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Fighting a Migraine 

@OminousHallways

2 months

Life is a brief vacation from non-existence

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Fighting a Migraine 

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4 years

My son's English teacher told her class that reading novels is a waste of time and only for people who can't handle deep thinking about real issues. WTAF? Honestly WTAF? 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

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5 years

I grab the moon for balance And straighten the crooked earth 🌙🌏

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4 years

My apologies to the person I texted that "I am preparing my grave." I can see how that might me upsetting. I am preparing my *gravy.

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2 years

Women in Iran are effing brave

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5 years

You ignore me I love you You scream at me I love you You lash out at me I love you You insult me I love you You mock me I love you You curse at me I love you You hurt me I love you You embarrass me I love you You make me cry I love you I am your parent I always love you

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3 years

Today I learned my poems are good enough to steal.

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4 years

@rekashun At least you get the best part.

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5 years

I'm scared And lonely I need Your hug A big Bear hug With all Your strength Squeeze me Crush me Into your soul Pull me Through your Bloodstream Straight to Your heart Where I'll be safe #vss365 #crush

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4 years

Do you answer questions with questions?

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5 months

Today is National Keep Your Thoughts to Yourself Day? Can you do it?

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2 years

So I can just say "good morning" and that counts as a tweet?

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2 years

Pretty much everyone is annoying me now. I dare you to respond and try not to be annoying.

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1 year

Why ask what people's favorite color is? Why? Who gives a shit? I don't even care what my own favorite color is.

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3 years

Just because someone is nice to you doesn't mean they are a nice person.

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4 years

I am rebranding this account to be a fan account for Grace Gummer making and eating a grilled cheese sandwich on Mr. Robot. 🤖🍞🧀

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4 years

🧵**Tweet Thread**🧵 Welcome to my laboratory! I wondered which had more chocolate: a plain M&M or a peanut M&M. I created a PopScience™️ experiment to find out.... This thread follows my experiment.

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2 years

~The City~ by Migs Silhouettes and shadows shifting shapes Citizens and soldiers in staccato steps Sun and shade swirl silently as sadness settles The vss365 prompt for 8.3.22 is silhouette #vss365 #prompt #silhouette

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4 years

I've been writing poems on here since June of last year. Does that mean I should call myself a poet now? 🤔

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4 years

My son tells me that a cow can walk up stairs but not down. Do a lot of people have upstairs cows who are just stuck there?

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2 years

~Down We Go~ by Migs You have gone down, far down this abandoned hallway I run to you, but you've changed I have too we are not us It is dark here but we shine in this amber glow we shine The vss365 prompt for 8.2.22 is hallway #vss365 #prompt #hallway

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2 years

~untitled haiku~ by Migs by the train tracks fireflies dance in twilight spiders spin webs The vss365 prompt for 8.15.22 is twilight #vss365 #prompt #twilight

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4 years

I am quite good at proofreading my tweets and texts after I send them.

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8 months

This place sucks. By my math I basically interact with 0.0885% of my followers. Everyone is quiet. Or gone. Or something. My tweets are wasted on you people/bots! 🤣

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2 years

~The Soundtrack~ by Migs Fingers smash piano keys into ominous melodies The air stirs the breeze into brilliant cacophonies The vss365 prompt for 8.1.22 is ominous #vss365 #prompt #ominous

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2 years

~Mud~ by Migs The hands of the old clock complete another circuit The universe stops to draw a sketch in dull crayons Till sudden storms fling raindrops that stampede the land Everything is mud Circles of mud The vss365 prompt for 8.4.22 is circuit #vss365 #prompt #circuit

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4 years

Fuck it, I'm eating the ice cream right out of the container.

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4 years

Okay 2021. Whatever you do, please do NOT make me miss 2020.

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7 months

90% of my likes are from sex bots, who I then block. 90% of my follows are from sex bots and commercial bullshit accounts, which I then block. All my feed is total bullshit, including ads from accounts I block. So why the fuck am I still here?

