December 2011
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I’m such a mutt myself, biologically and socially, that it just makes sense to...
– Ben Sollee
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What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, You cannot say, or guess, for you know only A heap of broken images, where the sun beats, And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief, And the dry stone no sound of water. Only There is shadow under this red rock, (Come in under the shadow of this red rock), And I will show you something...
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I love powering through books. I love having time to power through books. I finished Middlesex on Saturday and immediately started Water for Elephants, the book that got the most votes from this list. I finished it about 30 minutes ago.
I’d forgotten how much I missed being able to read a novel without feeling guilty because I should be doing schoolwork instead.
Up next: a re-read of...
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Shouldn’t we hold out for the person who doesn’t just tolerate our little...
– Ted Mosby
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*I'm drinking a protein shake*
Maggie: Are you working out?
Me: I just came.
*awkward silence*
Me: ...from the gym, I mean.
*laughter*
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The thing with magic, lad, is tha’ it always has its consequences.
– GraceLand by Chris Abani
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andthencamethen:
A year ago what I would have said I want in a guy is similar interests to mine… Shops thrift stores, listens to the same music, plays pokémon, ride roller coasters, likes internet memes… But I think really what I want is someone who is intrigued by my interests and whose interests intrigue me. I want a guy who will jump around with me in a crowd screaming along the lyrics at a...
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Falsehood is never in words; it is in things.
– Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities
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This is a video I made last fall for my friends who were stressing about finals. Enjoy.
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Have I ever mentioned that I love my job?
I may complain about going and moan about having homework to do instead, but I really do love it. The conversations I have with the people here are some of the best I’ve ever had. Life, love, happiness, stupidity, intelligence, literature, popular culture, life lessons - nothing is off-limits here.
And it’s so wonderful. I think spending my time here will be one of the things...
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That awkward moment when you rub your eye while forgetting that you’re wearing makeup and then your eyeball decides to start burning as if all the fires of Hades have inserted themselves into your cornea.
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Nothing is ever forgotten completely, and if something can be remembered, it can...
– The Doctor
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American Jokes
Me: I like your coat!
Aitong: FOREVER 21!
Me: I'm 21!
Aitong: You are?
Me: Yeah, at least for another month and a half.
Aitong: Nooo! You'll be forever 21!
Nate: Ahahaha! That's the store, Aitong! Forever 21.
Aitong: I know! See, I can make American joke!
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