Dice in the Mirror

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Sun, 19 May 2013 06:57:23 -0400

"Go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:56:10 -0400

“Go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an an enormous reward. You will have created something.”

- Kurt Vonnegut (via styleandsubstance)

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Sun, 19 May 2013 06:48:37 -0400

Joaquin Phoenix photographed in Brazil while visiting the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:42:08 -0400

Joaquin Phoenix photographed in Brazil while visiting the Yawanawa tribe, 2008.

aceofthelostempire: Movies you should watch: Midnight in Paris

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:48:24 -0400

aceofthelostempire:

Movies you should watch: Midnight in Paris

takemetothehavenofyourbed: Sueño con vivir personalmente esta...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:43:02 -0400

takemetothehavenofyourbed:

Sueño con vivir personalmente esta escena mil veces.

Dreaming live this scene a thousand times.

viciousminuteshour: A Letter From Ernest Hemingway to F. Scott...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:41:22 -0400

viciousminuteshour:

A Letter From Ernest Hemingway to F. Scott Fitzgerald, read by RM.

On May 10th of 1934, a month after the publication of his new novel, Tender Is the Night, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote to his friend, Ernest Hemingway, and asked for his honest opinion on the book — a tale about Dick and Nicole Diver, a couple based largely on mutual acquaintances of both Fitzgerald and Hemingway: Gerald and Sara Murphy.

Hemingway certainly responded with honesty.

Have a listen.

(http://viciousminuteshour.com)

ingridcomplex: She kissed him kind, and hard, and desperately, and the Colonel could not think...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:40:23 -0400

ingridcomplex:

She kissed him kind, and hard, and desperately, and the Colonel could not think about any fights or any picturesque or strange incidents. He only thought of her and how she felt and how close life comes to death when there is ecstasy. - Hemingway, Across the River and Into the Trees

criticalmera: we did.

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:36:29 -0400

criticalmera:

we did.

timerobber: Ernest Hemingway ahhhaha such a style

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:36:15 -0400

timerobber:

Ernest Hemingway

ahhhaha such a style

songwriting

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:35:52 -0400

songwriting

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Fri, 17 May 2013 20:35:23 -0400

iamrandyedwards: #hemingway

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:34:49 -0400

iamrandyedwards:

#hemingway

alicedelarge: “I believe that love that is true and real creates a respite from death. All...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:34:24 -0400

alicedelarge:

“I believe that love that is true and real creates a respite from death. All cowardice comes from not loving or not loving well, which is the same thing.”

Soulgasm

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:56:12 -0400

Date a boy who travels. Date a boy who treasures experience over toys, a hand-woven bracelet over a Rolex. Date the boy who scoffs when he hears the words, “vacation,” “all-inclusive” or “resort.” Date a boy who travels because he’s not blinded by a single goal but enlivened by many.

You might find him in an airport or at a book store browsing the travel guides — although he “only uses them for reference.”

You’ll know it’s him because when you peek at his computer screen his background will be a scenic splendor of rolling hills, mountains or prayer flags. His Facebook friend count will be over-the-roof and his wall will be plastered with the broken English ‘miss-you’ of friends he met along the way. When he travels he makes lifelong friends in an hour. And although contact with these friends is sporadic and may be far-between his bonds are unmessable and if he wanted he could couch surf the world… again.

Buy him a beer. Maybe the same brand that he wears on the singlet under his plaid shirt, unable to truly let go. Once a traveller gets home people rarely listen to his stories. So listen to him. Allow him to paint a picture that brings you into his world. He might talk fast and miss small details because he’s so excited to be heard. Bask in his enthusiasm. Want it for yourself.

He’ll squeak like an excited toddler when his latest issue of National Geographic arrives in the mail. Then he’ll grow quiet, engrossed, until he finishes his analysis of every photo, every adventure. In his mind he’ll insert himself in these pictures. He’ll pass the issue on to you and grill you about your dreams and competitively ask about the craziest thing you’ve ever done. Tell him. And know that he’ll probably win. And if by chance you win, know that his next lot in life will be to out do you. But then he’ll say, “Maybe we can do it together.”

