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Dec. 1st, 2016
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antimana:
pouahhh:
Anyone? Anyone? Oh, come on, it’s obvious. A great big transmitter. This station. If I can change the signal, fold it back, sequence it, anyone?
The one who got all his plans with cryptic clues. Captain Jack Harkness; damn near as smart as the Doctor, and the only thing people remember is the fact he’s a flirt.
antimana:
pouahhh:
Anyone? Anyone? Oh, come on, it’s obvious. A great big transmitter. This station. If I can change the signal, fold it back, sequence it, anyone?
The one who got all his plans with cryptic clues. Captain Jack Harkness; damn near as smart as the Doctor, and the only thing people remember is the fact he’s a flirt.
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marina pokupcic
andrei kasprishin
stefano unterthiner
stefano unterthiner
marcel van oosten
paul and paveena mckenzie
paul and paveena mckenzie
nubbsgalore:
swan lake. photos (none of which are actually in russia) by (click pic) paul and paveena mckenzie, marina pokupcic, jan tore tangvik, chris seufert, andrei kasprishin, marcel van oosten stefano unterthiner
marina pokupcic
andrei kasprishin
stefano unterthiner
stefano unterthiner
marcel van oosten
paul and paveena mckenzie
paul and paveena mckenzie
nubbsgalore:
swan lake. photos (none of which are actually in russia) by (click pic) paul and paveena mckenzie, marina pokupcic, jan tore tangvik, chris seufert, andrei kasprishin, marcel van oosten stefano unterthiner
"Collect books, even if you don’t plan on
Dec. 1st, 2016 05:27 amvia http://ift.tt/2gNdWdD:
“Collect books, even if you don’t plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.”
- John Waters (via celestinevibes)
“Collect books, even if you don’t plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.”
- John Waters (via celestinevibes)
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jordanparrished:
So I’m concerned that people don’t realize just how messed up the situation at Standing Rock really is. The United States signed treaties acknowledging and agreeing that there are certain areas of land that were never ceded to them. These areas do not belong to the United States. They belong to a sovereign nation governed by indigenous people. The land that the Dakota Access Pipeline runs through is not part of the US. It is part of the Lakota nation. That means it is essentially a separate country.
Please imagine if the US wanted to build a pipeline from Washington to Alaska and they went through part of Canada to get there. Canadians protested, saying they have no right to be there and they’re destroying their water, and in response the USA sent militarized police to attack, harass, and harass these protesters, then arrested them for trespassing… on their own land.
That is what’s happening. This is an invasion, and the police are interfering on behalf of a foreign oil company.
jordanparrished:
So I’m concerned that people don’t realize just how messed up the situation at Standing Rock really is. The United States signed treaties acknowledging and agreeing that there are certain areas of land that were never ceded to them. These areas do not belong to the United States. They belong to a sovereign nation governed by indigenous people. The land that the Dakota Access Pipeline runs through is not part of the US. It is part of the Lakota nation. That means it is essentially a separate country.
Please imagine if the US wanted to build a pipeline from Washington to Alaska and they went through part of Canada to get there. Canadians protested, saying they have no right to be there and they’re destroying their water, and in response the USA sent militarized police to attack, harass, and harass these protesters, then arrested them for trespassing… on their own land.
That is what’s happening. This is an invasion, and the police are interfering on behalf of a foreign oil company.
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tiinatormanenphotography:
Orion.
Winter 2016, Southern Lapland, Finland.
by Tiina Törmänen | web | FB | IG |
tiinatormanenphotography:
Orion.
Winter 2016, Southern Lapland, Finland.
by Tiina Törmänen | web | FB | IG |
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the-original-it-girl:
The character of Plato in Rebel Without A Cause (1955) was supposed to be subtly but definitely understood as gay. Although the Production Code was still very much in force and forbade any mention of homosexuality, director Nicholas Ray, co-star James Dean and the actor who played Plato, Sal Mineo, all worked together to insert restrained references to Plato’s homosexuality and attraction to Jim, including the pinup photo of Alan Ladd on Plato’s locker door, Plato’s adoring looks at Jim, his loaded talk with Jim in the old mansion, and even the name “Plato,” which is a reference to the Classical Greek philosopher. For that mansion scene, Dean suggested to Mineo that Plato should “look at me the way I look at Natalie.” (x)
the-original-it-girl:
The character of Plato in Rebel Without A Cause (1955) was supposed to be subtly but definitely understood as gay. Although the Production Code was still very much in force and forbade any mention of homosexuality, director Nicholas Ray, co-star James Dean and the actor who played Plato, Sal Mineo, all worked together to insert restrained references to Plato’s homosexuality and attraction to Jim, including the pinup photo of Alan Ladd on Plato’s locker door, Plato’s adoring looks at Jim, his loaded talk with Jim in the old mansion, and even the name “Plato,” which is a reference to the Classical Greek philosopher. For that mansion scene, Dean suggested to Mineo that Plato should “look at me the way I look at Natalie.” (x)
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candlewinds:
You and I spoke of what will likely happen the day England returns to this place.
candlewinds:
You and I spoke of what will likely happen the day England returns to this place.
