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celtfather · 5 years

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Getting Things Done | Celtfather Monthly: December 2019

Greetings Gunn Runner

It’s hard to believe we’re entering the final month of the year. Where has the time gone? What will next year bring?

I suppose it is time to start planning for 2020. It’s time to settle on the next CDs. Time to review all that I have accomplished this year. And it’s time to decide what changes to make.

I don’t ever remember doing that when I was younger. I focused on creating. I never understood how important it was to truly review my successes and failures. I’ve been doing it for a decade or so. But I still felt like I was flying by the seat of my pants.

I am nearly done with the audiobook, Getting Things Done. I am trying to unlock all of the ideas and thoughts that are in my brain, get them down on paper, and figure out what I will do next.

What about you. What kind of future planning rituals do you do each year?

All right, let’s get on with the monthly news, starting with...

PODCASTS

The Pub Songs Podcast is doing pretty well staying on schedule. The new simplified format works for me. Hopefully, it works for you too.

I announced my new CD in November. I shared a cool way to vote, be it for the Celtic Top 20 or in general. And I encouraged listeners to remember success is best measured by how much you help others.

I have two episodes planned for December. Both have Christmas names. But I haven’t solidified the themes yet.

Stories from the Road is successfully coming out twice a week. I feel eventually I’m gonna get behind. That seems like a LOT of content. But so far, I’m ahead. And I have lots to talk about in the run up to the Selcouth Kickstarter.

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is doing fantastic as usual. I have so much feedback. I did a two hour special to highlight all the feedback I missed over the past couple years.

I’m ending the Year of the Celtic Woman on that show. However, I decided I will not stop my quarterly Celtic women episodes. I feel that’s important. So it will be a regular part of the content that I release into the future.

The first episode of the Celtic Christmas Podcast is now online. And I put it into the hands of listeners as to whether there will be more than one.

That’s because I started a Patreon page for the podcast. You see, I’ve been losing money with the Celtic Christmas podcast for as long as it’s been running. And I was OK with that. It was sort of like my gift for the holiday.

The trouble is I spend a lot of time and mental effort to create and release episodes, especially in December. That takes me away from things that I should be doing. Ultimately, it was not a smart marketing move to run that podcast, even if it made me happy.

And so in comes patreon once again. I started a new fundraiser for the show to help pay for the production and my time producing the show. Patrons sponsored the first episode of the season. If we hit our next goal, then we will get either one or two more episodes this year. Depends on when or if the next milestone is hit.

There is a new episode of In the ‘Verse with Mikey Mason. We discuss themes from the episode, "Out of Gas". It has one of my new favorite songs to sing. That's a song called "Breathing".

The next one will tackle the episode "Ariel". We are also going to try to get back onto a monthly schedule. So this episode will come out on December 1.

8:04 - VIDEOS

Season 4 of Coffee with the Celtfather comes to close on December 11. The show did does not have a huge number of viewers. But it seems a favorite nevertheless. There's a steady stream of 15-20 people watching each week. So I’m going to run it for at least one more season, restarting in January.

The show will continue at 10:30 AM Eastern on Wednesday. However, It will be exclusively available on Facebook.

I tried a web service that allowed me to broadcast on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. I was hoping that would increase my reach, which would also mean more tips or more patrons signing up in the Gunn Runners Club. It didn't make an impact sadly, at least not enough to really justify paying $20 a month.

It was a good test nevertheless. I learned that Facebook is a good busking platform. And YouTube is probably better for video singles. So next season, I might try release one video every week or two and make them line up with the coffee show.

Oh! And Patreon Heroes get the full audio recordings of the coffee show. I also record a couple extra songs for that audio. I will continue to do that next season. But I’m not sure if anyone enjoys that. The feedback has been limited. So if you like it or if you don't bother listening, especially if you don't listen, let me know. That will help decide if I should keep it going.

10:05 - MERCH

Selcouth is the name of my next album. I’m planning a kickstarter for January. The CD features my uniquely strange yet marvelous mode of music. You will enjoy many of the songs that I have played but not released over the past year.

