GO Lakers!

I won't watch any games, but this is how i choice to show my support...
obiviously for kamelia

image via dimmak

OMG how big IS Jennifer Hudson???

With ever preimeire i get more and more nervous about this movie :/

Still trying to break down Graffiti

So this Monday memorial day I did the bar b q thing with friends. My very smart friends so it always turns into a heated dialog about smart shit to see who the smartest shit is. This holiday's heated topic was graffiti. Is it a form of expression and a finger to the man or just rude and anti-community??

If you know even very little about me you know i think of myself as a badass so the idea of Graffiti being ok as long as you "ask permission" really makes me sick to my stomach. How why would you ask for permission?? Commissioned Murals are not graffiti, Banksy is graffiti. It is anti-establishment and in your face and illegal. If the artist is known and is paid for it then it is, art. Is it wrong to hold graffiti artist up to a hire standard than traditional arts?


Then the issue came up if, wellllllll if someone tagged your house would you be mad, to which my partner in this fight and I responded NO! Because it is just a house, it is just an apt building it is just a billboard. Things! And I think a major point of graffiti is to say that things are not forever and they are not idols. They are things, things that get old and you throw away, or you move or are taken down and replaced! To me alil graffiti shows in a beautiful way that these things don't belong to anyone and they fade. I will not go into the good points they made because I still think I’m right, and don’t care about their good points, it’s my blog Damnit!

So to all my taggers, TAG ON! I love seeing it, and feel so much more at home will alil spray paint up on my local drug store. Let’s keep graffiti alive, FREE DAZE!

Your Ass does not live in Echo Park !

In the process of getting myself ready for LA this week, I started to log onto to some of my favorite LA blogs and came to the realization that a shit load of people are going into my old school hood and claiming it to be hip through re gentrification. This pisses me off. Why do people seriously think they can just go in and start switching shit up to be cool? your ass didn't think it was cool 6-7 years ago when that shit was all up in Rampart district but all of a sudden Denzel makes Training Day and everyone has decided to move back and make it a 'better community'.

I just wanted to get one thing straight about LA, all these crazy ass hipster which are now migrating to Downtown LA/Echo Park cause it's the cool place to be and hood enough for the the clean cut folks to hang out but not get shot at .... your ass has another thing coming to you. Let me lay it out, Echo Park is just as hood today as it was 10 years ago when I would drive my CRV raising my windows and locking my doors in order to get to the nice suburb of Glendale and to go to work. Just cause your ass is cool with lil sleepy, the vato next door during the day-- don't think that he wont think twice about putting a cap in your ass if you accidentally tap his Astro Van with your 2008 Hybrid Ford Focus on the street cleaning day when your trying desperately to squeeze into that tiny ass spot in front of the fire hydrant.

Also, If you are going to have the balls to live in the Hood, don't go out and tell your friends you live in Echo Park/Silver Lake or worst of all the almighty Downtown LA. Let's get it straight right here right now- If you live in the box within Alvarado, The 101 Hollywood FWY, The entrance to the 2 fwy and the edge of Elysian Park -- THEN you live in Echo Park. Any more south your in Rampart district followed by Downtown, any more North your in Sunset Junction area- maybe even possibly Los Feliz, but thats a stretch.

So please, Get your facts straight and stop living your American Apparel ass dreams out on an area you don't know shit about. Echo Fashion, The Mara, The Chocolate Bar, Burrito King, The crazy Evangelic coming door to door and Crowns Discount Shoes is for the locals-- born and raised-- Get your fake ass out and rent Mi Vida Loca, then maybe you can get a clue to what the local's have gone through for the 20 - 30 years before your ass came along or you can figure out that Mousy your next door neighbor will fuck your ass up in a heart beat if you look at her man for too long.

This weekend i gotta date with my boo!

This weekend Indian Jones FINALLY comes out, and i think we can all agree why this is so important.. Shia! This clip from his Late Night appearance says it all. Oh the things i would do with Shia drunk at 4am with pinple cream on his head.

Shia LaBeouf on Letterman (5.12.08)
by worthyofpimpage

EDITORS NOTE: Indian jones was the stupidest movie in the world! They are lucky they put Shia in there or i would have walked out!

