Eat Chocolate and Wear Comfortable Shoes

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Tue, 21 May 2013 15:23:16 -0600

allthingseurope: San Sebastian, Spain (by Ewa Olimpia...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:28:28 -0600

allthingseurope:

San Sebastian, Spain (by Ewa Olimpia Bieleńko)

lhuddles: missblythe: The neighbors dogs have not stopped barking for the past hour. And every...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:59:41 -0600

lhuddles:

missblythe:

The neighbors dogs have not stopped barking for the past hour. And every time they take a quick break it is such a tease, those few seconds of silence.

And then they start up again.

“Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House” by Billy Collins

The neighbors’ dog will not stop barking.
He is barking the same high, rhythmic bark
that he barks every time they leave the house.
They must switch him on on their way out.

The neighbors’ dog will not stop barking.
I close all the windows in the house
and put on a Beethoven symphony full blast
but I can still hear him muffled under the music,
barking, barking, barking,

and now I can see him sitting in the orchestra,
his head raised confidently as if Beethoven
had included a part for barking dog.

When the record finally ends he is still barking,
sitting there in the oboe section barking,
his eyes fixed on the conductor who is
entreating him with his baton

while the other musicians listen in respectful
silence to the famous barking dog solo,
that endless coda that first established
Beethoven as an innovative genius.

(this poem made it to the finals round of our April Madness poetry tournament!)

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Wed, 15 May 2013 00:08:29 -0600

rosalarian: Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy, in case you...

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:58:11 -0600

rosalarian:

Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy, in case you hadn’t heard. How dare she remove those ticking time bombs from her chest, amiright? Like, hasn’t she learned by now that her body is public domain and we all get to vote on what she does with it? Sheesh, how selfish can ya get.

happiness-in-the-distance: notreallydaily: in celebration...

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:58:54 -0600

happiness-in-the-distance:

notreallydaily:

in celebration of minisculegiraffes’ adorable new urls ahhhhhhh

TASS

I do love a good giraffe

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Sun, 12 May 2013 15:56:02 -0600

happiness-in-the-distance: Being back at my parent’s house...

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:19:43 -0600

happiness-in-the-distance:

Being back at my parent’s house (even for a weekend) makes me miss my apartment and my room mate.

Yup. This girl.

wolfgangundludwig: They’re finally here at Mount Rushmore! They...

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:57:50 -0600

wolfgangundludwig:

They’re finally here at Mount Rushmore! They don’t understand why a monument is carved into the side of a mountain instead of being magnificent statue made of gold. While they both declare that they only want statues to honor themselves, they secretly wish they were carved into a mountain. How cool would that be!

The Queen has spoken. CU Boulder commencement speech by the...

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:46:39 -0600

The Queen has spoken.

CU Boulder commencement speech by the magnificent Julie Andrews.

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Fri, 10 May 2013 13:15:36 -0600

confusedtree: Brave - Sara Bareilles

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:53:39 -0600

confusedtree:

Brave - Sara Bareilles

"Sometimes moving on takes effort. Sometimes moving on is harder than it looks."

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:01:30 -0600

“Sometimes moving on takes effort. Sometimes moving on is harder than it looks.”

- Simone Elkeles, Return to Paradise (via simply-quotes)

"Why would you like someone who can’t like you back? The question is rhetorical but if I wasn’t..."

Fri, 03 May 2013 21:32:32 -0600

“Why would you like someone who can’t like you back? The question is rhetorical but if I wasn’t trying to shut up, I’d answer it: you like someone who can’t like you back because unrequited love can be survived in a way that once-requited love cannot.”

- Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green (via epicjohngreenquotes)

wifelife: Girls, when you’re feeling sad, just remember: a vagina can go back to it’s original size...

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:58:33 -0600

wifelife:

Girls, when you’re feeling sad, just remember:

a vagina can go back to it’s original size after taking something 20x its size

a penis will end up looking like an empty potato sack that’s been run over quite a lot if it does

you can do this girl

be as resilient as your vagina

shine bright like a ‘gina

"Relaxing makes me nervous; makes me feel like I’m missing something"

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:46:43 -0600

“Relaxing makes me nervous; makes me feel like I’m missing something”

- CJ Cregg - The West Wing

It’s the last day of national poetry month so here’s a poem I just wrote: It’s...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:49:05 -0600

It’s the last day of national poetry month so here’s a poem I just wrote:

It’s good you live 1,000 miles away
because sometimes I fantasize
about punching you in the face
but I need my hand to play oboe

Was flipping through the radio trying to find something to...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:18:24 -0600

Was flipping through the radio trying to find something to listen to when I stumbled upon this and honestly started laughing and the music video just makes it even better. I feel you Miranda.

Except my mother’s response was “booze and hot tub will help. bucket of margaritas in the freezer waiting for you” because she is perfect

Is that how long it lasts? I don’t know. I hope it’s only six...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:07:21 -0600

Is that how long it lasts? I don’t know. I hope it’s only six months.