aquarium slide

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Speaking of unusual slides, this aquarium slide looks wonderful. It can be found in the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas.  via { enpun...

scratching out a living

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Good reminder for my profession especially 569. If you find yourself just scratching out a living, at least be the best hen in the pen....

library slide

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Oh my bookalisciousness! Panorama House:  A Library Slide We love this  wooden slide that is slotted into a combined staircase and books...

Dubai

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There is something fascinating about this toy-like city, built of bricks and water in the middle of the desert. This timelapse video makes...

a record number of violas

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I know there are a myriad of viola jokes in here somewhere, but I still think it is pretty awesome, especially in one of my favorite concer...

sunshine in sound

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One of my favorites: the embodiment of joy, enthusiasm and happiness, played by a dream team ensemble, making me so happy to be alive, and...

the little monk and the samurai

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This spring, my thoughts have been circling around the concept of living with less attachment, with the constant realization that I choose ...

the bike maker

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I really liked this man's story... “The Bike Maker”  is a short documentary about Ezra Caldwell, a bicycle builder who runs a one-ma...

the music industry

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I have been really doubting the business side of classical music lately, wondering if art in general should be considered an industry. ...

if I opened an eating establishment...

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And as a followup to yesterday, here is another what I would open. In a heartbeat. CLASSIFIED HONG KONG Classified in Hong Kong compr...

monocle café

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What a sweet cafe... my ideal for a crossword on a sunny lunch in the spring, an afternoon latte and people watching with a friend in the ...

sour tastes

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This cracks me up to no end... a visual representation of how I feel about most Mondays. via { cup of jo }

opposites

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So so so true! Both gluttony and hunger get old quickly. via { indexed }

bees and hexagons

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I have a soft spot for honey, bees, hexagons, the process of pollinating flowers, and the symbiosis it all represents. One of my favorite ...

Texas German

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I had no idea this actually existed, and it made me laugh more every time I listened: "Weimar, Texas" mainly because the Texas tw...

a murky area not definable by looks

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Considering that I am pursuing a career in Academia, I thought it was ok to share something that made me chuckle, not the least of which w...

string in motion turning music inside out

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This fascinated me completely, especially as a string player, despite looking dangerously similar the old Mac screen savers and iTunes visu...

in honor of Gatsby

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Jeni's ice cream: severely overpriced but such delicious flavors (and it is from Ohio!). If I had a say, I think I would make a tribut...

fournier

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This stole my ears today especially after this weekend.

not just a girl

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I love that today celebrates being together,  that it honors so many unseen efforts, worries, cares and love. To all my favorite mothers...

5 years

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I miss you every day.

poop scooping

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Gabes, this one is for you in light of this week's texts... via { hulu }

weight of a feather

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Wow, this is one video clip one must watch all the way through, despite its slow pace. What a beautiful study in concentration, proportions...

a post-truth society

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A very interesting study on our contemporary interactions, and inducing towards serious self-reflection.

what emotional appetite does to us sometimess

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I keep coming back to this, because I feel like I need to send it to a few people, and not because my stomach was hungry. via { swissmis...

being a little kinder

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Something about this video reminded me of my favorite Alain de Botton clip  about a kinder, gentler version of success, and something I ho...

the treasure trove of book palaces

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Gabes and Maman, I thought you would agree with this one too! Info-binging. via { indexed }    

porcupines on a wintery night

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Wow, so touching and so true! via { little reminders of love }

lions, tigers and bears

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A very good reminder to consider who I really ought to pay attention to when it comes to the matter of putting my work out in the open to b...

fly away

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This has been a hard week, where I have wanted to go into hibernation on multiple occasions. For now, the prospect of disappearing for a we...

Tchaikovsky concerto on 2 strings

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And here I thought the viola was hard... Who needs 4 strings to play this concerto anyways? Shanghai born, George Gao lives in Toronto an...

the Gordian knot of immigration

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As much as this is trying to establish information in the clearest way possible, I still don't get it. "How to become a U.S. cit...