August 2010
24 posts
“The world today doesn’t make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?”
– Pablo Picasso | Submitted by: bornonthe17th (via quote-book)
I want to show you true kindness.
How do you stop expecting things from people, but keep hoping they will be kind, heartfelt and generous?
Hope implies a certain expectation, so maybe it’s impossible to stop expecting and keep hoping at the same time…
Maybe expectation, at least in some degree, is necessary to maintain a heightened quality of life. In the absence of expectation, do we accept anything ( Do we let...
Tell me things that are hard to hear...
like love can’t make a marriage last.
Nothing is guaranteed, especially security.
Everything you thought you knew could be wrong.
We are growing apart.
Allow me this insight. Admit to me what you will about the sadness of life. Let’s be real. When you speak, maybe I will respond and we can get somewhere. We can fashion a ball-and-chain of hope, find higher ground, combat this...
Today, I'm going on an adventure.
I’m driving 11 hours, through the night, to share one hotel room with 7 other girls on the East Coast. In said hotel room, mind you, there will be two beds and one pull out couch. I am vacationing on the Atlantic Coast with coworkers I met just this summer. Our only plans include: swim, lay out, go out, run on the beach and see a few sunrises. This IS how I like to vacation… tentative...
“We have a choice everyday: to act on yesterday’s good intentions or to get an...”
– Robert Brault (via quote-book)
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Be a man, Dammit!
I just don’t think a lot of people know how to treat each other well. Social interaction has gone down the tubes.
Dear men,
I’m an effing lady. You make the first move. Your ancestors did not hunt wild animals, explore uncharted territory or fight in wars so that you could woo a woman via a middleman, crutch or messenger on your behalf (i.e. If you see a pretty girl at the beach,...
nicosroom asked: I decided that I want to write a post reflecting on this past summer, particularly all the good times of the last two weeks now, but all I've managed to write is "Every summer begins with an over-ambitious reading list." Any thoughts? Words of inspiration?
"Soft Shoulder" by Ani DiFranco
“don’t keep much stuff around i value my portability but i will say that i have saved every letter you ever wrote to me the one you left on my windsheild outside of the motel is in the pocket of my old gigbag from back when life was more soft shelled letters littered with little lewd pictures drawn by the ghost of woody guthrie who would use your big thick hand just to draw one two for...
“It wasn’t in books. It wasn’t in a church. What I needed to know was out there...”
– All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, Robert Fulghum (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
Why can't I get attention from someone my own age?
That’s all I want.
While at the Blues Festival near my hometown tonight with my best friend and her coworkers, I was sort of hit on by two gray-haired men. I ran into my parents at the Festival (didn’t know they were coming) and as they were leaving, they warned me that someone had approached them, asking “Who’s that pretty girl [who was just over here]?” Exhibit B:...
“There’s no point to any of this. It’s all just a… a random lottery of...”
– Troy Dyer, Reality Bites (1994) (via nicosroom)
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“Finally tonight, a few words about championship rings. Just when did they become...”
– -Bryant Gumbel
I’m glad I caught this on SportsCenter or ESPN or whatever..
“Won’t it be dull when we rid ourselves Of all these demons haunting us To keep us company Won’t it be odd to be happy like we Always thought we’re supposed to feel But never seem to be” -Barenaked Ladies
Someday, I hope I will read all the time, remember what I learn in class, be able to run for more than two minutes straight. Hell, I’ll be a triathlete....
"Find My Love" by: The Avett Brothers
“What makes it easy to treat people bad? Some things you say and you can’t take ‘em back What makes it easy to run from the past, like a child runs from the dark? Which is the poison and which is the wine? The scent and the colors are so much alike And how much of each will it take to decide, when your at the table alone? Where do you go when it’s perfectly clear? You might...
Rumi said, "Forget safety. Live where you fear to...
We are young and I would argue that even though you and I have a relatively good head on our shoulders, we’re immature. I think we are going to have to make a lot of mistakes to understand things more… I’m not saying “go crazy” but im saying life is an experiment… and a lot of self growth happens at our age (20-25)… I am seeking a broader world view and...
