Life as I See It

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:24:37 -0400

"So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s going to be really hard; we’re gonna have to work at this everyday,..."

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:18:05 -0400

“So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s going to be really hard; we’re gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me… everyday.”

- Noah in “The Notebook”- Nicholas Sparks

"We are the generation of nostalgia. We grew up in the age of transition. From hand-written letters..."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:21:52 -0400

“We are the generation of nostalgia. We grew up in the age of transition. From hand-written letters to electronic mails. From film to digital. We were fascinated by new things, neglecting the way we spend our afternoons. Cupcakes and tea. Play-Doh and Polly Pockets. Young and naive. Technology completely changed the way we waited and we grew up too fast. The simple things in life seems more meaningful now. We grew up in the age of transition and have become the generation of nostalgia.”

- This is the best/truest thing I’ve read in so long (via thesleepingfawn)

But this explains the 90s kids

(via thebbcisslowlykillingme)

and we were taught patience from dial-up internet (partially) — now kids (from whom I’ve taught) don’t have patience for anything.

(via meggielynne)

duckmeister: I have no idea what this is but I’m pretty sure I...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:35:27 -0400

duckmeister:

I have no idea what this is but I’m pretty sure I had this nightmare last night.

That is Doctor Who and it is amazing! :)

"The fact that I’m silent doesn’t mean I have nothing to say."

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:31:00 -0400

“The fact that I’m silent doesn’t mean I have nothing to say.”

- Jonathan Carroll (via anditslove)

"At fifteen you had the radiance of early morning, at twenty you will begin to have the melancholy..."

Wed, 29 May 2013 21:24:12 -0400

“At fifteen you had the radiance of early morning, at twenty you will begin to have the melancholy brilliance of the moon.”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise (1920)
What do I get at 25, Mr. Fitzgerald?

thosewerethe90s: oh look who’s still got it

Wed, 29 May 2013 21:13:20 -0400

thosewerethe90s:

oh look who’s still got it

typette: I remember posting somewhere once in a thread about...

Wed, 29 May 2013 21:07:06 -0400

typette:

I remember posting somewhere once in a thread about why girls aren’t exploited in animation anymore where some guy said, “all the disney girls are drawn to be generally attractive, but I don’t think there are any eye-candy men… or are there? Are there any Disney men that lots of girls like?” and I mentioned Roger. Tons of girls replied agreeing with me and the original guy was like “wait, Roger? from 101 Dalmatians? What’s attractive about him, he’s tall and lanky and has a big nose, he isn’t muscley at all! Wouldn’t you all prefer Gaston or something? Or do you girls think his big nose is indicative of something else?” and I was like “no, you idiot, he’s a silly, goofy guy who likes animals and can play a bunch of instruments, that’s why he’s attractive. What’s the matter with you? Gaston, seriously?”

This is why we need more girls in animation. And more guys like Roger apparently.

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Sun, 26 May 2013 17:08:42 -0400

Yesterday was my last day at East Hamilton. I cried when I got home. As crazy, frustrating, and...

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:21:40 -0400

Yesterday was my last day at East Hamilton. I cried when I got home. As crazy, frustrating, and difficult as it has been sometimes, I have had a wonderful year. I can’t believe it has gone by so fast.

I had a few students give me gifts or write me notes saying how I made a difference in their lives and they would miss me.

My fellow counselors continually let me know how much I would be missed. I had teachers constantly saying, “What?! You’re not coming back?! You’ve been great! We’ll miss you!” etc.

To top it all off though. One of our assistant principals came to my “good-bye” lunch with the counseling department. Let me point out that he can be a narcissistic jerk sometimes, and at first I couldn’t stand him. I eventually figured him out though and grew to like him. When he was getting ready to leave after lunch, he came over to me, GAVE ME A HUG, and said some really sweet things to me. It’s hard to understand the significance of this without knowing him, but let me just say that he does NOT hug people and rarely compliments/says sincerely nice things to people. That right there almost made me cry on the spot.

