My Plastic Glasses

Andy grew up...

2009-10-14T11:55:00.001-04:00

Life is better...

2009-10-05T20:37:00.004-04:00

CubeDudes

2009-09-24T10:31:00.001-04:00

CubeDudes by Angus Maclane

This is why I love LEGO...the possibilities are endless!!!!

Bruce Lee

Optimus Prime

Predator

Iron Man

Lion-O (Thundercats)

Night Crawler

Raphael

RoboCop

Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe)

T-1000 (Terminator 2)

T-800

Voltron

Wolverine

For more click HERE.

2009-09-17T11:36:00.000-04:00

I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it...

RIP Radio Raheem

2009-09-16T21:52:00.000-04:00

"Viewers who question the riot's justification are implicitly valuing white property over the life of a black man..."
~Spike Lee on the ending of "Do The Right Thing"

Motherfuck a window. Radio Raheem is dead
~Mookie

new year, new team...

2009-09-15T10:35:00.001-04:00

It looks like i'll be following the grizzles this season...

its a damn shame they only have 1 game on national tv...

lets go a.i., lets go grizzs!

It was calling me

2009-09-15T00:46:00.007-04:00

Had a Big Mac for the 1st time in a long time...

Cot dayum it was good!!! Especially when I dipped those greasy cholestrol rockets (fries) dripping w/ Chipolte BBQ sauce in my mouth...then washing it down w/ a nice cup of Diabetes (LARGE sweat tea)

photo by Sinkachu

aww a sack of McGoodness...

Bold Sounds By Ian Johnson

2009-09-14T19:41:00.005-04:00

for niki

For more click HERE
credit | Iconology

Chisholm Trail

2009-09-11T14:23:00.001-04:00

One of my favorite Grandpa lines: "I remember when I was on the Chisholm Trail with Wild Bill Hickok and Daniel Boone punching cattle...man it was tough in those days!"

Flashback to the Class of 96'

2009-09-10T15:35:00.000-04:00

Big Pun killed it...

via Complex

Rampage

2009-08-24T08:38:00.001-04:00

One thing I hate about Atlanta is the f**king traffic...good thing i got my IGun

Last Day Dream

2009-08-20T16:31:00.002-04:00

“We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.”
~Jeremy Irons

Respect the Architect: Story of the Air Max 1

2009-07-15T15:35:00.001-04:00

A look into the genius of Tinker Hatfield and how he created the revolutionary Nike Air Max 1

Respect the Architect from VILLA on Vimeo.

There is time...

2009-07-17T11:13:00.004-04:00

Video By Spike Jonze
Music By M83 - "Lower Your Eyelids and Die with the Sun"

Alive in Jo'burg / Subscribe to J.T.'s blog

2009-08-13T10:50:00.003-04:00

District 9 is coming out tomorrow and I'm really looking forward to seeing it! I probably shouldn't have but I've read a lot of articles (reviews, background info) on this movie and I hope I didn't spoil it...

The movie is based on Director Neill Blomkamp short film called Alive in Jo'Burg. Peep the vid below...

Speaking of movies, my friend/brother/comrade, J.T., just set up a blog talking about any/everything related to movies. Although its in the beginning stages, but knowing J.T. he will keep you entertained and keep you thinking w/ post to come. So check out/comment/subscribe/follow my brother from another mother's blog out HERE

Yes we can...

2008-02-02T20:31:00.001-05:00

According to will.i.am, founding member and frontman of Black Eyed Peas, the "Yes We Can Song" was inspired by Senator Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and especially the speech Obama gave following the New Hampshire primary. He states, "It made me reflect on the freedoms I have, going to school where I went to school, and the people that came before Obama like Martin Luther King, presidents like Abraham Lincoln that paved the way for me. . . ." Dylan says, "The speech was inspiring about making change in America and I believe what it says and I hope everybody votes."

The music video includes excerpts from Obama's speech and appearances from several celebrities: Scarlett Johansson, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Kate Walsh, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Adam Rodriquez, Kelly Hu, Adam Rodriquez, Amber Valetta, and Nick Cannon. "I'm blown away by how many people wanted to come and be a part of it in a short amount of time. It was all out of love and hope for change and really representing America and looking at the world," will.i.am said.

A New Hope.

