Mir Ramblings

In this picture from the early 1940s, travelers in California’s...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:40:28 -0700

In this picture from the early 1940s, travelers in California’s San Joaquin Valley gather owl’s clover and blue lupine in a field along Route 99.

rcruzniemiec: Photographic Memories Chinese artist Dong...

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:25:05 -0700

rcruzniemiec:

Photographic Memories

Chinese artist Dong Hong-Oai used a style known as pictorialism to create incredible photographs that look like traditional Chinese paintings. Pictorialism in general refers to a style in which the photographer has somehow manipulated what would otherwise be a straightforward photograph as a means of “creating” an image rather than simply recording it.

updownsmilefrown: Fly-In Movie Theater, which catered to...

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:28 -0700

updownsmilefrown:

Fly-In Movie Theater, which catered to helicopters and small piston planes, as well as cars, 1949

jakiiiro: Photographs taken inside musical instruments making...

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:40:21 -0700

jakiiiro:

Photographs taken inside musical instruments making them look like large and spacious rooms.

mierswa-kluska.

lamorchemoveilsoleelaltrestelle: Beauty has no age Yohji...

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:10:24 -0700

lamorchemoveilsoleelaltrestelle:

Beauty has no age

Yohji Yamamoto, ‘Cutting Age’ Fashion Show in Berlin, 25th April 2013

luminarystudies: abstraire: Megan Wilson

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:20:19 -0700

Hope

Dusk

Black Skies

Untitled

Rainbow Veins

luminarystudies:

abstraire:

Megan Wilson

thepiblog: Power naps are way of life here in America, namely...

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:55:36 -0700

thepiblog:

Power naps are way of life here in America, ~~namely because we’re work-obsessed robots who need to take a page from Spain and bring back the afternoon siesta~~, but if you’re anything like me, you don’t always wake up feeling very powerful. In fact, you usually blink a few times and then stumble off in search of coffee hissing ‘my preccciouusss’. However, turns out there might be a way to avoid turning into Golem: the Ostrich Pillow. Essentially, it’s a pillow designed to let you bury your head into a microfiber oblivion and block out the triggers that keep you awake. Is it worth looking like a burnt-out teletubby? We’re not entirely sure - all we know is that you pair this bad boy with a Snuggie and you are easily the coolest person in the room.

africanfashion: For those of you who criticize Janelle’s...

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:42:09 -0700

africanfashion:

For those of you who criticize Janelle’s signature monochromatic look.

From her speech on “Black Girls Rock”:

“When I started my music career, I was a maid. I used to clean houses. My mother was a proud janitor. My stepfather, who raised me like his very own, worked at the post office and my father was a trashman. They all wore uniforms and that’s why I stand here today, in my black and white, and I wear my uniform to honor them.

This is a reminder that I have work to do. I have people to uplift. I have people to inspire. And today, I wear my uniform proudly as a Cover Girl. I want to be clear, young girls, I didn’t have to change who I was to become a Cover Girl. I didn’t have to become perfect because I’ve learned throughout my journey that perfection is the enemy of greatness.

Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable.” - Janelle Monáe

the-star-stuff: Google Earth Engine is an incredible satellite...

Sun, 12 May 2013 15:20:43 -0700

the-star-stuff:

Google Earth Engine is an incredible satellite tour through the recent history of our planet, showing year-by-year images from 1984-2012.

1. Amazon Deforestation

2. Saudi Irrigation

3. Drying of the Aral Sea

4. Columbia Glacier Retreat

5. Dubai Coastal Expansion

6. Growth of Las Vegas

theartofanimation: Georgios Dimitriou

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:40:32 -0700

theartofanimation:

Georgios Dimitriou

verdantdeer: thinklolita: Surfacespell is going to release...

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:24:18 -0700

verdantdeer:

thinklolita:

Surfacespell is going to release Miracle sea JSK/Op for 478 CNY

It’s so beautiful <3

oh my god how do I use that site and where do I throw my money unnnngh I want that dress.

treesong: kaaayrutledge: There’s a new Hyperbole and a Half,...

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:57:58 -0700

treesong:

kaaayrutledge:

There’s a new Hyperbole and a Half, you guys, and it is spectacular.

“When I say that deciding to not kill myself was the worst part, I should clarify that I don’t mean it in a retrospective sense. From where I am now, it seems like a solid enough decision. But at the time, it felt like I had been dragging myself through the most miserable, endless wasteland, and — far in the distance — I had seen the promising glimmer of a slightly less miserable wasteland. And for just a moment, I thought maybe I’d be able to stop and rest. But as soon as I arrived at the border of the less miserable wasteland, I found out that I’d have to turn around and walk back the other way.”

EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS. PLEASE READ THIS.

plode: fastcompany: Recognize these photos? If you’ve seen...

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:40:23 -0700

plode:

fastcompany:

Recognize these photos? If you’ve seen Star Wars, you probably do.

This the abandoned set of Tatooine, Luke Skywalker’s home planet. A photographer accidentally stumbled upon the set, which sits in the Tunisian desert. They sit in perfect stillness, at the crest of the Sahara Desert, eaten away by dust and sand.

More photos

This made me think. What if, in thousands, or hundred of years, humans dug this up, in an archaeological dig of some sort and thought that this is how we lived. See, they’d be getting a whole false set of information about our life times.

Even more so than that, which if, certain things that we’ve dug up in archaeological digs are merely just theatre/play sets, and we think that they were made for a particular reason.

I don’t know, kind of just made me realise how weird that would be.

fecklessminds: The Hälssen & Lyon tea calendar features...

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:12:24 -0700

fecklessminds:

The Hälssen & Lyon tea calendar features calendar days made from tea leaves.

nickkahler: Miguel Arraiz Garcia + David Moreno Terron,...

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:06:51 -0700

nickkahler:

Miguel Arraiz Garcia + David Moreno Terron, Corrugated Cardboard Pavilion, Valencia, Spain, 2013

the-star-stuff: An interactive animation of every recorded...

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:59:49 -0700

the-star-stuff:

An interactive animation of every recorded meteorite impact in history

verdantdeer: thetigerandmagpie: entwined-rose: steelplatedhear...

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:36:15 -0700

verdantdeer:

thetigerandmagpie:

entwined-rose:

steelplatedhearts:

I made a series of Calming Bunnies (based off of the Calming Manatee meme) for my friend Gab, who isn’t a huge fan of manatees!

We can always use more bunnies, I think.

bunnies

So cute and sweet I’m nearly crying ;_;

I am not as big a fan of manatees either. But bunnies. This is making my heart all warm. Exactly what I need on a recharge day.

circusspace: Charlie, Angeliki, Catriona, Alison Find out more...

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:06:25 -0700

circusspace:

Charlie, Angeliki, Catriona, Alison

Find out more about the Circus Space Higher Education Programme

laughingsquid: Time Traveller Watch Shows Multiple Time Zones...

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:53:56 -0700

laughingsquid:

Time Traveller Watch Shows Multiple Time Zones at Once Using Famous City Landmarks

tiefighters: Star Wars Designs Created by Dan Matutina For the...

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:41:25 -0700

tiefighters:

Star Wars Designs

Created by Dan Matutina

For the Star Wars Tribute exhibit A Saga in the Stars at Gallery Nucleus, May the 4th, 2013 - May 26th, 2013.