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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:26:37 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title>Tribute in Light</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/6138443345/&quot; title=&quot;Tribute in Light&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6210/6138443345_5d02707b5d_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;160&quot; alt=&quot;Tribute in Light&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Tribute in Light, as seen from Brooklyn Heights Promenade, 9/11/2011. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have heard some people saying they think it’s silly or contrived to think of it “only today.” To that I have 2 responses… First, it’s an anniversary.  Anniversaries are always a little silly - but we celebrate them all the time. They mark the passage of time, and the passage of time is highly significant. Second, while it’s true that on some level we should remember always… I actually think that most days, most days, are for living your life. Doing what has to get done. Taking pleasures where you find them. Today - this day - this is a day to slow down.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
And a day to remember… Again. And wonder why, again. And be terribly sad, again. And to send your thoughts of love to the victims, again. And their families, Again. And to just stop being so busy - for one day - to really reflect, and remember… to think about the details and also the big picture, to make sure that you mean it, when you say, you will never forget.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However you do, find your way to honor those who died that day. All of those innocents who went to work, and never came home. I think the way you pay tribute to what happened on a daily basis, is to let it shape (in part) your philosophies. For me, it is the aspiration for peace in my thoughts and words and actions…&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I remember vividly, every thing that happened that day. I remember who was lost. I remember the years it took to start to sense that it might be possible to go forward. I recall that in 2005, I could sense some of the anger was draining away. And in 2008, when I asked my mom on September 11, how she was, I remember that she told me she was okay — she said, “there’s so much more to life than sorrow.” And I knew that some of the sadness was lifted, as well. In a good way. Healing, like so many things, is an iterative process. And that is why the passage of time is important.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We have to remember the past. And even more so, we have to learn lessons from the past. We absolutely must.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Peace - peace everywhere and in all things - that is the goal.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:26:37 -0700</pubDate>
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    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;The Tribute in Light, as seen from Brooklyn Heights Promenade, 9/11/2011. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have heard some people saying they think it’s silly or contrived to think of it “only today.” To that I have 2 responses… First, it’s an anniversary.  Anniversaries are always a little silly - but we celebrate them all the time. They mark the passage of time, and the passage of time is highly significant. Second, while it’s true that on some level we should remember always… I actually think that most days, most days, are for living your life. Doing what has to get done. Taking pleasures where you find them. Today - this day - this is a day to slow down.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
And a day to remember… Again. And wonder why, again. And be terribly sad, again. And to send your thoughts of love to the victims, again. And their families, Again. And to just stop being so busy - for one day - to really reflect, and remember… to think about the details and also the big picture, to make sure that you mean it, when you say, you will never forget.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However you do, find your way to honor those who died that day. All of those innocents who went to work, and never came home. I think the way you pay tribute to what happened on a daily basis, is to let it shape (in part) your philosophies. For me, it is the aspiration for peace in my thoughts and words and actions…&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I remember vividly, every thing that happened that day. I remember who was lost. I remember the years it took to start to sense that it might be possible to go forward. I recall that in 2005, I could sense some of the anger was draining away. And in 2008, when I asked my mom on September 11, how she was, I remember that she told me she was okay — she said, “there’s so much more to life than sorrow.” And I knew that some of the sadness was lifted, as well. In a good way. Healing, like so many things, is an iterative process. And that is why the passage of time is important.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We have to remember the past. And even more so, we have to learn lessons from the past. We absolutely must.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Peace - peace everywhere and in all things - that is the goal.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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			<title> </title>
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			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/6124098070/&quot; title=&quot; &quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6083/6124098070_8ff88405a0_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot; &quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:43:51 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title>IMG_8356</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/6023913655/&quot; title=&quot;IMG_8356&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6197/6023913655_e7bd3e5197_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;IMG_8356&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:35:02 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2011-07-31T01:05:44-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
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			<title>IMG_8277</title>
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			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/6007635947/&quot; title=&quot;IMG_8277&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6012/6007635947_e7d01b4bcf_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;IMG_8277&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:47:28 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2011-08-04T04:47:28-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
            			<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/">nobody@flickr.com (clare.R.armstrong)</author>
