Zombies

All these zombie movies and zombie games and zombie themed halloween parties represent our desire to break out of this well knit society. We want to start from scratch, maybe a bit more raw, rough, if you will.
I am down with that. Although eating canned food all the time will surely get on my nerves after a while. I'll wash it down with whisky.


- currently on the go

First Stimuli of 2013. Post-apocalypticccccc

Sometime I find myself liking some really weird shit and doubt my sanity. 

Maybe I am all crazy on the inside.

Click on the links y'all!!!! Let the white rabbit lead you!

Arran Gregory. Some wow guy.

Alex Trochut

Winner!!! Katie Mello

Isabel Martinez. Another subtle genius.

Outlawed motorcycle patch.
Not an outlaw but I am an 1%er in a way. Hahaha aren't we all?

Matt Knudsen. Great graphic designer.

So ligature is a ligature. Martin even got a tattoo of it. Cool cat.
Weird thing if you ask me.

Sensual and lost.

Drakes's Ties. Super cool. I wish I had people around me who dressed like they cared.

And I can vouch for it.
I had visited the Picasso Museum in Paris and boy, he filled it, filled it real good!!!

Grilled cheese, tomato soup. My mouth is watering!

I like the way you think!!!

How is that even possible, come on!!!!

One of the best scenes in the movie.

Such a gorgeous thing!

Yep, yep... closed the shop, turned off the phone. Been there.

No offense.

Marc Johns. Awesome guy. Super. Have his book.

Another Marc Johns. My favorite one. Actually this will be my new tattoo :)

Steven Seagal has a special place in my heart thanks to my cousins (Sarp&Kerem) who also brought
JCVD and Chuck Norris along with it in to my life quite early on.

Sadly adorable.

I could not help but place the arrow cursor. 

Jeremy Egry. Can't make the website load :(. But I can make the world turn.
See, I am doing it now.

I, so, wanted to say; 'this is not a red banana.'

Cool hand stand bro!. Sam Schubert

Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital.
Why all the psychiatric hospital are crazy looking and beautiful :) ?

Andres Marroquin.

Chad Wys. Super fun stuff.

Florian Graf.

Studio Vision

Yoan Capote

Sui He by Daniele + Iango for I-D magazine

Magdalena Wosinka

I keep saying that. But nobody is waking me up :P

Isabel Martinez. Again. And I did not even know it was the same artists. wow.

Orders are orders

So I have been told that my chocolate chip cookies are "you gotta open a cookie shop" good, as well as my lemon cake :)

Since I am not planning on opening a cookie shop any time soon, I thought I'd give out the recipe for those who'd like to try them at home. I also think it is best to announce that I am, now, taking orders for those who do not want to get involved in baking.

Here is the recipe for the chocolate  chip cookies:

It came from a vegan source, but since it is next impossible to find vegan chocolate chips in Turkey, these will have to be pseudo vegan.

I use cups and tablespoons for measurement.

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

2/3 cup canola oil (the only canola oil I can find is at BİM. You sure can use any other vegetable oil. You can even replace it with applesauce for lower fat value. Swap 1/3 cup applesauce plus 1 tablespoon of oil for every 1/2 cup oil in the recipe. In this case 1/2 cup applesauce plus 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of vegetable oil of your choice. Now, I can't vouch for this swap since I have never made it. Imho, if you are baking cookies, you go all the way. But feel free to try for this guilt free swap.)

1/4 cup soy milk

1 tablespoon tapioca flour(you can substitute it with cornstarch or arrowroot which will result in crispier texture. I like the chewiness that tapioca provides yet it is a difficult item to find in Turkey.)

2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract (Now this does not exist in Turkey. You can put one or two pods of vanilla in bourbon and let it sit for a month to obtain a pure pure pure vanilla extract or you can use a packet of şekerli vanillin with a vile of bitter almond extract like I do. Almond is the key here, btw.)

1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (I mix 1 cup of regular flour and 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour for heartier taste)

1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 chocolate chips

Combine sugars, oil, soy milk and tapioca flour(or the substitue of your choice) and mix them really well for 2 minutes. Do not skim this task since it provides an essential chemical reaction with oil and sugar that contributes to the texture, taste and all that goes with it. If you have pure vanilla extract, mix in. If not, move to the next phase: Mix in 1 cup of flour, baking soda, şekerli vanillin and the salt. Add the rest of the flour and mix. Fold in the chocolate chips.

