An Ephemeral Passer-by

fyuchicago: findaustinhudson: He left his apt, his roommate...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:21:39 -0400

findaustinhudson:

He left his apt, his roommate says, around 8pm on Wednesday, June 12th…without his wallet or smartphone, but had his apt keys. It was right after that major Derecho storm blew through Chicago…bringing with it tremendous lightening and straight-line winds.

Being a former Nat’l Science Bowl contender and serious fan of unusual weather/meteorology - we are theorizing he might have stepped outdoors to see the aftermath of the storm (as it headed east) - and something happened to him when he did.

He has no ID on him…we are calling area hospitals to see if they have any “John Doe’s”. Nothing yet. His father is flying up to Chicago right now to work with the Chicago Police Dept.

Thank you for helping to spread the word that our beloved Austin, is missing!

Any tips or messages, please contact us at: FindAustinHudson@gmail.com

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extractediconography: The Red Balloon - Albert Lamorisse - 1956

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:02:26 -0400

extractediconography:

The Red Balloon - Albert Lamorisse - 1956

"The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are things you get ashamed of, because..."

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:02:20 -0400

“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are things you get ashamed of, because words make them smaller. When they were in your head they were limitless; but when they come out they seem to be no bigger than normal things. But that’s not all. The most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried; they are clues that could guide your enemies to a prize they would love to steal. It’s hard and painful for you to talk about these things … and then people just look at you strangely. They haven’t understood what you’ve said at all, or why you almost cried while you were saying it.”

- Stephen King, The Body (via larmoyante)

coello: Scott Withers Photography

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:29:00 -0400

coello:

Scott Withers Photography

"Anyone whose goal is ‘something higher’ must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear..."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:27:34 -0400

“Anyone whose goal is ‘something higher’ must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.””

- Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being (via larmoyante)

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Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:11:06 -0400

"You have a right to experiment with your life. You will make mistakes. And they are right too. No, I..."

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:41:20 -0400

“You have a right to experiment with your life. You will make mistakes. And they are right too. No, I think there was too rigid a pattern. You came out of an education and are supposed to know your vocation. Your vocation is fixed, and maybe ten years later you find you are not a teacher anymore or you’re not a painter anymore. It may happen. It has happened. I mean Gauguin decided at a certain point he wasn’t a banker anymore; he was a painter. And so he walked away from banking. I think we have a right to change course. But society is the one that keeps demanding that we fit in and not disturb things. They would like you to fit in right away so that things work now.”

- Anaïs Nin (via thequietrabbit)

blue-voids: Paul Jenkins - Phenomena in that Moment, 1987

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:00:22 -0400

blue-voids:

Paul Jenkins - Phenomena in that Moment, 1987

"Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it..."

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:58:07 -0400

“Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough. Work as hard and as much as you want to on the things you like to do the best. Don’t think about what you want to be, but what you want to do. Keep up some kind of a minimum with other things so that society doesn’t stop you from doing anything at all.”

- Richard Feynman (via pavorst)

Blue skies today #uchicago

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:06:58 -0400

Blue skies today #uchicago

"The next suitable person you’re in light conversation with, you stop suddenly in the middle of the..."

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:01:57 -0400

“The next suitable person you’re in light conversation with, you stop suddenly in the middle of the conversation and look at the person closely and say, “What’s wrong?” You say it in a concerned way. He’ll say, “What do you mean?” You say, “Something’s wrong. I can tell. What is it?” And he’ll look stunned and say, “How did you know?” He doesn’t realize something’s always wrong, with everybody. Often more than one thing. He doesn’t know everybody’s always going around all the time with something wrong and believing they’re exerting great willpower and control to keep other people, for whom they think nothing’s ever wrong, from seeing it.”

- David Foster Wallace, The Pale King (via harboured)

italdred: Sunny Delight (by The Urban Explorer)

Mon, 27 May 2013 11:58:50 -0400

italdred:

Sunny Delight (by The Urban Explorer)

"I wanted my own words. But the ones I use have been dragged through I don’t know how many..."

Mon, 27 May 2013 11:54:07 -0400

“I wanted my own words. But the ones I use have been dragged through I don’t know how many consciences.”

- Jean-Paul Sartre, from The Wall (via violentwavesofemotion)

calumet412: Untitled, 1978, Chicago. Vivian Maier

Mon, 27 May 2013 00:03:55 -0400

calumet412:

Untitled, 1978, Chicago. Vivian Maier

"So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you..."

Mon, 27 May 2013 00:01:54 -0400

“So you plant your own garden and
decorate your own soul, instead of waiting
for someone to bring you flowers.”

- Jorge Luis Borges (via Swanfeather Songs)

likeafieldmouse: Marton Perlaki - Reciprocities (2012)

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:08:20 -0400

likeafieldmouse:

Marton Perlaki - Reciprocities (2012)

"I have kept her story to retell. It is one of the small legion I carry, each one extraordinary in..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:08:03 -0400

“I have kept her story to retell. It is one of the small legion I carry, each one extraordinary in its own right. Each one an attempt—an immense leap of an attempt—to prove to me that you, and your human existence, are worth it.
Here it is. One of a handful.
The Book Thief.
If you feel like it, come with me. I will tell you a story.
I’ll show you something.”

- Markus Zusak, The Book Thief (via excessivebookshelf)

cillium: by Sasha Faq

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:07:52 -0400

cillium:

by Sasha Faq

"We are more than the worst thing that’s ever happened to us. All of us need to stop apologizing..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:08 -0400

“We are more than the worst thing that’s ever
happened to us. All of us need to stop apologizing
for having been to hell and come back breathing.
Your bad dreams are battle scars.
What doesn’t kill you cuts you fucking deep
but scars are just skin growing back
thicker when it heals.”

- Clementine von Radics (via hellanne)

atavus: Alex Fradkin - Public Housing, Chicago, IL, 1999

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:35:31 -0400

atavus:

Alex Fradkin - Public Housing, Chicago, IL, 1999