July 2010
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Inception
So we saw Inception last weekend. It was a good movie, no doubt. I enjoyed it quite a bit, and it served for a good deal of conversation-fodder (which is always a sign of a good movie). I wasn’t surprised, I always like Christopher Nolan movies. But there are a few qualms I have about what people are saying about it:
1) It’s not groundbreaking. It doesn’t take any stylistic or...
“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care...”
– Marcus Aurelius (via friendlyatheist)
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Something I just learned
The universe is 14 billion years old. Simple cells (ie, life) has been around on Earth for 3.8 billion years. I always thought that life was a more recent event. We’re insignificant in a lot of ways, but it’s kind of neat to know life has been around for a good chunk of the universe’s lifespan.
Cat communication →
readmorewikipedia:
Cats are also known to make chirping or chattering noises when observing prey, or as a means of expressing interest in an object to nearby humans.
While this behaviour was originally viewed as the feline equivalent of song, recent animal behaviorists have come to believe this noise is a “rehearsal behaviour” in which it anticipates or practises the killing of prey, because...
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“I’d rather be with you asleep than anywhere awake.”
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ambird:
ohmydarlinclementine:
i came across a smattering of pro-anorexia/extreme skininess tumblrs the other day and it’s been on my mind ever since. this is something that saddens me as a woman and as a human being. please know that you are not ugly because your armpits do that smooshy thing, or because your butt is dimply, or because your toes are fat. perfection is not visible vertebrae.
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“A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a...”
– Oscar Wilde (via raythedestroyer) (via coreena)
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