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Beauty Editor | Artist & Crafter | Electronic Music Producer/Audio Engineer/sometimes radio (Digitalis)
NIN fan (Aussie Pig) šŸ·šŸ¦€
Sydney, AUS
🐶Byron
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I think this deserves a place on the grid šŸ™‚
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In case you’re new here, hello, I’m Lara from Sydney, Australia!
I’m in my late 30s, AuDHD/Spoonie, a huge @nineinchnails fan (you may know me as the Aussie Pig), I’m a Trekkie, human to Byron the Border Collie, music producer/sound engineer/sometimes on community radio under the name ā€œDigitalisā€, artsy fartsy crafty person (various mediums), and if you were here a while back, this page was basically my beauty blog.
Biggest brag worthy moments of the past year: raised $2k for a cancer support charity by not drinking for a month; travelled across the east coast of North America for a month, solo while disabled (first time ever overseas too) where I met my family, saw NIN for the first time in over a decade and met the coolest people ever (long time friends and new ones); ate a Philly Cheesesteak in Philadelphia; ate a Cuban sandwich in Miami; and advocated myself onto a waiting list for a full hysterectomy which is happening really soon (because fuck endometriosis).
Just existing as a disabled human, no biggie.
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[ID: Selfie of Lara turned to the side, looking at the camera and smiling with her eyes squinting from the sun. She has freshly dyed two-toned pink shoulder length straightened hair.] by @rivetlicker
15
8 months ago
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TW: Death
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On the 17th June 2024, we said goodbye to my Dad, Josef, after he spent the past year undergoing treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer. He made it to the one year mark and passed peacefully, without any pain, surrounded by family and close friends.
I would like to thank everybody who reached out to us with love and support. As you all have noticed, I haven’t posted much lately, except photos of Dad on stories, and this is a note that I’ll be taking an extended break from content for a while.
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I would like to honour him by raising money for @dreams2live4.aus, a charity that makes dreams come true for adults living with metastatic and advanced cancer. They granted his dream of a holiday to Naarm/Melbourne to see his sister back in February (he actually made it back there for her birthday in early June). I won’t be participating in their Dry July campaign this year, but I will be hosting fundraisers independently. Please donate if you are able.
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Extending a huge thanks to following;
Prince of Wales Hospital @newsouthwaleshealth  @princeofwaleshosp_foundation 
Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre @nelunefoundation
Cancer Council @cancercouncilnsw @cancercouncil 
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In loving memory of Josef Schilling (Josef ben Shalom) 1946-2024
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[ID: Selfie of Lara and her Dad] by @rivetlicker
30
2 years ago
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WOOF(LICT)!
It is just me or do you also see a cybernetic dog’s face within the skull design on this HEALTH tee? 🐶
@_health_ 
@_johnny_health_ 
@bjmillerdrums
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[ID: A collage of the same four photos, progressively zooming into a specific part of the image in each frame. Please help me out by dropping a more detailed image description in the comments.] by @rivetlicker
4
13 days ago
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Have you seen those acrylic mini CD jewel case keychains? I found blanks on sale while I was buying sticker supplies, so I bought a bag of 10 to try them out. They came with NFC stickers, but I haven’t researched how to set them up yet.
For my first keychain, I made a Nine Inch Noize CD using the official album artwork for the outside and @dredscythe’s custom fan made Coachella digipak printable project for the inside (available on his website).
I was in a rush to complete this, so the layout isn’t lined up properly. I printed everything on premium presentation paper using photo settings and hand cut everything. The CD label was stuck on with double sided tape instead of being printed on proper sticker paper/cut accurately with the Cricut, but it was fun to figure out the dimensions for everything and create a mini version of a CD I bought months ago that isn’t shipping for a few more weeks 🤣
As usual, no AI, just hours spent figuring shit out with my human brain. Also, no commish.#
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@nineinchnails
@boysnoize
@mariqueenmaandigreznor 
@kraw 
@nin.discordance 
@nindiscordance_art
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#NineInchNails #BoysNoize #CDKeychain #TrentReznor by @rivetlicker
25
14 days ago
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Health // Pertubator // King Yosef // UNSW Roundhouse 19th Sept 2026
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A fun evening, saw lots of old friends, waited in the merch line forever, danced a lot, gave away 100 stickers, got some coffee from Beej, got photos with Johnny and Beej!
