notes to myself

birthday wish

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:09:40 -0400

I decided what i want this year: a time machine.

cheja: The Passive Aggressive Raven this is especially...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:57:12 -0400

The Passive Aggressive Raven

this is especially hilarious as me and the husband have recently been taken up with the Following and can’t get enough of it. if I were Ryan Hardy, I’d send Carroll a copy of this because so much LOL.

Needless to say, Michel Gondry is one of my favorite...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:04:36 -0400

Needless to say, Michel Gondry is one of my favorite directors.
Cannot wait to watch Mood Indigo.

True story

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:42:23 -0500

True story

Moon River, wider than a mile, I’m crossing you in style some...

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:04:18 -0500

Moon River, wider than a mile,
I’m crossing you in style some day.
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker,
wherever you’re going I’m going your way.
Two drifters off to see the world.
There’s such a lot of world to see.
We’re after the same rainbow’s end—
waiting ‘round the bend,
my huckleberry friend,
Moon River and me.

wilwheaton: I posted this on Twitter this morning, because I...

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:27:52 -0500

wilwheaton:

I posted this on Twitter this morning, because I believe it’s good advice, but about 1 in 20 or so replies accused me of being selfish or narcissistic, or — worst of all — an Objectivist.

I’m not a big fan of getting into “Someone is wrong on the Interent,” but I wanted to clarify a little bit in a way that Twitter does not allow.

What I get out of this quote is this: if there is a toxic person in your life who does nothing but bring you down and hurt you, then you should respect yourself enough to remove that person from your life. Life is too short to maintain toxic and negative relationships.

This doesn’t mean that you don’t make an effort to work on building and maintaining positive, healthy, fulfilling relationships. It doesn’t mean that you don’t make an effort to be kind and generous and just take take take. It means that if you’re constantly “making up” or something like that with a person, you’re not in a healthy, fulfilling relationship. You’re in a toxic relationship, and time you spend maintaining toxic relationships is time wasted that could be spent — invested — into relationships that bring you joy and make you a better person.

Know and recognize the difference between healthy and toxic relationships, positive and negative people, and respect — and love — yourself enough to choose the ones that make you happy and inspire you to grow as much as you possibly can. People who drag you down because it makes them feel better about themselves are not worth your time.

Where I think people may have interpreted this as selfish or narcissistic is in the clumsy wording of people or activities “serving” you. I’d take people out of that portion of the advice and apply it directly to the forehead.

Or, you know, just apply it to the “activities” part and think about where you’re investing your time and energy — your most precious and limited resource — and what yo’ure getting back from it.

Mostly, though, this quote encapsulates advice I’ve given my children and applied to my own life: respect yourself enough to leave a romantic or platonic or business relationship that is causing you more harm than good. To borrow a quote from Green Day: “You can’t go forcing something if it’s just not right.”

Good advice!

forbiddenforrest: walk by hkvam on Flickr.

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:56:28 -0500

forbiddenforrest:

walk by hkvam on Flickr.

mandinsky: Bill piérdete una Murray

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:20:57 -0500

mandinsky:

Bill piérdete una Murray

Photo

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 06:26:11 -0500

i’m so jealous of coppolas! do you have to be so talented!

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:07:29 -0500

i’m so jealous of coppolas! do you have to be so talented!

Photo

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:09:10 -0500

Chain of Facts I’ve just seen the “Seeking a friend...

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:39:28 -0500

Chain of Facts

I’ve just seen the “Seeking a friend for the end of the world.” I loved the movie, but i’m not going to talk about the movie.

I want to tell you what i’ve learnt from the movie.

* Before Creep by Radiohead, there was The Air That I Breathe by The Hollies.

* However, the song was not composed by The Hollies. It was composed by Albert Hammond who happens to be Albert Hammond Jr’s father.

* And Albert Hammond Jr plays in The Strokes which is one of my favorite bands.

i was looking for the one last video that would make me laugh...

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:02:03 -0500

i was looking for the one last video that would make me laugh before i go to bed- found this one. epic!

sleep

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:51:27 -0500

if i could help it, i would sleep only once a week.

la javanaise by serge gainsbourg <3

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:24:39 -0500

la javanaise by serge gainsbourg

maxasaurus: Currently watching Charade. I couldn’t really...

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:16:35 -0500

maxasaurus:

Currently watching Charade. I couldn’t really decide which poster to post… so here’s five…

Today a friend of my told me that it is cool to know Wim...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:23:36 -0500

Today a friend of my told me that it is cool to know Wim Wenders’s Chambre 666. So here is my cool post.

Bottle Rocket aka best love scene ever! if i should name just...

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:44:16 -0500

Bottle Rocket aka best love scene ever!

if i should name just one love scene, it would definitely be this one!

nevver: Wanna see something really scary?

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:17:16 -0400

nevver:

Wanna see something really scary?

Rainmaker reminds of me the Mule from the Foundation and Empire...

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 09:22:42 -0400

Rainmaker reminds of me the Mule from the Foundation and Empire by I. Asimov.