February 2012
1 post
“Is there any person in the world who does not dream? Who does not contain within...”
– Neil Gaiman
January 2012
4 posts
“In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible...”
– Albert Camus
by this time next year, i’ll be able to play...
December 2011
1 post
since when are a december day in minneapolis and seattle interchangeable? i miss the sun and a foot or two of snow…
September 2011
2 posts
“There were a great many holidays at Plumfield, and one of the most delightful...”
– Little Women [Louisa May Alcott]
July 2011
2 posts
“This man, who had stood his ground against charging water buffaloes, who had...”
– A.E. Hotchner
this makes my heart hurt.
June 2011
1 post
May 2011
2 posts
April 2011
4 posts
“To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and...”
– William Henry Channing
March 2011
4 posts
“Harry, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day,...”
– Agent Dale Cooper
February 2011
1 post
January 2011
2 posts
Kitchenette Building [Gwendolyn Brooks]
We are things of dry hours and the involuntary plan, Grayed in, and gray. “Dream” mate, a giddy sound, not strong Like “rent”, “feeding a wife”, “satisfying a man”. But could a dream sent up through onion fumes Its white and violet, fight with fried potatoes And yesterday’s garbage ripening in the hall, Flutter, or sing an aria down these...
October 2010
4 posts
“I’m a supporter of gay rights. And not a closet supporter either. From the time...”
– Paul Newman (via michellecopter)
September 2010
5 posts
“Here’s what I love about Dylan: He was exactly as you’d expect he would be. He...”
– Obama, on Dylan playing at the White House
whitneymcn on tumblr: Obama Talks Bob Dylan White House Performance
(via newspeedwayboogie)
“I saw the sky and sea and sand and the flickering flames of the bonfire through...”
– N.P. [Banana Yoshimoto]
“Languages, I wish everyone spoke two or three languages and used them - all...”
– The 158-Pound Marriage [John Irving]
August 2010
8 posts
both frightening AND obsessing me currently →
use for the garden tomatoes →
July 2010
5 posts
dreamdate
popserial:
erikstinson:
you make me food
with avocados and
we swim in the
pacific ocean while
watching all three
original star wars
movies projected
on to the sky
A new poem by Erik Stinson, a poet now living in New York City, as well as contributor to the “Ohio Special” edition of Pop Serial #1.
Erik’s new book is called Futurism, and according to Facebook, if you live in New...
June 2010
8 posts
i’ve been thinking that i should do like this incredibly clever woman and make a menu every week, but i have not consistently been able to come up with a menu and/or stick to it. too many variables. too busy. maybe once this crazy summer and fall have passed and i’ve settled into being a mrs.
in other news, please read Let the Great World Spin by colum mccann. i want nothing more...