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I've returned to this fountain many times since living in nyc. It's right off Grand Army Plaza and features these statues of a man and woman holding a child surrounded by sea-gods and fish and frogs. All the figures are being sprayed with water shooting out seashells at the edge of the fountain. It must be the horniest fountain I've ever seen but also it’s the scariest. For some reason it shakes me to my core in this primordial way that I have rarely experienced with any other sculpture. These 10 foot tall giant figures looking down at me, I feel like they’re gonna come alive. I can hardly look at photographs of the fountain without getting washed over with fear. Especially the laughing portrait of Nereus (I assumed it was Poseidon but wikipedia begs to differ). I recently included the Bailey Fountain in my newest music vid because I felt so much power around this plaza.
Aug 25, 2022
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Near the subway entrance - it has a lift that brings the balls to the top and then they go on different tracks. they do jumps, loopdy loops, roll over a xylophone (my favorite), hit chimes (ding ding dong dong), big spiral. fun to watch
Dec 28, 2023
At one point this was the biggest water fountain in the world. Great park
ED: The fountain is considered "the world's largest concrete monument"
Nov 29, 2024
Saw Fountains DC there last night. They crushed it, but another huge highlight was this beautiful theatre. It’s very gothic and gorgeous. Re-opened this year I believe, and it’s truly so beautiful. Elevated floor in the back so if you’re a bit smaller you can actually see.
Oct 17, 2024
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I started watching this again recently after I found out my girlfriend thought it was a show (a la fear factor) where people try to survive in a shark tank. Last month I thought about starting a bath mat company after not being able to find a bath mat narrow enough to fit in my bathroom. Watching Shark Tank is a good reminder that just because I could start a bath mat company I probably don't want to.
Aug 25, 2022
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Where else can you get a pot of tea and cake until 3 in the morning? Ugh, it’s awesome. They have a bunch of old chairs and artwork in there. When I’m in cafe Reggio I’m always like why isn’t every cafe like this? Why does every cafe look like a scandinavian wet dream? I want table service. I want coffee mugs. To go shouldn’t even be an option. To go where? You’re already here.
Aug 25, 2022
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I've been a very jealous person at times. I'm sure you have too. My biggest pet peeve is people gossiping or complaining about people that they are actually just jealous of. I try my best to notice when I'm acting like this. It's annoying and a waste of your brain. When you're jealous of someone it's because they possess something you don't have. So if I'm feeling jealous I ask myself what do they have that I want? And then I can just add that thing to my ever changing list of desires and detach it from that person.
Aug 25, 2022