“You don’t have to write that down, you’re easily gonna remember it! “
- my brain, very naive, usually wrong
Cooper got to play on his favorite tree again the other day. This time he also got to play in the flowers. :3
A teenage Assyrian boy, Nenous Thabt, in Iraq sculpting a Lamassu - continuing the art of his ancient ancestors. You can like his Facebook page here.
With all the talk of international teams flying to the rescue of places like Palmyra with plans to 3D print the lost works, it’s really people like this I want to see involved in the restoration. While foreigners can bemoan the loss of “our” cultural heritage, imagine what the loss and restoration means to people like this kid and others of his generation. Iraqis and Syrians first and foremost need to be at the forefronts of preserving and restoring their heritage if it is going to be truly meaningful. That doesn’t mean international experts shouldn’t be involved, their expertise, experience, and financial support is invaluable, but it shouldn’t be “their” project.
Also, where do I order some of this kid’s statues? Seriously, I’ll flank every freakin’ doorway in my house.
Beds are so warm and soft when the rest of the world is not
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Lars Anderson: A New Level of Archery
Lars Anderson studied historical manuals and rediscovered an ancient and extremely fast way of firing arrows from a bow, making icons like Legolas and Katniss look like slugs.
He trained himself to be able to perform such feats as firing three arrows in less than a second, catching an arrow and firing it back, splitting an oncoming arrow in two, and basically debunking all the lies hollywood has fed us about “ultimate archery skills”
HOLY CRAP historical archery is SO MUCH COOLER than anything out there now.
EXCUSE ME WHILE I FREAK THE FUCK OUT
wait, let me change one of my bucket lists to APPRENTICE UNDER LARS ANDERSON
Um YES WHAT?! Very Hawkeye. Also 3:30 I burst out laughing.
*Slam back drink*
*Shoot tablemate in face*
- <p> <b>east coast blogger:</b> today i murdered a rat with my own crystalized rage and hatred</p><p></p><b>west coast blogger:</b> this beach is so relaxing my body melted right into the sand<p></p><b>midwest blogger:</b> o Lords of corn, what sins have we committed for the weather to punish us so<p></p>