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setthgekco:
Everybody leaves you, Dean. You noticed? Mommy. Daddy. Even Sam. You ever ask yourself why? Maybe it’s not them. Maybe, it’s you.
setthgekco:
Everybody leaves you, Dean. You noticed? Mommy. Daddy. Even Sam. You ever ask yourself why? Maybe it’s not them. Maybe, it’s you.
samalsoblogs: riverselkie: i want to run
Dec. 1st, 2016 12:16 pmvia http://ift.tt/2gJADml:
samalsoblogs:
riverselkie:
i want to run away…but like in ghibli movie. like i take a block of cheese a loaf of bread and some apples and wander through the flower-specked mountains wrapped up in a shawl and i happen to wander into a moving castle and fall in love with a cute wizard
me (deep in the woods, dragging dufflebag of Kraft Singles™ and hopelessly lost): where’s totoro
samalsoblogs:
riverselkie:
i want to run away…but like in ghibli movie. like i take a block of cheese a loaf of bread and some apples and wander through the flower-specked mountains wrapped up in a shawl and i happen to wander into a moving castle and fall in love with a cute wizard
me (deep in the woods, dragging dufflebag of Kraft Singles™ and hopelessly lost): where’s totoro
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loveofvetnursing:
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kaijutegu:
anyonewestofbree:
kaijutegu:
passerineperch:
bunkerlad:
are baby parrots cute?
yes.
do you want a baby parrot?
no.
Oh boy, I always need to rant about parrots.
You want a bird? Great! Don’t get a parrot! Think instead of getting something that doesn’t need the insane social environment and 60+ years from you. Get a pigeon, dove, finch, canary, maybe even a starling. They don’t scream, they can’t break your finger, and can be just as cuddly. They aren’t endangered, they do well with a pal, but don’t self-mutilate at the drop of a pin. They still need plenty of time and care, but certain pigeon species have been domesticated, meaning they do better in captivity. PARROTS ARE TAME, NOT DOMESTICATED.
If your mind is so set on a parrot you need to do so much more work to get there. Go volunteer at a parrot rescue, they are different animals as adults than babies. Oh boy are they cute when they are little, they are when they are big as well, but they are also hormonal and will bite. Hard. Go get to know a parrot at a rescue and if you have the means to provide a stable environment for it the rest of it’s life, then consider adopting. No more baby parrots are needed in the pet trade, they change as they mature and will go through fazes of sexual frustration as they lash out because that’s all they can do. If you can come to terms with parrot behavior and deal with getting bit every once and a while look into adopting a cutie.
If you refuse to get a rescue, at least don’t get a large parrot baby. Cockatiels, conures, budgies, and parrotlets are comparatively better. They live 30 years most which means most times they won’t outlive you. They can be nippy, but they are not quite as socially complex. Cockatiels are an especially easy bird to read and understand the body signals of. I’m not saying these birds are easy, they still need plenty of time spent with them every day, especially if you want them to be hand tame. Unlike dogs and cats who are able to seek you out for cuddles and just live in your house, birds often get forgotten about in their cages. Their diet needs to be a pellet diet supplemented with fruits and veggies and perhaps some seeds sometimes as a treat.
EDIT: Small little thing I remembered, domesticated chickens are fabulously great pets, even for an indoor environment. They can be wonderfully affectionate and come in many tiny, almost pocket sized varieties +egg a day if you’re lucky. Look up Seramas, Frizzles, Silkies, and Polish, they are all very unique looking and typically friendly species. During the day keep them in a little caged area, but get some chicken diapers (they exist and are becoming more common) and you can let them roam your house poop free.
My cousins have domesticated chickens running around their house and they are the SWEETEST birds, they’re so lovely and cuddly. They’ll hop right up on your lap and just sort of gently cluck while you’re watching TV.
At this point in my life of regular care for 2 umbrella cockatoos and a green wing macaw, I can thoroughly say that I do not recommend them for domestic ownership.
It runs us ragged at our facility dealing with those three alone. Parrots are parrots, and in the wild, their piercing vocalizations are critical to interacting with large flocks over large areas.
