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Would you get off with “Karami”? (prose)
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I lived in the mountains 30 years ago. It was a fruitful period in my life. Every day, I went to the forest plantation, about 300 meters above sea level from where I lived at the time, to take care of the ``cedar child.'' Most of the cedars had already been planted, but some of the cedars were dying, and cutting down the weeds that grow in the summer was also an important role.
Then, when I came down from the mountain with an empty backpack or basket, I was asked by the people on the mountain, ``Are you going home with Karami (empty backpack)''? What this means is that, while it is natural to take fertilizer and cedar seeds with you into the mountains, you should also take something with you when you come down, such as harvested vegetables or firewood.
I see, I thought. You can do two jobs with just one effort. The more I became acquainted with life in the mountains, the more I felt ``I see.''
The way people in the mountains think about money is also interesting, and I worked as a civil engineering worker when a dam was being built to prevent the cliffs of private houses from collapsing. However, the housewife of this house, an old woman, also participated in the construction work and was paid a wage. No woman living in the city would do something like this.
The ``hot goat milk'' I received from an old woman during construction was delicious! And then, for some ridiculous reason, I climbed down the mountain. ...with "Karami". Afterward, when I visited the mountain again, I visited her house, and she said, ``Oh, Rei-chan!'' And welcomed me with the goat's milk.
Then, a few years ago, when I called my “girlfriend's house”, I was told that she had already passed away. This village has now surpassed the level of a ``marginal village'' and will probably no longer exist. But this place is burned into my heart.
「からみ」で降りるか？（散文詩）
私は２０年前に山暮らしをしていた。私の生涯のうちでは、実り多い一時期だった。
私は「杉の子」の世話をするために、当時の住居から標高差３００ｍくらい上の植林地に毎日向かった。すでに杉の植え付けは大体終わっていたが、枯れる杉の子もいたし、夏場に生える雑草の刈取りも重要な役割だった。
そして、山から背負子（しょいこ）だか背負い籠（しょいかご）を空っぽのまま降りてきた際、山の人に「「からみ」で帰るんかい？」と言われた。これはどういう意味かというと、山に肥料とか杉の子を持っていくのは当たり前であるが、降りるときにもなにか・・・収穫した野菜とか薪とかも持ってかえるべし、という教えなのだった。
なるほど、と私は思った。一度の手間で、２つの仕事ができるのである。山の生活に密着すればするほど「なるほどなあ」という感慨が湧いたものだ。
山の人の金銭感覚も面白く、崖ぞいの民家の崖が崩れぬように「堰堤（えんてい）」という施設を作っていた際、私は土方（どかた：土木作業員）として働いていたのだが、この家の主婦のオバサンも工事に参加し、賃金をもらっていた。都市の取り澄ました女性にはこういったことをする人はいないであろう。工事の合間にオバサンからもらった「ヤギのホットミルク」の美味しかったこと！！そして、やんごとない理由で、私は山を降りた。・・・「からみ」で。
その後、再び山を訪れた際、オバサン宅に御邪魔したら、「森ちゃんじゃないか！！」と言って歓迎してくれた。例のヤギのミルクで。
そして数年前、オバサンの家に電話したら、彼女は鬼籍に入ったと聞かされた。この集落も、今や「限界集落」のレベルを超え、もはや存在しないであろう。でも、私の中にこの部落のことは熱く焼き付いている。
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they're listening to Safe and Sound by Capital Cities on repeat :3c
#lawlu#one piece#monkey d. luffy#trafalgar law#trafalgar d. water law#opfanart#law x luffy#opla#luffy x law#lulaw#my art#artists on tumblr#fanart#tattooed chest#yes hello mr traffy im here to touch up your tats yes thamks#also dont mind me attributing all the trans/ace/gay pins on luffys backpack he told me if i didnt he'd empty my pantry
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7x12 | Say Yes
#me as the backpack#Rick Grimes#*#rg#S7#excuse me sir please put your forearms away#or me as the empty casing im not sure#v e i n s#excuse me but The Nose™#put that man on a postage stamp#his n e c k#*bram stoker writing furiously about me*#why do rolled up sleeves have so much power#we just don't know
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absolutely insane to think that I used to be on the pill in the past, and for so many years. looking back at that time - just thinking about it, remembering, or going through what little bits of journaling I did, or even stories I wrote and photos (!) I took - is nearly upsetting. the shift was enormous. I was, genuinely, half myself.
going off it was one of the best decisions I've ever made for myself, body and mind. might seem like a hyperbole - it's not.
I honestly think part of the reason why for the past two years I've been feeling like I'm 18 again is because my early twenties were wiped out to be just a stagnant shadow of myself, and now that I'm fully free from that I'm just simply. back to being myself.
#żmija gada#I found an old empty pill package while cleaning out an old backpack. and good gods. the misery of that time!!
