August 2011
54 posts
“You will experience a tingling sensation, and then death. Please remain calm while your life is extracted.”
—Antibodies (via letsgobackwards)
“A person starts dying when they stop dreaming.”
—Brian Williams
The Beauty of Imperfection and Impermanence
Mono no aware “a sensitivity to ephemera”; a Japanese term used to describe the awareness of impermanence or the transience of things, and a gentle sadness (or wistfulness) at their passing.
Wabi-sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience…”if an object or expression can bring about, within us, a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing.”[2] “acknowledges three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.”[3]
(This is all from Wikipedia)
Jerry Leiber →
articles.baltimoresun.com
Article from 1997 about Baltimore native Jerry Leiber. RIP.
“I’m at heart a gentleman.”
—Marlene Dietrich (via fuckyesoldhollywood)