They do not take this into account when living in your home. And they will scream. All the time.
They need so much specialized care, I honestly cannot fathom how anyone without the patience of a saint and a myriad of knowledge and resources would want to bring one of these animals into their homes…
I know exactly one person that I can say without a doubt that yes, his parrot is well-kept and happy.
My old boss at the museum has three children. Two of them I didn’t know about until about a year in, but I heard about Simon the first day. In fact, I heard about Simon before I was even hired.
Simon is the blue and gold macaw my boss got thirty years ago as a young bird. He was a “house-iversary” present from my boss’s wife after they both got tenure-track jobs and knew they were settling down. They raised him extremely well, but my boss still has some scars from where Simon took chunks out of him during puberty.
Simon has the run of the house. There’s always someone home with him, whether that’s my boss, his wife, or one of their human children. Always. My boss would skype with the bird and talk to him on the phone; when his wife was in the museum and he was at home, she’d do the same thing. When they were away on digs, they made sure to call Simon and talk to him multiple times a day, just to make sure he could hear their voices. Their eldest daughter took care of him then- they all love that bird. I’ve skyped with him, too. He showed me his toys and pretended to be my boss’s cell phone.
There’s one room in the house that’s just a specialized bird jungle gym. Loads of things to climb on and play with. Even though it’s a fun room, they never shut him up in there; the only time he’s shut up is at night. Otherwise he has unrestricted access to his “flock.” There’s some edible plants in there too if he wants to forage. Simon has a “cage” and I put that in quotes because it’s basically a closet he sleeps in and eats in. After meals they typically put him in there until he poops, but the general consensus is “this is why we have hardwood floors.” One of the major axes around which their lifestyle revolves is parrot care, and they knew this going into it. This was something they wanted as a family.
Simon also has a provision in the will. I was helping my boss pare down his book collection and he talked about having to go through his dad’s books after he died and how he didn’t want to make Simon go through that. He was joking, but then he got serious and mentioned that they’d actually set up a fund for Simon’s care if anything happened to them. He knows there’s a chance the bird will outlive him and he’s not only sure of what will happen (the oldest daughter inherits the house they live in and the bird because she’s his favorite of the human children), he’s also set aside money for his continual care.
That’s the sort of thing you have to consider when you get a baby parrot. They’re not really pets so much as they are major lifestyle commitments. Any animal is a commitment, of course, but parrots don’t just require special consideration, they require major changes that most people probably can’t handle.
My parents have a double yellow headed Amazon that belonged to my great grandmother. He’s old enough that the vet suspects he may have been wild caught back before there were laws to prevent that kind of thing. George is older than I am and it’s still very, very possible that he may outlive my parents or at least outlive their ability to care for him.
Since my girlfriend and I are such animal-lovers the family has basically come to an understanding that we will be inheriting George if my parents reach the point where they can’t meet his care needs anymore. But think about that. That’s THREE GENERATIONS of committed animal lovers needed to provide for one bird’s lifetime.
80% of large parrots will be surrendered within their first 2 years in a home. IF YOU AREN’T READY TO CARE FOR A STRONG, LOUD, TEMPERAMENTAL, NEEDY, FEATHERED INFANT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE DO NOT GET A PARROT!
Sooo very important!
loveofvetnursing:
the-awkward-turt:
kaijutegu:
anyonewestofbree:
kaijutegu:
passerineperch:
bunkerlad:
are baby parrots cute?
yes.
do you want a baby parrot?
no.
Oh boy, I always need to rant about parrots.
You want a bird? Great! Don’t get a parrot! Think instead of getting something that doesn’t need the insane social environment and 60+ years from you. Get a pigeon, dove, finch, canary, maybe even a starling. They don’t scream, they can’t break your finger, and can be just as cuddly. They aren’t endangered, they do well with a pal, but don’t self-mutilate at the drop of a pin. They still need plenty of time and care, but certain pigeon species have been domesticated, meaning they do better in captivity. PARROTS ARE TAME, NOT DOMESTICATED.
If your mind is so set on a parrot you need to do so much more work to get there. Go volunteer at a parrot rescue, they are different animals as adults than babies. Oh boy are they cute when they are little, they are when they are big as well, but they are also hormonal and will bite. Hard. Go get to know a parrot at a rescue and if you have the means to provide a stable environment for it the rest of it’s life, then consider adopting. No more baby parrots are needed in the pet trade, they change as they mature and will go through fazes of sexual frustration as they lash out because that’s all they can do. If you can come to terms with parrot behavior and deal with getting bit every once and a while look into adopting a cutie.
