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Summer Resolutions

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:54:00 -0400

1. Write something for at least an hour a day
2. Finish The Brothers Karamazov
3. Occupy self with a job/an internship/volunteering
4. See all the free artsy things
5. Get a learner’s permit and start driving
6. Hang out with high school friends
7. Hang out with college friends
8. Go camping!
9. (Maybe) learn some ASL and Mandarin Chinese
10. Clean up the house and donate things to Goodwill
11. Learn to cook more delicious food
12. Go to bed before 2 am…

science-junkie: Beautiful ‘flowers’ self-assemble in a...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:05:40 -0400

science-junkie:

Beautiful ‘flowers’ self-assemble in a beaker

With the hand of nature trained on a beaker of chemical fluid, the most delicate flower structures have been formed in a Harvard laboratory—and not at the scale of inches, but microns.

These minuscule sculptures, curved and delicate, don’t resemble the cubic or jagged forms normally associated with crystals, though that’s what they are. Rather, fields of carnations and marigolds seem to bloom from the surface of a submerged glass slide, assembling themselves a molecule at a time.

By simply manipulating chemical gradients in a beaker of fluid, Wim L. Noorduin, a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and lead author of a paper appearing on the cover of the May 17 issue of Science, has found that he can control the growth behavior of these crystals to create precisely tailored structures.

“For at least 200 years, people have been intrigued by how complex shapes could have evolved in nature. This work helps to demonstrate what’s possible just through environmental, chemical changes,” says Noorduin.

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This is more or less how I name my Pokemon.

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:03:00 -0400

This is more or less how I name my Pokemon.

"If we make consistent effort, based on proper education, we can change the world. We are selfish,..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:12:44 -0400

“If we make consistent effort, based on proper education, we can change the world. We are selfish, that’s natural, but we need to be wisely selfish, not foolishly selfish. We have to concern ourselves more with others’ well-being, that’s the way to be wisely selfish. We have the ability to take the long-term benefit into account. I think it is possible to make real change in this century.”

- Dalai Lama

Photo

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:20:49 -0400

"I love maps!"

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:10:23 -0400

I exclaimed.

Now I don’t (really) “love” them any more.

thepasta-nerada: vvrathia: the sexual tension when u and ur crush are online on fb at the same...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:16:17 -0400

thepasta-nerada:

vvrathia:

the sexual tension when u and ur crush are online on fb at the same time and u just stare at their lil green dot

and suddenly you know what gatsby felt like

Went down to Toms River today. These are photos from Ortley...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:46:00 -0400

Went down to Toms River today. These are photos from Ortley Beach on the barrier island. The ocean is right behind those dunes, sweeping in and out as usual. That road is paved through where sand used to be, and where houses used to be before that. If you look closely, you can see the remainder of the Casino Pier chair lifts ride in the distance. Part of the boardwalk washed right up to that house.

There’s still a lot of work to be done.

“I percussed. I palpated. I listened to the chest. I think...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:58:45 -0400

“I percussed. I palpated. I listened to the chest. I think he surely must have known by then that it was vital for me just as it was necessary for him. Neither of us could skip this ritual, which had nothing to do with detecting rales in the lung, or finding the gallop rhythm of heart failure. No, this ritual was about the one message that physicians have needed to convey to their patients. Although, God knows, of late, in our hubris, we seem to have drifted away. We seem to have forgotten — as though, with the explosion of knowledge, the whole human genome mapped out at our feet, we are lulled into inattention, forgetting that the ritual is cathartic to the physician, necessary for the patient — forgetting that the ritual has meaning and a singular message to convey to the patient.” - Dr. Abraham Verghese

Stormy music for a sunny day

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:02:00 -0400

I’ve been listening to these two on repeat since this morning.

Now it’s better Now we’ll know Now you’ll know...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:57:48 -0400

Now it’s better
Now we’ll know
Now you’ll know what I have done.

alisaczach: fuckyeahdiomedes: vrisexytwerkit: digg: Meet the...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:23:00 -0400

alisaczach:

fuckyeahdiomedes:

vrisexytwerkit:

digg:

Meet the man who is obsessed with becoming a mermaid.

This man, he is the man I aspire to be.