Also, why does Johnny look like he’s wearing a fur cloak with a glare to go into battle in the fifth photo? 🤣
Thanks for playing here again, I actually got to go this time! Come back any time (preferably with NIN, we Aussie Pigs are still all lined up, waiting!)
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@_health_
@_johnny_health_
@bjmillerdrums
@unswroundhouse
@destroyalllines
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#YouWillLoveEachOther #ExperienceHealth
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[ID: Photos 1, 2, 3, 4 depict distant photos of a heavily hazed stage with various lighting colours and effects with silhouettes of the audience from behind the front of house area. 5. Candid photo of Johnny Health talking to fans. The long hair at the back of the person in front of the camera creates the illusion of Johnny wearing a fur cloak. 6. Photo of Lara with Beej. She is holding up a bag of coffee and there are random people in the background. 7. Photo of Lara with Johnny.] by @rivetlicker
13
20 days ago
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The strobe light tee is back for @_health_ tonight!
Wearing a lot of DIY/customised gear, including my fully handmade collar and bondage pants chains (I used fabric scraps from hemming another pair of pants!)
There is a story highlight of the process on my insta.
The last time I wore the strobe light T-shirt was last year with @catindminor when we went to see @nineinchnails in Brooklyn.
No commish… sorry!
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#AlternativeFashion #DIYClothing #CricutCrafter #HandmadeEverything
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[ID: stuck for words, please help me by writing an image description in the comments.] by @rivetlicker
13
20 days ago
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I figured out the curl thing.
ICYMI, I have been complaining about how I struggle styling my wavy hair, so I mostly wear it air dried with no (styling) product in summer (mileage varies), or blow dried in winter, so it’s pretty much straight. My scalp is oily too, so whatever I have falls out almost instantly.
I have mostly S waves a few spiral curls around my hair line, but my strands are fine and quite processed, so the waves need lots of encouragement to clump.
After looking back at photos from last year’s time spent at my friend’s place in NY with filtered water in the shower and a tiny bit of summer sweat, I decided to try salt spray by dumping a sinus rinse packet into a continuous mist sprayer and using that on unwashed hair. After sectioning and using a curl holding spray, I diffused my hair upside down. This was the result.
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[ID: Cropped photo of Lara smiling at the camera doing peace signs with both her hands. She has vivid pink wavy shoulder length hair that has been styled. She is wearing a black tshirt with red detail and the Tron styled NIN logo on it.]

Sometimes you just need to trust the process.
My waves love salt spray. They held all day until I brushed them out the next morning after tying my hair up and sleeping on them.
I need to try styling my waves more often.
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[ID: Cropped photo of the back of Lara’s head showing defined wavy hair. The back of her shirt had ā€œNine Inch Nailsā€ written on it. She has her right arm in the air.]

Reference photo (taken by @nintourhistory last year). NY hair on a warm, humid day, no product, maybe K18 leave in treatment, but washing my hair with regular shampoo and filtered water before sweating my head off in Brooklyn definitely brought out my natural waves!
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[ID: Zoomed in crop of a stories screenshot showing the back of Lara’s head. She has air dried natural waves in her shoulder length vivid pink hair. She is wearing a white cape and is holding her left hand up doing devil horns. She is wearing an Apple Watch and a few beaded bracelets.] by @rivetlicker
2
a month ago
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CW: Terminal cancer
A few photos from Friday’s @dreams2live4.aus Ladies Lunch. I didn’t take many photos, nor did I pose for any šŸ˜…
Mum was supposed to come with me, but she had a lurgy. The other person I asked couldn’t come either, so I was solo!
I finally met the lovely Annabel, the Dream Maker who granted Dad’s Dream, and Heather, who has been my go-to contact at the charity since then.
The event was hosted by @philburtonofficial of Human Nature. The lady sitting next to me thought I was too young to know who they were šŸ˜… she was sweet, but I had to tell her that I was 38, you know, I’ve been alive long enough to have a mid life crisis! Anyhow, I’ve seen Human Nature a few times (like 20+ years ago when I went to a lot of shows/studied & worked in the industry).
