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DC Paper Show
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jess3 client service lesson 2
sometimes bargaining for consulting fees with clients is like dating women.. other times it's like asking your parents for stuff at xmas time.. you wanna ask for as much as humanely possible.. but you are willing to take whatever they give you (you would assume that based on the year before you would get as much or more?) and you can always throw a tantrum and get nothing.. or like i did.. be a polite tantrum thrower.. and walk away with as much as possible.. but never walk away with nothing (coal)
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Heath Ledger’s Final Portrait
"It “was an idea we discussed together and came up with… it was about how we all have different consciences and voices in our head that tell us what to do and how to react. They’re not good or bad, they’re just voices that we hear, telling us how to behave. That’s what the other figures are in the painting,” says the artist, Vincent Fantauzzo, who painted Heath just weeks before his death.
Something tells me this is going to end up as a poster on the wall of teenagers everywhere for many years to come."
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lindsey lohan naked!
Lohan poses as monroe.. kinda creepy!
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this is how i remember lindsey
update
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Lindsay Lohan.. naked.. doing a backwards crab walk.
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Kelly Rowland - Daylight feat. Travis McCoy
this is off of the new asterix movie soundtrack..
how many people out there know who asterix is? shout to dogmatix!
update-
I was reminded of how much i loved this song back in the day.. "..and I love you"
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yes we will (bite obamas shit)
baratunde posted this and it really has me confused about hillary.. she is saying "yes we will".. why cant she get her own shit? thats like reebok coming out with a new ad campaign "just do that"..
Labels: Hillary Clinton
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Salvador Dali on TV
and for all of you that havent seen the rare disney movie never shown, destino
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Dead Presidents Day!
classic shit.
just to give you kids an idea of how classic this is.
this came out when NaS was doing his thing with Illmatic, new york rap was at its pinnacle. Jay emerges as the new star, and this rubbed NaS slightly the wrong way. They didnt do any songs together, but Jay samples NaS on this track. If you notice at the end of the video jay is sitting around playing cards with some friends, including long time partner Dame Dash..... and a young AZ. AZ is one of NaS crew, and was in his Firm team, an experimental album that somehow flopped despite production from Dr.Dre and a team that included NaS, AZ and Foxxy Brown. "Affirmative Action," a song from Nas' second album, It Was Written, featured Foxy Brown, AZ, and Cormega, each taking a verse, along with Nas; it became an album highlight as well as a much-talked-about song on the streets. For The Firm, Cormega was replaced by Nature, reportedly either because Stoute and/or Nas preferred Nature, or because Cormega would not sign a contract with Stoute. Following this replacement, Cormega recorded the inflammatory track "Fuck Nas and Nature" and let it circulate through the mix-tape market.
nas and jay recorded historic hip hop diss tracks, Nas recorded Ether after Jay did The Takeover, which was produced by a young Kanye West!
ironically in 2007, jay signed nas to def jam and they recorded a dead presidents remix.
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The firm - Firm Biz
the firm - phone tap (dr dre beat)
nas - ether live in central park 2007
making soul beats
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Busboys and Poets homepage redux
Here is my most recent version of the busboys homepage.. click here for the large version
The slideshow at the top is going to use the slideshowpro engine
thoughts?
The slideshow at the top is going to use the slideshowpro engine
thoughts?
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claiming your Twitter account on Technorati
at Technology Evangelist shares the 5 steps to getting this going (thanks Ed!):
How do you do it?
1. Click the "Claim Your Blog" link on the homepage.
2. Enter your Twitter Username's URL: http://www.twitter.com/yourusername
3. Choose Post Claim
4. Grab just the URL of the post claim URL and post that as a Twitter tweet. For example, if it said you should post Technorati Profile
Just grab http://technorati.com/claim/abcdefg
and post that as a Tweet on Twitter.
You can add additional text after the URL (give it a space) to explain to your friends what they heck you're doing.
