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Month: December 2024

  • john wick 3

    Keanu Reeves.  Honestly, he ought to be cloned.  He is by far one of the most handsome assassins aside from Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man. Okay, anyway back to the third chapter (I’ll try not to spoil the movie, but I can’t promise).  I spent most of my time enjoying the different scenery from…

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  • parental unit

    Currently listening to: 21 guns – Green Day Do you know what’s worth fighting for When it’s not worth dying for? Does it take your breath away And you feel yourself suffocating? Does the pain weigh out the pride? And you look for a place to hide? Did someone break your heart inside? You’re in…

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  • judge, jury, executioner

    Are you a good judge of character? Overall, I think that I am but every once in a while, I do second guess myself when it comes to my personal relationships however.  Within five minutes into a date, I usually know if it’s going to be a good time or a train wreck.  With Asian…

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  • sunday vibes

    Currently watching the rest of: John Wick: chapter 4 I haven’t done anything this weekend aside from sleeping (last night, slept 13 hours), working out, eating, and cleaning.  It’s been relaxing yet unproductive. Hope y’all had a great weekend thus far.

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  • gambit

    Even though it came out in 2020, it still was probably one of the best mini series from Netflix that I’ve seen. I don’t know how to play chess but it did pique my interest about the game.  My cousin used to teach children how to play the game.  She wasn’t a grandmaster but she…

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  • felicity

    Currently watching: John Wick 4 When are you most happy? So many things make me happy: my patients going into remission when good things happen to my friends or fam texts or e-mails from my previous managers/directors, keeping in touch sleeping, sprawled out and taking up the whole bed walking and enjoying the view not…

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  • gatekeep

    Currently listening to: Gimme More – Britney Spears Every time they turn the lights down Just wanna go that extra mile for you (you) Public display of affection (ah-ah-ah) Feels like no one else in the room (but you) I used to share a lot more about the things that I’m doing or what I…

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  • fun times

    Currently listening to: Pistol – Cigarettes After Sex Beautiful pictures that you took of usUsed to hang up there on your bedroom wallsBut you took ’em all down nowAnd you put ’em into a drawer What was the last thing you did for play or fun? I’ve been having lots of fun and doing too…

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  • toxic till the end

    Currently listening to: toxic till the end – ROSÉ I’ll never forgive you for one thing my dear You wasted my prettiest years Back then When I was running out of your place I said I never wanna see your face I meant I couldn’t wait to see it again We were toxic If our…

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  • girl lunch/dinner

    Currently listening to: Hymn For The Weekend – Coldplay Life is a drink and love’s a drugOh, now I think I must be miles upWhen I was a river, dried upYou came to rain a flood If I’m just by myself, I’ll have an adult version of Lunchables.  I hate cooking if it’s for myself,…

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  • budget

    Currently listening to: Casual – Chappell Roan I know baby no attachment But we’re Knee deep in the passenger seat And you’re eating me out Is it casual now? I think high schools should teach students how to budget…but they don’t.  My dad taught me about the importance of money at an early age.  At…

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  • sudden impact

    Currently listening to: When I Come Around – Green Day So go do what you like Make sure you do it wise You may find out that your self-doubt means nothing was ever there You can’t go forcing something if it’s just not right Describe a man who has positively impacted your life. I already…

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  • migraines

    Currently listening to: Numb – Linkin Park Can’t you see that you’re smothering me?Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control‘Cause everything that you thought I would beHas fallen apart right in front of you Every step that I take is another mistake to you(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)And every second I…

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  • picture perfect

    Currently listening to: Photograph – Nickelback Every memory of looking out the back doorI had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floorIt’s hard to say it, time to say itGoodbye, goodbye Is your life today what you pictured a year ago? It wasn’t what I imagined.  I’ve had a lot of ups and…

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  • archived guest post #6

    Final installment of The Pastor Chronicles.  I’d love your thoughts on the situationships that happened in the chapters. Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Later that day, I stopped by the chat room to talk to Ana. She completely ignored me the whole time. Frustrated, I kept on talking…

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  • skillset

    Currently listening to: Viva La Vida – Coldplay I used to rule the worldSeas would rise when I gave the wordNow in the morning, I sleep aloneSweep the streets I used to own I learned that work-life balance is a myth.  It’s as real as a 도깨비 (goblin), because eventually, something will give.  This is…

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  • archived guest post #5

    Continuation of The Pastor Chronicles.  There are six chapters to this series. Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Feeling terrible about the way that I had the night earlier, I decided to visit the chat room, once again. I had never been one for talking behind someone’s back. If I didn’t…

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  • across the board

    Currently listening to: My Kink is Karma – Chappel Roan It’s hot when you have a meltdownIn the front of your house and you’re getting kicked outIt’s hot when you’re drinking downtownAnd you’re getting called out ’cause you’re running your mouth What cities do you want to visit? Hmm, we already did the countries we…

