[OH] my God

Can we all read this and chortle a little? Thanks.

Hell Explained by a Chemistry Student



I love typography...and Citizen Cope. Nom nom.

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Potential

This tool has very interesting potential if it is utilized by an open eared person. The songs they've chosen aren't songs that I would generally have myself listening to, but the idea is cool.

Props to them.

Check This.

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[HAAAAA] Weird, I know.

Hope everyone had a wonderfully delicious Thanksgiving and an injury free black friday shopping frenzy! Turkey leftovers for another week? I think so...

As I wandered into my cousin's room yesterday in search of cold meds, he chucked something at me (which I so gracefully missed). It rolled off my arm to the floor. Just some black plushie blob. As I pick it up, he tells me "You just got HIV." o_O So I looked up this nonsense.

Random but OH-SO-CUTE! GiantMicrobes

I know it's pretty useless to get stuffed animals and such now that we've all matured so wonderfully, but turns out if you buy HIVs or HCV they donate!!! Do it. Tis the season. Besides... they're damn cute.

I'm done being nonsensical. Here's some Hall & Oates to make you SMILE. Only since I fancied this movie so.. and the dance is just SO endearing :)

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GERMANY'S ROBIN HOOD...A 62 YEAR OLD BANKER???

Dubbed the 'Robin Hood Banker', A 62-year-old German woman transfered more than 11 Million dollars from richer people's accounts to poor people's accounts. And get this, she kept not a dime for herself. She allowed overdrafts for those who wouldnt normally be allowed to have any, and then hid those overdrafts by transfering money from richer accounts whenever the bank's monthly audits came around. Gangster. Sadly she got caught and is now facing a 22-month suspended prison sentence. The court, however, went easy on her because she confessed immediatly upon investigation and didn't personally profit from the whole ordeal. Plus I mean c'mon..she's 62! I feel as though some things deserve leniency when you're old. She has been ordered to pay back a portion of the bank's loss though. There goes her retirement pention I guess. People, if you're going to steal, DON'T GET CAUGHT!!!

*Both the bank and the German woman have so far been unidentified.

[FACTOID] I will in the future super-glue those drug store thick ass senior citizen sunglasses unto the face of my daughter(s). Boyfriend shmoyfriend; You're ass is studying and turtle-necking it 'till marriage!!!

Full story here.

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[MUSICK] MUSIC BLENDER: Audio candy -YUM YUM YUM!!!

Rocky: I heard a song from these guys from some random Indie mixtape I downloaded (I know, I know, bad Rocky). Something about their music appeals to my inner white-boy..lol. Check it out. FILLIGAR's "The Observatory." Great music!



Onward to the Hip Hop realm. Black Milk has been around for a good minute, but haven't really reached the commercial success he seems to be half-foot-edly striving for. Why should you care? His delivery is pretty clean, he makes his own beats (Hip Hop, Funk, Soul, and Electronic blend: #&@%in' fantastic!!), and he's got Detroit heavy hitters like Royce backing him. BLACK MILK's "Overdose"...Beat is FIIIIREEE!!!!



Oldiiee!!! What can I even say about Jimi Hendrix? Nothing you haven't heard before. Here's "Crosstown Traffic". Somehow, I can see RJD2 remixing this.



What kind of African would I be if i didn't include reggae in this music blender's mix. It was either this or Sean Paul & Estelle's "Come Over". Mr Serani has an incredible voice and his music touches the soul. Don't believe me? Just keep your eyes on the ladies when this is played on the dancefloor. I really like this joint: "No games" by Serani.




AND SPEAKING OF MUSIC-BLENDING!!! U2 and Jay-z recently performed together in Berlin for what I guess is the "Sunday Bloody Sunday" remix. Mister "Z" emerges about 3 minutes in. Check it out:



Before I get too carried away, let's end this installment here. Peace and Love.

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[KIXX] AS GREEN AS THEY ARE FLYY!!!: U ROADS

Rocky: Where should I start? Anyone who know anything about shoes know that the Italians are revered for their exceptionally constructed hand-made foot-gloves. What happens when you take that concept and stich it together with respect for the environment? A beautiful idea, and noteworthy shoes happens!!! A far as I know, U ROADS is the only shoe company with an actual certificate from the United Nations Environment Programme. When fashion meets green, Rocky meets excitement.