If you refuse to get a rescue, at least don’t get a large parrot baby. Cockatiels, conures, budgies, and parrotlets are comparatively better. They live 30 years most which means most times they won’t outlive you. They can be nippy, but they are not quite as socially complex. Cockatiels are an especially easy bird to read and understand the body signals of. I’m not saying these birds are easy, they still need plenty of time spent with them every day, especially if you want them to be hand tame. Unlike dogs and cats who are able to seek you out for cuddles and just live in your house, birds often get forgotten about in their cages. Their diet needs to be a pellet diet supplemented with fruits and veggies and perhaps some seeds sometimes as a treat.
EDIT: Small little thing I remembered, domesticated chickens are fabulously great pets, even for an indoor environment. They can be wonderfully affectionate and come in many tiny, almost pocket sized varieties +egg a day if you’re lucky. Look up Seramas, Frizzles, Silkies, and Polish, they are all very unique looking and typically friendly species. During the day keep them in a little caged area, but get some chicken diapers (they exist and are becoming more common) and you can let them roam your house poop free.
My cousins have domesticated chickens running around their house and they are the SWEETEST birds, they’re so lovely and cuddly. They’ll hop right up on your lap and just sort of gently cluck while you’re watching TV.
At this point in my life of regular care for 2 umbrella cockatoos and a green wing macaw, I can thoroughly say that I do not recommend them for domestic ownership.
It runs us ragged at our facility dealing with those three alone. Parrots are parrots, and in the wild, their piercing vocalizations are critical to interacting with large flocks over large areas.
They do not take this into account when living in your home. And they will scream. All the time.
They need so much specialized care, I honestly cannot fathom how anyone without the patience of a saint and a myriad of knowledge and resources would want to bring one of these animals into their homes…
I know exactly one person that I can say without a doubt that yes, his parrot is well-kept and happy.
My old boss at the museum has three children. Two of them I didn’t know about until about a year in, but I heard about Simon the first day. In fact, I heard about Simon before I was even hired.
Simon is the blue and gold macaw my boss got thirty years ago as a young bird. He was a “house-iversary” present from my boss’s wife after they both got tenure-track jobs and knew they were settling down. They raised him extremely well, but my boss still has some scars from where Simon took chunks out of him during puberty.
Simon has the run of the house. There’s always someone home with him, whether that’s my boss, his wife, or one of their human children. Always. My boss would skype with the bird and talk to him on the phone; when his wife was in the museum and he was at home, she’d do the same thing. When they were away on digs, they made sure to call Simon and talk to him multiple times a day, just to make sure he could hear their voices. Their eldest daughter took care of him then- they all love that bird. I’ve skyped with him, too. He showed me his toys and pretended to be my boss’s cell phone.
There’s one room in the house that’s just a specialized bird jungle gym. Loads of things to climb on and play with. Even though it’s a fun room, they never shut him up in there; the only time he’s shut up is at night. Otherwise he has unrestricted access to his “flock.” There’s some edible plants in there too if he wants to forage. Simon has a “cage” and I put that in quotes because it’s basically a closet he sleeps in and eats in. After meals they typically put him in there until he poops, but the general consensus is “this is why we have hardwood floors.” One of the major axes around which their lifestyle revolves is parrot care, and they knew this going into it. This was something they wanted as a family.
Simon also has a provision in the will. I was helping my boss pare down his book collection and he talked about having to go through his dad’s books after he died and how he didn’t want to make Simon go through that. He was joking, but then he got serious and mentioned that they’d actually set up a fund for Simon’s care if anything happened to them. He knows there’s a chance the bird will outlive him and he’s not only sure of what will happen (the oldest daughter inherits the house they live in and the bird because she’s his favorite of the human children), he’s also set aside money for his continual care.
That’s the sort of thing you have to consider when you get a baby parrot. They’re not really pets so much as they are major lifestyle commitments. Any animal is a commitment, of course, but parrots don’t just require special consideration, they require major changes that most people probably can’t handle.
My parents have a double yellow headed Amazon that belonged to my great grandmother. He’s old enough that the vet suspects he may have been wild caught back before there were laws to prevent that kind of thing. George is older than I am and it’s still very, very possible that he may outlive my parents or at least outlive their ability to care for him.
Since my girlfriend and I are such animal-lovers the family has basically come to an understanding that we will be inheriting George if my parents reach the point where they can’t meet his care needs anymore. But think about that. That’s THREE GENERATIONS of committed animal lovers needed to provide for one bird’s lifetime.
80% of large parrots will be surrendered within their first 2 years in a home. IF YOU AREN’T READY TO CARE FOR A STRONG, LOUD, TEMPERAMENTAL, NEEDY, FEATHERED INFANT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE DO NOT GET A PARROT!
