periphery

"“That’s right! The sum of the factors of 220 is 284, and the sum of the factors of 284..."

Mon, 28 May 2012 15:28:44 +0800

“

“That’s right! The sum of the factors of 220 is 284, and the sum of the factors of 284 is 220. They’re called ‘amicable numbers,’ and they’re extremely rare. Fermat and Descartes were only able to find one pair each. They’re linked to each other by some divine scheme, and how incredible that your birthday and this number on my watch should be just such a pair.”

The Professor was reading the note clipped in the most prominent spot on his jacket, the one he could never avoid seeing as he got dressed. “My memory lasts only eighty minutes.” I sat down on the edge of the bed, unsure whether there was anything more I could do for him. My mistake had been the simplest one—and perhaps the most fatal. Every morning, when the Professor woke up, a note in his own hand reminded him of his affliction, and that the dreams he’d dreamed were not last night’s but those of some night in the distant past back when his memory had ended—it was as though yesterday had never happened. The Professor who had shielded Root from the foul ball last night was gone. Somehow, I had never quite understood what it meant for him to wake up alone each morning to this cruel revelation.

“I’m your housekeeper,” I said, when the sobs had subsided for a moment. “I’m here to help you.” He looked up at me through his tears. “My son will come this evening. We call him Root, because his head is flat. You gave him that name.” I pointed to the picture of me on his jacket, grateful it had survived the bus ride home from the ballpark.

“When is your birthday?” he said. His voice was weak from the fever, but I was relieved to hear a sound other than sobbing.

“February twentieth,” I said. “It’s an amicable number, 220, good friends with 284.”

”

the go! team - huddle formation keeping my head up

Sat, 12 May 2012 22:23:00 +0800

the go! team - huddle formation

keeping my head up

"“Are they coming back already?” demanded the little prince. “These are not the..."

Sat, 12 May 2012 22:17:00 +0800

“

“Are they coming back already?” demanded the little prince.

“These are not the same ones,” said the switchman. “It is an exchange.”

“Were they not satisfied where they were?” asked the little prince.

“No one is ever satisfied where he is,” said the switchman.

”

- The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

"The fact is that I did not know how to understand anything! I ought to have judged by deeds and not..."

Sat, 12 May 2012 22:16:31 +0800

““The fact is that I did not know how to understand anything! I ought to have judged by deeds and not by words. She cast her fragrance and her radiance over me. I ought never to have run away from her… I ought to have guessed all the affection that lay behind her poor little stratagems. Flowers are so inconsistent! But I was too young to know how to love her…””

- The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

"It’s a bore, but the answer, is good things only happen to you if you’re good. Good?..."

Sat, 12 May 2012 22:13:53 +0800

“It’s a bore, but the answer, is good things only happen to you if you’re good. Good? Honest is more what I mean. Not law-type honest — I’d rob a grave, I’d steal two-bits off a dead man’s eyes if I thought it would contribute to the day’s enjoyment — but unto-thyself-type honest. Be anything but a coward, a pretender, an emotional crook, a whore: I’d rather have cancer than a dishonest heart. Which isn’t being pious. Just practical. Cancer may cool you, but the other’s sure to. Oh, screw it, cookie — hand me my guitar, and I’ll sing you a fada in the most perfect Portuguese.””

- Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Truman Capote

"“Fred’s that boy upstairs? I didn’t realize he was a soldier. But he does look..."

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:02:00 +0800

“

“Fred’s that boy upstairs? I didn’t realize he was a soldier. But he does look stupid.”

“Yearning. Not stupid. He wants awfully to be on the inside staring out: anybody with their nose pressed against a glass is liable to look stupid…”

”

- Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Truman Capote

"I have a very strong affinity for them. They’re my parents, I mean, and we’re all part..."

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:40:14 +0800

““I have a very strong affinity for them. They’re my parents, I mean, and we’re all part of each other’s harmony and everything,” Teddy said. “I want them to have a nice time while they’re alive, because they like having a nice time … But they don’t love me and Booper—that’s my sister—that way. I mean they don’t seem able to love us just the way we are. They don’t seem able to love us unless they can keep changing us a little bit.They love their reasons for loving us almost as much as they love us, and most of the time more. It’s not so good, that way.” He turned toward Nicholson again, sitting slightly forward. “Do you have the time, please?” he asked. “I have a swimming lesson at ten-thirty.””

- “Teddy”, J.D. Salinger

"Though his speaking voice was, in the usual connotation, well bred, it carried considerably more..."

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:38:00 +0800

“Though his speaking voice was, in the usual connotation, well bred, it carried considerably more than adequately, as though he had some sort of understanding with himself that anything he had to say would sound pretty much all right—intelligent, literate, even amusing or stimulating—either from Teddy’s vantage point or from that of the people in the row behind, if they were listening. He looked obliquely down at Teddy, and smiled. “How are you and the weather?” he asked. His smile was not unpersonable, but it was social, or conversational, and related back, however indirectly, to his own ego.”

