Andrea Δ It's a twilight galaxy

love that never dies

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love that never dies

Underwater ink

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:10:36 +0800

Underwater ink

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Mon, 28 May 2012 13:07:31 +0800

The unlikeliest of friendships that hold strong.

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:07:27 +0800

The unlikeliest of friendships that hold strong.

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muslimwomeninhistory: This Prom Has Everything, Except for Boys...

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:03:40 +0800

muslimwomeninhistory:

This Prom Has Everything, Except for Boys - NYT

The prom countdown was nearly complete, the do-it-yourself Greek columns, pink and white tulle bows and plastic flutes with the “Once Upon a Dream” logo awaiting the evening of evenings.

But as she looked at her reflection in the mirror, her one-shoulder lavender gown matching the elaborate hijab that framed her face in a cascade of flowers — a style learned on YouTube — Tharima Ahmed knew that what lay ahead was more than simply a prom. As organizer of Hamtramck High School’s first all-girl prom, which conforms to religious beliefs forbidding dating, dancing with boys or appearing without a head scarf in front of men and boys, Ms. Ahmed, 17, was forging a new rite of passage for every teenage Muslim girl who ever spent prom night at home, wistfully watching the limousines roll by.

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"How strange it is. We have these deep terrible lingering fears about ourselves and the people we..."

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:03:36 +0800

“How strange it is. We have these deep terrible lingering fears about ourselves and the people we love. Yet we walk around, talk to people, eat and drink. We manage to function. The feelings are deep and real. Shouldn’t they paralyze us? How is it we can survive them, at least for a little while? We drive a car, we teach a class. How is it no one sees how deeply afraid we were, last night, this morning? Is it something we all hide from each other, by mutual consent? Or do we share the same secret without knowing it? Wear the same disguise?”

- White Noise (via dandelions)

4 days to home. It’s starting to feel surreal.

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:00:00 +0800

4 days to home. It’s starting to feel surreal.

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Mon, 28 May 2012 12:58:47 +0800

literary map of San Francisco

Mon, 28 May 2012 12:58:00 +0800

literary map of San Francisco

1913 Mongolia in color

Mon, 28 May 2012 12:52:17 +0800

1913 Mongolia in color

accidentalchinesehipsters: Do you believe in the concept of...

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:29:21 +0800

accidentalchinesehipsters:

Do you believe in the concept of “The One,” as in a single meant-to-be person for another whom they may tragically never unite with and yet are inexplicably connected to by Fate? Having recently been trapped into watching the Katherine Heigl vehicle (Angry Babble Clown Car) “The Ugly Truth” ON A LOOP in a crowded women’s health services waiting room, I can tell you that it is one of the most asinine ideas of all time, that will, for reasons that are likely chromosomal, never go away.

Well, this might be my one. Last September @Pablovex sent me a photo taken the year before of a gentleman riding a bus in SF. The deeper I looked into his shirt collar area, the more my heart was dazzled. To layer so much and so well is a fine art skill oft only attributed to the young women of Harajuku. He was wrapped in an air of mystery and refinement. Perhaps, Pablo suggested, he was on his way to the Asian Prom. Then, months later, another picture of a man on SF public transportation wearing red pants came my way via Intentional.

Be still my heart!

best dressed man

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Sat, 19 May 2012 14:11:28 +0800

Taking go big or go home to a whole new level.

Tue, 15 May 2012 03:58:35 +0800

I’m 20. It’s been one heck of a year, and I never want to forget the many lovely, inspiring, difficult or downright weird moments that made up this wonderful adventure! But life is a journey.. gotta keep going. I know I’m already blessed with all that I need and come what may, I’m ready to grab it by its horns and goooooo!

coloredmondays: digbicks: Bâtiment is a mirrored installation...

Thu, 10 May 2012 01:42:15 +0800

coloredmondays:

digbicks:

Bâtiment is a mirrored installation by artist Leandro Erlich currently on display at Le 104 in Paris as part of their In_Perceptions exhibition. The piece is clever in its simplicity: a massive building facade is constructed on the floor near a towering mirror giving anyone reflected the uncanny appearance of being weightless.

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