February 2013
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“I wisely started with a map and made the story fit… the other way about lands one in confusions and impossibilities.” - J.R.R. Tolkien
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzadikim_Nistarim →
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Caraleigh
A map of the neighborhood I live in, circa the early 1900s.
Same map imposed on a satellite photo today.
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January 2013
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November 2012
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September 2012
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Mrs Bridget Driscoll, 44, of Croydon, Surrey, was a pedestrian crossing the...
– The world’s first car accident fatality, August 17th, 1896
August 2012
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Istanbul
I want to go to Istanbul. It’s one of those few places that I feel drawn to without ever visiting before, as if I spent my childhood there and I just haven’t returned in the last twenty seven years. London and Prague are the only other cities I really feel that with. So one down, two to go!
July 2012
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June 2012
5 posts
What I Did At Work Today →
I spent a good amount of my time today looking at the tumblr linked above.
It is a collection of photos of people reading books on the NYC subway system and I find it oddly addicting. I love the varied looks on peoples face’s, how everyone has a unique face they make while reading a book. I also enjoy trying to guess the book without reading the caption, testing myself to see how many...
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Bat Bombs →
One of my favorite little historical tidbits. The gist of it is a dentist had this crazy idea about attaching little bombs to bats…an idea that eventually found it’s way to President Roosevelt. Naturally the commander in chief liked it and ended up spending $2 million on the project. Then things get crazy.
May 2012
10 posts
Found object: 30 Easy Steps to be Misserable
strandbooks:
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Dan Harmon Poops: HEY, DID I MISS ANYTHING? →
danharmon:
Kids:
A few hours ago, I landed in Los Angeles, turned on my phone, and confirmed what you already know. Sony Pictures Television is replacing me as showrunner on Community, with two seasoned fellows that I’m sure are quite nice - actually, I have it on good authority they’re quite nice, because…
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He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
– Winston Churchill