March 2012
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“Out of my thoughts! You are part of my existence, part of myself. You have been...”
– Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens
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“Half the width of the room was still between them, and neither made any show of...”
– The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton
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That awkward moment when, despite multiple news stations and websites listing the school closing and a phone call from the district, you are worried that school isn’t REALLY closed.
Please tell me other people have similar irrational moments…
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NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!
The snow it is a-comin’, and while I’m rather shocked that they have already called off school (we are in the upper Great Plains, and we are Hardy Stock who don’t flinch in the face of blizzards), I’m not complaining.
Maybe I can FINALLY get some extra sleep and stop feeling tired. I will also probably
watch Doctor Who
grade freshman essays
finish The Age of Innocence...
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“He had her in his arms, her face like a wet flower at his lips, and all their...”
– The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton
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“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.”
– Louis L’Amour (Matagorda/The First Fast Draw)
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Well hello, random live violinist…
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Octavia Spencer, you are so precious.
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I’m sorry, but in what UNIVERSE is Twilight on par with Forrest Gump, Titanic, Legends of the Fall, The Princess Bride, and Avatar (and the list goes on and on)?
And how dare they mention it in the same feature as Star Wars? Unacceptable!
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My mom wants to borrow my copy of Downton Abbey Series 2 when I go to see them in a few weeks for spring break.
Is it sad that I consider this a significant hardship? I need to be able to watch the Christmas Special whenever I want…
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How adorable is Jean Dujardin? And he likes cinnamon roles. He’s practically perfect…
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Nicholas Nickleby is on tv right now. Does Anne Hathaway think she’s doing a British accent? Because she isn’t…
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“He spoke without shifting his position, without even turning to look at her: if...”
– The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton
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Some Thoughts Upon Watching THAT Dance Scene for...
When Matthew holds out his hand to ask Mary to dance, it is his right hand that he holds out first, the hand that goes around her back. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT. He wants her, he needs her, etc.
“Oh God, Mary” only ever gets sexier and more filled with despair. NO IT DOES NOT MATTER THAT I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. The angst!
The look Matthew gives Mary when she tells him it was her fault is...
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“As Mary admitted her sins to Matthew, we started doing some light math and...”
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—Amanda Dobbins, Also Head Matthew/Mary Stan, Vulture (via thatramblingmind)
SOBBING.
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“The English language is like London: proudly barbaric yet deeply civilised, too,...”
– The Ode Less Travelled (via fuckyeahstephenfry)
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