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Tag: minnesota

  • real talk

    LINK: real talk Big mood: angry, on edge, melancholy, exhausted, afraid I would be lying if I said I was okay. I’m not. What’s happening in Minneapolis is NOT normal. What’s happening in Los Angeles is NOT normal. Every couple of minutes, my friends are texting me. They’re asking me if I’m safe. I was…

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  • feeling minnesota

    LINK: feeling minnesota It is a dark day for Minnesotans. As a former Minnesotan, this one hurts. If you haven’t heard, an ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was a U.S. citizen. Her name was Renee Nicole Good. This happened in Minneapolis, the city where I went to uni and where I…

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  • waiting in the wings

    LINK: waiting in the wings Currently listening to: bittersweet – Madison Beer Can’t believe it ends this way, thought you’d always stayNow I gotta wonder what I changedThink I have to go, walkin’ all aloneHate to see it all go down the drainWanted to be with you, wanted to make it through, but did you?I…

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  • rh (mn + ca)

    LINK: rh (mn + ca) When I was living in Texas, my roommate landed a job at Restoration Hardware, and that’s when I fell in love with the furniture. The pieces are elegant, solid, timeless. They are very expensive but the quality speaks for itself. Over time, I’ve collected a few pieces of my own…

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  • fast times at minnesota high

    Currently listening to: Fergalicious – Fergie Fergalicious definition make them boys go locoThey want my treasure so they get their pleasures from my photoYou could see me you can’t squeeze meI ain’t easy I ain’t sleazyI got reasons why I tease ’emBoys just come and go like seasons In what period of your life have…

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  • revelry

    LINK: 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 –…

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  • like a good neighbor…

    LINK: like a good neighbor… What makes a good neighbor? I have good and not so good neighbors.  Let’s start with the good… Since a majority of the people in my neighborhood are Asian (Korean, Chinese, Indian) or Persian, we can get pretty competitive. Last year, the HOA was having a contest of how many house,…

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  • homecoming

    LINK: homecoming Currently listening to: Coming Home – Diddy feat. Skylar Grey I’m coming home, I’m coming homeTell the world that I’m coming homeLet the rain wash awayAll the pain of yesterdayI know my kingdom awaitsAnd they’ve forgiven my mistakes As much as I love California, Minnesota has my heart. This is where I’ve been…

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  • moving

    LINK: moving Describe a risk you took that you do not regret. I was a big fish in a little pond.  As soon as I felt this way, I knew it was time for me to move on. I left Minnesota.  I wanted to do more. See more. Feel more. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Minnesota. It’s…

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  • four seasons

    LINK: four season What is your favorite type of weather? I grew up living in a state that had the four seasons. spring, summer, autumn/fall, and winter. I have to say that my favorite is autumn/fall; seeing the leaves change colors, the crisp air, and of course sweater weather.

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