December 2009
books I read in 2009 →
How to Destroy the Book →
(via libraries)
“Books have this penumbra of virtues, they ooze virtue, and it’s long beyond anything rational or reasonable, because all of you who are people of the book know that there are many books that are absolutely unworthy of that virtue, and yet—and yet—when I worked in a bookstore and had to strip paperbacks to send them back, it was painful to tear the covers off of books. I can...
“Deep reading — the kind that you engage in when you get lost in the syntax and...”
– Wife/Mother/Worker/Spy - The Endless First Chapter - NYT (via karigee) (via whilebird) (via literarypiano) (via somethingchanged) (via robot-heart) (via notemily) (via nerdgasms) (via 12minds) (via andeventhis) (via fuckyeahreading)
somehow this seems like some kind of justification for me being...
“Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the...”
– Jim Morrison (via thechocolatebrigade) (via cecinestpasunepipee)
I just overheard my ten-year-old brother telling my fourteen-year-old brother who lady gaga is, and then giving him a detailed description of the ‘bad romance’ video. when he noticed I was there he offered to pay me a dollar in change if I don’t tell my mom that he’s been watching mtv.
so,
gronlandicedit:
teacupadventure:
I finally started watching strangers with candy today. I can’t believe it even exists, to be honest.
Do you like it? It is one of my favorite shows. It only works if you can get past the horribly offensive nature of the show…LOVE Jerri Blank’s outfits/make-up.
her outfits are the BEST, especially her pants, all the time. I think my favorite part is how...
so,
I finally started watching strangers with candy today. I can’t believe it even exists, to be honest.
kinseyamatthews:
(via...
“I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an...”
– Henry David Thoreau
http://www.quotegarden.com/trees.html (via whisperingwillow)
(via fuckyeahthoreau)
does this remind anyone else of SNL last night, hmm?
so much emotional vomit from everyone and it’s only 10:57 in the morning! geeze, males in my life, get ahold of yourselves.
“Everything is more complicated than you think. You only see a tenth of what is...”
– Synecdoche, New York (via marybeththespy)
amen.
I’m sitting in the office avoiding going back to my room because I decided it would be fine to spray paint something if I opened the window and did it really quickly. incorrect. so much headache.
toozooted:
So many people live within unhappy circumstances & yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, & conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living...
