While podcasting Jenni surprised me with a picture that the very talented Matthew Brackney drew.. I totally loved it...And if you don't understand it you must not listen to my podcast Knights of the Guild
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Social Standards of Tattoos
There are two types of people in the world of tattoos: the first is those who get one or two somewhat small, well thought out (or maybe not so well thought out), tattoos for a couple reasons. And the second is those who get tattooed to fulfill a deeper meaning and often have several or more tattoos. Tattoos address an individual's personal experiences and will most likely tell us what's important to that individual.The first group of people that get tattooed are those that want to fit in or feel accepted by a larger peer group such as friends, colleagues, and organizations that they are involved with. Another often more common reason for this group, is that these people get tattooed out of rebellion. This group often gets tattooed when they are adolescents because of the conflicts over identity and to show their control of their own bodies. Tattoos have to be seen before someone can get the idea to get one done and the current medias interest with tattoos strongly fuels this system. Celebrities tattoos are constantly being showcased in movies, magazines, TV shows, and all other forms of media which heavily influences adolescents decisions in getting one.
The second group of people are those who get tattooed because it means something very personal to them and helps them express their thoughts, beliefs, and ideals as well as commemorate a special memory or loved one. These people often have a larger number of tattoos and sometimes even choose to cover their whole bodies. This is obviously the more outrageous group that has a deeper understanding of what tattoos used to stand for and think less about the stigmas surrounding tattoos in our current times.
Tattoos have been around for thousands of years and have been put on everyone from prison gangs to aristocrats. Just like anything else, there are certain trends and cycles that tattoos go through. Nowadays, tattoos have become much more complex and include almost any piece of 2D art that you can find that can fit onto a part of the human body as well as a full range of tattoo lettering. In the last 10-15 years they have become much more widely accepted and people from all walks of life now sport tattoos.
Knights of the Guild : The story of Kenny and Jenni
My friend Chris wrote this very cool article about Jenni and I and our podcast.. I love it.
by Chris Feyrer Check out his website HERE
by Chris Feyrer Check out his website HERE
Kenny Mittleider always wanted to be popular. What he didn’t know was that he would be some day, hosting the Internet podcast Knights of the Guild, the official podcast of the web series The Guild.
Mittleider, in his late thirties, is a post production supervisor in southern California and a huge self-proclaimed geek, with a major Star Wars collection and a sweet, huggable teddy-bear personality.
Enter Jenni Powell, former Lonelygirl15 crew member and transplant to the crazy world that is Los Angeles, funny, quirky, irreverent, and chasing the dream of web series industry success.
Both offered their talents to Felicia Day’s web series The Guild crew back in the first run of the off-the-wall comedy about a group of addicted gamers forced to interact offline. Back then, all was funded by PayPal and run by volunteers, with Jenni as Production assistant and Kenny working behind the scenes on featurettes and in post production. Already fans, they became even more hooked while working on the show, with the access to the awesome cast, crew, and fan base that makes up the Guild community.
Thusly, a fan podcast was born.
Powell found herself Mittleider’s partner in crime, and together “Kenny and Jenni” have built quite a name for themselves not only for their excellent coverage of The Guild but for their great repoire and hilarious online personas.
From the first edition, it was clear that this was not your every day fan podcast. With professional quality audio production, show-to-show continuity, and clever lead-ins to each section of their show, Knights of the Guild launched a year ago and became a staple for fans looking for the latest and greatest in goings-on with the Los Angeles-based web series.
Kenny and Jenni make it look easy. What fans don’t see are the hours and hours of preproduction, organizing schedules with cast members for interviews, soliciting and handling fan feedback, dealing with crazy technical difficulties, and spreading the word near and far that goes on behind the scenes.
To both of them I wanted to say bravo and congrats for a year of hilarity, unicorns, one-liners, and insightful cast, fan and crew interviews.
If you are a fan of online gaming, comedy, or social outcasts, and you still haven’t seen The Guild, please quit living under your rock and go to http://www.watchtheguild.com and then check out Kenny and Jenni’s awesome Knights of the Guild podcast at: http://knightsoftheguild.com .
