plath.and.roque

memories.

vivid and clear.

a static silence,

saturated in lomographic vision - 

maintaining its loyalty to the hippocampus.

never fading.

what can i do? ^__^

acrobatic.psyche

i watch cool nights through this cracked window to look at old men dressed out of style with smooth insanities like blown glass on your face, faded and pale, as dulled faint stars, lightyears away, cartwheel slowly through the soft firmament of mute straining trees. 

alone, with a distant light, i carve this ruined face as i dwell in the most perfect silence the world never knew.

what can i do? ^__^

crimson.and.clover

and so, per 5 friends' request and after almost a year of refusal, i finally gave in to seeing floria sigismondi's the runaways, starring dakota fanning, kristen stewart, and michael shannon. it had decent photography. that's about it. the film felt like a lazy and poorly constructed biopic that resulted in nothing  but an extended 106 minute music video. stewart's depiction of joan jett's masculinity was bored and awkward instead of dynamic and passionate, wishing selma blair was young enough for the part because she would've played it perfectly. fanning and shannon were the film's only redeeming factors. kudos to fanning for shedding her childhood roles and surprising us with her grown up, sexier side. 


the runaways deserves nothing less than 1 1/2 stars, but can't say it should be given more either, even if you watch it for free at home.  unless you're bored (like kristen stewart's face and acting in all her films) or sick, you're better off wasting your time doing something else.












what can i do? ^__^

"opinions are like a**holes - everybody has one"

1. it's about damn time

2. finally, a slice of peace and justice to the 9.11 victims and those they left behind.

3. obama just may have sealed the deal for 2012.

4. the norm of morons who exist solely on instinct, much less even have the slightest understanding of politics, along with ethnocentrics who fancy themselves as patriots, are all out and about in the world to decadently spread their ignorant, biased, baseless, vapid opinions on the matter just to indulge in their former silent bigotry.

5. "osama's death will have the same effect on al-qaeda as (ray) kroc dying had on mcdonald's. the franchise has already been built."  - bill maher

6. the media will exhaust this current event, and it's going to be the momentary opiate of the masses, mainly for those mentioned in #4.

7. wishing there was a photo for every republican politician's facial expression when this news first broke out.

8. since this truly proves that nothing is impossible, i hope that the next breaking news story we hear won't be about another oil spill, genocides and natural disasters (or worse... charlie sheen), but for the war to actually end, sending our troops home.

9. i don't say this often , if not at all, due to my own personal views of what we(our country)have done, but it's pretty acceptable to actually say it this time: god bless america =)

10. what would john lennon say?

two, one two three four

Ev'rybody's talking about
Bagism, Madism, Dragism, Shagism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism 
ism ism ism
All we are saying is give peace a chance 
All we are saying is give peace a chance 

its goin' great

Everybody's talkin' bout'ministers,
sinisters, banisters and canisters,
bishops and fishops and rabbis and pop eyes,
and byebye, byebyes

all we are saying is give peace a chance,
all we are saying is give peace a chance,


let me tell you now
Ev'rybody's talking about 
Revolution, evolution, masturbation,
flagellation, regulation, integrations,
meditations, United Nations,
Congratulations. 
All we are saying [keep talking] is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance


Oh Let’s stick to it
Ev'rybody's talking about
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary, Tommy smothers, Bobby Dylan, 
Tommy Cooper, Derek Tayor, Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg, Hare Krishna,
Hare Hare Krishna
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance



what can i do? ^__^

o d e . t o . l a r a . s t o n e

photo : terry richardson

vogue paris. september . 2009

vogue paris . march . 2008

interview magazine . march. 2010

just wanted to acknowledge,though a few might disagree, that dutch 

model lara [catherina]stone's imperfections - the questionable 

wobbly way she walks down the runway (possibly due to her 5'10" height with size 7 

feet as opposed to the 8-10 norm), her high chiseled cheekbones, 

the masculine jaw line, and the gap between her front teeth - are 

genuinely the nature of true beauty. . . raw, dynamic and captivating. 




good work, calvin klein.

   interview magazine . march. 2010

lara stone as brigitte bardot . w magazine editorial . 2010

what can i do? ^__^

your perfect saturdaze! 04.30.11

the 30th annual sakura matsuri cherry blossom festival


celebrate the japanese contemporary culture this spring, while remembering the victims of the japanese earthquake victims and its aftermath. the festivities include taiko drumming, martial arts, fashion shows, tea ceremonies, folk dances, origami workshops, sudoku and much more.

