I agree with you (whoever made this)
November 24, 2009
Survival poem #17 by Marty McConnell
because this is what you do. get up.
blame the liquor for the heaviness. call in late
to work. go to the couch because the bed
is too empty. watch people scream about love
on Jerry Springer. count the ways
it could be worse. it could be last week
when the missing got so big
you wrote him a letter
and sent it. it could be yesterday, no work
to go to, whole day looming.
it could be last month
or the month before, when you still
thought maybe. still carried plans
around with you like talismans.
you could have kissed him last night.
could have gone home with him, given in,
cried after, softly, face to the wall, his heavy arm
around you, hand on your stomach, rubbing.
shower. remember your body. water
hotter than you can stand. sit
on the shower floor. the word
devastated ringing the tub. buildings
collapsed into themselves. ribs
caving toward the spine. recite
the strongest poem you know. a spell
against the lonely that gets you
in crowds and on three hours’ sleep.
wonder where the gods are now.
get up. because death is not
an alternative. because this is what you do.
air like soup, move. door, hallway, room.
pants, socks, shoes. sweater. coat. cold.
wish you were a bird. remember you
are not you, now. you are you
a year from now. how does that
woman walk? she is not sick or sad.
doesn’t even remember today.
has been to Europe. what song
is she humming? now. right now.
that’s it.
November 23, 2009
Up And Down
I keep regurgitating my previous meal
Because of my bad hourly posture.
But unlike a mother bird
I have no babies to feed, to love,
Or to clean
And spitting on myself
Just isn’t the same.
No,
It’s not
No,
It’s not
No,
It’s not
No,
It’s not
No,
It’s not
The same.
November 17, 2009
Here's THE GAME: Grab the book nearest you. Right now. • Turn to page 56. • Find the fifth sentence. • Reblog these instructions & post that sentence • Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST book.
elharrington:itskelseyyo:phoebejeebies:thisisdiamond:babywhalesforsale:drawingtheline:
vibinbby:mr—smith:haileyyy:precarious-peace:raineyday:without-words:
livetolove1234:sabinasblog:“Well, Harry… time for us to be off,” said Dumbledore at last, standing up and straightening his long black cloak.
“Took yeh from the ruined house myself, on Dumbledore’s orders.”
“She had quite a lot of sex appeal, too, if you really want to know.”
“In either case, the end result is one fearsome monster.”
“Or is this all nonsense?”
“Yes. It has often led him to be liberal and generous, -to give his money freely, to display hospitality, to assist his tenants, and relieve the poor.”
“The crest on the paper was a number of souls gathered round a mountain, with a little arch of text underneath.”
La mano che scrive sembra staccarsi dal corpo e si prolunga in liberta’ assai lungi dal cervello, che, anch’esso in qualche modo staccato dal corpo e divenuto aero, guarda dall’alto, con una terrible lucidita’, le frasi inattese che escono dalla penna.
[The hand that writes seems to disconnect itself from the body and to prolong itself so far from the head, that the head, too, in some way disconnected from teh body e changed into an airplane, looks down from above, with a terrible clarity; phrases unexpected emerge from the pen.]
If he does not modify his old way of observing things while traveling — if he still tries to perceive proximity and distance in equal measure — the result, as noted in 1862 by The Lancet, a medical journal, is fatigue:
A gracefully time-worn mirror and round coffee table (an excellent foil to a boxy seating area) introduce some history and patina to the modern mix.
She was wrong : It was the biggest of the century.
(Sleeping Beauty and the Airplane - Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
This person wants to run a bath and then read in bed.
(No one belongs here more than you. Stories by Miranda July)
November 16, 2009
“ My life’s not gonna get any less complicated any time soon
Nancy.
October 29, 2009
(Morvern Callar, 2002)
October 28, 2009
(via dirtylittlestylewhore)
Wanted to buy the furry jacket but my friend who was with me at that time gave me the look.
“ I miss her smell and the way she tastes. It’s a mystery of human chemistry and I don’t understand it. Some people, as far as their senses are concerned, just feel like home.
High Fidelity (via bowlingalleylawyer) (via gunstreetgirl) (via spectra) (via littlem) (via thedarkspark) (via unicornology) (via lapetitemort) (via vinnieinfurs) (via paganpoetry)
Handy How to Say it Guide
1. Abaeté: Ah-bye-ah-tay
2. Alejandro Ingelmo: Allay-handro In-gel-mo
3. Andrew Gn: Andrew Jen (rhymes with “ten”)
4. Andy Thê-Anh: An-dee Tay-Ann
5. Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march
6. Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa
7. Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
8. Balmain: Bal-mah
9. Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
10. Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree
11. Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some
12. Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
13. Cesare Paciotti: Che-sah-ray Pah-cho-tee
14. Chaiken: Chay-ken
15. Christian Lacroix: La-Kwa
16. Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tin (“tin” rhymes with the French word “vin”)
17. Diane von Furstenberg: Fur-sten-berg (pronounced as spelled)
18. Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten
19. Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
20. Etienne Aigner: Eh-tee-yen On-yay
21. Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
22. Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
23. Givenchy: Jee-von-shee
24. Giambattista Valli: Gee-ahm-battista Valley
25. Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn
26. Hermès: Air-mez
27. Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay
28. James Perse: James Perse (as in a lady’s purse, not ‘pierce your ear’)
29. Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock
30. Junya Watanabe: Joon-ya Wah-tah-nah-bay
31. Lambertson Truex: Lam-bert-son Tru-ex
32. Lanvin: Lon-vin (“vin” also rhymes with the French word for “wine”)
33. L’Wren Scott: Le-ren Skot
34. Loewe: Low-ev-ay
35. Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton
36. Madame Gres: Madame Gray
37. Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
38. Mainbocher: Maynbo-shay
39. Moschino: Mo-ski-no
40. Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay
41. Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-siss-so Ro-dree-gez
42. Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air
43. Olivier Theyskens: Oli-vier Tay-skins
44. Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
45. Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er
46. Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)
47. Rei Kawakubo: Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo
48. Rodarte: Ro-dar-tay
49. 6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)
50. Sonia Rykiel: Sonia Ree-kee-eel
51. Sophia Kokosalaki: So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee
52. Thakoon: Ta-koon
53. Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
54. Tibi: Tbi (not Tee-bee)
55. Tocca: Toe-ka
56. Versace: Ver-sah-chee
57. Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay
58. Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to
59. Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lor-ron
60. Zac Posen: Poe-zen
