January 2012
1 post
“Trying times are not the times to stop trying.”
– Ray Owen (via kari-shma)
November 2011
3 posts
1 tag
Stressed
I really wish nothing would scare me. I’m tired of being so afraid of everything, of hoping to hit home runs when just hitting a single is all I need. Right now, I’m standing at the plate, letting pitches whiz by me, not even swinging.
I’m tired of procrastinating. I know what I need to do, like make phone calls, or spend time looking up simple information— that’s...
October 2011
8 posts
Autographed 'FIRED' DVD Giveaway!
jakeandamir:
We’re shipping this autographed “Fired” DVD to somebody tomorrow! That’s right! Tomorrow! REBLOG THIS POST in the next 24 hours (and add your email), and we’ll randomly choose the winner at 1:00pm EST on Tuesday. Just be sure to include your email address so we can contact you.
And as always, you can still watch “Fired” — our 30 minute special — at CollegeHumor, or in HD on...
“So I wait for you like a lonely house
till you will see me again and live in...”
– Pablo Neruda (via asphyxiations)
"Love"
I have been dating my boyfriend for 6 months now and so far, neither of us has said they love the other person. I’m pretty sure I do, but I’m a fantastic wimp so it might take another 6 months for me to say it (unless he says it first). There have been a few times where maybe I’ve been listening too hard and want to hear “I love you” but he says something else...
1 tag
I feel like sitting in a corner and letting it rain on me. I don’t want to talk to anyone, I don’t want anyone to know how lame I feel and how ashamed I am of myself. Just close the door and walk away, leave me here and let me wallow. I want to stay up all night in the dark then cry myself to sleep when the sun starts to peek over the trees. No one can see me when it’s dark, so...
I clutch you to me and mutter into your neck I hate saying goodbye. You pull back and tell me don’t be sad.
I fight the tears that instantly spring to my eyes like they were waiting for your cue. I’m not as good at goodbyes as you are. Sadness slams down on me and sometimes I even cry when leave-taking needs to happen. Here’s a solution: I never leave your side. Can’t we...
1 tag
“I wondered what happened when you offered yourself to someone, and they opened...”
– Jodi Picoult (via skeletales)
September 2011
7 posts
My mother is an ineffective communicator. And when she realizes that no one has done what she think she says, she screams about it. The frustration makes me want to punch a baby.
1 tag
Those Three Little Words
Tonight my boyfriend and I spoke on the phone. We were laughing about a movie we both thought was funny and suddenly, he said it: “I love you-” my heart stopped and before I could even make sense of what I just heard he finished, “-tube.”
He loves youtube. It’s ok - I’m sure one day he’ll love me too.
4 tags
Overheard
A mother and her slightly pudgy daughter entered a fitting room at a store. The mother was trying to get a bathing suit for her daughter. They had tried on several so far, with no winners. A minute later I heard the mother exclaim:
“You know Jade, it looks magnificent! Do you love it?!”
I was expecting an animated answer in response to such an energized question, thinking excitement...
If he says he’ll call, he calls. He only has 12 minutes left of today, however. Do I cut him slack because it’s Sept. 11 and he knows people that were affected or should he still have taken one minute today just to say hi? It’s not like I’m pathetic and carried my phone with me since 3 PM just to make sure I wouldn’t miss his call. It’s not like that at all.
August 2011
3 posts
1 tag
An Encounter with Joan
JOAN is a middle-aged lady, with wild, frizzy hair that is dyed a strange reddish-orange hue. It puffs out around her head like a corkscrewed cloud. She wears thick glasses and carries a tiny, over-stuffed purse. She gives the impression that she’s in a hurry, speaking quickly and moving jerkily, yet seems to take a long time to decide on anything. One would assume she is a cat lady; a...
I'm Not Sure, But I May Be Insecure
I’m dating a very nice guy who is away for the weekend with some friends from his old work. I have absolutely no reason to suspect or expect him to cheat on me, except for my previous boyfriend did, and that was terrible.
I really do not want to be a jealous girlfriend. Here are good reasons I know he likes me and wouldn’t be evil: he saw me the night before he left; he texted me the...
July 2011
7 posts
“Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.”
– Bill Watterson (via kari-shma)
An Open Letter to All My Friends
I’m moved to tears right now, thinking about all the people in my life who care whether or not I’m happy. It’s so nice to know when life’s twists and turns knock you down or at least trip you up, there are people who want to help you get back to a happy place.
For a long time, I felt like no one knew I existed (except my family) and it was sad and lonely. But it’s...
“Do you know what it means when there’s a rainbow? In my country, it means...”
– My work mom, who is from Albania
June 2011
4 posts
1 tag
Poor Me
I feel like I’m being ignored right now. I have two people who haven’t responded to my texts, my browser is not responding, Word is not responding, Itunes crashed instead of responding. What the hell is going on? Nothing makes one feel as powerless as when no one responds.
1 tag
Trichotillomania
I want to fucking rip my eyelashes out. Specifically the lashes of the outer edge of my left eye. I feel like I’m an insane person.
“Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on...”
– Unknown
“You’re spinning on a merry-go-round at no cost. It’s whirling around a star that...”
– Ask E. Jean, she writes for Elle
May 2011
3 posts
Watchvogue:
BEHIND THE SCENES: Bruno Mars Photographed for the June Issue of Vogue
CONFIRMED: I am officially in love with Bruno Mars. Last few seconds clinched it.
Love
A lovely woman I work with, Marina, recently informed me one morning that I looked tired. I was. The night before I simply couldn’t sleep. Being a night owl means most mornings instead of just trying to be awake, I like to attempt napping while standing up. This results in me standing in a corner with glazed eyes, trying not to be caught and forced awake from my stolen naps.
Marina’s...
April 2011
2 posts
March 2011
9 posts
Overheard today: A little boy, about four years old, being pushed in a stroller by his mother down an aisle of a shop. In a loud voice:
“Hey mom? Are you going to pay? And then are you going to leave me here?”
“Speak what you think today in words as hard as cannon balls and tomorrow speak...”
– “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1841
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of...”
– Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist)
Watchjakeandamir:
Rap Teacher (With Hoodie Allen)
I have a crush on Hoodie :-)
Thank You for Being Kind
To: Stranger who found my wallet
Thanks for turning in the wallet that I didn’t even know I lost tonight. According to the hostess of the diner, you picked it up out in the parking lot and turned it right in. My credit card, license, library card and the other miscellaneous junk was all still in there. I am profoundly grateful that you chose to let me have my wallet back when it would have...
1 tag
Death Warmed Over
Today I woke up feeling fine. I was looking pretty good too. I got to work, things were normal and suddenly my stomach starts cramping. It’s not painful at first, more annoying than anything. Then the cramping moves from annoying to really painful and I feel like I’m going to barf. I scooted over to the breakroom and collapsed into the first chair I see, never mind that someone put...
“Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.”
– Joss Whedon (via kari-shma)
February 2011
2 posts
1 tag
Dreams
I usually wake up remembering my dreams. Last night I dreamed of walking into a supermarket with my entire family only to realize once we were inside that it was really some kind of cult. They “sandpapered” our car (what does that even mean?) and my older bother agreed to have it then filled up with fuel made out of corn. The cult members then spoke about their eating habits and one...
“Yeah, it’s overwhelming, but what else can we do.
Get jobs in offices,...”
– MGMT - Time to Pretend