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  • slouch

    Currently listening to: Anti-Hero – Taylor Swift Sometimes I feel like everybody is a sexy babyAnd I’m a monster on the hillToo big to hang out, slowly lurching toward your favorite cityPierced through the heart, but never killed I have terrible posture.  I am 5’6″. I slouch because I feel like Godzilla next to my…

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  • archived guest post #4

    Continuation of The Pastor Chronicles: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 But it wasn’t all cloudless skies and birds chirping. When it was good, it was so good. However it was rocky just as often. Every single mistake was magnified. When we first started talking, I asked her about her weakness. She said,…

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  • she knew her shit

    Currently listening to: Good Old Days – Macklemore feat. Kesha I wish somebody would have told me babeThat some day, these will be the good old daysAll the love you won’t forgetAnd all these reckless nights you won’t regret‘Cause someday soon, your whole life’s gonna changeYou’ll miss the magic of the good old days Tell…

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  • under the weather

    Currently listening to: Work – Rihanna feat. Drake So me put in work, work, work, work, work, work When you ah gon’ learn, learn, learn, learn, learn I picked this song because the lyrics are basically gibberish and that’s what’s coming out of my mouth these days. I’m feeling a bit under the weather right…

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  • revelry

    Currently listening to: Twenty One – Cranberries I don’t think it’s going to happen anymoreYou took my thoughts from me, now I want nothing moreAnd did you think you could just take it all awayI don’t think it’s happening, this is what I say Tell us about your first day at something – school, work,…

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  • wicked

    Currently listening to: Popular – Ariana Grande from Wicked The Soundtrack Popular! You’re gonna be popular! I’ll teach you the proper ploys When you talk to boys Little ways to flirt and flounce Ooh! I’ll show you what shoes to wear! How to fix your hair! Everything that really counts to be I never read…

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  • archived guest post #3

    Currently listening to: everything i wanted – Billie Eilish And you say, “As long as I’m here No one can hurt you Don’t wanna lie here But you can learn to If I could change The way that you see yourself You wouldn’t wonder why you hear They don’t deserve you” The Pastor Chronicles continues:…

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  • thespian

    Currently listening to: Take a Bow – Madonna Make them laugh, it comes so easyWhen you get to the partWhere you’re breaking my heart (Breaking my heart)Hide behind your smile,All the world loves a clown (Just make ’em smile the whole world loves a clown)Wish you well, I cannot stayYou deserve an award for the…

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  • sushi monster 6.0

    I’m back at Kuramoto for lunch.  This time with my mom.  She’s always wondering where I’m going and what I’m eating.  I thought I would take her out to a nice meal.  She’s very artsy fartsy…she’s all about being fancy and presentation so I figured that this omakase would be right up her alley. Sashimi…

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  • archived guest post #2

    Prequel: archived guest post #1 The Pastor Chronicles continues…don’t worry, I’ll write my two cents after I’ve posted all the chapters.  Because like he wrote…he’s far from harmless. Chapter 2 How do you deal with something like that? It wasn’t just that she rejected me, but I had pictured my entire future with her. Now…

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  • titillating pursuit

    Currently listening to: Red Light Special – TLC I know that you want me, I can see it in your eyesYou might as well be honest, ’cause the body never liesTell me your secrets and I’ll, I’ll tell you mine What are your favorite physical activities or exercises? sex…ercise. A lot of it.  IYKYK. volleyball,…

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  • archived guest post #1

    Currently listening to: abcdefu – GAYLE You said you just needed space and so I gave it When I had nothin’ to say you couldn’t take it Told everyone I’m a bitch, so I became it Always had to put yourself above me I was into you, but I’m over it now And I was…

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  • spirited away

    Currently listening to: Unstoppable – Sia I’m unstoppableI’m a Porsche with no brakesI’m invincibleYeah, I win every single gameI’m so powerfulI don’t need batteries to playI’m so confidentYeah, I’m unstoppable today What is something others do that sparks your admiration? I guess like anything else, I have a list: authenticity.  For me, it’s what you…

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  • jung kook day II

    My friends truly spoil me.  They got me tickets to join them to the Jungkook Exhibition.  He’s my bias if you didn’t know.  Le sigh. Seeing this sign literally made me so excited. Where do I get a humongous poster of this man? Just a few of his accolades.  If you’ve seen “I Am Still”,…

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  • mindset

    Currently listening to: I Ain’t Mad At Cha – 2Pac feat. Danny Boy Steward Used to catch us on the roof or behind the stairs I’m gettin’ blitzed and I reminisce on all the times we shared Besides, bumpin’ ‘n grindin’ wasn’t nothin’ on our mind “Just because you lost me as a friend, doesn’t…

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  • studio ghibli

    What’s your favorite cartoon? My favorite animator is Hayao Miyazaki.  Me and my nerdy friends were into anime and watched as many of his films as possible.   His catalogue is impressive and I loved his older films the most: Princess Mononoke Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Porco Rosso Spirited Away Howl’s Moving Castle…

