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Confessions of a Couple Living The Van Life

Quick Facts

  • Age: Madelyn is 22, Caleb is 24
  • Van type: Toyota Hiace Super Custom
  • Miles: 215,000 km
  • Time spent in van: Seven months full time living in the van, a year since we bought the van.
  • Birthplace: Both born in Texas.
  • Relationship status: Engaged
  • Occupation: Self-Employed
  • Average monthly expenses: $1200
  • Go-to van meal: Linguine, Parmesan, and chicken sausage.
  • Favorite parking spot: Anywhere with nice weather, but we especially love the beachside cliffs.
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I Did A 24-Hour Dopamine Fast And I Felt Everything, Not Nothing – One Zero

10 Things Every Cat Owner Should Know – Ned Hardy

It is an amazing achievement to condense the entire base of human scientific knowledge into 478 pages, in such a way that they can be understood by the layman, but Bill Bryson has done it – Amazon

Growing Up Surrounded by Books Could Have Powerful, Lasting Effect on the Mind – Smithsonian

I help people decide if they want to have kids. Here’s my advice – VOX

Gaddafi had a serious obsession with Condoleezza Rice, showering her with over $200,000 in gifts and having a famous local composer write a song for her called “Black Flower in the White House” – CNN

Electric cars: What will happen to all the dead batteries? – BBC

The New Science of “Fatigue Resistance” – Outside

Little Girl Hears Her Voice For The First Time Thanks To Hearing Device (video) – Leenks

This Calculator Will Tell You How Many Followers You Need to Quit Your Job – Marketing Hub

U.S. Economic Confidence Positive for First Time in Pandemic – Gallup

Next level seat cushion that will make 8 hours of sitting in a chair or car seat entirely bearable and comfortable – Amazon

Creation of First Human-Monkey Embryos Sparks Concern – WSJ

Mom Explains Why Grandparents Can’t Hug Her Child Without Getting Consent, Sparking Debate – Ruin My Week

Kanye’s Yeezy sneakers snag world record $1.8 million in private sale – Sotheby’s – Yahoo

COVID-19 alters human genes, explaining mystery behind coronavirus ‘long haulers’ – Study Finds

Federal Investigators Execute Search Warrant at Rudy Giuliani’s Apartment – NY Times

Why people around the world are flocking to OnlyFans – Rest of World

Finding Your Way To A (High-Paying) Trade Job – NPR

Tattooed gals are inking their way into our hearts (69 Photos) – The Chive

Suspected Rhino Poacher Trampled To Death By Stampeding Elephants – All That’s Interesting

What Your Way of Speech Can Say About Your Personality – Bright Side

Choosing Now to Be Happy: Why the Conditions Are Never Perfect – Tiny Buddha

 

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12 People Who Survived Suicide Reveal Their Last Thoughts Before Attempting To Take Their Own Lives

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1. Tried to overdose on Oxycontin, last thoughts were immediate regret after I pushed the plunger on the syringe all the way down, all I felt was remorse and sadness that I wouldn’t be alive anymore. Woke up 20-24 hours later extremely grateful to be alive and got help with my drug addiction, now 4 year sober on 8/14.

Read the rest: 12 People Who Survived Suicide Reveal Their Last Thoughts Before Attempting To Take Their Own Lives
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Back in 2000, Kevin Hines jumped off the golden gate bridge due mental illnesses. He miraculous survived because a sea lion was bumping him up and kept his head above water. Now he is a suicide prevention speaker

ABC News reported that Hines began hearing voices in his head telling him to die.

On his walk up the pathway, he wept. Hines contemplated not jumping, reasoning that if any person showed that they cared about him, he would not commit suicide.

A female police officer and male bridge workers passed him without stopping.

