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30+ of the most beautiful abandoned places and modern ruins i’ve ever seen
Woow! Some of these look almost enchanted.
Woow! Some of these look almost enchanted.
18 Homes That Belong In A Fairytale
I could lose myself in those pictures. I believe at least some of these are actual homes people live in.
I could lose myself in those pictures. I believe at least some of these are actual homes people live in.
I went on a bike tour today, and thankfully remembered to bring my camera. Now, these are the fall pictures I was going for last time, when everything was still way green!
( lots of photos under the cut )
( lots of photos under the cut )
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This is the time of year where people are posting amazing pumpkin pics. I'm almost getting pumpkin envy.
I was in the mood to do a pic spam. No pumpkins, though... ours are nice but not that spectacular. I took my camera on our walk today, I was hoping for some golden October photos. Alas, a lot of the trees are still green. Is it me or is fall coming rather late to Northern Germany this year?
( Anyway, so here are some photos of Münster. )
I was in the mood to do a pic spam. No pumpkins, though... ours are nice but not that spectacular. I took my camera on our walk today, I was hoping for some golden October photos. Alas, a lot of the trees are still green. Is it me or is fall coming rather late to Northern Germany this year?
( Anyway, so here are some photos of Münster. )
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A clear and concise article about piracy and the future of media distrubition:
You Will Never Kill Piracy, and Piracy Will Never Kill You
All of that is really just common sense - but of course that's exactly what the studios so far have demonstrated a sad lack of. This piece was written for Forbes.com so it stands to hope that some of the people who should read it actually will?
(I notice he didn't touch on one big problem, which is the clear need for a global distribution system so viewers overseas will actually have that legal alternative to pirating, other than waiting for a year or longer which, seriously, isn't gonna happen.)
Speaking of media, I finally got to watch The King's Speech just now. Brilliant acting. A really good movie, not overhyped for once.
Something I can't say for Thor, which we watched two weeks ago. I'd expected at least an entertaining popcorn flick with a charismatic villain but I couldn't find a single remotely interesting character in the entire movie. Well, scientist woman and her friend had a few good moments, but man, that wasn't enough. [eta: And this also ties neatly into the piracy issue because the DVD was a Marvel release and Marvel was swallowed by Disney, ergo the bloody rental DVD refused to run on my computer. Same as every other Disney DVD and CD I've tried over the last few years. Which is why I will no longer buy or rent Disney DVDs/CDs. I won't support a company that has so little regard for customer service.]
Winter has finally arrived for real (-15 last night) and here are a few photos I took when I was iceskating on lake Aa downtown on Sunday. It wasn't too crowded; I suppose many people didn't expect the ice to be stable already. By Monday word got around and the first people were having a barbecue on the ice.( Read more... )
You Will Never Kill Piracy, and Piracy Will Never Kill You
All of that is really just common sense - but of course that's exactly what the studios so far have demonstrated a sad lack of. This piece was written for Forbes.com so it stands to hope that some of the people who should read it actually will?
(I notice he didn't touch on one big problem, which is the clear need for a global distribution system so viewers overseas will actually have that legal alternative to pirating, other than waiting for a year or longer which, seriously, isn't gonna happen.)
Speaking of media, I finally got to watch The King's Speech just now. Brilliant acting. A really good movie, not overhyped for once.
Something I can't say for Thor, which we watched two weeks ago. I'd expected at least an entertaining popcorn flick with a charismatic villain but I couldn't find a single remotely interesting character in the entire movie. Well, scientist woman and her friend had a few good moments, but man, that wasn't enough. [eta: And this also ties neatly into the piracy issue because the DVD was a Marvel release and Marvel was swallowed by Disney, ergo the bloody rental DVD refused to run on my computer. Same as every other Disney DVD and CD I've tried over the last few years. Which is why I will no longer buy or rent Disney DVDs/CDs. I won't support a company that has so little regard for customer service.]
