Oktober 2011
the quiet place →
“[We have no fear of you, silent shadows, who tread
The leaf-bestrewn paths, the...”
– Winifred M. Letts, from “Hallow-E’en, 1915” (via the-final-sentence)
“When children enter our public schools, they are encouraged not to learn what...”
– Dr. Jeffrey H. Anderson (via incurablysensitive)
Waning Offward: 50 strange and unusual questions... →
artimides:
i-sauntered-vaguely-downwards:
starsinthegutter:
When you die, what do you want done with your remains?
What is the weirdest thing you own?
Have you ever played with a Ouija Board?
Do you believe in ghosts?
Have you ever had an encounter with…
“There are so many stars
that if one or another of them falls
it’s no great...”
– Giacomo Leopardi, from Canti, trans. Jonathan Galassi (via proustitute)
“Words can be twisted into any shape. Promises can be made to lull the heart and...”
– Karen Marie Moning (via danseurs)
“The stories that unfold in the space of a writer’s study, the objects chosen to...”
– Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night (via bookoasis)
“Oh, Jesus, I love you and I love Buddha too;
Ramakrishna, Guru Dev,
Tao Te...”
– I Love You and Buddha Too (Mason Jennings, as covered by Jack Johnson)
Okay, maybe I do have food poisoning (or...
I didn’t feel well last night or this morning, but I didn’t feel too bad either. I was psyched about the waves and had to give it a shot. I paddled out; it was rough, windy, and cold. The break is pretty far out at Spani when the tide’s low and the surf is big. In other words, I was exhausted when I got out there… suddenly, I didn’t feel right. The world started...
WHA?!
7 foot swell today. It’s windy as hell with a little rain, but I’m going. Wish me luck.
spiritinvader:
Buddha // Jack Johnson
Law (and food poisoning?)
I got a free meal at the olive garden (chicken wasn’t cooked all the way at first). Everything was delicious and I was way too stuffed to taste test the halloween cookies tonight. I feel a little woozy though.
There was something less inane I wanted to write… Oh right: Law school crap; this’s probably interesting only to me.
I Finished the first part of this book on law school...
“I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are. It’s...”
– Samwise Gamgee (via plethraoftoppings)
“This is it. If I take one more step, it’ll be the farthest away from home I’ve...”
– Samwise Gamgee (via thedobermanmigraine) 