‘Oompa Loompa’ was my lowest point
It was cool at the time
There are a few lessons in all 20-something of my failed auditions. I had to learn that the easy way is probably easy because you’re going downhill.
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Unhinged sex goon
It was cool at the time
Somehow, for every five BuzzFeed quiz results that are comically off, there will be one result that fits you a little too well.
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Can I get a word?
It was cool at the time
If you’ve ever had to talk to me for more than 10 seconds, I’ve probably mentioned that I’m on an improv comedy team.
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Beethoven’s sick beats
It was cool at the time
Because I wasn’t immediately learning what I wanted to play, I wasn’t interested. I didn’t pay attention at all for the first two months of lessons. Apparently, during that period he taught me how to read music, and I missed all of it.
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A humble narcissist
It was cool at the time
For a long time, I thought my tendency to come off as incredibly confident despite being so shy meant that I was being fake or inauthentic.
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There’s something about dogs
It was cool at the time
“Marley & Me,” “Where the Red Fern Grows,” “A Dog’s Purpose” and “My Dog Skip” make up a genre based on a simple but emotionally powerful idea: dogs make us better people, and then we lose them.
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Crop top anarchist
It was cool at the time
My early teen years were an era of gloriously bold fashion choices. Many of these I’m certain to regret, but some of which I’ll sorely miss.
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Like ‘The Notebook,’ but without the love story part
It was cool at the time
I’ve never been in anything close to a relationship. I’ve never gotten to change my Facebook relationship status. I never had a guaranteed date to a school dance. There was never any “bae<3<3<3” in my phone contacts. It’s not that I was never given the opportunity. I could get just
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The life cycle of my edgy alter ego
It was cool at the time
I once secretly courted two lovers at the same time. Donning a light pink pea coat, I would meet the charming, stylish blonde in the coffee shop. We’d chat about snowball fights or the local dojo, and then I would excuse myself. I’d switch into a letterman jacket and hustle
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