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My wanderlust is in full swing right now. Just called all my best friends and asked where in the world they currently are and/or are planning to be. Time to check out prices for plane tickets.

I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life.
Leo Tolstoy
It should not be denied… that being footloose has always exhilarated us. It is associated in our minds with escape from history and oppression and law and irksome obligations, with absolute freedom, and the road has always led West.
Wallace Stegner

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There are so many incredible and exciting things that are close (in relative terms) to happening to me and I can’t talk to anyone about any of them. 

My friends all know that I’m not one to want to share my personal life with others, but this is different. I need to tell someone and I can’t. There’s way too may things going on. Fuck non-disclosure agreements.

nineinchnails:

I am proud to announce that the tour lineup now includes the incredible Robin Finck. The addition of Robin to the mix of players I’ve assembled makes this band incredibly powerful and versatile. We are deep in the rehearsal process and it feels exciting and great to be back at this. Lots of information, surprises and sweat headed your way. Stay tuned!

TR

Oh wow, Robin’s on guitar? As if there was any other reason that I needed to see my favorite band live again. I’m tempted to buy tickets to Paris, Milan, and New Orleans show. Not to mention that I will be seeing them in Chicago. Still bitter that there’s no LA show though.

nevver: Popular error

nevver:

Popular error

nevver: Shark week, Every week

nevver:

Shark week, Every week

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I met someone recently who reminds me so much of Sara.

The way she talks, the way she laughs, how she dresses. It’s like seeing someone come back from the dead. I’m not sure what to do with all of this. It’s overwhelming.

I need to leave the country for a bit. I might just have to pull a disappearing act. Soon.

Hi, I’m doing a survey for school and would really appreciate your opinion if you feel comfortable answering my question: What do you think is the biggest issue which needs to be addressed in today’s society regarding teens: drug and alcohol abuse, bullying, eating disorders, self harm, or depression? Thanks so much for your help!(:

I don’t think any of those things are huge issues. Most of them are way overblown out of proportions, and we as people suffer more for it. Teens will always drink, do drugs, bully each other, etc…

For many, those things are very much part of going through teenage angst and rebellion. Going through adversity is a necessary part of growing up. Yes, I know that what I said is part of the problem, but there’s a reason I say it. I’ll use bullying as an example because it’s the hot button topic that society is pretending to care about recently.

There has been a widespread campaign against all sorts of bullying in the news and social media ranging from the It Gets Better Project, to random Facebook groups raising awareness for certain bullied kids that committed suicide. I never know how to feel about this sort of stuff. On one hand I understand and support their message. Bullying people can be an awful action that leads to the suffering of another human being (and worse), but on the other hand, where do you draw the line with it? There’s been numerous times where I’ve heard people taking offense to things that they shouldn’t. With that said, I once again have to ask, where’s do you draw the line? How do you differentiate between a kid who’s bullying someone and a kid who’s being too sensitive? I believe proponents of the major anti-bullying campaigns would say that any sort of offensive statements that offend someone else can be qualified as bullying. But then what? Does everything start to become offensive? Does humor slowly dissolve into a bleak nothingness? Are we going to ban dark humor?

I know that I just went off on a bullying tangent, but I feel the same about most of the things you listed. Drugs and alcohol? There’s no solving this issue. Don’t tell kids not to do them and don’t use scare tactics. Substitute all that bullshit with a real drug and alcohol education that educates them on what they’re dealing with. The same can be said with bullying, eating disorders, self harm and depression. Give the kids easier access to guidance counselors that have some sort of background in psychology and are equipped to talking to teens. Most of these kids don’t have anyone to talk to about their problems and dealing with this stuff alone is difficult.

There’s no solution to any of these problems, no magical cure-it-all. But all this oversensitivity is far worse in my opinion. The pussification of America must stop somewhere.

Jimmy Carr on bullying. This whole skit is hilarious. There’s no way you can get away with doing this joke in the US. America is getting so politically correct, it’s disgusting.

Mamihlapinatapai

nevver:

“A look shared by two people, each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start.”
The World’s Most succinct Word

The frailty of everything revealed at last. Old and troubling issues resolved into nothingness and night. The last instance of a thing takes the class with it. Turns out the light and is gone. Look around you. Ever is a long time.
Cormac McCarthy, The Road (via speakmnemosyne)

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