Apr
13
11:40pm
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I find this inspiring, heartbreaking, lovely, sad, wonderful.  The redeeming power of art and passion.  And also Simon Cowell.  

Seriously, this made me tear up more than that video of the elephant petting the dog. 


Apr
5
11:30am
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I got to see this butterfly when I was in Costa Rica a few years ago.  The butterfly garden was an amazing experience.  I was wearing orange (by chance) and butterflies kept landing on me.  I felt like Snow White. allcreatures: Butterflies by Edwin Dalorzo

I got to see this butterfly when I was in Costa Rica a few years ago.  The butterfly garden was an amazing experience.  I was wearing orange (by chance) and butterflies kept landing on me.  I felt like Snow White.

allcreatures:

Butterflies by Edwin Dalorzo

Apr
5
3:43am
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thewordunheard: This happened today. We walked eight miles for it, so we didn’t feel that guilty. (photo via) Five Guys!  I had a Little Hamburger there today too, but only walked 4 miles for it.  So no cheese.  

thewordunheard:

This happened today.

We walked eight miles for it, so we didn’t feel that guilty.

(photo via)

Five Guys!  I had a Little Hamburger there today too, but only walked 4 miles for it.  So no cheese.  


Mar
13
6:05pm
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Today's Discovery

How many peanut butter brownies are too many?

Answer: Three.

I feel sick.


Mar
12
6:24pm
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Having a CRAZY day at work.

But crazy in a really, really good way.

Getting to watch and meet so many people I admire.

My palms are sweating.

Remembering to breathe.

I am a very lucky girl.  


Mar
1
10:56pm
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tesslynch: Spring: Coming Soon Yup.  But first, March coming in like a lion …

tesslynch:

Spring: Coming Soon

Yup.  But first, March coming in like a lion …


Feb
23
9:13pm
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tien: BKgirl, Steam tunnels?! Underneath Rockefeller Cathedral?! Please do tell… tien What I remember: Summer nights in the mid-90’s, led by a soccer playing upperclassman and some of his friends, somehow getting into Rockefeller (a back door?  an unlocked window?).  It’s fuzzy — I was such a good girl, and panicked by the illegality of it all, sure that the University Police would catch us — but those guys knew how to get underground.  Once there it was all flashlights and adventuring.  I never did any research about it, didn’t even really understand what the tunnels were for, I was just blindly following cute boys.  Here’s what I found out about it online: “Legend tells of a dank, labyrinthine network of tunnels running underneath the Midway, linking the Law School and Burton-Judson to the campus’s north side. It’s true. Tunnels containing steam pipes connect the quads to the University steam plant at 61st and Blackstone, extending west to the Hospitals and north to Pierce Hall at 55th and University. TheMagazine’s “Chicagophile” cartoonist Jessica Abel, AB’91, toured the underground system with steam plant assistant manager Mike DeSoto and recorded her journey in the April/99 issue, in which DeSoto described finding graffiti, beer bottles, and even students inside the tunnels. Since then, DeSoto says, the University has secured the entranceways, adding gates and welded bars. “There was a time when it was very common to see someone wandering in the tunnels in the middle of the night,” he says. “We’d call security, and they’d take the students back to their dorms. But to my knowledge there have been no new student intruders in quite some time.” Some alumni had heard that the tunnels were closed in the 1960s because a female student was murdered there. “I have no knowledge of any murders,” DeSoto says, “nor have we ever found any bodies.” The lack of newspaper stories about steam-tunnel murders on the Midway further suggests that this tale is simply another urban legend.”

tien:

BKgirl,

Steam tunnels?! Underneath Rockefeller Cathedral?! Please do tell…

tien

What I remember: Summer nights in the mid-90’s, led by a soccer playing upperclassman and some of his friends, somehow getting into Rockefeller (a back door?  an unlocked window?).  It’s fuzzy — I was such a good girl, and panicked by the illegality of it all, sure that the University Police would catch us — but those guys knew how to get underground.  Once there it was all flashlights and adventuring.  I never did any research about it, didn’t even really understand what the tunnels were for, I was just blindly following cute boys.  Here’s what I found out about it online:

