Fraggle Rock

Quote(s) Of The Day

2009-07-14T00:53:00.000-07:00

Comedian Kat Williams absolutely slays me. If you haven't seen him check it out, I've got a clip below.

"Enjoy your god damn life, life is fuckin' short enjoy that shit. Some of you all just need to smoke some weed and see if it don't help the quality of your mother fuckin' life."

"Don't gimme that shit about it's a drug, it aint not mother fucking drug I dun done the research. It's just a plant, it just grow like that. And if you should happen to set it on fire there are some effects. But that's not the same as drugs."

HOT SEXY EYEGASMS!

2009-07-13T23:46:00.000-07:00

AUGUST 7TH 2009 AUGUST 7TH 2009 I'm pretty excited for AUGUST 7th, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra comes out and I absolutely can not wait to see it. Not only was I all about GI Joe when I was a wee lass, but I'm all about Channing Tatum NOW. To be honest I thought that the cast would be a little more stacked but Dennis Quaid, Marlon Wayans and obviously Channing Tatum are enough to make me go.

Yo WHADDUP

2009-07-13T23:41:00.001-07:00

I'm loving Youtube right now and have found a video that I would like to dedicate to Jes.

Oh Lord

2009-07-13T23:35:00.001-07:00

I know I have been so absent and that sucks of me. Not like anybody cares. Either way to apologize for my absence here's something that I hope makes YOU smile as much as I do. Hopefully I'll come up with something interested but until then........COURAGE

Psychedelic!

2009-05-19T17:38:00.000-07:00

Recently I came across Ryan McGinness, friggin sweet. He makes awesomely colorful and psychedelic "works" everything from welding, buttons and porcelain baked enamel on steel. You should for sure check out his stuff. Ryanmcginness.com . Here are a FEW of his many awesome works. I couldn't narrow it down, there's a lot.

Disturbing and Strange

2009-05-10T14:47:00.000-07:00

I have been racking my brain trying to remember her name and FINALLY I am pleased to bring you Diane Arbus! *the crowd cheers*. Diane Arbus born in 1923 was a female photographer who took disturbing and interesting photos of the strange. She is said to be one of the most influential female american photographers in the 20th century. Take a look at her work, I've only put up a few of my favorites. (The portrait of the woman is Diane Arbus).

Quote(s) Of The Day

2009-05-07T19:01:00.000-07:00

I'm going to mix ideas today. My favorite weed quotes:

"Even if one takes every reefer madness allegation of the prohibitionists at face value, marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more people than marijuana ever could."- William F. Buckley Jr."

"Forty million Americans smoked marijuana; the only ones who didn't like it were Judge Ginsberg, Clarence Thomas and Bill Clinton." -Jay Leno

"The drug is really quite a remarkably safe one for humans, although it is really quite a dangerous one for mice and they should not use it." - J.W.D Henderson Director of the Bureau of Human Drugs, Health and Welfare, Canada

"When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point." - Barack Obama

"I think pot should be legal. I don’t smoke it, but I like the smell of it." - Andy Warhol

"I used to smoke marijuana. But I'll tell you something: I would only smoke it in the late evening. Oh, occasionally the early evening, but usually the late evening - or the mid-evening. Just the early evening, midevening and late evening. Occasionally, early afternoon, early midafternoon, or perhaps the late-midafternoon. Oh, sometimes the early-mid-late-early morning. . . . But never at dusk." - Steve Martin

I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is an herb and a flower. God put it here. If He put it here and He wants it to grow, what gives the government the right to say that God is wrong? - Willie Nelson

Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural?” - Bill Hicks

"It really puzzles me to see marijuana connected with narcotics . . . dope and all that crap. It's a thousand times better than whiskey - it's an assistant - a friend."
- Louis Armstrong

That is not a drug. It’s a leaf,"
- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth & protection of the country."
- Thomas Jefferson

"Make the most you can of the Indian Hemp seed and sow it everywhere."
- George Washington'

"The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world." - Carl Sagan

** stay tuned for favorite marijuana SONG quotes**

WOW

2009-05-07T18:49:00.000-07:00

So I've been totally absent for a long time. If you care I'm sorry. First of all I just have to say something about tolerance. Today I very publicly saw a mid-50 year old man verbally berate a late-20 year old gay man. I thought times had changed and that people had become more tolerant and accepting of other peoples choices. Nobody was going up to that old man and berating him because he was smoking a cigar outside of Starbucks, or wearing socks and sandals (which I think is an absolute crime unless you're camping, hungover or it's a last resort). The man wasn't even with another man, he was just standing outside on the phone with someone giving them directions. This old bastard just out of nowhere assumed he was gay and needed him to know how his "god" feels about it. Eff yourself old man. Screw you, your beliefs, your ignorance and your audacity. He didn't choose to love men but he does, you didn't chose to be a man but you do chose to be an asshole. Give it up and mind your manners.