Watching Things Die...

I really am a fan of trends and culture so it is always interesting and fun to me when "things" become trends and die a painful death of being mass produced and slaughtered. here are just a few of the trends i would like to give my fair well too.. i give you props for being what everyone needed once.

Black Leggings!
Myspace! upgrade to imeem already!
These scarfs! unless u see me with my red one, in which case don't say shit to me haha it's warm!
BAPEs...obviously!
These damn sunglasses! and him, infact everything on him!
Hilary Clinton! HAHAHA

New Band: Golden Silver

New Band on my radar, Golden Silver. From the UK, London to be on point. Unsigned, just how i like them! *music snob moment* I came across them on Fred Perry's website's music playlist, very dope! Check out myspace, i like Lily the Lover and Train for a Brain, the whole playlist is good though.

What is the real usefullness of a blog? Some say self experision, some say hype, some say trend spotting, more say hype masked in whinning about everything. I like to think it is still a network were people link to other people and share ideas, like myspace but with out the features. Am i wrong?



Editors note: I HATE youtube, i had to settle for this cause Sony won't let me embed the video ugggh

Walk of Shamers now have an Anthem

why i love MTV tres

mostly cause i don't have cable... but also because of this!!




enrique, u a fool for this one! call me ;)

Too Old for this Shit

Today I had lunch with some co-workers and the topic of people we see when we go out that we hate and make us not want to go out anymore was brought up. It's a popular topic since me and these co-workers did go out ALOT and now going out pretty much means meeting up to watch the hills (which was lame as HELL last night p.s.) But i wonder... am i really getting too old for all this?? Nu- Disco, 80's baby/90s child, Leggings and pro-nails glam?? Maybe it is just because i have a full time job?? When i was in college i was so done for getting decked up and hitting the streets to be "seen" im not gonna front! i was not above that. But now i wonder if those days are just too far away from my current lifestyle.

If I'm getting older, why is everyone else getting/staying young?

How young do u really have to be to enjoy getting pissy ass drunk on a tuesday night in fish-nets?

Is it frowned apon if u don't come to work hung over to work at trendy retail gigs?

Is the preview of the NERD new single, a sign that the hipster "scene" has gone too far/ is dead?

Why do i like Gnarl Barkely's album more than Santogolds??

It's cool to go out, but if u aren't getting paid to be out (like a DJ or something) is it nessesary?

Mom's Don't Like Obama

So in honor of mother's day and in like of Tuesday's big primary in the rest of the US, i thought i'd post about what i find to be a trend in my mom and the moms of my friends... none of them like Obama! Not even alil! in fact last Tuesday when NC had their primary my mother a NC resident made a point to call me at 8:30 AM to let me know just what was on her mind before she went to the polls:

"I know you like that Barashitona guy but i think you should really think about that. I mean does he really understand you? Does he understand what it is to be a struggling woman in America! Hillary stuck by her man and i respect that and her..blah blah i am old"

I love my mommy but mean really was that speech needed. Yes to her because she really does not like Obama! Is our mother's generation so bitter towards our fathers that they are talking it out on poor Barack? Another good friend of mine's mother even refers to Barack as the anti-christ! Nuts right? i don't get it, i just don't see where all it came from. My mother thinks that i am blinded by race and youth and inexperience with men that makes me vote for Barack. Not his stance on the war or his heath care plan nope just cause he is cute. Well for mother's day while you are out at brunch just take a moment to tell you mother Barack is amazing and she should get on the bus. I will be calling mine at 8:30 to give her the "why i hate Hillary" speech :)

UK hip-hop Friday!

Imma try to feed my obsesstion for all things UK and Hip-Hop by posting artist and songs i really like here :)

This is a pretty un-known state side rapper by the name of Smasher. He produces for alot of other UK rappers but also does his own stuff that is ILL! This is my FAV track from him.. enjoy!

Unnecessary Drama

Why go out with someone that is already involved with someone else? Why hook up with a cheater if you’re always going to have that constant fear every time he’s out of eyesight? And let’s not forget the most important thing that everyone should be worried about: STDs…gross. You’ll never be able to trust him, and frankly, with his track record you shouldn't. Besides, there are better men out there…somewhere.

