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Tommy

Take me to the river...dip me in the water.

About Me

I make things.See: My Work | My PhotosArt is making something out of nothing and selling it. - Frank Zappa

I am a graphic designer and that's what I do.

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My Interests

Graphic design, backgammon, animal rights, fingernail clippings, poster art, feet, women named Bertha, handstands on pogosticks, my dogs, gum...I fucking love gum!!

I'd like to meet:

Interesting people. People who are interesting. People interested in interesting things. I'm interested, I'm interesting...what about you?

Music:

Hot Chip, Beck, Sigur Ros, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Talking Heads, Man Man, Wolf Parade, Flaming Lips, Royksopp, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, RJD2, Deep Dish, Wolf Parade/Sunset Rubdown, The Black Keys, The Vines, The Shins, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Prefuse 73, Murs, Atmosphere, Tom Waits, Frank Zappa, We Are Scientists, The Knife, TV on the Radio, Ratatat, DJ Shadow, Z-Trip, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Arcade Fire, Gang of Four, Interpol, Jet, Kid Loco, The Mars Volta, The Clash, The National, The Rakes, !!!, Black Rebel Motorcyle Club, BATTLES, Islands, Jaime T, Jethro (Mutha Fuckin') Tull, Kings of Leon, Klaxons, Minus the Bear, Mystery Jets, People Under the Stairs, Professor Murder, Rocky Votolato, Robert Johnson, Silversun Pickups, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, The Black Angels, Voxtrot, YYY's, The National...so so so so much more more more (echo!)

Movies:

Boondock Saints, Eternal Sunshine, Amelie, The Dreamers, The Outlaw Josie Wales, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Usual Suspects.

Television:

Law and Order, Family Guy, Family Guy (Yeah so what, I like it that much), Aqua Teen, Robot Chicken, House.

Books:

DONE - East of Eden by John Steinbeck; CURRENTLY - The Moon and Sixpence by Somerset Maugham; NEXT UP - Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Heroes:

Batman and My grannie, they're one and the same (shhh don't tell anyone)

My Blog

may i feel said he

may i feel said he(i'll squeal said shejust once said he)it's fun said she(may i touch said hehow much said shea lot said he)why not said she(let's go said henot too far said shewhat's too far said he...
Posted by Tommy on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 02:57:00 PST

Easy.

Easy like the laces of an old shoe. Rope falling over identical rope. Over, under, pull tight, bunny ear, bunny ear, loop, walk, run. But wait, step back. Not-so-damn-fast. Please strike those co...
Posted by Tommy on Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:42:00 PST

Patronize Black Businesses

Nope. I surely won't patronize black businesses. I'm not going to support Hispanic businesses either, or Jewish, or Korean for that matter. Actually I won't support businesses of any Asian cult...
Posted by Tommy on Mon, 19 Sep 2005 06:44:00 PST

1 Month : 4.5 Weeks : 31 Days

Pick one. That's how long I've gone without a cigarette. This is the longest I've gone without smoking in over 5 years. Oddly the day I decided to quit was the same day Peter Jennings decided t...
Posted by Tommy on Thu, 08 Sep 2005 09:50:00 PST

Passing the name.

While I was in LA this past week I had dinner with my grandmother and two of my cousins. We had just sat down when my grandmother remarked how she was having dinner with her youngest and oldest grand...
Posted by Tommy on Sun, 21 Aug 2005 11:27:00 PST

Las Vegas ______!!

WHOOOOO HOOOOOOO LAS VEGAS BABY!! Why the fuck do people always add 'Baby' after 'Las Vegas'? I mean shut the fuck up already. And what is so great about this place? Anyone? Enlighten me. Oh g...
Posted by Tommy on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Capt. INSANO AWAYYYY!!

Ok so yeah working for myself is great. I love everything about it. But I'm starting to think that I love it a little too much. I've found this new world to live in, my head. Sitting here being cr...
Posted by Tommy on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

THIS IS WHAT A RANT LOOKS LIKE

So I just did a browse and spent the last hour and a half looking at people's profiles. Are there enough meatheads and half naked 18 - 26 year old girls in Las Vegas? For fucks sake people, are you ...
Posted by Tommy on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST