An attorney somewhere. Avocations include all manner of print media, especially Victorian fiction (the interminable kind) and comics and manga, as well as music, BBC series, and Akkadian cuneiform.Tumblr (3.0; @ziqiqum)http://ziqiqu.com/<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzsjlc78Z01qh7jlwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://poboh.tumblr.com/post/18065282196">poboh</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Portrait of a Young Woman Reading</em>, Dean Cornwell. American (1892-1960)</p> </blockquote>http://ziqiqu.com/post/18134739449http://ziqiqu.com/post/18134739449Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:06:07 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzr6orwiOM1qjobupo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.herochan.com/post/18082253495/wearing-a-visor-i-know-that-feel-bro">herochan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>Wearing a Visor? I Know That Feel, Bro.</strong></em> - <span>by Chris Gerringer</span></p> <p><a href="http://paperbeatsscissors.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a> | <a href="http://paperbeatsscissors.deviantart.com/">deviantART</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/paperbeatsscissors">Facebook</a></p> <p>(via: <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://paperbeatsscissors.tumblr.com/post/18015621168/wearing-a-visor-i-know-that-feel-bro">paperbeatsscissors</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://ziqiqu.com/post/18117089703http://ziqiqu.com/post/18117089703Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:26:31 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lztsz1INlc1qbnaxvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><strong><em>Wolverine and the X-men</em> #6</strong></blockquote> <p>Beyond perfection.  We’re in the midst of one of the best runs of X-men, ever.</p> <p>Truly superlative.</p>http://ziqiqu.com/post/18109818380http://ziqiqu.com/post/18109818380Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:13:49 -0500Wolverine and the X-Men<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzsum3q2uh1qb0qmuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Oh my…</p> <p>I’m ready to give you my money and I don’t even know what this is.</p>http://ziqiqu.com/post/18098256306http://ziqiqu.com/post/18098256306Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:11:48 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzsxmgb6Uv1qbnaxvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><strong>Pull list for the week of February 22nd, 2012.</strong></blockquote> <p>Well, this looks promising. I’ll probably read <em>New Mutants</em> first, since I’ve loved the last two issues, then <em>Fantastic Four</em>. Of course, it’ll be interesting to see where <em>Justice League Dark</em> and <em>Aquaman</em> go now that the’ve finished their initial arcs.</p> <p>I know it’s weird, but since <em>Wolverine and the X-men</em> is always awesome, I find that I’m no where near as excited about it as I am about the others. Am I starting to get double-ship fatigue?</p>http://ziqiqu.com/post/18072953895http://ziqiqu.com/post/18072953895Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:56:40 -0500pull listnew mutantsaquamanfantastic fourWolverine and the X-MenJustice League Dark<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UEWEAqNR2XQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><blockquote><strong>Saint Etienne - “Tonight”</strong></blockquote> <p>They say that they’re in love with synthesizers…</p>http://ziqiqu.com/post/18025543169http://ziqiqu.com/post/18025543169Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:50:06 -0500saint etiennemusic video<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzq6ukv9PJ1qbnaxvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><blockquote><strong><em>Mushishi</em>, chapter 7</strong></blockquote> <p>I picked <em>Mushishi</em> back up this weekend.  ”The Sea of Brushstrokes” was always one of my favorite chapters.</p>http://ziqiqu.com/post/18021093364http://ziqiqu.com/post/18021093364Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:22:18 -0500MushishiYuki Urushibaramanga蟲師<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzis4bTneZ1qhdzaao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahdnd.tumblr.com/post/18016991598/themightybirenza-back-to-the-folio-for-monster">fuckyeahdnd</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://themightybirenza.tumblr.com/post/17751061012/back-to-the-folio-for-monster-2-the-fearsome">themightybirenza</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Back to the Folio for monster #2, the fearsome Achaierai! (the stupidest name ever coined)</p> <p>They’re… 15 foot-tall spherical stilt-birds that were summoned from hell centuries ago and now rampage around the world. There are extensive rules for what happens when their legs are severed. (if they lose three, they breathe a cloud of inky gas and <em>crawl away</em>)</p> </blockquote> <p>That has to be the cutest achaierai (wow, I spelled that correctly on the first try!) I’ve ever seen!</p> <p>Also, check out the rest of the blog for more awesome D&D monstrosities!</p> </blockquote>http://ziqiqu.com/post/18019464796http://ziqiqu.com/post/18019464796Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:46:29 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzliyzuNUQ1qej2n5o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://radtastical.tumblr.com/post/17833097013/abbydraws-my-new-starlight-howl-and-sophie">radtastical</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://abbydraws.tumblr.com/post/17824951040/my-new-starlight-howl-and-sophie">abbydraws</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“my new starlight”</p> <p>Howl and Sophie</p> </blockquote> <p>oh my gosh how cute</p> </blockquote>http://ziqiqu.com/post/17923854903http://ziqiqu.com/post/17923854903Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:05:32 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzngk2mq9j1qbnaxvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><blockquote><strong><em>ARIA</em>, chapter 30</strong></blockquote> <p>The eerie, fairy-tale chapters are always the best.