a bright collection of strange victories

That awkward moment when...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:07:42 -0400

You are sleeping on the floor in someone’s living room and its like 10:30am and in your sleepy, foggy dream state you think you realize that one of your boobs might be hanging out of your shirt.

And then a lil while later you realize people had been sitting in that room the whole time.

"Love the quick profit, the annual raise, vacation with pay. Want more of everything ready-made. Be..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:17:51 -0400

“

Love the quick profit, the annual raise,
vacation with pay. Want more
of everything ready-made. Be afraid
to know your neighbors and to die.

And you will have a window in your head.
Not even your future will be a mystery
any more. Your mind will be punched in a card
and shut away in a little drawer.

When they want you to buy something
they will call you. When they want you
to die for profit they will let you know.
So, friends, every day do something
that won’t compute. Love the Lord.
Love the world. Work for nothing.
Take all that you have and be poor.
Love someone who does not deserve it.

Denounce the government and embrace
the flag. Hope to live in that free
republic for which it stands.
Give your approval to all you cannot
understand. Praise ignorance, for what man
has not encountered he has not destroyed.

Ask the questions that have no answers.
Invest in the millenium. Plant sequoias.
Say that your main crop is the forest
that you did not plant,
that you will not live to harvest.

Say that the leaves are harvested
when they have rotted into the mold.
Call that profit. Prophesy such returns.
Put your faith in the two inches of humus
that will build under the trees
every thousand years.

Listen to carrion — put your ear
close, and hear the faint chattering
of the songs that are to come.
Expect the end of the world. Laugh.
Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful
though you have considered all the facts.
So long as women do not go cheap
for power, please women more than men.

Ask yourself: Will this satisfy
a woman satisfied to bear a child?
Will this disturb the sleep
of a woman near to giving birth?

Go with your love to the fields.
Lie down in the shade. Rest your head
in her lap. Swear allegiance
to what is nighest your thoughts.

As soon as the generals and the politicos
can predict the motions of your mind,
lose it. Leave it as a sign
to mark the false trail, the way
you didn’t go.

Be like the fox
who makes more tracks than necessary,
some in the wrong direction.
Practice resurrection.”

”

- Wendell Berry

(Sometimes you read something and say, “Now that is truly something.”)

Allison Weiss- Why Bother *I’ve had this album on my...

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:35:22 -0400

Allison Weiss- Why Bother

*I’ve had this album on my computer and ipod for a long time but this is the first time I ever noticed this song. I like it it today.

Do whatever is right and best for you no matter the cost of personal pride. If people judge you for...

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:59:32 -0400

Do whatever is right and best for you no matter the cost of personal pride.

If people judge you for it… well get new people.

I don’t know if I believe this, but: people are replaceable.

I don’t think I believe that.

Maybe I more so believe that people come and go from our lives and we find positivity and sometimes negativity through those relationships but at the end of the day, all that matters is how much you can love yourself.

A friend was quoting someone else when they said:

“Do what you love and fuck the rest.”

I think that’s pretty spot on advice.

The sight of her left wrist and forearm still catches my eye still takes my breath away still makes...

Wed, 08 May 2013 02:26:44 -0400

The sight of her

left wrist and forearm

still catches my eye

still takes my breath away

still makes my mind wander

still makes my fingers itch

still makes my mouth dry

still makes my body tense

i wish i could remember more precisely

i am left with the thought of the feeling rather

then the feeling of the feeling

do you know this too

when all the best parts you remember

are made up

of things that aren’t true

the rough edges

of my new trimmed fingers

traced the lines of blood under your skin

and imagined the dark spots

as all the times the light had kissed you

i had never wanted

to be the light so badly

the sheets are empty

and the bed is somehow smaller

then when we began

and the whispers

and the letters

and the box

that held the thimble

are lost

but all the moisture still recommits itself

to another part of your body

as you watch her forearm

guide her wrist

as she traces imaginary lines in the air

as her words come spilling out

and if there were colors

there would be a masterpiece

"XVII (I do not love you…) I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz, or the arrow..."

Sun, 05 May 2013 21:24:37 -0400

“

XVII (I do not love you…)

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way

than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.

”

- Neruda

Sneakpeek at the Great Gatsby Soundtrack

Thu, 02 May 2013 22:24:43 -0400

Sneakpeek at the Great Gatsby Soundtrack:

Holy shit. This is so f’in good and if its any reflection of what the film is gonna be… Well I can’t wait.

Tegan and Sara are BOTH gay?!

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:39:38 -0400

Sho’ nuff.

And they are incredible live, if you ever get a chance to see them.

Feel free to read more here:
http://www.cracked.com/funny-3915-tegan-sara/

I sure do love this album. Tegan & Sara- Now I’m all...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:31:54 -0400

I sure do love this album.

Tegan & Sara- Now I’m all messed up

And I don’t know if you’ve ever been a lesbian, but I’m sure this is what you wonder when you break up with someone, literally or metaphorically, cause I think it makes a good metaphor, but also literally this might be a sincere concern… just sayin…

owls-love-tea: Amie Dicke - Passive Drifter (2008)

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:31:58 -0400

owls-love-tea:

Amie Dicke - Passive Drifter (2008)

“You are someone else. I am still right here.” This...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:47:27 -0400

“You are someone else. I am still right here.”

This shit will make you break down.

Perspective

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:19:44 -0400

Do you ever feel like sometimes its just hard to answer people?

…………………………………………………

I am trying to be more grateful in my daily life. No matter how grateful you already think you are, you can always stand to be more so.

Every day I am trying to find a favorite thing about that day, or a best thing.

Yesterday Jordan posted a video of the “Kid President” giving a pep talk and I loved it.

Today I saw my 13 year old cousin hit an over the fence home run at her softball game. And that might not seem like much to some but it meant a lot to me.

hellogiggles: We LOVE Pacey Witter. Do you fantasize about...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 07:20:35 -0400

hellogiggles:

We LOVE Pacey Witter.

Do you fantasize about fictional characters?

"Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living"

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:18:26 -0400

“Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living”

- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer (via glassesforreading)

Everyone who says this is right: The new Tegan and Sara is...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:11:26 -0500

Everyone who says this is right:

The new Tegan and Sara is awesome.

It got this sexy slow groove, driving drum beats and incredible lyrics.

GPOY… it has been ages since i did this and the house is...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:50:00 -0500

GPOY… it has been ages since i did this and the house is freezing… edition

There is a lot of music in the world. Every day new people are...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:51:34 -0500

There is a lot of music in the world. Every day new people are expanding the art and expressing themselves.

But sometimes you just need two TIMELESS voices to give you chills for 3 minutes and 42 seconds.

Photo

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:16:31 -0500

As if we haven’t been waiting for this since day...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:35:32 -0500

As if we haven’t been waiting for this since day 1.

cygnescholastique:

NEW GIRL - The Kiss (by FoxBroadcasting)

Friends and friends of friends michaelfinsterblog: New music...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:17:58 -0500

Friends and friends of friends

michaelfinsterblog:

New music video from my band Flagship!