the past 2 months have been the time of deaths. patty, my sister's friend ben just a week later, young in, julia segall. julia from pneumonia. their obituaries among those for people over 60. aged 76, 80, 69, 72, 64, 23. "entered into eternal rest." under the ground, decomposing. i keep staring at photos unable to believe that this person is ( Read more... )

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I just realized I've seen a shitload of movies since I got home 2 months ago. I'm trying to keep track, but I'm sure I left some out...

all about my mother: not as good as I expected. but Almodovar can write like hell about women. And there were many beautiful moments that opened my eyes to what is possible in film-making. small things like a ( Read more... )

im so confused and dissatisfied with my life. i cant fall asleep at night. what am i doing?????

everything i've been given i've just callously pushed off my lap.

i want to start over.

I just came back from her wake ( Read more... )

You're a miracle, Ronnie. We're all miracles. Know why? Because as humans, every day we go about our business, and all that time we know... we all know... that the things we love... the people we love, at any time now can all be taken away. We live knowing that and we keep going anyway. Animals don't do that.

- Little Children

Your Score: The Resistance
Achtung! You are 7% brainwashworthy, 22% antitolerant, and 42% blindly patriotic
Welcome to the Resistance (Der Widerstand)! You believe in freedom, justice, equality, and your country, and you can't be converted to the the dark side ( Read more... )

bold what you've read
italicize what you started but couldn't finish
strike out what you couldn't stand
underline what you intend to read

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Anna Karenina
Crime and Punishment
Catch-22
One Hundred Years of Solitude [WORST BOOK EVER]
Wuthering Heights
The Silmarillion and The Unfinished Tales
Life of Pi: A Novel [ ( Read more... )

i really hate that i am a friend of __republicans__

UGH

緣分 - the lot or luck by which people are brought together, or in buddhist interpretations, predestined relationships according to our past lives... linkages preserved but manifested in different ways from one life to the next. a best friend was once a sister, or a teacher. husband and wife were passengers on the same boat. etcetera ( Read more... )