November 2011
116 posts
“because there are seven kinds of loneliness
the receptionist keeps a basket of...”
– Marty McConnell, the fidelity of disagreement (via grammatolatry)
October 2011
114 posts
i may or may not be drinking beer from a big gulp cup in class right now
rule #1
you can’t save anyone you can’t save anyone you can’t save anyone you can’t save anyone you can’t save you can’t save anyone you can’t save anyone you can’t save anyone you can’t save anyone
sick day ritual movie, will watch tomorrow
Cameron: I'm dying.
Ferris: You're not dying. You just can't think of anything good to do.
one of my coworkers did the sweetest thing and noticed that i haven’t had a weekend off in ages and by his own accord arranged his schedule to work for me tomorrow. of course now is the most logical time for me to get sick. i’m tired you guys. i’m utterly fatigued. i’m sorry i’m whiny but i just can’t get a 4.0 and save two people and take care of a household...
if i had long hair right now i would sell my possessions and get dreads and wear long skirts and go back to kenya
at least that’s how i feel this afternoon
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“i was floating in a peaceful sea,
rescued by a sinking ship”
– mewithoutYou
“Even girls who are raised in loving homes by supportive parents grow up in a...”
– “The More You Subtract, the More You Add” - Jean Kilbourne (via kileyrae)
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slowly we unfurl as lotus flowers
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“If other people do not understand our behavior—so what? Their request that we...”
– Erich Fromm (via ataxiwardance)
guilty.
“Fifteen to eighteen percent of girls under twelve now wear mascara, eyeliner and...”
– “How To Talk To Little Girls” by Lisa Bloom.:
(via silencexists)
Raising a daughter is absolutely terrifying. As her mother, I know I can only do and teach her so much. I can not force her to accept anything, and I can not protect her from everything. These are the stems of my greatest fears.
...
clavicola:
Things my father tells me that makes me sad:
“You never needed anyone. Even when you were a little girl, you didn’t need me. It killed me then and it still kills me now, but I know that it’s just you being you. You’ve always been independent… You weren’t a loner, but you craved to do things on your own. That’s what makes me sad about you. You don’t need anyone as much as they need...
listening to radiohead feels like having wounds dressed thoughtfully and carefully.
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“But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running...”
– James Joyce (via clavicola)
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“If I were a cinnamon peeler
I would ride your bed
and leave the yellow bark...”
– The Cinnamon Peeler, Michael Ondaatje (via clavicola)
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i was standing on a sidewalk minding my own business when a grown ass man called me a ‘rude bitch’ in front of his wife and young daughter for smoking a cigarette because they were ‘about to have dessert and could smell my smoke’. i’m ten feet from your table on a public sidewalk. get a fucking grip.
I HAVE A 99% IN PHYSIO PSYCH
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25 Worst Cities to Be Young
nevver:
Orlando, Fla.
Seattle, Wash.
Virginia Beach, Va.
Birmingham, Ala.
Dayton, Ohio
Nashville, Tenn.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Las Vegas, Nev.
Louisville, Ky.
Columbus, Ohio
Riverside, Calif.
Houston, Texas
Portland, Ore.
Dallas, Texas
Honolulu, Hawaii
Denver, Colo.
Richmond, Va.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Rochester, N.Y.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Charlotte,...
“Girl…wants to…flowers…flowers and wants to….The...”
– an agrammatic patient’s attempt at describing a picture of a girl giving flowers to her teacher. they are often unable to use function words.
i was having a great morning until some little kid at target pointed at my stomach and said “she has a belly!”
i’m hoping he was just learning parts of the body.