5. Once you've posted your new Tweet, confirm that on Technorati and you'll be good to go.
Posted by: Leslie
Labels: leslie post, technorati, twitter
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Ellwood Thompsons Blog
Ive got so much work to share from Ellwood Thompsons, but ill start with just this blog.
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my priorities
- Making client work look amazing
- Working cost effectively
- Researching new technology to use in client work
- Talking to people in the industry about being better
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MyBlogLog's "New with Me"
Via Ian Kennedy, Product Manager, MyBlogLog (I am sure many of you received this email as well)...
"This feature will use the URLs on the Services tab of your MyBlogLog profile to aggregate your latest activity on sites such as Twitter, Last.fm, Digg, and YouTube. [...] Your latest Flickr photos, Last.fm tracks, and YouTube videos, will all be in one place."
So what does that mean?
"Simply put, the New with Me feature will transform your static profile into a dynamic one."
Also, so as to avoid a Beacon Level Error, Ian also tells us in the "old-fashioned email" announcement:
"MyBlogLog respects your privacy. We will aggregate and display only information that is publicly available. If you're uncomfortable with MyBlogLog aggregating and displaying publicly available information from a particular service, you can remove that service from your profile at any time."
The only problem with this is many online users aren't necessarily aware of what is publicly available and what isn't -- the "opt-out" model vs. the "opt-in" benefits the platform owner first and foremost, and secondarily, its members who want their data all over the place (believe it or not, some don't and don't readily understand that it is an "opt-out" system).
That said, I am still interested to see how this will work. I have been impressed with the way that platforms like Blogger/WP, del.iciou.us, Facebook, Twitter and Flickr -- to name a few -- have evolved to integrate and "talk" with one another -- truly great "syndication" systems. We'll see how "New with Me" fits in.
Post by: Leslie
"This feature will use the URLs on the Services tab of your MyBlogLog profile to aggregate your latest activity on sites such as Twitter, Last.fm, Digg, and YouTube. [...] Your latest Flickr photos, Last.fm tracks, and YouTube videos, will all be in one place."
So what does that mean?
"Simply put, the New with Me feature will transform your static profile into a dynamic one."
Also, so as to avoid a Beacon Level Error, Ian also tells us in the "old-fashioned email" announcement:
"MyBlogLog respects your privacy. We will aggregate and display only information that is publicly available. If you're uncomfortable with MyBlogLog aggregating and displaying publicly available information from a particular service, you can remove that service from your profile at any time."
The only problem with this is many online users aren't necessarily aware of what is publicly available and what isn't -- the "opt-out" model vs. the "opt-in" benefits the platform owner first and foremost, and secondarily, its members who want their data all over the place (believe it or not, some don't and don't readily understand that it is an "opt-out" system).
That said, I am still interested to see how this will work. I have been impressed with the way that platforms like Blogger/WP, del.iciou.us, Facebook, Twitter and Flickr -- to name a few -- have evolved to integrate and "talk" with one another -- truly great "syndication" systems. We'll see how "New with Me" fits in.
Post by: Leslie
Labels: leslie post, mybloglog
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Google Me
Apparently a new video is coming out called "google me" by Teyana Taylor..
uh.. wack. did google pay for that?
but I did find a bunch of related videos
then I found a guy making a movie called "google me"
Jim Terr parodies the 1971 King Floyd hit "Groove Me" in this live performance in Santa Fe, NM.
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Funny Google Me song by Chara Sype - Concordia University NE
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and a budget hiphop video
uh.. wack. did google pay for that?
but I did find a bunch of related videos
then I found a guy making a movie called "google me"
Jim Terr parodies the 1971 King Floyd hit "Groove Me" in this live performance in Santa Fe, NM.
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Funny Google Me song by Chara Sype - Concordia University NE
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and a budget hiphop video
Labels: google
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Barack Obama: Yes We Can
Barack Obama speaks in Nashua, New Hampshire on the night of the primary. Highlight footage from the past week in New Hampshire included.
