From glengarry glen ross.

"What I'm saying, what is our life? It's looking forward or it's looking back. And that's our life. That's it. Where is the moment?"
-from David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross.

Wow. Mamet is right on the money. How true is that excerpt? Do we not spend the majority of our lives glorifying and dwelling on the past or dreaming of and worrying about the future? I know I donate a large amounts of my time to these activities on a regular basis. (you can gather as much from reading this silly little blog of mine.)

But then I have nights like tonight. Nights where I spend hours laughing and talking with girls I adore, and hours after that talking about nothing and everything with my lovely roommate. (her name is Kristen by the way.) And it's moments like those I just want to savor.

Always,
L.A.

The mad ones

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..."

-Jack Kerouac

These are the days I love being an English major. Just the last week in my literature class we were discussing the Beat movement, and now today I've discovered the beauty of Jack Kerouac's words. I'd have to agree with him, by the way. The only people for me are the mad ones.

Always,

L.A.

Brrr...

To the man who will stay up 'till the wee hours of the morning with me simply to be with me,

My feet are freezing right now. I wish you were here right now to keep them warm. Don't you worry though, as you will unavoidably find out, my feet are almost always cold. You'll have plenty of opportunities to warm my heart by warming them.

Love always and forever,
me

Late night musings

Someday I'm going to see the world.  Maybe not today, or this month, or even this year, but someday I'm going to quench my thirst for travel.  I guess that's what George Bailey said in It's a Wonderful Life too though, and look where he ended up.  Well, actually I suppose he didn't make out too bad for himself, lack of frequent flier miles and all.

Always,
L.A.

Red rain boots

I'm not sure who this woman is, but what I do know is that she is embodying my current fashion obsession.

The coveted red rain boot.

Ugh. I am absolutely in love with this rainy weather, but boy does it make me itch for a cute pair of rain boots that I cannot afford. Oh, the joys of being of broke college student. If you own a pair of red rain boots do me a favor would you?

Don them for me?

Always,

L.A.

photo courtesy of http://wanderwithstyle.com/2012/03/rain-boots-bubble-umbrellas/

Serenade me?

Being from the Midwest, it's almost impossible not to have an appreciation for country music.  After last night's barn dance, (before you laugh: I'm from the Midwest remember? We live for stuff like that!) here's one specific country song that I'm absolutely in love with.  Anyone want to come and serenade me with it? Please?

Always,
L.A.

Rainy days

Beautiful, blissful rainy days like today make me want to lock myself in my room and write all day.  I feel inspiration around me in places that are ordinary enough any other day.  How I long to just get lost in that creativity.

Alas, reality calls. I suppose, at least for now, I must choose to answer.

Always,
L.A.