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razorshapes:

Jota Castro - Mortgage (2009)

Artists statement:

“The term mortgage comes from the Old French « dead pledge », apparently meaning that the pledge ends (dies) either when the obligation is fulfilled or the property is taken through foreclosure. 

The word « mort » in french means death.”

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I am going crazy. Someone save me from the suburbs.

oh god i’m going through some of my old writing and diary entries while i’m cleaning and i am so glad i’ve changed. All the stories are about making friends and getting a boyfriend because I was so lonely and didn’t feel like i fit in. And I was so scared of everything. When I read these I remembered how hard it was, but it’s also so gratifying to see how much I’ve changed. Even though I’m scared, I’m also brave enough to go for the things I want, which I wasn’t in middle school. So here’s to progress.

circumlocute:

Books that people read romantically but shouldn’t because they’re missing the point:

1. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
2. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
3. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Also Lady Chatterly’s Lover. I once saw LCL on a list of books recommended to people who enjoyed 50 Shades of Gray and wanted to read more literotica.

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tekena:

A lion and a miniature sausage dog have formed an unlikely friendship after the little dog took the king of the jungle under his wing as a cub.
Bonedigger, a five-year old male lion, and Milo, a seven-year old Dachshund, are so close that Milo helps the lion clean his teeth after dinner.
The 500lbs lion dwarfs little Milo, yet after the dog took the disabled lion into his protection as a cub, Bonedigger has rarely left his side.

The two have been inseparable over the past five years at G.W. Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
Bonedigger was born with a metabolic bone disease that left him mildly crippled.

He said: ‘This friendship between an 11 pound wiener dog and a 500 pound lion is the only of it’s kind in the world ever seen.’
Mr Reinke, who lost both his legs after a bungee jumping accident, added that the friendship between Bonedigger and his pack is unique.
‘He wouldn’t be so friendly with other dogs - it’s all down to them being pals since he was a cub. ‘
Milo often gives his best lion impression, copying Bonedigger’s ‘puffing’ - a deafening lion growl that can be heard over a mile away.
Wild lions use it to communicate with other prides in their natural environment.
‘Milo does his best to copy Bonedigger when the lion tries puffing to communicate with other lions in the park ,’ added John.
G.W. Exotic Animal Park has recently been affected by the deadly tornado that swept through Oklahoma on May 20th.
The park was damaged and flooded, but is still managing to provide shelter for domestic and wild creatures that are homeless because of the storm.

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