THE DEAL: Handmade in both Italy and Spain, U ROADS shoes are made from canvas, leather, and recycled TYRES. Shapes, cutting, stitching, soles and washing of the leather (softened via special washing for additional comfort) are all executed with the Italian handcraft tradition in mind. Style is kept simple; The material is the focus here.














































A lil something for the femmes; fashionistas only please..hahah.


























I personally believe any firm making past a certain amount of profit should donate 10% -minimum- to a cause of their choosing. Or at least incorporate recycled material in production whenever posssible and practical. However, most businesses will seldom venture outside of what's in immediate consumer-demand. And because of that, I tip my hat to those at U ROADS for being proactive, not only in fashion but morally as well! Kudos!!!!

More U ROADS HERE.

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[PONDERING] ... love?

My father likes to make me do things that create a deeply rooted feeling of misery. His current means of instilling dread in me is by forcing me to read self help books (shows you just how much he loves the young lady I've become). I fought, and fought, and fought, but he won. To avoid the incessant nagging and badgering, I've been shoving my nose into these darn things for the last several months whenever he gets within a certain range of my bedroom door.

--Does anyone else agree with me when I say that the whole genre of "self help" books are bs? It's not really self help if you're reading someone else's advice and using that to mend your problems, is it? Even if it is meant to inspire one to be proactive in fixing one's problems, it's still depending on someone else to start the process...right? I think I stopped making sense there somewhere.

I digress...

The current book-from-hell is "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey. I have to admit, though, this is the first one that I'm reading where I actually think this guy isn't a complete idiot. I actually agree with him here and there. I just finished a chapter that said something about love that threw me off a little.

"In the great literature of all progressive societies, love is a verb. Reactive people make it a feeling. They're driven by feelings. Hollywood has generally scripted us to believe that we are responsible, that's we are a product of our feelings. But the Hollywood script does not describe the reality. If our feelings control our actions, it is because we have abdicated our responsibility and empowered them to do so.

Proactive people make love a verb. Love is something you do: the sacrifices you make, the giving of self, like a mother bringing a newborn into the world. If you want to study love, study those who sacrifice for others, even for people who offend or do not love in return."

True? False? I'm not sure if I'm sold, but it was strange to think of love as a verb instead of a noun (and no, not like that "oh, baby let's make love" kind of way). I think I was one of those people who always thought it just happens. That you get lucky and you just click. It's actually reassuring to think of it as something you can create and nourish. Something to choose to do instead of just falling into it. Perhaps I won't be lonely and single at the overly ripe age of 40. I'll make love happen dammit.

And on a completely random note. IF YOU ARE NOT WATCHING GLEE, START NOW. It's my guilty pleasure. Hulu every thursday morning. Just do it. I got distracted writing this entry about 67325483 times because I was frolicking about in my room dancing and singing. Maybe I do need help...

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Amber Rose >>A Girl After My Own Heart<<

Soooo....I have a girl crush on Amber Rose. She's beautiful but she won me over with this interview. We got the same thoughts minus the lady-on-lady, lesbian, bi-sexual acivities, haha. Seems like a cool chick. Honestly I didn't expect her to have such a down to earth persona.



Did I mention that World Star Hip Hop is addicting? Rocky I am positive that you will appreciate MANY of the videos featured on that site!

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[HUMOUR] HATE T-MOBILE?...NOT AS MUCH AS THIS GUY

Rocky: Hahahahahaahah!!! I hate Sprint more than I hate most things in life, BUT this guy REALLY hates his service provider. Enough to make an actual diss song over it.
Peep:



Now if only someone would make a "Chris Brown SUCKS" ballad...I would PAY!!!

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[FASHION] WHEN THE OLD BECOMES COOL AGAIN, IT GETS A NICKNAME...

..VINTAGE!!!




Rocky: Corduroys are back. At least to us Urbanites, I'm sure it's been ever so present in the world outside of mine. As always in fashion, the old becomes rare, or forgotten, and therefore gain value and demand. I remember Christmas back when in my middle school days -I got nothing but corduroys. Black, brown, tan, and of course the infamous Booger green!! You name it, i had it. SMH.
Well, winter's here and they're back, among with anything suede, heavy plaid, and norwegian.

I did a some digging in my bookmarks and found one particular site that seems to have a pretty good sense of things coming. Street Etiquette. Check them out and show some love. Specially if you're a tall and lanky individual. Here are some things they're currently showcasing:








:/ I'm not really feelin' those shoes in the last picture there but sweater's hot. Plus it looks like it'll literally make you hot. Is that wool? **Cough** Winter SUCKS!! **Cough Cough**...[FACTOID] I really miss California.

