in honor of the world cup 2010.

I'm not a soccer fan at all (though Popsicles is pretty gung-ho about the sport), but I have to say that this Nike ad is prettyyy sick in that epic sort of way. And y'all know how I am with 1) well-done advertisements and 2) epicness.

Check it out below.

tattoo stockings on etsy.

Don't you love when one link leads to another to another to another...and you find some fun things along the way?

I was on Twitter and caught an article from NYULocal about NYU being deemed the 4th Most Hipster School (no surprise). Entertaining article (as all NYULocal articles are), and they always have these comments from this little community of NYUers who devoutly read and comment on every article (I think it's really cute!)

Anyway, some girl linked the photo from the article to its original posting and reference to hipsterism, which then led me to check out the rest of her blog.

Somehow, I landed on an Etsy site where two girls from Tel Aviv sell TATTOOED STOCKINGS. Some may say tacky but I say FABULOUS! Or maybe it's just the shoes that sway me so. Anyways, my favorite are these:



Great, no? Haha. And I came upon this all because of Twitter :)


PS - Google image "hipster" or "hipsters." It's great too.

givology: what would you buy with $50?

So this weekend was the opening of The $50 Campaign for Children in Uganda. Sadly, I couldn't go to the Friday night opening party (or after party) since I was here:


(Sadly, I did not have my dSLR with me)

But Saturday, Mark and I got a chance to visit The Station Gallery on Franklin St. I loved it and even made my first art exhibit purchases! (This is a big deal because I am super broke and have been quasi-fasting in order to save up for a new Macbook -- I am now slightly set back but it's worth it!) I will be sure to post pictures of my two prized photographs once I get them in the mail next week.



I definitely recommend checking it out! It's a small exhibit but it took me some time to read the many descriptions posted up. Some are endearing and hilarious! Mark and I were even fortunate enough to get a "private screening" of the video they showed opening night, which featured the artists/children of Circle of Peace School in Uganda.

It just makes me want to be there :) Love it. Plus, I met some pretty awesome people.



It's opened until Thursday so try to check it out!! It's really great! AND all the money raised goes to keeping The Circle of Peace School opened for kids to go to, and hopefully to bringing more of the children in the outside villages into the education system! Go support changing lives :) Hehe.

OH! And even if you can't make it down there, you can purchase a drawing or painting, or support a child, through the Campaign's website!

be inspired!

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snow day = sytycd clips.

I woke up this morning at 7:00am to go to work but discovered a ton of texts (followed by a call from my director) about work being closed due to the blizzarding weather.

This is the first time pretty much ever that I have a free Friday (except for holiday and summer breaks). I've never bummed so much before. I spent the morning looking for internships and doing some reading. Around 11:00am, Mallory woke up and we just bummed together. Then darling Esther Lee dropped by (surprise!) and made lunch for us with Jeannie. Figs stuffed with blue cheese and wrapped with onions and bacon? DELISH.

After being a true fatty-at-heart, I spent the entire afternoon not reading my African history book. Instead, I watched YouTube videos. But they're so good! I promise.


Who doesn't love this song?! Nostalgia, hardcore.


Warning: this one is uber sad.


Amusing/theatrical!


Love it. Need to dance.

the invisible minority becomes a bit more visible (at least, in the fashion scene).

[Picture taken from Racewire.org]

Most people who know me know that I'm not that into the Asian American social analysis scene. Not to say I don't care, but it has never been as great of an interest to me as my fellow Asian Americans. I don't know why.

BUT my darling friend Kim just send me this blog post that made me very happy and somewhat proud: Asian American designers taking over Fashion Week (and the fashion industry in general).

Maybe it's because I love fashion and art. Or maybe it's because I've become more self-aware about race & culture. Who knows. But I do love the fact that Asian Americans (immigrants, 1.5ers, and hapas) are emerging and getting recognized in our still-unicultural society.

The invisible minority starts to get noticed...finally.

hearts all over the world tonight.

Actually, just SoHo. And more specifically Broadway from Houston down to Canal.










Houston to Prince (look for the one heart stamped on the Prada store, bt-dubs).

Battle wounds.




For more pictures and slightly more information, check out: Amalapropos or Newmindspace.

avatar (aka pocahontas in space).

I just got back from watching Avatar in IMAX3D at Lincoln Center. Quick response:

• I heard from many people that it was amazing. I heard from a decent amount that it was "meh." My conclusion about the overall movie: I found it amazing only because I was in an IMAX3D theater; if I watched this movie in a regular theater, I too would find it to be very mediocre. Essentially, the beauty of the movie is in the CGI, the effects, and the creation of the planet and species. I can imagine it was harder to appreciate all of that in just a regular theater (and let's not even think about it on DVD, BluRay or not).
  
  (Technology never ceases to blow my mind...and make me feel like an old woman.)
  
