My Secret Source of Inspiration

kambiz: The work of Syndey based visual artist YMT contains...

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:24:40 -0400

The work of Syndey based visual artist YMT contains many anatomical elements inspired by personal experiences with medical problems since birth. Many of the elements also have a slight aboriginal feel to them and so much detail that you”ll want to stare at them for a while.

jayparkinsonmd: Back when I was a medical student in probably...

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:25:59 -0400

jayparkinsonmd:

Back when I was a medical student in probably 1998, I saw the first surgical procedure of many on a little boy who was born without an ear to surgically create an ear for him. During this first component of the procedure, the plastic surgeon made an incision in the boy’s chest and removed a rib. For the next few hours, the surgeon whittled the rib into a few pieces, bent the rib, and stitched the rib pieces together in such a way to mimic the appearance of the cartilage inside your ear. He then made an incision in the boy’s skin where his ear should have been and put the “ear” under the skin and sewed it up. The next probably 6 surgeries were to gradually stitch the skin in such a way that makes the “rib-bone ear” look like a normal ear. I was floored. It was one of the few moments in my life where I wanted to be a surgeon. This guy was a sculptor. A true artist. And this little boy would have a new “ear.” Super, super inspiring.

And now we have 3D printers to replace the archaic, but artistic rib bone to ear procedure. Amazing. Progress.

thisistheverge:

3D printed ‘bionic’ ear combines cartilage with an antenna

jadedandboring: loovemerlinouatandharryptterword: emotionslikea...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:33:21 -0400

jadedandboring:

loovemerlinouatandharryptterword:

emotionslikeateaspoon:

#LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I PRESENT TO YOU #THE ROYAL FAMILY

THEY ARE LOOVELYY !!!

and obviously, i just died at the cute.

sidddsquiddd: I’ve Lived A Thousand Lives- | via Facebook

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:44:27 -0400

sidddsquiddd:

I’ve Lived A Thousand Lives- | via Facebook

Hush - one of the best episodes.

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:15:45 -0400

Hush - one of the best episodes.

Photo

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:43:51 -0400

BTVS characters: Rupert Giles

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:17:16 -0400

BTVS characters: Rupert Giles

the-absolute-best-posts: jtotheizzoe: An important reminder...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:53:36 -0400

the-absolute-best-posts:

jtotheizzoe:

An important reminder that the universe has three spatial dimensions and is best appreciated with all three engaged*.

*engage fourth as needed for EXTREME MODE

This post has been featured on a 1000notes.com blog.

marsandpony: We all need good biscuits. And good...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:40:11 -0400

marsandpony:

We all need good biscuits. And good counsel.

“Morning Meeting”
On display at Hall Spassov Gallery, Bellevue Washington
Debut exhibit by Mars and Pony “Nouns”
April 4-30

Photo

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:58:34 -0400

"All of us harbor secret hopes that a magnificent novel will tumble out of the sky and appear on our..."

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:18:02 -0400

“All of us harbor secret hopes that a magnificent novel will tumble out of the sky and appear on our screens, but almost universally, writing is hard, slow, and totally unglamorous. So why finish what you’ve started? Because when you are done, you will be grateful for the experience. Also, you will have learned a lot about writing and humanness and the inestimable value of tilting at windmills.

Whether you’re reading or writing, there is nothing magical about how you get from the middle of a book to the end of one. As Robert Frost put it, “The only way out is through.” So go spit in the face of our inevitable obsolescence and finish your @#$&ng novel.”

- John Green, on defying creative despair. (via lettersandlight)

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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:04:05 -0400

So Pretty

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:45:10 -0400

So Pretty

"You better [start writing] now because you know how to write, and you have fingers, and you have..."

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:11:25 -0400

“You better [start writing] now because you know how to write, and you have fingers, and you have this one life, and during this one life, you should put your words down, and make your voice heard, and then let others hear your voice. And the only way any of that’s going to happen is if you actually do it. People can’t read the thoughts in your head. They can only read the thoughts you put down, carefully and with great love, on the page.

So you have to do it, goddamnit.”

- Dave Eggers, on getting started with your writing. (via lettersandlight)

It had to be done… I remember watching this with my best...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:42:14 -0400

It had to be done… I remember watching this with my best friend, on vhs…so we’d play, stop, rewind, repeat. The first man candy. Ha!

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Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:04:24 -0400

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Love this blog.

"I consider this to be the highest task of the union of two people: that each should keep watch on..."

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:54:05 -0400

“I consider this to be the highest task of the union of two people: that each should keep watch on the solitude of the other.”

- Rilke (via kateoplis)

arpeggia: Claude Monet in his studio

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:52:38 -0400

arpeggia:

Claude Monet in his studio

bluehousewriting: lordbyronsluggage: Mumford and Sons - “Wagon...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:24:00 -0400

bluehousewriting:

lordbyronsluggage:

Mumford and Sons - “Wagon Wheel/Cadillac Sky” (Live)

For those keeping track at home, the 3:21 mark and the unadulterated joy on Marcus Mumford’s face are exactly when and why I finally gave in to the global phenomenon of Mumford and Sons.

I’m into this video, but the more I watch it, the more fascinated I am with the fellow standing behind Marcus (Marcus?) wearing the dapper scarf. I’m hypnotized by his awkward, offbeat swaying. Who are you, sir, and what secrets do you carry?

Yes, wild haired man in the back who, though I thought you might be playing a tambourine are actually standing with your hands in your pockets the entire 6 minutes, seems absolutely exhausted by your effort when the song ends… So tired, in fact, that you forgot to sway for part of the song, thereby not even contributing to keeping the beat for all of the musicians on stage. Truly, you are a mystery.

worlds collide

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:45:38 -0400

worlds collide