Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

I'm Jess, a 23 year old Canadian living in England. Someone gave me a piece of paper that says I know physics. I like music and Monty Python. That's pretty much me. "Do as you would be done by and think for yourself" - G.C

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If you’re having a bad day, remember that in 16th century Baltic Germans dressed like this:

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me dragging my blanket around the whole damn house cuz all of me must be toasty

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Eric Idle | Behind the Scenes of “Monty Python’s Life of Brian”

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This again cause ERIC

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get to know me meme: (1/10 tv shows)

BBC’s Sherlock ♥

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finding out picasso died in 1973 feels like the fakest thing ive ever heard. everyone talks about him like he lived in a cave with nothing but a torch and paint he made from berries or bear shit or somethin but nah this dude probably sat down watchin looney tunes thinkin “damn i should draw some dude with a nose on his forehead thatd be dope” i feel so lied to

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do people actually put thought into zodiac posts or do people just randomly write down what soap the signs are

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sounds like something an exfoliating citrus soap would say

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GameCube start screen montage.

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Awkward Pickup Lines By Me:

"Hey my name's Jess, it's like Jesus but all I'm missing is u"

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Ask Me Stuff 😉

Full name

Zodiac sign

3 Fears Spiders

3 things I love

4 turns ons

4 turns offs 

My best friend 

Sexual orientation

My best first date

How tall am I

What do I miss


What time were I born


Favourite colour Black


Do I have a crush


Favourite quote


Favourite place


Favourite food


Do I use sarcasm


What am I listening to right now


First thing I notice in new person


Shoe size


Eye colour


Hair colour


Favourite style of clothing


Ever done a prank call?


What colour of underwear I’m wearing now?


Meaning behind my URL


Favourite movie


Favourite song


Favourite band


How I feel right now


Someone I love


My current relationship status


My relationship with my parents


Favourite holiday


Tattoos and piercings?


Tattoos and piercing i want


The reason I joined Tumblr


Do I and my last ex hate each other?


Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts?


Have I ever kissed the last person you texted?


When did I last hold hands?


How long does it take me to get ready in the morning?


Have I shaved your legs in the past three days?


Where am I right now?


If I were drunk & can’t stand, who’s taking care of me?


Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level?


Do I live with my Mom and Dad?


Am I excited for anything?


Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to?


How often do I wear a fake smile?


When was the last time I hugged someone?


What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me?


Is there anyone I trust even though I should not?


What is something I disliked about today?


If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?


What do I think about most?


What’s my strangest talent?


Do I have any strange phobias?


Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?

What was the last lie I told?


Do I prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online?


Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens?


Do I believe in magic?

Do I believe in luck?


What’s the weather like right now?


What was the last book I’ve read?


Do I like the smell of gasoline?


Do I have any nicknames?


What was the worst injury I’ve ever had?


Do I spend money or save it?


Can I touch my nose with a tongue?


Is there anything pink in 10 feets from me?


Favourite animal?


What was I doing last night at 12 AM?


What do I think is Satan’s last name is?


What’s a song that always makes me happy when I hear it?


How can you win my heart?


What would I want to be written on my tombstone?


What is my favourite word


My top 5 blogs on tumblr


If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would I say?


Do I have any relatives in jail?


I accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow me with the super-power of my choice! What is that power?


What would be a question I’d be afraid to tell the truth on?


What is my current desktop picture?


Had sex?


Bought condoms?


Gotten pregnant?


Failed a class?


Kissed a boy?


Kissed a girl?


Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain?


Had job?


Left the house without my wallet?


Bullied someone on the internet?


Had sex in public?


Played on a sports team?


Smoked weed?


Did drugs?


Smoked cigarettes?


Drank alcohol?


Am I a vegetarian/vegan?


Been overweight?


Been underweight?


Been to a wedding?


Been on the computer for 5 hours straight?


Watched TV for 5 hours straight?


Been outside my home country?


Gotten my heart broken?


Been to a professional sports game?


Broken a bone?


Cut myself?


Been to prom?


Been in airplane?


Fly by helicopter?


What concerts have I been to?


Had a crush on someone of the same sex?


Learned another language?


Wore make up?


Lost my virginity before I was 18?


 Had oral sex?


Dyed my hair?


Voted in a presidential election?


Rode in an ambulance?


Had a surgery?


Met someone famous?


Stalked someone on a social network?


Peed outside?


Been fishing?


Helped with charity?


Been rejected by a crush?


Broken a mirror?


What do I want for birthday?


How many kids do I want and what will be their names?


Was I named after anyone?


Do I like my handwriting?


What was my favourite toy as a child? 

Favourite Tv Show?


Where do I want to live when older?


Play any musical instrument?


One of my scars, how did I get it?


Favourite pizza toping?


Am I afraid of the dark?


Am I afraid of heights?


Have I ever got caught sneaking out or doing anything bad?


Have I ever tried my hardest and then gotten disappointed in the end?

What I’m really bad at


What my greatest achievements are


The meanest thing somebody has ever said to me


What I’d do if I won in a lottery


What do I like about myself


My closest Tumblr friend


Something I fantasise about my ex

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Python doodles.

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It makes me sad that Graham died before I was even born...

