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Types of Colourful People

Pink: Dreamer, pomegranate, rose gold, long wishlists on Amazon, princess, chocolate ganache, hopeful, flushed skin, used to getting their own way, crushed velvet

Red: Adventure, atomic fireballs, passion, become the new archetype, stitched leather, alphas, scabs and scars, a thing for thrills, sweat, lead where few dare tread

Orange: Ostentatious, popping corks and center of attention, matchsticks shoe bottoms, lively, Clementine Izzy, impulsive, mango sorbet, road trips just because, blue dyed hair, walking through Chinatown at 2am

Yellow: Vibrant, bear hugs after first introductions, fleece lined mittens, daylily, up beat, people pleasing, skin tan, cries when dogs die in movies, lemon meringue pie, fireworks on New Years Eve

Green: Present, unfinished chores, tea tree oil, community, dirt under fingernails, watermelon sour patch kids, procrastination, arms slung over shoulders, moss, pick up game of basketball

Blue: Friendship, dish soap, going to the movies opening weekend, saltwater taffy, three bad puns in a row, board games, terry cloth, class clown, beards, their peace is in someone else’s smile

Indigo: Imaginative, book club meetings, worn suede, lavender shortbread cookies, prictor, messy studio space, long eyelashes, neighborhood cafes, knit beanies, lost somewhere in their own mind

Purple: Compassionate, waiting room magazines, silk bathrobe, sad, sweet almond, good listener, blackberry jam and butter, scheduled coffee dates, pinky finger calluses, long distance phone calls

Brown: Grounded, late nights at work, freckles, five minutes early to everything, stubborn,  sandalwood, dependable, pumpkin spice latte, dry leaves, good set of hiking boots

Grey: Timeless, glass, sage, eye of the storm, white hair, contemplative, quiet, vanilla bean ice cream, aspen trees, empty beach after dusk

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Types of Bedrooms

Suburban Beach: Lamp next to the sofa isn’t connected to the switch but you’re used to all the light, extra pillows for friends if they sleep over, satin millennial pink sheets that clash perfectly with the peach velvet sofa, pictures in white mismatching frames cover the walls, Tiffany Blue walls, white window sheers tied back, French closet doors permanently flung open, clean enough to have friends over if they don’t mind stepping over the bra on the floor, queen four poster canopy bed in ash, you did tell anyone you wanted the feel of a Caribbean sunset because it was your favorite family vacation when you were all still together

Tournament Oasis: Three shelves of trophies and ribbons from age three up, green flannel sheets that haven’t been washed for three months at least, one of the closet doors doesn’t close because it fell out of the track and you’re too lazy to be active when you could rather be sleeping, off white walls, full mattress without a headboard or a frame actually... desk lamp is in the shape of a football you mom got you as a joke when you made varsity, even when the room is spotless it still smells like a locker room, windows have blinds that have never been used because the neighbors don’t have a window facing your room, one pillow that somehow always ends up on the floor in the middle of the night, sometimes you lay in bed staring at the ceiling and don’t want to leave because you’re worn out from trying to be the best and never knowing if you are

Average Dorm: The only thing you managed to hang before the semester started was a periodic table chart because you thought it was cool it glowed in the dark, IKEA had a sale on twin extra long and you bought three sets to last between laundry days, wall colour hasn’t changed since the last time the school pained them in ‘88, blinds in the room haven’t worked since ‘91, closet space just fits one-fifth of your total wardrobe, gave up bringing a normal pillow in favour of a back pillow for bed so you can do homework in bed and your roommate can sleep, top bunk all the way, the only hope of passing sophomore year it might come with a murder charge if your roommate doesn’t stop snoring, bypass the lightswitch and turn on the desk lamp, you named the roaches who live next door but visit you from time to time