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[ART] STREET ART FROM AROUND THE GLOBE.

Rocky: Ladies and gents. I love street art. A LOT. Brings me pleasure to give you guys another round of illegal manifestation of some of the most creative imaginations from around the globe: FEAST!

As always, click to enlarge.

JORGE RODRIGUEZ GERADA(Slovenia): The girl is a coffee shop employee of an establishment Gerada frequents. Don't you love the random?




LAURA KEEBLE: 'Without Consent' (I thought this was pretty clever).
Date: 28th October 2009 6.30am.
Place: Versace, Sloane Street, London.



IN HER OWN WORDS:
"The installation of Medusa outside the Versace store was to discuss the ownership of Medusa by the fashion house. A relationship between the single Versace mannequin within the store shopfront and Medusa also reflected the acceptance of what is beautiful and the outcasting of what is deemed ugly, by those that consider themselves an authority.


Medusa with her shopping bags turned to stone by the very horror that is herself reflected in the use and ownership of an ancient icon to sell goods."



**LAST BUT NOT LEAST (and not so illegal, but we love her anyways):

CHLOE EARLY: These are part of her solo show 'Clouded Apollo'. If you happen to be in London before the end of nextweek (I wish), stop by the "Stolenspace Gallery". Cheers.




I can do this ALL DAY. But won't, because then I won't have much of a life -or money! Peacers. Will post more when I get all insomniac-like.

***EDIT

Ok, Ok! ONE MORE for the road:

RENE GAGNON: "...it's all about altering the outside world no matter how subtle"




Peace & Love.

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[WORDS] LEAVING OF AGE

Leaving of Age

There you are, Blank,
‘till flood gates crack, and infancy dies
Then your elders infect you
Each leaving you the first letter of their signatures,
to make up the sentences you’ll serve while locked inside the body
life isn’t a jungle, it’s a game
You’re given the pieces to play with
Here the rules, though made for you, are made with your parents in mind,
Here, men are told to cry only when underwater,
And women, to seek men who don’t swim
Love happens here, lust happens near,
and regret happens closest
But we bear and grin it, even when there’s barely a grin,
Scared half to life for an idea’s survival, rather than a bond’s,
“Suck it up,” they say,
Then tell you to think of your future children
“After all, you are an adult....Aren’t you?”

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[MUSICK] SUPERNOVA By Mr Hudson & Kanye West

Yes. F.A.M.B. NATION has been music heavy lately, but I loves it!!!
A lot of you are still sleeping on Mr Hudson. This song has been circulating for a while, and maybe it has gotten more popular than I thought (I don't watch too much television), but if you haven't heard it -Here you go!!:



And here's a semi-funny interview of the two utilizing the modern day age formula for daytime comedy: Gay + accent + camera = Funny.
(Sorry, couldn't embed).

Alan Carr Show - Mr Hudson and Kanye West: CLICK!!!

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[DEDICATION] Hail to the King

Need I say more?

Only because I'm finally going to see the movie tomorrow :) Yes, I do realize it's been out nearly a week.

A little birdie told me that this is supposed to be a tremendously inspirational film. Despite the obvious fact that I'm no performer, I do intend to make copious amounts of mental notes about this man. An epic icon of our time. He defined new boundaries for music, dance, and fashion. I'm certainly not a fan of the glittery glove and the uncontrollable groin thrusting, per se, but it was still undeniably different and unique. It's why we shall remember him forever.

I suppose I'll do a follow up edit of what I thought of the movie and harass you all until you give in to see it. I expect it will be quite good.

RIP MJ.

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Just got home from the movie (and a little bit of boozing ;P)

Incredible artist. I'm sick of hearing about how some people are saying that they'd never go see it because he "really isn't that important"...
Hey, morons. You know his music, don't you? And you know what the moonwalk is? There's no denying that he influenced so many genres of art, therefore making him an icon of monumental proportions. He made mistakes, but it doesn't change the fact that he was a true artist.

A particular detail that I loved about it was his passion about the show. He spent an obscene amount of money on his concerts because everything he did was to give his audience/fans an unforgettable experience. Everything was focused on his supporters. Some artists really lose that passion when the paychecks start rolling in. They lose their focus.

It's only out for another week and a half, I believe. I strongly suggest people watch it! Whether you're a true fan of the "king of pop" or not, it was inspirational to see someone who was truly passionate about what he did. Not to mention the fact that he used his music for what art was always intended for. It looked pretty, but like Banksy, He always had a message, and he passed it through a medium that is more prevalent and influential than just a billboard or magazine ad. It really doesn't hit you until the end of the film that he's actually gone. [sobsob].

