Angel’s cat, Alma, died yesterday, we buried her under the lilies in the front yard. He asked me to post her picture… sorry for the quality, but thats what he gave me.

Losing a pet is rough, but for Angel its a bit harder. Alma has been a sort of dreamcatcher for Angel, a spiritual guide for him, if you will. They’ve been a team for a over dozen years, now Angel has to find the dreams on his own. Not all is lost, Skylar is filling in the interim… he’s good at sleeping.

This cub had a cute little pushed in face… but when he stood up, the lack
of any distinguishable bulge in his shorts was very dissapointing. #snap

(Apparently the first upload didn’t work)

I always thought chipmunk to be the most skittish of the forest dwellers…
but if you throw enough sunflower seed… they’ll come around. #snap

Urban vinyl, designer toys, upscale toys, collector figurines… no matter what you call them, these are NOT the toys you buy at Walmart. The BBC has an ongoing series called “Japaorama” where they focus on parts of the Japanese culture… a segment on urban vinyl was bound to happen.

If you are still wondering why I collect these things, the clip below sums it up nicely.

Via ToyBot Studios

Randall stopped by the club. And gave me a number of phrases to put on the
screen. Here they are (verbatim):

"I am in love with Seahorses… Because they are adorable and cute"

"ASS CUNT BEARD BALLS"

"Lighthouses Rule. If you don’t like Lighthouses Fuck You"

"Sand drinking outta cups…I.stupid bitch>"

I love Randall. #snap

I’m not alone, and thank god for that…. this guy, on his Coleman grill for
one… maybe he likes being alone. #snap

I absolutely love Donnie Darko. Richard Kelly is an awesome director, and if we can forgive him for Southland Tales, then I’m sure that The Box is going to be awesome. Based on a short story from Richard Matheson, The Box materialized once as a Twilight Zone episode (called Button Button), but in Kelly’s hand will be turned into a dark story of choice. Comes out October 10th, 2009…

Warner Bros – Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don’t know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.

via Mishka Bloglin

Last night was the Stiletto Run, a mercilessly hard .5k charity race down Elmwood Ave. Point Five Kay? Really? Let me explain.

These brave ladies and guys did it… in heels.

All of this was to benefit Ovarian cancer. Shops stayed open late on the 800 block of Elmwood, donating 10% of their sales to the benefit. Everyone gathered around Shoefly waiting for the race to begin, and at 7Pm, the streets were blocked and all eyes pointed down towards Bidwell as the runners hobbled, skipped, and made their way to the finish line…

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I nearly dropped the Boogie Man when I opened the box from Mishka and found out it glows. Let me rephrase, this thing lights the fuck up.  If diecast Cyco Simon suspenders weren’t enough, the innards of the Boogie Man have a flashing light that activates when disturbed, kinda like those crazy balls you get in machines.

The Boogie Man is by far my favorite piece i’ve collected. It makes me feel like I’m a legit kaiju collector, no? Either that, or a budding Lamour Supreme/Mishka Stalker.

I took some more pics, which you can check out from the links below. Click through to see my first kaiju I ever bought, Super 7’s Stomp, glowing in the dark (Jay and I had a last minute long exposure party before bed last night).

CURE + MISHKA Boogie Man (@flickr)

Toys from Hero and Sound (@flickr)

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My God. Jews wouldn’t be so grumpy if they ate their salmon like this.
Strips of thin sliced sashimi, arranged and covered in sesame oil and
Hawaiian spices… then toasted ala blowtorch. The result is a rich and
buttery texture, with a salted finish. Simply amazing.
Jay and I picked this up as an appetizer for $10 at Kuni’s, the only place in Buffalo to eat good
sushi. 226 Lexington Ave. #snap