1. An animatronic executioner* stands guard outside the Medieval Torture Museum on the Peter and Paul Fortress grounds. Its head turns every 25 seconds or so.
2. The beach at the Neva River
*Exciting cultural exchange moment: I got to explain the word “animatronic” to the lovely Russian lesbian couple that showed us around yesterday. “In America, we have a restaurant chain called Chuck E’ Cheese where children have birthday parties. At Chuck E’ Cheese, they have a rock band with a mouse that is a machine like that executioner…”
I held off on posting this one because I don’t know how I felt about exploitation. But it does show off some serious upper body strength. Apparently, this was filmed at Panda World RESERVE in Fuzhou, China.
The Daily Chao: White Night Approaches »
Daily Chao is blogging from Russia!
It’s almost midnight in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and the sky is still blue—not the bright blue of morning but definitely not the dark cover of night. Milky twilight; I finally understand what Sixpence None the Richer was getting at.
It’s been a disorienting 32 hours. Yesterday, I woke up at…
JD Sampson vs Frida.
An impromptu naval battle via gChat
These are images from a series of links exchanged via gChat today.
A 10:39 am:
Me 10:42 am:
A 10:44 am
Me 10:47
A 10:53 am
Me 1:13 pm
A 2:08 pm
On her grueling New York City press junket, Grumpy Cat (Tardar Sauce) decides to take a nap next to Tilda Swinton’s The Maybe at Moma.
Only Red Panda’s can look both so cute and so dignified.
In danger of extinction: Red panda.
When I was in college I made a fake craigslist post calling for 3 groomsmen for my Jewish wedding because my husband-to-be didn’t have enough friends to match the number of my bridesmaids.
I got emails for days.
Inquisitive young fellow, why such insolence?
(photo by Maureen Smith)
Bah Ram Ewe, Bah Ram Ewe! To your breed, your fleece, your clan be true! Bah Ram EWE!
These make me nostalgic for corded phones. - Heidi
Telephone Sheep Sculptures by Jean Luc Recycled art
Seeing as cell phone penetration is at 85% today in America, we’re glad old landline phones are being put to good use. :)
Everyone loves giving me Red Panda stuffed animals these days. I am not opposed.
