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I would rather take a picture. One, because I'm one of those people that has to take 5,000 shots to get four good ones (just not very photogenic). And two, because I'm one of those people that can't stand to not be part of the process. I'd be the most annoying subject because I'd constantly be in the back saying, "Why don't you try it like this? Or like this? Or what about this?"
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Two days before I left this state and drove to Texas what was almost two years ago now. I don't think I've ever felt like I did in that time of my life: lost and sorry and alone and confused and overwhelmed and dead beyond all reason or belief.
It was a 1,300 mile drive and I cried the whole way. I cried because I was ;lost and unsure and intimidated and afraid - and I cried because I finally, for the first time in months, felt alive.
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If it were a question of great importance I'd rather have myself known, if not only for the sake of being more affective. That being said, for the questions of a more quizzical, curious nature, I kind of like the mystery and magic of anonymity. It's endearing and refreshing in a world where everything can become so painstakingly realistic.
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How do you feel lately? Do you feel brighter? Go blonde. Do you feel feistier? Go red. Do you feel more genuine? Stay natural. Add layers or cut it all off! Go big or go home! Just make it something you believe in.
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Cool story, bro.
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I already have a tattoo. It's a flock of 14 birds flying up my left wrist.
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Lol Pat, someone asked me, "can i tap it ? ;)"
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Austin! or Rome!
Both of which have made their way onto the recent agenda! -
This is the craaaaaaziest question ever! The craaaaziest question everrrrr! You guys are so wacky...
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What about tea don't I believe? Tea is so ultimately wonderful! It's good for you - body and soul: comforting, therapeutic, warm, detoxing. Nothing clears my head like a really good cup of tea. I live by it, swear by it, and love by it (you can always trust a man whom knows good tea)! I may not always be able to believe in everything, but tea has never let me down. It appeals to my very human nature.
Mmm, imma go drink some right now! -
I am so excited to know that someone else out there not only listens to Savage Love, but realizes how ultimately beneficial it is to your mental status in regards to all things sexual and romantic! It's honestly probably some of the best media I choose to consume - some really great philosophies and ideas as well as such a refreshing, realistic expectation of human beings and their sexuality. I can't say enough good about it, but I feel that you probably put it best - just so... "good for you".
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I'm movin' to Austin! Yeehaaaaaw!
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I've given this question a serious amount of consideration (as it's been in my inbox for some three months), and in the end I couldn't figure out what position I wanted to take on it or how to ultimately answer a question that was so subjective to circumstance at its core. But then, today, I was listening to Savage Love (only the best podcast ever made), and Dan Savage said this, "How many times do we all have to sit around sucking our thumbs going, 'Why do people cheat?' before we just accept that people cheat because people are people. And cheating isn't some aberration, some betrayal of our fundamental humanity – cheating is evidence of our fundamental humanity." He went on to say that that, of course, did not universally excuse cheating and that people should not violate the commitments they've made, but that the shock factor in reaction to infidelity (something so common and present) was feigned and tiresome at best.
It is important to validate that which we commit ourselves to, because as a sense of respect for yourself you should value your word enough to keep it, but people do not cheat because they are inherently evil beings or because they harbor a complete disregard of others. People cheat because they are human beings, and because sometimes (as human beings) shit just happens. It’s that basic -
Someone asked me this question just the other day (and, really, I'm assuming the same someone is asking again, as well as having asked Nicole and Kaytie).
I can actually remember the exact moment that I TRULY doubted myself last (and I mean the "what I'm about to do right now is going to ruin my whole life and everything I've wanted and go against all the laws of nature and physics" kind of doubt). I was 1,300 miles from where I am now, crying, at a red light in an area that I was familiar with for all the wrong reasons. But I stuck to my guns, and I did what I set out to do, and I am all the better for that.
I doubt myself on a minimal basis all the time. Especially when it comes to my outlets, like writing or photography, because I'm inherently the most brutal self-critic alive. But, for the most part, when I set my sights in a direction, I hardly falter. Because a lot of effort goes into the decisions I make before I make them, and because (in reality) I'm just too damn stubborn.
I sort of like self-doubt though, because it allows me to have those moments where I realize that I doubted myself for absolutely no reason at all.
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I miss you too! You never tell me when you're coming into town. We should go get ice cream next time or something :)))
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I'm not completely sure that I am 100% happy with the person that I am. To be entirely clear, I am often ecstatic with who I am and what I am and the general direction I am pushing myself in... but, in reality, I think it is a dangerous thing for anyone to be 100% satisfied with the human being that they are, because I believe that in order to be self-constructive we need to be in a constant state of dissatisfaction with ourselves. I endeavor to be continuously trying to improve myself, throughout my entire life. That doesn't mean that I'm never comfortable with the person that I am (because I am extremely comfortable with myself), but to say 100% happy suggests that I'm appeased by who I am and what I am and where I am. And I'm not sure I ever want that to be the case.
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Absolutely! I will see you in June (super excited about it too!)
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Something something something about Ryan Madrigal
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Carissa
Palm Springs, CA
Carissa’s Bio
I believe in things, like tea.
