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This is Betty (short for Queen Elizabeth). She's a velociraptor. She guards not only my door stops, but my hopes and dreams as well. #housetraineddinosaur #velociraptor #queenelizabeth

#housetraineddinosaur #velociraptor #queenelizabeth

All set up for essay writing. Love the desk and standing on my mat. #standingdesk #acupressuremat #essayondysexecutivequestionnaire

#essayondysexecutivequestionnaire #acupressuremat #standingdesk

The hair is getting a bit out of hand. #cousinit #haireverywhere #highlightsnextweek

#cousinit #highlightsnextweek #haireverywhere

This is how they get you. #waterstonesaberdeen #takeallmymoney #trinitytakeover2016

#waterstonesaberdeen #takeallmymoney #trinitytakeover2016

When you can't bring the horses with you to Scotland you have to substitute them with what's available locally. I found two cows' with the right colour and everything! #horsesorcows #ipreferhorses #cowswillsuffice #cowsofinstagram

#cowswillsuffice #ipreferhorses #horsesorcows #cowsofinstagram

Another sunny day! #aberdeenuni #sunnyday #foggymorning

#foggymorning #aberdeenuni #sunnyday

IKEA delivery = happiness in a brown cardboard box. #standingdesk #ikea #happinessinabox

#happinessinabox #ikea #standingdesk

Curls are really happening right now. #poodle #poodlesofinstagram #curlyhair #nikond80

#poodlesofinstagram #nikond80 #poodle #curlyhair

Two days before the crazy starts = coffee and movies in bed. Also; nail polish and mug colour-coordination on fleek. #coffeetime #nailsonfleek #thirdyearcomingsoon

#thirdyearcomingsoon #coffeetime #nailsonfleek

My favourite type of breakfast. #knäckebrödärlivet #breakfastforchampions #skyrimforbreakfast

#skyrimforbreakfast #breakfastforchampions #knäckebrödärlivet

Savouring my last days in Sweden, mostly by eating. Gluten free pizza with goat's cheese, carrot, pear, beetroot, and pine nuts. #delibruketflatbread #beetrootpizza #rödbetan

#rödbetan #beetrootpizza #delibruketflatbread

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When Stan Lee dies, all the Marvel movie characters should mention they have funerals to attend for their postman/doorman/friend/stripclub DJ and then be very confused when they all show up at the same one.

Made some new friends the other morning. #foal #field #foggymorning

#foggymorning #field #foal

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when you break a world record, but a man comes in second (x)

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And it’s worth note that Ledecky didn’t just win the 800 freestyle- she obliterated it:

Thats her. And those specks in the distance are her competitors. The second place swimmer was 11 SECONDS behind her. 11 seconds is FOREVER in something like this. Most second place swimmers in most races finish fractions of a second behind the first place swimmer.

Her finishing with none of her competitors in sight. And that yellow line is the previous world record’s pace. Ledecky is more than a full body length ahead.

Which, btw, she did in the 400m freestyle earlier in the games. Seen here:

(The previous world record in this race was held by her, to begin with, btw. As well as the 3 world record times preceding that one.)

So to sum it up: Yeah, Phelps is one of the most decorated Olympic swimmers ever etc etc but him getting silver means jack in the face of the actual-human-avatar-of-Poseidon that is Katie Ledecky.