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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description> random | facebook | last.fm | twitterinstagram | personal postsi’m niccole, i’m 22 and i’m trying to be better.</description><title>unbearable lightness</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @openthefloodgates)</generator><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a9fac6c2dc7a699087188926b7a6229d/tumblr_mgw0tn3qCV1qg6rkio1_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50993254898</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50993254898</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 09:32:18 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>I was MIA for all of April due to a stay in rehab after detox. It wasn&amp;#8217;t exactly the...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I was MIA for all of April due to a stay in rehab after detox. It wasn&amp;#8217;t exactly the experience I was hoping for but I was deeply depressed that no one really came to visit me while I was there and when you put 16 grown women together in a small facility and only give them seven smoke breaks a day, things tend to get tense. I decided not to go home when I left treatment and am now living in a sober home in South Elgin. I don&amp;#8217;t really like it here. I miss Tony and am too far away to realistically expect to see him anytime soon. I miss my family and most of them aren&amp;#8217;t even wondering how I&amp;#8217;m doing. I&amp;#8217;m going to meetings every day and I have met some wonderful souls but I&amp;#8217;m having a hard time feeling truly connected with anyone except for a heroin addict who has the chemical compound for ketamine tattooed on his arm. Sticking with the winners, as always. I keep thinking about the first time I was in treatment, when Jonathon told us that statistics say 7 out of 10 of us will end up drinking ourselves to death no matter what. Am I one of the 7? Will any of what I am doing today make a difference?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50359630799</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50359630799</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:19:46 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7bfade05aafd17cafad7ec3d0e080e47/tumblr_miumiaX6w31qcovvqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50358087546</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50358087546</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:17:44 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/babf6bc6f0e1bec68ce365a2e0029e5a/tumblr_mk88md2prZ1qc0cxpo1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50358062812</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50358062812</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:17:21 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>"I love you and it’s getting worse."</title><description>““I love you and it’s getting worse.””&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Joseph E. Morris&lt;/span&gt; (via &lt;a href="http://13neighbors.tumblr.com/" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;13neighbors&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50358035767</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50358035767</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:16:57 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrzgn7Jn1w1qk2ptao1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50358022367</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50358022367</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:16:46 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6xo5mVpvj1qaobbko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50311185705</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50311185705</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 20:15:23 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>"But I have seen the best of you and the worst of you, and I choose both."</title><description>“But I have seen the best of you and the worst of you, and I choose both.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye, “An Origin Story”&lt;/em&gt; (via &lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://loveyourchaos.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"&gt;loveyourchaos&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50305133428</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/50305133428</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 18:59:54 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>darmonee:

callmekitto:

Good job pet store. That is what’s...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/98b8dcd43589784fa1872b302cd5f705/tumblr_mk4qgjSr6F1qcu04vo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://darmonee.tumblr.com/post/46219597593/callmekitto-good-job-pet-store-that-is-whats" target="_blank"&gt;darmonee&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://callmekitto.tumblr.com/post/46096899378/good-job-pet-store-that-is-whats-up" target="_blank"&gt;callmekitto&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Good job pet store. That is what’s up.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I worked in a pet store for 5 years, and every Easter our rabbit sales went up exponentially. I can tell you from experience that almost half of the rabbits we sold were brought back in as early as two weeks after they were adopted. Some people let them loose, and some people send them to a shelter. People need to understand this very statement, and truly think about it. A rabbit is a big commitment, and should not be a fad or seen as a compulsory pet. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I cannot like this anymore than once, but I sure as hell hope people will spread this message, because it’s important as hell. I used to hand out care sheet BOOKLETS to everyone looking to adopt, and it prevented many of them from adopting in the end. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/46269309347</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/46269309347</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:19:08 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>agony-in-her-body:

Reasons why I’m still single.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/40402fec6e4f2acb30c6a8921b7acefd/tumblr_mk74kmDSxf1s8lg78o1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://agony-in-her-body.tumblr.com/post/46267755642/reasons-why-im-still-single" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;agony-in-her-body&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reasons why I’m still single.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/46269150712</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/46269150712</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:16:59 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ow6x3jXX1qb4zado1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45971065960</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45971065960</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:30:16 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c85712c9df7596226589f246f7852431/tumblr_mjrwu5ZxrI1s5hyxto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964664256</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964664256</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:55:31 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bbc7c92f70498cb3a6ee6a3505f3bd99/tumblr_mk1ix6vlxJ1qc0cxpo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964635896</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964635896</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:55:09 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6d64c66222dcd7ebb1c538be9f195630/tumblr_mk1j8hlI751qc0cxpo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964618996</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964618996</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:54:57 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>"I hope I’m not around much to see what becomes of me."</title><description>““I hope I’m not around much to see what becomes of me.””&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Friedrich Nietzsche (via &lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cavum.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"&gt;cavum&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964604298</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964604298</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:54:45 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ed6603d677fa31a98b77feea66d73b9a/tumblr_mjzmn8S1Wn1r12oofo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964581411</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964581411</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:54:28 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>"But some people can’t tell where it hurts. They can’t calm down. They can’t ever stop howling."</title><description>“But some people can’t tell where it hurts. They can’t calm down. They can’t ever stop howling.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Margaret Atwood (via &lt;a href="http://klonazepam.tumblr.com/" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;klonazepam&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964556152</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964556152</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:54:08 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>sobbbbing:

breaking news from an actual wallflower
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aaf9562024ad5b7fbbe7bb42739c7f1f/tumblr_mju9x6jLC01qjw05yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sobbbbing.tumblr.com/post/45652151745/breaking-news-from-an-actual-wallflower" target="_blank"&gt;sobbbbing&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;breaking news from an actual wallflower&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964530711</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964530711</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:53:49 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e1d66a6624179cff2b16f1b6940024c3/tumblr_mk1iq9khJ91qc0cxpo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964514079</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964514079</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:53:36 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/779fc72d731889bce6279fddb3033e10/tumblr_mk1hzr6Gjx1qc0cxpo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964499060</link><guid>http://openthefloodgates.tumblr.com/post/45964499060</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:53:24 -0600</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