</p>http://ziqiqu.com/post/17888745202http://ziqiqu.com/post/17888745202Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:00:02 -0500ARIAkozue amanomanga<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3JYYa_B_clU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><blockquote><strong>School Of Seven Bells - “Lafaye”</strong></blockquote> <p>From <em>Ghostory</em>, which is somehow even better than their previous releases.</p>http://ziqiqu.com/post/17884419832http://ziqiqu.com/post/17884419832Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:25:30 -0500school of seven bellsmusic video<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzmwaugje11r1t9nio1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzmwaugje11r1t9nio2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzmwaugje11r1t9nio3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://amazingxmen.tumblr.com/post/17876012448/guess-beast-forgot-about-astonishing-x-men-23">amazingxmen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Guess beast forgot about Astonishing X-Men #23 where Scott was being tortured …or how he sacrificed himself in X-Men vol 2 #97, by merging with Apocalypse before he could merge with Nathan (X-Man)..  </strong></p> </blockquote> <p>Exactly why the conflict between Beast and Cyclops felt contrived from the beginning.</p>http://ziqiqu.com/post/17883887067http://ziqiqu.com/post/17883887067Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:11:59 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36867236" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><blockquote><strong>Mint Julep - “To The Sea”</strong></blockquote> <p>Can’t tell you how many times this song got me through my gym routine.</p>http://ziqiqu.com/post/17866944596http://ziqiqu.com/post/17866944596Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:04:04 -0500mint julepmusic video<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzm4doA1m01qbnaxvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Notes for a study guide of Akkadian verbs I’m working on.</p> <p>Hopefully, the final product will be neater and more immediately decipherable.</p>http://ziqiqu.com/post/17853974778http://ziqiqu.com/post/17853974778Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:57:05 -0500akkadiancuneiform<blockquote>Bright February days have a stronger charm of hope about them than any other days in the year.  One likes to pause in the mild rays of the sun, and look over the gates at the patient plough–horses turning at the end of the furrow, and think that the beautiful year is all before one.  The birds seem to feel just the same: their notes are as clear as the clear air.  There are no leaves on the trees and hedgerows, but how green all the grassy fields are!  And the dark purplish brown of the ploughed earth and of the bare branches is beautiful too.  What a glad world this looks like, as one drives or rides along the valleys and over the hills! <p><strong>George Eliot, <em>Adam Bede</em>, Book Fourth, chapter 35.</strong></p> </blockquote>http://ziqiqu.com/post/17850136351http://ziqiqu.com/post/17850136351Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:45:57 -0500george eliotadam bedevictorian fictionFebruary<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzjnrtPCxa1qdachco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mrhipp.tumblr.com/post/17768068015/snake-eyes-vs-storm-shadow-fight" class="tumblr_blog">mrhipp</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>SNAKE EYES VS STORM SHADOW. FIGHT!</p></blockquote>http://ziqiqu.com/post/17768623052http://ziqiqu.com/post/17768623052Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:01:03 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzgjkyvXwW1qbnaxvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><blockquote><strong><em>Avenging Spider-man</em> #4</strong></blockquote> <p>Congratulations Marvel!  I now hate mask-less Hawkeye as a character and not just as a character design.</p>http://ziqiqu.com/post/17679179897http://ziqiqu.com/post/17679179897Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:22:10 -0500avenging spider-mancomicshawkeye<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzcra37dH41qbnaxvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><strong>Pull list for the week of February 15th, 2012.</strong></blockquote> <p>Eagerly anticipating <em>Batman</em> this week, although <em>Avenging Spider-man</em> and <em>Daredevil</em> are sure to be good.</p> <p>Hey, maybe we’ll finally get some answers in <em>X-Factor</em>?</p>http://ziqiqu.com/post/17658421848http://ziqiqu.com/post/17658421848Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:20:05 -0500amazing spider-manavenging spider-manbatmandaredevilgeneration hopeuncanny x-menx-factorcomicspull list<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RPz00pX0kMU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><blockquote><strong>Los Campesinos! - “Songs About Your Girlfriend”</strong></blockquote> <p>Best song from <em>Hello Sadness</em>.  Slightly NSFW.</p>http://ziqiqu.com/post/17628781380http://ziqiqu.com/post/17628781380Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:00:00 -0500Los Campesinos!music video<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzeckf9zvI1qbnaxvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Time for a lock screen update.</p>http://ziqiqu.com/post/17616900497http://ziqiqu.com/post/17616900497Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:57:05 -0500Hitoshi AshinanoykkYokohama Kaidashi Kikouヨコハマ買い出し紀行xmanga