Hours of laughter later, you’ll understand why the podcast has thousands of downloads and the web series is in the top ten comedies on ITunes.
Skywalker Ranch
This morning one of our guests (Ray) who stayed the night invited me to Skywalker Ranch. He works there at least until April. My jaw dropped when he invited me. I mean I was coming off of a high from the night before and the great party/podcast but this threw me into the stratosphere. I am on cloud nine.. time to plan a road trip.
1 Year Anniversary Podcast: A Look Back
WOW!!!! that pretty much sums up last nights 1 year anniversary party/podcast. First of all there was a 1 hour warm up act with Jared Hoy and Andrew Seely who were on mic because Jenni and I were running around greeting our guests and such. Once we started the podcast it continued for over four hours of guildie goodness. So much great stuff that I think I'm going to break it up into 3 or 4 podcasts. After 11:30 when the party started to break up it turned into the "After-Hours" Karaoke night. Headed up by my best bud Will along with Jay, Meagan, Ray and Jenni they were singing up a storm until 1am.It was truly and amazing night of friends, podcasting and good times. I would like to thank all our guests for making the trek out of my house (I live in the middle of nowhere). Felicia, Kim, Michele, Brian, Fernie, Andrew, Will, Mel, Jay, Greg, Jared, Sean, Megan and Ray.
It was an awesome night and I wish we did that for every podcast.
does it hurt ????
does it hurt been tattooed??
maybe it was the first question in your mind about the art of tattoos, maybe I'll answer yes, you imagine a thousand needles piercing your skin where the pain, but not as bad as it was not scary so that you will feel more than the pain of constant movement in acupuncture. but the difference been tattooed pain can be felt in areas where have you been tattooed in the groin when will hurt worse than other regions, and also the pain you can bear with it certain how you handle the pain ... so feel the sensation
maybe it was the first question in your mind about the art of tattoos, maybe I'll answer yes, you imagine a thousand needles piercing your skin where the pain, but not as bad as it was not scary so that you will feel more than the pain of constant movement in acupuncture. but the difference been tattooed pain can be felt in areas where have you been tattooed in the groin when will hurt worse than other regions, and also the pain you can bear with it certain how you handle the pain ... so feel the sensation
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Cleaning and KOTG Anniversary
Today I was having friends over to celebrate my 1 year KOTG (Knights of the Guild) Podcast Anniversary. The day started out with Harry and I cleaning the entire house… and there was a lot of cleaning to do. Having remodeling done for the past 2 days wasn’t much help either. To make a long and exhausting story short… we got done just in time.
Around 7 pm people started to arrive. All in all about 20 people showed up. Everyone loved our place and complimented Harry and I on our choice of the wall colors and the paint job. So I guess having spent 40+ days painting has been worth while. Daisy and Harry spent most of the time in front of the fire place. Harry attended the fire to keep it going and watched Daisy so she wasn't in the middle of all the hustle and bustle. That way she wouldn’t be freaking out. She actually did alot better than I expected. For most of the time she was fairly relaxed and was chilling out next to Harry. But of course she never left his side.
I spent most of the time in the office recording the podcast. We had some great guests lined up Felicia Day, Kim Evey, Greg Aronowitz, Sean Becker, Michele Boyd, Fernando Chien and many more. Around 1.30 am we called in the night.
