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a few days ago i woke up and i had this
a
few
days
ago
i
woke
up
and
i
had
this
terrible terrible
terrible
terrible
taste in my mouth it just happened like
taste
in
my
mouth
it
just
happened
like
one morning i ignored it for the day i
one
morning
i
ignored
it
for
the
day
i
live with that taste and smell in my
live
with
that
taste
and
smell
in
my
mouth for like 48 hours and then i was
mouth
for
like
48
hours
and
then
i
was
like okay this needs to stop i gargled
like
okay
this
needs
to
stop
i
gargled
with salt water i tried to rinse out my
with
salt
water
i
tried
to
rinse
out
my
sinuses using a neti pot if you know
sinuses
using
a
neti
pot
if
you
know
what that is and nothing was making
what
that
is
and
nothing
was
making
this taste and smell go away so i go to
this
taste
and
smell
go
away
so
i
go
to
the doctor and he looks in my nose and
the
doctor
and
he
looks
in
my
nose
and
throat and he's like there's nothing in
throat
and
he's
like
there's
nothing
in
there and i'm like okay so what you're
there
and
i'm
like
okay
so
what
you're
telling me is that i just reek like a
telling
me
is
that
i
just
reek
like
a
rotting carcass but there's nothing
rotting
carcass
but
there's
nothing
wrong with me there's something
wrong
with
me
there's
something
literally decomposing inside of my
literally
decomposing
inside
of
my
throat and i can taste it like we need
throat
and
i
can
taste
it
like
we
need
to figure this out he was like i can't
to
figure
this
out
he
was
like
i
can't
see anything now at this point
see
anything
now
at
this
point
i'm a wreck
i'm
a
wreck
it's so embarrassing i'm crying why am i
it's
so
embarrassing
i'm
crying
why
am
i
bawling my eyes out i thought i was
bawling
my
eyes
out
i
thought
i
was
going to use this
going
to
use
this
in a video and now i'm like no i'm
in
a
video
and
now
i'm
like
no
i'm
crying too hard
crying
too
hard
but
but
like i have a phobia of smelling bad
like
i
have
a
phobia
of
smelling
bad
especially with my breath i brush my
especially
with
my
breath
i
brush
my
teeth like multiple times a day which
teeth
like
multiple
times
a
day
which
might be shocking because my teeth are
might
be
shocking
because
my
teeth
are
yellow
yellow
i can't explain that but anyway he tells
i
can't
explain
that
but
anyway
he
tells
me to call a throat doctor and
me
to
call
a
throat
doctor
and
the doctor says we can't get you in
the
doctor
says
we
can't
get
you
in
until three days from now now at this
until
three
days
from
now
now
at
this
point it is so bad
point
it
is
so
bad
that i'm like gagging i have a full
that
i'm
like
gagging
i
have
a
full
mental breakdown because
mental
breakdown
because
i was frightened why do i smell like i'm
i
was
frightened
why
do
i
smell
like
i'm
rotting from the inside out like this is
rotting
from
the
inside
out
like
this
is
very scary i i was crying for probably
very
scary
i
i
was
crying
for
probably
three hours i get a call from the throat
three
hours
i
get
a
call
from
the
throat
doctor and they're like good news we
doctor
and
they're
like
good
news
we
just had a cancellation you can come in
just
had
a
cancellation
you
can
come
in
right now expecting them to tell me that
right
now
expecting
them
to
tell
me
that
i have something severely wrong with me
i
have
something
severely
wrong
with
me
the doctor takes one look into my throat
the
doctor
takes
one
look
into
my
throat
and says oh you have a tonsil stone
and
says
oh
you
have
a
tonsil
stone
i literally was crying
i
literally
was
crying
for three hours over a tonsil stone i
for
three
hours
over
a
tonsil
stone
i
I don't know
I
don't
know
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i didn't really want to paint
i
didn't
really
want
to
paint
right now if i'm being honest i just was
right
now
if
i'm
being
honest
i
just
was
like
like
maybe this would be good for me
maybe
this
would
be
good
for
me
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my dad recommended a bookstore to me and
my
dad
recommended
a
bookstore
to
me
and
he said it was
he
said
it
was
amazing
amazing
so i'm checking it out for myself today
so
i'm
checking
it
out
for
myself
today
but it's actually in my old neighborhood
but
it's
actually
in
my
old
neighborhood
when I first moved to LA I moved to
