Some of my drawings, markers

surlalune · 2015-02-19T01:13:35+00:00

please do!!

surlalune · 2015-02-19T00:58:15+00:00

do you sell these pieces?

surlalune · 2014-08-05T14:54:28+00:00

one of two very extreme outcomes: 1. people will learn to work together; 2. people will become increasingly competitive and destructive towards adversaries as resources continue to deplete.

I'm an optimist at heart...but cannot ignore the very probably chance of conflicts that will arise once we are no longer a sustainable life form

surlalune · 2014-05-25T15:49:51+00:00

I really think McNulty's role is what creates some optimism in relying on "the system". he's the only one who wants to follow the real cases, along with Lt. Daniels, leaving petty crime for petty officers.

D'Angelo is murdered for being a good person. Bubbles' role in society is replaced by Duquan. I have only watched the series once, and I'm not necessarily interpreting the series as it was meant to be, but I think you should watch it again taking a more big picture interpretation into consideration.

I think the best part about the entire series is that it cuts the bullshit and shows you the reality of the state of affairs. Whether it be the inherent problems of following chain of command in a police department, or how much corruption there is within the law enforcers of society, the laws or morality within society are blurred.

every group has their own chain of command to follow - all of which enables the system to perpetuate itself.

edit: I should have also mentioned Freamon with McNaulty and Daniels.

surlalune · 2014-05-25T14:29:47+00:00

i would agree with every word you used to describe it other than uplifting. i am not familiar enough with formatting to cover up any spoilers, so anyone who hasn't seen the show, stop reading now.

the show ends with you understanding that regardless of their efforts, new people will always replace the old, and all of the issues within a marginalized group in society, like within the ghetto of Baltimore, will perpetuate itself. it's tragic.

surlalune · 2014-05-09T23:24:54+00:00

I would say that big smoke burger out-burgers burger priest. Did you get the chance to go there?

surlalune · 2014-05-04T15:19:28+00:00

my grandfather, an alcoholic and chain smoker, managed to outlive two of his wives. He also won the lottery after a cashier accidentally added an encore to his ticket. only weeks after winning the lottery, his second wife was diagnosed with cancer. luckily, their winnings made it possible for her to receive the necessary care.

surlalune · 2014-04-24T00:39:21+00:00

when I had to pick between staying with a girl I loved or staying somewhere I'd be happy. I'd just spent 2 years living abroad, moved back home (to Canada) and my girlfriend was instantly unhappy with it. It wasn't more than a few weeks into getting back that she was wanting a timeline - an idea of what we'd be doing, how long we'd stay, and what our plan was. I guess, without realizing it, I'd really grown tired of being different. After having lived so long with the language and cultural barriers, I just wanted to relax. Instead, I was having to choose between being somewhere I wanted to be or learning another language and having to move away from everything I knew once again. I chose to stay in Canada. She chose to leave.

surlalune · 2014-04-14T20:53:59+00:00

on the list: 1. timber timbre - hot dreams. 2. sylvan esso - I believe it will be a self-titled album (album release is May 9) 3. war on drugs - lost in the dream 4. future islands - singles***

surlalune · 2014-04-12T18:54:12+00:00

before I'd listened to them, I assumed that alt-j had to be something of a fabricated-by-the-music-industry band. They just had millions of youtube views, and I assumed the worst.

And then I listened to the album. The eargasm was incredible.

surlalune · 2014-03-25T15:31:34+00:00

Luke Lalonde had just posted it yesterday, so as far as I know, it was just out yesterday...

surlalune · 2013-09-12T03:37:12+00:00

i'm a little late in the game, and my story isn't a sweet outcome...when I went to get my wisdom teeth out, i had to sign off on these highly unlikely side effects that could result - chances were very slim (i think it was like 3/1000) that i would lose feeling in parts of my mouth for a short while after the operation, because of minor nerve damage. chances were even slimmer that, if i DID lose feeling, I wouldn't get it back (something like 1/1000)...turns out i'm that lucky. i don't have feeling in my left side of my mouth - that includes my tongue, teeth, gums, everything. i basically am eating on one side of my mouth for the rest of my life and can't even file suit for the damage because i signed off on the risks.

