A collection of photos of Canada‘s wild Sable Island horses taken in 2002 by Robert Dutesco, via Bridlepath. Here is a teaser.
quiz: which Lord of the Rings/Alice in Wonderland character are you?
Yeah, I’m reaching a bit with this one. It’s not tremendously recherche, and the chances are that every fanboy and Figwit-lover has already posted it on their Livejournal, but still, there is a compelling reason for posting this.
It makes me look totally cool.
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You scored as Frodo Baggins.
Which Lord of the Rings character are you most like? |
Whereas this does not:
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You scored as Tweedle Dee & Dum. Yes, you’re both – because they’re exactly the same. You’re quite dumb, and blatantly oblivious to most things going on around you. You love to tell stories and screw around. You’re loveable, but sometimes extremely annoying.
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Which Alice in Wonderland Character are YOU?
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all this useless beauty
Is it better to have been loved and lost, than never to have been loved at all? These sites, galleries of photographs of an abandoned Japanese amusement resort (click on the pictures for more) raise some intriguing questions about the nature of beauty and loss.
If we’re being honest it seems pretty clear that, had we seen this place when it was going strong, we would probably (as the jaded grownups we have become) consider this to be a pretty tacky amusement park, which is a bit like calling something a pretty water-resistant duck. Amusement parks are amusing, but they are rarely sophisticated or ironic. And they are rarely beautiful.
But now look.
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blinklist: all this useless beauty
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Digg it: all this useless beauty
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Stumble it: all this useless beauty
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newsvine: all this useless beauty
reddit: all this useless beauty
fark: all this useless beauty
Technorati me!
quiz: which of the Ancient Greek Muses are you?
And so we continue on Intellectual Day, here at the ol’ raincoaster blog. This quiz reminds me of the time one of the guys at the station on Barney Miller was giving a costume party and Wojo wanted to go. “Great,” said Dietrich. “It’s Come As Your Favorite 4th-Century BC Philosopher.” Of course, I would have to be ahead of my time…by about two centuries.
You scored as Polyhymnia. You are Polyhymnia, the muse of sacred poetry. Religion is the biggest part of your life, and you’re not afraid to let everyone else know. You are kind of shy and not great at letting people know who you really are.
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pic o’ the day: a mystery picture!
Can you guess what it is? Click to find out.
