Wilderness Holds Hope

"It’s not as if I don’t have anything to read; there’s a tower of perfectly good unread books next to..."

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:51:41 -0700

“It’s not as if I don’t have anything to read; there’s a tower of perfectly good unread books next to my bed, not to mention the shelves of books in the living room I’ve been meaning to reread. I find myself, maddeningly, hungry for the next one, as yet unknown. I no longer try to analyze this hunger; I capitulated long ago to the book lust that’s afflicted me most of my life.”

- Lewis Buzbee, The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop

Weekend adventure came to a close…so what’s next?

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:50:18 -0700

Weekend adventure came to a close…so what’s next?

heybialowas: First peak of the summer.

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:01:17 -0700

heybialowas:

First peak of the summer.

expose-the-light: Bacteria Friends by Alison Kim

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:58:53 -0700

expose-the-light:

Bacteria Friends by Alison Kim

The Unteachables: A Generation that Cannot Learn

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:05:54 -0700

The Unteachables: A Generation that Cannot Learn:

“Even more seriously, such students have not only been misled but fundamentally malformed. They have never learned to listen to criticism, to recover from disappointment, or to slog through difficulties with no guarantee of success except commitment. The person who is never challenged is also never refined, never learns to cope with the setbacks that come on the way to high endeavor. And it is not only in the academic realm, of course, that they may be hampered: a full life outside of university also requires the ability to confront one’s weaknesses and recover from defeat.”

A well-written account of what I witnessed consistently through my university education, I even see the mentality in myself at times. A generation that believes they will succeed just because of the miracle of their existence, absolutely fascinating.

e-t-u: heathermae: this looks PERFECT. “He smiled...

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:14:56 -0700

e-t-u:

heathermae:

this looks PERFECT.

“He smiled understandingly-much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself.”
-f. scott fitzgerald

"It’s not about thrill seeking, that’s not what we’re talking about. It’s..."

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:02:04 -0700

“It’s not about thrill seeking, that’s not what we’re talking about. It’s about going where your passion leads and sharing that with people you care about. Not just sleep-walking through life. This is the real world, a primordial place. A world not made by man, you’re getting this glimpse of eternity.”

- Jon Krakauer in the Alaskan wilderness.

vwiola: I don’t dream about a Disney prince, I dream about...

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:01:18 -0700

vwiola:

I don’t dream about a Disney prince, I dream about Roger.

I still read like this.

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:58:57 -0700

I still read like this.

black-wolves: Moments After Sunset! (by AL zanki (d10b Q8))

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:03:36 -0700

black-wolves:

Moments After Sunset! (by AL zanki (d10b Q8))

Photo

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:02:01 -0700

Photo

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:43:00 -0700

I just can’t stop...

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:01:00 -0700

I just can’t stop watching…fascinating.

edwardspoonhands:

NATHAN BARNATT!! He’s my new favorite.

wilwheaton: From r/ITookAPicture: I left my shutter open for 30...

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:02:00 -0700

wilwheaton:

From r/ITookAPicture: I left my shutter open for 30 seconds in the wilderness at 10.30pm, under a full moon.

There are other links in the comments that are breathtakingly beautiful.

"People will show you who they are, but we ignore it because we want them to be who we want them to..."

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:59:08 -0700

“People will show you who they are, but we ignore it because we want them to be who we want them to be.”

- Don Draper

Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967- John Mayer

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:09:17 -0700

Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967- John Mayer

Photo

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:06:29 -0700

John Green's tumblr: sonder

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:47:28 -0700

John Green's tumblr: sonder:

dictionaryofobscuresorrows:

n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep…

I always feel this way in airports watching people rush to fly all over the world or at 3am when I’m driving down the highway and there are other people doing the same. Why are they here and where are they going?

"And for all life ultimately ends in infirmity, disease, death, and oblivion—still better than high..."

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:53:35 -0700

“And for all life ultimately ends in infirmity, disease, death, and oblivion—still better than high school.”

- Dan Savage

http://www.itgetsbetter.org/

I have such a strange love and fascination for this movie.

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:24:25 -0700

I have such a strange love and fascination for this movie.