Small Victories.

loveallthis: I had one of these last night. Toothpaste For...

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:40:38 -0800

loveallthis:

I had one of these last night.

Toothpaste For Dinner: Daily comics by Drew

Tasties. Chocolate covered sunflower seeds. They’re...

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:31:32 -0800

Tasties. Chocolate covered sunflower seeds. They’re healthy… right?

Talking about my life doesn’t really work for me....

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:20:55 -0800

Talking about my life doesn’t really work for me. Here’s a picture.

Learning to read a chest x ray

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 09:30:47 -0700

whatshouldwecallmedschool:

ugh. seriously.

When I describe to non-med school friends just what I do in cadaver lab:

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:01:54 -0700

whatshouldwecallmedschool:

The conversation usually ends like:

Pretty crystal (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:23:02 -0700

Pretty crystal (Taken with instagram)

Happy purchase (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:21:30 -0700

Happy purchase (Taken with instagram)

Good day at Treasure Island Flea (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:19:47 -0700

Good day at Treasure Island Flea (Taken with instagram)

face-down-asgard-up: poopeatoe: no joke i swear i have been to...

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:22:53 -0700

Hardcore Dance Moves

face-down-asgard-up:

poopeatoe:

no joke i swear

i have been to local metal shows

crying at egg on a spoon

i would love to do the chainsaw at a show

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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:16:57 -0800

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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:13:45 -0800

Melissa's Guide To Guilty Pleasures: Blue Jeans by Lana del Rey

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:35:33 -0800

Yes, yes, we’ve heard everything there is to be said about Lana del Rey. Just hear me out, okay? I need to flush out all of these things I feel when I listen to her.

Honestly, honestly, terrible performances aside, Lana del Rey is phenomenally successful. She is intensely fashionable, has a well-developed and unique musical style, and, most importantly, controversial without pulling media stunts. No meat dress necessary here! She is both loved and hated by the blogosphere, and I’ve got to admit, I feel these things. I FEEL THEM! I feel the lure of her pouty singing, the excellent execution of blending future/retro vibes, and her stylishly gritty music videos. On the other hand, I’m distracted by the cliches: the James Dean bad boys, the drugs, the disillusioned Hollywood falling-down-drunk blonde. They’re hollow sentiments, subjects that NO ONE can relate to. “Video Games” approach greatness by addressing MODERN FEELINGS, but ultimately it fails to be the song that it could have been. The first time I heard it, I assumed she’s being completely sarcastic about “heaven is a place on earth with you”, and thought, ” oh how clever! to sing an insincere love song!”. After listening to the rest of the album however, you find out that Lana is actually, for real, totally in love with this dude. That song isn’t about pointing out to the dude how shitty he is to her, that song is about how it’s shitty but I’ll do it anyway for you, for you, its all for you.

Of course, this totally-in-love-ness is confirmed by “Blue Jeans”, and this song makes the “love hurts” cliche sound totally fucking awesome. Seriously, Lana, this dude plays video games when you’re in a sundress, and now is ‘bout to leave to “make money”?? He’s probably just finding an excuse to leave. The Pitchfork review for this album is totally spot on when it points out how Lana is of zero help to sexual politics, and it is even more painful to listen to the whole album after this was pointed out to me.

(If you haven’t listened to the whole album and don’t want feminist ideas in your head while you listen, you should probably stop now. Oh, who am I kidding, you probably should have stopped one and a half paragraphs ago. Sorry!)

Born to Die gives in completely to Lana’s persona. She’s a glamorous blonde with a glamorous party lifestyle who is completely and hopelessly in love with some stubbly shirtless couch potato of a dude…and that’s it. There’s no introspective critique of herself, of her love affair, or of whether this whole thing is just SILLY. This thing would work if she just takes the time to be like “yes i know i’m being silly but I DO WHAT I WANT”.

BUT, back to “Blue Jeans”. Let me just sing its praises for a little bit. Again, it sounds AWESOME. The vibes are just WELL DONE! Atmospheric, with a perfect dose of mopey-ness, great beats, and that sensual way she wraps her desperation around “street” vocab makes “Blue Jeans” the perfect song to lie down drunk and smoke a cigarette to after you finally break up with someone you shouldn’t have been with in the first place.* It is the perfect song for a grown up who wants to give up their jadedness for a little bit and feel vulnerable. This doesn’t look pretty, mind you, and isn’t fun to watch for twelve tracks, but if you put Blue Jeans on repeat and ignore the rest, you can almost see the heights that Lana could’ve reached.

For more reading, I’d also recommend this article by SPIN magazine, which I think does a good job talking about her persona and why we reacted so violently against it.

*don’t smoke in bed, kids! falling down drunk in your bathtub is much more suited for the song anyways.

Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down.: AverageTiff's Review of UberHyped Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait.

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:29:02 -0800

Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down.: AverageTiff's Review of UberHyped Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait.:

I love your before and after pictures, haha! But that lip butter sounds like its suppose to make you SMILE!

buenosnachos:

I had an opportunity with this product to think about two things. Firstly, was the obvious. I wanted to think about the aspects of this product, throw my two cents in about it, and hope that it helps someone make a decision. The second thing was that it gave me pause as to what direction I wanted…

Dinner at the Stotts (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:37:54 -0800

Dinner at the Stotts (Taken with instagram)

Did i mention that my cubicle is a tea paradise?

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:13:05 -0800

Did i mention that my cubicle is a tea paradise?

You have taken the land which is rightfully ours. Years from...

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:13:57 -0800

You have taken the land which is rightfully ours. Years from now, my people will be forced to live in mobile homes on reservations. Your people will wear cardigans, and drink highballs. We will sell our bracelets by the road sides, you will play golf and enjoy hot hors d’oeuvres. My people will have pain and degradation. Your people will have stick shifts. The gods of my tribe have spoken. They have said do not trust the pilgrims. Especially Sarah Miller. And for all these reasons, I have decided to scalp you, and burn your village to the ground.

reasons to watch this shit again!

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Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:56:37 -0800

face-down-asgard-up: keyser-swayze: king of this blog…behind...

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:51:54 -0800

face-down-asgard-up:

keyser-swayze:

king of this blog…behind kanye and whatever white guy i fancy that hour.

Flawless, gorgeous, amazing man. You don’t like Jeff Goldblum? You can leave now.

HOLY CRAP INDEPENDENCE DAY 2 WILL ONLY BE WORTH IT IF HE’S IN IT.

askbigblueboyscout: Ask Superman~ ADORABLE.

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:40:07 -0800

askbigblueboyscout:

Ask Superman~

ADORABLE.

everything about this picture delights me.

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:20:58 -0800

everything about this picture delights me.