Watch it. Go now.

And on that note...I think I'll go practice my moonwalk and scrounge around the internet for shimmering, glitzy-glam trousers, or iridescent, partially see-through button downs. HEEEEEH.

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[MUSICK] SLEIGH BELLS: Base & distortion banger!!!

Turn yourspeakers up. No cheap headphones aloud!!!:
Song title: A/B Machines
Artist: Sleigh Bells



While rummaging through Audiocandy+ I stumbled on the duo. Glad I found 'em. I really like their rock-pop melody and hip hop drum blend. Works for me. The distortion was at first a bit distracting, but the BASE won me over. Feast your ears pilgrim!!!

Click here if the above player didn't work for you.
zSHARE - Sleigh Bells - A_B Machines.mp3

Sleigh Bells' Myspace page here.

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[TIME] WATCH THESE!!! (Middle school joke..if you don't get it, dont's ask)

What do you get when you mate bangles with a wrist watch? Your mother!! J/k you get THESE!!! Translucent Pixel Watches by ODM. Though proclaimed as unisex, I rather see these on the women more so than the menasoids. But hey, who am I to judge?

THERE ARE ONLY THREE WATCHES IN THIS PIC: Yellow, blue, red.



The white polycarbonate trumps the others don't you think?:



“Original, Dynamic & Minimalist" is what they claim to be. But ODM, since its establishment in Tokyo sometime in 1999 has always ventured wayyy outside of the box. That third description doesn't always apply, and that's a good thing!
Subdivided into three brands, O.D.M. is sure to have something that interest you. Here they are in explained in their own words:

[ODM] is funky, futuristic and trendy and is targeted to the young and fashionable who are fond of new and bold designs.
[O.D.M. original] puts a modern twist on the classic watch and is targeted to young professionals who want to wear something classy, yet unexpected.
[ODM+] is our line of odm watches in collaboration with partners such as Coca-Cola, Looney Tunes, Batman, Jon Burgerman (British artist), Michael Young (British designer) among others.

To get yourself one of these: Go here.
To check out the rest of their current collection: click!

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[WORDS] KANYE, IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT YOUR MUSIC.

A few weeks ago, me and a friend were talking life over yuka and Crisp & Juicy. Let me set the picture for you: Outdoor seating, clouds were shy but the sun was smiling, and the air carried a breeze about as cool the other side of the pillow on a water bed. Niiice. Now I'm not sure what led to it, but somewhere between garlic sauce dipping and finger licking, the concept of being "real" became discussion. "Most people bore and depress me because they aren't real" is what I said. From there, we argued back and forth over the true meaning of the term. Eating food and chewing thoughts untill our bellies filled and our patience grew fed up with one another. And as always, the conversation went nowhere and we sat sneering at each other -disgusted of each other's stubborness and dissapointed in our selves' inability to persuade the other. Yes, one of those types of friendships. So as our poultry laden verbal exchange drew to a close, a middle aged woman, in apron and on nicotine, walked up to our table and complimented my friend on her handbag. The purse was Burberry. One of those obnoxiously printed bags that are otherwise no more better than say an "Aldo" bag if it weren't for the infamous Burberry print.

"I wanted to get one just like it!" she says. "It's soo beautifull!!!

This was really funny to me at the time because the broad really did come out of nowhere! On some ninja status type of ish. [Wataahh!!] My beef with this though (last food reference -I promise!) isn't with the bag being Burberry. The tone behind her words got me thinking. It's the way the woman said what she said that irked me. This lady didn't want the bag because it was actually that beautiful. She wanted it because, to her, it would mean to be something more than "just a waitress". It would mean to be like those people she would regulalry see with designer product: Confident in their step and seemingly content with life. Apron-less. The greener grass. The happier category.

Trouble is we as people often mistake things like happyness, confidence, and true security, all things inner, with the outside -the material. When we can't concretely define the abstract thing we desire, we seek out the material objects we associate with it. People hide behind various fronts to aquire happyness, or at least some resemblence of it. At the end of the day, and after clock-out, it all comes down to one thing though: PURPOSE!!!

