I am a 20-something-year old professional, living and working in the suburbs of Chicago. If you would like to reach me, you can send me an email at federalforest(at)gmail(dot)com.Tumblr (3.0; @damonator)http://damonator.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d2d99a4b05ef0ccc4fcddc6f70283529/tumblr_mn9jjvQsDK1qzs4dao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hot dog eating contest at work today.</p>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/51160225074http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/51160225074Thu, 23 May 2013 14:04:43 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8f62d48775a186852589550b59a4f831/tumblr_mn6qnyAyJb1r5ajivo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sparth.tumblr.com/post/51052689939/first-sketch-done-in-that-awesome-program-called" target="_blank">sparth</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>first sketch done in that awesome program called <a href="http://www.hexels.com" target="_blank">Hexels</a>.<br/>trixel mode with a 90 degree horizontal.</p> <p>give it a try it’s awesome.</p> </blockquote>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/51080403400http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/51080403400Wed, 22 May 2013 13:37:25 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a4c8108a38e92e581489f0d6ddd929d4/tumblr_mn6l4qeIK11qzs4dao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kitchen remodel.</p>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/51045834770http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/51045834770Tue, 21 May 2013 23:46:02 -0400<a href="http://www.marco.org/2013/05/20/one-person-product">The best thing you'll read on Yahoo buying Tumblr...</a>: <p><a href="http://soupsoup.tumblr.com/post/50945498506/the-best-thing-youll-read-on-yahoo-buying-tumblr" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">soupsoup</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>comes from employee #2, practically the co-founder: <a href="http://marco.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Marco Arment</a></p></blockquote>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50960267290http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50960267290Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:22 -0400<p>And that&#8217;s okay. I hop on occasionally to see how you&#8217;re doing&#8212;but mostly I&#8217;m enjoying my life, loving my boyfriend, going to the gym, dieting, working at my job, and remodeling our kitchen. That&#8217;s me. How are you?</p>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50839422246http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50839422246Sun, 19 May 2013 14:46:42 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a9efc0ef55502af17416b2ec01727dbf/tumblr_mmwcwjHjRV1qzs4dao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Got my #coffee.</p>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50579709424http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50579709424Thu, 16 May 2013 11:12:19 -0400coffee<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fde68187232be5b1c12b1e934fdfaab0/tumblr_mmuq03tytn1r3kmkso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisistheverge.tumblr.com/post/50507581913/exclusive-inside-hangouts-googles-big-fix-for" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">thisistheverge</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4318830/inside-hangouts-googles-big-fix-for-its-messaging-mess" target="_blank">Exclusive: Inside Hangouts, Google’s big fix for its messaging mess</a></p> <p>How Google built its new messaging platform for Gmail, Android, iOS, and Chrome… and what took so long </p></blockquote>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50507879996http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50507879996Wed, 15 May 2013 14:05:27 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6a8956a4487eadcafacc1e13d7bb60ee/tumblr_mmtqtcRrhQ1qzs4dao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Made some solar-powered LED lights for the deck.</p>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50478925404http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50478925404Wed, 15 May 2013 01:20:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/68d04806a05ecb027e47196b60450379/tumblr_mmt7en4dWj1qzs4dao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ninety degrees! #summer</p>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50449106978http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50449106978Tue, 14 May 2013 18:20:47 -0400summer<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3be3c7893414b1c1d1565865c76bbe32/tumblr_mmo63ucA6Q1qzs4dao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Out. (at Roscoe’s)</p>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50227816808http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50227816808Sun, 12 May 2013 01:04:42 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4cf3182ef7b39b7997c0e05b920d7282/tumblr_mmnbejdzU21qz8qfno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://danhacker.tumblr.com/post/50181689946/new-man-of-steel-poster" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">danhacker</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>New ‘Man of Steel’ Poster</strong></p> <p>Another day, another new ‘Man of Steel’ poster.</p></blockquote>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50187662384http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50187662384Sat, 11 May 2013 15:25:39 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b2267cf37b78b9944569f703c15e6757/tumblr_mml710ki7I1r3kmkso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisistheverge.tumblr.com/post/50161879054/grave-mistake-the-controversial-high-tech-search" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">thisistheverge</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/10/4315390/the-controversial-high-tech-search-for-john-wayne-gacy-lost-victims" target="_blank">Grave mistake: the controversial, high-tech search for John Wayne Gacy’s lost victims</a></p> <p>‘The Killer Clown’ may have murdered more people than anyone thought </p></blockquote>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50171620417http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50171620417Sat, 11 May 2013 11:39:41 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/815c89f2ac56348f55eedf70f4436221/tumblr_mmlyhuZYzU1qzs4dao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Live