January 2011
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I’ve spent the large majority of my weekend smothering myself with the pages of books and course packets. The idea of reading anything for a purpose other than pleasure feels like ipecac in my abdomen. I’m taking a break, I guess, which is why I’m on here. I’ve been trying to avoid writing on Tumblr so to preserve my thoughts for my journal, but I won’t punish...
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“Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to...”
– Christian D. Larson
First day of classes and the work I’ve been assigned is keeping me thoroughly occupied. Last semester I spent too much of my weekdays bouncing around my dorm, and I’m grateful for the heavier credit load to keep me productive when I would otherwise be running about spending money unwisely. I’ve recently become overtaken with the need to stay busy, and while this may sound...
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“Don’t worry about the people in your past, there’s a reason they...”
– anonymous;
I don’t usually like quotes like this. I think it’s just a different way of stating an idea that is overly expressed. But, sometimes reminders are a good push to get me through the day, the same way inspirational speaking is redundant but relevant. This quote is relevant...
WatchIch bin mir absolut klar, Ich trag den Namen Monster…
Rick Genest does in fact have all the artwork, which I originally assumed to be makeup, tattooed on his body and face, and was famous for this in his own right before the fashion industry decided to get its hands on him. Having just learned this, it only validates my opinion that our generation is all about striking visuals, more so...
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“That’s how we know there is something dysfunctional about...”
– Emma Forrest
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“The most beautiful people are more often than not about as interesting as a...”
– Hanna Hanra;
I know this is a cliche concept, but it was both refreshing and ironic to find it expressed in a fashion editorial.
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I’d never been one to read magazine articles, at least not ones in fashion magazines. Not that I don’t enjoy fashion. I like fashion as much as the next gay man, but I often only read articles about the designers that interests me the most or whose designs I find the most inspiring. I hate articles that declare trends. However, while reading through my friend’s copy of...
I’m back in New York. I got back yesterday, and all the drama I left here is now a foundation on which I stand taller. I’m excited for this semester, and as much as I took advantage of the city last semester, I will do so even more now. I’m in a new room in a much better situation, and the same comforts as before will all be returning to me tomorrow and Saturday, on various...
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“At a time when too many movies are built from flat, TV-style visuals of people...”
– Roger Ebert;
I woke up this morning to turn on the TV and see Spawn on FX, and after that, Blade. While the overacting in Spawn was not its strong point, I felt that there was something about it that I really like. When I saw that Blade was coming on after, I was immediately excited. As I often...
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Many new thoughts, many new things to say. I just have to bring myself to compose some type of writing from all of it. One thing on my mind, this sex dream I had last night involving a friend I used to like romantically (dreams say a lot of things, you know). The friendship having ended, it was easy to blame its conclusion on unspecified actions and motives of the two of us, but having seen him...
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“It Takes a Muscle” by M.I.A.;
When...
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“‘Now,’ those Plumbago lips say, ‘You are going to tell me your...”
– Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters;
I’ve felt lately like throwing away many things I’ve had saved and archived in my computer and I don’t know why. I always feel this way, but this sentiment has recently matured into an urge. I want to go through my Tumblr posts and delete...
He·gi·ra [hi-jahy-ruh, hej-er-uh]
-noun
1. Islam . Hijra. the departure of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina in 622 ad ; the starting point of the Muslim era
2. (lowercase) Also, hejira. any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place.
[C16: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic hijrah emigration or flight]
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Having danced extensively over this winter break, I’ve found my mind pulling ideas from the music I listen to more easily than usual, most specifically ideas for hip-hop dances. I’d never choreographed a hip-hop dance before this break when I did so with the combined effort and ideas of an extremely talented friend, and having tried something new has caused an inspirational influx of...
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I got into my first car accident today. Or, my first fender bender, I should specify. But, for a moment, before that nifty little phrase “fender bender,” what were you thinking? Some horrible catastrophe were both cars involved were left crushed like soda cans and steaming from the grills? Well, no, it wasn’t quite so dramatic. I pulled out too soon, a stream of cars halted,...
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I’m trying my hand at humurous non-fiction. Reason being, I figure something good has to come out of being a snarky bitch. That and after reading Running with Scissors, while not the most well-written book I’ve ever read, I began to respect Burroughs at his best as a master of written comedic timing. Inspired, I figured why not try this funny thing I’m so fond of verbally on...
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In the Commonwealth of Virginia, in order to maintain the driving saftey of all the drug-induced, impregnated, angsty youth, it is required that if any citizen under the age of twenty-one gets a speeding ticket, they attend an eight hour driving class reinforcing the steps that must be taken to prevent driving violations and car collisions. More so collisions seeing as violations result in...
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I’d never been one to give things time. In any circumstance. In this case I’m refering to writing, specifically poetry. It’s always my impulse to resort to writing as a coping mechanism. This means resorting to a pen and paper before my hand has stopped shaking from the impact—before I am able to look at what has hit me, only feel it. This is me getting ahead of...
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“Fashion is the science of appearances and it inspires one with the desire to...”
– Edwin Hubbel Chapin
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I’m in a good mood. A creative mood. I think I’ll start choreographing a tap dance! In my room! I’ll blast my music from my iPod dock, and my arms and legs will kung-fu chop my furniture. Not to mention the sound of my feet punching into the wood floor. My parents will tell me how well they slept in the morning. As usual. I’ve collapsed stacks of CDs before. Not to...
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I’ve been known as a door mat for a while now. I’m honestly fine with that though. I’m no longer fazed by the idea of being stepped on. Learning to be able just lie down and accept the foot prints in your back is the first step. After that it’s smooth sailing. Most people think that it would be hard to be a pushover, but oh no, it’s actually very simple. One would even say that it even...
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I remember when I was younger and my parents would tell me how they didn’t want me going to an all-black college or university as they had, reason being it would give me a false idea of the real world. Now attending a university in New York, this theory has proven valid with a different “minority,” so to speak. Whenever I come home, especially when I go to the mall or back to...
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“Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.”
– Andrew V. Mason
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As much as missing New York has been an ongoing feeling of withdrawal, it really hit me tonight. When compared to the convenience of the city, in the suburbs, making plans with friends that force me to maneuver around their work schedules and family outings and events is a huge burden compared to having everyone a few blocks or flights of stairs away, where there are no family outings or jobs too...
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New blog I started: Lagos Called (click title). You can probably tell where this is going.
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I’m sick of constantly hesitating about the idea of getting a tattoo(s). I constantly post about all my ideas, and as much as it frustrates me that I do this and have yet to get one, I know it has to get annoying to anyone who cares to read my posts without the initial reaction of TLDR to their verbal volume. It’s not even really a money issue anymore, it’s just hesitation. I...
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Seeing as the idea of a New Year’s resolution has proven either unproductive or nonexistent in past years, I plan on experiencing 2011 with a continuaton of good habbits I picked up at 2010’s conclusion. These habbits include, but are not limited to: continuing to read more, complain less, judge less despite my melancholic temperment, be less moody despite my melancholic temperment,...