I'm searching for something. Clearly. I think everyone my age is. However, I'm not angsty. Does it bother anyone else that the fact that I'm searching for someone automatically makes you think that I'm angsty. I like Garden State and all, but I'm starting to think that it's done more harm than good. Why can't I just search for something, be happy, ( Read more... )

I cut all of my hair off last night. I figured I didn't need it anymore. It served it's purpose. Next step, please.

happiness permeates my every pore.

you know how on itunes they have genres? they should make a new genre: songs that make matthew's heart hurt.

I don't care if that sound ridiculously emo, it's a feeling I'm having right now.

things are things...that's ambiguous, but things are things...that's all I can say...

Hey, you know how in the end all that Holden wants to do is hang out in the rye fields and catch the kids who get too close to the cliffs to keep them from dying? What if I told a story where the main character is one of the kids that he saved, and when Holden caught him, there was a sort of magic that was transferred from Holden to the child. I ( Read more... )

New goal for the summer: Become detached. Don't try to control everything, because you can't. Remove yourself from the situation, detach yourself, turn your mind off, and let what's inside take over, almost slipping into an unconscious state.

He had dark skin, leathery and wrinkled. He was wearing torn jeans, a dirty t shirt, and a red hat that looked tattered by the years. As he stuck his arm out, he didn't even stick out a thumb. Was it gone, I thought, or is he just too worn down by life to stick it out? How long does it take him to get a ride? Where has he gone, what has he seen? I ( Read more... )

I got rained on last night when I was on campus. Then I ran through the sprinklers, and a surprise one magically came up and sprayed me directly in the face. I was cold and shivery. And I probably could not be happier about it all.

I smell something...something new, something fresh. I don't know what it is yet. It's like I'm blindfolded and have to smell something I've never smelled before and figure out what it is. It smells good. I hope the blindfold comes off soon. But, if not, I understand. I'll just enjoy the smell for now.