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diminishing returns
thingsorganizedneatly: Kyle Bean’s Cell phone Russian doll Source: kylebean.co.uk
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unbridled bafflement
I know this cat photo is several years old and well-orbited around cyberspace but I am experiencing a belated obsession with internet-cat-memes. I guess I’m into retro-cyber-felines. How did Grumpy Cat™® get his own franchise and this awesome, awe-struck overweight Persian miss out on monetized infamy? I’m bringing him back!
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✿All your favourite characters on screen again!
✿All your favourite characters on screen again!
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Drop your nuts!
retrogasm: Mean old Donald Duck Scrooges and Haters- Beware! You will drop your nuts and have fun this Christmas! Qua qua qua!
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cycling
cyclingchicks: DOTDEUX It’s true, young girls do lycra better than middle-aged men.
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leaven with a little levity
retrogasm: Christmas with The Far Side Gary Larsen and Dilbert! The staples of organisational powerpoint graphics.
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barefoot
Cracking script and a divine Ava in The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
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in memoria
I’m pretty good at keeping things. I go through some of my cartons from time to time and I can find biros I bought in Japan (that was 12 years ago), a hairbrush I found in a handbag I bought at St. Vincent de Paul’s and mismatched plates from my first crockery box-set (white and…
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menu monikers
I have several categories of food that I like to distinguish. Many people have a basic system of ‘good’ food and ‘bad’ food and I often hear how people play out this dietary dichotomy, dividing up calendar days to the virtuous or evil. I wonder if assigning comestibles with moral qualities also generalises to all…
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Here’s what happens if you don’t shear a sheep for 6 years
usvsth3m: You get a cloud Shrek the New Zealand sheep was discovered unshorn in 2004 after hiding out in a cave for six years. That’s some dedication to avoiding being snipped. Via @ThatRlyHappened Shrek became briefly world famous – so briefly we don’t remember it happening Unfortunately he passed away in 2011, having lived with…
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Noosa restaurant guide :: Gourmet Traveller
Noosa restaurant guide :: Gourmet Traveller
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revealing artifice
…so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
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heavy cargo
Tito the morbidly obese miniature chihuahua: she is as stupid as she looks. But I still love her!
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China Republic in World Square. Lofty title and grandiose interior for dishes that wouldn’t make the grade at the smaller local eateries, such as Mama Chu’s, Shanghai Noodle, BBQ King or the perennial favourite K-BBQ. The entree of pancakes, tasted like the frozen variety and were served like-warm. The live barramundi was chewy and tasted…
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okay is alright
China Republic in World Square. Lofty title and grandiose interior for dishes that wouldn’t make the grade at the smaller local eateries, such as Mama Chu’s, Shanghai Noodle, BBQ King or the perennial favourite K-BBQ. The entree of pancakes, tasted like the frozen variety and were served like-warm. The live barramundi was chewy and tasted…
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fusion macaroon
CreAsian on Alberta. Most gorgeous macaroons and lovely coffee, Yoko, seen here to guard an assorted box of 26 while waiting for coffee yoko at Creasians
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How to cook the perfect osso buco
Felicity Cloake: Have you tracked down English rose veal shin, where do you stand on the great tomato debate and is risotto alla milanese the best accompaniment? Mine was less than perfect but a pro-tip that was imparted to me and I give to you, is the addition of a little all-spice and a cinnamon…
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Amen to Ramen!
As I like to say: The expeditious is delicious and can sometimes even be nutritious.
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2-4-1
It is sometime befitting to praise the prosaic. And so here, I immortalise my 2-for-1 Dominos home delivery special. Yes, that’s a plastic tub of creme caramel between my ‘specials’.
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retake
likeafieldmouse: Jordi Huisman – Rear Window (2010) Pierre Huyghe, Remake (Fenêtre sur cour), 1995.
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less words, more tit
Monty Python – Summarise Proust Competition Uncensored
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finding without searching
I love bargains, especially when they lead to the discovery of an awesome writer…
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wellness
lifestyleoftheunemployed: 7 Keys to Relaxing Travel … pump iron with local muscle heads and smoke weed on the beach.
