Useless but Absolutely Vital

Jun 02

I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.


But I shall not have strength to carry out this resolution alone unless you join in it with me, as I now invite you to do: I know that your support will be unfailingly given. God help me to make good my vow, and God bless all of you who are willing to share in it.

” — Queen Elizabeth II, aged 21

(Source: royal.gov.uk)

May 12

Spaceship Enterprise in 20 years? Beam me up! -

dduane:

I’m ready for that. BRING IT ON.  :)

Mar 07

proofmathisbeautiful:

crookedindifference:

McSweeneys: Mathematical Translations of Popular Refrains

I think this wins the internet for the day! :D
Thanks Shah!!

proofmathisbeautiful:

crookedindifference:

McSweeneys: Mathematical Translations of Popular Refrains

I think this wins the internet for the day! :D

Thanks Shah!!

Mar 02

FyrDrakken: kevinbolk: “Critics who treat ‘adult’ as a term of approval, instead... -

dduane:

kevinbolk:

“Critics who treat ‘adult’ as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.”

― C.S. Lewis

This is pretty much my philosophy on life. :D .

He nailed it, didn’t he.  :)

Feb 22

The Great London Easter Egg Hunt 2012 - my first find. Hopefully more to come. This was on the south bank

The Great London Easter Egg Hunt 2012 - my first find. Hopefully more to come. This was on the south bank

Feb 03

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Jan 18

tumblebuggie:


you know he’s gonna have so much fun “haunting” john right? 
just a thought

tumblebuggie:

you know he’s gonna have so much fun “haunting” john right? 

just a thought

(via genufa)

Nov 26

reapersun:

ten you are too hard to draw :(
consulting-timelord: Could  you draw a Sherlock and Doctor Who crossover? Or characters from both  shows meeting?
theworldsonlyconsultingdetective: Could  you pleaseee draw Holmes & Watson meeting Doctor who?! :D

reapersun:

ten you are too hard to draw :(

consulting-timelord: Could you draw a Sherlock and Doctor Who crossover? Or characters from both shows meeting?
theworldsonlyconsultingdetective: Could you pleaseee draw Holmes & Watson meeting Doctor who?! :D

Oct 22

Oct 21

It’s a stitch up: London knitters on the loose – Now. Here. This. – Time Out London -

London, be vigilant! There are undercover knitters at work wool-bombing the city, keeping landmarks warm and cosy with their lovely knitted creations. Spot their wooly street art and knitted graffiti out and abou

Aug 28

Q: What would Earth be like to us if it were a cube instead of spherical? Is this even possible? | Ask a Mathematician / Ask a Physicist -

(Source: charmian)

Aug 23

Here are all the drawings by the Mangaka from WSJ who were publishing when One Piece had its 10th anniversary

(Source: its-asoiaf, via lightningplasma)

charmian:

(via Motohiko Odani | Colossal)

charmian:

(via Motohiko Odani | Colossal)

Jul 06

[video]

“I suppose then, if I say ‘I admire your ruddy countenance’, it’s the same as saying ‘I like your bloody cheek. Well it isn’t, and I DON’T!” — Gilbert, of the Gilbert and Sullivan duo, upon being asked what the difference was between ‘Ruddigore’ and ‘Bloodygore

(Source: bouzingo-canadian)