Tattoo artist Jacob Walsh got this fabulous bit of space-battle tattooed on his ear: “I have the severed hand of Luke, still clutching to his lightsaber on my right arm. It needs a bit more work but I’d say it’s about 90% completed.”
Let’s Hear It For This Cool Star Wars Ear Tattoo
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Creative Loafing gathers up the best of this year’s Craigslist “Missed Encounters” messages from Dragon*Con in Atlanta, the awesome nerdfest that ran last weekend:
You – WOW blond wizard. Me – ancient wizard. You were pressing awfully hard into me during our photo. Just wondering if there was a lingering interest. Put your robe color in Subject Line of first email…
I can’t figure out why I left without getting your contact information. I know your name is Dan, and you make leather jackets. You were the best Wolverine I’ve ever seen. We talked for a while, just standing in the crowd. I wish I could find a picture of us. Hopefully, I’ll see you at another convention soon. :)
I was dressed up as Eddie Riggs and saw you in the Marriott Saturday night. You invited me over and we talked about our costumes with your boyfriend (?). He was dressed as Eddie as well but I was getting the feeling that he didnt want me around. My friend took some pictures of the three of us together and I got a couple of pics of you and your Eddie. I’d like to get the chance to talk with you some more if you’re interested. If nothing else I’d like to send you copies of the photos we got. Hope to hear from you soon.
Alien vs Predator Interstellar Swinger Party (Dragon Con – Sheraton). Full Alien or Predator costume required. All single women and couples will be accepted. There will be limited spots for single men. I will send out the time and room number to all who qualify.
Dragon*Con missed connections warm the heart
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No matter how many times I see it in whatever the context, a ray of light shining through a scene is a striking motif. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, I want you to deploy proper technique to capture the effect. More »
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A black man who worked for a Tyson chicken plant in Alabama sued his employer for discrimination, after being passed up for promotion in favor of white workers from another plant—and after being referred to regularly and derogatorily as “boy” by his supervisor, as were other black co-workers. An appeals court in Atlanta, GA ruled that calling an adult black man “boy” in this context was “nonracial.” Notably, the NYT article skips the euphemisms. Core values, anyone? (via David Carr)
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HappySmurfday has dug up and scanned some printouts of the login screen from Penn and Teller’s circa-1987 BBS, Mofo Ex-Machina. They are nerdgasmic and glorious.
(Thanks, HappySmurfday, via Submitterator)
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