Day 158, Boardwalk

Day 157, Styx

Day 156, Right as Rain

Day 155, In A Fog

Day 154, Cave Drops

Day 153, Ladies First

Day 152, Picture Box

Day 151, Boxed Wine

Day 150, Born in a Barn

Day 149, Bath Time

Day 148, Fish Food

Day 147, Hotel Life

Day 146, Pads

Day 145, Getting High

Day 144, Missoula Rabble, Ian

I feel lucky to call this guy my tattoo artist. Ian was once a middle school teacher, but now he is one of Missoula's most well known tattoo artists. He has only been tattooing for the past few years but his art looks like that of a seasoned veteran. He's an inspiration, committed, and very passionate about his craft. Ian is heavily tattooed so I asked him how it all started. "It's a lot like when you are shopping for clothes and you find something that fits," he said. "I feel like tattooing is the culture I most identify with. I like the way tattoos look." I asked Ian what he likes most about his profession. "I really like the infinite potential it has for progression," he said. "I like the pressure of it and people having expectations that you can make the best possible piece of art you can."

Day 143, Missoula Rabble, Miguel

Miguel came to Missoula by Greyhound to study civil engineering. I got right down to it with Miguel. I asked him what's most important to him right now. "To share everything," he said. I asked what he meant by that. "It feels like a rising component in my life," he said. "I sense change on a large scale. In this life." I asked him to explain this even more to me. He laughed and told me he also minors in astronomy. "I know what's going on in the stars and it's not a pretty sight," he said. "I better my eyesight and sharpen my telescope and share as much as I can."

Day 142, Missoula Rabble, Ashlee

Ashlee wants to design video games when she gets older. "I'm kind of a nerd," she said. She loves playing Xbox, watching anime, and reading Mango, an online reader application with all the Japanese comics a fan can enjoy. "I grew up with my older brothers watching anime and playing video games," she said. "I've been playing basically since I was born." Ashlee plans to design a character for a video game for her senior thesis. I asked her why she wants to design video games. "The thought of bringing people joy with video games makes me happy," she said.

Day 141, Missoula Rabble, Tina

Tina was trying to make ends meet before she decided to join the army. She was attending school and held three jobs while taking care of her 2-year-old daughter. "I'd had enough," she said. "It was an escape." She went to Afghanistan for one year and she could go back at any point because of her contract. I asked her what it was like in Afghanistan. "You're expecting the worst possible thing in the world. You're expecting hell," she said. "When I got there I found people in general were normal people just trying to make it day to day."

Day 140, Missoula Rabble, James

James, 22, has been sober for five months. James told me he totaled his car last May and made the decision to quit drinking and doing drugs. "I almost died," he said. He said his dad died back in December and it has been a rough time for him. I asked how his life has changed since he became sober. "My whole life has changed," he said. "Spiritually and in positive ways. I like who I am now." Go James.

Day 139, Missoula Rabble, Dustin

Dustin has a different kind of guys night he likes to call "nerd fest." One night a week he and his friends sit down at a table decorated with computers, cards, maps, and books for a little game called Dungeons and Dragons. "It's just like poker night or a fantasy football league," he said. "You hang out with your friends, drink some beers, and have a good time." He played back in middle school and decided to reintroduce the game back into his life about a year and a half ago. "It's a good exercise in creativity and critical thinking," he said. "Someone comes up with an idea for a story and gets everyone else to help him write it." I asked Dustin one of the reasons why he likes D & D. "You get to be the opposite of who you are," he said. "I'm obviously a scrawny dude and I get to play a big, burly dude."