7/14/10

control what i will be wearing in the september 'nylon'

*update* voting has ended, 4 is the winner, votes are in parenthesis, 'god damn you all' who voted 10 *update*

noah kalina is photographing me for nylon tomorrow re richard yates, i will wear whatever receives the most votes
1. defiance, ohio t-shirt, green (6)
2. american apparel long-sleeve button-down, black (1)
3. turtleneck that i'll buy from kmart/sidewalk tomorrow, [non-black/white] (10)
4. xanax v-neck designed by brandon scott gorrell, white w/ green lettering (683, including ~450 students from a psychology class and 45 from a 7th grade class, also + 'infinity' of whatever votes 10 got)
5. plaid long-sleeve button down, light blue/other (0)
6. rosa t-shirt, yellow (7)
7. graniph long-sleeve button down, green (2)
8. suit that i'll buy at a thrift store tomorrow (11)
9. layered '6 and 2' w/ 2 unbuttoned (4)
10. cum covering my 'face, hair, ears, neck, hoodie' (336)
11. [specify something & i'll add it as 11, 12, etc. if it seems 'desirable' to me]
i 'reserve the freedom' to wear a 'hoodie' of my choice in an unzipped/open manner, my shoes will be black ipaths & jeans will be 511 levi's, vote by typing [number] or [outfit] in the comments section before 3pm eastern time 7/15, i will actually wear what receives the most votes, thank you for helping me with this potentially stressful decision

659 Comments:

Blogger david fishkind said...

3

5:26 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

2010 tee by adamhump.com

5:32 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

8. 2010 tee by adamhump.com

5:36 PM  
Blogger Timothy said...

rosa

5:36 PM  
Anonymous SRH said...

3

5:40 PM  
Blogger royce said...

4

5:44 PM  
Anonymous jackson said...

2.

5:47 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

5:49 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1

5:51 PM  
Blogger Cookie Aura said...

6

5:53 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

6

5:53 PM  
Blogger Camille said...

layer 6 under 2 and dont

5:55 PM  
Blogger Camille said...

I was going to say dont button all the way or dont button at all

5:56 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

3

6:01 PM  
Anonymous Xian said...

9. A suit you purchase at a thrift store.

6:08 PM  
Anonymous kalina said...

agree with the layered 6 and 2 unbuttoned

6:15 PM  
Anonymous kalina said...

otherwise just 3

6:17 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

6:21 PM  
Anonymous Austin said...

9. shirt that says "fuck america"

6:23 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

can't go wrong with the burgeoning trend of having your face, hair, ears, neck, and hoodie covered in cum

6:30 PM  
Blogger Tao Lin said...

'face, hair, ears, neck, and hoodie covered in cum'

where can i buy this outfit

6:31 PM  
Blogger Jordan Castro said...

1

6:37 PM  
Blogger Keith Birthday said...

3

6:38 PM  
Blogger andrew said...

1

6:46 PM  
Anonymous Claudia said...

Wear the exact same shirt and hat as the guy in R.Y.'s cover picture, maybe? Or a bike jersey, the ones with brightly-colored brand names across the torso and sleeves and a little zipper at the neck.

6:48 PM  
Anonymous thomas said...

10

6:52 PM  
Blogger brandon said...

4

6:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

7:09 PM  
Blogger ana c. said...

10 plus richard yates stickers everywhere

7:15 PM  
Anonymous ZaQ said...

1

represent ohio, alternatively if u had enough time i would reccomend and Airside tee...

7:15 PM  
Anonymous Elaine said...

10

7:17 PM  
Blogger Juliana said...

#8

7:34 PM  
Blogger Kevin Biggers said...

8

7:35 PM  
Anonymous NPandolfi said...

"I am Carles" shirt

7:40 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

7:42 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

7:42 PM  
Anonymous Beatrice said...

10

7:43 PM  
Blogger Mallory said...

3.5: Have the person you buy the turtleneck from pose in the photo as you

7:43 PM  
Anonymous Chad said...

definitely 10

7:43 PM  
Anonymous Mallory said...

10

7:44 PM  
Anonymous Jackson said...

