September 2011
2 posts
June 2011
1 post
To find two people who have the same heart isn’t a coincidence. It’s a miracle.
May 2011
6 posts
I got a promotion today
“When I saw that magnificent girl, I thought beauty really is horrible. Added to...”
– Paris (2008)
Guido: Could you walk out on everything and start all over again? Could you choose one single thing, and be faithful to it? Could you make it the one thing that gives your life meaning... just because you believe in it? Could you do that?"
Claudia: I don't know... could you?"
Guido: No, the character I'm thinking of couldn't. He wants to possess and devour everything. He can't pass anything up. He's afraid he'll miss something. He's drained.
Claudia: That's how the film ends?
Guido: No, that's how it begins. Then he meets a girl at the springs. She gives him water to heal him. She's beautiful... young, yet ancient... child, yet already a woman... authentic, complete. It's obvious that she could be his salvation... you'll wear white... with long hair, just as you do now.
April 2011
2 posts
“Love is eternal hope”
March 2011
7 posts
“I’ve always known who I am. I might not work perfectly, or be like them, but...”
– Sarah Dessen (Keeping the Moon)
I grew up in a small seaside town in Massachusetts. We moved to Wisconsin when I was 11, and I’ve been here ever since. My Dad worked in a factory and wrote poetry at night; my Mom worked for the government. It’s strange to think about whether I was happy as a child. I was quiet. I missed the ocean after we moved. I’d read about Portuguese explorers and hear stories about my uncle Jack who was a...
February 2011
3 posts
A big cup of tea and a stack of fashion magazines is the best thing for me when I have a bad day. I feel a wave of bad days coming up. I’ll need to buy more tea.
January 2011
5 posts
Kocham was niesiecie.
“From the outside looking in, you can’t understand it. From the inside...”
December 2010
33 posts
Guess who didn’t do any of her Christmas shopping yet and must do it today while feeling sick?
This gal.
“Most people will think you’re weird, but your cat will know better.”
– Josh, who dates my best friend
Perspective is a funny and misleading thing. Just because something doesn’t seem extraordinary from afar, that doesn’t mean it’s not wonderful. Never rely on someone else’s perspective for your own life.
“I know of only one duty, and that is to love.”
– Albert Camus
I’m giving it another chance and registered for classes for spring semester. Philosophy, Communications, and Introduction to Business. Maybe I’ll stay on track this time.