Sometimes I just want to ride forever
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The lights are dizzying and you can feel the air sliding through your hair. She’s on back and that’s all that matters. You can ride forever into the night.
Feel like going for a ride? Well, take this favtape mix with you. It’s appropriately titled, Track-stands the Album.
Just like in junior high
Favtape.com is what our generation used to do on old cassette tapes when we wanted to send some sweet jams to a baby boo. Your Last.fm and Pandora accounts can easily hook up your favorite songs to Favtape. Or you can search your songs on Favtape which can find almost anything. I was able to find really obscure mixes and covers in one quick search.
It would be great to see some implementation of being able to keep track of friends’ Favtapes or some social aspect, since that’s the buzz word all over the web - social media. That word makes me sick to my stomach working in web design, but it is a necessary evil in today’s online world of Twitterapists and Faceboogers (Facebook, heh).
Another evolution that would be a great addition would be to be able to buy your mix tape in a one click move or to buy your mix and e-mail it to an unsuspecting Facebook hottie that you’ve been stalking over the past few months. She’ll never see your love coming in your sultry mega-love-dance-freaky mix. It would fun to see your mix tape come in this form, which happens to be a usb mix tape from Hype Machine, another note worthy way to find fresh music. Overall, I am really excited to see where it will go from here.
Here’s my first stab at a mix tape in probably 10 years. I titled it fresh cut grass and an Arnold Palmer in celebration of the sun visiting the Northwest.
I hope this mix tape will keep the sun in Portland. Keep on mixin’ and please share you mix tapes with me either in the comments or over Twitter - mrlloyd.
Pee John Toad
Pigeon toed, blog from the LA native Juli Suk who specializes in female fashion trends, mid century and classic vintage, furni porn (hot and sexy furniture) and cutting edge music. Be sure to check out her blog daily because she keeps the posts pouring in.
Buffing the wood
Buffing the wood, originally uploaded by Mr. Lloyd.
Halloween was a great one this year in Portland. There definitely was a lot of memorable costumes. Marsha’s awesome 80’s workout outfit definitely was a winner. Viv and I went as lumberjack/tree combo. Check out Mickey’s boner bones and Katey as little red riding hood. She even had a delicious basket of cookies. Rob and Kate win super adorable awards for their cars costumes.
Check out the photos on my flickr page and also check out how I made my giant tree costume. I’ll show you my giant wood (costume) and beaver (puppet) just click.
Rock Banding
@robksawyer, @citobito @citobito’s dad, & @mrlloyd rockin’ out at @veryMickey’s apartment. We were legendary that night. Happy Birthdays to Mickey and Michael. It freakin’ rocked.
The “Real” Razorfish
Oh! I love the ladies at work. They’re so manly.
Happy Halloween guys and ghouls!
A Cool Winter
New York Times photographer, Damon Winter is the kind of photo journalist I would love to be. He manages to steal amazing moments along the Democratic campaign trail of the next president of the United States, Barack Obama. A bold statement for bold times, yes I know.
The photo above of Trayvon Lynn reaching to get a shot of Mr. Obama at the Richmond Coliseum sums up how many people feel. The hope that Obama brings to the nation under a new government for the people. This photo was originally posted on the homepage of New York Times on October 24.
Politics aside, check out Winter’s work. He has my dream job of photographing Obama on his campaign trail. Winter’s photos captures moments that are very moving and captivating or it could just be the content he’s capturing. Winter makes me want to become a better photographer and maybe one day I can follow suit.
Hope for change.
Dr. Le Doux pumpkin operation transformation
Pumpkin carving preparation, originally uploaded by Mr. Lloyd.
Viv, the doctor and I planned a ghoulish evening tonight and two lucky pumpkins are our victi…. subjects for the night.
This little guy loves him some pumpkin. Look at the eagerness on his face.
More pictures after the jump on Flickr. And if you are interested in the vinyl toys check out this link. They are from the Critter Splitter series and you can mix and match their bodies and heads.
Fixed Gear 101
A few months ago I came across this neat little PDF put together by our friends at Puma. It goes over gears, hub, chainrings, track stands, why brakes suck, etc. Definitely, a nice read if you got the time and are very interested in getting into a fixed gear.
Shoe dilemma
My shoes are getting thrashed pretty heavily thanks to daily commuting. Fall weather in the Northwest is a true testament to a solid pair of sneakers. I love how those Adidas Conductor Felt DP look, but I would have reason to believe that one month in the rain and they would smell like stank jr. high boys locker room after football season. The craftsmanship of the lines and cuts are to die over. And the herringbone pops the cherry right off. I may pick those sweet kicks up for special occasions.
So, my dilemma is I need a function durable shoe that still looks fresher than newly cut corn on the stalk. On my Google Reader, I found this gem from the Refinery 29.
Images courtesy of Uncrate and Refinery 29.
