"We are of course trained in our culture to hold our tongue and control our emotions and to behave in a reasonable manner. So, to act one has to unlearn these habits, to train oneself to speak out, to respond quickly, to act forecefully, irrespective of what one feels and in so doing to create the habit, not of "understanding," not of "attributing ( Read more... )

humanity has seemed to have turned off or lost its instincts. we are not so much animals anymore and it makes me so sad. i feel more like an animal than i ever have and that is part of the reason i am so lonely. heard a story about a girl my age on the train and four teenage guys trying to steal her purse. seven other people were on the train and ( Read more... )

crack an egg on your head, feel the yolk running down ( Read more... )

"In the time of your life, live- so that in that good time there shall be no ugliness or death for yourself or for any life your life touches. Seek goodness everywhere, and when it is found, bring it out of its hiding-place and let it be free and unashamed. Place in matter and in flesh the least of the values, for these are the things that hold ( Read more... )

 I drove my uncle's truck up to Chicago Thursday with Simon and Mark. They helped me load it up as best we could, although I still have a lot of things to get up there, some how. I moved into my quaint and perfect apartment. Well, it would be perfect if it had central air. Anyways, it is really something to have my own place. I am excited for when ( Read more... )

This evening I went to Burnheim Forest with Simon, Nate, Mark, Ben, and Lindsey. The Louisville Film Soceity was showing Down by Love with Tom Waits in it. I reccommend this movie. I love movies that are very theatrical in both rhe acting and structure. i am happy to be in Kentucky. There is a lot to miss here when I am in Chicago.

People need to listen to some Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nancy Sinatra and The Carpenters, and people need to dance more. 

"And I know that I can care for you till both our teeth fall out, till our bodies blow away like dust in the wind."

ditto.

At home, I really appreciate the late nights I spend up in my room listening to old music, going through photo albums or creating new ones, writing in my journal, and just being alone. that is so rare in college. you have a roomate, constant things going on, and you can never just let loose in a tiny room that is not sound proof or comforting. ( Read more... )

I hope I am not like my mom when I grow up.