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"Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, it’s unlikely you will step up and take responsibility for making it so. If you assume that there’s no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, there are opportunities to change ( Read more... )

I think someone stole my Netflix (and maybe my mail?). When I was walking home I saw 3 discarded Netflix envelopes without the address label, and I thought that was weird. I had also gotten emails saying that I should receive my movies yesterday which is generally accurate. Then I got home and there was no mail at all, even the Bed Bath & Beyond ( Read more... )

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I got these for Christmas:


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I got back from Australia last week. It was pretty awesome. I arrived at Sydney on, I believe, November 18. I spent the next 7 days driving up the east coast of the country. It was pretty beautiful. Rolling hills/mountains, lots of farmland, rainforest, etc. The weather was perfect the entire time - upper 70s to mid 80s. I sat on beaches in ( Read more... )

I purchased my tickets to Australia last night. It's official! I'm going from Nov 16 to Dec 4. Now I just have to figure out all the real details. Oops. The ticket was expensive, but it's going to be fun. I am going to hang out on the beach since it'll be summer. I will probably be eaten by a dingo or a giant spider.


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