I should probably practice what I preach. Here’s a bit of my story:
He's a man who comes and goes when we wants or when I need him and he cannot commit to anything other than a night out on the town and he may or may not stop by again soon. While most would complain about a situation like this I think it's perfect…well, almost perfect.
Since the beginning I've made it very clear to this man that I'm not his girlfriend but lately he's been doing things that would make people think I am. He calls me several times a day just to check where I am or who I might be with. I would think he'd get a hint that I don't want to talk to him when the first words out of my mouth are "oh, it's you" or "I'm busy and cant talk right now" (that one is really funny because we all know I don't have a damn thing to do). He also likes to tell me what's wrong with my outfit and what I should wear. When we go out with friends he expects a proper introduction and gets upset when I'm not all over him or when I don't hold his hand. Just the other night we have a very private fight in a public place. Once again he was upset; he said I had ignored him and that I was acting rude and had no manners. I'm rude yet he's the one who's talking to my friends about past lovers and then walks to the other side of the bar to get a better look at some girl who just passed by. He also answered his phone and excused himself from the table while we were having dinner earlier that night. I can't believe I was actually having an argument over this shit this sounds like issues people have when they are in a relationship and I'm not in one so why was I standing there with a face covered in tears because of this man. I'm finding it tough not to lose it because as much as I hate to admit it I care about this person even though he's just a friend.

You call it texting; I call it sexting

So ... i was doing my normal rounds of news bits this morning when I came across this video at Cnn.com, I found it sooo weird because it's talking about teen's doing inappropriate things with their phones, but lets step back a little. How many people do we know which send inappropriate video's/pictures to each other? It's sooo crazy that this mini phenomenon has made it's way down to the high schoolers, but are we really surprised? I mean, there hormones are about 5 times higher than the mid 20's crowd, would you really expect them to not use it to their full potential?

Well I remember way back in the day, 2001- when camera phones were starting to break into the market and one of my good friends, ahem .. no names be mentioned, took some soft core porn looking images with her cell phone of her and her BF thinking no one would ever see them ... until the day my battery ran out and I she lent me her phone thinking nothing of it ... and i pressed the wrong button and stumbled upon a gallery of pictures I was not supposed to see. Yeah .... talk about awkward. Or then there is the story of last summer when i went out to shoot pool with my guys friends and one of them being real drunk and pissed off at his x girlfriend decided to show us all the video he had on his blackberry of her masturbating for him. Yeah ... that was no fun for her.

All I'm saying is that with the amount of information available on the Internet now, one has to be really careful with what they are doing and exactly who they are making that information available to. So ladies, please watch yourselves. You don't want to end up in some crazy ass scandal that might not just embarrass your as .... but might end up putting your family or career in jeopardy.

Weekend for Me

It has def been a minute since I took the time to plan a weekend for me and it could not have come at a better time. So let's start it up from the beginning.

Friday: After a long week at work, Friday felt like it couldn't have come any sooner. After work, i headed over to meet the little one to continue our search for a my escape from Huerita Island aka find a new apartment. We went to go see a place in my good friend Erin's building which was actually awesome. 2 Full bedrooms, huge closets, bathroom, living room and kitchen. It was pretty darn close to perfect. So to celebrate our find we went to grab a senior citizen dinner and chat about what was going on in our lives. The little one is currently struggling with the fact that she is going to be done with school in about 2-3 weeks and has little to no inspiration to do anything. She has a job offer were she is currently at but really is at a loss for passion in her career right now. I try to cheer her up but nothing seems to work. Next thing you know it is her time to go back to work so we are off. In what seemed to be a transfer of energy, I start to feel down- which is exactly when my co worker calls to invite to happy hour. I know no good can come of this since i am now a little sappy and alcohol would probably just make me do mischievous things- but i go anyways.