Date the boy who talks of distant places and whose hands have explored the stone relics of ancient civilizations and whose mind has imagined those hands carving, chiseling, painting the wonders of the world. And when he talks it’s as if he’s reliving it with you. You can almost hear his heart racing. You can almost feel the adrenaline ramped up by the moment. You feel it passing through his synapsis, a feast to his eyes entering through those tiny oracles of experience that we call pupils, digesting rapidly through his veins, manifesting into his nervous system, transforming and altering his worldview like a reverse trauma and finally passing but forever changing the colors of his sight. (Unless he’s Karl Pilkington.) You will want this too.

Date a boy who’s lived out of a backpack because he lives happily with less. A boy who’s travelled has seen poverty and dined with those who live in small shanties with no running water, and yet welcome strangers with greater hospitality than the rich. And because he’s seen this he’s seen how a life without luxury can mean a life fueled by relationships and family rather than a life that fuels fancy cars and ego. He’s experienced different ways of being, respects alternative religions and he looks at the world with the eyes of a five-year-old, curious and hungry. Your dad will be happy too because he’s good with money and knows how to budget.

This boy relishes home; the comfort of a duvet, the safety stirred in a mom-cooked meal, the easy conversation of childhood friends and the immaculate glory of the flush-toilet. Although fiercely independent, he has had time to reflect on himself and his relationships. Despite his wanderlust he knows and appreciates his ties to home. He has had a chance to miss and be missed. Because of this he also knows a thing or two about goodbyes. He knows the overwhelming uncertainty of leaving the comforts of home, the indefinite see-you-laters at the departure gates and yet he fearlessly goes into the unknown because he knows the feeling of return. And that the I’ve-missed-you-hug is the best type of hug in the whole world. He also knows that goodbyes are just prolonged see-you-laters and that ‘hello’ is only as far away as the nearest internet cafe.

Don’t hold onto this boy. Let this boy go and go with him. If you haven’t travelled, he will open your eyes to a world beyond the news and popular perception. He will open your dreams to possibility and reality. He will calm your nerves when you’re about to miss a flight or when your rental blows a flat because he knows the journey is the adventure. He will make light of the unsavory noises you make when you — and you will — get food poisoning. He will make you laugh through the discomfort all while dabbing your forehead with a cold cloth and nursing you with bottled water. He will make you feel like you’re home.

When you see something beautiful he will hold your hand in silence, in awe the history of where his feet stand and the fact that you’re with him.

He will live in every moment with you because this is how he lives his life. He understands that happiness is no more than a string of moments that displace neutrality and he is determined to tie as many of these strings together as he can. He also understands your need to live for yourself and that you have a bucket list of your own. Understand his. Understand that your goals may at some points differ but that independence is the cornerstone of a healthy relationship when it’s mutually respected. You may lose him for a bit but he will always come home bearing a new story and a souvenir he picked up because it reminded him of you, like it was made for you and because he missed you. You might be compelled to do the same. Make sure that independence is on your bucket list and make sure it’s checked. Independence will keep your relationship fresh and exciting and when you’re together again it will forge a bond of unbreakable trust.

Find a boy who travels because you deserve a life of adventure and possibility. You deserve to live light and embrace simplicity. You deserve to look at life through the eyes of youth and with your arms wide open. Because this is where you will find joy. And better, you will find joy together. And if you can’t find him, travel. Go. Embrace it. Explore the world for yourself because dreams are the stuff reality is made from.

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Wed, 15 May 2013 11:18:46 -0400

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Wed, 15 May 2013 11:18:42 -0400

Goodbye beautiful room, I will miss ya. 🍻 to the next chapter

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:16:39 -0400

Goodbye beautiful room, I will miss ya. 🍻 to the next chapter

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Tue, 14 May 2013 21:57:43 -0400

threelittlewordsonebigmeaning: never too late.

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:55:21 -0400

threelittlewordsonebigmeaning:

never too late.