For those of you who like to look at STUNNING BEAUTY, have a link to a selection of photos from this year's National Geographic Traveler Photo ContestPrepare for your face to fall off and your breath to come short. These photos are AMAZING. Especially the first one, which is, incidentally, taken by a childhood friend of mine. I used to watch ( Read more... )

I think I may have mentioned that my home is way way way cooler than yours? Like, no offense, I'm sure your home is very nice and I would love to visit it, but ACTIVE VOLCANOES TRUMP EVERYTHING, sorry ( Read more... )

Thanks, btw, to magusronin for bringing this to my attention.

...So last week during a brushfire in Pohakuloa on my very own Big Island of Hawaii, state workers recorded footage of A TORNADO OF FIRE.

HOW TERRIFYING COOL IS THAT?!

Oddly enough, a similar fire tornado was also caught on tape in Brazil, also last week. SIGNS OF THE APOCALYPSE, Y/Y?