February 2012
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January 2012
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“And don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens — The main thing is not...”
– John Steinbeck (via The Atlantic)
Haruki Murakami: On seeing the 100% perfect girl... →
“I have an idea that some men are born out of their due place. Accident has cast...”
– W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence (via liquidnight)
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My top three Hottest Songs Ever, because clearly...
1. “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over” by Jeff Buckley Just…. omfg.
2. “Let It Down” by George Harrison Something about the acoustic version of this song rips my heart out every time.
3. “Lay Lady Lay” by Bob Dylan Because it contains my favorite lyrics ever: “His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean / and you’re the best thing...
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December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
14 posts
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“it’s not very meaningless
the changes one makes lying down
it’s...”
– from “Love Poem (Later)” by Jim Carroll
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WatchSouth Island, New Zealand timelapse video
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“The rain makes no distinctions. At one time or another it falls on everyone, and...”
– In the Country of Last Things by Paul Auster (via ephemeral-reality)
September 2011
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taryncowart:
“Continual connectivity has led to a new sensibility. People move from a way of thinking in which they say, ‘I have a feeling, I want to make a call,’ to one where they say, ‘I want to have a feeling, I need to send a text (or post on a social network).’ Social networking nurtures a way of thinking about the self in which one constitutes a feeling by sending out for comments.”
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“Wonder, and its expression in poetry and the arts, are among the most important things which seem to distinguish man from other animals, and intelligent and sensitive people from morons.” —Alan Watts
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Sleep
My nephew, Jayden, is in 5th grade. He recently had a school assignment to write about the subject of sleep and how important it is. This is my favorite part:
I have noticed with my two little brothers that their behavior is really bad when they are tired and whiny. A short nap does wonders for their attitude. When my Mom hasn’t had enough rest we have to be really good so she won’t start...
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