October 2011
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what i never wanted to hear:
“i never expected you to leave.”
but i will, and i’m sorry, and you should have never had expectations of me.
i underestimated this transition period between the “announcement” (that i didn’t officially get to do, mind you) and the actual act of moving out. i anticipated a heavy atmosphere, tension, even anger - in fact, i...
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Inside the Mind of the Octopus →
Only recently have scientists accorded chimpanzees, so closely related to humans we can share blood transfusions, the dignity of having a mind. But now, increasingly, researchers who study octopuses are convinced that these boneless, alien animals—creatures whose ancestors diverged from the lineage that would lead to ours roughly 500 to 700 million years ago—have developed intelligence,...
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I guess my favorite thing in the world is when I look at a piece of art, or read...
– “Don’t give up:” 20 lessons for creatives from Miranda July. | NEXTNESS (via nickdouglas)
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10/24/11
jas: google pathological altruism
jas: and pre-order it
jas: you're welcome
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50 » #9
this never used to be a problem, but it’s become a big one as of late, and i’m finding that it’s starting to kick my number one pet peeve (tardiness) to the curb.
when my personal business becomes everybody’s business - “everybody” being those who don’t already know about a situation - it is a huge problem. because it’ll always come back to me, and...
hmichellele asked: oooh i hear pacifica has cheap prices! I want to visit :)
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t...
– Gilda Radner (via raindropsonredroses)
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please don't let me regret trusting/believing you
you’ve disappointed me countless times and i’ve (mostly) taken them in stride, but this is the only time where my reliance on you is as desperate as it is unwavering.
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hmichellele asked: where are you planning on going?? I would love to escape with you! sigh, now...if only I had the $. hahaha
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Maybe it did take a crisis to get to know yourself; maybe you needed to get...
– Jodi Picoult (via neutrals)
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