completely fucking unblemished

(this is too funny)

by Drew Magary

ITEM #23-419938 – COOKING FOR JEFFREY

shameless plug for greatness

(Field Notes Films) Inspiration Ideas don't follow a schedule. Be ready.Everyday Inspiration

Inside the gold plated helicopter

Source: International Jet Interiors

Interior of Donald Trump’s private helicopter. (2015)

Donald Trump doesn't just have a private jet—he has a private air fleet.

Along with his giant Boeing 757, Trump also has an array of personal helicopters. He recently upgraded one of his personal choppers to a Sikorsky S-76, the manufacturer's top-of-the-line for private aviation. To make the interior Trump-worthy, he hired Eric Roth, the famed aircraft interior-designer based in New York's Long Island.

Roth took "Secret Lives of the Super Rich" inside the Trump chopper makeover—or we should say "gold-over." While Roth couldn't comment on the owner's identity, it was hard to keep a secret—the words "TRUMP" are emblazoned in red letters along the side of the Sikorsky.

Roth did Trump's plane in 2011. And when Trump bought the used Sikorsky, he called Roth to gut renovate the interior, which was old and outdated.

Pre-owned Sikorsky S-76's usually sell for $5 million to $7 million. To redo the interior, Trump probably spent at least another $750,000—though Roth won't say how much exactly.

"We gutted the whole helicopter and started fresh," Roth told "Secret Lives."
That meant out with the old and in with the gold.

Source: International Jet Interiors

The Trump family crest painted in gold inside Donald Trump’s private helicopter.

The whole interior is outfitted with 24-karat gold-plated hardware—from the seatbelts to the handles. Trump also had his family crest painted on the side, in gold of course. And the shelves of the Trump chopper were stocked with water—Trump Ice spring water.

"If it's got the Trump name on it, it's got to be the best of the best," Roth said. "And this helicopter is worthy of his name."

Helicopter deaths (2001):

Chilean army admits 120 thrown into sea

Trashy Geysers (i am so pissed)

Trashy Geysers

Pretty much ever since Yellowstone National Park's geysers and pools were first discovered, people have been throwing stuff into them.

[But of course humans just can’t have nice things, and pretty much ever since Yellowstone’s one-of-a-kind geysers and pools were first discovered, people have been throwing shit into them.]

monday side effects

I call Monday a Maniac

ask me bout my poetry: Going Crazy in New York and San Francisco: An Interview with Poet Julien Poirier

Reading these and the other poems that make up Out of Print what struck me was less the ostensive morbidity of Poirier’s images than the searing honesty underlying them.

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Jane's necklace

I can't take my eyes off that necklace, Jane Pauley. (on CBS Sunday Morning a few weeks ago)

Radioactive?

The good old days, when all the eggs brought by the Easter Bunny were radioactive. https://t.co/TpACrdSmMk
— Undine (@HorribleSanity) April 14, 2017

bunny and fox as friends

We have wonder all around us. Like this photo. I have no idea how a photog could do this photo unless he had kept this bunny and fox as pets. A fox isn't a pet but a bunny could be... This speaks to me that all of us can get along, and be a comfort to each other. I wrote a story about a bunny terror in my book BECOMING. Bunnies mean alot to me. They have taught me so much. There was also a little silver fox that lived on the land at my late mom's house. I never saw the bunnies and fox together but they shared the land in northern Wisconsin. They shared the land the way we can share the land.

Noisy?

Have you ever wondered about life in the deepest depths of the ocean? Oregon-based oceanographers did, so they dropped a microphone seven miles down. ↶

LISTEN! HERE: Oregon Scientists Eavesdrop On Ocean's Deepest Deep, Surprised How Noisy It Is . News | OPB

fairy lights

I have this thing about shooting photos from a moving car at night. Yup, I'm like that... BOOM

#EarthDay Hero Pauline Tangiora

Pauline Tangiora

One of 13 indigenous grandmothers, Pauline is a tribal wisdom keeper and environmentalist. See more

Running Man?

Or take The Running Man. Do people still watch that movie? The Running Man stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as a wrongly accused helicopter cop who has to slaughter his way through a violent reality-TV competition hosted by a deranged game-show emcee played by Richard Dawson. Outside, the world is burning after an apocalyptic economic collapse; on the show, convicted criminals battle WWE-esque enforcers in a fight for survival that turns civilizational collapse into fuel for runaway ratings. (The story is based on a novel by Stephen King, incidentally.) It's 1987's white-knuckle view of 2017, and Donald Trump — who started out as 1987's white-knuckle view of itself — is every single male character in the movie. He's the brutish cartoon-chainsaw killers (remember when he dabbled in pro wrestling?) and the grim hero snapping necks and one-liners to win over a hostile audience, and he's the leering, mic-swinging host who wants you to be afraid, truly afraid, of the world outside your door — not because he plans to fix it, but because it means you'll tune in to his show.
Head Over to this on MTV

Appreciation Friday: Jean Jullien

Jean Jullien is a French graphic artist currently living in Los Angeles, where he continues to develop his observational, critical and playful style of illustrations. “I try to capture moments that people react to, to establish a connection with the viewer,” he says. Jean espouses a humorous reflection of the times that we live in. “My work is much like journalism,” he says. “I observe what is around me and try to sum it up into visual articles or stories.”

IKEA print: SHELFIE

‘Shelfie’ is inspired by a quote from Chuck Palahniuk’s cult film ‘Fight Club’ – “The things you own end up owning you”.
The French-born artist presents a humorous take on that concept and also how the human element fits when it comes to creating balance. “This balance having to rely purely on the individual is something I thought could be interesting,” he says. “A literal take on this idea.”

#MOAB

How about that mother of all ~~bombs~~ bastards?

Trump drops #MOAB then flies to Palm Beach on a Thursday afternoon for an extended golf weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago. pic.twitter.com/yyp25YKiYg
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 14, 2017

Drone footage shows #MOAB drop aimed at #IslamicState in Afghanistan https://t.co/n3smfwv3ng pic.twitter.com/Qj5ORfXE9W
— USA TODAY Video (@usatodayvideo) April 14, 2017

The mother of all bombs --> The US dropped one of the most powerful non-nuclear bombs in Afghanistan. Originally developed to intimidate Saddam Hussein, the weapon has a 1-mile blast radius; at The Week, Jeva Lange notes that experts once called it an "indiscriminate terror weapon."

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