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Saturday 26 August 2017

intense (like a golfer) / Used to drive through (Hong Kong Market)

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Traffic lights lie on a street in Corpus Christi, as Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas Photo @adreeslatif: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 25 August 2017


Craig Uggen's truck nearly floods during Hurricane Harvey; winds later blew off the camper.: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 25 August 2017

intense (like a golfer)

Later that night, drunk out of their minds, the two returned to Kurt's motel, and while Kurt was sleeping, Kathleen grabbed a Sharpie marker and wrote "Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit" all over the wall. This was a reference to Tobi Vail (drummer of Bikini Kill) who Kurt dated and used to wear Teen Spirit deodorant.


It was pretty intense, you know?

Then Barbie grabbed the marker and threw it off the balcony of the condominium. It was intense.

Um, first you destroy the sentence, then you vacate the meanings of the words. You're just playing around and uh like repurposing some like uh old folk songs... I really hate old folk songs don't you? But when you deconstruct them and then reconstruct them into like spur of the moment gibberish it's really uh like intense and like relaxed at the same time, you know.

And really it was a supergreat and awesome honour actually, because like __ was there, and __ was like actually standing over in the corner and uh, what sentence?
 
Huh? 

And so, like whoa, you know? 

But Kathleen said no, Kurt just stunk like a fuckin polecat, worst personal hygiene ever, it was hard even to breathe in the same room, we used to pour rosewater all over him when he was faux-od'ing. It was pretty intense. You know?

So we got to talking some more.

Barbie was holding that Gertrude Stein smashed up and pulverized her clock and scattered its remnants all over the world like the limbs of Osiris, you know?

As we talked the ashes at the tips of our cigarettes pulsed orange in the crushing Ontario artistic night, and fell swirling into the parking lot.

She was doing this not out of naughtiness mind you. She wanted to emancipate lying from the tyranny of life by value only, that is all.

But as soon as lying is completely divorced from life, it can no longer express anything at all, like, I mean you know?

My heart went out to her. But not all the way, not completely.

It was then she began to abolish the couplings between sentences. And the stench in the room became unbearable.

It is much more important to play about like this than to rewrite the Waverly novels, she averred. Just don't talk to me aggressively, like a golfer, please.



#Harvey continues to intensify, with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph; some areas of TX could get 40 in of rain:
image via CBS News @CBSNews, 25 August 2017




Dawn in Rockport, #Texas. Landscape is smashed, stripped, and scrubbed in #HurricaneHarvey's wake. A monstrous cyclone.: image via Josh Morgerman @iCyclone, 26 August 2017 

Voice | by ADMurr

Voice [McLemore Ave, Memphis]: photo by Andrew Murr, 25 August 2017


NOAA satellite captures image of Hurricane #Harvey as the eye nears making landfall in Texas.: image via ABC News @ABC, 25 August 2017


Hurricane Harvey is seen off the coast of Texas, from aboard the International Space Station.: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 25 August 2017


#HurricaneHarvey has made landfall with winds of 130 mph, most powerful storm to hit the continental US in a decade: image via CNN @CNN, 25 August 2017

The hurricane photo a disaster all around.: image via Reading The Pictures @ReadingThePix, 25 August 2017
reposting @realDonaldTrump
"This morning, President Trump received a briefing from FEMA Administrator Brock Long, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke, his Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, and Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser Thomas P. Bossert. #Texas #Louisiana #Weather #USA #Trump #TrumpHurricane #hurricaneharvey2017 #politics #whitehouse #ovaloffice #JohnKelly #FEMA #HomelandSecurity"

If Trump was manageable at all, the White House would never have circulated this photo. Even if it's the most effective way to brief any President on the hurricane (which we doubt), you would think they'd be wary of any impression that this man is so challenged by complex information that he requires "the coloring book" version--that sense reinforced by the TA-like body language of the FEMA official. If Trump looks out of his depth though, the impending (political) disaster is that Kelly looks more so.
: comment by Reading The Pictures @ReadingThePix, 25 August 2017

I see something entirely different. Not out his depth necessarily, but simply that a looming natural disaster fails to appeal to T's sense of self importance (not about me = uninteresting = not important). Hence the need for bright, contrasting colors to try and recapture some attention. Kelly's body language as that of an increasingly frustrated father.: comment by cjmphotog, 25 August 2017

The capture fits perfectly with what we already know..we elected an infantile president. His impeachment must be handled with great care, bearing in mind his mental disability.: comment by wayneogrant, 25 August 2017

 They all look miserable: comment by khtgailloux, 25 August 2017

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What makes it all worth it. #TrumpRallyPhoenix @GettyImages: image via Reading The Pictures @ReadingThePix, 23 August 2017



