February 2012
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Got some amazing news this morning and needed to...
Grad school is going to happen!
I’m pleased to say (and type it) out loud that thanks to the generosity of people who had no obligation whatsoever to help me conquer this dream I’ll be starting graduate school this coming May.
I’m still a little numb, very scared, and so so happy!
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I keep telling myself that it’ll be fine, you can’t make everybody happy all of...
– The Avett Brothers: Paranoia in B Major (via idliketolivebeneaththedirt)
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Well, you know the way I see it, if you’re here for four more years or four more...
– Chris Stephens to Joel Fleischman
Northern Exposure, Season 1, Episode 3: Soapy Sanderson
(via sparrowsandsuch)
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Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been....
– Eve Ensler (via bloodisthenewblackk)
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If you want to live a life free of regret, there is an option open to you. It’s...
– Kathryn Schulz
In whatever it is that I do, I find myself drawn to infinite possibility, that...
– J. J. Abrams
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The problem with spending time on Apartment...
is that after 2 minutes I want to RENOVATE ALL OF THE THINGS!!!
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The desire to collect information on customers is not new for Target or any...
– How Companies Learn Your Secrets by Charles Duhigg.
Way to be a creeper Target!
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She's adorable!
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Sinto saudades de tudo que marcou a minha vida. Quando vejo retratos, quando...
– Clarice Lispector (via pequenas-poesias)
From my experience, you can’t wait around to find what you love. You gotta work...
– Kate Bingaman Burt, Illustrator speaking at CreativeMornings/Portland (*watch the talk)
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Fringe!
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Bore. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
– Ambrose Bierce
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Aaawwwnnn that is sooo cuuuute!
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I witnessed something last night I believe is worth sharing.
Most of you don’t know this, but one of my personas is a live-in nanny. I’ve been with this family for a long time. Such a long time that sometimes I think they are my family.
Last night, youngest kid (she is 13) and I were...
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Saw The Descendants today...
Felt all of the emotions! Loved it!
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He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk.
– Lao-Tzu
You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. You want the physicist to talk to...
– Aaron Freeman “You Want A Physicist To Speak at your Funeral”
(source: npr)(via anachronistique)
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Today's events justify tonight's ice cream binge.
I took a risk today and things did not turn out how I hoped they would.
While deciding if I should act on what my gut was telling me to do I kept repeating to myself: “I have nothing to lose, I have nothing to lose, no-thing-to-lose.” Apparently I was wrong.
Today I lost a little bit of my dignity. It made me remember of this saying that my sister repeats all of the time and it goes...
In this world, there is nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there is also...
– “The Inner Circle” by Brad Meltzer (via julie911)