January 2011
Things that have recently inspired me, and maybe...
1. Watching “A Race to Nowhere”. This film was about the unbelievable pressures students face in the school system all over the US. Pressures from parents, teachers, colleges, themselves- all leading to insane levels of stress and depression. I feel like this movie could actually make a positive impact if enough students/teachers/administrators/and parents watch it, and are mad enough...
I chopped my hair off today.
It’s still semi long-ish. I got about 7 inches off. I feel lighter :-)
And I got an interview for this job I’m DYING to get- if I get this job I will be a “Teaching Woman” who teaches self defense to girls ages 8 to 18. Not only will I teach them physical self defense, but also emotional self defense, like how to say “no” and creating barriers. I REALLY REALLY...
All I want to do tonight is...
cozy up under my covers and watch Eternal Sunhine of the Spotless Mind.
that would be the perfect night.
Watchbeautifail:
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, directed by Michel Gondry (2004)
‘Am I ugly ?’
Clementine: Joely? Joel: Yeah Tangerine? Clementine: Am I ugly? Joel: Uh-uh. Clementine: When I was a kid, I thought I was. I can’t believe I’m crying already. Sometimes I think people don’t understand how lonely it is to be a kid, like you don’t matter. So, I’m eight, and I have these...
Okay college, maybe I'll actually try to do this...
I realized today that I want to change the way I’m doing things. For instance, instead of doing readings in textbooks for class, I just dont. I cram like crazy before a test, trying to make up for my semester slacking and maybe I even get a good grade but I never actually learned the material. You ask me about American History, and I wont know shit. Which is pretty sad, considering I live in...
“here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the...”
– e.e cummings
“I have for the first time found what I can truly love–I have found you. You are...”
– Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
“Without knowing, I did something I told myself I would never do again. I fell...”
– Louise Sybing (via kari-shma)
“What do we leave behind when we cross each frontier? Each moment seems split in...”
– The Motorcycle Diaries 2011: I’m ready for you (via ashleysaidthat)
