February 2012
17 posts
Wanderlust
Anais Nin once said, “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
Comfort zone… a dangerous place that threatens to pacify and placate you into a soothing tranquility that slowly and discreetly renders one immobile. The peace it comes with stealthily robs you of the sprightly fire beneath your feet as you ease into its...
“I’ll pray,
That she has friends with hearts filled with thousands of fireflies,
Who are not too cold to pray with her,
Who will tell her to stop looking for the light at the end of the tunnel and find Light in the darkness.”
White Star, Black School: Landon Clement Is The... →
Race is something everyone can see. But class can be hidden. And Clement hid it well…
“He started out with nothing,” Clement says of his coach. “Now he lives a very comfortable life. I started out with everything and went to nothing.”…
The real race in the new economy is the race to attain financial stability, and that transcends race — for...
themagicaltypewriter:
I thought we were something special Like a shooting star on a black night I thought we were comfortable Like the the blanket that wrapped us tight I guess I was just a little bit naive To believe we were like a rocket Sailing through crystal caves
The Frog of War →
When biologist Tyrone Hayes discovered that a top-selling herbicide messes with sex hormones, its manufacturer went into battle mode. Thus began one of the weirdest feuds in the history of science.
The Power of Introverts: A Manifesto for Quiet... →
Author Susan Cain explains the fallacy of “groupwork,” and points to research showing that it can reduce creativity and productivity
From (Die)hard to Fri(end)
Our worlds once collided where everything was confided, and no rules were abided as each crevice was pried and our souls cracked wide with nothing to hide. In life we never lied, for friends we could’ve died, and in nothing had we ever shied. Thus, our cores were freely explored and virtues defined as we laid side by side, riding on a timed tide cut short by personal prides that refused to...
Nights make me want to cry. Learnt my confidence in your character Was a lie. Your fuckup forces me to half-heartedly bid Permanent good-bye. It’s too hard to believe in anyone, But I.
I can’t idle by and watch you die, Watching the man I trusted fall apart, Losing himself piece by piece. Lost the traits that defined him. Lost the qualities that held my respect. Lost the sparkles that had caught and held my eyes. You lost your loyalty, so there goes my regards. You lost your compassion, so there goes my heart. Honestly, you’ve lost your honesty. lying to yourself....
And just like that, Hate, Love, or Respect… For you, it’s all a waste of my time.
Don’t go wasting your emotion, Don’t go sharing your devotion, Lay all your love on me.
“Your 20’s are your ‘selfish’ years. It’s a decade to immerse yourself in every...”
– Things She Loves: Your 20s
“I mourn the lost of our education,
I mourn the death of our nation.”
January 2012
12 posts
fck. i can’t miss him. fck fck fck.
but… it’s going to be two weekends since i’ve seen him… after having seen you every week consistently for like… 12 wks now.
fck. i miss him & the small things he says. fuuuuuuccck.
sigh. *angry* no no no, bad.
Gastronomics: Where the One Percent Eats →
Places where I’ll go one day in NY
My cuddly, warm, sloth-like Love
Everywhere I go, there’s a void by my side; An empty space of a shadow Of where you used to reside. Sometimes my hand subconsciously grasps for your warmth, Then I remember you’re no longer my righthand, You’re now some other girl’s hearth.
Our love burns like the summer sun; Warm, comforting, ideal, fun. It began unexpectedly, our thoughts and bodies intertwined, as if...
“I’m scared to like anyone. Because I end up getting attached. Knowing that you...”
– (via wordsandlyrics)
“When I say “I love you,” its not because I want you or because I can’t have you....”
– Joss Whedon (via these-intricacies)
December 2011
15 posts
“I don’t want your sex, your gifts or to live in your idea of romance. I don’t...”
– GEOMETRICANT: Giving me a chance
(via foxandtheporcupine)
The Things You Can Expect When I Fall In Love With... →
You can expect spending a lot of days in bed and ignoring people’s phone calls. I’m really into going off the grid and getting high on each other for nine hours. Has anyone noticed that when you spend all day in bed with a lover, it feels like a drug binge? You’re just addicted to touching their body and you feel like time is standing still. Before you know it, the day is gone and all you’ve...
Dork, defined. →
I am Awkward.
Great word, you know, a little over used these days. But still- how can you not love a word with two “w’s” ?
Most think it’s just a cute thing, a little thing, those moments that make you think, “fuck me”.
