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A Word for the Year? The Swirl Analyst Shares Hers

January 18, 2018 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

What’s the word? Tell me . . . have you heard?

~Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson

 

Word Up!

In The Swirl World, 2017 was a year marked by leaps and bounds – and ups and downs. Par for the course for just about everyone, right?

Adrienne and I are nothing if not resilient, resolute, and resolved.

Hopefully, you’re like us: you learn from your mistakes and emerge even stronger than before.

We’ve Got A New Attitude

(Actually, we’ve had it all along. We’re just more determined than ever to follow the path we’ve charted for The Swirl World and the members of #SwirlNation).

What’s the Word?

Our word to you is this: We’re resolved to celebrate and elevate Black women; mind, body, soul and spirit.

We plan to move full force into making TSW blog and Facebook page your go to destination for posts, stories and photos celebrating and elevating Black women.

We’ve only just begun. Stay tuned for content that speaks to your soul and inspires your spirit.

So, What’s Your Word?

Many people start each New Year with a “word” they plan to use as their theme for the year. Some are action words, others are mindset words, etc.

Today, Adrienne Leach, aka “The Swirl Analyst,” shares a powerful word for 2018.

Check out her video (she has 2-3 more in this series).

https://theswirlworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Adrienne_RESOLVE-VIDEO-1_EDITED_FINAL-1.mp4

Let us know your thoughts. Post in the comments or send us an email at inspirationdaily@theswirlworld.com. We’re here for you.


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‘Tis The Season For Something Special!

December 11, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

‘Tis The Season For Something Special!

Y’all know we love you, right?

Adrienne, Rachel and I love the members of The Swirl World. Celebrating Black women and the diverse men who love us is a privilege.

Our overarching missing is to see Black women live their best life. For that reason, we’re constantly striving to bring you content designed to educate, inspire and entertain you.

That’s why we had to come through with something special for the holiday season!

‘Tis The Season For Something Special

The Christmas season brings a dual challenge. We’re participating in the holiday while simultaneously preparing for the New Year. Thus, we often don’t take the much-needed time for personal reflection.

No worries – we’ve got you covered!

Welcome To The 12 Days of Christmas

Here’s a video to tell you more:

(And let me tell you – I really, really, really, really, really, REALLY love y’all, because in this video I’m dealing with the onset of a sinus infection. My nose is red, my eyes are watery, but hey! As the Single Mom Coach Kaywanda Lamb says, “Do it anyway!”)

https://theswirlworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Preview-12-Days_FINAL2_w_WATERMARK.mp4

 

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Tomorrow is Day 1 – so let’s get this party started!

Share this post with a friend so they can join in the fun.

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The Swirl World Team is committed to sharing inspiration in 2016. Our goal is to help you stay motivated and inspired by bringing you positive, uplifting blog posts, images, videos and corresponding thoughts.

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, high-resolution photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com. Selfies are fine – just make sure they’re not blurry and remember to send them in full size.

Copyright ©2016 Michelle Matthews Calloway, The Swirl World™ LLC, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World Podcast™, The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, Swirl Nation™. All rights reserved. Photo property of The Swirl World™.

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Get In On The Fun – Join Us For Vetting 101!

April 7, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

#Vetting101 Vetting Series

So, the “April’s Fools” post was extremely popular.

Our meme advised a truth from Joey Adams: “Never let a fool kiss you – or a kiss fool you!”

I thought about the quote and realized there are only a couple of ways we can be assured of not kissing a fool: either we don’t kiss at all, or we vet.

Vet – That’s It!

Thus was born the series I’m doing in the month of April entitled, “Vetting 101.”

So what’s vetting, you ask?

Vetting means “to appraise, verify or check for accuracy, authenticity or validity.”

Possessing and exercising good vetting skills is essential for experiencing dating success.

Want to be kissed by a fool? Don’t vet.

Want to kiss a fool? Don’t vet.

Needless to say, the members of Swirl Nation are not about that foolish life, so if we don’t know how to vet properly, we will learn.

We will learn – and we will apply what we learn!

Join Me For Vetting 101

So consider this your open invitation to join me every weekday during the month of April, when I hop on Facebook Live and on Periscope to share what I trust will be useful information on how to vet properly.

Here’s the Facebook Live video from Day 3:

To join me on Facebook Live, click here. To join me on Periscope, click here.

