August 2010
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You’ve got a fast car Is it fast enough so we can fly away? We gotta make a decision Leave tonight or live and die this way
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being sad on livejournal →
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porcelains:
emilytheunicorn:
Why Can’t I - Liz...
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“Be free, be happy, stay cute.”
– Best message written on the going-away card from my co-workers. :)
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“It’s hard to stay mad, when there’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I...”
– American Beauty (via littlemiss) (via herekitty) (via yerawizardharry) (via thealphabetsoup) (via katelizabeth) (via anditslove)
I like this movie a lot.
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Wanna ask me a question? →
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Getting e-mail from published authors is pretty...
The author whose book I reviewed sent me an e-mail because she liked my review! This makes me so happy that I am going to copy the e-mail here:
Dear Miss Chopin, Thank you for reading The Personal History of Rachel DuPree and for the terrific review. You must be flooded with books to review, and I appreciate all the time you invested in the book. I’m especially pleased with your portrayal...
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I do what makes me happy. Is there anyone else who...
I’m sorry if people think that makes me shallow, childish, self-centered, incomprehensible, careless, obsessive, foolish, immature, ditzy, silly, flighty, arrogant, narcissistic, pretentious or weird.
Except, when I say that, I mean I am not sorry.
I try not to be selfish. I try to be caring. But as for those other adjectives, I don’t care if people think they’re true. Maybe...
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hakly asked: I saw your poem featured on poetry365, just wanted to say I especially enjoyed the last stanza :D
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Also, the book review I wrote for the Richmond... →
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Objects in mirror are closer than they appear
a sestina by Allison Chopin
“What is that feeling?” he asks Kerouac-style as he is driving me home, one hand on the wheel, the other brushing my knee. Eyes on the rearview mirror, we glide through a gentle night.
It’s a misty blue, winter night, but I ignore the blurred feeling of the near-freezing air, mirror covered in frost as I roll down my passenger seat window, forgetting home. It’s hard...
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Squee!
I have a poem featured on http://poetry365.tumblr.com! Click and see. This makes me happy.
In honor of that, I had better start posting some more poetry here, in case people click on my name and read my Tumblr. :x
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I am not allowed to go shopping for a long time
PICTURES OF STUFF I BOUGHT
I was in an upbeat, happy, thrilled, bordering on manic mood today went I went shopping, so I allowed myself to buy too many things, including:
Yep, I bought the gray J. Crew cardigan. I think the shade is technically aluminum. It’s a little darker than it looks in the picture, but it is a good shade. I love it. It is the perfect length and shape and fit. I...
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This year: no drama, no regrets, no worries, no...
Oh, who am I kidding. Bring on the drama. I’m bored.
Refuse to be part of a Lost Generation.
happythings:
lifeswonders:
I am part of a lost generation and I refuse to believe that I can change the world I realize this may be a shock but “Happiness comes from within.” is a lie, and “Money will make me happy.” So in 30 years I will tell my children they are not the most important thing in my life My employer will know that I have my priorities straight because work is more important...
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“You know these new novels make me tired. My God! Everywhere I go some silly girl...”
– - “The Beautiful and the Damned”
Hah! Oh, Scotty. It’s always good to mock yourself.
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“Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what...”
– John Mayer
I somehow know exactly what he is talking about. Eight colors is just not enough.
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“(540): I’m sorry for coming into your work place and trying to smuggle you...”
– I had hoped it would work better.
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Carla: I wonder who thought up sex.
Daniel: I think it was Madonna, actually.
--"The Other Sister"
This was a cute movie.
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If you haven't heard this musical called "The Last...
I couldn’t find a suitable Youtube clip to post, so you will just have to buy the soundtrack, or get it from me. Warning: it’s sad.
Look at us, lying here Dreaming, pretending I made a promise and I took a vow I wrote a story And we changed the ending Cathy, just look at me now! Hold on, facts are facts Just relax, lay low All right, the panic recedes: Nobody needs to know ...
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I have a draft of my first novel
I HAVE A DRAFT OF MY FIRST NOVEL.
It definitely still needs some work, and some of it is probably crap, and I really should have finished it a whole year ago, but regrets and problems and aside, I know at least some of it is good, and I have a complete draft. I wrote the words “The End,” finally. I got it out of my head and out of the 12-page outline and into a novel. This feels...
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