ennui, boredom; lassitude (fatigue) [See Fatigue]

1.
"I sometimes feel a great ennui, profound emptiness, doubts which sneer in my face in the midst of the most spontaneous satisfactions."

--- Flaubert

2.
"This Ennui, for which we Saxons had no name, this word of France has got a terrific significance. It shortens life, and bereaves the day of its light."

--- Emerson

a thousand made-up loves.

Wolf Parade // This Heart's On Fire


"Sometimes they rock and roll.
Sometimes they stay at home
& it's just fine.

This heart's on fire.
This heart's on fire.
This heart's on fire.
This heart's on fire."

i'm just sitting on the shelf.

She & Him // Why Do You Let Me Stay Here

"Why don't you sit right down and stay awhile?
We like the same things and I like your style."

resolutions.

1. To focus on one thing at a time.

2. To finish what I start.

3. To push myself intellectually.

4. To push myself professionally.

5. To make more time for little, meaningful things.

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"A man shapes his resolutions in youth more by the impression that the outward world makes upon him; whereas, when he is old, it is thought that determines his actions."

--- Schopenhauer

i want something unignorable.

Things I am into this week. . .

1. Pretty stationery.









2. Gerber daisies.








3. Georgetown Cupcakes.








4. Greek food.









5. The Ting Tings.

open your eyes sometime. it's funny how i adore you.

Wheat // Closer to Mercury

Summer love moves fast.
You get a little slower when the fall moves past.
but you'll never find another love like my love.

Winter slows the pace.
Spring brings the summer back to your face,
but you'll never find another love like my love.

her low voice was heard like love.

"A lovely lady, garmented in light
From her own beauty."

--- Shelley, The Witch of Atlas, Stanza V