The Monica Bird

ohmachine: This should be my house.

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:20:05 -0600

This should be my house.

fuckyeahexistentialism: We are, each of us, largely responsible...

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:42:05 -0600

We are, each of us, largely responsible for what gets put into our brains, for what, as adults, we wind up caring for and knowing about. No longer at the mercy of the reptile brain, we can change ourselves.

Photo

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:00:05 -0600

"We cannot be born, and we cannot die. Like all energy, we can only change shapes and sizes and..."

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:20:05 -0600

“We cannot be born, and we cannot die. Like all energy, we can only change shapes and sizes and manifestations.”

- Miles “Pudge” Halter- Looking for Alaska, By John Green (via petergoddamnedfuckingpan)

emily-mb: (Images and...

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:21:03 -0600

Original Eixample concept from 1859

Eixample photographed from above

Eixample photographed from above

Eixample photographed from above

emily-mb:

(Images and information: all-that-is-interesting; wikipedia)

Wishing to expand the Spanish city of Barcelona in a way which contrasts with the old congested and epidemic-prone town, urban planner Ildefons Cerdà designed this 19th century extension: the ‘Eixample’. Eixample’s design uses a grid pattern with long streets, wide avenues, and rounded street corners in order to provide improved living conditions for its inhabitants, which includes increased lighting and ventilation within homes, more green space for public use, and seamless transport capabilities. Today, Eixample is home to approximately 262,000 people (according to most recent figures).

Randomly scrolling through my dash, I thought those were sushi rolls.

I NEED DESCRIBING WORDS!

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:20:18 -0600

Backstory: I was waiting for a text from my brother and was currently on a ladder going through boxes of Archie comics when my phone started dinging from a text message.
Me: Hey can you look at that text and see who its from for me, please.
Coworker: Its from..
Coworker: "Weird Guy"
Me: Oh, hm, okay.
Coworker: Theres another one here from..
Coworker: "He had a beard"
Me: Okay, you can stop reading now
Coworker: "I think he had a beard"
Coworker: Do you know anybodies name!?
Me: I AM A VISUAL PERSON, I NEED DESCRIBING WORDS.
Coworker: Whats my name in your phone?!
Me:
Coworker:
Me:
Coworker:
Coworker: FUCK FACE MCGEE IS CALLING!!!
Me: YOU WOULDN'T LET ME PLAY BRITNEY SPEARS!!!

"I owe my career to the books from my local library… as much as I do the animals, plants and fossils..."

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:41:05 -0600

“I owe my career to the books from my local library… as much as I do the animals, plants and fossils of the countryside.”

- Sir David Attenborough (via librarianista)

So I was fiddling between Google and MapCrunch and do you know...

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:46:26 -0600

So I was fiddling between Google and MapCrunch and do you know what I found?

Do you know who that is? Yep, that’s Mary Poppins.

Do you know where that is? Yep, that’s Cardiff. Specifically, that’s outside the Roald Dahl Plass.

Do you know what the Roald Dahl Plass is? Yep, the roof of Torchwood.

Do you know why Torchwood is there? Yep, that’s because of the rift in Cardiff, specifically that rift for a specific reason.

Do you know where the Doctor re-fuels the TARDIS?

So tumblr was right.

Mary Poppins IS the Doctor.

alwaysblind: its due tomorrow hurry

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:44:05 -0600

alwaysblind:

its due tomorrow hurry

Tumblr Staff: A New Policy Against Self-Harm Blogs

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:00:06 -0600

Tumblr Staff: A New Policy Against Self-Harm Blogs:

mohandasgandhi:

shortformblog:

staff:

One of the great things about Tumblr is that people use it for just about every conceivable kind of expression. People being people, though, that means that Tumblr sometimes gets used for things that are just wrong. We are deeply committed to supporting and defending our users’ freedom of speech,…

In which Tumblr takes a tough stand against a dangerous issue, and does it the right way.

JK ROWLING TO WRITE NEW BOOK

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:34:43 -0600

JK ROWLING TO WRITE NEW BOOK:

the-face-of-broe:

itsa-wonder: Cordelia: Why is it always virgin women who have...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:35:12 -0600

itsa-wonder:

Cordelia: Why is it always virgin women who have to do the sacrificing?
Wesley: For purity, I suppose.
Cordelia: This has nothing to do with purity. This is all about dominance, buddy. You can bet if someone ordered a male body part for religious sacrifice the world would be atheist — like that.

ununpentium: brothermycroft: I love this. A lot. Win. I...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:57:31 -0600

ununpentium:

brothermycroft:

I love this. A lot.

Win.

I am fairly certain this was taken at my University. Sophie, what do you think?

brain-food: Pinwheel by miki sato

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:22:05 -0600

brain-food:

Pinwheel by miki sato

"Why does this guy come in at 7:30 every morning, cry for four hours, and then leave?"

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:42:06 -0600

“Why does this guy come in at 7:30 every morning, cry for four hours, and then leave?”

- John Green describing what the baristas at Starbucks where he wrote The Fault in Our Stars must have thought of him. January 30, 2012 at Third Place Books. (via ashakensnowglobe)

fate-of-faye: #basically all I will ever require in a...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:00:05 -0600

fate-of-faye:

#basically all I will ever require in a relationship

That’s the incredible side of George.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:21:05 -0600

That’s the incredible side of George.

"Monica is so goddamn full of win, it hurts"

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:42:23 -0600

I like compliments, haha. This one comes from one of K’s conquests. We call him Maple since he’s Canadian.

"I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched."

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:41:05 -0600

“I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.”

- Edgar Allan Poe (via neverneverland)

preservearchives: What a wonderful article in the New York...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:53:53 -0600

preservearchives:

What a wonderful article in the New York Times Magazine about the art of handmade paper. The National Archives commissioned Timothy Barrett to fabricate paper to sit underneath the Charters of Freedom.