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Buzz is here. <br/><p><a href="http://r1o1o1m.tumblr.com/post/15819592443/buzz-aldrin-space-rainbow-tennis" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">r1o1o1m</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Buzz Aldrin Space Rainbow Tennis</p></blockquote>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23742780846http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23742780846Fri, 25 May 2012 14:12:26 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4kvpl7KNi1qf96tto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://lookhigh.tumblr.com/post/23729943296/earth-putting-on-good-show-for-spacex-dragon" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">lookhigh</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://twitpic.com/9p0e1x/full" target="_blank">Earth putting on good show for @SpaceX #Dragon spacecraft. Si… on Twitpic</a></p></blockquote> <p>So exciting! Go Dragon, go!</p>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23731060297http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23731060297Fri, 25 May 2012 09:04:23 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4kkxd8nWB1rwkrdbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.drawn.ca/post/23730296182/good-morning-tom-gauld-is-posting-his-comics-on" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">drawnblog</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Good morning. <a href="http://myjetpack.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tom Gauld is posting his comics on Tumblr</a>!</p></blockquote> <p>Tom Gauld is my spirit animal.</p>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23731030916http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23731030916Fri, 25 May 2012 09:03:19 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jt9ph7QI1r8zq87o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gutspower.tumblr.com/post/23695316042/a-picture-i-made-a-while-ago-about-visiting-the" target="_blank">gutspower</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A picture I made a while ago about visiting the Job Centre.</p> <p>(Obviously job centaurs have incredibly un-horsey legs that make no sense)</p> </blockquote> <p>Not anymore! Eat it, HR centaur!</p>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23728698003http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23728698003Fri, 25 May 2012 07:31:47 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4kr21zJB31qe4ukco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Your every day carry is irrelevant.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://raggedglory.tumblr.com/post/23727618450/the-contents-of-a-country-doctors-bag-kremmling" target="_blank">raggedglory</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The contents of a country doctor’s bag, Kremmling, Colorado, August 1948. (Note the morphine ampules…) Unpublished outtake from “Country Doctor” by W. Eugene Smith, LIFE Magazine 1948. Read more: <a href="http://life.time.com/photographers/life-classic-eugene-smiths-country-doctor/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://life.time.com/photographers/life-classic-eugene-smiths-country-doctor/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://life.time.com/photographers/life-classic-eugene-smiths-country-doctor/" target="_blank"><a href="http://life.time.com/photographers/life-classic-eugene-smiths-country-doctor/" target="_blank">http://life.time.com/photographers/life-classic-eugene-smiths-country-doctor/</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23728641274http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23728641274Fri, 25 May 2012 07:30:35 -0400edcwhy are you guys always carrying guns?a flashlight nerd is the saddest nerd<p><a href="http://frogblog.ronbailey.net/post/23728486886/space-is-big-you-just-wont-believe-how-vastly" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">froggeek</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Happy Towel Day, froods. </p></blockquote>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23728556151http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23728556151Fri, 25 May 2012 07:25:21 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ibhbEH7a1qz71sno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This dog hasn’t peed in 15 hours. He won’t leave the house when there is thunder. I am afraid he is going to asplode. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23652119512http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23652119512Wed, 23 May 2012 23:10:23 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hgako3pI1qh3h8wo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>This is why Matt Bors is picking up awards.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cognitivedissonance.tumblr.com/post/23631315734/siddharthasmama-dammitjean-fyeahcap-ha" target="_blank">cognitivedissonance</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://siddharthasmama.tumblr.com/post/23630147166/dammitjean-fyeahcap-ha-boom-accurate" target="_blank">siddharthasmama</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dammitjean.tumblr.com/post/23621839316/fyeahcap-ha-boom" target="_blank">dammitjean</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fyeahcap.tumblr.com/post/23616756720/ha" target="_blank">fyeahcap</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>ha!</p> </blockquote> <p>Boom.</p> </blockquote> <p>accurate.</p> </blockquote> <p>Accurate Matt Bors is accurate.</p> </blockquote>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23646689010http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23646689010Wed, 23 May 2012 21:49:00 -0400cartoonscomicspoliticshistoryminoritiescartoonistmatt borseditorial cartoonsherblock award<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4g8nm2LSb1qb2cg0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://curiositycounts.com/post/23576156881/more-spectacular-solar-eclipse-photos-continue-to" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">curiositycounts</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>More spectacular solar eclipse photos continue to surface. Just stunning. </p> <p>(<a href="http://panfriednoodles.bo.lt/97ou0" target="_blank">via</a>)</p></blockquote> <p>The solar system outdid itself, y’all.</p>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23580217202http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23580217202Tue, 22 May 2012 21:07:12 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ci9N9XDcvFM?