cosmic irony

the belief that the universe is so large and man is so small that the universe is indifferent to the plight of man

Orwell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_I_Write

"we dont mean much in the order of the universe but on earth we can do lots, so i am happy to let earth be my universe"

gay and merry

oh sigh

my fanciful heart

dances with light feet

encased in ballerina pink slippers

of the finest satin

upon sugar blossoms and dew-wet hydrangea leaves

splashing in puddles

and leaping heedlessly from petal to petal

precious birds of flight

with gold-gilded wings fly 'cross the kingdom to spread my good news

and woodland creatures gather chestnuts

not for the long winter ahead

but as snacks to enjoy during the show

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My half birthday is May 9th

May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.

- Neil Gaiman

“All I ask is one thing, and I’m asking this particularly of young people: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism, for the record, it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.”

- Conan O’Brien

“I hope she’ll be a fool - that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Time was passing like a hand waving from a train I wanted to be on. I hope you never have to think about anything as much as I think about you.”

- Jonathan Safran Foer

”I always feel like I’m struggling to become someone else. Like I’m trying to find a new place, grab hold of a new life, a new personality. I guess it’s part of growing up, yet it’s also an attempt to reinvent myself. By becoming a different me, I could free myself of everything. I seriously believed I could escape myself- as long as I made the effort. But I always hit a dead end. No matter where I go, I still end up me."

-Haruki Murakami

dangurewitch twitter:

The most pessimistic sentence possible: "Rainbows are shaped like frowns."

TJ: i certainly did. we read harry potter together. it was a fun night. he only puked every 5 pages. but we managed to get pretty far

anything unrelated to elephants is irrelephant

fat people are harder to kidnap (also applies to elephants)

Sometimes late at night I rearrange traffic signs. People need to be challenged.

Your mind is the scene of the crime.

iPoet

Just as autumn arrived, winter was not far behind
Nipping eagerly at our toes while we tried to concentrate on books.

The sweaters came out of closet and boots dusted off. Out rubber clad feet jumped in puddles, reminding us how young we really are.

While the world expects us to apply to their institutions of higher learning,
Our priorities are different. Our wants.

Soft hands in our own, soft lips on our own. A blanket on a soft couch when all we want to do is sleep
And sleep forever.

The flame still flickers
Sometimes it is gentle, sitting on the mantle next to cards from lost aunts.
Other times the flame engulf us, and all we are is a mass of fire,
Ready to consume whatever we cross

Either way, we keep our shining eyes and pert noses
Ears careful to weed out items of importance from quotidian prose

more painful faux-etry

beauty pageants, teen queens

heartbreak hotels for marooned souls

hairspray and perfume

don't mask the stench of last night's gin

part hard and no work

wont get you far my teenage star

january 17, 2010