I show up and he is there chillin with a group of friends, just having a good time. This is exactly what i needed- distraction from the energy transfer i received earlier. As it turns out, its one of the guys bday which we are out with, so there is more cause for celebration and the drinks start to go around the group. Well, as most of you know ... when it comes to social drinking, for some reason I always seem to think I am drinking water. Well one beer, two beers, 5-6-7- as i sit there i feel nothing but as soon as the crowd gets up to leave. Well .... I'm definitely more tipsy than i thought. In a push to go home I say my goodbyes and attempt to walk towards the subway when I apprehended by the Birthday boy. Turns out the friendly conversation i thought I was having with him some how turned into honest to goodness flirting and well, being who i am, i didn't even notice. So he asks for my number- i give it to him him and I'm off.

Wanna know the reason i know i was tipsy and not drunk? Cause I was smart enough to grab a slice of pizza before getting on the train. Ha! Right before i walk into the pizza spot, my phone starts to ring- unidentified number. Hmm? Who could that be? Wow, 2 points for him, excuse he gave for calling- 'Wanted to make sure i didn't get a fake number' bull, i know it, he knows it. So the bday boy comes to meet up, we eat have flirtatious conversation and then the work homie shows up. Obviously he then proceeds to have normal conversation and completely kills any kind of vibe we have going so the night ends very quickly. Lol. He invites me to go out the next night and then walks me to the train station were he is bold enough to go for the kiss. I let him and there goes the night. As I pull away I begint o think, wait? how old is this guy. I know it's his bday ... so i ask " how old are you today anyways? "Oh .. 23" Awww fuck.

Saturday: After waking up late, I proceed to get myself out of bed and go out for a walk. I end up getting myself over to union square were i decide i want to go to the movies. I totally just dive in and go for the chick flick. I get my solo ticket for Made of Honor and watch the film which in reality turns out to be a renter. Such a disappointment. I then proceed to walk into Forever 21- nothing good can come of this. I spent an hour in there until i decide that no good can come of this, put all the clothes down and simply walk away. By this time its late afternoon and i realize i still haven't gone for my hair cut. I venture to my neighborhood were I proceed to cut between 2-4" of layers off. It felt soooo good, I can't even tell you guys. My hair looks bomb and dare I say, even longer cause of the angels. I love it, pay for my hair cut and go on my way. After 1 last stop at Target, I go home to pop in Hitch, have a glass of wine and go to sleep. Saturday was all about me and I enjoyed every second of it.

*No Birthday boy never called, typical Latin boy quality: no follow through.

Sunday: Yet to be determined. As soon as my little fingers stop typing away, I am getting up to get ready for brunch. My old roomie Noee' has moved back to the city and I have yet to see her, so today should be good. Also, lets not forget that the Lakers play at 3:30 pm today .... so you KNOW it's going to be a good day. Maybe i will come back and watch the game here and do some laundry while I am at it ... who knows. I just hope all you get out and make today a great Sunday. I leave you with my sunday jam for today- This just reminds me of my Sunday's in the LBC so, a little Sheryl Crow never did anybody any wrong. Updates on today will follow. Have a great day all!

This Needs to STOP

Look now, SHIT, i am tiiiiiired of old bitches sticking and movin allll over my generation of men! When Demi swooped down on Ashton i let that slide... Drew and that poor little boy from not another teen age movie or some shit, turned a blind eye. But THIS>>> and Mimi and Whitney needs to just stop. I'm sure if you have ever read this blog before you can hint at a cougar undertone. i like 19-25 (if this applies to you please feel free to hit me up) but this is just wrong! old Old OLD bitches with the creme de la creme of is just mean! (ok so Nick and Ray J aren't creme but u see my point with Wayne) even my girl Kim is quoted saying she would date anyone with a driver's licesene! WTF Kim BACK UP! i think i need to bust alil math on these bitches....

21-30 = 19-25
40-50 = 30-40
50+ = 45+!

that is the table of courage lovin, print it out and keep it next to your nightstand!!!

For Mimi...

Tweens are Evil

The new video from Justice's third single "Stress" debuted on our fav celeb blog, Kanye University this week and it is NUTS! Little boys running around the streets of imma go ahead and guess Paris tearin shit UP! It's more of mini drama than video, i know Diddy is SO salty he didn't do it first! I think when it is all said and done, Justice and Missy will have the best catalog of music videos, hands down!

justice stress (official video)
by 75_prod

BlackKids are Major

Blackkids recently signed to Columbia Records, debut album slatted for July 22! Yeppie!