2009台日合作國際鼓劇[登龍門~ 小鯉魚(鳳梨)的挑戰]演出精華片段
<br /><small>在 藝流網-Floating 上面找更多類似的影片</small><br />
2009台日合作國際鼓劇[登龍門~ 小鯉魚(鳳梨)的挑戰]演出精華片段演出時間地點:2009年8月26日晚上七時 台北國父紀念館大會堂 [登龍門~ 小鯉魚(鳳梨)的挑戰] 是古老的民間故事。話說鯉魚在逆境的河流裡就像困在牢籠裡的彩鳳，好似被金鎖鎖住一樣，英雄無用武之地，有志難伸。但每條鯉魚都需努力在逆境往上游，日後時機一到，就會如同魚躍龍門，彩鳳一飛沖天，如金龍在大海中任遨遊，而從此事業飛黃騰達。(註解：中國民間傳說龍是由鯉魚化身，而魚躍龍門代表意思，就是鯉魚化身為龍的過程，表示修得正果的意思。) [登龍門~ 小鯉魚(鳳梨)的挑戰]所傳遞的訊息是不管是誰為了什麼要去登龍門, 但是不放棄地朝向自己的目標或是夢想 前進.就在這不穩定 不景⋯⋯氣的環境, 大家慢慢失去信心也亂了腳步的時候不要忘記對身邊的人加油打氣. 大家一起跨越重重地關卡。 [未來是什麼誰也不能確定但是夢想是誰都有權利去挑戰的] 加油﹗不管你在為什麼努力著煩惱著 .請你永不放棄. [鯉魚都能在逆境裡努力登上龍門].相信你也可以登上自己的[龍門]。
Literary jewels by Jeremy May
Well i love my books but i would have never thought of wearing them as accessories ... If you wonder how that is possible, Jeremy May has the answer: Littlefly jewellery is made by laminating hundreds sheets of paper together, then carefully finishing to a high gloss. The paper is selected and carefully removed from a book, and the jewellery re-inserted in the excavated space.
on the streets of Amsterdam
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I found this blog that decided not to let that passer by that catches your eye, to just..pass by - so she photographs them - face and legs.
I found this blog that decided not to let that passer by that catches your eye, to just..pass by - so she photographs them - face and legs.
MY TURN, MY TURN!!!!!
Hi I am Jen (aka Miss)
Auby and I have been friends for 2 years, lived together the better part of last year. She has been my rock for most of that time and never screamed at me to be her friend. She has done more for me than most (planned a wedding, 100 hours community service, drove me everywhere, personal fashion advisor, made me hella good mac and cheese, and all other friendly duties). She is the best friend a girl could have. And that is what every person who has contributed this week can totally 100% agree on.
I am super excited to be able to crash Miss Aubs blog.
I was torn on what to write about....
My new dope ride? (VW convertible bug)
My wedding? (of the century y'all)
My kids? (they are dogs so out of respect for Aubs I won't)
My sick rhyming skills? (fools, yous gots to know I can rap)
And then it came to me. Something that is so close to my heart.
I will share with the world what makes me laugh everyday
EVERY SINGLE DAY
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA.....oh give me a second.....oh my goodness.....oh sweet hell. Oh that is funny.
Now THAT is what Willis was talkin' bout!
Seriously, poor guuy. He is like our lone celebrity here in Utah (because who wants to count the Osmonds) and he is always gettin arrested or hittin' people with his car or gettin' beat up by his taller than life wife.
But he is bringing joy into my life and hopefully yours everyday
I hope this post gave you a little taste of who I am.
I am Aubry's friend who knows how it feels to take a mug shot and who swears.
P.S. I was going to write about how I had just cleaned out my closet and how many striped sweaters from American Eagle I am giving to DI but I was too ashamed. How HOW did I go through that phase.
where on my body should i get a tatto?
in part where I had to put a tattoo?
before you use body art tattoo you should know which parts are not tattooed, and which parts are not allowed
there are some parts that should not have been tattooed for health reasons or for reasons of their own, but for your own good, which is not part of the body that can not been tattooed include: hair (of course, your hair should not be tattooed as far as I know there are no hair art technology tattoos), teeth and nails (this can be debated whether or not, but because of health reasons I recommend that you do not use a tattoo on the part of health reasons), the cornea and the eye can not sort of been tattooed medical
I only recommend you been tattooed in a place that looks fairly reasonable
I would recommend that been tattooed body parts include:
a. head: the head is a part of the body. but before you you have been tattooed on the shaved head. often been tattooed area is part of the head, above the ears. I tell you if you have a tattoo on his head shaking around your skull so ready
b. neck: the back of the neck and sides often been tattooed but remember you have to shave your hair short so it can be seen
c. Face: for this one I do not recommend you tattoos all over his face, which is this face is part of the face such as eyebrows, or you can use temporary tattoos
d. upper chest: one of the standard areas for tattoos of men and women. symbolizes masculinity for men but for women symbolize sensuality
e. Breast (women): usually for a woman would look very sexy and confident when using tattoos in the area
f. nipple: aims for aesthetic and self-esteem, there is also a tattoo on the nipple area because of the loss of their nipples and surgical reconstruction through tattoos
g. ribs: the ribs for a tattoo would be so painful, they are usually tattooed on the back to wrap the ribs to the front, I thought it was really cool to use a tattoo
h. stomach: I do not recommend to been tattooed in the abdominal area, especially for men because of our age will change physically, especially for men the most rapid change is part of the stomach, look very ugly if one day you change your tattoo.
