Brilliantology

kbkarma: tristn: fuckyeahpokememe

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:42:41 +0000

"Like their human comrades, some war dogs can handle combat, and some can’t. One Marine Corps..."

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:48:27 +0000

“Like their human comrades, some war dogs can handle combat, and some can’t. One Marine Corps explosives dog, a black Lab named Daisy, has found 13 hidden bombs since arriving in Afghanistan in October. Zoom, another Lab, refused to associate with the Marines after seeing one serviceman shoot a feral Afghan dog. Only after weeks of retraining, hours of playing with a reindeer squeaky toy and a gusher of good-boy praise was Zoom willing to go back to work.”

- Even His Red Squeak Toy Can’t Get First Sgt. Gunner, USMC, to Fight (via delacroix)

Oh gosh, I want to hug Zoom.

(via pie0) I kinda want this in poster size. :O

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:18:15 +0000

(via pie0) I kinda want this in poster size. :O

dainafischer:marauder-:theatomicboom: shittyshoes this was...

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:08:40 +0000

dainafischer:marauder-:theatomicboom: shittyshoes

this was bound to happen, AND I LIKE IT.

Matt Langer: So about Gaga's new vid.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:27:00 +0000

Matt Langer: So about Gaga's new vid. :

It’s fucking epic; spectacular in the purest sense of the term.

But what it really reinforced for me is just how Legit and Relevant and Really Important she is—as an artist, as a musician, and as a mind-blowingly sexy woman. I just keep coming back to how much she means for contemporary Ladies…

I actually pretty recently gave Gaga some time and gave her a listen, watched her videos, and I fell in love. Aspects of her music I can take and leave, but there’s something fantastically ridiculous about her that, at the same time, makes perfect sense, that it’s hard not to pay attention to her. She fascinates me in a very good way.

But I have a question. Do people really call guys “bros” because it’s kinda weirding me out here. (Or Langer is totally making fun of people like me, in which case HERE IS MY SAD FACE :’( )

Thrice the updates, thrice the excitement!

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:06:29 +0000

Alice In Wonderland (2D) is ok, nothing amazing.
I’m going clay pigeon shooting tomorrow!
I still need a job.

GPOYW. It’s one of those days.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:44:45 +0000

GPOYW. It’s one of those days.

"‘That’s odd,’ her voice was saying. ‘I could have sworn…’ The swearing that she could have been..."

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:42:27 +0000

“‘That’s odd,’ her voice was saying. ‘I could have sworn…’ The swearing that she could have been doing was having to do with the hearing of a knocking sound previously to the moment which was currently passing. Suddenly, a shadowy figure was looming in the doorway. A surprise attack was taking place. A screaming sound was being emitted by Olivia as she was being murdered.”

- Let the passive tense be used, from How To Write Badly Well (via inky)

(via peroty:curvedwhite)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:09:43 +0000

(via peroty:curvedwhite)

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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:19:15 +0000

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Lovely.

"Today is Intl Womens’ something or another. Apparently we get a whole day to be proud of being..."

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:04:42 +0000

“Today is Intl Womens’ something or another. Apparently we get a whole day to be proud of being female.”

- shadowsinstone

A public service announcement? (via hazal)

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:23:01 +0000

A public service announcement? (via hazal)

Wrong turns

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:02:30 +0000

I’m signing myself up for some information about getting into teaching as a career, but I’m dubious about it. I’d be a history teacher, and the problem there? History isn’t exactly an essential subject as far as the curriculum is concerned, so I’m worried about the competition for places on training courses, and even the potential competition for jobs after that.

I don’t know what I want to do with my life anymore. For ages I just wanted to stay in academia, teach at university level, do my own research and things in the world of archaeology and things. What changed? Did I change, or did the world around me change?

I’m not a people person by nature, but I love to talk about history of all kinds. I love to tell people things they never knew, to help people understand things they never actually thought about much before. I love to give people a perspective on current events by looking at the past. Does this mean I’d be a good history teacher for 11-16 year olds? Or does it mean I just like to be a know-it-all?

I feel like I’ve missed the boat so many times in my life; through my own stubbornness, a lack of perspective, or simple circumstance making it too hard for me to want to take those opportunities. It’s hard to know where to start in trying to make sense of what’s happened between, say, graduating with my BA and the ‘now’ - 3 and a half years later.

I want my independence, and I want to do something I can be passionate about. That’s got to be possible, right?

switchblades: Reason #1 why this new Clash of the Titans movie...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:54:17 +0000

switchblades:

Reason #1 why this new Clash of the Titans movie will suck ass: No Bubo.

TITANS. WILL. CLASH. HOLLYWOOD. RUINS. CLASSICS.

fleetfootedfox:carocat:gamefreaksnz:justinrampage: SWG Card Art...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:52:00 +0000

fleetfootedfox:carocat:gamefreaksnz:justinrampage: SWG Card Art by Kerem Beyit (deviantART)

Such gorgeous colours and details.

This art proves what we nerd girls have known all along. Han Solo is the sexiest spacer this side of Nar Shaddaa.

And female Twi’lek Jedi have lightsaber-emitting breasts.

(via rocketjumper: wordofcommand) Secret of Mana (SNES) Loved...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:09:52 +0000

(via rocketjumper: wordofcommand) Secret of Mana (SNES)

Loved this game. I also loved the poster of this artwork that came with the game. I also loved the music… I just really loved this game.

Atherton Lin: We listen to BBC 6 Music every day in our...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:08:50 +0000

Atherton Lin:

We listen to BBC 6 Music every day in our studio/flat. We believe it is one of the most important sources for new and experimental music in the UK, and thus contributes to the culture of the nation at large. Today, BBC director general Mark Thompson publicly recommended, amongst other cuts, the closure of BBC 6 Music. But there is hope: The Guardian reports that “BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons said that if there was a big enough public response about the cuts, he would ask management to rethink its strategy.” Please get in touch with the BBC Trust and ask them to save BBC 6 Music. Send an email to srconsultation@bbc.co.uk and join the Facebook group Save BBC 6 Music (There are links to various petitions on this page.) In a humble effort of our own, we have designed this little logo. If you have a blog, flickr, tumblr et cetera, please post this logo to help spread the word. So far, the BBC has received thousands of complaints about this decision. It’s not too late: The trust has opened up the discussion, and our numbers can help save this important music institution.

Via everyone. Pass it on.

fractal: i recognize that he's a compressed ball of angst though

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:05:23 +0000

fractal: i recognize that he's a compressed ball of angst though
fractal: like a falafel
me: haha
me: falafel = angst?
fractal: sure, they're made from the tears of palestinian children

(via faithandbegorrah) ragbag: how to tie your neckcloth in the...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:59:53 +0000

(via faithandbegorrah)

ragbag:

how to tie your neckcloth in the latest georgian era fashion

you can find detailed instructions here (as well as the associated colours of each style)—but stay away from the osbaldiston, that particular way of wearing a neckcloth is mine and mine alone.

from: the whole art of dress! by “a cavalry officer” (1830), previously: this

I’ll take a fine young gentleman in the Mail Coach, please.

50+ Ways to Improve Your Productivity as a Freelancer

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:10:35 +0000

50+ Ways to Improve Your Productivity as a Freelancer:

hithisisdanielle:

Keep on forgetting this one, but I got to use this more.

Works even when you aren’t a freelancer!

Does indeed! Reminds me of some habits I need to make efforts to get myself into. I already manage a lot of small things there, but it never hurts to ramp things up a bit!