taking it in slowly

gatekeeper: ice sculptures

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:56:55 -0600

ice sculptures

12 "Sexy" Ads That Will Give You Nightmares

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:54:50 -0600

12 "Sexy" Ads That Will Give You Nightmares:

Sex sells, but that doesn’t mean that selling things using sex is easy. You figure a little cleavage can go a long way to sell cars or beer, but in the wrong hands a sexy ad can turn into the stuff nightmares are made of.

kari-shma: Consumerism (via Ben Heine) i have recently been a...

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:53:51 -0600

kari-shma:

Consumerism (via Ben Heine)

i have recently been a victim, too much self-indulgence.

anitawhoo: jenphur: Where I want to be.

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:52:53 -0600

anitawhoo:

jenphur:

Where I want to be.

gatekeeper: littleredone: poppy love…. #9 — I see red (via...

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:51:51 -0600

gatekeeper:

littleredone: poppy love…. #9 — I see red (via onkel_wart)

poppies are my all time favorites

"We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us is valuable, worth..."

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:51:51 -0600

“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”

- E. E. Cummings (via lostdreamer) (via solongdarling)

(via gatekeeper)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:49:41 -0600

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(via suzywire)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:57:50 -0600

(via suzywire)

loveisjustlove: j-p-g: town lights (via Akira ASKR) late night...

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:57:21 -0600

loveisjustlove: j-p-g: town lights (via Akira ASKR)

late night drives and rides

"There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired."

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:51:59 -0600

““There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.””

- The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (via discoball)

damaralikescats: petervidani: Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski...

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:49:10 -0600

damaralikescats:

petervidani:

Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day

Because it snowed today and this is what you do.

"Mr. Berners-Lee smiled and admitted he might make one change — a small one. He would get rid of the..."

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:48:52 -0600

“

Mr. Berners-Lee smiled and admitted he might make one change — a small one. He would get rid of the double slash “//” after the “http:” in Web addresses.

The double slash, though a programming convention at the time, turned out to not be really necessary, Mr. Berners-Lee explained. Look at all the paper and trees, he said, that could have been saved if people had not had to write or type out those slashes on paper over the years — not to mention the human labor and time spent typing those two keystrokes countless millions of times in browser address boxes.

”

- “The Web’s Inventor Regrets One Small Thing,” New York Times (via derrinyet) (via somethingchanged) (via jaredcardwell)

jordanreid: I was served these delicious (and easy-to-make)...

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:48:43 -0600

jordanreid:

I was served these delicious (and easy-to-make) Oreo truffles pretty much everywhere I went while visiting Kendrick’s relatives over Thanksgiving, and asked my mother-in-law to send me the recipe. Put them in a pretty tin, and they make a lovely, personal (and inexpensive) Christmas gift.

OREO TRUFFLES

What you need:

1 package Oreo cookies, finely crushed

1 8 oz package cream cheese (no reduced fat stuff, please…we’re talking truffles here)

2 packages (8 squares each) semi-sweet chocolate, melted (in the microwave is easiest)

What you do:

1. Mix 3 cups of the cookie crumbs with the cream cheese until well-blended.

2. Shape cookie/cream cheese mixture into 42 1” balls.

3. Dip balls in melted chocolate (use two forks and sort of roll them around until evenly coated; allow excess to drip off) and place on wax paper.

4. Sprinkle over remaining cookie crumbs and refrigerate at least one hour before serving. Store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator.

Other decorating ideas: Adorn your truffles with sprinkles, colored sugar, or even edible glitter.

newsweek: “Separated at birth, twin sisters born in China never...

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:43:52 -0600

newsweek:

“Separated at birth, twin sisters born in China never doubted that they were somehow part of a pair. Four years, two continents, and a high-speed Internet connection later, they finally met their match.”—Susannah Meadows tells this story about as well as it can be told.

dihard: Portraits of Power - New Yorker staff photographer,...

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:43:50 -0600

dihard:

Portraits of Power - New Yorker staff photographer, Platon, set up a tiny studio at the UN meeting this September and captured portraits of over 100 world leaders. It’s an interactive audio portfolio, and his account of each portrait is so interesting.

suitep: French Law Proposed to Put Label on All Ads with...

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:42:59 -0600

suitep:

French Law Proposed to Put Label on All Ads with Shopped Models

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XEROX IS DOING SOMETHING COOL

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:41:59 -0600

piedaterre:

highlow:

If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq.

It is FREE and it only takes a second.

- Posted by 100 others, but I found it from lizlemon

The cards are drawn by kids across the U.S. I chose this awesome one by Cydney (Age 10), Tamia (9), Raven (9) & Tinuke (10) who live in D.C. Mostly because it didn’t mention the G-man and because Tinuke has a stellar name.

recklessmelancholy: sociallydriven: jhnmyr: I’ve been...

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:38:13 -0600

recklessmelancholy:

sociallydriven:

jhnmyr:

I’ve been thinking of a way to say thank you for making Battle Studies such a huge success out of the gate… I’ve also been thinking of a way to use tumblr as a means of posting some more substantial stuff… So here’s a very raw, live solo version of “Edge of Desire” I just recorded in my apartment as a way to show my gratitude to you all for extending my time in this amazing career you’ve helped me build.

I think if you were kind enough to spent the 13 bucks, you should get some free music for the next good while.

So here it is. A song about late night longing recorded at 3am. iPhone dinging in the background and all…(that’s how I knew the take was going to be worth sticking with, as the best takes always get interrupted.)

Thank you.

More to come…

John

Download http://bit.ly/4Igzxc

this made my morning. beautiful.

musicforyourcoffee: Lenka – The Show

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:33:54 -0600

musicforyourcoffee:

Lenka – The Show

suitep: A sculpture installed in a water feature is pictured...

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:33:52 -0600

suitep:

A sculpture installed in a water feature is pictured outside the congress centre, before the opening of the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 7, 2009.

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