turkish ice cream man
waa…just give me the @#*&@ ice cream! 
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how to be alone
…lonely is a freedom that breathes easy and weightless and lonely is healing if you make it. you can stand swathed by groups and mobs or hold hands with your partner, look both further and further in the endless quest for company but no one’s in your head, and by the time you translate your thoughts some essence of them may be lost or perhaps it is just kept. perhaps in the interest of loving oneself. perhaps all those sappy slogans from preschool over to high school’s groaning were tokens for holding the lonely at bay. ’cause if you’re happy in your head then solitude is blessed and alone is ok…
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aldebaran robotics
It’s almost hypnotic, especially at the beginning.
sydney opera house as art
As part of a winter celebration in Sydney, Australia, husband and wife musicians Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed have lit up the Sydney Opera House with a montage of artwork and images. Gorgeous stuff.
via Cool Hunting
Philips TV Commercial
This makes the special effects from the Matrix look like they were done 10 years ago. Oh, wait…
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timescape
I’m speechless…you must watch this in fullscreen.
Timescapes Timelapse: Learning to Fly from Timescapes
i’m a bear
Lyrics:
I am a bear bear bear bear
I am not a car bear bear bear
I can’t walk but I can dance
I can’t talk but I can sing
I am a bear bear bear bear
I am a bear bear bear bear
I hate fighting bear bear bear
My rival is fried shrimp
I was probably chocolate in a previous life
I am a bear bear bear bear
Bonjour! Je m’appelle Kuma. Comment ca va?
(Hello! I am Kuma. How are you?)
I am a bear bear bear bear
The winter is cold bear bear bear
In the evening, “Goodnight, Mr. Pillow”
In the morning, “Good morning, Mr. Pillow”
In the evening, “Goodnight, Mr. Pillow”
In the morning, “Good morning, Mr. Pillow”
I am a bear be-be-bear
Mama* bear bear
* explanation & lyrics via ad infinitum
lost in a moment
i think i shared a “view from the revolving sushi conveyor” video before, but this has the added bonus of having a shrift soundtrack. god i miss japan!
green island project
Anyone who’s spent any time in Shibuya, Japan, will instant recognize one of the busiest intersections in the world…but with…grass??? The Green Island project, in a series of faux photographs that replace Tokyo asphalt with something a bit…greener, aims to remind us that we do not live apart from nature, even in a dense city like Tokyo.
via trends in japan
powers of 10
I’ve always loved this short video. I remember watching it for the first time in junior high, I think, and being completely blown away by “the powers of 10.”
high kick girl
I want–no, I need to see this movie! The title says it all: “High Kick Girl.” The best part? Star Rina Takeda can really fight. I mean really fight!
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sunshine
Sorry for embedding such a large picture, but this is just breathtaking. Click through for more astounding pictures of the sun.
