battlements

FFFFOUND!

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:45:03 -0600

FFFFOUND!

Home is where the Controller is (via Obajoo)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:43:13 -0600

Home is where the Controller is (via Obajoo)

something like an astronomer by =ravenskar

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:10:55 -0600

something like an astronomer by =ravenskar

painter test by *rans

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:03:27 -0600

painter test by *rans

Oh Hai! (via stephyannette)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:38:49 -0600

Oh Hai! (via stephyannette)

Keeping the pace. (via -kirra-)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:38:35 -0600

Keeping the pace. (via -kirra-)

ex-nei:29q-memo:proust73:(via killerwhales)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:33:00 -0600

ex-nei:29q-memo:proust73:(via killerwhales)

(via thillythenny)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:33:00 -0600

(via thillythenny)

notsharon: nove607: Perception Something to think...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0600

notsharon: nove607:

Perception

Something to think about….

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.

4 minutes later:

The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

6 minutes:

A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

10 minutes:

A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.

45 minutes:

The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

1 hour:

He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities.

The questions raised:

*In a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?

*Do we stop to appreciate it?

*Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made.

How many other things are we missing?

j-p-g: i’m with stupid. (via drspam) Reminds me of...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:20:00 -0600

j-p-g:

i’m with stupid. (via drspam)

Reminds me of Borderlands.

New Toy (via @takumi)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:58:00 -0600

New Toy (via @takumi)

Wore him out (via Vox Sciurorum)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:54:00 -0600

Wore him out (via Vox Sciurorum)

Let the sunshine! (via Hot_Boxer)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:54:00 -0600

Let the sunshine! (via Hot_Boxer)

(via A Picture is Worth —-)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:52:00 -0600

(via A Picture is Worth —-)

(Happy()Sad) Diagram Shirt

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600

(Happy()Sad) Diagram Shirt

miss capricho : MISS CAPRICHO

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:59:00 -0600

miss capricho : MISS CAPRICHO

fashion girls : MISS CAPRICHO

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:56:00 -0600

fashion girls : MISS CAPRICHO

(Mordecai and Lilith fanart via Bloodink on pixiv) Ben and I...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:13:00 -0600

(Mordecai and Lilith fanart via Bloodink on pixiv)

Ben and I picked up Borderlands for the Xbox 360 on Saturday, which in retrsospect was probably a bad idea because we played it all weekend! He’s playing Mordecai and I’m playing Lilith. We’re at level 22. I’ve also started playing Roland when Ben’s not around to play with me. I’m so glad we chose Borderlands when we decided to splurge on a new video game.

DLC for the game, titled The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, is being released on November 24th!

rocketship75: Life-Size Claptrap from Borderlands, as Tweeted...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:50:00 -0600

rocketship75:

Life-Size Claptrap from Borderlands, as Tweeted by Gearbox’s Mikey Neumann

Bleach 379

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:44:00 -0500

Bleach 379