lots n lots of loot

paper shmaper

2009-04-12T20:28:00.000-07:00

http://www.kakoueda.com/

"Octopus Head"

"Oracle"

"Totem" detail

"Horns & Wigs"

"Totem"

"Contemplation"

all of these pieces are made with just paper!.. check out Ueda's work. http://www.kakoueda.com/

home page: it's me

2009-03-19T10:37:00.000-07:00

www.davidshrigley.com

so, i got a tattoo by Giacamo @ Skinquake in Bloomington, IN.

and it's a drawing by David Shrigley.

i sent him an e-mail with pics of the tattoo's and modest admiration.

he replied, and said

"What can I say ? Wow!
Can I put these pics on my site?
Best,
D."

well it's been a while.. but i looked today and there i am, not only in the 'tattoo' section but on his home page.

yay.

not a big deal. but it makes me happy. check out his work.

Panther By Hand

2009-02-28T09:10:00.000-08:00

and yet another friends art:

Panther By Hand

Kitty Party

2009-02-25T08:46:00.000-08:00

Kitty Party is my best friend, Adele and I's business, it is as of this moment all handmade cat toys, featuring organic catnip or bells.

shop for our goods at www.kittyparty.etsy.com

you can also find kitty party toys at Sweet Hickory in Bloomington, IN and New Orleans, LA.

you can reach us at:

kittypartyorg@gmail.com

BUNDLELYN

2009-02-22T08:19:00.000-08:00

These works are by Elaina Morgan, a friend, who recently moved from Bloomington to New York.

"isolationist tendencies"

"submarine port"

i own this one:"whats another word for pirates treasure?"

"ham tasty ham shapey"

"without entertaining another thought"

she's beautiful and talented check out www.bundlelyn.com

HARLOT INC.

2009-02-21T21:43:00.000-08:00

ok.. so i'm trying to figure out what i'm good at, what i need,
what i want to do

if anything this blog is a reflection of my complete lack of direction and motivation.

i have so much to say and so many ideas and things i want to do, dabble in.

the list is long and can be vague at times.

but i keep hoping to find something that sticks out.
one or two things to focus my creative energy on, or something that will keep my attention.

but i've realized that might not happen and why should i limit myself anyways.
therefore,
i've decided to just build an empire out of the unknown.

so if you actually pay attention to this blog, then well, you're patient.
also i don't know what future posts hold.. but i do know
i'm shameless. and i'm a great promoter. therefore this blog and the many other online shits i'm into will end up being very egocentric.
get ready world- i'm finally trying.

for the vegetarians part deux

2009-02-03T12:48:00.000-08:00

veg society

if you're going to look to the internet for vegetarian support/advice or info try vegsoc.com instead of peta.

juice recipes.

killer ice

2009-02-02T13:11:00.000-08:00

sharky ice whoa!

for the vegetarians

2009-01-27T11:59:00.000-08:00

'Veggie Love': PETA's Banned Super Bowl Ad

watch it-

PETA is so ridiculous..
i guess they do a lot in promoting vegetarianism
but as a company they are hypocrites.

PETA stoops to using half-truths, innuendo and sometimes outright lies to push their own agenda. They do not properly accredit information in all of their press releases.

In their Aug. 22, 2003 Weekly E-news, PETA encourages people to buy a cellular phone through the organization in order to help save animals.

I guess they didn't do their homework on this one, on two counts. One of the metals used in some cellphones is coltan. It's mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a World Heritage Site - Kahuzi Biega National Park, the home of one of the last remaining populations of eastern lowland gorillas. Not only is the environment being devastated, gorillas and other primates are being killed for "bush meat" to feed workers.

If you want to read more about it, visit ecoworld

"From July 1998 through the end of 2005, PETA killed over 14,400 dogs, cats, and other "companion animals" -- at its Norfolk, Virginia headquarters. That's more than five defenseless animals every day. Not counting the dogs and cats PETA spayed and neutered, the group put to death over 90 percent of the animals it took in during 2005 alone. And its angel-of-death pattern shows no sign of changing." from PETA kills ANIMALS

make music with me.

2009-01-08T11:20:00.000-08:00

so these are from zefrank.
damn i love this site, for finding things that are useless but so entertaining.

create a sweet beat

sweet jams

love these singing horses

Jason De Caires

2009-01-07T02:07:00.000-08:00

underwater sculptures

interview with Jason De Caires

They only get better with time.

seriously?

2009-01-06T14:16:00.000-08:00

what the hell...
this world is crazy.. america is a trashcan..

Angry 4-Yr.-Old Shot Babysitter For Stepping On His Foot

Tuesday January 6, 2009

CityNews.ca Staff

Just when you thought you'd heard everything comes an incident that shows our violent society can reach new lows you may not have expected.

