PNW exploring, TX daydreaming Dallas > Austin > Seattle. Relevant to my interests: pretty things, neat places, internet nonsense, cute puppies, smart tech, superlatives, mother nature, any and all music. Hook ‘em. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-18548568-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @melvetica)http://melvetica.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/23822db8ffc7665101ffef9c58461272/tumblr_mmqw28Abu21qz7qxco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://meredithbklyn.tumblr.com/post/50348026463/the-100-most-creative-people-in-business-13" target="_blank">meredithbklyn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3009149/most-creative-people-2013/13-connie-britton?utm_source=twitter" target="_blank">The 100 Most Creative People in Business: #13, Connie Britton</a></p> </blockquote>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/50350361198http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/50350361198Mon, 13 May 2013 10:04:43 -0700“West is the only artist today capable of inspiring such comparisons, much as he’s the only artist today capable of inspiring ramblingly speculative think-pieces by virtue of a two-word tweet. And therein, perhaps, lies the point: No matter what June Eighteen ends up being, it’s already provided its own dark twisted fantasy, the promise of music we’ve yet to imagine.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/05/the-anticipation-for-kanye-wests-new-album-is-insane-and-totally-justified/275674/" target="_blank">The Anticipation for Kanye West’s New Album is Insane-And Totally Justified</a></p> <p>This article is full of so much goodness: “<span>The effect is breathtaking, an entire track stopping for an instant to open into some yawning chasm of beauty, like the bridge of “God Only Knows” or the last verse of “A Day in the Life” except not really like either of those things, at all. It is a moment that is unmistakably and purely Kanye West, while not “of” him in the slightest: The verse is Raekwon’s, the backdrop all session players and Pro Tools, and yet there remains a powerful organic feel wrought by West’s own musical vision.”</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>COME ON JUNE</span></p></em>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/50015730867http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/50015730867Thu, 09 May 2013 08:19:51 -0700kanye westthe atlanticjune 18<a href="http://capmetrocuties.wordpress.com/">CapMetro Cuties</a>: <blockquote class="link_og_blockquote">Appreciating the Underappreciated Hotties Aboard CapMetro</blockquote> <p>Y’all. </p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49802114666http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49802114666Mon, 06 May 2013 14:49:47 -0700CapMetroAustinpublic transitda bus<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/W_IzYUJANfk?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 class="tumblr_blog" href="http://archana.tumblr.com/post/48711584881/losingwins-thetvscreen-a-correspondent-for" target="_blank">archana</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://losingwins.tumblr.com/post/48709256705/thetvscreen-a-correspondent-for-jimmy-kimmel" target="_blank">losingwins</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thetvscreen.me/post/48700725742" target="_blank">thetvscreen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A correspondent for Jimmy Kimmel asked Coachella goers about bands that don’t exist, and I for one am <em>so pumped </em>for Get The Fuck Out Of My Pool. They put on a great show.</p> </blockquote> <p>Excellent.</p> </blockquote> <p>I love Coochella and The Chelsea Clintons! </p> </blockquote> <p>“Did you know that Coachella is actually the American Indian word for ‘dumb white guy’?”</p> <p><Sorry, still catching up on my internets></p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49751311853http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49751311853Sun, 05 May 2013 21:17:29 -0700coachella<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5932a21b448bac665233f2fc4daeb157/tumblr_mmaq31cxs61qah8sfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Today = not so bad. @thebimstagram (at Sea Ranch)</p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49629813076http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49629813076Sat, 04 May 2013 15:49:49 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9bc09fde5b35bfd5fc6c7202e6d32f5a/tumblr_mm8p2hnEqG1qferqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A wise woman once said.</p> <p><Now moving on to vacation backlog on our DVR></p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49617678860http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49617678860Sat, 04 May 2013 13:02:15 -0700nashvillerayna jamesdeacon claybourne“Everything is moving so fast, so I’m not sure how to explain what’s happening. I recently half-seriously told someone I want to be an “internet caterpillar” when I get back, not an internet butterfly. But I feel like the metamorphosis is happening without my consent. I guess I should get some sleep.”