Quote Of The Day

2009-04-21T20:05:00.000-07:00

"What the fuck? I didn't buzz you in. How the monkey did you get in here?"- Saul; James Franco

Dubya Tee Eff!?!?!?

2009-04-21T19:51:00.000-07:00

What the hell is with all of the messed up people in the news recently!? Though I know that that is what the news is pretty much for, today I was utterly disgusted, for a second time because some freak wanted to father his daughters children. Arcebio Alvarez or the "Monster of Colombia" was arrested on the charges of violent carnal knowledge, abusive sex acts, and incest committed against his 35-year-old daughter. The relationship started with his daughter when she was about 10 years old! SICK! (and not in the good way) As well this incest bastard has fathered 8 of her children! Seriously I don't know how many exclamation points I'm going to need to use to stress my shock. He claimed that his daughter was adopted and was not his biological daughter but blood test confirms that she was his. Nothing like this had ever "surfaced" until the Josef Fritzl case. The Austrian man who kept his daughter in a confined area in the basement of their house and physically and sexually abused her for 24 years. Throughout those 24 years she gave birth to 7 children who were also forced to live in captivity with her and she had one misscarriage. Deeeesssgusting! All I have to say is keep your parts out of your family members. Nobody want's to look like that boy from Deliverance. I can hear the dueling banjos now.

(Photos; Top: Fritzl ; Bottom: Alvarez)

Couldn't Pick

2009-04-13T12:16:00.000-07:00

So for my Quote(s) of the day, I'm doing two quotes because this movie has quite a few exceptional quotes and I thought I would make an exception because of that.

" If heaven is such a wonderful place then how come being crucified is such a big fucking sacrifice?" - Igby; Kieran Culkin

" You know what I think when I'm this close to another body? I think one day at one moment... this body that I'm holding in my arms will stop breathing... stop living. Just... stop. One day you'll happen upon my name in the obits and you'll remember this moment when we were so close. " - Sookie; Claire Danes

Who Knew?

2009-04-13T10:03:00.000-07:00

Recently while aimlessly searching around the intraspace I found this website, Marijuana.com. Now for sure I did NOT think that it was going to be "An Herb Garden of Knowledge"as the website deems itself. When I first clicked the link I expected it to be a link to a right wing, PTA, hate group, falsified "research" database of marijuana slander. Obviously I was wrong. Marijuana.com, a fountain of knowledge regarding, recent research, product reviews, marijuana related news and more dope conversation, literally. This site is the Onion of weed information minus the satire. Also it contains a forum where people can chat about whatever related or irrelevant topics they come up with, AND it has a recipe forum! Culinary Marijuana, to be honest I didn't expect this day to come. So today for my poorly updated Chronology that I said I would be supplying you with I shed the light on Marijuana.com. Because it's not like I'm more knowledgeable than the Herb Garden. Marijuana Myth #1) Marijuana use is increasing at an alarming rate Truth: According to government surveys of the general population, marijuana use began decreasing in 1980, after more than a decade of steady increase. By 1990, the downward trend showed signs of slowing, but use-rates remained substantially lower than those recorded in the 1970s. Thanks to Marijuana.com

Adolescence is a time of experimentation, with drug use as well as other activities. Most adolescent drug users do not go on to become "drug abusers." Indeed, most adolescent drug users, after a few years of experimentation, cease using illegal drugs altogether.

This Blows!

2009-04-13T09:48:00.001-07:00

Well not literally, I was trying to be funny. Mostly I just think you should check out this website, glasspipes.org pretty sweet. It's an "Online community for Glass Pipes" where people post pictures of pipes they have blown and such. As well this website isn't only a home to hand made glass paraphernalia there are also other glass items you may browse and purchase online, and communities throughout the website about other things. But really glass blown art is just unbelievably mind blowing and if only I knew how, I would make so many intricate contraptions. I just think it is such an ill recognized art form. (the pictures I have chosen are all of glass pipes. . . pretty nutty, eh?)

Sweet Style

2009-04-13T09:07:00.000-07:00

While keeping myself well updated in BOOOOOOOM!, as usual I came across Nickolej Villiger. When I went to do a little bit of research on this Calgary, AB native all I could really find were his Flickr and his Facebook. So I will just leave you with a few of his 70's style inspired prints. I love the Peace sign one. It's called "Give Peace A Chance" SO CUTE!

Morcheeba

2009-04-04T09:57:00.000-07:00

So I have another band to expose you to. Not so new but still good, I just found my "Big Calm" CD and haven't stopped listening to it since I've found it. Morcheeba is a British band that pretty much breaks a lot of genre boundaries. They've been around since 1995. Their sixth album, "Dive Deep" came out in 2008. The four original members went separate ways. The two remaining members, Paul and Ross Godfrey the two founding members of the band multi-instrumentalists asked vocalist Skye Edwards to leave the band. They also had another singer, Daisy Martey who wasn't nearly as good as Skye Edwards in my oppinion, was also dismembered. Then there was Jody Sternberg for their live performances and then for the Dive Deep tour the French singer Manda sang for them. They were kinda tough to get along with I suppose. Either way check them out. My favorite song is probably Shoulder Holster or Part of the Process. Their music is so chill and kinda bluegrassy mixed with Jazz mixed with pop I don't even know how to explain it because that does not give it justice at all!

