My name is Steven Irwin I live in the middle of a large desert encased by tall mountains and buried under the biggest sky. I make music of the folkish variety, I make mix tapes and hide my heart in them, I also write about songs each morning as a form of meditation and creative discipline. This blog is a catchall for random things I create and otherwise catch my attention, everything I post is original unless specifically noted. There are links listed below to my some of my other projects. My Music:Ersatz SmileDelta Rhythm My Mix Tapes: Ersatz Mix Tape My Music Blog: Let’s Talk About Our Feelings My Board Game:Poker AssassinsTumblr (3.0; @ersatzsmile)http://ersatzsmile.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywvfnBBfp1r3ve92o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>I wish I could find the source footage for this, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Residents" target="_blank">The Residents</a> were a super important musical discovery for me in High School.</p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17555530826http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17555530826Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:48:59 -0800The ResidentsThings I listened to in High Schoolavant-gardeArtMusic<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzb4ekgOsc1qzxrjoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Driving to family dinner (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17524220292http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17524220292Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:06:19 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzb3y83rsG1qzxrjoo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>4:55 pm East Palmdale</p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17523608045http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17523608045Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:56:32 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9o4yGswu1qzxrjoo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9o4yGswu1qzxrjoo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9o4yGswu1qzxrjoo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Took a picture I took of the AV sunset a few weeks ago from my driver side window and put it into the Tiny Planets app… I really like the way they turned out. </p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17474780661http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17474780661Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:17:00 -0800tiny planetsphotographyiphonesunsetsantelope valley<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9m3to0jz1qzxrjoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.jeffcarlisle.com/node/334" target="_blank">Tripwire Doctor Who Illustration</a> by Jeff Carlisle</p> <p>How about I get this as a full back tattoo?</p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17472793512http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17472793512Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:33:29 -0800doctor whojeff carlisleillustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz8ubdg4tP1qgflnho1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://henrytheworst.tumblr.com/post/17440105608/lazer-wulf-the-wolf-who-will-rule-us-all" target="_blank">henrytheworst</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>LAZER WULF! The wolf who will rule us all!</p> </blockquote> <p>The interent wins again! Okay, no more tumblr for today until I get some homework done. </p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17442845344http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17442845344Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:22:22 -0800LAZER WULFanimals with weaponshenry the worst is the best<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz8w4v15sG1qzxrjoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/membergroups/style/adventure/the_official_zelda_group/f/60/t/29556.aspx" target="_blank">Link Hoodie</a> - Concept by <a href="http://turdfurgy.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">Kyle Eveland</a></p> <p>Why isn’t this a thing I can buy?<br/>Because I would buy it. <br/>I know several people who would buy this.</p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17442293148http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17442293148Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:12:31 -0800linkzeldavideo gamesfan boythings i want but don't need<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UADVYmd9F9o?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><p class="p1"><strong>Shiina Ringo - Gibusu</strong></p> <p class="p1">This is one of those songs that will forever be a part of who I am.</p> <p class="p1">I’m need to make a Shiina Ringo/Pillows mixtape for my car, that is something that needs to happen.</p></p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17405841430http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17405841430Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:28:03 -0800Shiina RingoGibusu“I can think of nothing heavier than an airplane<br/> I can think of no greater conglomerate of steel and metal<br/> I can think of nothing less likely to fly<br/> There are no wings more weighted<br/> I too have felt a heaviness<br/> The stare of man guessing at my being”<br/><br/> - <em>Saul Williams (Release 1, 2, & 3 - Blackalicious)</em>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17398356224http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17398356224Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:08:00 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzik10bXD1qzo3d9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://roxa.tumblr.com/post/17161605676/emmy-understands" target="_blank">roxa</a>: Emmy understands.</p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17163540035http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17163540035Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:30:37 -0800this is for corrinethis is also how I feel<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l46ha59TYR1qzaqwqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17141035768http://ersatzsmile.com/post/17141035768Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:15:54 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytzj65xsb1qzxrjoo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>So hey guys, I made this thing…</p> <p><a href="http://symn.tumblr.com/post/16978068250/for-king-and-gpoycountry" target="_blank">The original picture</a> was just too good to not honor with animation. </p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16984102188http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16984102188Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:01:54 -0800Made with lovegifs<a href="http://amythekyle.tumblr.com/post/16968235412/no-sort-of-lyricist">Love is all you need: No Sort of Lyricist</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://amythekyle.tumblr.com/post/16968235412/no-sort-of-lyricist" target="_blank">amythekyle</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p class="MsoNormal">Being back here has reminded me that there were things I loved about this place. Things I won’t get anywhere else. Desert things. There’s a certain scent that hangs in the air when the traffic is still. Dusty and warm, even when it’s so cold that breathing burns your nostrils. I hear Buddy…</p> </blockquote>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16981865499http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16981865499Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:04:23 -0800a love song for the deserta part of me will always love this place<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/14396311" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Lovely Bloodflow - <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/indie/postfoetus/index.html" target="_blank">Baths</a></p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16963924933http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16963924933Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:42:30 -0800BATHSMUSICMUSIC VIDEOthis video is great<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxm2yaRtZ31qh01r8o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16853771825http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16853771825Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:08:47 -0800BuffyCan't I just Re-watch the whole thing over again?<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrbbyk5TXT1qenlr5o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrbbyk5TXT1qenlr5o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrbbyk5TXT1qenlr5o3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrbbyk5TXT1qenlr5o4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrbbyk5TXT1qenlr5o5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrbbyk5TXT1qenlr5o6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrbbyk5TXT1qenlr5o7_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrbbyk5TXT1qenlr5o8_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrbbyk5TXT1qenlr5o9_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p>This song and video is joy, it will never not make me smile and feel light. If I lived in a universe where there were gods, Bjork would be one, and I would worship her. </p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16766410511http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16766410511Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:38:27 -0800<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykh9mcfil1qewacoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“when I see people from my hometown on Facebook, I wonder if perhaps I narrowly escaped a cult, where everybody who doesn’t have a baby by their 23rd birthday is killed.”</p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16765138066http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16765138066Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:05:47 -0800this is for corrine<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybpcp5o3J1qzz0hbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://natapplicable.tumblr.com/post/16637991779/dedicated-to-every-single-girl-i-ever-knew-born" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">natapplicable</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>dedicated to every single girl i ever knew born sometime between 1985-1987.</p></blockquote>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16640814200http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16640814200Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:59:48 -0800Can I keep you?<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyg1s5jzsd1qzxrjoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="p1">1960’s Valentine cards Illustrated by Pete Hawley. I love them so much!</p></p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16568280735http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16568280735Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:24:04 -0800Pete Hawley1960'sIllustrationKwatz<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lya35l6kAE1qzxrjoo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>After the rain</p>http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16380013026http://ersatzsmile.com/post/16380013026Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:08:09 -0800