Tumblr (3.0; @lanybird)http://lanybird.tumblr.com/<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2001/oct/13/fiction.highereducation">Mother tongue</a>: <p><blockquote class="link_og_blockquote">Unlikely forces can make a novelist. In this memoir Ian McEwan, brought up in a house with few books, describes how his mother’s hesitancy with words influenced his approach to writing</blockquote></p>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50697579484http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50697579484Sat, 18 May 2013 12:30:53 +1000“<p>men</p> <p>want to fix you<br/> save you<br/> or fuck you</p> <p>I can’t be fixed<br/> and I don’t care to be saved</p>”<br/><br/> - <em>Jeanann Verlee (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thesecretsits.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">thesecretsits</a>)</em>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50654514517http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50654514517Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:34 +1000<a href="http://qz.com/81429/did-anyone-actually-read-the-great-gatsby/">Did anyone actually read “The Great Gatsby”?</a>: <p><a href="http://yeahwriters.tumblr.com/post/50637260305" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">yeahwriters</a>:</p> <blockquote><blockquote class="link_og_blockquote">One spring just before the financial crisis struck, students at Princeton University threw a Gatsby party. “It’s going to be big,” said an organizer, promising all the trappings of the novel’s soirees. “It’s going to be grandiose.” Gatsby parties are common, but this one stands out for its extravagance—the expected outlay was $20,000—and the particular irony…</blockquote> <p>I mean, of course we all did. So we can read this article and laugh at the plebeians.</p></blockquote>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50653944977http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50653944977Sat, 18 May 2013 00:48:24 +1000<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_50574476139" src="http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50574476139/audio_player_iframe/lanybird/tumblr_mmw79ukAjf1qa484r?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Flanybird%2F50574476139%2Ftumblr_mmw79ukAjf1qa484r" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Listen/purchase: <a href="http://jokainen.bandcamp.com/track/occasional-cloud" target="_blank">Occasional Cloud by Jokainen</a></p>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50574476139http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50574476139Thu, 16 May 2013 23:10:42 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cd7cd0eb7502f9e8bd7d2e5d69cdc11a/tumblr_mlhnu2gFPO1qe31lco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50574273936http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50574273936Thu, 16 May 2013 23:05:34 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fdac2d16be82f7972c6a1061488f18f6/tumblr_mk8jftkKYu1s2otato1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8bc05b08482f8c763329facca54e6079/tumblr_mk8jftkKYu1s2otato2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/501da75da1a6b244cdba1481f9ee2a98/tumblr_mk8jftkKYu1s2otato3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/59d2a594d2dda85417118716f7aa23dd/tumblr_mk8jftkKYu1s2otato4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7d8db79b12308d04d1ef55576e7a68ec/tumblr_mk8jftkKYu1s2otato5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://narcissusheart.tumblr.com/post/49096461999" target="_blank">narcissusheart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fafra.tumblr.com/post/49061563575" target="_blank"> </a></p> </blockquote>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50574194131http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50574194131Thu, 16 May 2013 23:03:32 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5214de13dc163ab67d078c981886fa1c/tumblr_mmrqywM0Ld1qzv6v0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://commovente.tumblr.com/post/50535381720" target="_blank">commovente</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://admiralbear.tumblr.com/post/50396023120" target="_blank">.</a></p> </blockquote>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50574149247http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50574149247Thu, 16 May 2013 23:02:22 +1000<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_50574126124" src="http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50574126124/audio_player_iframe/lanybird/tumblr_mmtv6t1x2n1rtf0sc?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Flanybird%2F50574126124%2Ftumblr_mmtv6t1x2n1rtf0sc" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://highrelease.tumblr.com/post/50515186434/tame-impala-prototype" target="_blank">highrelease</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Tame Impala</strong> | <em>Prototype</em></p> </blockquote>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50574126124http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50574126124Thu, 16 May 2013 23:01:47 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/53ac9e0c89012ee5b9949eb4b6cd8065/tumblr_mmf10i0JMo1qdua5xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50494853504http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50494853504Wed, 15 May 2013 23:35:48 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/52b14faf8e4a04fa12b2a06969973385/tumblr_ml3ehatEZa1r8i5lyo2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://solarsisterss.tumblr.com/post/47698952294/a-comic-i-made-about-how-one-time-i-was-crying-and" target="_blank">solarsisterss</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A