Dust of Snow

***Disclaimer: As approximately 94.87695% of these posts are written in the late hours of the night or the wee hours of the morning, anything I say cannot be used against me. I am prone to memory loss, misuse of the English language, and random pieces of thoughts that often make no sense during the day, so at night, those conditions are magnified tenfold. Typing errors are exempt as well.


With that being said, it's Quote Time:

Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order. -Anatole France, novelist,
essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)

Extreme justice is extreme injustice. -Marcus Tullius Cicero, statesman,
orator, writer (106-43 BCE)

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of
those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too
little. -Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd US President (1882-1945)

These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the
shelves. -Gilbert Highet, writer (1906-1978)

Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it. -Christopher Morley,
writer (1890-1957)

For all our conceits about being the center of the universe, we live in a
routine planet of a humdrum star stuck away in an obscure corner ... on an
unexceptional galaxy which is one of about 100 billion galaxies. ... That
is the fundamental fact of the universe we inhabit, and it is very good for
us to understand that. -Carl Sagan, astronomer and writer (1934-1996)


Now that I've been able to catch up with all the quotes, it is more enjoyable to read about five of them instead of the usual 50,000. I only leave a few out...some of them are just really nonsensical or random. So this is the cream of the crop.

In regard to the disclaimer above, I would like to make a Disc 2 of the Counting Crows soundtrack of my life. It really was late, and I was thinking about doing a Disc 2 then, but I was wiped. So here it is now:
Miami - Such a great song...especially the end. And my name's in it, too! :D "She can pull the sunlight through me" <- Love that line!
Sullivan Street - The second song I ever heard by the Crows, in complete contrast to Mr. Jones. It surprised me so much, the emotion of it all. It only ensured my love of the band.
Raining in Baltimore - There are so many days when I feel like this song. Again, Adam is extremely deep. "It's raining in Baltimore/fifty miles east/where you should be/no one's around"
Perfect Blue Buildings - So visual "Asleep in perfect blue buildings/beside the green apple sea" And another emotion he manages to express: "Wanna get me a little oblivion/try to keep myself/away from me"
All My Love - Always been a favorite of mine, don't know how I managed to forget it. Definitely one of my top favorite lines: "Well, it was cold when I awoke/and the day was halfway done/nearly spring in San Fransico/but I cannot feel the sun"..."If I could give all my love to you/I could justify myself/but I'm just not comin through/you're a pill to ease the pain of all the stupid things I do"
Up All Night - HOLY CRAP! How did I forget this one?! Seriously, possibly my favorite line ever, definitely one of the top: "I've been up all night/I might sleep all day/get your dreams just right/and let em slip away"
I Wish I Was A Girl - Such a sweet song. Surprise, another favorite! "I wish I was a girl/so that you could believe me/and I could shake this static every time I try to sleep/I wish for all the world/that I could say/hey, Elizabeth, you know/I'm doin alright"
St. Robinson In His Cadillac Dream - My song of the moment...has been for about three weeks. Can't get it out of my head. Awesome lyrically. Fave line: "And I keep thinking tomorrow is coming today/I am endlessly waiting"
Catapult - While it is a good song, I really can't say that I understand or have experienced the full extent of it. That's why I put it last - hopefully, it will be part of the future.
If I forgot any, it was completely unintentional, as far as I know. Once again, it's late.

So, life's been interesting lately, but when is it not? It's been good for the most part. Lots of laughs, and I'm thankful for that. When the day starts going downhill, there's usually someone there to brighten it up. I'm undecided about everything. But I guess that's leaving my options open? That's with school, everything. Most lately, though, I've experienced an immense amount of dislike for people who lie. It's just amazing how full of shit they really are. It makes you want to ask them, "Where do you come up with this?" I guess it is my fault, partly, for falling for it. Another softer side of me is now becoming calloused, and I begin to worry that if something really good comes along, I won't be able to believe it. Maybe that's just part of life...becoming numb. Or just disbelieving. I won't fall for it again. The end.
With that being said, I'm surprised at how relatively easy it is to stay out of drama (with girls, mostly), it's just an indifference, really. Friends with everyone. It's not too difficult (knock on wood). I'm extremely excited about Christmas! Only one more day of school for me (again, knock on wood...the finals thing)!!!! And I'll just be sleeping and reading and cleaning and relaxing and spending time with family. What more could you ask for?!?!
Tiredness is setting in...that's a sign that I need to be going.
Found this poem and loved it - it really describes how my days go. You just see something out of the ordinary that makes your whole day a little better.

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!!!


The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree

Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued

-Robert Frost