holy shit.

i like free

Netflix is having a summer screening series. Free films in the locations they were shot. The Shining in the creepiest mansion in Colorado. Jaws in Martha's Vineyard. The Searchers in Utah. Ferris Bueller's Day Off in Chicago (or right outside). I am not going to mention Field of Dreams because I hate that movie. Clerks also sucks (and who wants to watch it in some shitty convenience store in Jersey?)

But the best of all is the kick-off, THE WARRIORS in Coney Island! This, I can definitely dig.

Check out the schedule HERE.

I don't know who I am talking to, no one knows this blog exists. Except for one. Its all in your hands A, spread the word.

thylacine

The Thylacine resembled a large, short-haired dog with a stiff tail, which smoothly extended from the body like that of a kangaroo. It was about 100 to 130 cm long including its tail of about 50 to 65 cm, and had a very large gape. It was a yellowish-brown in colour with sixteen to eighteen dark stripes on its back and rump, hence its common name: "Tasmanian Tiger". The Thylacine's pouch opened to the rear of its body. In at least two male specimens a scrotal pouch, unique amongst marsupials, was also documented.

One unusual feature of the Thylacine was the ability to open its jaws to a surprising extent. Although it is most unlikely that the gape was as wide as some reports have stated (~180°), it was still the widest of any known mammal. This capability is captured in part of a short black-and-white film sequence dating from 1936 which shows a captive Thylacine in a zoo.
Like their relative the Devil, the tiger is believed to have possessed an acute sense of smell which enabled it to track prey for many miles.

Those that saw the animal in the wild are said to have described it having a strong and distinctive smell. It is possible that the animal, like its relative the Tasmanian Devil, which is known to give off a smell when agitated, had a similar behaviour.
Prey included kangaroos, wallabies, birds and various small animals. After European settlement the Thylacine was believed to have also opportunistically preyed upon farmers' sheep and poultry. In captivity, Thylacines were fed on dead rabbits and wallabies, which they devoured entirely, as well as beef and mutton.

Some researchers suggest that the Thylacine may have primarily devoured the blood of its victims, coining the term vampire dog and claiming a preference for the nasal, throat (jugular), stomach (kidney and liver) and groin regions, with the remaining carcass left for devils to scavenge.

Farmer Wilf Batty shot and photographed the last known wild Thylacine in 1930 in Mawbanna (believed to be a male), in the North East of the state. The last captive (captured in 1924 with mother and siblings), referred to as Benjamin (although it was a female specimen) later died in the Hobart Zoo on 1936-09-07 (now known as Threatened Species Day in Australia). She is believed to have died from neglect, suffering exposure to the cold and no access to sheltered sleeping quarters. A short black-and-white film was made of the captive pacing back and forth in its enclosure. The photographer was bitten on the buttock whilst taking the photograph. Official protection of the species by the Tasmanian government was belatedly introduced in 1938.

In March 2005, Australian news magazine The Bulletin, as part of its 125th anniversary, offered a $1.25 million reward for the safe capture of a live Thylacine. When the offer closed at the end of June 2005 no one had produced any evidence of the animal's existence. An offer of $1.75 million has subsequently been offered by a Tasmanian tour operator, Stewart Malcolm, but this is also unclaimed.

In 1984, Ted Turner offered a $100,000 reward for proof of the continued existence of the Thylacine. However, a letter sent in response to an inquiry by Thylacine-searcher Murray McAllister in 2000 indicated that the reward had been withdrawn.

The Australian Museum in Sydney began a project in 1999 reminiscent of the science fiction movie Jurassic Park. The goal was to use genetic material from specimens taken and preserved in the early 20th century to clone new individuals and restore the species from extinction. In late 2002 the researchers had some success as they were able to extract usable DNA from the specimens. On 2005-02-15, the museum announced that it was stopping the project after tests showed the specimens' DNA had been too badly degraded by the ethanol preservative. (from Wikipedia)

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cowabunga dude!

when i was little i thought these guys lived in my basement.



PORTRAIT OF CLASSIC ROCKER LEO
The Leader of Loud!
Accessories: Record Flyin' Discs, Turtle-textured Guitar, Katana-caster Guitar
Longest Solo: 40 days - entitled "My Fingers Are Stuck - Really Guys, I'm Not Kidding!"
Favorite Song: "Ninjas Are Nice"

Come on, baby! It's Leo, the Classic Rocker - and he's got somethin' to say. He's a rebel with a riff who rocks around the clock. Too cool to be a fool, Leo's loose as a goose and ready to juice. This retro-rocker's got a groovy greased guitar to start any joint hoppin'. But look out! If any Foot dare crash Leo's bash, he's ready with his studded straps, buckled boots and killer katana-caster. So kick back and swing and sway to the mutant sounds that are comin' your way! Classic Rocker Leo, the leader of loud, is here to stay!

THIS is going to be so fucking awesome.

dark rooms

a little collection about pinhole camera large format photography.


new york's central park


san francisco


all over the US of A

origins

ethan, this is all your fault.

i really can't say i like blogs. i hate blogs. i don't really think i am worthy of a blog.

but i do like the internet.

so maybe this will be an outlet for the miles of internet travel i do.

as of now, i am officially a blogger. my coolness has just readjusted itself.

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testing the blog
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