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I’m going to code some freelance sites this week and at least solve some other people’s pretty puzzles.<\/p>\n
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I think the perfect metaphor for my week is my fervent desire and apparent inability to solve a Rubik’s Cube. The colors taunt me with each side I nearly complete, that sense of accomplishment skirting around my periphery. 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