Anglophile meets Bibliophile

blua: Indoor Luxury Beach Resort in Germany

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:36:14 -0400

Indoor Luxury Beach Resort in Germany

To People Who Have Graduated College A Couple Of Years Ago

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:45:25 -0400

A couple of years ago, (around this time although I do not remember the day nor does it warrant looking up) I, too, graduated college.

That’s right, you fresh crop of Facebook photo albums, I ALSO once carried a smart phone while frantically looking for my parents post-ceremony, lost in a sea of light cardigans and Ann Taylor mom pants. That’s right, you group shots of bright cheeks and “it’s weird that I hooked up with him and he got in this picture anyway!” I was there once. I held the diploma. I did it as well.

Time, you devil. I look at these Twitter statuses, ye throngs of faithful social media mavens, displaying optimism and fear and all that lies in between—and I feel old. Well, not old in the way Rose was SO old she deemed it perfectly fine to drop a bajillion dollar necklace in the sea. Old in the way that my bread feels old: moldly, but still potentially usable.

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"Make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:23:27 -0400

“Make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing, or been too hesitant to attempt. So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. If you want to get more out of life, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy. But once you become accustomed to such a life you will see its full meaning and its incredible beauty”

- Into The Wild (via siennarhea)

jillthompson: im-a-kittycat: “So my amazing daughter, Emma,...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:50:52 -0400

jillthompson:

im-a-kittycat:

“So my amazing daughter, Emma, turned 5 last month, and I had been searching everywhere for new-creative inspiration for her 5yr pictures. I noticed quite a pattern of so many young girls dressing up as beautiful Disney Princesses, no matter where I looked 95% of the “ideas” were the “How to’s” of how to dress your little girl like a Disney Princess…We chose 5 women (five amazing and strong women), as it was her 5th birthday but there are thousands of unbelievable women (and girls) who have beat the odds and fought (and still fight) for their equal rights all over the world”

- Jaime Moore, Not Just a Girl

This is awesome!

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Wed, 15 May 2013 22:00:31 -0400

blua: Modern Renaissance Paintings by Chloe Early

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:35:36 -0400

blua:

Modern Renaissance Paintings by Chloe Early

"Oh how much we see when we stop waiting for life and start living it."

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:51:00 -0400

“Oh how much we see
when we stop waiting for life
and start living it.”

- Daily Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Gregson (via tylerknott)

Perspective.

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:18:04 -0400

The World of 100

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Perspective.

s00005aa55yah: let my people go

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:11:48 -0400

s00005aa55yah:

let my people go

blua: The Great Gatsby

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:38:11 -0400

blua:

The Great Gatsby

tastefullyoffensive: Ryan Gosling won’t eat his...

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:20:15 -0400

tastefullyoffensive:

Ryan Gosling won’t eat his cereal

[ryanwmchenry]

rainydaysandblankets: reminds me of the roads up in door...

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:16:19 -0400

rainydaysandblankets:

reminds me of the roads up in door county, wisconsin.

"Don’t save something for a special occasion. Every day of your life is a special occasion."

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:04:56 -0400

“Don’t save something for a special occasion. Every day of your life is a special occasion.”

- Thomas S. Monson (via theriverjordyn)

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Fri, 10 May 2013 13:58:49 -0400

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Thu, 09 May 2013 20:37:20 -0400

blua: Redwood Forest Cabin in Northern California, available...

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:37:17 -0400

blua:

Redwood Forest Cabin in Northern California, available from $75 dollars a night. Offer ends soon.

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Thu, 09 May 2013 20:36:25 -0400

tylerknott: Typewriter Series #408 by Tyler Knott Gregson Text...

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:39:49 -0400

tylerknott:

Typewriter Series #408 by Tyler Knott Gregson

Text for Tired Eyes:

I think she has roots in the soles of her feet
and when she walks
she plants herself into the earth
and lets the earth take hold of her.
I think if you listened close enough
for long enough
you could just make out the sound
of those roots in those soles
lifting through the soil
sighing in the sunlight
and digging their way back into the darkness
with each and every step.
I’ve met people who are fire,
all flame and spark and the promise
of combustion.
Without fail and without doubt
I’ve been burned and boiled
and left with nothing but the residue
of the ash they left behind on my skin.
I’ve felt the breezes of people who are wind,
airy and light and always drifting.
They cool the soul and for a moment
you close your eyes and feel their
breath across your face but always,
always, open them sometime or another
to their absence. They always,
always, blow away and you’re left
with tousled hair and the numbness where
they rested.
I think I am the water and I think I always
have been. I go my own way and somehow
without knowing how, find my way through the
cracks and crevices, the grooves and holes
in the rocks that form around these
fragile hearts.
I think she is the earth and has roots
in her soles and leaves in her hair.
She curls her toes into the sand and
braces herself against the wind,
defiant against the flames
and holds tight to the world as it
spins beneath her. We spin and only
she can feel it.
I think she has roots and her roots
need water and I am the water and always
have been and know and hold the secrets
to sinking beneath the soil
to give strength to the growth
that’s been waiting to come.
Some people are fire
and some are wind
but we are water and earth
and through the roots on her
feet and the leaves in her hair
she will drink me and absorb
all I have ever been.

I can hear the sound
of her footsteps
now.

thedevilwearsdm: just-about-miss-lawrence: imwithkanye: Met...

Wed, 08 May 2013 04:52:34 -0400

thedevilwearsdm:

just-about-miss-lawrence:

imwithkanye:

Met Ball. Jennifer Lawrence photobombs Sarah Jessica Parker.

The. best. thing. ever.

So, to recap: Jennifer Lawrence is photobombing Sarah Jessica Parker as Lena Dunham and Marion Cotillard share a giggle.

"I have a million things to talk to you about. A million things we have to talk about. All I want in..."

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:16:26 -0400

“I have a million things to talk to you about. A million things we have to talk about. All I want in this world is you. I want to see you and talk. I want the two of us to begin everything from the beginning.”

- Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood (via blua)