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#InMemory of my longest-lasting friendship, the de

#InMemory of my longest-lasting friendship, the dearly departed, the one, the only @charitytd. ✨💫✨I’m honored to join this gorgeous, talented, and accomplished group of @coloradochildrenschorale alumni for a free evening of #DisneySongs on March 12 at 6PM PST/7PM MST. More info at link in bio ⬆️⬆️⬆️ When I signed on to the show, I knew I would dedicate it my performance to #CharityTillemanDick, so imagine my glee and delight when I saw the photo that the Chorale picked to accompany my bio features Charity by my side (2nd image). The picture (3rd image) was taken on tour in Japan, shortly after Charity and I somehow volunteered (What? Why?!?) to both sing and dance the Macarena for all of the Japanese students. That fearlessness and absolute ridiculousness was just an every day sort of occurrence with the two of us. We used to love riding in elevators while doing British or southern accents in the hopes that someone would ask us where we were from—so we could prove how authentic our dialect work really was. After we’d graduated, we once used our Chorale alumni IDs to sneak backstage at Boettcher Concert Hall... to see an opera. Other kids had fast cars and drugs; we had “Pagliacci.” It is because of the Chorale that I got to meet Charity and her amazing family, and for that I am forever grateful. Chari, I miss you and I love you. The only thing that would make this upcoming concert better is to hear you singing in it, too. #oldfriends #coloradochildrenschorale
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“February” by @therealmargaretatwood Winter.

“February” by @therealmargaretatwood Winter. Time to eat fat
and watch hockey. In the pewter mornings, the cat,
a black fur sausage with yellow
Houdini eyes, jumps up on the bed and tries
to get onto my head. It’s his
way of telling whether or not I’m dead.
If I’m not, he wants to be scratched; if I am
He’ll think of something. He settles
on my chest, breathing his breath
of burped-up meat and musty sofas,
purring like a washboard. Some other tomcat,
not yet a capon, has been spraying our front door,
declaring war. It’s all about sex and territory,
which are what will finish us off
in the long run. Some cat owners around here
should snip a few testicles. If we wise
hominids were sensible, we’d do that too,
or eat our young, like sharks.
But it’s love that does us in. Over and over
again, He shoots, he scores! and famine
crouches in the bedsheets, ambushing the pulsing
eiderdown, and the windchill factor hits
thirty below, and pollution pours
out of our chimneys to keep us warm.
February, month of despair,
with a skewered heart in the centre.
I think dire thoughts, and lust for French fries
with a splash of vinegar.
Cat, enough of your greedy whining
and your small pink bumhole.
Off my face! You’re the life principle,
more or less, so get going
on a little optimism around here.
Get rid of death. Celebrate increase. Make it be spring.
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Shooting a feature film on location in the mountai

Shooting a feature film on location in the mountains north of #LasVegasNevada. 🎥🖤🎥 Grateful for the work, grateful for the getaway from LA, and grateful for this beautiful scenery. #actorlife #gratefulheart
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Happy Valentine’s Day from me, Denny, and Mother

Happy Valentine’s Day from me, Denny, and Mother Nature. ❤️⛰❤️ What a gorgeous hike in @redrockcanyonlv! Show your love for our national natural treasures by supporting the @nationalparkservice. Spending time in nature can combat the #pandemicfatigue we’re all experiencing, and hiking is a covid friendly activity. How grateful Den and I are to have each other and this gorgeous view.
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#hikinglife #hikingtrails #redrockcanyon #lasvegas #nationalparks #mylove❤️ #fiancefotos #valentinesday2021

Sunday Funday #mountainbiking with my love in #Tap

Sunday Funday #mountainbiking with my love in #TapoCanyon. 🚵🏼‍♂️💙🚵🏻‍♀️This jack of all sports will turn me into an athlete before too long. #OhMyQuad #KeepMovingForward
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Beautiful BTS photos from @thenightmovie by the lo

Beautiful BTS photos from @thenightmovie by the lovely and talented @niaz.parvaresh. 🎥📸🎬 Extra special thanks to @_nioushaj (third photo) for inviting me into this family. Since Friday’s release, we have climbed the charts, debuting in the #1 Spot in Current Highlights and the #1 Spot in Early Premieres on @AppleTV as well as the #1 Spot in New & Noteworthy and #1 Spot in Early Releases on iTunes. Rent it today, or catch it on @ifcmidnight. Oh, and also THE NIGHT is in contention for the @goldenglobes in the Foreign Language category! The news just keeps getting better and better.
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That’s MADAM Vice President. Oh, and #fucktrump.

That’s MADAM Vice President. Oh, and #fucktrump. Thanks to @lipslut and @katschai for the fab 💄. #byebyeorangemonster #happyinaugurationday #buildbackbetter

“If you can’t imagine the LA River as the swan

“If you can’t imagine the LA River as the swan in LA’s future, then try to imagine it as a truly spectacular duck.” -Jennifer Price, writer and LA River tour guide 🌊🦢🦆 May we all be ducks—letting the water roll off our backs as we keep swimming into the future, wherever the water takes us.
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@thenightmovie premieres on @ifcmidnight on Jan. 2

@thenightmovie premieres on @ifcmidnight on Jan. 29th, but you can pre-order today on @appletv! 🌑🎥😱 This beautiful and truly terrifying film is the perfect antidote to the quarantine doldrums. More info at link in bio. It’s such an honor to be a part of this cast including the one and only @shahaab_hosseini and my friend @_nioushaj. DM me when you watch it—I’ll hold your hand from afar...
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