May 2012
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anglophile under midwestern skies: On the... →
On the Necessity of Sadness Let me tell you about longing. Let me presume that I have something new to say about it, that this room, naked, its walls pining for clocks, has something new to say about absence. Somewhere the crunch of an apple, fading sunflowers on a quilt, a window …
“I think that one of these days you’re going to have to find out where you want...”
– J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (via bookmania)
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“Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.”
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (via moneyisnotimportant)
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April 2012
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If you love the sound of rain
Listen to this with any sort of melancholy music. Especially of the acoustic piano variety. I recommend Maxence Cyrin’s amazing piano covers.
Tell Harper: Hands off our reproductive rights On... →
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Sign the petition to stop the Conservatives from re-opening debate on whether abortion should be prohibited.
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How well do you see color? →
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11. I have an eye for color and hues. This was actually entertaining for me~
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Zero. Awesome.
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The Art of the Trench →
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I have decided Dumbledore always made his...
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#no really #say those in snape’s voice
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Just bid on a Larousse Gastronomique on eBay.
I hope I get it, I’ve been wanting one forever.
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“She did not need much, wanted very little. A kind word, sincerity, fresh air,...”
– S. N. B. (via loviebeks)
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“There is no need of any competition with anybody. You are yourself, and as you...”
– Osho (via naturae-filius)
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National Geographic Names Toronto's St. Lawrence... →
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“We were together. I forget the rest.”
– Attributed to Walt Whitman (via liquidnight)
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A man in love with a woman from a different era.
Man Ray: I see a photograph.
Luis Buñuel: I see a film.
Gil Pender: I see an insurmountable problem.
Salvador Dalí: I see a rhinoceros.
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“Many adults are put off when youngsters pose scientific questions. Children ask...”
– Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as the Candle in The Dark (via blua)
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March 2012
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American Drink: The Daiquiri →
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The Daiquri shares a name with a beach near Santiago, Cuba and a nearby iron mine. One story says a bunch of American mining engineers came up with the drink after dusting off their gin and substituting rum. Another says the drink started life as the legendary Grog back in the 1700s. What we do…
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Artist suspends real clouds in the middle of the... →
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That’s not photoshop; that’s an actual cloud hovering inside an actual room. Artist Berndnaut Smilde merges art and science to create small man-made clouds that exist — albeit for just a moment — indoors.
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So I woke up this morning in a pool of my own... →
itscandidlycara: Wait, let me back up.
Hi, my name is Cara and I’m a 21 year old woman. Every 28 days, give or take, I have a period. And it fucking sucks. Today, was one of those where I take from the 28 day cycle. I wasn’t due for another period for at least a week, but considering that my period is pretty much permanently irregular, I get to wake up a lot of mornings in a pool of my own blood....