Monday, March 9, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
CREATIVITY
its like this... ill give you an example of what i mean; me n my friend joe were kickin it at my house earlier on, watching music videos. (and thats why i felt absolutely compelled to make that preceding post) it was sooooooooo daaaaammmmmmnnnnnnn annoooyyyyyyinnnngggg. VIDEO AFTER VIDEO on MTV jams, all you saw was "rappers" throwing money in the air, talking about how much money they want you to think they have, GLOATING at all of their so-called "accomplishments" or the halfway decent, still probably ugly cars they drive... SHIT! it makes me siiiiiickk. instead of PROVING themselves as rappers or artists, and INSTEAD of promoting an actual struggle and hard work, they would have you to think that they are actually SOMEBODY. half of them i have never even heard of a day in my life, and i know that they dont have REAL money! GOD PLLEEEEAAAASSEEE HELP!! the time and money spent on the useless music videos that we actually see, COULD BE diverted into something positive, and in turn, those "rappers" could be famous, or SUCCESSFUL for all the RIGHT reasons. unfortunately, this is the EXACT OPPOSITE thought pattern for many of our CELEBRITIES or even "HEROES" that people turn to when searching for success.
we need to search within OURSELVES in order to find the TRUE meaning of success. think about it, you know its true.
and this, my fellow peers, is what you call some REAL SHIT.
peace.
MUSIC VIDEOS...
goodbye internet.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
"Coldest winter" pics
yup...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Free Pancake Day!!
best free food ive had in a while...
these fools! haha
Saturday, February 14, 2009
oooooh maaan!
check out niketalk, under my favorite online ish.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Truth is, im kinda sketchy...
"greed"
"shoehead"
"sucksess"
"envy"
"k.o."
"spread love"
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
God's Tears
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
A Kid Named Cudi
im not late, just trying to promote good music! presented by 10deep (ask a guy named wale about them)
apparently he knows whats good!
peace!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
DC!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
OG... triple OG!
this is a Minolta SRT100 from the early 1970's... found it layin around the house and now im tryin to fix it up. i love photography but im not such an expert on cameras that are 30+ years old. peep the hippie colors!
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Nike Rep??
i saw this baby parked in georgetown on the main strip the other day... im pretty sure i remember it as the 645 convertible. my guess is that it possibly belongs to a proud nike rep, but i could be wrong. nonetheless it was eye catching and enjoyable to look at.
32GB
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Manifest Hope DC
for more info, visit www.manifesthope.com
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Art
heres one of my canvases. not much to really explain about it. but, what if it was the other way around, and flowers were made to pick people? it might look like this, maybe...
just used some acrylics and paint markers... tell me what you think!
Monday, January 12, 2009
The (productive) things we do...
... after we smoke. by the way, this is where i got the idea for my vans. this is the exact spot where we chiefed. just look at the ground. its funny how some things(recreational activities) make you notice some other things, like the pattern on the cement. natural distortion, to me, is art. so heres where it came from.
and after that was done, we sampled some music and made beats. this is my boy Z from preHISTORIC. theyre siiick! ill make a post for them pretty soon. and yeah, its a dreamcast. how you gona act?!?!
tony hawk's pro skater of course...
random heat too.
im out!
and after that was done, we sampled some music and made beats. this is my boy Z from preHISTORIC. theyre siiick! ill make a post for them pretty soon. and yeah, its a dreamcast. how you gona act?!?!
random heat too.
im out!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Beauty in Distortion
Nothin out of the ordinary... just a pair of worn eras. obviously beaters, so i figured...who cares right? EVOLVELOVE (one of the themes for my art) written on the right outer heel, just cus i felt like it.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Jane, Mary
ehh...heres my post for the day, an old blog off my myspace page. LOL but its oh so truuuuee!
