May 2013
“It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready. I have this...”
– Hugh Laurie (via thatkindofwoman)
“To see things in their true proportion, to escape the magnifying influence of a...”
– William Edward Hartpole Lecky
An accurate portrayal of me, every morning, as I weave in and out of all of the New York City smokers I am forced to encounter on my walk to work. Usually, I like to add in the obnoxious get-your-smoke-out-of-my-face hand wave for dramatics.
“7. Better Yourself. Go running. Floss. Drink more water. Take vitamins. Buy food...”
– 7 Steps to Being Confident // Thought Catalog (via elizablr)
“I’m old and I’m tired. But being old is good, because it means you’re living.”
– Grandma, Holocaust survivor
feeling grateful for...
the people i adore - who for some strange reason equally adore me
the fact that it’s slowly (really slowly) turning into spring
the purple, orange and yellow tulips blooming outside Chris’ building
baseball season (not that i actually follow it, but it just brings me a real feeling of peace and calm when it’s on TV in the background)
avocados, goat cheese, strawberries and...
April 2013
“there’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to...”
Why are Saturday mornings the chosen mornings for...
I just don’t get it!
Monday-Friday seem to make much more sense.
I don’t want to be woken up by weedwackers and leaf blowers when I can finally enjoy my much needed rest, and I am sure they wish they could be sleeping too.
Why? Why.
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“The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you...”
– Charles Bukowski (via thedailycourtney)
“In the end, only three things matter:
how much you loved, how gently you lived,...”
– Buddhist saying (via dulcetdecember)
I didn't put on a jacket this morning!!!!!!
That is all. Happy Spring.
On a less cheery note, cigarette smokers in NYC can suck it.
the most relevant article to me right now →
Lately, social media and how it is affecting our generation has been a major topic of not only conversation for me, but serious thought. I know this is not the first time I’ve brought it up on this blog, and I certainly know I am not the only person who feels this way. The above article stated the obvious so damn well. It’s nice to have someone reiterate things.
Facebook (one social...
“You can only grow if you’re willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you...”
– Brian Tracy
Happy Friday
I hear birds chirping this morning. More than usual. They even sound…happy.
I will let this be a sign that spring is slowly making her way. Just being a fashionably late bitch.
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I can’t wait to be it.
One day.
“Time doesn’t transform us, it only unfolds us.”
cold and windy and uninviting
I don’t remember exactly what the weather was like at this time last year, but I do know it wasn’t this. I am fairly certain that I was wearing my light leather jacket and “spring clothes”. This weather doesn’t allow for any sort of shift in wardrobe. Thick jackets, legitimate scarves, gloves…they’re all still happening. Last night Hoboken’s chilly...
