December 2009
1 post
September 2009
17 posts
The music industry wants Apple to pay a fee every... →
soupsoup:
These are the most ass-backwards executives in the history of business. Someone blow up the entire music industry and start over please. (via @Jschwa)
I truly love Harry Potter...
loveyourchaos:
…the movies and especially the books. I would go so far as to say they have vastly improved my quality of life.
glad to see i’m not the only who feels this way
mylifeisaverage.com
acrossthelines:
Today, a kid in my chemistry class cut out the Batman emblem from a piece of paper and put it on my extremely strict teacher’s projector. When our teacher turned it on to write notes it showed up like the Batman help signal. My teacher quickly said “Gotham city needs me!” and ran out of the classroom. MLIA
“Scratch off the appetizers and entrees that are most like dishes you’ve seen in...”
– Frank Bruni, in his final column
Something to keep in mind when you’re travelling, as well as when you’re home.
Via josh:katherinespiers
(via travelhighlights)
August 2009
24 posts
your body is a wonderland.
fuckyeahfacts:
lickystickypickyme:
It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
One human hair can support 3 kg (6 lb).
The average man’s penis is three times the length of his thumb.
Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.
A woman’s heart beats faster than a man’s.
There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.
Women blink twice as often as...
“But that’s the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned.
I don’t...”
– Bill Bryson
Via starsmending
(via travelhighlights)
trouble sleeping - corinne bailey rae
Space at Night →
2bfound:
top 10 images
pataques:
Twilight : The Video Game
Waaaaaaaaaiiiii, trop cool, on va pouvoir jouer aux Sims Pourris - Editions Vampires qui Shinent \o/
je suis tres joli quel qu’un en france aimes twilight meme que moi.
Canada Is the World's Most Friendly Place
travelhighlights:
From Asylum:
HSBC Bank asked over 2,000 ex-pats in 48 different countries to rate their new nation of residence on ability to befriend locals, ease in joining community groups, number who learned the language and percentage that bought property. Germany and Australia followed Canada in the two and three spots respectively, while the United States placed sixth. Defying all...
Averted Vision - NYTimes.com →
travelhighlights:
“The fresh heartbreak was, in a sense, like being in a foreign country; everything seemed alien, brilliant and glinting. It was as if I’d been flayed, so that even the air hurt. When you’re that unhappy, any glimmer of beauty or consolation feels like running into an old friend abroad, or seeing mountaintops through smog. Maybe we mistakenly think we want “happiness,” which we...
Watchtravelhighlights:
329 Balloons Timelapse (World Record) by Pierre Andrews
Watch as hundreds of balloons take off at the same time at the Mondial Air Balloon Festival. At one point you can see the UP! balloon having all sorts of trouble trying to take off :)
Chamble, France
July 2009
12 posts
“Strange as it may seem, I still hope for the best, even though the best, like an...”
– Lemony Snicket, From The Beatrice Letters (via fuckyeahlemonysnicket) (via acrossthelines)
“Driving can be a great cover for covert Idlers – to the rest of the world you...”
– Andrew Male The Idler » Idle Pleasures
