Thursday, April 30, 2009

just call me cupid

in real life i have decided to move on up to celebrities,
since obviously all high-profile people check
oatmealraisincookiechrissy
non-stop on their blackberrys all day long.
i know, i know.

its the new cnn.
biiiiiiiiitch please,
(if you saw the new SNL with zac efron, you will get that
if not... you need to watch it ASAP)

there are so many ridiculously good looking celebrities
that are still single, i don't get it?
you're hot. you got money. you obviously are talented.
HOOOOOOK IT UP.

oh mmyyyyy stephen colletti.
the things i have wanted to do to you since i was 15 years old. 

i'm kinda glad he moved on from the kristin/lc/laguna clan
and then he did date hayden pennattierre for a little bit too
but ever since he joined the cast of one tree hill and dated brooke davis
i have wanted them to be together!!!


jhgjfdgdhkg sophia bush is hands down one of my girl crushes
she is so beautiful. and i hate chad michael murray for cheating on her
with fuggin' paris nasty ass hilton. i'm sure he regrets that decision every waking
moment of his life. 

seriously sophia. stephen. MAKE BABIES ALREADY.
procreate now!


ri-ri, you proved to the world that you had good taste when you first got with
chris brown, but after the whole "beat-down"
i think its time you move on.

and ti. you're baby-mama-fiance is FUGLY with a capital F
so you two need to HOOK IT UP already
and make some "music" together mmmkay.
seriously. such a hot couple.

then chris brown can pick up the pieces with ti's woman
cause her face is already busted :x
oops, that was mean.


mmm mmm mmm 
i love me some maroon 5 adam levine.
so indy. so sophisticated. so smokiinnnnn.

kate hudson proved that she obviously has a thing for musicians
so i think its time she uses her brilliance and lands a sexy singer like adam?


they would be sooooo cute. 
and he would be an adorable baby-daddy
to little ryder russell (the one good thing to come out
of her embarrassing marriage.)
yuckkkk


I      L O V E    A N D Y    S A N D B U R G!
seriously his video with bill hader and seth rogen
about the girlfriend voices on SNL
was EPIC.

he needs a foxy lady.
he's pretty cute?
im thinking him and someone
young, funny, with a lotta energy like hayden pennattierre would be
a good match?


yupppp. i like it :)
she just got done with her break up from thirtysomething-year-old
milo vandahgjkhgyourmama.
its time to get back into your age group babygirl.



Wednesday, April 29, 2009

monogamy went out in the 90s, along with bad perms & the spice girls.


are you ready for your daily dose of the cookies?
its not necessarily gonna be a pretty one.
so you might as well
enjoy some comfort food.
seriously,
how bomb does oatmeal raisin cookies
& a cold glass of milk sound right now?
gjkdfhgkdfjhgkdfjhgfkjgh
i don't even like milk
in fact im allergic to both milk and cookies so its time we get to the dirt.

i really don't think monogamy exists anymore.
seriously.
people cheat all the damn time.
it used to just be the "jock" football player type who felt like he was just
too damn cool for his cheerleader girlfriend
so hey might as well have her cake and eat someone else's too right?
(sorry, gossip girl metaphor. not meant dirty?)
but now its EVERYONE
even john gosseling.
while his wife & EIGHT kids are at home.

thats gonna be a hell of a lot of child support money when
kate leaves your dumb ass.
ps. you're not brad pitt either.


yeah remember that?
when your wife was knocked up with 6 babies at once
and she still looks beautiful.
(thanks to a tummy tuck & who knows what else....but still!)


awww look at you with your 8 children. 
pretending to be all happy with your family
wait...ya know what. you probably are happier...
but its just too easy right? there's no chase. so you might as
well see what other hot piece of ass you can score at the bar.
well you got caught asshole.


bsfjkdhjkfhdskjfhdkjfhdf
sucks to be you, dude.


seriously. i am not about to talk bad about kate hudson.
homegirl is GORGEOUS. seriously. and i can tell from her movies
that she is beyond awesome & i would love to kick it with her.
but even kate doesn't believe in monogamy.

she was quoted saying,
"I don't believe monogamy is realistic, but i believe, we, as people, have the power to make it happen. I will not disrespect my husband and stray but if you focus your attention on that, then you are always worrying if your husband or men are out there cheating on you. (ummm probably because they are?!!!!) If for some reason, that's what he chooses to do, I just don't want to know."

ummmm HELLO. i know you two are divorced now. but have you seen your ex-husband?!!!!! john lennon called and wants his entire look back.


omfg$%$&%*$& you're so hot dude.
NOTTTT


oh scarlett. you're so beautiful.
seriously if i was a guy. heck im a girl and i still wanna jump your bones!

even little scarjo doesn't believe in monogamy...

