the devil will find work for idle hands to do.

In chicago i found this really amazing used book store and was able to get 'The smiths and beyond' a really great photography book from england. Since i have nothing better to do, i scanned in some of my favourite images.

Nobody warned you.

I don't really feel it necessary to make a post about all the things i acquired over christmas-only that i'm very thankful for everything i received and that so many people were thinking about me. Having said that, i feel there are a few worth mentioning of which i'm particularly excited.


In the span of two weeks, i went from not owning a single record to this thanks to my friends. Don't worry, i'm not going to turn into one of those kids. All i need now is a record player...

And shout outs to my dad for purchasing me 13lbs of art!

It was really nice to get to see my family-despite being chased around with the lightening machine of death (you know, that horrible game that plays menacing music and shocks unsuspecting victims?) hearing my relatives talk about smoking pot and being dragged away from stomp the yard to open presents. I had a really nice talk with dad. He saw my neck tattoo and didn't seem to care much. It lead to conversations on how petty things can lead to end of a relationships and it made me feel lucky that my parents have always been very accepting of me and supportive of all my decisions thus far. New year's eve is tomorrow and i can't pretend i'm excited-i think i hate new years more than any time of the year. It's only saving grace is that everything usually seems to come out in list/countdown format which i'm particularly fond of.

And because i'm sure the huge numbers of you that read this arn't able to contain your excitement any longer, my next update will be photos from chicago.

"Well, I'm gonna get out of bed every morning... breath in and out all day long. Then, after a while I won't have to remind myself to get out of bed every morning and breath in and out... and, then after a while, I won't have to think about how I had it great and perfect for a while. "

Who decided to turn my christmas into a meg ryan rom-com crying fest.

The midget is the baby's father.

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Inverted Values

"These product ideas play with notions of social, personal, material, and brand values. They are not for sale; but others as insidious are in stores everywhere." by Sinclair Smith.





"Make your own: the dead-books-dead-weight-door-stop. Is the value of books on display any less if they perform a utilitarian function?"
I've always been fascinated by commodity culture and consumerism-this is wonderful. If you're into design at all, i suggest you check out his website-certainly some interesting projects.