they say to reach for the moon because even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
i guess stars are cool, but what if you really had your heart set on the moon?
"and suppose i never ever met you
suppose we never fell in love
suppose i never ever let you
kiss me so sweet and so soft
suppose i never ever saw you
suppose we never ever called
suppose i kept on singing love songs
just to break my own fall."
- fidelity, regina spektor.
Friday, 19 August 2011
Saturday, 13 August 2011
midsummer night's dream.
"tô louca pra te ver chegar
tô louca pra te ter nas mãos
deitar no teu abraço, retomar o pedaço
que falta no meu coração
eu não existo longe de você
e a solidão é o meu pior castigo
eu conto as horas pra poder te ver
mas o relógio tá de mal comigo
porquê?
porquê?"
- fico assim sem você, adriana calconhotto.
tô louca pra te ter nas mãos
deitar no teu abraço, retomar o pedaço
que falta no meu coração
eu não existo longe de você
e a solidão é o meu pior castigo
eu conto as horas pra poder te ver
mas o relógio tá de mal comigo
porquê?
porquê?"
- fico assim sem você, adriana calconhotto.
Thursday, 11 August 2011
grab somebody sexy tell 'em hey.
LA has been a lesson in joint attention, MLUs, and engagement;
a revision of independence, self-sufficiency and ambition;
and a reminder of friendship, hospitality and generosity.
i might even go so far as saying it was worth the nightmare that was the journey from LHR to LAX. =)
a revision of independence, self-sufficiency and ambition;
and a reminder of friendship, hospitality and generosity.
i might even go so far as saying it was worth the nightmare that was the journey from LHR to LAX. =)
Saturday, 6 August 2011
there is no cake.
it's weird to be back in the states. i keep experiencing flashes of familiarity, of memories that had been tucked away somewhere in my mind. the brands sold in grocery stores, the restaurants available, the american dollars and quarters, the tv shows and ads, mass... it's strange, i think, because the us never really became home for me and yet this is where i spent almost two years of my life, so i'm surprised when things are recognizable, and surprised when things appear foreign.
it doesn't help that i came over here alone, leaving loved ones behind, just like i did almost four years ago... but this time i'm just here for a few weeks, and i'm meeting up with people from such different stages of my life - an old friend from secondary school, an old friend from the university of oregon, and my family. it's a confusing mix of same and different.
more than anything, it's the emotional flashbacks that i wasn't quite expecting. i now remember how much i turned inwards while i was here, how much self-reflection i did. i remember how independent and self-sufficient i was almost forced to become. but at the same time, being here has reminded me that it wasn't all bad, and that this part of me is still there if i ever need it.
i now see how i've had a lot of strong wind, earthquake, fire and walking on water since i've left the states, and while i was here there was a lot more of the quiet whispering.
on a separate note, people here say i speak with a british accent, but people in the uk say i sound american. last week someone asked me how they say 'lunch' in the uk.
it doesn't help that i came over here alone, leaving loved ones behind, just like i did almost four years ago... but this time i'm just here for a few weeks, and i'm meeting up with people from such different stages of my life - an old friend from secondary school, an old friend from the university of oregon, and my family. it's a confusing mix of same and different.
more than anything, it's the emotional flashbacks that i wasn't quite expecting. i now remember how much i turned inwards while i was here, how much self-reflection i did. i remember how independent and self-sufficient i was almost forced to become. but at the same time, being here has reminded me that it wasn't all bad, and that this part of me is still there if i ever need it.
i now see how i've had a lot of strong wind, earthquake, fire and walking on water since i've left the states, and while i was here there was a lot more of the quiet whispering.
on a separate note, people here say i speak with a british accent, but people in the uk say i sound american. last week someone asked me how they say 'lunch' in the uk.
Saturday, 12 March 2011
Monday, 7 March 2011
it is better to have loved and lost, than to live with a psycho for the rest of your life.
"you were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
you shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
but let there be spaces in your togetherness,
and let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
love one another, but make not a bond of love:
let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
sing and dance together and be joyous,
but let each one of you be alone,
even as the strings of a lute are alone
though they quiver with the same music.
give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
for only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
and stand together yet not too near together:
for the pillars of the temple stand apart,
and the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow."
- the prophet, on marriage; khalil gibran.
you shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
but let there be spaces in your togetherness,
and let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
love one another, but make not a bond of love:
let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
sing and dance together and be joyous,
but let each one of you be alone,
even as the strings of a lute are alone
though they quiver with the same music.
give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
for only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
and stand together yet not too near together:
for the pillars of the temple stand apart,
and the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow."
- the prophet, on marriage; khalil gibran.
Friday, 14 January 2011
september.
today, i learnt that it is easier to not know what to expect but to hope something good will happen,
than to not know what to expect but to hope that what you want will happen.
than to not know what to expect but to hope that what you want will happen.
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
carrot.
"if it's love
and we decide that it's forever
no one else could do it better
if it's love
and we're two birds of a feather
then the rest is just whenever
and if i'm addicted to loving you
and you're addicted to my love too
we can be them two birds of a feather
that flock together
love, love
got to have something to keep us together
love, love
that's enough for me."
- if it's love, train.
and we decide that it's forever
no one else could do it better
if it's love
and we're two birds of a feather
then the rest is just whenever
and if i'm addicted to loving you
and you're addicted to my love too
we can be them two birds of a feather
that flock together
love, love
got to have something to keep us together
love, love
that's enough for me."
- if it's love, train.
Friday, 7 January 2011
relativity.
never before has a period of time seemed to me both so short and so painfully long at the same time.
Saturday, 1 January 2011
it must happen with you.
2010 was the best year of my life thus far. bring on 2011!
"i've had the time of my life
no, i've never felt this way before
and i swear, this is true
and i owe it all to you...
... dirty bit."
- the time (dirty bit), black eyed peas.
"i've had the time of my life
no, i've never felt this way before
and i swear, this is true
and i owe it all to you...
... dirty bit."
- the time (dirty bit), black eyed peas.
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