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Just another day with my friend aka twisted sister Olivia!

Featuring the cutest pup in all the land- Luna the dog.

Ironically the loneliest people live in the big cities, and sometimes the better thing to do is to embrace it!

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Don't forget the songs that made you cry and the ones that saved your life. 

Song of the day, of the month, of the year and probably of my life.

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I Saw My Roommate Lose Her Mind to This Commercial.

It was the opening line, “Out for some Lays.” Suddenly she was dancing and shoopin’ like some sort of Broadway ensemble sleeper cell. We all have our triggers, I suppose. Anyway, I have her under observation--watching for any sudden interest in chips. 

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Say My Name, Say My Name

There is a Rumplestiltskin horror movie. Do people know about this? I'm not sure they do--lets just do this real quick: 

I got started on horror movies at a very young age. The fairy tale reference, obviously, makes this piece very appealing for little children. I have no doubt the producers were piggy backing off the success of The Leprechaun, which came out in ‘93, just a couple years before the release of Rumplestiltskin in ‘95. 

It’s an interest curve to grade on. Would The Leprechaun be the classic I think it is if Rumplestiltskin didn’t come along and lower the standards? 

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My Roommate is a Teen Witch

Everyone knows most teens are actually adults in their 20s, so don’t get worked up about semantics when I say my roommate is a Teen Witch. She’s a master of intimidation, expertly punctuating her arguments with rhythmic leans and fierce lines like “I’M HOT, AND YOU’RE NOT.” Clearly I never stood a chance… until now.  

Here it is, the secret muse to more than half the crap that comes out her face. I can’t believe I’ve been in the dark this whole time. There is truly nothing sweeter than finally getting the reference. 

Keep it up Hollywood, you’re doing great. 

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“it’s really ignorant to assume gangs don’t contribute to society in positive manners” - spotted in the City College women’s restroom 

Restroom graffiti is often entertaining but rarely thoughtful, what an exceptional gift it is to find discourse one can really get down with. There are so many things to explore, first off: Am I Ignorant? In my limited perspective, I would assume that gangs do not contribute positively to society. Through google I found only one article supporting the positive gang narrative, an inflammatory opinion piece that just so happens to be written by a former gang member. Behold:

I presented this quote along with the graffiti to my friend Sam, she lives in Chicago, works in law enforcement (not a cop) and just so happens to be a street gang specialist. Her reply:  

Sam’s right, the literal definition of a gang is “an organized group of criminals.” Which brings us to our next avenue of possibilities, are both authors brainwashed by gangs? Most likely, yes. Google also supplied several sources to support Sam’s take. 

The third possibility is this conversation is incomplete and as a result my judgements are misplaced. The graffiti seemed to be in response to something else, but it was rubbed out and illegible. I can’t imagine anything anyone could say that would change any of the above, but it is technically possible. 

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INCEST is having a moment right now ya’ll. I am sure George RR Martin has his reasons for the MANY incestuous relationships featured on Game of Thrones (I do not need to know these reasons, keep your trauma to yourself George!) So how should the public navigate their feelings about all this incest? Are we for it? Are we against it? Is it ok sometimes, like maybe if both parties are super hot with great on-screen chemistry? I think its important we reflect back on certain incest milestones of pop culture past, because guess what, Americans love incest. We DEMANDED IT from what may be the purest TV family the world has ever known, The Brady Bunch. Greg and Marcia were written into a “romantic encounter” based on fan feedback. Nice work AMERICA. 

The description on the youtube page for the above video is hilariously defensive: “I may get hate for this, as will my other video, but I don't care! :P Greg and Marcia aren’t technically related (only by their parents’ marriage) plus their families combined when they were at least twelve years old. So they could have never really seen each other as siblings anyway.” 

I have only one counter point to the above assertion, Greg and Marcia introduced each other to friends as “my sister” and “my brother,” so all you closeted incest apologists can go suck that lemon.