Holy Smokes
I’m sorry but that is an ugly bagel. What about those colors says “safe to eat.”

Meh, a little (or a lot) of food coloring mixed into a plain bagel won’t be the death of me. It was good anyhow. Happy vague north american independence week. :)

POSTED: 10 months ago NOTES: 1 TAGS: #thenewrenaissanceman
thenewrenaissanceman: Is your icon Bub the cat?

Yes :3

thenewrenaissanceman: 1, 3, 24, 52, 86, 95.

1) Put your iTunes on shuffle. Give me the first 6 songs that pop up.

  1. The Dead Weather - I Can’t Hear You
  2. Mainstay - Hang On
  3. Hit The Lights - Hey Jealousy
  4. Seventh Day Slumber - Awake
  5. Relient K - Outro
  6. The Classic Crime - Solar Powered Life

3) Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.
(My mom’s copy of One.Life by Scot McKnight) “I recall them: “Here’s how to determine God’s will for your life:”

24) Do you have a collection of anything?
Not obsessively, but music, movies, books, video games, Lego, band t-shirts. Even tumblr is a collection of sorts for me.

52) What is your astrological sign?
Capricorn!

86) Basic question; what’s your favorite color/colors?
Does greyscale count? If not, I like lots of purples, blues and greens…

95) You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go?
Japan. The fare is ridiculous from here, and I know people at the Christian Academy in Japan that I could stay with. :D 

#busytown #nostalgia (Taken with Instagram)
For Teke! (turns out I have the Genesis rom of this game n_n)

#busytown #nostalgia (Taken with Instagram)

For Teke! (turns out I have the Genesis rom of this game n_n)

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8. Biggest turn offs.
Vanity, self-centeredness. When people are afraid to be themselves, or pretend to be things that they’re not. When people don’t put thought into what they say.

14. What my greatest achievements are.
I dunno. Getting into shows always feels good.

33. What I love most about myself.
I guess maybe my personality type… how it comes naturally to me to help others and avoid conflict.

43. Do I like where I am right now.
Surprisingly, yes.

47. My biggest worry currently.
School. I didn’t do so well this last semester and I’m going on my sixth year, and the technicalities are a nightmare. Explaining the technicalities to friends and acquaintances is even more of a nightmare.

48. Something I’ve wished for repeatedly.
I want to get married, more than just about anything. So… wishing for that special someone, haha.

thenewrenaissanceman: 5, 7, 21, 30, 38, 46, 49.

5. What was the last thing you ate?
Toast with peanut butter and honey.

7. How is the weather right now?
Very sunny, a couple overly-perfect clouds, and a nice wind.

21. Favorite Day of the Year?
Probably Christmas.

30. Piercings?
Just my left eyebrow.

38. Favorite flower?
Delphiniums. :)

46. Right-handed or Left-handed?
Right-handed.

49. Do you have a tattoo?
Not yet! 

Anonymous: Who are your tumblr crushes or people on tumblr that you like?

You can tell from this that I’ve been in a GoT mood lately, lol.

thenewrenaissanceman: Favorite Print method? (If you've been exposed to more than one)

Ooh. Well, I have a little experience in intaglio, litho, woodcut (including linocut and ukiyo-e), and some monotype, and I love them all quite a bit, but I’d have to say woodcuts are my favorite to do. I love the entire process, especially the carving. It’s very therapeutic to me. I love the raw, bold line quality you can achieve with it. I suppose I’d group linocuts in too, but I haven’t actually done very many, and I kind of like weird juxtaposition of archaic methods and modern ideas when working with wood.

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21: Is anyone else in the room with you?
Yep, Sabrina is. We’re listening to Santigold. :D 

26: What colour is the shirt you are wearing?
It’s a static-y dark gray, haha.

44: If you had to get a piercing (not ears), what would you get?
Nose or lip. Probably won’t ever happen. 

69: Do you collect anything?
Music, books, dvds. I used to collect the snow/ice Bionicle, lol. 

POSTED: 1 year ago NOTES: 1 TAGS: #thenewrenaissanceman #ask
thenewrenaissanceman: 16. 45. 49. 69. 103. 127.

16: Favourite place
I kind of have 3. Duluth, MN, Grand Marais, MN, and Banff, AB. They’re all nostalgic, have lots of natural beauty, and are fun to walk around.

45: Where am I right now?
At home, in my kitchen.

49: Am I excited for anything?
My upcoming thesis show downtown, summer, next semester. I’m anxious about all of those too.

69: Do I have any nicknames?
Dan is technically one, cause my real name is Daniel. There are a couple people who have called me other things, but… meh.

103: Am I a vegetarian/vegan?
Nah. I eat meat.

127: Met someone famous?
Not really. I’ve met band members at their concerts, but I’m extremely socially awkward in those situations so it was nothing special. 

POSTED: 1 year ago NOTES: 2 TAGS: #thenewrenaissanceman #ask