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By me. Please don’t steal! :)

4th Pentacle of Mercury from http://iggyzeph.deviantart.com/art/Fourth-Pentacle-of-Mercury-208893326

Rusty at Illustrator! Gah. But it was fun doing this. Might do more. We’ll see.  :)
 

psychofactz:

More Facts on Psychofacts :)

If this isn’t a brilliant guerrilla marketing campaign, it should be.

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tastefullyoffensive:

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Momma brought this home last night! Thank you Ms. Mye for your donation! Mawr! :3 It tastes like fish! Yay fish!

twistedfork:

Reading Club 2000

This made my day. :) A lovely little gem in Makati. I love reading books and this initiative by Nanie Guanlao is truly inspiring.

Here’s the full article over at the PDI.
via Emerald Ridao 

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xindha:

In a simple experiment, researchers at the University of Chicago sought to find out whether a rat would release a fellow rat from an unpleasantly restrictive cage if it could. The answer was yes.

The free rat, occasionally hearing distress calls from its compatriot, learned to open the cage and did so with greater efficiency over time. It would release the other animal even if there wasn’t the payoff of a reunion with it. Astonishingly, if given access to a small hoard of chocolate chips, the free rat would usually save at least one treat for the captive — which is a lot to expect of a rat.

The researchers came to the unavoidable conclusion that what they were seeing was empathy — and apparently selfless behavior driven by that mental state.

“A New Model of Empathy: The Rat” by David Brown, Washington Post

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fromme-toyou:

Magic.

Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

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brandos:

This post is truly outrageous!

Jem [or entitled] Jem and the Holograms is an American animated television series that ran from 1985-1988 in U.S. first run syndication. The show is about a music company owner by the name of Jerrica Benton, her singer alter-ego Jem, her band the Holograms, and their adventures.

This show is actually a pinnacle of my childhood and therefore I only deemed it necessary to make this download post. 

Season 1:

The Beginning | Disaster | Kimber’s Rebellion | Frame Up | Battle of the Bands | Starbright Pt. 1 | Starbright Pt. 2 [Colliding Stars] | Starbright Pt. 3 [Rising Star] | The World Hunger Shindig | Adventure in China | Last Resorts | In Stitches | The Music Awards Pt. 1 | The Music Awards Pt. 2 | The Rock Fashion Book | Broadway Magic | The Search of the Stolen Album | Hot Time in Hawaii | The Princess and the Singer | Island of Deception | Old Meets New | Intrigue at the Indy 500 | The Jem Jam Pt. 1 | The Jem Jam Pt. 2 | Culture Clash | Glitter and Gold

Season 2:

The Talent Search Pt. 1 | The Talent Search Pt. 2 | Scandal | One Jem Too Many | The Bands Break Up | The Fan | Father’s Day | The Treasure Hunt | Aztec Enchantment | Music Is Magic | The Jazz Player | Danse Time | Roxy Rumbles | Alone Again | KJEM | Trick or Techrat | The Presidential Dilemma | Rock N Roll Express | Mardi Gras | The Middle of Nowhere | Renaissance Woman | Journey to Shangri-La | Journey Through Time | Britrock | Out of the Past | Hollywood Jem Pt. 1 [For Your Consideration] | Hollywood Jem Pt. 2 [And The Winner Is]

Season 3:

The Stingers Hit Town Pt. 1 | The Stingers Hit Town Pt. 2 | Video Wars | Beauty and the Promoter | Homeland, Heartland | Midsummer Night’s Madness | The Day the Music Died | That Old Houdini Magic | Straight from the Heart | A Change of Heart | Riot’s Hope | A Father Should Be

And just because I couldn’t NOT include this, here’s a handful of songs from the show’s three season run:

