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Summer Stripes

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Donec id elit dolor. Nullam rhoncus au quam aliquam perdiet. Suspendisse quis augue dapibus, interdum felisut, feugiat purus. Duis at accumsan ligula, vel semper nibh. Proin sed leo nibh. Quisque sollicitudin ornare nivel faucibus. Quisque tempus eleifend magna id efficitur. Aenean eget erat hendrerit, tempus dolor nec, condimen diam. Phasellus non pellentesque cursus sapien.

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Afringilla tempus lectus. Sed turpis magna, convallis non rhoncus sed, porttitor eu neque. Vestibulu sed euismod mauris, ultrices tempor ex. Quisque non pulvinar felis, id eleifend erat. Duis fermentu ante lorem, et suscipit ipsum aliqsa. Cras venenatis, lectus non porta tincidunt, felis nisi facilmi, nec dictum magna mi at ligula. Nam sapien nunc, feugiat diam eget, lacinia rhoncus augue.

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Casual Looks

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Proin leo quam, dapibus vel tristique lacinia, pharetra sed dui. In congue futelis eget eros stibulm, sit amet aliquet lia ferentum bonec id elit dolor. Nullam rhoncus au quam caliquam perdiet. Suspe ndisse quis augue dapibus, interdum felisut, feugiat purus. Duis at accumsan ligula, vel sed leo nibh. Quisque sollicitudin ornare nivel faucibus. Quisque tempus eleifend magna id efficitur.

NULLA FAUCIBUS VARIUS MI VITAE TEMPUS.

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Afringilla tempus lectus. Sed turpis magna, convallis non rhoncus sed, porttitor eu neque. Vestibulu sed euismod mauris, ultrices tempor ex. Quisque non pulvinar felis, id eleifend erat. Duis fermentu ante lorem, et suscipit ipsum aliqsa. Cras venenatis, lectus non porta tincidunt, felis nisi facilmi, nec dictum magna mi at ligula. Nam sapien nunc, feugiat diam eget, lacinia rhoncus augue.

Nulla mattis neque leo, ut tincidunt metus tincidunt eu. Vestibulum vitae nulla consectet felis rutrum vestibulum. Morbi faucibus et quam sed dictum. Cras porta elit aliquet, vitae aliquam diam laoreet. Ut sit amet orci ut mi sollicitudin hendrerit lobortis in orci.

Donec mattis augue ac nisl molestie feugiat. Aliquam consectetur porta erat, vel feugiat urna lobortis sed. Sed consequat ipsum a tristique facilisis. Sed varius quam velit, eu tincidunt enim tristique accumsan. Phasellus ut ultrices libero. Suspendisse vel ornare dui, id sagittis ipsum. Ut mattis at nunc et convallis.

SUSPENDISSE EGESTAS IPSUM A PURUS PLACERAT VEI.

Maecenas non faucibus ante. Nullam vehicula, magna laoreet aliquam imperdiet, ex erat condimentum sem, et tincidunt sem justo eget ante. Curabitur eget orci metus. Mauris tempus erat eu elit vehicula, a consectetur leo eleifend. Vivamus nunc odio, efficitur et ullamcorper vitae, tincidunt eu erat. Nulla rutrum faucibus odio. Sed at efficitur lectus, nec iaculis tellus. Nunc vulputate massa eget lectus tincidunt, et euismod eros condimentum.

Sed eget ligula sem. Maecenas commodo, risus accumsan pretium pharetra, eros neque pretium nulla, eget faucibus elit dolor vel dolor. Nulla nunc lectus, porta quis purus nec, sollicitudin finibus tortor. Phasellus gravida tortor felis, ac bibendum ipsum interdum at. Integer vitae blandit orci. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus sodales leo ut nunc auctor, a tempor sem commodo. Donec eros diam, vulputate eget neque eu, sollicitudin efficitur sapien. Duis laoreet lectus diam, mattis faucibus nulla hendrerit at. Ut posuere orci magna, in tincidunt tellus efficitur in.

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Office Attire

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Pellentesque porttitor pretium elt at placerat. Integer sapien mauris, convallis quis tinciduna, bibendum the sit amet augue. Proin leo quam, dapibus vel tristique lacinia, pharetra sed dui. In congue felis eget eros vestibulum, sit amet aliquet ligula fermentum.

Donec id elit dolor. Nullam rhoncus au quam aliquam perdiet. Suspendisse quis augue dapibus, interdum felisut, feugiat purus. Duis at accumsan ligula, vel semper nibh. Proin sed leo nibh. Quisque sollicitudin ornare nivel faucibus. Quisque tempus eleifend magna id efficitur. Aenean eget erat hendrerit, tempus dolor nec, condimen diam. Phasellus non pellentesque cursus sapien.

