This is beautiful to me :

“

Do you know the legend about cicadas?

They say they are the souls of poets who cannot keep quiet because, when they were alive, they never wrote the poems they wanted to.

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—	John Berger

Jeeves :

I would one day like to adopt an otter. His name will be Jeeves, he will have a monocle, and will wear a red bow tie. He will reside primarily on my shoulder, learn to scat in eight different languages, and will spend his free time making lattes, reading Tolstoy, and playing the triangle with his tail.

This is the second instance in which I nightmare about the Joker invading my dreams and terrorizing everyone in them. It's a bit disconcerting to know that my brain writes more terrifying horror stories than what is actually found in comic books.

Do, give

What being American means to me:

American modernism as defined by:

• Art
• Literature
• Jazz

"In another country, she would be a decent woman. Here, she begs and perhaps sells herself. Her tragedy is repeated million times over in this city. What then must we do? We must give with love to whomever God has placed in our path."

Lists :

I found this list that I wrote about a year ago, within the confines of my English notebook:

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"What you think about, you should do."

* What do you want? :

• Travel abroad
• Drive about Spain and EAT. FOOD.
• Sit atop a roof in Greece, overlooking the ocean
• Visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Obtain my masters degree
• Get married
• Help others
• Stay in shape when I'm older
• Read books and novels
• Move away from my current city
• Go hang-gliding
• See waterfalls in Croatia
• Take figure drawing classes
• Photograph well
• Make people think
• Empower the weak
• Love God
• Serve others
• Live by the ocean/sea
• Love others
• Write
• Keep a journal/photodocument
• Do well in school
• Talk about/learn about sociological perspective on sex and sexuality
• Learn and study the Bible
• Drink teas
• Be loved
• Road trip
• Educate others
• Create awareness
• Instill passion
• GIVE
• Have money to give
• Have money to pay for school
• Be pursued
• Wear/buy rain boots
• LOVE
• Learn about:
• Philosophy
• English
• Humans
• Ethics
• Sexuality
• Gender
• Ethnicity
• Cultures
• See Jamie Cullum live once more
• Go to a jazz club
• ART:
• Do
• Make
• See
• Treasure San Diego

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It's nice to be reminded of myself, to myself, from myself.