APPD Aransas Pass Officer Jack McCarty saving an American flag during #HurricaneHarvey #MAGA #Rockport #Harvey #prayfortexas: image via Andee @andeew2016, 26 August 2017
 

reminder that capitalism is inhumane and exploits the most vulnerable population #HurricaneHarvey: image via guy fieri @taylaaa, 25 August 2017


Lots of juice, but no water at #Walmart #HurricaneHarvey: image via Robert Gauthier @rgaut999, 25 August 2017


Texas homies, if u don't survive #HurricaneHarvey I don't want u to die not knowing what's up. Jake Paul gets sued for Ms on Monday. RIP: image via KEEM @KEEMSTAR, 25 August 2017 


Texas homies, if u don't survive #HurricaneHarvey I don't want u to die not knowing what's up. Jake Paul gets sued for Ms on Monday. RIP.: image via KEEM @KEEMSTAR, 25 August 2017


Scenes from Texas as thousands flee #HurricaneHarvey
: image via AP Images @AP_Images, 25 August 2017



Scenes from Texas as thousands flee #HurricaneHarvey
: image via AP Images @AP_Images, 25 August 2017



Scenes from Texas as thousands flee #HurricaneHarvey
: image via AP Images @AP_Images, 25 August 2017



Scenes from Texas as thousands flee #HurricaneHarvey: image via AP Images @AP_Images, 25 August 2017
 

I don't ask for much! But if you would please #PrayForTexas this is bad! Bad bad! #HurricaneHarvey: image via SLIM SUPREME @SlimHades450, 26 August 2017


#HurricaneHarvey downgraded to Category 1 as it moves inland, with storm surge more than 6ft, 16in of rain fallen: image via BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking, 26 August 2017


A woman wades through a flooded village in the eastern state of Bihar, India August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton: image via Cathal McNaughton @Cathal1978, 22 August 2017

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Endlessly intrigued by parallel between biz as usual, and US - #SKorea disaster prep. Surreal times. #Seoul #GettyImages: image via Reading The Pictures @ReadingThePix, 23 August 2017

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 As opposed to "2 equal sides," there's "you reap what you sow." Anti-#Trump defense team. #TrumpRallyPhoenix @GettyImages: image via Reading The Pictures @ReadingThePix, 23 August 2017


Why is Alt-Left terrorist Yvette Felarca still being allowed to incite riots from the @UCBerkeley campus despite facing felony charges?: image via Based Stickman @BasedStickMan, 25 August 2017


Why is Alt-Left terrorist Yvette Felarca still being allowed to incite riots from the @UCBerkeley campus despite facing felony charges?: image via Based Stickman @BasedStickMan, 25 August 2017


One of the organizers of the far-right rally on Sunday in Berkeley has called for it to be cancelled.: image via Shane Bauer @shane_bauer, 25 August 2017


Community members come together for "Light Up The Night" vigil in SF in advance of the far-right weekend events.: image via Marcus Yam @yamphoto, 25 August 2017
 

Community members come together for "Light Up The Night" vigil in SF in advance of the far-right weekend events.: image via Marcus Yam @yamphoto, 25 August 2017


Community members come together for "Light Up The Night" vigil in SF in advance of the far-right weekend events.: image via Marcus Yam @yamphoto, 25 August 2017


Community members come together for "Light Up The Night" vigil in SF in advance of the far-right weekend events.: image via Marcus Yam @yamphoto, 25 August 2017


#Spain Migrants rest in #Tarifa after being rescued from the Strait of #Gibraltar. By Jorge Guerrero @AFPphoto: image via Photojournalism @photojournalink, 23 August 2017

Defend your people from violent Marxists and the system will lock you up and set your bail at 135k. You cant arrest us all #IAMKYLECHAPMAN: image via Franklin Irelan @1irelan1, 25 August 2017
 


Last nazi standing. #Gorka: image via Make US Smart Again @solidarityvta, 25 August 2017 


FOXNEWS reports Nueces County Fire Department battles blaze during #HurricaneHarvey: image via Channel 1 America @channel1america, 26 August 2017


Police fire tear gas at protesters outside the convention center where President Trump held a rally.(Photo @WallySkalij) #PhonenixRally: image via Brian Park @TheBrianPark, 22 August 2017


Police fire tear gas at protesters outside the convention center where President Trump held a rally.(Photo @WallySkalij) #PhonenixRally: image via Brian Park @TheBrianPark, 22 August 2017


Police fire tear gas at protesters outside the convention center where President Trump held a rally.(Photo @WallySkalij) #PhonenixRally: image via Brian Park @TheBrianPark, 22 August 2017
 

Police fire tear gas at protesters outside the convention center where President Trump held a rally.(Photo @WallySkalij) #PhonenixRally: image via Brian Park @TheBrianPark, 22 August 2017