VERONICA, MICHELLE.

wait wha

(this is pretty neat though)

chromogenic print of an atom-bombed dress, ishiuchi miyako,...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:14:44 -0400

chromogenic print of an atom-bombed dress, ishiuchi miyako, 2008

miyako photographed clothing and accessories left behind by victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of hiroshima.

“from the 19,000 items made available to me [at the hiroshima peace memorial museum], i chose things that at one time had touched skin and bodies, and photographed them…. a flower-patterned dress colourfully dyed. a puff of gathered, shiny skirt woven of silk thread. cool-looking, thin, gorgeous materials that once shed the summer heat. used kimonos transformed into blouses and cut to make air-raid hoods…. these objects, exposed to the heat and radioactive rays of a fire ball that suddenly appeared one summer morning, and relinquished by the victims of the atomic bombing, have been on earth as long as i have. when i came to realize the coincidence,i caught my breath at their vivid hues and distinct textures, their flaws and complicated detail. these are too deeply linked to daily lives to regard as ‘historical materials.’”

12 Game of Thrones House Sigils for the Internet

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:24:00 -0400

12 Game of Thrones House Sigils for the Internet

my inbox is empty

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:52:00 -0400

ask me anything

“Let it Die” - Feist

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:38:52 -0400

“Let it Die” - Feist

dangerhamster: vanillabobo: THE FUCKING CGP BOOKS IM PISSING THIS IS AN A LEVEL BIOLOGY...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:17:51 -0400

dangerhamster:

vanillabobo:

THE FUCKING CGP BOOKS

IM PISSING THIS IS AN A LEVEL BIOLOGY BOOK

CGP BOOKS I SWEAR TO GOD

sourwolf: #WATSON HERE I DID THE THING #I BROUGHT YOU...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:30:14 -0400

sourwolf:

#WATSON HERE I DID THE THING #I BROUGHT YOU THING #WATSON PLEASE HURRY AND DON’T KILL ME #WATSON #PLEASE #WATSON GET UP #WATSON THERE’S CRIME #TEHRE’S DEAD PEOPLE #WATSON PLS #MURDER #WATSON CRIME #PLS WATSON

gingerhaze: kalidraws: So, I’m a huge Game of Thrones fan. I...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:22:00 -0400

gingerhaze:

kalidraws:

So, I’m a huge Game of Thrones fan. I was inspired by seeing Kate Beaton’s ASOIAF art yesterday (Ygritte! Beric Dondarrion!), and had a nice discussion about George R.R. Martin’s awesomely varied lady characters. I haven’t drawn any ASOIAF art lately, but I thought I’d collect my previous pieces in a handy bundle right here:

- The disturbingly nondescript Leech Lord, Roose Bolton.

-Brienne of Tarth— powerhouse lady-knight!

-An early morning in King’s Landing with Sansa.

-Jon Snow & Ghost beyond the wall!

(I’ve also drawn a Khal Drogo, but it’s not my favorite, so I’m not including it!)

It’s a bummer that we’ll probably be waiting a while for the rest of the books to come out, but you can bet this isn’t the last batch of ASOIAF art you’ll be seeing from me.

Who’s excited for the start of the second season on HBO next weekend??

I love that Brienne so much - well, I love all of it.

TGIF

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:07:11 -0400

TGIF

❀*a drop of colour*❀

Summer Resolutions

science-junkie: Beautiful ‘flowers’ self-assemble in a...

This is more or less how I name my Pokemon.

"If we make consistent effort, based on proper education, we can change the world. We are selfish,..."

Photo

"I love maps!"

thepasta-nerada: vvrathia: the sexual tension when u and ur crush are online on fb at the same...

Went down to Toms River today. These are photos from Ortley...

“I percussed. I palpated. I listened to the chest. I think...

Stormy music for a sunny day

Now it’s better Now we’ll know Now you’ll know...

alisaczach: fuckyeahdiomedes: vrisexytwerkit: digg: Meet the...

chromogenic print of an atom-bombed dress, ishiuchi miyako,...

12 Game of Thrones House Sigils for the Internet

my inbox is empty

“Let it Die” - Feist

dangerhamster: vanillabobo: THE FUCKING CGP BOOKS IM PISSING THIS IS AN A LEVEL BIOLOGY...

sourwolf: #WATSON HERE I DID THE THING #I BROUGHT YOU...

gingerhaze: kalidraws: So, I’m a huge Game of Thrones fan. I...

TGIF

❀a drop of colour❀