fuckyeahmedicaldiagrams: Anatomical Heart Pencil… – ~Wunderkammer~.

“19th century coal miners would traditionally take canarys in cages down into the mine with them. The birds would act as an early warning system for carbon monoxide gas. When the canary stopped singing the miner would know that he had to escape the chamber he was in.”

“This particular yellow canary was obviously a favoured pet as well as a working bird. Inscribed with the legend : ‘In Memory of Little Joe. Died November 3rd 1875. Aged 3 Years’”

via Insert Subliminal Message Here..

allthatremainstaxidermy: “Amaranthine: A study… – ~Wunderkammer~.

“out of everyone i know you’re basically the best suited to ride a bird around a major city” – Garth

One day this will be me. And the ostrich will be a Cassowary.

Let’s start all over
Let’s do it right
One drive to Dover
One overnight

All of them waiting
For you to appear
And no more worrying
No more tears

Warm sun is shining
Green trees surround
All of your favorite songs
They’re counting them down

And there’s a Safeway
And Toys ‘R’ Us
Baby-blue Camaro
Rhode Island bus

One day you’ll look back upon right now
And all sad feelings will be taken out.

Hi. I live in Oakland now.

We got a cool place in a old house with a nice, chill roommate. Maybe I will post some pictures soon. There is a big kitchen and we cook a lot. We got a bunch of really nice furniture for free off of craigslist and everyone on our street seems very nice so far. I can walk to Lake Merritt and check out all the latest visiting waterfowl and there are a plethora of Asian markets within a few blocks, which of course makes my weird-meat-and-greens-eating stomach happy. I don’t think I’m really “settling down”, but I guess I’m settling in for the time being.

I think I’m finally coming to terms with being back in the Bay Area. I’m definitely not happy about not being in Costa Rica but I think I’ve been somewhat conflating the two things. I think there are still good things for me here.

Looking for a job is frustrating, but ongoing. JOB GODS, STOP FORSAKING ME DAMMIT!

I’m >< this close to finishing my application for school this summer. It’s for an online program at an out-of-state school. I would prefer to do traditional school really, but the state school systems are so screwed up in this state that most of them aren’t even accepting applications for new students at this point. This country is going through a really strange time right now, clearly.

Anyway, hopefully you guys have been enjoying my random re-posts of cool content I find around the webs. I’ve also started using Pinterest to collect ideas for projects, recipes, and things that fit my weird aesthetic. If you use it too, feel free to follow me. You know I have good taste! (Unlike most of the women on pinterest. Ugh. Don’t get me started on the wedding/anoerxia/cupcake/nail polish brigade that dominates that site. I really feel like it’s some kind of crazy sociological experiment. Useful tool, but jeez.)

I love the crayfish/lobster tail on this. And those sort of lionfish fins/wings.

Scientific Illustration | onestonedcrow: Via carabaas.

Christina Empedocles – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY * ART * DESIGN * MUSIC * FILM * PHOTO * PROJECTS.

I love this.

Wim Delvoye
Euterpe, 2001 – 2002
steel, x-ray photographs, glass, lead
78 3/4 x 31.5 inches
200 x 80 cm
SW 02299

Euterpe.

“Activist-artist Raul Lemesoff’s “Arma De Instruccion Masiva“, or “Weapon of Mass Instruction,” may seem militant but it’s actually a peaceful mobile library. The artwork/vehicle serves a very serious function; with around 900 books on the car’s “shelves” at any given time, Lemesoff provides free reading materials to anyone inclined to pluck one from the collection. As he tours through Argentina’s urban centers and rural communities alike, the artist views his work as a mission “to contribute to peace through literature.”

via “Weapon of Mass Instruction” is a Mobile Library That Disseminates Free Books in Argentina | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building.

P·P·O·W | Blood Memory George Boorujy.

Scientific Illustration | dendroica: Victims of the Feather Trade by….

Fong Qi Wei – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE INSPIRE COMMUNITY ART DESIGN MUSIC FILM PHOTO PROJECTS.

“These bizarre blue trees by Konstantin Dimopoulos may look like they came straight out of Avatar, but they were actually painted using an environmentally-safe water-based pigment as part of an art installation in Canada. Originally displayed at the 2011 Vancouver Biennale, the Blue Trees project was extended by 4Culture and various government departments in Seattle on the Burke-Gillman Trail in Kenmore in Westlake, WA. But why paint the trees blue? Dimopoulos says that in doing so, he asks viewers to question how thoroughly we have destroyed various forests around the world.”

via Stunning Electric Blue Trees Spring up in Seattle | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building.

“Set to open to the public this Friday, April 6th, the brand new exhibit showcases nearly 100 plastinated animals and capillary specimens and will run until the 16th of September. As in Body Worlds, the incredible specimens offer an insight into the inner workings of the animals, bringing anatomy to the fore and offering a unique perspective on these species. The techniques from Body Worlds are applied to the animals, with many preserved by plastination, a process by which water and fats are extracted and replaced with polymers in a vacuum. To create the capillary specimens, polymers are injected into the circulatory system, then the rest of the tissues dissolved using various chemicals.”

via Animal Inside Out at the NHM with Body Worlds NOTCOT.

Batman began visiting Baltimore area hospitals in 2001, sometimes with his now teenage son Brandon playing Robin. Once other hospitals and charities heard about his car and his cape, Batman was put on superhero speed dial for children’s causes around the region. He visits sick kids at least couple times a month, sometimes more often. He visits schools, too, to talk about bullying. He does not do birthday parties.His superhero work is limited to doing good deeds, part of a maturation process in his own life. In his earlier years, he acknowledges that he sometimes displayed an unsuperhero-like temper and got into occasional trouble with the law for fights and other confrontations. Putting on the Batman uniform changes and steadies him.

via Who is the Route 29 Batman? This guy. – Rosenwald, Md. – The Washington Post.

I moved to Costa Rica with a backpack and a small messenger bag. Now back in the US, I have added a duffel bag and a couple of trash bags of clothes.

Here are some Swedes photographed with everything they own:

“All I Own” was inspired by Kvist’s own experiences – she moved to a flat in Stockholm in a truck full of stuff, then left the city with just an IKEA bag with her computer, camera, and a few clothes. She says that people born in the 80′s — like the ones on her project — are the first generation of Swedes that are less well off than their parents. Many people she knows change houses frequently and don’t own property, yet they are commonly described as selfish and materialistic by their elders.”

via All I Own: Swedish Students Photographed With All Their Possessions Show How to Live With less | Inhabitat – Green Design Will Save the World.