hello stranger.
February 2010
Dear school,
it’s Chinese New Year..
Does my marketing test have to be this Friday afternoon? ):
“A hug is like an emotional heimlich. Someone puts their arms around you and they give you a squeeze and all your fear and anxiety come shooting out of your mouth in a big wet wad and you can breathe again.”
—Chuck (Pushing Daisies) (via eletheowl) (via allyxxally)
jump then fallllllll, jump then fall into me.
I like the way you sound in the morning,
we’re on the phone and without a warning
I realize your laugh is the best sound I have ever heard
I like the way I can’t keep my focus,
I watch you talk you didn’t notice
I hear the words but all I can think is we should be together
every time you smile, I smile
and every time you shine, I’ll shine for you
whoa oh I’m feeling you baby
don’t be afraid to jump then fall, jump then fall into me
baby, I’m never gonna leave you,
say that you wanna be with me too
cause I’m gonna stay through it all so jump then fall
well I like the way your hair falls in your face
you got the keys to me I love each freckle on your face, oh,
I’ve never been so wrapped up,
honey, I like the way you’re everything I’ve ever wanted
I had time to think it oh-over and all I can say is come closer,
take a deep breath and jump then fall into me
every time you smile, I smile
and every time you shine, I’ll shine for you
whoa oh I’m feeling you baby
don’t be afraid to jump then fall, jump then fall into me
baby, I’m never gonna leave you,
say that you wanna be with me too
cause I’m gonna stay through it all so jump then fall
the bottoms gonna drop out from under our feet
I’ll catch you, I’ll catch you
when people say things that bring you to your knees,
I’ll catch you
the time is gonna come when you’re so mad you could cry
but I’ll hold you through the night until you smile
whoa oh I need you baby
don’t be afraid please
jump then fall, jump then fall into me
baby, I’m never gonna leave you,
say that you wanna be with me too
cause I’m gonna through it all so jump then fall
jump then fall baby
jump then fall into me, into me
every time you smile, I smile
and every time you shine, I’ll shine
and every time you’re here baby, I’ll show you, I’ll show you
you can jump then fall, jump then fall, jump then fall into me, into me
yeah
Today was a fairytale.
You were the prince
I used to be a damsel in distress
You took me by the hand and you picked me up at six
Today was a fairytale
what does love mean?
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, “What does love mean?” The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined..
“When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all even when his hands got arthritis, too. That’s Love.” Rebecca - age 8
When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.” Billy - age 4
“Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.” Karl - age 5
“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French Fries without making them give you any of theirs.” Chrissy - age 6
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” Terri - age 4
“Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.” Danny - age 7
“Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss.” Emily - age 8
“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” Bobby - age 7
“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.” Nikka - age 6
“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.” Noelle - age 7
“Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.” Tommy - age 6
“During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn’t scared anymore.” Cindy - age 8
“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.” Clare - age 6
“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.” Elaine-age 5
“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.” Chris - age 7
“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.” Mary Ann - age 4
“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old
clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.” Lauren - age 4
“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” Karen - age 7
“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.” Mark - age 6
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.” Jessica - age 8
And the final one — Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. (Now this will melt your heart.) The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.”
“Love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone’s bad qualities because they somehow complete you.”
—Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby (via alongcameemily) (via quote-book)
“Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. &, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements -– the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution and for life -– weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars, & the only way for them to get into your body is if those stars were kind enough to explode. So, forget Jesus. The stars died so that you could be here today.”
—Lawrence Krauss (via hathe)
