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Who's going to be my beach buddy for the Summer?I'm talking about a Southern California tour, not some punk-ass 2 hour play in the sand shit.I want to go from Redondo, to The Wedge, to San Diego and back with nothing but Red Vines and Arizona's.

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Postponed Breathing:Part 2Holding your breath is not as exhausting as it seems. I'm not even gasping for air anymore. My God has granted me the gills to keep breathing in exchange for my eyes.I still see her beauty and it's tethered to an end that's opposite of me.Now I need water and forever-crashing waves.Currents and tides and forever-crashing waves.Shores and piers and forever-crashing

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(insert Muslim terrorist joke here)

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I just had a good conversation with a friend about the differences between a girl having you (guys) on a long string and a short string. I'll admit, I've been a simp before. Whatever. But I was a lot younger then. I'm 21 now, laughing at my young friends who are simping now.I'll tell you now, it's not worth it and really the differences between a short string and a long string are minor. Point is

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Do you remember that day we went out for breakfast? Our favorite cafe in Long Beach, you loved Mom and Pop shops, I loved Saturday mornings with you, a hazelnut latte, and pancakes. Our seat in the corner, no need for menus, they knew our "regular". My favorite thing was going to sleep Friday nights, knowing that in the morning, I'd be a Regular with a beautiful woman. Seeing you softly blow onto

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I recently met someone who, through an amazing perspective on life, restored my sanity and optimism on life. Had to be about 45, a real estate agent in Long Beach. Through his hard work and perseverance, he's able to take off work whenever he wants, he just bought this bike and cruises all along California's coastline admiring everything there is to see along PCH.It's just refreshing to see

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For a minute. I've been thinking about you these past few weeks, I see a lot of y'all getting ready to graduate, getting grown and shit, having the same kind of fun I had with my friends a few years ago.On some real shit, losing my best friend has proliferated all the worst types of emotions that I don't want any of you to ever feel. I'm not talking about me though, I'm talking on something I

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This is going to be my first attempt at reaching colorless relief to replace the life in my weakened words.Alleviation is throwing metaphors off cliffs onto rocks that only exist where tears land and sorrow drifts.The blue, crashing waves no longer have a beach to meet and form one unique thing of creativity. My written words won't fade, just retreat into the fragmented complexes of their

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If you knew Justin, either put one in the air, drink an Arnold Palmer, or bump some Bob Marley for him. Something I learned from him was to always stand up for yourself. That doesn't mean fighting or talking shit back, just don't take any shit from anyone and always keep it real. Speak up for yourself, cut that shy shit out and speak louder than everyone else. Don't hold anything back.

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I don't even know how to begin describing how I've felt since losing my best friend, Justin Ford. If I did find the words, I wouldn't say them, I wouldn't write them. The pain is too personal, it's something I don't want any of my friends to feel. I've been depressed before, and this isn't some fuckin depression. It's been 2 weeks since he passed and his funeral was by far the hardest thing I've

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21-year-old nose picker.

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There has been this interrupted urge amplifying internally as it waits to be heard.My conscience critter, once complacent and calm, now roars, now it itches, now it has evolved into a petrified passion and now it has developed a mind of it's own with a brain for love and spinal cord for beauty. It hasn't learned a language but the messages traverse neurons and fill them with electricity.There's

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There's never a day that I go without listening to music. I have a bunch of Pandora stations playing through my iPhone in my car, while I'm at work and while I'm studying. There's been a lot of new music that I'm feeling (OFWGKTADGAF, Florence+The Machine, Kid Cudi) and I'm always staying true to 'Pac, BIG, Em, The Smiths, Nas... But lately I've been zoning in on the feeling of complacency that

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"Do you remember when we first met? I sure do.It was some time in early SeptemberYou were lazy about it, you made me wait aroundI was so crazy about you I didn't mindI was late for class, I locked my bike to yoursIt wasn't hard to find ‒ you painted flowers on itI guess that I was afraid that if you rolled awayYou might not roll back my direction real soon.I was crazy about you then and nowThe

