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my friend Michal took this photo in Korea

Poem Problems...

Hi there. Before we go on you need to watch this;

...that was a video of Taylor Mali, errant english teacher turned slam poet pointing out the most overused ways to write and recite a poem
... now watch this...

... that was the poet who read at President Obama's inaguration...
Is it just me?

I met a real fungi today...

Hidden on the forest floor I saw a celebrity of sorts today;
Amanita Muscaria

The first I've seen in real life... these are the iconic mushroom...

...known for their psychotropic properties, and deadly if taken in excess (however much "excess" is was not specified in my reading)... these are Alice's caterpillar's mushroom, these are the mushrooms on hippie patches and stoner black light posters... these are the mushrooms fairies have their portraits painted on...

I suppose I was a bit of a science nerd when I found them and squeaked "ooh! Amanatia"
But gosh darn they are pretty poison...

The Fashion Machine

This is a painting by fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo...

...it's nice to never take your work too seriously

Real Men eat pancakes...

I stole this from my friend's Facebook page. He took the picture on his trip to the Phillipines...

I love Tony Bennett