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Alida Brandenburg

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naps
synchronism and symmetry
Paradise Punch Bubblicious Bubble Gum
hoodies
gardenias
hitting the beat with my body
eating salty french fries by the sea and tasting the ocean on my fingers
the velvety, full feeling of an orange section before it bursts open in my mouth
the scent of a cat's yawn
butterfly kisses
the tally system
swings
lying in warm laundry
people who will unabashedly sing at the top of their lungs with me
proper grammar, syntax, and spelling
even numbers
the musky smell of first rain
saving bugs from imminent death
the macaroni and cheese crayon
warmth
yellow cake with milk chocolate frosting and round sprinkles
removing poppy caps at the first of spring
mixtapes/CDs
bossa nova jazz and crickets on warm summer nights
waking yourself up from a dream by boisterously laughing out loud at its silliness
lightning bugs
finding something that you thought you lost

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About 9 weeks ago Feel-Good Friday: Don't give up. These people didn't.

#FeelGoodFriday  
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About 4 weeks ago [Jimmy Kimmel hilariously pranks Coachella. Does no favors to hipsters.]

"These bands are so obscure that they do not exist."

+Jimmy Kimmel Live has pulled a lot of great stunts. But this... this is undoubtedly the best. Interviewer asks Coachella patrons about made-up bands. Coachella-goers pretend to totally be in-the-know and gush about how much they love that group. Terrible hipster stereotypes promptly reinforced with super glue. 

Absolute perfection.

#humor   #lol  
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About 5 weeks ago [For those who serve.]

About two minutes in I realized my mouth was full of half-eaten food. I'd stop chewing. I'd stopped breathing. "There's gotta be people hurt out there!" the cop had urgently screamed as he ran into the smoking rubble. I burst into tears.

But what kept striking me more than the horror of it all was my deep and sincere appreciation seeing those men and women in uniform fearlessly running into the carnage, ripping apart the barricades to storm through to the people who needed them right then, not giving care to the fact that another explosion could be on the way any minute, fighting the natural instinct we all have to run in the opposite direction to protect ourselves. Noble and brave don't begin to do it justice.

So I'm posting this as my thanks to all of you who serve. I know many have mixed feelings about our military and police force in particular, but it's moments like these when you see what those uniforms are all abo
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About 3 weeks ago [CISPA is dead. Rejoice!]

(Though we know this only means some other PIPA/SOPA/CISPA iteration is already in the pipeline, and they will keep trying to exhaust us with cyber bill after cyber bill, hoping our vigilance will wear down, but at least we've won again for now! Our strength and attention prevails!)

Details here: http://huff.to/17lvB1M
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About 7 weeks ago [Feel-Good Friday: Suspended coffees: a lesson in paying it forward.]

Seen floating around the interwebz today:
We enter a little coffeehouse with a friend of mine and give our order. While we’re approaching our table two people come in and they go to the counter:
‘Five coffees, please. Two of them for us and three suspended’ They pay for their order, take the two and leave.

I ask my friend: “What are those ‘suspended’ coffees?”
My friend: “Wait for it and you will see.”

Some more people enter. Two girls ask for one coffee each, pay and go. The next order was for seven coffees and it was made by three lawyers - three for them and four ‘suspended’. While I still wonder what’s the deal with those ‘suspended’ coffees I enjoy the sunny weather and the beautiful view towards the square in front of the cafe. Suddenly a man dressed in shabby clothes who looks like a beggar comes in through the door and kindly asks
‘Do you have a suspended coffee ?’

It’s
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About 12 weeks ago [Feel-Good Friday: Making fun of T-Rex's tiny little arms never gets old.]  

It's been a rough week for me for a lot of reasons. Two of my friends--both young and vibrant--unexpectedly died, and on top of that I got hit with a sea of health problems, some of which I've been struggling with for the past seven years and I thought I'd finally resolved.

But then comes #FeelGoodFriday and I know I can make at least a little dent in the world to help counteract all the doom and gloom of the last seven days.

This picture and subsequent mental movie that played out in my head especially cheered me up this week. Hope it brightens your day, too. ♥
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About 4 weeks ago [Feel-Good Friday: I was one of those girls. Were you?]

<hikes up her bossy/leadership pants>

#FeelGoodFriday   #LeanIn  
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About 8 weeks ago [This nine-year-old philosopher has things all figured out. No, really.]
"Destiny is a guess--a guess of what it knows about you."

Oh, from the mouths of babes. This kid totally blew me away There are just too many unbelievable quotes in here to pick a favorite, but one thing I really love and appreciate about him is his repeated, humble admission that he may not know--that perhaps he is wrong. Most adults don't even have the confident humility to admit that. 

His answer to what the meaning of life is brought me to tears. I won't even bother quoting is because you just have to watch it in full. Can't wait to see what this kid becomes as he continues to grow.

"You never know for sure if there really is anything in the search. It's just---it's an endless quest without knowing what your quest is."

(This really is perfect for #FeelGoodFriday , but I just couldn't wait to share it with you noodles. ♥) 
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About 2 weeks ago ["We're made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."]

Sitting here under my covers wiping tears from my cheeks. Watching this hit me really hard in an unexpected way. The poetic beauty of it, most certainly, but more so my realization that science now feels like an estranged lover -- a partner I once knew so intimately, and admired with overwhelming awe, wonder, and reverence; my beloved I devoted myself to, committed to understanding and appreciating on every level, and had planned to spend the rest of my life with. It wasn't always easy, but we spent some of our best years together, finding ways to communicate even though we rarely spoke the same language. 

Spanning more than a decade, we defied the odds and lasted longer than most marriages. It was the most challenging and rewarding relationship I've ever been blessed to be part of. It hurts to now feel it so far from my fingertips, to know we aren't a part of each other's daily lives
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About 9 weeks ago And would you impress yourself?
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