Random Musings

andrewwrichard: It’s time to start taking chances again.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:20:04 -0700

andrewwrichard:

It’s time to start taking chances again.

You’ve been terribly rude, Ms. Lounds. What’s to be done about...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:14:19 -0700

You’ve been terribly rude, Ms. Lounds. What’s to be done about that?

birdandmoon: What to do if you find a baby bird. Many thanks to...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:03:59 -0700

birdandmoon:

What to do if you find a baby bird. Many thanks to the wildlife rehabilitators who have been tirelessly fielding calls and saving birds all season.

If it’s too small, the original chart is here.

radical-illusion: ✵❃✵

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:38:39 -0700

radical-illusion:

✵❃✵

theartofanimation: Noir

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:36:17 -0700

theartofanimation:

Noir

Photo

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:45:51 -0700

tatoubleu: Paul Reid

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:42:21 -0700

tatoubleu:

Paul Reid

ikilledalaska: Paper Flower doing this to my lamps

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:42:03 -0700

ikilledalaska:

Paper Flower

doing this to my lamps

staceythinx: Jennifer’s McCurdy’s porcelain pottery looks...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:40:52 -0700

staceythinx:

Jennifer’s McCurdy’s porcelain pottery looks almost as alive as its inspiration.

McCurdy on her work:

Emotion fills me when I see perfect forms in nature, from the cracked conch shell on the beach revealing its perfect spiral, to the milkweed pod burst in the field, its brilliant airborne seeds streaming into the sunlight. The ordered symmetry and asymmetry of nature’s forms reveal the growth of life, the movement of life.

Living on Martha’s Vineyard, island time, especially in the winter, seems to conform to nature’s cycles. As a potter, I strive to make my work reflect the balance of life around me. It is important that the patterns I see around me are integrated into my forms.

flavorpill: New E-book DRM Technology SiDiM is Kind of...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:35:39 -0700

flavorpill:

New E-book DRM Technology SiDiM is Kind of Terrifying

In case worrying about the NSA wasn’t bad enough, we can all look forward to the publishing industry trying their hand at big brother. Thrilling!

silvaniart: You’ve made me very huhu! Comic Con commission...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:29:58 -0700

silvaniart:

You’ve made me very huhu!

Comic Con commission pre-orders are open. For details send me a message or email me here.

theartofanimation: Sanbonzakura

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:29:08 -0700

theartofanimation:

Sanbonzakura

yepperoni: whwhat is this(･ ω ･)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:27:23 -0700

yepperoni:

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what is this

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primatewin: Frans de Waal: Moral Behaviour in Animals

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:23:40 -0700

primatewin:

Frans de Waal: Moral Behaviour in Animals

notmyvirginears: A diver has a very personal moment of...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:23:22 -0700

notmyvirginears:

A diver has a very personal moment of dejection at the bottom of the pool during the 2012 CCCA Swimming and Diving State Championships at East Los Angeles College Swim Stadium on Thursday, April 26, 2012 in Monterey Park, CA. (Photo by Suzanne Tylander © 2012) This particular photo represents an emotional moment rarely caught underwater. This particular diver was expected to win the entire event. The diver knew as soon as he hit the water his form was flawed and that he might have just lost it all. I was fortunate enough to witness this moment as it was unfolding underwater. I captured the sequence of emotion just a split second after he hit the water and began to sink to the bottom with a sense of defeat written in his body language This was the image I chose from the series. I have felt this emotion and disappointment before as many athletes do. My chance to capture it underwater was rare but beautiful. It is a moment no competitive athlete wants to relive but something important that many of us can relate to. It is raw and human and real.

with astigmatism, I can never see the details of the moon as...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:30:23 -0700

with astigmatism, I can never see the details of the moon as clearly in the sky

lovequotesrus: EVERYTHING LOVE

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:22:01 -0700

lovequotesrus:

EVERYTHING LOVE

jhameia: Cover of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” on the koto and...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:09 -0700

jhameia:

Cover of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” on the koto and shakuhachi by Team Kozan

that shakuhachi player is really rocking it

alittlecoconuttart: [Article excerpt] New Study Shows Hillary...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:09:58 -0700

alittlecoconuttart:

[Article excerpt]

New Study Shows Hillary Clinton’s Face Makes Women More Confident

Tess VandenDolder Apr 25th at 1:07 pm

In the study individual men and women were asked to give a speech in front of a panel of six strangers. For some there was a picture of Bill Clinton on the back wall and for others there was a picture of Hillary. Overall the men spoke longer and were judged as better speakers than the women, except for the group of ladies who spoke while looking into Hillary’s baby blues. That group blew the men out of the water as far as the length of their speeches and overall confidence and success in conveying their ideas publicly.

The conclusion researchers drew from this study was that when women are exposed to powerful female role models in leadership positions they gained instant boosts in confidence and the ability to achieve at high levels. ”Female political role models can inspire women and help them cope with stressful situations that they encounter in their careers, such as public speaking,” the authors of the study wrote. ”A lack of female powerful role models leads to a vicious circle, because if women fail to take leadership positions, they also fail to provide role models for junior women to follow.”

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:07:45 -0700