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poemsbydes: “In America” by Carrie Rudzinksi. This is a poem by...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:49:01 -0400

“In America” by Carrie Rudzinksi.

This is a poem by a woman that I love and respect immensely. One of the women I am honored to share spaces with. This poem, y’all. It’s gunna change your life.

shakeygraves: Shakey Graves’s first official video

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:51:07 -0400

shakeygraves:

Shakey Graves’s first official video

laughingsquid: Microscopic Time-Lapse Music Video for...

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:36:51 -0400

laughingsquid:

Microscopic Time-Lapse Music Video for ‘Immunity’ Album by Jon Hopkins

Beautiful. So beautiful…

Iron, Blood, and Bones (or The Children’s Crusade) - Atoka...

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:33:00 -0400

Iron, Blood, and Bones (or The Children’s Crusade) - Atoka Chase

So this is the latest little thing I’ve written for my current project, Atoka Chase. By the time we finish the album this will have violin and some chilling vocals by Maya, who happened to be back home at the moment. Not sure where this song started, but before long it somehow turned itself into somewhat of a Vonnegut tribute. Hope you guys like the change of pace…

laughingsquid: In Hours, Thieves Took $45 Million in A.T.M....

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:10:18 -0400

laughingsquid:

In Hours, Thieves Took $45 Million in A.T.M. Scheme

Absolute brilliance. You know, besides getting caught and all that…

lzbth: baboushkat: 2 seconds of this played before it crashed...

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:51:33 -0400

lzbth:

baboushkat:

2 seconds of this played before it crashed and i was already crying with laughter.

iM WATCHIFNG THIS ON A BUS IN PUBLIC

LTO, the all new Genetically-Engineered über-vegetable from...

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:37:00 -0400

LTO, the all new Genetically-Engineered über-vegetable from your friends at ChemFood Industries.

Taste the Future.

Genetic perfection, any way you slice it.

Let’s face it. Mother Nature rarely gets it right. How could she compete with our international team of genetic researchers, copyright lawyers, and branding specialists? But now, after investing a whopping $47 billion in R&D, ChemFood Industries brings you the greatest advancement in genetic enhancement since corn! We imagine a new staple in the archetypal American grocery list: Milk, Bread, LTO.

By integrating these three essential ingredients (Lettuce, Tomato, Onion; legally considered vegetables by the USDA) into one vibrant, show-stopping product, we have created a more perfect way to “bring home the bacon”—and to make a BLT! Not only is it easier to remember to pick up one all-inclusive vegetable at the grocery store, it saves time while cooking and preparing food as well.

Better than Natural. Proprietary DNA.

A sampling from the entire tree of life’s genetic code enable the LTO to transcend other vegetables’ limitations. Mammalian genetic transference grants the perfected savory fullness of the salty glands, while the vegetable’s gastrovascular cavity, which allows the vegetable to process impurities, roots itself in the genome of Cnidarian eukaryotes. These unique patent-pending genetic combinations trump anything in the “organic” aisle.
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WARNING! The LTO genome contains 0.7% jellyfish DNA (physalia physalis, csiromedusa medeopolis); if you have seafood allergies, please consult a specialist before consuming LTO. The LTO may contain varying amounts of substances known to cause cancer in the state of California, but only in the state of California.

If you experience rapid heartbeat, inexplicable hunger, dizziness, hypersalivation, and withdrawal symptoms after consuming LTO, do not consult a medical professional as these symptoms are normal. Continue regular use of the product.

TOXIN WARNING - DO NOT EAT THE BLOOM (#donteatthebloom)
In concordance to a settlement with the FDA and DEA, ChemFood Industries is running a viral marketing campaign to spread awareness that the flowering bloom of the LTO is not intended for human consumption.

NEUROTOXIN REMOVAL : The flowering body of the LTO known as “the bloom” contains significant amounts of Tetrodotoxin (TTX) and Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN). Consumption is lethal to humans. Before distribution to retailers, Every LTO must be processed by a certified LTO Technician before it is ready for consumption.

If you or someone you know has consumed a LTO bloom, please consult a ChemFoods legal representative immediately at 1-800-BLOOM-CNTRL

coffeeandpistolsfortwo: Kiss My Woman - Atoka ChaseThe title...

Thu, 02 May 2013 23:26:00 -0400

coffeeandpistolsfortwo:

Kiss My Woman - Atoka Chase

The title says it all. Be on the lookout for the EP in the next few weeks…

So this is my latest musical project. We’ve been tearing up a storm and writing and playing as much as we can. Hope you all dig what you hear.