when
I
first
moved
to
LA
I
moved
to
downtown Hollywood when you think of
downtown
Hollywood
when
you
think
of
hollywood you probably think of all of
hollywood
you
probably
think
of
all
of
the stars on the street and stuff of
the
stars
on
the
street
and
stuff
of
that sort and it's so weird to drive
that
sort
and
it's
so
weird
to
drive
through this area because i feel like i
through
this
area
because
i
feel
like
i
just keep seeing things that evoke
just
keep
seeing
things
that
evoke
feelings and memories my first apartment
feelings
and
memories
my
first
apartment
that didn't actually even look like an
that
didn't
actually
even
look
like
an
apartment to be honest because it had a
apartment
to
be
honest
because
it
had
a
massive billboard on it i drove by a
massive
billboard
on
it
i
drove
by
a
sushi restaurant that i used to eat at
sushi
restaurant
that
i
used
to
eat
at
twice a week my favorite frozen yogurt
twice
a
week
my
favorite
frozen
yogurt
spot that had peanut butter frozen
spot
that
had
peanut
butter
frozen
yogurt I drove by 7-Eleven that I had a
yogurt
I
drove
by
7-Eleven
that
I
had
a
meltdown outside of once
meltdown
outside
of
once
just brought back a lot of memories
just
brought
back
a
lot
of
memories
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i always end up here
i
always
end
up
here
i
i
question how I'm alive with how little
question
how
I'm
alive
with
how
little
water I drink on a daily basis I don't
water
I
drink
on
a
daily
basis
I
don't
know how I am not dead
know
how
I
am
not
dead
yet
yet
I bought this and it even has like
I
bought
this
and
it
even
has
like
motivational quotes on it I did buy this
motivational
quotes
on
it
I
did
buy
this
and I'm actually kind of embarrassed but
and
I'm
actually
kind
of
embarrassed
but
At 6 p.m. I'm gonna look at this water
At
6
pm
I'm
gonna
look
at
this
water
bottle and I'm gonna see that it's
bottle
and
I'm
gonna
see
that
it's
telling me to never give up and I'm just
telling
me
to
never
give
up
and
I'm
just
gonna start chugging and that could be
gonna
start
chugging
and
that
could
be
really good for my health and I'm really
really
good
for
my
health
and
I'm
really
looking forward to
looking
forward
to
how my life is going to improve from
how
my
life
is
going
to
improve
from
this water bottle etc etc
this
water
bottle
etc
etc
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um
um
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oh
oh
This thing is so goofy I'm getting a
This
thing
is
so
goofy
I'm
getting
a
little dressed up
little
dressed
up
to go to dinner tonight because
to
go
to
dinner
tonight
because
I don't
I
don't
know don't know if I'm feeling 100
know
don't
know
if
I'm
feeling
100
in this outfit I'm not sure I'm like
in
this
outfit
I'm
not
sure
I'm
like
really
really
obsessed with my outfit it's cute but I
obsessed
with
my
outfit
it's
cute
but
I
also wore it
also
wore
it
literally last night I think that's why
literally
last
night
I
think
that's
why
I'm not feeling it because I actually
I'm
not
feeling
it
because
I
actually
wore it yesterday but pretty much no one
wore
it
yesterday
but
pretty
much
no
one
saw it yesterday so I'm like do I wear
saw
it
yesterday
so
I'm
like
do
I
wear
it again
it
again
I don't know
I
don't
know
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If anyone ever wonders why I'm late
If
anyone
ever
wonders
why
I'm
late
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hmm
hmm
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I feel like a
I
feel
like
a
75-year-old woman needing to take
75-year-old
woman
needing
to
take
Pepto-Bismol
Pepto-Bismol
After going out to dinner I'm not gonna
After
going
out
to
dinner
I'm
not
gonna
lie though it does help
lie
though
it
does
help
Like I wish it didn't help but normally
Like
I
wish
it
didn't
help
but
normally
my stomach feels like an amusement park
my
stomach
feels
like
an
amusement
park
You know just like gas particles and
You
know
just
like
gas
particles
and
acid particles bouncing around
acid
particles
bouncing
around
constantly but when I take Pepto-Bismol
constantly
but
when
I
take
Pepto-Bismol
my stomach feels more like a
my
stomach
feels
more
like
a
library or a museum
library
or
a
museum
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