Sometimes you don’t realize the impact you’ve made on people (or that they’ve made on you) until you’re leaving…

tastefullyoffensive: [via]

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:01:54 -0400

tastefullyoffensive:

[via]

tylerknott: Typewriter Series #419 by Tyler Knott Gregson Text...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:59:06 -0400

tylerknott:

Typewriter Series #419 by Tyler Knott Gregson

Text for Tired Eyes:

At this exact instant on this exact planet
there are more people than you, or I, or anyone else
would ever care to admit, that are buried beneath
the weight of wasted time.
The shoulds and supposed tos and becauses and jobs
and money and requirements and responsibilities
add up and pile up and entomb us.
How many miles separate how many people
from the lives they should be leading,
the people they should be loving and the moments
they will never get back?
The justification of this frustration
paints a glossy veneer of happiness over the rust
of the truth hiding below it.
It’s the realization of our encapsulation
that cracks the paint and lets the color fade.
When do we forget the value of what we hold
and when do we forget to care about the burying
we submit ourselves to?
Somewhere a much younger version of ourselves is staring into the future
raising tiny fists, clenched into the air
and screaming a wordless warning that falls on
deaf ears that age has stolen sound from.
We see ourselves and we see the meaning we’ve assigned
to meaningless things;
we see the imagination running off the pages we painted,
watercolors evaporating and leaving behind only blank
canvas, only dry brushes.
Hasn’t the time come to stop this, to put water
to the burning of our futures by the flames of our
past restrictions? Has not the time arrived to
mix the color in the water and dip the brush,
dried an atrophied and lonely from the waiting it too
has endured?
Live life like you love to live and make that life
the one you’ve been waiting for.
At this exact instant you and only you
can rise from the layers of wasted time,
drive your hand through the sediment and
feel the sunlight on your fingers.

Just stress from work, stress from moving, stress from...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:55:15 -0400

Just stress from work, stress from moving, stress from miscellaneous other things, etc…. and that time of the month. The emotions are back to being generally stable now, lol.

thosewerethe90s: callmekaters: WISHBONE WAS SO LEGIT. you...

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:28:59 -0400

thosewerethe90s:

callmekaters:

WISHBONE WAS SO LEGIT.

you know it

Half of what I know about classic literature I learned from Wishbone. I LOVED this show!!

My emotions are ALL over the place right now.

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:58:33 -0400

My emotions are ALL over the place right now.

tastefullyoffensive: [via]

Sat, 04 May 2013 21:50:29 -0400

tastefullyoffensive:

[via]

This is Jesse, the roughest toughest cowboy in the whole...

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:28:07 -0400

This is Jesse, the roughest toughest cowboy in the whole West. She loves critters, but none more than her best pal, Bullseye. This is Rex, the meanest most terrifying dinosaur who ever lived! The Potato Heads, Mr. and Mrs. You gotta keep ‘em together ‘cause they’re madly in love. Now Slinky here is as loyal as any dog you could want. And Hamm, he’ll keep your money safe, but he’s also one of the dastardly villians of all time, evil Dr. Pork Chop! These little dudes are from a strange alien world: Pizza Planet! And this is Buzz Lightyear, the coolest toy ever! He can fly and shoot lasers! Sworn to protect the galaxy from the evil Emperor Zurg. Now Woody, he’s been my pal for as long as I can remember. He’s brave like a cowboy should be. And kind. And smart. But the thing that makes Woody special is that he’ll never give up on you. Ever. He’ll be there for you, no matter what. You gotta promise to take good care of these guys. They mean a lot to me.

So many tears.

"If arithmetic is numbers, and if algebra is numbers and letters, then grace is numbers, letters,..."

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:22:18 -0400

“If arithmetic is numbers, and if algebra is numbers and letters, then grace is numbers, letters, sounds, and tears, feelings and dreams. Grace is smashing the calculator, and using all the broken buttons and pieces to make a mosaic.

Grace isn’t about having a second chance; grace is having so many chances that you could use them through all eternity and never come up empty. It’s when you finally realize that the other shoe isn’t going to drop, ever. It’s the moment you feel as precious and handmade as every star, when you feel, finally, at home for the very first time.

Grace is when you finally stop keeping score and when you realize that God never was, that his game is a different one entirely. Grace is when the silence is so complete that you can hear your own heartbeat, and right within your ribs, God’s beating heart, too.”

- Shauna Niequist, Bittersweet (via pureblyss)

"It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to..."

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:20:02 -0400

“It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.”

- L.R.Knost (via awelltraveledwoman)

tylerknott: Typewriter Series #383 by Tyler Knott Gregson

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:49:05 -0400

tylerknott:

Typewriter Series #383 by Tyler Knott Gregson