“Legend tells of a dank, labyrinthine network of tunnels running underneath the Midway, linking the Law School and Burton-Judson to the campus’s north side. It’s true. Tunnels containing steam pipes connect the quads to the University steam plant at 61st and Blackstone, extending west to the Hospitals and north to Pierce Hall at 55th and University. IMAGE: Myth informationTheMagazine’s “Chicagophile” cartoonist Jessica Abel, AB’91, toured the underground system with steam plant assistant manager Mike DeSoto and recorded her journey in the April/99 issue, in which DeSoto described finding graffiti, beer bottles, and even students inside the tunnels. Since then, DeSoto says, the University has secured the entranceways, adding gates and welded bars. “There was a time when it was very common to see someone wandering in the tunnels in the middle of the night,” he says. “We’d call security, and they’d take the students back to their dorms. But to my knowledge there have been no new student intruders in quite some time.”

Some alumni had heard that the tunnels were closed in the 1960s because a female student was murdered there. “I have no knowledge of any murders,” DeSoto says, “nor have we ever found any bodies.” The lack of newspaper stories about steam-tunnel murders on the Midway further suggests that this tale is simply another urban legend.”



Feb
23
2:23pm
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Just reserved my spot.  One of my favorite college memories was illicitly exploring the steam tunnels under Rockefeller Chapel. katieschenk: peterwknox: drunkbrunch:fareastmeetswildwest:adeandabet:brianvan:interweber: So excited — Just made a reservation to explore the tunnels in Brooklyn! Sign up & come along! Wow, this is pretty cool. I’ve been wanting to do this. I think I might sign up this time.

Just reserved my spot.  One of my favorite college memories was illicitly exploring the steam tunnels under Rockefeller Chapel.

katieschenk:

peterwknox:

drunkbrunch:fareastmeetswildwest:adeandabet:brianvan:interweber:

So excited — Just made a reservation to explore the tunnels in Brooklyn!

Sign up & come along!

Wow, this is pretty cool.

I’ve been wanting to do this. I think I might sign up this time.


Feb
17
3:09pm
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I agree with Soup.

soupsoup:

staff:

Regarding questions we’ve received about five accounts that were suspended yesterday:

These accounts were suspended by our moderators, reflecting internal discussions about our community guidelines.

I’m sorry for not clarifying these changes earlier.  But after serious consideration, we recently decided that accounts with the explicit purpose of reblogging content in a derogatory way are a detriment to our community.  Although these accounts were removed prematurely, we’re confident this was the right decision, and have updated our Content Policy accordingly:

Harassment. Accounts with the sole or primary purpose of repeatedly harassing or abusing specific members or groups within the Tumblr community will be suspended.

I’m really sorry for the confusion.  Your content and freedom of expression are the reasons we’re building Tumblr.

- David

I’m really disappointed with tumblr regarding this decision.

Nobody should ever be threatened by another tumblr, nobody should make threatening statements to another tumblr. If someone does this, they should be banned.

These sites that were banned were not threatening, they simply were critical of other tumblrs, mine included. I’m a big boy, I can handle it. I don’t need tumblr to ban people who want to make fun of what I post. This isn’t kindergarden.

This is David’s community, it is his choice what can and cannot be posted on it. However I think this is a sad day for tumblr.


Feb
10
11:58pm
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Oh, the Reg.  I dream about this place at least once a week.  No exaggeration.  I used it in elementary school, high school, not to mention college.  Different floors for different moods.  Fourth floor was my jam. I studied in the stacks, in the basement coffee shop (“Ex Libris”), in the cubicles, on the wide wooden tables, in the soft orange chairs by the windows.  I hid out and read all the books by  Vonnegut, Irving, E.L. Doctorow on the third floor bookshelves.  I slept there, flirted there, procrastinated, cried, daydreamed, disobeyed my parents there.  No wonder it still haunts me.   tien: Our brutalist library. The Regenstein.

Oh, the Reg.  I dream about this place at least once a week.  No exaggeration.  I used it in elementary school, high school, not to mention college.  Different floors for different moods.  Fourth floor was my jam. I studied in the stacks, in the basement coffee shop (“Ex Libris”), in the cubicles, on the wide wooden tables, in the soft orange chairs by the windows.  I hid out and read all the books by  Vonnegut, Irving, E.L. Doctorow on the third floor bookshelves.  I slept there, flirted there, procrastinated, cried, daydreamed, disobeyed my parents there.  No wonder it still haunts me.  

tien:

Our brutalist library.

The Regenstein.


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