right brain/left brain

Listen/purchase: warsan versus melancholy (the seven stages of...

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:23:15 -0400

Listen/purchase: warsan versus melancholy (the seven stages of being lonely) by Warsan Shire

"The thing no one ever tells you about joy is that it has very little real pleasure in it. And yet if..."

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:44 -0500

“The thing no one ever tells you about joy is that it has very little real pleasure in it. And yet if it hadn’t happened at all, at least once, how would we live?”

- Zadie Smith

Photo

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:38:09 -0400

Photo

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:33:59 -0400

suspended accounts

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:36:17 -0400

It’s one thing that my Star Trek Tumblr* was suspended (ok, I get it, don’t link to sites that stream tv shows possibly illegally), but some warning? Like an email (you have both my email addresses, Tumblr, so WTF)? Or maybe not redirecting me to your BROKEN (because apparently it gets too much traffic, so, you know, maybe lay off with the suspensions or see my first suggestion) suspended account page every time I tried to sign into this account (yes, I figured out how to dump my cookies, and typing that makes me giggle because I am juvenile)?

In short, Tumblr, get your act together. I know the site’s mostly for kids who weren’t born yet when GeoCities existed, but try to be classier than GeoCities was, ok?

* Yes, I’m a giant nerd, thank you, I hadn’t noticed.

lonliness

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:49:21 -0400

it wouldn’t be so bad if i couldn’t hear you breathing next to me at night. loneliness is most apparent when we are not alone.

"‘I want you to come to me without a past. Those lines you’ve learned, forget them...."

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:33:07 -0500

“

‘I want you to come to me without a past. Those lines you’ve learned, forget them. Forget that you’ve been here before in other bedrooms in other places. Come to me new. Never say you love me until that moment when you have proved it.’

‘How shall I prove it?’

‘I can’t tell you what to do.’

”

- Jeanette Winterson, Written on the Body

"Men, those devils, watch porn and, weirdly, still lust after women without pneumatic tits, fake tans..."

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:38:11 -0400

“Men, those devils, watch porn and, weirdly, still lust after women without pneumatic tits, fake tans and plastic sandals. They fall in love and lust with less than perfect female bodies, and are thrilled to bits to get their hands on all the bits women love to hate about themselves. Go out into the street and look at the people holding hands, feeling each other up and gazing passionately down each others cleavages: most of them aren’t world class beauties with gym-toned bodies, they are perfectly ordinary people hiding what someone else finds exceptional and arousing under not-next-season’s clothes and quite possibly a roll of flab. Here’s what women, and men, want: someone to turn them on and make them happy. Funnily enough, all this mainly goes on in the brain, which is why you don’t need botox and silicone to get laid, or loved.”

- from: http://thenakedtruthaccordingtoz.com/2009/04/09/real-life-is-just-too-damn-lifelike/

I <3 mismatched crockery

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:48:11 -0400

I’ve been collecting what is now referred to as “mid-century modern” patterned crockery for some years now. It started with a cute, lonely teacup I found at a thrift store, and now I scour the kitchen sections at all the Salvation Army shops, garage sales and anywhere else I might find charming old ceramics. I have to admit, the teacup obsession became a bit burdensome at one point, so I gave some away and started picking up other dining ware. It’s finally starting to come together as an un-matched set! Tip: get a set of solid, neutral-coloured dishes to tie all your patterns together.

Breakfast:

Lunchtime snack:

(ok, so it’s more about the coffee table in this shot than the dishes)

After-dinner mess:

And now I’m off to start dinner…

If anyone ever finds one of these for me, I’ll pay them in...

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:17:37 -0400

If anyone ever finds one of these for me, I’ll pay them in first-born children or right arms. Seriously.

I want this bed.

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:36:00 -0400

I watched Stranger Than Fiction last night, and realised how awesome the sets and props are. Each character has a very distinct surrounding that reflects their personality. Ana Pascal’s bed looks so cozy and inviting, whereas my own bed rests on the chintzy frame that came with the mattress set.

I finally beat Mega Man a few months ago, only 20 years after I...

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:10:06 -0400

I finally beat Mega Man a few months ago, only 20 years after I first played it on my brother’s original NES.

funkitchen: sojustynesque: (via dirtyprettything)

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:40:24 -0400

funkitchen:

sojustynesque:

(via dirtyprettything)

My best friend/ex-roomate used to make me a cup of tea every...

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:16:28 -0400

My best friend/ex-roomate used to make me a cup of tea every morning because he knows what crab I can be when I wake up. My best friend in high school used to come over before class every morning and make me a cup of tea for the same reason. Now that I live with a boyfriend who’s usually gone by 7:30am, I have nobody to brew my sweet, life-giving tea in the morning. And since my phone’s alarm clock gives me no incentive to actually wake up and get out of bed, this lovely gadget - an alarm clock that wakes you up to a freshly-brewed pot of tea! - could be my new best friend!

Found via Unplggd.

Makes me wish my kitchen had a window. (via Flickr; photo...

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:31:28 -0400

Makes me wish my kitchen had a window.

(via Flickr; photo credit: Rohan Anderson)

"witchaus" sounds good to me

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:17:47 -0400

"witchaus" sounds good to me:

atmospheric, sludgy, reminiscent of old Skinny Puppy/Diamanda Galas/darkwave, “witch house” (or “witch haus” or my preferred conjunction, “witchaus”) makes me nostalgic for the all-nighters i’d pull when i was an art student. makes a good soundtrack for sleep-deprivation and painting experiments.