Maria Celina: Tumblr

(Seen in Tamara Lichtenstein’s Flickr photostream.)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:51:54 +0700

(Seen in Tamara Lichtenstein’s Flickr photostream.)

Batman in the Real World

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:11:00 +0700

(I don’t get overly attached to fictional characters, but this essay is a wonderful read. Rusch reads my mind as to why I will always prefer Batman to Superman.)

The Handwriting Game Your name/Tumblr username. Right-handed,...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:49:00 +0700

The Handwriting Game

Your name/Tumblr username.
Right-handed, left-handed, or ambidextrous?
Favourite letters to write.
Least favourite letters to write.
Write: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Write the following words in capital letters: CRAB, HUMOR, KALEIDOSCOPE, PAJAMAS, GAZILLION.
Write your favourite song lyric.
Tag people!
Any special note or picture.

(Seen on Alexis Mire’s Flickr photostream.)

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:00:56 +0700

(Seen on Alexis Mire’s Flickr photostream.)

"So you believe [Boyd] is […] a saint. The way I understand it, one of the hallmarks of a saint..."

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:09:00 +0700

“So you believe [Boyd] is […] a saint. The way I understand it, one of the hallmarks of a saint is humility. Someone with true humility would consider the possibility that God hadn’t chosen him for that kind of honor. He’d consider the possibility that he just had an illness.”

- Dr. James Wilson to Boyd, the “faith healer” (Season 2, Episode 19: “House vs. God”).

“John Stanmeyer spent much of the last decade documenting...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:29:46 +0700

“John Stanmeyer spent much of the last decade documenting the political and social changes in Indonesia. He traveled to Afghanistan in 2001, returning five or six times.

‘This picture happened the day after the Taliban fled Kabul. I had followed the Northern Alliance progression down from Kunduz in the north. It was as if we were driving through the wrinkles of God’s hands. I felt so insignificant passing through those mountains. We arrived in Kabul and saw this breath of fresh air. It was suddenly a bunch of color walking around, such a contrast to the beige dirt everywhere in Afghanistan and the men all wearing those same beige outfits. The only color was that blue of the burka. Under the Taliban regime, there were no kites, no balloons, no music, no TVs. This picture signifies hope, life, celebration of humanness. Having colors, balloons, kites, and music was a monumental shift. Where did this man get the helium?’”

(This is the only photo that I felt looked remotely hopeful of the entire set. More photos are available at Reader’s Digest’s “The Longest War: Photos from Afghanistan”.)

(Re-blogged from: tearingmeasunder.)

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:15:50 +0700

(Re-blogged from: tearingmeasunder.)

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:14:01 +0700

(Re-blogged from: tearingmeasunder.)

(Seen in Boston’s “Recent Scenes from...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:08:00 +0700

(Seen in Boston’s “Recent Scenes from Indonesia”. I’m aware of the birth country bias here.)

(Found in Maddy Burrows’ Flickr photostream.)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:28:25 +0700

(Found in Maddy Burrows’ Flickr photostream.)

(Seen in Lauren Randolph’s Flickr photostream.)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:03:20 +0700

(Seen in Lauren Randolph’s Flickr photostream.)

(Re-blogged from: 52hearts.)

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:43:50 +0700

(Re-blogged from: 52hearts.)

(Seen in After Midnight Soul.)

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:18:05 +0700

(Seen in After Midnight Soul.)

(For more colourful works, check out Emil Bertell’s...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:47:06 +0700

(For more colourful works, check out Emil Bertell’s illustration portfolio.)

(Seen in Brenton Salo’s Flickr photostream.)

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:50 +0700

(Seen in Brenton Salo’s Flickr photostream.)

(Oh, Jake..)

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:40:32 +0700

(Oh, Jake..)

(I am enamoured by so many of Dorothy Hong’s photos I am...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:34:26 +0700

(I am enamoured by so many of Dorothy Hong’s photos I am compelled to make a slideshow of all the shots I enjoy. For more stunning captures, visit Dorothy Hong’s photography portfolio.)

"I am in NYC today. I visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral. There is a statue inside of the fallen..."

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:47:00 +0700

“

I am in NYC today. I visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral. There is a statue inside of the fallen Christ. He is lying in Mary’s arms. There is one just like it in the St. Mary’s Church in York, Pennsylvania where I was baptized and confirmed. Today, I knelt and wept at this beautiful and Sacred monument to the Dying God. I was overwhelmed by a feeling of deep, unfathomable Compassion. I cried and cried and cried. Not a single person looked twice at me. I touched His Blessed Feet, Caress His Wounds, and, in a New York minute, my entire life to this point, passed me by. What is any of this but the Dream of the Christ? Every-Thing surrendered perfectly in Compassion.

Good Night and God Bless You all.

”

- Ed Kowalczyk (of Live), in 2004.

Title: 70 MillionArtist: Hold Your Horses! (Re-blogged from:...

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:45:32 +0700

Title: 70 Million
Artist: Hold Your Horses!

(Re-blogged from: theorchid.)

Title: Nerve DamageArtist: Lifehouse (Guitar riffs. Enough...

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:18:06 +0700

Title: Nerve Damage
Artist: Lifehouse

(Guitar riffs. Enough said.)