""I don't think [being monogamous] is a natural instinct for human beings, but it doesn't mean I don't believe in monogamy or true love. I believe in finding a soul mate. Monogamy can be hard work for some people. I don't think it applies to everybody, and I don't think a lot of people can do it."
gfdhgkjhfgjfhgkjdfhgkjdfhgj
shut it woman,
you're married to ryan freakin reynolds now.


seriously ryan. why do you EVER wear a shirt?!!!!!

"hey im LEZlo and im passed the f$&%# out"

hmmmm...i think we've cracked the code on why lindsanity went lesbonic.
"Sex & The City changed everything for me, because those girls would sleep with so many people! But, If I'm gonna give my body to somebody, I'd rather them not be with other people. But I want to be able to if I like somebody else."

ummm... ew. 
we dont want your body.
hghfghgh

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Sunday, April 26, 2009





OKAY SO BASICALLY,
THIS LITTLE GIRL IS THE SHITTTTTTT.

im sorry there is no other way to say it.
homegirl JUST turned 13 and i have been following
her blog ever since she did that epic
blog about H&M creator RAY KAWAKUBO!
"Ray Kawakubo H&M
RAY KAWAKUBO CAN I BE YOUR FRIEND?!!"

omg. classic.

but seriously she inspired me to make my own blog
and talk about fashion & the other loves of my life
like making fun of people and my crazy life stories.

her name is tavi. she is barely a teen and already an internet 
sensation for her amazing sense of out-there style.
i would LOVE to go to her middle school in illinois
and watch how motha fuggin' DGAF
she is walking around dressing like its still 1950.
if we lived closer than 3437894347 miles
i would totally be bffs with her,
age is just a number.

its unbelievable to me that at 12 years old she was still able
to appreciate legendary actors, designers & artists 
like eddie sedgwick, andy warhol, james dean, janis joplin,
sofia coppola, vivienne westwood and joni mitchell.

im pretty sure she's the only person under...30
who knows much more about those folks than her.
she makes her own clothes, sells t-shirts, and for her
batmitzfa project is selling vintage finds of her own
in order to make money for refugees in Darfur.

like i said... she's a BA.

lets end on a quote i can picture myself saying,
"Patti Smith has hardly been known for her beauty, more her rugged masculinity. She doesn't hide it at all and there's no reason to, it's extremely unique and I can't look at these pictures without thinking how badly I'd rather she was my friend over any Taylor Swift character Seventeen hypes up."

Friday, April 24, 2009

wu-tang fashion clan?






making the switch from from barbies to bergdorf's
is an expected transition for any manhattan based fashionista,
but for new designer jason wu it was actually a career move.

born in taiwan, wu eventually moved to manhattan where
he got his start at crafting couture creations for toy dolls.
in 2006 he decided to give it a try on humans
and just three years later he is putting on some of the most
eye-catching shows at new york fashion week.

he has since won the 2009
Fashion Group International's Rising Star Award,
for his signature hourglass dresses
that combine classy oldschool Hollywood glamour
with a dash of youth.


i'll take cocaine to-go please.


THE ONLY "DOUGH" THAT THIS PIZZA PARLOR WAS MAKING
CERTAINLY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH PIZZA. 

this pizza parlor in bronx, ny was apparently delivering narcotics.
nine kilos of coke, four weapons & 20 grand
was seized from the restaurant
after an on-going investigation with the NY DEA
busted the cocaine-ring.

the pizza place had multiple deliveries of 200 grams of coke 
at a time within the last 10 months.

the average customer would pick up their "order"
of $42,000 worth of coke
concealed in a pizza box.

classy classy drug dealers.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Little Miss Harvard




1. How were you first selected/​approached to compose the sculpture for Downtown Phoenix?

I think there were hundreds of artists reviewed for this project, and about half a dozen artist finalists brought in for interview from around the world, including Jaume Plensa from Spain (the artist whose work is in Millenium Park in Chicago), and several from New York including Dennis Oppenheim, etc. I believe I was the youngest among them, and perhaps the only woman (not sure). After the finalist interviews by their committee, I was selected and asked to begin design on the project. 