- “Teddy”, J.D. Salinger

björk - hyperballad we live on a mountain, right at the top....

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:14:00 +0800

björk - hyperballad

we live on a mountain, right at the top. there’s a beautiful view from the top of the mountain. every morning I walk towards the edge, and throw little things off, like car parts, bottles and cutlery, or whatever I find lying around. it’s become a habit, a way to start the day

I go through all this before you wake up, so I can feel happier to be safe up here with you

it’s real early morning, no one is awake. I’m back at my cliff, still throwing things off. I listen to the sounds they make on their way down. I follow them with my eyes till they crash, imagine what my body would sound like slamming against those rocks. when it lands, will my eyes be closed or open?

I go through all this before you wake up, so I can feel happier to be safe up here with you

jeff buckley - lover, you should’ve come over and maybe...

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:15:00 +0800

jeff buckley - lover, you should’ve come over

and maybe I’m too young, to keep good love from going wrong. but tonight, you’re on my mind so you never know…

too young to hold on / too old to just break free and run

always

the radio dept. - domestic scene we’re leaving just in...

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:32:00 +0800

the radio dept. - domestic scene

we’re leaving just in time, we’re leaving just in time…

(via thatsthatmattressman)

jimmy eat world - a praise chorus things are never going to be...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:46:00 +0800

jimmy eat world - a praise chorus

things are never going to be quite what you want / even at twenty-five you got to start sometime

I’m on my feet / I’m on the floor / I’m good to go / now all I need is just to hear a song I know / I want to always feel like part of this was mine / I want to fall in love tonight

love how uplifting this song is, and a timely reminder of what’s really important. will always have a soft spot for Jimmy Eat World

(via sjthe)

st. vincent - laughing with a mouth of blood just like an...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:09:00 +0800

st. vincent - laughing with a mouth of blood

just like an amnesiac / trying to get my senses back / laughing with a mouth of blood / from a little spill I took / see I traded my plot of land / for a plane to anywhere / and I can’t see the future / but I know it’s got big plans for me

all of my old friends aren’t so friendly / all of my old haunts are now all haunting me

holed up at the Motel Ritz with a televangelist / at the bottom of a swimming pool / with all the water out of it / I‘m sending consolation prizes / to my next of kin, allies / and I can’t see the future / but I know it’s watching me

all of my old friends aren’t so friendly / all of my old haunts are now all haunting me

charlie lim - there is no love there is no love / no future in...

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:54:00 +0800

charlie lim - there is no love

there is no love / no future in nostalgia / no blessing in brokenness / only feelings to be guilty of / but I’m waiting for someone to prove me wrong

had the good fortune to catch Charlie Lim and Gabriel Lynch at Mosaic… wonderful stuff.

gabriel lynch - such a funny thing when it rains, these days it...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:58:00 +0800

gabriel lynch - such a funny thing

when it rains, these days it pours / and another disaster sharpens up its claws / I’m tired of feeling down / and I’ve not been better since you’ve been around

and hope / it’s such a funny thing / it can make us strong or overwhelm us with its sting / but I know I’ll get through / now I’m singing to myself when I’m thinking about you

you, you’re such a funny thing / you could tear me to pieces and leave me sobbing in a sling / but maybe, if I’m good to you / and if I only tell the truth / then maybe, just maybe what you’ll do / is start singing to yourself ‘cause you’re thinking about me too

m83 - wait send your dreams / where nobody hides / give your...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:01:00 +0800

m83 - wait

send your dreams / where nobody hides / give your tears / to the tide

no time, no time

there’s no end / there is no goodbye / disappear / with the night

no time, no time

(via chelseachasingstarlight)

mogwai - new paths to helicon (pt. 1) some catharsis for uneasy...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:43:00 +0800

mogwai - new paths to helicon (pt. 1)

some catharsis for uneasy nights..

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65daysofstatic - drove through ghosts to get here (via arikin)

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:37:00 +0800

65daysofstatic - drove through ghosts to get here

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「在看不到的地方也保持天真…就算没有成长也没关系，只希望常保新鲜」只是想成为一个坦诚的人。

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:15:05 +0800

「在看不到的地方也保持天真…就算没有成长也没关系，只希望常保新鲜」

只是想成为一个坦诚的人。

m83 - midnight city waiting in the car / waiting for a ride in...

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:01:00 +0800

m83 - midnight city

waiting in the car / waiting for a ride in the dark / at night the city grows / look at the horizon glow

waiting in the car / waiting for a ride in the dark / drinking in the lights / following the neon signs / waiting for a word / looking at the milky skyline / the city is my church / it wraps me in its blinding twilight

waiting in the car / waiting for a ride in the dark

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