the long and unedited list

  • large snakes
  • getting my license
  • opening the oven when it is very hot
  • kissing her
  • an alligator that can not survive in the wild
  • falling asleep next to someone
  • welding
  • waking up next to someone
  • a tattoo
  • kissing her (again)
  • coming out to my grandparents
  • the future
  • to give a ted talk full of lies
  • playing basketball with boys
  • being high
  • standing up for what is right
  • asking for help
  • roller derby
  • phone calls when you don't know if they will pick up
  • knowing what is in the ocean
  • being an astronaut
  • college
  • the capability to fly a helicopter
  • change (both the action and coins)
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cinnamonwarmth

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