Post Mod: People have told you that the bright white walls remind them of a psych ward but you like that they look clean, track lighting run along half the walls but they’re so bright they are angled to shine off of a reflective surface so the whole room doesn’t glow, crisp set of solid 50% grey sheets, black bed frame because it off set the room just right, five pillows the small decorative one is for achieving the right body angle to read in bed, glass door to a walk-in closet off of the master bathroom, the original white shears were actually ivory so they were replaced with grey ones to match the bedding, mirrors adorn the walls for the lighting situation not for vanity and catching your reflection in the mirror makes you feel like you don’t match your room, the younger siblings aren’t invited in if there’s food involved, seriously considering getting a plant to give the room some colour but it might ruin the aesthetic

Expert Gamer: Your parents allowed you to have free reign of the basement and you sealed the cement floor with acid green epoxy, black sheets that weren’t put back on the bed since laundry day because you tend to fall asleep in your gaming chair, practically factory fresh memory foam that you adore after too many nights in the fighting seat, walls are still exposed cement but one solid row of arcade games serves as decoration enough, Mom said you don’t see the sun enough so you set up a live cam to feed to a monitor mounted on the wall next to your bed and she didn’t bug you again, original lighting was pretty sparse so you ran up some track lighting that bounces off the floor an makes the whole place glow, everything you own hangs from the exposed rafters on wire hangers, two pillows one for head support while asleep and one for lumbar support while sitting, never quite understand why everyone expects you to live in a mound of wrappers and crushed cans because you definitely don’t because that’s gross, you can be yourself or anyone else here

Bohemian Eclectic: Dinosaur print sheets you found in the bargain bin somewhere, light switch turns on Christmas lights that line the ceiling in place of central lighting, instead of piles of clothes you have piles of books littering the floor, most of the walls are a magenta but one wall is painted with chalkboard paint, got rid of your bed a few years ago when you bought a giant beanbag, the only pillows in the room are the floor pillows you use to sit at the coffee table, collectable movie posters of cult classics cover most of the walls and a hole that mysteriously appeared one day, closet is filled with more bolts of fabric than finished pieces and the sewing machine that you found at a resale place for a fraction of the actual cost, a large swatch of lace is used for the window shear, you were able to find a mini-fridge from the 70’s at Goodwill but you haven’t cleaned out a spot close enough to an outlet to actually use it

Summer Sunshine: Everything has its place even if the place happens to be covered in dog hair, cobalt blue and white chevron duvet with matching polka dot sheet set, honeysuckle yellow walls, closet doors are littered with stickers like one giant scrapbook page, classic daybed, there are a mound of pillows you sleep nested between except for the dog pillow that one stays on the floor, bay window with even more pillows, framed pictures of water colour flowers, daisy shaped night-light because you feel so alone in the dark, this is the space you can actually feel at home

Green Science: Your room is a literal zoo but it’s fine because you hydroponically grow your own lettuce to feed most of the animals, Repurposed a whitewashed door as a headboard, one pillow for sleeping and one decorative pillow with a science meme on it, mismatched set of sheets from a garage sale, walls are mostly blue but it fades to a blue/white ceiling that looks like a cloud, most of the time you don’t use your lights because there’s enough coming from the heating lamps in the reptile and amphibian tanks, closet is stuffed to keep the rest of the room as open as possible, window coverings were removed to allow for easy access to the solar panels mounted outside, the only exposed wall is covered with a cork board of environmental science articles and diagrams for building solar powered electric cars, once the habit was set caring about everything didn’t take as much time as you thought it would

World Traveler: Closet is half empty because most of your clothes are still packed in suitcases, solid frame supporting a full mattress, simple white sheets nothing too fancy, ice blue and navy two tone walls and silver accents, over head light is from a place in Europe that you had shipped back and re wired because you loved it so much, blinds are perpetually left closed out of habit from not wanting anyone to break in while you’re gone, there’s a bookcase on one wall filled with books and collectables from all your trips one shelf for every continent, plushies cover most of the bed but there is one actual pillow in there somewhere, power strip with two phone chargers and a laptop charger, for as much as you call this home it really is just a place to keep a collection from the pieces of home you’ve found around the world