Police in Jackson, Ohio, a small town near Columbus, are trying to figure out what to do with a 4-year-old boy accused of shooting his babysitter.

The child apparently became incensed on Sunday when 18-year-old Nathan Beavers, who was looking after him, accidentally stepped on his foot. Cops say the enraged youngster ran to a nearby closet, grabbed a gun that was stored inside of it, and fired it at his temporary guardian.

The victim suffered wounds to his arm and side and was treated in hospital, but his injuries were thankfully minor. Another teen was also slightly hurt.

Beavers was watching the child at the mobile home of the boy's grandmother when the incident occurred. Several other teens and a few additional kids were also present.

Authorities have revealed that when the babysitter stepped on his foot, the child boldly announced he was going to go get a gun. Everyone figured he would come back with a toy.

Instead, he found the real thing, even retrieving a shell from a drawer and loading the weapon as he marched back into the room where the others were gathered.

The child is now in the custody of his parents. His father claims his son had seen others shoot a gun before, but he had no idea that the youngster knew how to load and fire the weapon. He maintains the little boy simply thought it was a toy and calls the incident an "accident."

Cops are now investigating, but agree the alleged culprit may be too young to be charged. His father has arranged from his son to receive counseling instead.

foodstuff

2009-01-06T11:44:00.000-08:00

so i've
been finding a lot of useless, fun and informational sites lately
i can't say everything i post is life changing, but who knows, maybe they will be...

this one's topic is food:

kitchen myths lobsters scream when boiled, true or false?

cook based on what you have it's a cook by numbers. yay.

fast food: ad vs. reality - make your own food.

shelf life of food/house products -really, throw that shit out.

life of condiments chart - nothing grosser than the thought of spoiled mayo.

Shrigley is tits.

2009-01-05T15:57:00.000-08:00

David Shrigley is amazing.

i don't know if people know about him or not.
i just discovered him, and he's great.

play with your food

2009-01-05T02:41:00.000-08:00

ANNA the RED

wambie

food art

MAKE YOUR OWN POLLOCK or PICASSO

2009-01-04T23:21:00.000-08:00

if you are just sitting, staring, waiting,..
make some art.

pollock paint

or

picasso paint

or

just scribble

give your time and give a meal

2009-01-03T17:45:00.000-08:00

PLAY THE GAME

"FreeRice is a sister site of Poverty.com. Our partners are the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the United Nations World Food Program.

FreeRice has two goals:

1. Provide education to everyone for free.

2. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.

This is made possible by the generosity of the sponsors who advertise on this site.
Whether you are CEO of a large corporation or a street child in a poor country, improving your education can improve your life. It is a great investment in yourself.
Perhaps even greater is the investment your donated rice makes in hungry human beings, enabling them to function and be productive. Somewhere in the world, a person is eating rice that you helped provide. Thank you." -from the site

PLAY
you simply play a game and donate food. it's easy and free.

and educational, i like doing it in spanish.

ASHI DASHI

2009-01-02T15:59:00.000-08:00

RAD SOCKS

KICK THE HABIT

$9.99 a pair.

ASHI DASHI

i just like this.

2009-01-01T17:38:00.000-08:00

just a picture, but i think it's super.

you've never had crabs like this.

2008-12-22T00:55:00.000-08:00

SHIT.
apparently these crabs are very docile.. but scary as fuck.

and sold in japan as pets!!

and this is some advice some terdwiener on Wikipedia.com gave to unleash a crabs grip..
i mean just in the case that you would want to?..

"It may be interesting to know that in such a dilemma a gentle titillation of the under soft parts of the body with any light material will cause the crab to loose its hold."

'may be interesting'? of course it is. get this huge ass crab off of me.
and the trick is to tickle it's underside. how precious.
and so easy to do when you have a 9lb crab hanging on you.

this bit of info was also on Wikipedia.com: "Children sometimes play with Coconut Crabs by placing some wet grass at an angle on a palm tree that contains a Coconut Crab. When the animal climbs down, it believes the grass is the ground, releases its grip on the tree, and subsequently falls."
how is that playing? pointing and laughing at a tricked crab?

also.. how do you feel when you walk outside and this beast is hanging on your bike tire or chillin on your porch.. you can't shoo this guy away..

p.s. i like to give things i'm scared of names so that they seem more personable and less scary. so i imagine i would end up walking out my door to see one of these only to say "come on frank, you know i'm late for work, go home."

