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ssr11

graphic designer, animal lover/pomeranian owner, yoga enthusiast, vegetable lover, politics/news junkie & huge treehugger
I found this little nugget of history fascinating! via leda-swanson: mabelmoments: A portrait of Diane de Poitiers in her youth by an unknown artist (via) Diane de Poitiers, the 16C mistress Of French king, Henri II, died from drinking too much gold. Last year, French experts exhumed the body of Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566), the mistress of King... - http://ssr11.tumblr.com/post...
I found this little nugget of history fascinating! via leda-swanson: mabelmoments:
   
A portrait of Diane de Poitiers in her youth by an unknown artist (via) 
 
 Diane de Poitiers, the 16C mistress Of French king, Henri II, died from drinking too much gold.
 Last year, French experts exhumed the body of Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566), the mistress of King Henri II. They tested her body and found high levels of gold in her hair. Since Diane was not queen and did not wear a crown, the only explanation for such contamination points to the ingestion of drinkable, or “potable,” gold. 
Diane was famous for the flawless skin and stunning beauty she preserved well into her fifties. She became Henri’s mistress when she was in her thirties and he only in his teens. Despite being twenty years older than the king, she remained his favorite for over two decades and was banished from court only upon Henri’s death in 1559. (continued at Writing the Renaissance) 
What your hair looks like 500 years after drinking gold.
30 Dumb Inventions - LIFE.com http://www.life.com/image...
Seth Godin TED talk - leadership is what people want - http://ssr11.tumblr.com/post...
Video: Seth Godin TED talk - leadership is what people want http://ssr11.tumblr.com/post...
RT @sjcobrien: Column today: It's the end of the decade, and Silicon Valley is doing fine: http://www.mercurynews.com/busines...
New York Times Times infographic: Picturing the Decade http://www.nytimes.com/interac...
The no-name decade. The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/talk...
RT @FutureBrand Fast Company-Decade's 14 Biggest Design Moments: http://www.fastcompany.com/pics... & GOOD-Decade on Design: http://www.good.is/post...
•*¨*•♫♪ HAPPY♪♫•*¨•.¸¸.•**•♫♪ NEW♪♫•*¨•.¸¸.•*¨• ♪YEAR♪♫•*¨*•.♪♫•*¨*2010*¨*•♫♪ •*¨*•♫♪ HAPPY♪♫•*¨•.¸¸.•**•♫♪ NEW♪♫•*¨•.¸¸.•*¨• ♪YEAR♪♫•*¨*•.♪
Hello 2010. (via ohwaw & lindsayhuffman) - http://ssr11.tumblr.com/post...
Hello 2010.
  
(via ohwaw & lindsayhuffman)
@SouthernAZGirl I know!!! I had no idea they delivered beer too! Happy New Year!
Dick Clark missing some numbers on the countdown makes me sad.
Brooklyn Pizza just saved my New Years. They just delivered pizza & nimbus beer!
Happy New Year to you all! And may your first beer go down as smoothly as mine did | disclaimer - as long as you are NOT driving
RT @debbiemillman: There is a Thin Man Marathon on TCM tonight--all the Nick & Nora flicks, AND in the order they were made!! Lots of cheers into 2010! #fb
@debbiemillman Thx for the heads up! I love all the Thin Man movies!!! Happy New Year!
http://twitpic.com/w4nhv - Our beverage of choice for ringing in the New Year at home!
http://twitpic.com/w4nhv - Our beverage of choice for ringing in the New Year at home!
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) - getting it out of my system.
Resolution #1 - stop including :) in my tweets. I do that too much.
@the_melvinator Same to you! Be happy & safe tonight :)
Finally cracking open my first beer to celebrate 2010 & say goodbye to 2009 #HappyNewYear
LOL! @avenuecoffee has been following me for 22 minutes! #howlongforyou @espressojunky @SamBrace @housechick @SouthernAZGirl
@avenuecoffee Thx for the follow! Looking forward to many more of your soy lattes in 2010!
@avenuecoffee What about following me too? I love your coffee AND wrote a positive review on Yelp :)
@SouthernAZGirl It was cool! Too bad I haven't been back in 10 years. I think I just found my 2010 resolution! :)
RT @justcreative: New Year's Resolution Generator - http://moninavelarde.com/newyear... (via @swissmiss)
#10yearsago I had just returned home after studying at Parsons in Paris.
Comparing the House and the Senate Health Care Proposals http://www.nytimes.com/interac... via NY Times
Blue Moon is coming up for New Years' Eve - a once every 19-year rarity! http://news.yahoo.com/s... via @Brokeback_Cat @amys_bus_ticket
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