<br/><br/> - <em><p>Catching up on vacation backlog. </p> <p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/3/4297870/offline-how-to-use-the-internet" target="_blank">Offline: how to use the internet</a></p></em>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49596624953http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49596624953Sat, 04 May 2013 08:10:07 -0700the vergepaul millera year without the internet<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F88946897&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>yum</p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49504373448http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49504373448Fri, 03 May 2013 03:47:00 -0700SoundCloudbeyonceandre 3000the great gatsby<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9310978cc5e942b2847f3fcb22b93047/tumblr_mm5bdf0T7Q1qah8sfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Team Iceland @thisisvince @katefetty @minelq</p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49400356664http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49400356664Wed, 01 May 2013 17:44:02 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d71c30e812b7c168843597f4665fc835/tumblr_mm4yd60pTr1qah8sfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Viking shield manholes #Reykjavik #Iceland</p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49379125267http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49379125267Wed, 01 May 2013 13:03:06 -0700icelandreykjavik<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fae8a474d7754f934271b7a7b1199d43/tumblr_mm2x7do4Wf1qah8sfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>No words. #solheimajokull #Iceland #glacier #mamaearth (at Sólheimajökull)</p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49268671281http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49268671281Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:42:48 -0700glaciersolheimajokullmamaearthiceland<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2a2c18896e09c77cb4738595fe1ad54f/tumblr_mm2wqqHszm1qah8sfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Normal Tuesday. #Iceland #solheimajokull #iceclimbing #selfie (at Sólheimajökull)</p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49268149019http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49268149019Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:32:50 -0700icelandselfieiceclimbingsolheimajokull<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ac1957323e39d5c9d6a287a86f80982/tumblr_mm1l8idajb1qah8sfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Incredible. #dyrholaey #Iceland #vik @katefetty @minelq (at Dyrholaey)</p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49218824476http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49218824476Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:26:42 -0700dyrholaeyicelandvik<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d82d87706497b430d67e53ccf7954d04/tumblr_mm1ez4OCsG1qah8sfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Southern-most point in Iceland + the most breathtaking pace I’ve ever been. #Iceland #vik #dyrholaey @katefetty @minelq (at Dyrholaey)</p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49207973830http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49207973830Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:11:28 -0700dyrholaeyicelandvik<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/862094002da782f9ef7afcc07bb25696/tumblr_mm1elgssYM1qah8sfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>ocean to the left, glacier to the right #vik #Iceland (at Dyrholaey)</p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49207336367http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49207336367Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:03:16 -0700vikiceland<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/af78f1ebe070734959ee63d73bd5635a/tumblr_mlx5rjBDrI1rg2zhro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://katefetty.tumblr.com/post/49009631201/happy-saturday-iceland-daydrinking-melrid" target="_blank">katefetty</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>HAPPY SATURDAY!!! #iceland #daydrinking @melrid @thisisvince (at Prikið)</p> </blockquote> <p>loving it. </p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49136059895http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49136059895Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:57:12 -0700icelandreykjavkprikid<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c98c486b75d9f10ef1119028a8c2c8e/tumblr_mlzmlmDB6h1qah8sfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Windy and sunny at Gulfoss #Iceland #gulfoss</p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49131775546http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49131775546Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:00:58 -0700icelandgulfoss<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3aa7692dc5778a71cf50c5bd711ebaf1/tumblr_mlzm059xB11qah8sfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pony up #Iceland #ponies</p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49130791942http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49130791942Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:48:05 -0700icelandponies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/501e7a526bff27b12363817bbc6204de/tumblr_mlxyhzp0Cm1qah8sfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Closing down day 1 @kexhostel #Reykjavik #Iceland (at Kex Hostel)</p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49052569665http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49052569665Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:22:47 -0700icelandreykjavik<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e5d3a98831b094ef559caaee6e4ecafa/tumblr_mlx64ow2UM1qah8sfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#Iceland #hallsgrimkirkja #Reykjavik</p>http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49010136411http://melvetica.tumblr.com/post/49010136411Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:09:59 -0700hallsgrimkirkjaicelandreykjavik