museum of lauren

This Tumblr is a longstanding mix of blog entries, reblogs and personal entries.

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precious angst

Today I signed into this tumblr after a nearly two year hiatus. Reading these entries was like going through a pseudo-intellectual photo album, with some real memories thrown in. I’m glad I didn’t delete it all. Even the thought of nursing my cold with a Friday Night Lights marathon and some tea is now somehow funny. 

My life has grown up since then, and I feel both grateful for that and also happy to look back on things. 

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Martha and her billions were undone by the complicated, pitiless tangle of our modern industrialized world, but Thoreau’s nineteenth-century protest—“Simplify, simplify”—will not help us in the twenty-first. Indeed, when it comes to our relationship to nature, the wish for simplicity may be the most destructive thing in the world.

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2014/01/06/140106crbo_books_rosen?currentPage=all

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One year ago, Sandy

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Honest Slogans

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Manhattan in the Grand Canyon

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Happy birthday to Gustav Klimt, born on this day in 1862.

Don’t miss a rare opportunity to see Klimt’s “Frauenbildnis (Portrait of a Woman)" in Gallery 158, on loan to the Museum from The Lewis Collection. Klimt began this piece in 1917 but it was discovered unfinished in the artist’s studio after his death in February 1918—you’ll notice this work is sketchier than most of Klimt’s densely decorated canvases. It is thought to be his third work to portray Maria (“Ria”) Munk, the daughter of Alexander and Aranka Pulitzer Munk, who had shot herself in 1911 at the age of 24, in despair over a lover.

"Frauenbildnis (Portrait of a Woman)", 1917, Gustav Klimt

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Philly! I miss you.

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The perfect storm occurred today, and it resulted in my taking the bus down Fifth Avenue during rush hour.

Elements of said perfect storm include:

- rain

- accompanying gridlock

- short distance to travel - too short for finding a subway, too long in the rain for the Metrophyte powerwalk

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Wow

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A breakdown of cat owners’s thoughts by Wendy MacNaughton.

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You want a snapshot of nineteenth century French provincial bourgeois life? There’s an app for that: it’s called Flaubert.

Lydia Kiesling, “Paucity of Art in the Age of Big Data: A Dispatch From San Francisco.” (via millionsmillions)

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In 1994, an earthquake knocked out the power in Los Angeles. Many residents called local emergency centers reporting a strange “giant, silvery cloud” in the dark sky. That giant, silvery cloud was the Milky Way, which many residents had just seen for the first time.

IFLS: International Dark Skies Week (April 5-11)

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Think, if I have the energy to wish for it, I have the energy to do it.

Olivia Munn (via creatingaquietmind)

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About the StoryPress Kickstarter Campaign

I have always believed that good storytelling can be transformative, and that we all benefit when people are empowered & encouraged to preserve their personal memories. 

I've also been personally involved with the StoryPress project since it was just an idea being discussed with some good friends over pizza. I'm incredibly proud of the team for building the current iPad app and want to help them bring its story-capturing capabilities to the next level by integrating multimedia content into the app's offering.

That's where you come in.

The team is running a Kickstarter campaign for the month of April. Every little bit helps. I mean it: $1, $5, $10 levels make a tangible difference.

If you have grandparents with tales you'd want your grandkids to hear, if there are moments in your own life whose specific emotional textures you'd like to hold onto forever, or like, tons of other use cases, please pledge a little bit. The perks are also pretty fabulous: Link here: http://kck.st/13JytaK 

Your comments & feedback are welcome. Always!

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Matzah lasagna - lighter than the real deal but just as flavorful!

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Trying out beerdreamer pairings on a recent Sunday

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subj: today... weather

I was just in the garage with the door closed and I heard howling wind.   It is pretty cold and very windy, so please dress extra warm, layers etc and a hat. I will send you messages like this for as long as I can type......lol.....

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'Word from Yo Mama', or, Food 52 Wisdom

Spinach, for Mama Saul, is definitely in the category of foods that I should be eating:

"People, take some advice from mother. As soon as you arrive home from work, get that onion going in the pan before you take your coat off, before you ponder your protein, before you answer the question, “What is that water all over the floor of the basement?” Your onions will benefit from a nice sauté, and as such, so will your spinach."

see the full lowdown on "Better Than Creamed Spinach"