#Vetting 101 #Periscope

To listen to the podcast episode entitled “Internet Love” featuring The Romance Arsonist Gynger Fyer and her beau, M, click here.

Already married, engaged or otherwise boo-ed up? Then share this post with that family member, friend or co-worker who’s single!

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The Swirl World Team is committed to sharing inspiration in 2016. Our goal is to help you stay motivated and inspired by bringing you positive, uplifting images and corresponding thoughts.

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, high-resolution photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

Copyright ©2016 Michelle Matthews Calloway, The Swirl World LLC , ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photo property of The Swirl World™.

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A Conversation With Demita Usher – Part 2

July 15, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Demita UsherToday’s podcast features Part 2 of a conversation I held on May 10 with Demita Usher, aka “Brown Betty.”

Demita was a champion of Black women’s causes, and passionate about women learning to not only enjoy, but leverage their femininity.

This episode was recorded on May 10 in anticipation of the website launch of Demita’s business centering on providing teaching and training on etiquette and manners.

Demita passed away the morning of June 14.

Part 1 of the conversation with Demita is available on iTunes, Sound Cloud, Stitcher Radio or PlayerFM.

Demita was nothing if she wasn’t passionate! I hope you’re enjoying the conversation as much as I did.

If you can’t see the podcast player, click here or here.

If you can’t see the Sound Cloud player, click here. You can also head over and listen to the show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or PlayerFM.

 

Demita Usher was the Founder and Director of The Social Graces and Savoir Faire Institute of Etiquette. She taught classes for several years to adults and children alike. Demita was in the process of writing a book on Charm and Etiquette for Teens. She resided in Los Angeles, California.

 

Woman with headsetWant to be a guest on the podcast, or know someone who should?

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A Conversation With Demita Usher – Part 1

July 6, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Demita UsherDemita Usher, aka “Brown Betty,” was a champion of Black women’s causes.

Demita and I recorded a podcast on May 10 in anticipation of the website launch of her business centering on providing teaching and training on etiquette and manners.

Sadly, she passed away the morning of June 14.

It was with utter astonishment and dismay that I returned from church that Sunday morning to the incredible news.

My understanding is that the doctors discovered a blood clot on her lungs and she experienced heart failure.

Demita was only 42.

Ready To Launch

I’d enjoyed a lively phone conversation with Demita on May 10 – we recorded a podcast concerning her business and upcoming website launch.

A week or so prior to her death, she had officially launched her new website. Many of her friends in the interracial blogging space, in addition to others, gathered on her page to offer congratulations and virtual high-fives.

Demita and I conversed via inbox and made plans concerning the timing of posting the podcast episode, featuring her on The Swirl World Facebook page, in a blog post and in our Inspiration Daily email blast.

We made those plans, had a conversation for the podcast – and yet a month later Demita slipped from time into eternity.

I’m Sad – Yet Happy

My heart is heavy, and my prayers and condolences go out to Demita’s family. Her death was sudden and totally unexpected, and her family and close friends are left with the task of trying to make sense of the tragedy and contend with their grief.

My life has been touched by so many people in the interracial blogging, Facebook, Twitter and podcasting spaces. I am continually inspired, encouraged, challenged and motivated to live my best life and help others to do the same.

Demita was passionate about Black women living well, being respected and treated with dignity. In a previous podcast we discussed the power of Black women’s images, both negative and positive.

Demita was an author, entrepreneur and champion of Black women’s causes. She shared inspirational and thought-provoking posts on her Facebook page and wasn’t afraid to challenge the status quo.

I am blessed beyond measure that our paths have crossed and I know my life is the better because of it.

We love you, Demita, and we’re grateful that your legacy shines on.

This is Part 1 of my conversation; Part 2 will follow.

If you can’t see the podcast player, click here for the direct download or here for the show’s permanent link.

You can also listen to this and other episodes on Sound Cloud.

If you can’t see the Sound Cloud player, click here. You can also head over and listen to the show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or PlayerFM.

 

Woman with headsetWant to be a guest on the podcast, or know someone who should?

Send an email to Podcast@TheSwirlWorld.com.

Be sure to “Like” The Swirl World on Facebook and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

You can also follow us on Sound Cloud and listen to the show on Stitcher Radio. You can also hear us on PlayerFM!

Copyright © 2015  Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photo used with permission.

