11.06 Love is a temporary madness...

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:33:00 -0500

“…it erupts like a volcano and then it subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part.

Because that is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion…it is not lying awake at night imagining that he is kissing every cranny of your body…that is just being in love, which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.

Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew toward each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two.”

~from “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” by Louis de Bernières

Summer.

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:25:31 -0500

Envelope me in your wispy sunbeams and acoustic melodies.
Paint my eyes in your pale flaxen tints.
Sweep me off my winter boots and into the rolling sea.
Oh summer, won’t you return?

Languid dips in warm rain puddles.
Everlasting sun time crisscrossing tanned skin.
Prickling beads of sweat rolling down, down, down, down.
Oh summer, won’t you return?

Hanging slipshod hammocks and donning lopside sunhats.
Toasting fruity haze-inducing swill.
Mapping fleeting constellations of firefly bulbs.
Oh summer, won’t you return?

Most surprisingly, my kitty was very, very curious about all...

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:36:02 -0600

Most surprisingly, my kitty was very, very curious about all this cold, white fluff falling from the sky and was content to sniff the air from our doorway.

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A vintage Scarlett Johansson stars in Bob Dylan’s 8mm...

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:43:56 -0600

A vintage Scarlett Johansson stars in Bob Dylan’s 8mm video for “When the Deal Goes Down.” Gorgeous!

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i’ll admit to falling in love multiple times a day. with things i see scribbled on walls...

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:09:00 -0600

i’ll admit to falling in love multiple times a day. with things i see scribbled on walls during my daily public transit route. with eldery ladies in fur coats and clip-on earrings who wear wigs and still do their makeup in the manner of a 1950s pinup doll. with clever packaging and bits of debris that dance in the wind. with unfortunate-looking puppy dogs with sad eyes and the imprint that shoes make in wet grass. one would argue that falling in love with everything makes it less special, but they’ve got it all wrong. it just makes, for one brief moment, something fleeting and insignificant, blindingly beautiful and worthwhile.

…and aren’t we all but a flash?

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Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:07:45 -0600

under the el in chicago

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 23:52:23 -0600

under the el in chicago

Grilled Hickory Smoked Gouda & Honey Crisp Apple Sandwich

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 23:49:00 -0600

Grilled Hickory Smoked Gouda & Honey Crisp Apple Sandwich

Christmaseytime

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:53:31 -0600

We have the Eiffel Tower & the Empire State Building nestled among our ornaments.

Monty’s discovered his holiday hiding spot…

added a new vintage hat to my collection…

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:48:25 -0600

added a new vintage hat to my collection…

Violet // by Kiss Kiss Fantastic ~~ indie dreampopThis...

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:11:00 -0600

Violet // by Kiss Kiss Fantastic ~~ indie dreampop

This incredible sliver of music is brought to you by a musician I’ve known for years and years who is well overdue for some recognition. It was difficult to choose which track to feature, but ultimately the catchy jaunt of Violet proved to outmuscle the rest. It’s the perfect song to kick-off the Musical Recommendation portion of {1106} — which will hopefully tailor an unparalleled soundtrack by which to peruse my photography and musings.

Complimentary download of Kiss Kiss Fantastic’s dreamy album found here :: http://kisskissfantastic.bandcamp.com

I knit a couple of mister cozies to keep my mister warm. ♡

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:27:07 -0600

I knit a couple of mister cozies to keep my mister warm. ♡

Exquisite jewellery pieces posted by...

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:06:00 -0600

Exquisite jewellery pieces posted by http://heartandbleeker.blogspot.com.

freeze-dried ice cream // because even in the outermost reaches...

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:11:00 -0600

freeze-dried ice cream // because even in the outermost reaches of space, we crave indulgences.

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