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Old apartment in the Annex, winter.
“These were all things that he was never going to see again. The thought was banal, and yet somehow, as happened every now and again, it took him by surprise and profoundly disappointed him. It was absurd, but underlying his experience of the world, at some deep Precambrian stratum, was the expectation that someday—but when?—he would return to the earliest chapters of his life. It was all there—somewhere—waiting for him … This conviction was not something rational or even seriously believed, but somehow it was there, like some early, fundamental error in his understanding of geography—that, for instance, Quebec lay to the west of Ontario—which no amount of subsequent correction or experience could ever fully erase.”
—The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, p.602, by Michael Chabon
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This is where I work.
And drink coffee.
And talk to people.
And play guitar.
And draw.
And watch TV.
| Mom: | When we were in Quebec, when you were four, your cousin asked you if you wanted ketchup and you started crying. |
| Me: | Because I didn't know how to say yes? |
| Mom: | No, you were just scared. |
| Me: | People speak French to me and I get scared… nothing has changed in 18 years. |
I fall in love with everyone and everything very easily.
I’m not sure why I ever thought this was a character flaw.
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brianfukushima:
Cereal Minicomic Trailer #2
The comic debuts at TCAF
by Koyama Press!
“I heard you baby, you said you never felt so free. Threw off your chains and then they landed on me … I’m gonna pack my bags and go on to Quebec. Step onto that bridge, I swear I ain’t comin’ back”
Every time I get sad, I want to run away to Montréal.
Every time I go to Montréal, I listen to this song.
Leif Vollebekk is a genius.
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I just want to thank everyone who has been so supportive, kind and encouraging towards me. It’s really refreshing to have such sweet people interacting and taking interest (even if I don’t personally know you!) So naturally I want to give someone a special necklace free of charge with no extra cost to have it sent to you. The rose quartz bonehead design will be the prize! I will ship within North America and internationally as well please contact me if you have any questions.
RULES:
- Must be following my tumblr
- Reblog this post up to 5 times only!
- Liking this post counts as one entry
- Leave your ask open for contacting purposes
- Contest will end May 1st 2012, winner will be picked at random
Let’s play fair and GOOD LUCK!
The one big surprise is that as it turns out, God is the sun. It makes sense, if you think about it. Why we didn’t see it sooner I cannot say. Every day the sun was right there burning, our and other planets hovering around it, always apologizing, and we didn’t think it was God. Why would there be a God and also a sun? Of course God is the sun.
Everyone in the life before was cranky, I think, because they just wanted to know.
"Dave Eggers, “After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Drowned” (from How We Are Hungry, 2004)