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2 years

~a beacon~ by Migs a candle burns in the window behind stained glass sending light in rainbows into the night The vss365 prompt for 8.10.22 is burn #vss365 #prompt #burn

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2 years

~Jailhouse Prayer~ by Migs The last thing I remember is sitting at the bar ordering tequila neat. I grab the bars of my holding cell, groggy, wondering whose blood is on my shirt and if I have an alibi. I pray for one. The vss365 prompt for 8.11.22 is bar #vss365 #prompt #bar

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2 years

~The Struggle~ by Migs We climbed the mountain Up impossible black cliffs Touching clouds But the path down Has been blocked, So we climb again Our eyes ever-focused On the crystal waters Of the valley below The vss365 prompt for 8.8.22 is block #vss365 #prompt #block

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2 years

Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks are both trending, making today officially the most boring day of Twitter ever.

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1 year

I awarded myself the Pulitzer Prize for unpublished poetry.

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2 years

~Melódia~ by Migs Lines chanted from ancient text inscrutable but infused with meaning in the meter and beauty of the sounds and a melody reaching back a thousand years The vss365 prompt for 8.9.22 is meter #vss365 #prompt #meter

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2 years

~Quiet Comfort~ by Migs He stood alone hugged by solitude caressed by quietude squeezed into a cocoon of beautiful repose and brilliant tranquility The vss365 prompt for 8.6.22 is solitude #vss365 #prompt #solitude

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2 years

~Forced March~ by Migs The barren plain Gaunt & empty Lifeless underfoot Dusty from draught We walk day & night We have no choice Behind us is fire But not just flames There are monsters Hidden in the smoke The vss365 prompt for 8.13.22 is gaunt #vss365 #prompt #gaunt

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3 years

If your life isn't interesting, how can you write something interesting?

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5 years

My mom cuts an actual article out of the newspaper, puts it in an envelope with a stamp and mails it to me. It arrives, days later, all wrinkly. I google it and read it on my phone. 🤷‍♂️😆

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2 years

~The Scent of Nightmares~ by Migs A deep inhale odd chemicals tickle the brain electricity, a smell A long flashback to darkness fiery sirens a night of hell A slow exhale calming mist a reminder that all is well The vss365 prompt for 8.12.22 is smell #vss365 #prompt #smell

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1 year

On my morning exercise walk, an unseen bird pooped on me. It landed— #plop — on my right shoulder. When I arrived back home, my wife told me to throw out the shirt. But I plan to wash it. I won't let the bird steal my shirt. What would you do? #vss365

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4 years

I'm really good at apologizing for things that are not my fault. So if you ever need an apology for any reason, or for no reason, I'm your guy.

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2 years

It's my last day hosting #vss365 . Here are my prompts if you missed one or want to write a 15-prompt vss: 1 #ominous 2 #hallway 3 #silhouette 4 #circuit 5 #band 6 #solitude 7 #transient 8 #block 9 #meter 10 #burn 11 #bar 12 #smell 13 #gaunt 14 #season 15 #twilight

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4 years

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on you. Fool me three time, fucking shame on you. Fool me four times, what the fuck is wrong with you? Fool me five times, fucking fuck man!! Stop that shit! Fool me six times, fuuuucckkkkkkk! You are a fucking asshole, man.

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2 years

If I ever have a viral tweet, it probably will have a typo and I’ll be horrified forever.

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4 years

If there ever was a time for comfort food, it is now. I'm going for mac & cheese. You?

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2 years

~Momentary Forever~ by Migs This brief moment A firecracker flash A stab of cold steel The needle's pinch Pain is transient persistent but fleeting we grab an unending rope pulling, desperate, forever The vss365 prompt for 8.7.22 is transient #vss365 #prompt #transient

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4 years

Today on Zoom: Bob turns off his camera to scream expletives at people in his house. I know because he forgot to turn off his microphone. Good work, Bob.

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5 years

I’ve been working in a hotel room today. Someone came in to clean midday and she was sick, sneezing and coughing on everything, groaning. The image of her coughing and sneezing on my sheets and pillows is seared in my mind. I just called to have the sheets replaced. Am I crazy?

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5 years

I realized I have all the words for a book, I just need to figure out how to organize them. Like into sentences and paragraphs and shit.

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2 years

Humor is my secret weapon. I can tell it is secret because no one laughs at my jokes.

