BelowTheHeavens.

Day 3: “There are days when it feels like my shoulders...

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:34:42 -0400

Day 3: “There are days when it feels like my shoulders have become homes for homeless burdens that I’ve never decided to adopt. And they perch on my bones, waiting, praying for wayward moments to feast on so the foundations can crumble from the top down. And my skeleton tells my spine that even the gods only took care of the sea, or the heavens. Never both.” #poetry #poemaday

"But I have seen the best of you and the worst of you, and I choose both."

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:01:45 -0400

“But I have seen the best of you and the worst of you, and I choose both.”

- Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye, “An Origin Story” (via kswizzleee)

the-science-llama: If Earth Had Rings First off, they would be...

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:01:29 -0400

Guatamala

Washington, DC

Quito, Ecuador

Polynesia The Earth's Shadow appears on the Rings at night

Arctic Circle The Rings are barely visible

the-science-llama:

If Earth Had Rings

First off, they would be really pretty to look at. They would also dominate the sky in both night and day at exactly the same place as they would never rise nor set. And at night you would see the Earth’s shadow swing across the rings, like in the 4th photo here.

However, life would be very different on Earth if this were the case. Nocturnal animals would have a hard time being nocturnal, as the light reflecting from the rings would illuminate the night.

Because we are closer to the Sun than Saturn is, the rings would be more rocky than ice, making them less bright but still pretty bright. In fact, you would see far less stars at night (living anywhere other than the equator or the arctic circle) because of the light pollution and not to mention ruin most meteor showers because of that.

During the day the rings would block sunlight in certain regions of the planet creating wild weather cycles and effecting plant life as well. So basically, they would be definitely pretty to look at but they would also make a whole lot of things screwy.

Illustrations by Ron Miller // io9
— Click the photos for captions

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Tue, 21 May 2013 02:00:39 -0400

staceythinx: The wonderfully clever work of Chema Madoz

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:00:08 -0400

staceythinx:

The wonderfully clever work of Chema Madoz

lightpollutioncollective: in case any of you have ever wondered...

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:55:32 -0400

lightpollutioncollective:

in case any of you have ever wondered what light pollution is, here is a picture. it’s beautiful to see in pictures and it gives such an amazing luminous glow. the term has always fascinated me. I first learned about it in a photography class. the more you know. (: #lightpollution #photography #fashion #clothes #streetwear #shopindie #supportyourlocalbusiness

ceso-logic: danktronik: energy of this earth Words simply...

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:48:39 -0400

ceso-logic:

danktronik:

energy of this earth

Words simply cannot describe how much I desire lightning shows in the summers night

kvsqz: wylonah: systemofadowny: controversial-tabloid-story: ...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:14:34 -0400

kvsqz:

wylonah:

systemofadowny:

controversial-tabloid-story:

jchelseaw:

lauriejuspeczyk:

221becquerel:

queenaglaia:

uncalmly:

silentknightley:

rookieoftheday:

Do you understand how scary this picture is

god forbid a real person do real person things he wasnt just a robot who killed people jesus fucking christ

uh yeah its not like he killed and tortured six million jews or anything

Hold on just a tick. Listen, I’m Jewish, so I’m perfectly capable of understanding that what he did was just…..well, there are no words for it. But let’s not round it up to simply Jews that got killed. It was six million people that died in those camps, not just Jews. Did you know that homosexuals were sent there, too? Yeah, I’m sure you did. They had to wear special little symbols on their clothes. Do you know what it was? It was a pink triangle.

It was six million PEOPLE.

But you let that roll over in your mind for a while and you are going to forever see this man as a monster, but that’s not what he was. He was someone who thought he was truly doing something right for his nation, no matter how shitty he was doing it. Believe me when I say that I don’t like him. I really don’t. My grandfather’s brothers died in those camps, and my grandfather escaped to Spain, then to Mexico. He was lucky.

This is not a monster holding hands with a little girl.

This is Adolf Hitler, a man, holding hands with a little girl.

Yeah. It’s fucking scary. It really is. Do you know why?

