February 2012
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“L-listen to me, listen to me. The basic laws of physics—the b-basic laws of...”
– Marianne to Roland, Constellations
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Wandering Around an Albuquerque Airport Terminal...
After learning my flight was detained 4 hours, I heard the announcement: If anyone in the vicinity of gate 4-A understands any Arabic, Please come to the gate immediately. Well — one pauses these days. Gate 4-A was my own gate. I went there. An older woman in full traditional Palestinian dress, Just like my grandma wore, was crumpled to the floor, wailing loudly. Help, said the flight...
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“They don’t even know what it is to be a fan. Y’know? To truly love...”
– Almost Famous
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The Quiet World by Jeffrey McDaniel
In an effort to get people to look into each other’s eyes more, and also to appease the mutes, the government has decided to allot each person exactly one hundred and sixty-seven words, per day.
When the phone rings, I put it to my ear without saying hello. In the restaurant I point at chicken noodle soup. I am adjusting well to the new way.
Late at night, I call my long distance lover, ...
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Lot's Wife by Wislawa Szymborska
They say I looked back out of curiosity. But I could have had other reasons. I looked back mourning my silver bowl. Carelessly, while tying my sandal strap. So I wouldn’t have to keep staring at the righteous nape of my husband Lot’s neck. From the sudden conviction that if I dropped dead he wouldn’t so much as hesitate. From the disobedience of the meek. Checking for pursuers....
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January 2012
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“So often, we squander them (our senses). We block ourselves off from the world,...”
– Maria Konnikova, What Sherlock Holmes Can Teach Us About the Power of Mindful Decisions
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Etta James - A Sunday Kind of Love
I want a...
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Quietdrive - Time After Time
Lying in my bed I...
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“If it is right, it happens — The main thing is...
From: Steinbeck: A Life in Letters
New York November 10, 1958
Dear Thom:
We had your letter this morning. I will answer it from my point of view and of course Elaine will from hers.
First — if you are in love — that’s a good thing — that’s about the best thing that can happen to anyone. Don’t let anyone make it small or light to you.
Second — There are several kinds of love. One is a...
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Last Testaments by Lorna Crozier
The cancer began in her tonsils, she’d say that with a smile almost expecting to be teased for such a serious disease rooting in that childish place. She remembered her son at four when he’d had his out, the way he’d looked at her as the nurse slid the cold thermometer up his bum. She carried on as usual, cleaned the house, fried a chicken for her husband every Sunday, cutting...
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Marianas Trench - Good to You
I can’t find...
December 2011
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Tonight, Everyone is in Love by Jan Bottiglieri
Tonight, everyone is in love. Gaze at the face of the spilling moon and tell me this is not so.
Tonight, a child is in love with an arm, a boy is in love with a car, a woman’s in love with a photo
of a man, of course, in love. Old stories, true, but tonight, wet with the fiery moon, again we can love them.
One hundred striped spiders are in love with places in my house I am afraid to go.
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Staying by Laura O'Callaghan White
poesies:
You keep me in a little pearl, barefoot, unlucky, tasting of apricots; I look and I think, There’s something about you that I adore, and isn’t freedom expensive when you pay with the shackles you love.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
Younha (2)
安室奈美恵 (2)
Louis Armstrong (1)
Lydia (1)
You Me At Six (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Frank Capra - Mini biography by Jon C. Hopwood
One of seven children, Frank Capra was born on May 18, 1897, in Bisacquino, Sicily. On May 10, 1903, his family left for America aboard the ship Germania, arriving in New York on May 23rd. “There’s no ventilation, and it stinks like hell. They’re all miserable. It’s the most degrading place you could ever be,” Capra said about his Atlantic passage. “Oh, it was...
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Slow Dance by Tim Seibles
Some days I can go nearly an hour without thinking of the taste of your mouth. Right now, I’m at school watching teenagers fidget through a test. Outside, the sky is smoky and streets are wet and two grackles step lightly in yellow grass.
Two weeks ago in Atlantic City I stood on the boardwalk and looked out across the water - the railing was cool, broken shells dappled the beach – I had been...
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“No one split with confusion could possibly produce a reasonable conclusion.”
– Haruki Murakami, 1Q84
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“Of course, it does take some time to read a book. It’s different from watching...”
– Haruki Murakami, 1Q84
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
Louis Armstrong (2)
Joshua Radin & Schuyler Fisk (2)
2NE1 (1)
Paul Simon (1)
Tasha (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“Lifestyle is the important thing. Irregular hours, stress, sleep deprivation:...”
– Haruki Murakami, 1Q84
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“There’s one important rule when it comes to keeping secrets. The fewer people...”
– Haruki Murakami, 1Q84
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“Take a break. Sometimes you need to stop, take a deep breath, and empty your...”
– Haruki Murakami, 1Q84
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“A physical object could only be in one place at one time. Einstein proved that....”
– Haruki Murakami, 1Q84
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Paperweight - Joshua Radin & Schuyler Fisk
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November 2011
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“Once you get your hopes up, your mind starts acting on its own. And when your...”
– Haruki Murakami, 1Q84
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Louis Armstrong - Atlanta Blues (Make Me One...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20) →
Bill Evans Trio (26)
Louis Armstrong (25)
Wonder Girls (15)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (10)
Freestyle (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Sara Bareilles - Love is Christmas
It’s...
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Every morning.
Me: I really can't stay
Bed: But baby it's cold outside
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“There was something odd for him about not feeling lonely. The very fact that he...”
– Haruki Murakami, Tony Takitani
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Haruki Murakami: Town of Cats →
A young man is travelling alone with no particular destination in mind. He rides the train and gets off at any stop that arouses his interest. He takes a room, sees the sights, and stays for as long as he likes. When he has had enough, he boards another train. He spends every vacation this way.
One day, he sees a lovely river from the train window. Gentle green hills line the meandering stream,...