2. How long did it take you to design the project?
More than two years from start to finish 

3. Did anybody help you with the creation/​design?​
I had an incredible team of engineers, lighting designers, architects, landscape architects, without whom I could never have accomplished this. 

4. Were you given any certain requirements in terms of the Civic Plaza's "Green Effect"?
It was my idea that the sculpture should not take up space on the ground, as I believe all the other finalists were proposing, but that the artwork be placed up in the air, with the glorious Arizona sky as its backdrop. 

5. What made you choose to name your masterpiece after legendary poet Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem, "Her Secret is Patience"?
Adopt the pace of nature... that seemed to explain to me how plants in the desert not only survive but flourish. and then i began to feel it was appropriate for the ambitious for a newly vital downtown Phoenix. 

6. What made you first get into art?
It was the thing I most wanted to do- After college, I figured I could always make compromises later, but I should at least try for what I really wanted first. And I just kept going. In college, I was studying the life of Henri Natisse, an impressionist painter who became confined to his bed after he turned seventy, at which point he invented an entirely new way of image-making (hispaper cut outs, like the swimming pool series). I liked the fact that art-making as a career was something that would always be challenging, something where I would always be learning , and you can't get fired or be forced to retire. 

7. What did you study at Harvard?
I started out as a History Major, then found something called "Visual and Environmental Studies", where I began making documentary film. I considered journalism as a career and did several internships at newspapers and a television news programs. I took one semester or drawing and one semester of painting and finally decided that the independent work of being a visual artist was what i really wanted to do.

8. What was it like pursuing art in the exotic land of Bali after graduating college?
Ah, that's a long story. I lived in a grass-thatched house on the edge of rice fields that stretched to the ocean. It was an intensive learning experience for me living in a village. I was learning through every pore of my body, from language, customs, gamelan orchestra, visual culture. It was better than any graduate school experience for sure. I lived there, teaching myself to make art, for five years before returning to the U.S. 

9. Out of all of the pieces you've done (and there's been a lot) what would you say was your biggest accomplishment and why?
Her secret is patience. It was such an ethereal experience the night of the inauguration standing beneath it, speaking to Phoenix residents about the work, and looking up to see it gently billow in the wind. 

Anything else you would like to add...
I cannot thank the impressive team from the City of Phoenix, and the many supporters from Phoenix who came out and invoked their political process. Without them, this sculpture would most surely have been canceled as finances grew tight. It is to them I dedicate the sculpture, the people who have worked to create a sense of place, of beauty, for their city. 





     When it comes to the Downtown Civic Space Park, artist Janet Echelman’s floating sculpture masterpiece is without a doubt the main attraction.
     The sculpture, titled “Her Secret Is Patience”, was designed by Echelman, who is infamous for reshaping urban airspace with monumental public sculptures that tend to respond to and work in synch with environmental forces including water, wind, and sunlight.
     “Her Secret Is Patience” stand 100-feet-tall and makes the patter of the Arizona desert winds visible to the human eye. It even has the ability to produce detailed shadow drawings onto the grounds surrounding the sculpture. 
     Back in 2007 an uproar of controversy almost caused a complete cancellation of the epic art design that now float’s above Downtown Phoenix. Some felt that the “flimsy sculpture” should not cost the city of Phoenix $2.4 million. It was eventually decided that despite the disagreement the sculpture would go up after all. 
Some feel that the sculpture resembles a flower, a jellyfish, or even a uterus perhaps. What some may not know is that the title, “Her Secret Is Patience” was in fact derived from a quote from the legendary poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.”
The flexible netting will be launched 38 feet above the ground supported by a framework of steel rings, cables and poles. The structure has the capability of being risen to a maximum height of 100 feet and reach a width of 100 feet at the top. Gorgeous lighting allows the sculpture to be visible as a landmark even at night.
Although the job is all finished now and stands beautifully scraping the Phoenician skies, it was in fact a complicated work of engineering and was even rewarded with the Excellence in Structural Engineering Award from the Arizona Structural Engineers Association.
     Residents instantly fell in love with the floating sculpture. After all, what other public landmarks does Phoenix really have? It is not New York City. Phoenix is not currently crawling with art-loving tourists, but perhaps thanks to Echelman, maybe that will change.
     Echelman’s next project is for the Richmond Olympic Oval, the official venue for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. The project will cost $1.2 million yet will take the run-off water from the building’s roof and produce a water garden decorated with red curved pedestrian bridges, “water-​drawing” aeration fountains, and red and orange, netted “sky lanterns” that respond to the wind.
     The artist’s work has been represented all over the world in areas including Madrid, Venice, Bombay, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Kyoto, and New York City.
     Echelman is a Harvard graduate. After college she spent 1988-1993 living as an artist on the tropical island of Bali, Indonesia before moving to New York City. She currently resides in Brookline, Massachusetts with her family.


