December 2009
132 posts
5 Toys With Dark Histories
1. Kites Just how could something as delicate and serene as a kite turn into a harbinger of death, doom and destruction? Easy—turn it into a sport. An annual kite festival in Pakistan has become a regular safety hazard due to its highly competitive nature. Some contestants use a banned string with tiny metal serrations to cut their competitors out of the sky, and that has ended up harming and...
“Do not let your hatred guide you; it will lead you in the wrong direction.”
“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and...”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (via quote-book)
How To Pick Yourself Up Off The Floor
quote-book:
julie911:
♥ Immerse yourself in something positive. Volunteer at a no kill animal shelter. Read to the elderly. Start an art project. Do something to create a positive influence for yourself. Negative thoughts and places are dangerous when you’re down. ♥ Stop letting yourself only see the negatives when you look in the mirror. I used to always think “I’d be acceptable looking if I...
WatchWe Have Decided Not To Die - a short film by Daniel Askill. Just stunning.
“My passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always...”
– Albert Einstein (via fatalistichues) (via quote-book)
“When you understand, that what you’re telling is just a story. It isn’t...”
– Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahnuik (via thechocolatebrigade)
Such Great Heights covered by Iron & Wine