h. sex: for men I would not recommend it been tattooed in part because it is very difficult, but for a woman would look so hot when been tattooed on the genitals
i. thigh / hip: popular for a woman to tattoo in this section
j. ankle: This section is also popular for been tattooed
k. feet: You can use the tattoo in this section if you want
l. armpit: usually wrap the tattoo on his arm from back to front chest, and carefully been tattooed in this section is very funny
m. arm: This section is very popular with users because it easily visible tattoos and very artistic
n. Other parts are: wrist, shoulder, back, buttocks
before you use body art tattoo you should know which parts are not tattooed, and which parts are not allowed
there are some parts that should not have been tattooed for health reasons or for reasons of their own, but for your own good, which is not part of the body that can not been tattooed include: hair (of course, your hair should not be tattooed as far as I know there are no hair art technology tattoos), teeth and nails (this can be debated whether or not, but because of health reasons I recommend that you do not use a tattoo on the part of health reasons), the cornea and the eye can not sort of been tattooed medical
I only recommend you been tattooed in a place that looks fairly reasonable
I would recommend that been tattooed body parts include:
a. head: the head is a part of the body. but before you you have been tattooed on the shaved head. often been tattooed area is part of the head, above the ears. I tell you if you have a tattoo on his head shaking around your skull so ready
b. neck: the back of the neck and sides often been tattooed but remember you have to shave your hair short so it can be seen
c. Face: for this one I do not recommend you tattoos all over his face, which is this face is part of the face such as eyebrows, or you can use temporary tattoos
d. upper chest: one of the standard areas for tattoos of men and women. symbolizes masculinity for men but for women symbolize sensuality
e. Breast (women): usually for a woman would look very sexy and confident when using tattoos in the area
f. nipple: aims for aesthetic and self-esteem, there is also a tattoo on the nipple area because of the loss of their nipples and surgical reconstruction through tattoos
g. ribs: the ribs for a tattoo would be so painful, they are usually tattooed on the back to wrap the ribs to the front, I thought it was really cool to use a tattoo
h. stomach: I do not recommend to been tattooed in the abdominal area, especially for men because of our age will change physically, especially for men the most rapid change is part of the stomach, look very ugly if one day you change your tattoo.
