February 2011
59 posts
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
– The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
This has always been one of my favorite quotes.
An Ode to Social Networking
Twitter, Facebook, Myspace.
Tumblr, Blogspot, Wordpress.
The comment section of The Huffington Post.
The comment section of any newspaper.
Tweets, blogs, status updates.
Iphones, Blackberrys, Androids.
Always connected,
Always on.
We update our followers with the mundane.
Tasks of everyday life, thinking, of course I’m interesting,
Because the alternative
Would swallow us...
January 2011
75 posts
Sosososos excited! →
May 15, 2011. Please hurry up.
“There are all kinds of love in this world, but never the same love twice.”
– F Scott Fitzgerald
Humans of the male persuasion... READ THIS →
And the world spins madly on.
Emotions are a complicated business. Confronting them, making them stand at attention, awaiting your inspection, is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Instead I choose to burry them, letting them glimpse the real world only very late at night, or after one too many PBRs. I need to fix this. I need to realize that it is okay to feel.
Happy, sad, angry, elated, frustrated, annoyed,...
“The possibility that you could meet someone great, attend an amazing gathering...”
– Ryan O’Connell from Thoughtcatolog.com
I’ve purchased 5 non-school related books in the past week. When in the name of Hades am I going to have time to read them?
Watching da Prezz. I still think he’s sexy.
Truuu Ruv →
It’s funny how the slightest smell of something evokes such a strong memory. Remembering this bed when it used to be shared and realizing that as much as I miss that physical presence, being with myself is just as good.
8tracks. Best. Thing. Ever. →
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only...”
– ~Audrey Hepburn~ (via evachen212)
tumblrbot asked: WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?
One of my top goals in life? Get something... →
Ignore her, and she might go away →
This pledge, from Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank, really showcases our society’s obsession with media and fame. I think its pretty obvious how I feel about Palin, but even I will admit that she knows how to work her name into every little facet of our minds. Facebook, Twitter, news shows, blogs, she is EVERYWHERE. And unfortunately, this constant attention keeps her as a viable...
“Sing your song. Dance your dance. Tell your tale.”
– Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
Unbelievably overwhelmed with the chaos of my life, but so content right now. I didn’t realize how sad I was until I became so happy.
“They lived and laughed and loved and left”
– James Joyce
Style: Ben Franklin’s 200+ Synonyms for “Drunk” →
washingtonpoststyle:
We’re going to go ahead and say that “He’s had a Thump over the Head with Sampson’s Jawbone” is the best 18th century term for drunkenness.
mentalflossr:
Ben Franklin turned 305 today! To celebrate, here’s a list of expressions meaning “inebriated” that Franklin first published in…
Trying to be optimistic? →
