December 2011
60 posts
“Poetry is my understanding with the world, my intimacy with things, my...”
– Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (via awritersruminations)
Hyperbole--: reasons why tumblr is not entirely... →
hyperboliceleste:
Maybe some blogs that are purely for numbers and pretty pictures are.. except that most peoples tumblrs arent like that.
Instead its like a community, of people who know each other, who talk to each other and are part of one anothers’ lives. People meet and fall in love here. Its a place where…
IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK
24thoughtspersecond:
Christa won a snuggie and I'm gonna steal it for...
failfox:
You used a Conan gif!
You, sir, win The Internet!
Congratulations.
“So what’s the problem? You could say it’s great that people are constantly...”
– Quashing the Self-Improvement Urge
(via shaba)
“Why do so many poets settle for so little? I don’t understand why they’re not...”
– Paris Review - The Art of Poetry No. 91, Jack Gilbert (via leopoldgursky)
“I can teach people how to write poetry, but I can’t teach people how to have...”
– Paris Review - The Art of Poetry No. 91, Jack Gilbert (via leopoldgursky)
“GILBERT: … it’s a profound experience to be with people from my past again. To...”
– Paris Review - The Art of Poetry No. 91, Jack Gilbert (via leopoldgursky)
"Tree"
frozenseawithin:
Jane Hirshfield It is foolish to let a young redwood grow next to a house. Even in this one lifetime, you will have to choose. That great calm being, this clutter of soup pots and books— Already the first branch-tips brush at the window. Softly, calmly, immensity taps at your life.
Christmas Newsletters
shaba:
Yay or nay?
I generally vote no because I tend to get them from the weird side of the family and they have a really awkward, chummy tone. But I’m sure you could write a fun/interesting one if you wanted to. (And who would say no to Bruno pictures?)(Plus, who knows, it might decrease small talk at family gatherings!)
the valerie chronicles: I don't understand bridal... →
shaba:
tehvalerie:
I’m in a wedding next August and the planning has already begun for the bridal shower in June. An email I received this morning asked if anyone had any ideas for a theme or shower games and one girl said “Groom in a balloon is always a hit!” So I google and this is what I find…
Write…
Can we, as a people, take a stand against god-awful bridal/baby shower games?
No, I...
