this is probably the sweetest thing ever. considering i've never seen it done?
makes me fall in love all over again.


A-Trak takes a break from his tour to design a technicolor bear for Kid Robot.

Some DJs endorse clothing brands. Others open tea shops. But A-Trak is doing something a bit more playful—he’s designed a toy for Kid Robot.

Dubbed the Grateful Bear, the eight inch vinyl figure is a swaggering polar bear with sunglasses perched on his head, a fish in his back pocket, and a square that looks suspiciously like acid resting on his tongue. Although A-Trak claims “whatever’s on his tongue, I don’t know – I don’t even know what acid looks like,” the psychedelic drug would certainly explain the Technicolor igloo that comes with the set.

The former World DJ Champion wasn’t working alone—graphic designer Dust La Rock was his partner in crime for this project, which took about a year to finish up. “We were working on a bunch of stuff, so whenever we had a minute it would be like, ‘Oh yeah, the bear, we gotta design the bear!’ And then months would pass,” explains A-Trak. It wasn’t the first time this duo collaborated on a project; they met “four or five years ago,” when Dust La Rock designed a flyer for the DJ, and “it’s been magic ever since.”

And though it’s not all fun and games for A-Trak—he’s hitting the road with Rye Rye and Treasure Fingers this Sunday for a summer-long tour—he promises that the Grateful Bear is only the beginning. “The next thing? Energy drinks,” he says with a laugh, pointing to a six-pack of Amp energy drinks arranged on the table next to him. “For my trademark energy.”
REBECCA WILLA DAVIS

$50 at kidrobot.com

september is going to be a good month.
my 18th for one, as well as the new jay-z & beastie boys album.
looking forward to fall, although the weather feels like its already here.

oh and while were on topic.
birthday present please.
either hova or biggie i would be down with!

thursday.

i am extremely pumped on this weekend. gimli + festival + friends + tenting = fun.

ALSO.. blink 182.
sunday evening. i'm going to have the biggest smile on my face by the end of the weekend.
mark my words.



















although blink will probably blow my mind i am way jealous of those attending lollapalooza this year.
such a deece line-up including cudi, asher, a-trak, crookers & crystal castles.
pretty mind blowing as well. always next year kids.

time is flying

so it's basically the middle of july and i still haven't managed to find a job.
it's pretty lame and i'm getting bored of the bumlife.
hopefully doing some job hunting for the 1000th time this weekend
also no idea whats schooling of any sort i'm going into. going to take A LOT of thought.

today was like most other days, lauren camped out last night. chilled. tonight we have plans to see hp, which i am totally psyched for. haha. as for after that, no idea what else is up tonight so we'll see how shit flys.

seventh month thirteenth day

hollerrrrrrrr.
long story short, this weekend nearly killed me.
cabin like was alright, too cold to swim which was a major disappointment.
saturday evening was the big selkirk rodeo.
one to many sips that evening, haha. pretty much drove home intoxicated the next ay after randomly crashing on Lauren couch and her parents waking up to "lumps" as they called us.
as soon as i got home i basically hit the toliet for three hours straight. classy.
anyways today i am well rest and way to frustrated with my never ending job hunting.
we'll see how the day goes.

today is july tenth

so it's about time, just sayin'.
pretty pumped about this, lauren helped me out cause i'm clearly a n00b.
haha anyways, stoked on lakelife today [aka sandy hook and gimli] and kirk tomorrow.
let's party.