“If I had not existed, someone else would have written me, Hemingway, Dostoyevsky, all of us. Proof of that is that there are about three candidates for the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays. But what is important is Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, not who wrote them, but that somebody did. The artist is of no importance. Only what he creates is important, since there is nothing new to be said. Shakespeare, Balzac, Homer have all written about the same things, and if they had lived one thousand or two thousand years longer, the publishers wouldn’t have needed anyone since.”
—William Faulkner (via theparisreview)
June 2013
Some real creepy questions, get your fix. DO IT
- 1. Think of the last person who said I love you, do you think they meant it?
- 2. Would you date an 18-year-old at the age you are now?
- 3. When’s the last time you were aggravated and happy at the same time?
- 4. Would you ever smile at a stranger?
- 5. Is there someone mad because you’re dating/talking to the person you are?
- 6. Have you heard a song that reminds you of someone today?
- 7. What exactly are you wearing right now?
- 8. How often do you listen to music?
- 9. Do you wear jeans or sweats more?
- 10. Do you think your life will change dramatically before 2013?
- 11. Are you a social or an antisocial person?
- 12. Have you ever kissed someone whose name begins with the letter ‘A’?
- 13. What about ‘R’?
- 14. Can you drive a stick shift?
- 15. Do you care if people talk badly about you?
- 16. Are you going out of town soon?
- 17. When was the last time you cried?
- 18. Have you ever told someone you loved them?
- 19. If you could change your eye color, would you?
- 20. Is there a boy who you would do absolutely everything for?
- 21. Name something you dislike about the day you’re having.
- 22. Is it cute when guys kiss you on your forehead?
- 23. Are you dating the last person you talked to?
- 24. What are you sitting on right now?
- 25. Does anyone regularly (other than family) tell you they love you?
- 26. Have you ever wanted someone you couldn’t have?
- 27. Who was the last person you talked to before you went to bed last night?
- 28. Do you get a lot of colds?
- 29. Where is the shirt you are wearing from?
- 30. Does anyone hate you?
- 31. Do you have any empty alcohol bottles hidden somewhere in your room?
- 32. Do you like watching scary movies?
- 33. Do you want your tongue pierced?
- 34. If you had to delete one year of your life completely, which would it be?
- 35. Did you have a dream last night?
- 36. When was the last time you told someone you loved them?
- 37. Do you think you’ll be married in 5 years?
- 38. Do you think someone has feelings for you?
- 39. Do you think someone is thinking about you right now?
- 40. Did you have a good day yesterday?
- 41. Think back 2 months ago; were you in a relationship?
- 42. In the next 48 hours, will you hang out with a girl?
- 43. Has anyone told you they don’t want to ever lose you?
- 44. What’s the best part about school?
- 45. Do you have any pictures on your Facebook?
- 46. Do you ever pass notes to your friends in school?
- 47. Do you replay things that have happened in your head?
- 48. Were you single over the last summer?
- 49. Is your life anything like it was two years ago?
- 50. What are you supposed to be doing right now?
- 51. Do you hate the last guy you had a conversation with?
- 52. Are you nice to everyone?
- 53. Have you ever liked someone you didn’t expect to?
- 54. Do you think you can last in a relationship for 6 months and not cheat?
- 55. Are you good at hiding your feelings?
- 56. Do you think you like someone?
- 57. Have you kissed someone whose name starts with a ‘J’?
- 58. Do you prefer to be friends with girls or boys?
- 59. Has anyone of your friends ever seen you cry?
- 60. Do you hate anyone?
- 61. How’s your heart?
- 62. Is there something that happened in your past that you hate talking about?
- 63. Have you ever cried over a guy?
- 64. Who is probably talking a load of crap about you right now?
- 65. Are your toenails painted pink?
- 66. Will your next kiss be a mistake?
- 67. Girls love it when boyfriends cry; correct?
- 68. Have your pants ever fallen down in public?
- 69. Who was the last person you were on the phone with?
- 70. How do you look right now?
- 71. Do you have someone you can be your complete self around?
- 72. Can you commit to one person?
- 73. Do you have someone of the opposite sex you can tell everything to?
- 74. Have you ever felt replaced?
- 75. Did you wake up cranky?
- 76. Are you a jealous person?
- 77. Are relationships ever worth it?
- 78. Anyone you’re giving up on?
- 79. Currently wanting to see anyone?
- 80. Name something you have to do tomorrow?
- 81. Last person you cried in front of?
- 82. Is there someone you will never forget?
- 83. Do you think the person you have feelings for is protective of you?
- 84. If the person you wish to be with were with you, what would you be doing right now?
- 85. Are you over your past?
- 86. Have you ever liked one of your best friends of the opposite sex?
- 87. Is there anyone you can tell EVERYTHING to?
- 88. If your first true love knocked on your door with apology and presents, would you accept?
