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I'm Chris: Poet, lover of academy and porch, sidewalk and turning row. I am looking for everyone discovering her hands and camera trying to overstand the in between.

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"Civilization is entirely the product of phonetic literacy. As it dissolves with the electronic revolution, we rediscover a tribal integral awareness that manifests itself in a complete shift in our sensory lives....This new electronic environment itself constitutes an inner trip, collectively, without benefit of drugs. The impulse to use hallucinogens is a kind of empathy with the electronic environment." - Marshall McLuhan
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“Sir you are not the voice of this generation, of this decade. In fact with all the auto tuning on your records you’re barely the voice of your own albums.”

—Stephen Colbert, in reference to Kanye West saying “I will go down as the voice of this generation.” (via youwontfindhiminchina) (via emilyposts) (via shorterexcerpts)

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

— Mark Twain (via phineaspoe) (via wooliebear) (via comedowneasy) (via acidreams)

“Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?”

—Clarence the angel in It’s a Wonderful Life (via A life with no Twitter? How to Ensure Your Twitter Network Never Dies (Even if Twitter Does) ) (via kenmat)

Grab the book closest to you. Go to page 56. Find the 5th sentence. Write that sentence in the text box.

The anarchic chaos of postmodernism has given artists the freedom to “carry their own ball” and be artistically responsible to themselves, but isn’t it time to consider the effect of art on one’s own health and the web of human relations?

- The Mission of Art by Alex Grey (who, if I’m not mistaken, knows a thing or two about successful baking in his own right)

Thanks for the prompt, Tyler.

fareastmeetswildwest:

1 cup chopped walnuts

-BakeWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking WITH OVER 200 MAGNIFICENT  RECIPES, by Shirley O. Corriher

Courtesy of Jesse and Ade. The cover doesn’t lie. This book is MAGNIFICENT.

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“To destroy is always the first step in any creation.”

—e. e. cummings (via lostandfound) (via iamallface)

“Your handwriting, the way you walk. Which pattern you chose. It’s all giving you away. Everything you do shows your hand. Everything is a self-portrait. Everything is a diary”

—Chuck Palahniuk. (via iamallface)

“Would those of you in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you’ll just rattle your jewelry.”

—John Lennon (via meganmalice)
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“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution.”

—Kahlil Gibran

“It’s mass media. It’s hamburger for the apocalypse.”

—Bowie fan, from Almost Famous (via inothernews)

“I would start a revolution, but I just bought a hammock.”

—Zach Galifianakis (via 24freedinners)

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”

—(via those-tinyfolk) (via becausewhy) (via skysignal) (via pterodactyl) (via meganmalice)
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“Every single person has at least one secret that would break your heart. If we could just remember this, I think there would be a lot more compassion and tolerance in the world.”

—unknown (via becausewhy) (via skysignal) (via xyzprincess) (via frannyandzooey) (via amandoline)