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user experience of the future
I believe that the Wii remote represents a glimpse of user experience of the future. I use the term Wii remote lightly, its more likely going to be your cell phone that will allow you to point at stuff and interact with screens in public places. imagine if when you paid for your parking in a garage you just pointed your cell phone at the machine. but.. it gets better. its not just pointing at the machine and your done.. you have options.. yes.. options.. we also like dragging and dropping things.. you can interact with a machine without touching it.. which in itself is a step forward. but if you dont have your cell phone with you.. which is a whole other interesting issue. you could touch this interface and thru a verification system click into your account and make what ever instant transaction was needed
example:
how come on atm machines you dont drag and drop the ammount of money to a bucket.. how come its still such a boring experience? why hasnt a premium bank emerged to provide such a unique experience in a world of cluttered ugly atm machines..
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I cross posted this on the creativeconnects blog
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Unlovable Valentine's Day Sweets
Awwww... funny, and yet sad? More at Serious Eats.
H/t to NMS colleague and SE columnist, Erin Zimmer!
Post by: Leslie
H/t to NMS colleague and SE columnist, Erin Zimmer!
Post by: Leslie
Labels: leslie post, pooh bear, valentine's day
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ffwd
ffwd is a sweet site optimized for the Wii. I find it interesting.. they pull in videos from public feeds like youtube.
they’ve designed the site to take advantage of the Wii’s strengths, which means that you can use the standard “Wiimote” to navigate through the site, all from the comfort of your couch (or wherever you happen to keep your Wii)
the video player: as you’re watching a video, you can use the Wiimote’s directional pad to quickly skip it (press right), save it (press down), or find similar videos (press up).
http://www.ffwd.com/wii
they’ve designed the site to take advantage of the Wii’s strengths, which means that you can use the standard “Wiimote” to navigate through the site, all from the comfort of your couch (or wherever you happen to keep your Wii)
the video player: as you’re watching a video, you can use the Wiimote’s directional pad to quickly skip it (press right), save it (press down), or find similar videos (press up).
http://www.ffwd.com/wii
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romancing your clients
the idea is to treat new business pitches like dates you had when you were single. you dont start showing them photos of all the girls youve been with.
you should show work you have done internally, but be careful that can come off like you're showing lots of photos of yourself to your date..
a first meeting, like a first date should be in a neutral place.. and who doesnt like a first date that brings roses?
and if you work for a boss.. I guess that is like living with your parents... and we all know its hard to get a date when you live with your parents. but hey, you gotta work with what you got, so if you do have a boss and you also want to romance clients.. get your homework done and sneak out after they go to bed.
so next time you are pitching a client; meet somewhere neutral; bring them a present, talk about them first.. then pull out the photo album.
slay some hood rats first!
you should show work you have done internally, but be careful that can come off like you're showing lots of photos of yourself to your date..
a first meeting, like a first date should be in a neutral place.. and who doesnt like a first date that brings roses?
and if you work for a boss.. I guess that is like living with your parents... and we all know its hard to get a date when you live with your parents. but hey, you gotta work with what you got, so if you do have a boss and you also want to romance clients.. get your homework done and sneak out after they go to bed.
so next time you are pitching a client; meet somewhere neutral; bring them a present, talk about them first.. then pull out the photo album.
slay some hood rats first!
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Kanye West Ft. Daft Punk Stronger Live GRAMMYS 2008
Kanye West Performs With Daft Punk at The 2008 Grammys.
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Johnny Chung Lee > Projects > Wii
check out this awesome stuff Johnny Chung Lee is doing with the Wii.
Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the Wii Remote
Using the infrared camera in the Wii remote and a head mounted sensor bar (two IR LEDs), you can accurately track the location of your head and render view dependent images on the screen. This effectively transforms your display into a portal to a virtual environment. The display properly reacts to head and body movement as if it were a real window creating a realistic illusion of depth and space.
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Low-Cost Multi-point Interactive Whiteboards Using the Wiimote
Since the Wiimote can track sources of infrared (IR) light, you can track pens that have an IR led in the tip. By pointing a wiimote at a projection screen or LCD display, you can create very low-cost interactive whiteboards or tablet displays. Since the Wiimote can track upto 4 points, up to 4 pens can be used. It also works great with rear-projected displays.
Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the Wii Remote
Using the infrared camera in the Wii remote and a head mounted sensor bar (two IR LEDs), you can accurately track the location of your head and render view dependent images on the screen. This effectively transforms your display into a portal to a virtual environment. The display properly reacts to head and body movement as if it were a real window creating a realistic illusion of depth and space.
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Low-Cost Multi-point Interactive Whiteboards Using the Wiimote
Since the Wiimote can track sources of infrared (IR) light, you can track pens that have an IR led in the tip. By pointing a wiimote at a projection screen or LCD display, you can create very low-cost interactive whiteboards or tablet displays. Since the Wiimote can track upto 4 points, up to 4 pens can be used. It also works great with rear-projected displays.
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Diesel 'Liquid Space' Holographic Fashion Show
a perfect blend of cutting edge digital art and performance.
While regular human models paced up and down the runway, a host of polyp-like CGI characters appeared in mid-air to interact with them within an underwater landscape. And in a unique twist, these animated holograms were entirely viewable from both sides of the stage.
how they did it…
Production managed by Milan-based agency, PRY.“The visuals are projected through a series of ‘foils’ into mid air, so you see the images in mid-air. The models can then interact with them and walk through them. We used plastic foils placed at 45 degree angles so that the projected light from the ceiling goes onto a foil, is reflected on to another and then into the air.
We worked it so it had a real catwalk feel and so that you could view it from both sides: you can see the models, the holograms and the public from both sides. It’s never been used this way before as the technology has just been used in the corporate world before, for sales presentations, and the visuals have always just been viewed from one side. So we set up two rigs instead.
The animations were done with standard CGI animation software but were made for a 15m by 2.5m screen. It’s all rendered in HD, too, so was quite demanding as it’s 30 frames per second. We worked on the whole thing, from storyboard through to the final render in just two and a half months. Bringing together Dvein and Vizoo gave us this unique, truly holographic, 3D motion graphic experience.”
and this is dope too.
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The Dark Knight Trailer
The trailer for upcoming 'The Dark Knight' staring Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger and Maggie Gyllenhaal
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clearspring*
I dropped by the clearspring offices that are up the street from my place, to see dylan and justin. and eat their free lunch!
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CPAC dinner
CPAC 2008 from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.
Leslie took me to a CPAC event last night, a banquet dinner. It was pretty intense. Leslies sisters Jenn was in town, and she came too. Brian Devine was in attendance too.
Go America! I dont think this crowd wants change.. :)
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then we went to tallulah.. mmm steak tartare
Labels: CPAC
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Hillary was in a band?
Obama isn't the only one appealing to young voters... (h/t M. Bassik)
Posted by: Leslie
Posted by: Leslie
Labels: Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, leslie post
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Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far by Stefan Sagmeister
1. Helping other people helps me.
2. Having guts always works out for me.
3. Thinking that life will be better in the future is stupid. I have to live now.
4. Organising a charity group is surprisingly easy.
5. Being not truthful always works against me.
6. Everything I do always comes back to me.
7. Assuming is stifling.
8. Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on.
9. Over time I get used to everything and start taking for granted.
10. Money does not make me happy.
11. My dreams have no meaning.
12. Keeping a diary supports personal development.
13. Trying to look good limits my life.
14. Material luxuries are best enjoyed in small doses.
15. Worrying solves nothing.
16. Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.
17. Everybody thinks they are right.
18. If I want to explore a new direction professionally, it is helpful to try it out for myself first.
19. Low expectations are a good strategy.
20. Everybody who is honest is interesting.
from seigmeisters new book.
2. Having guts always works out for me.
3. Thinking that life will be better in the future is stupid. I have to live now.
4. Organising a charity group is surprisingly easy.
5. Being not truthful always works against me.
6. Everything I do always comes back to me.
7. Assuming is stifling.
8. Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on.
