So there are probably enough blogs in the world don't you think? Well let's hear some drivel just for old time's sake ( Read more... )

I saw the most beautiful thing I have ever seen today. It was a physics demo no less. Quite simply it was a tray of water with a vibrating metal plate that created fast moving waves which became observable with a strobe light. The lights in the room were completely off and the waves were filmed in an eerie black and white that was projected on the ( Read more... )

Is it unsettling that the only stable belief that one can hold is the fact that everything is transitory? The triumphs and letdowns of your life will fade away. Your body will decay and your ashes will fertilize the birth of new, undeserving life forms. It's tempting to think your problems are earth shakingly important. It is hard to think outside ( Read more... )

A point shoe, pirouettes, tights...Ballet makes me cry uncontrollably. I can't help it. Why do I have to sob quietly in class like an idiot? Can't I just control my emotions? It's just so beautiful. Opera will do that to me too. At the end of Rigoletto I was in tears. Of course can anyone relate? Could I ask any more questions? Russian people in ( Read more... )

Sometimes I wish I had extraordinary powers of forgetfulness. I try not to write down bad things that happen to me so I can eventually forget. But hard as I may try...that never works. The horrible memories still lurk in my mind. They may become less painful over time but sometimes all it takes to bring back the hurt is a few minutes of thought. I ( Read more... )

Sometimes you have to make bad decisions to really feel something. The worst you can do is become numb. If you didn't do something because you were afraid of getting hurt, it's like you haven't lived. Don't create dream worlds in your head. If you love someone, why not risk it and tell them? It is worth losing everything if you can get something ( Read more... )

Some people are so charming and charismatic that it is scary. One smile from them can turn you into a foolishly grinning, stuttering mess. Like this guy...anything he did made me melt and I couldn't even control it. He used phrases like, "This is the most musically and lyrically perfect song of our generation." I'm sure he could make a stone have a ( Read more... )

The cap on my shampoo bottle sounds like a frog croaking ( Read more... )

Look at someone else's face. It can be as truthful as a mirror. Their expression, the wrinkles around their eyes, the twist of their mouth can tell you more about yourself than you may want to know ( Read more... )

Holland by Sufjan Stevens ( Read more... )