sunflowers-by-the-sea:

germancitygirl:

House-themed sets of Harry Potter over on Gilt. You can find them under Juniper Books.

beamishbanderkat:

Let us all just take a moment to appreciate how beautiful the 2012 hardcover edition of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust is. Not only is it one of my favorite books and a lovely tale, but the design of the book is gorgeous and fits the story perfectly. And look at those new Charles Vess illustrations! The most beautiful book currently on my bookshelf in terms of design. And what an experience to hold and interact with this beauty. This is why paper books will never disappear.

illdieandwaitforyou:

The last words of all of John Green’s books, represented in minimalistic poster format. Pleeeease don’t use these without my permission pleeease.

xylodemon:

EVERY ENDING IS A NEW BEGINNING
YOUR LUCKY NUMBER IS NONE
YOUR LUCKY COLOR IS DEAD
Motto:
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

→ American Gods

(Source: 59801)

mrmojorisinn:

I could pee on this.

minestuck:

alternate title: young children gawk at flaming homosexuals

(Source: sefren)

theheiressofdurin:

re-reading “The Hobbit or There and Back Again”

Gandalf sat at the head of the party with the thirteen, dwarves all round, and Bilbo sat on a stool at the fireside, nibbling at a biscuit (his appetite was quite taken away), and trying to look as if this was all perfectly ordinary and not in the least an adventure. The dwarves ate and ate, and talked and talked, and time got on. At last they pushed their chairs back, and Bilbo made a move to collect the plates and glasses.

“I suppose you will all stay to supper?” he said in his politest unpressing tones. “Of course!” said Thorin. “And after. We shan’t get through the business till late, and we must have some music first. Now to clear up!”

Thereupon the twelve dwarves-not Thorin, he was too important, and stayed talking to Gandalf jumped to their feet and made tall piles of all the things. Off they went, not waiting for trays, balancing columns of plates, each with a bottle on the top, with one hand, while the hobbit ran after them almost squeaking with fright: “Please be careful!” and “Please, don’t trouble! I can manage.” But the dwarves only started to sing:

Chip the glasses and crack the plates!
Blunt the knives and bend the forks!
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates 
-Smash the bottles and burn the corks!

Cut the cloth and tread on the fat!
Pour the milk on the pantry floor!
Leave the bones on the bedroom mat!
Splash the wine on every door!

Dump the crocks in a boiling bawl;
Pound them up with a thumping pole;
And when you've finished, if any are whole,
Send them down the hall to roll

That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!
So, carefully! carefully with the plates!

And of course they did none of these dreadful things, and everything was cleaned and put away safe as quick as lightning, while the hobbit was turning round and round in the middle of the kitchen trying to see what they were doing.

thesciencellama:

Lightning Ridge Black Opal - Twin Galaxy Gem Stones

Aside from Grey and White, Black Opal is the most precious and is at least 50 times more rare than diamond, yet these beautiful gems are also much more fragile than diamond.

The brilliant colors within the gems are iridescent,  meaning that they will change color or flash as you rotate them. Deep down within the opal are silica spheres arranged in arrays and both the size and organized arrangement of the spheres will determine the color produced. The Twin Galaxy Stones will flash like lightning as you rotate them, hence the name Lightning Ridge in Australia.

(Source: the-science-llama)