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My Coronavirus Playlist Coronavirus playlist of songs from my Apple Music library that are among my favorites, in no particular order except for the first song. I love the social distancing and, of course, the two goofballs (Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson) in the video.

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Why I'm Quitting Zazzle

Why I’m Quitting Zazzle

In 2014, I signed up as an artist with Zazzle. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’ve never really put in a lot of elbow grease onto that site as I vastly prefer Redbubble and Society6.

One of Zazzle’s terms is that they won’t pay royalties if the amount’s under $50. New rule: if a company accepts orders for smaller than they will pay in royalties, they are looking to make bank off the artists, not…

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Kilauea Lower East Rift Zone Fissure 8

Kilauea Lower East Rift Zone Fissure 8

I know a lot of you know I love my volcanoes, though I don’t love the human trauma they cause. Lately, I’ve been watching the developments in Fissure 8, which first took over half of Leilani Estates and then pressed onward to the sea, taking out several hundred more homes in the process.

In the last couple of weeks, the flow has…

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Calling it a ferry really doesn't convey the experience. We arrive in Stockholm in the morning. #siljasymphony

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Test shot with my new cheapo ($10.99) iPhone ring light on the lowest setting. Also got a new phone case; Amazon has one model of Otterbox Defender at $5.97 for iPhone 5. Please excuse my raggedy af nails; I'm redoing them sometime tonight. (at Sharon Heights, Menlo Park)

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Concrete minerals brush swatches (over their Electric Eye Primer): Notorious, Lovey Dovey *, P.Y.T. *, Psycho Holiday *, Domino, Bulletproof, Unity *, Queen. * means shimmer shade; others are matte. #indiemakeup #concreteminerals #eyeshadow #eyeshadowswatches (at Sharon Heights, Menlo Park)

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Dreamland Lacquer's The Search Is Over, with the famed "unicorn pee" pigment. Love it! #nailsofinstagram #redditlaqueristas #indiepolish #dreamlandlacquer (at Sharon Heights, Menlo Park)

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I swear I couldn't find this bottle of ibuprofen for weeks, yet it's exactly where I expected it to be. One thing I've become aware of after my ADHD-pi diagnosis: sometimes I don't see things if I don't expect them to be there. I don't know if it's literally not seeing or if there's some overly aggressive memory-sorting process (like brains do when you're asleep). Hopefully turning the IBUPROFEN label out will help. ;) (at Sharon Heights, Menlo Park)

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A stunning piece of #labradorite. It's a second (because of a less shiny part), going for $100. In the #baycon dealer's room. (at San Mateo Marriott San Francisco Airport)

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Tonic Polish's Luminescent, which is an absolutely beautiful multichrome. #nailsofinstagram #redditlaqueristas #indiepolish #tonicpolish (at Sharon Heights, Menlo Park)

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Sons of Norway #syttendemai celebration and dinner tonight. (at Highlands Community Club)

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High Roller by #cirquecolors, quite a lovely spring/summer bright. Sorry about the chip on my middle finger; the free edge of my nail broke. :( #indiepolish #redditlaqueristas #nailsofinstagram

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In His House He Waits Dreaming by #femmefatalecosmetics from their Cthulhu collection. #nailsofinstagram #redditlaqueristas #indiepolish

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Here are my lime green nails for @polish.swatch.sunday — this is Petty by Vapid Lacquer. I ordered a smaller size because this isn’t really my color, but it was perfect for this challenge, except not as neon as was asked for. I love Vapid’s formula, and this went on without visible brush strokes, which is sometimes a challenge in shimmers. Two coats plus one coat of Seche Vite. Today I used Deborah Lippman’s gel lab pro base coat. #polishswatchsunday #polishswatchmay17 #vapidlacquer #indiepolish #redditlaqueristas #nailsofinstagram (at Sharon Heights, Menlo Park)

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Comparison of size of four different small palettes. #visearttheorypalette in Amethyst, #katvond Shade & Light in smoke, #urbandecay Naked2 Basics, and #toofaced White Chocolate Chip. I normally travel with the packaging (to prevent eyeshadow damage), but not everyone does. (at Sharon Heights, Menlo Park)

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That URL though…. #usps (at United States Postal Service)

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Femme Fatale Blue Within Blue Eyes. It's bluer than it appears, but photographs really purple in this light. Clear to blurple thermal in the warm state, this applied like a dream, with no fishing for flakies. I love that it's an eternally changing polish. #femmefatalecosmetics #redditlaqueristas #indiepolish #polishswatchsunday #polishswatchapr17 #swatchchallenge #nailsofinstagram (at Sharon Heights, Menlo Park)