my name is sky
"Ad astra per aspera"
But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.John Steinbeck, East of Eden (via daniel-castaneda97)
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Welcome back, sunshine.
And a thank you also to the rain for growing the grass and the vetch and the buttercups and the clover and the wild strawberries so tall and delicious.
Weather, you are a lovely thing.
it’s these little things that really do make my heart melt
a run through the sand into the open ocean water, a frantic fork battle for that last bite of burrito, tugging on the blankets to steal the warmth of comfort. friendship really does make living worthwhile. you guys really are the best.
And then there’s you.
And maybe I’m just a little smitten.
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my favorite poet, my inspiration— I need a hard copy of this book
Maybe a bit early. But I have a few of these cards for sale in ye olde shoppe*
* Why do I always feel compelled to add “ye olde” in front of everything? **
** because I am a fool.
Bathroom puns for Anorak magazine
Mental Floss’s new YouTube channel with the Vlogbrothers recently launched, and John Green kicks it off with debunking a series of things we generally believe are true from Marie Antoinette, to the Declaration of Independence, and even the myth that gum takes seven years to digest.
I’ve been lied to by sources I thought reliable.
I need a minute, you guys.
if you ever think mythology is boring or serious business or whatever shit
just remember that cerberus, the hell-hound and guard dog of the underworld, comes from the root indo-european word ḱerberos, which evolved into the greek word kerberos, which got changed to cerberus when it went from greek to latin
ḱerberos means “spotted”
that’s right
hades, lord of the dead, literally fucking named his pet dog spot
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Life always give us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor, every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every breath. Every moment is the guru.Charlotte Joko Beck (via electric-wish)
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Plate III. Oriental moths and butterflies. Mimicry in Butterflies. 1915. Author Reginald Crundall Punnett.
Project Gutenberg via Wikimedia.
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Here I am, a bundle of past recollections and future dreams, knotted up in a reasonably attractive bundle of flesh. I remember what this flesh had gone through; I dream of what it may go through. I record here the actions of optical nerves, of taste buds, of sensory perception. And, I think: I am but one more drop in the great sea of matter, defined, with the ability to realize my existence.Sylvia Plath (via coffeemaps)
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