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Las Dos Movidas – cheese and cigar.
There may be no winner between two rivals. In the great battle of “Melbourne vs Sydney, which is the most awesome?” (Well, according to a recent Lonely Planet review it’s ah… Brisbane, WTF?!) an elegant analogy can be found in the 2 Movidas. The menus are distinctly different but the dining experience is kind of…
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bass line
lifestyleoftheunemployed: How to make the resolution to be a better person
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The Elegant Excess of the Eighties: in stilettos, riding a Ken Done baby rhino in gold. La vie est d’orée.
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makeshift vessels
Improvised home DIY Martini. The wine glass is perfectly fine as long as it’s cold.
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three cherries
The Green Park. It’s hit and miss, like this funny Cosmopolitan. They gave me 3 maraschino cherries in a very cold Martini glass! But the cocktail was yucky.
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Good things come to those that dance! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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Too many giggles. A testament that with age, life does gets better and better and love will always be ridiculous!
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Neue Pinakothek
oxane: Abstract #6 in Blue by yushimoto_02 [christian] Munich – Museum “Neue Pinakothek”
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(via Trailer | AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY) Dinner table drama makes for a great comedic scene.
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Halong Bay
lifestyleoftheunemployed: Want to travel to Ha Long Bay? Learn the art of Solo Travel
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5 British brown pastes Americans find inexplicable
Where’s the Promite?! usvsth3m: As George Bernard Shaw once memorably wrote, “England and America are two nations divided by five, inexplicable brown pastes.” 1. Marmite Weirdly, lots of people from the USA find it hard to contemplate piling their toast with a salty treacle – that’s a) a by-product of the beer industry, and… 5…
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in the beginning there was gin
At the moment, I have become slightly obsessed with Martinis. I have generally avoided white spirits due to an early (and uneducated) prejudice against vodka and efficacy of ‘the Garcia Effect’ from a bottle of (probably low-grade) tequila at Mardi Gras in my youth and on the marvellous discovery of scotch, I eschewed them entirely. But I’ve always been…
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Top 10: Martini Drinkers
James Bond W.C Fields Earnest Hemingway Clark Gable Raymond Chandler W. Somerset Maugham Franklin D. Roosevelt Humphrey Bogart Jackie Gleason Toots Shor Top 10: Martini Drinkers
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pussy pudding, pussy latte, pussy willow…
Never has this cat heard so many feline terms of endearment – pussy pudding, pussy latte, pussy willow… There was a book exchange by the pool at the resort which consisted of various Dan Brown and Stieg Larsson oversized paperbacks in Dutch and German and the occasional Japanese fashion magazine. I checked-in every morning and…
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ironing man
I watched Iron Man 2 last night while ironing. I ironed the sleeves before the body of the shirt for the first time and it seemed to work out better. I also used a different starch solution. I really love ironing but I hate all other household chores.
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How to make Nasi Goreng – Indonesian Fried Rice
Nasi Goreng for breakfast, Nasi Goreng for lunch, Nasi Goreng for supper and Nasi Goreng into the night and into the toilet bowel, fried egg, dried shrimp, chicken and all… despite the Bali Belly and the rapid development of food aversion after illness*, I think I will add this recipe to my general repertoire of home-cookery.…
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club equivalents
Gado-gado in less than 15 minutes makes the best room-service snack in the world… argh, with MTV Asia and a Bourbon and dry ginger ale.
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Lifestyle of the Unemployed: Hair of the Frog
lifestyleoftheunemployed: Before last weekend, I’d never been to Denver but I had always heard good things. From a recommendation on the Facebook page, I stopped by Beatrice & Woodsley for a cocktail. The place is way cool. Sort of a nature-meets-city environment. And the best part: the bartender knows what he’s… Lifestyle of the Unemployed:…
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leap or fall
lifestyleoftheunemployed: Lifestyle of the Unemployed What’s he thinking? Source: folha-de-maconha
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roaming restaurants
“What’s your ETA?” “Now!” Anyone should know, you never leave a lady friend to be waiting hungry… A cancellation opens up a free seat at a new restaurant called Nomad. It’s the same glass front that I have been peering into while watching in my peripheral vision, the young folk queuing to get into Tio’s, a…
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mix-up tapes
Ask a Grown Man: Tunde Adebimpe from Rookie on Vimeo. TV on the Radio’s frontman deciphers the hidden language of mixtapes, possible signs of impending breakup, and so much more.
