March 2012
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“Just give me a sign, There’s an end and a beginning, To the quiet chaos...”
– New York ~ Snow Patrol
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waldosia
dictionaryofobscuresorrows:
n. [Brit. wallesia] a condition characterized by scanning faces in a crowd looking for a specific person who would have no reason to be there, which is your brain’s way of checking to see whether they’re still in your life, subconsciously patting its emotional pockets before it leaves for the day.
February 2012
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waitingforteaagain:
Words to keep inside your pocket:
Quiescent - a quiet, soft-spoken soul.
Chimerical - merely imaginary; fanciful.
Susurrus - a whispering or rustling sound.
Raconteur - one who excels in story-telling.
Clinquant - glittering; tinsel-like.
Aubade - a song greeting the dawn.
Ephemeral - lasting a very short time.
Sempiternal - everlasting; eternal.
Euphonious -...
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“I have noticed that if you look carefully at people’s eyes the first five...”
– Sue Monk Kid (via slekes)
Oh that I could just look into your eyes for just 5 seconds then.
“From an early age she had developed the art of being alone and generally...”
– Sebastian Faulks, The Girl At The Lion D’or (via enchants)
lypophrenia: a feeling of sadness seemingly without a cause
drapetomania: an overwhelming urge to run away
escapism: a mental desire to retreat from unpleasant realities through fantasy
wanderlust: a desire to travel, to understand one’s very existence
dysania: the state of finding it difficult to get out of bed in the morning
sanctuary: a small safe place in a troubling world
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