December 2011
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“It was from out the rind of one apple tasted that the knowledge of good and...”
– John Milton, Paradise Lost
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I Wanna Go- Britney Spears
Time for me to come...
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The Descendants was pretty good, but not great. It had such an amazing, emotional premise, but I went through the whole film knowing how I should feel without actually feeling anything. It was full of moments that created really interesting emotional tension, but they were never really fully utilised, and the monologues were all slightly off putting. Hawaii made for some serious eye candy though....
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“Three things make people happy. Politics, economics, culture. As artists, you...”
– Yo-Yo Ma, to a classmate of mine when he came to my school
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Lean- Oh Land
Far from here could you feel my...
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December 26, 2011
Yesterday was sort of a monumental day, but I don’t quite know what to say about it or how to say it; I don’t want an imperfect combination of words to ruin the memory of it. It really is amazing how natural this feels. So I will leave this with just the date, as a reminder.
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“Catastrophe,” said Charlie Nelson, who sat in the first row....”
– E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
I read this book for the first time when I was about eight, and since then, I think about this quote constantly.
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Elton John- Step Into Christmas
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“When an umbrella breaks and you get wet, is it still an umbrella? It has changed...”
– Paul Auster, City of Glass
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Hi-Fi Goon- Throw Me the Statue
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I've gone to look for America
That was legitimetly one of the best flights of my life. We took off from Pittsburgh at 8 am and crossed the country with clear skies and morning light. We passed over snow covered fields in the Midwest laced with rivers, barren deserts, and the Grand Canyon (!!!) before touching down to an ice blue, Vegas sky. It is absolutely incredible to watch the landscape change beneath you, the geography of...
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“Let us be lovers, we’ll marry our fortunes together
I’ve got some...”
– Simon and Garfunkel, America
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My dorm is half empty and I am sitting on my bed folding laundry and wearing my ripped jeans and loose navy sheer-and-velvet top and a black bra and some lipstick and eyeliner and feeling sort of sexy even though there is no one here to impress.
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“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
– A.A. Milne
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Christmas Is All Around- Billy Mack (Love...
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definition of our friendship
Joel: Half your faces look drunk
Me: Half your faces look like a llama
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The 45 Most Powerful Images of 2011 →
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Tonight- Lykke Li
I feel like the amount that I...
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“Some time ago Helena had constructed a small collage of her mother as the...”
– Julie Orringer, “What We Save,” How to Breathe Underwater
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Kids- The Kooks (MGMT cover)
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I think we are on the same page? This is probably a terrible idea but hey, I’m young and allowed to make bad decisions.
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“That was when I learned that words are no good; that words don’t ever fit...”
– William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
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Hotel Song- Regina Spektor
Come into my world...