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Zenyatta Mondatta

The Police (band)

Noun

Giant panda

Charismatic megafauna

Poke

Pokémoto | Groton, CT

Salute | Hartford, CT

Grass and Bone | Mystic, CT (permanently closed)

Steak tartare

Boredom

Cookie Run: Witch's Castle

Sewing

Nintendo 3DS

Pokémon

Venusaur | Bulbapedia

Lucario | Bulbapedia

Pokémon X and Y

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

Cetaphil Skin Moisturizers for Sensitive Skin

Vitamin D

The Secret to Enjoying a Long Winter | Kottke.org

Tick

Lyme disease

Alpha-gal syndrome

Rabies

Rat snake

Ouroboros

Garden of Eden

Judas Iscariot

Theology

Fashion

Bikini

Bikini Atoll

Hartford Denim Company

Madewell

Fast fashion

Steelcase Leap

Muji

Blackwing

Pilot G2

Pilot Juice

Uniball Signo DX UM-151

Shorthand

Duolingo

Turkish language

Insomnia

Yoga

Richard Siken

Sylvia Plath | The Poetry Foundation

Harold Bloom

Mary Oliver | The Poetry Foundation

The Bell Jar

Blood Meridian

Cormac McCarthy

Suttree

Eve Babitz

Slow Days, Fast Company

Dune

Game of Thrones

Bruvvy

“Dredd Hot” | YouTube

“Fake It” | YouTube

“Portrait of Fryderyk in Shifting Light” by Richard Siken