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Futuristic Jeju Cocoon House by Planning Korea - »
"Residing on Jeju Island, Korea is the construction site for the soon to be developed Cocoon House. Designed by the team at Planning Korea, the residence is nothing like anything we have ever encountered in the past. The home revolves around a massive, spherical element that serves as the focal point for the building. The project will undergo its first round of construction this coming September 2012, utilizing all locally sourced finishing materials, and will be completed in the year 2015. The home features plenty of floor to ceiling windows offering panoramic views of the surrounding landscape."
Feminine artwork by Russian artist Goda Laima - »
Colour Photographs of Trafalgar Square, 1950s - »
Mini Skirt Monday #114: Kelly Bundy - »
"Quite frankly, I wouldn't be doing my job as custodian of Miniskirt Monday if I didn't have a post honoring one of the greatest miniskirt wearers in TV history - Kelly Bundy (Christina Applegate). For years, Kelly strutted her minis with consistency and an exultation of spirit the miniskirt deserves."
A simple way to save billions of dollars - »
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"Birds striking planes cause an estimated 1.2 billion dollars worth of damage annually, not to mention sporadic deaths. Here’s a simple solution sent to me by reader Steve"
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Mottisfont - IV - »
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Patrick Lichfield: The Polaroids - »
Went to Mottisfont Abbey today to take in an exhibition of polaroids (and, in later years, digital prints) by Patrick Lichfield. An absolutely wonderful display spanning 1971 through to 2005 and such a great time trying to identify people and places shot by the photographer as test snaps for full photoshoots. The exhibition runs until the beginning of July; it'll probably move somewhere else around the country after then and I highly recommend it if it appears near you.
Sonya Khegay Photographs - »
"Sonya Khegay is a young Russian photographer, currently based in Montenegro, who is self-taught and also a wonderful explorer of the photography of femininity. Her work is distinctively soft, both in terms of tone, color and hue, as well as when it comes to composition, depth-of-field and focus, not to mention the subject matter."
#SaturdayFF Today you missed out on 700 premium swear words and phrases - some old classics, but some new and exclusive for the occasion - as I spent a couple of hours changing a faulty light pendant at the top of our stairs for a nice new fitting. - »
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In my defence: I'm not an electrician; our house was previously "modernised" by a cowboy builder; the existing pendant was fixed to the ceiling using some form of magic sealing compound impervious to everything save my +5 Knife of Stanley; the wiring was old and colour-coded in the now-unused fashion and required a chart to work out what was what; there was absolutely no give in the cable so all the connections and light fitting had to be made at the top of a ladder at the top of the stairs and my glamorous assistant was not a fan of being in such a position.
At one point I ended up connecting the switched live to the live loop (today I learnt that there are things called "switched live" and "live loops" in electrical lighting circuits) by mistake which had the odd effects of having the light on when it was switched off and - when I switched it on in order to turn it off - a short circuit that tripped the upstairs fuse (complete with very impressive and very sphincter-tightening flashes when I attempted to flip the switch back on).
I do not like DIY.
I like DIY but I don't like electricity much...
Mark, congrats on completing that by yourself though.
Don't forget my glamorous assistant.
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Abstruse Goose » perpetual happy hour - »
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Illustrations by John Conrad Berkey - »
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International Mid-Century Modern Luggage Labels - »
"Highlighting a new batch of terrific international mid-century luggage labels courtesy of creative director Tom Schifanella’s expansive flickr collection, Art of the Luggage Label."
Hey I've been to Hotel Alpin in Sinaia! Well... back in the 70's.
Hey Mark,
Haven’t been by in a long time and just wanted to drop in and see if you were still around. Good to see you’re still chugging along and not being a quitter…like some people I know personally.
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Cheeba! You’re still alive!
Your hands type "not being a quitter" but your heart says "haven’t matured". You are right on both counts. Still, it is good to be reminded of the heady days of the e/n realm. I’d ask how you are but I’m afraid you’d tell me; I imagine I can safely assume that everything that can go wrong is still going wrong.
Haha! E/N was tons of fun and I’m not even sure if the genre still exists anymore but regardless, I am kinda disgusted by what the internet has turned into with facebook, youtube, and other idiocies so I don’t spend much time online anymore. That reminds me, I haven’t logged on to icanhascheezburger.com in a while. Damn you adorable cats!
Oh and I’m totally loving the princess bride quote. Best movie ever.
That sage certainly knew its onions.