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Movie Review: SPY (2015)

June 30, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

SPY Movie poster

Themes: Body positivity; body acceptance; never judge a tiger by it’s stripes; cultural differences and exchanges; there’s treasure everywhere you look; dreamers and dream deferrers; belief in oneself; enjoying the ride no matter what happens; feminism and sexism.

I took a few additional moments to find as many of the themes in SPY as possible for two reasons: one, to challenge myself. And two, because this film is NOT your typical one horse slapstick or sketch comedy. Far from it in fact – and THAT is just part of what makes it fun, truly funny, and truly a joyous film for so many different demographics.

Now, let’s get started shall we? Oh and take a deep breath as you gaze upon Jude Law in what I believe is a Navy Blue Armani Navy Tuxedo! I mean the snazz in this film is OFF THE CHARTS to be fair!!! Jude Law, Jason Statham, Bobby Cannavale, AND Peter Serafinowicz?!?! WHEW!!! Ice bath!!! Ok ok ok back to the gloriousness that is the instant classic espionage parody known as SPY.

#WhatWorks

Aldo, Fine, Rayna, Ford, Fine, Nancy, De Luca, Sharon, and Cooper. Remember ALL of these names because without every single one of them SPY would not work! But thanks to them, it works and it works brilliantly!!!!!

In case you haven’t been able to ascertain SPY is a modern-day take on I-Spy, Airplane, and maybe even the old Pink Panther films. It’s a new take on an old story where we have the phenom known as Susan Cooper, a basement agent who is living vicariously through the eyes of the man she loves (from afar but hey) the daring, dashing, apparently completely clueless Bradley Fine. Things don’t quite go as planned and very soon into the film, we find our dahling Susan in the field on a reconnaissance only mission that very few people believe she can handle!

A couple of key things to note here, the duo of Statham (Ford) and McCarthy (Cooper) is absolutely side-splitting!!! I screened this film THREE times. Why?!?! Because it’s hilarious so much so that the first two times we saw it, I laughed far too much and far too hard to legitimately be able to take notes and focus on my key pointes!

Ford is literally this over the top über spy that if you listen to him long enough you’ll realise in all his hyperbole that not only is he apparently walking around with a permanent concussion, but that his egoism is something that clearly should have gotten him killed – and you find yourself trying to figure out why on EARTH he hasn’t been!!!

Then we have the connections between Cooper and Nancy, who has now become the lifeline for Coop; that Coop was for Fine! And. Nancy has a ton more faith in Coop than Coop has in herself but it’s not necessarily for the reasons one might suspect!

You literally feel like between earpiece and spy gadgets that Nancy being Coop’s biggest cheerleader is to the advantage of all involved (well maybe except for Rayna lol). There literally feels like a tether exists between these two superstar women holding them and all the scenes they’re in together even if they’re not physically in the same space!!!

I cannot even begin to stress enough that you have to look at this film as a PARODY because that’s what it is. But that doesn’t take away from the experience because it’s a FANTASTIC one!

There are such fluid connections and moments that you have to remind yourself are meant to be superfluous for a reason: It’s a brilliantly fun film! It’s so very much about not only having faith in oneself. But also having cheerleaders whom genuinely not only know you’re capable of such great things but that they expect these great things from you on a regular basis.

I love how Crocker (Allison Janney) does her homework on Cooper rather than do the typical judging a book by its cover cliché that the world we live in puts forth far too often. Crocker gives Cooper instructions that honestly there’s NO way she can follow, and Crocker knows that even if Cooper does not. People often set for arbitrary finish lines in our lives knowing full well we are capable of crossing that finish line and running another few laps. You can start to see the confidence others have in Cooper manifest in not only her confidence level, but her movements, cunning, and finesse!

I literally could not have seen anyone else be chosen for the role of Rayna. Rose Byrne? I always enjoyed her take on her roles, she has this sort of whimsical soothing nature that you can be drawn to and it’s nearly always an enjoyable experience.

Let me clear this up now, because when Rayna uses the word “fuqqery” to describe the mayhem that is going on all around her it was clearly a #LIFERECEIVED moment for everyone in my viewing group!

Rayna is blatantly gruff, clueless, and flashy even when she has the moments of pot meet kettle – like calling Rome tacky and constantly demanding that Susan upgrade the clothes she’s wearing and dress like a normal person, etc. Never mind that Rayna’s hair was clearly sculpted by rats while she slept!