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  • woman disease

    It’s day two of the monthly woman disease and it is truly kicking my ass.  I’ve been taking Ibuprofen + Acetaminophen around the clock. I’m not sure why today is more difficult than any other month.  It’s as if a baby wolverine is clawing away at my uterus.  I hate my prostaglandins for making the…

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  • say less

    Currently listening to: Lonely No More – Rob Thomas What if I was good to youWhat if you were good to meWhat if I could hold you ’til I feel you move inside meAnd what if it was paradiseAnd what if we were symphoniesWhat if I gave my all my life to find some way…

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  • hey jealousy

    Currently listening to: Obsessed  – Olivia Rodrigo And I know you love me, and I know it’s crazyBut every time you call my name, I think you mistake me for herYou both have moved on, you don’t even talkBut I can’t help it, I got issues, I can’t help it, baby I used to get…

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  • it’s a vibe

    What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year? Plenty of good things have happened in 2024.  A year in review: bonded with many of my friends.  It was a year to connect with others. started this blog and befriended other bloggers blocked people on my socials for a myriad of…

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  • wildest dreams

    Currently listening to: Wildest Dreams – Taylor Swift He’s so tall and handsome as hellHe’s so bad, but he does it so wellAnd when we’ve had our very last kissMy last request is Say you’ll remember meStanding in a nice dressStaring at the sunset, babeRed lips and rosy cheeksSay you’ll see me againEven if it’s…

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  • ultimate catfish

    Currently listening to: Smooth – Santana feat. Rob Thomas And if you said this life ain’t good enoughI would give my world to lift you upI could change my life to better suit your moodBecause you’re so smooth I watched this true crime documentary on Netflix awhile back but didn’t get around to writing about…

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  • kids say the darndest things

    Currently listening to: Smells Like Teen Spirit – Malia J I first heard this version of this song whilst watching Black Widow and fell in love with it. With the lights out, it’s less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now, entertain us When I was…

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  • abroad

    Currently listening to: LOVE – Gianluca Vacchi, Sebastián Yatra Everybody needs a little bit of lovin’, yeahEverybody needs a little bit of pain, hmmEverybody needs a little bit of somethin’We all feel the rain‘Cause we’re all the same Do you have a favorite place you have visited? Where is it? Dear Amicos: I had such…

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  • gather around

    Currently listening to:  Someday We’ll Know– New Radicals Someday we’ll know Why Sampson loved Delilah One day I’ll go Dancing on the moon Someday you’ll know That I was the one for you   Over Thanksgiving, we (my brother, cousins, and I) were laughing about a saying when we were younger. Grades: A is for…

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  • all-inclusive

    Currently listening to: Don’t Dream It’s Over – Sixpence None the Richer Hey now, hey nowDon’t dream it’s overHey now, hey nowWhen the world comes inThey come, they comeTo build a wall between usWe know they won’t win Don’t hate me but I prefer this version over Crowded House’s.  I love the way her voice…

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  • unpretty

    Currently listening to: Unpretty – TLC You can buy your hair if it won’t growYou can fix your nose if he says soYou can buy all the make-up that MAC can makeBut if you can’t look inside youFind out who am I toBe in the position to make me feel soDamn unpretty What is one…

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  • thirsty b’s

    I had a tight circle of female friends, we used to blog daily and share with one another posts from other writers.  There was one blogger who suddenly emerged, distinguishing himself not only for his astute legal acumen but also through his exceptional writing abilities.  He went to law school at Columbia Uni and we…

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  • tacky?

    I still need to use up my hsa funds that I need to use by the end of the year. I still have quite a bit remaining and can only carryover $610 for 2025. Would it be tacky to get my friends stocking stuffers of really nice spf moisturizers and creams?

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  • john wick 2

    It’s just me and John these days. John Wick that is. Usually the sequels never live up to the original movies but this did not disappoint. There were parts of the film when I felt paranoid for him after a contract was put on him. I loved his nameless dog in the film.  That dog…

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  • dusk

    Currently listening to: Another Night – Real McCoy In the night, in my dreamsI’m in love with you‘Cause you talk to me like lovers doI feel joy, I feel pain‘Cause it’s still the sameWhen the night is gone, I’ll be alone   Are you more of a night or morning person? I have a love/hate…

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  • careless whispers

    “Oh my fur and whiskers!  I’m late, I’m late, I’m late! I’m late, I’m late!  For a very important date!  No time to say ‘hello, goodbye,’ I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!”  – The White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland I was late.  Incredibly late. I had gotten too comfortable in bed and did not…

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  • maneater

    Currently listening to: Maneater – Nelly Furtado She’s a maneater, a maneater(I been around the world, I ain’t never meet a girl like this) What are your feelings about eating meat? For a few years, I was a vegetarian then I became a vegan for about a year.  After that, I went into a deep…

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