Oreo

As a fan of the popular blog, Stuff White People Like, I have come to a realization that although I am only half white, I am definitely a white person by the blog's standards. I decided to go through the list at its current 125 postings and tally up how many of them I relate to.

Here it goes:
1. Film Festivals
2. Farmer's Markets
3. Organic food
4. diversity
5. making you feel bad about not going outside
6. non-profit organizations
7. having Black friends
8. gifted children
9. awareness
10. traveling
11. writers workshops
12. Manhattan --> shout out to Kandis!
13. Architecture
14. The Colbert Report
15. Breakfast places
16. Renovations
17. Arrested Development
18. Apple Products
19. Indie Music
20. Sushi
21. Plays
22. Arts degrees
23. vintage
24. Irony
25. living by the water
26. dogs
27. kitchen gadgets
28. apologies
29. natural medicine
30. Toyota Prius
31. bicycles
32. knowing what's best for poor people
33. expensive sandwiches
34. recycling
35. standing still at concerts
36. difficult breakups
37. study abroad
38. gentrification
39. Oscar parties
40. bottles of water
41. musical comedy
42. multilingual children
43. modern furniture
44. the idea of soccer
45. graduate school
46. hating corporations
47. bad memories of high school
48. t-shirts
49. shorts
50. St. Patrick's Day
51. dinner parties
52. SAN FRANCISCO
53. book deals
54. music piracy
55. scarves
56. the Ivy League
57. grammar
58. being offended
59. children's games as adults
60. sweaters
61. girls with bangs
62. unpaid internships
63. Facebook
64. self aware hip hop references
65. appearing to enjoy classical music
66. pea coats
67. hummus
68. Halloween
69. America
70. promising to learn a new language
71. ugly sweater parties
72. taking a year off
73. moleskin notebooks
74. hating people who wear Ed Hardy
75. Bob Marley


* I must admit, however, that I did not enjoy the movie Juno. Except for that cute little song at the end.

Halfway There

I haven't photoshopped a picture in AGES. My latest obsession has been with Final Cut Express editing videos that serve no immediate purpose except to excite and entertain.

My roommate Liz, however, let me take a look at her graduation picture to see if I thought I could change anything for the better.

Here is the original picture and the one I photoshopped:

Here's what I did:
-Brought out all the black in the picture. Most people don't realize this, but the brightness of the blacks in a picture can determine how vibrant it looks. I think that's pretty obvious in this case.
-Whitened her teeth a little.
-Blurred the trees in the background.

P.S. Congratulations Liz!

Bus Wraps

Here are some clever bus wraps I've come across. I especially love the use of the concrete bus elements: wheels, windors, doors.

United We Read

When industrial designer Ron Arad couldn't decide between whether he should mount a map or bookshelves on his wall; he did both, but on the same medium.

Level 5

I don't have much to say about this picture, only that if I were to own a building I would likewise paint each emergency stairwell level as such. That's all.

Immunization

So our crew wanted some new shirts to represent our love for dancing and rock band. Always ready for a new project, I promptly accepted the challenge. With help from my lovely roommate Liz, here is the design of the shirt:
Also, we got white v-neck shirts & dyed them purple, so the shirts are going to be printed on those. Hot.

Take This Survey

Kandis and I want you to please take this survey.

Choking on your ALIBI

For any of you who have had the pleasure of visiting VP 9, you will know that we have these pictures in the corner of our living room of each of the roommates - Andy Warhol style.

Kandis is unrecognizable in her pic and I desired one with a little more personality. After a recent Rock Band session we had some quality photos to replace the ones on the wall. Here are the new wall pics:

Oh, I finally made one for Deeds too since she basically lives at our place.

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*A note to all reading: she has stayed true to her word. She always does.

Reebok 09

Pop culture's fervent embrace of the 80s aesthetic - from fashion to music - is not ending anytime soon. Which is why now is the perfect time for iconic 80s brands to wipe away the cobwebs and re-invent themselves to a whole new generation that did not have the pleasure of consuming them the first time around.

Iconic 80s sports shoe giant Reebok has heard the revival call and is responding beautifully with a mix of classic retro-ism and futurism. Everything about the brand is undergoing a renaissance, from the product right through to the marketing, such as their recent pop-up store in New York which was a feast for the illustrative senses.