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You spend weekends splitting those you trust and those you love and those you despise into a deck of 51 cards and shuffle until it seems impossible that 2 will touch, and alas, your final card fits.Great risks yield the rewards of romantic Monday night dinners, $9 mimosas with your father, and blissful humility. Everything is comprehensible with strings of imagination attached, securely double

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“To him she seemed so beautiful, so seductive, so different from ordinary people, that he could not understand why no one was as disturbed as he by the clicking of her heels on the paving stones, why no one else’s heart was wild with the breeze stirred by the sighs of her veils, why everyone did not go mad with the movements of her braid, the flight of her hands, the gold of her laughter. He had

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One of my biggest beliefs is Karma. I don't talk alot about my religion and I respect every religion in the world. When I look back on my life I don't want to recall the days that I wasted so I try to do a little something nice, no matter how miniscule the act is, every day. At first I started with small compliments, getting a burger and Coke for homeless people...Now I go to Starbucks in hopes

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This is one of my 2nd Graders, Habte. One of the reasons I love working with kids is because they remind me so much of myself at that age and even right now.

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I do have to extend a small apology for being gone for that time.A lot of people have been asking me to post up more poetry but the thing is, I've been finishing up my first book so publishing has replaced blogging.I'm less than a month away from completing everything. The (working) tittle is "My Sculpture of Genius/And I'm Proud To Tell My Mother". 100 pages, "back and forth."To make up for

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“I wanted so badly to lie down next to her on the couch, to wrap my arms around her and sleep. Not fuck, like in those movies. Not even have sex. Just sleep together, in the most innocent sense of the phrase. But I lacked courage and she had a boyfriend and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating. So I walked back to my room and collapsed on

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In every community in society, there are hidden and visible prejudices, de facto segregation, conflicting attitudes, roles, labels and perceptions that generally create tension thus making everyone against each other. There is a common sense of aggression and indifference to strangers everywhere. We have quickly become desensitized and "cold" to those who are unfamiliar.However much individuality

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Where are my Smiths fans at?

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"I hate when older females think they're "grown" and know sooo much...You're the same as these little 18, 19 year olds...Just older. You do the same shit, and fall for the same niggas...You're all stupid..lol jk, but age really doesn't mean anything to me...idc if you're 19, 26, or 35....If you come off a certain way, I'll treat you a certain way. You're not special just because you're older than

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I would like to share something important that I have learned recently. It didn't come in the form of a lesson, didn't find it in a text and no one broke it down for me. Through my own understanding and experience, I've learned that in certain situations, lowering your standards can mean facing reality.I was a little discouraged in coming to this conclusion but it's not like I've completely

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To give you an example of the way I write, I have well over 70 pieces of poetry that are incomplete. I may write down just a couple words or go on for a few lines but never finish a poem in one sitting. The reason I do this is because I can come back to those lines and if I can recall that feeling, then it will be true therefore I can continue. Here are a few lines that are stuck in a sort of "

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I've been on The Xx for a few months now. It's perfect Night Time on the 405 cruising music.

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"Slights and insults are the common lot of mankind. The world is so constituted that the good and the virtuous are often subjected to unjust criticism and attack. It is heroic to maintain a balanced mind in such circumstances.Loss and gain, fame and infamy, praise and blame, pain and happiness are eight worldy conditions that affect all humanity. Most people are perturbed when affected by such

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"My work is unparalleled and this summer is no different... I'm used to always being selfless, so this season has been about me. Self-betterment=inner peace."-Rickie OhiriMy man Rickie said it best.To get to where I want to be, I can't let anyone work harder than me. I have had everything planned out and everything is going smoothly. The end of my plans reach all the way to Summer 2017. Things

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It has always been a part of me to be a good example for those around me. I've always felt responsible for leading my younger friends down the right way. If you haven't noticed, everything that the younger ones do is a variation of what we did when we were their age. We showed them the party life, being promiscuous, and all that smoking and drinking bullshit.It still is, and always has been on us

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What do you do now?You know math has always been your weakness.Will you continue to let it defeat you?How will you prepare for the next test?You didn't just fail a test for Intermediate Algebra, you failed a test of commitment.But don't be so hard on yourself.This wasn't the last test nor the most important test.Relaaaaaaaxxxx.

