"The Tiniest Purple Feather..."
“We may know that the work we continue to put off doing will be bad. Worse, however, is the work we never do. A work that’s finished is at least finished. It may be poor, but it exists, like the miserable plant in the lone flowerpot of my neighbour who’s crippled. That plant is her happiness, and sometimes it’s even mine. What I write, bad as it is, may provide some hurt or sad soul a few moments of distraction from something worse. That’s enough for me, or it isn’t enough, but it serves some purpose, and so it is with all of life.”
—Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet. (via ontheborderland)
June 2013
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“To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at people and institutions, to compensate for the shortage of love in the world with more love in small, private matters; to be more faithful in our work, to show greater patience, to forgo the cheap revenge obtainable from mockery and criticism: all these are things we can do.”
—Hermann Hesse (via silentvesper)
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Stop posting so fast… It’s kinda hard to keep up. I’m trying to love you all and you’re making it too hard.
“Sunday is gloomy,
My hours are slumberless
Dearest the shadows
I live with are numberless
Little white flowers
Will never awaken you
Not where the black coach of
Sorrow has taken you
Angels have no thought
Of ever returning you
Would they be angry
If I thought of joining you?” —
My hours are slumberless
Dearest the shadows
I live with are numberless
Little white flowers
Will never awaken you
Not where the black coach of
Sorrow has taken you
Angels have no thought
Of ever returning you
Would they be angry
If I thought of joining you?” —
- Billie Holiday “Gloomy Sunday”
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El poeta es un fingidor.
Finge tan completamente
Que hasta finge que es dolor
El dolor que de veras siente.
Y quienes leen lo que escribe,
Sienten, en el dolor leído,
No los dos que el poeta vive
Sino aquél que no han tenido.
Y así va por su camino,
Distrayendo a la razón,
Ese tren sin real destino
Que se llama corazón.
(via jesszam)
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Every thousand years
This metal sphere
Ten times the size of Jupiter
Floats just a few yards past the earth
You climb on your roof
And take a swipe at it
With a single feather
Hit it once every thousand years
‘til you’ve worn it down
To the size of a pea
Yeah I’d say that’s a long time
But it’s only half a blink
In the place you’re gonna be
Where you gonna be
Where will you spend eternity
I’m gonna be perfect from now on
I’m gonna be perfect starting now
Stop making that sound
Stop making that sound
I will say I forgot it
But it was only yesterday
And it’s all you had to say
So... I wanna fill one of these out...
1: Full name: Gerardo Jose Gallegos Diaz
2: Age: 23? What’s my age again? (Oh yeah I did.)
3: 3 Fears: Shame? Uncertainty and when all the cigarettes are gone.
4: 3 things I love: Coffee, Music, Books
5: 4 turns on: Smarts, Being funny/ridiculous, Swift kicks in the nuts, more alcohol resistance than me.
6: 4 turns off: Dumbs, serious business, not liking coffee, awkwardness
7: My best friend: I’d have to say Andy. Although he is not with me anymores.
8: Sexual orientation: Whatever floats my boat?
9: My best first date: Hmmm… This one girl who once asked me if she could kiss me while I was bartending in Rio Piedras. We did, and then we ate in Denny’s and then I think we never went out again.
10: How tall am I: I can reach the cookies.
11: What do I miss: Being the smartest.
12: What time were I born: I have no clue, I’ll have to get back to you on that.
13: Favourite color: Red … No wait. Black ! … Ahhhhhhhhhh ! ! ! !
14: Do I have a crush: I get crushes fairly easily, but the girls I’ve fallen for all seem to haunt me at once. One in particular though, man I fucked up.
15: Favourite quote: That final hope crushing realization from Albert Camus’ “The Stranger”.
16: Favourite place: Wherever the action is.
17: Favourite food: Hmmm… Bacon, and all it’s derivates. Or that cheese “gratinado” from Trois Cent Onze
18: Do I use sarcasm: No, not really.
19: What am I listening to right now: Built to Spill “Conventional Wisdom”
20: First thing I notice in new person: Boobs or no Boobs.
21: Shoe size: I see what you did here.
22: Eye color: Dark Green, sometimes Yellow-ish
23: Hair color: Dirty Blonde. (Oh yeah.)
