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		<title>Need a vegan substitute? No problem!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whole Foods is literally the best place to get vegan substitutes. For example, I just got some shredded almond cheese. Shredded. Vegan. Cheese.
It&#8217;s delicious.
I made vegan tacos today. Using Smart grounds Mexican Style, Whole Foods almond shredded cheddar, Tofutti Better than Sour Cream, Whole Foods salsa, chopped lettuce, and a hard taco kit.
However, I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>† What if?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What if we don&#8217;t do it all in time?What if we never get there?What if something awful happens?What if the end isn&#8217;t what I thought it would be?What if something goes wrong?What if they think horribly of me?What if they don&#8217;t like me anymore?
Well, what if?
Then what?
/&#60;3

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		<title>Random Musings: 11/17/09</title>
		<description><![CDATA[// The three necessary virtues for optimal progress are confidence, self-awareness, and fearlessness.// And of those three, fearlessness is the most important.// I am capable of anything.
// Independence is incredibly important, especially emotional independence.
// I want to take care of people.// I don’t need Vicodin to solve cases.
// “If people aren’t there to take care [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karanimenielsen.com/life/random-musings-111709/</link>
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		<title>To hell with planning ahead!</title>
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Doing things last minute can be just as productive, with no loss of results.
Contrary to popular belief, the key to doing things well isn&#8217;t planning ahead. It&#8217;s the feeling that planning ahead gives you. Any idea what that might be?
Knowing you have things all planned out days in advance is comforting. It makes you feel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karanimenielsen.com/productivity/to-hell-with-planning-ahead/</link>
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		<title>Nobody, the Hero</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Heroes seem to be a thing of the past. When&#8217;s the last time you&#8217;ve heard someone do something heroic?
It seems as if the stereotype of heroic citizens is coming to an end. While there are stories told of super heroes like Batman and Superman, as there always will, rarely do we see heroes in our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karanimenielsen.com/life/nobody-the-hero/</link>
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		<title>7 Quick Myths about Vegans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Totally freaking vegan. Who&#8217;s missing out NOW?
Being a vegan for&#8230; an unknown amount of time, I&#8217;ve found throughout the years that people think a lot of funny stuff about us. Like, for example&#8230;
1. We love animals.
Seriously, let&#8217;s take of this one first. Even though it applies to both vegetarians and vegans, it&#8217;s pretty much my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karanimenielsen.com/veganvegetarian/7-quick-myths-about-vegans/</link>
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		<title>Normalcy is Nothing Special</title>
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Of course, right?
Here&#8217;s the deal. We&#8217;re all doing the best we can, and there are no requirements to be alive.
What you have to know is that there is a baseline. It&#8217;s called normal. Keep your head above this baseline and you&#8217;re in the clear.
It usually involves things like not being totally, insanely awkward and/or annoying, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karanimenielsen.com/life/normalcy-is-nothing-special/</link>
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		<title>Point B: The Basics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone needs a biography. For some of us, it&#8217;s actually in our best interest to have an autobiography. Because, after all, who knows more about our lives than we do, right? Biographies written by someone else are for dead people.
Am I right?
Current progress on my autobiography. I think it&#8217;s coming along nicely, don&#8217;t you?
So let&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karanimenielsen.com/point-b/point-b-the-basics/</link>
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		<title>Size Matters&#8230; When you&#8217;re a DS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce you to the new DSi LL. We suspect the LL stands for L Lawliet, but that&#8217;s about as far as our team of rabid fangirls has got.
It could just be Nintendo adding arbitrary letters to things. Seriously. Does the i part even stand for anything?
Anyway, the point is that this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karanimenielsen.com/random/size-matters-when-youre-a-ds/</link>
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		<title>Paradox: The Rejection Experiment</title>
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If I go out there, trying to gather as much social rejection as I can using only MY personality, I may accidentally pick up one too many new friends.
I think it&#8217;ll work. Don&#8217;t you?
/&#60;3

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