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MR MAHAFFEY

Honey bring it close to my / honey bring it close to my lips yeah

About Me

I smell like spray paint.

My Interests

I draw pretty pictures.

I'd like to meet:

Niles Crane. Fellow misanthropes. I'm kind of kidding. I lead a fairly art-centric life, so anyone up for creative exploration and contemplation is fine by me. Just be content to be you and secure in your lifestyle, and we're good to go.

Music:

Portishead, Bjork, Pendulum, Robyn, Roisin Murphy, Kosheen, Modeselektor, I Monster, Goldfrapp, Royksopp, TTC, M83, Garbage, Kate Havnevik, Faithless, Sneaker Pimps (with and without Kelli), Madonna, Cibo Matto, Moby, Jem, Linkin Park, Gorillaz, Esthero, Utada, Lamb, Blondie (old stuff), Hooverphonic, Tricky (in all his incarnations), Whale, Rosemarry Clooney, Shirley Bassey, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, random bollywood tunes and dirty, scratchy blues tracks from 70 years ago (give or take a decade).

Movies:

Freeway, Gattaca, Fahrenheit 451, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Lilies, anything Muppet!!, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dangerous Liasons, Labyrinth, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Parent Trap (Hayley Mills version, yo), Superstar, Indiana Jones, old-school Star Wars, I Shot Andy Warhol, Brain Candy, Dancer in the Dark, Aliens, Girl 6, Serial Mom, Legend, Waiting for Guffman, House of Sand and Fog, Death Becomes Her

Television:

Don't watch much, but I do enjoy The Simpsons, The Daily Show & AB FAB.

Books:

Yay reading! While England Sleeps, Wicked, Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, The Handmaid's Tale, Perks of Being a Wallflower, anything (almost) David Sedaris does, Maybe the Moon, We the Living, Fountainhead, The Neverending Story, The Journals of Dan Eldon, Creepy Susie, Famous for 15 Minutes, Harry Potter (I know, I know...), the Griffin & Sabine series, Ray Bradbury....

Heroes:

Matthew Cockrell, Brad Holland, 80's Madonna, Princess Leia, Nancy Eddy, Dan Eldon, Armistead Maupin and Mo Collins!!

My Blog

BLUEBERRY SPARKLE

What exactly is Las Vegas?Until this past weekend, I had only been once before. I was 16 and with my parents. Vegas just isn't VEGAS when it's a one day blur of buffets and parental nagging. My mom i...
Posted by MR MAHAFFEY on Tue, 20 May 2008 02:53:00 PST

Airport (in)security

I am......in South Carolina.  Or maybe North.  My computer and I say it's 3:29am, but the airport insists it's 6:29am.  Sleeping through this layover would be lovely, but now that ther...
Posted by MR MAHAFFEY on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:38:00 PST

OPEN

I love those free days, days that develop as you go along and allow you to explore and breathe and wander at will.  From Park Avenue eating, to book shops and antique stores on Adams.... ...to a...
Posted by MR MAHAFFEY on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:50:00 PST

A NEW BEAUTY AND ANOTHER BEAST

Last night I finished the piece of artwork that I am the most proud of at this point in my life. It's not that I think it's fantastically pretty or that I think it speaks volumes about any subject or...
Posted by MR MAHAFFEY on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:51:00 PST

The goodbye and the regret

I just found out tonight that one of the most amazing people I ever had the chance to learn from has suffered a brain hemorrage and will not be returning to the Savannah College of Art and Design or ...
Posted by MR MAHAFFEY on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:21:00 PST

Le Fog

I love this.  It's so...thick...outside.  I just drove home and I had to go so slowly because of how little I could see.  The fog here is beautiful- the way the hills around you disappe...
Posted by MR MAHAFFEY on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:37:00 PST

COME SEE MY ART STUFFS.

My first show back in San Diego takes place on Saturday, Nov. 11th, in conjunction with the Ray at Night festivities.  I'm participating in a group show on the second floor of Gall...
Posted by MR MAHAFFEY on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 11:18:00 PST

She-carrot

Ok, THIS is what just came out of my bag of peeled carrots.  Am I insane?!  It's been awhile since I've seen one...but that's what they look like, right??  It almost went in my mouth!!...
Posted by MR MAHAFFEY on Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:18:00 PST

The Labia Labor Union

Today, I saw a vagina.  It was competing for a job with me.  Let me explain... I've been freelancing, but could really use some additional income while waiting for my art to take off.  ...
Posted by MR MAHAFFEY on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:55:00 PST

5:06 AM

I was drawn to his odor. It wasn't particularly pleasant, but it was oddly familiar. It smelled like Mississippi. People smelled like him in Mississippi. Or rather, as we were in Savannah, GA, and he ...
Posted by MR MAHAFFEY on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:07:00 PST