2008-02-25T18:17:00.008-05:00

Right in time for next week’s Democratic presidential primaries in Ohio and Texas, which could shut up Billary for good, here’s some more Barack-art. Behold the work of The Mac. The henna-like styled posters are already en route to the two potential Clinton-killing states and the limited edition silk screened/signed versions will be available shortly via Upper Playground.

check out his online portfolio for more paintings, murals, sketches & other artworks here.

thoughts

2008-03-01T15:50:00.009-05:00

yawning is contagious...in person, over the phone, in the next room...if someone else is yawning you'll find yourself yawing with them...

yo ppl still rock fanny packs...i saw someone w/ one the other day. i couldn't believe my eyes.

w/ gas prices possibly rising to $4.00 and up...i'm thinking about getting a moped.

the nba is fun again...well...more interesting again w/ the trades and all...but who cares about pro ball, march madness is about to begin!

i want a dog...a beagle to be exact...when and if i get one, i'm gonna name him/her bailey.

billary is getting on my nerves. i never joined the band wagon in saying that bill was the 1st blk president...someone once asked barack what he thought about bill being considered the 1st blk pres...he responded by saying "idk, i never saw how he dances..." lol

besides espn...i think the history and the discovery channel have some of the best programs on t.v.

nes (nintendo) had the best video game covers...megaman 2, tmnt, ninja gaiden, castelvania, bionic commando...just to name a few...

Bonnie Gene....and barack's progress d.i.y. posters

2008-03-13T04:26:00.011-04:00

yeah it's clear who i am rootin' for...i've mentioned or left hints in previous post...

i was at work today...doing the usually, providing tech. support and saving one computer every 16 and 1/2 mins (according to my boss, this is the supposed time it is suppose to take us to solve/fix a computer). so i was on the phone with a 68 yr old lady named Bonnie Gene Wilson from Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). Surprisingly (not really) it was her first time using a computer and she needed help installing windows vista on her computer...by the way this is out the scope of my job description...but i felt sorry for her b/c she was completely lost and i wanted to help her.

so after i painstakingly walked her through the set up and while vista is loading, we started talking about the upcoming presidential election. it was interesting to here her views on America, the election and it candidates. so to summarize her comments:

Hillary (Billary) = doesn't like besides she said the Clinton's (bill) had their turn, so...
Barack = although she doesn't know much about him she likes (especially his wife, Michelle) and McCain = doesn't trust, dislikes the most....actually, i take that back, she hates bush the most...lol...

so just outta curiosity i asked her who Canada's Prime Minister was...and she couldn't tell me. it was kinda funny that she knew more about and paid more attention to american politics than her own country's. there is nothing wrong with that i guess...but it makes you wonder...and she goes on to say that the rest of Canada feels the same...tired/hate bush and want change.

even though she lives in another country, she is still concerned as much as we are about changing the current mentality/mindset, politics, and well-being of the ppl and the good ol' u.s. of a.

after we got done talking about politics and vista was done loading, she suckered me in w/ her "helpless old lady voice" helping her play a peom cd that she had...she wanted to here this one particular poem from Alice in Wonderland called "The Mouse's tale "...

interesting call huh?

oh yeah click here for the link to the 8.5″ x 11″ barack's progress d.i.y. poster created by artist Shepard Fairey. color it, use it as a stencil for a shirt, post it everywhere, etc...

man the young Senator is really picking up momentum, having won the Mississippi primary yesterday evening...big up's to Mississippi!

Terry Richardson X Barack Obama

2008-09-16T18:49:00.003-04:00

for more photos by terry richardson click here.

Best on Mars

2009-07-20T10:00:00.003-04:00

"Do you know?, Do you know?, Do you know?"

Not sure who did the sketch above of Mars Blackmon, its pretty dope tho ain't it?

I'll see you in my dreams...

2009-07-14T13:19:00.001-04:00

Grandma, I love you and miss you so much.

AJ III True Blues

2009-06-19T09:29:00.003-04:00

People said they were never gonna retro these again but I guess a recession will make a company rethink its strategies...

"Yea i'ma robo-cop them b!tches when they come out...fo sho"
-Kid A
"Robocop em' huh?"
-Niki
"Yessir, ain't nothing gonna stop me..."
-Kid A

Impressionistic Polaroids

2009-06-19T12:40:00.009-04:00

When I was around 10 years old I remember watching a local morning news report about Polaroid manipulation. The segment told the story of a guy who had been given a Polaroid camera by his father and "accidentally" found a way to change the photos into mini artwork...

The following pictures are not photoshop'd but instead they are physically manipulated while the polaroid is developing...

Because the emulsion in Polaroids is gelatin-based, and the Mylar covering does not allow water vapor to readily pass, the emulsion stays soft for several days, allowing artists to press and manipulate the emulsion to produce effects somewhat like impressionist paintings.

This is a pretty good video explaining how to manipulate polaroids...

Pretty cool huh?!?

I just bought a old school Polaroid SX-70 off of ebay yesterday (you know I had too). Hopefully I'll have it in my hands next week!!! Although I got the camera for a great deal (cheap as hell), film is gonna cost me a bit of change but in the end it'll be worth it...

****You can only do this w/ the now discontinued (since 2006) SX-70 film. This technique will NOT work w/ the still available (but hard to find) Polaroid 600 film. Just wanted to let you know before you go and start investing in Polaroid equipment like my dumba$$ did...****

Great Showdowns By Scott Campbell

2009-06-24T11:16:00.005-04:00

Can you identify the movies each showdown is from?

For more of Scott Campbell's work click HERE

Answers in the comments section.