frippery

I'm not an optimist, I'm not a realist
I might be a subrealist, but I can't substantiate...
--Vic Chesnutt

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May 24
“Alex - Madison, Jan 2013” by liubaixue

“Alex - Madison, Jan 2013” by liubaixue

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by grrrenadine

by grrrenadine

(via butthorn)

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destroyed-and-abandoned : Stairs and peeling paint in an old hosptial, UK Source: donebythehands (reddit)

destroyed-and-abandoned : Stairs and peeling paint in an old hosptial, UK Source: donebythehands (reddit)

May 23
“ …I lack the motivation to dress properly as a man, let alone an archetypal woman with layers of accessories. I have needed new sneakers for four months. How hard is it to go buy a pair of sneakers? Apparently, very.

“Losing a ‘Boyfriend’, the Best Way Possible” by Augusten Burroughs, NY Times (May 23, 2013)

Heh. Yeah, me too (and I’m a girl)…
May 21
phoebebishopwright : This is Rose Valland, one of the heroes of Nazi-Occupied France. An employee of the Louvre, she kept records of the art stolen by Nazi officers—what was taken, from where, and by whom. She was instrumental in the postwar return of countless stolen pieces, and one of the most decorated women in French history.

phoebebishopwright : This is Rose Valland, one of the heroes of Nazi-Occupied France. An employee of the Louvre, she kept records of the art stolen by Nazi officers—what was taken, from where, and by whom. She was instrumental in the postwar return of countless stolen pieces, and one of the most decorated women in French history.

(Source: fuckyeahhistorycrushes, via fyeahwomenartists)

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Heh. (Of course, those of us with kids on the spectrum realize that, however humorously it’s presented here, this is a real question…)

Heh. (Of course, those of us with kids on the spectrum realize that, however humorously it’s presented here, this is a real question…)

(via powells)

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natgeofound : Tourists atop the Chicago Tribune building look down on the Chicago River, the site of Old Fort Dearborn. Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart, National Geographic.

natgeofound : Tourists atop the Chicago Tribune building look down on the Chicago River, the site of Old Fort Dearborn. Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart, National Geographic.

May 20
San Francisco at dusk (via bluepueblo : besttravelphotos)

San Francisco at dusk (via bluepueblo : besttravelphotos)

(via learnedgent)

May 19
“ MARC: Things are going pretty well for me right now, but that’s a problem because when things are going well, that means there’s a, there’s a voice in my head saying “You’re gonna screw it up…you’re gonna screw it up, Marc,” just over and over again. I just wish that voice were louder than the voice screaming “Let’s screw it up! “Internet Troll”, Maron (Season 1, Episode 1)
May 17

livelymorgue:

April 8, 1933: For those who have visited London and wondered how they know their double-decker buses won’t fall over, this is apparently how they find out. Per police regulation, employees of the London General Omnibus Company put their 60-person bus to a “tilt test,” putting it on a 28-degree angle. Photo: The New York Times