May 2012
23 posts
Brian Banks' Exoneration
Today, the California Innocence Project secured the exoneration of Brian Banks, who spent over 5 years in prison for a rape he did not commit. Banks was a 17 year old college football prospect at the time he was sent to prison. At 2 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, May 25 in Room 2B, Brian will address the San Diego media to thank CIP and CWSL students, faculty, and staff for supporting him in his fight to...
“I’ve learned to value failed conversations, missed connections, confusions. What...”
– Anna Kamienska, from A Nest of Quiet: A Notebook (translated by Clare Cavanagh)
“I want to know you. You seem like someone worth knowing. Every day I feel like...”
– Ryan O’Connell, I Want To Know You (via sorakeem)
Anonymous asked: I love your productive nature, but relaxing is good too! Love you!
My May days
In the past year and a half, I’ve gotten so much done. Almost everything I could’ve wanted to get done, and a few more things. I’ve been a to-do list machine, and I’ve never felt more productive.
In getting to where I’m at, though, I think I’ve literally become addicted to productivity. There have been times where I have to tell myself it’s ok to take...
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”
– Carl Jung (via everythngisamiracle)
katzetini asked: Hi Kiley, I just accidentally stumbled upon your blog because my last name translated to english is also "foam spoon"... are you actually called Schaumlöffel, too? Where do you live? - Regards, Jan
On August 10th, 1993, Pamela Richards was brutally murdered at the home she shared with her husband Bill in San Bernadino. After some shockingly bad police work and three trials, a jury convicted Bill of the murder even though there was compelling evidence he was at work at the time of the killing. Three years ago, after many years of investigation and litigation, The California Innocence...
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“In today’s rush we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget...”
– Eckhart Tolle (via booksandnerds)
In a world consumed by ever more novel modes of...
Goal of the week: Be conscious about Facebook, Twitter, text messaging, etc. to be sure they are adding to my relationships, rather than replacing them.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/is-facebook-making-us-lonely/8930/
April 2012
27 posts
“Let the lover be disgraceful, crazy,
absentminded. Someone sober
will worry...”
– Rumi (via Swanfeather Songs)
By 30, I should have & should know...
via Huffington Post
By 30, you should have …
1. One old boyfriend you can imagine going back to and one who reminds you of how far you’ve come.
2. A decent piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in your family.
3. Something perfect to wear if the employer or man of your dreams wants to see you in an hour.
4. A purse, a suitcase, and an umbrella you’re not ashamed to be seen...
How is it that the more I learn, the less what I have to say seems worth sharing?
“Play not only keeps us young but also maintains our perspective about the...”
– Jim Fixx, via Runner’s World
“Courage: the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you...”
– Maya Angelou (via kari-shma)
“Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space...”
– Eckhart Tolle (via e-pic)
“Running is as much about settling into a lifelong groove as it is about...”
– Evelyn Spence, via Runner’s World
“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so...”
– J.K. Rowling (via sorakeem)