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DONT KNOW: Yeah, I smoke. Weed, pot, and bud, are all words that describe the cannabis plant itself. Pothead, fiend, immature, and irresponsible are words generally associated with those who smoke regularly. These words and judgements are predicated upon the unrealistic idea that everyone who smokes marijuana does nothing with their life. They're "going nowhere" or "wasting their lives away" by smoking. Now dont get me wrong, there are certainly people in this world who would prove such judgements to be truth.But as for me, honestly im damn tired. Tired of the accusations, tired of being judged, tired of police trying to enforce the distasteful laws against marijuana. It doesnt necessarily frustrate me, but im just tired of it all. All i can do is sit back, evaluate, smile, and roll another blunt.When are people going to take everything seriously?? People are ignorant. They need to open their eyes to the positive realities of smoking weed instead of just accepting what they assume to be negative and true. Marijuana is harmless. Do your research. No one has ever died from smoking too much weed. There's no such thing as a "marijuana overdose." But you can go to the liquor store, buy a $7 bottle of vodka instead, and die from alcohol poisoning, yet would be totally legal. (Stupid, but hey, thats just reality.) Marijuana is prescribed to those with psychological complications, cancer patients, and people who suffer with chronic pain. So why is it still illegal? Beats me. Isnt our country in an economic crisis? Heres an article I found on the internet:
CA NORML Analysis Finds Marijuana Legalization Could Yield California $1.5-$2.5 Billion Per YearWhile California gubernatorial candidates debate ways to reduce the state's budget deficit, legalization of marijuana looms as an attractive way of raising revenue for the state.California NORML estimates that a legal market for marijuana could yield the state $1.5 - $2.5 billion. A basic $1 per joint excise tax would yield about $1 billion to the state, while the state would save over $150 million in enforcement costs for arrests, prosecutions and prison. Additional benefits would accrue from sales taxes and spinoff industries. Total retail sales of marijuana would be on the order of $3-$5 billion, with total economic impact of $8-$13 billion including spinoff industries such as coffeehouses, tourism, and industrial hemp.Los Angeles NORML director Bruce Margolin, who is running for governor as a Demorat, is making marijuana legalization the centerpiece of his campaign. "It is time to take California's number one cash crop off the black market and tax its distribution and sale," he says. www.margolinforgovernor.comAmong the major candidates for Governor, while all have endorsed medical marijuana, only Green candidate Peter Camejo has proposed full legalization www.votecamejo.org. Other candidates advocating legal marijuana include independent BE Smith, the first Californian to serve federal prison time for growing medical marijuana, and former Green assemblywoman turned Democrat Audie Bock.California NORML's analysis of the benefits of marijuana legalization are as follows:An excise tax of $1 per half-gram joint of marijuana would raise about $1 billion per year, as much as the current excise tax on cigarettes.Retail sales on the legal market would range from $3 - $5 billion, generating another $250 - 400 million in sales taxes.Legalization would save over $156 million in law enforcement costs for arrest, prosecution, trial and imprisonment of marijuana offenders. Intrusive CAMP helicopter surveillance would also be eliminated.Based on experience with the cigarette tax, total revenues of $1.5 - $2.5 billion might be realized.Based on experience with the wine industry, the total economic activity generated by legal marijuana could be nearly three times as great as retail sales, around $8 - $13 billion. Amsterdam-style coffeehouses would generate jobs and tourism. If the marijuana industry were just one-third the size of the wine industry, it would generate 50,000 jobs and $1.4 billion in wages, along with additional income and business tax revenues for the state.Industrial hemp could also become a major business, comparable to the $3.4 billion cotton industry in California.
If all this is possible in the state of California alone, just imagine full legalization for our entire country. Crazy right? Think about it. Im a real people person. I like talking to people and hearing their personal opinions, as long as they can use logic and back up their ideas with actual facts. Dont just come to me and say, "smoking kills your brain cells." I laugh. The window of opportunity is slowly but surely closing in on those who oppose marijuana use. It will be legal one day. Just accept it...
