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milktree: Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness,...

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:25:20 -0400

Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.

iamthepizzaslut: this is the glossary’s abridgment of david...

Wed, 08 May 2013 03:09:51 -0400

this is the glossary’s abridgment of david foster wallace’s “this is water” speech, delivered as a commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of kenyon college.

if you guys are ever stressed out, you’d be surprised how much it helps to remember how “human” the people around you actually are. even if the ideas you come up with to humanize these people aren’t necessarily true (imagining what they come home to, imagining their dreams and interests and maybe even what their favorite movie might be), you’re giving them a degree of complexity that you would usually only reserve for yourself and the people with whom you have personal relationships.

when you start to realize that other people aren’t just your own personal moving scenery and background noise, you can see them for how interesting and multi-dimensional they really are. you start to really appreciate people in general. suddenly situations where you once thought of them as only taking up your space or breathing your air become exercises in uniting humanity, even if it is only in your mind for a few minutes.

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Sat, 04 May 2013 15:15:04 -0400

Don’t you worry, Abed. When it comes to love, I think most...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:24:00 -0400

Don’t you worry, Abed. When it comes to love, I think most people are acquired tastes.

Speaking as a person who thinks being happy often is great, I believe that ideally your sources of...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:06:00 -0400

Speaking as a person who thinks being happy often is great, I believe that ideally your sources of happiness should consistently provide.

People cannot consistently make you smile without lacerating the thin membrane of their sanity, so depending on them for happiness is a wonky thing.

That being said, there are different feelings of euphoria (e.g. glazed donuts) and the one you get from interacting with people is a special one.

So the trick is to have an equally odd thing, which is to desire that exquisite happiness, but have a mentality that makes replacing people so quick and painless that in the end the only evidence of inconsistency was a little hiccup in the stream.

What an interesting thing to have, sir. :)

scribbleaddict: The Reward is a nine-minute animated short...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:35:00 -0400

scribbleaddict:

The Reward is a nine-minute animated short directed by Mikkel Mainz Elkjær and Kenneth Ladekjær. It is their graduation film at the animation workshop. For more information, visit the short’s BLOG.

The Kickstarter for “Tales of Alethrion,” the series based off of the short, “The Reward,” recently received enough support to get off the ground on Kickstarter. The kickstarter just closed, and now the series will be in production in light of reaching its goal.

thebeardandthebelly: Oren Lavie - Her morning elegance This...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:59:29 -0500

thebeardandthebelly:

Oren Lavie - Her morning elegance

This video makes me smile :).

"Back when I was in college, there were two kinds of couples. One was mutually atrophic as each..."

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:52:46 -0500

“Back when I was in college, there were two kinds of couples. One was mutually atrophic as each lover’s ambition withered away in the complacency of courtship. The second was radiant as one lover inspired the other in the quest for self-amelioration because the sight of such growth made each person ever happier. I trust that my children will only seek the latter.”

- Ruby Zhang, translated from Mandarin Chinese

Concerto No. 8 - Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:16:00 -0500

Concerto No. 8 - Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi

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Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:13:17 -0500

gndrmndfck: Lunar Rainbow aka “Moonbow” As many of you will...

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:53:00 -0500

gndrmndfck:

Lunar Rainbow aka “Moonbow”

As many of you will know, a rainbow forms as a result of the refraction of sunlight as it passes through water droplets in the sky. The refractive properties of the droplets cause sunlight to be split into a band of colours, more specifically the light spectrum.

For a Moonbow, the principles behind its formation are quite the same. The only exception is the light source is no longer the Sun, but the Moon.

While most of us will have seen a rainbow at least once in our life time, a much fewer number will have had the pleasure to encounter the lunar equivalent. This is because, as the Moon is more variable than the sun, many conditions need to be just right.

1- Moonbows are best seen when the Moon is conspicuous in the sky, so the period around the full moon, and more particularly before and after the gibbous phase is particularly favourable.

2- Of course, the brightest Moon thinkable will not cause a moonbow on its own accord. Moisture in the air also a crucial component. The best nights to see a moonbow is when there is rain coupled with intermittent clear skies.

3- The last main consideration is the position of the Moon in the night sky. Acredited to the atmospheric optical parameters of water droplets; a low Moon altitude is desired. If the Moon is greater than 42 degrees above the horizon, no bow will form.

"Holding a grudge is letting the offender live rent free in your head."

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:07:00 -0500

“Holding a grudge is letting the offender live rent free in your head.”

- Anonymous

Why I’m Here by Catt I’m not here to make friends,Or play games,Or learn to sing,Or fall in loveAnd...

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 21:02:13 -0400

Why I’m Here

by Catt

I’m not here to make friends,
Or play games,
Or learn to sing,
Or fall in love
And learn to cry.

I’m not here to fix computers,
Or solve mysteries,
Or write poems,
Or teach robots to love
And maybe people, if they can learn.

I’m not here to hold you when you cry,
Or kiss you when you’re not looking,
Or to make you giggle too loud,
Or to hold your hand in the morning sun
And hold your gaze in the moonlight.

These are not why I’m here.
They’re just my favorite ways
To spend my time,
Waiting for someone to let me know
Why I’m here.

allthethingsquestioned: Sweet Pea Apple of my eye Don’t know...

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:40:39 -0400

allthethingsquestioned:

Sweet Pea

Apple of my eye

Don’t know when and I don’t know why

You’re the only reason I keep on coming home

Alfred Borden: Everything’s going to be alright, because I...

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:44:00 -0400

Alfred Borden: Everything’s going to be alright, because I love you very much.
Sarah: Say it again.
Alfred Borden: I love you.
Sarah: Not today.
Alfred Borden: What do you mean?
Sarah: Well some days it’s not true. Maybe today you’re more in love with magic. I like being able to tell the difference, it makes the days it is true mean something.

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Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:18:55 -0400

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Sun, 14 Oct 2012 03:45:11 -0400

In 2011, Jello monitored the ratio of smiley to frowny emoticons and Twitter and released coupons...

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:17:55 -0400

In 2011, Jello monitored the ratio of smiley to frowny emoticons and Twitter and released coupons whenever the Twittersphere was unhappy.

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Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:13:11 -0400

Dream Residue

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:03:00 -0400

Dream Residue