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			<title>playin with a new app!</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5956409203/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5956409203/&quot; title=&quot;playin with a new app!&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6147/5956409203_e223b76b5b_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;179&quot; alt=&quot;playin with a new app!&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;bonnaroo wasteland - music lifts you up even when the heat holds you down... their spirits are dancing just above where there bodies are laying. trust me.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This app is a lot of fun but I find it tends not to look fully accurate on my phone! on the real computer it is much more purple... oh well.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:45:08 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2011-07-20T00:45:08-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
            			<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/">nobody@flickr.com (clare.R.armstrong)</author>
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    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;bonnaroo wasteland - music lifts you up even when the heat holds you down... their spirits are dancing just above where there bodies are laying. trust me.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This app is a lot of fun but I find it tends not to look fully accurate on my phone! on the real computer it is much more purple... oh well.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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			<title>untitled</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5883122343/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5883122343/&quot; title=&quot;untitled&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5072/5883122343_4295523af1_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;167&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;untitled&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;definitions can be disconcerting... because until you learned it, you didn't know it defined you. or they can be comforting.. because maybe you knew you were insane, but until you learned it, you didn't know that most of the people you know, love and admire, are too. we're not so different... at the core.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:08:43 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2010-07-23T13:16:54-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
            			<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/">nobody@flickr.com (clare.R.armstrong)</author>
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    <media:title>untitled</media:title>
    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;definitions can be disconcerting... because until you learned it, you didn't know it defined you. or they can be comforting.. because maybe you knew you were insane, but until you learned it, you didn't know that most of the people you know, love and admire, are too. we're not so different... at the core.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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			<title>taxi cab</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5873436965/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5873436965/&quot; title=&quot;taxi cab&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5263/5873436965_bf91ef6ec7_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;162&quot; alt=&quot;taxi cab&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;These are the things he'll ask me that make me know he's good.. And he actually gets it. When he asks me how to make a vodka soda, I wonder... but vodka sodas really don't matter.. And those other kinds of questions... those matter a lot. He really can be so contemplative at times. Not to mention, very very smart. I must say though, that these phones calls, that I get randomly in the middle of the day at my desk, kind of crack me up. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Good egg, this one. Good egg.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:51:46 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2010-11-28T02:39:50-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
            			<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/">nobody@flickr.com (clare.R.armstrong)</author>
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    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;These are the things he'll ask me that make me know he's good.. And he actually gets it. When he asks me how to make a vodka soda, I wonder... but vodka sodas really don't matter.. And those other kinds of questions... those matter a lot. He really can be so contemplative at times. Not to mention, very very smart. I must say though, that these phones calls, that I get randomly in the middle of the day at my desk, kind of crack me up. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Good egg, this one. Good egg.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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			<title>inside, v.2</title>
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			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5870757702/&quot; title=&quot;inside, v.2&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5155/5870757702_09ba1c4c26_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;160&quot; alt=&quot;inside, v.2&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:49:10 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2011-01-07T14:21:33-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
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			<title>Party at the Stonewall</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5868566437/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5868566437/&quot; title=&quot;Party at the Stonewall&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5061/5868566437_e8ef906c91_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;179&quot; alt=&quot;Party at the Stonewall&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Tonight we got to celebrate love! And the fact that we put the completely ridiculous state of affairs behind us, that two loving men or women couldn't marry.  We drank whiskey and champagne in the streets, sang songs, cheered and watched the revelry all around us.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In a country that is addicted to television game shows about finding love and getting married in a matter of weeks, and in a world so full of hate - there is no time for such antiquated, dreadful exclusion. It's about time NY. Thank you! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you were in NYC and not in the West Village, man you really missed something special. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Oooookay!! hey hey! Yay yay!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:20:14 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2011-06-25T05:19:25-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
