May 2012
33 posts
“A book is a way to shut out the noise of the world. It’s a way to be alone...”
– Sara Nelson. (via insertpalindromehere)
1 tag
“In a world of disorder and disaster and fraud, sometimes only beauty can be trusted” - Elizabeth Gilbert
the beauty of a quiet peace.
a wistful, queer feeling emerges with a glance at the bag of gifts for daughters or sons, nieces or nephews. before the feeling covered much ground, it is accompanied by untainted happiness who approaches at the usual meandering pace and whose...
“The world was hers for the reading.”
– Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (via excessivebookshelf)
“We held the globe and made it turn
Wandered through the universe
The men of...”
– Lifesize by A Fine Frenzy
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:)
egyptians vote in their first free election for president! http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/world/middleeast/egypt-presidential-election.html?hp
“and it’s hard to dance with a devil on your back so shake him off, oh...”
– Shake it Out by Florence and the Machine
“Nothing happens until something moves.”
– Albert Einstein (via girlwithoutwings)
“When I touch her, my fingers don’t question what she is. My body knows who she...”
– The Stone Gods, Jeanette Winterson (via helplesslyamazed)
“Just as drowning cannot be equated with swimming, mere existence is not the same...”
– Jon Foreman (via bryanttrinh)
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while on aplia,
i realized that economists are an optimistic bunch! they normally assume people are rational when making decisions and rational people do the best they can to achieve their objectives given their opportunities. that’s kind of nice :)
maybe it's not so weird
“but it’s really one of the places i feel most comfortable in my skin. haha isn’t that weird?”
“yes, but somehow natural”
on hanging out in a bookstore to restore my peace because i’ve been feeling out of sorts lately. and yes, it’s natural. my homie4lyfe is on point, it just makes so much sense. it’s tantamount to the same feeling that comes...
“You cannot save people. You can only love them.”
– Anaïs Nin (via arpeggia)
BREAKING: Obama embraces marriage equality →
OBAMA: I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.
“I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness. The proof is how...”
– Joseph Gordon Levitt (via leonardmendoza)
“The size and age of the Cosmos are beyond ordinary human understanding. Lost...”
– Carl Sagan, Cosmos. (via increasing-entropy)
““In this life you have to be your own hero.
By that I mean you have to win...”
– Jeanette Winterson (The Powerbook)
“All I ever really want to know is how other people are making it through...”
– - Miranda July (via moldavia)
night drives, helios, starry skies, and stories.
April 2012
7 posts
Watchdratsitsyelnats:
nateleung:
brianttran:
itsmariannaaa:
I wish there were more :’(
huehuehue
hahah bending with all the drama of school. wouldve been a funny spin-off.
lmao at when he just kicked off the head and pulled up a new one
Sixteen Things Calvin and Hobbes Said Better Than... →
amandaonwriting:
On life’s constant little limitations
Calvin: You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help.
On expectations
Calvin: Everybody seeks happiness! Not me, though! That’s the difference between me and the rest of the world. Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria!
On why we are scared of the dark
Calvin: I think night time is dark so...
Me 5 minutes ago.
Me: What is this "ALT + reblog button" nonsense?
Me: Oh. My. God. This is amazing.
March 2012
4 posts
“On a somewhat serious note today because of a conversation the other day:
I...”
– You Didn’t Thank Me For Punching You in the Face « Views from the Couch (via golden-notebook)
BAM THIS WILL BE FED TO MY KIDS SOME DAY
(via transilluminate)
February 2012
6 posts
I’M NOT OKAY WITH CHRIS BROWN PERFORMING AT THE... →
I’m sick and tired of people acting like it’s no big deal that Chris Brown will be performing at the Grammys.
I’m frustrated that the mainstream media is covering this story like it’s any comeback story, like an exiled prince’s return to a former glory, like this is another political timeline — as though some rich and powerful old white men in the music business have not just issued an enormous...