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“It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.” — Chuck Palahniuk

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Maybe I wanted to stay after the movie endedAfter the credits creptAnd after the audience silently left.The two of us, alone and at last.The protangonist of us begins to divide into those undeveloped scripts of complex love and interrupted infatuation before a hundred different imaginary You's and Me's seated in the seats who are secretly produced to see the truth. Directed by your hands and

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Lightheaded from Mike Dacko on Vimeo.

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Wit these 10 fingers, I was blessedWit these hands, I use when im stressed...Wit these hands, I use to to greet my closest friendsWit these hands, I count the money, they encourage me to saveWit these hands, I gently rub my womans backWit these hands, I clench together and talk to my father.Wit these hands, I reach out to anyone who calls out for helpWit these 10 fingers, I was blessedWit these

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There was so much that was humorous to us. From inside jokes, clowning and teasing and messing with the teachers. There were cool teachers who allowed the occasional joke to surface so the whole class can laugh, but to an extent. Then back to the lesson. We didn't take advantage of those teachers. We like them. We also had numerous Laughter Nazis who punished those who snickered. Ahhh, those

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She takes me back to the firstest of grades. Two ends forever knotted. True friends never forgotted. Intangible hearts felted. Love lit, candles melted. Waxed hands forever holded. First beauty in the form of clay molded. Extravagant, iridescence golden. Times we were togetherAnd photos I don't remember.  Genuine words shared and meanted; An Incomplete sentenceLove love, Passion blended. Time

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There are those days where I wake up.There are those days where I wake up and my brother's breakfast coats the dreams and blends in reality.What truly makes my day does not lie in the false existence of time passing by, yellow exhaust, or cheeseburger billboards, but in the practice of being myself and appreciation of all things remained untouched by man.There are those days where the curbs of

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These thoughts are secrets that myHeart overheard from the conversationsIn my head.Sure its nosey but my heart KNOWS ME.Every beat is company so I never get lonely.It attempts to mimic the love that she's shown me.Every night, I write about her.Using bold metaphors with old descriptionsThat I've never said before.And she reciprocates these inscriptions with the wisdomThat I seek.I speak to her.

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After winning a scholarshpi from the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, I was invited to Washington, D.C. for the United Health Foundation Diverse Scholars Forum last week. It was an all expenses paid trip and I was staying a few blocks away from the White House.I didn't expect it to be so life changing. Didn't expect to meet so many people my age making moves such as myself in the same

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My favorite spot for Quesadillas is La Careta on Compton Ave and Vermont. Always comes correct with a cold Coke or horchata.

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Recently, I got hit with some knowledge from a homeless man whom I noticed must've been sleeping on the streets for just a few weeks.I got him a Tam's burger and Coke and after saying Thanks to me, he got spiritual for a minute.Out of everything he laid out, what most caught my attention was this:"What is it that keeps us together? What is it that we can share......Think about it, young brotha.

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"They said it's nuthin like highschool days, now I say its nuthin like highschool days. I enjoy college, but at times its so much pressure. Wrapped up in chasin' a dream gets hectic. I miss sitin' on the benches just laughing and jokin' wit all my niggas every chance we had, Not worryin' bout whose judgin us. Its jus crazy how life goes and it's so hard to find someone to relate to cus the older

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Today I am praising [KFC] for raising breast cancer awareness by selling pink buckets of chicken. For every bucket sold, KFC donates 50 cents to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, an organization that raises awareness for breast cancer. Now some are saying this endorsement sends a mixed message, like Barbara Brenner, executive director of Breast Cancer Action, who argues, ‘They are raising for

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Hard work pays off.After two loong years, I've finally reached my first college graduation. The first of three degrees to come, I've attained my Associates of Science degree.Graduations are always boring, I just want to walk across the stage, shake hands and decompress!The next steps are already in progress.Thank you, Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science.

