Every-soul-a-battlefield - Uncivil Engineer

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I think I can die happily here

April mist and bird calls.

This Lovecraftian monstrosity may look like an amalgam of dying octopuses, but it’s actually a single creature called a Basket Star, a type of deep sea brittle star. They can reach up to 11 pounds in weight and 70 cm in length!

*clears search for "questionably legal ways to obtain this amount of money" from search history*

I cannot believe this rowhouse in St. Louis, Missouri. They are asking only $325,000 and according to Zillow, it’s estimated value is $283,590, so maybe it can be bought for less. You won’t believe the awesome inside, though. 

Look at this entrance hall. 

Even if the owner takes all his things with him, there are still the beams, floors, fireplaces and architectural features he added. 

Look at his collection of pulleys. It’s like a museum.

Check out this fancy powder room.

This a hallway that leads to kitchen on the left.

These cabinets are crazy. And, look at the little sitting area. It has the original old floors, too. It was built in 1885.

Look at this hall- some of the mirrors reflect upside-down.

This appears to be a home office. What an unusual fireplace.

You can look over this room onto the floor below, b/c it’s on a mezzanine, but you can also see other areas of the home thru glass walls.

Look at the upper part of the hall. Kind of looks like house exteriors.

This purple and white room looks like an art gallery.

From here you can see way down to another sitting room. Notice the mantle over the round hearth.

This huge room is a bathroom.

I don’t know what this is- probably another sitting room.

Could this be a potting room? Anyway, it leads to the roof.

Here we are out on the room- I don’t know if that’s the house next door, but it looks like you can climb from one building to the other.

It doesn’t look like you could really sit- well, you can, but it’s not really a patio, although it’s interesting up here.

There’s this network of railings or something and I can’t tell which house is which. 

From this side, you can see the neighborhood and some of the yards.

Down to the basement.

You can see clear up to the top of the house from down here.

At least it’s not creepy with the old stone walls painted white. I guess that’s an old heat stove. 

There’s a bedroom and a very nice shower down here.

Behind the house are exits to the yard from the basement and the 1st floor. 

The garden is stunning.

And, look at this path. Is that the neighbor’s yard? The homes are very close together.

The street itself is beautiful. I need this house.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1204-S-18th-St-Saint-Louis-MO-63104/2934915_zpid/

And we wonder how dangerous dictators come to power...

BOGA LAKE, BANDARBAN, BANGLADESH.

20% is better than 0%.

Brushing your teeth at least once every day is better than none at all.

A few hours of sleep is better than none.

A few minutes outside for fresh air is better than none.

Writing a few paragraphs of the essay today is better than procrastinating till later.

Doing something is better than nothing (of course there is exception for some cases).

Do things at a pace which makes you comfortable whilst allowing you to make progress.

You can do this!

Marriage is good and weddings are great but I hate modern wedding culture. You don’t need to bankrupt yourself to have a nice wedding. Stop supporting the wedding industry, stop buying outrageously priced engagement rings, stop spending 10k on a dress you’ll only ever wear once.