ShawnPorter

I'm Shawn.
I'm originally from Florida, I lived there until my early 20s when I moved to Philly in 1999 with a girl. Relationship didn't work out, but I fell in love with the city of Brotherly Love and have been there ever since.
I used to be totally self sufficient; from farming my own vegetables and hunting my own meat to canning or preserving the results. I could sew my own clothes, et all. 12 years in Philly and I've lost a lot of that. Luckily my Dad moved up here two years ago and already has me helping out with his garden and is re-honing my archery skills. My eventual goal is to move to North Carolina and not wear shoes unless I have to. (and that's not a joke)
I'm a foodie, a toy collector (biding my time before I start a Pushead thread on LST) and a nerdy blogger.

One of my employees lives/works on a blueberry farm and recently hooked me up with some fresh picked blueberries; tonight I made blueberry with lime zest jam. The bottles are cooling right now; I should be making an amazing pb&j tomorrow if all goes well!

I relate to that on so many levels.

I have a feeling a lot of us collect stuff outside of tattoos... most likely diligently and possibly obsessively. So this here thread is to talk about your collecting habits, should you feel so motivate.
me:
I grew up collecting comic books, movies and toys, and as an adult I've refined my toy collection exclusively to Pushead toys and related ephemera. I collect production pieces and originals. I was a skater kid when I was young and was obsessed with Pushead; he was an artist/musician/skater who wrote a monthly column for THRASHER called 'Puszone', was the singer for the band Septic Death, did single covers for Metallica...
When I was 12, I sent him a letter, and he responded kindly, showering me with stickers, posters and the advice to 'keep drawing monsters'.
24 years later I was able to meet him, and again, he was kind and interested in my history as a 'fan'.
I spend offensive amounts of money on one of a kind toys- he hand paints production pieces to make one offs and they're incredibly hard to get. But as someone who's met most of his heroes and was disappointed more often than not.. . being connected to someone who told me to keep drawing monsters is priceless.
I keep a blog about my toys here: http://mypusheadaddiction.wordpress.com
So... what do you collect?

Apparently nerdy bloggers are considered media.

I have a feeling a lot of us collect stuff outside of tattoos... most likely diligently and possibly obsessively. So this here thread is to talk about your collecting habits, should you feel so motivate.
me:
I grew up collecting comic books, movies and toys, and as an adult I've refined my toy collection exclusively to Pushead toys and related ephemera. I collect production pieces and originals. I was a skater kid when I was young and was obsessed with Pushead; he was an artist/musician/skater who wrote a monthly column for THRASHER called 'Puszone', was the singer for the band Septic Death, did single covers for Metallica...
When I was 12, I sent him a letter, and he responded kindly, showering me with stickers, posters and the advice to 'keep drawing monsters'.
24 years later I was able to meet him, and again, he was kind and interested in my history as a 'fan'.
I spend offensive amounts of money on one of a kind toys- he hand paints production pieces to make one offs and they're incredibly hard to get. But as someone who's met most of his heroes and was disappointed more often than not.. . being connected to someone who told me to keep drawing monsters is priceless.
I keep a blog about my toys here: http://mypusheadaddiction.wordpress.com
So... what do you collect?

It's out on the 27th, yeah.
It's mostly about his store, his antiquing and his collecting.
He used to collect StarWars toys.... I like him more already!

I work in a bar. One of our bartenders just hit bottom a few months ago and is totally clean and sober now. He logged into FB today to see everyone slagging the "fucking addict"... the same friends who "supported" him during his giving up alcohol. He pointed out that when they were talking about her, they were talking about him too. He was powerless over his addictions too. He went to rehab. He gave up drinking a million times but went back to it. When he almost died, he realized enough was enough.
When people say things like she deserved it, they mean he deserved it too. As do all of the people who fight addiction. It's horseshit, and it's being cruel to be cool.

He's saying he wants to talk to the media, to explain himself (re: manifesto)
I hope they don't give him the satisfaction.

For me it's been a clean slate. I used to feel obligated to accept requests from people, so I had a bloated stream of people I barely know. With +, I'm able to have more control over who's musings I want to see, and the circle I read the most are people who're less douchey.

