RIP Adam Yauch

"The way that he handled the news of his cancer diagnosis three years ago impressed me as amazingly graceful. Which was not a surprise—the way he handled it, I mean. He had always handled maturing, and changing, in the public eye more gracefully than many other examples we've seen."

-The Awl

SoulPancake.com

oohpanda says:

"How do we turn happiness into something constant and non-fleeting?"

Kirbonicus says:

"Harpoon your white whale.

But seriously... happiness is just a chemical reaction... like love and model volcanoes.

Find a way for your brain to constantly release the chemicals and you'll always be happy.

BUT... if you're ALWAYS happy, doesn't it lose it's flavor?"

-via this website.

Need this pronto.

Gray ≠ Drab

Scarf

Love this surprise present from mah man. Coming in handy with temps of 40F-ish, too!

"Metals Has Been About Me Regaining My Self-Respect"

Wow, I love me some Feist - she's playing the MN Zoo on June 2, maybe not specifically for my birthday week (yes, I get a week now) but I'll take it.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/leslie-feist-metals-has-been-about-me-regaining-my-self-respect-7580745.html

Sometimes...

...I'm just struck by how stunning and wonderful some of my friends are.  Woof.

Yeah, it's still going off.

"A mind needs a book like a sword needs a whetstone."
-Game of Thrones

That Siren?

That's the nerd alert goin' off.