Cake or Death?

-HW, Abby’s boyfriend

HW has my favorite food issues on the planet. I listened to him rant once about how croutons ruin everything they touch because their crumbs “trickle” into a salad, and it was one of my favorite 20-minute periods ever. I have food issues, but HW has FOOD ISSUES.

Abby is reading Julia Child, sitting backwards on the couch, wearing a soft plaid shirt and letting her hair dry.

Myke is looking at his phone, feet up on the stool, filling up on water. His cereal bowl is in the sink.

I am alternately watching Tumblr and watching them. These are my peoples.

Autistic artist finds inspiration in New York skyline

Stephen Wiltshire took a 20-minute helicopter ride over Manhattan. Then he sketched the entire skyline from memory, and every building was correct and drawn to scale.

Amazing.

… you find yourself refilling your beer cup a shocking amount, at two house parties two days in a row, only to realize you’ve been filling the Solo cup less than halfway, to where the wine level should reach.

Joseph Conrad

Rosie the Riveter and Karl Lagerfeld, together forever.

From “The Insurrection,” fiction in Esquire

I just visited my old blog on the Wayback Machine and felt a burst of nostalgia. That quickly turned into melancholy. I often think I quit blogging too soon, especially considering what I’ve seen it do for many of the writers in my old blog-friends circle. I quit because too many real-life people were reading, but that really just boils down to a crisis of self-confidence. Why did I care who read it? Couldn’t I just own what I did? Apparently not.

But I was also struck by how creative that Wayback image seemed, in stark comparison to the creative output I’m generating these days (i.e., nil). It was creative for me, at least. Pithy little posts, some longer, more thoughtful posts, lots of links, lots of comments — blogging was good for me.

I remember also now more vividly that time in my life. And I’m struck by how much happier I was. How can I get back to that? I had a brief burst of happiness yesterday. I’d like more of those, and for them to be more consistent, to the point where they string together and last for most of the time. I’m working on it.

loveallthis:

Inspired by jeannr, I flowcharted the Beatles classic, ‘Hey Jude.’

Na, indeed.

COMBO: a collaborative animation by Blu and David Ellis (via Vimeo)

Really incredible.

20x200: think-make-think

theshalom:

Biggest, Tallest Tree Photo Ever

National Geographic sent Nichols to spend an entire year in California’s redwood forest. His mission was to capture the majesty of some of the tallest trees on Earth, some of which date back before Christ. And if you’ve ever photographed in a forest, you’ll understand the challenge this presented. There’s no capturing the awe one feels before these monoliths that measure, in some cases, upward of 300 feet.

In a recent lecture at National Geographic in Washington, D.C., Nichols described his frustrations. Eventually, though, he devised a way to do redwoods justice. It involved three cameras, a team of scientists, a robotic dolly, a gyroscope, an 83-photo composite and a lot of patience.

(via: NPR — Click through for more pictures/story/video)

This is ridiculously cool; watch the video.

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