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><a href="http://rockabillythekid.tumblr.com/post/23578825908" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">rockabillythekid</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>CHUCK BERRY - Downbound Train</p></blockquote> <p>One of my FAVORITE lesser known Chuck tunes. If you’ve never heard it do yourself the favor!</p>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23579804668http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23579804668Tue, 22 May 2012 21:01:55 -0400<a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2012/04/07/ultimate-fighting-math-holds-barred/6ArbCjyXSkCRyNuLCXh4yJ/story.html?s_campaign=sm_tw">Ultimate Fighting vs. math: no holds barred - Ideas - The Boston Globe</a>: <p>(via <a href="http://www.instapaper.com/" target="_blank">Instapaper</a>)</p>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23539043241http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23539043241Tue, 22 May 2012 07:06:24 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ejkbYevj1qz71sno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wandre of the month: the Polyphon <a href="http://bit.ly/JM95re" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/JM95re</a></p>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23520577129http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23520577129Mon, 21 May 2012 22:14:34 -0400neato<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eai9Oke61qjo4f3o1_250.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Brown Pelican is the number one bird.</p>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23507105000http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23507105000Mon, 21 May 2012 19:18:01 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4cdv4cV771qb7dheo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blueruins.tumblr.com/post/23441784499" target="_blank">blueruins</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmalon/7170354808/in/photostream" title="paul.malon's flickr photostream" target="_blank">Dark Eternity: Howard V. Brown, 1937.</a></p> </blockquote>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23453185904http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23453185904Sun, 20 May 2012 21:18:43 -0400howard v. brown1937pulpscience fictionbrain<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ce7uEwHj1qzm01co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I am down with this, especially on a telecaster.  </p> <p>But buckles are scratchtastic.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.trumanhandcrafted.com/post/23442244134/made-another-guitar-strap-proto-this-time-with-a" target="_blank">trumanhandcrafted</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Made another guitar strap proto. This time with a buckle and some other small changes. We’ll see how this goes… (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23452614725http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23452614725Sun, 20 May 2012 21:09:58 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4cgf69vrU1qz71sno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>She is committed to this frozen custard. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23445102652http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23445102652Sun, 20 May 2012 19:11:29 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c83fEG6a1qz71sno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Vertical smoker makes mighty fine chicken. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23433987028http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23433987028Sun, 20 May 2012 16:11:39 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4aodgPtZB1qa0fruo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The future looks bright. <br/><br/> You’ll get ‘em next time, Dragon. </p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://invaderxan.tumblr.com/post/23382506976" target="_blank">invaderxan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://supernovacondensate.net/154794.html" target="_blank">Space ships!</a></strong></p> </blockquote>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23410712961http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23410712961Sun, 20 May 2012 09:11:00 -0400Space<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4bnzpNam51qz71sno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In a pinch Dad’s hoodie makes a good blanket. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23410259135http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23410259135Sun, 20 May 2012 08:57:25 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m497d4mqmi1r233hdo1_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m497d4mqmi1r233hdo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m497d4mqmi1r233hdo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m497d4mqmi1r233hdo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m497d4mqmi1r233hdo5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m497d4mqmi1r233hdo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m497d4mqmi1r233hdo7_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m497d4mqmi1r233hdo10_r1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m497d4mqmi1r233hdo11_r1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>This is for tumblr buds <a href="http://misfittoys.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">misfittoys</a> and <a href="http://machinegunmiddlefingrz.tumblr.com" target="_blank">MGMF</a>… (should they also have a cat and a dog that ARE NOT AWARE OF THE CONCEPT OF WEEKENDS and thus also be awake at quarter to 7 on a Saturday). ROCKABILLY BATMAN! <br/><br/></p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://horatiokitchengame.tumblr.com/post/23334632999/italian-artist-denis-medris-designs-for-a" target="_blank">horatiokitchengame</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Italian artist Denis Medri’s designs for a rockabilly take on the Dark Knight with some inspired 1950s Americana reinterpretations of Gotham’s heroes and villains. His version of Two-Face — who is a “mix of Richie Cunningham and a Evil Fonz” — might just be the most affably ridiculous thing we’ve seen all day. Here are some other character-specific design notes from Medri:</p> <p>- The Penguin is “a sort of entrepeneur fish industry import/export with criminal attitude.”<br/> - Poison Ivy is channeling Seymour from <em>Little Shop of Horrors</em>.<br/> - Joker is rocking the Teddy Boy style.<br/> - Catwoman is modeled on Bettie Page.</p> </blockquote>http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23343420622http://www.constantpartialattention.com/post/23343420622Sat, 19 May 2012 07:11:00 -0400Batmanrockabilly