le cafe.

"Jean-Jacques said that he always entered a cafe with a certain emotional disturbance"
-F.J.W. Hemmings. Baudelaire the Damned

i am currently sitting in my favorite cafe (that is also one of my most favorite places) writing a paper on Charles Baudelaire. i stumbled across that statement in one of the biographies i was perusing and i couldn't help but share it.
there is something magical about cafes/coffee houses.
there is an atmosphere of forgiveness, inspiration, and comfort.
they are a place where one goes to think, write, love, draw, speak, read, be still, and countless other good things.

a stranger that i recently met, named Raoul, said that he goes to cafes to "solve life's problems."

yes.

if you're not a coffee-drinker/cafe-goer, i pity you.
they are beautifully perfect little places.

old faithful

You know when you have those old shoes that are falling apart that you just don't want to ever get rid of?
I finally got rid of mine.
May they rest in peace.

tonight is:

Ray LaMontagne

Open Windows

Rain coming in said windows

Writing letters

Writing thoughts

Writing speeches

quiet contentment

o·bey

-to comply with or follow commands, restrictions, wishes,or instructions.

"Not a burden we bear,

Not a sorrow we share,

But our toil He doth richly repay;

Not a grief or a loss,

Not a frown or a cross,

But is blest if we trust and obey.

Trust and obey,

For there's no other way

To be happy in Jesus,

But to trust and obey."

-John Henry Sammis

Ah Thursday. We meet again.

Thursdays this semester have been pretty adventurous. I go to Chatt State early to get a parking space and read in the library.I started this book today. I already feel like I'm going crazy. It's very very good.



Cara and I usually do fun things in between dance classes.



CVS is our favorite escapade. Apparently there are chocolatey fortune cookies named after me.


So Thursday, thanks for being you. Thanks for giving me time to create and teach and love and run across busy streets for 33 cent caramels with Cara.
Now I must write a paper.
Mary Em

Some Little Things and some words on Banana Pops

flickr won't let me upload anything because I don't have a pro account and I ran out of room...

Laura Marling is a new favorite for sure. This song is so haunting and perfect. The video is so perfectly shot. It makes me long for winter.

Okay so Banana Popsicles are really great. I haven't had one in forever. I used to hate them. But I had one today and enjoyed it immensely.
That's all.
Mary Em