53rd at 3rd

2009-04-04T09:25:00.000-07:00

In Manhattan at 53rd and 3rd the Lipstick building resides. Standing at 453 feet tall it was built in 1986 and designed by architect Philip Johnson. Doesn't it look like a giant lipstick? Crazy! The coolest part is that it actually has a red sheen to it especially at night. It is pretty sweet looking.

Mark Ryden

2009-04-04T09:16:00.000-07:00

These are some pictures from a painter named Mark Ryden. His Bio is pretty sweet you should def read it. The paintings are different, fantasy, surreal kind of pushing the boundaries. My favorite Galleries are The Tree Show, Blood and Gallery Three. All of them are worth taking a look at though. I love the Jimi Hendrix one and the girl crying blood one also I want to go to see his gallery in Seattle. Road Trip?

BOOOOOOM! He's Done It Again!

2009-03-30T22:21:00.000-07:00

As I'm sure you've seen BOOOOOOOM! Has opened my eyes to another wonderful artist. Her name is Marguerite Sauvage and she does beautiful illustrations. Mostly of people or sometimes people bodies with animal heads. I love the use of colour and white. Like how she'll colour the main focus of the picture in a bright colour to draw your eyes in but then still outline other also important entities in bright colours. BRILLIANT! Her website obviously gives you a better look at her works but I chose quite a few because I just couldn't choose. I think my favorite has to be the ultra-luxurious looking girl chillin with the iguanas. Although the banjo playing monkey (below) def has a place in my heart.

A Barrel of Fun!

2009-03-30T18:29:00.000-07:00

The April 2009 cover of Vanity Fair was absolutely AMAZING! I was so excited to see Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel and Paul Rudd adorned in barrels in a O' Brother Where 'Art Thou style cover. As Well the inside of the magazine showed Rogen, Segel and Hill in nude unitard bodysuits with Paul Rudd smelling Seth Rogens hair. Calling them "Comedies New Legends" VF opens up to show these people portraying their comedic "part" as well known movie/media figures. Danny McBride "The Breakthrough" as Jack Nicholson in The Shining (I'm a bit confused as to why they chose that instead of something funny) and Russell Brand "The Comic" as Charlie Chaplin. Bill Hader, Anna Farria, Jason Bateman and Leslie Mann as The Honeymooners (my favorite!). Paul Rudd "The Role Model" playing Jack Lemmon in Frankenstein, Jonah Hill "The Chopper" as George Washington? I think? That's the only connection I can make with the picture. As well it shows Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Jason Segel, Seth Rogen but I don't want to ruin the whole fun of it for you. Seth Rogens is pretty hilarious.

An Addition To The Blog

2009-03-30T18:08:00.000-07:00

So Fraggle Rock now has a little sister, Picture Show. There's a new link on my sidebar, because I'm all about easy access. Basically I post pictures that I randomly take and that I like. Another exciting thing, totally to do with this is I registered for school. I'm going to be studying Photojournalism and Commercial Photography, which I'm really excited about so hopefully my picture taking abilities get better as time progresses.

Stand Up Against C-15!

2009-03-26T06:09:00.003-07:00

I was told about this website that was an online petition against C-15, called

whyprohibition.ca . A compilation of user blogs, political banter and it gives common people the easy access to stand up and fight to shoot down prohibition. People who may not feel the need to stand up publicly to do so can now anonymously protest against it.

Bill C-15 is " an act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances and to make related and consequential amendments to other acts" - The Minister of Justice- The Hon. Robert Douglas Nicholson. Basically this bill is about giving people who are facing drug charges a minimum sentence penalty. Much like the United States. It basically takes the judges job away from them. There is no case specifics, every case is dealt with as if it was like the last. One case will set president and the rest will have to be subject to it's doom.

Marijuana is less harmful than alcohol, cigarettes and McDonalds so why the bad wrap? If controlled the government could thrive on BC's perfect cannabis growing climate. Mass produce it, different strains, different prices, different highs or uses and tax it. They would be making money off of a less toxic habit. Though studies have shown that marijuana does affect your mobility skills and your thought processes short term (when you're high) there are no definitive long term health issues. Unlike smoking cigarettes which contain more poisons and toxins than I could even imagine sucking into my body, or alcohol which permanently damages your liver. People in China have been using cannabis since 6000 BC! They put it to use as a health aid, smoking it alleviates pain and they took advantage.