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DONT KNOW: Yeah, I smoke. Weed, pot, and bud, are all words that describe the cannabis plant itself. Pothead, fiend, immature, and irresponsible are words generally associated with those who smoke regularly. These words and judgements are predicated upon the unrealistic idea that everyone who smokes marijuana does nothing with their life. They're "going nowhere" or "wasting their lives away" by smoking. Now dont get me wrong, there are certainly people in this world who would prove such judgements to be truth.But as for me, honestly im damn tired. Tired of the accusations, tired of being judged, tired of police trying to enforce the distasteful laws against marijuana. It doesnt necessarily frustrate me, but im just tired of it all. All i can do is sit back, evaluate, smile, and roll another blunt.When are people going to take everything seriously?? People are ignorant. They need to open their eyes to the positive realities of smoking weed instead of just accepting what they assume to be negative and true. Marijuana is harmless. Do your research. No one has ever died from smoking too much weed. There's no such thing as a "marijuana overdose." But you can go to the liquor store, buy a $7 bottle of vodka instead, and die from alcohol poisoning, yet would be totally legal. (Stupid, but hey, thats just reality.) Marijuana is prescribed to those with psychological complications, cancer patients, and people who suffer with chronic pain. So why is it still illegal? Beats me. Isnt our country in an economic crisis? Heres an article I found on the internet:
CA NORML Analysis Finds Marijuana Legalization Could Yield California $1.5-$2.5 Billion Per YearWhile California gubernatorial candidates debate ways to reduce the state's budget deficit, legalization of marijuana looms as an attractive way of raising revenue for the state.California NORML estimates that a legal market for marijuana could yield the state $1.5 - $2.5 billion. A basic $1 per joint excise tax would yield about $1 billion to the state, while the state would save over $150 million in enforcement costs for arrests, prosecutions and prison. Additional benefits would accrue from sales taxes and spinoff industries. Total retail sales of marijuana would be on the order of $3-$5 billion, with total economic impact of $8-$13 billion including spinoff industries such as coffeehouses, tourism, and industrial hemp.Los Angeles NORML director Bruce Margolin, who is running for governor as a Demorat, is making marijuana legalization the centerpiece of his campaign. "It is time to take California's number one cash crop off the black market and tax its distribution and sale," he says. www.margolinforgovernor.comAmong the major candidates for Governor, while all have endorsed medical marijuana, only Green candidate Peter Camejo has proposed full legalization www.votecamejo.org. Other candidates advocating legal marijuana include independent BE Smith, the first Californian to serve federal prison time for growing medical marijuana, and former Green assemblywoman turned Democrat Audie Bock.California NORML's analysis of the benefits of marijuana legalization are as follows:An excise tax of $1 per half-gram joint of marijuana would raise about $1 billion per year, as much as the current excise tax on cigarettes.Retail sales on the legal market would range from $3 - $5 billion, generating another $250 - 400 million in sales taxes.Legalization would save over $156 million in law enforcement costs for arrest, prosecution, trial and imprisonment of marijuana offenders. Intrusive CAMP helicopter surveillance would also be eliminated.Based on experience with the cigarette tax, total revenues of $1.5 - $2.5 billion might be realized.Based on experience with the wine industry, the total economic activity generated by legal marijuana could be nearly three times as great as retail sales, around $8 - $13 billion. Amsterdam-style coffeehouses would generate jobs and tourism. If the marijuana industry were just one-third the size of the wine industry, it would generate 50,000 jobs and $1.4 billion in wages, along with additional income and business tax revenues for the state.Industrial hemp could also become a major business, comparable to the $3.4 billion cotton industry in California.
If all this is possible in the state of California alone, just imagine full legalization for our entire country. Crazy right? Think about it. Im a real people person. I like talking to people and hearing their personal opinions, as long as they can use logic and back up their ideas with actual facts. Dont just come to me and say, "smoking kills your brain cells." I laugh. The window of opportunity is slowly but surely closing in on those who oppose marijuana use. It will be legal one day. Just accept it...
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Blu
lyrically inclined son.
Cold Hearted (Featuring Miguel Jontel) - Blu & Exile
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