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The Right to Write

Many of us have a fascination with graffiti art, and we sometimes even look over our shoulders to make sure no one’s watching when we scratch out our initials in a freshly laid slab of cement or carve them into a wooden desk.


The creative minds working for Sharpie, the ultimate in permanent markers, have discovered a way to satiate our desires to deface public domain. Interactive e-cast billboards have been scattered around cities, which allow people to experience the rush of creating their own graffiti. Choose some colors, write a message and Sharpie makes it possible for anyone to leave his permanent mark on the side of the bus stop or the public phone or anywhere else billboard adverting may be experienced.

Type-O

I love typography. I find myself downloading new fonts daily and creating stuff with them in Photoshop and Illustrator.

Here are some pieces I've come across that I think are unique. Enjoy. Artists in order by work displayed: Adam Slowik, Oded Ezer, Craig Ward, Dan Tobin Smith.

Spectacles

Euphonic songbirds Zooey Deschanel and Matt Costa pose for Oliver Peoples' line of '09 eyewear. Oliver already manufactures killer glasses, but adding these two into the mix can't hurt.

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35mm Modern

In a time when gadgets are becoming increasingly complex, it's nice to take a step back in time. The Blackbird camera offers semi-modern styling, quality optics, but nostalgic sensibilities.

Whopper Virgins

The world's purest taste results between the Whopper and Big Mac will be revealed one day from now through an online documentary; this is Burger King's latest marketing stunt.


The King's team of third party independent researchers have traveled to remote areas of the world to give a sample of the Whopper and Big Mac to first time burger consumers, seeking an unbiased decision. The virgins will determine who is better, the king or the clown.

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1985

So I have a new addiction: creating desktop wallpaper. I made similar designs for my sister and I. Just a grunge/retro layout with some splatters on it.

Inn Sane

Accommodations include a floating outhouse, igloo, tent, or prison. Unusual Hotels of the World is your guide to every offbeat dwelling place imaginable.

Finals Week

aka no new posts for awhile...

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'Tis The Season

The Way I Are

I have always wondered why I snort. I'm not sure when it started; I think it was around 12th grade. I never really think about it until people make comments or give me strange looks. Liz was asking me deep questions, and the reason behind the snort was one of them. I have been researching them to see if I could discover any insights to my habit.

Here are some possible reasons for my snorts:

• the joke "be real funny"
• want to get on people's nerves
• trying to breathe the same time I'm laughing
• I'm part pig
• parents dropped me on my head when I was little
• It's hard for me to get oxygen
• Laughing hard and are forcing the air through my nose
• The humor feels good, ergo the laugh feels good. However, when you laugh, the humor escapes you. I want that good feeling to last so I snort it back in. Yes that's it.

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This My Friends...

Is what life is all about.

Here's To The Night

Apparently when your roommate is crippled your bathroom turns into a scene from the movie Signs.

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Gracias

So I know these lists are overrated, but I wanted to compile a list of things I am grateful for, in honor of Thanksgiving. Here goes:

• Rock Band
• Sperries
• Berries & cream
• Roommates
• bottled water
• eBay
• Advertising
• makeup
• TV shows online
• computer
• phonei
• deadbolts
• my handicap sticker
• soy milk
• Photoshop
• funny boss
• Desperate Housewives
• sister
• ppl that laugh at my jokes
• email
• Online shopping
• v-necks
• scriptures
• iTunes
  
• Photo booth
• forever 21
• being tan
• Contacts
• my twin
• music that I can't help but sing to
• Kelly Clarkson
• sales
  

Max Payne

The second worst movie, after The Fountain.

chan

I made this in Illustrator. I call it 'Fortune Cookie'.

The perfect hamburger

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Sore Thumb

There's a new regime of pancake batter. The Batter Blaster is a revolutionary way to make pancakes. And, it's organic! That makes it legit, right? It is like unto Easy Cheese. You simply press down on the nozzle and the batter will pour onto your griddle. Can life get any better?


I searched the store locator online and actually found a store that sells it in Provo: Allen's Super Save #1. You know it's a quality store if it has a number attached to it.

I love America.

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