I had a very emotional reunion with some of Dad’s oncology nurses. It was completely out of context, so I didn’t recognise anyone, until after a while, I remembered two of them well. I was an absolute hot mess when Dad was on the ward, so it was nice to be away from that setting and be myself outside, and see the nurses let their hair down and party. I told a few stories about him and showed some photos of better times in our lives.
The chooks… so there’s a whole story about the crochet chickens that you can find on the Dreams page, but they all had unique names. I bought one named Zahra, and I also got to meet the lass who made and named her! Zahra (a fellow crocheter!) had a Dream granted and she is now in remission!
Okay, it wasn’t without tears, hence the tissues on the table… there was a bit of trauma that got brought up. There was a special guest host, Melanie Olsen, who is also a Dreamer, currently undergoing chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer that spread to the brain. She was given three months last November, but has managed to survive this long. Her story brought up lots of reminders of what Dad went through, and the clock ticking away. She was an absolute delight and I wish her happy memories with her dear family. šŸ’œ by @rivetlicker
4
2 months ago
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CW: terminal cancer
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Felt cute, not gonna delete.
I am off to a fundraiser lunch event today with @dreams2live4.aus. I was kindly invited as their guest.
They are an amazing charity that I hold dear to my heart because they granted my Dad’s dream when he was told he might not make it to see his sister’s birthday (he did, but those last weeks were absolutely horrible).
I should mention that my Dry July page is still open until the end of August, so if you have some spare dollarydoos, it’ll all be going to make Dreams come true for adults going through advanced and metastatic cancer. Granting a dream can bring both patients and loved ones joy at the worst possible moments in life.
Thank you to everybody who supported me last month when I had no booze! šŸ’œ
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[ID: A selfie of Lara. She is wearing a full face of makeup with coral pink eyeshadow and neutral lipstick. Her hair is flat ironed. She is wearing a black top and a chunky silver chain. There are framed nine inch nails posters in the background.] by @rivetlicker
8
2 months ago
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Nine Inch Mail!!! 
Thankyou so much to the amazing Lara @rivetlicker for such an awesome bounty of stickers! šŸ™Œ
These are just so incredibly cool and I am forever grateful for all your hardwork šŸ–¤šŸ–¤

#nineinchnails #ninfansarethebestfans #ninstickerproject #trentreznor #nineinchmail by @rivetlicker
47
2 months ago
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Sorry @kraw, you probably didn’t think this would happen when you released the NINz physical release label assets!
Don’t worry, I’m not vandalising any property, it’s only a fridge magnet, and I got permission from my neighbour to use their car. Might put one of the stickers on my red wheelie bin though 🤣
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@nineinchnails
@boysnoize
@nin.discordance 
@nindiscordance_art 
@nincatalog 
@nintourhistory 
@ninhotline
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#NineInchNails #BoysNoize #NineInchNoize by @rivetlicker
32
3 months ago
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@kraw released the hi-rez Nine Inch Noize label files and I decided to make a fridge magnet with it - shown against Byron’s towel (dog hair included).
Printed on @canonanz magnetic photo paper.
Not for sale. Magnets won’t be part of the NIN Sticker Project because EXPENSIVE.
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@nineinchnails
@boysnoize
@nin.discordance
@nindiscordance_art
@nincatalog
@nintourhistory
@nine_stitch_nails
@catindminor
@_badpauly 
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Various magnets.
Souvenirs I picked up at the airports I visited
Bin Chicken by @jesseirwinart
Asshole dog from @typoshop 
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[ID: 2 photos. 1. A rectangular fridge magnet that looks like a white paper label with a tear on it, black printed text that reads ā€œNine Inch Nailsā€ with ā€œNOIZEā€ written vertically underneath the N in the word ā€œNailsā€. The magnet is sitting in the bottom left corner of a red bath towel to look like the Nine Inch Noize cover art. 2. The same magnet on a fridge. It is surrounded by various sized, coloured, and shaped fridge magnets.] by @rivetlicker
7
3 months ago
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