Human beings CANNOT function properly without PURPOSE. Those who have NO purpose either commit suicide, succumb to chemical dependency, naiively devote their body and soul to some other selfishly leech-like individual (I'm looking at you dead-beat dads), spend the rest of their days seeking purpose, or adapt by hiding behind all sorts of superficialities. Fragile is the ego's belly, but swift is it's relentlesness to self-preserve; driving us to treat it with the nearest sacharin. That's all these things we hide behind are for: temporary happyness. Sugar highs! The women we men hide behind and objectify, the "locker-room" talks we share like trophies, the watches we buy, the fights we masculinize ourselves through, the creatine we chug, the sex women offer in subsitute of personal value, the color contacts, the billboard sized logo on the clothes we wear: all UNSUBSTANTIAL fill-ins for the deeper void we avoid to properly address!!!..Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with a little ego-boost. Unless it's at the expense of some poor sap. But a boost is exactly that! Just a boost. It is not fulfillment.

Most things occuring in the world today comes back to our natural human condition to gain or maintain an identity. And to have an identity is to have......what else but purpose! [I think you're getting the theme of the song by now riiight?? lol]. The two go hand-in-hand. This notion spans beyond individuals though. This applies to collectives as well. It is just how the world workssss. Nothing, be it negative or positive, can thrive and flourish without purpose. From Al-Qaeda, to Red Cross. From The NAACP to the KKK. Your current president is in the process of establishing a more effective, if not friendlier, identity for the U.S. amongst the international community. That is his purpose. One of them. These are all results of people finding a purpose and running with it. What you choose to do with that resolve gained in having direction, however, is completely up to you. You can either help build something or take away from something. The in-betweeners will be forever forgotten.

Can i tell you that I love it when I step into a pair of beautiful new kicks? I LOVE shoes. They keep my feet safe, comfortable, and looking damn goood on the way to where I gotta go!!! A huge part of that happyness, though, comes from knowing that it's not because I haven't anything more substantial to be proud of. I love shoes but I love loving them for the right reasons even more! I KNOW what I want from life. I know that there is a difference between egotism and self-love. I know what I love and what I would like to do in life. I hope YOU do as well. It's never about how long you live, it's about what you do with the time you're given. You've heard that right? Though cliche as hell, that saying is sooo true! It was never about your Jordans or your Louis Vuitton bags. It always has and always will be about purpose and how the fullfillment of that purpose affected those around you.

Rant over.



Peace & Love.
-Rocky

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...BLANK

I hope everyone had a very eventful All Hallows Eve :)

FREAK. It's November. Can someone please show us where all the time has gone?

Woke up to this:



And just hit the repeat button (Not sure what's up with those shrooms, but there is no MV for this one. Apologies)

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Jay-Z & Alicia Keys Performance @ Yankee Stadium

I was feeling this....great performance at the Yankee Stadium yesterday.....I was waiting for Lil Mama's forehead to pop up on stage

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My people, my people, my people

All I can do is shake my damn head........this is our future?? This is what happens when boys try to raise children....

WATCH:
Foul Mouth Little Black Girls

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[VIDEO] "HIBI NO NEIRO" by SOUR

A really cool music video someone sent me on my FB. Thought I'd share it with you guys. Here's the bio from the youtube account I embedded the video from (Give credit when credit is due!!: [Portablefilmfestival]

"This music video was shot for Sour's 'Hibi no Neiro' song from their 'Water Flavor EP'. The cast were selected from the Sour fan base and each person & scene was filmed purely via webcam."



Peace & Love.

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[ART] and a little bit of oldschool...

Ha. So we're all about the "hip" [though we can all see I'm hardly so seeing as how i really just said "hip"] stuff, eh? I promise you. This guy's an oldie, but goodie indeeeed.

Rummaging through my laptop after a a rather uneventful day at work I came across this:

By the genius known as Salvadore Dali. My personal favorite artist. [Mind you I use "favorite" loosely. I have a lot ;)]

I've had this in my computer for YEARS. In high school I hit a kitschy little thrift shop and purchased an extremely loved pair of knee high boots, doused them in primer goop, and painted the pair in patches of work by Dali. Probably the best piece of work I've ever done. Some artsy woman saw 'em and put them in a show and i was beaming. Of course they sent them back promptly after the art show was done. In a cardboard box. Poorly packaged. There were flakes of paint all over the place...None of which were still attached to my boots. Murderous intent? Yes.

Anyway. Back to the point. Dali. Great artist. He paints things that most minds couldn't conjure up in years. Google image away my friends :) I think I'm pulling out the sketchbooks tonight.

And for your ears (because music is inspiring) Here's a little bit of PASSION PIT.
[you like how I did that, don't you Rocky? There's a downright sexy track plus a little bit of stop motion to feed the fire]

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[MUSICK] 2009 BET CYPHER: MOS DEF, BLACK THOUGHT, EMINEM

There is only ONE rapper that can make your favorite rapper cringe in shame! And he's WHITE. Oh sweet sweet irony, how sick the sound you play rhymes. Mr Mathers goes IN. Peep:

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POSTING COMMENTS!!!

I've been told the comment box doesn't work. I've checked it out, because I'm a vicious tech support like that, and it looks like it gives you an error message or something. If you just click it again, it should work. CLICK THAT BUTTON TWICE!!! Thank you beautiful people for your recent posts. Except for Mr. Warren. Rob, that was FAIL. lol

P.S. I'm a Belle Rebel fan. You should be too. You can taste more samples of her expressions here. Gracci bella!!!

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her morning elegance

On a remarkably gloomy day as such, I find myself cozied up in a nap blanket listening to soothing-ish tunes. With the iPod on shuffle and myself in fetal position curled up with a book I guess my mind just wandered. I think I may have A.D.D. but that's besides the point. This song came on and I couldn't help but play the music video in my head over and over again. Not just because this song is an awesome bedtime sleepy song, but because it's just so coooool. :) [For lack of a better word.]

Can you imagine the patience necessary to create this? Lookie lookie below. I'm officially youtubing stop motion for the rest of this drab evening. There's a ton of artists out there who do this stuff. MmmMmm.



One more. I promise. Last one. I keep finding these and I'm quite giddy now :)



(because I absolutely love post it notes)

I shall ramble like a blithering idiot again for you later.

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[ROCKY] NO CHRIS BROWN PROMOTION ON MY WATCH!!!

*sigh*...let me just say that I appreciate Mr. Warren for taking time out of his much busy New York schedule to tune in and contribute. I thank you homie. And I apologize for deleting your post. BUT there will be no promoting Chris Brown at F.A.M.B. nation. No promoting women beaters here...specially ones with super GUAC bowties. Yeah yeah yeah second chance shmecond chance. The guy hasn't done enough to repent in my opinion. I don't like to censor. Matter of fact, i hate to. But @#%$ Chris Brown. Somebody tell him my fists can transform him. Stupid song.

Peace and love.

This is for you Mr Warren:

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[LOOKBOOK] AMERICAN RETRO

Before I get into this post, let me first say that I just got my flu shot a couple of days ago. I payed 25 bucks at work to get it done because I don't have the necessary healthcare coverage. With that said, the lady who administered my vaccine warned me about side effects, which I of course sorely shrugged off as nothing to worry about it. Twenty four hours later, I have a fever and my right shoulder turns somewhat purple-ish. Hmmmm. pflfhsad;lfhsadlfhsdlh!!!...vaccine my ass. She tried to kill me.

THIS is how it think this whole fiasco started...the alternative is too sick to consider..(pause)..Damn you horny baby.



ONWARD!!! (click to enlarge -duhh!)

AMERICAN RETRO, by David, Laura, and Gregory Pariente, is a self-proclaimed Californinan bohemia meets french chique. If Parisian boho met contemporary American style -then had a baby- out came AMERICAN RETRO. The Parientes boasts five shops in several key spots in Paris, as well as 500 international salespoints. That's a beautiful take-over if you ask me..Now if only they made clothes for menn, that would be wonderfully siiickk!!!! [FACTOID] Rocky loves mixtures of things; I have to mix my cereals. I have to mix my clothing styles. I hate matching. AND I LOVE mixed women...hahah.

FEAST YOUR EYEBALLS!!!:



I claim the following set as adhering to the very much neglected K.I.S.S. approach: Keep it simple stupid!!! Sometimes keeping things not so "loud" augments your natural sexy. Lady gaga excepted.



If any of this imspires you, or you would simply like to see the rest of their winter collection, visit AMERICAN RETRO'S official site here. Hope you speakeh francais.

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[MUSICK] (darwin) deez are the jamsss

So I've been into Darwin Deez since the summer, but I can't say that my love for his music has subsided even though a great deal of time has passed.

I like a lot of music, but for whatever reason, indie pop always strikes a chord with me. It might be because my body has a natural, involuntary reaction to dance to it or that it's the sort of music that 75 percent of the time is about good vibes, free love and the best in life.

Darwin Deez is one of the best indie pop-stars I've come across this year.

