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Blog Name: There's Flowers in Antarctica

Username: @strawberry-pretzels

Aliases: Berry, Tmf-Confessions Blog

Type of Blog: Original Freakblr Seven

Date created: October/November, 2022

Reason Created: To interact with online fandom

Last Active: Present day

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@strawberry-pretzels is one of the Freakblr Original Seven, and arguably one of the more influential members of Freakblr as most of the Original Seven were. They are still active on Freakblr, despite the community fading.

As stated above, Berry originally created their blog in order to interact with online fandom spaces, "i made my blog cause it's a great place for fandoms!!" Through their blog, they managed to stumble across Freakblr as many of do: "i came across freakblr by stalking the music freaks tumblr tag nd prolly following anyone who even is alive on there lmaoo."

According to Berry, the early days of Freakblr were quaint but no less present than any other fandom space: "i think at first, the active freakblr community was so small. the early days of it for me, i think, was practically js me wanting to become mutuals with the other freakblr original members cause i thought they were all so cool and i wanted to be in their circle (and i'm glad i'm part of this now-community)." Similar sentiments have, and continue to be voiced by other Freakblr Original Users.

When compared to the Freakblr of today, Berry offered a fresh take on this Freakblr at the time of this interview: "personally the freakblr of today is neither better nor worse; just different. i do miss when it used to be the same 20 people or something, but even if freakblr/tmf tumblr has prolly grown in size, i still love it the same with all my heart." This contrasts with many Freakblr Original Users who have proclaimed their deep homesickness for the early, tight knit Freakblr community.

Berry not only earned their place on this blog as a Freakblr Original User, but also through their alias, @tmf-confessions. Many users have described their blog as "Freakblrs Meeting Place," a sort of cafeteria, where members of Freakblr would come together to discuss any and all topics within both the fandom and The Music Freaks media as a whole. This is one of their greatest contributions to Freakblr, outside of just being themself and interacting with the fandom. You can read more about @tmf-confessions here.

When asked about blogs of note Berry made this heart-felt comment: "literally anybody in freakblr. As in anyone in the community who has ever interacted with the gimmick blogs, or with other freakblr members. even the accounts that have been lost to deactivation or inactivity, etc. shoutout to you for real, for making freakblr so lovable and what it is !!" I think this sums up perfectly why Berry has earned their place on this blog, not only or being a Freakblr Original User, but for being a kind person who has helped foster an online environment with the same vibe. They also mentioned their mutuals later in the interview, "I'm close with most of my freakblr moots :3"

When broaching the topic of "enemies," Berry had no enemies to mention. "i don't think there are any blogs i'm enemies with, and i hope there won't be any at all 😭"

As apart of the interviews I asked each member of the Freakblr Original Seven to recall an event of note being apart of the Freakblr fandom. Like many Freakblr Original Users, Berry vividly recalled 'The Rat Eggs Incident,' which was also discussed on the @tmf-confessions post. They stated: "an event that def stands out for me is the rat eggs. i mean. i don't even know the fucking logic of things here anymore because of it like what do you mean it's cause the rats were being experimented on ts whole time- err anyways i chose it because it's definitely the thing that started It All and made everything go downhill (lovingly) on freakblr here,"

Anyone whose been on Freakblr for any amount of time is sure to recognize @strawberry-pretzels at the very least in name. They are—as I've said about many of the Freakblr Original Users—a pillar of the community. Their contributions to this space are felt deeply. They've impacted our fandom for years, and will continue to do so. Through both their alias, and their interactions with other Freakblr members, they've left their mark on our humble community and will be remembered fondly.

As a final quote, this is what Berry had to say when summing up Freakblr:

freakblr confession #014(? IS IT A CONFESSION?? if not lmk)

also freakblr relics I have

freakblr confession #0013