(100th Post)

I never thought it would be this hard this soon.

Idealized Others

Looking in from the out, there is a class of people who, to me, appear able to live with a complete lack of self-consciousness. They are above and beyond the ones that I tend to idolize. The freedom to completely be oneself, sans distractions, results in such a beautiful life.

Morning Thought

sometimes i want to dig into my heart
and find out the everything of what i want.
then i will give it to me.
and say,
"see? this isn't that great,
matter-of-fact, it's awful.
now enjoy everything between you and this."

Of This Morning

It is raining outside, the perfect kind of cleansing falling from the delectably grey sky. I have my coffee and a good book.
Are the planets aligned?

My Seasonal Love is Out of Season

I constantly miss autumn. All year long, whenever it is not fall I miss it. Just looking at photographs of those amber/green or burnt orange or scarlet leaves or thinking about Michigan in autumn brings me right back to this intense longing for that most beautiful and evocative of seasons.
Sorry summer. You're lovely and all, and I will enjoy you. Just know that my true love is not with the endless sunshine or beaches, but with the crisp rain and rich scent of autumn. The same goes for you, spring and winter. You're both nice, but not the best thing.
Autumn is my love.

So, I've been thinking about this thing a good bit lately. Let's look at a list of some of my favorite writers:

Frank McCourt
C. S. Lewis
Oscar Wilde
Samuel Beckett
James Joyce
Malachi McCourt

Notice a theme, anyone? It doesn't have to do with the pictures.... And Greg doesn't get to answer.

Idealized Self-Image (or Idealised if you're Greg)

I've always kinda wanted to be someone who follows music blogs and keeps up on what's going on in the off-Billboard music world. I used to read one of OldeEnglish's member's blogs, but I fell away. So, now I'm working on getting some new ones to follow.

Right now they include the following:
Music is Art
I Guess I'm Floating
Can You See the Sunset?

Now, I know some of you people know the lowdown in this corner of the interweb. Please share your wisdom with me.

ps. yes. I linked to a picture of THEM. I was going to do Rihanna or Taylor Swift, but I thought I'd go for straight loathing rather than a mixture of ehhh/mild enjoyance/dislike.

pps. I've also wanted to be one of those jazzy people who use the tag/label things. I'm trying that as well.