Just a Happy Kid
June 2013
22 posts
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FEELING: The one where you realize you’ll never kiss a particular person again and even though it’s so trivial it feels like grief, it feels like someone has reached down your throat and is turning you inside out.
HOW TO EAT IT: Straight bourbon until you’re unconscious.
” —A Guide to Eating Very Particular Feelings
“For a wrap gift, she would send you a note saying something like, “A man is going to come to your house to plant an orange tree — or apple or pomegranate or whatever — and you will eat its fruit for the rest of your days.” Rita and I chose orange, and the fruit has been lovely, sweet and abundant, just as Nora promised — a constant and perfect reminder of the woman we loved so much.”
—I just thought about this and got a little sad (via bobbyfinger)
“Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.”
—President Obama (via digg)
