Shalina Lives 

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Apr 15th

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Katie: I'm going to give you the advantage of taking care of my wand 'til I get back.

Me: What if I break it?

Katie: Then all of my powers will go out of me and into the Powerful Queen! I'm being serious. I will have to deal with some consequences.

Jan 15th

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Me: What's your status right now, hunger-wise?

Katie: Let's just say... If that Bart train was a sandwich, I'd eat it.

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Namaste

I find the times I can most vividly feel a memory is when it’s provoked by a scent, site or sound. On Monday Mojito nights, I’m immediately taken back to age 5 & 6, when I would crawdad fish with my brother in the creek out back of our old house. The scent of the mint leaves was so strong out there that even the faintest hint of them today can bring me back as if it was yesterday. I...

Nov 9th

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I Love Technology

And that’s saying a LOT coming from me. Having been raised in the belief that technology quite possibly means the end of the world, I had to battle some pretty heavy anxiety through the years. During my freshman year of high school, we were shown a movie of a woman who was “left behind” during the rapture, being hunted down to receive the mark of the beast, but after refusing, was...

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Appreciation

The most common motive behind taking a picture is to remember a given moment, right? When we look at a photo from our own past, the emotion that was felt when it was taken seeps through as if we just experienced it all over again. This could be joy, love, peace, pride, or even grief, sadness, pain, or anger. But no matter what, we’re in some way appreciating a moment that has passed. ...

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Jun 17th

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Visitor

There’s an excitement that comes with visiting a foreign city or town. I’m able to look around and really see everything with untainted eyes. I tend to feel a longing to just up and move there, just to have a different life than the one I have now. A life that might actually be fulfilling. I figure I’d have better opportunities and I’d be more motivated to change the things in my life that...

Jun 13th

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Wait. What?!

Matt Morris is the MATT from MMC (Mickey Mouse Club) circa 1992?!! I can not even begin to describe the obsession I had with this individual starting at the age of 8! In fact, there was a specific performance that I had recorded onto vhs and I would watch over and over, like it was my favorite movie. I’m going to head over to YouTube and grab the video and put it right here on this very...

May 15th

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Indigo Girls in Berkeley

An Indigo Girls set is like a Radiohead set (except, obviously, totally different). I mean, it’s not like I can be like “gosh! they played such a good set last night!” as if it’s possible for them to not play a good set? It’s a given that I’m going to walk away having known and sang along to 97% of the lyrics and feel completely satisfied with the performance. The Indigo Girls, of course,...

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Last weekend was the Outside Lands Music Festival. I love my friends. I love Thom Yorke. [despite the claustrophobia and technical difficulties] I love Katie. Seeing other kids at this festival made me want to start taking Katie to concerts.

Sep 1st

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Jun 23rd

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The Namesake

I watched the movie The Namesake the other night. It was a crazy reminder of how different cultures can be. The movie showed the contrast between the East Indian and American culture. Neither being better…just different. The main female character expressed her love for both countries for different reasons after spending half her life in each place. Ultimately though, she felt “free” in her...

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