• 17:05 @ladygaga tickets are already sold out for your IN show... but scalpers have them available on eBay for crazy $$$... I'm so sad! and broke! #
• 22:26 is getting hit on by an old man. Always! #

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• 13:40 just got my New Moon ticket! #
• 18:42 drinking crappy instant coffee out of my new cutie-pie snowman mug. "cutie-pie" is my new favorite way to describe things. #
• 18:56 @PepperJess send me your address again and I'll send one to you! I need to keep better track of all my addresses... #
• 19:39 needs to clean, but doesn't know where to start. maybe i'll just play with sweetpea for awhile! i'm all about avoiding my responsibilities #

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does anybody know of any shops in seattle doing friday the 13th tattoos? thanks!!

new paintings!

Look familiar?
( That's because it is... )

I don't pretend that I'm a great photographer. I know in an actual critique, my photos would probably be under fire for trite themes, unactivated negative space, among other things. I release my photographs with the hope that taking more pictures will make me better. I am open to suggestions to improvement. But when I upload a photograph, I do believe that I have pushed my photos to their limits. I edit each one with attention to light, depth, and color.

So when someone comes along, crops my images, tints them red, and passes them around without credit, it really makes me angry. Why?
- Because it's hugely arrogant to assume that their own handiwork is better than the original artist's.
- Because I'm the one who composed the image with a specific vision from the very start.
- Because it's MY photograph. Mine mine mine.

That's not to say that I won't accept suggestions on how to make my work better - that's to say that all suggestions should pass through ME, and should NOT be forced upon my work. If I were selling my photographs to a magazine - sure. But I'm NOT. Taking photographs is a therapeutic release for my own benefit, nothing else. So when someone takes my stuff, warps it without my consent, and calls it their own (or no one's at all), that really REALLY makes me angry.

So if you think a picture is too dark, say so. If you think the composition is too boring, has too many dead ends, say so. But do NOT take it upon yourself to edit my photo without permission. It could end up disastrously red and stout, such as this one. The color and crop are horrendous!

• 12:34 twitpic.com/p8tjo - FW: My new necklace... Cuz I'm a nerd. #
• 17:11 twitpic.com/p9v6k - Printing up promo copies of issue 13! #
• 18:02 tonight's to do list: food. snuggles with the pea. bind new zines and prepare shipments. watch a lot of Bones. sort laundry. FUN! #
• 21:21 put together a lot of zines and got 9 shipments ready... whew! #

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I love Jeremy's voice. I have loved it ever since the first at-home demo he gave me, decorated with paint markers and my nickname, Gadjet, scrawled around the edge. That was almost 5 years ago.

I'm kinda ultra proud of him for how far he's gotten with his music. It seems to be accelerating now. I am going to miss him quite a bit when he leaves on tour for the entire month of December. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, I guess. But, I am also very excited for him. Its a pretty big deal. His first west coast tour. His first CD with a bar code. Very exciting!

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I need to get my shit together. I need to focus on forward.

I almost passed out again yesterday. I need to eat more. I am not even trying to avoid food. But I am also not trying to avoid drugs. I realized tonight that I often rely on mind altering substances to, well, alter my mind, so I don't have to deal with some of the shitty parts of life. But mostly, it can be really fun. I had the most amazing mushroom trip with my best friend on Sunday, one that I will never forget, and I will always look back on fondly. It will be another few years before I do it again, and I believe that is how it should be.

Other drugs can be harder to stay away from. I adore adderall. It makes me feel confident and alert. Competent and efficient. It makes me feel like the person I wish I could always be. But, that is impossible, because this drug wears you out fast if you're already underweight. And those closest to me are all in this sort of alliance to keep me off it. Half of them do it, too. I suppose that means there is probably a real cause for concern.

Oh well. It sucks, but I can obviously live without it. I am actually looking forward to possibly gaining some weight. I think that my boyfriend is a super-positive influence in that respect. He is constantly gently reminding me to eat. And when that doesn't work, he drops everything and re-directs the focus to "where do you wanna go to get food?". That always works.

