UTTERLY RANDOM IN BERLIN

thanks for writing back! this is "anonymous" aka emmy. i recently deactivated my FB account to relearn how to daydream, write, doodle, pray, talk to myself, etc. touch taste feel is so essential to our humanity. i miss scanning your tumblr -- but i totally get why retreat is essential. enjoy. i'll see you if and when you come back.

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:43:55 +0200

Dear Emmy,

You’re welcome! Thanks very much for your comments. I haven’t given up on Tumblr completely, but it’s quite nice to step back and do other things …

Take good care,

Rando

when are you coming back?

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:36:10 +0200

Dear Anonymous,

I’m back from my trip, but not really back here yet. I’m taking a bit of an extended break from Tumblr … which seems to be doing wonders for me.

Take care!

Rando

Okay Tumblr, see y’all in a couple weeks!

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:32:20 +0200

Okay Tumblr, see y’all in a couple weeks!

speakingparts: The Night of the Hunter [1955, Charles...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:56:17 +0200

speakingparts:

The Night of the Hunter [1955, Charles Laughton]

Such a great movie!

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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:00:49 +0200

workman: unconsumption: We’re fans of reusable items,...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:00:43 +0200

workman:

unconsumption:

We’re fans of reusable items, especially things that can be used instead of plastic wrap and other disposable, single-use plastic products.

Beeswax-infused fabric is such a reusable item for food storage. Waxy cloth can be used to cover vegetables, fruit, cheese, bread, and other items, including those in bowls. The warmth of your hands helps to mold the material around the food you wish to wrap or over the top of a bowl or other container. The waxy cloth can be rinsed off using water and mild soap, if necessary, hung to air-dry, and it’s ready for use again.

The Art of Doing Stuff blog features this simple tutorial for making your own sheets of beeswax wrap; all you need are pieces of cotton fabric, beeswax, an oven, and a tray.

For pre-made options: This recent Design*Sponge post mentions Bee’s Wrap, made by a small company in Vermont.

A similar food-storage product, Abeego, has been made in Canada for the past several years. The folks who make Abeego wrap even put their scrap pieces to use, turning them into useful items such as business cards and twist-ties.

For helpful wax-wrap care and use tips, check out Abeego’s Web site here.

(photo via The Art of Doing Stuff)

ccindecision: Congratulations New Zealand, being “like...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:27:10 +0200

ccindecision:

Congratulations New Zealand, being “like Scotland, but far away” is no longer your number one claim to fame!

After a 77 to 44 vote in parliament, New Zealand became the first country in the Asia-Pacific region and the 13th in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.

Among the parliamentarians voting in favor of a equality was Prime Minister John Key, who happens to be a conservative but also wants Frodo and Samwell to just be happy.

Photo of Kiwis celebrating after the vote, by Phil Walters/Getty Images News/Getty Images

slowly but surely …

thedailywhat: Webcomic of the Day: The Lesser Known Tragic Love...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:00:39 +0200

thedailywhat:

Webcomic of the Day: The Lesser Known Tragic Love Story

In remembering the 101st anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, webcomic artist Tom (Maneggs) illustrates the lesser known love story of two penguins in this parody of the 1997 epic romantic diaster filmTitanic.

This one I’d watch …

troubleeveryday: reblogging this because it’s very, very, very...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:00:35 +0200

troubleeveryday:

reblogging this because it’s very, very, very important to be familiar with these when interpreting ANY (social) media - whether it be Fox News, CNN, tumblr arguments, facebook, personal discussions, etc etc etc etc

this is something you SHOULD learn in english class in about 8th grade but in case you slept through that day

kradify: Je suis sapiosexuel et j’aime ça

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:00:29 +0200

kradify:

Je suis sapiosexuel

et j’aime ça

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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:52:01 +0200

"When my wife died, I had to cook for myself for the first time in over 50 years. But how would..."

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:07:53 +0200

“When my wife died, I had to cook for myself for the first time in over 50 years. But how would someone who had never seen a celeriac and didn’t know you could peel a carrot handle his first dinner party?”

- Anything but scrambled eggs: how I learned to cook at 78 | Life and style | The Guardian

touching …

zruk: Sommerlicht auf Winterbäumen

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:29:36 +0200

zruk:

Sommerlicht auf Winterbäumen

thesebooksareolderthanyou: ;) can’t. wait.

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:59:52 +0200

thesebooksareolderthanyou:

;)

can’t. wait.

Thanks to hate

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:35:11 +0200

shitmystudentswrite:

We’re all human, so we have to hate, it’s one of our flaws. But we can hate as little as we can if you apply yourself to. Without hate, Martin Luther King Jr. Would be alive. Mohamat Gandhi would be alive. John F. Kennedy would’ve made more changes to the world and be alive. Abraham Lincoln would’ve ended segregation for blacks and be alive. Many people we don’t know about would’ve made life-changing experiments or foundings, but thanks to hate, they never got to.

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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:00:34 +0200

imustconcentrate: Talking Heads - What A Day That Was Label: ...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:43:39 +0200

imustconcentrate:

Talking Heads - What A Day That Was

Label: TDAD Record ‎– TDAD 6015

Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Unofficial Release

Country: US

Released: 1980

Genre: Rock

Style: New Wave

!!!!

boyinberlin replied to your post: I suppose it could have been worse … Ha I lost my...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:40:52 +0200

boyinberlin replied to your post: I suppose it could have been worse …

Ha I lost my wallet last Monday (after too many Thatcher-bratory White Russians), cancelled all my cards, and then found it this morning down the back of the TV cabinet. And it still had no money in when I found it!

hahahahaha!! See?! That is EXACTLY what’s going to happen once I cancel the card. I was at the grocery store on Friday afternoon, having an allergy attack and sneezing all over the place. The grocery store says that it wasn’t turned in, I came straight home. It’s got to be here SOMEWHERE!

Arrrrrgggghhhh!!!

buzzkillscg replied to your post: I suppose it could have been worse … Oh no! Would you...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:38:33 +0200

buzzkillscg replied to your post: I suppose it could have been worse …

Oh no! Would you like to borrow mine?

If you’ve got money in the bank, sure! And the dollar isn’t completely sucking these days …

I suppose it could have been worse . . .

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:02:24 +0200

… it could be my passport that has gone missing a couple days before I’m supposed to leave the country.

*sigh*