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"Language… has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being alone. And it has created..."

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:45:53 +0800

“Language… has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone.”

- Paul Johannes Tillich (via kari-shma) (via quote-book) (via thekimd)

kari-shma: Life’s luxurious pleasures… (via maapu)

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:35:29 +0800

kari-shma:

Life’s luxurious pleasures… (via maapu)

kari-shma: “Busy Canal” Fine Art Print by jerry alcantara...

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:17:38 +0800

kari-shma:

“Busy Canal” Fine Art Print by jerry alcantara [1183185-1] - RedBubble

"Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today."

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:03:45 +0800

““Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.””

- James Dean (via kari-shma)

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once..."

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:01:38 +0800

““Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.””

- Epicurus (via kari-shma)

missbrightside: (via zooeydeschanel) I just got the insane urge...

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:57:49 +0800

missbrightside:

(via zooeydeschanel)

I just got the insane urge to buy boyish, geeky striped sweaters and pair them with feminine, frilly shirts.

Thanks, Zooey.

(via scout)

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:31:40 +0800

(via scout)

inothernews: pinoytumblr: Philippine Revolutionary Gen. Emilo...

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:53:30 +0800

inothernews:

pinoytumblr:

Philippine Revolutionary Gen. Emilo Aguinaldo, standing on the balcony where he first proclaimed Philippine Independence. (Life Magazine, 1949, Jack Birns)

inothernews: VOX POPULI Women voting at a Tehran mosque....

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:52:13 +0800

inothernews:

VOX POPULI Women voting at a Tehran mosque. Iranians went to the polls Friday after an unusually intense presidential campaign. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP-Getty via the NY Times)

"You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure..."

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:31:25 +0800

“You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow”

- Harriet Martineau (via kari-shma)

jessperation: davehyndman: I love this shot of Obama meeting...

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:12:04 +0800

jessperation:

davehyndman:

I love this shot of Obama meeting with aides in Paris. This is what real people look like when they’re working, talking. One guy is even wearing flip-flops.

thekimd: aspettandoellis: 9gag:Key Fight

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:01:52 +0800

thekimd:

aspettandoellis:

9gag:Key Fight

"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:51:37 +0800

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”

- David Brinkley (via kari-shma)

"There’s always going to be bad stuff out there. But here’s the amazing thing - light trumps..."

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:35:12 +0800

“There’s always going to be bad stuff out there. But here’s the amazing thing - light trumps darkness, every time. You stick a candle into the dark, but you can’t stick the dark into the light.”

- Jodi Picoult (via littlemiss)

mabelmoments: davidkendall: Now, what kind of example is...

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:33:30 +0800

mabelmoments:

davidkendall:

Now, what kind of example is that?

(photo via Lin)

unicornology: merricat:iwantmybearsuit:hardlyinventive:(via...

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:45:30 +0800

unicornology:

merricat:iwantmybearsuit:hardlyinventive:(via Littlepixel™)

soiledteenagedgirlfriend: oldfilmsflicker:Neil Patrick Harris...

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:12:00 +0800

soiledteenagedgirlfriend:

oldfilmsflicker:Neil Patrick Harris (via ~recyclequeen~)

"A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes that he has got the..."

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:03:00 +0800

“A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes that he has got the biggest piece.”

- Paul Gauguin
(via kari-shma)

migsambo: From: David ThorneDate: Thursday 21 May...

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:09:31 +0800

migsambo:

From: David Thorne
Date: Thursday 21 May 2009 10.16am
To: Helen Bailey
Subject: Pets in the building

Dear Helen,

Thank you for your letter concerning pets in my apartment. I understand that having dogs in the apartment is a violation of the agreement due to the comfort and wellbeing of my neighbours and I am currently soundproofing my apartment with egg cartons as I realise my dogs can cause quite a bit of noise. Especially during feeding time when I release live rabbits.

Regards, David.

From: Helen Bailey
Date: Thursday 21 May 2009 11.18am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Pets in the building

Hello David

I have received your email and wish to remind you that the strata agreement states that no animals are allowed in the building regardless of if your apartment is soundproof. How many dogs do you have at the premises?

Helen

From: David Thorne
Date: Thursday 21 May 2009 1.52pm
To: Helen Bailey
Subject: Re: Re: Pets in the building

Dear Helen,

Currently I only have eight dogs but one is expecting puppies and I am very excited by this. I am hoping for a litter of at least ten as this is the number required to participate in dog sled racing. I have read every Jack London novel in preparation and have constructed my own sled from timber I borrowed from the construction site across the road during the night. I have devised a plan which I feel will ensure me taking first place in the next national dog sled championships. For the first year of the puppies life I intend to say the word mush then chase them violently around the apartment while yelling and hitting saucepan lids together. I have estimated that the soundproofing of my apartment should block out at least sixty percent of the noise and the dogs will learn to associate the word mush with great fear so when I yell it on race day, the panic and released adrenaline will spur them on to being winners. I am so confident of this being a foolproof plan that I intend to sell all my furniture the day before the race and bet the proceeds on coming first place.

Regards, David.

From: Helen Bailey
Date: Friday 22 May 2009 9.43am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the building

David, I am unsure what to make of your email. Do you have pets in the apartment or not?

Helen

From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 22 May 2009 11.27am
To: Helen Bailey
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the building

Dear Helen,

No. I have a goldfish but due to the air conditioner in my apartment being stuck on a constant two degrees celcius, the water in its bowl is iced over and he has not moved for a while so I do not think he is capable of disturbing the neighbours. The ducks in the bathroom are not mine. The noise which my neighbours possibly mistook for a dog in the apartment is just the looping tape I have of dogs barking which I play at high volume while I am at work to deter potential burglars from breaking in and stealing my tupperware. I need it to keep food fresh. Once I ate leftover chinese that had been kept in an unsealed container and I experienced complete awareness. The next night I tried eating it again but only experienced chest pains and diarrhoea.

Regards, David.

From: Helen Bailey
Date: Friday 22 May 2009 1.46pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the building

Hello David

You cannot play sounds of dogs or any noise at a volume that disturbs others. I am sure you can appreciate that these rules are for the benefit of all residents of the building. Fish are fine. You cannot have ducks in the apartment though. If it was small birds that would be ok.

Helen

From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 22 May 2009 2.18pm
To: Helen Bailey
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the building

Dear Helen,

They are very small ducks.

Regards, David.

From: Helen Bailey
Date: Friday 22 May 2009 4.06pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the building

David, under section 4 of the strata residency agreement it states that you cannot have pets. You agreed to these rules when you signed the forms. These rules are set out to benefit everyone in the building including yourself. Do you have a telephone number I can call you on to discuss?

Helen

From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 22 May 2009 5.02pm
To: Helen Bailey
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the building

Dear Helen,

The ducks will no doubt be flying south for the winter soon so it will not be an issue. It is probably for the best as they are not getting along very well with my seventeen cats anyway…

Regards, David.

From: Helen Bailey
Date: Monday 25 May 2009 9.22am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the building

David, I am just going to write on the forms that we have investigated and you do not have any pets.

Helen

(via drgn547)

srsly: Towards a grand unification of cutlery

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:38:29 +0800

srsly:

Towards a grand unification of cutlery