quote of the week.

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
-Desiderata

quote of the week.

"thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind."

-immanuel kant

quote of the week (it's been awhile!)

To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
-Friedrich Nietzsche  


it is on that note that i say that i have offically gone 29 hours without sleeping. i was supposed to start my new job tonight at 1 am, but my boss called yesterday morning & said they'd need me that night at 1 am.
did i mention i had worked until 10:30 pm the night before???
i had class ALL day that day (literally, until 8:30 pm)...luke & i walked home from campus where i TRIED to sleep, really i did, but i'm so used to falling asleep at 1 in the morning instead of going to work...let's just say it didn't happen.

i've been writing down all the seriously weird stuff going through my head when deliriousness kicks in. plan on an extra awesome "weird shiz lauren thinks" post later this week. as of now i can't even lift one more finger to type one more word. 

quote of the week.

"your soul you must keep totally free."

-mumford & sons, "awake my soul"

quote of the week.

‎"You can always become the person you would have liked to be."

~Napoleon Hill

quote of the week.

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
~Dale Carnegie

quote of the week.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. 

-Judy Garland

quote of the week.

“So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.” 

-Paulo Coelho

pretty houses.

lately i've been obsessed with looking at pics of vintage houses/rooms. or just any pretty architecture at all... it's my favorite.

also, it's giving me ideas for what to do with my super old & not so cute house. as much as i love it, it needs some serious work!

the dalai lama's 18 rules for living.

I stole this from my sister's blog because basically this is incredible.

Wise words by a wise man.

The Dalai Lama's 18 Rules for Living:

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

3. Follow the three R's: 

        1. Respect for self, 2. Respect for others, 3. Responsibility for all your actions

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

8. Spend some time alone every day.

9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.

14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.

15. Be gentle with the earth.

16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.

17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

quote of the week:)

"but it's no use going back to yesterday, because i was a different person then."

-alice in wonderland

pretty photos for your sunday.

quote of the week.

"If you live in a past dream, you don't enjoy what is happening right now because you will always wish it to be different than it is. There is no time to miss anyone or anything because you are alive. Not enjoying what is happening right now is living in the past and being only half alive. This leads to self pity, suffering and tears." 
-Miguel Ruiz

perdy things.

 

all taken from one of my very favorite websites.

pretty things.

sights of summer.

as much as i love my new job, as well as working at starbucks,

i feel sort of jipped about my summer.
spent mostly indoors, in a windowless room,
or only watching the sun shining from inside the coffeeshop,
i've hardly had the chance to go outside!!
which is crazy since usually i love hiking, biking, sitting outside, swimming..
you name it, i love it.

which is why these pictures are what make me happy this week.

perhaps i can live vicariously through them....

quote of the week.

 

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.
-John Lennon

quote of the week.

"the best way to predict your future is to create it."

quote of the week.

 

Life is like a multiple choice question, sometimes, the choices confuses you. Not the question itself.

covers.

1. ben harper - strawberry fields forever [originally by the beatles]

2. death cab for cutie - love song [originally by the cure]

3. the flaming lips - great gig in the sky [originally by pink floyd]

4. florence and the machine - postcards from italy [originally by beirut]

4. jimi hendrix - all along the watchtower [originally by bob dylan]

5. joe cocker - come together [originally by the beatles]

6. passion pit - tonight, tonight [originally by smashing pumpkins] 

7. damien rice - creep [originally by radiohead]

8. rufus wainwright - hallelujah [originally by leonard cohen]

9. bangles - hazy shade of winter [originally by simon & garfunkel]

10. eric clapton - i shot the sheriff [originally by bob marley]

11. florence and the machine - oh darling [originally by the beatles]

12. creedence clearwater revival - i put a spell on you [originally by screamin' jay hawkins]

13. allred - damnit [originally by blink 182]

14. a perfect circle - imagine [originally by john lennon]

15. bat for lashes - use somebody [originally by kings of leon]

16. sparklehorse - wish you were here [originally by pink floyd]

17. incubus - let's go crazy [originally by prince]

18. augustana - dreams [originally by fleetwood mac]

19. johnny cash - i won't back down [originally by tom petty]

20. ray lamontagne - crazy [originally by gnarls barkley]

ah...quite the compliation. and don't worry, it took me days to narrow down my favorite covers. these are pretty epic though, if i say so myself!