Cube(^3) - by Jared Hall Garland My latest little project...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:58:05 -0400

Cube(^3) - by Jared Hall Garland

My latest little project involving some translucent wood slices, some plexiglass and a fair bit of glue…

Wood slices so thin you can see through them. I’m pretty...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:30:00 -0400

Wood slices so thin you can see through them. I’m pretty sure the first one swallowed an ant at some point and decided to pay homage to it…

(If you’d like one, just send me a message)

Before you get any misconceptions, I didn't write this. But it gave me the chills when I heard it recited today...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:11:59 -0400

I wrote this monologue about my dad, as if I was at his grave, and actually had the guts to perform it on stage. Every one was sooooooo supportive. It felt good to say it out loud even though I was shaking like a mofo.

Uhm… Hi dad… This is a little weird for me, I don’t usually talk to dead people. And I know you can’t hear me, but I guess I just need to get this out. You know how little kids think there are monsters in their closets or under their beds? Well I always thought there was a monster in you. You were alright when you weren’t on the drink. But as soon as I saw that bottle of Jack, or Bushmills, or even Listerine, I tried to avoid you as best I could. Things were bad, dad. I’m pretty messed up because of the things you did to us.

You know, when you came to me asking for a portion of my liver after ruining my childhood, I was surprised. I thought you were too prideful. And to be honest, you didn’t really have anything to live for. I guess everyone’s afraid of something. But what I really couldn’t believe was that you were so shocked when I said no. You really thought I was going to prolong your life by cutting short my own? You tried to kill me, dad. You tied me to a chair and threw it in the pool. You didn’t feed me, you hit me, you cut me, you locked me in the shed and set it on fire. You left me with that creepy man who lived next door to us. You knew what he was doing to me. You’re my dad, you’re supposed to protect me. But instead you tried to send me to my premature death just to get a few glory years in with Jack Daniels. But, you screwed up, didn’t you? You seemed to have passed along the cut-throat gene to me. So I let you reach your doom, and I have some blood on my hands now, I guess. Depending on your view point. You jumped off the cliff, I just didn’t save you. I survived my childhood. I’m still standing, and look who got put in the ground. I guess I just want you to know you didn’t win. We’re even.

Oh, I almost forgot. I brought a friend to see you. [places bottle if whiskey on the grave] See you in hell, Dad.

coffeeandpistolsfortwo: …Atoka Chase…

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:24:02 -0400

coffeeandpistolsfortwo:

…Atoka Chase…

I’m not sure how I feel about this…

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:55:12 -0400

I’m not sure how I feel about this…

Tell Me I’m a Ghost - Polter-Ghost Haven’t posted...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:05:00 -0400

Tell Me I’m a Ghost - Polter-Ghost

Haven’t posted any music for y’all in a while, so I thought I’d toss something new out there. While Atoka Chase is where my heart and soul currently lie, the Ghost is still very much alive…

whatthehellhound: youngxmanxblues: hereliesgreeneyes: mirrorpe...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:57:52 -0400

whatthehellhound:

youngxmanxblues:

hereliesgreeneyes:

mirrorperfections:

veganhooligan:

fightanimalcruelty:

A Letter from a Shelter Manager - anonymous in North Carolina

I think our society needs a huge “Wake-up” call. As a shelter manager, I am going to share a little insight with you all…a view from the inside if you will.

First off, all of you breeders/sellers should be made to work in the “back” of an animal shelter for just one day. Maybe if you saw the life drain from a few sad, lost, confused eyes, you would change your mind about breeding and selling to people you don’t even know.

That puppy you just sold will most likely end up in my shelter when it’s not a cute little puppy anymore. So how would you feel if you knew that there’s about a 90% chance that dog will never walk out of the shelter it is going to be dumped at? Purebred or not! About 50% of all of the dogs that are “owner surrenders” or “strays”, that come into my shelter are purebred dogs.

The most common excuses I hear are; “We are moving and we can’t take our dog (or cat).” Really? Where are you moving too that doesn’t allow pets? Or they say “The dog got bigger than we thought it would”. How big did you think a German Shepherd would get? “We don’t have time for her”. Really? I work a 10-12 hour day and still have time for my 6 dogs! “She’s tearing up our yard”. How about making her a part of your family? They always tell me “We just don’t want to have to stress about finding a place for her we know she’ll get adopted, she’s a good dog”.

