Head Case

My boyfriend has a thing for skulls. Not in the “I’m emo and skulls totally represent my lacking sense of self” way, but more in the “anatomy is awesome” way. He’s really into science. We’ve got two skulls in hanging in shadow boxes in our apartment and have lately been considering some anatomical art for the living room.

My pal Paul shared this link to information about a way to get some interesting medical oddities (perfect for framing and showing off) being auctioned off at the PBA Galleries in San Francisco. The items are from the medical library of Gerard Sugarman and include medical books, tools, and paraphernalia that go as far back as the 15th Century. Pretty sweet, huh?

So maybe airfare to San Fran and dropping a few hundred bucks on stuff I could swipe from the Mütter is out of the question. But it’d be awfully cool to have this hanging over the sofa: