leaves won’t leave

December 22nd, 2008



leaves won’t leave

Originally uploaded by thunderrabbit


cellie-0183.jpg

December 20th, 2008



cellie-0183.jpg

Originally uploaded by thunderrabbit


Above train doors

December 18th, 2008



Above train doors

Originally uploaded by thunderrabbit


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December 5th, 2008



cellie-0178.jpg

Originally uploaded by thunderrabbit


cool galaxies in Galaxy Zoo

November 22nd, 2008

graceful galaxy

From Galaxy Zoo 2. I saw this galaxy and was like, “wooooahhhhh”.

eye in the sky

concentric rings? Wow!!

alien spacecraft!

An alien spacecraft the size of a galaxy!

Sorry there’s no way yet to link the image to a page with discussion / more details.

wheels? who needs ‘em?

November 17th, 2008

U.S. Air Plane Lands Without Front Wheels, No Injuries In Philadelphia As Landing Gear Fails To Deploy - CBS News

Before the scheduled landing at Philadelphia, the crew got an indication that the landing gear was not down and did a flyover to confirm that the nose wheels had not deployed, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.

Sweet!

That’s what friends are for

October 24th, 2008

Scott Brown on Facebook Friendonomics

Friending has subsumed the ol’ Rolodex. Granted, it’s often convenient to have all of your contacts under one roof. But the great thing about the Rolodex was that it never talked back, it didn’t throw virtual octopi or make you take movie quizzes, and it never, ever poked you.

Excellent (and funny!) description of what’s happened to the word “friend” in the online world…

grrr

October 10th, 2008

Afghanistan Facing “Downward Spiral”, National Intelligence Estimate Draft Report Highlights Afghanistan’s Accelerated Deterioration - CBS News

The nearly completed National Intelligence Estimate, the work of 16 intelligence agencies, says Afghanistan’s deterioration has accelerated alarmingly in past two months. Bush administration officials say privately that Afghanistan is now the single most pressing security threat in the fight against terrorism.

What a nightmare we’ve caused. And with this Estimate saying we have to go in there and kill ‘em more will just make things worse and worse.

appetizer?

September 17th, 2008



appetizer?

Originally uploaded by thunderrabbit

we got 12 chips for an appetizer…

Are you pretty?

September 13th, 2008



Are you pretty?

Originally uploaded by thunderrabbit

This billboard in Yoyogi-Uehara (Tokyo) perfectly captures why I don’t like TV. Or billboards.

To all those people whose hearts this billboard targets: just say YES.