Winter has finally arrived for real (-15 last night) and here are a few photos I took when I was iceskating on lake Aa downtown on Sunday. It wasn't too crowded; I suppose many people didn't expect the ice to be stable already. By Monday word got around and the first people were having a barbecue on the ice.( Read more... )
I'm calling this one... Lonely Bicycle in the Wintery Woods. ;)
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Hopefully it'll start freezing in a few days so I can get a few proper winter photos! (I don't even dare hope for enough snow or ice to have some fun with.)
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Hopefully it'll start freezing in a few days so I can get a few proper winter photos! (I don't even dare hope for enough snow or ice to have some fun with.)
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Thought I'd follow up last year's hedgehog post with Hedgehog: the Next Generation.
There are currently three hedgehogs living in our tiny yard; two little ones and a bigger one. We don't actually know if the bigger one is last year's foster hedgehog but it's possible. They're eating spectacular amounts of cat food and hedgehog food each night and we hope they'll all make it through the winter. Fortunately the little ones are already so big that they don't have to be raised inside like last year's.
I took some pics when they came to feed (which isn't hard; they make a lot of noise for such a small animal, and they rarely run away when you go near them.)
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There are currently three hedgehogs living in our tiny yard; two little ones and a bigger one. We don't actually know if the bigger one is last year's foster hedgehog but it's possible. They're eating spectacular amounts of cat food and hedgehog food each night and we hope they'll all make it through the winter. Fortunately the little ones are already so big that they don't have to be raised inside like last year's.
I took some pics when they came to feed (which isn't hard; they make a lot of noise for such a small animal, and they rarely run away when you go near them.)
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Happy holidays everyone. And a belated happy solstice!
My parents sent me the link to this Youtube clip - it's really worth watching: Christmas Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus
The roommate and I went for a long walk through the freshly fallen ((sigh)) snow today, and I brought my camera. And for once the photos turned out nice, yay.
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naye has posted beautiful pictures of the snowy Swedish landscape: link
My parents sent me the link to this Youtube clip - it's really worth watching: Christmas Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus
The roommate and I went for a long walk through the freshly fallen ((sigh)) snow today, and I brought my camera. And for once the photos turned out nice, yay.
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naye has posted beautiful pictures of the snowy Swedish landscape: linkTags:
( a long and kind of rambling post about snow, mostly. With pics. )
Anyway, bouldering was fun. I was a bit dismayed when I found that a fave route I'd been working on has been taken down - they periodically change the holds so it won't get boring for the regulars. But at least I'd already managed that baby once. And in exchange I got two new routes now that are difficult but probably doable at my level with a bit of practice, so I'm looking forward to sinking my teeth into those problems.
Anyway, bouldering was fun. I was a bit dismayed when I found that a fave route I'd been working on has been taken down - they periodically change the holds so it won't get boring for the regulars. But at least I'd already managed that baby once. And in exchange I got two new routes now that are difficult but probably doable at my level with a bit of practice, so I'm looking forward to sinking my teeth into those problems.
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Hey! Today is my day off! And only three more pages to go, there's a reason to rejoice! I read fic and goofed around and did not do much else, then I went to Japanese class which is so much cooler than last semester, what with the actually speaking Japanese and all. And now it's almost midnight, don't go by so fast, free day!
First, a link. Via cofax, who somehow always finds the best links:kroki_refur has written up a funny and picturesque travel report about their hike in New Zealand. (link)
Maybe this isn't the best moment to post my own pictures, after seeing this... wah. But tonight I finally have time... okay, so pretend you forgot the stunning New Zealand pics you just saw, okay?
Whenmegatexas mentioned that he had never seen a Westphalian castle, we decided we couldn't let him return to the States without showing him one.
( under the cut: pics of 2 castles (with moats), 2 housemates, 1 American traveller,1 hedgehog and 1 tiny frog )
Hedgehog & Megatexas
My first idea was to name the hedghog 'Spike' but the name doesn't suit him at all. He's quite sleepy and weirdly shy, even after three weeks of being pampered and fed. Not at all like the triplet of rambunctiuos brothers we raised a few years ago. (Those we called 'Little Hedgehog', 'Little Hedgehog', and 'Little Biter'. We couldn't tell the first two apart, but to find Little Biter all you had to do was put your finger anywhere near them, and he'd come racing trying to bite it. He was like that right from the beginning. It was cute when he was still tiny. But hedgehog teeth get really sharp...)
