what are you waiting for.

Also,

That's all for today.

le sigh.

"C'est cela l'amour, tout donner, tout sacrifier sans espoir de retour." -Albert Camus

there's a reason 98% of my poetry posts come from this man.

also,

I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it’s very difficult to find anyone.
— The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkein)

only in fantasyland.

sherlock holmes meets steampunk by lambskin featuring lipsy dresses

a quarter of a century.

Working in a law firm that deals mainly with divorce has given me a completely different perspective of marriage, and not necessarily a good one. One of the reasons that I was so shocked when I first started working there was because of the most awesome example of marriage that I've had my entire life--that of my parents. Honestly, seeing their example and that of both sets of grandparents has been the only thing keeping me committed to getting married someday.

I've seen what happens when a couple lets selfishness and worldly aspects of life become more important than keeping their family together through eternity. Luckily I never had to deal with that personally.

Today is my parents' 25th wedding anniversary. I want to say congratulations to them and how much I love them. They are my best friends and I am so grateful to have grown up with them as my parents. They've created a close-knit bunch of freaks, but we're each others' freaks, ya know?

I cannot wait for the day when I have my own family and can pass on all the traditions and happiness that my parents have given me. Love you, mom and dad!

(Look at my dad, all tan and Californian. And my mom, just a small town girl from Utah. Adorable!)

it's things like this.

"A pain stabbed my heart, as it did every time I saw a [boy] I loved who was going the opposite direction in this too-big world." Jack Kerouac, On the Road

love this man.

Apparently I'm the last to hop on this bandwagon but it's one of those things where not one single crap is being given, because I'm here now.

This man's songs? And his face, style, and general amazingness? Lots of love.












Photo by Lauren Dukoff.

I'm pining away.

No, not for any old boy, but for a city--London. I was in the middle of getting ready for bed and it hit me how much I wish I was there now, waking up in the early morning. My dog and I would take a walk in Kensington Garden or Hyde Park before breakfast. After tramping and exploring the damp pathways of these parks, we would pick out a nice table at Caffe Nero and have breakfast while reading The Guardian.

I miss Hampstead Heath and Camden. I miss the smelly Tube and being carried along by the crowds on Oxford Street. I miss Southwark and Borough Market. I miss the history and my ward and the light. I miss the rain in the morning and going to museums for free. I miss knowing Stonehenge is 90 miles to the west, and being able to be go to Paris for a weekend. I miss my city.