Noel Fielding is my favorite.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Josh Holland
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| PiBR |
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| Hipster Love |
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| Daft Punk |
Daft Punk always makes me think of good times at the Pacific Science Center and CLA. :)
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| Cookie Monster |
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| Japanese Dragon |
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| Where the Wild Things Nap |
Friday, May 13, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Handiedan
Beautiful mixed-media and collage.
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| Bollywood No.1 |
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| Lost Highway No.1 |
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| Trois No.1 |
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| Vanitas No.1 |
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| That's a Damn Fine Coat You're Wearing No.1 |
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Coming Out of the Closet
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| Megan - Yrrbby |
Coming out to my parents was one of the hardest, if not the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I was nervous, and I cried. My parent's thought this was a sign of my hating my life and wanting to change. They tried to help me by finding me a Christian therapist to work through our issues under the guise of family and carrier counseling. I don't think it helped much, the therapist had no idea how to handle my situation. After therapy, I still had issues with them until I stopped blaming them for their handling of the situation, stat them down, and told them I was happy with me, and with the woman I was with. Over time, it's gotten better (so much better) between me and my parents. I understand their side of the situation, and they understand, at least in part, mine. I know that they just want the best for me, and at the time they didn't understand that gay people can be happy and lead productive lives just as straight people can.
It's interesting the reactions people have when you come out. All of my friends were decent and supportive of me and my girlfriend, and I think this speaks to the character of my friends.
Then you get these kinds of people:
The fact that some people still believe that gays and lesbians are somehow driven to either rape bigots and their grandchildren or that just being around a gay or lesbian person will magically turn you gay is ridiculous. I do not understand this line of thinking, let alone the thinking that in this day in age it's acceptable to publicly discuss interracial marriage as if it were a sign of psychosis. This person was/is dating my girlfriend's father, and this was her public post on myspace shortly after my girlfriend began to come out about being in a relationship with me. Luckily for us, the rest of her family was incredibly supportive and accepting.
When you come out of the closet whether it be as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer, you will be met with adversity, hate, and misunderstanding. It's important to know that it does get better. There will always be people around you who will love and support you for who you are, and if you truly have no one on your side, you soon will just by virtue of being yourself.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
New Beginnings
I am nearing the end of my first year in grad school, and while I have much work and stress to deal with in the coming weeks, I also have a lot of exciting things in my future to look forward to. First off, I'm planning on moving back to the west side of Washington State (where the people are) for my internship portion of my degree in the fall. I am so excited to be close to my friends and family again, and normal weather (none of this wind nonsense).
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| I want to go to there. |
Secondly, I've finally subscribed to Hi-Fructose magazine, and should be getting my fist copy in about 2 weeks! I will definitely be making a post about this because I blog about the online version of Hi-Fructose constantly.
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| Issue 19 in the mail! |
Third, my girlfriend and I are working on becoming vegan. I am super excited about this, because I've heard that it's much easier to lose weight when you're vegan as opposed to being a vegetarian. We are both overweight, and I have been since I was very young. I've tried all kinds of diets from Atkins to vegetarianism to a 500 calories per day diet. Nothing I tried stuck for long; I was on Atkins for about 6 months before I went vegetarian for 2 years. The counting calories lasted about a week. I really hope this sticks. I'm remaining optimistic as going vegan seems like something I could stick to because it's a lifestyle, not a diet.
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| Meat is Murder |
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Brian M. Viveros II
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| Gogo Yubari |
This painting was created as an homage to the Kill Bill franchise. To purchase the framed print go to Spoke Art. com.
This is not the first time Viveros has referenced a Tarantino film in one of his paintings see my previous post on Viveros to see the the Death Proof reference.
In other news, according to his website, Brian Viveros will be making an appearance on LA Ink with Kat Von D on the Learning Channel. Too bad I don't have cable. I would totally be there.
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| The first Sculpture by Viveros I've seen |
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