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Running on thin ice as it cracks beneath my feet is a metaphor for my entire life. How have I ever escaped any of my fallings through?
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Diaries published: 146 (1634 days since last diary on Mon Jun 17, 2019 at 10:22 PM PDT)
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Sweet. The buttons all work just like...
by bastrop
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on Mon Jun 17, 2019 at 10:22 PM PDT
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on Wed Nov 08, 2017 at 09:48 PM PST
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I awoke at 6:30 am from four hours of crappy sleep. Yesterday’s inauguration had made me very anxious so I stayed up watching Bridge of Spies, Jane Wants a Boyfriend and Beyond the Sea till 2:30 or so. I don’t have to explain that anxiety to anyone...
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on Sat Jan 21, 2017 at 07:22 PM PST
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Exactly one month ago today, some time around 8:30pm, I was sitting at a bar table in Legal Seafoods in Atlanta waiting on my dinner of fish and chips. It had been about half an hour since I ordered and I was getting impatient. I arrived at...
by bastrop
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on Thu May 05, 2016 at 05:02 PM PDT
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...I’ll keep it short and sweet.
First thought: Hey, y'all! Long time no see!!! Also, that Trump image uploaded from my iPhone, from which I'm writing this. That used to not be possible, so that's a win. Thanks!
Thought 2 (herein Tx): This was...
by bastrop
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on Fri Apr 29, 2016 at 01:50 AM PDT
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Hey friends! Long time no see! How y’all doing anyway?
Everything well in your world? Things in mine are complicated and busy but I’m here to report that I am happy. In fact, I ma
by bastrop
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on Thu Nov 26, 2015 at 05:02 PM PST
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