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Please keep in mind, there are those whoonly see with one eyeAnd have half a mind to make you blind.Your unconscience colors create the tranquilty that keep the common man calm.Before you seen these things, the world had no meaning.Remain aware of the beauty that surrounds youhidden where ever rain drops land.Nothing dries up faster than hope.Flowers and forests need the life that you provide

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See you got some niggas on your sideThat say they're your friendsBut in real life they your enemiesAnd then you got some mutha-fuckas that say they your enemiesBut in real life they eyes is on your money.See the enemies will say they trueBut in real life those niggas will be the snitches.Its a dirty game y'allY'all got ta be careful about who you fuck with and who you don't fuck withCause the

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If there's one thing I hate most, it's wasted YOUTH. It's easier to waste your youth than it is to waste talent. If it's true talent, then it'll always be there for you to take advantage of. So I'll share a brief story with you to express my discern towards such ubiquitous wastes.Since my high school days and these college years, I've played basketball down the street and made a few friends

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Once I fall asleep, my mind continues the story of the greatest cliffhanger I've ever seen.The still images do not move, the mouths never spoke;unconsciously retelling the story of the most vivid feeling ever to be unreciprocated, malleable in my mind.The colors created soundAnd the Radiance made me blind.These dreams gave me the greatest feelings of performing my Jazz on Jupiter and finding my

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Empty handsHeld out for a purpose. These palms once clutched soil and worms. They've bled, and have since crusted over to sickle-shaped scars. These empty hands have never trembled yet they've turned to fists in sight of death. These fingers form spider webs to trap truth. Lies aren't lost; these hands speak sign language for the mute. In times of drought and famine, these hands dug wells and

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UNTITLEDHow could I say "yes" to her, without first saying "yes" to myself?The monument that was falsely constructed out of unreciprocated passion has been torn; the foundation stands yet it is not grand enough for the structure set to replace.There is another vacant space unoccupied by wilted feelings with a sign from the owner that says "Yes!"I have finally been liberated from the cluthes of a

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I never knew, or never really cared about what "Seize the day" meant. Apparently, you're supposed to take advantage of any day, randomly and do some crazy shit in the spur of the moment. I never believed in "Carpe Diem" because I always thought it had to be some grand plan like go sky diving, base jumping... exhilarating shit like that.I was wrong.This week, I felt on top of the world. Prior to

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With as much time as I spend on the Metro, I run into a bunch of homeless people who come from nearly every street of Los Angeles. The Green Line goes from Downtown Long Beach to Downtown Los Angeles. Many of these characters are of no significance but there is one who stands out for me.I see one man who "squats" in front of a fabric factory every day. Throughout the night and into the morning,

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"A rally by 40 members of a group calling itself the National Socialist Movement drew hundreds of counter-protesters from throughout the region. In the hours leading up to the rally, where members called for the removal of all nonwhites from America's southwest, counter-protesters scuffled with people perceived to be sympathizing with the white supremacists' message."That just happened here in

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"A baby born to an African American mother has more than twice the risk of dying in the first year as a white baby," he said. "African American women have the highest mortality from breast cancer, although the incidence of breast cancer is higher among white women." The reason, according to Mr. Satcher, is access to health care. "Too many people are uninsured or underinsured."

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Dre/Jay.

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"Please save a kid that needs some help and I can't see ahead of me so I move in stealth. Hide and seek within a dream I seem to glide above my horror though I feel I'll never beComplete inside the dark I borrow to proceed and remain intact, my mental is so unstableAnd they talk and judge a man they have no clue of what I'm capable til I show a side ofMe no one had thought could be within, I told

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What do you think?This is just something I wrote in less than 20 minutes. I'm working on getting a whole channel of this type of shit out. I'll try to put one out every week.

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And the sky was made of amethystand all the stars look just like little fishyou should learn when to goyou should learn how to say no

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I never saw the word "Forever" so perfectly displayed and personified in front of me as I did when I was in love with you. What I saw as forever was you and I together, but that's too naive for me to believe. What I saw as forever was the feeling of completeness, a bond between two bold minds. As reality set in, I realized it would take you forever to understand my idea of love, and even longer

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Dedantheman: we can write a poem togetherr Her:ohhh ok. Dedantheman: bout whaat? Dedantheman: you decide. Her:hm. Her:i want to write about love, but it's like. you can't just write about LOVE. it has to be something specific. and that i just don't know yet.. any ideas? Dedantheman: what do you get when you mix love and unity Dedantheman: something deeper than you and me Dedantheman:

