pseudo-gout:

neatomosquitoshow:

excerpt from ‘The Rivets in Ecclesiastes’ by Richard Brautigan

I really liked this.  When I used to have to sit through seemingly endless Jehovah’s Witness meetings in windowless Kingdom Halls, I used to count things, chairs, ceiling tiles, cracks.  

I have this thing I do lately when I’m scrolling through my Tumblr dash, in which I neglect to look at the little icon at the top, and then, as I read the post or look at the image(s), I try to guess who, of the people I follow, would have posted or reblogged it. Then I scroll back up to see if I was right.

I like it when I guess correctly. I like that I know the people I follow well enough to recognize something they posted from its content. It’s something I’ve liked about computer-mediated communication since I first went online: getting to know the people on the other end.

I haven’t been following you, pseudo-gout, long enough to have a very full picture yet, but that’s okay; I’m enjoying the process of getting there.

But that actually isn’t why I bring all that up. It’s this: I had the same feeling about the author of this passage. The last time I read Brautigan was probably 30 years ago, though I liked him a lot. And as I was reading this piece I thought: I bet this is Richard Brautigan. And it was, and that made me happy, and it was exactly the same feeling of recognition. And that made me realize that I relate to the 98 people I follow on Tumblr the same way I’ve always related to my favorite authors and artists. I love getting to know them, getting to where I can pick them out of a crowd by their individual faces and voices — oh, look, it’s that person. I know that person.

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ehmeegee:

He used to tell this story of returning from the war, just enough change in his pocket to get on the train in Seattle and make it to the first stop in Spokane. From there he would disembark, suitcase in hand, anxious to make it back to the empty prairie and his father’s ranch but without the apparent means to do so, his last dollars spent. He told me he saw a coin-operated gambling machine in the station- the type you would put some quarters in, pull the lever and hope for the best. The first time he tried it he won enough to buy a ticket to the next stop which would take him through northern Idaho and into Montana – and he tried again to get change for something to eat. As the story goes he repeated this until he was so close to the homestead he could feel it, his gambling for transport a string of fortune bringing him home. As he approached the last of these machines, the only obstacle between the end of the war and his homecoming, a fellow train passenger slipped in front, pulled put his quarters and yanked the lever – the jackpot was struck! and he, I imagine, exclaimed in joy while my grandfather cursed under his breath.

I’m not sure how he got home; the conclusion to that story is lost in a haze. Maybe he walked the thirty miles, maybe he grabbed a ride on the back of someone’s hay cart. I know he made it back, but sometimes I imagine him still gambling the last of his luck in the chance he would make enough for the train to bring him home.

Rest in peace, Grandpa.

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physicscaucie:

Animation of a Planetary Nebula Dissipating

Planetary nebulae, clouds of gas and dust puffed out by Sun-like stars when they die, are transient phenomena in the lives of stars. The nebulae eventually fade and diffuse into interstellar space, where their elements contribute to the formation of new stars. This animation shows an artist’s concept of a planetary nebula evolving over tens of thousands of years.

Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser)

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rainbowrowell:

“Landline” nails to match the cover of my new book. I’m signing it (advanced copies) for the first time this weekend at ALA Midwinter —and I have to admit that I’m really nervous.

It goes on sale July 8.

Sigh. More people who are not me will soon be reading this book.

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yulinkuang:

Socially Awkward Poe’s Tell Tale Birthday

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yulinkuang:

dwightyoumonkeyslut:

2/? from the Kissing in the Rain trailer – Audrey x Henry before the kisses.

Because they look adorable. And I can’t wait.

I can confirm they are adorable, and I also can’t wait.

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yulinkuang:

dwightyoumonkeyslut:

1/? from the Kissing in the Rain trailer – Lily x James before the kisses.

Because somethings need to be giffed multiple times… even if it’s by the same crazy fangirl. And for that first gif. Always.

I’m sorry, I couldn’t hear you over HOW AWESOME THIS IS. Also the rain. Thank you for gifing, it’s like a gift but the t was for tumblr.

Closer…

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oniichan-seductively:

The only time 0.02% accuracy is good enough – Imgur

When a stoppable force meets a movable object.

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alicepouliou1:

Ready to fly by Laney Bird on Flickr.

#Pine Warbler #Setophaga pinus #Setophaga #Parulidae #Passeroidea #Passerida #Passeri #Passeriformes #Passerimorphae #Psittacopasserae #Eufalconimorphae #Aves #birds #warbler #winter #Georgia

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annaharo:

Polar Vortex Milwaukee by jennelljenney on Flickr.