There will be several Firefly songs, some traditional Irish songs and tunes, some comedic songs, some sci-fi and fantasy and cats, and some uniquely Marc Gunn songs. This is the mixed bag that I promised myself for a long time.

I will have more details coming on future podcasts and definitely in January.

I skipped the Black Friday sales this year. Even though I have a bunch of new products in my store at magerecords.com. I also have some great special offers. Visit my home page for details.

I also have THREE NEW SINGLES that you can look for in the days to come.

The first is the Brobdingnagian Bards' "The Last Jedi Drinking Song". That comes out on December 13. Just in time for the release of the last Star Wars episode.

The second is "Slainte Mhaith Christmas". Basically, I re-recorded my song "Slainte Mhaith" and gave it a Christmas twist when I realized it could easily work for that. I don't have a release date yet. But it'll be ASAP.

The last one was an even more last minute Christmas release. That is "Hero of Christmas". This is one of the songs that Mikey Mason and I wrote last year for our Blue Sun Holiday Tour. It's a parody of "Hero of Canton" all about Santa Claus. Again, I don't have a release date for that. I'm gonna aim for December 15th. But I should've released these two songs sooner. Oh well...

TRAVEL

I still have space for my Celtic Invasion of Venice. You can listen to the Celtic Invasion Vacations itinerary. To find out how amazing this trip will be. Email me if you have questions.

13:00 - SHOWS PLANNED FOR NOVEMBER

Dec 12: Public YouTube Show Dec 14: Tucker Brewing Company, Tucker GA

Jan 10-12: GaFilk, Atlanta, GA (not a guest) Jan 24: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co, Alabaster, AL Jan 25: Maggie McGuinness Pub, Huntsville, AL Mar 20-22: Cleveland ConCoction, Cleveland, OH May 14-17: California Autoharp Gathering, Dunlap, CA Sep 30-Oct 4: ALEP 5, Shakerstown, KY

Dec 4 & 11, Weds 10:30 AM EDT: Coffee with The Celtfather, Facebook, YouTube

14:20 - STATS

Mailing list subscribers = 1077 is up from 1015

YouTube Subscribers = 4324 is up 39 from 4285 YouTube Watch Time = 27.1 is up from 26.3 YouTube Views = 11.6K is up from 9.4K

Facebook Likes = 3646 is up from 3642 FB Page Views = 434 is down from 481 FB Reach = 5684 is down from 5808 FB Video Views = 1883 is down from 3386

Spotify Latest Single Stats: "When She Held Me in Her Arms": 661 is up from 647 Spotify followers: 1400 is up from 1375 # Number of listens on Spotify: 4237 is up from 2053 Most-popular songs on Spotify: Christmas in the Shire (1.4K), The Widow and the Devil (1.3K), Frosty the Irish Snowman (1.2K), Jingle Bells (707), Celtic Christmas Elf (451), Scottish King of Christmas (400)

Top Irish & Celtic Music: 416 is up from 398 Fun Christmas Songs for Kids & Families: 1573 is up from 1433 (already more than 1539 in February) Firefly Drinking Songs: 99 Joyful Celtic Christmas Music: 58 Christmas Drinking Songs: 24

Patreon Subscribers: 158 is the same Patreon Monthly Income: $968 is up from $962

Thanks as always for supporting my music. Remember. You can help me create and release more music. Join the Gunn Runners Club to step behind-the-scenes with bonus podcasts, new music, videos, and live concerts. Slainte!