taping of America’s Got Talent! (at Rosemont Theatre)</p>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50125788833http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/50125788833Fri, 10 May 2013 20:25:06 -0400<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F88630655&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://danhacker.tumblr.com/post/49856366678/moviescore-hans-zimmer-trailer-theme-man-of" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">danhacker</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://moviescore.tumblr.com/post/49854555764/hans-zimmer-trailer-theme-man-of-steel-2013" target="_blank">moviescore</a>:</p> <p><strong>Hans Zimmer<br/></strong>Trailer Theme<br/>Man Of Steel (2013)</p></blockquote>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/49860670209http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/49860670209Tue, 07 May 2013 12:15:46 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/suRmyUIhSIQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://boomerodoyle.tumblr.com/post/49755399616/cliffhangerpoppunk-were-excited-to-release" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">boomerodoyle</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cliffhangerpoppunk.tumblr.com/post/49754252151/were-excited-to-release-city-skyline-its-the" target="_blank">cliffhangerpoppunk</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We’re excited to release “City Skyline.” It’s the first track off our EP, “Just Ignite” which will be released this Tuesday (May 7th)!</p> <p>Please watch and reblog if you enjoy it!</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/cliffhangerpoppunk" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/cliffhangerpoppunk" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/cliffhangerpoppunk" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/cliffhangerpoppunk</a></a></p> </blockquote> <p>It’s been 6 years since I’ve released new music and I’m very proud of the way this song turned out. Please listen to it if you haven’t already and let me know what you think. It’s a bit different, and I’m excited about it!</p></blockquote> <p>Give it a quick listen.</p>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/49774090973http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/49774090973Mon, 06 May 2013 10:01:17 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d8dbc22434f97d4017d94fc57e848f4e/tumblr_mmapddgiv31qzs4dao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Madness. #kitchenremodel</p>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/49628734035http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/49628734035Sat, 04 May 2013 18:34:24 -0400kitchenremodel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e95c83d2aff6c6ac687b4abc234e660a/tumblr_mmany5ajEP1qzs4dao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Destruction! #kitchenremodel</p>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/49626556994http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/49626556994Sat, 04 May 2013 18:03:41 -0400kitchenremodel<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/494574510562b2b761f67161e31fe458/tumblr_mmaaekH8tI1qzs4dao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We started the remodel! And now the kitchen looks disgusting.</p>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/49605183975http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/49605183975Sat, 04 May 2013 13:11:08 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/009eed1f23d24eaf76fd5c0ae0fc37f5/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o1_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0cfcf1f38ef810ef1325260ad2078a7e/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o2_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9321e6074a6e69bca8f10153b85c7de5/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1618ec8b8c2cb7cca371ae533661d44e/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e8e90661b0f6e201de0ff256f518f04b/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o7_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/138c8775bb6c78c47d0e8090ea49d193/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o8_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b8d1243f093c35521266fa7165cc428f/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o9_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/033ee5619fac9353e7f8f4ae86f16340/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d4b5b4a4ec6e151b530d6927b1ec64e1/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/49529555646/this-was-magical-if-you-ever-needed-a-reason-to" target="_blank">comedycentral</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This was <em><strong>magical</strong></em>.</p> <p>If you ever needed a reason to follow <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow" target="_blank">@TheDailyShow</a>, this is it.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-may-1-2013/ted" target="_blank">Here</a>’s the original segment, in case you missed it.</p> </blockquote>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/49531006599http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/49531006599Fri, 03 May 2013 15:52:06 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3d0011d78af7dd4ec579b1a0c912f11c/tumblr_mm6c5xm25j1qdl86po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nprmusic.tumblr.com/post/49436768963/the-soundtrack-to-baz-luhrmanns-film-transplants" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">nprmusic</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span>The soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s film transplants Jazz Age sensibilities to the hip-hop era, </span><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">featuring a wide range of artists like Jay-Z (and his brand new track, “100$ Bill”), Beyoncé, The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, Jack White and more. </span></span></p> <p><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent"><a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/05/02/180098344/first-listen-music-from-baz-luhrmanns-film-the-great-gatsby?sc=tumblr&cc=tumb_music" target="_blank">Stream the <em>Great Gatsby</em> soundtrack now</a>.<br/></span></span></p></blockquote>http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/49440591944http://damonator.tumblr.com/post/49440591944Thu, 02 May 2013 11:29:11 -0400