I know he's not perfect, but he tries so hard for me.
and I thank God that he isn't, cause how boring would that be?
it's the little imperfections. It's how horrible he is at making plans,
when he can't decide what to order for dinner,
the way he places his hand under my neck when i'm crying,
the way he looks at me when we're making love,
the way he mumbles while he dreams and the way he laughs when my hair falls in his face,
and when we're asleep but holding hands.
yeah, I live for little moments like that
when he steals my heart again and doesn't even know it.
yeah, I live for little moments like that.

We waste a lot of time running after people we could have caught by just standing still

You can have your pick of pretty women. Why me?
You're like the ocean, Pretty enough on the surface, but dive down into your depths, you'll find beauty most people never see. Lucky me. I fell in, headfirst."
-Ellen Hopkins [burned]

We need not be afraid to touch, to feel, to show emotion. The easiest thing in the world is to be what you are, what you feel.
-Leo Buscaglia

It was the type of feeling that can't be explained. The way she moved her lips the way it drove me insane, and now I'm left here in the wake of something more. She made it hard to leave as she stood by the door, in a plaid shirt and nothing more.

Yeah, but it only counts as one and that first kiss...it's the passionate one. It's the one filled by desire and attraction, and all of that, but the second kiss is rational. You got time to worry, and over analyze and most women....they prefer that first kiss, but I'm partial to the second one because it's about something more. You'll get that second kiss Joey and when you do it'll be great. It'll be real. It'll be meaningful.

And that's when she knew for sure. He had turned into a serious crush. The kind of crush that kicks you out of the driver's seat and grabs hold of the wheel. The kind that shuts off the GPS and takes you down a different road. The kind that reminds you that crushes don't always follow the rules. And sometimes they don't make sense. They make nonsense. And trying to force them or deny them is like trying to wear a maxi-dress when you're four feet tall. Just because you want it to work doesn't mean it's going to. And sometimes, the less popular choice--the one nobody will approve of but you--is a perfect fit

Did you say it? 'I love you. I don't ever want to live without you. You changed my life.' Did you say it? Make a plan. Set a goal. Work toward it, but every now and then, look around; Drink it in 'cause this is it. It might all be gone tomorrow."

He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her,
day after day. Choice: that was the thing.— Sherman Alexie

My best friend recently reminded me of a quote, by William Shakespeare,that seems apropriate. "There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound up in sorrows and in miseries. On such a full sea, are we now afloat, and we must take the current when it serves or lose our ventures." I think that what that quote means is that life is short and, opportunities are rare, and we have to be vigilant in protecting them. And, not only the opportunities to succeed but, the opportunity to laugh, to see the enchantment in the world, and...to live, because life doesn't owe us anything. As a matter of fact, I think we owe something to the world
The rest of your life is a long time and whether you know it or not it's being shaped right now. You can choose to blame your circumstances on fate or bad luck or bad choices or you can fight back. Things aren't always going to be fair in the real world, that's just the way it is but for the most part you get what you give. Let me ask you all a question. What's worse: not getting everything you wished for or getting it but finding out it's not enough? The rest of your life is being shaped right now with the dreams you chase, the choices you make and the person you decide to be. The rest of your life is a long time and the rest of your life starts right now

word of the day:
sui generis - unique

songs of the day:
under the sheets - ellie goulding
addicted to me - anjulie
shooting superstars - white panda
what if - jason derulo

youtube link of the day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE

texts from last night of the week:
didn't have any spoons so I beer bonged my chicken noodle soup. I fucking love camping.