06/26/09

So a lot of shit went down these past few days.

First, in case you've been living under a boulder, the greatest entertainer of all time died yesterday at 50. Now I'm not going to front like I'm Mike's biggest fan. Honestly, while this news saddens me, it really doesn't affect me the way a lot of people are pretending it affects them. I knew MJ through his music, and through that, he will never die. I just hate how all the television stations, tabloids, even everyday people, are jumping on this and putting out all kinds of tributes or acting like this is the worst news to them, when just last year they were calling him being a child molester. Public opinion is a funny thing, isn't it? Regardless, R.I.P. Michael Jackson. Most def a legend.
A chart of his influence on hip-hop:



Moving on, with the draft and the two big trades yesterday, the NBA is definitely keeping things interesting.
My predictions:
- Stephen Curry will be an All-Star. Next Reggie Miller?
- Lebron + Big Diesel will not win a championship.
In fact, they're going to do worse than they did this year.
- Lakers are definitely not going anywhere next year.
- The Magic will continue to dominate in the Eastern Conference,
but they will not be able to stop..
- the C's! 2010 Champions.



Last, but not least, there's a new Flight Club opening on Prince & Lafayette, around Supreme and where Clientele used to be. Check it out here. I'm disappointed that I'm missing this and Sneakerpimps this weekend, but I'll definitely be in the new FC in August with a bunch of dough to spend.

06/25/09



I can't stop listening to this dude. Bumped him on the way to work and back, two days in a row. I know everyone from the Midwest and his/her momma know about Mike Posner, but he hasn't really blown up in the East Coast yet. Mike Posner is a junior (now a senior, I guess) at Duke University who puts out "pop music that rappers like", in his own words. The way I would put it: he keeps it catchy without being trashy. You can download his mixtape, A Matter of Time, on iTunes for FREE. That's right kiddies, free crack for your music box. Highlights are Who Knows, Drug Dealer Girl, Cooler than Me, and Hey Cupid.



I know I'm a little late on reading this book, but it is amazing. It kept my sleepy ass up, begging me to finish it. The thing I liked most is that Hosseini decided to focus on the women for this one, as opposed to The Kite Runner. While googling the picture of the cover for this post, I found out they plan on making this into a movie too. I already know they're gonna fuck it up.

06/23/09

It is just ferocious.

06/20/09

What up world. Special project to share today. I recently finished up washing my daily jeans, the Sugarcane Okinawa's. I copped this pair of denim about two years ago, and have been wearing them on and off since then. The details on these are crazy: they're woven with cotton and sugar cane fibers, they use indigo harvested from the Okinawa Islands in Japan, and last but definitely not least, the snakeskin patch is made from the skin of Habu snake, the indigenous poisonous snake of Okinawa.

Before the wash:



So I gave them a warm soak for about half an hour in my tub, followed by a delicate machine washing with cold water, no spin cycle.

After the wash:


Whiskers and honeycombs are starting to look pretty good, but I definitely have to put in some more work in when fall swings back around.

06/17/09

Hit up Soho today + Throwback pickup in the mail + Throwback joint
(props to Tiff for the 1st pic)

Flyyyy like an eagle, fo' sheezo!

06/16/09

Sup everyone,

So this is my first post on my blog. I decided to make it cause I thought it would be interesting, we'll see how well I can keep up with it. Excuse the lack of theme, I haven't had time to customize it yet.

Just finished filling out a shitload of W-4's and other employment related forms, getting ready for the work portion of my summer. But this past week I've been doing a lot of chillin', hanging out with friends and family.

Got some udon yesterday, fried chicken plus an egg on top and beef on the side. Hard to top..

..until I went to Dressler in the BK (Williamsburg, where gentrification is more obvious than a tiger in a bathroom..) with my parents today. Nothing better than some delicious, free food. Especially that shit that makes your mouth water. My appetizer and entree, respectively.




And if that didn't make my day, this new single from Lupe Fiasco's next album Lasers called "Shining Down" must have done the trick. I'm not Lupe's biggest fan (or smallest..), but I can definitely appreciate this.

What I wore today, plus a new pickup from a few days ago.





Peace.