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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 02/08/2026

What about miniature race cars...

A car stand holding three 1/10th scale radio controlled cars. A Team Associated SC7 on top, an Associated B7 in the middle, and a Team Losi XXX BK-2 on the bottom. The cars and the stand feature a yellow taxi livery.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 03/07/2026

It can be a good time if you study the dark arts.

A 1970 Triumph Spitfire sits parked in front of Loveland Valley Ski Area. It is signal red with a flat black windscreen frame and lower body with Minilite wheels.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 03/06/2026

Anyone want a hazard a guess on what this product is?

A clear liquid inside a plastic bottle shaped as a bear. The bear bottle is the same as those commonly used to sell honey. The label has a cute white unicorn with pink mane and tail. The label says "Unicorn Oil" and "Mega 1k".

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 31/05/2026

Hustlin' the taxi around the dirt. Not a bad way to spend an afternoon.

A yellow taxi cab scheme painted Team Associated RC10B7D launches off a jump on a dirt track for R/C cars. In the background, the driver's stand of MHOR R/C Raceway can be seen with the drivers racing their cars.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 16/03/2026

It is difficult to explain just how much larger and steeper those Alaskan faces are when you are standing in front of them. Also...client lines in Alaska are far tamer than competition and ski movie lines. But, still steep and difficult by normal skiing standards.

A snow covered wall in the mountains outside Haines, Alaska. Spines and cliffs fill the wall. Zooming in on the images reveals ski tracks from professional skiers filming footage.

Client skiing in Haines, Alaska. A small yellow helicopter is on top of a smooth mountain top. A group of skiers can be seen at the precipice of a steep powder filled pitch. A few lines from skiers can be seen going down the face.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 13/03/2026

And King's Overlook Hotel was inspired by The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park Colorado.

The white Stanley Hotel in winter. Snow on the ground and trees. A white featureless sky in the background.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 03/03/2026

I've seen lot of different art at ski areas. But, nothing quite like this. liftblog.com/wp-content/u...

A carousel horse hangs from a ski lift cable. Arrows point to various features. Grip and Hanger Arm by Skytrac. Through Bolts (Secures Hanger Arm to Support Pole). Carousel Horse Support Pole (slides into Hanger Arm). Carousel Horse Fiberglass w/steel reinforcement. "NO RIDING" Signage on both sides. Physical Barrier.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 13/01/2026

Crow friend outside my window today really wanted in this pack of Marlboro Silvers. I have those days too.

A crow sits on a tree branch with one foot on a packet of cigarettes, Marlboro Silvers.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 21/05/2025

Still a better idea than Qwikster!

A slide from Netflix announcing the "Qwikster" rebrand.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 13/05/2025

I've been wondering what to do with these #Losi MicroBs I bought. But I think I've got a good idea. R/C race in a box. This is a start! Next up some garden hose for track borders. I'm going to need to build the jumps myself to get the right fit. Setup and race anywhere!

A clear plastic storage box with a white lid. Approximately 24x16x12 inches.

Inside the storage box are two Team Losi Racing MicroB radio controlled cars, their controllers, and a stack of small brightly colored cones.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 22/03/2025

It's been a long time since airlines offered free playing cards on flights. I wonder what this unopened United Airlines pack is worth.

Three packs of playing cards. Two Delta Airlines and one United Airlines. A few cards from another United deck sit near the unopened deck displaying the Queen of Hearts. The Delta Airlines decks are worn with different logos.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 02/03/2025

Vance was up in New England to ski this weekend. Here's the sign at Mad River Glen.

The marquee sign in front of Mad River Glen ski area in Maine. It reads "Sorry VP Sold Out".

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 24/02/2025

My backordered #Losi Micro Buggy came in. So small, but fast!

A Team Losi Racing R/C car. The 1/24th scale Micro B. It's sitting in my hand and barely overhangs it.

Team Losi Micro B with its body off, showing the bare chassis and electronics.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 19/02/2025

Well...that is much larger than expected. #TMBG

A large gold colored medallion on a wide red ribbon necklace. It covers the entire palm of the hand of an adult. It reads "They Might Be Giants Instant Fan Club - Medallion Level" around the outside. A crown with an old style key through it decorates the center with lines indicating a gleam radiating out.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 17/02/2025

It was inevitable, really. I raced them seriously as a teenager. Little trucks should be fun in the ski area parking lots! Gotta have two so I can drive faster than someone. 4wd with fast brushless motors!

Two Team Associated Reflex X 14MT R/C trucks.

A picture of the box for the Associated Electronics Reflex X 14MT R/C truck.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 10/02/2025

These look like a customized pair of bog standard Chuck Taylor All-Star Hi-Tops too me. The rubber is too white to be a pair of 70s. As someone who has been wearing Chucks since the 80s, it's always fun to see them come back in to style. Not that I'll ever admit they weren't in style...

Serena Williams dances in a pair of blue Converse Chuck Taylor Hi-top shoes during the Superbowl performance by Kendrick Lamar.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 08/02/2025

Today in 1968, The 100,000th #Triumph #Spitfire, a Mk3, rolled off the production line. Based on a design produced for Standard-Triumph in 1957 by Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti, it was produced from 1962 to 1980. My 1970 was one of the last Mk3s to roll off the line. Photo from 2001.

