I’ve been living so long with these pictures of you that I almost believe that the pictures are all I can feel;

In an article describing Microsoft’s newish application Photosynth, Slate’s tech writer Farhad Manjoo muses for a moment on the nature of digital photography in the modern age:
There is something vaguely embarrassing—even narcissistic—about our new era of mass photography. Because we’re always carrying cameras, we’re moved to document every moment of our lives—sometimes to the exclusion [...]

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I heard the news today oh, boy: about a lucky man who made the grade. And though the news was rather sad, well I just had to laugh–I saw the photograph;

Today has been…odd, with many unanswered questions still hanging.  But at least I know the answer to this one:
Has the Large Hadron Collider Destroyed The Earth Yet?
It’s nice to know that the more things change, the more things stay the same.

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::drumrolls::

While it’s still very much in its infancy stages, I invite all of you to check out a new blog powered by my husband and I…
Take Back Your Kitchen
It’s a celebration of dining in and eating food that is comprable, if not better, than what you can get in so many restaurants.
And here’s an obligatory [...]

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Un pezzo di ispirazione;

Once again it’s snowing out, but it should be turning to rain shortly if it hasn’t already, and I need some color.  Back in the spring we went to see Color Chart:  Reinventing Color from 1950 to Today at the MoMA which featured some gorgeous pieces from the museum’s collection, but they allowed no photography [...]

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Tw Cen MT is not Futura.

Acqui Terme, Italy, October 11 2008, 2:16 PM.

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Days offer spades of hurled outcries, gone is the fair five and dime;

Over the last few months we started getting into Weeds thanks to friends of ours loaning us the first season on DVD; since then, we’ve received all three seasons and only recently finally went through all of the episodes.  There’s a lot to love about this series as evidenced by its multiple award nominations, and [...]

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It’s more than a feeling;

Penny tagged me on Friday on this nifty little meme and I have been itching to do it when my laptop came home.  Well, it’s home now, and the rules for this are as follows:

Go to the fourth folder on your computer where you keep your photographs.
Choose the 4th picture.
Explain it.
Tag four other people.

Here’s mine:

At [...]

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Someone’s telling me it’s all happening at the zoo. I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it’s true;

January has passed, for the most part, like an absurdist play with regards to all of the various disasters related to our apartment including, but not limited to:  a continuously leaky ceiling (our bed is currently covered in plastic and we haven’t slept in it since Thursday night), two laptops experiencing two separate malfunctions (my [...]

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Un pezzo di ispirazione;

Penny (www.pennyplastic.com) often posts her daily inspirations on her fabulous blog, and it’s prompted me to share some of my favorite images, songs, or any other media that I want to share that may not fit into any other posts I write–especially great photos from blogs I frequent.  So without further ado, my first installment;

Image [...]

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And animals that climb, and they’re climbing over you until you see;

A few months ago, one of my favorite style bloggers wrote about her search to find a bracelet with some timeless elements–she preferred either a gold or brassy metal–but with a dash of wit to reflect her personal style.  She finally decided on this gorgeous talon cuff from Pamela Love, a New York-based desginer who [...]

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