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		<title>it must be something in the air that i&#8217;m breathing</title>
		<link>http://mkinger.blog.com/2009/11/23/it-must-be-something-in-the-air-that-im-breathing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get so many questions and comments about why I don&#8217;t bring guys home..it half bothers me, half amuses me. But it mostly just reaffirms how romantic I am. There are lots of reasons why I don&#8217;t bring guys home; I have a huge, crazy (but loveable) family, I date assholes, I&#8217;m afraid of that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I get so many questions and comments about why I don&#8217;t bring guys home..it half bothers me, half amuses me. But it mostly just reaffirms how romantic I am. There are lots of reasons why I don&#8217;t bring guys home; I have a huge, crazy (but loveable) family, I date assholes, I&#8217;m afraid of that step, I travel a lot, blahblah. But I&#8217;m really just waiting for something big. I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;m the only sap that has that feeling that there&#8217;s definitely that one guy made for me, but yea..I do. I&#8217;m waiting for thay big love, and I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve found it yet. So, my family can wait with me. My friends are the lucky ones that get to meet all of the assholes. ;p</p>
<p>I really don&#8217;t know how to be anything other than hopeful, even when I&#8217;m negative. It&#8217;s always there.</p>
<p>xxo!</p>
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		<title>what might have been lost</title>
		<link>http://mkinger.blog.com/2009/11/20/what-might-have-been-lost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s good to know that you will never hear certain songs without thinking of me/us. This is the advantage of having friends and loves who are as obsessed with music as I am; we can&#8217;t forget eachother. It helps me sleep.
  
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s good to know that you will never hear certain songs without thinking of me/us. This is the advantage of having friends and loves who are as obsessed with music as I am; we can&#8217;t forget eachother. It helps me sleep.<br />
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		<title>cut out all the ropes and let me fall</title>
		<link>http://mkinger.blog.com/2009/11/19/cut-out-all-the-ropes-and-let-me-fall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[my trips to pennsylvania and the west coast made me feel like myself again and i am so grateful to be able to travel more. after this last trip, i see - with nothing but love in my heart - that i am in an incredible place. i am more optimistic than i give myself [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>my trips to pennsylvania and the west coast made me feel like myself again and i am so grateful to be able to travel more. after this last trip, i see - with nothing but love in my heart - that i am in an incredible place. i am more optimistic than i give myself credit for. i am considerate and kind. i make the best of (most) situations. i am flexible, i am friendly. i am blessed and i am lucky. i should give myself and those in my life (who are deserving) more credit.</p>
<p>it wasn&#8217;t an awakening, really. just a realization of the path i&#8217;ve been on. i have every door open for me. i have nothing going for me, and in that i have everything. my situation right now involves no real love, but so much love. it&#8217;s all so balanced but it doesn&#8217;t make sense, i&#8217;m sure, to anyone but me.</p>
<p>i&#8217;m happy.</p>
<p>i feel like even though i&#8217;m getting farther away from those i love, i&#8217;m getting closer. when my best friends touch base with me from different states (and soon to be countries), my heart  misses them, but it&#8217;s warm. when he sends me random messages of encouragement, and i wish we were in the same room, i&#8217;m still full of butterflies. i look at the guitar with fingers that can&#8217;t play, but keep writing and singing, knowing that i&#8217;ll be surrounded with music again. i go to work each day to make money to do what i really want to be doing, but i find enjoyment in it. today i realized that i really do love what i&#8217;m doing right now. which is incredible; it&#8217;s only something i&#8217;m doing to get where i want to be. but i&#8217;m making a difference and people depend on me.</p>
<p>i&#8217;m doing good things, and i rarely complain. i come from a good place as often as possible, just like Bill taught me. the only negative feelings i have right now are for the times when the clock is slow, and for those that are ignorant to all of the good things in life. </p>
<p>____</p>
<p>anyways, i really loved portland. i&#8217;m totally considering moving there. i had such a good feeling just walking around, and the vibe was a mixture of everything i love in a city. not to mention there were lots of gorgeous, bearded young men in plaid.</p>
<p>i have a few more trips i&#8217;d like to make before i decide, but i&#8217;m hopeful now that i feel like i already have a place i would love to lay my head in a few months. or less.</p>
<p>ahh, harmony.</p>
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		<title>i only wish i could forget</title>
		<link>http://mkinger.blog.com/2009/11/13/i-only-wish-i-could-forget/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember dancing by the light of one lamp while you sang Michael Buble to me, as rain fell outside.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I remember dancing by the light of one lamp while you sang Michael Buble to me, as rain fell outside.<br />
I remember laying on the bare carpet in an empty room with nothing but the xbox, which was playing &#8220;The Wolves, Act I &amp; II.&#8221;<br />
