so his new album "evolver", just dropped yesterday, and i gotta tell you the shit is tiiight!!! i mean it, from beginning to end this shit is like one great track after the other. its been a real minute since i found myself listening to an album for the first time and not wanting to skip any track whatsoever! so that should be a clear indicator of the caliber of this record. also the album features andre, estelle and kanye and they are by means wasted in their cameos, especially my boy andre!
I recently came across this compilation of Calvin Klein ads that originally aired in 1995. I'll have to date myself by saying that I vividly remember being in junior high and watching these ads, not really understanding what all the hoopla was about. Now honestly, I got the 70's wood paneling scratchy porn vibe (my first porn encounters were of that variety) but aside from that, in response to the "controversy", I remember thinking that people just needed to relax, afterall it was just a stupid commercial.
However watching these ads as an adult, I now fully understand why their was such an uproar. It has nothing to do with the pornesque vibe in my mind, it is completely revolving around the pedophilic and unseen narrator/cameraman. Hearing the way he speaks to these young boys and girls really is extremely creepy, and though it is a commercial, I cringe at the thought of what happened after the camera was shut off.
I can only imagine what the peeps at CK were thinking when they okayed this marketing campaign. Obviously they intended to cause some controversy, as had been the case with prior campaigns, but this by NO means sells jeans! By connoting that a creepy man with a camera would pay you attention if you rocked CK jeans, it actually makes me NEVER want wear CK jeans!
I mean i've tried to wrap my mind around this, and aside from molestation is cool and desirable, I just don't get it. And needless to say nor did America, as these ads were quickly pulled after hitting the airwaves. I give them credit for thinking outside of the box, but not if said box is filled with porn and inside the basement of Uncle Chester's House.
Ultimately though, this is just a reminder of how perspective changes as one ages. It is always interesting to be confronted with specific imagery as an adult that can be immediately plucked from your youth. Yet, more specifically, how your reaction and interpretation to said imagery differs now than it did then.
i know that we were not together for long, but i must admit i not only eyed you for a long time, i did very extensive research before making my move. a move i never once regretted (well mostly at least). in the time we spent together we did our fair share of living and traveling. we explored the cityscapes and nightlife of SF twice and we also roamed the beautiful and majestic scenary of hawaii. because of you i have a record of concerts, events, birthdays, friends and family.
though you will eventually be replaced by a camera with more megapixels, a better zoom, a more touch responsive scroll wheel and a bigger bang for my buck, it was you who helped me elevate my photographic skills to new heights and for this i will never forget you. and tho the last night we shared together was a testament to your ability to capture brilliant color and resolution in low light situations, you will always be my first, and thus a benchmark which others will have to live up to.
"In these green times, companies are looking everywhere to make a buck -- er, save the planet. Philips Simplicity didn't go much further than the sidewalk to find inspiration for its latest eco-friendly innovation, the Light Blossom, a self-sustainable street lamp that has triple-duty petals. They're peppered with energy-efficient LEDs to illuminate the street, naturally, but also have solar panels on top and can spin around in a stiff breeze to recharge. At night they'll emit a soft glow, intended to cut down on light pollution, but will grow brighter whenever a pedestrian comes by. It all sounds wonderfully efficient, but with lights popping on and off as you go, it could make that late-night walk of shame a little more conspicuous than you might like."
not only is our economy and the overall infrastructure of our country in jeopardy, so is roe. vs. wade! so this one goes out to all the female voters out there...if you vote mccain, i wish you a plethora of unwanted pregnancies and a future filled with welfare and dead beat fathers.
so i just read a very short yet interesting article entitled "Can Birth Order Determine Your Career?" the article looks at how birth order affects your upbringing and socialization within a family structure and how these affect your adaptive patterns and personalities. but more specifically how these play into possible career advancements and success.
but bottom line...first and only children tend to have a stricter upbringing thus creating more responsible and hard working individuals which equals a shit ton of cashflow. Middle children, who are caught in the middle naturally learn to mediate and compromise but are complacent and poor as fuck. While the youngest gets all the personality as a result of fighting for attention but ends up the cliched starving artist.
can we say population control!? any more than one child is straight greedy...and trust me, when you're thinking that your first child needs a friend or a buddy, doing so comes only at the expense of the following children. so don't do it.
