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Sorry for the long lapse, just a little busy with my Social Work classes. No excuses, here’s another week of flics I think deserve some praise.

First we have PRPD. Just beautiful.

Just larger than life.

The clouds really just make this piece come together.

Clean and crisp, everything is there for a great piece.

Not really sure why this appeals to me, but it just looks great.

Well, its that time again. Here’s the five flicks I think made the week.

Honestly, I can't tell you the name of this writer. However, it just looks amazing.

I'm a sucker for simples and Rens is just too clean for me to let go.

Taps just has amazing can control. I can seriously say that those letters are the cleanest rounds I have every seen. And its on a train. Enough said.

IZM just looks really crisp. I love the different letter style too, it just pops.

Had to end with this, Flying Fortress. How can you not love this bear? Probably my favorite Character besides Buff Monster.

Well now, I’ve been pretty busy. Over the weekend I coped the Cs4 Master Collection from Freddy and to show that I haven’t been letting it go to waste I have a few things to display. I have to say that what I’ve used so far is practically lovely. I really enjoy working with these programs and already see that its gonna be hard to manage this and homework at the same time. 

Since I have an iPhone I have been working on a few icons to spruce up my springboard. I know they’re not some crazy jump from the normal icons, however I am still getting the hang of Illustrator and I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try and duplicate the icons that come stock with the iPhone. 

I made these completely by myself, though I did follow a tutorial for my first icon in order to get the hang of it. Enjoy and expect more to come.

 Lately  I have been a little lost as to what I am doing here in college. But its nothing new, so it isn’t really something that I should need to “slogg” about. I’ve also recently been keeping up with the newest graffiti news and flicks from a few different websites and books. I figured, since this is my blogg and all, why not have a weekly look at some of the flicks that I feel are pretty damn good. So, here we go. Oh, lets say five a week. 

The first flick is by the Pleasure Gang. I just like the colors and how everything, even the "comic book" explosions.

Nect up is Aikido. Now I chose this flick because the line work is just crazy. When I first saw it I was like "nice sketch," but as the picture loaded fully I realized that this shit was on a wall. Amazing is all I can say for this one.

Straight from a girl writer, Shine just looks clean. What drew me to her was that you don't see many writers rockin' cursive letters. To me something as little as that just makes a piece all that better. Colors flow too.

There is nothing better than some train bombing. Personally it wasn't what brought me into writing, but there is no denying that it doesn't look amazing. Kuanto is simply clean and for a cartoon Kuanto is awesome.

Like the writer says, "Cool N' Nasty." Poet is just clean and to the point.

Yes, its the wintre session.

Let me first direct you to my lovely friend Fred, who you should by this point have registered with so you’ll get his sweet ass news letter. Now then, on to business.

Please, if you will turn your eyes to “Subject A” I will begin. Recently I have been on a fashion kick. Perhaps some of you might say I’ve been bit by the fashion bug. Well, whatever you think I have started to serach around for then new “In” things for this Spring season. Originally I was looking for laces that would match well with my last season Alifes, but found a blog instead called Anatomy. Written by a twenty year old college kid in the Carolinas he exhibits the style that I enjoy and had some very interesting comments to make about things that are “played out.”

Now I understand that these things, ( i.e. wayfarers, plaid button downs, etc.) are believed to be played out in his neck of the woods, but I have spent a week or so (actively) looking at the styles of this college and have realized that I am seeing things that really bother me. Believe me, I’m not a fashion judge, but I know what goes good and what is played out. I know what hipster versus punk looks like. I’ve seen that shit. So with that said if you don’t like my analysis then shit, tell me. I’ll be sure to address your problems in a likely manner, ( Probably close my eyes and hum loudly ). As you can see I’ve labeled each of the offending articles and will start in order.