I remember driving down winding country roads with wind in my hair, eyes and mouth, arguing over Incubus lyrics.<br />
I remember the first time we met, and we sat down and played &#8220;Shelter.&#8221; And we were in awe of one another.<br />
I&#8217;m finding it hard to shake the memories that were so beyond good. I tried my hardest to close some books last weekend, but I only delved deeper. Even after finding out about engagements and broken ankles, I still want to be there, and I want them to want that, too. There are so many sentiments between us all, and they follow me around, no matter which coast I&#8217;m on.</p>
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		<title>maybe we should be friends tonight</title>
		<link>http://mkinger.blog.com/2009/10/31/maybe-we-should-be-friends-tonight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ok, so. one of my horoscopes for today says &#8220;You are likely to make several new acquaintances who will be usefull contacts in the future, when you want to have a wild time. However, you should be wary of an unscrupulous person whom you may find irresistible. Blind impulse could get you into trouble.&#8221; haha, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ok, so. one of my horoscopes for today says &#8220;You are likely to make several new acquaintances who will be usefull contacts in the future, when you want to have a wild time. However, you should be wary of an unscrupulous person whom you may find irresistible. Blind impulse could get you into trouble.&#8221; haha, oh boy. 1) i am going to a party in lynn tonight, so of course i will make these new friends who will become wild contacts, and 2) i know exactly who this unscrupulous person is (unless i meet another one), and i really hope i don&#8217;t have the chance to say a word to him. or blind impulse may come into play.</p>
<p>i was already thinking of ways to get out of said halloween plans, but i might as well go. i really don&#8217;t want to&#8230;my brother&#8217;s friends &amp; this northshore crowd are not really my idea of a good time. and i will most likely be left by everyone i know at some point because they will have moved on to talk to someone they could sleep with before morning comes. so, i&#8217;m geared up for that sort of evening. but really, here, i have no other option. i could go to a peabody party and find other conflicts.</p>
<p>yes, i&#8217;m cynical.</p>
<p>but talk to me in the morning, i will hopefully have been wrong.</p>
<p>xxo!</p>
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		<title>halloweening or something</title>
		<link>http://mkinger.blog.com/2009/10/30/halloweening-or-something/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i am waiting at my dad&#8217;s for a lyco friend to pick me up to go to a celtics game. how strange, and wonderful! she is visiting her brother, who lives not too far from me, and she is the reason i am going to my first real basketball game. she couldn&#8217;t believe i&#8217;d never [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i am waiting at my dad&#8217;s for a lyco friend to pick me up to go to a celtics game. how strange, and wonderful! she is visiting her brother, who lives not too far from me, and she is the reason i am going to my first real basketball game. she couldn&#8217;t believe i&#8217;d never been to a celtics game before&#8230;</p>
<p>i wore my costume to work today, and it was an oddly uninteresting day. i thought it might spice things up. maybe it will work tomorrow night&#8230;though i&#8217;m hesitant of this party scene.</p>
<p>i am excited, though, that my fabulous november will start soon. i&#8217;m itching to travel, and more than excited about the people i&#8217;m going to see in the coming weeks. maybe then i&#8217;ll feel like i&#8217;m living again.</p>
<p>be safe this weekend, kids.</p>
<p>xxo</p>
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		<title>how do i get better once i&#8217;ve had the best</title>
		<link>http://mkinger.blog.com/2009/10/11/how-do-i-get-better-once-ive-had-the-best/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i like today so far; i spent the morning making a personalized&#160;gift to send to kirsten for her birthday, and it really made me think about how much i've loved the last 4-5 years. i was so lucky to have the perfect college experience that left me with amazing friends/connections/memories.<br />
then i spent way too much money on music, and then a good amount of money on new fall/winter clothes. since i threw all of my old ones out in hopes of moving to the west coast, i was in dire (dyer? dyre??) need of some. i feel&#160;great about it, i got some really cute girly sweaters and an amazing pair of heels that i definitely don't need. but i'm treating myself a little. i feel good about my steady income and how much i'm saving, and i feel even better about my body and even my hair, which is finally growing! so there. go me.<br />
so now, i shall sing a little bit and attempt to find something to do in honor of chrissy columbus. then i shall sleep late and go the topsfield fair tomorrow. goodness, i could get used to long weekends.<br />
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xxo
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>i like today so far; i spent the morning making a personalized&#160;gift to send to kirsten for her birthday, and it really made me think about how much i&#8217;ve loved the last 4-5 years. i was so lucky to have the perfect college experience that left me with amazing friends/connections/memories.<br />