24: Favourite style of clothing: Whatever is clean.
25: Ever done a prank call?: No man, I assume everyone has Caller ID.
27: Meaning behind my URL: The Tiniest Purple feather is from a monologue by G.Y.B.E., yeah, I stole it.
28: Favourite movie: This is a hard one, maybe movie I’ve watched the most, Trainspotting.
29: Favourite song: Now you’re just jerking me around, there’s too many great ones… If I had to choose, “Sleep” by Godspeed. Or maybe “Like Herod” by Mogway or “When You Sleep” by My Bloody Valentine… possibly “The Rip” by Portishead.
30: Favourite band: Four way tie between My Bloody Valentine/God’s Pee/Portishead/Mogway
31: How I feel right now: Fairly fine.
32: Someone I love: My mom?
33: My current relationship status: As single as Kraft American Cheese slices.
34: My relationship with my parents: Rocky, but now we’re great.
35: Favourite holiday: Christmas
36: Tattoos and piercing i have: I have one piercing in my left ear, artwork fro F#A# Infinity in my left arm, Artwork from Takk in my right arm and Artwork from Lift Yr. Skinny fists in my right “side”?
37: Tattoos and piercing i want: Finish that Lift Yr Skinny Fists art and I dunno, whatever I feel like getting later. I wanted something that had to do with barismo.
38: The reason I joined Tumblr: The pr0n, most defs.
39: Do I and my last ex hate each other?: I guess not.
40: Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts?: Not anymore.
41: Have I ever kissed the last person you texted?: Nope.
42: When did I last hold hands?: My mom? 2 days ago. I told her life would be fine. I was doing good.
43: How long does it take me to get ready in the morning?: Too little.
44: Have You shaved your legs in the past three days?: Never.
45: Where am I right now?: Home, in front of the computer.
46: If I were drunk & can’t stand, who’s taking care of me?: Myself, maybe Tamara, she saved me the last time.
47: Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level?: Depends on the music.
48: Do I live with my Mom and Dad?: Yes I do, and we have a community type thing going on, we all pay the bills and feed the cat and water the jalape~o plants.
49: Am I excited for anything?: My little brother gave me not 1 but 2 jalape~o plants, that fuckin’ made my month.
50: Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to?: I am usually very trusting.So I guess so.
51: How often do I wear a fake smile?: Almost never, I reflect my moods fairly honestly.
52: When was the last time I hugged someone?: Today Natalie hugged me, I hadn’t been hugged in a long time in a non-family setting, I felt suspicious of her intentions.
53: What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me?: Good for her. I wish her the best.
54: Is there anyone I trust even though I should not?: Everyone.
55: What is something I disliked about today?: Nothing, my days are dandy.
56: If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?: Velveteen or maybe Mark Sultan or King Khan, Freddy Mercury?
57: What do I think about most?: Death and sex and how absurd the world is at times.
58: What’s my strangest talent?: I’ve made my living around serving and preparing beverages, and making art out of steamed milk, that seems kinda strange if you think about it… in a way doesn’t it?
59: Do I have any strange phobias?: I am phobic of things that make me look bad, I feel a lot of shame, is shame a sort of phobia?
60: Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?: I can do both, although I love to show off, I didn’t say that though.
61: What was the last lie I told?: I don’t lie.
62: Do I perfer talking on the phone or video chatting online?: Communication is a magical creature.
63: Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens?: I guess so?
64: Do I believe in magic?: I believe I am easily impressed.
65: Do I believe in luck?: Oh yeah. I am one lucky sonofab.
66: What’s the weather like right now?: Nighttime goodies.
67: What was the last book I’ve read?: Im reading 3 actually, “Parabolas y Paradojas” by Franz Kafka, “El a~o de Muerte de Ricardo Reis” by Zaramago and “Ficciones” by Borges.
68: Do I like the smell of gasoline?: It’s a’ight.
69: Do I have any nicknames?: Gerry, Ger-Ger, Cabron, Mamau, Mira Tu…
70: What was the worst injury I’ve ever had?: Fucking up my life on my own. Being second place when I really wanted first.
71: Do I spend money or save it?: I’m a spender who really wants
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I was going to go to sleep...
…but then Crime in Choir… and air-drumming.
Ah shit…