Alright, now I'm gonna start typing up my fic recs for real before my free day is over (three more pages and a cover. I can do it!)
First, a link. Via cofax, who somehow always finds the best links:
kroki_refur has written up a funny and picturesque travel report about their hike in New Zealand. (link)Maybe this isn't the best moment to post my own pictures, after seeing this... wah. But tonight I finally have time... okay, so pretend you forgot the stunning New Zealand pics you just saw, okay?
When
megatexas mentioned that he had never seen a Westphalian castle, we decided we couldn't let him return to the States without showing him one.( under the cut: pics of 2 castles (with moats), 2 housemates, 1 American traveller,1 hedgehog and 1 tiny frog )
Hedgehog & Megatexas
My first idea was to name the hedghog 'Spike' but the name doesn't suit him at all. He's quite sleepy and weirdly shy, even after three weeks of being pampered and fed. Not at all like the triplet of rambunctiuos brothers we raised a few years ago. (Those we called 'Little Hedgehog', 'Little Hedgehog', and 'Little Biter'. We couldn't tell the first two apart, but to find Little Biter all you had to do was put your finger anywhere near them, and he'd come racing trying to bite it. He was like that right from the beginning. It was cute when he was still tiny. But hedgehog teeth get really sharp...)
Alright, now I'm gonna start typing up my fic recs for real before my free day is over (three more pages and a cover. I can do it!)
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It has snowed again overnight and it was lovely and sunny today, so I grabbed my camera and managed to take some decent pictures for once. ( A few pics of the snow-covered Westphalian landscape. )
( ... and this is one of our climbing spots in the park :) )
( ... and this is one of our climbing spots in the park :) )
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Any fans of Münstertatort on my flist? The paper mentioned they would shoot on Prinzipalmarkt today, so I took my camera into town. ( Read more... )
While I'm uploading pictures... here's a clay replica of my running shoe, model 1989. It's in 1:1 (or it used to be, then it shrunk one size in the kiln).( Read more... )
( And, heh! Here's one of David Hewlett holding my cracky Starcrossed fanart. :D )
(shaddyr was at the Point Robert's Parade and got to meet him. She made the fanart into a comic book cover and I think it looks really pretty cool. (Of course I'm a tad biased ^^). Check out her LJ; she has dozens of pictures of the parade and the Stargate they built :)
While I'm uploading pictures... here's a clay replica of my running shoe, model 1989. It's in 1:1 (or it used to be, then it shrunk one size in the kiln).( Read more... )
( And, heh! Here's one of David Hewlett holding my cracky Starcrossed fanart. :D )
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shaddyr was at the Point Robert's Parade and got to meet him. She made the fanart into a comic book cover and I think it looks really pretty cool. (Of course I'm a tad biased ^^). Check out her LJ; she has dozens of pictures of the parade and the Stargate they built :)The weather yesterday was gorgeous - clear and cold... you could downright believe it was winter. So I took my camera with me when I went rollerblading. I sometimes forget how pretty the Westphalian countryside can be: ( Look how pretty :) )
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Really, really good. One of my favorite pieces of SGA fanart. I'm curious who did this... don't recognize the style. Anyway, all the stuff at Art Santa is really worth checking out. I wish I could've signed up for that exchange... at signup time I still thought I'd have this stupid deadline which now got postponed into June. wah.
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sga_art_santa: And I Have KnownReally, really good. One of my favorite pieces of SGA fanart. I'm curious who did this... don't recognize the style. Anyway, all the stuff at Art Santa is really worth checking out. I wish I could've signed up for that exchange... at signup time I still thought I'd have this stupid deadline which now got postponed into June. wah.