The Symphony

"The gentle thoughts of the feminine air...the strong, troubled murderous thinkings of the masculine sea."

[theesymphony-blog]

You have a beautiful mind. <3

*blushing*

[junksterrr]

Roger can only think of three things to hate about Pete.

[fuckyeahmoleskines]

[furious]

[between-letters]

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[theesymphony-blog]

is this ur cat

[rushmoresoundtrack-deactivated2]

“wow are you cheating on me” i say to a picture of a rock star with his actual wife

[weliketorock]

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Don’t Stand So Close To Me - The Police

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[aurelle]

Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.

Leonardo Da Vinci (via aurelle)

[odditiesoflife]

Ghosts of the Past - Decayed Daguerreotypes from the Matthew Brady Studio, 1844-1860

Daguerreotype portraits were made by the model posing (often with head fixed in place with a clamp to keep it still the few minutes required) before an exposed light-sensitive silvered copper plate, which was then developed by mercury fumes and fixed with salts. This fixing however was far from permanent – like the people they captured the images too were subject to change and decay. They were extremely sensitive to scratches, dust, hair, etc, and particularly the rubbing of the glass cover if the glue holding it in place deteriorated. As well as rubbing, the glass itself can also deteriorate and bubbles of solvent explode upon the image. The daguerreotypes below are from the studio of Matthew Brady, one of the most celebrated 19th century American photographers, best known for his portraits of celebrities and his documentation of the American Civil War which earned him the title of “father of photojournalism”. The Library of Congress received the majority of the Brady daguerreotypes as a gift from the Army War College in 1920.

[nypl]

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

Today is a rare quotable Caturday, with this line from the one and only Edgar Allan Poe, who would have been 204 years old today. Poe is a perfect Caturday guest - he wrote “The Black Cat” and had his own tabby, Caterina, who lived with him during his time in Philadelphia and New York (check out a photo of his Bronx cottage from our collections, or actually visit the site). Happy birthday, Mr. Poe, and happy Caturday to all of you! We’ll be posting other Poe quotes today - if you enjoy those, check out some Poe works from NYPL!  (via nypl)

[daily-disney]

[ohwhatirony]

how rabbit never ended up going on a killing spree is beyond me

[aseaofquotes]

Thornton Wilder, Our Town

[theesymphony-blog]

TV Report: Russell Crowe plays the villian

Me: You know nothing of Javert

[javerts-diary]

Dear Diary, The other police officers have started to make fun of me because of a complete misunderstanding. I was not crying in my office while clutching the friendship bracelet I made for the mayor, there was simply something large in my eye (almost as large as the lies that Valjean told WHEN HE TRICKED ME INTO THINKING WE WERE GOING TO BE LAW ABIDING, DUET SINGING BFFS)

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[theesymphony-blog]

JAMES ABBOTT McNEILL WHISTLER, Nocturne in Black and Gold