Opera (especially Strauss!), Heavy Metal (Nightwish, Apocalyptica, Dimmu Borgir, Turisas, Falconer), Poetry, Victorian/Gothic/Industrial/Lolita Fashion, Philosophy, Bibliophilia, Motorcycles, Subtle and Sophisticated Rebellions Against Society.Tumblr (3.0; @rallentando)http://rallentando.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lujzkvPC8K1qbuwt6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lujzkvPC8K1qbuwt6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thecrazyfilipino.tumblr.com/post/36777487272/tea-shirts" target="_blank">thecrazyfilipino</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>TEA-SHIRTS</p> </blockquote>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/36866526514http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/36866526514Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:27:06 -0500teadesign<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb715uBeJX1r5zz0no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/36866461041http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/36866461041Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:25:26 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me9oenfDf21ry10dao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me9oenfDf21ry10dao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/36866331826http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/36866331826Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:22:17 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f8fzRRUq1qczxc6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> The Great Gatsby<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f8fzRRUq1qczxc6o2_400.jpg"/><br/> James and The Giant Peach<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f8fzRRUq1qczxc6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> Lolita<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f8fzRRUq1qczxc6o5_400.jpg"/><br/> Jane Eyre<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f8fzRRUq1qczxc6o6_500.jpg"/><br/> Ulysses<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f8fzRRUq1qczxc6o7_400.jpg"/><br/> A Separate Peace<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f8fzRRUq1qczxc6o8_400.jpg"/><br/> Of Mice and Men<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f8fzRRUq1qczxc6o9_500.jpg"/><br/> Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f8fzRRUq1qczxc6o10_500.jpg"/><br/> A People's History of The United States<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f8fzRRUq1qczxc6o11_400.jpg"/><br/> The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://betterbooktitles.com/post/30319840299/topten" target="_blank">betterbooktitles</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Top Ten <a href="http://betterbooktitles.com/" target="_blank">Better Book Titles</a>.</p> <p>Soon to be a book: <a href="http://betterbooktitles.com/thebook" target="_blank"><em>How Not to Read: Harnessing The Power of a Literature-Free Life</em></a></p> </blockquote>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/30362096707http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/30362096707Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:52:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m98bd75pI81rxmtrho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thingsthatmakemerockhard.tumblr.com/post/30117368053" target="_blank">thingsthatmakemerockhard</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>HOLY FUCK! Look at her THIGHS! This is a textbook case of ‘curves’.</p> </blockquote>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/30121260432http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/30121260432Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:43:08 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99s9xbPSq1roznw0o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99s9xbPSq1roznw0o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99s9xbPSq1roznw0o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://treehugger.tumblr.com/post/30116485442/c-maffam-freeform-lava-is-one-of-those-things" target="_blank">treehugger</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em class="credit">© Maffam Freeform</em></p> <p>Lava is one of those things that you hope to admire from afar — from really, really far (unless you’re one of those extreme hiking types). Raimonds Cirulis of <a href="http://www.maffamfree.com/" target="_blank">Maffam Freeform</a>, a Latvian design company, however obviously thinks otherwise in this intriguing collection of furniture that is created from spun fibers of volcanic rock and natural resin.</p> <p>See more photos from the collection here:  <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/eco-friendly-furniture/volcanic-basalt-resin-furniture-maffam-freeform.html" target="_blank">Dark & Voluptuous Furniture Is Spun From Volcanic Rock</a></p> </blockquote>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/30121204519http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/30121204519Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:42:13 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9750yAEtA1qe31lco1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9750yAEtA1qe31lco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://alecshao.tumblr.com/post/30022805192/mika-aoki-syringe-2009-i-got-this-theme-from" target="_blank">alecshao</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.sing-g.net/index.html" target="_blank">Mika Aoki</a> - <em>Syringe</em> (2009)</p> <p>“I got this theme from the idea of a sperm bank. Sperm donations are classified according to educational background or appearance. Great expectations are entrusted to microscopic life which can be sucked up by syringes. From this point of view, I notice that my personality is breathing within each cell of my body.</p> <p>The name and birthday of a patient are labeled on each blood sample tube like a title.”</p> </blockquote>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/30049682626http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/30049682626Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:41:54 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8jzjsAn451rx8ucyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><a href="http://sparkleman.deviantart.com/art/Crystal-autumn-classic-lolita-313352884" target="_blank">Crystal autumn(classic lolita)</a> by <a class="u" href="http://sparkleman.