New Reasons

New Reasons

Notes to Self

Long-form journal entries posted in full. Between Seven Yrs Ago and Seven Yrs Later.

"Musical Highlights of August"

"Musical Highlights of August"

9/1/14.

Nicole RapatanSeptember 1, 2021notes to self, music, made in america

"I’m afraid to try praying again because I’m afraid of feeling failed again."

"I’m afraid to try praying again because I’m afraid of feeling failed again."

8/29/14.

Nicole RapatanAugust 29, 2021notes to self, god stuff, religion, catholicism, christianity

"Things learned from GOOD"

"Things learned from GOOD"

8/27/14.

Nicole RapatanAugust 27, 2021notes to self, good magazine

"naturalized and believable, I fell for it. And I'm not necessarily gullible."

"naturalized and believable, I fell for it. And I'm not necessarily gullible."

8/25/14.

Nicole RapatanAugust 25, 2021notes to self, movies, film

"You should limit the number of times you act against your nature"

"You should limit the number of times you act against your nature"

8/11/14.

Nicole RapatanAugust 11, 2021notes to self, jenny holzer

"stereotypes = constructed reinforced commonalities that have been around long enough and so don’t need repetition"

"stereotypes = constructed reinforced commonalities that have been around long enough and so don’t need repetition"

7/27/14.

Nicole RapatanJuly 27, 2021notes to self, race, ethnicity

“People must learn to hate and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite."

“People must learn to hate and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite."

7/17/14.

Nicole RapatanJuly 18, 2021nelson mandela, quotes, notes to self

"A reason race still remains fucking relevant is the cycle of poverty and pervasive purposeful refusal to understand."

"A reason race still remains fucking relevant is the cycle of poverty and pervasive purposeful refusal to understand."

6/25/14.

Nicole RapatanJune 25, 2021race, racist, crash

"I'm not interested in attacking, I'm interested in astonishing."

"I'm not interested in attacking, I'm interested in astonishing."

6/21/14.

Nicole RapatanJune 21, 2021notes to self, writing, lenny bruce, terry southern

"'It's a metaphor you potato with eyes!' —Pennsatucky"

"'It's a metaphor you potato with eyes!' —Pennsatucky"

6/14/14.

Nicole RapatanJune 14, 2021oitnb, tv, pennsatucky

"The only thing missing is for him to make chairs rock by simply looking at them (150)"

"The only thing missing is for him to make chairs rock by simply looking at them (150)"

6/14/14. Quotes from One Hundred Years of Solitude, Pt. 2

Nicole RapatanJune 14, 2021100 years of solitude, books, quotes

"No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

"No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

6/13/14.

Nicole RapatanJune 13, 2021notes to self, bible study, jesus stuff

"The easiest way to dehumanize people is to strip them of any context, any history."

"The easiest way to dehumanize people is to strip them of any context, any history."

6/12/14.

Nicole RapatanJune 12, 2021sysk, stuff you should know, gypsies, romani

"to head toward the land that no one had promised them (23)"

"to head toward the land that no one had promised them (23)"

6/10/14. Quotes from One Hundred Years of Solitude, Pt. 1.

Nicole RapatanJune 10, 2021notes to self, books, one hundred years of solitude, gabriel garcia marquez, this boy's life, tobias wolff

"#4: Respect the process, and results will come."

"#4: Respect the process, and results will come."

6/9/14.

Nicole RapatanJune 9, 2021notes to self, jeff goins, creativity, passion

"Too busy being The Thing that you don't get the thrill of being a part of something."

"Too busy being The Thing that you don't get the thrill of being a part of something."

6/6/14.

Nicole RapatanJune 6, 2021notes to self, god stuff, bible study

"Bizarro (faux) French names"

"Bizarro (faux) French names"

6/2/14.

Nicole RapatanJune 2, 2021notes to self, french names, nous non plus, les sans culottes

"this is the age where we make celebrities strawmen to burn"

"this is the age where we make celebrities strawmen to burn"

6/2/14.

Nicole RapatanJune 2, 2021notes to self, kanye, kanye west, bbc interview, quotes, sevenyrsago

"(seriously have fleshed out an entire complex relationship and we haven’t even had lunch yet)"

"(seriously have fleshed out an entire complex relationship and we haven’t even had lunch yet)"

5/28/14.

Nicole RapatanMay 28, 2021notes to self, boyshit, buck

"it’s like telling a doctor that he can’t diagnose a disease because he’s never had it"

"it’s like telling a doctor that he can’t diagnose a disease because he’s never had it"

5/26/14.

Nicole RapatanMay 26, 2021critics, criticism, notes to self, the new yorker, david mandelssohn