(typo t-shirt, SixPack Artists)

”Come,” said the Lord again, “I will make a covenant between me and you. I, I will not measure you out any more distress than you need to write your books.”’

Isak Dinesen, in The Young Man with the Carnation

Matt Stephens

"I hope you understand that ours is a rather strange family. The people that make it are a little odd and the ties that bind them are very complicated."

(-in Correspondence and Old Letters)

- Então, Marinheiro, vais-te embora?

- Que remédio... não sou daqueles que ganham raízes!

- Tinhas aqui tudo o que procuras... mas és cego como uma toupeira...

- É muito provável, Boca Dourada... mas sou eu quem tem de descobrir isso.

- Ah, sim... sim... mas lembra-te de nós. Tens aqui uma casa. Não voltes demasiado velho. O que procuras não existe.

Hugo Pratt, Sob a Bandeira dos Piratas

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- So, Sailor, you're leaving?
- What choice do I have ... I am not one who takes root!
- You had everything here that you are looking for ... but you are blind as a mole ...
- It is very likely, Golden Mouth ... but I have to figure that out for myself.
- Ah, yes ... yes ... but remember us. You have a home here. Do not return too old. What you are looking for does not exist.
Hugo Pratt, Under the Pirate Banner

The light came through the window,
Straight from the sun above,
And so inside my little room
There plunged the rays of Love.

In streams of light I clearly saw
The dust you seldom see,
Out of which the Nameless makes
A Name for one like me.

Then I came back from where I’d been.
My room, it looked the same –
But there was nothing left between
The Nameless and the Name.

I’ll try to say a little more:
Love went on and on
Until it reached an open door –
Then Love Itself
Love Itself was gone.

Leonard Cohen - Love Itself

Plans for the weekend:

(Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?)

Somewhere along the line, sobriety became a sort of door-to-door salesman.

You don't know what it's selling yet but you already know you're not interested.

"What this case shows is that the FBI is getting
very effective in going after these groups," said Jerry Dixon, a
former head of the Department of Homeland Security's National
Cyber Security Division and director of analysis at Team Cymru,
a cyber security research group.
"They are able to get members to turn in the others and peel
back the onion and ferret out many more of the members."

"I feel like my transport should be an extension of my personality. And this is like my little window to the world... and every minute's a different show. I may not understand it. I may not even necessarily agree with it. But I'll tell you what I've accepted: just sort of glide along. You want to keep things on an even key, this is what I'm saying. You want to go with the flow. The sea refuses no river. The idea is to remain in a state of constant departure while always arriving. It saves on introductions and goodbyes. The ride does not require explanation - just occupance. That's where you guys come in. " The Boat Car Guy, in Waking Life

09/08/11

"Why We Haven't Been Writing

First of all, and this is something you may have noticed yourself, it's difficult to write when you've been taken hostage by pandas. We spend most of our free time eating bamboo, and they deeply resent our wanting to take time out to write blog entries. Pandas don't blog, ever, and they distrust animals that do. "

From Unremitting Failure

"Nothing is more idealistic than angry people looking for a way to make themselves seem above others. Being in the exclusive club of authenticity, as it seems you consider yourself to be a member of, does little more than make you look like you have nothing better to do than belittle other people. Everyone has different reasons for backpacking, and that said, everyone has a different background. If you have learned anything in your travels it should be to appreciate these differences and try and see life from someone elses point of view. ... No one goes backpacking out of necessity, you jerk, people do it for adventure…you say "Most backpackers would rather stay in nice hotels, but they can’t afford to, so they go backpacking" –It’s not like poor people go backpacking because it’s the only way of life available to them, if people wanted luxury they wouldn’t go backpacking to begin with."

- Lauren on "Things I hate about Backpacking"

"and for the first time it occurs to me how bad it must have got to make her leave something that meant that much to her, that made so many people happy.

Her cheeks are black with wet eye-make-up and it's smearing on the sheets and the pillow as she sobs and I hold her tight, and try with all my might to understand."

- Neil Gaiman, On Amanda Palmer & The Dresden Dolls

Postsecret

"We return to the land of milk and honey. In our gnarly, battered tour bus we follow the path of the wagon trains. The West Coast calls; sorry East Coast fans - economics. Next time. Been wanting a crack at Coachella for a while and now we have our shot. Then on to South America. Returning to the passion of Mexico, Chile and on to the virgin territories of Brazil and Argentina. Don't miss us, you never know how much more of this we have in us. Here's to connection, unity and the fever of dancing naked under a full moon." - James announced at 18.30 today. They know what they're here for.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

- Frost

From A Softer World

But you won't let me.

Buttercup Festival

By Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber

William Kentridge

"I'll be dead but never dying and I say that with a smile. It's just my way of trying to be alive." - Frank Turner, Vital Signs

We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Expect us.

(in Anonymous message to NATO)

Obstreperous.