it's so fucking beautiful

today, i saw some close family friends, including the amazing woman who lived next door to my family in my birthplace and first hometown. and i saw my mom (and dad) - it was good - hopefully eating lunch with me was a good enough mother's day present.

either don't regret the stuff you do, or don't do the stuff you'll regret. this is just another lesson from my upcoming self-help book (cleverly titled "don't sweat on my stuff, and it's all my stuff"). i've also mentioned the most important lesson before - choose your addictions wisely. these little quips are either pointless or brilliant - depending on whether or not you need little hints to help you with your life (as i do). the title for that book actually came to me in a dream my junior year of college when i had this dream that i was on tour promoting the book i had just written, of that title. it's quite crazy how something like that can happen. i haven't yet written the book, but i will soon, and it'll hopefully be fun and entertaining, not to mention having some other purpose (like helping me and everyone else learn about life somehow).

today i made an imovie video from footage i took on a trip with friends to wisconsin this spring. i really like how the video turned out. let me know if you want to see it sometime.

this may seem cryptic, but it's really apparent to me right now. my good friend said recently, "I love relationships - they're so incredible. That's all I can say." i totally agree. i like them when they are not always what one expects, but somehow so amazingly good. like stars, they are so fucking beautiful.

spectacular views by rilo kiley

In steep cliffs
with rocks all piled up
mysteries of your passing luck
Ages past
shells and bits of bone
forming new limestone
to give things their turn

There are no bad words for the coast today
You never knew why you felt so good
in the strangest of places
Like in waiting rooms
and long lines that made you late
and mall parking lots on holidays.

There are no bad words for the coast today
when we hold our breath until nothing's left
it all starts to fade.

We can see the stars
from where the birds make their homes
staring back at us.
Indifferent
but distanced perfectly
projected endlessly
it's so fucking beautiful.

There are no bad words for the coast today
then you ask what's a palisade
and if we're too late for happiness?