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Oh, if I had done nothing simply from laziness! Heavens, how I should have respected myself, then. I should have respected myself because I should at least have been capable of being lazy; there would at least have been one quality, as it were, positive in me, in which I could have believed myself. Question: What is he? Answer: A sluggard; how very pleasant it would have been to hear that of oneself! It would mean that I was positively defined, it would mean that there was something to say about me. "Sluggard"—why, it is a calling and vocation, it is a career.
The rufous sengi or elephant shrew is highly adapted to evade predators. Watch slow motion footage of this tiny mammal making a getaway.
I hope your all watching it BBC one mondays at 9:00pm
Via:willw2
Amazing undersea image from Nat Geo - love lion fish… I want to go diving, thinking Sipidan would be nice!
2 weeks ago
The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus : The story explained
This film, by some critics, been described as a film of little substance but amazing visuals, I have to disagree… I fear those critics fail to pull out the story from the imagination of a drunken Parnassus. Yes. Dr Parnassus is a drunk, whose vivid imagination blurs the borders between fact & fiction. The true plot of the film reads as follows:
After the death of his wife (whilst giving birth to his daughter, Valentina) Parnassus spirals into depression, a hopeless drunk & an addicted gambler he becomes a homeless con-man taken in under the wing of his dwarf friend Percy. Chased by volatile crowds & constantly being moved on by ‘filth’ (police) Parnassus wonders the streets of London with a travelling show.
As fate may have it the unlikely bunch; Parnassus, Percy, Anton & Valentina meet Tony. Tony, on the run from the law (for embezzlement) & hunted by loan sharks, seeks anonymity in the travelling troupe.
Valentina’s admirer Anton, is slowly pushed away as Tony’s seductive character hauls her into a romantic whirlwind affair. However it’s not long until Anton discovers Tony’s sordid past & his criminality is revealed! Valentina’s illusion is shattered & Parnassus seeing the pain of his daughter seeks murderous revenge upon Tony. Whilst in a drunken stupor Parnassus collapses into a state of unconsciousness - Valentina fearing her father is dead & blaming herself, flees with Anton to start a new life.
The paramedics cart Parnassus off to recovery but as soon as he leaves their care he is back on the bottle & to the streets, a life of homelessness & handouts which he knows so well. For years he searches for Valentina & whilst begging in the streets he catches sight of his daughter - Parnassus follows her and sees the new family which she has created… Enlightenment hits as he sees how he has held her back & without contact returns to the streets to wander with Percy. Well without a dwarf he would have to find a midget!
In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass
And in his pocket is a portrait of the queen
He likes to keep his fire engine clean
It’s a clean machine
3 weeks ago
“You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.”
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Barbara De Angelis (via kari-shma) (via mattcousins)
Unless your in love with a predatory animal… Let’s say a shark or a lion, even a bear… Then holding back would be advisable.
I guess sometimes losing isn’t bad.
3 weeks ago
“ISO 102,400. Yeah, that’s a six-digit ISO”
— SJB - on the D3s 3 weeks ago
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A farmer goes out to his field one morning only to find all his cows frozen solid. As far as the eye can see are cows, motionless like statues. It had been a cold night, but he’d never thought anything like this would happen.
The realisation of the situation then dawned on him. With his entire livestock gone, how would he make ends meet? How would he feed his wife & kids? How would he pay the mortgage?
He sat with his head in his hands, trying to come to terms with his impending poverty. Just then, an elderly woman walked by.
“What’s the matter?” asked the old lady.
The farmer gestured toward the frozen cows and explained his predicament to the woman. Without hesitation the old woman smiled and began to rub one of the cows noses. After a few seconds the cow began to twitch and was soon back to normal and chewing the cud. One by one the old woman defrosted the cows until the whole field was full of healthy animals.
The farmer was delighted and asked her what she wanted as a repayment for her deed. She declined his offer and walked off across the field. A passer-by who had witnessed the whole thing approached the farmer.
“You know who that was don’t you?” asked the passer-by
“No” said the farmer “who?”
“That was Thora Hird”
”— Its old… but I like it… 4 weeks ago