Well I am, I am uncoordinated, I am nerdy, a clumsy intellectual -and have been all my life. You never saw me on the basketball court, or soccer fields. I’d have...
“Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And...”
– Louis De Bernieres (via wordsandlyrics)
Familiar Strangers →
You used to have this. You share something that the whole world will probably never understand. Best friends. Never lovers. And you were both seemingly happy and content with whatever it is that you share. Until things began falling apart for no apparent reason. He walked one path, you walked another. You lived separate lives and met new people to fill the voids of your hearts. But here you are,...
“I feel like telling you everything, talking until, my words aren’t apart of me...”
– (via lifeasadaydream)
“When someone is in your heart, they’re never truly gone. They can come back to...”
– Mitch Albom (For One More Day)
“In love, no one can harm anyone else; we are each of us responsible for our own...”
– Paulo Coelho (via myquotelibrary)
I Hate You, I Love You →
If you love someone, you run the risk of not loving them one day. You run the risk of seeing them in a grocery store years later and hiding behind the display of bananas so you won’t have to say anything to them and pretend that the love never happened. It’s funny, isn’t it? When you run into someone like your childhood best friend (the one you haven’t seen in years, the one who became a Christian...
Life as a daydream: I’ve learned that no matter... →
I’ve learned that no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides. I’ve learned that it’s taking me a long time to become the person i want to be. I’ve learned that it’s a lot easier to react than it is to think. I’ve learned that either you control your attitude or it controls you. I’ve learned that maturity has more to do with the types of experiences you’ve had and what you’ve...
Open Letter to the Men I’ve Casually Dated →
To the Men I’ve Casually Dated:
I would ask how it’s going, but I already know. I know because I’m not afraid to look you up, or say hi, or meet you for drinks, even. I know because keeping up with you doesn’t torment me. I’m glad to know you’re doing well; I’m glad you’re there to Like my Facebook status, I’m glad we never made it to the point of no return.
What we had wasn’t epic, it wasn’t...
Travel Young →
The other night, I had a conversation with a young woman who had a number of decisions ahead of her, one of which was whether she should go to grad school or travel the world.
I told her to travel. Hands down. No excuse. Just go.
She sighed.
“Yeah, but…”
Never were more fatal words spoken.
Yeah, but… what about debt? Yeah, but… what about my job? Yeah, but… what about my boyfriend (or dog or...
http://community.thisiscentralstation.com/_Mysterio... →
“Swallow your feelings. Scoop them neatly and don’t let them spill or leave a...”
– Swallow Your Feelings - Julie Beck (via creatingaquietmind)
November 2011
45 posts
mols:
I think you could fall in love with anyone if you saw the parts of them no one else gets to see. Like if you followed them around invisibly for a day and saw them crying in their bed at night or singing in the shower or humming quietly to themselves as they make a sandwich or even just walking along the street. And even if they were really weird and had no friends at school, I think, after...
Forget Reality: Let’s Fall In Love →
We snagged, just for a second there, didn’t we? We bumped our heads together like idiots and we both came up concussed. Everything was going so wonderfully, I was so delirious for you, but then… well, it’s life happening, not some romantic dream. And I hope, I really do wish it with my eyes squeezed tightly closed and my hands balled firmly into fists at my sides as I concentrate, that next time...
My Ex Hates Me →
When we stopped being friends or lovers or friendly lovers, I asked you to do one thing, which was to please never hate me. It was a seemingly simple request. Even though things had ended on a sour note between us, it was important that we still looked back on everything with a smile. Our relationship was owed that smile. It deserved it. We gave each other so much joy and happiness. To think that...
Why I Can’t Talk To The Person Who Knows Me Best →
I need to tell you that I’m not okay, but I haven’t said anything to you in five months. I need to tell you that I’m working two jobs, that I’m not sure where my life is heading, and that I constantly feel like I’m drowning.
I could argue that you don’t know me anymore. You don’t know that it took me ten days to drive across the country or that I drank seven cups of coffee during my one day in...
The Longing →
What do we hold when the arms aren’t there for holding? Where do we put the longing and how do we build a place inside ourselves strong enough to endure the ache? When we become frantic and only the sound of our own breath echoes through the emptiness where we can swear, absolutely bet our lives that laughter should live, what then? Was it always dark or did light once shine here? Where is your...