Subject A

Nike Dunks. The year was 1985 and Nike geared up serveral college basketball teams with their signature shoe. The Dunk.  Nike saw this shit trend out and went to great lengths to make the sneaker look like it has been stuck in a box for twenty years. They are head turners. They are collectors items. You see alot of shoes that cause riots? Google it. (Dunk pigeons) Now don’t get me wrong, I love these sneakers. Hightop, pointed toe, clean lines, variety of colors. This shit screams my name when it comes to purchasing sneakers. Nike even went so far as to make a special line for skaters. (Nike SB Dunks)

Nike releases several new Dunks per season, each unique and ready to be snatched up by collectors like candy corn at a homeless festival, its insane. This is why my heart sunk when I started to notice that these sneakers, loved and adored as I feel about them, are so played out here that it makes me sick. (I said HERE) Skinny jeans, bandanas, throw in a piercing and a deep voice and top it of with the innocent Dunks and you’ve got almost 70% of the male population at this college.  There is a possibility that I closed my eyes and hit some numbers when I made up that percent, but it gets the point across that there is a large percent of boys here at college who have taken the vigin Nike Dunk and defiled it with their hipster cooties. (Yep, I went there.) 

I’m not saying that you can’t wear Nike Dunks. If I didn’t rep Creative Recs and Alife as much as I do I would wear them. Shit, I wear Filas when I want to walk on air and we both know how played they are. (WANGSTERS.) What I am saying is that when seven of you have the same sneakers, same pants, same F’in bandana I think it might be time to change your style. Oh, did I forget the same plaid cut off vest/tshirt/thing? I think I did. You need at least one of those to be in this club, sorry Chris Brown the Ike Turner club is still accepting applications.

I am a firm believe that looking good makes people react to you a certain way. I am also a believer that INDIVIDUALITY builds character. However, as much as I say I am unique I know that someone is wearing my clothes somewhere, but at least I am trying to buy and wear clothes and accessories that are less in the spot light of the community. Sorry Nike Dunks, if there were laws against abusing you I would be all about calling in some annonimous tips.

Subject B

First, let me start of with ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? Sorry, I was just a little taken back that when I searched for Bandanas to use as Subject B I didn’t even have to look far to find exactly what is the new trend to throw into the mix here. Don’t know what I’m talking about. Oh let me show you.  (See Article I)

Article I

Do you see it? I do. Its right there in bright red. The only think missing is a little chat bubble that says Anarchy. Sweet Jesus. Does anyone remember this man? (See Article II) Or these people? (See Articles III and IV) 

Article II

Article IV

Article III

I understand if these are not the people you associate with wearing a bandana on your head. I understand if you wear it to hold your hair back because of sports or other activities that might involve hiding your face or something of the sort. I am not saying that you are part of this hipster group. I am simply stating that the people I have seen from this college, without approaching them are not any of these three people. I know what these three groups look like. I’ve seen them, cept tupac but we’re not getting into this right now. I like to think that if we were to take three of the several people I have seen rocking this style and threw them into Harlem or even Brooklyn, that they’d get stomped-the-fuck-out cause they are not gang affiliated. You are not a ganster, or gangsta for those of you who would rather I use that term. I understand that the “urban” look is something that is becoming more trendy. This isn’t lost to me, but some things you just stay away from. “Flags” on your head whether you know it or not are still flags. Rock, punk, or country that shit stays the same no matter what.

Time to eat, to be continued till later.

[I just like Kegr, his stuff is nice]

So I’m ten days late, sue me.  Its been an interesting ride for 2008, but I actually made it this far and survived a real job with real money.

Referring back to my old drawings, College is overrated. I made quite a killing sweeping up other peoples messes at GM. Well, when I wasn’t sitting around watching movies or listening to books on tape. I have to say that out of all my jobs over the years, GM sweeper was probably the most well paying that easy job I have ever done. If I come out of college and can’t find anything to do, I don’t think I would have too much of a problem taking another job with Premier. Although, I hope that they might consider me for a supervisor position that time around.

These last few days have been pretty relentless. Lots of packing since I got into school. Lots of rushing around trying to get everything in my life situated before I head back into a student mentality. Though, like every year I’m not at all enthused to be going back. I like sitting around doing nothing. I liked making money and spending it on worthless things that I didn’t need. I even liked most of my coworkers. But, the all mighty Moms says that I have to go back to school. So it looks like that’s what I’m doing.

