Mixtape: Just Because
altcitizen
November 13, 2014
Sometimes you just don’t need a reason — for anything. Sometimes there is no method, and madness is just madness. In the devil-may-care spirit of
Sometimes you just don’t need a reason — for anything. Sometimes there is no method, and madness is just madness. In the devil-may-care spirit of
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Ah yes, the good ol’ walk of shame. We’ve probably all been there at some point -– maybe we got lucky with the guy/gal we’ve
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We’ve probably all been there — you’re with that special someone and things are heating up until you’re like, “Wait, let me put on some
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Look, there’s a reason why R. Kelly saying “It’s the freakin’ weekend baby, I’m about to have me some fun” is so ubiquitous. It’s because
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Because lying to yourself is always fun (until you get caught).
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