10

7:44 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

7:47 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

7:47 PM  
Anonymous Madeline said...

6

7:49 PM  
Blogger Tao Lin said...

stop voting for 10...

people...

bros...

7:59 PM  
Blogger michelle said...

SIX

8:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

8

8:02 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

3

8:03 PM  
Blogger downwire said...

11: i AM CARLES T SHIRT

THE TRUTH WILL COME OUT WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, "TAO" "LIN"

8:09 PM  
Anonymous marshall said...

I vote for "8."

Seems like "turtleneck" is going to win.

8:20 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

3 with 10 on top

8:24 PM  
Blogger Justin R. Morris said...

10. http://tinyurl.com/32yxbmr

8:29 PM  
Blogger Brandon said...

defiance fucking ohio tee

8:33 PM  
Blogger chrysler5thavenue said...

i will help you with #10. not because i'm 'gay for you', i just respect you as an important media figure and want to play a notable, if small, role in your success.

8:35 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

8:45 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

8:46 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

8:47 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

8:47 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

8:47 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

8:47 PM  
Blogger biscuits said...

suit. suits make girls like me tingle.

9:04 PM  
Anonymous shane said...

4

but you should wear the turtleneck under it

9:12 PM  
Blogger Amy said...

1

9:14 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

3

9:20 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

9:22 PM  
Anonymous cum on face cum on face cum on face cum on face cum on face said...

layer 10 with 3

9:31 PM  
Anonymous 19O1 said...

1

9:35 PM  
Blogger tfcinnyc said...

I vote for Defiance, Ohio. It makes me want to go there (or hear the band, if there really is one).

9:44 PM  
Blogger Garrison said...

8. Thrift store suit

9:46 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1

9:51 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous #1 said...

10, definitely. Who else would do that except for you? Exactly: nobody. That’s why you’re awesome.

I don’t mind helping you with it, but I refuse for there to be any gay component to it or any seeing of dick. I’ll just cum into a cup a bunch of times or something and drop it off to you.

10:03 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

10:06 PM  
Anonymous Karen said...

Valid question @Tao: Would you be wearing your own cum or someone elses? I'm thinking you could get the 'help' you need from the street vendor you buy a turtleneck from.

[read: handjob]

10:22 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous #1 said...

@Karen @Tao: I can say unequivocally from experience that having someone else’s cum all over your head is a lot less gross than having your own cum all over your head. It doesn’t sound true, but trust me.

10:25 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

8

10:41 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

10:48 PM  
Blogger Tao Lin said...

bros...

vote for 4...or something...

bros...

10:52 PM  
Blogger biscuits said...

suit plus girl accessory wearing #10

10:56 PM  
Blogger Justin R. Morris said...

Going ten bro all the way bro with this bro: http://michaelscomments.files.wordpress.com/2006/04/CharltonHestonTheTenCommandmentsC101021021.jpg

11:01 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1

11:34 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1

11:34 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1

11:34 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1

11:34 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1

11:34 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1

11:34 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1

11:34 PM  
Blogger jordan said...

7

11:34 PM  
Blogger Andrew James Weatherhead said...

3

11:53 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

11:56 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

11:56 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

11:56 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

11:57 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

11:57 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

11:57 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

11:57 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

11:57 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

11:57 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

11:58 PM  
Anonymous Kimmy said...

some moderate version of 10 — think 'milk: where's your mustache?'

12:00 AM  
Anonymous @kimmy said...

good thinking. rosa tee + a little bit of cum?

12:00 AM  
Blogger Kevin Lee said...

hmmm i like the idea of a thrift store suit
it would make you look like a legit writer y'know?
yeah, so i vote 8.

10 would be cool in a conceptual way, but not really in a cool or conceptual way... I would help though.

Maybe you can just write "cum" on your forehead.
Or just be completely naked with the word "cum" written all over you.

Are you actually getting a full spread in Nylon? Or is it just a lil blurb thingy that would utilize a "stock image"?

12:03 AM  
Blogger chrysler5thavenue said...

i'm getting the feeling that everybody else is getting the feeling that you're not going to follow through if #10 wins hence the tepid compromises being suggested. i'm feeling the same way and preparing to be disappointed, but would really admire you if you 'cum' through on it.