It’s because you’re seeing that he wasn’t, in fact, a monster. You’re seeing in this picture that he was a man. He was a man, and that’s really the saddest part of it all.

As a History major who specializes in the history of early modern Europe, I’ve studied a lot of dictators in detail, not just Hitler. The number one mistake anyone could ever make in history is making the assumption that only inhuman monsters are capable of doing terrible things.

Stop dehumanizing Hitler just so you can reassure yourself that “normal” humans aren’t capable of doing bad things. Hitler liked children and dogs, he was a vegetarian and he cried like a little boy when his mother died. I’m not saying he was a good, innocent person, but when you stop attributing human characteristics to historical figures like Hitler, it’s how you overlook people just like him in real life, and it’s how people like him end up back in power.

That’s the real truth: Human Beings are scarier than any ‘monsters’ out there because we’re all born blank slates and BECOME our legacy.

This is the best post I’ve seen in a while.

Similar to Adolf Eichmann when he was charged for his war crimes. He was one of the major organisers of the Holocaust, ordering deaths of thousands and on his way home he would go into a sweet shop, pick up some chocolate and present it to his children when he got in. The jury and judge said that during his trial, the weirdest thing was that he was completely normal and himself. He wasn’t a raging lunatic clawing at walls, he was just like everyone else.

It’s good humans are so boring and fucked up

I took a course on totalitarianism during my second year of university and one of the first things my professor told us regarding our papers is to never tell her whether what a dictator did was evil or wrong or anything of the like. She said she refuses to mark any papers that tell her that. She refuses, because that is not history. Despite their evil deeds, they were also people.

It is important to remember that people did these things. And it’s important to remember that Adolf Hitler did not single-handedly kill innocent human beings. He had countless numbers of people working under him.

We shouldn’t be scared of the man. We should be scared of the mob, of society.

theimpossiblecool: “Develop an interest in life as you see it;...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:11:25 -0400

theimpossiblecool:

“Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.”

Henry Miller, 1950.

Day 2: “Sometimes, we are more like broken china than...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:58:30 -0400

Day 2: “Sometimes, we are more like broken china than stained glass. And it is during those moments that I can’t help but wish I was a better man. Worthy of turning your petals between his fingertips. Gentle. Caring. Like the turning of the planet could break you at any second.” #poetry #poemaday

six word poem 5/20

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:49:00 -0400

atonguewithbutsixwords:

Prompt: “A poem for a person who wishes to believe in the individuality of each person’s life, story, and soul.”

Destinies are not
MADE IN CHINA™

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Mon, 20 May 2013 21:36:38 -0400

I need a pair of these in my life.

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:33:38 -0400

I need a pair of these in my life.

So my mom and I have been working the same waitress job for 5-6...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:38:57 -0400

So my mom and I have been working the same waitress job for 5-6 years now. She had been waitressing years before, but this is recently. Anyway, about… 15 minutes ago this guy she waited on left and told her to take care. Just that. Prior to this she had talked to him about Italy. Her people are from Florence, this and that, and she said she’s never been. She’s got 8 years of art education and she’s working a waitress job. It’s pretty… Sad and disappointing, I guess. Her and my father divorced 6 years ago and she hasn’t had a real job ever. Just been stuck in a small town she’s not from.

This man who we have never seen before tipped her 1000 dollars for a trip to Italy. Walked out, not another word.

Amazing.

frickyeah1990s: my apartment could use a floppy disk coffee...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:37:44 -0400

frickyeah1990s:

my apartment could use a floppy disk coffee table.

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Mon, 20 May 2013 20:30:01 -0400

Living Paperby Mengyu Chen

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:28:45 -0400

Living Paper
by Mengyu Chen

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Mon, 20 May 2013 20:27:19 -0400

benjamingrimes: I had the privilege of shooting Taylor...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:24:18 -0400

benjamingrimes:

I had the privilege of shooting Taylor Hoff’s home in San Francisco. Such a beautiful and well organized space.

Day 1: Starting my daily project and this is the first thing...

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:06:33 -0400

Day 1: Starting my daily project and this is the first thing I’ve written on my new chalkboard. #poetry @aymeeemz