Aspiring Rocker: Closet doors are miss matched and well worn and dad was going to paint them then forgot but that’s fine you don’t mind the way they look, the one outside facing wall is covered in band posters and VIP passes, walls are covered in egg carton foam as sound baffling but it makes the silence feel so close, hand me down twin bunk bed set with a converted lower bunk to a desk, you are forced to empty your garbage daily because everyone is convinced the ants are coming from your room, at one point the sheets resembled a Scottish tartan, only one pillow but you don’t use it because you sleep on your front and feel like you’re suffocating if you use it, the only lighting in your room comes from a ceiling fan missing one of the three bulbs, the blinds used to close until a giant knot showed up but no one’s complained at seeing you change, room looks like the stereotypical garage band moved in even though you make enough off of iTunes royalties to move out on your own

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Types of People

Black Lace: Dark skinny jeans, unopened mail, lightning storms, headphones at full volume, bold eyebrows, cult classics, constellation tattoos, news articles, cell phone, sunrise from the 22nd floor balcony 

Lily of the Valley: Low ‘V’ cut dresses, hardcover books, fear of missing out, thick thighs, fashion tips, golden highlighter, gentle smiles and thoughtful texts, designer purse, introspective, getting away with leggings at work

White Marble: Modern architecture, good quality moisturiser, high expectations, chin length bob, checkbook, English breakfast tea, storyteller, satin dresses, fresh cut roses on the kitchen table

Circuits: Long hair, jeweled sneakers, Twitter notifications, networking, strong importance on family, coloured contacts, good conversationalist, self conscious, all night gaming, taco runs a 3am.

Twilight: Steep angled eyebrows, subtle body language, leather jacket, European cars, blood red lipstick, only child, brick paved alleyways, keys, velvet stilettos, whiskey and regrets

Sunshine: Fireflies, fields of wildflowers, summer tan, stripe shirts and converse, ice tea, laughter, love songs the radio, unfinished books, pastel pink blush, bear hugs

Mirror: Big grey sweaters, overflowing shelves of books, silver mist and pine trees, small feet, self sufficient, long drives and midnight talks, blue mascara, trace intent in spoken lines, last light of sunset, cliff diving into the ocean

Glitter: Bright pink tulle skirt, rainbow washi tape, dinosaur cookie cutters, big hips, unused degree, water balloon fights, kids movies, winged eyeliner, baby laughter, planning parties

Fuzzy: Combat boots, penguin phone case, pizza deliveries at midnight, soft giggles and inside jokes, relaxed hands, deer in the headlights, pale foundation, absent minded, lots of questions, lazy Saturday afternoons

Fairy Tales: Picnics in the garden, lilac eyeshadow, jean jacket, childhood memories, big hair, sprinkles, white puffy clouds on a teal blue sky, baked goods, unicorns, cotton candy at the fair

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Have you ever typed in your username for something too fast and flipped letters and didn’t realise because you do it so often that it’s a second spelling now? And you just sit there staring at your computer trying to understand how you aren’t who you say you are?

Yeah. That’s about how my day is going.

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Types of Road Trips

Adventure: Winding coastal highway CA1, Indian Chief Dark Horse Motorcycle, California coast line from Wine Country to SoCal, stopped at a tourist trap for three hours while a rain storm passed, Half Moon Bay, small town B&B’s, picnic in Big Sur, sunset on a wide blue ocean, sunglasses tan lines, arms wrapped around you

NatGeo: Antofagasta, Chile to Maipú, Concepción, Región del Bío Bío, Chile; Off Roading Jeep Wrangler, follow the mountain base roads and up mountains when possible, eating really good local food, tent packed with a backpack of clothes, seeing Hand of the Desert, at war with Montezuma's revenge, caravan of off roading friends, take a few breathtaking photos along the way, once in a lifetime trip you will definitely be doing again