“I am a sculptor who shapes urban space. I prefer the immediacy and challenge of transforming sites that are either unnoticed infrastructure that have faded from public memory, or iconic landmarks that have are so overexposed they become habitual background.”
-Janet Echelman

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

back to men.



NO MORE OF THIS LINDSANITY LEZ-LOHAN GARBAGE!!!

LINDSEY IS BACK TO BOYS.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

im so so sick of opening magazines and seeing her
and saMANtha ronson.
gross. GROSS. gross.

she reportedly is dating a sexy brit
who she disappeared with at a club into the bathroom
for 45 minutes.
hmmmm...
i wonder if she realized now that she's no longer dating
someone of the same sex that they have to use
different bathrooms?

but im sure they weren't exactly going potty
if ya know what i mean ;)

get em' killa.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Michael Franco






Its a true rarity in life to find someone who has been blessed with what it takes to make it in the fashion industry as either a model, a photographer, a stylist, a makeup artist, or an agent. It takes not only talent and originality, but also a strong backbone to be able to handle the inevitable rejection that comes along with the territory. It’s even more unlikely to find a person who has worked successfully in almost all areas of the business, but leave it to Michael Franco to defeat those odds.

Growing up Franco was always fascinated by the fashion industry. With the normal post-high school pressures of going to college and pinpointing a career path Michael decided he would take a safer path and go to school for photography, but he secretly had other plans in mind. 

Shortly after high school Franco moved out to Santa Barbara, California with plans to  attend a photography school because he knew his parents would never support his plan of moving all the way to Los Angeles just to become a male model. Soon after relocating he decided to ditch the idea of photography and found his way down to L.A. with determination to make it as a full-time model. Even though Franco was in the best shape of his life, life as a model in the highly-competitive L.A. market was not exactly easy.

“Of course I felt pressure,” Franco said. “Modeling is all about your looks. Your face, your body, your hair, your skin. Those are your ‘talents’. Especially in a big market like L.A. It was definitely a lot of pressure to kind of keep up with everyone else I was up against. It was a huge struggle.”

Franco continued to live his life traveling frequently between L.A. and Arizona for the next four years. He worked all types of jobs including runway, commercial work, editorials, and campaigns. 

“I would say my favorite part about modeling was being around creative minds,” Franco said. “I was always interested in imagery, even when I was young. I loved to be apart of the process to make a beautiful image. That was the best part to me. The industry itself was my dislike, the politics, and some of the shady characters in the industry.”

After noticing the impurities of the modeling world Franco’s mind quickly began to return to his original plan, a career in photography. 

“I always loved photography,” said Franco. “That was always my first love. After I was kind of over and done with my modeling days. It seemed like a natural transition for me.”

Although Franco did go out to California at first to pursue photography school, as of today at 25-years-old he remains entirely self-taught.

“I mean, I took photo classes in high school, but I never went to school in Santa Barbara,” Franco said. “I literally bought a camera one day and pressed every single button until I knew what it all did! I am still learning everyday.”

Those who are familiar with Franco’s work know that he is proficient in multiple ways both in front of and behind the camera. 

Valerie Gonzales, 20, has been a fan of the fashion industry for quite sometime. It comes as a natural hobby for her considering her best friend is a stylist and she has a few other friends who model. She attended Scottsdale Fashion Week this year and really appreciates original and unique high-fashion photography.