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    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tonight we got to celebrate love! And the fact that we put the completely ridiculous state of affairs behind us, that two loving men or women couldn't marry.  We drank whiskey and champagne in the streets, sang songs, cheered and watched the revelry all around us.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In a country that is addicted to television game shows about finding love and getting married in a matter of weeks, and in a world so full of hate - there is no time for such antiquated, dreadful exclusion. It's about time NY. Thank you! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you were in NYC and not in the West Village, man you really missed something special. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Oooookay!! hey hey! Yay yay!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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			<title>a story</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5867400146/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5867400146/&quot; title=&quot;a story&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6025/5867400146_342995eff2_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;161&quot; alt=&quot;a story&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;sometimes when I read a book there is a line that will really stick with me... and this line, this was my favorite line from the book &amp;quot;extremely loud and incredibly close.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It comes after a story that the grandmother is telling Oskar... the story is of the night before the Dresden bombings, when she was falling asleep next to her sister... it's a story of taking nothing for granted. And I love the story.. it's told in such a brilliant way.  She describes mundane details in a way that makes it accessible and ordinary despite being about this unknowable experience... almost so much so, that it seems to be a story about nothing - a story about any day. But it's actually about everything. And it's full of sorrow. Full of regret... I read it as a story of two losses.. and one is clear the whole time - inevitable and unpreventable. The other is not as clear until you get to the last line... that loss was preventable - almost deliberate in a very innocent way.  It's quite heartbreaking, really.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When I read the book, Oskar's voice, the style of narration, the subject matter - made me feel like I couldn't breathe at points. I had to keep putting it down for a few days... until I finished it. And have thought of it more than other books since I read it. That was years ago.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Anyway, I liked the message. These are the things we know don't but don't think of. The things we believe but only whisper about. The things that are most important but that we have to be reminded of. All the time.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:47:51 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2011-06-24T02:42:40-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
            			<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/">nobody@flickr.com (clare.R.armstrong)</author>
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    <media:title>a story</media:title>
    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;sometimes when I read a book there is a line that will really stick with me... and this line, this was my favorite line from the book &amp;quot;extremely loud and incredibly close.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It comes after a story that the grandmother is telling Oskar... the story is of the night before the Dresden bombings, when she was falling asleep next to her sister... it's a story of taking nothing for granted. And I love the story.. it's told in such a brilliant way.  She describes mundane details in a way that makes it accessible and ordinary despite being about this unknowable experience... almost so much so, that it seems to be a story about nothing - a story about any day. But it's actually about everything. And it's full of sorrow. Full of regret... I read it as a story of two losses.. and one is clear the whole time - inevitable and unpreventable. The other is not as clear until you get to the last line... that loss was preventable - almost deliberate in a very innocent way.  It's quite heartbreaking, really.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When I read the book, Oskar's voice, the style of narration, the subject matter - made me feel like I couldn't breathe at points. I had to keep putting it down for a few days... until I finished it. And have thought of it more than other books since I read it. That was years ago.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Anyway, I liked the message. These are the things we know don't but don't think of. The things we believe but only whisper about. The things that are most important but that we have to be reminded of. All the time.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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    <media:credit role="photographer">clare.R.armstrong</media:credit>
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		<item>
			<title>letsgomets</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5866028178/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5866028178/&quot; title=&quot;letsgomets&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3099/5866028178_9113f68f15_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; alt=&quot;letsgomets&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;in honor of the men in my family ... and their little boy spirits.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:41:00 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2011-06-24T03:41:00-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
            			<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/">nobody@flickr.com (clare.R.armstrong)</author>
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                   width="1024"/>
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    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;in honor of the men in my family ... and their little boy spirits.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
    <media:thumbnail url="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3099/5866028178_9113f68f15_s.jpg" height="75" width="75" />
    <media:credit role="photographer">clare.R.armstrong</media:credit>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>the strangest thing</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5865068061/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5865068061/&quot; title=&quot;the strangest thing&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6009/5865068061_d181f5843e_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;147&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;the strangest thing&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;there are actual moments where I deeply believe, with every fiber of my being, that opportunities are endless, and potential is limitless, and anything can happen. this would be the dreamer in me. and quite frankly, even though it is a small part, clouded lately by a most unwelcome &amp;amp; aggressive cynicism - the implication of its being there... buried away in my heart... is important. so important. for such a small and secret part of me - it plays a huge role in who I am. it's one of those defining details. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
