Monday, April 11, 2011

Bruegel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus

Pieter Bruegel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus is probably my favorite painting of all time and today you are more beautiful than Landscape with the Fall of Icarus.


Friday, April 8, 2011

Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

A song you've probably heard in a commercial or two.  It's a beautiful song, though, and today you are more beautiful than Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.


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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

The Aurora Australis

Lesser known but no less striking than the Aurora Borealis, the Aurora Australis is the southern hemisphere equal of the Aurora Borealis.  Today you are more beautiful than the Aurora Australis.


Friday, April 1, 2011

The 12th Hole at the Masters

The most beautiful hole on a beautiful course.  Today you are more beautiful than the 12th hole at the Masters.


Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Beethoven's 7th Symphony, 2nd Movement

Probably one of my favorite pieces of music of all time, today you are more beautiful than Beethoven's 7th Symphony, 2nd Movement.


Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Sun Rays Passing Through a Cloud

There's probably a name for it, but I don't know what it is. Today you are beautiful than sun rays passing through a cloud.


Monday, March 28, 2011

A Solar Flare

It's what happens when there's an explosion in the Sun's atmosphere. Today you are more beautiful than a solar flare.


Sunday, March 27, 2011

The Ghost Orchid

One of the rarest flowers in the world. Today you are more beautiful than the ghost orchid.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Mt. Fuji

One of the most iconic and beautiful mountains in the world. Today you are more beautiful than Mt. Fuji.


Thursday, March 24, 2011

Venus

Named for the Roman goddess of love and called the Morning Star, today you are more beautiful than Venus.


Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Alsace

Today I've got Alsace on the brain because of my recent writing assignment, and it's a beautiful place, but today you are more beautiful than Alsace.



Tuesday, March 22, 2011

The Taj Mahal

One of the seven wonders of the modern world and a shrine in memory of Shah Jahan's third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Today you are more beautiful than the Taj Mahal.


Monday, March 21, 2011

A Supernova

It's what happens when a star explodes. Today you are more beautiful than a supernova.



Sunday, March 20, 2011

The vineyards of the Mosel River

The vineyards of the Mosel river are planted on steep slopes around nearly every curve in the river. Today you are more beautiful than these vineyards.


Saturday, March 19, 2011

Friday, March 18, 2011

The Sound A Basketball Makes as it Swishes Through the Net

Since it's March madness time and I've got basketball on the brain, today you are more beautiful than the sound the ball makes as it swishes through the net, which is one of the most beautiful sounds in all of sports. I can't find a sound clip or a good video so here is a picture of bunny with a basketball.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Emeralds

Your eyes are a green that is more beautiful than an emerald.



Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Monday, March 14, 2011

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Friday, March 11, 2011

The opening paragraph of Lolita

It is one of the most beautiful things ever written in the English language.

"Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta."

Thursday, March 10, 2011

The Santorini Lagoon


So your blue shirt this morning made me think about the Santorini lagoon. Today you are more beautiful than the Santorini lagoon.