If the government was smart enough to harvest this god given miracle plant they could genetically alter it to be a super-drug. Think about if the government took just a little bit of the money that they have for AIDS and Cancer funding and put it towards scientists who's job was to find the exact cannaboids to breed and make a plant that has less side effects than pain killers but is specialized to each type of disease. They've already taken the first step in making medicinal use of marijuana legal. People with Crones disease, or Rheumatoid Arthritis can go in and get a bag of dry chalky buds and smoke it to alleviate their pain. So what's so bad about the rest of us doing it?

Go to the sight and take a stand against Bill C-15. Why take a step backwards when we were going the right way in the first place?

As well the blog post "Shit Or Get Off The Pot" was my fav so far. Check it out.

A Cause Worth Fighting For

2009-03-26T05:58:00.001-07:00

Recently I went out and purchased War Child's latest effort to fund money for kids at war. A $10 CD that I think that everybody should go BUY or PURCHASE from Itunes. It's a pretty solid CD and a great concept. War Child asked 15 of the most well known artists from decades ago to pick 15 new artists to re-create one of their famous songs. It turned out great! The best part about this is War Child gets every cent that is made off of these CD's (minus applicable taxes of course). Here's the lineup, I hope this inspires you to do a little bit for these poor kids.

(Covering artist first, original in brackets)

Beck - Leopard Skin Pill-Box Hat (Bob Dylan)

The Kooks - Victoria (The Kinks)

The Hold Steady - Atlantic City (Bruce Springsteen)

Hot Chip - Transmission (Joy Division)

Lilly Allen Feat Mick Jones - Straight To Hell (The Clash)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (The Ramones)

Franz Ferdinand - Call Me (Blondie)

Duffy - Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney)

Estelle - Superstition (Stevie Wonder)

Rufus Wainwright - Wonderful & Song For Children (Brian Wilson)

Scissor Sisters - Do The Strand (Roxy Music)

Peaches - Search And Destroy (Iggy Pop)

Adam Cohen - Take This Waltz (Leonard Cohen)

Elbow - Running to Stand Still (U2)

The Like - You Belong To Me (Elvis Costello)

TV On The Radio - Heroes (David Bowie)

Cute Shit

2009-03-21T09:06:00.000-07:00

Thank you I Can Read.

HEY! Check These Guys Out

2009-03-21T08:50:00.000-07:00

That is if you haven't already. They are The Rifles, from Chingford London and came out with their first CD "No Love Lost" in 2006 and have come out with 3 since. The band is made up of Joel Stoker (Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar), Luke Crowther (Lead Guitar), Robert Pyne (Bass/Backup Vocals) and Grant Marsh (Drums). I'm having a tough time trying to group them in with another artist to give you an idea of what they sound like. Their music parents would have to be like if Franz Ferdinand (who's CD Tonight I am totally infatuated with and it's pretty much constantly on in my mind), The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys and Razorlight all had an orgie and a baby was created it would be The Rifles. Even in some of their songs there's a pinch of Kings of Leon. It's amazing, I'm having an eargasm right now just listening to them. And BY THE WAY their music parents are all pretty much some of my all time fav bands (minus Razorlight because I've only recently come to love them). So I suggest you take a gander at these english blokes.
My top 5 favorite Rifles songs (for your downloading convenience to get a good taste):
1. Robin Hood
2. Waterside
3. Repeated Offender
4. She's Got Standards
5. Holiday In The Sun (Has kind of an old school english punk vibe, LOVIN IT! London Falling mixed with Anarchy In the UK but more chill)

I hope you enjoy, I know I do. Happy listening!

I Am So Happy This Is Happening

2009-03-21T08:21:00.000-07:00

If you have been wondering what has been going up downtown on the Eastside at the site of the old Woodwards building, check it out. Art-chitect Gregory Henriques has designed a multi-purposed giant of a building to inhabit some of the space. "The project is an exciting attempt to, in a single stroke, remake a depressed community"- Globe and Mail. This is truly a vision of how to start cleaning up Vancouvers most troubled streets, in my oppinion.

The building is home to 536 suites. So here's the breakdown; 40% of those suites are going to non-market housing! Basically that means that in this building there will be a vast mix of "classes". . . . a true social expirament. This building will also house SFU's new Centre for the Contemporary Arts, the National Film Board, a Nesters market, the first bank to move back into the downtown east side, and non-profit organizations. Best of all, it won't be a flop. All of the units sold out in the short time of 8 hours! I don't know of anything like this happening before and I think it is absolutely wonderful. There was a lineup around the block the night before the sales office opened. This is the first time EVER that there has been such beautiful real-estate mixed with low income housing. I am so excited for Gregory Henriques, this really is a one of a kind idea and the perfect time to have it moving in. The project will be up and running sometime between May and June and the students will move in months later. I suggest you go check this sustainable building out. Thumbs up Gregory!

".....This is as good a project, program and site and client group that I could ever imagine having. If this is the end of my career then I'm okay with it. I've done more than I ever thought I could do in one life." - Gregory Henriques

ART ATTACK!