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Sudbury Facts That I Thought Were Completely Normal Growing Up Until I Got The Internet

by Kallie Berens-Firth

Pictured: Astronaut hunks in Sudbury training for the Apollo 16 mission. NASA photo S-71-39840. USGS Open-File Report 2005-1190, Figure 088a.

There’s a lot of myth surrounding Greater Sudbury. For people who are visiting the city for the first time, a lot of what you may hear may sound too goofy or weird to be true, but to the average Sudburian we are so used to some of these things that they barely even faze us. 

There are actually 330 lakes.

Growing up in Sudbury, I thought it was 100% normal to have several lakes within a ten minute walk from my house. Turns out it most definitely isn’t - according to the city’s website, there are 330 lakes over ten hectares in size within the city limits. A whopping 16.5% (601 square kilometres) of the city’s surface area is covered in water. 

Astronauts trained here in the 1970s.

In July 1971, astronauts from the Apollo 16 mission carried out geology training exercises here - the area was chosen because of the city’s shatter cone formations. They didn’t end up wearing their suits but the astronauts used their radio equipment to practice for their mission which took place in April 1972. The work NASA did in Sudbury (spanning from 1968-71) is commemorated by a special trail at the Laurentian Conservation area. 

Thomas Edison was responsible for discovering ore in Falconbridge.

In 1901, Edison visited Sudbury because he was interested in using nickel and cobalt in his electrical equipment. He discovered ore right near the area where Centennial Park is in Falconbridge. However, he got really discouraged by a layer of quicksand, gave up, and returned home to New Jersey.

There are a lot of ghost towns in the area.

Because of all the mining activity happening in Sudbury, settlements were often made and abandoned when a mine was opened or closed. Some of these ghost towns are harder to access than others due to the closure of roads. Greater Sudbury currently the area with the largest number of abandoned communities in Canada - 123 of them. 

We’re bigger than Rhode Island.

Hopefully this doesn’t cause as much controversy as John Lennon’s Bigger Than Jesus comment, but it’s true. The total area of Greater Sudbury is 3,201 square kilometres - Rhode Island is only 3,140. Also, I just discovered a few months ago that Rhode Island isn’t even an island. I have a bone to pick with that state apparently. 

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Archive photos that will make you see Sudbury differently

Since diving into a beautiful bank of archive photography of Sudbury for the curation of the @SudburyTimeMachine Instagram project, I’ve witnessed the city transform before my eyes. Some neighbourhoods have emerged progressively around rails and mines, like Little Italy, others aggressively, like New Sudbury, and others have disappeared completely to make way for other urban and social realities, like Borgia (RIP 1966). 

Our urban environment is constantly changing, and thus, changing us along the way. Our urban landscape influences the way we think, interact, and live way more than we think.

Archive photography is a window letting us see how decisions once made have radically transformed our private and public spaces. You notice how a lot has changed. Profit-driven decisions often exhaust and weaken, if not dissolve communities. On the flip side, when these areas are cherished and protected, it gives us a stronger sense of place and the right context to grow roots and flourish. As Jane Jacobs said, “cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.”

So voilà. Here are a couple of photos of Sudbury worth seeing and that will make you see Sudbury differently.

1. The New Sudbury Centre, when it first opened in 1957

Before, New Sudbury was a rich farmland. Look at those tiny houses on the horizon!

2. Sudbury had four beautiful main theatres

The century, The Capitol, The Regent, and of course, the only one remaining, The Grand.

 The Century

The Capitol

The Regent

The Grand

3. The Sorrento Motel, corner of Barrydowne and Kingsway

This is where the Keg is today and where the Bianco used to be. Circa 1960.

4. Sudbury’s first hotel and its proprietor

Early 1900s. 

5. The old LaSalle boulevard Drive-In theatre

Its demolition made way for a new mall. Spring 1988. 

6. The Town of Creighton

Momo’s great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grand-mother and her pals.

7. Wait, what? 

Apparently we also had a Big Penny, a U.S. half dollar & a $20 coin. Cha-ching!

8. Laurentian University

Circa 1965. Where’s the Parker?

9. Busy Summer at Bell Park

Either Nothern Lights Festival Boréal or a summer celebrating event. We’ve gotten conflicting reports (email us at [email protected] if you know!) Either way, holy shit qu’y avait du monde.

10. Drive right across the tracks from Riverside to Elgin

You can see where the Laughing Buddha is today, top left corner of the picture. Crazy eh? Circa 1960.

11. Amble Scramble

Elm and Durham, 1963.

Special Tumblr Bonus! Check out this great video of the scramble in action.

12. Tramway!

A fancy bunch of Suburians taking the tramway.

13. Hey it’s Café Petit Gâteau’s ancestor!

The building now houses 50 Carleton, a Money Mart and our favourite little bakery.

14. To The Moon and Back

A pretty cool Playground Moon Module that kids used to be able to play at Big Nickel Park circa 1973.

15. The power of beautiful neon signs

Durham St. at night, circa 1960. Death to vinyl signage.

Thank you to the Greater Sudbury Historical Database, Christian Pelletier, Mike Commito and Marie-Jo Pelletier. <3

By Sophia Bagaoui

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Michael Palin behind the scenes of Brazil (1985).

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guitars made from recycled skateboards.

this takes shredding to a whole new level