I tell my piano the things I used to tell you

"I just think life is meaningless altogether, most of the time. Yes, there is beauty in the moment,..."

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:41:51 -0700

“I just think life is meaningless altogether, most of the time. Yes, there is beauty in the moment, but beyond that? People come and go and you can never count on anyone, and life is just life; a mystery, and ultimately meaningless. The meaning is in the creation, and the creation is a human construct; and people just make up stuff in order to get through life.”

- René Vernor, Anything Is Possible (via irrationa-l)

"Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don’t over-analyze your..."

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:43:43 -0700

“Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don’t over-analyze your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.”

- Leo Buscaglia (via middlenameconfused)

aseaofquotes: Lisa Kleypas, Smooth Talking Stranger

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:46:06 -0700

aseaofquotes:

Lisa Kleypas, Smooth Talking Stranger

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Sat, 25 May 2013 04:48:20 -0700

treasurewisesilliness: This is Japan in a nutshell. Forget all...

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:50:51 -0700

treasurewisesilliness:

This is Japan in a nutshell. Forget all the crazy stuff with the weird tv programs and the cosplaying—that’s just the outer shell that gets attention because it’s unusual. This, this is the beauty of the country. I’ve had little grandmothers chase me down because I dropped my shinkansen tickets. In amusement parks, the attendants do their upmost to get lost items (usually cardigans or kids’ shoes) back to the owners—before the owners even realize they’d lost said item(s). I’ve had complete strangers not only give my thorough directions but have offered to drive me to the place I needed to go.

It is so, so, so hard to go back to the States after you get the J-treatment. I mean, Japan has its downside (“What is this madness you call pizza???”), but the general attitudes of everyone—even the so-called hardcore yankees (two of whom who, on a blazing summer day, helped me find one of my schools when I was heinously lost in the labyrinth that is the neighborhood in which said school is located)—is the epitome of the mindset that I wish everyone would adopt. Because yelling at people gets you nowhere. And being able to empathize with people kinda helps make this country a really nice place to live in.

teamepiphany: Virtual supermarkets are popping up in subway...

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:53:12 -0700

teamepiphany:

Virtual supermarkets are popping up in subway stations in South Korea, where commuters can virtually shop for items while waiting for the train to come. Customers simply scan an item’s QR code using the free “Homeplus” app and can have it delivered to their doorstep before they even get home. Ranked as the 2nd most hard-working country in the world to Japan, South Korea is rewarding its workers with this timesaving gem.

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Sat, 25 May 2013 01:55:43 -0700

"Never in reply to the question, to what country you belong, say that you are an Athenian or a..."

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:58:13 -0700

“Never in reply to the question, to what country you belong, say that you are an Athenian or a Corinthian, but that you are a citizen of the world. For why do you say that you are an Athenian, and why do you not say that you belong to the small nook only into which your poor body was cast at birth?”

- Epictetus | Discourses of Epictetus (via blogut)

"As Americans, we have this naïve assumption that people all over the world are struggling and way..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:02:53 -0700

“As Americans, we have this naïve assumption that people all over the world are struggling and way behind us. They’re not. Sweden and South Korea have more advanced high speed internet networks. Japan has the most advanced trains and transportation systems. Norwegians make more money. The biggest and most advanced plane in the world is flown out of Singapore. The tallest buildings in the world are now in Dubai and Shanghai. Meanwhile, the US has the highest incarceration rate in the world.”

- 10 Things Most Americans Don’t Know About America
(via vezenkor)

"Be with somebody who knows what they have when they have you."

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:05:23 -0700

“Be with somebody who knows what they have when they have you.”

- (via theselittlewondersstillremain)

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Fri, 24 May 2013 21:07:41 -0700

jj-eune:

"When she is happy, she can’t stop talking, when she is sad she doesn’t say a word."

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:10:11 -0700

“When she is happy, she can’t stop talking, when she is sad she doesn’t say a word.”

- Ann Brashares (via creatingaquietmind)

"Sometimes I feel like I’m slowly floating away. I’m constantly looking for something to grab on to..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:12:23 -0700

“Sometimes I feel like I’m slowly floating away. I’m constantly looking for something to grab on to so I don’t lose myself.”

- Kasie West (via hellanne)

"We’re stronger in the places that we’ve been broken."

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:56 -0700

“We’re stronger in the places that we’ve been broken.”

- Ernest Hemingway (via moaka)

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Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:44 -0700

"My memory loves you; it asks about you all the time."

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:35 -0700

“My memory loves you; it asks about you all the time.”

- Jonathan Carroll (via faithtrustandangeldust)

"I find out a lot about myself by sleeping. Dreams, they are who I am when I’m too tired to be me."

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:24:28 -0700

““I find out a lot about myself by sleeping. Dreams, they are who I am when I’m too tired to be me.””

- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not for Sale (via funpoolparty)

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