Nostalgia: Finally meeting friend’s baby for the first time, no destination in mind as long as you visit your friends that have moved away, spend all day at the closest theme park, the whole car singing to the Pitch Perfect soundtrack, traffic, a red Prius, pick up friends along the way, broke a shoe strap and had to wait for friends to buy you the cheapest shoes the could quickly find, AirBnB some nights and friend’s couches the rest, finding bits of home in new cities and in old friends

Romantic: Paris to Berlin through Belgium and Netherlands, watching couples walk hand in hand, Royal Palace of Brussels tour, sleeping in until noon, myself and my significant other, fast roads followed by quaint roads, small Citroen C4 Picasso, forgot the word for ‘toilet’ in German, old hotels, street cafes after dark

Conservation: Dirt roads, modified Range Rover, local hotels, Madagascar Safari, lemur tries to seal your hairband, Kirindy Reserve, volunteer group, wave to locals as they wave to you, stargazing at night between the reserve’s trees, such an abundance of life

Work Trip: Late for meeting with business reps, Han River at noon, rental sedan, shopping in Hongdae, Seoul to Busan, South Korea and back, work partner and boss, whatever hotel the company booked, country roads two lanes wide and beautiful, large company dinner of Korean Beef and more soju than anyone should drink, close friend surprises you by showing up unannounced at your hotel

Conde Nast: Family trip, day trips around Florence, pasta making class from a famous culinary school, Palazzo Vecchio, Fourfor, cobblestone alleyways, five star hotel in the middle of the city, someone spilt wine all over your new white shirt, meet up with Grandma’s long lost cousins, a few recipes and a few memories

Classic: Route 66 American Cross-Country Highway, novelty motels, conversations outside small town diners, Chicago to LA, Grandpa used to have a car like this, 1957 Studebaker President Classic, whitewall tires and long cruises, flat tire in the middle of Oklahoma, Petrified Forest National Park, black asphalt

Timeless: Just me and my best friend, 75 Mile Beach, Fraser Island, Australia; meeting new people while sharing campfires, driving on the beach, watching the sunrise over the turquoise water, Maheno Shipwreck, Volkswagen Westfalia Campervan, back wheels got stuck in dry sand and someone with a front winch had to help, sleeping bags in the back, sun kissed skin and summer freckles

Geeked Out: Hogwarts Express, Edinburgh and Glasgow, selfies outside Fort William, tour bus, group of nerd friends, train rides when possible, phone ran out of battery while hiking in the Highlands, happen to run into a man that helped on the Harry Potter set, tourist friendly inns, cramming in all the places you’ve ever seen in film

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Types of Music

Broadway: Hamilton, fitted dress and leather pumps, finally getting to hear see your favourites performed live, small clutch that barely fits your phone, Wicked, nearly tripped getting out of your seat during intermission, everyone else backed out and it’s just the two of you, keep the ticket stubs forever, it’s like watching art come to life

B-Side: House of Blues, Mumford and Sons, graphic tee and jeans with holes, lots of holes, I swear I know these people, hair tie snapped and that was your favourite, going out for dinner after the show, doesn’t matter where you stand as long as you can hear, DSLR, steady guitar strums resonate with your soul

Classical: Vienna Philharmonic, sweater vest, Walt Disney Concert Hall, parents gifted their extra ticket, band played the Star Wars Imperial March, Bavarian Radio Symphony, front row balcony, man towards the back started snoring in the third movement, silk scarf, it’s as if you can hear light

Heartthrobs: The Vamps, pineapple shaped over the shoulder purse, scored third row seats, 5 Seconds of Summer, white shirt with rolled sleeves and jean shorts, the whole crew is there, someone bought you a bottle of water, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, somehow your shirt matches a frenemies’ and no one brought a spare, singing the songs back to the band

Hwarang: Music Bank show, couple close friends, standing as close to the stage as possible, Seventeen, black knit top with brown suede skirt and platform shoes, someone stepped on your foot, hand made sign of all the members faces, BTS, one of the members winked at you, electric excitement