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public transport would be so good if it weren't for the parts of the public unable to behave considerately on public transport
#and by that i mean people drinking on public transport people eating literally any food that smells of food on public transport#people vaping on public transport people playing music on public transport people watching tiktoks on public transport#people harrassing people on public transport#bachelors and bachelorettes parties on public transport#people putting their backpack on the last empty seat on public transport#also ticket controllers fuck them public transport should be free
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i don’t even want kids but seeing vids of little kids on their way to school with their giant empty backpacks that r like half their size make me so emosh like thats so CUTE
#anyone see that vid of the kid taking the bus for the first time and like 5 other kids say they will look out for him 😭#his mario backpack is like 3/4 of his size 😭😭 and u know its empty im cryyyinh 😭😭😭
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this nephew reveal…
#girl who is going to be okay.jpg#the empty camp necklace the rip in his sleeve the campers in the background ouuuuu#I don’t remember if they gave him a new backpack after that torrential storm but if not….that looks tew new#gonna try to reserve my judgements like im really trying#so excited about camp!!!!!!#pjotv
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That post makes me want harley meeting renfield and them venting about their shitty ex/boss together
I'm not in a state to write right now but yes. A million times yes. I mean just yesterday I wrote a fic where Draculaura from Monster High visited Renfield so why not Harley meeting him too. Maybe she's browsing a thrift store in New Orleans and she and he reach for the same, I dunno, pastel camo-pattern bomber jacket with a neon green embroidered smiley face on the chest or some shit and they compliment each other's impeccable fashion sense and strike up a friendship, then get smoothies together and learn more about each other and that leads to "ugh this guy I was dating was also kinda my boss" and they relate to one another very much.
#renfield#Harley got the jacket but she didn't want Robert to leave empty handed so she gave him the sequined flower-shaped backpack she found
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#have all this cat stuff i no longer need :')#dont know what to do with it :')#unused cat food and a scratch board and a carrier backpack and a feliway plugin and now a new box of his medicine#that i ordered bc i was expecting he had at least a few months left :')#his little blanket is still in its place next to my pillow where he always slept :')#my room feels so empty wothput him going brrp everytime i come in :')#i even miss giving him his medicine :')#it was part of my routine :')#aaaaa
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"I support the gradual replacement of plastic grocery bags with paper" and "how do I line the bathroom trashcan" are statements that can coexist AND BEFORE U COME AT ME I HAVE A SUSTAINABILITY DEGREE
#am i supposed to buy small trashbags now#or should i empty it into a paper bag??? my roomie is too gross for me to resort to that#delete later#rip to those of us who diligently repurposed grocery bags instead of throwing them away#sometimes I'd just stuff one in my backpack in case I needed to pick up staples#bc they're so easy to store compactly#reduce is the first R so dont mistake this as pro plastic pls#but reuse is the second R and I'm not abt to buy small plastic trashbags for our disgusting bathroom bin#im the only one who takes out the trash too so this is a big problem for liz LOL
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Hello everynyan! How are you? Fine, thank you. Ah, I wish I were a bird...
Ok anyways I'm going to Oklahoma and it's tradition(self imposed by myself on myself) to bring a pokemon themed thing, first it was plushies, then the hat, and now...
I AM EMMET!!!!
#pokemon#submas#My mom came in my room and looked at the empty backpack beside me and then back at me and I don't know if she was disappointed or not I#could not tell#subway boss emmet
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once again ordered stuff for embroidering
#i was supposed to be saving up money for my finland trip which is literally in one month#in 31 days i will be there which is crazy#and it is an expensive country and i have a list of things i want to buy#i think i will literally take bubble wrap with me and a half empty backpack
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all of the dark academia girlies are lying to you. this shit sucks.
#i am so wet#also my backpack (which i dislike on a normal day) is not meant for water#on the bright side i bought soup at the student union and will now hide in an empty classroom for 5 hours until lab#get to watch my zoom lecture while eating soup
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have a trip planned for this summer and I'm so so excited and I'm anxious too about everything but wow I've been living for so long just going through the motions that days seemed to pass through me until they'd trickled down to weeks and then months since I got too sick to live on my own and now it feels like the wait is so long I really was meant to travel I wish I had the money to do it more
#personal#i can't become one of those ppl who just backpack and stay in hostels unfortunately#my chronic illness means i need. very extended breaks and comfort. so its hard to travel without emptying out my acct every time#but wow its so nice to plan a trip its so nice to do something
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WIP remake of my ideal guy who is basically a sona lol (cries because no cross core)
#he is being rakshasad. get squishy idiot.#i do wish that core had a backplate or backpack. its so empty#it is very difficult to get the scarf to work with this core#maybe ill just have 2 appearances for him#the squish and the not squish#i dont have the orignal file for the one on the right anymore so the colors arent 100% the same#i might add more camo idk#im going to sleep now#not taggin this cause its just a wip
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did liam need to use a backpack in school
#or did he just carry everything inside him#was his kindergarten cubby perpetually empty#if he had a separate backpack. did he ever carry THAT inside him#did he feel weird in school watching everyone carry these small versions of him around#i need to know#hfjone
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