I am gonna try and keep up with this site again, since I know Freddy took the time to make the blog for me. And big ups to Fred ‘O’ Da Sun for going on a volunteer mission to crazy thirdworldcountryville. I think thats pretty cool, even if you did get sick while you were there (Oh yeah, I called your mom.). I wish I could stay an extra day to see you when you got home, but I’ll be back up in two weeks anyway so it’s all good.

As for drawing, its coming slowly. I packed up the paint in an old laptop bag (fit perfectly). Stashed tons of stickers, markers, gloves, and my mask. So I think that I am about ready to go make something pretty on the walls of this new school. Till I get caught or something.

roommate.

It looks like I won’t be living alone like I wanted to, but its all good. The kid seems alright when I talked to him on the phone, even though he’s from southern Ohio (scary hill folk live somewhere down there). Either way there isn’t much I can do about it so I just hope that we get along and have a good time. Though, like all other things still not looking forward to it.

Well, its snowing pretty bad and I still haven’t packed anything big for the trip so I guess its time to get to the gettin’ place.

Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.

2009 feels like any other year. sucky with a side of cold.

Fuck this. I keep wishing I was somewhere else.

I stare at you with contempt, you look at me the same.

Enjoy

“Rain always starts in the mind.”

The “I wonders” must have all dried up.

Mistakes make people better through constant change. This is a theory I decided on tonight, or this morning for that matter. I don’t mean to say that accidently mistaking flour for sugar will cause you to give the homeless guy around the corner money next time you see him, but the more life changing mistakes break the habits that bind and overall destroy our lives. After talking with Brandon, like I used to when I hated my life in highschool, I came to the conclusion that the mistake isn’t the piece of the puzzle that changes the life for the better, rather it is the regret or remorse that one feels that brings about the change.

Humans hate change. It can be argued any way you like, but in the end it is statistics and common sense that breeds this theory. The best saying is that if “something is good, why change it?” I believe this is a perfect example of said theory. On the same lines we as humans need a force to induce change into our lives or we become complacent and unhappy. Thus, as much as I hate to admit it mistakes bring about that change in the most simple of ways. The best part about this “change inducer” is that the mistake does not have to be real to act.

What one person might view as a mistake may be perfectly sound to another. It is really the regret, remorse, guilt, or other similar emotion that brings about the change to be “better,” or worse if that’s what suits you. So to revise my theory, The feelings similar to regret breed change in a person’s life. If I regret not putting the car in the garage because it hailed and dented the hood, then I am more prone to pull the car into the garage next time.

While this doesn’t signify a huge life change, it does prove that not wanting something bad to happen, or regretting that you didn’t take that “extra mile” leads you to do it next time, in hope of reward. Ethically this is a terrible flaw in humanity. It is such because life is based on a reward scale. I do action A because when I didn’t do it before something bad happened. My theory  (That would be number 3 on the theory list) is that living a reward-driven life causes problems in the long run. “Complacency breeds contempt.” This quote (I don’t know who said it.) Is a good indication of what I believe a reward based existance entails. Person A becomes complacent with the rewards they are gaing through the regret theory. Each time person A fails at something, later down the line they retry said action but instead choose the path that goes the “extra mile” thus activating the reward. What happens when there is no reward at the end of the action?

Does that person fall back to the beginning of the cycle? Does all their regret based actions fail to really change anything about their lives and do they start from scratch again, not becoming better or worse for what they have learned?

There are several ways you can tear apart my theory, but I believe that by speaking a theory (or typing) it is given a life of its own. In my opinion the reward based life brought on by the cycle of regret is not a positive way to live. If it was followed at some point there would be a mistake that could not be tried for a second time with a better outcome, or a mistake that would lead to no reward and thus put an end to the positive effects. The question that arises, out of the many, would be: Is it better to take the safer or more risky action regardless of the reward?

Brandon, now is the time for you to tell me how dumb I am. To be a man and not a pussy. And to stop crying. It’s alright, I know you mean well.