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3 years

It's not selfish to give a shit about yourself.

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4 years

If you are home alone, is there a reason to close the bathroom door? 🤔

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5 years

Some thoughts to servers of a table for one: 1. I'm not embarased to be here. Don't rush me out. 2. Please read me the specials like every other table 3. Bring me the bread too ffs 4. Do. Not. Ignore. Me.

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5 years

How do I define myself? I am a husband father son brother friend mentor collegue But should I define myself by my relationships with others? Should I let the success or failure of those relationships dictate my happiness? Can I define myself as me alone? And be happy?

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1 year

Reading an article about tipping. Does anyone do this?? I never have. “Etiquette experts say hotel guests should leave $2 to $5 a night for the housekeeper each morning... preferably in a marked envelope making it clear that it is intended for the housekeeper.”

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2 years

~Shattered~ by Migs The wedding band set down roots in her like a majestic oak But it remained foreign a pestilence, a mutation a parasite eating the host She smashed it with brute force, shattering bone into freedom The vss365 prompt for 8.5.22 is band #vss365 #prompt #band

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2 years

Once you get to 12,500 followers, you realize that 12,390 of them are dead or zombies or have muted you cuz it's easier than unfollowing. 60 of the rest are kind of bored with you. They'll say hi once a quarter. 30 of the remaining 50 followers like stuff quietly. 20 talk to you.

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3 years

The stupid fucking bathroom scale pissed me off this morning, so I am having a gigantic revenge cookie.

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4 years

If you are a teacher, I ask that you consider NOT giving group projects. Do you know how stressful that is for the one studious kid in the group?

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4 months

I read Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America. Brilliant and often hilarious, the book takes down the sanitized myths of our history in a compelling manner. It is written in the form of a textbook but also has many personal stories. Recommended.

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1 year

~The Finale~ The final act In the #screenplay Of my life Will it end With a bang Or a whimper? Either way I feel the sadness Of conclusions I've forgotten All my lines Except goodbye Even my name My true identity Is a mystery I wonder if I'm the hero Or the villain #vss365

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4 years

I pray to the mysterious God of Twitter's algorithm that you will see my tweets.

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4 years

Horrible Poem This is a horrible poem I have chosen lousy words & organized them poorly This poem has no meaning It is soulless, empty & reveals no truths This poem is flat It is incredibly simple & completely unsophisticated If you read Only one poem Don't read this one

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4 years

I think my wife and I will start watching The Good Place. Anyone recommend it?

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2 years

~NaCl~ by Migs 'Twas the season of salt In a time of celebrity style Crystalline seasoning flying Through sunbeams, refracting Music blares in celebration The pure joy of spectacle But the food Tastes like sodium! The vss365 prompt for 8.14.22 is season #vss365 #prompt #season

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2 years

If you live with other people, it really limits your ability to sing out loud whenever you want to.

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4 years

How do you Say goodbye Not so long Followed by The hope of A new hello But a final Farewell What words Come before it What clothes To wear What expression To hold With breath Ragged & heart Pounding How can Words Get thru The tears & how Can they Ever be Enough? #BraveWrite 💔

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3 years

Not knowing the actual lyrics never stopped me from singing a song.

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3 years

Summer Hours The long days & cool nights Call to me School's out The sweaty air Feels like vacation I'm drawn away Dancing with joy Among the trees Cartwheels Cattails Cocktails The ocean Licks my feet Wind in my hair I leave work & my phone To briefly live In summer hours

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3 years

1/7 Hello, Twitter. May was the 2-year anniversary of this account, and I celebrated with my music challenge. But 2 years with no break is a lot. With all the prompts I work on, and my approach of responding to each notification, it is overwhelming. So that leads to this thread.

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3 years

Pasta and red sauce for dinner. My shirt and pants are clean, but somehow I got pasta sauce all over my socks. How is that even possible?

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4 years

A year and a half ago, I had never written a poem. Now I've written a lot. A thousand? I have no idea. I wonder if I have many left. What else is there to say I wonder...

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10 months

Fuck it. I'll be Speaker of the House. In my first act as Speaker, all you house members are grounded. None of you can be on TV or social media or appear in public for a month and we're gonna get some shit done. You work for the people & the people are sick of this. *bangs gavel

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4 years

Welcome to my Twitter account, where attendance and participation count for 50% of your final grade.

