...and furthermore...

Pillow flight...

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:11 -0400

Having been trapped in their trunk for countless months, the seasonal throw pillows watched with excitement as one of their comrades bravely hurled himself into the outside world.

tastefullyoffensive: Cats are jerks.[via] I guffawed.

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:48:17 -0400

tastefullyoffensive:

Cats are jerks.

[via]

I guffawed.

‘Open Arms’ by ElbowIt just makes me want to sing along…

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:05:09 -0400

‘Open Arms’ by Elbow
It just makes me want to sing along…

signofzodiac: © Tyrone Briggs Photography — Today I really...

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:38:03 -0400

signofzodiac:

© Tyrone Briggs Photography — Today I really enjoyed the fresh air, ducks and sunshine in downtown Inner Harbor Baltimore.

waltersartmuseum: Art and Liberty This painting typifies the...

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:57:14 -0400

waltersartmuseum:

Art and Liberty

This painting typifies the so-called “juste-milieu” (middle path) for which Gallait was so admired during his lifetime. The subject is Romantic in its idealization of the poor but virtuous itinerant musician, who bows to no authority but his own artistic muse. At the same time, it is restrained in its emotional tenor and painted with great technical assurance in the rendering of the body and in the carefully described details of the musician’s dress. This is a reduced version of this subject now at the Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts of Belgium. When the larger version was exhibited at the Salon of 1851, critics praised the composition for its masterful drawing and melancholic dignity.

tetragona: 6 things you’ll never hear from an english major

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:36:28 -0400

tetragona:

6 things you’ll never hear from an english major

oldest-man-on: ghdos: God, I love this. I like this…

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:02:59 -0400

oldest-man-on:

ghdos:

God, I love this.

I like this…

Photo

Sun, 12 May 2013 09:25:06 -0400

‘Get Up and Go’ by The Rutles is my new jam.

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:10:42 -0400

‘Get Up and Go’ by The Rutles is my new jam.

‘Goody Two Shoes’ by Adam Ant is my new jam.

Fri, 03 May 2013 21:28:33 -0400

‘Goody Two Shoes’ by Adam Ant is my new jam.

"After learning my flight was detained 4 hours, I heard the announcement: If anyone in the vicinity..."

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:06:48 -0400

“

After learning my flight was detained 4 hours,
I heard the announcement:
If anyone in the vicinity of gate 4-A understands any Arabic,
Please come to the gate immediately.

Well—one pauses these days. Gate 4-A was my own gate. I went there.
An older woman in full traditional Palestinian dress,
Just like my grandma wore, was crumpled to the floor, wailing loudly.
Help, said the flight service person. Talk to her. What is her
Problem? we told her the flight was going to be four hours late and she
Did this.

I put my arm around her and spoke to her haltingly.
Shu dow-a, shu- biduck habibti, stani stani schway, min fadlick,
Sho bit se-wee?

The minute she heard any words she knew—however poorly used—
She stopped crying.

She thought our flight had been canceled entirely.
She needed to be in El Paso for some major medical treatment the
Following day. I said no, no, we’re fine, you’ll get there, just late,

Who is picking you up? Let’s call him and tell him.
We called her son and I spoke with him in English.
I told him I would stay with his mother till we got on the plane and
Would ride next to her—Southwest.

She talked to him. Then we called her other sons just for the fun of it.

Then we called my dad and he and she spoke for a while in Arabic and
Found out of course they had ten shared friends.

Then I thought just for the heck of it why not call some Palestinian
Poets I know and let them chat with her. This all took up about 2 hours.

She was laughing a lot by then. Telling about her life. Answering
Questions.

She had pulled a sack of homemade mamool cookies—little powdered
Sugar crumbly mounds stuffed with dates and nuts—out of her bag—
And was offering them to all the women at the gate.

To my amazement, not a single woman declined one. It was like a
Sacrament. The traveler from Argentina, the traveler from California,
The lovely woman from Laredo—we were all covered with the same
Powdered sugar. And smiling. There are no better cookies.

And then the airline broke out the free beverages from huge coolers—
Non-alcoholic—and the two little girls for our flight, one African
American, one Mexican American—ran around serving us all apple juice
And lemonade and they were covered with powdered sugar too.

And I noticed my new best friend—by now we were holding hands—
Had a potted plant poking out of her bag, some medicinal thing,

With green furry leaves. Such an old country traveling tradition. Always
Carry a plant. Always stay rooted to somewhere.

And I looked around that gate of late and weary ones and thought,
This is the world I want to live in. The shared world.

Not a single person in this gate—once the crying of confusion stopped
—has seemed apprehensive about any other person.

They took the cookies. I wanted to hug all those other women too.
This can still happen anywhere.

Not everything is lost.

”

- Naomi Shihab Nye (b. 1952), “Wandering Around an Albuquerque Airport Terminal.” I think this poem may be making the rounds, this week, but that’s as it should be. (via awelltraveledwoman)

Beautiful.

(via pajarosymunecas)

“This can still happen anywhere. Not Everything is lost.”

(via liveastheforest)

Got something in my eye. Damn pollen.

(via snollygoster)

Reblog if you're a Sherlockian, then check your ask.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:54:31 -0400

purpletreeblossoms:

You’ll see why soon enough.

Who would imagine this spot is in downtown Baltimore?

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:00:46 -0400

Who would imagine this spot is in downtown Baltimore?

dataangel: Blossom the Bat (x) The earwiggles!

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:06:18 -0400

dataangel:

Blossom the Bat (x)

The earwiggles!

sexwithsquidward: “Same sex couples shouldn’t be able to adopt because their kids will get bullied...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:24:33 -0400

sexwithsquidward:

“Same sex couples shouldn’t be able to adopt because their kids will get bullied for having two moms or two dads”

hey

instead of not allowing same sex couples to adopt

maybe you should teach your little shitty kids not to bully

baltiamore: Come honor the maritime history of Fell’s Point and...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:30:55 -0400

baltiamore:

Come honor the maritime history of Fell’s Point and the patriotic privateer fleet and celebrate the ‘pirate’ fantasy of sailing lore.

waltersartmuseum: Just some 10th century books. Whatever....

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:00:26 -0400

waltersartmuseum:

Just some 10th century books. Whatever. #waltersartmuseum #books #history

Library, Books @ Your

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:59:59 -0400

iworkatapubliclibrary:

Little kid: “Does this computer have games?”

Me: “That’s a catalog computer. You use it to look up books the library has.”

Kid: “Where are the books?”

Me: “Look around you!”

Kid [turns away from the computer, notices the rows and rows of books, gasps in awe]

QUESTION!

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:31:07 -0400

dataangel:

I’m a writer. I’ve written a ton of fanfiction. I’ve also written a couple of short stories that have been published.

The question is… would you buy a self-published novella (or a collection of short stories) about an asexual, sarcastic werewolf and his bisexual, dorky, little-bit-dim not-quite-boyfriend vampire?

eightpspi: Floating Oasis on Flickr.

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:48:04 -0400

eightpspi:

Floating Oasis on Flickr.