February 2011
17 posts
Love
To combat hate (and anything less than kindness is fueled by hate) you must simply LOVE as large as you can. Try to love those who treat you with less, and if they don’t come around, at least you’re a better person for being kind. The worst thing to do is stoop to the same level as those who’re lacking of love to spread around.
Moving is scary
I’ve been kicked out, given away, or abandoned my entire life. The concept of carefully packing my life into boxes in a logical manner, all by myself is terrifying. But the idea of a friend or acquaintance getting a glimpse into my personal mental mess, to help me pack, is even more terrifying.
Elasticity
The more frequently I am reminded of or faced with new bullshit, the easier it is not to be affected. However, not taking it personally has a drawback. I’m losing respect for the people around me.
Hip to be square
There are entire academic volumes written on the theory of photo sizes (sq format, portrait, landscape etc). It saddens me that square has become hip to people with no clue about the significance of the format or how to use it effectively. And the rise of fake emulsion, cyanotype, or Polaroid borders through apps like Instagram and Hipstamatic, do not help at all.
Try composing 12 photographs...
Who is Ellen James?
In case anyone was curious about my recent twitter name change…
Ellen James is a character from one of my favorite books, “The World According to Garp.”
She was a victim of rape and after she was raped Garp found her and her tongue had been cut out so she could never speak about her assailant.
A society of sympathetic (yet overzealous) feminists developed and started...
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[[a poem]]
Fragile and beautiful,
Applied like grandmother’s perfume
The less is spilled the longer it will last.
I showed you a treasure and you took it commonly
My heart breaks again.
Too soon...
Teacher to class: no one likes blackboard. I'd like to host our class forum on Facebook instead. Does everyone have access to Facebook?
Me: I actually commute from Egypt....
"i just want to feel special. doesn't everyone?...
Nicely said.
When did it become cool to shit on my feelings?
rewind....from the archives...read all the way to...
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Sunday, 22 August 2010
i’m probably a mess
my moods change as fast as gaga’s hairstyles i should probably shower more and shave my legs i listen to ridiculous music and wear dirty socks constantly seeing the bad in everything but you see the good in me you make me want to sing and dance and stop f...
i miss you, all
My life is falling apart and I am essentially alone. I have Brett but even he doesn’t understand the strain I am under to an extent which creates a little rift I hope will fade in time rather than grow.
My job is a joke. I feel like any moment my manager is just going to bring me to tears again and I’ll run out crying again like every day this week.
My friends are a few pairs of...
Vacation was wonderful. Only snags were an argument on the drive up, food poisoning, and Brett realizing not all his friends back home are as trustworthy as he insisted.
Being able to say “I told you so” after so much battle around my own valid opinion is one of the greatest feelings in the world, but it’s also one of the worst because to be right about people being as shitty...
