Text Messages from 2012 I will never delete

During pre-smart-phones era, I had a Nokia that saved all data in a sim card, but could only hold a limited amount. This meant, once in a while I had to aggressively discard data to receive new ones. And of course, there were always some texts that I refuse to erase! If today, say I had to go through that agonising process (an opportunity to reflect on the past year), these are some of the texts I would save because of personal reasons:

• It's freakin scary walking back at this time. in this area. Wish I had a get-out-of-rape-free card.

• I realized today that my "fat jeans" have become just jeans.

• I wouldnt want you to change from the very core of your being no? And 'just the way you are' not merely a song...

• Our friendship would transcend time, space and fictional universe! Lol

• Thats it. Get your infrared binoculars and coffee. We are pitching our tent outside Gosling's penthouse. Fanboying hard right now.

• And you know what the best spell is? Obliviate. If something hurts us we can simply erase that painful memory from our minds

• I need to watch a how to party video. Not even makeup. Just party.

• Can we do thanksgiving next year???

• Introverts unite!!!!!! .....Individually.

• Tumblr is down. I repeat, tumblr is down!!!!

• I shall live vicariously through your "pool" parties hahaha

• Sorry I didnt call you back. I had diarrhea splashed on the tie you picked out for me. All good now

• I sniffed my banana like a pervert before i took a bite

• I will be on tv, I will be your worried friend who has to do an interview. I'll cry and be like her teddy bear is taking her away!

• I know someone who has bipolar. You'll be fine. And never doubt your creativity! :)

• Oh wow... very proud of you for confronting reality. Pat on the back! So proud!

• word of advice, never be too nice to a guy, men are very simple creatures. u might break someone's heart one day. and u might get hurt too

• WTH My mum told me she was scared those hawking mothers were going to introduce you to their sons! WHAT WERE YOU WEARING?

• If you could harness all that vibrato in les mis, what could you do with it? could you power a city?

• I don't even have a vagina but I'll gladly see anything with Ryan Gosling in it. He's that good.

National Geographic

I recently stumbled across an amazing tumblr of National Geographic scans from the late 50's to the early 70's. The beautiful grainy pictures with their warm light and saturated colours seem to represent a life so pure and unaffected. First published in 1888, National Geographic was a window to the world in a time when travel was only possible for those who could afford it and many cultures still remained mysterious and exciting discoveries.

Kraho boy of Brasil with armadillos, March, 1959

Brilliant chandeliers light an underground palace in Moscow’s subway, December, 1959

Goats in the Olympic Highlands, America, February 1974

Nakoda rider at Cascade Mountain, Wisconsin, 1960

Prince of Bhutan and his bride, 1952

Oranges traveling by horse cart from a cooperative orchard to El Asnam, Algeria. August, 1973