from the comments
If the founding fathers had wanted kids to wipe themselves… what I mean is… if those kids want to do that at school, they can get a got-dam job.
our new kettle
It’s an OXO.
I’m off a boat
I found this on my phone.
The other wedding
I got it right the second time.
February 15, 1981.
from the want ads
Kodak 1922 Kodachrome Film Test
Striking.
shinya kimura
The sound in this video is incredible, use headphones if you have them.
A life of deep harmony and joy
This is from Twin Peaks, and remains one of the most touching moments of television I’ve ever seen. It takes a little while to get going, (the part I wanted to share starts at about 2:07) but don’t give up. I think about it every now and then, and then watch it again. I cried too when I first saw it. People don’t understand David Lynch I think, but this moment is essential Lynch, for me. Everything else is just trappings.
Ask a law librarian
Female caller: “How can I get an annulment?”
Librarian: “Well, there are 7 grounds for annulment. I’ll read the list.
1: Underage
2: Under the influence of alcohol or narcotics”
Caller: “Well, we did have some drinks afterwards.”
Librarian: “3: impotency.”
Female [whispering]: “What’s that?”
Librarian: “Uh, a medical condition where…”
Female: “That mean he, uh, not up to the standard, uh…”
Librarian: “that depends on what you mean by ‘up to.’ “
Female: “I mean, like, 3 inches instead of 8 inches, somethin’ like that.”
Librarian: “Huh?”
Female: “I said like 3 inches instead of 8 inches or somethin’.”
Librarian: “I don’t think size has anything to do with it.”
Female: “OK, next. What’s number four?”
I am changing
Last week I attended a retreat to kick off my counseling psychology master’s program and now I have this desire to tell you, clusterflock, that I don’t think I am going to remain exactly as the person you met online two years ago. I believe that in the next three to five years, I will become a more dependable, generous person. And yet, I fear two things:
1. This process will strip away my spike and you will love me less.
2. I will outgrow even more local friends than I already did in my evolution toward choosing you.
Do you have fears about your personal growth and if so, what are they?
Internet dating, 6
Remember this guy? A few days ago there was a follow-up:
It’s [redacted name]. You didn’t strike me as someone who would drop an opportunity without at least checking it out.
I invite you to think about the things that would most deeply, really fulfill you. You might find that when you let those thought provoking pictures run through your mind and feeling those feelings, for whatever mysterious reason, your mind begins to move in a new direction. It’s like there’s a much bigger part that you want to take on.
Anyway, if other men are not with you in the way you truly want them to be, then I invite you to think about the things that would most deeply, really fulfill you. There may be another level of satisfaction that you haven’t even thought about. Isn’t there?
And if you should discover other men are not meeting your needs in the way you truly want them to, maybe we owe it to each other to talk.
Here’s my number [redacted].
the world’s largest book ad, objectively speaking
Using a GPS tracking device as a “pen”, Newcomen took about 10 days to complete each word, turning on his GPS logger when he wanted to write and turning it off between letters, videoing himself at landmarks along the route for documentation. He drove 12,328 miles in total, across 30 American states, inputting the data once he was finished into Google Earth to create the world’s largest book advertisement.
(via marginal revolution)
woman throws cat in the trash
A forgotten place beneath the stars
Joshua Tree Under the Milky Way from Henry Jun Wah Lee on Vimeo.
The wilds of Arkansas weren’t quite this starry, but it was a near thing.
What did I miss?
they’re made out of meat
Stuttgart’s Meilenwerk V8 Hotel
Sad News from a Friend of Clusterflock
Sunday evening the friend known here as Walt lost his brother-in-law Andrew to multiple myeloma. Walt and his wife did not know that Andrew’s prognosis was terminal until lunch time on Saturday. Andrew’s father died a week and a half ago, and the immediate family had not wanted to distract from that memorial service.
The memorial service for Walt’s brother-in-law will be on Sunday.
Super Awesome Homeless Dude – Menomena
This is one of those videos best left to speak for itself. (via It’s Nice That)
from The New York Times review of the Ferrari 458
What I’m about to say might enrage the guy struggling to keep a roof over a 10-year-old Chevy. But if you have that kind of money, the Italia — unlike some high-priced, half-baked exotics — is worth every penny. The car’s sensory experience is nearly unfathomable; barreling Woody Allen’s Orgasmatron over Niagara Falls might get you close.
dear clusterflock
This is the age of non-fiction.
I told you I’ve never liked makeup
Me as a child bride, a week after my 17th birthday (35 years ago this month).
This photo makes me very sad.
Old Pharmacy, Kato Horio, Crete
Isabella Rossellini’s Bed Bugs Video, as seen on The Daily Show
from the comments
I’ve always shied away from makeup. Most days I put on lipstick and sunblock in the morning, and that’s it for the day. I wear “real” makeup once or twice a year, for special occasions. My eyebrows are natural, and I shave my legs only a few times a year. I’ve been this way all my life. I do color my hair, but I want to stop (my stylist tells me that he’ll let me stop the day I’ll look good with gray hair. I should probably just find another stylist).
Like Amanda Mae, I used to think of makeup as a kind of fraud. These days, though, I simply think of it as what people do to present themselves to the world. The wearing of makeup is little different from the donning of a flattering dress, or a man tattooing his arms. Wishing to be attractive isn’t fraudulent. It’s just a shame that so many people judge attractiveness by the lengths we go to to hide our natural selves.
Dear Clusterflock
Clusterflockstock is not an intervention and yet it is, among the members of the ‘flock. Groundrules on the ‘flock (as opposed to ‘flockstock) distill to “don’t be an ass” or “an idiot.” I’ve always seen the ‘flock as organic, why shouldn’t clusterflockstock be the same? We don’t enter into a “controlled” space in the internets, why should we “control” the meatspace? Feelings have the chance to be hurt on clusterflock in any given minute. Is it different than chatter at a cocktail party? A heated discussion might make an appearance at any given moment. Should we expect less from a face-to-face gathering? We might have one who might need to be sent home in a cab, or put to bed, not in condition to do either for themselves.
Come with what you have to bring, I say, come with both barrels loaded. Come with the brilliant, come with a comment, come with an observation. Just come on. Bring your thick skin, bring your opinion. Stand your ground. Let the chips fall where they may.
