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out to La Cabana for school socials and MONSTER MARGS

Sometimes margs make you think deep thoughts (not me, but maybe him).

Colleagues at Sanders Elementary School!


Climbing to the roof of the dorm...#adventureous
(turns out the college cops came right after my friends and I climbed down and everybody on the roof got scolded big time....narrowly escaped that one...#lucky)

#timetogettowork

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