Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms (1965), 19m.
What a great piece, especially the second movement of Psalm 23/Psalm 2, which starts at 3:43, and is very moving.
This clip comes from a 1978 concert, conducted by the composer in Berlin.
I do things like get in a taxi and say, ‘The library, and step on it.’ — David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest (via juliettetang)
LIX: The World’s Smallest 3D Printing Pen Lets You Draw in the Air.
Check out the vid for more info.
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Stop looking for the “right” career, and start looking for a job. Any job. Forget about what you like. Focus on what’s available. Get yourself hired. Show up early. Stay late. Volunteer for the scut work. Become indispensable. You can always quit later, and be no worse off than you are today. But don’t waste another year looking for a career that doesn’t exist. And most of all, stop worrying about your happiness. Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that’s consistent with those beliefs.
Many people today resent the suggestion that they’re in charge of the way the feel. But trust me, Parker. Those people are mistaken. That was a big lesson from Dirty Jobs, and I learned it several hundred times before it stuck. What you do, who you’re with, and how you feel about the world around you, is completely up to you. — A Fan Asks Mike Rowe For Life Advice… His Response Is Truly Brilliant. (via hilker)
by yours truly; with C and B
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도자기제작과정(종합편) (by 이천시청)
To work with our hands…
Action Kid Movie Vol. 1 – A collection of the shorts.
A lot of fun: this is the way it happens in our heads, right? ;)
Enjoy! :)
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wondrouspilgrim:
From the Cherry Blossom Festival last week. #tidalbasin #cherryblossomfestival #washingtonmonument #vscocam
Very nice - color cast is perfect. :)
A great 10m overview on the key differences between backpacking stoves. Featuring MSR models.
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What is the sun, except the brightness of your love?
What is the moon, except the light of your abiding presence?
What is the wind, except your touch upon my cheek?
What are the flowers, except the colors of your radiance?
O Lord, all the earth is the caress of your beauty, and shows forth your faithfulness - strengthen my fidelity, to be like yours.
I think Spring finally made it. :) by yours truly
Really enjoying this cover by Ben Rector of the iconic Whitney Houston song, I Wanna Dance With Somebody.
He’s got some other fun stuff too on his channel – enjoy! :)
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Rise up, warriors, take your stand at one another’s sides, our feet set wide and rooted like oaks in the ground.
…learn to love death’s ink-black shadow as much as you love the light of dawn.
Here is courage, mankind’s finest possession, here is the noblest prize that a young man can endeavor to win.
— Tyrtaeus, Spartan poet; heard in reference to the US Marine’s stand at the Battle of HueShort-term File Sharing — Torpedo
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Demo of Beat It composed using only Michael Jackson’s voice As Jackson couldn’t fluently play any instruments, he would sing and beatbox out how he wanted his songs to sound by himself on tape, layering the vocals, harmonies and rhythm before having instrumentalists come in to complete the songs. One of his engineers Robmix on how Jackson worked: “One morning MJ came in with a new song he had written overnight. We called in a guitar player, and Michael sang every note of every chord to him. “here’s the first chord first note, second note, third note. Here’s the second chord first note, second note, third note”, etc., etc. We then witnessed him giving the most heartfelt and profound vocal performance, live in the control room through an SM57. He would sing us an entire string arrangement, every part. Steve Porcaro once told me he witnessed MJ doing that with the string section in the room. Had it all in his head, harmony and everything. Not just little eight bar loop ideas. he would actually sing the entire arrangement into a micro-cassette recorder complete with stops and fills.”
Reasons why I laugh when people say he wasn’t a real musician.
Dang. Dude was good.
Incredible.
Always had great admiration for MJ’s artistry - dude.
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Classic Architecture Studies by Chema Pastrana These are some drawings and sketches from my degree of Architecture, in Spain. Indeed, they were done during the classes of the best teacher I’ve ever had: Mr. Joaquín Lorda. He thoroughly explained to us every single aspect of classical buildings and traditional construction, and encouraged us never to give up learning, for which I am much obliged to him!
Love these sketches!Visual illustration can bypass textual mediation.Makes me want to get out a pen and practice more. :)
New words enable new thoughts. — yours truly; from discussion with B about equipollance, and the connected terms of bijection and surjection
My analog watches are my reminder that utility exists apart from an internet connection and usefulness doesn’t require the latest software. — Dumb — Shawn Blanc (via minimalmac)
Great thought.
Makes me think: “When our mind inhabits only what is possible within the four walls of the screen, it is limiting.”
Believe that this life must be a continual preparation for the next, because we never know the day and the hour of our passing. — Pier Giorgio Frassati