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He's so me

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I love the phrase "they get along like a house on fire". It's perfect. You and me have perfect chemistry and it's setting off the carbon monoxide detectors. People are calling emergency services to get us to stop being so chummy. Someone died

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every time i see those posts like ‘what food from a show did YOU always wanna try’ i go lol none? but i just remembered im a liar

i always wanted the fucking soup brock made in the pokemon anime

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Kings Crown Tally Ho, Las Vegas Strip, c. 1965

When Tally Ho non-gaming hotel failed, the property was sold to Kings Crown Inns of America, represented financiers in Indiana. Operations were leased to a second group, headed by Edward Nealis, who reopened the hotel, lounge, and restaurant. A casino and showroom were built in front of the hotel in '65.

The group of 18 operators applied for a gaming license and planned to open the showroom with a production by Steven Parker. When the operators were unable to obtain a gaming license, the owners sued over unpaid rent, and the hotel closed a second time. Kings Crown Tally Ho lasted from Dec. '63 to Apr. '65.

The property was remade into the Aladdin in '66.

The red crown used on the left, north side of the building, appears to be the same crown used at the former Royal Nevada hotel-casino.

All photos are undated circa '64-'65. (1) shared by John Speer, (2) Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Photographs, UNLV Special Collections & Archives, (3) slide scan by List It for You KC.

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he does look fun to draw

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“I don’t want to be a burden” you’re more like a relief, a gift, a blessing actually

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STARGATE SG-1 || SG-1 THROUGH THE YEARS

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— Franz Kafka; January 25, 1922

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I'm on vacation now, and having the kind of job I do this year, I don't have grading or anything to worry about, but my break is a little shorter than it would have been in my public school job.

I'm trying my best to focus on every moment being present with my best friend and away from the things that cause me to feel kind of mopey about my everyday life back in Japan. Plus, when I go back, I'll only have 10 or 11 weeks left on the job I'm leaving.

In the meantime, I'll have to secure an apartment for my next job, but even though being a teacher in a school again will be a lot of responsibility, it's more focused responsibility, so I feel like it will be better for me. Plus, I'm only planning to be there for a year, if my other plans go in order.

It's hard not to focus on the anxiety of going back to responsibility instead of being where I am, happy. I guess another thing is that I have real hope of my regular life being better in the next 18 months or so, so it's hard to wait for that long and to imagine it stretching out before me.

However, I am happy that if I just actually manage to ignore my job for the next week or so, nothing bad will happen to me or my students as a result. I just really don't have quite as much stamina for a teaching job as many do, and it's the one drawback of my chosen profession, no matter what form it takes.

I'm really happy to be in a part of the world that's more familiar and which speaks my language, even though I enjoy being in Japan. I came to Japan in order to have a chance at a better living situation than the one I was able to afford in America, despite making a higher salary, but now that I have worked out a game plan to have a life where I can be near my best friend most of the time, I feel it is frustrating and not quite enough. On the other hand, the conversation that led to me actually coming up with this plan and finding out more than I knew before probably wouldn't have happened if not for the confluence of circumstances and my homesickness and discontent when I first moved. And, I've gotten in better shape -- losing a little weight but, more importantly, getting my diabetes under much better control. So, it feels like a "meant to be" kind of side quest, but I wish it wouldn't take so long, but I'm old enough that I don't want to wish my time away.

Just thinking some thoughts as I try not to waste my time off as I often do, fretting.

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the untamed | 1.19

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deletes don’t count. this is how long you’ve known about/been part of this website. if you left and came back say when you made your first blog even if you no longer have access to it (but also tell me how long you were gone for because i’m nosy like that)

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Imagine meeting the most handsome goofiest genderweird butch you've ever seen and she has a dedicated probably monogamous boyfriend who to be fair is actually a pretty cool dude and you're devastated that you can't shoot your shot. Then you find out that up until last year boyfriend was certain he was gay and then he met this handsome goofy genderweird butch and was like oh I like women. Or at least women who are also men sometimes. So I'm bisexual. Also to make things more confusing they're both veterans who are actually pretty staunchly anti-military and hate every admiral they've ever encountered and the butch only went into the military because she desperately needed healthcare coverage for her father and the boyfriend was like. A legacy military brat who realized this is all pretty fucked actually. Congratulations you have encountered modern day Mulan and Li Shang

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Freedom!

I'm so gloriously checked out at work right now. One more class. Then I'm finished until January 8. I have only had one week off since I got to Japan, back in August.

Once I return, I'll have like 11 weeks left on the job and gotta move to get ready for the next one.

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I'm so gloriously checked out at work right now. One more class. Then I'm finished until January 8. I have only had one week off since I got to Japan, back in August.

Once I return, I'll have like 11 weeks left on the job and gotta move to get ready for the next one.

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my sister works in a nursery (in scotland for context) and today a kid came up to her and said "can you put on 'release my wee da'? I want to dance" and my sister was like ?? what the fuck is 'release my wee da', so the kid sang a line of it. turns out, feliz navidad

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Change my meme (a replacement 'Change my mind' template) - template post - Imgur