December 2009
6 posts
social medicine →
“Be jolly: it’s catching.”
listening to: not going home | the elected
sometimes you can’t go home / sometimes you’re already there / when i look at you, i’m there
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive....”
– Harold Whitman (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
November 2009
9 posts
astronomie:
pennylaneee:
re: Stacks - Bon...
“Spend the afternoon. You can’t take it with you.”
– Annie Dillard (via justbesplendid) (via quote-book)
theme of the weekend. now, to begin another week…
the days are getting shorter
and i’m feeling that late autumn itch to spend every sunlit hour outside in the world…it makes everything feel so alive when the skies are blue, the air is crisp, and each breath is just a little colder than it looks.
a language of smiles →
smile. it makes everyone happier!
October 2009
27 posts
“I want to save everything and preserve all this but also want it all gone—can’t...”
– a heartbreaking work of staggering genius
autumn adventures
this weekend, amid lots of studying, i managed to sneak in the perfect break: a few of us drove up to a haunted corn maze and had a delightfully spooky time getting away from the bright city lights!
i can’t believe it’s monday again. but this week will be low-key and focused so that i can make it through the GRE and be ready to celebrate halloween!!
hewn:
“What is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. “Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?” “Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but Really loves you,...
i’m feeling a little nervous about the half marathon early tomorrow morning and i can’t seem to settle my mind and go to bed.
one thing is for sure: 13 miles of running tomorrow means plenty of time to think!
weeknights in san francisco
late night trivia night. walking home up polk bursting with stories to share. warm nights and windy corners. what i’ve been waiting for.
can't sleep
aughhh if sleepytime tea + enya + eye mask didn’t work, what will??
scribble-scribbles:
eet regina spektor
it’s like forgetting the words to your favorite song. you can’t believe it; you were always singing along. it was so easy and the words so sweet.
you can’t remember; you try to feel the beat.
“We shouldn’t teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.”
– B. F. Skinner (via psychotherapy) (via quote-book)
cathedrals | jump little children
listening to "Sunny Feeling - Wilco" →
(via teaforme)
“…and you could laugh, Sally. You could go to sleep and wake up and never have to...”
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- Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street
(via hewn)
We are never going to be as young as we are...
finallyseeing:
geometricity:
hello-therelove:
chloejane:asundaysmile:(via astronomie)
September 2009
9 posts
“in three words i can sum up everything i’ve learned about life: it goes on”
– robert frost (via scribble-scribbles)
dreamgirl | dave matthews band
lucky me
when i signed up for the 5mile sunset run at the last minute, i had no idea what i was doing. it was a whim, and i thought it would be a healthy, fun activity for my thursday.
not only was it a fantastic experience with tons of enthusiastic runners sharing in the foggy beauty of an evening run along the marina, but…
i won an entry to the nike women’s half marathon!!
i’ve been...
honestly,
the transition to work has been pretty difficult. i want to do well, to make this experience worthwhile and rewarding—but it’s a challenge, for sure.
and yet, living in a new city is slowly falling into place. it’s amazing how many people emerge to reach out to this new San Francisco resident—i am grateful for each one.