Bored Va. Chick

Music Lover. Unapologetic Pop Culture Geek. I created this tumblr page because I was really, really bored one evening... I also like to shoot videos (on camcorder, but mostly on smartphone) of things and moments that intrigue/surprise/amuse me. Spontaneous, quirky real-life vignettes. I'm a geek when it comes to Virginia history. Some posts and reblogs may reflect that. http://www.youtube.com/user/BoredVAChick And yes, I am indeed a bored chick who lives in Virginia. Good ol' V.A.

[libraryofva]

Recent Acquisition - Postcard Collection

Baltimore Steam Packet Co, (Old Bay Line). Steamer “District of Columbia” operating on the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay between Washington DC, Old Point Comfort and Norfolk, Va.

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San Francisco Post and Powell Street, Union Square, Fred Lyon, 1947

Gelatin silver print Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA

[funnyordie]

Paul Rudd And Jimmy Fallon’s Remake Of ‘You Spin Me Round’ Is The Best Thing I’ve Seen All Week

I didn’t know I needed this in my life but I DEFINITELY NEEDED THIS IN MY LIFE

Get ready to be spun right round baby right round (like a record baby right round round round)

[libraryofva]

Recent Acquisition - Photograph Collection

From a collection of snapshots taken at Virginia Tech, ca. 1920s.

[libraryofva]

Recent Acquisition - Ephemera Collection

Miller & Rhoads presents Classics & Casuals Benefit WRFK-FM Public Radio in Richmond, Thursday, May 17, 1973

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Weezer Covers Toto's 'Africa,' Taking Us Deep Into The Internet's Heart Of Beigeness

At the behest of a 14-year-old fan who launched a Twitter campaign, the forever-game pop-punk faves have covered one of the Internet's favorite songs. The crossover is, somehow, pretty illuminating.

What happens when 14-year-old Mary sets up a Twitter account solely devoted to needling Weezer, her favorite band, into covering “Africa” by Toto? It becomes a major internet event, obviously. 

[periodically80s]

[libraryofva]

Recent Acquisition - Photograph Collection

Original August 24, 1933 caption: “Not Very Dignified, But It Serves the Purpose. When flood waters raged through the streets of Norfolk, Va., during the hurricane which swept the Atlantic Coast for four days, residents of the city took to ingenious methods of travel. This scene is on one of the main streets. The hurricane inflicted damage of $4,500,000 in Norfolk alone. Every function in the city was paralyzed as ten of its 36 miles lay under water.”

[libraryofva]

Recent Acquisition - Postcard Collection

The S.S. Del-Mar-Va., Norfolk, Va. One of the Virginia Ferry Corporation’s Palatial Ferry transports in service between Little Creek and Cape Charles, Virginia.

[roadtripgothic]

Shout out to the people who kissed the Poe statue at the Poe museum

[boredvachick]

Forest-like display inside National Postal Museum creeped me out a little. But I learned a lot about the origins of the US Postal Service.

[boredvachick]

Doctor Who "Exterminate!". Display at the Anime Mid-Atlantic convention in Chesapeake, Virginia 2016

[funnyordie]

North Carolina’s Anti-Gay Tourism Commercial

A special message from the North Carolina tourism board, reminding you of all the fun straight things you can do in their beautiful, intolerant state.

[diasporicroots]

If your always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be! - Maya Angelou

[jackrad]

[boredvachick]

In 1987, Annette Funicello teamed up with rock band Fishbone for this high energy musical performance. Respect.  RIP, Annette...

Annette Funicello sings "Jamaica Ska" in BACK TO THE BEACH (by theatre2film)

[coolchicksfromhistory]

Google Doodle celebrating the birthday of Miriam Makeba (1932-2008).  

The first African artist to win a Grammy Award, Miriam was a vocal critic of South African apartheid.  Banned from her home country because of her activism, Miriam lived in exile for 31 years, only returning after Nelson Mandela was released from prison.  

[boredvachick]

Cool :)