So I can show you this pile of awesome I sat across from on the bus today. He appears to have checked the book out from the public library.
I am stealing this.
*twitch twitch* Oi. And people wonder why I would sooner WALK than take the bus (within reason, of course; I spent plenty of time with no practical alternative to the public transport system and I do NOT miss those days).
@ Sin... you mean you're gonna steal the pic or you planning to visit your library? :P
Quote from: Andrea on May 13, 2011, 06:11:59 PM
So I can show you this pile of awesome I sat across from on the bus today. He appears to have checked the book out from the public library.
you are so awesome for taking that quality pic. It seriously captures that side of life that can't be made up.
That's hilarious. I take it you snatched the book and ran?
Quote from: Stariki on May 13, 2011, 07:35:54 PM
@ Sin... you mean you're gonna steal the pic or you planning to visit your library? :P
The pic has already been stolen :-*
I don't think that picture could be improved in any way.
I have the original large picture if anyone wants it. He'll be famous like epic beard man! heh
Also this thread should have gone in the other section I guess. I was thinking this section was just media in general for some reason, but it's clearly called Video....sorry 'bout that.
Maybe it should have been called media! Dussent matter! :D
Quote from: Andrea on May 14, 2011, 07:21:14 AM
Also this thread should have gone in the other section I guess. I was thinking this section was just media in general for some reason, but it's clearly called Video....sorry 'bout that.
It made perfect sense to me >.> It's still visual media. Wev.
IN HONOUR OF A NEW BOARD I AM GOING TO CAMWHORE.
THIS IS FROM LAST FALL.
I JUST WOKE UP, SO FORGIVE ME.
Man, why can't you ever go with a NOT completely creepy way of hiding your face? If I have nightmares about that, so help me, man, I don't know what I'll do, but I will figure something out and even you will not like it!
what if we both got matching masks?
what if i was a fluffy wabbit?
Less frightening. I can accept this compromise.
WHAT ABOUT A CREEPY SERIAL KILLING DUCK?
I'm USED to the creepy serial killing duck. It's been your facebook photo for ... since we've been fb friends on the new account, I think o.0
what about from a different light source?
soaking wet?
and having just terrified and apt full of confused college kid chicks?
The light source definitely makes it scarier. And far less identifiable as a duck.
It looks like a 4 eyed oversized jedi platypus.
~hydra
I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought "Star Wars" critter. I dunno that I would have said platypus, but it's definitely something!
@ Andrea - the BUM Equipment bag is the best part of that picture.
There was a BUM equipment bag? I was too busy being incredibly uncomfortable to look that closely xD
TPD. I want one of those masks. Then next time we meet up, we both can wear them. Oh ya. CREEEPY!
And Nayl since you are now the biggest post whore on the PI. I love that we are gona find out the member titles from you. Thanks for all you do!
*bow* I aim to please! And thanks for the starting point for the sig!
ha, i'm actually going to incorporate the mask in my band... whose name happens to rhyme with platypus!
So Radypus Batypus's mascot is going to be a creepy-ass platypus?
how the hell do i attach a picture to my post? i can browse to the picture i want but there's no option to attach it (either that or i'm just handicapped)
Threw me at first, too, Luna. Under the reply box, there's a closed box for Attachments and other options. Hit the + to expand it; that's where the upload is hiding.
Great Odin's Ghost! Its like someone actually tried to build the XKCD circuit board! (http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Labview-Spaghetti.aspx)
oh i thought i had to add it to the post after attaching it...anyhoo, here's a cute picture of my doggie. he likes to balance on the back of the couch staring out the window when it's walk time.
d'awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
He is just so cute I want to scoop him right out of my monitor and cuddle him. Small dogs tend not to be so much the lap-sitting type though =\ What is his standing on cuddles?
He not only loves cuddles, he demands them
Quote from: Nayl_Girl on May 15, 2011, 09:41:12 AM
So Radypus Batypus's mascot is going to be a creepy-ass platypus?
And the Batypus part will wear batwings. :)
Awww I miss that doggie! ^_^
Got some new ink done on Saturday.