Odds are your pet won’t get adopted & how stressful do you think being in a shelter is? Well, let me tell you, your pet has 72 hours to find a new family from the moment you drop it off. Sometimes a little longer if the shelter isn’t full and your dog manages to stay completely healthy. If it sniffles, it dies. Your pet will be confined to a small run/kennel in a room with about 25 other barking or crying animals. It will have to relieve itself where it eats and sleeps. It will be depressed and it will cry constantly for the family that abandoned it. If your pet is lucky, I will have enough volunteers in that day to take him/her for a walk. If I don’t, your pet won’t get any attention besides having a bowl of food slid under the kennel door and the waste sprayed out of its pen with a high-powered hose. If your dog is big, black or any of the “Bully” breeds (pit bull, rottie, mastiff, etc) it was pretty much dead when you walked it through the front door.

Those dogs just don’t get adopted. It doesn’t matter how ‘sweet’ or ‘well behaved’ they are.

If your dog doesn’t get adopted within its 72 hours and the shelter is full, it will be destroyed. If the shelter isn’t full and your dog is good enough, and of a desirable enough breed it may get a stay of execution, but not for long . Most dogs get very kennel protective after about a week and are destroyed for showing aggression. Even the sweetest dogs will turn in this environment. If your pet makes it over all of those hurdles chances are it will get kennel cough or an upper respiratory infection and will be destroyed because shelters just don’t have the funds to pay for even a $100 treatment.

Here’s a little euthanasia 101 for those of you that have never witnessed a perfectly healthy, scared animal being “put-down”.

First, your pet will be taken from its kennel on a leash. They always look like they think they are going for a walk happy, wagging their tails. Until they get to “The Room”, every one of them freaks out and puts on the brakes when we get to the door. It must smell like death or they can feel the sad souls that are left in there, it’s strange, but it happens with every one of them. Your dog or cat will be restrained, held down by 1 or 2 vet techs depending on the size and how freaked out they are. Then a euthanasia tech or a vet will start the process. They will find a vein in the front leg and inject a lethal dose of the “pink stuff”. Hopefully your pet doesn’t panic from being restrained and jerk. I’ve seen the needles tear out of a leg and been covered with the resulting blood and been deafened by the yelps and screams. They all don’t just “go to sleep”, sometimes they spasm for a while, gasp for air and defecate on themselves.

When it all ends, your pets corpse will be stacked like firewood in a large freezer in the back with all of the other animals that were killed waiting to be picked up like garbage. What happens next? Cremated? Taken to the dump? Rendered into pet food? You’ll never know and it probably won’t even cross your mind. It was just an animal and you can always buy another one, right?

I hope that those of you that have read this are bawling your eyes out and can’t get the pictures out of your head I deal with everyday on the way home from work.

I hate my job, I hate that it exists & I hate that it will always be there unless you people make some changes and realize that the lives you are affecting go much farther than the pets you dump at a shelter.

Between 9 and 11 MILLION animals die every year in shelters and only you can stop it. I do my best to save every life I can but rescues are always full, and there are more animals coming in everyday than there are homes.

My point to all of this DON’T BREED OR BUY WHILE SHELTER PETS DIE!

Hate me if you want to. The truth hurts and reality is what it is. I just hope I maybe changed one persons mind about breeding their dog, taking their loving pet to a shelter, or buying a dog. I hope that someone will walk into my shelter and say “I saw this and it made me want to adopt”. THAT WOULD MAKE IT WORTH IT.

How to find a true No Kill shelter or rescue group: http://www.examiner.com/dog-rescue-in-national/how-to-find-a-true-no-kill-shelter-or-rescue-group

This has to be reblogged, please people we need to stop this!

I feel so horrible :(

This post has 4,000 notes. A gif of a turtle trying to eat a tomato has over 100k WAKE THE FUCK UP PEOPLE!

This is why every pet I’ve ever owned came from a shelter or a family I knew that couldn’t care for him or her anymore and didn’t want to put their/my babies through this shit. When my mom had to give up her (blind) pitbull because my town made them illegal to own, she was beyond touched when the shelter owner she went to personally adopted him. He knew that Mason would have never made it there.

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coffeeandpistolsfortwo: Atoka Chase at the Blue Moon in...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:41:13 -0400

coffeeandpistolsfortwo:

Atoka Chase at the Blue Moon in Shepherdstown, West Virginia

To Mr. Max Holiday on this most auspicious of occasions…

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:28:46 -0400

To Mr. Max Holiday on this most auspicious of occasions…