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astrocatz:

My baby girl (Taken with instagram)

Have you hugged an animal today?

astrocatz:

My baby girl (Taken with instagram)

Have you hugged an animal today?

Jenny Owen Youngs – Have You Forgotten
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Have you forgotten?

 – 
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

I’m not saying that I’ve given up. I’m just trying not to think, as much I used to. Cause ‘never’ is lonely little messed up word. Maybe I’ll get it right someday.

For the first time in a long time
I can say that I want to try. I feel helpless for the most part, but I’m learning to open my eyes. And the sad truth of the matter is I’ll never get over it. But I’m gonna try to get better and overcome each moment, in my own way.

I so want to get back on track.
And I’ll do whatever it takes,
even if it kills me.

Regrets

From Arise India Forum:


“For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives.

People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate someone’s capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected, denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Every single patient found their peace before they departed though, every one of them.

When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Here are the most common five:

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.

It is very important to try and honour at least some of your dreams along the way. From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it.


2. I wish I didn’t work so hard.

This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children’s youth and their partner’s companionship. Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.

By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the income that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.


3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.

Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.

We cannot control the reactions of others. However, although people may initially react when you change the way you are by speaking honestly, in the end it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level. Either that or it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win.


4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

Often they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.

It is common for anyone in a busy lifestyle to let friendships slip. But when you are faced with your approaching death, the physical details of life fall away. People do want to get their financial affairs in order if possible. But it is not money or status that holds the true importance for them. They want to get things in order more for the benefit of those they love. Usually though, they are too ill and weary to ever manage this task. It is all comes down to love and relationships in the end. That is all that remains in the final weeks, love and relationships.


5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called ‘comfort’ of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again.

When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again, long before you are dying.”

Panic! At The Disco – Time To Dance
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

fueledbyramen:

Panic! At The Disco: Time To Dance

Here’s a song from Panic! At The Disco’s debut album A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out released in 2005 by Decaydance and Fueled By Ramen. Before getting signed, the band released a demo version of this song online along with two other songs. All three were recorded with Matt Squire for the album.

Have some composure
Where is your posture? Oh, no, no.
You’re pulling trigger
Pulling the trigger, all wrong

Find this album on Spotify / iTunes / Amazon / Fueled By Ramen Webstore

Invisible Monsters

Can’t believe it’s me and Winston the Dog’s last week together. Even though he threw up in my room the first week we were living together he’s the best roommate I ever had. So call me, whatever.

Photo of him hungover from my going away party that he DJ’d last night and didn’t invite me to. Here’s some sample tracks of what he was spinning:

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/call-me-maybe-rize-remix

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/levels-vs-somebody-that-i-used

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/01-heartbeat-justin-faust

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/young-blood-tiesto-hardwell

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/midnight-city-eric-prydz

http://soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/sleepyhead-borgore-remix

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/automatic-sndclsh-dj-kue

Can’t believe it’s me and Winston the Dog’s last week together. Even though he threw up in my room the first week we were living together he’s the best roommate I ever had. So call me, whatever.

Photo of him hungover from my going away party that he DJ’d last night and didn’t invite me to. Here’s some sample tracks of what he was spinning:

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/call-me-maybe-rize-remix

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/levels-vs-somebody-that-i-used

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/01-heartbeat-justin-faust

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/young-blood-tiesto-hardwell

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/midnight-city-eric-prydz

http://soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/sleepyhead-borgore-remix

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/automatic-sndclsh-dj-kue

thexxsoundboard:

New Look - Nap On The Bow 

seahorsesmusic:

Don’t forget to watch Emily perform with FUN. tonight on The Late Show with David Letterman!!! 11:30pm EST

Late Night with Emily the Lightbulb.

seahorsesmusic:

Don’t forget to watch Emily perform with FUN. tonight on The Late Show with David Letterman!!! 11:30pm EST

Late Night with Emily the Lightbulb.

My top 10 bands I still need to see are:

1. The National

2. M83

3. The xx

4. Paper Route

5. Fleet Foxes

6. MGMT

7. MeWithoutYou

8. Outkast*

9. Jack White

10. Of Monsters and Men

List and order is subject to change. Video is of The National. Famous angels never come through Vegas.