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The Joys and Perils of Having Children Late: You’re older and more mature. But your parents are just older – Human Parts

15 Useful Tips And Tricks For Dog Owners – Ned Hardy

These drinking glasses are extremely durable and nearly unbreakable. They can withstand a drop from table height to a wooden floor without breaking – Amazon

I Asked Hundreds of People About Their Biggest Life Decisions. Here’s What I Learned – The Conversation

TikTok sued for billions over use of children’s data – BBC

The 3 Equations for a Happy Life, Even During a Pandemic – The Atlantic

How to use the new iPhone feature that Facebook is terrified of – BGR

The 11 Lessons Dharmesh Shah Learned From 80+ Angel Investments – The Hustle

Every David Fincher Movie, Ranked – Esquire

17 Notable Chefs on the Essential Items They Always Keep in the Pantry – Inside Hook

India Coronavirus Cases Soaring, U.S. ‘Racing’ to Send Aid ; Severe Outbreak on The Brink of ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’ – Towleroad

If you don’t think you can love a pair of scissors than try these and thank me later! Their titanium coated blades make quick work out of cutting just about anything – Amazon

U.S. Home Sales Are Surging. When Does the Music Stop? – NY Times

Pixar is looking for a young trans actor to voice a trans teenage girl – AV Club

Tom Cruise Lists His Grand Colorado Retreat for $39.5M – Dwell

Rarely Seen Photos From The Early 2000s (50 Pics) – Ruin My Week

Bowler Fills Ball with Father’s Ashes, Bowls Perfect Game – Sports Illustrated

‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ Begins Production and Releases Cast Photos – Maxim

Advice on Learning a New Language From People Who Speak Up to 16 – Afar

Billionaire Investor Reveals the Secret to His Success: Shrooms – Yahoo

This Is Our First Ever Look At A Top Secret Soviet Space ‘Missile’ – The Drive

The Secret Betting Strategy That Beats Online Bookmakers – Technology Review

Hot Girls In Tight Jeans And Shorts (35 Photos) – The Viraler

Pull Up Bar Fail and Other Videos of the Day – Drunken

 

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In covid-free Melbourne, 85,000 fans are packed in at the MCG for the ANZAC day AFL game. The largest sporting crowd worldwide since the pandemic began.

Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders “who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations” and “the contribution and suffering of all those who have served”

 

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WTF?!? Girl describes what it was like to fall in love with and have sex with her dad – Jezebel

Pictures and Videos of the Day – Ned Hardy

The best hiking socks? Darn Tough, no question. They’ve been eating Smartwool’s lunch for a while now – Amazon

COVID patients, families beg for oxygen at India’s hospitals – AJ

Chilling Photos of the Submarine That Broke Into Pieces and Took 53 Lives – VICE

Brazil’s Bolsonaro says military would follow his orders to take the streets – Trust

How Mark Zuckerberg And Tim Cook Became Foes – NY Times

The guards caring for Chernobyl’s abandoned dogs – BBC

33 Smart Habits That Will Train Other People to Treat You With Respect – INC

Robert De Niro Is “Forced” to Keep Making Movies to Fund His Ex-Wife’s Extravagant Lifestyle – Inside Hook

Every Oscar Best Picture Winner, Ranked – Slant

15 Smart Designs That’ll Make Anyone Feel Loved and Cared About – Bright Side

The 2021 Indy 500 Will Be the Biggest Sporting Event Since the Pandemic Began – Road And Track

The Best Entry Level Metal Detector, According to Real-Life Treasure Hunters – Amazon

‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: How Björk Became a Genre Unto Herself – The Ringer

Europeans Are Sharing Sex Norms That Aren’t Common In Other Countries – Ruin My Week

Girls In Yoga Pants Compilation – Leenks

Top 10 Weird Sexual Things The Ancient Greeks Did – Listverse

Visualizing the Power Consumption of Bitcoin Mining – Visual Capitalist

To All the Abused Kids Who Are Dealing with the Consequences as Adults – Tiny Buddha

All aboard the Fishnet and Mesh Express! CHOO-CHOO (67 Photos) – The Chive

Meet the Top Fitness Influencers on OnlyFans – Maxim

That one time a teacher who accidentally gave her 5th grade students DVD copies of her sex tape instead of a DVD with classroom memories – CBS

Kung Fu Master and Other Videos of the Day – Drunken