This is the very face of cool. The only way to wear your hoodie now is like this. Its late. I’m messy. And goshdarn it, people like me! *this is why I don’t blog late at night… they all end up like this. #snap

Kicking off First Fridays, the arty night on Allen, Hero is selling of tons of misprint, test print and otherwise not 100% poster for 5 dollars each. Being the cheap hipster that I am, I picked up a few and broke the bank on some new zipper pulls from Friends With You. P.S. – Check out the HBdJ on the right…. two fer one! #snap!

Its so good to see these guys back. No Doubt performed for the first time in public in ~5 years for the Today Show. Check out “Spiderwebs” below. Its like they never left!

Saw this and a bunch of other plows, sweepers and snow trucks last Wednesday
near the convention center… wonder if the City of Buffalo was able to buy
any?

Testing a new and complicated flickr post layout… I’m redesigning buffawhat.com and it should be up today… I’m essited. You should be too. The snap is a sneak peak.

Its been a while since the last Buffaface… and Skylar felt like being a
part of it. See how involved he is? #snapko

I don’t get to see Derrick that much anymore, since he moved buildings….
but whenever I see him, its a trip. He’s one of the best coworkers I have…
and he’s hot. #snap

The above photo was taken 2 years ago. back then:

• Angel’s store was on Bryant/Elmwood, and I was eating for free at Astoria.
• I had no idea what I wanted to do with my hair.
• I was kinda gay.
• I was dating Grumpybear, and managed to be happy, if not content.
• I couldn’t grow facial hair to save my life.
• Angel would always try to take pictures of me in his new arrivals (aka “modeling”) and cop a feel in the process.
• I slept in a Murphy bed.
• I had just started to use twitter.
• I was a GoGo dancer at Marcellas.
• I was dangerously close to becoming a twink.

Nowadays:

• Angel’s store is on the 800 block, and Sai One finally has a sign.
• I’m in a perpetual buzz cut, when I can get around to visiting the barber (Angel).
• I’m more gay than ever, if thats even possible. Maybe I’m just more aware of who I am.
• I’m dating John, and despite the distance, I’m  happy AND content.
• I’ve got a good amount of scruff that I refuse to shave off.
• Angel has other models for his clothes, but he still tries to cop a feel.
• I sleep in a single bed, in a house with Angel.
• I’m somewhat of a Twitter social evangelist power user. I just can’t kiss enough ass to break 1K followers.
• I’m a Visualist at Club Marcella. no more dancing on a pole, just dancing light.
• call me a twink and I’ll rub your face off with a cheese grater.

Photo by SmallandRound via flickr

Shawnimal’s started as a simple college art project by Shawn Smith, and has since grown to be one of the leaders of designer plush. I think if it wasn’t for his innovations and pursuit of the felted medium, we wouldn’t have as much awesome plush on the hot charts as we do today. He’s also an incredible wordsmith, pummeling me in Lexulous on Facebook (90pts for Agility? who knew “qis” was a word? Shawn does). I have a few plushies, but my absolute favorite piece is his BUD custom… which I picked up last year at Hero and Sound’s custom show.

Shawn is on my my short list of artists I’d kill to meet/hang/stalk, and not just because he looks adorable. Check out the Vimby interview that was just posted; get a look at the workshop and people helping Shawnimals do what they do best: Rule.

Shawnimals / Vimby

One of my absolute favoritest thing on a guy is a nice set of calves. It
doesn’t matter how perfect yer belly is, if you have chicken legs you won’t
cut it. I want tree trunks in the air, not bean poles…

*gasp! I noticed that the camera snap sound has been forced on by Android
1.5 on the G1. I’m sure this has to do with it heading into the Asian
Market, where they have serious issues with girls getting snapped up the
skirt without them knowing. I understand I’m doing sorta the same thing, but
damn… #snap