Added a more cohesive background to the Too Dark Park leg. I still have one more sitting to go before it's completely done. You can see how red and angry my leg gets when it's trying to heal. You might also see a random Corgi in the background.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/videodrone/new/TDP4.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/videodrone/new/TDP3.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/videodrone/new/TDP3.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/videodrone/new/TDP2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/videodrone/new/TDP2.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/videodrone/new/TDP1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/videodrone/new/TDP1.jpg)
I also got another tat on my back. I know there are a few people on here that would know what this means, so I'm gonna see if they can recognize it. ;p
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/videodrone/new/tats.jpg)
drone
I have the same one but it's the "found" without the extra symbol instead of the "unfound' ;)
Nice work too...hoping I will be coming into some money to get some more work done, possibly in the fall
Loving the tattoo drone, awesome colors!
~hydra
This summer might be the summer that I actually get the tattoo that I've wanted for the past 10+ years. I'm just trying to figure out WHERE on my body to put it.
Nice ink, drone. Where did you go to get it done? PM me, I'm curious! I'm thinking about going to Fat Ram Pumpkin Tattoo in JP- or Good Mojo in Beverly, which is where the person Julie recommended to me AGES ago now works.
drone, that's fucking awesome!
my old roomie got the same tdp worm creature.
makes me nostalgic and now i'm missing her tonnes. :(
Drone. Nice tats. And yes, I'm a dark tower fan!
Quote from: kristin on May 17, 2011, 05:08:23 PM
This summer might be the summer that I actually get the tattoo that I've wanted for the past 10+ years. I'm just trying to figure out WHERE on my body to put it.
I'm curious to know what it is that you want a tattoo of (but understand if you don't want to share that info until afterward). I say that because the reason I don't have a tattoo is because I can't think of anything I would still want on me 10 years down the road. I can think of plenty of cool tattoos for me, but not for forever.
Have they invented an ink yet that degrades itself after a few years and disappears?
My two main concerns with getting inked have always been discretion and cash. The cash is the more restrictive of the two at the moment. The discretion thing runs back to being at the wedding of a couple I was close with and seeing someone's rather shabbily done ink half peeking out of the strap of her dress. I just thought it looked really unattractive, and I hate the idea of having ink that I love looking that bad with a dress. The more I've thought on that, the more I suspect that the overall off-puttingness came more from the lacking quality of the ink than from the fact that it was poorly displayed, but it's still a hesitation that makes me think twice.
I know exactly what I want, but I don't want to sit down with an artist to get a good rendering until I can afford to get it done and know where I'm going and all that jazz.
Quote from: r00 on May 18, 2011, 08:14:21 AM
I say that because the reason I don't have a tattoo is because I can't think of anything I would still want on me 10 years down the road. I can think of plenty of cool tattoos for me, but not for forever.
dude, i'm in the same boat.
i just can't decide on something i'd still want and where.
so it's sharpie markers until i do. : p
I'm sure someday they'll figure out how to animate tattoo ink. Then you'll be in business, amirite? O:-)
My feelings on tattoos have always been that it's dumb to "get a tattoo," in that most people I know who have had work done decide to get a tattoo first, and what the tattoo will be second. They're getting a tattoo just to "get a tattoo."
If I were to ever get one, it would be because I saw something or created something that I instantly realized I wanted to have on my body for the rest of my life.
See I think it's different for everyone...some if mine are that I found something that I really want and need to choose where on my body to put it, others I know where I want something and need to find what it is that I want. My sleeve was like that, took me years to figure out what exactly I wanted
And for the record I know where my next one will be but haven't decided on what it will be yet :P
Quote from: Nayl_Girl on May 18, 2011, 11:54:22 AM
I'm sure someday they'll figure out how to animate tattoo ink. Then you'll be in business, amirite? O:-)
i'd totally get cum1.gif tat
I know! :))
Quote from: r00 on May 18, 2011, 08:14:21 AM
I'm curious to know what it is that you want a tattoo of (but understand if you don't want to share that info until afterward). I say that because the reason I don't have a tattoo is because I can't think of anything I would still want on me 10 years down the road. I can think of plenty of cool tattoos for me, but not for forever.
