December 2009
anonymous craigslist letter →
warning: it’s a sad one.
olivejuicetoo:
oneninetytwo:
anorexiaa:
Bowl...
The Pomegranate
The only legend I have ever loved is
the story of a daughter lost in hell.
And found and rescued there.
Love and blackmail are the gist of it.
Ceres and Persephone the names.
And the best thing about the legend is
I can enter it anywhere. And have.
As a child in exile in
a city of fogs and strange consonants,
I read it first and at first I was
an exiled child in the crackling dusk of
the...
My Cities of 2009
1. Tuscaloosa, AL
2. Birmingham, AL
3. Gordo, AL
4. Atlanta, GA
5. Ruidoso, NM
6. Houston, TX
7. El Paso, TX
8. Austin, TX
9. Sunnyside, FL
wow. i went nowhere this year. good thing i’m starting off 2010 in California.
“I love books, I love buying books for a nickel, I love studying them, I love...”
– Here Comes There Goes You Know Who, William Saroyan
Test-driving the Louis Vuitton bunny ears →
All Songs Considered: The Best Album Covers of... →
Where is the latest Portugal the Man? and wasn’t Skeletal Lamping released this year? at least one of those should have made the list.
“While it is true that outside the library I have lived a life of wickedness,...”
– The Gargoyle, Andrew Davidson
“Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents and everyone is writing a...”
– -Marcus Tullius Cicero (43 BCE)
(via astroinquiry)
(via bigfun)
(via libraryland)
The more things change …
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“Do you have doubts about life? Are you unsure if it is really worth the trouble?...”
– Miranda July (via meerissa) (via libraryland)
“I was half in love with her by the time we sat down. That’s the thing about...”
– J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (1945) (via writingsarah) (via quote-book) (via poweroffailing) (via 400blows)
chico's tacos →
i may have to break for some of these delicious things. they are an el paso tradition, and a delightfully disgustingly good meal. i’ve been eating them (and bringing them from the west to the east) since i was a little girl. i’ll need to figure out a way to veganize them when i get back to tuscaloosa. i think it can be done.
the fetus cookie cutter →
the holidays makes me void of sensitivity. i want to throw a cocktail party for my miscreant friends just to use this cookie cutter.
Four years ago, when i was 18, i noticed that at...
slowpretty:
doctorplease:
lauramariescott:
seasonspassmeby: plasticteacups: seniorslobberface: dirtyhipster: imajar: astoryforsupper: khallelalaine: ashleelyn: brittneypreteau: caitlinangelicas: sineadmarguerite:
(via betterversionofme)
heart melted
lemondrop's guide to the holidays for veggies →
“vegans, you’re screwed.” yes, you’re right, author of this article, my parents think i’m a freak because i don’t eat cheese.
i'm all about sustainable products, but this is a... →
edith wharton
libraryland:
paperbackgirl:
in my dream last night i was explaining the parallels between the endings in the house of mirth, the age of innocence and ethan frome. my subconscious is definitely trying to tell me something, and that something might be relax.
girl, i know.