I use an ice cream scoop the portion the cookies. Ping pong ball being the key word here. I place them on my cookie tray. You can use baking sheets if you dont have trays. Flatten them by pressing down to 2 and 1/2 inches with your palm.

Bake them for 8 minutes, 9 tops at a pre-heated oven (175C or 350F). If you choose to make them smaller, then you need to reduce the baking time down to, say maybe 6 minutes.

Let them cool for about 5 minute.

Eat.

Lemon cake is easier since it is not vegan:

2 eggs

1 more egg or 1 tablespoon of flaxseed(grind it in a blender. Add 3tablespoons of water. Mix. Wait 10 minutes and voila you have a substitute for and egg)

1 cup sugar

2/3 cup canola oil (160 ml)

1 packet baking powder

1 packet şekerli vanillin

2 cups flour

2 lemons(grate the skin of both and squeeze the juice)

Mix oil and sugar, mix well, like you mean it. Mix in eggs and the flaxseed mix. Mix in lemon juice and the zest(the grated part). Mix in flour, baking powder and şekerli vanillin. And cook for 40 min at 175C(350F) at a pre-heated oven.

Eat.

Handsome

I have to admit, babies look good on me :)))))) But this one is especially handsome...

I love squishing unexpecting babies. Attack!!!!

Last stimuli of the apocalyptic 2012

We are still here, aye?! That's a surprise :). A second chance!!! Let's celebrate it with more visual stimuli.

I generally spend the new year's eve reflecting on the passing year and dreaming about the upcoming one. Every year I make resolutions and happily/proudly make them happen. So new year's eve is special for me. It is the night which I decide what I want the most in my life for the next 365 days and think on how to make that change happen. I don't remember so far back, but 3 years ago, it was to come back to Turkey which required me to overcome a lot of fears. 2 years ago it was to find a guidance in my life and I found it within me thanks to yoga, surprisingly. Last year was to work less, fun more and I found awesome assistants (thanks Ashkan!!! and Tolga and Süsü) to take the weight off of my shoulders. This year.... I'll let you know when we near the end of 2013 :)

My every day my life is fun enough that I don't feel the need to go out and party my ass off cause I can do that anytime I want. I can even have chocolate cake for breakfast if I wanted to (thanks to Kahve6, I do that often enough). I am all grown up. But I cherish this one day in 365 days to commit to a change in my life.

What do you want for the new year?

Structure 14 by Marcus Montane  

Andrew Gallo

Vintage Japanese poster.
Due to linguistic barrier, it had proven to be too difficult to pinpoint the artist on the interwebs.
But some nifty alternatives can be found here.

Anthony Jones.
His blog is filled with drawings that challenges the boundaries of imagination.

Ramm ND
Some other creative beverage packaging Designs can be found here.

Best road description ever.

Sad way to look at things.
But I cherish
"The older we are, the better we are going to be."
You cannot beat wisdom.

words by Ralph Waldo Emerson art work by Jessica Hische
I prefer to be more silly than kind and more honest than silly.
In this day and age honest makes you silly anyways :P 

Ahahahahah. Not just cats!!!!

Aren't we all?

MEGAWING. Can be bought here. 

Shigeo Fukuda. Some of his work

Quite pointless, huh? 

But sometimes the most pointless things are the most inspirational.

Stephen Savage

Jet pack. 

Gotta respect and admire the art of pole!!!

Luhring Augustine

Yeoh gh
There is an inexplicable serenity about these images.

Peter Gronquist. Gotta love neon work, man.

David by Michelangelo

Now.here. Writes the same, reads oh so differently.

Justin Yang

Longshen Rice Terrace

Oh yeah!

Wrong Luke, Vader, wrong Luke...

photo by Marc Jacobs :P

Do not, under no circumstances, divide by zero!
art work by Kate Petley, Dan Havel and Dean Ruck
Some other bizarre structures can be found here and here

For the record: Mouses are lactose intolerant.
Milk products can actually kill them. But they love peanut butter.

Joshua Krohn

James Lillis

Leo Espinosa

Rosanna Geissler. Some more emroidery stuff

Christoph Meier 

Charlie Engman. very very very nice!!