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[rexwrendraws]

Saw a gifset of Morpheus and had the random thought that he'd make a fantastic children's picture book mouse character— and now I really, really want a fic where he appears in a kid's dream as a Kevin Henkes/Helen Craig/Beatrix Potter -esque mouse as to not scare them or something. I think it's something about Morpheus' usual mousey moue and big wet eyes that make it work in my head lolll Mousepheus!!

[ysociety]

[davetada]

Heading into

Downtown, LA, CA

[illustratus]

Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem by Gustave Doré

[coloursteelsexappeal]

Las Vegas, Nevada; 1989

[sictransitgloriamvndi]

[emaadsidiki]

Strutting through the Strat☄️

[imperialgoogie]

The House of Googie in The Land of Googie

In June and July this year, I travelled to the United States for a four-week holiday to celebrate my 30th birthday. In that time, I took in the sights of San Francisco, Los Angeles and Southern California, Las Vegas, and the Grand Canyon. It was my first time stateside, and I'm not exaggerating when I say the entire trip was incredible and I wish I could have stayed even longer. It's such a beautiful part of the world.

Why is this relevant? Southern California is the birthplace of Googie, and if there's one thing I love, it's Googie. With my good friend and fellow vintage enthusiast KoHoSo's help, we travelled around greater Los Angeles and out into the Mojave Desert in search of old signs and architecture. We were very lucky to find no shortage of beautiful mid-century delights, some in better conditions than others.

As if that wasn't enough, on the day before my birthday, we headed to Palm Springs, the mid-century Mecca. To see so many Mid-Century Modern and Googie houses and stores was just a pure delight, and it was so nice to see the city embracing the aesthetic. The fact it's out in the desert with all the beautiful plants accenting it just makes it even better.

For my birthday, we did a road trip along the old Route 66 from San Bernardino all the way to Santa Monica, with a few deviations along the way. The trip took far longer than any of us had expected, and while we ended up thoroughly tired by the end of the day, I got to see some great sights, and no shortage of Googie delights along the way.

Of course, it wasn't enough; no amount could be. I hope I'll be able to return again soon to take in more of California's gold. Finally being able to behold authentic Googie for myself is an experience I'll cherish forever.

I apologise for the quality of some of the photos, sometimes the photos were taken at the last possible second as we passed. I'm sure you'll enjoy them all the same.

Alternatively, KoHoSo has some more photos on his Flickr if you're interested. They're not as Googie-focused as this post, but you can see some more of the places we went to, with some explanations added in. Trust me, the foot photo is relevant.

Long live Googie.

[deadpresidents]

President John F. Kennedy's secret nuclear bunker on Peanut Island, near JFK's "Winter White House, La Querida, in Palm Beach, Florida. Given the codename "Detachment Hotel", the bunker was constructed by U.S. Navy Seabees and could hold roughly 30 people for about 30 days. The bunker was disguised as a munitions depot near a Coast Guard station and wasn't officially acknowledged by the government until 1974, nearly 13 years after JFK was assassinated.

President Kennedy had a similar bunker on Nantucket Island, near the famous Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.

[cogitet]

Blurry Streets of Beverly Hills

[androgynouspenguinexpert]

pondering

[nokiazy]

. ˚ ౿ 𝗅𝖺𝖽𝗒 K𝗂𝓁𝓁𝖾𝗋𝗌

𝗂𝖺𝗆𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗄𝗒𝗈𝗎𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗋𝗒𝗎 𝄞

[eroticlamb]

Flamingo hotel and casino, Las Vegas ♡

[davetada]

Sunset

Koreatown, LA, CA

[hopskip-andajump]

CRK grand cookie game spoilers under the cut ! :3 would def recommend playing the event first

I can't stop thinking about this ending bro 😭 poor girl got punched one tok many times and fucking explodes . But also like imagine what her sisters thought during that . Like sure in the story the 3 of them have a vague rivalry but they still care about each other . Watching someone who you've known since their birth die with no way to stop it , that must be horrible . Especially since Choco drizzle definitely seems defensive some way over her sisters so that just rubs salt in the already gaping wound . I love this game but Jesus fucking Christ things can get depressing . Who knew I'd be crying over a game about cookies 😭😭

[theaskew]

Alec Egan (American b. 1984, lives and works in Los Angeles), Night Ride, 2022. Oil on canvas, 72 x 60 in. | 182.88 x 152.4 cm.