#India Clashes over Indian guru's rape conviction kill 14: hospital @Money_Sharma #AFP: image via AFP Photo @AFPphoto, 25 August 2017


A member of the security forces reacts during violence in Panchkula, India, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton: image via Cathal McNaughton @Cathal1978, 25 August 2017


August 25, 2017 People react during violence in Panchkula, India, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton: image via Cathal McNaughton @Cathal1978, 25 August 2017


Security forces march past the body of a man killed during violence in Panchkula, India, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton: image via Cathal McNaughton @Cathal1978, 25 August 2017


People are rescued from a flooded village in Motihari, Bihar State, India. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton: image via Cathal McNaughton @Cathal1978, 23 August 2017


A baby suffering from dehydration is rescued from a flooded village in the eastern state of Bihar, India REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton: image via Cathal McNaughton @Cathal1978, 23 August 2017


A man shouts toward a rescue boat as he wades through a flooded village in the eastern state of Bihar, India. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton: image via Cathal McNaughton @Cathal1978, 22 August 2017


A family from the Rohingya community are pictured inside their shack at a camp in Delhi, India August 17, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton: image via Cathal McNaughton @Cathal1978, 19 August 2017

Annie Bell's Lounge | by ADMurr

Annie Bell's Lounge. Clarksdale, MS.: photo by Andrew Murr, 4 July 2017 

Used to drive through | by ADMurr

Used to drive through [Yazoo City, MS}: photo by Andrew Murr, 4 July 2017

Hong Kong Market | by ADMurr

Hong Kong Market [Memphis]: photo by Andrew Murr, 24 August 2017

Untitled | by patrickjoust

Untitled [Washington Village, Baltimore]: photo by Patrick, July 2017

Untitled | by trepassiavanti

Untitled: photo by trepassiavanti, 3 February 2016

Baptism in August | by mwolfsonfoster

Baptism in August: photo by maura wolfson-foster, 19 August 2017

Baptism in August | by mwolfsonfoster

Baptism in August: photo by maura wolfson-foster, 19 August 2017

Refugees Welcome | by GC_Dean

Refugees Welcome. Protestors outside the Phoenix Convention Center, 22 August 2017.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 22 August 2017

Refugees Welcome | by GC_Dean

 Refugees Welcome. Protestors outside the Phoenix Convention Center, 22 August 2017.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 22 August 2017

Refugees Welcome | by GC_Dean

Refugees Welcome. Protestors outside the Phoenix Convention Center, 22 August 2017.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 22 August 2017

Untitled | by I Shot Baltimore

Untitled [Baltimore]: photo by Larry Cohen, 12 August 2017

Untitled | by I Shot Baltimore

Untitled [Baltimore]: photo by Larry Cohen, 12 August 2017

Untitled | by I Shot Baltimore

Untitled [Baltimore]: photo by Larry Cohen, 12 August 2017

Untitled | by Missy Prince

LA: photo by Missy Prince, 17 April 2017

Untitled | by Missy Prince

Hollywood: photo by Missy Prince, 8 May 2017

Morse Bluff, Nebraska | by josephvavak

Morse Bluff, Nebraska: photo by Joseph Vavak, 22 June 2017

Morse Bluff, Nebraska | by josephvavak
 
Morse Bluff, Nebraska: photo by Joseph Vavak, 22 June 2017

Morse Bluff, Nebraska | by josephvavak

Morse Bluff, Nebraska: photo by Joseph Vavak, 22 June 2017

Empty retail space in Fiesta Mall | by GC_Dean

Empty retail space in Fiesta Mall. Mesa, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 21 July 2017

Empty retail space in Fiesta Mall | by GC_Dean

Empty retail space in Fiesta Mall. Mesa, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 21 July 2017

Empty retail space in Fiesta Mall | by GC_Dean

Empty retail space in Fiesta Mall. Mesa, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 21 July 2017

... | by Fermin Guzman

Chimalhuacán, EDOMEX 2017...: photo by Fermin Guzman, 1 April 2017

... | by Fermin Guzman

Chimalhuacán, EDOMEX 2017...: photo by Fermin Guzman, 1 April 2017

... | by Fermin Guzman

 Chimalhuacán, EDOMEX 2017...: photo by Fermin Guzman, 1 April 2017

Untitled | by Jimmy Borden

Untitled [Bali]: photo by Jimmy Borden, 11 August 2017

Untitled | by Jimmy Borden

Untitled [Bali]: photo by Jimmy Borden, 11 August 2017

Untitled | by Jimmy Borden

Untitled [Bali]: photo by Jimmy Borden, 11 August 2017