July 2009
104 posts
jonbeckett:
Removing Crapware - http://bit.ly/uRR56 - my experiences of cleaning up a new Dell laptop for general use…
Thanks for sharing! I’ve always wanted to know what I could use instead of McAfee- it reeeaaallly slows down my comp.
depp on ginsberg
flamelikeme:
“I wanted my education to come from living life, getting out there in the world, seeing and doing and moving amongst the other vagabonds who had the same sneaking suspicion that I did, that there would be no great need for high-end mathematics, nope. … I was not going to be doing other people’s taxes and going home at 5:37 P.M. to pat my dog’s head and sit down to my...
Another degree?
I told my parents that I’m thinking about doing a second Masters, my father laughed nervously and my mother looked horrified.
Hmm.
“The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection, that one is...”
– Orwell, from Reflections on Gandhi
Inspired by walkwhilereading
(via singfoolsing)
“One crow for sorrow,
Two crows for joy,
Three crows for a girl,
Four crows...”
– (via emmyshine)
two crows.
(via irismessenger)
I thought this was for magpies?
(via mynameisfluffybunnyslippers)
I thought it was for magpies too!
“Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group...”
– xkcd (via nerdgasms and 12minds) (via elt) (via singfoolsing)
http://ilovereadingandwriting.tumblr.com/ →
“It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache...”
– Oriah Mountain Dreamer “Invitation” (via oolieoh) (via nbh251) (via midnightlunacy) (via thechosenwords) (via strangeandbeautiful) (via betterversionofme)
“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a...”
– Maya Angelou (via aeropuertos) (via eccentriccelia) (via booktumbling)
The ABC of Life
justbesplendid:
m-altruism:
A—Accept Accept others for who they are and for the choices they’ve made even if you have difficulty understanding their beliefs, motives, or actions. B—Break Away Break away from everything that stands in the way of what you hope to accomplish with your life. C—Create Create a family of friends whom you can share your hopes, dreams, sorrows, and happiness with....
http://apotfullofink.tumblr.com/ →
Stories Behind World Greatest Logos
justbesplendid:
m-altruism:
Nike In the Greek mythology, Nike is the goddess of victory and the source of inspiration for warriors, this logo represents the wing in the famous statue of the Greek goddess. Nike’s logo was designed by Carolyn Davidson in 1971 for $35, and was registered as a trademark in 1995. McDonald’s The logo was designed in 1962 by Jim Schindler to resemble the arch shaped...
Beading notes
Online Shops
http://ww1.tiarastore.co.uk/html/pages/content.asp
http://www.justbeads.co.uk/
http://www.beadsdirect.co.uk/
http://www.beadaddict.co.uk/uk/index.htm
http://www.myvintagecharms.com/
http://www.the-beadshop.co.uk/
Covent Garden
http://www.beadshop.co.uk/directions.html
http://www.londonbeadshop.co.uk/
How to..
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Mythological account of the forget-me-not
sarahbelfort:
It is related that a young couple, who were on the eve of being united, whilst walking along the delightful banks of the Danube, saw one of these lovely flowers floating on the waves, which seemed ready to carry it away. The affianced bride admired the beauty of the flower, and regretted its fatal destiny. The lover was induced to precipitate himself into the water, where he had no...
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