2009-03-17T17:45:00.001-07:00

Motoi Yamamoto, another great gift from BOOOOOOM! Though I don't have much to tell you about this amazingly unique artist as I can't find anything about him online really. Basically he uses salt to make these large pieces of floor art. He's pretty much nuts, I'll keep trying to put in more research time to update you on his installments. As well, it reminds me of those Art Attacks! That would happen on tv sometimes and it was short, a british guy would take random things and make a giant picture on a field or something of the sort, same idea but these are way more intricate.

In Memoriam

2009-03-17T17:23:00.000-07:00

While reading The Onion today, I noticed this story entitled "Tree Featured In 'The Deer Hunter' Dies" and obviously was intrigued. The Onion is pretty much my favorite news source considering it's quite witty.

This tree, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains and is one of the most publicized Hemlocks ever. The tree was planted in 1722, had been featured in 40 films and died of a mixture of lightening and adelgid beetles.

"[The tree] was a consummate professional that truly lived for its work," said filmmaker and friend Michael Mann, who cast the 98-foot-tall plant in its acclaimed role as an Adirondack black spruce in the background of 1992's The Last Of The Mohicans. "On Mohicans we would sometimes do 30 or 40 takes, and each time it gave us something totally different and interesting. This is a sad day for cinema."

Just one of the quotes from the article, which I suggest you read more of.

Reminder

2009-03-16T21:53:00.001-07:00

FUCKING RIGHTS! Saw this on I Can Read about 30 seconds ago. Figured it needed to be shown across the universe. Pretty much the key to life.

This Shit Is BANANAS!

2009-03-16T21:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the Gwen Stefani because really it's not banana's it's nuts.........robotics. You MUST check out this guys blog. Rob Spence (a filmmaker who lost his eye) decided one day when he was looking at his fake eye that he wanted to figure a way to put a camera in his fake eye. So on his blog it takes you through the movie of "The Two Week Trial" of this guy getting funding and having people fly across the world to be a part of this idea. To try and make him an EYEBORG!!! Dun Dun DUNNNNN. It's pretty inspiring if you think about it. I thought this guy could use a few more people watching him because he's pretty remarkable. Thumbs up Rob!

Chronology

2009-03-14T08:41:00.000-07:00

So apparently there's no bloggers block happening here. I feel that I should get my ideas and thoughts all out at the time that I am thinking of them or else they'll be unauthentic. Or I might forget to say something and we wouldn't want that. Here's a little bit of what I like to call "Chronology" a little bit of random tidbits about my favorite recreational drug. . . . marijuana.

I think it's only right to start from the beginning.

"Marijuana" is the Mexican name for the plant that is known to botanists as Cannabis Sativa. In Africa it's "Dagga", China "Ma", Northern Europe "Hemp", India "Bhang" (that one's my favorite), "Ganga" and "Charas". India has the most names for it. . . they must like it a lot. It most likely originated in Central Asia but now grows in almost any climate and has been cultivated for at least 5,000 years. Also, it is one of the oldest commodities not grown for food. From this plant you can make paper, rope, canvas and clothes.

Pythonbrug

2009-03-14T08:25:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of Amsterdam's Python Bridge or the Pythonbrug. It was built in 2001 by the Rotterdam Firm of architects and connects the Sporenburg Penninsula with Borneo Island. It is a walking bridge with wooden steps all the way up and across it, and is much bigger than it looks. I get really excited about unique but practical art-chitecture. Something that totally helps the area out esthetically but is practical. I walked for HOURS to get to this bridge because I didn't know that it was totally out of the main city of Amsterdam and actually had to walk across two other bridges to get there. An amazing sight and I'm glad to say that I have experienced it in real life.

A Little Bit of a Makeover

2009-03-14T08:19:00.000-07:00

So I figure that since spring is.. . . springing my blog could use a little makeover. So my new deal is to seasonally change the look of my blog. I feel that it's needed, just like spring clean up, to keep things new and fresh. Enjoy!

Quote Of the Day!

2009-03-12T21:02:00.000-07:00

"One of the ugliest bitches I've ever seen in my life rolled up, and I'm not one to call women ugly, but I think this woman was, because she had a penis." - Disco Cabbie (Dave Chappelle) 200 Cigarettes

