the rearview only blinds you

Pallas's Cat aka Manul (Otocolobus manul), mother and kittens, family Felidae, Tibet

Little girl teaching her cats how to draw a flower 

*baby voice* “… and if you have any questions, just ask me! And now… yeah. And now you draw the roots. You draw them all twisted up! Got it? A flower? Now draw it. Did you get it, Luis Roberto? Did you get it, Jurandir? Look. Did you get it? That’s how you draw a flower.”

I get this question a lot, and I can't remember if I've given a genuine answer before or not:

Android smartphones allow users to install custom fonts through the Android store. The custom font setting changes the font across most of the phone's interface, as well as default apps.

This custom system font setting doesn't change most of the fonts in most other apps, but will sometimes change the font for one part of an app. For instance, most of the YouTube app on Android uses the normal YouTube fonts, but the Youtube comment section uses the phone's custom font setting. Same with Tumblr: most of the fonts are the normal Tumblr fonts (like the screenshot of tags above), but the Tumblr replies use the phone's custom font setting. For what reason this is, I'm not sure.

For example, I have this bowl of polished rock orbs. (and one glass ball.) they serve no purpose but everyone who comes into my home picks up at least one of them and just kinda rolls it around in their hands.

Went into work today and was immediately confronted by this

short form writers look at people writing 100k+ fics as though this is some sort of talent given as part of a fae bargain, that the commitment required shows some sort of ungodly mental fortitude.

Les Étoiles (“The Stars”) in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, is one of the most iconic examples of post-war experimental housing. Designed by architect Jean Renaudie in the 1970s, the complex rejects the monotony of uniform blocks — instead, it bursts into angular terraces, sharp geometries, and lush rooftop gardens.

comment transcription from @xenk: "Unfortunately les étoioes aren't as pretty as they're shown in pictures anymore. The reinforced concrete is drastically deteriorating with no plans for renovation, and the mall is near deserted and the small alleys aren't as safe as they used to be. The concept behind les étoiles is really great; Renaudie and Gailhoustet wanted to change the way social housing was built. Apartments in les étoiles are unique to encourage personalization, which was Renaudie's pique against what he called "technocratic rabbit hutches." It was both refreshing and baffling: apartment layouts have zigzagging walls, narrow triangular bedrooms that often call for custom furniture. It was a great achievement in the 60s when Irvy was thriving... but now it's left behind because the city's drowning in debt. As far as I know it's still studied in architecture schools though!"