tomorrow I will want to erase this because I'll think it's bullshit. but now, making pictures, listening to bon iver, in good company.. I am having one such moment. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Paul Coelho wrote &amp;quot;it is the possibility of a dream coming true that makes life interesting.&amp;quot; I think that's right. I think it's the source of motivation... And the thing that makes us go... and on the days it can't quite make us go - I am certain it's the thing that makes us not stop.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:50:15 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2011-01-07T14:23:15-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
            			<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/">nobody@flickr.com (clare.R.armstrong)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5865068061</guid>
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                   type="image/jpeg"
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                   width="627"/>
    <media:title>the strangest thing</media:title>
    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;there are actual moments where I deeply believe, with every fiber of my being, that opportunities are endless, and potential is limitless, and anything can happen. this would be the dreamer in me. and quite frankly, even though it is a small part, clouded lately by a most unwelcome &amp;amp; aggressive cynicism - the implication of its being there... buried away in my heart... is important. so important. for such a small and secret part of me - it plays a huge role in who I am. it's one of those defining details. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
tomorrow I will want to erase this because I'll think it's bullshit. but now, making pictures, listening to bon iver, in good company.. I am having one such moment. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Paul Coelho wrote &amp;quot;it is the possibility of a dream coming true that makes life interesting.&amp;quot; I think that's right. I think it's the source of motivation... And the thing that makes us go... and on the days it can't quite make us go - I am certain it's the thing that makes us not stop.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
    <media:thumbnail url="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6009/5865068061_d181f5843e_s.jpg" height="75" width="75" />
    <media:credit role="photographer">clare.R.armstrong</media:credit>
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		<item>
			<title>Nostalgia</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5865494880/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5865494880/&quot; title=&quot;Nostalgia&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3059/5865494880_50dd25e741_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;134&quot; alt=&quot;Nostalgia&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;On NYC and my feelings about it - there is too much to say right now.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:55:01 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2011-06-23T22:54:42-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
            			<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/">nobody@flickr.com (clare.R.armstrong)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5865494880</guid>
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    <media:title>Nostalgia</media:title>
    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;On NYC and my feelings about it - there is too much to say right now.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
    <media:thumbnail url="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3059/5865494880_50dd25e741_s.jpg" height="75" width="75" />
    <media:credit role="photographer">clare.R.armstrong</media:credit>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Yesterday.</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5864932579/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5864932579/&quot; title=&quot;Yesterday.&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5319/5864932579_941be6bea5_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;Yesterday.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This makes me think of Frank Ocean. I am loving Frank Ocean.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:50:47 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2011-06-23T22:50:39-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
            			<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/">nobody@flickr.com (clare.R.armstrong)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5864932579</guid>
                            <media:content url="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5319/5864932579_941be6bea5_b.jpg" 
                   type="image/jpeg"
                   height="612"
                   width="612"/>
    <media:title>Yesterday.</media:title>
    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;This makes me think of Frank Ocean. I am loving Frank Ocean.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
    <media:thumbnail url="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5319/5864932579_941be6bea5_s.jpg" height="75" width="75" />
    <media:credit role="photographer">clare.R.armstrong</media:credit>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>well well well</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5855193673/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5855193673/&quot; title=&quot;well well well&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3075/5855193673_86c4e6ab24_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;234&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;well well well&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;what have we here? a pic from last fall for a project I was helping a friend with... and what's those words? re: Stacks lyrics. Coinkidink!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:32:54 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2010-10-10T16:11:11-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
            			<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/">nobody@flickr.com (clare.R.armstrong)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5855193673</guid>
                            <media:content url="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3075/5855193673_86c4e6ab24_b.jpg" 
                   type="image/jpeg"
                   height="1024"
                   width="997"/>
    <media:title>well well well</media:title>
