365: 50 - 19.02.09 via mshades : From Portuguese - Saudade According to Wikipedia: "...a feeling of nostalgic longing for something or someone that one was fond of and which is lost. It often carries a fatalist tone and a repressed knowledge that the object of longing might really never return." Bones and silk, flesh, diamonds, and suede - the sound of our relationship sifted through...

"As always, there is an excellent selection of images from the Inauguration over at The Big Picture ." link via mshades Spectators in Times Square watch President Barack Obama take the oath of office during his inauguration Residents of Kibera, one of the poorest quarters in Nairobi gather to watch the inauguration ceremony President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama...

I laughed so hard at this I cried (grabbed from asim : And I laughed similarly hard at this, grabbed from mshades , the 10 Least Successful Holiday Specials of All Time . And then there's this, posted by my former boss, Jason Calacanis:

It's funny, kind of. Seems like every time I go and make one of those don't worry, things will get better sparkle-and-light posts, the world finds a way to kick me in the figurative nuts. If yesterday was a heavy weight prize fighter, I would have been the poor schmuck sucking floor-mat, no lie. Don't worry. I'm building myself a little ladder so I can get the fuck over it. Anywhore, putting on...