A red and black 1970 Triumph Spitfire Mk3 parked on top of Hoosier Pass on the Continental Divide in Colorado.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 07/02/2025

Hiking up to Gunbarrel at Monarch ski area for a little birthday skiing!

From the top of the "Gunbarrel" run at Monarch Ski Area. Four people wearing ski helmets, goggles, and jackets are standing in front of a mountain backdrop.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 31/01/2025

I opened my birthday gift from my parents a few days early, just in case it was something for skiing. Not quite, but a delightful piece from Artworks in Park City. #ski

Two metalwork skiers sit on a ski lift chair. The skier's body is a sphere with jagged teeth and two more spheres on top for eyes. The legs and arms are made with thick wire. The chair hangs from a wire hook.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 18/01/2025

I just pulled apart my funkbox. I dropped it when I was skiing on opening day. It may look like a 70s boom box, but it's a resto-mod. Bluetooth, LiPo bat, new two-way speakers, and a modern amp. Some connection has gone wonky with the replaced pot for the volume and OG knobs are a bit loose.

A skier in a blue one-piece ski suit with black arms. The vintage 90s fartbag is adorned with rhinestone stars of various sizes. The skier also has a black top hat with a star, sunglasses with rhinestone stars, and a 1970s boom box.

The same skier standing with the boom box near the top of the Chet's Dream lift at Loveland Ski Area.

The Toshiba RT-855S boombox partially disassembled. Testing the new amp with the its potentiometers moved into the original physical position and wired directly to the modern two-way speakers. All original functionality retained. The LiPo battery upgrade also charges when the original AC cord is attached. From the outside, only the speakers behind the original grills could tip you off.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 07/12/2024

I still laugh at the time I convinced my friends to build Bender costumes and descend on a bar named Benders. Benders on benders at Bender's! The staff at the bar was not amused. The gay bar cleared the dance floor for us. I don't think we paid for a single drink. Bite my glorious golden ass!

Three versions of Futurama's Bender costume appear disheveled together after going on a bender bar-crawling down Colfax Ave. in Denver. Regular Bender, Golden Bender, and Gender Bender.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 30/11/2024

I ate the more traditional meal.

A serving of burnt, black, crinkle fries.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 30/11/2024

I hope your black fry day was as good as mine!

A serving of crinkle cut fries, burnt and black.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 28/11/2024

Fun fact. The original word for turkey in the Choctaw language is fvkit. Which was pronounced exactly how you think. Which is why this shirt from Merciless Indian Savages is so good.

A Choctaw woman standing in front of a turkey and Thanksgiving dishes. Her t-shirt reads "I don't celebrate Genocidal holidays. But I'm gonna eat Fvkit".

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 19/11/2024

Whatever. It's not like that's the only car out there that will turn heads. I got this one for $1500.

A 1970 Triumph Spitfire in signal red and flat black two tone with Minilite wheels sits in front of Loveland Ski Area in the summer.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 19/11/2024

Finally swapped on the snow tires. As a small dude with only one good arm getting wheels over my head and in to storage was a challenge. This little pulley system sold for field dressing deer and a steel cable from the hardware store makes it all a breeze. Work smarter!

A small pulley hangs from the ceiling of a garage in front of a tire storage shelf also tucked near the ceiling.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 15/11/2024

Upgraded Carv sensors. No more foot bed sensors. I'll be very glad to not have to deal with that cable. My Zipfit liners have to be laced up outside the shells. Which are tight enough that I really need that 1.5 mm back. #ski

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 14/11/2024

I was also an early adopter of gmail. I was terribly disappointed to be removed from the "Top City College Bros" fantasy football league right before my draft! I'm not sure why they invited me if they didn't want me to play.

An email from Yahoo Fantasy Football showing the team "Landmark Losers" being removed from the "Top City College Bros" league.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 08/11/2024

Ski season is here. Time to sew the patches I collected from last season on my gear bag. Banff was cool. Too bad the conditions were terrible. I need to go back soon. #ski

Patches sewn on duffle bag - Winter Park, Find Your Line Ikon Pass, Norquay, Lake Louise, Sunshine Village, Ikon Pass.

Patches sewn on duffle bag - Loveland Ski Area, Powder Mountain, Hokkaido, Arapahoe Basin, Haines Alaska, Mt. Hood Meadows, Copper Mountain, Taos, Beaver Creek, Snowbird, Mary Jane Territory, Aspen Mtn. Ski Patrol, Brian Head, China Peak.

Patches sewn on duffle bag - cDc, TMBG, TMBO. Ikon Pass zipper pulls.

Patches sewn on duffle bag - Voicecoil, Broseph Smith The Church of Powder Day Saints, Bootsy star.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 08/11/2024

A big fan of covering brand labels with my own patches. The Douchebag Snow Roller may be an excellent bag, but the branding sucks. Norquay is way better.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 04/11/2024

I had to bust out the Stars & Stripes!

Picture of the poster's Stars & Stripes Chuck Taylor Hi-Tops.

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 03/11/2024

Heat map of where we all look. Important science!

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Dr. Faustus @necromancy.net · 31/10/2024

I'm usually skiing by now. If anyone knows where I can get some modern bindings with narrow enough brakes for my skis, I'd love to hear about them. My modern boots will not fit, and my 90s era boots hurt like hell to wear. I swore them off after this ski day several years back.