1. random flickr find
2. found in "nifty thrift" flickr group
3. & 4. lab partners flickr photostream

in search of the perfect image.... this one is pretty close.

ummm... so i have been doing a really good keeping my delicious account up-to-date, and i want to network with more people... so... add me....

alison is delicious

ps. pinkerton is still magical after all these years. seriously.

as some of you know,​ my broth​er tom has a tumor​ named​ herma​n,​ and he is a total​ douch​e.​ his frien​ds have set up a paypa​l acct to accep​t donat​ions.​.​.​ and anyth​ing anyon​e can do will help.​

toms blog

for the price​ of two PBR'​s you can help feed a poor half korea​n boy. for the price​ of an ameri​can appar​el t shirt​,​ you can pay tolls​ for this littl​e guys drive​ to pitts​burg.​....

serio​usly.​

from tom:

The time for me 2 get my surge​ries done is almos​t here!​​

I will be leavi​ng for Pitts​burgh​ on Sun.​​.​​

My first​ surge​ry is next Wed. & the secon​d one is the follo​wing Mon.​​.​​

So far in donat​ions I have recei​ved enoug​h $ to cover​ 1 month​ of rent.​​

If anyon​e can help me out I would​ great​ly appre​ciate​ it!

I will be out of work for 10 weeks​ & being​ able to cover​ bills​ is going​ 2 be tough​.​​

I know it's tough​ for a lot of peopl​e right​ now & I compl​etely​ under​stand​.​​

I know many of you would​ help me out if you could​ becau​se the major​ity of my frien​ds have reall​y good heart​s!​​

Thank​s 2 the peopl​e that did donat​e!​​ Ya'​​ll are the best & it helps​ me out a lot!

If anyon​e would​ like to donat​e go to my blog.​​ That blog will be up till about​ the end of Dec. so I can pay the neces​sary bills​ like Jan. rent.​​ All $ is solel​y for bills​ & nothi​ng else.​​ Trust​ & thank​s!​​

Tom Colli​ns

im exhausted.

i started my first official flickr group! i am super excited about it. the funny think is that i wasnt even looking to form a group at all. i was searching for a pre-existing group that focused on vintage anatomical and medical reference and oddities, and there was one. weird.

so, anywhoo... you should stop by and take a gander vintage anatomicals. it is just getting started (circa yesterday), so there arnt too many posts yet... but i do have five members already. awesome.

oh.... and.... thanks SO much to tess dixon of the AMAZING parasol party for being my "dear abby". i swear, every time i have a question about nearly anything i go to tess. she is the bestest, and richmond is a better place because she is here. i heart you.

(almost) all the images i post in this blog are completely stolen. i am constantly saving inspiring reference from flickr and blogs, and it would be impossible to keep it all cataloged. sorry for my inefficiency. that being said, if i have stolen an image from you, and not credited you, and you are super pissed about it, be sure to send me an email so i can tell you to fuck off.... jay kay. i will link you or take it down or whatever.

so i have been being super dilligent about keeping my del.icio.us page up-to-date with lots of good links.... enjoy.

mega-super-fun-crazy-million-dollar dance party last night at empire with h&m girls... so fun! also pleasant surprise running into nate
he is currently putting together a book of topless polaroids that he has taken over the past bazillion years, and i am considering being a part of it. ....?
funny story... when nate and i first became friends i would go hang with him at his loft apartment and watch movies a lot. that place was so disgusting that i would usually end up cleaning it. his bathtub was literally black, so i cleaned his bathroom in exchange for him bringing me to see team america. amazing.

i am going to try really hard to schedule slash keep all of my appts coming up. please get in touch with me if you are trying to get work done and we can work it out.

amy has been gone all weekend and its been strange. i thought i would enjoy having the apartment to myself, but ive been pretty lonely. its been pretty convenient not having to leave the house to socialize.

i got a crazy ton of new music this weekend, and ive been pleasantly suprised by a lot of it. i will report back when i have more thoroughly sifted through all 500 mp3's.

beating the dead horse to death

hipster: the dead end of western civilization

i. am. guilty. we are all guilty. i wear skinny jeans and ride a track bike and have an ipod, macbook, a bf with a beard. i use terms like "bf" "jay kay" and "oh em ef gee". i blog and myspace and twitter and del.icio.us. i guess im completely trivial and vapid.
amazing.

i feel that at the foundation of any culture are truly creative and unique individuals who do there own thing, and arnt responsible for copy cats. bottom line.

i love bob ross. go youtube him right now.

so... umm.... i am totally and completely OBSESSED with 1960s design ephemera and illustration.
also, watched the helvetica documentary the other night... made me dream of living in 1960s switzerland.
grain edit has such an amazing collection of vintage design... plus modern stuff, interviews, and studio visits.... its my current fav.

me and bryan at my art opening in 2005. he moved to portland and is never coming back.... its pretty annoying

business as usual at the tattoo shop


p bur.