The King

2009-03-12T20:35:00.000-07:00

Recently Chelsee put me onto the show T.I's Road To Redemption, because OBVIOUSLY I wold love it. I LOVE T.I and I LOVE people in need of help and reform. . . . and I not so secretly have a crush on reality TV even though I am sure that it is slowly rotting away at my brain from the inside out. Basically the whole idea of the show is T.I goes to people in gangs or into drugs and such and puts on an "intervention" style show to get these kids, essentially off the streets. The one that I watched yesterday followed a 19 year old guy from some slum in LA who had been a part of one of the chapters of the "Crips" since he was 13. He was pretty much directed there because his mom is married to one of the high ranking members of the gang. So T.I shows up and takes this kid to a mans house who was a part of a gang and then got shot in the back and it paralyzed him from the waist down, basically showing him the worst case scenario if he is in a gang and doesn't end up in jail or dead. THEN he takes him to the federal prison and has a little sit down chat with a former gang member who had been sent to jail and pretty much told the kid that if he were in jail he'd be raped and killed because he's small, his gang chapter is small and he's half black and half mexican so he wouldn't be able to choose a side if the yard came down to a race battle. That's pretty much the scare the shit out of the guy tactic, and then comes the sugar. The guy wanted to go back to school to become a chef, so T.I takes the guy to a high class LA restaurant that hasn't opened yet and gets the chance to cook with the chef. It was wonderful! When the show was ending they did the update as to what he was doing now and it said that he had enrolled in school and was working as a prep cook at an upscale downtown restaurant. Good for you! The next thing you see is him receiving two boxes from T.I that said that it was the first of many to come, incentive to keep him off the streets. The boxes were filled with all of the kitchen tools and hardware he would need to make pretty much anything. I think that the best part about this is that it's T.I's community service to keep HIM out of jail. WONDERFUL! At least the courts in the states are doing something positive with people in the spotlight that have done things that could be turned into examples.

Oh What A Day!

2009-03-10T19:06:00.000-07:00

So I'll start this post of by saying that Friday was a pretty random day for me. Worked sucked, as usual and I thought that I had plans with a girl that I had used to work with but they were cancelled and ended up doing what I actually wanted to do which was get some stuff done around the house and hang out with my good friend Cheese. I began the night off by picking her up at her house and we proceeded to my house. We then gathered up all of the bottles, cans and other recyclable drink containers and I expertly tetris packed them all into my hatchback. Worried about time we killed two birds with one stone and smoked a bowl in my car before heading to the Bottle & Return it Depot. Though we had no idea where it was or what time it was open until we were lucky to find that it was where we thought it would be and it was open, I think we were the last two people there and were probably frustrating the couple who I assume ran it. After we did our good deed and cashed in on our alcoholism ($40 later) we topped my car up with some gas and headed off on our wonderful adventure. Dinner was the one and only Pita Pit, of course it was delicious though the girl looked like she could have been 10 years old and when I asked her what the special sauce tasted like I'm pretty sure she said "It's a secret" or nothing I couldn't tell cause she was pretty quiet. From there we headed down towards the Marijuana Party Bookstore, planning on only buying a long stem I was in for a big surprise. It took hours of contemplation for me to finally decide to purchase my new baby, the fabulous piece of art in the picture(s) above ( a big thank you to Stu for his pipe modeling skills). A hand crafted "Hippo" pipe. I was having a difficult time deciding if I should spend the money on it but the wonderful people that work in the bookstore gave me a very large discount and said they had wanted it to go to a good home and could tell that I really wanted it. This pipe was my unicorn, I must have gone in there 10 times and looked at this pipe every time saying that it was my dream to own it and now I do.

Crrrrazy Nuts Birds!

2009-03-05T18:06:00.000-08:00

These things are my new heroes! Macgregor's Bird of Paradise aka Macgregor's Giant Honeysucker aka Macgregoria Pulchri (like the italics? I'm like a dictionary). The bird is a little bit bigger than a ruler, black and lives in New Guinea. But these simple looking black birds do nuts shit when they're mating or trying to mate. They are monogamous birds and the male does a fun little dance and show to attract a mate and there's different kinds of moves and colors. The pictures are of the same birds! They're unique, way to be your own people....er..birds. It's on Planet Earth, I am obsessed with those DVD's. Biggest geek ever but watching nature in high definition is like seeing it up close and that's even more intense. And to think that they had no budget to shoot these movies is even more insane. Who is funding these films and can they fund my life please? They can film it and sell it on DVD's I don't care, if I had an unlimited budget I would travel all around the world and buy so much shit and take all my friends . . . . okay I'm a dreamer, what can I say, I'm quite off topic of the birds.

On A Side Note. . . . .

2009-03-05T16:46:00.001-08:00

The album cover of "Frances the Mute" the Mars Volta's second album is an interpretation of the Rene Magritte painting called the Lovers. This album came about when Jeremy Ward (one of the members of Mars Volta) found a diary in the back seat of a car when he was working as a repo man. He read the diary and identified with the original owners story as they were both adopted. In the diary the man told the story of his search for his birth parents and the named songs on the album are the names of the diary author's parents. The song "The Widow" (of the same album) has many interpretations as to what the meaning behind it is. One "story" behind it that of Jeremy Wards fight with a drug addiction that eventually ends the reason for his death. The second, more theatrical verson is about a Priest who had been having sexual relations with a young member of the church, Frances. The Priest who was not so much of a man of the faith because of the sounds of it he was a bit of a man whore, had slept with many other women in the town and eventually contracted the AIDS virus and given in to Frances. When he found out he then cut out Frances' tongue making her mute so that she couldn't tell the town what had happened. Personally I like the story of the second one better, and nobody will know for sure unless they've heard it from Jeremy Ward or read the infamous repossessed diary.