12:16 AM  
Blogger Modern Safari said...

3 (dark purple or dark green or dark grey)

12:35 AM  
Blogger dianca_london said...

10 (!!!). It'd be so "post-post modern."

1:23 AM  
Anonymous michelle said...

4

1:47 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

1:50 AM  
Anonymous shane hayden said...

8, suit is best.

2:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

444444444444444 drugs

2:01 AM  
Blogger Patrick @ LitVision said...

#8 suit that you find at a thrift store.

2:10 AM  
Blogger jakehobbs said...

8

2:18 AM  
Anonymous jon said...

4

2:18 AM  
Anonymous jon said...

4

2:19 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

By my count, seems '10' has been mentioned ~40 times already. Seems like that's what people want. I'd say 6. Or a shirt saying: 'fuck yeah, dinosaur' with some kind of a picture of a smug dinosaur or something.

2:22 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

is 10 possible though

how would it de done

4

2:23 AM  
Anonymous curt said...

10

2:38 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

2:39 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

rosa tee. 6

2:50 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:08 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

3:08 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:08 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:08 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

3:09 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:09 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

3:09 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

3:09 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

3:09 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:09 AM  
Anonymous carry said...

4

3:10 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:10 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

3:11 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

3

3:11 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:11 AM  
Anonymous 10 said...

10

3:11 AM  
Blogger Patrick Trotti said...

8 as long as it's pinstriped.

3:11 AM  
Anonymous 10 doesnt seem possible, can someone explain how it would be done said...

4

3:12 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:15 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:15 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:15 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:15 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:15 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:15 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:16 AM  
Anonymous 4 said...

4
4
4
4
4
5
5

3:16 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

3:16 AM  
Blogger Poncho said...

10 over 8

i feel this will be a striking image that is remembered in the literary community for years to come

get it, to come

get it

3:16 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

3:17 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10
think of the 'hype' or 'press' that will get. seems best for RY.

'yo bro did you hear some guy's covered in cum in nylon'
'no bro guess i should check it out'
'i think i will buy the book too'
'yeah bro'

10

3:17 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:17 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

8 Thrift store for the win!

3:18 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:18 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:18 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:18 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:18 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:18 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:18 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:19 AM  
Blogger Cody said...

1.

3:19 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

3:20 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4 bro...

3:20 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:22 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:22 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:22 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:22 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:22 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:22 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:23 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:23 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:23 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:23 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:23 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Maybe you should substitute 10 for 'a shirt with a fuck-yeah dinosaur on it' so all these votes for 10 are for 'a shirt with a fuck-yeah dinosaur on it' instead of cum on your face?

Also, 4.

3:23 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:24 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:24 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:24 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:25 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:26 AM  
Anonymous save tao, vote 4 said...

4 x 10000000000000000

3:27 AM  
Anonymous save tao, vote 4 said...

4 x infinity+1

3:28 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:28 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:28 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:28 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10 bro

3:28 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:28 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10 ^ ∞

3:30 AM  
Anonymous save tao, vote 4 said...

4 x+1

x=[votes 10 gets]

3:32 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:37 AM  
Anonymous friendly internet drug dealer said...

if someone (not me) were to mail you xanax and or klonopin would you do the interview on xanax and or klonopin while wearing option 4: xanax shirt by bsg? is that something that you would do?

3:38 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

3:58 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

19

3:58 AM  
Blogger Erik Stinson said...

10 and a turtleneck

4:01 AM  
Blogger matty fresh said...

6

4:03 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

4:06 AM  
Blogger chaitd said...

number 8, the suit

4:49 AM  
Blogger chaitd said...

actually i change my mind, i vote for the turtleneck

4:54 AM  
Blogger AlexBroadwell said...

11, wear your shirt from iamcarles.com

5:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

10

7:52 AM  
Blogger DJ Berndt said...

4

8:47 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This doesn't seem "legit" because anonymous bros can just vote 8,000 times in a row.

9:36 AM  
Blogger magick mike said...

10

10:36 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

4

10:57 AM  

Post a Comment

<< Home

older posts / newer posts