then i spent way too much money on music, and then a good amount of money on new fall/winter clothes. since i threw all of my old ones out in hopes of moving to the west coast, i was in dire (dyer? dyre??) need of some. i feel&#160;great about it, i got some really cute girly sweaters and an amazing pair of heels that i definitely don&#8217;t need. but i&#8217;m treating myself a little. i feel good about my steady income and how much i&#8217;m saving, and i feel even better about my body and even my hair, which is finally growing! so there. go me.<br />
so now, i shall sing a little bit and attempt to find something to do in honor of chrissy columbus. then i shall sleep late and go the topsfield fair tomorrow. goodness, i could get used to long weekends.</p>
<p>xxo
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		<title>all i wanna do</title>
		<link>http://mkinger.blog.com/2009/10/09/all-i-wanna-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This has been such an awful week. I got moved to a new room, which is hard enough, and I really miss my old guys. One of my new ones almost died this week...it was the scariest thing I have ever witnessed. I was terrified and can't get it out of my head. But he's fine now. It's just been a hard week. I'm totally ready to go out, but this place sucks, and so do most of its residents. It's a long weekend, and I want to enjoy it..even if I couldn't go to Homecoming.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>This has been such an awful week. I got moved to a new room, which is hard enough, and I really miss my old guys. One of my new ones almost died this week&#8230;it was the scariest thing I have ever witnessed. I was terrified and can&#8217;t get it out of my head. But he&#8217;s fine now. It&#8217;s just been a hard week. I&#8217;m totally ready to go out, but this place sucks, and so do most of its residents. It&#8217;s a long weekend, and I want to enjoy it..even if I couldn&#8217;t go to Homecoming.
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		<title>pumpkin pie day</title>
		<link>http://mkinger.blog.com/2009/10/03/pumpkin-pie-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[soo it's rainy and horrid outside, and i plan on doing a lot of pj-ing, shopping, relaxing. it's one of those days.<br />
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yesterday, i felt happy. i went with my brother after work to hang out with some of his friends, and i really enjoyed myself. we went to casa molina and i witnessed a burrito eating contest, which was insane. i missed being the only girl in a group of guys, for reasons that are different that what you'd expect. i just enjoy their humor, how they're so easy going, their comraderie. i've missed that since pennsylvania.<br />
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i'm feeling optimistic again. i'm looking at jobs that can take me away from here, and talking to family and friends that i can stay with all across the country. something has to work out, and i know it will. it just may not be as perfect right away as i planned. but i'm going to get out, and i'm going to do something that i [almost always] enjoy.<br />
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tomorrow is the homen wedding, and i haven't a thing to wear! hope it's not raining though, that would suck for them and us. should be a good time!<br />
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xxo
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>soo it&#8217;s rainy and horrid outside, and i plan on doing a lot of pj-ing, shopping, relaxing. it&#8217;s one of those days.</p>
<p>yesterday, i felt happy. i went with my brother after work to hang out with some of his friends, and i really enjoyed myself. we went to casa molina and i witnessed a burrito eating contest, which was insane. i missed being the only girl in a group of guys, for reasons that are different that what you&#8217;d expect. i just enjoy their humor, how they&#8217;re so easy going, their comraderie. i&#8217;ve missed that since pennsylvania.</p>
<p>i&#8217;m feeling optimistic again. i&#8217;m looking at jobs that can take me away from here, and talking to family and friends that i can stay with all across the country. something has to work out, and i know it will. it just may not be as perfect right away as i planned. but i&#8217;m going to get out, and i&#8217;m going to do something that i [almost always] enjoy.</p>
<p>tomorrow is the homen wedding, and i haven&#8217;t a thing to wear! hope it&#8217;s not raining though, that would suck for them and us. should be a good time!</p>
<p>xxo
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		<title>i strain my eyes and try</title>
		<link>http://mkinger.blog.com/2009/09/26/i-strain-my-eyes-and-try/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[even when i feel good, i'm not sure if it's real. where did happiness go? i really thought i had it.<br />
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i sit here and wait for the time to go by that i'm supposed to go out. i literally stare at the clock, and then it passes. i don't understand myself. i have no drive to socialize with these people. i've become this half alive person with no desires. except to get out of here and find some. but i don't know when or how that is going to happen.<br />
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ugh.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>even when i feel good, i&#8217;m not sure if it&#8217;s real. where did happiness go? i really thought i had it.</p>
<p>i sit here and wait for the time to go by that i&#8217;m supposed to go out. i literally stare at the clock, and then it passes. i don&#8217;t understand myself. i have no drive to socialize with these people. i&#8217;ve become this half alive person with no desires. except to get out of here and find some. but i don&#8217;t know when or how that is going to happen.</p>
<p>ugh.
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