#CFMonthly

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LEEDS UNITED 2 DERBY COUNTY 4 (Aggregate score: 3-4) Leeds United: Casilla, Ayling, Cooper, Berardi, Dallas, Hernandez, Shackleton, Phillips, Klich (Clarke 86), Harrison, Bamford (Brown 88). Subs not used: Peacock-Farrell, Jansson, Struijk, Gotts, Bogusz. As I expected, Leeds United failed to secure automatic promotion this season. We finished in third place - and after this crazy play-off semi final defeat by fat Frank's Derby, our season's over and we're going to be in the Championship for at least another year. We did seem to have a very realistic chance of going up to the Premiership for most of the 2018/19 season, but in a typically Leeds United manner, we blew it in spectacular fashion - twice.... As the season progressed I found that my silver membership card became increasingly useless when it came to purchasing tickets for home games. Ever since giving up my season ticket a few years ago I've generally been to at least one game per month, but by the second half of this season, tickets were already selling out before they became available to silver members and as I'm too much of a stubborn Yorkshireman to fork out £20 to upgrade to gold membership, I haven't managed to attend a game since our 4-0 demolition of West Brom in March - which was probably our best performance of the season. By then, with eleven games to go, it was a three horse race between Norwich City, Sheffield United and us for the two automatic promotion spots. We won our next two games - against Bristol City (1-0) and Reading (3-0) - which set things up nicely for a massive six pointer against Sheffield United at Elland Road. A win would have left us comfortably in second place with a five point lead over them, but that's not what happened.... In typical Bielsa style we dominated the game and created enough chances to win the game easily, but paid for our wastefulness by conceding the only goal of the game and slipped down into third. Pontus Jansson was injured and Kiko Casilla was sent off.... But then we immediately bounced back with a 3-2 win against Millwall (despite missing a penalty) while Sheffield United lost, so we climbed above them again. Jansson recovered in time to take part but Barry Douglas picked up a knock that ruled him out for the rest of the season, reducing our options at left back. The following week we lost against Birmingham and Sheffield United won their game, so they went back up to second. Our next game, a 2-0 away victory at Preston, was a significant milestone in that it ensured a top six finish - something we have failed to achieve every season since returning to the Championship in 2010. Norwich already looked to have the top spot sewn up, but Sheffield United drew their game so we edged ahead of them once again, by a single point. And then, a tense 1-0 victory against Sheffield Wednesday left us three points clear, after Sheffield United drew again. With only four games remaining, we also had a full squad to choose from, with the exception of Douglas. All we needed was a strong finish and automatic promotion could be ours.... The first of those four fixtures - at home against Wigan Athletic - looked like a very winnable game, especially after Wigan had a man sent off for deflecting a goal-bound shot off the line with his arm. Pablo Hernandez missed the penalty but Patrick Bamford put us 1-0 up a couple of minutes later, and with 70 minutes to go against a struggling team down to ten men, nobody was expecting our season to start falling apart. Wigan only had two shots on goal but somehow managed to score two goals. We dominated the game, spent most of it camped in their half and had 36 shots on goal but failed to score again. Sheffied United won their game and went back to second, level on points with us but with a superior goal difference. This was a real shock, from which we never really recovered.... We were terrible in our next game, away at Brentford, and were easily beaten 2-0 while Sheffield United won again. Gjanni Aioski suffered a serious injury, which left us with no recognised left back. We finally surrendered our chance of automatic promotion at home against Aston Villa - a largely turgid match enlivened by a few minutes of chaos and controversy in the second half. A strong challenge by Liam Cooper flattened Jonathan Kodjia and - having earlier put the ball out when a Leeds player was injured - the Aston Villa side appealed to the Leeds players to do the same, so that Kodjia could receive some treatment. The game slowed to a halt, but then Tyler Roberts played the ball down the left wing to Mateusz Klich, who cut inside and scored, which led to a nasty confrontation between him and two Aston Villa players. Within seconds, pretty much