summer songs

one that is 3am in crave
a nocturnal enclave vibrant and ethereal


one that is ackerman union's mailroom
wispy muttered wishes and a midnight skype


one that is gentle buzz in a lonely mile high club
driving bass, plastic ginger ale, a friendly new zealander

backpack..

always have a home too small to fit all of your friends

I was just blowing out the candles on my birthday cake when I heard a metallic thump and crash outside of my building. I went to a window and looked out to see a man motionless on his side in the middle of the road, head down. I could hear a man yelling "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god" repeatedly. Emergency teams responded and now we can only hope for the best for him.

On a day of celebrating the beginning of my life, it puts it all in perspective. Life is too fleeting to not be thankful for every moment. I know I we can all forget that at times, but we have to always count our blessings.

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."

vilification or truth?

the myth of sisyphus

the opposite of loneliness

this is a part of american history that really makes me smile

i wish i could go to catalina for the people and the hiking (mainly the people) but i'm going to go to bed tonight pretty content. i feel just a little bit more alive now.

thaw.

internet thank you

2 final papers totaling ~35 pages, 6 final projects (1 turned in today), and an ACT and then junior year will be conquered.

it's nice to have a well organized end in sight. here we go.

it's kinda just a slap in the face. i don't know if it's one of those slaps that wakes you up or one that stems from infuriated karma but it stings.

one week in january, three hundred texts. whoa. that happened.

that weird feeling of clearing an entire inbox of text messages.

i love reading italian out loud. there's some unique enjoyment that i get out of it.

my city

see y'all on the other side.

sigh

OH MY GOD EULER'S FORMULA AND EULER'S IDENTITY

THIS IS THE GREATEST MOMENT IN MY EDUCATION

THE GREATEST MOMENT IN MY LIFE

lagrange error bounds, you drive me crazy. don't give me nightmares.

vegetable focaccia with roasted garlic, caramelized onions, black pepper NY steak, and melted brie. side salad of butter lettuce, arugula, artichoke hearts, and green olives

as the hem of her dress gently kisses the grass

pomona's nice.

my god, this song.

ibuprofen and hour long phone calls and walking circles in the cul de sac during those hours and berries and a window and a goodnight.

rest in peace, trayvon

continuing my streak of saturdays where i feel unaccomplished, get sick, and fail to get very far.

the lakers are my refuge.

thank you dfish, for all of the memories you've built for me and my childhood. thank you for all of the clutch shots and dirty work plays. thank you for showing the world how to be a great father and leader on and off the court. you will always be my hero because of your leadership. i don't care what the stats say, the leadership you show in the locker room, on the floor, and as the head of the players association is something that i hope to grow into and emulate one day.

if i'm going to any laker games in the future, i'm going to want to be at one of your homecomings. la's always here.

madness

overwhelmingly overwhelmed

something, make my day. i'm too meh right now to go make my own day.

sniffly saturday

mediocrity

homecoming '11

chest pains, dessicated eyes

pali sci bowl, so proud.

simply forlorn

very well done.

you made it outta bed, task one, crossed off/
step two, show them that you aint gon' be a rag doll/
stand up, backbone, strong enough to break falls/
ref is tryna make amends, look at all those late calls

testaments to mediocrity.

everything will be better with a full night of sleep. or maybe two. three would be thorough.

scale

hah.

the story of a suicide

the girl in the window

that was the worst night of dreams i've ever had.

i'd so much rather watch the state of the union address than do homework.

there's something about great orators that's so fascinating and enviable and i don't even care about the politics of it all - i simply just love experiencing obama's incredible ability to give a speech.

january: no burgers

too many left half-written

classics colorized

that was one of the best non-musical weekends i've ever had. even was pretty productive, too.

work hard, play harder.

tumblr dazzles me with all its ingenuity and creativity and ideas and eloquence and art and everything that keeps me going back, but there are just some things i don't understand in the community. so many things that i don't think i'll ever understand. but that's alright.

places i want to try right now:

• gyu-kaku
• bossa nova
• 800 degrees
• casa azul
• fundamental l.a.
• milo olive

sometimes i read old letters as if they were new and relevant. like i just received it.

perth
on loop
infinity