here I am again
without much to offer by way of moral worth
I’ve a rich collection of defeats
maybe that’s to your liking?
I don’t know, do you?
if I’m to be quite frank
your likes and dislikes have never been
all that clear to me
presumably love is something you’re in favor of
and I’ve found it possible to love
but never without a certain anguish
whether that’s the way you intended it
or that’s a problem all my own
I can’t say, can you?
I’ve never wanted to pain others
I’ve never wanted to pain myself
I guess I can plead good intentions
but I needn’t tell you about good intentions
and the road to hell
I’ve often wondered: did you yourself intend
when you got it all going
that to live would be so complicated
to find a way in the world so hazardous?
did you have any idea at all
that living would involve such confusion
and such heartbreak?
I can’t be sure any of this will mean much to you
I can’t even be sure that your exist
as more than a figment of my own mysterious psyche
it’s a risk to open up to you
who knows, I may be branding myself a terrible fool
but whats not a risk? what’s guaranteed to be foolproof?
so here I am again
praying for some modest bravery
so that I can go on saying to you: here
I am again
Anna Zoria and pop culture
Vincent Van Gogh - Majolica Jar with Branches of Oleander. August 1888. Oil on canvas.
(Source: fckyeaharthistory, via nalune)
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The big question
What is life?
Life is a property of an ensemble of units that share information coded in a physical substrate and which, in the presence of noise, manages to keep its entropy significantly lower than the maximal entropy of the ensemble, on timescales exceeding the “natural” timescale of the decay of the (information-bearing) substrate by many orders of magnitude.
C. Adami, Introduction to Artificial Life (1998)
You’re welcome.
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Furr by Blitzen Trapper
There is nothing better than listening to this song on a sunny day.
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The Lord Knows Best by Dirty Beaches
The lord knows best
When it comes to you,
And you know well that I
Don’t give a damn about anything but you.
Oh, yes, you do
I’ve traveled through the streets,
And I’ve walked through the valleys,
The Lord knows best that I
Don’t give a damn about anyone but you.
Oh, yes, he does
The Lord knows best
When it comes to you.
Oh, yes, he does
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Caine’s Arcade
Am I turning into a softie? This kid just built an arcade out of cardboard, nbd. Why am I crying?!
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Sometimes I forget that there are so many different ways to live a life. This video is about a man who collects random memorabilia and keeps the doors of his home open—simple as that.
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Quiz: which of these movie titles describes your sex life?
1. Clueless
2. Whip It
3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
4. Girl, Interrupted
5. There Will Be Blood
6. 8 1/2
7. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
8. Gone in 60 Seconds
9. Superbad
10. Y Tu Mama También
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Grimes (musician)
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In 2009, Boucher and her then-boyfriend from Tennessee constructed a 20-foot houseboat, named the “Velvet Glove Cast in Iron,” with the intention to sail it down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans. The cargo included chickens, a typewriter, 20 pounds of potatoes and a gifted copy of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Boucher and her companion adopted the names “Varuschka” and “Zelda Xox” for the trip.[8] Due to engine trouble and subsequent harassment from the Minnesota police, the journey was cut short and the houseboat and chickens were impounded.[8]
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After 91 years of continuous operation, the original buildings of the Massachusetts Mental Health Center closed and was replaced by newer facilities in November 2003. To mark this transition, artist Anna Schuleit was commissioned for a site-specific project to commemorate the life and history of MMHC. Schuleit filled the rooms, hallways and stairwells with nearly 28 000 potted flowers, all in bloom.
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After 91 years of continuous operation, in November of 2003 the original buildings of the Massachusetts Mental Health Center were shut down and replaced by newer facilities. To mark this transition, artist Anna Schuleit was commissioned for a site-specific project to commemorate the life and history of MMHC. Schuleit filled the rooms, hallways and stairwells with nearly 28 000 potted flowers, all in bloom. Schuleit said of her installation,
“Bloom was a reflection on the healing symbolism of flowers given to the sick when they are bedridden and confined to hospital settings. As a visiting artist I had observed an astonishing absence of flowers in psychiatric settings. Here, patients receive few, if any, flowers during their stay. Bloom was created to address this absence, in the spirit of offering and transition.”
