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ihnatko: neil-gaiman: I was going to explain this photo, and...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:56 -0400

neil-gaiman:

I was going to explain this photo, and then I decided that a caption competition would be more fun.

Photographer: www.markmanne.com

The Barnstable County Science Fiction, Fantasy, And Light Opera Critics’ Association Author Of The Year Award isn’t exactly the most prestigious honor in literature. But the award statue absolutely kicks ass.

"I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found."

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:01:05 -0400

“I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.”

- John Steinbeck (via quote-book)

A Simple Request:

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:56 -0400

Please don’t include me in a “personal” mass email to sixteen other people telling me I’m receiving the email because I have “in the past” been “supportive” and “inspirational” for your music.

If you want me to know about your creative projects then tell me about them.

"There are so many fragile things, after all. People break so easily, and so do dreams and hearts."

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:01:13 -0400

“There are so many fragile things, after all. People break so easily, and so do dreams and hearts.”

- Neil Gaiman, Fragile Things (via fuckyeah-literature)

thelovenotebook: EVERYTHING LOVE

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:53 -0400

thelovenotebook:

EVERYTHING LOVE

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Tue, 14 May 2013 12:01:02 -0400

"Read books. Care about things. Get excited. Try not to be too down on yourself. Enjoy the..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:01:09 -0400

“Read books. Care about things. Get excited. Try not to be too down on yourself. Enjoy the ever-present game of knowing.”

- Hank Green (via vita-incerta)

lickypickystickyme: If grandmothers around the world had a...

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:50 -0400

lickypickystickyme:

If grandmothers around the world had a rallying cry, it would probably sound something like “You need to eat!”

Photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s grandmother said something similar to him before one of his many globetrotting work trips. To ensure he had at least one good meal, she prepared for him a dish of ravioli before he departed on one of his adventures.

“In that occasion I said to my grandma ‘You know, Grandma, there are many other grandmas around the world and most of them are really good cooks,” Galimberti wrote via email. “I’m going to meet them and ask them to cook for me so I can show you that you don’t have to be worried for me and the food that I will eat!’ This is the way my project was born!”

The project, “Delicatessen With Love”, took Galimberti to 58 countries where he photographed grandmothers with both the ingredients and finished signature dishes.

He acted as photographer and stylist during each shoot with the grandmothers, taking a portrait of both the women and the food they made for him.

From top to bottom:

Inara Runtule, 68, Kekava, Latvia. Silke (herring with potatoes and cottage cheese).

Grace Estibero, 82, Mumbai, India. Chicken vindaloo.

Susann Soresen, 81, Homer, Alaska. Moose steak.

Serette Charles, 63, Saint-Jean du Sud, Haiti. Lambi in creole sauce.

The photographer’s grandmother Marisa Batini, 80, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. Swiss chard and ricotta Ravioli with meat sauce.

Normita Sambu Arap, 65, Oltepessi (Masaai Mara), Kenya. Mboga and orgali (white corn polenta with vegetables and goat).

Julia Enaigua, 71, La Paz, Bolivia. Queso Humacha (vegetables and fresh cheese soup).

Fifi Makhmer, 62, Cairo, Egypt. Kuoshry (pasta, rice and legumes pie).

Isolina Perez De Vargas, 83, Mendoza, Argentina. Asado criollo (mixed meats barbecue).

Bisrat Melake, 60, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Enjera with curry and vegetables.

[ I was going to post a long rant about some arrogant yoga girl who insists people are ignorant for using olive oil to cook and should not eat fish or drink milk or eat cheese because of all sorts of problematic food issues, instead I said, let me focus on those who celebrate food.

Celebrate Food.

Emma Stone totally goes to that outdoor bookstore in Ojai in...

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:57 -0400

Emma Stone totally goes to that outdoor bookstore in Ojai in Easy A.

laughingsquid: Short Film About KISS’ Ballad ‘Beth’ As Told...

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:01:01 -0400

laughingsquid:

Short Film About KISS’ Ballad ‘Beth’ As Told From Her Point of View

jacob-pordiosero: This bookshop looks seedy. But it’s awesome…...

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:01:12 -0400

jacob-pordiosero:

This bookshop looks seedy.
But it’s awesome… in a seedy way.

There should be girls in thigh high boots and mini skirts smoking cigs and reading Bukowski under than neon electric sign.

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Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00:47 -0400

Stream Stomp!

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:01:10 -0400

Stream Stomp!:

A post in which I talk about the things I did at work this week. Because I have an awesome job. I love it. I love kids — they are so weird. And I love taking nets and buckets to the river and catching animals. Don’t you? Don’t you wish you were eleven years old again and catching frogs was something you could spend a couple hours doing?

John Green's tumblr: Happy Birthday Hank

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:48:02 -0400

John Green's tumblr: Happy Birthday Hank:

fishingboatproceeds:

Hi, Hank.

1. Happy 33rd Birthday.

2. In the past, we’ve gotten you extremely elaborate birthday presents here in nerdfighteria. We got you a piece of the James Webb Space Telescope, planted many trees in your honor, and so on. This year, I’m giving you the biggest and best present ever:

You…

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Thu, 02 May 2013 08:00:46 -0400

Daisy is right. And it’s the best and most true thing she...

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:00:57 -0400

Daisy is right. And it’s the best and most true thing she says. Gatsby does want too much. He can’t just be content with the fact that she loved him. She wanted him. She wanted him once. But their moment has passed and he’s too stubborn to recognize that. Don’t go chasing waterfalls, muterhfcukers; the sleeping dogs lie; don’t mess with what could have been and stick with what is.

We all have to learn this the hard way.

Bitches Gotta Eat is Incredible

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:00:42 -0400

lazybookreviews:

On why she’s not having kids:

1 you can watch whatever you want on television. i watched that ass-eating episode of GIRLS in real time at full volume. you know why? because i didn’t have to wait for my seven-year-old to stop faking like he was asleep before sneaking out of his room to watch his mom look at some titties.

I love everything about this post.

"I have advice for people who want to write. I don’t care whether they’re 5 or 500. There are three..."

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:01:01 -0400

““I have advice for people who want to write. I don’t care whether they’re 5 or 500. There are three things that are important: First, if you want to write, you need to keep an honest, unpublishable journal that nobody reads, nobody but you. Where you just put down what you think about life, what you think about things, what you think is fair and what you think is unfair. And second, you need to read. You can’t be a writer if you’re not a reader. It’s the great writers who teach us how to write. The third thing is to write. Just write a little bit every day. Even if it’s for only half an hour — write, write, write.””

- Madeleine L’Engle (via wordpainting)

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Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:01:18 -0400

meghantonjes: THIS IS EVERYTHING.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:00:50 -0400

meghantonjes:

THIS IS EVERYTHING.