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">Sparkleman</a></p> </blockquote>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/30049603681http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/30049603681Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:40:31 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m94eb8tnTp1qm7gz8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bwrbeauty.tumblr.com/post/29912501190/by-pavel-sidorenko" target="_blank">bwrbeauty</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>by <a href="http://www.pavel-sidorenko.com/index.php" target="_blank">Pavel Sidorenko</a></p> </blockquote>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/30003809913http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/30003809913Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:24:27 -0400artrecordmusic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m94ybsXFku1rag6cpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/29946703445http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/29946703445Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:17:15 -0400curvesgothalternative<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8iq8kM9y71qigjt3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8iq8kM9y71qigjt3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8iq8kM9y71qigjt3o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8iq8kM9y71qigjt3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8iq8kM9y71qigjt3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8iq8kM9y71qigjt3o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8iq8kM9y71qigjt3o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8iq8kM9y71qigjt3o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://griya.tumblr.com/post/29592401317/as-if-from-nowhere-a-super-smart" target="_blank">griya</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.orlareynolds.com/furniture_AsIfFromNowhere.asp" target="_blank">As if from nowhere… </a>a super smart shelves/table/chairs furniture system by Orla Reynolds<a href="http://www.orlareynolds.com/furniture_AsIfFromNowhere.asp" target="_blank"><br/></a></p> </blockquote>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/29598007069http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/29598007069Thu, 16 Aug 2012 23:24:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6czhoMvcU1r5px3ro1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6czhoMvcU1r5px3ro2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/26118706076http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/26118706076Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:34:08 -0400bootsglowgothicskeleton<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m477zjBao21qbi8iro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23332541481http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23332541481Sat, 19 May 2012 00:16:58 -0400bookcasefurniture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48wifNhNF1rnly34o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48wifNhNF1rnly34o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48wifNhNF1rnly34o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://helivesfortoday.tumblr.com/post/23321578766/coffee-table-steel-glass-powdercoat-tk-2012" target="_blank">helivesfortoday</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>coffee table / steel+glass+powdercoat // TK 2012</p> <p>my dad makes cool furniture</p> </blockquote>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23332179192http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23332179192Sat, 19 May 2012 00:09:47 -0400furnituretablecoffee tableawesomecooldesignmodern<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43ijjgdO51r3vveko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23149539084http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23149539084Wed, 16 May 2012 00:07:38 -0400heartnecklacebeautifuljewelry<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43j7lsSaA1r6wzv9o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://quirkycarousel.tumblr.com/post/23147883744/pink-rococo" target="_blank">quirkycarousel</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Pink Rococo ~</p> </blockquote>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23149335676http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23149335676Wed, 16 May 2012 00:03:16 -0400coolfreshwhitefurniturecouch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42d4bQwAp1qm0ta8o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://high-w0lfpack.tumblr.com/post/23100404705/g-shock" target="_blank">high-w0lfpack</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>G-shock</p> </blockquote>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23100823952http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23100823952Tue, 15 May 2012 08:40:48 -0400watchg-shockjewelrymenswear<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3it0eIDD41r75wj8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://figjamlolita.tumblr.com/post/22407197114" target="_blank">figjamlolita</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Porcelain Gothic</p> </blockquote>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23100767928http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23100767928Tue, 15 May 2012 08:38:38 -0400gothgothicfashion<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41gmyP7c71r7pwjzo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://asketisch.tumblr.com/post/23073123347" target="_blank">asketisch</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>desk and chair by  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharton_Esherick" title="Wharton Esherick" target="_blank">Wharton Esherick</a> (1966)</p> </blockquote>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23082118880http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23082118880Mon, 14 May 2012 22:38:24 -0400furnituredesktablechairdesign<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40tub0cZF1r3hwr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://diabolique-mon-ange.tumblr.com/post/23042708028/if-i-ever-end-up-at-an-awards-show-custom-size" target="_blank">diabolique-mon-ange</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>If I ever end up at an awards show… / Custom Size black and white Tulle burlesque corset by Glamtastik </p> </blockquote>http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23082079098http://rallentando.tumblr.com/post/23082079098Mon, 14 May 2012 22:37:50 -0400beautifuldressfashioncorsetgothic