happy birthday Thundy!!

hi hello friend! happy birthday—I hope the rest of your day has been as lovely as that dinner sounded. welcome to a new year, and all the best wishes for you as you tackle it! <3



traditional opening gif!

-zoë


-Payton!


-Geebs


-Kay


-zori

(I can't figure out how to embed this one so here's a link asklsfjd)
-Lyndis

let's get a song rec! (good road trip songs doubly welcome)

daze inn by carlie hanson!
-zoë

Confident - Carlos Vara
-Payton!

I like anything by Megan Lenius!
-Geebs

"Slide Away" by Miley Cyrus idk I haven't listened to new music in ages??
-Kay

Diane by Cam
-zori

Sticky Leaves by Linying! and I'm indecisive so also her song All Of Our Friends Know
-WT

wild montana skies (john denver) is a fun one to belt in the car
-Lyndis

what's a nice memory with Thundy?

all the chats in all the slacks, always, but also having ben and syd in my games was such a pleasure!
-zoë

God, writing with him in the 87th was incredible! Thunder was in my first ever alliance and offered constant support of me through my dumb questions! Loved Syd so much. Also the constant support Thunder shows anyone in #Adulting is just amazing!
-Payton!

Russian House 💕 I can’t wait to go back to Austin and see you again!
-Geebs

Bonding over various TV shows/movies! It's really nice to be able to dish about the latest and greatest on Netflix!!
-Kay

Okay there were numerous TCs with Thundy that were hilarious so I'm not sure if I can pick just one, I miss those!!!
-zori

that last get-together in March 2020, when we made pasta from scratch and struggled with the new gravity in the second part of that Mario game and laughed a lot. also that time we found two (2) acorns and got confused about the identity of a plant only to walk like four more feet and realize that it was just an adolescent cedar afklhsdf
-WT

aaaaaaaa I love. that you get SO EXCITED about food. every time I see you posting in #eeeeeats or emoji-reacting to one of my posts makes me :cuddly: because food is delicious and we can all share recs and recipes and get excited about food together (love is stored in a kitchen spice rack and can someone pls invent a way to teleport homebaked goods over Slack already.)
-Lyndis

share a quote from Thundy that you enjoy! (or one that punched you in the heart. or one where both of those are true! follow ur heart)

“ Ha ha ha ha!

In one quick motion, a smirk still painted onto my lips, I twist the Picket Fence around and stab myself through the heart.

The beating, the music, the dancing, the laughter – everything stops.” - Reyes Moreno in the 60th games finale
-Geebs

Syd's in some deep shit.

Of all the days to tell his parents he's not a girl, he had to pick the one where they're the most stressed out. The crux of the situation is this: they love him enough to care about his life and his well-being, but maybe not enough to take him seriously when he says, "Oh, by the way, I'm not a girl."
-Kay

So every morning Syd wakes up, binds his chest enough so he can still breathe okay, puts on plain clothes for work, and sets out for the drudgery. Some of the men in the mines give him shit because they think he’s a girl, and he’s not about to go out correcting someone and getting into a fight. But he’s tall and quick and smart enough to get the job done, so at least he’s got that. He’s not exactly strong, still gaining muscle, but he tries. Sometimes his mom sneaks extra portions of food on his plate when they have it.

He loves her for it.
-zori

I don’t know these kids, but they know me. Everyone knows me but me. [Eon - Valor pt. 2]
-WT

every Eon post has my heart but also obligatory: "new mechanics means new loopholes to exploit!!!"
-Lyndis

drop a cooking suggestion!

spring rolls! great for summer ☀️
-zoë

I saw a picture of Mulberry pie recently that someone on fb made. I’ve never had Mulberry but it looked god damn delicious
-Payton!

A touch of honey in anything is :chef’skiss:
-Geebs

To die for: www.mommysfabulousfinds.com/crockpot-chicken-burritos/
-Kay

somewhere in that big vegetable cookbook is a recipe for making gnocchi from scratch that looks real snazzy
-WT

today I made blackberry cabernet syrup by blending some berries w half a bottle of wine and am now drizzling it over everything so. that.
-Lyndis

birthday wishes/messages/so forth <3

happy happy birthday ben! ty for being such an easy-going, warm and supportive presence in my life. i appreciate u sm! hope you have a restful day filled with good things. much love! ❤️
-zoë

Happy friggin birthday!!! Congrats on the recent official name change!!! Hope this is a great year!
-Payton!

Happy birthday thundy!! You’re wonderful and kind and deserve everything ❤️❤️
-Geebs

Happyyyyyyy birthday, Ben!! I hope today is not too hot and filled with good things for you. I also hope the universe throws you a metaphorical bone so that you and Egg can begin your big move! Enjoy your day!
-Kay

HAPPY BIRTHDAY THUNDY!!!! <333 Wishing you all the love, light, and fun for the your best of days. Happy Birthdayyy!!!
-zori

happy birthday Ben <3 I'm going to horribly miss being able to drive down to play a game or go hiking or cheerfully make fun of something on tv or just sit with a coffee and ramble about whatever happens to cross our minds (and happily give in to Egg asking for belly rubs 29384 times)--thanks for all the good times, and here's to more in the future--but I'm also thrilled for you to get to move and step into another stage of life. you're going to thrive! I hope this upcoming year is the best sort of adventure.
-WT

Thundy, thank you for being so supportive, and so thoughtful, and so much fun. Interacting with you on Slack, whether it's thoughtful discussion or recipes and cute Egg pics, never fails to add flavor to my day. I'm glad you exist :cuddly:, and wish you all of the garlic and olive oil in your future <3 [hyperlink:

-Lyndis

Sunrise Rainier D2 // [Thundy]