His bubblegum pop is contagious without being annoying, and plasters a smile across your face anytime you press play in your iPod.

http://www.myspace.com/darwindeez

And Darwin is a double-threat. He's so creative he even dabbles in production too. Check out this sweet movie he made for a friend's band.

cornelius - fly ( music video by darwin deez ) from darwin deez on Vimeo.

Here's another video him and a friend made, which apparently was rejected by Channel 101?:


boy-friends episode 1

darwin deez | MySpace Video

He'll be at the Black Cat, backstage, Nov. 16. I'll definitely be there. Get tickets here.

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[HUMOUR] When Too Much Should Be Enough

Exhibit A:



This man has definitely met his limit...and let's be honest, he's probably not just drunk. Most people who get that fucked up on alcohol usually pass out too. This dude is on some other shit.

Somebody in the world who knows this man, or anyone like him, please do them the favor of a smackface to their intellect.

Thank You.

Sincerely,
SanyuSays

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GRATITUDE!!!

Rocky here. *Salute* I would like to personally thank those who have so far contributed. Paige Dearing, I love you more than Pizzas and Redbull. Not many things can fit that criteria. You are forever welcome at F.A.M.B. NATION. Foreverr!! Ajolique Jude, your words are honest and we like our honesty dosages HEAVY! Keep it coming!!! I know we all have busy schedules, so we appreciate your time and your thoughts. I-THANK-YOU!!!

To those who haven't: I have the UPMOST confidence in YOU; i know you'll soon bless us with your prespective on all things awesome. I hope to grow this site into more of a vehicle for your thoughts, rather than a one man show. I'm not that interesting! But I think that you are -YOU are F.A.M.B. NATION..so....LET'S GET IT CRACKIN!!!!

More of Ajolique Jude here.
More of Paige Dearing here.

PEACE AND LOVE...DEUCES!!!

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[TRUTH] Soaring

It was a perfect moment in time
You and I, the way we unite.
We took off on a journey,
We wanted to fly.
And we did, we soared up so high,
Out of the reach of destroyers
But your wings got tired
And you hit the ground,
Smack on your face,
You lifted yourself up
And she shook you out of your daze.
The distant between us, in all the haze
You forgot about me
Still flying high above you.
They convinced you down there
That you could equal the satisfaction
With your two feet planted on the ground
And you chose to settle
Leaving me no option but to soar without you
Hoping your wings would begin to miss
Cutting through cool air
And sun rays shining upon them.
But I won't fall from glory with you
Just pray we fly together again.

Ajolique Jude ©

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[RUMOUR] R.I.P. Mr. West?? Not quite....

So I was wasting my life on the internet yesterday when I should have been working on an essay and found all these tweets on Twitter about Yeezy dying in a car crash. My inquiring mind had to investigate because a few weeks ago Twitter tweeted that Maya Angelou died when she was actually just in the hospital.... Surprise! Turns out Kanye is NOT dead and the tweets sparred from a fake story...read more here....

While still bullshitting on the internet I stumbled upon this short film by Mr. West and found it quite disturbing and yet....poetic?? Must be my emo side, but moving on... its been suggested that the video symbolizes Kanye killing his ego after a wild night of drunken partying and sex. I won't say that's my opinion....you can be the judge...if that is the case, maybe there won't be anymore ignorant displays in the future---YES, I still feel bad for Taylor. I will post the video but WARNING it is kinda graphic at the end for those who are sensitive about shit like that...

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[SMH] PLEASE DON'T LEAVE YOUR KIDS UNATTENDED!! smh

I told myself that I wouldn't post anything negative today, but this really broke my heart. Then it really angered me. Tragedy is tragedy, and i know this woman is not like this because she's black, but the fact that she is black hurt even more. It's easy for us to dissasociate ourselves from tragedies when it's happening abroad or simply outside of our own "community," but it hits home that much quicker when the parties involved reflect things considered as identifiers within our culture.

Just listen to what the aunt had to say when asked if she regrets leaving these two kids in the house by themselves. smh.



Marilyn Wilson, you are a SMACKFACE, and your actual face should be smacked.

P.S. Your teeth are superr GUAC.

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[ART] BANKSY! BANKSY! BANKSY!!!

"People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that's only if it's done right," boasts the most famous, or should i say most infamous, street artist of today: Bristol born (supposedly: no one really knows), Banksy. Though well known for his anti-capitlalist and anti-royalist street art, Banksy's canvas doesn't end with public spaces, trains, and steam rollers (you read right); He often, in disguise, walks into art exhibits and superglues his work onto the walls himself.