Sooo very important!
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itspiperchapman:
The Get Down 1x03 - Darkness Is Your Candle
If one man fall, we all fall. Like how they say: “You gotta stand for something, or you’ll fall for anything.” We’re brothers now.
itspiperchapman:
The Get Down 1x03 - Darkness Is Your Candle
If one man fall, we all fall. Like how they say: “You gotta stand for something, or you’ll fall for anything.” We’re brothers now.
The latest recount drama
Dec. 1st, 2016 06:27 pmvia http://ift.tt/2fKbZCw:
cupidsbower:
Okay, I honestly thought Stein’s recount effort would find nothing, and Trump would go on his merry way as President.
However, this week, forces are starting to roll out against the recount in a significant way, and that? That has me thinking that maybe there is something to find after all.
The mainstream media has finally settled on a story, and it’s that Stein’s a loony crackpot for wanting a recount. I’m not linking to this as a quick Google will get you lots of stories of this ilk.
Wisconsin keep increasing the cost of the re-count. It’s now at around $4M (x). That is a lot more than expected. They are refusing to do a hand-count too, which I understand, but given the concern is potential computer hacking, there is a real issue to wanting a hand-count, and the computer people say the same thing (x).
Trump’s team have launched a “defense fund” which kind of implies they think there’s going to be something to defend (x).
Still no smoking guns here, but it’s all pretty shady. What’s the big deal with a recount if there’s nothing to find? I had naively thought Stein would pay the money and a week or so later there’d be the breaking news of a few minor irregularities, but nothing to write home about.
This doesn’t sound like that narrative. Something else is rolling out here, and it’s ugly.
If you’re American, and you are interested in the recount, Stein needs more money because of the Wisconsin fee hike. So far, lots of people have done their best to cast doubt on her using this money for the recount, but the evidence I’ve linked to above says she is using it as promised – it’s also easy to Google if you want to check.
You can donate here: http://ift.tt/2fRZpjm
She also needs volunteers in Pennsylvania in particular to apply for the recount: http://ift.tt/2gtEuS1
As well as volunteers to help with the recount in general: http://ift.tt/2fUkHwS
cupidsbower:
Okay, I honestly thought Stein’s recount effort would find nothing, and Trump would go on his merry way as President.
However, this week, forces are starting to roll out against the recount in a significant way, and that? That has me thinking that maybe there is something to find after all.
The mainstream media has finally settled on a story, and it’s that Stein’s a loony crackpot for wanting a recount. I’m not linking to this as a quick Google will get you lots of stories of this ilk.
Wisconsin keep increasing the cost of the re-count. It’s now at around $4M (x). That is a lot more than expected. They are refusing to do a hand-count too, which I understand, but given the concern is potential computer hacking, there is a real issue to wanting a hand-count, and the computer people say the same thing (x).
Trump’s team have launched a “defense fund” which kind of implies they think there’s going to be something to defend (x).
Still no smoking guns here, but it’s all pretty shady. What’s the big deal with a recount if there’s nothing to find? I had naively thought Stein would pay the money and a week or so later there’d be the breaking news of a few minor irregularities, but nothing to write home about.
This doesn’t sound like that narrative. Something else is rolling out here, and it’s ugly.
If you’re American, and you are interested in the recount, Stein needs more money because of the Wisconsin fee hike. So far, lots of people have done their best to cast doubt on her using this money for the recount, but the evidence I’ve linked to above says she is using it as promised – it’s also easy to Google if you want to check.
You can donate here: http://ift.tt/2fRZpjm
She also needs volunteers in Pennsylvania in particular to apply for the recount: http://ift.tt/2gtEuS1
As well as volunteers to help with the recount in general: http://ift.tt/2fUkHwS
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thunderstruck9:
Wang Daishan (Chinese, b. 1981), Garden Series No.3, 2008. Oil on canvas, 160 x 120 cm.
thunderstruck9:
Wang Daishan (Chinese, b. 1981), Garden Series No.3, 2008. Oil on canvas, 160 x 120 cm.
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awritersrejections:
“This is all I have ever wanted for you, Will. For both of us.”
“It’s beautiful.”
Here’s the ongoing series of screenshot paintings.
If anyone’s interested, you can buy prints at this place, or message me with a commission if you want your own original painting.
awritersrejections:
“This is all I have ever wanted for you, Will. For both of us.”
“It’s beautiful.”
Here’s the ongoing series of screenshot paintings.
If anyone’s interested, you can buy prints at this place, or message me with a commission if you want your own original painting.