Have they invented an ink yet that degrades itself after a few years and disappears?
It's a labyrinth. I'm not a religious or even spiritual person at all, but I'm really in love with the idea of the whole "different paths to the light" kind of thing.
Decided to put this here rather than the random thread.
This is the ash cloud/wall advancing on Reykjavík earlier this evening. Kinda disgusting.
(http://www.mbl.is/frimg/5/64/564502.jpg)
This is taken near the eruption itself and shows how the ash divides into two sections, the heavier ash that falls close to the volcano, and the lighter one that goes up into the atmosphere.
(http://img.visir.is/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=XZ&Date=20110522&Category=FRETTIR01&ArtNo=110529680&Ref=AR&NoBorder)
~hydra
???
I imagine I'd feel a fair bit differently about it if I weren't so far removed from it, but I won't lie, my first reaction to those pictures was jaw-dropped amazement. Realizing that the first one is ASH and not just your run-of-the-mill cloud formation rolling in is, as you say, kinda gross, but it's still pretty incredible to see it rolling in like a storm front.
The second picture is amazing. Granted I won't have to deal with any of the problems it will cause. But its still really pretty.
RIP, Randy Macho Man Savage.
Quote from: Nayl_Girl on May 22, 2011, 08:13:30 PM
???
I imagine I'd feel a fair bit differently about it if I weren't so far removed from it, but I won't lie, my first reaction to those pictures was jaw-dropped amazement. Realizing that the first one is ASH and not just your run-of-the-mill cloud formation rolling in is, as you say, kinda gross, but it's still pretty incredible to see it rolling in like a storm front.
It looks worse than it actually is. It isn't like a solid ash cloud, more like an ash mist or something. There was a very fine layer over everything this morning, nothing more than that.
~hydra
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wqeFVckWVTc/Td3xY3Ja4VI/AAAAAAAABys/IMIulbtF21Y/s1600/2082319_zOwcPM85_c.jpg)
Alex the Menace :lol:
i can't get over how amazing this dress is...bask in it's awesomeness
i'm hypnotized
(http://cdn.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/hipsteredits-029.jpg)
WANT
Rule 34...
Uh... Sorry...
In the intervening few days, I've forgotten WHAT you invoked that rule about that so deeply perturbed me, so I will forgive the temporary trauma so long as you don't refresh my memory ^-^
random pictures retrieved from my phone:
1. the first tattoo i've done that isn't just letters and numbers
2. extra toe cat!
3. drago's cute toe tufts
4. drago doing some bed swimming
ok here's some pics of the new ink. note it is still very red so the colors are a little off, especially the sky where there are actually tons of different shades, trust me i know because he kept going over and over the same spots with different colors and i thought i was going to die...anyway it's basically done at this point, just need to go back for a touch up (which knowing my artist will probably end up being at least 2 hours :lol: )
oh and if there are any dali purists around yes we did change it up a little, i requested no boobs so he got rid of the two naked ladies that are in the actual painting
it's on the outside of my thigh if you can't tell from the pics
bonus shot of drago just because ^-^
wow that is REALLY fucking cool!! That's some talent right there.
Ya that is amazing looking! Can't wait for pics when its healed.
thanks! i <3 it so much
i am a dali purist, but goddamn it if that isn't all kinds of awesomesauce.
wicked.
random. recent. and probably a repost (on pi).
CAREFUL SOMEONE MIGHT CONTACT FACEBOOK
Naw, I would much rather contact her...
http://verydemotivational.memebase.com/2011/05/25/demotivational-posters-alternatives/?from=recMap1
this makes me lol....
it is very hot on stage
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268114_10150228223180689_627385688_7693547_1618949_n.jpg)
and i like to point a lot
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254392_231354226875878_100000039060798_989823_3197737_n.jpg)
seattle pics are up, highlights include:
-interesting things you see in the border lineup
-interesting things you find in the gift shop
-strange people i don't know listening to tunes (ok i know it's kinda stalker-ish but i really like this shot)
more here http://www.flickr.com/photos/21069069@N06/sets/72157626984412309/
(http://ihasahotdog.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/funny-dog-pictures-it-doesnt-work.jpg)
(http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/epic-fail-photos-ice-transportation-fail.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g425/Dalesman54/UK%20trip%202011/100_0010.jpg)
Tim and I doing what (we think) we do best, in Leeds, a few weeks ago.
