August 2010
1 post
Ayn Rand quotes
We do not know why, when we think of them, we feel of a sudden that the earth is good and that it is not a burden to live.
And that night we knew that to hold the body of women in our arms is neither ugly nor shameful, but the one ecstasy granted to the race of men.
We go on and we bless the earth under our feet.
We looked into each other’s eyes and we knew that the breath of a miracle...
June 2010
1 post
How I forsee my appointment with my Apple One to...
Me: “I need you to know that I am not a Mac person. I find the Apple company elitist and it’s products overly complicated and finicky. I’m a Windows Vista girl myself with a tough-love, brute-force approach to computer troubles. If my computer freezes, I unplug it and take out the battery. Which explains why I was less than thrilled when I recently became the proud owner of a...
May 2010
3 posts
“And I can’t help but wonder where I’m bound.”
– Tom Paxton
Many the Miles
I’m putting miles in between me and the person I was with him. A movie by myself, that’s a mile. A nighttime run, that’s a mile. Dancing with friends, cheap manicures, cooking dinner, working on my tan, reading a book, climbing temples, driving boats, talking to strangers, paying it forward and asking for it back, saving myself, all miles. College, several miles. Meal plans and...
January 2010
4 posts
Spread the Word of This Boy →
“If I had to guess I’d say we have a mess you could sell.”
– The Maine
December 2009
7 posts
New Year's Resolution
To free myself from things that tatter my soul.
To become complete, in and of myself.
To believe in love again.
The present is all we have
I’m tired of hearing I’m so young, that just wait, I’ll learn/grow/figure it out, I have my whole life ahead of me. You’re just terrified and you’re using my age as a weak excuse. But the thing is, I don’t have my whole life ahead of me. Everything can change in an instant and meanwhile, tengo que obedecer a mi corazon. And you can’t just keep waiting for...
“Solo pon tus labios sobre mi espalda.”
– Julieta Venegas
Far Away - Ingrid Michaelson
November 2009
5 posts
To the men who broke into my car and stole...
I hope you don’t find it too difficult to remove the very identifiable stickers. Please forgive me for adhering them so securely, I never expected them to come off.
I hope you truly enjoy the music collection I’ve been building since I was thirteen and that you’re not bothered when it barely plays through the blown-out speakers. Be sure to check out the homemade tracks my friend...
“Love is the answer, at least, to most of the questions in my heart: Why are we...”
– Jack Johnson
No te prometo nada
Time to go down to the sea and confess my sins.
Sometimes a great misnomer: “Indeed Homer places Hector as the very noblest of all the heroes in the Iliad: he is both peace-loving and brave, thoughtful as well as bold, a good son, husband and father, and totally without darker motives.”
October 2009
2 posts
Big Reunion →
August 2009
1 post
Asi es la vida
I dream about Guatemala every night. And they’re happy dreams. Counting down the days.
July 2009
1 post
Guatemala
The stars are so draining to look at. But the sunsets recharge me.
In the mountains, there you feel free.
En las montanas, sientes libre.
June 2009
7 posts
“If it’s love, if it’s not rough, it isn’t fun.”
– Lady GaGa
Look at the Big Picture →
Beautiful shots on various subjects.
Typical
I leave for Guatemala in just under two weeks. I’m a little bit sad, a little bit mad, a little bit terrified, a little bit excited, and a little bit ready for it to happen already. I kind of feel like it’s atonement for last summer. And I feel like maybe I can handle it this time. Man, if I had gone to Panama like they wanted me to last summer, I’d’ve had a real freakout....
“Real antagonism is based on love, a love which has not recognized itself.”
– Henry Miller
Pattern
It seems that each mildly satisfying encounter I have coincides with a sunburn. Perhaps I should stay away from men and the beach.
On the other hand, I have a brilliantly golden tan.
May 2009
4 posts
Sunburn
I went down to the sea and I let everything go. I was reckless and wild and stayed up far too late. And when I kissed the sea goodbye as the sun was coming up, I knew it had cured me.
“Baby, I need your lovin’, got to have all your lovin’”
– The Four Tops
Who needs a man?
I can break my own heart all by myself.
April 2009
5 posts
A Sea-Thing's Borrowed Words
A Sea-Thing’s Borrowed Words
The French say: “Follow the river and you will find the sea.”
A finger pointed eastward, a journey of mere hours
The vague promise of the ocean and it’s starry showers
The sandy shores that raised the children free
Wind roaring about me, I try to smell the sea.
I long for the endless immensity, chere Antoine,
Dreaming of immortal waters speckled by the dawn
Though...
Travel Wish-List
(In no particular order)
- Italy
- Australia
- Greece
- Lebanon
- Cuba
- Russia
- India
- Japan
- Tibet
- Republic of Congo
- Brazil
- Newfoundland
- Spain
- Peru
- South Africa
- Turkey
- Haiti
“A couple of young girls went sailing down A1A, into the arms of Florida, sailing...”
– Patty Griffin
March 2009
5 posts
JJ Tiziou...
Is pretty much my photography hero/mentor.
www.jjtiziou.net
History in the making →
Be a part of this. Right now.
Things I have learned
- Ukranian food is delicious
- Oggling sexy boys on the subway will make you accidently go to Brooklyn
- It’s okay to eat food out of carts on the street
- Prices get lower with the street numbers
- Pedicabbers just want your money, no matter how friendly they seem
- The Statue of Liberty is small and ugly in real life
- It is very hard to dance out “Heart and Soul” on a...
“One belongs to New York instantly; one belongs to it as much in five minutes as...”
– Thomas Wolfe
February 2009
27 posts
The Future
“I’ll do what I can, wherever I end up, to keep giving my good love and spreading it around. ‘Cause I’ve had my fair share of ‘take care’ and ‘goodbye.’ I’ve learned how to cry and I’m better for that.” - Sara Bareilles
I think I messed this one up. Again. But that’s okay. If you learn from you mistakes, I should be pretty...
“The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea.”
– Isak Dinesen
After Hours - We Are Scientists