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"Anything is one of a million paths. Therefore, a warrior must always keep in mind that a path is only a path; if he feels that he should not follow it, he must not stay with it under any conditions. His decision to keep on that path or to leave it must be free of fear or ambition. He must look at every path closely and deliberately. There is a question that a warrior has to ask, mandatorily: ‘Does this path have a heart?’"
Carlos Castaneda
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"I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.’"
Kurt Vonnegut
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Notes"We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are."Anaïs Nin (via ocelott)
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Notes"As you go through life, I want you to remember one thing: Most people are total chickenshits. They’re afraid of intensity, they’re afraid of hard questions, they’re afraid of emotions, they’re afraid of the truth. You look most people in the eye and say something genuine, they cringe and cough and change the subject. You make a complex but frank observation about the world around you, they act like you just vomited into your hands. You mention a problem without sugaring it over with optimistic cliches, they titter and back away slowly." -
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This photo by Anna Schuleit shows a small section of 28,000 flowers that were placed in a Massachusetts asylum just before it’s demolition. The idea behind it was to address the lack of flowers present in such facilities and also to show that natural beauty can still occur even in the darkest of circumstances.
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"And from that day forward, women embraced their diversity and realized that all shapes and sizes are beautiful. Ah ha ha. No. I’m totally messing with you. All Beyonce and JLo have done is add to the laundry list of attributes women must have to qualify as beautiful. Now every girl is expected to have Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a California tan, a Jamaican dance hall ass, long Swedish legs, small Japanese feet, the abs of a lesbian gym owner, the hips of a nine-year-old boy, the arms of Michelle Obama, and doll tits. The person closest to actually achieving this look is Kim Kardashian, who, as we know, was made by Russian scientists to sabotage our athletes."
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*~*~*~*Tan skin; crazy days; late nights: Summer 2012*~*~*
Remember those quotes we’d spend hours color coding for our away messages? I’ll never look at Arial size 8 font the same way again.
I particularly seemed to like this one:
“Belly tops, flip flops
Lemonade, in the shade
Blue skies, hot guys,
Late nights water fights,
Ice creams, sweet dreams,
Bathing suits, shooting hoops,
Party time, schools out,
Sleeping in,sneaking out
Summer’s coming…”The good old days. God I loved all those “hot guys” I used to get in middle school, and all the “hoops” I used to shoot.
Anyway, here are a few things I’ve learned from this summer:
1. I will never be tan. I will accept it and stop subjecting myself to third-degree sunburns. Tomorrow.
2. Having a job where you have sit at a computer all day isn’t necessarily the worst thing in the world. Yes, it can get boring and monotonous and you’ll probably gain 5-30 pounds, but there are plenty of websites to browse, you have time to be productive on your own, and you’re not waitressing. I repeat: you’re not waitressing.
3. When my mom texts me from college that my dog “isn’t doing well” and “probably only has a few more months,” it’s probably not true. She probably just doesn’t like diet dog food.
4. “Cornbread and Butterbeans” will lighten any mood. If you play the banjo I may marry you on the spot.
5. The Real L Word is the best show on television. And the more tattoos you have/jewelry you wear, the more fun your life appears.
6. Website coding is a key skill that’s probably more useful than either of my current majors. Shit.
7. Never trust United airlines or flying in general. Viva la Megabus.
8. Always do your research before selling your old Macbook online. If you get 300 messages in the first day, your price is probably too low. And when you try to go back on the deal the buyer will send you an extremely profane email in all caps.
9. When you’ve been hacking someone’s Facebook for 3 years and they finally change their password, it’s probably time to stop.
10. Visiting people is worth it (as long as you’re not flying). You probably have several long lost friends with whom you exchange several “i miss you, come visit!” “i know i need to!” “ok but seriously do!” “ok i’ll try!” “haha no DO IT! LOL!” Facebook convos a month, so I’m here to say that it’s time to get offline and actually visit them. You’ll get to see somewhere new, the person is probably cooler than you remembered and you’ll always have photos to post when you get back. What could be better?
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Life in this Place
Welllllllllllllllllllllllll, it’s been awhile.So far my summer has consisted of my internship, and my internship has consisted of one hour of work per eight hours I’m here. After several days on Facebook and Thought Catalog, I successfully viewed every photo, status, wall post and article ever posted.
When I ended up on the Facebook my friend’s ex-boyfriend made for his dog, I decided it was time to do something useful.
I ended up starting this site — http://lifeinthisplace.com. I don’t know what’s going to happen with it, I just know the writing is pretty good so far and the slideshow is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen/helped create (thanks John). If any of you Tumblr lovrs out there want to submit an article, I’d quite appreciate it. This could be your big break, and as an added bonus, a redesign of the site is in the works and it includes an interactive map.
I know you’re excited, but try to keep your cool. Email me with submishies.
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Tony Stark being so freaking cool on the ‘Iron Man 3’ red carpet.
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