SAM FLORES

2008-12-15T14:14:00.000-08:00

artwork

onra

2008-12-15T12:07:00.000-08:00

French beatmaker from Paris.
Check out Onra & Quetzal present Tribute, released in 2006, a hip-hop tribute to soul music.
Check out The Big Payback - Byron & Onra, released in 2007, Byron the Aquarius plays the keyboards and Onra programs beats on his MPC.
And Chinoiseries, his first solo album, released late 2007, only made with chinese and vietnamese samples.

love me some supras

2008-12-12T00:50:00.000-08:00

love

recycle everything

2008-04-13T18:18:00.000-07:00

how to
recycle recycle recycle
almost everything..

TOP BILLIN

2008-04-09T14:15:00.000-07:00

Finnish DJ/production/remix outfit Top Billin gathers everyone from Bounty Killer to Holy Ghost! and Jesse Rose together, for what's likely to become our ultimate party soundtrack of 2008. The trio, which consists of Fiskars, Sir Nenis, and Flipperi, are self-proclaimed makers of fun-loving music and have proven this again and again with their performances alongside Justice and Tittsworth, remixes for the likes of Trouble & Bass, and support from Diplo, Sinden, A-Trak, and dozens of others. Check out their new EP, just released on their own Top Billin Music imprint.

as seen on- www.xlr8r.com

ICEPICK

2008-04-06T14:23:00.000-07:00

In Icepick (Gingko Press; hardcover, $29.95), Icelandic graphic designer Thordis Claessen surveys her homeland's vibrant street art and finds it invigorating and inspiring. Covering a wide range of themes and subject matters–from Icelandic icons to shagging sheep, from Sigur Rós' stencilism to trumpet-playing tortoises, from blunt demands for world peace to wishes for a dramatic death (rather than a slow, painful one from tuberculosis)–Icepick is at its most powerful and compelling when transcending graffiti's overt New York influence and finding currency in a particularly Scandinavian brand of freakish folk art. (Check Surkula's simultaneously ugly/beautiful swan-armed goblins and skeletal dark-eyed women with fish bones in their bellies for starters.) But for Claessen, a well-placed sticker or a simple chalk-drawn slogan (such as "It's cold and hard to live in the Icelandic nature alone") is equally worthy of documenting as a painstakingly rendered piece. Look at the streets in a different way, urges the designer. "Graffiti and street art is an uncensored art form that hits you on the street corner and generally has a short lifespan," says Claessen. "Sometimes it really speaks to us. Sometimes it even gives us a great laugh."
Text by David Hemingway

JinJonJim

2008-04-01T10:37:00.000-07:00

JinJonJim collective
on JUXTAPOZ

JinJonJim Art Collective

Monday, 31 March 2008

"Crab Jackson along with two friends, Jeremy Kennedy and Shane Edge, recently formed the JinJonJim Art Collective. All three artists are based in the college town of Bloomington, Indiana (go Hoosiers!) and have been showing their work all over, both independently and collectively.
It’s clear all three are talented, but what we love most about JinJonJim is its DIY attitude, rooted in the simple love of art and its transformative powers. This pencil, marker, and acrylic on paper piece by Jackson is titled Take the Bait, but the image itself really says it all. So, take the bait and give www.jinjonjim.com the old once over."

love this art

The Cool Kids

2008-03-25T11:27:00.000-07:00

So Cute... The Cool Kids be a hip hop duo from Chicago & Detroit. The duo consists of Antoine "Mikey Rocks" Reed and Evan "Chuck Inglish" Ingersoll

They have been on tour, opening for M.I.A. One of the duo's singles, "Black Mags", was featured in a late 2007 Rhapsody TV commercial, along with Sara Bareilles. In the same year, the group collaborated with Lil Wayne and DJ Benzi through the Internet on a track entitled "Gettin' It", which will reportedly appear on the DJ's future album Get Right.The band has been featured in the video game NBA Live 08 with the song "88", and in the episode "The First Cut Is the Deepest" from HBO's TV series Entourage with the song "I Rock." They were listed in Rolling Stone's Ten Artists to Watch in 2008. They were recently featured in URB magazine.

new album, When Fish Ride Bicycles, soon

kool-aid fresh

2008-02-26T14:34:00.001-08:00

www.clickthat2006.com/rbk/ReebokKoolAid.aspx
Check out Reebok’s newest collection: the Kool-Aid collection! The first installment will launch on February 1st in three great flavors: Grape, Cherry and Strawberry, each complete with hoodies, T-shirts, hats and sneakers. Plus, Reebok packed each of the kicks with extra flavor by crating scent-infused sockliners! This Kool-Aid collection will be available nationwide at the following retailers: Moe’s Snaker Spot Inc.; Lezmir; Peko Sports Inc.; Karmaloop; Sportie LA; City Blue; Shiekh’s; Shoe Mania; and Dr. Jay’s.

i want them in grape.

redef clothing

2008-02-16T15:18:00.000-08:00

a friendly venture.

redef productions

buy these shirts:

love me some dilla

2008-02-10T14:05:00.000-08:00

i have recently (last couple of months) been listening to everything J Dilla.