Other random stuff from my trip.
http://s1101.photobucket.com/albums/g425/Dalesman54/UK%20trip%202011/
Nice!
the other pics look nice to!
That is an excellent picture.
Quote from: Stariki on July 06, 2011, 01:24:08 AM
Tim and I doing what (we think) we do best, in Leeds, a few weeks ago.
Scotch in one hand, beer in the other. nice! :rock:
Quote from: r00 on July 06, 2011, 09:26:40 AM
Scotch in one hand, beer in the other. nice! :rock:
Laphroaig. Very peaty. I think the ale was Centurions Ghost. :)
What is it with men and Laphroaig? You guys really like the whole concept of literal firewater, huh?
It was OK Rae, but I couldn't drink it all night! Prefer a nice, unpeaty single malt. :)
We have been having bad thunderstorms every night for a week straight, but the other night was exceptionally awesome. The lightining was 360 degrees around the city and nonstop for about 90 minutes. It sounded like a fucking air raid. Turtle filmed some video from our front porch and these are a couple of stills from it. As you can see, one hit our front yard at which point we ran inside and whimpered like frightened children.
(http://r00.threat.tv/webpics/storm1mod.jpg)
(http://r00.threat.tv/webpics/storm2mod.jpg)
Thats some freaky shit. Hitting that close... But great pics all the same!
If lightning ever came that close to me, there is a 99.9% chance I would shit myself from fright.
drone
I don't check this thread that often. Wasn't expecting to see a giant picture of me. I like the way the light has caught the pint, though.
I had Johnny Walker Green a little while back. For a bottle of its price (well under £30) it was very good. Can't wait to try Blue.
Quote from: tim on July 20, 2011, 07:58:14 AM
I don't check this thread that often. Wasn't expecting to see a giant picture of me. I like the way the light has caught the pint, though.
I think the light was coming from the palm of your superhero hand! :P
(http://i.imgur.com/XW6O9.jpg)
:))
Love it!
drone
I think we can, in a way, be thankful that MC Escher has passed on, because if he were still alive someone would hire him to design Portal levels that would break the universe!
(http://www.linkitch.dk/Gallery/Portal_01.jpg) (http://www.linkitch.dk/Gallery.aspx?ID=2)
Click it for a full-size version from the creator's site.
These color pictures of London from WWII (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2016667/Colour-pictures-revealed-London-blitz-Nazi-bombers-World-War-II.html) are amazing. It is surreal to see the devastation in clear color photographs instead of grainy black and white.
(my apologies to Tim for clicking his first ever link to the Daily Mail 8-p)
I have never seen a blue earthworm.
Also, our native possums are way cuter than their Northern Hemisphere cousins, although probably way more destructive.
Quote from: r00 on July 21, 2011, 09:31:07 AM
These color pictures of London from WWII (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2016667/Colour-pictures-revealed-London-blitz-Nazi-bombers-World-War-II.html) are amazing. It is surreal to see the devastation in clear color photographs instead of grainy black and white.
(my apologies to Tim for clicking his first ever link to the Daily Mail 8-p)
You can use http://istyosty.com/ to link to the daily mail without them getting the clicks they covet.
Quote from: tim on July 22, 2011, 04:46:03 PM
You can use http://istyosty.com/ to link to the daily mail without them getting the clicks they covet.
good to know about that site. thanks!
this one was sent to me this morning and had a good lolz.
Damn, r00. Too early...
...to laugh that hard in the morning. LOL, nice find!
ok here's my newest piece all finished and healed up :)
also spent all afternoon yesterday overhauling the fish tank...most of that time was spent scraping this thick, fuzzy algae off of all the wood with a butter knife :lol: also thinned out the plants that were taking over, it looks waaaaay better. bonus shot of roxy just because ^-^
drago enjoys rolling on his bone...