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After 3 years, I had to give her away today. It was one of the hardest decisions I had to make within those 3 years. I put about $1,500 into a car worth less than that but it was definitely worth it. That's not including the sound system and tinted windows. I don't even want to tell you what Pick-A-Parts gave me for my car.It's hard saying goodbye to your first car. I saw myself cold dippin' in

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"I'm tormented by the need to create. Don't let the psychiatrists give your their drugs because it slows down your wings...when something sounds so amazing and groundbreaking I'm reminded of why I live. There's no such thing as fact anymore. Only opinion. The closest thing we have to "fact" is common opinion. Everything is an opinion. The way you dress is an expression of your opinion. Your

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Beliefs expose themselves panoramically inside the cocoon.The exoskeleton of values never break, it clings to the branch until a beautiful butterfly burrows from the bottom and blossoms with a brilliance.A second birth begins on the brown earth where life once was constrained to.Now two wings and a few more eyes feel the absolute freedom of flight and precise, unadulterated sight.The violet sky,

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Marion: I love you, Harry. You make me feel like a person. Like I'm me... and I'm beautiful. Harry: You are beautiful. You're the most beautiful girl in the world. You are my dream.

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Radiohead-No Surprises.This is one of my top 10 songs of all genres. I feel this song is a representation of mankind's longing to escape the responsibilities of a competitive society. Thom Yorke is one of the few alternative artists that are conscience about today's society. One of my favorite writers. "I'll take a quiet life.A handshake of carbon monoxide."GENIUS!

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So my man behind the counter of the Administration Office at my school was rocking a koo lil' T-shirt that I've never seen before and it intrigued me. I can't even explain how DOPE it was but I'll just say, the shirt was koo and I wanted to know where one would be able to cop one. Nothing wrong with that right? Here's how the conversation went down:Me(approaching): Ayo!Him- You gotta take a

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If there's one thing I respect most, it's a hustle or grind that is in some commendable. This does not include slanging grass/rocks/Bootlegs; I'm talking about being self efficient and putting meals on the table and a providing for a roof over your family's head.It is well known and documented that The Home Depot parking lots are host to many Hispanics looking for work: Day Laborers. These are

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“Introduce a little anarchy…upset the established order…and everything becomes chaos. I’m an agent of chaos.”

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"Plaque collection building 'cause, I don't brush my teeth enoughyeah, Crack is wack and reefer sucks, you might think this deep as fuckbut this like my weaker stuff they ask "Is this his day-to-day 'cause this is like a week to us?" "-Lupe

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I'm tired of this JACKASSERY! It doesn't make any damn sense to me! The driver knows what side their gas cap is on so why not pull into the corresponding pump? These are the type of people who kept coloring outside the lines in Middle School and shit. They can't match A to A or B to B. They know it's an inconvienence and struggle to get the pump over their car and reach to the other side but they

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EV-ERY-BO-DY EATS!

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"Everybody's looking for a new sensationEverybody's talking about the state of the nationEverybody's searching for a promised landEverybody's failing to understandPleasure, little treasure"

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If you are Hispanic then you already know what this show is about. Don Francisco is possibly the single biggest unifying force of the Hispanic culture since the days of the Spanish Empire. Everyone's grandparents watches this show Saturday nights. I have never been able to sit through an entire show but every time I catch a glimpse, there's some fine ass Hispanic chick swinging her hips or

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindWhat I love about this movie is how Clementines hair colors seem to correspond to the passion she feels for Joel. It's a subtle detail but if you pay attention to her hair color, you see how it relates to her relationship with Joel. One scene it was green-envy, then red-passion and lust, and then Blue-sad.You also learn that one danger of intimacy is that we

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Today was my first time being on the USC campus for official business. I was there for an Information Session for Prospective Transfer students. Before stepping on campus, I would say my level of confidence (of acceptance) was around 60%. That's an alriiight number.It's a beautiful campus. The buildings and gardens all look nice and well maintained. I walk around the campus, in the slight rain,

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