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Happy 1st birthday to my baby girl. 💖🎉🥳🎂

#mandelene's stuff #puppy #chihuahua #birthday pup

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Scrooge McDuck is by far my favorite character in Disney Dreamlight Valley. All of the other non-villain characters emphasize friendship, kindness, virtues, etc.

Meanwhile, Scrooge McDuck tells you he just wants to make money and destroy Goofy’s business because he can’t stand having competition.

And I respect the honesty. 😂

#mandelene's stuff #disney dreamlight valley #the game is very reminiscent of animal crossing but with more story elements and adventure

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That earthquake scared the shit out of me. 😂 The animals fled under the couch and my desk started shaking.

#mandelene's stuff #nyc earthquake #nj earthquake

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It’s disgusting outside. There’s a dense yellow fog and it looks like someone put a sepia filter over the city. Breathing in today’s air probably took 5 years off of our lives lmao.

#mandelene's stuff #nyc #air pollution #air quality #and it smells #i just got home and it even smells indoors with the windows closed

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I am the designated tour guide for my aunt and uncle who are visiting from Poland so I asked them what they want to do/see and they said, “We don’t need to do a lot of sightseeing — we just want to go to Times Square.”

😤

They’re going to be here for 10 days so that’s plenty of time to see a bunch of stuff. 😂

THERE’S A LOT MORE TO NEW YORK THAN JUST TIMES SQUARE.

#mandelene's stuff #my aunt and uncle hosted me while I was in Poland a few years ago so now it’s time to return the favor #and it’s my uncle’s first time in America so we’re going all out #unlike when they last saw me — I am now a corporate girlie who can afford to treat them #we’ll do all of the obligatory stuff in Manhattan #and then we’re definitely doing a beach day at Rockaway Beach #and we’re throwing a barbecue at my sister’s place in Brooklyn because she has rooftop grills and a view of the city skyline 🏙️ #and since they’re outdoorsy people I’ll take them to the Staten Island Greenbelt for hiking #they will see at least 3 of the five boroughs lol #I’ll make sure of it

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We went from “unhealthy” to “very unhealthy” to “hazardous.” ⚠️

#mandelene's stuff #nyc #air quality #Canadian wildfires #I’m gonna tell my boss I’m not coming into the office tomorrow lmao #my mom is convinced I’m going to keel over 😂😅

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Miss Petunia went to the groomer for the first time today. 🥰

#mandelene's stuff #my baby #chihuahua #I thought she would be difficult but the groomer said she was an angel 💖 #she’s 9 months old now

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It's my 8 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

I’M OLD. 😭

#8 year tumblrversary #tumblr milestone #mandelene's stuff #can you believe I was 18 when I started this blog?

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I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again — I love the nyc marathon. The vibes are always so good and it’s basically like a giant party across all five boroughs with music and cheering — the energy is incredible and it’s definitely one of my favorite events of the whole year. When I lived within walking distance of 4th Ave in Brooklyn, I’d always stand there for hours and cheer.

My dad used to take me to see the runners as a little kid and lift me up so I could give them high-fives. 💖 Core memory.

#mandelene's stuff #nyc #nyc marathon #idk how to properly describe it but it’s just so much fun and beautiful to watch #strangers cheering on other strangers from all over the world

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I have a big interview tomorrow. No sleep tonight. Just anxiety. 😬

#mandelene's stuff #I’m in the final stage so I just have to stay calm and nail this #they already started doing my background check so that’s a good sign that they like me #it’s not a big deal because I have a job so I don’t know why I’m stressing so much lmao #if I don’t get it then it’s not the end of the world #but it’s very good money #it would officially be my first six figure job #so if I get it we’re bringing out the champagne 🥂 #time to take Benadryl and listen to some motivational Polish pop music #😂

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Everyone’s talking about how amazing it is that Christian Eriksen is playing for Denmark at the World Cup after his cardiac arrest and what an inspiration he is…

And I’m just sitting here like, “Wow, this man really has a death wish.”

He has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator at 30 years old. He should be taking it easy. Of course he’s an adult and can do what he wants ultimately, but I just think it’s wild that he’s still playing such a physically demanding sport on the World Cup level. Is it really worth putting your health at risk like that? Especially when he has two young kids? There’s a big difference between bouncing back from an injury versus having a serious, chronic and life-altering cardiac condition. It’s crazy that they’re even allowing him to play imo.

#mandelene's stuff #World Cup #the man was literally dead on the field — his heart stopped #and he’s still playing the sport #he died and was resuscitated— that’s the reality of what happened #and if the ICD malfunctions or is damaged then it could happen again #that’s why it’s so serious

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I heard that air quality things like this last about a week and honestly I’m just wanting the air quality to go away much faster so we can all go about our lives

(from a poor asthmatic soul)

Same here — really just want to go about my daily life. I was supposed to go to Gov Ball on Friday but that probably won’t happen now because I don’t think I’ll be able to stand in a park for hours if the air is gonna be this bad. 😔

I’m so tired of living through major historical events. The sun is red, my chest hurts, I can’t walk my dog because her little chihuahua lungs will be poisoned… it’s a mess.

Sending your asthmatic lungs some good vibes and clean air.

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Even though it randomly started pouring rain for like 20 minutes and my friends and I got soaked, Gov Ball was still fun. 😂

#mandelene's stuff #gov ball #Lizzo #we went to the merch stand to buy hoodies and change out of our wet clothes and it was all good lmao

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Me (a grown lady): *pre-ordered my copy of Pokémon Violet at GameStop weeks ago and has been listening to Pokémon music from the old games and anime/movies non-stop to hype myself up before I go and pick up the game during my lunch break tomorrow*

Pokémon will forever have a chokehold on me. “I WANNA BE THE VERY BEST, LIKE NO ONE EVER WAS.” 😩 TAKE MY MONEY. KEEP BAITING ME WITH THE NOSTALGIA. 💸

And you’d best believe I’m putting Pawmi on my team even though it’s this generation’s Pikachu rip-off. 😂 I don’t care — I’m a sucker for that stuff.

#mandelene's stuff #after legends arceus my hopes are very high #pokemon scarlet and violet #been here since gen 1 😅 #since the days of playing on a gameboy color under a nightlight #the days when you needed a link cable to trade pokemon lmfao #and new episodes of the anime were on Cartoon Network after school

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Are you doing okay? I hope so

Hello 👋 Yes, I’m doing ok — thank you! ❤️

However, I just turned 26 so my life is basically over now. 😂 (jk)

#mandelene's stuff #closer to 30 than 20

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You know what drives me crazy? That I’m almost 26 and my eyeglasses/contact lenses prescription still hasn’t stabilized. 😡 Went to the optometrist this morning for my yearly exam because I felt like my vision is worse — and it is. So yet again, I had to dish out $400 at Costco for new glasses and contact lenses. I’m now at -6.75 in my left eye and -6.00 in my right. 😤 And LASIK isn’t an option until my prescription stabilizes. *shakes fist*

I hate spending so much money on my vision. 😭 I’m too old for this lmao.

#mandelene's stuff #idk if I would do LASIK — but I’d like to have the option #right now I’m not a good candidate for it #maybe when I’m in my 30s