John Baldessari

2009-03-03T20:14:00.000-08:00

Since one of my great passions in life is photography I thought it's about time that I begin to share some of my favorite photographers with you. Firstly I would like to introduce you to John Baldessari. I thoroughly enjoy his work as I hope you will too, though technically he's classified as conceptual art I'm lumping because I can. The colors on black and white photo's are my favorite, I like that he always spots the faces out, it's like it makes the picture more . . . mysterious? It is a feast for my eyes. Bon Appetit!

I Am Officially Disappointed In People

2009-03-01T16:10:00.000-08:00

Today I am officially disappointed in people. People who have been raised in a home where I am most likely sure that they learned rights and wrongs. Wrongs like theft or vandalism. It's unfortunate to know that some people will be so nice to your face and act like a genuine friend or someone who is interested in your life and even goes to the point of saying that if anything were to "go down" they would be on your side. Someone who says that they would stand up for you and your well being in a situation in which you need help, but is completely bullshitting you to your face. It is truly sad that when I opened my home to someone who was a friend of a friend would disrespect my hospitality and steal from my friend, steal something from my house not knowing who's it was. Then proceeding to slash ONE tire of a person who he probably hadn't even said one word to. It's bothering to know that these people one day will potentially have children of their own. Children that they will have the biggest influence on the way that they represent themselves than any other person. To think that one day these vandals, thieves, murderers, hard core drug dealers and gang members will be raising spawn of their own (or not raising) and taking on their views, beliefs, mannerisms, and ideas scares the shit out of me. Say what you mean, do unto others as you want to be done to you and man up to your "mistakes".

Quote Of The Day

2009-02-26T17:35:00.000-08:00

" Charlie Chaplin used his ass better than any other actor. In all of his films his ass is practically the protagonist. For a comic, the ass has incredible importance" - Roberto Benigni

I See A Trend

2009-02-26T16:58:00.000-08:00

Sick Sick Sick! But NOT in the good way. Marilyn Manson and Evan Rachel Wood are back in bed. The almost 40 year old, who might I add has a spectacular looking dating record is (legally) screwing the 21 year old (who might I add has an unfortunate looking dating record) Across The Universe alumni. Don't get me wrong, Across the Universe was a SPECTACULAR movie (minus Bono because he makes me want to rip my ears and eyes off my body). Marilyn Manson is currently practicing sexual activity with someone who does not fall within my divide in half plus seven rule but she is legal and we will give her that. To be honest I was not against ERW (that's my personal nickname for her of course) Thirteen was a pretty sweet movie, true story though I hated her Character. White Oleander, really good book, decent movie, sympathised for her character, still didn't like her. But it wasn't until she came between the lovely Miss Dita Von Teese and Mr Manson that did it. Obviously I don't care enough about their relationship to choose sides it was the transformation that bugged me. Why do people think that they need to change their entire image to please someone? It wasn't until she started dating her father...er .... I mean Marilyn, that she turned "dark"and started dressing in pin up style dress with pale skin and bright red lips. Be who you are girl! Not that I liked you that much in the first place.

I Guess Axe Really Does Work

2009-02-24T17:58:00.001-08:00

Personally I can't stand the smell of the ever so popular Axe Body Spray(s), but a 34 year old Clarington Ontario coach apparently does. The overwhelming smell of the aerosol form pubescent boy odorizer pouring out of the male locker room must have had a major effect on her. At least enough to believe it was a good idea to romance her 14 year old team member into the back seat of her car. The two statutory fornicators were found inside of her vehicle in a rural area where the police caught them in the act while looking for a missing vehicle. The idea of a teacher and student having sex is a whole different level of gross, and I understand older women wanting to "date" younger men. But if you're 34, divide your age in half and add 7 that equals . . . . . 24! That is the age of the YOUNGEST person this pedolicious woman should even think about putting inside of her. As far as I'm concerned Axe is still heinously repulsive, teachers, coaches and parents shouldn't be diddling the young impressionable CHILDREN they are guiding and if you're going to participate in a little statutory rape situation, maybe do it somewhere a little more private than a parked car in a public area.

How Tan is Too Tan?

2009-02-21T08:37:00.000-08:00

How tan is too tan? I saw a girl recently who's skin wasn't even a real color. It seems that more and more girls are beginning to tan way too much, and most of them too young. Obviously they don't think about any harmful repercussions of the hours they spend laying in cancer boxes. But the one thing that I don't understand the most is how they think they look good. How can someone with naturally white skin think that a thick orange tinge is an attractive thing? Enough that they're spending hundreds of dollars and hours of their time making it happen. I'm not going to lie, occasionally I do hit the tanning beds, but not to an excess. Any person who goes for 20 minutes, more than once or twice a week is just asking for a visit from our old friend melanoma. Understandably a nice bronzy glow is attractive but take a break. As soon as you start looking like a browning carrot maybe it's time to think about laying off and going outside, seeing what some real vitamin D does for your skin. It's just as harmful, much less expensive and you don't have to lie in a bed that hundreds of other naked people have been in.