I love how you see Rayna and Susan’s relationship evolve into something surprisingly supportive. Rose Byrne is amazing and uncanny in her ability to portray a pompous arse the entire film and yet when it’s all over she and Cooper have an endearing moment. Well…sort of.

I desperately needed more screen time from Bobby Cannavale (De Luca)! Not only is he handsome and charming, but he’s a lovely sort of delirium on-screen in his avant-garde, flamboyant, deliciously bi-sexual sort of way.

He drives a $500,000 car named Renaldo and walks with a cane he clearly doesn’t need. He’s literally the perfect parody of the “King of his castle villain” that we’ve all seen and quite possibly adored at one time or another in our cinematic lives. And he’s an absolute treasure that I genuinely wish had more screen time because he owns it when he’s on it!

And Nancy (Miranda Hart) and 50 Cent (AKA FIDDY)?!?! Their interactions are hilarious on camera so I can only imagine what it was like between takes! In fact I suspect this entire shooting schedule had to have mini “hysterics breaks” in between takes because there are more than a few dialogues where you know all the players are fighting for their lives to hold it together and keep the takes from adding up! But sometimes it’s simply not possible no matter what and I know those moments were a blast for the cast and crew.

Just when you thought that there would be a slight lull in the film, in arrives literally like a wrecking ball (sorry Miley) is Aldo played phenomenally well by Peter Serafinowicz. He is Susan’s contact in Rome, and rather than be the typical Italian super charming parody, Aldo is blatantly sexist and so volcanic when his attention is focused on Susan, that you literally want to slap him and kiss him (ok more than a few times) all at once!

Aldo is such a key to this puzzle, because while Susan is undoubtedly the spider at the centre of the web, he is her anchor in that he serves to continue to build her confidence in her abilities and to grow her self-esteem to be WAY high! Aldo’s sexism is such on display but you watch Susan handle him so adeptly that even though he never underestimates her in ANY way, the tongue thrashing she gives him for his overtures makes you think that he has.

He sees her so different from how she initially sees herself. His being grabby and clearly a candidate for a sexual harassment lawsuit isn’t something that takes away from what Cooper is trying to accomplish, nor does it take away from the film in any way either. We find ourselves enjoying Aldo, even as we continue to fight he and all of his grabby hands off! You know, the sort that’s harmless yet oh so helpful! lol!

#WhatDoesNotWork

Nothing. It’s like I stated earlier, without having ALL the players in this film, it would not work. Because we do have all of them, it works brilliantly and entertainingly well. All of these people literally are key parts of Susan Cooper’s web, and her handling it one situation at a time and always thinking on her feet means that as the film progresses, they’re strengthening it fibre by fibre.

If you walk into the theatre preparing to see James Bond as opposed to Susan Cooper, you’re doing yourself a disservice because Cooper, Susan Cooper, is so much more fun and enigmatic than any old Bond. Bond is the debonair, while Coop is the dynamic unforeseen, invisible twist the makes SPY so much more of a rip-roaring, side-splitting EXPERIENCE than a film.

#SheCritiquesIt #WhatWorks #WhatDoesNot

A Spellbinding, Mesmerizing, Life Changing, History Making, MAGICAL FILM! And YES, She Critiques It!

 

Joyll CambridgeOur Resident Movie Reviewer Joyll Cambridge hails from Manchester, United Kingdom and currently lives in New York, New York. She loves all things movies, fitness and swirling. To read Joyll’s personal blog at The Humanist Exec, click here.

 

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You can also follow us on Sound Cloud and listen to the show on Stitcher Radio. You can also hear us on PlayerFM!

Copyright ©2015 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photo of Joyll Cambridge used with permission. Movie poster of SPY (2015) obtained from official Facebook page. All rights reserved.

 

 

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#143| Sisters From Another Mother

May 24, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

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“One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.”

~Barbara Jordan

We’ve been featuring UT-Austin 2015 graduate Valencia Campbell all weekend.

From a recent Facebook post Valencia wrote:

“When I came to college, I asked God for sisters. I’ve got two amazing big brothers, but no sisters. Because He’s that awesome, He gave me these @alli_stinnett & @blackswan______ . It’s so great to be connected to such amazing people who accept you for who you are and only make you better. I hope they’ve adjusted to me, because I love them too much to go anywhere! Lol”

With all the negative talk surrounding women – and Black women in particular – and our supposed inability to get along, we’re always grateful to see examples of “sisters from another mother” who defy the odds.

