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Cheerful Lies and Embracing Darkness
Every kid I’ve ever babysat draws pictures and, regardless of scene, puts a perfectly round sun with wavy rays in the corner. Ask him why, and he’ll tell you it’s there. Remind him he can’t really see it, doesn’t really … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, cheating, pseudoscience, quirk, religion, self
Tagged cheerfulness, cleaning, cosmos, happiness, joy, nature, purpose of life, religion, thoughts
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Missed Chances, Coming Back Around
I missed the eclipse a few nights ago because I was cleaning up a mess my dog made. It wasn’t a critical or toxic mess, just a toy ripped into such small pieces that the stuffing looked like molecules. I had been … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, cleaning, inspiration, people, personality, quirk, self
Tagged cleaning, domestic space, eclipse, home, life, living, missed opportunity
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Live Fast; Die Young; and Look Like a Zombie
Live fast; die young; and leave a beautiful corpse. I may not have said that before, but I’ve been living it. What a shameful thing, to destroy one’s body in pursuit of happiness. And here I was, watching the results of that … Continue reading
Superheroes, Hegemony, and Normal People
I am thoroughly convinced that our reactions to superheroes says all anyone needs to know about our personalities. Now, I’ll admit, I never really was one for comic books, but turn those books into cartoons or movies, and I am all over … Continue reading
Posted in Books, people, personality, politics, pseudoscience, religion, self, tv/movies, war
Tagged arts, Comics, entertainment, Gambit, Hegemony, hollywood, Marvel, Movies, politics, Symbolism, The Avengers, X-Men
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We Need to Talk
See this? Yeah, this, right here. This stuff needs to stop. Stop posting this stuff on Facebook, and Pinterest, and Blogs, and all those other places where nonsensical nonsense gather. This graphic is a lie. An appropriate example of a … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, people, personality, quirk, self
Tagged Captain America, dating, Relationships, society, Thor
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What’s a Princess Anyway?
When I was really little, I studied Disney cartoons with a fierce curiosity. Convinced that they contained within them the secret to becoming a princess, I watched them religiously. I determined that the only true qualification (besides being born into royalty … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, Books, family, history, inspiration, job hunting, love, people, personality, quirk, royalty, self, small town, space/place, writing
Tagged fairy tales, princess, stomach flu, stuck that way, witch
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Advice for Social Networking
This post is in honor of my brother who tells me that facebook is just a more socially acceptable method of writing on the bathroom wall. It has become apparent that, after close to a decade of Facebook, we need to … Continue reading
Posted in fail, grammar, lists, people, Pranks, self, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged Facebook
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Advice for the Socially Awkward, From the Socially Awkward
Flirting: The best way to flirt is to be so quiet that the object of your affection doesn’t realize you are there. While you are being quiet, think about how awesome your crush is so that your brain waves will … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, fail, family, howdy, lists, love, people, personality, quirk, self, Uncategorized
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