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10 William St – Wine Bar and Restaurant, Paddington
On restaurants that take no bookings – How early should one arrive to secure a table? And, once a table is secured: How long can one stay at the table waiting for one’s dinner companion to arrive (who works late and has to travel across Sydney through peak hour traffic) How long can one nurse a…
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la parole
…la parole est un laminoir qui allonge toujours les sentiments.
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kep up at Kepos
AFTERMATH overindulging; wondering the city in search of an offline iPhone from an itinerary of basements bars: a CBD food court lunch; sloppy sushi, refrigerator cold, wet with mayonnaise and sweet soy sauce, coke zero; amongst lunch workers and lunching workers AFTER NOON amidst working lunches; white wine and whining to while the early PM hours;…
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Bartending Tricks Every Gentleman Should Know
lifestyleoftheunemployed: I was at a party last weekend talking to one of those people who you only ever see at parties. The guy was telling me about a cocktail he wanted to make but couldn’t find anywhere that sold simple syrup. Despite my best efforts, I couldn’t help hide my disappointment. Every man should know…
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Protected: Minto: Aller-Retour
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redacted
Makes me want to read it again. If only I hadn’t had to do so in school. Comprehension testing and critical analysis does a good job of spoiling literary enjoyment…
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leap or levitation
lifestyleoftheunemployed: Get Over a Bad Day It’s true, only there’s no bad days on holiday…
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Ummm… I think I’ll walk… Accident Bonde Santa Teresa Rio de Janeiro Full (by Ricardo Motta) (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
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Badly aged but, like Michael Caine, still charming and funny. Demi Moore plays a sensible girl, so gets no mention in the – Blame It On Rio Trailer (1984) (uploaded by gabtor70) (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
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Today I’ll climb up to Cristo Redentor and pray that my curse is lifted. I will also pay up to 100 reales to any obliging witchdoctor/priest/con man who guarantees to lift this fever. “Dear sweet baby Jesus, Redeem my soul, let it be funky and give me the gift of samba so that I may…
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hey hey hey
Hey hey hey… it’s the Fat Albert Opening Theme (by RetroHeroes)
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sweet rubber jesus
bad-postcards: Sweet rubber Jesus! I should have packed one of these for Rio. May also serve as a sex toy, prophylactic or just an all-purpose deus ex machina for any strange situations I encounter…
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Ich liebe München.
Ich liebe München. Source: m.cdn.blog.hu
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whoopsie-daisy
It’s another whoopsie-daisy. But another what-the-hell. Who wants to help me assemble the damn thing?!
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bicitshirt: A hunting trophy to be proud of The prey was elusive but now captured.
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Unstuck: 8 ways to deal with change (based on the habits of successful changemakers)
unstuckcommunity: Unstuck: 8 ways to deal with change (based on the habits of successful changemakers)
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the hand of god
4gifs: Divine Intervention. Source: forgifs.com
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The New New São Paulo
Brazil’s largest city is being redefined, as urbanites with fresh ideas turn some of the most blighted areas into bohemian playgrounds. The New New São Paulo
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prelude to the rest of day
Lovely morning for Debussy’s Preludes.
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precipice
precipitous |prɪˈsɪpɪtəs| adjective 1 dangerously high or steep: the track skirted a precipitous drop. • (of a change to a worse situation or condition) sudden and dramatic: a precipitous slide in the government’s popularity. 2 (of an action) done suddenly and without careful consideration: precipitous intervention. DERIVATIVES precipitously adverb, precipitousness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.:…
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