2012年11月15日 星期四

levitate, sparklers twinkled, blinged out, bling bling, kindled by a leaping spark

 photoShe leaps over the road. (Provided by Natsumi Hayashi/ (C) Natsumi Hayashi, courtesy of MEM)
photoNatsumi Hayashi flies out of a ticket gate in a "Today's Levitation" photo. (Provided by Natsumi Hayashi/ (C) Natsumi Hayashi, courtesy of MEM)

Acquaintance with truth must come suddenly, like a blaze kindled by a leaping spark.



MIAMI — The Merry Widows, as they call themselves, were blinged out, Florida-style, to celebrate Elayne Weisburd’s 79th birthday at a sprawling community for seniors. Mylar balloons levitated above their table, and sparklers twinkled from a cake.


The author, above, levitating on “The Ascent” in Brooklyn.
Casey Kelbaugh for The New York Times

Brain Waves Lift Me Higher

Part art installation, part adventure ride, part spiritual journey, “The Ascent” claims to let users harness their brains’ own electrical impulses to levitate themselves.




Bling bling is a word rappers sometimes use for "jewelry," derived from the sound of jewelry knocking against jewelry, as often seen worn by rappers. [Orig. Black US] By extension, bling bling can also refer to obvious and appealing wealth.
Last updated: November 16, 2004.


Calder’s favored materials were wire, sheet metal and wood, which he bent, cut and carved into attenuated, levitating forms that banished sculpture’s ages-old weight and bulk.



blinged out
having way to mch bling bling and ending up looking like mr t
hes totaly blinged out he looks like a moron!


levitate
(lĕv'ĭ-tāt') pronunciation
intr. & tr.v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.
To rise or cause to rise into the air and float in apparent defiance of gravity.
  • 発音記号[lévətèit]
[動](自)(他)(心霊術などで)空中浮揚する[させる].
lév・i・tà・tor
[名]
lèv・i・tá・tion
[名][U]空中浮揚.

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