(http://www.notquitewrong.com/rosscottinc/comics/2011-08-03-madaboutsomething.jpg)
HARD SUMMER.
l to r, top to bottom: skrillex + jared leto, atrak/duck sauce, chromeo, nero, awesome crowd, nero, dillon francis + matt nordstrom (nadastrom), skrillex, nadastrom
full-size: http://threat.tumblr.com/post/8601898093
we had to remove this little 10 week old kitten's eye so naturally we made him an eye patch
Ha!
(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/ai.png)
walmart has cheap pet costumes...frodo and roxy are really impressed
hahaha Roxy's face says it all!
She's really good at that face :lol:
(http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu263/Aaronbradytucker/th_iceice.jpg) (http://s654.photobucket.com/albums/uu263/Aaronbradytucker/?action=view¤t=iceice.jpg)
HAHAHA fuck ya, got it to work! Its at work in the freezer on a pallet of ice!
lol.
:lol:
the best picture of me at my aunt's wedding is the one where i'm guzzling champagne :lol:
hahahah Booze at a wedding is the best!
me and the gal made jack o'lanterns
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s320x320/311856_287339131294532_100000553412829_1120398_1253340075_n.jpg)
lol x 2
i spent $9 on a mini bottle of crystal head vodka just so i could take this picture
Hallowepic!
Quote from: luna on October 16, 2011, 04:56:24 PM
i spent $9 on a mini bottle of crystal head vodka just so i could take this picture
woah! I didnt know they made mini's of that.
Neither did i...B would confirm I was way too excited about it too :lol:
my "band" (radypus batypus) is doing a halloween / birthday show.
totally whoring the poster out because it's awesome (even if i did make it).
(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/295759_10150418258481215_535571214_10810217_741503467_n.jpg)
That's awesome!
love it. nice work!
That's hella awesome! Nice job on the poster and get us videos/pictures of the whole thing!
more lolz
(http://www.dorktower.com/images/comics/DorkTower994.gif)
lolz!!!
and thanks. i miss doing show posters. and just drawing in generals.
That's amazing! lol!
(http://art.ngfiles.com/images/70/johnnyutah_super-breaking-bad-2-turbo.png)
nice! :lol:
(http://i.imgur.com/Ip6ni.jpg)
LMAO, is that what I think it is?
here's some pictures i took
and more
more here http://www.flickr.com/photos/21069069@N06/sets/72157628242997603/
Great pics! The one of the beach with rain coming is really cool looking! Hope you had fun!
this gave me my morning lolz. :lol:
(http://myspace.roflposters.com/images/rofl/myspace/1229421116613.jpg.%5Broflposters.com%5D.myspace.jpg)
so i was in new york about two weeks ago, right before the girl with the dragon tattoo screening thing was going on and left the weekend before the ticket pick up was, but when i saw the tweet about it happening i sent it to my girlfriend who was still in new york through monday, and she successfully got the screening ticket. at the screening, they gave out these limited edition "mouth taped shut" posters that are 2 ft x 3 ft in length. and she grabbed me one and i just got it for christmas. so, yesterday i went out and bought a badass 40 dollar frame that was on sale for 19 dollars, and finally put it on the wall. im pretty happy with it:
(http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwvbk0VdaL1qabl3eo1_400.jpg)
Nice!
very nice! I love that poster.
Quote from: doomsayer on December 27, 2011, 09:16:55 AM
so i was in new york about two weeks ago, right before the girl with the dragon tattoo screening thing was going on and left the weekend before the ticket pick up was, but when i saw the tweet about it happening i sent it to my girlfriend who was still in new york through monday, and she successfully got the screening ticket. at the screening, they gave out these limited edition "mouth taped shut" posters that are 2 ft x 3 ft in length. and she grabbed me one and i just got it for christmas. so, yesterday i went out and bought a badass 40 dollar frame that was on sale for 19 dollars, and finally put it on the wall. im pretty happy with it:
(http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwvbk0VdaL1qabl3eo1_400.jpg)
I love give-aways like that. I've gotten some amazing stuff from Japanese and Chinese movies, last thing I got was a book from a film called
Painted Skin II (concept design by
Yoshitaka Amano), which was velvet bound with a clasp fashioned to look like one of the main characters masks. The work on the pages are fantastic.