9. Over time I get used to everything and start taking for granted.
10. Money does not make me happy.
11. My dreams have no meaning.
12. Keeping a diary supports personal development.
13. Trying to look good limits my life.
14. Material luxuries are best enjoyed in small doses.
15. Worrying solves nothing.
16. Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.
17. Everybody thinks they are right.
18. If I want to explore a new direction professionally, it is helpful to try it out for myself first.
19. Low expectations are a good strategy.
20. Everybody who is honest is interesting.
from seigmeisters new book.
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Google in VA
Eric Schmidt speaks at the NASA 50th Anniversary Lecture Series on January 17, 2008 in Washington, DC.
Eric Schmidt speaks at the Virginia Business High Education Council on January 18, 2008 in Richmond, Virginia. Schmidt appears with Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.
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The Barack Obama 'Yes We Can' Music Video With The Lyrics
brilliant.
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It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.
Yes we can.
It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.
Yes we can.
It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
Yes we can.
It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.
Yes we can to justice and equality.
Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.
Yes we can heal this nation.
Yes we can repair this world.
Yes we can.
We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics...they will only grow louder and more dissonant ........... We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.
But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea --
Yes. We. Can.
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Online Community Unconference NYC
come to nyc on Wednesday February 20th and see Jonathan Harris tape an apple profiles video, then on Thursday come to the "Online Community Unconference: East" hosted by my good friends (and client) Forum One Communications, and in particular Bill Johnston
http://ocueast.eventbrite.com/
Discount code = "freindofjesse" for $50 off.
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DJing with 45rpm records (hard sell intro)
This is an instructional film intro to "The Hard Sell", a live set by Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow
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The Great Execution Formula
Ideas are worth nothing unless executed. They are just a multiplier. Execution is worth millions.
Explanation:
AWFUL IDEA = -1
WEAK IDEA = 1
SO-SO IDEA = 5
GOOD IDEA = 10
GREAT IDEA = 15
BRILLIANT IDEA = 20
NO EXECUTION = $1
WEAK EXECUTION = $1000
SO-SO- EXECUTION = $10,000
GOOD EXECUTION = $100,000
GREAT EXECUTION = $1,000,000
BRILLIANT EXECUTION = $10,000,000
To make a business, you need to multiply the two.
The most brilliant idea, with no execution, is worth $20.
The most brilliant idea takes great execution to be worth $20,000,000.
Explanation:
AWFUL IDEA = -1
WEAK IDEA = 1
SO-SO IDEA = 5
GOOD IDEA = 10
GREAT IDEA = 15
BRILLIANT IDEA = 20
NO EXECUTION = $1
WEAK EXECUTION = $1000
SO-SO- EXECUTION = $10,000
GOOD EXECUTION = $100,000
GREAT EXECUTION = $1,000,000
BRILLIANT EXECUTION = $10,000,000
To make a business, you need to multiply the two.
The most brilliant idea, with no execution, is worth $20.
The most brilliant idea takes great execution to be worth $20,000,000.
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comment growth creates wasted space
@khoivinh
I was looking at a nytimes article, and it occurred to me that alot of money is wasted on blog post advertising. As the comments keep coming in on the left column, the right column stays at the top.. what if we had ads on the right column too? and maybe.. just maybe the ads could be related to the topic of the blog post??
I was looking at a nytimes article, and it occurred to me that alot of money is wasted on blog post advertising. As the comments keep coming in on the left column, the right column stays at the top.. what if we had ads on the right column too? and maybe.. just maybe the ads could be related to the topic of the blog post??
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Free Skull Stickers!!
I just got a new shipment of my skull stickers. and I want you to have some!! Ill send you some for free, and if you have some stickers maybe you could send me some of yours as a trade?
I want you to email me (jessethomas@jess3.com) your mailing address. I will then send you 5 or 10 stickers (mention how many you want in the email)
Then I want you to take photos and tag them with jess3skull
and ill give you a skull shirt if you play along with my flickr tagging game.
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