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Reblogged from tyleroakley

tyleroakley:

Love is beautiful.

The only way i get any sort of intamacy

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Reblogged from betteryourbrain

madfuture:

Arisada Hōin, 300-yr-old “living mummy” at Kanshūji temple (Fukushima)
To become a living mummy, monks had to undergo a long and grueling three-step process.

 
Step 1: For 1,000 days, the monks would eat a special diet of nuts and seeds, and engage in rigorous physical training to strip the body of fat.

 
Step 2: For another 1,000 days, they would eat only bark and roots in gradually diminishing amounts. Toward the end, they would start drinking tea made from the sap of the urushi tree, a poisonous substance normally used to make Japanese lacquer bowls, which caused further loss of bodily fluid. The tea was brewed with water from a sacred spring at Mt. Yudono, which is now known to contain a high level of arsenic. The concoction created a germ-free environment within the body and helped preserve whatever meat was left on the bone.

 
Step 3: Finally, the monks would retreat to a cramped underground chamber connected to the surface by a tiny bamboo air pipe. There, they would meditate until dying, at which point they were sealed in their tomb. After 1,000 days, they were dug up and cleaned. If the body remained well-preserved, the monk was deemed a living mummy.
Unfortunately, most who attempted self-mummification were unsuccessful, but the few who succeeded achieved Buddha status and were enshrined at temples. As many as two dozen of these living mummies are in the care of temples in northern Honshu.
The Japanese government outlawed the practice of self-mummification in the late 19th century.

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Reblogged from bryankonietzko

bryankonietzko:

This is one of my favorite Meelo expressions.

Mike and I were having a conversation with my friend/former professor while his young son was crawling all over his back and head, slapping him in the face, tugging on his ears, etc. To our amazement, my friend calmly continued the conversation while simultaneously playfully wrestling with his rambunctious son. A year and a half later, when we were coming up with the Airbender kids, we thought he would be a fun, chaotic personality to throw in the mix and test Tenzin’s patience and fathering skills.

Ryu gravitated to this character right away and enthusiastically worked on his design. Mike and I originally envisioned Meelo as a cute kid, but Ryu insisted, “I want him to be ugly.” Ha! We pulled Ryu back a bit and ended up with the lumpy-headed kid we all love. (I have a bit of a Klingon ridge on the top of my skull, so I can personally relate his lumpy-headedness. Mike, on the other hand, as you all know, has a perfectly formed head.)

Reblogged from vondell-swain

daswiener:

wut

This has some porn potential 

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Back from my walk. Here is a picture I took of the entrance to the trails I love walking.

Reblogged from betteryourbrain

betteryourbrain:

prettykunoichi:

fuckyeahthepeculiar:

Japan released a Barack Obama action figure that comes with an American flag, microphone, selection of red & blue ties, weapons, interchangeable hands (?!) and picnic set.

I want this

Did Japan just collectively produce this? Like, did all the citizens of Japan band together to produce this action figure?

Just a table full of some of my favorite musicians. No Big Deal.

Reblogged from quietroomineedyounow

quietroomineedyounow:

Paper Tiger & Sims.