“I am familiar with Michael’s work,” Gonzales said. “I think he is a very talented photographer and I have a lot of respect for him. It amazes me that he hasn’t had any schooling, not to mention that he does all his own styling, makeup, hair and editing. Not to mention he is easy on the eyes”

Franco credits his areas of expertise to needing to be in control. “I feel like my work sets me apart from others because everything about the photograph is usually done by me,” Franco said. 

“I always do my own makeup and hair, which is rare for a photographer. I mean, there are a ton of of ‘photographers’ out there who own a nice camera and shoot hot chicks and call it art. But to me, beauty is my art. And when I’m taking a photo, everything about it has to be beautiful to me. Whether its something high fashion or just a random headshot. I always try  to bring out the beauty in people. Whether its with the makeup and hair, or just beautiful lighting.”

As a child Franco spent a lot of time painting. He relates his makeup obsession with his adolescent joy of painting faces. 

“While I was bored in school I kind of just sketched out faces that I saw in magazines and whatnot,” Franco said. “So I guess to me, someone’s face is sort of like a canvas. It’s never overwhelming for me. What would be overwhelming is if I had other makeup artists or hair stylists involved! I like to be involved 100 percent of every detail in my shoots.”

Models who have worked with Franco not only find love in his photography, but also enjoy his company. 

John Kolic, 21, a model signed with Agency Arizona said, “Michael was very professional, easy to work with, and he was also really great at making the models feel comfortable with himself and each other.”

Franco actually also helped jump start Kolic’s career and after their initial contact Franco had him signed with an agency the very next day.

Levi Workman, 20, began modeling around six months ago and was recommended to Franco for his first shoot after signing with S.I.M. Agency.

“At first I was a little worried because I knew he was gonna be taking provocative pictures of me, but once I got there he made me feel really comfortable and he even cut my hair,” Workman said. “It was the best hair cut I ever had. Then we started shooting. He gave me great tips and told me how to pose. The pictures turned out great. I still use a couple of them for my agency’s web site. He even invited me to a party afterwards where he made this girl kiss me and took pictures during our kiss like it was a real scandalous shoot for some fancy magazine. So all in all, I love Mikey!”

Perhaps the most significant accomplishment for Franco is his privilege of having the opportunity to photograph numerous celebrities, yet not even that makes him nervous.

“To me everyone is the same,” Franco said. “Whether they are famous or not! I come into the shoot with the same attitude. The person as my canvas and me as the artist.”

Franco has worked with Erin Tietsort from the reality show “Sunset Tan” as well as “Girlicious” singer and Chris Brown’s new rumored love interest Natalie Mejia.

There must be something in the Franco genes that entangles a passion for beauty, fashion, and talent. Both Franco’s cousin Bianca and his sister Theresa are models in the industry.

“Having family in the industry actually helps them out more than me!” Franco laughed. “No, but on a serious note it definitely doesn’t hurt.”

It is hard to pinpoint what exactly it is that actually inspires Franco. He explained that his motivation comes from all aspects of life.

“It’s hard to just say one thing that inspires me,” Franco said. “Lots of things. Sometimes I see a picture of an iconic figure and that will inspire me, a makeup and hair idea, or someone with an interesting look.”

He may derive influence from others, but it is definitely a two-way street. Arizona State University sophomore Maura Gaughan, 20, was introduced to Franco’s work somewhat recently and quickly felt an impulse to combine their behind the camera talents and document one of his shoots.

“I had this great idea for my videography class about using one of Michael’s shoots for my film project,” Gaughan said. “Once I saw his work I had my mind set on working with him. He has this remarkable way of making everyone look ultra sexy. We haven’t had the pleasure of working together yet, but one day...one day I am determined!”

Between his talent and undeniable charisma it is impossible not to fall in love with his work and him as well. The fact that he has perfectly tanned skin, chiseled cheek bones, and piercing blue eyes might also help that out.

Aside from his diverse abilities in the creative department Franco also described five    minor details that sum him up pretty well. 

“I can’t go a day without having an Iced Green Tea with a splash of half-and-half from Starbucks,” Franco said. “I’m addicted to my Blackberry, I’m deathly afraid of heights, when I was a kid I had a weird obsession with Bart Simpson, and my favorite color is black.”

When it comes to his future the bar is set far from low. Franco hopes to one day have his own makeup line as well as photograph someone iconic like Britney Spears or Madonna

“My goals for the future are that I just want more of the world to see my work and my vision,” says Franco.