i'm sure you all know about those russian lj bots that pop up on your friends list.

you can report them here: http://www.livejournal.com/abuse/bots.bml

i bring this up since i'm pretty much tapped out of what i can report, since you can't report a user twice (even though some keep reappearing).

stickers are here!



these stickers were printed beautifully and graciously by flameswithin of the shallow end press. phil has a degree in printmaking, works in the print industry and has his own diy screenprinting shop right out of his home. if there's anyone who knows prints, it's this guy. he's also offering up his services for criminally low prices. if you've been looking to get some screenprint work done, i wouldn't pass this up. get in touch and see what this man can do for you @ phil@theshallowend.com

that being said, it's time to get these out into the world!


new dead goat militia design and carnivorae stickers are available in sets! both are vinyl screenprinted and are 4x4" large.

woah, more dreams!

one of the dreams i had, i was in a store/class room. and i was wandering into a corner of the room that had some stairs and some clothes. and two dude, both gangster-ish looking, one short black dude and one big fat white dude, told me i couldn't be here (in this corner of the room.) that is was their corner. i said, what? that's rediculous! this isn't your area? fuck that!  just sort of yelling with them about how it's not and i'm not leaving. than the owner, a sassy black lady, started yelling at me how it IS their corner and i can't remember much of the rest. at one point i was yelled at again by another black lady about something racial.

no more katt williams before bed.

another dream i had after i woke up from that one was another tornado dream. i was in this house with my mum, and i was trying to fashion a new canister to hold wet umbrellas, because it was raining so hard. until we noticed that the wind was really picking up and making strange noises. we looked out another window and saw a very small twister cut across the lawn. we decided to take some snacks and go hide in the tub. when the house started to rumble, i woke up.

my body clock was thrown off again by the dark clouds. it seems earlier than it is in the bed room, but it's just cloudy. which is great. EXCEPT. frank rides today along with many others. there was a chance it was going to be canceled but i think they were cleared to ride. it looks like for now the rain clouds will miss the area they're riding, but there's this nice big rainy system in the south right now. i hope we get some eventually.

umm.

i dunno. i found it on some wallpaper site a couple years ago. it matches my xp theme. it's nice and clean.

enjoy my sparse laptop.

i kinda wanna see revco, et al at the white rabbit on october 1st. it's probably the closest thing to ministry i'll every be able to see live. it's on a thursday though.

but... but...

jim rose circus @n@

and... the fact that revolting cocks is touring with blownload is awesome. left spine down is eh but it throws off the whole groin theme.

haha, i didn't know blownload was from sacto. awesome. revco being from el paso, i suspect they'd tour to satx often enough.

STILL WAITING FOR PSYCHOSTICK TO TOUR AGAIN.

my brushes came today!!! DEAR LORD THEY'RE AWESOME!

holy crap! i love these brushes! I LOVE ROSEMARY AND HER ADORABLE ENGLISH STAFF!

seriously folks... if any of you do watercolor or whathaveyou, you know how expensive a good quality brush can be. $40 for a w&n series 7 #6 pointed round? fuck that! try $7 for the same damn brush at rosemary's. SEVEN FUCKING DOLLARS! GOOD LORD! even if you live near a dickblick or whatever, even if you have a 20% discount... it's STILL almost twice the price as hers! SHIPPED FROM EUROPE.

man. art supplies are really something i get excited about. and these people get it. handmade. every brush. hand made. shipped at reasonable rates. sold at prices that are criminally low, and yet the quality doesn't suffer one bit. one thing i always hated about most of the mail order discount art supply websites is they charge shipping by how much you spend. if i'm buying overpriced brushes already, i could spend $75+ on a few kolinsky brushes alone... and then get charged $13 for shipping on top of it! fuck that guys. fuck. that.

don't get me wrong. i love jerrys and dickblick and dan smith and asw... but as far as brushes go. none compare.

give this lady your business. i'm super cereal, guys. someone like this deserves our poor-artist money.

my next purchase down the line will an even BIGGER pointed round (#10 maybe), a small kolinsky spotter, and squirrel mop (the best for big washes in my opinion).

EDIT: i just want to add that i'm no grand expert on brushes. series 7 are great brushes to have... if you can afford it. it was only by the grace of student discounts combined with annual sales at local art stores that i was able to afford my isabeys. but having tried a number of brushes for myself, and then trying rosemary's... the differences, if any, are not noticeable. with watercolor brushes, it's my firm beliefe that a good brush is worth its weight in gold... but if you can get that same brush for less, from a company that cares about their product and listenes to their customers, why would you get it anywhere else? :)