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•, originally uploaded by formatbrain.

process complete.

all things, including the crappy band Goo Goo Dolls, have been wiped clean from your memory

no need for thanks

This is after Fred Armisen played Barak Obama and Jon Stewart cracked some political jokes at the Oscars.

checkout this image! it’s made of cats!!!! soylent timanderic is made of cats i tell you! caaaaaaaats!

they’re coming to you >>

organize your midi files while you wait for them to arrive:

radio2008, originally uploaded by Vishnya.

it’s radio. in 2008. flip it on, yo!

http://www.davidchoe.com/

from wooster collective >>

i love the harrison ford cameo

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/sci_cult/courses/beauty/web5/rusala.html

This is an interesting paper by a student at Bryn Mawr College by the name of  Rachel Usala. It talks about the relationship between pain and beauty, but as the disclaimer states, is in no way meant to be authoritative.

Some good stuff:

The intensity of real pain, emotional or physical, makes us more receptive and alert to beauty.

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The ultimate paradox is the relationship between beauty and pain. Pain can result in beauty by transforming people into stronger individuals, but we strive to eliminate most of the suffering in the world. The more pain and conflict we eliminate from our own personal experience, the more potential beauty that could result from suffering is lost. We become more and more unable to relate to the sufferers of pain because we lose their aesthetic perspective. Self-inflicting pain can create a kind of localized and transient cultural beauty, yet to inflict pain on others is not beautiful.
It is significant, however, that the pain-beauty relationship is a paradox and not a contradiction. Small, painful cultural practices that we use to beautify ourselves are avenues for us to express our roles as contributing, integrated members of society. We need pain to remind us of our vulnerability and make us constantly alert and aware of the beauty of the world around us, but we also need its end because the resolution is part of the aesthetic experience. Tension implies resolution.

Yup, that’s how it goes.

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this lady stored hibernating turtles in her refridgerator

from the article:

Mrs Neely who runs the Jersey-based Tortoise Sanctuary, had to set up the fridges because of the particularly mild winter.

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Mrs Neely said: “It’s much easier to maintain a constantly cool temperature with a fridge than it is with our ever-warming climate.”

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Mrs Neely said: “I do sometimes keep a bottle of wine inside because it helps stabilise the temperature.”

Mrs Neely, don’t lie. There’s nothing wrong with being a turtle loving wine-o. That’s what this kid is going to be:

Рыбосуп, originally uploaded by Vishnya.

no word describes this piece better than “Рыбосуп”

Anfora contesa, originally uploaded by Alessandra Sartoris.

really nice illustration

kuma kuns, originally uploaded by NO/FI.

NO/FI also runs one of my fave blogs – Los X Vandales

hidden, originally uploaded by NINJAPARIS.

mixing photo with illustration. always cool, not done enough

http://syama.blog3.fc2.com

the site is in japanese

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23277685/

from the article:

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – German researchers on Thursday launched a rocket carrying 72 small fish on a brief space flight to study motion sickness.

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[Scientists] said the fish landed safely and appeared to be in good condition.

“They were very happy, I think they want to have another flight,” he said.

C’mon, science. Really? I mean I am generally on your side, but … really? Fish in space?

In the tradition of synching say Dark Side of the Moon with The Wizard of Oz, someone put Broken Social Scene’s tune “Windsurfing Nation” to a bit of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland. I personally don’t think it worked very well, but I freakin’ love that song.

Furthermore, do drugs.

wooster collective >>

http://www.graveguru.com/