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There is nothing I do not love about all of these clothings....

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:58:48 +0000

There is nothing I do not love about all of these clothings. (InAisce, via aithne)

"Melancholy shouldn’t be confused with depression. Melancholy is an active state. When we’re..."

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:51:04 +0000

“Melancholy shouldn’t be confused with depression. Melancholy is an active state. When we’re melancholic, we feel uneasy with the way things are, the status quo, the conventions of our society. We yearn for a deeper, richer relationship with the world. And in that yearning, we’re forced to explore the potential within ourselves – a potential we might not have explored if we were simply content. We come up with new ways of seeing the world and new ways of being in the world. Melancholy and creativity go together.”

- Alexander Stutterheim, post on Melancholy & Creativity (via jonathanmoore)

I just broke something laughing at this. (via littleorphanammo)

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:44:47 +0000

I just broke something laughing at this. (via littleorphanammo)

My thousandth Tumblr post, via rainbowpromise: . by joannablu...

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:20:00 +0000

My thousandth Tumblr post, via rainbowpromise:

. by joannablu on Flickr.

Edinburrrrrgh!

My energy level today.

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:34:38 +0100

My sardine cam.

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:04:12 +0100

Glitch poem: This is just to say

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:11:45 +0100

I have nibbled
the piggies
that were around
the Meadow

and which
you were probably
baiting
for capture.

Forgive me
they were there
so pink
and so acquiescent.

(With apologies to William Carlos Williams, inspired by this thread. Play Glitch!)

One last nap in the blue room.

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:37:13 +0100

Flowers for Rosh Hashanah

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:24:56 +0100

I felt like the prettiest princess carrying these home from the florist! I can’t wait to give them to my Rosh Hashanah dinner hosts. This bouquet was the creation of Rose Tea Lounge in the Inner Sunset.

Glitch launched today!

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:38:39 +0100

Foggy Sausalito.

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:31:48 +0100

The Art of the Self-Mocking Hashtag

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:23:00 +0100

In this Sunday’s Boston Globe, I take a look at how hashtagging has become the perfect vehicle for self-directed sarcasm, used by celebrities and common folk alike. Take a look at how a pro does it: the tech-savvy actor Wil Wheaton (who began earning geek cred back when he played Ensign Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation) recently tried to link to pictures of himself on the set of The Big Bang Theory. After he gave the wrong link, he tweeted, “I love that I’m trying to be all clever, and then I epic fail at basic linking. #lessonsinhumility #facepalm #hashtag.” (If his use of “epic fail” seems unusual, check out my On Language column and Word Routes followup on recent transformations of fail.) Wheaton uses the self-effacing “#lessonsinhumility” hashtag, followed by “#facepalm” (“the act of bringing one’s palm to one’s face to indicate embarrassment, exasperation, or despair,” says Wordspy), capped off by a meta-ironic touch, a “#hashtag” hashtag.

via visualthesaurus.com

The rest of this article is fascinating reading for language & infosci geeks like myself, and the mention of Wil Wheaton didn’t hurt.

Harvestman watches over you.

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:17:55 +0100

Prescreen "Missing Pieces" for $4.

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:49:38 +0100

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Missing Pieces is a story about a man who’s lost everything and his misguided attempts to put it back together. An emotional enigma about love and loneliness… and a kidnapping.

David (Mark Boone Jr. - Sons of Anarcy, Batman Begins, Memento) tries again and again to win back the love of his life, Delia (Melora Walters - Magnolia, Cold Mountain, Big Love), but she’s not having it. As the situation turns hopeless, David concocts a master scheme that will surely win her back and turn it around.

Through interwoven, poignant vignettes, this multi-plot tale unfolds and untangles into a truly unique and heartfelt love story about finding hope when all is lost.

via prescreen.com

Now we all get to watch this movie, and for less than the price of a movie ticket! It’s only $4 through Prescreen for the next twelve hours, and $8 after that until 21 November. (Thanks to Kenton Bartlett for the heads up. Best of luck with your movie!)

Help me see the movie "Missing Pieces"

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:52:33 +0100

via youtube.com (festival trailer · movie site)

A link to the “Missing Pieces” promo trailer was forwarded along to me last month. I am just now getting through a huge email backlog, so I hadn’t watched it until just a few minutes ago.

The festival trailer is more emotionally compelling. Also, if you want the short plot summary from the filmmaker, it is: “a heartbroken man kidnaps two strangers in hopes they will fall in love.”

The trailers are lovely, and the plot is intriguing, so I want to see this movie. If you want to see this movie too, please help by getting the word out.

Two old cats finally becoming friends.

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:20:52 +0100

I never thought our cats would sit this close together, but here they are, right before bed. Amazing. I hope the big move doesn’t set this progress back.

Subsequently allowed to dissipate.

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:47:40 +0100

I love saying this phrase out loud. This is part of a larger artwork by Lawrence Weiner called “Brought to Light”.

Interspecies love.

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:27:37 +0100

via wimp.com, via Lette

Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!

I can’t tell if my fascination with this sleeping capsule...

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:23:27 +0100

I can’t tell if my fascination with this sleeping capsule is a weird outgrowth of my claustrophobia or of my love of tiny things. Maybe both? (via laughingsquid)

I love tickledfancy’s “Mad Men” portraits, but...

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:13:42 +0100

I love tickledfancy’s “Mad Men” portraits, but especially this one of Peggy. Because Peggy rules.