*Peter Bjorn and John if Outkast doesn’t get back together.

booksonmixtape:

Our mix of “Invisible Monsters” by Chuck Palahniuk…
How To Destroy Angels - The Space Between
Panic! At The Disco - Time To Dance
Andrew Bird - Fake Palindromes
The Ettes - You Never Say
Radiohead - Creep
Motion City Soundtrack - Invisible Monsters
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult - A Daisy Chain 4 Satan - 4 Ever & Ever Mix
Grimes - Nightmusic (feat. Majical Clouds)
The Naked And Famous - Kill The Littleblackdots
WZRD - Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
The xx - Night Time
Steel Train - Dakota
Subscribe: http://open.spotify.com/user/adamtaj/playlist/1NMdKPMVCZ61TlO7isaJ09
Summary
She’s a fashion model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden freeway “accident” leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she goes from being the beautiful center of attention to being an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists. Enter Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, one operation away from becoming a real woman, who will teach her that reinventing yourself means erasing your past and making up something better. And that salvation hides in the last places you’ll ever want to look.
In this hilarious and daringly unpredictable novel the narrator must exact revenge upon Evie, her best friend and fellow model; kidnap Manus, her two-timing ex-boyfriend; and hit the road with Brandy in search of a brand-new past, present, and future. Changing names and stories in every city, they catapult toward a final confrontation with a rifle-toting Evie - by which time we will have learned that loving and being loved are not mutually exclusive, and that nothing, on the surface, is ever quite what it seems.

More, yeah, www.booksonmixtape.com, etc.

booksonmixtape:

Our mix of “Invisible Monsters” by Chuck Palahniuk…

How To Destroy Angels - The Space Between

Panic! At The Disco - Time To Dance

Andrew Bird - Fake Palindromes

The Ettes - You Never Say

Radiohead - Creep

Motion City Soundtrack - Invisible Monsters

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult - A Daisy Chain 4 Satan - 4 Ever & Ever Mix

Grimes - Nightmusic (feat. Majical Clouds)

The Naked And Famous - Kill The Littleblackdots

WZRD - Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

The xx - Night Time

Steel Train - Dakota

Subscribe: http://open.spotify.com/user/adamtaj/playlist/1NMdKPMVCZ61TlO7isaJ09

Summary

She’s a fashion model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden freeway “accident” leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she goes from being the beautiful center of attention to being an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists. Enter Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, one operation away from becoming a real woman, who will teach her that reinventing yourself means erasing your past and making up something better. And that salvation hides in the last places you’ll ever want to look.

In this hilarious and daringly unpredictable novel the narrator must exact revenge upon Evie, her best friend and fellow model; kidnap Manus, her two-timing ex-boyfriend; and hit the road with Brandy in search of a brand-new past, present, and future. Changing names and stories in every city, they catapult toward a final confrontation with a rifle-toting Evie - by which time we will have learned that loving and being loved are not mutually exclusive, and that nothing, on the surface, is ever quite what it seems.

More, yeah, www.booksonmixtape.com, etc.

astrocatz:

My baby girl (Taken with instagram)

Have you hugged an animal today?

astrocatz:

My baby girl (Taken with instagram)

Have you hugged an animal today?

Regrets

From Arise India Forum:


“For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives.

People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate someone’s capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected, denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Every single patient found their peace before they departed though, every one of them.

When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Here are the most common five:

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.

It is very important to try and honour at least some of your dreams along the way. From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it.


2. I wish I didn’t work so hard.

This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children’s youth and their partner’s companionship. Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.

By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the income that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.


3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.

Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.

We cannot control the reactions of others. However, although people may initially react when you change the way you are by speaking honestly, in the end it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level. Either that or it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win.


4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

Often they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.

It is common for anyone in a busy lifestyle to let friendships slip. But when you are faced with your approaching death, the physical details of life fall away. People do want to get their financial affairs in order if possible. But it is not money or status that holds the true importance for them. They want to get things in order more for the benefit of those they love. Usually though, they are too ill and weary to ever manage this task. It is all comes down to love and relationships in the end. That is all that remains in the final weeks, love and relationships.


5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called ‘comfort’ of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again.

When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again, long before you are dying.”

booksonmixtape:

Rest well Maurice Sendak.

booksonmixtape:

Rest well Maurice Sendak.

Can’t believe it’s me and Winston the Dog’s last week together. Even though he threw up in my room the first week we were living together he’s the best roommate I ever had. So call me, whatever.

Photo of him hungover from my going away party that he DJ’d last night and didn’t invite me to. Here’s some sample tracks of what he was spinning:

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/call-me-maybe-rize-remix

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/levels-vs-somebody-that-i-used

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/01-heartbeat-justin-faust

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/young-blood-tiesto-hardwell

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/midnight-city-eric-prydz

http://soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/sleepyhead-borgore-remix

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/automatic-sndclsh-dj-kue

Can’t believe it’s me and Winston the Dog’s last week together. Even though he threw up in my room the first week we were living together he’s the best roommate I ever had. So call me, whatever.

Photo of him hungover from my going away party that he DJ’d last night and didn’t invite me to. Here’s some sample tracks of what he was spinning:

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/call-me-maybe-rize-remix

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/levels-vs-somebody-that-i-used

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/01-heartbeat-justin-faust

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/young-blood-tiesto-hardwell

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/midnight-city-eric-prydz

http://soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/sleepyhead-borgore-remix

http://m.soundcloud.com/freshoncampus/automatic-sndclsh-dj-kue

thexxsoundboard:

New Look - Nap On The Bow 

seahorsesmusic:

Don’t forget to watch Emily perform with FUN. tonight on The Late Show with David Letterman!!! 11:30pm EST

Late Night with Emily the Lightbulb.

seahorsesmusic:

Don’t forget to watch Emily perform with FUN. tonight on The Late Show with David Letterman!!! 11:30pm EST

Late Night with Emily the Lightbulb.

