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As it turns out, my role as her “visual aid” only came in handy for reading the score of the football games, who is voted off on The Bachelor, and pasting a fake snake tattoo on her back so she can prank her friends at her birthday party. If you ever want to see your friends squirm, have a visually impaired girl ask them if her new tattoo of a hideous (and huge) cobra looks fantastic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/539e1fd2e4b0c572de3d16e1/1403492924770-045C826XUFAUSVU7OKRV/image-asset.jpeg blog - Homeless and Fortunately Broke. 11. SOCIAL MEDIA WEEK WITH NOKIA, London, United Kingdom. Nokia flew me to London to speak as a "social innovator." Over a fancy dinner they asked if I would be interested in a potential partnership. 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