  
• Besides the effects, I really admired that Cameron created this entire world with its own biology, culture, language, etc. Even though I am really, really not into fantasy stuff, I've always found it amazing and awe-inspiring to see people like J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and even J.K Rowling create brand new worlds with intricate details. The creation of a new language amazes me too -- Elvish, Klingon, and now the Na'vi language.
  
  
• It is essentially the same storyline as the movies Pocahontas, Ace Ventura 2, and others...as well as the storyline of America's history. Nevertheless, I greatly appreciate the still-much-needed reminder of the morals behind Avatar...because clearly we as a human race have not learned enough.
  
  
• I can see how super right-winged people can be upset by this movie. I still think everyone needs to calm down a bit (on every end of the spectrum), but at least I can see what the hoopla was about now.
  
  
• I found the overall movie to be a bit ironic. I will find it even more so if they create some kind of DVD 3D kit for it.

That's all, really. I haven't slept much in the past days so I'm calling it an early night tonight seeing as this is going to be a full week. Signing off.

what do you do when your friend is having a bad week?

You make it a little brighter with a giant bunny made out of your old Christmas lights and bandana.

camera count: 4.

So for a while now, I've been thinking about how I really, really need a compact point&shoot camera.

When I was in middle school and early high school, I was all about the disposable camera (I wonder if anyone even remembers those). And then I got my beauty, my baby, the Minolta xd-7.

But let's be real. As much as I love the faded soft pictures of 35mms, we're in the digital age and those crisp shots saturated in bright colors are tempting (and you can make them crisper and more saturated via Photoshop, for those of you blessed with the program). And so I looked into getting a digital camera.

DSLRs were too pricey for me back then (the crappiest one still hitting close to the $900 range) so I saved up and settled for a Canon G5, which was the lastest of the G-series at that time (I can't believe it's been so long ago -- they're up to a G11 now!)

I made do with that for a number of years but around 1.5 years ago, I just stopped using it altogether (meaning I ceased taking pictures!) After playing with a friend's dSLR, I knew I needed one. And thus arrived my cheapo Rebel XS.

I've had the Rebel for less than a year and I like it very much but...it's just not as convenient as a simple point & shoot. And I feel a little behind the times; digital cameras have been around for so long now and I've yet to own a simple P&S that I can slip into my bag or pocket.

After some brief researching, I decided that since I cannot afford these beauties:

that I could settle for something cheaper...sigh.

I really liked the Lumix LX-3

but between paying rent, paying tuition, paying the MTA, and paying for life in general, $400 still was out of my budget. Eventually, I settled for something cheap but still reliable.

So as of last week, I can now say that I am a proud new owner-to-be of a Canon SX780is!


I'm happy.
But be warned, those of you who may see me IRL: there will be much clicking and snapping.

david brownings.

Basically, he's awesome.









Check out more of his stuff on his website. Because he's awesome.

the fun theory.

I stole this from this pretty nifty blog that I sometimes sneak a peek at.




VW for the win.

#240.

Things We Forget.

You can even cut it down to just "Pick Quality."

polina semionova.

blast from my past.

I was looking through my closet the other day, trying to find a Jansport-type backpack for my next trip in a few days (I have a strong feeling that I dumped it shortly after returning from the Peruvian jungles...) Inside, I found a big black garbage bag...and in that, I found my elementary school years.

Initially, I was going to post them all up at once but I do care about my fellow blog readers and their eyesight so I think I'll post only a few for now (there's a lot of color and a lot of ugly about to occur) and save the rest for other times.


The first things I pulled out were old school t-shirts. On the left is my elementary school shirt with it's phrase "Discover a Whole New World" hahah. On the right is one of the shirts my mom & I painted. We used to make t-shirt designs a lot with fabric paint. Bt-dubs, the clouds above the dino glow in the dark (still!)


One of my friends in elementary school decided she wanted to do painted t-shirts at one of her birthday parties. I remember working so hard on this one and after I had finished, I looked up and saw that all the other girls had decorated their shirts with their names fluffily written or oddly drawn pictures of cats. The birthday girl's mom appreciated my shirt at least...or so I think she did when she said, "Oh, honey, that's...nice."


I made t-shirts even in high school though. Flashback to old pictures:


Tribute to my darling Priscilla & the Adam Brody, 7 years ago.


My AP Bio t-shirt, 6 years ago. Quote from Kahlil Gibran too (you like that, huh).



I used to decorate hats too, in addition to t-shirts. the purple and the rainbow/white one were decorated by me but the green-printed white one was a gift in elementary school -- we took them around our classes and had people sign them.

Look at one of the signatures on it (if this were Facebook, this is where I'd tag her):

Isn't that precious.

Africa's first Fashion Week ever.

exciting!



& fabulous.
Johannesburg, South Africa.
check out more at BBC.

look what i found!

Sitting in my supply drawer from elementary school.
Sweet.
(& perfect for this drearily rainy day)
Mini projects to come!

xo.