December 2009
November 2009
“For all that you are
and everything that you do,
I’m thankful, for you.”
– Tyler Knott Gregson
Let the Weekend of Awesomeness begin!
Circle of violence. →
Several years ago, I broke a man’s nose. I’m not proud of it, and I wouldn’t do it again today, but it gives me an excuse to tell you why today’s an extremely important day in my life, and should also be important in yours: today’s the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Read the full post for more.
“We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect...”
– Tom Robbins (via)
Undergrad.
“I’m going to be late for class!”
That was the first thought that passed through my head this morning, absurd for two reasons: it was 5:30am, and I’m not in school. I haven’t been in school for years.
My dreams last night, it turns out, were vivid. In the one that’s still playing in my head, I was back to being an undergraduate student, studying English...
Nature Boy
There was a boy
A very strange enchanted boy
They say he wandered very far, very far
Over land and sea
A little shy
And sad of eye
But very wise
Was he
And then one day
A magic day he passed my way
And while we spoke of many things, fools and kings
This he said to me
“The greatest thing
You’ll ever learn
Is just to love
And be loved
In return”
by Nat King Cole (via)
“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke (via)
24 hours!
Late Fragment
And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the earth.
by Raymond Carver (via)
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you...”
– Eleanor Roosevelt (via)
Keane — With or Without You (Cover)
This is a...
“When we meet in sleep
they aren’t dreams, but memories
we have yet to...”
– Tyler Knott Gregson
“Stay, stay until there are no more words left between us to say, we’ll forever...”
– scribble-scribbles
“You can’t measure the mutual affection of two human beings by the number of...”
– Milan Kundera (via)
Truth. Particularly since some of the best times are those spent in quiet appreciation of the other’s company.
“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and...”
– Johannes A. Gaertner (via)
“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists...”
– Albert Camus (via)
A love letter written by Beethoven to his lover:
Good morning, on July 7th
Even when I am in bed my thoughts rush to you, my eternally beloved, now and then joyfully, then again sadly, waiting to know whether Fate will hear our prayer—To face life I must live altogether with you or never see you. Yes, I am resolved to be a wanderer abroad until I can fly to your arms and say that I...
“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving...”
– Bob Hope (via)
Stop Being a Wuss: How To Make Pie Crusts the Easy... →
I’ve been told I make a decent pie filling. The crusts, on the other hand? Not so much. Maybe I should try this recipe by Choire, especially since it contains gems like this:
Put about 2 and a half cups of flour in a cold bowl. ABOUT. The thing is, it doesn’t matter! Who has time and energy to measure things?
If anyone tries this before I get a chance, let me know how it goes.
“Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for...”
– Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love (via)
“Reach inside of me
squeeze the scream out of my heart.
Breathe silence back...”
– Tyler Knott Gregson
“There’s only so much time in the day, and only so many days in our lives....”
– Marco Arment (via)
“I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out...”
– Jack London (via)
What makes you happy?
Been thinking a lot about happiness these days, so when I saw this idea come up on out of habit’s blog, I thought it might be a good exercise for me to do.
There are a lot of things that make me happy. So many things. In fact, most things in life make me happy — there’s just so much beauty in the world to marvel at every single moment of every single day.
That being said, if I had...
The Pixies - La La Love You
Been listening to...