“ Curabitur congue dapibus orci, id iaculis sapien efficitur id. Nulla faucibus varius mi tempus. Maecenas tincidunt turpis quis faucibus finibus.”
CAMPBELL FORMAN

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Afringilla tempus lectus. Sed turpis magna, convallis non rhoncus sed, porttitor eu neque. Vestibulu sed euismod mauris, ultrices tempor ex. Quisque non pulvinar felis, id eleifend erat. Duis fermentu ante lorem, et suscipit ipsum aliqsa. Cras venenatis, lectus non porta tincidunt, felis nisi facilmi, nec dictum magna mi at ligula. Nam sapien nunc, feugiat diam eget, lacinia rhoncus augue.

Nulla mattis neque leo, ut tincidunt metus tincidunt eu. Vestibulum vitae nulla consectet felis rutrum vestibulum. Morbi faucibus et quam sed dictum. Cras porta elit aliquet, vitae aliquam diam laoreet. Ut sit amet orci ut mi sollicitudin hendrerit lobortis in orci.

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Current obsession

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Donec id elit dolor. Nullam rhoncus au quam aliquam perdiet. Suspendisse quis augue dapibus, interdum felisut, feugiat purus. Duis at accumsan ligula, vel semper nibh. Proin sed leo nibh. Quisque sollicitudin ornare nivel faucibus. Quisque tempus eleifend magna id efficitur. Aenean eget erat hendrerit, tempus dolor nec, condimen diam. Phasellus non pellentesque cursus sapien.

“ Curabitur congue dapibus orci, id iaculis sapien efficitur id. Nulla faucibus varius mi tempus. Maecenas tincidunt turpis quis faucibus finibus.”
CAMPBELL FORMAN

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Afringilla tempus lectus. Sed turpis magna, convallis non rhoncus sed, porttitor eu neque. Vestibulu sed euismod mauris, ultrices tempor ex. Quisque non pulvinar felis, id eleifend erat. Duis fermentu ante lorem, et suscipit ipsum aliqsa. Cras venenatis, lectus non porta tincidunt, felis nisi facilmi, nec dictum magna mi at ligula. Nam sapien nunc, feugiat diam eget, lacinia rhoncus augue.

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Winter is coming

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Pellentesque porttitor pretium elt at placerat. Integer sapien mauris, convallis quis tinciduna, bibendum the sit amet augue. Proin leo quam, dapibus vel tristique lacinia, pharetra sed dui. In congue felis eget eros vestibulum, sit amet aliquet ligula fermentum.

Donec id elit dolor. Nullam rhoncus au quam aliquam perdiet. Suspendisse quis augue dapibus, interdum felisut, feugiat purus. Duis at accumsan ligula, vel semper nibh. Proin sed leo nibh. Quisque sollicitudin ornare nivel faucibus. Quisque tempus eleifend magna id efficitur. Aenean eget erat hendrerit, tempus dolor nec, condimen diam. Phasellus non pellentesque cursus sapien.

“ Curabitur congue dapibus orci, id iaculis sapien efficitur id. Nulla faucibus varius mi tempus. Maecenas tincidunt turpis quis faucibus finibus.”
CAMPBELL FORMAN

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Afringilla tempus lectus. Sed turpis magna, convallis non rhoncus sed, porttitor eu neque. Vestibulu sed euismod mauris, ultrices tempor ex. Quisque non pulvinar felis, id eleifend erat. Duis fermentu ante lorem, et suscipit ipsum aliqsa. Cras venenatis, lectus non porta tincidunt, felis nisi facilmi, nec dictum magna mi at ligula. Nam sapien nunc, feugiat diam eget, lacinia rhoncus augue.

Nulla mattis neque leo, ut tincidunt metus tincidunt eu. Vestibulum vitae nulla consectet felis rutrum vestibulum. Morbi faucibus et quam sed dictum. Cras porta elit aliquet, vitae aliquam diam laoreet. Ut sit amet orci ut mi sollicitudin hendrerit lobortis in orci.

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Playing with prints

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Pellentesque porttitor pretium elt at placerat. Integer sapien mauris, convallis quis tinciduna, bibendum the sit amet augue. Proin leo quam, dapibus vel tristique lacinia, pharetra sed dui. In congue felis eget eros vestibulum, sit amet aliquet ligula fermentum.

Donec id elit dolor. Nullam rhoncus au quam aliquam perdiet. Suspendisse quis augue dapibus, interdum felisut, feugiat purus. Duis at accumsan ligula, vel semper nibh. Proin sed leo nibh. Quisque sollicitudin ornare nivel faucibus. Quisque tempus eleifend magna id efficitur. Aenean eget erat hendrerit, tempus dolor nec, condimen diam. Phasellus non pellentesque cursus sapien.