The Louvre, Tate Modem, New York's Museum of Modern Art, and the American Museum of Natural History are among of the places blessed by Banksy's voluntary additions. When asked what prompted him to do this he simply answered: "My sister inspired me to do it. She was throwing away loads of my pictures one day and I asked her why. She said 'It's not like they're going to be hanging in the Louvre. I thought why wait until I'm dead."


That's pretty damn gangster if you ask me.


[FACTOID] He once inscribed "I want out. This place is too cold. Keeper smells. Boring, boring, boring" on the wall of the elephant enclosure in a London zoo.




Christmas spirit...?


This provoked thoughts. Muslim women suffrage vs oversexualized..world?!! or just another play on irony?...both?


Nike! Walmart! Or just fat ass tourists?


There's a mortality message in this somewhere. This made me think of my own self being old..brrrrrrr..scary thought. I would be a sexy old man though. "How you doinnn???"

Hahah!! 'nuff said.


Enlightening with heavy doses of irony, Banksy will at least humour you if not provoke thoughts. Keep an eye out. He might hit your town next. Maybe.

For even more Banksy click here.
For other artist like him, click here (listed on the right hand side).

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[MUSICK] more from mgmt in 2010

By now, everyone knows MGMT.

The psychedelic-pop duo took less than a year to blow up in the indie scene, after key placement on Rolling Stone’s “Bands to Watch in 2008” list and a killer set at Bonnaroo that same year. Touring with big names like Beck and M.I.A. in 2008 and hitting the road with legendary Sir Paul McCartney this past summer hasn’t hurt MGMT’s rise to the top.

Their debut full-length Oracular Spectacular dropped in late 2007 giving indie pop fans and electronica lovers alike memorable beats and mystical vocals that never got old. “Electric Feel,” “Weekend Wars” and “Kids” have become smash hits both in the indie scene and mainstream, building a crucial fanbase for Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden.

And it's not all about album sales and radio play. Marketing plans have picked up on the universal appeal of MGMT's sound, using “Electric Feel” in the video game soundtrack for NBA 2k10 as well as having many artists cover certain singles, including Katy Perry and the Kaiser Chiefs.

See what old people think about MGMT’s “Kids”:



MGMT confirmed that their forthcoming album will be titled Congratulations. It is slated for release in 2010. The band has been playing the title track, as well as “Song for Dan Treacy" and “It’s Working”, of the new album at a few of their recent shows.

Take a listen:



Keep an ear out for more work by MGMT before Congratulations drops. The boys seem to be doing their fair share of collaborations (i.e. “Pursuit of Happiness” by Kid Cudi )

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SWINE FLU [HEALTH] CAN TRIGGER THIS???

Pretty soon, the swine flu vaccine will be administered at my place of work (For those who have health coverage). I did some digging and I came accross this, and now am afraid. Very sad clip. MUST do reseach...

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[KIXX] GRAMS By Alexis Holm & Anna Stenvi

GRAMs Baby!!!! Can you say detailed simplicity? cmon, say it!
Founded in Stockholm, each and every one of these shoes are named after how much they weigh (Metric system Fool!). That alone stroked my foot fetish when I first heard about these awesomely weird Swedish shoes.

Why you should care?: Supplying the feet of the "relaxed" shoe market, GRAM applies vintage shapes with contempotary rivets and patent touches. Gotta love it when the old meets the new. And not too expensive either (That's a big plus for Cheapasoids like me):

420g Black Leather

345g Blue Suede

383g Softshell


SHOP GRAM HERE

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*UPDATE:

FIRST ACTUAL POST COMING SOON...

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[STAFF] THE SOCIALLY EXPERT.

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO I'VE INVITED TO JOIN MY CAUSE.
Hopefully they answer..hahah.

Mr Cade: By ways of Uptown DC [DC] My healthcare expert..lol.


Aisha Lul Ahmed: By ways of MD [Somalia] No words can express what Lul is.


Nambi Estelle: By ways of Santa Monica, CA [Uganda] Spoken word lady.


Desirae Gutierrez: By ways of MD [Philippines] ...she's not as scary as she looks.


Zafar: By the way of Hashish(lol) [Afghanistan..?] Zafar is THE MAN, mann.


Paige Dearing: By the way of AUDIOCANDY INDIE POP CONNOISSEUR.


AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST:

Ajolique Jude: By the way of UMCU [Liberia]..she blogs in her bikini. Don't ask.


..TIME WILL TELL WHO'LL ANSWER THE CALL. STAY TUNED.

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