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「Kyomizudera」 Monk by kilcher
Kyomizudera (Pure Water Temple) is built into the side of Otowayama mountain on the east side of Kyoto, Japan. The original temple dates back to 780 AD and remains associated with Nara/Hosso Buddhism, the oldest sect within Japanese Buddhism. It was built without the use of nails. The people who built Kyomizudera […]

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「Gion」 Busy Streets of Gion | originally uploaded by kilcher
Gion (祇園) is a district of Kyoto, Japan, originally developed in the Middle Ages, in front of Yasaka Shrine. The district was built to accommodate the needs of travelers and visitors to the shrine. It eventually evolved to become one of the most exclusive and well-known […]

「Kinkakuji」 Golden Pavillion originally uploaded by kilcher
Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion Temple) is the informal name of Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺, Deer Garden Temple) in Kyoto, Japan. It was originally built in 1397 to serve as a retirement villa for Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, as part of his estate then known as Kitayama.[1] It was his son who […]

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I have nothing else to do so I resorted to playing with these images. Thanks to my bro, Jakey, for that cute caricature that I *harassed* him to draw.  The “Green Moon” image is part of my Lunar Project set in Flickr.
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Day 122 : Left Behind
Originally uploaded by kilcher
What are you looking for?
Are you looking for something more?

It’s not me.

It’s not me.

- David Cook | Makeover

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… | originally uploaded by kilcher
The gnarly grimace and its permanence,
melted like wax under the sun, transformed,
The sneer and its annoying ever-presence,
seemingly gone but really just metamorphosed.
The ubiquitous dark gloomy cloud above,
ominous and irritatingly omnipresent,
faded, disappeared, looked like it’s gone,
but it’s still there, only now it’s translucent.
That dark brooding figure so often reminiscent
of dysphoria, […]

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You got me trippin’ (oh), stumblin’ (oh)
Flippin’ (oh), fumblin’ (so)
Clumsy ’cause I’m …

You got me slippin’ (oh), tumblin’ (oh)
Sinkin’ (oh), crumblin’ (so)
Clumsy ’cause I’m …

Clumsy | Originally uploaded by Mieke Miwian
“Clumsy” by Fergie

“After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see things as they are not. Finally, you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world.”
(Oscar Wilde)
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