“ Curabitur congue dapibus orci, id iaculis sapien efficitur id. Nulla faucibus varius mi tempus. Maecenas tincidunt turpis quis faucibus finibus.”
CAMPBELL FORMAN

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Afringilla tempus lectus. Sed turpis magna, convallis non rhoncus sed, porttitor eu neque. Vestibulu sed euismod mauris, ultrices tempor ex. Quisque non pulvinar felis, id eleifend erat. Duis fermentu ante lorem, et suscipit ipsum aliqsa. Cras venenatis, lectus non porta tincidunt, felis nisi facilmi, nec dictum magna mi at ligula. Nam sapien nunc, feugiat diam eget, lacinia rhoncus augue.

Nulla mattis neque leo, ut tincidunt metus tincidunt eu. Vestibulum vitae nulla consectet felis rutrum vestibulum. Morbi faucibus et quam sed dictum. Cras porta elit aliquet, vitae aliquam diam laoreet. Ut sit amet orci ut mi sollicitudin hendrerit lobortis in orci.

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Be who you are

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You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, sing like there's nobody listening, and live like it's heaven on earth.

Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. Be who you are and say what you feel will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it.

They are not embarrassed to cry with you be who you are and say what you feel with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful.

As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once

Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.

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Past life

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You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, sing like there's nobody listening, and live like it's heaven on earth.

Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. Be who you are and say what you feel will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it.

They are not embarrassed to cry with you be who you are and say what you feel with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful.

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Sweet Summer

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Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things.

They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. Let her know what you really think of Murakami. See if she got through the first chapter of Fellowship. Understand that if she says she understood James Joyce’s Ulysses she’s just saying that to sound intelligent.

1/5

Be yourself

“I am,” he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. “I’m in love with you, and I’m not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I’m in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we’re all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we’ll ever have

2/5

Live as if you were to die tomorrow

“I am,” he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. “I’m in love with you, and I’m not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I’m in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we’re all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we’ll ever have

3/5

Say what you feel

“I am,” he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. “I’m in love with you, and I’m not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I’m in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we’re all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we’ll ever have

4/5

Be who you are

“I am,” he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. “I’m in love with you, and I’m not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I’m in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we’re all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we’ll ever have

5/5

Love like you'll never be hurt

“I am,” he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. “I’m in love with you, and I’m not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I’m in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we’re all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we’ll ever have

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Wedding Season

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You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, sing like there's nobody listening, and live like it's heaven on earth.

Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. Be who you are and say what you feel will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it. They are not embarrassed to cry with you be who you are and say what you feel with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful.

Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

You should date a girl who reads. Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes, who has problems with closet space because she has too many books. Date a girl who has a list of books she wants to read, who has had a library card since she was twelve.

Find a girl who reads. You’ll know that she does because she will always have an unread book in her bag. She’s the one lovingly looking over the shelves in the bookstore, the one who quietly cries out when she has found the book she wants. You see that weird chick sniffing the pages of an old book in a secondhand book shop? That’s the reader. They can never resist smelling the pages, especially when they are yellow and worn.

Twenty years
from now

She’s the girl reading while waiting in that coffee shop down the street. If you take a peek at her mug, the non-dairy creamer is floating on top because she’s kind of engrossed already. Lost in a world of the author’s making. Sit down. She might give you a glare, as most girls who read do not like to be interrupted. Ask her if she likes the book.

Buy her another cup of coffee.

Let her know what you really think of Murakami. See if she got through the first chapter of Fellowship. Understand that if she says she understood James Joyce’s Ulysses she’s just saying that to sound intelligent. Ask her if she loves Alice or she would like to be Alice.

It’s easy to date a girl who reads. Give her books for her birthday, for Christmas, for anniversaries. Give her the gift of words, in poetry and in song. Give her Neruda, Pound, Sexton, Cummings. Let her know that you understand that words are love. Understand that she knows the difference between books and reality but by god, she’s going to try to make her life a little like her favorite book. It will never be your fault if she does.

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Twenty years
from now

She has to give it a shot somehow. Lie to her. If she understands syntax, she will understand your need to lie. Behind words are other things: motivation, value, nuance, dialogue. It will not be the end of the world. Fail her. Because a girl who reads knows that failure always leads up to the climax. Because girls who read understand that all things must come to end, but that you can always write a sequel. That you can begin again and again and still be the hero. That life is meant to have a villain or two.

Why be frightened of everything that you are not? Girls who read understand that people, like characters, develop. Except in the Twilight series.

If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. When you find her up at 2 AM clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours but she will always come back to you. She’ll talk as if the characters in the book are real, because for a while, they always are.

You will propose on a hot air balloon. Or during a rock concert. Or very casually next time she’s sick. Over Skype.

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