everybody on the pitch was involved in a massive brawl which resulted in Anwar El Ghazi being sent off for apparently hitting Patrick Bamford in the face, although replays showed that there was no actual contact.... Marcelo Bielsa chose this moment to add to his legend, by telling his playders to allow Villa to equalise to make up for what he considered to be poor sportsmanship. Leeds continued to push for the winner which would still have left us with a slender chance of automatic promotion, but we were unable to make the breakthrough and the game ended in a bizarre draw. Bamford subsequently received a two match ban for deceiving the referee. Our final fixture of the regular season - against bottom of the table Ipswich - was rendered meaningless by the three that preceeded it, and turned out to be another game in which we had much more possession and many more chances than the opposition but walked away with no points. Yet again we missed a penalty and were a shambles at the back. The score was level at 2-2 in the final minute, when a ridiculous mix-up between Luke Ayling and Kiko Casilla allowed Colin Quaner to tap the ball into an empty net. And so we stumbled into the play-offs, along with West Brom, Aston Villa and Derby County.... Derby finished in sixth place so our semi-final was against them. Although we'd already beaten them convincingly home and away, as well as humiliating Frank Lampard over "spygate", the scene was all set for him to have the last laugh. And with Bamford already unavailable for the first leg, there was more bad news on the injury front, with Roberts and Jansson both expected to miss our remaining games. As it turned out, we won the first leg at Pride Park fairly comfortably, courtesy of a great goal from Kemar Roofe. Roofe and Adam Forshaw both picked up fresh injuries, but all we had to do to get through to the final was not lose to Derby at home, which seemed perfectly doable. Our starting line-up was pretty far from being our strongest and it was mainly youngsters on the bench, but with a 1-0 lead and home advantage we were the clear favourites to win the tie. The atmosphere inside Elland Road was fantastic and Leeds had the edge over Derby for most of the first half. We got the breakthrough after 24 minutes, when Hernandez swung a fine free-kick into the box that rebounded off the far post and was converted by Stuart Dallas, who had one of his very best games for Leeds, despite playing out of position at left back. We looked very comfortable right up to the 45th minute, when all of a sudden our season began to fall apart for a second time.... Just before half time, another crazy mix-up at the back - this time between Cooper and Casilla - gifted Derby a goal out of nothing. Then, less than a minute after the restart Derby scored the goal that levelled the tie at 2-2 on aggregate. And the turnaround was complete after 58 minutes as Cooper compounded his earlier error by giving away a stupid penalty, and all of a sudden the tie was slipping away from us.... But Leeds responded strongly and had Derby under constant pressure for the next few minutes. Dallas soon levelled the aggregate score with a fine shot into the bottom corner. With plenty of time to score the winner and Leeds in control it looked like we could still get to Wembley, but then the pendulum swung against us once again when Gaetano Berardi was sent off. And with five minutes remaining Derby made us pay with what turned out to be the winner. Even then we didn't give up and managed to create a couple of decent chances in the remaining minutes, which would have swung the momentum back in our favour if one of them had gone in - especially as Derby also had a player sent off right at the end, which would have evened things up during extra time. If you're up against a decent team who outplay you then fair enough - but if you're in a winning position against fat Frank's Derby and throw it away by committing football suicide, it's hard to take, although it was par for the course based on Leeds United’s long history of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.... On the other hand, if you'd have told me at the start of the season that Leeds would finish in third place (our highest league position since we were relegated from the Premiership in 2004) I wouldn't have believed it. Bielsa has exceeded expectations at a club that can only spend peanuts on transfers and wages by today's standards, with minimal additions to the team that finished in 15th place last season. I've witnessed some fantastic football and the transformation of the club from top to bottom is nothing short of amazing. If he stays, the 2019/20 season could be another rollercoaster ride, but if he goes I fully expect us to return to mid-table mediocrity....

