^ not a fan of tribal, but something about this photo really makes me want to get something similiar…

^ new to me. found on a thread called “Why would a girl do this to herself???”

ha, oh ok…so you like porn but not tattoos. gotcha.

i did these tattoos on Amayzun around summertime last year when i was trying to get into tattooing. she was super nice enough to let me practice on her. thanks again woman.

i hope i can get back into it. i hate that i can’t focus on just one thing anymore, i am turning into (to quote my friend sarah) a dabbler. a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none kind of person. probably won’t happen until i get my financials situated. sigh. i now realize how important it is to have a job. job = money. money = things you need. things you need = leaves some extra money for the things you want. duh.

at least i tried.

Living in LA gets old sometimes – people are clique-y, you have to drive everywhere, you have to sit in traffic, you have to pay for parking, cops might pull some shit, yadda yadda yadda…I could go on and on. But as soon as I’m away for just a few days, I actually miss it. Fuckn’ a. This is the only place I know.

But LA is also quite the place to be – great weather, lots of job opportunities, art, culture, diversity, mexican food, the sickest graffiti writers and legendary tattoo artists like Bob Roberts.

got this pamphlet a few weeks ago, i LOL’d. had to keep it and share.

Soviet Russian album covers

Awful Library Books

bummed i missed this while it was showing in LA: Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry

flickr: this guy’s tattoo work is freakin’ good

love this blog, yet i don’t frequent it enough: Monster Brains

flickr: amazing vintage photos

What the Font – seen a font in use and want to know what it is? Very helpful.

best intro i’ve seen in a while and my current favorite show to watch on DVD, i’m hooked:

i’ve got nothing to say at the moment so i’m just going to share some links:

nubby twiglet - she’s great. i’ve been lurking on her blog; her content is very useful / helpful to designers.

so much pileup - graphic design artifacts and inspiration from the 1960’s – 1980’s.

olivia munn – she cracks me up. and she’s drop dead gorgeous.

awkward family photos – i’m sure you all know about this one already.

well medicated – inspiration overdose

video 48 – i was looking for something else when i ran into this blog; filipino pop culture stuff, brings me back to my childhood days.

joe kral’s amazing book cover collection on flickr

owl tattoos – thanks cee!

business guys on business trips – illustrates what a working designer goes through day to day