He is not what I thought I wanted at this point in my life. He really wasn't even on my radar of possible dates. In fact, I tried to fight off any feelings of attraction that tried to sneak their way in when I started hanging out with him again at the end of the summer. But, life happens. And he is perfect for right now. And when I say perfect, I mean it feels like I somehow stumbled into a brighter new world. I feel like a new person with him. I am patient, and kind. I am giving, and caring. All things I never was before. At least not in a consistant way.

I hope I can take these new attributes with me wherever I go in life. I want to hold onto this new me. The one that is a good person. The one that wants to actually be a healthy weight. The one that makes good life decisions. The one that (mostly) says no to drugs.

And most of all, I want to be able to be happy being alone. I want to be self-sufficient. I want to be able to be by myself and not feel abandoned. This doesn't mean that I don't want to be in a relationship. But it does mean that I don't want to feel like I have to be in one to be happy.





And everything will be okay.

if you have one can I see it? also, who did it.
I'm getting the rebel alliance symbol and the imperial symbol on my hips and I'm trying to brainstorm ideas.

tradtattoos is the community who's opinions I put more stock in, but I xposted this to a few others as well.

show them to me (plz)! I know they're out there. I've been planning on getting a traditional-style tattoo of this sewing machine:



but I'm not exactly sure how I want to embellish it yet. so I want ideas!

thanks. :>

Hello! I'm wanting to get a tattoo to memorialize my uncle who passed away last week. He was big on power tools so I wanted to work this into my tattoo. Has anyone seen or can draw a electric screwdriver in a traditional style? I was thinking of having a rose underneath it and a banner with my uncles name. Any ideas are welcome!

I have been going back and forth on this for about two years now and have finally decided it's time to pass MTC into another mama's hands. I've ventured into the world of professional cake decorating over the last year and as I booked my first wedding cake this week I realized it was time to let my baby go. Not only are my children out of their babywearing years so it is no longer relevant to me, it is also uneconomical to continue to operate the business from Hawaii. I would really like to see my cherished company go into hands that will bring it to it's full potential. This is a GREAT opportunity for a skilled seamstress / at home mama out there and I really hope it will bring whoever takes it on a lot of fortune. I am starting out listing it exclusively on LJ babywearer because I started my business here and it is YOU lj mamas who helped me grow.

My asking price for everything MEITAICARRIER.COM is only $1500. Once you get up and running it won't take long at all for the business to have paid for itself. I really just want it to go to someone who will enjoy the work.

If you are interested please comment here or email pipelineconfections@gmail.com This is an AWESOME opportunity for someone and I really, really hope it falls into good hands. There are over 50 carriers/straps for them so if you sold them for only $50 each ..... :D


( please view under the cut for photos and details )

Two questions here. For one, does anyone know where a decent pair of pleather pants can be found in this area. Also, is there a club in the area that actually plays rock music such as Godsmack, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Metallica, and the such? I've been looking everywhere for both. About the best I've found for the music is occasional days at Higher Ground and Second Floor, but I usually can't get to those. Any and all help appreciated!

I have question.

I have my whole back/butt tattooed by Kris Roberts @ Shipwreck Tattoos and I really want to figure out a way to bring the peice over to my ribs and down my stomach to fill those gaps. Right now I have a giant squid sinking a ship with an storm background and a banner across my sholders that says "Just Let go". Any ideas?
Under the cut is a pic of my outline since I don't have an recent pics of my back piece. I coverd my butt crack though lol.

( my back )

I think i may be trying to spread myself too thin.

I really, really don't like not having my computer at nite after the kid goes to bed...on the other hand my house is really clean and all my books are read. Boy, it's lonely lately.

I have been following this community for so long but never posted! I wanted to show you my new beautiful piece! My father and myself have just opened the first tattoo shop in South Easton, MA and he tattooed me as soon as we opened.
( My camera )