#leeds united #soccer #football #championship #marcelo bielsa #elland road #leeds #united #ticket #2019

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yamesutya · 7 years

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1-154 all of them!! Because I want to know everything!! what the heck! I love you, have a lovely night :)

LMAO ANON YOU CRAZY I LOVE YOU THOUGH THANK YOU HAHA

(lol I’m working my way through them, it’s not quite done yet. ANON YOU BETTER SEE THIS LOL)

1. Full nameSonia Fan (that’s it, no middle name)

2. Zodiac signleo

3. 3 Fears bugs, the ocean, being alone/forgotten/left behind

4. 3 things I lovepuppies, tacos, traveling

5. 4 turns onsnice eyes, a good sense of humor, being open-minded, nicely kept hair (particularly the swooped up style that hector used to have)

6. 4 turns offs lack of communication, unfaithfulness, racism/general offensive behavior/lack of understanding of others, poor taste in sports teams lmao

7. My best friend my roommate!

8. Sexual orientationstraight

9. My best first datelol ok well this might sound confusing but I’ve never really officially dated anyone (to me this means officially bf/gf), but I’ve gone on a nice date on valentine’s day and the relationship didn’t end up being weird even though it didn’t work out… we just went to the movies and dinner

11. What do I miss LONDON, all the places I’ve traveled mostly… OOH, the animes I finished recently because I need them to come back RIGHT NOW

12. What time were I born I actually don’t remember…

13 Favourite colour purple

14. Do I have a crush hm, not really, kind of still like the guy I was talking to a while ago but ATM it’s best I just focus on myself

15. Favourite quote this isn’t necessarily my favorite, but one I’ve always remembered and liked is “the past is in the past, let it fucking GO”

16. Favourite place london, hands down, can you tell?

18. Do I use sarcasm hahaha oh boy do I ever I’ve been sarcastic since day 1

19. What am I listening to right now irl nothing lol

20. First thing I notice in new person their smile, how they carry themselves

21. Shoe size teeny tiny, 5-5 ½, sometimes a 6

22. Eye colour brown

23. Hair colour dark brown

24. Favourite style of clothing anything in the color black lmao I kid you not. comfy, clean but cute and stylish I guess, I’m pretty basic tbh

25. Ever done a prank call? noooo

26. What colour of underwear I’m wearing now? I had to check lmao, white

27. Meaning behind my URL hector is the (albeit problematic but lovable) OG arsenal fav, he’s not the first reason I looked into arsenal, but he is what hooked me

29. Favourite song honestly I have a few, my most recent jams have been La Carretera (Prince Royce), Ya Me Enteré (Reik ft. Nicky Jam), Nunca Me Olvides (Yandel), aaand Caroline (Aminé) randomly

lots of latin music since I’ve had the local latin station on a lot lol

30. Favourite band This Century, Marianas Trench

31. How I feel right now a little stressed, but doing ok

32. Someone I love my parents

33. My current relationship status single, a little confused and sad, but still sort of ready to mingle

34. My relationship with my parents I get cranky when I stay at home too much these days, but it’s good so far and I love them, I miss them every time I leave. I don’t tell them enough but I’m super thankful for the life they’ve given me, I graduate soon and I know when that happens and I see them I’m going to be emotional

36. Tattoos and piercings? used to have my ears pierced, no tattoos

Tattoos and piercing i want one day I’ll probably get my ears pierced again, and I actually do want a few tattoos even though when I was younger I never thought I would. I want some purple flowers on my wrist, and potentially ones involving arizona, where I’m from, maybe my astrological sign or some kind of soul animal, but I’m not sure about those so it’d be a while if I were to get the last two

37. The reason I joined Tumblr my friend had one and it looked fun lol. and I was just getting into kpop

38. Do I and my last ex hate each other? um. he’s not even really an ex since we were still figuring things out. but we’re a bit awkward. we’re just both dumb and stubborn tbh

39. Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts? i have occasionally

40. Have I ever kissed the last person you texted? it’s my dad, so kind of yes lol

41. When did I last hold hands? october…?

42. How long does it take me to get ready in the morning? if I’m not showering I can get ready in 20 minutes but it’s nothing fancy

43. Have I shaved your legs in the past three days? yes actually

44. Where am I right now? my apartment kitchen table

45. If I were drunk & can’t stand, who’s taking care of me? probably my roommate

46. Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level? reasonable

47. Do I live with my Mom and Dad? not at the moment

48. Am I excited for anything? my sports classes, nervous-excited for graduation, spring break…

49. Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to? yesss, he is my self-titled gbf actually lol

50. How often do I wear a fake smile? when I’m working games for my athletics department internship haha, it’s not super forced but I do smile a little harder purposefully

51. When was the last time I hugged someone? today! some of my fellow senior friends because almost graduating is weird

52. What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else rightin front of me? it would be real bad, I’m not good at taking things like that. I’d have to leave, if I was drunk I’d probably cry and potentially throw up. this is only because the last person I kissed I really liked, if it was a person I randomly made out with one time it wouldn’t be that bad

53. Is there anyone I trust even though I should not? probably the guy I keep talking about in this, he is a good person who can be trusted, I probably just trusted him with too much of me when we both weren’t ready for each other (ew was that too deep I’m sorry lol)

54. What is something I disliked about today? being too tired to properly read as much for my homework as I had wanted, boo :(