J Dilla R.I.P (1974-2006)

After quietly serving as a member of A Tribe Called Quest's production team, the Ummah, and scoring hits for Busta Rhymes, De La Soul and Pharcyde, Detroit producer Jay Dee became known as a major hip-hop prospect by the late 90s. The hip-hop community took notice of his no-frills, breakbeat-heavy hip-hop style as he helped craft albums for Common (Like Water for Chocolate), Q Tip (Amplified), and the debut for his own group Slum Village (Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1).

By the time of his major-label debut with Slum Village's Fantastic, Vol. 2 in 2000, Jay Dee was recognized as one of hip-hop's most admired and desired producers. Jay Dee's debut as a solo artist came in 2001 with the single “Fuck the Police” and the album "Welcome to Detroit" on BBE.

After assuming the name J Dilla, he joined the Stones Throw roster in 2003, forming Jaylib with fellow producer/MC Madlib, and relocated from Detroit to Los Angeles. The duo released the “The Red” b/w “The Official” in 2003, followed by the album "Champion Sound" and a tour the following spring.

When Pharrell Williams was asked about his favorite hip-hop producer during a BET interview in 2004 he replied, “You may not know his name, but J Dilla, Jay Dee from Detroit.” Indeed, the interviewer didn't know – J Dilla has eluded the spotlight, preferring the studio to the stage or video. His work is mostly released by independents, for different groups, and under different names, but his core audience and cult status has grown. His pirated beat tapes (instrumentals, raw working material for rappers) have become something of urban legend, as their circulation from hand to hand and over the internet have led to a black market of Dilla beat tape collectors.

Despite contributing two tracks to Common's career-resurrecting "Be" this year, it's been a quiet time for Dilla. So where has he been? A cover story in URB (Mar 2004) made public his recent, sudden struggle with illness, and recently rumors began circulating again about health emergencies and hospitalization. Asked about this in XXL (June 2005), Dilla himself partially confirmed these stories. “The rumors were like, ‘Jay Dee is dead’ and all that, but I was just in the hospital. I was in ICU, with all types of tubes. It was crazy.”

Working both from his home studio and while hospitalized – from a portable sound system including turntable, samplers, and small boxes of vinyl brought in and out from visitors – Dilla continued making music at his usual non-stop pace, circulating beats to MCs, and coming up with the foundation of what would become "Donuts".

Begun simply enough as a production beat tape, "Donuts" evolved into a project as unusual as the environment in which it was created. It's a hip-hop album without MC's. An album of electronic music that at times sounds like a 70s soul mixtape. Its abrupt transitions and numerous interludes might make you think you're rapidly turning the radio dial in some strange city where every station is programmed by a certain Detroit hip-hop producer. "Donuts" is J Dilla doing what he does best – crafting hip-hop, soul and electronic music into his own sound.

And a few have asked, “What's up with the title?” Easy explanation. Dilla likes donuts.

listen & learn

my favorite NIKES

2008-02-08T14:25:00.000-08:00

are VANDALS:

SHITE

2008-01-06T14:03:00.000-08:00

so this started out as fashion shit.. but now it's just whatever shit.. so here's some new shit.

teef

2007-11-13T13:37:00.000-08:00

Bittersweets
has tons of sweet jewelry
check out these teef..

oh my

2007-11-13T13:30:00.000-08:00

self hating hipsters are all the rage

awww shit.

all that glitters..

2007-11-04T13:23:00.000-08:00

is definitely gold.

Metallics are tight. if you haven't heard.

Betsey Johnson Lurex Floral Stripe Silk Velvet Trim Dress $345

Betsey Johnson Lightning Lamé Leggings $90

Lamé Legging $40 American Apparel

Icora Harry $39

cake

2007-11-04T01:03:00.000-07:00

Rev. Run's daughters, Vanessa & Angela created a line of sneakers that are simply delicious

double chocolate chip Pastry Fab Cookie Boot $69
pink Pastry Cake Runner Shoe $64

Rihanna's bob

2007-11-04T00:49:00.000-07:00

so sexy - yet still so classy

however, i'm not digging the bangs
it looks like she's wearing a cheap wig

Heavens to Betsey

2007-10-28T12:57:00.000-07:00

she is amazing.
her creations are eclectic & hip, but pricey.

Thick Chain w/ Hanging Bow Bracelet $60

Large Multi Chain Bow Necklace $125

Pom Pom Collar Cardigan $285

www.betseyjohnson.com