A friend and I randomly decided to get a tattoo, because why not? The shop we had in mind wasnāt taking walk inās that day so we had to stop by a few more before finding one that would.
I ended up getting on with the artist I found who was willing to do it. I had a crocodile tattoo and he was the proud owner of several reptiles. We started hanging out for a while, heās a great guy and all but the relationship didn't flourish and we didnāt stay close for long.
Hereās the thing, I was looking to get some graphic tees printed at the time and he had recommended me to a screen printer.
That screen printer and I ended up having more in common than I could have ever imagined. We bonded over art, science fiction, new wave & heavy metal music to name a few things and eventually we started dating.
On our first date we built model spaceships out of junk & now weāve been together for 5 years.
You never really know how and when you'll meet someone.
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Moving to LA this past summer seemed to mark a new chapter in my life where I decided not to put so much stock into public opinion or perception of me and stopped trying to shape a narrative around my career. I realized there were things I might enjoy that I kept myself from doing for fear of having to live with the regret of a bad decision. Tattoos are obviously one of those decisions that once you commit to, youāre basically stuck with for life. I was always inspired by my friendsā tattoos and finally reached out to an artist I knew through a mutual friend once I got to LA. I got my first tattoo just before my birthday in August and was so impressed with how it came out that it opened up a deeper appreciation for the craft of tattooing and the culture around it. Through Instagram, Iāve been discovering so many different styles and designs that I began cataloging some of my favorites and booking appointments with other artists. Itās been a great way for me to stay social during quarantine while supporting local artists in the community. Tattoos are an expensive hobby and aesthetically arenāt for everybody, but I found they help me feel more comfortable in my body and from a styling perspective they help accentuate the more minimal outfits I find myself wearing lately. Both are qualities that make them more practical than spending all my money on clothes the way I used to.
Jan 19, 2021
-I have my best friends childhood teddy bear tattooed with her initial āCā in it, and she has my childhood teddy bear with my initials āSRā
-I have a jester my friend drew for a flyer and in her handwriting the word āsmegmaā in the balloon the jester is holding because itās the title of my favorite song my friend wrote (linked the song btw) she has a rat she drew and in my handwriting āsewer ratā which is my nickname and my tag
-me and my friend were walking around her neighborhood in the sunset district and found an old book on the sidewalk and it had so many cool drawings/symbols in it and both of our favorite shape is a spiral so we each got one of the symbols from the book on our hand
May 25, 2024
i love coming up with different stories depending on whoās asking, what mood iām in, how much time i have to explain. but lately, iāve totally started copping out and saying āitās personalā every time the topic comes up. admitting to getting something so permanent on your body ājust causeā š¤Ŗ feels daunting, especially when most peoplesā reason for never getting a tattoo is that they canāt decide what would be important or visually pleasing enough to have on them at all times.
now, this indifference towards my silly ink has made me doubt or even dislike some of it and iām not about that! at all!! my interests have always been in a state of flux but iāve also always gotten so much joy from self expression and all my pointless tattoos are markers of times when that joy was there, or when i was searching for it.
so as practice, hereās a short intro to my latest ink š¤ i got it on a whim in argentina from an artist a friend recommended. itās a little streetlight on my leg and while, objectively, it means nada to me, it represents this trip where i grew closer to my friends by seeing them through the lens of their culture, the life of a friend that was lost while i was here, a person that i met that helped me grieve and made me uncover parts of me i had been caging for some time. tomorrow it might be in honor of remy, the sweet-sweet kitty that weighted-blanketed me through the whole session. either way, iām cool with it.
Jan 24, 2025
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May 15, 2025
For any occasion, even a tuesday.
Get some flowers - buy emā pick emā - just put them in your house.
Take some out of the bouquet before they die and hang them up to dry so you can keep them forever.
Not only does a nice flower arrangement brighten up the room but it makes your life feel a little more romantic.
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Iād spend hours playing this game as a kid and the influence of its strange atmosphere has stuck with me all my life.
Immersed in an empty black void, this world of clay The Neverhood at times felt unnerving and downright creepy as much as it evoked a sense of absolute wonderment.
As you traverse a barren and sparsely inhabited landscape full of winding platforms and unorthodox structures the whimsy of this world quickly grows on you.
The game is a point and click puzzle adventure that forces you to think outside the box a little. It doesnāt layout a clear path or purpose for you but invites you to uncover hidden truths as you search for meaning along the way.
The whole game is a work of art. An epic of creation moulded from 3 tonnes of clay andĀ countless hours of man power crafting a 3D world by hand and bringing it to life through stop motion animation. A kind of dedication you frankly just donāt see much these days.
The game was conceptualized and created by Doug TenNapel who was a designer for the 1994 classic Earthworm Jim with Shiny Entertainment.
Dissatisfied with Shiny Entertainmentās operations at the time, TenNepel branched off to create his own company The Neverhood, Inc. and alongside Mark Lorenzen and many other artists who also worked on the creation of the Eathworm Jim began to realize his vision for The Neverhood.Ā
The game itself wouldnāt be complete without the incredible and bizarre and comedic soundtrack that accompanies it.Ā
Scored by Terry Scott TaylorĀ Imaginarium: Songs from the NeverhoodĀ is a mind and genre melting collection of absurdity that will serve you up some āPotatoes, Tomatoes, Gravy, and Peasā, have you āPlaying Pool in Outer Spaceā and āSound Effects Record #32ā in case you werenāt familiar with the sound of a freeway from twenty miles away or the sounds of a man watching television with the volume at zero.
This is another gem of an album Iād highly recommend painting too if you feel like getting weird with it.Ā
I cannot stress the level of impact this game has had on me creatively and would not only recommend it highly to anyone with an interest in video games but to those with an appreciation for the art of claymation and animation in general.
May 13, 2025