    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;what have we here? a pic from last fall for a project I was helping a friend with... and what's those words? re: Stacks lyrics. Coinkidink!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
    <media:thumbnail url="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3075/5855193673_86c4e6ab24_s.jpg" height="75" width="75" />
    <media:credit role="photographer">clare.R.armstrong</media:credit>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>On Light : In the Night Sky</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5847458525/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5847458525/&quot; title=&quot;On Light : In the Night Sky&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3063/5847458525_2e8e44330e_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;On Light : In the Night Sky&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And then on the last night the people made some shooting stars... And they were so very pretty. We got to watch them float away to somewhere.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:34:11 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2011-06-19T03:34:05-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
            			<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/">nobody@flickr.com (clare.R.armstrong)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5847458525</guid>
                            <media:content url="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3063/5847458525_2e8e44330e_b.jpg" 
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    <media:title>On Light : In the Night Sky</media:title>
    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;And then on the last night the people made some shooting stars... And they were so very pretty. We got to watch them float away to somewhere.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
    <media:thumbnail url="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3063/5847458525_2e8e44330e_s.jpg" height="75" width="75" />
    <media:credit role="photographer">clare.R.armstrong</media:credit>
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		<item>
			<title>Bored.</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5844263942/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5844263942/&quot; title=&quot;Bored.&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2618/5844263942_14d1159c66_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;181&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;Bored.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;At a gas station in the middle of the night just over the boarder of Tennessee.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:43:48 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2011-06-17T22:42:39-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
            			<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/">nobody@flickr.com (clare.R.armstrong)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5844263942</guid>
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                   width="771"/>
    <media:title>Bored.</media:title>
    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;At a gas station in the middle of the night just over the boarder of Tennessee.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
    <media:thumbnail url="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2618/5844263942_14d1159c66_s.jpg" height="75" width="75" />
    <media:credit role="photographer">clare.R.armstrong</media:credit>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>IMG_4249</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5842035595/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5842035595/&quot; title=&quot;IMG_4249&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2787/5842035595_0dc5be6e41_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;160&quot; alt=&quot;IMG_4249&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Now this is some sweet sweetness. A day that begins with giving him a little nuzzle on his teeny little face, is a very good day. #Love&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:43:05 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2011-06-14T14:44:13-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
            			<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/">nobody@flickr.com (clare.R.armstrong)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5842035595</guid>
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    <media:title>IMG_4249</media:title>
    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;Now this is some sweet sweetness. A day that begins with giving him a little nuzzle on his teeny little face, is a very good day. #Love&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
    <media:thumbnail url="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2787/5842035595_0dc5be6e41_s.jpg" height="75" width="75" />
    <media:credit role="photographer">clare.R.armstrong</media:credit>
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		<item>
			<title>IMG_4240</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5835698514/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5835698514/&quot; title=&quot;IMG_4240&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2712/5835698514_e8e400d520_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;160&quot; alt=&quot;IMG_4240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;bye bye bonnaroo.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:54:09 -0700</pubDate>
			                        <dc:date.Taken>2011-06-13T10:42:53-08:00</dc:date.Taken>
            			<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/">nobody@flickr.com (clare.R.armstrong)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5835698514</guid>
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                   width="1024"/>
    <media:title>IMG_4240</media:title>
    <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;bye bye bonnaroo.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
    <media:thumbnail url="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2712/5835698514_e8e400d520_s.jpg" height="75" width="75" />
    <media:credit role="photographer">clare.R.armstrong</media:credit>
    <media:category scheme="urn:flickr:tags">roadtrip bonnaroo musicfestival bonnaroo2011</media:category>
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		<item>
			<title>P1030857</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5835145135/</link>
			<description>			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clare_r_armstrong/&quot;&gt;clare.R.armstrong&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo:&lt;/p&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_r_armstrong/5835145135/&quot; title=&quot;P1030857&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3561/5835145135_0e35b0de63_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;180&quot; alt=&quot;P1030857&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;getting ready to go.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:53:52 -0700</pubDate>
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