yes indeed

this lady at the restaurant bar ordered a merlot and the warm dinner rolls with butter and i’m like well damn

What’s funny is this was everyone’s reaction when the song came out.

Regine over everybody

they are each other

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Overton

yes. by design.

when it’s night and i get a lady uber driver

What a peculiar reaction.

tomorrow is a microsoft teams morning

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stop making me dl random apps that I will never use again

my Key the Cairn is 4 today 🐾 i love her madly and so does everyone ✨💕✨🐾

if Watson is going to be talking about flesh-eating bacteria it’s not my episode

And the caseworkers treat you like you're taking money out of their own bank account. Every client I've had at my shelter expressed the same sentiment. It's hard to stay optimistic when the system you paid into refuses to acknowledge you need help even if you've served your country and/or city.

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i used to date one

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Eagles and Celtics for me 🤞🏽

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i needed a trusted second opinion on my patterns and my childhood. and i could finally afford it

i’m a Cancerian, so tbh my shell is comfy

silent anger

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on Pacific time just

somehow both

savory, every time

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👼🏽🕊️ angelita de la noche❣️ 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️

this exactly 🥂

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this is a real question? foxx

Russ every time

choosing based on album art only: CMIYGL

off the wall

no shots but tribe in a landslide