R.F. Gammon Author: November 2020

EPIC BESTIE COLLAB WITH BROOKE @ WORDS IN HER SOUL

by R.F. Gammon - November 09, 2020

Hello friends! Look at MEEEEE posting again mwahaha. College is starting to grind to a halt, but first it’ll probably run me over like a steam engine, so this maaaaay be the last post y’all see from me for a couple of weeks. We shall see. I’ll definitely have one every week over Christmas break ;) (which starts at Thanksgiving…)

Or will she >:)

But for now… today I decided to do a random collab with my bestie Brooke who is remarkably accommodating xD

Muhahahahha hello >:)

She also has exactly one emoji.

I only have one USEFUL emoji, to be exact. >:)

*insert eye roll* anyway… we’re just going to ramble today! I would pretend to be professional but we all know that would be a lie and I’m just not that kind of person. So today LET’S GO CRAZY and also see how many parentheses I can use in one post (it will be many (more than usual (which is terrifying)))

Oh dear lord. xD She does use a very terrifying amount of parentheses lately. Also neither of us are professional soooooo

Lately? This is always (March 2017 readers where you at???)

Dude yes, I know that’s how you blog XD ←— *has more than one emoji* SO TODAY we thought it would be smart to have us ramble, and idk what will be revealed today. But it will be entertaining to say the least.

Well, let’s start with this! I’m starting to break out the Christmas music. (Call me a heathen, but this is 2020, so it’s fine this time. I wouldn’t normally do it.) Thoughts???

*Heathens by TOP plays* honestly I was the queen of no Christmas music before Thanksgiving, but I am currently also listening to Trans Siberian Orchestra sooooo it’s 2020 and we can do whatever we want.

2020 is just… a time tbh. xD (and that’s all I’ll say about that). I’ve been listening to my Christmas playlist on spotify, and currently drinking my tea in my dorm with just Christmas lights on and some lamps. It’s amazing. The aesthetic is just...brilliant.

I want that aesthetic ngl. Seriously, you are the most aesthetic person I’ve met. Wow. Just you do you boo and you do it well ;)

I am NOOOTTTTTT *sobs*

Yes you is. <3

Oh my woooord *sobs harder* anyway, I thought it might be fun to think about some GOOD things that have come out of 2020. LIIIIIKE MY NEW FAVORITE BOOK SERIES, SHADOW AND BONE! (She’s groaning, she KNEW I was going to come back to this…)

I’m your best friend, of course I did xD but guysss, we did a buddy read for all of Shadow and Bone and someone, not gonna name names or anything *cough* Faith *cough* beat me to reading all three?? She’s super fast, y’all. I don’t know how she does it. (She be a QUEEEEN) but that series is amazing. Faith is marrying Nikolai. We had to decide who got him, BUT then I discovered The Raven Cycle and decided to marry Gansey. I WANTED Ronan Lynch but SOME OF YOU will know why that can’t happen. *sobs*

You and Gansey would do better together though! You’re the compatible ones, you and Ronan are similar and you would fight.

That’s true. I am just gonna say it here and now, I pegged Gansey as an INFJ and I did an internet search. Turns out I was right. Proudest accomplishment ever. But GUYYSS GANSEY IS JUST ACCCKKK *heart eyes* *swoons* Ronan is a bit too much like me, except I don’t cuss like he does. That and one other reason. *httyd2 reference*

*we proceeded to have a private chat, really good, we were both wheezing, too bad y’all missed it. Maybe next time ;)*

Yes that was actually hilarious oh my word xD But going back to S&B because I have to...read it. Read it, please. I will probably do a solo post on it sometime. Thoughts?

*chants* do it. Do it. Do it.

>:)

Ohhhhh look who’s using the emoji now -_-

ANYWHOOO, since we’re rambling and winging it, let’s see if I can read your mind >:) ask me questions about Shadow and Bone, concerning your opinions, and I’ll see if I can answer them muahahaha

Oh gosh… This could be fun.

Who are my favorite ship(s)? (There are 2 ;))

SHE SHIPS DARKLING AND ALINA GUYSSS

Jkjk she would never.

She might kill me for that. Rip words in her soul. Muhahha. Okay seriously though, you ship Mal and Alina, then Genya and David. EASY.

Do not EVER insinuate such a thing again >:(

Kidding, kidding. (she’s not kidding)

That is correct xD

Muhahahah I know >:) NEXT QUESTION, MATE!

