Written by Dear Pineapples,
This week in Brida, ordinary objects staged comebacks, naps made headlines, and our meetings went from skydiving to snake milking without missing a beat. Fruitloop shone bright, the Mayor stumbled but steadied, and the rest of us? We laughed our way into September. But laughter is only half the story. Behind the giggles, Brida is also a place where futures are being built.
🍮 Crème Brûlée: Careers Gone Wild
This week’s Crème Brûlée wasn’t just dessert — it was a buffet of bizarre jobs, served with equal parts curiosity and disbelief.
- The Mayor, clearly inspired by Nuggets, offered up the chicken sexer.
- Fruitloop, never one to play safe, dropped us into free fall with a skydiving instructor whose parachute refuses to open.
- The Mayor countered with the dreamy role of professional sleeper.
- Fruitloop raised the stakes with a snake milker, sending shivers down spines across the Café.
Then came the twist: poisonous vs. venomous. Fruitloop had the Mayor on the spot, fumbling with definitions until laughter echoed round the room.
Beneath the fun? A realisation: even the strangest, slightly terrifying jobs matter. Someone has to do them — and someone has to tell the story.
✨ Curious what strange career will appear next? Join the next Crème Brûlée.
🥗 Lunch with Janita & Frank
Four voices. Three time zones. One spicy question from Fruitloop: “If your creativity had a taste, what would it be?”
- 🌞 Rosii: family laughter, wood shavings, home cooking.
- 🎨 Lyudmyla: curiosity painted across colours and kitchens.
- 🌀 The Mayor: sleepless storms of ideas he half-curses, half-cherishes.
- 🌶 Fruitloop: creativity as chilli — sometimes mild, sometimes fire-alarm fierce.
The answers? Salads with surprises, molten chocolate cake, bottles of hot sauce. Then the cartoon guest list appeared: Bugs Bunny, SpongeBob, and Scooby Snacks at an imaginary picnic.
Fruitloop carried the sparkle, the Mayor steadied the rhythm — and everyone left with a story.
✨ Don’t just read the menu — pull up a chair. The next Lunch with Janita & Frank is waiting for your flavour
🌎 Atlantic Corridor: Letting Go to Grow
Mindset Month began not with a bang, but with a thoughtful pause.
Ismar in Brazil spoke openly about faith, doubt, corruption, and the ache of self-criticism. Does God steer life, or do we?
The Mayor listened more than he spoke, stepping in only when silence needed a handrail: “Maybe the answers don’t come from above, but from within.”
It wasn’t therapy. It wasn’t a sermon. It was two people daring to release old certainties.
✨ This was only the first spark. Don’t hear the next one second-hand. Be there.
🥔 The Potato List & Spud Meeting
The saga of the Potato List rolled on:
- The Mayor rebuilt it as a “steering tool.”
- Fruitloop called it “mashed potatoes with extra starch.”
- Plaza gremlins locked Residents out until the Mayor chased them off.
- A dusty Haiku book resurfaced.
- An Advent Calendar crept dangerously close to reality.
When Ismar admitted he sometimes gets lost in Brida, the Mayor’s face fell — not for optics, but because no Resident should feel left behind. Fruitloop, of course, already looked like she had a map tucked in her sleeve.
✨ Spud Meetings are where the mashed potatoes turn into plans. Miss one, and you’ll be catching up all month.
🚿 Fruitloop vs. The Hose
Six months of memes and mockery ended when the Mayor finally found his missing yellow hose.
- Fruitloop’s ammo ran out.
- The Mayor beamed like a child.
- His tomatoes? Still questionable.
He turned it into a parable: “Nothing is ever really lost. It waits to be found again.” Even hoses, even ideas, even the things we almost gave up on.
😴 The Mayor Sleeps on the Job
Yes, he nodded off before a VIP call. Yes, Fruitloop pounced. Yes, champagne in the bush made another cameo.
