October 2011
18 posts
“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”
– Henry Ellis (via dailystendhalnitesaudade)
Dude, brilliant quote.
I love...
…you, and there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it. I love you as the prophecies of the end of our world come true. I love you in unending beauty and happiness. I love you beyond the reaches of our ever expanding universe, where God’s words have yet to press. I love you even though we are not in love, which is only to say our loves are not related to each other, intertwined...
Darning Love
Linger the laughing echoes of children–gone is your love–and I’ll take a piece of cake with the camel on needled thread.
“And the world will not discourage you from operating on your default settings,...”
– David Foster Wallace (via michelledean)
It reminds me of something from Revelations of Divine Love from Julian of Norwich that says “And in His love He has made all things beneficial to us.” If we are wholly wrapped up in our own little worlds, how can we ever truly work in love?
“The habit of moving our hands while we speak is left over from it. Clapping,...”
– The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
“I speak to the broken halves of all our selves and tell them to embrace, loving...”
– ― J.M. Coetzee Dusklands (via dkwon)
I know J.M. Coetzee is a great writer because when I read his work I hate him, and not because his work is bad, rather because it’s so damn good.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-16) →
Breathe Owl Breathe (19)
Sufjan Stevens (7)
Pavel Haas Quartet (5)
St. Vincent (5)
Lauryn Hill (4)
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VIRGINITY IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT
evaluatetheexpression:
antithestasia:
Virginity:
is sexist
is heteronormative
commodifies sex
commodifies young cis-het white women
contributes to rape culture
contributes to slut-shaming
erases queer folk
erases transfolk
frames a woman’s worth as inversely proportional to the number of dicks that have been inside her
and much, much more!
LOL
I’m confused.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-9) →
Breathe Owl Breathe (54)
The Innocence Mission (25)
Sufjan Stevens (12)
Cut Copy (7)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (6)
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“I will remember your small room, the feel of you, the light in the window, your...”
– Charles Bukowski (via recycled-words)
Of course I’m going to reblog this
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-2) →
The Innocence Mission (34)
Sarah Jaffe (12)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (8)
Cut Off Your Hands (6)
Broken Social Scene (2)
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