h. sex: for men I would not recommend it been tattooed in part because it is very difficult, but for a woman would look so hot when been tattooed on the genitals
i. thigh / hip: popular for a woman to tattoo in this section
j. ankle: This section is also popular for been tattooed
k. feet: You can use the tattoo in this section if you want
l. armpit: usually wrap the tattoo on his arm from back to front chest, and carefully been tattooed in this section is very funny
m. arm: This section is very popular with users because it easily visible tattoos and very artistic
n. Other parts are: wrist, shoulder, back, buttocks
Friday, January 29, 2010
Remodeling Continues Day 2
So I got home from the dinner and a play and then had to check out what our contractor had done. He said he had finished everything so I decided to check it out. Fireplace looked great, couldn't see the stain and the tile looked nice. He also sealed up around the Direct TV satellite on the roof. Seems those guys didn't seal the screw holes and that allowed water to leak into our master bedroom damage the wall. So he sealed those holes. He also sealed around another piece of the roof where he thinks the water came into our living room.. only way will know he got it is when it rains again. So that stuff was good. He re-textured the ceiling in the living room and though the white paint is slightly off it's not a bad job and is okay. The new doorway into the laundry room was wonderful.. looks just like the doorway in front of it. But the paint job in the master bathroom is horrible, at least in my opinion. The lines are not good, there are places where you can see the color that was on the wall. They painted around fixtures instead of removing them and painting under them. I was not happy about the master bathroom. Next was our master bedroom where the crack was. They re-textured the wall but didn't bother to cover anything so there was a layer of white dust from the sanding all over the floor and pillows. And to top it off they used semi-gloss paint instead of the red paint. And damaged the paint on the other wall.. so now I have to re-paint that corner to make it match everything else. Not to the laundry room.. again the painting was half ass. Looks like the did one coat and there is white all over the place. They did pull out the washer and dryer and kind of painted behind them but didn't bother to hook them back up. So will have to re-paint that room as well. As I said the doorway looked great but there was a inch think of white dust all over the pantry area. Also texture splattered onto other walls which will need to be painted again. Our contractor is great when it come to construction but lacks on the painting skills.. at least to my standards which can be high but please even leaving things half done is not good. So now it looks like because Harry and I were lazy and didn't want to paint will have to do a lot of touch up painting.
Proof
Today after work I went out to dinner with some of my Guildie friends and then to watch the play Proof which Teal Sherer who played Venom in season 3 of the Guild, produced and starred in. Dinner was fun as we went to a pizza place just down the street from the theater in North Hollywood. After dinner we walked over to the theater and enjoyed the play. I didn't know much about Proof. It's a story about a young girl who not only got her mathematics genius from her father but also may have inherited his mental sickness. The premise alone made it sound like a very dramatic play but it was very funny and sweet at times. Teal was remarkable and really shined in this play. Once it was over we hung out at the theater for a bit and chatted with Teal. It was a very fun night.
current fashion cravings: neutral tones
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Hunkydori essential Japan knit cardigan - it's just so cool and warm in the same time :P
And I'd wear it with this brooches by Rut Malin Barklund. So simple and elegant.
Dagmar Luciana Dress - cotton and jersey
Longing Beyond brooch by Susanne Forsstrom
Collage mini dress by Michael Van Der Ham
Hunkydori essential Japan knit cardigan - it's just so cool and warm in the same time :PAnd I'd wear it with this brooches by Rut Malin Barklund. So simple and elegant.
Dagmar Luciana Dress - cotton and jerseyLonging Beyond brooch by Susanne Forsstrom
Collage mini dress by Michael Van Der Ham
"you're such a mom". . .
. . . is aubry's #1 comment on my blog.
i know she enjoys reading all about my kids and my life as a mom . . . i know she does. so when the opportunity came for me to invade aubry's blog, i knew what i had to do. infuse her blog with images of motherhood!
aren't my kids so cute?! i love everything they do! they're all geniuses and they're never naughty! (and what mommy blog isn't complete without a little husband-gushing?) josh is the best husband ever. he's my best friend and he's perfect! we love our life!
okay, but seriously. . . aubry is the best. she is truly one of the best friends anyone could ask for. she would do anything for you. she is loyal and honest. she is funny and kind. she is selfless and generous. thank you aubry for being such a wonderful person and such a great friend for so many years.
(did you cry, aubry?)
okay. enough of that.
let's talk about my kids some more . . .
Dmitri Young Tattoos
Dmitri Young is a professional baseball player, known for his large stature and off the field issues.
Dmitri has a few tattoos to speak of, including a city skyline, an ace of spades and a skull and spiderweb, all of which are on his left arm and shoulder area.
Dmitri has a few tattoos to speak of, including a city skyline, an ace of spades and a skull and spiderweb, all of which are on his left arm and shoulder area.
Sex Pistols Tattoos
The Sex Pistols are widely regarded as the godfathers of the Punk movement, in the late 1970's.
Their short lived career seemed top end as soon as it started, with addiction being the breaking point of the band.
Show your support of the historic Punk band by getting a Sex Pistols tattoo, i mean who wouldn't want Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious tattooed on their bodies for life?
