Jul
4th
Fri
4th
I am a Greek temple. Waves of time have washed over me and left these ruins. Nobody worships here anymore.There remains something beautiful. Look at me.
Jul
3rd
Thu
3rd
Gonzo: The Movie
“The towers are gone now, reduced to bloody rubble, along with all hopes for Peace in Our Time, in the United States or any other country. Make no mistake about it, we are At War now — with somebody — and we will stay At War with that mysterious Enemy for the rest of our lives.”
Hunter S. Thompson on ESPN.com, September 12, 2001
The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
— Bertrand Russell (via angad)
Jul
2nd
Wed
2nd
You can’t quite see the angle in this photo, but trust me, it is morning (Rodin’s Morning, 1906, National Gallery).
Jun
30th
Mon
30th
There are thousands and thousands of stars in the sky, but we can’t count them because we don’t have enough fingers.
—
Capucine (via capucha)
That’s true.
I can’t reconcile killing someone with my political beliefs; but I can’t reconcile my political beliefs with not killing someone. Can you see my belly?
Waiting For Godot
- Estragon: I can't go on like this.
- Vladimir: That's what you think.
Jun
20th
Fri
20th
There is no longer any doubt that the current administration committed war crimes. The only question is whether those who ordered torture will be held to account.
Jun
14th
Sat
14th
Ancient Greek summer camp
I’m at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington DC for the next two weeks for a seminar on homecoming themes in Greek literature. It’s a gorgeous campus directly across the street from the Clinton’s house, and I think I’m hearing Dick Cheney’s helicopter landing or taking off right now. (Incidentally, did you know that he headed GWB’s VP search committee and then chose himself? I just learned that yesterday.)
I missed the Tumblr meetup last night, unfortunately, but if there are any interesting Tumblrs around the area, I like to have coffee with interesting people. If anyone can recommend some good bookstores or museums, it would be much appreciated.
Jun
12th
Thu
12th
Atheist Sees Image of Big Bang in Piece of Toast
pica:
Excitement is growing in the Northern England town of Huddlesfield following news that a local man saw an image of the Big-Bang in a piece of toast. Atheist Donald Chapman, 36, told local newspaper, “The Huddlesfield Express” that he was sitting down to eat breakfast when an unusual toast pattern caught his eye.
“I was just about to spread the butter when I noticed a fairly typical small hole in the bread surrounded by a burnt black ring. However the direction and splatter patterns of the crumbs and the changing shades emanating outwards from the black hole were very clearly similar to the chaotic-dynamic non-linear patterns that one would expect following the Big-Bang”. “It’s the beginning of the world” he added excitedly.
If that’s not proof, then I don’t know what we’re looking for.
Jun
10th
Tue
10th
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Corcovado