Look what I got in the mail!

My old roommate Kevin sent me this array of goodies. Apparently he had also been toting around a roll a film from my freshman year of college (before I had even met him) for two years, so he developed it. The pictures of the ladies are actually lick & stick stamps that Kevin made, and the red thing with the faces on it is the envelope that he made. Kev hearts mail art. This totally made my day.

Dead Man's Bones

This is the music project of actors Ryan Gosling and Zach Sheilds. I always think it's interesting to see actors cross over into the realm of music. Some do it well (as seen above) and some suck balls (aka Scarlett Johansson trying to cover Tom Waits). I hope the album is decent, because I'm a sucker for Gosling.

Gold Panda

"Quitters Raga"

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This song is totally great.

it's about goddamn time.

My band (Wood Teeth) is playing a show. You should come...bring your friends...get real drunk...and get real paid. Nerds.

I wish my life was like this;

White Wizzard!

my reading list --

it's getting a little out of control.

good ol' midwestern hospitality

As many of you know I'm moving to Fargo, ND in August to attend graduate school. After spending the last few days out here I'm pretty excited. I am, however, totally over the family bullshit I've been forced to take part in all weekend. I'll see you nerds tomorrow.

imperative

I will marry this woman. Islaja has my heart.

fuck yes.

I think I might tattoo this little lady on my shin. I just realized that all of the tattoos I want are of women. wtf? Nerds.

next tattoo?

So, I'm trying to figure out what I should get for my next tattoo and this image keeps catching my eye. It's from a postcard set by James Jean entitled "XOXO." I would put it above my right elbow. I'm wondering what other people think of it. Nerds.

take me back

All I really want to do is hang out in a seedy lounge smoking, drinking, and swinging. That's all, baby, that's all.

my fingers are fat.

I thought it was kinda funny that the only things in my bag on Thursday were my netbook and a stack of comics (bagged and boarded, of course). Reading comics in public is a good way to ward off girls with fake tans and dudes with Affliction t-shirts.

In other news...I started playing the ukulele (which I still have to spell check btw) sometime last year. I've written a few songs with it but somehow always seem to forget to play it. My goal this summer is to get good-as-hell at the uke and play for money at the farmers market. Fingers crossed.

finally

So, I finally got around to setting up my turntable. It's an old Technics SL-D2 from the 80's and is in pretty good shape. I bought it from an old man who used to come into my work all the time when I lived in Helena. He also sold me a Kenwood KA-5700 integrated amp/tuner and a JVC graphic equalizer, all for only $100. The turntable sounds good but there is an annoying buzz that is a result of shitty phono cables, which means I have to pull them out and replace them (here's hoping my soldering skills are decent). All in all I'm pretty pleased with the setup.

real life Pokemon

It's actually a Red Panda. I want one.



They are talking about how they "gotta catch 'em all." I like the part where the panda stands and everyone flips out. Nerds.

auto-tune the news

c'mon...it's kinda funny.

the sandwich is yum

I made this sandwich...it was yum.

Ingredients:

Turkey
Bacon (2 strips)
Basil
Garlic Powder
Red Bell Peppers
Honey Mustard
Whole Grain Bread (with sunflower and flax seeds)

toast that bread, cook that bacon, heat that turkey in a skillet with basil and garlic, honey mustard that toast, put it all together

=

YUM!

I'm obsessed

Black Metal = BADASS ALL GODDAMN DAY!

here's what I've been into lately:

Averse Sefira - Advent Parallax
Peste Noire - Folkfuck Follie
Funeral Mist - Maranatha
Cobalt - Gin
Enslaved - Below the Lights
Horna - Sanojesi Äärelle
Wolves in the Throne Room - Black Cascade
Antaeus - Blood Libels

I stopped listening to metal for two and a half years, and now I can't get enough. I'm binging. It feels soooo good.

I forgot

how much i love this song.



I know you do too.
This dude is pretty rad.

P.S.
Secret blog project in the works. Can you guess what it is?

for all the Moms...

you get the picture

...pretty damn cute

These Vader paper dolls are brought to you by Brian Gubicza. His blog has lots of other cute illustrations on it...so look at them. You can also download a pdf of this to cut out and play with in your dimly lit room.