December 2011
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Quality of urban life has become a commodity, as has the city itself, in a world...
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As the Olympics deadline approaches, a new, dazzling city emerges from behind...
– Oh man these metaphors oh man.
Yes, I am studying for my Cities exam why do you ask.
From Anne-Marie Broudehoux, “Spectacular Beijing: The Conspicious Construction of an Olympic Metropolis,” Journal of Urban Affairs 29.4 (2007) 399.
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Music for your Exams
Right now I’m in study mode: I’ve got three more exams to go and I’ve found that listening to music really helps! I also love listening to new music, so 8tracks really helps! My tastes change too often for it to be worth downloading music, so Internet radio is my saving grace!
However, depending on my mood, I need a different type of music. Right now, I’m trying to figure...
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Russian General Civil Rally had 30 to 40 000... →
Wow. Just looking at these photos is incredible! There are so many people protesting the election results.
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Emmy Cicierega: Shadow glowy things →
emmyc:
~~~Click for bigger size!~~~
My friend Caroline asked how I do that bleedy shadow thing that I do a lot (so very cheesily) and I went to go leave this image in her ask box but then I remembered that Tumblr doesn’t let you leave URLs there anymore! SO. Caroline this post is for you!
I…
This is cool 8) Reblogging so I don’t forget!
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Auditing Astronomy Class →
The next time I asked her about the class, I had a pen handy. I can’t totally decipher my notes—they’re more cryptic than usual, partly because I was tucking the phone against my chin, propping a baby against my side with a forearm, and scribbling on the back of an envelope on top of the piano, but mainly because I felt odd taking notes while talking to my mom. But here’s a sampling:
“gamma...
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WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME ABOUT THIS PALETTE
ghost-bustier:
In at least Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign CS5 (maybe other programs/versions too), if you go to Window > Extensions > Kuler, you get a palette with preset color palettes that compliment each other, as well as a tool to help you make new ones. Then you can save it to the Kuler list, or to your Swatches palette.
This is awesome. Reblogging so I don’t forget...