not that kind of geek, sorry

probably more like a nerd, actually.. sorry for the confusion. i like comedy, history, philosophy, linguistics, feminism, cute animals and embarrassing dad rock.

[vovler]

This one is mine :

The ENFP personality is a true free spirit. They are often the life of the party, but unlike Explorers, they are less interested in the sheer excitement and pleasure of the moment than they are in enjoying the social and emotional connections they make with others. Charming, independent, energetic and compassionate, the 7% of the population that they comprise can certainly be felt in any crowd.

Test Yourself :)

Find Your Personality

[zarglepoetry]

buy here

[neuroticandobscene]

Do you want to see a pug? Look in the goddamn mirror.

[agrammar]

Hounds of Love with Scads of GIFs (and Scads of Gushing Too)

Over the weekend, someone tweeted something about the backlighting in the video for Kate Bush’s “Babooshka.”

I tweeted back something about the vortex of blue light in the background of her video for “Sat in Your Lap,” which I think might represent Knowledge?

(One of the wonderful things about Kate Bush’s work is that it can be exactly that literal, especially visually. If she is dancing to the words “I’m so cold” she will clasp her arms and shiver. It’s as though the things she’s saying are too rich and precise to spoil them with needless indirection. It’s like: who dips a golden bell in a mud puddle?)

So I wound up thinking for a while about the laser-blue Vortex of Knowledge she rollerskates into, and from there I got to thinking, as one does, about Bush’s whole highly backlit video oeuvre. Then, more specifically: the video for “Hounds of Love.” Then, even more specifically: one shot, one movement, one image in that video that I could just about eat and live on, the thing gets my heart so close to bursting. For many years now it’s been one of the top five things that makes me feel like a live animal.

Never any image in any video any greater than this, I really don’t think:

I would like to convince you to experience the beauty and grandeur and weight of that image there, the swoon and purpose and bravery of it.

Last night I downloaded the least cruddy version of this video I could find, and shuffled back and forth through it frame by frame, heart doing its curious bursting thing. I made various gifs, some of which are below. If I were more of a film person I could maybe tell you about things like the video’s first long shot, its gorgeous timing and choreography and its sly insertion of a Hitchcock lookalike. But I am not a film person, I am a person who is here to make you look at loops of motion while I attempt to describe feelings.

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[neuroticandobscene]

This is really cool + beautifully done analysis.

[julieklausner]

This is my best-ever tweet.

[neuroticandobscene]

Love Julie Klausner so much :)

[buttpoems]

a drawing about optimism

[lbm11-archive]

I don’t know why but that last line made me laugh really hard

[stephen-collins-deactivated2019]

New print for sale in my shop: ‘Baby Music’. Oh and I’ve decided on a title for my collection of comics, it’ll be called ‘Some Comics By Stephen Collins’. It’s out this autumn from Jonathan Cape.

[friskydrisky]

PornHub Comments part 2

[tastefullyoffensive]

Smile for the camera! [x]

[fuckyeahalbuquerque]

[dinamicduo]

ITS 3 IN GHE MORNING IM CRYING

[wetheurban]

ART: Contemporary Embroidery Art by Ana Teresa Barboza

A beautiful mix of drawing, embroidery and photography is what makes the creations of Peruvian artist Ana Teresa Barboza so special. Her older creations were more delicate, focusing on creating a balance between wildlife and the human race.

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[tragedyseries]

[eliph]

Girl in the Window, 1983, Wim Wenders

[kagayakuniji]

[neuroticandobscene]

Awwww...pub night.

[liartownusa]

Oh Fuck These Lighthouses 2014 Calendar (sample pages 3, 4)

[notalkingplz]

[notalkingplz]

[effington]