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		<title>Toronto to Alaska on a moped</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Walter Muma held the record for the longest moped trip for 19 years. In 1978 he set out from Toronto on a journey to Alaska on a little moped. I love Canadians. Spoiler Alert: Unlike Christopher McCandless, Walter survived.]]></description>
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		<title>Graffiti FAIL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spotted this little gem while upstate this weekend.  Not only was this done in sidewalk chalk, but I think someone relies a little too heavily on spellcheck.  Son-of-a-bicth!]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6252</link>
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		<title>Happy Long Weekend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Labor Day weekend, dear Thersians!  May it be filled with BBQs, beer, and perhaps even a large body of water of some sort. pics via google image]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6238</link>
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		<title>Eyes, you have failed me</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok I have to confess something here..  Wes and I tend to work on our THERSIC posts independently, most of the time reading through them when it goes up like everyone else.  So this morning when I saw his British Racers post (see below), I burst out]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6213</link>
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		<title>British Racers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just don't have any information on this photo, I am very sorry.  Ask Gary Inman of Sideburn Magazine. Via Influx]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6178</link>
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		<title>A Tale of Two Sisters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was back in college, I remember everyone making a big deal about A Tales of Two Sisters coming to theaters.  Not only was it the highest grossing Korean-horror film in history, but it was also the first to be released in the US.  After a few]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6201</link>
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		<title>Pretty Fine Street Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Escif is creating some of the most interesting and awesome street art I've seen in years.  Based in Valencia, Spain, his work is incredibly fun, playful, and full of mischief. Check out many more beauties on his Flickr page.]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6151</link>
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		<title>Dry Lakes 1950&#8242;s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unidentified, 1950's, dry lakes. '29 roadster. Looks like a movie still, doesn't it? And here is a lady that is less interested in chatting and more]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6161</link>
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		<title>Hurricane Portraits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that Hurricane Earl it officially cruising up the east coast, we thought it might be the perfect time to share this series of hurricane drawings created by our very talented friend, Stephen Floyd.  You need to click to enlarge, because each of t]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6143</link>
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		<title>Floating sometime between 1893 &amp; 1905</title>
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		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6133</link>
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		<title>Mt. Enon Baptist Church, 1888</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, re-used church pews can look great, especially when you see them used well in bars &#38; restaurants here in NYC other cities.  As big of a fan I am of re-purposing, I th]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6121</link>
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		<title>The Vogue Italia Controversy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I've seen this Gulf oil spill-inspired spread from a recent issue of Vogue Italia around on various sites and I know it has drawn a lot of criticism.  I personally think the photos are haunting and beautiful, but yet still evoke the same sense of sa]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6085</link>
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		<title>American Silver</title>
		<description><![CDATA[American Silver. Sugar Bowl from Providence, 1790. Fancy sugar.]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6116</link>
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		<title>Indestructible British Canvas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been using this WWII era, British Army surplus packs for years.  These things are pretty much bulletproof; made of khaki canvas that is measured in lbs per yard, not ounces.  I've had two of these backpacks in the last 12 years or so, and ha]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6086</link>
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		<title>A Few Things Observed in Georgia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have so many great non-wedding photos from our two weeks down in Georgia, that I feel like if we don't post some of them, they'll be filed into one of our many virtual folders never to be seen again.  Round #1.]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6060</link>
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		<title>Black &amp; Blue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If Rosemary Woodhouse only dressed in black and blue, I'd imagine it would look a little something like these pieces by Orla Kiely.  If it's good enough for the devil, it's good enough for me.  Perfection!]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6051</link>
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		<title>Hot Ladies, Hot Chocolate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the sister to a real-life chocohalic, I always have my eyes peeled for a pretty bar of chocolate, or in this case, nice packaging for a cup of the hot stuff.  Designed by Kyle Tezak for Mindy's Hot Chocolate in Chicago, the labels can be peeled b]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6044</link>
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		<title>Slightly Windy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, isn't this just the prettiest music box you ever did see?  Designed by José Ferrufino,  the movement of the musical mechanism (it plays Son of a Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield!) causes sticks of barley to gently sway.  Lovely.]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6041</link>
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		<title>Paper Moon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These paper sculptures by Richard Sweeney really blew me away.  Cut, folded, and constructed from paper, I can't begin to imagine the precision and thought that goes into each one of these. From the artist: "Any form imaginable can be rendered th]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6034</link>
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		<title>..In the Conservatory, With the Candlestick</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Silversmith, Victoria Delany, designed these set of candlesticks in silver and lacquered wood. The central wooden parts are interchangeable making an endless number of interesting and colourful combinations as well as allowing you to make them as t]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6028</link>
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		<title>Just Married!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, it's official!!  These two love birds are finally married!  We had an absolutely incredible two weeks on Saint Simons Island, GA preparing for our little DIY affair and with lots of help from friends and f]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6006</link>
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		<title>Bike Wall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A bike shop in Altlandsberg, Germany chose to create a wall of bikes in lieu of a sign, which makes for a pretty stunning sight!  I would love to see how many were stolen over night if they tried this in NYC. via brandflakesforbreakfast]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=6001</link>
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		<title>Hitchin&#8217; Time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well the time has finally come, dear Thersians!  We are leaving for Georgia today (a little over a week before the actual wedding) and are really looking forward to spending lots of time on the beach eating BBQ with our friends and family.. We'll]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5994</link>