The Jem Theme | Like A Dream [Jem and the Holograms] | Makin’ Mischief [The Misfits] | Gettin’ Down to Business [Jem and the Holograms] | Truly Outrageous [Jem and the Holograms] | Takin’ It All [The Misfits] | Jealousy [Jem and the Holograms] | Universal Appeal [The Misfits] | Outta My Way [The Misfits] | It All Depends on the Mood I’m In [Jem and the Holograms] | Time Is Runnin’ Out [Jem and the Holograms] | When It’s Only Me and the Music [Jem and the Holograms] | You Outta See the View [The Misfits] | Broadway Magic [Jem and the Holograms] | This Is Farewell [Jem and the Holograms/The Misfits/The Stingers]

Now go and relive your childhood and enjoy it the way I’ve been enjoying it! If there are any broken links please don’t hesitate to let me know by shooting me a message in my ask. I’ve thoroughly checked them so hopefully it’s smooth sailing from here!

superamit:

UPDATE: For the latest on how to help Amit, join the registry, organize a bone marrow drive, and lots more, visit http://amitguptaneedsyou.com/

Two weeks ago I got a call from my doctor, who I’d gone to see the day before because I’d been feeling worn out and was losing weight, and wasn’t sure why.

He was brief: “Amit, you’ve got Acute Leukemia. You need to enter treatment right away.”

I was terrified. I packed a backpack full of clothes, went to the hospital as he’d instructed, and had transfusions through the night to allow me to take a flight home at 7am the next day. I Googled acute leukemia as I lay in my hospital bed, learning that if it hadn’t been caught, I’d have died within weeks.

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I have a couple more months of chemo to go, then the next step is a bone marrow transplant. As Jay and Tony describe below, minorities are severely underrepresented in the bone marrow pool, and I need help.

A few ways to help:

1. If you’re South Asian, get a free test by mail. You rub your cheeks with a cotton swab and mail it back. It’s easy.
2. If you’re in NYC, you can go to this event my friends are putting on.
3. If you know any South Asians (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, or Sri Lanka), please point ‘em to the links above.

*UPDATE 1* Organize a donor drive near you (the most helpful thing you could possibly do!) email 100kcheeks@gmail.com. They’ll send you kits, flyers, tell you what to say, and make the whole process easy cheesy.

*UPDATE 2* Want to get a free test, but not in the US. Here’s a list of international donor registries that are globally searchable.

jayparkinsonmd:

My friend Amit Gupta founded my favorite photography site Photojojo. A few weeks ago, he was diagnosed with leukemia. Amit is one of the nicest, most genuine, most creative people you could ever meet. Prior to founding the awesome Photojojo, he also co-founded Jelly in 2006 in NYC, a coworking community, that’s now spread to 60 cities across the world and helped spark the coworking revolution. It looks like Amit will need a bone marrow transplant quite soon. We can help him with that.

tony b:

Unlike blood transfusions, finding a genetic match for bone marrow that his body will accept is no easy task. The national bone marrow registry has 9.5 million records on file, yet the chances of someone from South Asian descent of finding a match are only 1 in 20,000.

This is where we come in. We’re going to destroy those odds.

How? By finding and registering as many people of South Asian descent as we possibly can.

Tests are easy– a simple swab of the cheek. If you’re a match, the donation involves an outpatient procedure. It’s not fun, but it’s not dangerous either. And doing it could save a life.

We are encouraging anyone of South Asian descent to take a test to see if you’re a match. 

You can get a free test by mail, or, if you’re in New York, you can join us Friday, October 14th for a special party to rally support.

We’ll have test kits on hand at the party, as well as music, booze, and maybe even a photo booth. It will, for the first time, combine a House 2.0-style party with a New Work City-style party, and if you’ve ever been to either, you know they are always something special.

Please spread the word and please do everything you can to help Amit beat leukemia. He’s a superstar.

Much thanks to Tony and pals for organizing this event, and EVERYONE who’s been tweeting and reblogging.

Please help get the word out any way you can. My life quite literally depends on it.

10knotes:

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