching a foreign passport and two mere copies of legendary artefacts, but I did my duty. I built on something that will last. As long as people remember and there are people ready to learn (which there always will be) the pen will never come to rest. So if '''you''' happen to read this and you need ANYTHING from me about CTY, please talk to me. Whether I'm eighteen or eighty, I'll do my absolute best to help. If you think I won't care anymore, you're not worth my time and I have too much to do, I assure you I won't. The fact that you've ventured out to find this is a very good indicator to me that you care and that I'd be honored to help you. And if it makes you feel better, I first came into contact with my predecessor (and legend) Amelia Orwant by reading her own realcty page and trying to reach out... So you never know, talk to me and you could become a position holder ;). So from all of us at JHU, past and present, we like you, we love you, we CTY you and are with you forever in spirit. And “don’t panic!”<br>
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And my reign? I wish I’d learnt everything I said earlier and I still can’t understand how I got so much support from so many people… but that’s the magic of CTY. There is so much this community celebrates and if you put yourself out there, you really can be whoever you want. Even a Queen. I should have learnt to value myself sooner, but I don’t want to look back on my flaws. Not after  the act of being Empress taught me so much. This place has truly rocked my world, blown my mind and broken my heart in a way that has really just taught me how to exist… and I can’t wait to go out into the world and be the wonderful person this place helped me grow into.  
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==Passionfruit speech 22.1==
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P.S: With all that said, if you ever need ANYTHING from me (CTY related or not) don't hesitate to hit me up. This camp is my life and whether you're reading this when I'm 17 or 70, so long as I'm kicking around I'll be glad to help out a fellow CTYer… especially if you're a position holder because it's no easy gig and you'll need all the free hugs you can get.
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[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Qe65mVX7hMYZflb_D1u8i38dzMGJyGNrd9IXgA8Rzg/edit?usp=sharing Click me!!!]
 
  
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''puff of logic''
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==
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RealCTY: Comment on this page's comment section below.<br>
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RealCTY: Comment on this page or use the "email user" function (it's in the "tools" section on the wiki side bar).<br>
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Personal email: Switch.1166057@icloud.com"<br>
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Email: 19102b@gmail.com <br>
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JHU Royalty email (which I'm not the sole owner of):"baltimorecty@gmail.com"<br>
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Instagram memory Archive:[https://www.instagram.com/switch_1166057/  @switch_1166057]<br>
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Discord:Username:"Switch", ID:"1431". My DMs are always open and you can find me on Server 42. If you are a CTYer and want to join click [https://discord.gg/QfHBzKB|here]<br>
 
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Instagram:"@switch_1166057"<br>
 
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Reddit: I am on the CTY reddit as Switch_19102, although I rarely check it.
 
  
 
==Comments? Lovetape? Other stuff?==
 
==Comments? Lovetape? Other stuff?==
  
 
You're JHU's best 2022 royalty! I mean I wasn't there but I'm so so impressed by what you did, so... here's a friendly comment :) - [[User:Honoraryhugalujah|Anouk]]
 
You're JHU's best 2022 royalty! I mean I wasn't there but I'm so so impressed by what you did, so... here's a friendly comment :) - [[User:Honoraryhugalujah|Anouk]]
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remembered this website existed even though it's literally been like four and a half years since i went. wow time flies. anyways hi lol -[[User:Kingtastic|alan :)]]

Latest revision as of 15:33, 11 October 2024

Intro/Summary

Hello from CTYer 1166057.

At CTY I went by my nickname Switch. I'm currently living in England trying to “adult” successfully :/. If you knew me at CTY it was probably as the short-haired British kid in the green jacket who ran everywhere. I also have the "claims to fame" of having been JHU's Empress in 22.1 and Jack Flash in 23.1. Although I've only done 4 years of CTY onsite, I've done CTY every year (except for '19) from '14-'23. Does that make me a fulfilment or a nightmare? Who knows, but what does it matter. CTY has been my life for ten incredible years and I really wouldn't be where I am without it.

That said, I know the CTY I used to know was so much more esoteric, dynamic and plain awesome than current CTY is. I know that current CTY is becoming more of a place where rich kids can earn extra credit than a place where smart kids go to find people "like them," who'll listen to their grand ideas and nerdy ramblings. And as much as I've met some of the nicest, most capable people at CTY, I've also met people who've done horrible things that mean I can no longer recommend getting involved with CTY tradition or falling in love with the CTY community- not without a thousand warning labels and haunting grievances attached. But hey… it was the person I became at CTY who moved on to one or two or maybe more places that are TRULY! Incredible with great people who will blow your mind and take care of you long into the future and pay to fly you out to cool places, AAAAANNNNNNNDDD! Remember kids, you're not alone. It's not that hard to find your kinds of spaces if you know where to look. My inbox open to any cool CTYers who have no-one to hear them out.

