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you've reached the tumble blog of travis james johansen. i am an aspiring word and song smith. this is how i [sort of] see the world. i will most likely talk about my two addictions here; bikes and music.
August 15
catbird: Judith Light and Danny Pintauro, still lookin’ good 20 years later! Who’s the boss NOW, Danza?!? maryrambin i hate to be a total douche and not hold my tounge like i normally do to uphold my “positive dude” attitude, but come the fuck on.. nonsociety.com is the dumbest shit ever. however, this imposed caption is fantastic. i don’t know what’s better; said caption, or the legitimate post..

catbird:

Judith Light and Danny Pintauro, still lookin’ good 20 years later! Who’s the boss NOW, Danza?!?

maryrambin


i hate to be a total douche and not hold my tounge like i normally do to uphold my “positive dude” attitude, but come the fuck on.. nonsociety.com is the dumbest shit ever. however, this imposed caption is fantastic. i don’t know what’s better; said caption, or the legitimate post..

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today i boxed up more of the new topographics show to send them to barcelona. and i got to climb up near the ceiling to tape off the windows to preserve the images in the museum. too bad it’s not my paying job.
August 14
oh hai matt, playin’ the piano in my stairwell, with a stomach full of my guacamole.
oh hai matt, playin’ the piano in my stairwell, with a stomach full of my guacamole.
August 13
yes, i got to touch this man’s work at my internship on the first day (with bare hands - only a slip of clear plastic between us). today i framed lewis hine images from the 30s.
yes, i got to touch this man’s work at my internship on the first day (with bare hands - only a slip of clear plastic between us). today i framed lewis hine images from the 30s.
August 12
August 8
abe vigoda. so stoked on this band. i was so pleasantly surprised by them when i checked them out. by far the best of the LA noise pop. they turned me on to actually like no age.. a little too late i guess but better late than never.
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a great use of my friday off. totally did nothing but listen to records and play guitar. at 5 i drove my car home to my parents house for safe keeping, and returned to the city to eat at the opening night of good luck, the restaurant my girlfriend works at. so much good food and wine/beer. later, a bike ride and more beers! i love days off.
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Chinese Stars - “The Drowning”
July 31

cyclists

cakeface:

seagull:

alohanico:

Step 1: get a bell
Step 2: don’t bike on the sidewalk

1. K.

2. But what if it’s a busy street without bike lanes and I don’t want to diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiie? T_T

how about … let’s not get bells and we’ll stay off the sidewalk

if i do have to ride on the sidewalk for unforseen circumstances i will announce “on your left” or “on your right” politely move in the opposite direction - don’t turn around looking like a deer in the headlights.

MOST IMPORTANTLY - if you’re going to ride in traffic - please ride with the flow of traffic! I can’t tell you the number of times I have been riding the correct direction and some numbnuts comes riding straight at me.

If you are a cab, truck, bus, car, etc you DO NOT need to beep your horn at me. I am fully aware of my surroundings when I am on a bike. If I am “in your way” perhaps you should slow down or go around me. I normally bike in the city at a clip of 15 mph - not 50.

DO EVERYONE A FAVOR AND USE A GODDAMNED TURN SIGNAL. I am constantly looking around and checking for little signs that you will be turning or what direction you’re going in. I can’t tell you the number of times I have been “almost hit” by some jerk who couldn’t move their finger an inch to flick the lever.

amen.

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“ The hipster represents the end of Western civilization – a culture so detached and disconnected that it has stopped giving birth to anything new.

From the new Adbusters cover story, “Hipster: The Dead End of Civilization”

via Valleywag (via catbird)

to keep reblogging, has anyone else read this whole artice? i agree with a great deal, but a lot of it is biased and kind of outsiderish. i’d be curious to see what other people think about this article.