Kings&Queens: Bring a water bottle because it’s going to get hot, Beyonce, squad seated together in the back, need room to do your thing, phone ran out of battery halfway through the encore song, Drake, one tour shirt left in just the right size, satin bomber jacket and Adidas, Olympic Stadium, don’t feel bad for the people behind you: you are the view

Rawkfist: Best friend adventures, checkered Vans and a flannel tied around your waist, 30 Seconds to Mars, didn’t lose your wallet for once, iHeartRadio Music Festival, Imagine Dragons, keys on a carabiner, standing so close you can see their sweat, lost phone instead, lyrics that follow your life

Rifts: Slipknot, black band shirt and blacker combat boots, lose everyone in the mosh pit, Warped Tour, We Came As Romans, 21+ wristband, building vibrates to the bass and you can feel it with your chest, standing room only, getting punched in the face by someone headbanging, it’s called Metal because the smell of blood

Roller Derby: Misfits, everyone knows everyone here, black jean vest with hand sewn patches and safety pins, accidentally burned by a cigarette, kid with their mom complimented your hair on the way over, Flatfoot 56, wallet chain, Chicago pub, stool at the bar, music that makes a statement and can change the world

Texas: Country Thunder, lawn chairs on top of the RV, Carrie Underwood, halter top and cowboy boots, got a phone number from the cutie over there, American flag print bandana, Taylor Swift, standing in the middle of a sea of people with a group of friends, cup of beer happened to spill all down your front, feels like summer

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For whomever needs to hear it, I’m putting this thought nugget out there.

When a temple is constructed the temple itself is for the person/being/thing that is deemed worthy of worship. Work and thought and time go into the planing and building and upkeep. However: temples aren’t what people worship. They are where we worship. They are a place and a means to worship. Temples are a physical representation of a dwelling for the person/being/thing to receive acts of love, sacrifice, and dedication.

If we believe the adage ‘our bodies are a temple’, why do we spend so much time worshiping the temple and not who dwells within?

The body is the means by which we can do what we choose to do. You don’t have to worship the temple. Keep it clean, keep it lovely as you please. It’s okay to not love your body the way it is and it’s okay to not be perfect. Just don’t hate it. Care for yourself.

You were deemed worthy of a temple.

Your body, your temple, is how people can come to you, spend time with you, get to know you, love you. Much like we wish to do the same for others. You can chose to love what you can do with it. You can chose to love what is within more than what houses it. For yourself or for others, for your friends and family and strangers and enemies. We don’t identify most people purely by the temple they wear but the person inside. Nor would anyone else who knows how to value you classify you purely on your exterior. They, too, know who is inside matters.

Let’s build up one another from the inside out. It’s what dwells within that draws people to worship. Draws people to willingly love you, to willingly sacrifice for you, and to willingly dedicate what they have for you. Because they know the value of you. And you see the value of them. What a beautiful would this could be when we value people and not just the body.

So, in short, please love because I honestly believe that is what your temple is for.

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Everyone should know

Please don’t ask me to say hello to my friend/ relative/ significant other for you because I will most definitely not.

Because:

A) I will forget

B) That smells like effort

C) It will mean more to them if you just say hi yourself

D) All on the above

Thank you for listening to my PSA.

You may now continue scrolling.

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Writing Update

It has been a productive day writing.

Please don’t expect me to do anything else with the rest of my day. I’m not that much of an adult.

That is all. You may carry on.

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In case anyone was wondering: yes, A.C.E was amazing in Dublin. So proud of them.

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BRB. Going to Ireland to see A.C.E with @snarkykitsune

Bye home. Hello world.

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I’ve been awake for over 25 hours straight. I need to use the sleep.

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Super excited to be at the Sarah J Maas book stop for Kingdom of Ash with two fellow book lovers! @ncmitch and @snarkykitsune