Oh My God I LOVE!

2009-02-19T20:06:00.000-08:00

Take a look at Martin Margiela's website I love his 2008 collection, mostly the "artisanal" garments modified by hand, such unique ideas. How I wish I could afford and pull off his brilliance. Though the shoes might need to be tracked down and purchased, no matter HOW much money I don't have to spend on them they are wonderful. Oh, and don't be fooled the website, as it states is not under construction, just simple.

Survivorman

2009-02-19T08:49:00.001-08:00

Have you seen Survivorman? I was watching it last night, this guy is NUTS! First of all he just gets dropped off into the wild in a place that he doesn't really know. Last night it was a swamp in Georgia, that would be so effing scary there was like 6 different types of poisonous snakes chillin around and alligators, he was sleeping 10 feet from the swamp in an open tree shelter thing. I wish I knew half the stuff that he knows. So he was there for a week and he has to catch all of his own food otherwise he doesn't eat and then on the last of the 7 days he has to find his way back to a meeting place where whomever picks him up. It's just him and his handy camcorder. He doesn't have a tent or anything. Seriously I can take some pretty intense wilderness but I couldn't do it all on my own. Survivorman is my new hero, plus he is sponsored by MEC which is pretty much the coolest thing ever. But I want to know how often he does this, because there's a lot of episodes and each one is like a week of his life. Does he just do it for a week, goes home and has a shower and a meal and then sets off to his next wilderness adventure? What a life!? Imagine getting payed to choose to be self-sufficient in a remote location anywhere in the world. Where would you go? What do you think would be the easiest place? What would you bring?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

2009-02-18T16:41:00.000-08:00

So as I'm sure you've heard there has been a gunplay pandemic in the lower mainland (Vancouver and surrounding areas) due to a gang problem. Unfortunately BC has been deemed Canada's "gang capital". Which I find very unfortunate obviously, since I live here. The problem has left almost more people dead than the amount of days that the shootings have been happening. I'm not going to do the research and give you the dates and circumstances of them all, I'm not THAT dedicated, if you care, look it up. The most disturbing of the shootings happened on Monday, a woman and her four year old son were driving in Surrey (of course) and her car was sprayed by gunfire, leaving her dead at the wheel of her car and her son unharmed (thankfully) but scared. The car was then directed off the road by a trucker who saw. That is bloody ridiculous and ruthless. These people are clearly not smart but you'd think that they would have some sort of moral decency enough to not shoot a woman in front of her four year old son leaving him without a parent. His father is a whole different story not even wanting to take custody of his own son.

But I have been sidetracked, the main reason that I am so confused about it is the news. A man was on the news today talking about the gang violence and he didn't lay the blame on the "bosses" or the gang members, nay, he said that the real way to stop this gang warfare is to thwart the purchase and trading of MARIJUANA! I'm sorry but if you and I stopped buying weed (no matter how good our business is) it would not stop this feud. This guys head was clearly stuck somewhere in his rectum and he should seriously think about having it removed before he addresses the general public on national television again. If weed really was the problem wouldn't Amsterdam have a lot more gang wars happening? You don't hear about too many shootings or gang problems in Amsterdam, because they're all HIGH and probably too lazy! It's the expensive drugs like cocaine and heroin that are causing people to flip their shit. Maybe they should smoke a little more weed and then they wouldn't have to go out and kill anybody. Though I'm no expert in things that make people kill I am quite sure that the people purchasing weed are not the cause of the problem and haters should just back the shit off and move to a red state if you have a problem. We live in BC home of the best weed in the world so chill the fuck out and smoke one. Maybe then they'd be too lazy to drive their armored cars out to shoot at some people that they have most likely had no direct problems with.

Welcome!

2009-02-18T14:20:00.000-08:00

First blog post, this is pretty momentus I'm not going to lie I'm a little nervous as to how I will be recieved. The first thing....well I guess second thing I have to say is a little bit like a disclaimer. All ideas and oppinions are obviously that of my own otherwise I would not be sharing them. Unfortunately if you don't agree with what I have to say that sucks, as you are reading MY thoughts and if you have a problem that you feel needs to be voiced let me know, I'll read what you have to say, I'm open to other ideas, if I don't agree you will know and that's that. So enjoy or don't enjoy, your choice. Either way I'll do what I do and I promise that my next post will be much more substantial and interesting.

"..if you don't like my fire, then don't come around,
'cause I'm going to burn one down..."
Ben Harper - Burn One Down