things I really want to do right now
- wander through a sunny marketplace in the south of france
- watch a shakespeare play in an outdoor theatre
- take shrooms
- picnic in the english countryside
- get really stoned and visit a planetarium
- sit in a warm bath with a wonderful book
summer
- dusky fireflies
- bird/cricket symphonies
- sidewalk chalk
- barbecues and bonfires
- really dirty feet
- joyrides
- jumping into lakes
- wild blackberries
- popsicles and smoothies
- warm night air
textures
- goosebumps
- insect wings
- spiderwebs
- orchid petals
- birch bark
- kiwi skin
- wet feathers
- lips
- waffle cones
- earlobes
- patent leather
- horse noses
- scabs
- black satin
what if
- my walls were all covered in moss
- i could speak to foxes and crows
- i could keep a rainbow in a jar
- gargoyles could speak
- salad bars served rose petals
- owls were big enough to ride
colors
- stormcloud grey
- ripe cherry red
- honeydew
- dusky lavender
- luna moth green
- apricot
- rich mahogany
- spruce blue
- parchment
- bone
- green grape
- swimming pool blue
- café au lait
- noir
scents
- pine needles in the sun
- melting snow
- new asphalt
- cedarwood
- burning leaves
- new paper
- gardenias
- campfires
- nighttime humidity
- very old books
spring in places that have spring
- budding leaves
- green grass
- honeysuckle
- azaleas
- redbud
- pear blossoms
- lilacs
- robins
- dogwoods
- hydrangeas
- cherry blossoms
- tulips
- magnolias
- virginia bluebells
- a sweet perfume in the calm night air
“spring” in wisconsin
- rotten snow
- brown, trampled grass
- brown buildings
- naked trees
- murky puddles
- muddy footprints
- crunchy sidewalks (from leftover sand and salt)
- not quite warm enough
- a sky so blue above the drab, brown earth
words
- rustling
- thistledew
- cobblestone
- nectarine
- wash
- kingly
- cedarwood
- perfume
- suave
- dusk
- swimming
songs that induce nostalgia
- i miss you / blink-182
- loch raven / animal collective
- avril 14th / aphex twin
- the world at large / modest mouse
- other towns and cities / camera obscura
- leaves eclipse the light / eluvium
- 14 april / musette
- postcards from far away / coldplay
- landslide / fleetwood mac
- 1979 / smashing pumpkins
- hurt / johnny cash
- the garden that you planted / sea wolf
- as tears go by / the rolling stones
Things to remember:
- be kind to everyone, no matter what.
- give compliments to at least three people every day.
- recycle as much as you possibly can.
- don’t weigh yourself and don’t count calories. numbers are pretty pointless and they will just make you feel bad about yourself.
- write down your thoughts/feelings/experiences in a journal, even if it’s just a bulleted list. you will enjoy reading them years from now.
- get the hell off your computer. go outside, paint a picture, call a relative, explore the grocery store, cuddle kittens at the pet store. there is a whole world outside the internet.
- eat things that satisfy you, nourish you, and make you feel good and healthy.
- exercise because it makes you feel alive and refreshed.
- there is at least one person in this world who loves you very very very much.
- smile everywhere you go.
- forgive people.
wishing for
- dusk
- flowers
- warmth
- crickets
- thunderstorms
- cedarwood
- grandfather clocks
- bonfires
- honeysuckle
- owls
- fireflies