My top 10 bands I still need to see are:

1. The National

2. M83

3. The xx

4. Paper Route

5. Fleet Foxes

6. MGMT

7. MeWithoutYou

8. Outkast*

9. Jack White

10. Of Monsters and Men

List and order is subject to change. Video is of The National. Famous angels never come through Vegas.

*Peter Bjorn and John if Outkast doesn’t get back together.

(Source: colorwar)

booksonmixtape:

Our mix of “Invisible Monsters” by Chuck Palahniuk…
How To Destroy Angels - The Space Between
Panic! At The Disco - Time To Dance
Andrew Bird - Fake Palindromes
The Ettes - You Never Say
Radiohead - Creep
Motion City Soundtrack - Invisible Monsters
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult - A Daisy Chain 4 Satan - 4 Ever & Ever Mix
Grimes - Nightmusic (feat. Majical Clouds)
The Naked And Famous - Kill The Littleblackdots
WZRD - Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
The xx - Night Time
Steel Train - Dakota
Subscribe: http://open.spotify.com/user/adamtaj/playlist/1NMdKPMVCZ61TlO7isaJ09
Summary
She’s a fashion model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden freeway “accident” leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she goes from being the beautiful center of attention to being an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists. Enter Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, one operation away from becoming a real woman, who will teach her that reinventing yourself means erasing your past and making up something better. And that salvation hides in the last places you’ll ever want to look.
In this hilarious and daringly unpredictable novel the narrator must exact revenge upon Evie, her best friend and fellow model; kidnap Manus, her two-timing ex-boyfriend; and hit the road with Brandy in search of a brand-new past, present, and future. Changing names and stories in every city, they catapult toward a final confrontation with a rifle-toting Evie - by which time we will have learned that loving and being loved are not mutually exclusive, and that nothing, on the surface, is ever quite what it seems.

More, yeah, www.booksonmixtape.com, etc.

booksonmixtape:

Our mix of “Invisible Monsters” by Chuck Palahniuk…

How To Destroy Angels - The Space Between

Panic! At The Disco - Time To Dance

Andrew Bird - Fake Palindromes

The Ettes - You Never Say

Radiohead - Creep

Motion City Soundtrack - Invisible Monsters

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult - A Daisy Chain 4 Satan - 4 Ever & Ever Mix

Grimes - Nightmusic (feat. Majical Clouds)

The Naked And Famous - Kill The Littleblackdots

WZRD - Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

The xx - Night Time

Steel Train - Dakota

Subscribe: http://open.spotify.com/user/adamtaj/playlist/1NMdKPMVCZ61TlO7isaJ09

Summary

She’s a fashion model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden freeway “accident” leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she goes from being the beautiful center of attention to being an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists. Enter Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, one operation away from becoming a real woman, who will teach her that reinventing yourself means erasing your past and making up something better. And that salvation hides in the last places you’ll ever want to look.

In this hilarious and daringly unpredictable novel the narrator must exact revenge upon Evie, her best friend and fellow model; kidnap Manus, her two-timing ex-boyfriend; and hit the road with Brandy in search of a brand-new past, present, and future. Changing names and stories in every city, they catapult toward a final confrontation with a rifle-toting Evie - by which time we will have learned that loving and being loved are not mutually exclusive, and that nothing, on the surface, is ever quite what it seems.

More, yeah, www.booksonmixtape.com, etc.

Jenny Owen Youngs – Have You Forgotten

Have you forgotten?

I’m not saying that I’ve given up. I’m just trying not to think, as much I used to. Cause ‘never’ is lonely little messed up word. Maybe I’ll get it right someday.

For the first time in a long time
I can say that I want to try. I feel helpless for the most part, but I’m learning to open my eyes. And the sad truth of the matter is I’ll never get over it. But I’m gonna try to get better and overcome each moment, in my own way.

I so want to get back on track.
And I’ll do whatever it takes,
even if it kills me.

Regrets
Panic! At The Disco – Time To Dance

fueledbyramen:

Panic! At The Disco: Time To Dance

Here’s a song from Panic! At The Disco’s debut album A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out released in 2005 by Decaydance and Fueled By Ramen. Before getting signed, the band released a demo version of this song online along with two other songs. All three were recorded with Matt Squire for the album.

Have some composure
Where is your posture? Oh, no, no.
You’re pulling trigger
Pulling the trigger, all wrong

Find this album on Spotify / iTunes / Amazon / Fueled By Ramen Webstore

Invisible Monsters

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