May 2013
195 posts
The books I carry with me.
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed makes me believe that I am not alone in my fears and desires, that I can be a much better version of myself, that I am strong enough to do what I know is the right thing. It reminds me to trust in the wisdom of the Universe. If that sounds a little too woo woo for you, well, sorry I’m not sorry. I discovered this year that perhaps I need to stop...
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FEELINGS. I used to know every single word to this...
I walked right into that one.
I was talking about my co-worker's tiny new laptop.
Me [pointing to the laptop]: Aw, you're so big, and that's so little.
B: ...That's. What. He. Said?
Ways in which I am probably just a little bit... →
Guys. Hey, guys. I moved to a new Internet home a few days ago. It’s called - what else - I Am Not Lost. It’s not perfect yet, but apparently the goal is to get things up and running, and just worry about getting it perfect later.
Check it out. I hope you like it.
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If you don’t tear up and feel a lot of Buffy...
Hold On to What You’ve Got →
On losing a best friend: “I suppose I’ll be wiser, if that’s the kind of silver lining you’re interested in. Mostly, I think, I’ll be lonelier.”
“Allow yourself to fall in love with people who are not the best for you on paper...”
– Juliet Escoria
http://electricliterature.com/blog/2013/05/17/letters-from-a-young-whatever-6-living-a-life-with-ardor/
Letters from a Young Whatever #6: Living a Life... →
“There is, of course, a fine line between living a life of ardor and setting one’s dial to self-destruct. There is a balance between living a life of violent originality and sequestering oneself to boxes built of rules containing keyboards. We can’t burn ourselves out. We can’t spend so much time living that we never sit down to write.”
“Nobody will stop you from creating. Do it tonight. Do it tomorrow. That is the...”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via thatkindofwoman)
quotesfromfiction:
“Each relationship between two persons is absolutely unique. That is why you cannot love two people the same. It simply is not possible. You love each person differently because of who they are and the uniqueness that they draw out of you.” - The Shack (William P. Young); submitted by lets-get-krunk. Thank you!
Write Drunk →
I really want to give this a shot at work.
#thepetecast 18 – raihanaaaa edition! | ... →
In which I discuss robots and Snapchat. Because what else would I talk about, right?
“People empty me. I have to get away to refill.”
– Charles Bukowski (via thatkindofwoman)
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Favourite Morally Ambiguous Song of the Moment.
In case anyone is curious about what my priorities...
1. “Travel Fund” is the second largest line item in my Must-Have Expenses list after rent.
2. Book purchases are a line item in the Must-Have Expenses list.
3. I apparently spend close to $250 a month on coffee.
Person: In my experience people are nicest to people who they think can get them published or paid.
Other person: And here I've been wasting my time being nice to people I'd like to have sex with.
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This song never fails to give me ALL THE WARM...
“Live for yourself. Love those around you - but realise they have their own...”
– Alex Gaskarth (via onlinecounsellingcollege)
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Chairdancing. Not sorry.