- 89. So, the last person you kissed just happens to arrive at your door at 3AM; do you let them in?
- 90. Have you ever liked someone who your friends hated?
- 91. Will you be in a relationship in 2 months?
- 92. Is there anyone you know with the name Michael?
- 93. Have you ever kissed a Matthew?
- 94. Were you in a relationship in January? How was it going?
- 95. Were you happy with the person you liked in March?
- 96. Don’t tell me lies, is the last person you texted attractive?
- 97. Who do you have texts from?
- 98. If the person you like says they like someone else, what would you say?
- 99. Have you ever kissed someone older than you?
- 100. Who’s in your profile picture with you?
- 101. Ever kissed under fireworks?
- 102. Has anybody ever given you butterflies?
“My mind speaks English, my heart speaks Russian, and my ear prefers French.”
—Vladimir Nabokov
trilingual writer that understood the very different personalities of the languages he spoke. (via delicateswans)
trilingual writer that understood the very different personalities of the languages he spoke. (via delicateswans)
Every library in America, mapped. →
justgrimes.cartodb.com
Public library outlets in United States (2010) from IMLS
This is beautiful.
These are actually really good...
- 1: Apart from tumblr, what do you like to do in your spare time?
- 2: Name a favorite of each: food, drink, color.
- 3: If you married rich and your spouse gave you $100,000 a week, what would you spend it on?
- 4: Name a favorite of each: book, movie, tv show.
- 5: If you were given the opportunity to spend 48 hours with absolutely anyone (living or dead), who would you spend it with and what would you do?
- 6: Name a LEAST favorite of each: food, drink, color.
- 7: What do you spend most of your money on?
- 8: Name a LEAST favorite of each: book, movie, tv show.
- 9: If you were sat on a plane beside your favorite celebrity, what would you do?
- 10: What is the strangest thing you have in your room? (You are not allowed to explain why you own it.)
- 11: What is a weird habit you have, or people have told you have. (Weird, not bad. No nail biting or any of that nonsense.)
- 12: What would you consider to be the biggest insult to yourself?
- 13: What are five things you absolutely have to have in your dream house?
- 14: If you could be reincarnated as any animal, which would you chose and why?
- 15: Which band (current or past) would you want to go on tour* with? (*Travel with, not preform with.)
- 16: Name a favorite of each: band, album, song.
- 17: Why is your favorite band your favorite?
- 18: How many concerts have you attended? Which was your favorite? Least favorite? If none, who do you want to see live the most?
- 19: What is one of your favorite song lyrics? (Who is it by?)
- 20: Who do you ship?
- 21: What band merch do you own? If any, whose is it and when did you get it? If none, whose do you wish you owned?
- 22: How did you learn of the band that is currently your favorite?
- 23: What celebrity do you idolize the most?
- 24: Which member from which band would you most want to lather in nutella?
Words to keep inside your pocket:
- Quiescent - a quiet, soft-spoken soul.
- Chimerical - merely imaginary; fanciful.
- Susurrus - a whispering or rustling sound.
- Raconteur - one who excels in story-telling.
- Clinquant - glittering; tinsel-like.
- Aubade - a song greeting the dawn.
- Ephemeral - lasting a very short time.
- Sempiternal - everlasting; eternal.
- Euphonious - pleasing; sweet in sound.
- Billet-doux - a love letter.
- Redamancy - act of loving in return.
I just realized that “lead” rhymes with “read”, but “lead” also rhymes with “read”.
May 2013
“Librarian Fact #928: Librarians know how to party.
They have, after all, read many books on the subject.” —Librarian facts: Librarian Fact #928 (via librariansdontlaugh)
They have, after all, read many books on the subject.” —Librarian facts: Librarian Fact #928 (via librariansdontlaugh)
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd.
So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell,
blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here.
This is still one of my all time favorite songs. Every time it comes on, I have to turn it up and sing along. “We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year:” brilliant!
“Librarians are also getting more involved with local history than ever and, by extension, with individual history. Lenstra cites one example of a librarian from a small town in southern Illinois who developed a local history Facebook page. Occasionally she would post photos on Facebook and within a short time people from her social network would identify some of the photos and the people in them. Lenstra said, “Another time the librarian wanted to purchase a local historical artifact that she found on eBay, so she just posted a message on her page to the effect that the library wanted to purchase it and she was soliciting donations. Within a day, people had pledged enough money to cover the cost. She is enthusiastic about how she — a public librarian — can catalyze the attention of people in her community around sharing local and family histories.”
—Reality Check: What Most People Actually Do with Their Personal Digital Archives | The Signal: Digital Preservation (via thequasiarchivist)
Send me 'Have You Evers' and I will reply with Yes or NO
People who are incredibly toxic will never realize their toxicity or how much of it they shove down your throat. They will think their toxicity is normal. That it is okay. That it is fine.
And that is scary.
