You know you've been to art school when...

you see this:

and think, "Well that's just lazy, they didn't even arrange it. I bet it's called 'Untitled' too." You also know you've been to art school when you take a moment to decide if YOU have the time to arrange it in a clever way.

Hawkins Zoomorphic Collection

I would never be as comfortable at this exhibit as the curator is. I have always found animal carcasses disturbing. I am the girl that discovered my grandmother's fox stole in a trunk and freaked out because I touched it. I am also the girl that uses those long grabby things, that are meant for grabbing objects on tall shelves, for removing dead rodents that the cat brings home...when I don't have someone else do it for me. I almost stepped on a dead pelican on the beach once and the adrenaline that went pumping through me could have sent me running for MILES. So no, I would never be the one to curate this exhibit, but I have to admit that I find it fascinating. I'm sure many of these objects are Victorian in origin, and I am well aware that the Victorians had a distinctly different relationship with death than most of us in the United States do now. Still, I don't know how long I could comfortably examine this exhibit.

Cool Hunting Capsule Video: Zoomorphic Collection from Cool Hunting on Vimeo.

Have You Seen This Part?

It's an illusive part, not because the proper Exhaust Manifold to fit my 1999 Honda Civic LX is really that hard to find; it's illusive because California emission standards require that the exhaust manifold for my car has to have a place for an O2 sensor. The O2 sensor fits in that hole on the top of the manifold. Actually, the manifold that fits in my car could come from any of the following Honda Civics:

1996 HONDA CIVIC DEL SOL: S L4 - 1.6L
1996 HONDA CIVIC: CX L4 - 1.6L
1996 HONDA CIVIC: DX L4 - 1.6L
1996 HONDA CIVIC: HX L4 - 1.6L
1996 HONDA CIVIC: LX L4 - 1.6L
1997 HONDA CIVIC DEL SOL: S L4 - 1.6L
1997 HONDA CIVIC: CX L4 - 1.6L
1997 HONDA CIVIC: DX L4 - 1.6L
1997 HONDA CIVIC: HX L4 - 1.6L
1997 HONDA CIVIC: LX L4 - 1.6L
1998 HONDA CIVIC: CX L4 - 1.6L
1998 HONDA CIVIC: DX L4 - 1.6L
1998 HONDA CIVIC: HX L4 - 1.6L
1998 HONDA CIVIC: LX L4 - 1.6L
1999 HONDA CIVIC: CX L4 - 1.6L
1999 HONDA CIVIC: DX L4 - 1.6L
1999 HONDA CIVIC: LX L4 - 1.6L
2000 HONDA CIVIC: CX L4 - 1.6L
2000 HONDA CIVIC: DX L4 - 1.6L
2000 HONDA CIVIC: LX L4 - 1.6L

Yes, this is a desperate cry for anyone who has this part to contact me because I am sick of dealing with Craigslist flakes and I need my car to pass smog. I have a friend who is willing to attempt welding my cracked manifold, and in all likelihood he will pull it off amazingly, but the problem will probably come back and a simple replacement would be the easiest option...you would think. At any rate, if you or anyone you know has seen this part PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know how I can acquire it for under a couple hundred dollars. That is the other option and I REALLY don't want to drop a few Benjamins on a stupid part, just so I can pass smog.

Improv Everywhere Doppelganger