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“By opening night, everyone expected a minor catastrophe. When Peter endeavors to save Tinker Bell’s life, he shouts to the audience, “Do you believe in fairies? If you believe, wave your handkerchiefs and clap your hands!” Because Barrie was convinced that the play would be a disaster and that this line would be greeted with silence from the stylish adult audience, he had arranged with the musical director to have the orchestra put down their instruments and clap. As it turned out, when Nina Boucicault asked if anyone believed in fairies, the audience applauded so enthusiastically that she burst into tears.”

– Introduction to Peter Pan by Amy Billone (via corseque)

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shipwreckedcomedy:

Shipwrecked is pleased to present a companion prequel episode to A Tell Tale Vlog, Socially Awkward Poe’s Tell Tale Birthday

From the writing vlog archives of Edgar Allan Poe, in which his neighbor Annabelle Lee drops by to wish him a happy birthday. The team at Shipwrecked would also like to extend our belated birthday wishes to Mr. Poe, and hope his next year is better than the last.

(Mr. Poe would like you to know that the events of this video took place well before those documented within A Tell Tale Vlog.)

Improvised by Sean Persaud and Mary Kate Wiles

Concept by Yulin Kuang and Sinead Persaud

Directed by Yulin Kuang

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utnereader:

From American Afterlife

The churchyard scene in the photograph is sepia and sprawling. Its blocky crosses and headstones, hemmed in by grasses grown long, look like they belong to a land somewhere between old New England andTales from the Crypt. Some of the stones bear names, others don’t, and there’s still plenty of empty space where more monuments will appear later. This is no actual graveyard I’m looking at, but a tattoo, a work in progress that will eventually cover the entire broad back of Randy, a local biker. 

Keep reading …

White-breasted nuthatch. Because I can’t help myself.

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canadian-asian:

THE CUTEST BIRD IN THE WORLD (The Japanese Long Tailed Tit)

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thebrainscoop:

Now, I don’t advocate for feeding the trolls, but I do wholly support a cited academic retort. 

1893 World’s Columbian Exposition

As YouTube took on a larger role in my personal information landscape over the last few years, I quickly concluded that it was only in rare circumstances that it was going to be worth my while to read YouTube comments.

This is a rare exception to that rule.

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shipwreckedcomedy:

Releasing tomorrow morning at 9am PT! Stay tuned.

Today was our good friend Mr. Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday! We checked in and he informed us that he might have a new video coming soon from his writing vlog archives. It features a guest appearance from his lady love unproclaimed soulmate dear acquaintance and Lenore’s one and only BFF, Annabelle Lee. (Mr. Poe would like you to know that the events of this video took place well before those documented within A Tell Tale Vlog.)

Coming soon to a Shipwrecked channel near you, Socially Awkward Poe’s Tell Tale Birthday. 

Starring Sean Persaud and Mary Kate Wiles

Concept by Yulin Kuang and Sinead Persaud

Directed by Yulin Kuang

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Check out our last historical comedy project, A Tell Tale Vlog

Check our next webseries project, Kissing in the Rain

Tomorrow is Poe-mas! Yay!

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annethecatdetective:

dadabrush:

Ariel ,Cinderella, and Belle done in the art nouveau style of  Alphonse Mucha.

Yes please.

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“Anyone who genuinely cares about anything is bound to sound like a broken record from time to time. If you actually give a shit about a problem (and I don’t mean a “problem” like “the co-op is out of Honeycrisps,” I mean a PROBLEM PROBLEM), then you don’t just lodge your complaint and sit back down while the world rolls on around you. You do not shut up until that problem is fixed. You repeat and reframe and repeat and reframe and message, message, message, and eventually—hopefully—you manage to lodge that message somewhere in the public consciousness. That is how things move forward. And right now, we desperately need to not shut up about the way the internet treats women.”

– Lindy West, We Must Not Shut Up About How Women Are Treated on the Internet (via theashleyclements)

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writingriddles:

Day 23/365: new reading materials ❤ the Seventeen mag, all the pretty models (and clothes and shoes ofc) (NAKS girly pala lol)

The LOTR book was a result of not finding Rainbow Rowell’s books /anywhere/ so… yeah. I got it for a really good deal though, thank you Booksale forever. #reading #project365

In this case only, I approve of the failure to find any Rainbow Rowell books. Because Tolkien, obvs.

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idlesuperstar:

matineemoustache:

“Get your filthy URL off my gif-post” – an unpublished memoir by failed tumblr user matinéemoustache

“Thanks for deleting all my text and replacing it with erroneous/misrepresentational blather instead of making your own damn post” – an unpublished…

Someone is wrong on the Internet.

Again.

sigh

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