comic I made about how one time i was crying and it was really windy and my tears hit the man standing behind me on the face</p> </blockquote>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50494492307http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50494492307Wed, 15 May 2013 23:26:44 +1000<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YfR70IKGWBk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50493968365http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50493968365Wed, 15 May 2013 23:13:29 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ecdebd6ff857ffec7651603529081a46/tumblr_mm9dq4t8Qz1rqmxqgo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8f1180dc96dfe8ab43cc7e23e27dc4df/tumblr_mm9dq4t8Qz1rqmxqgo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50493486364http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/50493486364Wed, 15 May 2013 23:00:58 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d2ee5401d5c265ddb406403a2672c4dd/tumblr_mlxpdp1ip81r0zaejo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://get-caked.tumblr.com/post/49039532066/coney-island-couple-i-adore-this-image" target="_blank">get-caked</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Coney Island couple. I adore this image.</p> </blockquote>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/49125439778http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/49125439778Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:39:08 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6b4f98fceb3ac60e7d83d12a07d14578/tumblr_mliweavSoh1qm0mjfo4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/06e492c5edb64773e6fa41562b23d38a/tumblr_mliweavSoh1qm0mjfo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/85c99d6555e8974c1dd0fca370e689ba/tumblr_mliweavSoh1qm0mjfo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a8812abff368bf5ca84ca1f8f27d276/tumblr_mliweavSoh1qm0mjfo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://galasai.com/post/48549263350/japanese-youth-photographed-by-michael-rougier" target="_blank">galasai</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Japanese youth photographed by <a href="http://life.time.com/michael-rougier-photographers/" target="_blank">Michael Rougier</a>, <em>1964</em></p> <p><em><small>via <a href="http://life.time.com/culture/japanese-youth-in-revolt-1964/#1" target="_blank">LIFE</a></small></em></p> </blockquote>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/48999865673http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/48999865673Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:48:21 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb9iz6Lo3O1r12oofo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/48999861414http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/48999861414Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:48:14 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma1a4pcIoM1r5ucj5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/48999851038http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/48999851038Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:47:56 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/31e6d05ede47600dd0d7c74215819af2/tumblr_mlqs45Whr11qzxhoso2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c24836c3da9f174df3765ad83b786255/tumblr_mlqs45Whr11qzxhoso1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blua.tumblr.com/post/48753250494/im-up-in-the-woods" target="_blank">blua</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliamanchik/8572056943/sizes/c/in/photostream/" target="_blank">I’m Up in The Woods</a></p> </blockquote>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/48999845775http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/48999845775Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:47:47 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mehvrhruyR1qjkjfoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/48999837332http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/48999837332Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:47:33 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/83f9a7b922bf3c40e8d64b75b27d4caf/tumblr_mlqpcdtQAG1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Myou Ho Lee<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5e2cfb42a6ff3c78ee2926bf5602d69b/tumblr_mlqpcdtQAG1qz6f9yo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Myou Ho Lee<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9bc504ea54bf69d0213dca2560f7e1b7/tumblr_mlqpcdtQAG1qz6f9yo4_500.jpg"/><br/> Myou Ho Lee<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d3b3cb3a2bd7de50e5a1f362c58044fa/tumblr_mlqpcdtQAG1qz6f9yo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Myou Ho Lee<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/48749136946/i-secretly-think-reality-exists-so-we-can" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“I secretly think reality exists so we can speculate about it” — <a href="http://butdoesitfloat.com/I-secretly-think-reality-exists-so-we-can-speculate-about-it" target="_blank">Slavoj Žižek</a></p> </blockquote>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/48769141675http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/48769141675Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:12:13 +1000<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nCFJ8oufqZ0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>ughh, i wish this wasn’t promoting american express, but steve buscemi’s awkwardness <3</p>http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/48611093653http://lanybird.tumblr.com/post/48611093653Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:44:28 +1000