Sincerely yours and forevermore,
– Switch 16:33, 11 October 2024 (EDT)

P.S: As of nov.'23, I'm RealCTY admin! Whoo me! That said, please don't hesitate to talk to me about all your wiki-based needs.

Course list

Here is a list of courses I have done in previous years/are currently doing/am confirmed to do. If you are a classmate/site-mate feel free to contact me.
2014.6 (CTY Online) YRS Wild Things –––––––(Course started 2014, ended 2015)
2015.1 (CTY Online) Elementary Problem Solving 2
2015.3 (CTY Online) YRS Robot Encounter
2015.2 (ALEXANDRIA) Mathematical Problem Solving A (MPSE-A)
2015.3 (CTY Online) Honors Grade 5 Mathematics–––––––(Course started 2015, ended 2016)
2016.3 (CTY Online) YRS Magical Life Lessons
2016.5 (CTY Online) The Process of Writing
2017.2 (SANDY SPRINGS) Inductive and Deductive Reasoning (INDE)
2018.3 (CTY Online) Honors Algebra 2
2020.3 (CTY Online) Honors Pre-Calculus
2020.3 (CTY Online) AP Calculus BC –––––––(Course started 2020, ended 2021)
2022.1 (JHU) Investigations in Engineering B (IENG-B)
2023.1 (JHU) Topology (TOPO)

  • YRS=Young Reader's Series

On monarchy (and why you really can make this place your own)

This is adapted from my personal entry in the book of love and gives some details on monarchy and making your place in the CTY community…


“What can I say, this house is falling apart…” Hey, it’s Switch again.

My birth name is Sarah (S. J. B.) and I’m absolutely honored to serve as your Empress. If you knew me on campus it would probably be as the scrawny British kid with short, dark hair who ran everywhere and took steps two at a time (up AND down).

So, about being Empress… It’s no secret that I have a strong affinity for CTY. I wasn’t built for the world so I made one for myself among the people like me, although it took me a while to truly see all of this as something I was a part of. I've detailed the history of the book, but I'm yet to mention why I didn’t introduce myself as empress in my forward. This was because even after writing up the Book of Love, having been a CTYer for 7 years and being declared Empress by my (amazing!) predecessor, for some reason I just didn’t believe I had what it took to do the job justice and stand among the people I’d always looked up to. Out on this wiki and all kinds of cryer social platforms, we sure love talking about what cty did for us and why we love it, but I've found very few records of what it actually takes to be a monarch or even just a part of cty culture. Although I may be no expert, I'm by no means short of experience and I’m dedicating this part of my user page to tell you everything I’ve learned about being a position holder.

The No.1 rule of position holders is that we’re people, not paragons… and that’s the best part of us. We’re people with unique experiences & views who help tradition evolve & thrive. Although we may be figure-heads and act to set an example, we NEED our own flair & passion if we want to leave something behind in other people. And that passion is the ONLY thing we’re required to have. The “CTY spark” is so visceral & special because it cannot be taught, so what choice do we have but to use it! And don’t worry about being bad at being social (You can and WILL learn public-speaking on the job); if one has the passion and knowledge, communicative skills follow fast… so does being allergic to sleep, but no-one said this wouldn't take a LOT OF work. Finally, we must trust ourselves and voice our opinions. And on change, try not to fear it. New traditions form and spread and old traditions fall out of fashion when what they celebrate doesn't resonate with people anymore, but that's ok because it belongs to 'us' now… and in the wise words of Douglas Addams, "Don't Panic!" if things aren't perfect. I assure you that you will always have something worth remembering, so don't let the regret of what could been weigh that down. Not for you, not for anyone.

And my reign? I wish I’d learnt everything I said earlier and I still can’t understand how I got so much support from so many people… but that’s the magic of CTY. There is so much this community celebrates and if you put yourself out there, you really can be whoever you want. Even a Queen. I should have learnt to value myself sooner, but I don’t want to look back on my flaws. Not after the act of being Empress taught me so much. This place has truly rocked my world, blown my mind and broken my heart in a way that has really just taught me how to exist… and I can’t wait to go out into the world and be the wonderful person this place helped me grow into.

P.S: With all that said, if you ever need ANYTHING from me (CTY related or not) don't hesitate to hit me up. This camp is my life and whether you're reading this when I'm 17 or 70, so long as I'm kicking around I'll be glad to help out a fellow CTYer… especially if you're a position holder because it's no easy gig and you'll need all the free hugs you can get.

puff of logic

Contact

RealCTY: Comment on this page or use the "email user" function (it's in the "tools" section on the wiki side bar).
Email: 19102b@gmail.com
Instagram memory Archive:@switch_1166057

Comments? Lovetape? Other stuff?

You're JHU's best 2022 royalty! I mean I wasn't there but I'm so so impressed by what you did, so... here's a friendly comment :) - Anouk

remembered this website existed even though it's literally been like four and a half years since i went. wow time flies. anyways hi lol -alan :)

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