As above. A part of me hates to document these moments but they serve as constant reminders to myself that we must learn to laugh at ourselves. And that grace does not come with age. The running joke is that the K in my name stands for Klutz. Unfortunately, this seems to hold true since …
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my dad has taken to sending me a series of embarrassing photos of my childhood cunningly disguised under the title of ‘happy days’ or ‘happy time’. they feature me in various stages of my awkward childhood, replete with bowl hair cut and owl glasses and the crazed look of an eager beaver. those were not …
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When I visit she’s always scrutinizing the obituaries – in case my friends are there, she says. it’s so matter of fact, this outlook on life and its end. Maybe this is what old age is like, where you literally have to keep an eye out for your friends.
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“I make promises. Both serious and silly. I will get an A, run faster, hold my breath the length of the pool. Do Better. Be better . . . In all of this I am pushing against the promise of what is possible. From the outside it looks like excellence. Inside, I am racing against …
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loving is so short, forgetting is so long – pablo neruda all i can think about tonight is how to forget.
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all i want in life is a little bit of love to take the pain away
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I hate doing adult things – looking at visa requirements, planning for trips, wrapping my head about departures and arrivals. Seems to me that even going on holiday isn’t so relaxing anymore. And apparently my exchange doesn’t allow students to stay in uk for more than 6 months so it’s driving me nuts trying to …
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After Hours by David J Friedman
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i want to be in shanghai right now – no worries of internships or school to come or having to deal with problems that are out of my league.
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sometimes it amazes me how traditional i can be when it comes to relationships, even though i pride myself on an independent attitude in so many other ways. i believe that girls need to have backbone whether or not they are in a relationship. no noodly girls for me! you need to have the guts …
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