July 2009
141 posts
June 2009
174 posts
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Breathe // Pink Floyd
(An acoustic version, by Yours Truly. P.S. That means me.)
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Le Tourbillon de la Vie, a song made famous by Jeanne Moreau in the 1962 French film Jules et Jim. Performed here a capella as a gift from, well, an awfully important friend of mine. I just have to share. I mean come on.
“God made the Universe. God made Himself. Tricky, making yourself.”
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Henry Gee’s four-year-old niece, a born skeptic. Gee is the senior editor for biological sciences at Nature. He seriousblogs, he funblogs and he tweets.
— From London.
(via whileyouweresleeping)
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Hiawatha’s Lullaby
HEY GUYS MY REPLACEMENT UKULELE FINALLY CAME IN SO I DIDN’T DESIGN ANYTHING YESTERDAY LIKE I WAS SUPPOSED TO I JUST TURNED ON GARAGEBAND AND THEN I MADE THIS.
One take per track, no edits, no special microphones, don’t get your hopes up, nothing fancy, just for fun, just to make you guys smile or something. It’s hot here. Did I mention it’s hot here? (p.s. Hiawatha’s Lullaby was originally written by Milke Holt of The Mommyheads.)
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Back in 1984, my friend Josh and I learned all the moves in the video for Thriller. (SHADDAP you just go on and tell me I’m lame, I flipping dare you.)
“Sometimes I think of my blog as my mantlepiece, with a clock and some knick knacks and maybe a candle holder or two. You know what else I put on my mantle? BIRTHDAY CARDS. I’ll shortly be reblogging some Happy Birthday to Me posts because I’m touched beyond words and because I just plain love you dearly. Thank you. Cyberhugs to everyone.”
—<3
Science + Art = some nice quotes.
- “Both scientists and artists go to the edge of the void. Scientists bring back facts in a little metal box. Artists just want to take a snapshot: ‘I was there!’” - Adam Zaretsky, artist.
- “Saying eureka is an orgasm.” - Adam Zaretsky, artist, about sensuality in sciences.
- “If I have no memories, am I really human anymore?” - Victor Nurcombe, stem cell researcher.
- “Rethinking expertise: people who know more should be listened to.” - Think that’s obvious? Yeah. Think again. Harry Collins, sociology of science, professor at Cardiff University.
