January 2010
“Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.”
– Henry Rollins (via shapeshift) (via funeral)
Brilliant
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Saturday
I’m disappointed to announce that my CompactFlash has taken a gigantic shit on me and does not work anymore. Luckily, my Dad has one from his Minolta digital camera; maybe even two.
It’s a beautiful day outside. Unfortunately, I spent it inside Sam’s club with my parents. I think that’s the first time we’ve hung out since I started working. I guess the trip was...
Flying lotus - Massage situation
I really...
Things I love
Today is my first Things I Love Thursday…here goes:
I love Avocado, Honey, Random people complimenting me on my hair, Old people starring at me, Dinner with my parents, Cream soda, Blueberry pomegranate tea, My Moleskine day planner that I ordered last night on amazon (that I can’t wait to receive in the mail!!), Grizzly bear, Inspiring photography, Beach house, Sparkles, Lights,...
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
One of my most favorite...
OK, so here's the deal
I’m making a few tiny changes to how I use my tumblr. I’ve set a topic to share with you for every day of the week. Here is what I plan to blog abut below:
Monday- A fact of some sort.
Tuesday- Something I found online that I WANT.
Wednesday- A song that I want to share.
Thursday- Things I love
Friday- A picture I took from my camera.
And if I have any other material that I want...
“Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your...”
– Lawrence Krauss
Only Children
I thought it would be fun to read on only children because I’m an only child!
Stereotypes of Only Children
The only child is automatically stigmatized. When asked to describe personality characteristics of an only child, many people will respond negatively, indicating the presupposition that only children are spoiled brats. In China, couples are encouraged to have only one child in order...
Ventriloquism
Originally, ventriloquism was a religious practice. The name comes from the Latin for to speak from the stomach; the Greeks called this gastromancy (Greek: εγγαστριμυθία). The noises produced by the stomach were thought to be the voices of the unliving , who took up residence in the stomach of the ventriloquist. The ventriloquist would then interpret the sounds, as they were thought able to speak...
Séance
A séance is an attempt to communicate with spirits. The word “séance” comes from the French word for “seat,” “session” or “sitting,” from the Old French “seoir,” “to sit.” In French, the word’s meaning is quite general: one may, for example, speak of “une séance de cinéma” (“a movie session”)....
The Donner Party
The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American emigrants caught up in the “westering fever” of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846–1847, some of them resorted to cannibalism.