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5 years

That call From a friend The one you Dread It starts Like every Other call But then The ground Shifts The talk Of kids & books Turns to CT scans & biopsies Treatment plans Survival rates & pain The past Opens Like a fallow field & the future Becomes A narrow Crevice #poem

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4 years

The neighbors bought a fucking wind chime, and now I have to kill myself.

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3 years

How to buy a mattress: 1-Wait until spouse says "I need a new mattress" 2-Vaguely talk about it for 2 years 3-Go to store & lie down on every mattress until confused 4-Pick a mattress that was comfortable for 30 seconds 5-After 2 nights, hear how spouse hates new mattress

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4 years

So what do you say to a teen who desparately wants to go out and protest but is living in a home with someone at risk?

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5 years

When I was small She called me pudding Or little puddin' Or pumpkin Oh I hated that It would set me off I would whine "Mom, stop it!" But now It's different I hear her Words echoing From the past I miss it so Without thinking I call my daughter Little puddin' & smile #vss365

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2 years

Are you new to #vss365 ? Are you curious? Give it a try. Here's how it works. For the first half of August, I will tweet a "prompt word". Today it is #ominous . A "vss" is a very short story. Write a story or poem using the prompt word. Add the hashtag #vss365 and that's it! Enjoy!

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4 years

Horrified Despondent Dispirited Sickened Disturbed Dismayed Alarmed Worried Anxious Dejected Embarrassed Unsettled Agitated Distressed Appalled Ashamed Shaken Breathless Nauseous Stunned Terrified Crying Sobbing 😪😪😪😪😪 #OneWordWednesday #OWW

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4 years

Some days I feel Twitter stress, and I wonder why I'm here. I have an entire life, so why spend so much time here? What do you think? Why are you here? Do you ever get stressed from this free app?

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4 years

Why are 99 bottles of beer on the wall? I always keep mine in the fridge.

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4 years

I have a sad story. Last night, I put my favorite ice cream away.... but in the refrigerator. Now it is a soupy mess, like the rest of my day.

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4 years

Okay, seriously people? Really? Are we that stupid? Enjoy your Corona and lime. Chill your brain cavity. The beer won't give you coronavirus. Sigh. 🤦‍♂️🍺

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3 years

If you make friends with art and not people, there is much less disappointment.

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5 years

Apparently if you respond "no" by saying "nopety doodle," people think you're strange.

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5 years

My wife replaced all the lightbulbs in the house with super bright lights. I might go insane. I'm a creature of the dark. Or at least of the dim.

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4 years

I have pregret. I already regret the things I am going to do in the future.

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4 years

Sometimes I write From a dark place Deep in my ominous hallway Where I cannot see the light I write of dreary Black midnight Not to invite you Into the these dark corners I write instead to find The faint twinkle Of a distant star To guide me out Back to you #poetry

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3 years

Life is just a series of forgotten passwords.

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2 years

If at first you don't succeed, redefine your goals and declare victory.

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4 years

A muffin to me is a cake. My family says no, a cupcake is a cake, but a muffin is something different. Is a muffin a cake?

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4 years

Does anyone else have the "stay at home all day sitting on your ass eating snack food, stressed-out, stared too long at screens, irritated w/ family, bloated stomach, exhausted but don't want to sleep, not sure what day it is" feeling? Anyone else try to fix that with 2 cookies?

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3 years

Twitter is a jealousy factory.

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3 years

The workweek is five days. So why isn't the weekend five days? So unfair.

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3 years

Life is an exercise of finding small joys among the overbearing sadness.

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2 years

This has been an amazing year for watermelon and that makes me happy.

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5 years

I've loved my Twitter experience on this account. But as it has grown, managing time here has become challenging. What strategies do you all use to manage useage, deal with notifications, be able to interact, and also put this away so you can be undistracted in the real world?

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4 years

If less is more, is nothing everything?

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4 years

If you think about the top 5 people you interact with here, would you ever possibly meet them except for Twitter? If you did meet them in real life, would you be friends? 🤔

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