March 2012
February 2012
“It’s weird to feel like you miss someone you’re not even sure you know.”
– David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest (via liquidnight)
this, along with a line from a soul asylum song*, describes how i feel about ireland.
*”i’m homesick for a home i never had”
(via scottfriday)
The original quote gets even better in context: I’m 99.999% it’s about Mario missing...
Love when you're ready, not when you're lonely.
Won't front,
involuntarilyblessed:
right now, I want someone that can enlighten me with a new perspective or introduce me to something I’ve never considered. At the end of the day, I just want conversation. Nothing more than that.
companionship and knowing that the person is there for you supporting you through the ups and downs would be nice.
Seven Reasons You Should Reach Out to Every Person... →
towelyey:
1) We’re all alone
2) Everyone wants to be loved
3) People are really weird
4) You’re not better than anyone
5) Mean people are just fearful
6) Everyone’s a teacher
7) Being tender and open is beautiful
life hack: avoiding a burnout →
My heart's a lot smarter than it used to be.
& putting up great walls and labyrinth walls…
“What I want is to be needed. What I need is to be indispensable to somebody. Who...”
– Chuck Palahniuk (via blazeoflight)
"Home"
Can you ever go back to “home”? I am proud to be from Vallejo. I can go home and VISIT my family and friends. However, I don’t think I can go back and live in Vallejo right now. Probably in the future (10-15 years), I’ll make a return.
can we have a heart to heart?
It's times like this,
involuntarilyblessed:
I wish I didn’t keep my guard up so high, change my mind so quick, or put up such a tough front. Like everybody else, there are just times I wish I had someone to talk to at the end of the day.
But then again, tomorrow morning.. I probably won’t feel this way.
that feeling, i feel it, spit that
“Your 20’s are your selfish years. Its a decade to immerse yourself in everything...”
– (via ninetwentyseven)
"Privileged"
One day, one of my friends called one of my professors “privileged” in a condescending tone. That term caught my attention. The question was, what does it mean to be privileged?
When I thought of privileged, what came to mind was parents providing everything for you, having the money to do things that other people can’t do, and having the money to go to college. I thought about...
Twentysomething →
annimal:
crystalfaith:
mikeotastico:
Thanks, Anh, for this read. [source]
Here is an open letter to all the parents, aunts and uncles who write to me asking for advice about the twentysomething in their life who is an incorrigible underachiever: Lighten up! No one should be labeled an underachiever in their twenties! The first thing you should ask yourself is whose standards are you using?...