brooklyn botanical: 1000 washington avenue - 718.623.7200

the unknown art show

this saturday, 04.30.11 from 3-9pm, the chic alternative, ballroom-esque event space of midtown west's hudson hotel will be fully dedicated to art, showcasing 30 underground artists. 20% of the proceeds will go to t.e.a.m. for africa, an education and social justice system program run by students in newark, nj.


the hudson hotel: 356 west 58th street - 212.554.6000

happy weekend! happy spring!

what can i do? ^__^

the look for way less

prada: large black fringe studded lambskin leather bag $1,962

your look for less. . . . .

laurel and sunset: black fringe studded  overnight leather satchel $39.99 (www.amazon.com)




... now you can look like mary-kate olsen.

what can i do ^__^

oh me! oh my, lady gawwd gawwd!

a facebook chat log about this video

CeeSquared : I don’t care what anyone  says. This is inarguably inspiring.

Mario : I hate to disagree but this isn’t something new or fresh that any other great artist hasn’t said. Not that I’m calling Gaga a great artist, mind you. One thing is for certain – she has a great, nay, astronomical marketing staff behind her. She is a pop mainstream artist, and what that means is that her “creativity” and “inspiration” are tailored to shock and hook target audiences in the beginning, but sadly have no staying power. The Beatles were a pop mainstream rock act , but they’re relevant because their songs, most of them, had depth and others were total random-ness that demonstrated their talent with instruments and sounds. Being repetitive, synthetized, and sampling other artists, which in most cases is okay with acknowledgement and permission, are not traits of a great artist. Sure, you can argue that the early British invasion like the Rolling Stones, The Who, Yardbirds, and Eric Clapton took influences from american blues and created something more than just a 3 minute track. While I do enjoy some of her stuff, I do not consider her to be on par or equal to Madonna, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, and even Nirvana in their short period. To me, she is at best another Backstreet Boys, Nsync, 98 Degrees, etc.

CeeSquared : How many contemporaneous pop stars do you know who can actually speak as articulate as she does, much less write their own songs? Everyone has a marketing staff, but what good is that staff if the product is underwhelming? I’m not into the whole pop music genre, but I must say hers is definitely more than acceptable and borders on rock n’ roll.

Mario : Yes I will totally accept that. In reality we don’t know how much of her own songs she writes. Once you’re at her level, it’s hard to hold on to your identity without outside factors guiding you. In any case, I can agree that some of her stuff is enjoyable.

CeeSquared : Everyone puts on a show and has a great share of lies they conceal (not to compare Gaga to the following, but even The Beatles, The Doors, Nirvana, Madonna, Michael Jackson, etc had a fair share of people criticizing their abilities that somehow in the long run became forgotten), but her performances are so ridiculous and outrageous that i can’t help but find her inspiring and actually respect her. She is indubitably a marketing product. A great one. And everyone has their very own guilty pleasures they submit to… Some people love to watch the braincell-killing show The Jersey Shore,  read books meant for prepubescent readers that regress their literacy level like Twilight and Harry Potter series, or even pose like they are not failing at life by pretending they are the real-life versions of the Sex and the City characters – and I’ve chosen Gaga as my own personal form of it because of the multi-dimensional statements she puts out there. It’s all a matter of subjectivity, but if so many people have so many opinions on her, both negative and positive, then obviously she is doing something right, and one can’t just undermine and dismiss her just because she doesn’t cater to that person’s liking.

Mario : I decree that this conversation will continue in a random bar during a drunken state. Too much good stuff.

CeeSquared : and we’ll be drinking to that =)

what can i do?  ^__^

all rights reserved

if you have a facebook account, you should know that as of friday, 04.29.11, the proverbial site will own all publishing rights to every single photo you've ever posted, as well as the others you're about to upload. to prevent this, make sure to do the following on that day:

- go to account

- hit account settings

-go to facebook ads (along the top)

- click on ads shown by third parties

- edit  third party and settings

- choose no one

- save

what can i do? ^__^

blerrrrgggghhh!!!!..... if you didn't know this, you obviously need to go back to 3rd grade!

no! it is not ante/post- MERIDIAN (a.m./p.m.). it's "MERIDIEM!!!!!" 

meridian pertains to a map/globe's longitude in connection to the international date line.

meridiem is the latin term for noon or mid-day.

also, anti-meridian has nothing to do with a.m. it is the longitude 180 degrees east or west of the international dateline.

thank you. that is all.

what can i do? ^__^