Love the poster, reminds me I have to get framing my theatricals.
I'm not normally one to go all gaga over cosplay, but this is awesome. (http://geeks.thedailywh.at/2012/01/16/cosplay-corner-137/)
(http://tdwgeeks.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/samus-metroid-cosplay-3.jpeg)
DAMN... that could be a movie actress in full-suit prop armor or something.
So-- Showing off the new camera on the new phone, and the gloves I just made.
(http://s1004.photobucket.com/albums/af164/NDRuno/?action-view¤t=glovez.jpg)
...
Oh America :lol:
testing out my new lens, roxy was the only one that would stay still, drago and frodo's pics were blurry
also some bonus stuff i forgot was on the camera, drago sleeping in
and frodo and roxy playing with one of those cat toys on a string (the black blur is frodo :lol: )
atrak x diplo x skrillex pre-grammy party
feb 11, 2012
ducksauce/atrak x diplo x chromeo
dec 31, 2011
Well done photo piece on the anniversary of the Japan tsunami.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/03/japan_tsunami_pictures_before.html
so this happened
(http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzanlcttzb1qb61xho1_500.jpg)
:lol:
I lolzed.
Concept art for the next Deus Ex game;
(http://i.imgur.com/6tgME.jpg)
ROFL
Happy nightmares.
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/33361/enormous+great+white+shark+hauled+up+by+sea+of+cortez+fishermen/
O_O
(http://static.grindtv.com/images/1/00/39/19/42/391942.jpg)
that thing is HUGE.
(that's what she said.)
That pretty much sums up why I'm scared of sharks.
lol.
...
Quote from: naut on May 12, 2012, 09:03:50 AM
That pretty much sums up why I'm scared of sharks.
That pretty much sums up why I'm not! A Great white that size (or even approaching it), death would be quick, cookie cutters or black tip reef sharks on the other hand...
I really wish I didn't laugh so hard at this...
:lol:
Lego Breaking Bad lab (http://imgur.com/a/adbru#0)
Awesomesauce.
haha nice!
I just realized the last season starts in less than a month!
so excited!
(i stole the lego thing and posted on fb because it's just that awesome :lol: )
Dave Grohl, Internet Troll Extraordinaire
(http://i.imgur.com/nVu5M.jpg)
so we were in Tofino for a few days last week...weird we've both never been there before...maybe it's because it's on the very far end of vancouver island so is an hour drive then a 2 1/2 hour ferry ride then a 3 1/2 hour drive to get there...oh and it's crazy expensive, the place we stayed at was a "moderately priced" $340 per night :lol:
anyway it turns out it is this amazing place that feels kind of like a fairy tale...with hippys, lots and lots of hippys
there's this crazy mist that hangs around in random places and the beach had this weird steam or something rising from the sand, here's some pics! (if you look closely at the last one you'll see me and drago hanging out on a giant rock at the beach by where we stayed)
...
more here http://www.flickr.com/photos/21069069@N06/sets/72157630579509156/
<3 BC
Great pics!
And ya, what little bit of BC I saw was awesome.
(http://i.imgur.com/Dr0Rc.jpg)
(http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Patrick+Stewart+Olympic+Torch+Continues+Journey+ZFMokJagOIYx.jpg)
The best Olympics game ever, if only for that picture.
Okay, ready to see something you probably haven't seen since the 1990s?
(Spoilers: It's my dick)
(I'm joking, because I was like, nine back then)
(It's actually Jolt Cola from a local hobby shop in the City)
(http://i.imgur.com/x7wCz.jpg)
I just remember moms more afraid of giving their child Jolt cola than whiskey back then.
:lol: it's true
I was so bored on Sunday that I watched "Hackers", and that was the first thing I thought of when I saw the "Jolt" picture :(
<3
LOL
(http://imgur.com/XZlfr.jpg)
last nite. post election party :)
andrew wk (top), 12th planet + skrillex (bottom)
I love that pic with Sonny. Very cool. Do you have a link to a higher res version of it? Who is that with him?
thanks, r00! :)
here ya go:
http://threat.tumblr.com/post/35205105074
the other DJ is 12th Planet :)
Thanks!
crazy mexican cat says tree is nom
Alex trying on my new hijab :)
day at the beach
he's growing so fast!
