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post #4301 of 4674
1/25/10 at 1:55am
Reminds me more of the Tree of Life from Carnivale. Fantastic work by the artist.
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post #4302 of 4674
1/25/10 at 9:56am
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Originally Posted by HBarr View Post
Reminds me more of the Tree of Life from Carnivale. Fantastic work by the artist.
Which according to the mythology from the show resembles a Mayan tree or something related.

Really good tattoo btw.
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post #4303 of 4674
1/25/10 at 1:41pm
Trekking in the Simian mountains, Ethiopia.



Got to almost 15,000 feet. I don't know how I'm still alive.
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post #4304 of 4674
1/25/10 at 2:09pm
WOW!! Wow! That is a glorious view, Ali - good for you, congrats on the climb!
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post #4305 of 4674
1/25/10 at 2:16pm
Amazing! How was the trip down?
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post #4306 of 4674
1/25/10 at 4:37pm
That's really cool Ali, nice work.
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post #4307 of 4674
1/26/10 at 12:49am
Ali, that's amazing.
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post #4308 of 4674
1/26/10 at 1:30am
Yours is pretty amazing too Cocoa. I see you thought long and hard about that design but what exactly was the inspiration behind that particular choice? If it's not too personal an answer obviously.
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post #4309 of 4674
1/26/10 at 4:23am
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Yours is pretty amazing too Cocoa. I see you thought long and hard about that design but what exactly was the inspiration behind that particular choice? If it's not too personal an answer obviously.
No, it's not too personal, I shared the story in this very thread.

A year ago this week, I went to Jamaica for my best friend's birthday celebration, and on the way back from her party at Margaritaville, her son was killed by a guy drag racing right in front of the resort where we were staying. Needless to say, we've all had trouble coping.

When I got home, I would drive to the beach and park under this huge tree, day after day while staring out at the waves, for hours at a time. It was the only thing that really brought me comfort, the thought that maybe his life went on in another way, a way I couldn't fully understand. Circle of life, tree of life.
I'm not religious at all, so I guess it brought me peace the way prayer or church would a religious person.
Maybe I was just grasping at straws because my mind couldn't really make sense of what had happened, and the traumatic event it experienced. I don't know, but it did and it still makes sense to me in a way I can't describe.

I don't want to be a Debbie Downer in this thread or anything, but the image stayed with me daily, and I knew that I was going to get it, it was just a matter of timing and finding the right person to do it.

Though, if someone looked at it and thought, 'Cool! The tree from The Fountain!' I would totally be okay with that. Same concept, awesome film.
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post #4310 of 4674
1/26/10 at 5:32am
That's not a bummer of a story at all Cocoa, it starts off really tough but in the end that story's all about hope. Following the worst of circumstances you do what you gotta do to get yourself right again and your way seems admirable and very healthy to me. There can't be many better reasons to get a tattoo than something like that.

I guess I should check this thread more often too, I must have missed your story the first time.
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post #4311 of 4674
1/26/10 at 9:40am
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Originally Posted by CocoaSugarbaker View Post
Though, if someone looked at it and thought, 'Cool! The tree from The Fountain!' I would totally be okay with that. Same concept, awesome film.
This is pretty much what I thought. I'm sorry for your friend's loss; I think you found a healthy, personal way to honor and remember her son and transcend the grief.
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post #4312 of 4674
1/26/10 at 9:48am
Thanks for the compliments, all.

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Amazing! How was the trip down?
A lot easier. Drove back down in a SUV. Like I was going to walk anywhere else other than a reaaally close vending machine after that. Best thing about the trip, saw these things call gilettas (sp?), a cousin of baboons but with a red spot on their chest instead of their butts. So cool!
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post #4313 of 4674
1/26/10 at 10:57am
Cocoa, I'm so sorry! I had no idea, but I think that's a really lovely way to honor your friend's son. It's a beautiful concept, and a really positive way to channel something so sad.
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post #4314 of 4674
2/1/10 at 1:23am
Hadn't done this in quite a while;



I'm the one that doesn't look like a sock puppet.
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post #4315 of 4674
2/4/10 at 1:45pm
Forgive my ignorance, but how do you insert an image? When I try it just asks for the URL. But my photos aren't on the web, they are on my desktop.
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post #4316 of 4674
2/4/10 at 1:47pm
I think you have to upload your pictures to something like Photobucket or Imageshack or the likes. There you´ll get a link for the upload.

I don´t think it is possible to upload straight from your computer.
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post #4317 of 4674
2/4/10 at 1:49pm
You can't upload from your desktop, so as Jan said..You'll need Photobucket or ImageShack. I use ImageShack, and it works great.
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post #4318 of 4674
2/4/10 at 2:36pm
Brazil, 2008.

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post #4319 of 4674
2/15/10 at 4:19pm
Here's a real goofy webcam video that I made in my monkish barracks quarters.

I really wanted to use a squeaky hammer toy, but couldn't find one!
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post #4320 of 4674
2/17/10 at 6:33pm
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Originally Posted by Bluelouboyle View Post
Brazil, 2008.
Hey! I was in Brazil in 2008 too Blue Lou. Where is that taken?
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post #4321 of 4674
2/18/10 at 1:42am

You were all thinking it.
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post #4322 of 4674
2/18/10 at 1:57am
Awesome.
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post #4323 of 4674
2/18/10 at 4:42am
You slay me, horrid. now and forever.
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post #4324 of 4674
2/18/10 at 7:31am
That's in the Chapada Diamantina national park area in January 2008. About 6 hours drive west of Salvador. (The city, not the Oliver Stone movie). Fantastic place. We also went to Iguazu falls, Rio and a few other places. I'll post some other photos later.
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post #4325 of 4674
2/18/10 at 10:59am
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You were all thinking it.
Never die, please.
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post #4326 of 4674
2/19/10 at 9:39pm
Given that I've spent the day taking the piss out of Kevin Smith I felt it would be appropriate to show y'all my ugly mug. Standard HD Camera at an odd angle shot, but it's the best I could come up with (I don't tend to keep pictures of myself, for obvious reasons).