But when he woke, the meeting still happened, the Residents still felt heard, and Fruitloop had gossip for weeks. That’s Brida: even naps turn into fuel for the fire.
🐓 Brida Life & Gossip
- Plaza gremlins have been chased off (for now).
- Fruitloop’s office décor sparkled; the Mayor muttered, then admitted it worked.
- Chaos Tamer fixed the Tea House plumbing before the kettle exploded.
- Champagne & Sugar-Free Chocolates project still bubbling in the background.
- Fruitloop is planning a bush break; pure bliss waiting on the doorstep, 36 days to go – she says. The proof is in her freshly written Haikus.
💌 Dear Abby: Summer on a Plate
Not every Brida story is about lost hoses or sleepy Mayors. Sometimes it’s about something far closer to home — like dinner.
✨ This too is Brida. A place where you can admit you’re “Too Hot and Hungry,” and the community will turn it into a shared story of resilience, humour, and maybe even a new favourite dish. Got your own summer saviour recipe? Drop it in the Kitchen Co-op
🏢 Brida at Work: Where Futures Are Built
Step away from the gossip and you’ll hear another hum in Brida — quieter, but no less important.
- Levent’s Office: Yes, you can have your own office in Brida. His has been buzzing — mock interviews for a dream job, coaching sessions, research deep-dives.
✨ Don’t be the one preparing alone. Secure your Brida Office before someone else takes the spotlight. brida.eu - The VIP Guest: This week, Fruitloop and the Mayor leaned forward, listening as a grand plan unfolded. Then came the careful shaping: which words to use, who to approach, how to make the bold vision sing.
✨ In Brida, bold plans don’t just get heard — they get sharpened. If you weren’t in the room, you missed it. brida.eu - The Company Space: In another corner, employees gathered around their shared projects. Less gossip, more grit. Strategies tested, lessons carried back to daily work.
✨ Other teams are already inside Brida. If yours isn’t, you’re behind. brida.eu
This too is Brida. Serious. Constructive. But always human. Because growth isn’t separate from laughter — it runs right alongside it.
📌 Whispered Bulletin (Don’t Skim)
- 🥔 Spud Meetings = where the mashed potatoes become plans.
- 🗺 Maps are coming. Until then — breadcrumbs.
- 🎁 Mystery Boxes: Fruitloop holds the keys.
- 🥂 Champagne & Sugar-Free Chocolates: still in prep.
👉 In Brida, the detail you miss becomes the story everyone else is already telling. Don’t skim. Show up. Join in: brida.eu.
🔮 Coming Up in Brida
🌍 Atlantic Corridor – September 8, 3pm CEST
🧠 Confident, Not Closed
True confidence isn’t having all the answers — it’s showing up willing to learn. In this session we’ll explore how humility and strength work together.
✨ If you miss this one, you’ll only hear about the breakthroughs later.
👉 Join: Click Here
🍮 Crème Brûlée – September 10, 8pm CEST
✨ Confidence: Recognising Progress
The secret isn’t big wins — it’s the small steps. Learn how noticing your own growth builds lasting trust in yourself.
✨ Don’t let others get the boost while you’re stuck waiting.
👉 Save your spot: Click Here
🥗 Lunch with Janita & Frank – September 11, 11.30am CEST
✨ Confidence: Finding Trust in Yourself
At this table, we’ll unwrap how small shifts in mindset turn dreams into reachable goals.
✨ Your chair is waiting — will it be empty?
👉 Reserve here: Click Here
☕ Coffeehouse Chronicles – September 13 07.30am CEST
🔥 Forged in Failure
Failure strips away illusions and reveals what truly matters. Share the stumbles that shaped you — and hear wisdom you won’t find in success stories.
✨ Come for the honesty, stay for the wisdom. Leave with more grace for yourself and others.
👉 Step in: Click Here
Yours most deliciously,
The Brida Scribe
