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Beautiful - this really moves me

5 things that made me happy last week

1. drawing more with pencil & paper again

2. not combing my hair for 3 days = true dat :D

3. Excedrin, Ibuprofen & Aspirin oh my (yeah, it was one of those weeks)

4. seeing my dad upright & smiling like himself so soon after surgery on Friday!

5. our friends returned home safely from Lebanon! (hooray!!! and phew!)

Pet Peeve

The elephant in the room: feels like he's everywhere lately.

(photo of L.A. exhibit by Banksy, 2009) (not taken by me, obv)

can't quite identify why, but I really like this!
(it's very Friday Night Lights, I think?)

Random gems from YouTube:



^^^^^Description: "The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world's most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History. The new film, created by the Museum, is part of an exhibition, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe, at the Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan through May 2010." www.haydenplanetarium.org/universe/





^^^^^Same era as "Boardwalk Empire" :)

Bright Eyes - "Devil Town"

(cover of a Daniel Johnston song)

Magical

Serpentine Dance by Loie Fuller - b&w filmed c.1896
Music by Raph Regan

"If you don't like something, change it.

If you can't change it, change your attitude.

Don't complain."

Maya Angelou

{Photo: Sleep Elevations 5 by Maia Flore}

(random images found via tumblr)

(cover art from Ben Lee's 2005 album)

Ben Lee - We're All in This Together

the Pickle

image by Katarina Stefanović

Did you recognize this place until you looked in the lower left corner?

Too. Cool.

Nouvelle Vague

I've previously posted video of this dance scene from Godard's Bande à Part, but I just came across it set to this song -

"Oh go shake your head real hard, you'll be all right!"

- from 1933's Mystery of the Wax Museum starring Fay Wray

(old movies have the best lines)

feeling like a ballerina!