March 2012
2 posts
some melodies for a very quiet march afternoon
1. everything is free // tiny
2. navy taxi // kate nash
3. i believe jesus brought us together // the horrible crowes
4. a un autre comme moi // laurena segura
5. we have a map of the piano // mum
6. i want to be well // sufjan stevens
february twenty-ninth. grey clothes, grey sky. the WXYZ’s of the children’s section of the university library. a cancelled class. egg drop soup. an espresso maker with a mind of it’s own. damn histograms. billie holiday on the record player. incessant diary entries and emails. bravery and fear. comprehension theories and strategies.
February 2012
115 posts
Dear God, she prayed, let me be something every minute of every hour of my life....
– Betty Smith, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (via lilybet)
Jason Derulo.
– Sylvia Plath (via incorrectsylviaplathquotes)
“I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least.”
-Dorothy Day
You write short stories, and I think you like living short stories, too.
– happythankyoumoreplease (via theweepytiki)
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Those who live ecstatic lives are always moving away from rigidly fixed...
– Henri Nouwen (via ayellowrosemyfriend)
Shari: Did you hear wolves?!
Hannah: Yes. That's what that was.
Shari: Oh. It's the wind?
Hannah: Of course. Are you serious?
Shari: What?! It's Michigan! It could be wolves!
Professional lives, which take turns you can never imagine—from lawyer to...
– John Green (via effinglioness)
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God is big enough to be the God of your experience, but not small enough to be...
– Eric Kuiper
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Texting Your Crush: A Handy How-To Guide →
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I thought briefly we could shorten Beyonce Teacher to just Beyonce, but then i...
– Melissa
Shari: Oh yes! Guess what's for lunch?! Well, you might not like it. Belgian Waffle Bar!
Hannah: ...why would I not like a Belgian Waffle Bar?
Oh, darling, you will be good to me, won’t you? Because we’re going to have a...
– Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms (via aestivial)
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madeleines and dead poets: Déjeuner du matin Il a... →
hermessybraids:
Déjeuner du matin
Il a mis le café
Dans la tasse Il a mis le lait Dans la tasse de café Il a mis le sucre Dans le café au lait Avec la petite cuiller Il a tourné Il a bu le café au lait Et il a reposé la tasse Sans me parler
Il a allumé Une cigarette Il a fait des ronds Avec la…
[Schwa] is the most elusive, selfless and yielding vowel of all. Teaching
schwa...
– (Kondo 2001, 182)
february fourteenth. last night, after our night class, shari and i had a little valentine’s celebration. we watched “Our Time” which was good, not great. today has been so up and down, as tuesday’s usually are. work was slow and sleepy, but then i came back to the sweetest card and gift from shari. then class was just also slow and sleepy, but then i had a delightful...
sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all of the lives I’m...
– (via freakdubrow)