pictures of people who seem to have figured out how to live

Leonard Cohen follows Marianne Ihlen up the mountain on the Greek island of Hydra. From James Burke's 1960 story for Life. pic.twitter.com/zmcmbFW3cH

— Deny Fear (@dean_frey) September 21, 2021

when they said goodbye later that day, after spending much of the afternoon near the peak, Cohen said "Seeya later, Marianne" and she nodded and turned to head back down. "Wait", said Leonard Cohen. "Something doesn't seem right. Something's off." Marianne said "Our keys are back down at the bottom. With the driver". "Oh that's right," said Cohen, "thank you. Ok, see you back at the bottom, then!"

i guess i'll tweet that as a reply. basically i maintain a version of myself in 4 places now, one of which is hell

The documentary choked me up a bit... :-(
But hanging out on a small Greek island with a bunch of scruffy bohemians is definitely on my bucket list

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB6nIzPf9r8

This is also 45 minutes of someone who's figured out how to live:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv4J7sID3Pk

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FBrdpRbXoAYqgfH.jpg

https://ampervadasz.tumblr.com/post/664363564044369920/unmute

https://www.wweek.com/resizer/3_5gxV9WqBvSXQUj-lX95RSP2GM=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/s3.amazonaws.com/arc-wordpress-client-uploads/wweek/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/28125652/image1-1.jpeg

https://usrimg-850.fark.net/-/-L/fark_-LhnMFePCiJl9Xy0iz1NToB2nAA.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=HBAYEKZHGUB4NAYQBVSQ&Expires=1636952400&Signature=WS4bMqLvdny8TAeR6ZKPEnEvnD8%3D

Although if the stories are true, I'm making the martinis.

pic.twitter.com/rMqhNbnGNw

— Midwest People's History (@MPHProject) December 17, 2021

Alas, its false. But its a great mug shot.

Hey guys,
I want to wish you all the best for the New Year. I’m sure some of you were at the shows. I really enjoyed playing to you all again! Thank you for coming. Take care of yourselves.
You know, I need you!
Keith pic.twitter.com/zUNhHEy4Nv

— Keith Richards (@officialKeef) January 11, 2022

i wouldn't want to live with those pajamas

keith looks unfeasibly good

He’s successfully avoided the trap of remaining caught in the classic Keith Richards ‘elegantly wasted’ look, unlike some of his admirers in the industry.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/43/2d/40/432d4080cee54f125c1f773f9276e9db.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSzH16uWAAYFGHQ?format=jpg&name=large

^ encapsulates life in a small coastal village

Ellie Rowsell frontwoman of the band Wolf Alice currently midway through a *seventeen* date run of suport slots for Harry Styles in Europe, picturd here last week in Oslo

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FWqgCv_XEAAMXxe?format=jpg

Smokin’ everywhere I go
Always gotta keep one rolled

<3 my city

Legends: Dolly Parton smoking with Willie Nelson pic.twitter.com/TYxWLmb8N7

— Cannabis Hub (@CannabisHubHQ) August 12, 2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/style/corn-kid-tariq-tiktok.html
http://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/09/21/fashion/21CORN-KID4/21CORN-KID4-superJumbo.jpg

I guess Rod had a bit of extra time on his hands

ROD STEWART has a model train set based on an industrial US city which took him & two friends 26yrs to build.

Sex Drugs & Rock ‘N Roll(ing Stock) pic.twitter.com/8fjiNi9Qj2

— Michael Warburton (@MichaelWarbur17) October 5, 2022

Ok, I know nothing about Rod Stewart, but that's really damn impressive.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50403561

Neil Young is big into that stuff as well

Tove & Tuulikki

https://i.redd.it/s3bcz125lh651.jpg

awwwwwwww

The perfect new job announcement photo doesn't exis-https://t.co/lnkwLYZnvD

— Sara Mauskopf (@sm) January 6, 2023

love those Tove & Tuulikki photos so much <3

They seem to have got it made. Judging by Google Maps Klovharun is a tiny bit of rock miles from anywhere. The house still exists. This is sad:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26529309

"In 1964, Jansson and Tuulikki Pietila built a simple house on Klovharu, without running water or electricity, which they could escape to in the summer months, and work without interruption.

It was there in 1970 that Jansson began writing her final Moomin book, Moominvalley in November, a melancholy story reflecting the author's grief after the death of her mother. It features a new character, Toft, which Jansson based on herself. When Toft arrives at the usually busy Moominhouse, there's no-one there."

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/e5/a0/48e5a0d9322a1903422bcf2ebb0a3e01.jpg

Which reminds me - if you Google Hildur Guðnadóttir, a tonne of publicity photos were taken in a studio that she uses. At first I thought it was her house, but it's actually one of those quasi-home studios along the lines of Hotel2Tango etc. Nonetheless it looks like a life goal:
https://headphonecommute.com/app/uploads/2021/06/by-viktor3-1048x699.jpg
https://www.dv.is/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1edbdeaac93c6aaa91618709f04271d36fd0-1024x658-1024x658.jpg

In fact she literally seems to live inside the Ikea catalogue, which makes me wonder if she is computer-generated as well:
https://www.friendsoffriends.com/home-stories/string-theory-hildur-gudnadottir-reimagines-instruments-and-lets-the-robots-play/

adam gopnick can check on that for you

Aside from everything else great about those images, I very much want her blanket.

For fans of Tove, this is well worth checking out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StO-NmkK5Aw

Nancy Panel By Ernie Bushmiller pic.twitter.com/VdQo1zPRhT

— Nancy Comics by Ernie Bushmiller (@JohnnyCallicutt) February 2, 2023

What gym is this and why am I not a member?? pic.twitter.com/cSKA9si04Y

— Jillian Michaels (@JillianMichaels) December 11, 2014

Me in 5 years

doing a four ounce curl

Somebody say Dickel?

https://newschannel9.com/resources/media/300ce237-6dd2-42b3-919c-94c3a8db18b3-medium16x9_TamiManisLongestMulletFemale_00016.jpeg

goddamit

maybe it's for the best

88 year old Johnny Mathis looking like he’s back in town to settle an old score. pic.twitter.com/G9rvJr6Cef

— Richard Harland Smith (@RHarlandSmith) March 30, 2024

profile of rick steves in wapo today made me think of this thread. affable stoner dad

although i saw this too, gives me pause

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GI-OzedboAAAjzO?format=jpg&name=900x900

https://i.imgur.com/c1EPUNh.jpeg

https://bsky.app/profile/iwriteok.bsky.social/post/3lfg4vvfojc2y

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3zey4nfc6xdaplysob3nuby3/bafkreib4yhxp4jv5gcqgme6wxk7y5aigzsvpswwzfp2zy22qgwn6ltvonq@jpeg

post reads:

after days of grifters and con men at CES we stumbled upon the booth for VLC. they were all dressed as wizards and told us, "we have nothing to sell, we just decided to show up". i told them I'd been using their software to pirate media for 15 years and they said "keep doing that"

love it