Ubiquitous Musings

"There will be other lives. There will be other lives for nervous boys with sweaty palms, for..."

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:18:41 -0400

“There will be other lives. There will be other lives for nervous boys with sweaty palms, for bittersweet fumbling in the backseats of cars, for caps and gowns in royal blue and crimson, for mothers clasping pretty pearl necklaces around daughters’ unlined necks, for your full name read aloud in an auditorium, for brand-new suitcases transporting you to strange new people in strange new lands. And there will be other lives for unpaid debts, for one-night stands, for Prague and Paris, for painful shoes with pointy toes, for indecision and revisions. And there will be other lives for fathers walking daughters down aisles. And there will be other lives for sweet babies with skin like milk. And there will be other lives for a man you don’t recognize, for a face in a mirror that is no longer yours, for the funerals of intimates, for shrinking, for teeth that fall out, for hair on your chin, for forgetting everything. Everything. Oh, there are so many lives. How we wish we could live them concurrently instead of one by one by one. We could select the best pieces of each, stringing them together like a strand of pearls. But that’s not how it works. A human’s life is a beautiful mess.”

- Gabrielle Zevin, Elsewhere (via beermethatquote)

"“I love identifying the divine source as the “Universe” because it implicates you and me,..."

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:06:23 -0400

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“I love identifying the divine source as the “Universe” because it implicates you and me, inherently.

It does not conjure thoughts of one person or entity. It does not invoke a man, a prophet or a hierarchy. It invokes us, and by calling on it we affirm that we are a part of the power that answers our own prayers and wishes — not an external source or an all mighty white man.

Because the Universe is you … and yo mama. You both are the universe. We all are the divine power. “

”

- From “Why I Love The Universe More Than I Love God.”

(via dearuniversethebook)

"When I first met you, I felt a kind of contradiction in you. You’re seeking something, but at the..."

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:54:46 -0400

“When I first met you, I felt a kind of contradiction in you. You’re seeking something, but at the same time, you are running away for all you’re worth.”

- Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore (via larmoyante)

inkypages: longdeadstar: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. “Since her...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:54:01 -0400

inkypages:

longdeadstar:

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin.

“Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of has not so much as received a memorial plaque. Her newspaper obituaries do not mention her greatest discovery. […] Every high school student knows that Isaac Newton discovered gravity, that Charles Darwin discovered evolution, and that Albert Einstein discovered the relativity of time. But when it comes to the composition of our universe, the textbooks simply say that the most abundant atom in the universe is hydrogen. And no one ever wonders how we know.”

~ Jeremy Knowles

As an arm chair science enthusiast, I didn’t know her either. Thank you for educating me longdeadstar.

"So build yourself as beautiful as you want your world to be. Wrap yourself in light then give..."

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:21:04 -0400

“So build yourself as beautiful as you want your world to be. Wrap yourself in light then give yourself away with your heart, your brush, your march, your art, your poetry, your play. And for every day you paint the war, take a week and paint the beauty, the color, the shape of the landscape you’re marching towards. Everyone knows what you’re against; show them what you’re for.”

- Andrea Gibson, Evolution (via beermethatquote)

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Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:36:07 -0400

“In a moss-draped rain forest in British Columbia, towering red...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:04:19 -0400

“In a moss-draped rain forest in British Columbia, towering red cedars live a thousand years, and black bears have white coats. They are known to the local people as spirit bears.” (125 Years of National Geographic - The Big Picture)

wah-mos: rachaelvee: restoremyfateinthese: Jurassic Park 3D...

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:02:36 -0500

wah-mos:

rachaelvee:

restoremyfateinthese:

Jurassic Park 3D Official Poster

OH MY GOD

WUT?!?!

WHATFIUEKGHJRLEFUCKSJMSDLHAWHATBUJSKAFHSHITNKDFJQLJKFDK

Chesterton Windmill on Flickr.

Wed, 30 May 2012 03:04:26 -0400

Chesterton Windmill on Flickr.

chels: interjections: This kid. I hope the Internet still has...

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:23:59 -0400

chels:

interjections:

This kid.

I hope the Internet still has the same sense of humor in 25 years, because I can’t wait for the video from his own wedding where he recreates this move by move.

chels: walpaper: Hitchcock’s definition of happiness. I guess...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:08:39 -0400

chels:

walpaper:

Hitchcock’s definition of happiness.

I guess I should put Hitchcock down on my list of people whose values I agree with. (Previously: Katherine Hepburn).

nevver: Man with a plan

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:09:13 -0500

nevver:

Man with a plan

laughingsquid: Cute Dog Loves Its Mouse Toy But Gets Sad When...

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:35:52 -0500

laughingsquid:

Cute Dog Loves Its Mouse Toy But Gets Sad When The Batteries Die

nevver: Don

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:13:03 -0500

nevver:

Don

laughingsquid: Hipster Conundrum

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:07:18 -0500

laughingsquid:

Hipster Conundrum

nevver: How Do You Decide Who To Marry? [more]

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:19:45 -0500

nevver:

How Do You Decide Who To Marry? [more]

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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:57:21 -0500

heyyohhhh: thedailywhat: Music Festival Lineup of the Day: The...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:17:23 -0500

heyyohhhh:

thedailywhat:

Music Festival Lineup of the Day: The 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will feature some 125 music acts, including headliners Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, Bon Iver, The Shins, Foster The People, Skrillex, and the reunited Beach Boys.

As always, the festival will be held at Great Stage Park in Manchester, Tennessee. This year’s event will take place June 7th through the 10th.

Tickets will go on sale this Saturday.

[ap / bonnaroo.]

Sarah can we go

tastefullyoffensive: [via]

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:15:42 -0500

tastefullyoffensive:

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laughingsquid: Somebody That I Used To Know Parody Song

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:58:03 -0500

laughingsquid:

Somebody That I Used To Know Parody Song