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I said hoary rime and it felt good.
my current desktop
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Yes! this jet train built for political prisoners to dump in vast wilderness of Siberia.swift and speedy.one time kommissar directed to design bureau…,more and more jet engines to be fitted for smooth travel.genadi enraskoi of kommissar is responsible to see daily progress of the project.he was so keen to travel by this nasty time capsule.but he died in road accident before the project reached at testing stage.another prototype TURBOPROP,train was destroy after its first experimental run.unfortunatly they can`t perfectly aligned the pushing and pulling engines.soviets are planned new type of tracks for this train.but after some serious controlling and safety problems they abandoned this project.
Wreath this year…
I didn’t do a wreath for DIFFA this year. This one, I did at a client’s house this morning.
I hope they like it. The feathery greenery, painted silver, at the bottom the wreath: I couldn’t decide if it looked like hoar-frost or Santa’s beard, but it seemed terribly original.
coming out of sleep
I like my sentences like my women: with colons.
Wil Freeborn’s Drawings Mapped
Our Wil is working on a new book of drawings that will include a map, and he’s been using Google Maps to create a place for his drawings.
How do I feel about this jetpack?
Yves Rossy, who you may have seen in a TED talk or elsewhere, flies in formation with a few jets, and it is amazing.
This is 100% Real
Be sure to scroll down and read some of the testimonials.
(thanks, Rich)
The Yamaha Y125 Moegi
The Yamaha Y125 Moegi is a cross between a motorcycle and a scooter that made its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show.
Equipped with a 125cc four-stroke engine, look for power in the 10 to 15 horsepower range and a top speed in the ballpark of 75 mph. That’s plenty for scooting around a city.
As beautiful as it is, I don’t think it will be built.
tweet of the day
quotes out of context
Tweets like this have a tendency to get appropriated by others without attribution…the temptation to appear that pithy is just too great, I guess.
He is enduring a sexual function that has long since stopped giving him any pleasure and is self-abuse in the most profound way.
A growing body of case reports suggests that the popular sleep aid can have a profound — and paradoxical — effect on patients like Chris. Rather than put them to sleep, both Ambien and its generic twin, zolpidem, appear to awaken at least some of them.
With two researchers at her side, she embarked on a six-hour journey into altered consciousness that she calls “the single most life-changing experience I’ve ever had.”
Jill: I want my pussy eaten.
Siri: I have found eleven pet stores in your area.
Update:
top searches
texts from bennet, demi moore, dog de bordeaux, demi moore bush, encrypted_search_terms
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I adore these paintings
by Tiina Heiska (via Zachary Johnson)
some people told me not to walk into nature at all
According to BHMAC (the Mine Action Committee for Bosnia and Herzegovina), just over 3.5% of the land area of the country is still contaminated by landmines. Many of the deminers in the field believe roughly 10% of the country can still be deemed a landmine area. They also feel that nowhere in the countryside is safe, as they may clear one area but a torrential downpour may unearth landmines upstream or upriver; consequently, these unearthed landmines find their way into vicinities that were deemed safe weeks, months or even years ago.
(via BLDGBLOG)
your inner fish
These are fantastic.
(thanks, Rich)
Texts from Bennet
The tumblr claims it’s real. I don’t believe it, but that doesn’t matter.
quotes out of context
In order to understand why sweaters and tank-tops influence the kind of minds we perceive, it’s important to know about the different qualities we imagine in others.
The estimates imply that racial animus in the United States cost Obama three to five percentage points in the national popular vote in the 2008 election.
I am having an existential crisis thanks to your explanation.
Pool plays off the power of the unknown in such a fiendishly clever way that you don’t know whether to hug them or kill them.
When I look at these I see equal parts “you are what you eat,” “your inner fish,” and “United Colors of Benetton.”
Update:
Zoopharmacognosy refers to the process by which non-Human animals self-medicate, by selecting and using plants, soils, and insects to treat and prevent disease.
David Milch + HBO + William Faulkner = Television Heaven
David Milch is extending his relationship with HBO. Milch, whose latest series for the pay cable network, Luck, launches in January, has inked a new multi-year deal with HBO where he has been based for the past eight years. Under the new extension, in addition to executive producing Luck with Michael Mann, Milch will develop series and movies based on books by Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winner William Falkner. Milch’s Redboard Prods has inked a deal with the literary estate of the iconic American writer who penned novels, short stories, a play and screenplays as well as poetry and essays. The pact covers all of the 19 novels and 125 short stories in the estate, as well as other works, with the exception of those currently optioned by other parties.
This is pretty much my sweet spot. Here’s a quick glimpse into Milch’s new HBO series, Luck:
