March 2012
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Passing to Where?
Sometimes I take out my passport, look at the photograph of myself (not very good, etc.) just to see if I exist
- Richard Brautigan
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When asked if he knew the speed of sound, Einstein...
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Illustrations of Carrots in Ancient Manuscripts →
medieval:
Seriously, more than you would ever want to know about carrots in medieval sources.
Important.
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i’m internally freaking out because i just finished my dance and i think it’s really good. it’s giving me chills like the first time i heard the song. i want to remember that this moment occurred for when i decide it sucks later and the magic feels gone.this is meaningful to me.
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“You spend your whole life learning what you shouldn’t care about. Until one day...”
– I Wrote This For You: The Similarities Didn’t Make Us The Same (via kari-shma)
February 2012
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“Because men write these policies, they are careless of the physical dangers and...”
– Why Christians Hate Sex–Or Profess To « Doc and Intrepid’s Blog (via start-anywhere)
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“Over a lifetime, a medical student who specializes can expect to earn $3.5...”
– via
When boomers retire from the doctor profession, primary care dies. And that quote up there is by far the number one reason why. An extra $3.5 million is hard to turn down.
(via jayparkinsonmd)
and this is (part of) why our health care system is fucked
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“This is my depressed stance. When you’re depressed, it makes a lot of difference...”
– Charles M. Schulz (via misswallflower)
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wabi-sabi
"if an object or expression can bring about, within us, a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing, then that object could be said to be wabi-sabi."—asymmetry, asperity, simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy and appreciation of the ingenuous integrity of natural objects and processes
[added from the ever-helpful Wikipedia: ]
Wabi-sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete".[1] It is a concept derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence (三法印 sanbōin), specifically impermanence (無常 mujō), the other two being suffering (dukkha) and emptiness or absence of self-nature (sunyata).
Characteristics of the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetry, asperity (roughness or irregularity), simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy and appreciation of the ingenuous integrity of natural objects and processes.
"Wabi-sabi is the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of traditional Japanese beauty and it occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese pantheon of aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals of beauty and perfection in the West."
The words wabi and sabi do not translate easily. Wabi originally referred to the loneliness of living in nature, remote from society; sabi meant "chill", "lean" or "withered". Around the 14th century these meanings began to change, taking on more positive connotations.[1] Wabi now connotes rustic simplicity, freshness or quietness, and can be applied to both natural and human-made objects, or understated elegance. It can also refer to quirks and anomalies arising from the process of construction, which add uniqueness and elegance to the object. Sabi is beauty or serenity that comes with age, when the life of the object and its impermanence are evidenced in its patina and wear, or in any visible repairs.