22 1 / 2013
i say this to people all the time but no one understand
btw im literally making a tshirt with this on it
im not kidding
(Source: bonnea-archive, via costlywinecoolers)
22 1 / 2013
I forget that old cameras don’t always have to take formal pictures
people being doofuses in old-timey picture is my favorite thing
(Source: nearmercury, via lifeofricecake)
21 1 / 2013
Really good interpretation of a tardis in a cosplay~ (Arisia 2013)
Brilliant!!
(via centurione)
15 12 / 2012
11 12 / 2012
Something came in the mail today.
A simple brown package with no return address.
I unwrapped it carefully to find a wooden box with a sliding lid labeled
“The Blue Key”
I slid the lid off to reveal an iPod and a note that said
“Keep this safe. -M”
When I turned it on, I saw it had a blue background and only the messaging and camera apps in the dock of the home screen.
When I connected it to my network, I got a text immediately
“Did this arrive safely?”
From M.
Things are happening over at findthestarlight.
10 12 / 2012
This Vintage-Looking Vending Machine Dispenses Rare Books For Just $2
A Toronto bookstore has come up with a creative way to add value to old, discount books that otherwise may clutter its storage: an antique-seeming “book dispenser” that randomly spits out old books for $2 a pop.
The Biblio-Mat combines the charm of a gumball machine with the surprise element of a raffle. The machine jumps to life once money’s inserted. With a bit of overt drama—cranking and whirring and ringing that invoke old machinery—the dispenser then releases a used title from its stock, dropping it into a slot for a happy reader to walk away with.
(via Fast Company + infoneer-pulse)
10 12 / 2012
‘D’ Is for Divorce: Big Feelings on Sesame Street
In early 1992, a census report predicted that 40 percent of children would soon live in divorced homes. As one of the most famous children’s television programs in the world, Sesame Street was determined to take on a topic most kid’s shows wouldn’t touch. They cast Snuffy, a.k.a. Mr. Snuffleupagus, for the part of child divorcee.
With a team of its best writers, researchers, and producers, a segment was scripted and shot. It went through a half-dozen revisions, with input from the foremost researchers in the field. And on a typical sunny afternoon on Sesame Street, the furry, red, elephantine muppet known as Snuffy prepared to drop the bomb on his loyal preschool viewers.
“My dad is moving out of our cave,” he confides to Big Bird one afternoon, distraught after knocking over a house built of blocks. “I’m not sure where,” he continues, crying. “Some cave across town.”
Big Bird, naturally, is horrified. “But why?” he asks his friend.
Snuffy blinks his long, dark eyelashes, and pauses. We know what’s coming. Well, he explains, “because of something called a divorce.”
