Fine Cars and Pool Tables

I am Savin, pronounced like the word "saving", just without the g. I love film; vintage;architecture; kindness; charactere; gentleman's attire; cardigans; ties; scarves; sophistication; elegance; class; intelligence; tea; coffee;cooking; Los Angeles; San Francisco; New York; Rio; Paris; Rome; Copenhagen; Europe; Brazil; Asia; Lao Tzu; Hokusai; Korean food; Japanese food; Paul Newman; pool tables; lighters; the classics; fine watches; fine leather goods; Persols; oxfords; brogues; wingtips;suits; cigars; fine cars; nights with the guys; technology; calligraphy; Katakana; Kanji; Hiragana; Mandarin; Hangul; Farsi; Arabic, Italian; Portuguese; Spanish; French; German; Swedish; Danish; other cultures, languages, and cuisines; world history; furniture; Steve Mcqueen; the 1920's through 2011; LPs; all music; The Getty; German cars; fountain pens; masculinity; femininity; balance; Yin and Yang; Feng Shui; the Masons; geometry; God; Buddha; Zarathustra; Pretty much anything. My tumblr is an escape from th mundane and an expression of me.

Note: I own none of the images I post, unless otherwise stated

If the boy who draws
let’s you look over his shoulder.
If the poet
smiles
and shows you her words.
If the girl who sings for the shower only,
hums a song
in front of you. Know that you’re no longer a person
but the air
and dust
that fills their lungs. When the world perishes,
and all things cease to exist,
you’ll remain inside an ink stain,
a paint brush,
a song.

— Alaska Gold   (via snowveins)

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Anonymous asked: So you have a crush on her, but you don't like her? Mildly confusing for me. Or just not enough to ask her out?

No, no, I like her quite a bit. I am just saying that I do think there can be a difference.

Anonymous asked: Tell us about them!

Very well then, anon. She understands certain aspects about me in a way that other people don’t. For the first time in quite a while, someone understands my interests, small little details about me, and personality. However, to clarify: I do think there is a difference between having a crush on and liking someone.

Anonymous asked: Do you have a crush on anyone right now?

Indeed I do.

valscrapbook: design-related: A room with a view of Umbria. A lovingly renovated Castellaro, Italy, home. Photo courtesy Apartment Therapy. Umbria. Viva Italia.

valscrapbook:

design-related:

A room with a view of Umbria. A lovingly renovated Castellaro, Italy, home. Photo courtesy Apartment Therapy.


Umbria. Viva Italia.

(via coffeecupsandraybans)

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion, to be worthy, not respectable and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently act frankly; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never. In other words, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common.

—

Bruce Lee to his fiancé 1963 (via beautyparade)

Evelyn unearths some great wisdom. She is the perfect male client, in a far more pleasing form.

(via ethandesu)

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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards.

—Spanish Proverb (via lajoiedespetiteschoses)

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Moderation

You know, the attitude of all or nothing in regards to health and nutrition just bothers me. There are so many diets and lifestyles that say you have to avoid X or eat as much Y as you can. Quite frankly, I think this is crap. Moderation is the best policy, everything balances out. From all the long living people I know, they say moderation is the key to life, and it was obvious in their lifestyles that they didn’t overdo or deprive themselves of anything. For instance, my paternal grandparents both lived to be 92. That’s a long time. Both of them never denied themselves carbs or fat or what have you. Rather, they just did everything in balance with everything else. My other grandparents, unfortunately, smoked too much and both died from cancer. That being said, everyone is different; some people need more protein, others need more carbs, etc. It is about finding the balancing point in your life.