I was going to say the same thing!
Awesome pics! And ya, he has grown a lot!
I have to know. When I see the ladies in full Hijab and veil. I really want to know what their ID pics are like. I mean do they have all that on or do they have to show their face for ID's at lest? And seeing your son in that made me think "OH SHIT DEE WILL KNOW!"
Depends on the country and type of ID. Most you need to have at least one piece of ID (usually a passport) that shows your face. And if you wear a veil, you will be directed to a female only line/area where only women will look at your ID. In the airports, there are separate rooms for females, so that no male ever sees your passport photo or even runs you through a scanner. However, you NEVER have to remove your hijab. Forcing a woman to remove her hijab in public is a criminal offense. (In KSA, 2 young men were given 25 lashes each for tearing their sisters hijab off in public!)
For the picture taking, a woman who wears a veil (such as I do) is taken to a room with a woman photographer. Her picture is taken with the veil on unless it's a passport photo or some other type that requires a full face picture. If you must remove your veil for any reason, you're always with another woman. You never have to show your face to a male. As far as I can tell, even the photos are processed by another female.
All my ID's have me wearing my abeya and hijab. I wanted to wear my veil for my residency permit, but Ric had a fit so I went without. I'm a proper lil woman, what can I say? :lol:
Damn. And thanks for telling me. Now I know.
Why do you wear a veil? You aren't a Muslim (unless you converted), or is the law that ladies have to wear the veil as well?
Goddess no, I haven't converted. :)
Wearing a veil is a strictly personal choice for females. I chose it at first because it afforded a great degree of privacy and respect (Saudi men NEVER look at/speak to a woman, especially a veiled one. It would be very disrespectful.) and now I'm so accustomed to it I feel naked without it. I have rosacea and it looks terrible most of the time, so a veil prevents people from staring like they did in the US. I really enjoy that privacy after years of fielding questions about why my complexion was so red. I occasionally go without (Ric bought me some lovely colored hijabs for my b-day) but most of the time I wear a veil.
Oman is really modern, with a hugely diverse population, so wearing any traditional Muslim garb is strictly personal. I can wear tank tops and shorts if I feel like it. But I feel more comfortable being covered.
huh. I never knew they wouldn't look at or talk to the ladies. What about when they go out to eat? Like sit down places not fast food kinda places. Like how do you eat with a veil on?
Oh yes, it's very disrespectful to look at a woman who isn't related to you. All conversation is directed at the male, unless he gives permission (by either introducing her or including her in the conversation) and even then most men won't look. Of course, there are some exceptions, such as doctors/hospitals, clothing stores, jewelry stores and chocolate shops where the woman is likely to be accompanied only by other women or her man may stay outside. But for the most part, no man ever looks directly at you.
Eating out here in Oman it's regular seating, so if we go out I look like Zoidberg. :lol: You cut tiny bites, carefully lift your veil just a teensy bit, dip your fork low and slip in under the veil. Take the bite off the fork, reverse the process and drop your veil back into place while you chew. And you always drink with a straw. Let me tell you, that's a must! You carefully drag your drink to you, lift your veil just enough to slide the drink under, and drop the veil. Voila! No one sees a thing. :) In KSA, restaurants are segregated into male/family sections, and all family sections have private tables. Each table is partitioned/curtained off and the waiters knock or ring bells or otherwise request permission to enter. That way ladies can remove their veils to eat if they so desire. It's actually quite civilised and I miss that. I think KSA is the only place that does that, since it has the strictest laws concerning modesty and decorum. Not completely though, as I've only been in the two countries.
Overall, I'd have to say that I enjoy the culture/traditions here in the Middle East. It's really not as bad as westerners like to think.
That is really impressive to me... eating like that must take a bit longer...
(http://i.imgur.com/HLAzaav.jpg) (http://imgur.com/HLAzaav)
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