photography: (scissors) sanja gjenero/stock.xchng, (toyota 1/x) courtesy of toyota motor sales, u.s.a., inc., (isotope 217) courtesy of thrill jockey, (disco ball) © jason lugo/istockphoto.com, (pierce) library of congress brady-handy collection, (ashtray) © bruce lonngren/istockphoto.com, (cupcake) megan lovejoy, (flip-flops) © jasmin awad/istockphoto.com, (parton) Kii arens, (frog) © chen chih-wen/istockphoto.com