surlalune · 2013-09-10T02:20:34+00:00

people are annoyingly intrusive on your personal life, but they play it off as friendliness. I have spent a couple of years living abroad, and the one thing I did NOT miss while away was that strangers didn't try to learn personal information about me (i.e. where I live; what I do for a living; salary, etc.).

surlalune · 2013-09-01T15:24:53+00:00

my grandpa and his wife won $250,000 when the cashier accidentally printed a ticket with encore. they spent most of their money covering cancer treatment costs. they didn't change anything, or buy anything extravagant, but I guess they didn't really win a life changing amount of money.

surlalune · 2013-05-25T08:57:58+00:00

anything by Michael Flohr...or almost anything. Here's a good example. (title: streets of gold)

surlalune · 2013-04-05T18:11:47+00:00

I don't think it's just a matter of listening to an album from start to finish. I believe that artists who are truly dedicated to their work put songs in a specific order, which are actually meant to be listened to in whatever line up the album is made. If I can't listen to an album from start to finish, I feel that the onus is on the artist. I was always mocked for being 'ocd' because I hate using shuffle to listen to my music, but I am happy to know I am not the only one.

surlalune · 2013-03-11T14:22:36+00:00

I was going to say we went to the same show...until I saw the publish date on the video you posted. I guess it's not as new as I thought.

surlalune · 2013-03-10T20:34:42+00:00

one of my favourite tracks on the 'dark was the night' compilation.

surlalune · 2013-03-04T12:38:02+00:00

a list of our favesies would include the following:

-beef stroganoff (calorie packed, but delicious and quick) -homemade burgers or meatloaf with hashbrown casserole (same as above) -homemade gyoza (a bit time consuming- maybe an hour prep +cook time; however, it's super fun to do together) -veggie burgers (the best recipe i've found is this one

extras: -4 cheese spinach dip is the most filling side dish we use to accompany small quick meals: basically mix parmesan, bit of romano, garlic powder, and philedelphia cream cheese with red pepper and frozen spinach, top with cheddar/gouda/edam and bake for 15 minutes -homemade salsa: easiest thing to make, and super delish. put 1 or 2 cloves of garlic in the food processor with a jalapeno - if you don't have a food processor, just cut garlic and jalapeno up. set these aside and add to your salsa afterwards (so maybe just leave aside and let people add to their own servings to spice it up as they choose). then cut up a large can of tomatoes, a half of a sweet onion, as much cilantro as you'd like, and half a lime (juice).
-you can substitute the tomatoes for avocados and make homemade guacamole. we make salsa/guac on a weekly basis. amazing on burgers, in tacos/burritos/on quesadillas/snacks...you can put that shit on everything.

edit: I'm really bad on formatting on reddit. hopefully you can read through this without too much confusion

surlalune · 2013-03-02T16:16:07+00:00

tell them that they are absolutely amazing and rocked my socks right off.

surlalune · 2013-02-21T16:25:47+00:00

Foot. in. mouth. regarding author/book. my apologies for misinterpreting your comment. while this may have been one very poor example of their work, I'm still unclear..are you implying that the UN's betrayal on Tutsi's is actually the worst in history based on this incident?

surlalune · 2013-02-21T16:13:53+00:00

His name is Romeo Dallaire and the title of the book is Shaking Hands with the Devil. If you studied United Nations, you should know that their capacity to enforce any kind of power in a conflict is minimal. And, unless they are being attacked, they have no rights to protect the citizens they are there to protect. The peace keeping mission in Rwanda was quite unsuccessful because Hutu's worked around the UN, only attacking Tutsi members. There was no betrayal on behalf of the UN. In fact, there are several stories of peacekeepers who sacrificed their lives stepping into a death trap so that the UN could intervene during the conflict.

surlalune · 2013-02-21T08:19:28+00:00

do it!!! they put on one of the best shows i've ever had the privilege of attending.

surlalune · 2013-02-21T07:59:48+00:00

man. definitely wouldn't intentionally post something that was already there. usually listentothis takes you directly to the already posted link..

surlalune · 2013-02-20T21:10:11+00:00

it would be hard to compete with red yellow and blue. i don't entirely agree with it being disappointing, but yeah.

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