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By XOLyssamarieXD PLATINUM
Bellingham, Massachusetts

On October 20, 2010, I wore a purple shirt and purple Converse sneakers to school. That day, some of my classmates where dressed as superheroes, due to the fact it was spirit week...
XOLyssamarieXD PLATINUM, Bellingham, Massachusetts
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"Be not deceived if I have veiled my look I turn the trouble of my countenance merely upon myself"


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By PenguinFeet GOLD
Bellevue, Washington
PenguinFeet GOLD, Bellevue, Washington
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"Yeah, well, who but the mad would choose to keep on living? In the end, aren't we all just a little crazy?" - Dulcie, in Libba Bray's Going Bovine

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By KrisQueQuoi GOLD
Santa Rosa, California
KrisQueQuoi GOLD, Santa Rosa, California
19 articles 11 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Live the life you've imagined." Thoreau

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By Vanessa Jarnes BRONZE
Boston, Massachusetts
Vanessa Jarnes BRONZE, Boston, Massachusetts
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By AliKate BRONZE
Salt Lake, Utah
AliKate BRONZE, Salt Lake, Utah
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life is short. break the rules. forgive quickly. kiss slowly. love truly. laugh uncontrollably. and never regret anything that made you smile ♥ Write something about yourself.

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By 200027 BRONZE
Mundelein, Illinois
200027 BRONZE, Mundelein, Illinois
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tdub williams BRONZE, Frisco, Texas
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By bobjim BRONZE
Delafield, Wisconsin
bobjim BRONZE, Delafield, Wisconsin
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fameinsanity SILVER, Staten Island, New York
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