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Have a look at http://unfoldthosetears.blogspot.com. There's an unfinished entry dealing with tattooing and body piercing. No words, just a 'coming soon' notice, and an incredibley cute picture of a koala bear. It probably says more about me than anything else, but it conjures up brilliantly vivid pictures - the little koala having violent images carved into it's flesh, and hoops of surgical steel thrust through its eyebrows and scrotum. Encapsulates lots of peoples revulsion regarding 'personal adornment.' Nice one, Unfold Those Tears. It's reawakened my desire to get a tattoo as well.

Picture on the left has nothing to do with anything. It's an Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth model kit from the 60's. Toy shops were full of such groovy stuff back then.

Smoking is COOL

Your parents, teachers, and even the government have all been lying to you. Contrary to what they may have told you, smoking is big, and it is clever. In fact it's COOL AS FUCK. Let's just examine the evidence. Humphrey Bogart - chainsmoking, immortal icon of cool. Tom Cruise - non-smoking, health concious, scientologist dork. Sticking with the movie theme, I'm old enough to remember when you could smoke in the cinema. Words cannot describe the magic of dragging on a fag whilst watching a great film, with the smoke curling up into the beam from the projector. And what about cool smoking accessories? Nothing beats the clunk/ping (cling?punk?) of a shiny Zippo lighter in action. Check 'em out at http://www.zippo.com. I haven't had a cigarette for five years, (I was a 40 a day guy), but I still refuse to class myself as a non-smoker. Sure, it kills you, and those around you. Small price to pay for something so wonderful.

Field Trip

Here's my idea for a field trip. The what and the where of it don't really matter. We just let someone, preferably the lecturers (authority figures), spend a load of time and effort and valuable university resources organising it, and then none of us bother to turn up. Then we'd all have first hand experience of wilful bad behavior to write about.

And here's a picture of the mighty Dennis Hopper, after being arrested for doing something wild and druggy and rebellious. Things don't get much badder than that.