"we never know when the bus is coming"

I love being horribly straightforward. I love sending reckless text messages (because how reckless can a form of digitised communication be?) and telling people I love them and telling people they are absolutely magical humans and I cannot believe they really exist. I love saying, "Kiss me harder," and "You're a good person," and, "You brighten my day." I live my life as straight-forward as possible.

Because one day, I might get hit by a bus.

Maybe it's weird. Maybe it's scary. Maybe it seems downright impossible to just be- to just let people know you want them, need them, feel like, in this very moment, you will die if you do not see them, hold them, touch them in some way whether its your feet on their thighs on the couch or your tongue in their mouth or your heart in their hands. 

And there is nothing more risky than pretending not to care. 

We are young and we are human and we are beautiful and we are not as in control as we think we are. We never know who needs us back. We never know the magic that can arise between ourselves and other humans.

We never know when the bus is coming. 

- Poems Porn @poemsporn_ (Instagram) -

A Changing Horizon

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. - Christopher Mccandless

Abstract Expressionism

Mona Lisa Smile. One of my favourite movies. I watched it again for what..the millionth time again last night. Every time I watch it, it makes me feel good. Julia Roberts, her beliefs in the movie. Her character that breaks the norms, its just awesome. Actually, awesome is an understatement. I love her. I love the movie. They're both amazing. Maggie Gylanhaal, one of the best character portrayals I have seen her in thus far. 

Jackson Pollack whilst creating his Composition 31 

                           (http://www.beyeler.com)

The movie was set in the early 50s. How credible the movie was in conveying the real Wellesley girls is beyond me. However, I do believe the general mentality of women of that era, to some extent, was accurately portrayed. Why travel back in time to the 50s? I am surrounded by girls who still withhold the mentality. And I have failed to understand why. 

            Composition 31, Jackson Pollack

      (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/564478895/)

What Pollock did for the widely accepted masterpiece of his, was simply to lay a canvas on the ground and start pouring oil paint over it. He repeated the action for a long time. Using other materials including traditional paint brushes, some other improvised 'brushes' and the existing Gravity, to create the image. His art forms were classified under Abstract Expressionism. How aptly named!

Not all Who Wander are Aimless

Especially not Those who seek Truth
Beyond Tradition, Beyond Image
Beyond Definition.

- Mona Lisa Smile -

Disappointment

Which hurts more?

The mistake? Or the criticism for the mistake?

Where has my heart gone

An uneven trade for the real world

Oh I want to go back to 

Believing in Everything and

Knowing nothing at all?

- Evanescence - Fields of Innocence -

Up,Up and away...to nowhere

Looking up the night sky is looking into infinity - distance is incomprehensible and therefore meaningless.

~ Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ~

Quoting Moviez...

Its past midnight here and I just finished my lab report. Was not feeling sleepy so eventually started facebook-ing and saw this note by a friend with list of quotes from her favourite movies and the rest had to guess the title of the movie. It seemed pretty fun and that inspired this post. I decided to list some of my favourite movies and their respective quotes. IF any of you guys wanna leave your answers for the titles, go ahead....:D Or instead thinking "this girl must be really bored/ had nothing else to spend her time on/ blah blah/then to actually compile a list"; perhaps you're right, BUT I really think this is fun ;)

And the List Begins....

1. "Everywhere I travel, tiny life. Single-serving sugar, single-serving cream, single pat of butter. The microwave Cordon Bleu hobby kit. Shampoo-conditioner combos, sample-packaged mouthwash, tiny bars of soap. The people I meet on each flight? They're single-serving friends."

2. "You know when I said I knew little about love? That wasn't true. I know a lot about love. I've seen it. I've seen centuries and centuries of it, and it was the only thing that made watching your world bearable. All those wars. Pain and lies. Hate... It made me want to turn away and never look down again. But to see the way that mankind loves... You could search to the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful. So yes, I know that love is unconditional. But I also know it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable and strangely easy to mistake for loathing, and... What I'm trying to say, Tristan, is... I think I love you. My heart... It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it doesn't belong to me any more. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange. No gifts. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine."

3. "We all end up in diapers"

4. "You're black. You're not even a nigger. You're an African"

5. "So I guess this is where I tell you what I learned - my conclusion, right? Well, my conclusion is: Hate is baggage. Life's too short to be pissed off all the time. It's just not worth it. Derek says it's always good to end a paper with a quote. He says someone else has already said it best. So if you can't top it, steal from them and go out strong. So I picked a guy I thought you'd like. 'We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature. "

6. "How do you know that nothing bad won't happen?"
"I don't"

7. "If you're afraid of dying it shows you have a life worth living."

8. "What rules of conduct apply in this rural situation? We have been introduced, have we not? "
"What value is there in an introduction when you cannot even remember my name? Indeed,
can barely stay awake in my presence."

9. " What do we do now? Pray? What?"
"It's 9:00. Pleasant dreams."
"W-Wait. Are you tellin' me we go to bed by 9:00?"
"I were you, I would use this time to think about my life and its direction. Or lack thereof."
"There's nothing wrong with my life. You know, before I came here, I had a career, I had
friends, I had clothing that fit. Before I came here, I was okay."
"Oh, really? From what I've heard, your singing career was almost non-existent, and your married lover wants you dead. If you're fooling anyone, it is only yourself."
"God has brought you here. Take the hint."

10. "Now, they tell me I paid my debt to society."
" Funny, I never got a check."

11. "What do you call assassins who accuse assassins?"

12. "Sorry, I have a syndrome. I don't really have a filter. I don't pick up on social cues."
"You mean you're rude?"
" Yeah, but now it's a disease I can take medication for."
"They have pills for rudeness?"
"I know...and they can't figure out the Middle East. Go figure."

13. "This dock is off-limits to civilians."
"I'm terribly sorry, I didn't know. If I see one, I shall inform you immediately."

14. "I'm telling you Jorge, the first thing you have to do when you get to America - buy a device called TiVo. Okay? Freedom means nothing if you're a slave to regular programming. I promise you that. "

And now I am sleepy......ZZZZZ.......