They love and appreciate each other. They’re not too proud to admit how much they need and rely on one another.

In essence, they tear down stereotypes, not each other!

These three young women met as freshmen at UT-Austin and became best friends. Each with their own individual stories, they accepted each others differences and leveraged what they had in common.

They saw one another through tough times, providing inspiration and encouragement whenever needed.

They gave each other tough love.

Through it all, they reached their goal. Yesterday, these young women graduated with Bachelor degrees.

Woot!

 

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

Copyright ©2015 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photo used with permission.

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#94| A Nice Way To Start

April 4, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

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Babies are such a nice way to start people.

We think so, too!

Kambrey and Kaelie are first cousins living in Lafayette, LA. They are so gorgeous and adorable!

Tammy, their Grandmother, calls them “Bayou Bébés.”

We’ll be featuring more photos of Kam and Kae, so stay tuned.

 

The Swirl World Team is committed to sharing 365 days of inspiration in 2015. Our goal is to help you stay motivated and inspired by bringing you positive, uplifting images and corresponding thoughts.

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

Copyright ©2015  Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, All rights reserved. Photo used with permission.

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Black Men, You Mad Bro?

March 15, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

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This is the final episode of “Chatting with CHONILLA,” Sherley Joseph and Clove Roy of Montreal, Quebec, a.k.a. CHO & NILLA.

In this episode, Clove asks, “Do Black men have legitimate concerns about Black women dating and marrying interracially?

Clove had questions – Sherley, Adrienne and I have answers!

(Black Men, You Mad Bro? Do We Care?)

We dig deep, y’all.

Thanks, Sherley and Clove – it’s been fun hanging out with you!

If you don’t see the podcast player, click here to download Part 3. To listen on the podcast site, click here.

 

To listen to this episode on Sound Cloud, click here.

 

If you missed Chatting With CHONILLA – Part 1, click here.

If you missed Is This TMI – Too Much Information? Part 2, click here.

Sherley and Clove have been blogging and podcasting  from Canada for years.

Be sure to go check out Sherley (@Sherasaurus on Twitter) and Clove (@Clovasaurus on Twitter) on Facebook and Twitter and subscribe to their podcast.

 

LorMarieThe shout out for this episode goes to blogger Lorraine Nowlin of LorMarie’s Place. She’s a writer with strong opinions on just about everything. Whether it’s using humor, ranting and raving, or writing positive affirmations, she does it all.

To visit LorMarie’s website, click here. To visit her blog page on Facebook, click here. If you’re not easily offended or afraid of controversy, she’s the person to follow on Twitter, so click here.

 

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Chatting With CHONILLA – Part 1

March 4, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

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Whew . . . !

The upload of Podcast Episode 062 (and the next two upcoming podcast episodes) have been a long time in the making.

Y’all, I’m not even going to tell you when we recorded this podcast with the one, the only, Sherley and Clove aka CHO & NILLA of Montreal, Quebec.

Yep – CHONILLA.

CHONILLA!

Let me just say, Adrienne and I interviewed Shirley and Clove early in our podcast journey (we launched June 9, 2014).

We were such newbies, and thrilled to have these veteran interracial podcasters to come on our show.

Sherley and Clove have been blogging and podcasting  from Canada for years, and we were thoroughly geeked out to have them on our show.

We wound up chatting for almost two hours, and it’s taken me with my anal self this long to get their show edited and up.

*Hangs head in shame*

I know they forgive me, though (thanks, Sherley and Clove!), and we’re happy to finally present our conversation with them.

Shucks, it’s almost time to have them back on!

*Grins*

If you don’t see the podcast player, click here to download Part 1. To listen on the podcast site, click here.

To listen on Sound Cloud, click here.

CHONILLABe sure to go check out Sherley (@Sherasaurus on Twitter) and Clove (@Clovasaurus on Twitter) on Facebook and Twitter and subscribe to their podcast.

They’re a riot! Woot! Woot!

PS – Our shout-out for this episode goes to Rosetta Thurman of Happy Black Woman. Be sure to look Rosetta up on Facebook, Twitter and on her website, HappyBlackWoman.com. We <3 you, Rosetta!

 

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