So Many Pieces Torn From My Heart
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I want ice cream.
Working hard. Hardly working. I’m not entirely sure how both can be simultaneously true, but then I love a good oxymoron. Today is a jumbo shrimp kind of day. Yesterday’s seminars went well. Free breakfast was a bust, and the boxed lunches they provided failed to excite as well. Still, what did I expect for…
I underestimate the Prof
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A trying day was had by all.
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The Starfish.
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