Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.
—Yousuf Karsh (via tedmaximilian)
keyframe
n. a moment that seemed innocuous at the time but ended up marking a diversion into a strange new era of your life—set in motion not by a series of jolting epiphanies but by tiny imperceptible differences between one ordinary day and the next, until entire years of your memory can be compressed into a handful of indelible images—which prevents you from rewinding the past, but allows you to move forward without endless buffering.
World’s Most Beautiful Abandoned Places
Italian product manager and web designer Francesco Mugnai recently added a collection of images to his blog touting some of the most beautiful images of abandoned spots and modern ruins that he’d ever seen. The images Mugnai has captured come from empty castles, shuttered power plants, and dilapidated churches around the world. From a sunken yacht in Antarctica to a forever-closed amusement park in Japan, these images all make up a sort of anti-phoenix; rather than rising as new from the ashes, these husks remain preserved in decomposition, forcing viewers to confront the strange beauty of ruination.
Source: Fast Co-Design
Asked by Anonymous Anonymous
Do you play any instruments?I did some violin practicing for a year then stopped. I was horrible though, so I guess I don’t.
Asked by sound-body sound-body
i think you are beautiful, body and mind.And I think you are just as beautiful.
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The Girl and Her Books: The Man in Bogotá by Amy Hempel
The police and emergency service people fail to make a dent. The voice of the pleading spouse does not have the hoped-for effect. The woman remains on the ledge—though not, she threatens, for long.
I imagine that I am the one who must talk the woman down. I see it, and it happens like this.
I…
(Source: booksmatter)