56. What do I think about most? at the moment, my future, and also the animes I’ve recently watched

57. What’s my strangest talent? I can lick my elbow and I have super flexible/hyper-extended knees (idk are these even talents lmao)

58. Do I have any strange phobias? that one where you don’t like tons of tiny holes in things

59. Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?I’d be lying if I said just behind, but I do like taking pictures since I take pretty good ones, so it’s a little of both. I like attention though so mostly in front haha unless I’m doing dumb things

60. What was the last lie I told? I said I’d bring in the routes I was supposed to deliver posters to for my internship, but I’m going to making up notes and turning it in to get paid even though I didn’t deliver any, oops

61. Do I prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online? video chatting, I hate talking on the phone for some reason

62. Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens? not really, I’m not against believing in them, I just don’t really think about them much

63. Do I believe in magic?hmmmmmm yes…

64. Do I believe in luck? yeah, I’d say I do, I believe in fate a little at least

65. What’s the weather like right now? chilly

66. What was the last book I’ve read? I recently restarted Soccernomics, but I haven’t had time to read again lately

67. Do I like the smell of gasoline? not really

68. Do I have any nicknames? not any that have stuck

69. What was the worst injury I’ve ever had? I’m a baby, nothing worse than cuts, bruises, scrapes, etc.

70. Do I spend money or save it? lol I’m not the worst but I’m a spender

71. Can I touch my nose with a tongue? yes!

72. Is there anything pink in 10 feets from me? one of my G2 pens

73. Favourite animal? DOGS ALL THE DOGS, but also otters, lions and foxes, red pandas…

74. What was I doing last night at 12 AM? watching youtube videos lol

75. What do I think is Satan’s last name is? um…? no answer? idk

76. What’s a song that always makes me happy when I hear it? 

How can you win my heart? 

What would I want to be written on my tombstone? 

What is my favourite word 

My top 5 blogs on tumblr 

If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would Isay? 

Do I have any relatives in jail? 

I accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good,and what’s even cooler is that they endow me with the super-power of my choice!What is that power? 

What would be a question I’d be afraid to tell the truth on? 

What is my current desktop picture? 

Had sex? 

Bought condoms? 

Gotten pregnant? 

Failed a class? 

Kissed a boy? 

Kissed a girl? 

Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain? 

Had job? 

Left the house without my wallet? 

Bullied someone on the internet? 

Had sex in public? 

Played on a sports team? 

Smoked weed? 

Did drugs? 

Smoked cigarettes? 

Drank alcohol? 

Am I a vegetarian/vegan? 

Been overweight? 

Been underweight? 

Been to a wedding? 

Been on the computer for 5 hours straight? 

Watched TV for 5 hours straight? 

Been outside my home country? 

Gotten my heart broken? 

Been to a professional sports game? 

Broken a bone? 

Cut myself? 

Been to prom? 

Been in airplane? 

Fly by helicopter? 

What concerts have I been to? 

Had a crush on someone of the same sex? 

Learned another language? 

Wore make up? 

Lost my virginity before I was 18? 

Had oral sex? 

Dyed my hair? 

Voted in a presidential election? 

Rode in an ambulance? 

Had a surgery? 

Met someone famous? 

Stalked someone on a social network? 

Peed outside? 

Been fishing? 

Helped with charity? 

Been rejected by a crush? 

Broken a mirror? 

What do I want for birthday? 

How many kids do I want and what will be their names? 

Was I named after anyone? 

Do I like my handwriting? 

What was my favourite toy as a child?

Favourite Tv Show? 

Where do I want to live when older? 

Play any musical instrument? 

One of my scars, how did I get it? 

Favourite pizza toping? 

Am I afraid of the dark? 

Am I afraid of heights? 

Have I ever got caught sneaking out or doing anything bad? 

Have I ever tried my hardest and then gotten disappointed in theend?

What I’m really bad at 

What my greatest achievements are 

The meanest thing somebody has ever said to me 

What I’d do if I won in a lottery 

What do I like about myself 

My closest Tumblr friend 

Something I fantasise about my ex

Ask me stuff!

#lol I've legit decided I'm not getting anything productive done tonight so I'm going to do them #it'll be under a read more later #anon #sonia speaks

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