Opposite of the rainbow. Fun skies tonight. @ranmarjohn

I made @ranmarjohn pull over so I could take a better photo! A good omen for one of my faves 😘

@ranmarjohn pwitty puppies! (at The Johnson Residence)

mappleton:

Illustrated Thoughts IV; Adderall-Fuelled Capitalism

Just an observation. Our “therapeutic” drugs seem to conveniently enhance the kind of traits most valued by our competitive economic system.

The Guardian, The Verge, and The New Yorker have all written stellar (and probably stimulant fuelled) journalistic pieces on the phenomenon if you’re looking for some insight.

Geffert.

mappleton:

Illuminating Quotes, Visualised – Part XIII

Part XIII: Jorge Luis Borges thinks about paradise in exactly the same way I do – all books, all the time;

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”

I can only assume there are very few books lying around the set of Jersey Shore…

mappleton:

Illustrated Thoughts VIII; Human Limitations

We can never remind ourselves too many times that there is a finite capacity to the amount of responsibility, creative expectation, and cosmic weight you can place on one single fragile human psyche. Expecting a person to be more than an imperfect and flawed human being is a kind of injustice.

I mull these sort of things over while watching Elizabeth Gilbert’s TED talk Your Elusive Creative Genius, and reading John Green quotes like; “I don’t know any perfect people - only really really flawed people who are still worth loving.”

mappleton:

Illustrated Thoughts VII; Child-like Ravers

Having had the pleasure of attending a fair number of “raves” in the Seattle area, I’ve found myself perpetually fascinated by the sheer amount of fur, feathers, glow sticks, body paint, stuffed animals, beads, glitter, wands, blow pops, candy necklaces, highlighters, rainbow socks, and pacifiers that feature in the nights. If it weren’t for all the pantless women, you can almost imagine you’re mistakenly attending an overblown, spoilt third-grader’s birthday party.

A few rave-specific concepts to add to your lexicon, courtesy of Urban Dictionary and the trolling of some rave forums:

1. Kandi – Bracelets made out of chunky beads or pony beads of many colours given away or traded as friendly gestures between people who meet at parties and raves. ”Kandi Kids” swap kandi by holding hands, performing the hand gestures for their unofficial slogan “Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect (PLUR),” and interlocking their fingers to slide the bracelet from one person to the other.
   
   
2. Raver Name – An alias one goes by at raves, often silly and frivolous. Given to you by someone you meet at a rave, who then becomes your “rave parent” (these can turn into elaborate “rave families,” bonded groups who attend events together). Examples: Kitty, Energy, Smurf, Starbright, Beat, Virus, Blacklight Luminescence, Glowpaint Spazz.
   
   
3. Raver Goo – When a lot of people are packed into a space with poor ventilation dancing all night, their collective body heat creates a mini atmosphere called “raver goo”. Essentially, the sweat evaporates off their bodies and condenses on the ceiling. This then rains down on the venue in a foggy-cloud. Mmmmmm, yum.

Wat.

mappleton:

I have long been trying to put into words exactly what “lol” now means. The way it primarily gets used, it definitely doesn’t mean “laughing out loud” (or the alternative meaning of “lots of love”) – it has shifted to become a casual marker. It is now a filler word that signifies a lack of…

ilovecharts:

ilovecharts:

I’m thrilled to announce that next Wednesday, May 22, Maggie Appleton will be doing a Chartist in Residence.

I first ran into Maggie’s work thanks to a few of her rather ingenious charts of quotations (like the one below) that made their way to my inbox. Maggie is an illustrator-designer-chartist with a penchant for anthropology, tea, and illuminating quotations and we will be giving her the keys to the blog next Wednesday to do whatever she choses for the entire day. Please tune in to see some brand new charts and illustrations and whatever else she decides to bring to the table with her unique charting style. Should be awesome!

Yay, this is tomorrow!

The Proper Way to Ask for a Refill.

lolzpicx:

(Source: mynotsomajesticdailylife)

laughingstation:

crows-before-hoes:

Oh my god I’m reversing infomercial gifs and fuck

More FUNNY POST here!

soundlyawake:

commedesgarchomp:

beeblunt:

abnormalityisunderrated:

How would you like your coffee?

I always get a mocha with an extra shot. you do the math.

iced quad grande americano… I’m just a jumble of things apparently.

I mean I’m totally Frappuccino. And I HATE WHEN PEOPLE SAY EXPRESSO OMG

(Source: pizzastiel, via the-absolute-funniest-posts)

(Source: bericdondarrion, via songsofwolves)