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Uta Barth | Photographer

Uta Barth | Ground # 38

(thanks billy)

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(thank you billy)

hands - map collage

One-of-a-Kind - Map Collage by s.Rankin of selflesh. Lovely.

raising your kids bi- or tri- lingual?

New York Public Radio wants to hear from bi- or tri-lingual parents. How do you raise your children; do you speak to them in different languages? Were you raised to speak two or more languages? Leave your story here.

(thank you Peter)

fatboy bags

Oh, I love these new fatboy bags.

Jacques Tati - Got a Light?

(via coudal)

green with whimsy

Baby clothes with a 'green touch' by Green with Whimsy.

"There is a perfect job for everyone"

Poetic commercial for Monster.

(Via Lunch Over IP)

The 12 Best Household Uses for Vodka (Not including Martinis)

Keep Aphids off houseplants. Wash off houseplants with tap water then dab the leaves with a cotton ball dipped in vodka. Do not use alcohol on delicate plants like African Violets.

Shine chrome, glass and porcelain bathroom fixtures. Soak a soft, clean cloth with vodka and shine.

Remove hairspray from mirrors. Soak a soft, clean cloth with vodka and wipe mirrors clean.
Clean crystal and porcelain ornaments.

Clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers by filling a spray bottle with vodka, then spraying the caulking. Wait 5 minutes, then wash clean. Bonus: the alcohol in the vodka actually kills mold and mildew.

Clean a chandelier right where it hangs! Spray the chandelier with a solution of four teaspoons of vodka to one pint of water. Put down a cloth or plastic sheet to catch the drips.

Remove stains by rubbing with a clean cloth soaked in vodka. Rinse thoroughly.

Clean jewelry and cutlery. Soak it in vodka for five minutes, rinse and dry.

Remove the glue left behind by stickers and labels. Rub the glue with a soft, clean cloth soaked in vodka.

Use it to kill bees and wasps.

To get rid of the smell of cigarette smoke, mix one part vodka to three parts water, spray and let dry.

Clean tiles in the bathroom by spraying with vodka. Leave it on for 5 minutes and rinse. Great for getting rid of soap scum.

The 12 Best Household Uses for Vodka (Not including Martinis)

garfield minus garfield

I know, I know, I am late to the game with this one. Red sent me the link to garfield minus garfield on our moving day and even though I was in the middle of packing boxes I couldn't help to check it out. I was laughing out loud in our uncozy, boxed up apartment. Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life?

The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors

Just the read I needed: The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors by John Tierney

(image by viktor koen)

swiss trains live on googemaps

Mashup of the Swiss Train network and Google Maps. Wheee!

(thank you wade)

when kids (and parents) need to release

more here.

lens culture now selling prints

I just completely splurged, still gasping, simply couldn't help it. I just bought Myoung Ho Lee's Tree #2. I can't remember when I was last so in love with a photograph. I can not wait to receive it. Check out all the other available prints over at lensculture.com

studio libertiny's vase made by bees

This vase was made by 40,000 bees over the course of one week. Studio Libertiny constructed a vase-shaped hive that the bees then colonized, building a hexagonal comb to encompass the existing form. WOW!

(Thank you Cary!)

Le Houellebecq

Le Houellebecq
by freemk

I miss hearing/speaking french. (sigh) Maybe I should find myself a french speaking intern?

(via swisslegacy)

Mr. Toledano Will See you Now.

Marks: Recording on our bodies

cubelife

Mr. Toledano Will See you Now.

Jewlery by Graciela Fuentes

These Fifth Ave earrings have been cut out of matte-silver lace from the 1950s. Lovely! Check out all the other fabulous designs by Graciela Fuentes. The Mercurio ring is a beauty!

France Gall - Ella, Elle L'a

Thank you Nancy for taking me back in time with the above video. Our little eElla will be happy to hear her name over and over in a song...

knitted pouffe toadstool

My latest post over at cookie/nesting: knitted pouffe toadstool. If there is such a thing as falling in love with a knitted stool, I just did.