half-formed things

(because it's better this way.)

a semi-personal scrapbook/blog (in the sense that i am not writing these solely for or about me), mostly filled with thoughts, reactions to things, and messages that are sometimes addressed to no one in particular.

i do write other stuff (like poems, food and popcorn; for myself and my deceased dog) too. You can talk to me here or here.

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nameless-liberty:

Smoking Children by Frieke Janssens.

“A YouTube video of a chainsmoking Indonesian toddler inspired me to create this series, “Smoking Kids”. The video highlighted the cultural differences between the east and west, and questioned notions of smoking being a mainly adult activity. Adult smokers are the societal norm, so I wanted to isolate the viewer’s focus upon the issue of smoking itself. I felt that children smoking would have a surreal impact upon the viewer and compel them to truly see the acts of smoking rather than making assumptions about the person doing the act. ”

There were no real cigarettes on set. Instead, chalk and sticks of cheese were uses as props, while candles and incense provided the smoke.

You can see the making of video here and see more pictures of this project at the artist’s website here.


(i emphasized the no real smoking part.)

Check out the rest of Frieke Janssens’ work. Amazing.

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7,267 notes | Posted Jan 31, 12 #childhood #smoking is bad #Frieke Janssens #art #advocacy

theoriginaljoefisher: Esra Roise has this fun “defiantly unfinished” look to her stuff.  Almost as if she abandons them when they cease to amuse her. i like the style of both the artist and the creation. @:=

theoriginaljoefisher:

Esra Roise has this fun “defiantly unfinished” look to her stuff.  Almost as if she abandons them when they cease to amuse her.

i like the style of both the artist and the creation.

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21 notes | Posted Jan 31, 12 #Esra Rosie #purple #orange #girl #art #style

badwolfcomplex:

If I were a cat

This would be my life.

And catnip.

(i’m not really a cat person, but…)

my exact reaction that cut off boyfie:

FLUFFY CAT!!! FLUFFY FLUFFY CAT!!!

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(Source: d-radcliffe)

92,603 notes | Posted Jan 31, 12 #fluffy #cat #cute

vintageanchor: Image of Anne Frank Carved into a copy “The Diary of a Young Girl”…To promote an upcoming celebration of Dutch literature, the ad agency Van Wantern Etcetera carved portraits of four Dutch writers into copies of their autobiographical and biographical works. At the link, you can find other book sculptures in the series depicting Vincent van Gogh, Louis van Gaal and Kader Abdolah. This is cool. @:=

vintageanchor:

Image of Anne Frank Carved into a copy “The Diary of a Young Girl”…

To promote an upcoming celebration of Dutch literature, the ad agency Van Wantern Etcetera carved portraits of four Dutch writers into copies of their autobiographical and biographical works. At the link, you can find other book sculptures in the series depicting Vincent van Gogh, Louis van Gaal and Kader Abdolah.

This is cool.

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(via bookspaperscissors)

321 notes | Posted Jan 31, 12 #Anne Frank #books #cool

"Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for sharing thoughts, no matter how banal (as every column I have ever written rather sadly proves). Humans will always babble. If someone wants to tweet that they can’t decide whether to wear blue socks or brown socks, then fair enough. But when sharing becomes automated, I get the heebie-jeebies."

Charlie Brooker on online sharing (via guardian)

Something to think about.

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118 notes | Posted Jan 30, 12 #internet #communication #Charlie Brooker