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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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this was a good week
this was a good week

Dogs on land, dogs of the sea, and the most beautiful eulogy I’ve ever read.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 16, 2018 Comments
ever closer
ever closer

Your prayers to the Construction and Vacating Premises gods appear to be working. Keep going.

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chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondNovember 15, 2018 Comments
and we still have to buy appliances
and we still have to buy appliances

I ain’t gonna lie — I’m a bit tense.

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chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondNovember 14, 2018 Comments
i'm empty and aching and i don't know why
i'm empty and aching and i don't know why

We live in strange times.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 13, 2018 Comments
planning some awesome (and a little housekeeping)
planning some awesome (and a little housekeeping)

Meet Kim! We’ve got such good stuff cooking for 2019. Stay tuned.

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friendsKaren WalrondNovember 12, 2018Comment
les bons temps
les bons temps

Don’t tell my mom I posted this, okay?

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Karen WalrondNovember 11, 2018 Comments
distracting thought #2 (while starting to pack up the apartment)
distracting thought #2 (while starting to pack up the apartment)

And don’t even start me on that interstellar object.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 10, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring Chris Hemsworth, body art, and our cool new welcome mat.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 9, 2018 Comments
distracting thought #1
distracting thought #1

Focus. I gotta focus.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 8, 2018 Comments
the light of the midterms
the light of the midterms

Things are looking brighter and more colourful in Washington. And this is a good thing.

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Karen WalrondNovember 7, 2018 Comments
vote!
vote!

Go out there and do your civic duty, my American brothers and sisters.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 6, 2018Comment
beginning movement
beginning movement

Almost time to start moving again.

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chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondNovember 5, 2018 Comments
biology sure is different from when I was a kid
biology sure is different from when I was a kid

I probably would’ve gotten a better grade if my high school biology class was like this.

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Karen WalrondNovember 4, 2018Comment
togs 2.0
togs 2.0

Dressing when you have a teenager is tricky.

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Karen WalrondNovember 3, 2018 Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring a wedding in Iceland, Ed Sheeran, and 350-year-old ice cream.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 2, 2018Comment
lower your expectations, not your standards
lower your expectations, not your standards

The absence of love and light isn’t hate and darkness.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 1, 2018 Comments
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"You don’t focus on doing the right thing because of the results that may follow.
You focus on doing the right thing because it’s the right thing to do.

You’re kind because being kind counts. You celebrate compassion because b
"Mr. Rogers famously said that in times of struggle and challenge, we should “look for the helpers.” But lately, I’ve seen a lot of folks online say, “Who do we look to when the helpers are being brutalized, murdered, and
"I’ve long held that kindness — as exemplified by the citizen journalists, Alex and Renee, and, well, the entire city of Minneapolis, apparently — underpins all activism: anger might be the reason we’re activated, but kin
"We’ve also been preparing for an ice storm that’s promising to make its way into town over the next 48 hours or so. For folks up north, the forecast for Houston is likely laughable; however, Houston’s infrastructure isn’
 

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