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WIP. You should follow me on twitter: @areus

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:23:00 -0700

WIP.
You should follow me on twitter: @areus

On repeat.

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:43:39 -0700

On repeat.

Nighttime LED Shred.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:59:42 -0800

Nighttime LED Shred.

Photo

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:11:22 -0800

superamit: Two weeks ago I got a call from my doctor, who I’d...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:07:50 -0700

superamit:

Two weeks ago I got a call from my doctor, who I’d gone to see the day before because I’d been feeling worn out and was losing weight, and wasn’t sure why.

He was brief: “Amit, you’ve got Acute Leukemia. You need to enter treatment right away.”

I was terrified. I packed a backpack full of clothes, went to the hospital as he’d instructed, and had transfusions through the night to allow me to take a flight home at 7am the next day. I Googled acute leukemia as I lay in my hospital bed, learning that if it hadn’t been caught, I’d have died within weeks.

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I have a couple more months of chemo to go, then the next step is a bone marrow transplant. As Jay and Tony describe below, minorities are severely underrepresented in the bone marrow pool, and I need help.

A few ways to help:

If you’re South Asian, get a free test by mail. You rub your cheeks with a cotton swab and mail it back. It’s easy.

If you’re in NYC, you can go to this event my friends are putting on.

If you know any South Asians (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, or Sri Lanka), please point ‘em to the links above. Thank you.

jayparkinsonmd:

My friend Amit Gupta founded my favorite photography site Photojojo. A few weeks ago, he was diagnosed with leukemia. Amit is one of the nicest, most genuine, most creative people you could ever meet. Prior to founding the awesome Photojojo, he also co-founded Jelly in 2006 in NYC, a coworking community, that’s now spread to 60 cities across the world and helped spark the coworking revolution. It looks like Amit will need a bone marrow transplant quite soon. We can help him with that.

tony b:

Unlike blood transfusions, finding a genetic match for bone marrow that his body will accept is no easy task. The national bone marrow registry has 9.5 million records on file, yet the chances of someone from South Asian descent of finding a match are only 1 in 20,000.

This is where we come in. We’re going to destroy those odds.

How? By finding and registering as many people of South Asian descent as we possibly can.

Tests are easy– a simple swab of the cheek. If you’re a match, the donation involves an outpatient procedure. It’s not fun, but it’s not dangerous either. And doing it could save a life.

We are encouraging anyone of South Asian descent to take a test to see if you’re a match.

You can get a free test by mail, or, if you’re in New York, you can join us Friday, October 14th for a special party to rally support.

We’ll have test kits on hand at the party, as well as music, booze, and maybe even a photo booth. It will, for the first time, combine a House 2.0-style party with a New Work City-style party, and if you’ve ever been to either, you know they are always something special.

Please spread the word and please do everything you can to help Amit beat leukemia. He’s a superstar.

Much thanks to Tony and pals for organizing this event, and EVERYONE who’s been tweeting and reblogging.

Please help get the word out any way you can. My life quite literally depends on it.

Video

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:03:45 -0700

<3

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:23:44 -0700

Right back at you! <3

architectura: Pen that can draw in any color using sliders...

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:31:31 -0700

architectura:

Pen that can draw in any color using sliders controlling CMYK ink flow.

Last skateboarding photo I promise.

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:33:32 -0700

Last skateboarding photo I promise.

Are you happy, Buster?

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:43:26 -0700

With the exception of some health issues I’d say things are going swimmingly.

Exposure unit.From the same batch as the several photos...

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:31:00 -0700

Exposure unit.
From the same batch as the several photos I’ve been posting lately.

LTRArnel Baluyot: http://abpositivedesign.com/Athena Cagle:...

Sun, 08 May 2011 11:27:00 -0700

LTR
Arnel Baluyot: http://abpositivedesign.com/
Athena Cagle: http://thenamonster.com/
Brandon Lin: http://brandonlinconcepts.com/

Joseph killing it. It’s all coming together.

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:05:59 -0700

Joseph killing it. It’s all coming together.

Meet Mikey.

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 12:13:42 -0700

Meet Mikey.

Pantone 188C. 4.1.11 - http://theredhook.com/

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:06:00 -0700

Pantone 188C.

4.1.11 - http://theredhook.com/

jordosbeard: Had to make this in honor of one of my graduating...

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:49:55 -0700

jordosbeard:

Had to make this in honor of one of my graduating classmates. Gary Shik - His site: garydid.com.

Jordan is a regular badass. You should be following him.

I never really talk to my followers

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:39:39 -0700

What are you up to?

legitimusmaximus: BEST CRY EVER X DUBSTEPA little late…...

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:58:29 -0800

legitimusmaximus:

BEST CRY EVER X DUBSTEP

A little late… IDGAF.

Out of 362 taken, these 3 turned out.

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 10:01:40 -0800

Out of 362 taken, these 3 turned out.

Ramil is photogenic.

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:17:00 -0800

Ramil is photogenic.