Bookworm’s Paradise: Library in China Houses 1.2 Million Books In Its Majestic Curve Walls
Nestled in the Binhai Cultural District, China, the Tianjin Binhai Library is an answered prayer, a dream come true for every book lover sprawled all across the globe.
Note: I chose these words because I personally like them, and some are therefore not necessarily very useful or common in everyday language (but some might be :p).
Gullkorn (n) (lit. grain of gold) - A phrase, quote or saying that is exceptionally funny, good, original or admired, a “pearl”.
Sjarmtroll (n) (lit. charm-troll)
- Charmer
Radarpar (n) (lit. radar couple) - Two people who work efficiently together or who interact really well together
Pjusk (adj.) - Dishevelled, tired-looking (especially in the context of being sick)
Å rævkjøre / Rævkjørt (adj.) (lit. ass-driven) - To fuck over / (Ass-)fucked (I’m sorry, but it’s super useful)
Basketak (n) - Scuffle
Trekløver (n) A close-knit groups of three people (siblings, friends, or band and team members) (Note: This word means “shamrock” when it’s used in the masculine form: en trekløver)
Å besudle - To taint, to contaminate
Grønske (m) - Algae or grass stain (very specific, I know :p)
It’s hard to imagine a life without a jaw—we need one to eat and interact with one another through speech. Yet like every other part in our body, it didn’t always exist back in life’s evolutionary history.
Strange as it may seem, these fishes thrived in the waters of this planet over 450 million years ago. They were common animals, with fossils of these peculiar creatures having been unearthed since the 1830s. Even with their limited knowledge of the deep time, the era’s scientists noticed that these fishes clearly looked like no other living animal they knew.
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Read the full story here and but the image as a print or t-shirt here.
I decided that I should start a blog here to show off some of the Perler Bead art I’ve made over time! My first post will be this big collection of Order of No Quarter members out of Shovel Knight. You won’t believe how long it took to make Tinker Knight, there… The pencil to the right of him shows how huge it is.
For artists who have problems with perspective (furniture etc.) in indoor scenes like me - there’s an online programm called roomsketcher where you can design a house/roon and snap pictures of it using different perspectives.
It’s got an almost endless range of furniture, doors, windows, stairs etc and is easy to use. In addition to that, you don’t have to install anything and if you create an account (which is free) you can save and return to your houses.
