20160809 Status: Nominal
August 9, 2016•23 words
Status: Nominal
That is to say:
Optimistic, confident, idealistic, open, and curious;
Depressed, nihilistic, anxious, exhausted, and furious.
ALL AT THE SAME TIME
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