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Trying some new things. Staying out of the hullabaloo. . . . . #poet #poetry #cloud #nature #photography #photomanipulation #words #wordporn #designer #design #storm #hullabaloo #nature #queerpoet #lgbt #blackgirlmagic #blacknerd #textures #latenight #art #design #artsyfartsy #photoshop #sky #country #writer #writercommunity

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Today I was asked what my purpose in life was, and boy lemme tell you, it threw me in a bit of a panic. But then I really sat and thought about it, and here's the thing: I've been rather ambivalent about life every since I was 12. I wanted to die, and frankly, despite loving to learn, the more I learned the more I tended to fall more into an existential crisis. In the past, this progression had negative effects on my well being...but I've been tryna be more positive as of late. There are things I want to do, loads of things. There are things I want to continue learning, and people that I want to help. There's just so much to see and do, and that + finding myself and my personality is leading me more towards a bucket list approach to life, as opposed to a narrow point. I'm not a fucking pencil. I am charcoal. Or very wet watercolor. . . . . #poem #poetry #poet #blackpoet #bucketlist #inspiration #inspirationalquotes #motivation #hipster #grunge #lifestyle #living #whatatimetobealive #queerpoc #queerpoet #lgbt #lgbtq #mentalhealth #finearts #life #livingtothefullest #positivity #carefreeblackgirl #blackgirlmagic #blackboimagic #blacknerd #writercommunity #writer #selfcare

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I haven't posted for a while, and for good reason. I nabbed a new job, finished up the booking for a travel fellowship, nabbed a living fellowship at the Gamble House, nabbed a summer job at HPOZ unit in city hall, and finished one final (with three more to go). Oh and I lost my damn notebook :( anyway I've been busy. And I've gained sooooo much. But it's so important to make clear that I didn't do it alone. I've had help on every step, and if it weren't for the people surrounding me, believing in me, helping me forward, this year wouldn't have been as amazing as it has been. #poem #poetry #humble #writercommunity #writer #writersofinstagram #lgbt #lgbtq #fellowship #gamblehouse #artsyfartsy #gradschool #coolstuff #helpinghand #prose #movingonup

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Finally got Laura to the Korean Friendship Bell...armed with Starbucks and lunch. Also there was ladybugs :3 #koreanfriendshipbell #parks #conservation #monuments #nifty #photography #photooftheday #photo #goodday #saturday (at Korean Bell of Friendship)

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Hypnotizing Monochromatic Animated GIFs, Carl Burton

NYC-based artist Carl Burton atmospheric animated GIFs exist in a category of their own. Working primarily with Cinema 4D, Photoshop, and After Effects, Burton spends days at a time perfecting these enigmatic animations that blur the lines between surreal and science fiction. 

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HUG EVERYBODY 

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And we can be rebuilt- #wordporn #poem #poet #poetry #tsunami #ocean #destruction #rebuild #lgbt #lgbtq #queer #queerpoc #blackgirlmagic #blackboimagic #writercommunity #writersofinstagram #hope #quotes #prose

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They never told us When we were kids That being ourselves Would be so hard They never said That we should be ourselves So long as we conform They never said When we were kids To be ourselves While admitting that they Never managed it themselves- • • • • #poetry #poet #poem #writercommunity #writersofinstagram #beyourself #lgbt #lgbtq #queer #queerpoc #loveyourself #losangeles #rosesarered #prose #whenwewerekids #writing #writer

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Latest notebook! With custom planner pages :) want one? DM me. #bookarts #notebook #planner #stationary #stationaryaddict #bookbinding #frenchstitch #watercolor #art #design #artsyfartsy #prettythings #hipster #accessories #custom #original #designer #buy #blackgirlmagic #blackboimagic #lgbt #lgbtq #queer

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Day 1/2 in Santa Barbara consisted of driving, bike riding, beach going, food eating, and soon sleeping. This is a different sort of exhaustion, a full exhaustion, a satisfied exhaustion. #poetry #poem #writersofinstagram #poet #blackpoet #blackgirlmagic #blackboimagic #lgbt #lgbtq #beachy #beachbum #photography #nature #blackandwhitephotography #califia #googlepixel #hifi #writercommunity #santabarbara #california #highbythebeach #vacation #springbreak #travel #travelbug #grunge #hipster #lifestyle

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I like my name. Just in case you could tell. Ora means gold. Gold is precious. Precious. Kewl beans. #sand #beach #photography #hifi #california #vacationfrommyproblems #handdrawn #seaside #santabarbara #lgbt #queerpoc (at Leadbetter Beach)

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Current mood. You know those times when you know you should sleep but you just can't make yourself do it? I'm there just now. #currentmood #hipster #grunge #melancholy #mercurial #poem #poetry #queerpoc #lgbt #lgbtq #blackgirlmagic #blackpoet #writersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #prose #golden #thursday #writer #grablife #sleep

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I didn't give this a title because well...Just thought of one now. This one is called Hypomania, and it's dedicated to anyone who has ever had to deal with it or with mania. Admittedly, hypomania can be great...heightened sense (all of them, wink wink), feeling "everything will be okay" regardless of what is happening, less need for sleep... Even the occasional irrational irritability can be nice. Or perhaps that's just me, lol The problem is, depression always comes right after, and it sucks. Instead of wearing down, you drop and it's the worst. For me, the most important thing to remember is that there will be stability again after the drop. The depression is never the end. #poem #poetry #poetsoftumblr #blackgirlmagic #lgbt #lgbtq #queerpoc #writersofinstagram #writer #poetsofinstagram #queerpoets #losangeles #imagination #blackpoets #lovemyself #mrniceguy #prose #prosepoetry #writercommunity #mood #hypomania #mental #depression #anxiety #selfcare #mentalhealth

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When is the best time to do some drawing experiments? In class of course! #penandink #penandinkdrawing #illustration #abstractart #abstract #stipling #patterns #art #artsyfartsy #design #designer #queerart #queerpoc #staedtler #dots #coolbeans #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #experimental #blackgirlmagic #blackboimagic

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This is what it comes to when you let your mom use you palette but she doesn't clean it...And she used acrylics...And let it sit for a month. #makeshift #artsyfartsy #painting #crafts #foil #lgbtq #lgbt #watercolor #lastresort #art #fancy #hipster #grunge #bookmaking

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I wasn't supposed to fall in love with someone. Wanting to get married was never a part of my master plan. It just goes to show you that plans can be fickle things, and sometimes they must change. I love my girlfriend. Like said, it'd be false to say that I don't know who id be if I hadn't met her, because I do know....I'd be lonely, or dead, or not happy, or an asshole, or any of those things in any order. I love her because...She's the most beautiful and inspiring person I've ever met. I love her because...She is HER. #poem #poetry #poetsofinstagram #love #lovepoem #lgbt #lgbtq #queerpoc #queer #prose #writercommunity #writer #blackandwhite #words

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Everything happening right now. Nuf said. #rosesarered #poem #poetry #poetsofinstagram #trump #cheetos #pressconference #fucktrump #boxing