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		<title>Tiny Pencil Sculptures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry things have been kind of slow around here the last few weeks, we've been really busy working nonstop annoying each other..  aka: fine-tuning our wedding details.  But, only a week and 1/2 until hitchin' time! Anyway, these miniature sculpt]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5986</link>
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		<title>now THIS is a beach house!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I first thought this house was Photoshopped on this cliff..  what an amazing location!!  Located close to Slaughterhouse Beach in Maui, it was designed by Olson Kundig Architects with the concept of a surfing hut combined with traditional features.]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5981</link>
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		<title>Felt &amp; Leather</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, now I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel that is summer, with little bits of Fall fashion popping up in stores and football season right around the corner.  I'm also looking forward to doing lots of traveling for 3 weddings, 2]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5977</link>
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		<title>Waukegan to Ravenswood</title>
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		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5972</link>
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		<title>The Carpal Tunnel Free Desk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I truly need this desk designed by Lukas Peet! The last couple of years I've run into all sorts of problems with my hand/wrist, which led to endless doctors visits and later on a brace and physical therapy.  This surface tension desk helps eliminate]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5969</link>
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		<title>Oh, Scotch!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here Design recently collaborated with cabinetmakers to create the beautiful packaging for The Balvenie Forty.  150 bottles recieved the VIP treatment with hand-carved oak boxes and personalized calligraphy. FYI, I just happen to be a scotch girl]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5959</link>
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		<title>Wireframe Bike</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought this was a pencil drawing at first glace, but it's actually a wire sculpture created by Shi Jindian of a Changjiang 750 (which is a knockoff of the Russian military M72-M).   Apparently he painstakingly wraps wire mesh around a 3D objec]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5953</link>
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		<title>Cat-Shaped Beauty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I would most definitely buy this cat-shaped lipstick by Paul &#38; Joe and never use it because it's too cute.  So, I probably won't buy it. via refinery29]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5944</link>
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		<title>The Most Amazing Stairwell in the World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I come across certain things that truly make me feel like I'm the last to know.  Case and point:  The Chand Baori Stepwell. No idea how this one slipped by me.. Located near the Harshat Mata Temple, it's one of the largest (and deepest]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5931</link>
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		<title>Not that this is any surprise, but..</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I ran across this post this morning and thought it was pretty interesting.. the map below measures the distance to the nearest domestic McDonald’s in the US.  I like a convenient sausage egg &#38; cheese biscuit more than I'd care to admit, but t]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5925</link>
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		<title>Moulton Bicycles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Interesting British bicycles, use of space frame is unusual.  Apparently Moulton Bicycle Company pioneered the whole small-tires-bicycle thing back in the '60's. More of these on Moulton's site here.]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5911</link>
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		<title>Pretty Webs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just love these beautiful hand made webs from textile artist, Shane Walterner.  Kind of wish that if I stopped cleaning my studio, these were the kind of webs that appeared instead of the haunted-house kind I normally get.]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5906</link>
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		<title>Cut and Serve States</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was cruising around Etsy yesterday and came across these adorable mini cutting boards by AHeirloom. Handcrafted from bamboo, you can even request that your city be marked by way of a little cut-out star or heart.  Pretty cute, huh?]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5898</link>
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		<title>1966 Honda CB175</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nice CB175 for 1k, amazing deal.  It is probably already sold. "Up for sale is my 66 Honda CL160. This bike has been taken completly apart and rebuilt. Ready for vintage c]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5890</link>
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		<title>Your Helium Balloon Alternative</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don't know where I've been or how I've missed this, but I just found out that the world is running out of helium..?!  It's so endangered that it could run out in as little as 8 years. In the case of a helium balloon crisis, there is now a solut]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5881</link>
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		<title>Graphite Magic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Holy hell, my eyeballs just fell out of my head!  These drawings by Marissa Textor are incredible.  I'm not 100% sure what her technique is, but she should guard it with her life..  or I may just try and steal it.]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5872</link>
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		<title>Whatever-You-Want-Chair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I kind of like this chair because it appeals to my very inner minimalist (I swear it's in there somewhere!) and my slightly outer pack-rat..  Created by Stephan Schultz, this wire frame chair can be recreated into whatever the homeowner would like i]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5866</link>
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		<title>A Modern Throne</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I would love to own this siamese chair by Harush Shlomo, so I could put it at the front of my apartment, bark orders, and yell, "Entertain Me!!" at anyone who came over to visit..  just kidding I wouldn't do that. Ok, actually I would.]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5861</link>
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		<title>600th Post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We've been so awful about updates recently, apologies all around!!  3 1/2 weeks until Destination: Hitchin' Time, but I promise things will be back to normal immediately following..  Until then, happy 600th post!!]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5857</link>
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		<title>Wine Barrel Floors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow, these floors are beautiful!  Fontenay Wood has created a line of flooring made from reclaimed wine barrels.  Pretty and green, I'm in love.]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5849</link>
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		<title>Worst. Airport. Ever.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I spent almost 8 hours at LGA airport yesterday waiting to leave on a flight to Chicago..  I am now convinced that a portal to Hell opens up there after 9pm.]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5835</link>
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		<title>Handwoven by Ruth Loebe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ruth Loebe hand weaves each of her pieces with bright colored wool, in a way that is different from the next because she does not ever "want to get bored" with what she does.]]></description>
		<link>http://thersic.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=5831</link>
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