"Opening the book makes him think of Hannah.  Not because of something specific in the book itself but because he cannot do anything anymore without thinking of her.  When he looks out a window, any window, he thinks of her:  maybe she will suddenly magically appear.  When he ties his cravat in the morning and stares into the looking glass, he thinks of her:  would she aprove?  When he rides in his carriage he thinks of her, of how beautiful she looked the last time she rode with him (fatigued and distressed, yes, but with more grace and strength than any other woman he has ever known), and imagines what they would say to each other.  When he rises in the morning, when he goes to sleep at night, when he is alone, when he is with others."

I live just outside of Gaston, Oregon where these pictures of an old barn and wishing well were taken. July 11, 2009



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here we are, trapped in the amber of this moment. there is no why. -- slaughterhouse five, kurt vonnegut

"he covered page after page with wild words of sorrow and wilder words of pain. there is a luxury in self-reproach. when we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. it is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution." -- the picture of dorian gray, oscar wilde

I bring a rare drop of good news to this community.

Back in January, I posted some pictures of a row of neglected homes from North Carolina.

My mother just sent me this:



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I bring a rare drop of good news to this community.

Back in January, I posted some pictures of a row of neglected homes from North Carolina.

My mother just sent me this:



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[14] HP Wallpapers
[30] Up (Pixar)
[35] The Office - quotes

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the Angelina Jolie friending meme

"I was sure that was how people drowned: not with a fight, not with thrashing but with thoughts of rest."


"Maybe all books are sacraments. Do we achieve a state of elevation, as we read and write?"


"I believe in fact, and I believe in the plain truth told wholly - that the truth retold can be a net thrown around life at a certain time and place, encompassing all within, and that people can go there, live as actors, work within their staging ground, do so with a soft heart; I want others to go out into the world with an idea, with intentions and means, and come back with a story of how their actions affected the world and how they themselves were shaped by the results. I have a belief that such endeavors can improve the world, however recklessly, especially when these people go forward and interact, give, solve, change the situations they encounter - and also, even those with no intentions of recording their actions. There's nothing to be gained from passive observance, the simple documenting of conditions, because, at its core, it sets a bad example every time something is observed and not fixed, or when one has a change to give in in some way and does not, there is a lie being told, the same lie we all know by heart and which needn't be reiterated. Friends, I urge you to find us hopeful. I urge you to find that we tried something, knowing nothing of the results."

Hello New Orleans community! I have the opportunity to sign long distance on a place in the next couple of days, but I respect the opinions in this community and I am looking for guidance. We have already looked at the place and it's very nice on the inside...it's a renovated shotgun - half of a double - with two itty bitty tiny private bedrooms and a large master bedroom with two full bathrooms for $750/month. It is just a street over from Esplanade...basically the Treme I guess (?), but bordering Mid-City. Would you feel comfortable with this neighborhood? I have already looked at the crime map and there was one murder a couple blocks over within the last month...most of the crime seems to be car theft-related. If I go back over the course of a year, there are more murders that pop up, but I'm just not sure what the average neighborhood crime looks like in New Orleans. We are going to install a security system if we end up moving in, as this place doesn't have one and it seems like a fairly affordable and worthwhile investment. I wish that I could just go speak with the neighbors, but I am in Georgia until the 30th of July, so I can't. I'm not really trying to come across as scared because that's not the case. I guess what I just wonder is, if your friend was moving in here, would you give him/her your blessing? Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Map of the location: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=New+Orleans&state=LA&address=1460+N+Prieur

PS If you tell me it's okay and something bad happens within a few weeks, I won't hold it against anyone :)

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[10] Hunchback Of Notre Dame
[10] The Lion King
[1] The Little Mermaid

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"I can think of no other way than for you, my dear girl, to come here - we are growing away from each other, and talk even now like strangers. To forget the 'meum and teum,' dearest friends must meet sometimes, and then comes the 'bond of hte spirit' which, if I am correct, is 'unity.'

You are growing wiser than I am, and nipping in the bud fancies which I let blossom - perchance to bear no fruit, or if plucked, I may find it bitter. The shore is safer, Abiah, but I love to buffet the sea - I can count the bitter wrecks here in these pleasant waters, and hear the murmuring winds, but oh, I love the danger! You are learning control and firmness. Christ Jesus will love you more. I'm afraid he doesn't love me any! Write when you will, my friend, and forget all amiss herein, for as these few imperfect words to the full communion of spirits, so this small giddy life to the better, the life eternal, and that we may live this life, and be filled with this true communion, I shall not cease to pray.

E."

To Abiah Root, January 1851
Emily Dickinson

Love me, because love doesn’t exist, and I have tried everything that does.

I found this interesting new webseries that I thought you guys might enjoy. Its about a hemophiliac teaming up with a group of female vampires.

http://bleederseries.com/

Kids and teens are welcome at all programs, at all branches. They're all free! While you're there, make sure to sign up for the Summer Reading Program book logs and track your summer reading, and turn your forms in later this summer for prizes and certificates.

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I was at a restaurant in California last week and someone at my table ordered wine. They brought out a small container-like object that held maybe two glass's worth of wine.

Being from Oklahoma, wine isn't very common like it is in California unless you go to really fancy restaurants, so I've only seen this little container once before at a wine bar here. Today I was at a food supply place and they actually called these decanters.

If you can picture what I'm saying, then my question is: do these even function very well as decanters? They're almost narrower than wine bottles so I don't see how they can really do their job as well as the wider-bottomed decanters, although the opening at the top is bigger than a bottle. Thoughts? Thanks.

i am currently reading this and i found this quote that describes me well.

"my meaning simply is, that whatever i have tried to do in life, i have tried with all my heart to do well; that whatever i have devoted myself to, i have devoted myself to completely; that in great aims and in small, i have always been thoroughly in earnest." -- david copperfield, charles dickens