Their short lived career seemed top end as soon as it started, with addiction being the breaking point of the band.
Show your support of the historic Punk band by getting a Sex Pistols tattoo, i mean who wouldn't want Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious tattooed on their bodies for life?
Pencil Crayon Jewelry by Maria Cristina Belluci
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I absolutely love this! i always liked pencils, buying and seeing them on my desk all together like that!
Italian Designer Maria Cristina Bellucci created those original pencil crayon jewelry, after working for several years as a theater costume and accessories maker. The pieces are made using fragments of pencils that have been attached together and formed into a variety of shapes. The forming process reveals the interiors of the pencils, showcasing the wood and the colored lead.
I absolutely love this! i always liked pencils, buying and seeing them on my desk all together like that!Italian Designer Maria Cristina Bellucci created those original pencil crayon jewelry, after working for several years as a theater costume and accessories maker. The pieces are made using fragments of pencils that have been attached together and formed into a variety of shapes. The forming process reveals the interiors of the pencils, showcasing the wood and the colored lead.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Remodeling Continues
Just when I thought we was done... since Harry and I couldn't motivate ourselves to paint the laundry and master bathroom we decided that we would hire our "handy"man Danny to do the painting for us and since he was here we would have him do a few other odds and ends around the house.So our list grew and grew. Remove Metal Door in Laundry Room, Remove Door frame in Laundry Room and Replace, Paint Laundry Room, Paint Master Bathroom, Caulk Bathtub, Replace both Screen doors (Living Room & Master Bedroom), Fix Toilet in Guest bathroom (Finish from previous job), Roof Leak, Take down Fan and seal hole (above what use to be eat in kitchen), Patch Carpet in Master Bedroom (from where you took down the closets)
When he arrived this morning we altered a few things that we had requested.. instead of framing out the laundry room door once we remove the steel mesh door he suggested that we just turn it into a walkway with rounded curves like the walkway right in front of it. I loved the idea and approved it. The next change was the old fan that we wanted him to take down and seal up.. I realized the day before that we couldn't seal it up because we needed a light in that area so Harry and I went to Lowes and bought a really cool light that would match the living lights. Of course this morning I realized that it wouldn't work since the roof is slanted and the light hung and would stick out at a weird angle.. so before work this morning I had to run back to Lowes and exchange the light for something that would be flesh with the ceiling and less noticeable. The other add on was the fireplace. During the last rain storm a dark spot appeared on some of the tiles and we couldn't get it off.. so Danny suggested that we "seal" the tiles and it would make them all look the same. So we added that to his "to do" list.So a little late I finally got into work. When I got home they had done about 1/2 of what needed to be done and planned to finish up tomorrow. The finally finished mounting the toilet in the guest bathroom which was part of their last job. They hung both screen doors and started painting the master bathroom. They started work on the new doorway in the laundry room and replaced the missing carpet in the master bathroom and they removed the fan/light in the pantry area and replace it with the new light I bought this morning. The toilet, screen doors and new light were fantastic.. I wasn't happy with the replaced carpet. Before there were two little sections of carpet that needed to be replace.. instead they decided to cut the entire corner off of the carpet and replace leaving this very long and noticeable line. Of course they realized this wasn't such a great idea and just replaced the two missing pieces on the other side but the damage was done. I wish they would have asked before going that route. Before with he night stand you wouldn't have noticed the two small pieces being replaced but with taking the whole corner out it's noticeable and I was not happy.
Tomorrow they have to fix the leak on the roof, patch the ceiling where the water came down, seal the tile on the fireplace, finish the doorway to the laundry room, paint the laundry room and finishing painting the master bathroom... let's hope he can get this all done by tomorrow.
Have a cigar...
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Not that i encourage smoking, never in my life have i been a smoker, but these images just got together over time in my inspiration folder. the smoke gives a whole new meaning to the pic...
Not that i encourage smoking, never in my life have i been a smoker, but these images just got together over time in my inspiration folder. the smoke gives a whole new meaning to the pic...
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