some sufjan photos (not mine)

from here (sbphoto)

stage post show

Sufjan set list. 30 January, 2011. Tivoli.

Encore: (solo) concerning the UFO..., John Wayne Gacey, (with band) Chicago.

Notably missing (I thought): I want to be well. All delighted people.
Owl and the tanager. But with so much A material...

does anyone else want to violently hurt everyone in those jacobs creek ads?

might be just me.

ps, what odds would i have gotten on both nadal and feder to be beaten in straight sets before the end of the semi finals

Sigur Rós & Steindór Andersen (A Ferd Til Breidafjardar 1922) Rimur

The rimur is called: Hugann seiða svalli frá. The translation is something like this: The mind enchanted by the strait, the plateau and the mountain pass; hopefulness is chosen there westwards Breiðafjörðinn.

omg. when the horses...

on heima

actually never got this far into the dvd before. usually end up turning it off, drunk, teary, promising to get sigur ros tattoos and move to iceland. so actually tonight is the first time i've gotten as far as staralfur. enjoy. :) similarly i had never seen this before. omfg. (see next post).

starálfur - Sigur Ros Heima

amazing

this is my friends' baby. born boxing day 2010, ofuna. enjoy.

aussie cheese balls (koala and echidna)

aussie cocktail

mark's fresh batch of kittens

search for emmel tonkinese if you want one of these cuties

i want a documentary on the lead wolf

there's a 400 strong wolf pack terrorising russia.

i want to see a documentary on the lead wolf. that is one bad-ass wolf.

Sigur Ros - Við spilum endalaust - A Take Away Show

Sigur Ros - Við spilum endalaust - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

Tetris Theme on Note Blocks

bris rain #hdr

...

umbrella theory: the 'one wet shoulder' phenomenon explained

(and solved)

wettest morning ever

i'm soaked

playing with garageband...

tonight i made the first bit of kanye's all of the lights. i think it sounds pretty cool.
All of the lights by randomibis

amazing song btw. listen here (youtube).

Transform yourself to Ultra Seven by Kinect

Did you know...

I have just learned that nectarines are merely peaches with a genetic skin deformity. They don't even get their own page on Wikipedia. It doesn't seem fair to nectarines. #nectarinerights

mt mee view

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