Which book of the three is my favorite? >:)

I would say book three, Ruin and Rising, because the ships are soaring.

And you would again be correct! Next...hmmm… which of the Iconic Moments is my favorite?

OOh there are so many that you love so dearly. But… if I had to pick just one… it would be when Alina [spoilers]

Yes that is correct xD For those of you who can’t see that… if you’ve read it, it’s the climax of book 3. But Alina and Mal’s first kiss will forever be one of my favorite moments in book history.

Yesssss. Can we just talk about how I could STILL ship Nikolai and Alina. That is… if I didn’t ship him with you of course.

He is MINE thank you xD I don’t need a real man when Nikolai exists.

Accurate. xD All right nowwww I’m going to ask YOU three questions about my preferences in The Raven Cycle. Muahaha. And you have to see how well you know me. >:)

Who is my top ship in the series?

Gansey and Blue *NODNOD*

Yessssssss my children!!! I love them. What Iconic moment (so far) is my favorite. (I’m only in book two guys.)

Hmmmm… we shall go with the glitter scene with throwing people out of windows ;)

YES. Oh my word. Noah and Ronan are my boissss. Yes. And FINALLY… What is my favorite friendship/sentimental moment from the book? >:)

BLUE AND NOAH’S KISS

Um...no. try again. xD

Uhhhhh…. Well. That. That is a good question. The… uh.

I’m stuck you got me

WAIT

“DREAM ME THE WORLD”

*sobs* Yes. The you and me scene of the book. *sobs harder* Yes. That’s my favorite scene ever.

We’re going to call that the end of this collab for now, but we will be back sometime soon with another of these! I hope you have as much fun reading this as we did writing it! Leave us some comments below so we can see them >:) and we will BOTH respond.

I will respond faster than she does >:) because I’m faster at that muhahahaha

-_- that’s all folks!

Stay amazing!

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Let's Get Real About Fall 2020

by R.F. Gammon - November 02, 2020

I am tired.

My body is run-down with exhaustion and no matter how much I sleep it's not enough. The deadlines come fast and furious, and college is a sea of masks and papers and exhaustion.

What is the point, I wonder.

This last week, I'll be honest: I sat down and cried over the US election. I strongly dislike both parties and I hate everything about what this election is doing to our country. I very much and very firmly believe that Jesus is on the throne. I believe that he can do ANYTHING he wants out of this.

But oh, that doesn't mean I have to be excited about the prospect of what's quite possibly coming.

There is so much pain and brutality among our land right now. We're so divided. Sometimes I wonder how long it really will be until the second Civil War. I'm tired. I'm tired.

Saturday night I went to a Halloween party, and it seemed like every time we lost sight of the fact that this wasn't normal, someone started screaming for everyone to social distance. And the moment was broken. And the new normal flooded back in, and the pain was very much there again.

I wear the mask when I can, but the asthma has been getting worse and worse lately as seasonal allergies fluctuate and I've had a couple of minor colds. There are so many people looking to inform me that I must wear a mask, that Covid will hurt me if I get it, that I'm one of the high-risk people. I struggle with that daily--I know the averse effects of my health if I get Covid, but if I wear the mask, the asthma will make daily life a struggle.

My heart hurts.

And I want to know where I'm going. What my future looks like. They always told me college was a time of transition, but trying to imagine the transition out of here and into the Real World, a world changing and falling apart.

I'm not sharing this looking for pity.

I share this to say: You are not alone. If you have a strange sense of both security in the Father and a constant halo of question marks swirling about your brain, you aren't alone. God's got it under control. Of COURSE he does. That is a fact.

But the fact doesn't just...get rid of all emotions.

And it's okay to be tired. It's okay to be scared.

We don't know what this world will look like at the end of this week. But humanity continues, and God is still on his throne. There is GOOD in the world still. Maybe we have to look a little harder to find it. But it's there.

So let's all take a breath and give ourselves permission to be tired and to sleep and to take some time off. It's okay if you can't do it all.

You're still enough.

It's hard. It's HARD. Don't forget that it's okay for it to be hard.

And remember: It is enough that Jesus is on the throne.

Maybe it doesn't feel like it yet. But it is.

He is still God. He is still good.

How are you doing? <3 If you're doing NaNo, how have the first couple days been? Chat with me and tell me how YOU are doing. I want to hear from you.

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