METANOIA is my middle name

Unlike most people, I put my pants on both legs at the same time. That doesn't make me any better than you. I'm just really fucking weird.

[thisbethekris]

Hope you like your #filetmingon #sideways. #underwood #cannedwine #dinner

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I will beg my way into your garden, and then I'll break my way out when it rains just to go back to the place where I started, so I can want you back all over again.

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This is very important for everyone out there to know. This morning, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that police officers must obtain a warrant to search an individual's cell phone. Prior to this ruling, police officers had the right (and almost a sense of obligation) to violate individual privacy by searching cell phones for incriminating content during an arrest prior to obtaining a warrant. The justification was since officers didn't need to obtain a warrant to search your pockets, purse, and person, they shouldn't need a warrant to go through the digital content in your pocket.

Read more at the link above. 

[humansofnewyork]

"His grandmother and I are raising him. I worry about putting him into the public school system. I was a teacher for many years. I’ve seen so much confidence destroyed by the standardized system. Every human is born with natural curiosity. I’ve never seen a child who wasn’t inspired. But once you force someone to do anything, the inspired person is killed. I dropped out of school myself in 7th grade. So I know. I taught a GED course for years, so I’ve seen the end results over and over. I’ve seen so many kids who have complexes and insecurities because they were forced to do something they weren’t ready to do, and then they were blamed when they weren’t able to do it. What we call ‘education’ today is not organic. You can’t take something as complex as the human mind, compartmentalize it, and regiment its development so strictly."

[thisbethekris]

Demand something for quick, good, and cheap, and you will get something half-done and malformed in a jiffy. 

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#Sunday #brunch at The Great Maple. 👌😋 Ground turkey, maple bacon scramble with mushrooms & cherry tomatoes, topped with a crown of melted brie cheese. (at Great Maple)

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What's better than successfully meeting the deadline for phase one of a multimillion contract after working your ass off for the last 6 months? A girlfriend who appreciates your hard work and celebrates your success with you by making the most amazing #halibut + #risotto dinner. #noms!! #spoiled

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Hurray for the Riff Raff - live for Liveset in New Orleans, LA

Deadline hell = dreaming about porch lounging on a slow afternoon in Louisiana, drinking sweet tea and doing absolutely nothing except listening to this amazing band serenade me live (because my fantasies get out of hand pretty quick).  

[thisbethekris]

The #tardigrade is my #spiritanimal. Photo from Wired.com.

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Johnnyswim - "La Vie en Rose"

I fell in love with this beautiful couple today, and then I found this video of them covering "La Vie En Rose" live in Paris, and I was head over heels. 

song dedication - kpq ♥

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"Hi, I'm Amy Schumer, and you can buy lab coats on eBay." 

Going to see my favorite comedian tonight!! ♥.♥ 

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GPOY - Spaced Out

Today I woke up from a nap and realized - I AM the Universe. 

[thisbethekris]

apologies

Sorry.

I was not hugged often as a child,

and it has made me cold.

Forgive me for being infantile,

and for acting such a fool.

I never blew out my own birthday candles;

and one year, I turned resentful.

I'm sorry, I was given hard words as a child,

and it has made me cruel. 

[thisbethekris]

The Tallest Man On Earth  - "The Gardner"

This song always makes my heart quiver. It beautifully tells the story of a man with an ugly past/secret that he's trying to keep from his lover, and he goes through great pains to make sure she doesn't find out the unsavory details so that he can remain the respectable individual that she sees him as. Think we can all relate to some degree, no?

The Tallest Man On Earth's stuff always sounds best live to me, and I was lucky to find this gem of a video today. 

[thisbethekris]

Eat an apple from the bottom instead of the side to eliminate the "core" issue, i.e. wasting 25-30% of your apple. #lifehacks #breakfast #anappleaday