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post #4327 of 4674
2/20/10 at 1:22pm
Me and the Wife at Southend on Sea.
LL
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post #4328 of 4674
2/20/10 at 5:52pm
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Given that I've spent the day taking the piss out of Kevin Smith I felt it would be appropriate to show y'all my ugly mug. Standard HD Camera at an odd angle shot, but it's the best I could come up with (I don't tend to keep pictures of myself, for obvious reasons).
There's entirely too much self-deprecation here for my liking. That's not one of those empty "oh, stop that!" responses someone uses when they don't have the balls to reply honestly either. You have nothing to worry about.

That's a lovely picture, Ken. You both look so happy.
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post #4329 of 4674
2/20/10 at 6:14pm
Yeah Spike you look normal enough to me.

Thanks Bobby, that picture is from before we were married it was the first time I went to Essex to meet her sister.
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post #4330 of 4674
2/22/10 at 7:10am
So I wasn't able to upload the picture to Photobucket, so I'll just link it here.

We don't normally go about dressed like that, it's from our friend's 80's party.
LL
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post #4331 of 4674
2/26/10 at 1:42pm

bun in the oven

Only about 10 weeks to go before my son is born. I'm on restricted activity, though, as I started having contractions a week ago. So far, so good, but we will see how many of those 10 weeks we make it through before he actually makes an appearance.
LL
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post #4332 of 4674
2/26/10 at 10:34pm
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Originally Posted by Belethedheliel View Post
Only about 10 weeks to go before my son is born. I'm on restricted activity, though, as I started having contractions a week ago. So far, so good, but we will see how many of those 10 weeks we make it through before he actually makes an appearance.
Congratulations! I hope everything goes well for you.
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post #4333 of 4674
2/27/10 at 1:08pm
Holy shit. My wife and I are in about the same boat. She's got 7 weeks to go (sorry no picture, she'd kill me) and we just spent Thursday night/Friday morning in the hospital because of early contractions and a weird lack-of-baby-movement situation.

We'll be happy as long as Bonk (our nickname for the kid) arrives after the baby shower in 2 weeks because we haven't got shit here in our apt. No crib, no stroller, no nothing. So yeah....
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post #4334 of 4674
2/27/10 at 10:05pm
Don't worry, Donde. Once you're past week 32, the risk to baby is low, and remember that the majority of babies born in the world don't have fancy nurseries. And you can get a car seat at the last minute if you need to, or borrow one from a friend (or borrow a ride home from a friend). I wouldn't buy a car seat off trademe but resources like that are good to get used cheap baby stuff. Also check with all friends and friends-of-friends, you can get lots of baby stuff that way!
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post #4335 of 4674
2/28/10 at 9:11am
Donde, congrats on your impending arrival.

I suggest foregoing the changing table. We've changed our three babies using a mat on the floor. You know what the great thing is about a mat on the floor? A baby can't fall off the floor!
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post #4336 of 4674
3/7/10 at 3:46pm


This was taken in a Rainforest Cafe in the Houston Galleria. The gorillas weren't working, and this one looked very sad, so I took the opportunity to get a pretty funny picture.
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post #4337 of 4674
3/7/10 at 7:59pm
Here's me posing with some swag I picked up today at the Danish Film Institute:



For those who can't make it out, I'm holding a copy of this.
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post #4338 of 4674
3/7/10 at 8:32pm
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Originally Posted by Ali View Post
Trekking in the Simian mountains, Ethiopia.
Amazing!
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post #4339 of 4674
3/9/10 at 11:27pm
My post-viewing reaction to Alice in Wonderland.

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post #4340 of 4674
3/10/10 at 4:23am
Caption: "EAT ME"
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post #4341 of 4674
3/10/10 at 7:22pm
Proof my cats are evil.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...2&id=735355602
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post #4342 of 4674
3/11/10 at 4:37am


Either thinking deeply or just trying not to look you in the eyes.
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post #4343 of 4674
3/11/10 at 12:56pm
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Originally Posted by Ken Savage View Post
The one on the right: a Devon Rex?
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post #4344 of 4674
3/11/10 at 2:22pm
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
My post-viewing reaction to Alice in Wonderland.
Ha ha. I have to show this to my wife. Last time we went to the movies, after her post-film rest stop, she came out and asked me why I was glowering at that ALICE poster. I didn't even realize I was doing it. To me, the poster achieved a kind of sad greatness in that it summed up everything that I felt was wrong with the movie. It must have been written all over my face.
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post #4345 of 4674
3/11/10 at 6:18pm
Got it set up in record time.

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post #4346 of 4674
3/12/10 at 6:29pm
A Canadian dad moment:

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post #4347 of 4674
3/12/10 at 6:41pm
That's a fantastic photo Ryan



My ugly mug, sans hair.
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post #4348 of 4674
3/12/10 at 7:10pm
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Originally Posted by Ryan S~ View Post
A Canadian dad moment
Class!
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post #4349 of 4674
3/12/10 at 7:13pm
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Originally Posted by Belethedheliel View Post
The one on the right: a Devon Rex?
Sphix, but a throwback with some fur, hence why she was given away.
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post #4350 of 4674
3/12/10 at 7:30pm
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Originally Posted by Ryan S~ View Post
A Canadian dad moment:
Did you pull her shirt over her head and show her how to give a proper beat down?

Adorable picture.
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