speaking of apocalypses for buildings

The towers are oddly beloved by many people, especially architects, but the demolition serves as great theater. The three towers all collapse at once, and smoke rings bellow out of the top in the slow motion reel. While it's not the only time people have gathered to watch a demolition, the erasure of these cooling towers is particularly eerie, as they bring to mind apocalyptic images of nuclear meltdown. (via)

i recommend pushing play on "the voyager" and watching all the videos.

gchatz w/ john

John: i can't wait to see new yorkers freaking out about this
they aren't going to know what to do with themselves
me: i know
its going to peter out
i just know it
John: one thing is for sure
they're building it up so much, it can't possibly be as bad as they're making it seem
me: yeah
i mean theyre really going over the top
John: it seems the real horrible things happen when you least expect them to
i'm looking at you fukushima daichi

puppies in danger.

this japanese puppy is getting himself scanned for radiation. ;(

oh no.

that meltdown that the japanese scientists were saying wasn't going to happen, might be.

GULP.

bonus link : this article really helped me understand what the f is going on over there. sounds bad.