So I'm not the world's most sensitive person, and the deaths of celebrities rarely get me to raise an eyebrow...
but perhaps it's because of all the horrible devastation in Oslo this week, or maybe I'm just softening up...
But is anyone else annoyed by all the snarky, shitty posts about Amy Winehouse's death?
I'm not a fan by any means, but it's a race to see who's more clever or witty or hurtful about the death of a very troubled 27yo and that's just fucking sickening.
Sure, she had the world in the palm of her hand, but she also had addiction. One powerful enough to wreck her life.
I dunno man. I definitely deleted a few 'friends' from facebook for being unnecessarily cruel.

I work in a bar. One of our bartenders just hit bottom a few months ago and is totally clean and sober now. He logged into FB today to see everyone slagging the "fucking addict"... the same friends who "supported" him during his giving up alcohol. He pointed out that when they were talking about her, they were talking about him too. He was powerless over his addictions too. He went to rehab. He gave up drinking a million times but went back to it. When he almost died, he realized enough was enough.
When people say things like she deserved it, they mean he deserved it too. As do all of the people who fight addiction. It's horseshit, and it's being cruel to be cool.

has anyone recommended TATTOOING THE INVISIBLE MAN by Hardy?

I work in a bar. One of our bartenders just hit bottom a few months ago and is totally clean and sober now. He logged into FB today to see everyone slagging the "fucking addict"... the same friends who "supported" him during his giving up alcohol. He pointed out that when they were talking about her, they were talking about him too. He was powerless over his addictions too. He went to rehab. He gave up drinking a million times but went back to it. When he almost died, he realized enough was enough.
When people say things like she deserved it, they mean he deserved it too. As do all of the people who fight addiction. It's horseshit, and it's being cruel to be cool.

I work in a bar. One of our bartenders just hit bottom a few months ago and is totally clean and sober now. He logged into FB today to see everyone slagging the "fucking addict"... the same friends who "supported" him during his giving up alcohol. He pointed out that when they were talking about her, they were talking about him too. He was powerless over his addictions too. He went to rehab. He gave up drinking a million times but went back to it. When he almost died, he realized enough was enough.
When people say things like she deserved it, they mean he deserved it too. As do all of the people who fight addiction. It's horseshit, and it's being cruel to be cool.

that's why Im loving google+
I have a circle of about 15 people I actually want to follow, versus the 700 (down from 1000 with 200 awaiting me to reject them) that I'm too lazy to weed through on FB

So I'm not the world's most sensitive person, and the deaths of celebrities rarely get me to raise an eyebrow...
but perhaps it's because of all the horrible devastation in Oslo this week, or maybe I'm just softening up...
But is anyone else annoyed by all the snarky, shitty posts about Amy Winehouse's death?
I'm not a fan by any means, but it's a race to see who's more clever or witty or hurtful about the death of a very troubled 27yo and that's just fucking sickening.
Sure, she had the world in the palm of her hand, but she also had addiction. One powerful enough to wreck her life.
I dunno man. I definitely deleted a few 'friends' from facebook for being unnecessarily cruel.

So I'm not the world's most sensitive person, and the deaths of celebrities rarely get me to raise an eyebrow...
but perhaps it's because of all the horrible devastation in Oslo this week, or maybe I'm just softening up...
But is anyone else annoyed by all the snarky, shitty posts about Amy Winehouse's death?
I'm not a fan by any means, but it's a race to see who's more clever or witty or hurtful about the death of a very troubled 27yo and that's just fucking sickening.
Sure, she had the world in the palm of her hand, but she also had addiction. One powerful enough to wreck her life.
I dunno man. I definitely deleted a few 'friends' from facebook for being unnecessarily cruel.

He's saying he wants to talk to the media, to explain himself (re: manifesto)
I hope they don't give him the satisfaction.

has anyone recommended TATTOOING THE INVISIBLE MAN by Hardy?

As someone who dates people in that age range, I'll listen just to gain a better insight into my girlfriend's mind.
:)

As someone who dates people in that age range, I'll listen just to gain a better insight into my girlfriend's mind.
:)

As someone who dates people in that age range, I'll listen just to gain a better insight into my girlfriend's mind.
:)

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I've been having issues with my conversion software but managed to get this little chompie today.

A16 « Occult Vibrations


I've been having issues with my conversion software but managed to get this little chompie today.